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O Padre José Maurício Nunes Garcia e o mulatismo musical
Authors: Vaccari Pedro
Published: October 2018

A partir de um enfoque antropológico descobriu-se quão necessária foi a figura do Padre mulato para a consolidação do chamado “mulatismo musical” no Brasil e posterior alforria e ascensão do negro dentro da História nacional. Utilizando o ideário de Sérgio Buarque de Holanda de transposição literal de elementos europeus ao Brasil identificamos traços na obra do padre músico que seriam da mesma ordem, ou seja, muitas de suas características foram importadas da Europa diretamente, sem considerar as idiossincrasias nacionais. No entanto, nem por isso elas deixam de ser brasileiras, como afirma Mário de Andrade – a música europeia está, como a africana e a ameríndia, no inconsciente do povo, e transparece na obra de José Maurício com maior ênfase, em todas as suas distintas três fases. Arquétipo nacional do mulato em música, questiona-se, ainda, a sua verdadeira origem: não seria ele realmente um negro embranquecido pela História?
Interlocuções entre a Etnomusicologia e a Educação Musical
Authors: Fragoso Daisy
Published: October 2018

Justificando-se nas contribuições e benefícios que a inclusão de repertório que contempla músicas de diferentes culturas para a formação não somente musical, mas integral dos estudantes, este artigo discute a necessidade de diálogo entre os campos da Educação Musical e da Etnomusicologia. Ainda que pesquisadores já tenham indicado tanto os pontos de convergência entre as áreas (CAMPBELL, 2003, 2000), como a possibilidade de diálogo que existe neste espaço (QUEIROZ, 2010), sugere-se aqui o trabalho colaborativo entre os profissionais que atuam nestes campos, tanto nos âmbitos acadêmico como escolar ou de ensino de música. Para fins de análise, são tomados como exemplos alguns trabalhos dedicados às músicas indígenas e destinados ao uso didático ou escolar, escolha esta feita para desenvolvimento de parte de pesquisa de mestrado.
Aspetos do ritmo na linguagem musical de Daniel Schnyder
Authors: Marques Mário , Lopes Eduardo
Published: October 2018

Este artigo aborda questões de interpretação em música de influência transversal a vários gêneros musicais. No contexto de algumas obras do compositor contemporâneo Daniel Schnyder, reflete-se como a sua interpretação das suas composições dão pistas para a performance em gêneros altamente inclusivos do ponto de vista estilístico. Utilizando ferramentas de software para a análise de som, investiga-se em que medida a notação tradicional projeta intenções composicionais e suas interpretações. Com enfoque em aspetos do ritmo musical assinalam-se articulações e intenções do intérprete não refletidas na partitura, mas que são de grande importância para a expressão musical e inerente estilo da obra. Propõem-se assim que para a efetiva realização de obras contemporâneos de grande fusão de estilos musicais, o enfoque no som (sua realização e percepção), bem mais que sua notação, é fundamental para a(s) estética(s) dos dias de hoje.
LA REFUTACIÓN EN LA DISPOSICIÓN MUSICAL BARROCA O CÓMO ARGUMENTAR CON SONIDOS
Authors: Pérsico Gabriel
Published: October 2018

Estudiaremos en este trabajo algunos de los distintos recursos de oposición argumental, basados en la retórica textual, que se emplearon en la música barroca. Ejemplificaremos con fragmentos del Aria Seele, para soprano y flauto traverso obligato, del Oratorio de Pascua, BWV 249 de Johann Sebastian Bach.
UNA BROMA MUSICAL
Authors: Argüello Cecilia Beatriz
Published: October 2018

En el año 1789- 90  Joseph Haydn recibió al enviado de Londres, el editor John Bland en su habitación del palacio de Esterházy mientras se afeitaba dificultosamente. Ante esta situación ofreció su mejor cuarteto de cuerdas a cambio de unas buenas maquinillas de afeitar inglesas. La tradición recuerda al cuarteto Op. 55 nº 2 con el nombre de “The Razor Quartet”. En el presente trabajo intentaré demostrar, mediante el análisis, algunos de los rasgos característicos del estilo del compositor  que justifican que dicho sugestivo título se haya conservado hasta nuestros días. Para ello parto del concepto de retórica y de ingenio, a los fines de realizar un análisis que permita comprender el grado de complicidad necesaria, entre el emisor y el receptor, para que el humor pueda ser comprendido como tal.
Bridging the Colonial Divide
Authors: Melton JK
Published: October 2018

Conflicts over human sexuality are creating schisms within many churches, increasing the ecumenical challenges faced by the wider church. While there are legitimate theological disagreements, there has been a separation between “Global South” and “Global North” members of the denominations, as can be seen in the examples of United Methodism, Anglicanism, and Lutheranism. Schisms such as those based on human sexuality cannot overlook colonialism as a factor. Addressing this, Receptive Ecumenism has potential as a potent postcolonial method because Receptive Ecumenism offers tools that allow there to be dialogue among Christians who are particularly divided within denominations along lines created by colonialism, largely because of its posture of learning and listening. Indeed, if churches were to receive the methods of Receptive Ecumenism, by adopting a stance of active listening and learning, rather than a stance of self-advocacy and argument, the churches may find ways to heal internal divisions.
Kaspar Stielers Ernelinde
Authors: Böckmann Ralf
Published: October 2018

