bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Feasibility of Introducing English as a Partial Medium of Instruction in Iranian Senior High Schools
Authors: Reza Ghorbani Mohammad
Published: May 2020

The use of Content and Language Integrated Learning has been increasing in many European countries simultaneous to the use of English as a medium of instruction in the non-Anglophone countries due to globalization and internationalization. Since the 1979 revolution, discussion on English as a medium of instruction in the Iranian formal education has been a taboo. This study aims to figure out the possibilities of introducing English as a partial medium of instruction (EPMI) for mathematics and science at senior high schools. The convergent mixed methods design was used to collect perspectives of students, content area teachers, parents, and administrative staff in Bojnord through e-mail interviews and survey questionnaires. The majority of the interviewees in the qualitative phase as well as most of the students, parents, teachers, and administrative staff in the quantitative phase have supported the possible use of EPMI. The findings of this study suggest future considerations to assist language education authorities in taking decisions to overcome students’ language proficiency constraints while developing efficient and effective programs for CLIL.
Understanding the Learning Challenges of English-Medium Instruction Learners and Ways to Facilitate Their Learning: A Case Study of Taiwan Psychology Students’ Perspectives
Authors: Hua Tzu-Ling
Published: May 2020

English-medium instruction (EMI) has become a global education phenomenon in recent decades, especially in higher education. However, its implementation is still facing criticism. On the one hand, learners are welcoming the envisaged benefits of preparing them with professional content knowledge and English language proficiency to compete in the new global economy; on the other hand, they are reluctant to take the courses because of the challenges and difficulties EMI creates. Meanwhile, EMI lecturers are concerned about students’ inability to survive, or better still thrive through EMI learning. EMI lecturers are experts in their professional domain but are not trained or prepared to teach EMI courses yet. This qualitative study examines the perception of first-year undergraduate students taking the EMI foundation psychology course in Taiwan, focusing on their perspectives of factors facilitating or hindering their EMI learning, and their suggestions for improving the situation. The results not only point out what kinds of teaching practices contribute to challenges for EMI learners in their learning process but also the underlying reasons and the pedagogy practice that students suggest can be used to improve the situation. Insights provided by this study can be used to assist EMI lecturers in examining their pedagogical practice and expand their knowledgeability about pedagogy. They can also be used as a way forward for assisting in the development of EMI teacher training and professional development, and the implementation of EMI.
Posibles estrategias de tratamiento para COVID-19
Authors: Oliva Marín José Eduardo
Published: May 2020

No hay tratamiento antiviral específico para el COVID-19. Sin embargo, conocimientos adquiridos durante los brotes del SARS y el MERS, en conjunto con la información obtenida con COVID-19, han permitido detectar varios objetivos terapéuticos en el ciclo de replicación del virus, y en su patogénesis. Se incluye la evidencia actual con respecto a los principales tratamientos propuestos para COVID-19, reutilizados o experimentales, mediante una revisión de la literatura científica a la fecha. Debido a la falta de ensayos controlados aleatorios, se incluyeron: informes de casos, series de casos y artículos de revisión. Globalmente se están llevando a cabo múltiples estudios con el fin de identificar agentes que sean efectivos ante COVID-19, en los siguientes objetivos estratégicos: inhibición de la entrada/fusión del virus (anticuerpos neutralizantes, inhibidores de proteasa de serina transmembrana 2, cloroquina, hidroxicloroquina y umifenovir); interrupción de la replicación viral (remdesivir, favipiravir, lopinavir/ritonavir e ivermectina) y supresión de la respuesta inflamatoria excesiva (corticosteroides, tocilizumab, e inmunoglobulina). Aún no existe un tratamiento efectivo y seguro contra COVID-19; los fármacos descritos en esta revisión se administran como uso compasivo de drogas, o bien, como parte de un ensayo clínico. La terapia de soporte continúa siendo el pilar del manejo de COVID-19.
PERFORMANCES LINGUÍSTICAS DE SUJEITOS TRANSLÍNGUES E APRENDIZAGEM DE ESPANHOL
Authors: Fernandes Rafael Jefferson , Salgado Ana Claudia Peters
Published: May 2020

Neste artigo, propomos algumas reflexões sobre práticas de linguagem performadas por alunos brasileiros de espanhol em uma rede social, o Facebook. Com o intuito de ressignificar a noção de língua enquanto um sistema estático e homogêneo (CANAGARAJAH, 2013), ancoramos nossas discussões nos estudos translíngues (CANAGARAJAH, 2013; GARCÍA; WEI, 2014) e buscamos, a partir de então, lançar outro olhar, com o objetivo de dar visibilidade às performances linguísticas de sujeitos translíngues. Assim, apoiados na linguística aplicada da = desaprendizagem (FABRICIO, 2006) e compreendendo o papel de uma linguística do século XXI no que tange à episteme da vida local (MOITA LOPES, 2006), tencionamos, através da netnografia, refletir sobre a complexidade que envolve uma prática de linguagem local, dinâmica e processual, o portunhol. Os resultados apontam que as práticas de linguagem dos alunos são permeadas por exercícios de agência, revelando sua capacidade criativa.
Dissociation in Age-Related Developmental Trajectories Between Phonetic Fluency and Semantic Fluency Tests: Analysis of Longitudinal Data From the Yakumo Study
Authors: Hatta Takeshi , Hotta Chie , Kato Kimiko , Hatta Taketoshi , Hatta Junko , Fujiwara Kazumi , Iwahara Akihiko
Published: May 2020

