bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Ideas de los estudiantes universitarios sobre las relaciones trabajo y energía en Mecánica en cursos introductorios de Física
Authors: Gutierrez-Berraondo Jose , Zuza Kristina , Zavala Genaro , Guisasola Jenaro
Published: August 2017

Las relaciones entre trabajo y energía continúan siendo fuentes de problemas de enseñanza/aprendizaje en los cursos introductorios de física a nivel universitario, ya que implican conceptos abstractos y habilidades de metodología científica. Teniendo en cuenta los estudios anteriores en la literatura, el objetivo principal de esta contribución es identificar y documentar las dificultades específicas que los estudiantes muestran al pensar y razonar sobre la aplicación del concepto de trabajo, y la relación entre trabajo y energía en sistemas aislados. Esta investigación consiste en el análisis de respuestas a un cuestionario trabajo-energía administrado a estudiantes de los cursos introductorios de física de la Universidad del País Vasco. Se presentan los resultados de cuatro preguntas planteadas a los alumnos donde se demuestra que, después de la instrucción, los estudiantes siguen teniendo problemas en calcular el producto escalar en la definición de trabajo y que una buena parte de estudiantes tiene dificultades en establecer relaciones correctas entre el trabajo realizado por una fuerza externa al sistema y la variación de energía del sistema. Al final se establecen las conclusiones generales del trabajo donde se hacen recomendaciones al instructor e investigador.
Letramento funcional em saúde na adolescência: associação com determinantes sociais e percepção de contextos de violência
Authors: Rocha Poliana Cristina , Rocha Dálian Cristina , Lemos Stela Maris Aguiar
Published: August 2017

RESUMO Objetivo Investigar a associação entre letramento funcional em saúde e fatores sociodemográficos, qualidade de vida, autopercepção da saúde e percepção de contextos de violência em adolescentes de escolas estaduais de Belo Horizonte. Método Trata-se de estudo observacional analítico transversal com amostra probabilística estratificada composta por 384 adolescentes entre 15 e 19 anos. A coleta de dados foi realizada em 16 escolas e incluiu questionários autoaplicáveis de avaliação do letramento funcional em saúde, classificação socioeconômica, autopercepção de saúde e de qualidade de vida. A confiabilidade da consistência interna do instrumento de letramento funcional em saúde foi determinada por meio do cálculo do coeficiente de Alfa de Cronbach. Foram realizadas análises descritivas, bivariada e de regressão logística múltipla com entrada hierarquizada dos dados segundo o nível de determinação do modelo teórico estabelecido. Foi considerado o nível de significância de 5% e utilizada como medida de magnitude das associações o Odds Ratio. Resultados O instrumento de letramento funcional em saúde apresentou coeficiente de 0,766, indicando consistência interna aceitável. Mais da metade dos adolescentes apresentou letramento funcional em saúde bom. No modelo final da análise multivariada, permaneceram associadas ao letramento funcional em saúde as variáveis: não praticar religião (p = 0,006; OR = 2,108); domínio social da qualidade de vida (p = 0,004; OR = 1,022); e domínio escolar da qualidade de vida (p = 0,009; OR = 1,019). Conclusão Adolescentes com melhor percepção do convívio social e da inserção escolar tendem a apresentar melhor letramento funcional em saúde. A presença da prática de religião na vida do adolescente também interfere no letramento funcional em saúde.
Structural and Functional Changes in Human Kidneys with Healthy Aging
Authors: Hommos Musab S. , Glassock Richard J. , Rule Andrew D.
Published: August 2017

Aging is associated with significant changes in structure and function of the kidney, even in the absence of age-related comorbidities. On the macrostructural level, kidney cortical volume decreases, surface roughness increases, and the number and size of simple renal cysts increase with age. On the microstructural level, the histologic signs of nephrosclerosis (arteriosclerosis/arteriolosclerosis, global glomerulosclerosis, interstitial fibrosis, and tubular atrophy) all increase with age. The decline of nephron number is accompanied by a comparable reduction in measured whole-kidney GFR. However, single-nephron GFR remains relatively constant with healthy aging as does glomerular volume. Only when glomerulosclerosis and arteriosclerosis exceed that expected for age is there an increase in single-nephron GFR. In the absence of albuminuria, age-related reduction in GFR with the corresponding increase in CKD (defined by an eGFR<60 ml/min per 1.73 m2) has been shown to associate with a very modest to no increase in age-standardized mortality risk or ESRD. These findings raise the question of whether disease labeling of an age-related decline in GFR is appropriate. These findings also emphasize the need for a different management approach for many elderly individuals considered to have CKD by current criteria.
TEACHING BIOCHEMISTRY USING EDUCATIONAL GAMES AND GAMIFICATION STRATEGIES
Authors: Silva Yuri Rafael De Oliveira , Toda Armando Maciel , Xavier Luciana Pereira
Published: August 2017

