bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Effects of Different Exercise Modes on the Urinary Metabolic Fingerprint of Men with and without Metabolic Syndrome
Authors: Siopi Aikaterina , Deda Olga , Manou Vasiliki , Kellis Spyros , Kosmidis Ioannis , Komninou Despina , Raikos Nikolaos , Christoulas Kosmas , Theodoridis Georgios , Mougios Vassilis
Published: January 2017

Exercise is important in the prevention and treatment of the metabolic syndrome (MetS), a cluster of risk factors that raises morbidity. Metabolomics can facilitate the optimization of exercise prescription. This study aimed to investigate whether the response of the human urinary metabolic fingerprint to exercise depends on the presence of MetS or exercise mode. Twenty-three sedentary men (MetS, n = 9, and Healthy, n = 14) completed four trials: resting, high-intensity interval exercise (HIIE), continuous moderate-intensity exercise (CME), and resistance exercise (RE). Urine samples were collected pre-exercise and at 2, 4, and 24 h for targeted analysis by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. Time exerted the strongest differentiating effect, followed by exercise mode and health status. The greatest changes were observed in the first post-exercise samples, with a gradual return to baseline at 24 h. RE caused the greatest responses overall, followed by HIIE, while CME had minimal effect. The metabolic fingerprints of the two groups were separated at 2 h, after HIIE and RE; and at 4 h, after HIIE, with evidence of blunted response to exercise in MetS. Our findings show diverse responses of the urinary metabolic fingerprint to different exercise modes in men with and without metabolic syndrome.
Insights into the Function of Long Noncoding RNAs in Sepsis Revealed by Gene Co-Expression Network Analysis
Authors: Pellegrina Diogo , Severino Patricia , Barbeiro Hermes , De Souza Heraldo , Machado Marcel , Pinheiro-da-Silva Fabiano , Reis Eduardo
Published: January 2017

Sepsis is a major cause of death and its incidence and mortality increase exponentially with age. Most gene expression studies in sepsis have focused in protein-coding genes and the expression patterns, and potential roles of long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have not been investigated yet. In this study, we performed co-expression network analysis of protein-coding and lncRNAs measured in neutrophil granulocytes from adult and elderly septic patients, along with age-matched healthy controls. We found that the genes displaying highest network similarity are predominantly differently expressed in sepsis and are enriched in loci encoding proteins with structural or regulatory functions related to protein translation and mitochondrial energetic metabolism. A number of lncRNAs are strongly connected to genes from these pathways and may take part in regulatory loops that are perturbed in sepsis. Among those, the ribosomal pseudogenes RP11-302F12.1 and RPL13AP7 are differentially expressed and appear to have a regulatory role on protein translation in both the elderly and adults, and lncRNAs MALAT1, LINC00355, MYCNOS, and AC010970.2 display variable connection strength and inverted expression patterns between adult and elderly networks, suggesting that they are the best candidates to be further studied to understand the mechanisms by which the immune response is impaired by age. In summary, we report the expression of lncRNAs that are deregulated in patients with sepsis, including subsets that display hub properties in molecular pathways relevant to the disease pathogenesis and that may participate in gene expression regulatory circuits related to the poorer disease outcome observed in elderly subjects.
Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells Based on Blends of Conjugated Polymers with II–VI and IV–VI Inorganic Semiconductor Quantum Dots
Authors: Kisslinger Ryan , Hua Weidi , Shankar Karthik
Published: January 2017

Bulk heterojunction solar cells based on blends of quantum dots and conjugated polymers are a promising configuration for obtaining high-efficiency, cheaply fabricated solution-processed photovoltaic devices. Such devices are of significant interest as they have the potential to leverage the advantages of both types of materials, such as the high mobility, band gap tunability and possibility of multiple exciton generation in quantum dots together with the high mechanical flexibility and large molar extinction coefficient of conjugated polymers. Despite these advantages, the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of these hybrid devices has remained relatively low at around 6%, well behind that of all-organic or all-inorganic solar cells. This is attributed to major challenges that still need to be overcome before conjugated polymer–quantum dot blends can be considered viable for commercial application, such as controlling the film morphology and interfacial structure to ensure efficient charge transfer and charge transport. In this work, we present our findings with respect to the recent development of bulk heterojunctions made from conjugated polymer–quantum dot blends, list the ongoing strategies being attempted to improve performance, and highlight the key areas of research that need to be pursued to further develop this technology.
Capacity-Delay Trade-Off in Collaborative Hybrid Ad-Hoc Networks with Coverage Sensing
Authors: Chen Lingyu , Luo Wenbin , Liu Chen , Hong Xuemin , Shi Jianghong
Published: January 2017

The integration of ad hoc device-to-device (D2D) communications and open-access small cells can result in a networking paradigm called hybrid the ad hoc network, which is particularly promising in delivering delay-tolerant data. The capacity-delay performance of hybrid ad hoc networks has been studied extensively under a popular framework called scaling law analysis. These studies, however, do not take into account aspects of interference accumulation and queueing delay and, therefore, may lead to over-optimistic results. Moreover, focusing on the average measures, existing works fail to give finer-grained insights into the distribution of delays. This paper proposes an alternative analytical framework based on queueing theoretic models and physical interference models. We apply this framework to study the capacity-delay performance of a collaborative cellular D2D network with coverage sensing and two-hop relay. The new framework allows us to fully characterize the delay distribution in the transform domain and pinpoint the impacts of coverage sensing, user and base station densities, transmit power, user mobility and packet size on the capacity-delay trade-off. We show that under the condition of queueing equilibrium, the maximum throughput capacity per device saturates to an upper bound of 0.7239 λ b / λ u bits/s/Hz, where λ b and λ u are the densities of base stations and mobile users, respectively.
Fabrication of Annealed Gold Nanostructures on Pre-Treated Glow-Discharge Cleaned Glasses and Their Used for Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance (LSPR) and Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) Detection of Adsorbed (Bio)molecules
Authors: Ionescu Rodica , Aybeke Ece , Bourillot Eric , Lacroute Yvon , Lesniewska Eric , Adam Pierre-Michel , Bijeon Jean-Louis
Published: January 2017

