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The Genius of Shakespeare’s “Plagiarisms”. Case Studies: Hamlet, Othello, King Lear and Macbeth
Authors: Cuțitaru Codrin Liviu
Published: June 2017

This paper aims at exploring the cultural ambiguity which William Shakespeare remarkably extracts from the sources of his major plays, turning it, eventually, into an essential instrument of the tragic and the tragedy. What in normal/modern circumstances would easily count as “plagiarism”, becomes here, paradoxically, a token of artistic genius and brilliant creation. Our examples will be from the four outstanding tragedies—Hamlet, Othello, King Lear and Macbeth. The sources selected by our research will be Saxo Grammaticus’s Histoires tragiques, Cinthio’s Un Capitano Moro, the Celtic legend Leir of Britain and, obviously, Holinshed’s Chronicles. We shall try to demonstrate that the so-called cultural ambiguity adopts various forms in Shakespeare’s plays, going from the clash of civilisations (Hamlet and Othello) to the crisis of identity (Lear and Macbeth).
“I Hate You, Romeo.” A Heretic Re-writing of Romeo and Juliet
Authors: Romanowska Agnieszka
Published: June 2017

In the nineteen twenties last century a young poet and diplomat from Warsaw, Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz, was taking part in an international congress of intellectuals in Heidelberg. During his stay in Germany he wrote The Lovers of Verona (the title in Polish reads Kochankowie z Werony), a play that offers a radical reinterpretation of the main message of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Iwaszkiewicz’s vision of the young lovers, who are infected by insurmountable enmity, was determined by his pessimistic views on the nature of love and desire, expressed also in his other plays, prose and poetry. This article discusses the circumstances behind Iwaszkiewicz’s adaptation that shed light on the reasons for this unorthodox re-writing of Shakespeare’s famous tragedy. This is done to highlight the complex interrelations between authorial writing and translation activity which in case of writer-translators are determined by a net of political, social and personal factors.
Error Analysis in EFL Classroom of Lower Secondary Students
Authors: Lukáčová Zuzana , Pavelová Barbora
Published: June 2017

This paper attempts to introduce current perspective on EFL students of lower secondary level in terms of speech fluency. The major objective of this study is to investigate errors in the speech of students from eleven to twelve years old. This research seeks to address the question of analysing errors in order to explore particular aspects of EFL in the initial phase of Slovak cultural context. Based on the theory of behaviourism that tackles the issue of learning as a habit, the paper deals with the possible influence of perception of abstract concepts in Slovak cultural environment on EFL learning. Furthermore, the paper examines the potential causes of errors or undue hesitation which occur in the students′ speech. A combination of quantitative and qualitative approaches was used in the data analysis. The study was conducted in the form of an interview between an interlocutor and a student with data being gathered via audio-recordings which have been transcribed and analysed. It attempts to list possible areas which might be taken into consideration and adapt the EFL curriculum in the initial phase of English language learners in Slovak cultural context.
Droplet Impact in Icing Conditions – Experimental Study for WE 540
Authors: Lizer Tomasz , Remer Michał , Sobieraj Grzegorz , Psarski Maciej , Pawlak Daniel , Celichowski Grzegorz
Published: June 2017

The work presents investigation on the water droplet impingement at a substrate with three different surface coating. The experiments are carried out for two temperatures of the surface: 23°C (room temperature) and −10°C. The water droplet contact is recorded via ultra-fast camera and simultaneously via fast thermographic camera. The wetting properties are changing for subzero temperatures of substrates.
Impact of a Thermocline on Water Dynamics in Reservoirs – Dobczyce Reservoir Case
Authors: Hachaj Paweł S. , Szlapa Monika
Published: June 2017

While modeling water dynamics in dam reservoirs, it is usually assumed that the flow involves the whole water body. It is true for shallow reservoirs (up to several meters of depth) but may be false for deeper ones. The possible presence of a thermocline creates an inactive bottom layer that does not move, causing all the discharge to be carried by the upper strata. This study compares the results of hydrodydynamic simulations performed for the whole reservoir to the ones carried out for the upper strata only. The validity of a non-stratified flow approximation is then discussed.
Reconsidering Esport: Economics and Executive Ownership
Authors: Karhulahti Veli-Matti
Published: June 2017

This article starts with a literary review of the conceptual frames through which esport has been labeled academically. It shows how the concept of “electronic” has been taken as the core term for labelingesport, often accompanied by a strong emphasis on “professionalism.” The literary review is followed by the submission of an alternative conceptual frame based on the economic notion of executive ownership, which provides a theoretical grounding for esport as a cultural phenomenon. In accordance with the above, the article concludes with a reframed look at the history of esport and suggests commercial analog gaming (especially Magic: The Gathering) as its point of origin.
“I am not too old to play” – The Past, Present and Future of 50 and Over Organized Sport Leagues
Authors: Webb Evan , Stratas Aida , Karlis George
Published: June 2017

