bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Diversidad gastronómica y su aporte a la identidad cultural / Gastronomic diversity and its contribution to cultural identity
Authors: Torres Oñate Francisco , Romero Fierro Josué , Viteri Toro María Fernanda
Published: November 2017

El presente artículo, analiza la gastronomía y su diversidad como motivación y aporte a la identidad cultural, procurando mostrar la realidad de los destinos donde es la atracción turística principal con el objeto de contribuir a un mayor conocimiento sobre el fenómeno que involucra el desplazamiento de visitantes por motivos gastronómicos, turísticos y culturales. Más allá de ser un fenómeno relativamente reciente, la gastronomía ha ido adquiriendo importancia en el Ecuador, así como en otros países, dinamizando un número considerable de visitantes que viajan motivados por actividades culinarias, además Ecuador puede ser considerado un destino con gran potencial para hacer turismo debido a su relevante cultura. La metodología que se ha utilizado en el presente artículo son: observación y encuestas a los propietarios de los establecimientos de entretenimiento (bares y discotecas) y los bartenders encargados de preparar los cocteles.
Aplicación en la nube Lucidchart: ¿herramienta necesaria para la innovación del proceso educativo en el siglo XXI? / Application in the cloud Lucidchart: a tool needed for the innovation of the educational process in the 21st century?
Authors: Salas Rueda Ricardo Adán , Vázquez Estupiñán José De Jesús
Published: November 2017

El desarrollo de las herramientas digitales está provocando cambios significativos en la enseñanza y el aprendizaje. En particular, esta investigación mixta evalúa el impacto de la aplicación en la nube Lucidchart para describir el funcionamiento y comportamiento de los Sistemas Informáticos a través de la elaboración de los diagramas UML (Unified Modeling Language). La muestra está compuesta por 22 estudiantes que cursan la asignatura Desarrollo de aplicaciones en la Universidad La Salle Campus Ciudad de México durante el ciclo escolar 2017. Este estudio de corte cuantitativo y cualitativo analiza este software considerando los aspectos de funcionalidad, aprendizaje, herramienta para el proceso educativo, interfaz y servicio en la red. En conclusión, esta investigación recomienda las aplicaciones de la nube disponibles en Google Drive como Lucidchart con la finalidad de construir innovadoras experiencias educativas.
„An meine getreuen österreichischen Völker“. Das „Völkermanifest“ Karls I. vom 16. Oktober 1918 – Ein später Versuch zur Abwendung des Zerfalls der Habsburgermonarchie?
Authors: Kathrein Jakob Franz
Published: November 2017

“An meine getreuen österreichischen Völker“. The “Völkermanifest“ of Charles I of Austria from October 16th, 1918 – A late attempt to avoid the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire? Charles I of Austria was Habsburg’s last emperor. The interpretations of his person and reign range from the mythical “emperor of peace“ to the powerless ruler who sees his empire falling apart. On October 16th, 1918, Charles enacted the “Völkermanifest“. The purpose of this paper is to examine the central reasons for this enactmen as well as the political background and driving powers. Was the Manifest the attempt of a monarch to avoid the apparantly inevitable decline of his empire? What are the circumstances of the Manifest’s evolution and why did it fail? The examination focusses also on the reactions of politics, population and the press to the Manifest’s decree.
Die Hochburg des Hochadels Aristokratie und Diplomatisches Korps der Habsburgermonarchie im 19. und frühen 20. Jahrhundert
Authors: Thaler Lienhard
Published: November 2017

The following bachelor thesis deals with the rule of nobles in the foreign service of the Danube Monarchy between 1809 and 1918. It not only argues with percentages, but also with the connection between title and place of employment and about social mobility. Furthermore, the reasons and motives for the remarkable high quota of aristocrats in the diplomatic corps are examined. It will be shown that the diplomatic corps remained – in spite of strong embourgeoisement in administration and officer corps – until the end of World War I a stronghold of Habsburg’s aristocracy.
Von der Oase zur antiken Handelsmetropole. Überlegungen zur wirtschaftlichen Rolle und Bedeutung der nahöstlichen Oasenstadt Palmyra im Kontext der römischen Ostexpansion
Authors: Gabriel Lisa-Marie
Published: November 2017

From an oasis to an ancient trading metropolis. Considerations about the economic role and importance of the middle eastern oasis of Palmyra in the context of the Roman eastward expansion Numerous publications deal with the versatile ancient oasis Palmyra, which has been known long before the destruction campaign of ISIS as ancient caravan city and long-distance trade center of the Middle East. Nevertheless, little work devoted especially on the economic importance of the old Tadmor. Therefore this bachelor thesis tries to examine Palmyras economic development from an simple oasis in the barren steppe region of present-day Syria to a leading commercial metropolis in the context of the Roman expansion between the 1st century BC and the 3rd century AD.
Ulrich Brand/Markus Wissen (2017): Imperiale Lebensweise. Zur Ausbeutung von Mensch und Natur im globalen Kapitalismus
Authors: Novy Andreas
Published: November 2017

