bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Molecular phylogeny of Acer monspessulanum L. subspecies from Iran inferred using the ITS region of nuclear ribosomal DNA
Authors: KHADEMI HANIF , MEHREGAN IRAJ , ASSADI MOSTOFA , NEJADSATARI TAHER , ZARRE SHAHIN
Published: November 2015

Khademi H, Mehregan I, Assadi M, Nejadsatari T, Zarre S. 2015. Molecular phylogeny of Acer monspessulanum L.Â subspecies from Iran inferred using the ITS region of nuclear ribosomal DNA. Biodiversitas 17: 16-23. This study was carried out onÂ the Acer monspessulanum complex growing wild in Iran. Internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequences for 75 samples representing fiveÂ different subspecies of Acer monspessulanum were analyzed. Beside this, 86 previously published ITS sequences from GenBank wereÂ used to test the monophyly of the complex worldwide. Phylogenetic analyses were conducted using Bayesian inference and maximumÂ parsimony. The results indicate that most samples of A. monspessulanum species from Iran were part of a monophyletic clade with 8Â samples of A. ibericum from Georgia, A. hyrcanum from Iran and one of A. sempervirens from Greece (PP= 1; BS= 79%). Our resultsÂ indicate that use of morphological characteristics coupled with molecular data will be most effective.
Medical Malpractice Concerns and Defensive Medicine
Authors: Reisch Lisa M. , Carney Patricia A. , Oster Natalia V. , Weaver Donald L. , Nelson Heidi D. , Frederick Paul D. , Elmore Joann G.
Published: November 2015

Objectives

“Assurance behaviors” in medical practice involve providing additional services of marginal or no medical value to avoid adverse outcomes, deter patients from filing malpractice claims, or ensure that legal standards of care were met. The extent to which concerns about medical malpractice influence assurance behaviors of pathologists interpreting breast specimens is unknown.

Methods

Breast pathologists (n = 252) enrolled in a nationwide study completed an online survey of attitudes regarding malpractice and perceived alterations in interpretive behavior due to concerns of malpractice. Associations between pathologist characteristics and the impact of malpractice concerns on personal and colleagues’ assurance behaviors were determined by χ2 and logistic regression analysis.

Results

Most participants reported using one or more assurance behaviors due to concerns about medical malpractice for both their personal (88%) and colleagues’ (88%) practices, including ordering additional stains, recommending additional surgical sampling, obtaining second reviews, or choosing the more severe diagnosis for borderline cases. Nervousness over breast pathology was positively associated with assurance behavior and remained statistically significant in a multivariable logistic regression model (odds ratio, 2.5; 95% confidence interval, 1.0–6.1; P = .043).

Conclusions

Practicing US breast pathologists report exercising defensive medicine by using assurance behaviors due to malpractice concerns.
A Basic Model Proposal for Memory Systems Constructed by a MATLAB Based Neural Dynamics Simulator
Authors: Önen Murat , Ulusoy İlkay
Published: November 2015

Objectives: Creating a working model of memory by analyzing neural dynamics for implementation in artificial intelligence and further medical purposes. The project focused on the infrastructure in the neural circuitries that perform associative learning functions. Systems capacity and behavior were examined by adjusting parameters, representing biological properties.

Methods & Results: A simulator (Mnemosyne) was constructed in MATLAB to imitate neural populations in action. Procedure starting from the translation of the exteroceptive input into an inner language, to constructing links to related nodes were simulated as many serial processing lines in parallel. Learning was modelled to be a diminution in entropy of the system, given against incoming input stimuli and the ability of defining a system even with a subset of its components. A chaotic itinerant recalling mechanism was proposed with a hypothetical unit of crosschecking named temporal checker. Attractor mechanisms, representing neuromodulators were used to modulate intrinsic properties in their environment. It was seen that by adjusting the initial parameters of the neural population, properties of the system such as learning speed, accuracy and robustness could be altered in an observable efficacy.

Conclusion: A simulator with adaptable inner parameters can serve as a platform to optimize a neuromorphic artificial intelligence system. It can also be used as an artificial environment to develop theoretical cognitive neurobiology.
The Effects of Shared Consumption on Product Life Cycles and Advertising Effectiveness: The Case of the Motion Picture Market
Authors: Delre Sebastiano A. , Broekhuizen Thijs L.J. , Bijmolt Tammo H.A.
Published: November 2015

Consumers frequently consume hedonic products together with other consumers and derive value from this shared experience. This article investigates the impact of shared consumption, a type of social influence that determines the enjoyment of joint experiences, in the context of a typical hedonic product: movies. The authors argue that this type of influence has important consequences for the diffusion curves of hedonic goods that are consumed together and the effectiveness of advertising in generating launch and postlaunch sales. An empirically validated agent-based model simulates the U.S. motion picture market, with new movies launching, competing, and exiting. The agent-based model serves as a means to demonstrate the essential role of shared consumption for explaining movie life cycles and tests how advertising expenditures accelerate and/or acquire movies’ demand in markets with varying levels of shared consumption. The results provide key theoretical insights for the new product diffusion of hedonic products and help managers predict the financial consequences of their strategic decisions.
Cross-Modal Communication: Sound Frequency Influences Consumer Responses to Color Lightness
Authors: Hagtvedt Henrik , Brasel S. Adam
Published: November 2015

