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Anti-Money Laundering Rules and the Future of Banking Secrecy Laws: Evidence from Lebanon
Authors: Serhan Carole , Mikhael Sandy , Warrak Silvana El
Published: November 2016

This research aims to examine the banking secrecy laws and analyze their effects on the anti-money laundering rules in Lebanon. Banking secrecy laws have always been an advantage for customers, while anti-money laundering procedures have been considered as safety measures to guarantee community security. Certainly, reaching an appropriate balance is a dilemma which many legislative authorities face. Through this research, primary and secondary data are gathered as both are needed to create an overview of the extant situation. Indeed, the existing Lebanese laws related to banking secrecy and anti-money laundering rules are identified. In addition, a qualitative study is conducted through interviewing four Lebanese banks’ directors that were selected based on the purposive sampling technique. Analysis through using NVivo software is then performed. Results show that banking secrecy rules in Lebanon should be redefined in order to allow revealing customers’ information in case of any suspicion through following an easy and simple procedure that does not harm the customers’ confidentiality. Eventually, the increasing menace of terrorism and worldwide money laundering justify the need to amend these laws since without an unlimited cooperation of banks, the successful avoidance of threat is relatively difficult to be achieved. Finally, guidelines that interest scholars, banks, practitioners and legal authorities in Lebanon and elsewhere are provided.
A Matter of Debate or Just a Misunderstanding? Woman's Suffrage and the Ambivalence of Writing
Authors: Nichanian Daniel
Published: November 2016

Jacques Rancière defines literarity as texts' propensity to be used in unexpected ways by unforeseen readers. Unlike scholars who view literarity as having intrinsically democratic implications, I contend that Rancière offers a more ambivalent account of its significance. I illustrate my argument by analyzing the aftermath of suffragists' appeal to the U.S. Constitution in the 1870s. I show that public agitation over textual meaning can shore up the perception that a text is indeterminate and allows debate, but it can be cited as well as a symptom of incompetence and duplicity, as evidence that texts should be reserved for those with mastery. Using a text democratically, then, involves more than advocating for innovative interpretations. It also involves struggling for the propriety of treating the meaning of a text as a matter of democratic interaction, against those who treat it as not subject to public debate.
Untology
Authors: Dunne Éamonn
Published: November 2016

What exactly is untology? And why is it important for thinking about teaching effectively? In this article I argue that the most exciting opportunities for pursuing real change in pedagogical practices can be seen in the work of Jacques Rancière, especially in his controversial book The Ignorant Schoolmaster and (as this article traces) in his short essay “What Does It Mean to Be Un?” I argue that what is needed in educators today is an egalitarian aptitude for openness and what I am calling unlearning. Furthermore, through a close reading of Charles Baxter's short story “Gryphon,” I claim that the best teachers today are unqualified to teach. Thinking about qualification, as the current neoliberal regime would have us think about it—as a bankable phenomenon—misses the promise of education as a process of unlearning, unknowing and unbecoming. Education is untology.
Eastern Paradox in Bernard Shaw's Major Barbara
Authors: Radavich David A.
Published: November 2016

Bernard Shaw was not merely a high priest of paradox in his intellectual comedy. At a deep level, his plays feature complex patterns of interpenetrating oppositions that define and wrestle against each other in a manner characteristic of Taoist philosophy. Major Barbara, like Bertolt Brecht's The Good Person of Sezuan, enacts multilayered binaries of male and female, war and peace, profit and generosity, religion and secularism. Shaw incorporated Chinese elements into his plays, and his works in turn have achieved special status and attention in China for their dialectic explorations.
Normatividad, justicia y educación. A propósito de la vinculación entre filosofía de la educación e investigación educativa
Authors: Díaz Andrea
Published: November 2016

El vínculo entre filosofía de la educación e investigación educativa no ha sido suficientemente revisado y problematizado. En el campo de las ciencias de la educación éste fue planteado en términos antagónicos, o bien asumiendo la filosofía la tarea de fundamentar el conocimiento empírico de las ciencias. Desde una posición de Teoría Crítica es necesario reconstruir el lazo que existe entre teoría normativa y ciencia social, especialmente cuando se trata de abordar un objeto de complejidad práctica, como es la educación. Focalizaremos este tema en el debate sobre la justicia social en el ámbito educacional, porque en él se entrelaza la producción de conocimiento de la investigación educativa con definiciones normativas propias de la filosofía política. Por último, proponemos confrontar esta perspectiva con estudios sobre justicia educativa realizados recientemente en Argentina. Aun cuando muchos de ellos hacen referencia a autores y debates de la Teoría Crítica, el análisis no se realiza estrictamente desde dicha perspectiva, en especial por el modo en que se construye la relación entre normatividad y producción de conocimiento académico.
Filosofia da educação: considerações críticas conceituais à reforma educacional dos cursos de pedagogia
Authors: Voloski Gilson Luís
Published: November 2016

