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On Tanabe’s Logic of Species
Authors: Ozaki Makoto
Published: November 2019

Tanabe Hajime (1885-1962), another pole of the so-called Kyoto-School of Philosophy of modern Japan, attempts to construct a dialectical, triadic logic of genus, species and individual as a creative synthesis between Eastern and Western philosophy. Although the formal pattern of his method is influenced by the Hegelian dialectic, the way of his thinking is rather prevailed by Kantian dualism. This makes a sharp contrast to his mentor Nishida Kitaro, whose logic of Topos or Place qua Absolute Nothingness is criticized as all-embracing and static in character by him. The difference between them might be parallel to that of Greek and Latin theology concerning the Trinity. Tanabe never presupposes any preexistent entity as the primordial One in the eternal dimension, but rather maintains the individuality as the free subjective agent in the field of history. The dichotomy between the universal and the individual is overcome in and through the mediation of the third term— the species — as the negatively self-realized, specific form of the genus. The species, however, turns out to be the self-estrangement, when it loses the perpetually negative mediation of the free subjective activity of the individual.
Existentialist Perception Of The Human Condition
Authors: Bhandari D.R.
Published: November 2019

Existentialism lays stress on the existence of humans; Sartre believed that human existence is the result of chance or accident. There is no meaning or purpose of our lives other than what our freedom creates, therefore, we must rely on our own resources. Sartre thought that existence manifests itself in the choice of actions, anxiety and freedom of the will. In this way the responsibility of building one's future is in one's hands, but the future is uncertain and so one has no escape from anxiety and despair. We are always under the shadow of anxiety; higher responsibility leads to higher anxiety. The pursuit of being leads to an awareness of nothingness, nothingness to an awareness of freedom, freedom to bad faith and bad faith to the being of consciousness which provides the condition for its own possibility. Concluding his thought, Sartre says that existentialism is not pessimism. He says that existentialism does not aim at plunging us into despair: its final goal is to prepare us through anguish, abandonment and despair for a genuine life, and it is basically concerned with the human condition as a complete form of choice. The fundamental issue, therefore, is an authentic meaning of life.
Heidegger On Poetry And Thinking
Authors: Gordon Haim
Published: November 2019

I discuss some of the educational implications emerging from Heidegger's views on poetry, thinking, and language. Specifically, Heidegger's views on the neighborhood between poetry and thinking suggest that most accepted methods of teaching poetry are in error, because they ignore this neighboring relation. The importance of this relation is presented and clarified. I then discuss the implications of Heidegger's view for teaching poetry.
Immanence and Deterritorialization
Authors: Günzel Stephan
Published: November 2019

In academic philosophy the writings of Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari are still treated as curiosities and their importance for philosophical discussions is not recognized. In order to remedy this, I demonstrate how the very concept of philosophy expounded by the two contributes to philosophical thinking at the end of the twentieth century while also providing a possible line of thought for the next millenium. To do this, I first emphasize the influence of Deleuze's thinking, while also indicating the impact Guattari had on him. This account will therefore show Deleuze's attempts before Guattari to concieve of a non-dialectic philosophy of becoming. I will turn to rethink this approach given the influence of Guattari and his anti-psychoanalytic analysis of territorial processes. The result is a conception of philosophical activity as an act of 'becoming minor'.
On Genophilosophy
Authors: Boros János , Guttman András
Published: November 2019

Contemporary progress in life sciences, particularly in genetic engineering, is changing our concept of "human being" and a whole series of other philosophical and common notions. The conventional idea of "subject" will no longer be the final reference for philosophical thinking, since even the subject qua biological or psychological structure will enjoy a high degree of unpredictability. The results of gene technology require reinterpreting such concepts as reproduction, individuality, history, freedom and subjectivity. This paper focuses on the question of freedom, where freedom means the capacity to deliberate and choose between different alternatives of action. We hold that the issue of freedom is relevant for genetics. Considering that genes can "decide" between alternatives, it is possible to speak about the freedom of genes, at least in a metaphoric sense. It has been suggested that genes are "more free" than human beings because they encoded us. The human genome program thus helps us to understand what kind of structures human beings are dependent upon. The main question that we address in this paper concerns the entire human genome project and all its implications including the functions and effects of each gene, the possibility of technological manipulation, what kind of freedom, history, and "human being" will eventually "survive."
What Heidegger Wishes To Transcend: Metaphysics Or Nietzsche
Authors: İyi Sevgi
Published: November 2019

In this paper, I shall focus first on Heidegger's attempt to tackle the problem of 'metaphysics' and his wish to transcend it. Then, I shall try to evaluate his thoughts about transcending metaphysics in connection with his interpretation of Nietzsche's anthropology, which he considers to be the highest achievement in metaphysics.
The Future of Philosophy
Authors: Jung Joachim
Published: November 2019

