bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Is it possible to improve early childhood development with a video-feedback intervention directed at the mother-father-child triad?
Authors: Olhaberry Marcia , León María José , Sieverson Catalina , Escobar Marta , Iribarren Daniela , Morales-Reyes Irma , Mena Constanza , Leyton Fanny
Published: August 2019

Relationships with primary caregivers provide the context for early childhood development, and evaluating those relationships during the early years can detect difficulties that may influence future mental health. Video feedback is a valuable intervention tool in early childhood, both for family relationships and child development. An intervention was implemented using this technique, focused on mother-father-child triads that were experiencing difficulties in social-emotional development. Participants were 80 mother-fatherinfant triads (experimental group, EG=40, control group, CG=40), with children between 1 and 3 years old. Socio-emotional difficulties decreased significantly in the children who received the intervention (Wilks λ=0.930, F (1, 78)=5.907; P=.017). There was also an increase in psychomotor development in communication (Wilks λ=0.948, F (1, 78) =4.284; P=.042) and fine motor skills (Wilks λ=0.875, F (1, 78)=11.185; P=.001) in children in the EG compared with children in the CG.
Dysfunctional personality traits: relationship with Five Factor Model, adaptation and symptomatology in a community sample from Buenos Aires
Authors: Stover Juliana Beatriz , Castro Solano Alejandro , Fernández Liporace Mercedes
Published: August 2019

The paper introduces an analysis of the dimensional maladaptive personality traits model stated in the section III of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5), conducted on a community sample composed of 906 adults from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Data were gathered using a socio-demographic survey as well as the Personality Inventory for DSM-5 (PID-5), the Big Five Inventory (BFI), the Symptom Check List 90-R (SCL-90-R), and the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS 2.0). A joint exploratory factor analysis was carried out including the PID-5’s 25 facets along with BFI’s 5 factors as input variables. Findings showed a 5-factor structure mostly coincident with DSM-5’s hypotheses as well as with previous research. Besides, correlations calculated between PID-5 and BFI scores behaved according to theoretical hypotheses. By means of a two-stage cluster analysis which used WHODAS 2.0 score and the Global Severity Index index from SCL-90-R as segmentation criteria, two groups were differentiated: The High-Adaptation/Low-Symptomatology group vs the Low- Adaptation/High-Symptomatology one. The second group obtained significantly higher means in the five domains, and in 24 of the 25 facets of PID-5.
The relation between the therapeutic alliance and communicative intentions in therapeutic interaction during the initial phase of adolescent therapy
Authors: Fernández González Olga , Pérez J. Carola , Krause Mariane
Published: August 2019

This study aims to examine the connection between the therapeutic alliance (TA) – from both the patient’s and the therapist’s perspectives – and communicative intentions during the initial phase of adolescent psychotherapy. The sample comprised the first three sessions of 19 adolescents’ individual psychotherapeutic processes. Fifty therapeutic conversation segments were analyzed, representing 2043 adolescent and 3208 therapist speaking turns. The variables studied were Therapeutic Alliance, measured with the Working Alliance Inventory and Communicative Intentions (Exploring, Attuning and Resignifying), assessed by the Therapeutic Activity Coding System. A multilevel analysis was performed (HLM software). The Tasks dimension of the TA perceived by the adolescents increases the likelihood that their discourse will focus on providing and requesting information (Exploring), while also reducing the probability that they will seek to work together with the therapist to achieve mutual understanding (Attuning). The therapists’ discourse shows that a strong TA in the Bonds dimension makes it more probable for their utterances to focus on the construction of new meanings (Resignifying). Also, a stronger TA in the Goals dimension makes it more likely for their discourse to be directed toward seeking Attunement with the adolescent.
Patients’ Adult Attachment Interview classification and their experience of the therapeutic relationship: are they associated?
Authors: Talia Alessandro , Miller-Bottome Madeleine , Wyner Rachel , Lilliengren Peter , Bate Jordan
Published: August 2019

In the last decade of his career, Jeremy Safran became increasingly interested in investigating the ways in which attachment representations influence the therapeutic relationship. In this paper, we test such influence in a sample of thirty outpatients who received Brief Relational Therapy by comparing their independently coded pre-treatment Adult Attachment Interview (AAI) with their narratives in a post-treatment interview about the relationship with the therapist (the Patient Relationship Interview at Termination, PRI-T). The PRI-T was coded with the following three measures: i) The Patient Attachment to Therapist Rating Scale (PAT-RS), which assesses the quality of the patient’s attachment relationship to the therapist; ii) the Coherence scale from the AAI, adapted for use on the PRI-T; and iii) the Patient Attachment Classification System (PACS), which measures generalized differences in how individuals convey their experiences and feelings. Results suggest that patients’ AAI predicts how they experience, represent, and communicate about the therapeutic relationship at the end of treatment, as shown by the PAT-RS, the Coherence scale adapted for use on the PRI-T, and the PACS applied to the PRI-T. These findings lend support to Safran and others’ hypothesis that patients’ AAI-status plays a role in patients’ representations of the relationship with the therapist.
Hikikomori silent epidemic: a case study
Authors: Silić Ante , Vukojević Jakša , Čulo Ilaria , Falak Hrvoje
Published: August 2019

