bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A FAST METHOD FOR MEASURING THE SIMILARITY BETWEEN 3D MODEL AND 3D POINT CLOUD
Authors: Zhang Zongliang , Li Jonathan , Li Xin , Lin Yangbin , Zhang Shanxin , Wang Cheng
Published: June 2016

Abstract. This paper proposes a fast method for measuring the partial Similarity between 3D Model and 3D point Cloud (SimMC). It is crucial to measure SimMC for many point cloud-related applications such as 3D object retrieval and inverse procedural modelling. In our proposed method, the surface area of model and the Distance from Model to point Cloud (DistMC) are exploited as measurements to calculate SimMC. Here, DistMC is defined as the weighted distance of the distances between points sampled from model and point cloud. Similarly, Distance from point Cloud to Model (DistCM) is defined as the average distance of the distances between points in point cloud and model. In order to reduce huge computational burdens brought by calculation of DistCM in some traditional methods, we define SimMC as the ratio of weighted surface area of model to DistMC. Compared to those traditional SimMC measuring methods that are only able to measure global similarity, our method is capable of measuring partial similarity by employing distance-weighted strategy. Moreover, our method is able to be faster than other partial similarity assessment methods. We demonstrate the superiority of our method both on synthetic data and laser scanning data.
3D LAND COVER CLASSIFICATION BASED ON MULTISPECTRAL LIDAR POINT CLOUDS
Authors: Zou Xiaoliang , Zhao Guihua , Li Jonathan , Yang Yuanxi , Fang Yong
Published: June 2016

Abstract. Multispectral Lidar System can emit simultaneous laser pulses at the different wavelengths. The reflected multispectral energy is captured through a receiver of the sensor, and the return signal together with the position and orientation information of sensor is recorded. These recorded data are solved with GNSS/IMU data for further post-processing, forming high density multispectral 3D point clouds. As the first commercial multispectral airborne Lidar sensor, Optech Titan system is capable of collecting point clouds data from all three channels at 532nm visible (Green), at 1064 nm near infrared (NIR) and at 1550nm intermediate infrared (IR). It has become a new source of data for 3D land cover classification. The paper presents an Object Based Image Analysis (OBIA) approach to only use multispectral Lidar point clouds datasets for 3D land cover classification. The approach consists of three steps. Firstly, multispectral intensity images are segmented into image objects on the basis of multi-resolution segmentation integrating different scale parameters. Secondly, intensity objects are classified into nine categories by using the customized features of classification indexes and a combination the multispectral reflectance with the vertical distribution of object features. Finally, accuracy assessment is conducted via comparing random reference samples points from google imagery tiles with the classification results. The classification results show higher overall accuracy for most of the land cover types. Over 90% of overall accuracy is achieved via using multispectral Lidar point clouds for 3D land cover classification.
HIGH-RESOLUTION DEBRIS FLOW VOLUME MAPPING WITH UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS (UAS) AND PHOTOGRAMMETRIC TECHNIQUES
Authors: Adams M. S. , Fromm R. , Lechner V.
Published: June 2016

Abstract. Debris flows cause an average € 30 million damages and 1-2 fatalities every year in Austria. Detailed documentation of their extent and magnitude is essential for understanding, preventing and mitigating these natural hazard events. The recent development of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) has provided a new possibility for on-demand high-resolution monitoring and mapping. Here, we present a study, where the spatial extent and volume of a large debris flow event were mapped with different UAS, fitted with commercial off-the-shelf sensors. Orthophotos and digital terrain models (DTM) were calculated using structure-from-motion photogrammetry software. Terrain height differences caused by the debris flow in the catchment and valley floor were derived by subtracting the pre-event airborne laser scanning (ALS) DTM from a post-event UAS-DTM. The analysis of the volumetric sediment budget showed, that approximately 265,000 m³ material was mobilised in the catchment, of which 45,000 m³ settled there; of the material, which reached the valley floor, 120,000 m³ was deposited, while another 10,000 m³ was eroded from there. The UAS-results were validated against ALS data and imagery from a traditional manned-aircraft photogrammetry campaign. In conclusion, the UAS-data can reach an accuracy and precision comparable to manned aircraft data, but with the added benefits of higher flexibility, easier repeatability, less operational constraints and higher spatial resolution.
EXPERIENCES OF UAV SURVEYS APPLIED TO ENVIRONMENTAL RISK MANAGEMENT
Authors: Caprioli M. , Trizzino R. , Mazzone F. , Scarano M.
Published: June 2016

Abstract. In this paper the results of some surveys carried out in an area of Apulian territory affected by serious environmental hazard are presented. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) are emerging as a key engineering tool for future environmental survey tasks. UAVs are increasingly seen as an attractive low-cost alternative or supplement to aerial and terrestrial photogrammetry due to their low cost, flexibility, availability and readiness for duty. In addition, UAVs can be operated in hazardous or temporarily inaccessible locations, that makes them very suitable for the assessment and management of environmental risk conditions. In order to verify the reliability of these technologies an UAV survey and A LIDAR survey have been carried outalong about 1 km of coast in the Salento peninsula, near the towns of San Foca, Torre dellOrso and SantAndrea( Lecce, Southern Italy). This area is affected by serious environmental risks due to the presence of dangerous rocky cliffs named falesie. The UAV platform was equipped with a photogrammetric measurement system that allowed us to obtain a mobile mapping of the fractured fronts of dangerous rocky cliffs. UAV-images data have been processed using dedicated software (AgisoftPhotoscan). The point clouds obtained from both the UAV and LIDAR surveys have been processed using Cloud Compare software, with the aim of testing the UAV results with respect to the LIDAR ones. The total error obtained was of centimeter-order that is a very satisfactory result. The environmental information has been arranged in an ArcGIS platform in order to assess the risk levels. The possibility to repeat the survey at time intervals more or less close together depending on the measured levels of risk and to compare the output allows following the trend of the dangerous phenomena. In conclusion, for inaccessible locations of dangerous rocky bodies the UAV survey coupled with GIS methodology proved to be a key engineering tool for the management of environmental risks.
TRACKING FOREST AND OPEN AREA EFFECTS ON SNOW ACCUMULATION BY UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE PHOTOGRAMMETRY
Authors: Lendzioch T. , Langhammer J. , Jenicek M.
Published: June 2016

