bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Capacitive Touch Sensitive Vibro-Haptic Typing Training System for the Visually Impaired
Authors: Kalra Siddharth , Jain Sarika , Agarwal Amit
Published: October 2019

The proposed system implements a vibro-haptic glove device which works in tandem to a customized computer keyboard with capacitive touch sensitivity, facilitating a fast-paced typing method for the visually impaired. A normal keyboard is retro-fitted with a “capacitive sense” membrane that activates on human touch, along with a pair of fingerless haptic gloves with vibrators on each finger and a pair of Bluetooth earphones. The visually impaired user receives audible and haptic cues facilitating learning to type the correct key using the right finger on the computer keyboard. This utilizes the Passive-Haptic-Learning (PHL) paradigm for fast paced multisensory learning. A group of blind students were chosen and trained on this system for one month. There were pre and post training assessments conducted, and their scores compared. The findings showcased positive results.
How Could the Use of Game Elements Help Students' Affective and Cognitive Engagement During Game Play?
Authors: Contreras-Espinosa Ruth S. , Gomez Jose Luis Eguia
Published: October 2019

Researchers have posited different types of engagement, distinguishing between behavioral, cognitive, and affective engagement and theoretical frameworks have helped explain the psychological aspects of engagement. However, game researchers should examine all types of engagement using multiple methodologies as a means to understand what students are learning from educational games during game play. Conclusive results require psychological aspects and learning characteristics to be considered, but also require a deeper understanding of the intricate links between learning and game mechanics for engagement. This article presents the findings from a qualitative study with thirty participants that focuses on the importance of affective and cognitive engagement during game play with educational games. To do this, the researchers used Ferran Alsina, a game that would help to develop learning competences of primary education skills. Researchers obtained the experiences of students through a game play session, basic game metrics, think-aloud protocol, observation and focus groups. Results shows that the game provided participants an active participation associated with both affective and cognitive engagement. Without attention to cognition the atuhors risk losing valuable data that relate to a student's learning. Researchers should consider multiple qualitative methodologies and game play experience analysis as student experiences are qualitative.
Investigating the Adoption of ERP Systems
Authors: Al-Adwan Sahem Isam , Habahbeh Abdel salam Abdel hammed
Published: October 2019

Software usability is one of the important issues of human computer interaction. It is a critical quality factor that controls the quality and the performance of any interactive software. This study aims to investigate the impact of usability attributes on end-user's acceptance of enterprise resource planning by extending the technology acceptance model to include five usability attributes, namely: task support, presentation, navigation, learnability and memorability. At the time of writing this article, to the best-known knowledge, there have been no studies in Jordan that have investigated the impact of software usability on the end users' continuous intention to use an enterprise resource planning system. The proposed research model is validated by conducting a survey from Dawacom Pharmacies based in Amman, Jordan. The results show that nine out of eleven hypotheses are significant. The findings indicate that all attributes have a significant impact on user acceptance. Except, the task support does not have a significant effect on perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use.
Book-tax differences e estrutura de capital: uma análise à luz da teoria pecking order
Authors: Pinto Aline Fernandes , Costa Patricia de Souza
Published: October 2019

A estrutura de capital pode ser influenciada pela diferença entre o lucro contábil e o tributável (book-tax differences - BTD). Na presença de um maior nível de BTD, espera-se maior qualidade das informações e, por consequência, menores custos de financiamento. Nesse contexto, o objetivo desta pesquisa é identificara relação entre a BTD e a estrutura de capital das companhias abertas brasileiras. A amostra da pesquisa é formada por 176 companhias abertas brasileiras com dados para período de 2010 a 2015. Os resultados para a análise em painel sugerem que, na presença de uma menor BTD, as empresas brasileiras tendem a aumentar a alavancagem financeira, indicando a preferência das empresas por se financiar com capital de terceiros, demonstrando que em ambientes de maior risco, as empresas optam por se financiar com capital de terceiros, uma vez que os custos do capital próprio se elevam, o que está de acordo com o exposto na teoria pecking order. Além disso, percebe-se que o sistema legal (common law ou code law) não é um fator determinante na relação entre BTD e alavancagem financeira.
Autodeterminazione: le paranoie della modernità
Authors: D’Agostino Francesco
Published: October 2019

Il contributo argomenta su un concetto centrale nel lessico dell’etica, della politica e del diritto, ossia quello di autodeterminazione, per la cui comprensione, soprattutto nelle sue valenze giuridiche, è indispensabile un’antropologia. Al riguardo, vengono segnalati i rischi di ambiguità ai quali il principio di autodeterminazione sarebbe esposto, qualora si considerasse l’antropologia solo un “inutile peso teoretico”. In particolare, l’esito di tale assunto consisterebbe in quelle che Giovanni Jervis ha avuto modo di definire come le “paranoie della modernità”: si tratta di quelle contorte forme di sospetto e di iperinterpretazione che, a livello della mentalità diffusa nel nostro tempo, vengono elaborate contro le posizioni teoriche di coloro che non vogliono accettare gli schemi mentali dei laici più intransigenti. ---------- The contribution argues on a central concept in the lexicon of ethics, politics and law, i.e. self-determination, for whose understanding, above all under its legal values, an anthropology is absolutely necessary. In this respect, the risks of ambiguity to which the principle of self-determination would be exposed are pointed out, if anthropology were only considered as “useless theoretical weight”. In particular, the result of such assumption consists of what Giovanni Jervis has defined as “paranoias of modernity”: they are the twisted forms of suspect and hyperinterpretation, that are often nowadays worked out against the theoretical positions of those persons that don’t accept the mental schemes of the most intransigent laymen.
Sports Medicine Delivery Models: Legal Risks
Authors: Rapp Geoffrey Christopher , Ingersoll Christopher D.
Published: October 2019

