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Reviewer Acknowledgements for Energy and Environment Research, Vol. 11, No. 2
Authors: Luo Lesley
Published: November 2021

Reviewer Acknowledgements for Energy and Environment Research, Vol. 11, No. 2
How a New Paradigm Explains Topographic Map Drainage System and Erosional Landform Evidence in the Fremont County Royal Gorge Area, Colorado, USA
Authors: Clausen Eric
Published: November 2021

A new Cenozoic geologic and glacial history paradigm (new paradigm) describes massive and prolonged continental ice sheet meltwater floods that eroded the Colorado Royal Gorge area and surrounding regions and which were diverted in east, northeast, and even north directions as uplift of a thick ice sheet created deep “hole” rim gradually occurred (the thick ice sheet was located where North American ice sheets are usually recognized to have existed). A deep “hole” rim segment followed what is now the northern and central Colorado east-west continental divide southward to the Arkansas River headwaters area and then continued south along the Sangre de Cristo Mountains crestline to at least the Purgatoire River-Canadian River drainage divide and may have continued east from that point along a less well-defined zone beginning with what is now the Purgatoire River-Canadian River drainage divide. Diverging and converging valley complexes, barbed tributaries, and Arkansas River and other drainage route direction changes (easily seen on United States Geological Survey detailed topographic maps) are interpreted to have developed as the south-oriented floodwaters first flowed across the rising deep “hole” rim to reach the south- and southeast-oriented Rio Grande River drainage basin and were subsequently blocked by deep “hole” rim uplift and diverted to flow in east, northeast, and north directions. The accepted Cenozoic geologic and glacial history paradigm (accepted paradigm) has to date been unable to satisfactorily explain the detailed topographic map drainage system and erosional landform evidence and the new and accepted paradigms are incommensurable and lead to quite different Cenozoic geologic and glacial histories.
Membranes for Carbon Dioxide Capture from Kuwait Power Stations:Process and Economic Analysis
Authors: ALQAHEEM Yousef
Published: November 2021

Power plants account for 42% of the total emitted carbon dioxide in Kuwait. To reduce global warming, it is necessary to capture carbon dioxide from the flue gas of power stations. In this paper, commercial polyethylene-oxide based membranes were simulated using a two-stage setup for the production of a stream containing 90 mol% of carbon dioxide. The compression and the vacuum systems were evaluated in this study in terms of the membrane area, flow of the captured carbon dioxide, power consumption, and capital investment. Results show that the compression system requires less membrane area but it was not economical due to the high energy requirement of the compressor. In the vacuum system, the membrane area increased by a fold of 30 but the energy consumption was reduced by 96%. It was concluded that the vacuum system reduced the capital cost by 63% in contrast with the compression system. Compared to other technologies such as amine scrubber and pressure swing adsorption, the vacuum membrane system can provide a very attractive solution for carbon dioxide separation with a capture cost of 30.1$ per ton.
Thermodynamic Studies on Ba3SrNb2O9 Employing Calorimeter
Authors: SAMUİ Pradeep , SİNGH B. , KHADİLKAR H. , RAKSHİT S. , PARİDA S.
Published: November 2021

In this study, Ba3SrNb2O9(s) was synthesized using conventional solid-state reaction route, characterized by powder XRD and SEM-EDAX. The standard molar enthalpy of formation of Ba3SrNb2O9(s) was determined measuring enthalpies of solution of Ba3SrNb2O9(s) in {PbO + B2O3} solvent (in 2:1 molar ratio) at T = 966 K using an oxide melt solution high temperature calorimeter. The enthalpy increment of Ba3SrNb2O9(s) was measured with same calorimeter. The heat capacity of the Ba3SrNb2O9(s) was also measured employing DSC. Based on the smoothed values of heat capacity, a table of thermodynamic data from 298 to 1000 K for Ba3SrNb2O9(s) was also constructed.
Molecular Dynamics Simulation of CO2 Adsorption and Diffusion in UTSA-16
Authors: GHASEMİNEJAD Hossein , SABZİ Fatemeh
Published: November 2021

Molecular dynamics simulation has been employed to calculate the amounts of adsorption and diffusion of CO2 in a type of MOF named UTSA-16. The UTSA-16 has been chosen in this work due to high active water molecules coordinated in its structure which strengthen CO2 interaction and enhances its sorption capacity. Effects of temperatures 298, 313 and 338 K and pressures up to 40 bar on the simulated adsorption properties and also on the diffusion coefficients have been elucidated. To shed light on the mechanism of microscopic phenomena, mean square displacement (MSD) and density profile analyses have been provided and discussed. It has been found that the amount of carbon dioxide adsorption increases with pressure enhancement and temperature reduction. The evaluation of density profile shows the disorder distribution of CO2 molecules through simulation box at lower pressure and their association in the center of the box at higher pressure. The slope of the MSD value increases with increasing pressure and decreasing temperature. As a result, CO2 diffusion coefficient decreases with temperature and increases with pressure.
2021/25 Invalidity of exclusion clauses in employment contracts in case of intentional damage (GE)
Authors: Voigt Jana , Schweers Pia
Published: November 2021

