bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Introduction of High Pressure (HP) Separator and its Applications in Pakistan
Authors: Maqbool Zohaib , Khattak Kifayat , Malik Javaid Hussain , Ahmed Jawad
Published: December 2012

Well testing is an important tool for field appraisal, field development, reservoir surveillance and management. Some key measurements during well testsareflow rates of individual phases, fluid properties, fluid composition, flowingsurface, down hole pressure and temperature etc. Analysis of this datahelps in pinpointing where improvements can be made, how the productive potential of the reservoir can be enhanced and where the future investments are to be focused. So production testing campaigns of wells are to be conducted and should be conducted annually or bi-annually to get the aforesaid vital information of the well and the reservoir.

While gathering vital data during production testing, an apprehensionis that the hydrocarbon produced and separated on surface should notbe flared, as it can cause a huge financial loss and environmental harm. Therefore, a zero flaring concept was adopted during production in which the separated gas was safely and effectively injected back to the production line and the fluids to the storage facility.

In Pakistan, production testing is generally carried out using conventional 1440psi separator andimplementing zero flaring concepts. But there are certain limitations associated with the conventional 1440 psi separators available in the country. A few of them are that they cannotbe used on wells whose downstream pressure or injection line pressure is greater than the safety limit of 1440 psi separator. They cannot be used on wells with high gas rates greater than the maximum limit of conventional 1440 psi separator which is 60 MMSCFD and the same limitation applies to condensate/oil/water rate as well. For this reason there are certain fields in Northern Pakistan where production testing campaigns with zero flaring cannot be carried out due to the above mentioned limitations of 1440 psi separator.

This paper describes the introduction of the first ever High Pressure (HP) separator in Pakistan. This separator has overcome the limitations due to its high design pressure of 2160 psi and high gas and oil flow rate capacity which in 90 MMSCFD and 13000 bpd respectively. Successful field applications at three different fields in Pakistan are discussed in this paper covering lesson learned and best practices during the operations. Producing wells were tested without flaring or wasting any hydrocarbon which is harmful to environment. All the separated gas was injected back to the high pressure production line which resulted in a huge financial advantage. The application of the non-conventional high pressure separator and implementing zero flaring is proven to be a beneficial solution with huge potential for future applications in Pakistan.
Stability and Change in Affect among Centenarians
Authors: Martin Peter , Da Rosa Grace , Margrett Jennifer A. , Garasky Steven , Franke Warren
Published: December 2012

Much information is available about physical and functional health among very old adults, but little knowledge exists about the mental health and mental health changes in very late life. This study reports findings concerning positive and negative affect changes among centenarians. Nineteen centenarians from a Midwestern state participated in four assessments over a 6-month period. Positive and negative affect, as well as physical activity, financial resources, mental status, and health were assessed at baseline and during four consecutive time points. Mean individual growth curves suggested mean decreases in positive affect, but no changes were observed in negative affect. Physical activity, financial resources, and self-rated health were associated with growth-curve changes in affect. Centenarians with fewer resources were more likely to show decreases in positive affect. Surprisingly, physical activity and health were associated with increases in negative affect over time. The results suggest that continued activity, high levels of financial resources, and self-rated health are important components in affective states among very old adults.
Toxicity mechanisms and interactions of polychlorinated biphenyls and polybrominated diphenylethers
Authors: Antonijevic Biljana , Milovanovic Vesna , Curcic Marijana , Jankovic Sasa , Jacevic Vesna , Vucinic Slavica
Published: December 2012

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and brominated flame retardants,
polybrominated diphenylethers (PBDEs), are widespread environmental
contaminants as a result of anthropogenic activities and due to their
persistency and resistance to degradation. Both groups of chemicals are
placed on the list of persistent organic pollutants (POPs), covered by the
Stockholm convention which is aimed to limit or ban the production, use,
emission, import and export of POPs in order to protect human health and the
environment. Taking into account the structural similarity between PCBs and
PBDEs, and the known effects of PCBs, these two groups of chemicals could
have similar mechanisms of action. Also, because of real simultaneous
exposure to these compounds, an examination of possible interactions is of
great importance. Interactions of the compounds from these groups are likely
at the system level of hormones, particularly thyroid and reproductive ones.
As there are mechanisms of adverse effects of both groups of chemicals on the
nervous system, including functional, neurological and behavioral changes,
there are influences on neurotransmiters, changes in signal transduction and
apoptosis. There are interactions affecting the occurrence of metabolic
disorders as well. Data on the toxicity of mixtures of PCBs and PBDEs, as
well as interactions of these chemicals would contribute to the processes of
risk evaluation and risk characterisation.
Oxidative stress
Authors: Stevanovic Jelka , Borozan Suncica , Bozic Tatjana , Jovic Slavoljub , Djekic Tatjana , Dimitrijevic Blagoje
Published: December 2012

