bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Response analysis of cracked structure subjected to transit mass – a parametric study
Authors: Jena Shakti P. , Parhi Dayal R.
Published: August 2017

This work is focused on determining the response of a multi-cracked structure in the presence of different types of cracks vibrated due to a transit mass. The open transverse and inclined edge cracks of random crack depth are present at various locations of the cracked structure. The mass is moving on the beam at the different critical speeds of the structure. Runge-Kutta fourth order method is employed to evaluate the response of the structure numerically. The significance of different factors like the magnitude of the moving mass, moving speed, crack depth, crack inclination angle and their effects on the response of the deteriorated structure are investigated. Numerical analyses with numerous examples are carried out and validated the results with finite element analysis (FEA) and experimental investigations.
Assessment of transducer mass effects on measured FRFs in shaker modal testing
Authors: Ren Jun , Wang Jun
Published: August 2017

In modal testing, the force transducer and accelerometer mounted on the test structure will introduce extra mass effects to the system and then affect the measured Frequency Response Functions (FRFs). This paper proposed a method for assessing sensor mass effects on the measured FRFs in shaker modal testing. The assessment method offers some distinct advantages where very few FRFs measurements are required, and more importantly it does not require calculations involving several measured FRFs, hence avoiding further contaminations of the measured data. In view of two different ways of response measurements, two cases have been discussed: (1) shaker + laser Doppler vibrometer and (2) shaker + accelerometer. In case (1), only force transducer mass need be assessed. In case 2, however, both force transducer and accelerometer masses should be considered. Especially in Case 2, the overall as well as the individual mass effects of the two transducers were assessed. It is found that the assessment method is quite effective in the experimental validation for Case 1. A simple numerical example for Case 2 presented also illustrates the good theoretical performance of the method. The same example is extended to incorporate simulated noise, simulating an experimental situation, and it is shown that the accuracy of assessment results will be affected to some extent by the noise. It is suggested that the measured FRFs be preprocessed using the curve-fitting procedure before applying the proposed method.
Electromechanical dynamic analysis for the cutting transmission system of the unmanned long-wall shearer under variable speed process
Authors: Liu Changzhao , Qin Datong , Liao Yinghua
Published: August 2017

The drum shearer is one of the main equipments of the long-wall mining system. A typical condition to adjust the hauling and drum speeds is when the drum load exceeds the allowable value due to the hardness increase of the coal seam. Two schemes are utilized in this condition herein: (1) increasing the drum speed directly and maintaining the hauling speed; (2) decreasing the hauling speed firstly, then increasing the drum speed, finally increasing the hauling speed to the original value. The electromechanical dynamic model is firstly constructed for the Cutting Transmission System, and then the electromechanical dynamic analysis is conducted with both schemes, discovering that: the first scheme is quicker but may bring instability; the second is stable but slower; the resonance in frequencies obtained in different meshing conditions can be excited at the same time. At last, some advices are given for the development of the speed control strategies and mechanical design of the unmanned long-wall shearer.
Chatter suppression in boring with tool position feedback control
Authors: Gouskov Alexander M. , Voronov Sergey A. , Novikov Vadim V. , Ivanov Ilya I.
Published: August 2017

Regenerative self-excited vibrations (chatter) often occur in boring operation due to low stiffness of a slender cantilever holder of a tool. These vibrations lead to significant defects of a machined surface and cutting tool damages. The new chatter suppression method is proposed in the paper. Displacement signal measured in the direction which is orthogonal to machined surface is used for generating a control action in the feed direction. Linear proportional control law is applied. Mathematical model of boring process dynamics with control has been developed for validation of the proposed method efficiency and searching better values of feedback gain.
Image processing in detection of knee joints injuries based on MRI images
Authors: Kohut Piotr , Holak Krzysztof , Obuchowicz Rafał
Published: August 2017

This paper presents image processing methods for visualization and classification of medial meniscus tears. The first method uses watershed with a threshold segmentation approach. The algorithm was tested on a number of images of the knee obtained with a use of the magnetic resonance imaging technique (MR). Images of the knee were collected from healthy subjects and patients with a clinically diagnosed meniscal pathology. Then, watershed technique was compared with other popular methods of image segmentation, i.e. simple thresholding and region growing. For this purpose, the execution speed and the efficiency of the methods were analyzed. Additionally, an automatic detection of the meniscus based on MRI of the knee joint was developed. The solutions were implemented using classical image processing methods in the MATLAB environment with an application of the Image Processing Toolbox and MVtec Halcon vision libraries. The presented methods will have a practical value for the referring physicians and the diagnostic imaging specialists.
On the improvement measures of interior noise reduction of minivan’s roof based on acoustic modal analysis
Authors: Li Yici , Hua Lin , Xu Fengxiang
Published: August 2017

