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Speaking into the Air: A History of the Idea of Communication
Authors: Theall Donald F.
Published: August 2017

John Peters' Speaking into the Air: A History of the Idea of Communication is an important contribution to the discussion of the history and theory of communication. Peters opens up new ground for discussing the evolution of an idea of communication. He eloquently interrelates communication, its technolo-gies, and their social impact with philosophy and literature. The book is open to criticism for its marketing of the idea of communication while presenting an idea of communication. From a Canadian perspective, Peters demonstrates a U.S. bias, short-changing significant contributions to history, theory, and the history of theory from Innis and McLuhan to Heyer and Crowley. Nevertheless, this well-written, scholarly work is a vital and important starting point for a major re-evaluation and debate concerning these issues.
The Arabs in the First Communication Revolution: The Development of the Arabic Script
Authors: Mousa Issam S.
Published: August 2017

Scholars unanimously agree that the development of the alphabet is a cornerstone of civilization and that Greece played a central role in the spread of this medium in the West. Both Latin and Arabic scripts were derived from the Phoenician, which represents a shared cultural heritage between the Middle East and the West. However, the question of the development of the second most used alphabet in the world, Arabic, is riddled with uncertainty for scholars. They disagree on the origin of this significant medium, which has been used by Arabs, Persians, and other nations for the past 15 centuries. This paper examines how critical communication theory may help solve this enduring mystery and finds compelling evidence to suggest that the Arabic script evolved from the Nabataean rather than the Syriac.
"European Original Fiction": A National Resource and Different Ways of Self-Representation
Authors: Spada Celestino
Published: August 2017

Original television fiction that has been created at a national and regional level plays a leading role in European countries. This paper presents research on the editorial strategies, cultural indicators, and scheduling of new fiction productions on national television networks in some of Western Europe's major countries during the second half of the 1990s. The reasons behind Western Europe's strategic choices in national television production are related to the recent history of European broadcasting, the present audiovisual landscape of these countries, the role of commercial and public service television companies, and the values of the producers and professionals behind the productions. These factors are today converging towards a greater importance for national television production in Europe.
Social Cohesion and Cultural Policy in the Netherlands
Authors: Brinkman Eva , Smithuijsen Cas
Published: August 2017

The deterioration of social cohesion throughout the Netherlands has caused the government to take action toward improving social conditions within schools, neighbourhoods, villages, and cities. This article looks at how Dutch government initiatives, through education and lifelong learning, are providing the social tools for citizens to empower themselves. Three case studies are brought to light, demonstrating how cultural policy can be linked with art-directed policy and how social cohesion can be achieved through this method. The paper concludes with an analysis comparing traditional and new cultural policy terms, and questions whether or not the two can be integrated successfully.
Culture, Globalization, and Social Cohesion: Towards a De-territorialized, Global Fluids Model
Authors: Hannigan John
Published: August 2017

To conceptualize the interrelationship among culture, social cohesion, and globalization, this paper uses Urry's three "social topographies" of space: region, network, and fluids. Fluids describe the de-territorialized movement of people, information, objects, money, and images across regions in an undirected and non-linear fashion. They are characteristically emergent, hybridized, urban, and cosmopolitan. Drawing upon Appadurai's five dimensions of global cultural flows (ethnoscapes, technoscapes, finanscapes, mediascapes, ideoscapes) and using examples from Britain, the U.S., and Canada, the paper argues for greater research and policy attention to the processes whereby transnational and hybrid identities are forged in cities. It concludes by introducing some empirical indicators of cosmopolitanization that represent a starting point for further research into the linkages between global cultural fluids and social cohesion.
Municipal Cultural Policies in Quebec
Authors: de la Durantaye Michel
Published: August 2017

The current state of municipal and regional cultural policies in Quebec represents a major evolution since the adoption of Quebec's Cultural Policy in June 1992. A "municipalization" of cultural policy has occurred. Over the past ten years, there has been a fourteenfold increase in the number of municipalities with cultural policies in Quebec (to 93 today), and this phenomenon appears to be growing and gaining greater influence as the new century begins. These cultural policies have become important strategic tools for cultural, social, and economic development in the province. This paper reports the main findings of a recent study that examined the content of 51 cultural policies of Quebec municipalities.
Integrating Distinctively Canadian Elements into Television Drama: A Formula for Success or Failure?: The Due South Experience
Authors: Tate Marsha A , Allen Valerie
Published: August 2017

The production of indigenous Canadian television drama, despite cultural importance ascribed to the genre, has been continually beset by funding and other problems. This situation prompted Canadian producers to concentrate upon the production of so-called industrial dramas that attempt to minimize or completely mask their Canadian origins and are designed primarily for the export market. There have been exceptions - North of 60, Black Harbour, Due South. These identifiably Canadian dramas garnered significant numbers of viewers at home as well as foreign audiences. Based upon a case study of Due South, the authors suggest that distinctive Canadian elements need not be viewed as detriments to a show's success but rather be regarded as potential assets that can help a program distinguish itself from its competitors.
Arms to Communications: Idealist and Pragmatist Strains
Authors: Adria Marco
Published: August 2017

