bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The new BELUGA setup for collocated turbulence and radiation measurements using a tethered balloon: First applications in the cloudy Arctic boundary layer
Authors: Egerer Ulrike , Gottschalk Matthias , Siebert Holger , Ehrlich André , Wendisch Manfred
Published: March 2019

Abstract. The new BELUGA (Balloon-bornE moduLar Utility for profilinG the lower Atmosphere) tethered balloon system is introduced. It combines a set of instruments to measure turbulent and radiative parameters and energy fluxes. BELUGA enables collocated measurements either at a constant altitude or as vertical profiles up to 1.5 km height. In particular, the instrument payload of BELUGA comprises three modular instrument packages for high resolution meteorological, wind vector and broadband radiation measurements. The collocated data acquisition allows to estimate the driving parameters of the energy balance in various altitudes. Heating rates and net irradiances can be related to turbulent fluxes and local turbulence parameters such as dissipation rates. In this paper the technical setup, the instrument performance, and the measurement strategy of BELUGA are explained. Furthermore, the high vertical resolution due to the slow ascent speed is highlighted as a major advantage of tethered balloon-borne observations. Three illustrative case studies of the first application of BELUGA in the Arctic atmospheric boundary layer are presented. As a first example, measurements of a single layer stratocumulus are discussed. They show a pronounced cloud top radiative cooling of up to 6 K h−1. To put this into context, a second case elaborates respective measurements with BELUGA in a cloudless situation. In a third example, a multi layer stratocumulus was probed, revealing reduced turbulence and negligible cloud top radiative cooling for the lower cloud layer. In all three cases the net radiative fluxes are much higher than turbulent fluxes. Altogether, BELUGA has proven its robust performance in cloudy conditions of the Arctic atmospheric boundary layer.
On the evaluation of the phase relation between temperature and
wind tides based on ground-based measurements and reanalysis
data in the middle atmosphere
Authors: Baumgarten Kathrin , Stober Gunter
Published: March 2019

Abstract. The variability of the middle atmosphere is driven by a variety of waves covering different spatial and temporal scales. We are diagnosing the variability of the thermal tides due to changes in the background wind by an adaptive spectral filter, which takes the intermittency of tides into account. We apply this diagnostic to temperature observations from a daylight-capable lidar at mid-latitudes (54° N, 12° E) as well as to reanalysis data of horizontal winds from MERRA-2. These reanalysis data provide additional wind information in the altitude range between 30 and 70 km at the location of the lidar as well as on a global perspective. Using the global data gives information of the tidal modes seen at one location. A comparison of the temperature and wind information affirms whether there is a fixed phase relation of the tidal waves in the temperature and the wind data. We found that in general the local tidal signatures are dominated by migrating tidal modes and the signature is weaker in temperatures than in winds. While the meridional wind tide is leading the zonal wind tide by 90°, the phase relation between the temperature and the wind tide is more complex. At certain altitudes the temperature tide follows the zonal wind tide. This knowledge helps to improve the interpretation of the seasonal variation of tides from different observables especially when only data from single locations are used. The findings provide additional information about the phase stability of tidal waves and the results clearly show the importance of a measurement acquisition on a routine basis with high temporal and spatial resolution.
Calibration event selection for green urban drainage modelling
Authors: Broekhuizen Ico , Leonhardt Günther , Marsalek Jiri , Viklander Maria
Published: March 2019

Abstract. Calibration of urban drainage models is typically performed based on a limited number of observed rainfall-runoff events, which may be selected from a longer time-series of measurements in different ways. In this study, 14 single- and two-stage strategies for selecting these events were tested for calibration of a SWMM model of a predominantly green urban area. The event selection was considered in relation to other sources of uncertainty such as measurement uncertainties, objective functions, and catchment discretization. Even though all 14 strategies resulted in successful model calibration, the difference between the best and worst strategies reached 0.2 in Nash–Sutcliffe Efficiency (NSE) and the calibrated parameter values notably varied. Most, but not all, calibration strategies were robust to changes in objective function, perturbations in calibration data and the use of a low spatial resolution model in the calibration phase. The various calibration strategies satisfactorily predicted 7 to 13 out of 19 validation events. The two-stage strategies performed better than the single-stage strategies when measuring performance using the Root Mean Square Error, flow volume error or peak flow error (but not using NSE); when flow data in the calibration period had been perturbed by ±40 %; and when using a lower model resolution. The two calibration strategies that performed best in the validation period were two-stage strategies. The findings in this paper show that different strategies for selecting calibration events may lead in some cases to different results for the validation period, and that calibrating impermeable and green area parameters in two separate steps may improve model performance in the validation period, while also reducing the computational demand in the calibration phase.
O setor sucroenergético no Triângulo Mineiro: crescimento econômico e manutenção das desigualdades sociais nas “cidades da cana”
Authors: Stacciarini João Henrique Santana , Pereira Mirlei Fachini Vicente
Published: March 2019

