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Integrated interpretation of 2D ground-penetrating radar, P-, and S-wave velocity models in terms of petrophysical properties: Assessing uncertainties related to data inversion and petrophysical relations
Authors: Tronicke Jens , Paasche Hendrik
Published: December 2016

Near-surface geophysical techniques are extensively used in a variety of engineering, environmental, geologic, and hydrologic applications. While many of these applications ask for detailed, quantitative models of selected material properties, geophysical data are increasingly used to estimate such target properties. Typically, this estimation procedure relies on a two-step workflow including (1) the inversion of geophysical data and (2) the petrophysical translation of the inverted parameter models into the target properties. Standard deterministic implementations of such a quantitative interpretation result in a single best-estimate model, often without considering and propagating the uncertainties related to the two steps. We address this problem by using a rather novel, particle-swarm-based global joint strategy for data inversion and by implementing Monte Carlo procedures for petrophysical property estimation. We apply our proposed workflow to crosshole ground-penetrating radar, P-, and S-wave data sets collected at a well-constrained test site for a detailed geotechnical characterization of unconsolidated sands. For joint traveltime inversion, the chosen global approach results in ensembles of acceptable velocity models, which are analyzed to appraise inversion-related uncertainties. Subsequently, the entire ensembles of inverted velocity models are considered to estimate selected petrophysical properties including porosity, bulk density, and elastic moduli via well-established petrophysical relations implemented in a Monte Carlo framework. Our results illustrate the potential benefit of such an advanced interpretation strategy; i.e., the proposed workflow allows to study how uncertainties propagate into the finally estimated property models, while concurrently we are able to study the impact of uncertainties in the used petrophysical relations (e.g., the influence of uncertain, user-specified parameters). We conclude that such statistical approaches for the quantitative interpretation of geophysical data can be easily extended and adapted to other applications and geophysical methods and might be an important step toward increasing the popularity and acceptance of geophysical tools in engineering practice.
Competitividade industrial brasileira e o papel das capacidades tecnológicas inovadoras: a necessidade de uma investigação criativa
Authors: Figueiredo Paulo N. , Pinheiro Maurício Canêdo
Published: December 2016

Este documento objetiva apresentar alguns dos principais aspectos da abordagem, do desenho edos métodos do projeto de pesquisa intitulado: “Acumulação de Capacidades Tecnológicas e Fortalecimento da Competitividade Industrial no Brasil: Análise Empírica e Recomendações Práticas para Políticas Públicas e Estratégias Empresariais.”
Book review:E. TCHKOIDZE, Ένας Γεωργιανός προσκυνητής στον βυζαντινό κόσμο του 9ου αιώνα: ο Άγιος Ιλαρίων ο Γεωργιανός [A Georgian Pilgrim in the Byzantine World of the 9th Century: Saint Hilarion the Georgian], Athens 2011, 273 pp. (ISBN 978-960-6813-29
Authors: PREISER-KAPELLER Johannes
Published: December 2016

BOOK REVIEW::
E. Tchkoidze, Ένας Γεωργιανός προσκυνητής στον βυζαντινό κόσμο του 9ου αιώνα: ο Άγιος Ιλαρίων ο Γεωργιανός [A Georgian Pilgrim in the Byzantine World of the 9th Century: Saint Hilarion the Georgian], Athens 2011, 273 pp.  (ISBN 978-960-6813-29-0)
Παιχνίδια με ψηφίδες στο νηπιαγωγείο
Authors: Rachanioti Eleni , Rompou Margarita
Published: December 2016

Το παιχνίδι είναι η κυρίαρχη δραστηριότητα του παιδιού, ιδιαίτερα στην προσχολική ηλικία. Η τέχνη επίσης αποτελεί ένα αναπόσπαστο κοµµάτι της ανθρώπινης ύπαρξης και βασικό παράγοντα της ανάπτυξης του παιδιού. Η επαφή με τη τέχνη βοηθάει τους μαθητές να αναπτυχθούν ολόπλευρα και να αποκτήσουν ευαισθησία, ικανότητα για μάθηση, κριτική σκέψη και δημιουργικότητα. Η «εις βάθος προσέγγιση της τέχνης», την οποία υιοθετήσαμε κατά την υλοποίηση του διδακτικού σεναρίου «Παιχνίδια με ψηφίδες στο νηπιαγωγείο» προάγει την τέχνη, χρησιμοποιώντας ως «όχημα» το παιχνίδι. Η ίδια η δράση αποτελεί µια εναλλακτική πρόταση της Εικαστικής Αγωγής στο σχολείο µε γενικό σκοπό την προσωπική ολοκλήρωση µέσα από την τέχνη και την ελεύθερη προσωπική έκφραση και ανάπτυξη του µαθητή, ως δηµιουργού και ως ευαίσθητου παρατηρητή του περιβάλλοντος.
Εκπαιδευτικοί και σύγχρονο παιχνίδι: Η περίπτωση των παιχνιδιών της μαζικής κουλτούρας
Authors: Birbili Maria
Published: December 2016

