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Eugeni d’Ors reviu Prometeu
Authors: Simbor Roig Vicent 
Published: July 2019

L’article investiga el naixement i construcció del mite ancestral de Prometeu i passa tot seguit a analitzar el procés seguit per Eugeni d’Ors per a reescriure’l en la seua obra teatral El nou Prometeu encadenat (1920). Amb l’ajuda de la metodologia proposada per Genette a Palimpsestes. la littérature au second degré (1982), més les aportacions d’uns altres estudiosos, com ara Riffaterre, l’article mostra totes les operacions hipertextuals que efectua Ors per a reescriure el Prometeu encadenat d’Èsquil. Finalment l’últim punt és dedicat a explicar el context de creació de l’obra i les implicacions biogràfiques i polítiques.
Beleidsambtenaren, ongeschreven regels en openheid in de beleidsontwikkeling
Authors: Herold Max 
Published: July 2019

Beleidsambtenaren, ongeschreven regels en openheid in de beleidsontwikkeling
Het artikel beschrijft een onderzoek dat de auteur heeft verricht naar de relatie tussen ongeschreven regels en de mate van openheid in de beleidsontwikkeling. Daarbij is openheid geoperationaliseerd in 'wie je betrekt' en 'hoe je partijen betrekt'. Belangrijke ongeschreven regels die werden gevonden, zijn:

Besef, we dienen hier de Minister (en de lijn)!

Wees zichtbaar naar de lijn toe.

Haal je tijdsplanning!

Je netwerk is cruciaal!

Het effect op wie betrokken wordt bij de beleidsontwikkeling, vanuit deze ongeschreven regels is dat er een grens ligt bij de zogenaamde Usual Suspects en experts die geen Usual Suspects zijn. Deze worden geconsulteerd of spelen in voorkomende gevallen een meer volwaardige rol. Volgens de auteur van dit artikel is de conclusie gerechtvaardigd te stellen dat ongeschreven regels openheid belemmeren. Daarmee kan volgens de auteur ook worden geconcludeerd dat ongeschreven regels bestuurlijke vernieuwing remmen.
De toegevoegde waarde van criminologie in terrorismeonderzoek
Authors: Liem Marieke , Bakker Edwin 
Published: July 2019

The added value of criminological perspectives in terrorism research. Xxx
Terrorism could be regarded as an extreme type of (violent) criminal behaviour. Against this background, there is much to gain if criminological attention would be extended to terrorism. In this overview, the authors describe how and to what extent criminological theories may provide a significant contribution to underlying causes of terrorism. Previous criminological contributions to the field of terrorism have primarily taken a theory-extended approach, including routine activity theory, rational choice theory and strain theory. However, so far such studies lacked empirical data. Further, to this day, not much is known about the empirical applicability of other criminological theories, including desistance theories, which warrant particular attention. In order for criminology literature to contribute effectively to our understanding of terrorism and to pursue better counter-terrorism policies, empirical evidence should first be obtained. In this way, terrorism researchers, in close collaboration with criminologists, can deepen our theoretical and empirical understanding of this relatively underexplored field.
Curcumin ameliorates atrophy of seminal vesicle via reduction of oxidative stress in castrated mice
Authors: Li Rui , Li Hao , Rao Ke , Liu Kang , Zhang Yan , Liu Xiaming , Wang Tao , Wang Shaogang , Liu Zhuo , Liu Jihong 
Published: July 2019

Background
The growth and function of seminal vesicle are dependent on androgen. This study was conducted to investigate the role of oxidative stress in castration-induced seminal vesicle atrophy and to explore the effects of curcumin, an antioxidant extracted from rhizome of turmeric, on seminal vesicle of castrated mice.

Methods
C57BL/6J mice were randomly divided into three groups: control, castration, and castration with curcumin (n = 10 for each group). After surgical castration, mice in the curcumin treatment group received intragastric administration of curcumin at 100 mg/kg body weight for 4 weeks, whereas mice in the other two groups were treated with olive oil. After that, the body weight, seminal vesicle weight and serum testosterone of mice were measured. Apoptosis and oxidative stress levels in seminal vesicle were also determined.