Possible age-related differences in Phonemic Fluency Test (PFT) and Semantic Fluency Test (SFT) performance were examined by using longitudinal data of healthy older adults. The performance trajectories of 81 older adults in the 2 tests were analyzed for 11 years, from 65 to 75 years of age, via individually calculated linear regression coefficients. The results indicated that the PFT and SFT performance showed an age-related decline. However, the declining slope of the SFT was steeper than that of the PFT performance. These findings correspond with those of previous cross-sectional studies and suggest a future need to examine neurobiological substrates underlying the two domains of verbal fluency abilities.
Unsung Psychology Pioneers: A Content Analysis of Who Makes History (and Who Doesn’t)
Authors: Alvarez Leslie D. Cramblet , Leach Jonah L. , Rodriguez Jerome L. , Jones K. Nicole
Published: May 2020

Considerable evidence points to women’s absence in historical accounts of psychology. To examine current representations of women and people of color in commonly used history of psychology textbooks, a content analysis was conducted. Five textbooks were examined for the frequency of mentions of psychology pioneers in both the tables of contents and the body of the text. Coverage dedicated to men, particularly White men, outnumbered women and psychologists of color exponentially. Of the pioneers of interest examined, women received 7.1% of all mentions by name. Texts were also examined for key terms including woman, women, female/s, men, man, and male/s and coded for substantive mentions. Substantive mentions were defined as the context surrounding the term indicating a meaningful scientific contribution. Findings indicated a higher percentage of substantive mentions for man/men than woman/women and the reverse for male/s and female/s. The power of the textbook in shaping the curriculum and the importance of our curricular materials reflecting our changing student demographics are considered.
Mercado de armas de fogo pequenas e leves no Brasil: uma gênese do setor do período militar aos anos Lula
Authors: Jardim Maria Chaves , Vieira Mateus Tobias
Published: May 2020

O presente artigo tem como tema de investigação o mercado de armas de fogo existente no Brasil, com foco no mercado de armas pequenas e leves. O objetivo é apresentar uma gênese do setor, dando destaque para alguns pontos de inflexão e identificando variáveis que ajudam na construção e funcionamento do mercado. Inspira-se no argumento da sociologia econômica, o qual considera que mercados são construções sociais. Em termos metodológicos, realizamos pesquisa histórica para identificar a gênese do setor e pesquisa documental para mapeamento da legislação, dos embates entre defensores e críticos do mercado de arma de fogo e dos seus argumentos, além de acessar bancos de dados oficiais sobre o mercado. Os resultados apontam que, em sua gênese, houve uma forte simbiose entre empresas privadas e investimentos públicos no setor; no que se refere aos agentes, do lado dos defensores do mercado, temos uma confluência de empresas privadas e investimentos públicos no setor, assim como forte poder político, expresso na lenta tramitação do projeto de lei de 1999, que buscava regular o mercado. Do lado dos críticos, o grupo ganha visibilidade no Brasil após a vitória de Lula nas eleições de 2002, dando expressividade a um debate que relaciona porte de arma e homicídio e agilizando a aprovação do Estatuto de Desarmamento, de 2003.
As pontes de florestas e madeiras: reflexões a partir de um campo com engenheiros florestais moçambicanos e brasileiros
Authors: Macedo Victor Miguel Castillo de
Published: May 2020

O presente texto trata das agências entre humanos e não humanos a partir de materiais secundários de uma pesquisa concluída em 2015 entre engenheiros florestais moçambicanos em Curitiba. Parte-se da compreensão que as relações entre brasileiros e moçambicanos está calcada em uma base epistemológica compartilhada, qual seja, o conhecimento em Engenharia Florestal. No entanto, as diferenças ontológicas entre Brasil e Moçambique construídas nos rituais acadêmicos destes engenheiros, trazem outras nuances com relação ao diálogo Sul-Sul em questão. Em especial a capacidade destas diferenças informarem as particularidades da contemporaneidade destes diferentes contextos, suas estratégias e interesses. Ao seguir as redes de relações produzidas entre os dois lados do Atlântico nesse contexto discreto, pretende-se contribuir para uma leitura mais complexa das relações entre os países, daquilo que se compreende como as relações “Sul-Sul”, e do lugar da cooperação internacional nas composições sociais de Brasil e Moçambique.
Capital Structure and Corporate Governance Mechanisms in Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE)
Authors: Al-Saidi Mejbel
Published: May 2020

The study investigated the impact of corporate governance mechanisms on the corporate capital structure of the Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE). Specifically, this study linked five corporate governance mechanisms—large shareholder ownership concentration, government ownership concentration, board size, board independence, and family directors—with capital structure for 81 non-financial listed firms between 2017 and 2018. The data indicated that only government ownership concentration and family directors affect capital structure.
Juvenile Justice in the Caribbean Netherlands: Important considerations from a Children’s Rights Perspective
Authors: Charles L. (La-Toya)
Published: May 2020

Juvenile Justice in the Caribbean Netherlands: Important considerations from a Children’s Rights Perspective

The Dutch Government intends to implement a Juvenile Justice Law for the Caribbean Netherlands. This article addresses this development and gives some important considerations from a children’s rights perspective; particularly, the rights of children while in the juvenile justice system and the Government’s obligation to prevent children from entering into the system. The discussion hinges on the findings of UNICEF The Netherlands’ recently published Situation Analysis on the Rights of Children and Adolescents in the Caribbean Netherlands, focusing on child vulnerabilities that may eventually lead to criminality and recommendations regarding necessary provisions, collaboration between ministries and public entities, and the availability of data to monitor the effectiveness of government policy.
Een kinderrechtenproof Vlaams jeugddelinquentierecht?
Authors: Herbots K. (Katrien) , van Rumst S. (Sofie)
Published: May 2020

Een kinderrechtenproof Vlaams jeugddelinquentierecht?

