bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A vida no banco de dados: a visibilidade do corpo informacional e a previsão de individualidades
Authors: Pessoa Pimentel César , Bruno Fernanda
Published: November 2018

A noção de informação juntamente com seu tratamento e armazenamento em banco de dados definem pontos de convergência entre as técnicas de controle da conduta e as intervenções biotecnológicas sobre o corpo. Ambas atuam sobre elementos impessoais recombináveis segundo técnicas digitais, ao invés de indivíduos e corpos definidos por uma interioridade que não pode ser totalmente observada. Trata-se, pelo contrário, de prever o que ainda não existe na atualidade, de ir além dos hábitos e condutas do indivíduo no presente para inferi-los em cenários futuros. O presente artigo aborda essas convergências, analisando o papel da gestão da informação e da administração de riscos na produção de identidades somáticas, tendo como pano de fundo a questão da visibilidade dos indivíduos e dos corpos.
Bovarismo virtual e heteronomia: considerações sobre a identidade na cibercultura
Authors: Becker Maria Lúcia
Published: November 2018

O trabalho traça paralelos entre as características do bovarismo e as do "ciber-relacionamento", mostrando que a obra de Flaubert, Madame Bovary, oferece muitos elementos-chave para a compreensão de diversos aspectos da condição humana na cibercultura. Entendendo o "bovarismo virtual' como a "má consciência' do espírito moderno presente na tecnoteleologia avalia que a autonomização da imagem tem a oferecer como produto apenas a heteronomia e não o sujeito autônomo, assim como a busca do ideal presente no romance ofereceu a Emma Bovary apenas fantasmagorias.
Por uma Teoria do "jornalismo sem Fim"
Authors: Felinto Erick
Published: November 2018

Resenha do livro

Pena, Felipe. Teoria do Jornalismo. São Paulo: Editora Contexto, 2005.
Jornalista escreve romance com trilha sonora
Authors: Da Silva Deonísio
Published: November 2018

Resenha do livro:

Nêumamie Pinto, José. O Silêncio do Delator. Ed. A girafa. 2005.
Adorno, Antonioni e Deleuze: um encontro inesperado
Authors: Guimarães César
Published: November 2018

Este texto retoma as reivindições tardias de Adorno quanto ao caráter emancipador do filme (ao confrontar o sistema da indústria cultural) e as põe em diálogo com as ideeias de Antonioni e Deleuze acerca do cinema moderno.
Jean Cocteau: comunicação visual e imaginário mitopoiético
Authors: Rahde Maria Beatriz Furtado
Published: November 2018

Numa obra plena de multifaces, Jean Cocteau (1889-1963) foi, sem dúvida, o grande poeta do século XX, tanto na literatura, no teatro, nas artes gráfico/ plásticas, como na arte visual cinematográfica. Cocteau sempre fez poemas de suas manifestações criativas, pelas quais perpassavam o imaginário mítico, os contos de fadas, a filosofia, com sua concepção do estético, do fantástico na comunicação visual e nas relações humanas. A Bela e a Fera, obra cinematográfica de sua autoria, com base no conto original de Madame de Beaumont estimula o espectador nesses elementos citados, pois, certamente ninguém melhor do que o autor conhecia o simbólico, a fantasia,

a poesia das evocações imaginárias. Este texto busca refletir sobre a comunicação visual e a cultura mítica da cinematografia de Jean Cocteau, o poeta do surrealismo e do imaginário, na concepção deste conto de fadas filmado, buscando relações entre a modernidade e o imaginário mitopoiético de sua obra.
Moderna Lavoura Arcaica: a ambivalência estrutural no cinema de arte
Authors: Pucci Jr Renato Luiz
Published: November 2018

O filme Lavoura Arcaica, dirigido por Luiz Fernando Carvalho (2001), é examinado segundo a perspectiva do 'cinema de arte", uma das linhas do cinema moderno, segundo David Bordwell, de modo a se ressaltar sua dupla estrutura referencial, que combina elementos heterogêneos, por exemplo barrocos e românticos, numa forma ambígua que tem confundido a critica especializada.
Acontecimento, memória e televisão
Authors: Kilpp Susana
Published: November 2018

Os panoramas televisivos são durações audiovisuais engendradas tecnicamente que têm ainda hoje grande opacidade. Neles, produzem-se, entre outros, os efeitos de realidade, de tempo real e de horizonte, que são fascinantes características dos mundos televisivos. O debate sobre acontecimento, memória e história passa hoje necessariamente por uma discussão sobre a televisão e sobre os mundos que instaura em seus panoramas.
VJ em cena: espaços como partitura audiovisual
Authors: Moran Patricia
Published: November 2018

Vamos discutir neste artigo projeções de imagens manipuladas ao vivo que funcionam como partituras audiovisuais. São cintilação: imagens figurativas e gráficas, pessoas dançando sob luzes estroboscópicas. Na noite, em boates, raves e galerias, a distribuição das telas no lugar e o excesso de luzes coloridas criam o espaço-experiência, o espaço-estímulo, criam projeções-espaço. O espaço de estímulos aqui proporcionados promove uma experiência imersiva que se aproxima de outros dispositivos com imagens-espaço, como os ambientes dos videogames e da realidade virtual interativa. Por outro lado, deles se afastam por se constituírem de imagens-luz, de imagens cintilantes figurativas ou não, enfim, por se estruturarem como partituras audiovisuais.
O artista contemporâneo e as novas possibilidades de produção da imagem na Fotografia
Authors: Gonçalves Fernando do Nascimento
Published: November 2018

