bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Usefulness of splenic scintigraphy in differentiating splenosis and malignancy on gallium 68 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7,10-tetraacetic acid-NaI3-octreotide
Authors: Van Hecke Stijn , Wyngaert Tim , De Beeck Bart , Stroobants Sigrid
Published: January 2018

Somatostatin receptor (SSTR) imaging with gallium 68 (Ga-68) 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7,10-tetraacetic acid (DOTA)-peptide positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) has been introduced in clinical routine for the diagnosis and staging of neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) with high SSTR expression. Although it has high sensitivity for NETs, there are some known diagnostic pitfalls one should be aware of. We present a case of suspected NET where Ga-68 DOTA-NaI3-octreotide (NOC) PET/CT showed several abdominal lesions with high SSTR expression suggesting malignancy. On magnetic resonance imaging, the differential diagnosis of the lesions also included splenosis. Subsequent splenic scintigraphy with technetium-99m phytate showed uptake in all suspicious lesions, and biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of splenosis. Splenic scintigraphy with single-photon emission computed tomography/CT can be a helpful noninvasive diagnostic tool when splenosis is suspected on Ga-68 DOTA-peptide PET/CT.
Optimisation à l’aide d’un plan d’expériences de la production d’une protéase fongique sur milieu à base de déchets agro-industriels
Authors: Benkahoul Malika , Belmessikh Aicha , Boukhalfa Hayet , Mechakra-Maza Aicha
Published: January 2018

The production of neutral protease was carried out by the cultivation of Aspergillus oryzae Ahlburg (Cohen) 1042.72 in submerged fermentation using orange waste resulting from juice processing as a basal medium enriched with agro-industrial wastes. Optimization of the enzyme synthesis was achieved using the statistical method of Plackett-Burman design with N = 8 experimentsand N-1 factors; five real (corn-steep liquor, pH, salt, decommissioned dates, whey) and two errors. The results were modeled using a linear regression of the type: β0 + β1X1 + β2X2 + β3X3 + β4X4 + β5X5 + e The statistical results (correlations and significance level) made it possible to select the factors allowing the maximum production of protease (2016 U) obtained on a medium containing orange waste enriched in corn-steep liquor in 72 h and at pH 6. A large production is therefore obtained on a cheap medium.

La production d’une protéase neutre a été réalisée par fermentation d’une moisissure mésophyle (Aspergillus oryzae Ahlburg (Cohen)1042.72) en erlenmeyers sur milieux à base de déchets d’oranges enrichis à l’aide de sous-produits agro-industriels. L’optimisation de la synthèse de l’enzyme a été effectuée en utilisant une méthode statistique de planification expérimentale (les matrices de Plackett et Burman à N = 8, soit à 8 expériences et N-1 = 7 variables). Les variables utilisées sont les 5 facteurs de production (lactosérum, déchets de dattes ou dattes déclassées, corn-steep liquor, sels minéraux et pH) et 2 erreurs. Les résultats ont été modélisés selon une régression linéaire multiple de type : β0 + β1X1 + β2X2 + β3X3 + β4X4 + β5X5 + e Les résultats statistiques (corrélation et seuil de signification) ont permis de sélectionner les facteurs permettant la meilleure production de l’enzyme. Celle-ci (2016 U) est obtenue sur un milieu à base de déchets d’oranges enrichis en corn-steep liquor après 72 h de fermentation à pH 6. Ainsi, le milieu optimal permet une production importante de protéase neutre sur un milieu à moindre coût.
Feasibility of a Comprehensive Medical Knowledge Curriculum in Internal Medicine Using Team-Based Learning
Authors: Schynoll Gerald , Irish Elizabeth , Wayne Joseph , Smith Raymond
Published: January 2018

Background 

Team-based learning (TBL) is an active learning strategy with descriptions of its use in resident education limited to pilot studies.

Objective 

We developed a comprehensive medical knowledge TBL curriculum for an internal medicine residency, and assessed feasibility.

Methods 

We developed a 135-topic TBL curriculum to replace a noon conference lecture series, and implemented it over a 3-year period (2013–2016). In this article we describe the planning, curricular design, faculty recruitment and development, and lesson structure. We assessed feasibility in terms of faculty participation, resident preparedness, resident and faculty satisfaction, and costs.

Results 

Most faculty initially were unfamiliar with TBL. Through faculty resource materials and flexible faculty development, participating faculty increased from 3 to 74. In a 2015 faculty survey (N = 64, 69% response rate), 73% (32 of 44) reported faculty development was adequate, 70% (31 of 44) indicated lesson preparation time reasonable, and 95% (42 of 44) reported preparation materials were helpful. A 2016 resident survey (N = 89, 72% response rate) revealed that most residents completed reading assignments in advance, 78% (50 of 64) found readings manageable, and 77% (49 of 64) felt they learned better from TBL compared to lectures. Costs included compensated time for 1 faculty TBL “champion” and an assistant.

