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Textual functions of metonymies in Anthony Browne’s picture books: A multimodal approach
Authors: Moya-Guijarro Arsenio Jesús 
Published: May 2019

Abstract
The main aim of this article is to study the communicative functions of visual metonymies in a sample of picture books written and illustrated by Anthony Browne, an internationally acclaimed author and illustrator of children’s books. The three tales selected for analysis are Voices in the Park, Gorilla and Piggybook, all of which have been highly praised by critics and become universally accepted as classics. Within the frameworks of visual social semiotics and cognitive linguistics, the strategies available to the illustrator to represent characters in picture books have been identified and analysed in the contexts where they were produced. The results of the analysis show that visual metonymies are used in Browne’s picture books essentially to highlight or minimize a character’s status over another fictional actor, to ascribe negative qualities or attitudes to the main characters and, in turn, to foreshadow what is yet to come in the story.
Synthesized and Photocatalytic Mechanism of the NiO Supported YMnO3 Nanoparticles for Photocatalytic Degradation of the Methyl Orange Dye
Authors: Wang Yujuan , Song Jingjing 
Published: May 2019

Abstract
The YMnO3, NiO, and NiO/YMnO3 nanocomposites are successfully prepared by a polyacrylamide gel method and a simple two phase recombination route. The phase structure, surface morphology, optical, magnetic and electrochemical properties and photocatalytic activity of as-prepared samples were measured by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning electron microscope (SEM), UV-visible spectrophotometer, superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID), electrochemical workstation and 721 spectrophotometer. Phase structure analysis indicate that the YMnO3, NiO, and NiO/YMnO3 nanocomposites has good crystallization and no other impurities. The NiO supported YMnO3 composites improved the surface morphology, optical, magnetic and electrochemical properties and photocatalytic activity of YMnO3 nanoparticles significantly. Photocatalytic experiment analysis indicate that the NiO supported YMnO3 composites exhibits highest photocatalytic activity for degradation of the methyl red dye with dye concentration of 25 mg/L. The excellent photocatalytic activity for the NiO supported YMnO3 composites can be ascribed to the fast interfacial charge transfer, high effective charge separation and the ⋅OH radicals.
Identification of Immediate Early Genes in the Nervous System of SnailHelix lucorum
Authors: Xu Chuan , Li Qian , Efimova Olga , Jiang Xi , Petrova Marina , K. Vinarskaya Alia , Kolosov Peter , Aseyev Nikolay , Koshkareva Kira , Ierusalimsky Victor N. , Balaban Pavel M. , Khaitovich Philipp 
Published: May 2019

AbstractImmediate early genes (IEGs) are useful markers of neuronal activation and essential components of neuronal response. While studies of gastropods have provided many insights into the basic learning and memory mechanisms, the genome-wide assessment of IEGs has been mainly restricted to vertebrates. In this study, we identified IEGs in the terrestrial snailHelix lucorum. In the absence of the genome, we conductedde novotranscriptome assembly using reads with short and intermediate lengths cumulatively covering more than 98 billion nucleotides. Based on this assembly, we identified 37 proteins corresponding to contigs differentially expressed (DE) in either the parietal ganglia (PaG) or two giant interneurons located within the PaG of the snail in response to the neuronal stimulation. These proteins included homologues of well-known mammalian IEGs, such asc-jun/jund,C/EBP,c-fos/fosl2, andEgr1, as well as homologues of genes not yet implicated in the neuronal response.
Hypertension due to a deoxycorticosterone-secreting adrenal tumour diagnosed during pregnancy
Authors: Marques Pedro , Tufton Nicola , Bhattacharya Satya , Caulfield Mark , Akker Scott A 
Published: May 2019

Summary
Mineralocorticoid hypertension is most often caused by autonomous overproduction of aldosterone, but excess of other mineralocorticoid precursors can lead to a similar presentation. 11-Deoxycorticosterone (DOC) excess, which can occur in 11-β hydroxylase or 17-α hydroxylase deficiencies, in DOC-producing adrenocortical tumours or in patients taking 11-β hydroxylase inhibitors, may cause mineralocorticoid hypertension. We report a 35-year-old woman who in the third trimester of pregnancy was found to have a large adrenal mass on routine obstetric ultrasound. On referral to our unit, persistent hypertension and long-standing hypokalaemia was noted, despite good compliance with multiple antihypertensives. Ten years earlier, she had hypertension noted in pregnancy which had persisted after delivery. A MRI scan confirmed the presence of a 12 cm adrenal mass and biochemistry revealed high levels of DOC and low/normal renin, aldosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone, with normal catecholamine levels. The patient was treated with antihypertensives until obstetric delivery, following which she underwent an adrenalectomy. Histology confirmed a large adrenal cortical neoplasm of uncertain malignant potential. Postoperatively, blood pressure and serum potassium normalised, and the antihypertensive medication was stopped. Over 10 years of follow-up, she remains asymptomatic with normal DOC measurements. This case should alert clinicians to the possibility of a diagnosis of a DOC-producing adrenal tumours in patients with adrenal nodules and apparent mineralocorticoid hypertension in the presence of low or normal levels of aldosterone. The associated diagnostic and management challenges are discussed.