O presente artigo tem como objetivo pensar as relações entre a comunicação e as artes como forma de problematizar certos aspectos da cultura comunicacional contemporânea, através da análise dos usos da fotografia por artistas plásticos.O uso pouco convencional que esses artistas vêm fazendo de tecnologias como fotografia chama a atenção por possibilitar a expansão das potencialidades plásticas da imagem fotográfica, permitindo sua resignificação e a renovação de suas condições

de produção e recepção.
A fotografia como jogo interespacial
Authors: Alves Jefferson Fernandes
Published: November 2018

Este artigo aborda a fotografia como jogo interespacial na perspectiva de explicitar as relações espaciais como um dos aspectos constituidores do conhecimento produzido através da fotografia
A notícia como forma de controle social
Authors: Marocco Beatriz , Berger Christa
Published: November 2018

Os jornais fazem da realidade matéria. Acontecimentos e indivíduos são materializa- dos em figuras que dão conta de objetos parciais, inscritos no seio de uma "realidade" jornalística. Dois autores nos parecem indispensáveis para pensar em relações entre notícia e controle social. Park e Foucault. Ambos, em diferentes épocas, dedicaram-se ao jornalismo, de forma e intensidade diferentes, quando esse começou a se cristalizar como um dispositivo do modo de vida capitalista. Neste artigo, pretendemos enquadrar o pensamento desses dois autores no sistema do arquivo, que, em seu sentido foucaultiano, possibilita avançar nas relações em rede que as mais diversas teorias que se ocupam do jornalismo nos diferentes umbrais de constituição do pensamento jornalístico podem manter entre si (Foucault, 1995).
Dimensões da Autonomia: O Programa Bolsa-Família no discurso midiático e na fala das beneficiárias
Authors: Marques Angela
Published: November 2018

Apresenta-se neste artigo uma investigação empírica acerca das dimensões da autonomia associadas ao Programa Bolsa-Família do governo Lula. No espaço de visibilidade midiática (Jornal Nacional, Fantástico, Veja, Isto é e Folha de S. Paulo) esse programa é retratado por meio de frames que ressaltam as noções de paternalismo, filantropia, exclusão e auto-sustentação. Tais frames, além de articularem os argumentos de agentes políticos em uma deliberação mediada a longo prazo, aparecem também nas discussões entre as beneficiárias do programa através da realização de grupos focais em três regiões distintas da cidade de Belo Horizonte (Pampulha, Barreiro e Venda Nova), O embate argumentativo travado no espaço de visibilidade midíática é comparado à troca de pontos de vista gerada nos grupos focais a fim de identificarmos como a autonomia é entendida, elaborada e vivenciada. Verifica-se, então, as consonâncias e discrepâncias presentes nos modos de conceber e lidar com as políticas sociais de combate à pobreza que têm como objetivo vencer a dependência.
Materialidade da Comunicação - um conceito para a Ciência da Comunicação?
Authors: Hanke Michael
Published: November 2018

Esta contribuição tem o objetivo de apresentar e discutir o conceito da materialidade da comunicação a partir do obra homônima publicado em alemão em 1988, e traduzido parcialmente para o inglês. "Materialidade da Comunicação" é um programa de pesquisa que pretende indagar sobre as condições, o lugar, o suporte e as modalidades de produção de sentido, que, por si, são isentos de sentido. Foi desenvolvido no centro de estudos avançados em pós-graduação de Siegen, Alemanha, com a área de concentração denominada "Formas de comunicação e formas de vida". Participaram deste projeto interdisciplinar pesquisadores de várias disciplinas, tais como letras e ciências sociais; e foi a busca para um consenso mínimo sobre o conteúdo específico dessa área que gerou a ideia de que qualquer comunicação precisa uma componente de materialidade, sendo este o fundamento básico do conceito.
Eco-efficiency, sustainable development and environmental accounting in the tourism industry during a crisis
Authors: Sariannidis Nikolaos , Garefalakis Alexandros , Ballas Panagiotis , Grigoriou Evdoxia
Published: November 2018

Tourism industry exploits the local fragile resources of a destination including biodiversity, archaeological and cultural areas with tourists expressing a propensity to visit places with high environmental quality and intensely local culture elements. Thus, traditional tourism management practices that are associated with the environmental degradation and catastrophe of these resources should be scrutinized and avoided. The aim for the particular study is to investigate the notion of sustainable development within the realm of hospitality and tourism industry by suggesting avenues for further research regarding both policymakers and practitioners. The contribution of this study is that it links sustainability management with financial reporting and business performance. Building on the above, it highlights the importance of accounting by shedding light on how the latter could better incorporate environmental practices and performance of a business entity into reporting improving the quality of narratives and usefulness of financial reports to various stakeholders. The novelty of this study is that it proposes the focus on accounting as a mediating factor to imprint sustainable practices adopted by a business entity in an effort to provide quality reports to stakeholders and a tool to diffuse environmentally sensitive practices from the side of policymakers.
Igualdad de género en el trabajo: caso de la Escuela Superior de Cómputo (ESCOM) del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN) / Gender equality at work. Case of the Higher School of Computing (ESCOM) of the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN)
Authors: Lohman Mayorga Miguel , Medina Mejía Virginia , Coronilla Contreras Ukranio
Published: November 2018

