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Os conflitos entre a lei igualitária de herança e as normas costumeiras em Guarapiranga (MG) – 1715 a 1820
Authors: Alves Débora Cristina
Published: May 2020

O presente trabalho tem como intuito analisar as diferentes estratégias e métodos empregados pelas famílias de elite na região de Guarapiranga para manterem e perpetuarem seus bens materiais e imateriais. Por intermédio de inventários post-mortem, processos matrimoniais, cartas patentes do Arquivo Histórico Ultramarino e documentos do Arquivo da Torre do Tombo, a pesquisa se ateve a analisar uma família em específico que residiu na região, os Pinto Alves, no período entre 1715 a 1820, a fim de examinar os mecanismos de ascensão e preservação das posses ao longo de gerações. Para tanto, observamos as leis igualitárias de herança e sucessão definidas tanto para Portugal quanto para o Brasil e as leis costumeiras empregadas pelos indivíduos e suas famílias para que os bens, principalmente posses de terras, não fossem dissipados ao longo das gerações pela divisão do espólio. Práticas como “vendas fantásticas”, venda de meação e de posses a um único herdeiro foram alguns dos métodos utilizados para burlar as leis portuguesas que impuseram a igualdade do patrimônio entre os herdeiros.
Impasses e perspectivas da inscrição testemunhal na historiografia brasileira da ditadura
Authors: Dahás Nashla
Published: May 2020

Desde os anos 2000, a história oral, a memória e o testemunho vêm adquirindo maior espaço na historiografia brasileira da última ditadura, e contribuindo para a aproximação tensa e conflituosa deste campo com o espaço público, suas disputas políticas e processos de circulação e identificação cultural. O objetivo deste artigo é identificar e discutir os sentidos da memória nas produções historiográficas da ditadura nas duas últimas décadas trabalhando com a historiografia enquanto produtora de memória em estreita relação com o espaço público. Destacamos diferentes abordagens do chamado “dever de memória” em suas relações com as políticas públicas de memória no Brasil, os desdobramentos da consolidação da história do tempo presente para as relações entre história e memória, e os dissensos historiográficos a respeito das memórias revolucionárias e dos usos de categorias como trauma e frustração.
CREATIVITY OF HUMAN AND NON-HUMAN MATTER INTERWOVEN: AUTONOMOUS SENSORY MERIDIAN RESPONSE VIDEOS IN A POSTHUMAN PERSPECTIVE
Authors: Łapińska Joanna
Published: May 2020

The problematization of the idea of creativity resulting in the revision of concepts about autonomous,
creative, and human self has been a reality since the end of modernism, or maybe even longer. Postmodernism, as well as theories
of posthumanism and new materialism, dealing with categories such as materiality, virtual reality, transgression, hybridization,
etc., offer some reflections on the idea of non-human creativity, which is no longer an attribute immanently assigned to human,
but a result of interaction between human and non-human elements, including the affective friction of bodies made of matter.
Mostly inspired by the theories and methodologies of posthuman studies, studies in new materialism, and new media studies,
the article aims to answer the question about the types of creativity appearing in a new YouTube phenomenon – autonomous sensory
meridian response videos massively published in recent years. The article is an attempt to give a comprehensive account of the idea
of posthuman creativity – with its sub-types like sensual creativity or techno-creativity – visible in extremely popular, however
under-researched, autonomous sensory meridian response artworks. The paper puts forward the thesis about autonomous sensory meridian
response being a model artistic phenomenon in which the entanglement of human and non-human matter results in a form of posthuman
creativity. Numerous examples of autonomous sensory meridian response videos have been analysed, pointing to the specific modes of
creative collaboration of human and non-human elements on the film set. In conclusion, it has been shown that autonomous sensory
meridian response artworks become the product of posthuman creativity resulting from mutual, affective interaction of bodies.
DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF A QUICK METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING A SPACE AND SIGNAL TIMING PLAN FOR ISOLATED SIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS
Authors: Ratrout Nedal , Assi Khaled
Published: May 2020

One major cause of congestion at intersections is the fluctuation of traffic demand during the day.
This phenomenon necessitates developing new models that can be used to enhance the performance of signalized intersections.
We suggest a quick procedure for optimizing signal timing plans after identifying the best phasing scheme and selecting
optimal lane allocation (space optimization) for any volume characteristics during the day at a typical four-leg
intersection. The main contribution of this study is developing a method for collectively optimizing a signal-timing plan,
intersection space, and phasing scheme. TRANSYT-7F, SYNCHRO and HCS2010 were used to assess the developed models in
a case study. It was found that regardless of the optimization software used for timing-plan optimization, optimizing
both space and timing plan together produce significant reductions in average intersection delay compared to optimizing
only the timing plan. Furthermore, this study showed that the developed model, which optimizes space and time, consistently
provided better results in terms of average intersection delay compared to TRANSYT-7F, SYNCHRO and HCS2010 in the case study.
Empirical Relationship between Calcium Triplet Equivalent Widths and [Fe/H] Using Gaia Photometry
Authors: Simpson Jeffrey D.
Published: May 2020

