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A Remote Sensing Approach for Mapping the Development of Ancient Water Management in the Near East
Authors: Rayne Louise , Donoghue Daniel
Published: December 2018

We present a novel approach that uses remote sensing to record and reconstruct traces of ancient water management throughout the whole region of Northern Mesopotamia, an area where modern agriculture and warfare has had a severe impact on the survival of archaeological remains and their visibility in modern satellite imagery. However, analysis and interpretation of declassified stereoscopic spy satellite data from the 1960s and early 1970s revealed traces of ancient water management systems. We processed satellite imagery to facilitate image interpretation and used photogrammetry to reconstruct hydraulic pathways. Our results represent the first comprehensive map of water management features across the entirety of Northern Mesopotamia for the period ca. 1200 BC to AD 1500. In particular, this shows that irrigation was widespread throughout the region in the Early Islamic period, including within the zone traditionally regarded as “rain-fed”. However, we found that a high proportion of the ancient canal systems had been damaged or destroyed by 20th century changes to agricultural practices and land use. Given this, there is an urgent need to record these rapidly vanishing water management systems that were an integral part of the ancient agricultural landscape and that underpinned powerful states.
Optimization Design Method of a New Stabilized Platform Based on Missile-borne Semi-Strap-down Inertial Navigation System
Authors: Li Jie , Jing Zhengyao , Zhang Xi , Zhang Jiayu , Li Jinqiang , Gao Shiyao , Zheng Tao
Published: December 2018

At present, existing wide range Micro-Electro-Mechanical-Systems (MEMS) inertial sensors have relatively lower precision and direct measurement of the missile’s high-rotation motion inevitably uses a large-range sensor. To achieve high-precision navigation, this paper proposes a novel Semi-strap-down Stabilized Platform (SSP) based on the Missile-borne Semi-Strap-down Inertial Navigation System, which is used to mount sensors and lowers sensor range requirements through isolating the high-rotational motion of missile. First, the author innovatively puts forward a dynamic model under missile-borne environment, then analyses the influence of SSP quality on the range of gyro according to the dynamic model of the SSP. Finally, when the angle of attack of the missile is 2°, the best quality of the SSP with minimum roll angular rate amplitude was calculated through the Runge-Kutta method and the mass gradient control method. Experiments have been carried out by using a high-precision, tri-axial flight simulation turntable to validate the viability of the method. Experiments show that under the same conditions, the angular velocity of the new optimized SSP with the best quality design is reduced to 1/3 of the unoptimized SSP, and the measured roll angle error is reduced to 60% of the unoptimized measurement. The results indicate that the novel SSP has better performance segregating the high-speed rotational motion, and provides theoretical guidance for the high-precision small-range sensor instead of the low-precision wide-range sensor. In addition, the first proposed SSP quality selection method creates a new idea for the improvement of the positioning accuracy in the missile-borne environment.
Does Increased Representation of Female Executives Improve Corporate Environmental Investment? Evidence from China
Authors: Jiang Xinfeng , Akbar Ahsan
Published: December 2018

Based on the upper echelon theory and theory of feminist care ethics, this paper uses the data of 359 Chinese listed companies between 2008–2016 to investigate the influence of female executives on corporate environmental investment. The results of the pooled OLS (Ordinary Least Square) regression reveals that both having a female as CEO or Chair as well as increased representation of female directors on the board committees significantly increases corporate environmental investment. Moreover, this phenomenon is not only evident in polluting enterprises but also exists in non-polluting enterprises. Further, we examine whether female executives’ environmental investment is driven by the motive of availing government subsidies or to comply with the environmental regulations. The empirical testing reveals that the environmental investment by female executives is not associated with the acquisition of government subsidies. Moreover, female executives’ environmental investment remains significant in China’s eastern regions despite having less stringent government regulations. The study also found that contrary to the result in the male sample, environmental investment by the female executives significantly reduces pollutant emissions. The present study adds a new perspective to the CSR literature and suggests that an increase in environmental investment by the women executives lies primarily in their innate commitment towards social responsibility. Against the backdrop of a greater emphasis on environmental protection in China, it is concluded that increased representation of female executives in enterprises can contribute to a significant improvement in environmental quality.
Academics’ Perceptions on Quality in Higher Education Shaping Key Performance Indicators
Authors: Varouchas Emmanouil , Sicilia Miguel-Ángel , Sánchez-Alonso Salvador
Published: December 2018

