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Motivación para el aprendizaje de español en una universidad francesa fronteriza
Authors: Goicoechea Gaona Mª Ángeles
Published: May 2017

Este artículo centrado en conocer acerca de la motivación del alumnado de la Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour por el estudio de español como lengua extranjera se ha servido de la metodología cualitativa (entrevistas abiertas y su posterior análisis). Se han obtenido los siguientes resultados: Existe alta motivación entre el alumnado de dicha universidad por el español, debido a las actitudes y motivaciones del profesorado, y a la cercanía y coincidencia entre la cultura francesa y la española, entre otras. Respecto de las dificultades se señalan el escaso vocabulario relacionado con la vida cotidiana, la complejidad de la conjugación verbal y de la pronunciación y una limitada comprensión de los hablantes autóctonos. Por todo ello, se ha documentado la demanda de afianzar la enseñanza de las competencias comunicativas orales. De esta investigación se puede inferir que existe una importante motivación intrínseca en el alumnado de todas las facultades de esta universidad.
Kinetic equation of stable growth for low cycle fatigue cracks
Authors: Tumanov N. V.
Published: May 2017

Based on the analysis of the literature data on the correlation of parameters of the empirical Paris equationthat links the fatigue crack growth rate (FCGR) with the stress intensity factor (SIF) range by power dependenceit is established that the equation contains a latent parameter normalizing the magnitude of the SIF range, whileboth the parameter itself and the coefficient of proportionality between FCGR and some power of normalizedSIF range are constant or slightly changing magnitudes for alloys of different types on the same basis. For reasonsof dimension and symmetry analysis the nature of this parameter as well as the magnitudes of the proportionalitycoefficient and the index of power are determined. As a result a kinetic equation is obtained coincidingwith the kinetic equation for low cycle fatigue (LCF) crack stable growth deduced earlier using a physically justifiedmathematical model. The same equation is obtained on the basis of experimental data that describe theLCF crack kinetics in standard specimens at the stage of crack stable growth with the use of fatigue striations asa FCGR measure. Examples of application of the kinetic equation for LCF crack stable growth modeling in aeroengine disks are presented.
Research of the influence of the diamond burnishing process parameters on the surface roughness of a steel 15CR12NI2MOVWANB-S workpiece when using an indenter made of natural diamond
Authors: Shvetsov A. N. , Skuratov D. L.
Published: May 2017

The paper presents the results of analyzing the process of diamond burnishing of a sample made of heat-resistantwrought steel 15Cr12Ni2MoVWANb-S using an indenter made of natural diamond OST2 I77-5-75. Burnishing of thesample was carried out after previous turning. The process of turning was carried out by a carbide cutting tool with amark T15K6 plate with the test sample fixed in a holder with the snap-action tailstock center. Burnishing was performedusing two different methods of fixing the sample (in the centers and in a three- jaw chuck with a snap-actiontailstock center). The roughness parameters were measured using the automated profilograph-profilometer of the BV-7669 model. The studies have shown the possibility of macrorelief formation on the burnished surface if the sample wasmachined in the centers and its absence if the sample was machined in the holder with a snap-action tailstock center. Inorder to obtain the empirical relationships linking the surface roughness with the diamond burnishing process parameters(pressing force, speed, feed, the initial peak-to-trough height and the radius of the diamond burnishing tool) a seriesof single-factor experiments treated with the use of the method of least squares was carried out. The results obtainedcorrelate well with the experimental results previously obtained in studying the process of diamond burnishing with theuse of a diamond burnishing tool made of synthetic diamond ASB-1.
In vitro plant regeneration in pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.) MILL Sp.] using various explants
Authors: Abhijeeta K. Nandha , Rajesh B. B Madariya
Published: May 2017

An efficient method for plant regeneration via callus formation has been developed in pigeonpea using two varieties as BDN-2 and GT-101. Three different explants viz. leaf, hypocotyl and root excised from 15-20 days old in vitro raised seedlings were cultured on basal MS medium. Greenish coloured callus were observed using various media according to explants. More shoots were found in MS + 1.0 mg/l NAA + 4.0 mg/l Adenine and roots on Elongated shoots in MS + 1.0 mg/l IAA media. Rooted plants were transferred in pot for acclimatization.
Effects of Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein‐2 on Vertical Bone Augmentation in a Canine Model
Authors: Hsu Yung‐Ting , Al‐Hezaimi Khalid , Galindo‐Moreno Pablo , O’Valle Francisco , Al‐Rasheed Abdulaziz , Wang Hom‐Lay
Published: May 2017

Background: Vertical bone augmentation (VBA) remains unpredictable and challenging for most clinicians. This study aims to compare hard tissue outcomes of VBA, with and without recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein (rhBMP)‐2, under space‐making titanium mesh in a canine model.

Methods: Eleven male beagle dogs were used in the study. Experimental ridge defects were created to form atrophic ridges. VBA was performed via guided bone regeneration using titanium mesh and allografts. In experimental hemimandibles, rhBMP‐2/absorbable collagen sponge was well mixed with allografts prior to procedures, whereas a control buffer was applied within controls. Dogs were euthanized after a 4‐month healing period. Clinical and radiographic examinations were performed to assess ridge dimensional changes. In addition, specimens were used for microcomputed tomography (micro‐CT) assessment and histologic analysis.

Results: Membrane exposure was found on five of 11 (45.5%) rhBMP‐2–treated sites, whereas it was found on nine of 11 (81.8%) non–rhBMP‐2–treated sites. Within 4 months of healing, rhBMP‐2–treated sites showed better radiographic bone density, greater defect fill, and significantly more bone gain in ridge height (P <0.05) than controls. Experimental hemimandibles exhibited lower rates of membrane exposure and a noteworthy, ectopic bone formation above the mesh in 72% of sites. Results from micro‐CT also suggested a trend of less vertical bone gain and bone mineral density in controls (P >0.05). Under light microscope, predominant lamellar patterns were found in the specimen obtained from rhBMP‐2 sites.