This research demonstrates that the synesthetic cross-modal correspondence between sound frequency and color lightness can guide visual attention: high-frequency (low-frequency) sounds guide visual attention toward light-colored (dark-colored) objects. Three eye-tracking studies indicate that this influence is automatic; it arises without goals or conscious awareness, it seems to take precedence over the influence from a simultaneously occurring semantic correspondence, and it even operates despite explicit instructions to the contrary. Two additional studies highlight the potential role for this influence in marketing contexts. In Study 4, the audio frequency in a soundtrack guides visual attention in a commercial, as evidenced by recall of marketing messages. In Study 5, customers in a supermarket exposed to high-frequency (vs. low-frequency) music are more likely to purchase products from a shelf with light (vs. dark) decor.
HAND1 loss-of-function mutation associated with familial dilated cardiomyopathy
Authors: Zhou Yi-Meng , Dai Xiao-Yong , Qiu Xing-Biao , Yuan Fang , Li Ruo-Gu , Xu Ying-Jia , Qu Xin-Kai , Huang Ri-Tai , Xue Song , Yang Yi-Qing
Published: November 2015

Background: The basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor HAND1 is essential for cardiac development and structural remodeling, and mutations in HAND1 have been causally linked to various congenital heart diseases. However, whether genetically compromised HAND1 predisposes to dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in humans remains unknown.

Methods: The whole coding region and splicing junctions of the HAND1 gene were sequenced in 140 unrelated patients with idiopathic DCM. The available family members of the index patient carrying an identified mutation and 260 unrelated ethnically matched healthy individuals used as controls were genotyped for HAND1. The functional effect of the mutant HAND1 was characterized in contrast to its wild-type counterpart by using a dual-luciferase reporter assay system.

Results: A novel heterozygous HAND1 mutation, p.R105X, was identified in a family with DCM transmitted as an autosomal dominant trait, which co-segregated with DCM in the family with complete penetrance. The nonsense mutation was absent in 520 control chromosomes. Functional analyses unveiled that the mutant HAND1 had no transcriptional activity. Furthermore, the mutation abolished the synergistic activation between HAND1 and GATA4, another crucial cardiac transcription factors that has been associated with various congenital cardiovascular malformations and DCM.

Conclusions: This study firstly reports the association of HAND1 loss-of-function mutation with increased susceptibility to DCM in humans, which provides novel insight into the molecular mechanisms underpinning DCM.
Phase composition and morphological analysis of human gallstones using IR spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy and X-ray Rietveld analysis
Authors: Pramanik Samiran , Ghosh Soumen , Roy Arkaprovo , Mukherjee Ramanuj , Mukherjee Alok Kumar
Published: November 2015

Quantitative phase composition and morphological characterization of 12 human gallbladder stones (GS1–GS12) retrieved from patients of eastern India have been carried out using IR-spectroscopy, powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The FTIR spectra indicated that the primary composition of gallstones studied was cholesterol. X-ray powder diffraction study revealed cholesterol monohydrate (CHM) as the major crystalline phase in GS1–GS12. The Rietveld analysis showed that nine of the gallstones were composed exclusively of CHM, while the remaining three stones contained in addition to CHM, small amounts (4.2–10.6 wt%) of calcium carbonate as aragonite and vaterite. The crystallite size of CHM in GS1–GS12 varied between 82(6) and 249(3) nm. The SEM images of gallstones showed different crystal habits of CHM such as plates, thin rods, rectangular and hexagonal blocks, which resulted into different levels of agglomeration at the mesoscopic scale. Presence of numerous parasitic eggs with a typical muskmelon surface in three gallstones (GS2, GS7 and GS9) suggests possible association between the liver fluke infection and biliary stone formation in these patients. To the best of our knowledge, the study constitutes the first report of X-ray quantitative phase analysis of gallstones using the Rietveld methodology.
Russell and Indian Independence
Authors: Bone Andrew G.
Published: November 2015

At the height of the Sino-Indian border dispute in 1962, Bertrand Russell, as “a lifetime friend of India” (Unarmed Victory, p. 88), appealed to Prime Minister Nehru for peace. Yet for the first 75 years of Russell’s life, India had not been an independent, developing state whose non-aligned diplomacy he could (usually) admire, but rather an economically and stra­tegically vital part of the British Empire. Thus Russell’s fraternal bond with India was formed during its protracted struggle against British rule. The central purpose of this article is to reconstruct Russell’s occasionally contorted connection with that historic contest, and it will do so by drawing on a wealth of neglected textual material. More than simply fleshing out a significant but overlooked chapter in Russell’s political life, this assessment of his decades-long association, as participant and observer, with the campaign for Indian independence also strives to capture the complex essence of his thinking on questions of empire generally.
Managing Turbulence: Business Model Development in a Family-Owned Airline
Authors: Bogers Marcel , Boyd Britta , Hollensen Svend
Published: November 2015

How can a family business reduce environmental uncertainty and dependence by developing its business model, changing the logic of creating and capturing value through its activities? Cimber, a Denmark-based family-owned airline, has developed different business models since its establishment in 1950. Resource dependence theory can help illuminate the actions that Cimber took in this process. The family played an important role in balancing internal and external influences, shaping the scope and complexity of the business model, and creating specific path dependencies.
Family-Driven Innovation: Resolving the Paradox in Family Firms
Authors: De Massis Alfredo , Di Minin Alberto , Frattini Federico
Published: November 2015

This article presents an integrated, contingency perspective on family firm innovation called Family-Driven Innovation (FDI). The framework highlights the need for consistency between a family firm's strategic innovation decisions and its idiosyncrasies to achieve and sustain competitive advantage through innovation. This article also offers some directions for future research on FDI and serves as an introduction to this special section on family firms.
The Three Faces of Bounded Reliability: Alfred Chandler and the Micro-Foundations of Management Theory
Authors: Kano Liena , Verbeke Alain
Published: November 2015

