bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Design of Takagi-Sugeno Fuzzy Control Scheme for Real World System Control
Authors: Chiu Chih-Hui , Peng Ya-Fu
Published: July 2019

In this study, a novelty dual Takagi-Sugeno (TS) fuzzy control scheme (DTSFCS) is proposed for real world system control. We propose using a ball robot (BR) system control problem, where the BR has the ability to move omnidirectionally. The proposed control scheme combines two fuzzy control approaches for a BR. In this fuzzy control approach, the TS fuzzy model was adopted for the fuzzy modeling of the BR. The concept of parallel distributed compensation (PDC) was utilized to develop a fuzzy control scheme from the TS fuzzy models. The linear matrix inequalities (LMIs) can formulate sufficient conditions. Moreover, in this study, the motors of the BR were mounted on two orthogonal axes. Then, the dual TS fuzzy controller was designed to independently operate without coupling. Finally, the efficiency of the proposed control scheme is illustrated by the experimental and simulation results that are presented in this study.
Origin of Terrestrial Bioorganic Homochirality and Symmetry Breaking in the Universe
Authors: Takahashi Jun-ichi , Kobayashi Kensei
Published: July 2019

The origin of terrestrial bioorganic homochirality is one of the most important and unresolved problems in the study of chemical evolution prior to the origin of terrestrial life. One hypothesis advocated in the context of astrobiology is that polarized quantum radiation in space, such as circularly polarized photons or spin-polarized leptons, induced asymmetric chemical and physical conditions in the primitive interstellar media (the cosmic scenario). Another advocated hypothesis in the context of symmetry breaking in the universe is that the bioorganic asymmetry is intrinsically derived from the chiral asymmetric properties of elementary particles, that is, parity violation in the weak interaction (the intrinsic scenario). In this paper, the features of these two scenarios are discussed and approaches to validate them are reviewed.
Re-Theorizing Politics in Water Governance
Authors: Wilson Nicole J. , Harris Leila M. , Nelson Joanne , Shah Sameer H.
Published: July 2019

This Special Issue on water governance features a series of articles that highlight recent and emerging concepts, approaches, and case studies to re-center and re-theorize “the political” in relation to decision-making, use, and management—collectively, the governance of water. Key themes that emerged from the contributions include the politics of water infrastructure and insecurity; participatory politics and multi-scalar governance dynamics; politics related to emergent technologies of water (bottled or packaged water, and water desalination); and Indigenous water governance. Further reflected is a focus on diverse ontologies, epistemologies, meanings and values of water, related contestations concerning its use, and water’s importance for livelihoods, identity, and place-making. Taken together, the articles in this Special Issue challenge the ways that water governance remains too often depoliticized and evacuated of political content or meaning. By re-centering the political, and by developing analytics that enable and support this endeavor, the contributions throughout highlight the varied, contested, and important ways that water governance needs to be recalibrated and enlivened with keen attention to politics—broadly understood.
PENGEMBANGAN FASILITAS LISTRIK MENGGUNAKAN METODE ANALITYCAL HIERARCHY PROCESS DI PT PLN (PERSERO) RAYON SIAK
Authors: Andriana Iyan , Alfesa Williana
Published: July 2019

PLN Rayon Siak merupakan perusahaan jasa yang memiliki peranan untuk melayani masyarakat, terutama yang berada di Kabupaten Siak. Kendala yang dihadapi PLN dalam proses melayani masyarakat diantaranya adalah masih kurangnya fasilitas listrik yang memadai. Fasilitas listrik yang terdapat di PLN diantaranya meliputi fasilitas pelayanan dan fasilitas jaringan listrik. Dalam melayani masyarakat, PLN harus meningkatkan atau mengembangkan fasilitas dari beberapa pilihan alternatif yang ada agar dapat menjadi lebih baik. Kemungkinan pilihan alternatif dalam mengembangkan fasilitas listrik ini diantaranya adalah dengan membangun posko pelayanan, pembangkit PLTMG dan Gardu Induk (GI). Metode yang dapat membantu mempermudah dalam menentukan pilihan alternatif dari permasalahan yang ada yaitu adalah menggunakan metode Analitycal Hierarchy Process (AHP). Metode AHP merupakan salah satu metode yang dapat digunakan untuk menentukan pilihan alternatif terbaik dari sebuah permasalahan yang tidak terstruktur dan atau semi terstruktur. Metode ini memiliki peran sebagai alat bantu yang dapat digunakan untuk memilih alternatif atau solusi dengan lebih cepat. Permasalahan yang terdapat dalam pengembangan fasilitas listrik ini merupakan permasalahan yang tidak terstruktur. Metode AHP sangat cocok digunakan dalam pengambilan keputusan pada permasalahan pengembangan fasilitas listrik. Pengambilan keputusan adalah tahapan dalam pemilihan alternatif pengembangan fasilitas pelayanan dan jaringan listrik. Hasil pengolahan data yang dilakukan diperolehlah pilihan alternatif terbaik yaitu membangun posko dengan persentasi 71,58%, PLTMG dengan persentasi16,42% kemudian gardu induk dengan persentasi 11,99%. Hasil akhir menggunakan metode AHP menunjukkan bahwa yang menjadi prioritas sebaiknya dilaksanakan terlebih dahulu adalah membangun posko karena memiliki persentasi tertinggi.
A produção habitacional em pequenos municípios da Amazônia / Housing production in small municipalities in the Amazon
Authors: Medeiros Mônica de Melo , Santana Joana Valente
Published: July 2019

