bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Resistance and the Politics of Truth
Authors: MacKenzie Iain
Published: March 2018

`The truth will set you free' is a maxim central to both theories and practices of resistance. Nonetheless, it is a claim that has come under fire from an array of critical perspectives in the second half of the 20th century. Iain MacKenzie analyses two of the most compelling of these perspectives: the poststructuralist politics of truth formulated by Michel Foucault and Gilles Deleuze and the alternative post-foundational account of truth and militancy developed by Alain Badiou. He argues that a critically oriented version of poststructuralism provides both an understanding of the deeply entwined nature of truth and power and a compelling account of the creative practices that may sustain resistance.
Postpartale Depression und »weibliche Identität«
Authors: Moser Catherine-Olivia
Published: March 2018

Die Schwere und Häufigkeit der post-partum-#off("i")on("i")off("i")# als Metapher einer leidenden Darstellung der Mütterlichkeit erscheint dabei weniger als Zustand, sondern als ein konfliktbehafteter Fehlentwicklungsprozess innerhalb der Struktur des Begehrens, was die transgenerationale Weitergabe der Weiblichkeit unterstreicht.
Gefühlter Groove
Authors: Matthias Sebastian
Published: March 2018

Allwöchentlich strömen Besucher in Clubs mit elektronischer Tanzmusik und suchen das intensive kollektive Rhythmuserlebnis: den gefühlten Groove. Doch wie leiten verknüpfte Synchronisierungsprozesse - nicht nur im Clubtanz, sondern auch in der zeitgenössischen Bühnentanzkunst - die Bewegungen der Tanzenden? Sebastian Matthias entwirft in seiner künstlerischen Forschung Kategorien zur Erfassung von Gruppendynamiken, die einerseits auf Choreographien für die Bühne und andererseits auf Bewegungsanalysen in Elektroclubs basieren. In der Vielzahl der Bewegungsmuster auf der Tanzfläche ist er dem pluralistisch organisierten, potentiell endlosen choreographischen Groove auf der Spur.
Identität und Sprachidentität von Hugenottennachfahren
Authors: Thietz Anne
Published: March 2018

Abseits der Brisanz des aktuellen Migrationsdiskurses beleuchtet Anne Thietz die Funktion von Sprache in Identitätskonstruktionen am Beispiel der sprachlich unauffälligen Hugenottennachfahren. Fluchtgeschichte, Konfession und das Französische sollen in den 300 Jahren seit Einwanderung zur Bildung einer Gruppenidentität beigetragen haben. Anne Thietz zeigt mit Fokus auf Sprachbiographien, welche Elemente hugenottisches Sein heute bestimmen. Auch als Plädoyer für den Erhalt der umstrittenen Begriffe Identität und Sprachidentität werden diese schließlich durch die interdisziplinäre Verbindung von Forschungstheorie und -methode neu modelliert und für empirische Untersuchungen anschlussfähig gemacht.
Vom Versuch, sich in die Luft zu stellen
Authors: Schenkenberger Jan
Published: March 2018

Karl Löwith, den Hans-Georg Gadamer als »den zweifellos begabtesten Schüler Heideggers« bezeichnete, zählt zu den bedeutendsten Vertretern der philosophischen Anthropologie. Sein Denken umkreist die Frage nach dem Selbstverständnis des modernen Menschen in der säkularisierten Welt. Max Weber folgend bejaht Löwith die Situation des modernen Menschen, der ohne göttliche Autorität auskommen muss, sich aber den Spannungen einer modernen kapitalistischen Gesellschaft ebenso ausgesetzt sieht wie den ihm eigenen Widersprüchen. Neben einer Einführung überträgt Jan Schenkenberger Löwiths Philosophie - unter Verwendung von teils unveröffentlichten Quellen - in neue Kontexte und denkt ihren ethischen Kern in die Gegenwart weiter.
Wahrheit und Katastrophe
Authors: Braunstein Dirk
Published: March 2018

Theodor W. Adorno (1903-1969) gilt als bedeutender Denker seiner Zeit - und seine Kritische Theorie als zentraler Teil der (nicht nur deutschen) Wissenschaftsgeschichte. Dirk Braunstein wendet sich gegen die kulturindustrielle, wissenschaftspolitische und pseudointellektuelle Erledigung der Kritischen Theorie Adornos. Seine Untersuchungen zum Adorno'schen Begriff der Kritik, des Rechts, der Ökonomie, des Materialismus, der Zeitdiagnose und dem der Gesellschaft sowie zur Lehre des Philosophen und Soziologen beschäftigen sich auch mit der Frage, wie jene Lehre philologisch adäquat wiederzugeben ist.
Wolfsmänner
Authors: Geisenhanslüke Achim
Published: March 2018

Von Ovid bis Freud, von Canetti bis Deleuze/Guattari - Achim Geisenhanslüke setzt sich mit den seit der Antike überlieferten Figuren der Wolfsmänner auseinander und entwickelt eine Theoriegeschichte dieser sagenumwobenen Mischwesen. Die Analyse wird durch den ständigen Einbezug literarischer Texte u.a. von Schiller, Goethe, Stifter, Storm, Canetti, Hesse, London und Kipling sowie filmischer Überlieferungen ergänzt. Der Band ist für Literaturwissenschaftler ebenso interessant wie für Medien- und Filmwissenschaftler, darüber hinaus aber auch für ein breiteres Publikum lesenswert.
„Wir lieben ja die Polen...“
Authors: Zajas Paweł
Published: March 2018

