bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Transient field-resolved reflectometry at 50–100  THz
Authors: Neuhaus Marcel , Schötz Johannes , Aulich Mario , Srivastava Anchit , Kimbaras Džiugas , Smejkal Valerie , Pervak Vladimir , Alharbi Meshaal , Azzeer Abdallah M. , Libisch Florian , Lemell Christoph , Burgdörfer Joachim , Wang Zilong , Kling Matthias F.
Published: November 2021

Transient field-resolved spectroscopy enables studies of ultrafast dynamics in molecules, nanostructures, or solids with sub-cycle resolution, but previous work has so far concentrated on extracting the dielectric response at frequencies below 50 THz. Here, we implemented transient field-resolved reflectometry at 50–100 THz (3–6 µm) with MHz repetition rate employing 800 nm few-cycle excitation pulses that provide sub-10 fs temporal resolution. The capabilities of the technique are demonstrated in studies of ultrafast photorefractive changes in semiconductors Ge and GaAs, where the high frequency range permits to explore the resonance-free Drude response. The extended frequency range in transient field-resolved spectroscopy can further enable studies with so far inaccessible transitions, including intramolecular vibrations in a large range of systems.
COVID-19 vaccine uptake and hesitancy survey in Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland: Applying the theory of planned behaviour
Authors: Breslin Gavin , Dempster Martin , Berry Emma , Cavanagh Matthew , Armstrong Nicola C.
Published: November 2021

The Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) first appeared in Wuhan, China in late 2019 and since then has caused unprecedented economic and social disruption as well as presenting a major challenge to public health. Despite mass progress in COVID-19 vaccination uptake, vaccine hesitancy or anti-vax information has been reported that can delay public acceptance of a vaccine. An online cross-sectional survey (n = 439) assessed COVID-19 vaccine uptake and hesitancy in adults in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Participants completed an adapted version of the Theory of Planned Behaviour Vaccine Questionnaire, the Vaccine Attitudes Scale (VAX), Vaccine Confidence Scale, and questions on previous experience of COVID-19. Results showed that 66.7% of the sample intended to get a vaccination as soon as possible, 27.15% reported they will get a vaccine when others get theirs and when it is clear there are no side effects. 6.15% had no intention of getting a vaccine. Overall, there is a high mean intention (M = 6.12) and confidence to get a COVID-19 vaccine. There was low vaccine hesitancy (M = 2.49) as measured by the VAX scale. A further analysis of the sub factors of the VAX showed there is uncertainty and mistrust of side effects for children. The finding demonstrate that the Theory of Planned Behaviour can be useful in making recommendations for public health considerations when encouraging vaccine uptake and reducing vaccine hesitancy.
The impacts of economic globalization on agricultural value added in developing countries
Authors: Nugroho Agus Dwi , Bhagat Priya Rani , Magda Robert , Lakner Zoltan
Published: November 2021

Countries in the world have various indices for the implementation of economic globalization (EG). This refers to positive and negative impacts arising from its implementation, especially in agriculture. This sector is still a basic source of existence in developing countries. At the same time, these countries have been unable to optimize their agricultural value-added (AVA) and only earn a low level of income. That way, developing countries need to take advantage of EG to increase income from agricultural exports and farmers’ welfare. Other than that, there has been no study examining the impacts of EG on AVA in developing countries. So, this study intends to evaluate the impacts of the exchange rates, foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows, total agricultural export values, agricultural import duties, and fertilizer imports on AVA in developing countries. The panel data technique is used to assess its impact in 17 developing countries during 2006–2018. The study showed that FDI inflows and agricultural export values increase AVA in developing countries. In this study, EG positively impacts developing countries, but its implementation must pay attention to achieve sustainable development goals. We recommend developing countries focus on investments in human capital and technologies (or R&D), ensure foreign investors collaborate with local agricultural firms, increase agricultural exports, and create a conducive economic system
Photobook phenomenon: an interview with Moritz Neumüller
Authors: Queiroz João , Fernandes Ana Luiza
Published: November 2021

In this interview, Moritz Neumüller reflects on the nature of the photobook as a specific medium, and examines its place in contemporary photography. The interview was made by João Queiroz and Ana Luiza Fernandes in February and March 2021.
Modeling interpretation, or a humanistic alternative to data display
Authors: Reina Patrícia
Published: November 2021

Review of Johanna Drucker, Visualization and Interpretation: Humanistic Approaches to Display, Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 2020, 195 pp. ISBN 978-0-262-044738.
Assinaturas de olhares: uma análise da fotobiografia de José Cardoso Pires
Authors: Mendes Gabriella , Gomes Rita
Published: November 2021

O presente trabalho pretende analisar hipóteses para a leitura e a compreensão de um fotolivro a partir de um caso específico: a fotobiografia. Para tanto, tomamos como objeto de estudo a fotobiografia do escritor José Cardoso Pires da autoria de Inês Pedrosa, publicada em 1999 na efeméride de um ano da morte do autor. Em um género predominantemente visual, pretendemos explorar o conceito de narratividade, comumente associado à estruturação de textos verbais. Além disso, debruçamo-nos sobre as relações entre o texto e a imagem para a produção de um terceiro género: o ensaio, que se insere na obra através do texto O cirurgião das palavras, também de Inês Pedrosa. Assim, a fotobiografia é analisada segundo perspectivas simbólicas, narrativas e retóricas.
Reseña de: (18-O) Psicoanálisis de un malestar: La dignidad del sujeto
Authors: Rauld Farías Juan Carlos
Published: November 2021

