bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Social Vulnerability in the United States from 1970 to 2010
Authors: Park Gainbi , Xu Zengwang
Published: October 2019

Social vulnerability has been an important concept to characterize the extent to which human society is vulnerable to hazards. Although it is well known that social vulnerability varies across space and over time, there is only a paucity of studies to examine the basic patterns of the spatial and temporal dynamics of the social vulnerability in the United States. This study examines the spatial and temporal dynamics of social vulnerability of the U.S. counties from 1970 to 2010. For each decade, social vulnerability of counties is quantified by the social vulnerability index (SoVI) using county-level social, economic, demographic, and built environment characteristics. The SoVI is mainly designed to quantify the cross-sectional variation of social vulnerability and is not conducive to direct comparison over time. This study implements a methodology that integrates quantile standardization, sequence alignment analysis, and cluster analysis to investigate how social vulnerability of U.S. counties has changed over time. The authors find that U.S. counties exhibit distinctive spatial and longitudinal patterns, and there are counties/areas which have persistent high or low social vulnerability as well as frequent change in their social vulnerability over time. The results can be useful for policymakers, disaster managers, planning officials, and social scientists in general.
Distributional Semantic Model Based on Convolutional Neural Network for Arabic Textual Similarity
Authors: Mahmoud Adnen , Zrigui Mounir
Published: October 2019

The problem addressed is to develop a model that can reliably identify whether a previously unseen document pair is paraphrased or not. Its detection in Arabic documents is a challenge because of its variability in features and the lack of publicly available corpora. Faced with these problems, the authors propose a semantic approach. At the feature extraction level, the authors use global vectors representation combining global co-occurrence counting and a contextual skip gram model. At the paraphrase identification level, the authors apply a convolutional neural network model to learn more contextual and semantic information between documents. For experiments, the authors use Open Source Arabic Corpora as a source corpus. Then the authors collect different datasets to create a vocabulary model. For the paraphrased corpus construction, the authors replace each word from the source corpus by its most similar one which has the same grammatical class applying the word2vec algorithm and the part-of-speech annotation. Experiments show that the model achieves promising results in terms of precision and recall compared to existing approaches in the literature.
Generalized Ordered Weighted Simplified Neutrosophic Cosine Similarity Measure for Multiple Attribute Group Decision Making
Authors: Ye Jun
Published: October 2019

The paper proposes a generalized ordered weighted simplified neutrosophic cosine similarity (GOWSNCS) measure by combining the cosine similarity measure of simplified neutrosophic sets (SNSs) with the generalized ordered weighted averaging (GOWA) operator and investigates its properties and special cases. Then, the author develops a simplified neutrosophic group decision-making method based on the GOWSNCS measure to handle multiple attribute group decision-making problems with simplified neutrosophic information. The prominent characteristics of the GOWSNCS measure are that it not only is a generalization of the cosine similarity measure but also considers the associated weights for attributes and decision makers in the aggregation of the cosine similarity measures of SNSs to alleviate the influence of unduly large or small similarities in the process of information aggregation. Finally, an illustrative example of investment alternatives is provided to demonstrate the application and effectiveness of the developed approach.
Assessing the Effectiveness of the Augmented Reality Courseware for Starry Sky Exploration
Authors: Xiao Jun , Cao Mengying , Li Xuejiao , Hansen Preben
Published: October 2019

Augmented reality tools and applications have been shown to have powerfully impelled the development of the field of education. In this article, the authors designed and developed an augmented reality technology-based courseware “Starry Sky Exploration—Eight Planets in the Solar System” and explored how AR can bring an immersive learning experience to students and improve students' learning effectiveness. This article presents and evaluates AR courseware applicable for the geography curriculum in secondary schools in China. In this study, 36 students from Shanghai secondary vocational school were invited to participate in the experiment, the authors use reliability analysis, regression analysis and brainwave analysis to evaluate the effectiveness of the AR course. The authors found that students have higher learning satisfaction and behavioral willingness in AR-based experiential learning activities. It can be seen that AR helps to stimulate students' interest in learning.
Bridging the Digital Divide in Nigerian Information Landscape
Authors: Adesola Adekunle P. , Olla Grace Omolara
Published: October 2019

In the global economy, the use of ICTs in everyday activities enables individual or communities to reduce the social divide and also enable them benefit from the internet and other information and communication technologies (ICTs), thereby competing effectively in the global economy. This study examines the concept of digital divide, types and manifestations globally and in the Nigerian context and the role of the library in bridging the persistent gap. The chapter further highlights previous attempts to bridge the digital gap in Nigeria and concludes with a range of recommendations.
SeFra
Authors: Charanya R.  , Saravanaguru R.A.K.  , Aramudhan M.
Published: October 2019

Electronic health information is an efficient technique for providing health care services to society. Patient health information is stored in the cloud, to allow access of eHealth information from anywhere, and at any time, but the technical problems are security, privacy, etc. Sharing the medical data in a trustless environment is overcome by the proposed framework SeFra. The proposed work provides a secure framework to manage the eHealth record by using blockchain (SeFra). For authentication purposes, a temporal shadow is used and the integrity of health records is ensured by blockchain technology.
Weighted Multiple Linear Regression Model for Mobile Location Estimation in GSM Network
Authors: Longinus Sunday Ezema  , Ani Cosmas I.
Published: October 2019

