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Design of Helix Antenna for 9.2GHz in FEKO for FSO/RF Hybrid System Focused on Height of Helix
Authors: Márton Michal , Ovseník Ľuboš , Turán Ján , Špes Michal , Urbanský Jakub
Published: January 2019

Nowadays we are living in the ages of expansion of communication. The young generation depends on the online communications with other. Each of the devices is purposed to communication. Cloud data storage systems are available only with stable connection. Requirements are growing up to date. The answer on these requirements: the high speed of transmission, high level of security and wide bandwidth are optical communication systems. This system offers comparable features as optical system with physical optical fibers. But it has one big drawback. It is sensitivity to weather changes. We have to make backup link for case of outages. One part of design FSO/RF system in our case contains selection of appropriate type of RF antenna. We are looking for appropriate candidate. This paper is focused on analysis of helix antenna operating in non-licensed frequency range on 9.2GHz. The point of this paper is the examination of the impact of the height of helix designed antenna.
Using Push Notification in Telehealth and Remote Patient Monitoring Systems
Authors: Valean Honoriu , Cristian Cola , Wegroszta Andrei , Costea Cristinel
Published: January 2019

This paper discusses mobile notifications in the context of health monitoring system that measure and store vital signs of the patient that are included in this program. The values measured are temperature and cardiac rhythm. This has two Android application, one is used by the patient to monitor his vital signs and the other is used by the physician to be able to see and receive push notifications of each individual patient. The sensors are connected to a Raspberry Pi and these devices send information to the Android smartphone via Bluetooth. The physician can monitor patient data in real time. All the information that is gathered by the smartphone from the sensors are sent to the cloud, can project a history and can detect some anomalies, for example, if the cardiac pulse is not within the limits of an accepted interval.
Acoustic Sensor for Detecting Intruders in Wild Environments
Authors: Pop Olimpiu , Rusu Corneliu , Grama Lacrimioara
Published: January 2019

The aim of this work is to develop a device capable to record multiple audio signals (in our case 4 audio signals from 4 microphones of the area) and transmit the information through a network for acoustic source localization. We briefly discuss the first two versions, then the HRTF (Head Related Transfer Function) version of the acoustic sensors is detailed. Experimental results for identifying sound sources are also presented.
On some extremal problems in Bergman spaces in weakly pseudoconvex domains
Authors: Shamoyan Romi F. , Mihić Olivera R.
Published: January 2019

We consider and solve extremal problems in various bounded weakly pseudoconvex domains in ℂ
n
based on recent results on boundedness of Bergman projection with positive Bergman kernel in Bergman spaces

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$A_\alpha ^p$

in such type domains. We provide some new sharp theorems for distance function in Bergman spaces in bounded weakly pseudoconvex domains with natural additional condition on Bergman representation formula.
A Study on ϕ-recurrence τ-curvature tensor in (k, µ)-contact metric manifolds
Authors: Ingalahalli Gurupadavva , Bagewadi C.S.
Published: January 2019

In this paper we study ϕ-recurrence τ -curvature tensor in (k, µ)-contact metric manifolds.
A new class of almost complex structures on tangent bundle of a Riemannian manifold
Authors: Baghban Amir , Abedi Esmaeil
Published: January 2019

In this paper, the standard almost complex structure on the tangent bunle of a Riemannian manifold will be generalized. We will generalize the standard one to the new ones such that the induced (0, 2)-tensor on the tangent bundle using these structures and Liouville 1-form will be a Riemannian metric. Moreover, under the integrability condition, the curvature operator of the base manifold will be classified.
The challenge of brain death for the sanctity of life ethic
Authors: Singer Peter
Published: January 2019

For more than thirty years, in most of the world, the irreversible cessation of all brain function, more commonly known as brain death, has been accepted as a criterion of death. Yet the philosophical basis on which this understanding of death was originally grounded has been undermined by the long-term maintenance of bodily functions in brain dead patients. More recently, the American case of Jahi McMath has cast doubt on whether the standard tests for diagnosing brain death exclude a condition in which the patient is not dead, but in a minimally conscious state. I argue that the evidence now clearly shows that brain death is not equivalent to the death of the human organism. We therefore face a choice: either we stop removing vital organs from brain dead patients, or we accept that it is not wrong to kill an innocent human who has irreversibly lost consciousness.
Land Consolidation in Slovakia
Authors: Lazíková Jarmila , Lazíková Zuzana
Published: January 2019

Land consolidation in the Slovak Republic is an important legal institute for fragmented agricultural land, which makes it difficult not only for the agricultural land market but also for the rational and efficient use of agricultural land. The necessity of land consolidation was already realized by the peasants in Slovakia at the beginning of the 20th century, when they voluntarily began to exchange the land. The law maker in Slovakia, however, did not realize the need for the arrangement of land relations until the year 1989, when the Law No. 229/1991 Coll. on the regulation of ownership relations to land and other agricultural property and Law No. 330/1991 Coll. on land arrangements, settlement of land ownership rights, district land offices, the Land Fund and land associations as amended were adopted. Moreover, land consolidation also addresses the development of the countryside and, last but not least, increases rural attractiveness for the inhabitants themselves. Rural development also belongs to the priorities of the EU. Thus, the implementation of the land consolidation projects is not only a wish of the owners or private investors, but also one of the ways to realize the goals of Slovakia and even of the European Union.
Demographic, Individual, Job Diversities and Knowledge Sharing: A Study of Enterprising Family Businesses
Authors: Kuruppuge Ravindra Hewa , Gregar Ales , Jayawardena Chandana , Kudláček Ladislav
Published: January 2019