Institutions in higher education (HE) continuously strive to develop and deliver impactful educational programs. At the same time, they should continue to fulfill their mission to educate students in basic applied subjects and in parallel respond to the need to equip students with new skills. For this reason, higher education institutions (HEI) perform periodical curricular reviews adhering to internal and external quality assurance systems. The subsequent curricular reforms are of a transformative nature, preparing graduates to tackle the challenges of globalization, unemployment and vanishing professions. For these reforms to lead to sustainable curricula, the integration of quality into educational programs is instrumental. A suggested way of achieving a transformative stance is to provide the context for the application and diffusion of quality metrics in teaching and learning. This research intends to provide a discussion of key performance indicators (KPIs) related to quality. This paper presents the second round of qualitative interviews with higher education administrators and professors as a promising vehicle for advancing towards the formulation of KPIs based on their understanding of the different independent dimensions of the quality construct. These KPIs will provide valuable insights into improving teaching, learning and assessment and will eventually lead to sustainable curricula. Research findings outline the significance of the time invested to design and update a course, indicate that technology-enhanced learning solutions are perceived as key quality drivers, and point out the need to align courses with industry requirements and real-world problems. Additionally, findings indicate that the quality and impact of teaching and learning is promoted by the multi/inter-disciplinary character of a course, the engagement of students in interactive discussions and student research as part of summative assessment. The main contribution of this research is an analytic discussion of perceptions of higher education administrators and professors about quality, leading to a significant enrichment of the relevant literature. A set of innovative generic KPIs which can be used in multidimensional quality assessment in higher education is eventually proposed.
Beyond Food Security: Challenges in Food Safety Policies and Governance along a Heterogeneous Agri-Food Chain and Its Effects on Health Measures and Sustainable Development in Mexico
Authors: Mayett-Moreno Yesica , López Oglesby Juan Manuel
Published: December 2018

This work describes the relevance of food policies and governance to reach food safety issues along a heterogeneous food chain, in the context of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) food security definition. Using personal interviews with agents in the food chain, and secondary data from 2014–2018, this exploratory research demonstrated that: (a) Mexican food policies regarding food safety are oriented to the exports markets and/or high income producers-consumers; (b) this has split the agri-food chain in two: one serving international and/or high income consumers, and another serving domestic markets; (c) the agri-food chain that serves domestic markets experiences regulatory budget shortfalls, lacks coordination in food regulations across its agents, and brings about alternate informal markets that put peoples’ health and financial stability at risk, especially those lower-income consumers. Only 0.7% of producers, 12.5% of supermarkets and 42.8% of restaurants have some type of food safety certifications. This is worsened by the way public resources have been distributed, focused, prioritized, and planned. If the differences between big, medium and small producers continue to increase, it will increase regional and individual inequality, leading to two different countries: one developed and one developing, challenging its sustainable development.
Development of a Model Linking Physical Asset Management to Sustainability Performance: An Empirical Research
Authors: Maletič Damjan , Maletič Matjaž , Al-Najjar Basim , Gomišček Boštjan
Published: December 2018

This article is aimed at exploring the relationship between physical asset management (PAM) practices and sustainability performance. A framework of interrelated constructs was developed based on the existing literature and consequently tested through empirical study. Survey data were collected from organizations operating in six European countries (i.e., Greece, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, and Turkey) and analyzed using Partial Least Squares Path Modeling (PLS-PM). The results offer support for the proposed hypotheses, showing that PAM practices positively influence the sustainability performance outcomes, namely economic, environmental, and employee-related social performance. Overall, this study demonstrates that a PAM framework can be conceptualized by four sub-constructs, namely physical asset risk management, physical asset performance assessment, physical asset lifecycle management, and physical asset policy and strategy. Finally, this study brings to light some theoretical and managerial implications as well as directions for future research. The findings of the study underscore PAM areas in which managers should focus on in order to optimize costs, performance, and risk exposures concerning the physical assets, and therefore enhance sustainability performance.
Ir-Ni Bimetallic OER Catalysts Prepared by Controlled Ni Electrodeposition on Irpoly and Ir(111)
Authors: Özer Ebru , Sinev Ilya , Mingers Andrea , Araujo Jorge , Kropp Thomas , Mavrikakis Manos , Mayrhofer Karl , Cuenya Beatriz , Strasser Peter
Published: December 2018

The alteration of electrocatalytic surfaces with adatoms lead to structural and electronic modifications promoting adsorption, desorption, and reactive processes. This study explores the potentiostatic electrodeposition process of Ni onto polycrystalline Ir (Irpoly) and assesses the electrocatalytic properties of the resulting bimetallic surfaces. The electrodeposition resulted in bimetallic Ni overlayer (OL) structures and in combination with controlled thermal post-deposition annealing in bimetallic near-surface alloys (NSA). The catalytic oxygen evolution reaction (OER) activity of these two different Ni-modified catalysts is assessed and compared to a pristine, unmodified Irpoly. An overlayer of Ni on Irpoly showed superior performance in both acidic and alkaline milieu. The reductive annealing of the OL produced a NSA of Ni, which demonstrated enhanced stability in an acidic environment. The remarkable activity and stability improvement of Ir by Ni modification makes both systems efficient electrocatalysts for water oxidation. The roughness factor of Irpoly is also reported. With the amount of deposited Ni determined by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) and a degree of coverage (monolayer) in the dependence of deposition potential is established. The density functional theory (DFT) assisted evaluation of H adsorption on Irpoly enables determination of the preferred Ni deposition sites on the three low-index surfaces (111), (110), and (100).
Development of a Change Management Instrument for the Implementation of Technologies
Authors: Mlekus Lisa , Paruzel Agnieszka , Bentler Dominik , Jenderny Sascha , Foullois Marc , Bansmann Michael , Woeste Lars , Röcker Carsten , Maier Günter W.
Published: December 2018