Reseña de la publicación de Uribe, M. (2021). (18-O) Psicoanálisis de un malestar: La dignidad del sujeto. Santiago de Chile: Descontexto Editores. 504 pp. ISBN:9789569438264.
Development of Method of Discharge Estimate at Ungauged Watershed by Drainage Area Ratio Method Considering Watershed Characteristics
Authors: Jun Oh Oh Jun Oh Oh , Jong Jin Lee Jong Jin Lee , Sang Mi Jun Sang Mi Jun ,   Crisis and Emergency Management: Theory and Praxis
Published: November 2021

In estimating the discharge of the ungauged watershed, we tried to estimate the discharge by applying the weight of the watershed characteristics without using a numerical model. To calculate the discharge of the ungauged watershed considering the watershed characteristics, applied the weight of the watershed characteristics to the existing drainage area ratio method. The watershed development degree and hydraulic structures in the watershed for watershed characteristics were applied as weights. As a result of scenario A, it was analyzed that 2 out of 6 observation stations were underestimated, two were overestimated. As a result of scenarios B, C, and D, the ratio of the calculated discharge to the observed discharge was analyzed to be relatively closer to 1.0 than that of scenario A but still analyzed that the error was significant. In the future, to more accurately calculate the discharge in the ungauged watershed considering the characteristics of the watershed, it will be necessary to develop a quantitative evaluation method.
Disaster Experience, Perception and Preparedness of Childcare Teachers
Authors: Young Ran Lee Young Ran Lee , Sun Nam Park Sun Nam Park , Mi Ran Lee Mi Ran Lee ,   Crisis and Emergency Management: Theory and Praxis
Published: November 2021

This study was conducted to identify factors influencing of disaster preparedness for childcare teachers in from September to October 2019. The subjects of this study were 187 teachers at 20 childcare centers located in Seoul. The results show that 24.7% of childcare teachers had direct experience with disasters, and 91.5% experienced disaster preparedness education. Job-related disaster preparedness of childcare teachers caring for infants was higher than that of teachers caring for mixed age groups. The childcare teacher’s job-related disaster preparedness had a positive correlation with self-efficacy, perception of disaster, and general disaster preparedness. Factors influencing the childcare teacher’s job-related disaster preparedness were self-efficacy. In order to increase disaster management capabilities of childcare teachers, it is necessary to improve of self-efficacy. Therefore, it is necessary to develop and apply programs to improve self-efficacy related to disaster preparedness among childcare teachers.
Studying the Effect of Laser Irradiation with Wavelength (473nm) on Absorbance of (Healthy Blood and Blood with Thalassemia)
Authors: Mohammed Raneem , Abd-Aldaim Wajeha , Hassan Sadiq
Published: November 2021

The blood of human has a number of optical characteristics resulting from irradiation by the beam of laser were studied. The samples of healthy blood were collimated of normal persons and persons with thalassemia, the sample of blood were exposed to laser beam. Continuous wave (CW) for diode pumped solid state lasers (DPSSL’S) were utilized in irradiate the samples of blood with wavelength (473 nm, 20 mW). The laser exposure time varied between (5 and10) min for each sample. Laser radiation has a great role in the absorption effects of the normal human blood after being compered with absorption spectrum of donors with thalassemia.
PERCEPATAN PENANGANAN COVID-19 DI BALI: KONTEKS PLURALISME HUKUM
Authors: Dewi Anak Agung Istri Ari Atu , Dharmawan Ni Ketut Supasti , Yanti Anak Agung Istri Eka Krisna , Dwijayanthi Putri Triari
Published: November 2021

Kondisi perekonomian di Bali yang bergantung pada kegiatan pariwisata menjadi terpuruk sebagai dampak dari Covid-19. Hal ini menjadi pelajaran kepada setiap lapisan termasuk Desa Adat di Bali untuk bersama-sama menangani Covid-19. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis dan mengkaji implementasi otonomi Desa Adat serta mengelaborasi model sinergi yang tepat dalam rangka percepatan penanganan Covid-19. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa otonomi Desa Adat dalam penanganan Covid-19 ditempatkan pada peran strategis Desa Adat dalam pembentukan aturan hukum adat yaitu Pararem yang bertujuan untuk mengatur kehidupan masyarakat hukum adat Bali sesuai dengan hukum nasional yang berlaku di Indonesia. Hal ini menunjukkan model sinergi berlakunya hukum adat dan hukum nasional sesuai dengan konsep pluralisme hukum dan regulatory compliance.
Conceiving Prime Matter in the Middle Ages: Perception, Abstraction and Analogy
Authors: Polloni Nicola
Published: November 2021