Higher education worldwide is affected by budget cuts and dwindling financial resources. Today, science and scholarship can only find broad recognition if their endeavors provide material success. If subjected to the rigours of the market, the humanities do not score favorably, and it seems that in the scale of profit-making disciplines philosophy ranks last. In order for academic philosophy to maintain itself in these times, two goals need to be pursued consistently: a) philosophy should address problems of practical concern — such as society's ethical, social, and even metaphysical needs — presenting them in a commonly accessible fashion; b) philosophers should draw material from other academic disciplines — linguistics, neurophysiology, archaeology, biology, psychology, mathematics, astronomy and other specializations — for their own speculation, taking advantage of the integrative functions of philosophy to promote the cooperation between all disciplines. The retreat of academic philosophy in our time is due in part to its faulty policy. Nevertheless, there is much evidence that philosophy as a common human activity will endure because it appeals to a fundamental need: to reconsider knowledge and to go on inquiring when empirical research has reached its limits.
La Misión del Filósofo
Authors: Pfeiffer María Luisa
Published: November 2019

Más que una pregunta sobre qué sea la filosofía o cuál sea su función, planteo la pregunta ¿cuál debe ser la actitud del filósofo? La requesta a esta pregunta nos premitirá descubrir el secreto y el centro de toda filosofía, sentido que como decía Geroult "construye en acuerdo consigo misma y en reacción contra sí misma." Toda filosofía es una lectura del sentido y la cosa misma sólo es el hogar virtual de sus formulaciones convergentes. El posmodernismo y su versión clásica el escepticismo, han puesto en duda desde siempre que la filosofía tenga una razón de ser, más aún, que tenga una misión; pero no sólo la filosofía "sospecha" de sí misma, la acompañan en ese camino las ciencias en general y la técnica. ¿Podemos seguir hablando de la verdad y lo verdadero sin titubear? La propuesta de este trabajo es que la filosofía busque en lo ambiguo "una nueva experiencia de nuestra condicion," en que el sentido no sea sólo el correlato de una operacion reflexiva sino que provenga del "cuerpo" como "nudo de significaciones vivas," fundante de lo que podríamos llamar "evidencias naturales."
The Significance of System Cybernetics for Contemporary Philosophy-Post-Modernity in System Cybernetics
Authors: Satoh Keizo
Published: November 2019

I call the union of cybernetics and systems theory 'Systems Cybernetics.' Cybernetics and systems theory might be thought of a major source of today's striking development in cyber-technology, the science of complex adaptive systems, and so on. Since their genesis about the middle of this century, these two have gradually come to be connected with each other such that they have now formed an integrative theory which can be called Systems Cybernetics. This article pays attention to its aspects which are often overlooked, but which have profound significance for contemporary philosophy and our handling of various problems posed by modern societies. I insist that the dominant factors of European modernization are primarily economic and technological, though modernity has often been characterized by philosophical and scientific rationalism. I also insist that there are several problems which deserve particular attention but are made invisible by the economic and technological inclination of the modern mind. In such a context, the problem of reductionism in modern science and the concept of subject detached from its surroundings are discussed. In order to cope with these problems, main theories of System Cybernetics are applied. Post-modern System Cybernetics — which will be illustrated — is also expected to play an active part.
The Body as Anstoss in Sartre’s Account of Constitution
Authors: Vessey David
Published: November 2019

Of all the German idealists, Sartre refers the least to Fichte-so little in fact that there have been long-standing suspicions that he was not even familiar with Fichte's writings. It is perhaps ironic, then, that Fichte's writings are as helpful as they are for clarifying Sartre's views, especially his views on subjectivity and inter-subjectivity. Here I want to look closely at a key concept in Fichte's mature writings: the concept of the Anstoss, a concept which Dan Breazeale has called "Fichte's original insight." Fichte introduces the Anstoss, or "check," to explain why the I posits the world as it does. In effect, the Anstoss is the occasion of the facticity of the I. I will show that his concept can be uniquely helpful in understanding the role the body plays in Sartre's theory of inter-subjectivity. The importance of Sartre's account of the body for his theory of subjectivity and inter-subjectivity has been chronically underappreciated by his interpreters; this comparison is the beginning of an attempt to rectify that. In turn the concept of the Anstoss provides a means for analyzing the necessary differences between any Sartrean and Fichtean ethics based on their respective accounts of inter-subjectivity.
Humanity and Moral Rights
Authors: Gluchman Vasil
Published: November 2019

The priority and absoluteness of rights is often gist for ethical debates. I consider these issues from the perspective of my ethical theory, which I call the "ethics of social consequences." The ethics of social consequences is one means of satisfying non-utilitarian consequentialism. It is characterized by the principles of positive social consequences, humanity, human dignity, legality, justice, responsibility, tolerance as well as moral obligation. I analyze Gewirth’s position regarding the absoluteness of rights as well as Nagel’s opinion that rights enjoy priority forever. However, I also concentrate on Williams’s critique of utilitarianism. I contend that the priority of the protection and respect of individual rights in ordinary situations is acceptable. However, the individual must respect the rights and justified interests of other concerned people. Nevertheless, in extraordinary situations one must accept that consequences are more significant than rights.
Do Sentences Have Identity?
Authors: Béziau Jean-Yves
Published: November 2019

