bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
OPTICAL CIRCUITS OF HOLOGRAPHIC CONTROL PLANT OF MICRORELIEF FORMATION PROCESS
Authors: Поярков Вячеслав , Poyarkov Vyacheslav , Белкин Евгений , Belkin Evgeniy , Марков Олег , Markov Oleg
Published: October 2016

One of the ways allowing the increase of accuracy and control devices potentialities consists in the use of system complexes investigating a holographic image of an object under control.

The design peculiarities of system complexes of this set allow using module-geometrical approach for the simulation of a surface investigated.

The modulegeometrical approach allows, in its turn, obtaining the topography of a microrelief with an analytical description and conservation of a natural surface curvature and also a threedimensional model of an aerohydrodynamic surface with a complex shape which is a smooth module connection having also an analytical presentation.

To obtain a holographic image of an object which allows fixing geometrical characteristics in a nanointerval are used the circuits of image recording through Leight-Upatnieks method.

There is developed and approbated an optical circuit of a profilograph scanning a holographic image of an object in a visible interval of electro-magnetic waves and allowing the reception of surface characteristic for structuring its threedimensional model on the basis of a modulegeometrical approach.

The circuit of a roentgenoprofilograph for active control of microrelief formation is developed.
RELIABILITY INCREASE OF CYLINDERS SEALING ARRANGEMENTS
Authors: Плешаков Виктор , Pleshakov Viktor , Симановский Сергей , Simanovskiy Syergyey , Шурпо Александр , Shurpo Aleksandr
Published: October 2016

Wear of rubber sealing arrangements in cylinders depends on a number of design parameters and technological factors of working surfaces treatment. The dimension of detachable rubber particles reaches in some cases some millimeters. Such particles not only decrease cylinders reliability, but also result in a violation of efficiency of devices mating them. On the basis of the analysis of industrial experiment data are revealed the regularities of the wear products formation in rubber rings. By development testing there is shown high effectiveness in the application of the surface strengthening methods for cylinder working surfaces. The recommendations developed ensure the increase of errorfree running time of cylinders 1.8-2 times.
SYSTEM OF RETRIEVAL AND ANALYSIS OF RELIABLE INFORMATION IN INTERNET NETWORK
Authors: Ильиченкова Зоя , Ilichenkova Zoya , Иванова Светлана , Ivanova Svetlana
Published: October 2016

Now in the world a problem of reliable information retrieval in the Internet network is especially critical. It is defined by increased data capacity and by the absence of control over data placement. It is offered to determine information reliability by methods of fuzzy logic at the correct formation of retrieval request. For the estimate of completeness, truth and integrity of data obtained it is offered to rely upon the analysis of information from other pages of a site found. In accordance with this the notions of topical closeness of site pages and reliability of information presented in the remaining sections. To organize an output are compiled the rules for the integral reliability output of a site page. For example, if information on a page does not coincide with analyzed one and is reliable then one can suppose that related information is reliable. Further, with the use of Mam-dani controller is carried out a defuzzification. A technology for a retrieval request organization is offered to increase an information content retrieval. The technologies offered for retrieval and analysis of information allow increasing effectiveness and a retrieval rate of reliable, integrated and true information in the Internet network.
PROFESSIONAL ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT AS PRACTICE BASIS
Authors: Чжао Яцзюань , Chzhao Yatszyuan , Фу Цун , Fu Tsun
Published: October 2016

In the paper is made an attempt to consider professional environment as a basis for practice under conditions of a modern high dynamic society for which there were considered not only theoretical aspects of a corresponding range of questions, but a current practice by the example of higher professional education in China. The first part of the paper is devoted to the consideration of perception categories, knowledge, and intelligence in scientific sources. The second part of the paper touches upon the questions of the education influence upon a profession choice. In the third part of the paper the process of higher education perfection in the CPR on the basis of the university number dynamics, the number of students and lecturers, university entrants, schoolleavers and a number of other indices is considered. As a result of the analysis carried out it is possible to draw a conclusion of that the higher education in China has passed a long way of development and at the same time have grown its quantitative indices and last but not least qualitative ones.
INFLUENCE OF USE COMPLETENESS OF ENGINEERING SYSTEM MODEL UPON ACCURACY AND ADEQUACY OF RELIABILITY ASSESSMENT
Authors: Елисеева Татьяна , Eliseeva Tatyana
Published: October 2016

An overall purpose of researches – improvement of assessment methods of engineering systems reliability at the stage of design.

To achieve the end specified within the bounds of the investigation there was established that one of the most significant factors defining the effectiveness of the reliability assessment at the stage of designing is the completeness of a model used. For the assessment of model completeness by the example of a failure tree it was offered to determine a correlation between levels of a logical model of reliability and kinds of engineering consistency regulated by RSS 30709-2002 “Engineering Consistency. Terms and Definitions”. Within the bounds of the paper there is analyzed a minimum set of the sorts engineering consistency (dimensional consistency of system elements, compatibility of ele-ments according to reliability, interoperability) the account of which requires various degrees of detailed elaboration of a model and supposes the existence of corresponding source data including those established at the identification of logic connections between failures and the analysis of possible failures caused by a common reason.

For the systematization of research results there is developed a matrix of correlation of analyzed kinds of engineering consistency with the levels of a failure tree and the values of the assessment of a quadratic means of deviation (QMD) of expected results. The mathematical dependences allowing the definition of QMD values at every level of the logic model of relia-bility are developed. To account for the progressive-ness of a QMD value at the decrease of assessment reliability by analogy with Taguchi function of losses it is offered to use a parabolic dependence. The approach offered is particularly urgent for methods where the accuracy of results obtained determines the degree of a risk of manufacturers caused by wrong or untimely management or technical decision-makings. The trend of risk changes for manufacturers depending on QMD of a resultant value allows explaining diagrams presented in the paper.

