bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Genotypic variation in the basic density, dynamic modulus of elasticity and tracheid traits of Pinus elliottii in three progeny trials in southern China
Authors: Lai Meng , Dong Leiming , Leng Chunhui , Zhang Lu , Yi Min
Published: July 2019

A firm understanding of the genetic relationships among wood properties is a prerequisite for breeding for higher wood quality in Pinus elliottii families. To examine and deal with such relationships, increment cores were sampled at breast height from 1260 trees in 42 open-pollinated families in three 27-year-old Slash pine progeny trials in southern China, and genetic variation, genotype-by-environment (G × E) interaction, genetic correlation and correlated response were investigated. The basic density (BD), dynamic modulus of elasticity (MOED) and tracheid traits were found to be under moderate to strong genetic control for the three locations combined, with individual narrow-sense and family mean heritability ranging from 0.28 to 0.44 and 0.52 to 0.69, respectively. Type B genetic correlation estimates indicated that the G × E interaction had a small-level influence on wood properties. Strong genetic correlations (rg) were found between BD and MOED at the three sites (rg = 0.46–0.85), and BD or MOED showed moderate to strong correlations with most tracheid traits at specific localities. In tree breeding programs, one possible strategy would be to improve pulpwood quality and the strength of structural wood through selection for different wood quality traits.
The brain development of infants with intrauterine growth restriction: role of glucocorticoids
Authors: Ding Ying-xue , Cui Hong
Published: July 2019

Brain injury is a serious complication of intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), but the exact mechanism remains unclear. While glucocorticoids (GCs) play an important role in intrauterine growth and development, GCs also have a damaging effect on microvascular endothelial cells. Moreover, intrauterine adverse environments lead to fetal growth restriction and the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis resetting. In addition, chronic stress can cause a decrease in the number and volume of astrocytes in the hippocampus and glial cells play an important role in neuronal differentiation. Therefore, it is speculated that the effect of GCs on cerebral neurovascular units under chronic intrauterine stimulation is an important mechanism leading to brain injury in infants with growth restrictions.
Tunable atom-trapping based on a plasmonic chiral metamaterial
Authors: Chen Zhao , Chen Sai , Wang Yangyang , Xiao Lin
Published: July 2019

Chiral metamaterials provide a very convenient way to actively regulate the light field via external means, which is very important in nanophotonics. However, the very weak chiral response of a generally planar metamaterial severely limits its application. Therefore, it is important to design a system with large circular dichroism. Here we report an optical metamaterial with strong chirality in a bilayer gear-shaped plasmonic structure and consider this chiral response of such fields on tunable atom (87Rb) trapping. Simulation results show that maximum chiral response is observed when the two layers of the gear-shaped structures are rotated from each other by an angle of 60° at λ = 760 nm. Also, we demonstrate an active tunable potential for three-dimensional stable atom-trapping with tunable range of position and potential of a neutral atom of ~58 nm and ~1.3N mK (N denotes the input power with unit mW), respectively. In addition, the trap centers are about hundreds of nanometers away from the structure surface, which ensures the stability of the trapping system. The regulation of neutral atom trapping broadens the application of chiral metamaterials and has potential significance in the manipulation of cold atoms.
CHIPOFIL: A pilot study assessing the feasibility of HIPEC without extracorporeal circuit
Authors: Ortega-Deballon Pablo , Facy Olivier , Binquet Christine , Delroeux Delphine , Rat Patrick
Published: July 2019

Background

Heated intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) is currently performed using an external circuit including a heating device and a pump. Available devices have several drawbacks in terms of costs, technique (flow surges due to blocked tubes) and staff safety, hindering a wider use. In a previous preclinical study conducted in animals, we placed a heating wire within the abdomen to achieve and maintain hyperthermia. Our results showed this technique is safe and effective. The present pilot study was conceived as the first use of such a device in humans, aiming to confirm its safety and efficacy.

Methods

This was a pilot study designed to include 13 patients undergoing HIPEC. Two sets of the prototype were placed within the abdominal cavity, one in the supramesocolic and one in the inframesocolic space. The target temperature was 42–43 °C during 30–90 min according to the protocol defined for each patient. The time to set up, heat and dismantle was measured. All complications were recorded during the first postoperative year and evaluated by an independent committee.

Results

Nine women and four men were included. The median time to set on the device was 25 min. The target temperature was obtained in a median of 14 min and maintained uniform and homogeneously distributed within the abdomen for the scheduled duration. A permanent stirring of the viscera was performed. No thermal injury or device-related complications were observed. There were two anastomotic leaks (only one requiring reoperation), two hemoperitoneum requiring reoperation, one evisceration and one gastroparesia.

Conclusions

A heating cable within the peritoneal cavity can achieve safe, simple, fast and efficient HIPEC.
Synthesis of 4-arylaminoquinazoline-2-carboxylic acid derivatives by the reaction of (Z)-2-amino-N
′-aryl-benzimidamides with some selected anhydrides
Authors: El-Shaieb Kamal M.
Published: July 2019

Novel reactions of (Z)-2-amino-N′-arylbenzimidamides (1a, b) are described. When 1a, b are reacted with diphenic, phthalic and succinic anhydrides, in dry ethyl alcohol under reflux conditions, the 4-arylaminoquinazoline-2-carboxylic acid derivatives (3a–f) were formed in good yields. The structures of the products were assigned on the basis of their spectroscopic and analytical data.
A Strategy for Assessing Acute (Transient) Pain or Discomfort in the Strength and Conditioning Environment
Authors: Meir Rudi , Chapman Neil , Whitting John W. , Crowley-McHattan Zachary J.
Published: July 2019

