bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Ovitrampas para Avaliação da Presença de Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus) e Aedes albopictus (Skuse) no Município de Vassouras, Estado do Rio de Janeiro
Authors: Oliveira Alexandre de Araujo , Maleck Marise 
Published: April 2014

Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus) e Aedes albopictus (Skuse) são vetores de diversas arboviroses entre elas a febre amarela urbana e a dengue, sendo a última um dos maiores problemas no mundo em cidades que possuem clima quente e úmido. Diante dos consecutivos casos de dengue em Vassouras-RJ foi importante averiguar a presença e comportamento do vetor nas diversas épocas do ano e sua predominância no município. Neste estudo observou-se a presença de Ae. aegypti em 10,44% e Ae. albopictus em 89,56% dos 364 ovos que se tornaram viáveis, e sendo o bairro Matadouro, ponto 4, local com maior presença destes culicídeos. Estes dados mostraram que Ae. albopictus está cada vez mais presente na área urbana.
Ovitraps for evaluating the presence of Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus) and Aedes albopictus (Skuse) in Vassouras City, State of Rio de Janeiro
Abstract. Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus) and Aedes albopictus (Skuse) are vectors of many arboviruses including urban yellow fever and dengue, the latter being one of the biggest problems in the world in cities that have hot and humid climate. Having the consecutive cases of dengue in Vassouras, RJ it was important to ascertain the presence and behavior of the vector in different seasons of year and their predominance in the city. In this study we observed the presence of 10.44% Ae. aegypti and 89.56% Ae. albopictus of the 364 viable eggs and being the Matadouro neighborhood (point 4), the local with the largest presence of these culicids. These data showed that Ae. albopictus is ever more present in urban areas.
Análise Econômica da Produção de Trichogramma pretiosum Riley em Diferentes Escalas
Authors: Gouvea Alfredo de , Gnoatto Valdemir José , Silva Everton Ricardi Lozano , Potrich Michele 
Published: April 2014

O presente trabalho teve como objetivo analisar a viabilidade econômica da produção de Trichogramma pretiosum Riley (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) nas escalas de produção de 4.500 (A), 9.000 (B) e 13.500 (C) cartelas com 100.000 ovos por ano. Foram utilizados como critérios o valor presente líquido (VPL) e taxa interna de retorno (TIR). Os dados de custo de produção de cada sistema tecnológico foram levantados junto ao comércio local de Dois Vizinhos-PR, à empresas especializadas e laboratórios de controle biológico da Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná - Campus de Dois Vizinhos e da Universidade Estadual Oeste do Paraná – Campus de Marechal Cândido Rondon, entre julho e dezembro de 2011. Os fatores que mais influenciaram nos custos de produção foram os insumos e a mão-de-obra utilizada. A análise de viabilidade econômica apresentou os respectivos valores de VPL e TIR para as escalas A, B e C: R$ 279.662,13 e 50,04%; R$ 919.566,09 e 130,39%; e R$ 1.544.602,37 e 164,76%. As três escalas de produção são viáveis economicamente, sendo que a escala C apresentou o melhor desempenho econômico.
Economic Analysis of Trichogramma pretiosum Riley Production at Different Scales
Abstract. The present study aimed to assess the economic feasibility of Trichogramma pretiosum Riley (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) production on the scales production of 4,500, 9,000 and 13,500 cards with 100,000 eggs per year. The criteria of present liquid value (PLV) and internal rate return (IRR) were used. Data from costs production of each technology system were surveyed in the local markets in Dois Vizinhos, specialized companies and biological control laboratories from Universidade Tecnológica do Paraná – Campus Dois Vizinhos, and from Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná – Campus Marechal Candido Rondon, between July and December 2011. The factors which most affected the production costs were the inputs and labor. The economic feasibility provided the following values for PLV and IRR for the scales A, B and C: R$ 279,662.13 and 50.04%; R$ 919,566.09 and 130.39%; R$ 1,544,602.37 and 164.76%. The three productions scales are economically feasible, and scale C had the best economic performance.
Ataque e Caracterização de Danos de Brevicoryne brassicae (L.) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) em Brachiaria decumbens Stapf e Panicum maximum Jacq.
Authors: Camilo Silma da Silva , Santos Márcia Vitória , Soares Marcus Alvarenga , Pires Evaldo Martins 
Published: April 2014

