bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Design of parametric risk transfer solutions for volcanic eruptions: an application to Japanese volcanoes
Authors: Oramas-Dorta Delioma , Tirabassi Giulio , Franco Guillermo E. , Magill Christina
Published: March 2019

Abstract. Volcanic eruptions are rare but potentially catastrophic phenomena, affecting societies and economies through different pathways. The 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption in Iceland, a medium-sized ash fall producing eruption, caused losses in the range of billions of dollars, mainly to the aviation and tourist industries. Financial risk transfer mechanisms such as insurance are used by individuals, companies, Governments, etc. to protect themselves from losses associated to natural catastrophes. In this work, we conceptualize and design a parametric risk transfer mechanism to offset losses to building structures arising from large, ash fall-producing volcanic eruptions. Such transfer mechanism relies on the objective measurement of physical characteristics of volcanic eruptions that are correlated with the size of resulting losses (in this case, height of the eruptive column and predominant direction of ash dispersal), in order to pre-determine payments to the risk cedant concerned. We apply this risk transfer mechanism to the case of Mount Fuji in Japan, by considering a potential risk cedant such as a regional Government interested in offsetting losses to dwellings in the heavily populated Prefectures of Tokyo and Kanagawa. The simplicity in determining eruptive column height and ash fall dispersal direction makes this design suitable for extrapolation to other volcanic settings world-wide where significant ash fall producing eruptions may occur, provided these parameters are reported by an official, reputable agency, and a suitable loss model is available for the volcanoes of interest.
Actors, actions and uncertainties: Optimizing decision making based on 3-D structural geological models
Authors: Stamm Fabian Antonio , de la Varga Miguel , Wellmann Florian
Published: March 2019

Abstract. Uncertainties are common in geological models and have a considerable impact on model interpretations and subsequent decision making. This is of particular significance for high-risk, high-reward sectors, such as hydrocarbon exploration and production. Recent advances allows us to view geological modeling as a statistical problem that we can address with probabilistic methods. Using stochastic simulations and Bayesian inference, uncertainties can be quantified and reduced by incorporating additional geological information. In this work, we propose custom loss functions as a decision-making tool that builds upon such probabilistic approaches. As an example, we devise a case in which the decision problem is one of estimating the uncertain volume of a structural hydrocarbon trap. We construct a synthetic 3-D model to represent a potential hydrocarbon system and develop algorithms for automatic trap volume calculation. Various volume probability distributions for different information scenarios are attained via Monte Carlo error propagation and Markov chain Monte Carlo sampling. For subsequent true value estimation, we design a case-specific loss function to reflect not only the decision-making environment, but also the preferences of differently risk-affine actors. Based on this function, optimizing for expected loss returns an actor's best estimate to base decision making on. Our results show that the optimizing estimators shift according to the characteristics of the underlying value distribution. While overall spread leads to separation, risk-averse and risk-friendly decisions converge in the decision space and decrease in expected loss given narrower distributions. We thus consider the degree of decision convergence to be a measure for the state of knowledge and its inherent uncertainty at the moment of decision making. This decisive uncertainty does not change in alignment with model uncertainty but depends on alterations of critical parameters and respective interdependencies, in particular relating to seal reliability. Additionally, actors are affected differently by one set of information, depending on their risk affinity. It is therefore important to identify the model parameters which are most influential for the final decision in order to optimize the decision-making process.
A IMIGRAÇÃO UCRANIANA NA AMÉRICA LATINA (SÉCULOS XIX E XX): IDENTIDADE E CULTURA
Authors: Hauresko Cecilia
Published: March 2019

No estudo em questão abordamos os territórios ucranianos em terras latino-americanos, especificamente, na Argentina, no Brasil e no Paraguai, países onde esse grupo se concentrou ao longo dos séculos XIX e XX. O objetivo é compreender a construção desses territórios, concebidos como suporte para a cultura e a identidade ucraniana, na medida em que se constituem como um espaço permeado de símbolos e significações pertinentes aos imigrantes e diretamente imbricados com ele. A metodologia utilizada foi a análise documental em livros, periódicos, documentos de instituições oficiais da Representação Ucraniana [arquivados em igrejas ucranianas ou associações privadas], matérias jornalísticas sobre o período em análise etc. O foco desta análise foi a imigração ucraniana nos países da América Latina e os fatos e acontecimentos em comum entre eles, como: a vida camponesa; o papel da igreja na organização social do grupo, sua religiosidade e a vida institucional (escolas, sociedades organizadas), as quais contribuíram para transformar as colônias agrícolas fundadas na América Latina em territórios da imigração ucraniana.
DOCÊNCIA E CURRÍCULO DE HISTÓRIA POR COMPETÊNCIAS
Authors: Debald Blasius Silvano
Published: March 2019

A finalidade do estudo averiguou a organização curricular por competências do curso de História do Centro Universitário União das Américas, primeira Instituição que aplicou as Metodologias Ativas de Aprendizagem. A problemática investigativa teve como questão norteadora compreender de que forma estrutura-se o currículo por competências no curso de História. A opção metodológica orientou-se pelos estudos da narrativa autobiográfica de pesquisadores como Pineau (2006), Bertaux (2010), Demartini (2008), Nóvoa e Finger (1988) e Passeggi (2006). Os resultados indicaram que o currículo por competência centra-se em conhecimentos que terão aplicabilidade no campo profissional. A produção de aprendizagens significativas e o protagonismo estudantil contribuem para o desenvolvimento da autonomia, rompendo com a dualidade teoria-prática. As conclusões demonstraram que o estudante que aprende por competências tem maior compreensão das particularidades da profissão.
Reviewer Acknowledgements
Authors: Williams Richard
Published: March 2019