Στην προσπάθειά τους να εντάξουν τα ενδιαφέροντα των παιδιών στο πρόγραμμα του νηπιαγωγείου οι εκπαιδευτικοί έρχονται αντιμέτωποι με μια ιδιαίτερη περίπτωση παιχνιδιών, τα παιχνίδια της μαζικής κουλτούρας. Η σχέση των συγκεκριμένων παιχνιδιών με τα μέσα μαζικής επικοινωνίας και ενημέρωσης και τη μαζική κουλτούρα προβληματίζει και ανησυχεί τους εκπαιδευτικούς σε σημείο που απαγορεύουν την είσοδό τους στην τάξη, παρά τον έκδηλο ενθουσιασμό των παιδιών. Προσεγγίζοντας την περίπτωση των αγαπημένων παιχνιδιών των παιδιών από την οπτική της κοινωνιο-πολιτισμικής θεωρίας, η παρούσα εργασία εξετάζει τα βασικά χαρακτηριστικά τους και παρουσιάζει επιχειρήματα υπέρ της ένταξής τους στο πρόγραμμα του νηπιαγωγείου. Επισημαίνονται ιδιαίτερα οι ευκαιρίες που παρουσιάζονται για την ανάπτυξη κριτικού βλέμματος απέναντι στα ΜΜΕ και τα προϊόντα της μαζικής κουλτούρας, η θετική επίδρασή τους στην ανάπτυξη του γραμματισμού, η σημασία και ο ρόλος τους για τις κοινωνικές σχέσεις των παιδιών και η συναισθηματική αξία τους για το παιδί της προσχολικής ηλικίας. Η εργασία τονίζει επίσης ότι, ως αντικείμενα που αντανακλούν τις τρέχουσες κοινωνικές, οικονομικές και τεχνολογικές αλλαγές, τα παιχνίδια της μαζικής κουλτούρας προσφέρονται για να εξετάσουμε τις αντιλήψεις μας για το σύγχρονο παιδικό παιχνίδι και την παιδική ηλικία.
Ο ρόλος του κατ’ οίκον επιβλέποντα στην εξ αποστάσεως πρωτοβάθμια εκπαίδευση της Αυστραλίας. Η περίπτωση του Κέντρου εξ Αποστάσεως Εκπαίδευσης της Βικτώρια
Authors: Κοντογεωργάκου Βασιλική , Γεωργιάδη Ειρήνη
Published: December 2016

Η παρούσα εργασία στοχεύει στην ανάδειξη του ρόλου που διαδραματίζει ο κατ’ οίκον επιβλέπων στην παροχή αποτελεσματικής εξ αποστάσεως πρωτοβάθμιας εκπαίδευσης στην Αυστραλία. Η έρευνα επικεντρώθηκε στους λόγους που καθιστούν αναγκαία την παρουσία ενός ενήλικα επιβλέποντα στην περίπτωση της εκπαίδευσης από απόσταση που απευθύνεται σε μικρούς μαθητές, αλλά και στις δυσκολίες που ο ίδιος αντιμετωπίζει κατά την εκτέλεση των καθηκόντων του. Για τη συλλογή των δεδομένων αξιοποιήθηκαν η βιβλιογραφική ανασκόπηση και η μελέτη περίπτωσης του Distance Education Centre Victoria (DECV), που είναι ένα από τα πιο αντιπροσωπευτικά σχολεία παροχής εξ αποστάσεως σχολικής εκπαίδευσης στην Αυστραλία σήμερα. Συγκεκριμένα, χρησιμοποιήθηκαν δεδομένα και πληροφορίες από την τηλεφωνική συνέντευξη που παραχωρήθηκε από διδάσκουσα στην πρωτοβάθμια εκπαίδευση του DECV. Τα αποτελέσματα έδειξαν ότι η αποτελεσματικότητα των συγκεκριμένων εκπαιδευτικών προγραμμάτων εξαρτάται κατά κύριο λόγο από το ενδιαφέρον, το μορφωτικό επίπεδο και τις ικανότητες του κατ’ οίκον επιβλέποντα σε συνδυασμό με την αλληλεπίδραση και την επικοινωνία που αναπτύσσονται ανάμεσα σε αυτόν, τον δάσκαλο και τον μικρό μαθητή.
Η ένταξη προγραμμάτων e-tutoring στην ελληνική σχολική εκπαίδευση. Το Pierce e-tutoring online program. Αποτίμηση της λειτουργίας του
Authors: Δουκάκης Σπυρίδων , Μιχαλοπούλου Γεωργία
Published: December 2016

Τα προγράμματα/υπηρεσίες e-tutoring που υλοποιούνται σε πραγματικό χρόνο, προσφέρουν ευκαιρίες εκπαίδευσης και ανάπτυξης των μαθητών και μαθητριών δευτεροβάθμιας εκπαίδευσης. Στην παρούσα εργασία, αρχικά θα επιχειρηθεί μία επισκόπηση της διεθνούς βιβλιογραφίας σχετικά με την υλοποίηση προγραμμάτων etutoring. Στη συνέχεια θα παρουσιαστεί το Pierce e-tutoring online program, το οποίο ξεκίνησε την πιλοτική του λειτουργία το σχολικό έτος 2012-2013 και από το σχολικό έτος 2013-2014 μέχρι και σήμερα λειτουργεί καθημερινά σε τρία γνωστικά αντικείμενα: Αρχαία Ελληνική Γλώσσα, Μαθηματικά και Φυσική, ενώ από το σχολικό έτος 2016-2017 εντάχθηκε και στο μάθημα της Νεοελληνικής Γλώσσας. Μέσω του Pierce e-tutoring online program οι μαθητές έχουν την ευκαιρία να λάβουν υποστήριξη κατά τις απογευματινές ώρες στο γνωστικό αντικείμενο που επιθυμούν. Ακολούθως, θα επιχειρηθεί αποτίμηση της λειτουργίας του προγράμματος/υπηρεσίας, η οποία αναδεικνύει τα πολλαπλά οφέλη που αποκομίζουν οι μαθητές τόσο στο γνωστικό αντικείμενο, όσο και στην εργασία τους σε online περιβάλλοντα μιας και τους παρέχετε η ευκαιρία να επαναπροσδιορίσουν την αξία του ψηφιακού κόσμου. Τέλος, η εργασία θα ολοκληρωθεί με προτάσεις ένταξης σχετικών προγραμμάτων/υπηρεσιών στην ελληνική σχολική εκπαίδευση, οι οποίες θα συνεισφέρουν στην υποστήριξη των μαθητών και των οικογενειών τους.
Διαδικτυακά Επιμορφωτικά Σεμινάρια στο πλαίσιο του Ευρωπαϊκού Έργου MARCH: Διάχυση Καλών Πρακτικών στη Διδακτική των Θετικών Επιστημών
Authors: Παπαδημητρίου Σοφία
Published: December 2016