The results obtained explain the dependence of accuracy and reliability of a reliability assessment on the completeness of use of the model and show a trend of the influence of parameters pointed out upon risk probability of manufacturers at the decisionmaking at the stage of designing.
PROBLEMS IN INNOVATION DEVELOPMENT OF PETROLEUM CHEMICAL COMPLEX IN SAMARA REGION
Authors: Анисимова Валерия , Anisimova Valeriya
Published: October 2016

The structure of the petroleum chemical complex in the Samara region is presented. Basic indices of the petroleum chemical complex development in the region in 2014-2015 are analyzed. Key purposes and problems in the strategy of the Samara region development under current conditions are emphasized.

Some methods to support further a positive dnamics in the development of petroleum industry are offered.
Hubungan antara Besar Defek, Massa dan Fungsi Ventrikel Kiri dengan N-Terminal Pro Brain Natriuretic Peptide pada Anak dengan Defek Septum Ventrikel
Authors: Rinaldi Aldy , Kaunang Erling David , Tangkilisan Helena Anneke Sandow
Published: October 2016

Latar belakang. Defek septum ventrikel (DSV) adalah salah satu bentuk penyakit jantung bawaan (PJB) yang paling sering ditemukan.N-Terminal Pro Brain Natriuretic Peptide (NT-proBNP) telah terbukti efektif sebagai penanda fungsi jantung pada penyakit jantungdidapat, namun peran NT-proBNP sebagai penunjang diagnosis dan tindakan klinis pada pasien PJB, terutama DSV masih belum jelasTujuan. Menganalisis hubungan antara besarnya defek, massa dan fungsi ventrikel kiri dengan kadar NT-proBNP pada pasien anakdengan DSV.Metode. Penelitian dilakukan di RSUP Prof. Dr. R.D. Kandou, Manado pada bulan September sampai Desember 2015. Subyekadalah anak berumur 6 bulan sampai 6 tahun dengan DSV yang memenuhi kriteria inklusi. Kami menggunakan jenis penelitianobservasional analitik bentuk korelatif dengan pendekatan potong lintang. Analisis korelasi menggunakan uji Pearson dan regresilinier sederhana. Secara statistik signifikan bila p<0,05.Hasil. Terdapat hubungan positif antara besar defek (r=0,772, p<0,001) dan massa ventrikel kiri (MVK) (r = 0,476, p<0,001) dengankadar NT-proBNP pada anak dengan DSV. Terdapat hubungan negatif antara fraksi ejeksi (FE) (r = -0,699 p<0,001) dengan kadarNT-proBNP pada anak DSV.Kesimpulan. Terdapat hubungan antara besar defek, MVK dan FE pada anak dengan DSV. Dapat dipertimbangkan pemeriksaanNT-proBNP pada anak dengan DSV untuk deteksi dini terjadinya komplikasi.
Efikasi Terapi Topikal Kortikosteroid Ultrapoten, Solusio, dan Gel Timolol Maleat 0,5% Terhadap Hemangioma Infantil Superfisial
Authors: Ariwibowo Lukman , Budiyanto Arief , Danarti Retno
Published: October 2016

Latar belakang. Terapi kortikosteroid ultrapoten menjadi terapi topikal standar untuk HI. Namun, kortikosteroid banyak efeksamping dan respon yang kadang gagal, perlu alternatif terapi topikal lain. Solusio dan gel timolol maleat 0,5% merupakan betabloker non selektif yang ternyata dapat menghambat proliferasi dan memicu regresi HI.Tujuan. Mengetahui efikasi terapi kortikosteroid topikal ultrapoten, solusio, dan gel timolol maleat 0,5% pada hemangioma infantilsuperfisial.Metode. Desain penelitian kohort retrospektif, dilibatkan 79 pasien HI superfisial dalam kurun waktu Januari 2011-Oktober 2015di RSUP. Dr. Sardjito, Yogyakarta.Hasil. Perbandingan selisih luas antara ketiga kelompok didapatkan perbedaan yang bermakna antara solusio timolol maleat 0,5%dibandingkan kortikosteroid ultrapoten 0,5% (p<0,001). Gel timolol maleat 0,5% dibandingkan kortikosteroid ultrapoten (p<0,001).Perbandingan antara selisih luas lesi setelah terapi solusio dan gel timolol maleat 0,5% tidak berbeda secara bermakna (p=0,744).Kesimpulan. Efikasi solusio dan gel timolol maleat 0,5% lebih baik dibandingkan kortikosteroid topikal ultrapoten terhadappengurangan luas lesi hemangioma infantil superfisial.
Profil Infeksi Plasmodium, Anemia dan Status Nutrisi pada Malaria Anak di RSUD Scholoo Keyen, Kabupaten Sorong Selatan
Authors: Abdussalam Reza , Krimadi Rosaline NI , Siregar Rustam , Lestari Endang Dewi , Salimo Harsono
Published: October 2016