Educational institutions sponsoring competitive athletics may use an athletics model, academic model, or medical model for delivery of sports medicine to student-athletes. Four types of legal risk are considered for these 3 models: litigation, contract, regulatory, and structural. The athletics model presents the greatest legal risk to institutions, whereas the medical model presents the least legal risk. Institutional administrators should consider these risks when selecting or maintaining a delivery model for sports medicine.
The effects of chest physiotherapy and tracheobronchial suctioning on tcPO2 in mechanically ventilated new-born infants
Authors: Gounden P.
Published: October 2019

This research project was planned to investigate the problem of hypoxaemia which occurred in the neonatal age group as a result of chest physiotherapy. The study was conducted on mechanically ventilated infants under the age of one month. Nine studies were carried out, these being divided into 3 categories: ( I) The assessment studies, which were planned to investigate the effect of the existing method of chest physiotherapy to tcP02 (transcutaneous oxygen tension). From the results it was clear that there was a need for revision in the existing method. (2) The preliminary studies were designed to establish the optimum levels in the following components of chest physiotherapy: the correct oxygen concentration for hyperventilation during chest physiotherapy: the correct suction pressure for tracheobronchial suctioning in the neonate: the most suitable manual ventilation system for the neonate. (3) The findings of the preliminary studies were used to formulate an upgraded method. This method was tested against the new method which involved the use of a mechanical vibrator. It was found that excessive handling of the infant exposed it to significant falls in tcP02.
Respiratory physiotherapy in paediatrics
Authors: Davids L. M.
Published: October 2019

The approach to respiratory physiotherapy followed at the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital is described. An overview of therapy for the neonate, the child after surgery, the acutely ill child and the child attending the Physiotherapy Department as an outpatient, is given. Stress is laid on treatment of the child and not only his respiratory problem.
Report on the activities of the action committee
Authors: Author No
Published: October 2019

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Analysis of a Viscous Two-Field Gradient Damage Model II: Penalization Limit
Authors: Meyer Christian , Susu Livia Mihaela
Published: October 2019

A viscous partial damage model is considered which features two damage variables coupled through a penalty term in the stored energy functional. While the well-posedness of the model was shown in a companion paper, this work analyses the behaviour of the model as the penalization parameter tends to infinity. It turns out that in the limit both damage variables coincide and satisfy a classical viscous damage model.
Lane Line Detection by LiDAR Intensity Value Interpolation
Authors: Ciroski Viktor , Park Jungme
Published: October 2019

Lane marks are an important aspect for autonomous driving. Autonomous vehicles rely on lane mark information to determine a safe and legal path to drive. In this paper an approach to estimate lane lines on straight or slightly curved roads using a LiDAR unit for autonomous vehicles is presented. By comparing the difference in elevation of LiDAR channels, a drivable region is defined. The presented approach used in this paper differs from previous LiDAR lane line detection methods by reducing the drivable region from three to two dimensions exploring only the x-y trace. In addition, potential lane markings are extracted by filtering a range of intensity values as opposed to the traditional approach of comparing neighboring intensity values. Further, by calculating the standard deviation of the potential lane markings in the y-axis, the data can be further refined to specific points of interest. By applying a statistical approximation, to these points of interest, the results given show a linear approximation of the lane lines.
Perspectives from nongovernmental organizations on education and training needs for community disaster recovery
Authors: Meyer, PhD Michelle Annette , Purdum, MA J. Carlee , Breen, BA Kyle , Aggrey, MPhil John K. , Forrest, BA Danequa , Nunez, BA Cristian , Peacock, PhD Walter Gillis
Published: October 2019