Journal of Agricultural Studies (JAS) would like to acknowledge the following reviewers for their assistance with peer review of manuscripts for this issue. Many authors, regardless of whether JAS publishes their work, appreciate the helpful feedback provided by the reviewers. Their comments and suggestions were of great help to the authors in improving the quality of their papers. Each of the reviewers listed below returned at least one review for this issue.Reviewers for Volume 7, Number 1Abhishek A. Cukkemane, Bijasu Agri Research Laboratory LLP, IndiaAftab Alam, Edenworks Inc. New York, USAAnil Kumar Matta, Vaddeswaram, Guntur dst, IndiaBabak Mohammadi, University of Tehran, IranEben von Well, Agricultural Research Council, South AfricaEliana Mariela Werbin, National University of Cordoba, ArgentinianErnest Baafi, CSIR-Crops Research Institute, GhanaPramod Kumar Mishra, University of Hyderabad, IndiaReham Ibrahim Abo-Shnaf, Agricultural Research Center, EgyptServet Aras, Bozok University, TurkeyZakaria Fouad Abdallah, National Research Centre, EgyptZhao Chen, Clemson University, USAZoi M. Parissi, School of Forestry and Natural Environment Aristotle University, Greece  Richard WilliamsEditorial AssistantJournal of Agricultural Studies--------------------------Macrothink Institute5348 Vegas Dr.#825Las Vegas, Nevada 89108United StatesPhone: 1-702-953-1852 ext.521Fax: 1-702-420-2900Email: jas@macrothink.orgURL: http://jas.macrothink.org
Reviewer Acknowledgements
Authors: Lee Kelvin
Published: March 2019

Journal of Biology and Life Science (JBLS) would like to acknowledge the following reviewers for their assistance with peer review of manuscripts for this issue. Many authors, regardless of whether JBLS publishes their work, appreciate the helpful feedback provided by the reviewers. Their comments and suggestions were of great help to the authors in improving the quality of their papers. Each of the reviewers listed below returned at least one review for this issue.Reviewers for Volume 10, Number 1Alireza Heidari, California South University, USAAnirban Chakraborty, USA,Arshia Tabassum, University of Karachi, PakistanBalaji Thas Moorthy, Miller school of Medicine, University of Miami., IndiaGeonyzl Lepiten Alviola, Davao Doctors College, PhlippinesGodswill Ntsomboh Ntsefong, IARD, CameroonHui Xiang, Allergan, Inc., USAJayalaxmi Sastri, VLP Therapeutics, LLC, USAJiban Shrestha, Nepal Agricultural Research Council, NepalKhyati Hitesh Shah, Stanford University, USAMirza Hasanuzzaman, Kagawa University, JapanRam Prasad, Amity Institute of Microbial Technology, IndianSridhar Mandali, UCLA, USATiaojiang Xiao, NIH, USA Kelvin LeeEditorial AssistantJournal of Biology and Life Science-------------------------------------------Macrothink Institute5348 Vegas Dr.#825Las Vegas, Nevada 89108United StatesTel: 1-702-953-1852 ext.510Fax: 1-702-420-2900E-mail: jbls@macrothink.orgURL: http://jbls.macrothink.org
The Effect of Organizational Transformation, Compensation and Organizational Culture on Performance of Regional Government Bureaucracy in Sumedang Regency West Java Province
Authors: Martini Ani , Suradinata Ermaya , Kusworo Kusworo , Lambelanova Rossy , Thahir M. Irwan
Published: March 2019

The purpose of this study was to analyze the influence the organizational transformation, compensation and organizational culture on the performance of local government bureaucracies in Sumedang Regency, West Java Province, Indonesia. This study used quantitative designs. The data collection was carried out by a survey to collect information from respondents using a questionnaire. The population in this study was all civil servants in Sumedang Regency, with a number of respondents amounting to 386 people based on the Slovin’s formula for sampling. The data analysis technique used is the Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with results showing that organizational transformation, compensation and organizational culture have a significant influence on the performance of the Sumedang Regency Government Bureaucracy.
Manejo del Almendro (Dipteryx oleífera Benth) en el territorio indígena Rama Kriol: Tiktik Kaanu
Authors: González-Aleman Néstor , Mairena-Valdivia Daniel Álvaro , Soza-Forbes Tyron , Castro-Jo Vida Luz
Published: March 2019

Dipteryx oleífera Benth en una especie en peligro de extinción, es de gran importancia económica en el trópico húmedo de la Región Autónoma de la Costa Caribe Sur (RACCS), principalmente para las poblaciones indígenas de la etnia Rama. Para contribuir al conocimiento del manejo forestal de la especie se realizó un experimento en el Centro de Transferencia Agroforestal (CeTAF) ubicada entre las coordenadas (N 11º 53’ 50,4” y W 083º 55’ 53,9“). Se construyó un vivero y se sembraron 12000 semillas en bolsas de 2 libras. El monitoreo se realizó durante 5 meses, reportándose una germinación de 72.4% y una mortalidad de 27.6% en el vivero. Posteriormente se establecieron 12 parcelas (1 parcela de Plantaciones puras, 2 parcelas de Sistemas agroforestales y 9 parcelas de Enriquecimiento de bosque), cada parcela de 10,000 mts2 (1 Hectárea), densidad de siembra de 625 plántulas en sistemas de 4x4 metros. El crecimiento promedio de las plántulas en el vivero a lo largo de 5 meses (marzo-agosto 2006) fue de 8,61cm (rango 5,35 - 11,22 cm). Para el monitoreo de los sistemas se establecieron 5 subparcelas (A = Plantaciones puras, B y C = Sistemas agroforestales, C y D = Enriquecimiento de bosque) que fueron evaluadas durante 5 meses (enero-abril y agosto 2007). El crecimiento promedio mensual de las subparcelas fue de 5,45 cm (rango 4 - 23 cm). En promedio las subparcelas presentaron una tasa de mortalidad del 13,33%, la menor fue de 10% (A = Plantaciones puras) y la mayor fue de 31,6% (D = Enriquecimiento de bosque). El crecimiento mayor reportado por plántula fue de 208 cm y el menor fue de 20 cm.
The Impact of Renewable Energy Policies on Carbon Dioxide Emissions in the Latin American countries-A PVAR approach
Authors: Koengkan Matheus
Published: March 2019