Este estudo desenvolve considerações críticas aos conceitos de teoria e prática da avaliação diagnóstica da reforma educacional dos cursos de pedagogia. A análise parte da constatação de que os cursos são insuficientes na formação prática de ensino. Não concorda com a aplicabilidade como critério de validade da teoria. Reconhece que é pertinente à melhoria do “quê” e do “como ensinar”, porém, não pode ser exclusivo, pois reduziria a teoria pedagógica apenas aos seus aspectos de ensino. Isso implicaria em instrumentalizar ou secundarizar os fundamentos teóricos, entre eles, o da filosofia da educação. O desafio é justificar um conceito mais amplo de prática, que garanta a legitimidade de um núcleo de autonomia da teoria. Com isso, busca argumentar em favor do duplo caráter da teoria:
pertence à sociedade e é autônoma. A teoria pedagógica reproduz a sociedade e, também, resiste a essa como formação cultural. Portanto, a relação com a prática apresenta dois sentidos: visa à unidade de identidade no ensino e a um núcleo de tensão aberta à crítica e à autocrítica.
Filosofia da educação: contribuições da teoria crítica para pesquisa educacional
Authors: Martins Mauricio Rebelo
Published: November 2016

O presente artigo tem o objetivo de apresentar algumas contribuições da teoria crítica para a pesquisa educacional. Nesse sentido, em primeiro lugar, argumenta-se a favor da associação a essa tradição que se orienta pelo ideal de emancipação. Em segundo lugar, recuperando as origens dessa tradição, busca-se aproximar as pesquisas normativas das pesquisas empíricas e, de modo especial, das manifestações culturais e estéticas. Defende-se que uma aproximação entre essas pesquisas contribui para identificarmos os principais desafios da educação e suas instituições no contexto complexo e plural das nossas sociedades. Por fim, destaca-se a importância de as pesquisas educacionais assumirem uma postura descritiva e normativa. É também necessário identificar os potenciais emancipatórios não impulsionados nas instituições educativas.
The Views of Teacher Candidates on Using Cloud Technologies in Education
Authors: Korucu Agah Tugrul
Published: November 2016

This study aims to describe the views of student IT teachers’ and the factors which affect their priorities to use cloud services progressively. The study is conducted by qualitative research approach. The data obtained from the department of Computer Education and Instructional Technology students are collected by structured form for the use of cloud technologies. The data is analyzed by content analysis method. According to the findings, student teachers use cloud systems for file sharing and they do not use cloud systems because they do not need them or they do not know them mostly; cloud systems’ main advantage is the flexibility of use independence from time and space and their main disadvantage are the security issues and the fact that they rely on the internet connection; cloud systems’ main benefits for educational purposes are the flexibility and cost of use, and the fact that they support connection and collaboration between different users; participants think cloud services may have benefits on personal development of individuals’ information literacy knowledge and can improve teaching skills and on connection and collaborative work with various people and finally student teachers are in the opinion that cloud services are more appropriate for application-project courses and both group and individuals’ instruction. Due to cloud services’ benefits on education, adopting them into education system is important to reach the developed education level. Therefore, teachers should be trained among those innovative technologies by IT teachers who are the core element for this process.
Saúde mental de psicólogos atuantes em serviços de atenção primária à saúde
Authors: Duarte Lucas Có Barros , Moraes Thiago Drumond
Published: November 2016

Este estudo objetivou conhecer e caracterizar o trabalho do psicólogo na atenção primária à saúde e seus efeitos na saúde desses profissionais. Participaram da pesquisa 32 psicólogos que atuam em serviços públicos de atenção à saúde no estado do Espírito Santo. Os participantes responderam a um questionário online composto pelos seguintes instrumentos: JCQ, WHOQOL-bref, SRQ-20; e questões sociodemográficas. Os resultados indicam que o trabalho do psicólogo nesses espaços caracteriza-se enquanto trabalho ativo, no entanto observou-se um nível elevado de adoecimento mental e baixa qualidade de vida dentre os participantes. Além disso destacou-se, na saúde mental dos trabalhadores, uma maior influência da demanda psicológica do trabalho do que do controle. A dimensão controle parece não contribuir positivamente para a saúde dos trabalhadores como previsto no modelo teórico. Por fim, indicam-se estratégias para melhoria do trabalho, com foco na demanda psicológica.
Adoecimento mental em professores brasileiros: revisão sistemática da literatura
Authors: Diehl Liciane , Marin Angela Helena
Published: November 2016

A saúde do professor é um tema que adquire crescente relevância científica, pois tal profissão é considerada como uma das mais estressantes. A presente revisão sistemática da literatura analisou produções científicas nacionais publicadas entre 2010 e 2015, com vista a identificar principais sintomas e/ou adoecimentos psíquicos entre professores brasileiros. Recorreu-se às bases LILACS, SciELO, Index Psicologia, Educ@ e PePSIC. Os critérios de elegibilidade e análise seguiram as diretrizes do PRISMA. Dos 97 artigos encontrados, 15 foram analisados, os quais indicaram interesse multidisciplinar pela temática, predominância de estudos descritivos e correlacionais e recorrência de investigações em escolas públicas e de Ensino Fundamental. O principal adoecimento mental investigado é a síndrome de burnout e os sintomas prevalentes foram o estresse e a ansiedade. Espera-se que esses resultados direcionem novas pesquisas e estimulem o planejamento de intervenções eficazes voltadas para a saúde mental de professores.
Determination of Some Trace Elements in Breast Cancer Serum by Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy
Authors: Najim Safaa Sabri
Published: November 2016

