v.3 n.6 December

Parana Journal of Science and Education. v.3, n.6, December (2017).

Summary

Articles

The Effects on Turkey of the Intra Struggles Delineated Mainly on Oil, by the Members of the Western World: how should we cope with it?

Tolga Yarman and Cüneyt Akalin. Parana J. Sci. Educ., v.3, n.6, (1-6), December 01, 2017.

DOI: doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3818485

Abstract

Commercial and energy tensions and intra struggles of i) US on the one side of the Atlantic Ocean, ii) England, France and Germany on the other side, i.e. altogether, the Western world, embodying Japan as well, taking place on the platforms of Europe, and the Middle East, are undoubtedly reflected upon Turkey and her neighboring region, no matter how fierce or smooth. Turkey and the region, amongst other things, suffer of these. A path to be followed by Turkey, to insure security, politically and defense-wise, is discussed. The recent and hot counter interventions of Russian Federation, Iran, even further Republic of China, no doubt made the situation in the region even worse, and requires a special attention, and will be dealt with elsewhere.

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O Conceito de Sistema Respiratório e o Hábito de Fumar Através do Olhar dos Alunos do Ensino Infantil e Fundamental.

Amauri Betini Bartoszeck. Parana J. Sci. Educ., v.3, n.6, (7-18), December 07, 2017.

DOI: doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3818491

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An important objective of primary school teaching about organs and organ systems is to make pupils learn scientific contents as well as a relation of these structures to health problems. A exploratory cross-sectional study was carried out with 212 pupils enrolled in primary schools from rural and urban areas in Southern Brazil concerning their conceptions of respiratory system and the unhealthy effects of smoking tobacco and marijuana. Analyzing drawings five levels of complexity were created about the passage of smoke containing nicotine or canabidiol and tetraidrocanabinol until the gas entered the circulatory system from the lungs and reached the brain. Results were grouped in five levels of complexity. Children aged six to seven as was expected were not able to pinpoint the trajectory of the smoke in the respiratory system. Pupils aged eight to 14 represented with more anatomical and functional details the way followed by the smoke up to the brain and deleterious damages to such organ. Educational implications were discussed.

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Basic Facts and Equations to be considered, to re-Evaluatethe Risk and the Feasibility of Actual Nuclear Energy Production, in the World,in the Region, and in Turkey.

Tolga Yarman. Parana J. Sci. Educ., v.3, n.6, (19-33), December 10, 2017.

DOI: doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3818503

Abstract

The author summarizes his life lasting experience, about nuclear energy production in the world, in the region and in Turkey, the way he condensed it, into his book entitled "Nuclear Energy Debate in the Past and in the Present" [in Turkish: 1st Edition 1995 (Esin Yayınevi, Second Edition 2010 (Okan University), Third Edition 2014 (Okan University), ISBN 9786055899127]. He shows that the relationships believed to be true in the past, specifically that of [(Demand) - (Production via Available Resources to Fulfill Demand) = (Gap in a Near Future)], and that pertaining to [The Only Resource to Satisfy the Gap] = [Nuclear Energy], came to be totally erroneous, throughout. Further on, he shows that the originally calculated nuclear power production risk, with regards to working nuclear power plants, also, turned out to be, unfortunately, severely erroneous... He comments on the planned implementation of a nuclear power plant on the Turkey’s Mediterranean Coast, chiefly in Akkuyu.

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Assessment of Coastal Water Quality using Aquatic Health Index (AHI).

Arpita Saha, Sufia Zaman and Abhijit Mitra. Parana J. Sci. Educ., v.3, n.6, (34-41), December 18, 2017.

DOI: doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3818507

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The coastal and estuarine zone of West Bengal (India) is noted for its rich biodiversity owing to the presence of

Sundarbans mangrove ecosystem. However, due to intense industrialization and urbanization, many of the pockets have become ecologically sensitive. The present paper is an attempt to evaluate the Ecologically Sensitive Zone (ESZ) through enumeration of Aquatic Health Index (AHI). In the present programme, three stations in and around Indian Sundarbans namely Canning, Junput and Sagar Island were selected and the aquatic health index value of these stations varied as per the order Sagar Island > Canning > Junput. The lower value of the index reflects deteriorated condition of the coastal water due to excessive industrial, agricultural and domestic run-off. The high values of the index are the indicators of congenial coastal environment.

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