El objetivo de este trabajo fue identificar las pautas de comportamiento de los profesores en el ámbito laboral de acuerdo con su género, así como precisar los estereotipos culturales que se atribuyen a cada persona por el hecho de pertenecer a determinado sexo. Para ello, se analizó cómo la división sexual del trabajo sigue manifestándose en la actualidad y se ve reflejada dentro de la Escuela Superior de Cómputo (ESCOM). Los sujetos de estudio fueron 20 profesoras y 42 profesores de dicha institución. El instrumento usado para la recolección de los datos fue el cuestionario. Los resultados demuestran que existen algunas actitudes discriminatorias entre los participantes, por lo que se deben llevar a cabo acciones que contribuyan a la sensibilización de la comunidad universitaria.
Fenthion Compound Degradation in the Pesticide Bayleton 500 ec in Sonolysis, Ozonolysis and Sonozolysis with Addition of TiO2-anatase
Authors: Sofyanita Sofyanita , Octaria Zona
Published: November 2018

Fenthion an active compound contained in EC 500 lebaycid pesticides that are toxic. To reduce the level of toxicity will be degradation in sonolysis, ozonolysis and sonozolysis with the addition of TiO2-anatase. Degradation results in sonolysis, ozonolysis and sonozolysis measured by UV-Vis spectrophotometer at wavelength of 400-600 nm. From the research that has been made degradation result fenthion 6 mg/L in sonolysis without addition of catalyst of 37.5% and with the addition of TiO2-anatase catalyst obtained for 65.12% of degradation for 60 minutes. In ozonolysis at the same time obtained percent degradation of 39.77% without the addition of catalyst and 81% with the addition of TiO2-anatase catalyst. Percent degradation fenthion compound without the addition of TiO2-anatase catalyst after a 60-minute sonozolysis obtained at 91.7%.
Escena con un militante de izquierda: aproximaciones sobre su forma de hacer política
Authors: Moriconi Martina
Published: November 2018

Este trabajo se propone reflexionar sobre la forma de militancia de Marcos, un obrero fabril, delegado sindical y militante trotskista. Para ello, se trabajará con registros etnográficos y fragmentos de entrevistas. Asimismo, se fundamentará la importancia de analizar los bares como lugares centrales para nuestro interlocutor y, a través de los cuales, se vislumbrarán otras facetas de su modo de hacer política. Entonces, situados en un bar matancero en pleno contexto electoral, veremos cómo las transformaciones en la militancia, que Marcos señalaba discursivamente, se pondrían en evidencia allí y me interpelarían en mi rol de investigadora. Por lo tanto, poner en práctica la reflexividad será una excelente vía para aprender aún más de su forma de militancia. Así, concluiremos en la necesidad de matizar aquellas visiones que reconstruyen las prácticas de militancia trotskista a partir, esencialmente, de la discusión política.
La lucha de las organizaciones de trabajadores desocupados en los últimos años del kirchnerismo. Análisis del proceso de protesta ligado al Programa “Argentina Trabaja”
Authors: Maneiro María
Published: November 2018

Este artículo se propone reintroducir el estudio acerca de las acciones de lucha de las organizaciones de trabajadores desocupados en los últimos años del kirchnerismo. El análisis de este proceso se sitúa en la demanda de inclusión y de actualización de los montos del Programa Ingreso Social con Trabajo “Argentina Trabaja”. Con ello se busca promover una actualización reflexiva y una revisión empírica de los estudios sobre la acción colectiva de los trabajadores desocupados. Para ello se propone un abordaje que describa y analice el proceso de lucha. Este se describe a partir de sus formatos de acción, sus demandas y las principales organizaciones participantes, como así también las interacciones que se producen. El soporte empírico comprende una base de datos de 307 acciones construida a partir de las noticias publicadas en los medios nacionales y locales referentes a la lucha en torno al Programa “Argentina Trabaja”. El recorte temporal se encuentra entre septiembre de 2009 y junio 2012. Como sostén auxiliar se utiliza una serie de entrevistas a referentes y militantes de base del Frente Popular Darío Santillán. El proceso de confrontación estudiado permite conocer un nuevo momento en relación a la lucha de las organizaciones de trabajadores desocupados. En este las organizaciones de base territorial, que inician la lucha, van quedando debilitadas y asociadas a las iniciativas de las organizaciones insertas en las líneas sindicales y/o partidarias.
Empresarios entre dictaduras. Prácticas, imaginarios y la agenda de la corporación empresarial para un “mañana industrial” en Bahía Blanca (1966-1983)
Authors: Zapata Ana Belén
Published: November 2018

Desde este artículo nos proponemos reconstruir un conjunto de prácticas, discursos, representaciones e iniciativas manifiestas del sector empresario de la ciudad de Bahía Blanca, entre 1966-1973 y 1976-1983. Por un lado, presentaremos a quienes conformaron la elite empresarial en la época y qué papel jugaron en razón de los proyectos de desarrollo industrial que se vertieron por estos años en el plano local. Reconstruiremos las instancias de concreción de dichos proyectos económicos/productivos en agenda para la ciudad, entre los años 60 y 70. En segunda instancia, analizaremos diversas prácticas del actor empresarial durante la última dictadura militar, sus vínculos con el poder castrense local de la subzona 51 y su papel respecto a la llamada “lucha antisubversiva” en relación a la búsqueda de consenso social y formas de disciplinamiento laboral.
Conduciendo las áreas técnicas del Estado. Perfiles y trayectorias de funcionarios vinculados a la obra pública durante el gobierno de Videla
Authors: Menazzi Luján
Published: November 2018

