bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Cultural mediation in New Zealand postcolonial translation
Authors: Wohlfart Irmengard
Published: October 2018

This paper examines cultural mediation in three different cases of postcolonial translation: 1) the translation of the Treaty of Waitangi from English into Māori; 2) Patricia Grace’s English-Māori writing ‘Potiki’, which issues challenges to postcolonial and neocolonial practices and philosophies; and 3) the German translation of ‘Potiki’. The specific purpose of the translations was political or commercial and these purposes were achieved. Yet, cultural mediation to successfully bridge the respective cultural interstices was not desired in the translations of the former texts and not completely accomplished in the German text.
An Empirical Study on Vocabulary Learning Strategies by Jordanian FFL University Students
Authors: Rabadi Reem Ibrahim , Al-Muhaissen Batoul
Published: October 2018

This study explores the use of Vocabulary Learning Strategies (VLSs) by Jordanian undergraduate students majoring French as a Foreign Language (FFL) at Jordanian universities. The vocabulary learning strategies (Memory, Determination, Social, Cognitive, and Metacognitive) were used in this study following Schmitt’s taxonomy. A five-point Likert-scale questionnaire containing 37 items adapted from Schmitt’s (1997) Vocabulary Learning Strategies Questionnaire (VLSQ) administered to 840 FFL undergraduates randomly selected from seven Jordanian universities. The descriptive analysis showed that the participants of the study regardless of their year of study were medium strategy users overall. The results revealed that Memory strategies were the most frequently employed strategies, whereas the Social strategies were the least frequently used ones. Although the participants were medium strategy users, the results of the VLSQ disclosed that some individual strategies were employed at a high level. Accordingly, detecting these strategies will be beneficial to language instructors to improve effective vocabulary teaching techniques and to motivate language learners to use them more frequently.
Aspectos ortográficos del anglicismo
Authors: Rodríguez González Félix
Published: October 2018

The article examines the variations found in the spelling of anglicisms, which are especially frequent with terms containing sounds or letters alien to the phonological o graphemic system of Spanish. Although in general the variability observed is in close relation with the degree of linguistic integration, the study is focused on the sociolinguistic, stylistic and semantic factors as well as the phonological and morphological conditions which account for the choice of a particular variant. The basis of comparison include pure or direct anglicisms (flash, flas) and the adaptations undergone when they are subject to derivational processes, mainly nominal (flasazo, flashazo) and verbal (flasear, flashear, flaxear). It also brings to attention the varying lexicographic treatment followed in dictionaries when approaching the adaptation of anglicisms.
Hydrogenation of nitriles and imines for hydrogen storage
Authors: Feller Moran
Published: October 2018

This review focuses on the selective catalytic hydrogenation of nitriles to primary amines both homogeneously and heterogeneously with transition metal-based catalysts in the view of nitriles as hydrogen carriers. Nitriles can be reduced with two equivalents of H2 to primary amines, thus having a great potential to serve as liquid organic hydrogen carriers (LOHCs) for hydrogen storage. Imines are intermediates in the hydrogenation of nitriles to amines, thus they can also serve as potential LOHCs, however with a lower hydrogen storage capacity (HSC).
Oxydative stress markers and cytokine levels in rosuvastatin-medicated hypercholesterolemia patients
Authors: Çetin Aysun , Çetin İhsan , Yılmaz Semih , Şen Ahmet , Savaş Göktuğ , Çimen Behzat , Öztürk Ahmet
Published: October 2018

Background

Limited research is available concerning the relationship between oxidative stress and inflammation parameters, and simultaneously the effects of rosuvastatin on these markers in patients with hypercholesterolemia. We aimed to investigate the connection between cytokines and oxidative stress markers in patients with hypercholesterolemia before and after rosuvastatin treatment.

Methods

The study consisted of 30 hypercholesterolemic patients diagnosed with routine laboratory tests and 30 healthy participants. The lipid parameters, interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β), interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), paraoxonase-1 (PON1) and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels in controls and patients with hypercholesterolemia before and after 12-week treatment with rosuvastatin (10 mg/kg/day), were analyzed by means of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.

Results

It was found that a 12-week cure with rosuvastatin resulted in substantial reductions in IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α and MDA levels as in rising activities of PON1 in patients with hypercholesterolemia. Before treatment, the PON1 levels were significantly negatively correlated with TNF-α and IL-6 in control group, while it was positively correlated with TNF-α in patients.