As pastagens cultivadas constituem a base da bovinocultura no Brasil sendo que, os gêneros Brachiaria e Panicum ocupam lugar de destaque. Brachiaria decumbens Stapf possui vantagens como grande adaptabilidade a solos ácidos e de baixa fertilidade, ao clima tropical, além de proporcionar alto rendimento de massa seca. Panicum maximum Jacq. é importante devido ao alto potencial de produção de massa seca por unidade de área, adaptabilidade, qualidade de forragem, facilidade de estabelecimento e aceitabilidade pelos animais. Foi observado o ataque do pulgão Brevicoryne brassicae (L.), comumente encontrado em hortaliças, principalmente nas do gênero Brassica, nestas gramíneas, causando danos como amarelecimento de folhas, depauperamento e formação de fumagina em plantas cultivadas em casa de vegetação. Este inseto poderá se tornar uma praga potencial de B. decumbens cv. Basilisk e P. maximum cv. Tanzânia se for confirmada sua adaptação aos novos hospedeiros em campo.
Attack and Damage Characterization of Brevicoryne brassicae (L.) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in Brachiaria decumbens Stapf and Panicum maximum Jacq.

Abstract. The cultivated pastures are the basis of cattle rearing in Brazil and the Brachiaria and Panicum genera are most important. Brachiaria decumbens Stapf has great advantages such as adaptability to acid soils of low fertility, to the tropical climate and to providing high yield of dry matter. Panicum maximum Jacq. is important because of the high potential production of dry mass per unit area, adaptability, forage quality, ease of establishment and acceptability by animals. It was reported the attack and damage of the aphid Brevicoryne brassicae (L.), commonly found in vegetables, especially in the genus Brassica, in these grasses causing damage such as leaf yellowing, plant depletion and formation of sooty mold in the greenhouse. This insect can become a potential pest of B. decumbens cv. Basilisk and P. maximum cv. Tanzânia, if confirmed their adaptation to new hosts in the field.
Endovascular Treatment of Intracranial Aneurysms in the Flow Diverter Era: Frequency of Use and Results in a Consecutive Series of 550 Treatments in a Single Centre
Authors: van Rooij Willem Jan , Bechan Ratna S , Peluso Jo P. , Sluzewski Menno 
Published: April 2014

Flow diverter devices became available in our department in 2009. We considered treatment with flow diverters only in patients with aneurysms not suitable for surgery or conventional endovascular techniques. This paper presents our preliminary experience with flow diverters in a consecutive series of 550 endovascular aneurysm treatments. Between January 2009 and July 2013, 550 endovascular treatments for intracranial aneurysms were performed. Of these, 490 were first-time aneurysm treatments in 464 patients and 61 were additional treatments of previously coiled aneurysms in 51 patients. Endovascular treatments consisted of selective coiling in 445 (80.8%), stent-assisted coiling in 68 (12.4%), balloon-assisted coiling in 13 (2.4%), parent vessel occlusion in 12 (2.2%) and flow diverter treatment in 12 (2.2%). Eleven patients with 12 aneurysms were treated with flow diverters. Two patients had ruptured dissecting aneurysms. One patient with a basilar trunk aneurysm died of acute in stent thrombosis and another patient died of brain stem ischaemia at 32 months follow-up. One patient had ischaemia with permanent neurological deficit. Two aneurysms are still open at up to 30 months follow-up. Flow diversion was used in 2% of all endovascular treatments. Both our own poor results and the high complication rates reported in the literature have converted our initial enthusiasm to apprehension and hesitancy. The safety and efficacy profile of flow diversion should discourage the use of these devices in aneurysms that can be treated with other techniques.
Evaluation of Cervical Posture Following Rapid Maxillary Expansion: A Review of Literature
Authors: Ortu Eleonora , Pietropaoli Davide , Ortu Maurizio , Giannoni Mario , Monaco Annalisa 
Published: April 2014

Objective:
The aim of this article is to elucidate the state of the art about how rapid maxillary expansion
(RME) produces changes in natural head position (NHP) in terms of cephalometric angles or inclinometer data during the
growth period, according to the available literature.