Objective: Individuals leading nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) often lack adequate training to best serve their communities’ needs during disaster recovery even as they are often tasked with filling in gaps left by governmental and private resources. Thus, it is essential that education and training initiatives address NGO efforts specifically. This paper identifies training and education needs as proffered by organizational representatives that have themselves been involved in long-term recovery efforts following disasters in the past 10 years across Texas.Design, Setting, and Subjects: Qualitative interviews with nearly 100 local NGO representatives, government officials, and regional and state-level NGO representatives were conducted using purposive and snowball sampling. The participants conducted recovery activities in six different locations in Texas since 2008.Results: Many respondents noted that they had little experience in disaster recovery and a lack of understanding of what recovery involved. Interviewees identified needs for training including how to coordinate recovery tasks among multiple organizations and agencies (eg, who to involve, what skillsets are needed, what group structure should be formed), how to distribute financial and nonfinancial resources (eg, how to prioritize needs, how to distribute funds, who should receive funding), and how to manage media and external organizational attention.Conclusion: This paper provides recommendations for augmenting existing NGO training and educational activities and developing new training schemes offering practical advice from recovery leaders who have been on the frontline of recent disasters.
Underestimation of column NO2 amounts from the OMI satellite compared to diurnally varying ground-based retrievals from multiple PANDORA spectrometer instruments
Authors: Herman Jay , Abuhassan Nader , Kim Jhoon , Kim Jae , Dubey Manvendra , Raponi Marcelo , Tzortziou Maria
Published: October 2019

Abstract. Retrievals of total column NO2 (TCNO2) are compared for 14 sites
from the Ozone Measuring Instrument (OMI using OMNO2-NASA v3.1) on the AURA
satellite and from multiple ground-based PANDORA spectrometer instruments
making direct-sun measurements. While OMI accurately provides the daily
global distribution of retrieved TCNO2, OMI almost always
underestimates the local amount of TCNO2 by 50 % to 100 % in polluted
areas, while occasionally the daily OMI value exceeds that measured by
PANDORA at very clean sites. Compared to local ground-based or aircraft
measurements, OMI cannot resolve spatially variable TCNO2 pollution
within a city or urban areas, which makes it less suitable for air quality
assessments related to human health. In addition to systematic
underestimates in polluted areas, OMI's selected 13:30 Equator crossing time
polar orbit causes it to miss the frequently much higher values of
TCNO2 that occur before or after the OMI overpass time. Six discussed
Northern Hemisphere PANDORA sites have multi-year data records (Busan,
Seoul, Washington DC, Waterflow, New Mexico, Boulder, Colorado, and Mauna Loa),
and one site in the Southern Hemisphere (Buenos Aires, Argentina). The first
four of these sites and Buenos Aires frequently have high TCNO2
(TCNO2 > 0.5 DU). Eight additional sites have shorter-term
data records in the US and South Korea. One of these is a 1-year data
record from a highly polluted site at City College in New York City with
pollution levels comparable to Seoul, South Korea. OMI-estimated air mass
factor, surface reflectivity, and the OMI 24 km × 13 km FOV (field of view)
are three factors that can cause OMI to underestimate TCNO2. Because of
the local inhomogeneity of NOx emissions, the large OMI FOV is the most
likely factor for consistent underestimates when comparing OMI TCNO2 to
retrievals from the small PANDORA effective FOV (measured in m2)
calculated from the solar diameter of 0.5∘.
Soil carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus stoichiometry (C : N : P) in relation to conifer species productivity and nutrition across British Columbia perhumid rainforests
Authors: Kranabetter John Marty , Sholinder Ariana , de Montigny Louise
Published: October 2019

Abstract. Temperate rainforest soils of the Pacific Northwest are often carbon (C) rich and encompass a wide range in fertility reflecting varying nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) availability. Soil resource stoichiometry (C : N : P) may provide an effective measure of site nutrient status and help refine species-dependent patterns in forest productivity across edaphic gradients. We described the nature of soil organic matter for mineral soil and forest floor substrates across very wet (perhumid) rainforest sites of southwestern Vancouver Island (Canada), and employed soil element ratios as covariates in a long-term planting density trial to test their utility in defining basal area growth response of four conifer species. There were strong positive correlations in mineral soil C, N and organic P (Po) concentrations, and close alignment in C : N and C : Po both among and between substrates. Stand basal area after five decades was best reflected by soil C : N but included a significant species-soil interaction. The conifers with ectomycorrhizal fungi had diverging growth responses displaying either competitive (Picea sitchensis) or stress-tolerant (Tsuga heterophylla, Pseudotsuga menziesii) attributes, in contrast to a more generalist response by an arbuscular mycorrhizal tree (Thuja plicata). Despite the consistent patterns in organic matter quality we found no evidence via foliar nutrition for increased P availability with declining element ratios as we did for N. The often high C : Po ratios (as much as 3000) of these soils may reflect a stronger immobilization sink for P than N, which, along with ongoing sorption of PO4−, could limit the utility of C : Po or N : Po to adequately reflect P supply. The dynamics and availability of soil P to trees, particularly as Po, deserves greater attention as many perhumid rainforests were co-limited by N and P, or, in some stands, possibly P alone.
Soil Greenhouse Gas Emissions under Different Land-Use Types in Savanna Ecosystems of Kenya
Authors: Wachiye Sheila , Merbold Lutz , Vesala Timo , Rinne Janne , Räsänen Matti , Leitner Sonja , Pellikka Petri
Published: October 2019