We study here equiformity, the standard identity criterion for sentences. This notion was put forward by Lesniewski, mentioned by Tarski and defined explicitly by Presburger. At the practical level this criterion seems workable but if the notion of sentence is taken as a fundamental basis for logic and mathematics, it seems that this principle cannot be maintained without vicious circle. It seems also that equiformity has some semantical features ; maybe this is not so clear for individual signs but sentences are often considered as meaningful combinations of signs. If meaning has to play a role, we are thus maybe in no better position than when dealing with identity criterion for propositions. In formal logic, one speaks rather about well-formed formulas, but closed formulas are called sentences because they are meaningful in the sense that they can be true or false. Formulas look better like mathematical objects than material inscriptions and equiformity does not seem to apply to them. Various congruencies can be considered as identities between formulas and in particular "to have the same logical form". One can say that the objects of study of logic are rather logical forms than sentences conceived as material inscriptions.
Dual Identity Combinators
Authors: Bimbó Katalin
Published: November 2019

This paper offers an analysis of the effect of the identity combinators in dual systems. The result is based on an easy technical trick, namely, that the identity combinators collapse all the combinators which are dual with respect to them. (Dual combinators were introduced in Dunn & Meyer 1997, a related system, the symmetric l-calculus was introduced by Barbanera & Berardi 1996.) After reviewing dual combinators I consider the possible combinatory systems and l-calculi in which the functions and/or the application operation are bidirectional. The last section of the paper shows the devastating effect the identity combinators have for a dual system: they half trivialize simple combinatory bases, although they are not sufficient to cause real triviality for what cancellative combinators are needed.
Modus Ponens, Modus Tollens, and Likeness
Authors: Dagli Mustafa M.
Published: November 2019

Modus Ponens (MP) and Modus Tollens (MT) are taught as basic rules of inference related to conditional statements in introductory logic courses. In ordinary reasoning, MP and MT can have important roles in modes of argumentation. However, one can also distinguish counter-examples to such reasoning patterns when considered as ‘strictly’ valid rules (i.e., McGee’s counterattacks for MP, and Adams’ criticisms of MT). I suggest that this problem can be resolved if we revise MP and MT as basic tools of logic, assuming the above-mentioned counter-cases are valid, on the basis of nonmonotonicity. If the only thing that we know is ‘Tweety is a bird,’ we say ‘Tweety flies.’ But, after learning ‘Tweety is an ostrich,’ we (change our minds and) say, ‘Tweety does not fly.’ In actual life, we use ‘rules of logic’ in a limited sense; when we learn new facts, we change some of our beliefs sometimes. The question arises, ‘In which situation, which exception does not violate which rule?’ When reasoning about something, we use some semantic patterns in order to make inferences, or for the sake of argumentation. Two reasoning patterns employed in ordinary life scenes concerning conditional statements will be identified as MP-like and MT-like. These will be exemplified and discussed. The general idea guiding this tableau will be stated as likeness.
Logic and Moral Dilemmas
Authors: Karavaev E.F.
Published: November 2019

Logic is of great importance for the philosophy of education. In particular, logic provides a rational and critical approach in ethics, helping us understand the nature of moral dilemmas. Some suggest that all moral dilemmas result from some kind of inconsistency in the moral rules. Unsolvable moral situations simply reflect implicit inconsistencies in our existing moral code. If we are to remain moral as well as logical, then we must restore consistency to our code. This is accomplished by adding exception clauses to current principles, and giving priorities to some principles over others, or by some other device. I argue that we must accept moral dilemmas as an essential part of real-life reality on the grounds that some moral statements concern values. According to Moore's "axiological thesis," whether these statements are true depends on two factors: the set of alternatives from which we make an evaluation, and the scale of values with which we rate them. Also, it is possible that a given alternative is no better than another in some respect. Furthermore, there is no respect in which they are equally good or equally bad (the so-called "Condorcet's effect"). Thus, we must accept moral dilemmas as real rather than apparent.
Logic: An Empirical Study of A Priori Truths
Authors: Kearns John
Published: November 2019

I distinguish a priori knowledge from a priori truths or statements. A priori knowledge either is evident or is derived from evident premisses by means of correct reasoning. An a priori statement is one that reflects features of the conceptual framework within which it is placed. The statement either describes semantic relations between concepts of the framework or it characterizes the application of the framework to experience and the world. An a priori statement is not necessarily part of anyone’s a priori knowledge. I also distinguish empirical knowledge from empirical statements. Both statements and theories are empirical if they are designed to characterize features of experience and the world. Knowledge is empirical if it fits experience; thus, one must check to see whether it fits. We do not obtain knowledge of logical systems by rational insight of evident truths and careful deductions from evident truths. Adequate logical systems are developed by trial and error. Logical knowledge is empirical knowledge that is not generally a priori. It is empirical knowledge of (some) a priori truths and principles of our conceptual systems. Logical systems are empirical theories of these truths and principles.
Interval Description of Change
Authors: Navrotsky Volodymyr
Published: November 2019