El artículo caracteriza las trayectorias profesionales, perfiles disciplinares y ciertas representaciones de los funcionarios nombrados en puestos vinculados a la obra pública durante los primeros años de la última dictadura militar. Siguiendo una metodología histórica de análisis de publicaciones periódicas del universo de la construcción, decretos y currículums, se logra caracterizar los diversos perfiles que predominaron en el período, su vínculo con las propias tradiciones del sector de obra pública y con las diversas orientaciones que convivían al interior del aparato estatal en el contexto del Proceso. A partir de este análisis, se observan fuertes líneas de continuidad en los perfiles de los funcionarios ligados al quehacer de la obra pública, así como orientaciones diversas entre los distintos grupos que ocupaban esas reparticiones estatales, en diálogo con las orientaciones que coexistían al interior del Proceso así como los posicionamientos de los distintos actores del sector.
Introduction to the special section: Agrarian transformation in Thailand - Commodities, landscapes, and livelihoods
Authors: Choenkwan Sukanlaya , Fisher Micah R.
Published: November 2018

This is an introduction and review for a special section on agrarian transformation in Thailand. The article seeks to guide greater attention toward issues affecting rural Thai landscapes and livelihoods. Through the examination of specific commodities across various geographies, the paper seeks to refocus research towards decision making processes among rural communities. The research draws on field study cases that follow various aspects of particular commodities, including rubber, pomelo, tomato, cassava, and furthermore, incorporates complementary research in Forest and Society on coffee, ginger, jujube, and agrotourism in Thailand. Through the factors shaping engagement with these agricultural commodities, we examine issues including labor, soil fertility, contract farming arrangements, drought resistant crops, climate change, and others. In this way we seek to draw attention to the complex dynamics taking place on the Thai rural landscape and the factors that are reshaping land relations. Through initiating a research network on similar research approaches we identify and envision broader opportunities for helping to re-imagine future possibility in rural Thailand.
The Concept of the Natural System and Its Importance for the Development of Integrated Research on the Natural Environment
Authors: Richling Andrzej
Published: November 2018

The development of the concept of an areal natural unit as a result of the needs of the economic practice and the popularisation of the general systems theory. Ecosystems and geosystems. Hierarchy of the natural system. Topological and chorological units. The issue of a universal natural unit. Applications. The influence of the concept under discussion on the development of the integrated research on the natural environement.
Four Fundamental Methodological Problems of Landscape Geography
Authors: Ostaszewska Katarzyna
Published: November 2018

Fundamental methodological problems of geography as a science have been identified by Chojnicki (1999) in the following list: goal of research, separate character of research, expected results, and form of scientific explanation. This article presents methodological stand-points taken be landscape geographers towards the above problems, which proved to be as diverse as in the case of the human geography. The article highlights negative consequences of such state of affairs.
Landscape Boundaries – Belts or Lines ? Examples from Southern and Northern Poland
Authors: Kulczyk Sylwia
Published: November 2018

The problem of width of landscape boundary remains widely discussed from more then one century. The author attempts to describe a width of some landscape boundaries of a higher rank by describing the mosaic of a lower rank landscape units. The research was realised within upland landscape of Nida Basin and lowland landscape of Wigry National Park.
Chemistry of Raw Humus Vs. Chemistry of Atmospheric Precipitation on the Example of Pine Forests of the Pomeranian Lakeland
Authors: Wicik Bogumił
Published: November 2018

This research, conducted for the purposes of the protection of the National Park Bory Tucholskie, contains the results of the investigation of the chemical composition of humus (forest litter) and of atmospheric precipitation. The gathered material allowed determining the fate (accumulation or removal) of chemical elements contained in the pine forest humus as well as to compare the abundance of nutrients in humus and in atmospheric precipitation.
Magnetic Susceptibility of Chernozems
Authors: Hasso-Agopsowicz Agata , Jeleńska Maria , Wicik Bogumił
Published: November 2018

Among other forms, iron contained in soil is a component of magnetic minerals, both primary and secondary ones, produced by various soil forming processes. The composition of the soil magnetic fraction, characterised by a magnetic susceptibility, is the consequence of its origin. The character of susceptibility changes along the analysed chernozems’ profiles indicates a similarity of the parent rock, as well as the pedogenic processes forming the chernozems from the territories of Poland and the Ukraine. The influence of anthropogenic factors could be seen in the increased susceptibility within the humus horizon of the degraded chernozem.
The Origins of the Plitvice Lakes (Croatia)
Authors: Markowska Joanna
Published: November 2018