Conclusion

Our outcomes provide evidence of protected effect of rosuvastatin for inflammation and oxidative damage. It will be of great interest to determine whether the correlation between PON1 and cytokines has any phenotypic effect on PON1.
Microwave Technology for In Situ Determination of Void Ratio and Compactness in Saturated Soils
Authors: Katterbach Maren , Poretti Samuel
Published: October 2018

Void ratio and compactness are two of the principal parameters used for the geotechnical characterization of soils. Among others, these factors determine the soil expected quality and performance as a foundation. Direct measurement of the natural void ratio is particularly challenging, since it requires undisturbed specimens. Because of it, commonly used indirect methods, such as the standard penetration test or cone penetration test, have been developed and are widely practiced during the initial site investigation phase. However, such indirect methods have their limitations and often fail, especially with heterogeneous soils. Results are interpreted by indirect correlations, which are often affected by uncertainty. Extraction of undisturbed specimens or the use of geophysical methods are typically not considered in the first place due to overall project schedule and costs. Similar measurement principle systems such as crosshole georadar produce 2-D/3-D images by means of image reconstruction algorithms. The proposed system produces a 1-D value, which is the mean dielectric constant between two antennas. The application need a quick, simple to use, and more reliable and flexible approach that allows a direct quantitative measurements. This new approach uses microwave technology. With a crosshole measurement arrangement, it is comparable to various other georadar setups. The main difference from the already existing geophysical approaches is the output in terms of an average value of the dielectric constant at a certain depth at greater measurement distances. The developed technique provides instantly the direct determination of a soil-water percentage in saturated soils. The testing procedure it is simple and time effectiveness, allowing measurement with reduced effort and cost. The device functionality and robustness has been proven by means of laboratory and fileld tests. The developed SCT device already exists in a beta version and is being applied to projects on an international level.
Integrity Testing of Three Model Piles with a Pile Cap
Authors: Lai Jiunnren , Yang Pei-Cheng , Yang Bo-Huan
Published: October 2018

Nondestructive pile integrity testing (PIT) methods based on the propagation of sonic/ultrasonic waves have been widely used for the quality assurance of newly constructed drilled shafts. However, application of these techniques for forensic investigations of existing piles may encounter difficulties that are due to the existence of a pile cap. In this article, the boundary effects of pile caps on the signal of PIT methods were studied by numerical simulation and tests on three model piles. The feasibility of assessing the integrity of a capped pile by embedded accelerometers was also investigated. Results of this study indicate that it is too difficult to assess the integrity of a capped pile with the conversional Sonic Echo PIT method. On the other hand, it is possible to detect the defect or pile toe with embedded accelerometers, especially when multiple receivers are used with the Ultra Seismic techniques.
Large-Scale and Bench-Scale Test Systems for Assessing Impact of Geogrids on Pavements Founded on Problematic Soils
Authors: Williams Steven , Wright Jason , Hanumasagar Sangy S. , Kim S. Sonny , Frost J. David
Published: October 2018

Geogrid reinforcement is an economically viable alternative to achieve improved performance in highway pavement construction in regions with soft problematic subgrade soils. To examine the potential benefits of using geogrids in pavement foundations, measurement of permanent deformation using laboratory triaxial tests is typical practice. However, since the performance improvement of pavement foundation systems is achieved by distribution of vertical stresses at the reinforcing layer through the tensile properties of the geogrid material, it is desirable to conduct large-scale testing to more accurately monitor the behavior of the geogrid-reinforced aggregate and soil system. This article describes the development of laboratory large-scale and bench-scale pavement testing systems to evaluate the behavior of geogrid-reinforced pavement systems through wheel tests performed with problematic subgrade soils found in North Georgia. The large-scale test specimens are prepared in a 1.8 (6 ft) by 1.8 (6 ft) by 0.6 m (2 ft) metal box and consist of 305 mm (12 in.) of unbound aggregate base (UAB) overlying 305 mm (12 in.) of subgrade soil. Geogrid is placed at the interface between the subgrade soil and UAB layer. Pressure sensors are installed near the bottom of the UAB layer and near the top and bottom of the subgrade layer to monitor stress distributions within the pavement foundation system. The bench-scale system, which measures 914 (36 in.) by 203 (8 in.) by 152 mm (6 in.) is also described. This system is advantageous because not only does it expedite rapid testing but also allows for relative micro- and macroscale comparisons of aggregate-geogrid behavior. This article presents test results showing vertical stress variations obtained experimentally in the UAB and subgrade soils under simulated traffic tire loading. The two systems are shown to be effective in establishing the influence of geogrid reinforcement in pavement systems.
An Experimental Study on Triaxial Compression Tests and Cone Penetration Tests in Planetary Regolith Simulant under Low Gravity Fields
Authors: Mo Pin-Qiang , Gao Feng , Zhou Guoqing , Li Ruilin , Yan Kang , Chen Jun
Published: October 2018

Lunar exploration projects aiming to develop space exploration of mineral resources outside of Earth have been relaunched recently by many countries together with commercial partnerships. The fundamental understanding of the mechanisms related to the low gravity fields and specific planetary regolith is therefore the key to further plans for site investigation, resource utilization, and outpost construction. The triaxial compression test is a conventional method for measurements of mechanical properties of various granular materials, whereas the cone penetration test (CPT) could serve as an effective in situ tool for site investigation in deep space exploration. In this article, the geotechnical magneto-gravity model testing method is adopted to conduct triaxial tests and CPTs in a type of magnetic regolith simulant, under various low gravity fields. Triaxial testing data indicate the influence of g-level on both stress–strain curves and shear strength characteristics, as well as the independence of critical-state indexes at failure. The interpretation of CPT data under low gravity fields is then investigated, showing that the correlations between soil properties and CPT measurements require modifications for the application of in situ tests in the near-earth space exploration. The findings of this study provide some insights into the mechanics under various gravity-induced stress gradients and potentially contribute to further developments on surface excavation, base construction, and resource exploitation.
Detection and Classification of Hard and Soft Sweeps from Unphased Genotypes by Multilocus Genotype Identity
Authors: Harris Alexandre M , Garud Nandita R , DeGiorgio Michael
Published: October 2018