Met de aanname van het Jeugddelinquentiedecreet, bepaalt Vlaanderen de richting die het wil uitgaan in het omgaan met personen die op minderjarige leeftijd strafbare feiten plegen of hiervan verdacht worden. Zo ambieerde Vlaanderen onder meer zich ‘internationaal als goede praktijk in de aanpak van jeugddelinquentie te profileren’. Deze bijdrage gaat vanuit een kinderrechtenperspectief na in welke mate het nieuwe Vlaamse decreet deze internationale ambitie waar maakt.
Panorama de la colaboración científica en los artículos originales de la Revista Cubana de Ingeniería (2010-2017): estudio métrico
Authors: Martínez Prince Riselis
Published: May 2020

Objetivo: analizar el comportamiento métrico de la colaboración científica en los artículos originales de la Revista Cubana de Ingeniería (2010-2017).Metodología: estudio métrico-descriptivo, con perspectiva cuantitativa y enfoque retrospectivo. Se creó una base de datos “ad hoc” con 171 artículos como muestra objeto de análisis. Se aplican determinados indicadores métricos para el análisis de la colaboración científica.Resultados: el 94% de los artículos originales se realizó bajo la autoría múltiple, solamente 10 artículos fueron firmados por un solo autor. El promedio de autores por artículo fue aproximadamente 2; no obstante, un sólo trabajo fue firmado por 8 autores. Conclusiones: Predomina la colaboración nacional en el estudio. Se destaca la CUJAE, CUB como la institución más colaboradora y por lo tanto Cuba resulta el país más colaborador. El poder de atracción de la revista es muy bajo en relación con la internacionalización de la producción científica analizada.
5TH LEVEL OF POLISH QUALIFICATION FRAMEWORK IN THE CONTEXTS OF EDUCATION AND LABOUR MARKET
Authors: Stępnikowski Andrzej
Published: May 2020

Social sciences acknowledge certain group of trades as “professions”. They are connected with professional identification and ethics. Those competencies together with readiness for continuous education and critical thinking are ingredients of modern professional. 5. Level of Polish Qualification Framework stands as a symbol of professionalism and readiness for constant self-development. That kind of abilities should characterize craft-masters and future graduates of post-liceum schools. There is a need for further development of curricula of those graduates as they should represent much higher level of competencies than technicians. They should be called masters, technologists and qualified specialists. This article should give the reader some knowledge on the specifics of full and partial qualifications destined for 5th level of Polish Qualification Framework, especially that some of new implemented solutions are not sufficiently developed yet
Sociološki osvrt na odrednice studentskoga internetskog kupovanja u Hrvatskoj
Authors: Brstilo Lovrić Ivana
Published: May 2020

Valorizirajući internetsko kupovanje kao aktualan fenomen koji je zadnjih godina u globalnom porastu, ovim radom se ukazuje na deficit društvenih, napose socioloških, analiza na temu u kontekstu hrvatskog društva. Pregledom literature o profilima internetskih kupaca postavljen je okvir za ispitivanje studentske populacije koja je prepoznata kao predvodnik suvremenih potrošačkih i tehnoloških trendova. Operacionalizacijom viševrsnih forma kapitala uz varijable demografije, tehnoloških resursa i praksi, ispitane su odrednice studentskoga internetskog kupovanja u Hrvatskoj (N= 1094). Izvorni empirijski nalazi prikupljeni metodom ankete pokazuju da studentsko internetsko kupovanje najpouzdanije predviđaju posjedovani tehnološki resursi, tehnološke vještine i interesi na način da su ispitanici opremljeniji novim tehnologijama s izraženijim tehnološkim vještinama i interesom za praćenjem tehnoloških trendova vjerojatniji internetski kupci. Aspekti tehnoloških resursa i praksi udruženi s ekonomskim kapitalom utvrđeni su značajnima i kod razlikovanja studenata koji (ne)kupuju putem interneta, što je podcrtalo višerazinske nejednakosti u perspektivi studentskog internetskog kupovanja. Izražena zabrinutost oko online rizika te tradicionalna (ne)vezanost za fizičku kupovinu ispostavili su se glavnim razlozima neprakticiranja internetskog kupovanja iz perspektive ispitanika, što je razvojnu dinamiku same prakse zaokružilo temama društvene nejednakosti i nepovjerenja.
Ideološki sukobi i obrazovanje u Hrvatskoj
Authors: Šikuten Lucija
Published: May 2020

Ovaj rad istražuje ideološke sukobe vezane za pokušaj implementacije Cjelovite kurikularne reforme u Hrvatskoj, s ciljem evaluacije procesa konzervativne modernizacije, teorijski elaboriranog u radu Michaela Applea. Rad se temelji na metodi studije slučaja i kvalitativnoj analizi sadržaja. Analizirani sadržaji bili su članci triju najčitanijih novinskih portala u Hrvatskoj, mrežne stranice istaknutih aktera te Okvir nacionalnog kurikuluma. Analizom prikupljenih podataka dolazi se do zaključka da su u javne rasprave uključeni predstavnici svih grupa konzervativne modernizacije, no ne u jednakoj mjeri, te nemaju sva obilježja o kojima govori Apple. U raspravama su najistaknutije međusobno isprepletene grupe neokonzervativaca i (religijskih) autoritarnih populista, koje se zalažu za očuvanje hrvatskog identiteta i kršćanske tradicije u obrazovanju. Unatoč prisutnosti brojnih elemenata pokreta konzervativne modernizacije, još ih je uvijek nedovoljno da bismo u potpunosti potvrdili njegovo djelovanje – u radu se zamjećuje izostanak većeg utjecaja neoliberalne politike u obrazovanju, koji bi potaknuo tržišno natjecanje. No, zaključak rada jest da se Hrvatska, kao zemlja u razvoju, kreće u tom smjeru.
“Et språk som alle andre”. Om norsk romani i samfunn og utdanning
Authors: Fløgstad Guro Nore
Published: May 2020