The manufacturing industry is increasingly being dominated by information and communication technology, leading to the development of cyber-physical systems. Most existing frameworks on the assessment of such technological advancements see the technology as a solitary system. However, research has shown that other environmental factors like organizational processes or human factors are also affected. Drawing on the sociotechnical systems approach, future technologies could be evaluated using scenarios of digitized work. These scenarios can help classify new technologies and uncover their advantages and constraints in order to provide guidance for the digital development of organizations. We developed an instrument for evaluating scenarios of digitized work on the relevant dimensions ‘technology’, ‘human’ and ‘organization’ and conducted a quantitative study applying this instrument on three different scenarios (N = 24 subject matter experts). Results show that our instrument is capable of measuring technological, human and organizational aspects of technology implementations and detecting differences in the scenarios under investigation. The instrument’s practical value is significant as it enables the user to compare and quantify scenarios and helps companies to decide which technology they should implement.
Suppression of Type I Interferon Signaling by Flavivirus NS5
Authors: Thurmond Stephanie , Wang Boxiao , Song Jikui , Hai Rong
Published: December 2018

Type I interferon (IFN-I) is the first line of mammalian host defense against viral infection. To counteract this, the flaviviruses, like other viruses, have encoded a variety of antagonists, and use a multi-layered molecular defense strategy to establish their infections. Among the most potent antagonists is non-structural protein 5 (NS5), which has been shown for all disease-causing flaviviruses to target different steps and players of the type I IFN signaling pathway. Here, we summarize the type I IFN antagonist mechanisms used by flaviviruses with a focus on the role of NS5 in regulating one key regulator of type I IFN, signal transducer and activator of transcription 2 (STAT2).
A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS ON HOUSING POLICIES IN TURKEY AND LITHUANIA
Authors: Yetgin Feuzullah , Lepkova Natalija
Published: December 2018

The housing sector is a very important sector in the national economy worldwide. The greater importance of the housing sector is broadly defined, to include financing, upgrading, repairs, management, valuation, taxation and population. The article presents a comparative analysis on housing policies in Turkey and Lithuania. The housing strategies ‐their differences and similarities – of Turkey and Lithuania are presented in the article. Strategic principles and preferences of housing are analysed in the countries under investigation. Some economic aspects are underlined. The policies of social housing of investigated countries are presented. The housing problems of both analysed countries are described. Special attention is paid to sustainable housing and social cohesion in housing.

Būsto politikos Turkijoje ir Lietuvoje lyginamoji analizė

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Busto sektorius yra labai svarbus sektorius visame pasaulyje. Didele įtaka busto sektoriui turi finansavimas, remontai, valdymas, vertinimas, mokesčiai, gyventoju skaičius. Straipsnyje atliekama būsto politikos Turkijoje ir Lietuvoje lyginamoji analize, pateikiami Turkijos ir Lietuvos būsto strategijų bendri bruožai ir skirtumai, analizuojami strategijų principai ir prioritetai. Analizuojama gyventoju skaičiaus įtaka būsto sektoriui. Akcentuojami tam tikri ekonominiai aspektai. Ištirta ir pateikta socialinio būsto politika nagrinėjamose šalyse. Pateikiamos būsto problemos dviejose analizuojamose šalyse. Atskiras dėmesys nukreiptas į subalansuota būstą ir socialine sanglauda būsto srityje, taip pat apžvelgta būsto nuomos rinka bei susijusios problemos. Pateikiama Turkijos ir Lietuvos SSGG analize.
Three new species of soil-inhabiting Trichoderma from southwest China
Authors: Qiao Min , Du Xing , Zhang Zhe , Xu JianPing , Yu ZenFen
Published: December 2018

Fungi in the genus Trichoderma are widely distributed in China, including in Yunnan province. In this study, we report three new soil-inhabiting species in Trichoderma, named as T.kunmingense, T.speciosum and T.zeloharzianum. Their colony and mycelial morphology, including features of asexual states, were described. For each species, their DNA sequences were obtained from three loci, the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions of the ribosomal DNA, the translation elongation factor 1-α encoding gene (tef1) and the gene encoding the second largest nuclear RNA polymerase subunit (rpb2). Our analyses indicated that the three new species showed consistent divergence amongst each other and from other known and closely related species. Amongst the three, T.speciosum and T.kunmingense belong to the Viride Clade. Specifically, T.speciosum is related to three species – T.hispanicum, T.samuelsii and T.junci and is characterised by tree-like conidiophores, generally paired branches, curved terminal branches, spindly to fusiform phialides and subglobose to globose conidia. In contrast, T.kunmingense morphologically resembles T.asperellum and T.yunnanense and is distinguished by its pyramidal conidiophores, ampulliform to tapered phialides, discrete branches and ovoidal, occasionally ellipsoid, smooth-walled conidia. The third new species, T.zeloharzianum, is a new member of the Harzianum Clade and is closely associated with T.harzianum, T.lixii and T.simmonsii but distinguished from them by having smaller, subglobose to globose, thin-walled conidia.
Imagens dos índios na Amazônia espanhola, nos séculos XVI e XVII
Authors: Lopes de Carvalho Francismar Alex
Published: December 2018