In 1859, the scenario Die beglückte Vnmögligkeit was documented by Julius Feifalik in a small essay. This play, which was performed in the castle of Count Slavata in today’s Jindřichův Hradec in 1673, is a German version of Giacinto Andrea Cicognini’s La moglie di quattro mariti. It could be assumed that Kaspar Stielers so-called mixed play Ernelinde represents the link between Cicognini and the scenario. This article confirms the assumption that Stieler’s play is indeed the interface between Cicognini and the scenario, and illustrates Stieler’s influence on the theatre as well as on the professional acting of that time up until the 18th century.
Politics in the Art of War: The American War Cemeteries
Authors: Lemay Kate Clarke
Published: October 2018

The overseas American war cemeteries, in their aim to achieve “soft power” or cultural diplomacy during the mid-century, created high-value commissions in the American art world. The sought-after commissions resulted in an internal struggle between artists practicing traditional figural Classicism and the avant-garde who had adopted expressionism and abstraction. Additionally, a surging political stream of anti-Communism made artists vulnerable, because modern art seemed to underscore Communism’s abandonment of religion. By adopting demagoguery as political strategy, McCarthyists escalated the perception of Communism as present in the United States by targeting American culture, including artists of the American war cemeteries. Describing the struggles surrounding the creation of the cemeteries, this essay takes into account the artists’ biographies, statements, and actions, arguing that their art-making was not only critical in creating international diplomacy, but also in sustaining American freedom, particularly within an era of American political suspicion.
Two new peruvian species of Lepanthes (Orchidaceae) with a unique column morphology
Authors: LARSEN BRUNO , GUERRERO MARCOS SALAS , DIGNUM JOHANNES H. M.
Published: October 2018

The genus Lepanthes Swartz (1799a: 85) with more than 1200 species (Bogarín et al. 2018) is the largest genus in Pleurothallidinae, comparable only with Stelis Swartz (1799b: 239). It is distributed throughout the Neotropics from central Mexico and the Antilles south to Peru and Bolivia, with only few species occurring in Brazil (Luer & Thoerle 2012). The diversity of Lepanthes species in Peru is probably underestimated. About 58–64 species have been formally recorded (Tropicos 2016, Govaerts et al. 2016, Damian & Larsen 2017), which is relatively fewer compared to neighbouring countries where the genus is relatively well known, such as Colombia and Ecuador, each with more than 300 species (Thoerle & Hirtz, 2015). At the moment, several new species and new records of the genus for the country are awaiting publication, and as more extensive exploration continues, the number of Lepanthes attributed to Peru is expected to increase.
Review of the Brazilian species of Udamopyga Hall, 1938 (Diptera: Sarcophagidae), with the description of a new species and a key to males and females
Authors: SANTOS JOSENILSON RODRIGUES DOS , DE MELLO-PATIU CÁTIA ANTUNES
Published: October 2018

Udamopyga Hall, 1938 sensu stricto previously comprised 20 species: three from the Nearctic Region and 17 from the Neotropics. A comparative morphological study of the seven species so far recorded from Brazil is presented, including a newly described species from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, Udamopyga squamata sp. nov., with emphasis on the terminalia and the addition of new diagnostic characters. An identification key to the adults of both sexes of these species is provided.
Peer-Mediated Joint Attention Intervention in the Preschool Classroom
Authors: Hansen Sarah G. , Raulston Tracy J. , Machalicek Wendy , Frantz Rebecca , Drew Christine , Erturk Buket , Squires Jane
Published: October 2018

Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other developmental disabilities are at risk of isolation from same-aged peers. Furthermore, research indicates that even in inclusive settings, children with ASD benefit from targeted interventions and support. Among the social communication skills that are frequently absent in children with ASD is joint attention. Joint attention can be defined as shared engagement between two individuals on a third object or event and has been identified as potential pivotal skill for later development of age-appropriate social skills and communication. A growing body of literature documents effective intervention on joint attention skill for young children with ASD; however, few studies document the effects of an intervention mediated by a natural change agent. In the present study, independent concurrent multiple-baseline designs were used to evaluate the impact of a joint attention intervention combined with peer training on the response to joint attention (RJA) behaviors exhibited by seven preschoolers with ASD. Results indicated that RJA behaviors increased overall, the seven peers were able to carry out a simple intervention with fidelity, and that both bids from peers and responses to those bids increased following intervention. Limitations and opportunities for future research are discussed.
Development and Validation of a Parent Version of theSocial, Academic, and Emotional Behavior Risk Screenerin an Elementary Sample
Authors: Taylor Crystal N. , Allen Amanda , Kilgus Stephen P. , von der Embse Nathaniel P. , Garbacz Andrew S.
Published: October 2018

A line of research has supported the incremental and construct validity of multi-informant assessment. Accordingly, multiple universal screening systems have been designed to support the collection of information from multiple informants. The purpose of the study was to expand the Social, Academic, and Emotional Behavior Risk Screener (SAEBRS) suite of tools to include a novel parent form (SAEBRS-P). Specific aims of the study included the examination of SAEBRS-P factor structure, internal consistency reliability, and concurrent validity. Screening was conducted across four elementary schools in the Pacific Northwest with 212 students and their parents. Factor analytic results supported the retention of four factors, which demonstrated acceptable internal consistency reliability. Further analyses supported SAEBRS-P concurrent criterion-related validity, indicating moderate to high correlations between SAEBRS-P and Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) scales. Limitations and implications for research are discussed.
Social Networks and the Willingness to Communicate: Reciprocity and Brokerage
Authors: Gallagher H. Colin
Published: October 2018

