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Foul Play: Soccer’s “Infamous Thespians” and the Cultural Politics of Diving
Authors: Alvarez Natalie
Published: February 2016

“Diving” or “simulation,” according to FIFA’s Laws of the Game, is an attempt to deceive referees by feigning injury or pretending to have sustained a foul. When examined as a performance strategy, simulation in football reveals a tacit reliance on the aesthetic criteria of realist acting and incites an antitheatrical discourse that services xenophobic anxieties in the new Europe.
Negotiating Gender and Tradition: A Woman Dalang Performs Wayang Lemah in Bali
Authors: Goodlander Jennifer
Published: February 2016

The dalang, the central figure of wayang kulit performances, is revered in Balinese society both as a teacher and spiritual leader. Until recently, the dalang was always male, but now women in Bali are able to train as dalang. A performance of wayang lemah given by woman dalang Ni Wayan Suratni provides insight into the complex relationships between gender and tradition in Bali.
The Art of the Loop: Analogy, Aurality, History, Performance
Authors: Gough Kathleen M.
Published: February 2016

The dramaturgical aesthetic of recent postdramatic performance returns to medieval representational modes: an eye can be used as an ear, and vision can be orchestrated like the auditory space of simultaneous relations. Whether an immersive, site-specific, one-to-one, or digital/new media performance, such performance has no one point of view, no “one” in control; success or failure is largely determined by individual and collective will. Closing the loop means beginning, again, in non-Euclidian space.
Isolation and characterisation of 20 microsatellite loci from the Chinese green tree viper Trimeresurus stejnegeri stejnegeri
Authors: Chang Yi-Chun , Lin Hua-Ching , Li Shou-Hsien , Chang Ming-Hsung
Published: February 2016

The Chinese green tree viper (Trimeresurus stejnegeri stejnegeri), one of the most common snakes in Southeast Asia, can be a good model species for evolutionary and behavioral research. However, there is no high polymorphic co-dominant marker that can be used for individual-based genetic analyses available for this species. Therefore, we developed 20 polymorphic microsatellite loci for T. s. stejnegeri in Taiwan by screening a microsatellite-enriched DNA library. The allele numbers of these loci ranged from 3 to 22, and the observed heterozygosity were 0.042-1.000. The probability of false parent non-exclusion was 2 × 10−5 for those loci that conformed to the Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium. These highly polymorphic microsatellite markers are useful for both individual-based and population-level analysis. Furthermore, this is the first set of microsatellite markers developed for Trimeresurus, and could be applied to closely related species to address various research questions on evolution and animal behavior.
Agreement on Croak and Groan: Theory and Verification of Manner of Speaking Verbs in English
Authors: Sandford Jodi L.
Published: February 2016

Manner-of-Speaking verb research has stemmed from the need to verify the elaboration of Manner in verb roots in the conceptual frame of speaking. Manner is expressed differently depending on the typology of the language, when considering a satellite-framed language like English, much research has been dedicated to the frame of Motion, and less to that of Speaking. This paper proposes to verify entrenchment of Manner components in Manner-of-Speaking verbs for native English speakers. The verification process is conducted through a series of online questionnaires that ask respondents to identify Manner components for a series of Speaking verbs. The objective is to analyze a group of randomized verbs to confirm the psychological reality of Manner for each verb entry, to compare the results to our previous hypothesis, and to corroborate the clustering of the distinguishing components according to respondent judgment and agreement.
A new species of Cymodoce from Iran (Crustacea: Isopoda: Sphaeromatidae) with remarks on the status of Cymodoce manorii (Nooruddin, 1965) comb. nov. and Cymodoce spinula Yousuf & Javed, 2001
Authors: KHALAJI-PIRBALOUTY VALIALLAH
Published: February 2016

Cymodoce brucei sp. nov. is described from the intertidal zone of the Iranian coast of the Oman Sea. This species can be distinguished from all other Cymodoce in the Western Indian Ocean region, by a pleotelson with a large prominent tongue-like projection in midline of the posterior margin. The status of Cerceis manorii Nooruddin, 1965, and Cymodoce spinula Yousuf & Javed, 2001 both from Pakistan (Karachi) is determined and Cymodoce manorii (Nooruddin, 1965) comb. nov. is established.
A new millipede, Austrotyla awishoshola n. sp., (Diplopoda, Chordeumatida, Conotylidae) from New Mexico, USA, and the importance of cave moss gardens as refugial habitats
Authors: WYNNE J. JUDSON , SHEAR WILLIAM A.
Published: February 2016

Austrotyla awishoshola n. sp. is described from the moss gardens of one lava tube cave in El Malpais National Monument, Cibola Co., New Mexico. Most chordeumatidans require mesic conditions, and these environments are limited to moss gardens in several cave entrances and beneath cave skylights in El Malpais. Presently, this species is known from the moss gardens of a single of cave in the monument. We suggest A. awishoshola may be a climatic relict, having become restricted to the cave environment following the end of the Pleistocene. We discuss the importance of cave moss gardens as refugial and relictual habitats. Recommendations are provided to aid in the conservation and management of A. awishoshola and these habitats.
Rhigognostis senilella (Zetterstedt, 1839) and R. marmorosella (Wocke, 1849): two valid species distinguishable in genitalia (Lepidoptera, Plutellidae)
Authors: BARANIAK EDWARD
Published: February 2016

