bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
SEMANTIC WEB TECHNOLOGIES MEET BIM FOR ACCESSING AND UNDERSTANDING CULTURAL HERITAGE
Authors: Iadanza E. , Maietti F. , Ziri A. E. , Di Giulio R. , Medici M. , Ferrari F. , Bonsma P. , Turillazzi B.
Published: January 2019

Abstract. Within the EU funded project INCEPTION – Inclusive Cultural Heritage in Europe through 3D semantic modelling, the key-targeted achievement is the development of a specific cloud based platform, in order to accomplish the main objectives of accessing, understanding and strengthening European Cultural Heritage by means of enriched 3D models. The whole INCEPTION project is based on the close connection between state-of-the-art architectural modeling technologies (BIM, Building Information Modeling) and the latest cutting-edge web technologies. The platform is grounded on semantic web technologies and makes extensive use of WebGL and RESTful APIs, in order to enrich heritage 3D models by using Semantic Web standards. The INCEPTION platform will be a space for interchange of information and for the dialogue among professionals, students, scholars, curators, non-expert users, etc. Furthermore, the Semantic Web structure interlinks the platform with external Cultural Heritage available linked data and makes it gradually enhanced by specific flexible data structures provided as project specific ontologies. The paper will describe solutions based on the match between BIM, Cloud and Semantic Web.
HIGH QUALITY TEXTURE MAPPING PROCESS AIMED AT THE OPTIMIZATION OF 3D STRUCTURED LIGHT MODELS
Authors: Inzerillo L. , Di Paola F. , Alogna Y.
Published: January 2019

Abstract. This article presents the evaluation of a pipeline to develop a high-quality texture mapping implementation which makes it possible to carry out a semantic high-quality 3D textured model. Due to geometric errors such as camera parameters or limited image resolution or varying environmental parameters, the calculation of a surface texture from 2D images could present several color errors. And, sometimes, it needs adjustments to the RGB or lightness information on a defined part of the texture. The texture mapping procedure is composed of mesh parameterization, mesh partitioning, mesh segmentation unwraps, UV map and projection of island, UV layout optimization, mesh packing and mesh baking. The study focuses attention to the mesh partitioning that essentially assigns a weight to each mesh, which reveals a mesh’s weight calculated by considering the flatness and distance of the mesh with respect to a chart. The 3D texture mapping has been developed in Blender and implemented in Python. In this paper we present a flowchart that resumes the procedure which aims to achieve a high-quality mesh and texture 3D model starting from the 3D Spider acquire, integrated with the SfM texture and using the texture mapping to reduce the color errors according to a semantic interpretation.
UAV PHOTOGRAMMETRY FOR CULTURAL HERITAGE PRESERVATION MODELING AND MAPPING VENETIAN WALLS OF BERGAMO
Authors: Azzola P. , Cardaci A. , Mirabella Roberti G. , Nannei V. M.
Published: January 2019

Abstract. In July 2017, the system of Bergamo City Walls was registered in the UNESCO World Heritage List, together with other Venetian fortresses in Italy, Croatia and Montenegro. This important historical document needs continuous care and caution in order to be preserved complete, despite the continuous atmospheric and anthropic attacks, giving rise to dangerous deterioration processes on the artefact. The UAV photogrammetry is a suitable surveying method for such an extended system, able to collect all the geometrical, material and deterioration information needed for an effective maintenance program, also quick enough to allow for a repeated monitoring of the entire wall circuit. This paper presents the UAV survey campaign planned, and partially already completed, in order to test the methodological choices and solve all the operational difficulties to use drones in an urban environment, mainly because short distance shooting of nearly vertical surfaces was required.
DIGITAL CONTENTS FOR ENHANCING THE COMMUNICATION OF MUSEUM
EXHIBITION: THE PERVIVAL PROJECT
Authors: Micoli L. L. , Gonizzi Barsanti S. , Caruso G. , Guidi G.
Published: January 2019

Abstract. The PERVIVAL project aims at developing an interactive system with the preliminary function of explaining a complex museum collection in a simple and immediate way and allowing the visitor to better understand the museum collection he is about to see. In particular, the interactive system aims at enhancing the understanding of the collections of funeral furnishings of Egyptians, which are characterized by a multiplicity of objects of rich symbolism and connected to each other through complex funeral rituals. The idea is to explain the religious creed of ancient Egyptians through the objects placed in the tomb, having in this way a double benefit: enlightening the rituals and placing the objects back in their primary function. In this way, the knowledge of the visitor is not only enlarged through the description of something that is described on papyruses or inscriptions (hence, not comprehensible) but also the proper function of every single object will be explained through the connection among them, as a function of amulets or goods necessary to travel through the World of the Dead. The connection between the different objects allows a much greater understanding of the exposed collection that would be perceived in this way not as a set of single isolated pieces, but as a harmonious set of complementary elements between they represent a specific historical-cultural context.
TOWARDS DEEP LEARNING FOR ARCHITECTURE: A MONUMENT RECOGNITION MOBILE APP
Authors: Palma V.
Published: January 2019