Methods:
Electronic search was done from January 2002 to June 2012 on PubMed, Cochrane and Scopus databases; in addition manual search was conducted as well. According to keywords, eleven papers were eligible for our purpose, but definitely six papers were selected in agreement with the inclusion/exclusion criteria.

Conclusions:
The current literature suggests that the potential relationship between RME and NHP is still unclear. In fact, although the change in the position of the head after the rapid palatal expansion is evident clinically, current orthodontic literature does not provide conclusive evidence about the nature of this relationship
Affiliated Banker on Board and Conservative Accounting
Authors: Erkens David H. , Subramanyam K. R. , Zhang Jieying 
Published: April 2014

ABSTRACT
We examine the effect of lender monitoring through board representation, which we label “affiliated banker on board” (AFB) on conservative accounting. We hypothesize that monitoring reduces lenders' demand for conservatism-facilitated control transfers through debt covenants by reducing the information asymmetry that underlies the agency problem of debt. Consistent with our hypothesis, we find that AFB firms have markedly lower conservative accounting than non-AFB firms. This result is robust to a battery of tests that account for bias from both observable and unobservable factors. We also find additional evidence to support key elements of our hypothesis. First, an examination of the relation between borrower-unfavorable renegotiations and covenant violations suggests that board representation allows lenders to renegotiate in a timelier manner based on private information. Second, an examination of the relation between covenant intensity and conservative accounting suggests that board representation decreases lenders' reliance on conservatism-facilitated control transfers. Finally, an analysis that uses relationship lending as an alternative proxy of lender monitoring suggests that it is lender monitoring, and not AFB per se, that reduces demand for conservative accounting.
JEL Classifications: G3; G21; M41
Data Availability: All data are publicly available from sources identified in the text.
Does Mandatory Rotation of Audit Partners Improve Audit Quality?
Authors: Lennox Clive S. , Wu Xi , Zhang Tianyu 
Published: April 2014

ABSTRACT
Opponents of mandatory rotation argue that a change of partner is bad for audit quality, as it results in a loss of client-specific knowledge. On the other hand, proponents argue that a change of partner is beneficial, as it results in a positive peer review effect and a fresh perspective on the audit. We test the impact of mandatory partner rotation on audit quality using a unique dataset of audit adjustments in China. Our results suggest that mandatory rotation of engagement partners results in higher quality audits in the years immediately surrounding rotation. Specifically, we find a significantly higher frequency of audit adjustments during the departing partner's final year of tenure prior to mandatory rotation and during the incoming partner's first year of tenure following mandatory rotation.
Measuring Reflective Cognitive Capacity: A Methodological Recommendation for Accounting Research of Feedback Effects
Authors: Viator Ralph E. , Bagley Penelope L. , Barnes Beau Grant , Harp Nancy L. 
Published: April 2014

ABSTRACT:
This study investigates whether measures of reflective cognitive capacity can differentiate which participants are more or less likely to benefit from feedback intervention. The results from four separate experiments of feedback effects are reported. In each experimental task, participants had to override a specific cognitive bias in order to improve their performance post feedback. Across all four experiments, the results consistently show that measures of reflective cognitive capacity reasonably partitioned participants into two groups: those that were more likely, versus those that were less likely, to benefit from feedback intervention. Most notably, the fourth experiment replicates a study recently published in Behavioral Research in Accounting (Buchheit, Dalton, Downen, and Pippin 2012) and demonstrates that the study's primary finding was not generalizable to all participants. We recommend that future accounting studies examining learning and feedback effects include measures of reflective cognitive capacity, such as the Need for Cognition scale and the Cognitive Reflection Test.
Data Availability: Please contact the first author.
Creating an Executive Compensation Plan: A Corporate Tax Planning Case
Authors: Blazovich Janell L. , Huston G. Ryan , Huston Janet M. 
Published: April 2014

