bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
From widespread Mississippian to localized Pennsylvanian extension in central Spitsbergen, Svalbard
Authors: Koehl Jean-Baptiste P. , Munoz-Barrera Jhon M.
Published: August 2018

Abstract. In the Devonian–Carboniferous, a rapid succession of clustered extensional and contractional tectonic events is thought to have affected sedimentary rocks in central Spitsbergen. These events include Caledonian post-orogenic extensional collapse associated with the formation of thick Early–Middle Devonian basins, Late Devonian–Mississippian Ellesmerian contraction, and Early–Middle Pennsylvanian rifting, which resulted in the deposition of thick sedimentary units in Carboniferous basins like the Billefjorden Trough. The clustering of these varied tectonic settings makes it sometimes difficult to resolve the tectono-sedimentary history of individual stratigraphic units. Notably, the context of deposition of Mississippian clastic and coal-bearing sedimentary rocks of the Billefjorden Group is still debated, especially in central Spitsbergen. We present field evidence from the northern part of the Billefjorden Trough, in Odellfjellet (Austfjorden), suggesting that tilted Mississippian sedimentary strata of the Billefjorden Group deposited during active (Late/latest?) Mississippian extension. Evidence include slickenside lineations and growth strata in the hanging wall of basin-oblique NNE-dipping faults, such as the Overgangshytta fault. These basin-oblique faults systematically die out upwards within Mississippian to lowermost Pennsylvanian strata and suggest a period of widespread WNW–ESE-directed extension in the Mississippian (rift “initiation” phase), followed by an episode of more localized extension in Early–Middle Pennsylvanian times (“interaction and linkage” and “through-going fault” phases). In addition, the presence of abundant basin-oblique faults parallel to the Overgangshytta fault in basement rocks adjacent to the Billefjorden Trough suggests that the formation of Mississippian normal faults was partly controlled by reactivation of preexisting Neoproterozoic (Timanian?) basement-seated fault zones. We propose that these existing faults reactivated as transverse fault or accommodation cross faults in or near the crest of transverse folds reflecting differential displacement along the Billefjorden Fault Zone, thus suggesting that normal faulting along this major fault initiated as early as the Mississippian. In Cenozoic times, the Overgangshytta fault may have mildly reactivated as an oblique thrust during transpression–contraction, and shallow-dipping bedding-parallel duplex-shaped decollements in shales of the Billefjorden Group possibly prevented further movement along Mississippian margin-oblique faults.
Analysed and observed moisture transport as a proxy for snow accumulation in East Antarctica
Authors: Dufour Ambroise , Charrondière Claudine , Zolina Olga
Published: August 2018

Abstract. Atmospheric moisture convergence on ice-sheets provides an estimate of snow accumulation which is critical to quantify sea level changes. In the case of East Antarctica, we computed moisture transport from 1980 to 2016 in five reanalyses and in radiosonde observations. Moisture convergence in reanalyses is more consistent than net preciptation but still ranges from 72 to 96 mm per year in the four most recent reanalyses, ERA Interim, NCEP CFSR, JRA 55 and MERRA 2. The representation of long term variability in reanalyses is also inconsistent which justified the resort to observations. Moisture fluxes are measured on a daily basis via radiosondes launched from a network of stations surrounding East Antarctica. Observations agree with reanalyses on the major role of extreme advection events and transient eddy fluxes. Although assimilated, the observations reveal processes some reanalyses cannot model due to a lack of horizontal and vertical resolution especially the oldest, NCEP DOE R2. Additionally, the observational time series are not affected by new satellite data unlike reanalyses. We formed pan-continental estimates of convergence by aggregating anomalies from all available stations. We found no statistically significant trend neither in moisture convergence nor in precipitable water.
Peines de marfil y madera de la II Edad del Hierro en la Peninsula Ibérica. Talleres, estilos y otros enredos
Authors: Mata Parreño Consuelo , Soria Combadiera Lucía , Blasco Martín Marta , Fuentes Albero Mercedes , Collado Mataix Eva
Published: August 2018

Desde la Prehistoria, diversos objetos han sido elaborados en materias duras de origen animal (hueso, asta, marfil, cuerno, concha), destacando entre aquellas el marfil por ser un material exótico. En este trabajo se analiza un conjunto de peines de marfil y madera procedentes de yacimientos de la II Edad del Hierro de la Península Ibérica. Su estudio ha permitido ofrecer una visión renovada sobre estos objetos, cuyos patrones formales y ornamentales evidencian su fabricación autóctona en unos pocos lugares desde donde se difunden a áreas distantes. Además, las evidencias que aportan los contextos y las cronologías trazan nuevos códigos de lectura para hacer una aproximación sobre los artesanos que los fabricaron y para la interpretación en clave de género de los usuarios.
El "signum equitum" de El Otero (Rueda de Pisuerga, Palencia) y los "signa equitum" de la Cantabria Histórica
Authors: Martínez Velasco Antxoka , Fernández Agüero Leopoldo
Published: August 2018