Τα Διαδικτυακά Επιμορφωτικά Σεμινάρια στο πλαίσιο του ευρωπαϊκού έργου MARCH έχουν στόχο τη διάχυση των καλών πρακτικών στη διδασκαλία των Θετικών Επιστημών όπως αυτές έχουν καταγραφεί στα προηγούμενα στάδια του έργου, δηλαδή τόσο από τα συμπεράσματα της μελέτης σκοπιμότητας όσο και από την εμπειρογνωμοσύνη των εκπαιδευτικών και ειδικών στα εθνικά και διεθνή σεμινάρια και συνέδρια. Στο πλαίσιο του έργου διεξάχθηκαν πέντε διαδικτυακά σεμινάρια στην Ελλάδα, τα οποία είχαν στόχο την ενημέρωση εκπαιδευτικών και μαθητών για τις προτάσεις σχετικά με την ελκυστική διδασκαλία των πεδίων των Θετικών Επιστημών στη Δευτεροβάθμια Εκπαίδευση. Η μεθοδική διοργάνωση των διαδικτυακών σεμιναρίων σε συνεργασία με έγκριτους φορείς και παρόχους είχε θετική ανταπόκριση από τους εκπαιδευτικούς τόσο στη σύγχρονη μετάδοσή τους όσο και στην ασύγχρονη και δημιούργησε μια ενεργή κοινότητα εκπαιδευτικών με θετική στάση ως προς την υλοποίηση της επόμενης φάσης του έργου, αυτήν της πιλοτικής εφαρμογής. Τα διαδικτυακά επιμορφωτικά σεμινάρια αποτέλεσαν εικονικά περιβάλλοντα μάθησης προσφέροντας ανταλλαγή και μοίρασμα ιδεών, γνώσεων και πληροφοριών σε εκπαιδευτικούς και μαθητές, άνοιγμα στην εκπαιδευτική κοινότητα και πρόσβαση στον παγκόσμιο ανοιχτό ψηφιακό πλούτο των ιδεών και των καινοτομιών.
Editorial
Authors: Μανούσου Ευαγγελία
Published: December 2016

editorial
Remote ischaemic preconditioning: closer to the mechanism?
Authors: Gleadle Jonathan M. , Mazzone Annette
Published: December 2016

Brief periods of ischaemia followed by reperfusion of one tissue such as skeletal muscle can confer subsequent protection against ischaemia-induced injury in other organs such as the heart. Substantial evidence of this effect has been accrued in experimental animal models. However, the translation of this phenomenon to its use as a therapy in ischaemic disease has been largely disappointing without clear evidence of benefit in humans. Recently, innovative experimental observations have suggested that remote ischaemic preconditioning (RIPC) may be largely mediated through hypoxic inhibition of the oxygen-sensing enzyme PHD2, leading to enhanced levels of alpha-ketoglutarate and subsequent increases in circulating kynurenic acid (KYNA). These observations provide vital insights into the likely mechanisms of RIPC and a route to manipulating this mechanism towards therapeutic benefit by direct alteration of KYNA, alpha-ketoglutarate levels, PHD inhibition, or pharmacological targeting of the incompletely understood cardioprotective mechanism activated by KYNA.
Algorithm of diagnosing enterprises object investment when implementing integration strategies
Authors: Мудрова  , Mudrova Svetlana , Ездина  , Ezdina Natalya , Бурденко  , Burdenko Elena
Published: December 2016

The article deals with the problem of diagnostics of the enterprise carried out before its acquisition. With the implementation of the integration, strategy investors need to have accurate information about financial and economic activity of the company is the investment object. For complete information to legal, tax, financial expertise and valuation expertise that would make an informed management decision. When conducting tax examiner identifies problems in the tax sphere on the calculation, payment of taxes and estimated risk of litigation. Legal expertise is necessary for conformity assessment of financial and economic activity of the company is the investment object to the legislation. Valuation expertise allows you to determine the market value of the whole property complex, as well as to evaluate the existence of encumbrances of property. The ongoing financial expertise uses information in other types of examinations, and shall confirm or reveal discrepancies between actual performance and stated. The algorithm of diagnosing enterprise-investment object can be applied to all enterprises regardless of the organizational-legal form, industry ownership.
Institutional Model of Interaction of the National Economy and Electric-Power Industry
Authors: Бурганов  , Burganov Rais
Published: December 2016

The work deals with the institutional relations of the national economy and the electricity system as two interdependent units. According to the author should be considered their interaction in the process of economic development. Attention is paid to aspects such topics as institutional problems in the modeling of the interaction of the national economy and power, the theoretical basis of the creation of a particular model (the theory of contracts, theory of multiple interests), clarification of the classification of the institutions involved in the mechanism of interaction between the national economy and power, the goal of institutional modeling. The final result is the representation of institutional models, pointing to the complexity of the interactions of the national economy and power.
Assessment and Prognosis of Efficiency of the Working System When Executing the Algorithms with the Means of Displaying Information
Authors: Логвинов  , Logvinov Syergyey , Логвинов  , Logvinov Syergyey , Савина  , Savina Irina
Published: December 2016

The article considers the influence on efficiency of a production system,

characteristics of human capital in relation to the activities of the operators

performing the control algorithms related to the work with the means of displaying

information, an estimate of the accuracy of the setting of the set values, performed

in certain conditions of the working environment and its prognosis. The

parameters of the model are determined using the method of group account

of arguments, the study of the most important factors affecting the efficiency

of the working system.
Estimation of per capita GDP in the regions of Russia
Authors: Басовская  , Basovskaya Elena
Published: December 2016

The purpose of the work consisted in assessment of size of per capita GDP

in regions of the country, which would be comparable to estimates of per capita

GDP in the countries of the world. For receiving assessment, the per capita GDP

during 2001-2014 was compared with the size of the gross value added of goods

and services created by residents of regions. The treated ratios are used for GDP

assessment in regions. The established sizes of per capita GDP in regions are

used for the international comparisons. The executed comparisons show that

the sizes of per capita GDP of the regions of the country are different. The level

of development of some region is comparable with the level of development

of leading economies of the world, such as Norway, Great Britain, and Denmark.