The article sketches the potential of Siegfried Unseld Archive (Deutsches Literaturarchiv Marbach) for research in Polish literature transfer to German-speaking countries. The study touches upon the methodological issues vital for archivists and for literary translation sociology. The author analyses the problem of proper presentation of documents, which helps to avoid ‘archive positivism.’ Within the scope of literary transfer historiography, the paper presents the ‘bibliogenesis’ of Polish literature translation into German in Suhrkamp Verlag. Based on comprehensive archive material, it shows the dynamics of publishing proposals, sketches the profiles of literary intermediaries, and includes the collected data into four case studies. The first refers to the figure of Siegfried Unseld as to an active agent in Polish-German literary transfer, the second discusses the function of Polish and German literary agencies, the third is a proposal of ‘exclusion historiography,’ namely incorporating not realised (though taken into consideration) publishing projects into the studies in reception, while the last one insights into an insufficiently researched aspect of foreign cultural policy connection with the publishing field.
Verb Forms Functioning in Cyril Turovskij’s Homilies
Authors: Žolobov Oleg , Novak Maria
Published: March 2018

The article issue is verbs functioning in the works of Old Russian writer Cyril Turovskij (the second half of the 12th century). It is being considered in details for the first time on the base of the earliest source, Tolstovskij Sbornik (the second half of the 13th century). Since Cyril’s homilies were addressed to a wide range of listeners and readers, they had to be based on clear and straightforward language forms related, however, to literary standards. The article describes following features of Cyril’s language: the earliest usage of “praesens historicum”; exclusive usage of aorist forms with additional endings (начатъ type); distinctive character of aorist рѣша; unusually broad usage of 2 Sg. aorist forms; usage of perfective imperfect forms and imperfects with additional endings; standardized usage of Future I forms; individual cases of imperative usage. A certain similarity of verbs functioning in Cyril’s homilies and The Tale of Igor’s Campaign is detected.
Multidimensional Copula Models for Parallel Development of the Us Bond Market Indices
Authors: Komorník Jozef , Komorníková Magdaléna , Bacigál Tomáš , Nguyen Cuong
Published: March 2018

Stock and bond markets co-movements have been studied by many researchers. The object of our investigation is the development of three U.S. investment grade corporate bond indices. We concluded that the optimal 3D as well as partial pairwise 2D models are in the Student class with 2 degrees of freedom (and thus very heavy tails) and exhibit very high values of tail dependence coefficients. Hence the considered bond indices do not represent suitable components of a well-diversified investment portfolio. On the other hand, they could make good candidates for underlying assets of derivative instruments.
Moderate Load Resisted Sprints Do Not Improve Subsequent Sprint Performance in Varsity-Level Sprinters
Authors: Thompson Kyle M.A. , Whinton Alanna K. , Ferth Shane , Spriet Lawrence L. , Burr Jamie F.
Published: March 2018

Thompson, K, Whinton, AK, Ferth, S, Spriet, LL, and Burr, JF. Moderate load resisted sprints do not improve subsequent sprint performance in varsity-level sprinters. J Strength Cond Res 35(1): 72–77, 2021—Resisted sprint training (RST) is commonly used for performance enhancement in athletics and team sports to develop acceleration ability. Evidence suggests that RST may be effective as a short-term intervention to improve successive sprints. Although these improvements have been measured in team sport athletes, limited research has considered the acute effects of RST training in sprint-trained athletes. Therefore, the aim of the current study was to determine whether performing RST with varsity-level sprinters using sled-equivalent resistive loads of ∼45% body mass results in a potentiation effect, leading to improvements in subsequent maximal sprint performance over 0–5 m and 0–20 m. Competitive sprinters (n = 20) were randomly assigned to perform a pre/post maximal 20-m sprint separated by either 3 resisted (RST group) or unresisted (URS group) sprints. The RST or URS protocol was performed on 4 occasions separated by at least 7 days. No significant differences were observed between the RST and URS groups comparing changes in sprint times over 0–5 m (URS Δ <0.01 ± 0.03 seconds, RST Δ <0.01 ± 0.03 seconds) and 0–20 m (URS Δ 0.013 ± 0.04 seconds, RST Δ <0.01 ± 0.04 seconds). We conclude that resisted sprints using sled-equivalent loads of 45% body mass are ineffective at inducing a potentiating effect on subsequent sprint performance in varsity-level sprinters. In this population of trained athletes, greater loads may be necessary to induce a potentiating effect.
Using the Discovery of the Structure of DNA to Illustrate Cultural Aspects of Science
Authors: Dai Peng , Rudge David
Published: March 2018

