bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Combined Photodynamic Thermochemotherapy of Glial Tumors Controlled by MRI and Electronic Sensor
Authors: Brusentsov N.A. , Polianskiy V.A. , Zhukov A.V. , Gulyaev M.V. , Nikitin Maxim P. , Nikitin P.I. , Brusentsova T.N. , Kuznetsov V.D. , Bocharova O.A. , Baryshnikov A.Yu.
Published: July 2015

As a result of consecutive intravenous injections of combination from 0.05 up to 1.0 ml 1.0-10 % sol Dextran-ferrite (DF), and 0.001-0.02 ml Magnevist contrast-enhansend (CE) MRI, have reduced to 4 days time of early visualization CE MRI of proliferation centres of glial tumor. Electron-touch mapping DF in a tumor and a liver have defined size of a ratio of contents DF in a tumor to contents DF in a liver ≥ 100 at which combined photodynamic magneto-thermochemotherapy, was preferable and have increased life span of rats with glioma C6 (GC6) up to 166% and at glioblastoma 101/8 (GB 101/8) up to 74%.
Ferromagnetism in GaAs/InAs/GaAs Quantum Dot Layer Delta-Doped with Mn
Authors: Kulbachinskii V.A. , Oveshnikov Leonid N. , Aronzon Boris A.
Published: July 2015

Transport, magnetotransport and magnetic properties of structures GaAs/InAs/GaAs with a InAs quantum dot (QD) layer have been investigated in the temperature interval 4.2<T<300 K. The structures were delta-doped by Mn from a one side to provide magnetic properties and by carbon from the other side to enhance a p-type conductivity. The ferromagnetic phase up to 400 K was detected by SQUID magnetometer. Anomalous Hall-effect was observed at low T. The role of additional disorder in conducting channel due to the QD layer was investigated. It is shown a principal role of a fluctuation potential of Mn layer separated from conducting QD layer by a spacer in anomalous transport properties of structures. The negative magnetoresistance was observed at low T due to the reduction of the spin-flip scattering by aligning spins by magnetic field.
Galvanomagnetic and Magnetic Properties of Pb1-yScyTe
Authors: Skipetrov E.P. , Markina M.M. , Zakharov K.V. , Skipetrova L.A. , Solovev A.A. , Knotko A.V. , Slynko E.I. , Slynko V.E.
Published: July 2015

The galvanomagnetic properties in weak magnetic fields (4.2≤T≤300 K, B≤0.07 T) as well as magnetic properties (2≤T≤300 K, B≤9 T) of the single-crystal Pb1-yScyTe (y≤0.02) alloys have been investigated. We find that an increase of Sc impurity content leads to a monotonous growth of the free electron concentration (from 1016 cm-3 to 1020 cm-3). In heavily doped alloys (y>0.01), it tends to saturation, indicating the pinning of the Fermi energy by the scandium resonant level located inside the conduction band. The energy of the level is estimated (ESc≈Ec+280 meV) and the model of electronic structure rearrangement of Pb1-yScyTe alloys with doping is proposed. In the frame of this model, using experimental temperature and magnetic field dependences of magnetization, the concentrations of magnetically active scandium ions are determined and connection of the electronic structure with the magnetic properties of the alloys are discussed.
Differential Tissue-Specific Function of Adora2b in Cardioprotection
Authors: Seo Seong-wook , Koeppen Michael , Bonney Stephanie , Gobel Merit , Thayer Molly , Harter Patrick N. , Ravid Katya , Eltzschig Holger K. , Mittelbronn Michel , Walker Lori , Eckle Tobias
Published: July 2015

The adenosine A2b receptor (Adora2b) has been implicated in cardioprotection from myocardial ischemia. As such, Adora2b was found to be critical in ischemic preconditioning (IP) or ischemia/reperfusion (IR) injury of the heart. Whereas Adora2b is present on various cells types, the tissue-specific role of Adora2b in cardioprotection is still unknown. To study the tissue-specific role of Adora2b signaling on inflammatory cells, endothelia, or myocytes during myocardial ischemia in vivo, we intercrossed floxed Adora2b mice with Lyz2-Cre+, VE-cadherin-Cre+, or myosin-Cre+ transgenic mice, respectively. Mice were exposed to 60 min of myocardial ischemia with or without IP (four times for 5 min) followed by 120 min of reperfusion. Cardioprotection by IP was abolished in Adora2bf/f-VE-cadherin-Cre+ or Adora2bf/f-myosin-Cre+, indicating that Adora2b signaling on endothelia or myocytes mediates IP. In contrast, primarily Adora2b signaling on inflammatory cells was necessary to provide cardioprotection in IR injury, indicated by significantly larger infarcts and higher troponin levels in Adora2bf/f-Lyz2-Cre+ mice only. Cytokine profiling of IR injury in Adora2bf/f-Lyz2-Cre+ mice pointed toward polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMNs). Analysis of PMNs from Adora2bf/f-Lyz2-Cre+ confirmed PMNs as one source of identified tissue cytokines. Finally, adoptive transfer of Adora2b−/− PMNs revealed a critical role of Adora2b on PMNs in cardioprotection from IR injury. Adora2b signaling mediates different types of cardioprotection in a tissue-specific manner. These findings have implications for the use of Adora2b agonists in the treatment or prevention of myocardial injury by ischemia.
Prenatal Allospecific NK Cell Tolerance Hinges on Instructive Allorecognition through the Activating Receptor during Development
Authors: Alhajjat Amir M. , Strong Beverly S. , Lee Amanda E. , Turner Lucas E. , Wadhwani Ram K. , Ortaldo John R. , Heusel Jonathan W. , Shaaban Aimen F.
Published: July 2015

