bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Sowing Date and Rate Effect on Winter Oilseed Rape (Brassica napus L.) Yield Components’ Formation
Authors: Balodis Oskars , Gaile Zinta 
Published: March 2017

Abstract
Crop yield per area is the product of plant density and productivity of an individual plant. Plant density and the time of winter oilseed rape sowing influences yield components (parameters of individual plant productivity), such as pod number per plant, seed number per pod, plant productivity, seed weight, and plant branching. The aim of this three-year (2008–2010) study was to investigate winter oilseed rape yield components depending on sowing date (five sowing dates) and sowing rate (four sowing rates for each variety) as initial cause of plant density at harvest for two type winter oilseed rape varieties (open pollinated ‘Californium’ and hybrid ‘Excalibur’). Field trials were carried out at the Research and Study Farm “Vecauce” of the Latvia University of Agriculture. Winter oilseed rape yield components (pod number per plant and seed number per pod, plant productivity (seed number per plant and plant productivity in g) as well as the number of primary branches per plant) were affected (p < 0.05) by sowing date and rate for both varieties. In general, no significant effect of sowing rate on 1000-seed weight was observed (p > 0.05), but sowing date influenced this component significantly (p < 0.05). A yield compensation mechanism was demonstrated by significant (p < 0.05) negative correlations between plant density at harvest and parameters of individual plant productivity.
High quality RNA from hydroponically grown grapevine roots suitable for gene expression studies
Authors: Chenenaoui Synda , Daldoul Samia , Mliki Ahmed 
Published: March 2017

Abstract

Objectives
Grapevine root system plays a great role in sensing and adapting to abiotic and biotic stresses. Identification of candidate genes involved in the tolerance to abiotic stress is becoming a crucial strategy to select and breed resilient genotypes. However, obtaining high quality RNA from grapevine roots under hydroponic culture is difficult. Hence, we have developed a new extraction procedure to improve RNA quality for root gene expression studies.

Methods
Conventional RNA extraction methods using CTAB are not suitable for gene expression studies and need to be improved. Here we report the application of a CTAB- based method for RNA extraction using an additional clean-up purification step.

Results
The RIN value of the resulting RNA indicated that our procedure allowed the purification of high RNA quality and quantity. Hence, the clean-up purification step efficiently eliminated contaminants which inhibit downstream applications. Derived RNA was successfully used for differential gene expression analysis in salt stressed grapevine by Northern Blot hybridizations.

Conclusion
In this study, we developed an efficient RNA isolation protocol from hydroponic cultivated grapevine roots which yielded RNA suitable for gene expression studies. This will open large perspectives in grapevine functional genomics with the identification of pertinent genes of agronomic interest.
Balance Training With a Dynamometric Platform Following Total Knee Replacement: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Authors: Roig-Casasús Sergio , Blasco José María , López-Bueno Laura , Blasco-Igual María Clara 
Published: March 2017

Background and Purpose:
Sensorimotor training has proven to be an efficient approach for recovering balance control following total knee replacement (TKR). The purpose of this trial was to evaluate the influence of specific balance-targeted training using a dynamometric platform on the overall state of balance in older adults undergoing TKR.

Methods:
This was a randomized controlled clinical trial conducted at a university hospital rehabilitation unit. Patients meeting the inclusion criteria were randomly assigned to a control group or an experimental group. Both groups participated in the same 4-week postoperative rehabilitation training protocol. Participants in the experimental group performed additional balance training with a dynamometric platform consisting of tests related to stability challenges, weight-shifting, and moving to the limits of stability. The primary outcome measure was the overall state of balance rated according to the Berg Balance Scale. Secondary outcomes in terms of balance were the Timed Up and Go Test, Functional Reach Test, and Romberg open and closed-eyes tests. Data processing included between-group analysis of covariance, minimal detectable change assessment for the primary outcome measure, and effect size estimation. Confidence intervals (CIs) were set at 95%.

