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Impact of Eco-Efficient Energy on Sustainable Development in South Asia: Empirical Estimations
Authors: Saldanha Praveen , Premakumara G. S.
Published: June 2017

Energy is a prerequisite for all production processes and development. However, eco-efficient, sustainable green energy is essential for sustainable development and green growth. The commitments to produce renewable, clean and green energy have compelled all countries, by the International Agreements and Treaties on energy, environmental protection and sustainable growth. In this background, the present work tried to examine the efforts made by South Asian countries in order to produce eco-efficient, sustainable, clean energy and its interactions with economic development. The present study has used secondary time series data on green energy parameters and parameters related to economic development. The econometric techniques such as stationarity, impact models have been used for examination and analysis of data. It has been found from the analysis that energy intensity has been significantly increased in South Asia along with economic development. However, the production of green energy is not commensurate with its expected rate. Moreover, the shares of both renewable energy and renewable electricity in total energy have been declined over the period of time. This is a negative sign of sustainable development and green growth. Hence, there is a need to restructure the energy policy by South Asian countries according to the needs of sustainable development and green growth. Accordingly, consumption, transmission, process, etc., should be made mandatory to use green energy in their total energy consumption. Pigouvian principle of taxing on increasing social cost and subsidization for increasing social benefits is more appropriate for South Asian policies and strategies for eco efficient green energy and green growth.
CORPO, SUBJETIVIDADE E ASSUJEITAMENTO: UMA LEITURA DISCURSIVA DE TATUAGEM
Authors: De Medeiros Ribeiro Karine , De Medeiros Ribeiro Thales , Paiva Fernandes Leonardo
Published: June 2017

Neste trabalho, analisamos o funcionamento de discursos sobre a relação entre corpo, gênero e sexualidade no filme Tatuagem (2013). A partir do quadro teórico da Análise de Discurso materialista, visamos explorar a contradição entre a dominação ideológica (os modelos normativos de gênero e sexualidade) e a produção de efeitos discursivos que subvertem tais modelos.
TRANSPOSIÇÃO DIDÁTICA E DIDATIZAÇÃO NO CAMPO DA EDUCAÇÃO AMBIENTAL E OS MATERIAIS DIDÁTICOS IMPRESSOS
Authors: Gomes Rosivaldo , Mendes Adelma Das Neves Nunes Barros
Published: June 2017

Neste artigo apresentamos algumas reflexões sobre os processos de transposição didática e didatização em articulação com materiais didáticos voltados para Educação Ambiental. Para isso, discutimos a partir de Chevallad (1985) e Barros-Mendes (2005) os conceitos desses dois processos e com base na Lei nº 9.795/1999 que dispõe sobre a educação ambiental e que institui a Política Nacional de Educação Ambiental sobre a produção de materiais didáticos voltados para a educação ambiental. Discutimos, ainda, com base em Gomes e Barros-Mendes (2012) e em Mendonça (2010) algumas definições sobre o gênero discursivo cartilha quadrinizada e a constituição desse gênero a partir da visão enunciativo-discursiva de Bakhtin (2003).  O estudo está situado no quadro teórico-metodológico da Linguística Aplicada transdisciplinar (MOITA-LOPES, 2006).

 
Factor Analysis for Slow Budget Realization
Authors: Maman Abdurrohman , Soffan Marsus
Published: June 2017

The government of Indonesia has long experienced an uneven pattern of budget realization. Our budget realization is characterized by small absorption in the first three-quarters and then piled up in the last quarter. An increase in spending at the end of the year eventually led to the quality of work on the national economy, which is not considered optimal. Through factor analysis, the researchers reviewed what factors are causing slow realization of the budget, especially for spending unit in the working area of KPPN Jakarta II. Several studies have been conducted to determine the problem, including Herriyanto (2012), BKF, LPEM-UI and IBRD (2012), Siswanto and Rahayu (2010), Miliasih (2012), Widjanarko (2013), and Fitriany (2015). Based on the factor analysis that has been conducted, it was found six factors that often slow down the realization of central government expenditure, especially for spending unit in working area of KPPN Jakarta II. The six factors include coordination, organizational culture, competence, technical constraints, administrative, and document. These six factors are derived from 27 indicators that were processed through the standard factor analysis, i.e. correlation between variables Kaiser Mayer Olkin (KMO), variables distribution and rotation of factors.
LA ENSEÑANZA DE LA CIENCIA EN EL SISTEMA TECNOLÓGICO DE VERACRUZ: UNA PERSPECTIVA DE GÉNERO
Authors: Villarruel-Fuentes Manuel , Pérez-Santiago Fernando
Published: June 2017

