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The Essential Properties of Yoga Questionnaire (EPYQ): Psychometric Properties
Authors: Park Crystal L. , Elwy A. Rani , Maiya Meghan , Sarkin Andrew J. , Riley Kristen E. , Eisen Susan V. , Gutierrez Ian , Finkelstein-Fox Lucy , Lee Sharon Y. , Casteel Danielle , Braun Tosca , Groessl Erik J. 
Published: March 2018

Abstract
Yoga interventions are heterogeneous and vary along multiple dimensions. These dimensions may affect mental and physical health outcomes in different ways or through different mechanisms. However, most studies of the effects of yoga on health do not adequately describe or quantify the components of the interventions being implemented. This lack of detail prevents researchers from making comparisons across studies and limits our understanding of the relative effects of different aspects of yoga interventions. To address this problem, we developed the Essential Properties of Yoga Questionnaire (EPYQ), which allows researchers to objectively characterize their interventions. We present here the reliability and validity data from the final phases of this measure-development project. Analyses identified fourteen key dimensions of yoga interventions measured by the EPYQ: acceptance/compassion, bandhas, body awareness, breathwork, instructor mention of health benefits, individual attention, meditation and mindfulness, mental and emotional awareness, physicality, active postures, restorative postures, social aspects, spirituality, and yoga philosophy. The EPYQ demonstrated good reliability, as assessed by internal consistency and test-retest reliability analysis, and evidence suggests that the EPYQ is a valid measure of multiple dimensions of yoga. The measure is ready for use by clinicians and researchers. Results indicate that, currently, trained objective raters should score interventions to avoid reference frame errors and potential rating bias, but alternative approaches may be developed. The EPYQ will allow researchers to link specific yoga dimensions to identifiable health outcomes and optimize the design of yoga interventions for specific conditions.
Limites e possibilidades das novas tecnologias no ambiente escolar, um olhar para as barreiras estruturais nas salas de aulas e laboratórios
Authors: Silva Fernando , Vargas Thaís Conte , Lemes Sebastião de Souza 
Published: March 2018

O trabalho em questão surgiu da necessidade de discutir o problema relacionado às barreiras estruturais nas salas de aula e laboratórios das instituições de ensino para implantação e utilização das TICs. Sendo assim, o trabalho tem como objetivo analisar os limites e as possibilidades das novas tecnologias no ambiente escolar, especificamente em sala de aula ou laboratórios, elencando as barreiras estruturais no que concerne à utilização das TCIs, contidas nas instituições de ensino. A principal pergunta é: As instituições de ensino estão preparadas, estruturalmente, para execução de aula em rede dentro de uma sala de aula e/ou laboratórios? Para tanto, utilizou-se a revisão bibliográfica, através de uma pesquisa qualitativa com observações empíricas sobre o tema em questão. Selecionou-se dois campi de duas Universidades voltadas para licenciatura, uma no interior de São Paulo e outra no interior de Goiás. Concluiu-se que as barreiras estruturais representam um desafio a ser rompido pelos campi analisados. No entanto, representam também apenas uma pequena parte dos problemas de implantação e utilização das TIC nas instituições de ensino. Chegou se, através da pesquisa, a outros problemas, tais como: falta de confiança, resistência à mudança e atitudes negativas e falta de percepção de benefícios, falta de acesso a recursos, falta de tempo, falta de treinamento eficaz e problemas técnicos, os quais necessitam de políticas públicas adequadas para a superação.Palavras-chaves: TIC. Tecnologias. Instituição de ensino. Boundaries and possibilities of new technologies in the school environment, a look at structural barriers in classrooms and laboratoriesThe work in question arose from the need to discuss the problem related to structural barriers in classrooms and laboratories of the educational institution for the implementation and use of ICTs. Therefore, the objective of this work is to analyze the limits and possibilities of new technologies in the school environment, specifically in the classroom or laboratories, and to identify structural barriers in the use of ICTs contained in educational institutions. For this, the bibliographic review was used, through a qualitative research with empirical observations on the subject in question. Two campuses of two universities were selected for undergraduate degree, one in the interior of São Paulo and another in the interior of Goiás. It is concluded that structural barriers represent a challenge to be broken by the analyzed campuses; however, it represents only a small part of the problems of ICT implantation and use in educational institutions. Other problems, such as: lack of confidence, resistance to change and negative attitudes and lack of perception of benefits, lack of access to resources, lack of time, lack of effective training and technical problems, have arisen.Keywords: ICT. Technologies. Educational institution.
O uso efetivo das tecnologias de informação e comunicação (TIC) no ensino superior
Authors: Torres Ana Paula , Pimenta Leny André , Kerbauy Maria Teresa Miceli 
Published: March 2018