This paper concerns a description of change in the framework of tense interval logic. The main goal is to present an approach to the construction of tense paraconsistent logic. Recent investigations show that moments are inapplicable to the study of the phenomenal continuums: for many kinds of the quality changes, any subdivision of existence time of an object does not separate clearly the state before change from the state after it. It is not possible to determine the last moment of the prior state and the first moment of the posterior one. So, the predicates of natural language are not valued relatively to the moment of time. I consider change as that occupying an interval of time which has fuzzy boundaries. The description of change consists in the conjunction of the descriptions of those states which overlap an interval of change. As a result such description contains inconsistent statements.
Disarming Stove’s Paradox: In Defence of Formal Logic
Authors: Soberano R. Rodrigo
Published: November 2019

The argument (d) ("All arguments with true premises and false conclusions are invalid.") is an argument with true premises and false conclusion. Therefore "(d) is invalid" seems to be formally valid. Thus presumably formal logic has to admit it as valid. But then formal logic finds itself in a bind. For the above argument is problematic and even paradoxical since it involves an internal logical contradiction. The paradox, aptly termed "Stove's paradox," is fully realized by demonstrating with the help of symbolic logic the contradiction within the argument. Then as the main part of this essays shows, the paradox is attacked by exposing the paradox's genesis. It is shown that by appeal to some not so obvious logical considerations regarding sound linguistic construction and usage, the above argument could not have been legitimately construction. For its construction must have involved either equivocation or hiatus of meaningfulness in the use of the symbol (d).
Super-Induction Method
Authors: Zenkin A.
Published: November 2019

The logical legitimacy problem of computer proofs related to the well-known Horgan-Kranz discussion (published in Scientific American (1993), Notices of AMS (1996), etc.) is considered in this paper. The new logical-mathematical method — Super-Induction Method — for proving common mathematical statements by means of a computer is described. The main features of this method are: 1) an analytical mathematical proof of an unusual reliable inference 'from a single to a common' of the form "IF there exists n* such that Q(n*) holds THEN for all n>n* P(n) is true", where Q and P are some number-theoretical predicates, and 2) a reduction of the proof of the common mathematical statement "P(n) for all n greater than or equal to n*" to a computer searching of a unique single natural number n* (a unique acupuncture point of the infinite natural number series) which possesses a unique collection of number-theoretical properties Q(n*). If such the acupuncture number n* is found, then we can prove the common statement "P(n) for all n greater than or equal to 1", possibly, except for some n less than or equal to n*. Using a so-called Cognitive Computer Graphics (CCG) Visualization of abstract number-theoretical objects, the proof can be reduced in many cases to a demonstration of the corresponding CCG-pictures: the strict mathematical proof is reduced to a visually ostensive one. One of such ostensive proofs of real number-theoretical theorems is given. Relations of the super-induction method to other known ones are briefly discussed.
George Gemistos Plethon on God
Authors: DeBolt Darien C.
Published: November 2019

In this paper I examine George Gemistos Plethon's defense in his De Differentiis of Plato's conception of God as superior to that of Aristotle's. Plethon asserts that the Platonic conception of God is more consistent with Orthodox Christian theology than the Aristotelian conception. This claim is all the more interesting in light of the fact that Plethon is, as it turns out, a pagan. I argue that Plethon takes the position he does because his interpretation of the Platonic God better fits his own neo-pagan theological conceptions. Part of the evidence for this is supplied by the first English translation of Plethon's Summary of the Doctrines of Zoroaster and Plato.
Avicennisme et averroïsme dans la poétique et la rhétorique islamiques médiévales
Authors: Lelli Giovanna
Published: November 2019

The study of medieval Islamic philosophy is necessary in order to understand Islamic thought, both medieval and contemporary. I propose that the distinction within Islamic thought between two great paradigms, the Avicennian and the Averroistic, is a fertile approach. It is true that in the field of Islamic poetics and rhetoric we find nothing that corresponds to the philosophical and religious opposition between Avicennism and Averroism. Nevertheless, in the medieval Islamic world, besides the official rhetoric which was linked to the legal culture, we can find several elements of these two great cultural paradigms even in the theory of literature. Today, a renewed interest in Islamic aesthetics and philosophy might help the West recompose its fragmented postmodernism, while it could in turn help the Islamic world construct a new, critical and non-fundamentalist approach to its classical authors.
El concepto de paz terrena en el pensamiento agustiniano
Authors: Rossi Miguel Angel
Published: November 2019