Abstract. For effective climate change mitigation strategies, adequate data on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from a wide range of land-use and land cover types area prerequisite. However, GHG field measurement data are still scarce for many land-use types in Africa, causing a high uncertainty in GHG budgets. To address this knowledge gap, we present in situ measurements of carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrous oxide (N2O), and methane (CH4) emissions in the lowland part of southern Kenya. We conducted chamber measurements on gas exchange from four dominant land-use types (LUTs) and included (1) cropland, (2) grazed savanna, (3) bushland, and (4) conservation land. Between 29 November 2017 to 3 November 2018, eight measurement campaigns were conducted accounting for regional seasonality (including wet and dry seasons and transitions periods) in each LUT. Mean CO2 emissions for the whole observation period were significantly higher (p-value
Acetate turnover and methanogenic pathways in Amazonian lake sediments
Authors: Conrad Ralf , Klose Melanie , Enrich-Prast Alex
Published: October 2019

Abstract. Lake sediments in Amazonia are a significant source of CH4, a potential greenhouse gas. Previous studies of sediments using 13C analysis found that the contribution of hydrogenotrophic versus aceticlastic methanogenesis to CH4 production was relatively high. Here, we determined the methanogenic pathway in the same sediments (n = 6) by applying [14C]bicarbonate or [2-14C]acetate, and confirmed the high relative contribution (50–80 %) of hydrogenotrophic methanogenesis. The respiratory index (RI) of [2-14C]acetate, which is 14CO2 relative to 14CH4 + 14CO2, divided the sediments into two categories, i.e., those with an RI  0.4 showing that a large percentage of the acetate-methyl was oxidized to CO2 rather than reduced to CH4. Hence, part of the acetate was probably converted to CO2 plus H2 via syntrophic oxidation, thus enhancing hydrogenotrophic methanogenesis. This happened despite the presence of potentially aceticlastic Methanosaetaceae in all the sediments. Alternatively, acetate may have been oxidized with a constituent of the sediment organic matter (humic acid) serving as oxidant. Indeed, apparent acetate turnover rates were larger than CH4 production rates except in those sediments with a R
Technical note: TRACKFlow, a new versatile microscope system for
fission track analysis
Authors: Van Ranst Gerben , Baert Philippe , Fernandes Ana Clara , De Grave Johan
Published: October 2019

Abstract. We here present TRACKFlow, a new system with dedicated modules for the fission track (FT) laboratory. It is based on the motorised Nikon Eclipse Ni-E upright microscope with the Nikon DS-Ri2 full frame camera and is embedded within the Nikon NIS-Elements Advanced Research software package. TRACKFlow decouples image acquisition from analysis to decrease schedule stress of the microscope. The system further has the aim of being versatile, adaptable to multiple preparation protocols and analysis approaches. It is both suited for small-scale laboratories and is also ready for upscaling to high-throughput imaging. The versatility of the system, based on the operators’ full access to the NIS-Elements package, exceeds that of other systems for FT and further expands to stepping away from the dedicated FT microscope towards a general microscope for Earth Sciences, including dedicated modules for FT research. TRACKFlow consists of a number of user-friendly protocols which are based on the well plate design that allows sequential scanning of multiple samples without the need of replacing the slide on the stage. All protocols include a sub-protocol to scan a map of the mount for easy navigation through the samples on the stage. Two protocols are designed for the External Detector Method (EDM) and the LA–ICP–MS apatite fission track (LAFT) approach, with tools for repositioning and calibration to the external detector. Two other tools are designed for large crystals, such as the Durango age standard and U-doped glass external detectors. These protocols generate a regular grid of points and inspect if each point is suitable for analysis. Both protocols also include an option to image each withheld point. One more protocol is included for the measurement of etch pit diameters and one last protocol prepares a list of coordinates for correlative microscopy. In a following phase of development TRACKFlow can be expanded towards fully autonomous calibration, grain detection and imaging.
Towards the closure of momentum budget analyses in the WRF (v3.8.1) model
Authors: Chen Ting-Chen , Yau Man K. , Kirshbaum Daniel J.
Published: October 2019

Abstract. Budget analysis of a tendency equation is widely utilized in numerical studies to quantify different physical processes in a simulated system. While such analysis is often post-processed when the output is made available, it is well-acknowledged that the closure of a budget is difficult to achieve without averaging. Nevertheless, the potential rise of the errors in such calculation has not been systematically investigated. In this study, an inline budget retrieval method is first developed in the WRF v3.8.1 model and tested on a 2D idealized slantwise convection case with a focus on the momentum equations. This method extracts all the budget terms following the model solver, which gives a high accuracy with a residual term always less than 0.02 % of the tendency term. Then, taking the inline values as truth, several post-processing budget analyses with different commonly-used simplifications are performed to investigate how they may affect the accuracy of the estimation of individual terms and the resultant residual. These assumptions include using a lower order advection operator than the one used in the model, neglecting the C staggering grids, or following a mathematically-equivalent but transformed format of equation. Errors in these post-processed analyses are found mostly over the area where the dynamics are the most active, impairing the subsequent physical interpretation. A maximum 99th percentile residual can reach 800 % of the concurrent tendency term, indicating the danger of neglecting the residual term as done in many budget studies. This work provides general guidance not only for applying an inline budget retrieval to the WRF model but for minimizing the errors in post-processing budget calculations.
Survival of the Qaidam Mega-Lake System under Mid-Pliocene Climates and its Restoration under Future Climates
Authors: Scherer Dieter
Published: October 2019