Abstract. Airborne digital photogrammetry is undergoing a renaissance. The availability of low-cost Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) platforms well adopted for digital photography and progress in software development now gives rise to apply this technique to different areas of research. Especially in determining snow depth spatial distributions, where repetitive mapping of cryosphere dynamics is crucial. Here, we introduce UAV-based digital photogrammetry as a rapid and robust approach for evaluating snow accumulation over small local areas (e.g., dead forest, open areas) and to reveal impacts related to changes in forest and snowpack. Due to the advancement of the technique, snow depth of selected study areas such as of healthy forest, disturbed forest, succession, dead forest, and of open areas can be estimated at a 1 cm spatial resolution. The approach is performed in two steps: 1) developing a high resolution Digital Elevation Model during snow-free and 2) during snow-covered conditions. By substracting these two models the snow depth can be accurately retrieved and volumetric changes of snow depth distribution can be achieved. This is a first proof-of-concept study combining snow depth determination and Leaf Area Index (LAI) retrieval to monitor the impact of forest canopy metrics on snow accumulation in coniferous forest within the Šumava National Park, Czech Republic. Both, downward-looking UAV images and upward-looking LAI-2200 canopy analyser measurements were applied to reveal the LAI, controlling interception and transmitting radiation. For the performance of downward-looking images the snow background instead of the sky fraction was used. In contrast to the classical determination of LAI by hemispherical photography or by LAI plant canopy analyser, our approach will also test the accuracy of LAI measurements by UAV that are taken simultaneously during the snow cover mapping campaigns. Since the LAI parameter is important for snowpack modelling, this method presents the potential of simplifying LAI retrieval and mapping of snow dynamics while reducing running costs and time.
TOWARD REAL TIME UAVS’ IMAGE MOSAICKING
Authors: Mehrdad S. , Satari M. , Safdary M. , Moallem P.
Published: June 2016

Abstract. Anyone knows that sudden catastrophes can instantly do great damage. Fast and accurate acquisition of catastrophe information is an essential task for minimize life and property damage. Compared with other ways of catastrophe data acquisition, UAV based platforms can optimize time, cost and accuracy of the data acquisition, as a result UAVs’ data has become the first choice in such condition. In this paper, a novel and fast strategy is proposed for registering and mosaicking of UAVs’ image data. Firstly, imprecise image positions are used to find adjoining frames. Then matching process is done by a novel matching method. With keeping Sift in mind, this fast matching method is introduced, which uses images exposure time geometry, SIFT point detector and rBRIEF descriptor vector in order to match points efficiency, and by efficiency we mean not only time efficiency but also elimination of mismatch points. This method uses each image sequence imprecise attitude in order to use Epipolar geometry to both restricting search space of matching and eliminating mismatch points. In consideration of reaching to images imprecise attitude and positions we calibrated the UAV’s sensors. After matching process, RANSAC is used to eliminate mismatched tie points. In order to obtain final mosaic, image histograms are equalized and a weighted average method is used to image composition in overlapping areas. The total RMSE over all matching points is 1.72 m.
USING REMOTE SENSING AND RPAS FOR ARCHAEOLOGY AND MONITORING IN WESTERN GREENLAND
Authors: Pavelka K. , Šedina J. , Matoušková E. , Faltýnová M. , Hlaváčová I.
Published: June 2016

Abstract. Since 2002, German low-cost scientific expeditions to Greenland have been performed. The objective was a geodetic survey and glaciology with GNSS technology – mainly the measurement of glacier profiles (height). The same glacier profiles along the route were measured during German expeditions in 2006, 2010, 2012 and 2015. The last international expedition was supplemented with RPAS (UAV) measurement, the testing of small corner reflectors for Terra SAR X satellite measurement and the use of image based modelling technology for historical monuments documentation, all in specific arctic conditions. The RPAS measurement was focused on the documentation of existing valuable archaeological sites near Ilulissat city and the testing of RPAS technology for the monitoring of the face of the moving glacier. Two typical church wooden constructions were documented by simple photogrammetric technology based on image correlation. Both experiments were evaluated as successfully case projects. The last part of the experiments deals with the monitoring of a moving inland glacier using SAR technology; four corner reflectors were installed on the glacier and on a massive nearby rock. Two ascending and two descending overflights of the Terra SAR X satellite in fine resolution mode were performed. The InSAR technology give inconclusive results, but some movements were detected; small and inexpensive corner reflectors of our own production have proven suitable. Experience and expertise from the measurement such as the first outputs from the expedition are the content of the present article.
Brief communication: Extended chronology of the Cordón Caulle volcanic eruption beyond 2011 reveals toxic impacts
Authors: Flueck Werner Thomas
Published: June 2016

