bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Full-Scale Measurements of Welding-Induced Initial Deflections and Residual Stresses in Steel-Stiffened Plate Structures
Authors: Yi M S , Hyun C M , Paik J K
Published: July 2019

Plated structures such as ships and offshore structures are constructed using welding techniques that attach support members (or stiffeners) to the plating. During this process, initial imperfections develop in the form of initial deformations (deflections or distortions) and residual stresses. These initial imperfections significantly affect the buckling and ultimate strength of these structures. Therefore, to assess the strength of welded plate structures, it is very important to predict the magnitude and pattern of welding-induced initial imperfections and their effects on buckling and ultimate strength. To determine the reliability of the prediction methods, it is desirable to validate the theoretical or numerical predictions of welding-induced initial imperfections through comparison with full-scale actual measurements. However, full-scale measurement databases are lacking, as they are costly to obtain. This study contributes to the development of a full-scale measurement database of welding-induced initial imperfections in steel-stiffened plate structures. The target structures are parts of real (full-scale) deckhouses in very large crude oil carrier class floating,
production, storage and offloading unit structures. For parametric study purposes, four test structures by varying plate thickness are measured while the stiffener types and weld bead length are fixed. Modern technologies for measuring initial deformations and residual stresses are applied. The details of the measurement methods are documented for the use of other researchers and practicing engineers who want to validate their computational models for predicting welding-induced initial imperfections.
Evaluation Key Risk Factors Affecting Cargo Damages on Export Operations for Container Carriers in Taiwan
Authors: Tseng Wen-Jui , Ding Ji-Feng , Chen Yi-Chun
Published: July 2019

The main purpose of this article is to apply the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) method to analyse key risk factors affecting cargo damages on export operations for container shipping carriers in Taiwan. Based on the literature and experts’ opinions, a hierarchical structure with three risk aspects and eleven risk factors was constructed. We then applied the AHP procedure and AHP experts’ questionnaires to evaluate the key risk factors. The empirical results showed that: (1) ‘Shipping proxy phase’ is the most important aspect affecting cargo damages on export operations for container shipping carriers in Taiwan. (2) In order of relative importance, the top four key risk factors are “shipper’s concealed items have not been reported,” “inappropriate cargo packaging,” “insecure fixation between the container and ship deck,” and “error in printed documents.” Furthermore, some recommendations concerning effective risk management strategies and advices are provided for container shipping carriers.
Verplaatsingen tussen Brussel en de rand: sterk uiteenlopende situaties
Authors: Strale Mathieu
Published: July 2019

De mobiliteit tussen Brussel en de rand is een multidimensionale problematiek die uitdagingen op sociaal-economisch, ecologisch en politiek vlak meebrengt. En toch zijn er relatief weinig nauwkeurige gegevens terug te vinden over dit onderwerp. Tegen die achtergrond gaat dit artikel dieper in op de kwestie aan de hand van een empirische geografische analyse. Het resultaat zijn uiteenlopende omstandigheden en manieren om zich vanuit het grootstedelijk gebied naar Brussel te verplaatsen, die in een typologie worden samengevat.
The Synthesis of Polyethersulfone (PES) and its Derivatives as Polymer Light Emitting Diode (PLED) Material
Authors: Anggraini Cyntia Stiani , Wahyuningrum Deana , Alni Anita
Published: July 2019

Nowadays some types of polymer are being developed as Polymer Light Emitting Diode (PLED) materials because they have some advantages compared to small molecule organic light emitting diode (SM-OLED). Polymers which have numerous conjugated double bonds can be used as PLED materials, such as the polyethersulfone (PES) and its derivatives. Therefore, further research on the synthesis of PES and its derivatives is needed to explore their potential as PLED materials. In this research, the synthesis of polyethersulfone has been performed utilizing Microwave Assisted Organic Synthesis (MAOS) method and subsequently the synthesized PES was being transformed into the nitrated PES (PES-NO2) and the aminated PES (PES-NH2) utilizing the conventional method (reflux). Polymer structure is elucidated through FT-IR and 1H-NMR spectrum. Polymer application as PLED material is characterized by fluorescence emission spectrum. The maximum wavelengths in the fluorecence emission spectra of polymer in NMP were 444 nm for PES, 356 nm and 444 nm for PES-NO2, also 440 nm for PES-NH2.Based on the various analyses of data, the synthesis of PES, PES-NO2, and PES-NH2 has been successfully performed and all of polymers have the potent to be used as PLED materials because of its ability to emit light (blue) in the visible area.
Effect of Sintering Temperature on Crystal Structure and Surface Morphology of NdFeO3 Oxide Alloy Materials Prepared by Solid Reaction Method
Authors: Agus Jasdar , Samnur S. , Triyana Kuwat , Sujiono E.H
Published: July 2019

This research is aimed to study the effect of sintering temperature on crystalline structure and surface morphology of NdFeO3 oxide alloy materials. NdFeO3 was synthesized by solid state reaction method with mixing of 99.9% Nd2O3 and 99.9% Fe2O3 as precursors. Three samples with different process were made in this experiment. The 1st (#1) and 2nd (#2) samples were sintered for 84 hours at 950°C and 600°C. Calcination procces was carried out at 950°C for 50 hours. The 3rd (#3) sample was sintered for 84 hours at 600°C without calcination process. The samples were characterized by using SEM (Scanning Electron Microscopy) and XRD (X-Ray Diffraction). Based on the SEM characterization result, it was obtained that the sintering temperature influence on surface morphology of NdFeO3 grain size. The XRD analyze was obtained FWHM (Full Width at Half Maximum) value of sample #1, #2 and #3 are 0.11°, 0.10°, and 0.31°, respectively. The value of FWHM was associated with the peak at 2Θ of 32.53° for all sample, it is indicated of hkl (121). Further calculation based on crystallography data was carried out by rietveld method with rietica software and the best quality will be applied as a gas sensor materials.
Effect of ZnO Nanoparticles on Grain Refinement of Mg-Al-Zn Alloy by Thixoforming Process
Authors: Kusharjanto Kusharjanto , Soepriyanto Syoni , Korda Akhmad Ardian , Dwiwanto Supono Adi
Published: July 2019