Rhigognostis senilella was described from Greenland over 150 years ago by Zetterstedt. Its historical range of distribution included also mountains in most of Europe. It was classified in Europe as a boreal-alpine zoogeographic element.  Analysis of the structure of the male and female genitalia over its historical range shows that two distinct species are present. The range of R. senilella (Zetterstedt, 1839) is limited to Greenland and Iceland, whereas the mountains of Europe are inhabited by R. marmorosella (Wocke, 1849). The paper includes keys to distinguish these two species, one based on external characters, another on male or female genitalia.
Description of a new species of the genus Ptychozoon (Squamata: Gekkonidae), representing a new national record of this genus from southern Yunnan Province, China
Authors: WANG YING-YONG , WANG JIAN , LIU ZU-YAO
Published: February 2016

A new species of the Parachute Gecko, Ptychozoon bannaense sp. nov., is described on the basis of two specimens from Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province, China. The new species can be distinguished from eight known congeners by the following combination of morphological characters: body size moderate, SVL 83.2–87.5 mm; rostral with a short dorsomedian groove; dorsal head and body covered with granular scales without enlarged tubercles, but male with several enlarged tubercles on the occipital region; two supranasals separated from each other by a large internasal; the absence of a predigital notch in the preantebrachial cutaneous flap; male possesses 17 preanofemoral pores in a continuous scale row; tail tubercle absent, 24 pairs of lateral denticulate cutaneous lobes of the tail; width of tail and caudal lobes progressively decreasing posteriorly; the terminal caudal flap short, semicircle, not expanded; lack of lobe fusion at the terminal caudal flap border; the presence of four dark dorsal bands between fore- and hind limbs insertions, the third and fourth dorsal bands fused into a X-shaped mark. The new species is also divergent from known taxa in mitochondrial gene sequences, supporting its recognition based on morphological characters. The discovery and description of Ptychozoon bannaense brings the total number of Ptychozoon to nine, and represents the first record of the genus Ptychozoon in China.
Winter Weather Regimes in the Northeast United States
Authors: Roller Christopher D. , Qian Jian-Hua , Agel Laurie , Barlow Mathew , Moron Vincent
Published: February 2016

The method of k-means cluster analysis is applied to U.S. wintertime daily 850-hPa winds across the Northeast. The resulting weather patterns are analyzed in terms of duration, station, gridded precipitation, storm tracks, and climate teleconnections. Five distinct weather patterns are identified. Weather type (WT) 1 is characterized by a ridge over the western Atlantic and positive precipitation anomalies as far north as the Great Lakes; WT2, by a trough along the eastern United States and positive precipitation anomalies into southern New England; WT3, by a trough over the western Atlantic and negative precipitation anomalies along much of the U.S. East Coast; WT4, by a trough east of Newfoundland and negative precipitation anomalies along parts of the U.S. East Coast; and WT5, by a broad, shallow trough over southeastern Canada and negative precipitation anomalies over the entire U.S. East Coast. WT5 and WT1 are the most persistent, while WT2 typically progresses quickly to WT3 and then to WT4. Based on mean station precipitation in the northeastern United States, most precipitation occurs in WT2 and WT3, with the least in WT1 and WT4. Extreme precipitation occurs most frequently in WT2. Storm tracks show that WT2 and WT3 are associated with coastal storms, while WT2 is also associated with Great Lakes storms. Teleconnections are linked with a change in WT frequency by more than a factor of 2 in several cases: for the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) in WT1 and WT4 and for the Pacific–North American (PNA) pattern in WT1 and WT3.
Seasonal and Interannual Variations of the Energy Flux Equator and ITCZ. Part I: Zonally Averaged ITCZ Position
Authors: Adam Ori , Bischoff Tobias , Schneider Tapio
Published: February 2016

In the zonal mean, the ITCZ lies at the foot of the ascending branch of the tropical mean meridional circulation, close to where the near-surface meridional mass flux vanishes. The ITCZ also lies near the energy flux equator (EFE), where the column-integrated meridional energy flux vanishes. This latter observation makes it possible to relate the ITCZ position to the energy balance, specifically the atmospheric net energy input near the equator and the cross-equatorial energy flux. Here the validity of the resulting relations between the ITCZ position and energetic quantities is examined with reanalysis data for the years 1979–2014. In the reanalysis data, the EFE and ITCZ position indeed covary on time scales of seasons and longer. Consistent with theory, the ITCZ position is proportional to the cross-equatorial atmospheric energy flux and inversely proportional to atmospheric net energy input at the equator. Variations of the cross-equatorial energy flux dominate seasonal variations of the ITCZ position. By contrast, variations of the equatorial net energy input, driven by ocean energy uptake variations, dominate interannual variations of the ITCZ position (e.g., those associated with ENSO).
Coup d’État and Democracy
Authors: Bell Curtis
Published: February 2016

