bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Bütünleşik Kurumsal İletişimin Bir Unsuru Olarak Çerçeveleme
Authors: SAVAŞ Sezgin
Published: June 2018

Bu çalışmanın amacı, literatürde oldukça ihmal edilmiş bir konu olan ‘bütünleşikkurumsal iletişim açısından çerçeveleme teorisinin ne ifade ettiğini’ ortaya çıkarmaktır.Çalışmanın ilk aşamasında bütünleşik kurumsal iletişim düşüncesi açıklanırken,ikinci aşamada, daha çok haber araştırmalarında kullanılan çerçeveleme teorisininbütünleşik kurumsal iletişim içerisinde nasıl yer alması gerektiği tartışılmıştır. Literatürtaraması sonucunda elde edilen veriler ışığında, çalışmanın sonucunda, çerçevelerinkurumlar tarafından (olumlu veya olumsuz) hangi maksatlarla kullanıldığı ortayakoyulmuştur. Çerçeveleme olgusunun, kurumun kamuların gözünde konumlanmasıaçısından önemli olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Kurumların geniş çerçevelerkullanmasının modern çift yönlü iletişim anlayışıyla uyum sağladığına dikkat çekilerek,kurumların geniş çerçeveler kullanmasının bir seçim olmasından çok gereklilik olduğusaptanmıştır. Yine, buna ek olarak kurumların özellikle medya kanalları aracılığıylagenel olarak kendilerini olumlu özelliklerle bütünleşecekleri şekilde çerçeveledikleri,çerçeveleme sayesinden manipülasyonun kolaylaştığı, bir nevi hedef kitle üzerindeistenilen etkinin yaratılabilmesinin mümkün olduğu ortaya çıkarılmıştır. Buna karşın,çeşitli araştırmacıların görüşleri temel alınarak, etik değerlere bağlı kurumların, genişçerçeveler oluşturmasının hedef kitlelerinde olumlu sonuçlar ortaya çıkaracağı iddiaedilmiştir.
Evlendirme Programlarında Kamusallığın Yeniden İnşası: “Esra Erol’da Evlen Benimle” Üzerine Bir İzleyici Araştırması
Authors: ÖZSOY Duygu
Published: June 2018

Çalışmada, reality show ve talk show formatlarının karışımı melez bir tür olarakdeğerlendirilebilecek evlendirme programları bağlamında Türkiye’de kamusallığındönüşüm süreci incelenmektedir. Batı Avrupa’da ve ABD’de reality showlar üzerineyürütülen çalışmalarda ağırlıklı olarak kamusal ve özel alan dengesinin özel alanlehine bozulması konusu eksene alınır. Türkiye’de, geleneksel olarak, mahrem kabuledilen ve korunması gerektiği düşünülen konuların televizyon aracılığıyla görünürve konuşulabilir olması, programlarda temsil edilen ile var olan toplumsal gerçeklikarasında bir gerilim yaratır. Bu gerilim sonucu, evlendirme programları, Türkiye’de, birtelevizyon program türü olarak anlamını aşarak, kamusal tartışmaları geriletmektenziyade, toplumsal cinsiyet, programlarda yer alan kadınlık ve erkeklik temsilleri, aile,milliyet, din gibi kategoriler etrafında yeni bir tartışma başlatır.Çalışmada, evlendirme programları üzerine bir izleyici araştırması yapılmış veizleyicilerin kamusal alanda yaşanan dönüşüm sürecini nasıl anlamlandırdıkları ortayakonmuştur. Farklı deneyim alanlarının iç içe geçişi bir özgürlük vaadi ya da kültürel birdekadans olarak değil, gündelik hayattaki kişisel deneyimlerle televizyondaki temsillerarasında bir diyalog olarak görülmelidir.
Charlie Hebdo Saldırısının Türk ve Fransız Basınındaki Sunumu
Authors: ŞEKER Narin Tülay , YAĞIZ Deniz
Published: June 2018

İletişim araştırmalarında eleştirel yaklaşım habere ait değerlendirmelerde, haber üretimsürecinin iktidar ve güç ilişkileri tarafından belirlendiğini ve haber metninin bir söylemolduğunu kabul eder. Bu görüşten hareketle oluşturulan bu çalışmada, 07 Ocak 2015tarihinde, Fransız mizah dergisi Charlie Hebdo’ya yapılan saldırının Türk ve Fransızyazılı basında sunumu ele alınmıştır. İki ülkeye ait yazılı basından farklı siyasi görüşve ideolojilere sahip toplam 6 gazete seçilmiş, gazetelerin olayın duyurulduğu ilk güneait haberleri eleştirel söylem analizi yöntemiyle analiz edilmiştir. Analiz sonucundaelde edilen bulgular, aynı olay üzerine üretilen haberlerin, farklı gazetelerde, farklıiçerik ve sunuş biçimleriyle yer aldığını göstermiştir. Bu farklılığın gazetelerin ideolojikduruşlarından ve seslendikleri hedef kitlenin beklentilerinden kaynaklandığı sonucunavarılmıştır.
Eski(meyen) Bir Tartışma: İzleyici Metası
Authors: KIYAN Zafer
Published: June 2018

