bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Stochastic Consensus of a Class of Continuous-Time Multi-Agent Systems with a Leading Agent
Authors: Zhu Qiuguo , Wu Jun , Xiong Rong
Published: April 2016

A stochastic consensus problem is studied for a class of continuous-time multi-agent systems with a leading agent. The systems have a switching coupling topology driven by a homogeneous Markov process. The unknown coupling functions among agents are nonlinear or even discontinuous. Under some constraints on the unknown coupling functions, a sufficient condition is provided to guarantee stochastic consensus. The condition is in the form of a linear matrix inequality, which is computationally convenient.
Applications of Chaotic Dynamics in Robotics
Authors: Zang Xizhe , Iqbal Sajid , Zhu Yanhe , Liu Xinyu , Zhao Jie
Published: April 2016

This article presents a summary of applications of chaos and fractals in robotics. Firstly, basic concepts of deterministic chaos and fractals are discussed. Then, fundamental tools of chaos theory used for identifying and quantifying chaotic dynamics will be shared. Principal applications of chaos and fractal structures in robotics research, such as chaotic mobile robots, chaotic behaviour exhibited by mobile robots interacting with the environment, chaotic optimization algorithms, chaotic dynamics in bipedal locomotion and fractal mechanisms in modular robots will be presented. A brief survey is reported and an analysis of the reviewed publications is also presented.
La sustitución de la Constitución en el Derecho constitucional colombiano
Authors: García Eloy
Published: April 2016

ResumenEste trabajo analiza la doctrina de la sustitución de la Constitucióndurante la República de Weimar y su recepción en el Derecho Constitucionalcolombiano.AbstractThis paper analyzes the Constitutional Replacement Doctrine duringthe Weimar Republic and its reception in the Colombian constitutionallaw.
Disentangling Islamophobia: The differential effects of symbolic, realistic, and terroristic threat perceptions as mediators between social dominance orientation and Islamophobia
Authors: Uenal Fatih
Published: April 2016

The aim of this paper is threefold. First, based on ongoing theoretical discussions on the dimensionality of Islamophobia, this study analyzes whether Islamophobia empirically constitutes a one-dimensional construct or rather a multidimensional construct consisting of anti-Muslim prejudice and anti-Islam sentiment. Second, the effects of symbolic, realistic, and terroristic (safety) threats on Islamophobia were analyzed concurrently. Finally, within the framework of the revised Integrated Threat Theory (Stephan & Renfro, 2002), and in order to test the mediating effect of threats, SDO is tested as an antecedent of perceived threat and Islamophobia. Respondents from Berlin (N = 355) participated in an online survey. The results indicate that Islamophobia empirically constitutes a two-dimensional phenomenon, consisting of anti-Muslim and anti-Islam sentiment. Whereas symbolic threat is related to both types of Islamophobia, realistic threat is associated only with anti-Muslim prejudice, and terroristic threat is associated only with anti-Islam sentiment. Finally, the results indicate that the relationship between SDO and both dimensions of Islamophobia is mediated by threats. Symbolic threats mediate the relationships between SDO and both dimensions of Islamophobia. Realistic threats mediate the relationship between SDO and anti-Muslim prejudice and terroristic threats between SDO and anti-Islam sentiment.
El Frente Antifascista y la Política Militar del Partido Comunista de Chile bajo dictadura, 1973-1980
Authors: Silva Claudio Pérez
Published: April 2016

Este artículo indaga la trayectoria de la política militar del Partido Comunista de Chile, particularmente bajo su apuesta política de Frente Antifascista (1973-1980). Al respecto, sostenemos que, en una primera etapa, este partido desarrolló su política militar fundamentalmente en base a las evaluaciones realizadas sobre las causas de la derrota de Allende. Lo anterior implicó una continuidad casi irrestricta de su política militar durante los primeros años de dictadura. No obstante, a partir de las primeras medidas tomadas en función de palear las deficiencias de ésta, así como también frente el inminente alargue e institucionalización de la dictadura, se produjo una lenta pero significativa ampliación de su política militar a fines de los 1970, dinámica que terminó contribuyendo tanto a la reconfiguración política de su militancia como a su apuesta para terminar con la dictadura.
“Por primera vez en mi vida me sentí uruguayo”. Ditadura, matrimonio igualitário, teoria queer e outras lutas LGBT no Uruguai. Memórias e leituras do ativista e professor Diego Sempol.
Authors: Laverdi Robson
Published: April 2016

Entrevistador - Robson LaverdiDoutor em História Social pela Universidade Federal Fluminense.Professor da Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa.robson_laverdi@outlook.com Transcrição - Laura OrtizDoutoranda do Programa de Historia Oral.Universidad de Buenos Aires. Bolsista CONICET, Argentina.malauraortiz@gmail.com Entrevista concedida na cidade de Montevidéu, em 14 de agosto de 2014.  *Diego Sempol é graduado pelo Instituto de Profesores Artigas (IPA, Uruguai), com especialidade em história. Fez pós-graduação em história contemporânea no Instituto Universitário do CLAEH. Atualmente é doutorando em Ciências Sociais pela Universidad Nacional General Sarmiento (IDES, Argentina). É professor e pesquisador junto ao Instituto de Ciência Política (FCS-Udelar, Uruguai). Publicou artigos e libros sobre sexualidade, movimentos sociais e passado recente. Entre os trabalhos recentes destacam-se: “Violence and the emergence of gay and lesbian activism in Argentina, 1983-1990” que compõe o livro The Sexual History of the Global South. Sexual Politics in Africa, Asia and Latin America (Wieringa, S. Sivori; H. Zed Books London New York, 2012), De los baños a la calle. Historia del movimiento lésbico, gay trans uruguayo 1984-2013 (Debate, 2013) e De silencios y otras violencias. Políticas Públicas, regulaciones discriminatorias y diversidad sexual (Mides, 2014). Alem disso, é fundador do Colectivo Ovejas Negras e da Federación Uruguaya de la Diversidad Sexual, além de ser coordenador da Área Académica Queer Montevideo. sempoldiego@gmail.com
Mutagenesis Associated with DNA-Damage-Stress Response
Authors: Skopec Robert
Published: April 2016