In this work, three types of measures, i.e., 1) adding the damping adhesive, 2) changing the local beads and 3) utilizing the dynamic vibration absorber (DVA), are performed to investigate and improve the acoustic quality of the minivan’s interior noise. For adding the damping adhesive, the difference of the adhesive location directly affects the mode of minivan’s roof. For changing the local beads, eight cases of beads are selected. The results indicate that the change trend of the first natural frequency is parabolic as the number of beads increases. For adding the 33 Hz DVA, the results show that the sound pressure levels (SPLs) of the minivan’s response points located at the front, middle and rear seat in the critical frequency are approximately reduced by 2.1 dB, 1.5 dB and 1.1 dB in the minivan’s simulation, and by 2.6 dB(A), 1.4 dB(A) and 2.7 dB(A) in the minivan’s road experiment, respectively. By contrast, the DVA with a certain frequency should be chosen if the reduction of sound pressure level (SPL) is only considered. Furthermore, if the SPL’s reduction and the additional mass are taken into account at the same time, the measure with local flatted beads should be selected. The obtained results could provide a certain practical guiding significance for improving the mode and interior noise of minivan’s roof.
Full state-feedback solution for a flywheel based satellite energy and attitude control scheme
Authors: Mehedi Ibrahim Mustafa
Published: August 2017

A hybrid system combining the energy and attitude control task uses flywheels to store energy and control the attitude of small satellites. Various journal papers containing previous works have recognized this combined architecture. However, due to the uncertainties of on-board performances, it is a challenge in terms of attitude pointing accuracy. Therefore, this paper focuses a full state-feedback control solution to increase the satellite attitude performances. Mathematical model and numerical treatments for full state-feedback control of combined energy and attitude regulating scheme for a small satellite are presented. Simulation results show that an enhanced pitch pointing accuracy can be achieved up to 0.0010 for the proposed control approach. The paper contains an over view of a flywheel architecture along with state space representation of the scheme. A brief description of conventional control scheme is also presented with sample simulated results for comparison. Design of a full state-feedback controller and analysis of simulated results are also presented to show the achieved attitude performances specifically.
Influence of volute basic circle diameter on the pressure fluctuations and flow noise of a low specific speed sewage pump
Authors: Tan Linwei , Zhang Desheng , Shi Weidong , Zhou Ling , Cai Xiaotong
Published: August 2017

To reveal the effect of the volute basic circle diameter D3 on the performance of low specific sewage pumps, three different volutes equipped with the same impeller were designed for a low specific speed sewage pump. The global characteristics were obtained from the experiments, which presented that the volute basic circle diameter affects pump performance obviously. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) was adopted to analyze the flow in the pump, as well as the velocity and pressure fields. Acoustic software LMS Virtual.Lab was adopted to analyze the acoustic field characteristics of the different models. The particle image velocimetry (PIV) technology was adopted to verify the results obtained by CFD and the qualitative agreement of the velocity obtained by CFD numerical calculation and PIV measurement is very good. It shows that the volute basic circle diameter has a small influence on the velocity distribution in the impeller. However, it changes the flow in the volute significantly. As D3 increases, the 2D streamline smoothens and the velocity distribution becomes uniform, whereas the pressure fluctuations and radial force of the impeller weaken. Furthermore, when the volute basic circle diameter increases to a certain extent, the pressure fluctuations almost have no change. The flow induced noise in volute A# is the largest, whereas it is the smallest in volute B#. There is an optimal volute basic circle diameter for a pump with ultra-thick blade not only to achieve the highest efficiency, but also to achieve excellent operating stability.
Modelling the powertrain rubber coupling under dynamic conditions
Authors: Novotny Pavel , Drapal Lubomir , Prokop Ales , Rehak Kamil
Published: August 2017

This paper presents a strategy for computational modelling of elastic rubber couplings under dynamic loading. Methods how to determine static and dynamic characteristics of the elastic coupling based on static and dynamic experimental tests of rubber elements are presented. The nonlinear deformation behaviour, frequency and temperature dependent properties of rubber are considered for computational models. The model is applied to the elastic coupling connecting an in-line six-cylinder natural gas engine and an electrical generator. Loading forces are based on in-cylinder pressure measurement. Experimental verification of the computational model results is carried out by measuring the values on a test engine using the non-contact laser measuring technique.
Fault detection and diagnosis of rotating machinery using modified particle filter
Authors: Li Ke , Liu Yiya , Wu Jingjing , Su Lei , Chen Peng
Published: August 2017

In order to effectively monitor condition and detect fault types of high nonlinear system, and extract the features of system state under strong noise background, this paper proposes a novel fault detection and diagnosis (FDD) method based on modified particle filter (PF). The artificial neural network is incorporated in PF for adaptively adjusting weight of particle. In the modified PF, the large weight particles are split into several small weight particles, the particles with smaller weight is adjusted by using artificial neural network. By which the particles in the low probability density region are adjusted to the high probability density region, and the problem of particle leanness is solved effectively. Moreover, this paper also uses time-varying auto regressive (TVAR) and Akaike information criterion (AIC) methods to establish state space model for state estimation. Finally, the proposed method is implemented for fault diagnosis on a roller bearing. Good results are obtained, and the bearing faults, such as the outer race, the inner race and the roller element defects, have been effectively discriminated.
Determination method of limit vehicle bump height in dynamic load test of simply supported bridge
Authors: Tan Guojin , Liu Ziyu , Jiao Yubo , Zheng Jiguang
Published: August 2017

