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Spatial distribution of water level impact to back-barrier bays
Authors: Aretxabaleta Alfredo L. , Ganju Neil K. , Defne Zafer , Signell Richard P.
Published: December 2018

Abstract. Water level in semi-enclosed bays, landward of barrier islands, is mainly driven by offshore sea level fluctuations that are modulated by bay geometry and bathymetry, causing spatial variability in the ensuing response (transfer). Local wind setup can have a secondary role that depends on wind speed, fetch, and relative orientation of the wind direction and the bay. Inlet geometry and bathymetry primarily regulate the magnitude of the transfer between open ocean and bay. Tides and short-period offshore oscillations are more damped in the bays than longer-lasting offshore fluctuations, such as storm surge and sea level rise. We compare observed and modeled water levels at stations in a mid-Atlantic bay (Barnegat Bay) with offshore water level proxies. Observed water levels in Barnegat Bay are compared and combined with model results from the Coupled Ocean–Atmosphere–Wave–Sediment Transport (COAWST) modeling system to evaluate the spatial structure of the water level transfer. Analytical models based on the dimensional characteristics of the bay are used to combine the observed data and the numerical model results in a physically consistent approach. Model water level transfers match observed values at locations inside the Bay in the storm frequency band (transfers ranging from 70–100 %) and tidal frequencies (10–55 %). The contribution of frequency-dependent local setup caused by wind acting along the bay is also considered. The approach provides transfer estimates for locations inside the Bay where observations were not available resulting in a complete spatial characterization. The approach allows for the study of the Bay response to alternative forcing scenarios (landscape changes, future storms, and rising sea level). Detailed spatial estimates of water level transfer can inform decisions on inlet management and contribute to the assessment of current and future flooding hazard in back-barrier bays and along mainland shorelines.
Aproximaciones a la "inquietante extrañeza" en la pintura contemporánea: una perspectiva de género
Authors: Rodríguez Cañestro Sheila , Garcerá Ruiz Javier
Published: December 2018

En el contexto del arte contemporáneo, cada vez es más frecuente encontrar mujeres artistas nacidas en la segunda mitad del siglo XX que elaboran sus obras desde un lenguaje pictórico construido a través de un esmerado dominio de la técnica y el oficio y que se interesan en representar escenas de una alta tensión narrativa, inquietante y turbadora. En este artículo vamos a partir de tres exposiciones que en torno a estos temas se han organizado a nivel internacional (Nightfall: New tendencies in figurative painting, This side of Paradise y New Black Romanticism) que son un ejemplo más de la escasa representación femenina en este tipo de eventos y que constatan la marginación y el silencio que la historia del arte ha otorgado a la mujer. Como consecuencia de ello, planteamos este artículo desde un posicionamiento crítico feminista que pretende no sólo dar visibilidad a un grupo numeroso de pintoras figurativas sino también reivindicar las diferencias de sus propuestas respecto a las narrativas de los artistas varones incluidos en dichas exposiciones y a los cánones predominantes.
Dos visiones opuestas del mito de Barba Azul: Gustave Doré y Cindy Sherman
Authors: Baños Gil María Ángeles
Published: December 2018

En 1862 Gustave Doré ilustra el cuento de Barba Azul para la recopilación de cuentos realizada por Perrault, un relato didáctico dirigido por el discurso patriarcal. En 1985 Cindy Sherman hace la interpretación según la versión de los hermanos Grimm publicada como Fitcher´s Bird (1992). Sherman da un giro al relato y rompe el hechizo que oculta la realidad. La base teórica parte de la crítica de Jacques Rancière quien nos invita a ser espectadores activos para reconocer el viraje ético de la estética y la política, y de Jack Zipes, interesado en la fantasía y la magia de estos relatos, y cómo a través de ellos, se ha potenciado la ignorancia, lo que Rancière llama «la máquina óptica que forma las miradas en la ilusión y en la pasividad». Asimismo, teóricas feministas como Amelia Valcárcel o Iris Marion Young, son una ayuda indispensable para revalidar la crítica hacia la sociedad machista.
Referencias al matrimonio morganático en algunas de las versiones pictóricas de Matrimonio de don Martín de Loyola con Ñusta Beatriz Clara Coya
Authors: Mellado Corriente Marina
Published: December 2018

Una mirada más detenida, y alternativa, al conjunto de pinturas coloniales peruanas que representan el matrimonio celebrado en 1572 entre un capitán español, Gobernador del Reino de Chile, y una princesa, heredera al depuesto trono inca, revela que mientras que en las versiones más tempranas conocidas –creadas entre 1675 y 1718– el esposo sostiene firmemente con su mano izquierda la mano derecha de su esposa, una versión más tardía, compuesta en torno a 1750, representa a los contrayentes tomando sus respectivas manos derechas. Los matrimonios morganáticos, también conocidos como matrimonios de la mano izquierda, fueron los celebrados entre un hombre de abolengo y una mujer de linaje inferior, y, en menor medida, entre una mujer noble y un plebeyo. En este trabajo se analizan detalladamente determinados aspectos iconográficos de cuatro de varias de las versiones pictóricas del matrimonio que existieron, así como el contexto social, histórico y religioso en el que fueron creadas y exhibidas, para sugerir la hipótesis de que las más primitivas interpretaciones pictóricas de tan célebre alianza la concibieron deliberadamente como una unión morganática, con objeto de recalcar la sumisión de los indígenas, y muy especialmente de su élite –personificada en la princesa inca– a los cristianos, mientras que una representación posterior la interpretó como una unión entre iguales, para expresar que la élite indígena había llegado finalmente a desempeñar un papel más prominente en el sistema colonial.
Carmen Benedet: una galerista pionera en el circuito español de los años sesenta
Authors: Aparicio Vega Juan Carlos
Published: December 2018