Experiencing acute (transient) pain and discomfort can be a characteristic of exercise and sport participation. In this context, acute pain or discomfort can be experienced by injured and injury-free athletes alike. Acute pain or discomfort in the strength and conditioning (S&C) environment can be experienced during particular movements or exercises. This may be the result of poor exercise technique and/or soft-tissue dysfunction. This article proposes a possible strategy, which can be used by the S&C coach, to modify training based on the acute (transient) pain or discomfort experienced by athletes during training.
Comparison of Thermally Measured Setting of Cement Paste and Penetrometer Measured Setting of Ready Mixed Concrete
Authors: Howard Isaac L. , Hansen Bradley , Tim Cost V.
Published: July 2019

Expedient materials and proportions screening methods are needed prior to trial concrete mix design as ingredient complexities continue to increase. Cement paste thermal measurements (e.g., the recently published ASTM C1753, Standard Practice for Evaluating Early Hydration of Hydraulic Cementitious Mixtures Using Thermal Measurements [Superseded]) are a minimal labor screening tool in which the temperature of a hydrating specimen is recorded over time but no attempt is made to quantify heat evolution (i.e., thermal methods as used herein are not calorimetry). Thermal methods have promise to reduce the combinations evaluated in trial concrete. This article evaluates setting tendencies because they are of first order concern for many projects. Although ongoing work in ASTM may soon produce a Standard Test Method for thermal measurement–derived setting indications of mortar or concrete, the use of laboratory paste mixtures to better understand and predict setting trends of concrete using the same or similar materials and proportions has not been widely studied. The specific emphasis of this article was to compare ASTM C403 (Standard Test Method for Time of Setting of Concrete Mixtures by Penetration Resistance) penetrometer measured setting on sieved concrete to thermally measured setting on cement paste in general accordance with ASTM C1753 and to provide guidance on aspects of thermally measured setting that have not been fully studied. Two of this article’s findings validated statements already present in ASTM C1753: that thermal methods are a within laboratory method and that thermal measured setting is not sensitive to a specimen’s water to cementitious ratio. Additional findings showed there is not a single factor that relates setting times between penetrometer and thermal methods, and that one adjustment factor is unrealistic for a wide range of conditions. Cement source and fly ash class meaningfully affected thermal to penetrometer relationships. Correlations were reasonable for thermal and penetrometer setting if there were 50 % or less supplementary cementitious materials present.
Low-Temperature Characteristic Evaluations of Base and Hybrid Asphalt Binders
Authors: Chen Zixuan , Pei Jianzhong , Amirkhanian Serji
Published: July 2019

Polymerized asphalt is broadly being applied for producing durable asphalt pavement all over the performance characteristics of asphalt binders, especially their low-temperature behaviors. This research study used two base binders and four hybrid binders (including styrene-butadiene-styrene and crumb rubber) to explore the lowest potential temperatures of resisting the cracks. The results indicated that the time-temperature principle needed to be properly evaluated to determine the 60th second as the exact loading duration to finalize the thermal cracking temperatures for hybrid asphalt binders. In addition, ΔTc, defined as the numerical difference between the critical low temperature determined from stiffness criteria (300 MPa) and the m value (0.300), which was used to characterize the crack potential of an aged binder, should be adjusted according to the characteristic demands of hybrid binders. Moreover, the conducted correlations between stiffness values at the low temperatures and phase angles at high temperatures were feasible to explore the viscous-elastic characteristics of base binders and hybrid binders.
Study of Low-Temperature Performance of Short Fiber–Reinforced Asphalt Seal Band
Authors: He Zhigang , Wang Yimin , Li Feng , Ren Fengbo , Li Fei
Published: July 2019

To study the low-temperature performance of short fiber–reinforced asphalt seal band, different experiments were set by changing the content, length, and type of fibers. Their low-temperature performance was analyzed by low-temperature tensile tests as well as stress relaxation experiments, and the fracture morphology was analyzed using a scanning electron microscope; elastic modulus, ultimate tensile stress, low-temperature tensile fracture energy, and relaxation index are reported. Furthermore, a new evaluation scheme was given according to an entropy evaluation method. Results indicate that fibers effectively improve the low-temperature performance of the asphalt seal band. Specifically, in terms of the mechanical properties of the asphalt seal band during the tensile process, it is the best to infuse a 0.3 % volume fraction of 6-mm basalt fiber into the matrix, while according to the evaluation system established in this research, it is the best to use a 0.3 % volume fraction of 6-mm polyester fiber.
Ridge and Ditch Technique: A Strategy for Sustainable Land Management in Swampy Land Areas in Southern Bangladesh
Authors: Islam Rahatul , Jendoubi Donia , Shoaib Jalal Uddin Md. , Peterman Wendy , Ali Sayeda Sabrina
Published: July 2019

In Bangladesh, there is a need for socioeconomic sustainability in land management systems. An exploratory study was conducted in the southern part of Bangladesh (Nesarabad) to evaluate the successful strategy of sustainable land management (SLM), where swampy land is transformed, using ridges and ditches. Approximately 25 agro-based sites were studied to evaluate their relevant land use, management, and economic aspects. We determined that nearly 100% of the cultivated lands adopted this technology, representing a combination of SLM measures. The technology was based mainly on structural measures, combined with other conservation measures. The maintenance and recurring activities increased the efficiency of the technology and improved the land quality, making it more useful for various agricultural practices. Most of the lands were cultivated with fruit trees and vegetables, which provided high net average profits with low effort during cultivation. Land users claimed some weaknesses in establishment cost, marketing, transportation, etc. This study assesses these constraints and recommends some suggestions to generate a more suitable scheme for more SLM measures.
Scientific Attitudes, Activities and Learning Outcomes of Student in Material of Fungi Using Predict Observe Explain (Poe) Model Based on Bioedutainment
Authors: Widyanigrum Dewi , Bintari Siti Harnina , Rahayuningsih Margareta
Published: July 2019