In this manuscript we aim to take on the controversies in oncology, such as those related to costs and screening guidelines. Are we recently at new turning point with our existing methodology? During the past 30 years of evolution methods of awareness and screening have lead to an emphasis on early diagnoses of cancer and not only cancer. Recent trends and clinical trials show that these goals have not been met. International data demonstrate significant increase in early stage disease, without a proportional decrease in later-stage disease. We need to more differentiate in methodology because cancers are heterogenous with multiple paths, not all of which progress to metastases and death. This broader definition of disease named cancer must include also indolent disease that causes no harm during patients lifetime. Overdiagnosis and overtreatment result in billions of USD of wasted money. Our methodology must be completed with methods which take proper account of the real-life environment.
A Case of Sigmoid Colon Cancer in which Somatic Pain was Rapidly Alleviated after Panitumumab Administration Despite Tumor Progression
Authors: Shu   Yuasa  , Megumi   Kabeya  , Ryuichi   Furuta  , Satoshi   Hib  , Chiaki   Koga  , Seiji Nagao  , And Kenji Ina
Published: April 2016

We present a 72-year-old woman with sigmoid colon cancer in whom the somatic pain was alleviated rapidly after the administration of anti-epidermal growth factor antibodies. Our patient had received 4 cycles of FOLFIRI therapy (irinotecan, 5-fluorouracil, and leucovorin) in combination with panitumumab (Pmab) for the treatment of unresectable primary cancer accompanied with multiple liver metastases and peritonitis carcinomatosa. As grade 3 paronychia eventually occurred, chemotherapy was stopped. After recovery of the grade 3 paronychia, Pmab was re-introduced and administered every alternate cycle to reduce the extent of adverse events. The patient had complained of somatic pain in the lower right abdomen just before re-initiating Pmab administration. The pain intensity decreased immediately after the administration of Pmab. On the next day her pain had remarkably alleviated and she was free from pain for a week. This phenomenon was repeatedly observed. After the re-introduction of Pmab, tumor response was evaluated on computed tomography, which showed progressive disease. We demonstrated that Pmab was effective in the alleviation of somatic pain, although the size of the tumors gradually increased.
Sunkiųjų metalų akumuliacija salotose (Lactuca sativa L.), užaugintose kalkių purvu stabilizuotame substrate
Authors: Barkauskaitė Eglė , Kasiulienė Alfreda , Paulauskas Valdas , Šlekys Giedrius
Published: April 2016

Sunkiųjų metalų stabilizavimas naudojant pramonėje susidarančias atliekas yra patrauklus metodas siekiant sumažinti dirvožemio taršą bei žmogui ir aplinkai keliamą pavojų. Šiltnamio vegetacinio eksperimento metu buvo tiriamas cukraus pramonėje susidarančio šalutinio produkto  –  kalkių purvo  –  poveikis sunkiųjų metalų akumuliacijai lapinėse salotose (Lactuca sativa L.), užaugintose nuotekų dumblo ir dirvožemio mišinyje. Kalkių purvo priedas labiausiai sumažino kadmio ir cinko bioprieinamumą lapinėms salotoms, augintoms užterštame dirvožemyje. Didėjant stabilizuojančio priedo koncentracijai substrate nuo 5 iki 20 %, Cd ir Zn akumuliacija salotose reikšmingai sumažėjo. Švino atveju statistiškai patikimas akumuliacijos sumažėjimas stebėtas tik esant didžiausiai kalkių purvo koncentracijai (20 %). Vario atveju statistiškai reikšmingo akumuliacijos skirtumo tarp trijų stabilizuoto substrato variantų nebuvo. Remiantis bioakumuliacijos koeficientais nustatyta, kad sunkieji metalai pagal akumuliacijos gebą salotose, augintose užterštame dirvožemyje, išsidėsto taip: Cd>Zn>Pb>Cu.
Klimato veiksnių poveikis atmosferos kritulių infiltracijai Rytų Lietuvos išplautžemyje (Haplic Luvisol)
Authors: Tripolskaja Liudmila , Verbylienė Ingrida
Published: April 2016

Analizuojami atmosferos kritulių infiltracijos pokyčiai dėl klimato veiksnių varijavimo Rytų Lietuvoje. Infiltracijos stebėjimai atlikti 1987–2014 m. Lietuvos agrarinių ir miškų mokslų centro Vokės filiale, lizimetriniuose įrenginiuose. Lizimetrų paviršiaus plotas – 1,75 m2, tiriamojo dirvožemio (sandy loam Haplic Luvisol) sluoksnis – 0,60 m. Nustatyta, kad Lietuvoje, didėjant vidutinei oro temperatūrai ir ilgėjant pavasario bei rudens laikotarpiams, 1987–2014 m. išaugo metinė kritulių infiltracija. Pokyčių trendas aprašomas regresijos lygtimi y = 9,5817x2 – 30,866x + 315,87, R2 = 0,357. Infiltracijos padidėjimas fiksuojamas pavasario, vasaros ir rudens laikotarpiais, o žiemą – mažėja. Infiltracijos padidėjimas šiltuoju metų laikotarpiu, kai žemės ūkio naudmenos tręšiamos įvairiomis trąšomis, gali skatinti cheminių elementų išplovimą iš viršutinio dirvožemio sluoksnio.
Brochures, société et religion
Authors: Gallichan Gilles
Published: April 2016