Carmen Benedet:El presente artículo se refiere a la trayectoria profesional de Carmen Benedet, quien fundó en 1964 una galería de arte contemporáneo en la trastienda del negocio familiar, en pleno centro de Oviedo. La apertura tuvo lugar tras un concienzudo período de aprendizaje en contacto con varios negocios madrileños (Abril y Neblí), si bien su verdadera evolución transcurrió a partir de su estrecha y permanente relación con Juana Mordó y también de otros intermediarios del comercio artístico español (Gaspar, Maeght y Grupo Quince), entre los que se insertó con absoluta naturalidad pese a su posición periférica. Su concepto de galería, radicalmente moderno, sorprendió por su coherencia y apuesta por las últimas tendencias, en particular, las informalistas, que reflejó como si se tratase de una sala madrileña. una galerista pionera en el circuito español de los años sesenta
Sobre los valores y los principios para la actuación de los servidores públicos
Authors: Fierro Ana Elena , Otero Adonay
Published: December 2018

Los servidores públicos no siempre actúan en función del interés de la comunidad a pesar de las amenazas y sanciones establecidas en el derecho; es necesario encontrar nuevas vías de actuación para resolver tan importante problema. En ese sentido, este artículo busca fundamentar los principios que deben regir la actuación de los mismos. Para ello, en primer lugar, se intenta establecer un método que permita la creación de estos principios, basándose en la teoría del valor de Luis Villoro y en la ética de Immanuel Kant. Posteriormente, se identifica el interés público como aquel valor que se busca por él mismo sin necesidad de acudir a otros valores para cuyo fin esté dispuesto. A continuación, se derivan los valores de responsabilidad, objetividad, imparcialidad, razonabilidad, publicidad, solidaridad, prudencia e instrumentalidad, a partir de los cuáles se construyen principios éticos que puedan, posteriormente, ser positivizados en el derecho.
Retórica, emociones y pluralismo: déficit democrático en la "identidad política" del actual independentismo catalán (2011-2017)
Authors: Fernández-Llebrez Fernando
Published: December 2018

El objetivo del artículo es estudiar la identidad política que caracteriza al actual movimiento social y político independentista catalán (2011-2017) desde la teoría retórica de la democracia. La cuestión a analizar será si dicha identidad contiene determinados déficits democráticos que afecten a su inclusividad y pluralismo de tal modo que su capacidad de interacción con una parte significativa de la sociedad catalana quede limitada. Para ello, se comprobará si dicha identidad política es una identidad política común o bien una identidad política parcial porque, en ese caso, y teniendo en cuenta el objetivo que dicho movimiento pretende alcanzar, sus problemas normativos desde un punto de vista democrático serán relevantes.
Un estudio del pacto lockeano que funda el gobierno en la confianza del pueblo a la luz del caso de la prerrogativa
Authors: Severo Chumbita Joan
Published: December 2018

Two Treatises of Government (TT) de John Locke (1632-1704) propone dos pactos, uno que funda el Estado y otro que funda el gobierno. La presencia de estos dos pactos supone profundas diferencias con el contractualismo hobbesiano y abre la puerta a la teoría de la resistencia lockeana. En este artículo se analizan con cierto detalle las características de ambos pactos a la luz no solo de TT sino también de otros textos de Locke a fin de precisar la especificidad y originalidad de su propuesta política. Ello supondrá discutir con la lectura de intérpretes clásicos como John Dunn y John Simmons, así como otros más contemporáneos como Lee Ward y Robert Faulkner.
Problemática y perspectivas sobre la temporalidad histórica: algunas consideraciones para una "historia de la teoría política"
Authors: Barrionuevo Sergio Javier
Published: December 2018

El renovado interés que ha adquirido el pensamiento político desde la segunda mitad del siglo veinte ha dado lugar a nuevas perspectivas para su estudio. Sin embargo, el desarrollo teórico de las ciencias sociales no ha tenido una interacción fluida entre las disciplinas que la componen. En este trabajo argumentaré que los desarrollos metodológicos sobre la posibilidad histórica de la teoría política deberían estar interconectados con los desarrollos en el campo de la historiografía. Para sostener mi posición me propongo realizar una aproximación problemática en torno a la posibilidad de construir un conocimiento histórico-científico de la teoría política, a partir de los siguientes tópicos: (1) la temporalidad histórica; (2) el vínculo entre temporalidad y pensamiento, y (3) la politización del pensamiento.
Auroville: city of the dawn, city of the future, now
Authors: Parker Ian
Published: December 2018