In its formlessness and potentiality, prime matter is a problematic entity of medieval metaphysics and its ontological limitations drastically affect human possibility of conceiving it. In this article, I analyse three influential strategies elaborated to justify an epistemic access to prime matter. They are incidental perception, negative abstraction, and analogy. Through a systematic and historical analysis of these procedures, the article shows the richness of interpretations and theoretical stakes implied by the conundrum of how prime matter can be known by human beings. In particular, the reasons behind the later medieval acceptance of analogy as the main way to unveil prime matter become clearer by pointing out the correlation between the ontological and epistemological levels of the medieval examination of prime matter.
Les expression météorologiques. Une approche contrastive allemand / luxembourgeois / français
Authors: Krier Fernande
Published: November 2021

Every day, we are confronted with meteorology, the scientific study of the atmospheric phenomena and their variations. The purpose of this article is to analyze the meteorological events in three languages, Luxemburgish and two other official languages of Luxembourg, French and German. First, we make a detailed inventory of verbs and verbal phrases which we found. Next, they are explained and commented; while there are seventeen items in French and German, there are eighteen in Luxem-burgish; so, the meteorological experiences are organized rather homogeneously. Then we deal with the lexicological specifications. In French, we discover the lightness of the meteorological phenomenon; it is followed by examples of atmospheric disturbances, which exist in German and Luxemburgish, too. A special focus of the article is put on the presentation of metaphorical expressions. Finally, we put the question if two meteorological events can appear at the same time.
The situation of English speaker’s place of origin depending on Chinese dialects
Authors: Wang Min
Published: November 2021

This study examines the ability to identify different Chinese dialects through the English language and evaluates how often respondents pay attention to phonological features and rate of speech to explain their categorizations. The research includes 100 Chinese undergraduate students and 100 young people without advanced degrees aged 20 to 25. Discrete independent data samples collected during the interview of participants are analyzed with the help of such statistical methods as Student's t-test, Mann-Whitney U-test, and Wilcoxon's test. The obtained results indirectly show the ability of respondents to identify native and non-native English speakers around the world, as well as determine their nationality. The outcomes of the paper explicate who, in general, categorize Chinese dialects better and which dialects are the most recognizable. Research data reveal a high degree of stereotypization of various dialects, especially the Beijing and U dialects. Moreover, based on the data obtained, it can be concluded that speaking rate significantly affects the perception and classification of a speaker from a particular province of China.
Research on the impact of expressway on its peripheral land use in Hunan Province, China
Authors: Zhixue Li , Zhongxiang Huang , Songlin Zhou
Published: November 2021

The purpose of this research is to study the scope and magnitude of the impact of expressways and their entrances and exits, as well as the effects of environmental and socio-economic factors on those impacts. Based on multi-period remote-sensing images and land use/land cover change data, the expressway lines and entrances and exits in Hunan Province, China, in 2015 are selected as the research objects. The Urbanization Impact Index (U) and the Impact Strength Index (E) are used to characterize the impact of the expressway on peripheral land use. Geographic information system spatial analysis and correlation analysis methods are also used in this research. The results show that (1) the scope of the expressway impact is 8.4 km and that of the entrances and exits is 8.8 km, of which the impact is considered strong within 0.2 and 3.2 km, respectively; (2) environmental and socio-economic conditions have no obvious effect on the impact scope of the expressways but have a weak effect on the impact scope of the entrances and exits; and (3) regions with more complex terrain and a lower level of socio-economic development have the larger impact scope as well as a stronger impact.
An Experimental Study on the Properties of Recycled High-Density Polyethylene
Authors: Toroslu A. G.
Published: November 2021

Recycling of plastic materials has become more environmentally important than recycling of other materials. The most important problem during recycling is the presence of oil, dirt, dust and metal particles that are mixed with plastic materials. These mixtures can change their its mechanical and physical properties and it is quite costly to remove them completely. Removing iron alloy particles from plastic is possible by using the magnetic method. However, removing non-metallic materials requires extra processing. In this study, the use of recycled High-Density Polyethylene (rHDPE) without an expensive cleaning processes has been investigated. Different amounts of aluminium oxide (Al2O3) were added to High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) to simulate the effect of non-metallic material involved. The effect of these contamination rates on the mechanical and physical properties of HDPE was examined in detail. For this purpose, recyclable materials were produced by mixing rHDPE with 1%, to 7% Al2O3
. The results show that up to 7% of the mixture has acceptable effects on the properties of HDPE. When the results of the experiments are examined, it is observed that there is a 3.74% change in the elastic modulus of the material. This means, that up to 7% non-metal contaminated rHDPE material can be used without any costly recycling process.
Synergistic Flame-Retardant Effect of Aluminum Diethyl Phosphinate in PP/IFR System and the Flame-Retardant Mechanism
Authors: Li J.-L. , Gao C.-T. , Sun X. , Peng S.-G. , Wang Y.-W. , Qin S.-H.
Published: November 2021