The numbers of crimes and accidents, among other challenging issues, requiring a mobile application with localization capabilities are on the increase. Yet there is under-utilization of location information provided by mobile phones. The accuracy and cost of implementation of mobile position localization on cellular network have been an issue of research interest. In this paper, the statistical modelling of mobile station (MS) position location was carried out using weighted multiple linear regressions (WMLR) method. The proposed statistical modelling approach was based on received signal strength (RSS) technique. The model improved localization accuracy. The model's simulated results were analysed and compared with the existing MLR using real measured data collected from GSM network in a light urban environment in Enugu, Nigeria.
Trust Decision Model and Trust Evaluation Model for Quality Web Service Identification in Web Service Lifecycle Using QSW Data Analysis
Authors: Raj Gaurav , Mahajan Manish , Singh Dheerendra
Published: October 2019

In secure web application development, the role of web services will not continue if it is not trustworthy. Retaining customers with applications is one of the major challenges if the services are not reliable and trustworthy. This article proposes a trust evaluation and decision model where the authors have defined indirect attribute, trust, calculated based on available direct attributes in quality web service (QWS) data sets. After getting training of such evaluation and decision strategies, developers and customers, both will use the knowledge and improve the QoS. This research provides web-based learning about web service quality which will be utilized for prediction, recommendation and the selection of trusted web services in the pool of web services available globally. In this research, the authors include designs to make decisions about the trustworthy web services based on classification, correlation, and curve fitting to improve trust in web service prediction. In order to empower the web services life cycle, they have developed a quality assessment model to incorporate a security and performance policy.
Espaços de educar: biografias femininas e ensino de história da educação
Authors: Valdez Diane , Alves Miriam Fábia
Published: October 2019

O objetivo deste artigo é socializar uma experiência do uso de biografias de educadoras no ensino de história da educação em um Programa de Pós-graduação em Educação. O estudo também problematiza, a partir de uma pesquisa bibliográfica, o predomínio masculino nos dicionários e nas obras clássicas de história da educação editadas nos séculos XX e XXI. Conclui-se que, ao se proporcionar aos estudantes o acesso a histórias plurais, também se deu visibilidade às trajetórias femininas na história da educação. Os enfrentamentos ideológicos, políticos e sociais, vividos pelas educadoras, impulsionaram outras perspectivas a respeito do magistério na história da educação brasileira.
As cidadelas das pesquisas de história da educação no Brasil
Authors: Araújo Marta Maria de
Published: October 2019

A reflexão consentânea aos Grupos de Pesquisas de História da Educação, formalizados nas instituições universitárias brasileiras na década de 1990, ‘em especial, na Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte’, é, em princípio, um exercício de reconstituição pela memória e pela escrita de uma cultura acadêmica de debates, de estudos, de encontros e de interações recíprocas de pesquisadores. O principal propósito do trabalho é analisar as situações de produção do conhecimento da história da educação e os seus pressupostos teórico-metodológicos, contemplando, em parte, o século XX e, em parte, o século XXI. Por essa reconstituição, constata-se que, desde o início, os grupos de pesquisas de história da educação, que congregam pesquisadores brasileiros e estrangeiros, apresentam-se, para as instituições universitárias, para os grupos de trabalho e para as sociedades científicas, como produtores por excelência do conhecimento da história da educação.
VIRGILE project: The concept of virtual fire resistance facility for the assessment of construction products performance
Authors: Auguin Gildas , Dréan Virginie
Published: October 2019

Construction industries products have to satisfy fire safety regulation, including technical approvals in fire resistance, by tests in accredited laboratories. Fire resistance tests lay down on a complex protocol, in which full size samples are settled in large furnaces able to reproduce severe time-dependent fire curves. The full-scale mounting and the cost of such tests could be a constraint for their development. In that context, the concept of virtual facility has been developed by Efectis during the VIRGILE project. The use and development of numerical simulation tools are an interesting complement to the fire tests. The developed tool aims to model a fire resistance test including interaction between sample and fire test facility. The virtual facility allows to better analyze and evaluate a large number of technical alternatives in order to find the most efficient technical and economical solutions. Moreover, numerical simulations may improve the testing conditions including thermal stress control and metrology. This paper presents an overview of the main results and applications achieved during the VIRGILE project in ten years.
Lack of recall after sedation for cataract surgery and its effect on the validity of measuring patient satisfaction
Authors: Chadha Ryan M. , Dexter Franklin , Brull Sorin J.
Published: October 2019