Metallic nanoparticles are considered as active supports in the development of specific chemical or biological biosensors. Well-organized nanoparticles can be prepared either through expensive (e.g., electron beam lithography) or inexpensive (e.g., thermal synthesis) approaches where different shapes of nanoparticles are easily obtained over large solid surfaces. Herein, the authors propose a low-cost thermal synthesis of active plasmonic nanostructures on thin gold layers modified glass supports after 1 h holding on a hot plate (~350 °C). The resulted annealed nanoparticles proved a good reproducibility of localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) and surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) optical responses and where used for the detection of low concentrations of two model (bio)chemical molecules, namely the human cytochrome b5 (Cyt-b5) and trans-1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethylene (BPE).
Die Helme von Delphi
Authors: Frielinghaus Heide
Published: January 2017

Les casques de Delphes

Parmi les offrandes votives trouvées à Delphes, les casques occupent une part essentielle. Environ 90 exemplaires sont conservés au musée : comme à peu près la moitié provient de manière certaine d'un des deux sanctuaires, les autres ont vraisemblablement aussi la même provenance. Ils ont été fabriqués entre le VIIIe et la seconde moitié du Ve siècle. Toutefois, le nombre des casques votifs décroît déjà au milieu du VIe siècle. Seuls quelques exemplaires attestent leur mode d'exposition : des trous de fixation montrent, en effet, qu'ils étaient présentés sous forme de « trophée ». Quelques traces de réparations signalent que des casques déjà utilisés étaient consacrés. Comme cela est le cas dans d'autres sanctuaires, de nombreux exemplaires furent volontairement endommagés, d'autres furent démontés pour leur matériau.
Les premiers comptes du sanctuaire d'Apollon à Délion et le concours pan-béotien des Delia
Authors: Brélaz Cédric , K. Andreiomenou Angheliki , Ducrey Pierre
Published: January 2017

Une stèle en calcaire portant trois inscriptions, trouvée en 1992 dans la ville de Dilesi en Béotie orientale, livre les premiers documents comptables du sanctuaire d'Apollon Délien, situé sur le territoire de la cité de Tanagra. L'inscription gravée sur la face antérieure de la pierre, la principale et la mieux conservée, est la copie de la reddition de comptes faite à sa sortie de fonction par l'agonothète chargé de l'organisation des Delia, le concours artistique et athlétique pan-béotien en l'honneur d'Apollon. Cette inscription, que l'on peut dater des dernières décennies du IIe siècle av. J.-C., nous renseigne, en outre, sur la circulation monétaire en vigueur en Béotie à cette époque, ainsi que sur les relations que les cités béotiennes entretenaient entre elles après la dissolution de la confédération politique et militaire, en 172/1 , et sa refondation sous une forme altérée dans les années 140 av. J.-C.
Aperçu des industries osseuses de l'habitat protohistorique lacustre de Sovjan (bassin de Korçë, Albanie sud-orientale)
Authors: Christidou Rozalia
Published: January 2017

AN OUTLINE OF THE BONE INDUSTRIES OF THE PROTOHISTORIC LACUSTRINE SETTLEMENT OF SOVJAN (KORÇE BASIN, SOUTH-EASTERN ALBANIA)

Since 2004, technological analysis is applied to the bone tools, ornaments, and weapons from Sovjan, a Middle Bronze Age to Early Iron Age site in southeastern Albania. This material offers rare first hand information on craft production and technological change during this period. To date, three sites in northwestern Greece exhibit the closest parallels with Sovjan. Of these sites, only Sovjan allows us to study change in local production throughout the period from the Middle Bronze Age to the Early Iron Age.
Journées maliotes Malia, ville et territoire : organisation des espaces et exploitation des ressources, colloque organisé a l'Ecole française d'Athènes les 2-3 novembre 2007
Authors: Pomadère Maia , Zurbach Julien , Schmid Martin , Poursat Jean-Claude , Treuil René , Pelon Olivier , Darcque Pascal , Van de Moortel Aleydis , Langohr Charlotte , Letesson Quentin , Fiasse Hubert , Haciguzeller Piraye , Devolder Maud , Driessen Jan , Müller-Celka Sylvie , Knappett Carl , Puglisi Dario , Lespez Laurent , Théodoropoulou Tatiana , Sarpaki Anaya , Vila Emmanuelle , Helmer Daniel
Published: January 2017

THE MALIA DAYS

The Malia Days, organized by the Ecole française d'Athènes on November 2 and 3, 2007, focused on the organisation of space and the exploitation of resources, themes that allowed uniting the approaches of current work on two different scales, those of agglomeration and urbanism, on the one hand, and of the territorial organisation, on the other. All the contributions are concerned with ongoing research, of recent or forthcoming publication. They are published here in the form of expanded summaries and offer an accurate reflexion of the discussions that followed.
Un abaque à Delphes
Authors: Mathé Virginie
Published: January 2017