Conclusion: With inherent limitations of the canine model and the concern of such a demanding surgical technique, current findings suggest that the presence of rhBMP‐2 in a composite graft allows an increase of vertical gain, with formation of ectopic bone over the titanium mesh in comparison with non–rhBMP‐2 sites.
Aktywność fizyczna zalecana we wczesnym połogu
Authors: Torbé Dorota , Stolarek Anna Stolarek , Lubkowska Anna , Torbé Andrzej
Published: May 2017

Pomimo że coraz częściej podkreśla się potrzebę utrzymywania przez ciężarne aktywności fizycznej na odpowiednim poziomie, nadal niewiele uwagi poświęca się aspektom związanym z aktywnością fizyczną po porodzie. Aktywność ruchowa w połogu jest bardzo wskazana, a odpowiednio ukierunkowane i dawkowane ćwiczenia fizyczne sprzyjają szybszemu cofaniu się zmian związanych z ciążą i porodem. Możliwości podejmowania aktywności fizycznej w czasie połogu, szczególnie w jego początkowych dniach, są jednak znacznie ograniczone. W pracy przedstawiono zasady podejmowania aktywności fizycznej we wczesnym okresie połogu. Opisano ćwiczenia mające na celu zapobieganie skutkom unieruchomienia, takim jak zakrzepica żylna oraz zasady wczesnego uruchamiania kobiet w połogu. Szczególną uwagę zwrócono na trening mięśnia poprzecznego brzucha oraz prawidłową aktywację mięśni dna miednicy
Modified Centroid for Estimating Sand, Silt, and Clay from Soil Texture Class
Authors: Levi Matthew R.
Published: May 2017

Core Ideas

Knowledge of texture class and clay enables continuous estimates of sand and silt.

Rosetta under predicted water retention compared with measured values.

Rosetta performance differed by soil texture class.

Rosetta estimates were similar for modified centroid and measured particle size.

Models that require inputs of soil texture are often limited by the availability of soil information. While texture class is easier to obtain than particle size, texture classes do not represent the continuum of soil size fractions. Soil texture class and clay percentage are collected as a standard practice for many land management agencies (e.g., NRCS, BLM, FAO) and clay content is frequently estimated with acceptable accuracy (±5%). When clay and texture class is known, sand and silt can be constrained to a narrow range that may differ from the geometric centroid of a given texture class (gcent). I tested the concept of a modified centroid approach (mcent) using 75,736 soil samples from the National Cooperative Soil Survey pedon database that also had measured hydraulic soil properties. Comparisons were made using the Rosetta pedotransfer function (PTF) to test modeled values from gcent, mcent, and measured data in comparison with measured values of water content at field capacity (θ330) and wilting point (θ15000). The mcent approach produced a continuous distribution of values for sand and silt whereas gcent produced a stair‐step pattern for each of the 12 texture classes. Rosetta underestimated water content. Error metrics were similar when all texture classes were combined, but differences between models emerged when individual texture classes were compared. Results support the practice of collecting field estimates of clay percentage along with texture class to expand the use of soil profile data for both spatial and non‐spatial modeling of soil processes that will advance our understanding of soil contributions to ecosystem function.
Schema and Enhanced Teaching/Learning
Authors: Astor Martha A. , Astor Angelica M.
Published: May 2017

Recent research advances offer new perspectives on teaching and learning. Minds are complex personality connected, emotion laden entities. The inclusion of schema could support these findings and provide insights into why we need to focus on differentiated instructional and teaching practices that empower students. The paper concludes with suggestions for retooling that will honor these newest findings about how we learn.
Jorge Luis Borges: lectura y escritura
Authors: Weinberg Marchevsky Liliana
Published: May 2017

En el presente texto se examinan algunas de las operaciones clave llevadas a cabo por el gran escritor argentino Jorge Luis Borges. Por una parte, se afirma que la puesta en relación de las operaciones de lectura y escritura fue conducida a un grado eminente, a una combinatoria infinita y de alto rendimiento estético, en la obra de Borges, al punto que nos brindan una de las claves compositivas de su obra, ya que con él la literatura se convierte radicalmente en la escritura de una lectura y en la lectura de una escritura. Otra de las operaciones que Borges llevó a un grado eminente es la renovada y original puesta en relación entre las dimensiones de la ficción y la no ficción, y esto incidió en géneros como el ensayo, que se renovaron a partir del cruce borgeano entre “inquisiciones” y “ficciones”. Con Borges ensayo y ficción alcanzan un nuevo estatuto, ya que por primera vez se transgrede de manera radical la frontera entre los actos de conjeturar y demostrar. Se afirma que con cruces magistrales de este tipo Borges a su vez refundar los debates en torno a la relación entre literaturas centrales y periféricas así como reestructurar el orden jerárquico de los géneros.
El género testimonio en Latinoamerica: aproximaciones críticas en busca de su definición, genealogía y taxonomía
Authors: Acedo Alonso Noemí
Published: May 2017

El presente artículo tiene como objetivo principal revisar aquellas aproximaciones críticas que desde los ochenta se han realizado en torno al testimonio. La crítica literaria latinoamericana y latinoamericanista la consideró un nuevo género literario. Se analiza el modo en que se busca, a veces infructuosamente, una definición para la modalidad testimonial, una genealogía que lo inscriba en la tradición cultural del continente y una taxonomía que pueda clasificar la gran variedad que presenta este tipo de discurso. Las propuestas son tan dispares como los tipos de producción testimonial.
PERANCANGAN PREDIKSI UNTUK MENENTUKAN INDEKS HARGA SAHAM MENGGUNAKAN JARINGAN SYARAF TIRUAN
Authors: Purnama Rizal Bachtiar
Published: May 2017