The unceasing need for oxygen is in contradiction to the fact that it is in
fact toxic to mammals. Namely, its monovalent reduction can have as a
consequence the production of short-living, chemically very active free
radicals and certain non-radical agents (nitrogen-oxide,
superoxide-anion-radicals, hydroxyl radicals, peroxyl radicals, singlet
oxygen, peroxynitrite, hydrogen peroxide, hypochlorous acid, and others).
There is no doubt that they have numerous positive roles, but when their
production is stepped up to such an extent that the organism cannot eliminate
them with its antioxidants (superoxide-dismutase, glutathione-peroxidase,
catalase, transferrin, ceruloplasmin, reduced glutathion, and others), a
series of disorders is developed that are jointly called ?oxidative stress.?
The reactive oxygen species which characterize oxidative stress are capable
of attacking all main classes of biological macromolecules, actually
proteins, DNA and RNA molecules, and in particular lipids. The free radicals
influence lipid peroxidation in cellular membranes, oxidative damage to DNA
and RNA molecules, the development of genetic mutations, fragmentation, and
the altered function of various protein molecules. All of this results in the
following consequences: disrupted permeability of cellular membranes,
disrupted cellular signalization and ion homeostasis, reduced or loss of
function of damaged proteins, and similar. That is why the free radicals that
are released during oxidative stress are considered pathogenic agents of
numerous diseases and ageing. The type of damage that will occur, and when it
will take place, depends on the nature of the free radicals, their site of
action and their source.
Relative contribution of solar radiation and temperature in enhanced temperature-index melt models from a case study at Glacier de Saint-Sorlin, France
Authors: Vincent C. , Six D.
Published: December 2012

A large set of ice ablation data from a glacier in the French Alps is used to investigate the sensitivity of ice melting to solar radiation and temperature. The data come from 7 years of observations on a small network of 16 stakes set up on Glacier de Saint-Sorlin. The high spatial variability of ice ablation is shown to be strongly dependent on potential solar radiation. On the other hand, temporal variations are highly correlated with air temperatures measured both at a nearby and at a remote meteorological station, but poorly correlated with incoming shortwave radiation measured at an automatic weather station located close to the glacier terminus. Spatial variations of ice ablation therefore appear to be mainly driven by potential solar radiation, while temporal variations are driven by temperature. This result suggests that minimizing the influence of temperature in an enhanced temperature-index melt model may compromise the model’s ability to simulate interannual changes in melt. These new results may help to improve the calibration, and thus the performance, of these empirical melt models used for long-term simulations of glacier mass balances.
Efficient Synthesis of Unprotected C-5-Aryl/Heteroaryl-2'-deoxyuridine via a Suzuki-Miyaura Reaction in Aqueous Media
Authors: Fresneau Nathalie , Hiebel Marie-Aude , Agrofoglio Luigi , Berteina-Raboin Sabine
Published: December 2012

Following our previous results on an environmentally benign one-pot Sonogashira-cyclization protocol to obtain substituted furopyrimidine nucleosides under aqueous conditions, we investigate herein the Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reactions of aryl and heteroaryl derivatives at the C5 position of unprotected 2'-deoxyuridine in the same media with a common catalyst system avoiding exotic ligands, since palladium acetate and triphenylphosphine afforded the expected products in moderate to good yields.
La edad pupilar y la mayoría de edad en la Valencia medieval
Authors: Obarrio Moreno Juan Alfredo
Published: December 2012

El presente trabajo aborda el estudio y las consecuencias jurídicas del tránsito de la edad pupilar a la mayoría de edad en el antiguo Reino de Valencia. En concreto, con relación al menor se abordan cuestiones como la necesaria presencia del tutor o curador para el menor, su incapacidad jurídica o las prohibiciones a las que se hallaban sometidos. Por lo que hace referencia a la mayoría de edad, nos centramos fundamentalmente en el denominado beneficio de la edad y su aplicación en el ámbito contractual.
Competencia, mercado e intervencionismo en el comercio de carne en la Europa bajo-medieval. Los ejemplos de Barcelona y Ruán
Authors: Banegas López Ramón Agustín
Published: December 2012

La carne es un producto esencialen la alimentación medieval y su escasezgenerará problemas sociales, especialmenteen el mundo urbano; por tanto,un elemento fundamental de la políticamunicipal será vigilar el correcto abastecimientode este producto. En este artículose analizará la estructuración del mercadode la carne en dos ciudades europeasque comparten dimensiones demográfi casy estructuras económicas, pero que estánmuy alejadas desde el punto de vista geográfico e institucional. A través del análisisdel mercado de la carne en Barcelona yen Ruán se intentará ver cómo afrontan elproblema del abastecimiento dos ciudadescon marcos institucionales y estrategiaspolíticas muy diferentes.
Sobre el significado de mawlà en la historia omeya de al-Andalus
Authors: Oliver Pérez Dolores
Published: December 2012

En este artículo tratamos de abordar un problema de difícil solución: la forma de traducir el término mawlà, cuyo significado no es el mismo en todas las regiones y etapas históricas. Estudiamos el uso que de este vocablo y de su plural se hizo en al-Andalus desde la época de la conquista hasta la caída de califato de Córdoba, sumando observaciones personales relativas a los tipos de walā´ que se establecieron, al papel desempeñado por el grupo social denominado «los mawālī» y a factores muy diversos que ayudan a interpretar correctamente dicho nombre.
Tkfāt al-barbariyya y el destino de los omeyas en al-Andalus
Authors: Fierro Maribel
Published: December 2012

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«Testament» de Mahoma de Anzeyt, alias «el Marranchano», preso en 1466
Authors: Marín Padilla Encarnación
Published: December 2012

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Algunos datos sobre el origen de la técnica de la pintura mural hispanomusulmana
Authors: Garcia Bueno Ana , Medina Flórez Victor J.
Published: December 2012

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El castillo de Penna Cadiella en la sierra de Benicadell
Authors: Navarro Oltra Vicente Carlos
Published: December 2012