Desde meados do século XVI e por todo o século XVII, colonos e missionários exploraram assiduamente as franjas da Amazônia localizadas a oriente da Audiência de Quito e teceram diversas imagens das populações indígenas. Os nativos foram classificados em duas grandes categorias: de um lado, estavam os tidos por “amigos”, em quem os espanhóis verificavam certos sinais de “polícia”; de outro, os “bárbaros”, geralmente retratados como nômades e antropófagos. Uma análise mais acurada dessas imagens mostra que elas se coadunavam com os objetivos específicos de colonos e missionários, vale dizer, a captura de mão de obra para o serviço pessoal e o estabelecimento de reduções.
Restructuring FASP Narratives: What Students Can Do
Authors: Diaz-Santos Gilberto
Published: December 2018

In a teaching/learning approach, this article discusses how interdiscursivity in FASP works provides opportunities for ESP and EGP language learners to evolve from receivers and processors of content elaborated by others to producers of their own new contents. Examples of tasks and projects completed by a wide range of language learners illustrate how restructuring FASP narratives can be based on tried and tested language teaching and learning practices or models. After discussion, we conclude that while it is undeniable that FASP, in addition to developing language competence, offers interesting sources for fostering media literacy as well as generic awareness, competence, and creativity, tracing and documenting the strategies/techniques developed by students in their reconstruction of FASP narratives remains a challenge for researchers and practitioners.
Personalized Location Recommendation System Personalized Location Recommendation System
Authors: Ughade Ashwini Arun
Published: December 2018

Location acquisition and wireless communication technologies are growing in location-based social networks. With the rapid development of location-based social networks (LBSNs), location recommendation has become an important for helping users to discover interesting locations. Most current studies on spatial item recommendations do not consider the sequential influence of locations. The authors proposed a personalized location recommendation system as a probabilistic generative model that aims to mimic the process of human decision-making when visiting locations. In this system, three tasks are involved, such as: extracting user's personal interests; extracting sequential influence; and combining them into unified networks. This system utilizes data collected from LBSNs to model a user's behavior and locations with real datasets, and it determines a user's preferred locations using collaborative filtering and a Locality Sensitive Hashing (ALSH) technique. It overcomes the challenges of the user's check-in data in LBSNs having a low sampling rate in both space and time and a huge prediction space.
I Sang, Therefore I am! Uses and Gratifications of Self-Mocking Memes and the Effects on Psychological Well-Being
Authors: Lu Miao , Fan Hua
Published: December 2018

Sang (丧) culture is a youth subculture that has emerged in recent China. Through the lens of self-mocking memes, this exploratory study attempts to understand the psychological mechanisms and social meanings behind sang culture. A survey research of Chinese college students (N=506) were conducted to examine the uses and gratifications of self-mocking memes on social media. Six gratifications were identified. Two individual traits – the need for humor and narcissism – were found partially related to self-mocking meme usage. By considering self-mockery as an alternative form of self-presentation, this study challenged the pervasive self-enhancement hypothesis. On China's social media, self-mocking memes were used as both a self-protection strategy (intra-personal) and a social strategy (interpersonal). This study found a mixed effect of self-mocking meme usage on Chinese youths' psychological well-being: it was positively related to the harmonious interpersonal relationship while negatively related to self-acceptance.
Cutting Edge: T Cell–Dependent Plasmablasts Form in the Absence of Single Differentiated CD4+ T Cell Subsets
Authors: Kotov Jessica A. , Jenkins Marc K.
Published: December 2018

The T follicular helper (Tfh) cell subset of CD4+ Th cells promotes affinity maturation by B cells in germinal centers. The contribution of other Th cell subsets to B cell responses has not been fully explored in vivo. We addressed this issue by analyzing the T cell–dependent B cell response to the protein Ag PE in mice lacking specific Th cell subsets. As expected, PE-specific germinal center B cell production required Tfh cells. However, Tfh, Th1, or Th17 cell–deficient mice produced as many PE-specific, isotype-switched plasmablasts as wild-type mice. This response depended on Th cell expression of CD154 and Ag presentation by B cells. These results indicate that many Th cell subsets can promote plasmablast formation by providing CD40 signals to naive B cells.
On social and psychological aspects of a negligible reception of Natanson’s article of 1911 in the early history of quantum statistics
Authors: Nagasawa Nobukata
Published: December 2018

Possible reasons are studied why Ladislas (Władysław) Natanson’s paper on the statistical theory of radiation, published in 1911 both in English and in the German translation, was not cited properly in the early history of quantum statistics by outstanding scientists, such as Arnold Sommerfeld, Paul Ehrenfest, Satyendra Nath Bose and Albert Einstein.The social and psychological aspects are discussed as background to many so far discussions on the academic evaluation of his theory.In order to avoid in the future such Natansonian cases of very limited reception of valuable scientific works, it is proposed to introduce a digital tag in which all the information of relevant papers published so far should be automatically accumulated and updated.
Regional-scale inventory of periglacial moving landforms connected to the torrential network system
Authors: Kummert Mario , Delaloye Reynald
Published: December 2018