This paper briefly describes the formation, present-day functioning and problems facing the futuristic city ‘Auroville’ in the state of Tamil Nadu in south India. Founded in 1968 as a ‘universal’ city, and planned to have 50,000 inhabitants that would take the next step in human evolution to exist as a self-sustaining community independent of nation states, Auroville manifests another utopian attempt to create a ‘common’ space which resonates with communist hopes to reclaim the commons from capitalist enclosure. This paper explores the problems that face Auroville when it creates its ‘commons’ on existing peasant land and becomes implicated in colonial politics.
Reimaginando la ciudad. Notas para situar en contexto las estéticas tecnológicas ciudadanas en el marco de las transformaciones urbanas
Authors: Lozano Alejandro
Published: December 2018

El principal objetivo de este texto consiste un esbozar un acercamiento teórico desde el ámbito de la filosofía y la estética para comprender las implicaciones del empoderamiento ciudadano con nuevas tecnologías en el diseño de las ciudades contemporáneas. Partimos de un análisis de la estética corporativa de las ciudades inteligentes o smart cities que ha actuado como la narrativa urbana tecnológica en lo relativo a la tecnificación de las metrópolis contemporáneas. El modelo de la smart city se inspira en el imaginario de la cibercultura de los años 80 y 90 y reelabora sus contenidos para adaptarlos al contexto empresarial. A continuación, nos centramos en la emergencia de las estéticas tecnológicas ciudadanas a partir de la primera década del siglo XXI y señalaremos algunos de sus rasgos fundamentales por medio del contraste con las estéticas tecnológicas corporativas.
Wombastic, la batalla gráfica por la reapropiación del cuerpo femenino frente a la amenaza antiabortista de Gallardón
Authors: Márquez López María
Published: December 2018

El proyecto antiabortista que el Gobierno del Partido Popular desarrolló entre 2010 y 2014 provocó una reacción social de calado en nuestro país, al entenderse que la custodia legal-médica que pretendía sobre el cuerpo de la mujer suponía un claro retroceso en sus derechos. Al vulnerar la dignidad y la libertad de la población femenina, esta ley se convertía en una forma de violencia de género. Entre las diversas iniciativas surgidas en ese periodo se encuentra Wombastic, la plataforma gráfica en Tumblr creada por la Asociación de Autoras de Cómic, donde la reivindicación del cuerpo femenino, como territorio vetado a decisiones externas a la propia mujer, se tradujo en más de 250 imágenes y eslóganes aportados por ilustradoras y autoras de cómic entre febrero y septiembre de 2014, fecha esta última en la que dimitió el por entonces ministro de Justicia y encargado de defender el proyecto legislativo, Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón. Las creaciones eran de libre descarga, con el objetivo de inundar las calles y las manifestaciones de estos carteles de protesta. Mujeres reapropiándose de sus cuerpos ante la amenaza de la tutela estatal, dibujadas con tintes humorísticos y/o solemnes, pero siempre rotundas en sus mensajes, y un ex ministro Gallardón ridiculizado, fueron los denominadores comunes.
Construcción de la identidad digital a través de la auto-objetivación: creación del yo-objeto y su relación con la cosificación del cuerpo de las mujeres
Authors: Santos Díaz Estela
Published: December 2018

En el proceso de construcción de la identidad digital, esta se asocia a una transformación de objetivación del yo que implica el desarrollo de una visión auto-objetivadora a la vez que cosificadora de los otros digitales. Este texto ofrece una breve reflexión sobre la proyección digital de la identidad individual y colectiva. Para ello se expondrán las distintas interpretaciones teóricas que han abordado este concepto. Asimismo, se examinarán las implicaciones que tiene esta objetivación de los individuos en la reformulación digital de la identidad femenina.
Fabricación digital y arquitectura como herramienta de concienciación social. REME: Refugio para situaciones de emergencia
Authors: Castro Juan Carlos , Gómez Yordhana , De Juanes Francisco , Moreno Leandro
Published: December 2018

Este artículo muestra cómo un espacio arquitectónico, como es un refugio temporal, se puede convertir en una herramienta de comunicación y concienciación muy potente. Así, los factores estrictamente arquitectónicos como son el sistema constructivo, su capacidad espacial, estética o su capacidad para albergar diferentes usos, son agentes de mediación de gran valor y potencia divulgativa. Es decir, la estructura arquitectónica amplía su misión y se convierte en un medio de comunicación de valores y puntos de vista, ampliando su capacidad comunicadora. De esta manera, a través de acciones concretas de comunicación BTL (Bellow The Line) la arquitectura se convierte en centro de la acción comunicativa.
Reseña/Review (Ragnedda, Massimo, "The third digital divide: a Weberian approach to digital inequalities" Nueva York: Routledge, ISBN: 9781472471260 (hbk); ISBN: 978131560600 (ebk), 128 págs., 2017)
Authors: Calderón Gómez Daniel
Published: December 2018

Reseña/Review (Ragnedda, Massimo, "The third digital divide: a Weberian approach to digital inequalities" Nueva York: Routledge, ISBN: 9781472471260 (hbk); ISBN: 978131560600 (ebk), 128 págs., 2017)
Comparison of Turkish and Iranian University Students’ Forgiveness, Tolerance and Happiness Levels
Authors: Mameghani Shiva Saeighi , Ersanlı Ercümend
Published: December 2018

