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La lucha feminista y la politica en America Latina: una cita con Manuela Castañeira
Authors: Soldan Tabata Larissa
Published: January 2020

Manuela Castañeira é uma socióloga e feminista argentina vinculada ao partido Novo Movimento Socialista. Foi candidata à deputada federal da província de Buenos Aires em 2018, e foi a única mulher a concorrer, nas pré-eleições argentinas de 2019, à presidência do país. Durante o ano de 2018, participou ativamente do Ni Una a Menos, movimento social e político em defesa da descriminalização e legalização do aborto na Argentina. Em 2019, foi convidada especial da X edição do Seminário Nacional Sociologia & Política, no qual proferiu a palestra de abertura. No ensejo de sua vinda ao evento, Tabata Soldan, em nome da Comissão Executiva da Sociologias Plurais, entrevistou Manuela Castañeira sobre movimentos sociais progressistas e conservadores na América Latina e eleições presidenciais.
Continuidades e transformações da teoria da ação de Max Weber entre 1913 e 1921
Authors: Bolda Bruna Dos Santos
Published: January 2020

O ensaio Sobre algumas categorias da Sociologia Compreensiva foi publicado em 1913 e, após inúmeras críticas acerca da incompreensibilidade desse texto, Weber revisou-o e (re)publicou-o em 1921, com o título Conceitos Sociológicos Fundamentais. Em vista disso, neste artigo objetivamos discutir as alterações conceituais e tipológicas da teoria da ação de Weber realizadas de Categorias para Conceitos. Em 1913, ainda que Weber reflita sobre ações motivadas por fins, valores e afetos, ele não as considera como ações comunitárias. Quiçá trata as ações orientadas pela tradição e/ou pelo hábito como comportamentos. Por outro lado, em 1921, Weber admite a análise intelectual, tanto de ações racionais quanto de ações afetivas e tradicionais, o que equivale metodologicamente a dois tipos de ação racional: a de fins e a de valores. É importante ressaltar que em ambos os ensaios Weber prioriza a análise da ação racional, pois ela possui compreensibilidade evidente. Somente para fins de conveniência metodológica, a Sociologia Compreensiva é “racionalista”. Com base nisso, defendemos que a possível normatividade racionalista, existente em Categorias, é nos Conceitos erradicada. Com o abandono da racionalidade objetivamente correta e a consequente adoção da racionalidade de fins e de valores, seu “racionalismo heurístico” perdeu a centralidade.
Competências e empregabilidade: sentidos da formação nas políticas curriculares para o Ensino Médio
Authors: Bueno Alana Lemos
Published: January 2020

As relações entre escola e trabalho tem produzido disputas no projeto de formação da juventude. Em um cenário de expansão da escola pública e de mudanças produzidas nos modos de organização da produção capitalista, uma série de políticas foram estabelecidas buscando indicar as finalidades e sentidos da escola de ensino médio no Brasil. O currículo assume como palco de conflitos político-epistemológicos, que ora alinha-se às demandas do mercado de trabalho ora busca construir outros sentidos para a formação. A partir disso, competência e empregabilidade, conforme Machado (1998), são elencadas como categorias de análise das políticas curriculares produzidas nos últimos vinte anos. A natureza das relações entre trabalho e educação são exploradas de modo a elucidar os caminhos pelas quais a formação da juventude se constrói.
Implementação do Plano Nacional do Livro Didático: docentes de Sociologia e os usos do Livro Didático no Nordeste brasileiro
Authors: Merissi Laís Celis
Published: January 2020

Este artigo apresenta uma análise preliminar, resultado de uma pesquisa de mestrado em desenvolvimento, que tem por objetivo investigar de que maneira docentes de Sociologia vem implementando o Plano Nacional do Livro Didático (PNLD) no Ensino Médio. O universo da pesquisa é composto por docentes da Educação Básica vinculados ao Programa de Mestrado Profissional de Sociologia em Rede Nacional (PROFSOCIO), recorte de natureza metodológica que viabilizou a coleta de dados em uma ampla diversidade territorial e permitiu reunir informações sobre formação docente em Sociologia e os usos do Livro Didático. Neste trabalho, analisamos dados sobre a Região Nordeste do país, coletados por meio de aplicação virtual de questionário. Foram analisados trinta e três questionários que seguem indicando: a) os docentes assumem importante função no processo de implementação do PNLD, participando da escolha da obra e recorrendo à utilização do material com frequência e b) os docentes tem o Livro Didático de Sociologia como principal apoio à suas atividades de planejamento, aspecto que demanda mais apuradas investigações.
O habitus autoritário das classes populares: um estudo com alunos do ensino médio de Juiz de Fora-MG
Authors: Oliveira Mariana Cardozo Batista de
Published: January 2020