Abstract. In recent years, the diffusion of large image datasets and an unprecedented computational power have boosted the development of a class of artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms referred to as deep learning (DL). Among DL methods, convolutional neural networks (CNNs) have proven particularly effective in computer vision, finding applications in many disciplines. This paper introduces a project aimed at studying CNN techniques in the field of architectural heritage, a still to be developed research stream. The first steps and results in the development of a mobile app to recognize monuments are discussed. While AI is just beginning to interact with the built environment through mobile devices, heritage technologies have long been producing and exploring digital models and spatial archives. The interaction between DL algorithms and state-of-the-art information modeling is addressed, as an opportunity to both exploit heritage collections and optimize new object recognition techniques.
HBIM FOR ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES: FROM SFM BASED SURVEY TO ALGORITHMIC MODELING
Authors: Bagnolo V. , Argiolas R. , Cuccu A.
Published: January 2019

Abstract. The implementation of new technologies often leads research towards experimentation with new methodological approaches. The BIM process applied in cultural heritage is increasingly consolidating its practices, expanding its potential even in the field of archaeological research. Integrating archaeological data into BIM models has clear benefits but, due to the complexity of the involved elements, archaeological case studies can fit effectively into the BIM process only with the creation of semantic-aware libraries implementing dedicated objects. Cultural heritage can advantage of BIM-based knowledge management only integrating approaches and tools with different characteristics from those commonly used in BIM workflows. In the phase of the geometric modeling process, following that of the survey process and preparatory to the subsequent information modeling process, when the detected geometries are not easily traceable to libraries of pre-compiled objects, an alternative to the so-called "Scan to BIM" local modeling can be represented by algorithmic modeling. The paper, focusing on the geometric modelling phase of the HBIM process, presents first results and prospective tasks of an ongoing research project on the last architectural phase of the colonnade of a multilayered temple in the Antas valley in Sardinia (Italy), affected by imposing works of anastylosis and restoration.
A COMPLETE FRAMEWORK OPERATING SPATIALLY-ORIENTED RTI IN A 3D/2D CULTURAL HERITAGE DOCUMENTATION AND ANALYSIS TOOL
Authors: Pamart A. , Ponchio F. , Abergel V. , Alaoui M'Darhri A. , Corsini M. , Dellepiane M. , Morlet F. , Scopigno R. , De Luca L.
Published: January 2019

Abstract. Close-Range Photogrammetry (CRP) and Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) are two of the most used image-based techniques when documenting and analyzing Cultural Heritage (CH) objects. Nevertheless, their potential impact in supporting study and analysis of conservation status of CH assets is reduced as they remain mostly applied and analyzed separately. This is mostly because we miss easy-to-use tools for of a spatial registration of multimodal data and features for joint visualisation gaps. The aim of this paper is to describe a complete framework for an effective data fusion and to present a user friendly viewer enabling the joint visual analysis of 2D/3D data and RTI images. This contribution is framed by the on-going implementation of automatic multimodal registration (3D, 2D RGB and RTI) into a collaborative web platform (AIOLI) enabling the management of hybrid representations through an intuitive visualization framework and also supporting semantic enrichment through spatialized 2D/3D annotations.
VIRTUAL REALITY TO ALLOW WHEELCHAIR USERS TOURING COMPLEX ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES IN A REALISTIC MANNER. TOWARDS THEIR ACTUAL SOCIAL INTEGRATION
Authors: Pérez E. , Merchán M. J. , Salamanca S. , Merchán P.
Published: January 2019

Abstract. Technology development really reaches its highest point when it becomes a tool to facilitate life to people, especially to those more disadvantaged groups. This is the case of people with disabilities, who find lots of barriers to cope with the most usual and simplest things in their day-to-day. This fact is even more significant when they happen to face heritage buildings or environments. For instance, blind people or people with reduced mobility too often come upon architectural barriers that stop them from enjoying sites and monuments. Focused on people that have to use wheelchairs, a VR experience have been developed in order to provide them with the most realistic sensations while virtually touring on their wheelchairs some archaeological sites. This paper presents the steps forder the users to have the same sensations as if they were wheeling on the floor while visiting the site: irregularities, slopes and narrowness. The VR application has been developed to traverse one of the most monumental buildings of the whole Spanish Protohistory, the site of Cancho Roano (Zalamea de la Serena, Spain). The procedure to generate its digital 3D model from real data acquired with a laser scanner is also dealt with in it.
THE REAL IN THE VIRTUAL. THE 3D MODEL IN THE CULTURAL HERITAGE SECTOR: THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG
Authors: Pratali Maffei S. , Canevese E. , De Gottardo T.
Published: January 2019