Ένας άβακας στους Δελφούς

Πάνω σε ένα λίθο, γνωστό εδώ και πολύ καιρό λόγω μιας επιγραφής (FD III, 4, 189) και τοποθετημένο στο νότιο άνδηρο, στη ΝΑ γωνία του ναού του Απόλλωνα, βλέπουμε δύο σειρές γραμμών και δύο ημικύκλια που εφάπτονται σε δύο από τις γραμμές και τα οποία, από όσο γνωρίζουμε, δεν είχαν επισημανθεί μέχρι σήμερα. Πρόκειται για έναν άβακα. Αφού παρουσιάσουμε εν συντομία με ποιόν τρόπο οι Έλληνες χρησιμοποιούσαν το όργανο αυτό, περιγράφουμε το λίθο και εκθέτουμε τους λόγους που μας οδηγούν σε αυτήν την ταύτιση, προτού υπενθυμίσουμε τα ζητήματα που θέτει ο συγκεκριμένος άβακας αλλά και γενικά οι ελληνικοί άβακες.
Form und Bemalung. Arbeitsweisen unteritalischer Vasenmaler am Beispiel der Gefäße des Museums für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg
Authors: Hildebrandt Frank , Hurschmann Rolf
Published: January 2017

Meist werden griechische Vasen ikonografischen Studien unterzogen oder ihre Vergesellschaftung und ihr Kontext untersucht. Während der Bearbeitung der unteritalischrotfigurigen Vasen zur Vorbereitung des CVA Hamburg 2 waren jedoch immer wieder technische Details zu erkennen, die in der bisherigen Forschung nicht beachtet oder aber unzureichend differenziert wurden. Ziel ist die Darlegung die detaillierte Darlegung der einzelnen, aufeinander fogenden Arbeitsschritte von Töpfer und Vasenmaler sowie deren präzise Differenzierung.
Sur un point de vue heuristique concernant la production et la transformation de support au Paléolithique moyen
Authors: Slimak Ludovic
Published: January 2017

Zusammenfassung. In diesem Artikel werden die für die Analyse der wichtigsten technischen Systeme des Mittelpaläolithikums charakteristischen erkenntnistheoretischen Prinzipien behandelt. In der Reflexion geht es um die Begriffe prédétermination Levallois,

Rekkurenz, Rhythmus oder formules prédéterminantes, deren Eigenschaften und Anwendungen dargestellt und diskutiert werden. Das Ergebnis dieser Reflexion ist die Erstellung einer Methodologie, die versucht sich aus dem dualistischen, den Analysen der technischen Systeme des Mittelpaläolithikums eigenen Prinzips - Levallois versus nicht Levallois - zu lösen. Die Anwendung dieser Methode wird anhand bislang noch nicht identifizierter Reduktionskonzepte dargestellt. Hinsichtlich der Werkzeuge werden die Kategorien, die Funktionalität und die Rationalität der Endprodukte diskutiert. Diese Analyse versucht gewisse Prinzipien des

Moustérien-Werkzeugs zu verstehen.
Place du Bayacien dans la structuration du Gravettien
Authors: Pesesse Damien
Published: January 2017

Abstract. Around 29,000 B. P., the emergence of new traditions profoundly modified the European cultural landscape. Meanwhile, the processes of this crucial episode in the history of Palaeolithic populations remain poorly known. In France, the Bayacian, recognized at la Gravette (Bayac, Dordogne) and characterized by a predominance of flechettes, is interpreted as the oldest manifestation of the Gravettian. The technological study presented here confirms the originality and the specificity of this industry relative to Gravettian and Aurignacian industries. Even if no Gravette points have been found in the Bayacian, the emergence of a highly invested projectile element during this period can be interpreted as the first manifestation of Gravettian values. From this perspective, this first Gravettian is not a Gravettian stricto sensu, but shows the first signs of the emergence of this culture.
Sciences humaines et institutionnalisation de l’art contemporain
Authors: Cordonnier Sarah
Published: January 2017

Ciencias sociales y institucionalización del arte contemporáneo.

Para entender los usos de las ciencias sociales en otros contextos que los de su producción, sin ideas preconcebidas acerca de sus formas de movilización, el artículo enfoca, desde el caso de los centros de arte, en las modalidades de institucionalización del arte contemporáneo, postulando que actúan sobre y revelan las posibilidades colectivas de solicitar los saberes científicos. Se suceden dos dinámicas : primero un movimiento de autonomización (inspirándose en parte en ciencias sociales : historicidad, reflexividad…), luego una voluntad de profesionalización haciendo hincapié en la racionalidad de las prácticas y su accesibilidad. Registros socio-discursivos de legitimación cambian entonces, y con ellos el sitio de las ciencias sociales (investigadores, conceptos, instituciones en arte contemporáneo.
Décrypter en historien le musée de l’Infanterie de Montpellier
Authors: Rousseau Frédéric
Published: January 2017

The Infantry Museum of Montpelier from a Historian’s Viewpoint.