Psychological models of second language (L2) communication have focused on cognitive, affective, and motivational precursors to L2 communication, while largely neglecting sociostructural factors. One way to conceptualize structural variables is in terms of social network reciprocity (mutually acknowledged network ties) and brokerage (social intermediaries). To investigate whether network positions predict willingness to communicate in the second language (L2 WTC), a cohort of English-for-Academic-Purposes students ( N = 67) was surveyed about discussion partners within the group. An autologistic actor attribute model was used to examine social network patterns of L2 WTC. As hypothesized, students involved in reciprocal structures reported stronger L2 WTC, as well as those in brokerage positions between larger social clusters. Contrary to initial hypotheses, local forms of brokerage held a negative association with WTC, suggesting the possible role of network closure. Results indicate that communicativeness is supported by tight-knit predictable exchanges, and by being in a position to influence the social diffusion of information.
The Relationship Between Male and Female Youth Volunteering and Extrinsic Career Success: A Growth Curve Modeling Approach
Authors: Shantz Amanda , Banerjee Rupa , Lamb Danielle
Published: October 2018

Drawing from investment and statistical discrimination theories, we test a model to examine the income growth trajectories of male and female youth volunteers and non-volunteers. Using growth curve modeling for four waves of longitudinal data for the reference period 2001-2007 ( n = 7,447), we find that male and female youth volunteers face an initial earnings disadvantage vis-à-vis youth non-volunteers; this penalty is smaller for females compared with males. However, over time, the income growth of volunteers is higher than that of non-volunteers. Male volunteers experience faster earnings growth than female volunteers. Furthermore, we find that, given the more rapid earnings growth of male volunteers relative to female volunteers, volunteering serves to widen, rather than narrow, the gender wage gap. The implications for future research and the relevance of the findings for career counselors, youth, and voluntary organizations are discussed.
Effect of evaporative drying on complex conductivity spectra of sandstones
Authors: Zhang Zeyu , Weller Andreas , Kruschwitz Sabine , Nordsiek Sven
Published: October 2018

Dehydration is a common process occurring in natural environments, rocks, and building materials. Suitable methods for monitoring the changing moisture content should be identified. We have investigated the impact of dehydration of sandstones on complex conductivity spectra. Spectral induced polarization measurements were performed on five sandstone samples during evaporative drying. The complex conductivity spectra indicate considerable changes with decreasing saturation. The relationship between conductivity and saturation can be described by a power law known as the second empirical Archie equation. Separate saturation exponents have been determined for the real and imaginary parts of conductivity. The imaginary part of conductivity indicates higher saturation exponents for the investigated sandstones compared to the real part. Obviously, the saturation exponents depend on the method used for changing water saturation. Evaporative drying, which is used in our experiments, causes an increase of pore-water salinity and results in lower saturation exponents for the real part of conductivity but higher exponents for the imaginary part in comparison with the classical imbibition/drainage technique. We evaluate a theoretical approach that considers the influence of pore water salinity on the saturation exponents of the real and imaginary parts of conductivity. The complex conductivity spectra are processed by a Debye decomposition procedure. The resulting integrating parameters such as direct current resistivity, total chargeability, normalized chargeability, and mean relaxation time indicate a power law dependence on saturation. Our experiments indicate that the imaginary part of conductivity and normalized chargeability have a high sensitivity related to the drying process of rocks and might be suitable indicators to monitor the changes of moisture content in sandstones.
Insight: the concept, the assessment and the label
Authors: Hughes Julian C.
Published: October 2018

This refreshment summarises some of the ways in which ‘insight’ has been understood in psychiatric practice and offers some critical thoughts about the notion.

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How Initial Conditions Can Have Permanent Effects: The Case of the Affordable Care Act
Authors: Scheuer Florian , Smetters Kent
Published: October 2018

We document that states that experienced website glitches in the ACA’s first year faced higher average costs that persisted into future years. These dynamics are inconsistent with the standard strategic-pricing model, which requires non-localized common knowledge about market conditions, but are consistent with price-taking. Initial conditions can have a permanent effect—including convergence to a Pareto-dominated, stable equilibrium—under conditions that we show are plausible in this setting. Changing the fine from a fixed amount to a fraction of equilibrium prices increases the likelihood of reaching a Pareto-efficient equilibrium without increasing the equilibrium fine collected. (JEL H51, H75, I13, I18)
Clinical picture and treatment of bipolar affective disorder in children and adolescents
Authors: Cichoń Lena , Janas-Kozik Małgorzata , Siwiec Andrzej , Rybakowski Janusz
Published: October 2018