The question of the origin of the Plitvice Lakes, situated in the Dynarics Mountains, in central Croatia is still unexplained. Not so many place in a literature is dedicated to this issue. It is said that the Plitvice Lakes are of tectonic or karst origin. In the article the complicated origin of the lakes is shown. To define their origin the author proposes the term “tectonic – barriered”. As a result of tectonical movements which occured on the researched area, many tectonic faults were formed. At the bottom of the lakes barriers of sedra – rock of biogenic origin started to grow. The process of sedra creating has been lasting till today and as a result a very complicated, permanently transformed lakes system has formed. At present, below the lowest located lake of the Plitvice Lakes new lakes appear, which demonstrate about existing and growing submarine barriers.
The Climatic Background of Agricultural Production in Poland (1951 – 2000)
Authors: Żmudzka Elwira
Published: November 2018

This article presents the results of studies conducted on the variability of thermal and precipitation conditions in Poland in the second half of the 20th century, especially taking into consideration periods which were unfavorable for agricultural production. Averaged spatial temperatures and precipitation totals from consecutive years 1951 to 2000 were used. A significant increase in spring temperatures was noted, while the winters also became warmer. This had a significant effect upon the change of the thermal vegetation period’s duration. No changing trends were noted with regard to the amount of precipitation.The analysis of the seasonal structure during the anomalous years, with regard to temperature and the amount of precipitation, made it possible to pinpoint years particularly unfavorable for agricultural production. There was a certain repeatability of unfavorable conditions, tied to the existence of a relatively stable 8-year cycle of temperature change, which was especially noticeable during the wintertime. During the last two decades of the 20th century, high temperature values, occurring also in the summertime, in combination with insufficient precipitation, contributed to the occurrence of dry spells and even periods of drought. The occurrence of dry spells during the vegetation period and the extreme shortening of the vegetation period have a significant effect upon the amount of grain crop production.
An Interdisciplinary Study of the Farafra Oasis (Egypt) by a Team from the Institute of Developing Countries at the Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies of Warsaw University
Authors: Plit Florian
Published: November 2018

During January and February 2004, an interdisciplinary group from the Institute of Developing Countries at the Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies of Warsaw University spent time at the Farafra Oasis in Egypt, observing changes in resource management and transformations in the society. The aim was to compare the results with those of earlier studies conducted in 1993.
Abortions in Russia Before and After the Fall of the Soviet Union
Authors: Wites Tomasz
Published: November 2018

The initial section of the article elaborates on diverse attitudes towards abortion, and specifies the number of abortions performed before and after the fall of the Soviet Union. The following section presents spatial characteristic of the performed abortions against the largest Russian administrative units. Regional conditioning has been analysed based on the number of abortions per 100 labours and number of abortions among women in labour age (between 15 and 49 years of age). The article also discusses the activity of non-governmental women organisations which aim at providing medical information and participate in the family planning initiatives. Finally, the article presents the rules and conditions of allowing to perform abortion and significant changes in Russian legislation on that issue.
Changes in Poland’s Industry After 1989
Authors: Osiński Stanisław
Published: November 2018

This paper has as its goals the presentation and evaluation of the changes in Poland’s industry during the economic transformation. After having listed the main characteristics of the industry in the period before 1989, the author points out the changing role of the industry in the national economy as well as changes in ownership and quantity. An evaluation of the changes in employment in industry, the value and structure of fixed assets, capital expenditures (incl. the role of direct foreign investments) as well as of the dynamics and structure of the industrial production has been made. Processes of restructuring of indusstry and spatial changes in the industry deployment are another topic discussed in the paper.
Types of Topographic Map Generalization: The Example of the 1: 50 000 Map
Authors: Ostrowski Wiesław
Published: November 2018

The author first discusses the various ways of classifying cartographic generalization techniques, and then analyzes the course of the generalization process during the creation of a 1:50 000 topographic map on the basis of a 1:10 000 map. Using this analysis as a foundation, the author identifies, discusses and illustrates with examples the five types of cartographic generalization.
The Remote Sensing Method of Forest Fire Danger Rating Categorization
Authors: Mycke-Dominko Małgorzata
Published: November 2018

The article presents the use of satellite images in the determination of forest fire danger rating categories. The assessment was carried out based on images from the LANDSAT TM, IKONOS and NOAA satellites, with the finding that the LANDSAT TM images are the most useful. A new solution proposed is to make forest fire danger rating categories refer to forest ranger sub-districts, what gives the forest service greater control over forest fire prevention activities. Forest fire danger assessment was done taking into account remote sensing indices such as the NDVI, TNDVI, and IHT, as well by the analysis of the spatial distribution and the number of fires in the previous six years. In accordance with the Polish State Forest Classification System, three classes were specified: 1 – high fire danger, 2 – moderate fire danger, 3 – low fire danger.
Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies in Urban Parks as a Basis for Their Sustainable Management
Authors: Sikorski Piotr , Jackowiak Karolina , Szumacher Iwona
Published: November 2018

The goal of this paper is to present interdisciplinary environmental studies in urban park. Simple measures are proposed here for evaluating the status of vegetation and its habitat. When systematically applied, these measures could be a basis for sustainable management of the park greenery. Studies performed in Skaryszewski Park in Warsaw are as an example. Studies confirmed the assumption that simple and relatively cheap field and laboratory methods could be a good basis for recognising the status of plant habitats in parks.
Functioning of Hydrogenic Landscapes the Upper Włodawka River Catchment Basin
Authors: Osowiec Michał
Published: November 2018

In the dissertation, I analysed two aspects of the Polesie Lubelskie landscape. The first is the historical aspect – changes in the landscape in the 19th and 20th centuries. In evaluating such changes I relied on the existing maps and relevant literature. The second aspect is the contemporary functioning of the hydrogenic landscape, changes over the course of the year or seasonal changes. This is to allow an assessment of contemporary changes in the environment.

