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Hybrid Particle Swarm Optimization With Genetic Algorithm to Train Artificial Neural Networks for Short-Term Load Forecasting
Authors: Abeyrathna Kuruge Darshana , Jeenanunta Chawalit
Published: December 2018

This research proposes a new training algorithm for artificial neural networks (ANNs) to improve the short-term load forecasting (STLF) performance. The proposed algorithm overcomes the so-called training issue in ANNs, where it traps in local minima, by applying genetic algorithm operations in particle swarm optimization when it converges to local minima. The training ability of the hybridized training algorithm is evaluated using load data gathered by Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand. The ANN is trained using the new training algorithm with one-year data to forecast equal 48 periods of each day in 2013. During the testing phase, a mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) is used to evaluate performance of the hybridized training algorithm and compare them with MAPEs from Backpropagation, GA, and PSO. Yearly average MAPE and the average MAPEs for weekdays, Mondays, weekends, Holidays, and Bridging holidays show that PSO+GA algorithm outperforms other training algorithms for STLF.
An Efficient Framework Using Normalized Dominance Operator for Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithms
Authors: Ojha Muneendra , Singh Krishna Pratap , Chakraborty Pavan , Verma Shekhar
Published: December 2018

Multi-objective optimization algorithms using evolutionary optimization methods have shown strength in solving various problems using several techniques for producing uniformly distributed set of solutions. In this article, a framework is presented to solve the multi-objective optimization problem which implements a novel normalized dominance operator (ND) with the Pareto dominance concept. The proposed method has a lesser computational cost as compared to crowding-distance-based algorithms and better convergence. A parallel external elitist archive is used which enhances spread of solutions across the Pareto front. The proposed algorithm is applied to a number of benchmark multi-objective test problems with up to 10 objectives and compared with widely accepted aggregation-based techniques. Experiments produce a consistently good performance when applied to different recombination operators. Results have further been compared with other established methods to prove effective convergence and scalability.
Ontology-Based Smart Sound Digital Forensics Analysis for Web Services
Authors: Akremi Aymen , Sriti Mohamed-Foued , Sallay Hassen , Rouached Mohsen
Published: December 2018

The big data generated by today Web services makes very fastidious and time-consuming the investigators logs management and analysis tasks. This is due partly to the lack of an efficient web service dedicated log data representation. We introduce, in this paper, an extensible standard based semantic ontology representation of Web service log data to identify hidden information and extract eventual scenario of Cyber-attacks in the web logs. The proposed ontology supports the Web service specification and it satisfies the forensics and admissibility requirements. Through a friendly graphical user interface, the investigator can define validation rules and queries and execute them using a logical reasoner over the proposed ontology to get some comprehensive forensic report ready to present to the court. We also showed how the proposed ontology can facilitate the investigator analysis task, reduce required time, and enhance the forensics process comprehensiveness.
Magnesium Aluminum Silicate Nanoparticles and Polyanionic Cellulose as Additives in Low-Solid Water-Based Drilling Fluids
Authors: Wang Kai , Jiang Guan Cheng , Liu Fan , Shi He
Published: December 2018

This work demonstrated a nanosized material, magnesium aluminum silicate (MAS), as a rheological modifier for low-solid water-based drilling fluids (WBDs) to prompt the development of the safe and high-performance low-solid WBDs. To maintain good filtration property, the polyanionic cellulose (PAC) was introduced into the MAS suspension. Meanwhile, a comprehensive comparison between MAS cooperating with PAC and BT mixing with PAC was conducted. The addition of 0.5 wt% PAC increased the yield stress and generated better shear-thinning performance for 1 wt% MAS and 4 wt% bentonite (BT). The 1 wt% MAS/0.5 wt% PAC exhibited higher yield stress and shear-thinning performance than 4 wt% BT/0.5 wt% PAC. In addition, low-concentration MAS and MAS/PAC suspensions showed higher gel strength and rapider recovery performance compared with high-concentration BT and BT/PAC suspensions. MAS and MAS/PAC maintained excellent thermal stability, compared with other common rheological modifiers, such as xanthan gum (XG), hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC). After hot rolling at 120 °C for 16 h, WBDs prepared by MAS/PAC exhibited a slight decrease of rheological parameters, which indicated high ability to resist high temperature. The XRF, particle size distribution, and TEM analysis revealed the mechanism of low-concentration MAS and MAS/PAC maintaining better shear-thinning performance, higher gel strength and yield stress. As the excellent rheological properties and thermal stability, MAS has the great potential to be a rheological modifier for low-solid WBDs.
Adsorption of Chromium in Aqueous Solution by Using Zeolite A Prepared from Fly Ash
Authors: Jumaeri  , Kunarti Eko Sri
Published: December 2018