As information and communications technologies (ICTs) become an increasingly important part of the Canadian social, cultural, and economic fabric, the question of how such technologies interact with national autonomy and with the nationalist impulse emerges once again. This article considers a critical moment of another era in which technology's relationship to nationalism became a matter of public and intellectual discourse. The missile crisis of 1962 in Canada highlighted the conflicting prospects for importing foreign technology while maintaining national autonomy. George Grant and Ramsay Cook took opposing views in this debate. The Grant-Cook dialectic is proposed as a means by which a contemporary approach may be developed to the relationship between the widespread use of ICTs and the potential for nationalism in Canada.
Telework: A new mode of gendered segmentation? Results from a Study in Canada
Authors: Tremblay Diane-Gabrielle
Published: August 2017

Telework is seen as a way to reduce traffic congestion and urban pollution, as a new mode of work organization, and oftentimes as a way of balancing work and family. Our research not only provides a picture of teleworkers in Canada, but also goes beyond the non-gendered percentages which are more frequent in the analyses. This reveals an interesting fact, which we call a gendered segmentation of telework or telecommuting. In this paper, we stress the gendered differences in the type of work done, differentiations in tasks, in the autonomy of the decision to telecommute, as well as differentiations in work organization. We show that work organization and tasks are differentiated according to gender and we will see that while the practice of telework is gendered in types of task and time spent at home, the motives for telework, advantages and disadvantages, are similar for men and women.
Online Publishing and Canadian Social Science and Humanities Journals: Financial and Publishing Survey and the SYNERGIES Project
Authors: Lorimer Rowland , Lindsay Adrienne
Published: August 2017

Abstract:
In the context of a proposal to create a Canadian online research communication network for the social sciences and humanities, a survey was undertaken to gain access to the benchmark publishing and financial realities of Canada's current social science and humanities journals. The data were collected by means of a questionnaire and telephone interviews. The results of the survey are discussed in terms of realities of online publishing and some proposals are brought forward for the creation of an online publishing initiative that would allow Canadian journals to create and maintain an online presence.
Blogging and the Politics of Melancholy
Authors: Keren Michael
Published: August 2017

Blogging, the publication of on-line diaries with links to other Web sites, is a recent activity and yet is already producing its celebrities. The author analyzes diary entries posted over five years by one master blogger, and his relations with his readers, to try to originate preliminary hypotheses on the politics of blogging. Observation of blogging in one of its most glamorous manifestations suggests that the new emancipation achieved by self-representation on the World Wide Web may be associated with what Scott Lash has called "the politics of melancholy," here characterized by preference for virtual reality, formation of a cult-like community, and political passivity.
Discovering "The Significance of Communication": Harold Adams Innis as Social Constructivist
Authors: Blondheim Menahem
Published: August 2017

The complexity of Innis' texts has led to the streamlining of his main ideas and arguments into a sharply reduced abstract. This study juxtaposes Innis' texts with this generally accepted précis and proposes its modification, mainly by way of understanding Innis as a social constructivist and communication determinist. On the basis of this construction, the study explores the origins of Innis' approach and methods, considering continuities from his earlier work in political economy, the influence of the Chicago School, and his perspective as a civically involved Canadian, academic and official. The article concludes by considering the relevance of Innis' ideas and approach to the analysis of our contemporary communications environment and the current state of communication research.
Harold Innis' "French Inflection": Origins, Themes, and Implications of His 1951 Address at le Collège de France
Authors: Buxton William J.
Published: August 2017

While Harold Innis' address at le Collège de France in 1951 has recently begun to draw some attention, the circumstances surrounding Innis' brief appearance in France remain obscure, and the meaning and significance of the address have yet to be explored in any detail. This article seeks to provide context to Innis' talk by examining his long-standing "French inflection." It also examines the address itself, not only in terms of its themes and concerns, but also as a performative bid to find common ground with others (including the Annales School) who were challenging emergent monopolies of knowledge about the history of civilization. The presentation provides a point of entry into a final phase of Innis' intellectual life that has been overlooked, namely, his efforts to generate a community of like-minded interlocutors who were opposed to particular currents of thought that had become ascendant in the post-war period.
STRATEGI PEMBELAJARAN FIQIH MAWARIS PADA DAYAH MADINATUDDINIYAH DARUL HUDA ALOH GADENG DAN DAYAH TERPADU MADINATUDDINIYAH JABAL NUR PALOH LADA DI KABUPATEN ACEH UTARA
Authors: Darmawiyah Darmawiyah
Published: August 2017

This study is intended to analyze differences and similarities of the objectives, approaches, methods, and media in learning the Inheritance Laws at Darul Huda and Jabal Nur. This research used descriptive qualitative approach. Data collection techniques consists of interview, documentation and observation, while the techniques of data analysis were carried out in phases of data reduction, data presentation and conclusion drawing. The results of this study showed that the learning objectives of Inheritance Laws at Darul Huda and Jabal Nur were similar: to figure out the procedures of dividing inheritance, only the delivery strategies were different. Darul Huda’s learning approach was still teacher-oriented while Jabal Nur’s has already been learner-oriented. Further, the learning methods in Darul Huda still dominantly used lectures and question and answer, whereas those in Jabal Nur were more varied, using lectures, question and answer, assignments, discussions, demonstrations, and inquiry methods. As for the use of the media, both schools were using whiteboard and markers, however, Jabal Nur added laptops and LCD projectors during teaching and learning process as well.
PROMOTING NEW LITERACIES IN SCHOOLS: A proposition to integrate digital literacy in pre-service teacher education
Authors: Yusny Rahmat
Published: August 2017