The ageing population in Canada is dramatically increasing. According to recent demographic projections, roughly 20 percent of Canada’s population will consist of people over the age 65 by 2024. Indeed, the senior population is expected to surpass that of children under the age of 14 by 2017. This growth of the senior cohort signals opportunities for individuals over the age of 50 to challenge stereotypes and embrace active living. Organized sport leagues are a means for seniors to not only embrace active living, but to also re-live and continue living the competitive sports that they played earlier in life. The increasing number of organized sport leagues for this cohort, including the active living philosophy embraced by baby boomers, will probably lead to an increased demand for more organized sport opportunities for this population group. The purpose of this paper is to provide a current state of condition of organized sport leagues for those 50 years of age and over. Specifically, the objective of this paper is to present the evolution of organized sport leagues for those 50 and over while also making suggestions for the future provision of such services. It is concluded that: a) more research is needed to better understand the trend of 50 and over sport leagues, b) municipal sport and recreation administrators should consider establishing more 50 and over sport leagues in their recreation program delivery systems, c) 50 and over sport leagues should better address the needs of specific population groups (e.g., women and ethnic groups), and d) awareness should be enhanced for potential entrepreneurial opportunities for the establishment of 50 and over sport leagues.
Regional climatic changes and small river’s water quality in Republic of Moldova’s south (Danube River basin)
Authors: Duca Gheorghe , Xiao Hong , Nedealcov Maria
Published: June 2017

Climate variability in decades requires detailed research aspect basin in order to take account of climate change attested, both in making various decisions applicative and at proper adaptation to these changes. Previous research results obtained in this section indicates that territory most vulnerable to climate change is largely located within the Danube basin within the territory of the Republic of Moldova. Therefore, the purpose of the proposed research in this paper was to record some changes in the current period and which are forecasts on thermal regime and precipitation in the scale time 2016-2035.
Rainfall variability and floods occurrence in the city of Bamenda (Northwest of Cameroon)
Authors: Frederic Saha , Mesmin Tchindjang
Published: June 2017

This study is based on analysis of rainfall data from 1951-2010 collected at the climatic station of Bamenda. We also use the results of a questionnaire survey applied to 172 households in at-risk neighborhoods. The inventory of some cases of flooding that occurred in the city of Bamenda was done through focus groups. The appreciation of the socio-economic and demographic environment is based on surveys among Cameroonian Households by the National Institute of Statistics (NIS) and General Census of Population and Housing. Statistical examination revealed that annual rainfall in the city of Bamenda experienced a break in 1958. This break buckled the wettest decade of the series. After three decades of worsening, rainfall is experiencing rising since early 1990. The average profile of the annual distribution of rainfall shows a concentration of over 53% in 03 months (July, August and September). During these three months, the rivers of the city know their flood flows and populations in the valleys are affected. The analysis of the annual number of rainy days shows a downward trend and an increase of extreme rainfall event frequency (≥50mm in 24h). It is also apparent that more and more years are experiencing erratic distribution of their precipitation. Then, the perception of people is significantly reduced. Subsistence activities are also affected and development is facing new subtleties. In conclusion, the rainfall experienced strong variability in the city of Bamenda. This situation reinforces the risk of flooding by increasing flood water and increasing the vulnerability of populations.
Little climate optimum in the Carpathian-Danubian-Pontic space
Authors: Teodoreanu Elena
Published: June 2017

Our knowledge of climate during the Little Climate Optimum (VIII-XIV centuries) in our country comes from some historical studies on climatic events occurring in countries around Romania: Hungarian, Italian peninsula, Ukraine, the Balkan peninsula and the region around Constantinople, from foreign chronicles, French, German, Russian, from some notes of foreign travelers in that territory. Were record mostly harsh winters, especially in the early interval, with frozen rivers and the Black Sea, or rainy summers, with floods, but also some very warm winters, with the flowering of trees in January, and summers long, hot and dry. Some of these events led to famine, pestilence, high morbidity.
Effects of hail suppression operational programs on hail frequency and environment in Moldova
Authors: Cazac V. , Daradur M. , Leah Tamara , Pandey R. P.
Published: June 2017

Hailstorms pose a significant threat to all development sectors of the Republic of Moldova. Despite the availability of the intensive hail suppression operational programs the issues of their efficiency are very relevant for many years. In spite of expectations and previous claims the research findings show that the hail suppression activity in Moldova leads to increase of hail incidence rate (statistically tested at the 0.05 confidence level). Active influence on the hail formation processes has also environmental implications leading to the increased pollution of the environment by the active anti-hail components in the protected areas. Given the controversial effects and missing reliable estimates of the economic benefits, as well as environmental implications, additional investments for developing of the anti hail operational programs is not recommended.
Perspectives on social vulnerability and ways to improve community resilience
Authors: Chicoș Alina , Huzui-Stoiculescu Alina , Toth Georgiana
Published: June 2017