Abstract. The Qaidam basin in the north of the Tibetan Plateau, has undergone drastic environmental changes during the last millions of years. During the Pliocene, the basin contained a freshwater mega-lake system although the surrounding regions showed increasingly arid climates. With the onset of the Pleistocene glaciations, lakes began to shrink, and finally disappeared almost completely. Today, hyperarid climate conditions prevail in the low-altitude parts of the basin. The question, how the lake system was able to withstand the regional trend of aridification for millions of years, remained enigmatic, so far. This study reveals that the mean water balance of the basin is nearly zero under present climate conditions, and positive during warmer, less dry years. This finding provides a physically based explanation, how mid-Pliocene climates could sustain the mega-lake system, and that near-future climates not much different from present conditions could cause rising lake levels and expanding lake areas, and may result in restoration of the Qaidam mega-lake system over geological time scales. The study reveals that a region discussed as being an analogue to Mars due to its hyperarid environments is at a tipping point under present climate conditions, and may switch from negative values that have prevailed during the last 2.6 million years to positive ones in the near future.
Pore-scale permeability prediction for Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids
Authors: Eichheimer Philipp , Thielmann Marcel , Popov Anton , Golabek Gregor J. , Fujita Wakana , Kottwitz Maximilian O. , Kaus Boris J. P.
Published: October 2019

Abstract. The flow of fluids through porous media such as groundwater flow or magma migration is a key process in geological sciences. Flow is controlled by the permeability of the rock; thus, an accurate determination and prediction of its value is of crucial importance. For this reason, permeability has been measured across different scales. As laboratory measurements exhibit a range of limitations, the numerical prediction of permeability at conditions where laboratory experiments struggle has become an important method to complement laboratory approaches. At high resolutions, this prediction becomes computationally very expensive, which makes it crucial to develop methods that maximize accuracy. In recent years, the flow of non-Newtonian fluids through porous media has gained additional importance due to, e.g., the use of nanofluids for enhanced oil recovery. Numerical methods to predict fluid flow in these cases are therefore required. Here, we employ the open-source finite difference solver LaMEM (Lithosphere and Mantle Evolution Model) to numerically predict the permeability of porous media at low Reynolds numbers for both Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids. We employ a stencil rescaling method to better describe the solid–fluid interface. The accuracy of the code is verified by comparing numerical solutions to analytical ones for a set of simplified model setups. Results show that stencil rescaling significantly increases the accuracy at no additional computational cost. Finally, we use our modeling framework to predict the permeability of a Fontainebleau sandstone and demonstrate numerical convergence. Results show very good agreement with experimental estimates as well as with previous studies. We also demonstrate the ability of the code to simulate the flow of power-law fluids through porous media. As in the Newtonian case, results show good agreement with analytical solutions.
Los turnos de abogados de extranjería en el debate de la industria de las migraciones
Authors: Barbero Iker
Published: October 2019

El objetivo de este texto es situar el papel de los turnos de oficio de extranjería en el debate de la industria del control de las migraciones, así como de la industria del rescate de las migraciones, en tanto que se enmarcan dentro de la estructura de un ente corporativo privado, pero de interés público, como son los colegios de abogacía, y son fruto de una regulación garantista del reconocimiento de una necesidad de defensa, particularmente en procedimientos sancionatorios de expulsión. Por tanto, el principal argumento es que los turnos de extranjería se sitúan en un espacio intermedio entre la IC y la IR: si bien hay una cierta remuneración y un lucro en las asistencias, estos turnos surgen, en gran medida, de impulsos personales y valores sociales como el compromiso con los derechos de las personas extranjeras.
La distopía de la verdad: el miedo social en el atentado de Charlie Hebdo
Authors: Arriazu Muñoz Rubén
Published: October 2019

Una de las características de la sociedad moderna occidental es la redefinición de los marcos interpretativos de la verdad. Los elementos fácticos de la información han dejado de tener el protagonismo referencial de la época de la Ilustración y, hoy en día, nos encontramos inmersos en un escenario caótico donde confluyen múltiples verdades sobre un mismo fenómeno social. En la era de la posverdad, el vínculo emocional con la audiencia se ha convertido en una parte esencial para legitimar la verosimilitud de la información. El objetivo de esta investigación es analizar las estrategias de comunicación utilizadas para transmitir el miedo social a través del análisis de dos noticias contrapuestas sobre el atentado de Charlie Hebdo. Para abordar este propósito se ha utilizado la metodología del análisis audiovisual interpretativo basado en la interdependencia entre el objeto, el contexto sociocultural de producción y el impacto de la noticia en la audiencia. Una de las conclusiones más importantes que revela este estudio es que la expresión de las emociones colectivamente aceptadas es el resultado de la conjunción de los elementos referenciales (logos) y emocionales (pathos) de la información.
“Es una maternidad que hay que reinventar”: madres lesbianas, técnicas de reproducción asistida y retos a los que se enfrentan
Authors: Trujillo Barbadillo Gracia , Falguera Ríos Mercè
Published: October 2019