This article explains coup activity in democracies by adapting insights from the literature on commitment problems and framing coup around the threats leaders and potential coup plotters pose to each other. I claim democratic constraints on executive power inhibit a leader’s ability to repress threats from political rivals. Though this decreases motivations for coup attempts, it also makes democracies more vulnerable should a coup attempt occur. Consequently, democratic constraints on executive power do not reduce the frequency of coup attempts, but coups attempted against democracies are much more likely to succeed. Using several data sets of coup activity and democratic constraints, I find significant differences in coup activity in democracies and non-democracies. Relative to civilian non-democracies, democracies are about half as likely to use coup-related repression, but they face a similar frequency of coup attempts. Plots against democracies are nearly twice as likely to succeed.
A review of natural fibres, their sustainability and automotive applications
Authors: Dunne R , Desai D , Sadiku R , Jayaramudu J
Published: February 2016

In recent years, the amount of research on natural fibres and natural-fibre-based products has increased substantially. The reason for this increase is due to a greater awareness of the environment and the ever depleting trend of petroleum supplies. Natural fibre composites and in general, natural fibres have a big role to play towards a sustainable environmentally friendly future. The automotive industry is taking big steps toward a more eco-friendly product chain by implementing natural fibres as a base for making various components, such as seat backs, door panels, spare tyre and boot linings. The world production of natural fibres is increasing since the product base is increasing. Each year, more synthetic fibres and high energy consuming products are being replaced by natural-fibre-based products. The reason for this trend is not only due to an increased environmental awareness but also because natural fibres have excellent properties, such as light weight, and they have relatively low costs. This study attempts to review the most commercially important natural fibres and their automotive application and also looks at the properties, chemical composition and cost of some natural fibres being used in industry.
Trends in Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for the Treatment of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in the United States
Authors: Rush Barret , Wiskar Katie , Berger Landon , Griesdale Donald
Published: February 2016

Objectives:

Our aim was to describe patient characteristics and trends in the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for the treatment of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in the United States from 2006 to 2011.

Methods:

We used the Nationwide Inpatient Sample to isolate all patients aged 18 years who had a discharge International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision diagnosis of ARDS, with and without procedure codes for ECMO, between 2006 and 2011.

Results:

We examined a total of 47 911 414 hospital discharges, representing 235 911 271 hospitalizations using national weights. Of the 1 479 022 patients meeting the definition of ARDS (representing 7 281 206 discharges), 775 underwent ECMO. There was a 409% relative increase in the use of ECMO for ARDS in the United States between 2006 and 2011, from 0.0178% to 0.090% ( P = .0041). Patients treated with ECMO had higher in-hospital mortality (58.6% vs 25.1%, P < .0001) and longer hospital stays (15.8 days vs 6.9 days, P < .0001). They were also younger (47.9 vs 66.4 years, P < .0001) and more likely to be male (62.2% vs 49.6%, P < .0001). The median time to initiate ECMO from the time of admission was 0.5 days (interquartile range [IQR] 4.9 days).

Conclusion:

There has been a dramatic increase in ECMO use for the treatment of ARDS in the United States.
The Youth Psychopathic Traits Inventory: A Bifactor Model, Dimensionality, and Measurement Invariance
Authors: Zwaanswijk Wendy , Veen Violaine C. , Vedder Paul
Published: February 2016

The current study examines a bifactor model for the Youth Psychopathic Traits Inventory (YPI) in a Dutch community sample of adolescents ( N = 2,874). The primary goal was to examine the latent structure of the YPI with a bifactor modeling approach. Furthermore, the study examines the dimensionality and measurement invariance of the YPI. Results show that a bifactor model at subscale level fits the YPI best. The general psychopathy factor influences the 10 subscales of the YPI strongly, indicating that the YPI seems to be rather unidimensional than multidimensional. Nevertheless, the dimensions still explain nearly one third of the variance found. Findings imply that the bifactor model of the YPI should be used when examining relations with outcome variables, with a focus on the total score of the YPI, while factor scores should be reported with caution. Furthermore, the bifactor model appears invariant for gender, age, and ethnic background.
Measuring positive attitudes toward persons with dementia: A validation of the Allophilia scale
Authors: Kinney Jennifer M , Yamashita Takashi , Brown J Scott
Published: February 2016

Efforts to combat ageism typically focus on negative attitudes toward members of an out-group. Changing attitudes also requires assessment and enhancement of positive attitudes. This study examined the psychometric properties of Allophilia scale when used to measure college students' positive attitudes toward persons with dementia. Data collected from 465 students were analyzed using confirmatory factor analysis and multigroup analysis by gender to assess the validity and reliability of the Allophilia scale. Results showed that the Allophilia scale is valid both for male and female students. The Allophilia scale is a valid assessment tool for measuring positive attitudes toward persons with dementia. Use of this scale will contribute to our understanding of attitudes toward persons with dementia and has implications for the design of interventions to facilitate positive attitudes toward members of this out-group.
Subsidiaries of Multinational Corporations
Authors: Michailova Snejina , Mustaffa Zaidah , Barner-Rasmussen Wilhelm
Published: February 2016

This article analyzes allegiances of three groups of employees in foreign subsidiaries of multinational enterprises—parent country nationals, host country nationals, and third country nationals. Building on, but different from existing work, we broaden the focus of inquiry from expatriates at the managerial level to (a) include other categories of subsidiary employees and (b) incorporate in our analysis host country nationals rather than focus exclusively on expatriates. We explore the notion that the allegiances of subsidiary employees may be conceptualized as being split among three potential objects of allegiance, namely the focal subsidiary, the headquarters, and the subsidiary host country. Our key arguments are summarized in a framework, complemented with a set of theoretical propositions and implications for future research and practice are discussed.
‘We have no awareness of what they actually do’: Magistrates’ knowledge of and confidence in community sentences for women offenders in England and Wales
Authors: Birkett Gemma
Published: February 2016