Latar belakang. Angka kesakitan malaria di Indonesia masih cukup tinggi. Masalah pada malaria adalah antara lain kejadian anemiapada infeksi plasmodium disebabkan hemolisis sel darah merah dan penurunan eritropoesis, sedangkan hubungan antara infeksiplasmodium dengan malnutrisi masih harus diklarifikasi.Tujuan. Menilai proporsi anemia dan status nutrisi pada malaria anak.Metode. Penelitian potong lintang dilakukan selama 2 bulan (Mei-Juni 2015) pada 45 anak dengan diagnosis malaria yang dirawatinap dan rawat jalan di RSUD Scholoo Keyen. Diagnosis malaria ditegakkan berdasarkan pemeriksaan sediaan darah tebal dan tipis.Hasil. Terdapat 45 anak, 25 laki-laki dan 20 perempuan. Rentang usia terbanyak 1-5 tahun. Ditemukan 30 anak dengan malariatropikana. Didapatkan 25 anak dengan kadar hemoglobin antara (8-10) g/dL. Status nutrisi ditemukan 19 anak wasting dan 16 stunted.Kesimpulan. Malaria yang paling banyak ditemukan adalah malaria tropikana, disertai kejadian penyerta seperti anemia dan gizikurang.
Pemahaman Perawat Mengenai Medication Safety Practice (MSP) di Bangsal Perawatan Kanker Anak RSUP Dr. Sardjito
Authors: Mulatsih Sri , Dwiprahasto Iwan , Sutaryo Sutaryo
Published: October 2016

Latar belakang. Prosedur aman pemberian obat (medication safety practice/MSP), khususnya kemoterapi, dari sudut pandangmanajemen sangat penting dikaji dengan harap luaran yang lebih baik pada pasien kanker anak.Tujuan. Mengetahui pemahaman perawat terhadap MSP pada pemberian kemoterapi untuk pasien kanker anak dengan LLA diRSUP Dr. SardjitoMetode. Dilakukan penelitian dengan rancang bangun pra dan pasca kuasi eksperimental. Subjek adalah perawat yang melakukanpelayanan pasien kanker anak. Intervensi berupa sosialisasi kebijakan, buku panduan, dan pelatihan MSP. Diukur luaran tingkatpemahaman perawat sebelum dan sesudah intervensi dengan menggunakan kuesioner.Hasil. Tidak ada perbedaan karakteristik subjek (24 pra dan 23 pasca intervensi). Dibandingkan pra intervensi, pada pasca intervensididapatkan peningkatan jumlah perawat yang mendapat materi MSP (82% vs 46%, p=0,027), pemahaman MSP (87% vs 42%),dan implementasi MSP (100% vs 71%, p=0,019). Pasca intervensi juga didapatkan peningkatan tindakan identifikasi pasien, prinsip6 benar cara pemberian obat, perencanaan pemberian dan peresepan kemoterapi sesuai protokol, penggunaan formulir pemesanandan peresepan obat kempoterapi yang standar, dan labelisasi obat kemoterapi yang standar.Kesimpulan. Pemahaman perawat mengenai MSP meningkat setelah dilakukan pelatihan dan sosialisasi buku pedoman. ImplementasiMSP mengalami peningkatan di beberapa jenis tindakan, namun masih diperlukan peningkatan pemahaman khususnya pengertianMSP dan jenis tindakan MSP. Diperlukan metoda pelatihan yang lebih spesifik untuk meningkatkan pemahaman MSP khususnyaperawat.
Perbandingan Efektivitas Isoniazid pada Preparat Kombinasi Isoniazid dan Rifampisin pada Anak dengan Infeksi Laten Tuberkulosis
Authors: HA Dhyniek Nurul , Kaswandhani Nastiti
Published: October 2016

Latar belakang. Terapi infeksi laten tuberculosis (TB) dengan INH selama 6-12 bulan telah lama digunakan sebagai rejimen standar.Waktu terapi yang lama menyebabkan angka kepatuhan terhadap pengobatan rendah sehingga dicari rejimen terapi lain yangmempunyai durasi lebih singkat.Tujuan. Mengetahui efektivitas terapi kombinasi INH dan rifampisin selama 3 bulan dibandingkan dengan terapi INH 6 bulanpada anak dengan infeksi laten TB.Metode. Penelusuran pustaka database elektronik yaitu Pubmed, Cochrane, dan Highwire.Hasil. Studi uji kontrol acak prospektif selama lebih dari 11 tahun (1995-2005) terhadap 926 anak < 15 tahun yang menderitalaten TB mendapatkan angka ketidakpatuhan lebih tinggi pada kelompok mendapat terapi INH 9 bulan, dibanding kelompok yangmendapat terapi INH dan rifampisin 4 bulan (p=0,011). Pemberian rejimen INH dan rifampisin selama 3 bulan mampu mencegahinfeksi menjadi lebih berat dan efektif bagi keadaan subklinis. Meta-analisis terhadap 5 uji klinis acak terkontrol juga menyokong hasilyang sama. Studi kohort retrospektif terhadap 335 anak < 5 tahun, menunjukkan bahwa kemoprofilaksis kombinasi INH rifampisinyang diberikan selama 3 bulan, lebih baik (69,6%) secara signifikan dibandingkan kepatuhan terhadap kemoprofilaksis INH saja(27,6%) yang diberikan selama 6 bulan (p<0,001; OR 4,9; IK 95% 2,4-10,36).Kesimpulan. Terapi infeksi laten TB dengan INH dan rifampisin selama 3 atau 4 bulan terbukti sama efektifnya dengan terapistandar INH selama 6-12 bulan.
Asymptotic stability of a Korteweg–de Vries equation with a two-dimensional center manifold
Authors: Tang Shuxia , Chu Jixun , Shang Peipei , Coron Jean-Michel
Published: October 2016

Local asymptotic stability analysis is conducted for an initial-boundary-value problem of a Korteweg–de Vries
equation posed on a finite interval