Choroba afektywna dwubiegunowa (ChAD) charakteryzuje się patologicznymi zmianami nastroju i aktywności o charakterze epizodów maniakalnych, hipomaniakalnych, depresyjnych lub mieszanych. W ostatnich latach obserwuje się znaczący wzrost rozpoznawania ChAD u dzieci i młodzieży. Ocenia się, że średni wskaźnik rozpowszechnienia spektrum zaburzeń afektywnych w populacji pediatrycznej wynosi 1,8 %, a ChAD typu I – 1,2%. Mimo jednakowych kryteriów diagnostycznych istnieją przesłanki, że niektóre objawy choroby występują z inną częstością wśród dzieci i młodzieży niż u osób dorosłych. Za najczęstszy objaw maniakalny u osób z początkiem choroby w wieku dziecięcym uważa się drażliwość, a w wieku młodzieńczym - nadmierną aktywność. ChAD w populacji dzieci i młodzieży towarzyszy wysoki wskaźnik współwystępowania innych chorób psychicznych. Szczególne problemy diagnostyczne stwarza zespół nadpobudliwości ruchowej z deficytem uwagi oraz osobowość borderline. Wczesny początek ChAD wiąże się z cięższym przebiegiem, gorszym rokowaniem i wyższym ryzykiem samobójczym. W leczeniu farmakologicznym ChAD w populacji pediatrycznej stosuje się leki normotymiczne I i II generacji, przy czym ich skuteczność oraz profil bezpieczeństwa różni się od osób dorosłych. Amerykański Food and Drug Administration rekomenduje w leczeniu epizodów maniakalnych u młodych osób lit, aripiprazol, kwetiapinę, risperidon, olanzapinę, a w przypadku epizodów depresyjnych połączenie olanzapiny z fluoksetyną.
We need to talk about racism
Authors: Tembo Shaddai
Published: October 2018

When we, as adults, are silent about race, are we in danger of re-inforcing racial prejudice in children? Encouraging conversaton about difference is important in countering racialised narratives.
Multi-consultant operating
Authors: Sutton PA , Rooney PS
Published: October 2018

Can it help us push surgical boundaries?
The Perioperative Quality Improvement Programme
Authors: Sahni A , Moonesinghe R
Published: October 2018

How is the programme improving surgical care and how can you get involved?
(Dis-)engaged older men? Hegemonic masculinity, fashion and ageing
Authors: Sadkowska Ania , Townsend Katherine , Fisher Tom , Wilde David
Published: October 2018

Recently, we have witnessed an intensified interest from various fashion scholars on the subject of men and masculine identities. However, while most of the existing research initiatives explore various aspects of masculinity and fashion, they also seem to be limited in their choices of subjects to homosexual and/or young male adults. In this vein, Julia Twigg argues that older men remain ‘largely disengaged from fashion as a cultural field’ (2013a: 19). This article explores the nature of this theoretical disengagement when it comes to older heterosexual men’s lived experience of fashion by drawing on in-depth, semi-structured interviews and personal inventories with a small sample of British men (n=5) based in, or strongly linked to, Nottingham, United Kingdom. In-depth qualitative analysis of the research material revealed various contradictions displayed by the participants in relation to their ageing masculine identities and their often lifelong interest in fashionable clothing. We inspect these discrepancies from two perspectives in which such a disengagement might emerge: between men and fashion and between fashion and ageing. By analysing the findings through Connell’s (2005) influential concept of hegemonic masculinity, we argue that some men both resist and reproduce such a stereotypical disengagement.
EFEK KEBIJAKAN SATU ANAK TERHADAP KEHIDUPAN PEREMPUAN DI TIONGKOK: SEBUAH IRONI
Authors: Husnah Wabilia
Published: October 2018

In the Chinese tradition that is influenced by the Confusianism, women are seen to have lower positions than men. In such a social system, the One-Child policy initiated by Deng Xiaoping since 1979 as a program to control the population, underpin the inferiority perception upon Chinese women. This article aims analyze the effects of the China’s One Child Policy towards Chinese women’s lives. It is important to understand how Chinese Women live after their lives have been affected by this Policy, in a good or a bad way. The results show that One Child Policy has negative impacts on Chinese women’s lives. It does not only lead to discrimination views againts women, but also indirectly violate a Chinese woman’s social, cultural and economic rights. Criminal cases overshadow the Chinese women, ranging from torture, neglect of children, abortion, illegal adoption, human trafficking, kidnapping, and even prostitution. On the other hand, all criminal cases makes women become “rare “ and “special” objects in China. Ironically, the scarcity of women in China actually cause the higher bargaining power of women. Now in their lives, Chinese women can go to school, work, choosing a spouse, or even file for divorce. Women’s social status in Chinese society has increased now. It means that women also obtain the positive impact of One-Child Policy.Keywords: women, confucianism, the one child policyAbstrakDalam tradisi Tiongkok yang dipengaruhi oleh Konfusianisme, perempuan selalu memiliki posisi lebih rendah daripada laki-laki. Dalam sistem sosial seperti ini, Kebijakan Satu Anak yang diperkenalkan oleh Deng Xiaoping sejak 1979 sebagai program untuk mengontrol populasi, turut mendukung inferioritas wanita Tiongkok. Artikel ini mencoba menganalisis efek Kebijakan Satu Anak di Tiongkok kepada kehidupan perempuan. Sangat penting untuk memahami bagaimana perempuan Tiongkok menjalani hidupnya pascakehidupannya telah dipengaruhi oleh kebijakan ini, dengan cara yang baik maupun yang buruk. Artikel ini berkesimpulan bahwa Kebijakan Satu Anak memiliki dampak negatif dalam kehidupan perempuan. Kebijakan ini tidak hanya menyebabkan pandangan diskriminatif terhadap perempuan, namun juga secara tidak langsung melanggar hak asasi dalam kehidupan sosial, kultural, dan ekonomi perempuan Tiongkok. Kasus kriminal pun membayangi perempuan Tiongkok, mulai dari penyiksaan, pengabaian anak perempuan, aborsi, adopsi ilegal, penjualan manusia, penculikan, bahkan prostitusi.Di lain pihak, semua kasus kriminal ini telah membuat perempuan menjadi objek yang “langka” dan “spesial” di Tiongkok. Ironisnya, kelangkaan perempuan di Tiongkok menyebabkan nilai tawar perempuan menjadi lebih tinggi. Sekarang, dalam kehidupan mereka, perempuan Cina bisa pergi ke sekolah, bekerja, memilih pasangan hidup, bahkan menuntut cerai. Status sosial perempuan dalam masyarakat Tiongkok pun sudah meningkat sekarang. Ini berarti, perempuan Tiongkok juga telah mendapatkan efek positif dari Kebijakan Satu Anak.Kata kunci: perempuan, konfusianisme, kebijakan satu anak
PERBANDINGAN KETERSEDIAAN UBIN TEKSTUR PEMANDU UNTUK TUNANETRA DI TEMPAT UMUM ANTARA KOTA SURAKARTA DAN KOTA NAGOYA
Authors: Khoirunisa Esdaniar , Himawanto Dwi Aries
Published: October 2018

