bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
'Entre' en construcción de infinitivo adverbial
Authors: Pacagnini Ana María Judith , Marcovecchio Ana María
Published: December 2019

Los infinitivos de interpretación adverbial vienen registrando una extensión de uso, tanto de tipo como de frecuencia. Así, las propiedades semánticas de entre, preposición que relaciona dos o más entidades o acontecimientos, se proyectan sobre un régimen temporal que, con sintagmas nominales, señala un lapso acotado de tiempo; y en lo aspectual, puede expresar valor durativo o la indeterminación temporal limitada.

Ahora bien, a partir de datos del empleo rioplatense con entre, encontramos una extensión de los infinitivos adverbiales, dadas sus funciones sintácticas (complementos de alternancia, circunstanciales de manera o cláusulas causales) y la correferencialidad de los sujetos con la predicación introductora; la relación semántica entre ellos y con respecto al verbo matriz; y la posible alternancia con cláusulas introducidas por entre que o de gerundio, así como vínculos con otras preposiciones de concomitancia. Estos propósitos se inscriben dentro de un estudio general, cognitivo-funcional, de los infinitivos adverbiales en español.
Innovation and National State in the History of Economic Thought: Marx, Schumpeter and neo-Schumpeterians in retrospective
Authors: Benchimol Pablo
Published: December 2019

El concepto de innovación ha sido fundamental en el desarrollo de la historia del pensamiento económico. En este campo, Marx procuró explicar el movimiento de las innovaciones en el sistema capitalista y, de manera más general, el desarrollo de las fuerzas productivas independientemente de su época histórica. Schumpeter representó un súbito giro en este camino al rechazar aquel intento de establecer leyes universales de carácter general. Este punto de inflexión allanaría el camino para el posterior despliegue de un enfoque neo-schumpeteriano que aspiraba a continuar el legado del maestro a través de la profundización descriptiva del fenómeno innovador asociado al debate sobre el papel del Estado. En este marco, el presente artículo explora tal transformación del concepto de innovación, así como la forma en que, con sus avances y limitaciones, se ha conectado con la noción de Estado Nacional.
El papel central de la enajenación en Marx. La fundación de la economía humanista en los 'Manuscritos de 1844' y en la categoría mercancía en 'El capital'
Authors: Jiménez Contreras Baruc
Published: December 2019

Las interpretaciones de la visión estructuralista sobre la economía de Marx han desvinculado las categorías económicas de El capital con una visión humanista. Este artículo muestra que el objetivo de la economía de Marx es necesariamente humanista y se centra en recuperar la autonomía del sujeto para mediar su relación con la naturaleza y la sociedad a través del proceso de trabajo. Se asume que la categoría “enajenación” que se gesta en los Manuscritos es el hilo conductor de la economía de Marx, la cual en su origen es humanista porque denuncia la incapacidad del sujeto para gestionar el proceso de trabajo en el capitalismo. La categoría “enajenación” se mantiene en El capital porque se exterioriza en la elaboración de su teoría del valor trabajo, así como en la categoría “mercancía”.
William Stanley Jevons and Francis Ysidro Edgeworth: Two Pioneers of Happiness Economics
Authors: Ansa Eceiza Miren Maite , Gómez García Francisco
Published: December 2019

Este artículo primero aborda temas relevantes para la forma en que actualmente se realizan los estudios de Economía de la Felicidad y más tarde muestra que para WS Jevons y FY Edgeworth, autores neoclásicos fundamentales, el objetivo de la Economía era maximizar la felicidad. En esto, coinciden con los economistas actuales que trabajan en esta área de investigación. Se muestra que el interés por la felicidad no es nuevo, sino que se apoya en una importante tradición económica vinculada a la filosofía utilitaria que data de la segunda mitad del siglo XIX.
Revisiting the two Cambridge schools for the current controversy
Authors: Portero Lameiro José Domingo
Published: December 2019

La medición del capital ha generado grandes controversias entre la Universidad de Cambridge (Gran Bretaña) y el Massachusetts Institute of Technology de Cambridge (Estados Unidos de América). El debate tuvo lugar principalmente durante la edad dorada del capitalismo y no quedó totalmente resuelto, aunque, ciertamente, en la actualidad es frecuente que se estudie Economía sin prestar atención al mismo. En definitiva, se trata de una cuestión inconclusa, donde ni siquiera parece que actualmente haya consenso en admitir cuáles fueron sus principales resultados. El problema aparece cuando aceptamos que las inversiones posibilitan consumos futuros y, por consiguiente, equiparamos estos activos de capital con los bienes/productos. Por su parte, la escuela británica defendió que el capital debe ser entendido como un instrumento que intenta salvaguardar valor económico. De otro lado, la vertiente norteamericana consideró que el capital debe ser visto como un instrumento de un valor económico que varía en función de las leyes del libre mercado.
Nothing new here: Emphasizing the social and cultural context of deepfakes
Authors: Burkell Jacquelyn , Gosse Chandell
Published: December 2019