Peran investor yang menanamkan modal (saham) ke beberapa perusahaan tanah air tidak lepas dari andil Bursa Efek Jakarta (BEJ). Bursa Efek Jakarta telah berjasa menerbitkan laporan keuangan perusahaan-perusahaan tanah air serta menampilkan harga aset dalam perusahaan-perusahaan tersebut. Masalah pun muncul ketika pada kenyataannya harga saham pada suatu perusahaan pada suatu waktu mengalami pasang surut. Untuk itu dibutuhkan suatu prediksi logis yang mudah dilakukan agar para investor (penanam modal) mudah untuk menentukan harga indeks saham pada periode berikutnya. Untuk itu dibutuhkan suatu prediksi logis yang mudah dilakukan agar memudahkan para investor (penanam modal) untuk menentukan harga indeks saham pada periode berikutnya. Backpropagation (propagasi balik) dengan metode matematisnya yang juga merupakan bagian dari JST adalah metode yang tepat untuk menentukan peramalan harga saham. Metode ini memanfaatkan tren grafis saham yang setiap perubahannya mengandung pola yang unik. Hasil dari penelitian ini akan menjadi suatu prediksi yang logis menggunakan perhitungan matematis serta dapat menjadi acuan dalam meramalkan indeks harga saham pada periode berikutnya dan memudahkan para pegiat modal menentukan strategi dalam berinvestasi.
Globalisasi Sebagai Katalis Kosmopolitanisme dan Multikulturalisme: Studi Kasus Resistance Cina Terhadap Kosmopolitanisme
Authors: SD Hardi Alunaza , Sarifudin Moh.
Published: May 2017

Penelitian ini disajikan guna menjawab dan menjelaskan bagaimana persamaan dan perbedaan antara kosmopolitan dan multikulturalisme dengan studi kasus dalam resistance Cina terhadap fenomena kosmopolitanisme. Tulisan ini bersifat deskriptif dengan pendekatan kualitatif. Metode pengumpulan data dalam riset ini adalah melalui studi pustaka dengan sumber data sekunder dengan menggunakan konsep Kosmopolitanisme dan Multikulturalisme. Analisis dilakuan dengan merujuk Globalisasi sebagai suatu pola yang menciptakan hubungan ketergantungan yang semakin jelas dengan hilangnya batas Negara dalam proses integrasi ekonomi, politik, dan juga budaya. Globalisasi juga telah melahirkan kosmopolitan dan multikulturalisme yang saat ini sedang berkembang pesat di belahan dunia. Hasil analisis menunjukkan dan menjelaskan bahwa Globalisasi fungsional sebagai katalis antara Kosmopolitanisme dengan Multikulturalisme. Pada kasus Cina dapat dikatakan kosmopolitanisme dalam dua hal yakni kosmopolitanisme pasar dan kosmopolitanisme federasi internasional.
Sobre Manuel Miño Grijalva, El cacao Guayaquil en Nueva España, 1771-1812 (Política imperial, mercado y consumo)
Authors: Ramírez Méndez Luis Alberto
Published: May 2017

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Sobre Guillermina del Valle Pavón, Finanzas piadosas y redes de negocios. Los mercaderes de la ciudad de México ante la crisis de Nueva España, 1804-1808
Authors: Martínez Shaw Carlos
Published: May 2017

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Sobre Teresa Rojas Rabiela e Ignacio Gutiérrez Ruvalcaba, Cien ventanas a los paisajes de antaño: fotografías del campo mexicano de hace un siglo
Authors: Hernández López José de Jesús
Published: May 2017

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Educación y ciudadanía. Catecismos cívicos en Nuevo León y Coahuila durante el porfirato
Authors: Espinosa Martínez Edgar Iván
Published: May 2017

El artículo analiza dos catecismos cívicos publicados en Nuevo León y Coahuila en la década de 1880. El trabajo aclara qué impulsó la escritura y publicación de los textos. El planteamiento cobra relevancia si se toma en cuenta que para entonces el formato pregunta-respuesta ya había sido desplazado por estrategias consideradas más analíticas. Asimismo, la investigación arroja luz sobre dos proyectos estatales considerados estratégicos, desarrollados en una región del norte de la República, cuyo propósito era la educación de la niñez.
Sobre Claudia Ferreira Ascencio, Cuando el cura llama a la puerta. Orden sacramental y sociedad. Los padrones de confesión del Sagrario de México (1670-1825)
Authors: Gonzalbo Aizpuru Pilar
Published: May 2017

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Sobre Aurora Gómez-Galvarriato, Industry and Revolution. Social and Economic Change in the Orizaba Valley
Authors: Sánchez-Hidalgo Dora
Published: May 2017

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Aprender a hacer historia. La edición de textos con Jean-Pierre Berthe
Authors: Girard Pascale
Published: May 2017

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Moisés González Navarro (1926-2015)
Authors: Matute Álvaro
Published: May 2017

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El fin de una era: Pío IX y el Syllabus
Authors: Cárdenas Ayala Elisa
Published: May 2017