Accessibility is one of the most important components in construction toward the realization of common justice, especially for persons with disabilities and oldster. One of the form of accessibility is a guiding block, or tactile paving, which is designated as a walking guide for the visually impaired. Guiding blocks  are paving  with a special texture that can be felt by the sole of the foot when walking. This paving was discovered in Japan in 1965, then spread throughout the world. Then finally Indonesia is one of the users of this paving. The purpose of this study was to compare the conditions of guiding block installation between the city of Surakarta and Nagoya City. The results show that guiding blocks are very common in various places in Nagoya City, while in Surakarta there is a contrast condition. Many important public places in Surakarta are not equipped with guiding block. In addition, many guiding block that found in Surakarta are lack of  adequate installation of accessibility for the visually impaired.Keywords: accessibility, visually impaired, guiding blockAbstrakAksesibilitas adalah salah satu komponen penting dalam pembangunan demi terwujudnya keadilan bersama, terutama bagi para penyandang difabel dan orang tua.  Salah satu bentuk aksesibilitas adalah ubin tekstur pemandu, yang diperuntukkan sebagai panduan berjalan bagi tunanetra. Ubin tekstur pemandu adalah ubin dengan tekstur khusus sehingga dapat dirasakan oleh tapak kaki ketika berjalan. Ubin ini ditemukan di Jepang tahun 1965, kemudian menyebar ke seluruh dunia. Hingga akhirnya Indonesia ditengarai sebagai salah satu negara pengguna ubin ini. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk membandingkan kondisi ketersediaan ubin tekstur pemandu antara di Kota Surakarta dengan Kota Nagoya. Hasil menunjukkan bahwa ubin tekstur pemandu sangat biasa dijumpai di berbagai tempat di Kota Nagoya. Berbeda dengan di Kota Surakarta, banyak tempat-tempat umum penting yang belum dilengkapi dengan ubin tekstur pemandu. Selain itu, banyak ubin tekstur pemandu yang ditemukan di Surakarta kurang memenuhi kelayakan aksesibilitas bagi tunanetra.  Kata kunci : aksesibilitas, tunanetra, ubin tekstur pemandu
Can We Think Without Categories?
Authors: Manovich Lev
Published: October 2018

In this article methods developed for the purpose of what I call “Media Analytics” are contextualized, put into a historical framework and discussed in regard to their relevance for “Cultural Analytics”. Largescale analysis of media and interactions enable NGOs, small and big businesses, scientific research and civic media to create insight and information on various cultural phenomena. They provide quantitative analytical data about aspects of digital culture and are instrumental in designing procedural components for digital applications such as search, recommendations, and contextual advertising. A survey on key texts and propositions from 1830 on until the present sketches the development of “Data Society’s Mind”. I propose that even though Cultural Analytics research uses dozens of algorithms, behind them there is a small number of fundamental paradigms. We can think them as types of data society’s and AI society’s cognition. The three most general paradigmatic approaches are data visualization, unsupervised machine learning, and supervised machine learning. I will discuss important challenges for Cultural Analytics research. Now that we have very large cultural data available, and our computers can do complex analysis quite quickly, how shall we look at culture? Do we only use computational methods to provide better answers to questions already established in the 19th and 20th century humanities paradigms, or do these methods allow fundamentally different new concepts?
Pervasive Intelligence
Authors: Vehlken Sebastian
Published: October 2018

This article seeks to situate collective or swarm robotics (SR) on a conceptual pane which on the one hand sheds light on the peculiar form of AI which is at play in such systems, whilst on the other hand it considers possible consequences of a widespread use of SR with a focus on swarms of Unmanned Aerial Systems (Swarm UAS). The leading hypothesis of this article is that Swarm Robotics create a multifold “spatial intelligence”, ranging from the dynamic morphologies of such collectives via their robust self-organization in changing environments to representations of these environments as distributed 4D-sensor systems. As is shown on the basis of some generative examples from the field of UAS, robot swarms are imagined to literally penetrate space and control it. In contrast to classical forms of surveillance or even “sousveillance”, this procedure could be called perveillance.
On the Media-political Dimension of Artificial Intelligence
Authors: Sudmann Andreas
Published: October 2018