No âmbito da atual conjuntura política das sociedades ocidentais, é fato notório a ascensão do que se tem chamado na academia de “nova direita”. Inspirada, pois, por esse fenômeno, objetivo contribuir para o estudo da relação entre juventude e conservadorismo/autoritarismo no Brasil. Para tanto, apliquei questionários em estudantes do ensino médio de quatro escolas de Juiz de Fora-MG, no intento de verificar a correlação entre determinados atributos de classe e a manifestação do autoritarismo. Algumas constatações importantes foram feitas, como, por exemplo, a observação de que as camadas populares são as que mais aderem a essa posição. Nesse sentido, os dados apontam que tais camadas são as mais autoritárias e, ao mesmo tempo, as mais despolitizadas, além de possuírem forte viés religioso, sobretudo evangélico. O estudo sinaliza, portanto, corroborar a hipótese principal, segundo a qual os capitais (econômico, cultural e social) acumulados pelos indivíduos estudados, na medida em que se apresentem em maior ou menor grau, possuem uma relação direta com a expressão de seu autoritarismo. Os resultados apresentados no presente trabalho foram obtidos a partir de correlações bivariadas entre as variáveis pesquisadas.
Os primeiros meses da agenda socioambiental de Jair Bolsonaro e o que esta nos diz sobre nossa ontologia
Authors: Santos Ana Julia Vaz dos
Published: January 2020

Este artigo tem como problema central a discussão acerca da agenda adotada pelo governo Bolsonaro (PSL), nos nove primeiros meses de mandato, caracterizadas pelo enfraquecimento de leis e órgãos de proteção e fiscalização ambiental, que estimulam o desmatamento da Floresta Amazônica. Busca-se demonstrar por meio de um diálogo com a teoria pós-estruturalista, que essa relação com o território e com outros grupos não ocidentais, está ligada a um conflito ontológico. Expõem-se ao longo do texto, detalhes de nossa ontologia atrelada à ideia de progresso, domínio sobre a natureza e seus desdobramentos na relação do homem ocidental com o ambiente e sua destruição como representados pela agenda do governo frente ao meio ambiente. Os resultados vão de encontro à ideia de que a relação humana ocidental com o meio ambiente está relacionada à lógica do ‘antropoceno’ correspondente à era em que os humanos se tornaram uma força capaz de destruição planetária. Além disso, a ontologia moderna mostra-se incapaz de reconhecer nossa interdependência com outras espécies apresentando resultados dramáticos. Mostra-se necessário um discurso mais eco-centrado, e a possibilidade de uma relação benéfica entre humanos e a natureza, impedindo uma agenda política de degradação ambiental e humana.
Intervenção em autorregulação da aprendizagem com alunos do ensino superior: análise da produção científica
Authors: Ganda Danielle Ribeiro , Boruchovitch Evely
Published: January 2020

Pesquisas recentes na área educacional têm evidenciado altas taxas de reprovação e evasão no Ensino Superior. Estudiosos afirmam que o problema pode estar relacionado às dificuldades de aprendizagem dos alunos no contexto acadêmico. A autorregulação da aprendizagem é uma perspectiva amplamente investigada pelo seu potencial em auxiliar os estudantes a aprender melhor. O presente trabalho objetivou analisar a produção científica de artigos sobre programas de intervenção em aprendizagem autorregulada no Ensino Superior, publicados em âmbitos nacional e internacional, no período de 2004 a 2016. Os resultados revelaram o impacto positivo que os programas exerceram no fortalecimento da capacidade de aprender a aprender dos universitários. Os programas de intervenção, em sua maioria, foram realizados em cursos extraclasses, com grupos grandes de alunos e dados coletados por meio de instrumentos de autorrelato. Observou-se um maior número de pesquisas realizadas internacionalmente, com o predomínio do ensino de estratégias no aprendizado de língua estrangeira.
A preliminary analytic evaluation of the seismic response of structural walls failing in a shear mode
Authors: Robinson L. M.
Published: January 2020

This study examines the role of inelastic shear deformations in attenuating response of structural walls subjected to seismic excitation. Particular emphasis is placed on required shear strength having regard to damage potential, usable ductilities, and strength erosion. First the load-deformation relations for reinforced concrete structural walls failing in shear are discussed and simplified modelling of these relations introduced. Previous analytic studies using this simplified modelling and artificial earthquake simulation are then reviewed. This present study uses similar procedures to those previously employed, but with real earthquake accelerograms, and a modelling refined to account for strength erosion. It is demonstrated through simple concepts correlated by time history analyses that existing code provisions may be unnecessarily conservative in many applications.
Notes on earthquake insurance in California and New Zealand
Authors: Editor
Published: January 2020

On the initiative of the Earthquake and War Damage Commission a team was organised to study the recovery from the earthquake which devastated Mexico City on 19 September 1985. Earthquake preparedness and underwriting in California was also researched. There were five members in the team and they were – Mr. Milton Allwood, Secretary of the Earthquake and War Damage Commission; Mr. Derek Scott, representing the Insurance Council of New Zealand; Mr. Ken Grieve, representing the Institute of Loss Adjusters of New Zealand (Inc); Mr. Edward Latter, National Director of Civil Defence; Mr. Don Currie, representing the Accident Compensation Corporation. The following extract on earthquake insurance is taken from one of the reports by the team.
Earthquake fault movement and town planning
Authors: Hopkins David C.
Published: January 2020