Esta investigación analiza cómo las mujeres lesbianas, que acceden a la maternidad a través de las técnicas de reproducción asistida (TRA), la redefinen o inventan en una serie de aspectos. En la primera parte analizamos el impacto de los avances legales (la modificación del Código civil, que posibilitó el matrimonio a parejas del mismo sexo en 2005, y la Ley de Reproducción Asistida de 2006), y de los impases y retrocesos en la aplicación de las mismas. A continuación, mostramos el cuestionamiento de la biología como el lazo fundamental para establecer el parentesco en estas familias, y la cuasi obligatoria “salida del armario” que supone para las lesbianas la maternidad como proyecto de pareja. El análisis empírico está basado en la tesis doctoral de Falguera (2016), que realizó cuarenta y tres entrevistas en profundidad en la provincia de Barcelona a lesbianas que accedieron a ser madres a través de TRA en clínicas privadas. El artículo concluye con unas reflexiones relativas a cómo sus dilemas, decisiones y estrategias cuestionan muchas de las asunciones de la Sociología y la Antropología de la familia en relación con la filiación y el parentesco, entre otros temas, al tiempo que arrojan luz sobre aspectos menos conocidos pero relevantes tanto desde el punto vista social como académico.
Dilemmatic tensions around parenthood: the ambiguous third-party role in Assisted Reproductive Technologies and Surrogacy in France and Portugal
Authors: Delaunay Catarina
Published: October 2019

This article analyzes couples’ attitudes towards the third-party role in Assisted Reproductive Technologies with gamete donation, and problematizes parenthood and kinship. I base my analysis on 66 in-depth interviews with different ART actors (from beneficiaries to professionals) in France and Portugal, conducted as part of a research project already completed. Special focus is given to 19 interviews with heterosexual and homosexual couples who used third-party reproduction in Europe and the United States. I found a physical and moral detachment operation among heterosexual and lesbian couples vis-a-vis the donor of reproductive potential, who is depersonalized and reduced to a functionality. The objective is to preserve the intimacy of the couple and the autonomy of the parental project. This contrasts with innovative and enlarged family dynamics developed by gay couples, who integrate both female figures (surrogate and oocyte donor) in their children’s family history, through bonding efforts in a logic of reciprocity (gift and counter-gift). The purpose is to reject the negative image of a woman’s body being commodified while preserving the natural appearance of procreation. I conclude that a naturalist conception of kinship persists —one based on shared biogenetic substances that bind together one parent and the donor-conceived child— along with the centrality of biological processes such as pregnancy and childbirth. There are different ways of easing tensions inherent to the contractual intervention of third parties in the reproductive process. ART re-elaborates the line of demarcation between commodities and gifts and between living things and human beings, while reconfiguring family concepts.
Breves reseñas biográficas
Authors: Editorial Equipo
Published: October 2019

Reseñas biográficas.
BEYOND THE SPHERICAL APPROXIMATION: ELONGATED FREE VOLUME HOLES IN RUBBERS: A POSITRON ANNIHILATION STUDY
Authors: Consolati Giovanni , Nichetti Dario , Briatico Vangosa Francesco , Quasso Fiorenza
Published: October 2019

The free volume fraction, a key parameter for the understanding of mechanical and transport properties of polymers, has been evaluated in a fluoroelastomer and a cis-polyisoprene rubber by means of positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy and dilatometry. The evaluation showed that the assumption of elongated holes allows one to get a very good agreement between the free volume fraction experimentally determined and the theoretical expectation based on the lattice-hole model. On the other hand, systematic discrepancies are found using the spherical approximation. Moreover, the average hole size is found to be correlated to the effective bond length leff, a parameter connected to reptation motions and largely independent of the polymer structure. The result sheds some light on conformational statistics for the most flexible linear polymers that approach Gaussian chain behavior.
Un poeta a las puertas del Parnaso: Diego Félix de Quijada y RiquelmeA Poet at the Gates of the Parnassus: Diego Félix de Quijada y Riquelme
Authors: Alba Gema Balaguer
Published: October 2019

Diego Felix de Quijada y Riquelme is a barely known Sevillian poet who belongs to the Spanish Golden Age and he is the author of a collection of love poems entitled Soliadas. This ill-fated poet achieved a promising position in the Spanish literary scene of the early 17th century thanks to the support of Juan de Arguijo and Lope de Vega and his participation in literary jousts. The preserved testimonies of his relationship with Arguijo and Lope are the primary sources for the reconstruction of the failed editorial process of his only work.
On the status of Concordantia Temporum in Spanish: An experimental approach
Authors: Guajardo Gustavo , Goodall Grant
Published: October 2019