En este trabajo se intenta localizar el lugar en el que pudo asentarse el castillo de Penna Cadiella mencionado en el Poema de Mío Cid. Para ello, se retoma la hipótesis que en su día planteara P. Guichard sobre su ubicación en la cima de la Sierra de Benicadell (Valencia-Alicante) y se aportan nuevos datos documentales y arqueológicos. Asimismo, se analiza el capítulo 371 de la Crónica de Jaime I en el cual se relata la batalla que, por su posesión, libraron las tropas del rey aragonés contra al-Azraq a mediados del siglo XIII.
Ibn Ḥazm on Homosexuality. A case-study of Ẓāhirī legal Methodology
Authors: Adang Camilla
Published: December 2012

Este artículo discute las opiniones de Ibn Ḥazm de Córdoba (m. 456/1064) jurista y teólogo, acerca de la homosexualidad. Aunque se hace referencia a su obra literaria Ṭawq al-ḥamāma, rica en anécdotas sobre atracción homoerótica, el artículo se centra en su voluminosa obra legal zahirí Kitāb al-Muḥallā y analiza el razonamiento legal de Ibn Ḥazm sobre la homosexualidad tanto masculina (liwāf) como femenina (siḥāq) comparándola con la de otros juristas, en particular, malikíes.
A diferencia de sus contemporáneos malikíes, Ibn Hazm mantiene que la homosexualidad no debe equipararse a la fornicación (zinā) que incurre en la pena de muerte. Por el contrario, aboga por el relativamente suave castigo de diez latigazos por prácticas homosexuales, basado en su interpretación de las fuentes reveladas tal y como se expone en este artículo.
Aunque algunos autores modernos han insinuado que el propio Ibn Ḥazm era homosexual, él condena categóricamente las relaciones entre miembros de un mismo sexo y mantiene que los homosexuales deben reformarse.
De cadí a alcalde mayor. La élite judicial mudéjar en el siglo XV (I)
Authors: Echevarría Arsuaga Ana
Published: December 2012

Este artículo trata de estudiar la evolución de la figura del alcalde mayor de las aljamas de Castilla a partir de la institución del cadiazgo de la comunidad islámica (qādī al-qudat), modificada por el paso del tiempo y la intervención de las autoridades cristianas. Para ello se analizan las familias que desempeñaron este oficio en Castilla, todos ellos pertenecientes a la élite político-militar, comercial y jurídica de las aljamas mudéjares. La institución de la alcaldía mayor de las aljamas del reino, estudiada como algo excepcional por Torres Fontes, no lo es tanto, y encaja perfectamente en la estructura organizativa de las aljamas y en las luchas internas por el poder que se gestan en ellas. A partir de ahí nos concentramos en el estudio de los elementos de continuidad y ruptura que se manifiestan e la institución de la alcaldía mayor de los moros respecto al cadiazgo islámico.
Ibn Ḥayyān, Crónica de los emires Alḥakam I y cAbdurraḥman II entre los años 796 y 847 [Almuqtabis II-1]
Authors: Molina Luis
Published: December 2012

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El castigo de la disidencia en las invenciones plúmbeas de Granada. Sacromonte versus Ignacio de las Casas
Authors: Barrios Aguilera Manuel
Published: December 2012

Sobre los pasajes concretos de la Historia authéntica, de Luis Francisco de Viana y Bustos y Joseph Juan de Laboraría, canónigos del Sacromonte de Granada, se evoca la condenación de la memoria que esta institución hace para la historia, del padre Ignacio de las Casas. Éste, jesuita granadino, morisco de nación, misionero con sus hermanos y trabajador social por donde pasó, campos en los que ganó merecido prestigio, se significó como acérrimo refutador de las invenciones de la Torre Turpiana y Valparaíso de fines del siglo XVI. El arzobispo Pedro de Castro lo persiguió en vida y, luego, decidió para los siglos posteriores la estigmatización de su memoria, que implicaba el falseamiento y envilecimiento de su biografía. La Historia authéntica, defensorio escrito en 1756, es la mejor expresión del fanático cumplimiento de ese mandato del fundador carismático, siglo y medio después de los hallazgos.
¿Hubo propaganda fatimí entre los Kutāma andalusíes?
Authors: Fierro Maribel
Published: December 2012

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Presentación
Authors: Soravia Bruna
Published: December 2012

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Casuística sobre el perdón del talión en el Muntajab al-aḥkām de Ibn Abī Zamanīn
Authors: Arcas Campoy M.
Published: December 2012

En el libro IX del Muntajab al- aḥkām del jurista andalusí Ibn Abī Zamanīn (m. 399/1008) figura un capítulo acerca del perdón (´afw) del talión (qisāṣ/qawad) en diferentes casos de delitos de sangre intencionados. Este trabajo ofrece el análisis y comentario de la casuística contenida en este capítulo, así como la edición del texto árabe a partir del manuscrito n. 1730/d de la Biblioteca General de Rabat y cotejado con el n. 5952 de la Biblioteca Nacional de Túnez.
Sobre el emplazamiento de los restos arqueológicos de la Casa de las Gallinas
Authors: García Pulido Luis José
Published: December 2012