The level of development of the other regions of the country is comparable with

the level of the poorest countries of the world.
The Contribution of Post-Industrial New Orders in the Per Capita GDP of Regions of the Far Eastern Federal District
Authors: Шишкин  , Shishkin Andrey
Published: December 2016

In the present article new results were obtained characterizing the contribution of new orders in the per capita GRP of all the regions located on the territory of the far Eastern Federal district. As the test regions were selected: Kamchatka Krai, Primorsky Krai, Khabarovsk Krai and Amur oblast. The studies were carried out on the basis of the construction of economic models using data of Rosstat and A. Madison. The obtained results attest to the fact that in the studied regions post-industrial technological way of life had spread. According to the calculations of their contribution to the economy of the regions was carried out almost evenly. So in Kamchatka Krai the contribution of the new structures in per capita GRP in 2014 was 620814,84 rubles, which is in turn made up 56.4% of per capita GRP. Consequently, in the economy of the Kamchatka region in the systems of the new technological order is used 5-10% of the resources. According to the data obtained in 2014, the contribution of new orders in per capita GRP of Primorsky Krai reached 181437,49 rubles, accounting for 40.1 % of per capita GRP. Thus, in the economy of Primorsky Krai in the systems of the new technological structures used 5-8% of resources. In Khabarovsk region the contribution of new orders in the per capita GRP in was 2014 287255,14, which accounted for 51.5 % of per capita GRP. This allows to assume that in the economy of the Khabarovsk territory in the systems of the new technological order is used 5-10% of the resources. The contribution of new orders in per capita GRP of the Amur region in 2014 amounted to 124337,62 rubles, which amounted to per capita GRP 31.5 %. Thus at the time of 2014 the economy of the Amur region in the systems of the new technological order is used is 2-6% of the resources.
Innovative Environment and Development Prospect of NFC and In-App Payments in New Technological Way
Authors: Мартынов  , Martynov V.
Published: December 2016

The article considers an open innovative environment in which there is NFC and

In-App Payments, their development prospects, the pros and cons of these

systems, their place in the sixth technological way, gives concepts of NFC, In-App

Payments, considers the technology of contactless payments, the principle

of operation of the device with a Secure Element NFC and Host Card Emulation

technology, sanctifies the issue of the security of NFC devices, methods

of protection against attacks on the device, the use of NFC in other electronic

media. Comparative characteristics depending on the situation, NFC and In-App

Payments are given. The article shows the global Informatization of our society

in the sixth technological way.
Leg Ulcer Clinics
Authors: Edwards L
Published: December 2016

The Crown report on nurse prescribing estimates that the treatment of leg ulcers costs the NHS £300-£600 million per year1. The bulk of this expenditure falls on the community nurses who care for these patients2.
Biology of Automeris jucunda (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae, Hemileucinae) with taxonomic notes on A. hamata subgroup
Authors: Comoglio Lorenzo , Racheli Luigi
Published: December 2016

A female of Automeris jucunda (Cramer, 1779) was collected during a field expedition to Otanche, Colombia. The rearing of this species was conducted in captivity, in situ and in the laboratory, on different food plants as the larvae revealed to be polyphagous. In Colombia, the larval phase lasted six weeks on Schizolobium parahyba S. F. Blake, 1919 (Fabaceae), a natural host plant of A. jucunda. Instead, in the laboratory the larval phase lasted more than eight weeks on Rubus fruticosus Linnaeus, 1753 (Rosaceae), a replacement food plant for this species. The gregarious larvae developed between five to six instars and can also cause erucism. The immature stages of A. jucunda are described together with food plants. Furthermore, short taxonomic notes on the A. hamata subgroup, which includes A. jucunda, are provided.
What ever happened to asset-based welfare? Shifting approaches to housing wealth and welfare security
Authors: Ronald Richard , Lennartz Christian , Kadi Justin
Published: December 2016

This paper contributes to current debates by reframing recent transformations in housing, policy and property equity in terms of a transfigured asset-based welfare regime. The analysis thereby advances earlier, more descriptive evaluations of asset-based welfare and challenges suggestions that its relevance has faded since the global financial crisis. We argue, drawing on the UK as a case with broad international salience, that the home has become even more central as an asset base of individual welfare since the global financial crisis, yet under distorted conditions of access and distribution, with housing wealth polarisation undermining financial inclusion and welfare security more broadly.
Variación léxica geolectal, legislación sectorial y estandarización: las denominaciones de los establecimientos de alojamiento turístico en el español de América
Authors: Sanmartín Sáez Julia
Published: December 2016