Adsorption of Cr(III) and Cr(VI) in aqueous solution by the zeolite A from coal fly ash at various conditions has been carried out. Zeolite A was synthesized from fly ash through modified alkaline fusion hydrothermal process in a reactor stainless steel. Adsorption is carried out by direct contact between the adsorbent and adsorbate in an adsorption batch. Zeolite A from fly ash (ZA-FA) of 0.01 g was mixed with 20 mL both Cr(III) and Cr(VI) at various pH, contact time and initial concentration, in a flask Erlenmeyer 50 mL. The result showed that pH conditions of adsorption process, affect the adsorption ability of zeolite A to Cr(III) and Cr(VI) in aqueous solution. The adsorption of Cr(III) and Cr(VI) on zeolite A reached a maximum at pH 6 and time contact 120 minutes. The adsorption of Cr(III) on zeolite A increased from 3.4 mg/g at pH 3 and achieved a maximum adsorption of 42.67 mg/g at pH 6. At higher pH (7-8) the Cr(III) adsorption tends decreases. The adsorption ability of ZA-FA to Cr(III) is higher than that of Cr(VI) in aqueous solution. The Cr(III) adsorption process on ZA-FA follows the pseudo-order 2 kinetics model.
The Effect of Shaft Diameter on Hardness Distribution and Case Harden Depth of AISI4130 Alloy Steel after Quenching
Authors: Boonluang Thawatchai
Published: December 2018

The objective of this study was to investigate the influence of specimen radius on the hardness of AISI 4130 steel in water-quenching process. The paper demonstrates how these parameters can affect the hardness from the surface to center of round samples. The experiment was performed and constructed relationship between hardness and geometry parameters to estimate hardness distribution for shaft diameter 55 mm and 80 mm. The relationship between hardness and radius was also constructed to predict hardness at center and corner for shaft radius 7.5-40 mm.
Variable Thickness Rolling - A New Process for Rolled Profile Strips
Authors: Wang Xiao Gong , Liu Xiang Hua
Published: December 2018

As a result of more requirements for improving natural environment and economic environment, the manufacturing of light weight components is becoming increasingly vital in industrial development. Variable thickness rolling (VTR)-a new process for rolled profile strips (RPS) is proposed in this paper. This so-called “variable thickness rolling” is based on the utilization of a special roll system that causes the material to flow in latitudinal direction. The rolled profile strips with defined cross-sections are obtained by this process. The elastic-plastic finite element model is established to analyze the forming principle. The simulation results agree with experimental data on the whole.
The Preparation and Characterization of Fluorinated Graphene Oxide with Different Degrees of Oxidation
Authors: Zhao Xiao Feng , Yu Zi Li , Fu Cong Li , Wang Xiu Li
Published: December 2018

For many excellent graphene derivatives, tailoring the material properties is crucial to get a broader application. In the present work, a series of fluorinated graphene oxide (FGO) with various oxidation degree were synthesized using a modified Hummers method at different reaction temperatures. The structure and property of FGO were analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infra-red spectra (FT-IR), X-ray photoelectron spectra (XPS) and Zeta potential analysis. The results indicate that the oxygen contents range from 5.61 % to 21.96 % in FGO can be tuned by altering the reaction temperatures. The oxygen in FGO is presented mainly in the form of epoxide and carboxyl groups. With increasing reaction temperature from 50 °C to 90 °C, the oxygen content in FGO decreases and thicker multilayered FGO is formed with lower dispersibility.
Erectile dysfunction among male patients diagnosed with schizophrenia being treated with antipsychotic medication, and the impact on quality of life
Authors: Rowel W. W. J. S. M , Liyange U. L. N. S. , Hewawitharana U. H. , Dayabandara M. , Rodrigo A.
Published: December 2018

IntroductionErectile dysfunction is a distressing side effect of antipsychotics, which leads to poor medication compliance and poor quality of life. There is a scarcity of studies on antipsychotic-induced sexual dysfunction in Sri Lanka. We assessed the prevalence of erectile dysfunction among patients with schizophrenia who have been prescribed antipsychotic medication. MethodsA cross sectional, descriptive study was conducted among patients attending the outpatient clinics of Colombo North Teaching Hospital and National Hospital, Sri Lanka. The five item International Index for Erectile Dysfunction, Erection Hardness Score and World Health Organization Quality of Life Brief Scale were used to assess erectile dysfunction and quality of life. ResultsOf the 102 patients in the study, 80 (79%) were found to have erectile dysfunction. The largest proportion of erectile dysfunction was seen in patients who were prescribed clozapine (87.9%), followed by risperidone (82.1%), olanzapine (73.9%) and fluphenazine (68.8%). There was no significant correlation between erectile dysfunction and quality of life. None of the patients had initiated a discussion about sexual side effects, while only 8.3% reported that their psychiatrist had inquired about the sexual dysfunction. ConclusionsThe results of this study suggest that sexual dysfunction is a common but often overlooked phenomenon among patients with schizophrenia. This study highlights the need for Sri Lankan psychiatrists to explore sexual problems in this cohort of patients.
A cross sectional survey of adherence, perceived efficacy and side effects of methylphenidate among children at a teaching hospital in Sri Lanka
Authors: Jayamaha G. , Perera W. M.T. M. , Herath T. A. , Rodrigo A.
Published: December 2018