Conclusions 

Implementing a comprehensive medical knowledge curriculum using TBL in an internal medicine residency was feasible, and resulted in high faculty acceptance and learner satisfaction. Departmental support of a TBL champion, flexible faculty development, and well-designed resource materials were determinants of success.
Radiocarbon chronology of Neolithic in the Lower Don and North-eastern Azov Sea
Authors: Tsybryi Andrey , Tsybryi Viktor , Dolbunova Ekaterina , Mazurkevich Andrey , Kulkova Marianna
Published: January 2018

So far, four different cultural-chronological groups of sites have been identified in the North-eastern Azov Sea and Lower Don River areas, including sites of the Rakushechny Yar culture, Matveev Kurgan culture, Donets culture, and sites of the Caspian-Ciscaucasian region. An analysis of all known dates, as well as the contexts and stratigraphies of the sites, allowed us to form a new perspective of the chronology of southern Russia, to revise the chronology of this region, and change the concept of unreliability of dates for this area.
Do 14C dates always turn into an absolute chronology? The case of the Middle Neolithic in western Lesser Poland
Authors: Nowak Marek
Published: January 2018

In the late 5th, 4th, and early 3rd millennia BC, different archaeological units are visible in western Lesser Poland. According to traditional views, local branches of the late Lengyel-Polgár complex, the Funnel Beaker culture, and the Baden phenomena overlap chronologically in great measure. The results of investigations done with new radiocarbon dating show that in some cases a discrete mode and linearity of cultural transformation is recommended. The study demonstrates that extreme approaches in which we either approve only those dates which fit with our concepts or accept with no reservation all dates as such are incorrect.
Discrepancies between archaeological and 14C-based chronologies: problems and possible solutions
Authors: Strien Hans-Christoph
Published: January 2018

14C dating of bone collagen is believed to produce the most reliable absolute dates for the Central European Early Neolithic, as the selection of bones in anatomical context minimises ta­phonomic problems. In contrast, a comparison of three newly published local or regional chronolo­gical models as well as a comparison of several series of dates from bone collagen, charcoal and cereals highlights problems probably caused by diagenetic influences, especially on collagen. There­fore, at least the checking of bone collagen 14C dates against charcoal or cereal dates from the same contexts seems to be indispensable.
First isotope analysis and new radiocarbon dating of Trypillia (Tripolye) farmers from Verteba Cave, Bilche Zolote, Ukraine
Authors: Lillie Malcolm C. , Budd Chelsea E. , Potekhina Inna D. , Price Douglas , Sokhatsky Mykhailo , Nikitin Alexey G.
Published: January 2018

This paper presents an analysis of human and animal remains from Verteba cave, near Bilche Zolote, western Ukraine. This study was prompted by a paucity of direct dates on this material and the need to contextualise these remains in relation both to the transition from hunting and gathering to farming in Ukraine, and their specific place within the Cucuteni-Trypillia culture sequence. The new absolute dating places the remains studied here in Trypillia stages BII/CI at c. 3900–3500 cal BC, with one individual now redated to the Early Scythian period. As such, these finds are even more exceptional than previously assumed, being some of the earliest discovered for this culture. The isotope analyses indicate that these individuals are local to the region, with the dietary stable isotopes indicating a C3 terrestrial diet for the Trypillia-period humans analysed. The Scythian period individual has δ13C ratios indicative of either c. 50% marine, or alternatively C4 plant inputs into the diet, despite δ18O and 87Sr/86Sr ratios that are comparable to the other individuals studied.
An examination of the worked bone and antler assemblage at Uğurlu (Gökçeada, Turkey)
Authors: Paul Jarrad W. , Erdoğu Burçin
Published: January 2018

Worked bone and antler tools were regularly used by prehistoric societies in northwest and western Anatolia to create and maintain everyday items. Uğurlu, one of the most important pre­historic sites in the north east Aegean, shows extensive evidence of bone and antler tool manufac­ture. This article examines the Uğurlu osseous assemblage from its inception during the Early Neo­lithic (6800 cal BC) to the middle Chalcolithic (4300 cal BC). A typology is established which labels the 534 items uncovered thus far, supported by contextual information. A comparison with other bone tool assemblages in the region is also presented, highlighting group similarities and type differences. The results show that few bone tools were found in the Early Neolithic Phase VI (6800– 6600 cal BC), while pointed tools dominate Phase V (6600–5900 cal BC). The established Neolithic Phase IV (5900–5600 cal BC) witnesses a dramatic growth in the number of bone tools produced, which is steadily adapted with the advent of the Chalcolithic Phase III (5500–4900 cal BC). During this transition between the Neolithic and Chalcolithic, certain tool types decline in number and manufacturing style changes. In the middle Chalcolithic Phase II (4500–4300 cal BC), bone objects seem to be crudely made, possibly reflecting the emergence of local traditions.
Radiocarbon chronology of the Neolithic-Eneolithic period in the Karelian Republic (Russia)
Authors: Tarasov Alexey Yur'evich , Nordqvist Kerkko , Mökkönen Teemu , Khoroshun Tatyana
Published: January 2018

This article discusses a radiocarbon-based chronology for the Neolithic–Eneolithic pe­riod in the present-day Republic of Karelia (Russian Federation). The main goal is to present all cur­rently available radiocarbon datings, including the previously published dates, as well as the ones recently obtained by the authors. In total, there are 194 dates from 77 sites covering the period from the 6th to the 2nd millennium cal BC. Besides providing an up-to-date list of datings, the article also evaluates their reliability and utility in building a local chronology. Despite several shortcomings, the new AMS-supported chronology enables the study of past cultural dynamics in much greater detail than previously and allows its better integration into the wider north-east European chronological framework.
Nutrientes na biomassa aérea e na serapilheira em áreas de caatinga em Floresta, PE
Authors: Alves Allyson Rocha , Ferreira Rinaldo Luiz Caraciolo , Da Silva José Antônio Aleixo , Dubeux Júnior José Carlos Batista , Salami Gabriela
Published: January 2018