Esta investigación tiene como objetivo general caracterizar la diversidad de denominaciones de los establecimientos de alojamiento turístico en Argentina, Chile y Costa Rica desde un enfoque poliédrico: desde la regulación legal, desde el uso en textos divulgativos y desde su sanción en el diccionario. El primer enfoque u objetivo específico pretende describir qué denominaciones se documentan en los textos legales reguladores del sector turístico y en las normas de estandarización lingüística de estos tres países. El segundo enfoque coteja las denominaciones reguladas con su uso real en páginas web comerciales y en recursos institucionales, y analiza las estrategias pragmalingüísticas que subyacen a este uso. En el tercer enfoque se examina si estas denominaciones ya se han registrado en los diccionarios académicos y si las definiciones lexicográficas incorporan de algún modo las definiciones más técnicas halladas en los textos legales.
SINALIZAÇÃO DE ORIENTAÇÃO TURÍSTICA: DISCUSSÃO, NORMAS, PROPOSIÇÕES E AVALIAÇÃO DE SUA DISPOSIÇÃO: O CASO DE CURRAIS NOVOS/RN
Authors: Nascimento Francisco De Assis Lourenço do , França Rosana Silva de
Published: December 2016

Neste artigo é discutido um aspecto da atividade turística que possui um número limitado de estudos que diz respeito à implantação e importância da sinalização de orientação turística. Para isso, a pesquisa discute a importância da sinalização de orientação turística, suas normas e proposições elencadas no Guia Brasileiro de Sinalização Turística. A pesquisa possui caráter teóricoempírico com abordagem metodológica que consiste na pesquisa bibliográfica, levantamento da sinalização indicativa existente com uso de geotecnologias e aplicação de formulário semiestruturado com grupos específicos de turistas e visitantes no município de Currais Novos/RN. A partir da análise dos sujeitos entrevistados e da disposição da sinalização no espaço urbano do município avaliase a aplicabilidade dos princípios básicos do Guia Brasileiro de Sinalização Turística e consta-se a necessidade de ampliação do número de placas de sinalização turística como um fator importante não somente para o deslocamento, mas também como elemento propulsor para a permanência e consumo de atrativos e equipamentos turísticos na região.
Analysis of Quantitative Methods of Risk Assessment and Selection of Optimal Method Using Venture Investment in Innovative Projects in Construction
Authors: Pugacheva Valeria
Published: December 2016

One of the main factors that constrains using of venture investment in innovative projects in the field of construction is high risk of this type of investment. Thus, the problem of risk assessment is relevant in the venture investment of innovative projects. First of all, it should be noted that the risks in the construction industry have considerable specificity and heterogeneity. Real options approach is an important tool with venture investment at all stages. It can be widely used in innovative projects in construction for accurate risk assessment.
Effect of Temperature Treatment during Development ofOsmia rufaL., on Mortality, Emergence and Longevity of Adults
Authors: Giejdasz Karol , Fliszkiewicz Monika
Published: December 2016

The red mason bee (Osmia rufaL.) is a univoltine solitary species of the Osmia genus. This bee is reared on a commercial scale and used as a managed alternative pollinator. We intended that the results of our study would improve the management of this bee so as to synchronise their flying period with the blooming of crops. In the spring, we moved newly occupied nests of the red mason bee to a laboratory and placed them in incubators. Immature development was examined at three constant temperatures, 20°C, 25°C, and 30°C. Selected nests were opened to monitor the subsequent developmental stages. The remaining bees were wintered in nests stored at cool temperature (4°C). In April, we removed the insects from the nests and began incubation at 25°C to establish the emergence time of adult individuals. To determine the survival rate of adult bees, we moved the emerged specimens to cages, where they were fed and kept until death. Temperature increase generally reduced immature development time. But this tendency was not observed in the prepupal stage. During ontogeny the highest mortality rate was observed in wintering adult insects at developmental temperatures of 25°C and 30°C. Bees developing at constant temperatures emerged faster during spring incubation in comparison to those developing in natural conditions. Constant developmental temperatures decreased the survival rate of females as post-emergence adult insects. The survival rate of males was lower at the developmental temperature of 30°C.
Landscape-related variation in the diet composition of the common buzzard (Buteo buteo) in Belarus
Authors: Sidorovich Anna A. , Ivanovskij Vladimir V. , Sidorovich Vadim E. , Solovej Irina A.
Published: December 2016

We examined common buzzard (Buteo buteo) feeding patterns in landscapes with different habitat structure in Belarus. A total of 561 pellets and prey remains were sampled in 1998-2012 from which 1065 prey and other food items were identified. Effects of habitat structure on buzzard diet composition were investigated using correlation analysis. The most abundant group in buzzards’ diets were small rodents (49-80% of the biomass consumed), followed by other mammals and birds. Reptiles, anurans, fish and invertebrates constituted the rest. Proportions of all food items varied greatly between landscapes. The mean-weighted body mass of vertebrate prey hunted by common buzzards in different landscapes ranged from 107 to 244 g, constituting on average 180 g. Among small rodents, voles of the genus Microtus were hunted selectively. The food niche breadth was directly proportional to the amount of forest habitat. With increasing amount of forest habitat, the proportion of Microtus voles in buzzards’ diets decreased and the proportions of other food items grew. These findings confirm the majority of previous results indicating feeding opportunism of the common buzzard. Our investigation enables better understanding of predator-prey interactions and the prey choice of the common buzzard in Belarus.
Expression of renin–angiotensin system (RAS) components in endometrial cancer
Authors: Delforce Sarah J , Lumbers Eugenie R , Corbisier de Meaultsart Celine , Wang Yu , Proietto Anthony , Otton Geoffrey , Scurry Jim , Verrills Nicole M , Scott Rodney J , Pringle Kirsty G
Published: December 2016