Learning points:

Hypermineralocorticoidism is characterised by hypertension, volume expansion and hypokalaemic alkalosis and is most commonly due to overproduction of aldosterone. However, excess of other mineralocorticoid products, such as DOC, lead to the same syndrome but with normal or low aldosterone levels.

The differential diagnosis of resistant hypertension with low renin and low/normal aldosterone includes congenital adrenal hyperplasia, syndrome of apparent mineralocorticoid excess, Cushing’s syndrome, Liddle’s syndrome and 11-deoxycorticosterone-producing tumours.

DOC is one intermediate product in the mineralocorticoid synthesis with weaker activity than aldosterone. However, marked DOC excess seen in 11-β hydroxylase or 17-α hydroxylase deficiencies in DOC-producing adrenocortical tumours or in patients taking 11-β hydroxylase inhibitors, may cause mineralocorticoid hypertension.

Excessive production of DOC in adrenocortical tumours has been attributed to reduced activity of the enzymes 11-β hydroxylase and 17-α hydroxylase and increased activity of 21-α hydroxylase.

The diagnosis of DOC-producing adrenal tumours is challenging because of its rarity and poor availability of DOC laboratory assays.
Towards openly multilingual policies and practices: Assessing minority language maintenance across Europe, by Johanna Laakso, Anneli Sarhimaa, Sia Spiliopoulou Åkermark and Reetta Toivanen (2016)
Authors: Nuolijärvi Pirkko 
Published: May 2019

Towards openly multilingual policies and practices. Assessing minority language maintenance across Europe Johanna Laakso, Anneli Sarhimaa, Sia Spiliopoulou Åkermark and Reetta Toivanen (2016) Bristol: Multilingual Matters. Pp. 259. (2016)ISBN 978-1-78309-495-0
Breviario versus grimorio: crítica, canon y creación en Enrique Anderson Imbert
Authors: Muñiz Wendy Virginia 
Published: May 2019

Este artículo problematiza la relación entre la Historia de la literatura hispanoamericana (1961) y El grimorio (1961) de Enrique Anderson Imbert. Sugiere que el cuento homónimo de la colección revela en la Historia aspectos menos conciliatorios sobre la legitimidad de su monolingüismo y su objetividad hermenéutica. Coincidiendo con George Steiner y Umberto Eco, en “El grimorio” Anderson Imbert explora la historiografía como un proceso lingüístico en el que su hispanismo culmina por saturar de discrepancias a ambas obras. Anderson Imbert subvierte así el lugar que ocupa junto a Jorge Luis Borges en el canon literario que él mismo construyó.
Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is: Early Modern Economics, Comedy, and Point of View in Lazarillo de Tormes
Authors: Brewer Brian 
Published: May 2019

Este trabajo propone que el análisis detenido del uso de una determinada terminología económica en dos episodios del primer tratado de Lazarillo de Tormes, el de las medias blancas y el de la longaniza y el nabo, indica que el texto es tanto una obra de entretenimiento cómica como una sátira de los mercaderes-banqueros que formaban parte de la burguesía ascendente de la Castilla de mediados del siglo XVI. Así, Lazarillo emplea el humor y la ironía para desarrollar, no una celebración de la incipiente burguesía castellana, sino una sátira de la clase financiera por su avaricia e hipocresía.
Clinical profile and renal complications among cases of malaria in children attending a tertiary care hospital of South India
Authors: Kumar Tenali Ravi , Tenali Sai Lakshmi Ananya 
Published: May 2019