Abstract. The twenty-year and interdisciplinary research activity carried out by Virtualgeo has focused on the development of new methods and tools for 3D modeling that go beyond the simple digital-virtual reconstruction of solid modelling, in order to realize three-dimensional informative and photogrammetric representations that faithfully reproduce reality. These so called Advanced 3D models are the basis for carrying out metrological investigations to support the design and the BIM database population. In particular, in this paper we will deal with the segmentation tool, which allows the classification of the photogrammetric 3D model (material, degradation and chronological features). In detail, we will illustrate the collaboration experience between Virtualgeo and the University of Trieste, course in Technologies for the conservation and enhancement of architectural heritage of the Master's Degree in Architecture. The experience focused on the study of the archaeological site of the Roman river port of Aquileia, which Advanced 3D model was supplied by Virtualgeo. Firstly, the work focused on the informative contents necessary for the subsequent elaborations (different types of materials, alteration/degradation forms), starting from the use of coded lexicons (UNI 11182/2006). Subsequently, the quantitative data were associated to each category of homogeneous elements, obtainable from the segmentation (“mapping”) of the 3D model. This experience gave the chance to test the EasyCUBE PRO software: it was gradually adapted to the specific needs emerged both during the analysis of the site and the definition of conservation interventions, so as the outputs that can be generated after the elaboration of the Advanced 3D model.
AUTOMATED DETECTION AND LAYOUT REGULARIZATION OF SIMILAR FEATURES IN INDOOR POINT CLOUD
Authors: Previtali M. , Barazzetti L. , Roncoroni F.
Published: January 2019

Abstract. Automated identification of high-level structures in unorganized point cloud of indoor spaces Indoor space is an important aspect of scene analysis that provides essential information for many applications, such as building digitization, indoor navigation and evacuation route planning. In addition, detection of repetition and regularities in the organization indoor environments, such as rooms, can be used to provide a contextual relationship in the reconstruction phase. However, retrieving high-level information is a challenging task due to the unorganized nature of the raw data, poor-quality of the input data that are in many cases contaminated with noise and outliers. in point benefit from the apparent regularities and strong contextual relationships in façades. The main observation exploited in this paper is the fact that building indoor is generally constituted by a set of basic shapes repeated several times in regular layouts. Building elements can be considered as similar if they share a set of features and elements in an idealized layout exhibiting some regularities. Starting from this main assumption a recursive adaptive partitioning of the indoor point cloud is carried out to automatically derive a flexible and hierarchical 3D representation of the building space. The presented methodology is tested on a synthetic dataset with Gaussian noise. The reconstructed pattern shows a close correspondence with the synthetic one showing the viability of the proposed approach.
THE EUROPEAN RESEARCH NIGHT: NEW WAYS FOR COMMUNICATING SCIENCE WITH ICT AND VIDEOMAPPING
Authors: Quattrini R. , Pierdicca R. , Lucidi A. , Di Stefano F. , Malinverni E. S.
Published: January 2019

Abstract. Thrilling the society toward science and research is not trivial. Albeit the “academic industry” lavishes many efforts to spread its results not only among the insiders but to the whole mankind, the importance of sharing the knowledge of research is seldom a priority. The European Researcher Night is probably the most important EU action trying to overcome this limitation, putting altogether researcher from different disciplines to show their findings through stands, short communications and events. Within this framework, the event able to attracts citizens is the video mapping projection. In this article is described a multi-disciplinary process that makes use of a photogrammetric survey as an accurate source for video projection mapping. While well-established geomatics technologies (e.g. laser scanning and photogrammetry) paves the way for the virtual reconstruction of the architecture, they are even essential to perform analysis and studies which enables visual artist or art historians to tell the story of a building in a new and fascinating way. Besides the realization of the visual mapping and a critical discussion over the procedure that has been used to translate a 3D model in a visual storytelling of the building, the article also describes an innovative way that has been set up for the management of the whole SHARPER event. The system is app-based and was designed to allow the visitors to interact with the event directly from their smartphones; several active sensors have been displaced among the city, asking the user to search for virtual owls and to catch them by answering some questions, engaging the people by exploiting the gamification paradigm. This latter has been stressed further, since the video projection was conceived as a competition between the students of the Master degree course in Engineering-Architecture. Through the application, the attendant to the visual mapping where thus enabled to vote his/her favourite video in real-time.
3D DATA PROCESSING TOWARD MAINTENANCE AND CONSERVATION. THE INTEGRATED DIGITAL DOCUMENTATION OF CASA DE VIDRO
Authors: Balzani M. , Maietti F. , Rossato L.
Published: January 2019

Abstract. During the last decade, 3D integrated surveys and BIM modelling procedures have greatly improved the overall knowledge on some Brazilian Modernist buildings. In this framework, the Casa de Vidro 3D survey carried out by DIAPReM centre at Ferrara University, beside the important outputs, analysis and researches achieved from the point cloud database processing, was also useful to test several awareness increasing activities in cooperation with local stakeholders.The first digital documentation test of the Casa de Vidro allowed verifying the feasibility of a full survey on the building towards the restoration and possible placement of new architectures into the garden as an archive-museum of the Lina Bo and P.M. Bardi Foundation. Later, full 3D integrated survey and diagnostic analysis were carried out to achieve the total digital documentation of the house sponsored by the Keeping it Modern initiative of Getty Foundation (Los Angeles). Following its characteristics, the survey had to take into consideration the different architectural features, up to the relationship of architecture and nature. These 3D documentation activities and the point cloud processing allowed several analysis in a multidisciplinary framework.
SEMANTIC PHOTOGRAMMETRY – BOOSTING IMAGE-BASED 3D RECONSTRUCTION WITH SEMANTIC LABELING
Authors: Stathopoulou E.-K. , Remondino F.
Published: January 2019