Background: We evaluated the validity of assessing patient satisfaction with the sedation regimen among patients being discharged 45 min after receiving midazolam. If most patients do not have recall, then the sedation cannot be considered complete at the time of evaluation.Methods: In this prospective cohort study, 20 patients underwent cataract surgery with nurse-administered midazolam and fentanyl. The 11-item Iowa Satisfaction with Anesthesia Scale was administered  30 min after sedation in the recovery room. Recalled items were evaluated the next morning.Results: Eleven patients recalled 0 themes, 4 recalled 1, 4 recalled 2, and 1 recalled 3 themes. Thus, 15/20 patients (75%) recalled 0 or 1 of the 11 themes (P = 0.021 versus half the patients). The 95% one-sided lower confidence limit for 0, 1, or 2 themes was 80% of patients (P < 0.001 versus half). Patients who received less midazolam recalled more themes (Kendall’s τb = 0.43, P = 0.039).Conclusions: Evaluating patient satisfaction with sedation shortly after admission to the post-anesthesia care unit is invalid because of a lack of recall; the sedation/amnesia is ongoing. Patient comfort may be assessed, but comfort is not synonymous with satisfaction; ‘satisfaction’ implies presence of recall. Because we studied sedation with low doses of midazolam and fentanyl, the same conclusion reliably would apply to larger doses of anxiolytics administered intraoperatively. The results match previous findings that when patients receive preoperative midazolam prior to meeting the anesthesiologist, even if the patient fully answers questions, they may have negligible recall of having met the anesthesiologist.
Promoting a positive work experience for South African domestic workers
Authors: De Villiers Bridget , Taylor Michelle
Published: October 2019

Orientation: Domestic work remains a main source of employment for many South African women. Despite legislation directed at protecting the rights of South African domestic workers, research indicates that many still experience marginalisation and a sense of powerlessness. This prompts a need to understand the factors that could enhance a positive work experience for domestic workers.Research purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the factors that contribute to a positive work experience for domestic workers in South Africa.Motivation: Because of limited work opportunities and a lack of access to finance and education in South Africa, domestic work will continue to provide a source of employment in the future. It is thus important to implement strategies to enhance the positive nature of the domestic work experience.Research approach/design and method: A qualitative design, utilising a semi-structured interview format for data collection purposes, was utilised. The sample comprised seven domestic workers and seven employers of domestic workers.Main findings: Thematic analyses extracted job security, wages, working conditions and the relationship with employer as the most important considerations for domestic workers. Employers of domestic workers highlighted compliance with legislation, perceiving the employee as part of the family, retirement planning and respect as important factors.Practical/managerial implications: It is proposed that employers purposefully comply with the relevant legislation to promote feelings of job security, and that domestic workers are educated in the legal requirements surrounding domestic work. Employers are further encouraged to establish open and trust-based relationships characterised by respect and consider the need for post-retirement provision. The importance of education and training in professionalising the domestic work sector is raised.Contribution/value-add: The results of this study contribute to promoting the value and status of domestic work by providing a voice for marginalised employees and promoting a humanistic and positive work experience.
Cotangent Sums Related to the Riemann Hypothesis for Various Shifts of the Argument
Authors: Maier Helmut , Rassias Michael Th.
Published: October 2019

One of the approaches to the Riemann Hypothesis is the Nyman–Beurling criterion. Cotangent sums play a significant role in this criterion. Here we investigate the values of these cotangent sums for various shifts of the argument.
Recent Emergence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in Ontario, Canada: Early Serological and Entomological Indicators
Authors: Nelder Mark P. , Russell Curtis B. , Lindsay L. Robbin , Dibernardo Antonia , Brandon Nicholas C. , Pritchard Jennifer , Johnson Steven , Cronin Kirby , Patel Samir N.
Published: October 2019

Human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA), caused by the bacteria Anaplasma phagocytophilum, is transmitted to humans by blacklegged ticks (Ixodes scapularis) in eastern North America. To assess the emergence of A. phagocytophilum in Ontario, we analyzed patient serological and clinical data in combination with pathogen detection in blacklegged ticks from 2011 to 2017. Our sample population included all patients who had Anaplasma serological testing ordered by their physicians (n = 851). Eighty-three patients (10.8%) were A. phagocytophilum seropositive (IgG titers ≥ 1:64) and 686 (89.2%) were seronegative (IgG titers < 1:64). Applying published surveillance case definitions, we classified zero as confirmed, five as probable, and 78 as suspected cases. The percentage of seropositive patients remained generally stable at 13.6%. Seropositive patients were most often adult females, 40–59 years of age, and reported nonspecific signs and symptoms, such as fatigue, headache, and fever. Higher seropositivity rates (≥ 1.5 patients per 100,000 population) occurred in eastern and northwestern Ontario. The percentage of A. phagocytophilum-positive blacklegged ticks, through passive and active surveillance, was 0.4 and 1.1%, respectively, and increased over time. Serological and entomological indicators of A. phagocytophilum activity increased in areas of the province with established blacklegged tick populations. The risk of HGA is presently low in Ontario; however, further research is required to document the epidemiology of HGA in the province. To minimize the impact of HGA emergence in Ontario, increased awareness and education of the public and health-care providers is recommended, with consideration to making HGA a reportable infection in Ontario.
Welded, 304/304L Stainless Steel Tubing
Authors:   Metallic Tubing Committee
Published: October 2019

This SAE Standard covers welded stainless steel pressure tubing intended for use as hydraulic lines and in other applications requiring corrosion resistance.
Welded and Cold Drawn, 304/304L Stainless Steel Tubing
Authors:   Metallic Tubing Committee
Published: October 2019