Synergistic flame-retardant effect of aluminum diethyl phosphinate (AlPi) in intumescent flame retardant polypropylene (PP/IFR) system and the flame-retardant mechanism were investigated. The flame retardancy of PP/IFR/AlPi (the mass ratio of IFR to AlPi is 2 : 1) was the best, which was proved by the results of the limiting oxygen index (LOI) test, UL-94 test, and cone calorimeter test ( CCT) test. Here, the LOI value of the sample was as high as 34% and passed the V–0 rating in UL–94 test. The peak heat release rate (PHRR) decreased by 92.57%, the total heat release (THR) reduced by 90.52%. Thermogravimetric (TGA) data showed that the introduction of AlPi improved thermal stability and changed the thermal degradation behavior of PP/IFR composites. Interestingly, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDXS) and laser Raman spectroscopy (LRS) proved that PP/IFR/AlPi had formed more residual carbon, but the flame retardancy was worse than PP/IFR/AlPi. This is because when the mass ratio of IFR to AlPi is 2 : 1, the synergy between IFR and AlPi was significant, gas-phase flame retardant and condensed-phase flame retardant reached a balance and obtained the best flame retardant effect.
Estonian words for ‘field’ in historical dictionaries
Authors: Metsmägi Iris , Oja Vilja
Published: November 2021

The article gives an overview of Estonian landscape terms meaning ‘field’ in historical dictionaries. The main equivalents for English field in Estonian are põld, nurm and väli. Neither in standard Estonian nor in the dialects, these three words are full synonyms. In the historical dictionaries, the Estonian words occur first in the 17th century as translations of German Acker, Feld and Ackerfeld. Later, for example in the Estonian-German dictionary, published in 1869, their meanings are more precisely defined. The semantic relations of the words in dialect speech and their interpretation in the historical dictionaries will be analysed. The three words are used in all Finnic languages. Comparing the words with dialect and cognate language data, their semantic differences and distribution in dialects will be introduced.
A systematic review of culturally responsive teaching self-efficacy using confidence intervals
Authors: Young Jemimah , Young Jamaal
Published: November 2021

Prior research fails to support the future implementation of culturally responsive teaching. We argue that imparting culturally responsive teaching practices in the curriculum is insufficient and that preservice teacher education should instead look to support the implementation of these practices in subsequent teaching. The purpose of this literature synthesis was to characterize preservice teachers’ culturally responsive teaching self-efficacy. Thus, the researchers focused on estimating normative scores for preservice teachers by calculating and comparing mean point estimates and 95% confidence intervals for the culturally responsive teaching self-efficacy (CRTSE) scale strength indices across studies. A total of 14 independent studies representing N = 1,026 preservice teachers and 21 independent measures of CRTSE were included in this literature synthesis. Preservice teacher mean scores on the CRTSE scale were characterized by visual interpretation of plots of the 95% confidence intervals. Based on the results, teacher educators can expect the average preservice teacher to be 70–83% certain of their ability to implement culturally responsive teaching. The data also indicate that CRTSE differs across preservice teacher specialization. Finally, the data also suggest that the representation of preservice teachers of color impacts the CRTSE score confidence intervals. Implications for teacher education, preservice teacher recruitment, and culturally responsive teaching are provided.
Like Father, Unlike Son: Reluctant Heirs in Contemporary Western Literature
Authors: Hanhart-Marmor Yona
Published: November 2021

This study analyses the contemporary narrator’s paradoxical legitimacy and reveals how it mirrors the equally paradoxical filiation that is taking on new shape in contemporary thought. It also addresses the ability of literature to form unexpected connections; sheds new light on the nature of contemporary filiation by linking it to the spiritual filiation in Christianity; and addresses the definition of filiation itself within literary texts as reflecting some of the main issues of contemporary filiation. The study begins with the examination of the status of the narrator in several contemporary works, revealing one of the most interesting paradoxes of contemporary literature, and going on to analyze the configuration of a conceptual model in which paradoxical filiation becomes the condition for the emergence of success from a narrative of failure.
Pluricentricity and minority languages: the difficult case of North Frisian
Authors: Langer Nils
Published: November 2021

Common definitions of pluricentricity rely on the notions of centre, nation, and norm, frequently without, however, offering sufficient detail on what precisely these mean. These terms are often applied to classify languages as pluricentric or not, without adequately recognising intra-linguistic variation and dynamics of power within a speaker community (language ownership). Using the example of a national minority language from North-West Germany, North Frisian, this article discusses how a narrow reading of the definition of pluricentricity would deny such a status to this language, when in fact the sociolinguistic situation of North Frisian matches that of many acknowledged pluricentric languages. Instead, the article suggests that the term nation should no longer be equated with state, that the term centre be further specified to determine what institution or which individuals have authority over language, and that the term norm be more clearly articulated to account for the variability in “correct” language use.
Same Goal, Different Paths, Different Class: Women’s Feminist Political Engagements in Kosovo from the Mid-1970s until the Mid-1990s
Authors: Krasniqi Elife
Published: November 2021

The year 1989, when Serbia revoked Kosovo’s autonomy, was a break that changed also the course of women’s political engagements. Women had always to negotiate and strategise with different layers of power and against different forms of oppression—state and patriarchal oppression and cultural racism as well as class oppression. The author highlights the convergences and divergences of women’s political activism in the political dynamics of late socialism and then in the 1990s in Kosovo. She looks at gender, class and national dimensions of women’s political engagements with a focus on women who were part of the underground resistance movement commonly known as Ilegalja in the 1970s and 1980s as well as women intellectuals who held high state positions and were considered a part of the elite. After 1989, many engaged in the peacaful resistance movement of the 1990s.
The Discourse about Kosovo in Bosnia-Herzegovina, 1981–1989
Authors: Kamberović Husnija
Published: November 2021