INTRODUCTION: Biotechnology is a new bachelor degree in UFPA, and has been stablished with excellency in the state of Pará. However, there is the need to promote comprehension and learning in Biochemistry, as well as interdisciplinarity, that is an essential part of biotechnology. OBJECTIVES:  To increase learning and interdisciplinarity, educational games were used as tools. The students were instigated to develop educational games in different topics of energy metabolism. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The games were developed to be used in any teaching environment, since they were made with low-cost and accessible materials. This strategy was applied in three semesters in different Biochemistry classes, between 2012 and 2014. The best games in each class were used in following semesters. DISCUSSION AND RESULTS: Since the first semester, the failing rates dropped 15% compared to the previous semester, in which educational games were not used. An increase in learning (by observation) could be noticed, including comprehension of metabolic pathways and their conections. Twenty games were developed in three semesters, and four of them are still being improved and used in other classes. The participant students answered a questionnaire, in which 47% defined the games as “Relaxing and Instigating”, 33% said the games “Accomplished their didactic and educational role” and 54% said they would recommend the use of these games as a reviewing activity. At the moment, another approach is being used to teach Biochemistry – Gamification, which uses elements found in games, as conflict, cooperation, rules and fun, to improve students’ motivation and engagement. CONCLUSION: As a partial result, there was greater in-class interest and engagement, better comprehension of the course content and the activities gave the students the opportunity to work in groups, to think critically about the themes and to develop opinions based on interdisciplinar and formal knowledge.
Cartas da janela (Imagem)
Authors: Speranzini Manlio
Published: August 2017

Não há mais o que esclarecer a não ser apontar os caminhos e, se o resultado final não guarda qualquer lucidez, é porque, de outro modo, não seria coerente com aquilo de que se trata: a insensatez. O trampolim e a areia movediça da pesquisa foi Como viver junto, de Roland Barthes – livro que não é livro, mas Infratexto – um estado de discurso que precede o texto (Éric Marty). O ensaio aqui assume o Não Método explicado por Barthes como, entre outras coisas, um tratado excêntrico de possibilidades, um titubear entre blocos de saber.
Paisagens urbanas quase sem paisagens (Imagem)
Authors: Pucheu Alberto
Published: August 2017

Nascido em 1966, Alberto Pucheu é poeta, ensaísta e professor de Teoria Literária da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). www.albertopucheu.com.br.
Paisagem sensível: a percepção do espaço urbano na obra de Samuel Rawet
Authors: Mingote Ferreira de Azara Michel
Published: August 2017

O escritor judeu-polonês naturalizado brasileiro Samuel Rawet apresenta ao leitor uma escrita inquietante, visceral e intensa. Girando em torno de temáticas diversas como a da imigração, da alienação, da errância, da diáspora e da condição marginal de alguns de seus personagens, a literatura do autor propicia a abordagem múltipla de sua obra. Nesse sentido, consideraremos as novelas, contos e ensaios do escritor para pensar a inscrição das paisagens sensíveis em suas narrativas, percebidas por personagens geralmente errantes, andarilhos que percorrem o espaço urbano de maneira intensiva. Procuraremos considerar também como se configuram, em sua obra, as paisagens não-humanas, anteriores a uma consciência intencional.
O espaço gótico e a questão de leitura em "Nothanger Abbey" de Jane Austen
Authors: Campos Priscila da Silva
Published: August 2017

Northanger Abbey é uma paródia da ficção gótica escrita por Jane Austen e publicada, postumamente, em 1818.  Austen escreveu esse romance no momento em que a ficção gótica havia alcançado seu clímax de popularidade no final do século XVIII. Austen apresenta, neste romance, um problema de interpretação: a protagonista, Catherine Morland, é incapaz de compreender os limites entre o mundo ficcional e sua realidade. Tal limitação, muitas vezes, é enfatizada através de um aspecto formal da narrativa – o espaço. Catherine constrói sua ilusão através da associação entre o espaço estereotipado do romance gótico e o mundo que a cerca. As dificuldades que Catherine enfrenta não estão apenas ligadas a como Catherine vê o mundo ao seu redor, mas como ela o interpreta. Por esse motivo, este artigo tenciona discutir como o espaço, um aspecto formal da narrativa, é responsável pela ilusão em torno do romance ao qual Catherine está submersa.
De temulências e escritura [Santiago Sobrinho, João Batista. "Mundanos fabulistas: Guimarães Rosa e Nietzsche"]
Authors: Xavier Joelma Rezende
Published: August 2017

Resenha do livro Mundanos fabulistas: Guimarães Rosa e Nietzsche, de João Batista Santiago Sobrinho.
Corpos do baile, signos do erótico: a recepção crítica de 'Buriti'
Authors: Carriço Oliveira Brenno Da Costa , Holanda Sílvio Augusto de Oliveira
Published: August 2017

Este estudo visa à compreensão de “Buriti”, novela de João Guimarães Rosa (1908-1967), a qual integra o volume Corpo de baile (1956), numa perspectiva dialógica, que privilegia a relação entre a obra literária e o leitor, bem como as suas implicações sobre a história recepcional. Dessa forma, a investigação empreendida neste artigo indicia as orientações teórico-metodológicas da crítica, para, com isso, referir as disparidades entre os diversos horizontes interpretativos da trama em pauta, os quais, sob os mais variados aspectos, renovam os estudos rosianos.
Descaminhos da memória: a construção do relato em "Corpo de baile"
Authors: Cruz Edinilia Nascimento
Published: August 2017