Employees’ knowledge sharing intention in a firm is recognized as a key positive factor of business sustainability and longevity. Yet, the diverse nature of firms has made a difficulty to make general conclusions about employees’ knowledge sharing intentions, which is dependent on individual characteristics. Therefore, focusing on family businesses in Sri Lanka, this study investigates the influ-ence of employees’ demographics, individuality and job diversity on knowledge sharing intentions. 132 employees who serve in enterprising family businesses in Sri Lanka were randomly selected for the survey and each was given a questionnaire. The influence of employee demographics, individuality and job diversity regarding knowledge sharing was then analyzed using a multiple regression model. Out of eight factors, only employee’s age, level of education and job orientation have significantly in-fluenced the knowledge sharing intentions of employees in family businesses. These findings highlight the importance of the level of employee’s age, education and job orientation on individual knowledge sharing behavior in family businesses.
Polycentricity in a developing world: A micro-regional analysis for morphological polycentricity in Turkey
Authors: Sat N. Aydan
Published: January 2019

Following the publication of ‘European Spatial Development Perspective’ in 1999, a large number of theoretical and empirical studies have been carried out on polycentric spatial development especially in European settlements. The relationship between polycentricity and economic competitiveness, environmental sustainability and social cohesion are some of the main concerns of these studies. This study aims to clarify ‘the meaning of polycentricity’ in the case of Turkey, as a developing country and analyse the relationship between polycentric spatial development and economic competitiveness, environmental sustainability and social cohesion. After calculation of morphological polycentricity of the regions at NUTS-5 level, the propositions on the positive effects of polycentric spatial development on economic competitiveness, environmental sustainability and social cohesion is tested by using Pearson correlation and OLS regression models. The results of the empirical study are mixed for these three subjects. Polycentric spatial development has not positive effects on economic competitiveness and social cohesion in Turkey case. Conversely, a positive effect exists in terms of environmental sustainability. It can be said, that to reach those policy aims highlighted by European Spatial Development Perspective, could not be realised by only taken into account polycentric spatial development in Turkey case.
Eye tracking in high-performance sports: Evaluation of its application in expert athletes
Authors: Hüttermann S. , Noël B. , Memmert D.
Published: January 2019

In the last thirty years, an increasing interest in sport sciences regarding the analysis of expert athletes’ gaze behavior has become apparent. This narrative review provides an overview of the use of eye tracking systems in high-performance sports from 1987 to 2016. A systematic search of the PubMed, Scopus, SPORTDiscus, and WebofScience databases was conducted. The search was performed using the keywords eye tracking, eye movement, gaze behavior/patterns, and visual search strategies in combination with high-performance sports, elite athletes, high-class athletes, sport experts, and top-athletes. It yielded a total of 86 studies of which almost half were conducted computer-based or in front of a screen. Most studies dealt with the analysis of gaze behavior during dead ball situations while also focusing on differences between expert athletes and novices. More high-quality intervention studies are essential to determine if there are ideal gaze strategies and, if yes, how it is possible to learn/implement these.
Topological Properties of Four-Layered Neural Networks
Authors: Javaid M. , Abbas M. , Liu Jia-Bao , Teh W. C. , Cao Jinde
Published: January 2019

A topological property or index of a network is a numeric number which characterises the whole structure of the underlying network. It is used to predict the certain changes in the bio, chemical and physical activities of the networks. The 4-layered probabilistic neural networks are more general than the 3-layered probabilistic neural networks. Javaid and Cao [Neural Comput. and Applic., DOI 10.1007/s00521-017-2972-1] and Liu et al. [Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing Research, 8(2018), 225-266] studied the certain degree and distance based topological indices (TI’s) of the 3-layered probabilistic neural networks. In this paper, we extend this study to the 4-layered probabilistic neural networks and compute the certain degree-based TI’s. In the end, a comparison between all the computed indices is included and it is also proved that the TI’s of the 4-layered probabilistic neural networks are better being strictly greater than the 3-layered probabilistic neural networks.
Supposed Maximum Mutual Information for Improving Generalization and Interpretation of Multi-Layered Neural Networks
Authors: Kamimura Ryotaro
Published: January 2019