This study aims to determine the effectiveness of POE model based on bioedutainmentimplementation in material of fungi towards activity, scientific attitude and learning outcome of VII grade students. This study uses a one-shot case study research design. The population of this study is students of class VII SMPN 1 Secang, while the sample is students of class VII B. The hypothesis used is that POE method based on bioedutainment is effective towards the learning outcome of the students.  The sample was taken by purposive sampling method. POE based on bioedutainment was applied to the sample class by using game elements in each POE syntax. The results of this study indicate the percentage of student activity is 83% and the percentage of their scientific attitude is 70% in the category of good and very good. The result of student learning completeness is 70% with an average value of 80.33. The teacher's response stated that students became active and enthusiastic about learning. The conclusion of the study is that the POE model based on bioedutainment is effective towards the activity, scientific attitude, and learning outcome of the students.
The Effectiveness of Guided Inquiry Learning with JAS Approach on the Learning Result of Environmental Pollution Material
Authors: Nurmilla Mauliya Fatiya , HB F Putut Martin , Priyono Bambang
Published: July 2019

This research aims at finding out the effectiveness of guided-inquiry learning model with Natural Environmment Exploration (JAS) approach on students’ learning result of environmental pollution material. This recent study was conducted in MAN 1 Pati in the odd semester in academic year 2017/2018. The research design applied is non-equivalent control group design. The population for this research is the whole students in X MIA MAN 1 Pati which is divided into 5 classes, while the sample taken for this research was X MIA 1 and X MIA 4 selected by using purposive sampling technique. The result of this study showed that 86.96% of students in experimental class achieved score > 75 and there was a difference of mean in the posttest for experimental class and control class i.e conseutively 85 and 75.19. The result of t-test showed tcount 0.000<0.05 which means there is a signifficant difference between control and experimental class. It also achieved N-Gain > 0.3 with the mean by 0.54.  For the class control, 65.38% of students accomplished > 75 and N-Gain 0.14. Based on the research result, it can be inferred that guided-inquiry learning with JAS approach is effective to improve students’ learning result for the subject material of environmental pollution.
The Effectiveness of Reciprocal Teaching Model on the Ecosystem Material
Authors: Negarani Eryca Nur Bela , Yuniastuti Ari , Iswari Retno Sri
Published: July 2019

Learning of reciprocal teaching model directing students to better understand the concepts and independent study. The purpose of this research is to analyze the effectiveness of reciprocal teaching model on ecosystem material to learning outcomes and conservation attitudes of high school students. The design of this research was quasi-experimental. The research population was all students of class X Sciences SMA Negeri 5 Magelang. Sampling was done by purposive sampling technique. The sample used is class X Sciences 2 (control class) and class X Sciences 3 (experimental class). Data collection techniques using observation, test, and questionnaires. Based on the results of the t test obtained the value of t count (4.249) > t table (2.068) which indicates that Ha is accepted. These results are supported by the results of students’ classical  completeness of experimental class > 85% i.e. of 91.67% and the N-gain value of experimental class all students get value in the medium category compared to the control class there is one student in low category. Psychomotor learning outcomes of experimental class have higher average (79.98%) than the control class (75.34%). The results of conservation attitudes in experimental class > 75% of students get in good and very good categories in all observed conservation attitudes. The results of students’ responses showed 87.50% of students give responses in good and very good categories of reciprocal teaching model. The conclusion of this research is the use of reciprocal teaching model effective on ecosystem material to learning outcomes and conservation attitudes of students at SMA Negeri 5 Magelang.
Student Character Education Building on Biology Learning Through the Scientific Approach
Authors: Purnama Dirga , Hasruddin Hasruddin , Aryeni Aryeni
Published: July 2019

The purpose of this study was to evaluate character education in students with the implementation of a scientific approach based on curriculum 2013 in the field of biological studies. The characters studied are related to honesty, discipline, cooperation, and independence of student. This descriptive study used 146 students at SMAN 1 Tebingtinggi as sample which were determined by random sampling techniques. Data was collected by questionnaire, 7 questions were about honesty, 8 questions were about discipline, 8 questions were questions about collaboration, and 7 questions were about independence. Data was analyzed by percentage technique. The results of the study showed that honest characters was at an average score of 2.73 (sufficient), the character of the discipline was at an average score of 3.11 (good), the character of cooperation was at an average score of 2.73 (enough), and independent characters was at an average score of 2.68 (enough).
***[RETRACTED]*** Relation of Brand Equity and Word of Mouth Toward Purchase Intention in Surgery Speciality Hospital
Authors: Adhyka Nurmaines , Lita Ratni Prima , Semiarty Rima
Published: July 2019

RETRACTION TO:

Adhyka, N., Lita, R.P., & Semiarty, R. 2019. Relation of Brand Equity and Word of Mouth Toward Purchase Intention in Surgery Speciality Hospital. Unnes Journal of Public Health, 8(1): 57-63.