Scientific recognition of the resilience concept is becoming compelling in extending the way contemporary spatial systems are analysed as well as in defining a new approach in establishing spatial planning principles and policies. In this view, our study emphasises the issue of spatial development in areas prone to earthquakes, floods and landslides. Therefore, resilience requires the assessment of vulnerable spatial components. Local governance interventions are more or less focused on risk management measures. Moreover, building safer communities through risk governance relies on different variables. Making a distinction between risk components and the predictors of increased resilience could shed light on the local decision-making process. In this paper, vulnerability addresses the lack of safety in terms of individual, household and community wellbeing when the issue of environmental restrictions emerge. In order to reduce the vulnerability of communities living in natural risk prone areas, spatial planning often turns to interdisciplinary analysis methods that allow an in-depth perspective on the interplay between social and natural elements. As such, spatial planning stands as the first step in reducing social vulnerability and should approach the less explored advantages of participatory mapping and local knowledge systems.
CFD modelling of hydrogen starvation conditions in a planar Solid Oxide Fuel Cell
Authors: Pianko-Oprych Paulina , Zinko Tomasz , Jaworski Zdzisław
Published: June 2017

The aim of this study was to highlight the interest of using CFD technique as a diagnostic tool of a malfunctioning Solid Oxide Fuel Cells. Hydrogen starvation of a SOFC due to nitrogen dilution is one of the cell dysfunctions and can lead to its degradation. Identification of the starvation point allows to improve cell performance and establish the best conditions for degradation tests. To illustrate a potential of the CFD tool, several simulations of a single planar SOFC and its behaviour under hydrogen starvation were performed and analysed. The results showed that at lower cell voltage values of 0.3 and 0.5 V significant gradients in the electric current were noticed due to a local reduction in hydrogen concentration. The CFD analysis allowed defining desirable mass flow rate of hydrogen to SOFCs to avoid fuel starvation. The model constitutes a helpful tool for optimizing cell design and operational conditions.
Ultrasonic treatment of baker’s yeast effluent using SnO2/TiO2 composite
Authors: Ildirar Didem , Findik Serap
Published: June 2017

In this study, ultrasonic treatment of baker’s yeast effluent was investigated in an ultrasonic homogenizer emitting waves at 20 kHz. The SnO2/TiO2 composites were used as a sonocatalyst to assist the sonication process. Decolorization and chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal of baker’s yeast effluent with ultrasonic irradiation was examined. The effect of the composite preparation method, the molar ratio of SnO2/TiO2, mixing time while the composite was prepared, the calcination temperature and time, the catalyst amount were investigated. The decolorization was higher at a 4:1 molar ratio of the SnO2/TiO2 composite prepared by using an ultrasonic probe and 6 min ultrasonic irradiation time. The decolorization increased, with an increase in the calcination temperature. The optimum calcination time was 60 min and catalyst amount was 0.2 g/l. According to the results, decolorization rate was 26.63% using this composite. There was no COD removal at the studied conditions.
Optimization of electrocoagulation of instant coffee production wastewater using the response surface methodology
Authors: Bui Ha Manh
Published: June 2017

The COD removal efficiency from an instant coffee processing wastewater using electrocoagulation was investigated. For this purpose, the response surface methodology was employed, using central composing design to optimize three of the most important operating variables, i.e., electrolysis time, current density and initial pH. The results based upon statistical analysis showed that the quadratic models for COD removal were significant at very low probability value (<0.0001) and high coefficient of determination (R2= 0.9621) value. The statistical results also indicated that all the three variables and the interaction between initial pH and electrolysis time were significant on COD abatement. The maximum predicted COD removal using the response function reached 93.3% with electrolysis time of 10 min, current density of 108.3 A/m2and initial pH of 7.0, respectively. The removal efficiency value was agreed well with the experimental value of COD removal (90.4%) under the optimum conditions.
Preventive examinations participation and satisfaction of women in peri- and postmenopausal age
Authors: Kołłątaj Witold , Sowa Magda , Książek Piotr , Jurek Anna , Dreher Piotr
Published: June 2017

Introduction. Breast cancer is the second major cause of death in the world, after lung cancer. The purpose of screening tests is to diagnose cancer at non-clinical symptoms stage, when the prognosis is good and treatment less costly. Among different currently available screening methods, mammography plays a key role in early breast cancer detection.

Aim. The purpose of this work was to evaluate women’s in pre- and postmenopausal age in Lublin basic knowledge about preventive examination, their participation level and satisfaction with mammography.

Material and methods. The study included 258 women, participants of mammography examination at the Witold Chodzko Institute of Rural Health in Lublin and in Specialist Clinic of the Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski Province Specialist Hospital in Lublin, at the turn of years 2011/2012.

The research method was a diagnostic survey and research tool – the Original Questionnaire.

Results. An opinion that prophylaxis should come as a result of aware lifestyle is not common (22.1% of participants is committed to expand their knowledge about health threats). Almost 20% of women has never participated in any prevention examination. Approximately 39% of respondents admitted that they have received an invitation for free examination in mammography mobile unit (MMU). Almost 52% respondents (out of those who correctly identified the term MMU) said that they are interested in visiting MMUs in the future.

