bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Characterization of Night Low Level Jet (NLLJ) on a global scale
Authors: Algarra Iago , Nieto Raquel , Gimeno Luis
Published: June 2018

The Nocturnal or Night Low-Level Jets (NLLJ) are those jets that have their maximum intensity at night and are formed by the decoupling of the PBL. The aim of this study is the detection of NLLJ using an objective methodology (Rife et al., 2010). To do it, an index based in the vertical structure of the wind’s temporal variation was used. Once identified, we investigated its structure, the vertical profile, and its temporal evolution.
Los Simposios de Predicción del antiguo INM
Authors: Roa Alonso Alejandro , García Couto Miguel Ángel
Published: June 2018

Como culminación a una década marcada por la revolución tecnológica y la reestructuración del sistema nacional de predicción, el entonces denominado Instituto Nacional de Meteorología (INM) inició en 1989 la celebración de sus Simposios Nacionales de Predictores como foros de intercambio de conocimientos y experiencias en el ámbito de la predicción meteorológica.Así, entre los años 1989 y 2001 el INM celebró en la sede de sus Servicios Centrales cinco Simposios de Predictores/Predicción, en las siguientes fechas:1989: Primer Simposio Nacional de Predictores del INMNoviembre de 1990: Segundo Simposio Nacional de Predicción del INMAbril de 1996: Tercer Simposio Nacional de Predicción del INMAbril de 1999: Cuarto Simposio Nacional de Predicción del INM (Memorial Alfonso Ascaso)Noviembre de 2001: Quinto Simposio Nacional de Predicción del INMPese al éxito de las reuniones han transcurrido diecisiete años sin que se haya vuelto a celebrar otro Simposio de Predicción, ni siquiera restringido a los predictores del INM/AEMET. Es por ello que desde la Dirección de AEMET se ha decidido organizar entre el 17 y el 19 de septiembre de este año 2018 un nuevo Simposio Nacional de Predicción, que continuará con la numeración previa, por lo que será el Sexto Simposio Nacional de Predicción de AEMET. Al igual que el Cuarto Simposio, se dedicará a una figura de gran relevancia dentro de nuestro ámbito, concretamente a Antonio Mestre Barceló, fallecido repentinamente en febrero de 2016, y que ocupaba en ese momento la jefatura del Área de Climatología y Aplicaciones Operativas de AEMET. Por ello, el Sexto Simposio Nacional de Predicción de AEMET llevará como subtítulo “Memorial Antonio Mestre”.En el presente artículo se repasa la historia de los Simposios primero al quinto, centrándonos en el contenido y orientación de los trabajos presentados, en relación con los avances científicos y tecnológicos de aquella época “heroica” de la Meteorología española, coincidente con el exitoso Plan de Innovación Tecnológica del antiguo INM.
Avisos de Fenómenos Meteorológicos Adversos (FMA)
Authors: Gordaliza Borrego Jesus
Published: June 2018

El objetivo de este trabajo es el de exponer brevemente cuales son los avisos de fenómenos meteorológicos adversos (FMA) que emite AEMET en el territorio español.
Project AEMET miniMET
Authors: Asanza Fernaud Fernando
Published: June 2018

Citizen Science and Crowdsourcing based project for building an educational and collaborative network of automated meteorological stations with affordable and reliable elements of open hardware.Proyecto basado en Ciencia Ciudadana y Crowdsourcing para construir una red educativa y colaborativa de estaciones meteorológicas automáticas con elementos asequibles y probados de hardware abierto.
Incertidumbre en la predicción del viento mediante un sistema de predicción por conjuntos: cuantificación y análisis
Authors: Sastre Mariano , Fernández-González Sergio , Valero Francisco , Martín María Luisa
Published: June 2018

A partir de un sistema de predicción por conjuntos generado con un modelo meteorológico mesoescalar, y mediante un índice basado en la dispersión de los miembros del conjunto, se evalúa la incertidumbre asociada en la predicción de la velocidad del viento a corto plazo en terreno complejo. Se analizan los resultados diferenciando entre distintos casos, según la dirección del viento y si se rebasa un determinado umbral de velocidad del mismo, así como considerando distintas posibilidades de condiciones de estabilidad atmosférica. Así mismo, se separa la contribución a la incertidumbre correspondiente a las parametrizaciones físicas del modelo, por una parte, y a las condiciones iniciales y de contorno por otra. En la mayor parte de los casos la contribución de las condiciones iniciales y de contorno es menor, pero debe ser especialmente tenida en cuenta de determinadas áreas y circunstancias meteorológicas.
Batalha das biografias na arena midiática da democracia: análise de enquadramento da deliberação mediada jornalística
Authors: Ferracioli Paulo , Rizzotto Carla
Published: June 2018

O objetivo desse artigo é analisar como os enquadramentos noticiosos se relacionam com o potencial deliberativo de uma cobertura jornalística. Como objeto, optou-se pelo debate sobre a publicação de biografias não-autorizadas, em que se estabeleceu uma discussão sobre qual direito deveria prevalecer, a liberdade de expressão do biógrafo ou o direito à intimidade do biografado. O corpus engloba 56 matérias de Folha de S. Paulo, O Globo e O Estado de S. Paulo. Como metodologia, foram adotados enquadramentos genéricos - conflito, interesse humano, consequências econômicas, moralidade e responsabilidade -, associados com categorias de potencial deliberativo - inclusividade, civilidade, provimento de razões, responsividade e orientação para o bem comum. As relações entre enquadramentos apontam que o enquadramento de responsabilidade esteve relacionado com caraterísticas negativas.
Surat Kabar Sebagai Salah Satu Media Penyampaian Informasi Politik pada Partisipasi Politik Masyarakat
Authors: Suharyanto Agung
Published: June 2018