This SAE Standard covers welded and drawn to size stainless steel pressure tubing intended for use as hydraulic lines and in other applications requiring corrosion resistance.
Regional-scale modelling for the assessment of atmospheric particulate matter concentrations at rural background locations in Europe
Authors: Gašparac Goran , Jeričević Amela , Kumar Prashant , Branko Grisogono
Published: October 2019

Abstract. The application of regional-scale air quality models is an important tool in air quality assessment and management. For this reason, the understanding of model abilities and performances is mandatory. The main objective of this research was to investigate the spatial and temporal variability of background particulate matter (PM) concentrations, to evaluate the regional air quality modelling performance in simulating PM concentrations during statically stable conditions and to investigate processes that contribute to regionally increased PM concentrations with a focus on Eastern and Central Europe. The temporal and spatial variability of observed particulate matter (PM) was analysed at 310 rural background stations in Europe during 2011. Two different regional air quality modelling systems (offline coupled EMEP and online coupled Weather Research and Forecast-Chem) were applied to simulate the transport of pollutants and to further investigate the processes that contributed to increased concentrations during high pollution episodes. Background PM measurements from rural background stations and wind speed, surface pressure and ambient temperature data from 920 meteorological stations across Europe, classified according to the elevation, were used for the evaluation of individual model performance. Among the sea-level stations (up to 200 m), the best modelling performance, in terms of meteorology and chemistry, was found for both models. The underestimated modelled PM concentrations in some cases indicated the importance of accurate assessment of regional air pollution transport under statically stable atmospheric conditions and the necessity of further model improvements.
Spatial Signature of Solar Forcing over the North Atlantic Summer Climate in
the Past Millennium
Authors: Pyrina Maria , Moreno-Chamarro Eduardo , Wagner Sebastian , Zorita Eduardo
Published: October 2019

Abstract. We investigate the effects of solar forcing during summer on the North Atlantic climate in comprehensive simulations of the preindustrial last millennium. We use two Earth System Models forced only by variations in Total Solar Irradiance (TSI). Specifically, we examine how different statistical techniques commonly used in current literature, namely linear methods and composite techniques can condition our understanding of the effects of solar forcing on climate. We demonstrate that the results obtained are strongly shaped by internal model variability. Linear methods like regression and correlation are not suitable to separate solar impacts on summer climate from internal variability. Composite maps show a response of SSTs off the European coasts and atmospheric blocking-like pressure anomalies over the subpolar North Atlantic, with some model-dependent variations of its spatial patterns and extent. In the models analyzed, the relationship of TSI to the tropospheric and surface circulation is linked through a baroclinic response to diabatic heating at the ocean surface. A tendency toward blocking-like patterns over the middle and high latitudes might be subsequently created during summer and in high TSI periods.
Comment on Shear wave reflection seismic yields subsurface dissolution and subrosion patterns: application to the Ghor Al-Haditha sinkhole site, Dead Sea, Jordan by Polom et al. (2018)
Authors: Ezersky Michael , Legchenko Anatoly , Eppelbaum Lev , Al-Zoubi Abdallah , Abueladas Abdelrahman
Published: October 2019

Abstract. Seismic reflection S-wave technique is very effective and has demonstrated nice results in previous investigations of various authors. However, the salt layer was not detected in the Ghor Al-Haditha area (Jordan) because of some reasons. The main reason is that about ~ 80 % of reflection lines were carried outside the salt area delineated by Ezersky et al. (2013b) based on results of El-Isa et al. (1995). Other possible factor is too strong filtering of seismic data obtained from the upper part of the section (up to 50 m deep). Our and Polom (2018) assessment of the work of other authors diverges. We affirm that the salt layer of 7–10 m thickness is located at ~ 40 m depth in the Ghor Al-Haditha area.
Regional influence of ocean–atmosphere teleconnections on the timing and duration of MODIS-derived snow cover in British Columbia, Canada
Authors: Bevington Alexandre R. , Gleason Hunter E. , Foord Vanessa N. , Floyd William C. , Griesbauer Hardy P.
Published: October 2019

Abstract. We use the twice-daily Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) snow cover
product to study the regional influence of the Oceanic Niño Index (ONI) and Pacific
Decadal Oscillation (PDO) on snow cover in British Columbia (BC). We apply a locally weighted regression (LOWESS) interpolation to the MODIS normalized difference snow index (NDSI) time series to detect the timing and duration of snow. We confirm the general consensus from many previous in situ studies that both ONI and PDO have significant impacts on snow cover in BC. We add to this knowledge by performing seasonal and regional analysis using established hydrozones and explore variation in our results by elevation bins of 500 m. We calibrated our method with in situ snow water equivalent (SWE) data and found an optimal NDSI threshold of 30 for detecting continuous snow cover. We separate automatic snow weather station data into calibration (75 %) and validation (25 %) subsets and obtain mean absolute errors between the MODIS and in situ observations for the start, end, and duration of 8.7, 8.9, and 13.1 d for the calibration data and 12.7, 12.6, and 16.6 d for the validation data, respectively. In general, the start date of snow is poorly correlated with both ONI and PDO, whereas the end date and duration are strongly negatively correlated. Regional patterns emerge wherein northern and southern BC are most correlated with the PDO and the ONI, respectively. These relationships are generally stronger at lower elevations and vary spatially. This study demonstrates that the suitability of ocean–atmosphere teleconnections as predictors of the timing and duration of snow varies throughout BC.
Infecções fúngicas e bacterianas em portadores de hiv hospitalizados
Authors: Aquino Rafael Lemes de , Sousa Neto Adriana Lemos , Vargas Lorena Silva , Lopes Anaísa Filmiano Andrade , Aganhoto Aline Maria Santos , Teixeira Núbia Fernandes , Silva Suzana Ferreira de Paula , Marra Meirielen Danubia
Published: October 2019