In the breast cancer significant differences occurs in the normal distribution of the trace elements, playing an important role in carcinogenic process. The aim of this study was to investigate the serum levels of some trace elements (Chromium, Cadmium, Manganese, Cobalt, Nickel, Selenium, Zinc, Iron, Copper and Magnesium) by using flame atomic absorption spectroscopy (FAAS). The present study included 150 females, the participates were divided into two main groups, control group which consisted of 75 apparently healthy females, 75patients with breast cancer group .The serum levels of Chromium (tcal2.9631 ,ttab1.960), Cadmium (tcal2.0798 ,ttab1.960), Manganese (tcal18.5676, ttab1.960), Selenium (tcal2.2759,ttab1.960), Iron (tcal2.9296,ttab1.960), Copper (tcal4.0869, ttab1.960),Magnesium (tcal2.6648, ttab1.960), Cobalt (tcal3.8615 , ttab1.960) and Zinc (tcal7.0160, ttab1.960) were statistically significant higher in the breast cancer patients group than the control group. Similarly, Nickel (tcal1.5988,ttab1.960) levels showed significant lower level in breast cancer patients group. On the other hand, the higher levels of trace elements could lead to formation of free radicals or other reactive oxygen species. The evaluation of these trace elements in serum maybe used as helpful tool in diagnosis of the breast cancer.
Portfolio Investment Flows, GDP, and Investment in Brazil
Authors: Meurer Roberto
Published: November 2016

Foreign portfolio investment (FPI) flows have grown substantially in recent decades, following changes in the international financial system. In Brazil, FPI represented 66% of foreign direct investment between 1995 and 2009, which makes it meaningful to analyze these flows. In this paper, the relationships between FPI flows to Brazil, GDP, investment, and financial variables from 1995 to 2009 are analyzed, employing quarterly data and applying descriptive statistics, correlation coefficients, and Granger causality tests. Results show a positive relationship between flows, GDP, and investment. Relationships between flows and financial variables show a strong relationship between FPI and the real effective exchange rate, which could be one of the channels through which the flows are related to real variables by means of changes in relative domestic and foreign production costs. Expectations about future behavior of the economy seem to be an important explanation for the relationship between flows and the real variables. Because FPI is volatile and this volatility relates to real variables through the real effective exchange rate and the interest rate, there is a case to be made for the implementation of capital controls.
Modelling the Temporal Effect of Terrorism on Tourism in Kenya
Authors: Masinde Brian K. , Buigut Steven , Mung'atu Joseph K.
Published: November 2016

Terrorist attacks have escalated over the recent years in Kenya, with adverse effects on the tourism industry. This study aims to establish if a long-run equilibrium exists between terrorism and tourism in Kenya between the years 1994 and 2014. To reinforce the robustness of the results, both Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) bounds testing and the Vector Error Correction Model (VECM) techniques are used to investigate the problem. A Granger causality test is also carried out to ascertain the direction of the relationship if one exists. The evidence from ARDL and the VECM testing procedure suggest that there is no long-run equilibrium between terrorism and tourism in Kenya. Terrorism does not Granger cause tourism and vice versa. However, short-run effect indicates that terrorism negatively and significantly affects tourism.
An Empirical Analysis of the Relationship between Oil Prices and Stock Markets
Authors: Markoulis S. N. , Neofytou N.
Published: November 2016

This paper investigates the relationship between oil prices and stock market returns for the G7 and the BRIC countries for the period 1991-2016 using cointegration and a vector error correction model. Results reveal that there is no long-run relationship between oil prices and the stock market indices of the G7 countries. However, they also reveal that there is a long-run relationship between oil prices and the stock market indices of three out of the four BRIC countries (Brazil, China and Russia). This result appears to be broadly aligned with the idea that over the past quarter of a century emerging countries have been more exposed to oil prices (either as producers or consumers) than developed ones. Furthermore, from an investments’ and international portfolio management perspective, it seems that there might be benefits from diversification when holding the stock market index of a G7 country or India and oil assets since these appear to be segmented. On the other hand, such benefits might not be applicable in the case of the stock markets of Brazil, China or Russia and oil assets as these seem to be integrated.
Determinants of Foreign Portfolio Investment and Its Effects on China
Authors: Haider Muhammad Afaq , Asif Khan Muhammad , Abdulahi Elyas
Published: November 2016

Foreign portfolio investment consists of securities and other capital inflows of assets possibly held by other foreign countries. Foreign Portfolio Investment (FPI) provides the investor with indirect ownership of financial assets. This study intends to investigate the economic factors which attract the investors to invest in the host country. We observed what the impact of FPI determinants on the Chinese economy. To elaborate our results we used multiple regression models by using E-views. This study investigates the effects of FPI and its determinants of the economic structure of China. The data of FPI, GDP, FDI, EXD and P has been taken from the World Bank. GDP and External Debt are the strong determinants of the FPI, the Exchange Rate, Population shows that these variables have a significant impact on the FPI. The investors speculate the high returns, more secure investors’ rights and feel safer to invest in the country.
Can Impairment Recognition under IAS 36 Be Improved by Financial Performance?
Authors: Nawaiseh Mohammad Ebrahim
Published: November 2016