Abstract. Aside of immediate impacts, the 2011 Puyehue-Cordón Caulle volcano eruption (PCC) also caused persisting chemical impacts. By 2012, toxicity resulted in overt dental fluorosis in deer, with bone fluoride increasing > 38-fold to 5175 ppm. Sheep, horses and cattle also succumbed to fluorosis. Due to eolic redeposition of tephra, exposure of ruminants continued, bone fluoride reached 10396 ppm, and by 2014 skeletal fluorosis was found. Nonskeletal fluorosis resulted in reduced wool growth and major losses among periparturient cattle. Peculiarities of digestive processes make ruminants susceptible to fluoride-containing tephra which averaged 548 ppm from PCC. Moreover, recent volcanic eruptions causing fluorosis could be aggravated by local iodine deficiency which increases the incidence and harshness of fluorosis, and deficiency of selenium which among other things also results in secondary deficiency of iodine. Notwithstanding, several measures are available to livestock producers to minimize chemical impacts of fluoride.
Sentencing Aboriginal Offenders: Recognising Disadvantage and the Intergenerational Impacts of Colonisation
Authors: Holdom Carolyn
Published: June 2016

The ongoing issue of Aboriginal disadvantage, particularly the overrepresentation of Aboriginal people in Australian prisons warrants a change in sentencing practices and outcomes. There is a current failure by Australian Courts to properly account for the systemic disadvantage suffered by Aboriginal Australians during the sentencing process. Given the intergenerational impacts of colonisation and an arguable new generation of institutionalised Aboriginal children, consideration of the effects of colonisation is still largely relevant today. The High Court in Bugmy v The Queen[1] and Munda v Western Australia[2] have provided little assistance, however the law in Canada could assist Australian courts when it comes to sentencing Aboriginal offenders.

[1] Bugmy v The Queen (2013) 302 ALR 192.

[2] Munda v Western Australia (2013) 302 ALR 207.
Guest Editorial: Emerging Scholars’ Section
Authors: Garwood-Gowers Andrew , Suzor Nic , Mathews Ben
Published: June 2016

This issue of the QUT Law Review also features an Emerging Scholars’ section containing contributions from early career researchers and doctoral students. This section was conceived by the previous General Editor of the journal, Prof Dan Hunter, as a forum to showcase high-quality legal scholarship from emerging scholars. We are grateful to Prof Hunter for his work on this initiative.
Permitting Voluntary Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide: Law Reform Pathways for Common Law Jurisdictions
Authors: Downie Jocelyn
Published: June 2016

End of life law and policy reform is the subject of much discussion around the world. This paper explores the pathways to permissive legal regimes that have been tried in various common law jurisdictions. These include legislation, prosecutorial charging guidelines, court challenges, jury nullification, the exercise of prosecutorial discretion in the absence of offence-specific charging guidelines, and the exercise of judicial discretion in sentencing.  In this paper, I describe these pathways as taken (or attempted) in five common law jurisdictions (USA, UK, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada) and reflect briefly on lessons that can be drawn from the recent experiences with law reform in Canada. Through its bird’s eye view, it highlights the remarkable number and variable nature of past attempts at law reform and suggests a shifting tide. It debunks some common myths that have either limited or stymied reform in the past. Finally, it illuminates jurisdictional similarities and differences and lessons learned by those who have gone before so as to inform choices about pathways to pursue for those who will seek to advance a law reform agenda in the future.
How We Die: A View from Palliative Care
Authors: Ashby Michael
Published: June 2016

There is an ongoing global conversation about dying, particularly with regard to treatment abatement decisions, causation and responsibility for death, and relief of physical and existential suffering. There is rising international support for assisted dying. People now tend to die slowly in old age, as a result of multiple chronic illnesses, with more medical decision points and impaired cognitive capacity. This paper describes the dying process from the standpoint of palliative medicine and argues for an improved common recognition of the process of dying, in its contemporary spiritual and social contexts, by the public, medicine, ethics, public policy and the law.
“GÍRIA PORTUGUESA” E BRASILEIRISMOS NOS INÍCIOS DO SÉCULO XX: O DICIONÁRIO DE ALBERTO BESSA
Authors: GONÇALVES Maria Filomena
Published: June 2016

Neste artigo analisamos um corpus extraído de “A gíria portugueza. Esbôço de diccionario de ‘calão’”, obra publicada em 1901 por Alberto Bessa (1861-1938), jornalista e escritor português. O nosso corpus reúne 365 palavras e expressões que apresentam a marca “brasileirismo” (braz.) naquele dicionário. Bessa baseou-se em fontes escritas (antigas e modernas) – livros e jornais –, levando igualmente em consideração a “tradição oral”. O objectivo deste trabalho é analisar aquelas unidades para verificar quais são, até aos nossos dias, realmente distintivas do Português Brasileiro. Com este propósito, as palavras e expressões foram organizadas de acordo com os campos semânticos mais representados e, por outro lado, foram examinadas em função da sua tipologia (unidades simples, compostas, expressões fraseológicas). Do mesmo modo, foram identificados e analisados os brasileirismos de origem africana e indígena. Os dados do corpus foram confrontados com a lexicografia portuguesa e brasileira, de maneira a ser determinada a vitalidade dos brasileirismos assinalados por Bessa nos inícios do século XX.
OS NOMES DA TERRA SERIGY: OS TOPÔNIMOS DE SERGIPE DEL REY NAS CARTAS DE SESMARIAS (1594-1623)
Authors: NERI SANTOS Cezar Alexandre , CORRÊA Lêda
Published: June 2016