Norsk romani og andre nasjonale minoritetsspråk representerer en historisk norsk flerspråklighet, en form for flerspråklighet som er mindre synlig i norsk offentlighet og i norske lærerutdanninger enn annen simultan bruk av flere språk. I denne artikkelen tar jeg for meg hva vi vet om norsk romani i dag, gjennom en omfattende metastudie, ispedd observasjoner fra eget feltarbeid. Videre analyserer jeg disse observasjonene i et bruksbasert lys. Bruksbasert og annen kognitiv teori er gjerne bakteppet i profesjonsorienterte tilnærminger til språk og skole i Norge i dag, men en eksplisitt bruk av det som postuleres i denne teorien er ikke vanlig, til tross for at denne teorien har svært gode verktøy for å møte et vell av ulike former for flerspråklighet. Jeg diskuterer hvordan læreren kan benytte seg av disse innsiktene i møtet med flerspråklige elever med varierende språklig kompetanse, slik som talere av norsk romani.

Nøkkelord: Romani, nasjonale minoritetsspråk, bruksbasert teori, lærerutdanning

“A language as any other”. On Norwegian Romani in society and education.

AbstractNorwegian Romani and other national minority languages represent the historical Norwegian multilingualism, a form of multilingualism that is less visible in contemporary Norway than the one represented by speakers of new immigrant languages. In this article, I discuss the current state of Norwegian Romani, through a metastudy of current research, combined with observations from many years of contact with the community. Furthermore, I discuss these observations in the light of usage-based theory. Usage-based and other cognitive theories form the basis of most approaches to professional linguistic practice in Norway, but seldom explicitly use it in their approach to language contact. I discuss how the teacher can use these insights in her approach to speakers with variable competence in the minority language, such as speakers of Norwegian Romani.

Keywords: Romani, national minority languages, usage-based theory, teacher education
Seinsbewältigung
Authors: Knauber Bernt
Published: May 2020

The author looks back to an early crossroads of philosophy when it had the chance to base the theory of Being on what is called love. Taking other paths, however, she has turned to a philosophy of secondary questions, while Being has been left disoriented and fragile. It’s the problematic Being that needs the love of wisdom. And if ontology were able to outline it, it would give existential guidance and could revive. Regarding the re-maining main task, the potentials of science and art are pointed out and theology is called upon to live out the redeemed Being of which it talks about. The really big questions - they are obviously not finished yet.
Die Europäische Privatgesellschaft in Deutschland und Österreich
Authors: Heim Claudia
Published: May 2020

Cross-border SMEs as well as SMEs as a group module have specific requirements. The draft regulations of the Commission, the Parliament and the European Council on the SPE are designed to meet these requirements.

A comparison with the German and Austrian GmbHs will show whether this can be achieved and the differences that would result for a SPE with registered offices in Germany and Austria. One focus will be on highlighting any gaps in the draft regulations that would require reference to the respective national laws.

The comparison is supplemented by a separate proposal for a regulation, which is suitable for facilitating cross-border activities for SMEs, especially as a group module.
ELEMENTOS VERBAIS E NÃO VERBAIS DA COMUNICAÇÃO NO SANTUÁRIO NACIONAL DA UMBANDA
Authors: Rossetti Regina , Dias Carlos Henrique Oliveira
Published: May 2020

o presente artigo pretende identificar os elementos verbais e não verbais da comunicação presentes no ambiente religioso do Santuário Nacional da Umbanda, localizado em Santo André (SP). Através da historicidade da Umbanda e de pesquisa in loco, analisamos os pontos cantados, os pontos riscados e as imagens presentes no Santuário como forma de expressão da comunicação, sendo ela verbal ou não verbal.
AS RELAÇÕES DE GÊNERO NA TELENOVELA IMPÉRIO
Authors: Mattos Georgia , Santos Tarcyanie Cajueiro
Published: May 2020

O artigo procura entender como a telenovela Império da Rede Globo representou as relações de gênero a partir da personagem Xana. A análise está embasada nos estudos da Teoria Queer, que entende o sujeito, gênero e identidade como constructos culturais e não como oposição binária e biologicamente natural. Concluímos que a telenovela propôs uma provocação para se pensar num indivíduo que não prescinde de definição e formulações de padrões como feminino/masculino, ou ainda homossexual. Também expôs uma nova configuração familiar, vista pela sociedade com rejeição e estranhamento, mas que se mostrou adequada para o contexto dos personagens; revelando, assim, que os relacionamentos são forjados dentro de uma hegemonia cultural.
NARRATIVAS SOCIOAMBIENTAIS: AFETO E EXPERIMENTAÇÕES JORNALÍSTICAS NA ESTÉTICA TRANSMÍDIA
Authors: Miguel Katarini Giroldo
Published: May 2020