Este trabalho analisa a política habitacional em pequenos municípios paraenses, analisando de que forma os instrumentos relativos à Política Nacional de Habitação de Interesse Social (PNHIS) se relacionam com a produção habitacional por meio do Programa Minha Casa, Minha Vida Oferta Pública de Recursos. A pesquisa realizada sob a luz do materialismo histórico e dialético teve como metodologia a pesquisa bibliográfica, documental e de campo, objetivando verificar como a produção habitacional impacta a população de pequenos municípios que apresentam particularidades pouco conhecidas pelo poder público. A pesquisa documental e de campo priorizou o estudo de quatro pequenos municípios, onde se verificou um alto nível de pobreza das famílias impactadas pelo processo de financeirização da moraria sob a lógica capitalista da produção do espaço que reproduz a segregação sócio espacial e não garante o direito à moradia para a população de menor renda.
Violência sexual contra meninas: do silêncio ao enfrentamento / Sexual violence against girls: from silence to confrontation
Authors: Vieira Monique Soares
Published: July 2019

Este artigo reflete sobre como as desigualdades de gênero, geracionais, étnico-raciais e socioeconômicas contribuem para a reprodução e ocultamento da violência sexual. Fruto de revisão bibliográfica, as discussões ora tecidas buscam apreender a desigualdade de gênero e geracional como determinações presentes na violência sexual contra meninas. Entende-se que a naturalização de tais desigualdades é fulcral para o silenciamento das vitimizações sexuais e sua perpetuação no interior das relações interpessoais. O enfrentamento a essa violência exige o rompimento com posturas erigidas sob a opressão, dominação e exploração, constituindo um imenso desafio as políticas públicas, requerendo ações calcadas numa perspectiva ética emancipadora.
Em comemoração dos 60 anos da Faculdade de Serviço Social
Authors: Bezerra Cristina Simões
Published: July 2019

A presença de todas e todos aqui demonstra, certamente, a importância que este espaço ocupa em nossas vidas. A ele nos devemos, como profissionais, mas também como sujeitos que construiram uma longa e gloriosa história. De certa forma, somos hoje aqueles e aquelas que a faculdade de serviço social nos ensinou a ser. Defendemos princípios e valores que, naquela casinha da rua Santos Dumont ou naqueles dois corredores do setor de estudos sociais, se materializaram e se colocaram em nossos horizontes.
Otto Lara Resende: um mineiro do litoral: com a cabeça nas montanhas e os pés na areia
Authors: Nogueira Nicea Helena de Almeida , Tófoli Luciene
Published: July 2019

Como é possível ser um mineiro legítimo do litoral do Rio de Janeiro? Como é possível deambular entre a mineiridade e a carioquice sem que isso signifique uma síntese ou a perda das características identitárias de cada uma? A resposta parece estar na escrita de Otto Lara Resende. Através das crônicas “Outra fachada” e “O jovem poeta setentão”, o escritor aponta para uma questão premente nos Estudos Culturais: o entre-lugar. A partir da perspectiva de Homi Bhabha e das formulações sobre a identidade, em Stuart Hall, é possível se vislumbrar a constituição de um ser híbrido e plural que se constitui na diversidade das culturas.
Mar de Histórias e o conceito de Bildung
Authors: Villela Adauto
Published: July 2019

Mar de Histórias: Antologia do Conto Mundial é uma obra em dez volumes que reúne contos das mais diferentes origens nacionais e linguísticas, abrangendo um período que vai da antiguidade ao entreguerras. Essa grande empreitada tradutório-literária foi levada a cabo por Paulo Rónai e Aurélio Buarque de Holanda. O objetivo deste artigo é interrelacionar à obra o conceito de Bildung, tal como estudado por Antoine Berman (2002), sob três aspectos: enquanto princípio orientador da organização do projeto; enquanto base para a descrição panorâmica da antologia; e enquanto ferramenta para a Bildung de novos escritores.
GÊNERO, SEXUALIDADE E ARTEFATO CULTURAL NA PRISÃO: REFLEXÕES SOBRE O PROJETO ALMA EM CORUMBÁ (MS)
Authors: Silveira Bruna Fernanda Santos , Duque Tiago
Published: July 2019

Este artigo analisa as relações entre gênero, sexualidade e processos educacionais em um contexto de sistema prisional feminino. O projeto denominado ALMA (Arte, Lixo e Meio Ambiente) foi promovido e implantado pela Prefeitura Municipal de Corumbá – MS, no ano de 2015. Este projeto, que aliava atividades manuais  e grupos de discussão com temas diversos, contou com a participação de quinze detentas. A metodologia para a escrita foi a partir dos relatos de experiência de uma das autoras, que foi responsável por parte das atividades do projeto ALMA. O referencial teórico é, em especial, o pós-crítico (queer, pós-colonial e feminista). A reflexão aqui presente aponta para a “matriz de inteligibilidade de gênero” e a produção de humanidade. A reflexão aponta ainda para a possibilidade dos artefatos artísticos produzidos por elas serem pensados como “prótese de gênero”.
LITERACIA FINANCEIRA NO PROGRAMA INTERNACIONAL PARA AVALIAÇÃO DE ESTUDANTES
Authors: Santiago Ana Elisa Esteves , Domingos António Manuel Dias , Silva Amarildo Melchiades da
Published: July 2019

