Houseboats pushed out of the water by Hurricane Wilma, Flamingo

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Seasonal variations in surface metabolite composition of Fucus vesiculosus and Fucus serratus sampled at outer Kiel Fjord (August 2012 - July 2013)

The chemical composition of surface associated metabolites of two Fucus species (Fucus vesiculosus and Fucus serratus) was analysed by means of gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) to describe temporal patterns in chemical surface composition. Method: The two perennial brown macroalgae F. vesiculosus and F. serratus were sampled monthly at Bülk, outer Kiel Fjord, Germany (54°27'21 N / 10°11'57 E) over an entire year (August 2012 - July 2013). Per month and species six non-fertile Fucus individuals were collected from mixed stands at a depth of 0.5 m under mid water level. For surface extraction approx. 50 g of the upper 5-10 cm apical thalli tips were cut off per species. The surface extraction of Fucus was performed according to the protocol of de Nys and co-workers (1998) with minor modifications (see Rickert et al. 2015). GC/EI-MS measurements were performed with a Waters GCT premier (Waters, Manchester, UK) coupled to an Agilent 6890N GC equipped with a DB-5 ms 30 m column (0.25 mm internal diameter, 0.25 mM film thickness, Agilent, USA). The inlet temperature was maintained at 250°C and samples were injected in split 10 mode. He carrier gas flow was adjusted to 1 ml min-1. Alkanes were used for referencing of retention times. For further details (GC-MS sample preparation and analysis) see the related publication (Rickert et al. submitted to PLOS ONE).

The Worsening of the employment and work conditions and its relationship to the self-perceived health in European working population. Relevance and effects of the latest socioeconomic crisis

The recent crisis of the capitalistic economic system has altered the working conditions and occupations in the European Union. The recession situation has accelerated trends and has brought transformations that have been observed before. Changes have not looked the same way in all the countries of the Union. The social occupation norms, labour relations models and the type of global welfare provision can help underline some of these inequalities. Poor working conditions can expose workers to situations of great risk. This is one of the basic assumptions of the theoretical models and analytical studies of the approach to the psychosocial work environment. Changes in working conditions of the population seems to be important to explain in the worst health states. To observe these features in the current period of economic recession it has made a comparative study of trend through the possibilities of the European Working Conditions Survey in the 2005 and 2010 editions. It has also set different multivariate logistic regression models to explore potential partnerships with the worst conditions of employment and work. It seems that the economic crisis has intensified changes in working conditions and highlighted the effects of those conditions on the poor health of the working population. This conclusion can’t be extended for all EU countries; some differences were observed in terms of global welfare models.

Estrategias museográficas actuales relacionadas con la museología crítica

Este artículo evita la mera disquisición teórica sobre museología crítica, sugiriendo en lugar de ello algunas pistas para calibrar su influencia en la praxis museal. Ante todo, se propone como emblemático de la museografía crítica el uso de interrogaciones en lugar de discursos asertivos; en segundo lugar, la sustitución de la impersonal autoridad institucional por prácticas participativas e interpretaciones compartidas, para dar idea de una variedad de opiniones, incluyendo las de gentes ajenas al museo; finalmente, es un rasgo distintivo el énfasis en la naturaleza subjetiva de los montajes museísticos, mostrando sus cambios a través de la historia, y señalando la autoría personal de las presentaciones y textos en el museo.

Effect of trypsin inhibitor from Crotalaria pallida seeds on Callosobruchus maculatus (cowpea weevil) and Ceratitis capitata (fruit fly)

GOMES, Carlos E. M. et al. Effect of trypsin inhibitor from Crotalaria pallida seeds on Callosobruchus maculatus (cowpea weevil) and Ceratitis capitata (fruit fly). Plant Physiology and Biochemistry (Paris), v. 43, n. 12, p. 1095-1102, 2005.ISSN 0981-9428. DOI:10.1016/j.plaphy.2005.11.004.

Medborgarskapande för ett nytt millennium : utbildning och medborgarfostran i 2000-talets Sverige.

Citizenship in the making for a new millenium – education and citizen formation in 21st century Sweden. The aim of this article is to analyse citizenship formation in Swedish education. In highlighting trends regarding the assignment of the educational system to provide for democratic citizenship there are certain depictions of citizenship prevail- ing. The first stresses an inward-looking and inward-feeling citizenship, characterizing the citizen as deliberative and emotional. The second stresses an inward-looking and outward-making citizenship, characterizing the citizen as entrepreneurial and willing. Here, democracy is portrayed as already achieved. This, we argue, is hazardous as society risk being pictured as apolitical and democratically ‘saturated’. This situation does not open up for democratic change to come into question as desirable or even possible. Put differently, it leaves us with the notion that things have to be as they are, as we are living in the best of worlds.

What Counts as Young People's Civic Engagement in Times of Accountability? : On the Importance of Maintaining Openness about Young People's Civic Engagement in Education

One aspect of the ICCS study's measurement of young people's citizen competence is 'civic engagement'. In this article it is argued that even though the study's assessment captures important aspects of young people's civic engagement, too strong educational reliance on it may contribute to meagreness in the educaitonal assignment to see to an engaged citizenry. By providing deeper insight into the ICCS study's assessment rationale, and by presenting qualitatively derived examples of young people's civic engagement, it is suggested that in order to see to fruitful ways of approaching the educational task of providing for young people's civic engagement, we need to maintain openness to different depictions of civic engagement. Among them those that matter as such for the young people themselves in and through the social and material practices they take part in.