Psychiatry, as we know it, is at a crucial point because it needs to adapt to the modern time and still maintain the integrity and ethic aspects of the therapeutic alliance. Bearing in mind the rising prevalence of new addictions like Internet and online gaming addictions, one can see that, however, disputed, there is a whole new category of psychiatric illnesses on the rise. An example of these kinds of illnesses is Hikikomori. Hikikomori, or severe social withdrawal, pertains to patients who have stopped participating in everyday routine and would spend the majority of time confined in their room for the period of 6 months or more, with no evident psychosis. Although this syndrome was originally described in Japan, over the course of last few years it has been documented in several parts of the world, spreading like a silent epidemic. Our case study, being the first documented case in Southeast Europe, according to our experience and literature search, is a vivid example of this syndrome. In this report we discuss differential diagnosis, show what kind of therapy was efficient in the successful treatment of this syndrome and how it can be prevented in the future
I am surrounded by death: death as a defining psychic issue within a relational psychoanalytic engagement and the impact of the therapist’s relationship with death
Authors: Knight Zelda Gillian
Published: August 2019

Taking inspiration from Frommer, this paper is part of a shift towards incorporating death as a defining psychic issue. With a sense that I am surrounded by death, the author presents two brief vignettes of clinical cases to illustrate the impact of the therapist’s relationship with death on the therapeutic process. Each case shows a different level of engagement with the client when the focus is on death-talk, and reflects, on the one hand, the therapist’s ability and readiness to work with death as an object of analysis, and on the other hand, the therapist’s lack of processing of experiences of death of others, and the resultant failure to successfully work with death in analysis. The one case is arguably more successful therapeutically than the other, and highlights some issues that come into play in the light of the therapist’s relationship with death. These issues are: i) the importance of the therapist’s development with regards to processing experiences of death and dying cannot be underestimated when working with death as an object of scrutiny; ii) empathy remains core to the process and getting in touch with how the client experiences the death of the other. Without recognition, however, no (grief) work can begin. The therapist needs to psychologically recognise the other to be able to connect to, and empathize with, the clients process; iii) the impact of the death of the other often transforms into the work of the impact of the death of self; iv) if clients have a sense that the therapist knows what they are speaking about because the therapist has done some of the work of making meaning of death, clients may feel more confident in working with death as an object of analysis.
Die Lampe-himne
Authors: Windell J.H.
Published: August 2019

No abstract available.
Klemens van Alexandrië: Himne op Christus ors Leidsman
Authors: Stander H.F.
Published: August 2019

No abstract available.
Keiser Justinianus I: O, Unieke Seun van God
Authors: Barkhuizen J.H.
Published: August 2019

No abstract available.
Woord vooraf
Authors: Office Editorial
Published: August 2019

No abstract available.
Voorwoord
Authors: Grabe Ina
Published: August 2019

No abstract available.
Hoofstuk 12: Die Hervormde Kerk na die Sinode van Dordrecht
Authors: Pont A.D.
Published: August 2019

No abstract available.
Preface
Authors: Waetjen Herman C.
Published: August 2019

No abstract available.
Boekbespreking
Authors: Dreyer P.S.
Published: August 2019

No abstract available.
Liturgiese besinning t.o.v. doopen nagmaaleredienste
Authors: Beukes M.J. Du P.
Published: August 2019

No abstract available.
Die "verbondstruktuur" in die Nuwe Testament - 'n terreinverkenning met die oog op die debat oor die verhouding kinderdoop-verbond
Authors: Van Aarde A.G.
Published: August 2019

No abstract available.
The influence of marketing effectiveness on building long-term relationships in a sport environment
Authors: Herbst F. J. , Schreuder A. N.
Published: August 2019

The providers of professional sport are influenced by the ever-changing nature of sport as a form of entertainment and its subsequent effect on relationship building in the new millennium. The continuous aim of building relationships of high quality in a lucrative business field can only be achieved by means of effective marketing. In order to ensure marketing effectiveness, the quality of the relationship with spectators is a crucial success factor, influenced by the length of the relationship, value for money and the propensity to leave. An empirical study was undertaken in a sporting environment which investigated the quality of the clients' (season ticket holders') current relationship with the service provider (sporting union). An exposition is also given of the methods and procedures used in the study.
Technical efficiency analysis of Fiji's sugar industry: An application of the stochastic frontier production function approach
Authors: Reddy Mahendra , Yanagida John F.
Published: August 2019

Small developing countries have for long acquired significant benefits through preferential trading arrangements. However, these benefits have led to a proliferation of inefficient industries in the recipient countries. With the recent changes in the GAIT, these inefficient industries may close and thus lead to major economic and social problems in the recipient countries. This paper utilizes the frontier production function approach to examine the efficiency status of Fiji's sugar industry. The analysis reveals that a significant level of inefficiency exists at the farm level of Fiji's sugar industry. Some of the factors that were found to effect the level of efficiency are farming status, land class and ethnicity. These factors are then used to derive policy implications.
Productivity and export growth in the South African manufacturing sector
Authors: Van Rensburg Larette , Naudé Willem
Published: August 2019