En 1902, les Capucins, originaires de Toulouse en France, fondent un couvent à Limoilou (Québec), ils y établissent leur noviciat et prennent en charge la paroisse Saint-Charles. Selon les règles de l’Ordre, ils se dotent d’une bibliothèque et y rassemblent, au cours du XXe siècle, une collection de 2 500 brochures qui témoignent de leur approche de la vie religieuse, sociale et politique du milieu québécois. La brochure est une publication modeste, souvent jugée sans valeur, mais la sélection que l’on en fait, les titres conservés au fil du temps dans une bibliothèque conventuelle comme celle des Capucins, révèlent des champs d’intérêt, rappellent des débats et des réalités sociales et prennent la valeur d’une source pour l’histoire.
Les représentations des élèves à propos de différentes postures intellectuelles possibles entre science et croyances religieuses : mise à l’épreuve de la validité de construit d’un questionnaire y afférant
Authors: Wolfs José-Luis , Leys Christophe , Legrand Sandy , Karnas Damien , Delhaye Coralie , Bouko Charlotte , Zamboni Sandrine
Published: April 2016

Plusieurs recherches ont mis en évidence, chez des élèves ou des professeurs, différentes formes de rejet de la théorie de l’évolution ainsi que la perception de différentes formes d’interactions entre science et croyances religieuses. C’est pourquoi un questionnaire permettant d’étudier la manière dont les élèves situent, l’un par rapport à l’autre, le registre de la science et celui des croyances religieuses a été élaboré, sur base d’un modèle théorique (Wolfs, 2013 : Wolfs, Salamon, De Coster, El Boudamoussi, & Jackson, 2008) distinguant six conceptions-types : le « rejet de la science au nom de conceptions fidéistes », le « concordisme classique », le « concordisme inversé », « l’autonomie de la science », la « complémentarité » et les « critiques rationalistes à l’égard de croyances religieuses ». Après avoir présenté le cadre théorique et les modalités de construction du questionnaire, cet article examine sa validité de construit et la consistance interne de ses dimensions, à partir des réponses fournies par 638 élèves de dernière année de l’enseignement secondaire belge francophone. Une structure factorielle globalement cohérente avec le modèle de référence a été dégagée au terme d’une analyse factorielle confirmatoire. En outre, ses différentes dimensions s’avèrent être consistantes (alpha de Cronbach). La pertinence de cet outil pour traiter une problématique éducative pour laquelle il en existe très peu est ensuite discutée.
Figuras de justicia. El testimonio en los documentales sobre los juicios por los crímenes de la última dictadura militar argentina
Authors: Zylberman Lior
Published: April 2016

Resumen: En Argentina, desde el 2006 hasta la fecha, han tenido lugar más de cien juicios por los crímenes cometidos durante la última dictadura militar argentina. El presente trabajo, de carácter exploratorio, tiene como objetivo analizar algunas de las producciones documentales sobre los mencionados juicios. Para llevar adelante nuestra tarea, tomaremos la noción de “figura de justicia” pensada por la criminóloga Nicole Rafter en su estudio sobre el cine de juicios, como también las ideas de Annette Wieviorka en torno a la era del testigo. Con ello, indagaremos el lugar del testigo y del testimonio para pensar qué tipo de narrativa de memoria promueven los documentales.
Palabras Clave: Juicios, Testigo, Cine Documental, Argentina, Dictadura.
Abstract: In Argentina, since 2006 to date, there have been over one hundred trials for the crimes committed during Argentina's last military dictatorship. The present paper aims to analyze, in an exploratory way, some of the documentary productions about these historical trials. To carry out our task, we will take the notion of “figure of justice” thought by the criminologist Nicole Rafter in her study about cinema and crime, as Annette Wieviorka’s ideas about the age of the witness. With this, we will investigate the place of the witness and the testimony in order to think what kind of narrative memory these documentaries promotes.
Key Words: Trials, Witness, Documentary Cinema, Argentina, Dictatorship.
La escritura testimonial en las trayectorias intelectuales de Rodolfo Walsh y Francisco Urondo: experiencias estético-políticas en tiempos de revuelta
Authors: Grasselli Fabiana
Published: April 2016

Este trabajo se ocupa de las trayectorias políticas e intelectuales de Rodolfo Walsh y Francisco Urondo desde una perspectiva que atiende a mostrar y analizar los singulares puntos de contacto entre sus recorridos en lo que respecta a una cuestión central en las polémicas culturales de los años sesenta y setenta en América Latina: las búsquedas tendientes a subvertir los modos de concebir las relaciones entre arte, política y sociedad.La investigación focaliza en los posicionamientos estético-políticos de Walsh y Urondo en un momento considerado como un clivaje dentro de la historia intectual argentina: los finales de la década del sesenta. Se abordan los entrecruzamientos de sus proyectos escriturales y sus declaraciones programáticas en torno a la escritura testimonial, explorando las modos en que precipitan en ella las experiencias vinculadas a su oficio de escritores y militantes.
Palabras clave: Walsh, Urondo, testimonio, política.
This paper deals with the political and intellectual trajectories of Rodolfo Walsh and Francisco Urondo from a perspective focusing in display and analyze the singular points of contact between their pathways regarding a central issue in cultural debates of the sixties and seventy in Latin America: the quests aiming to subvert how the relationship among art, politics and society are conceived. The research focuses on the aesthetic and political positions of Walsh and Urondo in a moment considered as an inflection point within the Argentinean intectual history: the end of the sixties. The crossovers of their writing projects and programmatic statements about the testimonial writing are addressed, exploring how the experiences related to their work as writer and militants precipitate on it.
Key words: Walsh, Urondo, Testimony, Politics
La obsolescencia no-programada: una circunnavegación alrededor del testimonio latinoamericano y sus avatares críticos
Authors: Sklodowska Elzbieta
Published: April 2016

