bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Mg ∕ Ca and δ18O in living planktic foraminifers from the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico and Florida Straits
Authors: Jentzen Anna , Nürnberg Dirk , Hathorne Ed C. , Schönfeld Joachim
Published: November 2018

Abstract. Past ocean temperatures and salinities can be approximated from
combined stable oxygen isotopes (δ18O) and
Mg ∕ Ca measurements in fossil foraminiferal tests with
varying success. To further refine this approach, we collected living
planktic foraminifers by net sampling and pumping of sea surface water from
the Caribbean Sea, the eastern Gulf of Mexico and the Florida Straits. Analyses
of δ18O and Mg ∕ Ca in eight living planktic
species (Globigerinoides sacculifer, Orbulina universa,
Neogloboquadrina dutertrei, Pulleniatina obliquiloculata,
Globorotalia menardii, Globorotalia ungulata,
Globorotalia truncatulinoides and Globorotalia tumida) were
compared to measured in situ properties of the ambient seawater (temperature,
salinity and δ18Oseawater) and fossil tests of
underlying surface sediments. “Vital effects” such as symbiont activity and
test growth cause δ18O disequilibria with respect to the
ambient seawater and a large scatter in foraminiferal
Mg ∕ Ca. Overall, ocean temperature is the most prominent
environmental influence on δ18Ocalcite and
Mg ∕ Ca. Enrichment of the heavier 18O isotope in
living specimens below the mixed layer and in fossil tests is clearly
related to lowered in situ temperatures and gametogenic calcification.
Mg ∕ Ca-based temperature estimates of
G. sacculifer indicate seasonal maximum accumulation rates on the
seafloor in early spring (March) at Caribbean stations and later in the year
(May) in the Florida Straits, related to the respective mixed layer
temperatures of ∼26 ∘C. Notably, G. sacculifer
reveals a weak positive linear relationship between foraminiferal derived
δ18Oseawater estimates and both measured in situ
δ18Oseawater and salinity. Our results affirm the
applicability of existing δ18O and Mg ∕ Ca
calibrations for the reconstruction of past ocean temperatures and
δ18Oseawater reflecting salinity due to the
convincing accordance of proxy data in both living and fossil foraminifers,
and in situ environmental parameters. Large vital effects and seasonally
varying proxy signals, however, need to be taken into account.
Holocene hydrography evolution in the Alboran Sea: a multi-record and multiproxy comparison
Authors: Català Albert , Cacho Isabel , Frigola Jaime , Pena Leopoldo D. , Lirer Fabrizio
Published: November 2018

Abstract. A new high resolution deglacial and Holocene Sea Surface Temperature (SST) reconstruction is presented for the Alboran Sea (western Mediterranean), based on Mg / Ca ratios measured in the planktonic foraminifera Globigerina bulloides. This new record is evaluated by comparison with other Mg / Ca–SST and previously published alkenone–SST reconstructions from the same region for both Holocene and glacial period. In all cases there is a high degree of coherence between the different Mg / Ca–SST records but strong discrepancies when compared to the alkenone–SST records. We argue that these discrepancies are due to differences in the proxy-response during deglaciation which we hypothesize to reflect a resilience strategy of G. bulloides changing its main growth season. In contrast, short-term Holocene SST variability is larger in the Mg / Ca–SST than in the alkenone–SST records. It is proposed that larger Mg / Ca–SST variability to be the result of spring season variability, while the smoothed alkenone–SST variability represents average annual temperatures. Mg / Ca–SST record differentiates the Holocene in three periods (1) The warmest SST values occurred during the Early Holocene (11.7–9 kyr BP); (2) During the middle Holocene occurred a continuous cooling trend that culminated with the coldest Holocene SST in a double peak structure centred at around 4.2 kyr BP; (3) The Late Holocene (4.2 kyr BP to the present) did not follow any clear cooling/warming trend but millennial-scale oscillations were enhanced. This SST evolution is discussed in the context of changing properties in the Atlantic inflow associated to North Atlantic circulation conditions and also to local hydrographical and atmospheric changes. To conclude, we propose a tight link between North Atlantic circulation patterns and inflow of surface waters into the Mediterranean playing a major role in the controls of Holocene climatic variability of this region.
A statistical and process oriented evaluation of cloud radiative effects in high resolution global models
Authors: Thomas Manu Anna , Devasthale Abhay , Koenigk Torben , Wyser Klaus , Roberts Malcolm , Roberts Christopher , Lohmann Katja
Published: November 2018