This article analyzes the impact of renewable energy policies on carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) in nine Latin American countries, in a period of 1991 to 2012. The Panel Vector Auto-Regressive (PVAR) was utilized. The results revealed that the renewable energy policies reduce the environmental degradation (CO2 emissions) in -0.0109, and the consumption of renewable energy -0.0231, while the economic growth and consumption oil increase the emissions in 0.9082 and 0.1437 respectively. These empirical findings will help the policymakers develop appropriate renewable energy policies, as well as help to advance the literature that approaches the impact of renewable energy policies on environmental degradation in the Latin America region.
MANEJO SEMIPERENE DE MAMONA EM DUAS DENSIDADES DE PLANTIO NA SAFRINHA
Authors: Devide Antonio Carlos Pries , Castro Cristina Maria de , Carvalho Cássia Regina Limonta
Published: March 2019

O objetivo do experimento foi avaliar o desempenho de três cultivares de mamona com manejo semiperene em duas densidades de plantio na safrinha, conduzidas para produção de duas safras consecutivas, sem a realização de poda. Foram observados os aspectos agronômicos relacionados ao desenvolvimento vegetativo e reprodutivo. A primeira colheita (182 DAP) revelou produções na média nacional, tendo a cv. IAC 2028 apresentado reduzida produção, possivelmente, devido a um prolongamento de seu ciclo. Porém, na segunda colheita (287 DAP) e no total de grãos colhidos o desempenho de todas cultivares foi semelhante (média de 2.400 kg ha-¹). O adensamento não refletiu em ganho de produção apesar da cv. IAC 2028 ter revelado porte mais baixo aos 287 DAP, adaptando-se ao adensamento na safrinha. Já a cv. AL Guarany 2002 demanda espaçamentos maiores, tendo sofrido o alongamento. Há viabilidade técnica do plantio dos três genótipos no Vale do Paraíba paulista na safrinha, para duas colheitas consecutivas.
The Impact of Wind Power Consumption on the Labor Market- A study of Ten Europe Union Member Countries
Authors: Koengkan Matheus , Figueira Sousa Fábio José
Published: March 2019

The impact of wind power consumption on the labor market was analyzed for a panel of ten European Union countries in a period from 1990 to 2015. The Autoregressive Distributed Lag Methodology was used in order to decompose the total effect of wind power consumption on the labor market in its short- and long-run components. The empirical results indicate that wind power consumption has a positive impact of 0.0191 on the labor market, and oil consumption does not cause any impact whatsoever.
Sistema de geração fotovoltaico em indústrias na serra gaúcha – Análise técnica e econômica
Authors: Bühler Alexandre José , Frosi Fabiano , Santos Fernando Hoefling , Gabe Ivan Jorge , Horiguti Augusto Massashi
Published: March 2019

A energia solar fotovoltaica tem se tornado gradualmente mais interessante no Brasil devido a questões o uso de combustíveis fósseis e seu impacto no meio ambiente, mas principalmente devido ao aumento no custo da energia elétrica, paga pelos consumidores. Somente no ano de 2015, o custo da energia elétrica residencial no Brasil aumentou cerca de 40%, devido ao aumento do uso das usinas termoelétricas. Considerando que desde 2012 o Brasil possui resolução normativa permitindo a geração de energia pelo consumidor, sistemas fotovoltaicos residenciais e industriais conectados à rede passam a ser uma excelente alternativa de geração. Este trabalho apresenta um estudo de caso para a análise do potencial de geração e do tempo de retorno de um sistema de minigeração que seria instalado em uma empresa distribuidora de frutas na serra do estado do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. O sistema é dividido em três subsistemas que juntos passam de 2 MWp de potência instalada. A análise da energia gerada é feita com o software SAM do NREL e o tempo de retorno foi estimado considerando diferentes taxas de amortização supondo que todo o investimento seria financiado. Dependendo do cenário analisado, tempos de retorno de até 5 anos podem ser obtidos.
CONSTRUÇÃO DE UM PROTÓTIPO GERADOR DE OZÔNIO DE BAIXO CUSTO
Authors: Camboim Laércio Ferro , Nascimento Fabiano Almeida , Pimentel Cavalcanti Luiz Antonio
Published: March 2019