Se da a conocer un nuevo signum equitum hallado en el poblado fortificado de El Otero (Rueda de Pisuerga, Palencia) y su hallazgo se suma a los ya conocidos dentro de la Cantabria Histórica. El estudio pormenorizado de todos los ejemplares conocidos en esa área permite distinguir un nuevo grupo de signa equitum propiamente cántabro. Estos objetos se emplearían presumiblemente como remates de cetros o bastones de mando y cumplirían la función distintiva de pertenencia a un grupo o clase social, la de los equites.
Lo que la cerámica esconde: continuidad y cambio social a finales del Bronce y comienzos de la Edad del Hierro en el castro de las Cogotas (Cardeñosa, Ávila)Lo que la cerámica esconde: continuidad y cambio social a finales del Bronce y comienzos de la Eda
Authors: Padilla Fernández Juan Jesús , Dorado Alejos Alberto
Published: August 2018

El presente trabajo expone ciertas reflexiones sobre la producción cerámica del Castro de Las Cogotas (Cardeñosa, Ávila) durante el paso de la Edad del Bronce a la Edad del Hierro. A través de la cerámica, entendida ésta como un elemento revelador para la interpretación de comunidades pasadas, y por tanto, capaz de suplir las carencias presumibles del registro, ha sido posible identificar una relación estrecha entre los conjuntos de Cogotas I y Cogotas II. La identificación manifiesta de permanencias y cambios tecnológicos adoptados en torno al savoir faire cerámico, evidencia, entre otras cosas, la ausencia en el yacimiento abulense de facies intermedias y la coexistencia en el modo de hacer de modelos de aprendizaje verticales y horizontales. Se trata, sin duda, de pruebas fehacientes de la complejidad ontológica meseteña dentro de un periodo considerado habitualmente de tránsito
Alfarería y metalurgia en el Suroeste de la Península Ibérica durante el III Milenio A.N.E.: elecciones tecnológicas en la manufactura de instrumentos cerámicos vinculados al proceso metalúrgico
Authors: Inácio Nuno , Nocete Francisco , Nieto José Miguel , Rodríguez Bayona Moisés
Published: August 2018

En este trabajo se evalúan las primeras etapas metalúrgicas del Suroeste de la Península Ibérica desde una nueva perspectiva teórica y metodológica: los procesos tecnológicos empleados en la manufactura de instrumentos cerámicos vinculados a la metalurgia. De esta forma se pretende analizar el grado de interacción entre la actividad alfarera y la metalúrgica, y de qué manera la introducción de esta última influenció los modos de fabricar vasijas cerámicas. En este sentido, mediante el análisis arqueométrico de crisoles, toberas y vasijas de reducción documentadas en tres contextos arqueológicos del III Milenio A.N.E. (Cabezo Juré, La Junta y Valencina de la Concepción), se explora el concepto de elección tecnológica como marco teórico, focalizando el estudio de las primeras fases del proceso de fabricación de estos instrumentos cerámicos. Los resultados aportados ponen de manifiesto la existencia de diferencias significativas en los procesos tecnológicos empleados en la manufactura de las diferentes vasijas metalúrgicas, principalmente cuando las comparamos con los recipientes de carácter doméstico.
Etnoarqueología y arte rupestre: potencial, perspectivas y ética
Authors: Domingo Inés , Smith Claire , May S.K.
Published: August 2018

Este artículo reflexiona de manera crítica sobre el potencial de la investigación etnoarqueológica para contribuir a la comprensión de los procesos de creación y el uso del arte rupestre. A diferencia de la mayor parte de los estudios arqueológicos, centrados en el estudio de materiales y objetos separados de sus autores desde hace mucho tiempo, la investigación etnoarqueológica implica trabajar con personas y restos contemporáneos y requiere una atención a sensibilidades culturales que pueden ser notablemente distintas a las del investigador. Por ello, también reflexionaremos sobre las implicaciones éticas y metodológicas de este tipo de investigación, que a nuestro juicio pueden resultar particularmente relevantes para los investigadores españoles, dada la falta de formación etnoarqueológica de las universidades españolas. Las reflexiones presentadas en este artículo son fruto de una larga experiencia colaborando y aprendiendo de los Ancianos y de los artistas de varias comunidades Aborígenes situadas en el oeste de la Tierra de Arnhem y en la región de Barunga (Territorio del Norte, Australia).
Cerámica, prácticas técnicas y estructura social mapuche: un caso de dinamismo cultural
Authors: García Rosselló Jaume
Published: August 2018

La práctica alfarera mapuche se caracteriza por su alto dinamismo, un fenómeno que ha caracterizado los sistemas de fabricación en la zona desde el siglo XIX. Siguiendo las propuestas de Pierre Lemonnier sobre la representación tecnológica de las estructuras que interactúan en los sistemas técnicos, se analiza el dinamismo documentado en las prácticas técnicas alfareras en tres niveles: la escala interna, como transversalidad tecnológica y en su vinculación con las dinámicas sociales. Como conclusión se plantea que este dinamismo está reflejado de múltiples formas y en diferentes ámbitos, siendo una característica intrínseca del propio grupo que, por ello, afecta a todas las esferas de la sociedad.
Cuerpo, cultura material y género entre los Gumuz y Dats’in (Etiopía)
Authors: Hernando Almudena
Published: August 2018

