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A utilização conjunta dos modelos de gestão Canvas e BSC como subsídios para o desenvolvimento dos objetivos estratégicos: o caso de uma incubadora tecnológica
Authors: Comoretto Machado Emanuelly , De Andrade Neves Hôrbe Tatiane , Marchi Janaina , Luiz de Moura Gilnei
Published: June 2017

Este estudo tem por objetivo investigar a utilização conjunta dos modelos de gestão Canvas e BSC como subsídios para o desenvolvimento dos objetivos estratégicos e de um sistema de medição de desempenho para uma incubadora de empresas. Para tanto, adotou-se o estudo de caso como estratégia de pesquisa. A organização analisada é uma Incubadora de Base Tecnológica, sediada em uma Universidade da região central do Rio Grande do Sul. Como técnicas de coleta de dados foram utilizadas: Análise de Documentos, Grupos Focais e Entrevistas semiestruturadas. Os resultados evidenciaram que a utilização das metodologias Canvas e BSC forneceram de forma prática e satisfatória subsídios para o desenvolvimento dos objetivos estratégicos e de um sistema de medição de desempenho para a Incubadora, na medida em que proporcionam uma visão ampla e a definição acerca dos principais elementos para uma gestão estratégica (Canvas) e forneceram meios para analisar e medir o desempenho (BSC) da organização. Portanto, entende-se que a importância deste estudo está na abordagem do tema incipiente na literatura, onde os estudos de caso podem elucidar lacunas e necessidades dessas organizações para pesquisas futuras.
Padrões em Matemática - Resenha
Authors: Campos Marcelo Bergamini
Published: June 2017

A obra, coordenada por Isabel Vale e Teresa Pimentel, é apresentada em quatro secções. Resultado de uma investigação conjunta desenvolvida por professores e pesquisadores que atuam em diferentes segmentos de ensino de Portugal, tem por alvo discutir e apontar vantagens da abordagem de padrões na Matemática da Educação Básica. Diante deste entendimento, os autores oferecem um consistente material de apoio constituído por tarefas que podem ser aplicadas em sala de aula associadas a uma pertinente fundamentação teórica. Trata-se, portanto, de um livro que pode interessar a professores e pesquisadores em Educação Matemática.
A importância da afetividade na Creche
Authors: Rodrigues Marinéa Figueira , Freire Rosângela Batista
Published: June 2017

Este trabalho tem por objetivo mostrar a importância da creche para o desenvolvimento infantil onde o brincar, como proposta pedagógica, e a afetividade devem fazer parte do currículo dessas instituições, tendo como princípio o cuidar e o educar como conteúdo indissociável nessa tarefa. A creche deve ser um lugar prazeroso onde a criança brinca para aprender e aprende para brincar, para se socializar, se desenvolver e crescer em conjunto e em interação com seus pares. Nesse contexto, o afeto é um elemento de extrema importância durante todo o processo de ensino-aprendizagem, devendo permear todo o planejamento da prática pedagógica, pois é também nessa etapa, que o indivíduo forma hábitos, valores, atitudes construindo as bases de sua personalidade. Partindo dessa premissa buscou-se livros de autores que versam sobre o assunto assim como documentos que legitimam os direitos da criança a uma educação de qualidade.
Micro-RNA Profiling as a Predictor of Clinical Outcomes for Head and Neck Cancer Patients
Authors: Isayeva Tatyana , Brandwein-Gensler Margaret , Somarathna Maheshika , Moore-Smith Lakisha D. , Lee Timmy
Published: June 2017

Head and neck cancer is one of the leading malignancies worldwide. Due to the lack of symptoms in
the early stage of the disease, about two thirds of patients present with locally advanced disease at the time of
diagnosis. Even with significantly improved survival rates over the past two decades due to advanced imaging
and treatment modalities, locoregional recurrence rates in patients with advanced disease ranges from 16% to
35%. Alternative therapeutic targets are being developed to improve survival outcomes. MicroRNAs (miRNA or
miRs) are a family of small non-coding RNA species that have been demonstrated to regulate all cellular, physiological
and developmental processes. Recently, there has been an exponential increase in the number of studies
suggesting that miRNA is involved in regulating tumor metastasis, chemoresistance, radioresistance and survival
outcomes. MiRNA candidates have been identified as potential prognostic biomarkers to diagnose cancer stages
and progression, as well as to monitor follow-up treatment. In this review, we will discuss the miRNA profile in
each stage of head and neck patients' therapy, with an emphasis on its application to clinical outcome prognosis.
Architektura i sztuka stosowana w przed- i powojennych projektach Władysława Sowickiego – ewolucja stylu
Authors: Wereszczyńska Agata
Published: June 2017