Meskipun pada dasarnya membuat seseorang untuk berpartisipasi itu tidaklah mudah, ada saja masyarakat yang enggan untuk berpartisipasi, padahal keikutsertaan masyarakat dalam mempengaruhi kebijakan pemerintah berdampak bagi masyarakat itu sendiri, apabila masyarakat menentukan kebijakan yang positif, yang didukung oleh pelaksanaan dan pengawasan yang baik, maka yang dihasilkan pun akan menjadi baik. Namun apabila masyarakat atau warga Negara memilih seorang pemimpin yang salah dalam artian pemimpin yang tidak jujur, maka yang dirugikan adalah masyarakat itu sendiri, jadi, pilihan itu sebenarnya ada ditangan masyarkat kita sendiri, jika memilih yang baik, maka hasilnya pun akan baik mengingat Indonesia adalah Negara Demokrasi yakni pemerintahan dari rakyat, oleh rakyat, dan untuk rakyat. Dengan demikian, dapat disimpulkan bahwa, surat kabar sebagai media penyampaian informasi politik memberikan pengaruh yang cukup signifikan terhadap partisipasi politik masyarakat
Efektivitas Inkubator Bisnis dalam Pelaksanaan Pembinaan Usaha Masyarakat Kecil Menegah
Authors: Arini Hadiyanti , Badarrudin Badarrudin , Kariono Kariono
Published: June 2018

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui Efektivitas Inkubator Bisnis Dalam Pelaksanaan Pembinaan UMKM Melalui Program UKM Tenant. Metode Deskriptif dengan pendekatan kualitatif yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini. Peranan pemerintah semakin dibutuhkan untuk UMKM, karena sejak awal MEA direncanakan sebagai bentuk kerja sama ekonomi dan dalam peranan ini salah satunya dilakukan oleh sebuah lembaga yaitu inkubator bisnis. Efektivitas pelaksanaan suatu organisasi secara umum diartikan sebagai segala usaha yang dapat dilakukan oleh suatu organisasi dengan kemampuan yang ada untuk mencapai tujuan yang telah ditetapkan secara objektif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Cikal USU efektif melalui dua pendekatan yang dilakukan selama penelitian yaitu : (1). Pendekatan Sasaran (Goal Approach) di ukur melalui (a). Kemampuan berlaba (b). Pencarian sumber daya. (2). Pendekatan Proses (Process Approach) melalui berbagai indikator internal organisasi (a). Produktivitas. (b). Kemampuan adaptasi atau fleksibilitas. (c). Kepuasan kerja. Berdasarkan penelitian, saran yang dapat peneliti sarankan sebagai berikut : (a). Memperkuat hubungan dengan pihak-pihak terkait dan asosiasi Tenant binaanya dan alumni UKM Tenant. (b). Menyediakan sarana dan prasarana yang tepat, sesuai kebutuhan UKM Tenant. (c). Memprioritaskan pembanggunan mindset Tenant dalam proses pembinaan. (d). Meramaikan Cikal Mart dan menambahkan produk-produk yang di pajang dalam Cikal Mart.
REVIEW PENURUNAN FERTILITAS DI NEGARA BERKEMBANG : TREN DAN PENJELASAN
Authors: Kusyanto Heri
Published: June 2018

Penurunan fertilitas banyak digembor-gemborkan di Negara-negara maju namun banyak yang tidak sepihak. Penyebab fisiologis utama langsung dari perbedaan-perbedaan ini harus dikaitkan dengan perbedaan dalam penggunaan kontrasepsi, dilengkapi dengan penundaan perkawinan. Penyebab ketiga terbesar dari meningkatnya penggunaan kontrasepsi adalah karena : perkembangan sosial ekonomi, modernisasi, intervensi perencanaan untuk keluarga berencana. Peningkatan penggunaan kontrasepsi dengan pertumbuhan yang lambat merupakan kontribusi dari modernisasi dan perkembangan ekonomi. Penolakan atau ketidakikutsertaan dalam keluarga berencana muncul menjadi satu penyebab utama “titik masalah” bangsa dengan fertilitas yang tinggi secara terus menerus. 
Construct-Aligned Rating Scales Improve the Reliability of Program Evaluation Data
Authors: Rusticus Shayna , Eva Kevin , Peterson Linda
Published: June 2018

Abstract: In workplace-based assessment, research has suggested that aligning rating scales with how clinical supervisors naturally conceptualize trainee performance improves reliability and makes assessment more efficient. This study examined the generalizability of those findings for program evaluation by determining if construct alignment improves the reliability with which competencies are ranked as having been achieved in a medical education program. These results extend previous research into the benefits of construct-aligned scales by suggesting that aggregating students’ judgments of their abilities can be used to evaluate the relative successes of a program more efficiently when the scales used are aligned with the constructs of independence and sophistication rather than being phrased in terms of students’ performance expectations.
Expanding the Role of Digital Photographs in Evaluation Practice: Documenting, Sense-Making, and Imagining
Authors: Kallemeyn Leanne M.
Published: June 2018

Abstract: Program stakeholders and evaluators routinely generate and share digital photographs. Three frameworks for using photographs in evaluation practice are discussed: documenting social change, facilitating sense-making, and inspiring and imagining social change. These are rooted in scholarship from arts-informed inquiry and visual sociology and anthropology. Using this framework, a review of existing literature demonstrates an extensive use of photographs for documentation and a growing use of photographs for sense-making and inspiring and imagining social change in evaluation practice. The paper concludes with a case example of how an evaluation team used digital photographs in an evaluation of a teacher professional development program.
Commemorating Freedom: The Fortieth Anniversary of the “Fall of Saigon” in Canada
Authors: Nguyen Vinh
Published: June 2018