Thixoforming process is one method to improve the mechanical properties, especially in the manufacture of magnesium alloy components. This method is an alternative to lightweight structures and simultaneously efficient use of raw materials, fuel efficiency and environmental friendliness. The aim of this study is investigates the effect of ZnO nanoparticles addition on grain refinement of Mg-Al-Zn alloy by thixoforming. In these experiments, ZnO nanoparticles added from 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4 and 0.5 wt. % to Mg-Al-Zn alloy and thixoforming temperature set-up at 530°C. The results showed that the increasing of weight % ZnO nanoparticles cause decreasing grain size average of Mg-Al-Zn alloy both as-cast and thixoforming. On 0.5 wt. % ZnO addition was obtained grain refinement 39.87 μm (decreased 29.29%) and hardness 73.80 HB (increased 53.94%) compared to as-cast.
Catalyst Free Hydroxyl Protection of Quinine via Esterification
Authors: Roswanda Robby , Putra Ilham Ardatul , Mardiastuti Maria , Mujahidin Didin
Published: July 2019

A method to protect the hydroxyl group of quinine via esterification is developed. The method uses acetyl and benzoyl as the protection group. The method employs no catalyst that generates reasonable yield at 83% for acetyl and 73% for benzoyl. This catalyst free method emphasizes on the importance substrate reactivity to achieve free catalyst procedure. Ester form of quinine synthesized might be further functionalized for various aims in accordance to its rich functional group and building block of quinine.
The Microwave Assisted Synthesis of Imine Derivative Ligands for Nickel(II) Complex as Catalyst Precursors in Glucose Conversion to Sorbitol
Authors: Wahyuningrum Deana , Mulyani Irma , Prajnamitra Ray Putra
Published: July 2019

Two imine derivative ligands, L1 and L2, have been synthesized using the microwave assisted organic synthesis (MAOS) method from the reaction between bibenzoyl and L-tryptophan and L-Histidine, respectively. The ligands were further transformed into two nickel(II) complex, C1 and C2, as the precursors of catalysts in glucose conversion to sorbitol. The two NiO/SiO2 catalysts, K1 and K2, have been generated through the calcination process of complex C1 and C2, respectively, which were previously impregnated into silica. The K1 catalyst with average particle size of 5 nm shows good catalytic activity, with no presence of any nickel leached into the solution, and has successfully converted 21.99% of glucose into sorbitol. The K2 catalyst with average particle size of 10 nm also shows good catalytic activity and has successfully converted 32.30% of glucose into sorbitol, although it shows the presence of leached nickel.
Soil- transmitted nematode infections in school children in a peri-urban area, North Central Nigeria
Authors: Taiwo O. O. , Edungbola L. E. , Nyamngee A. , Ikpi R. T. , Amaechi E. C.
Published: July 2019

Parasitic infections caused by Soil Transmitted Nematodes (STN) are a common occurrence in developing countries with unfavourable environmental conditions that favour the development of eggs and larvae of STN. This was a cross sectional study carried out from January to April, 2018 to determine the prevalence and intensity of STN infections in six randomly selected primary schools in the Ilorin South Local Government Area, Kwara State, Nigeria. Stool specimens were collected from 508 pupils (259 males; 249 females), which were prepared and examined using the Kato-Katz technique. Of 508 stool specimens examined, 206 (40.6%) were infected with at least one of the STN. Eggs of Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, Enterobius vermicularis and hookworms were identified with prevalences of 37.9%, 4.9%, 2.4% and 30.1% respectively. In all six schools examined, 115 males (44.4%) and 91 females(36.5%) were found to be infected (P<0.01). Pupils in the age group 5-7 years were found to be the most infected (52.2%), while the least occurred in the age group 14-16 years (28.2%). Of the 206 (40.6%) infected pupils; light, moderate and heavy infections were noted in 12.2%,20.7% and 7.5% respectively. The egg-count of Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, hookworms and Enterobius vermicularis were 277.8±168.4, 160±118.1, 199.7±131.4 and 33.6±13.1 eggs per gram of faeces respectively. The intensity of STN infections was higher among males (231.3±159.8) than among females (230.8±154.8). Pupils in the age group 11-13 had the highest intensity of infection (267.0±158.1). Prevalence of single and double infections was 75.3% and 24.7% respectively. STN infections are prevalent in the study area which calls for regular deworming, health education and provision of basic sanitary and social amenities to reduce the disease burden.
Use of ovitrap surveillance to assess dengue outbreak risks in selected dengue endemic areas in Sri Lanka
Authors: Nirmani M. D. , Perera K. L. N. S. , Galhena G. H.
Published: July 2019