The author analyses the discourse about Kosovo in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) during the 1980s. During these years, Serbian media developed several stereotypes to discredit the political leaders of BiH and accuse them of fomenting unrest in Kosovo. The author assesses these stereotypical depictions as well as the response of the Islamic Community and political leadership in BiH to these accusations. He asks what the attitude of Serbia’s political elite towards BiH was, and what role the Serbian political leadership played in the media attacks. He then investigates the evolution of the BiH leadership’s stances towards the events in Kosovo between the beginning and the end of the 1980s. And finally, through a close reading of session minutes and media, he assesses the increasingly deviating views of the BiH political leaders vis-á-vis the situation in Kosovo.
In the Shadow of Kosovo. Divergent National Pathways and the Politics of Differentiation in the Socialist Republic of Macedonia
Authors: Pichler Robert
Published: November 2021

The author examines the roots of Albanian nationalism in Yugoslavia, focusing on the Socialist Republic of Macedonia (SRM). He displays regional historical developments, interethnic relations, and Kosovo’s political impact upon Albanians in Macedonia. By analysing Macedonian and Albanian nation-building processes from an entangled and comparative perspective, he sheds light on shifting power constellations, divergent social developments, and asynchronous processes of national emancipation. After the occurrence in 1981 of Albanian demonstrations in Kosovo and in western Macedonia, officials in the SRM aimed at counteracting Albanian nationalism with a policy of differentiation—that is, they aimed at drawing a clear dividing line between Albanians loyal or disloyal to Yugoslavia. This punitive policy failed on all levels, further deepening the social divisions between the two major ethnic communities of the SRM and alienating even those Albanians well integrated in the common state and republic.
Producing and Cracking Kosovo Myths. The Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts and the Emergence and Critique of a New Ethnonationalism, 1984 – 1990
Authors: Stefanov Nenad
Published: November 2021

The author analyses how the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts (SANU) has gained significance for the new leadership of the League of Communists in Serbia since the mid-1980s. With its authority as a scientific institution, the SANU legitimised the political measures implemented to centralise and consolidate authoritarian rule. The new perception of the Yugoslav crisis, marked by ethnicisation and self-victimisation, used Kosovo as the focus and became the dominant stance on the war and authoritarian rule of the 1990s. However, as the author shows, a critique of these developments needs to be included in the analysis in order to adequately grasp the tense dynamics.
Ion acoustic solitary waves in magnetized anisotropic nonextensive plasmas
Authors: Khalid Muhammad , Khan Mohsin , ur-Rahman Ata , Irshad Muhammad
Published: November 2021

The nonlinear propagation of ion-acoustic (IA) electrostatic solitary waves (SWs) is studied in a magnetized electron–ion (e–i) plasma in the presence of pressure anisotropy with electrons following Tsallis distribution. The Korteweg–de Vries (KdV) type equation is derived by employing the reductive perturbation method (RPM) and its solitary wave (SW) solution is determined and analyzed. The effect of nonextensive parameter q, parallel component of anisotropic ion pressure p
1, perpendicular component of anisotropic ion pressure p
2, obliqueness angle θ, and magnetic field strength Ω on the characteristics of SW structures is investigated. The present investigation could be useful in space and astrophysical plasma systems.
Agency through partnership in neurodiverse college learning communities
Authors: Fisher Lydia Indira
Published: November 2021

This article examines the work of creating collaborative learning partnerships that fully include students with intellectual disabilities. The article reviews the scholarship of partnership as a starting point in discussing learning environments that support students with significant intellectual disabilities—a group that has only recently been encouraged to enroll in colleges and universities. The authors—a faculty member and two former undergraduate mentors in the University Studies program at Portland State University—offer reflections on their time partnering as facilitators of courses that include students with intellectual disabilities. They then analyze those reflections in relation to the scholarship of partnership and special education. The article presents evidence that the partnership approach to learning is more fully realized through intentional investment in universal design for learning principles and extended support networks invested in collaboration and interpersonal relationship. These approaches effectively bring students with disabilities into the center of educational environments and maintain their agency in shaping their learning communities.
Centro Histórico de la ciudad de Durango: análisis de la relación entre sociedad y Monumentos Históricos
Authors: Reyes Ortega Omar Alejandro , Sánchez Ortiz Eduardo , Cantú Chapa Rubén
Published: November 2021

Este trabajo tiene como objetivo analizar el estado actual de la relación que la sociedad tiene con el Centro Histórico de la ciudad de Durango y los inmuebles considerados por especialistas e instancias oficiales como Monumentos Históricos. El estudio corresponde a una investigación cuantitativa con alcance descriptivo. Mediante encuestas, se indagó acerca del conocimiento, la valoración y la apropiación que la sociedad tiene del patrimonio, así como la participación en su creación y gestión. Los resultados mostraron que la mayor parte de los Monumentos Históricos no son identificados y no están integrados al imaginario de determinados grupos sociales, por lo menos no desde la perspectiva patrimonial; así mismo, los procesos de decisión se reducen a un asunto de especialistas y administradores o resoluciones personales de gobernadores. En conclusión, la intervención del Centro Histórico se enfoca en un modelo que no considera la ciudadanización del patrimonio.
Effect of adrenocorticotropic hormone infusion on circulating sclerostin levels
Authors: Zaheer Sarah , Meyer Kayla , Easly Rebecca , Bayomy Omar , Leung Janet , Koefoed Andrew W , Heydarpour Mahyar , Freeman Roy , Adler Gail K
Published: November 2021