O objetivo deste artigo é aprofundar a discussão sobre a utilização das Tecnologias de Informação e Comunicação (TIC) no ensino superior. O modelo teórico de investigação contemplou o levantamento de informações sobre quatro variáveis: 1. Tecnologia; 2. Processo de Aprendizagem; 3. Interação Professor-Aluno; e 4. Características Demográficas dos participantes (gênero, faixa etária, escolaridade, exercício docente) para analisar a percepção de estudantes e de docentes acerca do uso das (TIC) no ensino superior. O instrumento de pesquisa adotado considerou vinte questões e foi aplicado a alunos de Graduação em Pedagogia, mestrandos, doutorandos e docentes do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação Escolar da Faculdade de Ciências e Letras FCLAr-Unesp. Com base nos resultados obtidos, evidenciou-se que as Tecnologias de Informação e Comunicação como mediadoras do processo ensino e aprendizagem envolvem muito mais do que o uso, o acesso e a apropriação de inovações tecnológicas e metodológicas nos processos educacionais. Envolvem a construção social do conhecimento.Palavras-chave: Educação. Tecnologias de informação e comunicação. Ensino superior. Study on the perception of the use of information and communication technologies in higher educationThe purpose of this article is to deepen the discussion about the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in higher education. The theoretical research model included the collection of information on four variables: 1. Technology; 2. Learning process; 3. Teacher-Student Interaction; and 3. Demographic characteristics of the participants (gender, age group, schooling, teacher's exercise) to analyze the perception of students and teachers about the use of (ICT) in higher education. The adopted research instrument considered twenty questions and was applied to undergraduate students in Pedagogy; Masters and doctoral students and professors of the Post-Graduate Program in School Education of the College of Sciences and Literature - Unesp. Based on the obtained results it was evidenced that the Information and Communication Technologies as mediators of the teaching and learning process involve much more than the use, access and appropriation of technological and methodological innovations in the educational processes; involve the social construction of knowledge.Keywords: Education. Information and communication technologies. Higher education.
Sociologia Digital: balanço provisório e desafios
Authors: Miskolci Richard , Balieiro Fernando de Figueiredo 
Published: March 2018

Este artigo apresenta uma cronologia provisória da formação da Sociologia Digital no Brasil como um campo de pesquisa em consolidação. Em uma sociedade em que a conexão mediada em rede se tornou parte do cotidiano passando a reconfigurar as relações sociais, busca refletir sobre a importância de um campo de pesquisas com reflexão teórica e conceitual especializada. Inicia apresentando um balanço da área nos últimos anos, depois aborda debilidades teóricas e metodológicas que marcaram sua formação recente assim como seus avanços teóricos e me- todológicos. Por fim, discute algumas de suas contribuições para a sociologia brasileira, sua in- serção internacional, assim como uma possível agenda de pesquisa para seu desenvolvimento.
Entre os Estudos Urbanos e a Sociologia Urbana
Authors: Guimarães Iracema Brandão , Bógus Lúcia Maria Machado , De Carvalho Inaiá Maria Moreira 
Published: March 2018

Este trabalho avalia a trajetória do Grupo de Trabalho sobre as questões urbanas da Sociedade Brasileira de Sociologia, discutindo a sua contribuição para o avanço científico da disciplina, os avanços do próprio Grupo e sua inserção no debate acadêmico nacional e internacional. Levando em conta a trajetória dos estudos urbanos no Brasil, a referida avaliação está baseada principalmente na análise dos estudos apresentados nos congressos da SBS e na observação direta das autoras, enquanto coordenadoras do Grupo. Essa análise permitiu identificar o leque de temas e os grandes eixos teórico-metodológicos, em que se inserem os referidos estudos, seus avanços e limitações, fundamentando algumas considerações e sugestões no sentido de uma maior contribuição do Grupo para o desenvolvimento da Sociologia Urbana do nosso país.
Sociologia da Literatura: tradições e tendências contemporâneas
Authors: Alves Paulo Cesar , Leão Andréa Borges , Teixeira Ana Lúcia 
Published: March 2018