Dengue fever has been endemic to Sri Lanka for several decades. Due to the unavailability of an established prophylactic medicine, dengue prevention depends largely on vector control, where vector surveillance plays a key role. The present study aimed to assess the Aedes mosquito abundance and the risk of disease outbreak using ovitrap surveillance in 14 areas in Sri Lanka, covering four districts with high dengue incidence during 2014 – 2016. A total of 1537 ovitraps were placed in Colombo (Kirulapone, Dematagoda, Grandpass and Thummulla), Gampaha (Kurana and Imbulgoda), Kalutara (Horana, Keselwaththa and Kalamulla) and Kandy (Nawalapitiya, Peradeniya, Edanduwawa, Hanthana Road and Thalwaththa) districts in both indoor and outdoor sites and were collected after five days. The larval counts were used to calculate the Container Index (CI) and Ovitrap Index (OI). Our results revealed significantly higher CI for Aedes species for outdoor compared to indoor sites, indicating a tendency of Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus to breed more in outdoor habitats (p < 0.05). In most co-bred ovitraps, the number of Ae. aegypti larvae were higher than those of Ae. albopictus. The abundance of Ae. aegypti was higher in urban areas compared to rural areas (p < 0.05) whereas no such difference was observed for Ae. albopictus. This suggests that Ae. albopictus has been successful in invading habitats with different levels of urbanization. Further, all studied areas showed an OI > 10 % for either or both Aedes species reflecting a possible risk of dengue outbreaks as per the guidelines. Nevertheless, only the abundance of Ae. aegypti (in terms of OI) showed a positive correlation with the number of dengue cases (r = 0.96, p < 0.05) indicating its substantial contribution towards dengue incidences in the studied areas.
Tattoos and tableaus of flourishing: Qohelet and African spirituality in transformation
Authors: Steenkamp-Nel Annalie E.
Published: July 2019

African spirituality studies have established that Africans regard flourishing as connected to the secular and the sacred. African human flourishing as a multi-faceted concept remains relatively unexplored though. Guided by a spiritual transformation approach, I suggested that African lives, activities, choices and beliefs are dynamically integrated with Qohelet’s interpretation of joy towards flourishing. I offered differing interpretations of familiar ‘joy’ texts in Qohelet in an effort to breathe new life into the texts themselves, along with the interdisciplinary dialogue more generally. The theoretical framework of spiritual transformation will be followed in order to relate ‘flourishing’ and ‘joy’ to its African relevance. The interaction between Biblical scholarship and African spirituality resulted in attaining a more profound understanding of the African human person. African spiritual transformation and its Biblical resonances can guide readers in harnessing their own range of joy experiences, unravel daily issues and enhance modern flourishing.Intradisciplinary and/or interdisciplinary implications: The research is positioned in the interface between Biblical scholarship and African spirituality. The sensorial aspect of joy can be explored in Liturgy and Practical Theology in order to assist churches in accommodating joy. Spirituality can support Missiology on its way to congregational and community flourishing. The constructive engagement with the natural sciences can assist diverse societies, individuals, families, biological bodies, social groups and political institutions in South Africa to understand with integrity the origin and ongoing dynamics of their spirituality.
Pulp canal calcification associated with periapical lesion as dental trauma sequelae – Clinical-surgical treatment
Authors: Furich Michelle Zardin , Xavier Cristina Braga , Cruz Luis Eduardo Rilling Nova , Martos Josué
Published: July 2019

The objective of this report is to describe a surgical treatment in a traumatized tooth presenting pulp canal calcification (PCC) and periapical pathology. Three months after a patient had suffered injuries by luxation in the right central mandibular incisor, complete calcification of root canals was radiographically observed in addition to a radiographic image compatible with apical periodontitis. The chosen treatment was endodontic surgery and apical root sealing with mineral trioxide aggregate endodontic cement. After 4 months, the tooth showed complete apical repair. We concluded that the endodontic surgery is a procedure specifically indicated for cases of impossibility of conventional endodontic treatment, as in teeth with PCC.
Método de análise de áudio para detecção de falhas de comunicação
Authors: Braga Marcelo , Lube dos Santos Otavio
Published: July 2019

In the area of automation, the activity of analyzing the audios lasted one day, so it was necessary to automate this analysis. Two engineering softwares were used, one inside the company and another to carry out this work. An algorithm was created with the objective of assisting the employee in the analysis of a greater number of audios in a shorter time, thus reducing both the possibility of communication failures and the workload of the activity. The application of this method allowed on average the discovery of 75% of the bad audios (generally by noises), but approximately half of the audios detected as bad, presented no problems. The objectives of the method were achieved, but adjustments were still needed to reduce the amount of false negatives.
Soupault, "Les Dernières Nuits de Paris" y los intertextos: ¿"Georgette" y/o "Nadja"?
Authors: Velázquez Ezquerra José Ignacio
Published: July 2019

El artículo analiza la escritura de la obra Les Dernières Nuits de Paris, sus condiciones de creación y sus marcas de intertextualidad en relación con los postulados surrealistas y el período en el que Soupault contribuye a formularlos.
Toward Material and Interspecies Communication: An Interview with Eduardo Kac
Authors: Alcaraz Aleksandra Łukaszewicz
Published: July 2019