DNA is a central topic in biology courses because it is crucial to an understanding of modern genetics. Many instructors introduce the topic by means of a sanitized retelling of the history of the discovery of the structure of DNA by James Watson and Francis Crick. Historical research since 1968 has revealed that Rosalind Franklin's contributions were more significant than they are usually depicted. In light of this, we developed a two-class lesson plan that draws attention to Rosalind Franklin's role in the discovery and to the social and cultural aspects of science. The first class provides background information regarding what led scientists to recognize that DNA was the molecule of heredity. Students watch a documentary video that includes interviews with some of the surviving protagonists. Students (working in groups) are then asked to debate Franklin's role to refine their awareness of how social and cultural factors affected both the process of science and how it has been recounted. The second class has students work in groups to build a structural model of DNA through hands-on activities. The essay concludes by drawing attention to how the two-day lesson plan, developed for a college-level biology course, can be adapted for use in other settings.
Mendel or Molecules First: What is the Best Approach for Teaching General Genetics?
Authors: Deutch Charles E.
Published: March 2018

A key question in teaching a General Genetics course is whether to present the major concepts of Mendelian genetics first, or to start with the essential ideas of molecular genetics. A comparison of two sequential courses at Creighton University with similar groups of students indicated that there were no statistically significant differences in exam scores or final grades with the two approaches. It thus may be better to focus on the questions of how best to present the material in each area to contemporary students and how better to prepare them to take exams that involve different types of questions requiring analytical, numerical, and writing skills. These issues are discussed in the context of the modern biology curriculum.
Desain Pembelajaran Materi Belah Ketupat Menggunakan Kain Jumputan Palembang untuk Siswa Kelas VII
Authors: Fauziyah Fauziyah , Zulkardi Zulkardi , Putri Ratu Ilma Indra
Published: March 2018

Desain pembelajaran materi belah ketupat menggunakan kain Jumputan Palembang untuk siswa kelas VII. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melihat bagaimana penggunaan kain Jumputan Palembang dalam membangun pemahaman siswa mengenai belah ketupat. Siswa akan membandingkan luas daerah dua buah kain Jumputan, merancang dan membuat belah ketupat kemudian menggunting serta menyusunnya kembali menjadi suatu bentuk baru, menentukan luas daerah belah ketupat, membandingkan keliling dua buah kain Jumputan dan menentukan keliling belah ketupat. Subjek penelitian ini adalah 30 siswa kelas VII SMP Pusri Palembang. Penelitian ini menggunakan design research yang terdiri dari tiga tahap : preparing for the experiment, experiment in the classroom (pilot experiment dan teaching experiment), dan retrospective analysis. Pada tahap preparing for the experiment, beberapa aktifitas dibuat menggunakan pendekatan Pendidikan Matematika Realistik Indonesia (PMRI). Hasil dari penelitian menunjukkan kain Jumputan Palembang dapat digunakan sebagai starting point dalam pembelajaran belah ketupat untuk siswa kelas VII SMP.The design learning rhombus using kain Jumputan Palembang for VII grade students. This research aims to investigate how to use Kain Jumputan Palembang to build students understanding on rhombus. Students were required to comparing the area of two cloths, designing and making rhombus then reshaping to new shapes, determining the area of rhombus, comparing the perimeter of two cloths and determining the perimeter of rhombus. Subjects were 30 first grade students of SMP Pusri Palembang. The study used a design research method consisting of three stages : preparing for the experiment, experiment in the classroom (pilot experiment and teaching experiment), and retrospective analysis. During the preparing for the experiment stage, instructional activities was designing utilizing of Indonesian Realistic Mathematics Education (PMRI) approach. The result of experiments showed that Kain Jumputan Palembang could be used as a starting point by first grade junior high school to learn rhombus.
Proses Berpikir Kritis Siswa SMA dalam Pengajuan Soal Matematika Berdasarkan Tingkat Kemampuan Matematika
Authors: Men Fulgensius Efrem
Published: March 2018

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan proses berpikir kritis siswa SMA dalam pengajuan soal matematika berdasarkan tingkat kemampuan matematika yang terdiri atas kemampuan matematika tinggi, sedang dan rendah. Subjek penelitian adalah siswa kelas X dan berjumlah lima orang. Adapun hasil penelitian yang menggambarkan proses berpikir kritis siswa SMA dalam pengajuan soal berdasarkan tingkat kemampuan matematika sebagai berikut. 1) Siswa berkemampuan matematika tinggi kategori baik dalam pengajuan soal matematika memahami petunjuk dan informasi, menggunakan pengetahuan yang telah diperoleh sebelumnya sebagai sumber ide dan memiliki beberapa kriteria untuk membuat soal. 2) Siswa berkemampuan matematika sedang dengan kategori baik dalam pengajuan soal matematika memahami petunjuk dan informasi pada masalah terkait pengajuan soal, mengenali perintah dan mengidentifikasi asumsi-asumsi mendasar berupa apa yang diketahui pada informasi yang diberikan. 3) Siswa berkemampuan matematika rendah kategori kurang baik dalam pengajuan soal matematika memahami petunjuk dan informasi yang pada masalah terkait pengajuan soal. Mengacu pada hasil penelitian terlihat bahwa proses berpikir kritis siswa SMA dalam pengajuan soal matematika berdasarkan tingkat kemampuan matematika berbeda-beda.This study aims to describe Senior High School students critical thinking process in mathematics problem posing based on their mathematics ability level that is consisted of high, medium and low ability level. The subjects of this study is are five grade X students. The data were collected through semi-structured interview. This research then illustrates senior high school students critical thinking process in mathematic problem posing based on their mathematic ability level as follows: 1) The student have high mathematic ability in mathematic problem posing that might be categorized baik could understand the instruction and information, use her previous knowledge as the source of idea and having some criteria to make problems. 2) The student have medium mathematics ability in mathematics problem posing that might be categorized baik could understand the instruction and information related to problem posing, identify the instruction basic assumptions due to the knowledge she attained form given information. 3) The student have low mathematics ability in mathematics problem posing that might be categorized kurang baik could understand the instruction and information in mathematics problem posing. Referring to the research findings, it is known that senior high school students critical thinking process in mathematics posing problem is different based on their mathematic ability level.
Is routine measurement of TSH in hospitalized patients necessary?
Authors: Bashkin Amir , Yaakobi Eliran , Nodelman Marina , Ronen Ohad
Published: March 2018