W artykule została przedstawiona wielopłaszczyznowa i interdyscyplinarna twórczość architekta i plastyka – Władysława Sowickiego. Celem opracowania jest prezentacja działalności artystycznej Sowickiego w zakresie architek- tury i sztuki stosowanej, analiza rozwoju projektowej aktywności architekta na przestrzeni lat trzydziestych XX wieku oraz lat powojennych, do roku 1954, a także przybliżenie sylwetki projektanta. Pracę podzielono na wstęp, w którym została nakreślona sytuacja historyczna, stanowiąca integralne tło dla rozwoju sztuk projektowych w Polsce, dwa roz- działy opisujące przed- i powojenną działalność architekta oraz na podsumowanie. Przyjętą metodę badawczą stanowiła analiza materiału, znajdującego się w archiwum rodzinnym, kwerenda ar- chiwalna, kwerenda biblioteczna, przegląd literatury naukowej, dotyczącej tematyki związanej z artykułem oraz anali- za ewolucji stylów i tendencji z zakresu architektury i sztuki stosowanej w przedziale czasowym tożsamym z okresem działalności Sowickiego. Artykuł został napisany na podstawie rozprawy doktorskiej autorki [Wereszczyńska, 2015]. Twórczość Władysława Sowickiego obejmuje prace z zakresu architektury, przestrzennych znaków architekto- niczno-plastycznych z elementami urbanistycznymi, architektury wnętrz, projektowania mebli, plakatu, biżuterii, ceramiki, zabawek. Analizując rozwój działalności architekta, można stwierdzić, że jest ona spójna z tendencjami i przemianami zachodzącymi w sztukach projektowych we wspomnianym wyżej przedziale czasowym. Zauważalna jest tu ewolucja myśli projektowej – od konceptów nawiązujących do charakterystycznego stylu polskiej sztuki sto- sowanej, tzw. polskiego art déco, przez stylistykę późnomodernistyczną, po założenia w duchu zmodernizowanego klasycyzmu i historyzującego socrealizmu.
Wzmacnianie funkcji ekonomii społecznej z poziomu regionu. Rozważania na przykładzie założeń i efektów projektu Regionalnego Ośrodka Polityki Społecznej w Krakowie pn. „Akademia Rozwoju Ekonomii Społecznej”
Authors: Bohdziewicz-Lulewicz Marta
Published: June 2017

Artykuł ma na celu przedstawienie argumentów stojących za tezą, że inicjatywy ekonomii społecznej niosą za sobą korzyści w wymiarze społeczno-gospodarczym, odczuwalne na poziomie lokalnym oraz regionalnym. Korzyści te zostały omówione poprzez analizę funkcji ekonomii społecznej, rozumianych jako istotne cele, z punktu widzenia regionalnej polityki rozwoju, na przykładzie projektu pn. „Akademia Rozwoju Ekonomii Społecznej”, realizowanego przez Regionalny Ośrodek Polityki Społecznej w Krakowie w województwie małopolskim, w latach 2008-2015. Artykuł omawia sześć funkcji ekonomii społecznej, w tym trzy bezpośrednie, realizowane przez działania pod- miotów ekonomii społecznej (PES), czy szerzej – w ramach inicjatyw ekonomii społecznej: 1. Funkcja generowania miejsc pracy i aktywizacji zawodowej osób z grup zagrożonych wykluczeniem społecznym (jobmachine); 2. Funkcja dostarczania usług użyteczności publicznej, w tym usług deficytowych; 3. Funkcja mobilizowania lokalnych przewag konkurencyjnych (prorozwojowa w kontekście działań na rzecz roz- woju lokalnego); oraz trzy, które mają charakter oddziaływania pośredniego i są związane w dużej mierze z wartościami i kulturą orga- nizacyjną podmiotów ekonomii społecznej: 4. Funkcja wzmacniania kapitału społecznego; 5. Funkcja wzmacniania postaw obywatelskich; 6. Funkcja mobilizowania postaw przedsiębiorczych. Artykuł przedstawia, w jaki sposób działania projektu „Akademia Rozwoju Ekonomii Społecznej” przyczyniały się do wzmacniania każdej z wyżej wymienionych funkcji ekonomii społecznej. Projekt miał dualny charakter – z jednej strony przewidywał bezpośrednie, kompleksowe wsparcie dla różnorodnych organizacji, grup, środowisk lokalnych (pełnił funkcję ośrodka wsparcia ekonomii społecznej), z drugiej – zakładał działania strategiczne – przekładające prak- tyczne doświadczenia i rozwiązania, wypracowane w partnerstwie, na poziom rozwiązań systemowych na szczeblu wojewódzkim. Działania ROPS w Krakowie były unikalne właśnie ze względu na dysponowanie zarówno wiedzą/do- świadczeniem płynącymi z faktu realizowania bezpośredniego wsparcia dla sektora ekonomii społecznej (znajomość tematu ekonomii społecznej „od podszewki”), jak i kompetencjami dotyczącymi projektowania polityk publicznych.
A Comunicação do Governo Migliorini em Chapecó (1983-1988) a partir das capas do jornal Diário da Manhã
Authors: Vicenzi Liziane Nathália , Dalbosco Vagner
Published: June 2017

O presente artigo é a conclusão da segunda etapa de uma pesquisa que teve como objetivo analisar o governo do ex-prefeito de Chapecó Ledônio Faustino Migliorini, de 1983 a 1988, a partir das capas do jornal Diário da Manhã. A metodologia da pesquisa consistiu em uma análise de conteúdo por amostra de semana composta, com análise de 147 edições do periódico. As edições resultaram em 176 conteúdos identificando como se deu a presença do governo no jornal, os temas e a ênfase dada às pautas relacionadas ao governo. Os resultados obtidos demonstraram que o jornal foi determinante para a construção da Imagem Pública do Governo Migliorini, configurando-se como um aliado na exposição predominantemente positiva das ações da administração pública e na promoção pessoal do prefeito. 
Representação política não-eleitoral na perspectiva processual: discursividade e estratégia no debate sobre a educação de surdos
Authors: Garcêz Regiane Lucas de Oliveira , Maia Rousiley C.M.
Published: June 2017

O artigo tem como objetivo discutir a noção de representação política não eleitoral a partir de uma perspectiva comunicacional, com ênfase na processualidade e na discursividade do ato de representar (Saward, 2010). Analisamos o debate sobre qual o melhor modelo de escola para as pessoas surdas buscando responder o que, quem e o quê se representa. A partir do mapeamento dos representative claims (demandas por representação) realizamos uma análise sistêmica dos proferimentos a) de um grupo fechado de lideranças surdas do Facebook, b) de uma audiência pública do judiciário e c) do GT de Educação da Conferência Nacional dos Direitos da Pessoa com Deficiência. Conclui-se que a definição do grupo de representados e a defesa de determinado modelo de escola são fluidas e móveis, a depender das audiências, levando em conta a dimensão tanto estratégica quanto discursiva.
Wyniki ekonomiczno-finansowe gospodarstw z uprawami polowymi na tle gospodarstw nastawionych na pozostałą produkcję roślinną oraz gospodarstw ogółem w Polsce
Authors: Figura Michał
Published: June 2017