Glucocorticoid use is the most common cause of secondary osteoporosis. Poor skeletal health related to glucocorticoid use is thought to involve inhibition of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway, a key pathway in osteoblastogenesis. Sclerostin, a peptide produced primarily by osteocytes, is an antagonist of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway, raising the possibility that sclerostin is involved in glucocorticoids’ adverse effects on bone. The aim of this study was to determine whether an acute infusion of cosyntropin (i.e. ACTH(1–24)), which increases endogenous cortisol, increases serum sclerostin levels as compared to a placebo infusion. This study was performed using blood samples obtained from a previously published, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized, cross-over study among healthy men and women who received infusions of placebo or cosyntropin after being supine and fasted overnight (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02339506). A total of 17 participants were analyzed. There was a strong correlation (R2 = 0.65, P < 0.0001) between the two baseline sclerostin measurements measured at the start of each visit, and men had a significantly higher average baseline sclerostin compared to women. As anticipated, cosyntropin significantly increased serum cortisol levels, whereas cortisol levels fell during placebo infusion, consistent with the diurnal variation in cortisol. There was no significant effect of cosyntropin as compared to placebo infusions on serum sclerostin over 6–24 h (P = 0.10). In conclusion, this randomized, placebo-controlled study was unable to detect a significant effect of a cosyntropin infusion on serum sclerostin levels in healthy men and women.
Actividades para desenvolver o coñecemento epistémico implicado nas prácticas científicas na educación secundaria
Authors: Brocos Mosquera Pablo , Casas-Quiroga Lucía , Cambeiro Cambeiro Fermín
Published: November 2021

Os materiais recollidos neste compendio son parte dos resultados do proxecto de investigación EPIS-PRACT e pretenden servir como recursos para o profesorado de educación secundaria interesado en promover o desenvolvemento do coñecemento sobre a natureza das prácticas científicas na aula. O uso destas tarefas na aula proporciona ao alumnado oportunidades para aplicar os coñecementos curriculares en contextos que requiren un papel activo, a toma de decisións, pensamento crítico e creatividade.
Availability of better data on communication networks can undermine community enforcement
Authors: Campbell James David
Published: November 2021

I consider a repeated trust game played between a group of insiders, arranged in a network representing their lines of communication, and a single outsider. Insiders follow a local punishment rule, shunning the outsider if it has cheated them or a neighbor. The object of interest is that the outsider may know either summary statistics about the nature of the network, or know its precise non-anonymous structure. For the outsider to have knowledge of the precise structure may, depending on the shape of the network, increase or decrease the volume of honest interaction that can be sustained. In extreme cases, a small `local' vulnerability to outside exploitation can result in a total breakdown of the chance for mutually beneficial trade across the whole network. Strategic ignorance and obfuscation of network structure may therefore be valuable to both sides, complicating the problem for a network operator seeking to monetize data on the network graph. I discuss recent decisions by Twitter and Facebook in this framework.
The Differential Impact of Financial Intermediation on Economic Growth in Oil-Dependent Economies
Authors: Anyanwu Anthony , Gan Christopher , Hu Baiding
Published: November 2021

This paper analyses the relationship between bank credit and economic growth. We extend existing literature by treating separately the oil and non-oil sectors of 28 oil-dependent economies from 1990-2012. We employ panel cointegration and pooled mean group estimation techniques which are appropriate for drawing conclusions from dynamic heterogenous panels. The results of the panel cointegration test indicate that bank credit has no significant long-run relationship with non-oil GDP per capita. The results of the pooled mean group estimator reveal no significant long-run impact of bank credit on non-oil GDP per capita. Overall results suggest that banks do not yet provide adequate credit to stimulate non-oil economic growth. The policy implication of our findings is that the financial sector should be more involved in productive investment activities to promote inclusive growth.
John Komlos, The Foundations of Real-World Economics: What Every Student Should Know, ISBN:978-1-138-29654-1, Routledge, NY, 2019
Authors: Allen Larry
Published: November 2021

Book Review of 

John Komlos, The Foundations of Real-World Economics: What Every Student Should Know, ISBN:978-1-138-29654-1, Routledge, NY, 2019
Can foreign ownership reduce bank risk? Evidence from Vietnam
Authors: Le Tu DQ
Published: November 2021

This study investigates the impact of foreign ownership on bank risk in Vietnam between 2006 and 2015. Our findings show that foreign ownership can lower bank risk, suggesting that the State Bank of Vietnam should further remove restrictions on foreign investments in the banking system. The findings also indicate that higher bank risk is associated with greater technical efficiency, suggesting that the skimping-cost hypothesis may exist. The same conclusion is true for large banks, for banks with higher liquid assets and those with greater loan growth. Also, the findings demonstrate that assets diversity may reduce bank risk, suggesting that Vietnamese banks should diversify their assets from loans towards derivatives and other earning assets to improve banks’ stability. Finally, our findings demonstrate that a less concentrated market can lower bank risk, suggesting that the future mergers and acquisitions in Vietnam that involve a state-owned commercial bank should be approached with caution.
Financial Stability, Monetarism and the Wicksell Connection
Authors: Laidler David
Published: November 2021