IntroductionAttention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most commonly diagnosed psychiatric condition in childhood, which if untreated may have a negative effect on education, peer relationships and family disharmony. Methylphenidate is an effective treatment for ADHD, although its use is limited by poor compliance and side effects. Studies on effects of side effects on efficacy, and adherence of methylphenidate in developing countries are scarce. MethodsWe assessed the adherence, efficacy, and side effects of methylphenidate in children and adolescents treated at a child and adolescent psychiatry clinic of North Colombo Teaching Hospital, Ragama. We gathered information from guardians of the children treated with methylphenidate for at least 2 months, using an interviewer administered questionnaire. ResultsAmong the 149 participants, a majority were males and the mean age of the population was 10.4 years. More than 52% participants reported 100% compliance with methylphenidate, but only 12% complied with non-pharmacological therapies. While 75% believed the medication to be effective, only 17% perceived psychosocial strategies to be useful. Poor appetite (44%) was the most common side effect of methylphenidate and 43% did not report any side effect. There was a negative correlation between compliance with methylphenidate and the occurrence of poor appetite, as well as with not increasing the initial dose. DiscussionThe results of this study suggest that methylphenidate is an effective and well-tolerated treatment for children in Sri Lanka with ADHD.
Domestic violence: Does it concern the psychiatrist?
Authors: Rajapakse T. N.
Published: December 2018

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Levetiracetam induced behavioral changes: a case report
Authors: Kamalraj R. , Sirisena D. , Amarasinghe S. C.
Published: December 2018

A 16-year-old girl with a long-standing history of epilepsy and mild learning disability, presented to the neurology unit of the National Hospital of Sri Lanka with a history of abrupt onset of behavioral changes after the initiation of levetiracetam therapy. She did not have any psychiatric illness or behavioural changes prior to this episode, and her symptoms were not related to any seizure episodes. Her symptoms gradually declined within a week of the cessation of levetiracetam.
New aquatic species of Megaselia Rondani from Bolivia (Diptera: Phoridae)
Authors: Disney R. Henry L. , Kovac Damir
Published: December 2018

Ten aquatic species of Megaselia Rondani (1856) are reported from the internodes of the large bamboo Guadua angustifolia var. chacoensis in Bolivia. Megaselia aquatica sp. n., and M. imitatrix Borgmeier (1969) are named and seven species given code letters as their males remain unknown. Five of these species closely resemble the distinctive M. imitatrix. The eggs of species C, in addition to a subterminal plastron, uniquely have the rest of the egg covered in fine hairs. Three additional Megaselia species reported from bamboo or other phytotelms in the Americas, Megaselia hansonix Disney (2009), M. rufipes (Meigen) (1804) and M. scalaris (Loew) (1866) are illustrated. A key for Megaselia from the Americas reported from aquatic situations is presented.
Improving neurocognitive functioning in schizophrenia by addition of cognitive remediation therapy to a standard treatment of metacognitive training
Authors: Caponnetto Pasquale , Maglia Marilena , Auditore Roberta , Bocchieri Marta , Caruso Antonio , DiPiazza Jennifer , Polosa Riccardo
Published: December 2018

Cognitive dysfunctions are a common clinical feature of schizophrenia and represent important indicators of outcome among patients who are affected. Therefore, a randomized, controlled, monocentric, singleblind trial was carried out to compare two different rehabilitation strategies adopted for the restoration and recovery of cognitive functioning of residential patients with schizophrenia. A sample of 110 residential patients were selected and, during the experimental period, a group of 55 patients was treated with sets of domain-specific exercises (SRT+CRT), whereas an equal control group was treated with sets of non domain-specific exercises (SRT+PBO) belonging to the Cogpack® software. The effects on the scores (between T0 and T1) of the variables treatment and time and of the interaction time X treatment were analyzed: for the total BACS, the main effect of the between-factors variable treatment is statistically significant (F=201.562 P=0.000), as well as the effect of the within-factors variable “time” (F=496.68 P=0.000).The interaction of these two factors is also statistically significant (F=299.594 P=0.000). The addition of cognitive remediation therapy (CRT) to a standard treatment of metacognitive training (MCT) resulted in a significant improvement in global neurocognitive functioning and has reported positive effects with regard to the strengthening of verbal and working memory, selective and sustained attention at T1. A relevant result is the statistically significance of “time X treatment” for all the tests administered: we can assume that the domain-specific cognitive training amplifies the effects of SRT, as the primary and secondary goals of the present study were achieved.
Scale for retrospective assessment of immediate concussion symptoms
Authors: Cernovsky Zack Zdenek , Istasy Paul Victor Fayez , Bureau Yves , Chiu Simon
Published: December 2018

The retrospective diagnosis of concussion is often missed by clinicians. We present a brief scale for retrospective assessment of the immediate concussion symptoms (ICS) to facilitate the diagnosis of patients without visible head injury or full loss of consciousness. We administered the scale to 90 survivors of car accidents (mean age 42.0, SD=13.6; 33 males, 57 females) at 2 to 33 months after their accident. Our scale consists of 6 items and these were endorsed by the following % of our respondents: feeling dazed (64.4% of our 90 respondents), stunned (73.3%), confused (70.0%), disoriented (62.2%), dizzy (57.8%), and loss of consciousness (22.2%). The statistical properties of the scale are satisfactory (Cronbach alpha = 0.74). The scale correlates with post-accident insomnia (r=0.28), depression (r=0.29), and also with Rivermead measure of the chronic post-concussion syndrome (r=0.34). The ICS scale could be used as a starting point in longitudinal research with brain imaging procedures to evaluate the stages of recovery from the initial concussion. Attached are the English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Russian, and Czech versions of our scale.
Paraneoplastic rheumatic disorders: a narrative review
Authors: Manzini C.U. , Colaci M. , Ferri C. , Manzini E.
Published: December 2018

