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The Hummus Wars Revisited: Israeli-Arab Food Politics and Gastromediation
Authors: Avieli Nir
Published: September 2016

The state of Israel has been involved in a long-standing violent conflict with its Arab neighbors, yet Jews and Arabs share a culinary passion: hummus. This humble dip of mashed chickpeas seasoned with tahini and lemon juice is ubiquitous in Middle Eastern public and private culinary spheres and is extremely popular among Arabs and Israeli Jews and, as of recently, among Western consumers lured by the health qualities of the “Mediterranean diet” and by the exotic nature of the dish itself. In 2008, hummus became the subject of a heated debate between Israel and Lebanon that revolved around cultural copyrights, culinary heritage, and economic revenues. In this article I return to the so-called Hummus Wars, a series of culinary undertakings performed in Lebanon and Israel in an attempt to claim ownership over hummus by setting a Guinness World Record for the largest hummus dish. I focus on one of these events, which attracted substantial attention in Israel and beyond: the breaking of the Guinness record at the Palestinian-Israeli village of Abu Gosh. In my analysis of this event I highlight two aspects of the “Hummus Wars” that are of specific interest to food scholars. First, I argue that food metaphors acquire a life of their own and may express unexpected meanings. Second, I point to the unexpected role of mediator undertaken by Palestinians of Israeli citizenship in this event. I suggest that a process of what I term “gastromediation” was taking place in Abu Gosh, in which the smooth oily paste was intended to serve as a material and social lubricant for the Israeli-Arab-Jewish-Palestinian conflict.
Food, Bodies, and the “Stuff” of (Not) Eating in Anorexia
Authors: Lavis Anna
Published: September 2016

The diverse materialities that form part of lived experiences of mental ill-health and its treatment have been largely overlooked in research. Arguing that such a focus is key to enhancing understandings of eating disorders, this article engages with food-centered practices in anorexia nervosa. Against the background of work that has recognized the desire to maintain their illness among some individuals, the article suggests that holding onto anorexia is a dynamic process enacted through eating as well as by avoiding food. Individuals’ negotiations of ingesting and digesting elucidate the blurred intersections between eating and not eating, edible and inedible. They reveal that what is experienced as eating may not look like eating and vice versa. As contingent forms of eating thereby emerge and dissolve through anorexia-focused practices, vectors of ingestion and assimilation come to be remapped and eating delineated as an act that may take place across corporeal surfaces and among multiple bodies. While such an engagement with materialities offers key insights into anorexia, it also contributes to a wider theorizing of the act of eating within food studies literature; the article asks what eating is, as well as what forms it takes. This problematizes taken-for-granted relationships among eating, bodies, and food. Their dislocations demonstrate eating to produce and reconfigure, as well as displace or break down, materialities.
Kitchenalia in Bronze Age Cyprus
Authors: Steel Louise
Published: September 2016

This article explores the materiality of food production and consumption within the household in Bronze Age Cyprus. The focus is on embodied encounters with the “stuff of food”—the pots, pans, and other kitchen implements that were used on a daily basis—and how these shaped people's lives. Throughout the Early and Middle Bronze Ages, generations of families on Cyprus used Red Polished pottery to serve and consume food and drink: the round-bottomed pots were not designed to be laid on a table, indicative of the development of very specific customs of dining at home. The very limited range of pottery (wares and forms) available to the Early-Middle Cypriot householder suggests a monotone cultural experience. The introduction of vessels with flat bases or ring bases at the beginning of the Late Bronze Age might indicate a move to dining around a table—a radically different engagement with the physical, material world that undoubtedly affected social relations. This was accompanied by radical shifts in production practices—a move away from household production into the realm of craft specialists—alongside which there was an explosion in the range of tableware for consumption of food and drink and of utilitarian wares used within the kitchen. This article interrogates the implied transformations in the cultural knowledge embedded within people's engagement with their material world and the very different visual and tactile experiences involved in the daily use of pottery in the Late Bronze Age Cypriot household.
Acoustics at the Intersection of Architecture and Music
Authors: Tallon Andrew
Published: September 2016

The Cathedral of Noyon houses the most unusual—and largely unknown—installation of acoustic vases in Western Europe, the caveau phonocamptique, a chamber installed beneath the pavement of the crossing. Acoustic vases are simple earthenware pots placed in the walls and vaults of postclassical churches, their installation inspired by Marcus Vitruvius Pollio's De architectura libri decem. In Acoustics at the Intersection of Architecture and Music: The Caveau Phonocamptique of Noyon Cathedral, Andrew Tallon investigates the intended operation of the caveau as a monumental amplifier. According to the principle of conservation of energy, the effect of an acoustic vase can only be one of absorption, but when sung directly into, a vase appears to “sing back.” Tallon asserts that this effect, along with the importance of Vitruvius as the foremost authority on ancient architecture known to European builders and patrons, must ultimately account for this unique array at Noyon.
Modeling estrogen receptor-positive breast cancers in mice: is it the best we can do?
Authors: Chatzistamou Ioulia , Kiaris Hippokratis
Published: September 2016