O presente artigo discute a concepção de Literacia Financeira presente no Programa Internacional para Avaliação de Estudantes da Organização para Cooperação e Desenvolvimento Econômico que foi incorporada aos domínios Leitura, Matemática e Ciências como tema de avaliação a partir de 2012. De maneira descritiva, apresentamos a proposta da organização sobre educar financeiramente os cidadãos de seus países-membros a partir de sua caracterização de educação financeira e Literacia Financeira que norteou a elaboração da avaliação. A materialização da proposta é apresentada a partir da disponibilização pela organização de algumas questões das provas aplicadas nos anos de 2012 e 2015. Nossa análise sobre a temática passa pela reflexão de sua inserção na escola; desse modo, ao invés de tomarmos uma posição sobre o que foi exposto ao longo do texto, optamos por abrir questões que podem lançar mais luz sobre a proposta para professores, pesquisadores e estudantes com interesse no tema.
Numérisation 3D de la grotte ornée des Fraux (Saint-Martin-de-Fressengeas, Dordogne, France). Approche multiscalaire
Authors: Burens Albane , Grussenmeyer Pierre , Guillemin Samuel , Carozza Laurent , Bourrillon Raphaëlle , Petrognani Stéphane
Published: July 2019

The archaeological cave «Les Fraux» (Saint-Martin-de-Fressengeas, Dordogne) forms a great network of galleries, characterized by the exceptional richness of its archaeological Bronze age remains such as domestic fireplaces, ceramic and metal deposits, fingerings incised in the clayey-walls. The cave has been closed according to the collapse of its entrance, at the end of the Bronze Age. The study in progress takes place in a new kind of tool founded by the Institute of Ecology and Environment (INEE) : sites dedicated to the study of global ecology. In that framework, we try to develop new methods of data acquiring, according to an interdisciplinary way. A partnership among archaeologists and surveyors from INSA allow the 3D recording and modelling of the global volume cave. In the same time, we implement the high resolution acquiring of parietal representations (engravings and fingerings). The aim of this paper is focusing on the complementarity of data which are produced by the different scales of 3D recording used in the cave. Another purpose is to issue a statement of the different 3D technologies tested in "Les Fraux". Finally, we propose to start a discussion about the way we try to produce a 3D documentation accurate and adapted to the researchers needs.
Comparaison lasergrammétrie/photogrammetrie pour la mesure de l'érosion de pierres de façade (abbatiale de Manglieu, Puy-de-Dôme)
Authors: Vautier Franck , Voldoire Olivier
Published: July 2019

Dans le cadre de deux programmes de recherche portant sur la dégradation des monuments historiques, des méthodes de laser-grammétrie courte portée et de photogrammétrie numérique sont appliquées à la quantification et à la spatialisation de l'érosion de la pierre. Le matériel utilisé, la mise en oeuvre sur le terrain et les niveaux de précision atteints par les différentes méthodes sont analysés et comparés. Leurs champs d'application respectifs sont ensuite évalués et discutés.
Le patrimoine naturel - géologique et oasien - au service du développement géotouristique dans la province de Sidi Ifni et son arrière-pays oasien (Maroc)
Authors: Albab Siham , Ezaidi Abdelkrim , Benssaou Mohamed , Kabbachi Belkacem
Published: July 2019

Milieux fragiles, les oasis de l'Anti-Atlas occidental recèlent des richesses de biodiversité et de géodiversité ; elles sont par ailleurs un espace abritant un patrimoine phoenicicole varié et ayant un rôle socio-économique important dans le développement des zones arides et semi-arides du sud marocain. Mais ces espaces sont aussi caractérisés par une hypersensibilité à la désertification et à toute intervention anthropique : extraction minière, développement touristique inapproprié , etc.

Cet article met l'accent sur la mise en place d'une approche territoriale visant à valoriser les ressources géologiques et géomorphologiques des oasis. Ciblée sur la province de Sidi Ifni et son arrière pays oasien, notre démarche repose sur la question suivante : comment protéger les ressources, produire de la richesse et valoriser les potentialités territoriales, sans pour autant porter atteinte à la biodiversité et la géodiversité de ces espaces vulnérables ?
Géotope, géofacies et géosystème : une grille de lecture des paysages géomorphologiques ? Le cas de la Réserve naturelle nationale des Aiguilles Rouges, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (Haute-Savoie, France)
Authors: Giusti Christian , Calvet Marc , Gunnell Yanni
Published: July 2019

Using the scenery provided by the glacial Lac des Chéserys (Figure 1) as a supporting example (Aiguilles Rouges National Nature Reserve, France), we discuss the concept of landscape value by combining the sliding scale of landscape analysis developed by G. Bertrand (1968) with more recent approaches that have emerged with the promotion of geomorphological important sites, or geomorphosites, as natural heritage (Panizza et Piacente, 2003. Reynard et al., 2009). We first elaborate on the semantic distinction between landscape and geomorphic landscape, and through a comparative examination of the views of Ruskin and Viollet-le-Duc on Mont-Blanc in the 19th century we revisit the concepts of scientific value, of additional value, and discuss the benefits of popularised science for the outdoor industry. We go on to review perceptual filters in landscape appreciation and propose a distinction between cultural filters and functional filters (Table 1). These issues are then illustrated with a worked example in which the concept of landscape value is tied to a geomorphosite where the field of view combines near-field and far-field landforms. This situation corresponds to a common occurrence along panoramic footpaths in mountain ranges (Table 2). We compare a typical postcard image of an alpine landscape near Chamonix (Figure 2) with a more didactic image of scenery nearby (Figure 3). Irrespective of viewing point elevation, we find that all lookout points from the Chamonix side of the Aiguilles Rouges massif offer views of Mont-Blanc that are of approximately equal quality. The total value of the distant landscape component varies therefore very little. The global value of a geomorphosite in such a setting will thus depend more heavily on the nature of the features located in the foreground : the need to select optimal locations, i.e. those that will be of greatest scientific and/or educational interest, then cannot avoid a systematic survey. Given that the focus of any observer will switch back and forth from the near-field objects of the foreground to the panoramic vistas of the horizon, we discuss how the encapsulation of maximum space-and time-depth in a single field of vision can be put to best advantage, and summarize the complex and dynamic succession of natural and human forces that were involved in producing the alpine landscape under scrutiny (Table 3).
Cultural values of geomorphosites within the Geopark Swabian Alb
Authors: Megerle Heidi
Published: July 2019

