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Toca Lab: Plants by T. Boca
Authors: Schock Katherine
Published: August 2018

Boca, Toca. Toca Lab: Plants. June 2017. Version 1.1.1. iTunes App Store, https://itunes.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1225994089?mt=8

Ages: 4-6Price: $2.99Available for Apple, Google Play, and Kindle Fire

Toca Lab: Plants, from developer Toca Boca complements other apps in the Lab series, which aim to make science accessible through play. Toca Lab: Plants provides an open and unstructured environment to both nurture and experiment with plants. Upon opening the app, players enter a lab where a plant bobs happily in in the center, waiting to be played with; the plants are quite friendly and invite the player to interact. Five lab stations offer chances to experiment: a grow light, watering tank, nutrition station, cloning machine, and crossbreeding apparatus. In playing with these lab tools, the player can propagate plants, discover new plants, nurture others in pots, and keep track of them all in a botany chart. The plants, as characters in this app, are endearing. They respond with joy and exuberance to stimuli they like and with fear and shudders at stimuli they dislike. They even giggle and shake their leaves in response to touch.

The lab itself is visually interesting and begs to be explored. Each station has machines to turn on, knobs to crank, faucets to open, or buttons to push. Since the play is wordless and largely without text (species are labelled with their Latin and common names at some points), the sound effects help to clarify what is happening and the materials in use, such as running water or electricity. The graphics are classic Toca Boca: beautiful bold colours, exaggerated blocky shapes, quirky plant characters, and uncluttered scenes. While all these elements – the app’s open play that supports experimentation and discovery, the beautiful visuals, and the endearing plants – make for a compelling play experience initially, the app is limited in extending play beyond these initial encounters.

When compared with the imaginative possibilities in Toca Builders or Toca Blocks, for example, which allow users to create new spaces, scenes, structures, and worlds, Toca Lab: Plants feels limited. Players can only create so many new plants before the species begin to repeat themselves. Similarly, with the experiments, once all the plants have been moved through each experiment, the play is essentially mastered. Other than the plant chart (which is simply compiled as the player plays), there is no opportunity to construct something here, such as a garden or living structure with which to extend the world. Still, the app is beautiful and engaging, invites discovery and experimentation, and provides surprises and excitement as plants grow and change in response to the player’s actions. There is much fun to be had here in Toca Lab: Plants. 

Recommended: 3 out of 4 starsReviewer: Katherine Schock

Katherine is a high school English teacher currently working on an MLIS at the University of Alberta. Her passion for children’s literature is kindled daily by her two small children and her much larger students.
Mary Who Wrote Frankenstein by L. Bailey
Authors: Quirk Linda
Published: August 2018

Bailey, Linda. Mary Who Wrote Frankenstein. Illustrated by Júlia Sardà. Tundra Books, 2018.  

The subject of this book is the story-behind-the-story of Dr Frankenstein and his terrible creature. It is the story of how an 18-year-old girl came to write one of the best-known novels of all time, inspired by a friendly competition among a group of friends that included two of the most famous authors of the age (Percy Bysshe Shelley and Lord Byron).

While on summer vacation in 1816, staying at Villa Diodati (a mansion on the shores of Lake Geneva), a dark and stormy night offered the ideal setting for Lord Byron to read aloud from a book of ghoulish stories called Fantasmagoriana and inspired him to propose a friendly competition in which each member of the assembled party would write a ghost story. Although it would take her almost a year to complete the novel, this competition was the beginning of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. In a preface to the third edition, written many years later, the author describes these events to explain how a young girl “came to think of and to dilate upon so very hideous an idea.”

Inspired by Mary Shelley’s preface, Linda Bailey has reimagined this well-known history in a way that is very relatable for young readers. Bailey explores some of the formative moments in Mary’s childhood—in particular, the death of her mother when she was only 11 days old—and some of recent scientific discoveries that were challenging old ideas, all to explain how Mary could imagine a creature “made of dead body parts, stretched out—and coming to life.” While not at all suitable for very young or very sensitive readers, this story will be inspiring for some.

Perhaps the best part of the book, the gorgeously stylized illustrations by Júlia Sardà are powerfully evocative. Like the text, the illustrations are darkly appropriate reflections of Mary’s story without being overly gruesome.

This is a wonderful book for the right reader. Tundra is marketing this book as being suitable for children aged 5-8, but the subject matter will be too dark for many in this age group. Somewhat older children may be better equipped to deal with the difficult elements of the story and they may be interested in the research notes at the back of the book. 

Highly recommended: 4 out of 4 starsReviewer: Linda Quirk

Linda taught courses in Canadian Literature, Women's Writing, and Children's Literature at Queen's University (Kingston) and at Seneca College (Toronto) before moving to Edmonton to become a librarian at University of Alberta’s Bruce Peel Special Collections.
Dentists by E. Less
Authors: Plesuk Tabatha
Published: August 2018

Less, Emma. “Dentists.” Real-life Superheroes. Amicus Publishing, 2018.

Aimed at emergent readers, this Real-life Superheroes series is intended to inform children of the ways community helpers do their jobs, understand what the jobs mean, inspire readers, and expose readers to vocabulary and action images specific to occupations in the spotlight. This is a review of three out of twelve Real-life Superheroes books. Other occupations in the series include chefs, librarians, construction workers, farmers, firefighters, mechanics, police officers, teachers, and veterinarians.