The study seeks first to examine how companies implement impairment test as required by IAS 36.Secondly, to explore and evaluate factors which may explain the effect of specific financial indicators on impairment loss. Quantitative analysis of a panel data sample of (30) companies listed on the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) over 2005-2008 was carried out. Despite the fact that sample of companies listed on the ASE supposed to implement IAS36; only (41.10%) of the sample recorded an impairment recognition loss (30 out of 73). We find that impairment loss ratio showed fluctuated trends. We also find that probability of an impairment loss is positively affected by company size (SIZE) and operating cash flows (OCF). Research also reported a positive significant relationship between financial leverage (LEV), return on assets (ROA) and return on equity (ROE) .This can be explained by most public companies utilize financial leverage heavily to increase (ROA) and (ROE). We confirm insignificant statistical positive relationship between profitability measured by (ROA) and impairment loss recognition (IMP). Other controlling variables such as LEV; has a negatively insignificant relationship with IMP. This paper introduces necessary background and fundamentals to understand current practice of impairment recognition in Jordan. To urge Companies to use high standards of accounting quality in their financial statements according to IASs, this presentation would attract investors’ attention and would further reinforce the credibility of their financial statements.
Mathematical Modelling and Control of a Two-Wheeled PUMA-LikeVehicle
Authors: Goher Khaled M
Published: November 2016

This paper presents mathematical modelling and control of a two-wheeled single-seat vehicle. The design of the vehicle is inspired by the Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility (PUMA) vehicle developed by General Motors® in collaboration with Segway®. The body of the vehicle is designed to have two main parts. The vehicle is activated using three motors; a linear motor to activate the upper part in a sliding mode and two DC motors activating the vehicle while moving forward/backward and/or manoeuvring. Two stages proportional-integral-derivative (PID) control schemes are designed and implemented on the system models. The state space model of the vehicle is derived from the linearized equations. Controller based on the Linear Quadratic Regulator (LQR) and the pole placement techniques are developed and implemented. Further investigation of the robustness of the developed LQR and the pole placement techniques is emphasized through various experiments using an applied impact load on the vehicle.
Examining the Effectiveness of Social Skills Training on Loneliness and Achievement Motivation among Nurses
Authors: Saleh Baberi Fatemeh Khosravi , Bozorgi Zahra Dasht
Published: November 2016

This study tries to examine the effectiveness of social skills training on feeling of loneliness and achievement motivation in nurses. The present research is an experimental study of pre-test and post-test design with a control group. The research instruments included the revised UCLA Loneliness Scale and the Achievement Motivation Test for adults. The sample size consisted of 40 nurses working in Imam Khomeini Hospital in the city of Ahwaz selected through multi-stage random sampling and assigned to two experimental and control groups. To this end, prior to teaching the social skills, both groups were pre-tested. Then, the experimental group received social skills training for 12 fifty-minute sessions but no training was provided to the control group. Upon the completion of the training course, both groups immediately took the post-tests. The results of one-way analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) and multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) showed that social skills training significantly increased achievement motivation and reduced feeling of loneliness in nurses.
A Case Study in Left Wing Neo-Populism: The Rise of the Syriza Party in Greece
Authors: Southwell Priscilla , Lindgren Eric , Ellis Dustin
Published: November 2016

This research considers three approaches to the study of populism: populism as an ideology, populism as a discourse, and populism as a strategy. We highlight the debates between these different approaches. Next, we take the most significant definition from each of the three approaches and rethink how populism as an ideology should be defined as fundamentally rooted in popular sovereignty. We then ground this discussion by applying each approach to a recent phenomenon in the European political arena, the Syriza party. Finally, we use discriminant analysis to identify the distinguishing characteristics of a Syriza party supporter. We find that this party’s supporters are less critical of the European Union, younger and more leftist than other recent neo-populist parties in Europe.
De interpretatie van de weigeringsgronden uit het Haags Kinderontvoeringsverdrag in Nederland: een tussenstand na ruim 25 jaar
Authors: Ruitenberg Geeske
Published: November 2016

De interpretatie van de weigeringsgronden uit het Haags Kinderontvoeringsverdrag in Nederland: een tussenstand na ruim 25 jaar

Het Haags Kinderontvoeringsverdrag (HKOV) is in het leven geroepen om internationale kinderontvoering tegen te gaan en is sinds 1 september 1990 voor Nederland van kracht. Het uitgangspunt van het verdrag is dat kinderen die van de ene naar de andere Verdragsstaat ontvoerd zijn zo spoedig mogelijk dienen terug te keren naar de Staat van gewoon verblijf. De rechter van de Staat waarnaar het kind ontvoerd is kan echter van dit uitgangspunt afwijken, en derhalve een verzoek tot teruggeleiding van het ontvoerde kind afwijzen, door gebruik te maken van een van de zogenoemde weigeringsgronden die zijn neergelegd in de artikelen 12, 13 en 20 HKOV. Deze bijdrage gaat in op de wijze waarop deze weigeringsgronden de afgelopen (ruim) vijfentwintig jaar in de Nederlandse jurisprudentie zijn toegepast. Uit die jurisprudentieanalyse volgt dat de weigeringsgronden in het algemeen niet (te) ruim worden geïnterpreteerd, maar dat een beroep daarop wel degelijk succesvol kan zijn. Vanwege de casuïstische aard van internationale kinderontvoeringszaken kunnen echter niet eenvoudig één of meer combinaties van factoren worden aangewezen op grond waarvan aanstonds duidelijk is dat een teruggeleidingsverzoek zal worden afgewezen.