O trabalho visou avaliar alguns antagonismos existentes no processo de expansão das atividades do setor sucroenergético (produção de cana-de-açúcar e derivados) no Triângulo Mineiro, porção oeste do estado de Minas Gerais. Tais antagonismos se expressam através de um crescimento econômico, assentado no incremento das atividades produtivas resultante da instalação de usinas sucroenergéticas nesta fração do território, em contraste com a manutenção das desigualdades sociais e da pobreza de parcela significativa da população. Tal condição pode ser verificada particularmente nos municípios mais especializados e dependentes da cultura, cujas sedes estamos reconhecendo como “cidades da cana”. São avaliados aspectos do crescimento econômico resultante do ingresso da atividade em municípios especializados, bem como os que evidenciam a manutenção das desigualdades sociais e a produção de vulnerabilidades territoriais.
Palavras-chave: Setor sucroenergético, Desigualdades socioespaciais, Cidades da cana, Triângulo Mineiro.
Processos de recontextualização nas Aulas de Geografia
Authors: Rosa Claudia Do Carmo , Souza Vanilton Camilo de
Published: March 2019

Este artigo tem como enfoque central discutir os fundamentos didático-pedagógicos da Geografia Escolar que se recontextualizam no conjunto da prática pedagógica por meio dos conteúdos geográficos. Nesse intento, tecer-se-á considerações basilares acerca da teoria de Basil Bernstein, com destaque para o conceito de recontextualização, tendo por base o modelo do discurso pedagógico. Na sequência, apresentaremos uma discussão sobre o papel dos temas e conteúdos do ensino de Geografia utilizando situações da prática pedagógica no processo de construção de discursos pedagógicos na Geografia Escolar. No contexto da prática docente do professor de Geografia, será evidenciado o conteúdo “Migração”, com o objetivo de compreender os processos recontextualizadores nas aulas de Geografia do Ensino Fundamental, anos finais. Os dados empíricos a serem apresentados são parte da pesquisa de tese intitulada Professores Iniciantes de Geografia: Processos de Recontextualização da Formação Inicial no Contexto da Prática Docente. Os resultados apontaram para processos de recontextualização que evidenciam potencialidades docentes relativas à Didática da Geografia e as fragilidades relativas aos conteúdos geográficos.

Palavras-Chave: Teoria de Bernstein. Ensino de Geografia. Recontextualização.
New Covenant Knowledge in an Earthenware Jar: Intertextual Reconfigurations of Jeremiah in 2 Corinthians 1:21–22, 3:2–11, and 4:7
Authors: Oropeza B. J.
Published: March 2019

Scholars frequently claim that Paul’s new covenant language in 2 Cor 3 is derived from Jer 31 (38 LXX), but they frequently overlook the larger discourse of the ancient prophet that includes the purchase of his uncle’s field in Jer 32 (39 LXX). This article suggests that the sealing of an official contract in the form of a “double document” as proof of the redemption of Jeremiah’s purchase for a future inheritance, along with the covenant language that both precedes and follows this narrative, have influenced the interpretation of certain images that Paul presents in 2 Corinthians. This includes not only his term new covenant but also his conception of the seal of the Spirit (1:21–22), writing in the heart (3:2–3), and treasure in earthenware jars (4:7). Paul recontextualizes for his Corinthian auditors Jeremiah’s prophetic object lesson that involves a seal (bulla), a future promise, and a double document placed in an earthenware jar.
Green May in Against Women Unconstant
Authors: Bozick Morgan M.
Published: March 2019

Cautiously attributed to Geoffrey Chaucer, the anonymous balade Against Women Unconstant criticizes an unnamed lady for her “newefangelnesse” and “unstedfastnesse,” culminating in the refrain, “In stede of blew, thus may ye were al grene.” Proposing a new punctuation of the refrain, “In stede of blew—thus, May, ye were al grene,” and using medieval color symbolism, this study offers an alternative reading of the poem, arguing that the depiction of the female figure herself as “al grene,” rather than as wearing it, constructs her as a complex personified image of May. The color green characterizes May's love according to the traditional associations of springtime renewal and youth, but also according to the color's negative aspects of the hunter's predation as well as destruction, decay, and death. The balade's speaker takes his leave of the unstable, changeable love and lust of youth associated with May for a mature and stable love symbolized by blue, the color of lawful, chaste marriage and middle age.
Por que não ajuizar? Incentivos, problemas e propostas atinentes à judicialização da saúde
Authors: Carvalho Victor Aguiar de
Published: March 2019

O ajuizamento de demandas individuais para a obtenção das mais diversas prestações, fundamentadas diretamente na previsão constitucional acerca do direito fundamental à saúde, é um fenômeno frequente e crescente no país. A compreensão dos Magistrados em geral quanto ao que estaria alcançado pelo direito constitucional à saúde parece ser bastante abrangente. Todavia, a Constituição não explicitou qual seria o exato conteúdo de tal direito, tampouco definiu quais prestações deveriam ser necessariamente fornecidas pela Administração. No presente artigo, em abordagem que não é usual na literatura, pretende-se demonstrar que existem diversos incentivos para o ajuizamento em massa de tais demandas, sendo o principal deles justamente o entendimento dominante adotado pelo Judiciário. Nesse cenário, o Judiciário tende a se tornar ator cada vez mais relevante para a alocação, por meio dos seus critérios, de recursos públicos na área. Tal quadro suscita problemas e críticas de ao menos três ordens: quanto à violação da isonomia; quanto à ineficiência da alocação de recursos na sociedade; e quanto à consolidação do Estado de Direito. Em conclusão, apresentam-se algumas bases para o melhor tratamento da matéria, que envolvem, em síntese, a preferência por processos coletivos; a concessão de maior deferência às análises técnicas da Conitec; e que o fornecimento judicial de prestações não incorporadas ocorra apenas em situações excepcionais, após minuciosa instrução processual. A metodologia empregada envolve análise da literatura, pautada em bibliografia de autores do Direito e das ciências da saúde, corroborada pela referência a episódios concretos que confirmam as preocupações teóricas.
O desafio da aplicação do princípio da solidariedade na sociedade hiperconsumista que cultua o descartável
Authors: Silva Rogério , Reis Jorge Renato dos
Published: March 2019