Each book begins with the relevant job title and a purpose statement. The “Dentists” and “Doctors” books have health-promotion statements while the “Nurses” introductory statement is limited to an illness focus. Health promotion is a primary focus of these three professions and it is incorrect to limit nursing to an illness focus in the primary introduction. Also, on the first pages of the “Dentists” and “Doctors” books the author says “They [Dentists/Doctors] are busy,” while the “Nurses” book does not include the same statement. Further, the “Doctors” book includes a “Maybe you will be a Doctor” statement, while the “Dentists,” and “Nurses” books do not. These statements should be included in all the books.  

The books adequately introduce subject specific vocabulary and use child-centered action images. The images are high quality, and feature real-world tools (needles, syringes, stethoscopes, electronic vital signs monitors, etc.). Regarding the pictures of the professionals, there could have been greater effort to demonstrate diversity, to ensure all children could see themselves reflected in the images. For example, only one of seven nurses shown is male, reinforcing gender stereotypes related to this profession. In the “Dentists” and “Doctors” books the images show a more diverse picture of the professions, when race and gender is considered. The last page of each book is dedicated to tools seen in the workplace and these would encourage curious readers to ask questions about the profession.  

As a tool to introduce early readers to health care jobs and inspire them to think of themselves in these roles, the books fall short; specifically, they do not give a full and accurate account of job tasks and job relationships. For example, the books mention the nurse-doctor team but do not mention the dentist-dental hygienist team. Overall, these books are of limited use as they do little to inspire children to imagine themselves in these roles, and they lack accurate job descriptions. 

Not Recommended: 1 out of 4 StarsReviewer: Tabatha Plesuk

Tabatha Plesuk, is a first year MLIS Student at the University of Alberta (who spends free time teaching dance to children ages three to fourteen) with an enthusiasm for children’s books.
Don't Wake Up Tiger by Britta Teckentrup
Authors: Adams Alexandra
Published: August 2018

Nosy Crow Limited. Don’t Wake Up Tiger, 2018. Version unlisted. Apple App Store, https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/dont-wake-up-tiger/id1336103707?mt=8

Suggested Age Range: Preschool (ages 3-5)Cost: $1.39

Don’t Wake Up Tiger follows the aesthetically inviting, kinesthetically engaging style and storytelling present in Britta Teckentrup’s 2016 picture book, Don’t Wake Up the Tiger. This iOS app includes an oral retelling (narrated by Charlotte Rose Allen) with kinesthetic prompts, as well as a song clip, and two themed games. A gentle story about animal friends working together for a tiger’s birthday surprise, this multimedia text is a virtually wordless version of the physical book. Embracing the narrative and interactive style common to Teckentrup’s other works, the user can see the effects of their actions animated, such as blowing on a balloon, rubbing Tiger’s nose and rocking him to sleep, rather than relying on illustrations in the book to mimic such movements through page turns. There are instances in which written text might have been more purposefully integrated for this audience, for example, including highlighted lyrics to the familiar Happy Birthday song or inserting key words during the story, such as “pop” when a balloon bursts. Prompts given during the story are only offered once orally by the narrator (accompanied by a vague visual aid), and are thereafter primarily text-based, possibly necessitating a supervising adult to intervene with additional prompting, particularly during the first play. Although these details do not detract from the overall quality of the app, such minutiae may deter first time users if they cannot complete the actions and play/listen/interact with the story intuitively on their own. Both games offered are themed with the characters and colour palette from the story, and are of varying levels of difficulty; Matching Pairs is a traditional flip and pair memory activity, while Spot the Difference is a side-by-side attention to detail task, comparing two images at a time and touching on the item(s) that are different.

Simple and charming, Don’t Wake Up Tiger is a lovely, low-key reinterpretation of the physical book, and would make a nice addition to any preschooler’s app selection. Recommended for public libraries and early childhood settings, this app is best suited for children aged three to five.

Recommended: 3 out of 4 stars Reviewed by: Alexandra Adams Alex is a busy mom and elementary school teacher, with a passion for early childhood education and the arts. She is currently working on her MLIS at the University of Alberta.
Apresentação
Authors: Berriel Carlos Eduardo Ornelas
Published: August 2018

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Reflexões em torno da confabulação e da fabricação da memória: Continuidade ou ruptura entre real e imaginário
Authors: Morato Edwiges Maria
Published: August 2018

De fato, o termo confabulação tem se prestado a muitos entendimentos, seja no contexto das práticas linguísticas cotidianas, seja no da pesquisa clínica. Neste, a confabulação tem sido associada às síndromes mnésicas e demenciais, subsidiando a partir da segunda metade do século XX estudos sobre memória autobiográfica, falsificação de memória e julgamento da realidade.Nesse contexto, a memória humana – falível, inconsistente, imperfeita – envolve de forma constitutiva um pathos por excelência: o esquecimento e seus  tantos derivados e formas de expressão, como as fabricações de memórias, próprias e alheias.Para o desenvolvimento da reflexão sobre a memória a partir das relações entre ficção e realidade, pretendemos focalizar o que no terreno dos estudos neuropsicológicos/neuropatológicos se convencionou chamar de confabulação – a fabricação ou invenção defalsas memórias sem intenção de iludir - tomada ora como uma espécie de “mentira honesta” (posto que sua produção seria involuntária ou inconsciente em indivíduos com alterações neurológicas ou psíquicas), ora como reação humana às injunções ético-discursivas decorrentes da falibilidade constitutiva da memória, ora como resultado da possibilidade dereformatação (artificial) de lembranças e esquecimentos.
O futuro como ruptura: A crítica materialista-histórica de ficção científica e utopia
Authors: Furlanetto Elton Luiz Aliandro
Published: August 2018