Resumen: Este artículo ofrece un panorama de las diversas formas narrativas que suelen agruparse bajo el rubro de testimonio latinoamericano. Una vez esbozadas las principales corrientes en los debates críticos generados por el testimonio, este artículo concluye con la sugerencia de que las futuras investigaciones han de enfocarse en la reevaluación de los marcos metodológicos a la luz del contexto actual marcado por la globalización, digitalización y el vertiginoso cambio de las nociones de lo real y lo virtual.
Palabras clave: testimonio latinoamericano, crítica del testimonio.
Abstract: This article offers an overview of the myriad narrative forms grouped under the label of Latin American testimonial discourse (testimonio). After outlining the main currents in the critical debates generated by testimonio, this article also offers some suggestions for further research by calling for an in-depth re-evaluation of existing methodological frameworks within the context of globalization, digitalization, and rapidly changing notions of the virtual and the real.
Key words: Latin American testimonio, testimonio criticism.
Testimonio documental sandinista y narratividad: reflexiones a partir de 'Todas estamos despiertas' de Margaret Randall.
Authors: Delgado Aburto Leonel
Published: April 2016

Resumen: Este artículo propone que en las narrativas testimoniales sandinistas se puede advertir localizaciones de enunciación diversas, por razones de género, clase, o calidad gubernativa de los narradores. De entre tal diversidad, se opta por analizar el testimonio documental de Margaret Randall Todas estamos despiertas para advertir motivos narrativos característicos, que llevan a pensar en “coyunturas testimoniales”. Estas coyunturas resultan, a su vez, fundamentales para el análisis de la cuestión de la memoria de la revolución sandinista en los contextos actuales.
Palabras clave: Testimonio, Sandinismo, Memoria, Narratividad, Historia.
Abstract: In this essay, I propose that Sandinista testimonial narratives have diverse points of enunciation, based on writer´s gender, class or localization as members of the revolutionary government. Among a diversity of texts, I opt for analyze the book of documentary narratives by Margaret Randall Todas estamos despiertas, evaluating three narratives motives linked to what I consider “testimonial conjunctures”. Furthermore, I believe that these moments are fundamental to analyze the current question of the memory of the Sandinista revolution.
Key words: Testimonio, Sandinista, Memory, Narrative, History
El testimonio centroamericano contemporáneo entre la epopeya y la parodia
Authors: Mackenbach Werner
Published: April 2016

Resumen: En Centroamérica –al igual que en América Latina, en general– ha sido especialmente una práctica cultural-escritural la que desde los años sesenta ha ocupado un lugar privilegiado en el campo literario y político: el testimonio en sus más diversas formas. Al mismo tiempo, las narrativas testimoniales han resultado, o más bien han estado acompañadas, intervenidas y sobrepuestas, en y por múltiples discursos (teóricos) que han llevado a su canonización como una parte integral de las luchas y movimientos de liberación, una especie de práctica cultural-escrituraria que no solamente narra estrategias de resistencia sino que es una de esas estrategias. Esta canonización de ningún modo le hace justicia a la diversidad y a las contradicciones de la literatura testimonial centroamericana y ha resultado en una «memoria» excluyente que ha marginalizado la producción testimonial que no correspondía a las premisas dogmáticas del discurso sobre el testimonio.
Palabras clave: Centroamérica, Testimonio.
Abstract: In Central America, and Latin America generally, one particular cultural-scriptural practice has occupied, since the 1960s, an especially privileged place in the field of literature and politics: testimony, in its various forms. At the same time, testimonial narratives have resulted, or rather have been accompanied, overlapped and intervened by multiple (theoretical) discourses leading to their canonization as an integral part of the liberation struggle and movements, a sort of cultural-scriptural practice that not only narrates strategies of resistance but is one of those strategies. This canonization does not do justice to the diversity and contradictions of Central American testimonial literature, resulting in an exclusive «memory» that marginalized the testimonial production that did not correspond to the dogmatic premises of the testimony debate.
Key words: Central America, Testimony.
Autoría, autoridad y verdad. Apuntes para una nueva lectura 'en frío' de la polémica Menchú-Stoll
Authors: Picornell Mercè
Published: April 2016