Desde sus inicios la actividad científica se ha concebido como una ocupación propia del género masculino. A pesar de los esfuerzos por incorporar a las mujeres en las comunidades de investigación científica, aún queda mucho por hacer. Con base en lo anterior, se realizó un estudio cuyo objetivo fue identificar y comparar, bajo una perspectiva de género, los tipos de enseñanza y aprendizaje que se desarrollan dentro de los Institutos Tecnológicos del estado de Veracruz, México. Para ello se aplicó un instrumento ad hoc con ítems cerrados y de opción múltiple, con el que se evaluaron los modelos didácticos que emplean los maestros dentro de estos planteles. El estudio, exploratorio-descriptivo y expost-facto, se realizó en 9 instituciones y 396 estudiantes (55.8% hombres y 44.2% mujeres) que participaban en un proyecto de investigación. Los resultados mostraron que los maestros, sin importar el género, privilegian el aprendizaje experimental por descubrimiento, atendiendo las premisas del aprendizaje significativo y el constructivismo, siendo necesario reforzar los escenarios de aprendizaje y las estrategias didácticas que emplean, orientándolos hacia modelos alternativos, principalmente en el enfoque Ciencia-Tecnología-Sociedad.
The Market Orientation and Performance Relationship: An Empirical Study in Private Universities
Authors: Sefnedi Sefnedi
Published: June 2017

This study examines the empirical link between three dimensions of market orientation, namely, student orientation, competitor orientation and inter-functional coordination, and private university performance in Kopertis X. The study was based on an empirical investigation of private universities located in Indonesia’s provinces of West Sumatera, Riau, Jambi, and Riau Islands. The primary data for the study were collected from a self-administered mail survey of 237 questionnaires from the private university resulting in a sample of 114 usable responses being returned. From the application of the multiple regression analysis it was concluded that all three dimensions of market orientation had a significant impact on private university performance. Student orientation as a predictor variable is the strongest predictor of private university performance then followed by competitor orientation, and inter-functional coordination.

Bahasa Indonesia Abstrak: Penelitian ini menguji hubungan empiris antara tiga dimensi orientasi pasar, yaitu, orientasi mahasiswa, orientasi pesaing dan koordinasi antar-fungsional dan kinerja perguruan tinggi swasta di Kopertis X. Penelitian ini didasarkan pada penyelidikan empiris pada universitas swasta yang berada di provinsi Sumatera Barat, Riau, Jambi, dan Kepulaian Riau. Data primer dikumpulkan dari survei dimana dari 237 kuesioner yang disebarkan pada universitas swasta, diperoleh 114 kuesioner yang dikembalikan dan dapat digunakan sebagai sampel. Berdasarkan hasil analisis regresi berganda dapat disimpulkan bahwa ketiga dimensi orientasi pasar memiliki dampak yang signifikan terhadap kinerja perguruan tinggi swasta. Orientasi mahasiswa sebagai variabel prediktor terkuat terhadap kinerja perguruan tinggi swasta kemudian diikuti oleh orientasi pesaing, dan koordinasi antar-fungsional.
Control Strategy for Grid Connected Inverters Under Unbalanced Network Conditions - A DOb Based Decoupled Current Approach
Authors: Ozsoy Emre , Padmanaban Sanjeevikumar , Mihet-Popa Lucian , Fedák Viliam , Ahmad Fiaz , Akhtar Rasool , Sabanovic Asif
Published: June 2017

Penetration of grid connected inverters (GCI) has arisen in power systems due to increasing integration of renewable sources. However, restrictive grid codes require that renewable sources connected to the grid with power electronic systems must be properly connected and appropriate currents must be injected to support stability of the grid under grid faults. Simultaneous injection of symmetrical positive and negative sequence currents is mandatory to support stabilization of grid at the instant of grid faults. Conventional synchronously rotating frame dq current controllers are insufficient under grid faults due to low bandwidth of PI controllers. This paper proposes a new grid current control strategy for grid connected voltage source inverters under unbalanced grid voltage conditions. A proportional current controller with a first order low pass filter disturbance observer (DOb) is proposed which establishes positive sequence power requirements and independently control negative sequence current components under unbalanced voltage conditions. The method does not need any parameter, since it estimates nonlinear terms with low pass filter DOb. Simulations are implemented in Matlab/Simulink platform demonstrating the effectiveness of proposed method.
A Short Note for Dr. Omote’s Review in 1973
Authors: Katayama Tsuneo ,   Professor, Tokyo Denki University
Published: June 2017

In the preceding article, I have reviewed from my very personal point of view the changes in earthquake disaster mitigation and earthquake engineering issues which took place mainly in the last quarter of the 20 th century in Japan, with a strong emphasis on the influences of the 1995 Kobe earthquake.

Having read the review by Dr. Omote published in 1973, I was impressed by his comprehensive understanding of the issue which appears fresh even today. He covers from topics on seismology to earthquake design methods which were available and most advanced at that time. His understanding on the general principles of earthquake resistant design was very sound when he wrote, “The ultimate purpose of antiseismic design and construction of structures is to protect human lives. But, such structures may become too expensive from the practical point of view.” He stresses then, “Firstly, try to protect human lives from earthquake destruction, secondly, construct structures strong enough not to be damaged by destructive earthquakes, and thirdly, never let structures severely collapse even though some damage may be allowed for extremely strong motions.” If these principles had been observed by engineers concerned, we would not have experienced such a disaster in Kobe in 1995.

