bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Measurement and Sustainability of the Qualifications Frameworks in the European Higher Education Area through an Employment Survey on Access to the Labour Market
Authors: Serrano Gracia , Llamazares Francisco , Otamendi F.
Published: October 2015

There is a clear need to measure the correct implementation of the European Framework through the employability of the alumni. The evaluation of the deployment of the Qualifications Frameworks in the European Higher Education Area (QF-EHEA/QF) should shed significant light on the action that must be taken by legislators and higher education managers to foster employability and guarantee the sustainability of the EHEA. We propose a methodology based on a Survey on Access to the Labour Market (SALM) to assess the correlation between the education provided to the students and the practical utility of the knowledge acquired in the workplace. A questionnaire has been produced to measure the competencies and descriptors that had been theoretically defined within the QF-EHEA. Fifteen questions were disguised so that the six QF-EHEA descriptors were quantified through the difference between education and utility. The quantification methodology for the framework has been tested successfully on the former students of a higher education center in Spain. In this center, the alumni perceived that the utility of their acquired competencies and their employability level was greater than their education content, while both levels were reasonably high. The results hold for both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees.
HCV Drug Resistance Challenges in Japan: The Role of Pre-Existing Variants and Emerging Resistant Strains in Direct Acting Antiviral Therapy
Authors: Chayama Kazuaki , Hayes C.
Published: October 2015

Sustained virological response (SVR) rates have increased dramatically following the approval of direct acting antiviral (DAA) therapies. While individual DAAs have a low barrier to resistance, most patients can be successfully treated using DAA combination therapy. However, DAAs are vulnerable to drug resistance, and resistance-associated variants (RAVs) may occur naturally prior to DAA therapy or may emerge following drug exposure. While most RAVs are quickly lost in the absence of DAAs, compensatory mutations may reinforce fitness. However, the presence of RAVs does not necessarily preclude successful treatment. Although developments in hepatitis C virus (HCV) therapy in Asia have largely paralleled those in the United States, Japan’s July 2014 approval of asunaprevir plus daclatasvir combination therapy as the first all-oral interferon-free therapy was not repeated in the United States. Instead, two different combination therapies were approved: sofosbuvir/ledipasvir and paritaprevir/ritonavir/ombitasvir/dasabuvir. This divergence in treatment approaches may lead to differences in resistance challenges faced by Japan and the US. However, the recent approval of sofosbuvir plus ledipasvir in Japan and the recent submissions of petitions for approval of paritaprevir/ritonavir plus ombitasvir suggest a trend towards a new consensus on emerging DAA regimens.
L'église Saint -Martin de Moissac
Authors: Durliat Marcel
Published: October 2015

L'ancienne église Saint-Martin de Moissac, élevée sur les ruines d'un édifice romain, agrandie ou reconstruite à diverses reprises, constitue une sorte de résumé de l'évolution architecturale dans la région, depuis la fin de l'époque mérovingienne jusqu'à l'époque gothique. Précieuse pour l'histoire des techniques et des formes architecturales, elle fournit également d'intéressants renseignements sur l'histoire des dévotions et notamment sur le culte des reliques.
Le palais des États de Bourgogne et son décor extérieur
Authors: Quarré Pierre
Published: October 2015

L'étude des constructions des xvne et xvine siècles composant le Palais des États de Bourgogne a l'intérêt de montrer comment le décor extérieur a été conçu en rapport avec les projets de Jules Hardouin-Mansart, de quelle manière s'est traduite l'évolution du style, du règne de Louis XIV à celui de Louis XVI, quel aurait été l'effet de certains dessins s'ils avaient été approuvés, par qui ont été exécutées les sculptures décoratives et quelles allégories ont suscité les impératifs de l'époque révolutionnaire.
The Frequency of Tones
Authors: Maddieson Ian
Published: October 2015

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Vocalic Change in the Belizean English/Creole continuum and markedness theory
Authors: Escure Genevieve
Published: October 2015

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Reconsidering the Indirect Dependency Approach to Wh-Scope Marking
Authors: Haida Andreas
Published: October 2015

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The others Compared to each other – Consequences for the Theory of Reciprocity
Authors: Dotlacil, Nilsen Jakub, Øystein
Published: October 2015

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[FOCUS] Restricts Scope: Quantifier in VP Ellipsis
Authors: Tomioka Satoshi
Published: October 2015

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Key parameters and form-finding of an innovative prefabricated steel bridge
Authors: Chi Pei , Dai Zhebin , Dong Jun
Published: October 2015

Accelerated bridge construction is desired in urban areas or after natural disasters, thus, it has drawn the attention of the bridge community and transportation agencies worldwide. It has lead to the advancement of accelerated construction techniques using prefabricated bridge elements. In this paper, an innovative self-balanced bridge structure consisting of assembly truss units, flexible cables, and struts is proposed. All components of this truss string structure are fabricated in the precast plant before being shipped to the construction site, therefore reducing the amount of labor and time on-site significantly. The mechanical performance of this structure is studied with three-dimensional finite-element method under the influence of key parameters such as the number of struts, the distance between struts, sag-span ratio, and initial pretension. Parametric analysis of 6 pedestrian bridge models with typical span shows that the optimized structure form reduces steel consumption by up to 59.4% compared to regular truss structures.
The impact of agriculture drainage reconstruction on ground water recession close to the subgrade
Authors: Vaičiukynas Vilimantas , Vaikasas Saulius , Sivilevičius Henrikas , Grinys Audrius
Published: October 2015