With this article on the Infantry museum of Montpellier, we consider a specific type of French museum institution – the museum of arms –, as a historian and by mobilizing the specific abilities of a historian. Today, these museums are in the process of changing. They have to keep on taking a part in the formation of the student-offi cers, but now also to afford access to the general public. Such an evolution creates significant tensions for their exhibits, which give evidence of, especially for contemporary history, abundant conflicts and military commitments. This decoding of the Infantry museum marks the difference between this narration and the historian’s knowledge. This study which is a part of the POP (The Presents of the Pasts) program of the university of Montpellier is an essay of museohistory.
Auschwitz sur Facebook : Un livre d’or avant la visite
Authors: Glassey Olivier , Prezioso Stéfanie
Published: January 2017

Les institutions muséales intègrent de plus en plus souvent dans leur stratégie de communication les outils du Web dit «social » . À partir de l’exemple de l’espace dédié au musée d’Auschwitz sur Facebook, cet article examine la manière dont les musées représentent leur identité et leurs activités au sein d’un environnement constitué de contributions multiples et de discussions hétérogènes. Cette approche met en évidence les points de friction entre, d’une part, le projet de traduction de la fonction mémorielle du musée et, d’autre part, les formats et les dynamiques propres aux réseaux sociaux – oralité écrite, tyrannie du récent, etc. Le dialogue des mémoires tel que représenté, organisé et rendu accessible à travers cette plateforme soulève la question du paysage mémoriel que contribuent à dessiner ces récents outils de communication.
Représenter une histoire (ré)conciliatrice dans l’île d’Irlande (1990- 1998)
Authors: Cauvin Thomas
Published: January 2017

Representar una historia (re) conciliadora en la isla de Irlanda (1990-1998).

En los años noventa la exposición de las guerras en los museos irlandés y norirlandés representaba un problema mayor. ¿ Cómo podían los museos nacionales conmemorar episodios controvertidos en un contexto de violencias sectarias y de voluntades políticas de reconciliación ? Este artículo se concentra en la organización de exposiciones conmemorativas en el museo nacional de Irlanda – Dublin – y en el museo de Ulster – Belfast – por el tricentenario de la batalla del Boyne – 1960 – y el bicentenario de la rebelión irlandesa de 1798. Las diferencias escenográfi cas de los confl ictos son comparadas y luego analizadas considerando el contexto político y los debates historiográfi -cos de los años noventa. Se trata de demonstrar que las exposiciones formaban parte de los proyectos culturales de reconciliación. Los actores políticos y ciertos historiadores tuvieron asimismo un importante rol en la construcción de una nueva historia en el marco de los museos nacionales.
Rendre sensible l’histoire des guerres au musée : Une question d’ambiances ?
Authors: Trouche Dominique
Published: January 2017

Cet article étudie les musées d’histoire des guerres par une approche globale. De l’arrivée à son départ, le visiteur est confronté à des dispositifs qui entremêlent des dimensions d’apparence antagonistes. Quand l’extérieur du musée présente un aspect commémoratif par la nature et les monuments, le hall combine des éléments du contemporain symbolique des espaces d’accueil du public. L’accès à l’exposition permanente, en revanche, coupe le public du quotidien et le plonge par immersion dans des reconstitutions marquées par des ambiances et un rapport expérientiel à l’histoire. In fi ne, le rapport à l’histoire s’établit par la perception productrice d’émotion induisant la fiction comme transmission d’un savoir historique.
La protection des droits de la personnalité en droit allemand : quelle procédure ?
Authors: Bierschenk Lars
Published: January 2017

German civil law, which is characterised by a high level of abstraction in its legal provisions, does not provide explicit legal basis for the protection of personal rights. Nonetheless, over the last decades, the protection of personal rights, especially the protection of the right of self-determination with regard to personal information, has become an important issue in German legal practice. The article deals with an analysis of the legal foundation of personal rights under German law. A particular focus is put on the different mechanisms to ensure genuine respect for personal rights in the context of criminal proceedings.
Les limites du principe de la liberté d’investir en droit algérien
Authors: Taibi Achour
Published: January 2017

Conscient de la nécessité et de l’apport du capital privé, en particulier étranger, dans le développement économique, le gouvernement algérien ne cesse de revoir la législation économique en vigueur dans le sens de proposer plus d’avantages en la matière. Il n’en reste pas moins que depuis les réformes amorcées fin des années 80, le principe de la liberté d’investir constitue sans conteste la disposition la plus apparente de ce processus. Si l’étude de la législation économique algérienne nous révèle, certes, des progrès non négligeables sur la question, avec l’analyse de l’encadrement juridique dans son ensemble et du climat des investissements, on se rend compte que le principe de la liberté d’investir est relatif, voire même joue un simple rôle décoratif. Pour des raisons tant juridiques que politiques, il est exagéré et difficile de parler de l’existence d’une véritable liberté d’investir. En effet, compte tenu de la sur-réglementation dont souffre la sphère économique, du climat des investissements qui règne en Algérie et de la faiblesse du contrôle exercé sur l’exécutif, les investissements sont loin d’être complètement libres.
Télévision : l’invention de l’âge d’or
Authors: Poels Géraldine
Published: January 2017

Les trois décennies de la période 1945-1975 sont communément identifiées comme l’âge d’or de la télévision française. Cette construction a émergé dès le milieu des années 1970. À ce moment-là, les professionnels ont l’impression de vivre un tournant qu’ils identifient immédiatement comme la fin d’une époque. Cet article revient sur les modalités d’élaboration de ce discours, et interroge sa diffusion dans l’espace public. Il distingue, à côté d’un discours de l’âge d’or articulé à une critique militante de la télévision « commerciale », un autre discours, plus consensuel, mais qui contribue aussi à brouiller la notion d’âge d’or au profit de la célébration nostalgique d’un passé finalement assez vague.
Le punk est mort. Vive le punk ! La construction médiatique de l’âge d’or du punk dans la presse musicale spécialisée en France
Authors: Robène Luc , Serre Solveig
Published: January 2017