ABSTRACT
In this case, the student takes on the role of a compensation committee team member in a publicly traded corporation. The case task is to create a compensation plan for the company's CEO using past data regarding CEO compensation and specific incentives from proxy statements, along with financial statement performance data. To develop a comprehensive plan for the executive, students must incorporate numerous issues and course topics, both tax and nontax, applying them to the particular fact pattern. Pre- and post-case responses from students confirm that this case furthers their understanding of the interplay between corporate tax rules and executive compensation while cultivating critical thinking skills. The case has been used in both graduate tax and graduate accounting courses. To accommodate different teaching philosophies and course emphasis (tax or accounting), three variations of the project are provided.
The Messy Matters of Continuous Assurance: Findings from Exploratory Research in Australia
Authors: Hardy Catherine Anne 
Published: April 2014

ABSTRACT
The potential benefits of and business imperatives for continuous assurance (CA) are now widely acknowledged. However, uncertainty remains about how CA may be effectively implemented at a theoretical and practical level. The aim of this paper is to report on the first stage of a long-term comparative case study research project examining the adoption and implementation of CA in Australian organizations. The research supports three goals: (1) to inform strategies for creating CA capability, (2) to increase success of CA initiatives, and (3) to advance theory. Key findings emerging from this exploratory case study research in six organizations include the multifaceted and messy nature of CA, implementation as an emergent and translation process, managing change and relational contexts, the CA “champion” and top management support, assembling new skill sets and building capabilities, and the problems and politics of information.
Microstuctural analysis and determination of PM10 emission sources in an industrial Mediterranean city
Authors: Tolis Evangelos , Gkanas Evangelos , Pavlidou Eleni , Skemperi Athina , Pey Jorge , Pérez Noemi , Bartzis John 
Published: April 2014

Abstract
Scientists are interested in knowing more about the control of sources which contribute to environmental pollution. Air pollution has two main sources: anthropogenic and natural sources. The natural contributions to environmental pollution can be assessed, but cannot be totally controlled. while the emissions from the anthropogenic sources can be controlled. These air pollutants can be dispersed and transferred by winds in the atmosphere. The focus area of this study is the Mediterranean basin. The most important winds in this area are the land and sea breezes. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) was applied to characterize the morphology of the PM10 samples in order to identify possible emission sources for the occuring pollution. Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS) was performed for the elemental analysis and chemical characterization of the PM10 samples. The analysis showed that the PM10 samples can be divided into three different groups: the samples containing mineral phases, the compounds from combustion processes and the particles emitted from high-temperature processes.
Angular dependence of resonant inelastic x-ray scattering: a spherical tensor expansion
Authors: Juhin Amélie , Brouder Christian , Groot Frank 
Published: April 2014

AbstractA spherical tensor expansion is carried out to express the resonant inelastic scattering cross-section as a sum of products of fundamental spectra with tensors involving wavevectors and polarization vectors of incident and scattered photons. The expression presented in this paper differs from that of the influential article by Carra et al. (Phys. Rev. Lett. 74, 3700, 1995) because it does not omit interference terms between electric dipole and quadrupole contributions when coupling each photon to itself. Some specific cases of the spherical tensor expansion are discussed. For example the case of isotropic samples is considered and the cross-section is expressed as a combination of only three fundamental spectra for the situation where electric dipole or electric quadrupole transitions in the absorption process are followed by electric dipole transitions in the emission. This situation includes the case of untextured powder samples, which corresponds to the most frequent situation met experimentally. Finally, it is predicted that some circular dichroism may be observed on isotropic samples provided that the circular polarization of the scattered beam can be detected.
First steps toward the construction of a hyperphase diagram that covers different classes of short polymer chains
Authors: Sabeur Sid 
Published: April 2014