Good drainage is the most important design consideration for a road, both to miniaturize road maintenance costs and maximize the time the road is operational. The lack of good drainage lead to the structural damages and costly repairs. Many of roads are built in intensively drained agricultural land. The effective way to drain subgrades is reconstruction of existing agricultural drainage. The impact of cross-subsurface drainage system on water level fluctuation was measured using Plane geofiltration mathematical model, one of 3D geofiltration modelling programs. The hydraulic permeability characteristics were determined in field of Pikeliai, close to local road in Kėdainiai district, Lithuania. This object is composed of clay and loamy soils. Subsurface cross drains trenches spacing of 20 m, 30 m and 40 m were simulated. The hydraulic permeability of cross drain trenches and lateral trenches modelled was from 0.006 m/a day to 6 m/a day. The simulation of cross drains trenches showed that the most effective distance between them are 20 m. The highest water depression occurs when the permeability of cross drain trenches and lateral trenches is ~ 6 m/day, at the distance of 20 m. The water recession is 20 cm lower compared to the drainage systems without cross drains trenches. By installing cross drains trenches every 30 m, water recession is 10 cm lower when the trench permeability is about 6 m/day. When increasing the distance between the cross drains up to 40 m their influence disappears.
Strategic road maintenance and development programme of the republic of Lithuania for 2030 – a tool for using national funds to create a sustainable and viable road network
Authors: Morkūnas Evaldas , Vilkelis Aivaras , Skrinskas Skirmantas , Skrodenis Egidijus , Žilionienė Daiva
Published: October 2015

Road are significant national assets which provides a fundamental foundation to the performance of all national economies, delivering conditions for social and economic development of countries and international communities. It is of at most importance to ensure a mobile and safe movement of inhabitants with the lowest time and pollution costs. In order to reach the goals the planning processes are implemented on a national and international scale to rationally justify the efficiency of urgent measures. In the Republic of Lithuania, seeking to efficiently use funds allocated to the road sector the Road Maintenance and Development Programmes are developed by the road manager defining a short-term and long-term vision of the road network and measures to achieve it. However, due to the anticipated insufficient financing of the road sector the Road Maintenance and Development Programmes aim to rationally combine preservation of the road network and its perspective development depending on the existing financing. The Road Maintenance and Development Programme of the Republic of Lithuania for 2030 assesses the existing condition of the road network and defines the goals and measures how to implement a sustainable development in the road network. With the help of review analysis this paper studies: road safety assurance, road pavement deterioration degree, social welfare assurance, road maintenance, infrastructure development, assurance of sustainable development.
Le royaume des Szapolyai, du royaume de Hongrie orientale à la principauté de Transylvanie (1541-1571)
Authors: Oborni Teréz
Published: October 2015

Après la bataille de Mohács (1526), la division du Royaume de Hongrie en deux parties fut un long processus plein de conflits intérieurs. Les ordres hongrois élurent deux rois après la bataille : Jean I er Szapolyai (il régna de 1526 jusqu'à 1540) et Ferdinand I er de Habsbourg (il régna de 1527 jusqu'à 1564). La double élection royale comportait déjà la possibilité de l'éclatement du territoire du pays si l'un des deux rois ne pouvait se débarrasser de son rival. Il en résulta le traité de Várad (Nagyvárad, aujourd'hui Oradea en Roumanie) en 1538 qui le territoire du pays entre les deux rois. Les parties orientales furent déchirées lorsque l'Empire ottoman s'empara de Bude en 1541. Après de nombreux conflits et quelques intrigues diplomatiques (notamment avec la France), un compromis fut trouvé. La Principauté fut créée finalement par le traité de Spire (1570/71) conclu par Jean Sigismond II Szapolyai (il régnait de 1559 jusqu'à 1571) et Maximilien de Habsbourg (il régnait de 1564 jusqu'à 1576). Le traité réglementa les relations entre les deux parties du pays et les deux souverains. D'après le texte du traité, Jean Sigismond renonçait à son titre de roi élu ( electus rex ) et il prit à sa place le titre de prince de Transylvanie et ses parties annexes ( Princeps Transylvaniae et Partium regni Hungariae eidem annexarum ). Le traité stipula qu'au cas où le prince mourrait sans successeur mâle la Transylvanie reviendrait à la Sainte Couronne de Hongrie comme sa partie réelle et inséparable ( tanquam verum et inseparabile membrum ) sous l'autorité du roi de Hongrie.
Le passé dérouté : autour de La Vendetta de Balzac
Authors: Lyon-Caen Boris
Published: October 2015