Este texto procura fazer o levantamento de algumas fontes bibliográficas, disponíveis em língua inglesa, que foram importantes para o aprofundamento nos estudos sobre utopia. A linha condutora da escolha dos nomes, entre os diversos autores da área, é a aproximação deles com o materialismo histórico. A seleção aqui é bastante rudimentar, mas serve para divulgar autores e obras pouco conhecidos sem, entretanto, exaurir as fontes.
A Babel do futuro: por uma tradução da architecture parlante de Metropolis e Blade Runner
Authors: Suppia Alfredo
Published: August 2018

Este artigo pretende discutir aspectos cenográficos/arquitetônicos enquanto metáforas visuais de atuação destacada nas respectivas fábulas de Metropolis (1927), de Fritz Lang, e Blade Runner (1982), de Ridley Scott, com inspiração no conceito de architecture parlante. O termo architecture parlante refere-se à idéia de edificações que expressam seu propósito e função por meio de sua própria forma.
Considerações sobre A República 3000, de Menotti del Picchia
Authors: Spinelli Daniela
Published: August 2018

Publicada em 1930, pelo jornalista, político e escritor Menotti Del Picchia, A República 3000 é uma narrativa que extrapola os limites do gênero romanesco, ao relatar a descoberta de uma cidade super desenvolvida, no interior do sertão. Isolada do resto do mundo por uma vegetação inóspita e uma estranha barreira elétrica, a República 3000 é uma cidade, habitada por uma sociedade perfeita. Este presente ensaio tem por objetivo apontar algumas relações entre fantasia, utopia e ficção científica.
Um robô simulacro: David
Authors: Baldo Milene
Published: August 2018

A partir do conceito de simulacro de Platão, apresentado em sua obra A República, e de outros estudos como o de Jean Baudrillard, Simulacros e Simulações, pretende-se analisar a figura dos autômatos, especialmente a do protagonista, David, em três contos do inglês Brian Aldiss – Superbrinquedos duram o verão todo, Superbrinquedos quando vem o inverno e Superbrinquedos em outras estações – como simulacros dos seres humanos. O principal intuito será compreender a novidade que esta obra traz para o campo da temática das criaturas autômatas na literatura, referenciando-se em clássicos influentes como as lendas do Golem ou Frankenstein. Para tal, far-se-á uma investigação das representações dos seres humanos e das máquinas nestes contos, bem como a maneira pela qual se apresenta a relação entre homens e máquinas e entre máquinas e máquinas. Tudo isso relacionado ao simulacro platônico de modo a compreender a implicação de tais concepções para a própria concepção (utópica?) do humano.
Breve nota sobre a poesia de Odorico Mendes
Authors: Oliveira José Quintão de
Published: August 2018

Lembrado e estudado sempre como tradutor, Odorico Mendes deixou também alguns poucos poemas de estro próprio. Conhecer esses poemas parece ser o caminho para melhor compreender o poeta tanto quanto o tradutor, o que pode ser verificado à frente, onde se reproduz tudo que se pôde alcançar da sua poesia.
Nativos excêntricos e subversão da nacionalidade
Authors: Arnaiz Idalia Morejón
Published: August 2018

Embora a literatura cubana tenha um vasto repertorio de historias de desenraizamento, vindas do exílio nos Estados Unidos, a nova ordem mundial vem estimulando o trânsito dos escritores cubanos por outros territórios como os ex-países comunistas do Leste europeu. Comentaremos aqui três livros: os romances Enciclopedia de una vida en Rusia, Livadia. Mariposas nocturnas del imperio ruso, de José Manuel Prieto, e o livro de relatos  Teoría del alma china , de Carlos A. Aguilera. Esses autores não reclamam pertencer a um país ou sua participação civil dentro dos marcos da nacionalidade, já que eles continuam a ser “nativos”. Entretanto, como provar a sua identificação com a língua e a cultura de um país se, a partir de um dado momento, se encontram permanentemente fora dele? Este trabalho se propõe a analisar alguns aspectos que tornam esses romances representativos do debate literário sobre pós-nacionalismo e outredade.
O diálogo dos mortos de Paul Valéry
Authors: Pimentel Brutus Abel Fratuce
Published: August 2018

O objetivo deste artigo é analisar o diálogo Eupalinos, ou o Arquiteto, do poeta francês Paul Valéry (1871-1945). Evocando os diálogos de Platão, o Eupalinos é um diálogo dos mortos de grande intensidade poética, entre as errantes almas de Sócrates e de Fedro, que agora se encontram numa inesperada dimensão espiritual, extremamente movente e de difícil compreensão. Essas duas personagens dialogam sobre a arte e o fazer artístico, através das concepções do obscuro arquiteto-engenheiro Eupalinos, mas também sobre a tradicional ontologia platônica, segundo a qual a realidade é dividida em duas dimensões: a sensível-material, na qual as almas encarnadas habitam e distanciam-se da Verdade, e a inteligível-espiritual, na qual as almas desencarnadas habitam e aproximam-se da Verdade, das supostas matrizes de toda a realidade, das Ideias. Ideias que as almas de Sócrates e Fedro não encontram. Através desse jogo de inversão, Valéry executa, no Eupalinos, uma “crítica” às filosofias que “desvalorizam” a dimensão sensível-material em favor da inteligível-espiritual, uma “inversão do platonismo” e uma “apologia do corpo”.
Rebeldia e semeadura (Aspectos da Semana de 22)
Authors: Fonseca Maria Augusta
Published: August 2018

