bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Segmentation by Motivational Factors of Fantasy Football Consumers and Differences Among Segments
Authors: Oğuzhan Demirhan , Ersin Eskiler , Remzi Altunışık
Published: October 2018

Market segmentation and consumer motivation are among the most important concepts utilized in the prediction and explanation of consumer behavior. Although fantasy sports consumption has shown a remarkable growth in recent years, there has been limited research on the characteristics of participants of this activity, motivational factors influencing participation, and the effects of these factors on consumer behavior and preferences. For this purpose, we aimed to reveal the motives of fantasy football consumers, to comprise motivational market segments, and to show the potential differences between the segments in terms of experience. In the present study, we used non-hierarchical clustering (K-mean analysis) and hierarchical clustering (Ward cluster algorithm) analyses to determine the number of segments. In addition, we analyzed the potential differences between segments using ANOVA and chi-square analyses. As a result, we found that fantasy football consumers were classified into three different segments (loyal gamblers, hedonists, and casual players) with a motivational basis for the different behavioral responses. According to difference analysis, the consumers who are in different segments were found to be statistically different in terms of consumption behavior and experiential characteristics. The theoretical and practical effects of the study results were evaluated for academicians and practitioners.
Vascular Complication in Aesthetic Medicine Treated with Hyperbaric Oxygenation
Authors: Olszański Romuald , Dąbrowiecki Zbigniew , Marusza Wojciech , Netsvyetayeva Irina , Niewiedział Dorota , Siermontowski Piotr , Zieliński Ewa
Published: October 2018

The most hazardous adverse reactions following hyaluronic acid injections in aesthetic medicine involve vascular complications, known as the Nicolau Syndrome. This article presents a vascular complication in the area of the upper part of the nasolabial fold following subcutaneous administration of 0.5 ml of hyaluronic acid. At the time of the injection, paling occurred, which was followed by livedo racemosa appearing an hour later. Upon the lapse of a week, an ulceration appeared. It was not until the tenth day after the hyaluronic acid injection that hyaluronidase was administered. After 15 hyperbaric oxygen exposures, the ulcer was completely healed
Studies on the Effects of Hyperbaric Oxygenation on the Opsonic Index and Haematological Blood Image in Rabbits
Authors: Doboszyński Tadeusz , Ulewicz Kazimierz , Łokucijewski Bogdan , Michniewski Przemysław
Published: October 2018

Hyperbaric oxygen toxicity studies were conducted on rabbits using the opsonic index determination.The study was conducted on 15 animals that had opsonin index examined prior to hyperbaric oxygen exposure. They were then subjected to an hourly exposure to hyperbaric oxygen with overpressure values of 1.8, 2.4 and 3.1 atm in groups of 5 animals. After the exposure, the opsonium index was re-examined upon the lapse of 1, 2 and 10 days. Parallelly, the morphological image of the blood was examined.There was a statistically significant increase in the index in the first two days after exposure, independent of the value of oxygen overpressure. On the 10th day, the index value approached the initial one.
Vaccine attitudes and education of parents
Authors: Dońka Katarzyna , Suwała Marlena , Zarzycka Danuta , Sobolewska-Samorek Agnieszka , Paździor Violetta
Published: October 2018

Introduction. Currently in Poland there is significant differentiation of parents’ attitudes towards vaccinating children. As a consequence, the number of unvaccinated children grows steadily by about 40 percent each year.

Aim. Getting to know parents’ attitudes and their causes in relation to immunization based on the analysis of publications on this topic.

Material and methods. Selection of publications for analysis was based on criteria of systematic review covering the last 10 years, cataloged in the following databases: Polish Medical Library, Google Scholar and Pubmed. The base searches were carried out according to the key words: protective vaccinations, parents’ attitudes, implementation of the vaccination calendar, immunization, vaccination, parental refusal of vaccines. As many as 32 publications were used in the study.

Results. Vaccine knowledge of parents determines their attitude towards vaccination, which influences the implementation of primary and extended vaccinations in children. Implementation of the Protective Vaccination Program remains high in Poland, but the number of parents who refuse to vaccinate their children is systematically growing. Among the many reasons for the refusal of vaccination in children, the most often in literature there were those indicated by barriers of a religious, personal and philosophical nature, security and knowledge on this subject.

Conclusions. Low level of parents’ knowledge, both general and specific, about vaccinations is the most common barrier in the implementation of mandatory vaccinations.
Fair Value in the Valuation of Damage to Property Caused by Indirect Nuisance Created by Companies
Authors: Konowalczuk Jan
Published: October 2018

The article presents the theoretical concept and economic justification for using fair value as a basis for determining the value of damage caused by indirect nuisance created by companies and as a basis for appraising real estate for that purpose. The conditions and possibilities of applying fair value in Poland are assessed against the background of selected economic concepts of market fairness and market efficiency. The author focuses his considerations on the purposes of valuating the property of households in a conflict situation involving setting the amounts of compensation for external impacts of companies’ activities. The theoretical considerations are put in practical context by the assessment of the possibility to use fair value in Poland for appraising property located in the limited use areas of airports (LUA of airports) when estimating damage resulting from the loss of value due to the legalization of noise nuisance.
Ranking the Causative Factors of Mortgage Valuation Inaccuracy in Kaduna Metroplois
Authors: Aliyu Bilkisu Adamu , Sani Habibu , Usman Hamza , Muhammad Hassan
Published: October 2018