In the last year and a half, deepfakes have garnered a lot of attention as the newest form of digital manipulation. While not problematic in and of itself, deepfake technology exists in a social environment rife with cybermisogyny, toxic-technocultures, and attitudes that devalue, objectify, and use women’s bodies against them. The basic technology, which in fact embodies none of these characteristics, is deployed within this harmful environment to produce problematic outcomes, such as the creation of fake and non-consensual pornography. The sophisticated technology and metaphysical nature of deepfakes as both real and not real (the body of one person, the face of another) makes them impervious to many technical, legal, and regulatory solutions. For these same reasons, defining the harm deepfakes causes to those targeted is similarly difficult and very often targets of deepfakes are not afforded the protection they require. We argue that it is important to put an emphasis on the social and cultural attitudes that underscore the nefarious use of deepfakes and thus to adopt a more material-based approach, opposed to technological, to understanding the harm presented by deepfakes.
Apology Strategies Among Libyan Learners of English at Omar Al-Mukhtar University
Authors: Masaoud Alzobair A. Yahya
Published: December 2019

A good body of research has been conducted to investigate the realization of apology speech act. Much of the literature investigated focused on western languages. The increase of research on apology has lead other non-western scholars to explore apology in their languages. However, fewer have addressed this issue in Arabic language varieties in general, and Libyan Arabic in particular. This has presented us with a challenge worthy of a deeper investigation. The rationale behind investigating apology as a speech act is to indicate how findings can be used to facilitate the way people of diverse socio-cultural backgrounds interact with each other. The aim of this study is to discuss selected points relating to the type and use of apology strategies in Libyan Arabic. The investigation is based on a corpus of Libyan apologies collected from fifty students at Omar Al-Mukhtar University (OMU). This article uses a Discourse Completion Test (DCT) that comprised 10 situations to elicit apology strategies from the participants. The findings indicated that the informants used the expression of remorse in situations in which the offended person was a friend, an elderly and a teacher/supervisor/boss who has some authority. A reasonable number of informants refused to admit responsibility for the harm and used explanations to put the blame on other sources. Strategies, such as self-blame, reparation, intensification, and use of Allah’s name were also used in this study.The results of this paper, it is hoped, could have profound implications for researchers seeking to address this issue or any other area pertinent to inter-cultural communication further.
Dianoetic Education in Plato’sRepublic
Authors: Byrd Miriam
Published: December 2019

In Plato’s Republic, Socrates contrasts dianoetic reasoning to dialectic, his preferred method of inquiry and demonstration. Though dianoetic is unable to yield knowledge, when practiced correctly it may serve as a “prelude” to dialectic. Socrates adopts the dianoetic method in his use of the city/soul analogy to investigate justice and its effects on the soul in Books 2–4 and 8–9. Significantly, conclusions from these arguments have had great influence on interpreters of Plato’s political and moral philosophy in the Republic. Here, I argue that the dianoetic status of Socrates’ investigation has implications for how we should read the dialogue: Socrates’ conclusions should be considered not as stopping points but as road signs in guiding us to the dialectical path. I support this thesis by (1) explaining dianoetic reasoning and contrasting its correct and incorrect use, (2) drawing parallels between the correct use of dianoetic reasoning and Socrates’ use of the city/soul analogy in the Republic, and (3) showing how this dianoetic investigation may serve as a prelude to dialectic for the reader.
A Plethora of Bashvilles: Shaw's “Masterpiece” and the Musicals It Spawned
Authors: McGovern Derek
Published: December 2019

Shaw's 1901 play The Admirable Bashville, itself an adaptation of his novel Cashel Byron's Profession, has twice been adapted for the professional musical stage. In the first of these adaptations, the 1983 Bashville, Shaw's play was left largely untouched in favor of an outwardly reverential adaptation that inserted songs at various points in the original text and expanded its nonspeaking cast to allow for large-scale musical ensembles. In contrast, the 1995 Bashville in Love was a much smaller-scale work that took considerable liberties with its source material. This article analyzes the textual changes and musical treatments in both works and concludes that the latter adaptation, in spite of its numerous departures from Shaw's play, is in fact the more Shavian of the two musicals.
From Xu Bei Hong's “Slave and the Lion” to Shaw's Androcles and the Lion: Shaw's Bridges to Chinese Culture
Authors: Li Kay
Published: December 2019

This article focuses on how Bernard Shaw's plays build bridges to Chinese culture, through looking at the famous Chinese painter Xu Bei Hong's Slave and the Lion (1924) and Shaw's Androcles and the Lion (1912). Xu's oil painting was created in 1924 in Berlin, where Siegfried Trebitsch's translation of Androcles and the Lion had been staged in November 1912. Much of the message Xu invested in the painting reflected ideas young Chinese intellectuals were gathering from Shaw and his plays, especially concerning negotiations between authority and the individual will within the struggle for survival and resistance to oppression. Xu was part of an intricate network making use of Shaw to advocate social reforms and boost Chinese nationalism. The article examines the coexistence of the Western and Chinese perspectives in the painting to show how Xu dexterously made use of the original myth to provide multiple levels of meanings.
Trade Liberalization: Is It Desirable for All Developing Economies?: A Literature Review
Authors: Bilgin Mehmet Huseyin
Published: December 2019