Este artigo investiga os nomes de lugares inscritos nas certidões de cartas de sesmarias da capitania de Sergipe Del Rey emitidas entre 1594 e 1623, coletados da transcrição paleográfica de Felisbelo Freire (1891) e confrontados com os manuscritos destes documentos, abarcando o período inicial de contato sociocultural entre europeus e indígenas na atual região do estado de Sergipe. Tal nominata é estudada por meio de sua etimologia, na busca por padrões motivadores dos nomes geográficos sergipanos no período colonial.
A METÁFORA NA TESSITURA SEMÂNTICA DOS COMPOSTOS CRIADOS POR JOÃO CABRAL DE MELO NETO
Authors: ALVES Gisele
Published: June 2016

O objetivo deste texto é apresentar os resultados obtidos em uma pesquisa de doutoramento que, em linhas gerais, buscou levantar, descrever e analisar as palavras compostas criadas e empregadas pelo poeta pernambucano João Cabral de Melo Neto em sua poesia. A análise desses itens lexicais pautou-se no exame dos processos semânticos invocados no sentido de estabelecer a coerência e unidade semântica das novas criações lexicais, surgindo com isso a instauração de efeitos de sentido originais e inéditos no interior da poesia de Melo Neto. Dentre os diversos mecanismos semânticos, a metáfora desponta como o recurso de maior potencial estilístico dentro do conjunto de compostos criados pelo poeta. O princípio da coindexação semântica, apresentado por Rio-Torto (2010), configura-se como a perspectiva de análise adotada para a descrição de nossos dados.
ADJETIVOS COM FORMAÇÃO EM “–VEL”: A PROPOSTA DE VERBETE PARA UM DICIONÁRIO BILÍNGUE
Authors: ORSI Vivian , BERGAMINI William Tacone
Published: June 2016

Esta pesquisa tem como objetivo geral estudar os adjetivos, tanto na língua portuguesa quanto italiana e seus sufixos de forma a visualizar as diferenças existentes entre as duas línguas, no que se refere à derivação sufixal “–(á)vel” e “-(í)vel” no português e os equivalentes no italiano: “–(a)bile” e “(i)bile”, e, como objetivo específico, além de constatar a frequência de cada uma das formas sufixais, pretendemos verificar se esses adjetivos sufixados são formados a partir de verbos transitivos. Tendo como base a Lexicologia e a Lexicografia, apresentamos exemplos e as traduções dos mesmos em língua portuguesa. A partir deste estudo oferecemos um pequeno vocabulário composto de doze verbetes, contendo um adjetivo em português e nossa proposta de correspondente em italiano, assim como um exemplo-contexto dos usos em ambas as línguas.
“DIVINA COMÉDIA” À BRASILEIRA: A APROPRIAÇÃO DO CLÁSSICO POR LUÍS DILL
Authors: DIAS Ana Crélia , De Souza e SOUZA Raquel Cristina
Published: June 2016

A adaptação de clássicos é um recurso muito produtivo no subsistema literário juvenil e, atualmente, temos observado duas formas distintas de apropriação do cânone: a transposição para outro gênero, como os quadrinhos, e a criação de narrativas originais a partir de um substrato clássico. É deste último que falaremos, a partir do exemplo de “Todos contra Dante” (2008), de Luís Dill, que estabelece uma relação intertextual muito produtiva com a “Divina Comédia”, de Dante Alighieri, afastando-se da concepção difundida de adaptação como mero resumo ou paráfrase. Ao empregar estratégias textuais que borram as fronteiras entre “alta” e “baixa” cultura, a narrativa em questão acolhe em seu interior as expectativas do jovem, respeitando suas referências e gostos, ao mesmo tempo em que o desafia, impondo certas dificuldades que adensam o texto, mas ajudam a construir competências leitoras e a ampliar o repertório cultural.
CULTURA E INTERCULTURALIDADE NA SALA DE AULA DE LE: UMA INTRODUÇÃO TEÓRICA
Authors: PEREIRA Danilo Neves
Published: June 2016

O presente artigo resulta de um breve levantamento bibliográfico, cujo objetivo é explicar os principais conceitos relacionados ao termo cultura que podem auxiliar o professor de línguas a entender os processos interculturais que ocorrem durante o ensino e aprendizagem de uma língua estrangeira. Utilizando alguns dos principais autores da linguística aplicada e da antropologia que discutiram sobre o tema, esse artigo traz algumas definições da palavra cultura, além de outros termos relevantes para o ensino e aprendizagem de línguas estrangeiras, tais como o conceito de languaculture, fluxos culturais e competência intercultural. Este artigo, em síntese, procura, através de uma discussão teórica, atentar para a importância dos estudos interculturais para a sala de aula de línguas.
A ESCRITA DE SI DAS MISSIVAS: REFLEXÕES HISTORIOGRÁFICAS E LITERÁRIAS
Authors: VERONEZ Manuel
Published: June 2016