This paper is aimed at contributing to the scarce empirical literature on mortgage valuation by ranking the factors that influences mortgage valuation inaccuracy in the Kaduna Residential property market. A quantitative research approach using a survey design was adopted and structured closedended questionnaires were designed and administered to 57 registered Estate Surveying and Valuation (ESV) firms in Kaduna metropolis; 51 out of the 57 administered questionnaires were returned and used for analysis. A simple random sampling technique was employed and the 5-point Likert scale used as the scale of measurement, while causative factors were ranked using the Relative Importance Index (RII). The study analyzed the data using percentages. Findings indicated that data inadequacy, imperfection in the property market and clients’ pressure are the most trending in the absence of a unified valuation approach. The regulatory framework and valuation methodology are least contributory to valuation inaccuracy in the study area. The research will be of interest to practitioners and academic researchers interested in mortgage valuation as a guide for conducting mortgage valuation in the study area.
Experimental Measurement of the Accumulated Heat from the Operation System of the Heating in a Building with a Lightweight Envelope
Authors: Koudelková Daniela
Published: October 2018

The heating and cooling of buildings with large-scale ceiling systems nowadays is widely used in traditional as well as in new, low-energy buildings. This type of system is being employed in a building of the Civil Engineering Faculty (FCE), Slovak Technical University, in Bratislava. The building’s refurbishment in 2010 included the complete replacement of the building’s envelope. The replacement is a lightweight facade with a high percentage of transparent construction. Due to the differences between the type of envelope and the heating system, the operation of the heating system frequently causes thermal discomfort, especially during warm spring or autumn days. The aim of the measurements was to evaluate the control of the operation of the heating output, the appropriateness of the location of sensors measuring the outdoor temperature and possible improvement of the current control system to improve the heating system’s quality.
Antihyperlipidemic Activities and Hematological Properties of Ethanol Extract of Blighia Sapida Koenig Bark in Alloxan-Induced Diabetic Rats
Authors: Ojo Oluwafemi Adeleke , Ojo Adebola Busola , Ajiboye Basiru Olaitan , Imiere Oluwatosin Debbie , Oyinloye Babatunji Emmanuel
Published: October 2018

Blighia sapida (BS) has been shown to be rich sources of antioxidant, thus, we evaluated effects of B. sapida Koenig stem bark ethanol extract (BSE) on lipid metabolism and hematological indices in diabetes rats.

Thirty male rats were divided into six groups of five rats each. Diabetes was elicited by intraperitoneal injection of alloxan (65 mg/kg body weight) once and orally administered with glibenclamide (5 mg/kg), B. sapida extract (50, 100 and 150 mg/kg body weight (bw) once daily for 21 days. Serum lipid profile, markers of hepato-renal toxicity and hemato-logical indices were examined using automated analyzer. Data were analyzed using one-way ANOVA and p < 0.05 was considered to be statistically different.

Diabetic untreated animals showed considerably elevated total cholesterol p < 0.05, also, significant increase in AST, ALT, ALP, urea and creatinine compared to control. Triglycerides, LDL-c, VLDL-c, AI and CRI decreased with extract administration and HDL-c increased considerable compared to untreated diabetic rats. Furthermore, significant lower hemoglobin (Hb) levels, packed cell volume (PCV), red blood cells (RBCs) levels, white blood cells (WBCs) compared to normal animals was recorded in the untreated group. These changes were returned to normal after the administration of extract 50, 100 and 150 mg/ kg body weight. Hence, these effects were most prominent in the animals treated with 150 mg/kg body weight of B. sapida bark.

This indicates that B. sapida stem bark possess anti-hyperlipidemic activity and improved the biochemical parameters within the hematological profile of diabetic rats.
The Culture Zone in Katowice and its qualities as a public space
Authors: Pistelok Paweł
Published: October 2018

A city’s public spaces ought to meet a number of requirements to serve their main purpose, that is to foster public life. They need, for instance, to answer people’s needs, fulfil certain social functions, and let people use their basic rights, among them the most important right of access. In Katowice, one of the most prominent examples of the regeneration of public spaces is now the Culture Zone. The aim of this paper is to discuss the development of social functions in the area mentioned, a fine example of the post-industrial heritage of Upper Silesia. Applying some of the qualities of public space identified in the theories adopted, the paper discusses how the Culture Zone [in Polish: Strefa Kultury] fulfils the above-mentioned demands and requirements. Is it accessible? Does it meet the need for comfort? Does it function as a leisure space? By referring to analyses and opinions presented in the literature and comparing them with the results of the author’s own empirical research, this article discusses the importance, opportunities, and shortcomings of the Culture Zone as a public space.
PERFORMANCE AND HOTELS WASTE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES IN TOURISM REGION OF UBUD BALI
Authors: Gunawan I Wayan Adiputra , Sudiana Mahendra Made , Diara I Wayan
Published: October 2018

ABSTRACT

PERFORMANCE AND HOTELS WASTE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES IN TOURISM REGION OF UBUD BALI

The aim of this research was to know performance and formulate waste management strategies by star hotels in Ubud Tourism Region. Based on the result of the research, there were 2 hotels (14,28%) with very good classification, 6 hotel (42,86%) with good classification, 3 hotel (21,43%) with moderate classification and 3 hotels (21.43%) with poor classification. The strategy formulated to improve the effectiveness of hotels waste management especially for those for moderate and poor was by conducting analysis of internal factors (IFAS) and external factors (EFAS) which then analyzed with SWOT matrix. Based on the result of SWOT analysis using balance score card, it was found that the star hotel waste management condition which was in moderate category and poor was in quadrant III. This condition indicated that the strategy formulated in the combination of weakneas and opportunities. The formulation of strategy based on SWOT Analysis matrix were as follows: (1) Developing SOP of waste management by referring to the legislation in the environmental; (2) Improving and adding components of waste treatment facilities (WWTP, chimneys, and hazardous waste storage to meet technical standards; (3) Socializing waste management policy to all hotel employees; (4) Apply to the government waste management training for staff / human resources engineering division; and (5) Reporting the performance of the waste management system to the Gianyar Regency Environmental Office every 3 months.