On 30 April 2015, hundreds of Vietnamese Canadians congregated on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, the nation's capital, to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War and to celebrate the proposed state-sponsored construction of the Memorial to the Victims of Communism. Amidst a sea of Canadian and South Vietnamese flags, former refugees denounced the Vietnamese government for its human rights abuses, focalizing the “problem” of forced migration and refuge(es) on the issue of rights over those of war and geopolitical conflict. This telling scene demonstrates how Vietnamese diasporics remember their histories and negotiate their place within the Canadian national imaginary through the discourse of human rights. It reveals how such rememberings are legitimated and appropriated by the state and how they work to construct a particular understanding of the “good” of refuge. Employing the commemoration event in Ottawa as a site of analysis, this article explores the entanglements of refugee discourse and human rights. The mobilization of human rights by former refugees, as a form of national visibility, necessitates an examination of the ways in which refugees have relied upon the language of rights to make various claims: for asylum, for recognition, for diasporic agency, and for community formation. Human rights, then, do not just form the basis for claiming legal status as “refugees” but also critically function as a force that sustains various collective identities (personal, diasporic, and national) produced in the aftermath of migration and refuge.
Ukuran dan spesialisasi industri kantor akuntan publik mempengaruhi kualitas audit dengan variabel moderasi tingkat risiko litigasi perusahaan
Authors: Meirina Elsa , Alexander Oakar
Published: June 2018

Artikel ini meneliti tentang pengaruh tingkat risiko ligitasi perusahaan pada hubungan antara ukuran dan spesialisasi industri kantor akuntan publik terhadap kualitas audit
Hubungan penerapan sistem akuntansi keuangan terhadap kualitas laporan keuanganpada dinas pengelolaan keuangan dan asset daerah kota bukittinggi
Authors: Ardiansyah Lukman , Rahmadani Kiki
Published: June 2018

AbstractBukittinggi city in financial reports in a few years ago still not meet the criteria of the value of the required information visible gain from the opinions of Local Government Financial Report Bukittinggi city. One of the guidance in the assessment of a financial report of the compliance to the regulation and the presentation of the financial report with the criteria that have been assigned. The purpose of this research is to know the influence of the implementation of regional financial accounting system to the quality of the Regional Financial Report on DPKAD Bukittinggi city. Announcement of samples in this research are using Slovin method by as much as 77 respondents. Analysis methods used namely Rank Spearmen Correlation analysis. The findings of this research shows that the implementation of regional financial accounting system have positive and significant impact on the quality of the Regional Financial Report on DPKAD Bukittinggi city. This can be seen from the results of the assessment of the respondents against the implementation of regional financial accounting system reached 95%. While the quality of the Regional Financial Report produced DPKAD Bukittinggi city is very good with the level of the assessment respondents reached 90%. As well as the significant value by using Correlation Coefficient analysis Rank Spearmen reach 0,564.Key Words: financial accounting system (earlier), the quality of Financial Report
FORMULASI MODEL PERMUTASI SIKLIS DENGAN OBJEK MULTINOMIAL
Authors: Perdana Sukma Adi
Published: June 2018

Penelitian ini bertujuan membangun model matematika untuk menghitung jumlah susunan objek dari permutasi siklis yang memiliki objek multinomial. Model yang dibangun dibatasi untuk permutasi siklis yang memiliki objek multinomial dengan minimal ada satu jenis objek beranggotakan tunggal. Pemodelan dilakukan berdasarkan struktur matematika dari permutasi siklis dan permutasi multinomial. Model permutasi siklis yang memiliki objek multinomial telah dirumuskan. Pembuktian model telah dilakukan melalui validasi struktur serta validasi hasil yang dilakukan dengan cara membandingkan hasil perhitungan model dan hasil pencacahan. Teorema tentang permutasi siklis dengan objek multinomial juga telah dibangun.

Kata kunci: pemodelan , permutasi siklis, permutasi multinomial

This study aims at constructing mathematical model to count the number of arrangement of objects form cyclical permutation that has multinomial objects. The model constructed is limited to cyclical permutation that has multinomial object in which at least one kind of object having single cardinality is contained within. Modelling is undertaken based on mathematical structure of cyclical permutation and multinomial permutation. Cyclical permutation model having multinomial object has been formulated as . The proof of the model has been undertaken by validating structure and validating the outcome which was conducted by comparing counting result of model and counting result manually. The theorem of cyclical permutation with multinomial object has also been developed.

Keywords: modelling, cyclical permutation, multinomial permutation
Penduga Rataan Geometrik pada Sampel Himpunan Terurut untuk Distribusi Normal
Authors: Perdana Sukma Adi
Published: June 2018

Pada kajian ini, dikembangkan sebuah estimator atau penduga untuk rataan geometrik pada desain sampel himpunan terurut. Sampel himpunan terurut adalah sekolompok unit sampel yang diambil dari populasi dimana anggota populasinya diurutkan sebelumnya berdasarkan variabel tertentu yang memiliki korelasi yang kuat dengan populasi yang dibicarakan sebelum pengukuran yang nyata terhadap anggota populasi yang dibicarakan dimana hal ini akan mengurangi biaya dan waktu perhitungan. Kajian dilakukan untuk menginvestigasi bias dan efisiensi relatif dari penduga rataan geometrik yang dikembangkan dan perbandingan efisiensi relatif dilakukan untuk data dari populasi yang berdistribusi normal. Hasil kajian menunjukkan penduga pada sampel himpunan terurut mengungguli penduga pada sampel acak sederhana.
A RESTAURAÇÃO DO ODEION DE PÉRICLES EM ATENAS NO SÉCULO I A.C.: NOVOS E ANTIGOS PERSAS
Authors: Morales Fabio Augusto
Published: June 2018