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Zinc Inhibits TRPV1 to Alleviate Chemotherapy-Induced Neuropathic Pain
Authors: Luo Jialie , Bavencoffe Alexis , Yang Pu , Feng Jing , Yin Shijin , Qian Aihua , Yu Weihua , Liu Shenbin , Gong Xuan , Cai Tao , Walters Edgar T. , Dessauer Carmen W. , Hu Hongzhen
Published: November 2017

Zinc is a transition metal that has a long history of use as an anti-inflammatory agent. It also soothes pain sensations in a number of animal models. However, the effects and mechanisms of zinc on chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy remain unknown. Here we show that locally injected zinc markedly reduces neuropathic pain in male and female mice induced by paclitaxel, a chemotherapy drug, in a TRPV1-dependent manner. Extracellularly applied zinc also inhibits the function of TRPV1 expressed in HEK293 cells and mouse DRG neurons, which requires the presence of zinc-permeable TRPA1 to mediate entry of zinc into the cytoplasm. Moreover, TRPA1 is required for zinc-induced inhibition of TRPV1-mediated acute nociception. Unexpectedly, zinc transporters, but not TRPA1, are required for zinc-induced inhibition of TRPV1-dependent chronic neuropathic pain produced by paclitaxel. Together, our study demonstrates a novel mechanism underlying the analgesic effect of zinc on paclitaxel-induced neuropathic pain that relies on the function of TRPV1.

SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENTThe chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy is a major limiting factor affecting the chemotherapy patients. There is no effective treatment available currently. We demonstrate that zinc prevents paclitaxel-induced mechanical hypersensitivity via inhibiting the TRPV1 channel, which is involved in the sensitization of peripheral nociceptors in chemotherapy. Zinc transporters in DRG neurons are required for the entry of zinc into the intracellular side, where it inhibits TRPV1. Our study provides insight into the mechanism underlying the pain-soothing effect of zinc and suggests that zinc could be developed to therapeutics for the treatment of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy.
Entorhinal Tau Pathology, Episodic Memory Decline, and Neurodegeneration in Aging
Authors: Maass Anne , Lockhart Samuel N. , Harrison Theresa M. , Bell Rachel K. , Mellinger Taylor , Swinnerton Kaitlin , Baker Suzanne L. , Rabinovici Gil D. , Jagust William J.
Published: November 2017

The medial temporal lobe (MTL) is an early site of tau accumulation and MTL dysfunction may underlie episodic-memory decline in aging and dementia. Postmortem data indicate that tau pathology in the transentorhinal cortex is common by age 60, whereas spread to neocortical regions and worsening of cognition is associated with β-amyloid (Aβ). We used [18F]AV-1451 and [11C]PiB positron emission tomography, structural MRI, and neuropsychological assessment to investigate howin vivotau accumulation in temporal lobe regions, Aβ, and MTL atrophy contribute to episodic memory in cognitively normal older adults (n= 83; age, 77 ± 6 years; 58% female). Stepwise regressions identified tau in MTL regions known to be affected in old age as the best predictor of episodic-memory performance independent of Aβ status. There was no interactive effect of MTL tau with Aβ on memory. Higher MTL tau was related to higher age in the subjects without evidence of Aβ. Among temporal lobe subregions, episodic memory was most strongly related to tau-tracer uptake in the parahippocampal gyrus, particularly the posterior entorhinal cortex, which in our parcellation includes the transentorhinal cortex. In subjects with longitudinal MRI and cognitive data (n= 57), entorhinal atrophy mirrored patterns of tau pathology and their relationship with memory decline. Our data are consistent with neuropathological studies and further suggest that entorhinal tau pathology underlies memory decline in old age even without Aβ.

SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENTTau tangles and β-amyloid (Aβ) plaques are key lesions in Alzheimer's disease (AD) but both pathologies also occur in cognitively normal older people. Neuropathological data indicate that tau tangles in the medial temporal lobe (MTL) underlie episodic-memory impairments in AD dementia. However, it remains unclear whether MTL tau pathology also accounts for memory impairments often seen in elderly people and how Aβ affects this relationship. Using tau-specific and Aβ-specific positron emission tomography tracers, we show thatin vivoMTL tau pathology is associated with episodic-memory performance and MTL atrophy in cognitively normal adults, independent of Aβ. Our data point to MTL tau pathology, particularly in the entorhinal cortex, as a substrate of age-related episodic-memory loss.
The Dual Role of Cadres and Entrepreneurs in China
Authors: Liou Chih-shian , Tsai Chung-min
Published: November 2017

By examining China’s state-monopolized industries, we explore the evolution of managerial behavior. With the party-state’s continued emphasis on meritocracy in elite management, managers of China’s state-owned enterprises play a hybrid role as both party cadres and business entrepreneurs. This also reflects the adaptability of the Chinese Communist Party in pursuing pro-market reform.
Dissecting the Genetic Architecture of Shoot Growth in Carrot (Daucus carotaL.) Using a Diallel Mating Design
Authors: Turner Sarah D , Maurizio Paul L , Valdar William , Yandell Brian S , Simon Philipp W
Published: November 2017