 

This article has been retracted by Publisher based on the following reason:

Based on clarification, authors of the above paper have admitted submitting this paper to another journal which it is forbidden and already explained explicitly in submission form of Unnes Journal of Public Health.

 

One of the conditions of submission of a paper for publication in this journal is that authors declare explicitly that their work is original and has not appeared in a publication elsewhere. As such this article represents a severe abuse of the scientific publishing system. The scientific community takes a very strong view on this matter and apologies are offered to readers of the journal that this was not detected during the submission process.
Increased mitochondrial fission of glomerular podocytes in diabetic nephropathy
Authors: Ma Yiqiong , Chen Zhaowei , Tao Yu , Zhu Jili , Yang Hongxia , Liang Wei , Ding Guohua
Published: July 2019

Aims

Previous studies showed that abnormal mitochondrial structure and function were involved in the pathological process of diabetic nephropathy (DN). The dynamic mitochondrial processes, including fusion and fission, maintain the mass and quantity of mitochondria. Podocyte injury is a critical factor in the development and progression of DN. The present study evaluated the mitochondrial fission of podocytes in patients with DN.

Methods

We recruited 31 patients with biopsy-confirmed DN. A quantitative analysis of the mitochondrial morphology was conducted with electron microscopy using a computer-assisted morphometric analysis application to calculate the aspect ratio values. Immunofluorescence assays were used to evaluate protein colocalization in the glomeruli of patients.

Results

The urine protein level was significantly increased in DN patients compared to non-DN patients (P < 0.001), and the mitochondria in the podocytes from DN patients were more fragmentated than those from patients without DN. The mitochondrial aspect ratio values were negatively correlated with the proteinuria levels (r = −0.574, P = 0.01), and multiple regression analysis verified that the mitochondrial aspect ratio was significantly and independently associated with the urine protein level (β = −0.519, P = 0.007). In addition, Drp1, a mitochondrial fission factor, preferentially combines with AKAP1, which is located in the mitochondrial membrane.

Conclusions

In the podocytes of DN patients, mitochondrial fragmentation was increased, and mitochondrial aspect ratio values were correlated with the proteinuria levels. The AKAP1-Drp1 pathway may contribute to mitochondrial fission in the pathogenesis of DN.
Management of severe hypertriglyceridemia due to lipoprotein lipase deficiency in children
Authors: Poon Sarah W Y , Leung Karen K Y , Tung Joanna Y L
Published: July 2019

Severe hypertriglyceridemia is an endocrine emergency and is associated with acute pancreatitis and hyperviscosity syndrome. We describe an infant with lipoprotein lipase deficiency with severe hypertriglyceridemia who presented with acute pancreatitis. She was managed acutely with fasting and intravenous insulin infusion, followed by low-fat diet with no pharmacological agent. Subsequent follow-up until the age of 5 years showed satisfactory lipid profile and she has normal growth and development.

Learning points:

Hypertriglyceridemia-induced acute pancreatitis has significant morbidity and mortality, and prompt treatment is imperative.

When no secondary causes are readily identified, genetic evaluation should be pursued in hypertriglyceridemia in children.

Intravenous insulin is a safe and effective acute treatment for hypertriglyceridemia in children, even in infants.

Long-term management with dietary modifications alone could be effective for primary hypertriglyceridemia due to lipoprotein lipase deficiency, at least in early childhood phase.
Images of Anomalous Origin of The Right Coronary Artery From the Pulmonary Artery
Authors: Fan He , Jiakan Weng , Qicai He , Ximing Qian , Huaidong Chen
Published: July 2019

Anomalies of the coronary arteries -- especially their abnormal origin from the pulmonary artery (ARCAPA) trunk -- are among the least common. They’re also the most dangerous of congenital heart defects with an incidence of 0.002% in the general population [Williams 2006]. The diagnosis exceedingly is difficult because anatomical abnormalities of the coronary arteries are subtle. We present a case of an anomalous origin of the right coronary artery.
Book reviews by Rhys Stevens, Martin Chandler and Andrew Nicholson
Authors: Simpkin Sarah
Published: July 2019

Carter, J. Chris. Introduction to Human Geography Using ArcGIS Online. Redlands, CA: Esri Press, 2019. 440p. $74.99 US. ISBN 9781589485181 (Print); 9781589485198 (E-book).

Maher, Margaret M. Lining Up Data in ArcGIS: A Guide to Map Projections, Third Edition. Redlands, CA: Esri Press, 2018. 272p. $39.99 US. ISBN 978-1-58948-520-4.

Price, Maribeth H. Switching to ArcGIS Pro from ArcMap. Redlands, CA: Esri Press, 2019. 172p. $49.99 US. ISBN: 9781589485440.
La organización en la universidad pública de Costa Rica: una propuesta
Authors: Ruiz Ángel
Published: July 2019

Se busca trazar la perspectiva más amplia en que se inscribe la educación superior y en particular la universidad pública para delinear una organización y estructura académicas acordes con semejante visión. Se establecen ejes y principios de organización y además se proponen “áreas” como nivel central de organización de la vida académica para el mejor decurso de la universidad pública costarricense, entendida esta última como una sola realidad integrada y con propósitos comunes.
La gestión de la calidad institucional en la Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica
Authors: Miranda Chavarría Ronald
Published: July 2019