La Casa de las Gallinas perteneció a la realeza nazarí granadina, teniendo categoría de casa fuerte con carácter palaciego. Por ello, los Reyes Católicos adquirieron sus propiedades tras la conquista de la ciudad de Granada, incorporándola a la Alcaidía de la Alhambra. Hasta el siglo XIX siguió perteneciendo al Patrimonio Real, siendo durante mucho tiempo celosamente guardada por la Corona española, lo que no impidió que sus propiedades acabaran finalmente en manos de particulares. Hasta tal punto llegó a ser descuidada su enajenación que, a lo largo del siglo XX, la ubicación exacta de sus restos arqueológicos fue cayendo en el olvido. El análisis detallado de los testimonios gráficos y documentales que de ella se han conservado, nos permitió localizar in extremis su emplazamiento.
Ibn Ḥazm’s Literalism: A Critique of Islamic Legal Theory (II)
Authors: Sabra Adam
Published: December 2012

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Presentación
Authors: De la Puente Cristina
Published: December 2012

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La figura Ġulām/Ġilmān en su marco semítico. Definiendo un tecnicismo escatológico islámico
Authors: Monferrer Sala Juan Pedro
Published: December 2012

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Mīṯam b. Yaḥyà al-Tammār: una figura importante en el Šī‘smo temprano
Authors: Sindawi Khalid
Published: December 2012

Este artículo ofrece un análisis sobre un personaje importante en el ámbito šī‘í, Mīṯam b. Yaḥyà al-Tammār, un seguidor cercano y de confianza de ‘Alī b. Abī Ṭālib, que desempeñó un papel considerable durante los primeros tiempos del šī‘ismo, pero que, sin embargo, ha sido completamente olvidado por los estudios modernos. El propósito de este trabajo es “recuperar” el personaje y proporcionar un nuevo punto de vista de su biografía y su relación con ‘Alī analizando cómo esa relación enriquece el pensamieto šī‘í y la jurisprudencia religiosa de los inicios en ese ámbito. Para ello, se analizarán los orígenes de Mīṯam, su personalidad, sus discípulos y el papel que éstos desempeñaron en la jurisprudencia šī‘í. Estudiaremos también sus comentarios sobre el Corán y otros escritos, el papel que desempeñó como transmisor de tradiciones, su conocimiento sobre la mística y los principales acontecimientos en torno a su muerte.
El patronazgo en las sociedades islámicas. Presentación
Authors: Alfonso Esperanza
Published: December 2012

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Los falsos Sagunt de las fuentes árabes
Authors: Barceló Carmen
Published: December 2012

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Traducción y transliteración de nombres de plantas en la versión árabe de Ḥunayn b. Iḥsāq e Iṣṭifān b. Bāsil del tratado De materia medica de Dioscórides
Authors: Touwaide Alain
Published: December 2012

Este artículo se ocupa de la traducción árabe del texto griego del tratado De materia medica de Dioscórides (siglo I), especialmente de los fitónimos que, en unos casos, fueron traducidos al árabe y, en otros, transliterados del griego. Según la interpretación tradicional, la transliteración era una estrategia utilizada por los traductores cuando no conocían el equivalente exacto árabe de los nombres de las plantas. Se propone en este trabajo una revisión de esta interpretación, teniendo en cuenta el importante papel que los nombres de las plantas desempeñan en el texto griego, así como en las obras de los lexicógrafos y botánicos andalusíes, llegando a la conclusión de que las transliteraciones eran una técnica utilizada por los traductores para mantener visible la estructura general de la obra de Dioscórides, basada en gran parte en la nomenclatura de las plantas.
Algunas precisiones sobre la desaparecida inscripción funeraria de Al-Mansūr de Badajoz
Authors: Canto García Alberto J. , Rodríguez Casanova Isabel
Published: December 2012

Gracias a la documentación conservada en la Real Academia de la Historia y a una cuidada revisión bibliográfica, se aportan nuevos datos para el conocimiento del descubrimiento y primeros estudios del epitafio del monarca aftasí, Abd Allāh al-Mansūr I de Badajoz.
«Faux Sagonte» ou fausse conception de l’histoire: du bon usage des sources
Authors: Guichard Pierre
Published: December 2012

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Presentación
Authors: Rodríguez Mediano Fernando
Published: December 2012

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El Socinianismo, el islam y los usos radicales de la erudición árabe
Authors: Mulsow Martin
Published: December 2012

El socinianismo, o más ampliamente el antitrinitarismo, fue comparado muchas veces con el islam: tanto la herejía cristiana como la religión musulmana rechazan la doctrina de la Trinidad y consideran que Jesús fue tan solo un profeta y no un dios. De hecho, hay numerosos vínculos históricos entre las dos corrientes. Desde Miguel Servet, el Corán y las escrituras islámicas tuvieron un gran impacto en la crítica emergente sociniana. Los antitrinitarios intentaron establecer una genealogía histórica que iba desde el primer cristianismo de los ebionitas hasta el presente, pasando por el islam (que preservó la verdadera idea monoteísta). A menudo los antitrinitarios adquirieron sus conocimientos de las obras mucho más ortodoxas de los arabistas cristianos, que incluían, por ejemplo, traducciones de pasajes sacados de la crítica a San Pablo de al-Qarāfi. Además, algunos escritores atrevidos, como Aubert de Versé, propusieron incluso un enfoque histórico-crítico para el texto del Corán basándose en el modelo de la crítica histórica del Antiguo Testamento de Richard Simon.
Moriscos y estudios árabes en Europa
Authors: Wiegers Gerard
Published: December 2012