I present a new empirical calibration, using Gaia photometry, of the relationship between the metallicity of red giant branch (RGB) stars and the equivalent widths of their Ca ii triplet lines. The equivalent widths are taken from a spectral library of 2050 RGB stars from 18 globular clusters observed with the Anglo-Australian Telescope’s AAOmega spectrograph between 2006 and 2017. The stars cover a metallicity range of

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Using online databases to produce comprehensive accounts of the vascular plants from the Brazilian protected areas: The Parque Nacional do Itatiaia as a case study
Authors: Moreira Marina , Carrijo Tatiana , Alves-Araújo Anderson , Amorim André , Rapini Alessandro , da Silva Andrews , Cosenza Braz , Lopes Claudia , Delgado Camila , Kameyama Cíntia , Couto Dayvid , Barbosa Daniel , Monteiro Daniele , Gonzaga Diego , Dalcin Eduardo , Guimarães Elsie , de Lírio Elton John , Matos Fernando , Salimena Fátima , Oliveira Felipe , Heiden Gustavo , Lanna João , Baumgratz José Fernando , Pastore José , Oliveira Juliana , Barcelos Laísa , Sylvestre Lana , Freitas Leandro , Giacomin Leandro , Pederneiras Leandro , Meireles Leonardo , Lohmann Lúcia , Pereira Luciana , Silva Luis Alexandre , Neto Luiz , Souza Marcelo , Trovó Marcelo , Sobral Marcos , Garbin Mário , Gomes Mario , Morim Marli , Mota Michelle Christine , Labiak Paulo H , Viana Pedro , de Moraes Pedro Luís , Goldenberg Renato , Coelho Rubens Luiz , Furtado Samyra , da Silva-Neto Sebastião José , Flores Thiago , Dutra Valquíria , Bueno Vinícius , Forzza Rafaela
Published: May 2020

Brazil is one of the most biodiverse countries in the world, with about 37,000 species of land plants. Part of this biodiversity is within protected areas. The development of online databases in the last years greatly improved the available biodiversity data. However, the existing databases do not provide information about the protected areas in which individual plant species occur. The lack of such information is a crucial gap for conservation actions. This study aimed to show how the information captured from online databases, cleaned by a protocol and verified by taxonomists allowed us to obtain a comprehensive list of the vascular plant species from the "Parque Nacional do Itatiaia", the first national park founded in Brazil. All existing records in the online database JABOT (15,100 vouchers) were downloaded, resulting in 11,783 vouchers identified at the species level. Overall, we documented 2,316 species belonging to 176 families and 837 genera of vascular plants in the "Parque Nacional do Itatiaia". Considering the whole vascular flora, 2,238 species are native and 78 are non-native.

The "Parque Nacional do Itatiaia" houses 13% of the angiosperm and 37% of the fern species known from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Amongst these species, 82 have been cited as threatened, following IUCN categories (CR, EN or VU), seven are data deficient (DD) and 15 have been classified as a conservation priority, because they are only known from a single specimen collected before 1969.
Three new species of the subgenus Otocepheus (Acrotocepheus) (Acari, Oribatida, Otocepheidae) from China
Authors: Zheng Li-Hao , Chen Jun
Published: May 2020

Three new species of subgenus Otocepheus (Acrotocepheus): O. (A.) digitatussp. nov., O. (A.) multigranulatussp. nov., and O. (A.) occultatussp. nov. are proposed and described based on adult material collected from China, and O. (A.) duplicornutus Aoki, 1965 is reported in China for the first time. A key to Chinese species of the subgenus Acrotocepheus is provided.
Tachinid (Diptera, Tachinidae) parasitoids of Lobesia botrana (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae) and other moths
Authors: Scaramozzino Pier Luigi , Di Giovanni Filippo , Loni Augusto , Gisondi Silvia , Lucchi Andrea , Cerretti Pierfilippo
Published: May 2020

The present paper reports data on the biology of eleven species of tachinid flies collected in Italy and Spain on different host plants and emerged from different host larvae. An annotated list of the eleven species emerged from the collected lepidopterans is provided; information about distribution and biology are given as well as the description of their puparia. Two new parasitoid species of the European Grapevine Moth (EGVM) Lobesia botrana were recorded: Clemelis massilia, whose host preferences were unknown so far, and Neoplectops pomonellae. A list of lepidopteran pest species with their associated plants and tachinid parasitoids is then given in order to highlight the relationships among the three components of the biocenosis (plant, herbivore and parasitoid). Eventually, due to the great economic importance of L. botrana in viticulture, a preliminary identification key to the puparia of its tachinid parasitoids is provided.
Intellectual Property Management by Innovative Firms
Authors: Touil Chiraz , Kammoun Souhaila
Published: May 2020