El texto busca mostrar cómo Pío IX y su más conocido documento, el Syllabus errorum, publicado en 1864, participan del fin de una era multisecular en la historia del catolicismo, caracterizada por la existencia de un dominio temporal pontificio, por un vínculo afectivo de la Iglesia católica con la monarquía como forma de gobierno y por la concepción de la fe católica como única vía para la salvación. Fin de una era, no solo desde la perspectiva de la vigencia de las instituciones, sino de las representaciones que las acompañan. La demostración se apoya en un análisis de los tiempos en que el pontífice y su documento se enmarcan, desde la perspectiva braudeliana de los tiempos históricos, así como en las categorías propuestas por R. Koselleck para el estudio de la experiencia del tiempo.
Don Silvio Zavala y la piel del historiador. Apuntes sobre historiografía marginal
Authors: Rueda Smithers Salvador
Published: May 2017

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Sobre Guillermo Palacios y Erika Pani (coords.), El poder y la sangre: guerra, estado y nación en la década de 1860
Authors: Ciaramitaro Fernando
Published: May 2017

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Publicaciones recibidas
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Dimension of Work Life Balance in Software Companies
Authors: J. Deivasigamani , Shankar Dr.
Published: May 2017

Work-Life balance is a concept with several connotations and varied consequences within and among different stakeholders. Over the past two decades the issue work-family and work-life balance have received significant attention from employers, workers, politicians, academics and the media. Concerns about work-life balance have become salient for number of reasons. Demographic and social changes have resulted in more women entering the workforce, working mothers becoming the norm rather than the exception. In this view, the researcher has done a study to understand the employees work life balance with reference to software companies in Chennai.This study was conducted based on the objectives to know the work life balance of the employees in the software companies. There were 110 sample of respondents were chosen based on convenience sampling. Questionnaire was administered to collect the responses which have been formulated in such a way to meet the objectives of the study.The results of the study brought out various interesting findings. However, this study also had thrown few suggestions for managing the work and life in software companies.
Occurrence of Carangid FIsh Uraspis helvola (Forster, 1801) from the Iraqi Marine Waters, Arabian Gulf
Authors: Mohamed Abdul-Razak M. , Al-Faisal Abbas J. , Jaayid Talib A.
Published: May 2017

The white tongue jack, Uraspis helvola (Forster, 1801) was recorded for the first time in the Iraqi marine waters, northwest Arabian Gulf. The samples were collected during the period from January 2014 to June 2015. U. helvola differed from other carangid fish species by tongue, roof and floor of mouth are white to yellowish and other parts are dark, and the anal fin spines embedded. Gill rakers ranged from four to five on upper limb and 12 to 13 on lower limb of first gill arch. The DNA fingerprint was identified of U. helvola by using Polymerase Chain Reaction-Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (PCR-RAPD) with six primers: P1 (212), P2 (239), P3 (244), P4 (250), P5 (265), and P6 (347). The number of bands generated by primers was 51 and the size of bands ranged from 110 to 1440 bp.
On a Fuzzy Completely Closed Filter with Respect of Element in a BH-algebra
Authors: Abdalhussein Mohsin Shaalan
Published: May 2017

In this paper, we introduce a new notion that we call a fuzzy completely closed filter with respect of an elementÂ  in a BH-algebra, and we link this notion with notions filter and ideal of BH- algebra, We give some properties of fuzzy completely closed filter with respect of an element and we study properties of it.
Determination of Soil Strength Using 2D Geoelectric Methods and Direct Shear Test (Case Study in Istana Tidar Regency Housing â€“ Jember)
Authors: Priyantari Nurul , . Supriyadi , Sulistiani Devi Putri , Mayasari Winda Aprita
Published: May 2017

2D geoelectrical resitivity measurement and direct shear test has been conducted to determine soil type and soil strength on land settlement Istana Tidar Regency housing, Jember. Resistivity measurement is conducted at two line that have latitude 08.10â€™102â€ â€“ 08.10â€™108â€ S, 113.43â€™404â€ â€“ 113.43â€™408â€ E (line 1) dan 08.10â€™102â€ â€“ 08.10â€™108â€ S, 113.43â€™410â€ â€“ 113.43â€™414â€ E (line 2). Soil specimen were taken at 3 point, 2 point at line 1 and 1 point at line 2. Based on result of 2D geoelectrical resistivity measurement and direct shear test, this location was dominated by clay, silt and sandy silt are included in the type of cohesive soils. Soil strength of this type is capable to support light bulding contruction one or two floors.
The Savings Motives: With Special Reference to Households in Kalutara District, Sri Lanka
Authors: Kumarasinghe P J , Munasinghe S C
Published: May 2017

The main purpose of this paper is to examine the most significant savings motive among households in Kalutara District. Data was collected through questionnaires by using hundred respondents. The factor analysis is explored to examine, what is the most significant savings motive among pre-determined savings motives of bequest, precautionary and life cycle.Â  It has been identified the most significant savings motive of households in Kalutara district is the precautionary savings motive
A Critical Analysis of Errors Made by Rural and Urban Students in ‘O’ Level Mathematics Paper 1 (4008/1) in Shurugwi and Gweru Districts, Zimbabwe
Authors: Chirume Silvanos
Published: May 2017

This study critically investigated and analysed mathematical errors made by forty rural and urban Zimbabwe Ordinary Level students who wrote a test adopted from the ZIMSEC 2012 past examination paper (4008/1). Twenty students at a rural school in Shurugwi District and twenty students of similar characteristics (except for location or district) at an urban school in Gweru District were randomly sampled. Questions 1 and 7 (arithmetic and algebraic manipulations), 2 and 21 (psychomotor skills- measurement, shading, locus and geometric constructions) and 8 and 15 (word problems) were purposively sampled and students’ written and marked scripts were subjected to a critical analysis of errors. The errors were classified into eight categories proposed by Dufresne (2012) and these were error in knowledge, error in skill, error in concept, error in making connections, error in strategy effectiveness, error in convention, error in process and error in format. Mixed methods (QUAL-quan, content and interpretivist) analyses of errors made by the rural students and those made by the urban students were made. The study offers possible strategies that teachers in rural and urban areas can use to rectify students’ mathematical errors in the classroom situation and contributes to the body of knowledge on mathematical error analysis.
Thermodynamic Analysis for Hybrid Low Temperature Sustainable Energy Sources in Cascade Heat Pump Technology
Authors: Tarrad Ali H.
Published: May 2017