Tsuneo Katayama

Professor, Tokyo Denki University
A Short Note for Dr. Kobayashi's Review in 1974
Authors: Midorikawa Saburoh ,   Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Published: June 2017

Sediment induced disasters have been studied in a wide variety of research fields ranging from social to natural science, with many interesting results. This special issue provides engineers and scientists with an opportunity to share knowledge and experience in engineering research concerning mass sediment movement and related disasters. To clarify this issue’s objectives and encourage submissions, topics have been discussed based on the needs, activities, and possible contributors classified into four categories:

1) Results based on field and literature surveys and data analysis for catastrophic, recent and historical mass

~~movement, and corresponding disaster events.

2) Results based on field surveys and data analysis for recent usual mass movement events and corresponding

~~disasters resulting from rainfall, earthquakes, volcanic activity, and glacier lakes and natural landslide dam events.

3) Mechanics and numerical modeling for mass movement.

4) Measures against sediment-induced and similar disasters.

Last August, we began inviting submissions on these themes just as Typhoon Morakot slowly crossed Taiwan, causing historically significant rainfall events in southern Taiwan involving numerous landslides and debris flows and precipitated casualties, landscape changes, channel bed variations, etc., similar to the catastrophic sediment events occurring in Venezuela in 1999. Two papers describe what happened in Taiwan and Venezuela, providing advice on possible measures against such abnormal catastrophes. Three contributions describe historical catastrophes involving mountain collapse based on analysis of the literature, topography and field surveys, and numerical models. A total of 11 papers have been submitted, 4 of which concern applicability of constitutive equations for debris flow, numerical models for landslide occurrence due to rain fall and flood processes due to rapid landslide dam erosion, and sediment issues resulting from glacier lake outburst flooding. Two submissions focus on corrective measures.

All papers have been reviewed, revised, and accepted for publications, and we believe this special issue will stimulate future studies and prove useful in practical and scientific fields. We heartily thank all of the authors undergoing the review process, and express our sincere appreciation to the distinguished reviewers, without whose invaluable aid this issue would not have been possible.
Introduction to Professor Usami's Review in 1974
Authors: Koketsu Kazuki ,   Professor, University of Tokyo
Published: June 2017

Tatsuo Usami, now professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo, published a paper entitled “Earthquake Studies and the Earthquake Prediction System in Japan” in the March 1974 issue of Technocrat. I was impressed by Professor Usami’s comprehensive review and healthy criticism of earthquake prediction in Japan, which appears fresh even today. He gave an overview of the 1923 Kanto earthquake and Program 1 to 2 of the earthquake prediction project in Japan. The motivation and research for the project in its early stage are well summarized in the paper.

The Tokai earthquake hypothesis [1] was proposed during Program 3, so the budget for the project at national universities was approximately tripled in Program 4 and increased to about 12 billion yen in Program 7 (Table 1). The 1995 Kobe (Hyogo-ken Nanbu) earthquake occurred during Program 7 killing 6,434 people and completely destroying 104,906 houses [2]. Since this unexpected earthquake was as destructive as the 1923 Kanto earthquake, the earthquake prediction project was reformed in New Program 1 (Table 1). The Headquarters for Earthquake Research Promotion was established, moving emphasis from empirical short-term prediction to long-term earthquake forecasting and prediction of strong ground motion [3]. Dr. Hiroe Miyake and I reviewed this situation in a preceding article [4], taking over the mission of writing a recent history of Japanese seismology from Professor Usami's paper.

References:

[1] K. Ishibashi, “Did the rupture zone of the 1707 Hoei earthquake not extend to deep Suruga Bay?,” Rep. Subcomm. Tokai Distr., Coord. Comm. Earthq. Predict., Geogr. Surv. Inst., pp. 69-78, 1977 (in Japanese).

[2] K. Koketsu, “Chronological table of damaging earthquakes in Japan,” in Chronological Scientific Tables 2007, Maruzen, pp.698-729, 2006 (in Japanese).

[3] N. Hirata, “Past, current and future of Japanese national program for earthquake prediction research,” Earth Planets and Space, 56, pp. xliii-l, 2004.

[4] K. Koketsu and H. Miyake, “Earthquake Observation and Strong Motion Seismology in Japan from 1975 to 2005,” Journal of Disaster Research, Vol.1, No.3, pp. 407-414, 2006.

Kazuki Koketsu

Professor, University of Tokyo
Development of Disaster Management Robots for Use in Investigating Nuclear Accidents
Authors: Office Fuji Technology Press Editorial
Published: June 2017

Nuclear accidents have occurred at Japan’s fast-breeder reactor Monju and in Tokai Village etc., and incidents involving nuclear reactors damaged due to natural disasters such as earthquakes are anticipated. In this case, conditions such as leakage of radioactivity must be grasped as soon as possible without exposing anyone to radiation. The Monju accident occurred near Tsuruga City in Fukui Prefecture in December 1995. Liquid sodium used as coolant leaked and a fire broke out. The Tokai Village incident occurred at a uranium processing plant in Tokai Village, Naka County, Ibaraki Prefecture, in September 1999. In this case, a uranium solution went critical and two subcontracted employees workers died of radiation exposure.
Abstracts of Presentations at the International Symposium on GCOE-ARS (2012)
Authors: Yamazaki Fumio , Zavala Carlos
Published: June 2017

Abstracts presented at the International Symposium on GCOE-ARS at Uji Campus, Kyoto University, Japan, held on August 3-5, 2012
Abstracts of presentations at TIEMS 2014 Annual Conference
Authors: Yamazaki Fumio , Zavala Carlos
Published: June 2017

Abstracts of presentations at TIEMS 2014 Annual Conference, 21th to 23th, October 2014, Niigata, Japan
Message from Editors-in-Chief
Authors: Murakami Suminao ,   President, Laboratory of Urban Safety Planning, Japan, Takiguchi Katsuki ,   Professor Emeritus, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
Published: June 2017

It is our great pleasure to congratulate the Journal of Disaster Research (JDR) on its 10th anniversary. Its first edition, Vol.1 No.1, was published in August 2006 and now it reached Vol.10.