Abstract. This study evaluates the impact of atmospheric horizontal resolution on the representation of cloud radiative effects (CREs) in an ensemble of global climate model simulations following the protocols of the High Resolution Model Intercomparison Project (HighResMIP). We compare results from four European modelling centres, each of which provides data from "standard" and "high" resolution model configurations. Simulated radiative fluxes are compared with observation-based estimates derived from the Clouds and Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) dataset. Model CRE biases are evaluated using both conventional statistics (e.g. time and spatial averages) and after conditioning on the phase of two modes of internal climate variability, namely the El Niño and Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO). Simulated top-of-atmosphere (TOA) and surface CREs show large biases over the polar regions, particularly over regions where seasonal sea-ice variability is strongest. Increasing atmospheric resolution does not significantly improve these biases. The spatial structure of the cloud radiative response to ENSO and NAO variability is simulated reasonably well by all model configurations considered in this study. However, it is difficult to identify a systematic impact of atmospheric resolution on the associated CRE errors. Mean absolute CRE errors conditioned on ENSO phase are relatively large (5–10 W/m2) and show differences between models. We suggest this is a consequence of differences in the parameterization of SW radiative transfer and the treatment of cloud optical properties rather than a result of differences in resolution. In contrast, mean absolute CRE errors conditioned on NAO phase are generally smaller (0–2 W/m2) and more similar across models. Although the regional details of CRE biases show some sensitivity to atmospheric resolution within a particular model, it is difficult to identify patterns that hold across all models. This apparent insensitivity to increased atmospheric horizontal resolution indicates that physical parameterizations play a dominant role in determining the behaviour of cloud-radiation feedbacks. However, we note that these results are obtained from atmosphere-only simulations and the impact of changes in atmospheric resolution may be different in the presence of coupled climate feedbacks.
A parallel workflow implementation for PEST version 13.6 in high-performance
computing for WRF-Hydro version 5.0: a case study over the Midwestern United States
Authors: Wang Jiali , Wang Cheng , Orr Andrew , Kotamarthi Rao
Published: November 2018

Abstract. Surface hydrological models must be calibrated for each application region. The Weather Research and Forecasting Hydrological system (WRF-Hydro) is a state-of-the-art numerical model that models the entire hydrological cycle based on physical principles. However, as with other hydrological models, WRF-Hydro parameterizes many physical processes. As a result, WRF-Hydro needs to be calibrated to optimize its output with respect to observations. However, when applied to a relatively large domain, both WRF-Hydro simulations and calibrations require intensive computing resources and are best performed in parallel. Typically, each physics parameterization requires a calibration process that works specifically with that model, and is not transferrable to a different process or model. Parameter Estimate Tool (PEST) is a flexible and generic calibration tool that can calibrate any numerical code. However, PEST in its current configuration is not designed to work on the current generation of massively parallel high-performance computing (HPC) clusters. This study ported the parallel PEST to HPCs and adapted it to work with the WRF-Hydro. The porting involved writing scripts to modify the workflow for different workload managers and job schedulers, as well as developing code to connect parallel PEST to WRF-Hydro. We developed a case study using a flood in the Midwestern United States in 2013 to test the operational feasibility of the HPC-enabled parallel PEST. We then evaluate the WRF-Hydro performance in water volume and timing of the flood event. We also assess the spatial transferability of the calibrated parameters for the study area. We finally discuss the scale-up capability of the HPC-enabled parallel PEST to provide insight for PEST's application to other hydrological models and earth system models on current and emerging HPC platforms. We find that, for this particular study, the HPC-enabled PEST calibration tool can speed up WRF-Hydro calibration by a factor of 30 compared to commonly-used sequential calibration approaches.
What can seabirds tell us about the tide?
Authors: Cooper Matthew , Bishop Charles , Lewis Matthew , Bowers David , Bolton Mark , Owen Ellie , Dodd Stephen
Published: November 2018

Abstract. Small global positioning system (GPS) trackers are now routinely used to
study the movement and behaviour of birds at sea. If the birds rest on the
water they become “drifters of opportunity” and can be used to give information
about surface currents. In this paper, we use a small data set from
satellite-tracked razorbills (Alca torda) in the Irish Sea to test
the potential of this idea for measuring tidal currents. Razorbills regularly
rest on the sea overnight and their tracks at this time are consistent with
their drifting with the tidal flows and changing direction as the flood turns
to ebb and vice versa. Data from 4 years (2011–2014) have been
binned in a geographical grid and analysed to give the variation of current
over a mean tidal cycle in each grid element. A map of maximum current speed
is consistent with a numerical model of the tidal currents in the region. The
root mean square difference between observed maximum speed and that predicted
by the model is 0.15 m s−1, about 15 % of typical current speeds in
the area. The divergence between bird-track speed and model prediction
increases in regions of the fastest tidal currents. The method clearly has its
limitations, but the results of this study show that tagged birds resting on
the sea have potential to provide relatively inexpensive quantitative
information about surface tidal currents over an extended geographical area.
A multiscale ocean data assimilation approach combining spatial
and spectral localisation
Authors: Tissier Ann-Sophie , Brankart Jean-Michel , Testut Charles-Emmanuel , Ruggiero Giovanni , Cosme Emmanuel , Brasseur Pierre
Published: November 2018

Abstract. Ocean data assimilation systems encompass a wide range of scales that are difficult to control simultaneously using partial observation networks. All scales are not observable by all observation systems which is not easily taken into account in current ocean operational systems. The main reason for this difficulty is that the error covariance matrices are usually assumed to be local (e.g. using a localization algorithm in ensemble data assimilation systems), so that the large scale patterns are removed from the error statistics. To better exploit the observational information available for all scales in CMEMS assimilation systems, we investigate a new method to introduce scale separation in the assimilation scheme. The method is based on a spectral transformation of the assimilation problem and consists in carrying out the analysis with spectral localisation for the large scales and spatial localisation for the residual scales. The target is to improve the observational update of the large scale components of the signal by an explicit observational constraint applied directly on the large scales, and to restrict the use of spatial localisation to the small scale components of the signal. To evaluate our method, twin experiments are carried out with synthetic altimetry observations (simulating the JASON tracks), assimilated in a 1/4° model configuration of the North Atlantic and the Nordic Seas. Results show that the transformation to the spectral space and the spectral localization provides consistent ensemble estimates of the state of the system (in the spectral space,or after backward transformation to the spatial space). Combined with spatial localisation for the residual scales, the new scheme is able to provide a reliable ensemble update for all scales, with improved accuracy for the large scale; and the performance of the system can be checked explicitly and separately for all scales in the assimilation system.
An analysis of changes to transit accessibility and equity after the opening of a bus rapid transit system in Hartford, Connecticut
Authors: Bertolaccini Kelly Layne
Published: November 2018