Economic theory says all countries benefit from free international trade. However, does this belief tell the whole story? Can all countries indeed benefit from free trade? For instance, is it any good for developing countries? In the literature, there are many studies and some of them present ideas against free trade. In this paper, we strive to provide a brief of the literature on developing economies.
Do Corporate Governance Practices Influence Working Capital Management Efficiency? Evidence From Listed Manufacturing Companies in Sri Lanka
Authors: Kengatharan Lingesiya , Tissera W. S. Sanoli
Published: December 2019

The purpose of the study is to investigate the influence of corporate governance practices on working capital management efficiency in the listed companies of the manufacturing sector in Sri Lanka. Board meeting, board size, CEO tenure and size of the audit committee are used as corporate governance practices and the cash conversion cycle is calculated to measure the working capital management efficiency. Sales growth and firm size are considered as control variables to evaluate the influence of corporate governance practices on working capital management efficiency. Relevant data are extracted from the annual reports of 30 listed manufacturing companies for the period from 2013 to 2017. Finally, 150 observations are used for the data analysis. Pearson correlations are executed to determine the relationship between corporate governance practices and working capital management efficiency. OLS regression analysis is performed to determine the explanatory power of the combination of corporate governance practices on the efficiency of working capital management. The correlation analysis shows that board meeting, CEO tenure and firm size have a significant positive relationship with cash conversion cycle. The regression results suggest that board meetings and CEO tenure have a significant positive influence on cash conversion cycle. Generally, the shorter the cash conversion cycle is better for the business, therefore, according to this result the increase in a board meeting and CEO tenure have the considerable decreasing in liquidity position in an organization. Therefore, the outcome of the study may be useful to the top management of the firms and practitioners when they are implementing governance mechanisms in order to enhance the working capital efficiency.
Effect of Unemployment Rate on Growth Rate of Gross Domestic Product of Jordan
Authors: AL-Tamimi Khaled Abdalla Moh'd
Published: December 2019

This study explains the effect of unemployment rate on growth rate of GDP of Jordan by depending on yearly data for the period (2009 – 2016) as unemployment rate is independent variable, and growth rate of GDP (Avariable of economic growth) as a dependent variable. This study focuses on explaining the literature both in theoretical and empirical ways of the effect of unemployment rate on growth rate of GDP, and analyzing the effect of unemployment rate on growth rate of GDP of Jordan by depending on yearly data for the period (2009 – 2016) by using the technique of ordinary least squares in version of E-views. This paper found that there are insignificant impacts of unemployment percentage to total labor force, unemployment of males percentage to male labor force, unemployment of females percentage to female labor force on growth rate of GDP of Jordan by relying on yearly data for the period 2009 to 2016 at level of significance 5%. This paper recommends testing the impacts of other obstacles in Jordan on growth rate on GDP, in order to know the variables that effect growth rate of GDP in Jordan.
Growth Impacts of Income Inequality: Empirical Evidence From Nigeria
Authors: Young Ademola Obafemi
Published: December 2019

The debate on whether income inequality promotes, restricts, or is independent of economic growth has been widely studied and discussed in development economics discourse. However, a careful reading of this extensive extant and burgeoning literature suggests that, other than the ambivalent nature and the fact that the bulk of these studies relied heavily on cross-section/-country/panel econometric analysis, empirical studies examining the nexus in the context of less developed economies, particularly, African countries, has received less attention, as most of the extant studies predominantly focused on developed economies. This current study, thus, attempts to examine the impact of inequality on growth in Nigeria spanning between the period 1970 and 2018. It also examined the theoretical predictions of some of the distinct transmission channels through which inequality impacts growth. Time series econometrics were applied. The results obtained consistently revealed that inequality hurts long-run growth in Nigeria. Also, the results obtained revealed that inequality in income increases relative redistribution and fertility, but lessens investment, gross enrollment ratio, and property rights protection in Nigeria, which may in turn impede growth.
Discrete Model of Electron
Authors: Garrigues-Baixauli Jose
Published: December 2019

An electron model is developed based on a 4D sphere with a diameter of the Planck length. This model allows us to explain and calculate the intrinsic properties of the electron, such as its mass, charge, spin, etc., from the fundamental constants. Using this Planck sphere in four dimensions, we reach the conclusion that the electron particle has a size that is fixed by the Planck dimensions. The rotation of the Planck sphere generates the electron wave, the size of which depends on its wavelength. Our hypothesis is that the universe is composed of Planck spheres in four spatial dimensions, with two possible states: a rest state and rotational movement.
A Journey into of the Universe of in vitro Cultures of Plants. Callogenesis
Authors: Ghiorghita Gogu
Published: December 2019