O presente artigo tem como finalidade reforçar a importância da inclusão da proteção do consumidor na Constituição Federal Brasileira de 1988, estabelecendo uma discussão acerca da superação da sociedade de massa para o ingresso na sociedade hiperconsumista e destacando a importância da aplicação do princípio da solidariedade numa sociedade que cultua o descartável. A Carta Magna consagrou em 1988 a defesa do consumidor como direito fundamental e cláusula pétrea. Nessas três décadas, a sociedade ultrapassou o consumo de massa para se tornar hiperconsumista. Nesse cenário, resgata-se o princípio da solidariedade como uma das formas de harmonizar as relações entre consumidores e fornecedores.
An artificial neural network model to predict the effective work time of different agricultural field shapes
Authors: Fedrizzi Marco , Antonucci Francesca , Sperandio Giulio , Figorilli Simone , Pallottino Federico , Costa Corrado
Published: March 2019

The aim of this study was to find a model able to extract the net time per unit of net worked area from different agricultural field basic shapes (square, circle, rectangle and triangle) considering the following variables: field gross area, working speed, number of turnings (these depending on the effective working width), side length parallel and orthogonal to working direction, and working direction type. Being this a non-linear problem, an approach based on artificial neural networks is proposed. The model was trained using an artificial dataset calculated for the various shapes (internal test) and then tested on 47 different agricultural operations extracted by a real field dataset for the estimation of the net time (external test). The net time records obtained from both, the trained model and the external test, were correlated and the performance parameter r was extracted. Both regression coefficients (r), for the training and internal test, appear to be excellent being equal to 0.98 with respect to traditional linear approach (0.13). The variable “number of turnings” scored the highest impact, with a value equal to 44.34% for the net time estimation. Finally, the r correlation parameter for the external test resulted to be very high (0.80). This information is very valuable of the use of information management system for precision agriculture.
Factors Impacting EFL Teachers’ Self-efficacy: A Theoritical Perspective
Authors: Mehmood Nasir
Published: March 2019

EFL teachers working in Saudi Arabian universities are often from different social, cultural and academic backgrounds. The factors that affect their self-efficacy can vary from one teacher to another because of their different social and cultural associations. This research is carried out in the light of the existing literature to determine some of the factors and variables which may influence the level of EFL teachers’ self-efficacy who teach at the universities in Saudi Arabia. Some of the factors are related to the personal traits of the teachers such as competence, experience, flexibility, hard work, perseverance, motivation, attitude, self-efficacy, resourcefulness and how they see themselves as teachers; whereas others are associated with their cultural, social and academic background, the working environment of an organization, and the attitudes of learners. Teacher self-efficacy is prone to be affected either negatively or positively by all these factors.
An Investigation of Academic Self-Efficacy Perceptions of Primary Mathematics Teacher Candidates
Authors: Taşdemir Cahit
Published: March 2019

The aim of this study was to investigate the academic self-efficacy perceptions of primary school mathematics teacher candidates according to different variables. For this purpose, the “Academic Self-Efficacy Scale”, which was developed by Jerusalem and Schwarz (1981) to measure the academic self-efficacy beliefs of mathematics teacher candidates, which was adapted to Turkish by Yılmaz, Gürçay and Ekici (2007) and validated by the reliability and validity scale, were used as data collection tools. The study was conducted in the fall semester of 2017-2018 academic year. The sample of the study consists of 157 teacher candidates studying at the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th years of the Elementary Mathematics Teaching Program of the Faculty of Education at a state university. Independent sample t-test and ANOVA were used for the analysis of collected information. As a results of data analysis, student’s academic self efficacy perceptions were found generally high. In addition, it was concluded that the mean scores of academic self-efficacy perceptions of mathematics teachers did not show a statistically significant difference according to their gender and grade level, but there was a significant difference between the age, whether they willingly chose what they are studying or not and mathematics achievement groups.
Examination of Physical Fitness and Somatotype Features of Parkour Practitioners (Traceur) and Gymnasts in University Education
Authors: Seyhan Sinan
Published: March 2019