The bump height is one of the key factors which affects the vehicle bump test. If the adopted value of bump height is too small, the test couldn’t get obvious excitation effect for bridge structures. On the other hand, it will cause additional structural damage when the value is rather large. Aiming at this point, the theoretical calculation method to determine limit bump height is proposed in this paper. The vehicle bump test is decomposed into three stages, i.e., the period before rear wheels contacting with bridge, the moment at rear wheels contacting with bridge, the period after rear wheels contacting with bridge. In stage I, the total momentum generated by vehicle rotating around front wheels is calculated. Then, the initial conditions for stage III are derived using the principle of momentum conservation in stage II. Finally, combining with vehicle-bridge coupling equations, the free-decay response of bridge could be calculated to determine the limit bump height in stage III. In this paper, the reliability of the proposed method is validated by finite element method (FEM), and numerical simulations on an actual simply supported hollow slab bridge are used to calculate the dynamic response of bridge considering various transverse positions of vehicle bump and determine the limit bump height.
Dynamic analysis of hook block for polar crane in nuclear power plant
Authors: Qi Zhaohui , Song Huitao
Published: August 2017

A systematic method to analyze the trajectory of hook block for polar crane in nuclear power plant (NPP) is proposed, in which dynamic equations of the system and the compatibility conditions for drum parameters are presented. Properties and formulations of the variables involved in these equations are studied in detail. A method to describe the rope-pulley system is given and a numerical method is derived to solve the positions and velocities of the common tangents that consistent with the reeving ropes between spatial pulleys. Based on these displacements and velocities, the angular speeds of pulleys are given to solve the difficulty to confirm the rotating directions of pulleys in some rope-pulley systems. A numerical example contrasting the dynamic model with corresponding static model is demonstrated to validate the systematic method. The proposed method is largely universal and can be a reference for designing and analyzing of polar cranes in NPP.
Active control for non-autonomous diaphragm-type pneumatic isolation system by using an augmented adaptive sliding-mode controller
Authors: Chen Hung-Yi , Liang Jin-Wei
Published: August 2017

An augmented adaptive sliding-mode controller is proposed in this paper for a diaphragm-type pneumatic vibration isolation (PVI) system containing nonlinear characteristics and time-varying uncertainties with unknown bounds. To capture and deal with the time-varying uncertainties, a controller design based primarily on the functional approximation (FA) technique complemented with an adaptive fuzzy sliding-mode control (AFSMC) is adopted. The resultant hybrid design is denoted as FA+AFSMC to differentiate itself from other attempting solutions. Lyapunov stability theory is utilized not only to stabilize the closed-loop system but also to formulate updating laws for weighting coefficients of the FA and tuning parameters of the AFSMC. This developed scheme has online learning ability when it faces the system’s nonlinear and time-varying behaviors. Experimental explorations which incorporates both pressure and velocity measurements as feedback signals reveals that the proposed FA+AFSMC scheme outperforms other attempting solutions, such as passive isolation and pure AFSMC scheme, by a significant margin.
Injury assessment via stress analysis of the human knee joint
Authors: Yu Pu-Pin , Tseng Jung-Ge , Huang Ming-Yuan , Huang Bo-Wun
Published: August 2017

The largest articulation inside human body is the knee joint which is composed by hard components, soft tissues and surrounded muscles. The knee is a mobile hinge, and it permits flexion, extension, slight internal and external rotation of the leg. The knee joint is vulnerable to both sharp injury and chronic osteoarthritis. Once have been injured, the knee joint is not easily restored. This study employs separately the experimental measurement, reverse engineering and finite element analysis to investigate the dynamic characteristics of intricate knee joint. The three-dimensional geometric model of each component of knee joint includes hard tissues and soft tissues. The hard tissues have femur, tibia, fibula, patella and the soft tissues have meniscus, patellar ligament, medial and lateral collateral ligament, a pair of cruciate ligaments, etc. Then the model is imported into ANSYS software. Via modal, periodic excitation and impact analysis, the dynamic characteristics of each component and the whole knee model are received. The fundamental mode shapes, natural frequencies and stresses of all the components of knee are also obtained. These normal modes are essential when investigating the dynamic motion of the whole knee. The results show that after impact, the soft tissues have larger displacement than that of the hard tissues. Consequently, the fracture occurs when the stretch which is caused by external force excess ultimate strength of the component. It also explains why the athletes frequently injure the ligaments and tendons of the knee or ankle during the intensive exercise. Therefore, by reducing the motion of articulation, the professional player could not only reduce the generated internal stresses in the tissue but also consequently lessen the chance of injury.
Comparison of hysteresis of high accuracy positioning system with piezoelectric actuators
Authors: Čereška A. , Maskeliūnas R. , Ragulskienė J. , Lu Guang Qing
Published: August 2017