The JDR is published in bimonthly, six issues a year and as the name expresses its basic policy is to cover all types of disaster from a broad, comprehensive perspective except for a war. Starting in 2012, the JDR began a special annual edition on the Great East Japan Earthquake disaster in addition to regular issues, now at Part 4.

Reflecting its editorial policy, the journal’s themes have ranged widely from earthquake engineering to dual use, making the JDR unique and distinguishing it from other journals. The journal is currently included and indexed in nine bibliographic databases and citation indexes.

The traditional Chinese sexagenary cycle consists of 60 years. With two cycles, 120 years represents the maximum span of a human life and a half cycle, 30 years represents a span of a human generation. The JDR is on the way of such spans and we strongly hope that the journal will prove its true worth after its 30 years’ publication.

As Editors-in-Chief, we are most grateful to all who have worked with the JDR and helped reach its 10th anniversary. We thank the editorial board members for editing this journal with their high discernment and the guest editors for arranging special issues with their high profession. We would also like to thank the peer reviewers for their accurate evaluations in a short time and the companies who have helped fund special editions on the Great East Japan Earthquake disaster.

We look forward to seeing the JDR’s papers, reviews, reports, and news continue to give readers valuable information and insightful ideas while contributing to the development of disaster research. The JDR welcomes many people’s participation.
Development of a Robotic Laparoscope for Laparoscopic Surgery and its Control
Authors: Murasawa Iori ,   Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Hosei University, Murofushi Shuhei , Ishii Chiharu , Kawamura Hideki ,   Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hosei University,   Hokkaido University
Published: June 2017

[abstFig src='/00290003/13.jpg' width='300' text='Robotic laparoscope' ] In this work, a control method for a robotic laparoscope using a motion sensor, namely Kinect for Windows, is proposed so that the surgeon can operate the laparoscope with his/her head motions. In the control system of the robotic laparoscope, four types of head motion (up, down, left, and right), as well as the open-and-close motion of the mouth, are distinguished via a Kinect sensor. The tip of the robotic laparoscope is controlled in order to follow the head direction that is desired by the surgeon. In addition, the surgeon can change the tip speed of the robotic laparoscope through the open-and-close motion of the mouth, in accordance with the operational situation. For validation purposes, the proposed control system was applied to a robotic laparoscope of three degrees of freedom, which was built for the surgical robot for single-port surgery (SPS) that was developed in our previous study, and verification experiments were conducted. It was verified that the operator can control the tip of the robotic laparoscope intuitively, and the tip position of the robotic laparoscope can track the target position quickly and accurately.
Publication Productivity of Orthopaedic Surgery Chairs
Authors: Zelle Boris A. , Weathers Michael A. , Fajardo Roberto J. , Haghshenas Varan , Bhandari Mohit
Published: June 2017

Background:

As academic leaders, orthopaedic chairs represent role models for scholarly activities. Despite the importance of journal publications as a measure of scholarly activity, data on the publication productivity of orthopaedic chairs remain limited. The goals of this study were to record the publication productivity of orthopaedic chairs and evaluate the extent to which they maintained their scholarly activity while serving as chairs.

Methods:

The chairs of all orthopaedic residency programs in the United States were identified through the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) web site, and were confirmed by information found on the web site of each orthopaedic program that was included in the study. University and non-university chairs were defined based on affiliation of the program with a medical school. The publication records of the program chairs were retrieved through the Scopus database.

Results:

During the 7 years prior to their appointment to chair, the mean number of total publications was significantly higher for university chairs (n = 58.6, range 0 to 217) than for non-university chairs (n = 29.1, range 0 to 13) (p = 0.003). The mean number of publications per year during the 7 years leading up to the chair position was 4.66 (range, 0 to 25) for the university chairs, and 2.29 (range, 0 to 10.9) for the non-university group (p = 0.02). While serving as chair, the mean number of publications per year significantly decreased among the university chairs to 3.75 (range, 0 to 32.8; p = 0.015), whereas no significant change was observed among non-university chairs. The mean percentage of first authorships was not significantly different between university and non-university chairs. Both groups showed significant declines in first authorships while serving as chair.