The Geopark Swabian Alb in South West Germany features an outstanding geodiversity. Being one of the largest karst areas in Central Europe, prime examples of karst geomorphosites are frequently found. Worth mentioning are especially tufa cascades and caves. Whereas the geological and biological values of these geomorphosites are acknowledged, although to a lesser extent than those ofbiotopes, cultural values are often neglected. In contrary to Latin and Anglophone countries, where many authors developed approaches to define cultural values of geomorphosites, comparable approaches are only found in exceptional cases in Germany. At the same time most geomorphosites within the Geopark Swabian Alb are characterized by high-grade cultural values.
L'industrie minière et ses effets écologiques. État socio-économique et environnemental dans le bassin minier tunisien
Authors: Brahmi Mohsen , Zouari Sonia , Rossi Magali
Published: July 2019

La Tunisie est le cinquième producteur mondial de phosphates, où elles sont exploitées depuis plus d'un siècle. Ces phosphates sont valorisés sous forme d'engrais minéraux, utilisés pour la fertilisation et l'enrichissement de l'agriculture sur le marché mondial. Cependant, cette activité, comme toute activité extractive, génère des dommages environnementaux liés aux poussières, aux eaux usées et aux rejets atmosphériques des usines, qui ne sont pas sans conséquences sur la ressource en eau, la faune, la flore et la santé humaine : pollution atmosphérique, pollution des eaux et des sols par les rejets, apparition de maladies chroniques, dégradation de la couverture végétale et des zones d'habitats fauniques, etc. La Compagnie des Phosphates de Gafsa (CPG), et sa filiale le Groupe Chimique Tunisien (GCT) a entrepris ces dernières années la mise en place de mesures destinées à réduire ces impacts environnementaux : mesures de diminution de la production de poussières et stabilisation au sol par humidification, délocalisation des usines de traitement hors des zones habitées, revégétalisation, modernisation des usines et des procédés de traitement du minerai, confinement des rejets boueux, etc. La gestion des impacts socio-environnementaux de l'industrie des phosphates, par ailleurs génératrice d'activité économique et d'emplois, reste une question complexe et délicate, qui commence seulement à être prise en compte par le secteur de l'exploitation minière et les pouvoirs publics.
WHOSE REBELLION? REFORMED RESISTANCE THEORY IN AMERICA: PART II
Authors: SMITH SARAH MORGAN , HALL MARK DAVID
Published: July 2019

Students of the American Founding routinely assert that America’s civic leaders were influenced by secular Lockean political ideas, especially on the question of resistance to tyrannical authority. In the first part of this series, we showed that virtually all Reformed writers, from Calvin to the end of the Glorious Revolution, agreed that tyrants could be actively resisted. The only debated question was who could resist them. In this essay, we contend that the Reformed approach to active resistance had an important influence on how America’s Founders responded to perceived tyrannical actions by Parliament and the Crown.
A MORATORIUM ON DYNAMIC-EQUIVALENT BIBLE TRANSLATING
Authors: FELBER STEFAN
Published: July 2019

In this personal reflection, a congruence or resemblance of critiques of modern theories of language and translation is detected. One of them arose from a thorough study of literature (Ian Robinson), the other from biblical studies (Stefan Felber). The author calls for a moratorium on new translations of the Bible into European languages.
“MIDDLE KNOWLEDGE”: SOLUTION OR SEDUCTION?
Authors: BLOCHER HENRI
Published: July 2019

In this article, Henri Blocher examines the status and function of “middle knowledge,” a proposed median between determinism and indeterminism, and one that satisfies our natural aspirations to freedom. The theses of Molina and Suarez in particular are carefully presented and evaluated, with reference to the thought of one of their recent capable advocates, William Lane Craig. The seduction of the “middle knowledge” thesis provides an opportunity for reflection and wisdom, and particularly for humility that bows the knee to the mystery of godliness.
THE ETERNAL “SUBORDINATION” OF THE SON OF GOD?
Authors: BRAY GERALD
Published: July 2019

The relationship between the Father and the Son in the Trinity can be described in terms of “eternal subordination,” but it is unhelpful to do so. The New Testament uses the language of subordination with respect to this relationship only in 1 Corinthians 15:28, and then with a very specific act in mind. The word also has Arian connotations that are best avoided. The submission of the Son to the Father is a voluntary act of mutual love, not something imposed or made inevitable by their personal identities. The divine analogy for the marital bond is that of Christ and the church, not of the Father and the Son.
EVANGELICAL REFORMULATIONS OF THE DOCTRINE OF THE TRINITY AND CALVIN ON THE FULL EQUALITY OF ALL PERSONS OF THE TRINITY
Authors: KELLY DOUGLAS F.
Published: July 2019