Este artículo versa sobre las condiciones que afectan la recepción de los textos que han sido ubicados bajo la rúbrica genérica testimonio en relación a la construcción de su autoría y de su condición de “verdad”. El análisis se concreta a partir de los procesos de interpretación que afectan un caso polémico, el de la recepción del testimonio mediado por Elizabeth Burgos,Me llamo Rigoberta Menchú y así me nació la conciencia (1983) una vez su referencialidad fue puesta en cuestión por el antropólogo David Stoll en el libro Rigoberta Menchú and the Story of All Poor Guatemalans (1999). Se parte de la hipótesis que toda posición de  autor depende de elementos pragmáticos  condicionados tanto por la filiación genérica o disciplinaria del texto en cuestión como por el lugar––social, político, simbólico–– que ocupa quien firma la obra en un determinado entorno.
Palabras clave: testimonio, autoridad etnográfica, voces subalterna y autoría plural,
This paper deals with the factors that affect the reception of those texts linked to the genre testimonio, in relation to the construction of their authorship and truth. It analyzes the interpretation processes that affect a controversial case: the reception of the work of Elizabeth Burgos, Me llamo Rigoberta Menchú y así me nació la conciencia (1983), once its documentary value was questioned by  the anthropologist David Stoll in his book Rigoberta  Menchú and the Story of All Poor Guatemalans (1999). The testimonio is an interesting genre where to show how the “author” function depends on pragmatic factors conditioned by the generic ordisciplinary affiliation of the text, as well as by the social, political or symbolical place occupied by the person(s) who sign(s) the book.
Key words :testimonial writing, etnographic authority, subaltern voices and plural authors
'Impuesto a la carne'. El cuerpo-testigo y el contagio de lo común
Authors: Scarabelli Laura
Published: April 2016

Resumen: Ya desde el mismo polifacético título, que alude a una obligación y a una deuda, con la novela Impuesto a la carne (2010), Diamela Eltit indaga la historia chilena (y latinoamericana) a través de la figuración de un poderoso hospital que ‘contiene’ una serie de cuadros históricos.El presente trabajo se propone los siguientes objetivos: 1) analizar la pareja protagónica y su función meta-testimonial; 2) indagar la peculiar relación de las dos mujeres con el espacio que las alberga; 3) examinar las peculiares formas de resistencia de las dos mujeres y su anhelo de evasión. Gracias a la expropiación y donación -concepto de munus-, a la pérdida y ruptura del sujeto, la madre-hija consigue ‘liberarse’ del espacio hospitalario. En las páginas de la novela las protagonistas se exponen al otro, acto que disuelve y difumina toda pretensión de identidad, abriendo los cuerpos (políticos) a las heridas de la alteridad.
Palabras clave: Narrativa chilena, Diamela Eltit, Testimonio, Memoria e identidad.
Abstract: With the novel Impuesto a la carne, published in 2010, the chilean writer Diamela Eltit analyses the history of Chile (y Latin America) through the powerful image of an hospital that shapes a series of allegorical sketches. The purpose of this study is to analyse the construction of the protagonists and their meta-testimonial function; examine the relationship between the two women and the clinical space; investigate their forms of resistance and mechanisms of evasion. The concepts of expropriation and gift (from the latin munus) and the loss of the subject integrity enable the liberation of the women’s bodies and lift them out of their condition. The symbolism of the community represents a new possibility for the Chilean Nation, through the rediscovery of alterity.
Key words: Contemporaneous Chilean Narrative; Diamela Eltit; Literature and Testimony; History, Identity and Memory.
Debieron pasar veintisiete años para que yo encontrara una voz. Entrevista a Carlos Liscano
Authors: Liscano Carlos , Johansson Márquez (en.) Maria Teresa
Published: April 2016

La narrativa de Carlos Liscano ha tenido un amplio reconocimiento en su país y ha sido objeto de un importante trabajo crítico a nivel internacional. Traducida a varios idiomas, entre sus títulos más importantes figuran: El método y otros juguetes carcelarios (1987), Memorias de la guerra reciente, Estocolmo, Salto Mortal/Författares Bokmaskin (1988),  Agua estancada y otras historias, Montevideo, Arca (1990), La mansión del tirano, Montevideo, Arca (1992), El camino a Ítaca, Montevideo, Cal y Canto (1994 y 1997), El Informante y otros relatos, Montevideo, Trilce (1997), El lenguaje de la soledad, Montevideo, Cal y Canto (2000), La ciudad de todos los vientos, Montevideo, Planeta (2000), El furgón de los locos, Montevideo, Planeta (2001), Montevideo, Planeta (2007), Ejercicio de impunidad. Sanguinetti y Batlle contra Gelman; El escritor y el otro, Montevideo, Planeta (2007), Manuscritos de la cárcel (2010),  La libreta negra (2011), Oficio de ventriloquia (2011).
Configuraciones metafóricas en la narrativa argentina sobre memorias de dictadura.
Authors: Nofal Rossana
Published: April 2016

Resumen: El presente ensayo organiza los principales presupuestos poéticos del género testimonial en clave de lectura de las nuevas configuraciones metafóricas que organizan las memorias en conflicto: las batallas y sus vestuarios, los poetas y los traperos.  El trabajo historiza los primeros desarrollos conceptuales del género y sus protocolos de veracidad anclados en el familismo de los primeros relatos testimoniales muy próximos al discurso jurídico.  Asimismo expone las rupturas retóricas que imprimen en el género las nuevas poéticas testimoniales organizadas en Argentina por las narrativas de Laura Alcoba y Federico Lorenz, principalmente. La lectura de las obras de ambos autores permite profundizar las exploraciones sobre los conceptos de cuento (Ludmer, 1977; Nofal, 2010) y guardarropía revolucionaria (Rama, 1985; Nofal, 2014 b) inscriptos en las escrituras testimoniales más recientes.
Palabras Clave: Narrativa testimonial, Configuraciones metafóricas, memorias en conflicto, guerra.
Abstract: The following article lays out the main poetic postulates of the testimonial narrative through the reading of the new metaphoric configurations that organise memories in conflict: the tales of war and the heroic accounts of revolutionary defeats. It historicises the first conceptual developments of the genre and its veracity protocols anchored in the familism of the first testimonial accounts, very close to the legal discourse. Likewise, it exposes the rhetoric breakdowns imprinted on the genre by the new testimonial poetics, as organised in Argentina mainly by the narratives of Laura Alcoba and Federico Lorenz. The reading of the work of both authors allows us to further explorations on the concepts of «short-story» (Ludmer, 1977; Nofal, 2010) and «revolutionary wardrobe» inscribed in the most recent testimonial writings.
Key words: Testimonial narrative; New metaphoric configurations; Memories in conflict; War.
Nuevas violencias, nuevas voces y nuevas resistencias en tiempos de reorganización hegemónica. Entrevista a Pilar Calveiro
Authors: Calveiro Pilar , Peris Blanes Jaume
Published: April 2016