The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction aims to prevent international child abduction. The Convention came into force in the Netherlands on the 1st September 1990.

As a starting point, the Convention holds that a child abducted from one Contracting State and taken to another should be promptly returned to the country of his or her habitual residence. However, the court of the Contracting State to which a child has been abducted may depart from this rule and decide to dismiss the application for the return of the child on the basis of one of the exceptions stipulated in Articles 12, 13 or 20 of the Convention.

This article deals with the way in which the above-mentioned provisions have been applied in Dutch case law since the Convention came into force. From the analysis of the case law it can be generally established that courts tent to interpret these exceptions rather restrictively. Nevertheless, such exceptions have still been successfully invoked. However, owing to the casuistically nature of international child abduction matters it is not possible to uncover certain combinations of factors that would definitively lead to the rejection of return of the child.
Calystegia sepium – an expansive weed of maize fields near Krakow
Authors: Gala-Czekaj Dorota , Gąsiorek Michał , Halecki Wiktor , Synowiec Agnieszka
Published: November 2016

The aim of the present study was to assess the degree of colonization of maize fields by the greater or hedge bindweed, Calystegia sepium L. in the vicinity of Krakow, and to investigate the habitat preferences of this weed. On the basis of field trips, carried out in 88 fields of maize, we found that C. sepium had colonized approximately 30% of the fields investigated. On average, it covered 17.5% of the field area. Multivariate analyses (PCA and RDA) showed that the presence of this species was correlated with that of sandy soils as well as the proximity of streams. Analysis of the morphological features revealed that C. sepium specimens growing both in fields and in natural stands share similar morphological characteristics.
A Concept of Minimizing an Electric Power Supply System for Portable Gear and Arms
Authors: Adamczyk Arkadiusz
Published: November 2016

Currently a much higher number of portable devices with improved functionality supporting our job-related and social activities require higher and higher capacity and power offered by sources of power supply. Theoretical analysis of the possibility to achieve exploitation features of currently known portable sources of electric current has led the author to a conclusion that even the best solutions will not meet the desired mass and volume magnitudes in relation to the energy supplied. Therefore, if the sources of energy have reached the physically and economically justified capability limits and they are characterized by significantly varied exploitation properties, a solution combining the advantages of various sources of energy through energy management seems to be sensible. In this connection this article presents the idea of a system of energy control, which using available cells will allow for reducing the weight of power supply systems. The considerations are based on defense-related applications, this, however, does not exclude applications for civilian purposes.
Research on Biomimetic Underwater Vehicles Undertaken at Institute of Electrical Engineering and Automatics
Authors: Szymak Piotr
Published: November 2016

In the recent years, a dynamical development of an underwater robotics has been noticed. The robotics is developed in several different directions by many foreign and a few national R&D centers. The development is focused on both an improvement of construction and features of the underwater vehicles (a hardware development) and an increase of underwater vehicle autonomy providing to a swarm control (a software development). In the paper, new research area focused on biomimetic underwater robots undertaken at the Institute of Electrical Engineering and Automatics in the recent years is presented. The area concern both hardware and software development of the underwater vehicles. In the paper, the research on biomimetic underwater vehicles developed within national and international projects is described. At the end of the paper, a summary containing foreseen research is included.
Special Marine Steels and Constructional -Ballistic Shields Designed PNA
Authors: Zatorski Zdzisław
Published: November 2016

In order to increase security of the country in the field of new materials and technologies and research methods were developed, patented and implemented: austenitic steel X02CrNiMoMnN21-16-5-4 with electrodes for welding of steel and high-strength bainitic steel 10GHMBA-E620T. The author developed a theoretical and technological basis for the design of marine constructional-ballistic shields, which has implemented a pilot scale and technical support. In addition, he developed an original method for testing ballistic shields and unified position to the research, which studied and co-patented.
Viking 1937–2016. Fra prisbelønt design til tellekanter
Authors: Østmo Einar
Published: November 2016

Markering av Vikings historie fra redaksjonsarbeidet startet i 1936 til 2016.
Mesolittisk kronologi i Sørøst-Norge – et forslag til justering
Authors: Reitan Gaute
Published: November 2016