Crop establishment in carrot (Daucus carota L.) is limited by slow seedling growth and delayed canopy closure, resulting in high management costs for weed control. Varieties with improved growth habit (i.e., larger canopy and increased shoot biomass) may help mitigate weed control, but the underlying genetics of these traits in carrot is unknown. This project used a diallel mating design coupled with recent Bayesian analytical methods to determine the genetic basis of carrot shoot growth. Six diverse carrot inbred lines with variable shoot size were crossed in WI in 2014. F1 hybrids, reciprocal crosses, and parental selfs were grown in a randomized complete block design with two blocks in WI (2015) and CA (2015, 2016). Measurements included canopy height, canopy width, shoot biomass, and root biomass. General and specific combining abilities were estimated using Griffing’s Model I, which is a common analysis for plant breeding experiments. In parallel, additive, inbred, cross-specific, and maternal effects were estimated from a Bayesian mixed model, which is robust to dealing with data imbalance and outliers. Both additive and nonadditive effects significantly influenced shoot traits, with nonadditive effects playing a larger role early in the growing season, when weed control is most critical. Results suggest the presence of heritable variation and thus potential for improvement of these phenotypes in carrot. In addition, results present evidence of heterosis for root biomass, which is a major component of carrot yield.
Perspectiva historica de la guardia civica de Chile
Authors: Cordero Fernando
Published: November 2017

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Testing Oral Language Skills via the Computer
Authors: Larson Jerry W.
Published: November 2017

Although most language teachers today stress the development of oral skills in their teaching, it is very difficult for them to find time to assess these skills. This article discusses the importance of testing language students' oral skills and describes computer software that has been developed to assist in this important task. Information about various techniques that can be used to score oral achievement test performance is also presented.
VRoma Project
Authors: McManus Barbara F.
Published: November 2017

The project personnel of the VRoma Project have created an on-line virtual environment that offers new possibilities for Latin teachers and students. Through intensive workshops and follow-up mentoring based on apprenticeship learning, the project personnel engage teachers in an egalitarian multilevel community of practice dedicated to using Internet technology to foster the teaching and learning of the Latin language and Roman culture. For students, it provides opportunities not otherwise available for authentic, situated learning of Latin involving the reading and translation of Latin texts in their physical and cultural context, communication in Latin in an imaginatively created native environment, and emulation of expert practitioners through construction of textual commentaries to be "published" within the virtual environment.
Technology in the Classroom
Authors: Dall Stephen A.
Published: November 2017

Adapting the use of writing stations to the Latin classroom makes the process of reading and editing an integral part of the process of language instruction and learning. Whether used in the foreign language classroom or the English classroom, the use of writing stations makes the process of editing and rewriting less tedious and less isolated.
Role of Students' Attitudes and Motivation in Second Language Learning in Online Language Courses
Authors: Ushida Eiko
Published: November 2017

This study investigated the role of students' motivation and attitudes in second language (L2) study within an online language course context (LOL). Students' attitudes and motivation were examined within a socioeducational framework (Gardner & MacIntyre, 1993) while learning contexts were examined based on Dörneyi's (1994) components of foreign language learning motivation. Students' learning behaviors and learning outcomes were used as predictor and criterion variables in a series of quantitative and qualitative analyses. The results showed that students tended to have relatively high anxiety about the LOL course at the beginning of the semester, perhaps due to their lack of familiarity with the specific LOL learning environment. However, students' motivation and attitudes toward L2 study were relatively positive and stable during the course. The findings provided some evidence that motivated students studied regularly and productively to take every opportunity to perfect their language skills. It was also found that each teacher idiosyncratically implemented the LOL course, thereby creating a unique class culture and affecting students' motivation and attitudes toward studying the L2 in the LOL context. The findings reinforced the importance of students' motivation and attitudes in L2 study and, equally important, the continuing critical role of the teacher in technology-enhanced teaching.
CALL Evaluation by Developers, a Teacher, and Students
Authors: Jamieson Joan , Chapelle Carol , Preiss Sherry
Published: November 2017

Researchers and teachers agree that evaluation of CALL should ideally inform pedagogical choices about how best to use CALL, but how to go about such an evaluation is not clear. This study offers an example of a context-based evaluation by operationalizing criteria for CALL evaluation and administering the instruments to three groups of stakeholders: the people who developed the content for the CALL materials, the teacher, and the students. The CALL materials were Longman English online (LEO). The setting was a community college English as a second language class in New York. Results, which focused on the agreement among stakeholders and their assessment of factors pertaining to six criteria, indicated good agreement among stakeholders and overall positive evaluations, but also identified some areas for improvement in the materials and the evaluation instruments.
Reinvention of Different Kinds of Wheels …
Authors: Garrett Nina
Published: November 2017

The author comments on the future of CALL and CALICO's role in the field.
Did We Forget Someone? Students' Computer Access and Literacy for CALL
Authors: Winke Paula , Goertler Senta
Published: November 2017

Students' computer access and literacy in the context of CALL has seen very little empirical investigation. This study surveyed 911 students in basic college foreign language programs to estimate their readiness for hybrid language instruction. The questions on the survey covered issues concerning students' ownership and accessibility of technology tools, their level of ability to perform computer-based tasks, their personal and academic/professional use of multimedia tools, and their interests in hybrid language instruction. We found that students tend not to have adequate access to or literacy in using specialized tools that are often necessary for CALL, tools that students normally do not use or need access to in their daily personal and/or academic computer use. Training is needed not because students do not have computer access or literacy or because they are unable to transfer their computer skills that they have acquired in their personal lives--as other CALL researchers have reported--but because of the specialized nature of CALL tasks. We conclude the article by discussing how administrators and teachers need to consider their own students' computer access and literacy before implementing fully online or hybrid language learning programs.
Deepened Mirrors of Cultural Learning
Authors: Andrew Martin
Published: November 2017