Basado en la experiencia lograda en la Universidad Nacional en materia de gestión de la calidad institucional entre los años 2000 y 2004 y con el apoyo de la cooperación holandesa, se plantea la conveniencia de construir, con rigor académico, un concepto de gestión de la calidad amplio e integral, que involucre lo académico, los servicios de apoyo y la gestión. La adopción de un enfoque que conjuga lo estratégico con procesos constructivistas y participativos ha posibilitado edificar una cultura y una visión de futuro de calidad. La experiencia de mejora da cuenta de algunos logros concretos, tales como la desconcentración en la toma de decisiones, la autoevaluación con fines de mejora o de acreditación de las carreras y la conformación de equipos de mejora en los servicios administrativos. Se reconoce que al asumir una gestión de calidad institucional, se establece una brecha de gestión entre las prácticas de gestión imperantes y el modelo propuesto; cerrar esa brecha exige nuevos roles por parte de las autoridades académicas, las cuales deben comprender que la gestión universitaria requiere de un alto rigor y profesionalismo para ser de calidad.
Crisis en la educación secundaria: ¿reproducir o transformar?
Authors: D’Antoni Maurizia , Induni Gina , Pacheco Xenia
Published: July 2019

Resumen. A partir de la interrogante acerca de la existencia de una crisis en la educación secundaria costarricense, las autoras plantean en este artículo la necesidad de vincular el análisis de esta situación con el contexto social en el que se produce. Concluyen que sí hay crisis en la educación secundaria y que entre otras formas, se expresa en la exclusión, la violencia social y su reproducción en las aulas, el malestar de los educadores, la naturaleza tecnocrática y fragmentaria del currículo, todo lo cual provoca la ausencia de sentido de la educación, tanto para jóvenes como para educadores.

Se identifican algunas lecturas que sobre dicha crisis hacen diversas agencias sociales, por ejemplo, los medios de comunicación, el Ministerio de Educación Pública y las instituciones educativas. Se propone la construcción de un marco teórico desde el cual generar una lectura política y pedagógica acerca de la situación de la educación secundaria en Costa Rica, que propicie la reflexión y la toma de conciencia activa de quienes participamos, cotidianamente, en el trabajo educativo con los jóvenes.
Sentir y tener sentido
Authors: Malavassi Calvo Humberto
Published: July 2019

Este artículo plantea, mediante una pequeña reflexión, que el desprestigio que tenemos los educadores y que nos hace aparecer como los únicos responsables del rendimiento académico y la formación humana, no es cierto; los actores del proceso educativo, no son sólo los educadores, sino los gremios, las instituciones superiores de educación, las instituciones gubernamentales y los hogares, principalmente.

Mediante una pequeña experiencia con 93 estudiantes de décimo del Conservatorio Castella que presentaban una conducta agresiva e irrespetuosa hacia la institución, se trabajaron cuatro sesiones, con la ayuda de una colega de la Universidad Nacional, para explorar, a manera de diagnóstico, cuál podría ser la causa de la resistencia hacia los profesores y la indisciplina que existía en esos grupos.

Se les pasó un cuestionario y se les realizó una actividad con un trabajo más personalizado, para que cada estudiante pudiera manifestar abiertamente cuáles eran sus inquietudes e incomodidades.

Al final de este diagnóstico, manifestaron, de una u otra manera, que la responsabilidad de la educación es de todos, y que si no le damos sentido, ni sentimiento a nuestros actos, estaríamos fomentando y promoviendo un clima cada vez más estéril y distante entre los diferentes actores del proceso educativo, pues se viviría en un mundo reservado a promedios, contenidos y memoria, en vez de desempeño y autorrealización.
Carta abierta a Hans Christian Andersen en el bicentenario de su nacimiento
Authors: Rubio Torres Carlos
Published: July 2019

El 2 de abril del 2005 se realizó una doble celebración: el bicentenario del natalicio del escritor danés Hans Christian Andersen y el Día Internacional del Libro Infantil. Se considera a este autor como el creador de la literatura para niños contemporánea, por introducir discursos reservados, hasta aquel momento, exclusivamente para adultos.

La “Carta abierta” fue leída a estudiantes de la Universidad Centroamericana (UCA) en Managua, Nicaragua, en el marco del Festival dedicado a Andersen, organizado por la Fundación Libros para Niños con el apoyo de las embajadas de Noruega y Dinamarca. En ella, se trata de establecer un perfil biográfico de Andersen y se exploran posibles lecturas de sus cuentos, desde perspectivas educativas, psicológicas y psicoanalíticas. Concluye con una interpretación de Andersen como metáfora del entendimiento y el diálogo entre Costa Rica y Nicaragua.

Asimismo, este trabajo es la base para el suplemento Educare en el aula, el cual contiene ideas para la motivación a la lectura. Como complemento, se adiciona el cuento El porquerizo de Hans Christian Andersen.
Regional Dynamics of the Brazilian Amazon: between Modernization and Land Conflicts
Authors: Franco da Silva Carlos Alberto , Bampi Aumeri Carlos
Published: July 2019