Paraneoplastic syndromes (PS) are a heterogeneous group of diseases related to a neoplasm, indirectly dependent on it. Diagnosis and the treatment are often a challenge for clinicians, not least because the pathogenetic mechanisms are highly complex and not entirely known. Nonetheless, in most cases, PS precede the diagnosis of malignancies, thus their identification is particularly important in addressing physicians’ diagnostic work-up with regard to early cancer diagnosis. Among paraneoplastic syndromes, those of rheumatologic interest represent a large component. In this paper, we review the main rheumatic PS.
Spasmophilia and entrapment nerve syndrome comorbidities in fibromyalgic patients: a possible neuromuscular pain generator
Authors: Ginanneschi F. , Filippou G. , Adinolfi A. , Di Sabatino V. , Frediani B. , Rossi A.
Published: December 2018

This paper is aimed at investigating whether peripheral dysfunction at the neuromuscular level may represent a pain generator in fibromyalgia. We studied the prevalence of spasmophilia (SP), carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and ulnar neuropathy at the elbow (UNE) in a group of 40 subjects suffering from fibromyalgia. Clinical and electrophysiological data were obtained to ascertain whether comorbid conditions were present. For subjective evaluation of symptoms severity, validated questionnaires for CTS and UNE were completed by patients. Twenty subjects were positive for SP (50%); CTS was diagnosed in 12 subjects (30%); no patient suffered from UNE; 6 subjects were affected at the same time by SP and CTS (15%); 14 subjects (35%) were affected by SP alone. The prevalence of CTS and SP was higher in fibromyalgia subjects than in the general population. The scores of the questionnaires related to CTS were significantly higher in fibromyalgia subjects positive for CTS, with respect to the other subjects. In fibromyalgia, CTS and SP may be considered clinical entities in themselves, the importance of which lies in their acting as peripheral pain generators that enhance or initiate central sensitization, thereby contributing to chronic widespread pain. The amplification of pain is indeed a correctable/misguided message that occurs inside the brain of fibromyalgia subjects and identification and local treatment of pain generators would lessen the total pain burden. The magnitude of the overlap in symptoms between fibromyalgia and CTS/SP necessitates careful investigation of these conditions.
Elevated atmospheric mercury concentrations at the Russian polar
station Amderma during Icelandic volcanoes' eruptions
Authors: Pankratov Fidel , Mahura Alexander , Petäjä Tuukka , Popov Valentin , Masloboev Vladimir
Published: December 2018

Abstract. We estimate the long-range atmospheric transport of elemental mercury in the Northern Hemisphere and present new data for volcanic eruptions in Iceland. At the Polar station Amderma (Russia) of long-term observations of elemental mercury concentration (2009–2010), a change in the dynamics was recorded. For seasonal variability at the period from 2001–2009 negative trend (−0.66 ng per month) was fixed. However, the analysis of the last three years of measurement (2010–2012) showed the greatest positive trend (+0.97 ng per month). In April 2010 and the highest positive trend was observed (+0.24 ng m−3), for the first time for the whole (2001–2013). At the same time, high concentrations of gaseous elemental mercury in the range from 1.81 to 2.58 ng m−3 in Apr–Jun 2010 and from 1.81 to 3.31 ng m−3 in May–Jun 2011 in contrast to the typical concentrations of 1.51 ng m−3. During the period of 2010 and 2011 intensified volcanoes in Iceland and consequently volcanic eruptions in Iceland were considered the most probable cause of these increased concentrations. Until now, there have been no cases of recording a high concentration of mercury during the active eruption of the volcano, measured so far from the source of the eruption. In this way for the first time at the Amderma station in the Russian Arctic, high levels of elemental mercury were recorded as associated with the periods of active volcanoes Eyjafjallajokull (in 2010) and Grimsvotn (in 2011). The inverse trajectories calculated for a vertical profile covering a height of 500 and 3000 m above sea level the time level with high mercury concentrations confirmed that this was due to atmospheric transport from the northwest and was associated with the active Eyjafjallaicull and Grimsvotn volcanoes. Therefore, it can be assumed that these active volcanoes are the main sources of increased mercury concentrations in the northern hemisphere as a result of atmospheric transport of volcanic clouds to the monitoring point in the Russian Arctic.
Apocalypse at Painting to Cinema: The end of Western Civilization and Hegemony
Authors: Köksal Selma
Published: December 2018

As we know, the European-American Western civilization and authority has started to form with the Greek civilization, and strengthened itself through the advent of monotheistic religions. After the Renaissance era and industrial revolutions, the transition from feudalism to industrialization and then to capitalism, made Europe a center of the world. Yet, today, the center has been shifted to the line of Europe-America. In the art of painting, the concept of apocalypse is as old as the first paintings that depict the narrations about human existence. Yet, we can see this concept in an intensified way in the film arts. Finding its inspiration from the social world we live in, film art has been deeply affected by the social class struggles, income inequality, cold war period followed by two major wars, and environmental disasters. By analyzing examples from the history of art and directors from film arts (such as Tarkovsky, Iñárritu, Lars von Trier, and Nuri Bilge Ceylan) who use metaphorical sceneries in dystopian /utopian contents, this article will focus on decoding the signification of the concept of apocalypse throughout the history of humanity.
Interpersonal Relations as a Tool to Film Directing
Authors: Bogoni Caio Augusto Camargo , Michel Renate B.
Published: December 2018