Este texto propõe uma discussão acerca da construção do relato ficcional do vaqueiro Grivo, personagem viajante da novela “Cara-de-Bronze”. Busca-se analisar o processo de elaboração estética no entrelaçar da dupla viagem, a que ocorre no plano físico e simbólico, e os artifícios do exímio narrador-vaqueiro na inverossímil busca do “quem das coisas”. Em Corpo de baile (1956), cada novela evidencia uma situação em que a viagem constitui um recurso primordial para se explorar as potencialidades da travessia no imaginário sertanejo. Com a novela “Cara-de-Bronze”, o ato de viajar e o viajante fundem-se com a própria busca da poesia e do fazer poético. Nesta perspectiva, a travessia é ponte para a linguagem, é o sentido que se produz entre a palavra e o vazio nesse movimento em que o texto se coloca. A viagem de Grivo aponta para um percurso não convencional legitimado pela contingência simbólica da palavra.
Recreio e recriação. Dois nomes para a reescrita de Sá de Miranda e Manuel Bandeira em Carlos de Oliveira
Authors: Mateus Rui Manuel Afonso
Published: August 2017

A disponibilização ao público do espólio do escritor neo-realista Carlos de Oliveira abre à investigação um terreno vasto de trabalho que viabiliza uma reconfiguração do lugar do autor no quadro da produção poética do século XX e vem, sobretudo, possibilitar a exploração de novas perspetivas de enquadramento e interpretação da sua obra. Exemplo deste universo de possibilidades é um pequeno manuscrito catalogado no espólio que, por mobilizar intertextualmente poemas de Sá de Miranda e de Manuel Bandeira, suscita uma indagação sobre as modalidades de diálogo com a tradição na escrita poética de Carlos de Oliveira e fornece pontos de apoio para uma abordagem nova e desassombrada ao convívio polifónico de vozes literárias de que alguns dos seus livros de poesia constituem um palco privilegiado.
Maximum-likelihood dissimilarities in image recognition with deep neural networks
Authors:   National Research University Higher School of Economics, Savchenko A.
Published: August 2017

In this paper we focus on the image recognition problem in the case of a small sample size based on the nearest neighbor rule and matching high-dimensional feature vectors extracted with a deep convolutional neural network. We propose a novel recognition algorithm based on the maximum likelihood method for the joint density of dissimilarities between the observed image and available instances in a training set. This likelihood is estimated using the known asymptotically normally distribution of the Jensen-Shannon divergence between image features, if the latter can be treated as probability density estimates. This asymptotic behavior is in agreement with the well-known experimental estimates of the distributions of dissimilarity distances between the high-dimensional vectors. The experimental study in unconstrained face recognition for the LFW (Labeled Faces in the Wild) and YTF (YouTube Faces) datasets demonstrated that the proposed approach makes it possible to increase the recognition accuracy by 1-5% when compared with conventional classifiers.
The Role of Diaspora in Disseminating Indigenous Knowledge Entrepreneurship
Authors: Onwuegbuzie Henrietta
Published: August 2017

Indigenous Knowledge has proven to be very useful in solving many problems faced in modern society; yet, this body of knowledge is under-recognised, and consequently fast-disappearing. This paper presents an objective review of indigenous knowledge amidst the practices of modern society. It begins by providing a detailed exegesis of the concept of indigenous knowledge. It further builds on this base in making comparisons between the qualities and features of indigenous solutions, and those from modern-day technology. With quick examples, these comparisons show the relative advantages of each one, with special attention to many dimensions in which indigenous solutions excel modern solutions. The underlying principles that make indigenous knowledge so valuable are also discussed with a view to eliciting best practices for immediate use (especially by practitioners, policy makers, and development workers) in the modern society. Finally, in order to spread the benefits and increase the imprints of indigenous knowledge, propositions are made on the roles of diaspora communities in preserving and propagating indigenous solutions, especially the ones native to them.
A Grammar of Kwaza
Authors: Mori Angel Corbera
Published: August 2017

Resenha do livro "A grammar of Kwazá", uma língua não classificada em família linguistica, falada por, 25 falantes e que habitam na reserva Tubarão-Latundê, nas cabeceiras do rio Pimenta Bueno, município de Chupinguia, estado de Rondônia, Brasil.
Integrating Climate Change and Land Use Impacts to Explore Forest Conservation Policy
Authors: Choe Hyeyeong , Thorne James H.
Published: August 2017

A scenario-based approach to the impacts of land use and climate change can help in identifying future policy directions. This study models the impacts of different land use and climate change scenarios on the forest ecosystems of South Korea to identify national-scale forest policy options. Climatically suitable forest areas for 1,031 climate vulnerable plant species were identified for current time and for 2050. We calculated change in species richness under four climate projections. We built forest conversion models and created four 2050 forest scenarios: (1) forest loss continues at current rates; (2) similar loss, but with conservation in areas with suitable future climates; (3) a reduction of loss by 50%; and (4) a combination of preservation and overall reduction of loss by 50%. We then crossed the forest conversion models with the climate-driven change in species richness, and categorized current forest areas into four classes to offer forest policy alternatives. By deploying the scenarios which preserve climatically suitable forests, the average species richness where forests converting to other land uses reduced significantly. We suggest conserving forests with suitable climates for biodiversity conservation and the establishment of forest plantations targeted to areas where species richness will decline based on our results.
Use of a Yeast TRNase Killer Toxin to Diagnose Kti12 Motifs Required for TRNA Modification by Elongator
Authors: Schaffrath Raffael , Mehlgarten Constance , Prochaska Heike , Hammermeister Alexander , Abdel-Fattah Wael , Wagner Melanie , Krutyhołowa Rościsław , Jun Sang Eun , Kim Gyung-Tae , Glatt Sebastian , Breunig Karin D. , Stark Michael J.R.
Published: August 2017

Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells are killed by zymocin, a tRNase ribotoxin complex from Kluyveromyces lactis, which cleaves anticodons and inhibits protein synthesis. Zymocin’s action requires specific chemical modification of uridine bases in the anticodon wobble position (U34) by the Elongator complex (Elp1-Elp6). Hence, loss of anticodon modification in mutants lacking Elongator or related KTI (K. lactis Toxin Insensitive) genes protects against tRNA cleavage and confers resistance to the toxin. Here, we show that zymocin can be used as a tool to genetically analyse KTI12, a gene previously shown to code for an Elongator partner protein. From a kti12 mutant pool of zymocin survivors, we identify motifs in Kti12 that are functionally directly coupled to Elongator activity. In addition, shared requirement of U34 modifications for nonsense and missense tRNA suppression (SUP4; SOE1) strongly suggests that Kti12 and Elongator cooperate to assure proper tRNA functioning. We show that the Kti12 motifs are conserved in plant ortholog DRL1/ELO4 from Arabidopsis thaliana and seem to be involved in binding of cofactors (e.g. nucleotides, calmodulin). Elongator interaction defects triggered by mutations in these motifs correlate with phenotypes typical for loss of U34 modification. Thus, tRNA modification by Elongator appears to require physical contact with Kti12, and our preliminary data suggest that metabolic signals may affect proper communication between them.
Subterranean Karst Environments as a Global Sink for Atmospheric Methane
Authors: Webster Kevin D. , Drobniak Agnieszka , Etiope Giuseppe , Mastalerz Maria , Sauer Peter E. , Schimmelmann Arndt
Published: August 2017

The air in subterranean karst cavities is often depleted in methane (CH4) relative to the atmosphere. Karst is considered a potential sink for the atmospheric greenhouse gas CH4 because its subsurface drainage networks and solution-enlarged fractures facilitate atmospheric exchange. Karst landscapes cover about 14 % of earth’s continental surface, but observations of CH4 concentrations in cave air are limited to localized studies in Gibraltar, Spain, Indiana (USA), Vietnam, Australia, and by incomplete isotopic data. To test if karst is systematically acting as a global CH4 sink, we measured the CH4 concentrations, δ13CCH4, and δ2HCH4 values of cave air from 33 caves in the USA and three caves in New Zealand. We also measured CO2 concentrations, δ13CCO2, and radon (Rn) concentrations to support CH4 data interpretation by assessing cave air residence times and mixing processes. Among these caves, 35 exhibited subatmospheric CH4 concentrations in at least one location compared to their local atmospheric backgrounds. CH4 concentrations and δ13CCH4 and δ2HCH4 values suggest that microbial methanotrophy within caves is the primary CH4 consumption mechanism as the atmosphere exchanges with subsurface air. The pattern of δ13CCH4 and δ2HCH4 values along CH4 concentration gradients in cave air provides evidence for incomplete oxidation by methanotrophy. Only 5 locations from 3 caves showed elevated CH4 concentrations compared to the atmospheric background and could be ascribed to local CH4 sources from sewage and outgassing swamp water. Several associated δ13CCH4 and δ2HCH4 values point to carbonate reduction and acetate fermentation as biochemical pathways of limited methanogenesis in karst environments and suggest that these pathways occur in the environment over large spatial scales. Our data show that karst environments function as a global CH4 sink. Estimates of CH4 flux in karst landscapes are needed in order to include the subterranean CH4 sink in climate models.
Complexity-Entropy Maps as a Tool for the Characterization of the Clinical Electrophysiological Evolution of Patients Under Pharmacological Treatment with Psychotropic Drugs
Authors: Diaz Juan M. , Mateos Diego M. , Boyallian Carina
Published: August 2017

In the clinical electrophysiologic practice, the reading and comparing electroencephalographic (EEG) recordings some times is insufficient and take to much time. That is why in the last years it has begun to introduce new methods of EEG analysis, that give a better and faster understanding of the EEG dynamics and allow a rapid intervention in the patient's treatment. Tools coming from the information theory or nonlinear system as an entropy and complexity have been shown to be a very good alternative to address this problem. In this work we introduce a novel method -the permutation Lempel-ziv complexity vs permutation entropy map. This method was applied to EEG of two patients with specific diagnosed pathologies during respective follow up processes of pharmacological changes in order to detect changes that are not evident with the usual inspection method. Our results show that the proposed method are useful for observing an evolutionary retrospective clinical effects of pharmacological interventions in both patients, and from these, to follow the clinical response to the proposed treatment.
Sub-Chronic Toxicity Study of Hydroethanolic Leaf Extract of Telfairia Occidentalis Hook. F. (Cucurbitaceae) in Rats
Authors: Akindele Abidemi J. , Oladimeji-Salami Joy A. , Oyetola Ramon A. , Osiagwu Daniel D.
Published: August 2017