Objetivou-se quantificar teores de nutrientes nos componentes da biomassa da parte aérea e na serapilheira em duas áreas de vegetação de caatinga com características ecológicas diferentes, uma em regeneração e outra preservada, no município de Floresta, PE. Foi realizado inventário inicial lançando-se 40 parcelas de 400 m2 em cada área, tendo como nível a inclusão de circunferência a 1.30 m do solo ≥ 6,0 cm. Para análise da biomassa, foram utilizadas as cinco espécies de maior valor de importância de cada área. De cada um delas, foram retiradas amostras com 100 g para realização das análises químicas de seus componentes. Para a estimativa do estoque de serapilheira, foram feitas coletas no período seco e chuvoso, utilizando-se um molde quadrado vazado de 0,5 m, lançado aleatoriamente nas parcelas. Observou-se que o teor de nutrientes encontrados na biomassa total nas duas áreas seguiu uma mesma sequência: N > Ca > K > Mg > P > S. A área preservada apresentou maior acúmulo em todas frações no estoque de serrapilheira, mas com diferenças entre as estações. No período seco a sequência foi: N > Ca > S > K > Mg > P, e no chuvoso N > Ca > K > S > P > Mg em ambas as áreas. Quando os nutrientes estavam disponíveis, a serapilheira apresentou os maiores conteúdos de nutrientes, quando comparada com os estoques presentes na biomassa acima do solo.
Conteúdo de nutrientes na serapilheira em três fisionomias do Cerrado do Distrito Federal
Authors: Ribeiro Fabiana Piontekowski , Bussinguer Angela Pereira , Hodecker Barbara Elias Reis , Gatto Alcides
Published: January 2018

O estudo foi realizado na Fazenda Água Limpa, DF, em três fisionomias: Cerrado típico, mata de galeria e povoamento de Eucalyptus urograndis, e teve por objetivo analisar o conteúdo de macro e micronutrientes via estoque de serapilheira, durante as épocas seca e chuvosa. Procedeu-se a coleta mensal de serapilheira no período de setembro de 2011 a agosto de 2012. As amostras foram coletadas aleatoriamente, com três repetições em cada fisionomia sendo secas para posterior determinação dos teores de nutrientes. Os resultados foram avaliados por análise de variância, teste de Tukey e correlação de Pearson. Os conteúdos de macronutrientes no estoque de serapilheira na Mata de Galeria e eucalipto apresentaram-se na ordem de N > Ca > K > Mg > S > P no período chuvoso, e no seco o S foi superior ao Mg para o eucalipto, não sendo observada alteração na Mata de Galeria. No Cerrado típico, a ordem foi N > Ca > S > Mg > K > P no período chuvoso, alterando para N > Ca > K > S > Mg > P no período seco.
Potencial de krigagem em modelos digitais de elevação para o planejamento da colheita florestal
Authors: Ferreira Francisco De Assis Costa , Leite Elton Da Silva , Freitas Luis Carlos de , Virgens Aline Pereira das
Published: January 2018

Objetivou-se com este trabalho avaliar a krigagem em modelos digitais de elevação (MDEs) SRTM e ASTER como subsidio ao planejamento da colheita florestal. Foram testados os seguintes MDEs: SRTM com 30 m e com 90 m de resolução espacial (RE); ASTER com 30 m de RE; SRTM com 30 m e com 90 m krigado; ASTER 30 m krigado; e MDE padrão, obtido a partir de carta planialtimétrica. Com auxílio dos MDEs, foram gerados mapas de declividade, de acordo com as restrições operacionais de máquinas utilizadas na colheita florestal. Os MDEs foram avaliados por análise estatística descritiva e quali-quantitativa. Os MDEs apresentaram forte dependência espacial da altitude. As diferenças da raiz quadrada do erro médio entre os MDEs provenientes de imagens SRTM e ASTER originais apresentaram pequena discrepância em relação aos MDEs krigados. Os resultados da análise quantitativa e qualitativa evidenciaram melhora por meio da krigagem nos MDEs SRTM com 30 m e 90 m de RE. Entretanto, o MDE ASTER 30 m não apresentou o mesmo comportamento, sendo melhor em sua versão original. O MDE SRTM 30 m krigado apresentou maior potencial como subsidio ao planejamento da colheita florestal, na ausência de MDEs em maiores escalas.
Canopy Area of Large Trees Explains Aboveground Biomass Variations across Nine Neotropical Forest Landscapes
Authors: Meyer Victoria , Saatchi Sassan , Clark David B. , Keller Michael , Vincent Grégoire , Ferraz António , Espírito-Santo Fernando , d'Oliveira Marcus V. N. , Kaki Dahlia , Chave Jérôme
Published: January 2018