In the paper, high accuracy positioning systems with flexible elements are investigated. In the analyzed systems, piezoelectric actuators are used for the transmission of motion and the hystereric phenomenon in them is investigated. Effect of the hysteretic phenomena to the precision of the high accuracy positioning systems is of special importance. For the investigations, a special experimental setup was designed and produced as well as the method of the experimental procedure was proposed. The experimental setup includes a computer, a piezocontroller, an inductive displacement sensor and a dynamic data collector. The dynamic data collector is used for the collection of data and for the transfer of data to the software for further processing. Numerical modelling of the hysteretic was performed by using the Matlab/Simulink software. In the process of investigations, it was determined that the maximum dispersion error of the hysteretic model is less than 5 % when compared with the experimental results. Thus, it is concluded that the proposed method of hysteretic phenomenon modelling is suitable for modelling of high accuracy positioning systems with flexible elements, which are controlled by piezoelectric actuators.
Effect of total knee replacement conformity design on the displacement, indentation time, contact stress, and strain during impact loading
Authors: Usman  , Huang Shyh-Chour
Published: August 2017

Conformity of contact counterface is one of the important parameters in a total knee replacement (TKR) design. Understanding the effect of conformity on contact stress during static and dynamic loading is crucial. To date, many published reports discussing the effect of conformity were from the static analysis. Therefore, we were compelled to conduct an investigation on the effect of conformity using two-dimensional finite element analysis during dynamic or impact analysis. Five models taken from previous report have been made for this purpose. The model was composed of two parts: femoral indenter and tibial base which represented the femoral component and tibial insert, respectively. A 74 kg was taken as a body mass. The initial impact velocity of 0.6 m/s was applied. The comparative statistical analysis proved that the conformity of TKR significantly (p< 0.05) gave the different effect on the Tresca stress, strain, displacement, indentation time, and also the reaction force. The largest displacement and indentation time of femoral indenter were happened in curved-on-flat model (Rf= 12 mm), and the lowest value was occurred in flat-on-flat (r= 1 mm) model. The largest reaction force was occurred in curved-on-curved model and the lowest one was happened in curved-on-flat (Rf= 12 mm) model. The largest Tresca stress was happened in curved-on-flat (Rf= 12mm) and flat-on-flat (r= 1 mm) model, and the lowest one was occurred in curved-on-flat (Rf= 40mm). The largest strain was occurred in flat-on-flat (r= 1mm) model, and the lowest one was in curved-on-curved model. The curved-on-flat (Rf= 12 mm) model, even though it is bad in displacement, strain, and Tresca value, but it has a good performance in the reaction force value. For the curved-on-flat (Rf= 40 mm) model, it has a good performance if a low Tresca stress design of TKR is needed. The flat-on-flat (r= 1 mm) model, the low displacement and indentation time were its advantage, so that it is suitable for a low wear design of TKR. The flat-on-flat (r= 5 mm) model has no unique performance because all values are high. The last, the curved-on-curved model has the best performance in strain and a moderate good performance in displacement, indentation time, and Tresca value. But, it has a bad performance due to the high value of reaction force. If the average performance owned by each model used, we can summarize that the curved-on-flat (Rf= 12 mm) was the most vulnerable model, and then followed by flat-on-flat (r= 5 mm), flat-on-flat (r= 1 mm), curved-on-curved, and curved-on-flat (Rf= 40 mm) as the safest model.
Numerical modeling to analysis the abrasion of knee joint by walking pattern
Authors: Moon Dae Eun , Kim Sung Min , Lim Hong Seok
Published: August 2017

In current studies, growing up of treatment of the knee joint damage such as arthritis, the research to prevent knee joint is under way. As knee joints could be damaged by various types of motion, one of the most influential factor of the abrasion on the knee joint is progressed by walking. It could be classified as 3 types of walking, 1. Walking plain, 2. Climbing stairs or uphill and 3. Going down. In this study, to find the damaged point of knee joint, the following ways would be used. After comparing the knee joint angle with interior and exterior movement of the knee in accordance with the joint dynamics of typical height, the walking pattern for walking up the stairs can be comprehended. It could be shown the variation of the center of rotation of knee joint. From this, the contact point which is pressed on the knee joints in accordance with each walking pattern could be derived. The numerical modeling could be made by quantifying the variety that is caused by the center of mass of knee bone. It would be expected to calculate the contact point on the knee joint through walking patterns. This numerical model is considered of the kinematics system in our knee.
Is water trading policy an effective solution for water allocation in Voshmgir dam?
Authors: Jansouz Parinaz , Shahraki Javad , Abdolhosseini Mohammad
Published: August 2017

The aim of this study is to assess the effectiveness of water trading policy as a solution for optimal use of water between farmers in Voshmgir dam, Iran. For assessment, four villages were selected and two water allocation programs under non-trading and trading systems were designed by two-stage stochastic programming technique and uncertainties expressed as intervals and probability distributions. The results obtained from the two programs were compared based on water volume which is released through trading and decrease in water deficiency as effectiveness indices. The results show that the water allocation under trading policy has changed so that it has led to released water and decrease in water deficiency by keeping the agricultural profit under non-trading, but irrigated area is decreased under trading. Generally, trading policy can lead to more effective allocation from the view of released water and decrease in water deficiency, but it can remove some farmers from agricultural activities by decreasing the irrigated area. As a result, trading policy can be effective in the short term especially in drought conditions due to insufficient water supply and can be unnecessary in normal and wet years in this case study.
Transdiciplina y Complejidad - Aportes de las Ciencias Sociales en América Latina el Caribe y Colombia al desarrollo social ? Colección proyección social/9789588557380
Authors: Hernández G de Velazco Judith J
Published: August 2017