Little is known about how the prenatal interaction between NK cells and alloantigens shapes the developing NK cell repertoire toward tolerance or immunity. Specifically, the effect on NK cell education arising from developmental corecognition of alloantigens by activating and inhibitory receptors with shared specificity is uncharacterized. Using a murine prenatal transplantation model, we examined the manner in which this seemingly conflicting input affects NK cell licensing and repertoire formation in mixed hematopoietic chimeras. We found that prenatal NK cell tolerance arose from the elimination of phenotypically hostile NK cells that express an allospecific activating receptor without coexpressing any allospecific inhibitory receptors. Importantly, the checkpoint for the system appeared to occur centrally within the bone marrow during the final stage of NK cell maturation and hinged on the instructive recognition of allogeneic ligand by the activating receptor rather than through the inhibitory receptor as classically proposed. Residual nondeleted hostile NK cells expressing only the activating receptor exhibited an immature, anergic phenotype, but retained the capacity to upregulate inhibitory receptor expression in peripheral sites. However, the potential for this adaptive change to occur was lost in developmentally mature chimeras. Collectively, these findings illuminate the intrinsic process in which developmental allorecognition through the activating receptor regulates the emergence of durable NK cell tolerance and establishes a new paradigm to fundamentally guide future investigations of prenatal NK cell–allospecific education.
BTB-ZF Protein Znf131 Regulates Cell Growth of Developing and Mature T Cells
Authors: Iguchi Tomohiro , Aoki Kazuhisa , Ikawa Tomokatsu , Taoka Masato , Taya Choji , Yoshitani Hiroshi , Toma-Hirano Makiko , Koiwai Osamu , Isobe Toshiaki , Kawamoto Hiroshi , Masai Hisao , Miyatake Shoichiro
Published: July 2015

Many members of the BTB-ZF family have been shown to play important roles in lymphocyte development and function. The role of zinc finger Znf131 (also known as Zbtb35) in T cell lineage was elucidated through the production of mice with floxed allele to disrupt at different stages of development. In this article, we present that Znf131 is critical for T cell development during double-negative to double-positive stage, with which significant cell expansion triggered by the pre-TCR signal is coupled. In mature T cells, Znf131 is required for the activation of effector genes, as well as robust proliferation induced upon TCR signal. One of the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors, p21Cip1 encoded by cdkn1a gene, is one of the targets of Znf131. The regulation of T cell proliferation by Znf131 is in part attributed to its suppression on the expression of p21Cip1.
Josephus, fifth evangelist, and Jesus on the Temple
Authors: Van Henten Jan Willem
Published: July 2015

This contribution aims at deconstructing a Christian master narrative that interprets Josephus as crucial support for the New Testament message that the Temple had to become a ruin, in line with the will of God. It argues for an alternative interpretation, namely that both Jesus of Nazareth and Josephus considered the Temple to be still relevant, albeit in different ways. For Jesus the Temple was the self-evident cultic centre of Judaism and a special place to experience his relationship with God. None of Jesus’ statements about the Temple in their original context necessarily implies that Jesus assumed that the institution of the Temple would stop functioning in the near future or at the end of time. Josephus’s perspective on the Temple changes in his works. The elaborate description of Jerusalem and the Temple in War 5 reads as a written monument of the past, but several passages in Josephus’s Antiquities and Against Apion imply that the Temple was still important after 70 CE. Josephus may have reckoned with the possibility that the Temple was going to be rebuilt if the Romans allowed for it.This contribution is dedicated to Pieter G.R. de Villiers, a modest but sophisticated scholar and a good friend.
’n Ontdekkingsreis deur die wêreld van Bybelvertaling
Authors: Goede Hennie
Published: July 2015

No abstract available.
König se grootste werk ooit
Authors: Van Wyk Amie
Published: July 2015

No abstract available.
Aproximación a las unidades con significado en el campo de la informática adquirido por extensión metafórica en los diccionarios generales de inglés y español
Authors: Ortego Antón María Teresa , Fernández Nistal Purificación
Published: July 2015

En las últimas décadas la revolución científico-tecnológica ha dado lugar a la aparición de nuevos conceptos y, por ende, de infinidad de denominaciones. El conocimiento experto suele producirse en inglés, si bien surge la necesidad de traducirlo a otras lenguas como el español. Durante el transvase interlingüístico, las unidades con significados adquiridos por extensión metafórica pueden convertirse en un obstáculo para los usuarios, que acuden a los diccionarios generales bilingües en busca de soluciones, a pesar de que ésta no es la única herramienta ni la más aconsejable. En consecuencia, en el presente trabajo nos centramos en el estudio de dichas unidades en el campo de la informática, con el objetivo de obtener una aproximación del tratamiento que de dichos significados se ofrece en dos diccionarios generales bilingües de inglés y de español. De los resultados que se desprendan esperamos obtener datos relevantes que incidan en una implementación de la información recogida en las obras de referencia.
Aproximación al subjuntivo en las subordinadas adjetivas explicativas
Authors: Vásquez González Jorge Alberto
Published: July 2015

