bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
An Annotated Bibliography of Journalism Subjects in American Magazines: August, September, and October 1948
Authors: Swindler William F. ,   Assisted, Roddick DeWitt C. , Price Granville , Pride Armistead S. , Mosse Baskett
Published: July 2017

New mechanical devices for newspaper production continued to be top news during 1948, although the Florida publisher using the famed “cold type” process issued a sober warning against over-optimism. The union struggle against the Taft-Hartley law which motivated the primary interest in printerless production continued as well. The ban of the magazine the Nation from New York City public school lists became the hot-weather cause célébre of early autumn. In the field of radio, television was at last recognized as a practical competitive factor in communications and advertising.

—W. F. S.
Role of Melatonin in Reducing Amphetamine-Induced Degeneration in Substantia Nigra of Rats via Calpain and Calpastatin Interaction
Authors: Chetsawang Jirapa , Mukda Sujira , Srimokra Rachneekorn , Govitrapong Piyarat , Chetsawang Banthit
Published: July 2017

Excessive intracellular calcium levels induce calpain activation, thereby triggering the cell death cascade. Several lines of evidence have demonstrated the neuroprotective role of the overexpression of calpain inhibitor, calpastatin. In this study, amphetamine-induced degeneration in the substantia nigra of rats was determined by evaluating the decrease in the levels of tyrosine hydroxylase phosphorylation. Amphetamine significantly decreased calpastatin levels but increased calpain levels. An induction in calpain activity was demonstrated by an increase in the formation of calpain spectrin breakdown products. The deleterious effects of amphetamine exposure were diminished in rats by pretreatment with melatonin. In addition, the effect of melatonin on calpastatin expression was investigated in human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells. Melatonin was able to increase the calpastatin levels, and this effect could be blocked by luzindole, a melatonin receptor antagonist. These results demonstrate the neuroprotective ability of melatonin and its role in inducing calpastatin expression via a receptor-dependent pathway.
‘Le français, c'est le last frontier’: The Status of English-origin Nouns in Acadian French
Authors: Turpin Danielle
Published: July 2017

The categorization of lone lexical items from one language embedded in another is often difficult due to their ambiguous status as either loanwords or codeswitches. Following variationist principles, we use a comparative method to disambiguate lone English-origin nouns in otherwise Acadian French discourse. Their exact status is important because it has been argued that the constraints on different manifestations of language contact differ. Incorporating the notion of structural conflict sites as diagnostics, we examine these items at the morphological (e.g., number marking), syntactic (e.g., adjective placement) and discourse (e.g., flagging) levels for evidence of system membership. Our method reveals that although most of these items can be unambiguously classified as borrowings, a small subset must be considered to be codeswitches.
The Implications of Changes to Occupational Exposure Limits for Glutaraldehyde Users
Authors: Mailey Elizabeth
Published: July 2017

Summary And Conclusion The introduction of the MEL may require Trusts to rethink their present procedures for handling glutaraldehyde. Making changes to current disinfection procedures can be complex and involve many groups of people both within and outside the Trust. Infection control teams working in conjunction with other health professionals, have an important role to play in ensuring that alternative agents are fully evaluated and fit for the intended purpose. This article suggesting that a proactive approach is taken to establishing the need for change and has outlined some steps to develop an action plan. If rapid action is required, then Infection Control nurses can have a key role in facilitating change.
The history of infection control: Semmelweis and handwashing
Authors: Newsom SWB
Published: July 2017

This is the third in a series of articles outlining the key developments in the history of infection control. The articles first appeared in the ISSM Journal.
Preventing infection in the home
Authors: Bloomfield SF
Published: July 2017

F undamental to controlling infection transmission in the home is the need to recognise it as an environment where all human activities occur, including food hygiene, hand hygiene and hygiene related to care of vulnerable groups. In recent years the concept of a risk assessment/risk reduction approach to hygiene has successfully controlled microbial risks in food and other manufacturing environments.

To deliver hygiene policy with real health benefits it is now accepted that a risk-based approach must also be developed for the home. The first step, hazard characterisation, involves identifying sites and surfaces where pathogens most frequently occur, and whether they are likely to be present in numbers that represent an infectious dose. A risk assessment is then made by considering this information together with an assessment of the probability of human exposure to the hazard. Risk reduction is achieved by application of a suitable hygiene procedure at the appropriate time.
‘Covering All Points': conference review
Authors: Robinson Bryan
Published: July 2017

T he Royal College of Surgeons in London played host in May to the ‘Covering All Points’ conference on the prevention of occupational blood-borne virus transmission in health care.

The aim of the conference was two-fold. First, it considered how the number of accidents occurring in healthcare organisations could be measured accurately. It then discussed how to control and reduce the risks inherent in them.
The International Infection Control Council
Authors: Macqueen S , Friedman C , Piaskowski P
Published: July 2017

T he International Infection Control Council was developed in 2000 to encourage collaborative activities to enhance the practice of infection control and epidemiology.
Body piercing and tattooing — body adornment at a price?
Authors: Barnett J , Ejidokun T , Greaves L , Harris M , Vosper D , Duncan S
Published: July 2017

In June 2002, a 22-year-old female patient was diagnosed with hepatitis B infection. The only risk factor identified was a navel piercing procedure, performed three months prior to the infection. An investigation was initiated.
Evaluation of the Informed Consent Procedures Prior to Patient Bookings at Western District Health Service
Authors: Krypuy Matthew , McCormack Lena
Published: July 2017