La Vendetta de Balzac ouvre les Scènes de la vie privée . Qu'attendre d'une nouvelle ainsi intitulée, en 1830 ? Une représentation linéaire de l'histoire, assise sur la violence la plus archaïque et sur un respect fidèle des valeurs héritées du passé ? À la faveur d'un tel horizon d'attente, l'intrigue s'ouvre en fait à une critique de la raison tragique, à une réflexion sur les aléas de la vie et sur la production de l' égarement  ; elle permet au romancier de dramatiser sa passion du présent – en exaltant le présent des passions. Et devient l' arkhè d'une comédie foncièrement humaine. L'occasion, pour nous, de penser le récit et ses pliures sur le modèle – ô combien stratégique – du cheval de Troie...
13. Le réformisme conservateur
Authors: Bodin Romuald , Orange Sophie
Published: October 2015

La conviction d’une mauvaise orientation des bacheliers dans le supérieur a conduit à ce que l’actuel gouvernement mette en place des quotas de bacheliers technologiques en IUT et de bacheliers professionnels en STS, ainsi qu’au retour de la question de la sélection à l’entrée de l’université. Or, cette volonté d’imposer plus de cohérence dans les parcours ne fait en réalité que prolonger et instituer une segmentation des orientations post-bac déjà bien à l’œuvre dans les pratiques effectives des élèves. Vouloir réduire au maximum, sinon faire disparaître, des choix d’orientation certes atypiques mais très minoritaires, c’est dès lors exclure d’emblée et sans appel toute velléité de reprise en main de son parcours. C’est aussi et à nouveau éviter la question de la reproduction des inégalités sociales par le système d’enseignement. L’apparente cohérence de ce réformisme conservateur tient en grande partie à sa capacité à imposer dans le débat public une lecture gestionnaire et dé-historicisée des parcours étudiants.
A case of autoimmune limbic encephalitis in a patient with Behcet’s disease
Authors: Narayan Nehal , Whallett Andrew
Published: October 2015

Behcet’s disease is well known to have neurological manifestations, most usually as a consequence of focal parenchymal lesions or vascular thrombosis. We report a case of autoimmune limbic encephalitis in a patient with Behcet’s disease, that was highly responsive to immunoglobulins and steroid, which ultimately prevented mortality, and reduced comorbidity. We also review the investigation and management of non-paraneoplastic, or autoimmune limbic encephalitis.
‘Elkaar zijn wij gegeven tot kleur en samenklank …’ Die rol van sang in die vorming en opbou van die geloofsgemeenskap
Authors: Kloppers Elsabe
Published: October 2015

The role of singing in the formation and building up of the community of faith. Faith is communicated through participation in various actions and rituals in a dynamic process of socialising into the Christian community. Worship is the prime locus for growing into the community of faith. The singing of hymns in worship is important for people to participate in the faith, to socialise into the Christian community and to strengthen the identity of the faith community. Flowing from worship and back, singing and making music, as gifts of the Holy Spirit, are relevant in all activities of the church: to celebrate, to proclaim the gospel, to teach the faith, to comfort and support people pastorally, to open up the opportunity for participation, to give space for communication, to reach out, to bring people together, to form community and foster koinonia – and in doing so, to contribute in building up the community of faith. The community of faith is sung into being. Making music and singing together therefore need to be a part of the encompassing program of a congregation and a church. Ministers need a thorough liturgical-hymnological training as a sound theological base for working with others in actively building up the community of faith through music.
Decreased Phosphorylated Protein Kinase B (Akt) in Individuals with Autism Associated with High Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) and Low Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid (GABA)
Authors: Russo Anthony J.
Published: October 2015

Dysregulation of the PI3K/AKT/ mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway could contribute to the pathogenesis of autism spectrum disorders. In this study, phosphorylated Akt concentration was measured in 37 autistic children and 12, gender and age similar neurotypical, controls using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Akt levels were compared to biomarkers known to be associated with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and c-Met (hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) receptor) pathways and severity levels of 19 autism-related symptoms. We found phosphorylated Akt levels significantly lower in autistic children and low Akt levels correlated with high EGFR and HGF and low gamma-aminobutyric acid, but not other biomarkers. Low Akt levels also correlated significantly with increased severity of receptive language, conversational language, hypotonia, rocking and pacing, and stimming, These results suggest a relationship between decreased phosphorylated Akt and selected symptom severity in autistic children and support the suggestion that the AKT pathways may be associated with the etiology of autism.
Contingent Capital
Authors: Pazarbasioglu Ceyla , Zhou Jianping , Le Leslé Vanessa , Moore Michael
Published: October 2015

The causes of the global financial crisis were multi-faceted but revealed still unresolved weaknesses in national and international financial oversight and resolution frameworks. In particular, many governments in the crisis-hit countries had to provide unprecedented levels of support to contain the crisis and protect financial stability. These interventions have not only contributed to a significant increase in sovereign exposures but, in many countries, they have also risked weakening market discipline and worsening moral hazard.
Getting a “quick fix”: First-year college students’ use of Wikipedia
Authors: Garrison John C.
Published: October 2015