Este artigo põe em evidência alguns estudos que examinam questões em torno da Semana de Arte Moderna e do contexto histórico em que se desenvolveu o movimento modernista brasileiro. Com isso em vista é que se busca discutir a importância do evento à época dos acontecimentos e a relevância do tema nos dias hoje.
Semana de Arte Moderna: o que comemorar?
Authors: Boaventura Maria Eugenia
Published: August 2018

O texto trata das polêmicas em torno da Semana de Arte Moderna: os debates entre os escritores Oswald de Andrade e Menotti del Picchia, na imprensa; seu longo planejamento e estratégias adotadas com o suporte da elite econômica paulista.
Oswald de Andrade n´O Pirralho
Authors: Chalmers Vera
Published: August 2018

Este curto ensaio estuda a colaboração de Oswald de Andrade na revista por ele criada, O Pirralho, desde primeiro número até o fechamento. O estudo examina a crônica, Lanterna Mágica, e os primeiros capítulos de Memórias Sentimentais de João Miramar. O ensaio objetiva pesquisar e comentar a produção literária do escritor, a qual antecede a Semana de arte Moderna de 1922, precedida pelo Manifesto do Trianon, de 9 de Janeiro de 1921, no qual Oswald de Andrade discursa em favor da arte moderna e Menotti del Picchia lança seu livro, As Máscaras. O breve escrito procura discutir a noção de moderno anterior à evolução do movimento modernista.
Oswald de Andrade em torno de 1922: descompassos entre teoria e expressão estética
Authors: Andrade Gênese
Published: August 2018

Este ensaio aborda textos de Oswald de Andrade anteriores à Semana de Arte Moderna, nos quais ele antecipa ideias que constituirão sua produção estética no modernismo, e artigos em que ele trata da Semana de 22. Focaliza ainda o descompasso entre as ideias apresentadas nos artigos e sua própria obra literária anterior à Semana de Arte Moderna, e ainda entre a literatura e as artes plásticas, nas quais o modernismo se concretizou mais precocemente.
Oswald de Andrade e André Breton. Paixões loucas, loucos textos
Authors: Jackson K. David
Published: August 2018

Uma comparação do álbum de garçonnière de Oswald de Andrade, O Perfeito Cozinheiro das Almas Deste Mundo, de 1918, com o romance Nadja, de 1926, por André Breton. Ambas as obras documentam encontros inesperados na cidade com uma musa, Oswald com Miss Ciclone e Breton com Nadja, onde a jovem encanta o narrador, que transforma a experiência em escritura e os corpos em livros.
22 por 42: o paradigma da celebração
Authors: Moreschi Marcelo
Published: August 2018

Usually the ten-year anniversaries of the Week of Modern Art are occasions to celebrate the so-called Brazilian modernist movement. The purpose of this article is to highlight what is at stake at such celebrations by examining The Modernist Movement, by Mário de Andrade, originally a speech presented on the 20th anniversary of the Week of Modern Art, in 1942. Mário de Andrades text not only offers the paradigmatic set of arguments used to promote the relevance of the Modernist Movement (a set of arguments in vogue on these occasions) but also articulates Brazilian modernism as a persuasive historiographic construct.
Alexandre Eulalio e o Modernismo
Authors: Macedo Silvia Quintanilha
Published: August 2018

Alexandre Eulalio  ocupou-se também com o Modernismo brasileiro. Estabelecemos  um recorte desta produção, com o estudo de A Aventura brasileira de Blaise Cendrars, demonstrando o importante papel deste livro no estabelecimento de sua poética crítica. Ao privilegiar a publicação de material inédito, ele contribuiu para ampliar e enriquecer a pesquisa da história literária do Brasil.
ALÉM DO RIO SÃO FRANCISCO: Análise Tecnológica das Indústrias Líticas do Sítio Praça de Piragiba, Brasil
Authors: Pelegrin Jacques , Machado Juliana De Resende
Published: August 2018

Neste trabalho, demonstramos o potencial da análise tecnológica que, junto com observações tafonômicas e o conhecimento da arqueologia regional, permitiu avaliar a homogeneidade da coleção lítica do Sítio Praça de Piragiba (Bahia). Foram 2.964 peças de superfície estudadas, vindas de duas áreas do sítio. O reconhecimento dos estigmas de lascamento e a leitura diacrítica são primordiais e, aliados à distinção dos estados técnicos dos instrumentos e à identificação dos suportes, permitem fazer inferências sobre a tendência de uma indústria. Assim, um sítio considerado uniocupacional, conexo à tradição cerâmica Aratu, teria parte de sua coleção lítica relacionada a outros períodos mais antigos. BEYOND SÃO FRANCISCO RIVER: Technological Analysis of Lithic Industry from Praça de Piragiba Site, BrazilABSTRACTWe demonstrate the potential of technological analysis that along with taphonomic observations and knowledge of the regional archeology, allows for the evaluation of a lithic collection’s homogeneity of Praça de Piragiba site (Bahia). It was 2.964 surface pieces studied, from two of the site’s areas. Recognizing the knapping marks and diacritical reading are essential and allied with the distinction of the tool’s technical state and the identification of the supporter chosen, allow us to infer on the trend of an industry. Thus, a site considered as single componente occupied by Aratu ceramic groups, would have part of its lithic remains related to older periods.Keywords: Technological analysis; surface lithic collection; west of Bahia.
OS ADORNOS EM OSSO DE MAZAMA NA SEPULTURA 118, CEMITÉRIO B: Sítio Arqueológico Justino, Canindé do São Francisco, Sergipe, Brasil
Authors: Queiroz Albérico Nogueira de , Guérin Claude , Silva Jaciara Andrade , Faure Martine , Carvalho Olivia Alexandre de
Published: August 2018