TSH routine testing in hospitalized patients has low efficacy, but may be beneficial in a selected subgroup of patients. Our aim was to evaluate the efficacy of routine thyroid function tests among patients admitted to internal medicine departments. It is a retrospective study. A randomly selected cohort of hospitalized patients with abnormal thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) blood tests drawn as part of admission protocol. Patient data were collected from the electronic medical files and analyzed for its efficacy. TSH as a screening test was proven unnecessary in 75% (174) of the study population. Leading causes were non-thyroidal illness syndrome, drugs affecting the test results and subclinical disorders. TSH testing was found to be clinically helpful in only 9 patients; however, all of them had other clinical need for TSH testing. We found a clinically abnormal TSH in 20 patients, hypothyroidism in 11 patients and thyrotoxicosis in 9 patients. Low efficacy ascribed to TSH screening test by this study correlates with recent recommendations that indicate TSH screening in admitted patients only with accompanying clinical suspicion. Most probably, the majority of patients found by screening to have thyrotoxicosis have non-thyroidal illness or drug effects so the threshold for FT4 to diagnose overt thyrotoxicosis should be higher than that in ambulatory patients. In elderly patients, clinically relevant TSH disturbances are more frequent and are harder to diagnose, therefore, TSH screening in this group of patients might be beneficial.
Inter-scallop separations of the posterior leaflet of the mitral valve: an important cause of ‘pathological’ mitral regurgitation in rheumatic heart disease screening
Authors: Hunter L. D. , Monaghan M. , Lloyd G. , Pecoraro A. J. K. , Doubell A. F. , Herbst P. G.
Published: March 2018

The 2012 World Heart Federation (WHF) criteria for echocardiographic diagnosis of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) identify that the finding of ‘pathological’ mitral regurgitation (MR) in a screened individual increases the likelihood of detecting underlying RHD. Cases of isolated ‘pathological MR’ are thus identified as ‘borderline RHD’. A largescale echocardiographic screening program (Echo in Africa) in South Africa has identified that inter-scallop separations of the posterior mitral valve leaflet (PMVL) can give rise to ‘pathological’ MR. The authors propose that this entity in isolation should be identified and excluded from the WHF ‘borderline RHD’ category. In this case report, we present two examples of ‘pathological’ MR related to inter-scallop separation from the Echo in Africa image database. We further provide screening tips for the accurate identification of this entity.
Total and Differential Cross-Sections of 16O(γ,n)3Heα8Be0 Reaction
Authors: Afanasiev S. M.
Published: March 2018

The 16O(g,n)3He3a-reaction was investigated with the aid of the diffusion camera placed in the magnetic field and irradiated with a beam of bremsstrahlung g-quanta with an endpoint energy of 150 MeV. In to the curve of excitation of the system of 2a‑particles the resonance, identified as the ground state of the nucleus 8Be, were observed. The partial channels of production of these state (16O(g,n)3Hea8Ве0) were isolated and kinematical parameters of g-quantum and neutron were calculated. The absolute total cross-section of the partial channels in the energy interval from the threshold up to 120 MeV was measured. It has been established that the reaction is of a successive type: at first, the neutron is knocked out, and the residual nucleus 15О is in the excited state. The differential cross sections 16O(g,n)3Hea8Ве0-reaction has been measured and the dependence of the asymmetry coefficient distributions of the g-quantum energy and the excitation energy of the compound nucleus at the first intermediate stage of decomposition. The results are explained by the quantum interaction with a quasideuterons model.
Donor-Acceptor Interaction in Films of Tetracene–Tetracyanoquinodimethane Heterostructures and Composites
Authors: Gorishnyi M. P. , Verbitsky A. B.
Published: March 2018

The structures and the absorption and photovoltaic spectra of thin films of tetracene (TC) and tetracyanoquinodimethane (TCNQ), as well as the films of their heterostructures (TC/TCNQ) and composites (TC + TCNQ), have been studied. The heterostructures and composites are obtained by the thermal sputtering of the components – successively or simultaneously, respectively – in vacuum. The photovoltaic spectra were measured, by using the condenser method. It is found for the first time that the largest changes ΔD1 in the TC/TCNQ and TC + TCNQ absorption spectra with respect to the sum of the absorption spectra of the components are observed in the intervals of TCNQ dimeric bands at 2.214 eV (ΔD1 < 0) and in all TC bands (ΔD1 > 0). Those changes testify to the formation of charge transfer complexes between the TC (the electron donor) and TCNQ (the electron acceptor) molecules at the interfaces in the TC/TCNQ heterostructures and in the bulk of TC + TCNQ composites, which is also confirmed by the appearance of TC+- and TCNQ−-bands in the photovoltaic spectra of both the heterostructure and composite films. This result is important for a deeper understanding of the operating mechanisms in various potentially imaginable devices based on those heterostructures and composites (solar cells, field-effect transistors, and light-emitting diodes).
Incidence and Costs of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Among Infants With Medicaid: 2004–2014
Authors: Winkelman Tyler N.A. , Villapiano Nicole , Kozhimannil Katy B. , Davis Matthew M. , Patrick Stephen W.
Published: March 2018

OBJECTIVES:

To describe incidence, health care use, and cost trends for infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) who are covered by Medicaid compared with other infants.