The aim of this study was to determine the compliance rate of medical officers in relation to obtaining informed consent from the consumer prior to a booking for elective surgery in the Western District Health Service, a regional hospital service in Western Victoria, Australia. Data on elective bookings was gathered from 1 February 2005 to 31 May 2005. Elective Request for Admission forms that did not incorporate the appropriate documentation were flagged and recorded on an Excel spreadsheet. In addition, elective theatre statistics were obtained from 1 February 2005 to 31 May 2005 from the Patient Administration System, to serve as the denominator for calculating the results. The results revealed that 19 Visiting Medical Officers (VMOs) performed a total of 1194 elective operations during the study timeframe, while throughout the bookings process, 66 patients presented with insufficient consent documentation. The percentage of patients admitted with documented informed consent prior to their booking was above 90 per cent within each month of the study and it was observed that the majority of VMOs who utilised the operating suite at Western District Health Service (WDHS) provided adequate information to their patients prior to their booking.
Recent Advances in the Processing and Applications of High Ntrile Resins
Authors: Lund Paul R.
Published: July 2017

High nitrile resins (HNR) have acrylonitrile as their principal component. They possess excellent flexural barrier properties and good resistance to a wide range of chemicals, as well as having clarity and a high modulus. HNRs can also be shaped by most known plastic processing methods and are recyclable. They have long been used to package a wide assortment of products ranging from foods to cosmetics and agricultural chemicals to medical devices. With advances in nitrile chemistry and processing, these resins are finding increasing use in other fields including refrigeration, medical devices and MAP/CAP applications.
Wiklundite, ideally Pb2[4](Mn2+,Zn)3(Fe3+,Mn2+)2(Mn2+,Mg)19(As3+O3)2[(Si,As5+)O4]6(OH)18Cl6,
a new mineral from Långban, Filipstad, Värmland, Sweden: Description and
crystal structure
Authors: Cooper Mark A. , Hawthorne Frank C. , Langhof Jörgen , Hålenius Ulf , Holtstam Dan
Published: July 2017

Wiklundite, ideally Pb2[4](Mn2+,Zn)3(Fe3+,Mn2+)2(Mn2+,Mg)19(As3+O3)2[(Si,As5+)O4]6(OH)18Cl6,
isa new arseno-silicate mineral from Långban, Filipstad, Värmland, Sweden.
Both the mineral and the name have been approved by the Commission on New
Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification of the International Mineralogical
Association (IMA 2015-057). Wiklundite and a disordered wiklundite-like
mineral form radiating, sheaf-like aggregates (up to 1 mm long) of thin
brownish-red and slightly bent lath-shaped crystals. It occurs in a
dolomite-rich skarn in association with tephroite, mimetite, turneaurite,
johnbaumite, jacobsite, barite, native lead, filipstadite andparwelite.
Wiklundite is reddish brown to dark brown, and the streak is pale yellowish
brown. The lustre is resinous to sub-metallic, almost somewhat bronzy, and
wiklundite does not fluoresce under ultraviolet light. The calculated
density is 4.072 g cm–3. Wiklundite is brittle with an irregular
fracture, and has perfect cleavage on {001}; no parting or twinning was
observed. Wiklundite is uniaxial (–), orange red and non-pleochroic in
transmitted light, but shows incomplete extinction and distorted
interference figures, preventing complete determination of optical
properties. Electron-microprobe analysis (H2O calculated from the
structure) of wiklundite gave SiO2 11.17,
Al2O3 0.06, Fe2O3 4.46,
As2O5 0.75, As2O3 6.81, MnO
47.89, ZnO 0.78,CaO 0.09, PbO 14.48, Cl 6.65, H2O 5.18,
O=Cl2 –1.50, total 97.11 wt.%, As valences and H2O content
taken from the crystal-structure refinement, and
Fe3+/(Fe2+ + Fe3+) determined by
Mössbauer spectroscopy. Wiklundite is hexagonal-rhombohedral, space group
R3c, a = 8.257(2),
c = 126.59(4) Å, V = 7474(6) Å3,
Z = 6. The crystal structure of wiklundite was solved by
direct methods and refined to a final R1 index of 3.2%. The structure consists of a stacking of five
layers of polyhedra: three layers consist of trimers of edge-sharing
Mn2+-dominant octahedra linked by (SiO4)
tetrahedra, (Fe3+(OH)6) dominant octahedra and
(AsO3) triangular pyramids; one layerof corner-sharing
(SiO4) and (Mn2+O4) tetrahedra; and one
layer of (Mn2+Cl6) octahedra and
(Pb2+(OH)3Cl6) polyhedra. The mineral is
named after Markus Wiklund (b. 1969) and Stefan Wiklund
(b. 1972), the well-known Swedish mineral collectors who
jointly found the specimen containing the mineral.
Antiangiogenic effects of decorin restored by unfractionated, low molecular weight, and nonanticoagulant heparins
Authors: Chui Amy K. L. , Gunatillake Tilini N. , Ignjatovic Vera , Monagle Paul T. , Murthi Padma , Brennecke Shaun P. , Whitelock John M. , Said Joanne M.
Published: July 2017

Key Points

UFH, LMWH, and NAC restored angiogenesis in decorin-reduced endothelial cells. NAC treatment was similar to, or better than, UFH or LMWH at improving endothelial angiogenesis without increasing anticoagulant activity.
Prophylactic Norepinephrine Infusion for Preventing Hypotension During Spinal Anesthesia for Cesarean Delivery
Authors: Ngan Kee Warwick D. , Lee Shara W. Y. , Ng Floria F. , Khaw Kim S.
Published: July 2017

BACKGROUND:

The use of norepinephrine for maintaining blood pressure (BP) during spinal anesthesia for cesarean delivery has been described recently. However, its administration by titrated manually controlled infusion in this context has not been evaluated.