The aim of this chapter is to show that innovation can only produce value once it is legally protected. Indeed, the law is involved throughout the entire life cycle of innovation. Thus, legal protection helps to transform innovation into an intangible asset for the company (patent, trademark, designs and models, databases, etc.). The chapter presents the different legal choices that allow the firm to develop innovation internally or externally. The authors explain that the firm, as a taxpayer, must optimize its accounting and tax choices in relation to innovative activities. Moreover, legal management implies an optimization of the legal and tax structure of the corporate structure in the sense that it is important to choose the most suitable form for an innovative activity. They also show that protecting innovation helps to exploit it through several legal techniques of different natures, such as contractual assignment or concession tools (licenses) or other judicial tools. The legal management of innovation appears as one of the key factors for the success of the innovative firm.
Changing Customer Behavior in Sustainable Fashion Industry
Authors: Elsotouhy Mohamed Mohamed
Published: May 2020

There is no doubt that sustainability has turned to a hot issue in recent years for its significant effect not only for the fashion industry but also for several fields. Nowadays, most organizations have shifted from traditional business models to sustainability-integrated business models. However, few studies have focused on changing customer behaviour towards adopting sustainability. In this chapter, the author focuses on presenting the damaging effects of the fashion industry in all phases of production and giving a view on how marketers stir consumers to embrace sustainable fashion in their own lives. This chapter concentrates on quality rather than quantity.
Transmogrifying to Sustain Stimulating Potency
Authors: Deogaonkar Anant , Nanoty Sampada Santosh
Published: May 2020

This chapter focuses on exploring the practical implications of sustainability initiatives effectively through the efficient utility of technology by strengthening the marketing practices and ensuring the ease of sale. This is inevitable for standardizing the marketing practices that are globally acceptable.
Conceptualizing Gender Mainstreaming and Women Empowerment in the 21st Century
Authors: George Irene , Kuruvilla Moly
Published: May 2020

Gender mainstreaming is the globally accepted strategy for sustainable development. The concepts of women empowerment, gender mainstreaming, and sustainable development are illustrated in this chapter. Numerous strategies are proposed from different parts of the globe, but these strategies are contextual in the sense that those applicable and successful in one country may not prove to be effective in another country. Since gender operates in innumerable subtle ways and its implications vary with time and space, the gender mainstreaming strategies also would vary accordingly. Women do not represent a homogenous group, and hence, the question of intersectionality should be of prime importance while designing strategies for women empowerment. The inclusion of all genders including transgender and other sexual minorities also should be taken care of to ensure sustainable development. The new dimensions and the shift in focus required with regard to the existing strategies of women empowerment are discussed in the chapter.
The Question of Gender Equality
Authors: Nazneen A.
Published: May 2020

The feminist perspective reshapes the categories through which gender is performed. Gender explores a dimension of human life that has proven to be troublesome in understanding oneself and causing disturbances in social relationships and structures. Though critics feel that gender loyalties will deprive the chances of redressing distortions and omissions, the fact is that in real ‘lived in experience', gender neutrality is a mirage. Hence ‘gender' matters. Gender justice is a desirable social goal. Feminism is a thought trend that refuses to identify human experience with male experience. The feminist perspective challenges the partial and biased account of knowledge. The attempt is to acknowledge feminine ways of knowledge and accommodate them in such a way that more appropriate and impartial ways of knowing the world are explored. This chapter explores the possibility and relevance of the feminist perspective in attaining gender equality.
Cartography of Gender Mainstreaming in Women-Exclusive Colleges
Authors: Mani Esther
Published: May 2020

Modern society built on the foundation of humanism improvised by thinkers, philosophers, and revolutionaries lacks the punch of a gender-sensitized community. The aggrandizement of knowledge and power led to fissures in the global context, paving the way to post-colonization and post-modernity that embraced plurality displacing totalitarianism in all aspects of human endeavors. Human centrality to cosmos has long been abandoned, but where do we stand in relational terms in gender sensitivity? Has technology shrunk our personal space and humanism to a palm length, despite making the world accessible at our fingertips? Are gender fixating roles of the society/community sustained vigorously and endorsed with subtlety? This chapter intends to reassess and reevaluate the relevance of exclusive women education portals of Kerala. A survey in a few well-established women-exclusive arts and science colleges shows some new perspectives on the relevance of their existence in the changing environment of human development indices.
Women in Religious Leadership
Authors: Mathew Leemamol , Ashok H. S.
Published: May 2020

The chapter proposes a framework to understand women religious leaders. This operates on two axes: The first axis is that of power where the extremes are 1) Weberian idea of power as authority and 2) power as radical source. While power as authority views it individualistically reinforces patriarchy, power as radical source views it systemically and aims to reverse the power relations in the society. The second axis used in this chapter is that of societal change. In the societal change axis, the extremes are prophetic leaders and institutionalist leaders. While institutionalist leaders focus on reform of the religious structures, prophetic leaders act as the conscience keepers against any injustice in religion. These two axes give us four types of religious women leaders: traditional prophetic (TP), traditional institutional (TI), radical prophetic (RP), and radical institutional (RI). Mother Teresa, Matha Amruthandamaye, Marie Dentiere, and Jamida Beevi are few women leaders of religion the authors explore in this chapter to explain this framework.
Teaching English Language and Critical Thinking Through Authentic Short Videos (Ted Talks)
Authors: Panneerselvam Sudhalakshmi
Published: May 2020