Abstract. When connected to torrential channels, periglacial moving landforms (including
rock glaciers, push moraines and high-altitude landsliding masses) may
constitute important active sediment sources for gravitational and torrential
transfer processes such as debris flows. However, still very little is known
about the location and the number of such types of sedimentary connection in
given regions, as well as about the typical sediment transfer rates that can
be expected. Therefore, this contribution aims at (i) describing a new
methodology developed to identify and characterize moving landforms connected
to the torrential network system at a regional scale and (ii) presenting the
results yielded from the application of this method in a 2000 km2 region
in the southwestern Swiss Alps. The developed approach is based on the
analysis of simple data such as a high-resolution digital elevation model (DEM),
time series of aerial images and a slope movement inventory. The approach
allowed both the fast identification of moving landforms connected to
torrential channels and the estimation of annual sediment transfer rates for
these inventoried landforms. In the study region, results showed that such
types of sedimentary connection appeared to be rather rare. Results also showed that most connected moving landforms were characterized by relatively low
sediment transfer rates (<500 m3 yr−1) but several sites were
identified as transferring large amounts of sediment into the torrents
(>1000 m3 yr−1). As sediment transfer rates depend on the
kinematical behavior of the landforms, values calculated may change in regard
to the evolution of the surface velocities, which are currently generally
increasing in the European Alps. When connected to torrents, periglacial
moving landforms may thus represent substantial active sources of sediments
for the development of debris flows and should be considered in the
management of torrential catchments.
Effect of HOBY Leadership Seminar on Self-Reported Psychosocial Outcomes in Adolescents
Authors: Harris Andy , Beckert Troy E.
Published: December 2018

Civic engagement is important for the positive development of adolescents. As such, many youth development programs promote civic engagement, particularly community service and volunteerism. This report is a program evaluation of a youth leadership seminar that seeks to empower adolescents to engage in community service. Using a pre to post mixed-methods design, we evaluated 114 adolescent participants on several psychosocial outcomes. Findings indicated that participants experienced positive change that was consistent with program goals. Quantitative findings demonstrated self-reported increases in areas of cognitive autonomy, moral ideal and social responsibility. Qualitative findings included the important themes of an increased desire to volunteer, confidence, and positive feelings towards self. Implications of these findings and future directions are also discussed.
Campus Immersion: Supporting Youth Agency and Aspirations for Higher Education
Authors: Tzenis Joanna A.
Published: December 2018

Encouraging aspirations for higher education among young people who are marginalized is a common youth program strategy for addressing educational and social disparities. However, data on educational attainment suggests that these aspirations often go unfulfilled and that there is a need for a different approach—one that more deeply considers the ways in which social context influences youth agency. Within this paper, I show that while marginalized youth have aspirations for higher education, they have fewer opportunities to take action to achieve them. Conceptually, this paper draws from Bourdieu’s concept of “habitus” and Sen’s capability approach in order to understand the aspirations for higher education among marginalized youth and how they can be supported through youth programs. A case from an overnight, campus-based youth program highlights how youth programs can support youths’ agentic abilities to achieve their aspirations. The findings from this study suggest that both future-planning activities and emulating student life prepared youth to navigate socio-cultural barriers to aspiration achievement. The presented findings offer insight into the nature of aspiring and have implications for how youth programs can be designed to effectively support agency and aspiration development among youth who have been marginalized.
Book Review: Youth Development Principles and Practices in Out-of-School Time Settings
Authors: Young Jill
Published: December 2018

Youth Development Principles and Practices in Out-of-school Time Settings (Witt & Caldwell, 2018) is a comprehensive resource for students and professionals who work with youth in out-of-school time programs. The book weaves youth development theory and practice together so current and future practitioners can understand how to plan for, design, and evaluate youth programs that enable young people to thrive. Practitioners who work with adolescents will find the topics discussed relevant and the examples practical.
Book Review of The Growing Out-of-School Time Field: Past, Present, and Future
Authors: Walker Joyce A.
Published: December 2018

This first book in the new Current Issues in Out-of-School Time series offers a foundational field perspective on out-of-school time. This volume is designed to inspire thoughtful reflections and critical conversations to further grow, sustain and improve the field by looking at the past and present in order to move forward in innovative ways.
The Great Global Warmer: Jay Gatsby as a Microcosm of Climate Change
Authors: Keeler Kyle
Published: December 2018

This article traces James Gatz's transformation into Jay Gatsby as a representation and personification of human-caused climate change. Gatsby's life depends on many human-centered, selfish endeavors, from his inspiration via Dan Cody's mining practices and his involvement in intense deforestation during World War I to his bootlegging enterprise dependent on South American agriculture and the rise of the automobile, all the while ignoring the waste of the valley of ashes in favor of a consumer-culture lifestyle that feeds the socioeconomic disparity and wealth gap that began in America in the 1920s. While Gatsby's life and transformation depend on these practices, each one is in some part responsible for Earth's current ecological crisis. This article uses ecological philosophy to argue further that by going too far forward in time to reclaim what he had lost, Gatsby is also representative of humanity's eventual quest for a previously inhabitable Earth after each of these selfish ventures wreak havoc on the planet's environment. After the planet has become inhospitable due to extreme climate change, human beings will seek to return to a more environmentally welcoming planet; however, we will be unable to do so. In so doing, we may be destroyed by our own selfish endeavors, unable to repeat the past; and eventually, much like Gatsby, there will be no one to attend our funeral after we have been destroyed by our own valleys of ash.
Festival de Declamação: em prol da leitura e da oralidade nos ensinos básico e superior
Authors: Pinheiro Alexandra Santos , Buin Edilaine
Published: December 2018