Entre 1976 et 1978, simultanément aux États-Unis, en Australie et dans de nombreux pays d’Europe, une multitude de formations musicales sont désignées dans la presse comme « punk » ou s’auto-désignent comme telles. Ces trois années délimitent une période aussi brève qu’intense au-delà de laquelle le punk, auto-proclamé éphémère, est considéré par une partie de ses acteurs et par la presse comme mort. Notre travail, fondé sur l’analyse d’un corpus constitué de la publication mensuelle des deux magazines qui dominent l’actualité musicale rock en France, Rock & Folk et Best, entend interroger la spécificité et la pluralité des processus médiatiques et mémoriels à l’œuvre dans l’élaboration de ces représentations.
« Âge d’or de la BD » et “ golden age of comics ” : comparaison des notions fondatrices de la bédéphilie dans l’aire franco-belge et aux États-Unis (1961-2015)
Authors: Gabilliet Jean-Paul
Published: January 2017

Les premiers mouvements bédéphiles émergèrent quasi-simultanément en France et aux Etats-Unis dans la première moitié des années 1960. Dans les deux cas, on fit référence à un « âge d’or » du moyen d’expression, incarné en France par les grands journaux hebdomadaires proposant majoritairement du matériel américain, publiés de 1934 à 1940 ; aux États-Unis par les comic books à 10 cents publiés de 1938 à 1945. Le discours philique qui se constitua alors apparaissait structuré, non autour du moyen d’expression, mais des objets qui le véhiculent et l’inscrivent dans l’expérience quotidienne des individus reconstruite a posteriori sur le mode nostalgique.
Alexander I of Yugoslavia and the Metamorphosis of His Portrayal in Leading Slovenian Newspapers
Authors: Špelec Sara
Published: January 2017

This article presents how the portrayal of Alexander I of Yugoslavia in leading Slovenian newspapers changed during the years of his reign; from 1918, when he became the regent, and then three years later king, of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, up to his introduction of a personal dictatorship in 1929 and ultimately his assassination in Marseille in 1934.
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Članek predstavi, kako so osrednji slovenski časopisi prikazovali jugoslovanskega kralja Aleksandra I. Karađorđevića. Avtorica analizira, kako se je njegova medijska podoba spremenila v obdobju njegovega vladanja, in sicer od leta 1918, ko je postal regent, ter tri leta zatem kralj Kraljevine Srbov, Hrvatov in Slovencev, do uvedbe diktature leta 1929 in atentata v Marseillu leta 1934.
From Joke Tales to Demotivators. A Diachronic Look at Humorous Discourse in Folklore
Authors: Laineste Liisi
Published: January 2017

Humor is a trans-genre phenomenon that functions above the established genre rules, challenging them through parody and other subversive practices. At the same time, genre rules have an influence on humorous discourse, but this often works in the negative: the rules are distorted in the process. Humor can thus be seen as counter-discourse, continuously and playfully deconstructing and reconstructing the text through adding new layers of meaning and context. Similarly to discarding genre rules, humor discards taboos and sabotages non-humorous discourse through performing the unexpected and the forbidden.
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Humor je nadžanrski pojav, ki deluje mimo ali proti uveljavljenim pravilom žanra, saj jih spodbija s parodijo in drugimi subverzivnimi praksami. Hkrati navidezna raba žanrskih pravil vpliva na šaljiv govor; to pogosto učinkuje kot zanikanje žanra, saj so pravila v samem procesu izkrivljena. Humor je tako mogoče razumeti kot proti-diskurz, kot stalno in igrivo dekonstrukcijo in rekonstrukcijo besedila z dodajanjem novih plasti pomenu in kontekstu. In tako kot humor ovrže pravila pravila žanra, zavrže tudi tabuje in sabotira ne-humorni diskurz z rabo nepričakovanega in prepovedanega.
Cross-Border Mobility of the Porabje Slovenians
Authors: Munda Hirnök Katalin , Medvešek Mojca
Published: January 2017

Avtorici v prispevku predstavljata izvirne izsledke terenske raziskave o mobilnosti porabskih Slovencev, ki je potekala v okviru medakademijskega projekta Mobilnost, integracija in adaptacija ob madžarsko-slovenski meji leta 2014 ob primerjavi z izsledki drugih relevantnih raziskav in literature. Najprej prikažeta pomembnejše družbenozgodovinske mejnike, ki so bodisi ovirali ali pospeševali mobilnost ljudi, v nadaljevanju pa se osredinjata na preučevanje mobilnosti čez madžarsko-slovensko mejo v aktualnih družbenih razmerah (frekventnost, razlogi, ovire in priložnosti) v percepcijah prebivalcev Porabja, zlasti pripadnikov slovenske skupnosti. Izsledki raziskave kažejo, da je za obiskovanje Slovenije, poleg pragmatičnih razlogov (nakupovanje in delo) značilno tudi vzdrževanje kulturnih povezav in sorodstvenih vezi, medtem ko obiskovanje Avstrije v večji meri zaznamujejo pragmatični razlogi, kakršna sta nakupovanje in delo. Poleg tega odgovori prebivalcev Porabja nakazujejo, da začenjajo zaznavati tudi negativne nasledke odprte meje.
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The article brings a presentation of original results of a field¸research on mobility of the Porabje Slovenians, which was carried out within the interacademy project Mobility, integration and adaptation along the Hungarian-Slovenian border in the year 2014, comparing them with results of other relevant research studies and literature. The authors first present the major socio-economic landmarks that have either impeded or enhanced people‘s mobility. The main part of the article focuses on the study of mobility across the Hungarian-Slovenian border in the current social situation (frequency, reasons, obstacles, opportunities) in perceptions of the Porabje people, especially members of the Slovenian community. According to the research results, visits to Slovenia – apart from the pragmatic kind like shopping and work – are also related to maintenance of cultural and family ties, while visits to Austria are more pragmatic and are mostly due to shopping and work. Moreover, answers of the Porabje people also point out the fact they are beginning to perceive the negative consequences of the open border as well.
Metal Toxicity in Microorganism
Authors: Bhakta Jatindra Nath
Published: January 2017