A thermodynamic analysis of compound Cascade refrigeration system at low temperature heat sources was conducted. The analysis was based on a target temperature of hot water at the range of (60-70) Â°C out of the heat pump. The carrier thermal fluid temperature, which provides heat at the low temperature side of the Cascade system, determines the pair of refrigerants to be implemented. A hybrid heat pump design was proposed, which implements the sea water and ground as heat sources in a compound cycle. Two of refrigerant pairs were tested for the performance and energy efficiency comparison at fixed operating conditions. In the low temperature cycle, either R410A or R717 refrigerant was allowed to circulate and R134a is circulated at the high temperature cycle. The minimum isentropic efficiency of commercially available compressors was used in this investigation, a value of (70 %) was chosen. The results of the investigation revealed that R717/R134a exhibited a higher heating (COP) than that of R410A/R134a by (3 %). The results showed that increasing the isentropic efficiency of compressors to (90 %) improved the heating (COP) by (20 %) and minimized the power consumption by (24 %). The specific power consumed by compressors of the proposed system showed a decrease of upto (3 %) lower than that of the sea water base system.
On The Formalâ€“Logical Analysis of the Foundations of Mathematics Applied to Problems in Physics
Authors: Kalanov Temur Z.
Published: May 2017

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Femaleâ€™s Gaze in Idol Drama: A Case Study of My Sunshine
Authors: Song Yongling
Published: May 2017

Croton Media (å…‹é¡¿ä¼ åª’) is a Chinese TV production company noted for its content strategy developed from research studies on digitalization. My Sunshine (ä½•ä»¥ç¬™è§é»˜), one of Croton Mediaâ€™s notable TV series, won a very high rating on terrestrial TV in 2015. It got hundreds of millions views on the first day of its launch on the Internet, breaking the record. Soon after its launch, the web search query for Wallace Chung (é’Ÿæ±‰è‰¯), one of the leading actors, rose up to the top, beating the most popular Korean stars at that time. In May, a Korean TV station, MBC, acquired the programming rights, adding Korean subtitles, and aired this series, which set a record of being the first Chinese TV series acquired and aired by Korean terrestrial TV stations.Â
Public Administration Research in Tanzania: An Assessment of Journal Publications, 2007-2014
Authors: Marijani Ramadhani
Published: May 2017

Public administration has been given a cold shoulder by some of its sister disciplines within the social sciences probably due to lack of the theoretical basis and perennial reliance on related disciplines to explain and direct, and inform rigor and relevance. On the contrary, science is informed by theory to investigate, explain and predict the phenomena because any scientific investigation and/or explanation have to be grounded on certain article of faith to develop new rigor and influence its relevance. In this setting, this article attends Tanzania Public Administration Research. An analysis was done by appraising two journals hosted by Mzumbe University in Tanzania namely the Journal of Policy and Leadership (JOPL) and the Uongozi, the Journal of Management and Development Dynamics from 2007 to 2014 in order to establish the contribution of research in the field. A database of 80 articles was compiled, including 49 articles from JOPL and 31 from the Uongozi. Content analysis and triangulation of the findings from the five main analytical variables that is: research topic; research purpose; research methodology; research focus; and institutional funding findings obtained by and large illustrate that there has been little theory development in Tanzania public administration research. In order to improve public administration research particularly in Tanzanian context, causing reasons are provided and the article proposes remedial interventions.
Do Nurses Experience Burnout?
Authors: Cinar Pakyuz Sezgi , Dedeli Ozden , Deniz Dilan
Published: May 2017

The aim of this study was to determine the burnout of nurses, to determine whether burnout levels differ according to specific demographic variables and the unit is working and to identify the problems related to the subject. The research was conducted at a university hospital in Manisa. The sample of this study was conducted 204 nursing students. The data were collected by a nurses identification form, Maslach Burnout Scale. ANOVA, Kruskall Wallis, Mann Whitney U and Pearson correlation were used for statistical analysis. According to the results gathered from the findings; nurses live in moderate emotional exhaustion, and depersonalisation, nurses perceive as lower personal accomplishment. With respect to nurses of gender, educational status and work services that it was found that there was a statistically significant between score of scale of personal accomplishment subscale (p<0.05). Graduated degree and female nurses perceived as a high personal accomplishment. As for, age and working years that scores of subscales they received on the scale of nurses is evaluated that it was determined that there was a statistically significant between scores of depersonalization subscale (p<0.05). As the period of working in the job and ages decreased depersonalisation rised in nurses and the burnout was seen to be higher in staff nurses. Nurses within the scope of this research are experiencing burnout. Therefore, actions to prevent and to develop strategies for dealing to burnout of nurses must be planned and implemented in both organizational and individual basis.Â
Presentación
Authors: Subirats Joan
Published: May 2017

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Presupuesto local y participación ciudadana en el ámbito europeo:una comparación entre las experiencias de Albacete y Salford
Authors: Pineda Nebot Carmen , Fernández Rodríguez Carlos Jesús
Published: May 2017