Conclusions. The number of participants taking part in preventive examinations and in screening tests is unsatisfactory. Numerous subjective factors cause this situation. Many women still does not trust mammography tests made in mobile mammography facilities.
Performance-based Reward Administration Enhancing Employees’ Feelings of Interactional Justice
Authors: Azman Ismail , Mohd Ridwan Abd Razak
Published: June 2017

The transformation in international business landscape has changed organizational management especially reward administration. This is done in order to maintain the organization’s competitiveness in global market place. In the field of reward administration, an emerging trend can be observed whereby most organizations are moving toward the application of psychological elements in administering organizational reward system. The ultimate objective of this study is to investigate the association between performance-based reward administration and interactional justice. The proposed model was empirically tested using a sample of 113 employees from fire and rescue agency in Peninsular Malaysia. This study found an evidence that performance-based reward administration (i.e., communication, participation and performance appraisal) is positively and significantly associated with interactional justice. This findings proves that the ability of administrators to appropriately implement communication openness, inspire participative decision-making and organize fairness performance appraisal in administering performance-based reward have significantly evoked the feeling of interactional justice when employees perceived that they are being fairly treated in the reward system.
The Dimensions Affecting Investment Resulting Stabilized Economic Growth in Bangladesh: Perception Analysis of Investors and Bankers
Authors: Islam Mohammad Saiful , Pattak Dulal Chandra
Published: June 2017

The purpose of the study is to identify the impact of some assumed dimensions as vital reasons for investment sluggishness in Bangladesh resulting stabilized GDP growth rate around 6 percent over last decade in spite of having some favorable microeconomic and macroeconomic indicators such as controlled inflation rate, huge foreign exchange reserve, export growth etc. The study is descriptive in nature where correlation, regression and trend analysis have been conducted from the data of primary and secondary sources. The result of the analysis shows that mainly five important dimensions of investment sluggishness named high lending interest rate, corruption in public and private organizations, political unrest, inadequate power generation and supply and infrastructure problem are significantly affecting investment sluggishness in Bangladesh resulting stabilized GDP growth rate. At the end of the research paper, some measures have been recommended to overcome the obstacles of investment growth.
Dust-Ion-Acoustic Solitary and Shock Structures in Multi-Ion Plasmas with Super-Thermal Electrons
Authors: Haider Md. Masum , Nahar Aynoon
Published: June 2017

The propagation of dust-ion-acoustic (DIA) solitary and shock waves in multi-ion (MI) unmagnetised and magnetised plasmas have been studied theoretically. The plasma system contains positively and negatively charged inertial ions, opposite polarity dusts, and high energetic super-thermal electrons. The fluid equations in the system are reduced to a Korteweg-de Vries (K-dV) and Korteweg-de Vries Burger (K-dVB) equations in the limit of small amplitude perturbation. The effect of super-thermal electrons, the opposite polarity of ions, and dusts in the solitary and shock waves are presented graphically and numerically. Present investigations will help to astrophysical and laboratory plasmas.
The Exon Junction Complex and Srp54 Contribute to Hedgehog Signaling via ci RNA Splicing in Drosophila melanogaster
Authors: Garcia-Garcia Elisa , Little Jamie C , Kalderon Daniel
Published: June 2017

Hedgehog (Hh) regulates the Cubitus interruptus (Ci) transcription factor in Drosophila melanogaster by activating full-length Ci-155 and blocking processing to the Ci-75 repressor. However, the interplay between the regulation of Ci-155 levels and activity, as well as processing-independent mechanisms that affect Ci-155 levels, have not been explored extensively. Here, we identified Mago Nashi (Mago) and Y14 core Exon Junction Complex (EJC) proteins, as well as the Srp54 splicing factor, as modifiers of Hh pathway activity under sensitized conditions. Mago inhibition reduced Hh pathway activity by altering the splicing pattern of ci to reduce Ci-155 levels. Srp54 inhibition also affected pathway activity by reducing ci RNA levels but additionally altered Ci-155 levels and activity independently of ci splicing. Further tests using ci transgenes and ci mutations confirmed evidence from studying the effects of Mago and Srp54 that relatively small changes in the level of Ci-155 primary translation product alter Hh pathway activity under a variety of sensitized conditions. We additionally used ci transgenes lacking intron sequences or the presumed translation initiation codon for an alternatively spliced ci RNA to provide further evidence that Mago acts principally by modulating the levels of the major ci RNA encoding Ci-155, and to show that ci introns are necessary to support the production of sufficient Ci-155 for robust Hh signaling and may also be important mediators of regulatory inputs.
Enhancing the Amount of Cold Produced and Saving of the Required Input Heat using Two Different Adsorbents together in the Adsorption Ice Production AIP System
Authors: Majd Ali  , Salman Ajib  , Christian Karcher
Published: June 2017