This chapter describes how usage of technology in learning becomes common in the current Indian educational scenario. In order to meet the employment expectations, the young students of higher education need to enhance both critical thinking and communication skills. Hence it is essential to develop both productive and receptive skills of English that include not only pronunciation and vocabulary, but also grammar and spelling both in oral and written communications. To manage better communication, learners need to express their thoughts in various ways. Ted Talks, a robust social media platform is proven to be the authentic material for the language learners to develop thought-provoking ideas and express through useful language.
Classroom Experiments and Experience Using Skill Genie
Authors: K. Sasirekha , S. Suresh G.
Published: May 2020

The teaching learning process in every domain keeps changing abreast to academic and industrial practises. Other than knowledge, the acquisition of skill sets is demanded nowadays. The present generation may be a computer wizard, a scientific mastermind or a technocrat, but they are expected to possess a good skill set. To be successful, subject expertise alone is not enough. In this context, the Higher Education Department, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh has published a Student's Hand Book Skill Genie (SHBSG -2016). A very laudable attempt and this move certainly helps students to refine their communicative competency and soft skills which absolutely increases their employability quotient. This chapter reviewed the appropriateness and usefulness of the book through a select lesson and the authors of this research paper wanted to share the class room experiments and anew experience which they tried in an academic setting with III ECE “A” (2017 -2021 batch), Mepco Schlenk Engineering College, Sivakasi. In addition to that, this chapter appraises Skill Genie (SG) as well.
An Exploration on Issues and Challenges in Teaching Writing Skills to Tertiary-Level Learners
Authors: K. Jefferson , R. Ramya Sri , V. Radhakrishnan
Published: May 2020

Writing is considered a very important skill in language learning yet a very challenging task for students to master it. It is also a required skill for students to score good grades in their academics. Inappropriate use of words, incorrect, and illogical sentence structures and grammatical mistakes while writing, reflect poorly on the language proficiency of learners. This also creates issues later in their professional life. Addressing these challenges at the tertiary level has been an area of concern to English language teachers. The prime aim of this study is to explore the challenges and problems encountered by teachers in teaching writing skills to learners in the ESL classroom. This chapter also proposes a process-product based effective pedagogic practice which was experimented in the ESL classroom while teaching writing. The approach employed facilitated learners to overcome issues by making learners use the language in context rather than merely based on grammar structure.
iGeneration Methodology
Authors: L. Aruldoss , A. G. Sujitra , R. Vijayalakshmi
Published: May 2020

This chapter aims at analyzing the effective teaching methodology for the iGeneration students who learn English as a second language. iGeneration students are the students who are born in between 1995 to 2012. As the iGeneration students are not interested in reading books, there has to be another method which can be used to teach them. This generation of students are using the technology effectively. The teachers who teach English for the students have to adopt a new method. To find out the best method for English language teaching, 150 students were taken for the research. They were divided into three sections namely A, B, and C sections. Each section was taught with different methods. At last, a test was conducted for all the students and marks were awarded for the test. Based on the marks scored by the students, it is found that audio-visual method was effective for learning English language.
NLP Technique
Authors: Nisha M. Subbu , V. Rajasekaran
Published: May 2020

Listening skill is an important employability skill that helps learners comprehend any piece of information. The study aims at developing the listening skill of students at the tertiary level. As listening has been neglected in language learning and teaching and students are not much exposed to listening skill, the researcher has focused on developing the listening skill of students. The researcher has attempted to carry out a pilot study with a group of twenty students in order to assess the efficacy of NLP technique in developing listening skill. It was found that NLP technique is quite useful in improving listening skill. At the end of the study, it has been found that NLP is an appropriate tool and it can be used for further study with regard to developing the listening skill of students.
Robotics for Education
Authors: Suryawanshi Nikita , Landge Revati , Sivaramakrishnan Upasana , Karthikeyan J.
Published: May 2020

This chapter focuses on the applications of robotics in the field of education. It discusses the scope for growth and improvement in the models of the robots currently in use. It deals with the current scenario regarding the implementation of a thought that can help in making the future of learning efficient, effective, and interesting. It also allows insight on the role of teachers in integrating this concept in the classrooms. It describes the future of merging AI in the regular classroom to make the process of teaching and learning easier and enjoyable.
Counter-Narratives
Authors: Kumar Horizan Prasanna , Bose Meadows , M. Alagesan
Published: May 2020

The term ‘narrative' has attained a contemporary connotation of identity tales and has stepped outside the bounds of literature to enter into realms of sociology, anthropology, law, and even medicine. Narrative is not just the medium used by writers to tell their stories, but also a powerful tool of self-expression, with a strong reference to individual stories set in a significant cultural background. This nature of narrative has been observed in one of the most significant African American writers of the modern era – Toni Morrison. With the rise of in-betweenness and the need for a space to emerge as an individual identity, it is important for people to create narratives to counter prevalent dominant narratives.
Development of Innovative Business of Telecommunication Operator
Authors: Lee Junghwan , Kim Dongwook
Published: May 2020