RESUMOObjetivo: investigar a ocorrência de infecções fúngicas e bacterianas nos pacientes portadores de HIV hospitalizados em um hospital universitário. Método: trata-se de estudo quantitativo, descritivo, retrospectivo, tipo transversal. Coletar-se-ão dados dos pacientes que estiveram internados em um hospital universitário, acometidos por infecção pelo HIV, por meio de pesquisa em prontuários impressos e eletrônicos. Resultados esperados: pretende-se conhecer a frequência de infecções fúngicas e bacterianas, especialmente a tuberculose, que acometem o paciente portador do HIV e a eficiência da hemocultura como diagnóstico de infecções bacterianas e fúngicas invasivas. Descritores: HIV; Coinfecção; Síndrome de Imunodeficiência Adquirida; Infecções Bacterianas; Infecção Hospitalar; Terapia Combinada. ABSTRACT Objective: to investigate the occurrence of fungal and bacterial infections in hospitalized HIV patients in a university hospital. Method: this is a quantitative, descriptive, retrospective, cross-sectional study. Data will be collected from patients who were hospitalized in a university hospital, suffering from HIV infection, through research in printed and electronic medical records. Expected results: we intend to know the frequency of fungal and bacterial infections, especially tuberculosis, that affects the patient with HIV and the efficiency of blood culture as a diagnosis of invasive bacterial and fungal infections. Descriptors: HIV; Coinfection; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Bacterial Infections; Hospital Infection; Combined Therapy. RESUMEN Objetivo: investigar La ocurrencia de infecciones fúngicas y bacterianas en los pacientes portadores de VIH hospitalizados en un hospital universitario. Método: se trata de un estudio cuantitativo, descriptivo, retrospectivo, tipo transversal. Se recolectarán los datos de los pacientes que estuvieron internados en un hospital universitario, acometidos por infección por el VIH, por medio de investigaciones en prontuarios impresos y electrónicos. Resultados esperados: se pretende conocer la frecuencia de infecciones fúngicas y bacterianas, especialmente la tuberculosis, que afectan al paciente portador del VIH y la eficiencia de la hemocultura como diagnóstico de infecciones bacterianas y fúngicas invasivas. Descritores: VIH; Coinfección; Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida; Infecciones Bacterianas y Micosis; Infección Hospitalaria; Terapia Combinada.
Applications of the Jack's lemma for the meromorphic functions at the boundary
Authors: Akyel Tugba , Ornek Bulent Nafi
Published: October 2019

In this paper, a boundary version of the Schwarz lemma for the class $\mathcal{%

N(\alpha )}$ is investigated. For the function $f(z)=\frac{1}{z}%

+a_{0}+a_{1}z+a_{2}z^{2}+...$ defined in the punctured disc $E$ such that $%

f(z)\in \mathcal{N(\alpha )}$, we estimate a modulus of the angular

derivative of the function $\frac{zf^{\prime }(z)}{f(z)}$ at the boundary point $c$

with $\frac{cf^{\prime }(c)}{f(c)}=\frac{1-2\beta }{\beta }$. Moreover,

Schwarz lemma for class $\mathcal{N(\alpha )}$ is given.
Feriby's “Lament for Richard II” and the English Literary History ca. 1400
Authors: Carlson David Richard
Published: October 2019

William Feriby was an historic actor: Richard II's secretary between the “Revenge Parliament” of 1397–98 and the deposition of the king in September 1399; subsequently, a contributor to the deposition proceedings; and, finally, a rebel against Henry IV in January 1400. Feriby was also a literary figure, the author of an historical “Lament for Richard II,” amongst other things, written in a highly mannered style of a sort to indicate an interest on Feriby's part in the purely literary: imagination and form. Though Feriby's prose style is distinctive, he was not the only historic-historiographical figure who manifested an interest in the strictly literary at the same moment, ca. 1400. The writings of Adam Usk, Thomas Favent, the Historia vitae author, and Thomas Brinton—even the deposition proceedings and the documentary record of them (the “Record and Process”)—are comparably (though differently) literary. The relations between Ricardian history and literature can be reconceived, dialectically, by light of such evidence: the literature is historical and historic, but, also, the history itself and historiography are literary.
“Peculiar Circles”: The Fluid Utopia at the Northern Pole in Margaret Cavendish's Blazing World
Authors: Brataas Delilah Bermudez
Published: October 2019