A theoretical investigation of the thermal performance (coefficient of performance COP and specific cooling power SCP) of a two bed Adsorption Ice Production AIP system based on the Silica gel-methanol as adsorbent-refrigerant in the first bed and activated carbon-methanol in the second bed is presented in this paper. Two fined-tube heat exchangers were designed (named SG-bed and AC-bed) in order to generate the same desorbed refrigerant amount of 1 kgmeth and to contain two different adsorbents. The mass transfer limitations from both the two beds and the heat transfer ability between the particles of adsorbents and heat exchanger fins are taken into account in the simulated model based on the linear driving force LDF model. To desorb 1 kgmeth from the SG-bed and AC-bed a cycle simulation computer program of the AIP system was developed to investigate the effect of desorption temperature Tdes, adsorption temperature Tads and the effect of difference of the required desorption/adsorption time on the system performance and on the amount of the ice produced per cycle mice. In the present simulations, the variation of the heat source temperature from 65 to 100 oC and chilled water temperature from 15 oC to 25 oC are taken. The results showed, that the AIP system attains a coefficient of performance COP of 66 % when the AC-bed is working and attains of 44 % when the SG-bed is working. The amount of the ice produced from the system estimated to 6kg per cycle (3 kg is produced from each of bed), but the Qin input energy required to activate the AC-bed has been saved by 46 % compared with that required to activate the SG-bed. Although each of the adsorbent beds was filled with different amount of the sorption material, it is found that the mass of the sorption materials inside the both beds has no effect on the cycle time but has important effect on the specific cooling power SCP. The cycle time is strongly dependent on driven temperature of heat exchange fluid, the design of the heat exchanger and the mass transfer coefficient of sorption material Dso. An experimental set up is planned to be built to make validation of the simulation results.
Study on Stress Sensitivity of Longmaxi Formation Shales in East Sichuan
Authors: Wang Haitao  , Guan Fujia  , Jiang Yuling  , Hu Haiyan
Published: June 2017

Depletion development is the main way of shale gas reservoir development. The stress sensitivity of shale will have made a great impact on the correct evaluation of shale gas productivity. At the time that the shale gas reservoir in Fuling is on development, the study of stress sensitivity of shale gas reservoir gas formation, Longmaxi formation, will make a great significance to the high efficient development of shale gas reservoir in Fuling even to the shale gas development in our country. This article uses the Longmaxi formation outcrop in east Sichuan and the PDP-200 pulse decay permeameter applied for the evaluation of stress sensitivity of shale permeability. Two different plans, constant confining pressure-decreasing inner pressure test and constant internal pressure-increasing confining test, are adopted to do the permeability experiments of the same core with horizontal bedding. The results show that with the increase of effective stress affected on the shale, the permeability of shale decreases exponentially in tests, and according to decline index that decreasing process is divided into two sections. It respectively embodies the stress sensitivity of shale fracture permeability and shale matrix permeability. At the same time, the tests show permeability hysteresis when compare two tests: constant confining pressure test and constant internal pressure test. And the fracture closing pressure showed in the internal pressure test is lower than the confining pressure test result.
High Lipase Production from Geotrichum candidum in Reduced Time using Cottonseed Oil: Optimization, Easy Purification and Specificity Characterization
Authors: Patrícia F. de Castro  , Natália C. Moreira  , Mateus N. Esperanca  , Liliane M. de Oliveira  , Alberto C. Badino  , Olga L. Tavano  , Adriano A. Mendes  , Rodrigo C. Basso  , Roberto Fernández-Lafuente  , Daniela B. Hirata
Published: June 2017

Despite the wide variety of potential applications of lipases within industrial processes, the high cost of production and purification is still their main limiting factor. The aim of this work is to optimize the production of Geotrichum candidum lipase (GCL) using submerged fermentation with a combination of statistical experimental design and surface methodology analysis, in order to give a higher production within a shorter time at the lowest possible cost and easy purification. Cottonseed oil, a low-cost by-product of cotton processing, was used as both an inducer and a carbon source. A maximum lipase activity of 27.17 IUmL-1 was achieved after 30h fermentation in a 5L stirred tank bioreactor under optimal conditions: 2.3% (m/v) of casein peptone, 0.8% (v/v) of cottonseed oil and 0.05% (m/v) of MgSO4 and NaNO3. The lipase purification in a single step by immobilization on PHB particles was verified. The combination of these two steps allowed a significant decrease in this lipase cost of production. Moreover, the produced lipase showed high specificity to hydrolyze long-chain fatty acids with cis-9 double bonds, such as oleic and linoleic acids, having an excellent potential for modifying oils in order to produce different bio-products in industrial applications.
Construção da escala de motivos da procrastinação acadêmica
Authors: Geara Gabriela Ballardin , Hauck Filho Nelson , Pereira Teixeira Marco Antonio
Published: June 2017

A procrastinação acadêmica é uma forma de adiamento da realização de tarefas acadêmicas que pode ser prejudicial aos estudantes. Este trabalho busca construir e investigar evidências de validade e fidedignidade da Escala de Motivos da Procrastinação Acadêmica, que avalia a percepção de universitários sobre a frequência de sua procrastinação em tarefas acadêmicas e os motivos associados a ela. Após a construção dos itens e análise semântica por juízes, foi avaliada a relação entre motivos e uma série de variáveis externas, incluindo tarefas mais procrastinadas, conscienciosidade, depressão, impulsividade e gênero. A amostra foi composta por 604 estudantes de graduação e a coleta de dados foi online. Uma análise fatorial exploratória ordinal revelou uma estrutura de dois fatores oblíquos subjacentes aos itens: procrastinação-ansiedade e procrastinação-desmotivação. Apesar do reduzido número de itens, ambos os fatores obtiveram níveis aceitáveis de fidedignidade e apresentaram um padrão similar de correlações com depressão (+) e conscienciosidade (-). Sugestões para estudos futuros são fornecidas.
Engajamento no trabalho, saúde mental e personalidade em oficiais de justiça
Authors: Dalanhol Natália Dos Santos , Freitas Clarissa Pinto Pizarro de , Machado Wagner De Lara , Hutz Claudio Simon , Vazquez Ana Claudia Souza
Published: June 2017

