bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Current Legacies of Colonial Violence and Racialization in Tunisia
Authors: Challand Benoît
Published: July 2020

The article argues that the social life of racialization in Tunisia can be traced back to colonial norms and that one cannot speak of racialization in isolation of class differentials, elements that arose historically with the spread of the tandem colonialism-capitalism in North Africa. From a direct form of racialized violence leaving Muslim Tunisians on the low end of the colonial social ladder of worth, salaries, and the right to life, one moved to a more symbolic form of violence, with the south of the country quasi-racialized as less valuable than the urban coastal areas around Tunis and the Sahel in contemporary Tunisia. In a polity that reached independence more than six decades ago, one can witness the perpetuation of a north-south divide that dates back to the colonial times; but a historical reading of racialized brutality can help us recognize a distinct tradition of activism, in particular trade union activism around the Tunisian General Labor Union (UGTT) and protests in the southern part of the country, such as the one that led to the ousting of dictator Ben Ali in 2011. Through a discussion of diachronic forms of racialization, the article suggests that Giorgio Agamben's focus on juridical issues of exception is partly misleading, for many forms of exception arise outside of the realm of emergency.
In Place of an Afterword
Authors: Ahuja Ravi
Published: July 2020

This afterword to “The German Connection” comments on the ideological context that South Asian intellectuals encountered in interwar Germany. “Toxic entanglements” with this highly charged, combative, and diverse intellectual environment provided them, in particular, with a wide variety of organicist and communitarian building blocks for projects of cultural nationalism.
Methoxy-Substituted Phenylenesulfide Polymer with Excellent Dispersivity of TiO2 Nanoparticles for Optical Application
Authors: Watanabe Seigo , Oyaizu Kenichi
Published: July 2020

Oxidative polymerization of bis(2-methoxyphenyl) disulfide using a VO(acac)2-strong acid catalyst with O2 or DDQ as an oxidant gave poly(2-methoxy-1,4-phenylenesulfide), which was linear with a molecular weight of Mw = 6.0 × 103, and yet totally amorphous in contrast to poly(1,4-phenylene sulfide) (PPS). The polymer showed both high refractive index and abbe number (nD = 1.73, νD = 22), and could introduce TiO2 nanoparticles with excellent dispersivity via in-situ sol-gel route for enhancing refractive index up to nD = 1.76.
In-vitro efficacy of Arachis hypogaea (Peanut) peels extract against Haemonchus contortus
Authors: TAHIR A. , AKHTAR R. , LATEEF M. , SATTAR F. , HAFEEZ M.A. , OMER M.O. , ZAHID B. , JAVED A.
Published: July 2020

Synthetic anthelmintics are becoming ineffective due to development of parasitic resistance. For this reason, traditional medicinal plants are being explored for their anthelmintic potential. The aim of this study was to evaluate the in-vitro anthelmintic activity of Arachis hypogaea L. (peanut) peels against Haemonchus contortus. To assess the anthelmintic effect of Arachis hypogaea L. on 3 life cycles of Haemonchus contortus, egg hatch assay (EHA), larval developmental assay (LDA) and adult motility assay (AMA) were conducted. In these tests, methanol and n-hexane extracts of the plant were used in three concentrations of 10, 15 and 20 mg/ml. Levamisole and PBS were used as positive and negative control groups respectively. Results of these tests showed that methanol extract of Arachis hypogaea L. had higher anthelmintic effect than that of n-hexane extract. Overall both extracts exhibited a significant (p<0.05) dose and a time dependent anthelmintic effect. At 20 mg/ml, methanol extract and n-hexane extract showed 87% and 80% egg hatching inhibition respectively. Methanol and n-hexane extracts at 20 mg/ml showed 83.3% and 76.6% larval mortality respectively. Adult motility test with both extracts showed maximum immobilization of worms after 6 hours of treatment at 20 mg/ml concentration. It is concluded that peels of Arachis hypogaea possess significant anthelmintic potential against nematodes. It may be suggested that the plant can be used further to investigate the in-vivo activity.
The Secular Stagnation Hypothes is and the Future of Europe’s Advanced Economies
Authors: Tomeczek Artur F.
Published: July 2020