Margaret Cavendish's The Blazing World is her most surprising work and contains characteristics from multiple forms; a reader can find elements of forms Cavendish worked on elsewhere and simultaneously recognize the text as something wholly new and unfathomable. Cavendish strategically located the entry to her utopia in the arctic in a time when the tradition of literary ideal spaces looked toward the heavens in descriptions of celestial worlds that paralleled the discovery of the New World. The farthest north offered her not only an empty landscape but the extreme, stark contrast of the binaries she wished to blur. This article will demonstrate that Cavendish's Blazing World emerges as a utopia that demands fluidity to achieve its ideality. One must move fluidly between limiting binaries to transcend spirit and matter, cold and warmth, and ultimately knowledge and ignorance as the only means to conceive, and thus achieve, utopia.
Proceso de Comunicación Propia desde los Sitios Sagrados en el Resguardo Indígena Alto del Rey, Municipio de El Tambo, Cauca
Authors: Ruiz Galindez Sandra Clariza , Viluche Mayor Joaquín
Published: October 2019

Para la comunidad del Resguardo Indígena Alto del Rey es importante este proceso de Cultivo y Crianza de Sabidurías y Conocimientos, por considerar a los sitios sagrados espacios de saberes propios donde se comparte la historia, los principios de un pasado y un presente fundamentados en la tradición oral, los caminos integrales y complementarios. En el pueblo Kokonuko el CRISSAC se origina en el seno del saber cómo fuente de la vida que viene del más profundo sentimiento para generar la existencia. Los sitios sagrados nos brindan una comunicación propia, un lenguaje comprensible a través de nuestros sentidos que son capaces de observar imágenes, escuchar el sonido divino de las aves, las voces angelicales de la sabiduría, interpretar las visiones, oler el aroma de la naturaleza, el sentir que nos transmite conocimiento para construir pensamiento a partir de las creencias, saberes y los espacios de vida. Por consiguiente, este trabajo se realiza en cuatro momentos metodológicos, que me permitieron viajar en el tiempo a través de la historia, el encuentro con los sitios sagrados, una sistematización expresada desde los sentimientos y el análisis del proceso de comunicación con los sitios sagrados a través de imágenes, olores, sentires, señas y sonidos de la naturaleza, con una energía de enamorarnos del conocimiento.
Símbolos Rituales del Matrimonio Indígena Ancestral, en la comuna San Vicente de Topo Grande-Ecuador
Authors: De la Cruz Quishpe Rosa Azucena , Simbaña Coyago Gerardo
Published: October 2019

Esta investigación titulada: “Estudio comunicacional de los símbolos rituales del matrimonio indígena ancestral, en la Comuna San Vicente de Topo Grande, Cantón Cotacachi, Provincia de Imbabura-Ecuador, para la revitalización de la identidad cultural”, se planteó desde la experiencia personal y la observación en como los jóvenes del siglo XXI desconocen el proceso y significado del matrimonio indígena ancestral. La problematización evidencia la aculturalización, la migración de jóvenes a la capital (Quito), y la educación colonizadora que como efecto ha provocado la pérdida, modificación e incremento de los procesos simbólicos del matrimonio indígena ancestral. Con estos argumentos, el estudio se enfocó en analizar e identificar los símbolos rituales comunicacionales del matrimonio indígena ancestral para contribuir a la revitalización de la identidad cultural, en un contexto de gran importancia de la comunicación propia y espiritual. Como ruta metodológica se siguió el camino vivencial simbólico relacional establecido por la Pluriversidad Amawtay Wasi del Ecuador. Para la sustentación, se recurrió a fuentes bibliográficas como textos, revistas, videos y folletos; y para la cosecha de saberes y conocimientos, a las memorias orales de abuelos y abuelas kichwa hablantes de la comuna, como principal fuente de información. Un aspecto destacado de esta investigación es la recuperación de la ceremonia ritual PALABRAY a manera de contribución, como una práctica cultural revitalizadora de la identidad
Comunicación intercultural como estrategia para el rescate de conocimientos y sabidurías ancestrales en armonía con la Madre Tierra, Territorio Indígena Mayangna Sauni Bas, Siuna RACCN
Authors: Estrada Soza Johana , Dávila Molina Jacoba
Published: October 2019

Este cultivo, comunica desde la cosmovisión del pueblo indígena Mayangna Sauni Bas, comparte el sentido y significado que tiene para el pueblo el cuido y protección de la Madre Tierra. Del mismo modo cuenta cómo su población sigue persistiendo con sus propias formas de comunicación intercultural como estrategia para vivir en armonía con los demás seres, la manera en cómo se cuida y protege el medio ambiente, las costumbres y tradiciones para el buen vivir de las presentes y futuras generaciones. La metodología que guió este caminar fue la investigación acción intercultural, regida por la Universidad de las Regiones Autónomas de la Costa Caribe Nicaragüense (URACCAN), a través de diálogos de saberes, la aplicación directa e indirecta de la observación, y el uso de documentos impresos y digitales que fueron de gran utilidad. Pese a la invasión de sus territorios por parte de colonos, el cultivo recoge las diferentes formas de comunicación que ancestralmente ha utilizado el pueblo Mayangna, y que aún conservan, junto a la historia y el significado que tienen sus sitios sagrados, y el uso de las plantas medicinales. El pueblo Mayangna Sauni Bas, es cuidador de la Madre Tierra y responsable de preservar el territorio en ambientes de armonía, como valioso patrimonio comunal.
Construcción de Significados Culturales a partir de los Tejidos que Elaboran las Mujeres Nasa de Tierradentro como estrategia de Comunicación para la Pervivencia
Authors: Finscue Chavaco Yeny
Published: October 2019