2021/25 Invalidity of exclusion clauses in employment contracts in case of intentional damage (GE)

The wording of a global exclusion clause in an employment contract also covered claims asserted on the grounds of intentional damage. However, such a clause was invalid in the case at hand because it resulted in a shortening of the statutory limitation periods. Both parties to the employment contract could not therefore refer to such a contractual exclusion clause. The consequence was that the statutory limitation periods applied. The employer can also invoke the invalidity of the exclusion clause, even if it drafted the clause itself. The judgment may also have important consequences for collective agreements.
2021/29 Scope of equal pay comparisons by female shop workers under UK and EU law clarified (UK)
Authors: Soakell Carolyn
Published: November 2021

2021/29 Scope of equal pay comparisons by female shop workers under UK and EU law clarified (UK)

The UK’s Supreme Court (SC) has ruled that retail staff of the supermarket chain Asda can compare themselves under UK law to higher-paid distribution depot staff for the purposes of an equal pay claim. In a separate case against Tesco, the ECJ subsequently confirmed that the company’s shop workers can rely directly on EU law to compare themselves to distribution centre workers for the purposes of such a claim.
«Si això és un animal». El concepte d’animal i la deshumanització a la «Trilogia d’Auschwitz»
Authors: Vicedo Bethencourt Faina Loreto
Published: November 2021

Trobar la forma d’expressar quelcom per al qual no hi ha paraules fou un dels reptes que assumí Levi quan volgué explicar la cruel deshumanització que va sofrir com a presoner al Lager. Nogensmenys, hi va trobar la solució mitjançant el concepte d’animal. En aquest sentit, el seu testimoni és ple de metàfores faunístiques que representen el patiment de la seua reducció cap al fons i la crueltat de ser tractat com una bèstia a la qual podien assassinar i que patia com un esclau castigat. Levi confirma amb les seues analogies que la deshumanització és una metamorfosi animal. Tanmateix, la tesi d’aquest assaig és que la deshumanització no és convertir-se en una bèstia, sinó transformar-se en allò que nosaltres hem fet dels animals. Una proposició que afirmem gràcies a l’etologia, que ens evidencia que el comportament real de les feres no equival a estar pres ni a ser humiliat. De fet, creiem que la raó principal per la qual Primo Levi pensava que la deshumanització era animalitzar-se sorgeix arran d’una ideologia antropocèntrica.
Nietzsche, ¿un pensador alejado de la política y de lo político?
Authors: Polo Blanco Jorge
Published: November 2021

En el presente trabajo intentaremos mostrar que la filosofía de Nietzsche, contrariamente a lo que se ha sostenido en demasiadas ocasiones, es también una filosofía política. Ese pensar político evidenció, por lo demás, un sesgo eminentemente reaccionario y elitista. Cualquier discurso político de signo igualitarista producía en los oídos de Nietzsche una lacerante molestia. Nos hallamos ante un pensador tremendo y profundo que reaccionó con sumo horror ante los hechos de la Comuna de París, aplaudiendo su sangriento aplastamiento. Comprobaremos, por ende, que siempre estuvo al tanto de la coyuntura sociopolítica de su época. Sintió en todo momento un odio visceral —una aversión irreprimible— por la democracia, por los ideales ilustrados, por el movimiento obrero y por el socialismo.
El benefactor i la federació. Notes sobre «Participar del món», d'Hannah Arendt
Authors: Moscoso-Cala Javier
Published: November 2021

Participar del món es deté en alguns dels temes clau sobre els quals la filòsofa Hannah Arendt va escriure entre 1941 i 1945 a la revista estatunidenca Aufbau: la gratitud, les figures jueves de la pària i la forana, l’autoemancipació i la qüestió jueva i àrab a Palestina. Participar del món no sols té el valor de rescatar el desconegut perfil sionista d’Hannah Arendt, sinó que també és la primera traducció íntegra dels articles publicats a Aufbau i de les actes del Jove Grup Jueu que Arendt va posar a funcionar el 1942.
L’aposta per la transcendència materialista: un recorregut per la història del transhumanisme
Authors: Sánchez Margalef Ferran
Published: November 2021

Gràcies a l’aposta tecnològica de les societats actuals i també a la globalització que comporta, el moviment transhumanista, visiblement heterogeni, està començant a ser (re)conegut a tot el globus terraqüi i a adquirir una enorme volada. Això no obstant, malgrat que la materialització de les fites transhumanistes només sigui possible en les societats postmodernes, l’origen del transhumanisme bé pot anar més enllà del que anomenem societat contemporània. En aquest article s’explora l’origen del transhumanisme partint de les tres hipòtesis següents: a) el transhumanisme com un fenomen típicament postmodern; b) el transhumanisme com a herència de la tradició renaixentista secular; c) el transhumanisme com a tret identificatiu de la naturalesa humana.
Csepregi, Gabor (2019). In Vivo: A Phenomenology of Life-Defining Moments
Authors: Pagès Anna
Published: November 2021

Csepregi, Gabor (2019)In Vivo: A Phenomenology of Life-Defining MomentsMontreal: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 216 p.ISBN 978-0773556638
Shaping social attitudes towards vaccination against COVID-19 and social assistance
Authors: Pilarska Natalia
Published: November 2021