Keywords : Performance; Waste, Management Strategy, IFAS, EFAS, and

SWOT Analysis
BIODEGRADASI ZAT WARNA REMAZOL YELLOW FG DALAM SISTEM SUSPENSI AKTIF
Authors: Gosal Rosalia , Budiarsa Suyasa I Wayan , Dwi Adhi Suastuti GAM
Published: October 2018

Remazol Yellow FG is used in the textile industry in the process of dyeing and chromatic system. The waste of Remazol Yellow FG is dangerous for ecosystem and human health if it is thrown into the environment. This research was conducted the application of waste execution that is biodegradation of Remazol Yellow FG dye in activated suspension. The aim of this research are : 1) to obtain the optimum time of microorganisms growth of sediment which taken from mangrove ecosystem of Serangan area, 2) to determine the optimum composition in declining the rate of Remazol Yellow FG waste, 3) to determine the rapid of Remazol Yellow FG rate decline, 4) to know effectivity and microbial system that play role in biodegradation process. The textile waste used in this research was artificial waste from Remazol Yellow FG dye with concentration of 49,126 mg / L. In the first phase, it observed the growth of microorganisms which is determined by determining the highest value of VSS (Volatile Suspended Solid) as the optimum time of bacteria capable of degrading Remazol Yellow FG. Furthermore, using the optimum time, the optimal composition is determined by observing the decrease levels of Remazol Yellow FG. The rate of decrease observed from the decreased levels of Remazol Yellow FG in biodegradation process for 7 days. The effectivity obtained from percentage of Remazol Yellow FG levels contained at the time of processing. Besides, there was an identification of microorganisms that take a role in biodegradation process of Remazol Yellow FG. The results showed that 12 hours is required to obtain the optimum time of microorganism growth with highest value 28000mg/L of VSS after added into means containing the Remazol Yellow FG. The optimum composition in decreasing Remazol Yellow FG rate were composition I consisting of 900 mL glucose, 1950 mL Remazol Yellow FG waste, and 150 mL suspended grown that can reduce levels of waste from 49,126 mg/L to 34,573 mg/L. Decreased levels of Remazol Yellow FG with anaerobic-aerobic treatment for 7 days decreased from 49,126 mg / L to 3,6039 mg / L and has 92,66% effectivity. The identified bacteria and take dominant role in the process of biodegradation are Bacillus sp, Coliform, Pseudomonas sp and Staphylococcus sp. Observation number of colonies in the early processing as amounted 2,84x102 CFU / mL, in the middle of processing time at 1,24 X102 CFU / mL, and at the end of biodegradation processing of 2,08x102 CFU / mL.
PROJECTED RATE OF WASTE AND POPULATION GROWTH (STUDY CASE: TANJUNG BALAI KARIMUN RIAU ISLANDS PROVINCE
Authors: Caraka Rezzy Eko
Published: October 2018

Pertumbuhan penduduk yang tinggi membuat aktivitas masyarakat meningkat. Aktivitas yang dilakukan masyarakat berdampak secara langsung terhadap lingkungan. Permasalahan yang sering muncul adalah meningkatnya sampah. Dampak membuang sampah sembarangan akan berdampak langsung terhadap kesehatan maupun sosial ekonomi. Pemerintah perlu mempunyai kebijakan untuk menangani sampah dengan membuat peraturan atau regulasi serta perhitungan yang tepat dalam menangani laju pertumbuhan penduduk terhadap volume sampah. Berdasarkan penelitian ini dilakukan proyeksi penduduk dengan menggunakan konsep aritmatika didapat pada tahun 2024 jumlah penduduk Tanjung Balai Karimun 230,365 jiwa dan akan menghasilkan sampah sebanyak 138,219 kg/hari atau 50,449.94Kg/tahun oleh sebab itu pemerintah harus mempunyai perencanaan kebutuhan luas lahan dan kapasitas TPA serta kebutuhan kendaraan untuk mengangkut sampah tersebut
ESTIMASI PRODUKSI PADI DENGAN ANALISIS CITRA SATELIT LANDSAT 8 DI KABUPATEN KLUNGKUNG PROVINSI BALI
Authors: Putra Made Arya Bhaskara , Nuarsa I Wayan , Adnyana I Wayan Sandi
Published: October 2018