Os adornos elaborados em ossos de animais têm sido considerados como um importante marcador cultural entre os grupos humanos pré-históricos que viveram na região Nordeste do Brasil. Alguns exemplos de amostras faunísticas comparáveis foram recuperados de sítios arqueológicos nos estados do Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte e Pernambuco, têm apontado para a variabilidade desses elementos trabalhados. Neste artigo foram feitas observações relacionadas às alterações morfológicas em 16 pingentes elaborados em ossos metapodiais de Mazama associados à sepultura humana 118 do sítio arqueológico Justino, localizado no município de Canindé de São Francisco (Sergipe), na Mesorregião de Xingó, Nordeste do Brasil.THE ORNMENTS IN MAZAMA BONE IN THE BURIAL 118, CEMETERY B: Justino Archaeological Site, Canindé de São Francisco, Sergipe, BrazilABSTRACTThe adornments made from animal bones have been considered as an important cultural marker among the prehistoric human groups that lived in the Northeastern Brazil. Some comparable examples were found in faunal samples from archaeological sites in the states of Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte and Pernambuco have pointed to the variability of these worked elements. In this paper, observations are made regarding the morphological alterations in 16 pendants made in Mazama metapodial bones associated to the human burial 118 of the Justino archaeological site, located in the municipality of Canindé de São Francisco, Sergipe state, in the mesoregion of Xingó, Northeastern Brazil.Keywords: Adornments; Bone Industry; Mazama; Justino Archaeological Site
Regional frequency analysis of daily rainfall extremes using L-moments approach
Authors: MALEKINEZHAD HOSSEIN , ZARE-GARIZI ARASH
Published: August 2018

Daily extreme precipitation values are among environmental events with the most disastrous consequences for human society. Information on the magnitudes and frequencies of extreme precipitations is essential for sustainable water resources management, planning for weather-related emergencies, and design of hydraulic structures. In the present study, regional frequency analysis of maximum daily rainfalls was investigated for Golestan province located in the northeastern Iran. This study aimed to find appropriate regional frequency distributions for maximum daily rainfalls and predict the return values of extreme rainfall events (design rainfall depths) for the future. L-moment regionalization procedures coupled with an index rainfall methodwere applied to maximum rainfall records of 47 stations across the study area. Due to complex geographicand hydro-climatological characteristics of the region, an important research issue focused on breaking downthe large area into homogeneous and coherent sub-regions. The study area was divided into five homogeneousregions, based on the cluster analysis of site characteristics and tests for the regional homogeneity.The goodness-of-fit results indicated that the best fitting distribution is different for individual homogeneousregions. The difference may be a result of the distinctive climatic and geographic conditions. The estimatedregional quantiles and their accuracy measures produced by Monte Carlo simulations demonstrate that theestimation uncertainty as measured by the RMSE values and 90% error bounds is relatively low when returnperiods are less than 100 years. But, for higher return periods, rainfall estimates should be treated withcaution. More station years, either from longer records or more stations in the regions, would be required forrainfall estimates above T=100 years. It was found from the analyses that, the index rainfall (at-site averagemaximum rainfall) can be estimated reasonably well as a function of mean annual precipitation in Golestanprovince. Index rainfalls combined with the regional growth curves, can be used to estimate design rainfallsat ungauged sites. Overall, it was found that cluster analysis together with the L-moments based regional frequencyanalysis technique could be applied successfully in deriving design rainfall estimates for northeasternIran. The approach utilized in this study and the findings are of great scientific and practical merit, particularlyfor the purpose of planning for weather-related emergencies and design of hydraulic engineering structures
Determinantes do emprego secundário e informalidade: evidências adicionais para o mercado de trabalho brasileiro
Authors: Pereira Rafael Mesquita , Galvão Maria Cristina , Maxir Henrique Dos Santos
Published: August 2018

O objetivo deste estudo é analisar os fatores que determinam a escolha de um indivíduo por um emprego secundário e como tal decisão está relacionada com a informalidade. Para tanto, a partir dos dados da Pesquisa Nacional por Amostra de Domicílios (PNAD) contínua, é estimado um modelo logit de efeitos aleatórios para verificar os fatores que influenciam nesta decisão de inserção. Os resultados apontam que o rendimento do trabalho principal, a escolaridade e a informalidade no emprego principal influenciam positivamente na decisão dos trabalhadores em ingressar em um emprego secundário.
Impacts of Ownership Concentration and Liquidity on Stock Momentum Profitability in Malaysia
Authors: Tan Yeng May  , Cheng Fan Fah  , Taufiq Hassan
Published: August 2018