This paper empirically investigates the direction of causality between export and productivity growth in 22 South African manufacturing industries. Data spanning the period 1972 to 1993 are used. Standard Granger-causality tests are complemented by cointegration analyses and the estimation of a theoretically derived regression model. Bearing in mind methodology difficulties caused by inadequate data, little evidence of a statistically significant relationship between export growth and productivity growth is found. Only in case of the chemicals and wood processing sectors were statistically significant evidence found that export expansion could cause an increase in productivity. Domestic demand expansion was found to be a possibly more significant determinant of productivity increases.
Public expenditure and economic growth in a petroleum-based economy: Nigeria 1960-1992
Authors: Ekpo Akpan H.
Published: August 2019

The study analyses the contribution of government expenditure to the economic growth process in Nigeria over the period 1960-1992. The results indicate that public expenditures on transport, communication and agriculture crowd-in private investment, while public spending on manufacturing and construction crowd-out private investment. Also, expenditures on education and health have a positive influence on private sector investment. Government must continue to perceive the creation of an enabling environment, at the least, as its own contribution to the economic growth process.
Foreign direct investment flows and fiscal discipline in South Africa
Authors: Schoeman N. J. , Clausen Robinson Z. , De Wet T. J.
Published: August 2019

This paper investigates the impact of fiscal policy on foreign direct investment (PDI) in South Africa during the past 30 years. Casual empirical analysis reveals a definite linkage between FDI flows and variables such as the deficit/GDP ratio, representing fiscal discipline, and the tax burden on foreign investors. This relationship is substantiated by econometric analysis. Given the economy's large degree of dependence on foreign capital, the government may contribute to an investor-friendly environment by adjusting fiscal policy. Some inroads have been made in this regard with the government's Medium-term Expenditure Framework (MTEF), which projects a policy of strict fiscal discipline in years to come. However, the tax burden is still relatively high and, due to its impact on foreign direct capital flows, requires urgent attention.
Market information to promote agricultural investment: The challenge
Authors: Jooste A. , Groenewald J. A.
Published: August 2019

The move towards more competitive agriculture in South Africa, largely unburdened by regulatory constraints, is characterised by an undersupply of relevant information in some cases and inadequate access to it in others. This affects the heartbeat of production, investment, financial and strategic decisions. The very nature of intersectoral agricultural linkages, as well as the differences between specific interest groups, suggest that information needs are likely to differ too. There is, however, a common objective - direct or indirect - for all the users of agricultural information. This is to maximise the returns to investment in the short, medium and long run. However, there exist various problems in providing information, which impedes the ability of information users to position themselves strategically in order to maximise returns.
Investigating aspects of the capital budgeting process used in the evaluation of investment projects
Authors: Hall J. H.
Published: August 2019

Given the importance of capital investment, not only for the country as a whole but the creation of shareholder wealth by individual firms, it is vital to investigate the practices used to evaluate these projects. The findings of this study suggest that the most important stages in the capital budgeting process are project definition and cash flow estimation, not financial analysis. Further, in the evaluation of capital investment projects, South African companies seem to prefer Return on Investment and Internal Rate of Return as methods to determine the feasibility of a project. The use of these methods is influenced by the size of a company's annual capital budget, as there is a correlation between a company's annual capital budget and a preference for these methods.
Women in agriculture and appropriate technology in Nigeria
Authors: Adawo M. A.
Published: August 2019

There is no doubt that agricultural growth in Nigeria has been on the decline. This is largely so because agricultural policies have a bias towards inappropriate technology, and fail to recognise women as the centrepiece in agriculture. The position taken in this paper is that women are in fact the pivot in Nigerian agriculture, and whatever technology is developed, should be in line with their needs. Such technology should involve a simple but mechanical form of weeding, the use of improved organic fertilizer and efficient methods of livestock husbandry.
The measurement of consumer satisfaction with selected elements of the total retail experience: An exploratory study of fast food and supermarket retailers
Authors: Terblanche N. S. , Boshoff C.
Published: August 2019

Although attempts have been made to identify some of the dimensions of retail shopping experience, these have been largely fragmented and uncoordinated. No attempt has yet been made to combine the efforts of many retailing students into a comprehensive model that accurately describes the total retailing experience. Also, very little is known about the relationship between the individual dimensions of retail shopping and customer satisfaction. This study attempts to reduce this gap in South African retailing literature by, first modelling the total retailing experience and, then, assessing the influence of selected individual retailing dimensions on customer satisfaction. It also investigates whether the impact of these dimensions of the retailing experience differs between fast food restaurants and supermarket retailers. The empirical results suggest a fairly consistent pattern of relationships between fast food restaurants and supermarkets.
Managing HIV/AIDS in the South African workplace: Just another duty?
Authors: Dickinson David
Published: August 2019