After presenting a brief history of the discovery of this system of cultivation of plant tissues and cells, of the evolution in time of knowledge in this field, of the pathways of in vitro morphogenesis in plants, the paper focuses on in vitro callogenesis in plants. There are presented the types of callus that can be generated via in vitro culture (illustrated with aspects from the author's experience), the influence of factors related to the biological nature of the explants, the composition of the nutrient medium, the cultivation conditions, etc., upon some characteristics of the callus obtained. A special chapter is dedicated to the importance of in vitro cultures of callus in plants.
Experiential Learning Curriculum Delivery Approach for Quality Improvement in Resource Limited Settings: Mobile Learning for Point-of-Care Technologies
Authors: Chamane Nkosinothando , Mashamba-Thompson Tivani Phosa
Published: December 2019

BACKGROUND: Despite impressive progress that has been made in the provision of health care services to all, the issue of quality service delivery still remains a challenge particularly for point-of-care (POC) diagnostics in resource-limited-settings. Poor competency of primary health care workers in these settings has been shown to be amongst the main contributors to poor quality service delivery.

FINDINGS: Participatory-based continuous professional development (CPD) strategies to support technology advancements in health care are recommended. Experiential learning approaches have been shown to be efficient in supplementing traditional teaching methods for both health care students and professionals. These approaches have been shown to further contribute towards continuous skills development and lifelong learning.

CONCLUSION: This review therefore provided an overview of literature on experiential learning as one of CPD approaches in relation to health care service improvement in resource-limited setting. In addition, this review has recommended a mobile-based experiential learning approach to help deliver a quality POC technology curriculum to Primary health care-based workers in resource-limited settings.
Reviewer Acknowledgements for Global Journal of Health Science, Vol. 11, No. 13
Authors: Grey Erica
Published: December 2019

Reviewer Acknowledgements for Global Journal of Health Science, Vol. 11, No. 13, 2019.
A Model of Growth Trajectory Bifurcation in Animals Ontogeny
Authors: Stass V. L.
Published: December 2019

The aim of this study was to formulate and analyse a model of ontogenetic growth cessation in pigs. The cessation of growth when an animal reaches its species-specific size in ontogeny is still a problem. Systemic factors that contribute to this process are unknown. The focus of the research is an analysis of the growth dynamic that explains some aspects of the problem.

The method applied to meet the purpose of the study was mathematical modelling. To enhance the understanding of the growth trajectories in ontogeny an analytical model of growth in pigs was built. The model was formulated as a hybrid dynamic system with discrete-time and continuum equations. The novelty of the study is a concept of ontogenetic growth in the pig. Both a new modelling technique, and new variables are introduced. A central theme of the study is an analysis of the growth trajectory bifurcation, and a description of the two emerged growth trajectories. A reading of a normal form of bifurcation applied to the growth trajectory bifurcation has been offered.

The results suggest that ontogenetic growth in pigs is not continuous. The growth trajectory has bifurcation at the point the animals attain their individual maximum weight. At this point, two new growth trajectories emerge. On one trajectory, animals continue to grow till a species maximum weight is reached. On other trajectory, animals continue to live till obtainable life span is attained. The emerged trajectories are genetic channels that open the way to grow for the certain phenotypes. Ontogenetic growth stops when the feed conversion coefficient grows into infinity.
Ants’ Mental Positioning of Amounts on a Number Line
Authors: Cammaerts Roger , Cammaerts Marie-Claire
Published: December 2019

Myrmica sabuleti ants have a mental number line on which numbers (non-symbolic displayed amounts) are ranked, the smaller on the left and the larger on the right. Here we try to know if the difference between two successive numbers is identically estimated all along this line or is less and less well estimated with increasing number magnitude. Ants were trained to distinguish two successive numbers differing by one unit (1 vs 2, 2 vs 3, …, 6 vs 7) during 72 hours and tested after 7, 24, 31, 48, 55 and 72 h. The ants responded less well for larger numbers (e.g. their response to 6 vs 7 was weaker than that to 1 vs 2). The relation between the ants’ ability in discriminating two successive numbers according to their size, ratio or relative difference was best described by a non-linear, power function and somewhat less well by a logarithmic function. A linear function could only significantly better fit the data when large fluctuations in the ants’ discrimination score appeared in the course of increasing training time. The ants’ mental positioning of numerosity on their number line appears thus to be compressed along a non-linear scale, most likely according to a power function of the numbers’ magnitude characteristics.
Recent Technological Trends and Security Challenges in Trust-Building in E-Commerce
Authors: Yeow Chong Larry Tan
Published: December 2019

In this research article, the researcher covers the recent trends of E-commerce and security challenges in the

trusting-building process. The researcher observed that lack of trust is a consistent barrier to the adoption and

implementation of E‐commerce for customers in Business Industries. Prior research into the adoption of Ecommerce

and Internet banking has revealed many other challenges and barriers that hinder the acceptance and

engagement in E‐commerce transactions. In this research article, the researcher attempts to address some of the

challenges, by first gaining insights into each challenge, and providing possible solutions for the difficulties

faced as well as ideas for improvements, which ultimately leads to the increased adoption of E‐commerce.
Reviewer Acknowledgements for International Journal of Business and Management, Vol. 14 No. 12
Authors: Lee Stephen
Published: December 2019