This paper explores the effects of two characteristics ubiquitously relevant to the emerging markets in Asia concerning on momentum profitability. By utilising the data of 776 stocks listed on Bursa Malaysia from the period of 2006 to 2014, the study examined how ownership concentration affected momentum profitability. The results of this study revealed that the higher the ownership concentration, the more profitable the momentum investment strategy. It is posited that concentrated ownership led to lower corporate transparency and higher information asymmetry. Hence, resulting to stronger momentum effect. The study also investigated the impacts of liquidity on the profitability of momentum trading strategy. Our results show that price momentum strategies worked better among higher liquidity (smaller spread) stocks.
Relato do uso do modelo COSO na gestão de contratos em governos
Authors: Braga Marcus Vinicius de Azevedo , Martins Ana Cristina Marques , Maranhão Carlos Falcão , Cunha Washington Pereira da , Santos Rodrigo Tubarão dos
Published: August 2018

O relato apresenta uma experiência de auditoria na gestão de contratos de uma organização pública seguindo o modelo COSO/2013. O uso de tal modelo equilibrou o foco da auditoria, indo além da conformidade, estruturando análise também na efetividade e na divulgação, o que favorece a melhoria da Accountability.
Participação e Funcionamento dos Conselhos Gestores de Políticas Públicas
Authors: Oliveira Adriel Rodrigues , Martins Simone , Melo Emanuelle Cristina , Maia Letícia Luanda , Pinto Tainá Rodrigues Gomide Souza
Published: August 2018

A pesquisa verificou a percepção de atores entre a sociedade, profissionais da área e governo sobre o funcionamento dos Conselhos Gestores de Políticas Públicas. Aplicou-se questionários a 97 conselheiros dos Conselhos de Saúde e da Criança e do Adolescente em 6 municípios de Minas Gerais. Os resultados apontam para a pouca contribuição dos conselhos gestores devido à falta de capacitação técnica e política dos seus membros, a baixa participação social, a existência de assimetria informacional, ao desequilíbrio decisório, a fragilidade dos controles sobre as ações governamentais e inoperância para propiciar a transparência pública. Exceto em dois quesitos de participação social (comunicação com a comunidade e interesse em participar) os diversos atores (governo, profissionais da área e sociedade) tem percepções similares a respeito da atuação dos conselhos.
Accountability dos Regimes Próprios de Previdência dos Servidores Públicos Municipais em Minas Gerais
Authors: Louzano João Paulo De Oliveira , Tavares Bruno , Costa Thiago De Melo Teixeira da , Faria Evandro Rodrigues de
Published: August 2018

O artigo apresenta como varia a accountability dos Regimes Próprios de Previdência dos Servidores Públicos dos municípios em Minas Gerais em relação ao atendimento à legislação do setor, e os principais limitantes para o desenvolvimento da transparência e governabilidade desses fundos. Na maioria das vezes os regimes de previdência não atendem plenamente a normativa, tendo uma fraca accountability formal como ponto de partida de sua atuação. Cerca de um terço dos Regimes analisados cumprem mais do que setenta por cento dos itens legais analisados.
The business effects of mega-sporting events on host cities: an empirical view
Authors: Tabi Amponsah Christian , Ahmed Gouher , Kumar Manoj , Adams Samuel
Published: August 2018

The study is an empirical view of the important issue of the business effects of the mega-sporting events (MSEs), like the Olympic Games, on which there are favorable and unfavorable views, the design of the study is to go through different views and find out the effects from knowing or knowledgeable persons of the event with the help of a sample of 155 respondents drawn randomly from across the continents in the form of opinions on the positive and negative effects of the MSEs through a questionnaire, containing questions on economic development, infrastructure development, environ¬ment, lifestyles, etc., and their favorable and unfavorable responses were elicited. The data collected have been analyzed in terms of the characteristics of respondents and their negative and positive responses on the Olympic and FIFA. The findings on the whole of study show that the hosting of the MSEs has positive effects on the economy and society of the host cities through the influx of tourists, infrastructure development, and image promotion of the country, among others, notwithstanding the certain drawbacks in terms of environmental disturbances, and some inconveniences to the locals.
Driver based statistical model for simulating land use land cover change in Indus river basin India
Authors: Palchowdhuri Yajnaseni , Roy Parth Sarathi
Published: August 2018

The main objective of the present study is to project the future scenario of land use/ land cover on the basis of their past pattern of change. Indus basin with its diverse physiography is an ideal study area. Remote sensing sources from Landsat (MSS), LISS-I and LISS-III (1985–2005), were used to assess the past land use at a scale of 1:250,000. A statistical driver-based model was used to simulate the land use scenarios for 2015 and 2025. The model output was validated by comparing the simulated maps with reference ones for 2005 and 2015. All the land use classes displayed an overall accuracy of 85–90% with the exception of the classes “built-up” and “wasteland”.
Investigation of Drug Interaction Potentials and Binding Modes on Direct Renin Inhibitors: A Computational Modeling Studies
Authors: Loganathan Lakshmanan , Muthusamy Karthikeyan
Published: August 2018

Background:

Hypertension is one of the key risk factors for cardiovascular disease, it is regulated through Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone System (RAAS) cascade. Renin catalyzes the initial rate-limiting step in RAAS system, that influences the synthesis of angiotensin I from precursor angiotensin. Renin inhibition could be a potential step for the blood pressure lowering mechanism as well as for organ protection.