O presente artigo retrata o desenvolvimento de um protótipo de gerador de ozônio sustentável e de baixo custo, com a finalidade de produzir o gás a partir do efeito corona formado por geradores de alta tensão, utilizando painéis fotovoltaicos como fonte de energia. O projeto visou à utilização de conceitos de eletrônica e eletrotécnica, formas de aumentar a eficiência do aparelho, de modo que seja possível produzir o gás em quantidades suficientes para a realização de testes e simulações laboratoriais em busca do aperfeiçoamento da aplicação do ozônio no tratamento de efluentes líquidos. Após a construção do protótipo a constatação da produção do ozônio se deu por borbulhamento de fluxo de saída do reator diretamente em uma solução de iodo solúvel/iodeto de potássio. Tal constatação foi obtida pela mudança de coloração da solução de incolor para azul escuro intenso. Ao término do trabalho, foram realizados experimentos no tratamento da água proveniente de tanques de piscicultura, na qual foi constatada através de medições com o aparelho multiparâmetros. Constatou-se um aumento para o pH de 4,67 para 7,21, redução da condutividade de 1503 µS/cm2 para 763 µS/cm2, um discreto aumento no oxigênio dissolvido 7,62 mg/L para 7,69 mg/L e  significativa redução da salinidade de 0,70 ppt para 0,36 ppt.
AVALIAÇÃO DA LUBRICIDADE DO ÓLEO DE COCO (Orbignya Phalerata Mart) E DO ÓLEO DE ANDIROBA (Carapa Guianensis Aubl) POR ENSAIO DE DESGASTE
Authors: Ribeiro Filho Paulo Roberto Campos Flexa , Santos Aldo Ramos , De Moraes Marlene Silva , De Moraes Junior Deovaldo
Published: March 2019

O processo de produção dos óleos lubrificantes, derivados do petróleo, disponíveis para comercialização acarretam problemas ambientais desde a sua extração até o descarte. Neste cenário, nas últimas duas décadas, centenas de pesquisadores tem buscado soluções ambientalmente corretas para substituição destes fluidos (Nagendramma e Kaul, 2012). Neste contexto surgiram os biolubrificantes, geralmente derivados de bases vegetais ou animais que tem como vantagem serem de fonte renováveis e biodegradáveis. Este artigo avalia a capacidade de lubrificação dos óleos de coco babaçu (Orbignya Phalerata Mart) e de andiroba (Carapa Guianensis Aubl) por meio de ensaio de desgaste de um disco contra um bloco submetido a uma força constante. Os parâmetros monitorados durante os ensaios foram: o perfil de crescimento de temperatura na região de contato, a perda de massa e a taxa de desgaste dos discos. A fim de gerar comparação foram ensaiados também óleos minerais. Os resultados mostram que o óleo de andiroba apresenta perfil de crescimento de temperatura superior ao do óleo LUBRAX TURBINA PLUS 46 sugerindo menor capacidade de lubrificação, enquanto que o ensaio com óleo de coco babaçu apontou crescimento do perfil de temperatura similar ao LUBRAX HYDRA XP 32. As taxas desgaste dos óleos de coco babaçu e andiroba foram maiores se comparadas às taxas geradas pelos óleos LUBRAX HIDRA XP 32 e LUBRAX TURBINA PLUS 46 em 25% e 38,65%, respectivamente. A partir dos resultados alcançados é possível dizer que o desenvolvimento de lubrificantes a base de óleos vegetais é promissor, embora seja necessário o desenvolvimento de metodologias de aditivação para aumentar a suas capacidades de redução de desgaste.
Estudo da Influência do Ângulo das pás na Potência e Eficiência Mecânicas de uma Turbina Eólica Híbrida de Eixo Vertical do Tipo Savonius-Darrieus
Authors: Hoguane César António Mubango
Published: March 2019

Turbinas eólicas do tipo Savonius operam a baixas velocidades de vento, mas tem baixa velocidade de rotação o que faz com que não sejam adequadas para a geração de altas quantidades de energia elétrica. As turbinas eólicas do tipo Darrieus, diferentemente, são mais adequadas para a geração de energia elétrica mas necessitam de altas velocidades de vento para que possam operar. Necessitam-se de turbinas híbridas para combinar as vantagens das duas. O presente estudo, dedicou-se a avaliação da influência do ângulo das pás da turbina em relação ao braço na velocidade necessária para iniciar o movimento da turbina, potência e eficiência mecânica de uma turbina eólica de eixo vertical tipo Savonius-Darrieus de três pás e testados nos seguintes ângulo das pás: 45, 54, 63, 72, 81 e 90°. As experiências consistiram na medição da velocidade do vento que incidiu no sistema utilizando um anemómetro e no registro do número de rotações da turbina utilizando uma camera digital. Deste estudo, concluiu-se que ângulos menores podem desenvolvem maior eficiência a baixas velocidades de vento, mas geram baixas potências mecânicas; enquanto ângulos maiores necessitam de velocidades de ventos mais altas para desenvolverem altas eficiências e potencias mecânicas. A faixa ótima para o funcionamento deste sistema está entre 63 e 72°, uma vez que estes ângulos possuem uma combinação ideal entre a intensidade mínima de vento necessária para iniciar a turbina, a potência e eficiência mecânica.
PRODUÇÃO DE BIOGÁS A PARTIR DE RESÍDUOS AGROINDUSTRIAIS: ANÁLISE DOS TEORES DE SÓLIDOS TOTAIS, VOLÁTEIS E FIXOS EM AMOSTRAS PRÉ E PÓS DIGESTÃO ANAERÓBIA
Authors: Hasan Camila , Feitosa Anny Kariny , De Almeida Silva Maria Cristina , Marder Munique , Konrad Odorico
Published: March 2019