Background: Malaria is one of the major vectors borne disease globally responsible for 1 million deaths a year. Changing trends in the causative species and epidemiological distribution have identified icterus and renal involvement as an emerging complication associated with severe mortality in children. The objectives of this study were aimed to study the clinical profile of malaria cases admitted in a pediatric ward. The study also highlights the involvement of renal manifestations in the cases with regard to species distribution and associated complications in the study group.Methods: A prospective study for 14 months was conducted, and all positive cases of malaria admitted in paediatric unit were enrolled and socio demographic data, clinical history were collected, and biochemical investigations were performed and analyzed. SPSS software version 12 was used for analysis. Statistical significance was set at p ≤0.05.Results: About 278 subjects with 55.4% males, 44.6% females and with 5-10 years was most common age group. 102 cases of vivax malaria, 152 cases were falciparum and 24 were mixed cases. Cerebral malaria, hyperparasitemia was identified in 28 cases, DIC in 5.04% of cases. Renal involvement was observed in 38.16% of falciparum infections and 27.45% of vivax infections. 68 cases developed acute renal failure as a severe complication.Conclusions: Renal involvement is more in falciparum and mixed infections than vivax malaria. Early diagnosis and prompt treatment help in early recovery of cases and halts to progression to renal failure. An urgent need for a biomarker for early identification of renal involvement in malaria before biochemical involvement is detected.
Factors influencing HIV seroconversion rate in Chinese heterosexual discordant couples: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Hu Xin , Shen Kangjie , Wang Ning , Peng Zhihang 
Published: May 2019

Abstract
Background

At present, there are few studies focusing on the factors affecting the seroconversion rate of serodiscordant couples, but the number of serodiscordant couples is increasing, which has become a serious global public health problem.We sought to identify factors contributing to HIV seroconversion of the uninfected spouse in couples serodiscordant for the virus.

Methods

We used a systematic literature search to identify studies describing serodiscordance and seroconversion among couples in which one partner was infected with HIV. We conducted a meta-analysis of 18 published articles in which we combined the random-effects models to identify factors contributing to seroconversion.Forest plots, sensitivity analysis and Egger’s regression asymmetry test were performed by STATA SE-64 (version 12) to measure the overall results, stability of results and bias. Heterogeneity was tested by I2 statistic.

Results

The overall seroconversion rate was lower in the ART-receiving group [odds ratio (OR) = 0.34, 95% confidence interval (CI) (0.16; 0.71)], demonstrating that ART is effective in preventing HIV transmission. Farmers had greater odds of HIV transmission than those who were not farmers [OR = 1.28, 95% CI(1.07; 1.52)]. Further, the serodiscordance rate was higher in intravenous drug abusers [OR = 0.76, 95% CI(0.66; 0.87)]. However, HIV patients and AIDS patients had no statistical differences in serodiscordance rates [OR = 1.38, 95% CI(0.81; 2.35)].

Conclusions

These findings suggest that promoting early and long-term access to ART treatment, developing a rural HIV prevention model, and focusing on families of drug addicts may be beneficial interventions for reducing HIV transmission. Further research should explore the effects of ART intervention in different periods (HIV/AIDS).
Low Cotton Yield is Associated with Micronutrient Deficiency in West Africa
Authors: Kidron Giora J. , Zilberman Avraham (Joon) 
Published: May 2019

Core Ideas
Low cotton yield is associated with micronutrient deficiency.Previous study linked low cotton yield to shortage in soil organic matter but not to NPK.The results reflected NPK addition by agency (Compagnie Malienne pour le Developpement de Textiles) promoting cotton growth.We detected a deficiency in Fe, Zn, and Cu in fields with low‐yield cotton.Micronutrients amendment (possibly by foliar application) is suggested.Changing the protocol for cotton cultivation by Compagnie Malienne pour le Developpement de Textiles is recommended.
Despite the positive contribution of the Compagnie Malienne pour le Developpement de Textiles (CMDT) to cotton production in West Africa through fertilizer supplies, soil degradation is relatively fast. A previous research in the Kita region, Mali, showed a substantial drop in cotton yield after several years of cultivation. While being accompanied by a drop in the soil organic matter (SOM), no shortage in NPK was registered in the low‐yield plots, suggesting that soil degradation may stem from a deficiency in secondary nutrients or micornutrients. Soil analysis showed a substantial decline in Mg, Fe, Cu, and Zn with time, with the amounts of Fe, Cu, and Zn being significantly lower at the low‐yield plots, pointing to the possibility that these micronutrients are the first to be affected by SOM depletion, and therefore can be considered as “limiting factors” for cotton growth in the region. In comparison to virgin and long‐fallow soils (reference soils), Fe and Cu reached ∼50% of the reference soils within ∼5 to 6 yr and Zn within ∼10 yr. The findings point to the apparent importance of micronutrient to cotton yield. Addition of micronutrients to the macronutrients as part of the CMDT protocol sis recommended.
Soybean Seed Yield Response to Plant Density by Yield Environment in North America
Authors: Carciochi Walter D. , Schwalbert Rai , Andrade Fernando H. , Corassa Geomar M. , Carter Paul , Gaspar Adam P. , Schmidt John , Ciampitti Ignacio A. 
Published: May 2019