The vast majority of HIV and AIDS cases are located in sub-Saharan Africa. AIDS constitutes a critical threat to the development of South Africa, yet the response to date has been slow and often confused. The research of ‘Deco’ is examined to outline how the company approached HIV/AIDS. Deco’s policies encouraged voluntary testing and counselling, openness and disclosure. Different HIV/AIDS programme aspects that responded in a reactive and under-resourced way and lacking access to managerial structures, had the opposite results. The very real value of AIDS volunteers’ contribution, is then described and evaluated. A new approach from both management and employees is needed in which a co-ordinated division of responsibility forms a key element in a workplace partnership to combat HIV/AIDS.
An exploratory study of group Adverse Impact in a recruitment and selection strategy
Authors: Snelgar R. J. , Potgieter T.
Published: August 2019

The Adverse Impact model was developed by the judicial system of the United States of America and the United Kingdom as a practical method to make legal judgements to determine whether designated groups are being unfairly discriminated against at any stage of an assessment process. The model has been used to assess various recruitment and selection instruments and measures. This study has been groundbreaking in that the application of the Adverse Impact model within the South African employment scenario is relatively new. An exploratory research design was used to analyse Adverse Impact at each stage of a recruitment and selection strategy. The model was applied to assess whether the instruments used, had an adverse impact on any of the designated groups.
Internal risk financing with special reference to contingency funds
Authors: Mostert F. J.
Published: August 2019

Enterprises can manage risks in two fundamental ways, namely by physical risk control and by risk financing. The latter comprises external and internal risk financing. As this paper focuses on the latter of these concepts, due attention is paid to the main forms of internal risk financing. Charging losses to current operating profit, arranging loan facilities and implementing equity financing programmes are different forms of internal risk financing. The nature, advantages and various types of captive insurance companies are considered as holding companies can utilise this form of internal risk financing. Special attention is paid to the use of contingency funds as a way of internal risk financing by applying a modelling approach. The conclusions reached should be valuable to business enterprises in particular, but also to non-profit organisations and individuals.
The future of the South African retail pharmacy industry in the light of international experience and the changing healthcare market
Authors: Wessels Martin , Luiz John
Published: August 2019

The paper evaluates how the changing South African healthcare market is likely to affect the future of retail pharmacy. It examines current developments in retail pharmacy and the impact that these developments will have on the retail pharmacy market. This information is used to create scenarios as to what types of retail pharmacies are likely to thrive in the future.
Non-invasive coronary artery imaging
Authors: Corr Peter
Published: August 2019

No abstract available.
Arachnoid granulations - anatomy and imaging
Authors: Duncan Ian C
Published: August 2019

No abstract available
Recurrent life-threatening haemoptysis in pulmonary tuberculosis — the importance of pulmonary angiography
Authors: Msimang Saziso , Corr Peter
Published: August 2019

No abstract available
Application of International association for the study of lung cancer/American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society criteria for the diagnosis of lung carcinomas on small biopsies: A tertiary care center experience
Authors: Balraam K. V. Vinu , Shelly Divya , Mishra Prabha S. , Sampath K. S. , Bharadwaj Reena
Published: August 2019

Background: The new IASLC/ATS/ERS classification provides standardized terminology for lung cancer diagnosis in small biopsies and cytology specimens. Objectives: The aim was to study the feasibility of the guidelines using one marker for adenocarcinoma (ADC) and one for squamous cell carcinoma (SQCC) in non-small cell lung carcinomas (NSCLCs). Subject and Methods: In this study, we reviewed all the formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue blocks diagnosed as lung carcinoma between July 2016 and December 2017. Cases were labeled as SCLC, ADC, SQCC, NSCLC favor ADC, NSCLC favor SQCC, NSCLC-not otherwise specified (NOS), and NSCLC-NOS possible adeno-SQCC (ADSQCC) as per IASLC/ATS/ERS 2011 guidelines. A three-step approach incorporating morphology, immunohistochemistry (IHC), and molecular analysis was used. Results: One hundred and nine cases were included. Six of the 109 cases were SCLC and 1 case was of large-cell neuroendocrine type. Of the remaining 102, 51 were diagnosed based on their classical histomorphology into SQCC (8) and ADC (43). Remaining 51 cases required IHC/special stains for categorization. The panel comprised anti-CK7, anti-thyroid transcription factor-1 (TTF-1), and anti-p63. Twenty-nine were positive for anti-TTF-1 and thus labeled as NSCLC favor ADC. Fifteen were labeled as NSCLC favor SQCC as they were highlighted by anti-p63. Four cases showed reaction to both the antibodies in different sets of tumor cells and thus were classified as NSCLC-NOS, possible ADSQCC. Remaining 3 cases did not show reaction to any of the antibodies and hence were labeled NSCLC-NOS. Conclusion: The need for every laboratory to use minimal tissue for ancillary tests to diagnose lung carcinoma on small biopsies is reemphasized. Tissue from small biopsies needs to be preserved not only for the diagnosis but also for molecular testing and evaluation of markers of resistance to therapy, in this era of personalized medicine.
Prostate cancer survival estimates: An application with piecewise hazard function derivation
Authors: Bhattacharjee Atanu , Budukh Atul , Dikshit Rajesh
Published: August 2019