In its Strategic Objectives for Female Offenders (2013) the Coalition government reiterated its support for robust and effective sentencing options that enable the majority of non-violent women offenders to be punished in the community. While a laudable ambition, this strategy will only be successful if sentencers are aware of (and support) the options available to achieve this goal. Considering government policy in relation to current levels of awareness among the magistracy, this article explores the factors that influence sentencing decisions for women. Highlighting reservations about the suitability of community provision, it also reveals the lack of information and training that magistrates receive on this issue. While there is certainly a willingness to learn and consider more creative options when sentencing women, it is clear that better knowledge of the offender and the options available are needed. Drawing on empirical research conducted with 168 magistrates in England and Wales, this article concludes with a number of practical avenues for improved communication, advocated by magistrates themselves. With many unaware of strategic direction on this issue, the implications for policy and practice are obvious.
Short-term venlafaxine v. lithium monotherapy for bipolar type II major depressive episodes: Effectiveness and mood conversion rate
Authors: Amsterdam Jay D. , Lorenzo-Luaces Lorenzo , Soeller Irene , Li Susan Qing , Mao Jun J. , DeRubeis Robert J.
Published: February 2016

Background

Controversy exists over antidepressant use in bipolar II depression.

Aims

To compare the safety and effectiveness of antidepressant v. mood stabiliser monotherapy for bipolar type II major depressive episodes.

Method

Randomised, double-blind, parallel-group, 12-week comparison of venlafaxine (n = 65) v. lithium (n = 64) monotherapy in adult out-patients (trial registration number NCT00602537).

Results

Primary outcome – venlafaxine produced a greater response rate (67.7%) v. lithium (34.4%, P<0.001). Secondary outcomes – venlafaxine produced a greater remission rate (58.5% v. 28.1%, P<0.001); greater decline in depression symptom scores over time (β=–5.32, s.e. = 1.16, χ2 = 21.19, P<0.001); greater reduction in global severity scores over time (β=–1.05, s.e. = 0.22, χ2 = 22.33, P<0.001); and greater improvement in global change scores (β=–1.31, s.e. = 0.32, χ2 = 16.95, P<0.001) relative to lithium. No statistically significant or clinically meaningful differences in hypomanic symptoms were observed between treatments.

Conclusions

These findings suggest that short-term venlafaxine monotherapy may provide effective antidepressant treatment for bipolar II depression without a statistically significant increase in hypomanic symptoms relative to lithium.
Control of patterns of symmetric cell division in the epidermal and cortical tissues of the Arabidopsis root
Authors: Zhang Yanwen , Iakovidis Michail , Costa Silvia
Published: February 2016

Controlled cell division is central to the growth and development of all multicellular organisms. Within the proliferating zone of the Arabidopsis root, regular symmetric divisions give rise to patterns of parallel files of cells, the genetic basis of which remains unclear. We found that genotypes impaired in the TONNEAU1a (TON1a) gene display misoriented symmetric divisions in the epidermis and have no division defects in the underlying cortical tissue. The TON1a gene encodes a microtubule-associated protein. We show that in the ton1a mutant, epidermal and cortical cells do not form narrow, ring-like preprophase bands (PPBs), which are plant-specific, cytoskeletal structures that predict the position of the division plane before mitosis. The results indicate that in the cortex division plane positioning and patterning can proceed correctly in the absence of a functional TON1a and of PPB formation, but not in the epidermis. Difference between tissues in how they respond to the signals that guide symmetric division orientation during patterning may provide the basis for organised organ growth in the absence of cell movements.
GATA4 regulates Fgf16 to promote heart repair after injury
Authors: Yu Wei , Huang Xiuzhen , Tian Xueying , Zhang Hui , He Lingjuan , Wang Yue , Nie Yu , Hu Shengshou , Lin Zhiqiang , Zhou Bin , Pu William , Lui Kathy O. , Zhou Bin
Published: February 2016

While the mammalian heart could regenerate during the neonatal stage, such an endogenous regenerative capacity is lost with age. Importantly, replication of cardiomyocytes is found to be the key mechanism responsible for neonatal cardiac regeneration. Unraveling the transcriptional regulatory network for inducing cardiomyocyte replication will, therefore, provide important insights into development of novel therapies to drive cardiac repair after injury. Here, we explored if the key cardiac transcription factor GATA4 is required for neonatal mouse heart regeneration. Using the neonatal mouse heart cryoinjury and apical resection models with an inducible loss of GATA4 specifically in cardiomyocytes, we found severely depressed ventricular function in the Gata4 ablated mice (mutant) after injury. This was accompanied with reduced cardiomyocyte replication. In addition, the mutant hearts displayed impaired coronary angiogenesis and increased hypertrophy and fibrosis after injury. Mechanistically, we found that the paracrine factor FGF16 was significantly reduced in the mutant hearts after injury compared with that of the littermate controls and was directly regulated by GATA4. Cardiac specific overexpression of FGF16 via adeno-associated virus subtype 9 (AAV9) in the mutant hearts partially rescued the cryoinjury-induced cardiac hypertrophy; promoted cardiomyocyte replication and improved heart function after injury. Altogether, our data demonstrated that GATA4 is required for neonatal heart regeneration through regulation of Fgf16, suggesting that paracrine factors could be of potential use in promoting myocardial repair.
The transcription factor SOX6 contributes to the developmental origins of obesity by promoting adipogenesis
Authors: Leow Shi Chi , Poschmann Jeremie , Too Peh Gek , Yin Juan , Joseph Roy , McFarlane Craig , Dogra Shaillay , Shabbir Asim , Ingham Philip W. , Prabhakar Shyam , Leow Melvin K. S. , Lee Yung Seng , Ng Kai Lyn , Chong Yap Seng , Gluckman Peter D. , Stünkel Walter
Published: February 2016