Positive natural selection can lead to a decrease in genomic diversity at the selected site and at linked sites, producing a characteristic signature of elevated expected haplotype homozygosity. These selective sweeps can be hard or soft. In the case of a hard selective sweep, a single adaptive haplotype rises to high population frequency, whereas multiple adaptive haplotypes sweep through the population simultaneously in a soft sweep, producing distinct patterns of genetic variation in the vicinity of the selected site. Measures of expected haplotype homozygosity have previously been used to detect sweeps in multiple study systems. However, these methods are formulated for phased haplotype data, typically unavailable for nonmodel organisms, and some may have reduced power to detect soft sweeps due to their increased genetic diversity relative to hard sweeps. To address these limitations, we applied the H12 and H2/H1 statistics proposed in 2015 by Garud et al., which have power to detect both hard and soft sweeps, to unphased multilocus genotypes, denoting them as G12 and G2/G1. G12 (and the more direct expected homozygosity analog to H12, denoted G123) has comparable power to H12 for detecting both hard and soft sweeps. G2/G1 can be used to classify hard and soft sweeps analogously to H2/H1, conditional on a genomic region having high G12 or G123 values. The reason for this power is that, under random mating, the most frequent haplotypes will yield the most frequent multilocus genotypes. Simulations based on parameters compatible with our recent understanding of human demographic history suggest that expected homozygosity methods are best suited for detecting recent sweeps, and increase in power under recent population expansions. Finally, we find candidates for selective sweeps within the 1000 Genomes CEU, YRI, GIH, and CHB populations, which corroborate and complement existing studies.
Negativzinsen im Einlagengeschäft
Authors: Freitag Robert
Published: October 2018

Veranlasst durch die Geldpolitik der Europäischen Zentralbank gehen Geschäftsbanken im Eurogebiet zunehmend dazu über, Unternehmen und Verbrauchern Zahlungspflichten für die Entgegennahme von Anlagegeldern in Rechnung zu stellen. Das LG Tübingen hatte im Jahr 2018 als erstes deutsches Gericht gleich in drei unterschiedlichen Verfahren über die zivilrechtliche Zulässigkeit der Einführung von Negativzinsen im Einlagengeschäft mit Verbrauchern nach deutschem Recht zu urteilen. Diese ersten Judikate zu der Thematik sind Anlass, grundlegende Aspekte der Thematik noch einmal vertieft zu beleuchten.
Bericht aus Brüssel: Inhalt und Verfahrensstand anhängiger Gesetzgebungsvorhaben im Bankrecht/Kapitalmarktrecht auf EU-Ebene, Teil 2
Authors: Wojcik Karl-Philipp
Published: October 2018

Dieser Beitrag setzt den im vorangegangenen Heft (ZBB 2018, 250) erschienenen Überblick über Inhalt und Verfahrensstand derzeit anhängiger EU-Gesetzgebungsverfahren fort. Er konzentriert sich in erster Linie auf die noch nicht besprochenen kapitalmarktrechtlichen EU-Gesetzgebungsverfahren und berücksichtigt weitergehende Entwicklungen und neue Gesetzgebungsvorschläge, die seit dem Erscheinen des Überblicks im vorangegangenen Heft der ZBB erfolgt sind.
EFFECTS OF SOLVENT TYPES AND CITRIC ACID CONCENTRATIONS ON THE EXTRACTION OF ANTIOXIDANTS FROM THE BLACK RICE BRAN OF ORYZA SATIVA L. CV. HOM NIN
Authors: Halee Anek , Supavititpatana Piyawan , Ruttarattanamongkol Khanitta , Jittrepotch Nitipong , Rojsuntornkitti Kamonwan , Kongbangkerd Teeraporn
Published: October 2018

Thai colored rice has been reported as a potential source of antioxidants. This research aimed to study the effects of different solvents on the antioxidant extraction of Hom Nin rice bran. The solvents (water, methanol and ethanol) combined with citric acid at concentrations of 0, 0.05 and 0.1 mol/dm3 were used for the extraction. The antioxidant activities and the contents of phenolics, flavonoids and anthocyanins were determined. The results showed that the methanolic extract with 0.1 mol/dm3 of citric acid gave the highest yield whereas phenolics, flavonoids and anthocyanin were 43.72%, 86.63 mg of GAE/g DM, 14,667.48 μg CE/g DM and 6.18 mg/g DM, respectively. Moreover, the antioxidant activities as ABTS, DPPH and FRAP were 25.76, 29.02 and 140.57 μmol TE/g DM, respectively. In addition, the total phenolic contents of the extract indicated a highly positive correlation with antioxidant activity.
ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTIES AND PROBIOTIC POTENTIALS OF LACTIC ACID BACTERIA ISOLATED FROM RAW BEEF IN IBADAN, NIGERIA
Authors: Ajao Obabiyi , Banwo Kolawole , Ogunremi Omotade , Sanni Abiodun
Published: October 2018

Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are important microflora in raw meat and fermented meat products. They exhibit antagonistic activities against undesirable microorganisms and are highly valued for their probiotic properties. LAB associated with raw beef from two major abattoirs in Ibadan, Nigeria were assessed for antimicrobial activity and probiotic potential. Agar-spot assay showed that 8 of 23 LAB isolates inhibited the growth of at least one of Escherichia coli, Listeria monocytogenes, K. pneumoniae and S. aureus. Selected antibacterial isolates were identified based on API50CHL as Lactobacillus plantarum (3), Pediococcus pentosaceus (2) Lactobacillus paracasei (1), Leuconostoc lactis (1) and Carnobacterium sp. (1). Antimicrobial activities were revealed to be dependent on acidification and production of bacteriocin-like substances. Five LAB strains lowered the pH of medium to < 4 within 24 h, with Leuconostoc lactis Csu12 broth culture having the lowest pH (3.04 ±0.08). Bacteriocin-like activity was displayed by six LAB strains against at least one indicator organism. The antibacterial isolates tolerated low pH and different bile concentration (0.5 and 1%). In addition, they showed different levels of hydrophobicity to xylene. Results from this study suggest the consideration of our resident LAB from meat as novel protective cultures and probiotic candidates in the food industry.
CHARACTERIZATION OF DYE DEGRADING POTENTIAL OF SUSPENDED AND NANOPARTICLE IMMOBILIZED CELLS OF PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA AR-7
Authors: Surti Arjuman , Ansari Rubina
Published: October 2018

The commercial use and unrestricted disposal of synthetic dyes in soil and water-bodies, following the industrial revolution, has led to a major threat towards environmental safety. The azo-dye, Remazol Black B (RBB) is one of the most commonly used synthetic reactive dyes in textile industries. In the present study, the decolourization and biodegradation of RBB were investigated using a bacterium isolated from the marine environment, which was later identified as Pseudomonas aeruginosa AR-7 by 16S rRNA analysis. P. aeruginosa AR-7 showed 99% decolourization at 100mg/L dye concentration when cultured at optimum conditions of incubation i.e., 96h at 37⁰C under static conditions using minimal salts medium (pH 7-9) supplemented with 0.1% glucose and yeast extracts. However, the dye degradation ability of the isolate was reduced to 29% on increasing the dye concentration to 500mg/L. In addition, P. aeruginosa AR-7 showed decolourization and degradation of RBB in wastewater obtained after dyeing a cotton fabric. In further experiments, the Fe3O4 nanoparticles were synthesized using co-precipitation method and were used to immobilize the cells of P. aeruginosa AR-7 by adsorption, in order to compare the RBB degrading abilities of the free and coated cells. The prepared nanoparticles (50-150nm) were characterized by FTIR and SEM analysis to study its structural properties. Also, upon magnetization studies using SQUID magnetometer, Fe3O4 nanoparticles were shown to have a magnetization of about 63emu/g. Interestingly, the coated cells not only showed better degradation ability of RBB but also produced simpler products such as alkane, carboxylic acids, ketone, etc. on complete degradation. On the other hand, the free cells mainly produced esters as indicated by the comparison of GC-MS results.
BIOSYNTHESIS OF GOLD NANOPARTICLES BY BACTERIA FROM HYPERALKALINE SPRING AND EVALUATION OF THEIR INHIBITORY ACTIVITY AGAINST PYOCYANIN PRODUCTION
Authors: D.G. San Diego Kirby , Ian A. Alindayu Jasper , Q. Baculi Ronan
Published: October 2018

Nanoparticles are used in wide range of applications given their unique optical, chemical and electronic properties. Microbial biosynthesis of nanoparticles has offered a milder and eco-friendly alternative to physical and chemical methods of synthesis. One potential use of nanoparticles is for the inhibition of quorum sensing-mediated processes by microorganisms during pathogenic colonization and infection. In this study, bacteria from hyperalkaline spring (pH 11) were isolated using various enrichment media. The isolates, phylogenetically related to Lysinibacillus sp. and Pseudomonas stutzeri, were investigated for their ability to biosynthesize gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) via reduction of chloroauric acid (HAuCl4) at pH 9. Extracellular synthesis of gold nanoparticles was confirmed by UV-Vis absorption analysis which showed a peak at 500-600 nm wavelength range corresponding to the surface plasmon resonance of AuNPs. The AuNPs synthesized were of spherical and irregular shapes as revealed by SEM analysis. The presence of elemental gold was further confirmed by EDX analysis. FTIR results showed that various functional groups are possibly involved in the reduction of HAuCl4 and stabilization of synthesized gold nanoparticles. The inhibitory effect of biosynthesized AuNPs was tested on the growth and pyocyanin production of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA01 during a 72-hour incubation period. Although the biosynthesized AuNPs showed no toxicity to the test organism, an increasing inhibition level of pyocyanin production was observed with increasing volumes of nanoparticles used. The levels of pyocyanin in setups treated with biosynthesized gold nanoparticles at 10, 30 and 50 L were significantly lower compared to the untreated setups (P ≤ 0.05). Our findings demonstrate that bacteria adapted to alkaline conditions can be used for efficient biosynthesis of AuNPs, which exhibited potential biomedical application in inhibiting pyocyanin production.
POLLEN CAN - TESTING OF BEE POLLEN FERMENTATION IN MODEL CONDITIONS
Authors: Kňazovická VladimÃ­ra , Mašková Zuzana , Vlková Eva , Švejstil Roman , Salmonová Hana , Ivanišová Eva , Gažarová Martina , Gamráthová Iveta , Repková6 Monika , Tokár MariÃ¡n , Ducková Viera , Kročko Miroslav , Čanigová Margita , Kačániová Miroslava
Published: October 2018