O artigo discute a restauração do Odeion de Péricles em Atenas, realizada por rei Ariobarzanes II da Capadócia entre 63 e 51 a. C. O teatro coberto, localizado próximo à encosta sudeste da acrópole, foi construído no século V a. C. e destruído durante o cerco do general romano Sula à cidade em 86 a. C., seja pelos invasores, seja pelos sitiados. A restauração deste “monumento anti-persa” é extremamente significativa para a compreensão das políticas externas ateniense na primeira metade do século I a. C., quando o poder romano criou um novo quadro geopolítico no Mediterrâneo oriental; argumenta-se que a formação de uma identidade anti-bárbara, profundamente relacionada a uma propaganda que relacionava Mitrídates e os partas aos antigos persas, foi a principal motivação para a intervenção capadócia no espaço urbano ateniense. A partir do ponto de vista da história urbana ateniense, a restauração é um exemplo eloquente de uma nova atitude diante do espaço urbano, que se tornaria uma característica central nas intervenções urbanas de Atenas nos período tardo-republicano e augustano: o urbanismo antiquário.
O ESPÍRITO DO MEDO: ROMA E O ABSOLUTISMO
Authors: Martins Adilton Luís
Published: June 2018

Este artigo apresenta a tese de que o filósofo iluminista Montesquieu produziu uma teoria histórica e política baseada na história de Roma. O foco principal deste texto está na associação entre a ideia de que o Império romano e o despotismo oriental são semelhantes. Para o filósofo, a corrupção destruiu o espírito da liberdade e da virtude da República romana e instaurou um império baseado no medo, que é o princípio do despotismo. A fonte principal de análise é a obra Espírito das Leis.
ARISTOCRACY AND POPULAR ENGAGEMENT IN REPUBLICAN ROMAN POLITICS
Authors: Moreira Jonathan Cruz
Published: June 2018

One of the recurrent themes in contemporary historiography on political and social organization of roman state resides on the participation or not of the population in decisions made in the different assemblies of roman citizens. Some of the discrepancies arise from the Roman citizens’ sovereignty in these elections and the role of aristocracy in controlling these decisions, either through patronage system or by the assemblies’ modus operandi themselves.  The answer to these questions involves analyzing the place of aristocracy and plebs in this system, as well as the knowledge on the traditions system that ruled the res publica. This article aims at reflecting about the participation of the different social groups in Roman political process, by analyzing the political process and its traditions.
Interview with Haiganuch Sarian: Reflections on the Greek world and the Ancient Near East
Authors: Sarian Haiganuch
Published: June 2018

The following text is a slightly modified transcript of an interview given by Prof. Haiganuch Sarian at the Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology of the University of São Paulo (MAE-USP) to Heródoto on November 22 and December 14, 2016. On both occasions, Prof. Sarian was interviewed by Prof. Gilberto da Silva Francisco
Inscrições gregas e povos itálicos, alguns estudos de caso
Authors: Pollini Airton
Published: June 2018

O artigo enfatiza os intercâmbios entre gregos e nativos na Magna Grécia, especialmente quando os últimos utilizam formas de expressão emprestadas do modelo grego, como o uso do alfabeto, de inscrições gravadas ou de moedas. Estes empréstimos podem ser percebidos através de alguns estudos de caso, como o horos de Tortora e as emissões monetárias das comunidades itálicas sob a influência de Sybaris. No entanto, estes usos não representam necessariamente a adoção de valores gregos, como mostra a desaprovação do comportamento homossexual tal como o ostrakon de Pisticci. Por outro lado, a inscrição na olpè de Fratte indica a difusão da prática homossexual no ambiente etrusco da Campânia. A evidência epigráfica constitui assim um tipo de fonte bastante adequado para estudos cujo objetivo é de confrontar fontes textuais e artefatos, já que essas inscrições reúnem, num mesmo objeto, as abordagens de análise da cultural material e textual, com análises nuançadas sobre as modalidades de interação cultural entre os gregos e os nativos.
The Homeric Poems and the Concept of Tradition
Authors: Oliveira Gustavo Junqueira Duarte
Published: June 2018

This paper focuses on the poetical tradition to which the Homeric poems belong. Firstly, I present a theoretical discussion regarding the concept of Tradition. The emphasis is on the transmission of content thought as relating to the past of certain groups, as well as the specific ways in which those groups value such elements. Secondly, the paper presents an interaction scheme between different aspects inside one tradition, or between different traditions. Finally, in the main section of the paper, I discuss the tradition the Homeric poems belong to, as well as the role the poems play in it. This discussion covers several phenomena that can be identified with the tradition, from the poetical ones, such as the Greek hexametrical poetry, to the iconographic ones, especially vase paintings from the eighth century onwards. I conclude with a brief discussion on how the Homeric poems can be used as testimony to this broader tradition.
Obra científica e honestidade intelectual: um comentário (e homenagem) à obra de Pedro Paulo Abreu Funari
Authors: Calvo Victor Revilla
Published: June 2018

Homenagem a Pedro Paulo Abreu Funari
Contributions to a post-colonial Roman Archaeology: linking Brazil and Britain
Authors: Hingley Richard
Published: June 2018