[
0
,

2
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π
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7
/
3

]

{[0,2\pi\sqrt{7/3}]}

.
The equation comes with a Dirichlet
boundary condition at the left end-point and both the Dirichlet and Neumann
homogeneous boundary conditions at the right end-point. It is known that the
associated linearized equation around the origin is
not asymptotically stable. In this paper, the nonlinear
Korteweg–de Vries equation is proved to be
locally asymptotically stable around the origin through the center
manifold method.
In particular, the existence of a two-dimensional local center manifold is presented, which is locally exponentially attractive. Analyzing the Korteweg–de Vries equation restricted on the local center manifold, we obtain a polynomial decay rate of the solution.
Recommendation for the review of biological reference intervals in medical laboratories
Authors: Henny Joseph , Vassault Anne , Boursier Guilaine , Vukasovic Ines , Mesko Brguljan Pika , Lohmander Maria , Ghita Irina , Andreu Francisco A. Bernabeu , Kroupis Christos , Sprongl Ludek , Thelen Marc H.M. , Vanstapel Florent J.L.A. , Vodnik Tatjana , Huisman Willem , Vaubourdolle Michel
Published: October 2016

This document is based on the original recommendation of the Expert Panel on the Theory of Reference Values of the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (IFCC), updated guidelines were recently published under the auspices of the IFCC and the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI). This document summarizes proposals for recommendations on: (i) The terminology, which is often confusing, noticeably concerning the terms of reference limits and decision limits. (ii) The method for the determination of reference limits according to the original procedure and the conditions, which should be used. (iii) A simple procedure allowing the medical laboratories to fulfill the requirements of the regulation and standards. The updated document proposes to verify that published reference limits are applicable to the laboratory involved. Finally, the strengths and limits of the revised recommendations (especially the selection of the reference population, the maintenance of the analytical quality, the choice of the statistical method used…) will be briefly discussed.
Why Cognitive Linguistics must embrace the social and pragmatic dimensions of language and how it could do so more seriously
Authors: Schmid Hans-Jörg
Published: October 2016

I will argue that the cognitive-linguistic enterprise should step up its efforts to embrace the social and pragmatic dimensions of language. This claim will be derived from a survey of the premises and promise of the cognitive-linguistic approach to the study of language and be defended in more detail on logical and empirical grounds. Key elements of a usage-based emergentist socio-cognitive approach known as Entrenchment-and-Conventionalization Model (Schmid 2014, 2015) will be presented in order to demonstrate how social and pragmatic aspects can be integrated and operationalized in a cognitive-linguistic framework.
Optimizing Parameters of an Optical Link by Using Genetic Algorithms
Authors: Hakim Aoudia , Smail Berrah
Published: October 2016

In this paper, the optimization tool based on Genetic Algorithms (GAs) to improve the different parameters such as the Attenuation and backscatter coefficients of single mode optical fibre (SMF) is proposed. The method of experimental study which is based on the use of an Optical Time Domain Reflectometer (OTDR) to measure and locate different events that occur in an optical fibre in real time is exploited. The experimental results have been compared with theoretical results in order to validate the proposed methods of modelling.
Translators and Interpreters during the Spanish Inquisition
Authors: García-Morales María Goretti
Published: October 2016

The Spanish Inquisition has been widely studied and approached from the perspective of different disciplines. However, from the point of view of Traductology, the role translators and interpreters played during that time is very little known. Authors who have published works in English about the Inquisition are numerous and some of them have mentioned interpreters involved in trials, ship registers, confessions, etc. This article collects references in these publications to the figure of language intermediaries, whether they were found among clerics, artisans or traders, to mention but a few of the wide range of professions carried out by those who ended up translating for the inquisitors.
Russian Verbal Aspect as a Problem of German-Russian and Russian-German Translation
Authors: Naiditsch Larissa , Pavlova Anna
Published: October 2016

The differences in Russian and German verb systems cause problems in translation. In translation from German one of Russian aspectual forms has to be chosen, whereby, as is shown, several criteria are useful: the right and the left context, the accordance of several verbs in a phrase, and semantic nuances of the verb itself. The problems of translating from Russian into German were treated with the help of an experiment. A questionnaire of Russian sentences was given to bilingual students who were asked to translate them into German. The informants rendered the Russian aspect by lexical means, some of them being close to grammatical but not grammaticalized, sometimes also by the alternations of terminative and cursive verbs.
Überarbeitung der Norm DIN 2335 Sprachenzeichen anhand einheitlicher Kriterien für die Auswahl von Sprachennamen
Authors: Hein Anja
Published: October 2016

This article outlines the revision of DIN 2335 standard on language identifiers, which dates back to 1986. The aim of the revision is, for the first time, to standardise language names alongside language identifiers. A list of sources compiled specially for this purpose from which language names with information of relevance to the term or concept have been taken will serve as a basis. Moreover, uniform name selection criteria are developed with a view to making the decision in favour of certain language names transparent and understandable to others. The analysis shows that it is not always possible to strike a balance between a descriptive and a normative approach.
Zur Mehrsprachigkeit in der Schweiz und im schweizerischen Rechtssystem
Authors: Bielawski Paweł
Published: October 2016

The article analyses how the Swiss Confederation regulates its multilingualism and the role the official languages play in the legislative and judicial processes of this country. It is proved here that the legislation in Switzerland is not made in all four official languages, hence it depends on translation. Considering that only German and French text versions of Swiss laws are aligned to each other, the article further examines whether the differences existing between the language versions of these legal texts lead to pragmatic divergences. Against this backdrop, the article considers whether the legal system of the multilingual Switzerland can be called multilingual.
Die Staatlichen Prüfungen für Übersetzer und Dolmetscher in Hessen und ihre Evaluation: die wichtigsten Ergebnisse
Authors: Uhl Siegfried
Published: October 2016