METHODS:

In a double-blinded, randomized controlled trial, 110 healthy women having spinal anesthesia for elective cesarean delivery were randomly allocated to 1 of 2 groups. In group 1, patients received an infusion of 5 µg/mL norepinephrine that was started at 30 mL/h (2.5 µg/min) immediately after intrathecal injection and then manually adjusted within the range 0–60 mL/h (0–5 µg/min), according to values of systolic BP measured noninvasively at 1-minute intervals until delivery, with the objective of maintaining values near baseline. In group 2, no prophylactic vasopressor was given, and a bolus of 1 mL norepinephrine 5 µg/mL (5 µg) was given whenever systolic BP decreased to <80% of the baseline value. The study protocol was continued until delivery. The primary outcomes of the study were the incidence of hypotension and the overall stability of systolic BP control versus baseline compared using performance error calculations. In addition, the incidence and timing of hypotension were further compared using survival analysis.

RESULTS:

Three patients were excluded from the analysis. Nine patients (17%) in group 1 had 1 or more episodes of hypotension versus 35 (66%) in group 2 (P < .001). Performance error calculations showed that on average, systolic BP was maintained closer to baseline (P < .001) in group 1. Survival curve analysis showed a significant difference between groups (log-rank test P < .001). Four patients in each group had a recorded heart rate <60 beats/min (P = .98). Despite a much greater rate of administration of norepinephrine in group 1 (median, 61.0 [interquartile range, 47.0–72.5] µg) versus group 2 (5.0 [0–18.1] µg) (P < .001), there was no difference in neonatal outcome as assessed by Apgar scores and umbilical cord blood gas analysis.

CONCLUSIONS:

In patients having spinal anesthesia for elective cesarean delivery, a manually titrated infusion of 5 µg/mL of norepinephrine was effective for maintaining BP and decreasing the incidence of hypotension, with no detectable detrimental effect on neonatal outcome. Further investigation of the use of dilute norepinephrine infusions for routine use in obstetric patients is suggested.
Extended C termini of CPC-LIKE MYB proteins confer functional diversity inArabidopsisepidermal cell differentiation
Authors: Tominaga-Wada Rumi , Wada Takuji
Published: July 2017

The CAPRICE (CPC) gene encodes a R3-type MYB transcription factor that promotes differentiation of root hair cells in Arabidopsis thaliana. Here, we have compared the functions of five CPC-homologous genes for epidermal cell differentiation using CPC promoter-driven transgenic plants. Our results show that TRIPTYCHON (TRY) and ENHANCER OF TRY AND CPC2 (ETC2) were less effective in root hair cell differentiation and were unstable in root epidermal cells when compared with CPC, ETC1 or CPC LIKE MYB3 (CPL3). The deletion of the extended C-terminal domain of TRY and ETC2 enhanced protein stability and conferred the ability to induce root hair cell differentiation on them. Treatment with MG132, a proteasome inhibitor, also led to the accumulation of TRY, indicating that TRY proteolysis is mediated by the proteasome-dependent pathway. Our results indicate that the CPC family includes relatively stable (CPC, ETC1 and CPL3) and unstable (TRY and ETC2) proteins that might be degraded by the proteasome. Our findings provide new insights into the regulatory mechanism of CPC family proteins that mediate root hair cell differentiation and should be useful in understanding epidermal development.
An interview with Bill Harris
Authors: Maartens Aidan
Published: July 2017

William ‘Bill’ Harris is Head of the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience at the University of Cambridge, UK, and a Fellow of both the Royal Society and Academy of Medical Sciences. His lab works on the development of the vertebrate nervous system, with a particular focus on cell lineage in the retina. In 2017 he was awarded the British Society for Developmental Biology's Waddington Medal for outstanding research performance and services to the community. We met Bill in his Cambridge lab to talk science, art and ice hockey.
Boys' BMI from early preschool to late adolescence: evaluation of six decades' data
Authors: Tóth Gábor A. , Suskovics Csilla , Buda Botond L. , Cornélissen Germaine
Published: July 2017

Growth and maturation of children is a dynamic and complex biological process, influenced by both genetic and environmental factors. Children’s growth pattern can change from time to time, therefore, it is necessary to investigate the state of children’s somatic development repeatedly. According to a widely accepted and scientifically proven theory, the children’s growth and maturation status is a sensible indicator of the nutritional and health conditions of the general population. Thus, the information about the growth and the development of children and youth mirrors the biological status and/or welfare of a population. The “Körmend Growth Study”, a chain of repeated cross-sectional growth studies performed on children in the town of Körmend (Hungary) was one of the first realizations of this principle. Anthropological investigations have been performed in Körmend in every 10 years since 1958 in a systematic way. The data are prepared from groups of 1,563 to 2,867 boys in Körmend, between 1958 and 2008 at 10-year intervals. The Body Mass Index (BMI) was introduced into the human biology practice for the statistical evaluation of the nutritional status according to the suggestions of Keys and coworkers. Comparing distinct ten-year intervals from 1958 to 2008, a characteristic tendency of the BMI can be observed in boys.
‘Sick interpreters’: Criticizing Historical Adaptations of Cardinal Wolsey in Shakespeare’s Henry VIII
Authors: Van Pelt Nadia Thérèse
Published: July 2017