Introduction: Vaccination is becoming an increasingly common social dilemma and the reluctance to vaccinate is one of the biggest problems of medicine. This issue is particularly important during the implementation of the National Vaccination Program at the time of the global pandemic caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2. The aim of the study is to present the factors determining the process of shaping attitudes of people through the use of knowledge of social psychology in the field of popularizing vaccination, especially in groups requiring support, as well as to present the attitude of Poles towards vaccination against COVID-19. Method: An online survey carried out in January, 2021 on a group of 454 young adults of both sexes on attitudes towards vaccination against COVID-19. Results: The results of the study show that 68.3% of respondents are going to be vaccinated, 60.6% consider the vaccination against COVID-19 to be effective and 62.1% think that it is safe. In addition, this research paper discusses the component of the Poles’ social attitudes towards vaccination. The lowest results (61.40%) were for the emotional phase of positive attitude to COVID-19 vaccination. The highest results (82.05%) were noted in the cognitive phase of positive attitude towards the COVID-19 vaccination. Conclusion: The approaches of Poles differ in their attitudes related to the readiness to be vaccinated, although most of them express the need to be vaccinated. One of the most crucial tasks here is informing people about the effectiveness and safety of the vaccine, especially among young people who are undecided (12.1% of the respondents), to achieve the so-called herd immunity. And as it appears, the distrust towards vaccination is not dictated by the subjective lack of knowledge, but the emotional climate associated with it. That is why we need to formulate appropriate and precise health-promoting campaigns.
Relationships of people in the crisis of homelessness with animals: support and rooting or exploitation of animals?
Authors: Mamzer Hanna
Published: November 2021

The relationship between the homeless and their animals is treated as marginal, as an issue of little social importance. The most probable cause are “common sense” approaches that focus on the more urgent challenges that need to be addressed to increase the well-being of the homeless such as providing health care, financial support and employment. Contrary to these needs, relations with animals appear as a kind of a whim that creates problems and is not crucial. Indeed, in the social sciences in general, the value of human and animal companionship, as an important source of positive emotions, is being increasingly analysed. The role of animals in human societies increases as social consciousness changes. The role of animals in the lives of socially marginalized people is still being questioned. In this work I identify the emotional significance of the relationship with animals for the homeless people.
Loss of military equipment by the SADF at the Battle at Indungo during the Border War, 31 October 1987
Authors: Scheepers Marius , Pretorius Fransjohan
Published: November 2021

This article takes the form of an investigation regarding the loss of military equipment by the South African Defence Force (SADF) at the Battle at Indungo, in an operation that was assigned the codename Operation Firewood, on 31 October 1987 during the Angolan Border War. The war was waged from 1966 to 1989 in Southern Africa. The case study of Operation Firewood illustrates some of the circumstances under which the SADF lost military equipment in Angola during the war. Operation Firewood was one of more than 300 SADF general operations201 that occurred in Angola. In the final stages of the war, the area north of Cuvelai provided the setting for the launching of Operation Firewood, some 285 kilometres north of the border with South West Africa/Namibia. The aim of this military operation was to eliminate an enemy base that housed elements of the Peopleâ€™s Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN), the military wing of the South West Africa Peopleâ€™s Organisation (SWAPO).
Food wastage management at the South African Military Academy officerâ€™s mess
Authors: Moss Nomboniso , Henrico Ivan , Smit Hennie
Published: November 2021

lobally, an estimated one-third of the total of food produced for human consumption is never consumed. This affects food security. South Africa has obligations to meet international commitments to reduce food wastage. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 12.3 aims to reduce food loss through wastage by 30 per cent by 2030. To contribute to the achievement of this goal, South Africa has to formulate policies to reduce food loss to achieve national food security. The South African National Defence Force (SANDF), as an organ of the state, should align with national policies aimed at reducing food loss and waste. The current study was conducted at the South African Military Academy (SAMA), an institution of higher learning for SANDF members. The institution has a catering facility that serves approximately 350 resident students and other living-in members375 daily. To date, no research has been done on food wastage management either in the broader SANDF or at this institution. This lack of information and analysis on food wastage management in the military in South Africa prompted the current research. The study analysed food wastage management at the SAMA mess to identify the level of knowledge and skills of SAMA officersâ€™ mess personnel regarding the status of food wastage and best management practices. Through this qualitative study, online semi-structured interviews, using Microsoft Teams, were utilised to collect data from SAMA mess personnel. The findings revealed that there are set measures in place at the SAMA mess for managing food wastage, such as booking meals in advance and being able to repurpose food. The participants also indicated that most SAMA chefs are trained in food wastage management and possess the necessary skills to reduce food wastage in the mess; yet, not optimally so. Recommendations from this research are that more and improved training of personnel, as well as awareness programmes among mess staff and SAMA students would further reduce food wastage. Implementing such food wastage management measures would benefit the SAMA and the SANDF, and would contribute to national food wastage management and the realisation of the United Nations SDG 12.3. Keywords: Food security, food wastage, food wastage management, South African Military Academy, semi-structured interviews
Seroprevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Toxoplasma gondii Among Pregnant Women in Southwest Iran
Authors: Soltani Shahrzad , Dalir Ghaffari Ali , Sagha Kahvaz Mehdi , Sabaghan Mohamad , Pashmforosh Marzieh , Foroutan Masoud
Published: November 2021