The association between impaired fetal growth and postnatal development of obesity has been demonstrated before. By comparing adipocytes differentiated from Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs) taken from the umbilical cord and derived from normal and growth restricted neonates, we identified the transcription factor SOX6 as a highly expressed gene only in growth restricted individuals. We found that SOX6 regulates the process of adipogenesis in vertebrate species by activating adipogenic regulators including PPARγ, C/EBPα, and MEST. We further show that SOX6 interacts with β-catenin in adipocytes suggesting an inhibition of WNT/β-catenin signaling thereby promoting adipogenesis. The upstream regulatory region of the MEST gene in MSCs from growth restricted subjects harbors hypo-methylated CpGs next to SOX6 binding motifs and we found that SOX6 binding is impaired by adjacent CpG methylation. In summary, we report that SOX6 is a novel regulator of adipogenesis synergizing with epigenetic mechanisms.
Greatwall dephosphorylation and inactivation upon mitotic exit is triggered by PP1
Authors: Ma Sheng , Vigneron Suzanne , Robert Perle , Strub Jean Marc , Cianferani Sara , Castro Anna , Lorca Thierry
Published: February 2016

Entry into mitosis is induced by the activation of cyclin-B–Cdk1 and Greatwall (Gwl; also known as MASTL in mammals) kinases. Cyclin-B–Cdk1 phosphorylates mitotic substrates, whereas Gwl activation promotes the phosphorylation of the small proteins Arpp19 and ENSA. Phosphorylated Arpp19 and/or ENSA bind to and inhibit PP2A comprising the B55 subunit (PP2A-B55; B55 is also known as PPP2R2A), the phosphatase responsible for cyclin-B–Cdk1 substrate dephosphorylation, allowing the stable phosphorylation of mitotic proteins. Upon mitotic exit, cyclin-B–Cdk1 and Gwl kinases are inactivated, and mitotic substrates are dephosphorylated. Here, we have identified protein phosphatase-1 (PP1) as the phosphatase involved in the dephosphorylation of the activating site (Ser875) of Gwl. Depletion of PP1 from meiotic Xenopus egg extracts maintains phosphorylation of Ser875, as well as the full activity of this kinase, resulting in a block of meiotic and mitotic exit. By contrast, preventing the reactivation of PP2A-B55 through the addition of a hyperactive Gwl mutant (GwlK72M) mainly affected Gwl dephosphorylation on Thr194, resulting in partial inactivation of Gwl and in the incomplete exit from mitosis or meiosis. We also show that when PP2A-B55 is fully reactivated by depleting Arpp19, this protein phosphatase is able to dephosphorylate both activating sites, even in the absence of PP1.
Oxidized LDL induces FAK-dependent RSK signaling to drive NF-κB activation and VCAM-1 expression
Authors: Yurdagul Arif , Sulzmaier Florian J. , Chen Xiao L. , Pattillo Christopher B. , Schlaepfer David D. , Orr A. Wayne
Published: February 2016

Oxidized low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL) accumulates early in atherosclerosis and promotes endothelial nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) activation, proinflammatory gene expression and monocyte adhesion. Like for other atherogenic factors, oxLDL-induced proinflammatory responses requires integrin-dependent focal adhesion kinase (FAK, also known as PTK2) signaling; however, the mechanism by which FAK mediates oxLDL-dependent NF-κB signaling has yet to be revealed. We now show that oxLDL induces NF-κB activation and VCAM-1 expression through FAK-dependent IκB kinase β (IKKβ, also known as IKBKB) activation. We further identify FAK-dependent activation of p90 ribosomal S6 kinase family proteins (RSK) as a crucial mediator of oxLDL-dependent IKKβ and NF-κB signaling, as inhibiting RSK blocks oxLDL-induced IKKβ and NF-κB activation, VCAM-1 expression and monocyte adhesion. Finally, transgenic mice containing a kinase-dead mutation in FAK specifically in the endothelial cells show reduced RSK activity, decreased VCAM-1 expression and reduced macrophage accumulation in regions of early atherosclerosis. Taken together, our data elucidates a new mechanism whereby oxLDL-induced endothelial FAK signaling drives an ERK–RSK pathway to activate IKKβ and NF-κB signaling and proinflammatory gene expression.
Editorial
Authors: Editores Os
Published: February 2016

