bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Permanência e movimento na cidade: interseções entre espaço, lugar e afetividade
Authors: Klein Camila , Kuhnen Ariane , Olekszechen Nikolas
Published: July 2018

O presente trabalho propõe o diálogo entre dois estudos empíricos, e problematiza os conceitos de lugar e de afetividade, a fim de compreender as relações pessoa-cidade, no âmbito da Psicologia Ambiental. O primeiro estudo investigou o modo como ciclistas são afetados pelo ambiente urbano e como dele se apropriam durante seus deslocamentos diários e o segundo procurou compreender a relação que os habitantes de uma cidade têm com a praça central. Ambos os estudos ancoraram-se no conceito de afetividade na cidade como categoria de análise, entendendo-a como o motor da ação-transformação das pessoas na relação com o entorno sócio físico. Embora tenham sido realizadas em contextos distintos, as pesquisas utilizaram a entrevista semi-estruturada como técnica de produção dos dados. As falas dos participantes foram transcritas na íntegra e submetidas a análise de conteúdo. Neste trabalho foram selecionados os fragmentos de narrativas que pudessem alicerçar a discussão acerca de afetividade na cidade e a constituição de lugares. Ao estabelecer a interlocução entre ambas as investigações pode-se considerar, à guisa de conclusão, que, se o lugar é estabelecido pelas e nas biografias que se constroem no espaço vivido, não implica necessariamente em pausa ou enraizamento, mas se refere antes aos modos como as pessoas se afetam e conectam-se ao entorno.
O amor nos tempos do Tinder: Uma análise dos relacionamentos amorosos na contemporaneidade a partir da compreensão de adultos e jovens adultos
Authors: Acselrad Marcio , Barbosa Rafaelly Rocha Lima
Published: July 2018

Em uma sociedade marcada pela efemeridade, descarte e fluidez, os relacionamentos amorosos passaram a ser afetados por estes predicados. Na era do amor líquido e dos relacionamentos virtuais, os indivíduos passam a manter vínculos afrouxados a fim de desfazê-los rapidamente. Partindo desta premissa, o presente estudo buscou comparar o discurso de pessoas com idade entre 20 e 25 anos com o de pessoas com idade entre 40 e 45 anos. A metodologia utilizada foi a pesquisa qualitativa, com uso de entrevistas semiestruturadas realizadas com oito participantes. Para a interpretação e compreensão dos dados obtidos fez-se uso da análise do conteúdo de Bardin. Pudemos concluir que a faixa etária é um fator relevante na consideração dos relacionamentos amorosos na contemporaneidade e que a dita liquidez dos relacionamentos não é avaliada da mesma forma por todos os indivíduos considerados no estudo.
O Modelo Simples de Leitura Explica a Compreensão Leitora no Português?
Authors: Oliveira Marcia , Mota Márcia Maria Peruzzi Elia da
Published: July 2018

No presente estudo foi investigada a pertinência do Modelo Simples de leitura para explicar a compreensão leitora no português do Brasil em crianças do Ensino fundamental. Participaram desta pesquisa 50 crianças, estudantes do 2º e 4º anos do ensino fundamental de uma escola pública, sendo 23 do 2º ano com idade entre 7 a 9 anos e 27 do 4º ano, com idade entre 9 a 13 anos. Na pesquisa, foram aplicados o Teste de Desempenho Escolar, o Teste de Cloze e de Compreensão de Leitura da PROLEC, leitura de palavras, decisão lexical, leitura de pseudopalavras e de compreensão oral, ambos subtestes da PROLEC. O resultado das correlações e regressões lineares mostraram a importância dos dois componentes do modelo: compreensão oral e reconhecimento de palavras para compreensão de leitura e que estes, contribuem também de forma independentes para a compreensão de leitura.
COMPARTILHANDO O ESPÍRITO E MANTENDO A CHAMA DA JUSTIÇA SOCIAL
Authors: Malachias Rosangela , Reilly Elizabeth C. , Fuller Kay
Published: July 2018

Desde a sua primeira conferência realizada em Roma, em 2007, as integrantes do grupo Women Leading Education (WLE) começaram a expandir a sua compreensão teórica sobre mulheres na liderança educional apresentando teorias e traçando internacionalmente o perfil dos avanços, sucessos e desafios dessas mulheres líderes. Criamos oportunidades organizativas para nos reunir em conferências bianuais, como participantes acadêmicas e ativistas, mas também para estender e somar o nosso trabalho intercontinental a inúmeras iniciativas de pesquisa.
Green tea compound may reduce risk of heart attack and stroke
Authors: Palmer Sarah Jane
Published: July 2018

In this monthly feature, Sarah Jane Palmer delves into topical news, the latest research and what the experts are saying on subjects related to cardiology and cardiac nursing practice.
ECG of the month
Authors: Regan Martin
Published: July 2018

Martin Regan presents an ECG for you to analyse
Breaking bad news and managing family during an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Authors: Mainds Matthew D , Jones Colin
Published: July 2018