Conclusions:

At the time of becoming chair, the average university chair had published approximately 60 manuscripts, whereas the average non-university chair had published approximately 30 manuscripts. While serving as chair, the number of publications per year significantly decreased for university chairs. Among all chairs, the percentage of first authorships significantly decreased while serving as chair.
La lectura como proceso de comprensión y conocimiento científico
Authors: Alfaro López Héctor Guillermo
Published: June 2017

Se plantea, a partir de la ejemplificación de un texto sobre la teoría de la relatividad de Albert Einstein, la diferencia entre leer ciencia y hacer ciencia. Se explica también la complejidad del proceso de lectura de la literatura científica, a través de la comprensión que se deriva de ella y que pasa por tres fases (concepciones de la lectura): lingüística, psicolingüística y sociocultural; que ayudan a conformar un bagaje cultural científico. Paralelamente se menciona la conformación de un conocimiento científico sustentado por medio de la lectura en los conceptos de apropiación lectora y la subjetivización del conocimiento, todo lo cual deriva en una visión personal en el mundo del lector, marcada científicamente.
Del trabajo de referencia hacia la alfabetización informativa: La evolución del papel educativo del bibliotecario
Authors: Campello Bernadete
Published: June 2017

Se describe la evolución del papel educativo del bibliotecario desde la aparición del trabajo de referencia hasta el surgimiento del concepto de alfabetización informativa y su asimilación por la biblioteconomía. Y demuestra que la idea de alfabetización informativa estaba ya incrustada en las prácticas relacionadas con el trabajo de referencia y de educación de usuarios. Sin embargo el nuevo concepto trajo consigo la expansión de la función educativa del bibliotecario. Tomando en cuenta la responsabilidad que el bibliotecario asume actualmente, de ayudarles a las personas a que aprendan a buscar y usar la información, se concluye que tendrá no sólo que buscar una mejor comprensión del concepto de alfabetización informativa sino también de modificar su práctica educativa.
Políticas de cooperación internacional en las enseñanzas de posgrado en biblioteconomía y documentación del espacio europeo de educación superior (EEES)
Authors: Fernández Bajón María Teresa
Published: June 2017

La presente investigación se ubica en el contexto de las políticas de Cooperación Internacional en los estudios de Posgrado en Bibliotecología e Información. La exposición traza la amplitud de horizontes que presenta el nuevo Espacio de Educación Europea Superior a fin de internacionalizar la educación superior. A este propósito, partimos con una reflexión en torno al papel que juega la investigación en la sociedad del conocimiento y seguidamente se relata un breve diagnóstico sobre las enseñanzas del Posgrado en el EEES, incidiendo en el caso concreto de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Documentación de la UCM y, por último, abordamos medidas de Cooperación Internacional mediante convenios de cooperación académicos.
La siguiente generación del catálogo en línea de acceso al público
Authors: Rodríguez García Ariel Alejandro
Published: June 2017

No falta mucho para que observemos actualizaciones y cambios radicales en el principal instrumento que la biblioteca ha empleado para comunicarse con sus usuarios sobre sus colecciones, el catálogo...
El derecho de autor en San Luis Potosí; una aproximación
Authors: Gutiérrez García Agustín , Gutiérrez Chiñas Agustín
Published: June 2017

Se exponen los primeros antecedentes históricos del derecho de autor en el ámbito internacional con orientación a su desarrollo y posterior tratamiento jurídico en México y en San Luis Potosí.
Bibliotecas universitarias 2.0. El caso de España
Authors: Herrera Morillas José Luis , Castillo Díaz Ana
Published: June 2017

En este artículo se recopilan los recursos de la Web 2.0 utilizados por las bibliotecas universitarias españo-las y se analizan su finalidad y principales rasgos. Se combina la metodología de la visualización en línea y el análisis de contenido para estudiar la utilización que de dichos recursos hacen las 63 bibliotecas universitarias españolas. Entre las herramientas más empleadas destacan el acceso al OPAC 2.0, las redes sociales y los blogs. Por otra parte, entre los recursos menos empleados se encuentran los marcadores sociales y las plataformas para compartir archivos de imágenes o videos, como Flickr o YouTube, entre otros.
Necesidades de información y comportamiento en la búsqueda de información de los adolescentes.
Authors: Escalona Ríos Lina
Published: June 2017

Reseña de: CALVA GONZÁLEZ, JUAN JOSÉ. Necesidades de información y comportamiento en la búsqueda de información de los adolescentes. México: UNAM, Centro Universitario de Investigaciones Bibliotecológicas, 2010, 252 p. (Sistemas Bibliotecarios de Información y Sociedad)
Claves para la implementación de los lineamientos recursos, descripción y acceso
Authors: Rodríguez García Ariel Alejandro
Published: June 2017

Con la aparición de los lineamientos para la descripción y el acceso a los recursos, el proceso de catalogación se enfrenta a un desafío distinto que se caracteriza, de principio a fin, por el uso del modelado de datos y la tecnología de la información. Con ello se reconoce que el cambio en la descripción bibliográfica era necesario, pero abandonar lo anterior de golpe no será una tarea fácil. El propósito de este trabajo es subrayar que las prácticas recomendables y los flujos de trabajo formulados a partir de la implementación del nuevo código de catalogación se comprometerán a tomar ventaja en la eficiencia y flexibilidad que se quiere obtener con los datos contenidos en un registro. Uno de los principales resultados de la investigación es documentar la comprensión de lo que está sucediendo alrededor del aplazamiento en la ejecución del nuevo código de catalogación.
Information Concepts from books to cyber-space identities. Serie Synthesis Lectures on Information Concepts
Authors: Herrera Delgado Lizbeth Berenice
Published: June 2017