Bu çalışmanın başlıca amacı, Dallas Smythe tarafından 1970’lerin sonunda ortayaatılan ve güncelliğini koruyan “izleyici metası” tezini Marx’ın meta kavramsallaştırmasıışığında sorgulamaktır. Smythe, bu tezini geleneksel kitle iletişim araçları bağlamındageliştirmişti. Günümüzde yeni iletişim teknolojilerinin yaygınlaşması ve sermayenin yeniiletişim ortamlarını ticarileştirmeye yönelik gayretleri, “izleyici metası” tezinin yenidengündeme gelmesine yol açmıştır. Bu çalışma, “izleyici metası” tezini sınırlı bir kapsamdaçözümlemektedir. İlk olarak Smythe’nin “izleyici metası” tezi ele alınırken, iletişiminekonomi-politiğine ilişkin bir tartışma da yürütülmektedir. İkinci olarak, Smythe’nintezinin yol açtığı tartışmalar değerlendirilmektedir. Bu kapsamda, tartışmanınaktörlerinin “izleyici metası” tezine yaklaşımları, itirazları ve katkıları irdelenmektedir.Üçüncü olarak, “izleyici metası” tezi yeni iletişim teknolojileri bağlamında yapılangüncel tartışmalar ve ortaya atılan yeni kavramlar doğrultusunda ele alınmaktadır. Budoğrultuda, yeni teknolojilerin ortaya çıkardığı yeni metalaştırma süreçleri, hem aracınkendisinden kaynaklanan farklılıklar, hem de kullanıcı pratiklerindeki dönüşümlerleilişkisi temelinde ele alınmaktadır. Dördüncü ve son olarak, iletişim alanındakimetalaşma tartışmalarına katkı sağlayacağı düşüncesiyle “izleyici metası” tezi Marx’ınmeta kavramsallaştırması temelinde sorgulanmaktadır.
On Ulam stability of the second order linear differential equation
Authors: Popa Dorian , Pugna Georgiana , Rasa Ioan
Published: June 2018

We obtain a result on Ulam stability for a linear differential equation
in Banach spaces. As application we give a result on the stability of Heun’s
differential equation.
Identifying the disruptions in the sexual response cycles of women with Sexual Interest/Arousal Disorder
Authors: Jabs Faith , Brotto Lori A.
Published: June 2018

Various models have been conceptualized to explain human sexual response and sexual dysfunction. The present study used a circular model of sexual response, which distinguished between spontaneous and responsive desire, to investigate the location and number of breaks, defined as negative responses or the absence of positive responses, that occurred for women with low sexual desire. A total of 53 women who met diagnostic criteria for Sexual Interest/Arousal Disorder, and who were participating in a randomized trial of psychological treatment for low sexual desire participated (mean age=39.0 years). They were instructed to complete a sexual response cycle worksheet based on a recent sexual encounter. Conceptual content analysis was used to identify the number and location of breaks within the cycle. Women's written free responses to the different components of the sexual response cycle were also analyzed. Breaks were most often found with respect to the biological and psychological factors that impact sexual arousal. Many women also identified breaks in their sexual response cycles in the link between sexual arousal to responsive desire. Taken together, these findings provide support for the relevance and application of a circular sexual response cycle for women with low sexual desire that emphasizes the responsive nature of desire.
Out of the darkness and into the shadows: The evolution of contemporary bisexuality
Authors: Taylor Julia
Published: June 2018

Bisexuality, as we currently understand it, has evolved over the past 150 years both shaped by and shaping cultural change, scholarly endeavour and individual experience. To understand bisexuality in contemporary Western society it is essential to understand its past. This article explores the history of bisexuality within scholarly literature and social conversation by examining its progression from a largely silent past to a contemporary topic of scholarly investigation, a socio-political concept and a lived experience. With the growing awareness of poor mental health and suicidality among bisexual people in Western society, there has never been a more pressing time to examine bisexuality from its roots to its current existence with the aim of building a foundation from which academics, activists, health professionals and bisexual individuals can work together toward a more positive future where bisexuality can emerge from the shadows and be explored, understood, accepted and celebrated.
Evaluation of Cytotoxicity and Genotoxicity of Micromeria pulegium (Rochel) Benth Extract in Human Lymphocytes and Gr-M Melanoma Cells in vitro
Authors: Haverić Anja , Čakar Jasmina , Hadžić Maida , Haverić Sanin
Published: June 2018

Micromeria pulegium (Rochel) Benth. is an endemic species of Lamiacea family that includes frequently used plants in culinary and folk medicine. As cytotoxic potential of some species of Micromeria genus has been confirmed, this study aimed to test unknown antiproliferative and genotoxic potential of M. pulegium, endemic bh species, aqueous leaf extract in normal (human lymphocytes) and cancer (human melanoma GR-M) cells in order to protect small populations of native M. pulegium populations or promote its controlled micropropagation or cultivation. Cytokinesis-block micronucleus cytome assay was applied for human lymphocyte cultures, while trypan blue exclusion assay was used for evaluation of cytotoxicity in human GR-M melanoma cells. Results demonstrate no genotoxic effects up to concentration of 0.2 mg/ml in human lymphocyte in vitro but significant reduction of cell viability in human GR-M melanoma cell line cultures treated with 0.3 mg/ml of Micromeria extract.
Knowledge of Elementary Genetic Terminology Among High School Students in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Authors: Vinković Sabina , Bajrović Kasim , Pojskić Lejla
Published: June 2018

Genetics, as a science of the future, is very important part of Biology teaching. Within educational system in Bosnia and Herzegovina it is studied in limited number of clasess with a minimum of practical excercises, in both elementary and secondary schools. Limited understanding of scientific facts result in prejudices or uninformed attitudes towards novel biotechnologies that are largely based on non-reviewed and non-scientific information often incorrectly or inadequately presented in mass-media. Purpose of this research was to estimate the level of knowledge about selected topics in genetics among high school students in three Mostar high school institutions and differences in the level of knowledge between students from different high school programs – grammar school and vocational medical school. The research was conducted in 2017 among students of fourth grade of three high school institutions: ''Grammar School Mostar'', ''Medical high school Mostar'' and Medical high school ''Sestre milosrdnice''. Notable differences in knowledge level between two vocational programs are observed as well as variance in learning outcomes of the same program presented in two formal languages in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The Effect of Salicylic Acid on Response to Water Deficit in Basil
Authors: Paric Adisa , Karalija Erna
Published: June 2018

