bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Genetic variation at microsatellite loci in the tropical herb Aphelandra aurantiaca (Acanthaceae)
Authors: Suárez‐Montes Pilar , Tapia‐López Rosalinda , Núñez‐Farfán Juan 
Published: November 2015

Premise of the study:To assess the effect of forest fragmentation on genetic variation and population structure of Aphelandra aurantiaca (Acanthaceae), a tropical and ornamental herbaceous perennial plant, we developed the first microsatellite primers for the species.Methods and Results:Fourteen microsatellite markers were isolated and characterized from A. aurantiaca genomic libraries enriched for di‐, tri‐, and tetranucleotide repeat motifs. Polymorphism was evaluated in 107 individuals from four natural populations. Twelve out of 14 genetic markers were polymorphic. The number of alleles per locus ranged from two to 12, and the observed and expected heterozygosities ranged from 0.22 to 0.96 and from 0.20 to 0.87, respectively. Fixation indices ranged from −0.41 to 0.44.Conclusions:These newly developed microsatellite markers for A. aurantiaca will be useful for future population genetic studies, specifically to detect the possible loss of genetic diversity due to habitat fragmentation.
Development of polymorphic microsatellite markers for the Killarney Fern (Vandenboschia speciosa, Hymenophyllaceae)
Authors: García‐López M. del Carmen , Schuler Samira Ben‐Menni , López‐Flores Inmaculada , Nieto‐Lugilde Marta , Terrón‐Camero Laura , Aguilera Ismael Mazuecos , Suárez‐Santiago Víctor N. 
Published: November 2015

Premise of the study:We characterize 10 microsatellite loci in the endangered fern Vandenboschia speciosa (Hymenophyllaceae), enabling studies on the genetic population structure of this Macaronesian‐European species using DNA hypervariable markers.Methods and Results:Ten primer sets were developed and tested on 47 individuals in a total of two Iberian populations of V. speciosa. The primers amplified di‐ and hexanucelotide repeats. The number of alleles ranged from two to eight, and the expected heterozygosity ranged from 0.107 to 0.807 among the populations analyzed.Conclusions:The 10 microsatellite markers developed will be useful in characterizing the genetic diversity of V. speciosa and understanding its population structure (including the possible structure between sporophyte and gametophyte phases) and biogeographic history, and will provide important genetic data for the conservation of this species.
Santé animale et gains de productivité réduisent l’impact de l’élevage sur le changement climatique
Authors: Pradère Jean-Paul 
Published: November 2015

Animal health and productivity gains reduce livestock impact on climate change.
Productivity gains allow an increase in animal production with fewer animals, less greenhouse gas emissions and less pressure of livestock on soils. Proper control of animal diseases is a prerequisite essential for improving livestock productivity. All over the world, strengthening the fight against animal diseases would greatly reduce the environmental impacts of livestock productions. However, in the poorest countries, where animal diseases are an obstacle to the improvement of productivity and where, by promoting extensive growth of livestock and by killing many animals, animal diseases are responsible for a huge waste of environmental resources, the improvement of animal health has the most beneficial effects on the well-being of people and on the preservation of the planet. Because of their importance, the interactions between animal health and the environment should be better studied and better addressed by public policies.
Les systèmes d’élevage d’herbivores face au changement climatique en France : quelques conclusions d’une série d’études menées de 2006 à 2009 (projet Acta/Mires)
Authors: Moreau Jean-Christophe 
Published: November 2015