Homenagem a Pedro Paulo Abreu Funari.
A history written with four hands
Authors: Rodrigues Renata Cardoso Belleboni
Published: June 2018

Special Issue in honour to Professor Pedro Paulo Funari
Athens and the process of migration to the maritime spaces of the Black Sea
Authors: Cândido Maria Regina
Published: June 2018

Through the maritime geographical space that the Greeks made the process of migration to the different regions bathed by sea throughout the Aegean, Mediterranean and Black Sea, founded new poleis, carried out a shared identity, transferred their cults and gods, produced ceramic and metal artifacts forming the net Of maritime connectivity through emporium and apoikias.
Cruz e legião romana: o imaginário popular na Palestina do 1º século
Authors: Rossi Luiz Alexandre Solano
Published: June 2018

A partir do ano 63 a.C. a nova ordem imperial chega na Palestina. Um império desejado pelos deuses e considerado eterno como os próprios deuses o são. No entanto a eternidade do Império passa por instrumentos de violência contra os povos subjugados no presente. Assim, a cruz e a legião romana se tornarão símbolos no imaginário coletivo dos camponeses na Palestina. Imaginário que se constrói a partir de imagens presente no próprio cotidiano. Cruzes e soldados estavam presentes no cenário da Palestina para relembrar a qualquer camponês de sua vulnerabilidade e, ao mesmo tempo, reafirmar a perenidade de um Império divinizado pela força.
O saturnismo e a queda do Império romano
Authors: Martín Antonio Aguilera
Published: June 2018

Durante muitos anos, e de forma recorrente, alguns estudiosos da história de Roma consideraram que o saturnismo (envenenamento por chumbo) provocado pela ingestão de vinho contendo mosto, foi uma das causas principais da loucura de alguns imperadores romanos, da falta de natalidade de sua aristocracia ou, inclusive, da queda do império romano. Neste trabalho se demonstra o contrário, pois o mosto foi utilizado pelos romanos só na fabricação de vinhos de má qualidade. Portanto, precisamente o saturnismo atuou, sobretudo, dentre as camadas mais desfavorecidas da população, nunca sobre as classes altas.
Epigrafia latina, uma abordagem interdisciplinar do mundo antigo
Authors: Funari Pedro Paulo Abreu
Published: June 2018

Conference Report. Instrumenta Inscripta Latina, Austria, May 5th to 8th, 2005.
...Si vita meruimus
Authors: Rodríguez José Remesal
Published: June 2018

Homenagem a Pedro Paulo Abreu Funari
Maquetes de Roma: entre história e representações
Authors: Rocha Ivan Esperança
Published: June 2018

Considerada uma arte milenar, a construção de maquetes ganha nas últimas décadas um impulso especial dado pelo uso de suportes eletrônicos tanto na área da arqueologia como da arquitetura e engenharia. Neste texto será apresentado e discutido o papel original e atual das maquetes na reconstrução histórico-arquitetônica da cidade de Roma, com destaque para aquelas criadas, nas primeiras décadas do século XX, por Giuseppe Marcelliani, Paul Bigot e Italo Gismondi.
A infância do mundo. Os primeiros contatos entre franceses e tupinambás no Brasil do século XVI
Authors: Olivier Laurent
Published: June 2018

Este texto trata dos primeiros contatos entre franceses e tupinambás no Brasil do século XVI explorando principalmente as reflexões de Jean de Léry sobre a noção de "selvagem" e de encontro e trocas culturais.
Ters Yüz Filmi Kapsamında Duyguların ve Beynin İşleyişinin İncelenmesi
Authors: ÇENESİZ Gaye Zeynep
Published: June 2018

Ters Yüz (Inside Out; Docter ve del Carmen, 2015) ailesiyle birlikte yeni bir şehre
taşınmalarının ardından değişen yaşantısına uyum sağlamaya çalışan Riley’nin ve
beyninde yer alan duygularının başlarından geçen maceraları anlatan bir animasyon
filmidir. Bu filmde temel olarak Riley’nin beyninin kumanda merkezinde yer alan beş
temel duygu (Neşe, Üzüntü, Öfke, Tiksinti ve Korku) üzerinden bireylerin sahip olduğu
her duygunun önemi ve hayatlarında oynadığı özgün rol ele alınmaktadır. Film, Riley’nin
Çekirdek Anılarını kurtarmak için beyninde bir maceraya giren Neşe ve Üzüntü ile
birlikte bir insanın beyninin işleyişini izleyicinin karşısına getirirken; aynı zamanda
Riley’nin günlük hayatını Neşe ve Üzüntü olmadan sürdürmeye çalışmasını ve kişiliğin
ergenliğin başlangıcıyla birlikte daha karmaşık bir yapı kazanmasını da izleyicilere
sunmaktadır. Bu film analizinde Ters Yüz filmi kapsamında duyguların ve beynin
işleyişinin nasıl aktarıldığının açıklanması ve bu kapsamda filmdeki kullanımların
psikoloji biliminin bulguları ile nasıl desteklendiğinin ele alınması planlanmıştır. Bu
incelemenin klinik psikologlara bu filmin terapi sürecinde nasıl kullanılabileceğine
ilişkin bir bakış açısı sunması hedeflenmektedir.
A new subspecies of Crepis palaestina (Asteraceae) from Turkey
Authors: Inceer Huseyin , Kalmuk Nursen Aksu
Published: June 2018