The purpose of this study was to examination the physical and anthropometric features of the traceurs with the gymnasts university education. The study was carried out with university students, male twelve volunteer participants (traceurs=6, gymnasts=6). The mean age of the traceurs was 18.67±1.03 years, 172.67±3.78 cm, body weight 62.5±8.94 kg and BMI was 20.98±2.97 kg/m2; gymnasts was 19.33±1.21 years, 175.83±6.18 cm, body weight 65.17±8.06 kg and BMI was 21.11±2.67 kg/m2. According to the data obtained from traceurs and gymnasts, the somatotype features of the athletes were endomorph (2.70±0.32), mesomorph (4.09±1.70) and ectomorph (3.39±1.67), and endomorph (2.90±0.48), mesomorph (3.83±1.51) and ectomorph (3.49±1.52), respectively. It can be said that the dominant somatotype structures between the groups and within the groups are mesomorphy and ectomorphy in the traceurs and gymnasts. When somatotype features were compared between groups, no significant difference was observed. It is noteworthy that both branches have similar body structures (mesomorphy and ectomorphy). In conclusion, learning of these body structure features that determine and affect the performance by coaches education of athletes that athletes will show that perform successfully only with appropriate body structures and coaches may enable the preparation of a better training program.
RENTABILIDADE DAS DISTRIBUIDORAS DE COMBUSTÍVEIS EM RELAÇÃO À
IMPORTAÇÃO DA GASOLINA A E DO ÓLEO DIESEL
Authors: Godinho Bertoncello Alexandre , Aline Lima Oliveira Debora
Published: March 2019

This study analyzes the profitability of fuel distributors in relation to the importation of gasoline A
and diesel oil, which represents a competitive differential in the market. Therefore, the objectives
of identifying and analyzing the profitability of fuel distributors in relation to the importation of
gasoline A and diesel oil is of great relevance to the actors involved. The study is justified by
discussing such issue and pointing out market trends that could benefit the fuel distribution
sector. The methodological process of this research is divided in a systematic bibliographical
revision, in the exploratory process and analysis of quantitative secondary data. Analyzing the
presented context, it is possible to infer that the adoption of the profitability of the fuel
distributors in relation to the importation of gasoline A and the diesel oil is of paramount
importance to the strengthening of the strategy adopted by the organization in order to guarantee
survival in the fuel market .
CAMPUS 2 DA UNOESTE EM PRESIDENTE PRUDENTE – SP: REPENSANDO SEUS
PERCURSOS
Authors: Peruzzo Gusman Samara , Ruiz Maria Yeda
Published: March 2019

The University Campus of the Paulista University, in the municipality of Presidente Prudente -
SP, was studied in order to increase the appropriation of the walk and the bicycle within the
structure, respecting the existing green mass to promote the harmony between the built and
the natural environment, thus benefiting its user. The entire constructed structure that
composes the campus was studied in its functional aspects to understand the dynamics of
the displacements made by the different types of users of the place. It was therefore
perceived the unfavorable organization of Campus 2 for people who do not do any
displacement by car there. Based on the results of the analysis of the site in the light of
Sustainable Mobility and Green Infrastructure, we seek guidelines for adequacy for the issues
raised.
EU NÃO SOU DA SUA RUA: O REGISTRO EM TEXTO E FOTOGRAFIA DE
MORADORES DE RUA EM PRESIDENTE PRUDENTE
Authors: Luisa Hoffmann Maria , Aparecido Mancuzo Silva Junior Roberto
Published: March 2019

The present research documented the live of homeless people in the city of Presidente
Prudente through a photobook with profile texts. Therefore, it was necessary to understand
the life context of these individuals through qualitative and exploratory research. Study of
case was used as method, with the support of techniques such as bibliographic research,
intensive observation and interviews. The study allowed new reflections and discussions
about the situation of homeless people in the city and about the journalist's role nowadays.
The photobook produced contains 49 photographs of 12 selected characters.
REMÉDIOS CONSTITUCIONAIS E SUA POPULARIZAÇÃO
Authors: Lucas Coutinho de Menezes Kayo , Oliveira Lima Nomura Shirley
Published: March 2019

This article aims was discuss a fundamental issue in the legal and social environment:
constitutional medicines. This article brings the actions in kind and their historical context, it's has
focussed on the importance of these rights for real and effective access to justice. The lack of
knowledge of the population about their fundamental rights, more specifically constitutional
medicines, reveal a barrier to access to justice and the realization of such rights. The media as an
information vehicle can help break this barrier, and build quicker and easier access to information
by educating citizens more about their rights, guarantees and duties.
A INFLUÊNCIA DA LIDERANÇA COMO ESTÍMULO À MOTIVAÇÃO DO TRABALHO EM
EQUIPE
Authors: José Donato Claudio , de Lima Silva Eduardo , Guilherme Odilon do Nascimento Hualacy , Caires da Silva Irene , Lopes Alvim Joselene , Moreira da Silva Leticia , Xavier Martins Liége , de Souza Miranda Lucas , Ferreira Vieira Maísa , Muller Tais , Veiga Uzeloto Tatiana , da silva Soares Vinicius
Published: March 2019

Considering that the main challenge of leadership today is to retain and develop the human capital
of organizations, we seek to show the influence of leadership as a stimulus to motivation for
teamwork. Thus, this article addresses one of the most researched and studied themes in recent
years: leadership and motivation. Today leadership has been considered an essential tool for the
success of organizations, emphasizing, mainly, the role that it exerts on human motivation for
teamwork. Methodologically, qualitative, descriptive, and bibliographic research was utilized
through scientific articles, books, and specialized websites. Based on the research carried out it
was realized that the leader is of extreme importance to any type of organization or company in
order to promote the motivation, sustainability and even more the development of organizations
and or groups that acts or participates.
CPC/2015 E A APLICAÇÃO DAS MEDIDAS ATÍPICAS NO PROCESSO DE EXECUÇÃO
Authors: Alves de Santana Natália , Mendes Mosaner Carolina , Regina da Silva Caroline
Published: March 2019