The aim of this study was to compare the levels of forgiveness, tolerance and happiness of university students in terms of different variables (gender, age, marital status and program) in Turkey and Iran. A total of 1234 (797 female and 437 male) university students, between 18 and 23 years old, who were studying at Hacettepe University and Ondokuz Mayıs University in Turkey and Tehran University and Tabriz University in Iran, participated in the study. They completed three data collection instruments: the Oxford Happiness Scale (OMO), Tolerance Scale (TO) and Heartland Forgiveness Scale (HFS). The analysis of the data was performed with the SPSS 23 statistical program. The results of the statistical analyses showed that the happiness and tolerance levels of university students in Turkey and Iran differ according to gender, age, marital status and educational status variables. However, when the same variables were considered, there was no significant difference in forgiveness levels. Finally, the findings were discussed in reference to previous studies.
Does Manager Ability Influence Prospectus Earnings Quality and IPO Underpricing?
Authors: Hairston Stephanie A. , Yu Ji , Liu Zenghui
Published: December 2018

Prior literature suggests that manager ability influences several factors, including financial reporting quality, key to the bargaining power of an issuing firm during their initial public offering (IPO). However, we also know that high ability managers are better able to engage in and conceal opportunistic behavior which may dampen any positive effects their abilities have in the IPO process. Given the conflicting affect that managerial ability may have on financial reporting and firm performance in the IPO setting, we examine the impact of manager ability on prospectus earnings quality and IPO underpricing. We find that IPO firms with high ability managers tend to have better earnings quality and are less underpriced than firms with low ability managers. We also find preliminary evidence that equity ownership strengthens the relationship between manager ability and IPO underpricing. Our findings are consistent with the streams of literature suggesting that better managers produce higher quality earnings and raise more capital during the IPO to invest in future growth opportunities if they are closely monitored. These findings should be useful to issuing firms considering hiring high caliber managers, investors in evaluating IPO firms, and researchers in examining the influence of human capital on IPO underpricing.
A “two-eyed seeing” approach to Indigenizing nursing curricula
Authors: Harder Marti , Johnson Jessie , MacDonald Cathy , Ingstrup Andrea , Piche Marc J
Published: December 2018

Educational institutions, including schools of nursing, find themselves in significant times, as they work to Indigenize programs, and strive to repair and heal relationships with Indigenous peoples as recommended in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (2015). Educators question where to begin the process, how such Indigenization should occur, and what the curricular end result should look like. In response, the authors considered many aspects from the literature, specific to nursing programs. The following themes were explored: partnering with community, cultural relevance, and faculty development. Through the utilization of a “two-eyed seeing” approach, institutional administrators need to partner with Indigenous Elders and community members to facilitate relationships required to provide the knowledge necessary to bring about change within educational programs. It is through such an approach that nursing curricula can be designed to be culturally safe and relevant for both Indigenous and non-Indigenous learners, and faculty can be supported in their growth and development in Indigenous knowledge. The authors propose that through “two-eyed seeing” and the integration of the Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada (2009) core competencies, Indigenization of nursing curricula may ultimately move forward in a culturally reciprocal and respectful way.
Deception Island: Archaeology of ′Anyapax, Anacapa Island, California
Authors: Rick Torben C. , Reeder-Myers Leslie A. , Gobalet Kenneth W. , Hash John M. , Jew Nicholas P. , Wake Thomas A. , Wolff Christopher B.
Published: December 2018

Archaeologists have long been interested in understanding the antiquity and evolution of human occupation of the world’s islands, but relatively limited attention has been given to small islands. With evidence for human occupation at least 13,000 years ago, California’s eight Channel Islands have a long record of coastal settlement and land use, but key questions remain about the smallest islands of Anacapa and Santa Barbara, each less than 3 km2. This volume focuses on the archaeology of Anacapa Island by synthesizing data from excavation, survey, and radiocarbon dating on the island, particularly its eastern segment, during the past 15 years. Anacapa was occupied for at least 5,500 years through the Historic period and likely since the terminal Pleistocene or Early Holocene. People resided on the island during all seasons of the year, with several sites indicating occupation during the early part of the Late Holocene (~3,700 and 2,500 years ago). During this period on Anacapa, people were making bone fishhooks and expedient tools from locally obtained chert. Mammal, fish, and bird bones suggest intensive maritime harvest of a variety of animals, especially harbor seals, albatross, and California sheephead. Island fox bones document the only occurrence of this endemic species outside of the six largest islands. Numerous deer bones indicate trade/interaction with the mainland. Surprisingly, only a handful of gull bones were recovered despite the fact that scores of gulls breed on Anacapa today, suggesting shifts in the island’s ecosystems during historical and modern times. People were also harvesting a variety of nearshore shellfish, especially California mussel, black abalone, and owl limpet. Although small in size and lacking abundant fresh water, the smallest Channel Islands have much to tell us about human prehistory and environmental change on the California coast and on other islands around the world.
The oncological outcomes of small cell carcinoma of the bladder
Authors: Williams Harley A. , Punjani Nahid , Khan Obaidullah , Power Nicholas E.
Published: December 2018

Introduction: Small cell carcinoma of the bladder (SmCC) is a rare and aggressive genitourinary malignancy. The paucity of clinical trials and outcome data provide no standard treatment guidelines. Accordingly, patient prognosis is poor. Our goal was to present the first comprehensive in-depth analysis of SmCC in a tertiary Canadian centre.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed all patients diagnosed with primary SmCC at the London Regional Cancer Program between January 1990 and 2016. The primary outcome was overall survival (OS). We examined a number of secondary outcomes and baseline characteristics.