This work seeks to indicate how psychology can assist art by denoting the importance of interpersonal relations in the process of artistic production, specifically film directing. A model of an ideal director is introduced, which is composed of personal qualities and fields of study that must be mastered. The profession’s specific phenomena are explored: empathy, objectivity and assertiveness, feedback, living the moment, and personality issues the director brings to the set. It is proposed that knowledge in these subjects can provide benefits to the director’s relationship with his/her team, thus making professional development possible.
Production Design, Art Direction and Dramaturgy in the Turkish Cinema After 1990
Authors: Yilmaz Serdar
Published: December 2018

The discussion of crucial but long neglected issue of the meaning, function and importance of production design and art direction with regard to movie production process in Turkey constitutes the main essence of this article.  Space design within the creative process of a movie, in other words the construction process of the space in movie making in Turkey will be analyzed in the medium of  certain films and creative –preparatory  process of design, which entails drawings, drafts, and distinct stages of realization as experienced by three contemporary  art directors  and production designers.
Comic Venus: Women and Comedy in American Silent Film
Authors: Adamson Patrick
Published: December 2018

Kristen Anderson Wagner, Comic Venus: Women and Comedy in American Silent Film. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 2018. 303 pp. ISBN: 9780814341025
Consenso y conflicto a la luz de las tres fases del conflicto distributivo en la Argentina Kirchnerista (2002-2011).
Authors: Kejsefman Igal
Published: December 2018

El presente trabajo pretende aportar al estudio del proceso de crecimiento de la economía argentina tras la caída de la Convertibilidad (2002-2011) entendiendo que para ello resulta fundamental analizar el momento político de la acumulación de capital. Por este motivo nos centraremos en el estudio del modo en que el Estado reconstruyó el orden tras la caída de la Convertibilidad (2002-2011), analizando específicamente su intervención económica. A través del conflicto distributivo buscaremos abordar la “dimensión política de la política económica” (Piva, 2015) que permitió en un primer momento (2002/3) reconstruir el consenso, que desde 2005 comenzó a erosionarse y finalmente mutó en conflicto abierto en 2008 durante el denominado Conflicto del Campo. A la luz del conflicto distributivo nos proponemos abordar el modo en que las fuerzas sociales se enfrentaron o tejieron alianzas por lo que primará a lo largo del artículo un nivel de análisis fraccionalista.
Los conciertos en Barcelona (1760-1808): el doble estreno de "La Creación" de Haydn en contexto
Authors: Bertran Lluís
Published: December 2018

Barcelona carecía de un estudio sistemático de las primeras etapas de su vida concertística. A partir de los datos y la óptica del dietario del barón de Maldà y del Diario de Barcelona, este artículo estudia la organización y la evolución de los distintos formatos de conciertos en la ciudad entre 1760 y 1808. La vitalidad de las siestas musicales se considera desde su dimensión estética y social y desde su identidad compartida con los conciertos espirituales domésticos. Las academias domésticas por suscripción, en el punto de encuentro entre estos últimos y el naciente concierto público, se presentan como un espacio de negociación cultural clave para la evolución de las prácticas musicales urbanas. Por fin, a partir de este marco y con datos inéditos, se analiza la exitosa pero compleja recepción en Barcelona del oratorio La Creación de Joseph Haydn a través de la sucesión de conciertos públicos de 1804 y 1805.
"The Communist Manifesto" and the Lure of Scientific Socialism
Authors: Schwartz Pedro
Published: December 2018

The Communist Manifesto (1848) was an explosive pamphlet written by Karl Marx with the help of Friedrich Engels, where he predicted the inevitable of downfall of capitalism and the coming dawn of communism. The seduction of this powerful piece of rhetoric lay in the combination of three elements: the assertion that its arguments were scientific, the tone of moral indignation, and the rousing call to arms for a social revolution. Of course, he failed in his prediction of the immiseration of the working classes, and the inevitable march of the free market towards all-embracing monopoly. But the mistakes with the crueller outcomes were another two: that capitalist growth was based on the primitive accumulation of value extracted from the working class; and that scientific and technical progress was not brought about by free competition but was an automatic result of material conditions. Here were implicit an excuse for oppression and a hatred of individual freedom
Figural Creativity, Creative Potential, and Personality among Taiwanese Fashion Design Undergraduates
Authors: Tsai Kuan-Chen
Published: December 2018

For modern visual artists and graphic designers, creativity is the sine qua non, and it should be equally important to fashion designers. The main objective of this study was to investigate the relationships among figural creativity, creative potential, and personality in a sample of Taiwanese fashion design undergraduates. Convenient sampling was used. A sample of 90 first-year fashion design undergraduate students (73 women and 17 men) at Asia University in Taiwan, was recruited from the Foundation of Design, which is the foundational fashion design course, to participant in this study. This study’s results suggest that figural creativity is not related to creative potential or to personality. However, we suggest that using alternative or additional instruments to measure creative potential and/or include additional relevant variables might build on these findings and increase our understanding of the relationships among figural creativity, creative potential, and personality.
Public Sphere as Democratic Sphere
Authors: Faeedfar Ziba , Lotfata Yasin
Published: December 2018