METHODS:

We used 2004–2014 hospital birth data from the National Inpatient Sample, a nationally representative sample of hospital discharges in the United States (N = 13 102 793). Characteristics and trends among births impacted by NAS were examined by using univariate statistics and logistic regression.

RESULTS:

Medicaid covered 73.7% of NAS-related births in 2004 (95% confidence interval [CI], 68.9%–77.9%) and 82.0% of NAS-related births in 2014 (95% CI, 80.5%–83.5%). Among infants covered by Medicaid, NAS incidence increased more than fivefold during our study period, from 2.8 per 1000 births (95% CI, 2.1–3.6) in 2004 to 14.4 per 1000 births (95% CI, 12.9–15.8) in 2014. Infants with NAS who were covered by Medicaid were significantly more likely to be transferred to another hospital and have a longer length of stay than infants without NAS who were enrolled in Medicaid or infants with NAS who were covered by private insurance. Adjusting for inflation, total hospital costs for NAS births that were covered by Medicaid increased from $65.4 million in 2004 to $462 million in 2014. The proportion of neonatal hospital costs due to NAS increased from 1.6% in 2004 to 6.7% in 2014 among births that were covered by Medicaid.

CONCLUSIONS:

The number of Medicaid-financed births that are impacted by NAS has risen substantially and totaled $462 million in hospital costs in 2014. Improving affordable health insurance coverage for low-income women before pregnancy would expand access to substance use disorder treatment and could reduce NAS-related morbidity and costs.
Application in the dental office of a practical method of clinical-behavioural treatment for smoking cessation: a case report
Authors: Rios Leonardo Essado , Freire Maria Do Carmo Matias , Costa Nádia Lago
Published: March 2018

INTRODUCTION: Smoking causes harmful effects to the oral cavity, therefore dentists play an important role in helping their patients to quit. OBJECTIVE: In this article, we aimed to report the application of a practical method of clinicalbehavioural treatment for smoking cessation which was performed by a Dental Surgeon in a male patient who wanted to stop smoking. CASE DESCRIPTION: Behavioural support was based on the Standard Treatment Program (STP) recommended by an English institution specialized in preparing health professionals to promote smoking cessation. Drug support involved Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) by the combination of transdermal patches and chewing gums in different stages and dosages. The Fagerström Test was used to assess the patient’s level of nicotine dependence. Abstinence was monitored by assessing the patient’s level of expired carbon monoxide using a monoximeter. Success in promoting patient’s abstinence was observed during 40 days of treatment and one year of follow-up. Conclusion: The STP behavioural support methodology combined with NRT proved to be quite feasible and promising to be used by dentists in order to treat smoking in the dental office.
Dental age estimation in brazilian older adults: report of two cases
Authors: Fernandes Mário Marques , Azevedo Alana De Cassia Silva , Deitos Alexandre Raphael , Biazevic Maria Gabriela Haye , Oliveira Rogério Nogueira
Published: March 2018

OBJECTIVE: report two cases of age estimation using the method developed by Kvaal et al. (1995).CASE DESCRIPTION: two males, apparently older and without identity documents, underwent age estimation tests by the Public Ministry in order to estimate chronological age. This method proposes a specific formula for dental elements present with error margin of 11.5 years. After this stage, new civil records were carried out, entitling the cases to some social benefits.CONCLUSION: age estimation in living individuals is a challenge but significantly important in the civil and penal spheres, and Kvaal’s technique may be used in Brazilian older adults.
Comparison of cleaning methods on debris, surface roughness and static friction of retrieved stainless steel archwires
Authors: Mattiello Fabiano Dalla Lana , Matje Paulo Ricardo Baccarin , Kim Kim Beom , Mota Eduardo Gonçalves , Araújo Eustáquio Afonso , De Lima Eduardo Martinelli
Published: March 2018

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the amount of debris, surface roughness and static friction in retrieved stainless steel (SS) archwires after four weeks of intraoral exposure and afterwards compare the effects of different cleaning methods.METHODS: The sample gathered seventeen as-received and eighty-five retrieved SS archwire segments, which were allocated in cleaning method groups (N=17): retrieved (RT); sodiumbicarbonate jet (SB-jet); ultrasonic cleaner (U-sonic); alcohol soaked gauze (A-gauze); and steel wool sponge (S-wool). Debris (SEM images), surface roughness (rugosimeter) and static friction(universal testing machine) were compared between as-received and retrieved SS wires and between cleaning method groups.RESULTS: Debris and surface roughness were statistically higher in RT wires than in as-received (p<0.001), whereas static friction showed no statistical difference (p>0.05). Debris were significantly lower in groups A-gauze and S-wool than in groups RT, SB-jet and U-sonic (p<0.001). Surface roughness was statistically lower in group S-wool compared to other groups (p<0.001). Static friction showed no statistical difference between cleaning methods (p>0.05).CONCLUSION: Retrieved SS archwires showed higher debris and surface roughness than asreceived, after four-weeks intraorally. A-gauze and S-wool were effective cleaning methods to control debris, but only S-wool has reduced surface roughness.
O enigma da aquisição da linguagem de Kaspar Hauser à luz do gerativismo
Authors: De Carvalho Margarete G. M. , De Oliveira Carmem Elisabete
Published: March 2018