Crepispalaestina subsp. babcockii Inceer & Aksu Kalmuk subsp. nov. (Asteraceae, Cichorieae) is described and illustrated. It grows in shady places and red pine forest in southwest Anatolia, Turkey. The chromosome number of the new subspecies is 2n = 2x = 8. The diagnostic morphological characters that distinguish C. palaestina subsp. babcockii from morphologically similar taxa C. palaestina subsp. palaestina and C. pulchra are discussed, and a conservation status for the new taxon is suggested.Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. 25(1): 45-49, 2018 (June)
Improving Short-Term Heat Load Forecasts with Calendar and Holiday Data
Authors: Dahl Magnus , Brun Adam , Kirsebom Oliver S. , Andresen Gorm B.
Published: June 2018

The heat load in district heating systems is affected by the weather and by human behavior, and special consumption patterns are observed around holidays. This study employs a top-down approach to heat load forecasting using meteorological data and new untraditional data types such as school holidays. Three different machine learning models are benchmarked for forecasting the aggregated heat load of the large district heating system of Aarhus, Denmark. The models are trained on six years of measured hourly heat load data and a blind year of test data is withheld until the final testing of the forecasting capabilities of the models. In this final test, weather forecasts from the Danish Meteorological Institute are used to measure the performance of the heat load forecasts under realistic operational conditions. We demonstrate models with forecasting performance that can match state-of-the-art commercial software and explore the benefit of including local holiday data to improve forecasting accuracy. The best forecasting performance is achieved with a support vector regression on weather, calendar, and holiday data, yielding a mean absolute percentage error of 6.4% on the 15–38 h horizon. On average, the forecasts could be improved slightly by including local holiday data. On holidays, this performance improvement was more significant.
Harvesting and Baling of Pruned Biomass in Apple Orchards for Energy Production
Authors: Dyjakon Arkadiusz
Published: June 2018

Pruning residues belong to the agricultural wastes generated in the agro-food processing sector, whose energetic potential can have a significant influence on the local energy market. This study is focused on the assessment of the feasibility of using apple tree pruning residues in the form of bales for energetic purposes. The research was performed in a commercial apple orchard located in the central-western part of Poland, an area characterized by the largest concentration of apple orchard in Europe. The biomass yield, pruned bales quality, energy input and output flow, as well as the economic sustainability of the pruning-to-energy strategy were evaluated. The results indicated the available collected biomass potential in an amount of 0.69 tDM∙ha−1 per year. Pruned biomass analysis showed a moisture content of 45.1% in the fresh material, the ash content was 0.8% dry mass, and the lower heating value was 18.05 MJ∙kg−1 dry mass. Total production cost, including all steps and avoided cost of mulching, was 74.7 €∙t−1 dry mass. Moreover, the net energy balance of this value chain was very positive, giving a value of ca. 12,000 MJ∙ha−1 per year. As a result, the yearly harvested pruned biomass may be considered a good energy source for local heating systems.
Analysis, Design and Implementation of Droop-Controlled Parallel-Inverters Using Dynamic Phasor Model and SOGI-FLL in Microgrid Applications
Authors: Kim Bum-Jun , Kum Ho-Jung , Park Jung-Min , Won Chung-Yuen
Published: June 2018

The droop control strategy is widely used in islanded microgrids to control power flows according to the load condition, with the absence of a critical communication line, interfacing distributed energy sources to provide for the active and reactive power demand of loads. In this case, the system modeling for both steady-state and transient time is one of the key issues of a droop-controlled system for an inverter-based microgrid (MG). With the rapid development of microgrids, it is essential to identify the system stability and optimize the control parameters, taking into account the network and control dynamics caused by multiple tasks such as electric signal filtering, network synchronization, and so on. Therefore, in order to improve model accuracy and determine control coefficients, this paper analyzes and extends a dynamic phasor-based model to the droop-controlled parallel-inverters, considering network and control dynamics such as a low-pass filter, a second-order generalized integrator frequency-locked-loop (SOGI-FLL), and a system operating sequence. Moreover, discussed in this paper are both the design approaches for and the implementation of a droop-controlled parallel-inverter, which enables the system to be stable and reliable. To demonstrate the effectiveness and validity of this paper, PSIM simulation was performed and two parallel-inverters were combined as the proposed design procedure for the 4-kVA prototypes.
Model-Based Current Sharing Approach for DCM Interleaved Flyback Micro-Inverter
Authors: Dong Mi , Tian Xiaoyu , Li Li , Song Dongran , Wang Lina , Zhao Miao
Published: June 2018

Current sharing control is a challenge for a discontinuous conduction mode (DCM) micro-inverter based on interleaved flyback topology. To solve this problem, this study proposes a novel and systemic model-based approach. Firstly, an accurate fourth-order model is presented for the interleaved flyback circuit, which takes the two flybacks’ parameter mismatch and coupling into account. Secondly, based on the presented model, a continuous time sliding mode current controller is proposed to tackle the output imbalance caused by parameter mismatch, coupling and disturbance. The proposed controller is derived from the Lyapunov function without switching conditions. Finally, the effectiveness of the proposed model and control method is validated by simulation tests using MATLAB/SIMULINK. Simulation results show that the proposed approach improves the current sharing for the interleaved flyback micro-inverter when compared to the conventional current sharing approach.
Differential Evolution-Based Load Frequency Robust Control for Micro-Grids with Energy Storage Systems
Authors: Li Hongyue , Wang Xihuai , Xiao Jianmei
Published: June 2018