Core Ideas
Soybean seed yield response to plant density is dependent on yield environment.Low yield environments required higher plant densities than high yield environments.Plant density mainly affected per‐plant seed number.No differences in plant survival were observed among yield environments.
Inconsistent soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] seed yield response to plant density has been previously reported. Moreover, recent economic and productive circumstances have caused interest in within‐field variation of the agronomic optimal plant density (AOPD) for soybean. Thus, the objectives of this study were to: (i) determine the AOPD by yield environments (YE) and (ii) study variations in yield components (seed number and weight) related to the changes in seed yield response to plant density for soybean in North America. During 2013 and 2014, a total of 78 yield‐to‐plant density responses were evaluated in different regions of the United States and Canada. A soybean database evaluating multiple seeding rates ranging from 170,000 to 670,000 seeds ha−1 was collected, including final number of plants, seed yield, and its components (seed number and weight). The data was classified in YEs: low (LYE, <4 Mg ha−1), medium (MYE, 4–4.3 Mg ha−1), and high (HYE, >4.3 Mg ha−1). The main outcomes were: (i) AOPD increased by 24% from HYE to LYE, (ii) per‐plant yield increased due to a decrease in plant density: HYE > MYE > LYE, and (iii) per‐plant yield was mainly driven by seed number across plant densities within a YE, but both yield components influenced per‐plant yield across YEs. This study presents the first attempt to investigate the seed yield‐to‐plant density relationship via the understanding of plant establishment and yield components and by exploring the influence of weather variables defining soybean YEs.
Making Phosphorus Fertilizer from Dairy Wastewater with Aluminum Water Treatment Residuals
Authors: Litaor M. Iggy , Schechter Shai , Zohar Iris , Massey Michael S. , Ippolito James A. 
Published: May 2019

Core Ideas
Al‐WTR sorbed P from dairy wastewater and subsequently applied as fertilizer to lettuce.
The Al‐WTR acted as a P source, increasing lettuce yield and plant P concentrations.
Al‐based WTR loaded with P can compete successfully with common fertilizers.
Phosphorus recovery and recycling can improve the sustainability of nutrient use in agriculture. In this study, P was recovered by reacting aluminum‐based water treatment residuals (Al‐WTR) with organic matter‐rich, high P concentration (60–100 mg L–1) dairy wastewater. The resulting P‐rich (500–700 mg kg–1 Olsen P, ∼10 g kg–1 total P) Al/O‐WTR was applied as fertilizer in screen houses using romaine lettuce (Lactuca sativa L. var. longifolial) planted in Typic Haploxerolls with limited bioavailable P (<10 mg kg–1). Two experiments were conducted in 10‐L pots: (i) fertilizer comparison, with liquid fertilizer (N, P, K, and micronutrients), slow release fertilizer (N, P, K, and micronutrients), liquid fertilizer with no P (control), and liquid fertilizer with ∼5 g Al/O‐WTR per kg soil (∼15 t Al/O‐WTR ha–1); (ii) Al/O‐WTR rate comparison (∼0, 2, 3, 5, and 7 g kg soil–1, equivalent to 0, 6, 10, 15, and 22 t Al/O‐WTR ha–1). In the fertilizer comparison, lettuce biomass was significantly greater in all treatments (>140 g pot–1) compared to the control (57 g pot–1). In the rate comparison experiment, lettuce biomass was also significantly greater in the Al/O‐WTR treatments (412 to 512 g pot–1) compared to the control (309 g pot–1). The highest additions of Al/O‐WTR produced the highest lettuce yield. Lettuce yield and P concentration were similar across treatments, indicating that Al/O‐WTR can provide sufficient P to perform similarly to common fertilizers. Recovery and reuse of P using Al‐WTR may therefore improve the sustainability of nutrient cycling in agriculture.
CARACTERIZAÇÃO DE UM ESCOAMENTO SOBRE DIFERENTES GRADIENTES DE TEMPERATURA
Authors: Camponogara Luis Fernando , Lemes Junior Danilo Nogueira , Porto Eduardo Almeida , Demarco Giuliano , Martins Luis Gustavo Nogueira , Costa Felipe Denardin 
Published: May 2019