The aim of the study was to simulate bee work with pollen by its fermentation in model conditions and evaluate the final product, which is called - pollen can. Bee pollen grain has thick wall, which is reason of its poor digestibility in organism. Bee pollen after fermentation is more suitable for human organism because of easily-available nutrients. Fresh bee pollen was added into the solution water-honey (with/without yoghurt) and was fermented. We tested 3 types of pollen and 3 types of honey in 3 ways of fermentations, which differed in starter addition, access of oxygen during fermentation and its time. The physico-chemical and microbiological parameters were measured in raw materials and products. Pollen can contained approximately 40% of water, 5% of fat and pH was approximately 4.5. These physico-chemical properties were influenced notably by pollen as raw material. The highest water content was found in rape pollen and consequently rape pollen cans. TPC (total plate count) of pollen can ranged from 4.10 to 7.10 log CFU.g-1 after fermentation and depend on type of pollen and fermentation process. We observed decrease of bacteria from Enterobacteriaceae family and microscopic filamentous fungi after fermentation in all 3 testing performances, whereas counts of sporulating aerobic microorganisms, yeasts and preliminary LAB (lactic acid bacteria) were stable, in comparison to pollen as raw material. Bacilli and clostridia from group of sporulating bacteria were recorded and identified. Value of pH less than 4.5 is important due to avoid clostridia germination.
Unilateral Withdrawal of Life-sustaining Therapy in a Severely Impaired Child
Authors: Miller Kathryn E. , Coleman Ryan D. , Eisenberg Leah , Henriksen Joan , Lantos John D. , Weiss Elliott Mark
Published: October 2018

An infant with complex congenital heart disease suffers a prolonged cardiac arrest with minutes of anoxia. He is left with severe brain damage and profound neurologic impairment. He no longer responds to caregivers. Much of the time, he cries and grimaces as if in pain. He has required increasing sedation to control these symptoms. His parents live hours from the hospital and seldom visit. When their infant’s situation is explained to them over the telephone, they request that doctors “do everything to keep him alive.” His bedside caregivers report high levels of moral and psychological distress and frequently discuss J.S.’s “suffering.” An ethics consultation is requested, asking whether it is permissible to withdraw life support despite the parents’ request that therapy continue.
Haemodynamic Monitoring Devices in Heart Failure: Maximising Benefit with Digitally Enabled Patient Centric Care
Authors: Raj Leah M , Saxon Leslie A ,   University of Southern California, USC Center for Body Computing, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA,   University of Southern California, USC Center for Body Computing, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Published: October 2018

ICDs and resynchronisation devices are routinely implanted in patients with heart failure for primary prevention of sudden cardiac death or to treat the condition. The addition of device features and algorithms that directly or indirectly monitor cardiac haemodynamics to assess heart failure status can provide additional benefit by treating heart failure more continuously. Established and emerging devices and sensors aimed at treating or measuring cardiac haemodynamics represent the next era of heart failure disease management. Digitally enabled models of heart failure care, based on frequent haemodynamic measurements, will increasingly involve patients in their own disease management. Software tools and services tailored to provide patients with personalised information to guide diet, activity, medications and haemodynamic management offer an unprecedented opportunity to improve patient outcomes. This will enable physicians to care for larger populations because management will be exception based, automated and no longer depend on one-to-one patient and physician interactions.
The Hungarian post-communist black series (1956–2012) a preparatory sketch about the historical times’ structure
Authors: Adobati Mario
Published: October 2018

Through a corpus assembled under the name of the Hungarian Post-communist Black Series, this paper aims to reconsider the proposals of Nouvelle Histoire historians as well as the time stratums of R. Koselleck, regarding the articulation of different time sets when constructing film history. How can film historians build a proper time structure involving economic and political memory, the evolution of the Hungarian film production system and the multiple times a film may recall? This reflection was made in order to understand such a chain of events as 1988–1990, and to offer new ways of considering the problem of an event’s status in its relation to films and the form of memory they present.
Miklós Jancsó’s historical cinematic spectacles and moving pictorial figurations in a Hungarian landscape a study and a phenomenological perspective on Jancsó’s films of 1960s and 1970s
Authors: Valkola Jarmo
Published: October 2018