O presente artigo tem como objetivo traçar um rápido panorama histórico dos principais vetores teórico-metodológicos desenvolvidos no que é usualmente chamado de “sociologia da litera- tura”. Em primeiro lugar, chama atenção para a crescente produção bibliográfica sobre essa temática. Identifica três grandes tendências nesses estudos: a “estética sociológica”, a “crítica literária” e a “pesquisa histórica”. Por último, analisa as reviravoltas teóricas ocorridas nos fins do Século XX (as “novas sociologias”) e suas implicações para a constituição de uma área de pesquisa sobre literatura. Nessa perspectiva, o principal interesse é compreender as diferentes práticas envolvidas nos distintos trajetos que enfeixam o fenômeno “literário”. A maior inserção dos trabalhos sobre literatura nos cursos de sociologia tem contribuído para que essa área de pesquisa se torne mais autônoma, uma autonomia resultante das interseções entre diferentes áreas das ciências humanas e sociais.
Peristaltic slip flow of a Bingham fluid in an inclined porous conduit with Joule heating
Authors: Lakshminarayana P. , Vajravelu K. , Sucharitha G. , Sreenadh S. 
Published: March 2018

Abstract
The present study deals with simultaneous effects of Joule heating and slip on peristaltic flow of a Bingham fluid in an inclined tapered porous channel with elastic walls. The closed form solutions for the stream function, the velocity and the temperature fields are obtained. The effects of the physical parameters on the flow characteristics are presented through graphs for both slip and no-slip cases. In addition, the performance of the temperature is studied with and without Joule heating effects. Moreover, the trapping phenomenon is analysed. The size of the trapped bolus increases with increasing values of the slip parameter and decreasing values of the magnetic, the permeability and the yield stress parameters. The present results are compared with the available results in the literature and our results agree well with the available results for some special cases.
REVITALISASI PANCASILA DALAM PENEGAKAN HUKUM YANG BERKEADILAN DI INDONESIA
Authors: Pahlevi Farida Sekti 
Published: March 2018

Pancasila telah menjadi kesepakatan bangsa Indonesia sebagai dasar negara Negara Kesatuan Republik Indonesia, namun dalam upaya implementasinya mengalami berbagai hambatan baik internal ataupun eksternal. Pancasila sebagai pandangan hidup bangsa perlu diimplementasikan dalam kehidupan nyata, hal ini telah dicontohkan oleh para pendiri bangsa melalui kerja keras dan perjuangan sehingga menghasilkan kemerdekaan Indonesia. Keperihatinan kepada kondisi hukum yang berpihak sehingga jauh dari unsur keadilan membuat pemikiran tertarik untuk membahas apakah nilai-nilai yang diajarkan oleh Pancasila masih diindahkan ataukah diacuhkan. Pancasila yang merupakan ideologi bangsa sebagai pandangan hidup serta landasan dalam aktivitas bermasyarakat, berbangsa dan bernegara terkesan hanya dijadikan hafalan tanpa penerapan termasuk dalam bidang hukum. Kualitas negara yang menjadi tolak ukur penjagaan terhadap ideologi bangsa sangat dinantikan untuk mengontrol pelaksanaan hukum yang berkeadilan berdasarkan nilai- nilai luhur Pancasila. Dengan demikian akan terwujud situasi dan kondisi yang didambakan dan diharapkan oleh semua rakyat Indonesia dalam semua aspek terutama aspek hukum. Pancasila sebagai dasar Negara maka berkedudukan sebagai sumber hukum yang berlaku di Indonesia. Segala peraturan perundang-undangan harus merupakan penjabaran dari prinsip yang terkandung dalam Pancasila. Segala peraturan perundang-undangan yang tidak sesuai dengan Pancasila, batal demi hukum. Oleh karena itu untuk dapat memahami ketepatan suatu peraturan perundang-undangan maka perlu difahami dengan mendalami konsep, prinsip dan nilai yang terkandung dalam Pancasila. Pancasila sebagai dasar negara diimplementasikan menjadi norma hukum yang bersifat memaksa, mengikat dan mengandung sanksi. Barang siapa yang tidak melaksanakan atau tidak mematuhinya akan ditindak sesuai dengan hukum yang berlaku. Oleh karena itu perlu diselenggarakan law enforcement terhadap segala hukum yang merupakan penjabaran dari dasar Negara Pancasila.
Inhibitory effects of Pontederia cordata on the growth of Microcystis aeruginosa
Authors: Qian Yanping , Xu Ning , Liu Juan , Tian Runan 
Published: March 2018