This paper renders a preposition to integrate Digital Literacy into Pre-service teacher education programs in universities and various teacher trainings. The current emergence of high dependence toward digital technology demands teacher education programs to make contribution in order to educate and prepare pre-service teachers to overcome issues related to negative impacts of digital technology. 21st century skills are amongst the core requirement for advanced human resources living in this era. Teacher education curriculum must be able to accommodate sufficient knowledge and resources to enable students becoming digital literate society. As what depicted today among our society, very little attention given toward the way using internet technology securely and politely. Beginner adopters of technology are now spoon fed with very user friendly gadgets and apps that often neglect to learn about effects and impacts the technology caused. In addition, although it still can be argued, often most of the marvels do not really foster productivity for these groups of technology users. Therefore, proposition to raise awareness among pre-service teacher in is emphatically needed.
DINAMIKA PERBEDAAN MADZHAB DALAM ISLAM (Studi terhadap Pengamalan Madzhab di Aceh)
Authors: Zukhdi Muhammad
Published: August 2017

This study has a theme about the existency of school (mazhab) and different perspectives in Islam; a study of the practice of Islamic jurisprudence school in Aceh. Majority of Acehnese community is fanatic to school (mazhab), particularly mazhab Syafi’i, as the teacher teachIslamic jurisprudence school and use its book based on its genealogy. Different perspectives divide Acehnese community into two groups, namely traditional community and modern community. Traditional group adheres to the jurisprudence of four schools (Hanafi, Maliki, Syafi’i dan Hanbali), particularly, the school of Syafi’i. The existency of school (mazhab) and different perspectives in community continue to develop in Islam until now, including in Aceh. However, these differences are still difficult to accept by both traditional circles and modernist. To avoid the differences, it is suggested to deepen an understanding of Islamic jurisprudence; it is also suggested to the scholars and intellectuals to open an objective dialogue forum in both internal and eksternal level.
THE INFLUENCE OF ISLAM IN INDONESIAN FOREIGN POLICY: CASE STUDY ON ROHINGYA CONFLICT
Authors: Abdul Rahman Mohamad Zaidi Bin , Baihaqie Akhmad
Published: August 2017

This article attempts to argue that Islam, in its political activism, has arguably informed the shape of Indonesian foreign policy, especially during President Yudhoyono administration. In order to build the case, this research focuses on the Indonesia’s responses towards the Rohingya conflict in Myanmar. Using state level analysis, which stresses on the supremacy of domestic analysis in understanding foreign policy, this article comes to the conclusion that domestic pressure, mainly from Muslim organizations, has directed Indonesia’s response from “abstention” in dealing with the case to “activism”.
Análise de morbidade de população residente na Bacia do Córrego Bezerra com evidências de poluição por metais, Cascavel – PR
Authors: Luízar Obregón Phallcha , Espinoza-Quiñones Fernando Rodolfo , Soler Lopes Ícaro Bertechine
Published: August 2017

As águas do córrego Bezerra, Cascavel-PR, contém elementos químicos em concentrações acima do permitido pela legislação ambiental vigente. Porém não há estudos sobre possível associação com doenças da população exposta. Neste contexto, investigou-se a morbidade prevalente na população que vive na bacia do córrego Bezerra, baseados nos dados coletados dos prontuários dos usuários da Unidade Básica de Saúde de Santa Cruz. As principais morbidades observadas foram: sinais e sintomas (18%), doenças do sistema respiratório (17%) e circulatório (16%). Embora não haja uma ligação específica com a poluição ambiental, é necessário obter maiores evidências em relação à conexão de contaminação causada por metais nas águas do córrego Bezerra. Assim, houve predominância de doenças crônicas, coexistindo com doenças infecciosas, porém sem associação ao meio ambiente aquático poluído, levando à necessidade de novos estudos.
Comparação entre a intervenção cirúrgica convencional e a intervenção endovascular dos aneurismas intracranianos realizados no Sistema Único de Saúde
Authors: Iachecen Franciele , Ribeiro Elaine Rossi , Camelo Renata Fabre Mendonça Pavesi
Published: August 2017

Os aneurismas intracranianos acometem cerca de 6% da população. O tratamento é realizado por meio de duas técnicas, a endovascular (embolização) e a convencional (microcirurgia). Este estudo teve como objetivo evidenciar a gestão comparativa de duas técnicas cirúrgicas no Paraná, no período de 2008 a 2016. Trata-se de uma pesquisa descritiva, documental, com abordagem quantitativa e análise simples dos dados secundários do DATASUS. No Paraná, a técnica endovascular é realizada em 84% dos pacientes diagnosticados com aneurisma intracraniano e representa 91% do custo total. O custo médio do paciente submetido à técnica endovascular é 93% maior quando comparado à microcirurgia. A média de permanência é 66,9% menor nos pacientes embolizados e a taxa de mortalidade diminui em 64,5% na técnica endovascular. Apesar do custo, a técnica endovascular reduz em mais da metade a média de permanência e taxa de mortalidade, constatando sua elevada segurança.
Qualidade de vida dos usuários do programa hiperdia de uma unidade básica de saúde do município de Guarapuava/pr.
Authors: Amaral Franciele Aparecida , Dall'Agnol Simone Mader , Maganhini Cláudia Bernardes , De Freitas Nei Adão Ribeiro , Kich Camila
Published: August 2017