A dysfunctional endometrial renin–angiotensin system (RAS) could aid the growth and spread of endometrial cancer. To determine if the RAS is altered in endometrial cancer, we measured RAS gene expression and protein levels in 30 human formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) endometrioid carcinomas and their adjacent endometrium. All components of the RAS were expressed in most tumours and in adjacent endometrium; mRNA levels of (pro)renin receptor (ATP6AP2), angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AGTR1), angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE1) and angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) mRNA levels were greater in tumour tissue than adjacent non-cancerous endometrium (P = 0.023, 0.008, 0.004 and 0.046, respectively). Prorenin, ATP6AP2, AGTR1, AGTR2 and ACE2 proteins were abundantly expressed in both cancerous and adjacent non-cancerous endometrium. Staining was most intense in cancerous glandular epithelium. One potential target of the endometrial RAS, transforming growth factor beta-1 (TGFB1), which is essential for epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition, was also upregulated in endometrial cancer tissue (P = 0.001). Interestingly, TGFB1 was strongly correlated with RAS expression and was upregulated in tumour tissue. This study is the first to characterise the mRNA and protein expression of all RAS components in cancerous and adjacent non-cancerous endometrium. The greater expression of ATP6AP2, AGTR1 and ACE1, key elements of the pro-angiogenic/proliferative arm of the RAS, suggests that the RAS plays a role in the growth and spread of endometrial cancer. Therefore, existing drugs that inhibit the RAS and which are used to treat hypertension may have potential as treatments for endometrial cancer.
O governo Lula em revista: o jornalismo como fenômeno de descobrimento (a cobertura de Veja)
Authors: Da Silva Juremir Machado
Published: December 2016

Este artigo analisa, sob forma idealtípica, a divulgação de mortes pela mídia, estabelecendo uma distinção operatória entre fatos relatados em noticiários e outros, que pertencem ao registro do acontecimento. Observa-se a recorrência de certos cenários.
Alianças e violências nos mundos virtuais
Authors: Moatti Michel
Published: December 2016

Para ilustrar a maneira como certas figuras da violência se comunicam pela Internet, são analisados dois exemplos que renegociam o hiato, sempre explorado nos estudos sobre a rede e os mundos digitais, entre realidade e virtualidade.
Violência e controle da informação
Authors: Crespy Michel
Published: December 2016

As guerras não se travam apenas no campo de batalha, mas também nas dimensões ideológicas e psicológicas. Este artigo analisa a necessidade, neste cenário, de motivar-se os soldados e angariar a opinião pública a partir do controle da informação. Alguns exemplos são observados.
A violência escolar entre mídia e realidade
Authors: Laurens Jean-Paul
Published: December 2016

O presente artigo versa sobre as questões da insegurança, das discriminações dela decorrentes e da mediatização dos fatos de violência escolar uma vez que a instituição escolar é, mais do que nunca, o lugar onde se opera, com toda a violência que isto supõe, a distribuição das posições sociais.
Una reflexion sobre los medios de integracion del emigrante vasco en America y Europa durante el siglo XVIII
Authors: Morales Alberto Angulo
Published: December 2016

Este texto constitui uma abordagem alternativa às análises sobre os mecanismos utilizados pelos imigrantes bascos no final da Era Moderna, tanto em suas migrações de curta distância quanto nas de longa distância. Sugiro que essas migrações eram mediadas por laços pessoais e familiares.
A fronteira em movimento: relações luso-castelhanas na segunda metade do século XVIII
Authors: Kühn Fábio
Published: December 2016

Pretende-se discutir a noção de fronteira no Rio Grande do Sul colonial, onde sugerimos uma visão alternativa do povoamento sulino, baseados nos registros paroquiais do século XVIII. Parece ser mais apropriado considerar o espaço fronteiriço colonial enquanto uma "fronteira em movimento", com intensa circulação humana e econômica, dentro de um contexto demográfico diversificado.
El viaje del emigrante: un proyecto, individual entre utopias y dudas
Authors: Cattarulla Camilla
Published: December 2016

Analisando tópicos presentes nas autobiografias de imigrantes italianos na Argentina e no Brasil, o ensaio destaca sobretudo o caráter individual de um fenômeno que se costuma definir como massivo, ignorando a autonomia de decisão do emigrante, com suas utopias e dúvidas, que se manifestam antes da saída e durante a viagem pelo mar.
Novas dimensões de nação a partir da política de re-vinculação do Estado uruguaio com sua diáspora: o caso da imigração uruguaia no Brasil
Authors: Sosa González Ana María , Mazzucchi Ferreira Maria Leticia
Published: December 2016

Existe uma diáspora uruguaia, que é quantitativamente relevante em relação ao tamanho da população do país, e um importante número deles – por diversas vias – mantém vínculos com o país de origem, ainda tendo emigrado faz mais de trinta anos. A diáspora uruguaia apresenta também, entre outras características, uma vontade expressa de acompanhar de perto a evolução da realidade uruguaia e contribuir na medida do possível com os novos projetos do país. Esse interesse, expressado na constante busca de informação sobre o que acontece no Uruguai, muitas vezes canalizado através das organizações uruguaias no exterior- Associações, Comitês, Conselhos Consultivos- une-se ao interesse expresso do Estado a partir de 2005 de institucionalizar dito vinculo, assumindo no programa do governo uma nova política de vinculação com essa diáspora. Com esse propósito se traçam novos caminhos de construção da identidade nacional, adquirindo agora novas dimensões, baseado no discurso de integração nacional que inclui aos emigrados e aos residentes, um discurso que se apresenta mais pluralista, na medida em que declara que deseja construir a nação em diálogocom a população – integrando especificamente a diáspora –. E essa dimensão transnacional do discurso identitário nacional o que procura analisar o presenteartigo.
Elementos identificadores da violência política internacional: análise comparada dos Tupamaros e das Brigadas Vermelhas (1963-1980)
Authors: Azcona José Manuel , Re Matteo
Published: December 2016