O presente artigo tem por objetivo apresentar uma reflexão acerca da escrita de si do gênero epistolar. Para tanto, utiliza-se como aporte teórico Foucault (1992), Gomes (2007), entre outros, visando a discutir a forma de apresentação e ação desta prática de escrita, principalmente dentro das missivas, bem como sua possível colaboração para os estudos da historiografia literária e da literatura brasileira. Como recorte, elegeu-se a escola literária intitulada “modernismo brasileiro”, mais especificamente, um fragmento de uma carta trocada entre Mário de Andrade e Carlos Drummond de Andrade, concebida como material historiográfico pertencente ao gênero em questão.
LÍNGUA GUAJAJARA EM CONTATO COM O PORTUGUÊS: UMA DESCRIÇÃO DOS EMPRÉSTIMOS FONÉTICO-FONOLÓGICOS
Authors: BARBOZA Tereza Maracaipe
Published: June 2016

o contato linguístico intenso entre o guajajara e o português tem desencadeado na tomada de empréstimos lexicais da língua de contato-português, apresentando casos de adaptação fonético-fonológicos à língua indígena e em outros sem adaptação alguma, ou seja, escrita e pronúncia permanecem tal como da língua portuguesa. Diante disso, nosso objetivo neste artigo é identificar e descrever quais tipos de adaptações fonético-fonológicos tem ocorrido nas palavras emprestadas do português, quais fonemas da língua guajajara têm sido adaptados nessas palavras e por quais falantes nativos tem sido mais recorrente esse tipo de empréstimo adaptado. Para esta pesquisa nos fundamentamos na Linguística de Contato, que tem como precursores principais Weinreich (1953), Carvalho (1989), Thomason (2001), entre outros. A metodologia adotada foi entrevistas, listas de palavras previamente elaboradas, gravações de eventos de fala, considerando métodos etnográficos e sociolinguísticos que possibilitaram caracterizar a lista de empréstimos do português.
A CIDADE DE CÁCERES NAS PROPAGANDAS ELEITORAIS 2012: DISPUTA DE SENTIDOS
Authors: SERAGLIO Jucineia
Published: June 2016

Este estudo é parte da reflexão que desenvolvi em minha pesquisa de Mestrado em Linguística, sob o viés da Semântica do Acontecimento, disciplina desenvolvida no Brasil por Guimarães (2002b). Na perspectiva de que o acontecimento do dizer se faz pelo funcionamento da língua afetada pelo dizível, propomos analisar enunciativamente como a cidade de Cáceres-MT é dita e significada nos textos que integram os slogans e outros materiais de propagandas das campanhas dos candidatos à Prefeitura Municipal no pleito de 2012, ou ainda, como cada partido político interpreta a cidade em seus vários aspectos e os transformam em materiais de propaganda.  Tomamos como corpus documentos oficiais como a Lei eleitoral nº 9.504/97, propagandas e materiais como revista, panfletos, placas, adesivos, ‘santinhos’, divulgados durante a propaganda política. Observamos que as propagandas, expostas à exterioridade, configuram um jogo simbólico pela disputa de sentidos, evocando enunciados já ditos, além de projetar novas enunciações e/ou interpretações.
ESPAÇO E SENTIDOS: UMA TOPOANÁLISE DE “VILA DOS CONFINS”
Authors: AMARAL Lásaro José , BORGES FILHO Ozíris
Published: June 2016

O presente artigo faz uma análise do espaço da furna descrito na obra “Vila dos Confins” (1974) de Mário Palmério. Analisa também o caminho que o Padre Sommer, juntamente com os companheiros, percorre até chegar à mesma. Para tal análise, será utilizadaa metodologia da topoanálise. Os espaços em que o religioso atua na caçada à onça, bem como o local onde este acua e mata a jaguarana fornecem um valioso conjunto de representações espaciais carregados de efeitos de sentido. O Sertão dos Confins conduz os atos e acontecimentos narrados na trama de forma a propiciar as ações das personagens. Os estudos teóricos de Bachelard (2013), Borges Filho (2007), entre outros, proporcionarão uma melhor compreensão, no que tange às características do espaço na obra literária.
GÊNERO E CRÍTICA SOCIAL EM “AS MENINAS” DE LYGIA FAGUNDES TELLES
Authors: De Barros e Silva BOTELHO Amara Cristina , Lima Cavalcanti LEITE Caio Victor
Published: June 2016

Neste artigo constam os resultados finais obtidos através da pesquisa de iniciação científica intitulada “Gênero e Crítica Social em As Meninas de Lygia Fagundes Telles”. Como o título sugere, os dois temas que nortearam este trabalho foram a investigação de fatores sociológicos e as questões relacionadas a gênero inseridas no romance de Telles. Tem-se como parte do referencial teórico conceitos discutidos por Lucáks (2011); Candido (2005); Judith Butler (2003); Moreira Alves; Pitanguy (2003). A pesquisa é agregada ao projeto principal “A ficção produzida por escritoras de Língua Portuguesa”, desenvolvida pelo Centro de Estudos Linguísticos e Literários da UPE – CELLUPE – contando com o financiamento do CNPq.
OS SENTIDOS DE VOTE LIMPO E VOTO LIMPO NA PROPAGANDA DO TRIBUNAL SUPERIOR ELEITORAL
Authors: PEDROZA Karine
Published: June 2016

Este artigo é parte da minha dissertação de Mestrado em Linguística em que propomos o estudo das propagandas eleitorais veiculadas pelo Tribunal Superior Eleitoral no período que antecedeu o início da propaganda política partidária nas eleições para prefeitos e vereadores de 2012. Para este artigo tomamos como corpus analítico a propaganda intitulada “Campanha Eleições 2012: vote pela sua cidade” em que compreenderemos como as propagandas são significadas e/ou interpretadas pelo leitor/eleitor, no sentido de valorizar o processo político brasileiro na escolha do candidato, a partir do chamamento Vote limpo enunciado na propaganda selecionada. Para tanto, nos filiamos a Semântica do Acontecimento, elaborada por Eduardo Guimarães.
Entrepreneurial Characteristics and Business Profile of Women Owned Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs): A Case Study of the Tamale Metropolitan Area
Authors: Alhassan Eva Atu , Hoedoafia Mabel Akosua , Alhassan Elvis Adam
Published: June 2016