This research study deals with public examinations of translators and interpreters in the German state of Hesse. Since 2012, candidates have completed a semi-structured questionnaire before entering the conclusive oral part of the examination. The purpose is twofold. The questionnaires provide information on the candidates’ social characteristics, education, professional interests and experience, and at the same time are an opportunity to evaluate the examination office and its officials. The key results are presented here, accompanied by a general overview of the languages examined, the number of candidates over the years, and their different success rates.
On the Construction of a Surface Family with Common Geodesic in Galilean Space G3
Authors: Yüzbaşı Zühal Küçükarslan , Bektaş Mehmet
Published: October 2016

In this paper, we investigate the parametric representation for a family of surfaces through a given geodesic curve G3
. We provide necessary and sufficient conditions for this curve to be an isogeodesic curve on the parametric surfaces using Frenet frame in Galilean space. Also, for the sake of visualizing of this study, we plot an example for this surfaces family.
Topics of spirituality in neonatology – Results from a systematic literature review
Authors: Thiel Michael
Published: October 2016

Introduction

The prognosis of preterms and ill newborns has improved substantially during the last decades. Besides conventional methods, additional interventions play an important role in this development. Managing parents' needs under the circumstances of intensive care can be a crucial aspect of dealing with this difficult situation. But data on this group has not been systematically evaluated so far.

Method

We performed a systematic literature review following the PRISMA criteria. Keywords were neonates, neonatology, newborn, preterm, parents, and spirituality. All study types in English and German were included.

Results

After evaluating the abstracts of the initial search results, we considered 33 studies eligible for analysis. Study types are surveys, interviews (qualitative studies), case reports, and reviews. Topics were parents, ethnical differences, medical staff, and palliative care.

Discussion

There is a variety of studies on spirituality in neonatology with a broad spectrum of study types. A meta-analysis is difficult, especially because of the heterogeneity of the study designs, patient numbers and questionnaires used. Although the studies are promising, short-term and long-term outcomes have not been evaluated yet. Interesting endpoints such as the influence on mortality, morbidity and duration of hospital stay cannot be stated. Thus it is too early to derive practical recommendations for the medical staff from these studies.

Conclusion

Although there is a body of data on spirituality in neonatology that addresses several important aspects, even more studies on the impact of parents' needs and the consequences for the medical staff are required.
Scale-Free Neural and Physiological Dynamics in Naturalistic Stimuli Processing
Authors: Lin Amy , Maniscalco Brian , He Biyu J.
Published: October 2016

Neural activity recorded at multiple spatiotemporal scales is dominated by arrhythmic fluctuations without a characteristic temporal periodicity. Such activity often exhibits a 1/f-type power spectrum, in which power falls off with increasing frequency following a power-law function:P(f)∝1/fβ, which is indicative of scale-free dynamics. Two extensively studied forms of scale-free neural dynamics in the human brain are slow cortical potentials (SCPs)—the low-frequency (<5 Hz) component of brain field potentials—and the amplitude fluctuations of α oscillations, both of which have been shown to carry important functional roles. In addition, scale-free dynamics characterize normal human physiology such as heartbeat dynamics. However, the exact relationships among these scale-free neural and physiological dynamics remain unclear. We recorded simultaneous magnetoencephalography and electrocardiography in healthy subjects in the resting state and while performing a discrimination task on scale-free dynamical auditory stimuli that followed different scale-free statistics. We observed that long-range temporal correlation (captured by the power-law exponent β) in SCPs positively correlated with that of heartbeat dynamics across time within an individual and negatively correlated with that of α-amplitude fluctuations across individuals. In addition, across individuals, long-range temporal correlation of both SCP and α-oscillation amplitude predicted subjects’ discrimination performance in the auditory task, albeit through antagonistic relationships. These findings reveal interrelations among different scale-free neural and physiological dynamics and initial evidence for the involvement of scale-free neural dynamics in the processing of natural stimuli, which often exhibit scale-free dynamics.
A series of reflections on eLearning, traditional and blended learning
Authors: Goh Poh Sun
Published: October 2016

This article was migrated. The article was marked as recommended. This is a collection of twelve short reflections written consecutively over several weeks focused on eLearning or Technology enhanced learning, traditional learning and blended learning. They were inspired after a summer "sabbatical" spent thinking about these topics. Each short reflection is subtitled individually and organised in the following sections. This collection can be read sequentially or each section individually, depending on interest and individual preference.
Bearing strength surfaces implied in conventional bearing capacity calculations
Authors: Pender M. J.
Published: October 2016

The classic bearing capacity equation for a shallow foundation determines the vertical load which will initiate bearing failure. The factor of safety is this failure load divided by the applied vertical load. However, a shallow foundation might also need to sustain moment and shear; in some situations the vertical load does not change significantly and the action taking the foundation towards bearing failure is moment, in which case the vertical load becomes a stabilising influence. Bearing strength calculation under general actions is thus more complex than under vertical load only. In these situations the standard estimation of the available reserve of bearing strength can be quite misleading and fails to indicate how rapidly bearing strength diminishes with increasing moment. A good visual understanding comes by way of the bearing strength surface (the locus of all possible combinations of vertical load, horizontal shear and moment that will induce bearing failure). The bearing strength of the foundation is then not a single number but the combination of the vertical load, horizontal shear force and moment where the action path (locus of the combinations of vertical load, horizontal shear and moment applied to the foundation) intersects the bearing strength surface.
Evidence for the Effects of Mergers on Market Power and Efficiency
Authors: Blonigen Bruce A. , Pierce Justin R.
Published: October 2016