The Brazilian Amazon has undergone intense transformations resulting from geopolitical and ideological valuations in the service of productive-competitive integration of its territory in the national and international economy. State and capital affirm an appropriating rationality of nature projected in two vectors of occupation/modernization: techno-industrial and techno-ecological. The undergone problem is inscribed in spatial injustice as counterpart of capitalist expansion regarding land conflicts. The methodology is based on the theoreticalconceptual división of social injustices versus ideology of capitalist modernization of the Amazonian territory. The empirical treatment of the collected datasets unveils land conflicts through information obtained by the Comissão Pastoral da Terra (CPT), the DATALUTA Project, and the Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). Thus, theory and empirical practices are unified in a  regional dynamic analysis  of the Brazilian Amazon in the last 20 years. The study emphasizes that the territorial policies of the State and capitalist forces (multinationals, agribusiness, mining, and logging) promote deforestation, violent conflicts over land and water, slave labor, rural redevelopment, demographic depletion of the affected rural areas, and accelerated precarious urbanization. The expansión of land conflicts and spatial injustices in the Brazilian Amazon results from the modernization of the territory.Highlights: Research article that seeks to unveil a scenario of intense modernization of the Amazon territory, in the last 20 years, which has caused the expansion of spatial injustices translated into land and wáter conflicts. The analysis considers recent information from the CPT, the DATALUTA project, and the IBGE.
Movilidades flexibles, diversificación y tramas sociales: estrategias de reproducción social en Cachirulo, La Pampa (Argentina)
Authors: Comerci Maria Eugenia
Published: July 2019

Cachirulo es un pequeño paraje rural fundado a fines del siglo xix en el departamento de Toay (provincia de La Pampa, Argentina), actualmente poblado por quince familias con rasgos de pobreza estructural. En este artículo se pretende abordar la construcción social de ese espacio junto con las trayectorias de sus pobladores para reconstruir las distintas estrategias de reproducción social generadas que posibilitan la persistencia en el paraje rural. La investigación social, de carácter cualitativo, se enmarca en el paradigma interpretativo. En ese marco se combinaron distintas fuentes primarias y secundarias obtenidas para los años 2011, 2013, 2017 y 2018, con el uso de datos censales, entrevistas a informantes clave, fotografías, datos catastrales e informes previos. Se ha identificado en Cachirulo una combinación de prácticas flexibles de movilidad que articulan lo rural y lo urbano, de diversificación con fuertes grados de informalidad, intensos lazos sociales y un aprovechamiento de recursos naturales del lugar, así como una capitalización de los ingresos públicos como elementos para garantizar la persistencia y expansión del paraje. El caso analizado da cuenta de la combinación de prácticas socioproductivas flexibles y de movilidad que posibilitan el desarrollo de las estrategias de reproducción social.Ideas destacadas: artículo de investigación que aborda las estrategias de reproducción social de familias en condiciones de pobreza estructural que posibilitan la persistencia en un paraje rural ubicado en el centro de Argentina.
Una lectura de los conflictos en torno al uso del espacio costero en Vicente López a partir de las nuevas sociologías pragmático-pragmatistas
Authors: Wertheimer Marina
Published: July 2019

Este trabajo analiza los conflictos ambientales involucrados en procesos de reestructuración urbana iniciados en 2004 en la ribera de Vicente López, en el Área Metropolitana de Buenos Aires, Argentina. El objetivo es analizar los principios de justificación empleados por los distintos actores tanto para defender proyectos de reestructuración urbana como para disputarlos e impugnar los procesos de producción de “geografías injustas” (Soja 2016), a partir del herramental teórico de las sociologías pragmático-pragmatistas. Este abordaje permite seguir a los actores “en situación” y dar cuenta de la dimensión argumentativa de la protesta pública. La información es fruto de revisión bibliográfica y entrevistas en profundidad realizadas en el marco de una investigación doctoral en curso. Como resultado, se sostiene que la coalición de empresas privadas y distintos ámbitos del poder público basa sus “puntos de apoyo morales” en los reclamos ambientales para justificar las modificaciones al perfil urbano costero. Estos hallazgos pretenden contribuir al debate sobre las justicias e injusticias espaciales, a partir de la comprensión de cómo operan los conflictos ambientales, desde una dimensión discursiva, en contextos como el estudiado donde los espacios verdes representan, de modo creciente, un “plusvalor” para la producción neoliberal de la ciudad.Ideas destacadas: artículo de reflexión sobre los principios de justificación empleados en conflictos ambientales ante procesos de reestructuración urbana iniciados en 2004 en un espacio ribereño de Buenos Aires. A partir de una lectura de las sociologías pragmático-pragmatistas se afirma que la gestión urbana en la ribera legitima su accionar en postulados de los reclamos ambientales.
Destruir para desarrollar: ciencia natural y desigualdad en el ordenamiento territorial patagónico
Authors: Lema Carolina , Núñez Paula Gabriela
Published: July 2019

La desigual integración territorial en la Patagonia argentina es un problema ampliamente estudiado. En este artículo se analiza cómo se cruzan las retóricas nacionales y científicas en la comprensión y diseño del territorio patagónico, lo cual permite interpelar el saber técnico científico desde su significación política. Se busca ampliar el registro académico y profundizar la crítica sobre el discurso científico que fundamentó el modelo de desarrollo en la Patagonia argentina desde fines del siglo xix hasta principios del siglo xx. Se discuten antecedentes historiográficos que vincularon el conocimiento con la lógica utilitarista, por medio de un análisis cruzado de escritos de naturalistas y figuras emblemáticas de la planificación de la apropiación y el desarrollo patagónico del período analizado. Se evidencia cómo la producción científica impactó fuertemente en el ordenamiento social y moral de un territorio que se incorporó de forma tardía y desigual a la organización del Estado. La retórica nacional, en la Patagonia, remite su progreso a una promesa futura, ubicando todo lo que existe, personas, plantas y animales, como obstáculo a esa promesa.Ideas destacadas: artículo de reflexión que vincula la desigual integración territorial de la Patagonia a estudios científico-técnicos. Analiza investigaciones redactadas en el proceso de incorporación territorial y evidencia que lo que proponen para lograr el progreso potencial del territorio es modificar plantas, exterminar animales nativos y modificar habitantes al propiciar la inmigración.
La circulación del agua en Buenos Aires: resonancias geográficas y desigualdades socioespaciales en el acceso al servicio
Authors: Tobias Melina , Fernández Leonardo
Published: July 2019