Results
After castration, both the weight and size of seminal vesicle decreased dramatically. The expression of three NADPH oxidase (NOX) subtypes: NOX1, NOX2 and NOX4, increased in seminal vesicle of castrated mice, resulting in high level oxidative stress. The ratio of Bax to Bcl-2 was also elevated after castration, accompanied by enhanced caspase3 activity. Additionally, castration increased the number of apoptotic cells in seminal vesicle. Curcumin treatment could inhibit the expression of NOX1, NOX2 and NOX4, decreasing oxidative stress and apoptosis. The atrophy of seminal vesicle caused by castration was ameliorated by curcumin.

Conclusion
Castration could cause atrophy of seminal vesicle probably via inducing oxidative stress. Curcumin treatment could reduce the oxidative stress in seminal vesicle by decreasing the expression of NOX1, NOX2 and NOX4, thereby ameliorating apoptosis and atrophy of seminal vesicle. Oxidative stress might play a role in castration-induced seminal vesicle atrophy.
HPLC, Densitometric and Spectrophotometric Methods for the Simultaneous Determination of Colchicine and Probenecid in Their Binary Mixture
Authors: Mohammed Samah Abd Elsabour , El-Razeq Sawsan Abd El Moneim Abd , Mohammed Israa Abd Elgafar 
Published: July 2019

Aim: To develop methods with complete validation according to ICH guidelines and to be applied for the determination of both drugs in laboratory prepared mixtures and in pharmaceutical formulation
Study Design: High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), densitometric and different spectrophotometric methods (zero order, derivative ratio, ratio difference and mean centering) are developed for simultaneous determination of colchicine and probenecid in their combined pharmaceutical formulation.
Methodology: High performance liquid chromatography separation is developed using C18 column and methanol: ammonia (100: 1.5 v/v) as a mobile phase. The densitometric method based on the separation of both drugs using chloroform: methanol: ethyl acetate: water: ammonia (7: 5:2.5:0.5:0.5 by volume) as mobile phase and scanning λ at 254 nm. Zero order determination is based on measurement of colchicine absorbance at 349 nm. The first derivative ratio of peak amplitudes at 367 nm& at 290.4 nm and the ratio difference with the amplitude difference between (385 nm and 362.4 nm) and ( 270 nm and 255 nm) for colchicine and probenecid, respectively are developed for the determination of both drugs. Mean centering determination of probenecid is developed by measurement at 279 nm using 3.6 µg/mL of colchicine as a divisor.
Results: HPLC method was applied over the concentration ranges of 1.0-45.0 µg/mL & 0.5-30.0, while densitometric method was linear over the concentration 0.15. 0-0.6 & 0.15-0.45 µg / band and spectrophotometric methods were linear over the concentration ranges 10.00-55.0 & 3.6-20.0 µg/mL for colchicine and probenecid, respectively.
Conclusion: Novel, simple and accurate method for the determination of colchicine and probenecid simultaneously in their binary mixture.
Estimating of Corn Yield Based on Agrometeorological Models in the State of Mato Grosso
Authors: Castro Dione Aparecido , Veiga Bruno Conceição de , Moraes Milton Ferreira de , Chagas Merita Albertini , Pinho Juliany Barbosa de , Nunes Letycia Cunha , Silva Barbara de Motta , Magalhães Sulamirtes Suellem de Amorim 
Published: July 2019