This article examines the ways in which Shakespeare's Henry VIII self-consciously and thematically reflects on representing the historical Cardinal Wolsey onstage. In so doing the play rewrites history by moving away from the type-cast images in chronicles and earlier Jacobean history plays that represent the cardinal as pure evil. Shakespeare furthermore invites audience members to reflect on the fact that the characters represented were once England's real-life leaders, who carefully presented and protected their image, just as the leaders of Shakespeare's own day did in the 'here and now' of 1613. The following case study explores Shakespeare's criticism of the act of 'interpreting' historical figures, including his own act.
The Vow Breaker and William Sampson’s Role in ‘the Anne Willoughby Affair’
Authors: Stelzer Emanuel
Published: July 2017

This article assesses William Sampson’s involvement in ‘the Anne Willoughby affair’, an episode that caused the vilification of Sir John Suckling and opposition to King Charles. I demonstrate that Sampson’s dedication of his play The Vow Breaker (published in 1636) to his patroness, Anne Willoughby, directly refers to the incident. The circumstances of composition and staging of this play can provide useful information on provincial playacting and on the Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire cultural circles during the reign of Charles I.
Material / Blackness: Race and Its Material Reconstructions on the Seventeenth-Century English Stage
Authors: Carr Morwenna
Published: July 2017

Examining William Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus, William Heminge's The Fatal Contract, and Elkanah Settle's Love and Revenge, this article argues that the seventeenth-century English stage imagines blackness as fluid and transferable because of the materials used in its production. These cosmetics are imagined as being potentially moveable from one surface to another. The article considers the intersection between the materials used to recreate blackness and its semiotic values, focusing on the relationship between black bodies and female bodies. It argues that the materials used in the recreation of these bodies inform and are informed by the panoply of discourses surrounding them.
Affective Inheritances: A Review Essay
Authors: Dawson Lesel , Langley Eric
Published: July 2017

This review article looks at four recent publications on Shakespeare and emotion, exploring recent developments in the field and considering how recent scholars have responded to work by Gail Kern Paster and others. It argues that although the current ‘affective turn’ has in some ways moved away from its medical humanities roots and even at times away from the body, many of these studies can be seen as continuations rather than correctives to her work.
Gwilym Jones. Shakespeare’s Storms. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2015. Pp xi, 198.
Authors: Geisweidt Edward J.
Published: July 2017

This review considers Shakespeare's Storms.
Eoin Price. 'Public' and 'Private' Playhouses in Renaissance England: The Politics of Publication. London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015. Pp x, 95.
Authors: Syme Holger Schott
Published: July 2017

This review considers “Public” and “Private” Playhouses in Renaissance England: The Politics of Publication.
How to become an effective form tutor
Authors: Bromley Matt
Published: July 2017

As a new teacher, one of the first additional duties you could take on is that of a form tutor. Matt Bromley offers some guidance and advice
Cross-curricular literacy: Part 4
Authors: Bromley Matt
Published: July 2017

Continuing his series on teaching literacy across the curriculum, Matt Bromley focuses on practical ideas and advice for teachers of all subjects to boost pupils' reading ability, including some tips to achieve quick progress
Austerity and financial planning
Authors: Armitage Ian
Published: July 2017

How can schools' governing bodies deal with the challenge of improving outcomes in a climate of static – or falling – school budgets? Ian Armitage offers his reflections
Are you a ‘moany’ teacher?
Authors: Trafford Bernard
Published: July 2017

Do teachers moan too much? Dr Bernard Trafford says it is too easy to brand our profession as one of cynics and moaners
Reliability of heart rate mobile apps in young healthy adults: exploratory study and research directions
Authors: Parpinel Maria , Scherling Laura , Lazzer Stefano , Della Mea Vincenzo
Published: July 2017

Background: Recently, a number of smartphone apps appeared that allow for heart rate measurements basing on the photoplethysmography principle. In fact, almost every smartphone now has a camera with flash that could be used for that. Some studies appeared on the reliability of some of those apps, with heterogeneous results.Objectives: The present study aims at adding up evidence in particular during physical activity, by comparing 3 apps on two different platforms (IOs and Android), on a broad range of heart rates. As gold standard, heart rate has been measured with a traditional heart rate monitor.Results: The results suggest that heart rate apps might be used for measuring heart rate for fitness aims for many individuals, but further research is needed to i) analyse influence of smartphone features; ii) identify personal factors hindering measurements, and iii) verify reliability on different measurement sites.
A case of nephrogenic syndrome of inappropriate antidiuresis caused by a mutation of the vasopressin type 2 receptor
Authors: Makazan Nadezhda V. , Zubkova Natalia A. , Tiulpakov Anatolyi N.
Published: July 2017