Abstract. Large tropical trees store significant amounts of carbon in woody components and their distribution plays an important role in forest carbon stocks and dynamics. Here, we explore the properties of a new Lidar derived index, large tree canopy area (LCA) defined as the area occupied by canopy above a reference height. We hypothesize that this simple measure of forest structure representing the crown area of large canopy trees could consistently explain the landscape variations of forest volume and aboveground biomass (AGB) across a range of climate and edaphic conditions. To test this hypothesis, we assembled a unique dataset of high-resolution airborne Light Detection and Ranging (Lidar) and ground inventory data in nine undisturbed old growth Neotropical forests. We found that the LCA for trees greater than 27 m (~ 25–30 m) in height and at least 100 m2 crown size in a unit area (1 ha), explains more than 75 % of total forest volume variations, irrespective of the forest biogeographic conditions. When weighted by average wood density of the stand, LCA can be used as an unbiased estimator of AGB across all sites (R2 = 0.78, RMSE = 46.02 Mg ha−1, bias = 0.76 Mg ha−1). Unlike other Lidar derived metrics with complex nonlinear relations to biomass, the relationship between LCA and AGB is linear. A comparison with tree inventories across the study sites indicates that LCA correlates best with the crown area (or basal area) of trees with diameter > 50 cm. The spatial invariance of the LCA–AGB relationship across the Neotropics suggests a remarkable regularity of forest structure across the landscape and a new technique for systematic monitoring of large trees for their contribution to AGB and changes associated with selective logging, tree mortality, and other types of forest disturbance and dynamics.
The effect of a loss of model structural detail due to network skeletonization on contamination warning system design: case studies
Authors: Davis Michael J. , Janke Robert
Published: January 2018

Abstract. The effect of limitations in the structural detail available in a network model on contamination warning system (CWS) design was examined in case studies using the original and skeletonized network models for two water distribution systems (WDSs). The skeletonized models were used as proxies for incomplete network models. CWS designs were developed by optimizing sensor placements for worst-case and mean-case contamination events. Designs developed using the skeletonized network models were transplanted into the original network model for evaluation. CWS performance was defined as the number of people who ingest more than some quantity of a contaminant in tap water before the CWS detects the presence of contamination. Lack of structural detail in a network model can result in CWS designs that (1) provide considerably less protection against worst-case contamination events than that obtained when a more complete network model is available and (2) yield substantial underestimates of the consequences associated with a contamination event. Nevertheless, CWSs developed using skeletonized network models can provide useful reductions in consequences for contaminants whose effects are not localized near the injection location. Mean-case designs can yield worst-case performances similar to those for worstcase designs when there is uncertainty in the network model. Improvements in network models for WDSs have the potential to yield significant improvements in CWS designs as well as more realistic evaluations of those designs. Although such improvements would be expected to yield improved CWS performance, the expected improvements in CWS performance have not been quantified previously. The results presented here should be useful to those responsible for the design or implementation of CWSs, particularly managers and engineers in water utilities, and encourage the development of improved network models.
GRACILE: A comprehensive climatology of atmospheric gravity wave parameters based on satellite limb soundings
Authors: Ern Manfred , Trinh Quang Thai , Preusse Peter , Gille John C. , Mlynczak Martin G. , Russell III James M. , Riese Martin
Published: January 2018

Abstract. Gravity waves are one of the main drivers of atmospheric dynamics. The spatial resolution of most global atmospheric models, however, is too coarse to properly resolve the small scales of gravity waves, which range from tens to a few thousand kilometers horizontally, and from below 1 km to tens of kilometers vertically. Gravity wave source processes involve even smaller scales. Therefore, general circulation models (GCMs) and chemistry climate models (CCMs) usually parametrize the effect of gravity waves on the global circulation. These parametrizations are very simplified. For this reason, comparisons with global observations of gravity waves are needed for an improvement of parametrizations and an alleviation of model biases. We present a gravity wave climatology based on atmospheric infrared limb emissions observed by satellite (GRACILE). GRACILE is a global data set of gravity wave distributions observed in the stratosphere and the mesosphere by the infrared limb sounding satellite instruments High Resolution Dynamics Limb Sounder (HIRDLS) and Sounding of the Atmosphere using Broadband Emission Radiometry (SABER). Typical distributions (zonal averages and global maps) of gravity wave vertical wavelengths and along-track horizontal wavenumbers are provided, as well as gravity wave temperature variances, potential energies and absolute momentum fluxes. This global data set captures the typical seasonal variations of these parameters, as well as their spatial variations. The GRACILE data set is suitable for scientific studies, and it can serve for comparison with other instruments (ground based, airborne, or other satellite instruments) and for comparison with gravity wave distributions, both resolved and parametrized, in GCMs and CCMs. The GRACILE data set is available as supplementary data at https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.879658.
Julio Cortázar: el jazz y América
Authors: Abras Daneri Araceli
Published: January 2018

El corpus literario de Julio Cortázar se explica partiendo del origen de su narrativa en un contexto cuya naturaleza es sincrética y está cimentada en dispares orígenes e influencias culturales que caracterizan al producto cultural americano. Es en la música y en la literatura donde para Cortázar los distintos lenguajes sirven de cauce por el que se canalizan las distintas influencias. Este carácter sincrético por el que se trasvasan lógicas otras heredadas de tradiciones otras posiciona al intelectual americano en la problemática de la identidad y, consecutivamente para Cortázar, en el compromiso.
Imágenes de sobrevivencia: del realismo urbano del Grupo Chaski al Perú contemporáneo de Claudia Llosa
Authors: Zavaleta Balarezo Jorge
Published: January 2018