En las ciudades de América Latina la provisión del agua potable y el saneamiento ha encontrado limitaciones para alcanzar la cobertura universal del servicio. El presente trabajo analiza las resonancias geográficas, es decir, los efectos que tuvieron en el territorio las políticas destinadas a expandir el servicio de agua y cloacas en el área metropolitana de Buenos Aires, Argentina. Se trabaja con el análisis estadístico y espacial de datos censales provistos por el Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas y Censos (indec, Argentina), utilizando variables como nivel de cobertura de servicios de agua potable y cloacas, distribución y crecimiento poblacional y nivel socioeconómico. La investigación muestra cómo a pesar de las iniciativas sectoriales de los últimos años, la forma de expansión de la cobertura continúa reproduciendo desigualdades socioespaciales en la distribución del servicio, fomentando una expansión envolvente a la ciudad y manteniendo el retraso de las cloacas con relación a la provisión de agua. Este componente inercial del modelo de expansión centralizado encuentra sus límites en la propia dinámica metropolitana que favorece el crecimiento de los partidos más alejados del centro, desprovistos de servicios urbanos. El trabajo permitió poner el foco en la cuestión metropolitana que trasciende, pero a la vez atraviesa y determina, la gestión del sistema de redes de agua y cloaca en las ciudades.Ideas destacadas: artículo de investigación que analiza las resonancias geográficas y las desigualdades socioespaciales presentes en la distribución del agua potable y el saneamiento en el área metropolitana de Buenos Aires.
A TROCA TRANSCENDENTAL – ANÁLISE DE UM CONCEITO CENTRAL NA TEORIA DE OTFRIED HÖFFE
Authors: Kesselring Thomas
Published: July 2019

Este artigo discute um dos pontos fundamentais da Ética de Otíried Hifi: a questão da troca transcendental. O autor, após a reconstrução da argumentação de Höffe no tocante à fundamentação dos direitos humanos, procura relacionar essa questão com o debate sobre o comunitarismo. Sustenta a tese de que nem o liberalismo nem o comunitanismo servem de base para a fundamentação de tais direitos.
O ARGUMENTO DE PUTNAM CONTRA O SENHOR SKEP: POR QUE KANT ESTAVA CERTO QUANTO À EXISTÊNCIA DO MUNDO EXTERIOR?
Authors: Milman Luis
Published: July 2019

O artigo defende a validade dos argumentos transcendentais. Hilary Putnam fez uso deste tipo de argumento para fixar uma condição metafísica para a semântica. Seu raciocínio segue o estilo de inferência desenvolvido por Kant, na refutação do ceticismo fenomenista e idealista. Segue-se da argumentação de Putnam a necessidade metafísica do princípio externalista em semântica. Com isso, desarmam-se as tentativas de fixar condicionamentos exclusivamente intersimbólicos para a constituição do significado.
II SIMPÓSIO INTERNACIONAL SOBRE A JUSTIÇA
Authors: Petersen Nikolai
Published: July 2019

Crônica do Simpósio.
NIETZSCHE – UM SÉCULO DEPOIS
Authors: De Souza Draiton Gonzaga
Published: July 2019

Crônica
DESCOBRINDO O PROJETO ORIGINÁRIO – EXISTÊNCIA E LIBERDADE DO PENSAMENTO DE J. P. SARTRE
Authors: De Melo Nelio Vieira
Published: July 2019

O artigo procura investigar as correlações entre os temas da liberdade e da alteridade, no conjunto do pensamento de J. Paul-Sartre.
HACIA LA CONSTRUCCIÓN DEL PRINCIPIO DEL EMPIRISMO
Authors: Darós W. R.
Published: July 2019

En su inicio, el empirismo ha querido ser, en una época de profundas dudas y cambio:como ha sido la Época Moderna, una honesta crítica a los argumentos presentados por el racionalismo, según el cual se debía poner el fundamento del conocimiento en algunas verdade: innatas. La propuesta del empirismo hizo descansair esta esperanza en los datos fidedignos de la impresiones o experiencias sensofiales. En este artículo se analiza la concepción de idea que empleaba John Locke y sus argumentos para desautorizar, una tras otra, las razones del innatismo. No obstante, en el ámbito moral, sigue manteniendo una luz de la naturaleza, ínsita em los hombres, que es recta norma para la razón., para quienes buscan conocetrla. De todos modos, que da establecido, con el empirismo de Locke, que explicar el conocimiento de una cosa implica explicar el origen que el hombre tiene de esse conocimiento, revalidando el valor de la investigación humana y de la historicidad del conocimiento.
APRESENTAÇÃO
Authors: De Boni Luis Alberto
Published: July 2019

Apresentação do número
ENTREVISTA COM ALBERT ZIMMERMANN
Authors: De Boni Luis Alberto
Published: July 2019

Esta é uma entrevista com o ex-presidente da SIEPM. O Prof. Zimmermann relata de modo biográfico acerca dos seus estudos em filosofia medieval e comenta a situação da pesquisa nesta área da filosofia. Ele também revela as suas impressões sobre o crescimento de interesse na filosofia medieval na América Latina.
HEIDEGGER E OS INDÍCIOS FORMAIS
Authors: Hebeche Luiz
Published: July 2019