Results: We identified 15 men and six women (median age 72 years) with a SmCC diagnosis (median followup 11.33 months). Median Charlson Comorbidity Index score was 7 (interquartile range [IQR] 5‒10) and 15 patients had a smoking history. Most common presentation was gross hematuria (18 patients, 86%), and pT2 stage at transurethral resection of the bladder tumour (TURBT) (n= 7/21, 33%), although five patients had cT4 (24%). Pure SmCC was found in nine individuals (43%), whereas 12 had mixed differentiation (57%). From initial staging, 15 patients had extravesical disease (71%), 10 had positive pelvic lymphadenopathy (48%), and distant metastases occurred in six (29%). In our series, five individuals (24%) underwent cystectomy, 18 (86%) received radiation, and 14 (67%) received adjuvant chemotherapy. The median OS was 15 months (two-year OS was 19%).

Conclusions: SmCC is a rare and aggressive form of bladder cancer. Despite multimodal therapy, prognosis remains guarded, with little improvement seen over the study’s 25-year duration. An understanding of study limitations is warranted in interpretation of results.
Postoperative complications of hypospadias repair in patients receiving caudal block vs. non-caudal anesthesia: A meta-analysis
Authors: Tanseco Patrick Pine , Randhawa Harkanwal , Chua Michael Erlano , Blankstein Udi , Kim Jin Kyu , McGrath Melissa , Lorenzo Armando J. , Braga Luis H.
Published: December 2018

Introduction: We performed a meta-analysis of the current literature to assess the association of caudal block and postoperative complication rates following hypospadias repair.Methods: A Systematic literature search was conducted on October 2017. Five reviewers independently screened, identified, and evaluated comparative studies assessing postoperative outcomes following hypospadias repair with and without caudal block. The incidence of post-surgical complications from each study was extracted for caudal block and control groups to generate the odds ratio (OR) and corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CI). Effect estimates were pooled using inverse-variance method with random-effects model. Subgroup analyses were performed according to study type and hypospadias severity.Results: Nine studies (2096patients) of low- to moderate-quality were included for meta-analysis. Overall pooled effect estimates demonstrated increased occurrence of postoperative complication rates among patients with caudal block (OR 2.32; 95% CI 1.29‒4.16). Subgroup analysis according to hypospadias severity revealed that a significant increased OR in complication rate was noted among proximal hypospadias (OR 3.55; 95% CI 1.80‒7.01), but not distal hypospadias (OR 1.31; 95% CI 0.59‒2.88).Conclusions: Our meta-analysis of poor-quality evidence may have revealed a significant association between caudal block and postoperative complications following hypospadias repair. However, subgroup analysis demonstrated that hypospadias severity is important in determining complication rates, suggesting that confounding factors and selection bias may play a central role in characterizing the true effect of the anesthesia approach.
Characteristics and Application of the NHPP Log-Logistic Reliability Model
Authors: Al turk Lutfiah Ismail
Published: December 2018

In this paper, a Nonhomogeneous Poisson Process (NHPP) reliability model based on the two-parameter Log-Logistic (LL) distribution is considered. The essential model’s characteristics are derived and represented graphically. The parameters of the model are estimated by the Maximum Likelihood (ML) and Non-linear Least Square (NLS) estimation methods for the case of time domain data. An application to show the flexibility of the considered model are conducted based on five real data sets and using three evaluation criteria. We hope this model will help as an alternative model to other useful reliability models for describing real data in reliability engineering area.
Applying ab initio Calculations to Theoretically Investigate the Electronic Structure of the Calcium Sulfide Molecule CaS
Authors: Hijazi Hanan , Korek Mahmoud
Published: December 2018

Using the graphical user interface GABEDIT and the computational chemistry software MOLPRO, the ab initio calculation method has been applied to explore 25 low-lying singlet and triplet electronic states, including the X1Σ+ ground state, of the calcium sulfide molecule CaS in the 2s+1Λ± representation. The multi-reference configuration interaction with Davidson correction (MRCI+Q) and the complete active space self-consistent field (CASSCF) calculations were performed to obtain the potential energy curves in terms of the internuclear distance R. The permanent dipole moments μe of these low-lying electronic states of CaS have been investigated, in addition to the corresponding spectroscopic constants (including the electronic energy with respect to the ground state Te, the equilibrium internuclear distance Re, the harmonic vibrational frequency ωe, the rotational constant Be, and the equilibrium dissociation energy De). In the present work, 19 new singlet and triplet CaS electronic states were investigated for the first time. In addition, it is noticeable that the current results and those already available in literature are in good agreement.
Aangescherpt bestuursgericht toezicht in de corporatiesector
Authors: Verschuren Olga , Beyens Stefanie
Published: December 2018

Sharpened governance based regulation in the social housing sector – The guarding eye of the Housing Authority scrutinized

The Dutch social housing sector is still recovering from a series of incidents that harmed the sector’s reputation drastically. Part of the recovery plan is the installation of an independent Housing Authority, who focuses specifically upon the ‘governance’ of housing corporations. This article explores the implementation and development of the Authority’s regulation strategy. It finds that although the strategy sharpens the focus of housing corporations and limits risky circumstances and behavior, it also triggers adverse effects. The Authority should therefore adopt a broader outlook, that is more sensitive to (1) the complexity of the social housing task, and (2) the pathologies of multiple accountabilities being placed upon the corporation(sector).
La iglesia de San Vicente en San Sebastián: los contratos, trazas y artífices del proyecto edilicio (1507-1548)
Authors: Tarifa Castilla María Josefa
Published: December 2018