Luego de discutir la noción del subjuntivo como el modus irrealis y de elucidar su función sintáctica y su valor, se presentan ejemplos literarios de escritores hispanoamericanos importantes sobre el uso natural del mismo en las subordinadas adjetivas explicativas, a fin de poner en duda la afirmación de algunos autores, como la Real Academia Española (RAE) y el Instituto Cervantes, sobre su agramaticalidad en tales oraciones. Si bien no es de uso tan frecuente como el subjuntivo en las subordinadas adjetivas especificativas, se traza la paradoja de que no parece agramatical. La metodología, basada en una concepción no ortodoxa o dominante sobre la división modal de la conjugación verbal española, es exploratoria, por cuanto no existen estudios completos sobre el tema, y en parte es también descriptiva y no exhaustiva.
Chemical characterization of fine organic aerosol for source apportionment at Monterrey, Mexico
Authors: Mancilla Y. , Mendoza A. , Fraser M. P. , Herckes P.
Published: July 2015

Abstract. Primary emissions from anthropogenic and biogenic sources as well as secondary formation are responsible for the pollution levels of ambient air in major urban areas. These sources release fine particles into the air that negatively impact human health and the environment. Organic molecular markers, which are compounds that are unique to specific PM2.5 sources, can be utilized to identify the major emission sources in urban areas. In this study, 43 representative PM2.5 samples, for both daytime and nighttime periods, were built from individual samples collected in an urban site of the Monterrey Metropolitan Area (MMA) during the spring and fall of 2011 and 2012. The samples were analyzed for organic carbon, elemental carbon, and organic molecular markers. Several diagnostic tools were employed for the preliminary identification of emission sources. Organic compounds for eight compound classes were quantified. The n-alkanoic acids were the most abundant, followed by n-alkanes, wood smoke markers, and levoglucosan/alkenoic acids. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and hopanes were less abundant. The carbon preference index (0.7–2.6) for n-alkanes indicate a major contribution of anthropogenic and mixed sources during the fall and the spring, respectively. Hopanes levels confirmed the contribution from gasoline and diesel engines. In addition, the contribution of gasoline and diesel vehicle exhaust was confirmed and identified by the PAH concentrations in PM2.5. Diagnostic ratios of PAH showed emissions from burning coal, wood, biomass, and other fossil fuels. The total PAH and elemental carbon (EC) were correlated (r2 = 0.39–0.70) across the monitoring periods, reinforcing that motor vehicles are the major contributors of PAH. Cholesterol levels remained constant during the spring and fall, showing evidence of the contribution of meat cooking operations, while the isolated concentrations of levoglucosan suggested occasional biomass burning events. Finally, source attribution results obtained using the CMB model indicate that emissions from motor vehicle exhausts are the most important, accounting for the 64 % of the PM2.5. The vegetative detritus and biomass burning had the smallest contribution (2.2 % of the PM2.5). To our knowledge, this is the second study to explore the broad chemical characterization of fine organic aerosol in Mexico and the first for the MMA.
Changes in dissolved iron deposition to the oceans driven by human activity: a 3-D global modelling study
Authors: Myriokefalitakis S. , Daskalakis N. , Mihalopoulos N. , Baker A. R. , Nenes A. , Kanakidou M.
Published: July 2015

Abstract. The global atmospheric iron (Fe) cycle is parameterized in the global 3-D chemical transport model TM4-ECPL to simulate the proton- and the organic ligand-promoted mineral-Fe dissolution as well as the aqueous-phase photochemical reactions between the oxidative states of Fe (III/II). Primary emissions of total (TFe) and dissolved (DFe) Fe associated with dust and combustion processes are also taken into account, with TFe mineral emissions calculated to amount to ~ 35 Tg-Fe yr−1 and TFe emissions from combustion sources of ~ 2 Tg-Fe yr−1. The model reasonably simulates the available Fe observations, supporting the reliability of the results of this study. Proton- and organic ligand-promoted Fe dissolution in present-day TM4-ECPL simulations is calculated to be ~ 0.175 Tg-Fe yr−1, approximately half of the calculated total primary DFe emissions from mineral and combustion sources in the model (~ 0.322 Tg-Fe yr−1). The atmospheric burden of DFe is calculated to be ~ 0.024 Tg-Fe. DFe deposition presents strong spatial and temporal variability with an annual flux of ~ 0.496 Tg-Fe yr−1, from which about 40 % (~ 0.191 Tg-Fe yr−1) is deposited over the ocean. The impact of air quality on Fe deposition is studied by performing sensitivity simulations using preindustrial (year 1850), present (year 2008) and future (year 2100) emission scenarios. These simulations indicate that about a 3 times increase in Fe dissolution may have occurred in the past 150 years due to increasing anthropogenic emissions and thus atmospheric acidity. Air-quality regulations of anthropogenic emissions are projected to decrease atmospheric acidity in the near future, reducing to about half the dust-Fe dissolution relative to the present day. The organic ligand contribution to Fe dissolution shows an inverse relationship to the atmospheric acidity, thus its importance has decreased since the preindustrial period but is projected to increase in the future. The calculated changes also show that the atmospheric DFe supply to the globe has more than doubled since the preindustrial period due to 8-fold increases in the primary non-dust emissions and about a 3-fold increase in the dust-Fe dissolution flux. However, in the future the DFe deposition flux is expected to decrease (by about 25 %) due to reductions in the primary non-dust emissions (about 15 %) and in the dust-Fe dissolution flux (about 55 %). The present level of atmospheric deposition of DFe over the global ocean is calculated to be about 3 times higher than for 1850 emissions, and about a 30 % decrease is projected for 2100 emissions. These changes are expected to impact most on the high-nutrient–low-chlorophyll oceanic regions.
Das Regieren von Emotionen in Räumen des betreuten Wohnens
Authors: Marquardt N.
Published: July 2015