Rice crop is one of the important commodities that must always be available, so estimation of rice production becomes very important to do before harvesting time to know the food availability. The technology that can be used is remote sensing technology using Landsat 8 Satellite. The aims of this study were (1) to obtain the model of estimation of rice production with Landsat 8 image analysis, and (2) to know the accuracy of the model that obtained by Landsat 8. The research area is located in three sub-districts in Klungkung regency. Analysis in this research was conducted by single band analysis and analysis of vegetation index of satellite image of Landsat 8. Estimation model of rice production was developed by finding the relationship between satellite image data and rice production data. The final stage is the accuracy test of the rice production estimation model, with t test and regression analysis. The results showed: (1) estimation of rice production can be calculated between 67 to 77 days after planting; (2) there was a positive correlation between NDVI (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index) vegetation index value with rice yield; (3) the model of rice production estimation is y = 2.0442e1.8787x (x is NDVI value of Landsat 8 and y is rice production); (4) The results of the model accuracy test showed that the obtained model is suitable to predict rice production with accuracy level is 89.29% and standard error of production estimation is + 0.443 ton/ha. Based on research results, it can be concluded that Landsat 8 Satellite image can be used to estimate rice production and the accuracy level is 89.29%. The results are expected to be a reference in estimating rice production in Klungkung Regency.
Hábitos de estudantes de educação física em relação ao uso de esteroides anabolizantes
Authors: Santos Isabela Flávia dos , Simões Naiara Cristina Silva , Gontijo Isabela Ribeiro , Divino Alessandra Beirigo , Andrade Heuler Souza
Published: October 2018

Introdução: A crescente valorização do corpo na atual sociedade de consumo tem contribuído para que um número crescente de jovens faça uso de esteroides anabolizantes, com intenção de desenvolvimento de massa muscular de forma rápida. O uso indiscriminado dessas substâncias pode ocasionar riscos para a saúde. Objetivo: Descrever os hábitos dos universitários graduandos em Educação Física de uma Instituição de Ensino em relação ao uso de esteroides anabolizantes. Metodologia: Trata-se de um estudo exploratório, descritivo, de abordagem quantitativa realizado em uma instituição de ensino superior de Divinópolis nos anos de 2015 e 2016. A amostra de pesquisa constou de 141 alunos dos cursos de Licenciatura e Bacharelado de Educação Física. Os dados foram coletados através de um questionário auto respondido. Em seguida, foram tabulados no Microsoft Excel. Resultados: Entre os participantes predominou o sexo masculino (59,6%), e a faixa etária de maior ocorrência foi de 21 a 25 anos. A maioria dos participantes realiza atividade remunerada sendo a renda familiar entre 1 e 3 salários mínimos. 70,9% dos indivíduos afirmam estarem satisfeitos com sua imagem corporal. 41,1% praticam atividades físicas quatro ou mais vezes na semana. A maioria dos entrevistados sabe o que são esteroides anabolizantes e afirmam conhecer os seus riscos (94,3%). Conclusão: Os participantes desse estudo, de forma geral, demonstraram ter conhecimento em relação ao uso dessas substâncias. O uso de esteroides entre a minoria dos participantes pode ter sido favorecido pela satisfação com a imagem corporal e a frequência da prática de atividades físicas.
Efeitos da prática regular do método pilates e neopilates sobre a força muscular respiratória
Authors: Miranda Gabriela Cristina Rodrigues , Rodrigues Talita Luísa , Valadares Ywia
Published: October 2018

Introdução: O método Pilates foi criado por Joseph Pilates e baseia-se no conceito de contrologia. Em 2011, Amanda Braz criou o NeoPilates que engloba movimentos do Pilates, treinamento funcional e circo. Objetivo: Comparar a força muscular respiratória em mulheres praticantes de Pilates, NeoPilates e sedentárias. Métodos: Para isso, foram avaliadas 37 mulheres entre 20 e 50 anos, recrutadas nas clínicas de Pilates e NeoPilates das cidade de Arcos/MG e Formiga/MG, que estivessem praticando tais métodos por no mínimo três meses. Após a aprovação do CEP e assinatura do TCLE, foi aplicado o questionário IPAQ. Posteriormente as voluntárias foram medidas e pesadas para cálculo do IMC e aplicado o teste de força muscular respiratória PI Máx. e PE Máx. através do manuvacuômetro digital. Resultados: Ao comparar a PI Máx. obtida entre os grupos Pilates, NeoPilates e sedentárias não observou diferença significativa (p=0,2866), o mesmo ocorreu nas comparações da PE Máx. obtida entre tais grupos (p=0,6537). Na comparação entre os valores de PI Máx. obtida e PI máx. prevista, não houve diferença no grupo Pilates (p=0,5340) e grupo Neopilates (p=0,5787), porém no grupo sedentárias houve diferença significativa (p-0,0249). Em relação aos valores de PE máx. prevista e obtida, houve diferença significativa em todos os grupos (p < 0,0001). Conclusão: Diante disso, conclui-se que a prática regular de Pilates e NeoPilates não aumentou a força muscular respiratória das praticantes, mas provavelmente contribuiu para aumento da eficiência de contração muscular inspiratória, conseguindo atingir o que era previsto para sua idade. 
Palavras-chaves: Método Pilates;  Força muscular; Músculos respiratórios.
Application of TPS (Think Pair Share) Type of Cooperative Learning Model to Improve Activities and Learning Outcomes of X IPA1 Students in the Material of Inverse Function at SMA Negeri 3 Jember Academic Year of 2016/2017
Authors: E. C Teripena
Published: October 2018