Communication is neither just verbal communication nor written and has to be understood in relation to a particular context: historical, material, embodied, emotional, and so on. We also have acknowledged that some kind of communication is possible between species. The investigation of interspecies and material communication is interestingly developed through artistic experiments of Eduardo Kac (a Chicago-based, Brazilian-born bio-artist interested in genetic engineering, and the first person to implant an RFID microchip under his skin in the art project “Time Capsule,” 1997). The aim of the interview was to inquire into Kac’s views on language, evolution, and material and interspecies communication, which turns out to have the capacity to mitigate our anxiety that direct, material, nonlinguistic communication will be lacking poetic, aesthetic, and interpretative values. Kac states that if we resign from linguistics and philology, we will open ourselves to the possibility of interspecies communication. This kind of communication appears in a few instances, or on different levels, biological and behavioral (which are not always easy to distinguish between), creating new threads of relationship with other nonhuman entities, which plausibly will make us more sensitive to their well-being, and can cause important shifts in our behavior, supporting the development of empathy toward others in global terms.
Adolescentes heridos por arma de fuego y sus factores biosocioeconómicos relacionados
Authors: Ponce Barahona Oscar , Ponce Quezada Oscar
Published: July 2019

Antecedentes: En los últimos años las heridas por arma de fuego (HPAF) se han incrementado a nivel mundial; son la segunda causa de muerte traumática en adolescentes en los Estados Unidos. En Honduras se ha incrementado esta patología probablemente debido a factores de diversa índole tales como: desintegración familiar, desempleo, incorporación temprana a grupos delictivos, experiencias con drogas, difusión no controlada de actos violentos a través de medios de comunicación masivos y facilidad para adquisición de armas. Objetivo: Determinar los factores biológicos, sociales y económicos relacionados con HPAF en pacientes adolescentes atendidos en la Emergencia de Pediatría del Hospital Mario Catarino Rivas (HMCR), en el período de julio 2015 -junio 2017. Pacientes y métodos: estudio descriptivo, observacional, prospectivo, con muestreo no probabilístico por conveniencia. Resultados: la prevalencia fue de 4.1%. Entre los adolescentes con HPAF los factores biosocioeconómicos identificados a deserción escolar fueron: desintegración familiar, emancipación, pobreza, dependencia económica familiar, asociación a grupos delictivos, uso de alcohol y tabaco. Conclusiones: En este estudio predomino el sexo masculino y el grupo etario mas afectado fueron los adolescentes. Una gran parte residían en San Pedro Sula y también hubo relación con el sitio geográfico del trauma el cual fue el mismo. Cabe señalar que no predominaron las complicaciones médicas, pero el principal móvil del trauma fueron los asaltos.
Síndrome de Guillain Barré Recurrente: Reporte de caso
Authors: Galeas Oliva Mélida , Ramos Fabiola Carolina
Published: July 2019

El síndrome de Guillain-Barré (SGB) o polirradiculoneuritis aguda es una enfermedad autoinmune, desencadenada por una infección viral o bacteriana, su incidencia es de 1.7/100000, únicamente el 3% puede recaer en los años subsiguientes. Es una patología poco frecuente y menos frecuente aún son los casos recurrentes, por lo que realizamos una revisión de su epidemiología, cuadro clínico, criterios diagnósticos y su manejo. Se trata de un paciente masculino de 9 años de edad, que el 13 de octubre de 2008 al primer año de edad fue ingresado durante 1 mes al Instituto Hondureño de Seguridad Social (IHSS) con cuadro de parálisis flácida ascendente progresiva (Síndrome de Guillain Barré), recibió manejo con inmunoglobulina cuya dosis y otros datos sobre su tratamiento, exámenes o estudios realizados se desconocen. La recuperación completa se dio aproximadamente a los 6 meses posteriores al inicio de los síntomas. Sin embargo reingresa el 12 de noviembre de 2014 en IHSS con diagnóstico de Parálisis Flácida ascendente recurrente (segundo episodio), sin recuperación completa ya que presentó secuelas en miembros inferiores. Se le realizó Electromiografía con datos compatibles con polirradiculopatía motora desmielinizante simétrica. En marzo de este año (2017) se presenta con igual sintomatología por lo que se ingresa como síndrome de Guillain barré recurrente (tercer episodio).
Asma en el paciente pediátrico
Authors: Benincore Robledo Andres , Prado López Lidia María
Published: July 2019

El asma es una enfermedad respiratoria crónica y heterogénea que afecta a más de 250 millones de personas en todo el mundo. Su origen es multifactorial y está determinada por factores predisponentes y desencadenantes que resultan en un fenotipo específico. La forma de presentación más común en niños es el alérgico, de inicio temprano y desencadenada por alérgenos. La sospecha inicial es clínica, con la triada clásica de tos, sibilancias y dificultad respiratoria desencadenada por factores ambientales específicos, empeora con cuadros infecciosos y varía con el tiempo. En mayores de 6 años, la confirmación diagnóstica se hace con pruebas de función respiratoria. En menores de esta edad el diagnóstico es complejo debido a las sibilancias asociadas a infecciones y broncoespasmo post-infeccioso, por lo que se han desarrollado herramientas para ayudar a diferenciarlo. El tratamiento se determinará según la clasificación por severidad. La base es el esteroide inhalado, y el objetivo es encontrar la dosis mínima necesaria para controlar los síntomas siguiendo el esquema escalonado de tratamiento, en el que se puede combinar con otros medicamentos, según el control que se tenga. Es esencial llevar un seguimiento estrecho, con citas cada tres meses para subir o bajar en la escalera según sea necesario. El uso correcto de inhaladores es primordial para lograr buen control. En caso de perderse éste puede sobrevenir una crisis. El conocimiento del paciente y sus padres sobre cómo identificarla y tratarla en su inicio, son esenciales para evitar complicaciones.
Is Inhaled Heparin a Viable Therapeutic Option in Inhalation Injury?
Authors: Zieliński Michał , Wróblewski Piotr , Kozielski Jerzy
Published: July 2019