Aims: The objective of this work was to evaluate the performance of agrometeorological models for estimating the yield potential of corn in municipalities of the State of Mato Grosso, referring to the 2014/2015 harvest period.
Location and Duration of the Study: Due to their great potential on corn crop cultivation, four cities were chosen within the State of Mato Grosso: Nova Mutum, Lucas do Rio Verde, Sorriso and Sinop. 2014/2015 harvest period.
Methodology: The yield data were obtained by the Farming Economy Institute of Mato Grosso-IMEA. The physiological ripening cycle considered was 120 days and the seeding period 02/02/2015 and harvest 01/06/2015. In order to calculate yield and the water stress, it was necessary to gather data from meteorological stations near the cities where the work was produced, these data were available at the National Institute of Meteorology. The estimated potential yield data were compared among the agrometeorological models, as well as the real yield obtained in the selected municipalities.
Results: The estimated potential yield data were compared among the agrometeorological models, as well as the real yield obtained in the selected municipalities. There were variances between the agrometeorological models studied, on average estimated 5413.68 kg ha-1 at model 1 and 6766.45 kg ha-1 аt the model 2 (Table 3). It was observed that Model 1 estimated greater yield for Nova Mutum, followed by Sinop, Sorriso and Lucas do Rio Verde, and yet the Model 2 estimated greater potential for Lucas do Rio Verde, followed by the municipalities of Sinop, Sorriso and Nova Mutum (Picture 1 and Table 3). In this regard, the model 2 has characterized the closest potential yield, from the environment yield reality.
Conclusion: The Model 2 has characterized the potential yield closer to the reality of production environment. The difference of all potential yield of corn from all municipalities studied were all directly related to factor interaction which interferes on its growth and development, consequently the difference among these environments. Taking into account the effects of water conditions, the chosen period for seeding can harm the corn yield in the municipality of Lucas do Rio Verde.
Broad Range Tuning of Phase Transition Property in VO2 Through Metal‐Ceramic Nanocomposite Design
Authors: Jian Jie , Wang Xuejing , Misra Shikhar , Sun Xing , Qi Zhimin , Gao Xingyao , Sun Jianing , Donohue Andrea , Lin Daw Gen , Pol Vilas , Youngblood Jeffrey , Wang Han , Li Leigang , Huang Jijie , Wang Haiyan 
Published: July 2019

AbstractVanadium dioxide (VO2) is a well‐studied Mott‐insulator because of the very abrupt physical property switching during its semiconductor‐to‐metal transition (SMT) around 341 K (68 °C). In this work, through novel oxide‐metal nanocomposite designs (i.e., Au:VO2 and Pt:VO2), a very broad range of SMT temperature tuning from ≈323.5 to ≈366.7 K has been achieved by varying the metallic secondary phase in the nanocomposites (i.e., Au:VO2 and Pt:VO2 thin films, respectively). More surprisingly, the SMT Tc can be further lowered to ≈301.8 K (near room temperature) by reducing the Au particle size from 11.7 to 1.7 nm. All the VO2 nanocomposite thin films maintain superior phase transition performance, i.e., large transition amplitude, very sharp transition, and narrow width of thermal hysteresis. Correspondingly, a twofold variation of the complex dielectric function has been demonstrated in these metal‐VO2 nanocomposites. The wide range physical property tuning is attributed to the band structure reconstruction at the metal‐VO2 phase boundaries. This demonstration paved a novel approach for tuning the phase transition property of Mott‐insulating materials to near room temperature transition, which is important for sensors, electrical switches, smart windows, and actuators.
Soft Bioelectronic Stickers: Selection and Evaluation of Skin‐Interfacing Electrodes
Authors: Lopes Pedro Alhais , Vaz Gomes Davide , Green Marques Daniel , Faia Pedro , Góis Joana , Patrício Tatiana F. , Coelho Jorge , Serra Arménio , de Almeida Aníbal T. , Majidi Carmel , Tavakoli Mahmoud 
Published: July 2019

AbstractSurface biopotentials collected from the human epidermis contain important information about human physiology, such as muscular, heart, and brain activities. However, commercially available wearable biomonitoring devices are generally composed of rigid hardware incompatible with the mechanical compliance of soft human tissues. Thin‐film stretchable e‐skin circuits that can interface the human skin represent an excellent alternative for long‐term wearable biomonitoring. Here, a series of soft and stretchable electrodes are evaluated for their applicability in biopotential sensing. This includes conductive composites made of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) as a base substrate and conductive particles, i.e., carbon (cPDMS), silver (AgPDMS), anisotropic z‐axis conductors made with silver‐coated nickel particles (zPDMS), as well as a combination of a conductive tough hydrogel with PDMS, and finally ultrathin tattoo‐like adhesive poly(vinyl alcohol)‐coated films with stretchable biphasic Ag‐EGaIn electrodes. These electrodes are compared between themselves and against the gold‐standard Ag/AgCl and stainless steel electrodes, in order to assess relative performance in signal‐to‐noise ratio (SNR) during electrocardiography, and electrode‐skin impedance for a range of frequencies. Results show a direct relation between conformity of the electrode–skin interface and the SNR value. An all‐integrated biomonitoring patch with embedded processing and communication electronics, hydrogel electrodes, and a multilayer liquid metal circuit is presented for electromyography.
Application Challenges in Fiber and Textile Electronics
Authors: Wang Lie , Fu Xuemei , He Jiqing , Shi Xiang , Chen Taiqiang , Chen Peining , Wang Bingjie , Peng Huisheng 
Published: July 2019