Mathematics is a school subject that has abstract objects and is built based on the process of deductive reasoning. It is the concept of truth that is got as the logic result from the truth before. Mathematics approach learning is easy to be understood by students. The process of deductive reasoning is used for students to practice ways of systematic, logical, creative and consistent thinking. The problems of this research are: (a) How do teachers increase the students' learning outcomes by the application of TPS type of cooperative learning method? (b) What are the effects of TPS type of cooperative learning model on students' learning motivation? The purposes of this research are: (a) to know whether there is an increase in student learning achievement after the TPS cooperative learning model is applied. (b) to know the effects of students’ learning motivation after the TPS cooperative learning model is applied. The research uses action research with three cycles. Every cycle consists of four steps, namely planning, observation, reflection an revision. The study target is the students of X IPA1 of SMAN 3 Jember. The data is gained from the result of the formative test and teaching-learning observation sheet. The result of the research is that the student's achievement increases from the first cycle up to the second, namely 45.16% in the first cycle with 17 students not completing the learning and 83.87% with 5 students not completing the learning in the second cycle. The research conclusion is that TPS cooperative learning model can affect positively to students’ learning motivation to understand the material concepts so the students can reach the maximum achievement and that this learning model can be used as one of mathematics learning alternatives
The Birth of the Post-Socialist Eastern European Televisual Collectivehood: Crime and Patriarchy in Shadows [Umbre, 2014–]
Authors: Batori Anna
Published: October 2018

The global proliferation of media distribution platforms, such as Amazon Video, Netflix, Hulu or HBO Go, and their support for local productions have entered the Eastern European region into a new quality televisual age. Thanks to the innovative industrial and technological framework and the transformation of production, exhibition and distribution practices in the era, the post-2000 epoch gave local filmmakers and media practitioners the opportunity for national self-expression that contributed to the birth of new narratives and aesthetic forms. By focusing on the Romanian series Shadows [Umbre, 2014–], the present article investigates the very local tone of Eastern European crime series produced by HBO Europe. This paper examines and enumerates the reasons for the proliferation of the genre, while discussing its local characteristics that, as argued below, gave birth to a collective Eastern European televisual collectivehood.
 
Article received: March 28, 2018; Article accepted: May 10, 2018; Published online: October 15, 2018; Original scholarly paper
 
How to cite this article: Batori, Anna. "The Birth of the Post-Socialist Eastern European Televisual Collectivehood: Crime and Patriarchy in Shadows [Umbre, 2014–]." AM Journal of Art and Media Studies 17 (2018): 37−48. doi: 10.25038/am.v0i17.268
I Love Dick: A Pop-Cultural Investigation of Desire and the Female Gaze
Authors: Fazekaš Ana
Published: October 2018

This paper intends to outline an analysis of the Amazon series I Love Dick, based on the pseudo-autobiographical theoretical fiction by experimental (self-described ‘failed’) filmmaker Chris Kraus. The series completed its first season in 2017, and it appears it will not be coming back for a second, as its non-cushioned feminist agenda and sophisticated intertextual elements seem to have not resonated with the mass audience. However, the series brings into popular/mass culture not only an erratic contemplation (mind the oxymoron) on intersectional feminism, but a provocative uncensored performance of female desire. Jill Soloway, creator of the series, insists on its being a celebration of the female gaze, which begs the question what is the aesthetic and political significance of what we could call the female gaze. The series is not solely an adaptation, it is an artistic reaction to the text, adding characters and changing some of the premises of the text, while remaining true to the general project. This article aims to map out some of the intertextual elements in the series and provide an interpretation based mostly on revisiting Laura Mulvey’s critique of narrative cinema in the framework of psychoanalytic theory, as the fictional Chris passes through the fantasy, slides through the chain of signifiers, challenging Dick/the phallic element, and finds her creative power in the very subversive act of – accepting failure.
 
Article received: March 31, 2018; Article accepted: May 10, 2018; Published online: October 15, 2018; Original scholarly paper
How to cite this article: Fazekaš, Ana. "I Love Dick: A Pop-Cultural Investigation of Desire and the Female Gaze." AM Journal of Art and Media Studies 17 (2018): 89−102. doi: 10.25038/am.v0i17.273
Re-Imagining Ageing: Spaces of Nursing Homes in Alice Munro's Short Story “The Bear Came Over the Mountain” and its Film Adaptation Away from Her by Sarah Polley
Authors: Stevanović Gorica , Arsenijević Damir
Published: October 2018

This paper analyses the short story “The Bear Came Over the Mountain” by Alice Munro and its film adaptation Away from Her by Sarah Polley. The starting point of our analysis is the complexity of spaces of the nursing home and their representation, both in the literary text and the film, with the focus on the representation of people with Alzheimer’s disease. Through such a juxtaposition, the aim is to show that the space of the nursing home, apart from being used as a lens through which we can examine the position assigned to old and ill people, holds the potential to think about nursing homes not as static places, where no new developments occur, but rather as places which allow for a more complex and diverse consideration of ageing.
 