Agustín comienza a reflexionar en el libro XIX de la Ciudad de Dios, acerca de la importancia de la paz, como uno de los mayores bienes no sólo de la vida eterna, sino también de la vida terrenal: ‘Porque es tan singular el bien de la paz, que aún en las cosas terrenas y mortales no sabemos oír cosa de mayor gusto, ni desear objeto más agradable, ni finalmente podemos hallar cosa major.’ Al respecto, nos parece pertinente señalar que, como constante del pensamiento agustiniano, sólo puede haber paz definitiva en la vida eterna, mientras que en la Civitas Terrena la paz la experimentamos, parafraseando al hiponense, como un bien incierto y dudoso. Tal afirmación cobra sentido sobre todo en perspectiva ontológica, en la medida en que el orden de lo creado, en el estado temporal, reviste el sello de la corruptibilidad. Sin embargo, es esencial destacar que ambas paces (celestial-terrenal), si bien son cualitativamente diferentes, no existe una intención por parte de Agustín de divorciarlas o desvincularlas. Por el contrario, creemos que pueden establecerse múltiples relaciones dialógicas entre ambas paces, que ponen como eje teórico decisivo la propia actitud y disposición de los hombres. Actitud que se objetiviza en la articulación medio-fin, en la medida que para los ciudadanos de la Civitas Dei, por lo menos la parte que peregrina en la tierra, la paz terrenal es medio para alcanzar la paz eterna; en cambio, para los ciudadanos de la Civitas Terrena, la paz terrena es un fin absoluto.
Stigmella pruinosa (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae), a species feeding on Guazuma and exhibiting extraordinary sexual dimorphism, now known to be occurring from Mexico to Colombia
Authors: Stonis Jonas R. , Remeikis Andrius , Vargas Sergio A.
Published: November 2019

We document a sample of Stigmella pruinosa Puplesis & Robinson, 2000, collected for the first time in Colombia in 2019. We also provide updated data on the biology and significantly wider distribution of the species, and describe outstanding sexual dimorphism of S. pruinosa. The males possess seven different androconia on both sides of the forewing, upper side of hindwing, and the abdomen. Some of these androconia were previously either unknown or poorly illustrated.
A evolução do estilo musical sertanejo nos dias atuais: do caipira ao universitário
Authors: Reis Luiz Otávio Silva , Silva Sheldon William , Paiva Lucas Rosa , Portugal Júnior Pedro dos Santos , Piurcosky Fabricio Pelloso
Published: November 2019

Este trabalho aborda a evolução do sertanejo caipira até o novo estilo musical denominado sertanejo universitário. O propósito deste estudo é demonstrar como o estilo simples, recatado e do sertão, deu origem ao sertanejo universitário e comprovar a hipótese de que houve um crescimento muito grande desse gênero musical até os dias atuais. Para alcançar este objetivo, a pesquisa, de cunho bibliográfico e documental, utilizará artigos científicos, livros e dados do Escritório Central de Arrecadação (ECAD) entre os anos de 2013 a 2015. O ritmo caipira passou várias etapas durante seu crescimento e superou vários preconceitos para tocar nas emissoras de rádios e cair no gosto popular. A análise demonstrou que o ritmo sertanejo passou por diversas mudanças até chegar no ritmo dos dias atuais, e com isso, concluiu-se que várias dessas fases colaboraram para que esse crescimento do estilo fosse significativo em relação ao seu início caipira, destacando principalmente suas grandes realizações e participações em rádio, televisão, shows, e outras formas de arrecadação. Atualmente, o cenário musical está propício à criação e ao desenvolvimento econômico sustentável de empreendimentos musicais de pequeno e médio porte. O que antes era somente música, agora virou negócio. Um mercado competitivo e nem sempre justo no cenário fonográfico, pois quanto mais investimento correto e efetivo houver, mais êxito terá no negócio e possivelmente o cantor/banda irá conseguir se sobressair aos demais artistas que não estão no mesmo patamar de negócios ou financeiro.
Propuesta de un programa de prevención de lesiones en voleibol femenino infantil y cadete
Authors: Del Castillo-Andrés O. , Toronjo-Hornillo L. , Moya-Martínez I. , Campos-Mesa M.
Published: November 2019

El objetivo de este estudio es analizar la respuesta motriz de dos grupos de jugadoras de voleibol de enseñanza secundaria obligatoria, ante una caída no intencionada de espalda y determinar qué efectos de protección se observan en la caída tras la participación en el programa sobre formas seguras y protegidas de caer Safe Fall-Safe Schools©.

Aplicamos una investigación cuasi-experimental, a 27 jugadoras, de edades entre los 13 y los 16 años, que practican como actividad extraescolar voleibol en el I.E.S. Ramón y Cajal de Tocina, Sevilla, España. Los datos se recogieron antes y después de la intervención mediante la escala de observación ad hoc INFOSECA. Se aplicó estadística descriptiva y correlacional. Se consideró la significatividad estadística en p < 0.05 (prueba de McNemar).

Los resultados señalan que es posible asimilar con éxito los movimientos asociados a una caída hacia atrás para aumentar la protección y seguridad de las menores deportistas.

The aim of this study is to analyze the motor response of two groups of volleyball players of compulsory secondary education, before an unintentional fall of the back, and to determine what effects are observed in the fall after participating in the program Safe Fall-Safe Schools©.

A quasi-experimental research has been applied to 27 players, between the ages of 13 and 16, who practice as an extra-curricular volleyball activity in the I.E.S. Ramón y Cajal de Tocina, Seville, Spain. The data was collected before and after the intervention, using the INFOSECA ad hoc observation scale. Descriptive and correlational statistics were applied. The criterion to consider the statistical significance was p <0.05 (McNemar test).