This paper is an edited version of a submission made to the Lower Hutt City Council Town Planning Hearings Committee in August 1986. The submission was made in support of an objection by the Lower Hutt City Council to a proposed ordinance which prohibited building adjacent to the section of the Wellington fault in Lower Hutt City. The inadequacies of the proposed ordinance are examined and the issues analysed with particular reference to the protection of life and property, and the risks involved. Earthquake risks are further analysed and the risk of damage due to shaking compared with those due to fault movement. Comparisons of earthquake risk with other risks accepted by the community are made. The conclusion drawn is that the additional risk of earthquake damage in a potential fault zone is sufficient to warrant constraints to development, but not so large, in the context of overall risks, to justify prohibition of all development in a fault zone. Comment and recommendation is made as to appropriate constraints to building development in such zones.
The September 1985 Mexico earthquakes
Authors: Butcher G. , Hopkins D. , Jury R. , Massey W. , McKay G. , McVerry G.
Published: January 2020

This report on the September 1985 earthquakes in Mexico describes the earthquakes themselves, their effects and the resulting damage in considerably more detail than did the preliminary report of the reconnaissance team.
Sliding-vibrating responses of elastic structures
Authors: Fu Yu-An
Published: January 2020

By using simulated friction forces, analytical expressions were derived from the sliding-vibrating response of a single degree of freedom system under harmonic excitation or the "disadvantageous period reciprocating motion", taking the mass of the sliding base into consideration. Some of the general laws were studied and some new characteristics determined which had previously been ignored by assuming rigid body motion. The analysis methods adopted in this paper have been confirmed in comparison with the results of model tests on a shake table.
Seismic design in reinforced concrete
Authors: Paulay T.
Published: January 2020

Highlights of the evolution over the past two decades of a seismic design strategy, used in New Zealand for reinforced concrete buildings, are reviewed. After a brief outline of some philosophical concepts of the capacity design methodology, the main features of its application with respect to ductile rigid jointed frames, structural walls and hybrid structural systems are sketched. Another aim of this strategy, complementary to ductility requirements, is to strive for high quality in detailing. Numerous examples are presented to illustrate how this can be achieved. A specific intent of this state of the art review is to report on features of design and detailing which are considered to have originated primarily in New Zealand.
Evaluation of ductility of structures and structural assemblages from laboratory testing
Authors: Park R.
Published: January 2020

Definitions for the required and available ductility used in seismic design are discussed. Methods for estimating the yield deformation and the maximum available deformation are described and suggestions are made for appropriate definitions. Examples are given of different imposed histories of inelastic displacement which have been used in the experimental testing of structures and structural assemblages in which cycles of quasi-static loading are applied. A quasi-static procedure for establishing the available ductility factor of a subassemblage by laboratory testing is recommended.
The role of the international reinsurance broker
Authors: Greig J. S.
Published: January 2020

The title of my paper is "The Role of the International Reinsurance Broker". Some of you may be surprised that Reinsurance Brokers lead a separate existence from Insurance Brokers and indeed many Reinsurance Brokers are offshoots of major Insurance broking houses. However there is a small but distinguished band of Brokers who specialize in Reinsurance, and it is their role, in the context of the risk of earthquake, I propose to examine.
Observations of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake
Authors: Marks Peter
Published: January 2020

This report has been modified from one presented to the Wellington City Council and sets out observations and conclusions gained from a visit to San Francisco and the area affected by the Loma Prieta Earthquake which struck the San Francisco Bay area on 17 October 1989. I visited the area from 29 November to 8 December 1989.

The earthquake occurred at 5.04pm local time and was measured at 7.1 on the Richter scale. It was located 16km NE of Santa Cruz and 30km south of San Jose in the Santa Cruz mountains, 100 km south of San Francisco City. Sixty two people were killed, 994 homes destroyed with 18,000 not occupiable immediately after the earthquake. 155 businesses were destroyed and 2,500 businesses closed temporarily. Cost of damage is estimated at between 6.5 and 10 billion US dollars. San Francisco City suffered a major visitor decline after the earthquake.

I attended as one of three members of the New Zealand National Society for Earthquake Engineering "Follow Up" Reconnaissance team for the purpose of establishing what damage had occurred to sewer and stormwater systems, water supply systems and gas utilities. My visit was funded by the Wellington City Council and was mostly devoted to study of sewer and stormwater systems.
Calculating static deformations from quick-release accelerograms
Authors: Douglas Bruce M. , Maragakis Emmanuel A. , Nath Bhabananda
Published: January 2020