In the following article, I examine the originality of Hungarian director Miklós Jancsó’s (1921–2014) filmmaking practice. Jancsó appears as a unique representative of European filmmaking tradition who was motivated by a specific commitment to develop and increase the function of cinematic form, the effectiveness of images and sounds and performances of the actors which aesthetically formulate, translate and change the effects of Hungarian cinema to higher qualities and dimensions of art and spectacle. The significance of the filmic form comes forward, and the camera-based organisation of it increases the intensity of narration. Jancsó’s use of folk rituals adds a strong sense of pictoriality to the overall narrative structure, because his emphasis lies in the physicality of different appearances inside the frame. In his own stylistic way, Jancsó processes these various formations executed by the performers in a style in which all the elementary forces—whether physical, pictorial, psychological, or aesthetic—work in conjoint with one another. In this regard, Miklós Jancsó’s cinematic spectacles are symbolical fantasies enriched by phenomenological realism.
Spencerian influence on the early moral philosophy of Ákos Pauler regarding racial and gender inequality
Authors: Szamosi Barna
Published: October 2018

In this paper I argue that the early moral philosophy of Ákos Pauler was informed by eugenic and racial hygienic theories of his age. Perhaps one of the key social theorists of his time was the British philosopher Herbert Spencer who arguably had an influence on the moral theories of Pauler as well. Pauler became an influential theoretician in Hungary during the interwar period. His ideological commitments to Christinity and national values made him favorable to the authoritarian politics of the 1920s and 30s. His significance lasted until the end of the 1940s; during the Socialist period from 1948 to 1989 Pauler’s heritage was played down because of the idological divide between the two political eras. However, after the transition, the works of Pauler were re-discovered and my study contributes to this strand of research from an intersectional perspective. In this paper I will analyze how conceptulizations of race and gender structured their moral theories in which the responsibility of women was understood in terms of their reproductive contribution to their country’s racial future. I claim that Pauler’s early moral philosophy rests on racially informed principles that justify gender subordination.
L’Association de défense de l’enseignement catholique en Hongrie entre 1945 et 1948
Authors: Gianone András
Published: October 2018

La période de 1945 à 1948 est marquée en Hongrie par le passage d’un système parlementaire à la dictature communiste. Pendant ces années, l’Église catholique essaya de maintenir sa place au sein de la société hongroise. Pour protéger l’enseignement catholique, elle mobilisa les parents d’élèves dans le cadre d’une association au sein de l’Action Catholique. L’Association de Parents Catholiques joua un rôle important dans la lutte scolaire entre l’Église et l’État.
Query Answering with Transitive and Linear-Ordered Data
Authors: Amarilli Antone , Benedikt Michael , Bourhis Pierre , Vanden Boom Michael
Published: October 2018

We consider entailment problems involving powerful constraint languages such as frontier-guarded existential rules in which we impose additional semantic restrictions on a set of distinguished relations. We consider restricting a relation to be transitive, restricting a relation to be the transitive closure of another relation, and restricting a relation to be a linear order. We give some natural variants of guardedness that allow inference to be decidable in each case, and isolate the complexity of the corresponding decision problems. Finally we show that slight changes in these conditions lead to undecidability.
PRODUCING SPACE, REPRESENTING GRIEF: SEPTEMBER 11 MEMORIAL IN AMY WALDMAN’S THE SUBMISSION
Authors: ERSÖZ KOÇ Evrim
Published: October 2018

Published a decade after September 11, 2001, Amy
Waldman’s novel The Submission recounts the events about the project to build a
memorial for September 11. Two years after the attack, a jury is commissioned
to decide the winner of the blind memorial competition. After winnowing five
thousand entries, the jury chooses two finalists: the designs named “the
Garden” and “the Void.” Following the long discussions about how the tragedy
should be remembered in that memorial space, the design named “the Garden” wins.
When the submission file is opened, the winner’s identity as a Muslim-American
is revealed which leads to a debate among the jury members. The news regarding
the identity of the winner is leaked to a journalist and the chaos in the jury
becomes nationwide. The debate on the symbolic associations and the practice of
the memorial space goes along with ruminations on mourning, art, Islam,
equality and democracy. Using Henri Lefebvre’s socio-spatial dialectics as a
theoretical framework, this study examines the representation and practice of
“the Garden” in The Submission as a space to memorialize and mourn.
Plate Pouring v1
Authors: Islam Priota
Published: October 2018

C. elegans is maintained in the laboratory on Nematode Growth Medium (NGM) agar which has been aseptically poured into petri plates. Smaller plates (35 mm diameter) are useful for mating or when using expensive drugs. Medium size plates (60 mm diameter) are useful for general strain maintenance, and larger plates (100 mm diameter) are useful for growing larger quantities of worms, such as for certain mutant screens. The NGM agar medium can be poured into petri plates easily and aseptically using a peristaltic pump. This pump can be adjusted so that a constant amount of NGM agar is dispensed into each petri plate. A constant amount of agar in the plates reduces the need for refocusing the microscope when you switch from one plate to another.
Development of the Russian Version of the Questionnaire for the Problematic Use of Social Networks
Authors: Sirota N.A. , Moskovchenko D.V. , Yaltonsky V.M. , Yaltonskaya A.V.
Published: October 2018