Dans le cadre du projet ACTA «Étude de la sensibilité des systèmes de grandes cultures et d’élevages herbivores aux changements climatiques», associant quatre partenaires : ARVALIS, l’INRA, l’Institut de l’Élevage et Météo France, et à partir des données climatiques simulées par Météo-France à moyen (2020-2049) et long terme (2070-2099) selon deux scénarios socio-démographiques (A2 et B1) issus du 4ème rapport du Groupe d’experts intergouvernemental (GIEC 4), des simulations utilisant le modèle de culture STICS (Simulateur multidisciplinaire pour les cultures standard) ont été réalisées pour évaluer les conséquences du changement climatique sur la production de biomasse de la luzerne, du maïs et de prairies à base de graminées.
Ces simulations intègrent l’effet de l’enrichissement de l’atmosphère en CO2 sur la photosynthèse et la transpiration. Par ailleurs, au travers du calcul de nombreux indicateurs agro-climatiques, l’étude s’est penchée sur la disponibilité et l’accessibilité à ces ressources fourragères, et sur la fréquence de certains aléas climatiques.
En prenant appui sur des systèmes d’élevage caractéristiques de zones bien différentes quant à l’ampleur et l’impact du changement climatique, les conséquences directes du changement climatique sur les cultures fourragères pratiquées dans ces systèmes ont été intégrées afin d’explorer l’évolution des équilibres propres à ces systèmes et évaluer les voies d’adaptation permettant de revenir à des équilibres satisfaisants et sécurisés. Ces travaux soulignent les capacités adaptatives de ces systèmes à maintenir leurs niveaux de production dans le futur proche mais ils mettent en avant des ruptures moins favorables à plus long terme.
Imagerie cérébrale : outils, principes et utilisations de la clinique aux sciences cognitives comparatives
Authors: Dhenain Marc 
Published: November 2015

Cerebral imaging : tools, principles and use from the clinic to comparative cognitive sciences.
Modern brain imaging was born in the 1970’ s with the invention of X-ray tomography, nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and positron emission tomography (PET). MRI and PET are used to study anatomy and brain function. MRI relies on the use of powerful magnets which allow producing images by manipulating the magnetic properties of the hydrogen atoms of water from an animal or human. PET relies on the use of radioactive ligands that, once injected into the body, can bind to targeted structures before being detected by sensors placed outside of the studied subject. These devices can produce anatomical or angiographic images, or images of various biological processes (inflammation, carcinogenesis, etc ...). They also allow to assess the role of some focal brain regions and to investigate the function of various neural networks. The ability to use these techniques in animals allows to compare the cerebral functioning of humans and animals.
A Method to Evaluate Critical Factors for Successful Implementation of Clinical Pathways
Authors: Dong W. , Huang Z. 
Published: November 2015

SummaryObjective: Clinical pathways (CPs) have been viewed as a multidisciplinary tool to improve the quality and efficiency of evidence-based care. Despite widespread enthusiasm for CPs, research has shown that many CP initiatives are unsuccessful. To this end, this study provides a methodology to evaluate critical success factors (CSFs) that can aid healthcare organizations to achieve successful CP implementation.Design: This study presents a new approach to evaluate CP implementation CSFs, with the aims being: (1) to identify CSFs for implementation of CPs through a comprehensive literature review and interviews with collaborative experts; (2) to use a filed study data with a robust fuzzy DEMATEL (the decision making trial and evaluation laboratory) approach to visualize the structure of complicated causal relationships between CSFs and obtain the inﬂuence level of these factors.Participants: The filed study data is provided by ten clinical experts of a Chinese hospital.Results: 23 identified CSF factors which are initially identiﬁed through a review of the literature and interviews with collaborative experts. Then, a number of direct and indirect relationships are derived from the data such that different perceptions can be integrated into a compromised cause and effect model of CP implementation.Conclusions: The results indicate that the proposed approach can systematically evaluate CSFs and realize the importance of each factor such that the most common causes of failure of CP implementation could be eliminated or avoided. Therefore, the tool proposed would help healthcare organizations to manage CP implementation in a more effective and proactive way.
Comparative Study on Total Lipid Quantification and Oxidative Rancidity Determination in Freshwater Fish Species with Different Fat Levels
Authors: Alcântara Ariane Vasconcellos de , Azevedo Pedro Lopes , Mársico Eliane Teixeira , Monteiro Maria Lucia , Rodrigues Bruna Leal , Conte Junior Carlos Adam 
Published: November 2015

<p>The aim of this study was to investigate the efficiency of different extraction methods for total lipid determination and oxidative rancidity evaluation in freshwater fish with different fat levels. Total lipid content was determined by Bligh and Dyer with slight modifications and Soxhlet methods. Malondialdehyde (MDA) quantification was determined by analytical methods with and without heat application. In both freshwater fish species, Bligh and Dyer method extracted greater total lipid content (<em>P</em> &lt;0.05) than Soxhlet method. In addition, the heat method revealed higher MDA values (<em>P</em> &lt;0.05) compared to cold method in both lean fish (<em>Cichla ocellaris</em>) and high-fat fish species (<em>Piaractus brachypomus</em>). We concluded that, regardless of the fat content in the freshwater fish species, the Bligh and Dyer method and the cold method used for oxidative rancidity were more efficient than Soxhlet method and heat technique, respectively.</p>
Effect of an Ergonomics-Based Educational Intervention Based on Transtheoretical Model in Adopting Correct Body Posture Among Operating Room Nurses
Authors: Moazzami Zeinab , Dehdari Tahere , Taghdisi Mohammad Hosein , Soltanian Alireza 
Published: November 2015