En este texto se intentan analizar algunos de los mecanismos a través de los que se construye la “doble subalternidad” de las mujeres (respecto a los hombres de su grupo, y la del grupo respecto a grupos vecinos) en dos sociedades orales que viven en la zona de Metema, en el noroeste de Etiopía, junto a la frontera con Sudán: los Gumuz y los Dats’in. Se sostiene que la subalternidad se asocia a formas de identidad relacional, y que ésta se construye a través del cuerpo y la cultura material, por lo que cabe esperar: 1) que existan elementos de cultura material y marcas corporales que puedan identificarse como “tecnologías del yo”, y 2) que esos elementos corporales y materiales aparezcan tanto en hombres como en mujeres, pero que dupliquen o intensifiquen su presencia en el caso de las últimas. Tras desarrollar brevemente el concepto de “identidad relacional” y de situar a Gumuz y Dats’in en sus respectivos contextos históricos, el texto se centrará en el análisis del papel que juegan las cuentas de colores y la inscripción del grupo el cuerpo de las mujeres.
El poblamiento de La Gavia en el contexto del final de la Edad del Hierro en la Comunidad de Madrid. Actuaciones arqueológicas en La Gavia III
Authors: Urbina Martínez Dionisio , Morín de Pablos Jorge
Published: August 2018

Presentamos un avance de las excavaciones arqueológicas realizadas en el asentamiento La Gavia III. Este lugar estuvo habitado desde finales del siglo III-inicios del II a mediados del siglo I a.C. Se localiza en la vega del río Manzanares a los pies del cerro de La Gavia, en donde se excavó un recinto amurallado de la misma época en 1999. Los hallazgos aportan un modelo poco conocido sobre la transformación del espacio en torno al poblado fortificado en los últimos siglos anteriores a nuestra Era.
Respuestas sindicales ante el desafío de la empresa-red: sector petroquímico y nuclear
Authors: Lafuente Hernández Sara , Jamar David , Martínez Esteban
Published: August 2018

El modelo de empresa-red constituye un desafío para los sistemas de relaciones laborales. Dicho modelo cuestiona el papel de las instituciones colectivas de trabajo, concebidas históricamente en el marco de una organización integrada verticalmente según el modelo fordista. En efecto, la empresa dispersa o el recurso a la subcontratación son contextos cada vez más habituales, en los cuales la organización del trabajo se encuentra disociada de la empresa en sentido jurídico y patrimonial, y donde se establecen relaciones de trabajo triangulares de facto entre empresa principal, empresa de servicios y trabajadores. La búsqueda de respuestas a esta problemática apunta a la reconstrucción de solidaridades entre los trabajadores, pasando por la acción de los representantes de los trabajadores. A partir de un estudio de casos llevado a cabo en dos industrias de flujo, la industria nuclear y la petroquímica, este artículo se propone analizar los efectos de la triangulación de la relación salarial a nivel de planta, y dos procesos experimentales de organización sindical y de negociación colectiva territorial que buscan dar respuesta a la problemática de la subcontratación. El artículo analiza los resultados y límites de dichas experiencias para reconstruir una “comunidad de trabajo” inclusiva de los trabajadores subcontratistas.
Parents Perspective toward Implementing Pivotal Response Treatment in Natural Environment to Enhance Social Communication and Sensory Processing of Children with Autism
Authors: Alshirawi Mariam , Alzayer Rehab , AlNajjar Salman Baqer
Published: August 2018

Parents of children with autism face many challenges while raising such a child due to behavioral, social, and sensory related characteristics. Qualitative focus group methodology was used to examine the effects of providing Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT) intervention in the natural environmental activity of horseback riding on improving social communication, and sensory processing of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The purpose of this qualitative study was to describe parents’ perceptions of how this intervention affects the lives of their children at home and across various natural settings. Key influences included (a) eye contact and joint attention, (b) peers and adults’ interaction, (c) verbal and non-verbal communication, (d) behavior management, (e) eating and sleeping organized patterns, and (f) self-stimulatory behaviors. These elements were discussed across all parents who participated in the study. However, specific experiences and outcomes varied across the critical influences mentioned above.
Flourishing EFL Learner’s Goal Setting and Self-regulation by Positive Psychology Intervention
Authors: Samieh Noori, , Mohsen Ashrafganjoe,
Published: August 2018

This quasi-experimental study aimed at addressing the impact of Positive Psychology (PP) on Goal Setting (GS) and Self-regulating (SR) of EFL learners in an English institute located in Kerman. In so doing, the study utilized an experimental design with 20 participants, in two groups totaling 9 male and 11 female, students, and aged 19 to 34. In accordance with Dornyei (2007) cluster sampling, all intermediate EFL students (20 intermediate EFL students) in the institute, were selected to participate. The pretest showed that all the participants were homogenous with regard to their proficiency level as well as their goal setting and self-regulation. Data was collected over two months using the goal setting and self-regulation questionnaires developed by Erickson et al. (2015) before and after one term. The results of the post-test revealed that PP had a positive and significant impact on these learners’ goal setting and self-regulating. The findings from this research suggest positive psychology offers an effective path towards understanding, managing and successfully self-regulating and setting goals for ESL students.
Effects of exercise on cancer related fatigue in adults: A literature review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Authors: Vijayakumar Suma , Kim Mi-Yeon , Chan Eric , Allam Ayman
Published: August 2018