Abstract. Der Aufsatz schlägt die Verbindung und Erweiterung von Analysen des (neoliberalen) Regierens mit nicht-subjektzentrierten und affekttheoretischen Ansätzen vor. Anhand einer Analyse des sozialpolitischen und sozialarbeiterischen Umgangs mit Wohnungslosen wird nachvollzogen, welcher Gewinn sich aus der Verbindung von gouvernementalen und affekttheoretischen Perspektiven ergeben kann. Aus einer gouvernementalen Perspektive wird zunächst nachgezeichnet, wie Affekte und Emotionen in Räumen des betreuten Wohnens für Wohnungslose zum Gegenstand fürsorglicher Intervention werden. Im betreuten Wohnen kommen Mikrotechniken zum Einsatz, die auf eine "ausgewogene" emotionale Bindung an Wohnräume und ihr Inventar hinarbeiten. Das betreute Wohnen ist von Problematisierungen durchzogen, die Wohnungslosigkeit als emotionale Haltung der Rastlosigkeit und Unruhe, als einen Mangel an Verbundenheit mit Orten und Dingen deuten. Gleichzeitig wird den Untergebrachten häufig auch eine übersteigerte affektive Bindung an Dinge unterstellt, die sogenannte "Horder" und "Messies" an einer sozial unauffälligen Haushaltsführung hindere. Eine gouvernementale Analyse kann die therapeutische Rationalität sichtbar machen, die diesen Problematisierungen zugrunde liegt. Eine gouvernementale Analyse allein bietet gleichwohl keine Möglichkeit, alternative Erzählungen über die Bedeutung affektiver Beziehungen für das Wohnen zu entwickeln. Mithilfe unterschiedlicher affekttheoretischer Ansätze geht der Aufsatz daher auch der Frage nach, wie sich jenseits therapeutisierender Perspektiven über das Wohnen und die Bedeutung von Bindungen an Orte und Dinge nachdenken lässt. Nicht-subjektzentrierte Konzepte von Affektivität ermöglichen solche alternativen Erzählungen und eröffnen neue Fluchtlinien der Kritik: Wohnen wir sichtbar als immer schon "betreut", eingelassen in ein Netz von intersubjektiven und interobjektiven Beziehungen.
A simplified gross primary production and evapotranspiration model for boreal coniferous forests – is a generic calibration sufficient?
Authors: Minunno F. , Peltoniemi M. , Launiainen S. , Aurela M. , Lindroth A. , Lohila A. , Mammarella I. , Minkkinen K. , Mäkelä A.
Published: July 2015

Abstract. The problem of model complexity has been lively debated in environmental sciences as well as in the forest modelling community. Simple models are less input demanding and their calibration involves a lower number of parameters, but they might be suitable only at local scale. In this work we calibrated a simplified ecosystem process model (PRELES) to data from multiple sites and we tested if PRELES can be used at regional scale to estimate the carbon and water fluxes of Boreal conifer forests. We compared a multi-site (M-S) with site-specific (S-S) calibrations. Model calibrations and evaluations were carried out by the means of the Bayesian method; Bayesian calibration (BC) and Bayesian model comparison (BMC) were used to quantify the uncertainty in model parameters and model structure. To evaluate model performances BMC results were combined with more classical analysis of model-data mismatch (M-DM). Evapotranspiration (ET) and gross primary production (GPP) measurements collected in 10 sites of Finland and Sweden were used in the study. Calibration results showed that similar estimates were obtained for the parameters at which model outputs are most sensitive. No significant differences were encountered in the predictions of the multi-site and site-specific versions of PRELES with exception of a site with agricultural history (Alkkia). Although PRELES predicted GPP better than evapotranspiration, we concluded that the model can be reliably used at regional scale to simulate carbon and water fluxes of Boreal forests. Our analyses underlined also the importance of using long and carefully collected flux datasets in model calibration. In fact, even a single site can provide model calibrations that can be applied at a wider spatial scale, since it covers a wide range of variability in climatic conditions.
Investigation of InAsSbP quantum dot mid-infrared sensors
Authors: Harutyunyan V. G. , Gambaryan K. M. , Aroutiounian V. M. , Harutyunyan I. G.
Published: July 2015

Abstract. This work presents the results of investigations of a low bias mid-infrared(IR) photoconductive cell (PCC) with InAsSbP quantum dots (QDs). The self-assembled nanostructures were grown on an InAs(100) substrate by modified liquid phase epitaxy. The coarsening of the QDs due to Ostwald ripening was discussed. Hysteresis with a remnant capacitance of 0.483 pF and contra-directional oscillations on the PCC's capacitance–voltage characteristic at 78 K were observed. Additionally, peaks at 3.48, 3.68 and 3.89 μm on the room temperature photoresponse spectrum of a quantum dot photoconductive cell were detected. Room temperature photo-sensing properties were investigated under an irradiation of 3.39 μm as well. At a power density of 0.07 W cm−2, the surface resistance of quantum dot PCC was reduced by up to 7 %. A current responsivity of 0.2 mA W−1 was measured at an applied voltage of 8 mV.
The Death of Jill Meagher: Crime and Punishment on Social Media
Authors: Milivojevic Sanja , McGovern Alyce
Published: July 2015