The management of family during out-of-hospital cardiac arrests and death notification to the family of the deceased in the out-of-hospital setting are topics that are poorly evidenced. Two focus groups consisting of six participants in each were conducted, discussing the two subjects. The results suggest that paramedics prefer family not to be present in the room for a number of reasons and that they don't feel sufficiently trained by their paramedic courses in order to manage family during resuscitation or breaking bad news. The study highlighted a need for more research on both subjects.
Manchester stands united after terrorist attack
Authors: Quaile Alistair
Published: July 2018

In part 2 of the JPP's special tribute to emergency personnel in this month's issue, Alistair Quaile reveals the strength, vulnerability and brave lessons learned 1 year on from the Manchester Arena attack on 22 May 2017.
My time as a paramedic and why mental health matters
Authors: Johnston Sasha
Published: July 2018

After losing a colleague to suicide last year, Sasha Johnston advocates for paramedic mental health. In this comment, she shares her personal experience of how being a paramedic has impacted her mental health, and how she has dealt with it. She also importantly shares her perspective about why, ‘it's OK not to be OK.’
Data protection is changing − the new general data protection regulations (GDPR)
Authors: Hemmings Nicholas , Noar Joseph
Published: July 2018

Abstract: The General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) govern the use of personal data within the European Union as from 25th May 2018. This supersedes the legislation of the Data Protection Act (DPA). Whilst it has many similarities to the DPA, it has significant enhancements that require active engagement to ensure compliance. It is a requirement for practices to appoint a Data Protection Officer, pay the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) fee, update their privacy notices, create written contracts between controllers and processors, identify and document the lawful basis for processing data, and comply with the rights of individuals.

CPD/Clinical Relevance: Data protection regulations have changed as part of EU legislation. These changes applied from 25th May 2018 and are applicable to all.
The (in)adequacy of in-work benefits in Irish lone parent labour market activation policy
Authors: Millar Michelle , Gray Jane , Rooney Clíona , Crosse Rosemary
Published: July 2018

In-work benefits (IWBs) are important in ‘making work pay’ for many low-income families. We consider the adequacy of Family Income Supplement (FIS) for Irish lone parents transitioning from social protection to paid employment. Drawing on interviews with lone parents and with stakeholders, FIS enables some lone parents to meet basic needs and move towards financial independence, there were also difficulties, and many are financially better off remaining on social protection. There is a need, either for significant changes or for the introduction of an alternative IWB to meet the requirements of lone parents transitioning from social protection to ensure that they are not living in poverty.
Increasing women’s descriptive representation in national parliaments: the involvement and impact of gender and politics scholars
Authors: Childs Sarah , Dahlerup Drude
Published: July 2018

Since the 1980s, gender and politics scholarship has prospered alongside increases in women’s descriptive representation. If a ‘feminist imperative’ drives us to seek to transform as well as study politics, the potential impact of research and our role as change actors has been little studied. We ask: (1) what effects feminist scholars sought to have; (2) upon whom; (3) when; and (4) through what channels. With two cases – Nordic countries and the UK – we explore the opportunities and dilemmas faced in seeking to enhance descriptive representation and aim to contribute to the development of feminist theories of political change.
Gendering welfare state analysis: tensions between care and paid work
Authors: Ciccia Rossella , Sainsbury Diane
Published: July 2018

The article revisits comparative research on gender relations and the welfare state through the lens of the tensions between paid work and care. It discusses how these tensions shaped the intellectual enterprise of gendering welfare state analysis and women’s political activity in the welfare state, as well as the emergence of normative perspectives to overcome divisions between care and paid work. It concludes by identifying three challenges for future research posed by intersectionality, immigration and the gender implications of long-term welfare state change. Nonetheless, the greatest cross-cutting challenge remains the need to balance care and paid work in feminist analysis of welfare states.
Power, knowledge and the politics of gender in the Global South
Authors: Medie Peace A. , Kang Alice J.
Published: July 2018

Critical feminists have argued that research on women and gender is not sufficiently ‘global’ in its representation of scholars and perspectives. We draw on these works to argue that the scholarship on women, gender and politics does not sufficiently consider the effects of the global order in the Global South. We propose the adoption of a ‘global lens’ to address this gap. We further examine the representation of South-based scholars by analysing leading women, gender and politics journals, and find that they are severely under-represented as authors. We propose steps to address this underrepresentation and to decolonise the scholarship.
Intersectionality and the politics of knowledge production
Authors: Mügge Liza , Montoya Celeste , Emejulu Akwugo , Weldon S. Laurel
Published: July 2018

Since its coinage in the 1980s, intersectionality has journeyed across borders and disciplines, which is a testament to its resonance. We examine how intersectionality has travelled within political science and the potential impact that this has had on its political project, with particular attention to the politics of knowledge production. The analysis draws on: (1) an original database of articles published in political science journals; (2) descriptive citation analysis; (3) a content analysis of the articles; and (4) an online survey of authors. We find that positionality plays an important role in shaping the field and political project of intersectionality.
Coming out of the political science closet: the study of LGBT politics in Europe
Authors: Paternotte David
Published: July 2018

This article gives an overview of the field of LGBT politics in European political science. It does not aim to offer an exhaustive review of the literature, but rather to highlight the major trends and to reflect critically on the endeavours of the last 25 years. After a history of the development of this field of research and a mapping of existing scholarship, this piece sheds light on new areas of inquiry (Europe, international relations, nationalism, trans* politics and oppositions) and discusses some of the key challenges for the future, with a focus on the conditions of knowledge production.
Taking implementation seriously in assessing success: the politics of gender equality policy
Authors: Engeli Isabelle , Mazur Amy
Published: July 2018