The continuous supplementation of mice with supraphysiological doses of estrogen  for the growth of estrogen receptor-positive breast cancers has been linked to toxicity in the host and perturbation of cancer cells’ function that can misguide preclinical studies. Thus, alternative experimental models with circulating levels of estrogens higher than those of mice may represent more suitable hosts to model estrogen receptor-positive breast cancers.
The role of autophagy in angiotensin II-induced pathological cardiac hypertrophy
Authors: Zhou Lichun , Ma Baohua , Han Xiuzhen
Published: September 2016

Pathological cardiac hypertrophy is associated with nearly all forms of heart failure. It develops in response to disorders such as coronary artery disease, hypertension and myocardial infarction. Angiotensin II (Ang II) has direct effects on the myocardium and promotes hypertension. Chronic elevation of Ang II can lead to pathological cardiac hypertrophy and cardiac failure. Autophagy is an important process in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases. Under physiological conditions, autophagy is an essential homeostatic mechanism to maintain the global cardiac structure function by ridding damaged cells or unwanted macromolecules and organelles. Dysregulation of autophagy may play an important role in Ang II-induced cardiac hypertrophy although conflicting reports on the effects of Ang II on autophagy and cardiac hypertrophy exist. Some studies showed that autophagy activation attenuated Ang II-induced cardiac dysfunction. Others suggested that inhibition of the Ang II induced autophagy should be protective. The discrepancies may be due to different model systems and different signaling pathway involved. Ang II-induced cardiac hypertrophy may be alleviated through regulation of autophagy. This review focuses on Ang II to highlight the molecular targets and pathways identified in the prevention and treatment of Ang II-induced pathological cardiac hypertrophy by regulating autophagy.
Collaborative Care for Adolescents With Persistent Postconcussive Symptoms: A Randomized Trial
Authors: McCarty Carolyn A. , Zatzick Douglas , Stein Elizabeth , Wang Jin , Hilt Robert , Rivara Frederick P. ,   for the Seattle Sports Concussion Research Collaborative
Published: September 2016

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:

Postconcussive and co-occurring psychological symptoms are not uncommon after sports-related concussion and are associated with functional impairment and societal costs. There is no evidence-based treatment targeting postconcussive symptoms in children and adolescents. The goal of this study was to test a collaborative care intervention model with embedded cognitive–behavioral therapy, care management, and psychopharmacological consultation. We hypothesized that patients in collaborative care would demonstrate greater reductions in postconcussive, depressive, and anxiety symptoms and improvement in functioning over the course of 6 months, compared with usual care control.

METHODS:

Patients aged 11 to 17 years with persistent symptoms ≥1 month after sports-related concussion were randomly assigned to receive collaborative care (n = 25) or care as usual (n = 24). Patients were assessed before randomization and after 1, 3, and 6 months. Groups were compared over time via linear mixed effects regression models.

RESULTS:

Adolescents assigned to collaborative care experienced clinically and statistically significant improvements in postconcussive symptoms in addition to functional gains at 6 months compared with controls. Six months after the baseline assessment, 13.0% of intervention patients and 41.7% of control patients reported high levels of postconcussive symptoms (P = .03), and 78% of intervention patients and 45.8% of control patients reported ≥50% reduction in depression symptoms (P = .02). No changes between groups were demonstrated in anxiety symptoms.

CONCLUSIONS:

Orchestrated efforts to systematically implement collaborative care treatment approaches for slow-to-recover adolescents may be useful given the reductions in postconcussive and co-occurring psychological symptoms in addition to improved quality of life.
The Silk Road or the Sea?
Authors: Priestman Seth
Published: September 2016

This article considers the movement of commodities manufactured in southern Iraq during the Sasanian and Early Islamic periods to the furthest eastern extremity of the Old World: to the archipelago of Japan. In particular the focus is on two categories of non-perishable finds that survive within the archaeological record: glass vessels and turquoise blue alkaline glazed ceramic jars. We begin by providing an outline of the definition and dating of what is a commonplace and widely distributed ceramic product within the Middle East and western Indian Ocean area. It is then possible to place these finds within a broader context by reviewing the evidence for the earliest West Asian exports to Japan and what these might tell us about the mechanisms of their transmission and circulation and the role of such imports within an East Asian context. Specifically these include glass vessels dated to the Sasanian period followed some time later by ceramic vessels manufactured at the time of the Abbasid Caliphate. The continued arrival of Islamic glass into this later period is not a subject that will be covered specifically as it does not contribute directly to the main arguments that are developed below. Finally the finds are used to shed light on the broader debate surrounding the development of the Indian Ocean economy and to what extent Japan itself may have been commercially integrated within a wider commodity exchange network.
The Trodden Path
Authors: Rotolo Antonio
Published: September 2016