Study of the impact of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) on productivity and market power has been complicated by the difficulty of separating these two effects. We use newly-developed techniques to separately estimate productivity and markups across a wide range of industries using detailed plant-level data. Employing a difference-in-differences framework, we find that M&As are associated with increases in average markups, but find little evidence for effects on plant-level productivity. We also examine whether M&As increase efficiency through reallocation of production to more efficient plants or through reductions in administrative operations, but again find little evidence for these channels, on average. The results are robust to a range of approaches to address the endogeneity of firms' merger decisions.
Vulnerability and Children's Real-Life Schooling Experiences in Swaziland
Authors: Motsa Ncamsile Daphne , Morojele Pholoho Justice
Published: October 2016

This paper foregrounds vulnerable children as a social group whose experiences should be studied and understood from their own perspectives. The paper explores the real-life schooling experiences of six Grade 6 vulnerable children, aged between 11-15 years, in a rural primary school in the Lubombo region of Swaziland. Guided by a theoretical paradigm of social constructionism, the paper engages dynamics of children's vulnerability within this context, ravaged by poverty and HIV and AIDS. The aim is to contribute insights to our understanding on how we might improve vulnerable children's quality of schooling and educational experiences. A qualitative narrative approach was adopted, using semi-structured individual and focus group interviews and a participatory research method, photovoice, for data generation. The findings indicate that vulnerable children carried trauma caused by life experiences that affected their learning. They were also found to be lacking necessities like candles to help them with studying, and had additional family responsibilities that competed with their study time. Teachers' administration of corporal punishment was found to be inequitably skewed against vulnerable children, thereby exacerbating their schooling plight.
Embedding community-based service learning into psychology degrees at UKZN, South Africa
Authors: Akhurst Jacqui , Solomon Vernon , Mitchell Carol , van der Riet Mary
Published: October 2016

From 1999 to 2002, the centrally funded Community-Higher Education Service Partnership (CHESP) aimed to drive community engagement in several South African universities. It intended to develop socially accountable models of meaningful student engagement in communities. This led to community-based service learning (CBSL) being embedded into a number of psychology modules for over a decade (progressing from undergraduate to postgraduate levels of study) at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), Pietermaritzburg campus. CBSL resonated with many psychology students' motivations to make contributions to socially disadvantaged groups. Evaluation of such initiatives in the South African context are necessary, to assess their contributions and the challenges posed. Three levels of student experience in CBSL modules were considered, using qualitative methodology in order to understand the value of the modules and to draw lessons for deepening the connection between higher education and its social and community contexts. Data about their experiences were collected from focus groups of UKZN students and an interview with the undergraduate-level tutor. The students reported the value of seeing how psychological theory can be applied, and of the ability to "give something back" to communities. In addition, they learned to work in respectful and participatory ways, enhancing their ability to problem-solve. The findings illustrate progressive shifts in students' understandings of the applications of psychology and its potential role; they also evidence the growth in students' critique and social awareness. Recommendations are made for integrating and enhancing local community engagement, and highlight important considerations when students, community partners, and faculty staff interact in community-based initiatives.
Experimental evaluation system in verbal portrait of personal identification
Authors: Budyakova T.P.
Published: October 2016

The paper experimentally investigate questions of psychology of human face recognition. The investigative and operational and investigative practice, there are difficulties in assessing the reliability of the identification of a witness or victim of a criminal offense. The method used to identify the presentation does not correspond to the psychological laws of human perception. The experiment proved that the verbal portrait of the system as part of the identification procedure does not improve, but on the contrary, worsens the accuracy of recognition. It was found that the recommendation not to carry out an identification, if recognized by the man known personally identified, and psychologically not always justified in the case of similar faces.
Creando subjetividades a través del arte cinematográfico. Historias sobre transformación personal en el cine centroamericano de los últimos años
Authors: Garðarsdóttir Hólmfríður
Published: October 2016

Este artículo discute los temas de identidad y subjetividad según se muestran dos producciones cinematográficas centroamericanas recientes: El Camino (Ishtar Yasin Gutiérrez, Costa Rica, 2007) y La Yuma (Florence Jaugey, Nicaragua, 2009). En las dos películas, jóvenes adolescentes trascienden sus limitaciones convencionales y se hacen responsables de su propio bienestar, ejemplificando de esta manera el rol del individuo en construir su propio sentido de subjetividad y de pertenencia a la comunidad en la que habita. Tanto Saslaya como Yuma se rebelan contra los roles tradicionales, se oponen a las convenciones sociales y logran fomentar un nuevo sentido de identidad colectiva que se asemeje mejor a su nueva faceta de liberación subjetiva. Este análisis argumenta que crecer en ámbitos de desprotección absoluta y con oportunidades limitadas de desarrollo personal no impide que estas chicas consigan crear su propia identidad. Sin embargo, construir este sentido de individualidad requiere perseverancia, toma de riesgos y voluntariedad, en palabras de Ishtar Yasin, la directora costarricense de El Camino. Se asume que estos relatos giran la atención hacia la recodificación de la identidad contemporánea y confirman la ruptura extensa de los modelos sociales tradicionales en Centroamérica. Además sirven para poner en evidencia los intentos –algunos fallidos, otros exitosos – de reclamar nuevos espacios y un nuevo sentido de subjetividad.
Breves viajes al país de Síntoma. Provocación, visibilización y régimen estético en la escena de artes visuales de La Plata (provincia de Buenos Aires)
Authors: López Matías David
Published: October 2016