This article makes the case for the investigation of the post-adoption stages of gender equality policies. We develop the Gender Equality Policy in Practice Approach, built on: (1) the mix of instruments for policy action; (2) the process of inclusive empowerment in practice; and (3) gender transformation as the ultimate outcome. For the gender and politics community, we demonstrate the importance of incorporating implementation in taking policy success seriously; for the policy studies community, we show how engaging with gender provides a compelling critical case to test general propositions about policy success and the intersectional complexity of the policy process.
Snatching an archive: Gay citation, queer belonging and the production of pleasure in RuPaul’s Drag Race
Authors: Shetina Michael
Published: July 2018

Since its 2009 debut, RuPaul’s Drag Race (2009–present) has been a site of contact between the worlds of subcultural performance and media industries. Of particular interest to critics has been its uneasy placement of queer networks of belonging within the competitive, individualist space of a reality competition series. Building upon recent scholarship on reality television and affect, this article analyses the transfer of pleasures among RuPaul, her queens and viewers by focusing on Snatch Game, a recurring challenge in which competitors impersonate gay icons. It argues that, through these performances of queer citation, Snatch Game makes a case for the continuing importance of queer mediations of dominant culture – often in ways that are at odds with the show’s neo-liberal ethos. In doing so, Snatch Game documents not only a canon of gay icons but also the networks of pleasure and belonging fabricated through their queer circulation.
The privilege of knowing better: Female millennial demographics and the representation of homophobia on teen TV
Authors: Peters Wendy
Published: July 2018

The 2010–11 seasons of 90210 (2008–13), Degrassi (2010–15), Glee (2009–15) and Pretty Little Liars (2010–17) represent homophobia as arising from closeted teens, cisgender male ‘jocks’, racialized characters and immigrants. Rather than locating homophobia and heteronormativity within the social fabric and minds of all who have been steeped in American and Canadian hegemonic beliefs, homophobic characters are framed as rare, anachronistic and out-of-step with the seemingly post-homophobia ethos they exist within. Drawing on media trade publications, I place these patterns for representing homophobia in their market context, arguing that profit motives encourage representations of gay teens and homophobia that suggest homophobic beliefs are the domain of ‘others’, apart from the privileged viewer of teen TV: affluent, educated, female, white and non-white millennials aged 18–34. The target viewers are invited to see themselves as innocent and enlightened in relation to homophobic others, while prescribing a cure to homophobia that emphasizes individual change over social change.
Masculine exposure: Transgressive representations of the male nude in contemporary dance and editorial fashion photography
Authors: Whited Brandon
Published: July 2018

The male body as subject/object has taken various forms across artistic disciplines, cultures and points throughout history. Previously, the image of a virile, muscled Adonis prevailed as an idealized hegemonic masculinity. A look at contemporary visual and performing arts of the twenty-first century reveals a progressive shift towards a more inclusive range of multiple masculinities and representations of maleness, queering conventional depictions of the male form. This creative interrogation of normative gender expression on the stage and screen and in print has the potential to challenge binary constraints on gender and expand the visibility of queer, marginalized expressions of masculinity. This article employs queer gaze theory and close readings of performance as text to examine works by fashion photographer Steven Klein and choreographer John Jasperse to evaluate how the personal history, creative methodology and artistic outlook of each contemporary artist play a role in questioning traditional masculine representations via the transgressive nude male body.
Film Review Essay
Authors: Lee Byron
Published: July 2018

Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures, Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato (2016) USA: HBO Documentary Films

Seed Money: The Chuck Holmes Story, Michael Stabile (2015) USA: Breaking Glass Pictures
Film Review
Authors: Kennedy Tammie M. , Rosskam Jules
Published: July 2018

Ah-ga-ssi (The Handmaiden), Chan-wook Park (2016) South Korea: Moho Film

Out Run, Johnny Symons and S. Leo Chiang (2016) USA: New Day Films
Filmmaking in Central America: An overview
Authors: Cortés María Lourdes
Published: July 2018

Since the turn of the twenty-first century, Central American audio-visual production has increased in an unprecedented manner. In the 1990s, the entire region only produced and exhibited one feature-length film, El silencio de Neto/Neto’s Silence (Argueta, 1994), yet in the last seventeen years more than two hundred fiction films have been made and shown in Central America. It is only in the last few years, however, that some of these films have attracted international interest in the form of funding and distribution or have created their own structures for these. This article therefore seeks to answer the question of how and why Central American film industries have been revived since 2000, considering the differing approaches to production and distribution employed by regional organizations, national governments and individual directors.
Can María speak?: Interpreting Ixcanul/Volcano (2015) from a decolonial perspective
Authors: Alfaro Córdoba Amanda
Published: July 2018