Article received: April 30, 2018; Article accepted: May 10, 2018; Published online: October 15, 2018; Original scholarly paper
How to cite this article: Stevanović, Gorica, Damir Arsenijević. "Re-Imagining Ageing: Spaces of Nursing Homes in Alice Munro's Short Story “The Bear Came Over the Mountain” and its Film Adaptation Away from Her by Sarah Polley." AM Journal of Art and Media Studies 17 (2018): 113−125. doi: 10.25038/am.v0i17.274
Reality on the Screen: The Subject of the Dystopian Future/Present. Thoughts on episode “Fifteen Million Merits” of Black Mirror
Authors: Radovanović Bojana
Published: October 2018

Currently one of the most controversial and intriguing science fiction series on television, Black Mirror (Channel 4, Zeppotron, 2011–present) gained worldwide popularity through dealing with the issues of technologically-driven society of the near future. The levels of similarity and dissimilarity with contemporary Western society are carefully balanced in order to make a significant cognitive and psychological impact on viewers. This paper focuses on analyses of the second episode from the first season, titled “Fifteen Million Merits”. In it, people spend most of their days in an automated, high technology environment, surrounded by video screens. Their attention is focused mainly on performing one rather mundane task (cycling on stationary bicycles), and their sparse interpersonal relationships are also carried out through a particular kind of social network. The screens are also the source of fulfillment of individuals’ consumerist and diversionist leanings. Having in mind the theorization of the subject in cyber-space and screen as an interface, as well as questions that emerge from the field of contemporary media ecology, the primary objective of this article is to investigate the complex relations between human subjects and their virtual realities, the entertainment industry, and communication technologies.   Article received: March 30, 2018; Article accepted: May 10, 2018; Published online: October 15, 2018; Original scholarly paper How to cite this article: Radovanović, Bojana. "Reality on the Screen: The Subject of the Dystopian Future/Present. Thoughts on episode “Fifteen Million Merits” of Black Mirror." AM Journal of Art and Media Studies 17 (2018): 103−112. doi: 10.25038/am.v0i17.275
From Posthuman to Posthumous and Back
Authors: Jovanović Nataša
Published: October 2018

In this paper, I will endeavor to deal with the issues of the modality and status of human beings and forms of ‘existence’ that may depart from our understanding of what is meant by the term ‘living’. In this process, I shall refer to the contemporary ‘post-human discourse’, and its various aspects and interpretations, which are employed as a means of redefining the human condition. By means of examples, I shall try to explore the fear of death and the human quest to extend life by various means. Posthumanism is the dominant idea of today, and the problem of posthumanism in this text is dealt with in a narrow ideological sense that advocates the abolition of human biological limitations, and in the broader sense, a policy of globalization that works less directly, but significantly more forcefully, through the change of forms of human behavior to achieve the same goal. Hence, new ways of avoiding ‘crossing over to the other side’, as well as old ways, are still being sought. Holograms, these digitally-generated 3-dimensional images have been used as a means of providing entertainment by generating a simulacrum of an artist to perform for an audience, regardless of whether the actual artist is still alive. Thus, biological mortality is conquered and the line between life and death is blurred.
 
Article received: April 30, 2018; Article accepted: May 10, 2018; Published online: October 15, 2018; Preliminary report – Short Communications
How to cite this article: Jovanović, Nataša. "From Posthuman to Posthumous and Back." AM Journal of Art and Media Studies 17 (2018): 139−145. doi: 10.25038/am.v0i17.277
Screens as Gestures in Interactive Art Assemblage
Authors: Maithani Charu
Published: October 2018

The interaction in the contemporary media art installations can be viewed as a process of transformation as the parts of the installation engage and respond to each other. This paper considers interactive media art as assemblages and argues screens to be gestures of this assemblage. The screens activate and rearrange the relations between the elements of the assemblage by providing multiple connections between them. By examining two artworks, Breath (1991/92) by Ulrike Gabriel and Shadow 3 (2007) by Shilpa Gupta, the paper extrapolates the aesthetic experiences gestured by the screens.
 
Article received: April 25, 2018; Article accepted: May 10, 2018; Published online: October 15, 2018; Preliminary report – Short Communications
How to cite this article: Maithani, Charu. "Screens as Gestures in Interactive Art Assemblage." AM Journal of Art and Media Studies 17 (2018): 147−155. doi: 10.25038/am.v0i17.278
El derecho posmoderno: Un sistema lejos del equilibrio
Authors: Grun Ernesto
Published: October 2018

Que el derecho sea un sistema es hoy en día admitido por la jusfilosofia. Más concretamente, podemos considerarlo un subsistema del sistema social.

Ahora bien, el sistema jurídico, tanto en la perspectiva antigua, cuanto a la moderna, presenta una estructura jerárquica de sus elementos y conforma un universo cerrado y autosuficiente. Nada hay que se derecho fuera del sistema y todo lo que integra el sistema es derecho.
La enseñanza del derecho en Estados Unidos
Authors: Perez LLedó Juan Antonio
Published: October 2018

El presente artículo hace parte del texto “La enseñanza del Derecho en Estados Unidos”En el que hace alusión a los “sustantivos” de la misma enseñanza: Que es lo que acurre “puertas adentro” en las aulas, es decir, qué se enseña y como se enseña cuáles son los métodos (técnicas pedagógicas, materiales bibliográficos, sistemas de evaluación) y contenidos (orientación de la enseñanza, plan de estudios, etc.) de la docencia.
La cuestión laboral en Colombia, a nivel de los principios, antes durante la Constitución Política de 1991
Authors: Abella de Fierro Martha Cecilia
Published: October 2018

Mucho se ha especulado, particularmente en artículos periodísticos no especializados, sobre las bondades y desventajas de la Constitución Política de 1991.Abordar el tema integralmente con objetividad, y sentido crítico requeriría un conjunto de factores que ciertamente excede el límite de nuestras circunstancias y propósitos.
La homosexualidad en la Jurisprudencia de la Corte Constitucional
Authors: López Daza Germán Alfonso
Published: October 2018