Abstract. Automatic semantic segmentation of images is becoming a very prominent research field with many promising and reliable solutions already available. Labelled images as input for the photogrammetric pipeline have enormous potential to improve the 3D reconstruction results. To support this argument, in this work we discuss the contribution of image semantic labelling towards image-based 3D reconstruction in photogrammetry. We experiment semantic information in various steps starting from feature matching to dense 3D reconstruction. Labelling in 2D is considered as an easier task in terms of data availability and algorithm maturity. However, since semantic labelling of all the images involved in the reconstruction may be a costly, laborious and time consuming task, we propose to use a deep learning architecture to automatically generate semantically segmented images. To this end, we have trained a Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) on historic building façade images that will be further enriched in the future. The first results of this study are promising, with an improved performance on the quality of the 3D reconstruction and the possibility to transfer the labelling results from 2D to 3D.
ACCESS AND WEB-SHARING OF 3D DIGITAL DOCUMENTATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE
Authors: Tommasi C. , Fiorillo F. , Jiménez Fernández-Palacios B. , Achille C.
Published: January 2019

Abstract. The techniques and methods to capture and represent in a three-dimensional digital space the shape of objects belonging to Cultural Heritage have become more widespread, regarding both the economic and practical accessibility of technologies and equipment. At the same time, systems and tools have developed to integrate different 3D survey techniques that allow to achievement a complete acquisition of the tangible assets, considering the purposes of the survey, the required accuracy and the representation scale.The product of an integrated (image-based and range-base acquisition) and multi-scale (architectural and landscape scale) digital survey is a metric 3D reconstruction, potentially suitable for a broader ‘use’ and ‘user’ and not only for visualisation and documentation. According to this vision, the 3D model becomes a container of information, which include different type of data depending on the users and the aim of the work. The final result of this process can be the valorisation of the Cultural Heritage and its environment, through the access from experts and non-experts users. The aim of the article is showing the entire pipeline for 3D measurement, survey data acquisition, modelling, and representation of tangible assets and the related layers of information, as “best practice” to improve the Cultural Heritage knowledge, fruition, and sharing.
THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF MASONRY FOR THE RESTORATION PROJECT IN HBIM
Authors: Trizio I. , Savini F. , Giannangeli A. , Boccabella R. , Petrucci G.
Published: January 2019

Abstract. The experience described in this paper concerns a research activity carried out by a multidisciplinary team. The research is aimed to increase the in-depth knowledge of the castle of Fossa (L'Aquila), part of a small fortified medieval village, seriously damaged by the earthquake in 2009, and currently unusable due to partial collapses of some vertical structures, small portions of buildings and roofs. The investigative path planned by the team, composed of archaeologists, architects and engineers, started from the architectural survey (direct and indirect) of the artefact, from the collection and cataloguing of the published and archive documents, to arrive at an archaeological analysis of the structure and the creation of a parametric digital model of the object of the study with multiple levels of information. The aim of the research is the consideration of the asset in its entirety, that will be interpreted in its restoration project, in order to restore the correct and original architectural interpretations of its constructive style. The project has also presented the opportunity to experiment, in the form of a research laboratory, how well coordinated multidisciplinary contributions can achieve objectives of protection, conservation and use of the asset. In this regard, the HBIM model has constituted a tool for the convergence of the objectives, skills and the different viewpoints of the multidisciplinary team.
A LAYERED-WEB INTERFACE BASED ON HBIM AND 360° PANORAMAS FOR HISTORICAL, MATERIAL AND GEOMETRIC ANALYSIS
Authors: Banfi F. , Previtali M. , Stanga C. , Brumana R.
Published: January 2019

Abstract. The latest information technology developments in the field of digital heritage (DH) have enabled the creation of novel virtual experiences favouring information-sharing connected to the 3D digital reconstruction of historical and existing buildings. In recent years, Building Information Modelling for historic buildings (HBIM) projects are the most applied methods to transmit the richness of built heritage from both the geometrical and informative points of view, but they are not always adequate to ensure a simple reading of different type of information for not-expert users. For this reason, further investigations were performed, following a novel SCAN-to-BIM process based on novel Grades of Generation (GOG 9 and 10) in order to digitally represent one of the most complex structure of the Basilica of Sant’Ambrogio in Milan. It is composed of arches supported by pillars, characterised by a double-wave curve, both on its vertical and horizontal axis. The information coming from the previous studies, such as historical documentation, as-found drawings, building archaeology analysis (materials and brick surface texture) and decay data (crack patterns, material discontinuity), was integrated with a novel webimmersive solution able to display 360° pictures, video and HBIM simultaneously. A detailed comparison of the 360 multimedia data of the current arrangement with the one of the HBIM historical phases allow experts and not-experts to analyse the transformation of the arch structures in a new immersive environment with different devices such as laptops, mobile phones and latest virtual and augmented reality (VR-AR) headset.
VIRTUAL REALITY FOR HISTORICAL ARCHITECTURE
Authors: Agnello F. , Avella F. , Agnello S.
Published: January 2019