Background: The hazard function is defined as time-dependent. However, it is an overlooked area of research about the estimation of hazard function within the frame of time. The possible explanation could be carried by estimating function through the changes of time points. It is expected that it will provide us the overall idea of survival trend. This work is dedicated to propose a method to work with piecewise hazard rate. It is a data-driven method and provides us the estimates of hazard function with different time points. Methods: The proposed method is explored with prostate cancer patients, registered in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program and having aged at diagnosis with range 40–80 years and above. A total of 610,814 patients are included in this study. The piecewise hazard rate is formulated to serve the objective. The measurement of piecewise hazard rate is compared with Wald-type test statistics, and corresponding R function is provided. The duration of follow-ups is split into different intervals to obtain the piecewise hazard rate estimates. Results: The maximum duration of follow-up observed in this study is 40 years. The piecewise hazard rate changes at different intervals of follow-ups are observed almost same except few later intervals in the follow-up. The likelihood of hazard in earlier aged patients observed lower in comparison to older patients. The hazard rates in different grades of prostate cancer also observed separately. Conclusion: The application of piecewise hazard helps to generate statistical inference in a deeper manner. This analysis will provide us the better understanding of a requirement of effective treatment toward prolonged survival benefit for different aged patients.
Developing a novel based productivity model by investigating potential bounds of production plant: A case study.
Authors: Hussain Zahid
Published: August 2019

Productivity level is based on reliability impression which is the rudimentary aspect of automatic assembly line for continuous production. Productivity forecasting is a professional tool helping to enhance production system and attain the client petition by using precise model. Due to mechanisms complexity of assembly lines, analysis of failure factors contributes a significant role for investigating potential bounds that require analytial approach for comparison the current and proposed model of productivity effects. The issues related to production losses need additional space for improvement of productivity model which may not present a close comparison between the current and proposed model of productivity. Through this paper the development of a novel based productivity model is attempted to extant comparisons for availability of assembly line workspaces of an automobile tire manufacturing plant in Pakistan. For investigating the potential bounds of productivity losses, DMAIC and PACE techniques are used. It is verified that novel productivity model yielded better results of 3.358 % errors showing its accuracy as compared to real productivity level at different workspaces. Different rates of production losses followed by the workspaces blockage timing issues are effectively discussed with engineering maintainable explanation for productivity enhancement within the tire curing assembly line.
Modelling inventory management: Separate issues for construction and application
Authors: Luchko Mykhailo , Lukanovska Iryna , Ratynsky Vadym
Published: August 2019

The model of inventory management on the basis of which the calculations of the efficiency of the use of inventories, minimizing the total costs associated with their delivery, storage and fines for lack of stocks in the presence of demand for them have been made and presented in the article. Using it in practice will allow managing the logistics and warehouse costs, the risk of not receiving or reducing the company's profits due to the excess costs and the efficiency of turnover of inventories. The proposed model takes into account the depending on the price of shipment from the supplier to the warehouse, the cost of holding stocks, the cost of holding the stocks, the amount of storage costs and penalties for non-shipped products. It is proved that rationally organized order in stock management allows companies to calculate the order quantity, its optimal size and time interval between orders taking into account the prospect of delay in supply, to plan the amount of profit, to organize the accounting of the profitable level of stocks, to determine the sizes of the highest and guarantee level of the stock. Approbation of the developed model was carried out on the basis of the data of the woodworking enterprise. We used elements of the Data Mining Results technology – the MARSPline module in the application package Statistica to achieve the goals. This made it possible to construct a regression model in multidimensional space and spline surfaces through the main functions.
A posição-sujeito gramático: uma das posições assumidas por Andrés Bello
Authors: Granzotto Werner Kelly Cristini
Published: August 2019

Sob a perspectiva teórica da História das Ideias Linguísticas na sua relação com a Análise do Discurso (AD) e a Enunciação, este artigo tem por objetivo propor uma reflexão sobre a posição-sujeito gramático assumida por Andrés Bello na Gramática de la lengua castellana destinada al uso de los americanos (1847, Chile) e mostrar que não é a única que se revela nesse discurso. Além disso, lançamos um olhar sobre os lugares sociais ocupados e a voz assumida pelo autor no seu percurso de vida, que também podem dar a conhecer outras posições-sujeito. Suas diferentes ocupações levam-no à produção de saber científico e intelectual. A partir da análise de alguns enunciados do prefácio da obra, buscamos compreender o que as posições-sujeito revelam. Os resultados obtidos indicam a dispersão do sujeito no material analisado.
Representação social de professores/as em textos jornalísticos de revistas semanais de informação
Authors: Rechetnicou Amanda Oliveira , Lima Sostenes
Published: August 2019