W opracowaniu zaprezentowano wyniki ekonomiczno-finansowe gospodarstw rolnych nastawionych na uprawę roślin polowych na tle gospodarstw ukierunkowanych na pozostałą produkcję roślinną (uprawy ogrodnicze, uprawy trwałe) oraz gospodarstw ogółem w Polsce. Podstawę badań stanowiły dane z lat 2013-2014 zebrane w ramach Polskiego FADN. Wykazano, że gospodarstwa, w których dominujący udział w wartości produkcji ogółem stanowi uprawa roślin polowych (głównie zbóż i rzepaku), odznaczały się średnio o około 20% wyższym dochodem niż gospodarstwa ogółem. Pod względem dochodu dominowały gospodarstwa ogrodnicze przy zaobserwowanym zróżnicowaniu regionalnym. Gospodarstwa ogrodnicze cechowała stosunkowo niewielka wartość pozyskanych dopłat, które w pozostałych typach roślinnych oraz gospodarstwach ogółem wywierały znaczący wpływ na uzyskane dochody.
¿Promesas idealistas? América Latina en tiempos de la Responsabilidad de Proteger.
Authors: Serrano Carreto Mónica Del Carmen
Published: June 2017

La inclusión del principio de la Responsabilidad de Proteger (RdeP) y su cristalización en los párrafos 138 y 139 del Documento Final de la Cumbre Mundial de 2005 no hubiese sido posible sin el apoyo de un grupo importante de países latinoamericanos. Este artículo analiza los factores que explican la simpatía que el principio despertó entre algunos países de la región, así como las razones que otros países han aducido para justificar su rechazo a la RdeP. Destaca, en primer lugar, el peso del régimen de derechos humanos en América Latina, así como el entorno propicio de la ola democratizadora en la región. Sin embargo, una de las claves para entender el respaldo a un principio que busca prevenir la perpetración de crímenes atroces, aun a riesgo de intervención, se encuentra en la experiencia misma de crímenes de lesa humanidad.
La Ciénaga de Chapala, Michoacán: cambios y permanencias en la construcción regional
Authors: Loeza Lara Pedro Damián , Ramírez Sánchez Rubén Darío , Reyes Téllez Mario Alberto
Published: June 2017

El presente artículo ilustra los procesos que definieron la conformación agrícola, social y política de la región de la Ciénaga de Michoacán de Ocampo, desde la llegada de los españoles hasta la actualidad. Ponemos atención en fenómenos, desde el nacimiento de las haciendas agroganaderas hasta el establecimiento del modelo neoliberal. En su conjunto, analizamos cómo la región es el resultado de procesos sociales que han permitido la generación de un nuevo esquema de dominio en el que convergen empresarios, hacendados y el Estado.
Esperanza Donjuan Espinoza, Raquel Padilla Ramos, Dora Elvia Enríquez Licón, Zulema Trejo Contreras, Religión, nación y territorio en los imaginarios sociales indígenas de Sonora, 1767-1940, Hermosillo, El Colegio de Sonora, Universidad de Sonora, 2010, 358 p.
Authors: Cramaussel Chantal
Published: June 2017

El libro colectivo Religión, nación y territorio en los imaginarios sociales indígenas de Sonora, 1767-1940, coordinado por Esperanza Donjuan Espinoza, Dora Elvia Enríquez Licón, Raquel Padilla Ramos y Zulema Trejo Contreras, es una más de las publicaciones recientes generadas en Hermosillo (esta vez en el Colegio de Sonora), las cuales marcan la presencia de un activo núcleo de investigadores que se pueden considerar de nueva generación por haberse titulado en los últimos diez años fuera de su tierra natal.
The Practicalities of SMS Research
Authors: Van Der Heijden Petra
Published: June 2017

This paper describes a survey based on SMS messaging, presenting details of the tests and pilots undertaken, the practical difficulties found and overcome, as well as an examination of the differences found between the CATI and SMS elements of the survey. It also describes pilot surveys undertaken to test mixed-mode methods: SMS-to-online and SMS-to-IVR (interactive voice response). As the paper describes, Network Research has a long-standing relationship with a top service provider, which interacts with its customers through high-street outlets, by phone and online. For the past 15 years and more Network Research has conducted customer satisfaction surveys to cover all those interactions, mainly using computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI). Throughout the relationship with this client, Network Research has periodically investigated different means of data collection as an alternative or adjunct to CATI. Its primary motivation has been to seek more cost-efficient ways of collecting timely data (proximate to a specific event) from the customer base. Cost saving is not the only criterion, however. Consideration has also to be given to impact on the customer; attribution, confidentiality and data protection issues; potential biases leading to skewed and unrepresentative scores (non-response, age, gender, geographic); representing outlet and organisation structure; and scalability. Considerable time and effort has gone into refining the CATI approach to render it as cost- and methodologically efficient as possible. Nonetheless CATI is still, relative to other options – like online or other self-completion methods – a higher-cost approach. However, it is also the ‘gold standard’ on each of the non-cost criteria above. Pure online surveys have limited application for this client: among all but digital customers, very few customer email addresses are available. Where online research is conducted, the surveys generally suffer from low response rates. In 2015, Network Research started to supplement CATI data for the largest of the customer satisfaction surveys, among high-street customers, with a survey based on SMS messaging (or ‘text messaging’ via mobile phone). This paper will be of interest to anyone who is contemplating using SMS methodology.
Observations from 12 Years of an Annual Market Research Technology Survey
Authors: Macer Tim , Wilson Sheila
Published: June 2017