Subjunctive clauses in Spanish are traditionally claimed to obey Concordantia Temporum (CT), an agreement in tense between the matrix and subjunctive clauses. Treating this phenomenon literally as agreement is problematic, so an analysis in which CT falls out from general principles of tense interpretation, as in Laca (2010a), is very attractive. Nevertheless, this analysis seems to make some prima facie incorrect predictions. Here we test these predictions by means of a large-scale, formal sentence acceptability experiment in three countries. We show that despite superficial appearances, speakers do allow “violations” of CT (specifically, a present subjunctive clause embedded under a matrix present clause) in exactly the environment that Laca’s analysis predicts: when the context allows for a double access reading (DAR). We also find, however, that a subset of speakers also allows these violations in environments where the DAR interpretation is not possible. This finding is not predicted by Laca’s analysis, but it can be accommodated within it by positing that for those speakers, the present subjunctive form is actually unspecified for tense, a claim for which we provide independent evidence. Overall, our experimental results lend support to an analysis like Laca’s and suggest that CT can be eliminated as a separate mechanism of the grammar.
The Relationship of Good University Governance and Student Satisfaction
Authors: Muhsin Muhsin , Martono S , Nurkhin Ahmad , Pramusinto Hengky , Afsari Nely , Arham Ahmad Fadhly
Published: October 2019

The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship of good university governance, teaching quality of lecturers and student satisfaction. It also aims to examine the effect of learning facilities on good university governance and student satisfaction. 361 students of the Faculty of Economics, Semarang State University, were involved in this study using proportionate random sampling. Then, to gather the data, a questionnaire was distributed, and the data were analyzed by applying SEM-PLS. The results showed that good university governance, teaching quality of lecturers, and learning facilities had a positive and significant effect on student satisfaction. The teaching quality of lecturers is proven to be influenced by good university governance. In addition, learning facilities also have a significant effect on good university governance.
Is het bevorderen van langetermijnbetrokkenheid van aandeelhouders nastrevenswaardig en een hoeksteen van het corporate-governancemodel van beursvennootschappen?
Authors: Koster H.
Published: October 2019

Is het bevorderen van langetermijnbetrokkenheid van aandeelhouders nastrevenswaardig en een hoeksteen van het corporate-governancemodel van beursvennootschappen?

In dit artikel bespreekt de auteur de bepalingen van de herziene aandeelhoudersrichtlijn en het wetsvoorstel bevorderen langetermijnbetrokkenheid van aandeelhouders, die zien op het bevorderen van langetermijnbetrokkenheid van aandeelhouders van beursvennootschappen. De auteur beantwoordt twee vragen: ten eerste de vraag of het bevorderen van de langetermijnbetrokkenheid van aandeelhouders van beursvennootschappen nastrevenswaardig is, en ten tweede of het bevorderen van langetermijnbetrokkenheid van aandeelhouders inderdaad een hoeksteen van het corporate-governancemodel van beursgenoteerde vennootschappen is.
De Verordening inzake screening van overnames in de EU – de gevolgen voor de M&A-praktijk
Authors: Kros W.M.
Published: October 2019

De Verordening inzake screening van overnames in de EU – de gevolgen voor de M&A-praktijk

De Verordening tot vaststelling van een kader voor de screening van buitenlandse directe investeringen in de EU (Verordening 2019/452) is op 19 maart 2019 aangenomen door het Europees Parlement en zal met ingang van 11 oktober 2020 van toepassing zijn. De Verordening stelt een raamwerk vast waarbinnen de EU-lidstaten en de Europese Commissie samenwerken aan de screening van investeringen van buiten de EU. Alhoewel de EU-lidstaten zelf verantwoordelijk blijven voor het al

dan niet screenen van foreign direct investments zal de Verordening waarschijnlijk zorgen voor een uitgebreider en langduriger screening proces omdat belangen van betrokken EU lidstaten in overweging genomen moeten worden.
Smallsteps: de uitspraak, de Nederlandse rechtspraak en voorgestelde regelgeving
Authors: de Groot C.
Published: October 2019

Smallsteps: de uitspraak, de Nederlandse rechtspraak en voorgestelde regelgeving

In zijn uitspraak van 22 juni 2017 in de Smallsteps-zaak besliste het Hof van Justitie van de Europese Unie dat de Europese richtlijn betreffende het behoud van de rechten van de werknemers bij overgang van ondernemingen ook van toepassing is wanneer de overgang van de onderneming plaatsvindt door middel van een zogenoemde pre-packaged deal. De latere Nederlandse rechtspraak beperkt de reikwijdte van de Smallsteps-uitspraak zo veel mogelijk. Op 29 mei 2019 is het voorontwerp Wet overgang van onderneming in faillissement gepubliceerd. Dit voorontwerp is mede een reactie op de Smallsteps-uitspraak, maar lijkt strijdig te zijn met de richtlijn.
WeDo Lego Robotics as a tool for developing children’s 21st century competences
Authors: Chlebowicz Marlena
Published: October 2019