Neste trabalho, temos como objetivo interpretar e discutir a representação social construída para professores/as em textos jornalísticos de revistas semanais de informação. Buscamos estabelecer uma relação entre o conceito de representação nos estudos linguísticos e sociodiscursivos – da Análise Crítica de Gêneros (ACG), da Análise de Discurso Crítica (ADC) e da Linguística Sistêmico-Funcional (LSF) – e nos estudos de Psicologia Social, a partir da Teoria das Representações Sociais (TRS). Como resultado, encontramos no corpus constituído por reportagens, artigos e entrevistas das revistas semanais IstoÉ e Veja, formas de representação docente marcadas por efeitos ideológicos que, em geral, desfavorecem a imagem e as atividades do professor.
A gramática fonológica na aquisição da linguagem
Authors: Matzenauer Carmen Lúcia Barreto
Published: August 2019

O artigo trata do processo de construção do conhecimento fonológico na aquisição típica da linguagem pelas crianças, evidenciado mais especificamente pela variabilidade no emprego de consoantes até a integralização do inventário fonológico da língua alvo. Uma análise fundamentada em traços distintivos e centrada no comportamento de consoantes líquidas confirma a hipótese de que a variabilidade, entendida como o uso de diferentes formas fonéticas para representar um mesmo segmento fonológico em gramáticas características do gradual processo de aquisição, oferece evidência de que o pertencimento a uma classe antecede a estabilização do segmento como unidade da fonologia da língua. Os dados empíricos de variabilidade, enriquecidos pela observação do preenchimento de lacunas nos estágios mais precoces de aquisição, secundados pelo comportamento de empréstimos linguísticos, conduzem à proposição de uma Escala de Agregação para expressar uma hierarquia relativa à força dos traços no cumprimento do papel de agregar segmentos para a constituição de classes naturais.
Análise acústica e modelo representacional: uma proposta inicial de entendimento dos desvios fonológicos
Authors: Lazzarotto-Volcão Cristiane , Cristofolini Carla
Published: August 2019

Este artigo trata de um estudo de caso, em que é realizada uma análise dos dados de fala de uma criança de 5 anos de idade, com desvio fonológico, com o objetivo de aliar uma análise fonológica, mediada por um modelo representacional de base gerativa, a uma perspectiva objetiva, por meio da análise acústica. Em especial, discute-se acerca dessa possibilidade, a partir do estudo da produção da classe das fricativas, buscando, também, o aprofundamento da avaliação fonético-fonológica, enriquecendo a análise do sistema fonológico atípico da criança. Ao final, é feita uma discussão das vantagens de uma abordagem desse tipo para a terapia fonoaudiológica, bem como uma discussão em torno da viabilidade de uma análise dessa natureza.
Benin
Authors:   International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Published: August 2019

The economy continues to grow at a fast pace, driven by port activity and cotton production. The execution of the 2019 budget is on track to bring the fiscal deficit within the WAEMU convergence criterion of 3 percent of GDP this year. Program implementation remains very satisfactory with all end-December 2018 quantitative performance criteria (QPCs) and structural benchmarks (SBs) met.
Gas-phase pyrolysis products emitted by prescribed fires in pine forests with a shrub understory in the southeastern United States
Authors: Scharko Nicole K. , Oeck Ashley M. , Myers Tanya L. , Tonkyn Russell G. , Banach Catherine A. , Baker Stephen P. , Lincoln Emily N. , Chong Joey , Corcoran Bonni M. , Burke Gloria M. , Ottmar Roger D. , Restaino Joseph C. , Weise David R. , Johnson Timothy J.
Published: August 2019

Abstract. In this study we identify pyrolysis gases from prescribed burns conducted in
pine forests with a shrub understory captured using a manual extraction
device. The device selectively sampled emissions ahead of the flame front,
minimizing the collection of oxidized gases, with the captured gases analyzed in
the laboratory using infrared (IR) absorption spectroscopy. Results show
that emission ratios (ERs) relative to CO for ethene and acetylene were
significantly greater than in previous fire studies, suggesting that the sample
device was able to collect gases predominantly generated prior to ignition.
Further evidence that ignition had not begun was corroborated by novel IR
detections of several species, in particular naphthalene. With regards to
oxygenated species, several aldehydes (acrolein, furaldehyde, acetaldehyde,
formaldehyde) and carboxylic acids (formic, acetic) were all observed;
results show that ERs for acetaldehyde were noticeably greater, while ERs for
formaldehyde and acetic acid were lower compared to other studies. The
acetylene-to-furan ratio also suggests that high-temperature pyrolysis was
the dominant process generating the collected gases.
Global River Radar Altimetry Time Series (GRRATS): New River Elevation Earth Science Data Records for the Hydrologic Community
Authors: Coss Stephen , Durand Michael , Yi Yuchan , Jia Yuanyuan , Guo Qi , Tuozzolo Stephen , Shum C. K. , Allen George H. , Calmant Stéphane , Pavelsky Tamlin
Published: August 2019