Against the theme of this year's conference, ‘Are we there yet? Where technological innovation is leading research’, this paper provides evidence-based observations on where technology has led research in the recent past, and where it appears to be leading now. meaning ltd has conducted a survey of market research companies around the world each year since 2004, looking at their use of technology. The survey includes a combination of tracking questions on the adoption of technology-based methods to detect long-term trends, as well as topical questions that vary from year to year, some of which are also repeated in subsequent years to measure change. Now, with 12 years of data, it is possible to draw a number of conclusions about the way in which the research industry interacts with the technology that supports it, and to understand some of the transformations that have taken place. It is also possible to look at some of the areas where the rhetoric and actual experience on the ground have not been aligned, and identify some of the challenges that may be unique to the research industry. Developers need to be mindful of such challenges if they are to succeed in providing useful, appropriate technology that will allow the market research industry to continue to develop, adapt and compete for survival. The aims of this paper are to: quantify significant changes that have occurred in the last decade, as well as identify those where anticipated change has been slow to materialise; examine some perennial difficulties that the market research industry appears to have with technology development, adoption and diffusion; highlight some of the current and ongoing changes that emerge from the data; identify areas that those developing or providing software need to pay particular attention to when supporting these changes; and provide specific recommendations to researchers and technology providers.
UN JUEGO SERIO EN QUE SE VA LA VIDA. FRAGMENTOS, CITAS, REESCRITURAS EN ZETTEL, DE HÉCTOR LIBERTELLA
Authors: Pérez Agustina
Published: June 2017

The loose papers of Zettel, Héctor Libertella’s last book, involve some of the stubborn task that Antoine Compagnon finds in children and the eldery, working paper as cut and paste, serious game in which life slips away, or arrives. This work reads Zettel in the light of another of his works to examine their connection with the fragment as a type of exposition that doesn’t looks for exhaustivity but the unfinished, being always in germ (Lacoue-Labarthe y Nancy) and with the work of citation (Compagnon) in which text becomes the result of the force of displacement
PENGARUH PUTUSAN DEWAN KEHORMATAN PENYELENGGARA PEMILIHAN UMUM TERHADAP HASIL PEMILIHAN GUBERNUR LAMPUNG 2014
Authors: Fadlian Aryo
Published: June 2017

AbstractThe implementation process of the election of Governor of Lampung in 2014was still a lot of controversy with the process so complicated that ultimatelyresulted elected leaders, after the long process, sprang DKPP decisionrelating to the election of the Governor of Lampung in 2014. The verdict ofDKPP generates convicted and fired Lampung Provincial ElectionSupervisory Board The purpose of this research was to determine andanalyze the strength of decision DKPP Lampung gubernatorial election in2014. In this study the authors discussed the use of theory and concepts;theory of legislation, the concept of the State institutions, the concept of anindependent State institution using normative juridical research method, i.e.obtaining secondary data obtained from the study of literature, books, andlegislation. Results of research and discussion show that many violations inthe elections in 2014 that resulted in the governor of Lampung in 2014resulted in the termination of the Election Supervisory Board membersLampung province because it violates the code of ethics. Strength HonorCouncil Election decision final and binding give lessons to the electionorganizer Lampung Province.Keywords: Verdict Strength, Election Organizer Ethics Council, ElectionViolationsAbstrakProses pelaksanaan pemilihan Gubernur Lampung tahun 2014 masih banyakkontroversi dengan prosesnya yang begitu rumit sehingga akhirnyamenghasilkan pemimpin terpilih, setelah proses yang panjang, munculkeputusan DKPP terkait pemilihan Gubernur Lampung tahun 2014. Putusantersebut DKPP menghasilkan terbukti dan dipecat Badan Pengawas PemiluProvinsi Lampung. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui danmenganalisis kekuatan keputusan pemilihan gubernur DKPP Lampung padatahun 2014. Dalam penelitian ini penulis membahas penggunaan teori dankonsep; Teori perundang-undangan, konsep lembaga negara, konseplembaga negara merdeka yang menggunakan metode penelitian yuridisnormatif, yaitu memperoleh data sekunder yang diperoleh dari studi literatur,buku dan perundang-undangan. Hasil penelitian dan pembahasanmenunjukkan bahwa banyak pelanggaran dalam Pemilu 2014 yangmengakibatkan Gubernur Lampung pada tahun 2014 mengakibatkanpenghentian anggota Badan Pengawas Pemilu Provinsi Lampung karenamelanggar kode etik. Keputusan Kehormatan Dewan Kehormatan keputusanfinal dan mengikat memberi pelajaran kepada penyelenggara pemiluProvinsi Lampung.Kata Kunci: Kekuatan Putusan, Dewan Kehormatan PenyelenggaraPemilihan Umum, Pelanggaran Pemilu
REKONSTRUKSI TERHADAP SIFAT FINAL DAN MENGIKAT DALAM PUTUSAN MAHKAMAH KONSTITUSI
Authors: A.K. R. Nurman Ardian , Akib Muhammad , Budiyono Budiyono
Published: June 2017