This paper qualitatively analyzes reflective data gathered from learners' electronic and paper writings about their cultural learning in and about New Zealand. The data comes from three intakes of learners in "Culture and New Zealand Society," a second-year course for migrant and international learners within a Bachelor of Arts in English as an Additional Language (BA [EAL]) at a tertiary institute in New Zealand. As part of an assessment of cultural learning, students write and reflect on their cultural observations and experiences. They submit reflective writings in two forms: a 150-word e-text journal entry using the rhetorical e-spaces of Blackboard, and a 1,000-word paper journal account of cultural and linguistic learning during community participation. After the data in the e-writings had been open coded, a range of themes emerged. This paper presents results in two key areas: the development of identities through reflective positioning (Pavlenko & Blackledge, 2005), and the useful 'realness' of community placement to highlight and complement class 'content.' Themes emerged from analyzing the e-texts and matched themes in the journals. The analysis suggests that e-writings have the potential to make students "think beyond the square" (Coster & Ledovski, 2005). E-text journal entries are at least as useful as paper texts in mapping learners' cultural and metacognitive awareness. This poses the question that e-moderated writings might reflect more candor and could hence reflect deeper mirrors of learning.
Using Statistical Techniques and Web Search to Correct ESL Errors
Authors: Gamon Michael , Leacock Claudia , Brockett Chris , Dolan William B. , Gao Jianfeng , Belenko Dmitriy , Klementiev Alexandre
Published: November 2017

In this paper we present a system for automatic correction of errors made by learners of English. The system has two novel aspects. First, machine-learned classifiers trained on large amounts of native data and a very large language model are combined to optimize the precision of suggested corrections. Second, the user can access real-life web examples of both their original formulation and the suggested correction. We discuss technical details of the system, including the choice of classifier, feature sets, and language model. We also present results from an evaluation of the system on a set of corpora. We perform an automatic evaluation on native English data and a detailed manual analysis of performance on three corpora of nonnative writing: the Chinese Learners' of English Corpus (CLEC) and two corpora of web and email writing.
Robo-Sensei's NLP-Based Error Detection and Feedback Generation
Authors: Nagata Noriko
Published: November 2017

This paper presents a new version of Robo-Sensei's NLP (Natural Language Processing) system which updates the version currently available as the software package ROBO-SENSEI: Personal Japanese Tutor (Nagata, 2004). Robo-Sensei's NLP system includes a lexicon, a morphological generator, a word segmentor, a morphological parser, a syntactic parser, an error detector, and a feedback generator. The present paper focuses on the error detector and the feedback generator and describes how those components are integrated into Robo-Sensei's NLP system, what types of errors are detected, and what kinds of feedback messages are generated. The author is currently developing a new Robo-Sensei online textbook (Nagata, in press). The updated system is the NLP processing engine behind the new textbook.
TechWriter
Authors: Napolitano Diane , Stent Amanda
Published: November 2017

Writing assistance systems, from simple spelling checkers to more complex grammar and readability analyzers, can be helpful aids to nonnative writers of English. However, many writing assistance systems have two disadvantages. First, they are not designed to encourage skills learning and independence in their users; instead, users may begin to use the system as a crutch. Second, they use a "one-size-fits-all" approach, treating all writers' problems as equivalent. In this paper we describe TechWriter, a personalizable writing assistance program for advanced learners of English that encourages skills learning. We describe TechWriter's basic writing assistance functionalities, how it can be used by writers alone and working together with writing tutors, who it can be personalized for, and how it can help writers acquire better writing skills over time.
Annotation and Analyses of Temporal Aspects of Spoken Fluency
Authors: Hilton Heather
Published: November 2017

This article presents the methodology adopted for transcribing and quantifying temporal fluency phenomena in a spoken L2 corpus (L2 English, French, and Italian by learners of different proficiency levels). The CHILDES suite is being used for transcription and analysis, and we have adapted the CHAT format in order to code disfluencies as precisely as possible. We briefly present findings for two extreme subgroups in the corpus--our most hesitant and least hesitant learners--and compare the major differences in the temporal structure of the speech of these two learner groups with a native-speaker control group. Implications of these findings for the automatic assessment of spoken fluency will be discussed.
Construction of a Rated Speech Corpus of L2 Learners' Spontaneous Speech
Authors: Yoon Su-Youn , Pierce Lisa , Huensch Amanda , Juul Eric , Perkins Samantha , Sproat Richard , Hasegawa-Johnson Mark
Published: November 2017