El reconocimiento de los derechos de los homosexuales, principalmente en la cultura occidental, ha tenido una marca evolución que ha ido desde las batallas jurídicas en la Corte Europea de Derechos del Hombre a comienzos de la década de los 80’ hasta los matrimonios de las parejas del mismo sexo que hoy en día se realizan  en Holanda y la regulación efectuada por el parlamento francés para otorgar efectos civiles a las uniones de parejas de un mismo sexo en Francia(PACS- Pacte Civile de Solidarité)
Ciudadanía europea y ciudadanía nacional
Authors: Lascoux Jean Pierre
Published: October 2018

Se parte de un interrogante crucial sobre la relaciones entre ciudadanía y nacionalidad, por sus implicaciones ideológicas y políticas, que no siempre se paran el principio comunitario del principio político. Se toma el caso de Francia que, tradicionalmente ha sido la América de Europa, para discutir las nociones de nacionalidad y frontera, entre otras, para postular una nueva forma de ciudadanía que exige un ejercicio conceptual dialectico, de comunidad y exclusión, de identidad y pertenencia, nación y territorio, en aras de buscar un modelo que se adapte al tercer milenio.
Técnicas del juicio oral en Colombia: retos y desafíos desde el aula de clase
Authors: Bobadilla Moreno Jesús Ángel
Published: October 2018

A partir del primero de enero de 2005 y de forma gradual hasta el 31 de diciembre de 2008 entrará en vigencia un sistema penal de juzgamiento que varía radicalmente el hoy existente, al punto que « ... el grueso de los abogados quedará absolutamente derogado en sus conocimientos ... ». Sin embargo, · no es el mero tránsito legislativo el que explica tan preocupante pronóstico. Son las dificultades propias de pasar de un sistema prevalentemente escritural a uno fundado en la oralidad de las actuaciones.
La responsabilidad del Estado frente al Sistema Interamericano
Authors: Álvarez Meneses Socorro , Sánchez González Mario Germán
Published: October 2018

E1 2 de marzo de 1995, el indígena Clemencio Choachí González fue capturado en la ciudad capital de un Estado Suramericano, debido al señalamiento que María Pérez le hiciera como responsable de haberla accedido carnalmente el día anterior.Luego de permanecer cinco días en poder de los agentes de policía, Choachí fue entregado a disposición del funcionario judicial competente, iniciándose así una investigación penal en su contra.El 13 de marzo del mismo año, asistido por un ciudadano honorable, Choachí rindió indagatoria, en la cual informó que era miembro de una comunidad indígena ubicada al interior del Estado, donde nació el 1 de enero de 1977 y que llevaba un mes en la ciudad capital, porque quería conocerla y tener otra visión del mundo; señaló que antes y después de ser llevado a Medicina Legal los agentes de policía lo habían torturado y que fue obligado por los mismos agentes a declarar que hacía parte de un movimiento paramilitar denominado «MDED», el cual había sido creado en diciembre de 1995.
Observaciones a la conciliación en lo contencioso administrativo
Authors: González Álvaro Hernando Cardona
Published: October 2018

La conciliación es uno de los mecanismos alternativos para solucionar las controversias entre partes en Colombia. Durante muchos años fue vista como una herramienta procesal más que como una necesidad de propiciar soluciones.El ensayo lo que pretende en tratándose de la conciliación, es resaltar el componente crítico que supone la comunicación para garantizar el éxito de las conciliaciones extraprocesales y procesales, y más, el grado de incidencia que en la comunicación tiene el ambiente, el entorno. en que ésta se desenvuelve. Así lo que finalmente se plantea es la incidencia del ambiente para solucionar las controversias.Basándose en la noción de ecología, lo que el ensayo plantea es que la conciliación exitosa está determinada por un ambiente propicio para unas buenas relaciones (ecología) que se restablecen luego de una ruptura. AbstractThe conciliation is one of the alternative mechanisms to resolve the controversies between parties in Colombia. Many years round it was seen as a legal tool more than as a necessity to support solutions.What the rehearsal pretends about the conciliation is to stand out the critical component that communication supposes in order to guarantees the success of the extra procedural and procedural conciliations, and most, the incidence grade that in communication it has the environment in which this develops. And so, what it finally sets up is the influence of the environment to resolves the controversies. Based on the notion of ecology,  the rehearsal plants that successful conciliation is determined by a propitious atmosphere for good relations (ecology) that are restored after the rupture.
El trabajo asociado: línea jurisprudencial de la Corte Constitucional (enero de 2000 a junio de 2006)
Authors: Ceballos Posada Bertha Lucy
Published: October 2018

Se presenta el desarrollo de la jurisprudencia constitucional sobre el tema del trabajo asociado en el marco de la figura de fas cooperativas de trabajo asociado, desde la perspectiva de los principios del cooperativismo y su aplicación a los derechos fundamentales involucrados en los casos de reclamaciones de los afectados, sobre los cuales la Corte Constitucional ha desarrollado líneas especiales para el caso de los trabajadores asociados.
La biojurídica: Suma de la bioética y de la acción de tutela
Authors: Olano Garcia Hernan Alejandro
Published: October 2018

El autor presenta su punto de vista personal acerca de algunos aspectos del derecho constitucional que tocan a la bioética y se convierten en una nueva área jurídica muy usual en Colombia pero inexplorada desde la ciencia del Derecho: La biojurídica.
Ponencia: El derecho en los cuentos infantiles "Guardado en el corazón, Y no olvidado"
Authors: Tello Gonzalez Carlos Alberto
Published: October 2018