Political public space is more conflicted and stressed. Process of black-balling other actors is dominant here. Other civilian public spaces mean mutual learning and opinion improvement. These two spaces try to affect each other. Civilian public spaces try to affect political public space with political discourses. The only way to determine the willpower of the society is participation. Planning is conducted through this participation which brings democracy concept with. Planning is the participation of the folk in the decision phase. It puts communicative rationality instead of instrumental rationality in decisions to be taken for the community. This newly existing planning concept is based on the principle of consensus creating. All these let the planning turn into a democracy project. Handling the planning in such a concept and bringing together new spatial representation form in transmitting information by regarding spatial changings must be concept of planning of today. This study conducted a brief review on constructing democratic public space.
Toward a Holistic EcoFeminism: A Chinese Perspective
Authors: Wei Qingqi
Published: December 2018

While ancient Chinese ecological wisdom particularly found in Daoism has become increasingly known to the world academia, its holistic feature connected with an ecofeminist dimension is yet to be investigated. Besides, rupture remains to be removed between great masters' theories and ordinary people's lives. There are reassuring hopes that as a continuum of this ongoing process, contemporary Chinese scholarship in this regard inherits ancient Chinese philosophy and facilitates many developments, especially making possible a holistic Chinese ecofeminism, with the reinterpretation of yin and yang as a paradigmatic endeavor.
Nature and Ethnic Women: An Ecofeminist Reading of Chi Zijian's The Last Quarter of the Moon and Linda Hogan's Solar Storms
Authors: Du Lanlan
Published: December 2018

Although they do not have any factual connections, both contemporary Chinese writer Chi Zijian and Chickasaw writer Linda Hogan have deep concerns about the intertwined environmental and gender issues. By employing an ecofeminist approach, this essay aims to make a comparative analysis of The Last Quarter of the Moon and Solar Storms to analyze ethnic women's affinity with nature and the twin exploitation of nature and women revealed in them. It argues that both the two novels emphasize a general acceptance of the interconnectedness of human and nonhuman world, with The Last Quarter of the Moon focusing more on the unity between nature and humanity, and the lamentation of the demise of the Evenki culture in the process of modernization whereas Solar Storms has a clearer awareness of resistance to the double oppression of the land and Native American women.
An Artist of Range and Breadth: Commemorating Steinbeck
Authors: Gladstein Mimi Reisel
Published: December 2018

Surveying Steinbeck's range and breadth, this article focuses to a large extent on his varied styles, subject matter, and the several roles of women in his works. On the one hand, he produced Of Mice and Men, a brief but mythic piece that for all its universality may be read and enjoyed by high school students and is a staple of their reading lists, while speaking as well to readers of all ages. Alternatively, after the end of World War II the King of Norway awarded him the King Haakon VII Freedom Cross for writing a book that inspired resistance to the murderous Nazi menace. And his portrayal of women runs the gamut from young children such as Ruthie in The Grapes of Wrath to Gramma in the same novel.
Antropología del turismo de San Juan del Sur Rivas Nicaragua
Authors: Espinoza Vallejos Sandra , García Vásquez Ramiro
Published: December 2018

El ensayo presenta un análisis de la antropología del turismo de San Juan del Sur desde sus orígenes hastala modernidad, la comunidad está localizada en el Departamento de Rivas, Nicaragua y es considerada elmás importante destino turístico de sol y playa en el Pacífico de nuestro país. Como sustento analítico se revisaron los resultados de investigaciones antropológicas, arqueológicas, históricas y datos cuantitativos actualizados a cerca del auge y desarrollo turístico en la comunidad. Los análisis que se hicieron a través de la antropología del turismo permitieron estudiar esta actividad económica, desde la relación que tiene  con una amplia diversidad de grupos humanos, entre visitantes y residentes, que interactúan entre sí y como consecuencia se originan una serie de contactos basados en la interculturalidad que permite una mejor comprensión, sostenibilidad y aprovechamiento del turismo, re direccionándolo a tipologías vivencialesy comunitarias.
Creatividad y legado: adornos corporales en el sitio arqueológico Nejapa, Nicaragua
Authors: González Hodgson Kevin Ernesto
Published: December 2018

estratigráfica realizado en dos contextos domésticos en el sitio arqueológico Nejapa, en el departamento de Managua recurriendo para ello a técnicas de análisis métricos y morfológicos con el objetivo de lograr una caracterización detallada de la variabilidad de diseños recuperados en el registro arqueológico. Los resultados obtenidos sostienen que los adornos corporales simbolizan un lenguaje no verbal que transmiten información esencial de nuestra naturaleza social y cultural por lo que eventualmente, están vinculados con la tradición y la identidad de la población local asentado en esta zona de la capital nicaragüense.
Descontruyendo las masculinidades hegemónicas - un medio para la prevención de la Violencia Basada en el género en las comunidades de El Viejo - Chinandega
Authors: Hernández Briceño Sergio José
Published: December 2018