This work reports on the construction of a rated database of spontaneous speech produced by second language (L2) learners of English. Spontaneous speech was collected from 28 L2 speakers representing six language backgrounds and five different proficiency levels. Speech was elicited using formats similar to that of the TOEFL iBT and the Speaking Proficiency English Assessment Kit (SPEAK) test. A total of 182 minutes of spontaneous speech were collected, segmented, and assessed by two phonetically trained, experienced ESL instructors. The raters assigned a general fluency score and phone accuracy score with additional detailed comments on pronunciation errors. This database was designed with several applications in mind: the development of computer-aided pronunciation and fluency training, automatic assessment of fluency and pronunciation, and as a tool for researchers working in automatic speech recognition and for linguists more generally. This database will be released to the public in the near future.
Conciliação: sinônimo de acesso qualitativo à justiça em tempo razoável
Authors: Pereira de Sousa Elias , Bovo Flavia Afini , Haonat Ângela Issa , Oliveira Tarsis Barreto
Published: November 2017

A atividade desempenhada pelo Poder Judiciário se constitui como uma das balizas garantidoras dos princípios de um Estado Democrático de Direito, cabendo ao Estado - juiz a responsabilidade perante a sociedade de dirimir conflitos. No Brasil, são constitucionalmente assegurados aos cidadãos o direito fundamental de acesso à justiça, bem como a garantia da razoável duração do processo. O crescente número de ações em trâmite perante a justiça brasileira, associado a uma série de fatores de ordem estrutural, bem como cultural, tem conduzido a uma crise da jurisdição em âmbito nacional, a qual tem impedido a concretização de um acesso à justiça de qualidade em tempo satisfatório. Tal crise tem gerado a necessidade de reflexão acerca da forma usual de composição de litígios, bem como, ainda, a inserção no ordenamento jurídico pátrio de formas alternativas de resolução de conflitos como perspectiva de concretização do papel da função jurisdicional nos moldes constitucionalmente estabelecidos. Nesse contexto, o instituto da conciliação surge no cenário nacional como instrumento alternativo de solução de conflitos e perspectiva de concretização de acesso qualitativo à justiça em tempo razoável.
High-Dose Mitotane-Induced Encephalopathy in the Treatment of Adrenocortical Carcinoma
Authors: Pape Elise , Feliu Catherine , Yéléhé-Okouma Mélissa , Colling Natacha , Djerada Zoubir , Gambier Nicolas , Weryha Georges , Scala-Bertola Julien
Published: November 2017

In response to the recently published article by Reidy-Lagunes et al., which deals with clinical response to mitotane treatment in advanced adrenocortical carcinoma and the toxicity associated with this treatment, this letter to the editor reports a case of mitotane-induced encephalopathy during a high-dose mitotane treatment in adrenocortical carcinoma.
Immunotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer in the Era of Exponentially Increasing Health Care Expenditure
Authors: Santana-Davila Rafael , Rodriguez Cristina P.
Published: November 2017

The FDA-approved immune checkpoint inhibitors, nivolumab and pembrolizumab, are the most recent biological therapies in the therapeutic armamentarium for recurrent metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinomas. This article highlights the tools for analyzing the costeffectiveness of such therapies.
Dynamic adjustments in bankfull width of a braided reach
Authors: Xia Junqiang , Li Jie , Carling Paul A. , Zhou Meirong , Zhang Xiaolei
Published: November 2017

Remarkable channel degradation has occurred in a braided reach of the Lower Yellow River owing to the recent operation of Xiaolangdi reservoir, and downstream progressive incision has caused a significant process of channel widening. For the 104 km long braided reach, the dynamic adjustments in bankfull channel widths were investigated at both the section scale and reach scale, based on post-flood cross-sectional profiles surveyed annually from 1999 to 2013. It was found that the bankfull width at one section increased by up to 2887 m (296% increase) over 14 years, with an increase in the reach-scale bankfull width of 666 m (59% increase) in the braided reach. Fluvial erosion intensity was identified as a key factor influencing the variation in bankfull width, based on a comparison of various fluvial and non-fluvial factors controlling channel widening. Empirical relationships were developed, in the form of simple power functions, between these bankfull widths and the previous four-year average fluvial erosion intensity during flood seasons at the hydrometric station of Huayuankou. It is concluded that the significant increase in bankfull width was prominent in the channel evolution of the braided reach, which resulted in a major loss of floodplains.
HORTICULTURA COMO TECNOLOGIA DE SAÚDE MENTAL
Authors: De Souza Thaís Sampaio , Miranda Marlene Barreto Santos
Published: November 2017

As mudanças no tratamento dos portadores de transtornos mentais, decorrentes das lutas pela Reforma Psiquiátrica, trouxeram novas formas de assistência e cuidado. Estas estão cada vez mais centradas no sujeito, na busca pela sua autonomia e cidadania. Este artigo objetiva realçar os benefícios e potencialidades da Horticultura como prática complementar na reinserção social de portadores de transtornos mentais, através de um estado da arte que reúne 15 artigos de projetos executados nesta área, datados de 2006-2015. Após mapear as práticas de horticultura terapia no Brasil, este breve estudo permitiu inferir que estas promovem benefícios biopsicossociais que podem ser utilizados por diversos tipos de serviços de saúde.
THE ORIGINS OF THE UKRAINIAN DIPLOMACY: ERA OF KYIV RUS’
Authors: Holovchenko Volodymyr
Published: November 2017