This study uses GIS spatial analyses to provide explanations for the settlement and mobility patterns of the peasant communities that inhabited the Trapani Mountains during the Islamic period (9th-11th century). The object of analysis consists of 24 medieval settlements, which were identified between 2009 and 2012 as part of the Idrisi Project in the Trapani Mountains. The techniques used in this study are a combination of cost surface analyses (CSA) and line-of-sight analyses (LOSA). Both techniques have demonstrated their potential in providing social and cultural explanations to landscape organization and settlement patterns over the last two decades. The fact that they have never been applied to the chronological and spatial framework of Islamic Sicily represents a considerable advantage for this purpose, as it allows using welldeveloped techniques in a virgin research context. The paper is divided into four parts. The first one introduces the case study. It gives a brief overview of Islamic archaeology in Sicily and on the research activities of the Idrisi Project, describes the theoretical approach to the study of landscape and ends with the identification of the historical questions analyzed through the application of GIS. The next section tackles the methodology and is divided into two parts, each one dedicated to one group of analyses, CSA and LOSA respectively. The third section is dedicated to the results, which are focused on: the connection between settlements and environmental resources (mainly water sources and production spaces); least cost paths connecting the network of settlements; relation between least cost paths and trazzere (historical dirt roads); visual control of landscape. The last part is dedicated to the discussion of the results. As will be shown, water sources emerge as an attractor for the Islamic period settlements. This result, if read in conjunction with the rest of the GIS analyses and other studies developed by the Idrisi project, seems to be a possible indicator of the practice of irrigated agriculture in the Islamic period in this area.
Steel corrosion in magnesia–phosphate cement concrete beams
Authors: Zhang Jinrui , Ma Hongyan , Pei Huafu , Li Zongjin
Published: September 2016

The acoustic emission (AE) technique was employed to investigate the corrosion-induced deterioration of steel-reinforced magnesia–phosphate cement (MPC) concrete beams under the coupling effect of loading and accelerated chloride diffusion. A cement-based piezoelectric sensor was used for AE detection owing to its high sensitivity and good compatibility with the concrete matrix. Power spectral density analysis and continuous wavelet transform were used to process the detected AE signals. It was found that the average frequency shift was closely related to the damage accumulation level in the reinforced MPC concrete beams. Based on the frequency characteristics of the detected AE signals during wet–dry cycles, the corrosion-induced degradation process of MPC beams was divided into three stages, from micro-cracking to localised macro-crack propagation. Wavelet analysis revealed the energy density distribution of the AE waveform, which was used to differentiate signal features between reinforcement corrosion and concrete cracking. In addition, comparisons in terms of the accumulated AE event number and half-cell potentials showed that MPC and OPC concrete had comparable corrosion inhibition capabilities.
Fabry’s disease: Neurological disorders
Authors: Damulin I V
Published: September 2016

The paper considers the pathogenesis and clinical features of Fabry’s disease. It is stressed that along with cardiovascular system damage and kidney injury, there are peripheral and central nervous system lesions in this disease. In Fabry’s disease, great attention is paid to cerebrovascular diseases that frequently give rise to disability. Peripheral neuropathy is mainly due to involvement of minor fibers and autonomic disorders. Signs that allow this disease to be diagnosed are given.
Criteria for selecting patients with resistant hypertension for a renal sympathetic denervation
Authors: Ripp T M , Rebrova T Yu , Mordovin V F , Afanasiev S A , Pekarsky S E , Semke G V , Falkovskaya A Yu , Lichikaki V A , Tsymbalyuk E V
Published: September 2016

Aim. To define and develop a procedure that can select patients with resistant hypertension (RH) for a renal sympathetic denervation (RSD) procedure, by being orienting to the specific initial values of β-adrenoreactivity (β-AR) and systolic blood pressure (SBP). Subjects and methods. The analysis included 23 RH patients receiving the maximally tolerable doses of 4 antihypertensive drugs. The investigations involving BP control and a Russian spectrophotometric procedure for determining β-AR in terms of the change in the osmoresistance of erythrocyte membranes (EM) were performed at baseline and 4 and 24 weeks. RSD was carried out using endovascular radiofrequency ablation of the renal arteries. The therapy was not changed during the observation. Results. If SBP was >170 mm Hg and β-AR of EM >40 conditional units (CUs) at baseline, ΔSBP was 17.68±3.24 mm Hg and the efficiency of RSD was 100%. When SBP was
Pulmonary rehabilitation as an effective method for optimizing therapeutic and preventive measures in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease concurrent with metabolic syndrome
Authors: Budnevsky A V , Isaeva Ya V , Malysh E Yu , Kozhevnikova S A
Published: September 2016

Aim. To evaluate the impact of a pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) cycle based on patient education, smoking cessation, physical exercises, and balanced nutrition in addition to standard therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease COPD in patients with this condition. Subjects and methods. 70 patients (27 (38.6%) women and 43 (61.4%) men) aged 18 to 60 years (mean age, 48.31±0.64 years) with moderate COPD in remission concurrent with MS were examined. The comprehensive examination of the patients encompassed assessment of clinical, instrumental, and laboratory findings at baseline and 12 months. The patients were randomized into two groups: 1) 35 patients who underwent a RH cycle in addition to standard therapy for COPD; 2) 35 patients who received standard COPD treatment only. Results. Group 1 was found to have significant differences in reducing the number of patients with COPD exacerbations, emergency calls, hospitalizations, severity of clinical symptoms of COPD and their impact on the physical activity and health of the patients, as well as better quality of life and exercise tolerance. Conclusions. The therapeutic and preventive measures for patients with COPD and MS should involve educational programs and physical trainings, which are developed, by taking into account of a comorbidity in order to optimize therapeutic and preventive measures and to improve quality of life in this category of patients.
Long-term infliximab therapy for ulcerative colitis in real clinical practice
Authors: Knyazev O V , Parfenov A I , Kagramanova A V , Ruchkina I N , Shcherbakov P L , Shakhpazyan N K , Noskova K K , Ivkina T I , Khomeriki S G
Published: September 2016