Reseña de: MARCHIONINI, GRAY. Information Concepts from books to cyber-space identities. Serie Synthesis Lectures on In-formation Concepts, Retrievial and Services. No. 16. San Rafael California: Morgan & Claypool, 2010. 91 p.
Las comunidades académicas y las redes de información en Ciencias Sociales en América Latina: la cooperación como estrategia de sobrevivencia y puente para el conocimiento en tiempos difíciles
Authors: Sabelli Martha
Published: June 2017

Los centros privados de investigación durante el período autoritario en América Latina constituyeron ONG donde destacados sociólogos, demógrafos, politólogos y otros especialistas de ciencias sociales (que habían tenido un lugar destacado en las universidades públicas hasta su intervención por las dictaduras militares durante los años 70 y 80) generaron conocimiento y líneas de investigación sobre las sociedades de la época. Estos reductos de la “intelligentsia” latinoamericana que pudieron permanecer en la región trabajaron estrechamente con los centros de documentación y bibliotecas. Esto creó un diálogo fecundo y cotidiano entre los profesionales de la información y los académicos, o sea, en  y con dominios específicos y  comunidades de práctica. El análisis de las redes y recursos de información de aquel período promovidas por  CLACSO,  DOCPAL de  CELADE, CLADES de CEPAL, a la luz de las teorías del análisis del dominio y de la información de la vida cotidiana, ofrece una rica experiencia y aprendizaje a las bibliotecas y servicios de información en ciencias sociales actuales. Los comportamientos informativos de los científicos sociales interrelacionados e insertos en el contexto de los servicios de información y documentación funcionando en redes regionales forman parte de un modelo a difundir y discutir.
Programas extraordinarios de atención a la diversidad en Secundaria. Percepciones de los estudiantes de PCPI y formación del profesorado implicado
Authors: Amores Fernández Francisco Javier , Ritacco Real Maximiliano
Published: June 2017

El objetivo principal de la investigación es describir y valorar los aspectos derivados de la aplicación de los programas de cualificación profesional inicial (PCPI) en la provincia de Granada, España. El trabajo que aquí se presenta se centra en analizar las percepciones del profesorado acerca de su formación específica en este tipo de medidas de atención a la diversidad, y conocer las percepciones de los estudiantes sobre su implantación y expectativas de futuro. La investigación se ha desarrollado en 50 centros educativos de la provincia de Granada, a partir de un método mixto de investigación. Los mayores logros de los PCPI son el cambio de actitud de los alumnos hacia el estudio y que un alto porcentaje consiga el graduado en educación secundaria obligatoria (ESO).
Blended Synchronous Delivery Modes in Graduate Programs: A Literature Review and How it is Implemented in the Master Teacher Program
Authors: Lakhal Sawsen , Bateman Dianne , Bédard Janie
Published: June 2017

The aim of this study is to present a narrative literature review of advantages, challenges, and conditions for the success of blended synchronous course delivery mode. For this purpose, we searched the database EditLib and analyzed 16 existing papers from 2001 to 2016. The conditions for success were operationalized in the Master Teacher Program (MTP) and its challenges were addressed in building a Blended Session Protocol. This protocol also combines lived experience. It is now used in the MTP to ensure a standardized and consistent implementation of this course delivery mode into our courses. Reviewing the literature on this delivery mode and presenting an example of its use in the MTP are important issues. From a theoretical point of view, the present study results help build a theoretical basis for future research on this course delivery mode and would enrich existing literature. From a practical point of view, this study provides administrators and higher education faculty members with guidance on how to implement such course delivery mode.
LEARNING FROM BELOW: THEORISING GLOBAL GOVERNANCE THROUGH ETHNOGRAPHIES AND CRITICAL REFLECTIONS FROM THE GLOBAL SOUTH
Authors: Xavier Sujith
Published: June 2017

This paper explores the various means by which we can overcome the universalism imbedded in international law and international institutions. It asks: How can international lawyers and international law scholars learn from the Global South? This ‘how’ question prompts another, but related question: should we learn from the Global South? 

     There is a rich interdisciplinary body of literature that signals to the Global South, or Europe’s other, as a site of knowledge production. The eurocentrism of the social sciences can be identified by examining the various founding fathers of their respective theories (especially sociology). This paper builds on southern theory in order to learn from these diverse perspectives in theorising global governance.

     This paper is organised in three sections. First, it sets out the rationale for a reorientation towards the Global South by examining the current state of global governance theory. In the second section, this paper focus on the broad theoretical foundations of the Third World Approaches to International Law [TWAIL] movement. TWAIL scholarship is a reaction against the colonial and imperial projects of international law. Its main claims are set out and then there is an examination of its proposals as a means to arrive at an answer to the second question: should we learn from the Global South?