This paper outlines a new method for performing base line corrections on accelerograms generated by the quick-release dynamic testing method. These accelerograms are produced when highway bridges are subjected to dynamic excitations by initially deforming the bridge structure and subsequently quick-releasing the loads causing the deformation. This base line correction method is developed in such a way that the step function character of the quick-release base line is preserved. It is this feature which allows the static deformations of the structure to be recovered by integrating the accelerograms. The reliability of the method is demonstrated by a series of laboratory measurements comparing the displacement time series obtained by double integration to independently measured displacement responses. These laboratory comparisons indicate that the offset displacements are accurate to within about 5% on the average. The method was applied on accelerograms obtained during a quick-release full-scale test of the Meloland Road Overcrossing, and some examples of this application are presented.
The Philippines earthquake of July 16, 1990
Authors: Hopkins D. C. , Clark W. D. , Matuschka T , Sinclair J. C.
Published: January 2020

On July 16 1990, an earthquake of magnitude 7.8 caused widespread damage, disruption and loss of life in Central Luzon, north of Manila. This report presents the observations of a four person reconnaissance team (three engineers and an architect) sent to the Philippines two weeks after the earthquake, by the New Zealand National Society for Earthquake Engineering. A summary and conclusions are presented first, with more detailed information following.
On the observation, characterisation, and predictive GIS mapping of strong ground shaking for seismic zonation
Authors: Borcherdt R. D.
Published: January 2020

Tragic earthquakes of the last decade in Mexico, Armenia, and the United States have re-emphasised the importance of local geologic site conditions in determining amounts of damage and consequent loss of life. Extensive data sets in the San Francisco Bay region on strong earthquake ground motions, the damage distributions from past earthquakes, and geologic materials provide the basis to quantify site condition effects for purposes of earthquake hazard mitigation. These observational data are reviewed and analysed to provide methodologies for the characterisation and predictive mapping of potential variations in strong ground shaking for seismic zonation. The methodologies are based on existing geologic maps. They provide a method for seismic zonation applicable to many urbanised seismic regions of the world.
The earthquake & war damage commission
Authors: Steven Leicester
Published: January 2020

I am pleased to have this opportunity to speak this morning about the Earthquake & War Damage Commission. The invitation to do so was originally extended to our Chairman, Ian McLean, but subsequent to his acceptance he has found it necessary to ask that I take his place. Throughout this paper there will be expressions of opinion. These reflect my own personal view and do not necessarily reflect the view of the Commission or indeed that of other Commissioners. As an introduction may I remind you of the occasion when a somewhat illiterate Irish peasant was appearing before a High Court judge in relation to a civil claim. His counsel was in full flight when the judge interrupted and asked "Mr Brown. Has your client never heard of the dictum........ "de minimus non curat lex"?" "Quite the contrary Your Honour", responded Mr Brown, "I am advised by my client that it is the principal topic of conversation in the small village where my client lives." I cannot say the same about the affairs of the Earthquake & War Damage Commission.

The affairs of the Commission - now more frequently referred to as EQC - are certainly not generally the principal topic of conversation except on rare occasions. It is possibly the least understood of all government agencies. That may be, but EQC nevertheless has, since its beginnings, had a significant role in offering a measure of security to property owners who suffer loss as a result of natural disaster, and should there at some future date be a major seismic or volcanic event, EQC will be one of the principal sources of finance for reconstruction.
Seismic hazard estimates for the Auckland area, and their design and construction implications
Authors: Dowrick David J.
Published: January 2020

Revised estimates of the return periods of Modified Mercalli (MM) intensity for Auckland and Northland, arising from a revision of the attenuation of intensity in New Zealand, and latest data and views on the local seismicity and geology, represent considerable reductions in the hazard given in Smith and Berryman's seismic hazard model of New Zealand. The revised levels are MM6 and MM7 for 150 and 1200 year return periods. This implies that most structures and plant in Auckland and Northland could have much simpler and less onerous earthquake resistant design and construction than required by current codes. This simpler approach would be significantly cheaper for older so-called "earthquake risk buildings" as well as new construction.
A revision of the Modified Mercalli seismic intensity scale
Authors: Editor
Published: January 2020

Report of a study group of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering
Attenuation of peak ground accelerations in some recent New Zealand earthquakes
Authors: Dowrick D. J. , Sritharan S.
Published: January 2020

The attenuation of peak ground accelerations was studied for eight New Zealand earthquakes which occurred in the period 1987 to 1991. These events were of medium size with moment magnitudes in the range Mw = 5.8 - 6.7, with depth to centroids of the fault rupture ranging from 4 to 60 km. Attenuation of peak ground accelerations was examined for each event, based on the slope distance from the rupture surface to each strong motion data site. The mean regression attenuation curve for each event was compared with those derived by others using data sets from other parts of the world, allowance being made for source mechanism and depth. Excepting the 1988 Te Anau event, the other seven New Zealand events as a set closely match a Japanese model, but give significantly stronger accelerations than those predicted by the models from western USA and Europe.
A Report on the  symposium on practical lessons from the Loma Prieta earthquake , held March 22-23 1993, San Francisco
Authors: Charleson A. W.
Published: January 2020

It is almost four years since the Lorna Prieta earthquake of October 17, 1989. Since those ten seconds of shaking many lessons have been learned by all those affected. The objective of this symposium was to share these lessons and experiences so that the impact of future earthquakes on other communities might be minimised.