Results:
Forty-three participants meeting the inclusion criteria and having signed the informed consent were randomly assigned to 2 groups. Thirty-seven completed the training (86.1%). Significant between-group differences in balance performance were found as measured with the Berg Balance Scale (P = .03) and Functional Reach Test (P = .04) with a CI = 95%. Significant differences were not recorded for the Timed Up and Go Test or Romberg open and closed-eyes tests (P > .05). Furthermore, Cohen's effect size resulted in a value of d = 0.97, suggesting a high practical significance of the trial.

Discussion and Conclusions:
According to the Berg Balance Scale and Functional Reach Test, participants with TKR who have followed a 4-week training program using a dynamometric platform improved balance performance to a higher extent than a control group training without such a device. The inclusion of this instrument in the functional training protocol may be beneficial for recovering balance following TKR.
Physical and Nutritional Prehabilitation in Older Patients With Colorectal Carcinoma: A Systematic Review
Authors: Looijaard Stéphanie M. L. M. , Slee-Valentijn Monique S. , Otten René H. J. , Maier Andrea B. 
Published: March 2017

Background and Purpose:
Sarcopenia and malnourishment are highly prevalent in older patients with colorectal cancer (CRC), who form a growing group of patients at risk of adverse outcome after surgery. Intervention on physical function and/or nutritional status may decrease the risk of postoperative complications. However, the overall effect of preoperative physical and nutritional interventions (better known as prehabilitation) in older patients with CRC remains unknown. The objective was to review the literature on physical and nutritional prehabilitation performed as observational cohort studies or randomized controlled trials in patients 60 years and older undergoing elective CRC surgery.

Methods:
We searched PubMed, Embase.com, CINAHL, and the Cochrane Library from inception to July 16, 2015, for relevant literature. Search terms included colorectal cancer, aged, pre- and perioperative period, surgery, physical activity, and nutrition.

Results:
A total of 6 studies were included: 1 study applied a physical intervention, 3 studies applied a nutritional intervention, and 2 studies applied a combination of both interventions. None of the preoperative interventions significantly reduced length of stay, mortality, or readmission rates.

Conclusions:
Physical and nutritional prehabilitation in older patients with CRC has not shown a significant reduction in postoperative complications or length of stay. One study that examined the effect of a perioperative nutritional supplement reported a reduction in postoperative complications. Future research should explore targeted combined interventions, taking into account physical and nutritional patient requirements.
Improved Functional Performance in Individuals With Dementia After a Moderate-Intensity Home-Based Exercise Program: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Authors: Dawson Nicole , Judge Katherine S. , Gerhart Hayden 
Published: March 2017

Background and Purpose:
Individuals with dementia (IWDs) experience difficulties across cognitive and functional domains. Nonpharmacological interventions aimed at reducing disability are greatly needed. Exercise is a low-cost and easily implemented approach, but investigation has yielded mixed evidence to date. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate a novel and innovative moderate-intensity functional exercise intervention for IWDs, which was developed using principles from exercise science along with a Strength-Based Approach, consisting of 24 home-based sessions.

Methods:
A randomized, controlled intervention trial with a 2-group pretest and posttest design was used with a sample of 23 community-dwelling IWDs (intervention group: n = 13; comparison group: n = 10). Average age of participants was 73.9 years (standard deviation, 9.1) with mild to moderate cognitive impairment (Mini-Mental State Examination, Mean = 20.8; standard deviation, 5.0).

Results and Discussion:
A 99.0% attendance rate indicated high adherence to the moderate-intensity exercise program. Efficacy was examined using multiple linear regression. Group assignment significantly predicted performance in key outcome measures, with IWDs from the intervention group improving in lower extremity strength (B = 5.92, t = 3.26, P = .004), balance (B = 4.04, t = 4.13, P = .001), and fast gait speed (B = .32, t = 2.61, P = .02). These findings indicated IWDs are able to participate in and benefit from a moderate-intensity functional exercise program, consisting of strength and balance activities.