Cancer related fatigue (CRF) is one among the common distressing symptoms experienced by cancer patients. Evidence showed that exercise interventions are effective in decreasing CRF. This review is to evaluate the evidence of the effectiveness of exercise interventions on CRF among adults with varied types of cancer in all phases of the cancer trajectory. A literature review with meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) was conducted. The results of RCTs (n = 20) that examined the effects of exercise on CRF were combined using two approaches: meta-analysis (n = 18) and summative analysis (n = 2). A summary effects size of the standardized mean difference (SMD) with 95% confidence intervals was calculated using random effects model and heterogeneity was assessed with the I2 statistic. The results showed overall, a small but significant decrease in the level of CRF (SMD, -0.32; 95% CI, -0.51 to -0.12; p = .002) was observed following exercise intervention. Subgroup analyses showed that both mixed modes (combination of resistance and aerobic exercises) and aerobic exercises were effective in significantly reducing CRF (p = .033; p = .046 respectively). The results indicated substantial heterogeneity between studies (I2 = 79%; p ≤ .0001). Summative analysis also suggested that exercise may be effective in reducing CRF. In conclusion, both resistance and aerobic exercises may be effective in decreasing CRF in adult patients. The result needs to be interpreted with caution due to considerable between-study heterogeneity.
The Impact of Applying the Blue Ocean Strategy on the Achievement of a Competitive Advantage: A Field Study Conducted in the Jordanian Telecommunication Companies
Authors: Ali Al Qudah Mohammad , Hashem Tareq N.
Published: August 2018

The present study aimed to identify the impact of applying the blue ocean strategy on the achievement of a competitive advantage in the Jordanian telecommunication companies. In order to achieve the study’s objectives, the descriptive analytical approach was adopted and a questionnaire was developed. After that, the questionnaire forms were distributed to the selected sample. The sample consists of one hundred (100) administrators working in Jordanian telecommunication companies. The researchers used descriptive statistical methods, as well as, linear regression analysis, that were done to test the study’s hypotheses and analyze the collected data. Several results were concluded. For instance, it was concluded that the blue ocean strategy dimensions are highly applied. It was also found that the elimination process significantly affects the achievement of a competitive advantage. It was also found that the reduction process significantly affects the achievement of a competitive advantage. In addition, it was found that the increasing process significantly affects the achievement of a competitive advantage. It was found that the innovation process significantly affects the achievement of a competitive advantage. In the light of the aforementioned results, several recommendations were suggested by the researchers. For instance, the researchers recommend providing customers with service guarantees by the Jordanian telecommunication companies. In addition, the researchers recommend overcoming the obstacles that hinder the application of the blue ocean strategy by the senior management. The researchers recommend utilizing the blue ocean strategy by companies and avoiding negative competition. The researchers also recommend making significant strategic changes in an ongoing manner. Such changes should be provided with support by the board of directors.
Degree of Internationalization, Staff Localization and Bank’s Overseas Performance: Evidence from China's Top Four Banks
Authors: Xiong Li , Xu Ke , Hu Cong , He Xiaojuan
Published: August 2018

In international expansion, staff localization helps Chinese commercial banks to provide services to meet local needs. This paper explores the mediation effect of staff localization and refines the measurement of bank’s overseas performance, to reveal the transmit channel of how the degree of internationalization (DOI) affects bank’s overseas performance. With data from 2009 to 2015 of China’s top five banks as the sample to build a panel data model, the result suggests that staff localization fully mediates the relationship between DOI and bank’s overseas performance, and DOI exercises positive effect on the overseas performance of intermediary business, but no significant effect on the overseas performance of deposit/loan business. Implications and suggestions for bank’s overseas practice are discussed.
Whether the Innovation Policy Will Really Improve Enterprise’s Innovation Performance— Mediating Role of Ambidextrous Learning
Authors: Dongling Wang , Lam Kelvin C.K.
Published: August 2018

As the scope embodiment of public policy in specific fields, the government innovation policy is essentially a system arrangement and rule design and it plays an external guidance and incentive effect on the enterprises’ innovation activities. Whether the innovation policy will really promote the improvement of enterprises’ innovation performance and how it is realized have not reached the conclusion among theorists. As such the aim of this research is to test the relationships between innovation policy and enterprises’ innovation performance with the aim of contributing to help the government adjust policies and improve the innovation performance of enterprises. Based on the data of high-tech enterprises in Shandong Province in 2017, this paper studied the impact mechanism of innovation policy on enterprise innovation performance through regression analysis. The paper found that the innovation policy has a significant impact on enterprise innovation performance, and the ambidextrous learning plays a mediating role in this process.
Assessing the Quality of E-Services Software Using Artificial Intelligent Techniques
Authors: Rababah Osama Mohammad
Published: August 2018

Computer applications, termed e-services, are being developed to offer efficient access to services, by electronic means. Quality of e-service is one of the major aspects that play a key role in the success or failure of online organizations. It improves the competitive advantages and mends the relations with clients and increases their gratifications. E-services are becoming progressively pervasive, and this development has been supplemented by augmented professional interest in measuring and handling online service quality. This interest is also echoed in a large number of academic studies. In spite of this, there is a slight agreement about the dimensions and antecedents of perceived e-service quality. Assessing e-service quality come to be industry or context dependent in which, it may raise problems to create a global measure. To tackle this issue, several website quality models have been established, with a congruently huge literature. This paper provides a review of this literature as well as recommends a new vision to develop measurement scales for e-service quality based on artificial intelligent technique.
A Universal Digital Library Based on Unimpeded Access (and Some Proposals Based on Information Ethics)
Authors: Bouchagiar George
Published: August 2018