Abstract. This article shows a first step in the development of an immersive virtual tour of the Cathedral of Palermo, entering the fields of Digital Cultural Heritage and Edutainment. Its purpose is to help people to gain knowledge about the site, highlighting the complex stratifications that have characterized its history.The development of the project has been possible thanks to different phases of work: surveys were initially carried out by laser scanning, then assembled and processed to obtain the 3D model of the current state; at the same time, the model of reconstruction was processed in several phases, based on historical, archival and iconographic sources; both models were, later, subject to post-processing, preparatory to the development of virtual navigation. The tour scenario includes options in order to make it attractive for the player, such as interactive elements, interfaces and animations.
Application of a laser-based spectrometer for continuous in situ measurements of stable isotopes of soil CO2 in calcareous and acidic soils
Authors: Joseph Jobin , Külls Christoph , Arend Matthias , Schaub Marcus , Hagedorn Frank , Gessler Arthur , Weiler Markus
Published: January 2019

Abstract. The short-term dynamics of carbon and water fluxes
across the soil–plant–atmosphere continuum are still not fully understood.
One important constraint is the lack of methodologies that enable
simultaneous measurements of soil CO2 concentration and respective
isotopic composition at a high temporal resolution for longer periods of
time. δ13C of soil CO2 can be used to derive
information on the origin and physiological history of carbon, and
δ18O in soil CO2 aids in inferring the interaction
between CO2 and soil water. We established a real-time method for
measuring soil CO2 concentration, δ13C and
δ18O values across a soil profile at higher temporal
resolutions (0.05–0.1 Hz) using an off-axis integrated cavity output
spectroscopy (OA-ICOS). We also developed a
calibration method correcting for the sensitivity of the device against
concentration-dependent shifts in δ13C and δ18O
values under highly varying CO2 concentration. The deviations of
measured data were modelled, and a mathematical correction model was
developed and applied for correcting the shift. By coupling an OA-ICOS with
hydrophobic but gas-permeable membranes placed at different depths in acidic
and calcareous soils, we investigated the contribution of abiotic and biotic
components to total soil CO2 release. We found that in the
calcareous Gleysol, CO2 originating from carbonate dissolution
contributed to the total soil CO2 concentration at detectable
degrees, potentially due to CO2 evasion from groundwater. The
13C-CO2 of topsoil at the calcareous soil site was found
reflect δ13C values of atmospheric CO2, and the
δ13C of topsoil CO2 at the acidic soil site was
representative of the biological respiratory processes. δ18O
values of CO2 in both sites reflected the δ18O of
soil water across most of the depth profile, except for the 80 cm depth at
the calcareous site where a relative enrichment in 18O was
observed.
Calculating Corporate Compliance & The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Authors: Haney Brian S.
Published: January 2019

Technology is rapidly disrupting every industry and institution around the globe. Yet, corporate compliance has remained relatively unaffected by technological change when compared to other industries. If firms continue to lag behind in their compliance efforts, their risk exposure to the potentially lethal sanctions associated with major compliance failures will continue to increase with time. This is particularly true in the context of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Generally, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) is a regulatory statute that forbids bribery and false accounting for domestic firms doing business abroad. And, in the past decade the DOJ and SEC have begun aggressively enforcing the FCPA. Firms should begin using technology to develop more robust and cost-efficient compliance programs to insulate themselves from the FCPA’s harsh penalties. This Article provides an algorithm that allows firms to evaluate and improve their compliance programs in accordance with several published sources of guidance. Compliance scholars have made clear that it is critical for firms to maintain strong corporate compliance programs and have suggested different models and frameworks for internal evaluation and auditing. However, those suggestions fail to consider how technology may be used to improve the cost-efficiency of corporate compliance and ethics programs. This Article takes an informatics-based approach to evaluating and improving firm compliance by focusing on the most important compliance functions according to the Department of Justice (“DOJ”), courts, and other Government actors. Indeed, firms may drastically improve the cost-efficiency of their compliance efforts by adopting the analytical framework proposed in this Article.
El paradigma de la lucidez en la narrativa de Julio Cortázar
Authors: Ralón Laureano
Published: January 2019