O engajamento no trabalho é definido como uma experiência positiva associada ao bem-estar e desempenho profissional. O objetivo deste estudo foi investigar suas relações com saúde mental e personalidade em servidores do judiciário. A amostra foi composta por 82 oficiais de justiça (57,3% do sexo feminino) com idade média 47,4 anos (DP = 9,8 anos), que responderam um questionário sócio-demográfico e instrumentos validados dos construtos estudados. Foram realizadas análises descritivas, correlações, regressão hierárquica (método stepwise) e análise de rede. Os resultados mostraram que os oficiais de justiça da amostra apresentam problemas de saúde mental e que a energia vital é o principal preditor do engajamento. Ademais, o engajamento associa-se negativamente com distúrbios psiquiátricos menores e de forma indireta com neuroticismo. Estes achados apontam para a importância de promover a saúde mental e o engajamento destes servidores através de intervenções em nível organizacional, pois estes fatores são influenciados pelo ambiente e organização laboral.
El Modelo de Crédito Parcial aplicado a la escala Distorsión del Big Five Questionnaire
Authors: Abal Facundo Juan Pablo , Lozzia Gabriela Susana , Auné Sofía Esmeralda , Attorresi Horacio Félix
Published: June 2017

Se aplicó el Modelo de Crédito Parcial (MCP) de la Teoría de Respuesta al Ítem al análisis de ítems de la adaptación española escala Distorsión del Big Five Questionnaire. Esta escala evalúa la tendencia de los individuos a ofrecer un perfil distorsionado. Participaron 1592 adultos de población general (55% sexo femenino). El análisis de los datos se realizó con Winsteps. El ajuste del MCP fue adecuado para todos los ítems; no obstante, un porcentaje considerable de evaluados no presentó un patrón de respuestas acorde a las expectativas del modelo. Cinco ítems presentaron inversiones en el orden esperable para los valores estimados de parámetros de umbral. Los resultados revelaron las debilidades que presenta la escala y orientan sobre posibles modificaciones futuras.
Prácticas parentales, alimentación saludable y medidas objetivas de composición corporal en la niñez preescolar
Authors: Rodríguez Arauz Gloriana , Ramírez Esparza Nairán
Published: June 2017

El presente trabajo describe la evidencia empírica en cuanto a la relación entre prácticas parentales, alimentación saludable y medidas objetivas de composición corporal en la niñez preescolar en contextos europeos, estadounidenses y latinoamericanos. Se encuentran algunas concordancias en cuanto a la presión y la restricción para comer. Se proponen direcciones para el desarrollo de líneas de investigación en el contexto latinoamericano: a) realización de más estudios, con el fin de confirmar si las relaciones entre las variables de interés se mantienen o cambian; b) realizar estos estudios con muestras aleatorizadas y representativas, con medidas de autoreporte y observacionales, de las prácticas parentales de alimentación; c) exploración del rol mediador y moderador de variables culturales y sociales específicas del contexto latinoamericano.
A checklist of Pimplinae (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae) from the Estação Ecológica dos Caetetus in São Paulo state, with new records of Neotheronia Krieger, 1899 from Brazil
Authors: Pádua Diego G. , Nunes Juliano F.
Published: June 2017

We provide a list of the Pimplinae from the Estação Ecológica dos Caetetus, São Paulo state, Brazil. A total of 286 specimens belonging to 17 species in 10 genera were collected from December 2002 to May 2004. Pimpla and Neotheronia were the most abundant genera with 45% and 10% specimens respectively. Fourteen species of Pimplinae were recorded for the first time from São Paulo state and 3 of them, Neotheronia charli, N. cherfasi and N. lizzae, were recorded for the first time from Brazil. We also provide diagnosis and images of the species.
Ipuka Yatama* Elementos y estructura narrativa en la transformación del chamán, Alto Xingú, Mato Grosso, Amazonía brasilera
Authors: Martínez Ramos Máncel Enrique
Published: June 2017

El chamanismo Xinguano tiene gran libertad y riqueza epistémica, es un espacio radical de imaginación y percepción creativa. En este estudio se identifican 19 elementos narrativos comunes en historias sobre la transformación en chamán de seis payés del Alto Xingú, representantes de las comunidades Yawalapiti, Kamayurá, Waurá, Kuikuro, Kalapalo y Nafukuá; se propone una estructura de diez pasos para describir esta transformación y se resalta el papel transdisciplinar del payé como creador de historias y performance curativos adaptados a diferentes entornos socioculturales. Se destaca la correspondencia de los payés con la figura de los Mestres en el encuentro de saberes y la potencia de los encuentros de saberes para realizar investigaciones interculturales.
George Lamming y “Voces del Caribe”: discusiones en torno a la autonomía de la literatura angloantillana
Authors: Cabarcas Ortega Marcelo José
Published: June 2017