This article explores, describes and analyses the material, linguistic and cultural framework in which the central conflict in Ixcanul/Volcano (Bustamante, 2015) and its mise-en-scène operate, considering the film as an example of an intertextual practice that succeeds in connecting oral and dramatic traditions to a filmic register. By analysing how the film aims to be realistic and locate itself within a contemporary Guatemalan context, this study argues that, due to the film’s political intentions, themes and intended audience, Ixcanul challenges several power structures that preclude decolonial dialogue in the country. Furthermore, by describing how the subaltern subject, María, endures and resists strategies of invisibilization, I read Ixcanul in light of analytical tools drawn from postcolonial and decolonial frameworks to disentangle the structures of domination – the coloniality of power – represented in the film.
Forging her path with her own fists: Autonomy and contradictions of age, class and gender in Florence Jaguey’s La Yuma/Yuma (2010)
Authors: Murillo Bértold Salas
Published: July 2018

Florence Jaugey’s La Yuma/Yuma (2010) was the first feature-length fiction film made in Nicaragua, by a Nicaraguan, in over two decades. The film presents Yuma, a young woman from a marginal neighbourhood who finds her answer to the challenges of a hostile environment through boxing. The film employs the narrative and stylistic norms of boxing movies in order to radically subvert them. Jaguey’s mise-en-scène, which includes documentary style elements, the narrative that privileges sociological characterization and intersectional connections and the film’s presentation to the Nicaraguan public as an ‘authentic’ story, encourage the examination of the social tensions represented in La Yuma. Through an analysis of film form, the article examines the representation of intersectional discrimination. The film’s conclusion is ambiguous: at the same time as it recognizes a series of irreparable divisions in Nicaraguan society it also indicates hope for a better future for its protagonist thanks to her optimism and newly conquered autonomy, as well as incorporating humour and the ludic into the narrative solution.
Performing for Hollywood: Coloniality and the tourist image in Esteban Ramírez’s Caribe/Caribbean (2004)
Authors: Harvey-Kattou Liz
Published: July 2018

This article problematizes US–Costa Rican cultural and ideological relations through an analysis of Esteban Ramírez’s Caribe/Caribbean (2004) by arguing that it unconsciously invites an international audience to colonize Costa Rica – and Latin America more widely – via the tourist gaze. Beginning by considering Ramírez’s anti-imperialist stance within the film’s plot, which underscores the sovereignty of the Central American nation, I argue that these aims are undone through the exoticization of space and place. The article analyses how the tropical image of the nation is internalized by the film and how hegemonic Hollywood tropes of ethnicity and gender are mimicked and performed.
A possível atuação do Ecomuseu da Amazônia no desenvolvimento do turismo de base comunitária na Ilha de Cotijuba – PA
Authors: Huffner João Gabriel Pinheiro , Martins Maria Terezinha Resende , Bastos Márcia Sueli Castelo Branco
Published: July 2018

As consequências das ações humanas sobre o meio ecológico e seus reflexos sociais e culturais estão em voga nas diferentes esferas de discussão, fazendo com que os modelos de desenvolvimento sejam repensados a partir da inserção de atividades com ênfase em princípios sustentáveis, como o turismo de base comunitária. Neste contexto, este artigo tem como objetivo central discutir a atuação do Ecomuseu da Amazônia como agente de desenvolvimento territorial sustentável, no fomento ao turismo de base comunitária nas comunidades da Fazendinha e do Poção, pertencentes à Ilha de Cotijuba, região metropolitana de Belém-PA. A metodologia adotada partiu da coleta de dados primários, secundários e pesquisas de campo, os quais permitiram a análise qualitativa da questão, caracterizando este como um estudo de caso exploratório e descritivo. As informações obtidas apontam para a possibilidade de execução das ações do Ecomuseu da Amazônia na estruturação, na participação, na capacitação e no empoderamento comunitário em torno do desenvolvimento do turismo sustentável local.
Radiation Transfer in Arc Plasmas
Authors: Bogatyreva N. , Bartlová M. , Aubrecht V. , Kloc P.
Published: July 2018

In this paper, attention has been given to the absorption properties of the arc plasma at the different pressure conditions. Calculations of the absorption coefficients for a thermal plasma have been performed as a function of the temperature and the frequency. Methods for prediction of the average absorption coefficients were described and compared in detail.
Modelling of Radiative Transfer in Air Arc Plasma
Authors: Bartlova M. , Kloc P. , Bogatyreva N. , Aubrecht V. , Pokorny J.
Published: July 2018

The objective of this work is to compare the accuracy of several approximate models of radiative properties for the prediction of radiative transfer in air arc plasma at the temperatures in the range of 300 - 25 000 K and the pressure of 0.1 MPa. Calculated absorption coefficients are used to generate the parameters of different models. The radiative transfer inside the cylindrically symmetrical air plasma with prescribed temperature profile was studied. The equation of radiative transfer was solved using the P1 and SP3 approximations, calculated radiative source term in the energy equation (net emission) was compared with results obtained by spectral integration.
Evaluación de la sustentabilidad del proyecto de vivienda de interés social mediante indicadores
Authors: Díaz Varela Arq. María José , Tomadoni Arq. Micaela María
Published: July 2018