The secular stagnation hypothesis originated in the late 1930s when Alvin Hansen proposed that the American economy will experience a prolonged depression because of the slowdown in demographics. Widely discussed in the aftermath of the Great Depression, interest in this hypothesis has waned as the world entered a period of rapid economic growth after World War II. In the years following the Great Recession, the secular stagnation hypothesis has once again come to the forefront of economic research when Lawrence Summers introduced the so‑called “new secular stagnation hypothesis.” This article aims to establish whether the secular stagnation hypothesis is relevant to the future of Europe’s advanced economies. Two main symptoms of secular stagnation (demographic slowdown and decline in the natural rate of interest) are especially noticeable in Western Europe. The article has three parts. Part one contains a theoretical overview of the secular stagnation hypothesis. Part two comprises the empirical analysis of the macroeconomic situation in selected advanced economies in Europe and a short review of findings in the literature on the natural rate of interest. Part three identifies possible future problems and provides brief policy recommendations. I conclude that Italy, and to a lesser degree, Spain and Germany, are the countries most vulnerable to secular stagnation.
Kryzys wartości a polityka migracyjna
Authors: Rebes Marcin
Published: July 2020

The Crisis of Values and Migration Policy. A Philosophical Perspective

The world of values and the world of politics seem distant from each other. However, as the evidence of recent decades indicates, European policy is based on an ethical experience. A special example is the experience of solidarity during the political transformation in Central Europe, which plays an important role in relation to the problem of the wave of migration on the old continent most recently. The fall of axiology announced by Nietzsche in the nineteenth century is at the same time a harbinger of a new order, because there is a new perspective on the problem of values. The principle of solidarity, which is offered in his book Formalism in Ethics and Non‑Formal Ethics of Values by Max Scheler, or the experience of solidarity described by Józef Tischner in The Spirit of Solidarity, show that the world of values is grounded within interpersonal relationships and that they constitute the foundation of society and the state. That is why migration policy cannot be limited to respect of human rights for citizens of one country. It should, rather, apply to all people. Politics, guided by social justice, thanks to the experience of solidarity is transformed into a policy of responsibility for others.
Polexit w świetle wyników badań opinii publicznej
Authors: Trosiak Cezary
Published: July 2020

Polexit in the Light of the Results of Public Opinion

Polls In 2015, presidential and parliamentary elections took place in Poland and, as a result, the pro‑European parliamentary coalition of Platforma Obywatelska (Civic Platform) and Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe (Polish People’s Party) lost power after eight years of governing. The winning conservative coalition consisted of three parties: Law and Justice, Solidarity Poland and Jaroslaw Gowin’s Agreement party. From the very beginning, on various occasions (relocation of immigrants, reforms of the judiciary, rule of law) there have been disputes between the new authorities in Warsaw and the EU institutions (European Commission, European Parliament, Court of Justice of the European Union). The concept of polexit appeared in public discourse as one of the possible options for resolving these conflicts. The author of this article undertook the task of analyzing the results of research on the attitude of Polish society to Poland’s membership in the European Union in search of the answer to the question whether in the light of these results polexit is possible and whether it is not possible to repeat the British scenario that led to Brexit.
REDUPLICATION INITIATED THROUGH DISCOURSE MARKERS: A CASE OF HADOTI.
Authors: CHAND Gulab , KAR Somdev
Published: July 2020

Reduplication is a common morphological process in many languages, particularly in South Asia. This study focuses on the reduplication phenomenon in Hadoti, where it ensues with the help of a discourse marker /rə/, functioning as an emphasizing agent in the process. This marker comes between the base and the reduplicant for expressing emphasis in work or action or verb (as in /kʰa rə kʰa/ ‘do eat,’ etc.). In Hadoti, /rə/ functions as a vocative case marker when it comes at the end of the sentence as in /ram ɡjo rə/ ‘Ram went’. However, when /rə/ occurs in between the base and the reduplicant, the stress shifts on the latter from the base. Phenomena of reduplication with a specific focus on the use of /rə/ are discussed in the current study using the constraints like *CLASH, and STRESS-TO-RED, etc. This particular phenomenon is predominantly present in the case of verbs in Hadoti, which is a unique feature of this variety of Hindi.
Alexandre Galí, pedagog pensador.
Authors: Ibáñez Puig Xavier
Published: July 2020