The article presents the potential of Lego WeDo robotics classes for developing children’s 21st century competences. There is a postulate to shape children’s competences in times of dynamic changes. The key competences and their classifi cation are described in the introduction. There is also a description of
competences in the fi eld of entrepreneurship, personal, social and learning skills competences as well as digital competences relevant in the context of the studied activities. Lego WeDo 1.0 robotics and programming classes are an opportunity to develop partecipant’s 21st century competences – evaluation of the effectiveness of using sets of bricks has become the purpose of the author’s own research. Research questions related to how creative competences, meta-learning competences and team collaboration competences developed. The research was carried out using the method of pedagogical experiment, technique of one group. The author prepared a schedule including creative exercises. Participant observation was carried out, children’s products were collected and J. P. Guilford’s test was used twice. After analyzing the results, it turned out that children achieved skills in building robots, part of the group was able to create their own instruction designs. Pupils collaborated in pairs, were more eager to construct than to program robots. The children expressed their competences of metalearning while making drawings, were able to make associations by comparing themselves to the machine, and also insight into their own minds. Some participants were aware of the complexity of the learning process. During the semester of classes, the skill of creative thinking developed, with the best results were obtained in the development of fl exibility of thinking. Participation of children in robotics and programming classes infl uenced the development of their competences – Lego WeDo bricks were an effective tool for developing the 21st century competences of participants.
Erneuerbare und dezentrale Energien aus postkolonialer Perspektive
Authors: Barthel Bettina
Published: October 2019

By combining postcolonial theory and development and technology research, this interdisciplinary work offers new research avenues. Through two detailed case studies, it contributes to theoretical knowledge as well as critical developmental practice.
First, it reflects on the role of (energy) technologies from a critical perspective on development and technology. It proceeds to highlight current discursive formations and the political strategies of the energy and ‘devel-opment’ nexus.
Against this theoretical background and via ethnographic research methods, processes of technology development in two case studies of German–Tanzanian partnerships are reconstructed, analysed from a postcolonial perspective and examined for their potential in terms of self-determined technology development and use and the obstacles they also pose in this respect. The case studies look at the cooperation between two NGOs that are developing a new type of biogas system for the home and two companies that install solar home systems.
“The Mystical is Everything Speculative”
Authors: Hahn Karl ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: October 2019

Hegel is a towering figure in modern philosophy, and he is interestingly a thinker for whom philosophical modernity and traditional religion are necessary partners in the pursuit of shared truth. In this paper, I use Hegel’s unique rendition on natural theology as a test-case for examining the intersection of traditional Christian religion and Idealist reason in Hegel’s philosophical modernity. Specifically, I raise the question of whether Hegel’s philosophy of religion is faithful to what philosopher William Desmond has called the “religious between,” within which God exists as superior, transcendent other to the finite human being existing in created dependence on Him. I argue that Hegel’s Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion contain a German idealist conception of natural theology that counterfeits this “between” by subordinating it to a pseudo-mystical quest for noetic union with God that obliterates what should be the irreducible difference between the human and the divine essence.
Platon et les plaisirs de la vertu
Authors: Murgier Charlotte ,   Editua Polirom
Published: October 2019

How does Plato conceive the pleasures attendant on the virtuous life? Does he provide a specific account of them ? By reading through key passages from Laws book 5, Republic book 9 and the Philebus, I try to assess the way Plato endeavours to demonstrate that the virtuous life is also happy and thereby pleasant. I investigate to what extent these texts put forward any specificity of the pleasures of being virtuous, and how far the account they provide harmonizes with Plato’s general views about pleasure.
Aristote : poursuivre et fuir
Authors: Crubellier Michel ,   Editua Polirom
Published: October 2019

ARISTOTLE ON PURSUIT AND AVOIDANCE. Pleasure and pain play an essential role in Aristotle’s conception of the goal‑directed activities of animals and human beings, since they trigger the reactions of pursuit or avoidance, and hence the entire behavior. The present paper inquires into Aristotle’s analysis of this phenomenon on the basis of De Anima III , chapter 7 and De Motu Animalium, chapters 6‑7‑8. The crucial move in this analysis is the definition of pleasure and pain given in both treatises : “To feel pleasure or pain is to actualize through the sensitive mean towards what is good or bad, as such”. The paper examines the meaning of this definition and shows how it connects and agrees with the explanation of the principles of the physical motions of animals in the De Motu Animalium.
Imagining New Worlds
Authors: York Matt ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: October 2019

As we witness the collapse of the neoliberal consensus and the subsequent rise of authoritarian ‘strong men’ and xenophobic nationalisms across the globe, the capitalist hegemony that was consolidated by the neoliberal project remains very much intact. In pursuit of a sane alternative to this post-neoliberal world order this article proposes love as a key concept for political theory/philosophy and for performing a central role in the revolutionary transformation of contemporary global capitalism. Through a close reading of the works of Emma Goldman and Michael Hardt, and specifically their own pursuit of a political concept of love—I draw on, and make links with contemporary ideas of love as a political concept for radical social transformation in the twenty-first century. I argue that new love-based political subjectivities, practices, and group formations offer exciting opportunities for a reimagining of the frame within which an alter-globalisation can occur, and link theory to praxis by introducing an ongoing Collective Visioning project which illuminates a new post-capitalist, post-patriarchal, post-colonial and post-anthropocentric synergetic politics grounded in revolutionary love.