In the context of Evangelical reformulations of the Trinity in a new sub-ordinationism, the article reasserts the traditional assertion of the full equality of all persons of the Trinity. To that end, the author exposits John Calvin’s formulation of the Trinity and that of the church fathers, which anticipates Calvin’s doctrine. Crucial to a proper understanding are the distinctions between essence and persons and between the ontological Trinity and each person’s role in redemption. The historical survey concludes with B. B. Warfield’s and Thomas F. Torrance’s assessments of Calvin’s contribution. Finally, three implications linked to our doctrine of God—knowledge, forgiveness, and love—are considered.
THE HOLY SPIRIT AND THE CHURCH’S SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Authors: ADHINARTA YUZO
Published: July 2019

This article responds to criticisms regarding pneumatology and the church’s social responsibility that are often joined and directed at Reformed tradition and theology. We will argue that, as reflected by its confessional standards, the Reformed tradition inherits a comprehensive doctrine of the Holy Spirit. Moreover, it also provides rich materials for Christian guidance and reflection on the church’s social responsibility. Therefore, if local churches neglect their social responsibility, it must not be because of the lack of the church’s teaching on its social responsibility; rather, the cause of this neglect has to be sought elsewhere.
COMMENDING SOLA SCRIPTURA: THE HOLY SPIRIT, THE CHURCH, AND DOCTRINE
Authors: GARNER DAVID B.
Published: July 2019

In post-Reformation dogmatics, the role of the Holy Spirit in relation to the doctrine of Scripture has often received insufficient attention. Contemporary treatments have erred in different directions, subjugating the doctrine of Scripture to communal hermeneutics or individual experience. By contrast, the magisterial Reformers offer a vital doctrine of the Holy Spirit for the doctrine of Holy Scripture in conjunction with the stewardship of that Scripture by the Spirit-birthed, confessing church. Drawing upon certain reformational insights, this paper will present a high doctrine of Scripture, in a manner that integrates the ministry of the Holy Spirit for illumination with the essential role of the Spirit within the confessing church for handling doctrine—particularly the doctrine of Scripture.
A TRIBUTE TO DR. R. C. SPROUL (1939–2017)
Authors: OLIPHINT K. SCOTT
Published: July 2019

There is no way to state the impact of Dr. R. C. Sproul adequately. The impact on people could perhaps be measured, but the immeasurable spiritual impact that R. C.’s teaching has had on so many can only be quantified by the Lord himself. Its vast reach will always remain incalculable to us.
No one has had more influence on students coming to Westminster Theological Seminary than R. C. Sproul. Whenever I ask a student why he has come to Westminster to study, almost invariably R. C.’s teaching will be a significant part of the story. His ability to persuade people of the biblical logic of Reformed theology was without equal. His passion for defending the Christian faith was palpable in almost every word he spoke.
As we mourn his loss and extend our prayers to his family, we praise our Savior for R. C.’s life and ministry. It has been a privilege to live in a time when that ministry has had an effect over a number of decades. Surely such times are rare, because such gifts, passions, and abilities are so rarely distributed to just one person.
As he peers now on the holiness of God in Christ, we rejoice that R. C.’s life-long passion has finally been realized. Soli Deo gloria.
CRÃ”NICA: UM GÊNERO ENTRE
Authors: Antunes Gomes Fernanda
Published: July 2019

RESUMO:Este artigo procura tecer reflexões sobre algumas das características da crônica. Busca indagar de que maneira o narrador desse tipo de texto, ora factual, ora ficcional, constrói o caráter intimista desse estilo narrativo. Para isso, analisamos textos de cronistas das literaturas brasileira e africanas de língua portuguesa. Reconhecemos, assim, o â€•lugar desse gêneroâ€–, ou melhor, o seu â€•entrelugarâ€–, tendo em vista o caráter multifacetado dessas narrações.PALAVRAS-CHAVE: crônica; narrador; literaturas africanas de língua portuguesa.
VERA DUARTE: “A MULHER CABO-VERDIANA É UMA PERSONAGEM INTERESSANTEg*
Authors: Pereira Érica Antunes
Published: July 2019

Neste texto, procuro aliar minha pesquisa acerca da poesia de Vera Duarte -- especialmente de sua primeira obra, Amanhã amadrugada --, desenvolvida em nível de Doutorado na Universidade de São Paulo (USP), com bolsa da Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP), à perspectiva da própria autora, dialogando tanto sobre seu “fazer poético” quanto sobre a situação das mulheres cabo-verdianas na atualidade, e tomando como pontos de apoio a teoria da hermenêutica do cotidiano (DIAS, 1994; 1998) e a entrevista a nós concedida por Vera Duarte em Cabo Verde (Ilhas de Santiago e São Vicente), em dezembro de 2009.PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Literatura Cabo-verdiana, poesia; autoria feminina, Vera Duarte.
ÁFRICA EM MOVIMENTO: A HISTÓRIA E O CINEMA AFRICANO CONTEMPORÂNEO
Authors: Maria Roberti Martins Angela , Dos Santos Cunha Washington Dener
Published: July 2019

Esse artigo deriva de algumas reflexões sobre o papel do cinema africano na desconstrução do chamado racismo científico, que perdurou até a década de 50 do século passado. Tem como propósito discutir a relação entre cinema e história, destacando a contribuição da produção fílmica para a construção das identidades nacionais. Nessa perspectiva, coloca em questão o cinema africano contemporâneo e a sua importância na luta pela afirmação política e cultural dos povos africanos e da própria história do continente.PALAVRAS-CHAVE: cinema africano contemporâneo; história; cinema; cultura africana.
QUASE LENDA: O DESVIO LITERÁRIO DE PEPETELA
Authors: Brandão Mattos Marcelo
Published: July 2019