Abstract
We present the results of a multicanonical Monte Carlo study of flexible and wormlike polymer chains, where we investigate how the polymer structures observed during the simulations, mainly coil, liquid, and crystalline structures, can help to construct a hyperphase diagram that covers different polymer classes according to their thermodynamic behavior.
A compact broadband microstrip patch antenna with defective ground structure for C-Band applications
Authors: Rawat Sanyog , Sharma K. 
Published: April 2014

AbstractA novel design of a circular patch antenna having defected ground structure is presented in this communication. The antenna is designed for C-band applications. A wide bandwidth of 60.3% (4.04–7.28) GHz is obtained in the C-band frequency range 4–8 GHz. It is also found through parametric analysis that shape and dimensions of the finite ground plane and slots in the patch are the key factors in improving the bandwidth of the proposed geometry. The antenna is fabricated using FR-4 substrate and parameters like return loss, VSWR and input impedance are measured experimentally.
Synthesis of V2O3/C composites with different morphologies by a facile route and phase transition properties of the compounds
Authors: Zhang Yifu , Wang Nannan , Huang Yuting , Huang Chi , Mei Xiao , Meng Changgong 
Published: April 2014

Abstract
V2O3 and amorphous carbon composites (V2O3/C composites) with different morphologies (e.g. nanospheres, nanorods and nanosheets) were, for the first time, successfully synthesized by a facile hydrothermal route and subsequent calcination. The as-obtained samples were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), energy dispersive spectrometery (EDS), elemental analysis (EA), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The morphology of V2O3/C composites could be easily controlled by varying the reaction time, and, as a result, V2O3/C composites with nanospheres, nanorods and nanosheets were selectively synthesized. Furthermore, the phase transition property of V2O3/C composites was measured by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), suggesting that V2O3/C composites exhibit the phase transition similar to V2O3, which could expand the potential applications of materials related to V2O3 in the future.
Metamaterials with negative compressibility — a novel concept with a long history
Authors: Imre Attila 
Published: April 2014

Abstract
Metamaterials with negative compressibility are a very promising group of novel materials with a wide variety of potential application. A recent model proposed construction of the structures with three-dimensional negative compressibility by utilizing successive destabilization of stable or metastable states and inducing phase transitions mimicking negative compressibility. Here, we would like to show that similar concept is used by the nature and a nice example of this kind of metamaterial can be seen even in a glass of water.
Dielectric properties of vanadium doped barium titanate synthesized via high-energy ball milling
Authors: Dulian Piotr , Bąk Wojciech , Wieczorek-Ciurowa Krystyna , Kajtoch Czesław 
Published: April 2014

Abstract
The study shows the advisability of using a mechanochemical synthesis method, based on a high-energy planetary ball milling, to a modification of barium titanate by a vanadium doping. This method improves useful properties of BaTi0:95V0:05O3 as a capacitor material. It has a high value of electric permittivity ɛ′ in the wide range of temperature and low dielectric losses ɛ″ as well as a low electrical conductivity.
The Politics of State Creation in Nigeria and the Economic Viability of the Existing 36 States
Authors: Onimisi Timothy 
Published: April 2014

The politics of state creation in Nigeria has assumed a worrisome dimension. The demand for creation of new states is growing in an unfortunate manner, political and ethnic associations are at their best to undo one another a head of the 2014 National Conference. The attention of scholars has being drawn to the continuous demand of some leaders agitating for new states considering he weak economic viability of most of the existing states and a near bankrupt of most of the states judging from the indicators and index of the economic agencies in Nigeria. This paper attempt to bring out a clearer economic viability of the existing states and it intend to call on those seeking for more states to cease, judging from the economic situation of the existing states and their total dependence on the central government for survival. The paper recommends the need to reposition and strengthen the existing 36 states structure, and it call on the people of Nigeria to support the Federal government in her attempt to transform the states.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ijssm.v1i2.10009 Int. J. Soc. Sci. Manage. Vol-1, issue-2: 64-68