Massive amounts of digital information, ready to be shared without any restrictions, could mean that what we are dealing with today is a universal collection of all knowledge that is freely available to everyone. However, information is consumed as a commodity and is, thus, locked up behind pay-walls set up by firms. But knowledge should not be privatized and information should be used as a tool to achieve goals of benevolence. This paper examines whether we have the technologies to move towards an ideal direction, where a Universal Digital Library would be introduced to ensure unimpeded access to the sum of all knowledge. It points out that there are both the necessary technologies and models to achieve this, albeit legal obstacles prevent people from accessing knowledge. This renders the scenario of the above imaginary library a utopia. So, more realistic approaches are discussed to support that current libraries, whether physical or digital, can very well perform their role as equalizers of access to knowledge. Finally, conclusions are drawn and optimistic scenarios are submitted to argue that law could someday make such universal-library-utopia come true.
A eletrodinâmica de Weber e seus desenvolvimentos recentes
Authors: Assis André Koch Torres
Published: August 2018

We show how Maxwell's equations can be derived from Weber's electrodynamics Ampere's force between current elements can also be derived from it. We discuss experiments related to Ampere's force and to the existence or not of an electric field outside a dc current carrying wire. Finally we avalyse recent theoretical developments in Weber's electrodynamics introduction of the retarded time and the existence of terms of third and higher orders of v2/c2 in a generalized Weber's force.
Consumo de frutos de Prunus sellowii Koehne (Rosaceae) por aves em um fragmento florestal em Jundiái, SP
Authors: Masteguin Maria Aparecida , Figueiredo Rodolfo Antônio de
Published: August 2018

Ecological aspects of animal and plant species which occur in forest fragments are poorly known. This study intended to characterize the guild of bird species visiting a Prunus sellowii Koehne showing mature fruits. A great number of individuals consumed the fruits, but only 5 species (3 genera) of birds were recorded. The activity of these birds is important to disseminate seeds of the plant to other forest remnants and to areas modified by humans.
Anatomia da madeira do Angico Branco, Albizia austrobrasilica Burk.
Authors: Marchiori José Newton Cardoso
Published: August 2018

The wood anatomy of Albizia austrobrasilica Burk. is described and photomicrographs of its structure are furnished.Very short vascular elements, simple perforation plates, paratracheal axial parenchyma, homogeneous rays and libriform fibres, are the most important features in the wood anatomy. These aspects are common among the Leguminosae and indicate a high level of wood specialization. Septated fibres, vestured pits and the absence of any kind of storied arrangement of cells (ripple marks), are also important to the identification of this wood.
LEI DE ACESSO À INFORMAÇÃO: ANÁLISE DAS SOLICITAÇÕES NO MUNICÍPIO DE SANTO ÂNGELO/RS
Authors: Santos Daiani Mello dos , Pretto Diego
Published: August 2018

O trabalho analisa a Lei nº. 12.527 de 18 de novembro de 2011, denominada Lei de Acesso à Informação, criada com o objetivo de regulamentar o direito de acesso à informação, previsto no artigo 5º, XXXIII, da Constituição Federal. Tal conduta gera uma colisão entre dois direitos fundamentais previstos na Constituição Federal: o direito à informação e o direito à proteção da intimidade, vida privada, honra e imagem, previsto no inciso X do mesmo dispositivo. Com base nesta discussão, traçou-se como objetivos: (i) examinar a Lei de Acesso à Informação nº. 12.527 de 2011 e o artigo 5º da Constituição Federal de 1988 visando entender o conflito gerado e (ii) analisar as informações referentes à Lei de Acesso à Informação no município de Santo Ângelo, no período de maio de 2012 a maio de 2014. Para atingir esse objetivo foi aplicado questionário semiestruturado na Prefeitura Municipal. Os resultados permitiram observar que, no ano de 2012, houve maior demanda por solicitações, sendo que a maioria foi realizada pelo site da Prefeitura; em relação às secretarias, as que receberam maiores questionamentos foram as de Administração, Geral, de Habitação, da Fazenda e de Obras.
El trasfondo cristiano en la “Utopía” de Tomás Moro
Authors: Huerta Rodríguez Jesús Caos
Published: August 2018

El presente trabajo intenta mostrar la posible influencia de la tradición bíblica textual sobre el pensamiento de Tomás Moro. De manera específica son dos las áreas que se exploran: la idea de la comunidad de bienes y la imaginación profética. Ambas nociones, aunque de alguna manera se encuentra presentes en la tradición clásica griega, adquieren su concreción en determinados textos bíblicos. A partir de ello se concluye que, en realidad, únicamente el trasfondo cristiano, a través de sus textos, tiene el alcance para alentar el fundamento sobre el cual se construye el pensamiento utópico de Moro. Así, aunque es indudable que el elemento griego subyace bajo las principales ideas de Utopia, los textos bíblicos son un cauce primordial que alimenta su obra.This paper focuses on presenting the influence of a textual-biblical tradition on Thomas More’s thinking. Especially, this paper explores two different areas: the idea of commonwealth, and prophetic imagination. Both concepts, though present in classical Greek tradition, gain meaning in specific biblical texts. For that reason, it is concluded that the Christian background, through its founding texts, has primordial relevance to ideas which More’s utopic thinking is built. Therefore, although there is no doubt that this Greek element lies behind Utopia’s main ideas, it is clear that biblical texts are a main source for More’s work.
“Claire d’Albe” (1799) de Mme Cottin y la traducción al español de 1822
Authors: Martínez Ojeda Beatriz
Published: August 2018