AbstractCourt verdict of District Heads Election is the first verdict and the last hadfinal and binding since it was read out by Constitutional Court, although itfound and generated by the corruption court, so it unfulfilled sense of justiceas corruption of the judiciary in the dispute over the elections involving AkilMukhtar. Finding a model for retesting on the Court's Verdict in strictHeads Election disputes that did not fulfill justice was a goal to be achieved.This paper used juridicial normative methods. The conclusion of this paperthat for guarantee the legal certainty, the Constitutional Court verdictremains final and binding, but it can be applied to reopen the trial bymechanism “constitutional complaint” as the law of justice fulfillment, inaddition, the presence of amicus curiae through the amicus brief and theexamination of the judgment can serve as a model of the fulfillment of justicethat has been closed. In order for such efforts to be implemented, it isadvisable to regulate such terms or conditions through the amendment of theConstitutional Court Law and / or by the verdict of the Constitutional Courtas a precedent (judge made law) which is subsequently elaborated throughthe Constitutional Court Regulations.Keywords: Verdict, Constitutional Court, Reconstruction.AbstrakPutusan perkara Pilkada merupakan putusan pertama dan terakhir yangmengikat umum sejak dibacakan Mahkamah Konstitusi, meskipun terdapatdan dihasilkan oleh peradilan sesat sehingga tidak terpenuhi rasa keadilansebagaimana terjadi korupsi peradilan dalam sengketa hasil Pilkada yangmelibatkan Akil Mukhtar. Menemukan model pengujian kembali terhadapputusan Mahkamah dalam sengketa Pilkada yang tidak memenuhi keadilanmerupakan tujuan yang hendak dicapai. Menggunakan pendekatan yuridisnormatif dapat disimpulkan bahwa guna menjamin kepastian hukum,putusan Mahkamah Konstitusi tetap bersifat final dan mengikat, tetapi dapatdilakukan permohonan untuk membuka kembali persidangan denganmekanisme constitutional complaint sebagai upaya hukum pemenuhankeadilan, selain itu, kehadiran amicus curiae melalui amicus brief sertaeksaminasi terhadap putusan dapat dijadikan sebagai model pemenuhankeadilan yang sudah tertutup. Agar upaya tersebut dapat dilaksanakan,disarankan mengatur syarat-syarat atau ketentuan dimaksud melaluiperubahan Undang-undang Mahkamah Konstitusi dan/atau dengan putusanMahkamah Konstitusi sebagai preseden (judge made law) yang kemudiandiperinci melalui Peraturan Mahkamah Konstitusi.Kata kunci: Putusan, Mahkamah Konstitusi, dan Rekonstruksi
Vibration: Objects Performing Violence, Queerness, and Transcendence / Dick Hungry Whore
Authors: Malone Sheila
Published: June 2017

Sheila Malone’s work is both digital art piece and critical essay, which explores the queerness and the vibrating machine in light of both recent scholarship on objects and materiality and the author’s own work as a performance artist. Malone’s art cuts across and questions the divides between highbrow and lowbrow, permanence and ephemerality, the G-rated and the X-rated. The digital installation and accompanying essay understand the space of inbetweenness as a potential site for queer interventions into existing material orders.
Call for/and Response: Emergent Critical Analytics for Alternative Humanities
Authors: Eng Chris A , King Amy K
Published: June 2017

Call for responses to a special forum, “Emergent Critical Analytics for Alternative Humanities,” edited by Chris A. Eng and Amy K. King. Lateral invites responses to Part I of this forum, especially from students, junior faculty, and other emerging scholars; these will be the foundation for Part II, to be published in Lateral 6.
“A Black Man Replies”: Claude McKay’s Challenge to the British Left
Authors: Donlon Anne
Published: June 2017

Anne Donlon delves into the history of the British Left after World War I to assert the significance of the Black and feminist interventions of Claude McKay and Sylvia Pankhurst. Donlon centers the publication of “A Black Man Replies,” McKay’s letter to the editor published in Pankhurst’s newspaper The Worker’s Dreadnought, against white supremacist logics mobilized by prominent 1920s leftists that contributed to the reestablishment of policing of and violence against black men. Donlon’s archival discoveries weave together biography, material cultural analysis, and histories of trans-Atlantic activism, and, in the process, reveal the labor of building radical intersectional solidarity that came before and followed the moment of “A Black Man Replies.”
Spinal epidural hematomas: personal experience and literature review of more than 1000 cases
Authors: Domenicucci Maurizio , Mancarella Cristina , Santoro Giorgio , Dugoni Demo Eugenio , Ramieri Alessandro , Arezzo Maria Felice , Missori Paolo
Published: June 2017

OBJECTIVE

The goal of this study was to identify factors that contribute to the formation of acute spinal epidural hematoma (SEH) by correlating etiology, age, site, clinical status, and treatment with immediate results and long-term outcomes.

METHODS

The authors reviewed their series of 15 patients who had been treated for SEH between 1996 and 2012. In addition, the authors reviewed the relevant international literature from 1869 (when SEH was first described) to 2012, collecting a total of 1010 cases. Statistical analysis was performed in 959 (95%) cases that were considered valid for assessing the incidence of age, sex, site, and clinical status at admission, correlating each of these parameters with the treatment results. Statistical analysis was also performed in 720 (71.3%) cases to study the incidence of etiological factors that favor SEH formation: coagulopathy, trauma, spinal puncture, pregnancy, and multifactorial disorders. The clinical status at admission and long-term outcome were studied for each group. Clinical status was assessed using the Neuro-Grade (NG) scale.

RESULTS

The mean patient age was 47.97 years (range 0–91 years), and a significant proportion of patients were male (60%, p < 0.001). A bimodal distribution has been reported for age at onset with peaks in the 2nd and 6th decades of life. The cause of the SEH was not reported in 42% of cases. The etiology concerned mainly iatrogenic factors (18%), such as coagulopathy or spinal puncture, rather than noniatrogenic factors (29%), such as genetic or metabolic coagulopathy, trauma, and pregnancy. The etiology was multifactorial in 11.1% of cases. The most common sites for SEH were C-6 (n = 293, 31%) and T-12 (n = 208, 22%), with maximum extension of 6 vertebral bodies in 720 cases (75%). At admission, 806 (84%) cases had moderate neurological impairment (NG 2 or 3), and only lumbar hematoma was associated with a good initial clinical neurological status (NG 0 or 1). Surgery was performed in 767 (80%) cases. Mortality was greater in patients older than 40 years of age (9%; p < 0.01). Sex did not influence any of these data (p > 0.05).