Abstract. The capabilities of radar altimetry to measure inland water bodies are well established and several river altimetry datasets are available. Here we produced a globally-distributed dataset, the Global River Radar Altimeter Time Series (GRRATS), using Envisat and Ocean Surface Topography Mission (OSTM)/Jason-2 radar altimeter data spanning the time period 2002–2016. We developed a method that runs unsupervised, without requiring parameterization at the measurement location, dubbed virtual station (VS) level and applied it to all altimeter crossings of ocean draining rivers with widths > 900 m (> 34 % of global drainage area). We evaluated every VS, either quantitatively for VS where in-situ gages are available, or qualitatively using a grade system. We processed nearly 1.5 million altimeter measurements from 1,478 VS. After quality control, the final product contained 810,403 measurements distributed over 932 VS located on 39 rivers. Available in-situ data allowed quantitative evaluation of 389 VS on 12 rivers. Median standard deviation of river elevation error is 0.93 m, Nash-Sutcliffe efficiency is 0.75, and correlation coefficient is 0.9. GRRATS is a consistent, well-documented dataset with a user-friendly data visualization portal, freely available for use by the global scientific community. Data are available at DOI 10.5067/PSGRA-SA2V1 (Durand et al., 2016).
Changes in flood damage with global warming in the east coast of
Spain
Authors: Cortès Maria , Turco Marco , Ward Philip , Sánchez-Espigares Josep A. , Alfieri Lorenzo , Llasat Maria Carmen
Published: August 2019

Abstract. Flooding is one of the main natural hazard in the world and causes huge economic and human impacts. Assessing the flood damage in the Mediterranean region is of great importance, especially because its large vulnerability to climate change. Most past floods affecting the region were caused by intense precipitation events, thus the analysis of the links between precipitation and flood damage is crucial. The main objective of this paper is to estimate changes in the probability of damaging flood events with a global warming of 1.5, 2 and 3 °C above preindustrial levels and taking into account different socioeconomic scenarios in two western Mediterranean regions, namely Catalonia and the Valencian Community. To do this, we analyse the relationship between heavy precipitation and flood damage estimates from insurance datasets in those two regions. We consider an ensemble of seven regional climate model simulations spanning the period 1976–2100 to evaluate precipitation changes and to drive a logistic model that links precipitation and flood damage estimates, and thus to derive statistics under present and future climates. Furthermore, we incorporate population projections based on 5 different socioeconomic scenarios. The results show a general increase in the probability of a damaging event for most of the cases and in both regions of study, with larger increments when higher warming is considered. Moreover, this increase is higher when both climate and population change are included. When population is considered, all the periods and models show a clearly higher increase in the probability of damaging events, which is statistically significant for most of the cases. Our findings highlight the need for limiting the global warming as much as possible, as well as the importance of including variables that consider change in both climate and socioeconomic conditions in the analysis of flood damage.
The Determination of Surfactants at the Sea Surface
Authors: King Leon , Roberts Ieuan J. , Tinel Liselotte , Carpenter Lucy J.
Published: August 2019

Abstract. The surface of the ocean is a critical yet little understood interface that covers more than 70 % of the Earth's surface. Evidence is emerging that the so-called sea surface microlayer (SML) – the thin film of the ocean surface which is enriched in surface active material and contains large chemical, physical and biological gradients that separate it from the underlying seawater – plays an important role in regulating the air-sea exchange of gases and aerosols. Indeed, recent studies have suggested that (a) there is a ubiquitous enrichment of surfactants in the SML even at high wind speeds; (b) surfactants exert a control on air-sea CO2 exchange at the ocean basin scale, even at high wind, high latitude oceans, and (c) interfacial photochemistry within the SML serves as a major global abiotic source of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), competitive with emissions from marine biology. These conclusions are based on measurements of surfactant activity (SA) from alternating current (AC) voltammetry, showing enrichment of SA in the SML compared to subsurface waters at the ocean basin scale even at high wind speeds, and a relationship between SA and suppression of air-sea gas exchange. SA is calibrated using the large non-ionic surfactant Triton X-100 (TX-100) and expressed in concentration units of TX-100 equivalents. Here, we show that the response of SA-voltammetry varies widely for different surfactants, depending on the surfactant's molecular weight and its charge. Further, even at short deposition times of 15 s, the response becomes saturated above total surfactant concentrations of 1–2 mg L-1, which are at the high end of those observed in the SML. This behaviour was also observed when comparing measurements of seawater and lake water by SA voltammetry to surface film pressure (Δγ) measured by tensiometry. These two different methods for assessing the presence of surfactants showed that, while SA generally increases as surface film pressure increases, the correlation is poor and SA values plateau above ∼2 mg L-1 TX-100 eq. The implications of these results are that SA might not accurately capture variations in soluble and insoluble surfactants present in ocean waters.
Time changes of dose equivalent rate above the soil surface as indication of natural attenuation processes
Authors: Konoplev Alexei V. , Yoshihara Toshihiro , Wakiyama Yoshifumi
Published: August 2019