Alfred Chandler, the celebrated business historian, provided detailed descriptions of the reasons for failed human commitments and the managerial tools needed to prevent/remediate such failings in the context of large business firms. Chandler's historical narrative identifies three distinct “faces” of bounded reliability—opportunism, benevolent preference reversal, and identity-based discordance—as the main drivers of commitment failure. Adopting bounded reliability (BRel) as a micro-foundation in management studies will raise the quality and relevance of scholarly recommendations to improve managerial decision making and action, because analysis of BRel challenges closely mirrors the real-world problems facing practicing managers.
The invasive spider Badumna longinqua (L. Koch, 1867) (Araneae: Desidae) in Argentina: new distributional records, with notes on its expansion and establishment
Authors: Pompozzi Gabriel , Peralta Luciano , Simó Miguel
Published: November 2015

Badumna longinqua (L. Koch 1867) is a medium-sized spider native from Australia. Due to its synanthropic habitat, this spider expanded their range distribution, reaching Germany, Japan, New Zealand, Uruguay and USA. We found specimens of this species in different localities from Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Therefore, we report the first records of B. longinqua to Argentina, and discuss aspects of its distribution.
Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in urban fragments of Maringá, Paraná, Brazil
Authors: Gazarini Janaina , Pedro Wagner André
Published: November 2015

Bat assemblages in two urban fragments of Maringá city, north of the state of Paraná, southern Brazil, were inventoried. These fragments, Parque do Ingá (48 ha) and Parque Florestal dos Pioneiros (59 ha), are located in a subtropical region covered by semideciduous Atlantic forest. Bats were sampled with mist-nets from August 2006 to July 2007, over 24 nights (12 hours a night), adding up to a total of 30,240 h.m2 of net effort. A total of 839 individuals were captured belonging to 10 species and four families. Artibeus lituratus was the most abundant species (66% of the sample). The observed richness represents 22% of the bat species recorded for the state, 24% of the bat species occurring in the seasonal semideciduous forest of Paraná, 26% of the species previously recorded in urban environments in Brazil, and 83.4% of the estimated richness by Jackknife 1 (n= 12 species). Studies that provide data on richness and abundance of bat species in urban fragments are becoming increasingly important, but are still poorly available in Brazil. This habitat is especially interesting because anthropogenic pressure can be harmful to bat assemblages, reducing their diversity.
New distribution records of Dinophyta in Brazilian waters
Authors: Jardim Paulo Francisco Granja , Cardoso Luciana De Souza
Published: November 2015

New records of marine dinoflagellates are reported for the municipality of Tramandaí (29°59’05” S; 50°08’01” W), including new records, not only for the state of Rio Grande do Sul, but also for Brazil. These records were based on sampling carried out in the region in 1976, by Kremer and Rosa (1983), as well as new samples taken in 2011, in the same location as the previous work. In total, we present 20 new records, 13 of them for Rio Grande do Sul and 7 for Brazil as a whole.
Langzeitergebnis nach chirurgischer Behandlung der Ruptur des vorderen Kreuzbands bei kleinen Hunden
Authors: Knebel J. , Steigmeier-Raith S. , Reese S. , Meyer-Lindenberg A. , Berger B.
Published: November 2015

Gegenstand und Ziel: Die Ruptur des vorderen Kreuzbands ist die häufigste Kniegelenkerkrankung des Hundes. Seit Einführung von Operationstechniken mit Osteotomie der proximalen Tibia hat sich die Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy (TPLO) bei mittelgroßen, großen und Riesenrassen zu einem der bevorzugt eingesetzten Verfahren entwickelt. In der Vergangenheit erfolgten bei kleinwüchsigen Hunden hingegen häufig extraartikuläre Stabilisierungsverfahren, doch findet auch bei ihnen die TPLO zunehmend Anwendung. Ziel war daher, das Langzeitergebnis der TPLO mit demjenigen einer Technik mit Kapsel-Faszien-Raffung und Fasziendoppelung (engl. lateral capsular-fascial imbrication technique, CFI) bei kleinwüchsigen Hunden zu vergleichen. Material und Methoden: Die Untersuchung erstreckte sich auf 40 Kniegelenke von 30 kleinwüchsigen Hunden (≤ 15 kg), bei denen eine Ruptur des vorderen Kreuzbands mittels TPLO (n = 23) oder CFI (n = 17) versorgt wurde. Die Kontrolluntersuchungen wurden klinisch, röntgenologisch, ganganalytisch sowie mithilfe eines Besitzerfragebogens bei allen Patienten frühestens 6 Monate nach der Operation durchgeführt. Ergebnisse: Bei der objektiven ganganalytischen Datenerhebung wiesen 21 von 23 (91,3%) der mittels TPLO operierten Kniegelenke und fünf von 17 (29,4%) der extraartikulär stabilisierten Kniegelenke vertikale Spitzenkräfte, vertikale Impulswerte und Symmetrie-Indizes auf, die mit denen gesunder Hunde vergleichbar waren. Bei Patienten beider Gruppen zeigte sich durchschnittlich eine geringgradige, wenn auch stetige Progression der Osteoarthrose. Nach Anwendung der TPLO wurde die operierte Gliedmaße signifikant früher belastet und die Besitzerzufriedenheit war höher. Schlussfolgerung: Bei kleinwüchsigen Hunden (≤ 15 kg) mit Ruptur des vorderen Kreuzbands führt die TPLO zu sehr guten klinischen und ganganalytischen Langzeitergebnissen sowie zu einer sehr hohen Besitzerzufriedenheit. Klinische Relevanz: Die TPLO erschien der CFI in dieser Untersuchung überlegen. Dennoch sollte dieses extraartikuläre Stabilisierungsverfahren unter bestimmten Umständen bei der Therapiewahl Berücksichtigung finden.
A Fuzzy Networked Control System Following Frequency Transmission Strategy
Authors: Benítez-Pérez Héctor , Ortega-Arjona Jorge , Esquivel-Flores Oscar , Rojas-Vargas Jared A. , Álvarez-Cid Andrés
Published: November 2015