En la actualidad, con el avance de los problemas ambientales, la exigencia de incorporar criterios tendientes a la sustentabilidad en los proyectos urbanos y arquitectónicos con el objetivo de disminuir el impacto en el medio ambiente es apremiante. En el caso de los conjuntos de vivienda de interés social, su masividad y la rapidez en que se llevan a cabo, los vuelven casos significativos en los que contemplar la sustentabilidad. Pese a que en los últimos años a nivel local se ha logrado reducir en alguna medida el déficit habitacional, las viviendas producidas no han contemplado estos criterios. El presente trabajo pretende identificar las principales problemáticas de sostenibilidad de la vivienda de interés social a través del estudio de caso del conjunto habitacional Barrio El Martillo dentro de la operatoria “Plan Dignidad” realizado en Mar del Plata (2007), mediante la aplicación de una serie de indicadores agrupados en tres ejes de análisis, definidos en estudios antecedentes: i) implantación y emplazamiento; ii) funcionabilidad y durabilidad; iii) desempeño de la envolvente y tecnología. A partir de los resultados obtenidos se destaca la importancia de evaluar la sustentabilidad de las viviendas sociales previo a la construcción de los proyectos, dado que de esa forma se pueden identificar las cuestiones que requieren especial atención e implementar alguna modificación al proyecto para tener un mayor rendimiento, evitando costos innecesarios a realizar para su rehabilitación una vez construidos.
Aspectos cualitativos de la vivienda de interés social
Authors: Fiscarelli Dr. Arq. Diego Martín
Published: July 2018

A diferencia de lo que ocurre con las Unidades Domésticas, cuyo ciclo vital despliega desplazamientos, cambios de tamaño, de estructura y necesidades en fases relativamente breves y dinámicas, la vivienda estatal destinada a los sectores de menores recursos económicos, surgida de programas de construcción tipo “llave en mano” se concibe como un cuadro funcional estable y se materializa como un espacio mínimo destinado al alojamiento. Asimismo, su localización territorial –generalmente en ámbitos urbanos pero periféricos-, la califica y condiciona su desempeño para contemplar actividades no previstas. Sin embargo, la evolución del hábitat propio es una característica intrínseca a la especie humana: como primera instancia de relación con el ambiente, la vivienda es el medio donde el hombre expone la construcción de un modo particular de habitar, un proceso dinámico que se agudiza en el tiempo con los avances tecnológicos y las transformaciones globales que las sociedades manifiestan en sus comportamientos urbanos. Pero que fundamentalmente obedece a las trayectorias del grupo habitante que conforma.

Contemplando estos aspectos, considerando al proyecto como herramienta fundamental en la producción de conocimiento y a la Investigación Proyectual como un marco epistemológico pertinente para una investigación en arquitectura, este trabajo discurre sobre la noción de adaptabilidad, en particular sus estrategias y recursos proyectuales.  Como parámetros que encuadran la temática en los Estándares Mínimos de Calidad para Viviendas de Interés Social, permiten verificar el correlato entre adaptabilidad y la producción habitacional municipal formulada con motivo del lanzamiento –año 2005- del Subprograma de Urbanización de Villas y Asentamientos Precarios (SUVAP). Aunque se plantea como recorte la mediación del SUVAP en las políticas federales, en el análisis de la vivienda de producción masiva se encuentra la posibilidad de someter a revisión las pautas proyectuales que aún vigentes, determinan límites para la consideración de la adaptabilidad como factor normativo de los Estándares Mínimos de Calidad, -y como parámetro en la vivienda contemporánea-, en tanto describen una extendida y particular forma de concebir el proyecto de la vivienda de producción estatal destinada a los sectores de menores recursos económicos.
Bits y Átomos
Authors: García Amen Mg. Arq. Fernando
Published: July 2018

Este artículo pretende reflexionar, desde un punto de vista académico, sobre el potencial de la fabricación digital como técnica, pero también como modo de pensar y concebir el proyecto de arquitectura en los albores de la cuarta revolución industrial. Hace foco sobre el escenario latinoamericano y sus oportunidades de desarrollo en un nuevo contexto disruptivo. El objetivo principal de este trabajo es contribuir a la comprensión de un nuevo paradigma en permanente evolución, además de agregar un ladrillo más a la plataforma teórico-conceptual que sustenta este nuevo fenómeno digital.
Evaluation of Physico-Mechanical-Combustion Characteristics of Fuel Briquettes made from blends of Areca Nut Husk, Simarouba Seed Shell and Black Liquor
Authors: Ujjinappa Santhosh , Sreepathi Lingadhalli Krishnamurthy
Published: July 2018