Many Western political analysts viewed Ukraine declared its independence on August 24, 1991 as one of the major geopolitical events in the twentieth century. This is for a fate of Europe to have the same meaning and impact on the situation in the region, as well as German reunification a year earlier. Modern Ukrainian diplomacy deduced in the world of independent state in a much more favourable conditions of complete the cold war and relatively peaceful collapse of the Soviet Union, after more than 40 years, though largely formal, but still physical presence of the Ukrainian SSR in structures and forums UN state as its founders.
Today Ukraine claimed their place in the hierarchical structure of the international system, its position is essential for the formation of the system architecture, not only regionally but also at the global level. Especially important to the Foreign Ministry of our country is to take into account critically national historical experience and ability to make its the necessary structural principled position, that in general holds all the modern civilized world: in an independent and self-sufficient state no permanent friends but only permanent interests.
Without the critical study and taking into account Ukrainian’s own interests and historical lessons of state development – geopolitical, civilzational, socio-economic – can not be understand the fundamental fact, that the current development of Ukraine as a sovereign state – the natural and logical outcome of its previous path.
SYRIAN-TURKISH RELATIONSHIPS IN THE CONTEXT OF REGIONAL MIDDLE EASTERN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SYSTEM
Authors: Kravchuk O.
Published: November 2017

The article spotlights decisive factors of the Syrian-Turkish interstate relations evolution after the end of the Cold War, special attention was given to clarify place of the water and the Kurdish problems in the relations between the two countries. After World War I in Syria and many other Arab states the Republic of Turkey was seen primarily as a legal successor of the Ottoman Empire that for several centuries colonized these countries and prevented their civilizational development. With the collapse of the bipolar system of international relations between Syria and Turkey broke a serious struggle for influence in the region. An important security problem in the Syrian-Turkish relations was left water, ie the distribution of resources river Euphrates because hydrographic feature of the Middle East is extremely uneven distribution of freshwater.
Normalization of bilateral interstate relations delineated only with coming to power in Republic of Turkey the moderate Islamist Justice and Development Party led by Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose foreign policy aimed at establishing closer ties with the Middle East countries and a visible mediating role in resolving the Arab-Israeli conflict. Immediately after the consolidation of the power vertical Justice and Development Party began to distance itself from Israel in order to establish a more open dialogue with Mashriq states.
Working while incapable to work? Changing concepts of permitted work in the UK disability benefit system
Authors: Gulland Jackie
Published: November 2017

This article focusses on the borderland between "work" and "not work" in UK disability benefit systems. People who claim disability benefits often have to prove that they are "incapable of work" in order to qualify. The idea of incapacity for work requires an understanding of the meaning of the term "work," a concept which has a common sense simplicity but which is much more difficult to define in practice. UK disability benefit systems have developed the notion of "permitted work" to allow people to do small amounts of paid work while retaining entitlement to benefit. This concept of "permitted work" has its roots in the early twentieth century when claimants were sometimes entitled to disability benefits if any work that they did was considered to be sufficiently trivial to not count as "work." Policy on this changed over time, with particular developments after the Second World War, as rehabilitation and therapy became the key focus of permitted work rules. Current developments in UK social security policy treat almost everyone as a potential worker, changing the way in which permitted work operates. This article uses archive material on appeals against refusals of benefit, policy documents and case law to consider the social meanings of these moving boundaries of permitted work. Disability benefits are not value neutral: they are measures of social control which divide benefit claimants into those who are required to participate in the labour market and those who are exempted from this requirement.
Factores que influyen en la comprensión lectora de hipertexto
Authors: Herrada-Valverde Gabriel , Herrada-Valverde Rosario I.
Published: November 2017

Este artículo revisa algunas de las investigaciones más destacadas el ámbito de la lectura de hipertexto. Al objeto de identificar los factores y variables que influyen en la comprensión lectora de este tipo de formato textual, se revisan y analizan diferentes definiciones de hipertexto, así como los aspectos que inciden en las características de cada documento hipertextual, entre los que se encuentran la granularidad de sus nodos, el número y el tipo de enlaces, su estructura global, y las ayudas a la navegación. Además, se abordan las tareas y procesos específicos asociados a la comprensión lectora de textos hipervinculados, haciendo especial hincapié en la selección del orden de lectura, que es el principal proceso que diferencia la lectura multilineal de hipertexto de la lectura lineal de texto impreso. A tenor del análisis realizado, se puede concluir que dichos factores tendrán efectos diferentes en términos de carga cognitiva de los lectores dependiendo del conocimiento de domino que estos posean. Sobre este particular, se observa que la cohesión textual es un elemento de gran importancia para la comprensión del hipertexto en lectores con bajo conocimiento de dominio.
Lecturas para la libertad: Cuentos para mi hijo Manolillo de Miguel Hernández
Authors: Torres-Begines Concepcion
Published: November 2017

Este estudio pretende reivindicar la importancia de los cuatro cuentos que Miguel Hernández escribió para su hijo Manolillo y en los que encontramos temas esenciales en la producción poética del autor como la libertad, la familia y la solidaridad. Para ello, en la primera parte llevamos a cabo un recorrido por el proceso de elaboración, descubrimiento y publicación de los manuscritos originales. A continuación, presentamos un análisis de los cuentos teniendo en cuenta la temática tratada y la importancia de las ilustraciones que los acompañan.
THE ROLE OF SCHOOLS IN SHAPING THE SETTLEMENT EXPERIENCES OF NEWCOMER IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE YOUTH
Authors: Selimos Erwin Dimitri , Daniel Yvette
Published: November 2017