Partimos do pressuposto que as organizações ambientalistas estão na vanguarda tecnológica, e atuam com uma miscelânea de formatos, gêneros e possibilidades multimídias para a prática de uma comunicação estratégica e jornalística, mas também experimental e ciberativista. Nesse sentido, percebemos um investimento em plataformas transmídia, que reflete na transformação do jornalismo convencional e evidencia, além da utilização de recursos tecnológicos, uma aposta sensorial, se aproximando do que denominamos, com apoio de Medina (2008ab), de narrativas dos afetos. Para entender os contornos dessa aposta imersiva e afetiva, apresentamos uma investigação exploratória das narrativas produzidas pelo Instituto Socioambiental durante o ano de 2017
JORNALISMO E DIREITOS HUMANOS: POPULAÇÃO EM SITUAÇÃO DE RUA NO RIO DE JANEIRO
Authors: Ijuim Jorge Kanehide , Koshiyama Alice Mitika , Bortoli Suzana Rozendo
Published: May 2020

Este trabalho traz à discussão o fenômeno da população em situação de rua, em especial a das mulheres em situação de rua na cidade do Rio de Janeiro. Preocupa-nos o comportamento da imprensa diante dessas pessoas. Com base na discussão sobre Direitos Humanos, Cidadania e Igualdade e diferença, analisamos uma amostra de reportagens sobre o tema. Este esforço nos permite inferir que tal população está à margem da sociedade porque lhe são negados seus direitos de cidadãos e, por isso mesmo, não é reconhecida adequadamente pela administração pública e, por consequência, pela mídia. Esta reflexão nos proporciona a oportunidade para questionar a prática jornalística diante de questões sociais emergentes.
A CARNAVALIZAÇÃO NO CINEMA: UMA ABORDAGEM A PARTIR DO IDEÁRIO BAKHTINIANO
Authors: Guerreiro Alexandre Silva
Published: May 2020

O conceito de cosmovisão carnavalesca é central para pensar a obra de Mikhail Bakhtin.  Ao lado de outros conceitos que compõem o ideário bakhtiniano, a carnavalização é uma ferramenta que permite a construção de novos olhares sobre a obra de arte.  Este trabalho tem como objetivo mapear uma série de conceitos dentro do universo bakhtiniano, traçando a complementariedade existente entre eles para, em seguida, construir uma análise panorâmica do que chamaremos de cinema carnavalizado. A partir de filmes que dialogam direta ou indiretamente com esses conceitos, procuramos compor um cenário em que se torne possível apontar uma tradição da carnavalização no cinema.
“TOLERÂNCIA ZERO PARA ABUSADORES”: RUPTURA DE PERFORMANCE E CRIAÇÃO DE AMBIENTE ONLINE POR AFILIAÇÃO A PARTIR DO CASO DA BANDA PWR BTTM
Authors: Medeiros Beatriz Azevedo , Polivanov Beatriz
Published: May 2020

Relatos íntimos de mulheres que sofreram abuso sexual têm emergido com frequência na internet. O artigo apresenta o caso de denúncia de estupro cometido por um dos integrantes da banda PWR BTTM, pertencente à cena de música punk queer nova-iorquina, que aconteceu há mais de um ano atrás. A partir do uso da Linguística Sistêmica Funcional (LSF), analisamos postagens no Twitter de pessoas que, antes da denúncia, se entendiam como fãs da banda. Argumentamos que houve uma quebra na “coerência expressiva” da mesma, que performava, tanto simbólica quanto materialmente, de modo a questionar padrões e comportamentos heteronormativos. Como resultado de tal ruptura performática, muitos dos fãs deixam de se identificar com a PWR BTTM e geraram um ambiente por afiliação online calcado nas trocas de experiência de ex-fãs desapontados.
COMPETÊNCIAS CONVERSACIONAIS EM AMBIENTES DE REDAÇÕES JORNALÍSTICAS
Authors: Santos Ana Cristina Carneiro dos , Lucena Filho Gentil José de , Ghinea Gheorghita , Alvares Lillian Maria Araújo de Rezende , Santos Ébida Rosa dos , Brandão Maria de Fátima Ramos
Published: May 2020

A pesquisa investiga a importância das conversas e seu potencial de contribuição para as rotinas de produção da notícia em ambientes de redações jornalísticas. Tendo como base a Ontologia da Linguagem, inicialmente caracterizou-se como descritiva, aplicada e exploratória. Ao desenvolver o instrumento de análise, denominado Matriz de Sentidos, a pesquisa passou a ser considerada também metodológica, tendo como base a Teoria Fundamentada nos Dados (TFD). Uma das contribuições deste trabalho está em situar a importância das conversas, dando-lhes visibilidade formal, teórica, filosófica e metodológica no processo de produção das notícias. A Matriz de Sentidos contribuiu para a explicação de padrões de comportamentos e se apresenta como um instrumento que pode ser customizado e replicado para outros contextos em que as conversações possuam um papel relevante.
MIDIATIZAÇÃO E COMUNICAÇÃO ORGANIZACIONAL: APROXIMAÇÕES TENTATIVAS
Authors: Baldissera Rudimar , Vinhola Bruno
Published: May 2020