Background: Acute Toxoplasma gondii infection during pregnancy period can cause congenital toxoplasmosis. The aim of this study was to assess the seroprevalence rate of immunoglobulin G (IgG) and immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibodies against T. gondii infection during pregnancy and the associated risk factors in southwest Iran. Methods: This study was performed on 88 pregnant women from October to December 2019 in Khorramshahr County, Khuzestan province, Iran. Anti-T. gondii IgG and IgM antibodies were tested through enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) method. Results: Following serological assays, 38.63% (34/88) and 2.27% (2/88) serum samples were positive for IgG and IgM antibodies, respectively. Also, a statistically significant association was observed between IgG seroprevalence and drinking of unpurified water (P = 0.015). Conclusions: The serological evidence revealed that pregnant women of southwest Iran had moderate exposure to T. gondii parasite. Since the risk of acquiring acute toxoplasmosis in pregnant women is clinically important, we highly recommend regular screening tests for T. gondii infection during pregnancy period.
Impact of Leprosy on the Quality of Life in India: A Decade Post-elimination
Authors: Belgaumkar Vasudha Abhijit , Sodhi Bitukaur , Patil Pallavi Prataprao , Bhatt Neelam
Published: November 2021

Background: India contributes to approximately 60% of the global leprosy burden despite declaring elimination in 2005. Leprosy is associated with typical deformities and disabilities, imposing a huge burden on the society’s mental health and economy. More than three million people in India are estimated to suffer from leprosy-related disabilities with the potential for profound social stigma and discrimination. Objectives: This study attempts to document the socio-demographic profile of leprosy patients visiting a public tertiary hospital in Pune to analyze the impact on different domains of the individual’s health and determine the contributory factors thereof. Methods: A cross-sectional, observational study was conducted among 60 patients with leprosy using the WHOQoL-Bref and Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI). Medical records of the patients were also scrutinized. Results: Most patients (40%) were aged between 31 - 40 years with an equal gender distribution, and 63% belonged to MKS Class 4. According to the WHO QoL Bref, 56.66% of the patients had an overall mean score of less than 50, indicating a poor quality of life with the psychological domain being the most-affected, while the DLQI demonstrated that leprosy had a “very large effect” on the quality of life. The determinants that contributed to deteriorated quality of life were female gender, low socioeconomic status, delayed diagnosis and treatment initiation, multibacillary forms, reactional episodes (particularly Type 2), disability grade (visible impairment), and self- perceived stigma. Conclusions: Leprosy continues to adversely affect the quality of life even a decade after its official elimination. There was good an overall concordance between the WHO QOL-Bref and DLQI questionnaires.
Nomad lives: from Prehistoric Times to the Present Day
Authors: Méry Sophie
Published: November 2021

This book illustrates fragments of the lives of past and present “nomadic” peoples, from Africa, Asia, North and South America and Europe, from different angles (habitats, material production, economic and territorial organisation, social organisation, rites and beliefs, art). This way of life prevailed for millions of years before another sedentary way of life gradually replaced it from 9,000 years ago onwards. However, nomads did not disappear. Today they are a minority and are often marginalised, but they are still an integral part of our humanity. This is the point of view we have adopted in Nomad Lives and we invite our readers to discover women, men and children from all sorts of geographical, climatic, sociological and even chronological horizons, all united by their nomadic lifestyle. This book contains nearly thirty contributions by archaeologists, ethnologists/anthropologists, sociologists, geographers, economists and historians. However, present-day nomads are not in any way considered as avatars of past nomads, any more than the nomads of today (or yesterday) would be representative of one and the same social and economic organisation, of one and the same relationship to the world. On the contrary, the diversity of the contributions gathered here underlines the plural character of this way of life. Being nomadic, living as a nomad, cannot be defined in a univocal way and throughout the pages a question emerges, simple in appearance but excessively complex in the reality of the peoples themselves and of researchers in human sciences: “What is it to be nomadic?” It is around this question that the book closes from the combined perspective of an archaeologist, an ethnologist and a sociologist. Aline Averbouh is an archaeologist, Senior Research fellow at the French National Centre for Scientific Research, specialist in prehistoric nomadic groups of the late Upper Palaeolithic and their production of hard materials of animal origin. She works in France but has also worked in Central Europe and South America (Argentina). She is a member of the UMR AASPE (MNHN Paris, France). Nejma Goutas is an archaeologist, Research fellow at the French National Centre for Scientific Research, specialist in prehistoric nomadic groups of the Early Upper Palaeolithic (Gravettian) in Europe and their production of hard materials of animal origin (France, Romania, Russia, Czech Republic, Belgium). She is a member of the “Prehistoric Ethnology” team, UMR ArScAN (Nanterre, France). Sophie Méry is an archaeologist, Research Director at the French National Centre for Scientific Research, she is a specialist in Neolithic and Bronze Age societies in Arabia and their ceramic production and Director of the French Archaeological Mission to the UAE. She is a member of UMR CReAAH (Rennes, France).
Learning to wait and be altruistic: Testing a conversational training in economic education for primary school children
Authors: Lombardi Elisabetta , Valle Annalisa , Rinaldi Teresa , Massaro Davide , Marchetti Antonella
Published: November 2021