Conclusions:
The current intervention used a Strength-Based Approach to facilitate implementation of exercise activities that could be completed by the sample. Therefore, integration of these techniques into mainstream clinical practice and research should be feasible with this patient population. Future research directions and implications of these findings also are discussed.
The Pivotal Role of Protein Phosphorylation in the Control of Yeast Central Metabolism
Authors: Vlastaridis Panayotis , Papakyriakou Athanasios , Chaliotis Anargyros , Stratikos Efstratios , Oliver Stephen G , Amoutzias Grigorios D 
Published: March 2017

Abstract
Protein phosphorylation is the most frequent eukaryotic post-translational modification and can act as either a molecular switch or rheostat for protein functions. The deliberate manipulation of protein phosphorylation has great potential for regulating specific protein functions with surgical precision, rather than the gross effects gained by the over/underexpression or complete deletion of a protein-encoding gene. In order to assess the impact of phosphorylation on central metabolism, and thus its potential for biotechnological and medical exploitation, a compendium of highly confident protein phosphorylation sites (p-sites) for the model organism Saccharomyces cerevisiae has been analyzed together with two more datasets from the fungal pathogen Candida albicans. Our analysis highlights the global properties of the regulation of yeast central metabolism by protein phosphorylation, where almost half of the enzymes involved are subject to this sort of post-translational modification. These phosphorylated enzymes, compared to the nonphosphorylated ones, are more abundant, regulate more reactions, have more protein–protein interactions, and a higher fraction of them are ubiquitinated. The p-sites of metabolic enzymes are also more conserved than the background p-sites, and hundreds of them have the potential for regulating metabolite production. All this integrated information has allowed us to prioritize thousands of p-sites in terms of their potential phenotypic impact. This multi-source compendium should enable the design of future high-throughput (HTP) mutation studies to identify key molecular switches/rheostats for the manipulation of not only the metabolism of yeast, but also that of many other biotechnologically and medically important fungi and eukaryotes.
Liquidity and Capital of Islamic Banks in Indonesia
Authors: Hosen Muhammad Nadratuzzaman , Muhari Syafaat 
Published: March 2017

This study is aimed to analyzed the factors that affect the liquidity and capital of Islamic banks in Indonesia. The method is used multiple linear regression. This result shows that the main problem of Islamic banks in Indonesia is how to increase equity in line with increasing third party fund. Another problem is that Islamic bank face difficulties to find debt for solving liquidity problem due to lack of instruments for liquidity derivative. Therefore Islamic banks rely on third party funds, which are high cost of funds due to time deposit fund, rather than using current deposit and saving deposit fund. Another result, negative coefficient of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to Quick Ratio (QR) indicate that if macroeconomics of Indonesia is stable and good environment, Islamic banks will expansive the market, meanwhile Islamic banks have now low level of liquidity buffer. This means Islamic banks face high level of risk, if core depositors withdraw money rushly it became defaultDOI: 10.15408/sjie.v6i1.4405
Microfinance Institutions and Empowerment of Women in Rural Area: A Case in Tangerang
Authors: Pakkana Mukhaer , Arsyad Lincolin 
Published: March 2017

The purpose of this study is to discover the performance of the financial independence, the members’ welfare, and accessibility of microfinance institutions to the rural areas in the Tangerang District. To measure the financial dependence is using financial ratios. Measuring levels of performance of the members’ welfare and accessibility using Chi-Square. The results found that, first, the level of welfare of members. The coastal areas have a higher loan value than other regions. Expenditure and income of members, industrial areas have high levels of spending and revenues higher than other regions. The performance of a range to members based on a group basis. Second, the performance of financial independence, categorized as "Healthy". The coastal area is 86.40, the area around the industrial area is 85.71 and agricultural area is 83,73. Third, the level of non-performing loans, the coastal area is 0.03, the industrial area is 0,26, and the agricultural area is 0.19.DOI: 10.15408/sjie.v6i1.4637
Merger and Industrial Acceleration: Study at Indonesian Islamic Banking Industry
Authors: Miftah Kindy , Wibowo Hendro 
Published: March 2017