No artigo temos como objetivo explorar a interface entre os estudos de midiatização e de comunicação organizacional. Para isso, mobilizamos alguns dos constructos basilares dessas vertentes, em um exercício que põe em contato, respectivamente, as noções de circulação e cultura organizacional. Propomos como fecundas as abordagens que, ultrapassando os simples usos e apropriações das técnicas midiáticas, admitem que a midiatização tensiona e perturba as organizações, portanto a comunicação e a cultura organizacionais. Assim, a partir de tensionamentos que emergem dessa aproximação conceitual tentativa, dentre outras coisas, afirmamos que a cultura organizacional precisa assimilar de modo mais profundo as atualizações geradas pela midiatização
INDECISÕES E PROCRASTINAÇÕES: A FUSÃO AT&T-TIME WARNER E A REGULAÇÃO NO BRASIL
Authors: Ladeira João Martins
Published: May 2020

Centrado numa perspectiva arqueológica e atento à forma adotada pelas mídias para a constituição do streaming, o texto analisa o julgamento sobre a compra da Time Warner pela AT&T no Brasil, cujo resultado permitirá a criação de novas plataformas de difusão para a imagem, mediante a associação entre uma estrutura para tráfego de informação e o conteúdo de um criador global. Ainda indefinido, o processo se estende desde 2017, em meio a deliberações legais divergentes, que, contraditoriamente, põem em questão a própria norma que avalia o caso. No Brasil, seus termos se tornam parte do que é discutido, expondo uma relação repetida com as normas. Tal dúvida envolve intervenções que buscam produzir dos reguladores uma interpretação das leis segundo as expectativas de quem é julgado, numa decisão com força para inviabilizar um evento capaz de renovar a difusão do audiovisual.
Les think tanks au Québec : essor d’une industrie de recherche en territoire politique*
Authors: Lamy Guillaume
Published: May 2020

Après avoir cru en nombre et en ressources aux États-Unis à partir des années 1960, et au Canada à partir des années 1980, le Québec a connu lui aussi, quoique plus tardivement, une multiplication des think tanks sur son territoire. Cet article propose d’en faire une première recension qui rassemble une cartographie des clivages idéologiques qui les séparent, une illustration de l’évolution de leurs ressources, un examen des liens qu’entretiennent ces organisations avec des lobbies et des partis politiques ainsi que le rôle joué par certains milliardaires québécois quant au financement et à la fondation des think tanks au Québec.
Computation and Cognition
Authors: Pylyshyn Zenon W.
Published: May 2020

The question, "What is Cognitive Science?" is often asked but seldom answered to anyone's satisfaction. Until now, most of the answers have come from the new breed of philosophers of mind. This book, however, is written by a distinguished psychologist and computer scientist who is well-known for his work on the conceptual foundations of cognitive science, and especially for his research on mental imagery, representation, and perception.

In Computation and Cognition, Pylyshyn argues that computation must not be viewed as just a convenient metaphor for mental activity, but as a literal empirical hypothesis. Such a view must face a number of serious challenges. For example, it must address the question of "strong equivalents" of processes, and must empirically distinguish between phenomena which reveal what knowledge the organism has, phenomena which reveal properties of the biologically determined "functional architecture" of the mind. The principles and ideas Pylyshyn develops are applied to a number of contentious areas of cognitive science, including theories of vision and mental imagery. In illuminating such timely theoretical problems, he draws on insights from psychology, theoretical computer science, artificial intelligence, and psychology of mind.

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Connectionism and the Philosophy of Psychology
Authors: Horgan Terence E. , Tienson John
Published: May 2020

Human cognition is soft. It is too flexible, too rich, and too open-ended to be captured by hard (precise, exceptionless) rules of the sort that can constitute a computer program. In Connectionism and the Philosophy of Psychology, Horgan and Tienson articulate and defend a new view of cognition. In place of the classical paradigm that take the mind to be a computer (or a group of linked computers), they propose that the mind is best understood as a dynamical system realized in a neural network.

Although Horgan and Tienson assert that cognition cannot be understood in classical terms of the algorithm-governed manipulation of symbols, they don't abandon syntax. Instead, they insist that human cognition is symbolic, and that cognitive processes are sensitive to the structure of symbols in the brain: the very richness of cognition requires a system of mental representations within which there are syntactically complex symbols and structure-sensitive processing.

However, syntactic constituents need not be parts of complex representations, and structure sensitive processes need not conform to algorithms. Cognition requires a language of thought, but a language of thought implicated in processes that are not governed by hard rules. Instead, symbols are generated and transformed in response to interacting cognitive forces, which are determined by multiple, simultaneous, (robustly) soft constraints. Thus, cognitive processes conform to soft (ceteris paribus) laws, rather than to hard laws. Cognitive forces are subserved by, but not identical with, physical forces in a network; the organization and the interaction of cognitive forces are best understood in terms of the mathematical theory of dynamical systems.

The concluding chapter elaborates the authors' proposed dynamical cognition framework.

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A Study of Concepts
Authors: Peacocke Christopher
Published: May 2020

This book provides a detailed, systematic, and accessible introduction to an original philosophical theory of concepts that Christopher Peacocke has developed in recent years to explain facts about the nature of thought, including its systematic character, its relations to truth and reference, and its normative dimension.

Philosophers from Hume, Kant, and Wittgenstein to the recent realists and antirealists have sought to answer the question, What are concepts? This book provides a detailed, systematic, and accessible introduction to an original philosophical theory of concepts that Christopher Peacocke has developed in recent years to explain facts about the nature of thought, including its systematic character, its relations to truth and reference, and its normative dimension.

Particular concepts are also treated within the general framework: perceptual concepts, logical concepts, and the concept of belief are discussed in detail. The general theory is further applied in answering the question of how the ontology of concepts can be of use in classifying mental states, and in discussing the proper relation between philosophical and psychological theories of concepts. Finally, the theory of concepts is used to motivate a nonverificationist theory of the limits of intelligible thought.