O sétimo objetivo do desenvolvimento sustentável (ODS) trata do acesso às fontes de energia, especialmente as renováveis, com o intuito de assegurar o acesso confiável, sustentável, moderno e com preço acessível à energia para todos. A codigestão anaeróbia de resíduos orgânicos visando a obtenção de biogás para fins de aproveitamento energético é uma alternativa sustentável que pode tratar resíduos e gerar energia de forma acessível. Este estudo analisou a produção de biogás obtida a partir da codigestão de resíduos agroindustriais, relacionada aos teores de sólidos totais (ST), voláteis (SV) e fixos (SF) em amostras pré e pós biodigestão anaeróbia. Foram avaliadas em escala laboratorial 11 amostras compostas por uma mistura de lodos de estações de tratamento de efluentes industriais, sangue e dejeto suíno (DS), variando-se a proporção do dejeto suíno na mistura em uma escala de 0 a 100%, respeitando-se intervalos de 10% entre uma amostra e outra. Os resultados indicaram que a parcela de sólidos fixos foi maior nas amostras que continham os maiores percentuais de DS na mistura, enquanto a parcela de SV foi maior nas amostras com os menores percentuais de DS. Com relação ao volume de biogás e metano gerados, observou-se a tendência de maior produção de biogás e metano nas amostras com menor volume de DS, em que, consequentemente a quantidade de SV era maior.
A Phenomenological Study of Competition in High School Bands
Authors: O’Leary Emmett J.
Published: March 2019

This study is an examination of the lived experience of competition in high school band. A hermeneutic phenomenological method based on the works of van Manen (1990) and Vagle (2014) was used to investigate what it was like for participants to be in competition. Twelve individuals participated in the study sharing experiences they had both as students and as music educators. Participants lived and taught in communities throughout the United States and brought differing levels of teaching and competitive experience. Data were generated through in-depth interviews and collaborative phenomenological texts. Findings indicate that competition was a meaningful and influential part of participants’ work as band directors and educational experiences as students. Competition was approached with tension as participants acknowledged concerns over the influence of competitions on their students, yet they still chose to engage in the practice. Marching band contests offered a creative outlet where directors could develop custom arrangements and write formations for their ensembles. It was a creative outlet with a competitive motivation as their work was designed to yield more positive contest outcomes. Finally, competition was perceived as an influence on band directors’ professional reputations, feelings of competence, and how band programs were viewed in the community. Findings are discussed in relation to the historical debate on competition in music education, teacher evaluation, teacher concerns, and advocacy.
Adapting a Music Listening App to Engage Pupils in Personal and Social Development: A Case Study
Authors: Veloso Ana Luísa , Ferreira Ana Isabel , Bessa Rui
Published: March 2019

This article reports a case study involving an app designed to introduce music listening activities to children. In 2013, the educational service of Casa da Música, the main concert hall in Porto, Portugal, developed Orelhudo (Big Ears), a program for music appreciation to be used in primary schools on a daily basis. The study focuses on the ways a group of 24 children, ages 8–9 years, created meaning from listening to and appreciating activities prompted by their primary teacher when she introduced Orelhudo in the classroom. Endorsing the idea that schools have a decisive role in promoting diverse and meaningful listening practices among children (Green, 2008; Regelski, 2008; Silverman, 2013), this study aims at further understanding the educational and musical purposes of the resources and activities developed by Maria, the primary teacher, as she implemented the program, and the ways her pupils responded to these same resources and activities. Findings suggest that when this app is used in the classroom context in a holistic and cross-curricular approach, along with activities intended to prompt personal expression, communication, and creativity, children connect to Orelhudo in a thoughtful and meaningful way, demonstrating their music listening skill development. Findings also suggest that the meanings created by children during these specific listening and appreciation activities might lead them to cope better with their inner and outer worlds, while also developing reflective and critical thinking.
The Mockery of Madness: Laughter at and with Insanity in Attic Tragedy and Old Comedy
Authors: Singer Peter N.
Published: March 2019

The present paper poses the question of the different ways in which madness is laughed at—or with—in Attic Tragedy and in Old Comedy. What is the significance of each kind of “mad laughter”? I shall identify fundamental differences, related to the different kinds of character, mental aberration and dramatic conflict presented in each genre, and more broadly to the dramatic structure and function of each. A first distinction can be made between laughter at madness, which we see especially in tragedy, and laughter with, or embracing of, madness, which we experience in comedy. The second distinction is between two profoundly different understandings of and approaches to mental aberration: as intensely individual, “medical,” affliction (in tragedy) on the one hand or as essentially a social problem (or sometimes blessing), with social consequences and, in some cases, social solutions (in comedy) on the other. In the process, we shall also consider the significance—and some of the complexities—of the “curse versus blessing” analysis; questions as to who directs the “mad laughter” and who are its audience(s) (the original audience of the play; onstage characters, mortal and divine; the modern reader); and some relevant features of the visual and physical depiction of madness—in particular the use of mask—in both genres.
Stop Making Sense: The Politics of Aristophanic Madness
Authors: Ruffell Ian A.
Published: March 2019

This paper discusses the use of madness in Aristophanic Comedy, and in particular how it is used as a means of evaluating and interrogating political interventions. The well-known theme of madness in Aristophanes’s Wasps provides the frame. Interpreting Philocleon’s madness has proved problematic because the complexity of comic madness has been under-estimated. Against negative models of madness that dominate in tragedy and in political discourse, madness in comedy can be not only a means of interrogating ideological and political norms, but also a constructive and even heroic form of behavior, which draws on epic and religious associations. Bdelycleon’s attempt to cure his father removes the positive substance and political value that anchors his father’s insanity, which leads to the aporetic finale.
Political Nosology in Aristophanes’sWasps
Authors: Hobe Sara
Published: March 2019