The fieldwork focuses on three components or three factors of the environment: water, soil and vegetation. The water factor is analysed by measuring oscillation of the ground water table as well as the chemical content of river and ground waters. The soil component is examined to determine distribution of various soil types in the study area. Vegetation is analysed by spatial distribution of floral assemblages. I am researching chemical features such as the levels of Ca, HCO3
−, Mg, N, P K, Fe, S, Cl, Si and pH.
Distant Yet Linked Places – A Theoretical Outlook on Geography of Contemporary Economic Activity
Authors: Łuczak Robert
Published: November 2018

As number of studies show, Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have become important factor of economic activity worldwide.

This article presents a proposal of a theoretical approach to contemporary geography of economic activity – a phenomena narrowed here to business processes usually referred to as information or knowledge-based sector of the economy. The reasoning is based on a theoretical model presented by Michael Storper that has been developed further. The output shows the existence of a distinctive paradox of digital era: the ICT potentially being able to overcome spatial barriers, lead to refocusing on spatial dimension of business. It is concluded that ICT introduce new dimension of division of business process and labor, namely a spatial one. It is leading to worldwide reconfiguration of the geography of economic activity developed under fordist regime of production – hitherto separate areas and territories are being transformed into network economy of distant yet linked places.
Madagascar – An Island or a Continent? On the Notions of ‘Island’ and ‘Insularity’
Authors: Jędrusik Maciej
Published: November 2018

The impreciseness and conjectural character of the notions of island and continent have been the subject of many debates. Most researchers agree that unique features of an island include isolation and significant linkages between the economy and life of the inhabitants with the sea. Some characteristic features are related to spatial development and a concentration of towns and the transport network near the sea. However, Madagascar, which is regarded as an island in all kinds of classifications, fulfils only some of the above criteria. As far as the natural life is concerned, some consequences of spatial isolation can be observed, particularly the predominance of endemic and relict species in the fauna and flora, whereas in the economic and social sphere, Madagascar reveals features which are characteristic of continents. Is therefore Madagascar rightly considered an island?
Landscape Representativeness Within the Network of Ecological Corridors Linking Natura 2000 Areas in Poland
Authors: Gerlée Alina
Published: November 2018

This paper analyses landscape representativeness within the ecological corridor network linking Natura 2000 areas in Poland. The criteria used to designate the network did not include landscape representativeness. Nevertheless, the selection of areas covered by the network was found to be adequate to preserve landscape diversity in Poland. The selected areas include the most valuable parts of various landscape types.
Temporal Changes of Land Cover in Relation to Chosen Environmental Variables in Different Types of Landscape
Authors: Zachwatowicz Maria , Giętkowski Tomasz
Published: November 2018

Good understanding of relations between historical land cover changes and accompanying environmental components should be a starting point for landscape modelling and forecasting its future patterns. Analysis presented here focuses on the relationships between chosen environmental conditions and agricultural land cover changes in the period of over 150 years. The study area consisted of fragments of Nidziańska Basin and South Pomeranian Lake District macroregions. The land cover data was derived from a number of archival and contemporary topographical maps. Long-term changes of land cover were then related to underlying landscape elements (geological deposits and morphometric landforms). With the help of canonical analysis major correlations were identified and described.
Cooling and Warming of Climate of the Earth’s Northern Hemisphere (On the Basis of Fluctuations of the Oxygen Isotope Δ18O and Dendrological Data)
Authors: Boryczka Jerzy , Stopa-Boryczka Maria , Unton-Pyziołek Arleta , Gieszcz Piotr
Published: November 2018

Content fluctuations of the oxygen isotope δ18O in the Devon Island ice core during the last 100 000 years are a measure of climate fluctuations in the Northern Hemisphere. The course of content of the oxygen isotope δ18O and the sums of solar radiation reaching the upper edge of the atmosphere are characterized by approximate minima and maxima (by positive correlation). This proves that, during the last hundred thousand years, climate fluctuations (cooling and warming) in the Northern Hemisphere were conditioned by long-term changes of the orbit and altitude of the Earth’s axis. Climate fluctuation forecasts for the Northern Hemisphere were developed for the next 40 000 years on the basis of the established periods of change of the oxygen isotope δ18O and the known solar radiation periodicity. Climate changes in Europe during the last 25000 years were presented together with a forecast for 1000 years (according to organic substances in deposits and radiation) as well as climate changes in Europe in the period from -500 years BP to 2100 AD (according to δ18O and pine tree-rings). It showed that climate changes depended on the concentration of planet mass in relation to the ecliptic plane (from the gravitational impact of planets on the Sun). Concentration courses of planet mass in the Solar System and climate fluctuations in the Northern Hemisphere were compared. Of interest are examples of synchronic fluctuations, i.e. dispersal of planet mass in the Solar System, the widths of pine and spruce tree rings and air temperatures in Europe.
Weather Condition Characteristics at the H. Arctowski Station (South Shetlands, Antarctica) for 2006, in Comparison With Multi-Year Research Results
Authors: Angiel Piotr J. , Potocki Mariusz , Biszczuk-Jakubowska Julita
Published: November 2018