Before reporting on the symposium content it may be recalled that the Lorna Prieta earthquake was Richter magnitude 7.1 with the epicentral region located 100km. from the cities of San Francisco and Oakland. Excluding localised site effects, typical felt intensities, in these areas were about MM 7, similar to the expected intensity of a thirty year return period event in the central region of New Zealand. The Lorna Prieta earthquake, at least as experienced by two large cities was not a major earthquake. Details of the earthquake and its effects have been published extensively, including a report by the NZNSEE reconnaissance team in this Bulletin, Vol. 23, No. 1, March 1990.

The following six topics were reasonably equally discussed during the symposium: - geotechnical, buildings, emergency preparedness and response, lifelines, bridges and recovery, mitigation and planning. All plenary session papers will be published in due course and copies will be placed in the New Zealand Earthquake and War Damage Commission and Victoria University libraries. Those issues raised at the Symposium and thought to be of special relevance to the New Zealand scene are discussed under headings from each of the above topics.
Improvements to lead-extrusion damper technology
Authors: Cousins W. J. , Porritt T. E.
Published: January 2020

Lead-extrusion dampers are energy absorbing devices that have been designed to provide damping for seismic isolation systems. One type, called the constricted tube damper, has been manufactured for several applications in New Zealand. High manufacturing costs and some performance considerations associated with the damper led to consideration of an alternative design known as the bulged shaft damper. This report describes tests carried out on bulged shaft dampers of two sizes, 100kN and 700kN yielded force. Results show that the bulged shaft design of damper can be expected to perform well during major seismic events, including mainshock/aftershock sequences.
On the performance of inelastically responding asymmetric structures designed by the modal response spectrum method of NZS 4203:1992
Authors: Chandler A. M. , Duan X. N.
Published: January 2020

The primary objective of this paper is to evaluate the effectiveness of the 3-dimensional modal response spectrum method (MRSM), as specified in the seismic design regulations of NZS 4203:1992, in accounting for torsional effects arising in stiffness-asymmetric buildings. Such buildings are assumed to be excited well into the inelastic range of response, where ultimate limit state design criteria are applicable. Also included is a study of the horizontal regularity conditions of NZS 4203:1992. This preliminary study focuses on the influence that these regularity conditions have on the selection of an appropriate codified approach for the design of torsionally asymmetric buildings. In particular, restrictions on the use of the equivalent static method of design (ESM), leading to a requirement to employ the MRSM to account for dynamic torsional effects, are discussed in some detail. The dynamic response studies indicate that in systems designed by the MRSM, no significant increase in ductility demand arises in flexible-edge elements (compared with symmetric systems). Furthermore, the MRSM may be over-conservative for the design of flexible-edge elements, in cases of structures having intermediate or large eccentricity. However, significant additional ductility demand may arise in the stiff-edge element in highly asymmetric buildings subjected to strong ground motion. In such cases, therefore, structures designed by the MRSM may not achieve the design aim of consistent protection given to symmetric and asymmetric systems against excessive inelastic response and consequent structural damage.
The ground acceleration of historical earthquakes
Authors: Arango-Gonzalez J. R.
Published: January 2020

There exists in Spain a body of literature on the subject of historic earthquakes which, due to the lack of adequate analysis of the information available, turns out to be practically worthless. This article investigates the Andalusian Earthquake (25/12/1884). Ground liquefaction is analyzed at five sites within the province of Granada and Malaga, as well as in the damage caused to the Restabal Church. The final conclusions show the minimum acceleration value, which causes both the ground liquefaction as well as damage to the building itself. This research's starting point is taken from historic data found in reports carried out by Official Spanish, Italian and French Commissions sent to study the earthquake. Those documents provide us with information about the damage caused both to the buildings themselves, as well as to the effects on the ground. The geotechnical data needed to check ground liquefaction was obtained by penetration tests. The mechanical characteristics and resistance of the materials of the building, essential for the analysis of their seismic resistance, were taken from samples carried out in the laboratory on the same materials or from already existing data from similar materials.
Reconnaissance report on highway damage from the 18 June 1994, Arthurs Pass earthquake
Authors: Paterson B.R. , Bourne-Webb P. J.
Published: January 2020

The magnitude M 6.5 earthquake on 18 June 1994 centred about 20 km southwest of Arthurs Pass, caused considerable damage to State Highway 73 through Arthurs Pass National Park, closing the highway for several days and restricting traffic for more than a week. The most serious damage occurred in the Upper Otira Gorge where a large (5-10,000 m3) rock slide covered the road and partially dammed the Otira River. Other damage affecting the highway consisted of debris and rockfalls, and slumping along the edge of poorly compacted fills. Bridges and other structures were not damaged.