<p><strong>BACKGROUND: </strong>One of the preventive strategies for chronic low back pain among operating room nurses is instructing proper body mechanics and postural behavior, for which the use of the Transtheoretical Model (TTM) has been recommended.</p><p><strong>METHODS:</strong> Eighty two nurses who were in the contemplation and preparation stages for adopting correct body posture were randomly selected (control group = 40, intervention group = 42). TTM variables and body posture were measured at baseline and again after 1 and 6 months after the intervention. A four-week ergonomics educational intervention based on TTM variables was designed and conducted for the nurses in the intervention group.</p><p><strong>RESULTS: </strong>Following the intervention, a higher proportion of nurses in the intervention group moved into the action stage (<em>p</em> &lt; 0.05). Mean scores of self-efficacy, pros, experimental processes and correct body posture were also significantly higher in the intervention group (<em>p</em> &lt; 0.05). No significant differences were found in the cons and behavioral processes, except for self-liberation, between the two groups (<em>p</em> &gt; 0.05) after the intervention.</p><p><strong>CONCLUSIONS: </strong>The<strong> </strong>TTM provides a suitable framework for developing stage-based ergonomics interventions for postural behavior.</p>
Orientar desde el Ser: algunas aportaciones del programa Orient@cual para la elaboración del proyecto profesional y vital de alumnado de PCPI y CFGM
Authors: Romero Rodríguez Soledad , Seco Fernández Margarita , Lugo Muñoz Mar 
Published: November 2015

El trabajo que presentamos se enmarca en el desarrollo del proyecto de investigación “<em>ORIENT@CUAL: elaboración de proyectos profesionales en la formación profesional del sistema educativo. Diseño de un programa y una plataforma virtual de orientación” </em>subvencionado por el Plan Nacional I+D. Aportamos los primeros resultados obtenidos en la evaluación piloto del programa generado en el proyecto. Dicho programa se basa en un enfoque narrativo y sistémico de la orientación en el que el trabajo desde el Ser es el elemento clave. Se presentan los resultados obtenidos a través de entrevistas en profundidad realizadas a 16 estudiantes de PCPI y CFGM de dos IES de la provincia de Sevilla una vez finalizada su participación en el programa. Los resultados apuntan a que el programa contribuye al desarrollo de las competencias implicadas en las diferentes fases de elaboración del proyecto profesional y vital.<em> </em>
Conocimiento práctico del profesor universitario. Una exploración desde el análisis del discurso.
Authors: Rodríguez Pech Juanita , Martínez Rodríguez Juan Bautista 
Published: November 2015

<p>En este trabajo se aborda el conocimiento práctico del profesor (CPP) a partir de un estudio de caso en el que se han seguido algunas de las estrategias recomendadas para el análisis de discurso. Las descripciones que una profesora universitaria realiza acerca de su docencia, sirvieron de base para identificar algunos de los elementos de su conocimiento práctico (principios, reglas e imágenes) referidos a su visión de la realidad como contexto de la enseñanza, así como al papel de la formación universitaria en el marco de ese contexto. Se presentan también algunas implicaciones del estudio del CPP en la formación docente y en la reflexión del profesorado sobre su práctica.</p>
Foi, confession de foi et témoignage
Authors: Richard Jean 
Published: November 2015

Cet article se présente comme une réflexion sur un écrit de Paul Ricoeur concernant l’herméneutique du témoignage chrétien. À la simple confession de foi, « Jésus est le Christ », le témoignage ajoute un noyau narratif, comme on voit dans les évangiles. Il ajoute aussi la dimension existentielle de l’expérience personnelle. Car le témoignage de foi est plus qu’un simple reportage. Il exprime l’engagement du témoin dans la cause pour laquelle il témoigne. Le témoignage devient ainsi profession de la foi personnelle, où le témoin s’identifie avec la cause de celui pour lequel il témoigne. Ricoeur peut parler alors du « témoignage absolu de l’absolu ».
L’incomplétude de la vérité et la force du témoignage
Authors: Causse Jean-Daniel 
Published: November 2015