Background: The leaf of Telfairia occidentalis Hook f. (Cucurbitaceae) is consumed in different parts of Nigeria because of the numerous nutritional and medicinal attributes ascribed to it. The sub-chronic toxicity of the hydroethanolic leaf extract of Telfairia occidentalis (TO) was investigated in this study. Methods: Rats in different groups were separately administered 80, 400 and 2000 mg/kg TO p.o. for 60 days. Animals were sacrificed and blood samples collected for haematological and biochemical analysis. Vital organs were harvested and evaluated for in vivo antioxidants and histopathological changes. Results: Results showed no significant changes in the weight of vital organs except in respect of the testes of the group treated with 2000 mg/kg extract which showed a significant (p<0.05) reduction in weight compared to the control group. There was a significant (p<0.01) increase in sperm motility and count of the group administered 80 mg/kg extract and a significant (p<0.001) reduction was observed at 2000 mg/kg. There were significant increases in the level of Hb and PCV at 80 and 2000 mg/kg of the extract. In respect of liver function parameters, a significant decrease in AST and ALT levels at doses of 400 and 2000 mg/kg relative to control was observed. A significant reduction (p<0.05) in the level of total cholesterol (400 mg/kg) and increase (p<0.05) in level of HDL (80-2000 mg/kg) compared to control was observed. There was also significant (p<0.05) increase in the level of MDA and significant (p<0.05) decrease in SOD level in the testes at 2000 mg/kg. Histopathological assessment of the testes revealed abnormality at this dose. These effects were reversed after 30 days of cessation of administration of TO. Conclusions: The findings showed that the hydroethanolic leaf extract of Telfairia occidentalis is relatively non-toxic on acute and sub-chronic exposure, with potential to elicit anti-anaemic effect, reduce the risk of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease, and enhance antioxidant status in the brain and liver. Although possibly beneficial at low dose, the extract could be harmful to the testes on prolonged oral exposure at high dose.
Treatment of rotenone induced neurodegeneration by taurine and hesperidin
Authors: Abdel-Reheim Eman S. , Mahmoud Basant M. , Soliman Hanan A. , Ismail Basma S.
Published: August 2017

Taurine (2-aminoethane sulphonic acid) is a sulphonic acid which is derived from cysteine and is widely distributed in animal tissues. It is one of the most abundant amino acid in mammals and plays several crucial roles including modulation of calcium signaling, osmoregulation and membrane stabilization. Hesperidin occurs in the cells in crystalline, feather-like aggregates or sphaerocrytalline masses and it exhibits pharmacological and biological properties such as anti-inflammatory, anticarcinogenic, inhibit bone loss, lowering of lipid, hypoglycaemic and antioxidant activities. The current study was performed to evaluate the effect of taurine and hesperidin on neurodegeneration resulted from rotenone administration by a dose of 1.5 mg/kg b.wt three times per week for two months. Also we summarize recent findings emphasizing the role of catecholamines neurotransmitters, Tyrosine hydroxylase and oxidative stress in neurodegenerative disease model. These rats received taurine and hesperidin through gastric intubation daily for one month after rotenone administration. The results revealed that taurine and hesperidin treatment significantly ameliorated the decreased levels of the catecholamines neurotransmitters and Tyrosine hydroxylase which were decreased as after rotenone injection. Moreover, taurine and hesperidin treatment ameliorated lipid peroxidation and catalase levels.
Incidence of dose escalation and impact on biologic costs among patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with three intravenous agents
Authors: Nadkarni Anagha , McMorrow Donna , Patel Chad , Fowler Robert , Smith David
Published: August 2017

Aim:
Evaluation of dose escalation and costs among rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with intravenous abatacept, intravenous infliximab or intravenous tocilizumab.
Materials & methods:
Adults with rheumatoid arthritis and biologic treatment were identified from the MarketScan
®
Research databases. Study outcomes included dose escalation, per-patient per-month (PPPM) biologic costs and PPPM all-cause total healthcare costs. Impact of dose escalation on biologic costs was estimated using multivariate analyses.
Results:
The sample included 6181 patients. Infliximab and tocilizumab cohorts had significantly higher likelihood for dose escalation than abatacept cohort; incremental PPPM impacts of dose escalation on costs were statistically significant for each biologic (p < 0.01).
Conclusion:
Patients initiating abatacept were least likely to escalate dose and had lowest incremental impact of dose escalation on cost compared with patients with infliximab or tocilizumab.
Tendencias actuales en el matrimonio en China
Authors: Botton Beja Flora
Published: August 2017

El matrimonio, elemento clave de la sociedad china, ha sufrido importantes transformaciones desde mediados del siglo pasado. De ser una transacción acordada entre los padres, pasó a depender de la voluntad y elección de los cónyuges. Estos cambios fueron impulsados desde el Estado mediante las Leyes de Matrimonio de 1950, 1980 y 2001 y han contribuido a cambios radicales en la familia y la sociedad. Sin embargo, el matrimonio en China sigue conservando elementos tradicionales. Este artículo estudia las nuevas tendencias en divorcios, derechos conyugales, nuevas formas de encontrar pareja e incluso la incipiente discusión sobre matrimonios homosexuales en ese país.
Diferenciación dialectal por medio de pronombres: una comparación del uso de "tú" y "usted" en España y México
Authors: Schwenter Scott A
Published: August 2017

En este número no se incluyeron resúmenes ni palabras clave.
Aurora Egido, Silva de Andalucía. (Estudios sobre poesía barroca). Servicio de Publicaciones, Diputación Provincial, D.L. Málaga, 1990; 204 pp. (Biblioteca popular malagueña, 48).
Authors: Lerner Isaías
Published: August 2017

Se reseñó el libro: Silva de Andalucía. (Etudios sobre poesía barroca).
Cecilia Rojas, Verbos locativos en español. Aproximación sintáctico-semántica. UNAM, México, 1988; 133 pp. (Publicaciones del Centro de Lingüística Hispánica, 29).
Authors: Bogard Sergio
Published: August 2017