Inhalation injury is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with burns. Presence of airways injury adds to the need of fluid supplementation, increases risk of pulmonary complications. Due to many mechanisms involved in pathophysiology the treatment is complex. Among them the formation of fibrin casts inside airways constitutes a prominent element. The material residing in tracheobronchial tree causes ventilation-perfusion mismatch, complicates mechanical ventilation, provides a medium for bacterial growth. Many studies of animal models and single centre human studies investigated inhaled anticoagulation regimens employing heparin in management of inhalation injury. Simultaneously safety, especially in connection with possible bleeding risk, was the subject of research. The results suggest positive impact on treatment results, with low risk of side effects. This paper revise the available clinical data on inhaled heparin use in patients with burns.
Fabrication of High Nano-ZnO Doped with Boric Acid Assembled on Cotton Fabric with Flame Retardant Properties
Authors: Ling Chao , Guo Lamei
Published: July 2019

In this study, an attempt was made to investigate the flame retardancy of cotton fabrics coated with a high nano-ZnO content. Via a simply method in situ, a novel ZnO/cotton composite can be fabricated with a high proportion of nano-ZnO assembled on cotton fabric, where the finished cotton fabric has a certain property of flame retardancy. Discussed herein is the effect of the processed liquid concentration, ammonia-smoking time, and curing temperature on fabric properties such as flame retardancy and hand feeling. Performed were also tests of doping boric acid using the vertical burning method. The finished cotton fabrics were analysed using X-Ray Diffrcation (XRD) and a field emission scanning electron microscope(FESEM), which indicated that between the fibres, and inside the lumen and mesopores of the cotton fibres are assembled with nano-ZnO. The results show that the nano-ZnO content on cotton fabrics can reach up to 15.63 wt%, with the finished cotton fabric having excellent flame retardancy, despite the long after-glow time; however, doping with 0.8 wt% boric acid on the cotton fabric can markedly reduce this. Therefore, a high amount of nano-ZnO doped with boric acid assembled on cotton fabric has great potential in the future.
Removal of Acid Red 27, Reactive Black 5 and Acid Green 16 from Aqueous Solutions using Potassium Ferrate(VI)
Authors: Thomas Maciej , Kliś Simona , Barbusiński Krzysztof , Chyc Marek
Published: July 2019

The article presents the possibility of using potassium ferrate(VI) (K2FeO4) to remove dyes (Acid Red 27, Reactive Black 5, Acid Green 16) belonging to the single azo, double azo and triarylmethane classes from aqueous solutions with an initial concentration of 100 mg/l (Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) values for AR27, RB5 and AG16 sulutions were 172, 156 and 198 mg O2/l, respectively). For the most favorable values of oxidation parameters of AR27 and RB5 (pH 7, K2FeO4 concentration, 180 and 240 mg/l, respectively, reaction time 10 min), visual discolouration of the aqueous solutions investigated and a decrease in COD values of 83.7% and 81.4%, respectively, were achieved. In the case of AG 16 dye, in the most favorable conditions of the oxidation process (pH 3, K2FeO4, concentration 300 mg/l, 15 min), visual discolouration and a decrease in the COD value of 83.8% were also obtained. The probable reasons for the higher resistance of AG16 to oxidation using K2FeO4 compared to AR27 and RB5 were also explained, based on the analysis of the structure and type of bonds present in the molecule AG 16.
The Pictorial Fit-Frail Scale: Developing a Visual Scale to Assess Frailty
Authors: Theou Olga , Andrew Melissa , Ahip Sally Suriani , Squires Emma , McGarrigle Lisa , Blodgett Joanna M. , Goldstein Judah , Hominick Kathryn , Godin Judith , Hougan Glen , Armstrong Joshua J. , Wallace Lindsay , Ghazali Sazlina Shariff , Moorhouse Paige , Fay Sherri , Visvanathan Renuka , Rockwood Kenneth
Published: July 2019

BackgroundStandardized frailty assessments are needed for early iden-tification and treatment. We aimed to develop a frailty scale using visual images, the Pictorial Fit-Frail Scale (PFFS), and to examine its feasibility and content validity.MethodsIn Phase 1, a multidisciplinary team identified domains for measurement, operationalized impairment levels, and re-viewed visual languages for the scale. In Phase 2, feedback was sought from health professionals and the general public. In Phase 3, 366 participants completed preliminary testing on the revised draft, including 162 UK paramedics, and rated the scale on feasibility and usability. In Phase 4, following translation into Malay, the final prototype was tested in 95 participants in Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo.ResultsThe final scale incorporated 14 domains, each conceptual-ized with 3–6 response levels. All domains were rated as “understood well” by most participants (range 64–94%). Percentage agreement with positive statements regarding appearance, feasibility, and usefulness ranged from 66% to 95%. Overall feedback from health-care professionals sup-ported its content validity.ConclusionsThe PFFS is comprehensive, feasible, and appears gener-alizable across countries, and has face and content validity. Investigation into the reliability and predictive validity of the scale is currently underway.
Trazas de la fraternidad
Authors: Farrés Juste Oriol
Published: July 2019

De la triada revolucionaria francesa, la libertad y la igualdad han recibido mucha más atención teórica que la fraternidad. El autor arguye que la fraternidad es una obligación moral prepolítica y los otros dos principios, en cambio, son institucionales y políticos. Se argumenta que la fraternidad es un principio que ahonda en la igualdad y la libertad y, por lo tanto, activa la idea de una ciudadanía insurgente que promueve cambios institucionales para universalizar los derechos. La fraternidad sería un dispositivo permanentemente institucionalizable, pero nunca institucionalizado; esto es, una fuerza moral que conduce a la emancipación de los colectivos subalternos.
Simplified or not Simplified? The Different Guises of Mediated English at the European Parliament
Authors: Ferraresi Adriano , Bernardini Silvia , Petrović Maja Miličević , Lefer Marie-Aude
Published: July 2019