Nephrogenic syndrome of inappropriate antidiuresis (NSIAD) is a rare X-linked disorder of water balance, which was first described in two unrelated male infants with severe symptomatic hyponatremia. NSIAD is caused by activating mutations of the arginine vasopressin receptor 2 (AVPR2) gene, resulting in impaired reabsorption of free water, which leads to increased osmolarity of urine, plasma hypo-osmolarity, and persistent hyponatremia. We report, for the first time in the domestic literature, a case of isolated euvolemic hyposmolality hyponatremia in a child with oligodipsia. Because hypocorticism and renal pathology were excluded, and there was no antidiuretic hormone hypersecretion, NSIAD was suggested. A molecular genetic study revealed a new mutation L312S, not described earlier, in the seventh transmembrane domain of the AVPR2 gene. Pathogenicity of the mutation was proved by a functional study. We provide the clinical and laboratory characteristics of SIAD and the main principles of treatment. This disease should be considered in the differential diagnosis of hyponatremia syndrome.
Perceptual errors in pediatric radiology
Authors: Taylor George A.
Published: July 2017

Perceptual errors are common contributors to missed diagnoses in the clinical practice of radiology. While the physical attributes of an image such as image resolution, signal-to-noise characteristics, and anatomic complexity are major causes of poor conspicuity of pathologic lesions, there are major interrelated cognitive contributors to visual errors. The first is satisfaction of search (SOS), where the detection of an abnormality results in premature termination of further search. Another form of incomplete search pattern is visual isolation, where a radiologist’s search pattern is truncated to the main areas of an image, while little or no attention is given to peripheral areas. A second cognitive error is inattentional blindness, defined as the failure to notice a fully visible, but unexpected object because attention was otherwise engaged. Strategies for error mitigation have centered around the use of check lists, self prompting routines, and structured reporting within an institutional culture of safety and vigilance.
Microfoundations of dynamic capabilities for innovation: a review and research agenda
Authors: Fallon-Byrne Lucy , Harney Brian
Published: July 2017

This paper provides a conceptual overview of the microfoundations of dynamic capabilities for innovation. A critical evaluation of dynamic capabilities theory highlights its contested nature and significant limitations in its application. Notably, there is little understanding of the mechanisms determining the origin and evolution of dynamic capabilities, while the role of employees has been neglected. In an effort to address this deficiency, the paper draws on literature from HRM and innovation management to trace the microfoundations of dynamic capabilities for innovation. This highlights the importance of incorporating the perspectives and motivation of employees as a central part of analysis and as a basis for more direct managerial interventions in building capabilities.
Sexual Orientation and Choice
Authors: Ayala Saray
Published: July 2017

Is there a choice in sexual orientation? [Wilkerson, William S. (2009): “Is It a Choice? Sexual Orientation as Interpretation”. In:Journal of Social Philosophy40. No. 1, p. 97–116] argues that sexual desires require interpretation in order to be fully constituted, and therefore sexual orientation is at least partially constituted by choice. [Díaz-León, Esa (2017): “Sexual Orientation as Interpretation? Sexual Desires, Concepts, and Choice”; In:Journal of Social Ontology] critically assesses Wilkerson’s argument, concluding that we still lack a good argument for the claim that choice plays a role in sexual orientation. Here I examine Díaz-León’s response to Wilkerson. I introduce what I call the conceptual act theory of sexual orientation, and argue that even if interpretation were not necessary to constitute sexual desires, it is a necessary element to constitute what we call sexual orientation. However, I conclude that even if we agree that interpretation is involved in sexual orientation, it does not follow that there is a choice involved.
In “sociocultural in-betweenness”: Exploring teachers’ translingual identity development through narratives
Authors: Ishihara Noriko , Menard-Warwick Julia
Published: July 2017

In this article, we investigate second/foreign language teachers’ translingual identity development through a narrative approach to their life histories. While several studies have investigated how teachers’ intercultural experiences shape their identity formation and pedagogies, we explore not only the impact of teachers’ identity on their practice but also highlight the influences of language teaching itself on teacher identity development. In this process, an emergent theoretical framework of translingual practice becomes particularly useful in interpreting our participants’ “sociocultural in-betweenness,” that is, the capacity and disposition to co-construct meaning across languages and language varieties (Canagarajah 2013b: 3). We aim to contribute to a deeper understanding of this framework by capturing how our two focal participants’ translingual practice emerged, developed, and changed in relation to their identities through a range of intercultural experiences in their life time. As they eventually became language teachers, we also explore their perspectives on language and culture, especially in terms of how they see their interculturality manifesting in their classroom practices, as well as how their pedagogies simultaneously shaped their teacher identities. Our findings have pedagogical implications in regards to narrative knowledge construction in language teacher education.
Radionuclides containment in nuclear glasses: an overview
Authors: Gin Stephane , Jollivet Patrick , Tribet Magaly , Peuget Sylvain , Schuller Sophie
Published: July 2017

Radioactive waste vitrification has been carried out industrially in several countries for nearly 40 years. Research into the formulation and long term behavior of high and intermediate level waste glasses, mainly borosilicate compositions, is still continuing in order to (i) safely condition new types of wastes and (ii) design and demonstrate the safety of the disposal of these long-lived waste forms in a deep geological repository. This article presents a summary of current knowledge on the formulation, irradiation resistance and the chemical durability of these conditioning materials, with a special focus on the fate of radionuclides during glass processing and aging. It is shown that, apart from the situation for certain elements with very low incorporation rate in glass matrices, vitrification in borosilicate glass can enable waste loadings of up to ~20 wt% while maintaining the glass homogeneity for geological time scales and guaranteeing a high stability level in spite of irradiation and water contact.
P+šr + Personal Name: An Expression of Genealogical Relations?
Authors: Jennes Gwen
Published: July 2017