Los trabajos de Pilar Calveiro sobre violencia política han venido a reordenar, en las últimas décadas, los debates en torno a la naturaleza de la violencia de Estado, la militancia revolucionaria y las nuevas formas de violencia en el mundo global. Muy pocas investigaciones han tenido, en ese campo, el impacto de las reflexiones de Calveiro ni la capacidad para conectar problemáticas y lógicas aparentemente separadas entre sí para pensarlas de forma vinculada.
En Poder y desaparición (Colihue, 1998) conceptualizó la lógica del poder desaparecedor que se concretó en el sistema de campos de concentración de la última dictadura militar argentina, proponiendo una mirada analítica y un lenguaje novedoso para abordarlo, que redirigeron completamente los debates y estudios sobre las formas de la represión militar. En Política y/o violencia. Una aproximación a la guerrilla de los años 70 (2006) analizó el reverso de la violencia política de esa época describiendo la absorción de lo político por el paradigma bélico y la necesidad de repolitizar las decisiones, las lógicas y las dinámicas adquiridas por cada grupo en ese periodo.
En Redes familiares de sumisión y resistencia (UACM: 2003) y Familia y poder (Libros de la Araucaria: 2006) analizaba las formas de dominación y, sobre todo, de resistencia, en el interior de las estructuras familiares. Tomando a la familia como núcleo fundamental de las relaciones de poder, diseccionaba la forma en que se articulaban las estrategias de confrontación, resistencia, escape y reatrapamiento con las que hombres y mujeres interrelacionan en el campo de fuerzas y poderes que es el espacio familiar.
En Violencias de estado. La guerra antiterrorista y la guerra contra el crimen como medios de control global (Siglo XXI, 2012) describe las ‘reorganizaciones hegemónicas’ que tienen lugar desde el mundo bipolar de la Guerra Fría al mundo global del capitalismo avanzado actual y disecciona dos lógicas mayores de la violencia contemporánea: la ‘guerra antiterrorista’ y la ‘guerra contra la delincuencia’. Ese es el punto de partida de esta entrevista, en la que se plantea la posibilidad, estudiada por la autora, de la articulación de alternativas y disidencias a la nueva configuración del poder global y se reflexiona sobre el rol que las escrituras o prácticas testimoniales podrían desempeñar en ellas.
Effects of UV on power degradation of photovoltaic modules in combined acceleration tests
Authors: Ngo Trang , Heta Yushi , Doi Takuya , Masuda Atsushi
Published: April 2016

UV exposure and other factors such as high/low temperature, humidity and mechanical stress have been reported to degrade photovoltaic (PV) module materials. By focusing on the combined effects of UV stress and moisture on PV modules, two new acceleration tests of light irradiation and damp heat (DH) were designed and conducted. The effects of UV exposure were validated through a change in irradiation time (UV dosage) and a change of the light irradiation side (glass side vs backsheet side) in the UV-preconditioned DH and cyclic sequential tests, respectively. The chemical corrosion of finger electrodes in the presence of acetic acid generated from ethylene vinyl acetate used as an encapsulant was considered to be the main origin of degradation. The module performance characterized by electroluminescence images was confirmed to correlate with the measured acetic acid concentration and Ag finger electrode resistance.
Growth evolution of γ′-Fe4N films on GaN(0001) and their interfacial structure
Authors: Kimura Masamitsu , Hasegawa Shigehiko
Published: April 2016

We report the growth parameter dependence of structural and magnetic properties of γ′-Fe4N thin films on GaN(0001) grown by plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy, particularly focusing on their interfacial structure. Reflection high-energy electron diffraction (RHEED) and X-ray diffraction reveal that γ′-Fe4N(111) layers are grown at the interface, while the succeeding layers are preferentially oriented to (111) or (100) depending on the growth conditions. The RHEED observation during the interface formation and the cross-sectional transmission electron microscopy observation indicate that the γ′-Fe4N(111)/GaN interface is abrupt. On the basis of the present findings, we propose the structural model for the interface.
Spectroscopic ellipsometry studies on the m-plane Al1−
xInxN epilayers grown by metalorganic vapor phase epitaxy on a freestanding GaN substrate
Authors: Kojima Kazunobu , Kagaya Daiki , Yamazaki Yoshiki , Ikeda Hirotaka , Fujito Kenji , Chichibu Shigefusa F.
Published: April 2016