In today's discussions of central banking, maintaining macro-financial stability has only recently appeared along-side the pursuit of low inflation as an important policy goal. This is in strong contrast to the earlier literature, where financial stability was often the main concern of the theory of central banking. This theme is explored here first from the point of view of the monetarist tradition, which treated an excess demand for money which the central bank in its capacity as lender of last resort had an obligation to relieve as a central feature of financial crises; and then from that of a later Wicksellian tradition, where co-ordination failures in the inter-temporal allocation of resources that it was monetary policy's task to avoid, were emphasized. Though there are no long-lost sure cures for financial instability awaiting discovery in the older literature, its emphasis on the potential for markets to fail to clear provides a helpful perspective on the phenomenon, often missing from modern models of the conduct of monetary policy.
Aggregate and Regional Economic Effects of New Railway Infrastructure
Authors: Polasek Wolfgang , Schwarzbauer Wolfgang , Sellner Richard
Published: November 2021

Economists expect positive returns to investments in infrastructure. However a project with higher national returns might have less favorable effects on a regional level than the alternative. Therefore new infrastructure should also be assessed on a regional level, but econometric evaluation models are scarce, especially in regional science. This paper proposes new approaches to evaluate infrastructure by a dynamic spatial econometric model that allows long-term predictions. We investigate the regional effects for 2 Austrian railway projects and show that infrastructure returns are positive on an aggregate and at a regional level, and spatial variation can be large.
Clustering and Classification in Option Pricing
Authors: Gradojevic Nikola , Kukolj Dragan , Gencay Ramazan
Published: November 2021

This paper reviews the recent option pricing literature and investigates how clustering and classification can assist option pricing models. Specifically, we consider non-parametric modular neural network (MNN) models to price the S&P-500 European call options. The focus is on decomposing and classifying options data into a number of sub-models across moneyness and maturity ranges that are processed individually. The fuzzy learning vector quantization (FLVQ) algorithm we propose generates decision regions (i.e., option classes) divided by ‘intelligent’ classification boundaries. Such an approach improves generalization properties of the MNN model and thereby increases its pricing accuracy.
Least Concave Ordinal Utility Function and the Marshalian Cardinal Utility
Authors: Bandyopadhyay Taradas , Biswas Tapan
Published: November 2021

This paper examines the conditions under which the Marshallian type of cardinal utility function can be derived from a class of ordinal utility functions.
Quantitative Easing and the U.S. Stock Market: A Decision Tree Analysis
Authors: Bhar Ramaprasad , Malliaris A.G. , Malliaris Mary
Published: November 2021

The Financial Crisis of 2007-09 caused the U.S. economy to experience a relatively long recession from December 2007 to June 2009. Both the U.S. government and the Federal Reserve undertook expansive fiscal and monetary policies to minimize both the severity and length of the recession.  Most notably, the Federal Reserve initiated three rounds of unconventional monetary policies known as Quantitative Easing.  These policies were intended to reduce long-term interest rates when the short term federal funds rates had reached the zero lower bound and could not become negative. It was argued that the lowering of longer-term interest rates would help the stock market and thus the wealth of consumers.  This paper investigates this hypothesis and concludes that quantitative easing has contributed to the observed increases in the stock market’s significant recovery since its crash due to the financial crisis
Business ‘Psych’cles: A Close Look at Mental Health and State-level Economic Performance Using Google Search Data
Authors: Farhat Daniel , Viitanen Tarja
Published: November 2021

This paper looks at the mental health of US consumers and the state-level economy between 2004 and 2014. To better capture the mental condition of Americans, we use internet query data for select psychological keywords. We evaluate the seasonal fluctuations in this data and compare the broader trends to indices of economic misery. Our results reaffirm a seasonal period of despair from late autumn to early spring. Further, we show that economic misfortune is positively related to online interest in psychological health. The results provide valuable input to public health providers for forming now-casts of mental health needs and to health policy-makers for forming spatially- and temporally-targeted mental health initiatives.
The 1563 Ruthenian Translation of the Czech Lucidář in a Manuscript Copy of the First Half of the 17th Century: Publication
Authors: Temčinas Sergejus
Published: November 2021

The younger manuscript copy of the 1563 Ruthenian translation of the Czech Lucidář is published in full (Moscow, State Public Historical Library of Russia, Department of Rare Books, Ms. 11, fol. 67v–89), which has preserved the afterword with the translation date and fills in a significant gap (twenty questions and answers) of the earlier manuscript copy.
On solving optimal control problems by means of splines
Authors: Gusar V.V. , Ligun A.A.
Published: November 2021