Mobile operators globally are endeavoring to expand beyond legacy communications/media business to create new growth engine based on information and communication technology (ICT). This research studies the case of KT to see how a mobile operator expanded beyond its existing offerings to new smart energy business leveraging digital technology. Details were analyzed specifically how the business was developed, why the smart energy service was started, and what the success factors were. KT's smart energy business (KT-MEG: KT Micro Energy Grid) utilizes ICT to resolve energy issues such as global climate change and energy consumption growth and provides growth opportunities for KT with its KT-MEG platform. We analyze that KT was able to leverage sustainability as a new growth engine by developing new businesses to differentiate customer experience, creating effective organization structure, and generating business impact in addition to leveraging latest ICT technologies such as artificial intelligence, IoT (Internet of Things) and big data.
Practicability of Implementing a Pilot School Based Obesity Prevention Program
Authors: Khalifa Nahlaa Abdelwahab
Published: May 2020

Unhealthy diet and lifestyle behaviours are known to increase the risk of obesity and comorbidities. This article piloted the practicability of a school-based prevention program to control weight among schoolgirls. An eight-week comprehensive program was conducted on 66 adolescent females. Food habits and lifestyle survey was completed. Student health, nutrition, and physical activity knowledge was assessed. Physical education was applied. Subjective assessment of food/beverages at the school's canteen occurred and a sample of a healthy canteen was provided. Results showed students' unhealthy patterns in food habits and lifestyle. Significant changes were noticed in their overall positive responses to pre-and post-questions (P-value=001). Nearly 70% of food/beverage items were categorised as less healthy. School-based obesity prevention programs could support students in improving their eating patterns and weight status. The program could be replicated to improve students' lives in other locations. Benefits could include health and education ministries.
Dead Sea Water Levels Analysis Using Artificial Neural Networks and Firefly Algorithm
Authors: Hamadneh Nawaf N.
Published: May 2020

In this study, the performance of adaptive multilayer perceptron neural network (MLPNN) for predicting the Dead Sea water level is discussed. Firefly Algorithm (FFA), as an optimization algorithm is used for training the neural networks. To propose the MLPNN-FFA model, Dead Sea water levels over the period 1810–2005 are applied to train MLPNN. Statistical tests evaluate the accuracy of the hybrid MLPNN-FFA model. The predicted values of the proposed model were compared with the results obtained by another method. The results reveal that the artificial neural network (ANN) models exhibit high accuracy and reliability for the prediction of the Dead Sea water levels. The results also reveal that the Dead Sea water level would be around -450 until 2050.
A New Deep Learning Model Selection Method for Colorectal Cancer Classification
Authors: Dif Nassima , Elberrichi Zakaria
Published: May 2020

Deep learning is one of the most commonly used techniques in computer-aided diagnosis systems. Their exploitation for histopathological image analysis is important because of the complex morphology of whole slide images. However, the main limitation of these methods is the restricted number of available medical images, which can lead to an overfitting problem. Many studies have suggested the use of static ensemble learning methods to address this issue. This article aims to propose a new dynamic ensemble deep learning method. First, it generates a set of models based on the transfer learning strategy from deep neural networks. Then, the relevant subset of models is selected by the particle swarm optimization algorithm and combined by voting or averaging methods. The proposed approach was tested on a histopathological dataset for colorectal cancer classification, based on seven types of CNNs. The method has achieved accurate results (94.52%) by the Resnet121 model and the voting strategy, which provides important insights into the efficiency of dynamic ensembling in deep learning.
Selection and Durability of Stainless Steels for Civil Engineering Applications
Authors: Mietz Jurgen , Burkert Andreas
Published: May 2020

Due to the large number of stainless steels with different chemical composition and different microstructure the selection of the suitable material represents a huge challenge. In order to facilitate the appropriate grade selection, in the current European standard EN 1993-1-4 a procedure is defined based on the use of a look-up table considering the key variables that influence the selection of stainless steels. The table uses descriptions that competent designers should be able to readily understand or define without prior knowledge. The output from the look-up table is used to select alloys based on a Corrosion Resistance Class (CRC) from I to V. The advantage of this approach is that the designer simply specifies the relevant CRC and does not need to consider in detail which of the many (very similar) alloys to specify.
Study on Zn-Mn Alloy Plating on the Surface of Steel Sheet Prepared in Hydrochloric Acid Bath
Authors: Kang Soo Young
Published: May 2020

Zinc plating using the principle of sacrificial anode is used to prevent steel corrosion. Pure zinc plating has some problems and Zn-Mn alloy plating has been studied as one of the measures to increase the corrosion resistance. Zn-Mn alloy plating can be applied to automotive parts requiring high corrosion resistance despite high plating cost. In this study, Zn-Mn alloy plating was electrodeposited in acidic chloride solution. The effects of electrolytic conditions on the composition of the alloy plating in the chloride bath were investigated. As the current density increased, the Zn content decreased and the Mn content increased. As the temperature of the electrolyte increased, the Zn content decreased and the Mn content increased.
The Hybrid Compression Moulding of Structural Composite Materials for Automotive Applications
Authors: Simmonds Helena C. , Reynolds Neil C. , Kendall Kenneth N.
Published: May 2020