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Defesa, Guarda e Rigidez das Constituições
Authors: Miranda Pontes de
Published: February 2016

Capítulo III — Técnica da rigidez constitucional — 1. Rigidez na elaboração e na incidência — 2. Rigidez na posteridade; Capítulo IV — Técnica da posteridade constitucional — 1. Os poderes e a posteridade constitucional — 2. A sorte da lei inconstitucional — 3. Natureza da sentença sobre lei inconstitucional — 4. Exemplificações — 5. Precisão de conceitos — 6. Atos dos poderes públicos — 7. Conclusões; Capítulo V — Técnica de reforma e emenda da Constituição — 1. Mutabilidade das Constituições — 2. Poder Constituinte e Poder Reformador — 3. Mutações da Constituição — 4. Procedimento para a reforma.
O Princípio da Legalidade e o Desvio de Poder
Authors: Cavalcanti Themístocles Brandão
Published: February 2016

A motivação do ato administrativo — Exame de mérito — Contrôle judicial — Conclusão.
Créditos dos artigos
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A Natureza Principiológica do Duplo Grau de Jurisdição
Authors: Pedra Adriano Sant'Ana
Published: February 2016

A doutrina diverge em considerar o duplo grau de jurisdição como um princípio constitucional, haja vista que inexiste a sua previsão expressa no texto da Constituição Federal. A escolha do tema justifica-se no fato de ser um assunto de relevante interesse, repleto de controvérsias, com as conseqüentes implicações no mundo jurídico. Almeja-se enfrentar neste trabalho a compreensão e aplicação do duplo grau de jurisdição como princípio constitucional, bem como questões daí decorrentes, em especial aquelas que dizem respeito aos limites em que tal princípio poderá confinar o legislador infraconstitucional.
Controle de Legitimidade das Políticas Públicas: Limites e Possibilidades
Authors: Oliveira Farlei Martins Riccio
Published: February 2016

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Conselho Nacional de Justiça e Teto Remuneratório - Poder Judiciário de São Paulo
Authors: Moraes Alexandre de
Published: February 2016

Conselho Nacional de Justiça.
Liberdade do Exercício da Advocacia: Normas de Acesso a Autos - Voto Divergente PCA 9387
Authors: Silva Técio Lins
Published: February 2016

Conselho Nacional de Justiça.
Sindicalização e negociação coletiva na administração pública: estudo comparado das realidades jurídicas brasileira e argentina
Authors: Borges Maria Cecília Mendes
Published: February 2016

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A argumentação jurídica e o ideal de racionalidade na superação de regras jurídicas
Authors: Maurício Junior Alceu
Published: February 2016

O presente artigo analisa o fenômeno da superação da regra jurídica, em que são preenchidas as condições de aplicação da regra, todavia esta não é aplicada em razão da excepcionalidade do caso concreto ou em virtude da oposição de um princípio jurídico. Partimos da premissa de que a superação da regra é um caso excepcional e, portanto, exige maior ônus argumentativo para que se atenda ao ideal de racionalidade do direito.Inicialmente, destacamos que a superação das regras jurídicas é um fenômeno aceito pela doutrina há bastante tempo, mesmo antes da emergência de um movimento pós-positivista, ressaltando um aparente paradoxo nessa corrente, capitaneada por Dworkin e Alexy. Em seguida, procuramos restringir o conceito de superação jurídica, distinguindo-o de outras formas de não aplicação da regra jurídica, e destacar a diferença no modus operandi da argumentação jurídica.Dando continuidade, expomos os requisitos para a superação de uma regra jurídica, esclarecendo o significado do maior ônus argumentativo exigido nes- se caso, e propondo roteiros argumentativos para aumentar a racionalidade da decisão.
Constituição: resiliência e relevância
Authors: Silva Paulo Thadeu Gomes da
Published: February 2016

O presente artigo tem como objetivo investigar os conceitos de resiliência e relevância da Constituição. O estudo da resiliência da tem a ver com a capacidade que o texto constitucional possui para, formal e materialmente, continuar a limitar o poder e a proteger os direitos fundamentais, mesmo após as reformas constitucionais e a interpretação constitucional. Não se trata, portanto, da capacidade do texto constitucional de voltar à sua forma original, mas sim da capacidade de se adaptar facilmente às mudanças. Por relevância, refere-se à capacidade do texto constitucional de continuar sendo o protagonista no processo de desenvolvimento da sociedade moderna, aí incluído o Estado.
Projeto de lei de cibercrimes: há outra alternativa para a internet brasileira?
Authors: Moncau Luiz , Lemos Ronaldo , Bottino Thiago
Published: February 2016

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Natureza jurídica do ato concessivo do status de refugiado e seu controle pelo Poder Judiciário
Authors: Velloso Carlos Mário da Silva
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Editorial
Authors: Falcão Joaquim
Published: February 2016

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Reflexões acerca da prescritibilidade nas ações de ressarcimento ao erário previstas no art. 37, §5º da constituição
Authors: Carvalho Antonio Roberto Winter de
Published: February 2016

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Formas consensuais de composição de conflitos para a exploração de ferrovias
Authors: Souto Marcos Juruena Villela
Published: February 2016

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As cláusulas exorbitantes e a distinção dos contratos da administração em contratos administrativos e contratos de Direito Privado
Authors: Arêdes Sirlene Nunes
Published: February 2016