CONCLUSIONS

Factors that contribute to the formation of acute SEH are iatrogenic, not iatrogenic, or multifactorial. The treatment of choice is surgery, and the results of treatment are influenced by the patient’s clinical and neurological status at admission, age, and the craniocaudal site.
Reoperation after failed resective epilepsy surgery in children
Authors: Muthaffar Osama , Puka Klajdi , Rubinger Luc , Go Cristina , Snead O. Carter , Rutka James T. , Widjaja Elysa
Published: June 2017

OBJECTIVE

Although epilepsy surgery is an effective treatment option, at least 20%–40% of patients can continue to experience uncontrolled seizures resulting from incomplete resection of the lesion, epileptogenic zone, or secondary epileptogenesis. Reoperation could eliminate or improve seizures. Authors of this study evaluated outcomes following reoperation in a pediatric population.

METHODS

A retrospective single-center analysis of all patients who had undergone resective epilepsy surgery in the period from 2001 to 2013 was performed. After excluding children who had repeat hemispherotomy, there were 24 children who had undergone a second surgery and 2 children who had undergone a third surgery. All patients underwent MRI and video electroencephalography (VEEG) and 21 underwent magnetoencephalography (MEG) prior to reoperation.

RESULTS

The mean age at the first and second surgery was 7.66 (SD 4.11) and 10.67 (SD 4.02) years, respectively. The time between operations ranged from 0.03 to 9 years. At reoperation, 8 patients underwent extended cortical resection; 8, lobectomy; 5, lesionectomy; and 3, functional hemispherotomy. One year after reoperation, 58% of the children were completely seizure free (International League Against Epilepsy [ILAE] Class 1) and 75% had a reduction in seizures (ILAE Classes 1–4). Patients with MEG clustered dipoles were more likely to be seizure free than to have persistent seizures (71% vs 40%, p = 0.08).

CONCLUSIONS

Reoperation in children with recurrent seizures after the first epilepsy surgery could result in favorable seizure outcomes. Those with residual lesion after the first surgery should undergo complete resection of the lesion to improve seizure outcome. In addition to MRI and VEEG, MEG should be considered as part of the reevaluation prior to reoperation.
Virtual scatter modulation for X-ray CT scatter correction using primary modulator
Authors: Gao Hewei , Zhu Lei , Fahrig Rebecca
Published: June 2017

A new scatter estimation algorithm with a concept of virtual scatter modulation for X-ray scatter correction using primary modulator is proposed to reduce the aliasing errors in the estimated scatter. Virtual scatter modulation can be realized through dividing the measured primary-modulated image by the measured modulation function. After the division, the aggravation of the aliasing of primary due to the non-uniformity of the modulation function is largely transferred to that of scatter. Since scatter in general has less high frequencies than primary does, the aggravation of its aliasing is expected to be weaker, and therefore the overall aliasing can be reduced. A CatPhan©600 phantom and an anthropomorphic thorax phantom are scanned on a tabletop X-ray cone-beam computed tomography system to validate our proposed algorithm. On the Catphan phantom, the oscillations that are clearly observed in the central region of the Catphan scatter profile estimated using the original primary-modulation algorithm, are mostly eliminated with the proposed scatter modulation algorithm, leading to less residual artifacts and better CT number uniformity in the reconstructed image. Compared with 38.9 HU of CT nonuniformity in a selected uniform region when the primary-modulation algorithm is used, the new algorithm significantly reduces it to 4.5 HU, reaching the same level of uniformity as the ground truth reference. On the thorax phantom, overall better CT number uniformity is also achieved.
Addressing the Immunogenicity of the Cargo and of the Targeting Antibodies with a Focus on Deimmunized Bacterial Toxins and on Antibody-Targeted Human Effector Proteins
Authors: Grinberg Yehudit , Benhar Itai
Published: June 2017

Third-generation immunotoxins are composed of a human, or humanized, targeting moiety, usually a monoclonal antibody or an antibody fragment, and a non-human effector molecule. Due to the non-human origin of the cytotoxic domain, these molecules stimulate potent anti-drug immune responses, which limit treatment options. Efforts are made to deimmunize such immunotoxins or to combine treatment with immunosuppression. An alternative approach is using the so-called “human cytotoxic fusion proteins”, in which antibodies are used to target human effector proteins. Here, we present three relevant approaches for reducing the immunogenicity of antibody-targeted protein therapeutics: (1) reducing the immunogenicity of the bacterial toxin, (2) fusing human cytokines to antibodies to generate immunocytokines and (3) addressing the immunogenicity of the targeting antibodies.
Crisis and Consumption: ‘Saving’ the Poor and the Seductions of Capitalism
Authors: Fluri Jennifer
Published: June 2017

This article examines the crisis of capitalist seduction through the lens of online shopping platforms that raise funds for international assistance organizations and development celebrity advertising. Consumer-based giving has altered the commodity fetish into cliché, subsequently masking the capitalist produced crisis of endemic poverty and global inequality. Celebrity supported consumer-based giving and product advertising are used to illustrate the seductions of capitalism. This article argues that international assistance organizations are embedded in the substance and lifeblood of capitalisms’ dependence on inequality and poverty to generate profits/wealth. Consumer driven assistance remains a pervasive crisis hidden by seductive shopping platforms camouflaged as compassion.
The Influence of Quercetin on Maternal Immunity, Oxidative Stress, and Inflammation in Mice with Exposure of Fine Particulate Matter during Gestation
Authors: Liu Wei , Zhang Minjia , Feng Jinqiu , Fan Aiqin , Zhou Yalin , Xu Yajun
Published: June 2017