In this paper we analyse the kidnapping, rape and murder of Jill Meagher as a case study to highlight a range of issues that emerge in relation to criminalisation, crime prevention and policing strategies on social media - issues that, in our opinion, require immediate and thorough theoretical engagement. An in-depth analysis of Jill Meagher’s case and its newsworthiness in terrestrial media is a challenging task that is beyond the scope of this paper; rather, the focus for this particular paper is on the process of agenda-building, particularly via social media, and the impact of the social environment and the capacity of ‘ordinary’ citizens to influence the agenda-defining process. In addition, we outline other issues that emerged in the aftermath of this case, such as the depth of the target audience on social media, the threat of a ‘trial by social media’ and the place of social media in the context of pre-crime and surveillance debates. Through the analysis of research data we establish some preliminary findings and call for more audacious and critical engagement by criminologists and social scientists in addressing the challenges posed by new technologies.
Diverse risks, diverse perpetrators: perceptions of risk and experiences of violence amongst street-based sex workers in New Zealand
Authors: Armstrong Lynzi
Published: July 2015

The management of violence-related risks on the street invariably relates to individual perceptions of violence amongst street-based sex workers. This paper explores perceptions and experiences of violence amongst street-based sex workers in Wellington and Christchurch. This paper begins with an overview of how risks of violence have been conceptualised and how the diversity of these risks is reflected in the perceptions and experiences of the women interviewed. Some complexities in how these risks were constructed and managed by the women are then explored, including perceptions of the street as a work environment. To conclude, I discuss the significance of these findings in the context of debates on sex worker safety.
Semiotic Practices: A conceptual window on the post-prison experience
Authors: Johns Diana Frances
Published: July 2015

Most prisoners get out of prison. Staying out, for some, can be challenging. Understanding these challenges can help ex-prisoners and those supporting them to interrupt cycles of offending and imprisonment. This paper considers the possibilities of ‘culture’ as an analytical tool for uncovering aspects of the post-imprisonment experience that may contribute to imprisonment cycles. It draws on interviews with released prisoners and post-release support workers in Victoria, Australia, to illustrate how culture interpreted as ‘semiotic practices’ illuminates processes underpinning and constituting the cycle of reimprisonment. A semiotic-practical lens reveals how such processes can counteract efforts towards reintegration and reduced reoffending, on the part of ex-prisoners themselves and society more broadly.
Violence Against Women: What’s Law Got to Do With It? A Reflection on Gang Rape in India
Authors: Sharma Richa , Bazilli Susan
Published: July 2015

The brutal gang rape of a physiotherapy student in India in December 2012 drew the world’s attention to the problem of sexual violence against women in the country.  Protests and mass public reaction towards the case pressurized the government to respond to the crisis by changing the laws on sexual violence. However, these new laws have not led to a decrease in VAW. Is this the result of the failure of the rule of law? Or does it highlight the limitations of law in absence of social change? This paper addresses the need for using law as a key tool in addressing violence against women in India.  It recognizes that unless we address the structural and root causes of violence against women, our analysis will be limited. It is important to bridge the creation of new laws, with an analysis that speaks to the role of hypermasculinity, neoliberalism and culture in VAW. If unaddressed, what may result instead are quick fixes, symbolized by passing laws that act as token gestures, rather than leading to transformative action.
Findlay M, Boon Kuo L and Lim S (2013) International and Comparative Criminal Justice: A Critical Introduction.
Authors: Chazal Nerida
Published: July 2015

Book Review (no abstract)
Flynn Asher and Fitz-Gibbon Kate (2013) A Second Chance for Justice: The Prosecutions of Gabe Watson for the Death of Tina Thomas.
Authors: Wonders Nancy
Published: July 2015

Book Review (no abstract)
Huff Ronald C and Killias Martin (eds) (2013) Wrongful Convictions & Miscarriages of Justice: Causes and Remedies in North American and European Criminal Justice Systems.
Authors: Weathered Lynne
Published: July 2015

Book Review (no abstract)
Chief Editors' Introduction: Vol 3(3)
Authors: Carrington Kerry , Walters Reece
Published: July 2015

Not applicable
The Effect of Using Web-Cam Chat on the Undergraduate EFL Learners᾽ Socio-Cultural Competence
Authors: Bataineh Ahmad Mousa , Al-Abdali Ahmed I.
Published: July 2015

This study aimed at investigating the use of web-cam chat as one of the most effective tools of
Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC), and measuring its effect on the sociocultural
competence of the English as foreign language learners. The sample of the study consisted of
38 undergraduate EFL learners who registered for a Conversational Skills Course at Al-alBayt
University during the academic year 2013-2014. However, the chosen sample of the study was
of two groups: Group one consisted of (20) students, which was chosen as an experimental
group, and group two consisted of (18) students, which was assigned as a control group. Data
were collected within 8 weeks and statistical analysis was prepared (T-test, one-way analysis of
variance, and Scheffe). To assess the effect of using web-cam chat on EFL learners
sociocultural competence, students in both groups sat for a written and an oral test at the
beginning of the second semester of the academic year 2013-2014 so as to determine their
actual sociocultural knowledge before starting the experiment. After 8 weeks, the same test
was administered as a posttest. The results of the study indicated that the experimental group
performed better that the control group in the sociocultural aspects of language due to the new
method of teaching that is Web-cam chat. The results of the study showed that the experimental
group acquired some sociocultural aspects rather than the others. Additionally, the findings of
the study revealed that the experimental group students have developed their language skills.
This might be due to the effect of web-cam chat through which the experimental groups'
students interacted a lot with native speakers of English. Accordingly, a set of
recommendations were provided at the end of this study.
School–Related Factors as Predictors of Senior Secondary School Students’ Literature in English Achievement in Ibadan Metropolis
Authors: Fakeye David Olugbade
Published: July 2015