In March 2015, CTfastrak, a bus rapid transit system operating in Connecticut in the United States, opened after nearly 16 years of planning and controversy. The 15.1-km (9.4-mi) busway connects the town of New Britain to the state capital of Hartford. The analysis conducted in this paper investigates whether or not CTfastrak and the transit system restructuring that occurred between 2013 and 2016 improved overall transit accessibility in the region, and if so, whether or not the distribution of these improvements is equitable. This exploration provides strong evidence that overall transit accessibility has improved in the region. Horizontal, or spatial equity, did worsen slightly as a result of this highly localized project. However, vulnerable populations experience more improvements and fewer decreases in transit accessibility than the general population. Though these analyses seem promising, an analysis of the distribution of transit access among workers hints that while many people are experiencing increases in general accessibility, they may not have meaningful access to their place of employment.
SUNKIA IR VIDUTINE ASTMA SERGANČIŲ VAIKŲ PATIRIAMAS NUOVARGIS
Authors: Taminskienė Vaida , Vaitkaitienė Eglė , Jagelavičienė Agnė , Kuzienė Renutė , Jurgilienė Raimunda , Tamošiūnienė Danguolė , Jevsiukova Larisa , Lukošienė Vilma , Keršanskienė Salomėja , Valiulis Arūnas
Published: November 2018

Lėtinės ligos – svarbus padidėjusio vaikų nuovargio rizikos veiksnys. Kadangi astma yra viena labiausiai paplitusių lėtinių vaikų ligų, ženkliai veikianti kas­dienį paciento ir jo šeimos narių gyvenimą, šio tyrimo tikslas - įvertinti sunkia ir vidutine astma sergančių vaikų patiriamą nuovargį vaikų ir tėvų vertinimu bei jį sąlygojančius veiksnius.

Į tyrimą įtrauktas 151 sunkia ir vidutine astma sergan­tis 2-17 metų amžiaus vaikas ir jų tėvai. Pagrindinis tyrimo instrumentas – klausimynų komplektas, kurį pildė vaikai ir jų tėvai, atvykę planinio vizito pas vaikų pulmonologą. Vaikų patiriamo nuovargio ver­tinimui naudota PedsQL daugiamatė nuovargio skalė, nuovargis vertintas 100 balų sistema, didesnis balas rodo mažesnį nuovargį. Siekiant nustatyti svarbiau­sius veiksnius, susijusius su didesniu vaikų patiriamu nuovargiu, atlikta logistinė regresija.

Sunkia ir vidutine astma sergančių vaikų suminis nuo­vargio balas buvo 66,4 (±16,3) vaikų ir 69,8 (±17,4) tėvų vertinimu. Svarbiausi sunkia ir vidutine astma sergančių vaikų didesnio nuovargio rizikos veiksniai buvo astmos simptomų buvimas ir dažnis, taip pat šeimos gaunama socialinė parama.
La ley de amnistía, puente a libertad, y soporte para la impunidad
Authors: Ranz Alonso Eduardo
Published: November 2018

La Ley de Amnistía, nace como una negociación en dos partes. Una previa, convocada un año después de la muerte del dictador Francisco Franco, todavía en Cortes Franquistas, y una segunda amnistía, convertida en la denominada “Ley de Amnistía”, consensuada y redactada por todos los grupos políticos de las Cortes democráticas, emanadas del Parlamento, a excepción de Alianza Popular, la cual votó en contra. El artículo refleja el espíritu de su origen, su escaso desarrollo legislativo posterior, y su transformación en argumento jurídico para denegar el acceso a la Justicia y el derecho a la Tutela Judicial Efectiva, reconocidos como Derechos Fundamentales de la Constitución Española de 1978.
The Importance of Internationalization on Engineering Programs from Minas Gerais Universities: UEMG’s Case
Authors: Gonçalves Filipe Mattos , Pascoal Aline Da Luz , Alexandrino Júnia Soares , Ferreira Telma Ellen Drumond
Published: November 2018

Gradually instigated by cultural, economic and social transformations generated due to globalization, especially with regard to engineering, both universities and students are looking for new forms of teaching and learning. Concomitantly, as institutions and the labor market increasingly aspire skilled professionals, this search seems to be directed outside the country where there is greater availability of technology and new qualifications, as well as the possibility of proficiency in another language. In this way, the implementation of academic mobility programs such as Science without Borders (CsF), have great importance for the internationalization of engineering courses in Brazil's universities. Through this exchange, undergraduates have the opportunity to train and study abroad in order to maintain contact with competitive education systems in relation to technology and innovation, bringing back such knowledge to universities and to the nation as a whole. In this sense, this work aims to measure and emphasize the importance of this program for Minas Gerais universities, with focus on the performance evaluation of the UEMG Engineering campus, based in João Monlevade city. With the help of the CsF Portal and support of the UEMG International Relations Advisory, it was possible to collect general data about the program and find the number of students which were contemplated with scholarships in the four engineering courses of UEMG from 2011 to 2016. In addition, a questionnaire was applied to students who have already participated in this exchange for a qualitative effect. The results showed that engineering was the most requested area and that Minas Gerais universities presented great potential in the number of scholarships contemplated by the program. In a closer evaluation of the UEMG, it was observed that there is a disparity between the engineering courses regarding the number of scholarship students, highlighting the Mining Engineering course in detriment of the others. However, it should be noted that this program was very important since it has allowed students to acquire more knowledge in specific subjects of their courses, improve another language, experience new cultures as well as learn new methodologies of teaching and assessment, such techniques that they can bring into their engineering programs in Brazil.
Re-energizing VHS Collections, Expanding Knowledge: A Conversation about VHS Archives
Authors: Juhasz Alexandra , McCoy Jennifer
Published: November 2018