At present, network control systems employ a common approximation to solve the connectivity issue due to time delays coupled with external factors . However, this approach tends to be complex in terms of time delays, and the inherent local phase is missing. Therefore, it is necessary to study the behavior of the delays as well as the integration of the differential equations of these bounded delays. The related time delays need to be known a priori, but from a dynamic real-time perspective in order to understand the dynamic phase behavior. The objective of this paper is to demonstrate the inclusion of the data frequency transmission and time delays that are bounded as parameters of the dynamic response from a real-time scheduling approximation, considering the local phase situation. The related control law is designed considering a fuzzy logic approximation for nonlinear time delays coupling. The main advantage is the integration of this behavior through extended state space representation. This keeps certain linear and bounded behavior leading to a stable situation during an events presentation, based on an accurate data transmission rate. An expected result is that the basics of the local phase missing as a result of the local bounded time delays from the lack of tide synchronization conforms to the modeling approximation.
A Hardware Independent Real-time Ethernet for Motion Control Systems
Authors: Ji Shuai , Zhang Chengrui , Hu Tianliang , Wang Ke
Published: November 2015

Ethernet for Manufacture Automation Control (EtherMAC) is a new kind of real-time Ethernet used in motion control systems. It adopts a line topology with a standard industrial computer based master node and field-programmable-gate-array based slave nodes. EtherMAC employs one slave node to manage cycle communication and clock synchronization, so the real-time demand for its master node can be greatly reduced and dedicated hardware is no longer mandatory. Its distributed clock compensation mechanism can get synchronization accuracy in nanosecond order. The advantages of industrial computer and field programmable-gate-array are combined with EtherMAC, so that high control performance can be achieved.
“No Symbols Where None Intended”
Authors: Gang Joshua
Published: November 2015

What does the average middle schooler know about close reading?

Launched in 2010 and adopted by forty-three states and the District of Columbia, the Common Core State Standards read like aWell Wrought Urnfor kids—a New Critical primer for a new generation. From kindergarten through grade 12, close reading is the backbone of literary curricula. With each passing year, students perform close readings of increasing complexity—and with what feels like increasing adherence to New Critical doctrine. According to the Common Core reading standards, fifth graders must be able to “determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes.” They must also be able to explain “how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fits together to provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or poem” (12). By eighth grade, students must be able to “provide an objective summary of the text” and “compare and contrast the structure of two or more texts and analyze how the differing structure of each text contributes to its meaning and style” (36). And by eleventh or twelfth grade, they must “cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain” (38). Students meeting these standards, we are told, can “readily undertake the close, attentive reading that is at the heart of understanding and enjoying complex literature” (3). In their textbookUnderstanding Poetry(1938), which popularized close reading across North American universities, Cleanth Brooks and Robert Penn Warren announced a similar goal: “to present to the student, in proper context and after proper preparation, some of the basic critical problems—with the aim, not of making technical critics, but merely of making competent readers of poetry” (xiv).
Analysis of Railro Rail Ticket Travellers' Mobility Behaviour: A Research Based on Railro Rail Ticket Traveller in Suncheon area
Authors:   The Tourism Sciences Society Of Korea, Kim Dong-Gun , Youn Seung-Ho , Um Seo-Ho
Published: November 2015

This study investigated the patterns of rail travellers’ mobility behaviour. Particular attention in this study has been given to young travellers in their twenties and who travel with the ‘Railro’ rail ticket. Using O/D analysis, this study identified possible determinants of travellers’ mobility behaviour in their rail travel. Gravity model was employed to statistically examine the role of the determinants. The questionnaire survey was conducted in Suncheon area, one of the most popular destinations among the Railro rail ticket holders. This study found that travel time and physical distance are not constraints in their visit. Second, the ticket users move to lower urbanised regions. Moreover, the ticket users do not travel to one destination but to multi-destinations. They travel longer distance on the first day of their travel but travel shorter distance on the second day. Lastly, despite holding the rail ticket, they also visit various regions inaccessible by train using connected other transportations. These results provide implications for establishing plans for the regional development and the revitalization of the regional economy as well as developing tourism destination and resources using the main railway stations.
A Study on Structure Effects of Mobile Information Service Quality of Travel Products Influencing Information Acquisition Failure and Future Behavior
Authors:   The Tourism Sciences Society Of Korea, Yoo Ye-Kyoung , Yoon Yoo-Shik
Published: November 2015

This study clarified the influencing relation that travel product mobile information service quality affects the variables. A total of 633 people data collected were utilized for analysis of structural equation. Integrated structure relation of proposed model has been verified. As a result of data analysis, structure relation model of future behavior, satisfaction and information acquisition failure according to travel product mobile information service quality showed several important results. Mobile information service quality factors such as contents, feedback and personalization showed significant(-) effects on information acquisition failure, but exploration showed no significant effects on information acquisition failure. In addition, mobile information service quality factors such as contents and personalization showed significant (+) effects on tourism information satisfaction.
Improving City Tour Users’ Satisfaction by Using Impact Range-Performance Analysis: Focused on Gimhae CIty Tour
Authors:   The Tourism Sciences Society Of Korea, Woo Jong-Han , Lee Bong-Koo
Published: November 2015