El presente artículo aborda el proyecto edilicio de la iglesia de San Vicente, en San Sebastián (Guipúzcoa), en la primera mitad del siglo XVI, el monumento más antiguo conservado en la ciudad. El trabajo ha sido realizado mediante la consulta de la documentación y de los diseños gráficos inéditos localizados en el Archivo Diocesano de Zaragoza. A través de él se dan a conocer los diversos contratos de obra que se realizaron para construir la iglesia entre 1507 y 1548, los maestros canteros que estuvieron al frente de la misma —Miguel de Santa Celay, Juan de Urrutia, Lope de Izturizaga y Domingo de Eztala— y las diferentes supervisiones de la fábrica efectuadas por destacados artífices. Dicha información se complementa con dos trazas que muestran la planimetría del edificio que se quería acometer, diseños anónimos duplicados de originales a menor escala que fueron llevados a la práctica, tal como se puede seguir apreciando hoy en día.
Unas tablas renacentistas de Diego Aguilar en la iglesia de Santa Cristina de Valdesaz (Segovia)
Authors: Lorenzo Arribas José Miguel
Published: December 2018

Con motivo de la restauración del retablo barroco de la iglesia de Valdesaz (2016), se realizó un estudio para su documentación, así como la de las tablas reaprovechadas y de la talla de santa Cristina que contiene. Para ello, se analizaron los libros de fábrica parroquiales, conservados desde el siglo XVII, con lo que se ha conseguido establecer la autoría del retablo (Lázaro Marcos, 1707). La de las tablas (Diego de Aguilar, antes de 1570) se ha podido colegir con metodología propia de la historia del arte. Desconocemos la firma de la talla. Dada la poca información sobre este humilde edificio de origen románico, se aporta una interpretación sumaria sobre su evolución constructiva.
L’arquitectura dins la cultura nobiliària a Xàtiva
Authors: Camarasa Balaguer Pablo
Published: December 2018

El present treball busca analitzar i destacar aquelles arquitectures que l’estament nobiliari de Xàtiva va manar construir amb la finalitat de mostrar el seu poder al poble. Així mateix, és un intent de fer valer els edificis i els elements que se n’han conservat fins als nostres dies. La metodologia seguida consta d’una primera anàlisi del parc edificat per avaluar-ne l’arquitectura i d’una cerca a diferents arxius per conèixer l’evolució, tant de les construccions com de les diferents nissagues que les van habitar. Tot això ens permet concloure que, en el cas xativí, existeix una xifra elevada d’edificis erigits per la classe nobiliària que encara hui es mantenen dempeus, a la vegada que condueix, a manera de conclusió, a afirmar que l’alt nombre de grans cases xativines serveix d’exemple per poder apreciar, encara hui, l’alta concentració de famílies nobiliàries que hi va haver en aquesta població en temps passats. A més, també fa palès que, de manera general, l’estat de les cases requereix una intervenció urgent per poder-les salvaguardar.
Las fiestas de canonización de san Luis Bertran en Roma (1671). Precisiones documentales acerca de los artistas participantes
Authors: Carbonell Buades Marià
Published: December 2018

La fiesta barroca, en general, y la fiesta relativa a las canonizaciones del siglo XVII, en particular, han generado abundante bibliografía que solo eventualmente aprovecha fuentes documentales primarias. Entre los fondos de archivo menos consultados hay que contar los protocolos notariales. Ahora se dan a conocer los recibos firmados por los artistas que participaron en las fiestas romanas de canonización de san Luis Bertran (1671) a favor del P. Pedro Lorente O. P., procurador de la causa pía, conservados en el Archivio Storico Capitolino de Roma.
"Who Are You, Beautiful Woman? The 'Mona Lisa' from Sepphoris in Light of Epicureanism and Neo-Platonism"
Authors: Sevilla-Sadeh Nava
Published: December 2018

The identification of the image known as the "Mona Lisa" portrayed in the floor mosaic from the Roman Dionysian villa at Sepphoris has been an issue of debate in the study of Roman mosaics. This figure has been variously identified as Aphrodite, due to the image of Eros hovering next to her; as symbolizing the virtue of modesty, in relation to the apparent wine-drinking contest in the main emblem; as the "woman of the family of the house", reflecting a sense of proportion, modesty, chastity, and propriety; and as the embodiment of Happiness - eudaimonia, "the mother of all virtues". However, due to the tendency of ancient art to generalization, and following a new reading of the overall mosaic, the argument presented here is that this figure is connected to a theological context and not a moral one, and should thus be perceived within a broader context of Roman thought. The contention here is that the issue at stake is not the identification of this figure as a specific woman, but of the spirit that she conveys.  The two main world views that seem to be embodied by this image are Epicureanism and Neo-Platonism. This argument is examined here through a discussion of Epicurean and Neo-Platonic principles; and an examination of the metaphorical significance of the image of Eros as a key figure, and its comparison with images in the Orpheus mosaic from Jerusalem exhibited in the Archeological Museum at Istanbul, as images that echo symbolically the main emblem.
Lorentz Dietrichson (1834-1917) and the Beginnings of Systematic Studies on Iconography
Authors: Nordhagen Per Jonas
Published: December 2018