An awful consequence of metal contamination in environment is one of the global problems posing severe hazardous and toxic impacts in microorganisms. The objective of the present chapter is to elucidate how metals cause toxicity at biochemical and molecular levels in microorganisms. The excess concentration of metals is responsible for causing various toxicity reactions in microbial cell, such as, over production of reactive oxygen species; protein and enzyme dysfunction, destruction of thiol and iron-sulfide cluster, metal substitution and inhibition of nutrient assimilation; lipid peroxidation; and DNA damage. Consequently, toxicity causes mutagenicity effects and/or cell death that lead to immeasurable damage in microorganisms and microbial community. The biochemical and molecular mechanisms of metal toxicity may be helpful to depth metal toxicity study in microbes and other organisms for controlling and treating the metal toxicity in further. Moreover, metal-resistant microbes have potential significance in environmental and human health perspectives.
Implications of Molecular Docking Assay for Bioremediation
Authors: Basharat Zarrin , Bibi Monazza , Yasmin Azra
Published: January 2017

Bioremediation utilizes microbes to control environmental pollution, primarily through diverse enzymatic processes. With the incorporation of computation in biological experimentation, bioremediation has also been influenced by computational techniques. Molecular docking assay is one such pedestal of computational assisted bioremediation, which has been elaborated in this chapter. It helps in inferring whether the active site accommodate the pollutant molecules or not, depending on the stearic hindrance of the residues and nature of the active site pocket. The spotting of consequential active site residues and binding characteristics of compounds under study can conceivably be employed for site-directed mutagenic testing. From a vantage point, no one had expected such a remarkable usefulness of molecular docking assay for environmental research. Positive shades of low cost and efficiency, combined with eco-friendliness have made it a valuable method for analyzing biodegradative properties of enzymes responsible for pollution remediation.
Biodegradation of Xenobiotic Compounds
Authors: Narwal Sunil Kumar , Gupta Reena
Published: January 2017

The continuous accumulation of recalcitrant xenobiotic compounds into the ecosystem released from various sources caused a serious global concern. Xenobiotics compounds are carcinogenic, mutagenic, causing teratogenic effect and persist over a long period of time in the environment. Therefore there is an urgent need for the detoxification of these compounds. Biodegradation is a technique that employs natural biological processes to completely degrade toxic contaminants from the environment. The microorganisms possess a wide range of catabolic biodegradation pathways and, thus, use these toxic xenobiotics as the sole source of carbon and energy. Bacteria and fungi are source of xenobiotic degradation. For the development of successful and improved bioremediation processes, understanding of the biochemical and molecular aspects of xenobiotics biodegradation is required. The chapter aims to provide an overview of xenobiotic compounds, factors affecting biodegradation, the metabolic pathways and genetic adaptation in microorganisms for degradation of recalcitrant xenobiotic compounds.
Heavy Metal(loid) Remediation Using Bio-Waste
Authors: Rana Sukanta , Bhakta Jatindra Nath
Published: January 2017

Heavy metal(loid)s are hazardous, biologically non-essential, non-biodegradable and persistent in nature, which can accumulate in plants and animals as well as in environment especially agri- and aqua- culture ecosystems. It is severely responsible for causing several health hazards problems in human, such as, cardiovascular, pulmonary, hepatic, nephrological, dermatological, neurological disorders as well as carcinogenic effects. Removal of these heavy metals from living systems is extensively expensive and also unsuccessful in sent percent removal. Therefore, in order to protect the environment, the removal of heavy metal(loid)s from polluted effluents is essential before discharging into environment. Besides various treatment technologies, sorption of metal(loid)s using bio-wastes are highly potent alternatives in recent years. The present chapter deals with the removal efficiencies of various bio-wastes, orange peels, waste tea leaves, rice husk, wheat stalk, sugar cane bagasse, coconut husk, sun flower stalk, corn cob, nut shell, water hyacinth, crab shell particle, activated carbons etc. The present discussion has also revealed that bio-waste could be a low-cost eco-friendly and green emerging alternative technology in treating the metal(loid)s contaminated environment without posing any further adverse environmental impacts.
Resurrecting KIR2DP1: A Key Intermediate in the Evolution of Human Inhibitory NK Cell Receptors That Recognize HLA-C
Authors: Hilton Hugo G. , Blokhuis Jeroen H. , Guethlein Lisbeth A. , Norman Paul J. , Parham Peter
Published: January 2017