The present paper1 aims to propose a new type of information-theoretic method to maximize mutual information between inputs and outputs. The importance of mutual information in neural networks is well known, but the actual implementation of mutual information maximization has been quite difficult to undertake. In addition, mutual information has not extensively been used in neural networks, meaning that its applicability is very limited. To overcome the shortcoming of mutual information maximization, we present it here in a very simplified manner by supposing that mutual information is already maximized before learning, or at least at the beginning of learning. The method was applied to three data sets (crab data set, wholesale data set, and human resources data set) and examined in terms of generalization performance and connection weights. The results showed that by disentangling connection weights, maximizing mutual information made it possible to explicitly interpret the relations between inputs and outputs.
Business Cooperations Along the Supply Chain
Authors: Nagy Viktor , Kozma Tímea
Published: January 2019

Cooperation between and within the companies can be an important success factor. Based on trust, companies at present have created formal and informal network structures in which cooperation between them plays a special role. In the present times, the economic importance of supply chains can be observed in almost every industry regardless size: multinational companies and even small and medium-sized enterprises are actively involved in global value-creating chains. More and more business leaders recognize that when consumers are about to decide on their purchases, not just performance of a company is evaluated but that of the entire supply chain and supply network. Forms of cooperation in the supply chain affect the companies in several ways: we can investigate its impact on growth, operation and thus, on the effectiveness of the supply chain and competitiveness. Both cooperation between and within companies are important in creating the ultimate value added. This paper aims to explore the functional fields in which companies cooperate with each other, i.e. how and in what manner they are connected to each other. Results and conclusions are based on in-depth interviews and a questionnaire filled in by companies in Hungary.
New compensation ferrometer design
Authors: Havránek Aleš , Zemánek Ivan
Published: January 2019

The compensation ferrometer is an instrument for the measurement of open specimen soft magnetic materials parameters at AC magnetization based on the magnetomotive force compensation method. New magnetizing process regulator that controls voltage induced in measuring winding (magnetic flux density waveform) and the voltage induced across Rogowski-Chattock potentiometer (compensation) was developed recently. This paper deals with a new compensation ferrometer design that allows taking the full advantage of the new regulator. New ferrometer based on STEMlab platform improves precision and speed of the measurement.
Testing and application of an integrated fluxgate sensor DRV425
Authors: Petrucha Vojtech , Novotny David
Published: January 2019

The article presents testing of a miniature fluxgate sensor developed and manufactured by Texas Instruments as well as an application of the sensor in a compact magnetic field probe with USB interface and LabView based software. Several basic properties of the sensor were evaluated and compared with the datasheet specifications. Offset stability measurements have indicated some possible problems for applications that require very high DC and low-frequency precision. Jumps in offset were present for some of the devices, frequency and duty of the jumps varying between individual pieces and with respect to the supply voltage. Magnetic probe for fast and handy measurements of DC and AC (up to 30 kHz) magnetic fields (up to ±1 mT) is also presented. The probe contains 24-bit analog to digital converter, microcontroller and high-speed USB interface which allows a live view of the signal in time and spectral charts. The probe proved to be very useful for the DRV425 debugging, application development, EMC measurements and magnetic field demonstrations activities.
The influence of selected ions on various characteristics of Nickel-Zinc ferrites
Authors: Ušáková Mariana , Ušák Elemír , Šoka Martin , Lokaj Ján
Published: January 2019

One of acknowledged methods remarkably improving structural, magnetic and electrical properties of spinel ferrite systems is the substitution of iron ions by some trivalent ions. In the family of spinel ferrites, thanks to its high saturation magnetization and electrical resistivity as well as low losses, the nickel-zinc ferrite is a very important magnetic material used in many applications in electrical engineering and electronics. The properties of these materials are in general dependent upon chemical composition, method of preparation, stoichiometry, sintering time, temperature as well as the atmosphere, etc. In this study the influence of appropriately selected ions (M = In3+, Nd3+, Dy3+ and Er3+), partly replacing Fe3+, on the microstructure and magnetic properties of spinel ferrite with the composition Ni0.42Zn0.58M0.02Fe1.98O4 fabricated by means of standard ceramic technology was investigated.
Two phase magnetic material modelling using two dimensional extended Preisach model
Authors: Frydrych Piotr , Nowicki Micha l
Published: January 2019

Extended Preisach model parameters can be strongly related to microstructural properties of material. It can also include real physical magnetization mechanisms such as domain wall motion and domain rotation. This paper shows that Preisach model is able to anticipate different phases in material structure. Existence of different phases in the material are due to thermal treatment, which is used to improve magnetic properties of amorphous alloys. Model was verified using ring shaped cores made of bilayered amorphous ribbons, which served as a physical model of the loosely coupled two phase ferromagnetic material with distinct magnetic properties.
Evaluation of frame-induced compressive stress on the magnetic properties of stator cores using the excitation inner core method
Authors: Oka Mohachiro , Enokizono Masato
Published: January 2019

To improve the efficiency of electric motors, we developed the excitation inner core method to evaluate the magnetic properties such as the iron loss of the actual stator core. After preparing two stator cores with a frame, we examined the frames influence of compressive stress by applying the standard and small excitation inner core methods to evaluate the iron loss of both stator cores having a frame. After removing the frames of the two stator cores, we evaluated the iron loss of two stator cores without the frames again by applying both methods.
Quality Analysis of Water Network Failure
Authors: Tchórzewska-Cieślak Barbara , Szpak Dawid , Piegdoń Izabela , Szlachta Anna
Published: January 2019