The maritime Antarctic is characterised by highly variable weather conditions throughout the year, as well as over multi-year periods. The annual variability of weather conditions constitutes an important basis for biological and geographical studies, allowing for the monitoring of the functioning and changes of the geographical environment of the west coast of Admiralty Bay (King George Island, South Shetlands, Antarctica). Year-round meteorological observations (1.2006-12.2006) measured: atmospheric pressure, wind speed and direction, cloud cover, air temperature, relative humidity, total precipitation, snow cover, and Admiralty Bay ice cover.
Basic Parameters of the Thermal Regime of Rivers in the Vistula River Catchment
Authors: Oksiuta Monika
Published: November 2018

Seasonal and multi-annual variability of river water temperature has been analysed based on data from 24 gauge stations of the IMGW network. It has been characterised by means of several values of the thermal regime parameters: mean annual, semi-annual (November-April, May-October) and amplitude. The variability of water temperature in the catchment and in the stream network has been estimated. Measurement data included seven stations at the Vistula river. On the background of natural variability, rivers or their segments have been distinguished where water temperature is impacted by anthropopressure.
Colluvic Umbrisols As a Result of the Erosion Process of Rolling and Hilly Country in Agricultural Area
Authors: Braun Barbara
Published: November 2018

Agricultural activity, especially agricultural mechanization, leads to acceleration of erosion in rolling and hilly country. The level of the erosion process, already during territorial observations, may be assessed by the thickness of the humus horizon. In the vicinity of Bytów, the deluvial humus horizons have even achieved thickness of 100 cm. These horizons are also richer in organic matter than humus horizons located on flat-topped mountains and mountain sides. Deluvial horizons are characterized by a somewhat less acid reaction, sometimes even neutral, and somewhat greater dehydration of the sorption complex by alkaline cations.
Issues of Secondary Succession in the Subalpine Forest Glades of the Carpathian Mountains. (Case Study)
Authors: Sosnowska Agnieszka
Published: November 2018

Results of research on the process of spontaneous overgrowth of subalpine forest glades in the Gorce National Park are presented in the paper. Research was carried out in 2006-2008. The condition and directions of changes of glades undergoing conservation efforts of different intensity were examined.
Shopping Centres in Warsaw and Bratislava: A Comparative Analysis
Authors: Dudek-Mańkowska Sylwia , Križan Frantisek
Published: November 2018

The aim of the paper is to summarise the development of shopping centres and their current locations, types and sizes in Warsaw and Bratislava using a comparative analysis method. Both cities are situated in post-communist countries where the transformation of the retail sector shows many similarities. Before the 1990s, globalisation processes could not be observed in the retail sector in either of these countries. After the 1990s, some new forms of retailing started to appear in both Warsaw and Bratislava. Supermarkets, hypermarkets and modern shopping centres came to existence as a new form of retailing which influenced other traditional forms of retailing in these cities.
Why is the City Maps’ Content of Eastern and Central European Countries So Extensive?
Authors: Ciołkosz-Styk Agata , Ostrowski Wiesław
Published: November 2018

Significant changes in the wealth, variety and level of graphic form of city maps are noticeable in recent years, particularly those from Central and Eastern European countries. This is a consequence of the political and economic transformation, resulting in the abolition of censorship and introduction of the free market. City maps published in Western Europe have evolved as well during the aforementioned period due to higher political and economic stability. The paper compares city maps content of 18 European countries and shows the influence of Soviet cartographic style on city maps image in post-communist countries.
The Role of Map Legends in the Process of Map Use. Conclusions from An Exploratory Study
Authors: Gołębiowska Izabela
Published: November 2018

Map and geospatial information is an essential tool in many fields of human activities. Although cartographers were extensively involved in cognitive map design research during the second part of the 20th century, the map use process as well as the significance of individual map design elements have not been studied in sufficient depth. The article discusses the results of a controlled experiment. The exploratory study aimed to simulate the execution of some problem-solving tasks based on the information derived from thematic maps with differently designed legends, viz.: list-legend, grouping-legend and natural-legend. On the basis of think-aloud protocols, it has been confirmed that some differences in map reading depend on the legend used.
PENGARUH EARNING PER SHARE, PRICE TO BOOK VALUE, CASH FLOW OPERATING, STOCK RETURN, DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIOTERHADAP PENILAIAN EKUITAS PERUSAHAAN
Authors: Yanti Sharen Santoso Rafli,
Published: November 2018

The purposeof this studyis to analyze the effect of Earnings Per Share, Price to Book Value, Cash Flow Operating, Stock Return, Dividend Payout Ratio to theEquity Valuation oncompanies listedinthe Indonesia Stock Exchange. A total sample of 47 manufacturing company was selected through purposive sampling method. The results of this study is the earnings per share, dividend payout ratio, and operating cash flow do not have significant influence on equity valuation. Conversely, the price-to-book value and stock return       have  significant influence on equity valuation. Suggestions for future research is to expand the period of research and use others independent variables that have not been tested in this study for example: sales, interest rates, retained earnings, stock price, and net income.
PENGARUH UKURAN PERUSAHAAN, LEVERAGE, RISIKO SISTEMATIK, DAN INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY SET TERHADAP EARNINGS RESPONSE COEFFICIENT PADA PERUSAHAAN MANUFAKTUR YANG TERDAFTAR DI BURSA EFEK INDONESIA PADA TAHUN 2012-2014
Authors: Sufiyati Ivan Kurnia,
Published: November 2018