Reviewer Acknowledgements for International Journal of Business and Management, Vol. 14 No. 12, 2019
Reviewer Acknowledgements for International Journal of Economics and Finance, Vol. 11, No. 12
Authors: Zhang Michael
Published: December 2019

Reviewer Acknowledgements for International Journal of Economics and Finance, Vol. 11, No. 12
Geomorphometric and Terrain Analysis of the Nigerian Section of the Chad Basin (Bornu Basin) Northeastern Nigeria
Authors: Mohammed Yakubu , Wulo Ibrahim B. , Abdullahi John , Gazali Aishe K. , Lawan Zanna A. , Kamale Hamman I.
Published: December 2019

The aim of this paper is to characterize the geomorphology and analyze the terrain of the Bornu basin. This is critical to the understanding of the general landscape configuration, its evolution and morphodynamics in the basin. Mapping was carried using the Shuttle Radar Topographic Mission (SRTM) and Digital Elevation Model (DEM) data of the area. These set of data compliments the data generated from an extensive and detailed mapping of the area adopting the holistic approach geomorphologic field mapping technique. The basins slope generated from DEM of the area indicated five terrain categories. The western end of the basin has the highest slope of 755 to 1582m denoting the margins of the Biu and Jos plateau which slopes down to the lowest slope category of 256m at the shores of Lake Chad. These slope categories exhibits a variety of land forms ranging from rills, gullies, ponds, rivers, deltas, alluvial plains, ridges, hills and sand dunes of variable sizes, shapes and morphological characteristics. The Bama ridge which rises to height of 363m covering a distance of about 340 Km is a major land form in the basin. These land forms and others identified have been formed and are being fashioned by interplay of fluvial and Aeolian processes whose linkages are found to vary both in spatial and temporal dimensions.
Paradigm Shift: Robust Response of Reinventing Government Movement to New Public Administration Using Econometrics
Authors: Azimi Mohammad Naim , Farzam Mohammad Reza
Published: December 2019

This paper focuses on the paradigm shift from a traditional government into a new public administration using quantitative economics in testing the robust response of the shift. Though, we follow the conception of Frederickson (1991); Behn (1995) and Kirlin (1996), we are not concerned of the body of knowledge in such transformation, rather we are concerned on how to offer foundational base of quantitative literature for planning and implanting of the new public administration in Afghanistan for the purpose of which, we use a set of cross –sectional data obtained through an objective questionnaire from 221 targeted public employees in Kabul City and using a set of statistics and econometric models in testing the competing hypotheses. The results show that all the identified proxies in measuring the variables associated with the shift process are highly significant and support the robust response towards the stated shift to the new public administration in the country.
Reviewer Acknowledgements for Modern Applied Science, Vol. 13, No. 11
Authors: Lee Sunny
Published: December 2019

Reviewer Acknowledgements for Modern Applied Science, Vol. 13, No. 11
Late Miocene to Pliocene Tsunami Deposits in Tegal Buleud, South Sukabumi, West Java, Indonesia
Authors: Rizal Yan , Aswan Aswan , Zaim Jahdi , Puspaningrum Mika R. , Santoso Wahyu D. , Rochim Nur
Published: December 2019

Java is a volcanic island arc formed by the northwards subduction of the Eurasian and Australian Plates. Due to this active subduction, Java has been frequently shocked by earthquakes, which might induce tsunami events. However, there are hardly any ancient geological records of tsunami events in the area. This study aims to determine the presence and to identify sedimentary characters of tsunami deposit in Tegal Buleud, South Sukabumi, West Java. In the study area, there were 4 tsunami layers which were found as thin intercalation within the claystone layer of the Bentang Formation. Those paleotsunami deposits characterized by the occurrence of irregular/disturbed structure such as siltstone rip up, clay clasts, and flame structure occur in normal graded bedding sandstone layer. The grain-size distributions show bimodal and multimodal patterns, with mixing of marine microfossils from inner and middle neritic. The planktonic foraminiferal assemblage indicates that the age of the sediment comparable to N19 (equivalent to Late Miocene - Early Pliocene, at about 5.33 – 3.6 Ma), suggested that these paleotsunami layers were deposited due to the Mio-Pliocene tectonic activity. All the paleotsunami deposits found in Study area are the first and oldest tsunami deposit recorded in Java even in Indonesia. With the discovery of the previously unexplored Late Miocene to Pliocene tsunami deposits found in the study area, the result of this study can be used as a reference for the identification of the Tertiary tsunami deposits present in other parts of Indonesia.
Equilibrium Analysis of a Tax on Carbon Emissions with Pass-through Restrictions and Side-payment Rules
Authors: Diaz Gabriel , Muñoz Francisco D. , Moreno Rodrigo
Published: December 2019