College students use Wikipedia frequently, despite educators’ highly divided opinions about it, and so it is important to understand how and why they are using it. This study followed a first-year class of undergraduate, liberal arts students over the course of their first semester to see how they used, were influenced about, and rated Wikipedia. Data was collected via two surveys of the first-year class, as well as focus groups and a survey of college faculty. This study found that first-year students are uncertain about the variety of ways to use information sources like Wikipedia, and that a direct and balanced approach to this area from instructors may lead to better outcomes than strict prohibition or silence.
Framing digital activism: The spectre of cyberterrorism
Authors: Vlavo Fidele
Published: October 2015

For the past 20 years, the word ’cyberterrorism’ has been used to describe online practices considered to be acts of terror. Yet, so far, experts and lawmakers have been unable to recognise and agree on what actually constitutes cyberterror. This paper retraces the origin of the term to show that the label of cyberterrorism is part of a discursive framework that aims to deter the development of cyberprotest and cyberactivism. The main argument is that while socio-political protest occurs in the digital sphere, cyberterrorism does not, and will not, happen in the near future. As such, it is critical that the word be excluded from contemporary debates about activism and digital networks.
Choreographing Fin'amor:
Authors: Stampone Christopher
Published: October 2015

This article examines the rhetorical “daunce” in Geoffrey Chaucer's epic romance Troilus and Criseyde. More specifically, this article explains that “daunce”—a term that appears a total of thirteen times and in every book of Troilus and Criseyde, and nowhere in Giovanni Boccaccio's Il Filostrato—is the predominant mode of fin' amor in the poem, casting discourse about love as a playful dance in which partners move, whirl, and spin each other with rhetoric. Understanding the love game as a rhetorical dance better explains the sometimes deeply problematic interactions of the poem's main characters—Pandarus, Criseyde, Troilus, and Diomede.
Hitchcock’s Blackmail and the Threat of Recorded Sound
Authors: McDonald Matthew
Published: October 2015

In his first recorded-sound film, Blackmail (1929), the degree to which Alfred Hitchcock exerted control over his sonic material—particularly the voice— indicates that he regarded the advent of recorded film sound not only as a source of new creative possibilities but also as a serious threat to his authority over sonic representation. Recognition of this underlying anxiety opens up a new critical perspective on the film and its significance.
The Gezi Park Protests as a Pluralistic “Anti-Violent” Movement
Authors: özdemİr seçkİn sertdemİr
Published: October 2015

a new era of public protest began in 1999 with the Seattle World Trade Organization (WTO) demonstrations, and continued through the 2011 Occupy Wall Street protests and the 2013 Gezi Park insurrection in Istanbul. This new era of demonstrations differed from movements that had come before in the understanding of politics employed by the protesters, reconstructing popular imaginations about the future, bringing about a reconsideration of politics, its domain, and time itself. This article investigates the Occupy Gezi movement that began in Gezi Park and led to the occupation of Istanbul’s Taksim Square. I examine the events through Hannah Arendt’s analysis of the Hungarian Revolution. Arendt’s five criteria for evaluating the status of the Hungarian Revolution as a “true event” help shed light on the politics of Occupy Gezi (Arendt, “Totalitarian Imperialism” 5). In spite of the two movements’ similarly unprecedented, spontaneous, non-ideological, and un-hierarchical characters, the Gezi Park protests differed from the Hungarian Revolution in important ways. This is particularly true of the reaction of the protesters to the violence to which they were exposed. In refusing to react in kind to the state’s violence, the Gezi Park protesters created a new public domain for confronting the state. It is possible to consider this movement to have been an anti-violent rather than a non- or counter-violent resistance. Important political conclusions follow from this distinction.
The Possibility of Religious Insight
Authors: Kaag John Jacob , Shepherd Aaron Pratt
Published: October 2015

Josiah Royce’s philosophical interest in religion can be traced to his earliest days, when hymn singing and reading the Bible were constant practices in the fervently evangelical household of Josiah, Sr., and Sarah Royce in Grass Valley, California.1 Royce’s mother, Sarah, in particular, was a profound influence. She burned with the Holy Spirit, sparked by the fire-and-brimstone revivalism of the Second Great Awakening in New England, where she grew up. Educated at Phipps Union Female Seminary in Albion, New York, Mrs. Royce treasured the scriptures, and was an elegant and thorough interpreter of them for Josiah and his three sisters.
The Categorial Logic of Peirce’s Metaphysical Cosmogony
Authors: Guardiano Nicholas Lee
Published: October 2015

In this paper, I present a detailed interpretation of Peirce’s cosmogony about the origin of the universe and its evolutionary development. This involves bringing together and making sense of Peirce’s disconnected statements on cosmology, which are scattered throughout his writings and which sometimes employ different terminologies. Furthermore, it shall involve identifying the categories of firstness, secondness, and thirdness that govern its conceptual structure, and ultimately the metaphysical structure of the universe to which it refers. Attending to the categories at play here reveals the basic “logic” of Peirce’s theory from which its rational coherence is discernable. As such, it may be argued that given the inherent logic of his position, Peirce’s theory amounts to a reasonable abduction, as well as one that possesses some unique theoretical merits in comparison to other alternative cosmogonies that have been proposed in the history of philosophy and modern astronomy.
Thermogravimetry and the Negative Temperature Dependence of Gravity
Authors: Dmitriev A. L.
Published: October 2015