Importance-Performance Analysis has been a widely accepted tool for improving product/service quality level. However, in spite of its usefulness, it has been criticized as having some limitations. Impact Range-Performance Analysis, suggested by Mikulić and Prebezac(2008), is regarded as a supplementary to IPA. The purpose of this research was to introduce IRPA and apply it to Gimhae City Tour to draw measures contributing to Gimhae City Tour users’ satisfaction levels. For this purpose, a self-administered questionnaire was developed and data was collected with Gimhae City Tour users from May 1, 2014 to August 31, 2014(120 days). A total of 395 questionnaires were used for data analysis. Major findings were, in case of Gimhae City Tour, only one attribute of “professional knowledge of culture interpreters” was shown to be assigned a high priority. On the other hand, such attributes as “cleanliness of city bus,” “outside views from the city tour bus,” “cleanliness of restaurants,” “overall tour time,” and “suitability of tour course” should grant high performance as they are. Theoretical and practical implications as well as future study directions were discussed.
Valuing the Gyung-an Stream Space Using a Choice Experiment
Authors:   The Tourism Sciences Society Of Korea, Lee Hee-Chan
Published: November 2015

The purpose of this study is to measure the value of the multi-functionality of the Gyung-an stream space according to attribute through the applied methodology of choice experiment. Marginal willingness-to-pay was measured by using parameters estimated through the conditional logit model. The value of improving water quality from industrial water level to living water level was estimated at 7,904 KRW per household on a yearly basis. In the case of waterfront space, the value of activating bicycle roads and walkways was estimated at 5,079 KRW. The added value of activating physical training facilities and neighborhood parks was estimated at 2,132 KRW. Meanwhile, each household showed WTP of 5,465 KRW, were the ecological environment to be improved to the level that allowed biodiversity of underwater creatures. The economic value of the Gyung-an stream space for each household on a yearly basis is estimated at 18,204 KRW. According to research results, emphasis on activating the waterfront as part of the river restoration project appears to be the direction that maximizes the benefit of residents under the given budget constraint.
Roles of Temple and Buddhist Monk Revealed in Travel Accounts of Landscape of Joseon Dynasty Gentry
Authors:   The Tourism Sciences Society Of Korea, Yook Jae-Yong
Published: November 2015

The temple of Joseon Dynasty is a cultural heritage, an object of sightseeing, a space for tourists room and board, an accommodation for public officials travelling on official business. The temple played the part of an entertainment spot and the pleasure visitors carved their names on the structure of the temple as a token of remembrance. Moreover, the pleasure visitors appreciated surrounding landscape of a famous mountain during their stay at a temple and the poor reality of a temple made the administrators realize their responsibilities. The monk of Joseon Dynasty treated the sightseers at a temple and acted as a tour guide for them. The monk carried a palanquin(sedan chair) for tourists in a mountain and played a role of an entertainment assistant to provoke merriment for tourists. The monk carved the name of tourists on rock and sometimes told their fortune and became a cultural heritage commentator for them. Also, the monk confirmed an image of meditation, abstinence, and purification and had a coordinative relationship of exchanging poetry or debate with tourism gentry at the times.
First Results of Developing the Academic Bachelor and Research Master Program Models under the Modernization Program of Teacher Education
Authors: Kasprzhak A.G. , Kalashnikov S.P.
Published: November 2015

The article analyzes the results of the first phase of the project "Modernization of Teacher Education", that is developing the academic bachelor and research master program models, modules of educational programs specifically. We attributed project tasks with the results and effects of the project on the basis of development and testing of educational modules and analyzed the module opportunities to implement the principle of variability in the training of teachers, enhance the practical training, and prepare highly qualified specialists for the education system. The results will be of particular interest to teachers and administrative staff of universities, faced with the task of modernizing the educational programs for teachers training, as well as the development of program modules according to the Federal State Education Standard and the teacher professional standard. The approaches and concepts described by the authors are general, so the article may be useful to educational programs developers of other areas at different levels of education.
The Pilates method improves the relationship agonist-antagonist flexor and extensor knee in elderly: a randomized controlled trial.
Authors: Oliveira Laís Campos de , Oliveira Raphael Gonçalves de , Pires-Oliveira Deise Aparecida de Almeida
Published: November 2015

Introduction: Due the increase in elderly population, a increase concern in considering factors that can contribute to healthy aging.The muscle strength of the lower limbs and the improvement of the agonist-antagonist relationship and knee extensor and flexors,enable greater independence in older people. Objective: To investigate the effects of Pilates method in agonist-antagonist relationshipin knee extensor and flexor in healthy older women. Methods: Thirty-two elderly woman were randomly divided into two groups.Experimental group (EG, n = 16, 63.62 ± 1.02 years) and control group (CG, n = 16, 64.21 ± 0.80). Isokinetic evaluation of the kneeextensors and flexors was held at 180°/s, pre and post-intervention, considering the agonist-antagonist ratio (%). The experimental andcontrol groups participated of Pilates sessions and static stretching, respectively, twice a week for 12 weeks. To verify the normality ofthe data was used the Shapiro-Wilk test followed by the Student t test to compare the differences between the pre and post evaluation(p <0.05). Results: It was possible to identify a statistically significant improvement in agonist-antagonist relationship between the preand post-intervention only for the GE (p <0.005) for both the right lower limb and for left lower limb. Conclusion: The Pilates methodimproves the relationship agonist-antagonist of the knee extensor and flexor muscles after 12 weeks of intervention. Registro Brasileirode Ensaios Clínicos: RBR-472p29.
Imagens de Paris: a fantasmagoria benjaminiana e as Mitologias de Roland Barthes
Authors: Oliveira Lara Luiza Spagnol
Published: November 2015