Abstract
This study investigated the effect of Pontederia cordata on Microcystis aeruginosa growth in three different experimental settings: (i) co-cultivation, (ii) exposure of cyanobacteria to culture water of P. cordata, and (iii) exposure of M. aeruginosa to organic extracts of P. cordata. Results showed that the growth of M. aeruginosa was significantly inhibited by co-cultivation, with the highest inhibition rate of 61.9% within 5 days. Moreover, 95% culture water with P. cordata could markedly inhibit the growth of M. aeruginosa, with inhibition rate of 98.3% on day 6, indicating that most of the algal cells died. The organic extracts of fibrous root showed stronger inhibition effect than the leaf and stalk extracts. Acetone extract of fibrous root showed the strongest inhibitory effect on M. aeruginosa. Different components of 80% acetone extracts from fibrous root exhibited varied effects on the growth of M. aeruginosa. Ethyl acetate and water components had strong inhibition effects on M. aeruginosa. By contrast, n-butyl alcohol components had weak inhibition effects, and hexane components even promoted the growth of M. aeruginosa. Allelochemicals of P. cordata were primarily released into the water through the fibrous root. Results indicated that P. cordata can be applied in environmentally friendly algal inhibition.
Prevalence of Chronic Diabetic Complications in Newly Diagnosed versus Known Type 2 Diabetic Subjects in a Sample of Alexandria Population, Egypt
Authors: Khalil Samir Assaad , Megallaa Magdy Helmy , Rohoma Kamel Hemida , Guindy Myriam AbouSeif , Zaki Adel , Hassanein Mohamed , Malaty Amin Helmy , Ismael Hanaa Mohamed , Kharboush Ibrahim Fahmy , El Kafash Dalal Nasr-Eldein , Sallam Hassan Nooman , Desouky Iman Abdelkareem 
Published: March 2018

Background:
In Egypt, data on the prevalence of chronic diabetic complications, which are
essential for the adjustment of policies and practices related to diabetes care, are scarce. Therefore, the
aim of this study was to determine the frequency of chronic complications of diabetes; namely neuropathy,
Diabetic Kidney Disease (DKD), retinopathy and Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) in
newly-diagnosed versus known type 2 diabetic patients.

Subjects & Methods:
This is a cross-sectional study that is based on a previous household survey conducted
on a representative sample of the population of Alexandria, Egypt. This study included 506
consecutive subjects with type 2 diabetes; 323 patients with previously known T2DM and 183 patients
with newly diagnosed T2DM (discovered during the survey). For each participant, a focused history
was taken. Comprehensive clinical examination was done including fundus examination, foot examination
and assessment of ankle brachial index. Laboratory tests included HbAlc, lipids profile, serum
creatinine and Urinary Albumin Creatinine Ratio (UACR).

Results:
Peripheral neuropathy was detected in 20% of the studied patients; 29.4% of known patients
and 3.3% of newly diagnosed patients (p<0.001). Diabetic kidney disease was detected in 33.2% of the
studied patients; 46.1% of known patients and 10.4% of newly diagnosed patients (p<0.001). Diabetic
retinopathy was detected in 34.6% of the studied patients; 48.3% of known patients and 10.4% of newly
diagnosed patients (p<0.001). Peripheral arterial disease was detected in 32.6% of the studied patients;
45.5% of known patients and 9.8% of newly diagnosed patients (p<0.001). In patients with known diabetes,
the presence of any of the studied complications (neuropathy, diabetic kidney disease, retinopathy or
PAD) was significantly associated with the presence of all other complications (p< 0.001). In patients
with newly-diagnosed diabetes, the presence of diabetic kidney disease was significantly associated
with the presence of retinopathy (p<0.001), with no significant association with PAD (p=0.357).

Conclusion:
The present study confirms that a considerable proportion of people with T2DM have microvascular
complications and/or PAD at the time of, and possibly years before, diagnosis. Having
shown that, it is strongly recommended to apply appropriate screening strategies for subjects with diabetes
at the time of diagnosis. Finally, these results should be considered as a call for action for the
health care planners and providers in our region to plan for early screening for diabetes and its complications
to reduce the disease burden in our community.
Antagonistic Activity and Agrotransformation of Xylaria cubensis, Isolated from the Medicinal Plant Maytenus ilicifolia, Against Phyllosticta citricarpa
Authors: Figueiredo Josiane A.G. , Savi Daiani C. , Goulin Eduardo H. , Tonial Fabiana , Stringari Danyelle , Kava Vanessa , Terasawa Lygia V.G. , Glienke Chirlei 
Published: March 2018