En este trabajo se comparan dos experiencias de presupuestación participativa. Se han desarrollado en dos países europeos con importantes diferencias en temas de organización política y administrativa: España (Albacete) y el Reino Unido (Salford). Después de comparar ambas experiencias, el artículo concluye con una pequeña evaluación de sus resultados.
Presupuesto Ciudadano: un análisis sobre el desarrollo de la experiencia de participación presupuestaria en la ciudad de Logroño
Authors: Fernández Rodríguez Carlos Jesús , Pineda Nebot Carmen
Published: May 2017

En este artículo nuestro objetivo es el de analizar y evaluar una de las experiencias de participación presupuestaria realizadas en nuestro país, concretamente la puesta en marcha en 2005 por el Ayuntamiento de Logroño, con el nombre de Presupuesto Ciudadano. Esta experiencia tiene gran interés no sólo por lo que supone el tema en cuestión, al mostrar la tensión continua entre política y administración, democracia representativa y democracia participativa; también por ser una de las primeras experiencias de este tipo en Europa que ha sido diseñada y ejecutada bajo un gobierno municipal de ideología conservadora. No se debe tampoco olvidar la pérdida del gobierno de la ciudad, en las elecciones municipales de 2007, del partido impulsor de este proyecto, y sobre esta cuestión también se hará mención en el artículo.
Eficiencia ya
Authors: GAPP Revista
Published: May 2017

Eficiencia ya
Patient Preferences May Be Indicative of Normative Issues in Dementia Research
Authors: Forlini Cynthia
Published: May 2017

Robillard and Feng highlight incongruence between patient preferences and the procedural aspects of research ethics as they relate to protocols for dementia research. Their findings break ground for a reassessment of how research ethics, researchers, and participants (including patients and caregivers) approach participation in dementia research. However, it is unclear whether patient preferences may also herald a normative gap between how dementia research is being conducted and how it should be done. This response uses one of Robillard and Feng’s findings to illustrate how descriptive empirical data might be reinterpreted into normative questions that reframe current practices in the context of dementia research.
Surface protection from high energy electrons and X-ray radiation analysis in tokamak plasma
Authors: Salar Elahi A. , Ghoranneviss M.
Published: May 2017

Plasma cooling due to hard x-ray radiation from the Runaway electrons is an important issue in tokamaks. Thus, developing effective methods to reduce the Runaway electrons and the emitted hard x-ray is also important for optimal tokamak plasma operation. In this study, we investigated the effects of external fields on hard x-ray intensity and the Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) activity. In other words, we presented the effects of positive biased limiter and Resonant Helical Field (RHF) on the MHD fluctuations and hard x-ray emission from the Runaway electrons. MHD activity and hard x-ray intensity were analyzed using Wavelet transform in the presence of external fields and without them. The experimental results showed that the MHD activity and therefore the hard x-ray intensity could be controlled by the external electric and magnetic fields.
RETRACTED: NOSH-NBP, a Novel Nitric Oxide and Hydrogen Sulfide- Releasing Hybrid, Attenuates Ischemic Stroke-Induced Neuroinflammatory Injury by Modulating Microglia Polarization
Authors: Ji Jing , Xiang Pengjun , Li Tingting , Lan Li , Xu Xiaole , Lu Guo , Ji Hui , Zhang Yihua , Li Yunman
Published: May 2017

NOSH-NBP, a novel nitric oxide (NO) and hydrogen sulfide (H2S)-releasing hybrid, protects brain from ischemic stroke. This study mainly aimed to investigate the therapeutic effect of NOSH-NBP on ischemic stroke and the underlying mechanisms. In vivo, transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (tMCAO) was performed in C57BL/6 mice, with NO-NBP and H2S-NBP as controls. NO and H2S scavengers, carboxy-PTIO and BSS, respectively, were used to quench NO and H2S of NOSH-NBP. In vitro, BV2 microglia/BMDM were induced to the M1/2 phenotype, and conditioned medium (CM) experiments in BV2 microglia, neurons and b.End3 cerebral microvascular endothelial cells (ECs) were performed. Microglial/macrophage activation/polarization was assessed by flow cytometry, Western blot, RT-qPCR, and ELISA. Neuronal and EC survival was measured by TUNEL, flow cytometry, MTT and LDH assays. Transmission electron microscopy, EB extravasation, brain water content, TEER measurement and Western blot were used to detect blood–brain barrier (BBB) integrity and function. Interestingly, NOSH-NBP significantly reduced cerebral infarct volume and ameliorated neurological deficit, with superior effects compared with NO-NBP and/or H2S-NBP in mice after tMCAO. Both NO and H2S-releasing groups contributed to protection by NOSH-NBP. Additionally, NOSH-NBP decreased neuronal death and attenuated BBB dysfunction in tMCAO-treated mice. Furthermore, NOSH-NBP promoted microglia/macrophage switch from an inflammatory M1 phenotype to the protective M2 phenotype in vivo and in vitro. Moreover, the TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB pathway and NLRP3 inflammasome were involved in the inhibitory effects of NOSH-NBP on M1 polarization, while peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma signaling contributed to NOSH-NBP induced M2 polarization. These findings indicated that NOSH-NBP is a potential therapeutic agent that preferentially promotes microglial/macrophage M1–M2 switch in ischemic stroke.
For a White Revolution: John F. Kennedy and the Shah of Iran
Authors: Summitt April R.
Published: May 2017

The story of American relations with Iran during the Kennedy administration is one of misunderstandings and missed opportunities. Shah Muhammad Reza Pahlavi often manipulated and thwarted Kennedy's policy toward Iran and used American fears of Communism to gain increased financial aid
and military support. Disagreements among US policy-makers also contributed to an inconsistent policy toward Iran. These factors resulted in the bolstering of a dictatorship out of touch with the Iranian people, inevitably leading to the revolution that occurred in 1978-79.
Feast, Famine, and “Such Queer Things To Eat”: The Decline of Lily Bart
Authors: Navarro Lauren Christie
Published: May 2017