Drought-induced stress is the main limiting factor that affects growth and development in plants. In this study, the effect of exogenous application of salicylic acid (SA) on drought tolerance in basil was investigated. The analysis showed that application of SA under drought stress had significant effects on physiological and biochemical parameters, such as photosynthetic pigments content, total phenolics, flavonoids, flavanols and protein content and peroxidise activity, but had no significant effects on the morphological parameters, such as stem length, length and areaof leaves . In drought conditions, total phenolics and peroxidase activity reduced significantly, but all photosynthetic pigments, total flavonoids, flavanols and proteins increased significantly. Application of SA displayed some alleviating effects against drought induced stress through increase of plant growth, total flavonoids content and peroxidase activity.
Taflan (Prunus laurocerasus L) Yaprağı ve Çekirdeğinin Ferrotiyosiyanat Metoduyla Total Antioksidan Kapasitesinin Belirlenmesi
Authors: Çebi Ayşegül
Published: June 2018

Taflan veya karayemiş olarak da bilinen Prunus laurocerasus Karadeniz bölgesinde yaygın olarak bulunmaktadır. Ordu
ilinden 2016 Ağustos ayında yaprakları ve meyveleri toplanan P. laurocerasus bitkisinin toplam antioksidan kapasitesini
belirlemek amacıyla bu çalışma yapılmıştır. Toplanan örnekler yaprak ve meyvenin çekirdeği olmak üzere ayrılmış,
metanol ve etanol çözücüleri içerisinde çözülerek ayrı ekstraktlar elde edilmiştir. Toplam antioksidan kapasitesi
ferrotiyosiyanat metoduna göre hazırlanan ekstraktlarda 12 saatte bir olmak üzere spektrofotometrik olarak ölçülmüştür.
En yüksek inhibisyon yüzdesi metanol ekstraktları için 84. saatte gerçekleşmiştir. P. laurocerasus metanol ekstraktının
yaprağı için yüzde inhibisyon değeri 66,97, çekirdeği için 67,10 olarak belirlenmiştir. Yaprak ve çekirdeklerinin etanol
ekstraktları ise 48. saatte en yüksek yüzde inhibisyon göstererek 94,67 ve 91,06 değerlerine ulaşmışlardır. Butilen hidroksi
toluene (BHT) ve troloksun yüzde inhibisyon değerleri 48. Saatte 39,85 ve 43,81 olarak hesaplanmıştır. P. laurocerasus
yaprağı ve çekirdeğinin standart antioksidanlara göre yüksek antioksidan aktivite gösterdiği tespit edilmiştir. Ayrıca
etanol ekstraktının da metanol ekstraktına göre daha yüksek antioksidan aktivite verdiği görülmüştür. P. laurocerasus
çekirdeğinin ise yaprağına göre daha yüksek antioksidan kapasiteye sahip olduğu söylenebilir.
Şeker İkamesi Olarak Stevya Estraktı Kullanımının Keklerin Bazı Fiziksel ve Duyusal Özellikleri Üzerine Etkisi
Authors: PALAMUTOĞLU Recep , KASNAK Cemal , MORAL Beyza
Published: June 2018

Kekler tüm
dünyada farklı formülasyonlarla üretilebilen ve oldukça geniş bir tüketici
kitlesi tarafından tüketilen bir üründür. Formülasyonunda bulunan şekerin
farklı fonksiyonel özellikleri vardır. Bunun yanında enerji vermesi sebebi ile
düşük kalorili ürün geliştirme amacı ile araştırmalar gerçekleştirilmektedir.
Stevya özütü kullanımının bu tür ürünlerde meydana getireceği değişikliklere
yönelik çalışmalarda artmaktadır. Bu çalışmada keklere farklı oranlarda sıvı
stevya özütü ilavesinin bazı kalite kriterlerine etkisi incelenmiştir. Şeker miktarları
sırasıyla azaltılarak Kontrol (şeker 140 g), 
S1 (şeker 105 g, stevya 3,93 g ), S2 (şeker 70 g, stevya 7,87 g) ve
S3(şeker 35 g, stevya 11,80 g) olmak üzere 4 grup kek hazırlanmıştır.  Örneklerde yapısal ve duyusal kalite
analizleri gerçekleştirilmiştir. Yapılan duyusal analiz sonucunda belirlenen
parametrelerin ortalaması olarak en yüksek puanı S1 grubu almıştır. Yapısal
analizler sonucunda ön plana çıkan S2 gurubunun kalori değeri kontrol grubuna
göre % 11 düşüş göstermiştir.
Marmara Gölü (Manisa) ve Homa Lagünü (İzmir)’nden Yakalanan Gümüş Balığı (Atherina boyeri Risso, 1810)’nın Boy-Ağırlık İlişkisi ve Kondisyonu
Authors: İlhan Ali , İlhan Dilek
Published: June 2018

Bu çalışmada, tatlısu ve tuzlusu karakterindeki iki
farklı ortamdan yakalanan Gümüş balığının boy-ağırlık ilişkisi ve kondisyonunun belirlenmesi ve
karşılaştırılması amaçlanmıştır. Balık örnekleri, Nisan 2015 döneminde, Marmara
Gölü ve Homa Lagünü’nden tül ığrıp ile yakalanmıştır.  Marmara Gölü’nden 185 adet ve Homa Lagünü’nden
172 adet olmak üzere toplam 357 Gümüş balığı, cinsiyet farkı gözetilmeksizin
incelenmiştir. Total
boy ve ağırlık dağılımı Marmara Gölü’nde 5.6-8.2 cm ve 1.30-3.99 g, Homa Lagünü’nde ise 3.7-9.9 cm ve 0.32-6.30 g olarak belirlenmiştir.
Boy-ağırlık ilişkisi eşitlikleri Marmara Gölü için; W=0.0059L3.118 (sh(b)=0.068),
r=0.920, Homa Lagünü için; W=0.0077L2.925 (sh(b)=0.062), r=0.929
olarak hesaplanmıştır. Marmara Gölü örneklerinde pozitif allometrik, Homa
Lagünü örneklerinde ise izometrik büyüme modeli gözlenmiştir. Kondisyon faktörü
değerleri, Marmara Gölü örnekleri için 0.62-0.90, Homa Lagünü örnekleri içinse
0.38-0.94 aralığında değişim göstermiştir.
Meyve Kabuklarının Gıdalar için Antimikrobiyal Madde ve Yenilebilir Film olarak Etkinliklerinin Belirlenmesi
Authors: KILINÇ Berna , YALÇIN Hüsniye Tansel , SÜRENGİL Göknur
Published: June 2018