The essay critically investigates the media-political dimension of modern AI technology. Rather than examining the political aspects of certain AI-driven applications, the main focus of the paper is centred around the political implications of AI’s technological infrastructure, especially with regard to the machine learning approach that since around 2006 has been called Deep Learning (also known as the simulation of Artificial Neural Networks). Firstly, the paper discusses in how far Deep Learning is a fundamentally opaque black box technology, only partially accessible to human understanding. Secondly, and in relation to the first question, the essay takes a critical look at the agenda and activities of the research company OpenAI that supposedly aims to promote the democratization of AI and tries to make technologies like Deep Learning more accessible and transparent.
The Theory of Catallactics, Misapplication in Monetary Policy of Developing Economies and Consequences
Authors: SENZU Emmanuel TWENEBOAH
Published: October 2018

It is believed and observed that lack of modern understanding of the economic market of developing countries and it theoretical functioning, is understood to be a contributing factor in affecting quality development and dispensing of monetary policy, resulting in its inability to address desired economic growth per it legal mandate. Which the paper establishes the major factorial phenomenon to be considered, as a means to enhance monetary instrument development and application in such economy.
How Country Image Affects Intention to Visit a Destination: Evidence from Russian Tourists Visiting Switzerland
Authors: PONNAPUREDDY Sindhuri , WAGENSEIL Urs , BELOZEROVA Oxana , MIRZOIAN Siuzanna
Published: October 2018

The paper examines how country image affects the intention to visit a destination by means of a quantitative study conducted in Russia. It specifically explores the mediating influence of psychological destination image, functional destination image, and attitude towards the destination between country image and visiting intention. Data for the research were collected from a survey involving 919 respondents in Russia who had gone on a vacation, at least, once in the past 12 months. A series of mediation models indicated that through psychological destination image, functional destination image, and attitude towards the destination, country image mediates the intention to visit. The results imply that the holistic brand image of a destination has a strong influence on international tourists’ intention to visit. Therefore, marketers should integrate country image in destination marketing messages.
WE ARE LIVING IN A CAPITALIST WORLD
Authors: BURAWOY Michael
Published: October 2018

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BEYOND CENTER-PERIPHERY DICHOTOMY: SOCIOLOGY IN THE GLOBAL ERA
Authors: SCALON Celi
Published: October 2018

This article presents an overview of the paths of sociology in times of change in a globalized world. Looking at the four-year period from the XVIII ISA World Congress of Sociology, in Yokohama, to the XIX ISA World Congress of Sociology, in Toronto, it is possible to argue that sociology is going global and growing stronger each day. The paper stresses the importance of comparative analysis, the integration of theory and method, and the defense of Sociology as a scientific and academic field. The major question is how to keep on the move during times of profound geopolitical and geo-economic transformations and what is the place of Sociology in the global era. Hereupon we address the debate about sociological research in the 21st century considering the challenges and possibilities open to our academic field. We also analyze the contribution to sociological analysis of Latin-American and the BRICS sociologies who bring in perspectives that can go beyond the theories developed by early industrialized countries or, as they are called here, central countries.
IMMIGRATION INTO EUROPEAN WELFARE STATES: HOW CONFLICTS AND INEQUALITIES ARE (RE)PRODUCED
Authors: FAIST Thomas
Published: October 2018

Market liberalization in the EU serves as a basis for class distinctions among migrants, while restrictive immigration policies help in constructing certain immigrant culture(s) as a threat to homogeneity and welfare state solidarity Over the past few decades, the grounds for the legitimization of inequalities have shifted. Ascriptive traits (heterogeneities) have been complemented by the alleged cultural dispositions of immigrants and the conviction that immigrants as individuals are responsible for their own fate. Such categorizations start by distinguishing legitimate refugees from non-legitimate forced migrants. Another important issue is the alleged illiberal predispositions of migrants and their unadaptability to modernity. Politics and policies seem to reward specific types of migrants and refugees, exclude the lowand non-performers in the market, and reward those who espouse liberal attitudes. In brief, it is a process of categorizing migrants into useful or dispensable.
IMMIGRANT FAMILY SEPARATION, FEAR, AND THE U.S. DEPORTATION REGIME
Authors: ARANDA Elizabeth , VAQUERA Elizabeth
Published: October 2018

In 2018, President Trump changed a long-standing policy of keeping families who cross the United States border together; instead, he ordered that parents be detained separately from children, drawing a national outcry that led to his administration walking back the practice. Drawing on 50 in-depth interviews with undocumented young adults in the state of Florida, USA, we argue that the practice of family separation through immigration policy is not new. We illustrate how our sample’s undocumented status puts them at risk for family separation under the current ‘deportation regime’ that creates a heightened and all-encompassing fear about the possibility of family separation.
Additive structures on f-vector sets of polytopes
Authors: Ziegler Günter M.
Published: October 2018

We show that the f-vector sets of d-polytopes have non-trivial additive structure: They span affine lattices and are embedded in monoids that we describe explicitly. Moreover, for many large subclasses, such as the simple polytopes, or the simplicial polytopes, there are monoid structures on the set of f-vectors by themselves: “addition of f-vectors minus the f-vector of the d-simplex” always yields a new f-vector. For general 4-polytopes, we show that the modified addition operation does not always produce an f-vector, but that the result is always close to an f-vector. In this sense, the set of f-vectors of all 4-polytopes forms an “approximate affine semigroup”. The proof relies on the fact for d = 4 every d-polytope, or its dual, has a “small facet”. This fails for d > 4.