In my paper, I explore how Aristophanes uses Hippocratic imagery in his Wasps for political critique. Rather than any politician, Philocleon’s affliction of jury-mania itself stars as the antagonist, setting the stage for other medical subject matter in the comedy. Wasps alludes in particular to the Hippocratic theory that internal disease results from a confluence of factors (such as bodily constitution and environment), rather than a single agent, and that its symptoms manifest gradually, but often in surprising ways. By thematizing these ideas from contemporary medicine, Aristophanes suggests that Athenian corruption is multifaceted, complex, and lacking a definitive aetiology.
Hernia Jokes in Graeco-Roman Antiquity
Authors: Potamiti Anna
Published: March 2019

Groin hernia was an object of visual and verbal humor during the Roman Imperial age, late antiquity and beyond. This paper examines the hernia jokes in scoptic epigrams and the Philogelos in the light of Bakhtin’s views on the grotesque body. It will be argued that the jokes are revealing of anxiety over this common condition and that their comicality had a therapeutic effect.
Disease, Bodily Malfunction, and Laughter in thePriapea
Authors: Michalopoulos Charilaos N.
Published: March 2019

The Priapea is an elegant poetry book about Priapus and his colorful adventures as protector of gardens. Priapus renowned for his disproportionately oversized phallus is a god of ugliness, often surrounded by people with bodily shortcomings. His laughter of derision is directed against others but also against himself. This paper explores the ways in which laughter operates in the collection, especially in relation to bodily malfunction and/or disease. My discussion focuses on Priapus’s self-subversive remarks on his own bodily malfunction, his attacks on the deficiencies of others, and his scornful treatment of doctors.
It All Comes Out: Vomit as a Source of Comedy in Roman Moralizing Texts
Authors: Goh Ian
Published: March 2019

Retching is important for Roman cultural history and medicine; in this article I assess vomit’s appearances in Latin literature. Humor is created by the detailed revelation of habitual, inappropriate, and excessive behaviors by named targets, such as the emperors Claudius and Vitellius, and Mark Antony, accused by Cicero in Philippics 2, especially. Alcohol abuse and gluttony feature in invective against character types who vomit, such as the stock figures of the drunken hostess and faithful wife at sea in Juvenal 6, Martial’s lesbian Philaenis, and the cautionary tale of the patient who relapses and dies to which the hungover Stoic student is subjected in Persius 3. I end with the self-mocking visualizations of (bad) poetry as vomit in several Horatian passages alongside Nero’s voice-training purges.
Mocking the (Disabled) Dead: Seneca’s Claudius in theApocolocyntosis
Authors: Michalopoulos Andreas N.
Published: March 2019

In this paper I attempt to explore Seneca’s open references and pointed allusions to Claudius’s physical and mental infirmities in his Apocolocyntosis Diui Claudii. Claudius—in full Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus—was a unique case. A man with severe disabilities and impairments since childbirth, he became emperor of Rome at the age of fifty on the death of his nephew, Caligula, thanks to an extraordinary stroke of luck. Therefore, he is a very promising case study as regards the attitudes of his contemporaries towards the disabled. In this famous satire on the apotheosis of Claudius, the late emperor becomes the target of scorn and laughter. Seneca exploits the comic potential of Claudius’s bodily malfunctions and turns his physical and mental disturbances into comic material. I discuss Seneca’s bitter ridicule of Claudius’s defects and peculiarities, focusing on issues such as laughter as a mechanism of the damnatio memoriae, laughter as revenge, laughter as political commentary, and laughter as the release of surplus negative emotions against Claudius. Comparative treatment of passages from other authors, such as Tacitus, Suetonius, and Cassius Dio, who also refer to Claudius’s impairments, will shed light on Seneca’s particular treatment of disability and disease.
Aretaeus’s “Stomachic” Patients: Comic Features in a Medical Discussion?
Authors: Thumiger Chiara
Published: March 2019

Food, eating, and the human drives and functions related to them are stock features of ancient comedy and comic discourse in general. Food and drink intake are also key areas of observation and therapy in ancient medicine; they lie at the center of the “regimen” which is so important in medical thought from the Hippocratics onwards. In this paper, I briefly contextualize the discussions about food in ancient medicine up to the beginning of our era, and then concentrate on a unique document, the discussion of the disease stomachikon by Aretaeus. This text contains many elements of parody, and even grotesque characterization, which are nowhere to be found in earlier sources. I present in detail these features of the text and their comic effects, and explore the questions of why such parodic elements are absent from classical medicine. I propose that Aretaeus’s unusually comic take on the disease sheds light on some crucial developments in medicine as a professional activity and as a technical literary genre during the first and second centuries C.E.
Laughing Matters: Chronic Pain and Bodily Fragmentation in Lucian’sPodagra
Authors: Petridou Georgia
Published: March 2019

This paper discusses the themes of laughter, chronic pain, and bodily fragmentation in Podagra (Gout), Lucian’s tragicomic take on chronic but nonlethal gout. Particular diseases had, it seems, distinct comedic connotations and gout was one of them. Extra emphasis is placed on the recasting of chronic illness as an agonizing and yet worthwhile initiation into mystery rites of the highest order. In terms of methodology, this study draws inspiration from Adrienne Janus’s work on laughter in Beckett. By following closely the recurring themes of pain and fragmentation in Podagra, this paper argues that morbid laughter in a pure Beckettian sense, the risus purus, that is the body’s automatic audible response to the absurdity of pain and physical agony, is recommended in the play as the only effective coping mechanism against the suffering caused by the disease.
Cleansing the Palate: Vomit and Satire in Lucian’sLexiphanes
Authors: Martin Paul
Published: March 2019