Individual economic competence is important but increasingly challenging to manage due to the growing complexity of the nature of economic decisions people must make and the substantial impacts of some of these decisions on their lives. Decision-making ability develops from childhood and is closely related to specific economic components and prosocial behaviour such as fairness, altruism, and delay of gratification. However, while there are financial-education programs for children and young people focusing on financial products, few studies have examined training for the psychological abilities underlying economic decision-making. To promote those psychological skills that contribute to a more socially effective decision-making, we designed and tested a conversational-based training program for primary school children using reflective thinking. A total of 110 (male = 47, female = 63) children aged 8 to 10 years (Mean age = 9.71 years) from two schools in Northern Italy participated in the study with 55 children in a training group and 55 in a control group. All participated in pre-tests measuring their socio-economic background and economics-related skills and abilities. The training group were told stories relaying values of fairness, altruism, and delayed gratification. Both groups participated in task-based post-tests relating to fairness, altruism, and delayed gratification. Results revealed that children in the training group showed significant improvement at the post-test in altruistic and investment behaviour, showing the training efficacy, suggesting that similar programs could be implemented in primary schools as foundational teaching of economics and fiscal responsibility.
Language effects in early development of number writing and reading
Authors: Steiner Anna F. , Finke Sabrina , Clayton Francina J. , Banfi Chiara , Kemény Ferenc , Göbel Silke M. , Landerl Karin
Published: November 2021

Reading and writing multidigit numbers requires accurate switching between Arabic numbers and spoken number words. This is particularly challenging in languages with number-word inversion such as German (24 is pronounced as four-and-twenty), as reported by Zuber, Pixner, Moeller, and Nuerk (2009, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jecp.2008.04.003). The current study aimed to replicate the qualitative error analysis by Zuber et al. and further extended their study: 1) A cross-linguistic (German, English) analysis enabled us to differentiate between language-dependent and more general transcoding challenges. 2) We investigated whether specific number structures influence accuracy rates. 3) To consider both transcoding directions (from Arabic numbers to number words and vice versa), we assessed performance for number reading in addition to number writing. 4) Our longitudinal design allowed us to investigate transcoding development between Grades 1 and 2. We assessed 170 German- and 264 English-speaking children. Children wrote and read the same set of 44 one-, two- and three-digit numbers, including the same number structures as Zuber et al. For German, we confirmed that a high amount of errors in number writing was inversion-related. For English, the percentage of inversion-related errors was very low. Accuracy rates were strongly related to number syntax. The impact of number structures was independent of transcoding direction or grade level and revealed cross-linguistic challenges of transcoding multidigit numbers. For instance, transcoding of three-digit numbers containing syntactic zeros (e.g., 109) was significantly more accurate than transcoding of items with lexical zeros (e.g., 190). Based on our findings, we suggest adaptations of current transcoding models.
Comment penser le service des bibliothèques scolaires en soutien à l’enseignement au Québec ?
Authors: Charest Marie-Hélène , Falardeau Érick
Published: November 2021

La bibliothèque scolaire a une histoire particulière et unique au Québec. Depuis la publication du rapport de la Commission Parent, dans les années 1960, les nombreuses publications et les différents rapports qui ont suivi la concernant émettent des constats, des propositions et des recommandations pour maximiser son développement et son utilisation. Bien qu’elle soit souvent définie dans la théorie et qu’on lui ait attribué un rôle important dans le paysage scolaire, il semble difficile de la développer à son plein potentiel et de soutenir son exploitation didactique par les enseignants. Cet article présente d’abord les contextes éducatif, scientifique et social dans lesquels se développe la bibliothèque scolaire pour ensuite présenter la mise en relation souhaitée entre les réalités bibliothéconomiques et didactiques afin de positionner la bibliothèque scolaire au centre des situations d’enseignement et d’apprentissage et donc, au centre du système didactique.
Le développement des compétences informationnelles dans les bibliothèques scolaires québécoises
Authors: Lebel Naomi
Published: November 2021

Cet article présente le Continuum pour le développement des compétences informationnelles en bibliothèque scolaire, publié en février 2021, en donnant des exemples concrets de sa mise en oeuvre dans différents milieux scolaires québécois. Il propose une définition des compétences informationnelles ainsi que des explications pour comprendre le Continuum. Il traite également de l’importance de la collaboration entre les différents acteurs impliqués dans l’enseignement des compétences informationnelles.
Grille d’évaluation des albums de littérature jeunesse pour soutenir le développement des collections
Authors: DeRoy-Ringuette Rachel , Montésinos-Gelet Isabelle , Laplante Audrey
Published: November 2021