This paper draws on focus groups and interviews with newcomer immigrant and refugee youth between the ages of 16 and 22 to consider how schools shape their settlement processes and their sense of social inclusion and belonging. In particular, the paper focuses on newcomer youth’s perspectives and experiences of schooling in a medium-sized immigrant-receiving city in Canada. Analysis reveals that schools function as sites of both inclusion and exclusion in ways that produce ambivalence in immigrant and refugee youth with respect to their sense of social inclusion and belonging to community life. One recommendation emerging from the analysis is that educational practitioners and other community stakeholders interested in supporting the social inclusion of newcomer youth should develop and implement ESL and ELD programs and ensure adequate funding of these essential programs. There is also a need for collaborative, dialogical practices that provide all relevant stakeholders, including newcomer youth themselves, opportunities to come together to create new possibilities for understanding and cooperative action.
ESTIMATIVA DA EMISSÃO DE POLUENTES PELO TRANSPORTE PÚBLICO NO BAIRRO BURITIS EM BELO HORIZONTE/MG
Authors: Domingues Danieli Silva , Guimarães Felipe Silva
Published: November 2017

No Brasil, o transporte rodoviário é o segundo maior emissor de gases de efeito estufa provenientes de ações antrópicas, representando 7,8% do total, ficando atrás apenas do subsetor de mudanças no uso da terra e das florestas, com 76,3 % do total. O transporte público em Belo Horizonte utiliza o diesel como combustível, que quando queimado emite poluentes como o monóxido de carbono, óxidos de nitrogênio e material particulado. No bairro Buritis circulam diariamente 12 linhas de ônibus e para estimar a emissão mensal dos poluentes citados empregou-se o método "Bottom-up", utilizando-se dados como a idade média da frota para determinação dos fatores de emissão de cada poluente e a quilometragem mensal total percorrida nos limites do bairro. Os valores encontrados foram 148,54 kg/mês para o CO, 711,84 kg/mês para o NOx e 12,84 kg/mês para o MP. Estes resultados representam menos que 1% das emissões em Belo Horizonte e o esperado, considerando-se a área do bairro em relação a cidade, seria de pelo menos 1,15%. As emissões menores que as esperadas ocorreram provavelmente por apenas 0,63% do total da quilometragem mensal percorrida pelos ônibus em Belo Horizonte corresponder ao bairro Buritis. Neste contexto, sugeriu-se um estudo futuro de qualidade do ar local através de modelagem matemática para determinar a dispersão mensal destes poluentes emitidos no bairro e avaliar como o transporte público contribui com a mesma.

 

ABSTRACT

In Brazil, road transport is the second largest greenhouse gas emitter from human activities, representing 7.8% of the total, behind only the changes subsector in land use and forestry, with 76.3% of the total. Public transport at Belo Horizonte uses diesel as fuel, it emits pollutants when burned as carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides and particulate material. In Buritis neighborhood circulate daily 12 bus lines and to estimate the monthly emissions of the said pollutants we used the method "Bottom-up", using data such as the average age of the fleet to determine the emissions of each pollutant factors and mileage total monthly traveled on the outskirts of the neighborhood. These values were 148.54 kg/month of CO, 711.84 kg/month of NOx and 12.84 kg/month of MP. These results represent less than 1% of emissions in Belo Horizonte and expected, considering the area of the neighborhood over the city, would be at least 1.15%. Lower emissions than expected probably occurred for only 0.63% of the total monthly mileage traveled by bus in Belo Horizonte match Buritis neighborhood. In this context, it was suggested a future study of local air quality through mathematical modeling to determine the monthly dispersion of these pollutants in the neighborhood and assess how public transport contributes to it.
CONTROLADOR DE DEMANDA DE ENERGIA ELÉTRICA UTILIZANDO REDES NEURAIS ARTIFICIAIS
Authors: Vieira Mateus Coelho , Lacerda Wilian Soares , Silva Joaquim Paulo da
Published: November 2017

Na atual situação mundial de escassez de recursos, a economia de energia elétrica tornou-se algo relevante. Sendo assim, a Universidade Federal de Lavras, com o objetivo de evitar a ultrapassagem da demanda de energia elétrica contratada, adquiriu um sistema controlador de demanda. O presente trabalho teve como objetivo melhorar o desempenho do controlador de demanda, otimizando, de forma inteligente e dinâmica, a prioridade de desligamento das cargas. Para isso, foram utilizadas técnicas de inteligência computacional para a criação de um sistema automatizado que aliado ao controlador de demanda possa obter um melhor desempenho. Foi desenvolvido um sistema de classificação da prioridade de cada carga, bem como um sistema de previsão da demanda de energia elétrica para os próximos 15 minutos. A metodologia empregada foi baseada em Redes Neurais Artificiais para o desenvolvimento dos dois sistemas computacionais trabalhando paralelamente. Através dos resultados obtidos em simulação verifica-se índices satisfatórios para o sistema de previsão e para o sistema de classificação. Conclui-se através dos resultados obtidos que o controlador de demanda, com a aplicação das técnicas de previsão e classificação, terá uma otimização do processo de desligamento das cargas.