El artículo analiza los trabajos iniciales del Grupo Chaski y de Claudia Llosa, dos puntos de referencia en el cine peruano contemporáneo. A través de la crítica al argumento y las características de las películas de estos cineastas, se construye una imagen del Perú, un país que volvió a la democracia en 1980 y, desde entonces, ha sido gobernado por presidentes posteriormente acusados de corrupción y abuso de poder como Alan García, Alberto Fujimori, Alejandro Toledo y Ollanta Humala. Las películas de Chaski inciden en la pobreza y vulnerabilidad de niños enfrentados a la gran ciudad, Lima, y se anticipan a ese cine de la marginalidad que en los años 90 produjo cintas tan logradas como Pizza, birra, faso, La vendedora de rosas, Ciudad de Dios o Ratas, ratones, rateros. La obra de Claudia Llosa, por su parte, llamó la atención internacional por el triunfo de su segunda película, La teta asustada, en el Festival de Berlín. Esta película, que marca una continuidad respecto de la primera, Madeinusa, es un retrato de los años posteriores a la guerra interna, los de la barbarie de Sendero Luminoso y la respuesta de las Fuerzas Armadas. El artículo aspira a ofrecer una mirada global de la sociedad peruana de los últimos treinta años, marcados por la pobreza estructural, el terrorismo, la aplicación de reformas neoliberales y la corrupción a todo nivel del estado.
Pequeña historia de un proyecto utópico: el Movimiento del Nuevo Cine y Video Boliviano y su Revista Imagen
Authors: Aimaretti María Gabriela
Published: January 2018

En el marco de una investigación más amplia que releva, describe y analiza las prácticas de producción audiovisual en La Paz, Bolivia, entre 1978 y 1989, el presente trabajo se centra en historiar el proyecto editorial Imagen: una revista de cine que publicó el Movimiento del Nuevo Cine y Video Boliviano durante la segunda mitad de la década del ochenta. Sin tradición local en lo que refiere a publicaciones dedicadas al cine, Imagen fue una iniciativa autogestiva y autofinanciada, que funcionó con una frecuencia y formato variable, y sirvió como foro de discusión sobre temas específicos del quehacer local, vehículo de difusión de actividades del Movimiento, microespacio de formación, medio de circulación de convocatorias y concursos, y herramienta de articulación entre distintas propuestas.El trabajo explica su devenir histórico, describe sus caracteres generales y perfil editorial, da cuenta de los actores intervinientes y sus formas de organización, y señala las condiciones de posibilidad, alcances y limitaciones del proyecto.
Modos de construcción de la memoria en la primera novela chilena experimental antidictadura: El paso de los gansos (1975) de Fernando Alegría
Authors: Espinosa Patricia
Published: January 2018

Este artículo se dedica a evidenciar los modos de construcción de la memoria y la crisis de representación en la novela El paso de los gansos(1975) de Fernando Alegría (1918-2005). El volumen, otorga un lugar preferencial a Cristian Montealegre fotógrafo y víctima de la represión, cuyas  fotografías operan como testimonio de su experiencia en el contexto de los dos primeros meses de la dictadura. De esta forma, una de las dos primeras novelas chilenas antidictadura expone el golpe y las crisis que este hecho desata por medio de la intensificación de la relación entre palabra e imagen.
El sur del Sur: cronotopías identitarias de la Patagonia en el cine argentino contemporáneo.
Authors: Escobar Paz
Published: January 2018

Este artículo propone un trabajo de interpretación, derivado del análisis textual y contextual, de diez films argentinos en los que se re-presenta al territorio patagónico: La película del rey (C. Sorín, 1986); Gerónima (R. Tosso, 1986); Guerreros y cautivas (E. Cozarinsky, 1989); La nave de los locos (R. Willicher, 1994); Caballos salvajes (M. Piñeyro, 1995); Flores amarillas en la ventana (V. Ruiz, 1996), El viento se llevó lo qué (A. Agresti, 1998); Mundo Grúa (P. Trapero, 1999); Invierno mala vida (G. Cramer, 1999) e Historias mínimas (C. Sorín, 2002). Identificaremos relaciones intertextuales, cuyos sentidos pugnan por imponerse, y conocer así las formas precisas de la dimensión cultural, social e histórica de un conjunto de textos fílmicos.La hipótesis general es que los films expresan indicialmente el tipo de experiencias que la mutación epocal neoliberal va marcando en los cuerpos y las subjetividades de los sujetos. Mayoritariamente se impone una representación de Patagonia for export a partir de dotarla de una naturaleza exótica o una inmensidad enigmática para la contemplación o la aventura transitoria. Este corrimiento expresa a nivel simbólico cambios que el neoliberalismo produjo en toda América Latina, pero que encuentra al sur del sur específicas coordenadas e imaginarios.
La disputa por las identidades étnicas en el cine mexicano contemporáneo
Authors: Jablonska Aleksandra
Published: January 2018

En el artículo se analiza en qué medida el cine mexicano reciente, tanto el de ficción como el documental, han ido transformando su discurso sobre las identidades étnicas durante los últimos años. A partir de una metodología transdisciplinaria que articula las categorías de análisis cinematográfico con las de los estudios antropológicos y sociales, de trata de mostrar algunos intentos de descolonizar la mirada sobre los pueblos indígenas en el cine de ficción, así como las diversas tendencias presentes en el cine documental que van, desde entender lo étnico como reproducción cultural hasta plantear los procesos de resistencia y de la transformación de las identidades.
Circe y otras alusiones mitológicas en el relato y filme de Cortázar
Authors: Salcedo Larios Hugo
Published: January 2018