A reassessment of the Mesolithic chronology in SoutheastNorway In 1975, Egil Mikkelsen proposed a Stone Age chronology for southeastern Norway based on a small number of excavated sites. According to him, the Mesolithic could be divided intofour phases. Albeit with slight adjustments Mikkelsen’sscheme has more or less been confirmed by later excavations. The chronology for Southeast Norway is thus reasonably well defined. Nevertheless, several transition periods have not been convincingly dated, especially the one between the Late Mesolithic Nøstvet and Kjeøy phases (BC 6350–4650 and BC 4650–3800, respectively), and, to a certain extent, the Mesolithic–Neolithic transition (BC3800). The established chronology was largely based on sites locatedeast of the Oslofjord. However, recent excavated and well-dated sites west of the Oslofjord, in the counties of Vestfold and Telemark, have provided new data to reassess the established chronology andtransition periods. In this paper C14 date-results, technological patterns and selected artefacts from these sites are presented and discussed. These indicate a chronological pattern different from the established scheme. The suggested outline for the Mesolithic in Southeast Norway is as follows: the microlith phase/BC 8200–7000; the pecked adze phase/BC 7000–5600; the Nøstvet adze phase/BC 5600–4500, and finally the transverse arrowhead phase/BC 4500–3900. Hence, it is also argued that the end of the Late Mesolithic should be dated to BC 3900, that is, in line with the Mesolithic-Neolithic transition in southern Sweden and Denmark.
An unusual lesion in the right place
Authors: Theodosiou Grigorios , Zafeiriadou Valeria , Papageorgiou Marina , Mandekou-Lefaki Ioanna
Published: November 2016

Hidradenoma Papilliferum (HP) is a rare benign appendageal tumor occurring mainly in the anogenital region of adult women. Diagnosis is based on histopathology due to the lack of specific clinical features. The treatment of choice is total excission. We describe a rare case of a 65-year-old woman who presented to our outpatient department with an enlarging nodule of the left labia majora of her vulva. The histological findings were consistent with the diagnosis of Hidradenoma Papilliferum.
Diet and eczema: a review of dietary supplements for the treatment of atopic dermatitis
Authors: Schlichte Megan J. , Vandersall Abbey , Katta Rajani
Published: November 2016

In the context of increasing popularity of “natural” alternatives to conventional medicine, several dietary supplements have gained the attention of researchers and consumers alike in the treatment of atopic dermatitis (AD). Readily available without a prescription and frequently perceived to have fewer side effects than traditional medications, these “natural” remedies may be featured in discussions with patients, and clinicians should therefore be familiar with their efficacy and safety.

Based on trials to date, no dietary supplements can be recommended for routine use in the treatment of AD. However, some promising results have been noted from the use of probiotics and prebiotics taken in combination. Given significant differences in study design to date, however, further studies would be needed to clarify dose and strains of probiotics. Studies of vitamin D have been limited and have produced conflicting results, although further trials in selected subsets of patients may be indicated. Very limited data is available on fish oil supplements, while future studies on Chinese herbal medicine would require evaluation of comparable herbs and formulations. Finally, multiple trials of evening primrose oil and borage seed oil have shown improvement similar to placebo, and neither is currently recommended in eczema therapy.
Pityriasis rosea in pregnancy: report of a spousal occurrence and craniosynostosis in the healthy newborn
Authors: Loh Tiffany Y. , Cohen Philip R.
Published: November 2016

Background: Pityriasis rosea is a papulosquamous disease. It may occur during pregnancy; in this setting, it has occasionally been associated with adverse outcomes.

Purpose: A woman who developed pityriasis rosea at the beginning of her eighth week of gestation is described. The outcomes in newborns delivered by pregnant women who developed pityriasis rosea during gestation are summarized.

Method: A 28-year-old woman developed pityriasis rosea during her eighth week of pregnancy. Her husband had pityriasis rosea two months earlier. PubMed was searched for the following terms: conjugal, craniosynostosis, newborn, pityriasis, pregnancy, rosea, sagittal, spouse. The papers were reviewed and the references cited were evaluated.

Results: Our patient delivered a healthy male infant after 41 weeks of gestation. He had normal weight, height, and Apgar scores. Isolated sagittal craniosynostosis was diagnosed and was successfully treated at nine weeks after birth without complications.

Conclusion: Several retrospective studies have investigated the possibility of adverse outcomes in infants born to women who developed pityriasis rosea during pregnancy, such as stillbirth, low gestational weight, hypotonia, and premature delivery. However, there are also reports of healthy newborns in women who have had pityriasis rosea during gestation. Our patient carried the fetus one week post-term and delivered a healthy boy via C-section; isolated sagittal craniosynostosis was later diagnosed and successfully repaired. The occurrence of craniosynostosis in a woman who developed pityriasis rosea during her first trimester of pregnancy may be two coincidental events.
Superficial angiomyxoma of the skin
Authors: Abarzúa-Araya Alvaro , Lallas Aimillios , Piana Simonetta , Longo Caterina , Moscarella Elvira , Argenziano Giuseppe
Published: November 2016