     In the final section, this paper explores the question of how we can learn from the Global South. In answering this question, the author offers two insights. The first is based on the premise of international law as a field of practice. The second attempts to problematise the ethics of international legal scholarship.
Documentation for the dissertation
Authors: Tero Nauha
Published: June 2017

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Collision
Authors: gilda mautone
Published: June 2017

COLLISION exhibition Enzo Giordano - Gilda Mautone

The project COLLISION brings together artworks by artists Gilda Mautone and Enzo Giordano.Based in Berlin, Mautone and Giordano have been working together for 5 years and consider their works as a whole.The artists explore psychological situations starting from their personal experiences as well as observing and responding to external circumstances. The impact between the intimate and public spheres translates in a conflict evoked by the title of the exhibition.Their practices, although different, share similarities in themes and approaches.Collision aims to activate a reflection on the psychological dynamics involved in the artist’s works, asking for the participation of the public.
COLLISION was exposed at the Italian Embassy of Copenhagen in March and consecutively in September in Milan at Officina Temporanea.Will also be presented at the Italian Embassy of Prague in November.

From: Wednesday 22 April 2015 at 18:00h
To: Sunday 5 May 2015 at 18:00h

Location:
Italian Culture Institute, Italian Embassy , Hiroshimastraße, 1 Berlin 10785
What is Artistic Research?
Authors: Julian Klein
Published: June 2017

Art and science are not separate domains, but rather two dimensions in the common cultural space. This means, research is not then or only artistic, if carried out by artists, but deserves the attribute artistic, where, when and by whom whatsoever been made to a specific quality: the mode of artistic experience. Artistic experience is itself a form of reflection. And furthermore, whether implicit or explicit, artistic knowledge is embodied knowledge. The knowledge that artistic research strives for is a felt knowledge.
QUANTUM CINEMA - a digital vision
Authors: Renate Quehenberger
Published: June 2017

QUANTUM CINEMA is an artistic research project group in an interdisciplinary constellation between experimental physics, discrete mathematics and geometry, analysis and scientific computing and anthropology of arts, supervised by media theory.
Schizoproduction: Artistic Research and Performance in the Context of Immanent Capitalism
Authors: Tero Nauha
Published: June 2017

In the written part of my doctoral dissertation I am presenting the artistic works and set them in a larger context, which I have entitled immanent capitalism. This is an artistic research, where the art works, their processes or workshops produce knowledge, which will not be fully translatable to a written form. The artworks are performances, live-art projects and works on video. In the presentation of the context I am presenting the transformation that has taken place starting from the industrialism and modernism, and which have recently been incorporated with new forms of labour and economy.
PRIMALISM
Authors: Christopher Hollins
Published: June 2017

A proposal for art to avoid categorisation
Do Ideas Contaminate the Art Experience?
Authors: Christopher Hollins
Published: June 2017

This essay questions whether-or-not artists always destroyed the art experience by imposing learned understanding over what they do. I am considering the idea that art history has led us to believe that established work practices allowed artists to create an experience we call art, when, with hindsight, we can now see that they actually work to suppress the sensation. My premise here is that any Research Based Artistic Practice would have to be set up to describe art as a sensation that only enters our thoughts when we find ourselves at a loss to understand what confronts us.
TuscanChinese
Authors: Leone Contini
Published: June 2017

TuscanChinese is a long-term project regarding agricultural, culinary and convivial practices of Chinese migrants living in the outskirt between Florence and Prato. The aim is to rethink, through the lens of migration, the Italian identity in a generative way.
The role of spirituality in art education
Authors: Syed Gowhar Andrabi
Published: June 2017

Spirituality reigns supreme in art. Known as the driving force of art, spirituality is art's expressive vehicle as well as a special voice. Human history of arts has never been devoid of spiritual content; artists studied the relationship between art and the spirit for decades. However, during the nineteenth century, technological advancements temporarily eclipsed this relation. Thanks to the radical changes in the progress of arts, spirituality in art resurfaced again (Efland 1990). With the material advances falling short of human expectations in understanding the reality of self, 'arts began once again to be proclaimed as important sources of spiritual insight necessary for the welfare of society' (Efland 1990, p. 51). In view of this, many questions started to gain momentum in academic circles. Such as, when and how does spirituality manifest in art? Is spirituality in art and art education purely a religious concern? Is there a spiritual impetus that fosters creativity? While trying to explain these questions, researchers confronted a few more enquiries of equal importance. For example, what is the connection between spiritual and art education and why has this branch of art (spiritual in art education) received less attention in academic literature and art rooms (London 2007)?