Scholars, activists, researchers, and artists of a certain age and inclination are burdened with a soon-to-be-obsolete but always-beloved, carefully tended but perhaps recently quieted collection that most likely sits on an office shelf gaining dust: their VHS Archive. Not a personal collection, but a professional one of continuing or even growing value if not usability, this archive has been lovingly built and used, probably over decades, for teaching and research and in support of the movements and issues that have mattered most to the collector. With the help of an Open Education Resources grant from CUNY we built an online teaching resource for a graduate course that would focus on just twelve of these tapes. We hope that the course and its lasting website asks, and will offer some answers about, best practices for reactivating knowledge that might be endangered due to medium obsolescence, and other broader cultural factors of forgetting.
Community Archiving Independent Media
Authors: Jimenez Mona
Published: November 2018

Collections of independent, non-commercial works often represent voices and speak to topics not seen in mainstream media, and they are still often cared for outside of major collecting institutions. Since 2011, activist audiovisual archivists have organized Community Archiving Workshops (CAWs) in the US and beyond to help caretakers of endangered media and film collections jump-start preservation efforts. In the spirit of ‘each one, teach one,’ experienced archivists share skills with other volunteers to inspect and inventory a collection, thus giving caretakers the data they need to select priority works for preservation. CAW organizers are committed to training more people to carry out CAWs in their own communities; a grant-funded project will pilot this approach in partnership with cultural heritage organizations in three regional hubs (Nashville, TN; Madison, WI; and Oakland, CA) beginning in 2018.
Prólogo
Authors: Perera Lumbí Juan Francisco
Published: November 2018

Este volumen comparte la compilación de 11 artículos estructurada en 4 secciones, las cuales compren- den en la primera sección de Educación: 1) Innovaciones en la formación del profesorado de matemáticas para contextos multiculturales. En la segunda sección, Historia y actualidad de URACCAN los artículos: 2) Educación superior, pertinente y de calidad: inclusión, diversidad, derechos humanos y extensión social: experiencia de la universidad comunitaria intercultural; 3) La universidad y la efectividad del desarrollo comunitario: La promoción de la apropiación comunitaria en las Regiones Autónomas de Nicaragua; 4) Experiencia del CEIMM en Las Minas: Acompañamiento a las mujeres en los territorios indígenas; 5) Impacto de trabajo de acompañamiento e incidencia política y extensión social, realizado por URACCAN- CEIMM, Recinto Nueva en los municipios de Rama, Muelle de los Bueyes, El Ayote y Bocana de Paiwas, 2010-2013. En la tercera sección: Género e interculturalidad los artículos: 6) Derechos humanos y actual racismo en las migraciones de la africanidad; 7) Hacia la articulación del derecho estatal e indígena en casos de violencia contra la mujer en la Costa Caribe de Nicaragua; 8) Experiencia del Centro de Atención a la Mujer, Niños, Niñas y Adolescentes; 9) Políticas Interculturales de Comunicación. Una perspectiva construida desde URACCAN. En la cuarta sección: Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales los artículos: 10) Metodología de ordenamiento territorial en la RACCN, un aporte al desarrollo con identidad; 11) El enfoque de mejoramiento de vida: Una alternativa de extensión japonesa para el desarrollo rural en países de Latinoamérica.
La universidad y la efectividad del desarrollo comunitario: La promoción de la apropiación comunitaria en las Regiones Autónomas de Nicaragua
Authors: Saballos Velázquez José Luis
Published: November 2018

En más de 65 años de teorización y práctica, el desarrollo ha constituido uno de los conceptos más controvertidos y esquivos en su realización. Inicialmente, se consideraba que el desarrollo económico guiado por el libre mercado o el Estado, produciría una serie de beneficios que se distribuirían en cascada a todos los miembros de la sociedad, generando modernidad, el florecimiento de la democracia y un estado general de bienestar social. La imposibilidad de un rápido, significativo, equitativo y sostenido alivio de la pobreza ha replanteado en años recientes el poder que tiene la colectividad, los lazos afectivos y la identidad para un desarrollo inclusivo.  Este trabajo resulta de una investigación doctoral en el campo de los estudios de desarrollo, que ha centrado su análisis en la apropiación comunitaria como una variable clave para determinar la efectividad de los procesos de acompañamiento al desarrollo comunitario.  Basada en un estudio de casos múltiples (comunidades de Tuara, Españolina y El Carao), esta tesis doctoral resulta principalmente en una propuesta de modelo conceptual y metodológico de acompañamiento a la apropiación comunitaria, a partir de las perspectivas de la agencia colectiva, capital social y participación.
Factors associated with neonatal danger signs among high risk mothers during perinatal period
Authors: Masaoud Ayat , Hussein Amal A. , Ahmad Eman R.
Published: November 2018