Meyve-sebze kabukları sağlığa çeşitli olumlu etkileri
bulunan polifenol, karotenoid gibi biyoaktif bileşenler açısından zengindir. Kabukların,
meyve-sebzelerin diğer fraksiyonlarından daha fazla biyolojik aktiviteye sahip
olmasından dolayı bunların değerlendirilmesi oldukça önemlidir. Çalışmada meyve kabuk artıklarının gıdalarda antimikrobiyal
film üretiminde kaplama materyali olarak kullanılması hedeflenmiştir. Bu amaçla limon,
portakal, kırmızı elma, yeşil elma kabuk
artıklarından elde edilen ekstraktların antimikrobiyal aktivitelerinin
belirlenmesi ve en yüksek aktivite gösteren meyve kabuğu ekstrelerinden yenilebilir filmlerin hazırlanması hedeflenmiştir. En yüksek aktivite gösteren portakal ve limon kabuklarından elde
edilen doğal antimikrobiyal ekstrakt karagenan, ksantan ve keçiboynuzu içeren
yenilebilir filmler oluşturularak antimikrobiyal etkileri incelenmiştir.
Çalışma sonuçlarına göre meyve kabuğu ekstraktlarının hepsinin antimikrobiyal
etkili olduğu fakat en yüksek aktivitenin limon ve portakal kabuğu
ekstrelerinde gözlemlenmiştir. Limon ve portakal kabuklarının ekstrelerinden
hazırlanan yenilebilir film sonuçlarına göre oluşturdukları zon çaplarına
bakıldığında filmlerden ksantan limon, karagenan portakal, karagenan limon ve
keçiboynuzu limonun daha fazla antimikrobiyal etkili olduğu bulunmuştur. Limon
ekstrelerinden hazırlanan filmler, portakal ekstrelerinden hazırlanan filmlere
göre daha fazla antimikrobiyal etki göstermiştir. Bu bulguların sonucu olarak;
gıda ürünleri meyve kabuklarından elde edilen antimikrobiyal yenibilir filmler
ile kaplanarak çeşitli fonksiyonel gıda ürünleri üretilebilir.
Numerical Investigation of Different Airfoils at Low Reynolds Number in terms of Aerodynamic Performance of Sailplanes by using XFLR5
Authors: GÜZELBEY İbrahim Halil , ERASLAN Yüksel , DOĞRU Mehmet Hanifi
Published: June 2018

Wing design has a critical
importance for sailplanes as well as for all the aircrafts in terms of
aerodynamic performance. One of the important design phases of an
aerodynamically efficient sailplane wing is selection of the appropriate
airfoil. Airfoil selection of a wing design firstly requires performing
aerodynamic performance analyses of different airfoils to compare according to
determined requirements. In this study, numerical investigation of nine
different airfoils was performed with the aim of comparison in terms of
aerodynamic performance of sailplanes by using the general public licensed
computer program XFLR5. Firstly, the airfoils which will be compared were
selected from Eppler, Goettingen, NACA and Wortmann airfoil families. For the
comparison of the airfoils, the two-dimensional analysis validation of the
program was done with experimental data, and the airfoils were analyzed in two
dimensions under the same validated analysis conditions. The analyses were
performed at 2x105 Reynolds number and angle of attacks from -5 to
20 degrees. According to obtained results from the analyses, the airfoils were
compared in terms of determined criteria which are thickness, maximum lift
coefficient and its angle of attack, maximum drag to lift ratio, drag
coefficient at maximum lift condition, pitching moment at zero lift condition and
power factor.
Knowledge into Action
Authors: Miller-Muro Layli
Published: June 2018

Although the Bahá’í community is at the beginning of its understanding of how to apply Bahá’u’lláh’s teachings to heal the ills of the world, exciting learning has taken place regarding the development of patterns of community life and the application of Bahá’í principles to provide relief to the suffering of humanity. Still in a stage of infancy, experiments in Bahá’í-inspired social and economic development, or “social action,” have been reinforced by recent encouragement from the Universal House of Justice to engage in social action as a natural outgrowth of the maturation of community life and grassroots expressions of need. It is an exciting time to be a part of the Bahá’í community, as we are at the beginning of our learning regarding the implementation of social action as a tool for the well-being of society. This article examines the history of experience and evolution in thinking regarding social action in the Bahá’í community, focuses on the Tahirih Justice Center’s experience as one example of such learning, and critically examines the culture of service we must embody as a Bahá’í community.
Some Reflections on the Concept of Law in the Bahá’í Faith
Authors: Danesh Roshan
Published: June 2018

This article examines the concept of law in the Bahá’í Faith through aspects of the Islamic context within which Bahá’u’lláh promulgated laws as well as the nature of legal language and discourse in Bahá’u’lláh’s writings. What emerges is a portrait of Bahá’u’lláh’s concept of law that indicates a sharp and radical break from conceptions of law extant at the time. He revealed laws and, more broadly, a distinct concept of religious law rooted in conscious knowledge and the dynamics of love that rejects rigid and legalistic preoccupations with rules.
Introduction
Authors: Gilbert Paul Robert , Sklair Jessica
Published: June 2018