We consider spline-methods of solving problems, in which piecewise-smooth functions can be the sought solution. We provide and ground the algorithm of approximation of piecewise-smooth functions by splines with automatic search for points of discontinuity of the function and its derivatives. On the base of this algorithm, we describe methods to determine the spline-solution for some optimal control problems.
On uniqueness of the best non-symmetric approximant for vector-valued functions in $L_1$ metric
Authors: Gorbenko M.Ye.
Published: November 2021

We describe classes of test functions that characterize the space of uniqueness of the best non-symmetric $L_1$-approximant for vector-valued functions that are continuous in the interval.
On inequalities of Bernstein type for complex trigonometric polynomials
Authors: Doronin V.G.
Published: November 2021

We obtain generalizations of some inequalities of S.B. Stechkin for complex-valued trigonometric polynomials.
Docência, gênero e processos formativos
Authors: Xavier Libania Nacif
Published: November 2021

O artigo propõe uma reflexão em torno das práticas de mediação pedagógica configuradas na docência, a partir da experiência da Professora Rosa. Ela atuou numa escola localizada em um complexo de favelas da cidade do Rio de Janeiro: a Maré. Tendo como base os depoimentos concedidos pela professora, vamos destacar um conjunto de questões ligadas ao lugar de gênero e de pertencimento social que se cruzam com as táticas de sobrevivência de uma migrante nordestina na cidade do Rio de Janeiro e moldam o repertório de práticas de mediação cultural/pedagógicas elaboradas e postas em ação na referida instituição escolar. Está dividido em cinco seções: a primeira desenvolve uma breve reflexão sobre docência, questões de gênero, classe e preconceito de lugar;  a segunda aborda a trajetória pessoal e formativa da Professora Rosa; a terceira destaca algumas de suas práticas de mediação pedagógica na escola da Maré; a quarta reflete sobre as dimensões simbólicas que permeiam a docência como profissão associada ao gênero feminino, analisando os seus rebatimentos nas representações sobre o espaço doméstico/privado e o espaço público da escola; a quinta e última seção indica algumas das práticas de mediação que a professora, então atuando como Diretora, estabeleceu com a comunidade de fora da escola e as Considerações Finais retomam algumas ideias chave apresentadas no artigo.
María Rosa Lida
Authors: Croce Marcela
Published: November 2021

María Rosa Lida (1910-1962) fue una erudita brillante y una investigadora sagaz, autora de libros monumentales que se convirtieron en referencia ineludible. Sin embargo, no logró desempeñarse como profesora sino de manera esporádica, lo que le vedó la posibilidad de formar discípulos. Esta circunstancia se debió en parte a que sus maestros –Amado Alonso, Américo Castro– creyeron que la sabiduría de la discípula correspondía antes al ámbito silencioso de bibliotecas y archivos (y a la producción hiperespecializada para los conocedores) que a la labor cotidiana de despertar el interés en los alumnos. Otra razón fue que las que reglas de la Universidad de Berkeley, donde trabajaba su marido Yakov Malkiel, le impidieron acceder a un cargo. Rodeada por hombres que no podían competir con sus dotes y tampoco necesitaban hacerlo para obtener beneficios inmediatos, quedó opacada por el modo en que se relacionó con ellos y en que se plegó a las condiciones de un mundo intelectual y a una cartilla doméstica que recomendaban que se mantuviera en un discreto segundo plano. La indagación de la correspondencia que mantuvo con Castro a lo largo de quince años propone un recorte específico sobre la condición ancilar que ocupó una mujer de relieve tan extraordinario.
Em luta
Authors: Magaldi Ana Maria Bandeira de Mello
Published: November 2021

O presente artigo analisa a atuação da escritora Carmen Dolores – pseudônimo de Emília Moncorvo Bandeira de Mello – em debates em torno dos direitos das mulheres brasileiras nos primeiros tempos republicanos, utilizando como base documental privilegiada crônicas publicadas no jornal carioca O Paiz e no livro Ao esvoaçar da ideia, entre 1905 e 1910. Dialogando com a história cultural e a história dos intelectuais, o estudo focaliza o papel da autora, conhecida como produtora de bens culturais por sua obra literária envolvendo gêneros diversos, também como mediadora cultural, exercido principalmente na imprensa, através de seu trabalho regular como cronista. Desse modo, ao mesmo tempo em que comentava assuntos leves e variados em suas colunas, procurava formar consciências de leitores, leitoras e da sociedade, em um sentido mais amplo, em favor do feminismo, da educação e do trabalho como direitos das mulheres, e em defesa do divórcio, na direção do que compreendia como progresso social.
Harriet Martineau (1802-1876)
Authors: Alcântara Fernanda Henrique Cupertino
Published: November 2021

O artigo aborda o papel e o lugar de Harriet Martineau na história da Sociologia, sua vida, obras e contribuições para o nascimento desta Ciência da Sociedade que, em sua época, estava se descolando do plano da Filosofia. Além disso, discute seu legado e inicia um diálogo entre a obra martineauniana e o cânone sociológico. Por fim, discorre sobre temas centrais para a autora e conclui ser necessária uma retomada persistente de uma agenda de pesquisa sobre Harriet Martineau e seus estudos sociais, face à institucionalização e história da Sociologia. O artigo reitera que o apagamento das clássicas da Sociologia é uma forma de violência de gênero e violência epistemológica que precisa ser combatida.