Methods:

In order to understand the structure-activity association of direct renin inhibitors (DRIs), we have carried out three-dimensional quantitative structure activity relationship (3D-QSAR), molecular docking studies and Density Functional Theory (DFT) analysis to identify the attractive compounds. Five-point pharmacophore model of one acceptor, three hydrophobic groups and one aromatic ring was chosen for the dataset of 40 compounds.

Results:

The generated 3D-QSAR model shows that the alignment has a good correlation coefficient for the training set compounds, which comprise the value of R2 = 0.96, SD = 0.1, and F = 131.3. The test compounds had Q2 = 0.91, RMSE = 0.25, and Pearson-R = 0.97, which describes the predicted model was reliable.

Discussion:

External validations were carried out to validate the predicted QSAR model. Further, the significant compounds were studied using different in silico approaches in order to explore the difference in the atomic configuration and binding mechanism of the identified compounds.

Conclusion:

The molecular dynamics simulation of the complex was analyzed and confirmed the stability of the compounds in the protein. The outcome of the result could be useful to improve the safety and efficacy of DRIs that can be projected to clinical trials.
A Therapeutic Approach Against Leishmania donovani by Predicting RNAi Molecules Against the Surface Protein, gp63
Authors: Chowdhury Farhana T. , Shohan Mohammad U.S. , Islam Tasmia , Mimu Taisha T. , Palit Parag
Published: August 2018

Background:

Leishmaniasis is a disease caused by the Leishmania sp. and can be classified into two major types: cutaneous and visceral leismaniasis. Visceral leishmaniasis is the deadlier type and is mediated by Leishmania donovani and involves the establishment of persistent infection and causes damage to the liver, spleen and bone marrow. With no vaccine yet available against leishmaniasis and the current therapeutic drugs of leishmaniasis being toxic and expensive; an alternative treatment is necessary.

Objective:

Surface glycocalyx protein gp63, plays a major role in the virulence and resulting pathogenicity associated with the disease. Henceforth, silencing the gp63 mRNA through the RNA interference system was the aim of this study.

Methods:

In this study two competent siRNAs and three miRNAs have been designed against gp63 for five different strains of L. donovani by using various computational methods. Target specific siRNAs were designed using siDirect 2.0 and to design possible miRNA, another tool named IDT (IntegratedDNA Technology). Screening for off-target similarity was done by BLAST and the GC contents and the secondary structures of the designed RNAs were determined. RNA-RNA interaction was calculated by RNAcofold and IntraRNA, followed by the determination of heat capacity and the concentration of duplex by DNAmelt web server.

Results:

The selected RNAi molecules; two siRNA and three miRNA had no off-target in human genome and the ones with lower GC content were selected for efficient RNAi function. The selected ones showed proper thermodynamic characteristics to suppress the expression of the pathogenic gene of gp63.
The Effects of Tryptophan Catabolites on Negative Symptoms and Deficit Schizophrenia are Partly Mediated by Executive Impairments: Results of Partial Least Squares Path Modeling
Authors: Kanchanatawan Buranee , Maes Michael
Published: August 2018

Aim & Objective:

To delineate the associations between executive impairments and
changes in tryptophan catabolite (TRYCAT) patterning, negative symptoms and deficit schizophrenia.

Methods:

We recruited 80 schizophrenic patients and 40 healthy controls and assessed 10 key cognitive
tests using the Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB), IgA/IgM responses
to tryptophan catabolites (TRYCATs), the Scale for the Assessment of Negative Symptoms
(SANS) and Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale.

Results:

Partial Least Squares path modeling shows that a large part of the variance in negative symptoms
and the deficit phenotype (39-53%) is explained by executive impairments, TRYCAT levels and
male sex and that 53.4% of the variance in executive impairments is explained by TRYCATs, lower
education, age and a familial history of psychosis. Specific indirect effects of TRYCATs, age and education
on negative symptoms are mediated by executive impairments. Nevertheless, sustained attention,
memory and emotion recognition also mediate the effects of TRYCATS, lower education and
male sex on negative symptoms.

Conclusion:

Deficit schizophrenia is accompanied by a broader spectrum of cognitive impairments
than nondeficit schizophrenia, including executive functions, sustained attention, episodic and semantic
memory and emotion recognition. Furthermore, neuro-immune disorders underpin executive impairments,
whilst neuro-immune disorders coupled with executive and other cognitive impairments to
a large extent determine negative symptoms and the deficit phenotype.
Parameter Optimization of Generalized S Transform Based on Improved Genetic Algorithm
Authors: Lin Yun , Yu Xiaowan , Ma Chunguang
Published: August 2018

Background:

For the traditional Fourier Transform (FT), it cannot effectively detect the
frequency of non-stationary signals with time. Analyzing the local characteristics of time-varying
signal by using FT is hard to achieve. Therefore, many time-frequency analysis methods which can
meet different needs have been proposed on the basis of the traditional Fourier transform, like the
Short Time Fourier Transform (STFT), the widely used Continuous Wavelet Transform (CWT),
Wigner-Ville Distribution (WVD) and so on. However, the best time and frequency resolution cannot
be achieved at the same time due to the uncertainty criterion.

Methods:

From the point of view of optimizing time-frequency performance, a new Generalized S
Transform (GST) window function optimization method is proposed by combining time frequency
aggregation with an improved genetic algorithm in this paper.