The results obtained indicate that through the implementation of the program it is possible to assimilate successfully the technical movements associated with a fall backwards that contribute to increase the protection and safety of the minors athletes.
Conductas prosociales de escolares de educación primaria: influencia de los juegos cooperativos
Authors: Navarro-Patón R. , Lago-Ballesteros J. , Basanta-Camiño S.
Published: November 2019

El objetivo de este estudio consistió en analizar el efecto de una intervención constituida por juegos cooperativos sobre las conductas pro-sociales del alumnado de Educación Primaria. Los participantes fueron 52 escolares (10.32 ± .47 años) de Lugo (España). Se empleó un diseño cuasi-experimental pre-post test sin grupo control. Como instrumento de recogida de datos se utilizó la escala de Conductas apropiadas en educación física y el deporte (CAEFD). Los resultados indicaron efectos del programa de intervención sobre las Destrezas apropiadas a perder (p < .001); sobre las Destrezas apropiadas a ganar (p = .045); sobre las Destrezas de juego justo (p < .001) y sobre la Habilidad Social (p = .002). Los datos encontrados sugieren que la aplicación de unidades didácticas o programas basados en los juegos cooperativos podría incidir de manera positiva en las conductas pro-sociales de los escolares dentro de las clases de educación física.

The aim of this research was to analyze the influence of the application of a didactic unit based on cooperative games on prosocial behaviors of Primary Education students. The participants were 52 schoolchildren (mean age = 10.32 ± .47) from Lugo (Spain). A quasi-experimental pre-postest design was used without a control group. The Appropriate Behaviors in Physical Education and Sports scale has been used as data collection instrument. Results indicated effects of the program on Appropriate skills to lose (p <.001), Appropriate skills to win (p = .045), Appropriate skills during the game (p < .001) and Social skills (p = .002). Data suggest that the application of didactic units or programs based on cooperative games could positively affect students’ prosocial behaviors in physical education lessons.
Análisis de la motivación del estudiante de educación superior participante en una propuesta de evaluación formativa
Authors: Campos-Mesa M. , González-Campos G. , Castañeda-Vázquez C.
Published: November 2019

El objetivo del presente trabajo consiste en analizar la influencia de una innovación educativa basada en la evaluación formativa, sobre la motivación del alumnado universitario hacia una asignatura del Grado de Educación Primaria. Para ello, 91 estudiantes de la Universidad de Sevilla participaron en un proyecto de innovación docente durante el curso 2018-2019, donde se aplicó un proceso general de evaluación formativa, así como otros recursos didácticos y tecnológicos, como el uso de la gamificación y mandos interactivos de respuesta, entre otros. Al finalizar la intervención el alumnado respondió el Cuestionario de Estrategias de Aprendizaje y Motivación (CEAM II) para analizar, entre otras variables, la motivación del alumnado. Los datos obtenidos dejan entrever altos niveles de motivación, tanto intrínseca como extrínseca, lo que supone una valoración positiva para considerar esta innovación como una buena práctica educativa y seguir trabajando en esta línea.

The main aim of this study is to analyze the influence of an educational innovation based on formative assessment, on the motivation of university students towards a subject of the Degree in Primary Education. To this end, 91 students from University of Seville participated in a teaching innovation project during the 2018-2019 academic year, where a general process of formative assessment as well as other didactic and technological resources were applied, such as use of gamification and interactive response commands, among others. At the end of the intervention students answered the Spanish version of Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (CEAM II) in order to analyze, among other variables, students' motivation. The findings show high levels of motivation, both intrinsic and extrinsic. Therefore, the data obtained suggest this experience can be considered as a good educational practice and they encourage us to continue working in this line.
Evaluación pre-post de una actividad formativa sobre alimentación y actividad física dirigida a estudiantes universitarios del campus de Melilla
Authors: Fernández-Gómez E. , Sánchez-Ojeda MA. , Enrique-Mirón C.
Published: November 2019

Las enfermedades crónicas no transmisibles son producidas por un estilo de vida no saludable, como una mala alimentación y no realizar actividad física. El conocimiento sobre alimentación y ejercicio físico de los estudiantes universitarios del ámbito sanitario y educativo es imprescindible para la promoción de la salud y la prevención de enfermedades. El objetivo del estudio ha sido conocer cómo influye en los estudiantes una actividad formativa extracurricular en el conocimiento sobre alimentación y actividad física. Mediante un diseño pre-post se analizan las respuestas dadas a un cuestionario ad hoc. Los resultados evidencian el incremento del conocimiento tras la intervención educativa, siendo los alumnos de Enfermería los que alcanzan mejores puntuaciones. Las actividades formativas extracurriculares son un medio eficaz para adquirir y reforzar, de manera positiva y altamente motivacional, los conocimientos de los universitarios permitiendo así su labor en el ámbito de la educación para la salud.