El presente artículo es elaborado a partir del involucramiento del autor durante los últimos 3 años (2016-2018) en acciones e intervenciones de carácter comunitario donde se promueven procesos para el cambio social en pro de la equidad y la igualdad de género, por ello el título: “Descontruyendo las masculinidades hegemónicas - un medio para la prevención de la Violencia Basada en el género”. Apunta rescatar algunos elementos extraídos desde la experiencia del trabajo con hombres de diversas edades, quienes han tenido que asumir desafíos para lograr cambios reales que aporten al desarrollo de sí mismos, sus compañeras, familias y espacios comunitarios. El propósito de este artículo investigativo es dar a conocer la importancia que tiene el trabajo con hombres para fomentar la sensibilización, concientización de género, esto para gestar cambios consecuentes en las relaciones de los hombres con sus familias, promoviendo la no violencia y la afectividad sana; para ello se deben llevar a cabo acciones que cuestionen mandatos asignados por la misma sociedad en donde las relaciones de poder favorecen a los hombres, relegando consecuentemente a las mujeres hacia situaciones de violencia y sumisión. El tema ha sido abordado desde el enfoque holístico- antropológico, con métodos propias como la etnografía y técnicas particulares de la ciencia como la observación directa y participante, aplicación de entrevistas abiertas y a profundidad.
Rendimiento corporal de especies de peces nativos del Golfo de Fonseca de Honduras
Authors: Carranza Edgar Osiris
Published: December 2018

En el Golfo de Fonseca ubicado al sur de Honduras, existen 60 especies de peces de valor comercial. Algunas de estas son clasificadas como pescado blanco (en donde se agrupa el 33% del total de las capturas). El pescado blanco es de poco valor comercial para los pescadores artesanales, pero con alta viabilidad para el procesamiento primario. El objetivo del estudio fue evaluar los índices del rendimiento corporal de 10 especies de peces nativos del Golfo de Fonseca para identificar las especies con potencial para el procesamiento primario, que consiste en la limpieza y extracción de vísceras para su comercialización y consumo. Se recolectaron ejemplares post captura (con pesos entre 150 y 500 g) de peces nativos del Golfo de Fonseca, ubicados en cuatro comunidades pesqueras. Se registraron medidas morfométricas para calcular los rendimientos de la canal, vísceras, escamas, cabeza, tronco y filete. Se encontraron resultados concluyentes (P<0.001), siendo el pargo (Lutjanus spp.), la curvina (Cynoscion spp.) y la lisa (Mujil spp.) con el mejor rendimiento de la canal. La especie con el mayor volumen de vísceras fue el jurel (P<0.001). En La palometa (Diapterus peruvianus) se encontró con el mayor peso de la cabeza con relación a su peso total. En el rendimiento del tronco, la lisa, la curvina y el güiche (Ariopsis spp.) presentaron la mayor masa muscular (más del 65% de su peso corporal). Con respecto al rendimiento del filete, la curvina (Cynoscion spp.), el güiche (Ariopsis spp.) y la pancha rayada (Paralonchurus dumerilii) mostraron más del 38% de rendimiento, evidenciando que tienen potencial para ser procesados en filete y ser comercializados a un valor más atrayente al mercado.
Implementación de un PCR-RFLP/Hsp70 para identificar y tipificar especies de Leishmania en una zona endémica a Leishmaniasis Cutánea Atípica en Honduras
Authors: Torres Leslye , Rodríguez Gabriela , Sosa Ochoa Wilfredo , Ortiz José Jafet , Martínez David
Published: December 2018

Introducción. La leishmaniasis cutánea atípica es una variante no ulcerada de la leishmaniasis cutánea producida por Leishmania (L.) infantum. En Honduras está presente en los departamentos de La Paz, Francisco Morazán, Choluteca, El Paraíso y Valle. El espectro clínico incluye lesiones cutáneas menores a 10 mm y benignas hasta afecciones viscerales que pueden comprometer la vida del paciente. El objetivo del presente estudio fue implementar una técnica de biología molecular para la detección y tipificación de Leishmania spp en individuos con lesiones sospechosas a leishmaniasis cutánea atípica. Metodología. Para la implementación se usó ADN de cepas de referencia: Leishmania (L.) infantum chagasi, Leishmania (L.) mexicana, Leishmania (V.) panamensis, Leishmania (V.) braziliensis con un producto esperado de 1200 pares de base (pb). Se utilizaron las enzimas de restricción Hae III, BccI, RsaI y Mlul para la identificación de especies del género Leishmania. Se seleccionaron muestras clínicas (frotis en lámina) de los departamentos de Francisco Morazán y Valle. El estudio fue sometido al comité de ética de la Maestría en Enfermedades Infecciosas y Zoonóticas. Resultados: Se analizaron 39 muestras (27 de Francisco Morazán y 12 Valle). Se identificó a Leishmania (L.) infantum en el 100% de las muestras (29/29). Conclusiones/Recomendaciones: Se demostró que el polimorfismo del gen hsp70 junto con la digestión enzimática (RFLP) proporciona buenos resultados en la amplificación de parásitos a partir de muestras en lámina agilizando así el proceso de identificación molecular. Siendo una herramienta útil para tipificar especies de Leishmania spp en zonas donde prevalece más de una especie del parasito. Se recomienda realizar una vigilancia epidemiológica constante, para lograr determinar el comportamiento geográfico de las especies de Leishmania.
Estudio preliminar del potencial solar en el campus ciudad universitaria de la UNAH
Authors: Flores Barahona Marco Antonio , Licona Martínez Wilson
Published: December 2018