Background and objective: Complications during pregnancy and labour increase the risk of perinatal mortality fivefold which in turn has a negative effect on the neonate. Despite several studies have examined the determinants of neonatal mortality, limited studies have explored neonatal danger signs which potentially cause morbidity. This study aimed to assess danger signs observed in neonates at the different times so early, early, and late to identify associated factors with neonatal danger signs \& to determine the relationship between danger signs at different times and maternal danger signs/complications of high risk mothers.Subjects & Method: Setting: This study was conducted in the Obstetrics Department at Women's Health Center, Assiut University Hospital, Egypt. Sample: A total of 150 postpartum women and their delivered newborns were included and completed the questionnaire from April to the end of July 2017. Design: A descriptive correlational research design was utilized in this study in which structured interviewer managed questionnaire using face-to-face used to collect data.Results: The present findings revealed that nearly three-quarters (75.3%) and more than two-thirds (67.3%) of the total sample complained of antenatal & postnatal danger signs respectively and consequently the majority (80%) of their neonates had so early neonatal danger signs/complications with a most frequent one in the form of neonatal jaundice. A positive significant correlation was apparent between so early & early neonatal danger signs and maternal antenatal and postpartum danger signs. Educational level, maternal age, occupation & parity were considered significant factors affected neonatal danger signs.Conclusions: A highly percentage of neonates were born with so early danger signs. Maternal factors can be used to predict neonatal health condition at birth and 7th days postpartum with marked decline at 28th day postpartum.
Constructing “The Third Space” On Eat a Bowl of Tea
Authors: Zhou Lingmin
Published: November 2018

Identity construction is always the motif of Chinese American literature. Many critical theories are adopted to analyze this issue. Homi K. Bhabha’s “the third space” is one of them. It refers to a place where it is not a combination of different positions, rather, it is “neither the One nor the Other but something else besides”. Eat a Bowl of Tea by Chinese American writer Louis Chu presents such Third Space. This paper first discusses the homogeneous old Chinatown culture which is patriarchal and impotent in Eat a Bowl of Tea and explains how Mei Oi causes the cultural split from this homogeneous culture by her independence and adultery. And then this paper discusses how the old Chinatown undergoes the cultural negotiation and finally realize its transformation. This paper points out that in this process of transformation, the characters construct their Third Space, which offers them hybrid identity and the sense of belonging.
The Importance of Sailing Teaching in the Sailing Simulation Training Classroom-Taking the Sailing Course in Qingdao University of Science and Technology as an Example
Authors: Jin Yong-quan
Published: November 2018

With the successful hosting of the 2008 Qingdao Olympic sailing regatta and the settlement of large and well-known events such as the Clipper Global Sailing Race in China, the Chinese sailing has been developing rapidly. At the same time, Chinese college students sailing has developed rapidly in recent years. The China University Student Sailing Championship in 2017 attracted participation from more than 20 universities, including Xiamen University and Tsinghua University. Qingdao University of Science and Technology, as the first university participating in sailing in China, has the only sailing simulation training classroom in China. Their sailing course is carried out smoothly and regularly and the course has been incorporated into the school’s teaching system, with professional syllabus design. For the past few years, the Qingdao University of Science and Technology Sailing Team has actively participated in domestic and international sailing events and achieved excellent results. The role of sailing simulation training classroom in teaching is particularly prominent, and after completing the basic knowledge of sailing and the simulated operation, students can go for the water exercise with half the effort. This paper researches on the importance of sailing simulation training classroom to the primary sailing teaching.
Factors That Influence Females’ Intention towards Breast Cancer Early Diagnosis
Authors: Chin Jing Huey , Mansori Shaheen
Published: November 2018

Despite the advanced medical technology nowadays, breast cancer incidence rate is still increasing worldwide. This is due to females lack of knowledge and awareness about the breast screening. Therefore, the objective of this study is to explore the factors that influence females’ intention towards breast cancer early diagnosis with health belief model and provide practical recommendations. To evaluate the proposed hypotheses in this study, 600 self-administrated questionnaires were distributed to Malaysian female who is 18 years old and above with the usage of non-probable sampling approach (convenience sampling approach). Given that, the findings demonstrate perceived barriers has the greatest impact towards females’ breast cancer early diagnosis intention, followed by perceived severity and perceived susceptibility. The contribution of this study is to evaluate the relationships between perceived severity, perceived susceptibility and perceived barriers towards females’ breast screening intention with the mediating variable of attitude. To support this, health believe model and theory of planned behaviour are employed in this research.
Hydrogeochemistry of Ground Water in Mbeere South Sub-County, Kenya
Authors: Karegi Stella , Macharia Kibe , Muthengia Wachira , Mwiti Marangu J.
Published: November 2018