Aim. To retrospectively evaluate the efficiency of long-term infliximab (INF) therapy in patients with refractory ulcerative colitis (UC). Subjects and methods. The investigation enrolled 48 patients with refractory UC who had taken IFL in 2008 to 2014. Steroid-dependent or steroid-refractory UC was established in 40 (83.3%) patients; 8 (16.7%) were noted to be refractory to therapy with azathioprine or 6-mercaptopurine. Cytomegalovirus DNA was identified in the biopsy specimens of the large intestinal mucosa (LIM) from 7 patients. One patient received antiviral therapy. Induction therapy with IFL was in its administration in a dose of 5 mg/kg at 0, 2, and 6 weeks, then maintenance therapy was continued every 8 weeks. Results. After an IFL induction cycle, 3 (6.3%) patients were unresponsive to therapy and were excluded from the investigation. At present, 25 (55.5%) of the 45 patients who have responded to the therapy continue to take IFL 5 mg/kg every 8 weeks and are in clinical remission; 4 (8.8%) patients receive intensified IFL therapy. Initially 23 patients received combined therapy with IFL + an immunosuppressive drug; 22 had IFL monotherapy. Escape from the effect of the performed therapy was observed in 5 (11.1%) patients, which required its intensification. The intensified therapy resulted in sustained remission in 4 (8.8%) patients; colectomy was carried out in one (2.2%) case. Secondary loss of response to IFL, its intolerance, development of severe infectious complications, which did not allow for further maintenance therapy with IFL, were seen in 11 (24.4%) patients; 5 (11.1%) stopped the therapy because they had been excluded from the additional drug subsidy list. Maintenance therapy with IFL proved successful during 64 months in 29 (64.4%) of the 45 patients and during 64 months if its intensity, when the occasion required, was enhanced. Conclusion. The long-term use of IFL in UC confirmed its high efficacy in achieving clinical response, in inducing a clinical remission and its capacity to heal LIM, and in sustaining remission.
Evaluation of the therapeutic efficacy and safety of the selective anxiolytic afobazole in generalized anxiety disorder and adjustment disorders: Results of a multicenter randomized comparative study of diazepam
Authors: Syunyakov T S , Neznamov G G
Published: September 2016

Aim. To summarize the previously published results of a multicenter randomized clinical research phase III study trial of afobazole (INN: fabomotizole) versus diazepam in the treatment of patients with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and adjustment disorders (AD). Subjects and methods. Five investigating centers included 150 patients aged 18 to 60 years (60 patients with GAD and 90 with AD) a simple structure of anxiety disorders without concurrent mental, neurological or somatic disorders. Patients were randomized to take afobazole (30 mg/day; n=100) or diazepam (30 mg/day; n=50) for 30 days. Prior to drug administration, patients susceptible to placebo were excluded according to the results of its 7-day use. Withdrawal syndrome was evaluated within 10 days after completion of active therapy. The primary efficacy endpoint was the change of Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAMA) total score. The scores of the Clinical Global Impression (CGI) Scale and the Sheehan Scale as secondary efficacy endpoints  were analyzed. Drug safety was evaluated by assessment of adverse events. Results. Afobazole and diazepam caused a significant reduction of HAMA total score. In the afobazole group, the reduction of anxiety  exceeded that in the diazepam group (the difference in the total score changes was 2.93 [0.67; 5.19]; p=0,01).The proportion of patients with reduction of disease severity was 72% in the afobazole group and 58% in the diazepam group. After therapy completion, the proportion of patients with no or mild disorder in the afobazole group was significantly higher than that in the diazepam group (69 and 44%, respectively; χ2=12.46; p=0,014). There was a trend toward a higher subjective patient-rated estimate of the afobazole effect using the Sheehan scale. There were a total of 15 and 199 adverse events in the afobazole and diazepam groups, respectively. No manifestations of afobazole withdrawal syndrome were found. Diazepam withdrawal syndrome was observed in 34 (68%) patients. Conclusion. Afobazole is an effective and safe drug to treat patients with GAD and AD and non-inferior than diazepam in the treatment of these disorders, however it is superior in terms of several variables, including the safety profile.
Included or Excluded: An Analysis of the Application of the Free, Prior and Informed Consent Principle in Land Grabbing Cases in Cameroon
Authors: Ashukem Jean Claude N
Published: September 2016

Even though the principle of free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) is soft law, the need to respect, protect and fulfil the rights to be informed and to be involved in development projects is strongly backed in international legal instruments including inter alia the ILO Convention 169 Concerning Indigenous and Tribal People in Independent Countries (1998) and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous and Tribal People (2007). These instruments do not only appear to be the most comprehensive and advanced international legal instruments that deal with indigenous peoples' rights in terms of the FPIC, but also signal an addition to the growing body of international human rights law that serves to ensure the realisation and protection of the substantive environmental and other human rights of indigenous people, particularly in the context of land grabbing activities that have the potential to negatively impact on their rights. Such rights include, for example, the rights to be informed and to participate in decision-making processes with respect to development projects, including land grabbing activities. This implies an obligation on states party to such international agreements to ensure that indigenous people are informed about and are actively involved in both the negotiation and the implementation of land grabbing deals. However, because the latter often takes place against the background of non-transparent transactions which are inimical to the rights and interests of indigenous people, one may wonder why the principle of FPIC is not applicable during land grabbing transactions.