Peacocke treats content as broad rather than narrow, and his account is nonreductive and non-Quinean. Yet Peacocke also argues for an interactive relationship between philosophical and psychological theories of concepts, and he plots many connections with work in cognitive psychology.

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Three Investigations of Extraction
Authors: Postal Paul M.
Published: May 2020

In this technical monograph, Paul Postal deals with several issues that inexplicably have been treated only marginally in the development of current linguistic theorizing.

In this technical monograph, Paul Postal deals with several issues that inexplicably have been treated only marginally in the development of current linguistic theorizing. He focuses on three problems in syntactic theory that are connected to "extraction"—the occurrence of an element in a distinguished position distinct from its unmarked locus in simple clauses. He examines a largely ignored body of systematic contrasts among known extraction types, the status of the Coordinate Structure Constraint, and the phenomenon of Right Node Raising.

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Temporal transcription factors determine circuit membership by permanently altering motor neuron-to-muscle synaptic partnerships
Authors: Meng Julia L , Wang Yupu , Carrillo Robert A , Heckscher Ellie S
Published: May 2020

How circuit wiring is specified is a key question in developmental neurobiology. Previously, using the Drosophila motor system as a model, we found the classic temporal transcription factor Hunchback acts in NB7-1 neuronal stem cells to control the number of NB7-1 neuronal progeny form functional synapses on dorsal muscles (Meng et al., 2019). However, it is unknown to what extent control of motor neuron-to-muscle synaptic partnerships is a general feature of temporal transcription factors. Here, we perform additional temporal transcription factor manipulations—prolonging expression of Hunchback in NB3-1, as well as precociously expressing Pdm and Castor in NB7-1. We use confocal microscopy, calcium imaging, and electrophysiology to show that in every manipulation there are permanent alterations in neuromuscular synaptic partnerships. Our data show temporal transcription factors, as a group of molecules, are potent determinants of synaptic partner choice and therefore ultimately control circuit membership.
Use of Assessment of Learning Teaching Strategy among Basic School Teachers in Ghana
Authors: Senyefia Bosson-Amedenu , Eunice Osei-Asibey , Neebo Wiah Eric
Published: May 2020

Ghana’s new curriculum for the basic level places much emphasis on the need for teachers to evaluate the learner’s cumulative progress and achievement. This requirement makes it imperative to measure the competency of the teachers on the use of Assessment of Learning strategy. The study adopted a survey research approach and the features, strategies and principles under pinning Assessment of Learning strategy formed the basis of the construction of 12-itemlikert scale with a reliability coefficient of 0.98. A sample size of 100 was computed at 95% confidence interval and randomly selected from the population. With respect to this learning strategy, significant differences were found for teaching division and teaching experience. The findings indicated that with respect to providing processes that make it possible for students to demonstrate their competence and skill, the expertise of class teachers were significantly different (  from subject teachers . The mean difference of 1.256 shows that class teachers exhibited greater expertise in providing processes that make it possible for students to demonstrate their competence and skill than their subject teacher counterparts. Also, with regards to reporting students’ learning based on evidence obtained from variety of contexts  and applications, the expertise of class teachers  were significantly different (  from subject teachers with a mean difference of 1.710.In terms of providing range of alternative mechanisms for assessing the same outcomes, a significant difference (  was found between teachers with teaching experience of at least 4 years  and those with less experience .The absolute mean difference of 1.444 is an indication that the former performed better than the latter. The findings provide the basis for Ghana Education Service to organize in-service professional learning training aimed at enhancing teachers’ knowledge of summative assessment with the ultimate goal of enhancing students’ learning and achievement. The study recommends in-service training and continuous professional development sessions for subject teachers to build their capacity in the use of Assessment of Learning strategies.
DC Pension Plan with Refund of Contributions under Affine Interest Rate Model
Authors: Ini Udeme O. , Mandah Obinichi C. , Akpanibah Edikan E.
Published: May 2020

This paper studies the optimal investment plan for a pension scheme with refund of contributions, stochastic salary and affine interest rate model. A modified model which allows for refund of contributions to death members’ families is considered. In this model, the fund managers invest in a risk free (treasury) and two risky assets (stock and zero coupon bond) such that the price of the risky assets are modelled by geometric Brownian motions and the risk free interest rate is of affine structure. Using the game theoretic approach, an extended Hamilton Jacobi Bellman (HJB) equation which is a system of non linear PDE is established. Furthermore, the extended HJB equation is then solved by change of variable and variable separation technique to obtain explicit solutions of the optimal investment plan for the three assets using mean variance utility function. Finally, theoretical analyses of the impact of some sensitive parameters on the optimal investment plan are presented.
Panaitopol-Bandila-Lascu Type Inequalities for Generalized Hyperbolic Functions
Authors: Nantomah Kwara , Kasimu Osman
Published: May 2020

In this paper, we establish Panaitopol-Bandila-Lascu type inequalities for some generalized hyperbolic functions. The established results extend and generalize some earlier results due Barbu and Piscoran. The procedure makes use of the classical arithmetic-geometric mean inequality and the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality.
Estimation of Urinary Delta Aminolevulinic Acid (δ-ALA) Levels in Students of Age Group 15 to 25 Years as an Index of Lead Exposure
Authors: Patharkar Sachin A. , Jain Suraj H. , Nerurkar Alka V. , Patil Neelam J. , Surve Pradeep N.
Published: May 2020

Background: Lead poisoning is a serious and sometimes fatal condition. It occurs when lead builds up in the body. Students exposed to lead by eating junk foods wrapped in newspaper, the licking of fingers for turning the photocopies, book pages, printout etc. and use of same fingers for eating purpose. Additionally young population get exposed to lead by use of Kohl or Kajal eyeliners, some traditional ethnic medicines, time spent at firing ranges and some hobbies like wall paintings or jobs related to plumbing and soldering. Damage caused by lead poisoning cannot be reversed. Lead inhibits necessary enzymes required for heme synthesis, and this result in increased levels of delta-aminolevulinic acid (δ-ALA) excretion through urine.