The purpose of this research is to gain empirical evidence about the influence of firm size, leverage, systematic risk, and investment opportunity set on earnings response coefficient on manufacturing companies listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange for 2012-2014. Samples selected by using purposive sampling method. This research used a sample of one hundred fourty one manufacturing companies. The result of this research indicate that only systematic risk have an influence on earnings response coefficient while firm size, leverage, and investment opportunity set has not an influence on earnings response coefficient. For a better results, further research may add another variable that influence on earnings response coefficient.
Book Review by Jon C. Schommer, Ph.D., Editor, INNOVATIONS in pharmacy
Authors: Schommer Jon
Published: November 2018

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CARACTERIZACIÓN MECÁNICA DE RECUBRIMIENTOS DE ALUMINIO-SILICIO DEPOSITADOS POR CVD-FBR SOBRE EL ACERO INOXIDABLE AISI 316 Y OXIDADO EN VAPOR DE AGUA
Authors: Pérez Muñoz Diego , Marulanda Arévalo José Luddey , Moreno Tellez Carlos Mauricio
Published: November 2018

El recubrimiento de Aluminio-Silicio fue depositado a 540 °C sobre el acero austenítico AISI 316 por deposición química de vapor en lecho fluidizado (CVD-FBR), para luego ser tratado a 750 °C en argón por 2 horas. Esta muestra recubierta fue oxidada en un loop de vapor a 750 °C y presentó la velocidad de corrosión hasta 100 veces menor con respecto al substrato (acero) oxidado bajo las mismas condiciones.
Con el propósito de investigar los beneficios del recubrimiento Al-Si-CVD-FBR sobre el sustrato sobre las propiedades mecánicas de las muestras oxidadas, se realizó estudios de microdureza y nanoindentación. Además, para investigar los cambios micro-estructurales de las muestras oxidadas se realizó análisis por medio de Microscopia Electrónica de Barrido (MEB) y para observar los cambios de la topografía, gradiente de rugosidad y detectar posibles fases formadas en función de la distancia recorrida del análisis de sección transversal de la muestra, se procedió hacer un estudio con el recorrido de la punta del cantiléver de un Microscopio de Fuerza Atómica y se encontró aumento en la dureza del recubrimiento respecto al sustrato y una relación con los barridos de fase del MFA
The Intergenerational Perception of the Causes and Effects of Language Loss in the Pijao Community of Natagaima, Colombia
Authors: Zwisler Joshua James
Published: November 2018

The Pijao language was lost sometime during the last half of the 20th century and exactly how the language was lost has yet to be discerned. Using data from an investigation that examined perceptions of the causes and effects of the Pijao linguicide among focus groups of different ages in the Pijao community at Natagaima, Tolima, this article examines two themes that came out of the focus groups – how the language was lost and how the community has suffered since the loss of the Pijao language. The results show how loss of their native language has disadvantaged the Pijao as a result of pervasive linguistic essentialist attitudes pervasive in the country. At the national level, the Pijao have problems in terms of recognition from other indigenous groups, with many refusing to recognize the indigeneity of the Pijao on the grounds of lack of language, and at a local level with mestizos arguing the same. Additionally, the author offers a tentative hypothesis for the loss of the Pijao language in the south of Tolima – that the creation of indigenous reserves may have hastened the loss of the language.
Los estilos de aprendizaje y la competencia argumentativa escrita bilingüe (español-inglés) en términos de las escogencias discursivas y lingüísticas
Authors: Loaiza Villalba Neira
Published: November 2018

Este artículo presenta los resultados de un estudio cuantitativo, de diseño no experimental y transversal, sobre la relación entre los estilos de aprendizaje y la competencia argumentativa escrita bilingüe (español-inglés) en términos de las elecciones discursivas y lingüísticas, en una muestra de 47 estudiantes de 4º semestre de licenciatura en lenguas modernas de una universidad pública colombiana. Mediante la aplicación del inventario de estilos de aprendizaje de Kolb se identificaron los estilos de aprendizaje, encontrándose, a través de un análisis de retórica contrastiva intraindividual, que el estilo de aprendizaje predominante (divergente, acomodador, asimilador o convergente) direccionó algunas elecciones discursivas y lingüísticas realizadas en sendas cartas petitorias en español e inglés. No obstante, factores externos como la naturaleza de la lengua escrita y las exigencias cognitivas de la argumentación podrían demandar características cognitivas y afectivas diferentes de las que proporciona el estilo de aprendizaje predominante.
La escritura académica apoyada por un Centro de Escritura Digital en la educación media
Authors: Calle Álvarez Gerzon Yair
Published: November 2018

El presente artículo tiene como propósito reflexionar sobre la escritura académica apoyada por las Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación (TIC) en el marco de un Centro de Escritura Digital (CED), desde las posibilidades de desarrollo y aplicación en la educación media. Para ello, se presentan las relaciones entre la alfabetización académica y digital, luego, las posibilidades sociales y educativas de la escritura mediada por TIC, las perspectivas de abordaje de la escritura académica en la escuela y, finalmente, unas conclusiones para la tutoría de la escritura académica apoyada por un CED en la educación media.