The main objective of the study was to analyse and assess the failure rate of the water supply system of a provincial city located in south-eastern Poland. In the analysis the exploitation data provided by the water supply company were used. The received data include, among others, material structure, age of water supply network and failure log. The failure rate analysis of the water supply network was based on the failure rate index λ [failure/(km∙year)]. Based on the performed analysis, it was found that the water company should consider renovating or replacing steel pipes.
Impact of Airfield Concrete Pavements Deterioration Level on the Safety of Air Operations
Authors: Wesołowski Mariusz , Barszcz Piotr , Blacha Krzysztof
Published: January 2019

The essential factor, which affects the safety of air operations, is the proper airport management based on systemically acquired information regarding the condition of the pavement surfaces of their functional elements. One of the elements in evaluating an airfield pavement technical condition is the assessment of their deterioration degree. This paper contains an extract from a broad study aimed at developing an index characterizing the deterioration degree of cement concrete airfield pavements, based on the results of visual inspections of damage and repairs, and their stock-taking based on a catalogue of common damage and the defined damage and repair quantity surveying principles.
Evolution of Data Exchange in on-Board Vehicles Systems
Authors: Wawrzyński Marcin
Published: January 2019

On-board data exchange systems evolve with the development of vehicles. These are specialized constructions created from scratch to meet the specific tasks of modern control systems. The article presents the basic milestones in the evolution of telecommunications buses in vehicles from the beginning of their creation to the present day with the identification of areas that are the starting point in new directions of their development.
The Maintenance Scheduling Issues of Railway Traffic Control Systems with Respect to Reliability
Authors: Restel Franciszek J. , Wolniewicz Łukasz
Published: January 2019

Railway traffic control is based on specialized devices that are designed to exclude collision runs that may lead to loss of safety. A research issue arises in the context of determining effective maintenance intervals and the manner of conducting a technical service policy for existing devices. The aim of the article is to determine the structure of reliability research of selected railway traffic control devices in the aspect of device structure, the current strategy and the state of knowledge on service strategies. The article describes railway traffic control devices to discuss the issue of scheduling technical maintenance of this type of system.
Implantation of a stent in a stenotic conduit between the left ventricle and aorta in a patient undergone surgery for a double outlet right ventricle
Authors: Samyn Sophie , Morissens Marielle , Sanoussi Ahmed , Rodriguez José Castro
Published: January 2019

Reinterventions for surgery complications in adult patients with complex congenital heart disease are often difficult and have a high operative risk. If anatomically possible, a percutaneous approach is an alternative to surgery. We report the case of a 36 year-old patient who underwent surgery for a double outlet right ventricle with transposition of the great arteries and pulmonary stenosis. On the days following the surgery, the patient was hemodynamically unstable due to a stenosis of the intraventricular Dacron conduit between the left ventricle and the aorta. Because of the fragility of the patient, additional surgery was not possible and a percutaneous approach was preferred. A Cheatham Platinum stent mounted on a balloon-in-balloon catheter was implanted with success in the stenotic intraventricular Dacron conduit.
Early cytokine response after vaccination with Coxiella burnetii phase I in an infected herd of dairy cattle
Authors: Małaczewska Joanna , Kaczorek-Łukowska Edyta , Szymańska-Czerwińska Monika , Rękawek Wojciech , Wójcik Roman , Niemczuk Krzysztof , Siwicki Andrzej Krzysztof
Published: January 2019

Introduction:
Coxiella (C.) burnetii, the aetiological agent of Q fever, is able to modulate the macrophage/T-lymphocyte axis in an infected organism and impair synthesis of monokines and lymphokines.

Material and Methods: The purpose of this research was to determine the levels of the cytokines that play a key role in the response to C. burnetii antigens (IL-1β, IL-2, IL-6, IL-10, IFN-γ and TNF-α) in the serum of animals originating from an infected herd prior to vaccination (day 0) and at 1, 7, and 21 days afterwards.

Results: The vaccination of animals did not affect the production of IL-6, IL-1β, or IL-2. The serum levels of these cytokines were too low to measure in most of the samples. The initial levels of TNFα, IFNγ, and IL-10 were higher in seropositive than in seronegative animals, although significant differences between seropositive shedders and seropositive nonshedders appeared only in the levels of IFNγ and IL-10. Additionally, the course of the post-vaccination response concerning these two cytokines was different among seronegative nonshedders, seropositive nonshedders, and seropositive shedders.