Este artigo relaciona a trajetória do comportamento linguístico do protagonista do filme de 1974, O Enigma de Kaspar Hauser, do diretor alemão Werner Herzog, aos fenômenos de aquisição da linguagem e da competência linguística inata, postulados pelo gerativismo e investiga como eles se revelam na prática de um falante que adquiriu tardiamente a linguagem verbal. A Teoria Gerativista postula a existência de um dispositivo de aquisição da linguagem com o qual o indivíduo nasce e que, em contato com uma língua natural, gera a gramática da língua a que estiver exposto, desenvolvendo a capacidade de comunicação. O presente trabalho é uma análise ficcional em forma de estudo de caso, do tipo descritivo e exploratório, de cunho qualitativo. Esta análise ficcional, relacionada ao gerativismo, corrobora a ideia de que é possível alguém que tenha ficado sem contato com outros humanos, como foi o caso de Kaspar, desenvolver a linguagem verbal ainda que tardiamente, porém com algumas limitações, especialmente relacionadas ao pensamento abstrato que possibilita a compreensão da representatividade dos signos linguísticos.
Os autores modernos e contemporâneos: uma revisão histórica sobre o conceito de autoria no ocidente
Authors: Menezes Helena Carvalhais
Published: March 2018

A obra contemporânea é aberta. Um projeto infinito, espacial e temporalmente, amplamente difundido e escrito por múltiplos autores. Muitos teóricos consideram o que ficou conhecido como revolução da hipermídia um marco para a democratização da informação; os mais pessimistas chegam a vaticinar o fim do pensamento crítico e o desaparecimento do livro. No entanto, esta “revolução” não representa, de modo algum, uma ruptura completa do papel do leitor e do autor sobre o texto. Usando como fundamentos a obra de Michel Foucault, O que é um autor?, e a crítica homônima de Roger Chartier, este artigo tem como objetivo discutir e analisar o conceito de autoria enquanto uma construção política e social, com um olhar voltado para a teoria de longa duração histórica.
CIVIL DEFENSE SYSTEM IN LATVIA AND IDENTIFIED DRAWBACKS IN RIGA
Authors: URBANS Mihails , MALAHOVA Jeļena , IEVIŅŠ Jānis
Published: March 2018

The article considers Latvian Civil Defence System (hereinafter referred to as CD), how it works in cases of possible threats, how CS system protects the safety of people and national economy as well as the interests of the entire society in case of a catastrophe; types of CD system safety measures, provision thereof, what processes affect CD system in Riga; attitude of responsible state institutions towards national safety system and environment. Based on the abovementioned, we will review how the society itself has influenced its own safety and based on its outcome we will see what protection measures should be provided from the standpoint of safe human and social life, why the drawbacks, deficiencies and indifferent attitude are allowed in relation to the safety system processes in the country and Riga. In the aspect of CD regulatory enactments methodology, an attempt is made to explain the current drawbacks in safety processes of tasks to be fulfilled by the municipality by means of calculations thus identifying the reasons that all emergency situations, breakdowns, catastrophes resulting from technogenic and natural risks depend on the attitude of state institutions, local governments and the society towards the safety, and on general economic situation.
NUTRITIONAL VALUE DETERMINATION OF THERMALLY PROCESSED POTATO MAIN COURSE IN RETORT PACKAGING
Authors: RUZAIĶE Aija , MUIŽNIECE-BRASAVA Sandra , KRŪMA Zanda , KOVAĻENKO Kaspars
Published: March 2018

Consumers are increasingly demanding choices of ready-made foods with excellent organoleptic and health-related properties. There are two main trends in Europe; firstly, consumers are increasingly choosing foods that are comfortable for use, secondly, the number of people who are overweight is increasing, with more consumers paying close attention to the ingredients and nutritional value of products in order to balance the amount of the food they consume per day.
The aim of the research was to develop new potato main courses and to determine their nutritional value. The research was carried out at the Faculty of Food Technology of the Latvia University of Agriculture, Institute of Food Safety, Animal Health and Environment "BIOR" and Laboratory of Mineral Nutrition at the Institute of Biology of the University of Latvia.
Four different potato main course types with amaranth, quinoa, bulgur and chicken were prepared for the study; plain potatoes were used as the control sample. The content of protein, carbohydrates, lipids, fibre and minerals (N, P, K, Ca, Mg, S, Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu, Mo, B) was determined in all potato main course samples.
The addition of amaranth, quinoa and bulgur significantly increased the content of dietary fibre, protein, carbohydrates and lipids (p&lt;0.05), whereas the addition of chicken fillet significantly increased protein and lipid content, but reduced the content of carbohydrates and dietary fibre. The content of various minerals, which are an indispensable part of the diet as they are necessary for the body's life processes and normal development, was significantly increased by the addition of chicken to the potato main course. The highest dietary fibre content was detected in potato main course with amaranth (3.0 g per 100 g product), drawing up to 9.0 g dietary fibre per one serving (300 g). Following the Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, potatoes with amaranth can be defined as the “source of fibre”.
ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF VERMICOMPOST AND PEAT EXTRACTS ON NUTRIENT ACCUMULATION IN TUBERS AND POTATO YIELD
Authors: VOJEVODA Lidija , OSVALDE Anita , ČEKSTERE Gunta , KARLSONS Andis
Published: March 2018