In order to utilize the agro residues and non-edible oil seed shells for the energy purpose, Areca Nut Husk (ANH) and Simarouba Seed Shell (SSS) are considered as raw materials and pulp production industry byproduct Black liquor (BL) as a binder for the production of fuel briquettes. The cylindrical briquettes were produced in four different blending proportions at 3 different pressures between 60 MPa to 80 MPa and various briquette properties were evaluated. The mathematical regression equations between the independent variables (blending proportion and compacting pressure) and briquette properties were developed. The R2 values for the regression equation between independent variables and (Briquette properties) compressed density, relaxed density, relaxation ratio, shattering index and compressive strength were 0.945, 0.743, 0.646, 0.862 and 0.839 respectively. The results confirmed that briquette produced with a blending proportion of ANH:SSS:BL=60:40:00 at 80 MPa have better properties. Thus, combustion characteristics such as proximate analysis, ultimate analysis, calorific value were estimated for a briquette produced with a blending proportion of ANH:SSS:BL=60:40:00 at 80 MPa; and compared with Barley and Sawdust charcoal briquettes. The overall results conclude that better quality briquettes can be produced from the blends of ANH and SSS and can be used for several heating applications.Article History: Received Dec 15th 2017; Received in revised form May 16th 2018; Accepted June 3rd 2018; Available onlineHow to Cite This Article: Ujjinappa, S. and Sreepathi, L.K. (2018) Evaluation of Physico-Mechanical-Combustion Characteristics of Fuel Briquettes Made From Blends of Areca Nut Husk, Simarouba Seed Shell and Black Liquor. Int. Journal of Renewable Energy Development, 7(2), 131-137.https://doi.org/10.14710/ijred.7.2.131-137
Synthesis A Flexible Conductive Film of Poly 3,4-Ethylenedioxythiophene Polystyrene Sulfonate (PEDOT: PSS) Using Spray Pyrolysis Method
Authors: Tarmidzi Fadhil Muhammad , Sasongko Setia Budi
Published: July 2018

Popularity of conducting polymers are become widely known and researches for practical application also has been done. In order to developed a continuous process for industrial scale,  we have proposed a spray pyrolysis method to synthesis a flexible conductive film of Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) poly(styrene sulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) on poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) and annealed at different temperatures and spray distances. The optimum condition that resulting a best morphology was anneal at 90oC and 20 cm distance with electrical conductivity 4.5 S/cm. It was found that annealing at temperature higher than 90oC will resulting a stress to a film and formed crack due to a different thermal expansion, while at the distance higher than 20 cm resulting a loss of PEDOT:PSS droplets. IR spectra shows that there is no any sign of PEDOT:PSS degradation even at 110oC. SEM analysis also show that the thickness is well distributed and there is no any sign of crack formedArticle History: Received February 24th 2017; Received in revised form May 16th 2018; Accepted May 20th 2018; Available onlineHow to Cite This Article: Tarmidzi, F.M. and Sasongko, S.B. (2018) Synthesis A Flexible Conductive Film of Poly 3,4-Ethylenedioxythiophene Polystyrene Sulfonate (PEDOT:PSS) Using Spray Pyrolysis Method. Int. Journal of Renewable Energy Development, 7(2), 159-162.https://doi.org/10.14710/ijred.7.2.159-162
Enhancing the Phenolic Content of Bio-Oil by Acid Pre-Treatment of Biomass
Authors: Özbay Nurgül , Yaman Elif
Published: July 2018

Pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass with acidic pre-treatment to produce valuable bio-chemicals has been carried out in an integrated pyrolysis-gas chromatograph/mass spectrometry system. Three different waste biomasses (fir wood sawdust, pine wood sawdust and nutshell) were subjected to acidic solution to specify the acid pre-treatment effect on biomass chemical structure, thermal degradation profile and pyrolysis products. Post acid pre-treatments, the changes in the biomasses and thermal degradation profile were studied through proximate, structure and ultimate analysis and thermogravimetric. The pre-treatment significantly reduced the inorganic, cellulose and hemicellulose content in biomass samples. According to the pyrolysis experiment results, acid pre-treatment provided the increasing of the amount of phenolic in the degradation products at 10 min pyrolysis time. All the results would assist further understanding of thermal decomposition and thermo-chemical application for bio-fuels and bio-chemicals of fir wood sawdust, pine wood sawdust and nutshell.Article History: Received January 15th 2018; Received in revised form May 24th 2018; Accepted 7th June 2018; Available onlineHow to Cite This Article: Ozbay, N. and Yaman, E (2018) Enhancing the Phenolic Content of Bio-Oil by Acid Pre-Treatment of Biomass. Int. Journal of Renewable Energy Development, 7(2), 163-169.https://doi.org/10.14710/ijred.7.2.163-169
Evaluation of a new non-invasive measurement technique based on bioimpedance spectroscopy to estimate blood alcohol content: a pilot study
Authors: Czaplik Michael , Ulbrich Mark , Hochhausen Nadine , Rossaint Rolf , Leonhardt Steffen
Published: July 2018

The gold standard for estimating blood alcohol content (BAC) after alcohol consumption is a blood sample analysis. An innovative technology to estimate BAC is based on impedance cardiography and bioimpedance spectroscopy (BIS). This study investigated whether it is possible to estimate increasing blood alcohol levels during a drinking trial with bioimpedance measurement techniques. Twenty-one healthy volunteers were assigned to a test (ethanol) group (ETH) or a reference group (H2O). After baseline measurements, the ETH group ingested 120 ml of vodka, followed by a resorption phase of 50 min. Then, bioimpedance and breath alcohol measurements were performed. Thereafter, 60 ml of vodka was ingested and another resorption phase of 50 min was followed by bioimpedance and breath alcohol measurements. This procedure was repeated until alcohol levels exceeded 0.4 mg/l. The H2O group performed in the same way with water. For all measurements, extracellular resistance (Re) and the base impedance (Z0) were computed. Regarding BIS, several parameters differed significantly between the ETH and the H2O group. Re increased in ETH (p=0.005), but not in the H2O group when comparing the first and last measurements. Z0 also increased significantly in the ETH group (p=0.001). To conclude, with BIS measurements, it is possible to measure increasing blood alcohol levels.
Personalized laboratory medicine: a patient-centered future approach
Authors: Prodan Žitnik Irena , Černe Darko , Mancini Irene , Simi Lisa , Pazzagli Mario , Di Resta Chiara , Podgornik Helena , Repič Lampret Barbka , Trebušak Podkrajšek Katarina , Sipeky Csilla , van Schaik Ron , Brandslund Ivan , Vermeersch Pieter , Schwab Matthias , Marc Janja ,   behalf of EFLM/ESPT working group of Personalised Laboratory Medicine on
Published: July 2018