O artigo retoma a noção do jovem Heidegger de “indícios formais” de forma a mostrar como ela é concebida no modelo do solipsismo existencial. Trata-se, em última análise, de contornar a dificuldade metodológica inerente à fenomenologia em articular o principial (prinzipiell) da vida fática através do uso cotidiano da linguagem.
EM DEFESA DE UM UNIVERSALISMO SÓBRIO
Authors: Kersting Wolfgang
Published: July 2019

Em 1989, a era do realismo político chegou ao fim. &s condições foram modificadas de  forma a substituir O modelo hobbesiano de paz pela intimidação que prevalecia até então, por um modelo consideravelmente mais desafiador, o modelo kantiano da paz pelo direito. Se, todavia, o paradigma de Huntington dadas civilizações em conflito estivesse correto, teríamos de esquecer Kant e lembrarmo-nos de Hobbes. A racionalidade pé-no-chão, a desconfiança sadia, a luta pela acumulação do poder e todos os demais instrumentos da caixa realista de ferramentas da prudência política são muito adequados para facilitar a autoafirmação política numa época de culturas violentamente conflitantes. No entanto, um tal desamparo não é bem fundamentado. Considerando-se que, desde seu início, o liberalismo é uma teoria do pluralismo religioso e ético, e que é bem -testada no trato de problemas do multiculturalismo, é ao menos possível argumentar-se em favor de um universalismo liberal fraco que forneça fundamentos normativos para uma ordem global baseada na convivência pacífica. Naturalmente, modéstia conceitual e moral é crucial. Se a doutrina dos direitos humanos deseja defender sua alegação universal em face da diversidade cultural (que se define como sendo interpretações diferentes do que seja uma vida humana boa, verdadeira e perfeita). ela terá de se restringir às condições pré-culturais e meramente naturais do ser  humano e da coexistência  humana. Essas limitações dão fundamento a sua força normativa. Nem políticas nacionais, nem concepções culturais do que seja a vida próspera e a importância existencial podem ser aceitas se contradizem os imperativos e as condições fundamentais do funcionamento puramente biológico do ser humano.
Um diário de bordo como história em quadrinhos digital: a HQD OuSADAs e a sua contribuição inovadora para o ensino e aprendizagem da ABPj
Authors: Da Rocha Helena Do Socorro Campos , De Vasconcelos Andreza Jackson , Rodrigues Rosa Maria Siqueira de Carvalho
Published: July 2019

As “OuSADAs - uma experiência com a ABPj” é um Diário de Bordo que utiliza o Gênero Textual História em Quadrinhos Digital (HQD), para veicular de maneira criativa os principais acontecimentos no decorrer do desenvolvimento do Subprojeto “OuSADAs em: a busca por inovação no Projeto Metodologias de Aprendizagem Ativa do PCNA para o Curso de Engenharia Civil da UFPA” que foi desenvolvido por quatro discentes do Mestrado Profissional em Ensino do Programa de Pós-Graduação Criatividade e Inovação em Metodologias de Ensino Superior (PPGCIMES) como culminância da disciplina Métodos e Técnicas Inovadoras de Ensino e Aprendizagem. Ao total foram criadas três edições, cada uma contempla uma etapa do subprojeto: a primeira intitulada “A descoberta” narra o início dessa aventura e os primeiros passos com a ABPj; a segunda intitulada “A reviravolta” tem como principal temática os desafios que a metodologia apresentou ao longo do percurso; e a terceira e última edição intitulada “O encontro com a inovação?” traz os achados da investigação. O objetivo geral do trabalho foi analisar o potencial da HQD enquanto Diário de Bordo no registro de um Projeto e, de forma específica: descrever os elementos da HQD OuSADAs; Contextualizar a criação da HQD; Identificar componentes necessários à utilização da HQD no processo de aprendizagem. A HQD OuSADAs, enquanto Diário de Bordo, foi avaliada e analisada com base nas seguintes categorias: a) Apropriação Conceitual; b) Adequação/Associação dos Quadrinhos com a Mensagem; c) Construção na perspectiva dialógica; d) Conexões com o cotidiano (contextualização); e) Conexões com outras áreas do conhecimento (Interdisciplinaridade); f) Contribuições para a formação da Cidadania (Transversalidade). Os resultados mostram que a ideia de usar um Diário de Bordo para descrição de atividades não é algo novo, a inovação encontra-se na utilização da linguagem dos quadrinhos como suporte ao processo investigativo de uma metodologia ativa no ensino superior.
Optimal schedule model for a virtual power plant with an energy storage system
Authors: Xia Yuhang , Duan Dengwei , Liu Yijun , Xia Chenjie , Zhang Jianglin
Published: July 2019

Due to the existence of wind turbines in virtual power plants (VPPs), to eliminate the fluctuation characteristics of the wind turbine in the VPP and quantify the impact of the capacity of the energy storage system (ESS) on VPPs’ profitability, a multi-objective optimal schedule model, including the operating cost of the VPP, operation cost of the ESS and the electricity cost between the VPP and the grid, was proposed, and was solved by a quantum-inspired evolutionary algorithm; the output of conventional distribution generation and the state of charge were analysed on two different load days; the impact of different sub-object weights on the ESS capacity and the ESS cost and VPP profit under different rated capacities were also investigated. The results showed that the wind turbines' output error can be eliminated by the ESS on peak load day and valley load day; different weights of the VPP operating cost and the trading power cost would result in different capacities of the ESS; and the VPP's profit would rise with the increase of the ESS capacity when the capacity of the ESS was less than 8 MW.