Results:

In the noiseless condition, the Linear Frequency Modulation (LFM), Nonlinear Frequency
Modulation (NLFM) and binary Frequency Shift Keying (2FSK) signals are simulated. The simulation
results prove that the method can improve the time-frequency concentration and decreasing Rényi
entropy effectively. Compared with other four traditional time-frequency analysis methods, the
improved GST has more advantages.

Conclusion:

In this paper, a new method of optimizing the window function in GST based on improved
GA is proposed in this paper. Experiments on LFM, NLFM and 2FSK signals show that the
proposed method not only has the advantages of high resolution, but also determines the optimal parameters
via the time frequency focusing criterion and the Rényi entropy. Compared with the other
four kinds of time-frequency analysis methods, the optimized GST based on improved GA in this
paper has the best time-frequency focusing.
Atropellamiento de vertebrados en tres tipos de carretera de la región montañosa central de Veracruz, México
Authors: Cervantes-Huerta Rodolfo , Escobar Federico , García-Chávez Juan Héctor , González-Romero Alberto
Published: August 2018

Este estudio evalúa la influencia del tipo de carretera y de la infraestructura (obras de drenaje) sobre el número de vertebrados atropellados en la carretera Xalapa – Puebla (tramo: Banderilla – Amozoc) en la zona central montañosa del Estado de Veracruz. El estudio se realizó en tres diferentes tipos de carretera (que varían de acuerdo al número de carriles y tipo de estructura que los separa) en los cuales se seleccionaron sitios donde existiera una obra de drenaje considerada como paso potencial para la fauna. En cada uno de los sitios se contó el número de individuos atropellados y se relacionó con la presencia – ausencia de obras de drenaje, la pendiente del derecho de vía con respecto a la carretera, así como el tipo de carretera. Se encontró un mayor número individuos atropellados en la supercarretera seguido por la autopista dividida por barrera central vegetativa y la autopista con barrera central de muro de concreto, y no se detectó un efecto de la presencia de las obras de drenaje sobre el número de individuos atropellados. Además, se encontró una relación negativa entre el número de individuos atropellados y la inclinación del derecho de vía. Este estudio contribuye a entender los factores que limitan el paso de vertebrados en las carreteras y discute sobre las implicaciones de la planeación-construcción de la infraestructura vial en el contexto de la conservación de la fauna silvestre.
Estudio morfológico de Aleuropleurocelus abnormis (Quaintance) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) y nuevos registros de especies del género para México
Authors: Carapia-Ruíz Vicente Emilio , Sánchez-Flores Oscar Ángel , García-Martínez Oswaldo , Castillo-Gutiérrez Antonio
Published: August 2018

Aleuropleurocelus abnormis (Quaintance, 1900) es una mosca blanca de la subfamilia Aleurodinae la cual fue poco estudiada en su clasificación inicial. En este estudio se da una descripción morfológica detallada para contribuir en el actual estado y desarrollo de la taxonomía del género. Los especímenes revisados fueron de diferentes estados de México y EUA, las características morfológicas son ilustradas por medio de fotografía digital y se discuten diferencias de A. nevadiensis con otras especies de forma oval. Especímenes de A. abnormis se encontraron en un ejemplar de herbario en una especie de Quercus con etiqueta de colecta de Luisiana, EUA. Se reporta nuevo registro de A. hyptisemoryi para Baja California Sur y Baja California México en Hyptis emoryii y Hipis albida.
Auguste Ghiesbreght’s natural history explorations in Oaxaca and other parts of Mexico until 1854
Authors: Schätti Beat , Ineich Ivan , Kucharzewski Christoph
Published: August 2018

Los autores revisan las colecciones de historia natural hechas por Auguste Ghiesbreght de “Oaxaca” y otras áreas entre 1838 y 1854. Especímenes de relevancia taxonómica son por ejemplo el holotipo de la ‘corredora’ Coryphodon oaxaca Jan (Coluber constrictor L.), una entre varias especies de anfibios y reptiles (col. Ghiesbreght) no registradas en el Estado de Oaxaca, o bien algunas aves de México meridional atribuidas implícitamente a Ghiesbreght pero en realidad recolectadas por otros naturalistas. Material zoológico y una multitud de plantas de “Oaxaca” (col. 1841–1854) incluyendo muchos especímenes tipo provienen de otras partes y particularmente de las regiones interiores del Golfo de México desde Hidalgo hasta el área del Pico de Orizaba. Estos resultados tienen consecuencias respecto a localidades tipo, distribución y posiblemente la sistemática en diferentes grupos de animales y campos de la botánica.
Kurdistan Region Network Infrastructure Design
Authors: Kakarash Zana Azeez , Shaltooki Abdusalam Abdulla , Abd Dana Faiq , Hamid Zaid Ahmed , Ahmed Omed Hassan
Published: August 2018

Digital communications play fundamental role in everyday life. Requests for e-services and e-applications obviously will grow rapidly on networks. Although In Kurdistan Region, There are many potential barriers, however design and implementing national digital Backbone Infrastructure is a vital and challenging task for the government to improve public sector efficiency. For the purpose of this research to get a sense of which barriers are more likely than others, A survey was conducted among the Kurdistan ICT professional. Moreover, One of the main focuses of this study is offering KRG a comprehensive, secure network infrastructure design with minimum latency, high availability, and maximum performance. Finally the possibility of using cloud computing within the context of normal government operations and public services in general has been discussed.