In contrast to population-based medical decision making, which emphasizes the use of evidence-based treatment strategies for groups of patients, personalized medicine is based on optimizing treatment at the level of the individual patient. The creation of molecular profiles of individual patients was made possible by the advent of “omics” technologies, based on high throughput instrumental techniques in combination with biostatistics tools and artificial intelligence. The goal of personalized laboratory medicine is to use advanced technologies in the process of preventive, curative or palliative patient management. Personalized medicine does not rely on changes in concentration of a single molecular marker to make a therapeutic decision, but rather on changes of a profile of markers characterizing an individual patient’s status, taking into account not only the expected response to treatment of the disease but also the expected response of the patient. Such medical approach promises a more effective diagnostics with more effective and safer treatment, as well as faster recovery and restoration of health and improved cost effectiveness. The laboratory medicine profession is aware of its key role in personalized medicine, but to empower the laboratories, at least an enhancement in cooperation between disciplines within laboratory medicine will be necessary.
Leakage Performance of Joints in Gravity Flow Pipes Subjected to Shear Force, Angular Misalignment, and Diameter Deformation
Authors: Becerril García David , Moore Ian D.
Published: July 2018

Current standards for quality control testing of joints in gravity flow pipelines specify tests that do not evaluate conditions that have been registered in full-scale laboratory tests and are estimated using simplified design equations, particularly the shear forces transferred across the joint. In this research study, the leakage performance of joints in reinforced concrete, corrugated high-density polyethylene, and corrugated steel pipelines is evaluated when joints are subjected to expected service conditions. To do this, a testing apparatus that is capable of applying expected demands in a controlled fashion while the pipeline is subjected to internal or external fluid pressures was developed. It was observed that shear force and diameter changes controlled the leakage resistance of those joints, and that some were more susceptible to leakage when subjected to internal pressure compared to external pressure. The results are used to establish recommendations regarding test procedures of joints for culverts and other gravity flow applications.
Prudent Automatic Falls Detection by Analyzing the Carrier State Information Signal Using Wi-Fi Devices
Authors: Velumani R. , Vijayakumar M.
Published: July 2018

This research article paves a way to rescue the elderly as soon as possible, thereby potentially saving the life of the person and reducing the costs borne by the sufferer. It has become very common for persons above the age of sixty to fall. An effective prevention and rescue operation is needed to ensure the life of older people. An automatic fall detection method is proposed by analyzing the channel state information (CSI) of the signal generated in the environment where the elderly live using commonly available Wi-Fi devices. The amplitude and phase of the CSI can be studied via Wi-Fi devices. The human activity is recognized based on the amplitude and phase difference of the receiving antenna. The features for actual fall and fall-like activities or pseudo fall are identified by considering the trivial power decline ratio (PDR) drafted in terms of the frequency and time domain of the waveform using a support vector machine. The performance of the proposed system is analyzed based on a confusion matrix for the false positive ratio and compared with a real time fall detection method designed using an ultrasonic array sensor.
Maternal low protein diet programmes low ovarian reserve in offspring
Authors: Winship Amy L , Gazzard Sarah E , Cullen McEwen Luise A , Bertram John F , Hutt Karla J
Published: July 2018

The ovarian reserve of primordial follicle oocytes is formed during in utero development and represents the entire supply of oocytes available to sustain female fertility. Maternal undernutrition during pregnancy and lactation diminishes offspring ovarian reserve in rats. In mice, maternal oocyte maturation is also susceptible to undernutrition, causing impaired offspring cardiovascular function. We aimed to determine whether programming of the ovarian reserve is impacted in offspring when maternal undernutrition extends from preconception oocyte development through to weaning. C57BL6/J female mice were fed normal protein (20%) or low protein (8%) diet during preconception, pregnancy and lactation periods. Maternal ovaries were harvested at weaning and offspring ovaries collected at postnatal day (PN)21 and 24 weeks of age. Total follicle estimates were obtained by histologically sampling one ovary per animal (n=5/group). There was no impact of diet on maternal follicle numbers. However, in offspring, maternal protein restriction significantly depleted primordial follicles by 37% at PN21 and 51% at 24 weeks (p<0.05). There were no effects of diet on other follicle classes. Histological analysis showed no differences in the proportion of proliferative follicles (pH3-positive), but increased atresia (cleaved caspase-3-positive, or TUNEL-positive) was detected in ovaries of protein-restricted offspring at both ages (p<0.05). Our data show that maternal diet during the preconception period, in utero development and early life has significant impacts on follicle endowment and markers of follicle health later in life. This highlights the need for further investigation into the importance of maternal preconception diet for offspring reproductive development and health.
Disruption ofINOS, a Gene Encodingmyo-Inositol Phosphate Synthase, Causes Male Sterility inDrosophila melanogaster
Authors: Jackson Natasha A M , Flores Angelina M , Eldon Elizabeth D , Klig Lisa S
Published: July 2018