Sophie Cottin fue una novelista francesa que destacó con luz propia entre la pléyade de narradoras de finales del xviii. Considerada por la crítica literaria, junto a Mme de Genlis, como la creadora en Francia de la novela histórica, sus relatos serán una especie de oasis en el desierto literario que se extiende desde los inicios de la Revolución hasta finales del Primer Imperio. Claire d’Albe es un relato imbuido del sentimentalismo fúnebre que preludia el Romanticismo. Los personajes femeninos que en ésta se describen hacen gala de innumerables virtudes morales que en la mente del lector evocarán a los de la Nouvelle Héloise de Rousseau. En esta obra de Cottin se narra la historia de una joven atrapada en un triángulo amoroso, quien se debate entre someterse a la virtud o sucumbir a una pasión desenfrenada, argumento que deja entrever el carácter preeminentemente aleccionador de la novela. El objetivo principal de este trabajo es llevar a cabo un análisis de la novela francesa Claire d’Albe, tras el que se abordará el estudio de la versión española de la obra, publicada de forma anónima en el año 1822 con el título de Clara de Alba. Novelita en cartas.Sophie Cottin was a French novelist who set above her female writer peers in the late 18th century. Literary criticism has named her, along with Mme de Genlis, as the engenderer of the historical novel in France. Cottin’s body of literary works can be regarded as a visage amid the literary desert that ranges from the very beginning of the French Revolution to the fall of the First Empire. Claire d’Albe is a novel imbibed with a melancholy and sentimental touch that foreshadows Romanticism. In like fashion, its female characters are tinged with myriad moral virtues the reader can easily acknowledge in Rousseau’s Nouvelle Héloise. In particular, Cottin’s novel tells the story of a young lady caught in a love triangle. She is constantly at war with herself when it comes down to virtue or to surrendering to unbridled passions, an inner conflict which in essence reflects the didactic tone breathed throughout the novel. The primary objective of this study is to carry out an overall analysis of Claire d’Albe and to study in depth the novel’s translated version into Spanish, entitled Clara de Alba. Novelita en cartas and published anonymously in 1822.
Cassandra (Gnecchi/Illica, 1905): una ópera en la sombra
Authors: Vargas Novoa Teresa
Published: August 2018

Análisis literario de la ópera Cassandra (1905), obra de Luigi Illica, como autor de libreto, y de Vittorio Gnecchi, de la partitura. El estudio se enmarca en el ámbito de de la Recepción Clásica.Literary analysis of the opera Cassandra, work of Luigi Illica as libretist and Vittorio Gnecchi as composer. The study belongs to the field of the Classical Reception.
Dictamen del Consejo consultivo de la Generalidad de Cataluña
Authors: Teoría y realidad Constitucional --
Published: August 2018

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“No coração, minha terra, no coração do Brasil”: Tocantins, discursos identitários, canções
Authors:   Universidade Federal do Tocantins, Oliveira Heitor Martins
Published: August 2018

As canções regionalistas são uma modalidade privilegiada de produção (ou reprodução) simbólica de discursos identitários no Tocantins, estado brasileiro criado em 1989. Revisão de estudos sobre identidade cultural tocantinense, entrevistas com ouvintes qualificados e análise de fonogramas fundamentam uma discussão do processo de trocas e significações relacionadas à inserção deste repertório na dinâmica cultural de negociação simbólica de identidades. As tensões e contradições resultantes podem ser sintetizadas em dois polos: de um lado, o território da política, alinhado à legitimação de autonomia administrativa e de poder; de outro lado, a política do território, em que a ideia de identidade surge como expressão de experiências culturais compartilhadas.
Cytotoxicity evaluation of chlorhexidine gluconate on human fibroblasts, myoblasts, and osteoblasts
Authors: Liu James X. , Werner Jordan , Kirsch Thorsten , Zuckerman Joseph D. , Virk Mandeep S.
Published: August 2018

Abstract. Introduction: Chlorhexidine gluconate (CHX) is widely used as a preoperative surgical skin-preparation solution and intra-wound irrigation agent, with excellent efficacy against wide variety of bacteria. The cytotoxic effect of CHX on local proliferating cells following orthopaedic procedures is largely undescribed. Our aim was to investigate the in vitro effects of CHX on primary fibroblasts, myoblasts, and osteoblasts.Methods: Cells were exposed to CHX dilutions (0%, 0.002%, 0.02%, 0.2%, and 2%) for either a 1, 2, or 3-minute duration. Cell survival was measured using a cytotoxicity assay (Cell Counting Kit-8). Cell migration was measured using a scratch assay: a “scratch” was made in a cell monolayer following CHX exposure, and time to closure of the scratch was measured.Results: All cells exposed to CHX dilutions of ≥ 0.02% for any exposure duration had cell survival rates of less than 6% relative to untreated controls (p < 0.001). Cells exposed to CHX dilution of 0.002% all had significantly lower survival rates relative to control (p < 0.01) with the exception of 1-minute exposure to fibroblasts, which showed 96.4% cell survival (p = 0.78). Scratch defect closure was seen in < 24 hours in all control conditions. However, cells exposed to CHX dilutions ≥ 0.02% had scratch defects that remained open indefinitely.Conclusions: The clinically used concentration of CHX (2%) permanently halts cell migration and significantly reduces survival of in vitro fibroblasts, myoblasts, and osteoblasts. Further in vivo studies are required to examine and optimize CHX safety and efficacy when applied near open incisions or intra-wound application.
PELATIHAN ASUHAN KEPERAWATAN PEKA BUDAYA EFEKTIF MENINGKATKAN KOMPETENSI KULTURAL PERAWAT
Authors: Novieastari Enie , Gunawijaya Jajang , Indracahyani Agustin
Published: August 2018