This study examined school –related factors (school location, library resources, furniture and
ventilation) as predictors of academic achievement of students in Literature-in-English in
Ibadan Metropolis. The study employed a descriptive research design of survey type. The
research instruments used were School–Related Factors Questionnaire (SRFQ) and
Literature-in-English Achievement Test. The sample consisted of 400 students
proportionately sampled from ten (10) randomly selected senior secondary schools in Ibadan.
Data collected were analyzed using multiple regression analysis. Findings revealed that
school location(B = 4.087; t= 6.507, P>0.05),instructional materials(B = 4.061; t= 5.710,
P<0.05),classroom furniture( ), and appropriate ventilation all had significant relative
contribution to students achievement in Literature in English. The composite influence of the
four factors was also significant. Based on the findings, recommendation were made that
school owners should improve on facilities provided in the schools, Mobile libraries should
also be provided in and around all the local government areas to grant students access to
reading materials.
Who Benefits from Secondary Education Bursary Fund in Kenya?
Authors: Boit John Mugun
Published: July 2015

This study examined the effectiveness of the Secondary Education Bursary Fund SEBF in
enhancing equity in access to secondary school educational opportunities. The discussion is
guided by Rawls’ theory of social justice as fairness (1971) upon which the concept of equity is
grounded. The study is specifically influenced by the Difference Principle and the Criterion of
Reciprocity on the basis of reasonable citizenship as espoused by Rawls. The Secondary
Education Bursary Fund (SEBF) was established in 1994 by a presidential decree to help the
socio-economically disadvantaged groups to access secondary education. The findings indicate
that the bursary beneficiaries transcend all socio-economic boundaries and that the allocation
mechanism did not, as was intended, effectively target bursary support to students from poor
and vulnerable socio-economic groups. As a result, the fund has had little impact on equity in
access to secondary education. There is therefore an urgent need to make necessary structural
and management adjustments to the bursary fund to make it more responsive and selective to
those in need of financial support. Of significance is adoption of management information
systems to enable effective and efficient administration of the fund. The findings will inform
management decisions geared towards revitalizing the fund as well as informing policy
formulation and review and aid scholarly debate on issues of educational financial subsidies.
The Effect of Using Web-Cam Chat on the Undergraduate EFL Students’ Pragmatic Competence
Authors: Bataineh Ahmad Mousa , Hussein Nadhim Obaid
Published: July 2015

This study aimed to investigate the effect of using web-cam chat on developing of the pragmatic aspects of language by college-level English as foreign language (EFL) learners in Jordan. A quantitative approach was applied to determine first, whether the use of web-cam chats had a positive effect on EFL learners’ pragmatic competence. Second, the effect of presenting pragmatic through two delivery systems face-to-face, in-class activities and computer-mediated communication (CMC) via web-cam chats i.e. Facebook and Skype was investigated in this study. The sample of the study consisted of thirty-two undergraduate students who made up two intact classes in a "Conversation Skills course, which call Penguin Functional English by Peter Watcyn-J0nes .Code N 1302109” at AL al-Bayt University in Jordan, during the second semester of the academic year 2013/2014. The students were interviewed in order to know their actual levels in the pragmatic aspects of English before starting the experiment. The sample  was divided into two groups; the control group (15 students) was taught the course content using the regular communicative method through which students received instructor-led lessons from the textbook, while group two, the experimental (17 students) was taught using web-cam chat. After conducting the activities, a post test was administered. Scores were tabulated and prepared for statistical analysis. The results showed that web-cam chat had a positive impact on the EFL learners’ pragmatic competence. Learners who studied via web-cam chat performed better on the pragmatic aspects of English post-test than those who did not. The findings also indicated that technology can be a valuable tool for delivering pragmatic instruction. Moreover, the findings of the study revealed that students acquired the speaking and listening skills in web-cam chat more efficiently and effectively than in the regular communicative method.
Emotional Intelligence, Perceived Inequity and Job Performance Among Bank Employees in Southwestern State, Nigeria
Authors: Lawal Abiodun M. , Omole Oluwakemi E.
Published: July 2015

Certain individual factors appear to be important in ensuring higher level of performance among bank employees in Nigeria. This study investigated emotional intelligence and perceived inequity as influencing factors to perceived job performance among bank employees in Ibadan. Ex-post facto design was used in the study. Two hundred and thirty four (136 males & 98 females) bank employees completed questionnaires; which were distributed using accidental sampling technique. Results showed that emotional intelligence significantly influenced perceived job performance. Perceived inequity significantly influenced perceived job performance. No gender difference was observed in perceived job performance among bank employees. It is concluded that Human Resources Development practitioners should give consideration to emotional intelligence and perceived inequity as vital individual factors that may have some psychological implications in ensuring high performance among bank employees.
Empirical Evidence on Korea’s Import Demand Behavior Revisited
Authors: Baek Jungho
Published: July 2015

This paper attempts to re-examine Korea’s import demand behavior with an enhanced
econometric technique and an up-to-date dataset. To achieve the goal, an autogressive
distributed lag (ARDL) approach is adopted. Our results show the existence of the long-run
relationship between Korea’s imports and its major determinants such as income and price. It
is also found that income plays an important role in influencing Korea’s imports in both the
short- and long-run. On the other hand, price is found to have a significant impact on Korea’s
imports only in the short-run.
A contribuição da organização e da visualização da informação para os sistemas de recuperação de informação
Authors: Vieira Jessica Monique de Lira , Pinho Fabio Assis
Published: July 2015

Introdução: Apresenta resultados de pesquisa sobre a produção científica registrada em Ciência da Informação, a partir de dados empíricos obtidos em pesquisa bibliométrica sobre um corpus da literatura da área no Brasil, produzido por grupo de pesquisadores representativos, no período de 1993 a 2013, destacando as relações apresentadas no processo de consagração e de legitimação e cotejando-as com os aspectos teóricos relativos aos processos de produção e reprodução na literatura científica, assim como à distinção atribuída pela comunidade a pesquisadores e instituições.