Anthropological interest in critical studies of class, system, and inequality
has recently been revitalized. Most ethnographers have done this from “below,”
while studies of financial, political, and other professional elites have tended to
avoid the language of class, capital, and inequality. This themed section draws together
ethnographies of family wealth transfers, philanthropy, and private sector
development to reflect on the place of critique in the anthropology of elites. While
disciplinary norms and ethics usually promote deferral to our research participants,
the uncritical translation of these norms “upward” to studies of elites raises
concerns. We argue for a critical approach that does not seek political purity or
attempt to “get the goods” on elites, but that makes explicit the politics involved in
doing ethnography with elites.
A gendered ethnography of elites
Authors: Glucksberg Luna
Published: June 2018

This article offers a critical ethnography of the reproduction of elites
and inequalities through the lenses of class and gender. The successful transfer of
wealth from one generation to the next is increasingly a central concern for the
very wealthy. This article shows how the labor of women from elite and non-elite
backgrounds enables and facilitates the accumulation of wealth by elite men. From
covering “the home front” to investing heavily in their children’s future, and engaging
non-elite women’s labor to help them, the elite women featured here reproduced
not just their families, but their families as elites. Meanwhile, the aff ective
and emotional labor of non-elite women is essential for maintaining the position
of wealth elites while also locking those same women into the increasing inequality
they help to reproduce.
Closeness and critique among Brazilian philanthropists
Authors: Sklair Jessica
Published: June 2018

Drawing on ethnographic research on philanthropy within a Brazilian
family business, this article proposes a “critical ethnography” of wealth elites. This
family’s narrative of historical commitment to social responsibility is crucial to the
success of delicate succession processes within the family firm. By insuring the
reproduction of the wealth and status of elite families, such business succession
processes serve in turn to maintain the structural inequalities shaping Brazilian
society. In this family’s account of its past, however, a series of very different activities—
rooted in philanthropy, corporate social responsibility (CSR), labor legislation,
and commerce—are collapsed within a single, coherent narrative of historical
commitment to social responsibility, which sits at odds with alternative versions of
this history presented by sources outside the family.
Class, complicity, and capitalist ambition in Dhaka’s elite enclaves
Authors: Gilbert Paul Robert
Published: June 2018

This article draws on ethnographic work carried out in London and Dhaka as part of a multisited project exploring the production of investment opportunities for (predominantly British) companies in Bangladesh. Focusing on the ready-made garments (RMG) sector in the run-up to, and in the wake of, the 2013 Rana Plaza factory collapse, I trace aid-funded attempts to improve Bangladesh’s investment climate and engagements with these initiatives by brokers seeking to “rebrand” Bangladesh as an investment destination and by RMG factory-owning businesspeople based in Dhaka. Writing against the “postcritical turn,” I suggest that responding to the explicit recognition by business elites of their own complicity in the exploitation of garment workers provides an entry point for a critical account of private sector development that enhances, not curtails, ethnographic understanding.
Yet Another Grand Coalition
Authors: Wüst Andreas M.
Published: June 2018

With a vote share of just 20.5 percent, the Social Democrats’ (SPD)
2017 Bundestag election result was a disaster. Despite initially deciding not to
continue the Grand Coalition (GroKo), when negotiations on forming a
Jamaica coalition failed, the Social Democrats found themselves back in coalition
talks they never wanted. Although a strong minority of party members
remained opposed, in the end the coalition agreement proved to be the best
strategic alternative and is a Social Democratic success, especially concerning
the level of social expenditures. In light of the election outcome, the success
of the new GroKo is highly important for the coalition parties, as well as for
Germany and its people.
Germany's Role in the EU-27 Leadership Constellation after Brexit
Authors: Schweiger Christian
Published: June 2018

With Brexit, the European Union has entered the first phase of
unprecedented and potentially wider political disintegration. This is a reflection
of the growing division between the EU’s core political agenda, defined
under Germany’s increasingly uncompromising hegemonial leadership
throughout the past decade, and the political preferences of the periphery in
Southern and Central-Eastern Europe. This article critically examines the
multiple effects of Germany’s dominant leadership role in the EU since the
onset of the Eurozone sovereign debt crisis on the basis of a liberal intergovernmentalist
perspective. It also considers future perspectives for German
leadership in the EU after Brexit. As Angela Merkel enters her fourth term as
German chancellor, she faces growing domestic political pressures and dwindling
support for German leadership in the EU. German leadership is therefore
more constrained than ever at a time when it is urgently needed to steer
the EU away from further disintegration and towards lasting consolidation.
The latter will require Berlin to engage profoundly in rebuilding a multilateral
EU leadership constellation with France and Poland, which develops an inclusive
policy agenda that represents the growing diversity of national interests
amongst the remaining EU-27 member states.
Medicina baseada em evidência x psicanálise baseada na ex-sistência
Authors: Carvalho Soraya
Published: June 2018

O modelo biotecnicista da medicina contemporânea adota como critério a eficácia do tratamento, regra fundamentada na medicina baseada em evidências (MBE). A eficácia terapêutica é determinada pelas leis de mercado, norteadas pelo discurso capitalista, e a psicanálise não escapa dos seus efeitos. Se a eficácia é medida por critérios objetivos, replicáveis e transmissíveis, a psicanálise vem sofrendo violentas críticas, acusada de ser ineficaz e de produzir resultados carentes de evidências. Este artigo tem como objetivo esclarecer que a psicanálise não é uma clínica baseada nas evidências da realidade, mas na ex-sistência do real. E se real é o impossível, sua eficácia não pode ser aferida pelos critérios da MBE. Como comprovar a eficácia de uma experiência a partir de um dispositivo que visa verificar o real, o equívoco, a letra de gozo, o sem-sentido, a não ser por aqueles que passaram por ela? Seria o dispositivo do passe a evidência da psicanálise?
Incesto: el Tabú de Edipo. Cuando la función del “por lo menos uno que no” es fallida
Authors: Bourel Agustina Saubidet
Published: June 2018