La transdisciplinariedad y complejidad en la actualidad aproxima una visión gnoseológica y axiológica de explorar, describir, entender, explicar, comparar, la realidad, desde las diversas disciplinas científicas que convergen para revisar determinados problemas de investigación, a manera de trasegar posiciones y soluciones diversas pero de síntesis y aprendizajes armónicos.
Przedtrydenckie lekcjonarze mszalne
Authors: Boguniowski Józef Wacław
Published: August 2017

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Pisanie dziejów Izraela
Authors: Niesiołowski-Spanò Łukasz
Published: August 2017

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MAURICE GILBERT SJ, Mądrość Salomona, przekład S. Kobiałka, t. 1-2, Kraków 2002 (Myśl Teologiczna, 37-38)
Authors: Chmiel Jerzy
Published: August 2017

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JEAN DANIÉLOU SJ, Teologia judeochrześcijańska. Historia doktryn chrześcijańskich przed soborem nicejskim, przekład S. Basista, Kraków 2002 (Myśl Teologiczna, 39)
Authors: Chmiel Jerzy
Published: August 2017

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Przegląd bibliograficzny
Authors: Matras Tadeusz
Published: August 2017

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Grzech jako zniewolenie w ujęciu proroków Starego Testamentu
Authors: Bramorski Jacek
Published: August 2017

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RITA TORTI MAZZI, Quando interrogare è pregare. La domanda nel Salterio alla luce della letteratura accadica, San Paolo, Cinisello Balsamo 2003, 446 s. (Studi sulla Bibbia e il suo ambiente, 7)
Authors: Bazyliński Stanisław
Published: August 2017

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Biblia w ustach młodych. Konkurs biblijny
Authors: Wilk Krzysztof
Published: August 2017

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DAVID FERGUSSON, Rudolf Bultmann, London 2000 (wydanie drugie), XXII+154 s.
Authors: Skierkowski Marek
Published: August 2017

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Głoszenie ewangelii nadziei w świetle adhortacji „Ecclesia in Europa”
Authors: Sławiński Henryk
Published: August 2017

The article deals with the preaching of hope, taking into consideration the apostolic exhortation of John Paul II, Ecclesia in Europa. The main reasons of the spiritual crisis in Europe and the loss of hope among it’s inhabitants might be seen in: living as if God does not exist, hedonism and consumerism. In consequence a man more fears the future then desires it. In this situation the Church is being urged to fulfil her joyful duty of preaching the gospel of hope, i.e. Jesus Christ the Lord. He is the hope for the whole world. He allows the discovery of the truth and gives the ultimate reason for life worth living. The church gives witness of its hope in Jesus Christ. The preaching of the Church is to be understood not only as the deliverance of some religious information, but as the power of God, because Christ is present in his word and in the Church’s preaching. From a pastoral perspective, preaching is to be considered the primary action of the church, whereas from the perspective of intentionality, the primary element of the church’s activity must be the celebration of the sacraments. The weakness of our preaching lays not in the lack of the orthodoxy, but in too weak an emphasis of the positive aspects of the proclamation of the gospel. The most extensive danger for preaching is the concentration on evil in the world and the fruitless abomination. Only the preaching born with hope may set the preacher and his listeners on fire. Preaching of hope has in itself something from the Holy Spirit, it is dynamic and shows that Jesus is present in his Church and in the history of human beings, although it may seem otherwise, that He is not present or asleep, leaving the boat of the Church to the power of the wrath of the waves.
ASEAN in the Age of Anti-Globalization: Compartmentalized Regionalism(s) and Three Trajectories
Authors: Choiruzzad Shofwan Al Banna
Published: August 2017

This essay attempts to examine the prospect of ASEAN integration in the age of anti-globalization by understanding ASEAN as a compartmentalized regionalism. It argues that discussions on the prospect of ASEAN are actually discussions on the trajectories of two separate regional projects: economic regionalism and political security regionalism. It must be noted that we often have difficulties separating the two because their evolution has so far been marked by centripetal movement towards liberal tradition in the two regional projects. However, since we are entering the age of anti-globalization, this is changing. To make an educated guess on the future of ASEAN regionalism(s), I argue that we should focus our attention to three main indicators: (1) Structural: will the international system be cooperative or competitive multipolar system? (2) National elite orientation: will the liberal elites and technocracy in ASEAN countries remain liberal, or will nationalist elites take charge?; and (3) Public sentiment: how big is the positive or negative sentiment towards economic liberalization?
Comparative Study of the Roles of ASEAN and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Responding to the Rohingya Crisis
Authors: Jati Irawan
Published: August 2017