Neste artigo analisa-se a influência que teve o Movimento de liberação nacional Tupamaros durante o nascimento e o desenvolvimento das Brigadas Vermelhas italianas. Foram os próprios brigadistas os que, em numerosos comunicados, outorgaram aos Tupamaros o papel de inspiradores das suas ações. A maneira de atuar dos dois, veremos, coincidiu em muitos casos, apesar de que também deve-se destacar os diferentes âmbitos em que se formaram e atuaram.
Principais exposições de arte no Chile durante o século XX: circulação, recepção e debates escriturais
Authors: Zamorano Perez Pedro Emilio
Published: December 2016

O cenário das Artes Visuais no Chile durante o século XX esteve fortemente marcado por um conjunto de exposições artísticas que, por sua importância e propostas, tiveram capacidade de se tornarem marcos importantes de mudanças na arte nacional. Algumas o marcaram pelo caráter simbólico e oficial que tiveram, como a de 1910. Esta exposição, além da presença de grande quantidade de países, marcou solenemente as atividades comemorativas do primeiro centenário da Independência Nacional. Outras, como a do grupo Montparnase, a de Tótila Albert e a De Manet aos Nossos Dias, por trazer e instalar novos conceitos e debates estéticos no país.
Delay discounting, risk-taking, and rejection sensitivity among individuals with Internet and Video Gaming Disorders
Authors: Weinstein Aviv , Abu Hodaya Ben , Timor Ayelet , Mama Yaniv
Published: December 2016

Background and aims

There is a previous evidence for impulsivity in individuals with Internet and Video Gaming Disorders. The aim of this study was to examine whether Internet and video game addictions are associated with experiential delay discounting, risk-taking, and sensitivity to social rejection using computerized tasks and questionnaires.

Methods

Twenty participants (mean age 24, SD = 1.55) with high score on the Problematic Online Gaming Questionnaire (POGQ) were compared with 20 participants (mean age 24.8, SD = 1.34) with low score on the POGQ. They performed on computerized Balloon Analog Risk Task and Experiential Delay discounting Task (EDT), and filled in the sensitivity to social rejection questionnaire.

Results

Participants with high POGQ scores had lower measures of delay discounting, higher measures of risk-taking, and higher measures of sensitivity to social rejection compared with participants with low POGQ scores.

Discussion

The results of this study support the previous evidence of risk-taking and provide new evidence for difficulties in delay discounting and sensitivity to social rejection among those who score high on Internet and video games.

Conclusions

The results suggest that Internet- and video game-addicted individuals seek immediate gratification and cannot wait for later reward. Furthermore, these individuals spend time in the virtual world, where they feel safe, and avoid social interactions presumably due to fears of social rejection.
Religious Education as Accompanying: from Superficiality to Spirituality to Personal Acquaintance with God Incarnate
Authors: Osewska Elżbieta
Published: December 2016

The dynamic social, cultural and technological changes which take place in almost all the world have a major impact on religious identity of young generation. Taking into account the crucial role of Religious Education in the process of knowing and meeting with God, the author presents, in this article, Religious Education in schools as accompany young people on their road to the “contemporary Emmaus”. It will take into consideration various stages and conditions on the way, which with the help of RE, allows youngsters to discover, recognize and acknowledge God incarnate.
Migration: Dangers and Opportunities for the Family in the Light of John Paul II’s Messages for World Migrant Day
Authors: Stolarczyk Ireneusz
Published: December 2016

The phenomenon of migration has become a subject of numerous sociological, economic and political analyses. It has also become an issue of interest for  Catholic Social Teaching. The complexity of this subject, its topicality and a need for a diagnosis in the light of ethical and social rules are contained within the consecutive messages for the World Migrant Day by the Holy Father John Paul II. A particularly interesting dimension of the discussion of the phenomenon of migration is the analysis of this problem in terms of its influence on the modern family. John Paul II notices that owing to the dignity of the family and its significant role in the process of upbringing of the young generation, the decision to migrate by members of a family or entire families must be well thought­‑out and carefully considered in the context of a necessity to undertake such steps. The necessity condition is related to a wide array of threats, which a family would have to face if they chose to take the migration path. The Pope also points out that migration is, at the same time, a justifiable opportunity for the development of a family, which should be provided ample assistance by the Church and state in a new environment.
Postmodernism and the Church: An Opportunity and a Challenge
Authors: Hynes Timothy
Published: December 2016

Postmodernism is, in many respects, a term that has lost most of its cultural and academic cachet. This does not, however, mean that the themes, context, and conditions to which it referred are no longer relevant. In this essay, I will briefly review the latest reports which show a decreasing interest in organized religion, and interpret these results as symptomatic of a larger change in the state of knowledge. To this end, I will examine Jean­‑François Lyotard’s analysis of the loss of metanarratives as a way of understanding the implicit rules of the dialogue that occurs between the theist and the atheist or agnostic. Next, I will note the unique capacity of beauty to transcend the diverse language games played by both sides of the conversation. I will conclude by contending that this characteristic of beauty offers a kind of common ground which can be built upon, fostering further dialogue as well as an opportunity for evangelization.
Technical site visit: Hampstead Heath ponds project – London
Authors: Brown David Henthorn
Published: December 2016

The City of London and BAM Nuttall hosted a British Dam Society visit to reservoir works being carried out on Hampstead Heath on 12 July 2016. Those attending were shown how a significant risk of flooding from reservoirs was being successfully addressed in a very sensitive landscape.
[RETRACTED] content tester v1
Authors: Stoliartchouk Alexei
Published: December 2016

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The Gibson Assembly ® HiFi 1 Step method utilizes a blend of enzymes to assemble the DNA quickly and efficiently. The use of a High-Fidelity DNA polymerase enzyme allowsfor error free cloning resulting in a seamless construct ready for multiple downstream applications. The HiFi 1 Step method allows Gibson Assembly of up to 5 fragments using a one tube, one-step, isothermal reaction. Multiple DNA fragments can be joined with greater than 90% cloning efficiency. Large constructs up to 100kb in length can be efficiently assembled in multi stage reactions.
SpinSmart Plasmid Purification: Low-copy plasmid DNA, P1 constructs, or cosmids v1
Authors: Scientific Denville
Published: December 2016