It is shown that data of thermogravimetric measurements confirm the negative temperature dependence of gravity. The accounting of this dependence is necessary for increase of accuracy of the thermogravimetric analysis. Physical prerequisites of the phenomenon are briefly considered. Possible influence of the observed effect of weight reduction by a form of the electric arc discharge is noted.
An Exploratory Study of Thai University Students’ Understanding of World Englishes
Authors: Saengboon Saksit
Published: October 2015

This exploratory study investigated the perceptions of Thai university students towards World Englishes (WEs). One hundred and ninety-eight students from three universities in Bangkok were administered a questionnaire inquiring about definitions of WEs, the Kachruvian concentric circles, the concepts of standard and ownership of English, Thai English and the role of native vs. non-native English speaking teachers. Findings revealed that the majority of the respondents were ambivalent about WEs, although they still prized British and American English as most desirable. However, Thai English was perceived as undesirable, although they did not mind whether Thais may speak English with the Thai accent. Implications for classroom teaching and future research are provided.
Preliminary Molecular Studies of the First Report of Burkholderia pseudomallei Isolation from Soil Collected in the Amapá State, in Northern Brazil
Authors: Sousa V Y K , Segovia J F O , Junior P O Martins , Bezerra R M , Goncalves M C A , Pereira S W M , Vallim D C , Carvalho-Assef A P D , Hofer E , Kanzaki L I B
Published: October 2015

The wide spectra of colonizing microorganism, likewise Burkholderia pseudomallei, has been found in different habitats, and presenting distinct activity, as exerting physiological functions among plants, or as a pathogen for man, animals and also as a phytopathogen. A common disease of men and animals caused by B. pseudomallei, melioidosis, is a severe morbidity that usually culminates in the host death. Soil samples from different areas in the Amapá state, in northern Brazil, were screened for environmental microorganisms to assess potential antimicrobial activity aiming at biotechnological applications. Among the prospected microorganisms, B. pseudomallei was isolated from high humidity soils, mangrove, which is rich in organic materials, produced by the diversified local flora and fauna. The isolated B. pseudomallei was identified by its biochemical profile and growth characteristics. Molecular confirmation of B. pseudomallei phenotypic identification was achieved by PCR amplification of the 16 S ribosomal DNA. The sequencing of amplified products confirmed that the Amapá sample, and two other isolates from human infections in Ceará state, northeast Brazil, were B. pseudomallei, and sequence alignement to the same specie, MSHR146 strain from Australia, and clone YN01 from uncultured Burkholderia sp., deposited in the GenBank, exhibited close phylogenetic relationship among them. Until now, there is no report of B. pseudomallei related disease among human and animal populations in the Amapá state, despite the finding of B. pseudomallei in it, in an area of water buffalo ranching and flowing small rivers utilized by human populations.
Mobility and Cognition in Seniors. Report from the 2008 Institute of Aging (CIHR) Mobility and Cognition Workshop
Authors: Montero-Odasso Manuel , Bherer Louis , Studenski Stephanie , Gopaul Karen , Oteng-Amoako Afua , Woolmore-Goodwin Sarah , Stoole Paul , Wells Jennie , Doherty Timothy , Zecevic Aleksandra A. , Galinsky David , Rylett R. Jane , Jutai Jeffrey , Muir–Hunter Susan , Speechley Mark , Camicioli Richard
Published: October 2015

Background The annual Scientific Meeting of the Canadian Association on Gerontology was held on October 24 and 25, 2008 in London, Ontario. Prior to the annual meeting, mobility and cognition experts met on October 23, 2008 to engage in a pre-conference workshop. Methods Discussions during the workshop addressed novel areas of research and knowledge and research gaps pertaining to the interaction between mobility and cognition in seniors. Results Workshop presenters moved from the neuromuscular, biomechanics, and neurology of gait impairments, and falls through the role of cognition and mood on mobility regulation to the whole person in the environment. Research gaps were identified. Conclusions Despite a consensus that mobility and cognition are increasingly correlated as people age, several gaps in our understanding of mechanisms and how to assess the interaction were recognized. The gaps originally identified in 2008 are still pertinent today. Common and standardized assessments for “mobility and cognition” are still not in place in current practice. Interventions that target mobility and cognitive decline as a single entity are still lacking.
Scoping review on the state of the environment reports in Ontario
Authors: Asare Ama Asabea , Song Duri
Published: October 2015

Under the purview of the Ontario Public Health Standards, specifically the Environmental Health Program Standards, Boards of Health (BOHs) are required to identify and report potential public health risks, health hazards, and conditions that can affect healthy environments. BOHs often utilize State of the Environment (SOE) reports to fulfill this mandate. The purpose of SOE reports is to disseminate vital information regarding the status of environmental factors that can impact human health and their related effects. Currently, BOHs in Ontario do not use a common approach to SOE reporting. A scoping review methodology was adopted to evaluate the range of content and level of information covered within the most recent SOE reports from 14 BOHs. The scoping review provided an opportunity to catalogue common themes and information contained within each of the reports. This information was then used to create a framework that could serve as a guideline for future SOE reporting.
A vida, a obra, o que falta, o que sobra: memorial acadêmico, direitos e obrigações da escrita
Authors: Silva Wilton C. L. da
Published: October 2015