We present the results of modification and approbation of the Problematic Facebook (Social Networks) Use Scale on the Russian sample. The scale assesses various aspects of social networks use including preferring online communication among other types, using social networks to regulate emotions, constant thinking about social networks and frequent compulsive social network visits and their negative consequences. The study involved 900 people who filled out electronic forms posted in the leading Russian social networks — Facebook, Vkontakte, Instagram. The mean age was 28.6 ± 7.5. It is shown that the Russian version of Problematic Social Networks Use Scale has good internal consistency. It consists of five factors and has good reliability and validity scores. Significant differences in cognitive emotion regulation strategies, positive and negative affect and personal anxiety in the low- and high-use groups confirm the external validity of the scale.
Validation of the Questionnaire «Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile» in the Russian Sample
Authors: Petrash M.D. , Strizhitskaya O.Y. , Murtazina I.R.
Published: October 2018

The paper presents the results to the preliminary validation of the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile (HPLP-II; Walker, et al., 1987, 1996) on the Russian sample. 443 participants from Saint Petersburg, aged from 17 to 65, were involved in the study (136 males; 307 females). HPLP II showed high internal consistency in the whole sample (Cronbach’s α=0,888) and in age and gender subgroups (Cronbach’s α ranged from .850 to .898). In order to test the convergent validity of the questionnaire, we used: scales from the questionnaire of a healthy lifestyle, Big Five Personality Test, Ryff’s Psychological Well-being Scales, SF-36 Short Form Health Survey, Type of Attitude to the Disease questionnaire. The resulting correlations confirm the convergent validity of the profile. The HPLP II had satisfactory preliminary psychometric properties. It can be used to assess the health-promoting lifestyles on a Russian sample.
The history canon project as politics of identity: Renationalizing history education in Denmark
Authors: Haas Claus R.
Published: October 2018

In 2009, the Danish nation state implemented a history canon, Historie 09 , as an obligatory part of the history national curriculum in primary and lower secondary schools. The history canon was part of a high-profile 'cultural battle' that the Danish liberal–conservative
political and intellectual elite initiated during the first decade of the twenty-first century – a conflict that also included several other curricular canons. The Danish history curriculum was meant to satisfy three aims: (1) to bolster students with historical cultural ballast as they
are prepared to be a part of the globalized economy and community; (2) to revitalize a chronologically structured master narrative about the historical and cultural origins of the Danish nation; and (3) to incorporate history teaching into an ongoing political struggle against some of the
possible consequences of increasing cultural and religious diversity in Denmark – and, accordingly, to further a re-traditionalized vision of Denmark as a culturally homogeneous society, presumably existing as distinct from the membership of a heterogeneous European Union. This paper
analyses the background of the history canon project in terms of educational policy, how it was realized in the revised history curriculum of 2009, which is still in force, and finally how representatives of the political elite who framed the history canon interpret the history curriculum.
I will conclude by briefly discussing how history teachers have responded to the history canon project.
Transcultural history education and competence: Emergence of a concept in German history education
Authors: Korber Andreas
Published: October 2018

In most Western countries, traditional history education has been challenged by criticism of the underlying national framework, and by processes of globalization and immigration. In Germany, as a consequence, concepts of intercultural relations, (the interpersonal dynamics between people
from different cultures) have been explored since the 1990s. This article outlines the development of these concepts in relation to criticism of theories of culture, the challenges of coming to terms with the specific German past, and the recent stages in the conceptualization of intercultural
historical competences. Against this backdrop, multicultural profiling, which describes the characteristics of different cultures, is applied to one of the central principles of German history education, multiperspectivity.
Constructing patriotism: How Canada's History Hall has evolved over 50 years
Authors: Wallace-Casey Cynthia
Published: October 2018

In this article, I illustrate how the national narrative in Canada's Museum of History has evolved over 50 years. Located in the national capital of Ottawa, the new Canada's History Hall presents a concise overview of a nation, stretching from time immemorial to the present. It was
opened on 1 July 2017 as a signature exhibition in celebration of Canada's sesquicentennial. It also represents a fourth manifestation of a national museum narrative for Canada. From humble beginnings in 1967 (when Canada celebrated its centennial), the narrative has changed substantially
in response to national policies and societal values. Adopting a critical discourse analysis methodology, and drawing from archival evidence, I analyse how this national narrative has evolved. Canada's History Hall presents Canadian students with a concise national template for remembering
Canada's past. Over the past 50 years, this narrative has changed, as curators have employed artefacts and museum environments to construct patriotic pride in their nation. Until 2017, this narrative was blatantly exclusionary of Indigenous voices. More recently, the Truth and Reconciliation
Commission of Canada has called for reconciliation in education, including public forums for education. The Canadian Museum of History has responded to this call by weaving Indigenous voices into the national narrative of the new Canadian History Hall. In so doing, I argue, the museum has
successfully entwined patriotism with reconciliation against past wrongs.
Teaching history in a global age
Authors: Hourdakis Anthony , Calogiannakis Pella , Chiang Tien-Hui
Published: October 2018