Objetivo: Avaliar os aspectos socioeconômicos e a qualidade de vida (QV) de indivíduos Hipertensos e Diabéticos do programa HIPERDIA de uma Unidade Básica de Saúde (UBS).Material e Métodos: Participaram 27 usuários do programa HIPERDIA. Foi utilizado o Questionário SF-36 e uma ficha de avaliação socioeconômica.Resultados: A média de idade foi de 56,93±10,14, 74% são mulheres, 63% são casados, 63% possuem hipertensão arterial sistêmica (HAS), 22,2% possuem HAS e diabetes, 14,8% diabetes, 70,4% possuem renda de 1 a 4 salários mínimos. Os valores médios dos domínios do questionário SF-36 foram superiores a 50 pontos.Considerações finais: A HAS é predominante. As mulheres são maioria, provavelmente devido à busca e à adesão por tratamento ser maior no gênero feminino. A QV foi positiva que pode ser reflexo do acompanhamento realizado na UBS.
Avaliação de um modelo de contratualização de dois hospitais filantrópicos de São José do Rio Preto/SP
Authors: Machado Renato Carlos , Cassanho Forster Aldaísa
Published: August 2017

Este artigo avaliou o desempenho de dois hospitais gerais que aderiram ao Programa de Reestruturação e Contratualização de Hospitais Filantrópicos do SUS, entre 2010 e 2016. Para o levantamento das informações analisou-se o banco de dados da Secretaria Municipal de Saúde do município onde prestam serviço. O objeto de análise foi o desempenho das metas qualitativas e quantitativas discriminadas em Ficha de Programação Orçamentária do Plano Operativo do convênio, que deveriam ser cumpridas pelos hospitais. Os resultados mostraram que as metas quantitativas foram atingidas em todos os quadrimestres analisados e as metas qualitativas não foram atingidas em apenas três quadrimestres dentre os sete anos analisados. Demonstrou ser um modelo promissor de alocação de recursos para compra de serviços, apesar de fragilidades no cumprimento de metas de qualidade, acompanhamento e revisão destas metas.
Longshore current vertical profile on a dissipative beach
Authors: Jung Gabriela Bueno , Toldo Jr Elírio Ernestino
Published: August 2017

Perfis verticais de velocidade e direção da corrente longitudinal foram obtidos no canal principal de uma praia dissipativa com a presença de bancos ecavas longitudinais através da utilização de um ADP (Acoustic Doppler Profiler ) da marca SonTekr, concomitantemente às observações do vento e ondas incidentes naárea de estudo. Valores registrados pelo ADP mostram variações de velocidade ao longo da coluna d’água, com valores mínimos de 0,10 m/s e máximos de 0,83 m/s.Os dados indicam que o fluxo ocorre na forma de pulsos, com oscilações da direção ao longo da coluna d’água controladas pela velocidade da corrente, mais intensanas camadas superficiais, diminuindo de intensidade próximo ao fundo. As maiores velocidades de propagação das correntes ocorrem associadas aos maiores ângulosde incidência das ondas que, durante os registros de corrente, atingiram valores entre 1,4◦ e 10,9◦.
Prony filtration of seismic data: theoretical background
Authors: Mitrofanov Georgy Mikhailovich , Priimenko Viatcheslav Ivanovich
Published: August 2017

Neste artigo estamos discutindo um método novo para o processamento de dados sísmicos e sua utilização em vários problemas geológicos e geofísicos.O método é baseado na decomposição de Prony e seleção de componentes desta decomposição a fim de obter dados sísmicos correspondentes a uma faixa estreitade frequências. Portanto, o método pode ser chamado de filtragem de Prony. Seu melhor análogo é um filtro passa-faixa. No entanto, o método da filtragem de Pronyoferece maior resolução de imagem de sinal em relação à variável temporal. Além disso, o método permite a obtenção de um parâmetro de atenuação correspondenteà frequência de filtragem. Isto torna possível investigar mudanças no parâmetro de atenuação em função da frequência. Uma atenção especial é dada às dificuldadesprincipais que podemos encontrar em processamento de dados sísmicos: (i) fundamentos teóricos da decomposição de Prony para obter estimativas estáveis do espectro de Prony para sinais semelhantes a sinais sísmicos; (ii) utilização do espectro de Prony no processamento de filtragem de sinais, ou seja, a construção de algoritmos da filtragem de Prony; e (iii) descrição da tecnologia de filtragem de Prony e exemplos que demonstram as suas capacidades na prática. Usando exemplos simples, apresentamos ideias básicas da tecnologia, ilustrando os principais pontos que são importantes para a aplicação deste método no processamento de dados sísmicos reais. Os resultados obtidos mostram uma boa estabilidade do algoritmo para diferentes formas de onda e na presença de outros sinais e de ruído. Esperamos que esta abordagem chame a atenção de especialistas para o método não-linear de filtragem de Prony, bem como para aspectos de sua implementação em análise espectral de geofísica.
Sumário
Authors: RBGf Revista Brasileira de Geofísica
Published: August 2017

Volume 30, Número 3 - 2012
SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIABILITY OF HYDROGRAPHIC PARAMETERS MEASURED IN THE ESTUARY OF THE JAGUARIBE RIVER (SEMI-ARID REGION, NORTHEAST, BRAZIL)
Authors: Silva Alex Costa da , Lacerda Luiz Drude de , Morais Jader Onofre de
Published: August 2017