El presente artículo resalta el papel de las mujeres Nasa de Tierradentro Cauca, en el proceso de comunicación ancestral y en la construcción de significados culturales, por medio de los tejidos que elaboran y que han sido una estrategia de comunicación para la pervivencia de los pueblos y el territorio. Se expone el sentido del tejido como una práctica esencial donde se representan símbolos y signos cargados de significados, construidos a través de la interacción comunitaria, de los hechos históricos, las recomendaciones de sabedores y sabedoras, las orientaciones y la proyección del pueblo. De la misma manera se expresa el tejido en la lengua Nasayuwe “umna” como la capacidad de poner en conexión las tres dimensiones, lo espiritual, el cuerpo y el territorio entre los que se interactúa cotidianamente y se transita en espiral con orientación de la luna y el sol, en el ser-estar, ir, llegar y retornar con criterio de dignidad e identidad. Por ultimo se expresa la importancia del aprendizaje colectivo como la estrategia que mantienen los pueblos y que se le denomina pedagogías comunitarias desde las cuales se ha mantenido el uso y la valoración de los tejidos en el tiempo y en el espacio para la pervivencia de nuestros pueblos.
Comunicación Propia y el Rol de las Mujeres: Una Estrategia de Pervivencia Cultural del Pueblo Sia en el Resguardo Indígena Playita San Francisco, Municipio López de Micay, Costa Pacífica-Cauca-Colombia
Authors: Puama Tobar Héctor Silvio
Published: October 2019

El artículo evidencia las condiciones desfavorables en que los estudios dedicados a la comunicación propia, género, territorio y educación propia son poco estudiados en nuestro contexto y por lo consiguiente no son visibilizadas nuestras formas de pensar y actuar. De ahí que el objetivo de esta investigación se centre en conocer los temas tratados en estas publicaciones, teniendo en cuenta el desarrollo de las epistemologías propias en relación al territorio, roles de géneros, la educación propias entre otras. Como estrategia metodológica, se hizo una búsqueda de información en bases de datos sociológicos, culturales, y antropológicos. Las principales palabras clave empleadas fueron; mujer y género, comunicación propia, educación propia, territorio, y espiritualidad. Se incluyeron artículos originales, revisiones y monografías, nacionales e internacionales, publicadas entre 1990 y 2005.
Morphological and chemical markers associated with Acyrthosiphon pisum tolerance in hybrid pea lines
Authors: Nikolova Ivelina M.
Published: October 2019

Aim of study: Determining morphological and chemical markers in hybrid lines of winter forage pea (Pisum sativum subsp. arvense L.) associated with Acyrthosiphon pisum tolerance for breeding programs.Area of study: The experimental field of the Institute of Forage Crops, Pleven, Bulgaria, during the 2016-2018 period.Material and methods: Six hybrid lines of winter forage pea were studied for tolerance to A. pisum. The field trial was conducted using a long-plot design and a natural background of soil (leached chernozem) supplied with major nutrients. An entomological net for sweeping was used once a week for aphid number recording. Stem height and leaf number were recorded and chemical composition was determined at the flowering stage. The coefficient of variation concerning aphid density was calculated and the stability and adaptability of lines was evaluated.Main results: Hybrid lines 6 and 12A were stable, widely adapted to the changing environmental conditions and the aphid density was statistically the lowest (31.1 and 36.8 individuals/m2, respectively). A significant positive interaction was found between aphid density and plant height, leaf area, protein, and phosphorus content. Lines 6 and 12A had lower stems (74.7 and 82.5 cm), smaller leaf areas (571.13 and 657.39 cm2/plant), lower protein and P contents, and these markers defined them as aphid tolerant.Research highlights: Incorporation of plant markers of pea lines, less preferred by aphids, is an efficient tool for improving breeding programs for aphid resistance.
Smart Healthcare and Value Co-creation: The Service Science Perspective to Healthcare Quality Improvements
Authors: Russo Giuseppe , Tartaglione Andrea Moretta , Cavacece Ylenia
Published: October 2019

This paper aims to identify efficient paths for improving healthcare service quality by adopting the theoretical framework of Service Science based on value co-creation and smart healthcare. Through a literary review, the links between healthcare quality, patient satisfaction and value co-creation are identified and analyzed from a smart healthcare perspective. Theoretical implications are tested through the analysis of the Lazio region case in Italy. The results make it possible to identify the possible positive effects on the quality of the health service deriving from the application of new management logics based on sharing and co-creating services between health professionals and patients by using the latest digital technologies. This work suggests the adoption of new logics, practices and technological tools that allow health managers to design experiences and services able to satisfy patients' different needs while benefiting from them through "win-win" solutions, able to create a higher value for all the actors involved in the healthcare process.
Social Change and Development: A Critical Comparison of Classical with Contemporary Sociological Theory
Authors: Guclu Idris
Published: October 2019