Damage to the highway appears to be associated with site specific factors rather than proximity to the epicentre. The pattern of ground damage may be due to the effects of topography on the propagation of earthquake waves, and variations in rock mass quality and destressing of valley slopes.
Northridge earthquake reconnaissance report
Authors: Norton J. A. , King A. B. , Bull D. K. , Chapman H. E. , McVerry G. H. , Larkin T. J. , Spring K. C.
Published: January 2020

This report describes the observations and assessments of the team members on the effects of the earthquake on the ground, buildings and other structures, lifelines and the local community. Comment is made on the response to the earthquake and lessons are drawn for the New Zealand situation.
The Hyogo-Ken Nanbu earthquake (the Great Hanshin Earthquake) of 17 January 1995
Authors: Park R. , Billings I. J. , Clifton G. C. , Cousins J. , Filiatrault A. , Jennings D. N. , Jones L. C. P. , Perrin N. D. , Rooney S. L. , Sinclair J. , Spurr D. D. , Tanaka H. , Walker G.
Published: January 2020

This report describes the observations and preliminary assessments of the members of the Reconnaissance Team of the New Zealand National Society for Earthquake Engineering which visited Kobe, Japan and the surrounding areas following the Hyogo-ken Nanbu earthquake of 17 January 1995. The report covers aspects of the effects of the earthquake on the ground, lifelines, buildings, bridges and other structures, and the community. Lessons for New Zealand are discussed.
Liquefaction potential and piezocone response
Authors: Vreugdenhil R. A. , Davis R. O. , Berrill J. B.
Published: January 2020

A simple approximate analysis is presented for interpretation of cone penetration results when the cone resistance is affected by layering of soils with different stiffnesses. It is argued that the cone resistance senses the presence of a nearby layer elastically, and an approximate elastic analysis is developed to quantify the effect. Good comparisons with calibration chamber experimental results are found. This has important implications for soil classification and for assessment of liquefaction potential from cone penetration results.
Testing a Comprehensive Model of Organizational Justice Perceptions and Personal States with Personal and Organizational Outcomes
Authors: Tziner Aharon , Fein Erich C. , Vasiliu Cristinel
Published: January 2020

Managers need to understand the types of perceptions, feelings, and reactions they should elicit from personnel under their direction. To this end, a parsimonious model is required. However, few comprehensive models linking managerial behaviours to employee states and outcomes have been developed and tested. Accordingly, this research articulates the importance of three critical constructs - leader–member exchange (LMX), job satisfaction, and perceived organizational justice – and associations with emotional exhaustion, work motivation, workplace misbehavior, and emotional intelligence as a concise and efficient model that explains the relationships between attitudes and states within individuals, and related, important work and personal outcomes. The model displayed a very high level of reliability and validity based on the exceptional fit of the structural equation models across two very large samples (over 1600 participants in each study).
Reseña de Luis Gómez Canseco (edición crítica y estudio), Memoria de lo sucedido a don Antonio de Quiroga después que dejó la casa de sus padres.
Authors: Serés Guillermo
Published: January 2020

Reseña de Luis Gómez Canseco (edición crítica y estudio), Memoria de lo sucedido a don Antonio de Quiroga después que dejó la casa de sus padres.
Acceptability of a first-line anti-tuberculosis formulation for children: qualitative data from the SHINE trial
Authors: Wademan D. T. , Busakwe L. , Nicholson T. J. , van der Zalm M. , Palmer M. , Workman J. , Turkova A. , Crook A. M. , Thomason M. J. , Gibb D. M. , Seeley J. , Hesseling A. , Hoddinott G. , on behalf of the SHINE trial team
Published: January 2020

SETTING: We conducted a qualitative exploration into the palatability and acceptability of a novel fixed-dose combination (FDC) anti-tuberculosis drug. This study was nested in the SHINE (Shorter treatment for minimal TB in children) trial, which compares the safety and efficacy
of treating non-severe drug-susceptible tuberculosis (TB) with a 6 vs. 4 months anti-tuberculosis regimen in children aged 0–16 years. Participants were recruited in Cape Town, South Africa.OBJECTIVE: To describe the palatability and acceptability of a FDC of rifampicin, isoniazid
and pyrazinamide among South African children and their caregivers in the SHINE trial.METHODS: We conducted 20 clinic observations of treatment administration, during which we conducted 16 semi-structured interviews with children and their caregivers. Data were organised thematically
to report on experiences with administering and ingesting the FDC.RESULTS: Children and caregivers' experiences varied from delight to disgust. In general, participants said that the FDC compared favourably to other formulations. Pragmatic challenges such as dissolving the FDC and
the time required to administer the FDC impeded caregivers' ability to integrate treatment into their daily routines. Drug manipulation was common among caregivers to improve TB treatment administration.CONCLUSION: This novel FDC appears acceptable for children, albeit with practical
challenges to administration. Scale-up of FDC use should include supplementary intervention components to support caregivers.
Anthropogenic climate change and health in the Global South
Authors: Butler C. D. , Hanigan I. C.
Published: January 2020