The objective of this work is to characterize the spatial and temporal variability of hydrographic parameters collected in April/2007 and May/2008, at two stations (12 hr and 25 hr) in the estuary of the Jaguaribe river (Semi-arid region, Northeast, Brazil). The time series analyses of the hydrographic data collected at fixed stations during the usual rainy months in the region showed a strong annual variation of the measured parameters. In May/2008, waters with low salinity values (<4) have been observed at a station located in the mouth of the Jaguaribe river. In April/2007, the lowest salinity values were observed around 32 at the same location. The temperature, suspended sediment concentration and turbidity time series values are controlled by the tide dynamic at stations located in the estuary mouth and in the mixture zone, showing highest values during low tide conditions and lowest values during high tide conditions. In April/2007, dissolved oxygen values tend to increase with the increase of salinity, whereas in May/2008, the values tend to increase with the decrease of salinity. The values of chlorophyll-a collected in May/2008 in the mixture zone showed an increase in comparison with April/2007.
DETECTION OF GROSS ERRORS IN THE GRAVIMETRIC DATABASE OF THE RIO GRANDE DO SUL STATE
Authors: Xavier Marilei Bender , Rolim Silvia Beatriz Alves
Published: August 2017

Since 1950, ground gravity data of the Rio Grande do Sul State (RS), Brazil, have been systematically collected by the Department of Geodesy of the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) and other institutions in a total of 7.218 points. This paper proposes three methods for detection of gross errors in this database, based on: 1) the digital elevation model of Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM), 2) the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE), and 3) the interpolated observations of ground gravity observations (Bouguer anomaly). The 1st method identified 217 points of altimetry, representing 3.00% of the database. The 2nd identified 645 points of gravity observations, representing 8.93% of the database. The3 rd method identified 60 points of land gravimetric observations, representing 0.83% of the database. The criterion to eliminate the observations was based on the recognition of coincident outliers in, at least, 2 methods. The matching points of coarse errors among altimetry, gravity and Bouguer anomaly were grouped in 177 points, representing 2.45% of the database. These points were considered gross errors and were erased from the database. After cleaning the database, we focused in the preliminary interpretation of the Bouguer anomaly map of the RS, recognizing a direct association of the main regional geologic units with four well-defined geophysical domains.
ANALYSIS OF TIME DOMAIN MCSEM DATA IN THE PRESENCE OF RESISTIVE LAYERS
Authors: Miranda Diego Da Costa , Régis Cícero Roberto Teixeira
Published: August 2017

Modeling of mCSEM data is usually done in the frequency domain, from its theoretical formulation to the analysis of the results. However, the time domain approach is, in principle, capable of providing equivalent information about the geo-electric structure of the subsurface and has the advantage of recording only the secondary fields, so the signal is not dominated by the primary field. In this work, we model frequency domain mCSEM data in 1-D environments, thenwe perform the discrete Fourier transform to obtain time domain results. We simulated marine geological environments with and without the resistive layer that represents the hydrocarbon reservoir. We verified that, in almost all model configurations, the time domain data are significantly different when calculated for models withand without hydrocarbons. We calculated the results considering variations in the position of the receivers and in the sea depth. We observed the influence of the airwave, even at large sea depths, and although a simple separation of this influence on data is not possible, the time domain results allowed us to do a qualitative analysis of its effects on the survey.
APPLICATION OF GAUSS-MARQUARDT-LEVENBERG METHOD IN THE INVERSION OF RECEIVER FUNCTION IN CENTRAL BRAZIL
Authors: Nascimento Patrícia Fernandes do , França George Sand , Moreira Lucas Paes , Von Huelsen Mônica G.
Published: August 2017

Receiver Function studies contribute to the understanding of crustal structure and its evolution by characterizing the internal physical properties of the Earth, such as seismic wave velocity and Poisson ratio. The data inversion technique enables to modeling of crustal structure, seeking a geologically consistent model that provides a quantitative analysis of the related process. The linearized inversion of Gauss-Marquardt-Levenberg method was applied to the Receiver Function synthetic and real data, obtained by geophysical surveys in Central Brazil, using the Parameter Estimation (PEST) software. The Receiver Function inversion was performed varying only S wave velocity parameter. Synthetic data inversion converged and data fitting was optimal when the initial velocity models used were close to the reference model. The inversion results of Receiver Function data, obtained from nine seismographic stations, using models of crustal structure and velocity distribution based on studies of seismic refraction and Receiver Function were deemed reasonable. Crustal mean velocities are compatible with velocity estimates obtained by previous geophysical studies. The inversion method used here is promising for crustal structure investigations, while PEST software proved to be very efficient, enabling inversion control parameter configuration and monitoring of the process by statistical results.
CHANGE DETECTION SOFTWARE USING SELF-ORGANIZING FEATURE MAPS
Authors: Silva Nilton Correia da , Carvalho Júnior Osmar Abílio de , Rosa Antonio Nuno de Castro Santa , Guimarães Renato Fontes , Gomes Roberto Arnaldo Trancoso
Published: August 2017