In this article we describe a framework for the corpus-based comparative investigation of interpreting and translation, illustrating it through a study of simplification across different modes of language production and across different language pairs. We rely on EPTIC, a corpus featuring plenary speeches at the European Parliament in their interpreted and translated versions, aligned to each other and to their source texts in English<=>Italian and English<=>French. Aiming to shed light on lexical simplification in different mediation modes, we compare interpretations and translations to each other and to comparable original speeches and their edited written versions. Specifically, we compare lexical features (lexical density, type-token ratio, core vocabulary and list head coverage) in interpreting and translation into English from French and Italian, both in a monolingual comparable perspective and an intermodal perspective. Our results do not unconditionally support the simplification hypothesis: lexical simplification is observed in mediated English, but is found to be greater when the source language is French, and in interpretations rather than translations. We conclude that this feature is contingent on both the mediation mode and the source languages involved, and that the influence of the latter seems to be stronger than that of the former.
Des enfants distingués. Goûts vestimentaires et distinction sociale dans les familles de classes moyennes et supérieures.
Authors: Court Martine
Published: July 2019

Cadre de recherche : Dans toutes les strates de la société, le vêtement est un instrument privilégié de distinction sociale. D’une manière qui n’est pas nécessairement consciente, il permet aux individus de se faire une apparence qui les dote – au moins à leurs propres yeux – d’une certaine forme d’excellence, et de marquer une différence entre eux et des groupes sociaux auxquels ils ne veulent pas être assimilés.

Objectif : L’objectif du présent article est d’analyser la façon dont cette logique de la distinction oriente les pratiques vestimentaires des enfants. En nous centrant sur le cas des classes moyennes et supérieures françaises, nous souhaitons montrer que les choix faits par les parents lorsqu’ils habillent leurs enfants sont le produit de goûts et de dégoûts construits relationnellement, en réaction aux goûts de ceux qui occupent des positions différentes dans l’espace social.

Méthodologie : L’article se fonde sur une enquête qualitative par entretiens réalisée en France entre 2010 et 2012 auprès de vingt-six parents d’enfants âgés de dix ans et appartenant aux classes moyennes ou aux classes supérieures.

Résultats : Après avoir mis en évidence l’existence d’un goût pour la distinction, qui conduit nombre de parents à acheter à leurs enfants des vêtements qui les singularisent, le texte détaille différentes formes de dégoût du goût des autres : une aversion pour certaines tenues associées à différentes fractions des classes populaires, d’une part ; une mise à distance de goûts attribués à d’autres fractions des classes moyennes ou supérieures, d’autre part.

Conclusion : Ces analyses indiquent que les enfants – très exactement les pratiques et les consommations qui leur sont destinées – jouent un rôle important dans la construction des barrières et des hiérarchies symboliques entre les classes.

Contribution : Alors que les consommations destinées aux enfants ne sont quasiment jamais évoquées dans La distinction, l’article montre la pertinence du modèle théorique développé par Pierre Bourdieu pour rendre compte de ces consommations. Au-delà du seul cas de l’habillement, il invite à analyser d’autres pratiques enfantines à la lumière des propositions avancées dans La distinction.
The Tempest de William Shakespeare, dirigida por Gregory Doran (Royal Shakespeare Company, 2016-2017). Dialéctica entre tecnología virtual y corporalidad
Authors: Huertas Martín Víctor
Published: July 2019

Este artículo estudia la dialéctica que se da entre los cuerpos de los actores y la tecnología virtual en la producción de The Tempest de Gregory Doran (2016-2017). Dicha dialéctica será observada desde una óptica marxista – principalmente a partir del trabajo de Silvia Federici – y desde la crítica textual y escénica del texto de Shakespeare. Aspectos como la tecnología y el cuerpo serán de importancia para mi trabajo. Particularmente me centraré en el cuerpo como materia sometida al castigo corporal y a su instrumentalización en la película. También trabajaré a partir de la teorización de Gabriella Giannachi sobre el teatro virtual como herramienta de debate estético, político y ético en un entorno hipertextual. Estudiaré las interacciones entre los cuerpos y la tecnología en el espacio escénico del Royal Shakespeare Theatre y cómo dicha interrelación se traslada a la pantalla durante la emisión del espectáculo a través del live cinema.
La intangibilidad de la lírica: la holopoesía de Eduardo Kac
Authors: Corral Cañas Celia
Published: July 2019

La holopoesía explora los límites del espacio y de la recepción y se constituye como una lírica tridimensional inmaterial. El trabajo de Eduardo Kac resulta pionero y esencial en el género, tanto por sus textos teóricos como, sobre todo, por sus creaciones artísticas. La lectura de los poemas holográficos solo puede ser percibida en relación con el ángulo del lector, con su acercamiento a la obra y con su propio dinamismo. De este modo, el texto, en constante mutación, se convierte en un evento espacio-temporal y genera una experiencia estética significativamente nueva y distinta en cada receptor, en cada recepción.
Más allá de la Realidad Virtual. Reconstrucción Acústica Virtual de antiguos teatros del Siglo de Oro. Hacia una vivencia virtual del teatro en los albores de la ultra-realidad
Authors: Segura García Jaume , Mirasol Menacho Sebastià , Montagud Climent Mario , Oleza Simó Joan
Published: July 2019