Alexandre Galí i Coll (1886-1969) is a key figure in Catalan pedagogical thought, a pioneer in the work on indicators and a reference point in the currents of pedagogical innovation in our country. In this article we set out to establish the relationship in his thinking between pedagogy and philosophy. In two different places in his work, the author defends two theories: 1/ Without technique there is no pedagogy; and 2/ Without philosophy there is no pedagogy. But what exactly does this second statement mean? The present study aims to answer this question. We aim to how, for Galí, the mission of pedagogy – in a sense that we must clarify – is to “save humankind” and, for that reason, for him (like Hannah Arendt) there can be no pedagogy without a philosophical clarification of the human condition.
Són humanes les tecnologies? Cap a una fonamentació de gènere ètic-responsable de la utilització massiva de xarxes socials.
Authors: González Ramos Ana M.
Published: July 2020

The mass use of technologies, especially, in terms of participation in social networks and mobile apps seems oriented to providing an extension of humanity to digital tools that they do not really possess. Information and communication technologies pose challenges and threats to the public, particularly, due to the sometimes unreflecting and irresponsible use that the public make of them. Their advanced development provide so many utilities and recreative functions that they have become familiar, everyday instruments. Technologies seem to have acquired humanity, but what differentiates them from humans is their lack of ethical responsibility. Gender structures and inequalities remain wherever we do not make a conscious and purposive effort to eliminate them; in online social activity one often encounters diverse situations of gender-, class- or race-related violence. Digital humanities must urgently address the dimension of gender from an intersectional approach to be able to promote greater equality in social relationships and to reduce discrimination in the social networks. The purpose is to create safe spaces (that is, resources for population who can assess the impact, adopt a critical perspective to identify security vulnerabilities, situations of discrimination, and so on) and take responsibility by adopting safety codes for themselves and for others.
El Museu de la Seda de València: accions educatives.
Authors: Aparici Martí Joaquín
Published: July 2020

The holdings of the Valencia Silk Museum can be used to carry out educational activities and to promote the digital impact of its historical heritage, including the building itself, the permanent and travelling exhibitions, and the guild archive. We propose an analysis of its teaching proposals and materials; an assessment of their real use (by means of a survey and the social networks) and of the museum’s ability to connect with its target audience, if necessary by progressively adapting its teaching and cultural offer.
Cost-benefit analysis of investment projects
Authors: Flynn Theresa
Published: July 2020

The paper contents included considerations of the relationships existing between business units of Multinational Organizations (MNOs).  Relevant economic theory provided a framework for the review of accounting practices.  An example of consequences derived as the result of transfer pricing strategies compared with the  transaction costs of pharmaceutical MNO GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) was provided.
The geometry of H
4 polytopes
Authors: Denney Tomme , Hooker Da’Shay , Johnson De’Janeke , Robinson Tianna , Butler Majid , Claiborne Sandernisha
Published: July 2020

We describe the geometry of an arrangement of 24-cells inscribed in the 600-cell. In Section 7 we apply our results to the even unimodular lattice E
8 and show how the 600-cell transforms E
8/2E
8, an 8-space over the field F
2, into a 4-space over F
4 whose points, lines and planes are labeled by the geometric objects of the 600-cell.
Solutions to the affine quasi-Einstein equation for homogeneous surfaces
Authors: Brozos-Vázquez M. , García-Río E. , Gilkey P. , Valle-Regueiro X.
Published: July 2020

We examine the space of solutions to the affine quasi–Einstein equation in the context of homogeneous surfaces. As these spaces can be used to create gradient Yamabe solitons, conformally Einstein metrics, and warped product Einstein manifolds using the modified Riemannian extension, we provide very explicit descriptions of these solution spaces. We use the dimension of the space of affine Killing vector fields to structure our discussion as this provides a convenient organizational framework.
Anti-amyloidogenic effect of artemin on α-synuclein
Authors: Marvastizadeh Narges , Dabirmanesh Bahareh , Sajedi Reza H. , Khajeh Khosro
Published: July 2020