The objective is to investigate the influence of PM2.5 exposure on peripheral blood lymphocyte subsets in pregnant mice and the antagonism of quercetin on adverse effects induced by PM2.5 exposure. Pregnant mice were randomly divided into control group, PM2.5 model group and 3 quercetin intervention groups. Dams in all groups except the control group were exposed to PM2.5 suspension by intratracheal instillation on gestational day (GD) 3, 6, 9, 12 and 15. Meanwhile, each dam was given 0.15% carboxymethylcellulose sodium (CMCS) (control group & PM2.5 model group) and different doses of quercetin (quercetin intervention groups) by gavage once a day from GD0 to GD17. The percentage of lymphocyte subsets, Biomarkers of systemic inflammation injuries (IL-2, IL-6, IL-8 & TNF-α) and oxidative stress indicators (CAT, GSH & HO-1) in peripheral blood of the dams were analyzed. The number of T cells increased, accompanied by increased level of IL-2, IL-6, IL-8 and HO-1 due to PM2.5 exposure. Less CD4+ and CD8+ T cells were counted in 100 mg/kg quercetin intervention group, compared with PM2.5 model group. Quercetin may inhibit cytokine production, especially in IL-6 and IL-8 and may upgrade the level of HO-1. Our findings indicate that PM2.5 could significantly influence the distribution of T-lymphocyte subsets, activate inflammatory reaction and elevate oxidative stress level in peripheral blood of pregnant mice. Certain dose of quercetin administration during pregnancy may protect the dams against the adverse effects through various ways.
Qualitative and Quantitative Assessment of Vascular Changes in Diabetic Macular Edema after Dexamethasone Implant Using Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography
Authors: Toto Lisa , D’Aloisio Rossella , Di Nicola Marta , Di Martino Giuseppe , Di Staso Silvio , Ciancaglini Marco , Tognetto Daniele , Mastropasqua Leonardo
Published: June 2017

The aim of this study was to investigate retinal and choriocapillaris vessel changes in diabetic macular edema (DME) after the intravitreal dexamethasone implant (IDI) using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA). Moreover, a comparison between morphological and functional parameters of DME and healthy patients was performed. Twenty-five eyes of 25 type 2 diabetic retinopathy patients complicated by macular edema (DME group) and 25 healthy subjects (control group) were enrolled. Superficial capillary plexus density (SCPD) and deep capillary plexus density (DCPD) in the foveal and parafoveal areas, choricapillary density (CCD) and optic disc vessel density (ODVD) were detected using OCTA at baseline and after 7, 30, 60, 90 and 120 days post injection. Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), retinal sensitivity, and central retinal thickness (CMT) were also evaluated in both groups of patients. A statistically significant difference between the two groups (DME and controls) was found in terms of functional (MP, p < 0.001 and BCVA, p < 0.001) and morphological (CMT, p < 0.001; SCPD in the parafoveal area, p < 0.001; DCPD in the foveal area, p < 0.05 and parafoveal area, p < 0.001; CCD, p < 0.001) parameters. After the treatment, SCPD and DCPD in the foveal and parafoveal areas did not modify significantly during the follow up.
Utilizing Zebrafish Visual Behaviors in Drug Screening for Retinal Degeneration
Authors: Ganzen Logan , Venkatraman Prahatha , Pang Chi , Leung Yuk , Zhang Mingzhi
Published: June 2017

Zebrafish are a popular vertebrate model in drug discovery. They produce a large number of small and rapidly-developing embryos. These embryos display rich visual-behaviors that can be used to screen drugs for treating retinal degeneration (RD). RD comprises blinding diseases such as Retinitis Pigmentosa, which affects 1 in 4000 people. This disease has no definitive cure, emphasizing an urgency to identify new drugs. In this review, we will discuss advantages, challenges, and research developments in using zebrafish behaviors to screen drugs in vivo. We will specifically discuss a visual-motor response that can potentially expedite discovery of new RD drugs.
Influence of Freeze Concentration Technique on Aromatic and Phenolic Compounds, Color Attributes, and Sensory Properties of Cabernet Sauvignon Wine
Authors: Wu Yan-Yan , Xing Kai , Zhang Xiao-Xu , Wang Hui , Wang Yong , Wang Fang , Li Jing-Ming
Published: June 2017

Red wines produced in the Xinjiang region of China possess poor color density, and lack fruity notes and elegance. The freeze concentration technique, as a well-established concentration method for liquid food systems, was applied to the Cabernet Sauvignon (Vitis vinifera L.) wine-making process, aiming to investigate its effect on wine quality improvement. Results showed that the freeze concentration treatment did not significantly alter the physicochemical properties of the wine, except for an increase of glycerol and alcoholic content. This technique increased ester contents, as well as decreasing the amount of volatile acids. Higher alcohol contents were also increased, but within an acceptable content range. All taken into consideration, the freeze concentration treated wine showed better fragrance characters according to sensory evaluation. The non-anthocyanin composition was altered by this application, however, the difference disappeared after the aging process. Fortunately, sensory evaluation showed that the treated wine possessed better mouthfeel properties. Anthocyanin contents were enhanced, and effectively stabilized the fresh wine color attributes, resulting in an improvement in appearance of the treated wine. All results considered, it can be concluded that freeze concentration treatment could be a good choice to improve wine quality.
Effect of Montmorillonite Nanogel Composite Fillers on the Protection Performance of Epoxy Coatings on Steel Pipelines
Authors: Atta Ayman , El-Saeed Ashraf , Al-Lohedan Hamad , Wahby Mohamed
Published: June 2017