This article explores how Lucian’s satire is conceptualized in the Lexiphanes through analysis of the presentation of Lexiphanes’s illness and its diagnosis and cure. Lexiphanes is portrayed as suffering from melancholy, which is diagnosed and cured by Lycinus with the help of the doctor Sopolis. I argue that, by drawing on contemporary medical theory and practice, Lucian aligns himself with Lycinus and figures his satire as an emetic whose parrhesiastic force has a curative effect.
The Role of Employee Behaviour and Organizational Structure in the Relationship Between Strategic Planning and Competitive Advantage of Large Manufacturing Firms in Kenya
Authors: Maingi Jackson K. , Awino Zachary B. , K’Obonyo Peter O. , Pokhariyal Ganesh P.
Published: March 2019

Several studies have been carried out in the past to find out how strategic planning and competitive advantage are connected and the causes of differences in competitive advantage among firms. Scholars have argued that competitive advantage can emanate from either internal or external sources and is usually in several forms which include; valuable resources, the position held within the industry, position within the marketplace, operating at lower costs than rival firms, differentiation, capabilities and dynamic capabilities. This study sought to advance knowledge and was based on the premise that strategic planning influences competitive advantage both directly and also indirectly by way of the mediating influence of employee behaviour and the moderating effect of organizational structure. The study was underpinned by the competitive advantage typology/theory, the resource-based theory, dynamic capabilities theory, goal-setting theory and contingency theory. The study used a positivist research paradigm and a cross-sectional survey design. Data collected from 122 large manufacturing firms was analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. Hypotheses were tested using both simple and multivariate regression analysis as well as hierarchical analysis for mediating and moderating effects. The findings indicate that overall strategic planning has a statistically significant influence on competitive advantage and that employee behaviour completely mediates the relationship between strategic planning and competitive advantage while organizational structure has a partial moderating effect between strategic planning and competitive advantage. In addition, the joint influence of employee behaviour and organizational structure is different from the influence of individual variables on the relationship between strategic planning and competitive advantage. The outcomes from this research lend support to previous enquiries and support all the theories used to underpin the study.
Synergistic Effects of Nano-Sized Clinoptilolite and Nigella Sativa on Inflammatory and Hematological Factors in Rats with Type 2 Diabetes
Authors: Bazri Elahe , Khorram Sirous , Mesgari Mehran , Asghari-jafarabadi Mohammad , Tarighat-Esfanjani Ali , Salari Yalda
Published: March 2019

The inflammatory efficacy of supplementation of natural nano-sized clinoptilolite (NCLN) and Nigella sativa (NS) was evaluated At the end of 7th week in interleukin1β (IL1β), interleukin10 (IL-10), interleukin6 (IL-6) and platelet (PLT), white blood cell (WBC), red blood cell (RBC), hemoglobin (HGB), hematocrit (HCT), mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH), mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC), mean corpuscular volume (MCV). 42 rats were divided into two groups as diabetic and non-diabetic. Diabetic group divided into 4 subgroups as normal control (NC), NS 1% food, NCLN 2%/food, NS 1%/food + NCLN 2%/food and fed high fat diet (HFD) for 1 month, then injected 35mg/kg BW STZ to induce type 2 diabetes (T2D). Our results showed IL-10 in NCLN and NCLN+NS groups were significantly higher NC group (p<0.05). IL-6 decreased in NS group in comparison with DC group. And PLT decreased significantly in NCLN group in comparison with other groups. Our data suggests NS and NCLN may have synergistic beneficial effects on increasing some of anti-inflammatory factors.
Reorganização do modelo de atenção às pessoas vivendo com HIV: A experiência do município de Florianópolis/SC
Authors: Pinto Vitor Menoita , Capeletti Nuno de Mattos
Published: March 2019

Introdução: O Médico de Família e Comunidade tem como função cuidar dos agravos mais comuns em seu território adstrito e coordenar o cuidado dos usuários. A infecção pelo vírus da imunodeficiêcia humana, por ser uma condição comum em várias populações e comunidades, deve ser uma doença de interesse deste profissional. Métodos: Trata-se de estudo descritivo, relato de experiência, vivenciado por preceptor e residente no município de Florianópolis. Resultados: O presente artigo pretende discutir a reorganização do atendimento às pessoas vivendo com o vírus e a importância da atenção primária na aplicação de diferentes abordagens preventivas e na construção da meta 90-90-90. Conclusão: A busca da descentralização no cuidado desta população mostra-se como uma grande potencialidade local para o cumprimento do objetivo de melhorar os indicadores de controle da doença, destacando-se fatores locais como a rede de atenção primária estruturada, a gestão eficiente e a busca da qualificação profissional.
Um framework de classificação de complexidade para infográficos
Authors: Lyra Kamila Takayama , Reis Rachel , Cruz Wilmax Marreiro , Isotani Seiji
Published: March 2019

Os infográficos passaram a ser empregados como material de apoio ao ensino devido a sua natureza informativa. As evidências empíricas mostram que o uso desse formato de visualização afeta o aprendizado e o interesse dos alunos. No entanto, ainda é necessário fornecer maiores detalhes sobre os parâmetros que garantem os resultados positivos. Um desses parâmetros é complexidade dos infográficos. Logo, é preciso obter informações sobre o impacto de infográficos com diferentes níveis de complexidade no aprendizado. Observando a ausência de diretrizes que pudessem ser aplicadas para classificar a complexidade de infográficos, este trabalho propôs um framework que considera três dimensões (visual, verbal e conceitual) e o utiliza para pontuar infográficos, gerando uma medida de complexidade. Para avaliar o framework foi realizado um experimento controlado cujo objetivo foi verificar se a complexidade medida representa a real complexidade pro usuário. Analisando os resultados verificou-se que, de fato, os usuários aprenderam mais a partir de infográficos classificados como de baixa e média complexidade. Conclui-se que o fator complexidade do infográfico afeta o aprendizado e deve ser considerado por professores e criadores de conteúdo na decisão de se utilizar infográficos como materiais de aprendizagem.
Screening for Lynch Syndrome by Immunohistochemistry of Mismatch Repair Proteins: Significance of Indeterminate Result and Correlation With Mutational Studies
Authors: Sarode Venetia R. , Robinson Linda
Published: March 2019