Superficial angiomyxomas (SA) of the skin are rare benign cutaneous tumors of soft tissue composed of prominent myxoid matrix and numerous blood vessels. SA are more common in males [1] and they are usually located on the trunk but can also appear on the lower limbs, head, neck and genitalia [2,3]. Treatment is surgical, the total excision is curative, but local recurrence is possible [4]. Herein we present a 72-year-old patient with a history of melanoma in situ, with a new lesion on the lower back.
FORMAÇÃO DE PROFESSORES: ANÁLISE DO TRABALHO PEDAGÓGICO NO PIBID - EDUCAÇÃO FÍSICA
Authors: Dalla Nora Daiane , Ribas João Francisco Magno
Published: November 2016

Este estudo objetiva sistematizar o trabalho pedagógico no subprojeto “Cultura esportiva da escola” do CEFD/UFSM. Foi realizado através da Pesquisa Documental, a partir da análise dos Relatórios anuais referentes aos anos 2010, 2011, 2012 e 2013. Constatou-se que o trabalho pedagógico no subprojeto aponta para a qualificação na formação de professores de Educação Física, a partir da aproximação da realidade escolar, do desenvolvimento de um trabalho coletivo, da aproximação entre teoria e prática, da produção de conhecimentos sobre a docência e da troca de experiências.
A PERSONALIDADE NO ESPORTE DE ALTO RENDIMENTO: UM ESTUDO COM A EQUIPE ADESP FUTSAL
Authors: Milan Fabrício João , Meneghetti Adriana Fátima , Niquetti Ricardo
Published: November 2016

Buscamos avaliar a personalidade dos atletas da equipe Adesp Futsal Pinhalzinho/SC. Participaram 16 atletas masculinos (±22,8 anos) presentes no campeonato estadual da primeira divisão de Santa Catarina/2014. Foi utilizado o Inventário de Personalidade de Tutko e Tosi (1976), com 42 questões, dividas em sete variáveis com escalas de 1 a 5 (6–30 pontos). Analisamos os dados utilizando média, desvio padrão e uma ANOVA (p<0,05). Predominou a determinação, confiança e disciplina. Os resultados da equipe interferem diretamente na manifestação das variáveis. Relacionando ao estudo de Oliveira, Spanamberg e Dos Santos (2006), a equipe Adesp é competitiva e focada nas atuações.
O OLHAR DO PEDAGOGO SOBRE A EDUCAÇÃO FÍSICA NOS ANOS INICIAIS DO ENSINO FUNDAMENTAL
Authors: Mendonça Bruna , Da Costa Leandra Costa
Published: November 2016

O objetivo deste trabalho é apresentar através de um estudo investigativo a percepção do pedagogo nas aulas de Educação Física no Ensino Fundamental. Essa pesquisa aconteceu no ano de 2014, por meio de uma disciplina intitulada Educação Física e Movimento Humano, desenvolvida no 7º semestre do curso de Pedagogia da UFSM. O processo investigativo foi estruturado por meio de observações que possibilitaram identificar a estrutura das aulas de Educação Física, ao mesmo tempo em que foram abordados referenciais teóricos específicos. Possibilitando reflexões sobre o planejamento e a prática pedagógica nas aulas de Educação Física por meio do olhar do pedagogo.
RELATOS SOBRE O SUMÔ ONTEM E HOJE NO BRASIL E NO MUNDO
Authors: Mocarzel Rafael Carvalho da Silva
Published: November 2016

O Sumô é uma arte marcial milenar que se confunde com a história do Japão, sendo assim, uma manifestação profundamente cultural asiática. Tem uma grande representatividade desportiva e filosófico-religiosa no Japão; mesmo assim enfrenta dificuldades de crescimento e não apenas no exterior. Através da revisão de literatura, observou-se que o Sumô teve uma expansão no século XX, porém grandes dificuldades no século XXI. Hoje, a carência de incentivo, apoio e estudos sobre ele contribuem com suas dificuldades de crescimento.
Effects of religious priming concepts on prosocial behavior towards ingroup and outgroup
Authors: Batara Jame Bryan L. , Franco Pamela S. , Quiachon Mequia Angelo M. , Sembrero Dianelle Rose M.
Published: November 2016

Several studies show that there is a connection between religion and prosociality (e.g., Saroglou, 2013). To investigate whether there is a causal relationship between these two variables, a growing number of scholars employed priming religious concepts and measure its influence on prosocial behavior (e.g., Pichon, Boccato, & Saroglou, 2007). In the recent development of religious priming, Ritter and Preston (2013) argued that different primes (agent prime, spiritual/abstract prime, and institutional prime) may also have varying influence on prosocial behavior specifically helping an ingroup or an outgroup target. With this in mind, a 2 (social categorization of the target of help) by 3 (agent prime, institutional prime, spiritual prime) experiment was conducted to directly investigate this hypothesis. Results suggest that priming religious concepts especially the spiritual prime can increase prosocial behaviors. However, no significant effect was found on the social categorization which implies that Filipino participants elicit prosocial behavior regardless of the social categorization (be it ingroup or outgroup) of the target of help. The present study’s findings contribute to further the literature on religious priming and its influence on prosocial behavior.
If stigmatized, self-esteem is not enough: Effects of sexism, self-esteem and social identity on leadership aspiration
Authors: Fedi Angela , Rollero Chiara
Published: November 2016