Many American naturalist authors represent women focused not on nurturing and reproduction but rather on their own subsistence, willing to do anything to ensure their own survival. Edith Wharton's The House of Mirth offers an interesting counterpoint to the naturalist plot of decline, wherein men often starve to death. Within the critical field, there remains to consider not just Lily's immobility (or lack of social place), but what foodways can reveal to us about the downward trajectory of the plot of decline within the novel. Building on explorations of conspicuous consumption in The House of Mirth, this article suggests that the food and dining customs in the novel do in fact highlight female social conscription but also stand out against the home-centered exchange of sustenance. Reading the scenes of dining in the novel reveals the contrast between the imitative conspicuous consumption of society banquets and scenes of domestic dining in tranquil spaces. Examining Wharton's depiction of foodways more sharply and accurately reveals her views on consumer culture and the deterioration of the domestic home, along with women's changing role in American culture at the time.
Edith Wharton in Tel Aviv: The Curious Case of Undine Spragg
Authors: Evron Nir
Published: May 2017

Coming out of my experiences teaching Wharton in Tel Aviv, this article puzzles over Undine Spragg's strong and ambivalent appeal to Israeli English students, and suggests possible explanations for it. Undine, I claim, speaks to the pragmatic, bottom-line mentality that broadly characterizes Israeli culture, while also exposing the (often unacknowledged) conservative commitments underlying the rather thin liberalism of the students, Palestinian and Jewish-Israeli alike.
Mathematical Understanding vs. Engineering Understanding: Engineering Students’ Perceptions
Authors: Raveh Ira , Trotskovsky Elena , Sabag Nissim
Published: May 2017

The current study explores how BSc engineering students at an academic college of engineering perceive engineering and mathematical understanding and the interrelationships between them. The theoretical framework for this research includes three main aspects of engineering and mathematical understanding: procedural, conceptual, and applicable. The participants were thirty BSc students from different engineering disciplines who answered a four-open-items questionnaire that included three questions dealing with specific mathematical and engineering subjects and one general question. Content analysis of the students' answers revealed that all three aspects were reflected in the students' answers. More responses were recognized in student answers to the specific questions than to the general question. The procedural aspect was very prominent among the students’ responses to the specific mathematics and engineering subject. Regarding the answers to the general question, it can be induced that students possess general perceptions of mathematic understanding as procedural and conceptual, but not applicable; and engineering understanding as conceptual and applicable, but not procedural. Concerning relationships between mathematical and engineering understanding, more than one third of the students claimed that mathematics is a tool for engineering; yet, at the same time, not even one student addressed applicable aspects of mathematical understanding in the general question. This fact stresses the students’ detached general perception of mathematical understanding as not applicable.
Practitioners’ Perspectives on the Application of Integration Theory in the Saudi EFL Context
Authors: Almalki Mansoor S. , Soomro Abdul Fattah
Published: May 2017

There is a close connection between reading and writing. Several studies suggest integrating reading in the instruction of teaching writing skills to English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learner.  This study seeks to determine the extent Saudi EFL teachers support, apply and understand the theory of integration between reading and writing. To achieve the research objectives, the researcher compiled two lesson plans; one based on the integration theory and the other, based on a traditional model to see which lesson plan teacher-participants chose to teach writing. The data was then collected through questionnaire containing both closed and open-ended questions to determine the implications of the results in relation to the objectives of the research. The major findings of this research project were that, for the ten EFL teachers surveyed, most of the teachers indicated that they usually taught writing as a separate skill apart from reading, and the written responses from the open-ended questions that was analyzed indicated that the teachers taught writing in the traditional way. The results from the ten participants’ responses also suggested that almost none of the participants were familiar with the concept of integrating reading and writing for the purposes of teaching writing. However, most of the respondents did comment that they agree with the idea of integrating reading in the instruction of teaching the writing skills and given a choice of a lesson plan, most of the teachers choose the integrated lesson plan.
Problematizing "minorities" in the Middle East
Authors: Coffey Quinn
Published: May 2017

Using a case study of the Palestinian Christians, this article explores the relationship of Middle Eastern Christian communities to “minority status” in light of the realities of citizenship, state building and nationalism in the Middle East.
Resignasjon, men fortsatt forhandlingsvilje i Gaza
Authors: Tiltnes Åge
Published: May 2017

Den humanitære situasjonen på Gaza er elendig etter to års blokade og isolasjon. Israels massive angrep ved årsskiftet 2008/9 forverret situasjonen ytterligere. Utsiktene til snarlig bedring er små. Et flertall i Gaza ønsker nasjonal samling og forhandlinger.
Den norske militære godteposen
Authors: Rossland Irene Elisabeth
Published: May 2017

Aftenpostens dekning av de norske soldatenes innsats i Afghanistan gir et ukritisk og uklart bilde av soldater i krig.
Guds utvalgte og Midtøsten
Authors: Bjørgaas Tove
Published: May 2017

Sterk mobilisering av velgere i USAs evangeliske kirkesamfunn ga George W. Bush fire nye år i Det hvite hus. Denne bevegelsen, som presidenten selv tilhører, påvirket USAs Midtøsten-politikk i Bushs første periode, og vil trolig få sterk innflytelse over denne delen av amerikansk utenrikspolitikk også de neste fire årene.
Olje og stabilitet: USAs sikkerhetsstrategi for Den persiske golf
Authors: Stivang Nicholas
Published: May 2017

Når kom USA til Golfen? Og hva er amerikanernes strategi i det oljerike området?
Ansar al-Islam og kurdisk islamisme
Authors: Vindheim Jan Bojer
Published: May 2017