O artigo propõe uma análise do romance O quase fim do mundo (2008), de Pepetela, como uma narrativa que sugere a alternativa africana para o argumento cinematográfico desenvolvido no filme Eu sou a lenda (2007). Para tanto, desenvolve-se a ideia da adaptação cinematográfica, como pressuposto preliminar para o grande desvio literário de Pepetela.PALAVRAS-CHAVE: literatura, cinema, adaptação, polifonia, distopia.
EROTISMO VERBAL EM O OUTRO PÉ DA SEREIA: O TECIDO DA SEDUÇÃO
Authors: Barbosa de Medeiros Claudia
Published: July 2019

Este artigo tem por objetivo examinar o erotismo presente na linguagem de O outro pé da sereia, de Mia Couto, bem como outros procedimentos transgressores no nível da enunciação do romance. Desse modo, demonstramos que o autor reintegra a subjetividade no corpo literário, bloqueada por anos de guerra, e desconstrói relações de poder.PALAVRAS-CHAVE: erotismo; transgressão; Mia Couto; poder
UNGULANI BA KA KHOSA: O ROMANCISTA DAS MEMÓRIAS MARGINALIZADAS
Authors: Fraga Tutikian Jane
Published: July 2019

Este artigo analisa a obra romanesca do escritor moçambicano Ungulani Ba Ka Khosa a partir do diálogo crítico que estabelece entre o ontem e o hoje e entre a memória oficial e a marginal, bem como a partir da postura que se aproxima das raízes identitárias em vista do fortalecimento da comunidade e da resistência às práticas engendradas por todo o sistema pós-colonial.PALAVRAS-CHAVE: história, memória, identidade, colonialismo, pós-colonialismo.
POLÍTICA E IDEIA DE NAÇÃO EM XIGUBO, DE JOSÉ CRAVEIRINHA
Authors: Maquêa Vera
Published: July 2019

Neste artigo propomos analisar alguns poemas do moçambicano José Craveirinha, com o objetivo de demonstrar que as relações entre literatura e política foram importantes para a construção da nação, por meio de uma expressão poética que elogia a transformação e se move pela utopia, questionando a condição imposta pelo colonialismo. Na perspectiva de uma libertação do indivíduo e da nação a ser construída, o canto, a voz e o corpo ocupam um lugar privilegiado no conjunto de poemas do livro Xigubo, impondo-se como um limite político entre a opressão e a independência. Nesse sentido, o canto e o corpo manifestam-se como um lugar de linguagem marcado pela invenção de novos territórios, um lugar contestador e guerreiro, amalgamando a imagem e a força do gesto revolucionário e a plena comunicação poética da nação imaginada. Outros poetas serão convocados para a aproximação contrapontística com a poesia de José Craveirinha, não sendo, portanto, nossa intenção realizar um aprofundamento de suas perspectivas poéticas e políticas.PALAVRAS-CHAVE: poesia, política, nação, literatura moçambicana, José Craveirinha.
Lourenço Marques: um percurso erótico sobre o corpo geográfico na poética de Duarte Galvão
Authors: De Toledo Piza Costa Machado Camila
Published: July 2019

O presente estudo pretende analisar como a cidade de Lourenço Marques é tratada na poesia de Duarte Galvão, heterônimo guerrilheiro do poeta moçambicano Virgílio de Lemos. Além disso, a concepção de cidade como corpo será ressaltada, de modo a demonstrar como o erotismo se realiza em sua poética.
“Mulheres à deriva”: relações de gênero nos contos “O pai”, de Helena Parente Cunha, e “A casa dos mastros”, de Orlanda Amarílis
Authors: Torres Maximiliano
Published: July 2019

O presente artigo busca refletir, pelo viés da Teoria Crítica Feminista, sobre as relações de gênero a partir da leitura de dois contos em Língua Portuguesa e nacionalidades diferentes: “O pai”, da brasileira Helena Parente Cunha, e “A casa dos mastros”, da cabo-verdiana Orlanda Amarílis. Tais narrativas trazem à tona os dramas cotidianos, a violência, a discriminação e as desigualdades sofridas pelas protagonistas.
Sarnau e Mwando: vozes que se cruzam em um mesmo vão
Authors: De Freitas Sávio Roberto Fonseca
Published: July 2019

O objetivo deste estudo é desenvolver uma análise do diálogo desenvolvido entre Sarnau e Mwando, personagens centrais do romance Balada de amor ao vento, da escritora moçambicana Paulina Chiziane. O diálogo é conduzido pela narradora Sarnau, que, em todos os momentos narrativos, desenvolve uma performance de contadora de estórias. A presença da oralidade neste romance se dá pelos ciclos poéticos que movimentam as marcas da oralidade no tecido do texto em tela.
A estratégia do encaixe e a oralidade incorporada pela escrita em três romances de Mia Couto
Authors: De Brito Daniela
Published: July 2019

O processo de composição de A varanda do frangipani, Um rio apontamento tempo, uma casa chamada terra e O outro pé da sereia,de Mia Couto, está vinculado à mobilidade da estrutura narrativa e da linguagem. Pensando nisso, este artigo propõe-se a percorrer as sendas da oralidade amalgamada à escrita, transitando pelas formas de contar visualizadas nessas três obras, deslocando-se em torno dos mecanismos de constru- ção dos romances, com ênfase na inserção de uma história na outra, buscando afirmar a ideia de que, nessas obras, tudo prossegue em movimento.
Notas para uma Contextualização do Cinema Moçambicano
Authors: Cabaço José Luís Oliveira
Published: July 2019