Este artigo destina-se a aproximar a noção de fantasmagoria proposta por Walter Benjamin, à noção de mito enquanto um sistema semiológico, proposta por Roland Barthes. Para tanto, consultou-se o Exposé benjaminano de 1939, intitulado “Paris, Capital do Século XIX”, e as Mitologias, obra lançada em 1957 por Barthes. O objetivo de aproximar tais obras é mostrar como ambas observações realizadas a respeito da sociedade parisiense, em contextos distintos, são capazes de chegar à conclusões análogas a respeito de termos como a modernidade, o capitalismo e a sociedade de consumo, tal qual a relação ilusória existente entre a significação dos objetos de consumo e o consumidor.
Tradução, mito e tragicidade: a primazia do estético em Samuel Beckett
Authors: Veras Julia De Vasconcelos Magalhães
Published: November 2015

Este artigo pretende analisar as relações entre tradução, mito e tragicidade na obra de Samuel Beckett, especialmente em O Inominável. A partir das reflexões de Walter Benjamin, pretende-se mostrar que a concepção de linguagem do escritor irlandês ultrapassa a dimensão comunicativa e instrumental para se realizar como um exercício constante de reconhecimento e tentativa de superação dos próprios limites da língua, dando origem, finalmente, ao que se denomina aqui de “estética trágica”
Hamaca Paraguaya: luto e resistência no cinema latino-americano contemporâneo
Authors: França Bárbara Xavier
Published: November 2015

Como o filme paraguaio Hamaca Paraguaya (Paz Encina, 2006) cifra a história? O filme, o primeiro longa realizado no país desde 1978, apresenta um casal de velhos sentados em uma rede, reclamando das intempéries do dia e da ausência do filho, que partiu para uma guerra e possivelmente lá morreu. O presente trabalho toma aspectos da escritura fílmica como as repetições presentes nos diálogos entre os personagens, no posicionamento de câmera e nos padrões da montagem, bem como na utilização do extracampo e no desenvolvimento narrativo buscando pensar a ideia de um tempo suspenso. A partir de então, discute como esse estado pode expressar uma relação com a memória de períodos traumáticos, como a guerra, resistindo ao luto e ao esquecimento. Por fim, coloca Hamaca em relação ao cinema latino-americano contemporâneo e aos “cinemas novos” que surgiram na região. Como o filme paraguaio Hamaca Paraguaya (Paz Encina, 2006) cifra a história? O filme, o primeiro longa realizado no país desde 1978, apresenta um casal de velhos sentados em uma rede, reclamando das intempéries do dia e da ausência do filho, que partiu para uma guerra e possivelmente lá morreu. O presente trabalho toma aspectos da escritura fílmica como as repetições presentes nos diálogos entre os personagens, no posicionamento de câmera e nos padrões da montagem, bem como na utilização do extracampo e no desenvolvimento narrativo buscando pensar a ideia de um tempo suspenso. A partir de então, discute como esse estado pode expressar uma relação com a memória de períodos traumáticos, como a guerra, resistindo ao luto e ao esquecimento. Por fim, coloca Hamaca em relação ao cinema latino-americano contemporâneo e aos “cinemas novos” que surgiram na região.
Identidades múltiplas e hibridação em Jorge Ben: alquimia, negritude e indústria cultural
Authors: De Andrade Susana Bianca
Published: November 2015

O sujeito, cuja identidade um dia se demonstrou unificada e estável, está se reconfigurando, assumindo identidades diversas. E, se assim o é, tal sujeito também seleciona, conscientemente ou não, de cada ocasião passada, o que lhe convém para sustentar a identidade assumida em determinado momento. O artista Jorge Ben (Jor) apresenta uma produção formada a partir da combinação de diferentes elementos que têm força para gerar novas estruturas e práticas, ou seja, é uma produção híbrida. Nessa produção, há a junção de elementos que remetem ao universo negro e a práticas europeias medievais, sem se desligar da forte influência da indústria cultural na qual está imersa. Desse modo, ao analisar esse sujeito pós-moderno e observar fragmentos de tradições diversas em suas letras, objetiva-se compreender, a partir dos rastros deixados, o que a produção híbrida de tal sujeito de identidades múltiplas resgata do passado e realoca no presente. Ou seja, rui-se com a tradição e produz-se algo novo, potencial de estranhamento.
Caio F. - Um diálogo contemporâneo
Authors: Guardalupe Simone Damasceno
Published: November 2015

Caio Fernando Abreu, ao longo de sua carreira, mostra-se um escritor bastante crítico em relação à sociedade contemporânea, ao comportamento do homem e à sua condição diante de um mundo fragmentado e mecanizado. O escritor sul-rio-grandense utiliza-se de um universo simbólico para recriar a sociedade em seus contos e crônicas, por isso, o presente trabalho apoia-se na perspectiva da Teoria do Imaginário, de Gilbert Durand (2002) para analisar como se estabelece a relação entre escritor, sociedade e imaginário nos contos Cavalos Brancos de Napoleão, da obra O Inventário do Ir-remediável, e Ascensão e Queda de Robhéa, Manequim & Robô, da obra O ovo apunhalado, e na crônica Em nome dos dragões, pertencente ao livro A vida gritando nos cantos.
Proposta de revisão da nota técnica nº 21 do MEC com base em critérios da Gramática do design visual
Authors: Bechir Thaís Fernanda Carvalho
Published: November 2015