This study aims to shed some light on these questions and following on the findings, analyse (a) the role of spirituality in art and art education; and (b) how an artist-teacher can deal with the issues of spirituality in art making and classroom practices? For clarity, the essay initially focuses on spirituality, its position among children and art education. Next follows an investigation of the role of artist-teacher in nurturing the spirituality of children through art, including a brief account of my art practice. Finally, conclusions are drawn about my understanding of spirituality and the learning experiences of my students in the light of the aforementioned questions.
Monochrome and Materiality in Painting
Authors: Tiina Lamminen
Published: June 2017

The article examines the interpretation of monochrome painting as radical painting. Radical painting relies on the medium and materiality of painting. Finnish art writing does not, however, recognize the tradition of Radical painting.
Comparación sistemática de metodologías basadas en información mutua para el registro multimodal de imágenes médicas
Authors: Ospina Torres Gustavo Adolfo , Serna Serna Walter , Daza Santacoloma Genaro
Published: June 2017

El registro de imágenes sobre todo en el ámbito de la medicina, han cobrado una gran importancia en las últimas décadas pues esto se mejora la planeación, intervención y posterior análisis de dichos procedimientos médicos, como es el caso de las cirugías guiadas por imágenes donde se requiere una especial precisión y confiabilidad. Registrar dos o más imágenes consiste en alinearlas de tal manera que queden orientadas de la misma forma, así se puede combinar la información de ambas en un mismo espacio y en una misma representación visual. El objetivo principal de este trabajo es comparar de forma sistemática algunas metodologías para el registro de imágenes multimodales utilizando medidas de similitud basadas en información mutua (IM).Se obtuvo que el registro de imágenes basada en IM es capaz de registrar imágenes multimodales y monomodales con poca susceptibilidad a los cambios de brillo o contraste en la imagen, pero con alta sensibilidad al ruido. También se estableció  que las técnicas de optimización basadas en enjambres de partículas tienen un mejor desempeño para el resultado final de registro en comparación con las otras técnicas analizadas. Además, la técnica de interpolación cúbica (transformación espacial) mejora la confiabilidad del algoritmo en imágenes multimodales.
Procedimiento multicriterio multiexperto para determinar el índice de control de una organización
Authors: Cornelio Omar Mar , Bron Fonseca Bárbara
Published: June 2017

Para que una empresa sea productiva, requiere de una alta cohesión en los elementos que intervienen en su sistema de control interno. Con el objetivo de analizar las tendencias de control que poseen las organizaciones, la Contraloría General de la República de Cuba, establece una guía de autocontrol donde cada entidad en períodos determinado revisa el comportamiento de dichos indicadores. Sin embargo se requiere de tiempo y sistematicidad en el trabajo del control para lograr cumplir con todos sus elementos sin contar que el modelo actual no permite identificar los componentes críticos para priorizar el trabajo hacia esa dirección. El presenta trabajo propone un procedimiento que aplica técnicas multicriterios con el consenso de experto para establecer un ranking a los componentes de la guía obteniendo el índice de control de una organización
Work motivation and job satisfaction of doctors and nurses in Vojvodina, Serbia
Authors: Grujicic Maja , Jovicic-Bata Jelena , Novakovic Budimka
Published: June 2017

Introduction/Objective. Work motivation and job satisfaction are key issues for organizations nowadays. The aim of this study was to examine whether there is a difference in work motivation and job satisfaction among doctors and nurses in Vojvodina, Serbia. Methods. The study included a sample of 230 doctors and 489 nurses, employed in three health centers. Data collection was performed using a self-administered questionnaire. Results. The doctors, compared to the nurses, were significantly more motivated by the work motivation factors: accomplishing goals of the health center, good work relationships, positive work environment, possibilities for improvement, and independence at work. Compared to nurses, doctors were significantly more satisfied with the level of independence at work. Conclusion. In comparison to nurses, the doctors are more motivated and satisfied with their job.
Hemoglobin A1c Variability Predicts Symptoms of Depression in Elderly Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes
Authors: Ravona-Springer Ramit , Heymann Anthony , Schmeidler James , Moshier Erin , Guerrero-Berroa Elizabeth , Soleimani Laili , Sano Mary , Leroith Derek , Preiss Rachel , Tzukran Ruth , Silverman Jeremy M. , Beeri Michal Schnaider
Published: June 2017

OBJECTIVE

This study aimed to analyze the relationship of variability in hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) over years with subsequent depressive symptoms.

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS

Subjects (n = 837) were participants of the Israel Diabetes and Cognitive Decline (IDCD) study, which aimed to examine the relationship of characteristics of long-term type 2 diabetes with cognitive decline. All pertain to a diabetes registry established in 1998, which contains an average of 18 HbA1c measurements per subject. The results presented here are based on the IDCD baseline examination. Symptoms of depression were assessed using the 15-item version of the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS). To quantify the association between variability in glycemic control (measured as the SD of HbA1c measurements [HbA1c-SD]) since 1998 with the number of depression symptoms at IDCD baseline, incidence rate ratios (IRRs) and corresponding 95% CIs were estimated via negative binomial regression modeling and used to account for the overdispersion in GDS scores.

RESULTS

Subjects’ ages averaged 72.74 years (SD 4.63 years), and the mean number of years in the diabetes registry was 8.7 (SD 2.64 years). The mean GDS score was 2.16 (SD 2.26); 10% of subjects had a GDS score ≥6, the cutoff for clinically significant depression. Mean HbA1c significantly correlated with HbA1c-SD (r = 0.6625; P < 0.0001). The SD, but not the mean, of HbA1c measurements was significantly associated with the number of subsequent depressive symptoms. For each additional 1% increase in HbA1c-SD, the number of depressive symptoms increased by a factor of 1.31 (IRR = 1.31 [95% CI 1.03–1.67]; P = 0.03).

CONCLUSIONS

Variability in glycemic control is associated with more depressive symptoms.