Ambivalent sexism has many pernicious consequences. Since gender stereotypes also affect leadership roles, the present research investigated the effects of ambivalent sexism on envisioning oneself as a leader. Our studies tested the influence of sexist attitudes (toward women – Study 1 – and men – Study 2) on leadership aspiration, taking into account the interaction among ambivalent attitudes, personal characteristics (e.g. self-esteem), and group processes (e.g. level of identification with gender). Specifically, the current study used a 3 (sexism: hostile, benevolent, control) x 2 (social identification: high, low) x 2 (self-esteem: high, low) factorial design. 178 women participated in Study 1. Results showed that, although sexism was not recognised as a form of prejudice and did not trigger negative emotions, in sexist conditions high-identified women increase their leadership aspiration. In Study 2 men (N= 184) showed to recognise hostility as a form of prejudice, to experience more negative emotions, but to be not influenced in leadership aspiration. For both men and women self-esteem had a significant main effect on leadership aspiration.
Journey to Dialogue: Sisters of Our Lady of Sion and the Writing of Nostra Aetate
Authors: Deutsch Celia
Published: November 2016

Scholars have recently examined the work of several groups engaged in the intellectual projects that provided the foundation of Nostra Aetate and, in some cases participated in the writing process. The Sisters of Our Lady of Sion are one of these groups. They are an international women's religious congregation, originally founded with a perspective of conversion that, over the course of a century, developed a commitment to encounter, dialogue and friendship. This article looks at their work in the years preceding the Second Vatican Council, as well as the period of the Council. It then looks at four critical elements that, over the course of several decades allowed the Sisters to make the journey from conversion to dialogue: philosemitism, ressourcement, the Shoah, and the Affaire Finaly. Using administrative documents, it then traces the actual development of thinking from 1946 to 1964. This exploration shows the Sisters' work as being part of a larger context in which women and men, lay people and clergy, scholars and pastoral workers underwent a transformation in the ways in which they understood the relationship of Jews and Christians and made possible a similar transformation in the Church's self-understanding.
La investigación en marcas de territorio y diplomacia pública en España. Un estudio bibliométrico de las revistas científicas españolas especializadas en Comunicación indexadas en Latindex (1980-2016)
Authors: Compte Pujol Marc , De Urquijo Beatriz , Matilla Kathy
Published: November 2016

Este artículo recoge los resultados de un estudio bibliométrico sobre la investigación en marcas de territorio y diplomacia pública publicada en una muestra de las revistas científicas españolas especializadas en Ciencias de la Comunicación desde el año 1980 hasta febrero de 2016. Para ello, se vaciaron todos los números de las 65 cabeceras indexadas en el directorio de Latindex, obteniendo un universo de 15.082 artículos, de los cuales únicamente 123 correspondieron a temáticas relacionados con la investigación en marcas de territorio y diplomacia pública. Los resultados del análisis de la muestra permiten sistematizar y ahondar en el conocimiento de la investigación sobre el objeto de estudio en España.
Coumert, M. y Dumézil, B. (2013): Los reinos bárbaros en Occidente (traducción de Peinado Santaella, R. G.: Les royaumes barbares en Occident, Presses Universitaires de France, 2010). Editorial Universidad de Granada. Granada. 156 págs.
Authors: Castillo Lozano José Ángel
Published: November 2016

El libro que nos proponemos reseñar es una traducción de Rafael G. Peinado Santaella del conocido libro Les royaumes barbares en Occident (Presses Universitaires de France, 2010) y cuya autoría recae en Magali Coumert y Bruno Dumézil. Magali Coumert es profesora titular en la Universidad de Bretaña occidental y su campo de estudio siempre ha versado en la época conocida como Antigüedad Tardía y/o Alta Edad Media, destacando su obra L’origine des peuples. Les récits du Haut Moyen Áge occidental (550-850) (Institut d’Études Augustiniennes, 2007). El segundo autor de este libro es Bruno Dumézil que es profesor titular en la Univerdad de París Oeste-Nanterre La Défense y su campo de estudio ha estado enfocado sobre todo al mundo de la tardoantigüedad con cierta predominancia del reino austrasiano en sus trabajos, de ahí que sea autor de grandes publicaciones entre la que debemos destacar su obra de referencia: La Reine Brunehaut (Fayard, 2008).

The book that we propose to review is a translation by Rafael G. Peinado Santaella of the well-known book Les royaumes barbares en Occident (Presses Universitaires de France, 2010) and whose authorship falls on Magali Coumert and Bruno Dumézil. Magali Coumert is a tenured professor at the University of Western Brittany and her field of study has always been in the period known as Late Antiquity and / or High Middle Ages, highlighting her work L’origine des peuples. Les récits du Haut Moyen Áge occidental (550-850) (Institut d'Études Augustiniennes, 2007). The second author of this book is Bruno Dumézil who is a tenured professor at the University of Paris West-Nanterre La Défense and his field of study has been focused mainly on the world of late antiquity with a certain predominance of the Austrasian kingdom in his works, hence that he is the author of great publications, among which we must highlight his reference work: La Reine Brunehaut (Fayard, 2008).