The Innovate-UK-funded Composite Lightweight Automotive Suspension System (CLASS) project, led by Ford Motor Company and partnered by Gestamp UK, GRM Consulting and WMG, investigated the use of carbon fibre reinforced composite materials to decrease the weight of a complex automotive rear suspension component in support of reduction in vehicle emissions. A multi-material design comprising discontinuous fibre composite (C-SMC), aligned fibre composite laminate (prepreg) and steel was developed. A high volume hybrid compression moulding manufacturing process was developed at WMG, achieving total press cycle times of around 5 minutes. Prototype parts were manufactured and evaluated using materials characterisation techniques to validate the manufacturing methods. The optimum C-SMC charge pattern was investigated to achieve complete fill with minimal pre-processing. Destructive and nondestructive analysis of the hybrid parts was performed to understand resultant hybrid material macrostructure. This innovative design and manufacturing process resulted in a component 35% lighter than the original multi-piece steel design.
Comparison of Degradation and Recovery of SiONx and Hf-Based Dielectric under Electrical-Field Stress
Authors: Chen Jian Ming , Lo Chi Hao , Wang Mu Chun , Shen Tien Szu , Chou Ching Chuan , Liao Wen Shiang , Lan Wen How
Published: May 2020

Using the electrical-field (E-field) stress at the positive and negative directions to generate the degradation and form the recovery effect is a useful metrology to evaluate the integrity of gate dielectric. This consequence deeply influences the drive current of 2D MOSFET or 3D FinFET species. According to the experimental results with the short and long-term stresses, we found the electrical performance of Hf-based tested devices represented the better recovery than that of SiON-based ones. And the recovery effect is more regular, not only in VT shift, but in gate leakage due to the high-k dielectric probably providing the polar effect and more trap assistants.
Using 2D/3D FEM Simulation to Determine Drawing Force in Cold Drawing of Steel Tubes with Straight Internal Rifling
Authors: Necpal Martin , Kapustova Maria , Martinkovič Maroš
Published: May 2020

The most comprehensive steel tube portfolio is used to produce all kinds of modern energy production and the corresponding auxiliary unit such as boilers and heat exchangers. Multi-rifled seamless steel tubes are distinguished by maximum pressure, heat resistance, strength and durability. Production of multi-rifled seamless steel tubes by cold draw process using multi-rifled mandrel is quite a new technology. Shape and dimension of the drawing tool depend on drawing tube reduction degree, i. e. on the original diameter of the initial tube and final diameter of the tube. The technology of drawing tubes is influenced by process parameters, dimensions of tools and cold forming process conditions. Optimization of the whole forming process naturally involve the FEM analyses and simulation. One of the most important information of the cold drawing process is the load stroke of the tools. The contribution is concerned at the usability of FEM simulation on an evaluation of cold draw forming process condition and prediction of load stroke of the forming tools. DEFORM 2D/3D FEM software is used to compare the result of the drawing force and to determine the appropriate methodology to set FEM simulation of cold forming.
Measuring the Readiness for Change among Academics: The Case of Transforming Sri Lankan State Universities into ‘World-class’ Status
Authors: Kumara P. A. P. Samantha
Published: May 2020

Sri Lankan state universities are under the pressure of internationalization and achieving ‘world-class’ status. Attitudinal change among academics is imperative to transform state universities into ‘world-class' status. There is a concern about the need for a paradigm shift of the state university academics to achieve international standards of ‘world-class’ universities. As such, this editorial note mainly focuses on providing a conceptual insight into the 'readiness for change' among state university academics, and on signifying a scale of measurement to facilitate the examination of how state university academics accept the transformations in progress to achieve ‘world-class' university status. The suggested measurement scale consists of four dimensions, namely, ‘appropriateness, administration support, change efficacy, and personal benefits, to examine the readiness for change among academics. Though readiness for change among the academics is not essentially sufficient to meet the internationalization and the achievement of the ‘world-class’ status of Sri Lankan state universities, a data driven longitudinal assessment will help higher education decision makers to take effective initiatives to transform Sri Lankan state universities into world-class status.
Analysis of X-shaped and Double X-shaped Metallic Dampers on Multistorey Frames
Authors: Liyanage U.D.D. , Perera T.N. , Maneetes H.
Published: May 2020

Metallic yielding dampers are passive energy dissipating devices that are designed to disperse earthquake energy through hysteretic behavior. This research used ETABS software to analyze the performance of two metallic yielding dampers of the type Added damping and Stiffness (ADAS); X-shaped damper and Double X-Shaped damper. The story shear response of two frames, one a low-rise building of five stories, and another high-rise building of 20 stories was analyzed. Each damper had three types of material; A992 steel, A36 steel and aluminium. The site location for both structures were in the region of California in the United States of America. The structures were analyzed by subjecting them to two earthquakes Loma Prieta and San Fernando as they were two of the major earthquakes that struck California in the nineties. The results showed that both dampers performed satisfactorily. But their performance depended on the magnitude of the earthquake and the number of stories of the structure. Dampers that were made of steel performed better than the ones made of aluminium. Both X-shaped and Double X-shaped dampers were concluded as good energy dissipating devices according to the results obtained.
Determining diets for fishes (Actinopterygii) from a small interior British Columbia, Canada stream: a comparison of morphological and molecular approaches
Authors: O’Dell Adam D.C. , Flores Anne-Marie , Schwarzfeld Marla D. , Erasmus Daniel J. , Heath Daniel D. , Huber Dezene P.W. , Shrimpton J. Mark
Published: May 2020