Neste artigo, refletimos sobre os cinco anos do projeto de extensão intitulado “Festival de Declamação”. A ação, que nasceu, em 2013, como uma extensão, uma das principais atividades do Programa de Bolsa de Incentivo à Docência – PIBID, engloba autores diversificados: acadêmicos e professores do curso de Letras e estudantes e professores das escolas públicas da cidade de Dourados, no Mato Grosso do Sul. Mais do que relatar o projeto, refletimos sobre as dificuldades em mediar a leitura e a interpretação na Educação Básica e na Universidade e demonstramos como a poesia/o poema contribui para esta tarefa, ao mesmo tempo em que torna visível sujeitos que se perdem em ambientes escolares marcados pela super lotação e pela precária estrutura. A comunidade envolvida na organização do projeto, que atinge atualmente estudantes de seis escolas públicas de Dourados-MS, formada por acadêmicos que integram programas valiosos como o PIBID e o Projeto de Ensino Tutorial (PET) e dos professores da rede pública que atuam como supervisoras do PIBID, são sujeitos que aceitam o desafio de fugir à rotina escolar, promovendo um espaço de formação importante, quase nunca possibilitado pelo excesso de conteúdo programático estipulado pelos órgãos governamentais.
The Importance of the Preceptor-Preceptee Relationship in Creating Well Prepared Professionals: A Make or Break Experience
Authors: Omer Tagwa Yusuf , Moola Shehnaaz Mohamed
Published: December 2018

OBJECTIVES: In this study, we explore the ‘make or break’ challenges faced in the preceptor-preceptee relationship. The preceptor-preceptee relationship needs to evolve from a teacher-student dynamic to a collegial partnership.

METHODS: This qualitative study used focus group interviews which explored challenges experienced by preceptors and preceptees. The preceptors included ten clinical teaching assistants and 14 clinical professionals. The preceptees included ten student nurses. In total, we interviewed 34 participants. The interviews were audio recorded, transcribed verbatim and thematically analyzed.

RESULTS: Both preceptors and preceptees experienced challenges in developing healthy relationships. Preceptors felt that they were committed and trained to teach, and that fulfilling an extended role was beyond their reach. Preceptees had difficulty realizing nursing practice and transitioning from a student to a professional role. Both parties identified strategies for developing healthy professional relationships. Preceptors could extend their professional role to include a mentorship facet. Preceptees could be exposed to diverse clinical environments with guided transitioning to facilitate the change from student to professional.

CONCLUSION: Student nurses need a caring environment to transition from a student role to a professional role. The relationship based care model undoubtedly influences the teaching and learning process by fostering a caring attitude and commitment to teaching and learning. Preceptees develop a sense of belonging and are motivated to accept and adapt to practical realities.
Second Generation Antipsychotics (SGAs) in Schizophrenic Patients and Bipolar Disorder: Correlation With Metabolic Syndrome (NCEP ATP III(a))
Authors: Menco Consuelo Roldan , Díaz-Pérez Anderson , Puerta Zoraida Barrios
Published: December 2018

INTRODUCTION: The Metabolic Syndrome is a set of diverse clinical situations such as diabetes mellitus, hypertension and dyslipidemia. Patients with mental illnesses such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder have a higher mortality than the general population attributable in 60% to somatic diseases and metabolic syndrome, where second generation antipsychotics increase the risk of weight gain and insulin resistance. Objectives. Correlate the treatment with second generation antipsychotics (SGAs) as a possible predictor for Metabolic Syndrome according to the NCEP ATP III (a) classification.

METHODS: Descriptive, cross-sectional correlational study. The sample was of 92 patients, applying an open and convenience sampling due to the mental state of the patients in order to determine their degree of acceptance to the study (Informed Assent) and consent to the legal guardian as the main inclusion criterion. For the analysis, the following variables were considered: blood pressure, weight, height, abdominal circumference, serum levels of triglycerides, glucose and high density lipoproteins. The SPSS 20.0 ® program was used logistic regression analysis with a p-value <0.05 and a confidence level of 95%.

RESULTS: SGAs most used was clozapine (54.3%). The correlation analysis showed that sociodemographic aspects such as personal history, habits, physical activity and paraclinical and anthropometric records correlated with the possible diagnosis of metabolic syndrome (p <0.05), but not with SGAs (p> 0.05). ).