Cet article vise essentiellement à présenter une grille utile au développement des collections d’albums de littérature jeunesse en milieu scolaire. Elle a été élaborée dans le cadre d’une recherche doctorale dans le but d’évaluer les albums selon des critères didactiques pour l’enseignement au primaire ainsi que selon de potentielles utilisations didactiques des albums. Elle s’inscrit dans les méthodes d’évaluation centrée sur la collection et permet de savoir dans quelle mesure les collections d’albums répondent aux besoins didactiques du personnel enseignant et, par conséquent, répondent aux besoins de la communauté servie par les bibliothèques scolaires.
INFLUENCIA DE UNA DEPRESIÓN INTERMONTANA Y LA ALTITUD ENTRE DOS MONTAÑAS EN LA DIFERENCIACIÓN ESPACIAL EN LA PRECIPITACIÓN EN COSTA RICA
Authors: Quesada Marvin Quesada
Published: November 2021

Las partes altas de las montañas y sus depresiones se caracterizan por mostrar condiciones climáticas muy distintas comparado con otras regiones del territorio costarricense. Se investigan cuatro estaciones climáticas: dos ubicadas en las partes altas de la cordillera y dos en un sector de menor altitud, todas coinciden con una depresión intermontana. Esto con el objetivo de visualizar sus diferencias en la pluviosidad entre las estaciones meteorológicas, que se ubican en la dirección en que incursionan las masas de aire por la depresión. Se investigó la precipitación total mensual, el promedio diario mensual, probabilidad de días lluviosos, probabilidad de días con precipitación superior a 5, 10, 20 y 30 mm, y la precipitación máxima diaria mensual. Se ha encontrado que la depresión intermontana que por su condición geomorfológica permite la incursión de masas de aire cargadas de humedad algunos meses del año, lo que contribuye con más humedad la vertiente que normalmente es seca. La precipitación mensual y diaria es más intensa en Miramar y Piedades Sur, mientras que, en cambio, las estaciones de Zarcero y ReBAMB presentan una menor intensidad, pero con más persistencia de precipitación. El hecho de tener estas últimas estaciones una ubicación por encima de los 1500 metros sobre el nivel del mar (m.s.n.m) hace que reciban menor precipitación, dado que el óptimo pluviométrico está por debajo de esa altitud en esa zona del país.
LA CONTRIBUCIÓN DE LOS PROYECTOS POR UNA SOBERANÍA ALIMENTARIA AL DESARROLLO LOCAL SOSTENIBLE DE ALICANTE
Authors: López Jiménez Juan , Ortiz Pérez Samuel
Published: November 2021

La soberanía alimentaria es una concepción defendida y adoptada por los movimientos sociales del campo desde que la Vía Campesina, como movimiento internacionalista que agrupa a pequeños o medianos productores campesinos y trabajadores rurales, la dotara de contenido a partir del año 1996. La adhesión a la construcción de una soberanía alimentaria en Europa supone la práctica de experiencias territoriales asociadas a proyectos de producción y elaboración de productos agroecológicos desde un nuevo modelo de relación social, económica y ambiental sostenible en el territorio. En el caso de la provincia de Alicante (España) se han identificado diferentes proyectos familiares y/o personales que defienden los valores de una soberanía alimentaria. El resultado de estas acciones muestra la territorialización de unos proyectos que fomentan un desarrollo local sostenible en base a la integración de valores como la salud, la cercanía de las relaciones comerciales, las técnicas agroecológicas y la economía local y familiar en los territorios donde se implantan, si bien, la red no está consolidada. Los actores por una soberanía alimentaria echan en falta un mayor contexto colaborativo o de cooperación más dinámica, incluida con el sistema público, para que los cambios estructurales sirvan para la transformación colectiva de los territorios. Otro resultado de la investigación muestra que los proyectos para una soberanía alimentaria no se ubican al completo en el medio rural. Al contrario que en la mayoría de las experiencias en otros contextos territoriales, los productores agroecológicos de alimentos perecederos se ubican en aquellos intermedios o periurbanos de cercanía a los principales centros de consumo. En cambio, los elaboradores si se orientan a espacios eminentemente rurales y se alejan de esta disposición general, mostrando unos factores de localización diferente para fomentar el desarrollo local sostenible.
La geopolítica de las renovables en el capitalismo del siglo XXI
Authors: Mañé Estrada Aurèlia
Published: November 2021

El artículo analiza la geopolítica de la energía en el marco del sistema capitalista desde una perspectiva histórica. La primera sección explica el nacimiento de la geopolítica de la energía (una determinada geografía de la energía y relaciones entre los Estados) y argumenta que este es un hecho asociado con la energía fósil y que se fundamenta en el mantenimiento de la hegemoníaa causa de control territorial de las fuentes energéticas (o flujos energéticos) y su mercantilización. Después de un breve repaso por la geopolítica del petróleo, el artículo especula sobre cuál podría ser la geopolítica de las renovables en el capitalismo del siglo XXI. La principal conclusión es que, debido a las características intrínsecas de las fuentes renovables, el tipo de geopolítica que se establezca será el fruto de una elección. La cuestión es si esta elección irá encaminada también a utilizar las relaciones energéticas internacionales como sustrato para la hegemonía mundial y la financiación del sistema
Urbanización, ocupación del suelo e infraestructuras de soporte
Authors: Hernández Asensi Mireia , Álvarez-Palau Eduard
Published: November 2021