Analysis of food webs is important for defining functional components of ecosystems, but dietary data are often difficult to obtain and coarsely characterised. We compared three methods of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss(Walbaum); Salmoniformes: Salmonidae) and prickly sculpin (Cottus asperRichardson; Scorpaeniformes: Cottidae) gut content analysis: traditional morphological taxonomy of prey items, genetic sequencing of individual prey items, and next-generation sequencing of homogenised gut contents. Prey analysis of invertebrates by morphological identification allowed order-level classifications and produced ecologically important count and mass data. Sequencing individual specimens provided greater taxonomic resolution, while next-generation sequencing of stomach contents revealed more prey diversity in the diets of both fish species as it was possible to detect prey that were degraded beyond visual recognition. Both fish species exhibited generalist feeding characteristics; however, terrestrial Insecta were a large diet component for rainbow trout. This study demonstrates an efficient approach for prey analysis using molecular techniques that complement traditional taxonomy.
Chronic venous insufficiency and interest of adjustable compression wrap devices
Authors: Kroeger Knut , Dissemond Joachim
Published: May 2020

Adjustable compression wrap devices (ACWD) are a heterogenic group which makes it difficult to match them to individual patient in their best way, we tried to characterize these products by their technical features. We bought four different ACWD and compared them regarding construction and handling. ACWD show obvious advantages including self-management, self-application, re-adjustability and standardization of the compression therapy. Basically, all systems are one or more low stretch bandages that encircle the lower leg and adhere to itself with velcro. Some allow for a selective adjustment during the course of the application because in these systems the individual bands mutually intermesh. In others, the bandages must always be opened from proximal to distal in order to retighten individual segments. In addition only one enables the user to control the compression pressure of each segment by a built-in-pressure system. Different technical features of the four ACWDs make it difficult to compare them. For effective compression easy handling, selective adjustments and a reliable pressure control seem to be the most important aspects.
Characterization of a new ultrasound device for clinical diagnosis
Authors: Tavoni Valentina
Published: May 2020

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Decrease in size of secondary neck vessels and cerebral aqueduct enlargement in multiple sclerosis: a 5-year longitudinal MRI study
Authors: Jakimovski Dejan , Laganà Maria Marcella , Topolski Matthew , Kimura Kana , Pandya Virja , Bergsland Niels , Weinstock-Guttman Bianca , Zivadinov Robert
Published: May 2020

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Three patterns of chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency in Ménière syndrome patients: Diagnosis and treatment options
Authors: Messina Aldo , Garofalo Girolamo , Faletra Antonella , Piraino Davide
Published: May 2020

Identification techniques of the three different chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency patterns and related treatment options are in an initial phase of evaluation and analysis. Our purpose is to describe the appropriate management, proposing a tailored approach for each one. We identified three different Ménière syndrome patients in our Audiology Department, diagnosing the corresponding chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency pattern by Echo-color Doppler ultrasound evaluation and treating by venous angioplasty or rehabilitative treatment according to the internal jugular and vertebral veins anomalies found in each patient. According to the pattern, after specific treatment, echo-color-Doppler control analysis revealed a normalized venous outflow correlated to Ménière symptoms reduction and/or progressive disappearance during one year follow up. An adequate analysis of venous cerebral and ear outflow and a tailored treatment may represent an effective option when chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency is correctly diagnosed.
Podoconiosis, a neglected lymphatic tropical disease
Authors: Zamboni Paolo , Tessari Mirko
Published: May 2020

Podoconiosis causes a painful massive swelling of the lower limbs, bilaterally and asymmetrically. It is caused by exposure to particles common in soils of volcanic origin and is second only to lymphatic filariasis as the leading cause of tropical lymphoedema. An estimated 4 million people live with podoconiosis globally in 32 potentially endemic countries. Podoconiosis is associated with positive family history of podoconiosis, bare foot, gender, poor housing condition, foot hygiene, income and educational status of the affected patients. There are also cultural barriers involved in maintaining a high epidemiology of the disease. Podoconiosis was never been prioritized either in intervention or research programmes. This may be due to the lack of resources for new health initiatives, which is a common problem in the low-income tropical countries in which this disease is present. Only Ethiopia, Cameroon, and Rwanda report podoconiosis within their routine health management information systems.We believe that comprehensive podoconiosis control strategies such as promotion of footwear and personal hygiene are urgently needed in endemic countries in the African Region. Mapping, active surveillance and a systematic approach to the monitoring of disease burden must accompany the implementation of podoconiosis control activities.
Economic Burden of Obesity
Authors: Yusefzadeh Hasan , Rashidi Ali , Rahimi Bahlol
Published: May 2020