SpinSmart Plasmid Miniprep kits are designed to rapidly purify plasmid DNA from bacterial cultures. The protocol below is appropriate for both CM-410-50 and CM-410-250.
SpinSmart Plasmid Purification Protocols v1
Authors: Scientific Denville
Published: December 2016

SpinSmart Plasmid Miniprep kits are designed to rapidly purify plasmid DNA from bacterial cultures. Please follow one of the protocols below, depending on whether you are purifying high-copy plasmid or low-copy plasmid/P1 constructs/cosmids.
Enhancing English Academic Vocabulary Acquisition and Retention in Intensive English Programs with the Involvement Load Hypothesis
Authors: Jr. Varrick Douglas
Published: December 2016

Through action research, two instructors explore the application of the Involvement Load Hypothesis in their respective low intermediate and intermediate college intensive English reading and writing classes to improve student vocabulary acquisition and retention. One study took place over the course of one week and compared the progress of student performance on task-induced activities, revealing that students did incrementally better on vocabulary acquisition when the involvement load was heavier. The following study took place over the course of a six week Intensive Program using the same material with different students. The research also found improved performance on task induced assignments with heavy involvement loads; however, long term retention of vocabulary acquired from those assignments proved to be relatively limited.
Willingness to Communicate, Linguistic Self-confidence, and Language-use Anxiety: The Iranian EFL Context
Authors: Ghanbarpour Mahsa
Published: December 2016

Functioning as a mediating factor between having communicative competence in the target language and putting this competence to use, willingness to communicate (WTC) has enjoyed scholars’ attention in the field of second language acquisition (SLA). The present quantitative study examined the contribution of Iranian EFL learners’ linguistic self-confidence in their proficiency and language-use anxiety to their WTC level as well as the possible impact of age and gender on learners’ reported L2 WTC. 188 university students, who were randomly selected,  filled in a questionnaire, and correlation analyses, one-way between-groups ANOVA, independent-samples t-test, and standard multiple regression were run to analyze the collected data. Results indicated that L2 self-confidence made a significant contribution to the prediction of L2 WTC. Moreover, it was found that learners’ age and gender did not make a statistical difference to their WTC. The findings could inform debates on the theory and practice of WTC and feed into further pertinent research in second language pedagogy.
The Effect of Employing Electronic Peer Assessment on Iranian EFL Learners’ Writing Ability and Autonomy
Authors: Ghadi Samareh Abbassi , Khodabakhshzadeh Hossein
Published: December 2016

Peer assessment known as an effective technique in improving English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners' achievement as well as their autonomy has taken a new form thanks to the employment of electronic applications and web-based tools. The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of employing electronic peer assessment on Iranian EFL learners’ writing ability and autonomy. To achieve the goals of the study a sample including 48 Iranian upper-intermediate EFL learners were selected from among 90 female learners studying English in a language institute in Kashmar, Khorasan Razavi, according to their scores in Quick Placement Test (QPT), Version1. These participants were randomly assigned to control (N=24) and experimental (N=24) groups. Both groups took writing pretest and Learner Autonomy Questionnaire developed by Zhang and Li (2004). Throughout the experiment which lasted for 12 sessions, the experimental group benefited from the treatment, electronic peer assessment. However, the control group received the same treatment but peer assessment technique was carried out without any electronic interventions. Finally, both groups sat for the posttest being the same as the pretest. In addition, a semi-structured interview was conducted to the participants in the experimental group. Results of data analysis indicated the experimental group's outperformance in both writing and autonomy scale administered at the end of the study. Results of qualitative data (interview), also, showed that these participants had positive beliefs about employing electronic peer assessment. Pedagogically, the present findings support the employment of the treatment in EFL settings.
A Case Study of Formation of Mandarin-English College Students’ Metacognition
Authors: Zhou Wei
Published: December 2016

The present study provides both quantitative and qualitative analysis of the formation of language learners’ metacognition as the Mandarin-English college students in China. I hypothesized that language learning will be promoted by intervention of course teaching if students are trained to become more aware of and skillful at the use of metacognition strategies and other learning strategies that can be used in the language learning process. 3 of 115 freshmen from department of foreign language in Southwest Petroleum University are chosen to be subjects of the study. The result carries out to examine the intervention of strategy course on the formation of metacognition of English major freshmen in their language learning. The conclusions obtained from pre-interviews and post-interview have indicated that the subjects’ metacognition knowledge and metacognitive strategy use in language learning are conflicting. After the course, the metacognition of the subjects increased.
The Cultural Implication of the Chinese Lexicon Containing ‘Moon’
Authors: Sun Xianghua
Published: December 2016

The present article tends to discuss the Chinese cultural implications by taking deep analysis of the words and phrases containing yue 月（moon）. It could help us discover the rich and profound Chinese culture and enhance our understanding of national thinking mode, cultural psychological structure, social system and living custom. From those words containing moon, we can understand the plain and poetic moon culture in Chinese traditional culture: First, the moon embodies the immorality and eternity of life in the phrases such as, rishengyueheng 日升月恒. Second, the moon itself constitutes a pleasant scenery which is a marvelously inventive scene and let people get beautiful enjoyment, for example, chunhuaqiuyue 春花秋月, or yuelangfengqing 月朗风清. Third, in the phrases containing moon find sustenance of fullness and success, for instance, huahaoyueyuan 花好月圆, yuezhongzhegui 月中折桂. Fourth, the moon is a symbol of purity, such as yueguangrushui 月光如水. Fifth, the moon phrases embody the beauty of women, and the pursuit of good love life, for instance, huarongyuemao 花容月貌, yuelaojisheng 月老赤绳.