In this paper, the secondary load frequency controller of the power systems with renewable energies is investigated by taking into account internal parameter perturbations and stochastic disturbances induced by the integration of renewable energies, and the power unbalance caused between the supply side and demand side. For this, the μ-synthesis robust approach based on structure singular value is researched to design the load frequency controller. In the proposed control scheme, in order to improve the power system stability, an ultracapacitor is introduced to the system to rapidly respond to any power changes. Firstly, the load frequency control model with uncertainties is established, and then, the robust controller is designed based on μ-synthesis theory. Furthermore, a novel method using integrated system performance indexes is proposed to select the weighting function during controller design process, and solved by a differential evolution algorithm. Finally, the controller robust stability and robust performance are verified via the calculation results, and the system dynamic performance is tested via numerical simulation. The results show the proposed method greatly improved the load frequency stability of a micro-grid power system.
Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review in Environmental Tobacco Smoke Risk of Female Lung Cancer by Research Type
Authors: Ni Xue , Xu Ning , Wang Qiang
Published: June 2018

More than 50% of women worldwide are exposed to Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS). The impact of ETS on lung cancer remains unclear. Cohort studies since the late 1990s have provided new evidence of female lung cancer risk due to ETS. The objective of this meta-analysis and systematic review was to analyze the association of ETS with female lung cancer risk from 1997 to 2017, organised based on research design. According to our applied inclusion and exclusion criteria, 41 published studies were included. The relative risk (RR) from the cohort studies or odds ratio (OR) from case-control studies were extracted to calculate the pooled risks based on the type of study. The summary risks of ETS were further explored with the modulators of ETS exposure sources and doses. The pooled risks of lung cancer in non-smoking women exposed to ETS were 1.35 (95% CI: 1.17–1.56), 1.17 (95% CI: 0.94–1.44), and 1.33 (95% CI: 1.17–1.51) for case-control studies, cohort studies, and both types of studies, respectively. The summary RR estimate of the cohort studies was not statistically significant, but the RR increased with increasing doses of ETS exposure (p trend < 0.05). Based on the results of this study, ETS might be an important risk factor of female lung cancer in non-smokers.
Connexin 43 Plays a Role in Pulmonary Vascular Reactivity in Mice
Authors: Htet Myo , Nally Jane E. , Shaw Andrew , Foote Bradley E. , Martin Patricia E. , Dempsie Yvonne
Published: June 2018

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a chronic condition characterized by vascular remodeling and increased vaso-reactivity. PAH is more common in females than in males (~3:1). Connexin (Cx)43 has been shown to be involved in cellular communication within the pulmonary vasculature. Therefore, we investigated the role of Cx43 in pulmonary vascular reactivity using Cx43 heterozygous (Cx43+/−) mice and 37,43Gap27, which is a pharmacological inhibitor of Cx37 and Cx43. Contraction and relaxation responses were studied in intra-lobar pulmonary arteries (IPAs) derived from normoxic mice and hypoxic mice using wire myography. IPAs from male Cx43+/− mice displayed a small but significant increase in the contractile response to endothelin-1 (but not 5-hydroxytryptamine) under both normoxic and hypoxic conditions. There was no difference in the contractile response to endothelin-1 (ET-1) or 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) in IPAs derived from female Cx43+/−mice compared to wildtype mice. Relaxation responses to methacholine (MCh) were attenuated in IPAs from male and female Cx43+/− mice or by pre-incubation of IPAs with 37,43Gap27. Nω-Nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (l-NAME) fully inhibited MCh-induced relaxation. In conclusion, Cx43 is involved in nitric oxide (NO)-induced pulmonary vascular relaxation and plays a gender-specific and agonist-specific role in pulmonary vascular contractility. Therefore, reduced Cx43 signaling may contribute to pulmonary vascular dysfunction.
An αB-Crystallin Peptide Rescues Compartmentalization and Trafficking Response to Cu Overload of ATP7B-H1069Q, the Most Frequent Cause of Wilson Disease in the Caucasian Population
Authors: Allocca Simona , Ciano Michela , Ciardulli Maria Camilla , D’Ambrosio Chiara , Scaloni Andrea , Sarnataro Daniela , Caporaso Maria Gabriella , D’Agostino Massimo , Bonatti Stefano
Published: June 2018

The H1069Q substitution is the most frequent mutation of the Cu transporter ATP7B that causes Wilson disease in the Caucasian population. ATP7B localizes to the Golgi complex in hepatocytes, but, in the presence of excessive Cu, it relocates to the endo-lysosomal compartment to excrete Cu via bile canaliculi. In contrast, ATP7B-H1069Q is strongly retained in the ER, does not reach the Golgi complex and fails to move to the endo-lysosomal compartment in the presence of excessive Cu, thus causing toxic Cu accumulation. We have previously shown that, in transfected cells, the small heat-shock protein αB-crystallin is able to correct the mislocalization of ATP7B-H1069Q and its trafficking in the presence of Cu overload. Here, we first show that the α-crystallin domain of αB-crystallin mimics the effect of the full-length protein, whereas the N- and C-terminal domains have no such effect. Next, and most importantly, we demonstrate that a twenty-residue peptide derived from the α-crystallin domain of αB-crystallin fully rescues Golgi localization and the trafficking response of ATP7B-H1069Q in the presence of Cu overload. In addition, we show that this peptide interacts with the mutant transporter in the live cell. These results open the way to attempt developing a pharmacologically active peptide to specifically contrast the Wilson disease form caused by the ATP7B-H1069Q mutant.
Fabrication and Characterization of Finite-Size DNA 2D Ring and 3D Buckyball Structures
Authors: Jo Soojin , Kim Seungjae , Lee Byung Ho , Tandon Anshula , Kim Byunghoon , Park Sung Ha , Kim Moon Ki
Published: June 2018