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A administração pública na sociedade complexa
Authors: Giorgi Raffaele De
Published: February 2016

Este artigo descreve um objeto, a administração pública. Este objeto, assim como a sociedade complexa, não tem um início. É construído no interior da sociedade complexa conforme a história de sua própria origem. A sociedade contemporânea é resultado de si mesma, pois deriva das operações que constituem sua estrutura, as comunicações sociais. Desta forma, a sociedade não se conclui, sobre um projeto que se realiza, ela somente torna o improvável continuamente possível. Determinadas estruturas realizam uma sincronização específica entre a temporalidade e sistemas singulares; assim, coordenam expectativas e absorvem insegurança. Estas estruturas são as organizações modernas. A administração pública é uma organização no interior do Estado, que estrutura, de forma autorreferente, a tomada de decisões vinculantes a partir de programas finalísticos.  This article describes the public administration, that, much like the complex society, does not have a beginning. It is built in the core of the complex society, in conformity with its own origin’s history. Contemporary society is a result of itself, for it derives from the operations that constitute its structure, generically understood as social communication. In view of this, contemporary society is not concluded within a project brought to life. On the contrary, it only turns the improbable into contnualy possible. Certain structures execute a specific synchronization between the concept of time and singular system. In this way, they coordinate expectations and insecurity is absorbed. These structures are modern organizations. Public administration is an organization in the interior of the State that structures bonding decision-making in an auto-referenced manner by way of programs that intend to meet ends.
A releitura do Direito Administrativo à luz do pragmatismo jurídico
Authors: Oliveira Rafael Carvalho Rezende
Published: February 2016

O presente artigo pretende abordar a possibilidade de releitura do direito administrativo a partir do pragmatismo jurídico, corrente de pensamento que surge nos Estados Unidos no século XIX, com o objetivo de criticar a metafísica tradicional e o normativismo para propor uma maior aproximação entre o direito e a realidade mediante a valorização do contexto e das consequências da interpretação jurídica. No Brasil, o pragmatismo pode servir como instrumento de desmistificação de dogmas do direito administrativo que devem ser atualizados para o novo contexto social, econômico e jurídico.  This article aims approach a new reading of administrative law from the legal pragmatism, school of thought that arises in the United States in the nineteenth century in order to criticize traditional metaphysics and normativism to propose a closer link between law and reality by emphasizing the context and consequences of legal interpretation. In Brazil, the legal pragmatism can serve as an instrument of demystification of the dogmas of administrative law that must be updated to the new social, economic and legal context.
Direito Administrativo e novas tecnologias
Authors: Marrara Thiago
Published: February 2016

O presente artigo traz reflexões acerca dos impactos das novas tecnologias na área de saúde, comunicação, produção e transporte sobre o direito administrativo. Nesse intuito, parte da conceituação das novas tecnologias e, ainda, dos grupos de relações jurídicas padrões que conformam o direito administrativo. A partir daí, são examinados os impactos daquelas tecnologias sobre cada tipo de relação, a saber: as travadas entre Estado e cidadão; as interadministrativas e as intra-administrativas.  This essay brings some reflections on the impacts of new technologies in the field of health, communication, production processes and transportation on administrative legal matters. In order to reach this goal, it presents introductorily the concept of “new technologies” and the groups of legal relations that form the object of the administrative law. Done that, the impact of those new technologies is examined according to each group of legal administrative relations.
Transformação estrutural e Direito Constitucional
Authors: Teixeira Carlos Sávio Gomes , Chaves Vitor Pinto
Published: February 2016

Este artigo aborda a concepção de democracia e de seu tipo de direito constitucional correspondente na obra de Roberto Mangabeira Unger. Analisa a relação entre direito e transformações estruturais a partir da crítica ao que Unger denominou como uma das heranças weimarianas da atual ordem institucional brasileira: a constitucionalização de expectativas sociais redistributivas sem a preocupação com o desenho de instituições capazes de realizar aquelas expectativas. É possível pensarmos em um projeto político transformador que pense o direito para além das incongruências de um dirigismo constitucional? Ou de um procedimentalismo vazio de ideia institucionais? O artigo avalia se as propostas apresentadas por Unger são uma resposta aos desafios da construção de uma ordem que compatibilize direitos constitucionais sociais e políticas públicas transformadoras.   This article focuses on the concept of democracy and its correspondent constitutional model in the works of Roberto Mangabeira Unger. It analyses the relationship between law and structural change departing from what Mangabeira Unger has called “one of the Weimar legacy to Brazilian constitutional order”: the transposition of social expectations of income redistribution into the Constitution with no regard to the institutional framework capable of making those expectations come true. Is it possible to devise a political program committed to change that conceives the law beyond the contradictions of constitutional dirigisme? Or beyond a procedural protocol empty of ideas? In order to answer this question the article discusses whether Unger´s formulations are a solution to the challenge of building a new order, one that harmonizes constitutional rights and public policies committed to structural change.
Fusões e aquisições no Brasil: o caso BR-Foods no CADE
Authors: Ruiz Ricardo Machado
Published: February 2016