La prolija obra de Julio Cortázar incluyó también el poco conocido ejercicio dramático suyo que conforma un repertorio de varias obras de su autoría, así como algunos cuentos de mejor difusión, y cuyo eje temático se alimenta de los mitos griegos o mesoamericanos, algunos de los cuales se  han convertido en guiones cinematográficos. El propósito de este trabajo es marcar una línea de referencia en tono al cuento suyo “Circe” de su libro Bestiario, y en el que este autor colaboró como guionista.
Trascender la superficie: El cuerpo como enunciante retórico e ideológico en el documental Noticias
Authors: Silva Oyaneder Vladimir
Published: January 2018

El texto plantea una interpretación crítica acerca de la representación del cuerpo en el documental Noticias (2009) de los directores chilenos Betina Perut e Iván Osnovikoff. Para tal objetivo se hace hincapié en la capacidad que presenta el concepto de cuerpo sin órganos para desestructurar la reflexión intelectual que ha sido universalmente hegemónica a la hora de apreciar una obra de arte. De esta manera, se plantea que el cuerpo en la película  analizada, tiene como objetivo la desjerarquización de la mirada en el acto intelectual de apreciar una obra cinematográfica. El cuerpo entendido, entonces, como una organicidad sensible que invierte la reflexión intelecto/cuerpo presenta la capacidad de realizar una crítica a la representación cinematográfica clásica y un cuestionamiento a la configuración social e ideológica en la cual el cine históricamente  ha desarrollado su discurso.
Movimiento y proyección en el matadero del cine argentino: Martín Fierro (1923) de Alfredo Quesada
Authors: Suárez Nicolás
Published: January 2018

En 1923, luego de producir la versión cinematográfica del best-seller La vendedora de Harrods (1919) escrito por su hermano Josué, Alfredo Quesada debutó en la dirección con el filme Martín Fierro. La película se basó en el poema de José Hernández (1872 y 1879) canonizado pocos años antes. Si bien la obra se encuentra actualmente perdida, este trabajo se propone examinar su recepción en diversas publicaciones periódicas de la época y situarla en el marco de un campo cinematográfico que a comienzos de la década del veinte se encontraba autónomamente constituido. En particular, se presta atención a la interdependencia de dos exigencias fundamentales del campo, que eran las demandas de movimiento y proyección, entendidas según las formulaciones de Gilles Deleuze y Jean-Michel Frodon, respectivamente. En función de esta relación, se apunta a comprender las razones del fracaso del filme y a inferir las condiciones que podían determinar la suerte de las películas argentinas tanto localmente como en el mercado global de la cultura.
Do Yemeni Banks Adhere to Best Practices of Anti-Money Laundering?
Authors: Raweh Bassam , Shihadeh Fadi , Alobaidi Farouk , Aloqab Abdullah
Published: January 2018

This study intends to confirm whether the banks in Yemen adhere to international laws and procedures on anti-money laundering. We used primary data and descriptive analytical methods. The research encompasses 11 banks located in the Yemeni capital of “Sana’a” . The total number of branches used as study sample is 60. The analysis reveals that most Yemeni banks adhere to international laws and regulations on anti-money laundering. We recommend conducting further studies on the topic including its effect on financial results, the influence of the technological system, further controls needed in the country.
Creative and Reproductive Behaviour of Early School Education Students
Authors: Marzenn Magda-Adamowicz
Published: January 2018

The key concepts in the paper: creativity and reproduction were characterised. Persons with creative behaviour have nonconformist and heuristic features, whereas those with imitative attitudes display conformist and algorithmic traits. The research was carried out by means of a diagnostic survey on a 100-person group of Year 2 Early School Education students from the Lubuskie Province in 2016. Answers to the following question were sought: What behaviour is displayed by early school education students? The Creative Behaviour Questionnaire - KANH - II, constructed by S. Popka (1990), was used. In the light of the research, it appears that 46% of the studied early school education students display creative behaviour, 35% - reproductive behaviour and 19% - both creative and reproductive behaviour.
The Interaction between Professional and Social Identity of Greek Primary School Educators
Authors: Koutouzis Manolis , Spiriadou Konstantia
Published: January 2018

This article examines the interaction between Professional and Social Identity of Greek Primary School Educators. The composition of teacher population in Greek Primary Education is peculiar, as it mainly consists of primary teachers and a smaller number of specialty teachers, who teach foreign languages, physical education, music, visual arts and information technologies. A primary qualitative research was conducted by telephone interviews to 14 established, 8 new and 9 candidate school directors and 12 teachers from the 13 educational regions, while the validity and reliability of the research was ensured through theoretical triangulation and triangulation of data sources, as the participants' roles, specialties and age vary. According to the research findings, primary education consists of teachers’ subcategories with different Professional and Social Identity, which are structured mainly on the basis of specialty, seniority and hierarchy. These Identities are not equivalent, but hierarchical, resulting in the reproduction of intergroup discriminations, social stereotypes and social competition due to the existence of dominant and dominated subcategories. The innovation of this article lies in that it brings forth existing social correlations in the context of primary education, which inevitably affect the content of the Professional and Social Identity of educators.
A New World, a New Approach to Answering His Critics: George Whitefield in the American Colonies, 1740–45
Authors: McInelly Brett C.
Published: January 2018

George Whitefield intentionally stirred up controversy to generate publicity. During his first American preaching tour, he accomplished this by claiming that the New England clergy were in a defunct spiritual state. When he returned in 1744, he encountered the most organized onslaught of criticism he had or would ever face. But even more curious is the rapidity with which Whitefield's American critics stayed their pens after 1745, which can largely be attributed to Whitefield's recognition that the American context demanded a more moderate approach than the one he deployed in Britain, where he usually fanned the flames of controversy when answering his critics.
Solidarity with the Poor? Positioning the Church of the Nazarene in England in 2003 and 2013
Authors: Hirst Michael
Published: January 2018