Conclusion: It seems that analysis of the IFNγ and IL-10 concentrations in animal blood serum may have some practical value in an assessment of the health status of seropositive animals and post-vaccination response.
Changes of vegetation effects in soil properties in the post-agriculture landscapes (south-eastern Poland)
Authors: Joanna Sosnowska Agnieszka
Published: January 2019

Plant succession is quite a common phenomenon in Poland, especially in agricultural landscapes. At the turn of the 21st century there was a significant increase in the area of fallow lands. That increased the area occupied by ruderal and segetal vegetation. The development of vegetation on post-agricultural lands transforms soils. The aim of this paper is to determine changes in vegetation and soil properties that occur as a result of secondary succession on post-agricultural lands in loess landscapes
Urban criteria based on the example of the smallest towns in Poland
Authors: Cudo Mateusz
Published: January 2019

The article attempts to develop a preliminary practical framework for urban criteria in terms of the population, economy and spatial location of the smallest towns in Poland. Despite being of little significance, the fact that they lie near the border between being rural settlements and towns makes them an interesting subject for research and more detailed analysis. The current phenomenon of urban status being obtained by ever-smaller settlements is causing conceptual disorder. Therefore, the article may serve as an early contribution to a discussion about the need to define and unify urban criteria on a national scale. The qualitative and descriptive guidelines contained in official acts are insufficient and too general, which is why quantitative methods were used in the present research. Despite the limited data available, research on the topic of urbanity has proven the imperfection of the Polish administrative system and confirmed the premise that town status may be conferred inappropriately in numerous cases.
Development of Indicators on Automotive Technology Skills of Vocational Diploma Students: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis Model
Authors: Morjai Wuttichai , Pupat Phadungchai , Pimdee Paitoon
Published: January 2019

The present research was aimed to develop indicators on automotive technology skills and compare automotive technology skills of vocational diploma students among type of educational institutions. A stratified random sampling method was used to select a sample of 400 from the population of 1,337 second year vocational diploma students in Auto Mechanic Department under the Office of Vocational Education Commission in Samutprakan, Nonthaburi, Phathumthani, Saraburi, and Ayutthaya. The research instrument was a 5 rating scale questionnaire with a reliability of 0.956. The data analysis were first order a confirmatory factor analysis, mean, standard deviation, and one-way ANOVA. The findings were as followed. (1) The indicators on automotive technology skills of vocational diploma students comprised 20 indicators, is valid and fit to empirical data i.e. Chi-square = 98.314, df = 81, p = 0.093, GFI = 0.987, AGFI = 0.965, and RMSEA = 0.017. (2) The automotive technology skills of vocational diploma students among type of educational institutions were not different at a significance level of .05.
Meso Mechanical Study of Cracking Process in Concrete Subjected to Tensile Loading
Authors: Flansbjer Mathias , Lindqvist Jan Erik
Published: January 2019

This project focused on how the cracking process in concrete is influenced by both the micro and meso structures of concrete. The aim was to increase knowledge pertaining to the effect of critical parameters on the cracking process and how this is related to the material’s macroscopic properties. A methodology based on the combination of different experimental methods and measuring techniques at different scales was developed. Crack propagation during tensile loading of small-scale specimens in a tensile stage was monitored by means of Digital Image Correlation (DIC) and Acoustic Emission (AE). After testing, crack patterns were studied using fluorescence microscopy.
Intrapartum Procedures for Prevention of Infections and Complications in Mothers During Childbirth
Authors: Blazhevska Svetlana Krstevska , Donev Doncho
Published: January 2019

Introduction: Multiple factors can cause infection and other pathological conditions in mothers during childbirth. These risk factors and diseases/complications can be prevented or timely detected through the implementation of special protocols/procedures. The aim of this paper is to identify the implementation of procedures/measures for the prevention and detection of infections and risk factors for morbidity and mortality in four hospitals in the Republic of Macedonia, before and during childbirth.

Material and Methods: A retrospective study was conducted in four hospitals in R. Macedonia, in December 2016, on certain days according to the same principle of selection in all institutions. The questionnaire used contained relevant and specific questions related to the application of procedures and protocols at the maternity clinic at the time of admission to the birthplace and immediately prior to delivery.

Results: The study analyzes the performed procedures from 137 obstetric histories. Cardiotocograph was taken after the admission in a hospital in 86% of the mothers; a temperature was measured at only 47.5%, and arterial tension at 89.8%. Immediately before delivery, the color and odor of the vaginal discharge in 98.5% of the mothers was checked, urine was analyzed only in 8% of the mothers, and the analysis of the time of rupture of the mammalian sheaths in 98.6% of the mothers.

Conclusion: The study showed that part of the analyzed procedures was not sufficiently implemented, and the percentage distribution varied between hospitals. There is a need for introduction of organized programs with standard procedures in maternity wards in order to protect against infections and other pathological conditions during childbirth.
Potential of Submerged Vegetation to Remove Nutrients from Eutrophic Fishponds
Authors: Petrů A. , Vymazal J.
Published: January 2019

The possibility to remove nutrients from two eutrophic fishponds in the Czech Republic through harvesting the dominant submerged species, Ceratophyllum demersum and Stuckenia pectinata, was evaluated. Both plants were sampled in three locations within the fishpond in two-week intervals from late June to late September 2016. In the biomass of both plants nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations were measured and, subsequently, standing stocks of both elements were calculated. The results revealed that the maximum biomass occurred at different times, in June for S. pectinata and in July for C. demersum. The maximum standing stocks were 3.61 and 7.44 g N m−2 and 0.13 and 0.53 g P m−2, respectively.. These values are within the range reported in the literature for the studied species, but they are about one order of magnitude lower when compared to tall emergent species. The total amount of removable nutrients in the monitored fishponds varied between 448 and 842 kg N and between 30.5 and 31.9 kg P.
Modeling the Diffusion of Private Pension Provision
Authors: Yakymova Larysa
Published: January 2019