Chile was the first country in Latin America to impose a tax on carbon-emitting electricity generators. However, the current regulation does not allow firms to include emission charges as costs for the dispatch and pricing of electricity in real time. The regulation also includes side-payment rules to reduce the economic losses of some carbon-emitting generating units. In this paper we develop an equilibrium model with endogenous investments in generation capacity to quantify the long-run economic inefficiencies of an emissions policy with such features in a competitive setting. We benchmark this policy against a standard tax on carbon emissions and a cap-and-trade program. Our results indicate that a carbon tax with such features can, at best, yield some reductions in carbon emissions at a much higher cost than standard emission policies. These findings highlight the critical importance of promoting short-run efficiency by pricing carbon emissions in the spot market in order to incentivize efficient investments in generating capacity in the long run.
Carbon Tax and Energy Intensity: Assessing the Channels of Impact using UK Microdata
Authors: Adetutu Morakinyo O. , Odusany Kayode A. , Weyman-Jones Thomas G.
Published: December 2019

Prior empirical studies indicate that carbon taxes have a negative impact on energy intensity, yet, the literature is unable to shed much light on the channels through which a moderate carbon tax reduces industrial energy intensity. Using a two-stage econometric approach, we provide the first comprehensive analysis of the five components of the energy intensity gain (EIG) arising from the UK climate change levy (CCL). First, we propose an EIG decomposition based on a stochastic energy cost frontier and a confidential panel of UK manufacturing plants covering 2001-2006. In the second stage, we identify the impact of the CCL on EIG components using an instrumental variable (IV) approach that addresses the endogeneity of the carbon tax rules. Factor substitution and technological progress are the dominant firm responses to the CCL, while energy efficiency is surprisingly the least responsive component. Our findings underscore the challenge arising from overreliance on narrow energy policy objectives such as energy efficiency improvements, suggesting that a broader policy approach aimed at improving overall firm resource allocation might be more appropriate.
Minderjarige verdachten in een politiecel
Authors: Wennekes Viviane
Published: December 2019

Minor suspects in a police cell

A comparative law study into the imposition of provisional custodial measures on juveniles in the Netherlands and Belgium in theory and practice.
Primaire teen sexting: kinderpornografie of niet?
Authors: van Angeren Ilona
Published: December 2019

Primary teen sexting: child pornography or not? About adopting an exception clause in article 240b Sr

Teen sexting is an increasingly common phenomenon. It is doubtful whether primary teen sexting – when minors take sexually pictures of themselves and share these voluntarily with peers – should fall within the scope of the Dutch offence description of child pornography. The German Penal Code contains an exception clause for primary teen sexting, whilst the Dutch Penal Code does not. In this article is argued, through comparative law research, that the Netherlands should also adopt an exception clause. This way not only the right of the child to protection against sexual abuse and exploitation, but also the right of the child to sexual development is safeguarded sufficiently.
Waarom is er verschil in jeugdoverlast tussen buurten?
Authors: Bots Floris , Beijers Joris
Published: December 2019

Why is there difference in youth nuisance between neighborhoods?

The matter for this research is the request from the municipality of Eindhoven to map youth nuisance in the city of Eindhoven and to find explanations for differences between neighborhoods in order to provide policy makers with guidance. Quantitative and qualitative methods tested the social disorganization theory. Factors that may explain youth nuisance are a high degree of ethnic heterogeneity, low neighborhood participation and a high level of physical deterioration. In addition, youngsters who have unstructured leisure time prefer a place to hang out where there is no social control. Policy makers can use these insights to design their neighborhoods.
Ontslag van de genormaliseerde ambtenaar
Authors: Schneider Marije
Published: December 2019

Ontslag van de genormaliseerde ambtenaar

De Wet normalisering rechtspositie ambtenaren maakt een einde aan de verschillende rechtspositie van ambtenaren en werknemers. Vanaf 1 januari 2020 vallen ook de ambtenaren onder het civiele arbeidsrecht. Dat betekent niet dat er qua ontslagrecht dan geen verschil meer tussen de ambtenaar en werknemer bestaat. In de ambtenaren-cao’s zijn diverse afspraken gemaakt, die maken dat het ontslag van een ambtenaar op diverse punten anders blijft dan het ontslag van een gewone werknemer.
Application of Fragment Molecular Orbital Method to investigate dopamine receptors
Authors: Preikša Jokūbas , Śliwa Paweł
Published: December 2019

GPCRs are a vast family of seven-domain transmembrane proteins. This family includes dopamine receptors (D1, D2, D3, D4, and D5), which mediate the variety of dopamine-controlled physiological functions in the brain and periphery. Ligands of dopamine receptors are used for managing several neuropsychiatric disorders, including bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, anxiety, and Parkinson’s disease. Recent studies have revealed that dopamine receptors could be part of multiple signaling cascades, rather than of a single signaling pathway. For these targets, a variety of experimental and computational drug design techniques are utilized. In this work, dopamine receptors D2, D3, and D4 were investigated using molecular dynamic method as well as computational ab initio Fragment Molecular Orbital method (FMO), which can reveal atomistic details about ligand binding. The results provided useful insights into the significances of amino acid residues in ligand binding sites. Moreover, similarities and differences between active-sites of three studied types of receptors were examined.
New Obligations and Shared Vulnerabilities: Reimagining Sustainability for Live-Able Worlds
Authors: Nelson Narda , Hodgins B. Denise , Danis Ildikó
Published: December 2019