KIR2DP1 is an inactive member of the human lineage III KIR family, which includes all HLA-C–specific receptor genes. The lethal, and only, defect in KIR2DP1 is a nucleotide deletion in codon 88. Fixed in modern humans, the deletion is also in archaic human genomes. KIR2DP1 is polymorphic, with dimorphism at specificity-determining position 44. By repairing the deletion, we resurrected 11 alleles of KIR2DP1F, the functional antecedent of KIR2DP1. We demonstrate how K44-KIR2DP1F with lysine 44 recognized C1+HLA-C, whereas T44-KIR2DP1F recognized C2+HLA-C. Dimorphisms at 12 other KIR2DP1F residues modulate receptor avidity or signaling. KIR2DP1 and KIR2DL1 are neighbors in the centromeric KIR region and are in tight linkage disequilibrium. Like KIR2DL1, KIR2DP1 contributed to CenA and CenB KIR haplotype differences. Encoded on CenA, C1-specific K44-KIR2DP1F were stronger receptors than the attenuated C2-specific T44-KIR2DP1F encoded on CenB. The last common ancestor of humans and chimpanzees had diverse lineage III KIR that passed on to chimpanzees but not to humans. Early humans inherited activating KIR2DS4 and an inhibitory lineage III KIR, likely encoding a C1-specific receptor. The latter spawned the modern family of HLA-C receptors. KIR2DP1F has properties consistent with KIR2DP1F having been the founder gene. The first KIR2DP1F alleles encoded K44-C1 receptors; subsequently KIR2DP1F alleles encoding T44-C2 receptors evolved. The emergence of dedicated KIR2DL2/3 and KIR2DL1 genes encoding C1 and C2 receptors, respectively, could have led to obsolescence of KIR2DP1F. Alternatively, pathogen subversion caused its demise. Preservation of KIR2DP1F functional polymorphism was a side effect of fixation of the deletion in KIR2DP1F by micro gene conversion.
Factors influencig software migration decision: case studies of acerlormittal Tubarão and the city government of Serra, Espirito Santo
Authors: Merlo Elizabeth , Carneiro Teresa Cristina Janes , Araujo Claudia Affonso Silva
Published: January 2017

The objective of this research is to identify the factors that influence the migration of free software to proprietary software, or vice-versa. The theoretical framework was developed in light of the Diffusion of Innovations Theory (DIT) proposed by Rogers (1976, 1995), and the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) proposed by Venkatesh, Morris, Davis and Davis (2003). The research was structured in two phases: the first phase was exploratory, characterized by adjustments of the revised theory to fit Brazilian reality and the identification of companies that could be the subject of investigation; and the second phase was qualitative, in which case studies were conducted at ArcelorMittal Tubarão (AMT), a private company that migrated from proprietary software (Unix) to free software (Linux), and the city government of Serra, in Espírito Santo state, a public organization that migrated from free software (OpenOffice) to proprietary (MS Office). The results show that software migration decision takes into account factors that go beyond issues involving technical or cost aspects, such as cultural barriers, user rejection and resistance to change. These results underscore the importance of social aspects, which can play a decisive role in the decision regarding software migration and its successful implementation.
Using a Multifaceted Approach to Working With Children Who Have Differences in Sensory Processing and Integration
Authors: Reynolds Stacey , Glennon Tara J. , Ausderau Karla , Bendixen Roxanna M. , Kuhaneck Heather Miller , Pfeiffer Beth , Watling Renee , Wilkinson Kimberly , Bodison Stefanie C.
Published: January 2017

Pediatric occupational therapy practitioners frequently provide interventions for children with differences in sensory processing and integration. Confusion exists regarding how best to intervene with these children and about how to describe and document methods. Some practitioners hold the misconception that Ayres Sensory Integration intervention is the only approach that can and should be used with this population. The issue is that occupational therapy practitioners must treat the whole client in varied environments; to do so effectively, multiple approaches to intervention often are required. This article presents a framework for conceptualizing interventions for children with differences in sensory processing and integration that incorporates multiple evidence-based approaches. To best meet the needs of the children and families seeking occupational therapy services, interventions must be focused on participation and should be multifaceted.
Dynamics of canopy stomatal conductance, transpiration, and evaporation in a temperate deciduous forest, validated by carbonyl sulfide uptake
Authors: Wehr Richard , Commane Róisín , Munger J. William , McManus J. Barry , Nelson David D. , Zahniser Mark S. , Saleska Scott R. , Wofsy Steven C.
Published: January 2017

Abstract. Stomatal conductance influences both photosynthesis and transpiration, thereby coupling the carbon and water cycles and affecting surface–atmosphere energy exchange. The environmental response of stomatal conductance has been measured mainly on the leaf scale, and theoretical canopy models are relied on to upscale stomatal conductance for application in terrestrial ecosystem models and climate prediction. Here we estimate stomatal conductance and associated transpiration in a temperate deciduous forest directly on the canopy scale via two independent approaches: (i) from heat and water vapor exchange and (ii) from carbonyl sulfide (OCS) uptake. We use the eddy covariance method to measure the net ecosystem–atmosphere exchange of OCS, and we use a flux-gradient approach to separate canopy OCS uptake from soil OCS uptake. We find that the seasonal and diurnal patterns of canopy stomatal conductance obtained by the two approaches agree (to within ±6 % diurnally), validating both methods. Canopy stomatal conductance increases linearly with above-canopy light intensity (in contrast to the leaf scale, where stomatal conductance shows declining marginal increases) and otherwise depends only on the diffuse light fraction, the canopy-average leaf-to-air water vapor gradient, and the total leaf area. Based on stomatal conductance, we partition evapotranspiration (ET) and find that evaporation increases from 0 to 40 % of ET as the growing season progresses, driven primarily by rising soil temperature and secondarily by rainfall. Counterintuitively, evaporation peaks at the time of year when the soil is dry and the air is moist. Our method of ET partitioning avoids concerns about mismatched scales or measurement types because both ET and transpiration are derived from eddy covariance data. Neither of the two ecosystem models tested predicts the observed dynamics of evaporation or transpiration, indicating that ET partitioning such as that provided here is needed to further model development and improve our understanding of carbon and water cycling.
Climatology of Lyapunov exponents: The influence of atmospheric rivers on large-scale mixing variability
Authors: Garaboa-Paz Daniel , Eiras-Barca Jorge , Pérez-Muñuzuri Vicente
Published: January 2017