O memorial acadêmico é uma narrativa pessoal do percurso de formação intelectual e profissional de um docente universitário, exigido em concursos públicos para a progressão de carreira. Forma de escrita de si, condicionada por uma tradição institucional, agrega, a partir da década de 80, uma carga maior de subjetivação e oferece-se como objeto privilegiado de análise da escrita autobiográfica, pois nela se mesclam a trajetória pessoal e a intelectual, em um dos raros momentos em que se apresenta como legítima a fala do acadêmico sobre si mesmo. A partir da análise de três memoriais acadêmicos de professores da Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas da Universidade de São Paulo, de Paulo Argemiro da Silveira Filho, Heloísa Fernandes e Scarlett Marton, apresentados em concursos públicos em 1991, 1992 e 2003, respectivamente, busca-se discutir algumas particularidades desse gênero narrativo enquanto fonte de pesquisa. Palavras-chave: Professores Universitários -  Concursos; Autobiografia; Memória Autobiográfica.
Escrita de si e história da historiografia
Authors: De Carvalho Raphael Guilherme
Published: October 2015

Resenha da obra: "Les présents de l'historien", de Patrick Garcia (Publications de la Sorbonne, 2014)
A construção do inimigo judeu: uma análise da obra de Jeffrey Herf
Authors: Schurster Karl
Published: October 2015

Esta resenha tem por objetivo um estudo sistemático da obra Inimigo Judeu. Propaganda nazista durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial e o Holocausto, publicada em 2014 pela editora Edipro. Nosso foco está em analisar como o autor se posiciona perante a historiografia do Holocausto e em que medida sua abordagem pode ou não ser considerada singular sobre um tema de tão vasta e rica produção histórica. A obra remonta a discussão sobre a comunidade do povo, tema tão importante na agenda, tanto do regime quanto do próprio movimento nazista em si, procurando como este ideal, entendido por muitos como ideologia, construiu na comunidade judaica, o outro conveniente, o inimigo a ser combatido e eliminado. Em verdade, mais do que um livro sobre a genealogia do antissemitismo, Herf apresenta uma análise bastante localizada sobre a propaganda e as ações antijudaicas durante o desenrolar da Segunda Guerra Mundial.
In Search of Fairness: Critical Design Alternatives for Sustainability
Authors: Joshi Somya , Pargman Teresa Cerratto
Published: October 2015

Does fairness as an ideal fit within the broader quest for sustainability? In this paper we consider alternative ways of framing the wicked problem of sustainability. One that moves away from the established preference within HCI, towards technological quick-fixes. We adopt a critical lens to challenge the belief that by merely changing practices at an individual level one can do away with unsustainability. This thinking, we argue, is flawed for many reasons, but mostly because of the wickedness of the sustainability problem. By analyzing the case of Fairphone, we illustrate how it is possible to imagine and design change at a broader level of community engagement, when it comes to concerns of fairness and sustainability. We contribute to a deeper understanding of how social value laden enterprises along with open technological design can shape sustainable relationships between our environment and us. 
Gaza Everywhere: exploring the applicability of a rhetorical lens in HCI
Authors: Sosa-Tzec Omar , Stolterman Erik , Siegel Martin A.
Published: October 2015

By examining application software as a type of rhetorical artifact, it is possible to highlight its social, ethical and moral implications. In this paper, we explore one possibility for such a lens: application software functioning as a visual enthymeme. To explore the applicability of that concept in HCI, we analyze one web application as a first step. In our analysis, we observe that interaction and usability are two features that support an application in functioning as a visu- al enthymeme. Also, online sharing could help the user take the role of the arguer. Our analysis allows us to outline the elements of a user-centric persuasive experience and shows promise for further explorations regarding the applicability of rhetoric in HCI. 
Light is Loud A Sound Driven LED Suit
Authors: Aguiar Artur , Malyn Bryan , Lobeto Evan , Harrison Steve
Published: October 2015

We approach performance as fundamentally a hybrid situ- ation: that performer and technology are united in a post- phenomenological embrace. Light is Loud takes this as a starting point: the form of the performer is subsumed into an array of lights that takes the temporal shape of a self- referential text. The loss of the human form in the piece be- comes a critical statement on the ambiguity of hybridity.