Este artículo analiza la aportación de los moriscos a los estudios árabes, concluyendo que ésta fue modesta en la Península Ibérica. Algunos moriscos contribuyeron de forma activa al conocimiento del árabe a través de sus estudios sobre temas árabo-islámicos. Se demuesttra que el converso mudéjar conocido como Juan Andrés, autor de uno de los más influyentes tratados contra el Islam, fue un canónigo de la Catedral de Granada. Se aborda brevemente la cuestión de la contribución de los moriscos a la traducción e interpretación de los Libros Plúmbeos y se estudia su contribucción, con posterioridad a la expulsión, a los estudios árabes e islámicos. La última parte del trabajo se centra en Holanda (República de los Siete Países Bajos Unidos) donde, como resultado de circunstancias históricas y ciertas contingencias como las relaciones personales, los moriscos desarrollaron un importante papel. En este caso, además del estudio de la lengua árabe en sí mismo, las ciencias físicas cobraron una notable importancia, circunstancia relacionada, en un marco más amplio, con la emergencia de los estudios árabes en Europa, que incorporan tanto las ciencias físicas como la religión y la filosofía, además del interés por el Norte de África, incluidas sus aplicaciones en la vida diaria.
Citas árabes en caracteres hebreos en el Pugio Fidei del dominico Ramón Martí: entre la autenticidad y la autoridad
Authors: Szpiech Ryan
Published: December 2012

En este artículo se presentan y analizan las citas árabes del Qurʼān y el ḥadīṯ escritas en caracteres hebreos y traducidas al latín, que se hallan en el Pugio Fidei (Puñal de la fe) del polemista dominico Ramón Martí (m. después de 1284). Éstas son de gran interés, pues constituyen el único ejemplo de citas en lengua árabe en su obra y nos proporcionan, además, información sobre las fuentes de Martí y sobre la conexión directa entre el uso de lenguas originales y la estrategia retórica de su obra polémica.
Tradición e intertextualiad en la apocalíptica cristiana oriental. El motivo de los reyes de Etiopía y Nubia en el “Apocalipsis (árabe) del Ps. Atanasio” y sus testimonia apocalyptica
Authors: Monferrer Sala Juan Pedro
Published: December 2012

En el presente artículo analizamos el motivo de «los reyes de Etiopía y Nubia» en una de las familias textuales del Apocalipsis árabe del Pseudo Atanasio. El propósito de este trabajo es demostrar, mediante el análisis de los elementos que conforman el motivo, cómo los autores de obras apocalípticas trabajaron sobre la base de un material en buena medida estandarizado, al que denominamos testimonia, del que se sirvió cada autor en función de circunstancias varias. Esta labor plasmada en los textos apocalípticos fue generada y desarrollada en el seno de una tradición textual y literaria en la que el recurso a la intertextualidad actuó como un mecanismo estructural determinante en la configuración, modelización y pervivencia de este género literario con el paso de los siglos entre las varias comunidades cristianas orientales.
Ibn al-ʻArabī y Abū Yazīd al-Bistāmī
Authors: Abrahamov Binyamin
Published: December 2012

Aparecen muchos sufíes en la obra de Ibn al-‛Arabī al-Futūhāt al-Makkiyya, un tratado en el que el autor presenta sus ideas principales. En esta obra se menciona a Abū Yazīd al-Bistāmi un total de 143 veces, más que a cualquier otro sufí. Este artículo tiene el propósito de examinar la actitud de Ibn al-‛Arabī hacia su predecesor sufí considerando la personalidad de al-Bistāmī tal y como aparece en la obra de Ibn al-‛Arabī, además de analizar las ideas de Ibn al-‛Arabī sobre las prácticas al-Futūhāt sufíes de al-Bistāmī, su presencia como modelo de conducta moral y sus ideas filosóficas místicas. Ibn al-‛Arabī no acepta todas las ideas y declaraciones de al-Bistāmi. A veces suaviza sus afirmaciones más atrevidas y de esta manera revela su actitud negativa hacia šatahāt. Sin embargo, en algunos casos Ibn al-‛Arabī se sirve de las afirmaciones de al-Bistāmi para corroborar sus tesis.
De colecciones privadas a archivos: sobre cómo los cristianos guardaron documentos árabes legales en Granada
Authors: Zomeño Amalia
Published: December 2012

Este trabajo estudia algunas colecciones de documentos notariales árabes que se han conservado en Granada, desde el punto de vista de la mentalidad de archivo. Está especialmente enfocado al análisis de cómo y por qué sobrevivieron estos documentos y quién pudo pensar que se trataba de un material que merecía ser preservado. Este estudio contribuye a conocer mejor el comportamiento de los habitantes de Granada hacia los documentos árabes.
La traducción de cartas árabes en un pleito granadino del siglo XVI. El fenómeno del romanceado como acto judicial: Juan Rodríguez y Alonso del Castillo ante un mismo documento
Authors: Abad Merino Mercedes
Published: December 2012

El objetivo de este artículo es mostrar la estructura del procedimiento que conducía a los textos romanceados y las características que debían tener los originales. Nos acercamos a este tipo de texto, documentos de importancia excepcional tanto para historiadores como para arabistas, hispanistas o traductores, como ejemplo altamente formalizado de traducción cotidiana en el medio escrito, llevada a cabo por traductores especializados o romanceadores. Tanto el proceso en sí mismo como los romanceamientos siguen unas fases perfectamente delimitadas que vamos a señalar. Para la realización de este trabajo hemos utilizado un pleito de límites del siglo XVI, inédito, donde se incluyen dos romanceamientos de los célebres granadinos Juan Rodríguez y Alonso del Castillo.
Medical Quality of Service (m-QoS) and Quality of Experience (m-QoE) for 4G-Health Systems
Authors: Istepanian Robert S. H. , Alinejad Ali , Philip Nada Y.
Published: December 2012