La reconstrucción virtual de edificios antiguos y perdidos es una temática de actualidad en la conservación del patrimonio cultural. Tradicionalmente, esta reconstrucción ha sido gráfica 3D, pero si se añaden otros sentidos, la sensación de inmersión aumenta. Además, la inclusión de dimensiones emocionales y cognitivas a la percepción virtual multisensorial es lo que generará el concepto de ultra-realidad.
El objetivo de este artículo es mostrar el trabajo sobre un sistema de acústica virtual, que combina la presentación gráfica 3D y acústica (usando un motor gráfico y un motor de audio). Este sistema se implementó para renderizar auralizaciones binaurales y ha sido usado para la representación de un teatro de Valencia del siglo XVI, el llamado ‘Corral de l’Olivera’, y que construido de nuevo en 1618. Se ha modelado gráficamente y para su simulación acústica. Además, se realizó la auralización de fragmentos teatrales de diversos autores españoles. Las consecuencias de este trabajo se retornarán en futuras aportaciones sobre teatro inmersivo con mayor sensación inmersiva y emocional, contribuyendo así a la recuperación virtual inmersiva de teatros que son patrimonio cultural histórico.
En la periferia de las estéticas de lo virtual. Un análisis de la integración del cuerpo en la poética digital de Charlotte Davies
Authors: Lozano Alejandro
Published: July 2019

El principal objetivo de este artículo consiste en arrojar una nueva mirada a las estéticas de la realidad virtual (RV) de los años 90. La finalidad es doble: por un lado, fijaremos las características distintivas de las estéticas virtuales dominantes durante este periodo. En segundo lugar, y tras constatar dificultades y carencias de las narrativas dominantes en lo relativo al tratamiento de la materia y el cuerpo, realizaremos un análisis de la poética digital de la artista Charlotte Davies. Las propuestas de realidad virtual que lleva a cabo esta artista canadiense entre 1995 y 1998 constituyen una estética digital alternativa en la que dichas carencias quedan, si no resueltas, al menos acometidas desde una perspectiva integradora. El motivo que nos ha conducido a la elaboración de este estudio tiene que ver con el renovado interés que la RV lleva despertando desde mediados de la década de 2010 en los ámbitos del entretenimiento digital y el arte con nuevas tecnologías.
Invención: arquitectura sin Arquitectura
Authors: Ruiz Suaña Jose Antonio
Published: July 2019

Este trabajo se propone como una superposición de nociones, intuiciones, reflexiones en torno al concepto de invención. A partir de sugerencias aparecidas en la lectura del texto Psyche: invenciones del otro de Jacques Derrida, de lecturas de textos del arquitecto Alejandro de la Sota y de su obra, se propone una interpretación acerca de la invención —en este caso— en la arquitectura.
A imagem-enigma na fotografia contemporânea
Authors: Zarattini Mônica Rolim
Published: July 2019

Este artigo visa refletir sobre os caminhos que a fotografia trilhou para se inserir na arte contemporânea. Através da análise de imagens de renomados fotógrafos e artistas, o estudo aborda os caminhos trilhados pela fotografia na atual sociedade da “hipervisibilidade”, onde o peso do visual e das imagens que circulam sem fim por todos os lados parecem nos “devorar”.  O diagnóstico é feito a partir de conceitos de H. Belting, F. Jamenson, V. Flusser, J. Fontcuberta e M. Fried, entre outros e o conceito de R. Fabbrini sobre a "imagem-enigma".
Unidad del espacio, mereología y geometría desde la Estética Trascendental
Authors: Lazos Ochoa Efraín
Published: July 2019

Este trabajo propone que el espacio, para Kant, en la Crítica de la razón pura, posee una unidad propia que es el fundamento de los conceptos espaciales, tanto empíricos como geométricos; esta unidad es intrínseca y se caracteriza por ser antiatómica. La propuesta se defiende en contra de la lectura de la síntesis, según la cual la unidad del espacio es producto de la actividad combinatoria del entendimiento. En la parte final, se extraen algunas consecuencias importantes de esta concepción del espacio para la teoría kantiana de la geometría, según la cual la sensibilidad humana es fuente del conocimiento geométrico.
Juan Cruz Cruz: Conciencia y representación. Una introducción a Reinhold, Pamplona, EUNSA. Ediciones Universidad de Navarra, 2017, 253 pp. ISBN: 978-84-617-5062-7.
Authors: Hereza Modrego David
Published: July 2019

Recensión de Juan Cruz Cruz, Conciencia y representación. Una introducción a Reinhold, Pamplona, 2016. ISBN 978-84-617-5062-7. 253, pp. 253.
Eventos y normas para autores
Authors: De Estudios Kantianos Revista
Published: July 2019

Eventos y normas para autores
La relación entre autoconciencia pura y existencia en la segunda edición de la Crítica de la razón pura
Authors: Baher Alejandra
Published: July 2019

El presente trabajo tiene por objetivo dilucidar el sentido que Kant le confiere a la relación entre apercepción pura y existencia en los textos añadidos a la segunda edición de la Crítica de la razón pura (1787). Se defenderá que a partir de la interconexión dinámica entre la materia y la forma del pensar se puede comprender que el sentido de la existencia que Kant relaciona con la apercepción pura en KrV (B) refiere a la posición relativa que ocupa la existencia del sujeto pensante en relación con la posición absoluta que ocupa un genuino objeto de conocimiento.
Invitación al estudio de la aetas kantiana La filosofía trascendental de Kant a la luz de la crítica de sus coetáneos alemanes
Authors: Rovira Rogelio
Published: July 2019