We also describe a two further modified addition operations on f-vectors that can be geometrically realized by glueing corresponding polytopes. The second one of these may yield a semigroup structure on the f-vector set of all 4-polytopes.
Molecular characterization and phylogenetic analysis of Taenia multiceps from China
Authors: Tan L. , Wang A.B. , Zheng S.Q. , Zhang X.L. , Huang C.J. , Liu W.
Published: October 2018

Taenia multiceps, one of the most widely distributed zoonotic tapeworm parasites, is able to parasitize the small intestine of canids. The metacestode of T.multiceps is fatal to ruminants and causes important economic losses in livestock. However, molecular characteristics of T.multiceps and coenurus in China are still unclear. In this study, 36 goat isolates of the coenurus stage and 18 dog isolates of the adult stage of T.multiceps were obtained from three geographical areas in China and the isolated parasite above were analyzed by amplifying the partial of cytochrome coxidase subunit 1(pcox1), 12S ribosomal RNA (12S rRNA) from mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) regions and an internal transcribed spacer (ITS) of ribosomal DNA (rDNA). These DNA sequences obtained from T.multiceps and coenurus were employed to evaluate the nucleotide diversity and confirm the relationship between T.multiceps and coenurus. Sequences variation were 0–1.4%, 0–1.5%, 0–4.2% for pcox1, 12S rRNA and ITS, respectively, among T.multiceps and coenurus isolates obtained in this study. In Sichuan province, sequence variations for Coenurus cerebralis isolated from Yaan city were 0–1.4% for pcox1, 0–1.0% for 12S rRNA and 0–2.1% for ITS. In Hunan province, variations were 0–1.0%, 0–1.5% and 0–3.3% for corresponding genes for non-coenurus cerebralis isolated from Changsha city, while variations of T.multiceps isolates from Xiangxi autonomous prefecture were 0–1.0%, 0–1.1% and 0–3.4% for pcox1, 12S rRNA and ITS, respectively. Phylogenetic analysis based on pcox1 sequences indicated that all cerebral and noncerebral metacestodes belong to T.multiceps. These results provide reference values for future molecular epidemiological and biological study on T.multiceps in dogs and intermediate hosts.
Development of multiplex PCR assay for concurrent detection of tick borne haemoparasitic infections in bovines
Authors: Kundave V.R. , Ram Hira , Banerjee Partha S. , Garg Rajat , Mahendran K. , Ravikumar G.V.P.P.S. , Tiwari Ashok K.
Published: October 2018

This study describes development and evaluation of a multiplex PCR assay for simultaneous detection of Theileria annulata, Babesia bigemina and Anaplasma marginale infections in bovines. The assay was developed using parasites specific genomic DNA and three sets of PCR primers targeting the Tams1, 18S rRNA and 16S rRNA genes of T. annulata, B. bigemina and A. marginale, respectively. Blood samples collected from a total of 461 bovines, suspected for haemoparasitic infections, were examined microscopically to record the status of infection and simultaneously, genomic DNA extracted from these blood samples were utilized for the optimization and validation of multiplex PCR assay. Microscopic examination of blood samples revealed presence of single and multiple species of haemoparasites in 25.8% and 2.4% samples, respectively. Results of multiplex PCR revealed the presence of single haemoparasitic species infection in 159 cases (34.5%), whereas mixed infection was recorded in 82 (17.8%) samples. Occurrence of individual species infection detected by mPCR in the study was 26.03% (120/461) for T. annulata, 3.25% (15/461) for B. bigemina and 5.20% (24/461) for A. marginale. The detection limit of multiplex PCR assay was at the template dilutions of 10−6, 10−6 and 10−4, which corresponded to 0.1 pg, 0.1 pg and 10.0 pg of DNA for T. annulata, A. marginale, and B. bigemina, respectively. Based on the high diagnostic sensitivity and throughput, multiplex PCR assay developed in the present study could be exploited as a tool to conduct large-scale epidemiological survey for tick-borne haemoparasitic infection of bovines.
Philometra barbata n. sp. (Nematoda: Philometridae) from the red mullet Mullus barbatus (Perciformes, Mullidae) off Tunisia
Authors: Ghanmi Nessrine , González-Solís David , Gargouri Lamia
Published: October 2018

Helminthological examinations of the red mullet Mullus barbatus (Linnaeus) (Mullidae) from the Gulf of Hammamet, off Tunisia, revealed the presence of one undescribed gonad-infecting nematode species, Philometra barbata n. sp. (Philometridae). The new species as other congeneric species is mainly characterized by the shape of the caudal mound, the distribution of the caudal papillae and the shape of the gubernaculum with the presence of a dorsal protuberance consisting of two dorsolateral lamellar parts separated from each other by a smooth median field in the male. The new species differs from its gonadinfecting congeners in the body length of male, the length of spicules and gubernaculum. This is the second nominal species of Philometra reported from fishes of the family Mullidae and the 14th from the Mediterranean Sea.
Redescription of Dichelyne (Cucullanellus) jialaris (Nematoda: Cucullanidae), a parasite of seabreams (Perciformes: Sparidae) in East Asia
Authors: Moravec František , Nagasawa Kazuya , Madinabeitia Ione
Published: October 2018