Os mapas auto-organizáveis (SOFM) consistem em um tipo de rede neural artificial que permite a conversão de dados de alta dimensão, complexos e não lineares, em simples relações geométricas com baixa dimensionalidade. Este método também pode ser utilizado para a classificação de imagens de sensoriamento remoto, pois permite a compressão de dados de alta dimensão preservando as relações topológicas dos dados primários. Este trabalho objetiva desenvolver uma metodologia eficaz para a utilização de mapas auto-organizáveis na detecção de mudanças. No presente estudo o SOFM é utilizado para a classificação não supervisionada de dados de sensoriamento remoto, considerando os seguintes atributos: espaciais (x, y), espectrais e temporais. O método é empregado na região oeste da Bahia, que teve recentemente um aumento significativo em monoculturas. Testes foram realizados com os parâmetros do SOFM com o objetivo de refinar o mapa de detecção demudanças. O SOFM possibilita uma melhor seleção de células e dos correspondentes vetores de peso, que mostram o processo de ordenação e agrupamento hierárquicodos dados. Esta informação é essencial para identificar mudanças ao longo do tempo. Um programa em linguagem C ++ do método proposto foi desenvolvido. ABSTRACT. Self-organizing feature maps (SOFM) consist of a type of artificial neural network that allows the conversion from high-dimensional data into simple geometric relationships with low-dimensionality. This method can also be used for classification of remote sensing images because it allows the compression of high dimensional data while preserving the most important topological and metric relationships of the primary data. This paper aims to develop an effective methodology forusing self-organizing maps in change detection. In this study, SOFM is used for unsupervised classification of remote sensing data, considering the following attributes: spatial (x and y), spectral and temporal. The method is tested and simulated in the western region of Bahia that has observed a significant increase in mechanized agriculture. Tests were performed with the SOFM parameters for the purpose of fine tuning a change detection map. The SOFM provides the best selection of cell and corresponding adjustment of weight vectors, which show the process of ordering and hierarchical clustering of the data. This information is essential to identify changes over time. All algorithms were implemented in C++ language.Keywords: unsupervised classification; land cover; multitemporal analysis; remote sensing
Resumos
Authors: Dissertações Resumos De Teses e
Published: August 2017

Resusmos de Teses e Dissertações
COHERENT NOISE ATTENUATION USING THE WAVELET TRANSFORM ON RADIAL BASIS
Authors: Almeida Lucas José Andrade de , Manenti Rafael Rodrigues , Porsani Milton J.
Published: August 2017

ABSTRACT. Radial transform rearranges amplitudes of seismic data, from distance-time domain to angle-time domain. Linear events in distance-time domain tend to e sampled as a vertical event in angle-time domain, while seismic...Keywords: reflection seismic, noise attenuation, signal processing, multi-resolution analysis. RESUMO. A transformada radial faz um remapeamento das amplitudes do dado sísmico do domínio espaço tempo para o domínio ângulo-tempo. Eventos lineares no primeiro domínio tendem...Palavras-chave: sísmica de reflexão, atenuação de ruídos, processamento de sinais, análise de multirresolução.
PETROPHYSICAL ROCK TYPING OF COQUINAS FROM THE MORRO DO CHAVES FORMATION, SERGIPE-ALAGOAS BASIN (NORTHEAST BRAZIL)
Authors: Luna José Leão de , Perosi Fabio Andre , Ribeiro Mariléa Gomes dos Santos , Souza Andre , Boyd Austin , Almeida Leonardo Fonseca Borghi de , Corbett Patrick William Michael
Published: August 2017

ABSTRACT. This work has analyzed, considering the petrophysical point of view, samples of Coquinas obtained in the outcrop of the Morro do Chaves formation(Sergipe-Alagoas Basin). The complex sedimentological aspects for this study have been...Keywords: carbonate, porosity and permeability properties, NMR, electrical resistivity. RESUMO. Esse trabalho analisa, considerando o ponto de vista petrofísico, amostras de Coquinas obtidas em afloramento da Formação Morro do Chaves (Bacia de Sergipe–Alagoas). Os aspectos sedimentológicos complexos envolvidos neste estudo foram...Palavras-chave: carbonato, propriedades permoporosas, RMN, resistividade elétrica.
On the characterizations of f-biharmonic legendre curves in Sasakian space forms
Authors: Güvenç Şaban , ÖzgurCihan Ö
Published: August 2017

We consider f-biharmonic Legendre curves in Sasakian space forms. We find
curvature characterizations of these types of curves in four cases.
Weak sequential convergence in the dual of compact operators between Banach lattices
Authors: Ardakani Halimeh , Sadegh Modarres , Moshtaghiouna Mohammad
Published: August 2017

For several Banach lattices E and F, if K(E,F) denotes the space of all
compact operators from E to F, under some conditions on E and F, it is shown
that for a closed subspace M of K(E,F), M* has the Schur property if and only
if all point evaluations M1(x) = {Tx : T ? M1} and ~M1(y*) = {T* y* : T ? M1}
are relatively norm compact, where x ? E, y* ? F* and M1 is the closed unit
ball of M.
The use of salicylaldehyde derivatives as a nitrogen source for antibiotic production by Streptomyces hygroscopicus CH-7
Authors: Konstantinovic Sandra , Zlatkovic Milica , Ciric Jovan , Ilic Slavica , Gojgic-Cvijovic Gordana , Veljkovic Vlada
Published: August 2017

In the present work, four derivatives of salicylaldehyde (salicylaldehyde-hydrazone, phenylhydrazone, semicarbazone and thiosemicarbazone) were synthesized using both conventional (95% ethanol) and green (crude glycerol from biodiesel production) solvents. The obtained compounds were identified by elemental microanalysis, as well as FTIR, UV/Vis and 1H-NMR spectroscopic methods. Yields of 93?98% of the compounds in crude glycerol were achieved within 10?25 min. The derivatives of salicylaldehyde and crude glycerol were used as a nitrogen and carbon source, respectively, in the medium for antibiotic (hexaene H-85 and azalomycine B) production by Streptomyces hygroscopicus CH-7. The highest concentrations of hexaene H-85 and azalomycine B were achieved in the medium containing salicylaldehyde-thiosemicarbazone (198 and 69 ?g/cm3, respectively). Derivatives of salicylaldehyde also impacted the strain morphology. In the media with salicylaldehyde- phenylhydrazone and salicylaldehyde-thiosemicarbazone, S. hygroscopicus CH-7 grew like large dispersive pellets with long twisted filaments that produced the highest yield of the antibiotics.
Communicating with patients from different cultures: Intercultural medical interview
Authors: Bakic-Miric Natasa , Butt Sophia , Kennedy Chris , Bakic Nikola , Gaipov Davronzhon , Loncar-Vujnovic Mirjana , Davis Brent
Published: August 2017