Teniendo en cuenta los aportes teóricos y las reflexiones de Jacques Rancière sobre el régimen de visualización estético, el reparto de lo sensible, la política y el desacuerdo, en este trabajo se abordan algunas coordenadas para interpretar la escena de artesvisuales emergente en la ciudad de La Plata (Argentina). Se tomarán en particular las apuestas, nociones, estrategias comunicacionales, articulaciones y derivas del colectivo Síntoma curadorespara describir y analizar esta experiencia y desde allí reflexionar sobre las politicidades de la producción cultural local y proponer algunos apuntes para una analítica de la cultura.
La escritura en los blogs: el caso de Diego Grillo Trubba en Buenos Aires.
Authors: Riveiro María Belén
Published: October 2016

En el marco del estudio de escritores nóveles inscriptos en la producción y circulación de narrativa dentro del campo literario de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires entre 2001 y 2010 y reconocidos por la crítica, proponemos estudiar una de las instancias donde circula su producción: los blogs. En este trabajo focalizaremos en uno de sus actores centrales, Diego Grillo Trubba, por condensar características de ese conjunto y por producir prolíficamente en internet. Realizaremos un estudio cualitativo y analizaremos los blogs que creó para identificar sus características, los tipos de intercambios que allí se dieron y los caracteres que lo diferencian de otro tipo de mediatizaciones desde las que se presenta también la literatura y compararemos los diversos usos que le dio a dicha plataforma. Partiremos de una breve alusión teórica acerca de la relación entre el arte y la tecnología. Tras ello, realizaremos un rastreo de los blogs creados por este escritor. Analizaremos y compararemos los blogs entre ellos y a lo largo del tiempo a partir de diversas variables. Así identificaremos dos apropiaciones de los blogs en el campo literario: las denominadas "blogonovelas" y una forma de replicación de la lógica de la sociabilidad presencial y de las instancias consagradas del campo; este último uso aparece como el predominante.
“La amistad vale más que la familia”: amistades entre mujeres en la literatura quebequense
Authors: Saint-Martin Lori
Published: October 2016

Tradicionalmente, se ha dado por sentado que el objetivo primordial de toda mujer es el matrimonio y que las relaciones entre mujeres se encuentran dominadas por la rivalidad y la competencia. Este artículo rastrea la historia de la amistad femenina en la novela quebequense desde sus comienzos sugiriendo una historia algo distinta, una historia de amor, apoyo y solidaridad subyacentes a la intriga principal (la tramadada por el matrimonio). Si tenemos en cuenta que la amistad femenina sugiere valores típicamente femeninos así como una cierta resistencia a la opresión patriarcal, el asunto que se juega en la esfera privada adquiere un significado colectivo y público, que tiene que ver con cuestiones de poder, autonomía, normas sociales y justicia.
O CONCEITO DE CULTURA EM TERY EAGLETON E GEORGE SIMMEL
Authors: De Paula Cátia Franciele Sanfelice
Published: October 2016

O artigo discute o conceito de cultura a partir de Terry Eagleton e George Simmel, destacando as diferenças de abordagem entre as duas perspectivas de análise. Propõe a sistematização do conceito articulando-o à discussão sobre experiência e evidências históricas em Thompson de modo a problematizar as perspectivas ora apresentadas.
Cidades digitais: a metrópole contemporânea em Medianeras
Authors: Silva Ademir Luiz da
Published: October 2016

Resumo: O presente artigo objetiva analisar o filme argentino Medianeras: Buenos Aires na era do amor virtual, dirigido por Gustavo Taretto, lançado em 2011. Esse longa-metragem apresenta discussões sobre as relações sociais contemporâneas na era digital dentro do cenário complexo e multifacetado das grandes metrópoles. Discutiremos a noção de ??medianera? dentro do universo conceitual da arquitetura e de que forma o filme utiliza tal perspectiva para construir sua narrativa. Palavras-chave: Medianeras, cibercidade, era digital, Buenos Aires.
Patrimônio histórico e cultural
Authors: Lima Renato Rodrigues
Published: October 2016

Esta resenha apresenta os principais aspectos que ajudam a compreender a importância do patrimônio cultural para uma sociedade.
Possíveis Práticas Rituais nas Cavernas com Arte Rupestre de Rurópolis (Pará)
Authors: Pereira Edithe , Py-Daniel Anne Rapp , Nascimento Hannah , Barbosa Carlos Augusto Palheta , Honorato Vinicius
Published: October 2016

Resumo: Rurópolis é um município do Pará que abriga numerosas cavernas em arenito com pinturas e gravuras pré-históricas situadas em zonas afóticas e na penumbra. O estudo da Caverna do 110 revelou ausência de vestígios materiais nas escavações e pinturas e gravuras rupestres com características muito diversas. O estudo dessa caverna suscitou uma série de questões sobre possíveis práticas rituais no local. Palavras-chave: Arte rupestre. Práticas rituais. Arqueologia amazônica.
Rosuvastatin Inhibits Interleukin (IL)‐8 and IL‐6 Production in Human Coronary Artery Endothelial Cells Stimulated With Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans Serotype b
Authors: Gualtero Diego F. , Viafara‐Garcia Sergio M. , Morantes Sandra J. , Buitrago Diana M. , Gonzalez Octavio A. , Lafaurie Gloria I.
Published: October 2016

Background: Rosuvastatin exhibits anti‐inflammatory effects and reduces periodontal diseases and atherosclerosis; however, its role in regulating periodontopathogen‐induced endothelial proinflammatory responses remains unclear. The purpose of this study is to determine whether rosuvastatin can reduce the proinflammatory response induced by Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans (Aa) in human coronary artery endothelial cells (HCAECs).