The purpose of this paper is threefold: to adapt the innovation diffusion models to describe and predict the diffusion of private pension provision; to evaluate the suitability of diffusion models based on the historical data from the Romanian and Ukrainian voluntary pension systems; and to compare the diffusion parameters of private pension provision in these countries. The study proven that diffusion models, such as the Rogers model and the Bass model, can reproduce the diffusion of innovations in the field of pensions. The Rogers diffusion parameters for Romania and Ukraine are almost identical; this gives grounds for a conclusion about the similar behavioral patterns in post-socialist countries. However, some limitations on models use are noted. During the crisis and when using the nudge mechanism, models are not always well-fitting, but when new pension schemes are introduced or new pension funds are opened, models can be used in “guessing by analogy”.
La « mauvaise » traduction de La Mise à mort (1965) de Louis Aragon : un cas de découverte de littérature subversive dans l’Espagne franquiste
Authors: Hidalgo Marian Panchon
Published: January 2019

Aragon’s La Mise à Mort (1965) was translated for the first time in Spain in 1969, while the country was still under the Francoist dictatorship. Even though the translated work has several errors, it received a positive review from the progressive magazine Triunfo and from the conservative newspaper ABC. This leads us to reflect on the traditional view of “good” and “bad” translations as well as the importance of translated works within the cultural and literary systems that host them
Traduction et retraduction d’Ulysse : le portrait du même en autre
Authors: Rivaux Romain
Published: January 2019

To what extent can the 1929 French translation of Ulysses be conceived of as poor ? We attempt to answer this question by looking at the 2004 retranslation, which provides the reader with a new perspective on the sometimes-debatable decisions made by the original translators. The detail of Joyce’s own annotations on the translated material also facilitates the understanding of some of these decisions. Destruction of rhythms, syntactic ennoblement, and destruction of intertextual networks count among the most obvious types of deformation that can be observed in this masterpiece of translation.
The Relation between Economic Development and International Trade: A Comparative Analysis of East Asian and Southeast Asian Economies
Authors: Doppler Rainer
Published: January 2019

The impressive economic development of East Asian and Southeast Asian countries, like China, Japan, South Korea, or Singapore, is often described as the ‘Asian economic miracle’. The transition from a less developed economy to an industrialised country and successful integration into the global economy within a relatively short period of time are characteristics of the economic development process. Academic research is dominated by a general agreement on the causal relationship between economic development and international trade. The research goal of this paper is to analyse the impact of the level of economic development on the degree of international trade in the economies of China, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Thailand. The applied research model does not follow the traditional research mainstream but rather introduces relative shares of GDP-related industrial output and of manufactures exports by adopting national as well as international perspectives instead. Descriptive trend analysis, correlation analysis and regression analysis are conducted in order to test the hypotheses. The results do not support conventional academic wisdom. A statistically reasonable causality between the level of economic development, in terms of relative industrial output, and the degree of international trade, in terms of relative industrial exports, could not be confirmed.
Novel Findings on Gender Differences in Self- Disclosure: The Sharing of Personal Information in Japanese Students’ Close Friendships
Authors: Fankhauser Peter
Published: January 2019

Contrary to common findings on self-disclosure and gender, male students at a Japanese university that were questioned for this study reported significantly higher disclosure to close friends than their female colleagues-overall as well as for various individual topics (N = 479). Two different measures of self-disclosure were used, both yielding similar results. The gender differences were especially pronounced in cross-gender friendships. In accordance with previous literature, subjective feeling of closeness and respondents’ trust in the stability of the friendship were found to be positively associated with self-disclosure. While both closeness and trust in relationship stability were greater in same-gender friendships, no gender differences were found in this regard. The conclusion discusses the possibility of these findings being connected to shifting images of masculinity and femininity among Japanese youth, as well as changing interaction patterns between genders.
Self-Employment Among North Korean Migrants
Authors: Jung Marianne
Published: January 2019

In the absence of concrete ethnic differences, the division of a single Korean nation into two opposing states has led to the creation of specific types of nationhood and state building. This pseudo-ethnicity, which marks North Korean immigrants as “other” to South Koreans, results in adaptation problems and cultural difficulties. As the sociological literature considers self-employment of minorities and immigrants to be an important avenue for upward economic mobility, this paper focuses on North Korean new settlers who have established their own businesses in South Korea. By case study analysis, it was revealed that new settlers and official organisations have highly differing perceptions on the issue of North Korean self-employment. Public authorities try to discourage North Koreans from becoming self-employed, which is why a comprehensive economic support programme is lacking. However, it was discerned that a new generation of new settlers is growing, showing high motivation and entrepreneurial spirit. The result of this study showed that a tailored support programme for self-employed North Koreans, such as an adapted form of social enterprises, is needed.
Producción y consumo agroalimentario en áreas perimetropolitanas. Una aproximación tipológica desde el enfoque de proximidad
Authors: Delgadillo-Macías Javier
Published: January 2019