Background:
Endophytic fungi isolated from medicinal plants have been recognized as promising
sources of highly variable bioactive metabolites. Maytenus ilicifolia, a highly exploited medicinal plant
commonly used in popular medicine, is included in the current list of endangered species. Our research
group is particularly interested in bioprospecting endophytes from medicinal plants found in Brazil, to
control citrus diseases. In this context, Phyllosticta citricarpa is an agronomically important fungus associated
with Citrus Black Spot (CBS), a disease associated with large economic losses, mainly due the
phytosanitary restrictions for CBS disease in Europe.

Objective:
The objective of this study was to identify and explore the activity of two endophytic isolates
from the medicinal plant M. ilicifolia against P. citricarpa, and to develop a reliable and efficient transformation
system for the endophytic strains.

Methods:
During a screening program on the biodiversity of M. ilicifolia, endophytic strains
LGMF1252 and LGMF1253 were isolated and selected for bioprospecting study. The secondary metabolites
from LGMF1252 and LGMF1253 were obtained by fermentation in Malt Extract Agar (MEA),
and extracted with EtOAC. The antagonistic property was evaluated against mycelial growth and pycnidia
formation of the phytopathogen P. citricarpa. A multi-locus sequence analysis using ITS, β-
tubulin, and α-actin genes was performed to identify the endophytes LGMF1252 and LGMF1253.
Based on these results, the isolate LGMF1252 was transformed via Agrobacterium tumefaciens, with
GFP and BAR expression cassettes, using a binary plasmid vector based on pPZP201BK.

Results:
The secondary metabolites from LGMF1252 and LGMF1253 showed antagonistic properties
against mycelial growth and pycnidia formation of P. citricarpa. Multi-locus sequence analysis revealed
that the endophytic strains belong to the Xylaria cubensis aggregate. The isolate LGMF1252 was successfully
transformed via A. tumefaciens.

Conclusion:
The inhibition of pycnidia formation can be an alternative for CBS control, considering
that there is no effective treatment for the disease and asexual spores play an important role in the development
of fruits lesions. Due to the high activity observed, strain LGMF1252 was transformed via A.
tumefaciens. The results of this study will facilitate future studies on plant interaction and biological
control.
Statutory Interpretation, Law Reform and Sampford's Theory of the Disorder of Law — Part Two
Authors: Barnes Jeffrey W 
Published: March 2018

If the rules are … to “constrain the interpreter” — they themselves must be available or “readable” independently of interpretation … Unfortunately, rules are texts. They are in need of interpretation and cannot themselves serve as constraints on interpretation.In 1981 and in following years Australian parliaments embarked upon a novel experiment: statutory reform of the general approaches to statutory interpretation. The best known of these provisions (called here “purpose rules”) is s 15AA of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth).
“With Eyes Open”: Andrew Inglis Clark and Our Republican Tradition
Authors: Williams John M 
Published: March 2018

The Attorney-General: [Clark, told the Legislative Assembly that] … Sir Samuel Griffith, Mr Kingston and himself knew what they were doing. They went to work with their eyes open and he claimed part of the responsibility, or glory, or whatever they might call it.Mr Dobson: A march towards republicanism.The Attorney-General: said they could call it what they liked. If it was republicanism, then Sir Samuel Griffith was a good republican, and he was as good a one as he [Clark].A report of the debate on the Draft Constitution in the Tasmanian Legislative Assembly. Hobart Mercury 18 August, 1897.
In Defence of Republicanism: A Reply to George Williams
Authors: Fraser Andrew 
Published: March 2018

George Williams poses a very topical question: is a republican tradition for Australia either possible or desirable? Simply by recognising republicanism as a tradition deeply rooted in the history of Western political thought, Williams helps to take us beyond the current officially sponsored nativist campaign to rid us of our “foreign” Queen. Republicanism is a complex phenomenon that first became manifest in the world of classical antiquity. The strength of Williams's article lies in the impulse to break free from the banal parochialism of the republic promoted by the Australian Republican Movement and a compliant media eager to service the perceived legitimation needs of the national government.In the American constitutional tradition Williams finds a rich store of ideas about the role of an active citizenry in the creation and preservation of a free republican society. The idea of the republic in America did not begin or end with the removal of a “foreign” monarch. Republicanism inspired the transformation of American society after the overthrow of the British monarchy.