Focusing on Cameroon, this article examines instances of land grabbing in the country in order to support this hypothesis. This is done by focusing specifically on the application of the principle of FPIC. The arguments in the article are inspired by international law in which the application of the principle in the context of land grabbing serves not only to protect the rights and interests of indigenous people but is also conducive to fostering and reinforcing the land governance regime of host countries involved in such deals. To this end, the article concludes that because the principle embodies aspects of procedural rights such as the rights to information and participation, which are often conspicuously lacking during land grabbing contracts, its application in and during land grabbing might be useful to set the basis for the recognition, promotion, and enforcement of local communities' rights in Cameroon.
Los valores personales priorizados por los profesionales adventistas en el Perú-Personal values prioritized by the Adventist professionals in Peru
Authors: Niño de Guzmán Juan Carlos , Apaza Tarqui Edison Effer
Published: September 2016

El objetivo de esta investigación consiste en describir los valores personales que son priorizados por los profesionales adventistas en el Perú. La investigación tiene un diseño no experimental y es transversal. Para la recolección de información se aplicó la Encuesta de Valores Personales en una muestra de 250 profesionales adventistas que se distribuyen en el territorio peruano. Asimismo, se presentó el cuestionario a profesionales adventistas ubicados cerca de los tres campus (Lima, Juliaca y Tarapoto) de la Universidad Peruana Unión. La encuesta mide cuatro dimensiones de los valores personales: Búsqueda de Logro, Búsqueda de Placer, Honestidad y Respeto. Los resultados demuestran que los valores personales más priorizados por los profesionales adventistas se encuentran en la dimensión de Honestidad; para demostrar esto se realizó un análisis factorial confirmatorio, el mismo que permitió identificar a dos grupos marcados en la muestra, los de “Identidad posmodernista” y los de “Identidad adventista”, estos últimos tienen un comportamiento más conservador y tienen muy internalizados los valores de la sinceridad, confianza, integridad, armonía, reciprocidad, responsabilidad, honor, autoestima, tolerancia, aprecio, perseverancia, entre otros. En conclusión, los valores personales practicados con mayor realce, por los profesionales adventistas son la Honestidad y la Búsqueda de Logro; sin embargo, vale resaltar que el Respeto es uno de los valores que se necesita mejorar, y que existe un segmento de profesionales adventistas que tienen una tendencia a priorizar el Placer.
Autoconcepto y depresión en estudiantes universitarios de una universidad privada-Self-concept and depression in undergraduate students at a private university
Authors: Bartra Alegría Andrés Fernando , Guerra Sánchez Epifanio Felimón , Carranza Esteban Renzo Felipe
Published: September 2016

El objetivo del presente estudio fue determinar la relación que existe entre autoconcepto y depresión en estudiantes universitarios de una Universidad Privada de Tarapoto. Muestra: 465 sujetos, ambos sexos entre 16 y 35 años. Se utilizó un diseño no experimental de tipo descriptivo correlacional. Ins-trumentos: Escala de Autoconcepto AF5 de García y Musitu y compuesta por 30 ítems y el Inventario de Depresión de Beck Adaptado conformado por 21 ítems. Las propiedades psicométricas de los instrumentos indicaron que son válidos y confiables. Los resultados evidencian que existe una rela-ción inversa altamente significativa entre autoconcepto y depresión en los estudiantes universitarios (r = -.462**, p<0.01) lo que indica que a menor autoconcepto mayor depresión.
Los valores como resultado de la relación Dios-hombre y conducta empresarial-Values as a result of the God-man and business conduct
Authors: Santos Gutierrez Edual Delmar
Published: September 2016

El objetivo de esta revisión es destacar la importancia de los valores que
se construyen como resultado de la relación entre Dios y el hombre. Los
valores son experiencias que provienen de múltiples fuentes, y pueden ser
objetivas o subjetivas. Esto crea una corriente social opresiva de valores
dominantes, aceptados por exigencia cultural con los cuales uno podría
no estar identificado. Los valores experimentados bajo el dominio del
individualismo deconstruyen la civilización, porque el ser humano no
es autónomo ni solitario. Su razón de ser es la comunidad. La conducta
empresarial supervive en sociedad, por tanto, se requiere vínculos fuertes
y estos únicamente se encuentran en la relación Dios-hombre.
Las relaciones públicas y la responsabilidad social de las universidades peruanas según la nueva ley universitaria-Public relations and social responsibility of the Peruvian universities according to the new university law
Authors: Kovács Halay István János
Published: September 2016