This paper explores evidence relevant to the hypothesis that human-generated climate change (global warming) is already, and will increasingly, add to the existing burden of disadvantage experienced by populations in low-income countries, the ‘Global South'. Well recognised health
manifestations of global warming include from heatwaves and other extreme weather events, changes to infectious disease patterns, and undernutrition, arising from higher food prices, reduced food availability and reduced nutrient concentrations of many foods. These effects have been called
‘primary' and ‘secondary'. Although these manifestations will have effects globally, their biggest impact on health is and will be upon poor and vulnerable populations in low-income settings. Also well recognised, manual labourers are increasingly vulnerable from excessive heat
and humidity. There is less recognition that climate change interacts with social and political determinants of health, contributing to ‘tertiary' health consequences including conflict, forced migration and famine. In turn, these effects may deepen poverty traps in the Global South.
Human-generated climate change is principally caused by the policies and lifestyles of populations in high-income countries (the Global North). The recent recognition by the British government that climate change is an emergency is encouraging, and may help motivate the widespread global behavioural
changes that are needed to reduce the many risks from global warming, including to the people of the South.
New Way – resocialization on the Camino de Santiago
Authors: Mróz Franciszek , Matuszczak Jacek
Published: January 2020

Camino de Santiago, or the Way of St. James, is a pilgrimage route which has existed for more than 1,000 years and leads to the Shrine of St. James in Santiago de Compostela. Currently, it is the best-known pilgrimage and cultural route in Europe. It is often referred to as the “most beautiful road in the world” or the “main street in Europe”. The Way of St. James has been used in prisoner resocialization schemes for many years in Western Europe and since 2013 also in Poland. “New Way” is an innovative project consisting of a two-week pilgrimage of a prisoner who straight from the penitentiary sets out along with the guardian on the Way of St. Jakub from Lublin to Krakow. The aim of the program is to change a young person who, while walking for more than 400 km along Camino de Santiago, has a lot of time to think about his previous life. The task of the guardian is to offer assistance and individual work with the prisoner. Great importance in the project is attributed to the meetings of the prisoner with residents and pastors, who often help on the pilgrimage. An important element of the „New Way” is also to provide young person, after completing the Camino, study of professional competence, referral to an internship and then help in finding a job.
Sense of coherence and styles of coping with stress in youth brought up in educational care facilities and in family homes
Authors: Kleszczewska-Albińska Angelika , Jaroń Dżesika
Published: January 2020

Introduction: The article concerns sense of coherence and styles of coping with stress in group of adolescents brought up in children’s homes and in family homes. Short characteristic of functioning of youth from educational care facilities was presented in the first part of the text. The functions of children’s homes and family homes are described. Concept of sense of coherence and coping with stress in in research on youth was discussed.
Method: The level of sense of coherence and styles of coping with stress in youth brought up in educational care facilities and in family homes were compared. A group of 90 teenagers aged 15-19 was examined using the SOC-29 and CISS questionnaires. The analyzed group consisted of 40 adolescents brought up in children’s homes and 50 adolescents brought up in family homes.
Results: In the group of youth brought up in children’s homes negative correlations between the sense of comprehensibility and the style focused on avoiding and seeking social contacts were observed. In the group of youth brought up in family homes negative correlations between the sense of coherence, the sense of comprehensibility, resourcefulness and the style focused on emotions and a positive relationship between the sense of comprehensibility and the style focused on task was observed. The level of resourcefulness was significantly higher in the group of youth brought up in family homes, compared to adolescents brought up in children’s homes. Youth brought up in family homes significantly more often than their peers from children’s homes uses task-focused strategies. Youth growing up in children’s homes and having contact with their own families significantly more often, compared to teenagers growing up in children’s homes and not having contact with their own families, uses strategies focused on avoiding and seeking social contacts.
Conclusions: There are differences in the intensity of sense of coherence and the use of adaptive strategies related to coping with stress in the group of youth from children’s homes and family homes. Contact with the family of origin causes the increase in the frequency of using dysfunctional strategies of coping with stress in youth from children’s homes.
Interests of socially maladjusted youth
Authors: Moleda Joanna
Published: January 2020

The article concerns the interests of socially maladjusted youth. Among others the social and demographic features of the pupils of the social rehabilitation facility were presented. Research was carried out to determine the differences between socially maladjusted youth and young people who do not conflict with the law in terms of the number of interests held, their type and commitment to implementation.
It was established that among the surveyed boys from the Youth Educational Centre there is a great interest in craft professions such as: car mechanic, electrician, baker, construction worker, carpenter. In addition, the results of the research revealed the preferences of boys not socially adapted to perform in the future, among other things, the profession of teacher, social worker or educator.
Family structure vs. risky behaviour and self-efficiency feeling of youth in the period of late adolescence
Authors: Piotrów Ewa , Gumowska Iwona , Koprowicz Anna
Published: January 2020