Researchers in the teaching of modern global history generally focus on historical issues that have reshaped our world, including decolonization, social democracies, revolutions, terrorism, religions, competition in labour markets and the role of superpowers. This article attempts to
explore global study through which young people may understand both the outside world and themselves. The aim is to reframe the way in which history is taught in schools, seeing it as part of the whole curriculum that makes a contribution to both the values of personal development and to citizenship
with a focus on the world's history. History needs to develop a political intelligence through teaching global history. Based upon the paper's theoretical framework, curriculum developers can create global history syllabuses and pedagogies.
Students' expressive engagement with historical film's moving images in a Maltese secondary history classroom
Authors: Cutajar Alexander
Published: October 2018

This paper arises from research into using historical film in a Maltese secondary history classroom vis-à-vis its impact on student motivation, engagement and historical understanding. The paper outlines and discusses indicators of students' affective and cognitive engagement
when responding to and analysing historical film's moving images – that is, extracts from footage of twentieth- and twenty-first century historical events captured live on camera as shown on newsreels, broadcast on television or forming part of a historical documentary. Using a single-site
study, data was collected from two cohorts of Year 11 students following the history option programme. Each cohort was taught for an academic year and moving images were used as sources in history lessons. Analysing students' discourse in whole-class dialogues to obtain evidence for student
engagement, findings showed different indicators of students' expressive verbal engagement with moving images: asking questions, making spontaneous observations, inserting oneself, establishing associations, and peer interaction. Findings suggest that underlying students' expressive engagement
were the visual and auditory appeal of moving images, and classroom talk. Features of classroom talk in which moving images were used were consistent with views of dialogic teaching. Based on this evidence, it is argued that moving images can be used as a tool for engaging students, through
classroom talk in a dialogic context, in developing historical understanding. It is also suggested that there is potential for using students' verbal utterances when analysing moving images for assessing learning.
¿México debe mirar a América Latina? Las posibilidades de la política exterior de México en la Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños
Authors: Hernández Ozuna Paola Anahí , Morales Fajardo María Esther
Published: October 2018

Este documento identifica si existen posibilidades de la política exterior mexicana dentro de la Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños (Celac) para alcanzar una mayor proyección en la región. La política exterior se analiza desde una perspectiva procesal y se resaltan la contingencia histórica y las estructuras normativas e ideacionales de la Celac, como mecanismo de diálogo político al más alto nivel en la región. Se concluye que no existe una estrategia concreta por parte de la política exterior mexicana dentro de la Celac porque este espacio regional no ha representado una prioridad tangible y a corto plazo para el gobierno actual, pese a que México fue uno de los impulsores de su creación.
Amplificador Classe D De Potência Alimentado Com Fonte De Tensão Cc Simples Ou Simétrica
Authors: Sousa Vilefort Leandro , Romualdo da Silva Fábio Vincenzi , Antônio Alves Coelho Ernane , Carlos de Freitas Luiz , Vieira Júnior João Batista
Published: October 2018

Este artigo apresenta o estudo de uma topologia de amplificador Classe D de potência, alimentado com uma fonte cc ou fonte simétrica, adequado para operar com subwoofers. A estrutura proposta não necessita de fonte de alimentação estabilizada e filtro LC passa baixas na saída como ocorre com os amplificadores Classe D tradicionais. Um protótipo de 1 kW foi implementado em laboratório obtendo-se rendimento de 90 % e taxa de distorção harmônica (TDH) inferior a 1,25 %. Princípio de operação, estratégia de controle e resultados experimentais para o amplificador alimentado com uma fonte cc e fonte simétrica também são apresentados.
Sistema De Gerenciamento Automático De Iluminação Fluorescente Multi-lâmpadas, Com Correção Ativa Do Fator De Potência
Authors: Aureliano Gomes de Brito Moacyr , Silva Ferreira Castellane , Alberto Canesin Carlos
Published: October 2018

Este artigo apresenta o desenvolvimento e a implementação de um sistema de iluminação automático multi-lâmpadas, com correção ativa do fator de potência de entrada através da técnica dos valores médios instantâneos na forma digital, com capacidade de préaquecimento programável dos eletrodos e com controle de luminosidade. Além disso, o sistema proposto permite o gerenciamento e supervisão remota através de um aplicativo desenvolvido em Visual Basic 6.0, onde o sistema opera de forma automática ou manual, de acordo com a necessidade de cada ambiente e/ou do usuário.
Design Criterion For Zczvt Single-phase Inverters With Magnetically-coupled Auxiliary Pole
Authors: Lúcio da Silva Martins Mário , Marcelo de Oliveira Stein Carlos , Renes Pinheiro José , Leães Hey Hélio
Published: October 2018

This paper presents in detail a design methodology for Zero-Current Zero-Voltage Transition inverters with magnetically-coupled auxiliary circuit. These ZCZVT inverters accomplish favorable softswitching conditions with a magnetically coupled auxiliary voltage which is derived directly from the inverter filter inductor. It ensures no resonant auxiliary circuit, reducing circulating reactive energy. The design methodology takes into account the semiconductor requirements to ensure low switching losses on the assisted IGBT modules, which is very important to ensure the best characteristics of the ZCZVT technique. The theoretical analysis is verified experimentally by means of a 1kW, 40 kHz laboratory prototype. The results prove the high efficiency of the prototype implemented according to the proposed design.