Seorang perawat dituntut untuk memiliki kompetensi kultural sehingga memiliki kepekaan terhadap kebutuhan budaya pasien. Artikel ini bertujuan untuk memberikan gambaran peningkatan kompetensi kultural perawat yang masih rendah melalui program Pelatihan Asuhan Keperawatan Peka Budaya pada Pasien dengan Gangguan Respirasi. Desain yang digunakan adalah quasi eksperimen dengan pre dan post test tanpa kelompok kontrol. Program pelatihan ini berlangsung selama 4 minggu melibatkan 93 orang perawat pelaksana dan manajer asuhan keperawatan di sebuah rumah sakit di Jakarta Timur yang dipilih secara purposif. Instrumen kompetensi kultural yang digunakan adalah instrumen yang dikembangkan oleh peneliti pada penelitian sebelumnya. Hasil pengukuran kompetensi kultural perawat sebelum dan setelah pelatihan menunjukkan perbedaan yang bermakna. Kompetensi kultural ditinjau dari aspek  pengetahuan budaya memiliki nilai p< 0,001 (α= 0,05), dari sikap budaya nilai p< 0,01 (α= 0,05),  dan dari aspek keterampilan budaya nilai p< 0,001 (α= 0,05). Kesimpulan yang dapat diambil adalah bahwa kegiatan Pelatihan Asuhan Keperawatan Peka Budaya efektif meningkatkan kompetensi kultural perawat dalam memberikan asuhan keperawatan. Rekomendasi untuk kegiatan selanjutnya adalah perlunya mensosialisasikan model Asuhan Keperawatan Peka Budaya yang digunakan dalam pelatihan ini kepada seluruh perawat agar dapat diterapkan kepada seluruh pasien dengan berbagai gangguan kesehatan. Kata kunci: kompetensi budaya, pelatihan perawat, asuhan keperawatan, peka budaya ABSTRACT Culturally-sensitive nursing care trainings effectively improve nurses’ cultural competency. Nurses are required to have cultural competency in order to provide culturally sensitive nursing care for their patients. The purpose of this study was to improve nurse cultural competences through A Training Program of Culturally Sensitive Nursing Care for Patients with Respiratory Health Problems. The study utilized quasi-experiments design without control. The four-week training program was organized involving 93 nurses at Persahabatan Hospital Jakarta who were selected using purposive sampling. The nurse cultural competency instruments modified by the author from her previous work was used. The results of this study showed that after the training program, the nurse cultural competency increased significantly (p< 0.001 for cultural knowledge, p= 0.003 for cultural attitude, and p< 0.001 for cultural skills). It was found that the training program was effective to increase every aspect of nurse cultural competency. In conclusion, the nursing care training program was effective to increase nurse’s cultural competency. Further programs are needed to improve the program outreach for all nurses and to be applied to the patients with a variety of health problems. Keywords: cultural competency, nurses training, culturally sensitive, nursing care
Distribution ofPorphyromonas gingivalis fimAandmfa1fimbrial genotypes in subgingival plaques
Authors: Nagano Keiji , Hasegawa Yoshiaki , Iijima Yura , Kikuchi Takeshi , Mitani Akio
Published: August 2018

Background

Strains of periodontal disease-associated bacteriumPorphyromonas gingivalishave different pathogenicity, which can be attributed to clonal genetic diversity.P. gingivalistypically expresses two types of fimbriae, FimA and Mfa1, which comprise six (I, Ib, II, III, IV, and V) and two (mfa53andmfa70) genotypes, respectively. This study was conducted to investigate the distribution of the two fimbrial genotypes ofP. gingivalisin clinical specimens.

Methods

Subgingival plaques were collected from 100 participants during periodontal maintenance therapy and examined forP. gingivalisfimbrial genotypes by direct polymerase chain reaction and/or DNA sequencing. We also analyzed the relationship between fimbrial genotypes and clinical parameters of periodontitis recorded at the first medical examination.

Results

Both fimbrial types could be detected in 63 out of 100 samples; among them,fimAgenotype II was found in 33 samples (52.4%), in which themfa70genotype was 1.75 times more prevalent thanmfa53. The total detection rate offimAgenotypes I and Ib was 38.1%; in these samples, the twomfa1genotypes were observed at a comparable frequency. In two samples positive forfimAIII (3.2%), onlymfa53was detected, whereas in four samples positive forfimAIV (6.3%), the twomfa1genotypes were equally represented, and none offimAV-positive samples defined themfa1genotype. No associations were found between clinical parameters and fimbrial subtype combinations.