O presente texto pretende abordar três momentos distintos do percurso do cinema moçambicano, procurando situá-los no contexto histórico e no clima subjetivo em que se inseriram, de forma a fornecer aos estudiosos outros dados para uma melhor compreensão das opções feitas e dos projetos traçados.
Cenografias e cinegrafias do olhar e da memória
Authors: Secco Carmen Lucia Tindó Ribeiro
Published: July 2019

É nossa intenção, com base em Campo de trânsito, do escritor moçambicano João Paulo Borges Coelho, e em Virgem Margarida, de Licínio Azevedo, cineasta brasileiro radicado há anos em Moçambique, discutir de que forma os referidos romance e filme representam a ação opressora dos campos de reeducação em Moçambique e não só. O estado de exceção e a teatralidade do absurdo.
Child Labor’s Link with Literacy and Poverty in Pakistan
Authors: Ashraf Toor Imran
Published: July 2019

In developing countries, children have long been largely ignored in public policy-making and the development of program strategies for improving their welfare. The complex issue of child labor is a developmental issue worth investigating. The notion that children are being exploited and forced into labor, while not receiving education crucial to development, concerns many people. This study focuses on child labor in Pakistan with two main objectives. We first estimate the prevalence of child labor in the 100 districts of Pakistan and then examine the hypothesis that child labor is significantly higher in districts that have a higher incidence of poverty and lower level of educational attainment. The results show that child labor has a negative relationship with the literacy rate both 10-14 year age and 15 years and above. There is a negative but insignificant relationship with per capita income and Deprivation Index in the case of male child labor. The study proved that literacy rate and per capita income has influenced negatively on female child labor.
Exports, Productivity and Economic Growth in Pakistan:
A Time Series Analysis
Authors: Aurangzeb Aurangzeb
Published: July 2019

This paper investigates the relationship between exports and economic growth in Pakistan by utilizing the analytical framework put forward by Feder (1983). The hypothesis that marginal factor productivities are not equal in export and non-export sectors of the Pakistan economy is tested by using time series from 1973 to 2005. The estimation results indicate that marginal factor productivities are significantly higher in the export sector. Moreover, the difference seems to derive, in part, from inter-sectoral positive externalities generated by the export sector. In broad terms, therefore, the results of this study are supportive of the export oriented, outward-looking approach to trade relations adopted by policymakers over the past decade.
Trade Liberalization and Economic Development:
Evidence from Pakistan
Authors: Yasmin Bushra , Jehan Zainab , Ali Chaudhary Muhammad
Published: July 2019

Unrestricted trade stimulates economic growth and bridges socio-economic gaps existing in different countries of the world. Pakistan has adopted trade liberalization policies since the late 1980s with the same expectations. This study has empirically analyzed how trade liberalization has affected economic development in the country. Its effects have been examined with respect to four measures of economic development: per capita GDP, income inequality, poverty and employment over the period from 1960-2003. The main analysis is based on a simultaneous equation model. Keeping in view the simultaneity of the chosen development measures, the model is estimated with the 2SLS technique of regression analysis. The analysis shows that, over the study period, trade liberalization has not affected all the chosen indicators of development uniformly. It has affected employment positively but per capita GDP and income distribution negatively. However, it has not affected poverty in any way. The obvious message is that trade liberalization has not affected all the indicators of development favorably in Pakistan. It thus implies the need of a cautious move towards liberalization. The focus of trade liberalization should be to bring about improvement in the performance of mediating factors and to focus exports on labor-intensive products.
Population Growth and Economic Development: Test for Causality
Authors: Mushtaq Khalid
Published: July 2019

This paper examines the existence of a long-run relationship between population and per capita income in Pakistan for the period 1960-2001 using cointegration analysis. Unit root results show that population is integrated of order zero while per capita income is integrated of order one; further, Johansen’s procedure show that no long-run cointegrating relationship exists. Thus, population growth neither causes per capita income growth nor is caused by it. A corollary is that population growth neither stimulates per capita income growth nor reduces it.
On the Conditioning of the Financial Market’s Reaction to
Seasoned Equity Offerings
Authors: Arugaslan Onur , Miller Louise
Published: July 2019

Consistent with asymmetric information arguments, prior research has shown that the financial market typically responds negatively to the announcement of a seasoned equity offering (SEO). Korajczyk and Levy (2003), however, suggest that while some firms time the issuance of their common stock to take advantage of outside investor overvaluations, financially constrained firms do not. We examine whether prior information on how financially constrained a firm is along with its growth prospects influences the financial market’s response to the firm’s announcement to sell common stock. We find evidence that the financial market does condition its response upon such information using a sample of SEOs from the U.S. Our results also have implications for the financial market’s reaction to SEOs/rights offerings in emerging markets.
Organizational Culture Assessment of Small & Medium-Sized Enterprises
Authors: Zaheer Arshad , Kashif ur Rehman Kashif ur Rehman , Ahmad Abrar
Published: July 2019

This paper is an ethnographic study defining and assessing the organizational culture exhibited by Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). It primarily focuses on four cultural categories: clan, adhocracy, hierarchy and market-driven. These conceptual domains have been examined by the Organizational Culture Assessment Instrument. Results from a sample of 162 SMEs in the Rawalpindi/Islamabad area indicate that SME culture lacks creativity, innovation, freedom and risk taking. SMEs are not looking to change in the future, preferring the status quo. The most important finding is that SMEs exhibit a market- oriented culture focusing on results, competition and achievements.
An Empirical Investigation of the Relationship between
Trade Liberalization and Poverty Reduction: A Case for
Pakistan
Authors: Shahbaz Akmal Muhammad , Masood Ahmad Qazi , Hussain Ahmad Mohsin , Sabihuddin Butt Muhammad
Published: July 2019