The purpose of this research tries to feed the alternatives of merger between Islamic banks which becomes a form of recommendation to optimize the merger result, so it will contribute to the development of Indonesia’s banking sector in particular. Methodology of this study is using comparison technique utilize result of calculation valuation based on valuation theory in general with method discounted cash flaw (DCF). Valuation data processing using data past performance sharia banks is to plan future financial performance. Results of valuation will be conducted both with individual banks that will be merged and alternative merger determined. These findings implied from various possibility alternative mergers between sharia banks, there are 5 alternatives that are feasible considering the internal aspect such as tendency shareholder and condition sharia bank to be merged related to internal interest and external aspect namely scale of assets from merger banks and probability success from merger process.DOI: 10.15408/sjie.v6i1.4728
Romaellenes előítéletek Magyarországon: Politikai orientációtól, nemzeti identitástól és demográfiai változóktól független nyílt elutasítás
Authors: Keresztes-Takács Orsolya , Lendvai Lilla , Kende Anna 
Published: March 2017

Háttér
A rendszerváltást követő első években erősödött a romaellenesség Magyarországon, de néhány évvel később már csökkentést tapasztalhatunk az elutasítás nyílt kifejeződésében. A kétezres évektől a fokozódó társadalmi, majd gazdasági válság révén kialakult feszültségek hatására az előítéletesség mértéke újra növekedni kezdett.

Célok
Kutatásunkban arra kerestük a választ, hogy ma a magyar társadalom tagjai milyen attitűdökkel rendelkeznek a romákkal kapcsolatban. Célunk az volt, hogy egy online, illesztett reprezentatív mintán (N = 1005) kérdőív segítségével felmérjük, milyen arányban határozzák meg a romákkal szembeni elfogadáselutasítás mértékét az előítéletességre való hajlam mellett a demográfiai változók, a politikai orientáció és nemzeti identitás vagy a konkrét csoportnak tulajdonított attribútumok.

Eredmények
A korábbi kutatásokkal ellentétben eredményeink a demográfiai tényezők, a politikai orientáció és a nemzeti identitás másodlagos szerepét mutatták ki, míg a csoportnak tulajdonított felelősség és entitativitás kiemelkedő szerepet kapott a romákkal szembeni elutasítás mértékének bejóslásában.

Konklúzió
Megállapíthatjuk, hogy a romákkal szembeni elutasítás annyira elterjedtté vált, kifejezése oly felszabadult és nyílt, hogy az előítéletességgel általában összefüggő tényezők alapján a romaellenesség nem bejósolható. A romákkal szembeni előítéletek csökkentésére irányuló törekvéseknek tehát figyelembe kell venniük, hogy ma Magyarországon a romaellenesség nem ütközik morális akadályokba, így gyakorlatilag a társadalom minden rétegében magas értéket mutat, akár egy általános egalitáriánus értékrend mellett is.
Adoção de tecnologias de serviços de governo eletrônico: análise de estudos quantitativos no âmbito internacional │ Adoption of e-government services: worldwide analysis of quantitative studies
Authors: Costa Luciano Antonio , Oliveira Paulo Cristiano de , Dandolini Gertrudes Aparecida , Souza João Artur De 
Published: March 2017

RESUMO Os serviços de governo eletrônico deveriam estar disponíveis em canais de governo adequados aos cidadãos, porém sua adoção ainda está distante mundialmente de um nível satisfatório. Neste artigo buscou-se mapear, no âmbito internacional, os estudos quantitativos sobre adoção de tecnologias de serviços de governo eletrônico. Foram localizados 40 artigos, publicados em 22 periódicos. O artigo contribui para identificar fatores que influenciam a adoção de tecnologias para governo eletrônico internacionalmente e para futuros trabalhos no Brasil.Palavras-chave: Governo Eletrônico; Adoção; Análise; Serviços; Estudos Quantitativos.ABSTRACT E-Government services should be available to citizens in appropriate government channels, but the adoption of these services is still far from a satisfactory level worldwide. This study aimed to map, at the international level, quantitative empirical studies on the adoption of e-government service technologies. The research mapping was performed and found 40 articles published in 22 journals. The inputs of this article can contribute to the identification of factors that influence the adoption of e-government systems in the international context and the development of future work in Brazil.Keywords: Electronic Government; Adoption; Analysis; Services; Quantitative Studies.
A democracia em crise: o olhar da comunicação sobre as manifestações de rua no Brasil em 2013 │ Democracy in crisis: the communication point of view about the street protests in Brazil, 2013
Authors: Souza Humberto Da Cunha Alves de , Lima Myrian Regina Del Vecchio de 
Published: March 2017