This paper focusses on one specific naming type that is mainly attested during the Graeco-Roman Period. ‘Psen/Sen + PN names’ are based on a popular theophoric naming type, but the god’s name has been replaced by an anthroponym. First, attention is paid to the type itself. The differences between male and female names are discussed, as well as the type’s geographical spread and its chronological evolution. An overview of the most popular names is also provided. The second part pays attention to people’s motives when bestowing such a name upon their child. Did people still understand the meaning of these names? Are the personal names featuring in this type those of deified persons, or do these names actually express a genealogical relation?
Functional consequences of the first reported mutations of the proto-oncogene PTTG1IP/PBF
Authors: Imruetaicharoenchoke W , Fletcher A , Lu W , Watkins R J , Modasia B , Poole V L , Nieto H R , Thompson R J , Boelaert K , Read M L , Smith V E , McCabe C J
Published: July 2017

Pituitary tumor-transforming gene 1-binding factor (PTTG1IP; PBF) is a multifunctional glycoprotein, which is overexpressed in a wide range of tumours, and significantly associated with poorer oncological outcomes, such as early tumour recurrence, distant metastasis, extramural vascular invasion and decreased disease-specific survival. PBF transforms NIH 3T3 fibroblasts and induces tumours in nude mice, while mice harbouring transgenic thyroidal PBF expression show hyperplasia and macrofollicular lesions. Our assumption that PBF becomes an oncogene purely through increased expression has been challenged by the recent report of mutations in PBF within the Catalogue of Somatic Mutations in Cancer (COSMIC) database. We therefore sought to determine whether the first 10 PBF missense substitutions in human cancer might be oncogenic. Anisomycin half-life studies revealed that most mutations were associated with reduced protein stability compared to wild-type (WT) PBF. Proliferation assays narrowed our interest to two mutational events which significantly altered cell turnover: C51R and R140W. C51R was mainly confined to the endoplasmic reticulum while R140W was apparent in the Golgi apparatus. Both C51R and R140W lost the capacity to induce cellular migration and significantly reduced cell invasion. Colony formation and soft agar assays demonstrated that, in contrast to WT PBF, both mutants were unable to elicit significant colony formation or anchorage-independent growth. However, C51R and R140W retained the ability to repress radioiodide uptake, a functional hallmark of PBF. Our data reveal new insight into PBF function and confirm that, rather than being oncogenic, mutations in PBF are likely to be passenger effects, with overexpression of PBF the more important aetiological event in human cancer.
GMO doublespeak: An analysis of power and discourse in Canadian debates over agricultural biotechnology
Authors: Tourangeau Wesley
Published: July 2017

It has been 20 years since Canada’s first commercially grown genetically modified (GM) crops were approved and debates over these contentious products continue to gain momentum. Literature exploring Canada’s GMO debates has yet to focus specifically on the discourse of pro-biotech public relations campaigns and anti-biotech movements. This paper helps fill this gap with an analysis of power relations regarding efforts to inform public opinion on the topic of agricultural biotechnology. This paper explores these power relations in two arguments. First, I argue that the Canadian state’s overall positive position toward agricultural biotechnology provides leverage to pro-biotech public relations, while delimiting the direction of anti-biotech campaigns. Second, I argue that the potency of pro-biotech frames are constituted and sustained by historically and culturally embedded norms and values, which adds additional challenges for anti-biotech campaigns. These findings uncover a clearer picture of the complexity of power relations within agri-biotech discourse, and the extent to which anti-biotech groups are disadvantaged in these debates.
A probabilistic model of Ancient Egyptian writing
Authors: Nederhof Mark-Jan , Rahman Fahrurrozi
Published: July 2017

This article offers a formalization of how signs form words in Ancient Egyptian writing, for either hieroglyphic or hieratic texts.  The formalization is in terms of a sequence of sign functions, which concurrently produce a sequence of signs and a sequence of phonemes. By involving a class of probabilistic automata, we can define the most likely sequence of sign functions that relates a given sequence of signs to a given sequence of phonemes. Experiments with two texts are discussed.
Radicalizar la reforma universitaria. La fracción revolucionaria del movimiento estudiantil argentino, 1918-1922
Authors: Bustelo Natalia , Domínguez Rubio Lucas
Published: July 2017

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La Comintern, el pcm y el “caso Sandino”: historia de una alianza fracasada, 1927-1930
Authors: Jeifets Víctor , Jeifets Lazar
Published: July 2017

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Historia de la interacción político-militar entre guerrillas colombianas, 1964-2015
Authors: Buitrago Roa Luis Miguel , Suárez Gutiérrez Miguel Esteban
Published: July 2017

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Enseñanza religiosa y poder clerical. Estados Unidos de Colombia, 1863-1886
Authors: Tovar Bernal Leonardo
Published: July 2017

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Intertextualidad en los textos del antiguo Egipto: un análisis de los “bancos de arena”
Authors: Salem Leila
Published: July 2017