In order to incorporate functionalization into synthesized DNA nanostructures, enhance their production yield, and utilize them in various applications, it is necessary to study their physical stabilities and dynamic characteristics. Although simulation-based analysis used for DNA nanostructures provides important clues to explain their self-assembly mechanism, structural function, and intrinsic dynamic characteristics, few studies have focused on the simulation of DNA supramolecular structures due to the structural complexity and high computational cost. Here, we demonstrated the feasibility of using normal mode analysis for relatively complex DNA structures with larger molecular weights, i.e., finite-size DNA 2D rings and 3D buckyball structures. The normal mode analysis was carried out using the mass-weighted chemical elastic network model (MWCENM) and the symmetry-constrained elastic network model (SCENM), both of which are precise and efficient modeling methodologies. MWCENM considers both the weight of the nucleotides and the chemical bonds between atoms, and SCENM can obtain mode shapes of a whole structure by using only a repeated unit and its connectivity with neighboring units. Our results show the intrinsic vibrational features of DNA ring structures, which experience inner/outer circle and bridge motions, as well as DNA buckyball structures having overall breathing and local breathing motions. These could be used as the fundamental basis for designing and constructing more complicated DNA nanostructures.
Copyright User Rights and Remedies: An Access to Justice Perspective
Authors: Chapdelaine Pascale
Published: June 2018

In contemporary copyright law, there is an ongoing debate around the nature and scope of the rights users should have to copyright works, exacerbated by ongoing technological developments. Within that debate, this article queries the value of looking at the remedies users may have against copyright holders restricting their legitimate uses of works, as a means to further elucidate the nature and scope of user rights. While there is some value in looking at remedies to situate copyright user rights, an access to justice perspective to rights and remedies suggests that such approach may be too limiting with respect to the position of potential claimants in a legal system. On that basis, this paper identifies structural deficiencies of copyright user rights and proposes an analytical framework towards achieving greater “justice for users” both in the realm of public law and private law.
Subacute effects of cadmium and zinc ions on protein synthesis and cell death in mouse liver
Authors: Stanevièienë Inga , Sadauskienë Ilona , Lesauskaitë Vaiva , Ivanovienë Laima , Kaðauskas Artûras , Ivanov Leonid
Published: June 2018

Objective. The aim of this study was to evaluate in vivo the effects of cadmium and zinc ions on translational machinery and death of mouse liver cells. Material and methods. Outbred mice received intraperitoneal injections of cadmium chloride solution (1.4 μmoles cadmium per 1 kg of body weight) and/or zinc sulfate solution (4.8 μmoles zinc per kg of body weight) three times per week for six weeks. Analogical volume of saline solution was injected to the control mice. Protein synthesis was evaluated by incorporation of [14C]-labeled leucine into peptides and proteins. Total tRNAs were isolated using deproteinized extract of liver tissue. Postmitochondrial supernatant was as a source of leucyl-tRNA synthetase. Activities of tRNALeu and leucyl-tRNA synthetase were measured by an aminoacylation reaction using [14C]-labeled leucine. Liver cell apoptosis was detected by TUNEL assay using in situ cell death detection kit. Results. A decrease in incorporation of [14C]-labeled leucine into proteins was detected in liver, kidney, and heart as well as diminution of tRNALeu acceptor activity in cadmium-exposed liver. Cadmium caused activation of the leucyl-tRNA synthetase and induced liver cell apoptosis. Pretreatment of mice with zinc sulfate solution favored to protection of protein synthesis and acceptor activity of tRNALeu against cadmium-induced inhibition. Under co-exposure of mouse liver to cadmium and zinc, activity of the leucyl-tRNA synthetase was at the level of control. Zinc did not influence TUNEL-positive cell number in cadmium-exposed mouse liver. Conclusions. Under subacute intoxication of mice by cadmium, zinc ions protect the translation machinery against inhibition, but do not decrease the number of apoptotic cells in the liver.
Quantitative microlaryngoscopic measurements of vocal fold polyps, glottal gap and their relation to vocal function
Authors: Uloza Virgilijus , Kašėta Marius , Pribuišienė Rūta , Šaferis Viktoras , Jokūžis Vytautas , Gelžinis Adas , Bačauskienė Marija
Published: June 2018

Objectives. The purpose of this study was to quantify the size of vocal fold polyps and to investigate the relationship between the glottal gap and parameters of acoustic voice analysis and phonetography. Material and methods. Eighty-one microlaryngoscopic images and digital recordings of voices (acoustic analysis and phonetogram) acquired from the patients with vocal fold polyps (VFPs) were employed in this study. Vocal fold (VF) images were collected during routine direct microlaryngoscopy using Moller-Wedel Universa 300 surgical microscope, 3-CCD Elmo 768×576- pixel color video camera and a 300 W Xenon light source. Acoustic voice analysis and phonetography were established using Dr. Speech (Tiger Electronics Inc.) software. Microlaryngoscopic images were processed by original software created by ELINTA and displayed on a monitor. The relative lengths and widths of vocal fold polyps as well as percentage area of VFP were calculated. The Pearson’s correlation was applied to reveal the correlation between VFP dimensions and acoustic voice parameters. Results. There were no statistically significant differences between the dimensions of left and right vocal folds and VFPs. Statistically significant slight to mild correlations between measured dimensions of VFP acoustic and phonetogram parameters were revealed, with HNR and phonetogram area showing the strongest correlation to the size of VFPs. Conclusion. The results of our study confirm that quantitative microlaryngoscopic measurements of vocal fold polyp and glottal gap dimensions may be a useful tool for objective assessment of glottic incompetence and voice impairment.