 

ABSTRACT

In the current global situation of scarcity of resources, the saving of electric energy has become relevant. Therefore, the Federal University of Lavras, with the objective of avoiding the surpassing of contracted electric energy demand, acquired a demand controlling system. The present work had as objective to improve the performance of the demand controller, optimizing, intelligently and dynamically, the priority of load disconnection. For this, computational intelligence techniques were used to create an automated system that together with the demand controller can achieve better performance. A priority classification system for each load was developed, as well as a system for forecasting the demand for electricity for the next 15 minutes. The methodology used was based on Artificial Neural Networks for the development of the two computational systems working in parallel. The results obtained in the simulation showed satisfactory indexes for the prediction system and for the classification system. It is concluded through the results obtained that the demand controller, with the application of the forecasting and classification techniques, will have an optimization of the load disconnection process.
Per una ricognizione degli “stati d’eccezione”. Emergenze, ordine pubblico e apparati di polizia in Europa: la esperienze nazionali (secc. XVII-XX)
Authors: Lara Ródenas Manuel José de
Published: November 2017

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La historia rural en España y Francia (siglos XVI-XIX): contribuciones para una historia comparada y renovada
Authors: Serrão José Vicente
Published: November 2017

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IN VITRO DIGESTIBILITY OF RICE STRAW-BASED RATIONS OF DAIRY COWS CONTAINING FERMENTED CONCENTRATE BY Saccharomyces cerevisiae AND Effective Microorganisms-4 (EM-4)
Authors: Hernaman Iman , Tarmidi Ana Rochana , Dhalika Tidi
Published: November 2017

Concentrate was used to improve rice straw-based rations of dairy cows. Rejected foods can be used to formulate concentrate but it can contain unwanted materials. This research aimed to know the best of fermentation time and rations formulation. Research phase 1 was  to observe nutrient and energy contents of concentrate fermented by Saccharomyces cerevisiae and  EM-4 at 0, 3, and 6 days. Phase 2 was to evaluate the use of the best fermented concentrate of  the phase 1 to be used in the ration on in vitro rumen degradability using treatments as follows: 1) 50%  rice straws + 50% concentrate, 2) 50% rice straws + 25 concentrate + 25% fermented concentrate, 3) 50% rice straws + 50% fermented concentrate. This study used completely randomized design and the collected data were analyzed by Contrast Orthogonal test. The results showed that crude protein (CP) increased but crude fiber (CF) and bruto energy decreased due to concentrate fermentation. A 3 day fermentation resulted in the highest (P<0.05) CP (14.48%) and the lowest CF (17.01%). The use of fermented concentrate at 50% in the ration resulted in the highest (P<0.05) digestibility of dry matter (63.68%) and organic matter (58.70%). It can be concluded that concentrate fermentation at 3 days by Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Effective Microorganisms-4 (EM-4) was the best treatments. Its use in rice straws-based rations of dairy cows at 50% and result in the highest digestibility of dry matter and organic matter.
REGROWTH ABILITY OF ARBILA (Phaseolus lunatus L.) AFTER GRASSED AT DIFFERENT DOSAGE OF RHIZOBIUM INOCULANT AND AGE OF PLANT WHEN START GRAZED AT DRY LAND
Authors: Koten Bernadete Barek , Wea Redempta , Hadisutanto Bambang , Salli Maria Klara , Semang Agustinus
Published: November 2017

The study was conducted to evaluate regrowth ability of arbila (Phaseolus lunatus L.) after grazed at different rhizobium inoculants dosage and age of plant to be grassed, have conducted during 6 month at Noelbaki village and Politani Kupang General Laboratory. Factorial design with 3 dose levels of rhizobium inoculants ei: I0 = without inoculant, I10 = 10 g/kg seed dan I20 = 20 g/kg seed) and 3 dose of initial grazing time ei: G20 = 20 days, G30 = 30 days, dan G40 = 40 days, and 3 replications. The variables were number of shoots (shoot, plants vitality (%), covered area (cm), space between crops (crops/ m2), and chlorophyll (mg/ml). Obtained data were tested using analysis of variance followed by Duncan test (Duncan’s new multiple range test / DMRT). Result shows that interaction between inoculant dose with crops’ age when grazed greatly influence the size of covered area (P<0.01), eventhough other variable not influence Duncan test showed, the most extensive covered area are shown by I10G30 (262 cm), I0G40 (126 cm), and I2G40 (123 cm). As single factor, inoculant dose only affect to the size covered area, which the most extensive is shown by I10, and crops’ age when grazed affect the number of shoots, vitality, size of covered area (cm) and space between crops (crops/ m2. It can be concluded, the interaction between inoculum dose  and age of plant to be grassed was affecting the ability of regrowth of arbila, rhizobium inoculum caused arbila to withstand grazing stress, and arbila which is added inoculant 20 g/kg seed and were grazed at age  40 days can regrowth post grazed. It was concluded that the interaction between inoculum dose and age of plant to be grassed was affecting the ability of regrowth of arbila, rizobium inoculum caused arbila to withstand grazing stress, and rhizobium inoculum with dose of 20 g /kg of seed and started grazing at age 40 days which was most able to guarantee the regrowth of plant arbila post-shepherd.