It is well known that the evolution of 4G-based mobile multimedia network systems will contribute significantly to future m-health applications that require high bandwidth, high data rates, and more critically better Quality of service and quality of experience. The key to the successful implementation of these emerging applications is the compatibility of emerging broadband wireless networks such as mobile WiMAX, HSUPA, and LTE networks with future m-health systems. Most recently, the concept of 4G-health is introduced. This is defined as the evolution of m-health towards targeted personalized medical systems with adaptable functionalities and compatibility with future 4G communications and network technologies. This new concept represents the evolution of m-health toward 4G mobility. It will have new challenges especially from the next generation of mobile communications and networks perspective and in particular from relevant quality of service and quality of experience issues. This chapter presents some of these challenges and illustrates the importance of the new concepts of medical Quality of Service (m-QoS) and medical Quality of Experience (m-QoE) for 4G-health systems. The chapter also presents a validation scenario of these concepts for medical video streaming application as a typical 4G-health scenario.
Trabalho docente, PROEJA e currículo integrado: algumas reflexões
Authors: Favoreto Aparecida , Viriato Edaguimar Orquizas , Klein Lígia Regina
Published: December 2012

vastíssima complexidade, elegemos a questão do trato do conhecimento no currículointegrado, presente na política educacional voltada para a Educação Profissional,particularmente ao Programa de Integração da Educação Profissional ao Ensino Médiona Modalidade de Educação de Jovens e Adultos (PROEJA). Adotamos como recursometodológico a pesquisa bibliográfica, que compreendeu o levantamento e a análisede fontes primárias (legislação educacional) e fontes secundárias (teses, dissertações,relatórios de pesquisa, livros e periódicos). Apontamos para a necessidade de sepostular um currículo que esteja integrado ao método, o qual, por sua vez, expressea luta de classes em perspectiva de totalidade, ou seja, que possibilite trabalhar oselementos integradores da vida humana em seu movimento histórico e contraditório.
Logics of Structuring the Elder Care Arrangements over Time and Their Foundations
Authors: De São José José
Published: December 2012

On the basis of family carers’ perspectives, this article sets out to understand the logics of structuring care arrangements for older people over time, as well as to capture the roots of these logics. The data analyzed was gathered through qualitative research carried out in the Lisbon area. We found that elder care arrangements have been structured over time according to a logic designated by ‘family primacy’, in which family care has precedence over other modes of care provision. However, this logic is put into practice in different forms, associated with different social classes: ‘restrictively’ by family carers belonging to middle classes (they want to have a restricted involvement in care provision) and ‘extensively’ by family carers belonging to working classes (they are willing to have an extensive involvement in care provision). The results also reveal that the logic of ‘family primacy’ is rooted not only on ‘familistic’ values and norms but also on the negative impression family carers have of the quality of other modes of care provision. Lastly, it was also found that some elders agree with the logic of ‘family primacy’, whilst others idealize a slightly different logic (‘conditional family primacy’) which is compatible with the logic of ‘family primacy’, and still others who idealize a very different logic (‘family exclusivity’) which is not compatible with the logic of ‘family primacy’ and consequently could produce serious tensions between the elders and their family carers. It is believed that questioning the ‘hierarchical compensatory model’ proposed by Cantor is one of the contributions of this article.
Full Employment in a Green Society
Authors: Dawe Steve
Published: December 2012

This article is an attempt to re-conceptualise Full Employment. The UK context is the main geographical focus. A normative route to the rehabilitation of Full Employment is offered - recast here as ‘Green Full Employment’ - utilising a variety of Green perspectives from sociology, politics and economics. This contribution to the debate about Full Employment is ‘normative’, because without ethical values we may lack a moral compass to motivate policies. Green Full Employment is presented here not simply as a potential ‘active labour market’ policy, but as a contributory facet of the on-going ‘Green Industrial Revolution.’ Inevitably, this reconceptualization raises questions about the value of many forms of contemporary work and what purpose they serve. The potential resistance of neoliberal forces to Green Full Employment is noted, before future lines of research are suggested.
Spatial distribution of dust's optical properties over the Sahara and Asia inferred from Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
Authors: Yoshida M. , Haywood J. M. , Johnson B. T. , Murakami H. , Nakajima T.
Published: December 2012

Abstract. There is a great deal of uncertainty surrounding the role of mineral dust aerosols in the earth's climate system. One reason for this uncertainty is that the optical properties of mineral dust, such as its single scattering albedo (the ratio of scattering to total extinction), are poorly understood because ground observations are limited to several locations and the satellite standard products are not available due to the excessively bright surface of the desert in the visible wavelength. We develop a method in this paper to estimate the spatial distributions of the aerosol single scattering albedo (ω0) and optical depth (τa), with daily 1 degree latitude and 1 degree longitude resolution, using data from Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), as well as model simulations of radiative transfer. This approach is based on the "critical surface reflectance" method developed in the literature, which estimates ω0 from the top of the atmospheric radiance. We confirm that the uncertainties in our estimation of ω0 and τa are suitably minor and that the characteristic spatial distributions estimated over the Sahara and Asia are significant. The results for the Sahara indicate good correlation between ω0 and the surface reflectance and between ω0 and τa. Therefore, ω0 is determined mainly by the mineral composition of surface dust and/or the optical depth of airborne dust in the Sahara. On the other hand, the relationships between ω0, τa, and the surface reflectance are less clear in Asia than in the Sahara, and the values of ω0 are smaller than those in the Sahara. The regions with small ω0 values are consistent with the regions where coal-burning smoke and carbonaceous aerosols are thought to be transported, as reported in previous studies. Because the coal-burning and carbonaceous aerosols are known to be more absorptive and have smaller ω0 values than dust aerosols, our results indicate that the dust aerosols in Asia are contaminated by these anthropogenic aerosols. The spatial distribution of dust optical properties obtained in our work could be useful in understanding the roles of dust aerosols in the earth's climate system, most likely through future collaboration with regional and global modelling studies.
The link between great earthquakes and the subduction of oceanic fracture zones
Authors: Müller R. D. , Landgrebe T. C. W.
Published: December 2012