Se aborda la controversia sostenida por George Lamming, Derek Walcott, Edward Brathwaite y V.S. Naipaul en torno a la posibilidad de una auténtica literatura anglocaribeña, destacando el papel del programa radial “Voces del Caribe” en la difusión de este debate. Este texto aporta al campo de los estudios literarios caribeños porque se aproxima a la forma en que los intelectuales angloantillanos de mediados de siglo dieron forma a novelísticas y poéticas que, al cuestionar los imaginarios raciales y culturales coloniales, dieron impulso a un proyecto de autonomía estética que dialogó, al mismo tiempo, con otras formas de pensamiento crítico aparecidas en la región. La reflexión se apoya en el análisis textual de los ensayos y obras de ficción de los autores a la luz de la teoría poscolonial, buscando identificar los rasgos ideológicos que legitiman o cuestionan las jerarquías simbólicas manifiestas en las obras. El análisis de las mismas evidencia un modo más autónomo de interrogar, cuestionar y describir dinámicas históricas de alienación y desposesión que se insertan en el entramado discursivo. Esto último es significativo, pues marca la maduración estética de la literatura caribeña en lengua inglesa y sus autores, y de modo paralelo, su entrada en el panorama literario internacional.
Junior doctors' perspective on oncology placement
Authors: Sun Fei , Slevin Finbar , Young Alison
Published: June 2017

This article was migrated. The article was not marked as recommended. IntroductionThe incidence of cancer is increasing and cancer care is rapidly changing. Junior doctors have reported lack of confidence in managing patients with cancer. We sought feedback from junior doctors on placement within our centre to quantify the educational impact on their training.MethodsJunior doctors who undertook a placement between February 2015 and August 2016 were asked to complete an online survey covering quality of training, clinical support and future career aspirations prior to and following the rotation.Results47 of 81 (58%) responses were received.Median score for quality of clinical experience was 6/10 (interquartile range 5-8). 40(85%) preferred working on the assessment unit compared to inpatient wards.42(90%) trainees felt confident managing neutropenic sepsis and malignant spinal cord compression. 14(30%) felt confident managing acute radiotherapy toxicities and 19(40%) felt confident managing systemic anti-cancer agent toxicities. 35(75%) felt confident managing end of life care patients.29(61%) felt senior support to be good during regular hours and 24(52%) felt the same for out-of-hours working.24(51%) found oncology-specific departmental teaching useful.Prior to the rotation 10(21%) wished to train in oncology and this was maintained following the attachment.ConclusionJunior trainees were confident managing acute oncological emergencies and end of life care patients but were less certain managing radiotherapy/chemotherapy toxicities. There remains scope for development of oncology-specific teaching and improving clinical support.
Student Perceptions of Assessment for Workplace Learning and Summative Decisions Using Frequent Mini-CEXs
Authors: Mowchun Justin J. , Feldman Mary S. , Hostetter Shoop Glenda
Published: June 2017

This article was migrated. The article was marked as recommended. Introduction: Direct observation assessments that provide both formative feedback and data for summative decisions can be difficult to achieve. The mini-clinical evaluation exercise (mini-CEX) is a widely used tool of direct observation that provides opportunities for feedback. We introduced a direct observation system with frequent mini-CEXs to increase clerkship student learning opportunities and to improve competency-based summative decisions. However, students may express resistance to assessments for learning with any summative impact as they may perceive the assessments as purely a series of summative evaluations. Aims: We explored how frequent low-stakes mini-CEXs affect clerkship students' perception of learning and to understand student perceptions of these assessments supporting their end-of-rotation summative clinical performance evaluations. Methods: This qualitative study used a purposive sampling strategy of focus groups with students who completed multiple mini-CEXs during their four-week neurology clerkship at one of three sites. All eleven students chose to participate. Eight students completed eight mini-CEXs, two students completed seven, and one student completed four. Investigator triangulation was used with interpretation comparisons that included independent content analysis. The emerging themes were discussed and final theme consensus was reached. Results: Three major themes arose: perceived effects of frequent mini-CEXs for clerkship student learning by facilitating multiple opportunities for guided practice under low assessment anxiety; the importance of consistent, effective faculty feedback and engagement to maximize mini-CEXs for learning; and support for summative impact of frequent, mainly formative, low stakes mini-CEXs. Conclusions: Students perceived that frequent mini-CEXs are mainly formative assessments for learning while having summative impact. However, variable perceived faculty affinity and engagement with the mini-CEX are important considerations to maximize the assessments for learning. These findings support a shift towards workplace-based assessment programs for learning that promote frequent direct observation and feedback, while also improving the trustworthiness of summative decisions.
Ritual form and mythologization of death in Wole Soyinka’s ‘Procession’
Authors: Dunmande Olufemi Ibukun
Published: June 2017