El presente artículo es la continuación necesaria de una indagación previa sobre la temática de la autenticidad en la narrativa de Julio Cortázar. “A todo o nada: el problema de la (in)autenticidad en Rayuela” (Ralón 2014) propuso una exégesis inicial en torno a la búsqueda individual de Horacio Oliveira, en el marco de la filosofía ontológico-existencial de Martin Heidegger. Este artículo propone ampliar dicho análisis a través de una comparación sistemática con dos de sus más notables predecesores: Johnny Carter y Persio. La especulación subyacente es que las búsquedas fallidas, “a todo o nada”, de los perseguidores cortazarianos ocurren en el interior de un mismo paradigma lúcido que representa la sistematización de un tipo de epistemología reduccionista. El fracaso individual de los protagonistas –que a pesar de la diversidad de sus técnicas y tácticas no logran trascender el subjetivismo radical y el individualismo metodológico propiciados por la modernidad, desembocando invariablemente en un solipsismo nihilista– es un componente necesario de un proceso de apertura existencial que comienza con “El perseguidor” (1959), continúa en Los premios (1960) y finaliza en Rayuela (1963).
Cómo se cuentan los viajes: estrategias narrativas en Sergio Chejfec y Martín Caparrós
Authors: González-Rivera Juliana
Published: January 2019

Sergio Chejfec y Martín Caparrós, autores hispanoamericanos, residentes fuera de su país de origen y que han tratado poéticas del movimiento, sirven como punto de partida para analizar las estrategias narrativas del viajero contemporáneo. Cómo se cuentan los viajes, qué elementos reúnen o separan estos dos autores, qué nos dice su escritura que permite identificar su condición con la de viajeros y sus libros con la escritura de viajes –ese género fronterizo, híbrido, mestizo–. Entre los elementos analizados está la búsqueda, la hipertextualidad, el problema del tiempo y el espacio, la condición de testigo y traductor del viajero y la premisa informativa que forma parte del relato de viaje más allá de las estrategias narrativas.
La tutoría entre iguales: un elemento clave en las aulas interculturales inclusivas
Authors: Molina Diaz Maria , Benet Gil Alicia , Doménech Vidal Ana
Published: January 2019

En este trabajo se presenta la puesta en marcha de una experiencia de tutoría entre iguales fija llevada a cabo en el centro de una pequeña localidad de Castellón con alumnos de tercer curso de Educación Infantil y alumnos de sexto de Educación Primaria. La experiencia aquí presentada sigue un procedimiento muy marcado en el que se constituyen las parejas, se realizan sesiones de formación a los agentes implicados, se procede a la preparación y diseño de material y finalmente, se realizan las sesiones de tutoría.  Tras la práctica, la recogida de información se realizó a través de un grupo de discusión con el alumnado tutor con el fin de conocer su opinión sobre el efecto que las tutorías habían tenido en ellos. Tal y como se muestra en los resultados, los tutores apuntan que la participación en las tutorías ha influido positivamente en la competencia lectora de sus tutorados y en la paciencia y cohesión de grupo de ellos, los tutores. Así pues la tutoría entre iguales se ha utilizado para convertir las interacciones entre alumnos de diferentes cursos en oportunidades de aprendizaje y crecimiento, tanto académica como personalmente.
Aportaciones de María de Maeztu a los inicios de la Pedagogía Social en España
Authors: González-Geraldo José Luis
Published: January 2019

María de Maeztu será siempre recordada por ser la directora de la Residencia de Señoritas, pero el lugar que le pertenece en la Historia de la Educación no se reduce a esta importante tarea. El presente trabajo tiene la intención de poner de relieve las aportaciones principales que realizó sobre la introducción y difusión de la Pedagogía Social en España. Tomaremos como periodo crítico de estudio el antes, durante y después de su estancia en Alemania (1912-1913), donde estuvo en contacto, entre otros, con el profesor Paul Natorp. De manera previa, se prestará especial interés a los motivos que pudieron influir en la decisión que la llevó a la universidad de Marburgo, por lo que será inevitable hablar de José Ortega y Gasset y Ramiro de Maeztu. El análisis del contenido de las aportaciones nos proporciona una visión global de cuál fue el papel que María de Maeztu jugó en los inicios de la Pedagogía Social de nuestro país hasta 1915, fecha en la que fue nombrada directora de la mencionada residencia.
EXPERIMENTAL DETERMINATION OF THE QUANTITY AND DISTRIBUTION OF CHEMICAL CROSSLINKS IN UNAGED AND AGED NATURAL RUBBER. II: A SULFUR DONOR SYSTEM
Authors: Howse Samantha , Porter Christopher , Mengistu Tesfaldet , Petrov Ivan , Pazur Richard J.
Published: January 2019