AbstractModern electronic devices are moving toward miniaturization and integration with an emerging focus on wearable electronics. Due to their close contact with the human body, wearable electronics have new requirements including low weight, small size, and flexibility. Conventional 3D and 2D electronic devices fail to efficiently meet these requirements due to their rigidity and bulkiness. Hence, a new family of 1D fiber‐shaped electronic devices including energy‐harvesting devices, energy‐storage devices, light‐emitting devices, and sensing devices has risen to the challenge due to their small diameter, lightweight, flexibility, and weavability into soft textile electronics. The application challenges faced by fiber and textile electronics from single fiber‐shaped devices to continuously scalable fabrication, to encapsulation and testing, and to application mode exploration, are discussed. The evolutionary trends of fiber and textile electronics are then summarized. Finally, future directions required to boost their commercialization are highlighted.
A Photochemical Approach toward High‐Fidelity Programmable Transfer Printing
Authors: Zhang Ying , Lu Bingwei , Wang Tao , Feng Xue , Xu Hangxun 
Published: July 2019

AbstractTransfer printing is a critically important process toward assembling a wide range of materials and fabricating high‐performance flexible and stretchable electronics. It is still challenging to directly integrate transfer printing techniques into current semiconductor processing technologies via a low‐cost, scalable, and programmable manner. Here, a photochemical approach is proposed to transfer microelectronic components and functional materials onto soft substrates. This approach relies on the photoinduced modulation of the adhesive strength of stamps, leading to faithfully pick up and release inks upon UV irradiation. Moreover, by coupling with a photomask, this method could be further utilized to print inks via a spatially selective manner which is difficult to realize in conventional approaches. Micrometer‐sized Si inks, thin‐film metal electrodes, and polystyrene colloidal particles are transferred from their corresponding donor substrates to polydimethylsiloxane substrates to demonstrate the potential of this versatile approach. Considering that UV light is widely used in current semiconductor industry (e.g., photolithography), this method could be potentially compatible with large‐area, high‐throughput manufacturing processes. This newly developed photochemical approach toward programmable transfer printing provides a promising solution for high‐volume production of flexible and stretchable electronics in the near future.
Dietary generalists and nutritional specialists: Feeding strategies of adult female blue monkeys (Cercopithecus mitis) in the Kakamega Forest, Kenya
Authors: Takahashi Maressa Q. , Rothman Jessica M. , Raubenheimer David , Cords Marina 
Published: July 2019

AbstractGeneralist primates eat many food types and shift their diet with changes in food availability. Variation in foods eaten may not, however, match variation in nutrient intake. We examined dietary variation in a generalist‐feeder, the blue monkey (Cercopithecus mitis), to see how dietary food intake related to variation in available food and nutrient intake. We used 371 all‐day focal follows from 24 adult females (three groups) in a wild rainforest population to quantify daily diet over 9 months. We measured food availability using vegetation surveys and phenology monitoring. We analyzed >700 food and fecal samples for macronutrient content. Subjects included 445 food items (species‐specific plant parts and insect morphotypes) in their diet. Variation in fruit consumption (percentage of diet and total kcal) tracked variation in availability, suggesting fruit was a preferred food type. Fruits also constituted the majority of the diet (by calories) and some fruit species were eaten more than expected based on relative availability. In contrast, few species of young leaves were eaten more than expected. Also, subjects ate fewer young leaves (based on calories consumed) when fruit or young leaves were more available, suggesting that young leaves served as fallback foods. Despite the broad range of foods in the diet, group differences in fiber digestibility, and variation that reflected food availability, subjects and groups converged on similar nutrient intakes (grand mean ± SD: 637.1 ± 104.7 kcal overall energy intake, 293.3 ± 46.9 kcal nonstructural carbohydrate, 147.8 ± 72.4 kcal lipid, 107.8 ± 12.9 kcal available protein, and 88.1 ± 17.5 kcal structural carbohydrate; N = 24 subjects). Thus, blue monkeys appear to be food composition generalists and nutrient intake specialists, using flexible feeding strategies to regulate nutrient intake. Findings highlight the importance of simultaneously examining dietary composition at both levels of foods and nutrients to understand primate feeding ecology.
Green synthesis and chemical characterization of silver nanoparticles from aqueous extract of Falcaria vulgaris leaves and assessment of their cytotoxicity and antioxidant, antibacterial, antifungal and cutaneous wound healing properties
Authors: Zangeneh Mohammad Mahdi 
Published: July 2019