The purpose of this research was to compare the frequency of the occurrence of risky behaviour and the level of self-efficiency feeling of youth in the period of late adolescence brought up in families of different structure.
The structure of a family turned out not to have an important influence on a general feeling of self-efficiency of the examined youth brought up in complete and incomplete families. Risky behaviour which includes missing classes and using intoxicating substances: nicotine, alcohol, drugs, do not differ significantly in the frequency range in the compared groups. However, the quantitative analysis of the results shows more frequent use of legal highs by youth brought up in complete families.
The results obtained did not prove the initial assumptions concerning a greater exposure to the possibility of the occurrence of risky behaviour among youth brought up in incomplete families. However, they indicate a higher frequency of occurrence of selected risky behaviour in adolescents from complete families, which prompts further analysis of the factors conditioning this phenomenon. It seems especially important to take into consideration the additional variables which should include:
- time devoted to young people by parents fulfilling educational tasks alone or with a partner;
- parental attitudes presented by parents.
Effect of genotypes on macronutrients and antioxidant capacity of chicken breast meat
Authors: Lengkidworraphiphat Phatthawin , Wongpoomchai Rawiwan , Taya Sirinya , Jaturasitha Sanchai
Published: January 2020

Objective: The increasing consumer awareness of food, which can provide health benefits and potentially aid disease prevention, has become the driving force of the functional food market. Accordingly, the aim of this study was to investigate the effects of chicken genotype on the macronutrient content, bioactive peptide content, and antioxidant capacity within different breast meat.Methods: In this experiment, three genotypes of chicken, Thai indigenous, black-boned, and broiler (control), were reared with commercial feed under the same conditions. Thirty chickens were slaughtered at typical market age and the breasts were separated from the carcass to determine macronutrient content using the AOAC method. The antioxidant capacities of the chicken breasts were evaluated by in vitro antioxidant assays and the protein pattern was investigated using gel electrophoresis. Carnosine and anserine, which have antioxidant properties in animal tissue, were determined using high performance liquid chromatography.Results: The results showed that breast meat from Thai indigenous chickens had a greater macronutrient content and higher antioxidant capacity compared with the other genotypes (p<0.05). The protein pattern was similar between genotypes, however Thai indigenous chickens had the greatest myosin and actin content (p<0.05). In addition, carnosine and anserine values were greatest in the black-boned and Thai indigenous chickens compared with the broiler genotype (p<0.05).Conclusion: Thai indigenous chicken breast meat may be classified as a functional food as it has good nutritional value and is rich in antioxidant peptides.
Evaluating genetic diversity and identifying priority conservation for seven Tibetan pig populations in China based on the mtDNA D-loop
Authors: Ge Qianyun , Gao Caixia , Cai Yuan , Jiao Ting , Quan Jinqiang , Guo Yongbo , Zheng Wangshan , Zhao Shengguo
Published: January 2020

Objective: Tibetan pigs, an excellent species unique to China, face serious threats, which in turn affects the development and utilization of the outstanding advantages of plateau hypoxia adaptability and reduces their genetic diversity. Therefore, a discussion of measures to conserve this genetic resource is necessary. The method, based on genetic diversity, genetic divergence and total genetic contribution rate of population, reflects the priority conservation order and varies depending on the three different purposes of conservation.Methods: We analyzed mitochondrial DNA control region (D-loop) variation in 1,201 individuals from nine Tibetan pig populations across five provinces and downloaded 564 mtDNA D-loop sequences from three indigenous pig breeds in Qinghai, Sichuan, and Yunnan Provinces distributed near the Tibetan pigs.Results: We analyzed three different aspects: Changdu Tibetan pigs have the highest genetic diversity, and from the perspective of genetic diversity, the priority conservation is Changdu Tibetan pigs. Hezuo Tibetan pigs have the highest genetic contribution, so the priority conservation is Hezuo Tibetan pigs in the genetic contribution aspect. Rkaze Tibetan pigs were severely affected by indigenous pig breeds, so if considering from the perspective of introgression, the priority conservation is Rkaze Tibetan pigs.Conclusion: This study evaluated genetic diversity and comprehensively assessed conservation priority from three different aspects in nine Tibetan pig populations.
Tort Law in the Revised Moldovan Civil Code and the Draft Common Frame of Reference (DCFR)
Authors: von Bar Christian
Published: January 2020

The article analyzes the provisions of the new Moldovan CC about tort law. It describes the similarities and differences between the Moldovan CC and the sixth book of the DCFR. (The article reproduces the revised text of a lecture the author gave on October 4, 2018 in Chişinău. The form of the speech has been maintained.)
Le Systeme de Controle de la Gestion des Finances Publiques au Benin
Authors: Bello Sakinatou
Published: January 2020

Que peut l’Etat sans les finances publiques? rien! C’est dire que les finances publiques sont au cœur de l’Etat et la raison d’être de l’Etat. Mais si elles occupent cette place centrale, c’est parce qu’elles permettent à l’Etat de se mouvoir et d’assumer les obligations qui sont les siennes à l’endroit de la communauté nationale et celle internationale. Les finances publiques ne sont rien d’autre que l’argent du peuple dont les gouvernants ont à charge la gestion. Ceci implique et impose la rigueur et la transparence dans leur gestion. L’on ne saurait donc parler de finances publiques sans parler de gestion, de système de contrôle et d’évaluation de l’exécution effective et efficace des différentes missions en matière budgétaire. Le cas de la république du Bénin nous permet de prospecter sur ce terrain.