« Moi, la vérité je parle ». Par cette formule, Jacques Lacan avait désigné cette vérité qui, du lieu de l’inconscient, prend la parole alors même que le sujet ne cesse de la refouler pour ne rien en savoir. Dans un premier temps, cet article met en lumière le statut que Lacan accorde à la question de la vérité dans la théorie psychanalytique. Si la vérité parle, y compris et peut-être surtout sous son envers, elle est aussi marquée par une incomplétude structurelle qui lui donne paradoxalement sa puissance. Ce parcours permet alors, dans un second temps, de reprendre le problème de la vérité dans le christianisme et de la fonction du témoin. Ici, le motif pascal occupe une fonction centrale, car il désigne une vérité soustraite au savoir que le témoin a pour charge d’énoncer. Enfin, en dialogue avec le « Moi, la vérité je parle » de Lacan, on s’interroge sur le sens du « Je suis la vérité » que prononce le Christ selon l’Évangile de Jean.
La création, un concept théologique : réponse à Sophie Nordmann
Authors: Moschetta Jean-Marc 
Published: November 2015

Phénoménologie de la transcendance, publié par Sophie Nordmann, propose une réflexion sur certains concepts classiques de la théologie : création, rédemption, transcendance, etc. La thèse principale de l’ouvrage est que le monde est insuffisant à rendre compte de lui-même et que cette incomplétude est elle-même indéductible du monde. D’où le caractère authentiquement créé du monde. La création du monde, entendue strictement sur le mode de « l’insuffisance ontologique à soi » (p. 22), apparaît alors comme un concept délié du don originel et permet de faire l’économie d’un Dieu créateur. Cet article met en regard cette analyse et celle qui est issue de la tradition théologique. En particulier, même si la construction de la thèse principale de l’ouvrage est contestée sur la base des contre-exemples fournis par les sciences contemporaines de la nature, la conclusion de l’ouvrage qui proclame le lien entre création et rédemption d’un monde en voie d’achèvement peut être reçue comme une confirmation de la légitimité de la théologie naturelle contemporaine.
La formation de la philosophie d’Ernst Bloch à partir de la mystique de Maître Eckhart
Authors: Pelletier Lucien 
Published: November 2015

Cet article montre comment la philosophie du jeune Ernst Bloch, sous l’inspiration de Nietzsche, de Simmel et des mouvements de libre pensée du début du 20e siècle en Allemagne, s’est constituée comme une refonte de la conception eckhartienne de la naissance de Dieu dans l’âme. Diverses psychologies descriptives qui s’élaboraient alors (William James, Theodor Lipps, Oswald Külpe et l’école de Wurzbourg, Edmund Husserl), et la logique de l’origine de Hermann Cohen telle que relue par Oswald Weidenbach, ont procuré à Bloch des moyens conceptuels pour repenser la mystique de Maître Eckhart sous une forme non théiste.
Yoga as a Therapy for Adolescents and Young Adults with Cystic Fibrosis: A Pilot Study
Authors: Ruddy Jennifer , Emerson Julia , Mcnamara Sharon , Genatossio Alan , Breuner Cora , Weber Tracy , Rosenfeld Margaret 
Published: November 2015