Despite the vital role of women entrepreneurs in the economic development of their families and countries, it has been revealed that they have low business performance compared to their male counterparts. In this paper, an analysis of the business profile and entrepreneurial characteristics of women owned Small and Medium Enterprises in the Tamale Metropolis has been carried out. A cross-sectional design was used to collect quantitative and qualitative data from a variety of women entrepreneurs. Women entrepreneurs who have benefited from microcredit were selected using simple random sampling. They were then categorized based on their economic activities. The study found that, the level of education of the respondents was generally low; over 69% had no formal education, 20% had primary education, 9.5% had secondary and 1% had tertiary education. Furthermore, 54.2% of the enterprises were managed by the entrepreneurs’ themselves whiles 7.8% were run by the owner and other non-family employees. Also Only about 3% of the businesses surveyed were registered.
Antecedents of Growth in Higher Education Institutions of North Cyprus: Resource-Based Approach
Authors: Ekemen Mehmet Ali , Cavlan Gozde Inal
Published: June 2016

This study aims to reveal the antecedents of growth in Higher Education Institutions of North Cyprus, using Resource Based Approach. Research in this field is limited to developed economies and there is a need for more research in the developing country settings. North Cyprus is a unique location for this study since it is a developing country which is geographically located in between Europe, Africa and Middle East harmonizing several different cultures in its unique settings. An explanatory research design was adopted using a questionnaire survey to collect data and test the hypotheses. Data was collected from 343 respondents, consisting of 172 administrative and 171 academic staff, in five universities which have 10 years of history in higher education sector. The results of the study showed that Marketing resources, Human resources, Research and Development resources, Organizational resources and accessibility of these resources have been shown to positively influence the university growth.
Algorithm Apriori Association Rule in Determination of Fuzzy Rule Based on Comparison of Fuzzy Inference System (FIS) Mamdani Method and Sugeno Method
Authors: Arif Muhammad Fadli , Anoraga Bima , Handoyo Samingun , Nasir Harisaweni
Published: June 2016

The economic stability of a country can be determined from the changes in the rate of inflation. Inflation is measured by the annual percentage change in the Consumer Price Index. Since there exists some uncertainties in the inflation data, fuzzy logic is one of the ways to analyse the data. Decisions in fuzzy logic can be made using the fuzzy rule-based inference system. Fuzzy rule-based inference can be obtained from expert knowledge, but the knowledge from the experts on the working of a system is not always available. Therefore, the use of association rules approach could solve the problem. Using three methods of fuzzy inferences; namely the Mamdani Methods, zero-order Sugeno method, and the first-order Sugeno method, this study was carried out to determine which method fits to predict the general monthly inflation data in Indonesia. The Inflation data were derived from the inflation of foodstuff price, X1; inflation of food, drinks, cigarettes and tobacco prices, X2; inflation of housing, water, electricity, gas, and fuel prices, X3; inflation of clothing price, X4; inflation of health care price, X5; inflation of education, recreation, and sports prices, X6; and inflation of transportation, communication, and financial services prices, X7. The performance of the three methods was compared using mean squared error (MSE) and mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) as the accuracy measurement to establish the best fuzzy inference method that fits the inflation value. It was found that the most appropriate method which generated the most accurate results to fit the fuzzy inference system to the inflation data was the first-order Sugeno method.
Study of Aggregate Dividends, Aggregate Earnings among Indian Companies: A Case of Emerging Market
Authors: Labhane Nishant B. , Mahakud Jitendra
Published: June 2016

This study examines the behavior of aggregate dividends and earnings for 781 sample firms listed on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) in Indian capital market for a period from 1995 to 2013. Although the number of dividend paying firms decreased, the aggregate dividends have increased manifold over the last two decades. Further, we notice a significant variation in the level of aggregate dividends and earnings between the standalone and business group affiliated firms. This implies the relevance of corporate relationship of firms in explaining their dividend behavior. We find evidence for dividend and earnings concentration for entire sample firms and within a sample of Indian firms identifiable with organizational forms reflecting these corporate relationships, with fewer firms paying most dividends. The dividend paying firms exhibit two groups between which one group, with small number of firms having high earnings contributes major proportion of total earnings collectively and influences the aggregate dividend supply. Our analysis exhibits strong correlation between a firm’s earnings and its dividend payout, where, the firms with high level of earnings are more likely to pay dividends while the firms suffering from losses are most likely to cut or omit the dividends. Finally, we do not find any evidence in support of reduced propensity to pay dividends in Indian capital market unlike the declining propensity to pay in global trends.