Since 2012, Southeast Asia has witnessed the human rights tragedy of the Rohingya people of Myanmar. Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya have been displaced from their homes and traveled to refugee facilities in Myanmar and Bangladesh, while others have been stranded on the Andaman Sea. The Rohingya crisis is perhaps the most horrific human rights tragedy after the crisis in Vietnam in the 1970s. As the crisis has developed, international communities, including ASEAN and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), have responded to the crisis. As the main regional organization, ASEAN has been hoped to elucidate the crisis tactically through peaceful means. OIC, meanwhile, has been expected to join humanitarian action using a diplomatic approach to other international humanitarian bodies, including the UNHCR. However, it is obvious that ASEAN's response to the crisis has been limited to diplomatic oration and failed to prevent a wider crisis. For OIC, its humanitarian solidarity has lacked access to the target community. Therefore, this paper would like to attempt a comparative analysis to describe the central inquiry; how have ASEAN and OIC responded to the Rohingya crisis? This analysis involves studying ASEAN and OIC publications and related references. The initial argument of this paper is that both organizations have given reasonable responses to the crisis, but have been unable to halt its advance.
Islam, Asymmetric Policy, and Social Conflict: The State's Role as a Root of Radicalism in the Philippines and Thailand
Authors: Kusuma Bayu Mitra A.
Published: August 2017

Radicalism has become a serious problem for many countries, including in Southeast Asia. One of its triggering factors is an extreme understanding of religion that leads to the assumption that people with different understandings are wrong and that violence is a legitimate way to change the situation. This often occurs because of a love of lineage or clan, as well as aggressive instincts. Such an extreme understanding results in the religious social conflicts, which in reality—particularly those involving Islam in Southeast Asia—are often influenced by regimes’ asymmetric policies. This study, therefore, explores the role of the State as a root of radicalism in the context of the dynamic relationship between Islam and asymmetric policies, with a focus on the southern Philippines and Thailand. Research findings show that the rise of radicalism in the Philippines was caused by social conflict resulting from government manipulation of referendum policy on special autonomy in predominant Muslim areas. Meanwhile, radicalism in Thailand was triggered by social conflict resulting from the cultural assimilation policy imposed upon the Muslim community by the government.
Why ASEAN is Cooperating in the Education Sector?
Authors: Gawron Jan
Published: August 2017

Over the last few years ASEAN member states have begun collaborating more tightly in the tertiary education sector, which has led to a cooperation agreement with the European Union to help harmonize and lift the overall standard of tertiary education in the region. However, the broader question is - why is that the case? Education is not considered a classical field of regional integration, and this chapter seeks to analyze various sources - which include references from elitist circles, as well as the public sphere - in order to identify the motivation for cooperation in the education sector through qualitative content analysis. The analysis is based on a theoretical framework, which incorporates both a neofunctionalist approach and a norm diffusion approach which show that the predominant factors behind this cooperation process are economic.
O referente O lugar onde vivo em artigos de opinião: um diálogo entre a teoria da referenciação e a objetividade entre parênteses
Authors: Oliveira Filipe Fontenele , Costa Maria Helenice Araújo
Published: August 2017

Este trabalho tem como objetivo propor uma discussão sobre a construção do referente O lugar onde vivo em um artigo de opinião destinado à V edição da Olimpíada de Língua Portuguesa Escrevendo o Futuro, ao passo que tenta realizar um diálogo entre a teoria da referenciação e o conceito de objetividade entre parênteses, proposto pelo biólogo Humberto Maturana. Parte dessa discussão integra os resultados parciais de nossa pesquisa de mestrado no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Linguística Aplicada, da Universidade Estadual do Ceará. Nesta pesquisa, trabalhamos com a análise de nove artigos de opinião, escritos por estudantes de uma escola estadual de Fortaleza, os quais foram produzidos e destinados a esse evento pedagógico. Entretanto, para o corrente trabalho, fazemos a análise de apenas um texto. Procuramos realizar a aproximação das teorias em comento, considerando o processo de produção textual e observando a teia referencial que engloba o referente O lugar onde vivo no texto escolhido. Pelo que verificamos, a construção desse referente ultrapassa as relações internominais marcadas por expressões ou predicações diretamente ligadas a ele. Na verdade, ela se dá na relação com outros referentes disponíveis no texto, bem como ocorre antes da menção, por meio de uma expressão linguística, de uma introdução referencial, uma vez que já faz parte de construções individuais e coletivas, marcadas por aspectos sociohistóricos e pelas relações intertextuais com outras fontes.
Are you married teacher? Estratégias enunciativas sobre como tirar do armário
Authors: Figueiredo Neto Raulino Batista
Published: August 2017

No presente artigo pretendemos analisar o comportamento verbal e ideológico de aprendizes/usuários de Língua Inglesa no tocante às identidades sexuais da sala de aula. Por intermédio de uma mirada autoetnográfica, procedimento voltado para os registros enunciativos na língua-alvo, discorreremos adicionalmente em torno do componente intercultural no processo de reconhecimento e respeito às diferenças da sala de aula. Para a constituição deste trabalho, baseamo-nos nas teorias de gênero e performatividade (BUTLER, 2007), nas Teorias queer (NELSON, 2008; NEPOMUCENO, 2009), nas considerações acerca das identidades da pós-modernidade (MOITA LOPES, 2002; HALL, 2005) e no engajamento intercultural (FLEURI, 2001; FIGUEIREDO NETO, 2014). Os resultados dessa incursão investigativa apontam para a premência de uma agenda pedagógica que empodere as sexualidades queer e promova, pelo viés da linguagem, o respeito a todas as cambiâncias da sala de aula de línguas.
Hipotaxe adverbial e suas funções textual-discursivas no gênero resposta argumentativa
Authors: Calicchio Fátima Christina
Published: August 2017