Abstract. Eight sites in the Fukushima contaminated area were
surveyed for long-term changes in D-shuttle dose equivalent rate above the
soil surface during 2015–2017. D-shuttle readings in most cases decreased
faster than if due to radioactive decay only. More rapid decrease can be
explained by natural attenuation processes, such as erosion of the topsoil,
the vertical migration of radionuclides in the soil and the deposition of
cleaner sediments transported by surface runoff. According to the time
dependencies of D-shuttle dose rate readings integral rate constants of the
natural attenuation were estimated using the exponential trend-line.
Estimated rate constants of natural attenuation ranged from 7.3×10-3 to 0.48 yr−1, while the correspondent a
half-dose rate decrease was 1.4–95 years.
Contemporary gully erosion trend in the northern part of the forest-steppe zone of the Russian Plain: a case study from the Republic of Tatarstan, European Russia
Authors: Sharifullin Aidar , Gafurov Artur , Medvedeva Regina , Golosov Valentin , Dvinskih Aleksandr , Gusarov Artem , Essuman-Quainoo Benedict
Published: August 2019

Abstract. This article presents results for gully head cut retreat rates
(GHRR) in the Pre-Kama region (Republic of Tatarstan, Russia) based on
monitoring (1984–1994 and 2015–2018) and the interpretation of
high-resolution satellite images (2004–2014). The results suggested that the
mean linear GHRR have reduced by about five times, from 1.6 m per year
(1983–1994) to 0.4 m per year (2015–2018). The main reason for the
significant decrease in gully erosion was the increase in winter-spring air
temperatures, which resulted in a reduction in the depth of soil freezing
and surface runoff. The impact of land use, as well as erosion control
measures, which were implemented in the study area during the late 1980s and
early 1990s, was found to be less important.
Identity Preservation and Hungarian Language Education in Diaspora Communities
Authors: Palotai Jenő , Wetzl Viktor , Jarjabka Ákos
Published: August 2019

The main aim of our research is to provide an overview of what role language education plays in how Hungarians living in diaspora communities preserve their cultural identity. To this end we compared three Hungarian schools from three continents (North America, South America and Australia), selected by a sampling based on geographical location. We compared the similarities and differences between their educational methods according to factors predetermined by the research group. By reviewing the extant, but limited literature on this topic, the authors studied the present situation of Hungarians living abroad and the actual questions of identity preservation with special regard to language learning and preservation. These results present a detailed image of language education within the Hungarian diaspora. We also compared the educational methodology employed by the three schools based on different statistical data, such as the number of students, their cohort, student motivation as well as the role of partner institutions in the preservation of Hungarian identity. This study introduces the similarities and differences among institutions located far from one another.
In Memoriam: Steven Béla Várdy (1935-2018)
Authors: Dwyer John J. , Jeszenszky Géza , Frank Tibor
Published: August 2019

Rememberances by John J. Dwyer, Géza Jeszenszky, and Tibor Frank.
The Life and Times of Karola Szilvássy, Transylvanian Aristocrat and Modern Woman
Authors: Cristian Réka M.
Published: August 2019

In this study Cristian surveys the life and work of Baroness Elemérné Bornemissza, née Karola Szilvássy (1876 – 1948), an internationalist Transylvanian aristocrat, primarily known as the famous literary patron of Erdélyi Helikon and lifelong muse of Count Miklós Bánffy de Losoncz, who immortalized her through the character of Adrienne Milóth in his Erdélyi trilógia [‘The Transylvanian Trilogy’]. Research on Karola Szilvássy is still scarce with little known about the life of this maverick woman, who did not comply with the norms of her society. She was an actress and film director during the silent film era, courageous nurse in the World War I, as well as unusual fashion trendsetter, gourmet cookbook writer, Africa traveler—in short, a source of inspiration for many women of her time, and after.
Narrative Style and Gender Relations in the Creative Relationship of Miklós Mészöly and Alaine Polcz
Authors: Szolláth Dávid
Published: August 2019

As a couple, Miklós Mészöly (1921-2001) and Alaine Polcz (1922-2007) have a special status in Hungarian literature. Mészöly is one of the most important figures of postwar Hungarian fiction. His wife, Polcz, became an author at the age of sixty-nine when her first book, a wartime memoir entitled  Asszony a fronton [1991, ‘One Woman in the War’] (Polcz 2005, 2002b), gained attention. Although she has been generally regarded only as an írófeleség [‘a writer’s wife’]  (see Borgos 2007), by the turn of the century she eventually became more popular than her husband. This paper focuses on a novel by Mészöly, Pontos történetek, útközben [1970, ‘Accurate Stories on the Road’], that was based on Polcz’s tape recorded narration of her journeys mostly to Transylvania. My analysis poses two questions; the first regards the issues of style and narration, while the second examines the topic of gender. In other words, this approach to Mészöly’s novel aims to grasp the characteristics of the narrative style of Mészöly by comparing his transcription to the text recorded on the tape made by Polcz. How was it possible for the husband to publish a novel exclusively under his own name from his wife’s “raw material”?