As the influx of refugees from the Middle East and Africa continues to surge, the European Union and the Balkan countries are becoming more diverse than ever before, both culturally and demographically. Changes that are taking place are affecting every segment of these societies, including health care. Due to this, it is imperative that healthcare systems and professionals reflect on cultural differences and provide adequate care and treatment to patients with diverse cultural values, behaviors and beliefs. In order to do this effectively, they must be trained because the goal of every healthcare system is to deliver the highest quality of care to every patient, regardless of their ethnic origin and/or skin color. Therefore, the significance of intercultural communication in health care is very important because appropriate health care delivery relies on clear, timely and meaningful communication, which is an essential element in every aspect of medical provision between the key stakeholders, namely patients, physicians, and other healthcare professionals. If, in any way, communication between health care providers and patients during the medical interview is unclear, the entire medical treatment process can be hindered. This paper addresses the very current topic of contextually suitable intercultural communication during medical interviews, which is necessary to foster maximum sensitivity among physicians towards their patients? cultural differences.
Large myomas as a complicating factor necessitating cesarean myomectomy followed by cesarean hysterectomy
Authors: Sparic Radmila , Radunovic Nebojsa , Tinelli Andrea , Radevic Olivera , Kadija Sasa
Published: August 2017

Introduction. Although uterine myomas are becoming more common in pregnancies due to advanced maternal age, the literature lacks reports on complications, such as hysterectomy following cesarean myomectomy (CM). The aim of this work was to describe when CM is inevitable, complicated by severe intrapartum hemorrhage and requiring a hysterectomy. Case outline. A pregnant, with a term pregnancy and large multiple myomas, was referred for elective cesarean section (CS). During the CS, forced enucleation of a 100 mm anterior and left myoma previa (pre-fetal extraction) was necessary, and a 2,800 g neonate was delivered through the lower uterine segment incision. After the delivery and another CM, it was necessary to stop a massive hemorrhage from the myometrial myoma bed. Following provisory suturings of the hysterotomies, an urgent hysterectomy was performed with left salpingo-oophorectomy, due to a large hematoma in the left retroperitoneal space. The patient?s further recovery was uneventful and she was discharged with her baby on the sixth postoperative day. The histopathology report revealed a 135 ? 190 ? 150 mm uterus, weighing together with the enucleated myomas and left adnexa 5,000 g in total. The weight of the enucleated myomas was 1,670 g. The histopathological examination also showed 12 intramural and subserous myomas in the myometrium, ranging 30?190 mm. Conclusion. Large myomas, especially previa, may present a serious problem for fetal extraction during a CS. Therefore, the authors suggest an informed consent for CM, in patients who should undergo a CS. Additionally, such patients should be counseled about the possibility of an intrapartum hysterectomy.
Validación y evaluación comparativa de la eficiencia de una estufa de leña mejorada bajo condiciones controladas y prueba de campo
Authors: Aristizábal Hernández Javier Darío
Published: August 2017

Para determinar la eficiencia y el ahorro potencial de leña de un nuevo prototipo de estufa de leña, se ejecutaron tres protocolos utilizados internacionalmente para este propósito: (1) la prueba de ebullición de agua (WBT sus siglas en inglés), que evalúa la eficiencia térmica, el tiempo de ebullición, la tasa de incineración y el consumo específico de combustible (CEC) de la estufa; (2) la prueba de cocción controlada (CCT, sus siglas en inglés), que se aplicó en 30 hogares para determinar la eficiencia de la estufa en función del CEC; (3) la prueba de funcionamiento en cocina (KPT, sus siglas en inglés), que se aplicó en 30 hogares para medir el impacto real de la estufa mejorada en condiciones de campo. Se pudo establecer que la eficiencia térmica de la estufa es del 15%, lo que supone un ahorro en el consumo de leña del 33%. Los resultados de la prueba CCT indicaron disminución de 13,4% en el CEC, mientras que la prueba KPT reveló disminución de 11,6%. Los resultados de la investigación ratifican lo encontrado por otras investigaciones sobre el tema: la eficiencia de una estufa lograda bajo condiciones controladas no parece guardar relación con los ahorros de leña que se obtienen cuando una estufa es introducida en ambiente real de cocción.
Circular economy as an ecodesign framework: the ECO III model
Authors: Balboa C. Catalina Hermida , Domínguez Somonte Manuel
Published: August 2017

Se analizó la situación actual del ecodiseño y su relación con la economía circular, proponiéndose para tal fin un modelo filosófico interrelacional: el modelo ECO-3. El modelo constituyó un nuevo enfoque, propuso una respuesta al actual problema medioambiental global ante la falta de recursos y los modelos productivos con costes energéticos cada vez más elevados. Asimismo, se presenta como una nueva cultura empresarial, laboral e investigadora en un sistema de innovación industrial y tecno-científica. El modelo conectó todos los puntos y estableció: las conexiones y sinergias entre la economía circular, el ecodiseño, la urbanización sostenible y las esperanzas, sueños y necesidades prácticas de los ciudadanos.
La importancia de la refrigeración del molde en el proceso de inyección de material plástico
Authors: ASCAMM FUNDACIÓN
Published: August 2017