The Church of the Nazarene is committed to identifying with the poor and socially marginalized. This article investigates how far the Nazarene priority for the poor intersects with the everyday geographies of its local presence in England. Cross-sectional data on the distribution of churches, clergy, and lay office holders are evaluated against neighbourhood variations in socio-economic deprivation. The extent to which they are based in deprived areas is considered to reflect opportunities for identifying with people in poverty and exercising a ministry of presence. The findings are broadly consistent with the church's self-proclaimed responsibility to the poor. Questions arise about the sustainability of that commitment at the local or community level and the church's ability to respond pastorally, and act prophetically and politically on behalf of the poor.
ESTUDO COMPARATIVO DE MÉTODOS DE HIERARQUIZAÇÃO DE RESÍDUOS SÓLIDOS EM UMA INDÚSTRIA DE PROCESSAMENTO DE UVA
Authors: Teixeira Marco Aurelio de Velasco , Sautter Klaus Dieter , Carvalho Filho Marco Aurélio da Silva
Published: January 2018

À medida que a população mundial cresce, aumenta a necessidade de suprir ademanda de alimentos e produtos e, consequentemente, a geração de resíduos.A procura por práticas produtivas mais limpas incitou a realização destapesquisa, que objetivou comparar dois métodos de hierarquização de resíduosgerados na linha de produção de uma indústria de processamento de uva, desdea chegada de insumos até a saída do produto final, a fim de propiciar a melhorforma para destiná-los. Os resíduos gerados foram qualificados e quantificados.Foram aplicados dois modelos de hierarquização: um que exige do aplicadorum conhecimento matemático para ser utilizado, e o de menor complexidade,baseando-se em dados qualitativos. Destaca-se que ambos, quando aplicados,mostraram-se viáveis e eficientes no que se refere aos resultados obtidos emuma indústria de processamento de uvas, podendo, assim, servir de ferramentaem um programa de minimização de resíduos.
POTENCIAL DE UTILIZAÇÃO DE EFLUENTES TRATADOS DE LATICÍNIOS
Authors: Fernandes Taryane Augusta , Naval Liliana Pena
Published: January 2018

A utilização de águas de reúso nas indústrias vem se tornando uma opçãoviável para reduzir o lançamento de efluentes em cursos d’água, bem comoa poluição hídrica gerada por esse setor. Considerando a importância dessaação, este estudo objetivou avaliar o potencial de utilização de efluentestratados provenientes de laticínios. Para tanto foram comparadas ascaracterísticas de efluentes produzidos em laticínios, em termos de potencialhidrogeniônico (pH), demanda bioquímica de oxigênio (DBO5), sólidossuspensos totais (SST), turbidez e coliformes termotolerantes, após seremsubmetidos a tratamentos, com os requisitos de qualidade presentes emnormativas e resoluções nacionais e internacionais para o reúso industrial.A análise dos dados possibilitou verificar que entre os sistemas de tratamentosestudados a coagulação-floculação e biodegradação aeróbia; a coagulação,adsorção, separação por membrana e osmose reversa; o lodo ativado; aeletrocoagulação; e o biorreator por membrana e oxidação fotocatalítica(UV/H2O2/ZnO) permitiriam levar os efluentes à qualidade desejada para osparâmetros estudados, podendo esses estarem combinados ou não.
AVALIAÇÃO DE IMPACTO À SAÚDE DA POLUIÇÃO DO AR NO MUNICÍPIO DE DIADEMA, BRASIL
Authors: Silva Laiana Tamion da , Abe Karina Camasmie , Miraglia Simone Georges El Khouri
Published: January 2018

O presente estudo objetivou avaliar cenários preditivos de diminuiçãoda poluição atmosférica considerando uma abordagem de Avaliação deImpacto à Saúde (AIS) no município de Diadema, Brasil, assim como oscustos associados. Os poluentes analisados foram o material particulado deaté 2,5 e de até 10 μm (MP2,5 e MP10, respectivamente) e o ozônio (O3), entreos anos de 2012 e 2014. O cenário com redução dos níveis de MP2,5 destacousedos demais, mostrando que seria possível evitar até 100 óbitos anuais,resultando num ganho de 16,4 meses de expectativa de vida e uma economiade mais de US$ 527 milhões. Esses resultados obtidos para o município deDiadema revelam a importância de ações preventivas e políticas de controleda poluição atmosférica, impactando nos efeitos à saúde e à economia daregião. Esse modelo pode ser aplicado em outros municípios brasileiros,colaborando para a melhor tomada de decisão e eficiência na utilização dosrecursos públicos.
In support of representational economy: Agreement in heritage Spanish
Authors: Scontras Gregory , Polinsky Maria , Fuchs Zuzanna
Published: January 2018

This paper investigates the morphosyntax of number and gender agreement in English-dominant heritage speakers of Spanish. Our study builds on the experimental paradigm of agreement attraction developed by Fuchs et al. (2015) and elicits responses to agreement failures to diagnose the potentially-independent contributions of number and gender features. By comparing the structuring of these agreement categories in native and heritage Spanish, we document a case of grammatical divergence: heritage speakers restructure their agreement categories, favoring fewer feature values and less structure. The principled nature of this restructuring demonstrates that the loss of agreement in heritage languages is not superficial or accidental, but rather follows from predictable structural changes.
Usage of Mobile Phone Applications and Its Impact on Teaching and Learning
Authors: Davidovitch Nitza , Yavich Roman
Published: January 2018