In 1875, Lorentz Dietrichson was called to a chair in the history of art in Kristiania (Oslo), the first professorship established for this discipline in Norway. With boundless energy he laid the groundwork for a distinguished tradition of academic studies of art in this country, and worked for the establishment of organizations and museums for the advancement of artistic culture. He wrote the first large survey on the history of Norwegian art and published pioneering books on Norwegian medieval architecture and ornament. Foremost among the latter ranks his 1892 monograph on the Norwegian stave churches, which with its solid documentation of the surviving specimens of this unique architectural category, supplemented by the available information on those which were lost over the centuries, is still regarded as the fundament for all studies on the matter. Dietrichson was a prolific writer of popular articles and essays, and as a lecturer he became famous for his precious language and for his exquisite and ‘soulful’ interpretations of art works. However, the easiness with which enlightened judgements on art flowed from his lips and pen should not mislead us to doubt the seriousness he brought to his scholarly efforts or his involvement in the improvement of the instruments of research. He and the scholars from his generation moved the art of describing art objects towards a higher level of precision. Late in life he witnessed the rise of the new tool, photography, as an auxiliary in the study of images and their meaning. It brought comparison, the methodical key to advanced iconographic study, to new heights of exactness. Most of Dietrichson’s research, however, took place in the period before this means became fully available. His never-ending hunt for his material, which he sought in uncharted collections spread over many countries, and the problems he met in providing illustrations of it, is the theme of this essay. These are forgotten pages in the annals of Norwegian archaeological research.
Michel Accad. (2017). Moving Mountains: A Socratic Challenge to the Theory and Practice of Population Medicine. Huntsville, TX: Green Publishing House. ISBN 978-1-63432-030-6. A Dichotomization of Health?
Authors: Wyer Peter
Published: December 2018

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Non-clinical factors associated with headache presentations in patients with psychological co-morbidities: a 7-year retrospective study
Authors: Ifediora Chris O
Published: December 2018

Background: Multiple factors potentially influence doctors’ decisions regarding neuroimaging for headaches in general practice and psycho-morbidities are one of such. Unfortunately, other non-clinical factors at play among psychological patients with headaches are poorly known and the need to identify these factors has become important in view of recent findings on the impact of psychological issues in managing headaches in primary care. The findings from this study are expected to help improve efficiency and confidence in managing headaches in this subset of patients.Method: This is a 7-year retrospective study exploring headache presentations of patients aged ≥18 in an Australian general practice setting from 1 January 2010 to 1 April 2017.Results: A total of 517 patients were identified, with an average age of 45.5 +/- 16.2 years (range of 18 to 94 years).  Psycho-morbidities were reported among 190 (36.8%) patients. The female to male ratio was 72% to 28%. Most cases of headaches were among those aged 40 to 59 years (199 or 38.5%), while the least presentations were among the 18 to 24-year-olds (47 or 9.1%). It was found that 40% fewer males had psycho-morbidities relative to females (OR 0.6; CI 0.39 to 0.91; p -0.02), while those aged between 40 and 59 years were more likely to have associated psycho-morbidities compared to other age groups (OR 1.68; CI 1.17 to 2.42; p -0.01).Conclusion: General Practitioners should properly evaluate the psychosocial issues of all patients presenting with headaches for which neuroimaging is being considered, particularly middle-aged females. This is important given the recent report that neuroimaging for headache presentations among patients with associated psycho-morbidities are ordered more disproportionately and yet were less likely to have findings that can explain the headaches. A larger national or international study may be needed to further explore the identified associations.
Sebepojetí absolventů domácího vzdělávání a jejich spolužáků: pilotní studie
Authors: Kostelecká Yvona , Machovcová Kateřina , Beláňová Andrea , Štambergová Romana
Published: December 2018

Studie je první výzkumnou sondou do problematiky sebepojetí absolventů domácího vzdělávání. Jedná se o dílčí, ale velmi významné téma, kterému se v našich podmínkách ve vztahu k domácímu vzdělávání zatím nedostalo náležité pozornosti. Cílem studie je zjistit, jak děti s touto specifickou zkušeností samy sebe vnímají, a porovnat jejich výsledky se spolužáky, kteří domácím vzděláváním neprošli. První část textu je zaměřená na teoretická východiska, koncept sebepojetí a metodologii výzkumu, ve druhé části jsou prezentovány výsledky pilotního výzkumného šetření. Jedním z hlavních přínosů této pilotní studie je obrácení pozornosti k individualitě vzdělávaného, nikoli pouze vzdělávajícího, což je v případě studií zaměřených na domácí vzdělávání doposud převažující přístup, a ověření, zda lze Dotazník sebepojetí Piers-Harris 2 považovat za vhodný nástroj pro realizaci obdobně zaměřených výzkumů.
Postupy používané učiteli ve vztahu k žákovské chybě při interakci s celou třídou
Authors: Majcík Martin
Published: December 2018