Investigations on the potential beneficial effect of humic substances on crop plant cultivation under extremely diverse soil and climatic conditions is of global character, thereby knowledge obtained on the basis of local investigations are of great importance world-wide. The aim of the research was to evaluate the effect of different application methods (seed tuber treatment and foliar application) of commercially-produced peat and vermicompost extracts on nutrient uptake in tubers and yield of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) using field experiments in organic farming system with potato variety ‘Borodjanskij Rozovij’. The tested extracts from the organic products included: peat extract (K45) and vermicompost extract (B45) obtained at +45°C by cavitation. The investigation was carried out at Stende Research Centre (Institute of Agro-resources and Economics) from 2011 to 2012. The chemical composition (N, P, K, Ca, Mg, S, Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu, Mo, B) of potato tubers was determined. The application of organic extract from vermicompost had a stimulating effect on mineral nutrient as N, P, K, Mg, and S accumulation in potato tubers, but 50% of cases showed reduction in Ca and Cu content that could influence the storage of tubers. The use of peat extract was significantly effective when the tubers were treated before planting. On average, tuber treatment and foliar spray with organic extracts contributed to 10% of tuber yield increase.
A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THE PASSIVITY OF THE STUDENTS LEARNING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE AT ALEKSANDRAS STULGINSKIS UNIVERSITY
Authors: AUGUSTAITIENĖ Ingrida , KILDIENĖ Ilona
Published: March 2018

The article focuses on the comparative analysis of the causative factors influencing the students’ passivity in 2005 and 2017 as well as on classwork methods stimulating their activity. The analysis was based on the results obtained in 2005 and 2017. The results showed that the main reasons of the students’ passivity in 2005 during their English classes was their habit to be silent acquired in the high school as well as their unwillingness to show emotions (female approach) and laziness (male approach). In 2017 the students were still unwilling to show their emotions (both female and male approach) and laziness (male approach). In 2005 the active students pointed out discussion as the most acceptable method to acquire competence in the English as the second language, whereas the passive students preferred teamwork to any other classroom activity. Both target groups emphasized the importance of good psychological climate during the classes. In 2017 discussion was found to be the most acceptable method to acquire competence and better speaking skills for the both active students and passive students, while the latter indicated that the psychological climate during the classes as exceptionally important helping them to cope with the stress and language barrier. The obtained results also showed that the students in 2017 were more conscious of the importance of being active during the classes.
BIOECONOMY – OPPORTUNITIES AND THREATS IN MALOPOLSKA VOIVODSHIP (POLAND)
Authors: KOKOSZKA Katarzyna , PINK Małgorzata
Published: March 2018

The main objective of the article is to indicate the main challenges and development opportunities related to the bioeconomy, shown in the regional layout on the example of the Małopolska voivodeship. The theoretical part of a paper is basing on a review of the literature regarding a concept of bioeconomy. It finds is conclusions in a model of 'bio-economy triad of challenges', that the conventional economy is facing. The issues of bioeconomy in this paper are presented in a context of:  processes taking place between enterprises, consumers and the state,  challenges for qualitative and quantitative economic development. Referring to the above-mentioned model, it was stated that the bioeconomy should be the main direction of development as part of the smart specialization strategy for Małopolska. This will allow, among others development of functional value chains, increasing the added value of production and the possibility of sustainable management of natural resources. Attention was also paid to conditions of development that may constitute significant barriers in shaping the bio-profile of the economy on a regional basis:  environmental, in the sense of sustainable access to natural resources;  social, understood as the quality of social capital and access to a qualified workforce;  institutional, being the state's responsibility and related to the law, providing adequate infrastructure or adequate expenditures for R&D. It was noticed that Małopolska is characterized by a dual development model - on the one hand, we are dealing with sectors of modern technologies concentrated in the provincial city and some poviat cities. On the other hand, when we talk about the raw material sphere, one can talk about development destimulants, i.e. agrarian structure, the problem of fallowing land or the lack of a qualified workforce in rural areas.
Briefing: Food waste – next steps for food processors and manufacturers
Authors: Cooper Jeff
Published: March 2018

The Courtauld Commitment 2025 sets ambitious targets for food waste prevention and reduction for the UK, enveloped within the overall target for reducing the environmental impacts of food waste by 20% by 2025 compared with that of 2015. In addition, there is the UN Sustainable Development Goal 12·3 to reduce global food waste by 50% by 2030. This is an objective adopted by a number of businesses and governments, albeit there will, as always, be problems with the calculation of the measurement protocol.
Analysis of Social Exclusion of Residents in an Urban Regeneration Project
Authors:   The Tourism Sciences Society Of Korea, Lee Sang-Hoon
Published: March 2018