RESUMO As manifestações de rua ocorridas, com intensidade, em junho de 2013 no Brasil, podem ser vistas como fenômeno social-comunicativo para os quais é preciso olhar sem apego e de forma reflexiva. Uma das possibilidades de leitura sobre esse fenômeno diz respeito a uma possível crise na democracia representativa, sendo esta a premissa que embasa esse artigo. Para melhor estabelecer essa conexão, juntamos bibliografias, depoimentos, análises, entrevistas, não apenas sobre as manifestações, mas também sobre as plataformas nas quais foram geradas - as mídias sociais, espaço de uma cultura nova, tanto em termos tecnológicos como território de renovações ideológicas e políticas.Palavras-chave: Democracia representativa; Comunicação; Cibercultura; Determinismo tecnológico; Mídias sociais. ABSTRACT The street protests that occurred intensively in June 2013 in Brazil can be considered as a socio-communicative phenomenon to be observed in a detached but reflexive manner. One reading of the phenomenon concerns a possible crisis in representative democracy, which is the premise that defined this article. To better establish this connection, we gathered bibliographies, statements, reviews, interviews, not only about the protests, but also concerning the platforms on which they were generated – the social media, space of a new culture, both in terms of technology and as a field of ideological and political renewal.Keywords: Representative democracy; Communication; Cyberculture; Technological determinism; Social media.
#Vem pra rua_Santa Maria: movimentos sociais em rede, mobilização social e usos do Facebook em ações de protesto │ #Vem pra rua_Santa Maria: Social movements network, social mobilization and the role of Facebook in protest activities
Authors: Brignol Liliane Dutra 
Published: March 2017

RESUMOO artigo busca refletir, a partir da teoria dos movimentos sociais, sobre as mobilizações que ganharam repercussão no mês de junho de 2013 no Brasil. Para isso, parte de uma observação exploratória em ações de protesto na cidade de Santa Maria, região central do Rio Grande do Sul, sua construção, experimentação e repercussão em eventos no Facebook, de modo a entender o papel das redes sociais online nas lógicas das mobilizações sociais contemporâneas. Foram combinadas estratégias de observação online e offline, aliadas a entrevistas com participantes das manifestações. A análise permite discutir sobre como o Facebook é apropriado para construir uma pauta plural de reivindicações, refletir sobre suas formas de ação, colocar em contato diferenças, criar sentimentos de pertença e vínculos entre sujeitos com posicionamentos diversos e, ainda, construir dinâmicas de interação e visibilidade para as ações de protesto. Tais lógicas obrigam a repensar o campo de estudo dos movimentos sociais.Palavras-chave: Rede; Movimentos sociais; Redes sociais online; Ações de protesto; Facebook.ABSTRACT This article proposes to analyze, based on the theory of social movements, the mobilizations that obtained attention in June 2013 in Brazil. Based on the observation of protest activities in the city of Santa Maria, in the central region of Rio Grande do Sul, it examines their development, evaluation and consequences in Facebook, as a means to gain an overall understanding of the role of online social networks within the logic of contemporary social movements. Interviews with protests participants were combined with online and offline strategic observations. The analysis indicates a discussion on how Facebook is used to construct a plural agenda of demands, to reflect upon forms of action, articulate exchanges between opposites, to create a sense of belonging and a link between subjects with different opinions, as well as to build dynamic interaction and visibility for the protest activities. This particular situation requires reconsidering the theoretical field on social movements.Keywords: Networks; Social movements; Online social network; Protest activities; Facebook.