En el año 2015, la Asamblea General de la ONU aprobó la Agenda 2030. Consensuó 17 objetivos de desarrollo sostenible (ODS), cuya finalidad era repensar las pautas de desarrollo en todo el planeta. Las ciudades, como aglomeraciones poblacionales y centros de producción, son actores directamente interpelados. Los patrones de crecimiento seguidos durante los últimos años muestran una clara explosión de su trama urbana y una ocupación del territorio sin precedentes. Tanto es así que determinados sectores urbanos degradados son abandonados en detrimento de sectores de nueva construcción ubicados en la periferia urbana. Las connotaciones de este fenómeno son múltiples, pero es importante centrar el foco en la insostenibilidad de un modelo de crecimiento urbano sustentado en la promoción urbanística, la ocupación del suelo y unas infraestructuras de transporte que no han sido planificadas de manera coordinada con estos proyectos urbanísticos. Con todo, este artículo reflexiona sobre las externalidades de este fenómeno, y plantea algunas reflexiones para ayudar a hacer la transición hacia un modelo de ciudad más sostenible.
Hibrīdo FBG sensoru un WDM-PON šķiedru optisko sistēmu izstrāde un novērtējums
Authors: Seņkāns Uģis
Published: November 2021

Attīstoties šķiedru optikas datu pārraides tehnoloģijām un infrastruktūrai globālā mērogā, sensoru funkciju veikšanai arvien aktuālāka kļūst šķiedru optisko sensoru lietošana, galvenokārt tādu priekšrocību dēļ kā mazs izmērs, viegls svars, multipleksēšanas iespējas un citas. Līdz ar to, lai nodrošinātu efektīvāku optisko sensoru tehnoloģiju lietojumu, ir jāizpēta un jāmeklē jauni risinājumi šķiedru optisko sensoru integrēšanai un izmantošanai esošajā un arī nākotnes šķiedru optisko sakaru sistēmu arhitektūrā. Promocijas darba galvenais mērķis ir ar teorētiskiem un eksperimentāliem pētījumiem veikt vienotā sistēmā realizētu FBG šķiedru optisko sensoru tīklu un WDM-PON metro piekļuves pārraides sistēmu kopdarbības izpēti un novērtējumu. Lai novērtētu to veiktspēju vienotā sistēmā, ir veikta detalizēta FBG optisko sensoru tīkla un šķiedru optiskās datu pārraides sistēmas kopdarbības izpēte, realizējot matemātisko modelēšanu un eksperimentālu šādu sistēmu izstrādi.
Ensuring economic security of the territory in the conditions of aging of the population: theoretical-methodological aspect
Authors: Vasilyeva Elena Vitalyevna
Published: November 2021

This article is dedicated to the theoretical-methodological aspects of studying economic security of the territory in the conditions of aging of the population. The author traces the evolution of interpretation of the concept of “economic security”. Analysis is conducted on the conceptual construct of studying economic security of the territory that has established in scientific literature. The polemical character of determination of the object of economic security of the territory is indicated. The author considers the nuances of using the concepts of “national interests” and “state interests”; examines the traditional triad “interests – threats – protection” of studying economic security in the conditions of aging of the population. The theory of economic security is augmented with the provisions of the neoclassical theory of human capital and theoretical models of generational economics that take into account the age structure of the population of the territory. In the conditions of aging of the population, the state interests in the economic sphere and the interests of the senior citizens are considered as the object of economic security. The model for the formation of the effective instrument of protecting state interests in the economic sphere and interests of the senior citizens from the threats caused by socioeconomic consequences of population aging is built from the perspective of the theory of economic security, theory of human capital, and theoretical models of generational economy. The author clarifies the concept of economic security of the territory in the conditions of aging of the population, which implies protection of the objects (state interests in the economic sphere and interests of the senior citizens) from threats caused by socioeconomic consequences of population aging.
Trabalho Infantil: desafios e abordagens em saúde pública
Authors: Aguiar Junior Valdinei Santos de , Vasconcellos Luiz Carlos Fadel de
Published: November 2021

Neste livro, busca-se oferecer a profissionais do SUS, estudantes e pesquisadores do campo da saúde coletiva/saúde pública considerações sobre aspectos sócio-históricos, teórico-conceituais, jurídicos e práticos que, numa perspectiva crítico-reflexiva, ampliem e aprofundem as discussões e a abordagem do tema do trabalho infantil e da atenção à saúde das crianças e adolescentes trabalhadores.
Columnar processing of border ownership in primate visual cortex
Authors: Franken Tom P , Reynolds John H
Published: November 2021