Context.—

Immunohistochemical expression of mismatch repair (MMR) protein is a well-accepted method for routine screening for Lynch syndrome with relatively high sensitivity and specificity. Occasionally, however, immunohistochemistry (IHC) can yield an equivocal result with poor reproducibility and the potential for misdiagnosis.

Objective.—

To determine the frequency and significance of indeterminate MMR IHC expression in patients routinely screened for Lynch syndrome and correlation with germline mutation studies.

Design.—

Semiquantitative scoring of MMR IHC was performed by image analysis in 479 cases, of which 380 were colorectal and 99 endometrial cancer. Scores of 10% or more, less than 10%, and 0% were used as cutoffs for retained, indeterminate, and loss of expression, respectively. Negative and indeterminate IHC results were confirmed by mutational studies.

Results.—

Four hundred eighteen of 479 cases (87.2%) were reported as retained expression, 45 (9.3%) as loss of expression, and 16 (3.3%) as indeterminate expression. Fifteen of 45 (33.3%) and 8 of 16 (50%) with loss and indeterminate expression, respectively, were found to have Lynch syndrome by germline studies. The overall frequency of Lynch syndrome in our patient population was 4.8% (23 of 479), and 34.7% of these (8 of 23) were associated with indeterminate IHC expression. In the indeterminate group, MLH1 germline mutation was the most frequent (6 of 13; 46.2%), followed by MSH6 (4 of 13; 30.7%).

Conclusions.—

Our findings provide further evidence that indeterminate IHC should be further investigated for possible MMR germline mutation. Guidelines for interpretation of MMR IHC and the establishment of more objective criteria for defining indeterminate results are important to improve the sensitivity and specificity of the IHC assay.
Clear Cell Sarcoma of the Kidney
Authors: Aldera Alessandro Pietro , Pillay Komala
Published: March 2019

Clear cell sarcoma of the kidney is an uncommon malignant pediatric renal neoplasm that typically presents in the 2- to 3-year age group and has a propensity for aggressive behavior and late relapses. Histologically, this tumor exhibits a great diversity of morphologic patterns that can mimic most other pediatric renal neoplasms, often leading to confusion and misdiagnosis. Until recently, adjunct immunohistochemical and molecular genetic tests to support the diagnosis were lacking. The presence of internal tandem duplications in BCL-6 coreceptor (BCOR) and a translocation t(10;17) creating the fusion gene YWHAE-NUTM2B/E have now been well accepted. Immunohistochemistry for BCOR has also been shown to be a sensitive and specific marker for clear cell sarcoma of the kidney in the context of pediatric renal tumors. Improved intensive chemotherapy regimens have influenced the clinical course of the disease, with late relapses now being less frequent and the brain having overtaken bone as the most common site of relapse.
La question du « réel et son double » dans les créations théâtrales au secondaire
Authors: Hamel Monique
Published: March 2019

In this article, Hamel examines the question of reality and its double in the context of theatrical creation at the high school level. The play and its public performance are seen as reality’s double and the character, that of its creator. Both doubles are apprehended, idealized, contested, opposed, and desired, as well as referential and autoreferential. How does the double emerge from creative work, and how is it significant in students’ educational and artistic experiences as well as their journey as spectators? Hamel’s study was carried out in the context of her doctoral work and is based on a content analysis of three theatrical creations (texts, scenarios, characters, stagings, and performances) as well as a series of semi-structured interviews with six students (now 32 to 36 years old, 16 to 20 years after the fact). What deeper significance did this creative experience have for these students as they prepared to enter adulthood? Hamel concludes that these learning experiences can have effects on the students’ very existence.
Alliances et tensions entre néoruraux et décideurs locaux dans le Québec rural
Authors: Simard Myriam , Guimond Laurie , Vézina Julie
Published: March 2019

La recomposition sociodémographique des campagnes entraîne des répercussions sur les interactions locales et les rapports de pouvoir. Les appréhender demeure un défi, car les analyses se limitent souvent aux seuls conflits entre néoruraux et ruraux de longue date autour d’enjeux partiels, sans inclure les décideurs. Pour dépasser cette vision conflictuelle et fragmentaire, notre objectif est de dégager un portrait global des relations tant de coopération que d’opposition de quatre groupes, soit les néoruraux, les ruraux de longue date, les dirigeants d’organismes et les élus municipaux, à propos de l’ensemble des enjeux les concernant. Cet article s’appuie sur des données recueillies auprès de ces différents acteurs dans deux territoires ruraux contrastés du Québec (Canada). Après un bilan mitigé des liens sociaux entretenus lors de la participation locale des néoruraux, nous nous concentrons sur les zones de collaborations et/ou de conflits de tous ces protagonistes quant aux enjeux démographiques, économiques, socioculturels, politiques, environnementaux et agricoles. Trois tendances émergent, révélant des modalités inattendues d’interactions, des rapports de force complexes ainsi que des conceptions antagoniques de l’espace rural et de son développement futur.