Effect of trypsin inhibitor from Crotalaria pallida seeds on Callosobruchus maculatus (cowpea weevil) and Ceratitis capitata (fruit fly)

GOMES, Carlos E. M. et al. Effect of trypsin inhibitor from Crotalaria pallida seeds on Callosobruchus maculatus (cowpea weevil) and Ceratitis capitata (fruit fly). Plant Physiology and Biochemistry (Paris), v. 43, n. 12, p. 1095-1102, 2005.ISSN 0981-9428. DOI:10.1016/j.plaphy.2005.11.004.

¿Una promesa incumplida? : la calidad de la educación superior universitaria y el subempleo profesional en el Perú

A pesar del elevado crecimiento de la economía peruana en los últimos diez años, los profesionales universitarios se enfrentan a dificultades cada vez mayores para desempeñarse en ocupaciones laborales acorde a su formación educativa superior, habilidades e inversiones educativas. Este panorama se concreta en la condición "subempleo profesional" por la cual cuatro de cada diez profesionales universitarios al 2012 se encuentran sobre-educados, ocupando vacantes no profesionales y subremunerados. Proponemos que el deterioro en la calidad de la educación superior universitaria ha sido un desencadenante del aumento de profesionales universitarios subempleados, como alternativa a la literatura que analiza causas relacionadas a la demanda laboral. El objetivo principal de esta investigación consiste en explorar y cuantificar en qué medida la calidad de la educación superior contribuye al subempleo profesional en el Perú. Usando datos de la Encuesta Nacional de Hogares (ENAHO) y el Censo Nacional Universitario (CENAUN) de los años 1996 y 2010, planteamos un modelo de elección discreta que mide los efectos de la calidad universitaria sobre la condición individual de subempleo en un horizonte de largo plazo. La fuente de variabilidad que permite identificar dichos efectos es el proceso de apertura y desregulación del mercado de universidades iniciado en la década de los noventa. Nuestros resultados indican que la probabilidad de estar subempleado, para los profesionales que asistieron a universidades de «menor calidad», aumentó de 0.19 a 030 a partir de la desregulación del mercado universitario —tomando en cuenta que la desregulación afectó tanto la calidad de la universidad a la que se asistió como la posibilidad de adquirir educación superior universitaria en general para los individuos con menores habilidades académicas.

Satisfação Profissional e a Segurança do Doente na Prática de Enfermagem

A satisfação profissional (SP) tem assumido uma importância crescente, sendo um indicador de avaliação permanente de qualidade e auxiliador nas políticas de recursos humanos nas instituições de saúde. Na enfermagem, esta variável apropria características peculiares pela especificidade e exigências da profissão. A segurança do doente (SD) é simultaneamente, indicador de desempenho, elemento central na qualidade em saúde e um desígnio fundamental dos profissionais de saúde. O risco de ocorrência de eventos adversos associados às práticas de enfermagem (EAAPE) é uma constante dentro das organizações, existindo diversos fatores que o potenciam. No contexto atual, o aumento da carga horária semanal e a consequente diminuição dos períodos de descanso e lazer, poderão implicar menor SP e consequentemente, diminuir a resistência dos Enfermeiros aos fatores potenciadores de ocorrência de EA, contribuindo negativamente para a qualidade dos cuidados prestados. Desta problematização resultaram duas questões orientadoras do estudo: a SP dos enfermeiros e os EAAPE estão relacionados com as variáveis socioprofissionais?; existe relação entre a SP dos enfermeiros e os EAAPE? No sentido de lhes dar resposta, foi conduzido um estudo de âmbito nacional, com abordagem quantitativa e caráter descritivo e correlacional. Através da recolha de dados online, pela disponibilização de um formulário de autopreenchimento em diferentes redes sociais e pela própria Ordem dos Enfermeiros, maximizou-se a probabilidade de aumentar o número de participantes no estudo a exercer funções em Portugal, constituindo-se uma amostra de 1102 enfermeiros. Os resultados encontrados evidenciaram um nível global baixo de SP dos enfermeiros portugueses (X=2,88; DP=0,51), influenciado pela categoria profissional, número de dias de folga/semanal e tempo de exercício profissional. Relativamente aos EAAPE, existe relação na perceção das práticas profissionais com o tipo de categoria profissional, tipo de relação laboral e tempo de exercício profissional; e associação na perceção dos resultados (risco e ocorrência de EAs) com o tipo de relação laboral, carga horária/semanal e tempo de exercício profissional. Os profissionais mais satisfeitos evidenciam desenvolver melhores práticas de enfermagem (r=0,35; p=0,00). Por outro lado, o nível de SP dos enfermeiros correlaciona-se negativamente com o risco e ocorrência de EA (r=-0,30; p=0,00).

Demanda de Internet: El sector mayorista de telecomunicaciones Colombiano

A raíz de la necesidad de conocer las diferentes variables que inciden en los servicios de transporte de datos, la escasez de artículos académicos que describan el comportamiento de la demanda en el sector mayorista y tomando como referencia los trabajos realizados, tanto por Madden & Coble-Neal (2004) como por Karacuka, Haucap & Heimeshoff (2011), se presenta, tanto un modelo de demanda, como un modelo de formación de precios, estimados a través de técnicas de panel de datos a nivel de firmas, con el objetivo de comprender el comportamiento de estas en el mercado Colombiano y cuyos resultados fundamentales son una elasticidad precio de la demanda de 1.1102, una elasticidad inversa de la demanda de 0.2215 y una elasticidad ingreso de 0.0569, para las firmas proveedoras del servicio de internet a usuarios finales.