Desde muy temprano Lacan supo resaltar los efectos devastadores del incesto, ubicando esta cuestión en términos del estrago (ravage). En general, esta parece ser la referencia más común que se utiliza en los casos de incesto para dar cuenta de la gravedad sintomática de los pacientes. Sin embargo, cuando Lacan desarrolla el nudo borromeo en Seminario 22 (Complejo de Edipo — realidad psíquica freudiana), le confiere a la interdicción del incesto un carácter estructurante y simbólico, por ser, al decir de Lévi-Strauss, la norma/intervención (universal y particular a la vez) que permite el pasaje de la naturaleza a la cultura. Estas referencias nos imponen entonces rever la question del incesto en términos lógicos de las fórmulas de sexuación y no ya tanto desde el sentido descriptivo del asunto, visibilizando la falla estructural de la función del “por lo menos uno que no” (desarrollada durante los Seminarios 18, 19 y 20) y sus implicancias a nivel del Complejo de Edipo (como cuarto que anuda los tres registros) y de las políticas de goce. Sin dudas, la mujer como objeto de goce, desarrollada en el Seminario 14, más los recientes aportes de Silvia Federici sobre las mujeres, el cuerpo y la acumulación originaria, será un pasaje necesario para entender el lugar de la mujer y del capital en toda esta question tan extraña como ominosa.
Vale tudo: só não vale ficar homem com homem nem mulher com mulher
Authors: Nagem Glaucia
Published: June 2018

Pretende-se, neste artigo, desenvolver o tema da diferença entre a sexuação e a sexualidade a partir da teorização freudiana/lacaniana e do comentário de uma vinheta clínica. Mostrando, nos dois autores, a evolução dos conceitos concernentes ao enlaçamento discursivo do corpo e dos falasseres diante da castração, o artigo aponta para a lógica da sexuação como constituinte do discurso e de seus giros.
A psicanálise na era trans
Authors: Quinet Antonio
Published: June 2018

O que responde o psicanalista às questões suscitadas em nossa era trans? Era de transformações cada vez mais rápidas e radicais, políticas, culturais, científicas e também em relação aos sexos e aos corpos. Trans — é bom lembrar — é o prefixo que designa ir para além, atravessar. Estamos na era das ultrapassagens, para bem e para o mal. Era de ir para além dos preconceitos, dos conceitos de família, do sexo, do gênero, da orientação sexual — e isso com consequências subjetivas, éticas, políticas e clínicas. Era também de discursos para além da civilização, como as manifestações de ódio, racismo e segregação em geral, que não têm mais pudor nem barreiras para se manifestar no privado e no público, nas redes sociais e nas ruas. E, por conseguinte, atos terroristas, assassinatos racistas e crimes LGBTfóbicos. Em relação ao sujeito sexuado, o que a psicanálise, com seus conceitos, matemas e sua clínica do real do sexo, tem a contribuir e a se repensar hoje para que estejamos à altura da subjetividade de nossa época? É para isso que estamos aqui, para avançarmos, com Freud e Lacan, na construção do saber psicanalítico, sempre aberto ao singular e às novas manifestações do sujeito do desejo.
Genre et identification
Authors: Ambra Pedro
Published: June 2018

Considérant la place centrale de la tension pour la production de savoir dans le champ psychanalytique, cet essai cherche à donner des pistes pour une approche entre la question des dites identités de genre et une des théories lacaniennes sur l’identification, à savoir, celle présentée au séminaire de 1961-1962. Après avoir repris quelques développements de Lacan sur la constitution du sujet dans le contexte du trait unaire et de la critique du principe d’identité — présente aussi chez Butler — nous proposons que le processus d’identification sexuée peut être repensé comme une réponse performée au désir de l’Autre.
Synthesis and Antimicrobial Activity Evaluation of Some Novel Heterocycles Derived from Chromonyl-2(3H)-furanone
Authors: Ramadan Sayed K. , El-Helw Eman A. E.
Published: June 2018

6-Chloro-3-((2-oxo-5-phenylfuran-3(2 H)-ylidene)methyl)-4 H-chromen-4-one was utilised for the construction of N-heterocycles. The proclivity of this furanone towards some nitrogen nucleophiles, i.e. glycine, thiosemicarbazide, thiocarbohydrazide, phenylhydrazine and o-phenylenediamine, was studied. The structures of all products obtained were established on the basis of their analytical and spectral data. All synthesised compounds were screened for their in vitro antibacterial (two strains of bacteria; Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus) and antifungal (two fungus strains; Aspergillus flavus and Candida albicans) activities. Some products exhibited promising antimicrobial activities.
Strawberry extract attenuates oxidative stress in 3T3-L1 cells
Authors: Forbes-Hernández Tamara Y. , Afrin Sadia , Cianciosi Danila , Manna Piera Pia , Zhang Jiaojiao , Gasparrini Massimiliano , Reboredo-Rodríguez Patricia
Published: June 2018

BACKGROUND: High levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) within the adipose tissue promote a disturbed redox balance and influence its function, impairing adipogenesis, inducing insulin resistance and stimulating adipocyte hypertrophy. Supplementation with antioxidant rich foods can reverse some of these effects. Strawberry is well known as a good source of phytochemicals; however, whether strawberry suppresses increased oxidative stress in 3T3-L1 cells remain unclear. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the present work was to determine the antioxidant potential of a strawberry extract in 3T3-L1 mouse embryo fibroblast cell line. METHODS: 3T3-L1 pre-adipocytes were induced to differentiate into adipocytes in the presence or absence of different concentrations of the strawberry extract. At the end of the differentiation period, intracellular ROS production, thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) content, as well as superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) activities and gene expressions were evaluated. RESULTS: In this study, we confirmed that strawberry extract markedly inhibited increased-oxidative stress in 3T3L1 cells by suppressing intracellular ROS production and decreasing TBARS content. Likewise, SOD and CAT activities and gene expressions were increased. CONCLUSIONS: This paper provides evidence that strawberry extract is able to scavenging free radicals and activate endogenous defense systems, highlighting its potential capacity to modulate obesity induced- inflammatory states.
Linking census data with electronic medical records for clinical research: A systematic review
Authors: Tamariz Leonardo , Medina Heidy , Suarez Maritza , Seo David , Palacio Ana
Published: June 2018