Cílem výzkumné studie je identifikovat postupy, které učitelé volí ve spojitosti s žákovskou chybou. Pozornost je věnována výhradně těm situacím, jež se pojí s chybami, ke kterým dochází při interakci učitele s celou třídou. V teorii je představena definice chyby a vývoj jejího pojetí v kontextu výuky. Dále jsou představeny jednotlivé oblasti učitelské práce s chybným žákovským výkonem. Výzkumné šetření má kvalitativní charakter a použity byly metody pozorování a rozhovoru. Sběr dat byl realizován ve výuce českého jazyka v devátém ročníku základní školy. Výsledkem šetření je vymezení čtyř postupů, které učitelé v rámci práce s chybou realizují. Dva postupy představují způsob reakce na chybný výsledek v odlišných výukových situacích a definovány jsou jako adaptivní reakce na chybu a relativizace chybné odpovědi. Zbylé dva postupy chybě předcházejí a jejich prostřednictvím učitel ovlivňuje význam chyby v sociálním prostředí dané školní třídy. Jedná se o ochranu před chybnou odpovědí u vybraných žáků a minimalizaci negativního pojetí chyby.
Accurate FE Computation for Out-of-plane Welding Distortion Prediction of Fillet Welding with Considering Self-Constraint
Authors: Zhou Hong , Wang Jiangchao
Published: December 2018

Inherent deformation as key parameter plays an essential role in elastic finite element (FE) analysis for welding distortion prediction. In this study, the self-constraints supported by surrounding base material and lateral stiffener were presented, where their influences on magnitudes of inherent deformation components were qualitatively examined. In detail, self-constraint supported by the surrounding base material will distinguish the inherent deformation as an individual physical representation; and self-constraint supported by the lateral stiffener will significantly influence the bending component and final deformed mode. Taking into account fillet welding and orthogonal stiffened welded structure as the application, experiments were conducted for out-of-plane welding distortion measurement. Transient nonlinear thermal elastic-plastic FE analysis of fillet welding was carried out to evaluate inherent deformation after validation with the measured data; then, elastic FE analysis with inherent deformation was carried out to accurately predict the out-of-plane welding distortion and welding buckling behavior in fabrication of an orthogonal stiffened welded structure which is a part of typical ship panel, and there is a good agreement between the predicted and measured welding distortion.

1. Introduction

Up to now, fusion welding which is considered as a main joining method because of its practical and high productive features is almost employed for component assembly in fabrication of marine structures, automobiles, trains, aircraft, bridges, pressure vessels, and others. However, during the fast heating and cooling processes, a narrow region near the welding line will expand and subsequently shrink because of the constraint of the surrounding base material, and then plastic strains are generated which are the primary cause of welding distortion and residual stress. Therefore, welding-induced distortion is inevitably generated during the welding process, and it will result in loss of dimensional control and structural integrity, trouble of subsequent alignment with the adjacent component, and increment of fabrication cost with straightening such as flame heating (Wang et al. 2015).
Mongolia: Higher Education and Mobility
Authors: Loo Bryce
Published: December 2018

Student mobility from Mongolia has increased tremendously since the early 1990s, in large part as a response to weaknesses in the domestic higher education system. Despite increased numbers, many challenges remain, including issues of brain drain and access for rural students. The Mongolian government and higher education sector can explore various options to attract back talented students and scholars overseas and utilize scholarships more effectively.
Pursuing Rankings in the Age of Massification: For Most—Forget About It
Authors: Altbach Philip G. , Hazelkorn Ellen
Published: December 2018

Global rankings are aimed at the elite sector of higher education. This article argues that most universities worldwide should not pay attention to the rankings because it may distort the mission and activities of these institutions. In any case, they have no chance to score well in the rankings.
Do Rankings Drive Better Performance?
Authors: Marginson Simon
Published: December 2018

Global higher education rankings mainly measure research. Rankings have become overly important in determining policy. It is not clear if they contribute to academic productivity.
Is There a Benefit to Importing a Branch Campus? Research Capacity in Abu Dhabi
Authors: Lane Jason E. , Pohl Hans
Published: December 2018

Driven to become more economically competitive, some national and state governments seek todevelop their local capacity with branch campuses, and the example of Abu Dhabi -- particularly New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) -- is instructive in how de facto research capacity at such institutions may be measured.
Higher Education in South Sudan: Living with Challenges
Authors: Abol Kuyok Kuyok
Published: December 2018

This article discusses thevresilience of South Sudan’s higher education system in dealing with colossal challenges that impede its performance. The ability of the universities to endure the underlying problems has potentialities for tertiary institutions in similar contexts.
Higher Education, Student Health, and Obesity in Developing Countries
Authors: Taylor Caitriona
Published: December 2018

A dichotomy exists in obesity rates and physical health factors, between similarly situated population groups in developed and developing nations.  Positive correlations between higher education levels and obesity in the developed world may not be mirrored in the developing world.  Using Egypt as a case study, this paper argues that higher education institutions in developing countries need to be a driving force in creating a cultural of health among their student populations, through increasing access to and participation in physical activity.
Politics and the Universities in Postrevolutionary Iran
Authors: Golkar Saeid
Published: December 2018

In the Islamic Republic of Iran, universities are meant to not only produce and distribute knowledge, but also to act as agents of political socialization. Since the establishment of the Islamic regime in 1979, the state has recklessly tried to control and Islamize universities in order to “purify” them from nonconformist students and scholars and train a new generation of devout Muslims for the state bureaucracy. Although these efforts have ultimately failed to create an Islamic university, they have led to massive brain drain and reduced the quality of Iranian higher education.