This paper presents the experimental and simulated results of ground water in Mbeere South Sub -County, Kenya. A total of 30 samples from 10 boreholes were collected and used to investigate the chemical characteristics of groundwater. The samples were analyzed for physicochemical characteristics such as pH, temperature and Total Dissolved Solids along with major cations and anions using standard analytical procedures. The laboratory data obtained was run into a hydrogeochemical computer model, PHREEQC for aqueous speciation modelling. Origin pro and AqQA computer software were also used to reveal more hydrogeochemistry of the groundwater in the area. The results showed that the Na+ ˃ Ca2+ ˃ Mg2+ ˃ K+> Fe3+were the dominant cations while HCO3-˃Cl->SO42->NO3-˃F- were the dominant anions. The hydrogeochemical facies indicated that 40% of the samples belong to the Ca2+-Mg2+-Cl--SO42- type, 40% belong to the Ca2+-Mg2+-HCO3-, 20 % are of the type Na+-K+-HCO3- with no Na+-K+-Cl--SO42- water type. The facies also illustrated atmospheric precipitation, dissolution of salt deposits within the vadose zones and weathering of halite, anhydrite, gypsum, huntite, hydromagnesite, artinite, dolomite and magnesite as the major contributors to the variation in Mbeere South groundwater chemistry. The Saturation Indices (SI) showed that the specimens were slightly saturated with aragonite, calcite, and dolomite; slightly under-saturated with anhydrite and gypsum; moderately under saturated with halite and under-saturated with hydromagnesite, trona and portlandite.
Przebranżowienie i nowe wyzwania kompetencyjne na rynku pracy dla osób w średnim wieku (dla osób 45+)
Authors: Podobas Izabela
Published: November 2018

Demographic changes, and in particular the aging of the population, affect the changing needs of the labor market. Many reports and analysis indicate that it is a very important challenge for both governments and employers to activate people aged 45+, prepare them for retirement and longer activities, acquire new qualifications and competencies and compete with young people.
It is all about adapting older employees to function within the changing ways of innovative production techniques and methods, so that they can remain productive in the work environment for as long as possible. It should be assumed that people over 45 years of age by investing in their own professional development will become more competitive in the labor market and thus will not allow marginalization and stigmatization of this age group. Initiatives limiting the negative effects of aging populations and contraction of labor resources as well as the elimination of unemployment among people over 45, including training, improving their competences or retraining, are very important here.
Escola sem gestor: alguns apontamentos
Authors: Pinto Ronaldo Gomes , Marangoni Ricardo Alexandre
Published: November 2018

Relata-se neste texto os resultados de um trabalho que teve como objetivo investigar as representações de professores acerca de uma escola funcionar sem a presença do gestor. A literatura mostra a persistência do modelo hierarquizado de gestão, embora existam estudos que indicam outras possibilidades de gestão escolar (Paro, 2011). Articulou-se dois momentos: o primeiro corresponde ao corpus teórico, cujas abordagens estão relacionadas à legislação educacional e os estudos de Abdian, Oliveira e Jesus (2013), Marangoni (2017), Paro (2011). O segundo abrange a coleta de dados, tendo como questões norteadoras: o que os professores entendem sobre o papel do gestor escolar? O que eles pensam acerca da escola funcionar sem a presença do gestor? Os resultados apontaram que é possível outros modos de gestão escolar.Palavras-chave: gestor escolar; o papel do gestor; modos de gestão escolar.
O gerencialismo na gestão da educação básica estadual de Mato Grosso/Brasil
Authors: Rosa Divino Batista Alves
Published: November 2018

Neste texto apresenta-se o influxo do gerencialismo na configuração da gestão da educação básica estadual pelo governo do estado de Mato Grosso (2015/2018). Para tanto, utilizamos da revisão bibliográfica e análise de documentos. A influência da lógica do gerencialismo aparece na gestão da educação básica do Estado de Mato Grosso por meio de ações e programas, tais como a Avaliação Diagnóstica do Ensino Público Estadual de Mato Grosso (Adepe-MT), teste estandardizado aplicado nos 2º, 4°, 6º e 8º ano do ensino fundamental, e no 1º e 2º anos do ensino médio, assim como na regulação do trabalho dos professores por meio da definição dos objetivos de aprendizagens inseridos no sistema de diário eletrônico.Palavras-chave: gestão da educação; gerencialismo; teste estandardizado.
Bravas e insubmissas: mulheres e gênero na literatura memorialista do sertão norte-mineiro
Authors: Maia Cláudia
Published: November 2018

Neste artigo, busco entender a construção de representações sobre mulheres e gênero no sertão norte-mineiro nas primeiras décadas do século XX, a partir das memórias autobiográficas de Cyro dos Anjos, em A Menina do Sobrado, e de Darcy Ribeiro, no livro Confissões. Argumento que, apesar do patriarcalismo que governa as relações, os papéis de gênero, nessa região, não eram tão fixos, e as mulheres não estavam submetidas a um modelo de comportamento baseado no que podemos chamar de domesticidade burguesa, em que são valorizados certos aspectos, como fragilidade, passividade e submissão. Palavras-chave: Mulheres. Minas Gerais. História. Gênero.
Memória e testemunho: entre narração e interpretação
Authors: Godoi Rodrigo Tavares
Published: November 2018

Este texto tem como objetivo apresentar aproximações entre memória e testemunho sob a pressuposição de uma hermenêutica da memória. A discussão tende a relacionar problemas apresentados por Frank Ankersmit e Henri Bergson pela exposição das relações entre representação e simpatia. Para essa finalidade, o texto divide-se em duas partes: a primeira apresenta a constituição da memória como objeto de acordo com o ponto de vista epistemológico e a segunda, a possibilidade relacional entre estética e memória. As duas partes assentarão, no campo da reflexão, diálogos considerando a categoria do passado, no testemunho, ante sua condição de decorrido e ter sido. Aproximar testemunho e memória depende tanto dos princípios narrativos (evocativos), quanto do intérprete (ouvinte). Palavras-chave: Epistemologia da Memória. Hermenêutica da Memória. Testemunho. Memória.
Hypnos avec Sade
Authors: Marty Éric
Published: November 2018