Aim: To Estimate the urinary δ-ALA levels in the students of age group 15 to 25 years as an index of lead exposure.

Study Design: This is a cross-sectional study in Mumbai from a suburban locality.

Methodology: The study was done on 70 students of age group between 15 years and 25 years with their brief history related to lead exposure. Their urine samples were analyzed for δ-ALA by using Ehrlich reagent.

Results: According to our observation, out of 70 students 46 student’s (65.71%)urine samples shown δ-ALA level  above reference level and remaining 24 (34.28%) were considered as below reference level.

Conclusion: The prevalence of lead exposure among our study population is 65.71%.

Clinical Significance: We conclude that there is high prevalence of lead exposure in students of age group 15 to 25 years in Mumbai and necessary precautions need to be taken to avoid detrimental effects of lead poisoning.
Optimization of Alkaline Protease Production in Submerged Fermentation Using Bacillus cereus Isolated from an Abattoir Wastewater in Ile-Ife, Nigeria
Authors: Ayantunji Y. J. , Omole R. K. , Olojo F. O. , Awojobi K. O.
Published: May 2020

This study isolated and screened protease-producing bacteria from abattoir wastewater, it determined the effect of physical and nutritional components on the production of the crude protease produced by a selected bacterium in order to obtain a bacterium capable of producing protease with properties for industrial applications. Abattoir wastewater samples were collected from different locations in Ile-Ife, Nigeria and using pour plate method, one milliliter each of the aliquot was inoculated into skimmed milk agar medium (SKMA) to obtain colonies of protease-producing bacteria after proper dilution. All the protease-producing bacterial isolates were further screened for protease activity by submerged fermentation technique. The growth curve and protease activity of the best isolate was determined. The effect of different components of the growth medium on protease production was also determined. Forty-three isolates were obtained, five of the isolates gave appreciable diameter of clear zones of hydrolysis by rapid plate assay technique, out of which Bacillus cereus gave the highest enzyme activity of 75.79 Units/ml/min by submerged fermentation process. The optimal production of the enzyme was obtained after 44 hours of incubation with an inoculum volume of 2.0 ml. The optimal pH and temperature of production were 10.0 and 50°C respectively, while the best carbon and nitrogen source was sucrose and NH4Cl respectively. The study concluded that abattoir wastewater served as a good media for the growth of proteolytic bacteria while the strain of Bacillus cereus isolated could be applied in the industries for protease production.
Toxicological Effects of Petroleum Refinery Sludge on the Terrestial Environment Using Bacteria and Earthworm as Bio Indicators
Authors: Laurelta Tudararo-Aherobo , Ernest Atuayan
Published: May 2020

Aim: The aim of the study is to assess the sublethal (chronic) Ecotoxicological effects ofpetroleum refinery sludge pollution on the biota of the terrestrial environment using the effects on bacteria nitrogen transformation activity and growth rate of the soil fauna, Earthworm (Aporrectodea longa)  as bioindicators.

Place and Duration of Study: Department of Environmental Management and Toxicology, Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun, between 2017 and 2018.

Methodology: The OECD TG 216 (2000) test method was used to determine the chronic effects (% inhibition and EC50) of the petroleum sludge on the nitrogen transformation activity of Nitrobacter sp. in the soil, while the methods of Sandoval et al. [13] and OECD, 207 was used for the chronic effects of the sludge on the growth rate of the earthworms. Bioconcentration factor (BCF) of the sludge in the earthworms was also determined. Both tests were conducted for 28 days. Results from the test with multiple concentrations were analyzed using a regression model (ANOVA). EC5O was also determined using the Probit analytical software. Analyses weredone using ASTM methods.

Results: Analysis of the Nigerian petroleum refinery sludge used for this research indicated that the sludge wasacidic with a pH value of 5.91and had a high TPH content of 340,000 mg/kg made mainly of between 10-40 carbon unit compounds. There was a progressive increase in the percentage (%) inhibition of the nitrogen transformation activitiesof the bacteria, from 18.0% (3125 mg/kg) to 79.30% (5000mg/kg) with increase in concentration and time. The effective concentration that decreased 50% (EC50) of the nitrogen transformation activity was 13761.059 mg/kg. The growth rate of the test earthworms decreased from 9.19x103 g/day (375 mg/kg) to 3.55x103 g/day (3000 mg/kg) for the test period. The BCF decreased from 5.168 (375 mg/kg) to 1.22 (3000 mg/kg) in the earthworms, while the EC50for the earthworms was 825.02mg/kg as the concentration of the sludge increased with time.

Conclusion: The sludge inhibited the nitrogen transformation activity of Nitrobacter sp. because it exceeded the 25% inhibition limit for chemicals with the potential to cause chronic effects on soil microbial activities as specified in OECD TG 216. Similarly, the sludge reduced the growth rate of the earthworm progressively as the sludge concentration increased in relation to the control. Bioaccumulation factor also increased with increasing sludge concentration and time.