CONCLUSION: No correlation was found between the presence of the metabolic syndrome and the type of antipsychotic treatment.
Introducción a la sección monográfica. La enseñanza del español a inmigrantes
Authors: Sosinski Marcin
Published: December 2018

Introducción
Enseñanza de español como segunda lengua a alumnos escolarizados en aulas de apoyo lingüístico
Authors: Níkleva Dimitrinka G.
Published: December 2018

El trabajo se centra en las aulas de apoyo lingüístico en las Comunidades Autónomas de Andalucía y de Madrid: Aulas Temporales de Adaptación Lingüística y Aulas de Enlace, respectivamente. Se trata de un trabajo de revisión bibliográfica sobre el funcionamiento y la formación del profesorado para estas aulas. Se presentan la normativa que regula su funcionamiento y datos sobre el grado de satisfacción con estas aulas por parte del alumnado, las familias y el profesorado. Una de las principales conclusiones apunta a la alta autopercepción sobre la capacitación del profesorado para enseñar el español como segunda lengua.
Teaching Spanish discourse connectors in China: problems and proposals
Authors: Jia Jia
Published: December 2018

In Spanish, connectors are those discourse markers that are specialized in linking different parts of a discourse and making explicit the argumentative relations between them. As functional linguistic units, they have complicated morphological, syntactic, semantic and discursive properties, which determine that they are very difficult to learn for foreign students, especially for Chinese learners, because of the systematic differences between their first language and Spanish. In this paper we will discuss the explanations of connectors found in the most used Spanish textbook in China: Español Moderno, and we will indicate the problems of this teaching method. Our aim is to propose some suggestions and teaching activities that could be used in the Spanish classrooms in China.
Ľudové čarodejné rozprávky vo výskume kľúčových osobností sociálnej a kultúrnej antropológie
Authors: Šutor Lukáš
Published: December 2018

Štúdia prináša prehľad vybraných momentov výskumu ľudovej čarodejnej rozprávky z perspektívy kľúčových osobností sociálnej a kultúrnej antropológie od klasického evolucionizmu po súčasnosť s prihliadnutím na dejiny antropológie umenia. Najväčší prínos antropologického prístupu je v jeho transkultúrnej šírke a schopnosti vidieť slovesný folklór v celostnom kontexte: s akceptáciou biologických a ekologických faktorov, v psychologickej perspektíve, v sémantickom a performatívnom prepojení s rituálmi, náboženskými predstavami a sociálnym prostredím. Dôležité informácie priniesli terénne antropologické výskumy živých vystúpení rozprávačov v menej komplexných kultúrach. Z historickej perspektívy sme pomenovali tri fázy výskumu: hľadanie pôvodu, hľadanie podstaty a hľadanie kultúrneho kontextu ľudovej čarodejnej rozprávky. V štúdii upozorňujeme aj na paralelné výskumy v príbuzných odboroch. V závere vyjadrujeme presvedčenie o nemožnosti striktného oddeľovania disciplín, akými sú antropológia, folkloristika, filológia, lingvistika, literárna veda, ale aj prírodovedných disciplín, a to predovšetkým všade tam, kde majú spoločný predmet výskumu.
Imaging the Human Prostate Gland Using 1-μm-Resolution Optical Coherence Tomography
Authors: Gardecki Joseph A. , Singh Kanwarpal , Wu Chin-Lee , Tearney Guillermo J.
Published: December 2018

Context.—

The accuracy of needle biopsy for the detection of prostate cancer is limited by well-known sampling errors. Thus, there is an unmet need for a microscopic screening tool that can screen large regions of the prostate comprehensively for cancer. Previous prostate imaging by optical coherence tomography (OCT) has had insufficient resolution for imaging cellular features related to prostate cancer. We have recently developed micro-optical coherence tomography (μOCT) that generates depth-resolved tissue images at a high frame rate with an isotropic resolution of 1 μm.

Objective.—

To demonstrate that optical images obtained with μOCT provide cellular-level contrast in prostate specimens that will enable differentiation and diagnosis of prostate pathologies.

Design.—

Fresh prostate specimens obtained from surgical resections were scanned with μOCT ex vivo. Histologic features in the μOCT images were correlated to the corresponding conventional histology.

Results.—

Findings indicate that μOCT is capable of resolving many of the architectural and cellular features associated with benign and neoplastic prostate.

Conclusions.—

Because μOCT can be implemented in a small-diameter flexible probe, this study suggests that high-resolution μOCT imaging may be a useful tool for needle-based virtual biopsy of the prostate gland.
First record of Culex (Culex) garciai González Broche, 2000 (Diptera: Culicidae) from Hispaniola
Authors: Rueda Juan , Rodríguez-Sosa María Altagracia , Vásquez-Bautista Yohan Enmanuel , Guerrero Kelvin A. , Alarcón-Elbal Pedro María
Published: December 2018

Culex (Culex) garciai fue descrita por primera vez por González Broche (2000) a partir de ejemplares recolectados en las provincias cubanas orientales de Granma y Santiago de Cuba, a una altitud entre 120 y 620 msnm, respectivamente. Algunos años después, fue localizada también en la provincia de La Habana, a 65 msnm. En el presente estudio, se muestran los primeros hallazgos de esta especie para La Española, donde se ha localizado en entornos agrestes del municipio de Jarabacoa, provincia de La Vega, República Dominicana, a una altitud entre los 528 y 657 msnm. Los estados preimaginales fueron encontrados en hábitats naturales y artificiales, como huecos excavados en las rocas, troncos de bambú, charcos de agua de lluvia y en contenedores artificiales.