Methods: HCAECs were stimulated with purified Aa serotype b lipopolysaccharide (LPS) (Aa‐LPS), heat‐killed (HK) bacteria (Aa‐HK), or live bacteria. Expression of Toll‐like receptors and cellular adhesion molecules were evaluated by fluorometric enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay. Endothelial cell activation was evaluated by quantifying nuclear factor (NF)‐kappa B‐p65 and cytokine expression levels by quantitative polymerase chain reaction and flow cytometry. Effect of rosuvastatin in expression of the atheroprotective factor Krüppel‐like factor 2 (KLF2) and cytokines were also studied using similar approaches.

Results: HCAECs showed increased interleukin (IL)‐6, IL‐8, intercellular adhesion molecule 1, and platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule 1 expression when stimulated with Aa‐LPS or Aa‐HK. NF‐κB‐p65 activation was induced by all antigens. Aa‐induced IL‐6 and IL‐8 production was inhibited by rosuvastatin, particularly at higher doses. Interestingly, reduced IL‐6 and IL‐8 levels were observed in HCAECs stimulated with Aa in the presence of higher concentrations of rosuvastatin. This anti‐inflammatory effect correlated with a significant increase of rosuvastatin‐induced KLF2.

Conclusions: These results suggest Aa‐induced proinflammatory endothelial responses are regulated by rosuvastatin in a mechanism that appears to involve KLF2 activation. Use of rosuvastatin to prevent cardiovascular disease may reduce risk of endothelial activation by bacterial antigens.
La censura y Memorias de Paulina
Authors: Sandoval Adriana
Published: October 2016

La investigadora realiza una revisión de una novela desconocida de un autor poco estudiado como lo es José Negrete (Bruselas 1855-Tepic 1883), quien fue hijo de un diplómatico mexicano enviado a Bélgica. Una vez avencindado en México, a la edad de once años, asistió al Colegio de San Idelfonso y posteriormente estudió Leyes en la Escuela Nacional de Jurisprudencia. Fue diputado, novelista, traductor y periodista. Participó en la Revista Universal como redactor. En política fue defensor de Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada y combatió a los partidarios del plan de Tuxtepec. Memorias de Paulina (1874) es una autobiografía apócrifa de una bailarina francesa residente en México, por tratar temas libertinos la novela fue objeto de censura. La investigadora rastrea en las referencias bibliográficas de la época la historia de esta novela prohibida
Dispares destinos de dos caciques. Un estudio comparativo de Sao Bernardo y Pedro Páramo
Authors: Cisneros Odile
Published: October 2016

La autora hace un estudio comparativo del ambiente social y mítico en la novela del brasileño Graciliano Ramos Sao Bernardo y Pedro Páramo de Juan Rulfo. En este ejercicio de literatura comparada, la autora nos advierte que los personajes centrales de las novelas, Paulo Honorio y Pedro Páramo, exhiben analogías que sugieren cierto paralelismo, además, en ambas es destacado el uso del lenguaje coloquial que se desprende del contexto local. El propósito de este ensayo es establecer las similitudes en ambos autores y textos y señalar, también las divergencias textuales e históricas que aseguraron a la novela de Rulfo (a diferencia de la de Ramos) un lugar en el canon literario latinoamericano
Hablando histéricamente: la ciencia de la locura en Feliz Nuevo Siglo Doktor Freud de Sabina Berman y Nadie me verá llorar de Cristina Rivera Garza
Authors: Hind Emily
Published: October 2016

La autora toma como punto de partida el estudio clásico de la locura de la mujer de las autoras Sandra M. Gilbert y Susan Gubar para comentar las obras de Berman y Rivera Garza. La ensayista cuestiona las distintos enfoques y propósitos de las escritoras, pues si bien las dos se sirven de expedientes clínicos reales, los enfoques sobre la locura son diametralmente opuestos. Berman reflexiona sobre los mecanismo del psicoanálisis para convencer a una mujer "normal" de su comportamiento histérico, mientras que Rivera Garza, por su parte, hace una reconstrucción novelada de un caso clínico de una de las internas del tristemente célebre hospital psiquiátrico La Castañeda.
Coleccionando memorias: Modernidad e historia en Noticias del Imperio
Authors: Ibsen Kristine
Published: October 2016

La autora se propone hacer una lectura doble de la novela en la que cada fragmento, residuo, o memoria de la ruina histórica tiene simultáneamente resonancias de su texto y contexto originales, incorporándose en una totalidad completamente distinta. Argumenta que, en Noticias del Imperio, novela más explícitamente histórica, el motivo de la colección puede ser leído simultáneamente como una alegoría del imperialismo y como una revaluación de las fuerzas sociales imperiales y de la herencia problemática de otros modelos estéticos de la modernidad.
De Cumpleaños, de Carlos Fuentes (1970), a Cumpleaños, de César Aira (2001)
Authors: Vital Alberto
Published: October 2016

Un examen comparativo entre ambas novelas a partir de la identidad de un paratexto tan notorio como el título, arroja luz sobre las diferencias entre un caso típico del boom y una muestra de la literatura que se escribe tres decenios después en Latinoamérica.