Se reseñó el libro: Verbos locativos en español. Aproximación sintáctico-semántica.
Luis Astey, Dramas litúrgicos del occidente medieval. El Colegio de México-CONACYT-ITAM, México, 1992; 682 pp.
Authors: Beuchot Mauricio
Published: August 2017

Se reseñó el libro: Dramas litúrgicos del occidente medieval.
Bernardo de Balbuena, Siglo de Oro en las selvas de Erífile. Ed., introd. y notas de J. C. González Boixo. Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa, 1989; 320 pp.
Authors: Rodilla María José
Published: August 2017

Se reseñó el libro: Siglo de Oro en las selvas de Erífile.
Timo Riho y Lauri Juhani Eerikäinen, Crestomatía iberrománica. Textos paralelos de los siglos XIII-XVI. Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia, Helsinki, 1993; 269 pp. (Annales Academiae Scientiarum Fennicae, ser. B., t. 268).
Authors: Martín Butragueño Pedro
Published: August 2017

Se reseñó el libro: Crestomatía iberrománica. Textos paralelos de los siglos XIII-XVI.
Catálogo general de los fondos documentales de la Fundación Federico García Lorca. Ed. Christian de Paepe. Ts. 1 y 2. Dirección de Archivos Estatales-Fundación Federico García Lorca-Banesto, Madrid, 1992-1993; 201 pp.; 158 pp.
Authors: Rojo Leyva Gabriel
Published: August 2017

Se reseñó el Catálogo general de los fondos documentales de la Fundación Federico García Lorca.
Algunas notas sobre el uso de los adverbios en "mente" en el habla infantil
Authors: Barriga Villanueva Rebeca
Published: August 2017

En este número no se incluyeron resúmenes ni palabras clave.
Número Completo
Authors: Prometeica Revista
Published: August 2017

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KARAKTER NORMATIF ISI NASKAH AKADEMIK UNDANG-UNDANG
Authors: Giri Ni Putu Niti Suari
Published: August 2017

The Article 43(3) Act Number 12, 2011 concerning Regulations Makingstipulatedthat theact draft from DPR,  President, or DPD must be accompanied the academic text. However the function was from the obligation enclosed by thesubmitting the academic text still not well understood, so as the academic text was still being considered unimportant and ignored in the submitting act draft. Starting fromthese problems, then the problem that emerged that is what is the normative character of the contents of the academic text according to the law and the doctrine of legal knowledge. The purposeis tounderstand thecharacter ofthe normativecontent of the academic text according to the law and the doctrine of legal knowledge. The research that used was the juridical  normativeresearch. The legal source took form the regulations, literatures, results of the researches, papers in the seminar, the journals, articles, and reading materials that were linked with the problem that was studied in this research, the dictionaries and the legal encyclopedias. The use ofthe word'shall' in the regulations, that wordsis usedforthe fulfillment ofa conditionorspecific requirements. If the obligation that was arranged this was not fulfilled, that was relevant did not receive something or the matter that necessarily will be got if the condition or this condition was fulfilled. So the regulation to the Article 43 (3) was valid. The characteristics from the regulation concerning the obligation enclosed the academic text in putting forward the act draft  was to be imperative. The word'shall' bind the DPR, President and DPD to submitting  the academic text. If the academic text was not submitted, then the consequences that the act draftcould not be processed to the further stage.
Queer Exposures: Anti-Gay Violence and the Landscapes of Wyoming
Authors: Mason Derritt
Published: August 2017

Given Beth Loffreda’s provocative suggestion that Wyoming is a site of struggle between Old West myth and queer permutations of its traditional regional identity, I draw on New West fiction and landscape theory to argue that through this struggle Wyoming’s landscape communicates the potential deadliness of exposure: to Wyoming’s harsh climate and topography, and the dangerous homophobic gaze. Figured paradoxically as an appealing bucolic refuge haunted by anti-gay murder, Wyoming’s landscape cultivates violent resistance to sexual diversity and attempts to foster sustainable communities, but it is also an effective site to examine the conditions that enable such violence.
Tied Oppressions: An Analysis of how Sexist Imagery Reinforces Speciesist Sentiment
Authors: Glasser Carol L.
Published: August 2017

All oppression is rooted in the same system of domination and so embracing any form of oppression reinforces all oppressions. Unless social movements recognize oppression as rooted in the same system of domination, they will not be able to reject the foundations upon which their oppression is rooted. Dichotomous epistemology and value-hierarchies are the main characteristics of patriarchy that enforce both sexism and speciesism. I illustrate this by examining two animal rights advertisements that use sexist images. I demonstrate how sexism bolsters speciesism by reinforcing dichotomous epistemology, establishing value-hierarchies and accepting that positioning women as animals is degrading to women.
Interview with Martin Balluch
Authors: Sorenson John
Published: August 2017

Interview with noted animal activist Dr. Martin Balluch.
L’évaluation du concept de soi chez les enfants du préscolaire
Authors: Herry Yves , Maltais Claire , Gingras Normand
Published: August 2017