A partir do reconhecimento da audiodescrição como uma técnica de tradução de imagens em palavras, recurso que propicia acessibilidade a cegos e pessoas com baixa visão, este trabalho tem como objetivo analisar a Nota Técnica nº 21, elaborada pelo MEC, que apresenta ao audiodescritor requisitos para a produção de seu roteiro. Para essa análise, tomaremos como base Lima (2011) e a teoria de Kress e van Leeuwen (2006). Assim, a respeito das orientações apresentadas pela Nota para a descrição de imagem na geração de material didático digital acessível, julgamos necessário propor sua reformulação, visto que ela negligencia informações de direção e sentido em sua proposta. Com o intuito de evidenciar a relevância dessa reformulação, analisamos a história em quadrinho descrita pela Nota, enfatizando a distinção entre os critérios utilizados pelo MEC e pela teoria que pretendemos aplicar. Sendo assim, com relação às principais diretrizes da audiodescrição (LIMA, 2011: 29) – concisão, clareza, correção, especificidade e vividez  –  enquanto a Nota foca na concisão, nossa proposta privilegia, em contrapartida, as últimas citadas. A partir disso, discutiremos a relevância de novas propostas teóricas capazes de consolidar o modo como se dá a elaboração do roteiro audiodescritivo, que ainda é pouco normatizado. Sabendo-se que a ausência dessas normas impossibilita os audiodescritores de terem recursos de regularização da produção de seu roteiro, aplicando a Gramática do design visual (KRESS; VAN LEEUWEN, 2006) à técnica de audiodescrição, chegamos à conclusão de que ela contém diretrizes que podem contribuir para sua efetiva regulamentação.
Interpretação de texto, um processo interativo
Authors: Rosendo Flávio Augusto Gomes
Published: November 2015

Este artigo se propõe a analisar a interpretação de textos com base na filosofia da linguagem, em cujos estudos se sucederam abordagens para situar o sentido de um texto ora em seu autor, ora em seu leitor, ora no próprio texto. Mister é a compreensão do processo interpretativo, pois, se há várias leituras possíveis de um texto, por outro lado, não há que se falar em leituras infinitas, porque o texto não suporta todas as leituras possíveis, já que algumas podem excedê-lo e romper sua estrutura e coesão. Alcançar o significado do texto importa em lidar com a linguagem. Interpretar o texto será, pois, o exercício de extrair sentido do conjunto de signos linguísticos ali grafados. Mas, como interpretar? Neste esforço teórico, ver-se-á a necessidade de se lidar simultaneamente com o autor, o texto e o leitor, que se interrelacionam nesse processo. O autor não dispõe de autoridade especial sobre a interpretação da obra publicada, como também não é dado ao leitor atribuir toda sorte de interpretações, uma vez que o texto não lhe pertence. A autoridade está no texto, é ele que dita as regras da interpretação. O sentido, contudo, não é dado pelo texto, é processo de atribuição de significados. Por isso, a interpretação, ou a atribuição de sentidos, é processo interativo entre autor, texto e leitor.
Pintura em verso: imagens poéticas e picturais em 'Paranoia', de Roberto Piva
Authors: De Morais Leonardo David
Published: November 2015

Este trabalho tem por objetivo analisar alguns dos poemas do livro Paranoia, de Roberto Piva. Em versos dessa obra se destacam, à maneira do surrealismo e do clássico ut pictura poesis, dois tipos de imagens: poéticas e picturais. Acredita-se que por meio da citação e da montagem tais categorias de imagem foram inseridas na trama poética piviana.
EFEKTIVITAS PENGGUNAAN MEDIA SIMULASI VIRTUAL PADA PENDEKATAN PEMBELAJARAN KONSEPTUAL INTERAKTIF DALAM MENINGKATKAN PEMAHAMAN KONSEP DAN MEMINIMALKAN MISKONSEPSI
Authors: Suhandi A. , Sinaga P. , Kaniawati I. , Suhendi E.
Published: November 2015

Telah dilakukan penelitian eksperimen semu tentang uji penggunaan media simulasi virtual pada pendekatan pembelajaran konseptual interaktif, guna menjajagi efektivitasnya dalam meningkatkan pemahaman konsep siswa dan meminimalkan kuantitas miskonsepsi. Pada pendekatan pembelajaran ini, media simulasi digunakan pada sesi pengenalan dan penggalian konsep. Penelitian ini dilakukan terhadap siswa-siswi kelas XII pada salah satu SMA Negeri di kota Bandung dengan menggunakan desain penelitian Randomized Control Group Pretest-Posttest Design. Materi pelajaran yang dibahas adalah tentang kemagnetan. Pendekatan pembelajaran konseptual interaktif tanpa menggunakan media simulasi digunakan sebagai perlakuan kontrol. Dari perbandingan rata-rata gain yang dinormalisasi  dan kuantitas miskonsepsi antara kelompok eksperimen dan kelompok kontrol, dapat disimpulkan bahwa penggunaan media simulasi virtual pada pendekatan pembelajaran konseptual interaktif dapat lebih meningkatkan efektivitasnya dalam meningkatkan pemahaman konsep siswa dan meminimalkan miskonsepsi. Kata kunci : media simulasi virtual, pendekataan konseptual-interaktif, pemahaman konsep, miskonsepsi
EFEKTIVITAS PENGGUNAAN MEDIA SIMULASI VIRTUAL PADA PENDEKATAN PEMBELAJARAN KONSEPTUAL INTERAKTIF DALAM MENINGKATKAN PEMAHAMAN KONSEP DAN MEMINIMALKAN MISKONSEPSI
Authors: Suhandi Andi , Sinaga Parulian , Kaniawati Ida , Suhendi Endi
Published: November 2015