Dispersion relationships of the refractive index and extinction coefficient of m-plane Al1−

x
In
x
N epitaxial films (x = 0.00, 0.23, and 0.30) grown on a freestanding m-plane GaN substrate were determined by spectroscopic ellipsometry measurement. The experimentally obtained ellipsometric parameters tan Ψ and cos Δ, which represent the differences in the p- and s-polarized amplitudes and phases of the incident light, respectively, were well fitted using the standard analytical functions. As the measurement was carried out at photon energies between 1.55 and 5.40 eV, the dispersion curves of the extinction coefficient k exhibited local maxima at approximately the Al1−

x
In
x
N bandgap energies of x = 0.23 and 0.30, and the sample with x = 0.00 showed an ordinal absorption spectrum with a bandtail formed owing to high-concentration residual impurities. A large and x-dependent energy difference between the absorption and emission spectra (Stokes’ shift) was observed for the Al1−

x
In
x
N films, suggesting the presence of carrier localization phenomena.
Ta2O5-based redox memory formed by neutral beam oxidation
Authors: Ohno Takeo , Samukawa Seiji
Published: April 2016

A room temperature neutral beam oxidation process using a tantalum (Ta) metal film was used to obtain a high quality Ta oxide (Ta2O5) film. After irradiation of a Ta metal film with a neutral oxygen beam, a nanometer-thick Ta2O5 film with a film density of 7.5 g/cm3 was obtained. We also confirmed that the fabricated Cu/Ta2O5/Pt redox memory structure shows a bipolar resistive switching characteristic. This result demonstrates the great potential of neutral beam metal oxidation for the development of redox-based memory devices.
Praziquantel degradation in marine aquarium water
Authors: Thomas Amber , Dawson Matthew R. , Ellis Helen , Stamper M. Andrew
Published: April 2016

Praziquantel (PZQ) is a drug commonly utilized to treat both human schistosomiasis and some parasitic infections and infestations in animals. In the aquarium industry, PZQ can be administered in a “bath” to treat the presence of ectoparasites on both the gills and skin of fish and elasmobranchs. In order to fully treat an infestation, the bath treatment has to maintain therapeutic levels of PZQ over a period of days or weeks. It has long been assumed that, once administered, PZQ is stable in a marine environment throughout the treatment interval and must be mechanically removed, but no controlled experiments have been conducted to validate that claim. This study aimed to determine if PZQ would break down naturally within a marine aquarium below its 2 ppm therapeutic level during a typical 30-day treatment: and if so, does the presence of fish or the elimination of all living biological material impact the degradation of PZQ? Three 650 L marine aquarium systems, each containing 12 fish (French grunts:Haemulon flavolineatum), and three 650 L marine aquariums each containing no fish were treated with PZQ (2 ppm) and concentrations were measured daily for 30 days. After one round of treatment, the PZQ was no longer detectable in any system after 8 (±1) days. The subsequent two PZQ treatments yielded even faster PZQ breakdown (non-detectable after 2 days and 2 ± 1 day, respectively) with slight variations between systems. Linear mixed effects models of the data indicate that day and trial most impact PZQ degradation, while the presence of fish was not a factor in the best-fit models. In a completely sterilized marine system (0.5 L) PZQ concentration remained unchanged over 15 days, suggesting that PZQ may be stable in a marine system during this time period. The degradation observed in non-sterile marine systems in this study may be microbial in nature. This work should be taken into consideration when providing PZQ bath treatments to marine animals to ensure maximum drug administration.
Assessing migration patterns inPasserina cirisusing the world’s bird collections as an aggregated resource
Authors: Linck Ethan , Bridge Eli S. , Duckles Jonah M. , Navarro-Sigüenza Adolfo G. , Rohwer Sievert
Published: April 2016

Natural history museum collections (NHCs) represent a rich and largely untapped source of data on demography and population movements. NHC specimen records can be corrected to a crude measure of collecting effort and reflect relative population densities with a method known as abundance indices. We plotted abundance index values from georeferenced NHC data in a 12-month series for the new world migratory passerinePasserina cirisacross its molting and wintering range in Mexico and Central America. We illustrated a statistically significant change in abundance index values across regions and months that suggests a quasi-circular movement around its non-breeding range, and used enhanced vegetation index (EVI) analysis of remote sensing plots to demonstrate non-random association of specimen record abundance with areas of high primary productivity. We demonstrated how abundance indices from NHC specimen records can be applied to infer previously unknown migratory behavior, and be integrated with remote sensing data to provide a deeper understanding of demography and behavioral ecology across time and space.
Chlorophyll enhances oxidative stress tolerance inCaenorhabditis elegansand extends its lifespan
Authors: Wang Erjia , Wink Michael
Published: April 2016

Green vegetables are thought to be responsible for several beneficial properties such as antioxidant, anti-mutagenic, and detoxification activities. It is not known whether these effects are due to chlorophyll which exists in large amounts in many foods or result from other secondary metabolites. In this study, we used the model systemCaenorhabditis elegansto investigate the anti-oxidative and anti-aging effects of chlorophyllin vivo. We found that chlorophyll significantly improves resistance to oxidative stress. It also enhances the lifespan ofC. elegansby up to 25% via activation of the DAF-16/FOXO-dependent pathway. The results indicate that chlorophyll is absorbed by the worms and is thus bioavailable, constituting an important prerequisite for antioxidant and longevity-promoting activities inside the body. Our study thereby supports the view that green vegetables may also be beneficial for humans.
Stage‐discharge rating curves based on satellite altimetry and modeled discharge in the Amazon basin
Authors: Paris Adrien , Dias de Paiva Rodrigo , Santos da Silva Joecila , Medeiros Moreira Daniel , Calmant Stephane , Garambois Pierre‐André , Collischonn Walter , Bonnet Marie‐Paule , Seyler Frederique
Published: April 2016