Montmorillonite (MMT) clay mineral is widely used as filler for several organic coatings. Its activity is increased by exfoliation via chemical modification to produce nanomaterials. In the present work, the modification of MMT to form nanogel composites is proposed to increase the dispersion of MMT into epoxy matrices used to fill cracks and holes produced by the curing exotherms of epoxy resins. The dispersion of MMT in epoxy improved both the mechanical and anti-corrosion performance of epoxy coatings in aggressive marine environments. In this respect, the MMT surfaces were chemically modified with different types of 2-acrylamido-2-methyl propane sulfonic acid (AMPS) nanogels using a surfactant-free dispersion polymerization technique. The effect of the chemical structure, nanogel content and the interaction with MMT surfaces on the surface morphology, surface charges and dispersion in the epoxy matrix were investigated for use as nano-filler for epoxy coatings. The modified MMT nanogel epoxy composites showed excellent resistance to mechanical damage and salt spray resistance up to 1000 h. The interaction of MMT nanogel composites with the epoxy matrix and good response of AMPS nanogel to sea water improve their ability to act as self-healing materials for epoxy coatings for steel.
Stable ABTS Immobilized in the MIL-100(Fe) Metal-Organic Framework as an Efficient Mediator for Laccase-Catalyzed Decolorization
Authors: Liu Youxun , Geng Yuanyuan , Yan Mingyang , Huang Juan
Published: June 2017

The successful encapsulation of 2,2′-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS), a well-known laccase mediator, within a mesoporous metal-organic framework sample (i.e., MIL-100(Fe)) was achieved using a one-pot hydrothermal synthetic method. The as-prepared ABTS@MIL-100(Fe) was characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, nitrogen sorption, and cyclic voltammetry (CV). Our ABTS@MIL-100(Fe)-based electrode exhibited an excellent electrochemical response, indicating that MIL-100(Fe) provides an appropriate microenvironment for the immobilization and electroactivity of ABTS molecules. ABTS@MIL-100(Fe) was then evaluated as an immobilized laccase mediator for dye removal using indigo carmine (IC) as a model dye. Through the application of laccase in combination with a free (ABTS) or immobilized (ABTS@MIL-100(Fe)) mediator, decolorization yields of 95% and 94%, respectively, were obtained for IC after 50 min. In addition, following seven reuse cycles of ABTS@MIL-100(Fe) for dye treatment, a decolorization yield of 74% was obtained. Dye decolorization occurred through the breakdown of the chromophoric group by the Laccase/ABTS@MIL-100(Fe) system, and a catalytic mechanism was proposed. We therefore expect that the stability, reusability, and validity of ABTS@MIL-100(Fe) as a laccase mediator potentially render it a promising tool for dye removal, in addition to reducing the high running costs and potential toxicity associated with synthetic mediators.
New Pinane Derivatives Found in Essential Oils of Calocedrus decurrens
Authors: Garcia Gabriel , Tissandié Loïc , Filippi Jean-Jacques , Tomi Félix
Published: June 2017

The main objective of this study was to determine the chemical composition of essential oils (EOs) obtained from leaf, old branches, and young branches of a coniferous species Calocedrus decurrens acclimated to Corsica. The analytical investigation was conducted by GC(RI), GC-MS, pc-GC, and NMR. C. decurrens leaf, old branches, and young branches EOs contained α-pinene (11.2; 56.6; 22.3%), myrcene (13.4; 8.4; 9.7%), Δ-3-carene (31.3; 5.2; 11.1%), limonene (6.4; 5.1; 5.5%), terpinolene (6.9; 1.5; 3.2%), and pin-2-en-8-ol (4.2; 4.5; 10.4%) as major components, respectively. Special attention was paid to purifying and identifying four unusual pinane derivatives: pin-2-en-8-ol, pin-2-en-8-yl Acetate, pin-2-en-8-al, and methyl pin-2-en-8-oate. The last two are reported for the first time.
Validation of Sentinel-1A SAR Coastal Wind Speeds Against Scanning LiDAR
Authors: Ahsbahs Tobias , Badger Merete , Karagali Ioanna , Larsén Xiaoli
Published: June 2017

High-accuracy wind data for coastal regions is needed today, e.g., for the assessment of wind resources. Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) is the only satellite borne sensor that has enough resolution to resolve wind speeds closer than 10 km to shore but the Geophysical Model Functions (GMF) used for SAR wind retrieval are not fully validated here. Ground based scanning light detection and ranging (LiDAR) offer high horizontal resolution wind velocity measurements with high accuracy, also in the coastal zone. This study, for the first time, examines accuracies of SAR wind retrievals at 10 m height with respect to the distance to shore by validation against scanning LiDARs. Comparison of 15 Sentinel-1A wind retrievals using the GMF called C-band model 5.N (CMOD5.N) versus LiDARs show good agreement. It is found, when nondimenionalising with a reference point, that wind speed reductions are between 4% and 8% from 3 km to 1 km from shore. Findings indicate that SAR wind retrievals give reliable wind speed measurements as close as 1 km to the shore. Comparisons of SAR winds versus two different LiDAR configurations yield root mean square error (RMSE) of 1.31 ms − 1 and 1.42 ms − 1 for spatially averaged wind speeds.
Magnetoelectric Current Sensors
Authors: Bichurin Mirza , Petrov Roman , Leontiev Viktor , Semenov Gennadiy , Sokolov Oleg
Published: June 2017

In this work a magnetoelectric (ME) current sensor design based on a magnetoelectric effect is presented and discussed. The resonant and non-resonant type of ME current sensors are considered. Theoretical calculations of the ME current sensors by the equivalent circuit method were conducted. The application of different sensors using the new effects, for example, the ME effect, is made possible with the development of new ME composites. A large number of studies conducted in the field of new composites, allowed us to obtain a high magnetostrictive-piezoelectric laminate sensitivity. An optimal ME structure composition was matched. The characterization of a non-resonant current sensor showed that in the operation range to 5 A, the sensor had a sensitivity of 0.34 V/A, non-linearity less than 1% and for a resonant current sensor in the same operation range, the sensitivity was of 0.53 V/A, non-linearity less than 0.5%.