This study continues studies on the concept of leisure as culture dependent – between tradition and modernity, while focusing on the usage of mobile phone applications and its impact on teaching and learning within a unique population. The study examined the association between having NetSpark on one’s Smartphone and utilization of spare time among students who had or did not have the program installed. The assumption is that when the program is installed students will be more inclined to engage in non-internet related activities, such as spending time with friends, and when the program is not installed they will be more inclined to stay at home and be on the internet and will display less active life of other types. The research population included 120 9th-12th grade female students at a religious high school, aged 14-18. Half were students had had the NetSpark program installed on their phones, and half had not. The study used three questionnaires: a sociodemographic questionnaire, a questionnaire on Smartphone usage patterns, and a questionnaire on utilization of leisure time.The research findings show no association between use of Smartphone applications and of the internet among students in whose phones the program had been installed versus those in whose phones it had not been installed. Secondly, no association was found between utilization of leisure time among students in whose phones the program was installed versus those in whose phones it had not been installed. Furthermore, no difference was found between the total time for which respondents had been using cellular phones of by religiosity, and no difference was found in the joint effect of religiosity + program on the variable daily duration of internet use. Moreover, no difference was found in use of cellular applications between respondents who had / did not have the NetSpark program installed, however use of cellular applications was found to be higher among respondents who ranked themselves less religious than among respondents who ranked themselves as highly religious. Finally, no difference was found in the utilization of leisure time (various activities) among respondents with different levels of religiosity.
Examining the Efficiency of American Put Option Pricing by Monte Carlo Methods with Variance Reduction
Authors: Chang George
Published: January 2018

We apply the Monte Carlo simulation algorithm developed by Broadie and Glasserman (1997) and the control variate technique first introduced to asset pricing via simulation by Boyle (1977) to examine the efficiency of American put option pricing via this combined method. The importance and effectiveness of variance reduction is clearly demonstrated in our simulation results. We also found that the control variates technique does not work as well for deep-in-the-money American put options. This is because deep-in-the-money American options are more likely to be exercised early, thus the value of the American options are less in line (or less correlated) with those of their European counterparts. the same FPESS can also be observed when investigators partition large datasets into smaller datasets to address a variety of auditing questions. In this study, we fill the empirical gap in the literature by investigating the sensitivity of the FPESS to partitioned datasets. We randomly selected 16 balance-sheet datasets from: China Stock Market Financial Statements Database™, that tested to be Benford Conforming noted as RBCD. We then explore how partitioning these datasets affects the FPESS by repeated randomly sampling: first 10% of the RBCD and then selecting 250 observations from the RBCD. This created two partitioned groups of 160 datasets each. The Statistical profile observed was: For the RBCD there were no indications of Non-Conformity; for the 10%-Sample there were no overall indications that Extended Procedures would be warranted; and for the 250-Sample there were a number of indications that the dataset was Non-Conforming. This demonstrated clearly that small datasets are indeed likely to create the FPESS. We offer a discussion of these results with implications for audits in the Big-Data context where the audit In-charge would find it necessary to partition the datasets of the client.
ACRL candidates for 2018: A look at who’s running
Authors: Of College & Research Libraries Association
Published: January 2018

Penny Beile is associate director for research, education, and engagement at the University of Central Florida, a position she has held since 2013. Prior to this, Beile served as head of the Curriculum Materials Center and interim head of reference services at the University of Central Florida (1998–2013), as head of education resources and social sciences reference librarian at Louisiana State University (1994–98), and as social sciences reference librarian at Miami (OH) University (1992–94).Karen Munro is associate dean of libraries, learning, and research services at Simon Fraser University, a position she has held since 2017. Prior to this, Munro served as head of the Portland Library and Learning Commons at the University of Oregon (2008–17), as e-learning librarian at the University of California-Berkeley (2005–08), and as literature librarian at the University of Oregon (2002–05).
From “life support” to collaborative partnership: A local/global view of academic libraries in South Africa
Authors: Raju Reggie
Published: January 2018

South Africa’s transition from apartheid to democracy has been labeled a success. The growth in democratic institutions, transformation of the public service, extended basic services, and stabilization of the economy have been used to measure this success. Despite these successes, it is acknowledged that far too many South Africans are trapped in poverty, and South Africa still remains a highly unequal society. A major contributor to poverty and an unequal society is the poor quality of K–12 education for the majority and the continuation of that into higher education.
The doctoral dissertation and scholarly communication: Adapting to changing publication practices among graduate students
Authors: Shirazi Roxanne
Published: January 2018

When I first began working with electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs), the conversation in libraries appeared to revolve around open access and publication embargoes. It seemed to me that the primary task for scholarly communication librarians in this area was to broaden access to graduate research while protecting future publication opportunities for individual authors. As graduate students begin to publish earlier in their careers, the relationship between the doctoral dissertation and scholarly publishing is evolving. Many students now include their own previously published work in a dissertation, requiring instruction in publication contracts and copyright transfer agreements at the point of submission to the graduate school.
Internet Reviews
Authors: Roberts Joni R. , Drost Carol A.
Published: January 2018

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Hur många getter ar en djurenhet?
Authors: Wigert Urban
Published: January 2018

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Authors: Lampinen Elisabeth
Published: January 2018

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