STEM and sustainability education have become established concepts in what are understood to be progressive Canadian early childhood (EC) programs, often framed as a conduit for building more sustainable futures.  But, how young children learn about ecological systems creates material consequences in the world.  In an action research, inquiry-based study on the West Coast of Canada, we use arts-based collaborative methods and a feminist environmental framework to unsettle the foundational logics continuing to uphold the untenable patterns of living that children are learning to contend with.  Recognizing the importance of promoting livable futures as a central concern to educators, practitioners and researchers in the field, this article invites reflection of the field’s dual obsession with enhancing children’s cognitive development and perpetuating notions of a pure and separate sphere within which childhood is imagined to exist.  It explores the potential of looking within our pedagogies and practices for potential complicities in promoting the very conditions we seek to change.  This research proposes a common worlding approach in early childhood education as a method for shifting anthropocentric understandings about the so-called ‘natural world’ and our place in it.  In particular, it raises concerns with capitalist and colonial values that continue to permeate popularized STEM and sustainability frameworks in North America.
Electrodermal Activity: Simultaneous Recordings
Authors: Y. Yacoob Aldosky Haval , S. Bari Dindar
Published: December 2019

Electrodermal activity (EDA) is a sensitive measure of the sympathetic nervous system activity. It is used to describe changes in the skin electrical properties. This chapter aimed to show advantages of simultaneous recordings of EDA parameters at the same skin site over other recordings. The literature databases, Web of Science and Google Scholar, were searched using terms like “electrodermal activity,” “sequential recording,” “simultaneous recording,” “skin conductance,” “skin potential,” and “skin susceptance.” Articles that include sequential and/or simultaneous recording of EDA parameters were analyzed. The chapter presents a description of the oldest and current methods used for recording EDA parameters and an explanation of the newest techniques used in EDA researches. Although sequential recordings are predominant and widely spreading, much effort has been made to simultaneously record skin conductance (SC) and skin potential (SP), and recently researchers realized the capability of simultaneously recording SC, SP, and skin susceptance (SS) at the same skin site. The advantage of simultaneous over the sequence measurements is that the latter must be manually time realigned when measured by different instruments, which means it is time-consuming. Although the simultaneous measurements are used exclusively for research purposes at this stage, this may open horizons in the modern trends of psychophysiology applications in the near future.
Future Planning of Global South Cities with Inclusive Informal Economic Growth in Perspective
Authors: Aghaegbunam Onodugo Vincent , Hope Ezeadichie Nkeiru
Published: December 2019

Current urbanization trends and projections clearly indicate that the global South cities, especially of Asia and Africa, would be at the receiving end of about 80% of the expected 2.7 billion increase in urban population between 2010 and 2050. These trends and projections make it imperative for the future planning of the global South cities to step out of the box, away from the traditional planning systems, and begin to adopt inclusive and innovative planning approaches that would efficiently tackle the current and emerging urban realities in these cities rather than sticking to rigid planning standards that ignore realities, generate continuous conflict, and fail to take advantage of the potentials of these urbanization consequences, especially the resilient informal economy. The chapter examines the urbanization trends and one of its major challenges in global South cities; informal economic activities, the planning implications of these informal economic activities, various approaches that have been adopted by different governments and the effectiveness or otherwise of the approaches in tackling the challenges of informal economy. The chapter also focuses on the successful planning approaches that have been implemented with a view to portraying the key lessons that can ensure its applicability in other global South cities facing similar challenges.
Designing Flaps for Closure of a Variety of Skin Defects
Authors: Alvarado Alfredo
Published: December 2019

In this article, I am presenting a variety of working models for closure of skin defects of different shapes along with their corresponding indications and mode of use. These working models can be enlarged or reduced in size using a regular copying machine in order to evaluate the best possibilities related to the position of the incision. The great advantage of this method is that the geometric results are always predictable. Furthermore, this method will improve the survival of the flaps and the cosmetic results. In summary, the surgeon can use a variety of skin incisions taking advantage of the minimal tension lines of the skin and also taking into consideration the anatomical characteristics of the region involved. In this article, I have used the minimal tension lines of the skin, because they are easy to demonstrate by simple measures, such as pinching of the skin in different directions. In addition, the surgeon can assess the mobility and the elasticity of the skin on an individual basis.
The Theory behind Controllable Expressive Speech Synthesis: A Cross-Disciplinary Approach
Authors: Tits Noé , El Haddad Kevin , Dutoit Thierry
Published: December 2019

As part of the Human-Computer Interaction field, Expressive speech synthesis is a very rich domain as it requires knowledge in areas such as machine learning, signal processing, sociology, and psychology. In this chapter, we will focus mostly on the technical side. From the recording of expressive speech to its modeling, the reader will have an overview of the main paradigms used in this field, through some of the most prominent systems and methods. We explain how speech can be represented and encoded with audio features. We present a history of the main methods of Text-to-Speech synthesis: concatenative, parametric and statistical parametric speech synthesis. Finally, we focus on the last one, with the last techniques modeling Text-to-Speech synthesis as a sequence-to-sequence problem. This enables the use of Deep Learning blocks such as Convolutional and Recurrent Neural Networks as well as Attention Mechanism. The last part of the chapter intends to assemble the different aspects of the theory and summarize the concepts.
Use of Biosurgicals in Hepatobiliary Surgery
Authors: Clanton Jesse , Seal Kimberly
Published: December 2019