This paper aims to analyze the possibility of applying atypical measures of the judge in execution
process, under the light of constitucional priciples and the processual legal system. The possibility
has been foreseen in the article 139, IV, of CPC/2015 and caused controversy among operators of
law, since it is understood that the application of such measures violates the principles of
proportionality and reasonableness, as well as the fundamental guarantees provided for in the
Federal Constitution, such as the right to freedom of movement. On the other hand, it is
understood that such measures collaborate with the procedural effectiveness. Will be analyzed
the possibilities application of this measures, its limitations and its fundamentals.
PROJETO ARQUITETÔNICO PARA RELOCAÇÃO DA NOVA BIBLIOTECA PÚBLICA
MUNICIPAL E PARQUE DE LEITURA – CIDADE DE PRESIDENTE PUDENTE/SP
Authors: Portioli Mathias Teixeira Patrícia , Aparecida Teixeira Ferreira da Costa Korina
Published: March 2019

The project of the new municipal library comes with the intention of creating a space that is
inviting for people to enter, use and stay doing the integration of the public with the place and
promoting the approximation with the habit of reading, attracting the public through meeting
points and leisure that allows you to stay. The project also brings a brief rescue to the memory of
the former occupation of the building that was Cine Cine Gomes very well known in the city of
Presidente Prudente. With the great circulation of pedestrians were proposed environments that
start in the outside with a square and open parklets, and with the transparency of the building
makes visible the interior attracting the public into the library, in addition to providing natural
lighting and ventilation for greater visual comfort and thermal room inside the building, with
spaces accessible for people with disabilities.
RICARDO BOFILL: A ARQUITETURA DO CONTRASTE
Authors: Carolina Felício Vantini Amanda , Belorte Henrique , Guilherme Oliveira Jean , Aparecida Teixeira Ferreira da Costa Korina
Published: March 2019

The following article, result of a qualitative research, of the bibliographic vision species,
focus on presenting the life and work of Ricardo Bofill. Born in Barcelona in 1939, 1963
creates the Taller Architecture, studio that counts with many professionals from another
areas, contributing to the formation of your post-modern project style. Futhermore, takes as
cutting analyze the building Walden 7 (1974), located in Barcelona, which has vivid colors,
srtong formalist character, use of industrialized materials that realizes reads of
mediterranean, classic and catalan architecture, through a post-modern construction.
Therefore, this search has as objective to present a study about the time's context, and show
Boffil's architetural characteristics, highlighting in the study's object and exposing your
history as a post-modern architect.
Borders, Boundaries, and Exclusion in the Icelandic Asylum System
Authors: Tryggvadóttir Helga Katrín , Skaptadóttir Unnur Dís
Published: March 2019

Grounded in theories of borders and boundaries, this article critically engages with the processes through which asylum seekers in Iceland are excluded from full participation in society. Immigration laws and bureaucratic barriers contribute to this exclusion, which is a result of restrictions on labour market participation, lack of housing, temporality, and lack of meaningful activities. We discuss how borders and boundaries create the identity of the asylum seeker and how the participants in this study experience that identity. We identify three main areas of exclusion: social exclusion, isolation, and cultural boundaries.
Competing Motivations in Germany’s Higher Education Response to the “Refugee Crisis”
Authors: Streitwieser Bernhard , Brück Lukas
Published: March 2019

In 2015–16 Germany was confronted with over 1 million new refugees, which challenged public and private institutions alike and increasingly divided public sentiments. This article investigates the cultural, political, and economic dynamics as they were in Germany in 2015–16 and in particular how its higher education sector responded. The discussion covers a comprehensive review of media debates, public and private institutional research, new German- and English-language scholarship, and case studies the authors collected of fiffeen universities. The article ends with recommendations as German universities prepare for 30,000–50,000 refugees eligible for study in the coming years.
“We” the Refugees: Reflections on Refugee Labels and Identities
Authors: Vigil Yanery Navarro , Baillie Abidi Catherine
Published: March 2019

In this article the authors present an auto-ethnographical analysis, describing their personal experiences with forced migration. Using narrative passages, the authors problematize the way in which refugee identities are entwined with socially constructed labels. The authors explore the points at which self-identifcation negotiates with labelling in order to create new spaces wherein individual and collective refugee experiences mutually shape and transform each other. These new spaces emerge from an inclusive participatory socio-cultural and political process where the idea of “us” and “them” merges into a “we.” This article represents the culmination of the authors’ sustained interactions (in conversation, in storytelling, in shared analyses, in writing) and serves as an example of putting a new space into action.
In the Name of Humanitarianism: The Interim Federal Health Program and the Irregularization of Refugee Claimants
Authors: Connoy Laura
Published: March 2019