Inositol is a precursor for the phospholipid membrane component phosphatidylinositol (PI), involved in signal transduction pathways, endoplasmic reticulum stress, and osmoregulation. Alterations of inositol metabolism have been implicated in human reproductive issues, the therapeutic effects of drugs used to treat epilepsy and bipolar disorder, spinal cord defects, and diseases including diabetes and Alzheimer’s. The sole known inositol synthetic enzyme is myo-inositol synthase (MIPS), and the homolog in Drosophilia melanogaster is encoded by the Inos gene. Three identical deletion strains (inosΔDF/CyO) were constructed, confirmed by PCR and sequencing, and homozygotes (inosΔDF/inosΔDF) were shown to lack the transcript encoding the MIPS enzyme. Without inositol, homozygous inosΔDF deletion fertilized eggs develop only to the first-instar larval stage. When transferred as pupae to food without inositol, however, inosΔDF homozygotes die significantly sooner than wild-type flies. Even with dietary inositol the homozygous inosΔDF males are sterile. An inos allele, with a P-element inserted into the first intron, fails to complement this male sterile phenotype. An additional copy of the Inos gene inserted into another chromosome rescues all the phenotypes. These genetic and phenotypic analyses establish D. melanogaster as an excellent model organism in which to examine the role of inositol synthesis in development and reproduction.
The Sleep Inbred Panel, a Collection of Inbred Drosophila melanogaster with Extreme Long and Short Sleep Duration
Authors: Serrano Negron Yazmin L , Hansen Nancy F , Harbison Susan T
Published: July 2018

Understanding how genomic variation causes differences in observable phenotypes remains a major challenge in biology. It is difficult to trace the sequence of events originating from genomic variants to changes in transcriptional responses or protein modifications. Ideally, one would conduct experiments with individuals that are at either extreme of the trait of interest, but such resources are often not available. Further, advances in genome editing will enable testing of candidate polymorphisms individually and in combination. Here we have created a resource for the study of sleep with 39 inbred lines of Drosophila—the Sleep Inbred Panel (SIP). SIP lines have stable long- and short-sleeping phenotypes developed from naturally occurring polymorphisms. These lines are fully sequenced, enabling more accurate targeting for genome editing and transgenic constructs. This panel facilitates the study of intermediate transcriptional and proteomic correlates of sleep, and supports genome editing studies to verify polymorphisms associated with sleep duration.
Актовая книга Трокского замкового суда (1660–1661) на фоне правовой коммуникации Великого княжества Литовского
Authors: Ушинскиене Виктория
Published: July 2018

[full article, abstract in Russian; abstract in Lithuanian and English]

The paper deals with the previously unexplored Trakai Castle Court Acts of 1660–1661 (F7-MDGs, 1660–1661) from the collection of Vilnius University. The manuscript written in Polish and Ruthenian languages is important for research of Lithuanian, Polish, Russian and Byelorussian history. Information accumulated in it witnesses court activities, reflecting a broad political, social and cultural panorama of the multilingual GDL society. The abundance of accumulated information enables us to consider it as unique reference book that reflects changing sociolinguistic situation of the GDL. Chronologically ample documentary material is interesting and vital to the history of language, historical geography, and genealogy investigation. The article was prepared in the framework of the research project “Court books of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (GDL): digitization and database” realized by Vilnius University Library (VUL, Nr. LIT-5-19).
Структурно-семантические особенности словенских пространственных предлогов на фоне русских (квази)омонимов
Authors: Коницкая Елена
Published: July 2018

[full article, abstract in Russian; abstract in Lithuanian and English]

Spatial prepositions refer to markers of spatial relations, functional and semantic features of which in different languages are actively explored in recent decades. The common origin of spatial prepositions in related languages and their formal similarity (partial or complete) provoke a false identification and transfer of spatial values from one language to another. Comparison of spatial prepositions in the Slovenian and Russian languages, which is the subject of this article, allows us to identify the specifics of the conceptualization of space in languages. In the first part of the study, Slovenian and Russian non-derivative spatial prepositions are analysed on the following parameters: static and directive situations; in the latter the starting and finishing positions are singled out. The second part of the study examines the differences between the two Slavic languages in the development of some non-spatial meanings. The analysis of spatial structures shows that although there are similarities between the prepositions in grammatical and semantic senses, the composition of prepositions, their mutual relations and systemic connections, the ability to form microgroups in two languages differ. In the Slovenian language, the sign of static / dynamism is relevant for the prepositions v, na, nad, pod, pred, za, med, ob, in Russian this feature is relevant for a smaller number of prepositions: в, на, под, за. Differences in the conceptualization of space are peculiarly reflected in the formation of temporal and functional meanings of spatial prepositions, which reflect the selectivity of languages with respect to those particular spatial meanings of prepositions that underlie non-spatial ones.