JEL classification: G35; G30
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Published: June 2016

The 12th Norwegian Conference on Epidemiology
Is Productivity Growth in Electricity Distribution Negative? An Empirical Analysis Using Ontario Data
Authors: Dimitropoulos Dimitrios , Yatchew Adonis
Published: June 2016

Electricity industries are experiencing upward cost pressures in many parts of the world. This paper focuses on productivity trends in electricity distribution. We apply two methodologies for estimating productivity growth—an index based approach, and an econometric cost based approach—to data on 73 Ontario distributors for the period 2002 to 2012. The resulting productivity growth estimates are approximately -1% per year, suggesting a reversal of the positive estimates that have generally been reported in previous periods. We implement flexible semi-parametric specifications to assess the robustness of these conclusions and discuss the use of such statistical analyses for calibrating productivity and relative efficiency within a price-cap framework.
The Valley of Death for New Energy Technologies
Authors: Hartley Peter R. , Medlock Kenneth B.
Published: June 2016

It is often claimed that a difficulty of raising investment funds prevents promising new energy technologies from attaining commercial viability. We examine this issue using a dynamic intertemporal model of the displacement of fossil fuel energy technologies by non-fossil alternatives. Our model highlights the fact that since capital used to produce energy services from fossil fuels is a sunk cost, it will continue to be used so long as the price of energy covers merely short-run operating costs. Until fossil fuels are abandoned, the price of energy is insufficient to cover even the operating costs of renewable energy production, let alone provide a competitive return on the capital employed. The full long-run costs of renewable energy production are not covered until some time after fossil fuels are abandoned.
The genetic polymorphism between the wild species and cultivars of rye Secale cereale L.
Authors: Broda Zbigniew , Tomkowiak Agnieszka , Mikołajczyk Sylwia , Weigt Dorota , Górski Filip , Kurasiak-Popowska Danuta
Published: June 2016

The aim of this research was to analyze genetic polymorphism between nine wild species and three cultivars of rye (genus Secale L.). The genetic polymorphism was assessed by means of the RAPD method (random amplified polymorphic DNA). The coefficients of genetic similarity between the species were calculated on the basis of amplified products and they were presented in a dendrogram. The highest genetic similarity was found between the Secale cereale ‘Amilo’ and S. cereale ssp. ancestrale ecotype 30226 (70%), whereas the lowest genetic similarity was observed between S. sylvestre and S. cereale ssp. dighoricum (33%). The results indicate considerable usefulness of the wild species for crossbreeding with the cultivars of the genus Secale and as genetic resources for breeding programs.
Emerging Data Management Roles for Health Librarians in Electronic Medical Records
Authors: Corbett Mary , Deardorff Ariel , Kovar-Gough Iris
Published: June 2016

Objective: To examine current and developing data management roles and opportunities for health librarians
to become involved in electronic medical record (EMR) initiatives. This paper focuses on the Canadian context but has implications farther afield. Methods: To accomplish a state-of-the-art review, searches were conducted in the library and information science databases (LISTA, LISA), biomedical databases (MEDLINE, CINAHL, EMBASE), and on the web for grey literature. Keywords included: clinical librarian, health science librarian, medical librarian, hospital librarian, medical informationist, electronic medical record, EMR, electronic health record, EHR, data management, data curation, health informatics, e-science, and e-science librarianship. MeSH subject headings used were: Medical Records Systems, Computerized/, Electronic Health Records/, and libraries/. Results: There is little evidence of Canadian health librarians’ current involvement in EMR initiatives, but examples from the United States indicate that health librarians’ participation is primarily in system implementation, creating links to the medical literature, and using EMRs to provide patient health information. Further roles for health librarians are emerging in this area as health librarians draw on their core competencies and learn from e-science librarianship to create new opportunities. Data management examples from e-science librarianship, such as building data dictionaries and data management plans and infrastructure, give further direction to health librarians’ involvement in EMRs. Conclusion: As EMRs gradually become more popular in Canada, Canadian health librarians should seek further opportunities for education and outreach to become more involved with these EMR initiatives.
New archaeological and geoarchaeological investigations of the prehistoric site of Zecovi, near Prijedor, Bosnia i Herzegovina
Authors: Rajkovača Tonko , French Charles , Marriner Gary , Taylor Sean , Redhouse David , Radivojac Milenko
Published: June 2016

The article presents a project of an archaeological assessment of the very significant archaeological site of Zecovi. It is based on multidisciplinary methodological research of the Zecovi and its surroundings. "The aim of the research was to determine how the human factor influuenced the changes of the existing natural landscape the way how adjusted itself to this landscape. Project implementation was focused primarily to the centre of the site which has a specific shape (oppidum, tell, hill-top) and secondary focus was on the immediate and remote surrounding in order to acquire more realistic picture about the landscape in different archaeological periods from prehistory to modern time.
Humanização da assistência na unidade de terapia intensiva pediátrica
Authors: Rodrigues Amanda Cunha , Calegari Tatiany
Published: June 2016

La Política Nacional de Humanización (PNH) sugiere cambios en la gestión y en la práctica de la salud, usando estrategias de humanización con miras a la atención digna. Produce nuevas maneras de realizar los cuidados, mejora la relación entre el usuario y el profesional y permite la promoción de la salud. El objetivo de este estudio fue analizar la visión del equipo de enfermería que trabaja en la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos Pediátricos (UCIP) sobre la humanización de la atención de los niños y familias en la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos Pediátricos (UTIP). Se trata de un estudio transversal realizado en la UCIP de un hospital universitario de octubre a noviembre de 2013. Las participantes respondieron un cuestionario estructurado compuesto de preguntas objetivas sobre asuntos demográficos y laborales, conocimiento sobre el tema y sobre aspectos que facilitan y dificultan la práctica de la atención humaniza. Las profesionales afirmaron ya realizar cuidados humanizados aún no conociendo a fondo el tema y realzaron factores como respeto, confort, saber escuchar y presencia de la familia. Como principales dificultades para la atención humanizada mencionaron la reducción del personal, la alta demanda de pacientes y el tiempo. Las condiciones que favorecen la atención humanizada en la UCIP son la buena relación entre el equipo de salud, el bienestar del profesional, el reconocimiento y valorización de su trabajo y la formación y capacitación profesional. Se llega a la conclusión que, a pesar del conocimiento teórico parcial y la poca actualización por falta de lectura científica, en la visión de los profesionales de enfermería la práctica de la atención humanizada debe respetar las directrices de la PNH, de acogida, el ambiente adecuado y defender los derechos de los usuarios.
Perfil epidemiológico de pacientes com traumatismos faciais atendidos em emergência hospitalar
Authors: Soller Izabelle Cristina de Souza , Poletti Nadia Antonia Aparecida , Beccaria Lucia Marinilza , Squizatto Regina Helena , Almeida Diego Bonil de , Matta Pietro Ramazzini Antunes
Published: June 2016