To understand a visual scene, the brain segregates figures from background by assigning borders to foreground objects. Neurons in primate visual cortex encode which object owns a border (border ownership), but the underlying circuitry is not understood. Here, we used multielectrode probes to record from border ownership-selective units in different layers in macaque visual area V4 to study the laminar organization and timing of border ownership selectivity. We find that border ownership selectivity occurs first in deep layer units, in contrast to spike latency for small stimuli in the classical receptive field. Units on the same penetration typically share the preferred side of border ownership, also across layers, similar to orientation preference. Units are often border ownership-selective for a range of border orientations, where the preferred sides of border ownership are systematically organized in visual space. Together our data reveal a columnar organization of border ownership in V4 where the earliest border ownership signals are not simply inherited from upstream areas, but computed by neurons in deep layers, and may thus be part of signals fed back to upstream cortical areas or the oculomotor system early after stimulus onset. The finding that preferred border ownership is clustered and can cover a wide range of spatially contiguous locations suggests that the asymmetric context integrated by these neurons is provided in a systematically clustered manner, possibly through corticocortical feedback and horizontal connections.
Control of parallel hippocampal output pathways by amygdalar long-range inhibition
Authors: AlSubaie Rawan , Wee Ryan WS , Ritoux Anne , Mishchanchuk Karyna , Passlack Jessica , Regester Daniel , MacAskill Andrew F
Published: November 2021

Projections from the basal amygdala (BA) to the ventral hippocampus (vH) are proposed to provide information about the rewarding or threatening nature of learned associations to support appropriate goal-directed and anxiety-like behaviour. Such behaviour occurs via the differential activity of multiple, parallel populations of pyramidal neurons in vH that project to distinct downstream targets, but the nature of BA input and how it connects with these populations is unclear. Using channelrhodopsin-2-assisted circuit mapping in mice, we show that BA input to vH consists of both excitatory and inhibitory projections. Excitatory input specifically targets BA- and nucleus accumbens-projecting vH neurons and avoids prefrontal cortex-projecting vH neurons, while inhibitory input preferentially targets BA-projecting neurons. Through this specific connectivity, BA inhibitory projections gate place-value associations by controlling the activity of nucleus accumbens-projecting vH neurons. Our results define a parallel excitatory and inhibitory projection from BA to vH that can support goal-directed behaviour.
Pehr Strand och speluret på Lövstabruks herrgård
Authors: Norrback Johan
Published: November 2021

Pehr Strand (c. 1758–1826) was the most prominent builder of organ clocks in Sweden around 1800. Strand built in the so-called Berlin tradition, but with clock cases decorated in the typical Gustavian style. The music on the barrels are examples of the typical repertoire performed at different venues in Stockholm, and published in the periodical Musikaliskt Tidsfördrif. A micro-history of the organ clock at the Lövstabruk Manor describes the current position of the research field, and provides, with related sources of different kinds, a reference point for a call to researchers from other fields to contribute in their respectively area of expertise.
Motifs of Inanimate Nature and Atmospheric Phenomena in Polish Folktales
Authors:   Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, Poland, Lisiecki Marcin
Published: November 2021

The main purpose of this paper is to describe Polish folktales about inanimate nature and atmospheric phenomena. There are three reasons for the selection of this topic. Firstly, motifs of nature are not popular in Polish folktales despite the fact that nature itself plays an important role in the life of villagers. Secondly, the themes included in these folktales refer not only to Christianity, but also to local beliefs as well as to Slavic myths. And thirdly, Polish folktales perpetuate the separation of man from nature, with the latter being evil and dangerous.
The prevalence and clinical characteristics of diabetes mellitus in Chinese inpatients with chronic schizophrenia: a multicenter cross-sectional study
Authors: Wang Yanni , Zeng Lingyun , Chen Lijuan , Zhou Xin , Huo Lijuan , Wang Tingwei , Zhou Yongjie , Zhang Xiangyang
Published: November 2021

Background

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is common among patients with schizophrenia. However, information on patients comorbid DM and schizophrenia is limited in China. The present study investigated the prevalence of DM and its clinical characteristics in Chinese inpatients with chronic schizophrenia.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was performed in Chinese inpatients with chronic schizophrenia. Diagnosis of Diabetes was established using World Health Organization diagnostic criteria for diabetes mellitus (persistent fasting glucose levels ≥ 126 mg/dl or 2-h plasma glucose ≥ 200 mg/dL after a 75-g Oral Glucose Tolerance Test). Patients were also measured height, weight, waist circumference, hip circumference, triglyceride level, and cholesterol level. Patients’ psychiatric symptoms were measured by the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS). Binary logistic regression analysis was performed to examine the associated demographic and clinical variables in chronic schizophrenia.

Results

A total of 988 inpatients (64.6% male, average age of 47.19 ± 12.55) was recruited. The prevalence of DM in Chinese patients with chronic schizophrenia was 13.8% (95% CI [11.6–15.9]%). Logistic regression analysis showed that overweight (OR = 1.90, 95% CI [1.20–3.03], p = 0.006), obesity (OR = 1.85, 95% CI [1.07–3.21], p = 0.028), comorbid hypertension (OR = 2.14, 95% CI [1.34–3.42], p = 0.002), and course of schizophrenia (OR = 1.03, 95% CI [1.01–1.06], p = 0.040) were significantly associated with the DM risk in patients with schizophrenia.

Conclusion

The findings indicated that diabetes mellitus was non-negligible in patients with chronic schizophrenia. Patients with schizophrenia should be regularly monitored for DM. Overweight/obesity, long duration of schizophrenia, and comorbid hypertension possibly were risk factors for diabetes.