Abstract. Giant subduction earthquakes are known to occur in areas not previously identified as prone to high seismic risk. This highlights the need to better identify subduction zone segments potentially dominated by relatively long (up to 1000 yr and more) recurrence times of giant earthquakes. We construct a model for the geometry of subduction coupling zones and combine it with global geophysical data sets to demonstrate that the occurrence of great (magnitude ≥ 8) subduction earthquakes is strongly biased towards regions associated with intersections of oceanic fracture zones and subduction zones. We use a computational recommendation technology, a type of information filtering system technique widely used in searching, sorting, classifying, and filtering very large, statistically skewed data sets on the Internet, to demonstrate a robust association and rule out a random effect. Fracture zone–subduction zone intersection regions, representing only 25% of the global subduction coupling zone, are linked with 13 of the 15 largest (magnitude Mw ≥ 8.6) and half of the 50 largest (magnitude Mw ≥ 8.4) earthquakes. In contrast, subducting volcanic ridges and chains are only biased towards smaller earthquakes (magnitude < 8). The associations captured by our statistical analysis can be conceptually related to physical differences between subducting fracture zones and volcanic chains/ridges. Fracture zones are characterised by laterally continuous, uplifted ridges that represent normal ocean crust with a high degree of structural integrity, causing strong, persistent coupling in the subduction interface. Smaller volcanic ridges and chains have a relatively fragile heterogeneous internal structure and are separated from the underlying ocean crust by a detachment interface, resulting in weak coupling and relatively small earthquakes, providing a conceptual basis for the observed dichotomy.
The Architecture of Potentiality: Weak Utopianism and Educational Space in the Work of Giorgio Agamben
Authors: Lewis Tyson Edward
Published: December 2012

The article first examines the interrelationship between time and space in Giorgio Agamben's formulation of messianic utopianism. While time has been given a privileged position in Agamben's philosophy of potentiality, I attempt to uncover the equally important spatial logic of potentiality. In particular, I examine four spatial figures that appear throughout his books: the stanza, limbo, the door, and the operational image. The operational image is the most interesting precisely because it illustrates the interrelationships between time and space within his overall theory of the messianic. The notion of weak utopianism that I develop is connected directly with the question of education. For Agamben, the action that, more than any other, represents the messianic moment is the act of studying, or studious play. The temporality of weak utopianism is not simply the messianic time of the now but also the temporality of perpetual study, where the student holds judgment in suspension in order to experience the potentiality of thought itself. Likewise the space of weak utopianism can be thought of as an educational space. In conclusion, I illustrate the educational importance of weak utopianism through an example taken from school architecture exemplifying the inherently educational dimension of Agamben's messianic utopianism.
Wound Healing with Medications for Rheumatoid Arthritis in Hand Surgery
Authors: Barnard A. R. , Regan M. , Burke F. D. , Chung K. C. , Wilgis E. F. S.
Published: December 2012

Introduction. Medications used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, such as corticosteroids, disease-modifying agents (DMARDs), and injectable biological agents (anti-TNFα), may have widespread effects on wound healing. In hand surgery, it is important to balance the risks of poor wound healing from continuing a medication against the risks of a flare of rheumatoid arthritis if a drug is temporarily discontinued.Materials and Methods. A United Kingdom (UK) group of 28 patients had metacarpophalangeal joint replacement surgery in 35 hands (140 wounds). All medication for rheumatoid arthritis was continued perioperatively, except for the injectable biological agents.Results. There were no instances of wound dehiscence or deep infection and only one episode of minor superficial infection.Conclusions. We conclude that provided care is taken to identify and treat any problems promptly, it is appropriate to continue most antirheumatoid medications in the perioperative period during hand surgery to reduce the risk of destabilising the patients' overall rheumatoid disease control.
La questione della canonicità del Cantico dei Cantici nella prefazione al Commento di Teodoreto di Cirro
Authors: Giancarli Luca ,   Instituto Patristico Augustinianum
Published: December 2012

In the preface to his commentary on the Song of Songs, Theodoret of Cyrrhus states that the book has without doubt a spiritual meaning and that a literal interpretation is worthy only of wicked heretics, ridiculous in their own blindness, amongst whom it is difficult to include Theodore of Mopsuestia. The spiritual nature of the Song of Songs is supported by the reference to Esdra and by the many early Fathers who have commented upon it (amongst whom Eusebius has pride of place, followed by Origen, then Cyprian for the struggle against heretics) or who have acknowledged it as sacred (amongst whom are Basil, Gregory of Nazianzo and, contrary to common belief, Amphilochius of Iconium). The sacredness of the work voids its immoral content and compels one to interpret it in an allegorical way.
La controversia anti-apollinarista in Severiano di Gabala
Authors: Torresi Lorenzo ,   Instituto Patristico Augustinianum
Published: December 2012