An insufficiently known nematode species Dichelyne (Cucullanellus) jialaris Luo, Guo, Fang et Huang, 2004 (Cucullanidae), originally described from the red seabream Pagrus major (Temminck et Schlegel) (Sparidae) in the Taiwan Strait, off China, is redescribed based on light and scanning electron microscopical (SEM) examinations of specimens collected from the intestine of three species of sparid fishes, Acanthopagrus schlegelii (Bleeker), Evynnis tumifrons (Temminck et Schlegel) and P. major, in Hiroshima Bay, Japan. The present redescription provides exact data on the cephalic structure, character of cephalic papillae and amphids, location of the excretory pore, deirids and phasmids, and the number and distribution of caudal papillae in the male; the presence of the dorsal postdeirid in this species is reported for the first time. The SEM study revealed that the anterior cloacal lip has a median lobe-like elevation bearing two minute papillae, whereas the posterior cloacal lip is somewhat depressed, with a median longitudinal rod-like elevation probably serving to direct the movement of spicules. The size of eggs is reported for the first time. Dichelyne (C.) jialaris differs from the morphologically similar D. (C.) pleuronectidis (Yamaguti, 1935) mainly in the shape of the oesophagus. The present finding of D. (C.) jialaris represents the first record of this nematode from fishes in Japanese waters and A. schlegelii and E. tumifrons are its new host records.
Optimal monetary policy in a model of vertical production and trade with reference currency
Authors: Gong Liutang , Wang Chan , Zou Heng-Fu
Published: October 2018

This paper examines optimal monetary policy rules in a model of vertical production and trade with reference currency. As evidenced by empirical findings, we assume that final-goods prices are sticky, but intermediate-goods prices are flexible. We find that even if intermediate-goods prices are flexible, monetary authorities need to respond to the shocks at the stage of intermediate-goods production. We also find that, when a shock occurs at the stage of final-goods production, monetary responses are independent of the expenditure share of final-goods producers on intermediate goods. For the first time in the literature, our model gives a condition under which both countries are willing to participate in monetary cooperation. Thus the gains from cooperation are real. In addition, we compare the volatility of the nominal exchange rate in Nash case with that in cooperative case, and compare the volatility of the nominal exchange rate in our model with that in a model without vertical production and trade as well. We also extend the model to consider a case of dual price stickiness. We find that the change in solution methods completely alters the conclusions of the model.
Recent Advances on Mechanistic Studies on C–H Activation Catalyzed by Base Metals
Authors: Gallego Daniel , Baquero Edwin A.
Published: October 2018

During the last ten years, base metals have become very attractive to the organometallic and catalytic community on activation of C-H bonds for their catalytic functionalization. In contrast to the statement that base metals differ on their mode of action most of the manuscripts mistakenly rely on well-studied mechanisms for precious metals while proposing plausible mechanisms. Consequently, few literature examples are found where a thorough mechanistic investigation have been conducted with strong support either by theoretical calculations or experimentation. Therefore, we consider of highly scientific interest reviewing the last advances on mechanistic studies on Fe, Co and Mn on C-H functionalization in order to get a deep insight on how these systems could be handle to either enhance their catalytic activity or to study their own systems in a similar systematic fashion. Thus, in this review we try to cover the most insightful articles for mechanistic studies on C-H activation catalyzed by Fe, Co and Mn based on kinetic and competition experiments, stoichiometric reactions, isolation of intermediates and theoretical calculations.
2-formyl-3,6-bis(hydroxymethyl)phenyl benzoate in Electrochemical Dry Cell
Authors: Khan Jamil , Muhammad Bakhtiar , Shahida Shabnam , Shah Khizar Hussain , Irfan Muhammad Imran , Ahmad Tauqeer , Fahad Muhammad
Published: October 2018

Solvated organic compound with the general formula 2-formyl-3,6-bis(hydroxymethyl)phenyl benzoate [C16H14O5] was synthesized. Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR), Mass Spectrometry (MS) and X-ray powder analytical methods were used here for structure elucidation. Characterization revealed a triclinic geometry with space group P1. The refined unit cell parameters are, a = 15.196 Å, b = 14.882 Å and c = 14.606 Å. Development in present work is an idea of the organic electrochemical dry cell. Electrochemists with an idea in vitro/vivo development in present assay are openly encouraged for supporting exploration.
An information-theoretic view on language complexity and register variation: Compressing naturalistic corpus data
Authors: Ehret Katharina
Published: October 2018

This article utilises an innovative, information-theoretic metric to assess complexity variation across written and spoken registers of British English. This is novel because previous research on language complexity mainly analysed complexity variation in typological data, single language case studies or geographical varieties of the same language. The measure boils down to Kolmogorov complexity which can be conveniently approximated with off-the-shelf compression programs. Essentially, text samples that can be compressed more efficiently count as linguistically simple. The dataset covers a wide range of traditional written and spoken registers (e.g. broadsheet newspapers, courtroom debate or face-to-face conversation), as sampled in theBritish National Corpus. It turns out that Kolmogorov-based register variation coincides with register formality such that informal registers are overall and morphologically less complex than more formal registers, but more complex in regard to syntax (defined here as rigid word order). Generally, the results show that written and spoken registers vary along a continuum, and significantly trade-off morphological against syntactic complexity (and vice versa). Finally, the findings support proposals to view language as a complex adaptive system and demonstrate how language adapts to the situational context of language production and functional-communicative needs of its users.
Limit theorems for bounded branching processes
Authors: Kobanenko Gleb K.
Published: October 2018

The conditions under which the nonextincting trajectories of a discrete time bounded branching process with probability 1: either only finitely many times hit the upper boundary, either infinitely often hit the upper boundary, or coincide with the upper boundary after some random moment