Through innovative technologies and refinement of surgical technique over the last several decades, hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB) surgeries have become increasingly common for both malignant and benign disease. HBP surgeries often present unique challenges even for the experienced surgeon, whether due to liver cirrhosis causing portal hypertension and impairment of natural clotting abilities or a large pancreatic mass invading into nearby mesenteric vessels. Major intraoperative blood loss is still a concern and is known to be a major factor influencing morbidity and mortality. Biosurgicals are increasingly used as adjuncts to reduce blood loss during these complex procedures, but also to even reduce rates of biliary and pancreatic leaks and fistulas postoperatively. While initially biosurgical agents offered some hope to make the difference in completing a safe and effective operation, more recent and rigorous studies have failed to demonstrate reproducible benefits. This chapter reviews the use of hemostatic agents in the setting of hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery, including for the maintenance of hemostasis and the prevention of biliary and pancreatic leaks. We also discuss what factors should be considered when choosing the correct agents for different clinical scenarios during HPB surgery.
49,000 Avocado Cutting Injuries
Authors: Rossheim Matthew E. , Ninh Eric Q. , Livingston Melvin D. , Thombs Dennis L.
Published: December 2019

Objectives: In the United States (US), avocado consumption has increased dramatically since the year 2000. Despite media attention concerning injuries resulting from cutting or pitting avocados, such injuries have not been monitored systematically. The current study is the first
to estimate the number of people with avocado cutting injuries presenting to US hospital emergency departments. Methods: We utilized cross-sectional data from the US Consumer Product Safety Commission's (CPSC) National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS). We used keyword searches
of case narrative text to identify avocado cutting and pitting injuries from 2000 to 2017. Sampling weights were applied to generate national estimates of avocado cutting injuries. Results: From 2000 to 2017, there were an estimated 49,331 avocado cutting injuries presenting to US emergency
departments (95% CI 34,178-64,483). The increase in these injuries appears to coincide with increases in per capita avocado consumption. Avocado cutting injuries now constitute nearly 2% of knife-related injuries presenting to US hospital emergency departments. Conclusions: Due
to the increase in avocado cutting injuries and the severity of these injuries, more systematic surveillance is needed as well as improved safety measures.
Le moi minimaliste dans Mes mauvaises pensées
Authors: Ferrety Montiel Maria Victoria
Published: December 2019

Varias veces nombrada por la crítica literaria como descendiente de Marguerite Duras, la concepción de su obra busca sobre todo representar la ambivalencia de un yo íntimo fragmentado, así como el punto intermedio sexual y amoroso. En relación a su escritura, en Mes mauvaises pensées, Nina Bouraoui revela a través de un proceso de deconstrucción/construcción, una escritura del yo que condensa procesos que recuerdan en ciertas ocasiones la naturaleza de los textos con componentes Minimalista. Si la presencia del doble es permanente en la narrativa, el uso de la escritura minimalista permitirá formular la presencia del yo autobiográfico, así como su relación con el mundo.

Sometimes named by literary critic as a descendant of Marguerite Duras, the conception of her work seeks above all to represent the ambivalence of a fragmented intimate self, as well as the sexual and amorous between-two. In relation to his writing, in Mes mauvaises pensées Nina Bouraoui reveals through a process of deconstruction/construction, a writing of the self that condenses processes that recall on certain occasions the nature of texts with component Minimalist. If the presence of the double is permanent in the narrative, the use of the minimalist writing will allow to formulate the presence of the autobiographical self, as well as its relationship to the world.

Nommée parfois par la critique littéraire comme une descendante de Marguerite Duras, la conception de son œuvre cherche surtout à représenter l´ambivalence d´un moi intime morcelé, ainsi que l´entre-deux sexuel et amoureux. Par rapport à son écriture, dans Mes mauvaises pensées Nina Bouraoui laisse entrevoir à travers un processus de déconstruction/construction, une écriture du moi qui condense des procédés qui rappellent en certaines occasions la nature des textes à composante minimaliste. Si la présence du double est permanente dans le récit, l´usage de l´écriture minimaliste va permettre de formuler la présence du moi autobiographique, ainsi que son rapport au monde
Entre escritura e imagen II. Imágenes fijas, imágenes cinéticas.
Authors: Sánchez Luque María Custodía
Published: December 2019

El texto que aquí reseñamos se inscribe dentro de los estudios comparatistas, pues aborda la intrincada relación de la literatura con las demás artes. La obra se inicia con una brillante introducción a cargo de las editoras, Lourdes Carriedo y Anne-Marie Reboul Díaz, titulada "En torno al diálogo intermedial", y continúa la investigación emprendida en 2013, con la publicación de Entre escritura e imagen I, Lecturas de narrativa contemporánea.