Objetivo: Analisa, partindo de configurações bibliométricas, as características e as relações que essa produção apresenta e como se destacam seus componentes.

Metodologia: Identifica os artigos científicos dos 15 pesquisadores com a produção mais expressiva no período de 1993 a 2013, partindo de um levantamento bibliométrico dos periódicos vigentes, indexados na Base de Dados Referenciais de Artigos de Periódicos de Ciência da Informação (Brapci). Analisa os artigos científicos, identificando seus temas e relacionando seus autores às instituições e às posições que representam, para posterior organização numa planilha eletrônica, geradora dos gráficos utilizados. Com a mesma estratégia, incorpora a filiação dos autores e suas posições como pesquisadores junto ao CNPq. Completa a identificação com a busca de informações sobre a situação da pós-graduação em CI no Brasil e das posições dos grupos de pesquisa e dos pesquisadores para uma visualização sincrônica do contexto.

Resultados: Destaca que um terço dos autores faz parte do rol de pesquisadores do CNPq e que as instituições de maior destaque na área da CI, cujos programas são os mais antigos e contam com doutorado, abrigam a maioria dos pesquisadores CNPq.
Conclusões: Observa que a legitimação e a distinção decorrem do tempo de poder, ou seja, da permanência em situação capaz de organizar e estruturar condições de produção mais estáveis e, portanto, com melhores oportunidades de sucesso. As reflexões sobre os três aspectos críticos do processo de pesquisa científica, a produção, a reprodução e a distinção, apresentam singularidades que ilustram as convergências para a concretude do processo legitimador das instâncias de consagração na comunidade de experiências desse campo de produção científica.
Desenvolvimento de habilidades informacionais: um estudo das atividades de educação de usuários aplicadas na Biblioteca do Colégio Israelita
Authors: Pelissaro Regina Dioga , Moura Ana Maria Mielniczuk de
Published: July 2015

Introdução: Para atingir a competência informacional é preciso aprender habilidades de busca e uso da informação, que devem começar a ser desenvolvidas desde cedo através das atividades de educação de usuários aplicadas nas bibliotecas escolares. Avaliar as ações de educação de usuários é válido para constatar se as crianças internalizam os conhecimentos que lhes são repassados.

Objetivo: Analisar a relação das habilidades desenvolvidas pelas crianças de 1º ano do Ensino Fundamental do Colégio Israelita de Porto Alegre/RS, com as habilidades propostas pela autora Kuhlthau para a fase I, 1ª etapa, correspondente à idade dos quatro aos seis anos.

Metodologia: Os dados foram coletados por observação e grupo focal e foram analisados qualitativamente.

Resultados: Os resultados indicam que as crianças possuem a maioria das habilidades propostas pela autora e aquelas que não estão completamente desenvolvidas podem ser melhoradas através das atividades propostas neste estudo e, outras, no final do ano, quando completarem a alfabetização.

Conclusões: O estudo considera as avaliações essenciais, pois através delas se constata se os alunos adquiriram as habilidades praticadas nas ações de educação de usuários.
Responsabilidade social: contra ou a favor?
Authors: Garcia Joana Coeli Ribeiro , Raimundo Jorge , Ferreira Josivan De Oliveira , Fernandes Tatiana Falcão de Souza
Published: July 2015

Introdução: Discute a responsabilidade social (RS) sob a ótica empresarial enfatizando as diferenças que surgem a partir da teoria neoliberal sobre a responsabilidade social empresarial (RSE) e da possibilidade de ações de melhoria da sociedade como um todo. A filantropia é considerada como o início de toda ação de RS.

Objetivo: Compreender os conceitos de responsabilidade social a fim de estabelecer paralelos sobre o que as empresas desenvolvem, ampliando a percepção do que as organizações praticam atualmente.

Metodologia: O artigo é desenvolvido a partir de uma metodologia com abordagem bibliográfica de natureza teórica.

Resultados: A partir das diferenças existentes entre filantropia e RS é possível compreender esta última, ultrapassando expectativas econômicas.  A ação ética na RS significa que as organizações devem aplicá-la em sua política de gestão e na cultura, incorporando-a às atividades sociais que beneficiam o ser humano.

Conclusão: Numa visão pragmática e realista, conclui-se que a RSE na atuação gerencial das organizações repercute favoravelmente na sociedade, quando desenvolvida de forma contínua e com seu pleno sentido para a sustentabilidade social e ambiental do planeta, além de contribuir para a construção de uma sociedade cidadã por meio da ética e da melhoria das condições de vida de todos.
Comparação entre o Qualis/Capes e os índices H e G: o caso do portal de periódicos UFSC
Authors: Oliveira Aline Borges , Rodrigues Rosângela Schwarz , Blattmann Ursula , Pinto Adilson Luis
Published: July 2015

Introdução: A presente pesquisa realiza uma analise das revistas científicas hospedadas no Portal de Periódicos UFSC e sua relação com o estrato nacional Qualis/CAPES e os índices Harzing’s Publish or Perish h e g na web.

Objetivos: a) Descrever a área do conhecimento,periodicidade e ano de criação das revistas, e; b) Comparar os indicadores de qualidade Qualis e os índices Harzing’s Publish or Perish h e g das revistas.