Con el desarrollo del proyecto se busca realizar un ejercicio académico, analizando desde una perspectiva jurídica un cuento infantil de reconocimiento en la literatura especializada. Al determinar diversos problemas jurídicos y profundizar en una posible solución a la luz de la legislación, doctrina y jurisprudencia colombiana vigente, se puede determinar el grado de vulneración de diferentes derechos fundamentales que pueden dar lugar a diferentes disquisiciones. El proceso investigativo nace a partir del siguiente cuestionamiento: ¿qué situaciones jurídicas existen en el cuento infantil “Guardado en el corazón y no olvidado” de Hans Christian Andersen?
Factores y agentes generadores de corrupción administrativa en el Departamento del Huila
Authors: Lopez Daza German Alfonso
Published: October 2018

La corrupción, definida como el aprovechamiento de los recursos públicos o de la condición de servidor público en beneficio particular, ha sido un tema muy recurrente a raíz de los continuos escándalos que en forma periódica, los medios de comunicación publicitan a veces de manera sensacionalista o morbosa. Este fenómeno que no es nuevo, pero que en los últimos años ha adquirido importancia global se ha convertido en tema de estudio pues se convierte cada vez más en uno de los peores males de la sociedad moderna, caracterizada por la internacionalización de la economía y la formación de grandes bloques de países, aspectos estos que en forma similar se han reflejado en el tema de la corrupción.

A nivel regional se habla continuamente de esta problemática, pero sin que existan estudios serios acerca de los índices, causales, instituciones y otros factores que aquejan la administración pública, lo cual refleja la necesidad de una investigación que concluya e indique cuál ha sido el manejo y el actuar de quienes están investidos por la manta del poder público, estableciendo con ello los índices, las posibles causas y factores generadores de este problema

Es por lo anterior que a esta investigación se identificó y analizó los principales agentes y factores generadores de corrupción en la gestión pública, según los fallos proferidos por la Procuraduría y Contraloría a nivel Departamental y local así como en la Auditoría.

Los resultados de la investigación demuestran que la corrupción en el Huila no se encuentra en cifras demasiado altas, pues la mayor parte de investigaciones y sanciones se hacen sobre comportamientos no coincidentes con las características de la corrupción administrativa.
Recursos de las regalías directas asignadas en el municipio de Neiva para la cuenca del río Las Ceibas
Authors: Abella Martha Cecilia
Published: October 2018

En la presente investigación sobre los recursos de las regalías directas asignadas al Municipio de Neiva para la recuperación y conservación de la Cuenca del Río las Ceibas durante los años (2005-2007), se pretende verificar, si los procedimientos implementados por la Administración Municipal para la asignación e inversión de los recursos, que por concepto de regalías, contribuyeron de manera efectiva a la recuperación y conservación de la Cuenca del Río las Ceibas, siguiendo el espíritu de la ley, la moral y las buenas costumbres.
Gümrük Birliği Anlaşması Türkiye’nin Avrupa Birliğine Yakınsamasını Sağladı mı?
Authors: ÇİFÇİ İsmail , UZGÖREN Ergin , ÖZBEK Rabia İnci
Published: October 2018

Yakınsama Solow (1956)
tarafından öngörülerek, düşük gelirli ülkelerin yüksek gelirli ülkelerden daha
hızlı büyüyerek, düşük gelirli ülkelerin yüksek gelirli ülkelerin kişi başına
düşen gelir düzeylerini uzun dönemde yakalayacağını iddia etmektedir. Bu
çalışma Türkiye’nin gümrük birliğine katılımıyla Avrupa Birliği (AB) ülkelerine
yakınsama gösterip göstermediğini test etmeyi amaçlamaktadır.   Bu amaç doğrultusunda 1923-2008 yıllık verileri kullanılarak, gümrük birliğine
katılım öncesi, sonrası ve tüm dönemi kapsayan üç alt döneme ayrılan örneklem
için “Görünüşte İlişkisiz Regresyon Genişletilmiş Dickey Fuller-SURADF” birim
kök testi ve “Kesit Açısından Genişletilmiş Dickey Fuller-CADF” birim kök testi
ile yakınsama analizi yapılmıştır. CADF birim kök testi her üç alt dönem için
Türkiye’nin AB’ye yakınsadığını ispatlamaktadır.
An Analysis of Chinese Universities Students’ Attitudes towards Native and Non-Native English-Speaking Teachers (NESTs/NNESTs)
Authors: Mairi Salam , Febriani Sri , Solusia Carbiriena
Published: October 2018

This study aims to do further investigation on Chinese universities students’ attitudes towards native and non-native English speaking-teachers. It mainly studies two major researches on the topic with at least 368 participants from China (mainly) and Hungary. The study critically reviews the two studies and finds out that the fact about NESTs is unsatisfactory. It requires much improvement because of inexperienced NESTs, lack of responsibility, cultural unfamiliarity, and inability to provide opportunity for students to practice. However, it is inevitable that NESTs are considered better at English proficiency and that they are student-friendly teachers. In another study, students changed their preference over NESTs vs NNESTs because they believe that NESTs help maintaining their motivation to communicate in English. However, they might prefer NNESTs for cultural and linguistic (e.g. grammar explanation) competences. Thus, this study offers recommendations for improvement in the context. The recommendations include course on English proficiency, cultural competence, teaching skill, certification, and communication-focused concept of English materials.