Discussion

BothP. gingivalisfimbrial types were detected at various ratios in subgingival plaques, and a tendency forfimAandmfa1genotype combinations was observed. However, there was no association betweenP. gingivalisfimbrial genotypes and periodontitis severity.
The Problem with “Community” in the Mental Health Field
Authors: Frederick Tyler , Tarasoff Lesley A. , Voronka Jijian , Costa Lucy , Kidd Sean
Published: August 2018

The concept of “community” is ubiquitous in mental health policy, research, and practice in Canada; however, its meaning is rarely defined. In this paper, we consider the positioning of “community” within the Canadian historical and political mental health context and reveal that it contrasts with the lived experiences of people with psychiatric disabilities. We argue that mental health policy, research, and practice should move away from the term community in favour of a framework that addresses basic needs, disability justice, intersecting social identities, and the structural forces that impact the lives of people with psychiatric disabilities as they “recover” in settings outside of hospital.
Mental Health and Primary Care: Contributing to Mental Health System Transformation in Canada
Authors: Kates Nick
Published: August 2018

For 20 years mental health and primary care providers across Canada have been working collaboratively together to improve access to care, provider skills, and patient experience. The new strategic plan of the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) offers many opportunities for collaborative care to play a role in the transformation of Canada’s mental health systems. To assist the plan, this paper presents principles underlying successful projects and ways that mental health and primary care services can work together more collaboratively, including integrating mental health providers in primary care. It integrates these concepts into a Canadian Model for Collaborative Mental Health Care that can guide future expansion of these approaches, and suggests ways in which better collaboration can address wider issues facing all of Canada’s health care systems.
Trends Associated with Open Versus Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair
Authors: Day Molly A. , Westermann Robert W. , Bedard Nicholas A. , Glass Natalie A. , Wolf Brian R.
Published: August 2018

Background

Rotator cuff (RTC) repair is performed using open/mini-open or arthroscopic procedures, and the use of arthroscopic techniques is increasing. The extent to which surgery has transitioned from open to arthroscopic techniques has yet to be elucidated.

Questions/Purposes

The purpose of this study was to evaluate trends in open and arthroscopic rotator cuff repair in the USA and describe tendencies in treatment across gender, age, and geographic region. We hypothesized that surgeons would be more likely to perform arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, with similar trends across the USA.

Methods

A retrospective review of a comprehensive national insurance database (Humana) was performed using the PearlDiver software for all patients who underwent RTC repair between January 2007 and June 2015. Patients were identified by Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes. χ 2 tests evaluated the proportion of arthroscopic surgeries by gender and geographic region; logistic regression analysis assessed differences from 2007 to 2015.

Results

In the study period, 54, 740 patients underwent RTC repair (68% arthroscopic, 52% male), with the highest frequency of RTC repair in patients between 65 and 69 years old. The proportion of open RTC repair increased with increasing patient age, with no significant difference between men and women. The proportion of arthroscopic RTC surgeries increased from 56.9% in 2007 to 75.1% in 2015. The overall trend was 188% increase in total RTC repairs. Arthroscopic repair was more frequent than open repair in all US regions, with the highest proportion in the South.

Conclusion

Arthroscopic RTC surgery predominates and continues to rise. With increasing patient age, there was an increase in the proportion of open repair. The majority of RTC repairs were performed in patients between 65 and 69 years of age.
2018 Summerev tackles heterogeneity
Authors: Brookes Kenneth J.A.
Published: August 2018

Unlike typical technical conferences, the successful EuroHM (EPMA Hard Materials Group) ‘review seminars’, termed ‘Summerevs’ or ‘Wintererevs’ according to the time of year, are designed as much for discussion as for presentations. Each event has a theme and for the obvious reason is termed Summerev when hosted during the summer in northern Europe and Winterev, in winter, when in the south.

Presentations tend to be of particularly high standard, though never published as formal proceedings. However, discussion by those attending may well lead to expanded or revised versions appearing at major conferences in following months and years.
International Investment Law as International Law: Russian and Western Approaches
Authors: Labin Dmitry K. , Soloveva Alena V.
Published: August 2018

No Western publication on international investment law (IIL) has ever specifically undertaken a comparative study of Russian and Western doctrines of IIL. Although Russian scholars often contrast Western and Russian approaches to international law, scholars in the West mostly proceed without any discussion of Russian practice and perspectives. To fill this gap, this essay introduces the Russian approach to IIL and contrasts it with its Western counterpart. In particular, we show that the Russian approach focuses far more extensively on the nature and categorization of IIL and treats IIL primarily as private international law rather than public international law. The distinctive Russian approach has practical relevance for states and scholars, in part because it helps to explain why Russia has resisted efforts to reform investor-state dispute settlement.
Breaking the BIT Mold: Brazil's Pioneering Approach to Investment Agreements
Authors: Choer Moraes Henrique , Hees Felipe
Published: August 2018

Brazil only recently joined the collection of states that have adopted international investment agreements (IIAs), but in doing so it developed a noteworthy approach in the form of the Cooperation and Facilitation Investment Agreement (CFIA). In this essay, we explore the characteristics and merits of this particular treaty model, making three points: First, the CFIA exhibits unique features that set it apart from traditional bilateral investment treaties (BITs), including the state-to-state management of investment relations and an emphasis on investment facilitation rather than investment protection. Second, the CFIA displays a degree of “interoperability” that has made it possible for Brazilian partners to sign these agreements while simultaneously holding BIT portfolios, despite significant differences between the two approaches. Finally, one of the CFIA's key features—that of investment facilitation—is a promising basis for reform in multilateral settings such as the World Trade Organization (WTO). In short, we believe that the CFIA offers an innovative and attractive option for states looking to supplement or revise traditional BITs, both bilaterally and multilaterally.