La nueva ley universitaria 30220 promulgada el 8 de julio de 2014 obliga a las universidades a que replanteen su Responsabilidad Social obligándolas a desarrollar auténticos programas de proyección social que permitan que diversos sectores de la sociedad puedan tener el conocimiento tecnológico para poder auto gestionar su desarrollo mediante la producción de nuevos conocimientos que estén acordes con nuestra realidad nacional multicultural. Las universidades deben desarrollar labores de Relaciones Públicas estratégicas consistentes en fomentar canales de comunicación con la sociedad en donde ambas partes sintonicen intereses y participen en conjunto de manera democrática en la concepción, desarrollo y evaluación de dichos programas de Responsabilidad Social fomentando de esta manera la integración armoniosa de ambas partes. Además de ello es importante que las universidades informen con transparencia la manera de gestionar sus recursos y de esta manera generar confianza en la sociedad. Para cubrir con las múltiples necesidades de nuestro país, las universidades deben celebrar convenios con otras universidades y empresas en general para ofrecer mejores oportunidades de desarrollo profesional y humano a toda la comunidad que las conforman. La Responsabilidad Social universitaria dejó de ser una simple ayuda caritativa para los sectores más deprimidos de la sociedad. La nueva ley obliga a que las universidades hagan historia en la sociedad formando una mentalidad empresarial entre sus docentes, estudiantes y egresados para de esta manera lograr el progreso nacional con equidad, hecho que contribuirá al desarrollo conjunto de las universidades con la sociedad.
Development of the Concept of Free Sources as a New Reality of the Contemporary Media Environment
Authors: Afanasieva (Horska) Kateryna
Published: September 2016

Internet is an ideal environment for emergence and popularization of the concept of free sources. Our analysis of this concept and the assessment of its impact on the media sphere confirmed clearly that the sphere of mass communication under the influence of globalization and the rapid evolution of information technologies is looking for the new models of activities of the media in order to keep its dominant position and influence in the structure of the modern information environment. The concept of free sources has a significant impact on the media sphere and promotes the realization of the need to change the approach to new media. At the same time the most radical interpretations of the concept, such as the idea of free media content, were not supported by the media industry.
MANAGEMENT OF ROAD TRANSPORT: THEORY AND PRACTICE
Authors: Khovavko I. Y.
Published: September 2016

The article is devoted to regulation of the road transport in the cities. It is shown the application of the theory of externalities for practical problems of transition to sustainable transport development. The author presented estimates of road transport externalities in Moscow. It is shown that less than a quarter of externalities of road transport in Moscow are internalized. The analysis of results of regulation of road transport in Russia is carried out.
SELF-REGULATION AS ONE OF THE KEY STRATEGIC ELEMENTS IN THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM IN CRISIS
Authors: Trencevski Y. V. , Karpovich O. G.
Published: September 2016

The aim of the study was to determine the role of self-regulation as one of the key strategic elements in the reconstruction of the financial system in crisis. Approaches – including analysis of the causes and consequences of the global financial crisis in 2008, the monographic literature on the subject identified challenges and their solutions for implementation of self-Regulation of the financial sector (results of research). Social value – the current situation of the crisis of investor confidence in the financial sector requires substantial organizational restructuring. The confidence of investors in adjustable and adequate operation of the financial sector is key for ensuring long-term economic recovery in conditions of the ongoing financial crisis. Practical application of the results is justified practical necessity of establishing responsibility for regulating and minimizing systemic risk of financial firms, the establishment of the state strategy of generating and maintaining an effective method of state regulation and control, defining key goals of economic policy, and have oversight and control over the development of the system of self-regulation (compliance programs) promoted by the sector. The originality lies in the fact that in the scientific revolution introduced the theoretical conclusions, the modern practice of self-regulation of the financial services sector with strong governmental control.
Benefits and Difficulties of the National Service Training Program in Rizal Technological University
Authors: Crisostomo Leonila C. , Generales Ma. Teresa G. , de Guzman Amelita L.
Published: September 2016

The primary purpose of this study is to ascertain the benefits of the National Service Training Program (NSTP) implementation and to identify the problems encountered by its implementers. Results showed that the benefits derived from the program were topped by enhancement of skills on basic leadership with emphases on the ability to listen and ability to communicate which were rated very important and very much benefited among other training aspects of the program. Results also revealed that students are aware of the importance of physical, mental and social health as well as the observance of proper hygiene for overall sense of well-being. Although recreation is one aspect that the respondents find important, appreciation of it underscores the need to have more time for assignments and projects as most of the respondents are enrolled in their respective courses with 29 units, making them unable to appreciate the perks of involving themselves into various recreational activities. Problems in the implementation showed lack of provision of materials and equipment and of budgetary allocation which rendered full implementation weak as students and faculty involved in the community immersion have to rely on their own resources, in addition to the indifference and passivity of the local government officials. Based on the findings, the researchers recommended that: the school administrators need to allocate adequate budget for materials and equipment; periodic faculty development trainings and; to look into the passive attitude of the local officials to ensure that implementation NSTP projects will benefit both clients and implementers.
Shift of Power in David Mamet’s Oleanna: A Study within Grice’s Cooperative Principles
Authors: Dayani Roksana , Amjad Fazel Asadi
Published: September 2016