Critics make a large claim that Wole Soyinka mythologizes death and deploys ritual form in his dramatic works but hardly account for the same in this light regarding his poetry, especially "Procession", a sequence which bears so many marks of this style. Critics of "Procession" discount a lot from its richness in mythological and ritual forms but focus more on its topical, social and political nature. The trend in the criticism of the sequence is obviously informed by the historical and political context of the sequence and its inclusion in A Shuttle in the Crypt (1972), a collection on Soyinka's prison experience. This approach to "Procession" detracts from the art in the sequence, fails to appreciate fully the poetry's formal properties and so the poetry requires a close reading. Formalism is applied to study the poem and the study stresses the analysis of the work as a self-sufficient verbal entity, constituted by internal relations and independent of reference either to the state of mind of Soyinka or the actualities of the "external" world. The approach highlights in a fresh manner the elements which the earlier criticism the poetry stresses to reveal Soyinka's mythologization of death and preoccupation with ritual forms in "Procession". The study reveals that Soyinka is not just preoccupied with political imprison- ment and judicial death but mythologizes the experience and treats rites de passage. It shows further the breadth with which the poet accentuates the esoteric theme through his by deployment of devices such as symbols, the motifs of passage, biblical allusion, pathetic fallacy, pun, incantatory rhythm, paradox, irony and humour.
Symbolic self-translation in Bloke Modisane's Blame Me on History
Authors: Ngwenya Thengani
Published: June 2017

The article examines Modisane's self-portrayal in his autobiography, Blame Me on History (1963). The author argues that for Modisane autobiographical self-representation takes the form of a complex and multi-layered process of symbolic and metaphorical translation of (self) identity. Symbolic self-translation in Modisane's autobiography involves attempts by the narrator-protagonist to untangle the conundrum resulting from what is presented as an unbridgeable chasm between the kind of person he could have been in a country devoid of racial oppression and what he was forced to become in the racially segregated South Africa of the twentieth century. Central to the analysis of Modisane's chosen mode of self-portraiture is James Olney's notion of "metaphors of self" in terms of which the autobiographical self seeks to articulate its elusive ontological status through metaphors and symbols. The article also provides a critique of contradictions inherent in the ideology of liberal humanism which is presented as universally desirable in Modisane's autobiography.
Hybride zelf(re)presentatie in de dagboeken van Hennie Aucamp
Authors: Moon Jihie
Published: June 2017

This article on Hennie Aucamp approaches his journals as ego-documents. The positional dilemma and identity crisis of Afrikaners in the new South Africa are portrayed in the triptych: Gekaapte tyd (Captured time, 1996), Allersiele (All Souls, 1997) and Skuinslig (Light at Dusk, 2003). Aucamp’s journals constitute a hybrid composite that bridges the space between a personal reflection on daily life and that of a historical, social and cultural document. Through the complex process of disguise and revelation of the “I”, Aucamp’s diaries create a space that allows free contemplation and reflection both on the socio-cultural developments in the new South Africa and on the fate of Afrikaners and Afrikaans itself. It is from his feeling of displacement and expatriation as a white Afrikaner under the new system and his fear of the disappearance of Afrikaners and Afrikaans that Aucamp positions himself as a defender of Afrikaner culture. Moreover, Aucamp claims that this cultural legacy could be used as future-oriented survival strategy the preservation of culture being simultaneously self-preservation. It is within this framework that he makes a subtle comparison between Afrikaans and Afrikaner culture and the culture of the San; his affinity for the lost culture of the San runs parallel with his defence of the world of Afrikaners. This has resulted in the writer’s socio-cultural criticisms and commentaries in a certain sense becoming a personal performance in favour of the recreation of a lost Afrikaner language and culture. At the same time, they illustrate the writer’s attempt to position himself strategically with regard to the future-oriented formation of identity—not only of himself, but also of the reader. It is within this context that the increase in ego-documents written in modern-day South African and Afrikaner literature can also be seen as a struggle against loss and forgetting.
Peter Abrahams (1919-2017)
Authors: Willemse Hein
Published: June 2017

I never had the opportunity of meeting Peter Abrahams. I only knew him through his writings. I recall the mustiness of the copies of Wild Conquest (1950) and Tell Freedom (1954) I found hidden away behind books on a shelf at a relative’s house. Although the dust jackets of both were tattered the pages of Tell Freedom bore traces of heavy use. Not only did the latter title intrigue me but so did the palimpsests of readers past. That day I read it with increasing fervency. In hindsight, it must have been one of the first times that I recognised some familiarity, perhaps even immediacy, in a piece of writing.
Lessons in writing the biography of the crossover poet, Olga Kirsch
Authors: Roth Egonne
Published: June 2017

Olga Kirsch was an English-speaking Jewess who wrote and published poetry in Afrikaans. As such she exemplifies a crossover poet who introduces the voice of the other into a national canon in her case, the only Jewish voice in Afrikaans poetry. Three questions were raised in the research and writing of her biography. The first concerns the extent to which she, as a Jew, was influenced by the dominant culture in which she grew up. The second seems more complex: What influence has Olga Kirsch had on the dominant culture was she able to influence the South African Afrikaans culture and literature in any way? Third, to what extent does the multi-culturalism of Kirsch affect the process of research and writing her biography; are there problems specific to writing the biography of a cross-cultural writer?
Extraction of DNA from blood samples using QIAamp DNA mini kit (Qiagen) v1
Authors: not provided Qiagen
Published: June 2017

DNA isextracted from peripheral blood using QIAamp DNA mini kit (Qiagen) in accordance to the blood and body fluid protocol of the user manual supplied with the kit.