Objetivo: se propone destacar la importancia que el enfoque de proximidad tiene en el estudio de las relaciones de producción y consumo agroalimentario entre áreas centrales y periféricas de la Zona Metropolitana de la Ciudad de México. El enfoque, aportado por la escuela francesa de geografía económica, centra su interés en la territorialidad como recurso estratégico de los actores económicos y en el impacto organizacional de las relaciones urbano-rurales en un sentido multidimensional. Metodología: se sustenta en dos componentes, uno de carácter conceptual que facilitó la construcción de un modelo de interpretación y una tipología para el caso mexicano y otro descriptivo mediante el análisis de datos geoespaciales y representaciones cartográficas, que permitió inferir las dimensiones de las interacciones territoriales entre la alcaldía de Milpa Alta (antes Delegación Política), al sur de la ciudad de México, con el resto de la zona metropolitana de la gran ciudad. Ambas discurren bajo la óptica de la geografía y los estudios territoriales en su vinculación con el institucionalismo organizacional. Resultados: la pregunta central cuestiona si el enfoque de proximidad tiene un valor estratégico para la comprensión de las nuevas formas productivas y demandas de productos alimentarios alternativo que el consumidor urbano de clase media demanda, para lo cual se tomó como ejemplo la producción de nopal y sus derivados. Limitaciones: escasa información relacional sobre circulación de mercancías entre áreas perimetropolitanas y centralidades de consumo al interior de la ciudad. Conclusiones: se comprueba el acierto del uso del enfoque conceptual y metodológico empleado; son aproximativas respecto a la medición de la intensidad de las relaciones de proximidad geográfica y relacional entre productores rururbanos de Milpa Alta y consumidores metropolitanos en zonas emergentes de la gran ciudad.
BLOGUES COMO ARTEFATOS CULTURAIS PÓS-MODERNOS PARA FAZER ALFABETIZAÇÃO CIENTÍFICA
Authors: Chassot Attico Chassot
Published: January 2019

Este texto pretende mostrar o quanto artefatos culturais pós-modernos como os blogues podem ser usados para fazer alfabetização científi ca. O texto parte da experiência do autor que teve sua alfabetização em uma lousa e se fazbloguista. Na tentativa de responder a três interrogantes: O que escrevo? Como escrevo? e Por que escrevo?, o autor analisa o prazer da escrita e procura alternativasà difi culdade de escrita de textos acadêmicos. O texto refere uma Escola [aqui considerada como qualquer estabelecimento (de Educação Básica ou de EnsinoSuperior)] que na modernidade era disseminadora do conhecimento para transformar-se em uma receptora de conhecimento e questiona um abandono da Escola: a produção do conhecimento. Acena-se para os problemas do “amadorismo” nas escritas internéticas. Comenta-se a respeito de signifi cados psicológicos acerca do escrever de si. Há ainda uma comparação das maneiras maistradicionais de escritas de diários com aquelas mais modernas, como os blogues.Pa l a v r a s - C h a v e : Alfabetização Científi ca, Amadorismo Internético, Escrita de Blogues, Escrever de Si.
PLANO DE DESENVOLVIMENTO DA EDUCAÇÃO: UM CAMINHO A SER ANALISADO
Authors: Viebrantz Rosalir , Felicetti Vera Lucia , Morosini Marília Costa , Somers Patrícia
Published: January 2019

Este artigo apresenta o Plano de Desenvolvimento da Educação (PDE), em especial o Decreto n° 6.094, de 24 de abril de 2007, que dispõe sobre a implantação do Plano de Metas Compromisso Todos pela Educação(TPE), de modo sucinto, a fi m de proporcionar uma leitura objetiva do que vem a ser tais Planos. Também aponta algumas ações que estão sendo realizadas pelo Ministério da Educação Brasileira para que o PDE, bem como o TPE tenham sucesso. Analisa alguns fatores intervenientes em certos pontos do PDE, o que permite perceber a necessidade da participação da sociedadeem geral, além da União Federal, dos Municípios, Distrito Federal e Estados, de modo que se efetive a melhoria na qualidade da Educação Básica no Brasil.Pa l a v r a s - C h a v e : Plano de Desenvolvimento da Educação (PDE), Educação Básica.
VINGT MILLE LIEUES SOUS LÊS MERS: ADDRESSING FOUR CHALLENGES OF INFORMAL LEARNING1
Authors: Schugurensky Daniel Schugurensky
Published: January 2019