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O direito constitucional è educação e a exceção do contrato não cumprido nas relações educacionais (comentários à margem dos arts. 5º e 6º da Lei nº 9.870/1999)
Authors: Saad Amauri Feres
Published: February 2016

O objetivo do presente estudo é investigar os limites da aplicação da exceptio non adimpleti contractus nas relações educacionais. Para tanto, adotam- se as premissas contidas na Constituição Federal, segundo as quais os serviços educacionais constituem serviço público e sua prestação por entes privados pressupõe um regime de livre-iniciativa mitigado pelo interesse público.   This study aims to investigate the limits of the application of the exception non adimpleti contractus in the educational relations. For such, the premises contained in the Federal Constitution are adopted, according to which the educational services constitute public service and its installment for private entities estimates a regimen of free initiative mitigated by public interest.
O exame da Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil (OAB) e a experiência internacional
Authors: Moreira Egon Bockmann
Published: February 2016

O artigo analisa os requisitos e exames necessários para o exercício da profissão de advogado em Portugal, no Japão e na França, comparando-os com o exame existente no Brasil.   The paper analyzes the requirements and tests that are necessary for the exercise of the legal profession in Portugal, Japan and France — comparing them with the existing examination in Brazil.
Entre lei e constituição: a administração pública e o controle de constitucionalidade no direito brasileiro
Authors: Laurentiis Lucas Catib de
Published: February 2016

O trabalho pretende discutir a possibilidade de entes ligados à administração pública brasileira declararem a inconstitucionalidade de leis e atos normativos. Para tanto, analiso a origem e o conceito da noção de inconstitucionalidade, buscando referências teóricas e conceituais desenvolvidas ‘no direito constitucional brasileiro. Em um segundo momento, volto-me para a análise da ordem constitucional de 1988, avaliando algumas propostas que buscaram defender a possibilidade de órgãos administrativos negarem aplicação a leis com fundamento na declaração de sua inconstitucionalidade. A conclusão a que se chega após a avaliação crítica de todas essas ideias é a seguinte: no Estado brasileiro, não é dado à administração pública exercer a função de controle de constitucionalidade das leis.   The paper intend to discuss the possibility of entities linked to the Brazilian Public Administration to declare the unconstitutionality of laws and normative acts. For this purpose, its analyzed the origin and also the concept of the notion of unconstitutionality, seeking theoretical and conceptual references in constitutional law developed in Brazil. In a second step, I turn to the analysis of the constitutional Brazilian System of 1988, evaluating some theories proposals whose intend is to defend the possibility of administrative organs to deny laws application based in their unconstitutionality declaration. The conclusion arrived after the analysis of all these ideas is as follows: in the Brazilian state it is not given to public administration to perform the function of laws judicial review.
Nepotismo no serviço público brasileiro e a SV 13
Authors: Rodrigues João Gaspar
Published: February 2016

O nepotismo é um tema recorrente na cultura administrativa brasileira e na própria sociedade, confundindo-se, em alguma medida, com o flagelo nacional da corrupção. A matéria é cercada de conceitos incientíficos, pobremente classificados e categorizados. Nesta perspectiva, o presente estudo teve em mira apreciar o tema por um viés teórico, tendo como pano de fundo a Súmula Vinculante nº 13.   Nepotism is a recurring theme in brazilian administrative culture and in society itself, confusing, to some extent, with the national scourge of corruption. The area is surrounded by unscientific concepts, poorly sorted and categorized. In this perspective, the aim of this study was to assess the subject for a theoretical bias, with the backdrop of the binding precedent paragraph 13.
Contrato de concessão: propriedade de bens públicos, encerramento do contrato e o artigo 884 do Código Civil
Authors: Grau Eros Roberto
Published: February 2016

Este artigo analisa a propriedade dos bens públicos no contrato de concessão, especialmente na ocasião do seu encerramento. Parte-se do pressuposto de que, embora de propriedade do concessionário quando ainda não incorporadas ao domínio público, as instalações e instrumentos integrados à prestação de serviço público são bens públicos de uso especial. Portanto, as instalações e instrumentos integrados à prestação do serviço público pelo concessionário tornam-se bens públicos quando do encerramento do contrato de concessão.   This article analyzes the public goods ownership on the concession agreement, especially when it is over. It is assumed that, although owned by the dealer when not yet incorporated into the public domain, the installations and instruments integrated to the public services provision are public goods of special use. Therefore, the facilities and instruments of the public service become public goods when the concession agreement is over.
A racionalidade matemática como limite objetivo intransponível à produção e aplicação do direito: um estudo de caso
Authors: Costa Leonardo de Andrade
Published: February 2016

O trabalho versa sobre os limites impostos pela racionalidade matemática ao direito, a partir do estudo de um caso concreto em que o Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) declarou a constitucionalidade de uma lei tributária do estado do Rio de Janeiro, apesar de sua absoluta inexequibilidade.   The work deals with the limits imposed by mathematical rationality to the Law, from the study of a case in which the Supreme Court declared the constitutionality of a tax law of the State of Rio de Janeiro, despite its absolute unenforceability.
Tombamento e preservação do patrimônio artístico e cultural
Authors: Reale Miguel
Published: February 2016

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Células-tronco embrionárias como objeto de pesquisas científicas: inexistência de violação do direito à vida
Authors: Britto Ministro Ayres
Published: February 2016

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