Since 1957 Canada’s Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP) has provided health-care coverage to refugee populations. However, from June 2012 to April 2016 the program was drastically revised in ways that restricted or denied access to health-care coverage, specifically to refugee claimants—persons who have fed their country and made an asylum claim in another country. One of the main intentions of the revision was to protect the integrity of Canada’s humanitarian refugee determination system. However, this had a major unintended consequence: within everyday healthcare places like walk-in clinics, doctor’s offices, and hospitals, IFHP recipients were denied access to services, regardless of actual levels of coverage. In this article I analyze how these program restrictions were experienced within Toronto’s everyday health-care places through the concept of irregularization. I discuss how the IFHP, as a humanitarian health-care program, problematizes the presence of refugee claimants in ways that created experiences of vulnerability, insecurity, and anxiety. Building on this view, I conclude with a discussion of how activists who sought to draw attention to the experiences of refugee claimants in the aftermath of the IFHP revisions closed of truly transformative pathways toward social justice.
“We Can’t Paint Them with One Brush”: Creating Opportunities for Learning about Refugee Integration
Authors: Lam Michelle
Published: March 2019

This article presents the process of creation and initial outcomes of a pedagogical tool called Refugee Journeys: Identity, Intersectionality and Integration, which allows players the opportunity to experience settlement and integration from the identity of a refugee. The purpose of the tool is to educate players about the need for intersectional approaches to refugee service provision, to foster a sense of admiration and respect for refugees’ experiences, and to interact with public policies from the perspective of the least privileged. Outcomes involve recognitions that individual identities affect integration experiences and meaningful discussions about refugee integration, identity, and discrimination.
Refuser d’être désignées. Des identités imposées, négociées et revendiquées
Authors: Caron Roxane , Damant Dominique , Flynn Catherine
Published: March 2019

Cet article concerne les positionnements identitaires d’un groupe de femmes « réfugiées palestiniennes ». Les guillemets sont ici d’une importance certaine du fait que l’article révèle, à travers une grille d’analyse intersectionnelle, comment le spectre identitaire de ces femmes est constitué d’identités qu’elles vivent comme imposées et d’autres qu’elles négocient ou revendiquent ardemment. Le présent travail approfondit cette complexité, qui est sous l’infuence de diférents « vecteurs de pouvoir » d’ordre juridique, politique, religieux et national.
#Pay4Reviews: Academic publishers should pay scientists for peer-review
Authors: Jaffé Rodolfo
Published: March 2019

The exploitation of scientists by traditional academic publishers is widespread, as they monopolize the right to distribute scientific papers, strip authors of their own article’s copyrights, and charge them if they wish to read papers from their peers. It is then up to scientists to free themselves (and their papers) from the tyranny of academic publishers by refusing to perform free peer-reviews for them and by publishing open-access when possible. Starved of peer-reviewers, academic publishers would have nothing to publish, while subscription fees are doomed to disappear in an age of open-science. This system would also create incentives to perform peer-review: #Pay4Reviews
Aging well with Norad
Authors: Marques Filipa Carvalhal , Ulitsky Igor
Published: March 2019

Deleting a long noncoding RNA drives premature aging in mice.
Nanook of the North: Fra Broadway i New York til Storgata i Tromsø
Authors: Skare Roswitha
Published: March 2019

Verdensteatret åpnet sine dører sommeren 1916 og er i dag Norges eldste kinobygg som fortsatt brukes for å vise film. Vi vet om åpningsforestillingen den 4. juni 1916 at det svenske melodramaet Madame de Thebes Spaadom fra 1915, med norsk tittel Skjæbnens Søn, står på programmet og at Bladet Tromsø kunne fortelle om lange køer. Likevel vet vi svært lite om enkelte elementer av filmfremvisningen som for eksempel filmmusikken og publikumsopplevelsen. Denne artikkelen undersøker derfor hvordan Robert J. Flahertys Nanook of the North (1922) ble fremført på amerikanske kinoer og i Norge, med noen små sideblikk til Danmark og Sverige.Verdensteatret – Tromsø municipal cinema – is the oldest cinema building still in operation in Norway. It opened in 1916, showing the Swedish melodrama titled Madame de Thebes Spaadom, and the local newspaper Bladet Tromsø reported the event.  Nevertheless, there is little knowledge about many aspects of film exhibition during these years in general, and exhibitions at Verdensteatret in particular. This article therefore investigates the different modes of exhibition of Robert J. Flaherty’s Nanook of the North (1922) in the US and in Norway, with some glimpses from Denmark and Sweden.
Kino i 100
Authors: Skare Roswitha , Pedersen Mona , Solum Ove
Published: March 2019

Editorial foreword.
Comparison of laboratory indices of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease for the detection of incipient kidney dysfunction
Authors: Choi Jong Wook , Lee Chang Hwa , Park Joon-Sung
Published: March 2019