Culex (Culex) garciai was first described by González Broche (2000) from specimens collected in the eastern Cuban provinces of Granma and Santiago de Cuba, between 120 and 620 MASL, respectively. Later, the species was also found in the province of Havana above 65 MASL. In this study, the first records of this species from Hispaniola are given. Cx. garciai has been located in a mountainous rural area in the municipality of Jarabacoa, Province of La Vega, Dominican Republic, between 528 and 657 MASL. Immature stages have been found in natural and artificial habitats, such as rocks pools, bamboo trunks, temporary rainwater puddles and artificial containers.
Parkour og den mobile teknologi: En etnografisk undersøgelse af fænomenet parkour i dimensionerne krop, by og medialisering
Authors: Klausen Maja
Published: December 2018

Parkour betegnes af udøverne som en ”bevægelseskunst”. Den grundlæggende idé er at bevæge sig i et flow gennem omgivelserne kun ved brug af kroppen for at komme fra punkt A til punkt B så hurtigt og effektivt som muligt. Udøverne, som kaldes ”traceurs” og primært er unge mænd, traverserer byrummet i højt tempo og flydende bevægelser: De glider over gelændre, husmure, hegn, bænke og parkerede biler. Ofte filmer de deres løb med digitalkameraer og uploader materialet på nettet, hvor det kommenteres af og inspirerer andre traceurs. Hvordan nærmer man sig metodisk en kultur som parkourkulturen, der både er en krops-, en by- og en mediekultur? Artiklen refererer til en nu afsluttet undersøgelse af parkourkulturen og diskuterer et metodisk-teoretisk design, der imødekommer dette spørgsmål. Der peges på, at det snarere end at nærme sig feltet, handler om at følge det og dets transformationer gennem både kropslige, rumlige og medierede aspekter. Denne tilgang laver en heterogen og ”mere-end repræsentationel” mapping og prioriterer det relationelle og flertydige ved at fokusere på mulige forbindelser mellem teori, metode og empiri.
Etnicitet mellem produktion og skole
Authors: Kirkegaard Tanja , Nielsen Klaus , Linde Kasper Ø.
Published: December 2018

På baggrund af et interview- og observationsstudie af produktionsskoleelever på tre forskellige produktionsskoler vil vi i denne artikel pege på, hvorledes praktiske arbejdsfællesskaber giver andre deltagelsesmuligheder for etniske minoritetselever sammenlignet med undervisningssituationer tilrettelagt på mere traditionel skolastisk vis. Vi vil pege på, at den traditionelle undervisning, hvor sproglig interaktion fungerer som det organiserende princip, ikke altid formår at matche etniske minoritetselevers dansksproglige forudsætninger, hvilket kan bidrage til at fremstille etniske minoritetselever som knapt så intellektuelt velfungerende. Dette kommer både til udtryk gennem undervisningsformerne og undervisningsmaterialerne. De mere praktiske arbejdsfællesskaber, som er dominerende på produktionsskolerne, synes i højere grad at positionere etniske minoritetselever som mere velfungerende, idet sprogbrugen her i højere grad nærmer sig dagligdagssprog, og de etniske minoritetselever får langt større muligheder for at bruge deres læringserfaringer fra andre kontekster end skolekontekster.
The revelation(s) of Asher Levi: An iconographic literacy event as a tool for the exploration of fragmented selves in new literacies studies after 9/11
Authors: Staples Jeanine M.
Published: December 2018

This article considers the dynamics of an iconographic literacy event that functions as a tool for explorations of literacy practices and fragmented selves, particularly in relationship to the literate lives of marginalized individuals in the post 9/11 era. The author examines what happened when a group of 10 African American women in an urban area employed new literacies in the teaching/learning spaces of their personal lives (i.e. individual homes, familiar eateries, communicative digital technologies) to explore and respond to stories in post 9/11 popular culture narratives. The study employed ethnographic methods (interviews, journaling, email and instant message writing and critical observations) with members of the inquiry over the course of two years. The author investigated critically the meeting of biography, fiction and autoethnography as a literacy event used to couch the literacies and fragmented selves of these women in the post 9/11 era. Findings regarding the nature of their post 9/11 literacies, as expressed through fragmented selves, are shared, along with implications for new literacies research and teaching. Findings show that the women’s post 9/11 literacies include a range and variation of critical sensibilities that include, but are not limited to, multiple levels of sociolinguistic integration, sociocultural criticality and heightened awarenesses.
“It’s almost like official” - Children’s participation as a relational and spatial question
Authors: Kiili Johanna
Published: December 2018

In recent years, more attention has been paid to the opportunities that children and young people have for participation in their communities. The present article explores children’s public participation in the Finnish town of Tampere. Tampere was the first town in Finland that had a municipal Children’s Parliament. The organisation of the Parliament is based on electoral and representative democratic principles. The key event in the organisation and action of the Parliament is the General Meeting (Suurkokous), an event organised twice every year in a council hall. Inspired by Pierre Bourdieu’s field theory, the paper concentrates on analysing the spatial and intergenerational arrangements of the General Meetings. The results of the study support the emerging body of research indicating that representative models provide possibilities primarily for those children who are already in an advantaged position and have many cultural and social resources.