Obesity imposes considerably high economic costs on the health-care system. It is proposed that 10% of health-care costs belong to direct and indirect effects of obesity. Taking measures to prevent, manage, and treat obesity is costly. However, some benefits can be obtained by reducing economic costs and by improving health in the future. This study aimed to systematically review the costs caused by obesity. We systematically searched the English language literature indexed in PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science databases (January 2000 to September 2017). Articles were included if direct and indirect costs of obesity were assessed among participants at the age of more than 18 years. Key terms including economic burden, medical cost, nonmedical cost, and obesity were used for this search. From a total of 20 studies, 9 papers found to be relevant for reviewing. According to these papers, obesity accounts for 31.8% of direct costs (health-care costs related to obesity) and 68.1% of indirect costs (costs related for reducing productivity and production value). Therefore, obese people spend 32% more for medical costs compared to people with normal weight. Due to great number of short-term and long-term complications of obesity and its potential economic impact, efforts are needed to be taken to facilitate health interventions and social policies. Nationally, as obesity imposes high costs on people and health-care system which should fund most of these costs, developing plans to decrease these costs are needed.
Homens, mulheres e a natureza
Authors: Borges Maria Celma
Published: May 2020

Os campos do Vale do Paranapanema e do extremo-oeste paulista trouxeram (e trazem) consigo um histórico de lutas envolvendo os indígenas, pequenos arrendatários, sitiantes, posseiros e bóias-frias ao se depararem com o domínio da terra e da gente, exercidos pela grilagem e concentração da propriedade. Porém, a esse cenário os sujeitos reagiram. Este artigo é um desdobramento da tese de doutorado intitulada “De pobres da terra ao Movimento Sem Terra: práticas e representações camponesas no Pontal do Paranapanema - SP”.
A fronteira referida à Nação
Authors: Centeno Carla Villamaina
Published: May 2020

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Identidade de gênero
Authors: Benfatti Flávia Andréa Rodrigues
Published: May 2020

Este texto pretende reafirmar que as categorias de sexo, gênero e sexualidade são construções sociais e, portanto, não fundamentadas em um determinismo biológico. Assim, as partes genitais (sexo) ao serem ativadas sexualmente produzem as práticas de ser masculino ou feminino (o que independe da formação biológica genital) definindo, assim, o gênero como ação e, por sua vez, gerando um impulso a ser satisfeito (sexualidade). Partindo dessa premissa, faz-se necessário historicizarmos, a partir da análise da obra literária Trópico de Capricórnio, romance de Henry Miller (1961 EUA, 1975 Brazil), o primado da masculinidade, tendo como ponto de partida a história do homem viril que as sociedades ocidentais patriarcais ajudaram a construir.
Queer, identidade e masculinidade em Giovanni, de James Baldwin
Authors: Mori George de Santana
Published: May 2020

O presente artigo realiza uma interpretação dos personagens principais do romance Giovanni (2008) de James Baldwin, buscando discutir questões de gênero na teoria queer bem como questões identitárias no construto das masculinidades homossexual e heterossexual. Dessa forma, o estudo se pauta pelos discursos hegemônicos em contraste com os discursos da diferença que permeiam as tomadas de atitudes dos personagens em questão.
Cartografias homoeróticas
Authors: Ibanhez João Carlos Nunes
Published: May 2020

O espaço e sua produção têm sido objeto de estudo de distintas ciências. Neste artigo, dialogando especialmente com a Geografia, a História e a Literatura, buscamos compreender as funções da espacialidade, sua confecção e as tensões que nela se desenvolvem na obra literária e, para tanto, foi escolhida a obra Onde andará Dulce Veiga?: um romance B, de Caio Fernando Abreu, publicada em 1990. Nesta obra os sujeitos marginais ocupam a cidade e a transformam em seu palco de conflitos, realizações, sexo, uma cartografia dos desejos que buscamos desvendar.
"Nenhuma malícia será castigada"
Authors: Silva Robson Pereira da
Published: May 2020

No momento em que o Brasil passava por uma “transição” entre a ditadura militar e uma possível redemocratização, caracterizada na chamada reabertura política, o autoritarismo dava mostras de não arrefecer sobre a esfera do comportamento, sexualidade e erotismo. Nesse sentido, o presente artigo busca compreender as possibilidades de transgressão às permanentes interdições supracitadas, especialmente no início da década de 1980, por intermédio da análise do espetáculo Mato Grosso (1982), do artista Ney Matogrosso. As performances do referido espetáculo apresentavam sujeitos marginais do campo social, porém conformadores de arquétipos/identidades sociais brasileiras (índios, caipiras e malandros) como articuladores das demandas de grupos marginalizados efervescentes e candentes de expectativas diante das nuances de mudança que a lenta dissolução do cesarismo militar apresentava. A carnavalização da interdição foi utilizada por Ney Matogrosso como instrumento de expressão dos impulsos eróticos que tendiam ser abafados por uma moral repressora permanente.