Nanotechnology encompasses the understanding of the fundamental physics, biology, chemistry and technology of nanometre‐scale objects. In recent decades, nanotechnology has grown rapidly owing to its widespread application in science and industry. The aim of the work reported was the green synthesis and chemical characterization of silver nanoparticles from aqueous extract of Falcaria vulgaris leaves (AgNPs@Falcaria) and evaluation of their cytotoxicity and antioxidant, antibacterial, antifungal and cutaneous wound healing effects under in vitro and in vivo conditions. These nanoparticles were characterized using Fourier transform infrared and UV–visible spectroscopies, scanning and transmission electron microscopies and atomic force microscopy. 2,2‐Diphenyl‐1‐picrylhydrazyl free radical scavenging experiments were conducted to evaluate the antioxidant potential, which indicated similar antioxidant potentials for AgNPs@Falcaria and butylated hydroxytoluene. The synthesized AgNPs@Falcaria had great cell viability dose‐dependently, indicating their non‐toxicity. Minimum inhibitory, minimum bactericidal and minimum fungicidal concentrations were determined by macro‐broth dilution assay. The data were analysed using SPSS software (Duncan post hoc test). AgNPs@Falcaria revealed higher antibacterial and antifungal activities than many standard antibiotics (p ≤ 0.01). Also, AgNPs@Falcaria prevented the growth of all bacteria at 2–8 mg ml−1 concentrations and removed them at 4–16 mg ml−1 concentrations (p ≤ 0.01). AgNPs@Falcaria inhibited the growth of all fungi at 2–4 mg ml−1 concentrations and destroyed them at 4–8 mg ml−1 concentrations (p ≤ 0.01). For in vivo experiments, after creating a cutaneous wound, rats were randomly divided into six groups: untreated control, treatment with eucerin basal ointment, treatment with 3% tetracycline ointment, treatment with 0.2% AgNO3 ointment, treatment with 0.2% F. vulgaris ointment and treatment with 0.2% AgNPs@Falcaria ointment. Use of AgNPs@Falcaria ointment in the treatment groups substantially decreased (p ≤ 0.01) the wound area, total cells, neutrophils and lymphocytes and markedly raised (p ≤ 0.01) wound contracture, hydroxyproline, hexosamine, hexuronic acid, fibrocytes and fibrocyte/fibroblast ratio compared to the other groups. In summary, the synthesized AgNPs@Falcaria revealed non‐cytotoxicity and antioxidant, antibacterial, antifungal and cutaneous wound healing activities in a dose‐dependent manner.
Iron‐Catalyzed Reactions of 2‐Pyridone Derivatives: 1,6‐Addition and Formal Ring Opening/Cross Coupling
Authors: Huang Lin , Gu Yiting , Fürstner Alois 
Published: July 2019

AbstractIn the presence of simple iron salts, 2‐pyridone derivatives react with Grignard reagents under mild conditions to give the corresponding 1,6‐addition products; if the reaction medium is supplemented with an aprotic dipolar cosolvent after the actual addition step, the intermediates primarily formed succumb to ring opening, giving rise to non‐thermodynamic Z,E‐configured dienoic acid amide derivatives which are difficult to make otherwise. Control experiments as well as the isolation and crystallographic characterization of a (tricarbonyl)iron pyridone complex suggest that the active iron catalyst generated in situ exhibits high affinity to the polarized diene system embedded into the heterocyclic ring system of the substrates, which likely serves as the actual recognition element.