Propomos neste trabalho analisar como a hipotaxe adverbial pode contribuir para a construção da argumentatividade do gênero resposta argumentativa. Para isso, selecionamos como objeto de análise as produções textuais prototípicas dos candidatos ao vestibular de verão da UEM/2011.  Levando em consideração o panorama teórico do funcionalismo, a hipótese a ser explorada neste trabalho corresponde à investigação das funções textual-discursivas das orações adverbiais que funcionam como valor de guia, ponte de transição, moldura, foco, função tópica, dentre outras funções, na articulação de orações que podem contribuir para a construção da argumentatividade do gênero resposta argumentativa. Como aporte teórico, aliamos estudos de funcionalistas, como Mann & Thompson (1988); Matthiessen & Thompson (1988), à Teoria da Estrutura Retórica do Texto. De acordo com essa teoria, as relações retóricas dão coerência ao discurso, conferindo unidade e permitindo que o produtor atinja seus propósitos com o texto que produziu, ou seja, essa teoria fundamenta-se no principio de que, no texto, além das proposições explicitas, ou enunciados explícitos, emergem proposições implícitas, que se caracterizam como o significado que emerge entre duas porções de texto. Somam-se a esse enfoque os pressupostos de Decat (2009), de Neves (1997, 2000) e as postulações sobre gênero defendidas por Bakhtin (2000).
As múltiplas facetas do processamento da leitura em indivíduos afásicos: revisão de literatura
Authors: Martins Sabrine Amaral
Published: August 2017

A afasia é uma perturbação linguística relativamente comum. Ela acomete os pacientes que sofreram acidente vascular encefálico. No nível linguístico, é considerada um prejuízo nos componentes dos sistemas semântico, sintático, fonológico e morfológico. Múltiplos aspectos da comunicação são prejudicados. Todos os tipos e níveis de afasia apresentam problemas na leitura. Embora alguns trabalhos foquem nos déficits de leitura provenientes da afasia, muito pouco se sabe. Por isso, este trabalho tem o objetivo de apresentar dados de investigações sobre esse tema. O presente trabalho justifica-se por contribuir para um maior aprofundamento no tema estudos em afasia no Brasil.
Construções metafóricas no discurso de Dilma Rousseff: análises à luz da teoria da argumentação na língua
Authors: Freitas Nathália Luiz de
Published: August 2017

Buscamos articular uma perspectiva sociocognitiva da metaforicidade, baseada em elementos epistemológicos da Teoria da Metáfora Conceptual e em teorizações de abordagens discursivas da metáfora, com pressupostos e categorias analíticas da Teoria da Argumentação na Língua. A partir dessa articulação, nosso objetivo é identificar e analisar a orientação argumentativa de construções metafóricas no discurso de Dilma Rousseff. Nossas análises visam a contribuir para a evidenciação, nos dados em foco, de que a metaforicidade e a argumentação são inerentes à linguagem, assim como de que a dicotomia literal/metafórico não se sustenta quando se considera o uso da língua. Concluímos a possibilidade de associar ambas as perspectivas teóricas para a compreensão de dois princípios cognitivos humanos, a argumentatividade e a metaforicidade.
Real-world adherence and economic outcomes associated with paliperidone palmitate versus oral atypical antipsychotics in schizophrenia patients with substance-related disorders using Medicaid benefits
Authors: Joshi Kruti , Lafeuille Marie-Hélène , Kamstra Rhiannon , Tiggelaar Sean , Lefebvre Patrick , Kim Edward , Yue Yong , Tandon Neeta
Published: August 2017

Aim:
Compare medication utilization, costs and healthcare resource use in schizophrenia patients with substance-related disorders initiated on once-monthly paliperidone palmitate (PP1M) or an oral atypical antipsychotic (OAA).
Materials & methods:
Data from six Medicaid states (07/2009–03/2015) were used to compare outcomes between PP1M and OAA patients.
Results:
PP1M patients had higher 12-month antipsychotic adherence and persistence than OAA patients. PP1M patients had lower medical (mean monthly cost difference [MMCD] = US$-191, p = 0.020), higher pharmacy (MMCD = US$250, p < 0.001) and similar total costs (MMCD = US$59, p = 0.517) during the overall follow-up. PP1M patients had lower rates of outpatient visits and inpatient days but higher rates of mental health-related utilization.
Conclusion:
PP1M was associated with higher antipsychotic adherence and persistence, and similar total costs versus OAA.
Factores que influyen en la selección del concesionario en la compra de motocicletas en Medellín: estudio de caso
Authors: Pérez Vélez Juan Carlos , Zuluaga-Sepúlveda Hervin Smiller , Orozco-Galeano Juan Diego , González-Almeyda Paulo Andrés
Published: August 2017