Le présent article s’intéresse à l’évaluation du concept de soi des jeunes enfants fréquentant les classes du préscolaire. Il propose une analyse psychométrique de trois instruments de mesure du concept de soi, soit le Puppet Interview (Verschueren, Marcoen,et Schoefs, 1996), le Pictorial Self-Evaluation Scale (Verschueren et Marcoen, 1993; Verschueren et al., 1996) et une version adaptée par Marsh, Craven, et Debus (1991) du Self-Description Questionnaire-I. Pour chaque instrument, il présente une analyse factorielle, ainsi que le calcul de la cohérence interne et de l’indice de fiabilité test- retest. De plus, puisque le Puppet Interview permet une classification des enfants au sein de quatre catégories de concepts de soi, il inclut une comparaison des distributions obtenues par cette étude à celle obtenue par Verschueren et al. (1996). Pour le Puppet Interview, les résultats indiquent que la cohérence interne, la fiabilité test-retest et la cohérence de la classification sont faibles. De plus, l’analyse factorielle ne confirme pas la structure proposée par Verschueren et al. (1996). Cependant, le Pictorial Self Evaluation Scale et le Self-Description Questionnaire-I démontrent une fiabilité et une cohérence interne satisfaisantes. La structure factorielle du Pictorial Self-Evaluation Scale demeure unifactorielle comme l’avaient prévu Verschueren et al. (1996). Cependant, l’échelle du concept de soi global du Self-Description Questionnaire-I inclurait deux facteurs au lieu d’être unidimensionnelle comme le prévoyaient Marsh et al. (1991).
Impact of Acculturation on Schooling of Innu Children
Authors: Bourque Jimmy , Larose François
Published: August 2017

This article presents the results of a study conducted in a remote Aboriginal community in Quebec, in a band-controlled school on one of nine Algonquian reserves situated on the North Shore of the St. Lawrence.
Media Review
Authors: O’Sullivan Michael
Published: August 2017

It is hard not to become discouraged whenever an environmental “state of the planet” report is issued. Inevitably, we seem to be that much closer to an ill defined but much-discussed “ecological tipping point” past which we are told there is no return. The obstacles to global ecological sustainability are particularly overwhelming in light of the triple ecological challenge: the attachment of consumers, especially in the developed countries, to their unsustainable and insatiable lifestyle; the relentless pursuit of corporate profit by companies that serve the consumer market; and the legitimate desire of the socially and economically marginalized populations of the developing countries for an equitable share of the world’s resources.
A Systematic Process for Educational Policy Development: Based on a Systems Approach to Training and Project Management
Authors: M Bates Catherine
Published: August 2017

In the Canadian Forces leadership is considered to be the paramount skill of all members. For Training Development Officers, one method of displaying leadership is through the careful consideration of educational policy and its skilful implementation. If we do not take the time to write carefully considered policy, then students and their issues are managed according to the values and beliefs of individual decision makers. Normally this is fine, but when it negatively impacts students or teachers then neither equality nor equity is achieved.
Second Generation Youth in Canada, Their Mobilities and Identifications: Relevance to Citizenship Education
Authors: Hébert Yvonne , Wilkinson Lori , Ali Mehrunnisa
Published: August 2017

Based on narrative data recently collected from youth’s in three Canadian cities, our paper focuses on second generation perceptions of youth’s identifications in a society increasingly influenced by the forces of globalization and how these perceptions may or may not be reflected in programs of study dealing with citizenship education. We utilize a framework consisting of a continuum of mobilities of mind, body, and boundaries to situate their sense of self. The façade of globalisation is examined in terms of its impact on identity formation and these youths’ impressions of diversity and multiculturalism. Finally, we consider the relevance of the findings for citizenship education in Ontario, Manitoba, and Alberta.
Toward a Critical Stance: Citizenship Education in the Classroom
Authors: M. Vetter Diane
Published: August 2017

In this paper the author presents the argument that through the use of rich classroom talk, students can be motivated to take a critical stance on issues of citizenship, such as social justice, equity and environmental concern. Suggesting that students who are not part of the solution are, indeed, part of the problem, the author advocates giving young children a voice through the integration of citizenship education and critical literacy across the curriculum to promote student awareness and to empower students to become pro active global citizens.
The Reform of Teacher Education at the University of New Brunswick: Why and How?
Authors: Hirschkorn Mark , Sears Alan , Rich Sharon
Published: August 2017

In the fall of 2008, the Faculty of Education at the University of New Brunswick implemented its ‘new’ Bachelor of Education program. This was precipitated by a number of factors including pressure from the education community in New Brunswick, streamlining due to declining faculty numbers, and a drive to incorporate recommendations drawn from recent teacher education literature. Two of the changes made were: (a) the program is now completed in 1 year (formerly 2 years); (b) education students complete a one year practical component at the same time they complete their on campus components. The article concludes with some implications for faculty at other institutions who may be asking themselves – are they ready to make changes in their programs?
Teacher Education Partnerships: Integration of Case Studies within an Initial Teacher Education Program
Authors: Parker Darlene , Smith Deirdre , Goldblatt Patricia
Published: August 2017

This paper outlines the partnership between the Faculty of Education at Brock University and the Ontario College of Teachers as the self-regulatory body for the teaching profession in Ontario. The paper explores how two institutions collaborated to use case study methodology with faculty members in an initial teacher education program. The paper explores the planning and delivery of a case study institute to faculty members of the Teacher Education Department at Brock University and how self-study was incorporated to reflect on the partnership. This paper details the partnership and the links between self-study of teacher education practices and the constructivist approach of case study methodology.
Pre-Service Elementary Generalist Teachers’ Past Experiences in Elementary Physical Education and Influence of These Experiences on Current Beliefs
Authors: Randall Lynn , K. Maeda Julienne
Published: August 2017