In a completely darkened space, a figure with some strips of LEDs speaks a short poem overtly on the nature of “loud”. While the title of the piece, Light is Loud, suggests “daz- zling”, the effect is a meditation on the nature of quiet. 
A critical approach to ICT to support participatory development of people centered smart learning ecosystems and territories
Authors: Giovannella Carlo , Rehm Matthias
Published: October 2015

This contribution aims at fostering a collaborative effort by relevant stakeholders - policy makers, entrepreneurs, researchers, teachers, students, etc. – to critically explore the role of ICT in supporting a participatory development of people-centered "smart" learning ecosystems, able to produce social capital and to drive social innovation and territorial development. All this assuming that: a) it can help in identifying the driving factors that in the past have produced time and space singularities (eg. Renaissance, Belle Epoque, Big Deal, etc.) capable to attract people to experience a collective state of "flow”; b) the smartness of a learning ecosystems is strongly correlated with that of its region of reference; c) smartness is an emergent property of any entity that interacts with ICT infrastructures but is not fully determined by this latter. Unavoidably, all this also implies a reflection on the interplay between globality and locality and, as well, virtuality and physicality. 
Inviting Participation through IoT: Experiments and Performances in Public Spaces
Authors: Fox Sarah , Rosner Daniela K. , Morris Margaret E. , Kitner Kathi R.
Published: October 2015

This paper proposes a workshop on the Internet of Things (IoT) for participation in public life. We will bring together artists, designers, practitioners, and academics interested in site-specific projects involving lighting and other ambient technologies intended to serve community interests such as representation and safety. The authors share their current inquiry on stairwells as an example. Discussion of this project and others will help us locate, trace, and develop networked environments. 
Shifting Borderland of Technoscience: Tracing Trajectories of Critical Practice
Authors: Lindtner Silvia , Cohn Marisa Leavitt , Leahu Lucian , Holmer Hrönn B , DiSalvo Carl
Published: October 2015

Since the publication of Phil Agre’s [1] seminal work on critical technical practice, the sites of intersection between computation and society have multiplied, and so too have the sociotechnical borderlands we inhabit. Critical methodologies such as “critical design” [8,6,5], “reflective design” [3,4,7,9,15,12], “critical making” [11,6,7], “located accountability” [13, 14], “feminist HCI” [2], and “postcolonial computing” [10] have proliferated and are being taken up in increasingly diverse political, cultural and social contexts. As the sites of critical praxis have multiplied, new regimes like big data and social computing pose new challenges. Given the fluidity of the landscape it is important for us to articulate the specificities of our scholarly borderlands. By bringing together junior and senior scholars we aim to provide a forum for researchers in this area to learn from each other how to navigate changing terrains of technology research and design. To maximize in- depth collaboration between junior and senior scholars, we propose a format that includes in-depth mentoring sessions, panel presentations from junior and senior participants, group activities, and working sessions for steps forward. The goal of the proposed workshop is to foster cohesion and build mentoring relationships within the community by creating a space for open and honest dialogue about the challenges of conducting critical research and design practice. Outcomes from this workshop will be a shared knowledge base about praxis, tracing the trajectories, continuities, traversals and inheritances of critical sociotechnical research over the past decade, as well as strengthening of the critical technical practice community by way of establishing lasting mentorship relations. 
Foreword: Critical Alternatives
Authors: Bertelsen Olav W. , Halskov Kim , Bardzell Shaowen , Iversen Ole Sejer , Klokmose Clemens Nylandsted , Korsgaard Henrik
Published: October 2015

1975-1985-1995-2005 — the decennial Aarhus conferences have traditionally been instrumental for setting new agendas for critically engaged thinking about information technology. The conference series is fundamentally interdisciplinary and emphasizes thinking that is firmly anchored in action, intervention, and schol- arly critical practice. With the title Critical Computing – between sense and sen- sibility, the 2005 edition of the conference marked that computing was rapidly seeping into everyday life.

In 2015, we see critical alternatives in alignment with utopian principles—that is, the aspiration that life might not only be different but also radically better. At the same time, radically better alternatives do not emerge out of nowhere: they emerged from contested analyses of the mundane present and demand both commitment and labor to work towards them. Critical alternatives matter and make people reflect.

The fifth decennial Aarhus conference, Critical Alternatives, in 2015 aims to set new agendas for theory and practice in computing for quality of human life. While the early Aarhus conferences, from 1975 and onwards, focused on computing in working life, computing today is influencing most parts of human life (civic life, the welfare state, health, learning, leisure, culture, intimacy, ...), thereby calling for critical alternatives from a general quality of life perspective.

The papers selected for the conference have undergone a meticulous reviewing process looking at methodical soundness as well as potentials for the creating alternatives and provoking debate. Among 71 full and short paper submissions 21 were accepted. The accepted papers span a broad range of positions and concerns ranging from play to politics.

We would like to express great thanks for help and support to the numerous peo- ple who have contributed to making the conference possible. In particular we want to thank Marianne Dammand and Ann Mølhave for secretarial help, including reg- istration and hotel arrangements. We want to thank the center for Participatory IT (PIT) and the Department of Computer Science, University of Aarhus for providing resources for the planning and operation of the conference.