This article is devoted to analyze verbal interactions inOleanna[1993] within Grice’s Cooperative Principles [1975] in order to illustrate how the shift of power gradually takes place in the academic discourse of the play. Maxims of this principle are applied on John’s utterances in the first act on which the foundation of asymmetric relationship is laid. As expected within Grice’s framework, the breaching of maxims, besides their observation, is performed by John through four ways of violating, opting out, clashing and flouting. The conversational implicaturs consequently generating from the flouting of some maxims, most frequently of quality, and quantity, conflict with Carol’s assumptions about the state of professorship in academic context which motivate her for gaining power. The study, thereby, aims to demonstrate how clashing and flouting of maxims by John make him weak to Carol’s new voice and culminate in reversal in teacher-student relationship in the play.
Utilización de tarjetas inteligentes para estimar matrices origen-destino. Aplicación al sistema Megabús, Pereira
Authors: Jiménez Narváez Marvin Luis , Soto Mejía José A.
Published: September 2016

En la planificación operativa de los sistemas de transporte es fundamental contar con una caracterización de la demanda del servicio por medio de una matriz origendestino (OD) de viajes. Esta matriz es estimada frecuentemente mediante técnicas de muestreo estadístico que ofrecen resultados de gran calidad pero requieren diseño e implementación compleja y de alto costo. Así, se hace pertinente aprovechar la información de los registros de las tarjetas inteligentes usadas como medios de pago en los sistemas que tienen esta tecnología. Esta fuente de información permite obtener estimaciones de matrices OD de gran calidad con un costo bajo. En este trabajo se implementa una metodología para la estimación de una matriz origen-destino entre estaciones de buses en el sistema de transporte público de Megabús en la ciudad de Pereira. La metodología permite depurar la base de datos teniendo en cuenta las particularidades del sistema, como las formas de ingreso, tipo de tarjeta, reventa de pasajes, y además considera la posibilidad de que un usuario pueda decidir bajarse en una estación intermedia cercana a su estación destino mediante la parametrización de un factor de penalización que está asociado con el tiempo de viaje caminando en la función objetivo. La inclusión del factor no influye significativamente en el porcentaje total de viajes estimados pero sí ajusta algunos valores de la matriz origen-destino, al considerar los descensos en estaciones intermedias. El método posibilita estimar matrices OD para diferentes ventanas de tiempo de cualquier día de la semana y distintas épocas del año.
Perspectiva del transformador de distribución en redes eléctricas con alta penetración de generación distribuida y vehículos eléctricos
Authors: Bazurto Cubillos Alvaro José , Zúñiga Balanta Jefferson , Echeverry Diego Fernando , Lozano Carlos Arturo
Published: September 2016

La modernización de las redes eléctricas es una realidad que genera nuevos desafíos en el diseño, operación y gestión del transformador de distribución, los cuales dependerán, entre otras cosas, de condiciones particulares como la topología de la red y los índices de penetración de tecnologías de movilidad eléctrica y generación distribuida (GD). Este artículo revisa aspectos generales de la bibliografía internacional frente al impacto que puede tener la generación distribuida y los vehículos eléctricos en el transformador en el marco de las Smart Grid. También se presentan las principales estrategias aplicadas para mitigar los posibles impactos negativos.
Nanometrología: Impacto en los sistemas de producción
Authors: Ruiz Gómez Estefanía , Giraldo Jaramillo Luis Fernando
Published: September 2016

El presente trabajo es el resultado de una revisión bibliográfica sobre: la aplicación de la nanometrología en diferentes sectores industriales y cómo esta contribuye a alcanzar los estándares de calidad de los productos a través de la medición de parámetros críticos en los procesos productivos; así como una descripción de los retos a los que se enfrenta esta ciencia en diferentes sectores. Se reportan los avances y el desarrollo de nuevas técnicas que permiten medir las características de los nanodispositivos, nanomateriales y equipos, lo que ha permitido potenciar el desarrollo de industrias, una disminución de los costos y la automatización de los procesos. Dentro del texto se hace referencia a industrias en progreso y el efecto que tiene el control de parámetros para la optimización de los procesos, el diseño de nanodispositivos y la creciente necesidad de la reglamentación en el uso de nanocompuestos, el diseño de técnica confiables y de protocolos para el uso de nanopartículas. El adelanto de la nanometrología ha contribuido al desarrollo de materiales de referencia, herramientas que aumenten la exactitud y precisión de las medidas, así como técnicas para la calibración de las herramientas y equipos apropiados para las medidas a nanoescala, lo que se traduce en un proceso productivo controlado que garantiza la calidad de los productos. Finalmente, se incluye el estado de la nanometrología en Colombia, enfocada en procesos industriales, como: el sector de alimentos, textil, salud y producción de nanomateriales, así como el trabajo desarrollado por grupos de investigación.
Modelo para el proceso de extracción, transformación y carga en bodegas de datos. Una aplicación con datos ambientales
Authors: Duque Méndez Néstor Darío , Hernández Leal Emilcy Juliana , Pérez Zapata Ángela María , Arroyave Tabares Adrián Felipe , Espinosa Gómez Daniel Andrés
Published: September 2016