In this study, rating curves (RCs) were determined by applying satellite altimetry to a poorly gauged basin. This study demonstrates the synergistic application of remote sensing and watershed modeling to capture the dynamics and quantity of flow in the Amazon River Basin, respectively. Three major advancements for estimating basin‐scale patterns in river discharge are described. The first advancement is the preservation of the hydrological meanings of the parameters expressed by Manning's equation to obtain a data set containing the elevations of the river beds throughout the basin. The second advancement is the provision of parameter uncertainties and, therefore, the uncertainties in the rated discharge. The third advancement concerns estimating the discharge while considering backwater effects. We analyzed the Amazon Basin using nearly one thousand series that were obtained from ENVISAT and Jason‐2 altimetry for more than 100 tributaries. Discharge values and related uncertainties were obtained from the rain‐discharge MGB‐IPH model. We used a global optimization algorithm based on the Monte Carlo Markov Chain and Bayesian framework to determine the rating curves. The data were randomly allocated into 80% calibration and 20% validation subsets. A comparison with the validation samples produced a Nash‐Sutcliffe efficiency (
) of 0.68. When the MGB discharge uncertainties were less than 5%, the
value increased to 0.81 (mean). A comparison with the in situ discharge resulted in an
value of 0.71 for the validation samples (and 0.77 for calibration). The
values at the mouths of the rivers that experienced backwater effects significantly improved when the mean monthly slope was included in the RC. Our RCs were not mission‐dependent, and the
value was preserved when applying ENVISAT rating curves to Jason‐2 altimetry at crossovers. The cease‐to‐flow parameter of our RCs provided a good proxy for determining river bed elevation. This proxy was validated against Acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP) cross sections with an accuracy of more than 90%. Altimetry measurements are routinely delivered within a few days, and this RC data set provides a simple and cost‐effective tool for predicting discharge throughout the basin in nearly real time.
Coupling centennial‐scale shoreline change to sea‐level rise and coastal morphology in the Gulf of Mexico using a Bayesian network
Authors: Plant Nathaniel G. , Robert Thieler E. , Passeri Davina L.
Published: April 2016

Predictions of coastal evolution driven by episodic and persistent processes associated with storms and relative sea‐level rise (SLR) are required to test our understanding, evaluate our predictive capability, and to provide guidance for coastal management decisions. Previous work demonstrated that the spatial variability of long‐term shoreline change can be predicted using observedSLRrates, tide range, wave height, coastal slope, and a characterization of the geomorphic setting. The shoreline is not sufficient to indicate which processes are important in causing shoreline change, such as overwash that depends on coastal dune elevations. Predicting dune height is intrinsically important to assess future storm vulnerability. Here, we enhance shoreline‐change predictions by including dune height as a variable in a statistical modeling approach. Dune height can also be used as an input variable, but it does not improve the shoreline‐change prediction skill. Dune‐height input does help to reduce prediction uncertainty. That is, by including dune height, the prediction is more precise but not more accurate. Comparing hindcast evaluations, better predictive skill was found when predicting dune height (0.8) compared with shoreline change (0.6). The skill depends on the level of detail of the model and we identify an optimized model that has high skill and minimal overfitting. The predictive model can be implemented with a range of forecast scenarios, and we illustrate the impacts of a higher future sea‐level. This scenario shows that the shoreline change becomes increasingly erosional and more uncertain. Predicted dune heights are lower and the dune height uncertainty decreases.
The response of runoff and sediment loading in the Apalachicola River, Florida to climate and land use land cover change
Authors: Hovenga Paige A. , Wang Dingbao , Medeiros Stephen C. , Hagen Scott C. , Alizad Karim
Published: April 2016

The response of runoff and sediment loading in the Apalachicola River under projected climate change scenarios and land use land cover (LULC) change is evaluated. A hydrologic model using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool was developed for the Apalachicola region to simulate daily runoff and sediment load under present (circa 2000) and future conditions (2100) to understand how parameters respond over a seasonal time frame to changes in climate, LULC, and coupled climate/LULC. The Long Ashton Research Station‐Weather Generator was used to downscale temperature and precipitation from three general circulation models, each under Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) carbon emission scenarios A2, A1B, and B1. Projected 2100 LULC data provided by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center was incorporated for each corresponding IPCC scenario. Results indicate that climate change may induce seasonal shifts to both runoff and sediment loading. Changes in LULC showed that more sediment load was associated with increased agriculture and urban areas and decreased forested regions. A nonlinear response for both runoff and sediment loading was observed by coupling climate and LULC change, suggesting that both should be incorporated into hydrologic models when studying the future conditions. The outcomes from this research can be used to better guide management practices and mitigation strategies.
The origin of the gullwing‐shaped cirrus above an Argentinian thunderstorm as seen in CALIPSO images
Authors: Wang Pao K. , Cheng Kai‐Yuan , Setvak Martin , Wang Chen‐Kang
Published: April 2016

Gullwing‐shaped cirrus layers are observed on an image above a severe thunderstorm occurred in Argentina taken by the instrument CALIOP on board of the CALIPSO satellite. The cirrus layers extended into a level in the stratosphere even higher than the above‐anvil cirrus plumes that had been studied previously. This paper utilized the cloud model simulation results of a similar storm to explain the formation of such gullwing cirrus. It is shown that these cirrus layers can form from the moisture transported upward by successive internal gravity wave breaking at levels higher than the above‐anvil plumes. The vertical locus of the wave crests where wave breaking occurs is itself gullwing‐shaped which is the main reason why the thin cirrus layers are also gullwing shaped. Model results indicate that wave breaking can transport materials irreversibly into higher stratospheric layers and the gullwing‐shaped cirrus is an evidence of this transport process.