A series of unfilled and stabilized natural rubber compounds varying in concentration of tetramethylthiuram disulfide (TMTD) was analyzed using rheometry, hardness, dynamic mechanical properties, stress–strain (Mooney–Rivlin), equilibrium solvent swell (Flory–Rhener), and low-field nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) by the double quantum (DQ) technique. Crosslinking level increased proportionately with TMTD concentration, and the reaction ratio of three TMTD molecules producing one crosslink was generally upheld. Unreacted TMTD acted as a pseudo-plasticizer and lowered the chain entanglement density with increasing TMTD content. DQ NMR confirmed that the elastic network was homogeneous and that the absolute chemical crosslink distributions broaden with increasing curative level. Upon mild heat aging, zinc complexes based on TMTD/ZnO are likely responsible for causing additional crosslinking, explaining the rise in crosslink density by equilibrium solvent swell and DQ NMR. The amine-based antioxidant, the generation of thiocarbamate radicals from TMTD, and the heat stability of the predominant monosulfide crosslinking system helped to limit network breakdown through chain scission. The chain entanglement increase is likely due to reduction of the plasticizing effect caused by unreacted curative. The distribution of crosslinks slightly broadens toward higher total crosslink density because of the generation of additional chemical crosslinks and chain entanglement densification.
No evidence for prosodic effects on the syntactic encoding of complement clauses in German
Authors: Kentner Gerrit , Franz Isabelle
Published: January 2019

Does linguistic rhythm matter to syntax, and if so, what kinds of syntactic decisions are susceptible to rhythm? By means of two recall-based sentence production experiments and two corpus studies – one on spoken and one on written language – we investigated whether linguistic rhythm affects the choice between introduced and un-introduced complement clauses in German. Apart from the presence or absence of the complementiser dass (‘that’), these two sentence types differ with respect to the position of the tensed verb (verb-final/verb-second). Against our predictions, that were based on previously reported rhythmic effects on the use of the optional complementiser that in English, the experiments fail to obtain compelling evidence for rhythmic/prosodic influences on the structure of complement clauses in German. An overview of pertinent studies showing rhythmic influences on syntactic encoding suggests these effects to be generally restricted to syntactic domains smaller than a clause. We assume that, in the course of language production, initially, clause level syntactic projections are specified; their specification is in fact the prerequisite for phonological encoding to start. Consequently, prosodic effects may only touch upon the lower level categories that are to be integrated into the clausal projection, but not upon the syntactic makeup of the higher order projection itself.
Adverbial clauses: Internally rich, externally null
Authors: Blümel Andreas , Pitsch Hagen
Published: January 2019

This paper suggests a novel syntactic treatment of adverbial clauses. The point of departure is the observation – in German and Slavic languages – that there exists an asymmetry in the complexity of subordinating elements in complement and adverbial clauses: While the former feature simplex complementizers, i.e. heads, the latter to a large extent feature complex prepositional phrases in addition to the adverbial CP. Sense can be made of this observation if adverbial clauses exhibit a structure {PP, CP} in the specifier-less framework of Chomsky (2013). The labeling algorithm suggested in that work delivers no result, i.e. structure remains exocentric in line with the spirit of suggestions regarding adjuncts more generally (Hornstein & Nunes 2008). The underlying reason for the asymmetry is thus that C-elements must be simplex to ensure that the selected complement clause is properly endowed with a syntactic category. There is no corresponding need for this in (unselected) adverbial clauses, and hence no derivational problem for Merging PP with CP which suppresses the application of the labeling algorithm.
The Mediating Effect of Sustainable Consumption Attitude on Association between Perception of Sustainable Lifestyle and Sustainable Consumption Practice
Authors: Zakaria Nurul Fardini , Rahim Husniyah Abdul , Paim Laily , Zakaria Nurul Farhana
Published: January 2019

The issue of sustainability is increasingly becoming the focus of research activities. In order to achieve sustainability, various parties need to play their role, including the adolescents. However, environmental issues appear to be more critical nowadays. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between the perception of sustainable lifestyle and sustainable consumption practice among urban adolescents in Selangor, Malaysia. The Structural Equation Modelling analysis was able to measure the impact of mediator sustainable consumption attitude on the relationship between perception of sustainable lifestyle and sustainable consumption practice. Finding of the study showed that sustainable consumption attitude is a partial mediator of the relationship between perception of sustainable lifestyle and sustainable consumption practice. Through this study, factors affecting sustainable consumption practice among adolescents can be identified in detail, subsequently can be used as input in the implementation of sustainable consumption practice programs to help adolescents practice sustainable consumption.
Land Ownership Reform in Islam
Authors: Ridwan Ridwan
Published: January 2019

This article shows that Islam has laid the foundations of agrarian law reform or land reform, from the oppressive and exploitative pre-Islamic system of land ownership towards the fair, equitable and humanist-religious-based distribution of land ownership. The purpose of agrarian reform cannot be separated from the objectives of the law in general, that is to create justice, expediency and law certainty which describe the legal values either juridical, sociological or philosophical. To explain the idea of agrarian reform in Islamic law, there are some discussions proving the existence of the notion of land ownership reform in terms of the process of land right ownership and patterns of land distribution by the State based on the historical data, especially early history of Islam. Shifting paradigm from the feudalist pre-Islamic ownership system to the communalist-religious Islamic ownership system under the single authority of the head of state on the basis of the principle of fairness rests on the spirit to realize the ideals of public benefit.
China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC): International Media Reporting and Legal Validity of Gilgit-Baltistan
Authors: Asif Muhammad , Ling Yang Bo
Published: January 2019