La administración de bodegas de datos o datawarehouse requiere de un procesamiento para garantizar la veracidad, integridad y centralización de los datos cuando existen diversas fuentes de información, haciendo necesario utilizar aplicativos especializados para la Extracción, Transformación y Carga de datos (ETL). Estos aplicativos presentan conflictos en su parametrización, carecen de la implementación de filtros de corrección adaptables a las características de los datos y pueden demandar altos costos para su implementación. En el presente artículo se plantea un modelo genérico que aplica las etapas de ETL y permite realizar seguimiento del proceso al mantener un registro histórico de errores filtrados y calcular indicadores para identificar la calidad en el procesamiento. La validación del modelo fue realizada sobre un caso de estudio con datos ambientales. El modelo demostró obtener resultados satisfactorios. Se plantea realizar más validaciones del modelo, en otros ámbitos, incluyendo nuevos tipos y estructuras de datos.
Evaluación del riesgo asociado a vulnerabilidad física por taludes y laderas inestables en la microcuenca Cay, Ibagué, Tolima, Colombia
Authors: Hernández Atencia Yelena , Ramírez Arcila Hildebrando
Published: September 2016

Este artículo de investigación presenta una herramienta de evaluación para detectar la vulnerabilidad física asociada con taludes inestables, sobre la base de una investigación titulada “Caracterización y análisis de la amenaza por fenómenos de remoción en masa en la microcuenca de la quebrada Cay (Ibagué, Tolima, Colombia)”. Se presenta una ecuación que relaciona los factores clave que influyen en la amenaza y los elementos expuestos asociados con la vulnerabilidad física. Cada factor y elemento expuesto es categorizado. El producto de la amenaza, la vulnerabilidadfísica y la probabilidad de ocurrencia, da como resultado el parámetro RVF (riesgo asociado a vulnerabilidad física), el cual se clasifica de bajo a muy alto, según los efectos del evento amenazante sobre los elementos físicos expuestos. Se obtuvo una valoración del riesgo asociado a la vulnerabilidad física de las zonas de mayor inestabilidad en la microcuenca Cay. Esta puede ser utilizada para diseñar obras de ingeniería civil que permitan prevenir y controlar los daños causados por las inestabilidades sobre la infraestructura física de la microcuenca de la quebrada Cay. La ecuación propuesta es una herramienta valiosa para los tomadores de decisiones para priorizar la inversión de los recursos públicos.
Evaluation of the technological characteristics of clay when adding building materials to manufacture structural products without implementing a sintering process
Authors: Cely Illera Leonardo , Cely Illera Claudia Vanessa , Anteliz Contreras Keila
Published: September 2016

El trabajo hace un estudio sobre el efecto que ejerce la adición de materiales como arena, cemento y cal a una arcilla roja, con el objetivo de mejorar las características tecnológicas y eliminando el proceso de cocción. Se compararon los resultados de una pasta standard, con los valores arrojados en diferentes formulaciones, se mejora el desempeño mecánico y propiedades físicas del material, aumentando la densificación en seco y disminuyendo el índice de prensabilidad. Los resultados demostraron que la adición de estos materiales a la arcilla producen incrementos de resistencia mecánica a la flexión entre el 16,9% hasta un 35,5% y una reducción en su contracción en seco de alrededor del 8,3%, siendo la formulación F7 la que obtuvo los mejores resultados. Estos datos contribuirán al desarrollo de productos cerámicos con valor agregado, para ser usados en diversas aplicaciones tecnológicas sin necesidad de sinterizar el material y disminuyendo el gasto energético y la contaminación que estos procesos producen.
Diseño de un sistema experto para reutilización de aguas residuales tratadas
Authors: Escobar Rojas María Camila , Tovar Bonilla Luis Felipe , Romero Cuéllar Jonathan
Published: September 2016

Este trabajo propone un sistema experto basado en lógica difusa para apoyar la toma de decisiones en proyectos de reutilización de aguas residuales domésticas tratadas. La herramienta hidroinformática diseñada estima el potencial de reutilización de agua residual tratada a partir de factores como el índice de escasez y la eficiencia en DBO5 de una planta de tratamiento de aguas residuales (PTAR). La herramienta fue validada a través de un caso de estudio en la PTAR del municipio de Nátaga, Huila, Colombia. En el caso de estudio, se utilizó el balance hídrico, análisis de calidad del agua y encuestas a expertos para establecer la estructura del sistema de lógica difusa, el cual fue implementado en Matlab®. Los resultados indican una eficiencia del tratamiento de 88,7%, un índice de escasez de 28,5, que corresponde a un índice de escasez medio alto, y por tanto el sistema experto recomienda la reutilización de agua residual tratada con un 92,2%, lo que se clasifica como una reutilización confiable justificada. Se concluye que el sistema experto es adecuado para identificar fuentes alternas de recursos hídricos y esta información puede ayudar a los tomadores de decisiones en la implementación de políticas de gestión integral del recurso hídrico.