Abstract. Large-scale tropospheric mixing and Lagrangian transport properties have been analyzed for a long-term period 1979–2014 in terms of the finite-time Lyapunov exponents (FTLE). Wind fields reanalysis from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts were used to calculate Lagrangian trajectories of large ensembles of particles. The FTLE climatology shows large correlation values with the baroclinic instability growth rate. Larger values of the inter and intra-annual mixing variabilities highlight El Niño Southern Oscillation, the storm track or the Intertropical Convergence Zone among other large-scale structures. As a case study, the role that atmospheric rivers have on the large-scale atmospheric mixing and the precipitation rates observed in the Sahara-Morocco and British Isles regions have been analyzed. Atmospheric rivers contribution to tropospheric mixing is found to decrease from 15 % in Sahara-Morocco to less than 5 % for UK-Ireland regions, in agreement to their contribution to precipitation that is 40 % larger in the former than for the latter region.
Externe Expertise und lokale Wirklichkeit – Ambivalenzen des lokal-global-Paradigmas im Irak am Beispiel irakischer Frauenorganisationen
Authors: Henrizi Annika
Published: January 2017

Abstract. External intervention in Iraq has been widely criticised by practitioners and academics: The armed invasion of the US and its allies in 2003 aimed at toppling the Baath Regime and transforming Iraq into a democratic country. While it succeeded in ending the Baath regime, Iraq is far from doing well concerning security, economy and political progress. This situation is often represented as at least partly due to the failure of the US to integrate local perspectives and to pay attention to local needs. Against that backdrop the paper analyses how local actors – in my case non-governmental women's organisations – perceive and interact with international actors and knowledge frameworks. My empirical data show that the assessment of external engagement from a local perspective is far more ambivalent than a binary reading of local vs. external/global as persistent in peace and conflict studies suggests. I break with this binary reading by introducing three concepts to this debate – relations, heterogeneity and assessment of external actors. Thus, I aim to draw a more nuanced picture of the role of external expertises for the Iraqi society as it is perceived by women activists.
Estrategias metodológicas para fomentar la comprensión lectora
Authors: Farrach Úbeda Graciela Alejandra
Published: January 2017

Este artículo resume los resultados de la investigación Estrategias metodológicas para fomentar la comprensión lectora, estudio realizado en la carrera Lengua y Literatura Hispánicas, FAREM-Estelí, UNAN-Managua, 2016, con el objetivo de determinar las estrategias metodológicas aplicadas para fomentar la comprensión lectora en el proceso de aprendizaje de la asignatura Técnicas de Lectura, Redacción y Ortografía. Como resultado de este estudio se evidenció la aplicación de diversidad de estrategias metodológicas para estimular la comprensión lectora entre el estudiantado. La contribución teórica de este estudio comprende una amplia revisión bibliográfica sobre estrategias metodológicas participativas; en tanto, el aporte práctico es la elaboración de un compendio metodológico para estimular la comprensión de textos escritos, que fortalecerá las capacidades docentes y por ende, mejorará la calidad educativa, en el contexto universitario.
Estrategias metodológicas para el aprendizaje significativo de la Química: estudio realizado en FAREM-Estelí, UNAN-Managua, 2016
Authors: Téllez Flores Ana Teodora
Published: January 2017

El presente artículo resume los resultados del estudio centrado en las estrategias metodológicas que propician aprendizajes significativos en Química, en dos carreras de la FAREM-Estelí, UNAN Managua, que se denominaron carrera número uno y carrera número dos. Se encontró que la conducción del proceso de aprendizaje en uno de los grupos clase fue adecuada y en el otro se presentaron algunos inconvenientes metodológicos y organizativos. Se comprobó que las estrategias metodológicas activas son las que las que propician aprendizajes significativos y motivación por estudiar la Química. Con este fin, se diseñó un compendió de estrategias metodológicas participativas, las que fueron adaptadas al contexto de nuestra Facultad como un apoyo a los docentes de Química y un aporte al proceso educativo. Estos resultados confirman nuestras intuiciones investigativas referidas a que, la utilización de estrategias metodológicas no activas limita el aprendizaje significativo Química, lo que está relacionado con la falta de formación pedagógica del profesorado.
Administración del Bono Productivo Alimentario por Protagonistas del Municipio de Condega en el año 2015
Authors: Moncada Barreda Hector Javier , Castillo Herrera Beverly Estela
Published: January 2017

El objeto de estudio es el programa productivo alimentario “Hambre Cero” impulsado por el gobierno de Nicaragua a familias protagonistas que habitan en el municipio de Condega y que fueron beneficiadas con el Bono Productivo Alimentario en el año 2015. La investigación es cuantitativa. El objetivo es evaluar qué estrategias implementan las protagonistas durante la administración de los bienes del bono, además conocer los principales factores que  inciden en la sostenibilidad de estos recursos, de tal manera proponer una estrategia que  permita mejorar el manejo de los recursos: incrementar la producción de alimentos para el autoconsumo, comercializar excedentes de lo producido y fortalecer sus capacidades organizativas lo que permitirá una mayor sostenibilidad y reducir la pobreza en la economía familiar. Se aporta a los programas sociales y a las familias pobres del campo. Los ejes teóricos: pobreza, programa políticas públicas para las mujeres, programas sociales en la reducción de la pobreza y estrategias de administración. Es importante para Nicaragua, aunque ya existen algunos estudios sobre programas sociales y sus aportes en la reducción de la pobreza, sin embargo son pocos los estudios que enfatizan cómo familias administran los recursos de estos programas, principalmente las mujeres.