Este estudio se realizó con el fin de establecer cuáles son los criterios que el consumidor tiene en consideración al momento de seleccionar el concesionario para la compra de motocicletas. En este sentido, la recolección de información se hizo teniendo en cuenta únicamente sujetos que hubieran adquirido motocicletas en concesionario. Asumiendo una investigación de tipo cuantitativo, una muestra teórica de 294 individuos y una participación real de 60 individuos seleccionados de forma probabilística, se midió la influencia de diversos factores relacionados con la decisión de compra. Como resultado de esta medición, y en concordancia con la bibliografía consultada, se encontró que uno de los factores que los sujetos encuestados consideraron como más determinantes para elegir en dónde comprar su motocicleta es la influencia de las recomendaciones de terceros, y entre las principales conclusiones a las que se llegó es que los obsequios entregados por la compra no necesariamente aumentan el nivel de ventas, por lo cual, ofrecerlos a aquellos compradores que lleven referidos o invertir en mejorar la calidad del servicio podría ser una buena alternativa para aprovechar los factores más significativos.
Competitividad en empresas de economía solidaria del Sector Agropecuario en el Departamento del Atlántico
Authors: Ortiz-Ospino Luis Eduardo , Caicedo-Consuegra Lady Dayanna
Published: August 2017

Este artículo presenta resultados parciales de la Tesis Doctoral titulada: «Análisis de los factores de capital social asociados a la capacidad competitiva de las empresas solidarias del sector agropecuario del departamento del Atlántico», en el Doctorado de Administración de la Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, México. La investigación tuvo como propósito caracterizar la competitividad que presentan las empresas de economía solidaria del sector agropecuario en el departamento del Atlántico. El alcance de esta investigación consistió en la proposición de estrategias tendientes a la mejora de la capacidad competitiva de las empresas solidarias, por medio de la identificación de propiedades y características, importantes para alcanzar un mayor rendimiento en la productividad, eficiencia y gestión dentro de s organizaciones, a partir de la colectividad entre las empresas del sector agropecuario, en pro del fortalecimiento de la economía. La metodología empleada fue de corte cuantitativo para medir la capacidad competitiva de las empresas, con un tipo de investigación descriptivo, que permitió detallar los aspectos relevantes del objeto de estudio. La población está constituida por 30 empresas solidarias pertenecientes al sector agropecuario del departamento del Atlántico. Los resultados de la investigación permitieron diagnosticar la situación actual de las empresas solidarias del sector agropecuario e identificar los factores de competitividad que inciden en este sector. Esta investigación contribuye a proporcionar los cimientos principales para plantear modelos de gestión y estrategias empresariales, que proporcionen ventajas competitivas a las empresas
Mortalidad en la fuerza laboral colombiana desde el análisis exploratorio de datos espaciales
Authors: Agudelo-Torres Gabriel Alberto
Published: August 2017

Colombia perdió parte de su fuerza laboral por fallecimientos en el año 2011; las dos principales causas de esto son: los homicidios y sus secuelas, y las enfermedades isquémicas del corazón. Dichas causas de mortalidad presentan el fenómeno llamado dependencia espacial. Cuando el fenómeno de dependencia espacial está presente es posible utilizar técnicas como el análisis exploratorio de datos espaciales para determinar la localización geográfica que deben tener las políticas de seguridad y salud pública, en aras de disminuir la pérdida de capital humano por estos conceptos, maximizando, además, su efecto en las regiones vecinas.En este artículo se cuantifica la interacción regional en el comportamiento de las tasas de defunción de personas en edad laboral. Se concluye que para el caso de los homicidios y sus secuelas, el norte de Antioquia y sur de Córdoba, Valle del Cauca y sus municipios vecinos, algunos otros del Cauca y Nariño, deben ser intervenidos con políticas integrales de seguridad. En cuanto a las enfermedades isquémicas del corazón, la intervención debe focalizarse en varias subregiones del país, teniendo presente que en el centro no solo debe atacarse este tipo de enfermedad sino también las enfermedades hipertensivas y las cerebrovasculares, pues estas tienen una alta influencia en las isquémicas del corazón.
Costeo basado en actividades –ABC: revisión de literatura
Authors: Bustamante-Salazar Alina Marcela
Published: August 2017

En la década de 1980 la contabilidad de gestión experimenta el surgimiento de un nuevo sistema: costeo basado en actividades, lo que implica un cambio de énfasis del registro de información para la valuación de los inventarios y la elaboración de informes financieros, al control de los recursos, las actividades y la generación de información para la toma de decisiones. Este artículo presenta una síntesis de los antecedentes, los fundamentos, las potencialidades, las limitaciones y las aplicaciones en sectores específicos del costeo basado en actividades, a partir de la revisión de literatura de artículos publicados en revistas académicas especializadas durante el periodo 2007-2014.La revisión muestra que a pesar de las potencialidades de los sistemas ABC para la asignación más precisa de los costos, el control de los recursos y la gestión de la capacidad disponible, la complejidad y el alto costo que implica su implementación se constituyen en limitaciones. Así mismo, se evidencia una mayor aplicación en organizaciones privadas del sector salud y manufactura, encontrándose menos evidencias respecto a su aplicación en organizaciones públicas.