Telah dilakukan penelitian eksperimen semu tentang uji penggunaan media simulasi virtual pada pendekatan pembelajaran konseptual interaktif, guna menjajagi efektivitasnya dalam meningkatkan pemahaman konsep siswa dan meminimalkan kuantitas miskonsepsi. Pada pendekatan pembelajaran ini, media simulasi digunakan pada sesi pengenalan dan penggalian konsep. Penelitian ini dilakukan terhadap siswa-siswi kelas XII pada salah satu SMA Negeri di kota Bandung dengan menggunakan desain penelitian Randomized Control Group Pretest-Posttest Design. Materi pelajaran yang dibahas adalah tentang kemagnetan. Pendekatan pembelajaran konseptual interaktif tanpa menggunakan media simulasi digunakan sebagai perlakuan kontrol. Dari perbandingan rata-rata gain yang dinormalisasi  dan kuantitas miskonsepsi antara kelompok eksperimen dan kelompok kontrol, dapat disimpulkan bahwa penggunaan media simulasi virtual pada pendekatan pembelajaran konseptual interaktif dapat lebih meningkatkan efektivitasnya dalam meningkatkan pemahaman konsep siswa dan meminimalkan miskonsepsi.Kata kunci : media simulasi virtual, pendekataan konseptual-interaktif, pemahaman konsep, miskonsepsi
PENGARUH PENAMBAHAN AKTIVATOR LAKTOPEROKSIDASE TERHADAP KETAHANAN SUSU SAPI SEGAR
Authors: Dwiyanti Gebi
Published: November 2015

Pada penelitian ini telah dilakukan pengawetan susu sapi segar menggunakan sistem laktoperoksidase dengan penambahan aktivator peroksidase. Konsentrasi aktivator peroksidase yang ditambahkan yaitu 10 ppm, 20 ppm, dan 30 ppm dengan suhu penyimpanan 4oC. Uji ketahanan susu dilakukan dengan uji resasurin dan Total Plate Count (TPC) petrifilm serta analisa kandungan protein pada susu yang diawetkan. Hasil uji resasurin dan TPC menunjukkan bahwa susu yang diawetkan dengan penambahan activator 30 ppm lebih tahan lama dibandingkan dengan penambahan aktivator 10 ppm dan 20 ppm. Kandungan protein susu sapi segar dan susu sapi yang di awetkan tidak mengalami perubahan secara signifikan yaitu berkisar 2,80 – 2,90 % b/b. Penambahan aktivator lektoperoksidase sampai 30 ppm dapat membuat susu lebih tahan lama.Kata Kunci : Sistem laktoperoksidase, aktivator, konsentrasi, resasurin, TPC.
PEMANFAATAN SENYAWA BIOAKTIF DARI EKSTRAK KULIT BATANG Artocarpus sp SEBAGAI INHIBITOR TIROSINASE PADA PIGMENTASI KULIT
Authors: Supriyanti Florentina Maria Titin
Published: November 2015

Telah dilakukan penelitian tentang pemanfaatan senyawa bioaktif dari ekstrak kulit batang Artocarpus sp sebagai inhibitor tirosinase pada pigmentasi kulit. Pada penelitian ini digunakan tiga jenis Artocarpus, yaitu A. heterophyllus (nangka), A. altilis (sukun) dan A. communis (kluwih). Kajian difokuskan pada penentuan jenis Artocarpus apakah yang potensial dalam menginhibisi reaksi tirosinase, serta pelarut organik apakah yang mampu mengekstrak senyawa bioaktif tersebut secara optimum. Metode yang digunakan dalam ekstraksi senyawa bioaktif inhibitor tirosinase ini adalah ekstraksi menggunakan teknik maserasi, sedang inhibisinya diketahui melalui metode spektroskopi visible. Hasil yang didapat adalah ekstrak metanol ketiga spesies Artocarpus mengandung senyawa bioaktif yang dapat menginhibisi tirosinase, sedang daya inhibisi terkuat didapat pada ekstrak metanol dari kulit batang A. heterophyllus (nangka). Sementara itu, uji aktifitas inhibisi pada berbagai fraksi yaitu fraksi n-heksana, diklorometana dan metanol sisa dari ekstrak kulit batang A. heterophyllus menunjukkan bahwa ekstrak metanol sisa memiliki aktivitas inhibisi tirosinase yang terkuat. Dari penelitian ini diketahui bahwa A. heterophyllus merupakan spesies terbaik sedang metanol merupakan pelarut terbaik untuk ekstraksi senyawa bioaktif yang dapat berperan dalam menginhibisi reaksi tirosinase.Kata Kunci: Artocarpus, inhibisi, tirosinase
PLANNING A LESSON TO CREATE AN EXCELLENT MATHEMATICS TEACHING
Authors: Sapa’at Mr Asep
Published: November 2015

The pursuit of mathematics teaching excellence is about constantly reflecting on one’s teaching practices and actively seeking improvements in teaching for the purpose of ensuring that students are learning.The three main things of mathematics teaching excellence is about being effective in teaching design and delivery, student learn best through active construction of knowledge, and teaching can only be valued when the process and outcome are made transparent.An effective instruction is indicated by designing lesson plan well. The lesson plans should be suitable to the students’ characteristics and needs. Using qualitative methods with descriptive case study as its framework, three teachers’ lesson plans of mathematics teachers at SMART Ekselensia Indonesia were analyzed using theories that were adapted from National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Professional Standards (1991). The data were gained from documentation and interview. The three teachers’ lesson plans under study showed that the aspects taken into their lesson plan might contradict what were expected. It is indication that the teachers need improvement of how to formulate lesson plans properly.Keywords: mathematics teaching, lesson plan