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is closely linked to insulin resistance and related adverse health outcomes. We investigated the non-invasive index of NAFLD that has the best performance in estimating the renal manifestations of metabolic disturbances. This nation-wide, cross-sectional study included 11,836 subjects, using various non-invasive assessments comprising routinely measured clinical and laboratory variables. The subjects were native Koreans aged 20 years or older and had no diabetes, history of liver or kidney disease. All participants were divided into quintiles according to their fibrosis-4 (FIB-4) results. Participants in the highest quintile were more hypertensive and obese with greater glycemic exposure, poor lipid profiles, and impaired kidney function, than those in the other quintiles. Multiple logistic regression, adjusted for age, sex, smoking, systolic blood pressure, white blood cell, platelet, fasting plasma glucose, and triglyceride, demonstrated that FIB-4, the hepatic steatosis index, the aspartate aminotransferase/alanine aminotransferase (AST/ALT) ratio, Gholam’s model for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, and the BARD score were independently associated with kidney dysfunction. ROC curve analysis revealed that FIB-4 (AUC = 0.6227, 95% CI [0.5929–0.6526], p = 0.0258) was the most precise in predicting kidney dysfunction. Our findings suggest that FIB-4 may be a favorable screening tool for the renal manifestation of hepatic metabolic disturbances.
Transcriptome sequencing and comparative analysis of adult ovary and testis identify potential gonadal maintenance-related genes inMauremys reevesiiwith temperature-dependent sex determination
Authors: Xiong Lei , Dong Jinxiu , Jiang Hui , Zan Jiawei , Tong Jiucui , Liu Jianjun , Wang Meng , Nie Liuwang
Published: March 2019

Mauremys reevesiiis a classical organism with temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD). Gonad development in early life has recently received considerable attention but gonadal maintenance after sex differentiation in turtles with TSD remains a mystery. In this study, we sequenced the transcriptomes for the adult testis and ovary using RNA-seq, and 36,221 transcripts were identified. In total, 1,594 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified where 756 DEGs were upregulated in the testis and 838 DEGs were upregulated in the ovary. Gene Ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathway analysis suggested that the TGF-beta signaling pathway and Hedgehog signaling pathway have important roles in testis maintenance and spermatogenesis, whereas the Hippo signaling pathway and Wnt signaling pathway are likely to participate in ovary maintenance. We determined the existence of antagonistic networks containing significant specific-expressed genes and pathways related to gonadal maintenance and gametogenesis in the adult gonads ofM. reevesii. The candidate gene Fibronectin type 3 and ankyrin repeat domains 1 (FANK1) might be involved with the regulation of testis spermatogenesis.
A Parallel Apriori-Transaction Reduction Algorithm Using Hadoop-Mapreduce in Cloud
Authors: L. Sayeth Saabith A. , Sundararajan Elankovan , Abu Bakar Azuraliza
Published: March 2019

Apriori algorithm is a classical algorithm of association rule mining and widely used for generating frequent item sets. However, the original Apriori algorithm has some limitation such as it needs to scan the dataset many times to discover all frequent itemset and generate huge number of candidate itemset. To overcome these limitations, researchers have made a lot of improvements to the Apriori such as candidate generation, without candidate generation, transaction reduction, partitioning, and sampling. When it comes to mine massive data, these algorithms failed to prove efficiency because limitation of the processing capacity, storage capacity, and main memory constraints. Therefore, parallel and distributed algorithms are developed to perform large-scale computing in ARM on multiple processors. However, the problems with most of the parallel and distributed framework are overheads of managing distributed system, lack of high level parallel programming language, and node failures. Hadoop-MapReduce is an efficient, scalable, and simplified programming model for massive data processing and it also available on cloud environment. Cloud computing offers huge computing resources, and capacities to solve big data challenges. Recently many parallel algorithms have been proposed on Hadoop-MapReduce to enhance the performance of Apriori algorithm but there are some drawbacks: since multiple scan over the dataset is needed to generate candidate itemset, it consume more execution time. The aim of this study is to propose a parallel Transaction Reduction MapReduce Apriori algorithm (TRMR-Apriori) which is reduce unnecessary transaction values and transactions from the dataset in parallel manner to overcome above problems. The experiments show that TRMR-Apriori is able to achieve better execution time to discover frequent itemset those of previous sequential ARM algorithms such as Apriori, AprioriTid, Eclat, and FP-Growth and the previous parallel algorithms such as PApriori, MRApriori, and Modified Apriori with different condition on homogeneous computing environment using Hadoop-MapReduce platform in cloud. Overall, the TRMR-Apriori shows the strength to extract the frequent itemset from massive dataset in cloud.
Integration of Open Source GIS Software for Improving Decision Making in Small and Medium Companies
Authors: Hameed Yassir Ali
Published: March 2019

In this paper, a prototype is proposed of integrating various features and functionalities of different open source GIS software to improve decision-making in small and medium companies. The paper shows possibilities of integrating various open source GIS software to support decision making. Open source software features is combined with the functionalities of GIS such as processing using Quantum GIS, storing and analyzing of spatial data to produce results using PostgreSQL, Providing and sharing Geo-data over the network locally or over the globe using Geoserver, The prototype is based on the three basics features low /free cost of using GIS open source software, simplicity and usability, multiplatform supporting. The integration of open source software is appropriate and successful for the use of companies in the field of GIS, this initiative represents a suitable business solutions that do not consume a lot of money and training to develop the skills of the technicians in this field, therefore, this will open the door for other companies to follow this trend. This prototype provides an opportunity for open source software components to process and store data in databases or shares the results over different networks.
A Methodology for the Categorisation of Software Projects in Nigeria Based on Performance
Authors: Cecilia Eberendu Adanma , Okon Peter Akpan Edem , C. Ubani Emmanuel , Ahaiwe Josiah
Published: March 2019