Metodologia: A abordagem da metodologia é exploratória e descritiva com análise quantitativa. O corpus da pesquisa são os títulos do Portal de Periódicos UFSC, que apresenta 42 revistas hospedadas.

Resultados: Como um dos principais resultados, pode-se assinalar que as revistas estudadas estão distribuídas em dezessete áreas do conhecimento e seis revistas foram classificadas em mais de três áreas diferentes com o mesmo Qualis. A periodicidade mais adotada é a semestral, representando 73,8% (31) das revistas. O período de criação das publicações que apresentou maior índice foi a década de 1990, com 42,9% (18). Em relação ao Qualis, 14% das revistas apresentam estrato A1 e A2; 57%, B1 e B2, e 29% das revistas apresentam B3, B4 e B5.

Conclusões: Pode-se concluir que as posições das revistas podem ser diferentes se aplicadas ao sistema de avaliação Qualis/CAPES e os índices do h e g. A revista que apresenta maior coerência entre o índice nacional e o índice Harzing’s Publish or Perish é a “Estudos Feministas”, com Qualis A1, índice h 41 e g 63 e a que apresenta menor coerência é a “Outra Travessia” com Qualis A2 e índices h 5 e g 11.
La exclusión social en los hogares con algún miembro con discapacidad durante el período de crisis en España
Authors: Anaut Bravo Sagrario , Arza Porras Javier
Published: July 2015

El análisis del impacto que la crisis ha tenido en la discriminación, la pobreza y, especialmente, la exclusión social de las personas y hogares con algún miembro con discapacidad, es el principal objeto de este artículo. Para ello se ha utilizado, como fuente principal, la serie de encuestas realizada por la Fundación FOESSA en los años 2007, 2009 y 2013. Se observa que el impacto de la crisis no ha sido tan grande en las personas y hogares con discapacidad como en el conjunto de la población de España. Sin embargo, la estabilidad de unos niveles de pobreza y exclusión, que persisten en ser superiores a los registrados en el conjunto de la población, nos informa sobre las limitaciones que las políticas sociales actuales tienen para lograr modificaciones significativas en esta realidad que afecta a los derechos humanos de las personas con discapacidad.
Relaciones interpersonales en niños y jóvenes con trastornos del espectro del autismo y discapacidad intelectual
Authors: Morán Suárez Lucía , Gómez Sánchez Laura E. , Alcedo Rodríguez Mª Ángeles
Published: July 2015

Las personas con discapacidad severa y profunda han sido un colectivo poco estudiado en el ámbito de la investigación y, menos aún, en las etapas de la infancia y adolescencia. Este estudio evalúa las relaciones interpersonales de una muestra de 55 personas con Trastorno del Espectro Autismo (TEA) y discapacidad intelectual (DI) entre 4 y 20 años. Para ello se utilizó la subescala de relaciones interpersonales de la Escala KidsLife (Gómez et al., en prensa) que evalúa calidad de vida. Las puntuaciones más altas se obtuvieron en los ítems relacionados con la comunicación, mientras que las más bajas se observaron en los ítems relacionados con las interacciones sociales. Además, las personas con DI profunda obtuvieron puntuaciones significativamente más bajas que aquellos con mayores niveles de funcionamiento. Se discute acerca de las implicaciones del estudio y se realizan recomendaciones específicas para mejorar las prácticas profesionales y organizacionales dirigidas a la mejora de la calidad de vida.
Las dificultades de clasificación diagnóstica en Atención Temprana. La experiencia en dos unidades de Galicia
Authors: Ponte Mittelbrunn Jaime
Published: July 2015

En este artículo se ofrecen los resultados de aplicar un modelo de categorización diagnóstica a la población atendida en dos centros de atención temprana durante un período de 5 años. Se atendieron 411 niños y niñas con diversos tipos de trastornos del desarrollo, siendo los de comunicación y lenguaje los más frecuentemente diagnosticados (39,1 %), seguidos de los conductuales (25,9 %) y los afectivos (19,3 %). Cabe destacar la escasa presencia de los trastornos motores (6,6 %) y de los de espectro autista (7 %). Los resultados del estudio muestran la complejidad de los problemas asistenciales y de procedimiento que en la actualidad enfrenta la atención temprana.
La incidencia de los patronatos nacionales en la política educativa de las enseñanzas de sordos (1910-1978)
Authors: Alcina Madueño Alfredo , Navarro Juárez Luisa
Published: July 2015

El objetivo del trabajo es analizar la incidencia de los patronatos en las políticas educativas de las enseñanzas de sordos, desde el primer Patronato Nacional de Sordomudos, Ciegos y Anormales hasta el Real Patronato de Educación Especial (1910-1978). La metodología utilizada es la histórica, fundamentalmente el análisis de las fuentes documentales archivísticas y de normativa y la revisión de la obra bibliográfica existente, sobre los patronatos y las políticas educativas de los gobiernos y sus administraciones en las enseñanzas de sordomudos o sordos. El enfoque fundamental del trabajo se plantea desde la acción de los gobiernos y sus administraciones, es decir, desde sus políticas educativas. Las conclusiones se construyen sobre unos hechos y análisis que permiten entender la acción de los patronatos y su contribución en la evolución de las enseñanzas de sordos.
La lectura fácil: una apuesta de valor para las organizaciones
Authors: Pérez García Jorge M. , López de la Cruz Laura
Published: July 2015

Pérez, J.M y López, L. (2015): “La lectura fácil: una apuesta de valor para las organizaciones”, Revista Española de Discapacidad, 3 (1): 187-192.