Ansar al-Islam og mulla Krekar har figurert i utallige norske avisartikler i tiden som har gått siden han ble arrestert i Jordan. Likevel er det få som vet noe substansielt om Krekar og grupperingen han stiftet i Nord-Irak.
Sværdet og pennen: Arabiske efterskrifter til Arafat og Said
Authors: Haugbølle Sune
Published: May 2017

Indenfor et enkelt år døde Palæstinas sværd og pen, PLO’ s leder Yassir Arafat (1929-2004) og den fremtrædende intellektuelle Edward Said (1935-2003). Med udgangspunkt i deres eftermæle i den arabiske verden undersøger denne artikel hvilke dele af deres politiske og intellektuelle arv vil blive pejlepunkter for fremtiden og hvilke har kurs mod historiens skraldespand.
Palestina-mandatet og historikerne
Authors: Christiansen Per A.
Published: May 2017

Når de skal beskrive hvordan britene overtok styringen av Palestina, støtter flere ledende historikere opp om et narrativ som stammer fra sionistbevegelsens høyrefløy, og som er stikk i strid med det som faktisk skjedde.
Jihadbevegelsen i den arabiske verdenen før og etter 2011
Authors: Lia Brynjar
Published: May 2017

Mange trodde den arabiske våren skulle bety slutten for jihadistbevegelsen. Men etter 2011 har den vunnet terreng i et omfang som de færreste kunne forestilt seg.
«Madame al-Qaida»: Kvinner og jihad i Saudi-Arabia
Authors: Almestad Ida Nicolaisen
Published: May 2017

Hvilke roller spiller saudiske kvinner i militante bevegelser? Hvordan kan vi forstå at stadig flere kvinner det siste tiåret har engasjert seg innenfor slike bevegelser?
Ideologi og pragmatisme: Tyrkias Kypros-politikk 1955-1980
Authors: Jensehaugen Helge
Published: May 2017

Jakten på gassforekomster i Middelhavet har på ny aktualisert konflikten mellom Tyrkia og Kypros. Tyrkia har vært en sentralaktør i moderne kypriotisk historie, men landets Kypros-politikk har forandret seg mye. I perioden fra 1955 til 1980 utviklet Kypros-politikken seg fra relativ passivitet til okkupasjon og aktiv bosetting av tyrkere på øya. Politikkendringen var motivert av ideologiske faktorer, men også av skiftende politiske omstendigheter.
"Du har blitt hacket av Gaza Hacker Team"
Authors: Skare Erik
Published: May 2017

Siden 2000 har flere palestinske angrep blitt utført mot israelsk kyberinfrastruktur, inkludert børsen i Tel Aviv, flere israelske myndigheter og bedrifters nettsider.1 Står vi overfor en ny form for palestinsk motstandskamp?
Att återvända till fäderneslandet - hur den nubiska drömmen kan bli en rättighet i det nye Egypten
Authors: Janmyr Maja
Published: May 2017

«These are all my pages; do not tear them upThis is my voice; do not silence itThis is I; do not curse meFor I have lived among you and eaten with you,loved your culture, and still do. I am merelyconveying to you, with the sting of truth, some ofmy sorrows, and those of my people.»
Islamisme og demokrati hånd i hånd
Authors: Tønnessen Liv
Published: May 2017

Ifølge Hassan al-Turabi bør den islamske staten styres demokratisk. Men hva ligger i den sudanesiske islamistens forståelse av demokrati?
De farlige bloggerne
Authors: Kalsnes Bente
Published: May 2017

De har lagt ned aviser og arrestert kritiske journalister, nå prøver myndighetene i Iran å kneble bloggerne. Men unge, smarte iranere finner hullene i den statlige nettsensuren.
Fra priviligert minoritet til politisk paria?
Authors: Roald Ane Mannsåker
Published: May 2017

Iraks sunnimuslimer var minoriteten som styrte landet – hva har skjedd med dem etter fallet fra makten?
Å samarbeide med kunstnere i Midtøsten
Authors: Hillestad Erik
Published: May 2017

Det er viktigere enn noen gang å søke samarbeid med kunstnere fra Midtøsten og Sentral-Asia. Det krever ydmykhet og tid, men kan likevel være drevet fram av utålmodighet. Og like lett som vi mennesker fra Vest har for å bli mistenksomme, kan vi også bli for naive.
Et islamistisk studentopprør
Authors: Tønnessen Truls Hallberg
Published: May 2017

Det er i år 40 år siden europeiske studenter demonstrerte og innledet et politisert 1970-tall. Det er også 40 år siden egyptiske studenter demonstrerte og innledet en politisk kamp mellom venstresiden og islamistene i studentbevegelsen. Islamistene vant denne kampen og markerte med det islamistenes inntog i Egypt og Midtøsten for øvrig.
Kan Hamas presses til moderasjon?
Authors: Hovdenak Are
Published: May 2017

Hamas var inne i en turbulent prosess før og etter valgseieren i 2006. Prosessen bar dem i retning av en mer pragmatisk politikk både på hjemmebane og i forhold til Israel. Snarere enn å hjelpe Hamas gjennom omstillingsperioden, bidro det internasjonale presset og boikotten til en reversering av moderasjonsprosessen.
Tyrkias militære og "den dype staten"
Authors: Tank Pinar
Published: May 2017

Det tyrkiske militæret har ofte blitt definert som en vokter-armé ansvarlig for å beskytte den kemalistiske republikken. Dens politiske rolle har blitt svekket av den demokratiske reformprossessen som startet i 1999. Men avsløringene om “den dype staten” kan antyde at militæret fortsetter å operere i skyggene.