Los textos literarios surgieron en el antiguo Egipto a comienzos de la dinastía XII. Sin embargo algunas metáforas, tópicos y expresiones que son recurrentes en los textos de ficción pertenecen a otros ámbitos narrativos, como los textos de las tumbas o monumentales. El concepto de intertextualidad nos permite analizar cómo los textos literarios dialogan permanentemente con otro tipo de discursos expresivos, cuestionando la autoría individual de los mismos, ya que el texto literario participa y es parte de una textualidad más amplia, interconectada, y sin un único mentor. A través de la expresión Tsw “bancos de arena” analizaremos la relación intertextual de los textos literarios del Reino Medio con las autobiografías del Reino Antiguo y del Primer Periodo Intermedio, y algunos textos religiosos del Reino Nuevo como los Libros del Amduat. De este modo, pondremos en discusión los diferentes significados que la expresión Tsw fue adquiriendo según el contexto textual e histórico en el cual fue expresada. Lo que nos permite concluir que el texto literario se alimenta de la diversidad y narra tópicos que no le pertenecen del todo, es decir, ficcionaliza metáforas, expresiones, ideas y textos que encontramos en narraciones no ficcionales pero que se nutren de sus significados.
“El mismo amor, la misma fe, las mismas lágrimas”: iniciativas eclesiales en Ecuador para difundir y fortalecer el culto a la Virgen del Quinche en defensa de una República del Sagrado Corazón (1883-1889)
Authors: Vizuete Marcillo Luis Esteban
Published: July 2017

Dentro del conflicto Estado-Iglesia en el siglo XIX, el clero y el laicado intentaron defender el establishment que garantizaba la hegemonía de la Iglesia sobre el Estado y la sociedad. En ese marco, Ecuador experimentó algunas iniciativas eclesiales, entre 1883 y 1889, vinculadas a la idea de una República del Sagrado Corazón. El artículo analiza el caso de la Virgen del Quinche, culto colonial y de gran convocatoria, y el proceso de revalorización y reinterpretación de su historia. Este también experimentó otro de difusión y fortalecimiento del culto, vinculado a la imagen de la República, los conflictos políticos y el poder de la Iglesia. En el debate política-religión, los discursos y prácticas del clero y la feligresía permiten apreciar la intención de la Iglesia de apuntalar la idea de una república católica y una sociedad ordenada. En el presente artículo se citan y analizan manuscritos e impresos para contrastar múltiples voces y actos religiosos que performaron una mariología local sobre el Quinche y su reacción al contexto en el cual la hegemonía religiosa y la participación del clero en política fueron cuestionadas, y las relaciones dentro de la Iglesia estaban en recomposición.
Call it my revenge on English: “Negocios” de Junot Díaz y sus traducciones disonantes
Authors: Cresci Karen Lorraine
Published: July 2017

El cambio de código o, como él lo denomina, la “simultaneidad lingüística”, caracteriza la prosa de Junot Díaz. Inserta palabras y frases en español en textos escritos predominantemente en inglés sin destacarlas tipográficamente ni proveer traducciones para el lector que no comprende ese idioma y, de este modo, crea tensión entre lenguas en su obra narrativa. Esta característica es central en el proyecto literario de Díaz. El objetivo de este trabajo es analizar en qué medida esa tensión típica de su lenguaje se observa en las traducciones a otros idiomas. Un análisis comparativo de traducciones al francés, al portugués y dos traducciones al español del cuento “Negocios”, publicado en Drown, revela que las traducciones al francés y al portugués recrean en mayor medida la tensión entre lenguas que las versiones en español.
Leer como escribiendo. Deseo y traducción en Aldo Oliva
Authors: Crisorio Bruno
Published: July 2017

Aldo Oliva permanece aún como un secreto bien guardado dentro de la poesía argentina: elogiado por sus contemporáneos y retomado cada vez con más énfasis por las nuevas generaciones, su obra sigue sin concitar el interés crítico esperable. La reedición en el 2016 de su Poesía completa (que había sido publicada por primera vez en el 2003) es una buena ocasión para paliar este silencio. A partir de una serie de traducciones que Oliva realizó tanto de poetas clásicos como modernos (y que aparecen por primera vez en esta reedición), intentaré investigar  las modulaciones que la voz de Oliva adquiere en contacto con la palabra del otro, modulaciones personales que darán el tono a su propia poética al tiempo que contrastarán con otras formas más “académicas” de traducir. Finalmente, se instalará la pregunta por el deseo que lleva a un poeta (no solo a Oliva) a traducir a otro.
La creatividad del traductor literario y la ilusión de traducción
Authors: Jandová Jarmila
Published: July 2017

La teoría de la traducción literaria ha dejado de comprender la fidelidad al original y la creatividad del traductor como conceptos opuestos. La fidelidad ya no se entiende como traducción “palabra por palabra” sino como la identificación y trasposición de los elementos significantes de la obra original, y la creatividad del traductor es vista como su capacidad para identificar dichos elementos y hallar para ellos equivalencias funcionales con medios lingüísticos y estilísticos a menudo muy diferentes de los originales. Sin embargo, la creatividad del traductor, mal entendida, puede llevar a intervenciones arbitrarias sobre el texto original que conduzcan a la llamada ilusión de traducción, o seudotraducción. En la nota se examinan tres ejemplos de ilusión de traducción y se comentan las consecuencias negativas del fenómeno. Además de poner en tela de juicio la responsabilidad de los traductores, se llama la atención sobre la de las editoriales que publican traducciones sin un adecuado control editorial de calidad.
Transforming EFL Classroom Practices and Promoting Students’ Empowerment: Collaborative Learning From a Dialogical Approach
Authors: Contreras León Janeth Juliana , Chapetón Castro Claudia Marcela
Published: July 2017