New Silk Road Initiative is known as Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), an initiative which connect the China to the world for establish a free trade zone. China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is one of the mega project of BRI that strengthen the relationship between Pakistan and China. It was started with the initial value of $46 billion for the development of transportation, infrastructure, and energy projects in Pakistan which has reached to $62 billion now. CPEC projects are going to open a new door of progress in Pakistan and also getting an attention of international media to highlight the opportunities and challenges of these ongoing projects. The aim of this study is to observe the international media reporting about the CPEC by examining the international news which was reported in the following international newspapers regarding CPEC, such as Dawn News (Pakistan), Global Times (China), Times of India (India) and BBC News (UK). News reported from January 2018 to June 2018 has the part of my study and tried to find out that the way of international media to shatter the news and what are the differences and similarities among the news reporting. The study has also discussed and clarified the legal territorial right of the regions of the CPEC, especially the Gilgit-Baltistan.
Optimized Solution for Increasing Electricity Access with Mini-Grid Technology in Nigeria
Authors: Azimoh Chukwuma Leonard , Mbohwa Charles
Published: January 2019

Electricity challenge in Nigeria is such that only a dramatic increase in both generation and distribution capacity could leapfrog it out of the situation. Reports show that about 61% of the population have access to electricity, and those that do have are currently grappling with epileptic supply. The power network has installed capacity of about 12.5GW whereas the distribution network has capacity for about 6 GW, and often only about 4.5 GW is available to the consumers. Shortfalls are often met with private generations using diesel generators, resulting in noise and environmental pollution with the attendant health consequences. Frightfully so, the challenge is further exacerbated by the burgeoning population. Nevertheless, the government have set an ambitious target for increasing electricity access in VISION 2030 national development plan. A major milestone of this policy is the audacious ambition to increase the existing grid capacity to 30 GW, with 30% of the mix coming from low carbon technology sources. This study explores the use of available renewable energy resources at eleven locations in different regions of the country for optimal generation of energy in contribution to the Nigerian energy matrix. The study was conducted using HOMER™ and Power BI models. Four energy sources were investigated comprising of solar, wind, hydro and diesel. Our findings show that most places in the southern and middle belt parts of the country support mini-grid systems but are more receptive to grid extension, while a majority of the locations in the north are more environmentally friendly to the implementation of mini-grids. In addition, most places investigated in the south, solar technology contributes more than 80% to the energy mix, meanwhile, most northern locations despite having higher solar irradiation are better suited for wind technology with above 60% contribution to the fold.
(Lack of) Problematization of Water Supply Use and Abuse of Environmental Discourses and Natural Resource Related Claims in German, Austrian, Slovenian and Italian Media
Authors: Weder Franzisca , Voci Denise , Vogl Nadja Christin
Published: January 2019

The paper aims to trace back the environmental discourse on water supply and the risk of scarcity and to learn about media dealing with information about natural resources we cannot live without. Therefore, it presents a theoretical concept to identify the degree of problematization of resource related issues in the media and works out regularities of environmental discourses.

Design: The presented data of a quantitative as well as qualitative media content analysis (Nvivo) of newspaper articles (n = 1745) published in Central Europe (Italy, Slovenia, Austria and Germany) focuses on the arguments and frames used in relation to the issue of water supply. Based on a theoretical model of public debates and discourses on CSR, sustainability and environmental issues (Bourdieu, 1991; May et al., 2007; Weder, 2012a, 2012b; Castello et al., 2013; Weder, 2015a), the underlying assumption is that only a high degree of problematization (variety and counter activeness of arguments) in the media represents a public discourse.

Findings: The results show that the main water supply related sub issues debated in the media are water privatization and management. Media discourses about water as a natural resource are dominated by economic frames, in particular arguments of corporations (particularly in Italy) and political actors (particularly in Austria). Accordingly, the lack of controversy and counterarguments as well as the homogeneity of frames show that the issue of water allocation and the risk of scarcity is not problematized in the media.

Implications: Working with the theoretical assumption of a high degree of problematization as condition for public discourses, the qualitative evaluation shows a non-existence of an environmental discourse on resources and sustainable ways of water allocation and usage. This puts the phenomenon of politicization, when environmental discourses are drawn to and used by another (i.e. the political) field, up for discussion with an “abuse” of environmental claims for specific political and economic interests as worst-case scenario.
Sustainability Indicators for Biobased Product Manufacturing: A Systematic Review
Authors: Kooduvalli Komal , Sharma Bhavna , Webb Erin , Vaidya Uday , Ozcan Soydan
Published: January 2019

Indicators are effective decision-supporting tools to assess and evaluate progress toward sustainability for a given system. This paper reviews the literature on the four pillars of sustainability (environmental, economic, technical, and social) and relevant indicators used in the agricultural, manufacturing, and materials sectors to determine a framework for manufacturing biobased products as only individual sectors have been studied in detail. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) methodology is used to select 40 papers for review in this study. This paper suggests 22 categories encompassing 33 core measurable indicators with respective units for biobased manufacturing sectors to determine the sustainability of an end product while holistically understanding the standpoint of biomaterial industries in assessing a sustainable supply chain.