Chronic non-communicable diseases are produced by an unhealthy lifestyle, like a poor diet and not perform physical activity. The knowledge about the diet and the physical exercise of the university students of the sanitary and educative field is essential for the promotion of the health and the prevention of illnesses. The objective of the study was to know how an extracurricular training activity influences the students in the knowledge about the nutrition and the physical activity. Through a pre-post design the answers given to an ad hoc questionnaire are analyzed. The results show the increase in knowledge after the educational intervention, with nursing students achieving the best scores. The extracurricular training activities are an effective instrument to acquire and reinforce, in a positive and highly motivational way, the knowledge of university students thus allowing their work in the field of health education.
‘I am here and I am here to stay’: the death and burial of soldiers with cholera during the Crimean War (1854–56)
Authors: Pouget Benoît
Published: November 2019

Based on a study of intersecting French archives (those of the Val de
Grâce Hospital, the Service Historique de la Défense and the
Archives Diplomatiques), and with the support of numerous printed sources, this
article focuses on the handling of the bodies of French soldiers who died of
cholera during the Crimean War (1854–56). As a continuation of studies
done by historians Luc Capdevila and Danièle Voldman, the aim here is to
consider how the diseased corpses of these soldiers reveal both the causes and
circumstances of their deaths. Beyond the epidemiological context, these dead
bodies shed light on the sanitary conditions and suffering resulting from years
of military campaigns. To conclude, the article analyses the material traces
left by these dead and the way that the Second Empire used them politically,
giving the remains of leaders who died on the front lines of the cholera
epidemic a triumphant return to the country and a state funeral.
Death in port: the explosion of the battleship Liberté in Toulon harbour (25 September 1911)
Authors: Vaisset Thomas
Published: November 2019

On 25 September 1911 the battleship Liberté exploded in
Toulon harbour. This tragedy is just one of the many disasters that the French
fleet suffered at the end of the nineteenth and the beginning of the twentieth
centuries and also represents the peak of these calamities, since it is
undoubtedly the most deadly suffered by a French Navy ship in peacetime. The aim
of this article is to study how the navy managed this disaster and the resulting
deaths of service personnel, which were all the more traumatic because the
incident happened in France’s main military port and in circumstances
that do not match the traditional forms of death at sea.
The impact of light during the night
Authors: Leung Sophia TC , McKinney R Anne , Watt Alanna J
Published: November 2019

Exposing chicks to one hour of light during the night disrupts the release of a hormone that is needed by cells in the developing brain to survive.
Thunderbird Women
Authors: Fayant Amanda
Published: November 2019

Indigenous gender roles have been distorted by colonialism, both through imposed systems of patriarchy and redefining gender roles within Indigenous communities. In Canada, the Indian Act of 1857 initiated a system of patriarchy which resulted in the loss of matrilineal family lines and Indigenous women’s rights to represent their community in leadership roles. This system still exists today, and despite numerous attempts to modify the law, the Indian Act still exerts patrilineal bias on Indigenous communities. In spite of this, there exists a large volume of research and literature by Indigenous women which investigates Indigenous feminism and the agency of Indigenous women in their communities. Examples include the writings of Sherry Farrell-Racette (Farrell-Racette 2010), Lee Maracle (Maracle 1996), Beverly Singer (Singer 2001) and Carol Rose Daniels (Daniels 2018) as well as online campaigns such as Rematriate (Rematriate 2018). Moreover, many Indigenous women in Canada are now stepping forward to address patriarchal systems in Indigenous institutions, such as the Assembly of First Nations, and outdated laws favouring male representation over female in meeting with governmental institutions.

My research considers decolonization methods in relation to Indigenous feminist perspectives in research practice. Through an Indigenous research paradigm based on the teachings of the Indigenous Cree medicine wheel, this paper aims to decolonize homogenous forms of research by promoting Indigenous women’s knowledge. The medicine wheel in Indigenous teachings is a philosophy and a practical method of interpreting the physical, mental and transcendental domains. For research purposes, the medicine wheel offers a unique representation of Indigenous epistemology, ontology, axiology and methodology for use in research. Furthermore, following decolonial theory and Indigenous methodologies this research investigates the intersections of Indigenous feminism in decolonizing knowledge production and dismantling paternalistic affects in educational institutions.

Including Indigenous approaches to listening, participation and storytelling as opposed to standardized interviews, as well as observation and document analysis, this thesis opens space for generating community-based definitions of Indigenous feminism. Focusing on the Canadian context, Indigenous women in Saskatchewan possess a vast amount of traditional knowledge and ways of knowing which have been devalued since the enforcement of the Indian Act. One vital way of Indigenizing cultural revitalization is by reclaiming Indigenous women’s epistemologies as a means of decolonizing gender roles and negating the impacts of the Indian Act.
Comparative Study on Nutritional Composition of Six Musa acuminata Pulp Varieties Available in Zaria, Nigeria
Authors: Aina Olubukola Beatrice , Anjuwon Tayo Micheal , Shuaibu Mohammed Nasir , Owolabi Olumuyiwa Adeyemi , James Dorcas Bolanle
Published: November 2019