Software engineering projects in Nigeria have been classified generally as a failure, challenged or successful with no proof that the projects fall into these categories. The main focus has been on cost and time overrun, and attention has not been given to check whether projects truly fall within the given categories. Discriminant analysis was employed to determine how the 30 selected projects in the public sector in Nigeria can be correctly classified. This study developed a method for determining the actual category of software engineering projects concerning the characteristics of projects as a failure, challenged, or successful. The developed model was used to reclassify the thirty (30) projects, and it was discovered that twenty- one (21) projects were correctly classified giving 70% of correctly classified projects while nine (9) were wrongly classified giving 30%. It is possible for projects to satisfy the established success criteria (requirements met on time and within budget) whereas the stigma of failure still exists in its result.
Intelligent System for Diagnosing Tuberculosis Using Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy
Authors: Goni Ibrahim , U. Ngene Christopher , I. Manga , Nata’ala Auwal , J. Calvin Sunday
Published: March 2019

Tuberculosis is a contiguous disease that is causing death both in developed and developing countries. The main aim of this research work was to a developed an intelligent system for diagnosing Tuberculosis using adaptive neuro-fuzzy methodology. Eleven symptoms of tuberculosis which are persistent cough for more than two weeks, cough with blood, weight loss, tiredness, chest pain, fever, difficulty in breathing, loss of appetite, lymph node enlargement, history of TB contact and night Sweat are assigned with weights which are categorize best on severity level as mild, moderate, severe and very severe, yes and no which serve as inputs to the adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS). MATLAB 7.0 is used to implement this experiment, Trapezoidal Membership function was used, back propagation algorithm was used for training and testing, the error obtain is 0.41777 at epoch 2 which shows that the training performance is exactly 99.58223 and testing performance of the system are 99.58197 at epoch 2.
E-procurement: A Strategic Approach to Public Works Tendering
Authors: Oladimeji Yusuf Lateef , Olusegun Folorunso
Published: March 2019

With the Public demanding efficient and transparent procedures and the clients as well as the vendors seeking lower cost and flexibility in Public Procurement Process (PPP), PPP is becoming more complicated, expensive and fragile. Proper methods of feasible benefits of Public E-Procurement (PEP) are quickly becoming a major influence in the mainstream of Public Procurement Enterprises (PPE). PEP is intended to improve transparency, efficiency, and value for money by exposing various procurement activities as tasks over the internet. Current PEP Procedures lacks an organized framework to capture the essential tasks required for successful Procurement Processes, it also pays little attention to task complexity as an important key design feature that impacts other internal PEP attributes. Although traditional Procurement methods have been with us for sometimes, until now no one has provided a reliable PEP framework. This paper proposed a framework based on Business Process Management and Notation Approach (BPMN) for the implementation of PEP by dealing separately with strategic tasks. The BPMN can help PPE simplify and regulate PEP implementation by explicit identification of PEP specific tasks in the BPMN. We provide an example case study to demonstrate proposed PEP task. Twenty users were engaged, the result showed the tool to be a preferred choice to the traditional method of a bidding process. The benefits of PEP to its adopters were also investigated.
Current Trend in Wireless Networks
Authors: Yassir Ali Hameed , Dakhil Ali Fattah , Ali Waffa Muhammed , Faisal Abeer Nasir
Published: March 2019

In this study, a general overview of the current trend wireless network has been presented the explosive parallel growth of both the Internet and cellular telephone services are becoming the two most important phenomena that impact the required modern feasible and secure telecommunications. A wireless service technology has become well-known in technology markets. WLAN implemented the development of the wired LAN. Industries produce the required components, which lead to the fast developments in designing and implementing of such networks. The merging of wireless network deemed to be a solution to some of the problems of the wired networks. In this survey study, we will try to discuss the advantages of wireless devices and indicate the challenges involved in this technology from the point of view of its foundation, architecture, requirements, its components, and protocols.
Algorithm 1 and Algorithm 2 for Determining the Number pi (π)
Authors: Szyszkowicz Mieczysław
Published: March 2019

Archimedes used the perimeter of inscribed and circumscribed regular polygons to obtain lower and upper bounds of π. Starting with two regular hexagons he doubled their sides from 6 to 12, 24, 48, and 96. Using the perimeters of 96 side regular polygons, Archimedes showed that 3+10/71<π<3+1/7 and his method can be realized as a recurrence formula called the Borchardt-Pfaff-Schwab algorithm. Heinrich Dörrie modified this algorithm to produce better approximations to π than these based on Archimedes’ scheme. Lower bounds generated by his modified algorithm are the same as from the method discovered earlier by cardinal Nicolaus Cusanus (XV century), and again re-discovered two hundred years later by Willebrord Snell (XVII century). Knowledge of Taylor series of the functions used in these methods allows to develop new algorithms. Realizing Richardson’s extrapolation, it is possible to increase the accuracy of the constructed methods by eliminating some terms in their series. Two new methods are presented. An approximation of squaring the circle with high accuracy is proposed.