Para mostrar las razones que justifican una invitación al estudio de la recepción de la filosofía trascendental por parte de los pensadores alemanes coetáneos de Kant, en el presente artículo se presenta, primero, un “mapa” de la llamada aetas kantiana en Alemania. Luego se señala el distinto sentido y alcance de las objeciones que se propusieron en esa época contra la nueva filosofía. La invitación se completa con una “guía bibliográfica” que recoge recursos básicos para el estudio de esta precisa fase de la historia del pensamiento.
Roberto Rodríguez Aramayo: Kant entre la Moral y la Política, Alianza Editorial, Madrid, 2018
Authors: Jiménez Rodríguez Alba
Published: July 2019

Reseña de: Roberto Rodríguez Aramayo: Kant entre la Moral y la Política, Madrird, Alianza Editorial, 2018, 309 pp. ISBN: 978-84-9181-309-5.
Francesco V. Tomassi (comp.): Der Zyklop in der Wissenschaft. Kant und die anthopologia transcendentalis, Archiv für Begriffsgeschichte, 14, Hamburg: Félix Meiner Verlag, 2018
Authors: Martìnez Luciana
Published: July 2019

Reseña de: Francesco V. Tomassi (comp.), Der Zyklop in der Wissenschaft. Kant und die anthopologia transcendentalis, Archiv für Begriffsgeschichte, 14, Hamburg, Félix Meiner Verlag, 2018, 207 pp. ISBN: 978-3-7873-3427-8.
Eventos y normas
Authors: De Estudios Kantianos Revista
Published: July 2019

Eventos y normas
REK 3.2.
Authors: De Estudios Kantianos Revista
Published: July 2019

Número completo de la Revista de Estudios Kantianos 3.2.
Salomon Maimon frente a la filosofía trascendental. Traducción de algunas cartas sobre su filosofía teórica
Authors: Hereza Modrego David
Published: July 2019

Este artículo ofrece una introducción y traducción de las tres cartas de Salomon Maimon más relevantes, dada su claridad y concisión, para entender su relación con la filosofía trascendental kantiana: la primera carta enviada a Kant (1789) y las últimas del intercambio epistolar ficticio «Cartas de Filaletes a Aenesidemus» (1794). Con ello, nuestra intención es poder procurar una visión de conjunto de los elementos fundamentales de su filosofía teórica.
Network-wide abnormalities explain memory variability in hippocampal amnesia
Authors: Argyropoulos Georgios PD , Loane Clare , Roca-Fernandez Adriana , Lage-Martinez Carmen , Gurau Oana , Irani Sarosh R , Butler Christopher R
Published: July 2019

Patients with hippocampal amnesia play a central role in memory neuroscience but the neural underpinnings of amnesia are hotly debated. We hypothesized that focal hippocampal damage is associated with changes across the extended hippocampal system and that these, rather than hippocampal atrophy per se, would explain variability in memory between patients. We assessed this hypothesis in a uniquely large cohort of patients (n = 38) after autoimmune limbic encephalitis, a syndrome associated with focal structural hippocampal pathology. These patients showed impaired recall, recognition and maintenance of new information, and remote autobiographical amnesia. Besides hippocampal atrophy, we observed correlatively reduced thalamic and entorhinal cortical volume, resting-state inter-hippocampal connectivity and activity in posteromedial cortex. Associations of hippocampal volume with recall, recognition, and remote memory were fully mediated by wider network abnormalities, and were only direct in forgetting. Network abnormalities may explain the variability across studies of amnesia and speak to debates in memory neuroscience.
Transcription factors involved in abiotic stress responses in Maize (Zea maysL.) and their roles in enhanced productivity in the post genomics era
Authors: Kimotho Roy Njoroge , Baillo Elamin Hafiz , Zhang Zhengbin
Published: July 2019

Background

Maize (Zea maysL.) is a principal cereal crop cultivated worldwide for human food, animal feed, and more recently as a source of biofuel. However, as a direct consequence of water insufficiency and climate change, frequent occurrences of both biotic and abiotic stresses have been reported in various regions around the world, and recently, this has become a constant threat in increasing global maize yields. Plants respond to abiotic stresses by utilizing the activities of transcription factors (TFs), which are families of genes coding for specific TF proteins. TF target genes form a regulon that is involved in the repression/activation of genes associated with abiotic stress responses. Therefore, it is of utmost importance to have a systematic study on each TF family, the downstream target genes they regulate, and the specific TF genes involved in multiple abiotic stress responses in maize and other staple crops.

Method

In this review, the main TF families, the specific TF genes and their regulons that are involved in abiotic stress regulation will be briefly discussed. Great emphasis will be given on maize abiotic stress improvement throughout this review, although other examples from different plants like rice, Arabidopsis, wheat, and barley will be used.

Results

We have described in detail the main TF families in maize that take part in abiotic stress responses together with their regulons. Furthermore, we have also briefly described the utilization of high-efficiency technologies in the study and characterization of TFs involved in the abiotic stress regulatory networks in plants with an emphasis on increasing maize production. Examples of these technologies include next-generation sequencing, microarray analysis, machine learning, and RNA-Seq.

Conclusion

In conclusion, it is expected that all the information provided in this review will in time contribute to the use of TF genes in the research, breeding, and development of new abiotic stress tolerant maize cultivars.