This study re-examines the prevalent view of classical social theorist, Auguste Comte and contemporary social theorist,Gerhard Lenski. Both social theorists are important figures in terms of social change and social development.Therefore, within context, the notion of social change theories, its relations and cause of social change are discussed,followed by an outline of the concepts of both theorists. Next, it deals with what the two perspectives share in commonand compares the differences between them. The study revealed that the two perspectives are fundamentally differentbecause Comte focused on the development of human thought while Lenski focused on social change and developmentas a result of technology. In this respect, the determinants of social change and development emerge from withinsociety itself; the deepest and the most important disagreement lies between those who see the mental or spiritualevolution of society as the main driving force of history and those who see the role of technology as its root cause.
Ethical Implications of Mental Health Stigma: Primary Health Care Providers’ Perspectives
Authors: Abuhammad Sawsan , Dalky Heyam
Published: October 2019

Stigma towards mental illness is a widespread phenomenon not just in the developing world, but also in developed countries. Unfortunately, this stigma is not only restricted to the general population, but is also prevalent among professional health care providers. Research from developing countries is scarce. Thus, the aim of this paper was to explore health care providers’ attitudes toward mental illness stigma in the primary health care settings. The review sheds light on the ethical implications of mental health stigma as perceived by primary health care providers, and the proposed recommendations for responsible conduct of research and policy initiative in the context of mental health research. Utilizing CINAHL, Medline and Scopus electronic data bases, results are reported for the 41 studies that are grouped according to being from USA, Europe, Australia, Africa, and Asia and Arab World. The results from this review confirmed that stigma associated with mental illness have many ethical implications in the context of research including use of consent form, fair treatment, and good respect for individual rights concerning treatment choices. To counter stigma and prevent the ethical implications of such stigma, interventions in the form of awareness and training programs would be the best way to minimize and stop it. Further, govermnetal and political are needed to initiate a national code of ethics for mental health research in their respective coutries.
Factors Influencing Non-Disclosure of Child Sexual Abuse Amongst Bapedi Tribe in Polokwane, Limpopo Province, South Africa
Authors: Frank Rapholo Selelo
Published: October 2019

Child sexual abuse is a global public health issue calling the attention of practitioners, scholars and policy makers to address it. This study argues that children are being sexually abused both by family and non-family members, and such incidents are not always reported and/or disclosed due to various influential factors. This study was aimed at exploring and describing possible influential factors for the non-disclosure of child sexual abuse amongst Bapedi tribe. A qualitative approach with a descriptive phenomenological design was followed. Fifteen caregivers of children were purposively selected in order to pursue the aim of this study.  Data was collected through semi-structured interviews and analysed thematically through the help of Nvivo Software. The findings indicate that due to factors such as fear of the perpetrator, the practice of the spirit of ubuntu, socio-economic status of the family and relationship with the perpetrator, protecting the dignity of the family, fear of victimisation, fear of witchcraft, and cultural beliefs, child sexual abuse in the Bapedi tribe is an issue to be dealt with by families affected and if need be, traditional courts intervene in case the families disagree. It can therefore be concluded that there is a lack of information on the nastiness of child sexual offences against children amongst Bapedi tribe. Therefore, the Bapedi tribe must be empowered to disclose and/or report child sexual abuse and the implications of not doing so.
Just culture en herstelrecht in de afwikkeling van medische schade
Authors: Laarman B.S.
Published: October 2019

Just culture en herstelrecht in de afwikkeling van medische schade

In deze bijdrage wordt onderzocht wat er vanuit een ‘herstelgericht’ perspectief te zeggen is over de afwikkeling van medische schade. Biedt restorative just culture aanknopingspunten voor een afwikkeling van medische schade die beter aansluit bij de behoeften van betrokkenen?
Eén medisch adviseur empirisch onderzocht
Authors: van Dijck G.
Published: October 2019

Eén medisch adviseur empirisch onderzocht

Dit artikel doet verslag van een onderzoek waarin is getest of letselschadezaken sneller en tegen minder kosten kunnen worden afgewikkeld in een procedure met één medisch adviseur (1MA) in vergelijking met een procedure met twee medisch adviseurs (2MA). Een veldexperiment met 129 zaken die willekeurig werden toegewezen aan de 1MA- en 2MA-groep is opgezet om te testen of de procedure zou leiden tot verschillen tussen de twee procedures in termen van doorlooptijden en kosten. De resultaten laten verschillen zien tussen de twee procedures ten gunste van de 1MA-procedure, in ieder geval ten aanzien van de looptijd; het bewijs dat de 1MA-procedure met lagere kosten gepaard ging dan de 2MA-procedure is op zijn best genomen zwak. In samenhang met eerder empirisch onderzoek lijkt de conclusie vooral te zijn dat tijdwinst en kostenbesparing kunnen worden bereikt door het beperken van mogelijkheden tot extra handelingen en discussie. Dit kan met een 1MA-procedure, maar dit is geen garantie voor snellere doorlooptijden en lagere kosten.
Preface Vol.49
Authors: Bayaraa Batkhishig , Baatar Munkhtsengel , Baasandorj Altanzul , Khuut Tseedulam
Published: October 2019

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