Rationale: Yoga has been shown to improve outcomes in patients with asthma but has not been investigated in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. Methods: This was a prospective pilot study to evaluate the safety of a standardized yoga program among CF patients aged 12 to 25 years. Participants engaged in a 50-minute yoga session twice weekly for 8 weeks conducted by a certified yoga instructor using a standardized program designed to be safe for health-compromised individuals. Yoga sessions were individual to avoid transmission of infections. Primary outcome was safety and tolerability. Secondary outcome measures included respiratory symptoms, the Cystic Fibrosis Quality of Life instrument (CFQ-R), lung function, Ease of Breathing Score (measure of exercise tolerance), and weight. Results: Eleven participants were enrolled, and 10 completed the study. Adherence was very good; the mean (SD) number of sessions completed was 14.2 (1.3) out of 16 sessions. Eight patients reported 25 adverse events. The most common was cough, reported in 7. Two events were possibly related to study procedures: calf pain and headache. There were no significant changes in dyspnea or pain scales. The mean (SD) CFQ-R respiratory domain score increased from screening to end of study: 67.9 (11.4) to 82.1 (9.9), P=.04. There were no significant changes in the other outcome measures. Conclusions: In this pilot study, a standardized 8-week yoga program was safe and well tolerated among adolescent and young adult CF patients with mild to moderate lung disease. This study may be helpful to yoga instructors who are interested in working with CF patients. Larger controlled trials are warranted to determine further benefits.
Recovery from chronic and snowmelt acidification: Long‐term trends in stream and soil water chemistry at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, New Hampshire, USA
Authors: Fuss Colin B. , Driscoll Charles T. , Campbell John L. 
Published: November 2015

AbstractAtmospheric acid deposition of sulfate and nitrate has declined markedly in the northeastern United States due to emissions controls. We investigated long‐term trends in soil water (1984–2011) and stream water (1982–2011) chemistry along an elevation gradient of a forested watershed to evaluate the progress of recovery of drainage waters from acidic deposition at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, USA. We found slowed losses of base cations from soil and decreased mobilization of dissolved inorganic aluminum. Stream water pH at the watershed outlet increased at a rate of 0.01 units yr−1, and the acid neutralizing capacity (ANC) gained 0.88 µeq L−1 yr−1. Dissolved organic carbon generally decreased in stream water and soil solutions, contrary to trends observed at many North American and European sites. We compared whole‐year hydrochemical trends with those during snowmelt, which is the highest‐flow and lowest ANC period of the year, indicative of episodic acidification. Stream water during snowmelt had long‐term trends of increasing ANC and pH at a rate very similar to the whole‐year record, with closely related steady decreases in sulfate. A more rapid decline in stream water nitrate during snowmelt compared with the whole‐year trend may be due, in part, to the marked decrease in atmospheric nitrate deposition during the last decade. The similarity between the whole‐year trends and those of the snowmelt period is an important finding that demonstrates a consistency between recovery from chronic acidification during base flow and abatement of snowmelt acidification.
Early Cenomanian “hot greenhouse” revealed by oxygen isotope record of exceptionally well‐preserved foraminifera from Tanzania
Authors: Ando Atsushi , Huber Brian T. , MacLeod Kenneth G. , Watkins David K. 
Published: November 2015

AbstractThe search into Earth's mid‐Cretaceous greenhouse conditions has recently been stimulated by the Tanzania Drilling Project (TDP) which has recovered exceptionally well‐preserved biogenic carbonates from subsurface pre‐Neogene marine sediments in the eastern margin of central Africa. Published Tanzanian oxygen isotope records measured on exquisitely preserved foraminiferal tests, dating to as old as ~93 Ma, provided evidence for a Turonian “hot greenhouse” with very high and stable water‐column temperatures. We have generated a comparable data set of exceptionally well‐preserved foraminifera from a lower Cenomanian interval of TDP Site 24 spanning 99.9–95.9 Ma (planktonic foraminiferal Thalmanninella globotruncanoides Zone; nannofossil Corollithion kennedyi to Lithraphidites eccentricus Zones), thereby extending the age coverage of the Tanzanian foraminiferal δ18O record back by ~7 million years. Throughout the interval analyzed, the new foraminiferal δ18O data are consistently around −4.3‰ for surface‐dwelling planktonic taxa and −1.9‰ for benthic Lenticulina spp., which translate to conservative paleotemperature estimates of >31°C at the surface and >17°C at the sea floor (upper bathyal depths). Considering the ~40°S Cenomanian paleolatitude of TDP Site 24, these estimates are higher than computer simulation results for accepted “normal” greenhouse conditions (those with up to 4X preindustrial pCO2 level) and suggest that the climate mode of the early Cenomanian was very similar to the Turonian hot greenhouse. Taking account of other comparable data sources from different regions, the hot greenhouse mode within the normal mid‐Cretaceous greenhouse may have begun by the latest Albian, but the precise timing of the critical transition remains uncertain.