En este artículo se destaca la importancia de la refrigeración del molde de inyección, ya que el  proceso de inyección de plásticos es un proceso térmico, el cual tiene las funciones de moldear el material inyectado y eliminar el calor aportado por el material fundido para que este solidifique.
Importancia estratégica de los nuevos materiales en el desarrollo sostenible y como alternativa de competitividad
Authors: Rodríguez Escobar Wilken , Bejarano Barrera Hernán , Villazón Amarís Hernando
Published: August 2017

Los nuevos materiales tienen una creciente importancia en el desarrollo nacional, y la mayoría de los países industrializados están invirtiendo grandes sumas en el desarrollo de estos, debido a su gran papel estratégico en la interacción económica global. El presente artículo pretende dar una visión general de la participación de estos materiales en la economía mundial como factor alternativo de competitividad, teniendo en cuenta primordialmente la conservación del medio ambiente y la búsqueda permanente de la calidad total.
Physical and mechanical characteristics of recycled aggregate obtained from construction and demolition waste.
Authors: Mattey Centeno Pedro Enrique , Robayo Salazar Rafael Andrés , Silva Urrego Yimmy Fernando , Álvarez Jaramillo Norman Andrés , Delvasto Arjona Silvio
Published: August 2017

La saturación de los sitios de disposición de desechos sólidos es una de las grandes problemáticas que enfrentan actualmente los países latinoamericanos, incluyendo Colombia, lo que se puede atribuir a su ineficiente aprovechamiento y a la falta de políticas adecuadas para el manejo y gestión de los escombros de construcción y demolición. En la ciudad de Cali, Colombia, por ejemplo, se generan diariamente un promedio de 2.480 m3 de estos residuos sólidos, de los cuales sólo el 40% es reutilizado. Una alternativa que surge es aprovechar los residuos de la construcción en la producción de elementos prefabricados. En este estudio se realizó una transformación de una muestra puntual y representativa de escombros de demolición en agregados de diversos tamaños, con el fin de caracterizarlos desde el punto de vista físico y mecánico; evaluar su uso potencial en concretos convencionales; y estudiar la viabilidad de su uso en la producción de materiales de construcción.
Indicativo por subjuntivo en cláusula regida por expresión de reacción personal
Authors: De Mello George
Published: August 2017

En este número no se incluyeron resúmenes ni palabras clave.
El natalicio de Góngora "Abra dorada llave": rasgos de género e imitación
Authors: Pérez-Abadín Barro Soledad
Published: August 2017

En este número no se incluyeron resúmenes ni palabras clave.
Lo sublime y la vanguardia. Forma y finalidad en "Jacinta la pelirroja"
Authors: Huergo Cardoso Humberto
Published: August 2017

En este número no se incluyeron resúmenes ni palabras clave.
Juan M. Lope Blanch, La clasificación de las oraciones. UNAM-El Colegio de México, México, 1995; 107 pp. (Publ. del Centro de Lingüística Hispánica, 40).
Authors: Barriga Villanueva Rebeca
Published: August 2017

Se reseñó el libro: La clasificación de las oraciones.
Kurt Spang, Ignacio Arellano y Carlos Mata (eds.), La novela histórica. Teoría y comentarios. Universidad, Navarra, 1995; 251 pp.
Authors: Menton Seymour
Published: August 2017

Se reseñó el libro: La novela histórica. Teoría y comentarios.
Hans-Josef Niederehe, Bibliografía cronológica de la lingüística, la gramática y la lexicografía del español (BICRES): desde los comienzos hasta el año 1600. J. Benjamins, Amsterdam-Philadephia, 1995; 457 pp. (Studies in the History of the Language Sciences, 76).
Authors: Lope Blanch Juan M.
Published: August 2017

Se reseñó el libro: Bibliografía cronológica de la lingüística, la gramática y la lexicografía del español (BICRES): desde los comienzos hasta el año 1600.
Alfredo Torrejón, Andrés Bello y la lengua culta. La estandarización del castellano en América en el siglo xix. Society of Spanish and Spanish-American Studies, Boulder, CO, 1993; 167 pp.
Authors: Parra María Luisa
Published: August 2017

Se reseñó el libro: Andrés Bello y la lengua culta. La estandarización del castellano en América en el siglo xix.
A alimentação na dieta hipocrática
Authors: Cairus Henrique F. , Alsina Julieta
Published: August 2017

O presente artigo trata das relações entre o tratado Da dieta, do Corpus hippocraticum, e alguns discursos e ideias a ele coevos, com o objetivo de apontar sua intensa inserção nos jogos discursivos e no trânsito de saberes que o cercava. A partir de uma apresentação do tratado e do destaque dado ao seu longo trecho dedicado à alimentação, o artigo percorre seus vínculos intertextuais.
OLIVA NETO, João Angelo. Falo no Jardim. Priapéia Grega, Priapéia Latina. Cotia; Campinas: Ateliê Ed.; Ed. UNICAMP, 2006. 432 p. ISBN 8574803006 e ISBN 8526807056.
Authors: Martins Paulo
Published: August 2017

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