This paper considers the evidence documenting the linkage of EMRs and census when conducting clinical research. Our systematic review included 25 studies. They collected information on an average of 434,541 study participants and 72% of the studies focused on adult populations. The findings include that the most common diseases evaluated were obesity, cancer, and diabetes. The most commonly used census variables were location, income, and education. Twelve of the studies linked only the census and the EMR, while 13 studies linked the census, EMR, and additional research resources. This linkage was most prevalently used to describe a problem rather than for quality improvement purposes. Efforts should be channeled to increase the use of the census for health disparities and social determinants of health.
Reliability and Validity of the 14-point mediterranean diet adherence screener among the Iranian high risk population
Authors: Mahdavi-Roshan Marjan , Salari Arsalan , Soltanipour Soheil
Published: June 2018

INTRODUCTION: The aim of study was to assess the reliability and validity of the14-point Mediterranean Diet Adherence Screener (MEDAS) among Iranian high risk population. METHODS: Study was conducted in north of Iran a country with a Shiite majority with religious constraints, so we modified the MEDAS in the Farsi version. We applied reliability analysis using the Kuder – Richardson 20 and the alpha coefficient of Cronbach, with SPSS to interpret the effects of each item of MEDAS in its internal consistency. RESULTS: After correcting the item scores, coefficients of Kuder-Richardson-20 was calculated 0.559. The mean±SD of 13 items MEDAS was 5.73±1.88. None of Corrected Item-Total Correlation coefficients were negative. 43%, 53% and 4% participants had low, medium and high adherence to a Mediterranean diet respectively. CONCLUSION: In spite of making a few changes in questions, the coefficients of Kuder-Richardson-20 did not decrease in reliability analysis. The MEDAS was translated for the first time into Farsi. Administering this tool in future researches will help to understand how Iranian adhere to the mediterranean diet, aiming at improving cardiovascular health.
Cold War Spaces: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy in Television and Cinema
Authors: McNaughton Douglas
Published: June 2018

This article examines two adaptations of John le Carré’s 1974 novel Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy: the 1979 BBC television serial and the 2011 cinema film, in order to investigate critical orthodoxies around the aesthetics of television and cinema. It examines the dialectical relationship between space and place, concluding that filming location acts as a ‘framing place’, shaping production practices and effecting a dialogic interchange between production space and narrative place. Drawing on original research interviews with production team members, it illuminates the process of production and demonstrates the interaction between material space and social space in the interaction of location and practitioners. The article concludes that the television serial's mimetic fidelity to its source novel results in a text which is at times more ‘cinematic’ than the cinema version. The cinema film features a more fully developed visual concept throughout its aesthetic, in the motifs of cages, grids and boxes. However, in its narrative compression and unsubtle use of signifiers of place, the cinema adaptation is at times less ‘cinematic’ than the television serial.
Degradation Trend Prediction for Rotating Machinery Using Long-Range Dependence and Particle Filter Approach
Authors: Li Qing , Liang Steven Y.
Published: June 2018

Timely maintenance and accurate fault prediction of rotating machinery are essential for ensuring system availability, minimizing downtime, and contributing to sustainable production. This paper proposes a novel approach based on long-range dependence (LRD) and particle filter (PF) for degradation trend prediction of rotating machinery, taking the rolling bearing as an example. In this work, the degradation prediction is evaluated based on two health indicators time series; i.e., equivalent vibration severity (EVI) time series and kurtosis time series. Specifically, the degradation trend prediction issues here addressed have the following two distinctive features: (i) EVI time series with weak LRD property and (ii) kurtosis time series with sharp transition points (STPs) in the forecasted region. The core idea is that the parameters distribution of the LRD model can be updated recursively by the particle filter algorithm; i.e., the parameters degradation of the LRD model are restrained, and thus the prognostic results could be generated real-time, wherein the initial LRD model is designed randomly. The prediction results demonstrate that the significant improvements in prediction accuracy are obtained with the proposed method compared to some state-of-the-art approaches such as the autoregressive–moving-average (ARMA) model and the fractional order characteristic (FOC) model, etc.
Higher Crop Yield Levels in the North Savo Region—Means and Challenges Indicated by Farmers and Their Close Stakeholders
Authors: Lehtonen Heikki , Palosuo Taru , Korhonen Panu , Liu Xing
Published: June 2018

The sustainable intensification of farming systems is expected to increase food supply and reduce the negative environmental effects of agriculture. It is also seen as an effective adaptation and mitigation strategy in response to climate change. Our aim is to determine farmers’ and other stakeholders’ views on how higher crop yields can be achieved from their currently low levels. This was investigated in two stakeholder workshops arranged in North Savo, Finland, in 2014 and 2016. The workshop participants, who were organized in discussion groups, considered some agricultural policies to discourage the improvement of crop yields. Policy schemes were seen to support extensification and reduce the motivation for yield improvements. However, the most important means for higher crop yields indicated by workshop participants were improved soil conditions with drainage and liming, in addition to improved crop rotations, better sowing techniques, careful selection of cultivars and forage grass mixtures. Suggested solutions for improving both crop yields and farm income also included optimized use of inputs, focusing production at the most productive fields and actively developed farming skills and knowledge sharing. These latter aspects were more pronounced in 2016, suggesting that farmers’ skills are increasingly being perceived as important.
Antimicrobial Potential and Cytotoxicity of Silver Nanoparticles Phytosynthesized by Pomegranate Peel Extract
Authors: Fernandes Renan Aparecido , Berretta Andresa Aparecida , Torres Elina Cassia , Buszinski Andrei Felipe Moreira , Fernandes Gabriela Lopes , Mendes-Gouvêa Carla Corrêa , De Souza-Neto Francisco Nunes , Gorup Luiz Fernando , De Camargo Emerson Rodrigues , Barbosa Debora Barros
Published: June 2018