We hope that the conference will inspire critical and alternative thinking and action for the next decennium. 
Complex transcriptional regulation and independent evolution of fungal-like traits in a relative of animals
Authors: de Mendoza Alex , Suga Hiroshi , Permanyer Jon , Irimia Manuel , Ruiz-Trillo Iñaki
Published: October 2015

Cell-type specification through differential genome regulation is a hallmark of complex multicellularity. However, it remains unclear how this process evolved during the transition from unicellular to multicellular organisms. To address this question, we investigated transcriptional dynamics in the ichthyosporean Creolimax fragrantissima, a relative of animals that undergoes coenocytic development. We find that Creolimax utilizes dynamic regulation of alternative splicing, long inter-genic non-coding RNAs and co-regulated gene modules associated with animal multicellularity in a cell-type specific manner. Moreover, our study suggests that the different cell types of the three closest animal relatives (ichthyosporeans, filastereans and choanoflagellates) are the product of lineage-specific innovations. Additionally, a proteomic survey of the secretome reveals adaptations to a fungal-like lifestyle. In summary, the diversity of cell types among protistan relatives of animals and their complex genome regulation demonstrates that the last unicellular ancestor of animals was already capable of elaborate specification of cell types.
Fine-tuning citrate synthase flux potentiates and refines metabolic innovation in the Lenski evolution experiment
Authors: Quandt Erik M , Gollihar Jimmy , Blount Zachary D , Ellington Andrew D , Georgiou George , Barrick Jeffrey E
Published: October 2015

Evolutionary innovations that enable organisms to colonize new ecological niches are rare compared to gradual evolutionary changes in existing traits. We discovered that key mutations in the gltA gene, which encodes citrate synthase (CS), occurred both before and after Escherichia coli gained the ability to grow aerobically on citrate (Cit+ phenotype) during the Lenski long-term evolution experiment. The first gltA mutation, which increases CS activity by disrupting NADH-inhibition of this enzyme, is beneficial for growth on the acetate and contributed to preserving the rudimentary Cit+ trait from extinction when it first evolved. However, after Cit+ was refined by further mutations, this potentiating gltA mutation became deleterious to fitness. A second wave of beneficial gltA mutations then evolved that reduced CS activity to below the ancestral level. Thus, dynamic reorganization of central metabolism made colonizing this new nutrient niche contingent on both co-opting and overcoming a history of prior adaptation.
Coral Lifeform Structure in Selected Marine Protected Areas in Southern Cebu, Philippines
Authors: Piquero Alfonsos S. , Delan Gloria G. , Rica Rachel Luz V. , Corrales Christine M. , Monte Irene A.
Published: October 2015

Marine protected area or marine reserve was first conducted in Central Visayas in 1974 as a tool to manage coral reef. It was then replicated throughout the Philippines. The marine reserve of the following; Casay of Argao, Cawayan of Dalaguete, Daan-Lungsod Guiwang of Alcoy, North Granada of Boljoon and Sta. Cruz of Ronda has been established between the years 2000 to 2007. These MPAs were assessed to gather baseline information on its coral lifeform structure. Point-intercept transect (PIT) method was used in the observation. Benthic life form and reef substrate at each 0.25m point interval were identified and recorded along 50 meters transect line both inside and outside of these MPAs. It has been observed that massive, branching and digitate form of corals dominated among the five sanctuaries. Percentage of Live Hard Corals were much higher inside than outside to all sanctuaries. Common to all these sanctuaries were noticeable presence of Dead corals with algae and coral rubbles indicating its exploitation. Casay, Cawayan and Daan-Lungsod MPAs had some Crown of thorn starfish which may pose threat to its coral community. It has been recommended that there should be strict implementation of rules among the Local Government Unit; more policing and a long term monitoring to continuously conserve and protect coral reef.
A redundancy-removing feature selection algorithm for nominal data
Authors: Li Zhihua , Gu Wenqu
Published: October 2015

No order correlation or similarity metric exists in nominal data, and there will always be more redundancy in a nominal dataset, which means that an efficient mutual information-based nominal-data feature selection method is relatively difficult to find. In this paper, a nominal-data feature selection method based on mutual information without data transformation, called the redundancy-removing more relevance less redundancy algorithm, is proposed. By forming several new information-related definitions and the corresponding computational methods, the proposed method can compute the information-related amount of nominal data directly. Furthermore, by creating a new evaluation function that considers both the relevance and the redundancy globally, the new feature selection method can evaluate the importance of each nominal-data feature. Although the presented feature selection method takes commonly used MIFS-like forms, it is capable of handling high-dimensional datasets without expensive computations. We perform extensive experimental comparisons of the proposed algorithm and other methods using three benchmarking nominal datasets with two different classifiers. The experimental results demonstrate the average advantage of the presented algorithm over the well-known NMIFS algorithm in terms of the feature selection and classification accuracy, which indicates that the proposed method has a promising performance.
Spontaneous Extrusion of Intra-Orbital Foreign body
Authors: Mehta Anuj , Abrol Sangeeta , Singh Priyanka , Gupta Ankita , Gupta Vishnu
Published: October 2015

Organic intra-orbital foreign bodies pose a diagnostic and management challenge to ophthalmologists. There can be grave complications associated with their retention. The presence of an intra-orbital mass with a discharging sinus should evoke suspicion of a retained organic foreign body, regardless of the time interval between the trauma and current presentation. Spontaneous extrusion of foreign body is rare. We present a case of a child with intra-orbital wooden foreign body which was missed even after thorough exploration of orbit and which spontaneously extruded after a period of three weeks.