This study investigates the impact of implementing collaborative learning from a social and dialogical perspective on seventh graders’ interaction in an English as a foreign language classroom at a public school in Bogotá, Colombia. Thirty students participated in this action research where field notes, questionnaires, semi-structured interviews, and artifacts of students’ work were used to collect data during a complete academic year. Results show that taking a critical approach to language education and understanding collaborative learning as a social construction of knowledge can ignite opportunities for changing traditional teaching and learning practices where both the teacher and students take different roles, thus balancing classroom relations and interaction among participants and also promoting students’ empowerment.
Identifying Pre-Service Teachers’ Beliefs About Teaching EFL and Their Potential Changes
Authors: Suárez Flórez Sergio Andrés , Basto Basto Edwin Arley
Published: July 2017

This study aims at identifying pre-service teachers’ beliefs about teaching English as a foreign language and tracking their potential changes throughout the teaching practicum. Participants were two pre-service teachers in their fifth year of their Bachelor of Arts in Foreign Languages program in a public university in Colombia. Data were gathered through a modified version of Beliefs about Language Learning Inventory before the practicum, eight weekly journal entries administered during ten weeks, and two semi-structured interviews at the end of the teaching practicum. The findings revealed that most of the pre-service teachers’ beliefs changed once they faced the reality of the classroom.
Observando la educación: Tramas y desafíos desde la investigación situada
Authors: Caldwell-Bermúdez Clyde , Camacho-Calvo Silvia , Díaz-Soucy Cecilia , González-Zuñiga Marianela , Hilje-Matamoros Walter , Monge-Rodríguez Melania , Muñoz-Varela Luis , Vargas-Sandoval Yensi
Published: July 2017

El artículo tiene por finalidad exponer aspectos del quehacer de investigación que se lleva a cabo en el Observatorio de la Educación Nacional y Regional (OBSED)- del Instituto de Investigación en Educación (INIE). Se hace un breve análisis acerca de las políticas públicas en educación adoptadas durante los últimos años por los países de Centroamérica, marcadas especialmente por las políticas del Banco Mundial y de la UNESCO. El análisis conduce, en particular, a reflexionar sobre la política educativa costarricense, situándola en el contexto de los perfiles laborales que demanda el mercado de trabajo vinculado a la globalización económica, así como en relación con las desigualdades sociales estructurales, la inequidad, y el incremento de la pobreza que se registra en los países de la región centroamericana. Se aborda también el análisis de dos aspectos centrales que determinan las políticas públicas en educación: los enfoques y estrategias de evaluación de los procesos y los sistemas educativos y la dimensión de la interculturalidad como una necesidad epistémica/pedagógica insoslayable, que debe ser incorporada en los procesos educativos, a fin de avanzar en atender y resolver las situaciones de la inequidad, la desigualdad y la exclusión educativa estructural. Se tiene por finalidad poner en perspectiva la necesidad de una educación que reconozca y releve las necesidades y expectativas de las personas y las comunidades situadas en sus respectivas realidades socioculturales, en relación con el análisis y la reflexión acerca de los procesos socio/educativos en el país y en América Latina y el Caribe.
KORUPCIJOS PRIEŽASTYS IR JŲ VALDYMO PRIEMONĖS
LIETUVOS SVEIKATOS PRIEŽIŪROS SISTEMOJE
Authors: Buinickienė Nadežda
Published: July 2017

Tyrimo tikslas – nustatyti korupcijos priežastis ir numatyti jų valdymo priemones Lietuvos sveikatos priežiūros sistemoje. Tyrimo metodika: remiantis 2016 m. Vilmorus apklausos rezultatais, atlikta lyginamoji analizė, taikant aprašomosios statistikos, lyginamosios analizės metodus. Apie 50 proc. gyventojų ir valstybės tarnautojų ligonines laiko labiausiai korumpuotomis. Kyšininkavimo priežastys – ilgai trunkantis biurokratinis procesas, nekokybiškos paslaugas, sudėtingos biurokratinės procedūros; noras gauti nepriklausančias paslaugas. Siekiant valdyti korupciją reikalingos sistemin-gos teisinės, ekonominės, vadybinės, socialinės priemonės, kurios sumažintų biurokratinę naštą, pa-gerintų paslaugų kokybę, užtikrintų aiškų teisinį reglamentavimą ir viešumą.
Hubungan Antara Musim Dengan Kadar Caulerpin Dalam Cauterpa Racemosa
Authors: Januar Hedi Indra , Wikanta Thamrin , Hastarini Emma
Published: July 2017

Makroalga hijau Caulerpa racemosa dipanen pada dua musim berbeda, yaitu pada musim penghujan (Mei 2003) dan pada musim kemarau (Agustus 2003). Senyawa Caulerpin diekstrak dari Caulerpa racemosa dengan metanol, kemudian ekstrak metanol tersebut dihitung rendemennya dan dianalisis kadar caulerpinnya. Spektra FTIR dari ekstrak metanol menghasilkan puncak‑puncak absorpsi yang khas pada frekuensi 3500 cm‑1 (‑OH), 1638 cm‑' (‑NH), 1421 cm‑1 (‑C=C‑), dan 1168 cm‑1 (‑0‑). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa rendernen ekstrak metanol pada musim penghujan (3,49%) lebih tinggi dari pada musim kemarau (2,22%). Perhitungan kadar caulerpin dilakukan berdasarkan log [Po/P] puncak karakteristik spektra Fourier Transfer­Infra Red (FT‑IR). Hasil perhitungan menunjukkan bahwa konsentrasi caulerpin pada musim penghujan 19,4 % lebih tinggi daripada musim kemrau.