A caracterização do escoamento dentro da camada limite noturna é muito complexa, devido a fraca intensidade da turbulência. Nessa situação, o escoamento apresenta um caráter bi-estável, ou seja, ele apresenta um equilíbrio quente, o que ocorre quando a temperatura próxima à superfície se aproxima da temperatura dos níveis mais altos, e um equilíbrio frio, quando a temperatura do ar fica próxima à temperatura da superfície, isto está envolvido com o colapso da turbulência. Nos últimos anos tem-se utilizados muito de experimentos numéricos para o estudo e a representação da transição entre os escoamentos turbulento-laminar, devido aos mesmos serem controlados e portanto livre de fenômenos em escalas maiores que as turbulentas. Esse trabalho traz como objetivo realizar uma simulação numérica para verificar a transição do escoamento de um fluído, dentro de um canal fechado, sobre diferentes gradientes de temperatura. Para a realização do mesmo, utilizou-se o software CFD (do inglês \textit{computer fluid dynamics}) de código livre OpenFOAM$^{\circledR}$, juntamente com o solver \textit{buoyantPimpleFoam}. O modelo de turbulência adotado durante a simulação foi o LES (do inglês \textit{Large Eddy Simulation}). A simulação ocorreu por por um período de $3600$ s, sem a variação de temperatura entre as placas. Logo após foi acrescentado os gradientes de temperatura ($0$ K, $3$ K, $5$ K, $7$ K e $10$ K) e seguiu-se a simulação por mais $3600$ s. Observando o gráfico dos perfis de velocidade do escoamento até o centro do domínio, é possível identificar que o fluido encontra-se turbulento, e logo após o resfriamento ocorre o processo de laminarização do escoamento. Isto se deve a velocidade do fluido ser baixa ($0,1$ m s$^{-1}$) e ao gradiente de temperatura ser alto para essa velocidade. Conclui-se que é possível destruir a turbulência utilizando um gradiente de temperatura, de maneira a laminarizar o escoamento. Porém, ainda que isto ocorra, a turbulência não é eliminada por completa.
EMPRESARIZAÇÃO E MODERNIDADE: A IDEIA DE EMPRESA NO CENTRO DO MUNDO
Authors: Rodrigues Marcio Silva , Silva Rosimeri De Fátima Carvalho da 
Published: May 2019

Tomada como um modelo de referência, a ideia de empresa é, ao mesmo tempo, uma evidência e um ponto cego nas sociedades modernas. O objetivo deste texto é justamente colocá-la em debate, destacando sua centralidade na construção de uma nova configuração social. Para realizar essa tarefa partimos de duas perspectivas sociológicas: uma que considera a empresa como uma organização e outra que a trata como uma instituição. Iniciamos com as considerações de Solé (2004; 2008) acerca da empresa como a organização típica da modernidade. Logo após, calcados nos trabalhos de Abraham (2006), discutimos a concepção da empresa entendida como uma instituição, enfocando o modo como ela consolida e impõe maneiras de agir e pensar típicos de nossa sociedade. Por fim, realizamos alguns esclarecimentos sobre pontos pouco explorados no texto e sobre os caminhos que vislumbramos para a continuidade dos estudos.
Relación entre liderazgo e innovación en las pymes de la comuna once de Medellín
Authors: Beltrán-Ríos Jaime Alberto , López-Giraldo José Antonio , Vélez-Bernal Olga Inés 
Published: May 2019

El liderazgo y la innovación son elementos determinantes en el éxito empresarial, ellos hacen parte importante y significativa del proceso administrativo y son condicionantes para llevar a las empresas a la consecución de sus objetivos; éste artículo busca determinar como el estilo de liderazgo incide en la adopción de procesos de innovación al interior de las PYMES de la comuna 11 de la ciudad de Medellín, a partir de la identificación de los estilos de liderazgo y su relación con los proceso de innovación desarrollados al interior de las organizaciones, bajo la aplicación del enfoque cuantitativo y considerando cómo técnicas de recolección de datos la encuesta y la observación directa. Para la instrumentalización de los datos se utilizó una secuencia de análisis deductivo, secuencial, probatorio que analiza la realidad objetiva. Además, la codificación de la información se realizó con base en las categorías predefinidas a partir de la pregunta de investigación. Entre las principales conclusiones se identifica que el estilo participativo es el que potencia el desarrollo de las personas lo que propicia la innovación, la eficiencia y productividad organizacional.