Banana is one of the most widely distributed and consumed fruit in tropical and subtropical countries. In this study, six Musa acuminata varieties locally available in Zaria, Nigeria, were evaluated to determine their nutritional composition. Results from proximate composition demonstrated that lipid content was profoundly (p<0.05) lower in Musa acuminata Red, calorie value was statistically (p<0.05) lower in Musa acuminata AAB (Omini white) compared to all other species analyzed. Amino acid analysis indicated that histidine, isoleucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan and valine were significantly (p<0.05) higher in the M. acuminata Red compared to other varieties in this study. Vitamin study showed that Musa acuminata Red had significant (p<0.05) higher contents of vitamins A, B3, C and E but significantly (p<0.05) lower in B1. Vitamin B1 was significantly (p<0.05) higher in M. acuminata AAA (Saro), while M. acuminata AAB (Omini white) was significantly (p<0.05) lower in Vitamin A. Mineral analysis showed that Musa acuminata Red was statistical (p<0.05) higher in potassium, iron, magnesium, calcium in comparison to other varieties of Musa acuminata pulp analyzed. In conclusion, high nutrient composition of Musa acuminata Red may be more advantageous over other varieties for use as functional food.
Status of Available Phosphorus and Forms of Phosphorus in Soil under Major Cropping Systems of Y.S.R. Kadapa District, A.P.
Authors: Krishna G. K. Surya , Krishna T. Giridhara , Munaswamy V. , Ramu Y. Reddi
Published: November 2019

An investigation was carried out to study different forms of phosphorus under major cropping systems in Y.S.R. Kadapa district of Southern Zone of Andhra Pradesh. Five soil samples from each cropping system at 0-15 cm depth collected from each cropping system to study their physicochemical properties, status of available P2O5 and different forms of P. Majority of the soils were moderately alkaline in reaction, non-saline, free lime content indicating that these soils are moderately calcareous, medium to high in available P2O5. Highest mean values for available P2O5 (182.41 kg ha-1), Al-P (80.82 mg kg-1), Ca-P (118.55 mg kg-1) and total-P (434.35 mg kg-1) were recorded in groundnut monocropping system whereas for saloid P (23.01 mg kg-1), Fe-P (69.82 mg kg-1) and other forms of P (228.35 mg kg-1) highest mean values were recorded under sunflower-sesame, groundnut-groundnut and fallow-bengal gram cropping systems, respectively.
Comparative Studies and Optimization of the Process Factors for the Extraction of Beta-carotene from Palm Oil and Soybean Oil by Solvent Extraction
Authors: O. Egbuna Samuel , C. Onwubiko Donatus , O. Asadu Christian
Published: November 2019

This research focuses on the extraction of beta-carotene from palm and soybean oils using solvents (Ethanol and Acetone), taking into account the effect of the extraction process factors such as time, temperature, dosage of the oil samples, solvent volume and solvent type. The extraction of beta-carotene from palm and soybean oils using acetone and ethanol was positively influenced by increase in temperature, time, solvent volume, dosage of the oil samples and solvent type. The effect of temperatures was carried out within the temperature ranges of 35ºC, 40ºC, 45ºC and 50ºC. It was observed that increase in temperature resulted in increase in concentration and 45ºC gave the highest concentration. From the study, it was observed that the extraction process for beta-carotene almost reached equilibrium after 50 mins for palm oil and 45 mins for soybean oil. Between acetone and ethanol used, ethanol was found to be the best solvent for the extraction of beta-carotene from palm oil and soybean oil. From the results, the concentration of the extracted beta-carotene increased as the volume of the solvent increased using both acetone and ethanol on both substrates. The concentration of extracted beta-carotene increased with increase in the dosage of the oil samples (palm and soybean). The increase in concentration could be attributed to the more active sites due to increase in the substrate volume.
Expectativas e sentimentos de familiares cuidadores de crianças com necessidades especiais que realizam equoterapia
Authors: Pereira Luiza Tarsilado Vale , Pereira Charlene De Oliveira , Maia Paula Christianne Gomes Gouveia Souto , De Sousa Milena Nunes Alves
Published: November 2019

Objetivo: avaliar as expectativas e sentimentos de familiares cuidadores de crianças com necessidades especiais que realizam equoterapia. Metodologia: pesquisa de campo, com caráter descritivo e com abordagem quantitativa. O estudo aconteceu na cidade de Patos, localizada no sertão da Paraíba, com 18 familiares cuidadores (94,74%) de crianças assíduas às atividades do
Centro de Equoterapia. O instrumento utilizado para a coleta de dados validado em português foi o “Questionário para a Família” e duas questões adicionais elaboradas pela pesquisadora. Os dados foram analisados a partir da estatística descritiva. Resultados: o convívio com crianças portadoras de necesidade especiais gera expectativas quanto ao bem-estar dos filhos (88,9%), sucesso na
escola (50,0%), autonomia na vida diária (72,2%), felicidade (66,7%), normalidade (66,7%), cuidados pessoais (50,0%). Quanto aos sentimentos, destacou-se a ansiedade (44,4%), sentido de proteção (55,6%) e tristeza (67%). Conclusão: cuidar de crianças portadoras de necessidades especiais gera nos cuidadores uma série de sentimentos e expectativas, sendo estes causados por dilemas e dúvidas em relação à vida e ao futuro da criança.