Notre propos est de comprendre l’exception que constitue, dans « la poésie de la Résistance », la référence au marquis de Sade faite par René Char au fragment 210 de Feuillets d’Hypnos. Si ce nom a pu être un lieu commun pour l’avant-garde littéraire des années 1930, il est en effet banni pendant l’Occupation. Sade est déjà devenu synonyme de la cruauté nazie. Le fragment où ce nom apparaît est particulièrement complexe par le jeu des références historiques (la Révolution), spatiales (Saumanes), par l’entrecroisement des voix, par le dispositif rhétorique choisi (l’usage de la parenthèse). Notre analyse a pour objet, en éclaircissant certaines obscurités, de comprendre comment Char parvient à ne pas céder sur cette fidélité sadienne en produisant un locuteur délivré de toute fausse conscience, de toute mauvaise conscience, un locuteur qui refuse l’imposture de la bonne conscience et de l’idéologie résistantialiste.
Narrativité et réécriture de l’Histoire dans le roman La Case du commandeur d’Édouard Glissant1
Authors: Sévigny-Côté Yasmina
Published: November 2018

Cet article se propose d’observer comment, dans le roman La Case du commandeur d’Édouard Glissant, la narrativité singulière de l’oeuvre parvient à une réécriture de l’histoire des Antilles. Par des analyses textuelles, il s’agit d’étudier les spécificités discursives qui permettent au récit de mimer l’oubli du peuple antillais et, en contrepartie, de se positionner en quête des traces de la mémoire. Nous espérons ainsi montrer comment l’oeuvre propose une configuration singulière de l’Histoire, une réinterprétation du passé où l’éclatement du récit traduirait une mémoire plurielle et représenterait l’identité mosaïque de la collectivité antillaise.
L’écriture sismographique de J.M.G. Le Clézio (1963-1975) : vers une politique leclézienne de la littérature
Authors: Levesque Simon
Published: November 2018

La poétique leclézienne est ici interrogée dans sa dimension politique et morale. Au cours de la période 1963-1975, Le Clézio est préoccupé par la recherche d’une forme scripturaire capable de connecter sensiblement les signes et le monde, qu’il appelle « écriture-action ». La métaphore du sismographe développée par l’écrivain dénote la dimension indexicale prédominante de son écriture qui, consciemment médiatrice, se reconnaît comme moyen et forme de vie. Ancrée dans une sémiotique réaliste, celle-ci vise à reterritorialiser la langue pour susciter chez le lecteur une conscience d’ordre politique et moral (qui concerne le vivre-ensemble et les moeurs) : la reconnaissance du bien commun du monde.
MOVER O(S) CORPO(S): ESTUDOS COMPARTILHADOS DA DANÇA NO CONTEXTO UNIVERSITÁRIO
Authors: XAVIER JUSSARA JANNING
Published: November 2018

Descrição de dois estudos compositivos - Pe(n)so, logo danço e Procedimento 1.3, desenvolvidos respectivamente nas disciplinas Teoria e Prática Pedagógica da Dança Moderna e Composição Coreográfica I, no curso de Licenciatura em Dança da Universidade de Blumenau (FURB). O texto revela e discute os dispositivos utilizados nos processos criativos: o peso, definido como um dos fatores do movimento nos estudos de Rudolf Laban; a técnica Fall and Recovery (queda e recuperação) desenvolvida por Doris Humphrey; e a linguagem Gaga de Ohad Naharin junto a Batsheva Dance Company. Também tece considerações sobre as apresentações públicas destas composições na primeira Semana Acadêmica do Curso de Licenciatura em Dança da FURB, refletindo sobre o potencial de aprofundamento das pesquisas iniciadas pelos discentes, bem como, a oportunidade de compartilhamento de conhecimentos e troca de impressões entre o universo acadêmico e a comunidade do entorno. O escrito busca reforçar a importância da promoção de dispositivos capazes de garantir a conexão entre saberes teóricos e práticos, favorecendo a investigação, formação e produção de saberes em dança.
PESQUISA EDUCACIONAL BASEADA EM ARTE (PEBA) E AS ARTES CÊNICAS: POSSIBILIDADES EM TEATRO E DANÇA
Authors: Peruzzo Leomar , Carvalho Caroline
Published: November 2018

: Ao considerar a arte como campo de conhecimento no desenvolvimento de capacidades comunicativas, buscamos reflexões sobre a Pesquisa Educacional Baseada em Arte (PEBA) e as artes cênicas que compreende, neste estudo, o Teatro e a Dança. O presente estudo busca apresentar discussões teórico metodológicas para pensar a inserção das artes cênicas (Teatro e Dança) na pesquisa em educação. Buscamos referências em bases de teses e dissertações (BDTD), repositório de Universidades eda CAPES para conhecermos pesquisas em artes cênicas e educação que adotam como referencial teórico-metodológico a PEBA, e a partir dos dados tecemos nossas discussões em busca de vislumbrar possíveis inserções das artes cênicas na Pesquisa em Educação. Ao término do estudo podemos apontar para a PEBA como uma importante abordagem de pesquisa e produção de conhecimento em Arte e Educação que legitima o Teatro e a Dança como áreas do conhecimento.Palavras chave: Artes Cênicas. Pesquisa em Educação Baseada em Arte (PEBA). A/r/tografia. Teatro. Dança.
ГИППОКАМПАЛЬНЫЙ НЕЙРОГЕНЕЗ ПРИ ЭПИЛЕПТОГЕНЕЗЕ, "Российский физиологический журнал им. И.М. Сеченова"
Authors: Наслузова Е. В. , Глазова М. В. , Черниговская Е. В.
Published: November 2018