Informal learning has always been part of humankind. However, like an iceberg, most of it is submerged and invisible. Only recently has it started to be noticed by researchers, employers, community organizations and educational institutions. Paraphrasing Jules Verne, we are now in the fi rst twenty leagues of a long journey that may be as long as twenty thousand. In this quest for knowledge about informal learning, we have to address four mainchallenges. Th is article discusses key issues in relation to these challenges.K e y w o r d s : Informal Learning, Informal Education, Tacit Knowledge, Elicitation, Recognition, Validation.
APRIMORAMENTO DO PROCESSO COGNITIVO EM AMBIENTES DE APRENDIZAGEM EM REDE
Authors: Rodrigues Rafael
Published: January 2019

Neste artigo é apresentado um ambiente interativo e heurístico de aprendizagem para proporcionar uma educação a distância (EaD) progressiva com experimentos práticos de aprendizagem. A interatividade do ambiente é obtida pela combinação de artefatos tecnológicos, de forma a proporcionar diversas possibilidades de resposta do estudante aos estímulos e questões de aprendizagem. Embora a técnica seja perfeitamente aplicável a outras unidades curriculares, apresenta-se o exemplo de aprendizagem da Linguagem de Programação; este assunto atualmente suscita amplo interesse em diversas comunidades isoladas ou para pessoas com impedimentos especiais de locomoção. Comparando com a implementação de outros ambientes, pode-se verificar que o índice de desistência e desistímulo pode ser amplamente reduzido pela introdução de interatividade.Palavras-chave: Educação a distância. Cognição. Experimentação. Interatividade.
SOBRE AQUILO QUE NÃO É DITO, MAS JÁ ESTÁ DITO E FEITO
Authors: Dutra Myriam Cadorin
Published: January 2019

O artigo propõe um movimento reflexivo a respeito dos atos de enunciação como um lugar de construção da intersubjetividade. Observa fragmentos de falas do quotidiano, especialmente o quotidiano do trabalho, buscando ajudar a compreender o papel central do ato de enunciar/comunicar, num dado momento em que transita a informação entre emissor e receptor. Busca evidenciar a relação entre enunciação e atividade.Palavras-chave: Enunciação. Atividade. Complexidade.
ECOSSISTEMAS E EVOLUÇÃO DOS NÍVEIS DE OCUPAÇÃO ANTRÓPICA DA MARGEM OESTE DO CANAL DE NAVEGAÇÃO DO PORTO DA CIDADE DE RIO GRANDE, RS
Authors: Oliveira Daniela , Asmus Milton L.
Published: January 2019

O presente trabalho teve como objetivo fazer uma identificação dos ecossistemas presentes na margem oeste do canal de navegação do porto da cidade de Rio Grande (RS) no estuário da Lagoa dos Patos e uma avaliação dos níveis de ocupação antrópica na região, usando como ferramentas um banco de dados e um sistema de informações geográficas (SIG). Este SIG teve como produto final uma série de mapas com a distribuição espacial dos ecossistemas e a evolução das atividades humanas na área portuária. Os portos são considerados como fatores de elevados riscos ambientais na zona costeira, tendo em vista que agregam atividades potencialmente impactantes, seja por suas características operacionais de carga e descarga, seja pelas atividades de expansão ou implantação de novos sítios, ou ainda pelo impacto químico das atividades industriais concentradas no seu entorno. Neste contexto, surge a necessidade da informação sobre ecossistemas e seu uso e alterações, como base a um gerenciamento ambiental destas atividades. Os ecossistemas identificados na área foram: marismas, dunas, campos, florestamento e planos de lama. Ao estimar o grau de supressão, os ecossistemas dunas e marismas tiveram suas áreas de ocupação reduzida com o passar do tempo. A área ocupada pelo florestamento mostrou um aumento, devido ao crescimento vegetativo do ecossistema. Os níveis de ocupação antrópica no município acompanharam os picos de desenvolvimento econômico na cidade, que apresentaram um aumento significativo entre as décadas de 40 e 70, com a criação do Superporto e do Distrito Industrial de Rio Grande.Palavras-chave: Porto de Rio Grande. Ocupação Antrópica. SIG.
Histórias de Vida de Educadores: uma contribuição para a formação de professores reflexivos
Authors: Abrahão Maria Helena Menna Barreto
Published: January 2019

Este artigo aborda a formação de professores, em especial a que ocorre na universidade. Ao lado de teorias sobre professores reflexivos, adotamos a tese de quepesquisas feitas na universidade com professores que atuam em escolas, a exemplo da pesquisa-ação que se refere ao erro construtivo, mencionada no presente artigo, é um modo de trabalho que a universidade pode utilizar na formação continuada do professor. Do mesmo modo, as pesquisas com Histórias de Vida de educadores são uma rica fonte para a formação em serviço, bem como para a formação inicial de professores e, por extensão, para educadores em geral e, muito especialmente, para pesquisadores em História da Educação Brasileira e em Formação de Professores. Ambas as pesquisassão uma maneira de contribuir para a educação de um professor reflexivo. Um exemplo da última é relatado neste artigo, em que se pode visualizar os objetivos da pesquisa, o método de investigação com Histórias de Vida e os achados a que chegamos.Palavras-chave: Educação Brasileira. Pesquisa na Universidade. Formação de Professores. Histórias de Vida.