To study Severian of Gabala from the point of view of anti-heretical polemic allows us to delve into a character who is obscure and often overlooked. When looking at the argument against the Apollinarists, a task which requires a capacity for extensive speculation, Severian comes out as less significant in comparison to the other great theologians of his time, like the Cappadocian Fathers, although he adheres to the same doctrinal line. The more demanding arguments – as in his homily De centurione, fully devoted to this controversy – are missing. Despite a common Antiochene origin, he also separates himself from Chrysostom by engaging in a more allegorical form of exegesis and by his defense of orthodoxy, whereas in John the pastoral concern for the lives of the faithful stands out. This study does not intend to re-evaluate or diminish Severian even more than has been done, but attempts to contextualize him and his anti-Apollinarian work morecompletely.
Du surmenage professionnel au burn-out : réponses sociales et issues individuelles aux difficultés du travail d’hier et d’aujourd’hui
Authors: Kirouac Laurie
Published: December 2012

De nos jours, les travailleurs affirment ne pas seulement retirer des désagréments, des insatisfactions et de la souffrance des réformes managériales post-tayloriennes, qui exigent une mobilisation de soi accrue dans le procès de production. Il arrive également que le travail soit pour eux le moyen de mettre à profit leurs talents, leur créativité et leurs compétences, bref, de s’accomplir personnellement. À partir de l’analyse de la plainte de deux formes de « pathologie » du travail, le surmenage professionnel et le burn-out, l’article cherche à comprendre de quelle manière l’intensification de la dynamique de mobilisation-rétribution de la subjectivité du travailleur orienterait, parmi d’autres facteurs, l’expérience plus ou moins satisfaisante ou douloureuse que l’individu fait du travail dans la période contemporaine.
L’expertise psychiatrique des efforts raisonnablement exigibles
Authors: Ferreira Cristina
Published: December 2012

Sollicités pour expertiser la capacité de travail des demandeurs de prestations de l’assurance invalidité en Suisse, les médecins psychiatres font l’objet de critiques récurrentes. La mise en cause de la qualité de leurs rapports a conduit à ce qui s’apparente à une professionnalisation de l’expertise, dans un contexte où l’invalidité psychique est constituée en problème public et fait l’objet d’une régulation judiciaire croissante. Directement impliqués dans ce processus, les médecins se montrent divisés quant aux façons les plus justes d’expertiser et, plus encore, quant au sens d’une politique qui fragilise les droits sociaux des malades psychiques. Cette contribution prend appui sur l’analyse de leurs écrits et d’un contentieux judiciaire.
Conduite d’essais relatifs aux politiques qui soutiennent le modèle d’intervention accordant la priorité au logement : l’histoire de deux pays1
Authors: Goering Paula , Girard Vincent , Aubry Tim , Barker Jayne , Fortanier Cécile , Latimer Eric , Laval Christian , Tinland Aurélie
Published: December 2012

L’article décrit les contextes entourant les politiques qui soutiennent l’application du modèle d’intervention qui accorde la priorité au logement (Housing First) pour les personnes itinérantes présentant des troubles mentaux au Canada et en France. Le modèle consiste en une modalité d’intervention complexe qui élargit le concept de traitement en santé mentale pour y inclure la notion de logement. La démarche, axée sur le rétablissement, place le choix de l’usager quant au logement et aux services de soutien au centre de la philosophie de la prestation de soins. L’article décrit deux essais multicentriques liés à l’intervention qui se déroulent dans deux pays et précise en quoi ils se ressemblent ou diffèrent, compte tenu des particularités culturelles et sociales. Les essais pragmatiques portant sur des modalités d’intervention complexes représentent des défis et ont un pouvoir d’influence unique. C’est ce dont tiennent compte les deux études.
Israel as a Mixed Jurisdiction
Authors: Rivlin Eliezer
Published: December 2012

Like in most Western countries, the legal system in Israel is constantly evolving. Israel is a mixed jurisdiction in many respects. Historically, during the time of the Ottoman Empire, the land of Israel was ruled by Turkish law, which was followed by British law during the time of the British Mandate. Today, Israel’s legal system still reflects a mixture of civil law and common law. This mixture is evident, for example, in the combination of codified law and precedent-based law. Several areas of the law were codified, at the time of the British Mandate, in ordinances that remain binding today. However, these ordinances were supplemented and widely interpreted in Israel’s case law, and an “Israeli common law” was created. Today, legislative efforts are being made to codify this new common law.

The mixed nature of substantive law in Israel is also illustrated by Israel's constitutional regime. While Israel has no formal constitution, it has a partial bill of rights (the basic laws) enacted by its parliament. In 1995, the Israeli Supreme Court decided, referring to American constitutional law, that it had the authority to invalidate “unconstitutional laws”. In its decision, the Supreme Court relied on a limitation clause, included in the new basic laws and inspired by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Since then, the Israeli Supreme Court has developed a number of constitutional rights from these basic laws, influenced by both the American concept of liberty and the European concept of human dignity.

Finally, comparative law plays an important role in Israeli case law. While British common law no longer binds the Israeli judiciary, judges have wide discretion to use comparative law in their decisions. When relevant, referring to foreign law may be of great assistance to a judge by providing inspiration in a difficult case. Utilizing many different sources of law may help to create harmony between various jurisdictions, especially in times of increasing globalization.