В обзоре представлены данные, касающиеся особенностей реорганизации гиппокампа, связанных с нарушением нейрогенеза при эпилептиформных состояниях различной этиологии. Приведены данные о влиянии судорожных состояний различной степени тяжести и частоты на уровень пролиферации, миграцию и встраивание новообразованных клеток в гиппокампальную нейрональную сеть, а также описаны аномалии вновь образованных гранулярных клеток. В этой статье делается акцент на возможных объяснениях существующих противоречий в оценке значения нейрогенеза при эпилепсии
РОЛЬ БИОЭЛЕКТРИЧЕСКОЙ АКТИВНОСТИ ГОЛОВНОГО МОЗГА В ДИАПАЗОНЕ ГАММА-РИТМА В ОБЕСПЕЧЕНИИ ПСИХИЧЕСКИХ ПРОЦЕССОВ, "Российский физиологический журнал им. И.М. Сеченова"
Authors: Сорокина Н. Д. , Перцов С.С. , Селицкий Г. В.
Published: November 2018

В обзоре рассмотрены результаты отечественных и зарубежных исследований, направленных на выяснение роли гамма-ритма биоэлектрической активности мозга в обеспечении высших психических функций у человека в норме и при неврологических и психических заболеваниях. Проанализирована динамика гамма-ритма в процессах сознания, внимания, памяти, зрительно-моторной координации, когнитивной деятельности, медитации. Представлены данные о значении гамма-диапазона ЭЭЕ в генезе пограничных расстройств, психических и неврологических заболеваний, в том числе синдроме дефицита внимания с гиперактивностью, биполярных расстройств, депрессии, аутизма, шизофрении, болезни Альцгеймера, эпилепсии и инсульта. Дальнейшее изучение изменений гамма-ритма и их взаимосвязи с нарушениями ЦНС позволит существенно расширить современные представления о патофизиологических механизмах и роли высокочастотных осцилляций в обеспечении функций мозга.
АЛЬФА-АДРЕНЕРГИЧЕСКИЕ МЕХАНИЗМЫ КОНСТРИКТОРНЫХ РЕАКЦИЙ ЛЕГОЧНЫХ ВЕН ПРИ ЭКСПЕРИМЕНТАЛЬНОЙ ТРОМБОЭМБОЛИИ ЛЕГОЧНОЙ АРТЕРИИ, "Российский физиологический журнал им. И.М. Сеченова"
Authors: Евлахов В. И. , Поясов И. З.
Published: November 2018

В острых опытах на 30 кроликах изучали изменения легочной гемодинамики при моделировании тромбоэмболии легочной артерии в условиях двухканальной перфузии изолированных легких постоянным объемом, а также целостного кровообращения в контроле и на фоне блокады a-адренорецепторов фентоламином. Тромбоэмболия легочной артерии при перфузии легких приводила к повышению давления в легочной артерии, легочного сосудистого сопротивления и прекапиллярного сопротивления. У животных также отмечено возрастание среднего капиллярного гидростатического давления, коэффициента капиллярной фильтрации и посткапиллярного (венозного) сопротивления. При тромбоэмболии легочной артерии на фоне блокады a-адренорецепторов давление в легочной артерии, капиллярное гидростатическое давление, легочное сосудистое сопротивление, прекапиллярное и посткапиллярное сопротивления возрастали меньше, чем в контроле, а коэффициент капиллярной фильтрации повышался в большей степени. В случае тромбоэмболии легочной артерии в условиях целостного кровообращения в контроле сердечный выброс уменьшался более выраженно, чем легочный кровоток; кровоток по краниальной полой вене снижался меньше, чем по каудальной. При тромбоэмболии на фоне блокады a-адренорецепторов указанные показатели снижались примерно на одинаковую величину. Полученные данные свидетельствуют об участии a-адренергических механизмов в констриктор- ных реакциях не только артериальных, но и венозных сосудов легких в условиях тромбоэмболии легочной артерии.
Laser Surface Texturing of Stainless Steel − Effect of Pulse Duration on Texture's Morphology and Frictional Response
Authors: Zhang Junjie , Yang Dinghuai , Rosenkranz Andreas , Zhang Jianguo , Zhao Liang , Song Chengwei , Yan Yongda , Sun Tao
Published: November 2018

Laser surface texturing is a powerful tool to fabricate functional surface textures, whereby their morphology and cross‐sectional profile greatly depend on laser parameters such as pulse duration and fluence. In this work, the authors fabricate well‐defined groove‐like textures on stainless steel by laser surface texturing using different pulse durations ranging from nano‐ to femtoseconds, while keeping structural parameters such as depth and periodicity fairly constant. By doing so, the influence of the pulse duration on the resulting cross‐sectional profile of the textures and its subsequent impact on the tribological response are assessed. Reciprocating ball‐on‐disk tests and computational fluid dynamic simulations with Abaqus are used to evaluate the tribological performance of the as‐fabricated textures. Their results demonstrate that the use of laser pulses with different pulse durations induce changes in the resulting cross‐sectional profiles with the formation of rims/bulges well as the occurrence of recast phenomena and debris accumulation for nanosecond laser pulses. Decreasing the pulse duration significantly reduces the heat affected zone and the thermal damage, as well as avoided the formation of rims/bulges. Reciprocating ball‐on‐disk tests demonstrated that the differences in the cross‐sectional profiles have a significant influence on friction and wear behavior of the textured surfaces.