This study explored the social exclusion phenomenon of residents in an urban regeneration project. Gamcheon 2-dong village in Busan was selected as the research target site for the sake of this study. Findings showed that residents have experienced multidimensional exclusion phenomena such as economic, social, and political aspects in addition to poverty. Also, it was found that controlled-exclusion and self-exclusion worked together to strengthen the exclusion of the community. The social exclusion of residents operated as a cause of community conflict, and economic exclusion was analyzed to be the most influential exclusionary dimension for residents. Therefore, local governments need to make an active effort to collect authentic opinions from residents and to encourage participation from residents. Participation of residents should be regarded as a process of the project and should not be used as an administrative basis. In addition, more advanced methods of participation of residents are required to collect opinions.
The Effects of Pygmalion Leadership of Flight Attendant on Job Engagement and Customer Orientation: Mediating Effect of Job Engagement
Authors:   The Tourism Sciences Society Of Korea, Lee Sun-Young , Lee Hyung-Ryong
Published: March 2018

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of Pygmalion leadership perceived by flight attendants on job engagement and customer orientation and to verify the mediating effect of job engagement. A questionnaire was conducted to 400 flight attendants (excluding team managers) of both K airline and A airline with two years or more of job experience from February 1 to February 28, 2017. A total of 387 questionnaires were collected and used for the empirical analysis. The results showed that from the influential relationship of Pygmalion leadership perceived by flight attendants on job engagement, it was proved that all subordinate factors of Pygmalion leadership had significant and positive (+) influence on confidence of job engagement. Also, the analysis of the mediating effect of job engagement found that only self-confidence enhancement, solicitude, and job delegation had a mediating effect.
The Formation of Social Capital in Rural Tourism Development: Awareness of the Community Leader
Authors:   The Tourism Sciences Society Of Korea, Park Yong-Soon , Ko Dong-Wan
Published: March 2018

This study explores community leaders’ awareness of social capital based on interviews of two rural community leader groups in South Korea. In this study, group interviews were conducted for the leaders of two rural communities, and the linkages between the keywords derived through language network analysis were examined. As a result, structural social capital emphasized the role of leaders in the relationship between the transparency of community organization operations and the decision-making process and administration. Cognitive social capital emphasized the integrative role of the leader who can lead to trust, faith, and participation among community residents. The major contribution of this study in confirming that community leaders' awareness of social capital is equally important in both structural and cognitive aspects. Community leaders are somewhat lacking in terms of the structural and cognitive capacity of social capital.
Trincheras de tinta. La escritura de la Historia patria en Colombia, 1850-1908, de Patricia Cardona Zuluaga (2016). Medellín: Fondo Editorial EAFIT, 380 p.
Authors: Samacá Alonso Gabriel
Published: March 2018

Internacionalmente, la historiografía colombiana es conocida y recordada por un sugerente trabajo de Germán Colmenares titulado Convenciones contra la cultura: ensayos sobre la historiografía hispanoamericana del siglo xix (1987). Quienes han incursionado en este tipo de estudios se ven enfrentados a su lectura obligatoria, así como a tomar posición respecto a la tesis “discursiva” del colonialista en el estudio de las historias patrias hispanoamericanas (Cfr. Mejía, 2007; Vanegas, 2015). La historiadora antioqueña Patricia Cardona no ha sido la excepción, aunque a lo largo de su trayectoria académica ha venido mostrando otros caminos para pensar y hacer la historia de la Historia en el país. Desde sus trabajos sobre la enseñanza de la lectura en el período federal, esta autora acudió a las herramientas de la historia de la cultura escrita para incorporar el estudio de la materialidad, los públicos, los espacios y las prácticas de consumo de los materiales impresos (Cardona, 2007). Esta perspectiva de análisis se entronca con una preocupación por la invención de la nación y la constitución del orden republicano a lo largo de la segunda mitad del siglo xix.
Revisiting Recognition and Redistribution and Extending the Borders
Authors: Hobson Barbara
Published: March 2018

This article revisits the recognition and redistribution debates emerging from Nancy Fraser’s 1995 agenda article underscoring the dangers in the rise of identity politics and displacement of economic justice in postsocialist age. Júlia Szalai has been a crucial actor in reshaping the research on recognition struggles, and I will focus on the important contribution of her research on the Roma. Looking beyond dichotomy in recognition and redistribution, Szalai’s research has highlighted the interplay and overlapping configurations in recognition struggles: their institutional and historical embeddedness and their emphasis on political agency and voice. Her analysis of the multiple and interacting processes of exclusion of the Roma in Central Europe, including the spatial, educational and employment dimensions and the lack of political representation, reflect a near congruence in misrecognition and malredistribution.  Her research highlights shifts in the discourse from the cultural wars to the redistributional wars in neo-liberal market economies between those who have lost status and income in the dominant population and the most vulnerable (minority and migrant populations). Finally, Szalai’s research and writings have extended the theoretical and empirical borders on recognition struggles, engaging with the frameworks of intersectionalities and capabilities both of which offer lenses for revealing complex inequalities and the tensions within the paradigms for social justice that have inspired my own research.