The phytosynthesis of metal nanoparticles is nowadays attracting the increased attention of researchers and is much needed given the worldwide matter related to environmental contamination. The antimicrobial activity of colloidal and spray formulation of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) synthesized by pomegranate peel extract against Candida albicans and Staphylococcus aureus, and their cytotoxicity in mammalian cells were tested in the present study. Dry matter, pH, total phenolics, and ellagic acid in the extract were determined. Then, AgNPs were phytosynthesized and characterized by X-ray diffraction, electron transmission microscopy, dynamic light scattering, zeta potential, and Ag+ dosage. Spray formulations and respective chemical-AgNP controls were prepared and tested. The peel extract reduced more than 99% of Ag+, and produced nanoparticles with irregular forms and an 89-nm mean size. All AgNP presented antimicrobial activity, and the spray formulation of green-AgNP increased by 255 and 4 times the effectiveness against S. aureus and C. albicans, respectively. The cytotoxicity of colloidal and spray green-AgNP was expressively lower than the respective chemical controls. Pomegranate peel extract produced stable AgNP with antimicrobial action and low cytotoxicity, stimulating its use in the biomedical field.
Antioxidant Properties of Polyphenolic Extracts from Quercus Laurina, Quercus Crassifolia, and Quercus Scytophylla Bark
Authors: Valencia-Avilés Eréndira , García-Pérez Martha Estrella , Garnica-Romo Ma. Guadalupe , Figueroa-Cárdenas Juan de Dios , Meléndez-Herrera Esperanza , Salgado-Garciglia Rafael , Martínez-Flores Héctor E.
Published: June 2018

The objective of this work was to determine the concentration of total phenols, total flavonoids, hydroxycinnamic acids, and proanthocyanidins present in crude extracts of Quercus laurina, Q. crassifolia, and Q. scytophylla bark. They were extracted by ethanol (90%) maceration and hot water. The antioxidant capacity was determined by the ability to capture OH•, O2•−, ROO•, H2O2, NO•, and HClO. The hot water crude extract of Q. crassifolia was chosen to be concentrated and purified due to its higher extraction yield (20.04%), concentration of phenol compounds (747 mg gallic acid equivalent (GAE)/g, 25.4 mg quercetin equivalent (QE)/g, 235 mg ChAE/g, 25.7 mg chlorogenic acid equivalents (ChAE)/g), and antioxidant capacity (expressed as half maximal effective concentration (EC50, µg/mL): OH• = 918, O2•− = 80.5, ROO• = 577, H2O2 = 597, NO• ≥ 4000, HClO = 740). In a second stage, Q. crassifolia extracted with hot water was treated with ethyl acetate, concentrating the phenol compounds (860 mg GAE/g, 43.6 mg QE/g, 362 ChAE/g, 9.4 cyanidin chloride equivalents (CChE)/g) and improving the scavenging capacity (OH• = 467, O2•− = 58.1, ROO• = 716, H2O2 = 22.0, NO• ≥ 4000, HClO = 108). Q. crassifolia had the highest polyphenolic concentration and the better capacity for scavenging reactive species, being a favorable candidate to be considered in the development of new products.
Research Trends in Pavement Management during the First Years of the 21st Century: A Bibliometric Analysis during the 2000–2013 Period
Authors: Pérez-Acebo Heriberto , Linares-Unamunzaga Alaitz , Abejón Ricardo , Rojí Eduardo
Published: June 2018

A bibliometric analysis based on Scopus database was carried out to identify the global research trends related to pavement management area from 2000 to 2013, and to improve the understanding of the research topics in that period. The results reveal two stable periods of annual publications, from 2000 to 2002 with an average rate of 27, and from 2003 to 2010 with a value of 51; and a period with an increasing production rate of 20 publications per year after 2010. According to the document-type distribution, articles and conference papers have almost the same contribution. The most productive country was the United States, followed by Canada and China. The research trend in the field of pavement management could be grouped into three main areas. The first one is related to pavement management systems, which attracted the greatest attention, especially optimization processes with various objectives and lifecycle cost analysis. The second group is about pavement performance modeling, where calibration of mechanical empirical models was largely developed. Lastly, data collection had also occupied several papers, mainly about cracking classification. Sustainability aspects in pavement management became an emergent issue. The trending issues in that period, in these categories, were summarized in the paper.
Effects of C(2) Methylation on Thermal Behavior and Interionic Interactions in Imidazolium-Based Ionic Liquids with Highly Symmetric Anions
Authors: Haddad Boumediene , Kiefer Johannes , Brahim Houari , Belarbi El-habib , Villemin Didier , Bresson Serge , Abbas Ouissam , Rahmouni Mustapha , Paolone Annalisa , Palumbo Oriele
Published: June 2018

The chemical and physical properties of imidazolium-based ionic liquids are determined by the interactions between the counter-ions. The C(2) position plays an important role in these interactions, as it represents the predominant site for interionic hydrogen bonding. This study shows that the directional hydrogen bonds between highly symmetrical anions (iodide, tetrafluoroborate, hexafluorophosphate) and the C(2)-H group of the 1-methyl-3-propylimidazolium cation determine the molecular and macroscopic behavior in terms of the thermal properties. Upon replacing the C(2) proton by a methyl group, the anion repositions itself at the C(4)/(5) moiety, where it forms a new hydrogen bond, apparently with only one of the two CH groups. In addition, the larger the anion is in diameter, the more likely it will establish further interactions with other parts of the cation, such as the propyl chain.