Con el objetivo de determinar el potencial del recurso solar en la Ciudad Universitaria, UNAH, en la azotea del edificio E1, se instaló un piranómetro CMP 6 para medir la radiación solar global en superficie horizontal, un Piranómetro SP Lite-2 para medir la radiación global en una superficie inclinada a 14° con orientación al sur, un datalogger LOGBOX SD, todos ellos de la marca Kip & Zonen y una estación meteorológica automática DAVIS. Los registros de los parámetros meteorológicos de interés se realizaron en intervalos de un minuto. La data obtenida fue sometida a un análisis estadístico que incluyó, promedios diarios mensuales y anuales, desviación estándar y distribución de frecuencia entre otros. Los datos mostrados en este estudio son los recopilados por los tres piranómetros. Considerando el factor tiempo de medición, la data de mayor confiabilidad es la de la estación meteorológica DAVIS, ya que ésta ha estado registrando datos durante tres años consecutivos, en cambio los datos obtenidos mediante los piranómetros Kip & Zonen se han registrado únicamente durante ocho meses. Este trabajo nos muestra que la radiación solar promedio diario anual disponible en la Ciudad Universitaria, 4.21 kWh/m2, es similar a los resultados obtenidos, para la Región Central del país mediante el Proyecto SWERA que nos indica un valor entre 4.5 y 5.0 kWh/m2/día, y con 4.869 kWh/m2 promedio diario, medidos con un piranómetro Eppley PSP en la UNAH en el período 1985-1990 y 5.01 kWh/m2 en promedio diario para un período de 8 meses con un piranómetro Kip & Zonen CPM 6.
Role of State in the Evolution and Success of Commercial Banks in China
Authors: Nayak Bhabani Shankar , Gao Yilin
Published: December 2018

The article outlines the role of state in the evolution of commercial banks in China. It looks at different stages of its development process. The paper engages with the deepening of state led financial reforms which led to the competitive advantage of China's commercial banking industry. The state-owned commercial banks, large joint-stock commercial banks, and small private commercial banks keep increasing their strengths due to regulations and monitoring by the Chinese state. Therefore, the article argues that state-owned commercial banks have relatively large market share and dominate in commercial banking sector due to the state.
Competitiveness of SMEs from the Insertion of Strategic Planning and Human Resource Management as a Tool for Continuous Improvement
Authors: Ossa Santander de la , Niebles William , Hernández Hugo , Santamaria Alvaro , Niebles Leonardo
Published: December 2018

The orientations in topics of competitiveness suggest at present, that a company obtains greater income when implanting or developing strategies of businesses that incorporate focuses like competitiveness and sustainability. Thus, organizational efforts are being directed in this line of work. Therefore, it is proposed as an objective for this research to know how SMEs is promoting the issue of competitiveness in their organizations and which aspects are the most outstanding of this process. The methodology used was qualitative and based on the documentary review of specialized scientific publications; at the end reflections are made from the holistic approach to highlight the components that contribute most to the subject of cited. The results point to a scenario of greater dynamics in issues of globalization and competitiveness, as the progress made from the research suggests that growth in these topics will undoubtedly be a motor of great importance to achieve important results for any type of organization.
Análise bibliométrica e sistêmica da literatura sobre viabilidade econômica-financeira, gestão e sustentabilidade da reciclagem de resíduos da construção civil
Authors: Gularte Luis Carlos Pais , Bortoluzzi Sandro César , Lima José Donizetti de , Pinto Michele Aparecida Nepomuceno , Goffi Andréia Dos Santos
Published: December 2018

A literatura a respeito da viabilidade econômico-financeira, gestão e sustentabilidade na reciclagem de resíduos da Construção Civil é bem abrangente. Dessa forma, este estudo tem como objetivo formar um Portfólio Bibliográfico com os principais artigos que tratam do tema, buscando identificar lacunas que sejam passíveis de se tornarem futuras pesquisas. Para isso, realizou-se um processo de seleção e análise da literatura, por meio do procedimento ProKnow-C, o qual identificou 21 artigos para compor o Portfólio Bibliográfico, os quais passaram por análises bibliométrica, com dados estatísticos, e sistêmica a partir de quatro lentes que estão ligadas a afiliação teórica dos autores.
O processo empreendedor: associando o business model Canvas (BMC) ao life cycle Canvas (LCC)
Authors: Silva Filho Alexandre Magno , Silva Rafael Rodrigues da , Silva Dmitryev Cyreneu da , Medeiros Marcos Fernando Machado de
Published: December 2018

O processo empreendedor envolve desde a concepção de uma ideia até a implementação e gestão do novo negócio. Entre as ferramentas utilizadas nesse processo pode-se destacar o Business Model Canvas (BMC), um quadro de modelo de negócio que contempla as principais áreas que devem ser pensadas. Esta ferramenta baseada na filosofia de gestão visual é amplamente conhecida e a literatura indica que seu uso demonstra contribui para eficiência no processo empreendedor. Desse modo, este artigo teórico propõe uma associação do BMC com a gestão de projetos por meio do Life Cycle Canvas (LCC). A ideia central é mostrar como estas duas ferramentas podem ser associadas, uma em complementaridade à outra, para promover melhores resultados para o negócio, uma vez que a implementação dos projetos originados no BMC pode ser um fator crítico de sucesso para o negócio. Essa associação mostrou que há complementaridade entre as duas ferramentas, ficando o BMC responsável pela fase inicial do processo empreendedor, enquanto o LCC atende à fase final, de gestão dos projetos que levam ao sucesso do negócio.