El objetivo del presente estudio fue identificar las características de los pacientes víctimas de traumatismo craneofacial atendidos en los servicios de emergencias de un hospital universitario del estado de San Pablo. Se trata de un estudio retrospectivo, descriptivo y analítico con enfoque cuantitativo. Los datos se obtuvieron de los registros médicos, en el período 2011 a 2014. La muestra consistió en 867 pacientes. El estudio mostró que 60,9% eran varones, 66,8% tenían entre 0-20 años, 87% eran blancos, el 55,5% eran de la ciudad de São José de Rio Preto, 79, 6% eran inactivos, el 84,8% no tenía pareja y 52,7% eran analfabetos. Estudios realizados en Norteamérica muestran que la causa principal de lesiones no mortales entre niños y adolescentes de hasta 19 años son las caídas. La mayor incidencia de los traumas fue por caídas, con 74,1%, trauma craneofacial 75,7% y trauma facial 24,2%. La realización de exámenes fue de 19,7%, curativos 6,5%, suturas 6,3%, medicación 23,9% y procedimientos quirúrgicos 0,7%. Llegamos a la conclusión que los trauma faciales fueron más frecuentes en el grupode edad entre 21 y 60 años, en pacientes activos, con pareja y educación superior. Las principales causas fueron agresión física, síncope / convulsión. Los traumas craneofaciales fueron más frecuentes entre 0 y 20 años y entre las personas mayores de 60 años, inactivas, sin pareja y analfabetas.
Les jeunes dans les écoles de langue anglaise de la région de Montréal et leur rapport à l’identité
Authors: Gérin-Lajoie Diane
Published: June 2016

L’article se penche sur le rapport à l’identité et le sentiment d’appartenance d’un groupe de jeunes qui fréquentent des écoles de langue anglaise dans la région de Montréal. Le cadre sociologique utilisé pour l’analyse voit dans la notion d’identité un construit social complexe et en constante mouvance. L’analyse fera ressortir la complexité des expériences quotidiennes de ces jeunes. D’une étude ethnographique menée auprès de jeunes de deux écoles secondaires de langue anglaise, deux résultats d’analyse seront discutés, soit la présence d’identités linguistiques multiples parmi les jeunes et une lutte de pouvoir fondée sur la langue au Québec qui se manifeste dans la vie des jeunes au quotidien.
History Teaching and Narrative Tools
Authors: Zanazanian Paul
Published: June 2016

Based on an analysis of five English-speaking students’ written narratives on Quebec’s history, this article proposes a pedagogical tool for better integrating and vitalizing these students’ language community in Quebec. Despite tendencies of reliance and opposition emerging from their historical consciousness, these students do not employ clearly articulated and coherent English-speaking storylines for positioning themselves as a minority group. To this end, I suggest the creation ofschematic narrative templatesof English-speaking Quebec’s collective historical experiences for offering students workable springboards to develop personal narratives of belonging, while taking Francophone concerns of linguistic and cultural fragility into account.
Le choix de la langue d’enseignement au cégep chez les élèves issus de l’immigration scolarisés en français au secondaire québécois
Authors: Ledent Jacques , Mc Andrew Marie , Pinsonneault Gérard
Published: June 2016

« Les enfants de la loi 101 » réfère généralement aux jeunes issus de l’immigration (1re et 2e générations), quelle que soit leur langue maternelle. Ces jeunes semblent favoriser davantage le français comme langue d’enseignement au cégep que ne le laisse croire la donnée officielle, qui ne porte que sur les allophones. Grâce à la nature longitudinale des données utilisées, nous analysons la variation de leur choix linguistique en fonction de caractéristiques comme la génération, l’origine géographique, la langue maternelle/d’usage et la localisation résidentielle. De plus, nous examinons le maintien ou non au niveau universitaire du choix linguistique au cégep avant d’étudier l’existence de liens possibles entre la persévérance scolaire et le choix de la langue d’enseignement au cégep.
La construction identitaire linguistique et culturelle durant un programme universitaire d’éducation en français en milieu minoritaire
Authors: Pilote Annie , Joncas Jo-Anni
Published: June 2016

Cet article porte sur le processus de construction identitaire d’étudiants universitaires fransaskois évoluant dans un programme d’éducation en français en contexte minoritaire. Dans une approche interactionniste, l’identité est comprise comme le produit des diverses interactions dont un individu fait l’expérience au cours de sa vie. L’analyse de cinq récits identitaires centrée sur le discours des jeunes participants montre que la majorité d’entre eux ont un profil identitaire « affirmationniste stratégique » et que plusieurs frontières linguistiques ont permis de forger leur identité linguistique et culturelle. Ces derniers partagent un fort attachement envers leur identité fransaskoise. Les résultats de cette recherche exploratoire révèlent que la formation universitaire a un impact sur la construction identitaire des participants.