In this paper, we have addressed a key issue in the current debate
on economic development: the effect of trade liberalization on poverty.
We investigated the relationship between trade liberalization and poverty
levels both in the long run as well as in the short run for Pakistan. To
measure trade liberalization, we used standard indices of trade openness,
financial openness and public intervention in the country, while the
head-count ratio was used for poverty measurement, and GDP per capita
controlled for economic growth. Applying the Johansen Co-integration
Techniques and Error Correction Method, for long-run and short-run
analyses respectively, our findings suggest that trade liberalization has a
cumulative effect on poverty reduction in the long-run but not in the
short run in Pakistan. Lower poverty is associated with low taxation and
high foreign direct investment, while trade openness does not have a
significant impact on poverty reduction, particularly in the short run, in
Pakistan.
Testing for Market Efficiency in Emerging Markets:
A Case Study of the Karachi Stock Market
Authors: Mustafav Khalid , Nishat Mohammedv
Published: July 2019

This paper investigates the efficiency of the Karachi stock exchange
(KSE) with corrections for thin trading and non-linearity as suggested by
Miller, Muthuswamy and Whaley (1994). Daily, weekly, and monthly data
on stock prices from December 1991 to May 2003 have been used, with
three non-overlapping periods (December 1991 to May 1998; May 1998 to
September 2001; and September 2001 to May 2003) and one combined
period (May 1998 to May 2003). The results indicate that the Karachi
Stock Market is efficient for the overall period, the three sub-periods, and
the combined period in linear and non-linear behavior after making
adjustments for thin trading. The same result is observed when the
efficiency test is conducted on weekly and monthly data after adjusting for
thin trading during the overall study period.
Sustainability of Feed-based Aquaculture in Bangladesh
Authors: Rais Uddin Mian Md.
Published: July 2019

Six carp and carp based culture technologies were selected to
examine the sustainability of supplementary feed-based aquaculture through
availability of domestic feeds compared to the total requirement in
Bangladesh. The study covered seven districts of Bangladesh with a sample
size of 376. It was found that farmers used a good number of feeds (more
than 35) for the selected technologies but they maintained no standard
doses for them. There were important differences among the prices of
different feeds and other inputs used for different technologies in different
parts of the country. Prices of all inputs were found to be increasing and
this increase has been greater in recent years as compared to previous
years. Though all the technologies were found to be profitable, the feed
situation was not satisfactory. Except for rice polish, the supplies of other
local feeds were unable to meet the national demand. If this situation
persists and no measures are taken to secure the local feed supply, the
present development of supplementary feed-based aquaculture will become
dependent on imported feeds and would not be sustainable in the future.
This study strongly suggests that the authorities should handle the matter
with proper attention, considering its significant impact in the economy of
the country.
Smallholders’ Access to Rural Credit: Evidence from Pakistan
Authors: Amjad Shehla , Hasnu SAF
Published: July 2019

This paper presents an analysis of smallholders’ access to rural credit and the cost of borrowing using survey data from Pakistan. Rural credit in Pakistan comes from formal and various informal sources. The tenure status, family labor, literacy status, off-farm income, value of non-fixed assets and infrastructure quality are found to be the most important variables in determining access to formal credit. On the other hand, the total operated area, family labor, literacy status and off-farm income are found to be the most important factors in determining the credit status of the smallholders from informal sources. The results show that the cost of borrowing from formal sources falls as the size of holding increases. The analysis confirms the importance of informal credit, especially to the smallest of the smallholders and tenant cultivators.
The Incidence of Government Expenditures on Education and Health: Microeconomic Evidence from Pakistan
Authors: Nawaz Hakro Ahmed , Akram Muhammed
Published: July 2019

This paper has analyzed the incidence of government expenditures on health and education by using the benefit incidence approach. Recent household level data from the Pakistan Standards of Living Measures (PSLM) has been used to calculate the incidence for Pakistan overall, and at provincial and regional levels, of different education and health services. GINI and concentration coefficients have been used to measure the benefit inequalities of public expenditure. The results demonstrate that education expenditures are progressive in overall Pakistan. The progressiveness hypothesis regarding health expenditure is accepted partially, as the expenditure is progressive for Pakistan overall, but regressive at regional and provincial level of services. Efforts should be directed towards the horizontal and vertical equity in the allocation of resources both at the provincial and regional levels, and greater targeting of rural and low-income groups can make the expenditure programs more effective and result oriented.
Returns to Education and Gender Differentials in Wages in Pakistan
Authors: Sarwar Awan Masood , Hussain Zakir
Published: July 2019

Education is one of the most important factors in human development. The data from two household surveys were used to estimate the returns to education and gender disparities in wages in Pakistan. The model, an extension of Becker and Mincer models, was used to quantify the returns to investment in education. The results revealed that income gaps attributable to education level were significant. Income gaps between educated and uneducated workers in first-time employment also tend to increase with experience. Women earn significantly less than their male counterparts. These differences may be interpreted as the maximum possible effect of discrimination against women. Women also earn less because they acquire less cumulative work experience than men, as a result of breaks in their work histories, owning to the demand of motherhood and domestic chores. Education quality was much lower for students from poor families; the majority of these poor attended public school and did not have access to better quality private schools. Such differences strengthened the influence of the distribution of education and the structure of returns on income concentration.