A lack of formal training in physical education leave pre-service generalist teachers little choice but to remember their past experiences for lesson ideas. Past experiences as elementary students may shape what and how pre-service generalists will teach. This study explored the past experiences of pre-service generalists teachers and the extent those experiences shape what they see as the purposes for elementary physical education. Findings indicate past experiences can influence current views. The implications for teacher education are discussed. Keywords: elementary generalist teachers, physical education, teacher beliefs, past experiences
Why Don’t They Participate? A Self-Study of Chinese Graduate Students’ Classroom:Involvement in North America
Authors: Lu Chunlei , Han Wenchun
Published: August 2017

China is now the world’s largest source of international students. In terms of learning performance, Chinese graduate students studying in North America exhibit distinct differences from students who are born and raised in North America. Conflicting cultural values compel Chinese students to reconcile East-West cultures, and put an onus on North American instructors to implement culturally-sensitive pedagogy. Employing the theoretic framework of yin-yang theory, this paper examines Chinese graduate students’ classroom performance against the backdrop of East-West cultural negotiation, and specifically seeks to identify which factors inhibit Chinese graduate students’ participation in North American classrooms. Drawing from their own living experiences, the authors employ self-study in the methodological form of narrative inquiry – in conjunction with references from existing literature – to investigate Chinese graduates’ classroom challenges. Results reveal six factors impacting students’ classroom performance: language; knowledge of the education system; knowledge of the social system; personality; influence of traditional culture; and social/economic/political changes. Future research directions are also suggested.Key words: Chinese graduates, East-West, cross-culture, North America, classroom involvement, self-study
Rocky Road or Clear Sailing? Recent Graduates’ Recollections and Reflections of the Doctoral Journey
Authors: Bayley Jonathan G. , Ellis Jason Brent , Abreu-Ellis Carla Reis , O’Reilly E. Kathleen
Published: August 2017

While a large group of students enroll in graduate studies in Canada every year, more than half do not reach degree completion (Elgar, 2003; Baird, 1990). This article highlights recent graduates’ experiences of their doctoral studies, including the dissertation process. A questionnaire was applied to 15 institutions of higher education, representing all regions of Canada. A total of 53 questionnaires were returned and analyzed. Findings indicated that doctoral students found several challenges to program completion including funding, interactions with faculty, and the writing of the dissertation. Participants also noted that the Canadian Academy provided them with quality experiences, if not at times, rocky ones. An overview is provided of structures and processes that supported and hindered students’ doctoral studies as outlined by Gardner’s (2009) conceptual framework of doctoral student identity development
Shifting the Focus to Student Learning: Characteristics of Effective Teaching Practice As Identified by Experienced Pre-service Faculty Advisors
Authors: Maynes Nancy , Hatt Blaine
Published: August 2017

Cochrane-Smith and Power identify trends in teacher education programs with some relating to heightened teacher accountability for students’ learning. In this paper we provide a model that identifies characteristics believed to be critical elements related to a teacher’s conceptual focus shifting from an emphasis on their teaching to their students’ learning and we have grounded these characteristics in current educational research. Through focus group inquiry, we have identified those teacher characteristics thought to account for effective teaching practice. These characteristics include: a professional growth perspective, passion and enthusiasm for the  content, pedagogical content knowledge, a rich instructional repertoire of strategies, awareness of assessment for, as, and of learning, ability to read the body language  of the learner, caring classroom management strategies, and instructional efforts (e.g., social justice). Our research data provide a conceptual framework for further study.
The Impact of Globalization on Adult Education in a Have-Not Province
Authors: Benjamin Amanda J , White Melissa , MacKeracher Mary , Stella Katie
Published: August 2017

This study examines the state of contemporary adult education in New Brunswick. New Brunswick is currently experiencing an increase in unemployment as well as the loss of traditional employment bases. Concurrently, there are greater numbers of adults who are finding themselves with no clear employment direction. One of the places they are ending up is in formal and non-formal adult education programs. Our belief is that the purpose of adult education in the province of New Brunswick has undergone a shift, moving away from an ethic of adult education for personal, social, and political change towards a neo-liberal skills agenda.
Well-being and human-animal interactions in schools: The case of "Dog Daycare Co-Op"
Authors: Pinto Laura Elizabeth , Foulkes Donna
Published: August 2017

This paper draws on Martha Nussbaum’s account of the nature of human well-being to explore the role of animals in formal education settings. Nussbaum equates well-being with human flourishing, and argues that people live well when engaged in essential functions that are particular capabilities, each a necessary but insufficient contributor to well-being. One of these capabilities is the ability to “to have concern for and live with other animals, plants and the environment.” Yet, this condition of well-being remains largely unexplored among in education. In recent years, the benefits of human-animal interaction in education settings has been researched and discussed in the social sciences, particularly  the use of dogs to aid reluctant readers in literacy development, and the use of therapy dogs in universities during final examination blocks. This paper presents findings of one particular research project of the effects of a unique, Canadian school-based cooperative education program, “Under One Woof,” in which students work with animals.  Based on interviews, students’ own stories of the impact of animal interaction – particularly in light of other challenges they faced academically and socially – appear to support other empirical accounts of positive effects of animals in education settings, and offer insight into the nature and effects of human-animal interaction as an element of well-being.