α-Synuclein fibrillation is now regarded as a major pathogenic process in Parkinson’s disease and its proteinaceous deposits are also detected in other neurological disorders including Alzheimer's disease. Therefore anti-amyloidegenic compounds may delay or prevent the progression of synucleinopathies disease. Molecular chaperones are group of proteins which mediate correct folding of proteins by preventing unsuitable interactions which may lead to aggregation. The objective of this study was to investigate the anti-amyloidogenic effect of molecular chaperone artemin on α-synuclein. As the concentration of artemin was increased up to 4 μg/ml, a decrease in fibril formation of α-synuclein was observed using thioflavin T (ThT) fluorescence and congo red (CR) assay. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images also demonstrated a reduction in fibrils in the presence of artemin. The secondary structure of α-synuclein was similar to its native form prior to fibrillation when incubated with artemin. A cell-based assay has shown that artemin inhibits α-synuclein aggregation and reduce cytotoxicity, apoptosis and reactive oxygen species (ROS) production. Our results revealed that artemin has efficient chaperon activity for preventing α-synuclein fibril formation and toxicity.
Migration and Hybrid Political Regimes: Navigating the Legal Landscape in Russia
Authors: Urinboyev Rustamjon
Published: July 2020

While migration has become a vital issue worldwide, mainstream literature on migrants’ legal adaptation and integration has focused on cases in Western-style democracies. We know relatively little about how migrants adapt in the ever-growing hybrid political regimes that are neither clearly democratic nor conventionally authoritarian. This book takes up the case of Russia—the third largest recipient of migrants worldwide—and investigates how Central Asian migrant workers produce new forms of informal governance and legal order. Migrants use the opportunities provided by a weak rule of law and a corrupt political system to navigate the repressive legal landscape and to negotiate, using informal channels, access to employment and other opportunities that are hard to obtain through the official legal framework of their host country. This lively ethnography presents new theoretical perspectives for studying legal incorporation of immigrants in similar political contexts.
A Question Of Relevance
Authors: Capps Michael A.
Published: July 2020

Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial is an example of one memorial site that has successfully managed to retain relevance for nearly one hundred years by adapting to changes in scholarship and the expectations of its visitors. Initially created as a purely commemorative site, it has evolved into one where visitors can actively engage with the Lincoln story. By embracing an interpretive approach to managing the site, the National Park Service has been able to add an educational component to the experience of visiting the memorial that complements its commemorative nature.
Nursing students' perceptions of palliative care
Authors: Albuquerque Julianna de Albuquerque Melo , Dantas Rafaela Ramos , Bezerra Thaíse Alves , Medeiros Ana Claúdia Torres de , Medeiros Fabíola de Araújo Leite
Published: July 2020

Objective: to understand the perceptions of nursing students at a public university about palliative care. Methods: qualitative research, carried out with 66 nursing students, from the sixth to the ninth period in progress. A script was used with questions about perceptions, experiences during the course and whether or not there was an approach to the contents of the undergraduate course in palliative care. Data compiled by content analysis. Results: two thematic categories emerged: fear and frustration, divisors in the search for dignity in terminality and incipience in academic training and a reductionist view of palliative care. Conclusion: there was a need to obtain knowledge aimed at comprehensive care for human beings, in the most humanistic perspective, which respects the needs of individuals, especially when related to palliative care.
Identification of the origin area of hematic spots on a crime scene: theoretical analysis
Authors: Valdivieso-González Luis Gabriel , Muñoz-Potosi Andrea Fernanda , Navas-Gómez Kelly Johanna
Published: July 2020

The aim of this work is to generate a theoretical physical analysis that could be used as a tool that facilitates the criminalistic function in its objective of clarifying the truth and helping to impart justice. One of the most studied fields of action in the criminal area is related to the scenes of a crime, in which, generally, there are evidences associated with hematic impressions. A drop of blood, in its way towards the ground, follows a trajectory that can be calculated through the laws of Physics, behaving like a body in a fluid. To the extent that this model is more detailed, the position of the blood drop can be described more precisely. A detailed analysis of the displacement in the air of a drop of blood, generated by a cutting wound, is presented. Results could be used to determine the spatial point of origin of a drop of blood from experimental measurements on the hematic impression in crime scene. The proper estimation of this position could be of great help at the moment of a criminal investigation since could serve as an additional evidence offering a clearer vision of the events that occurred, to the judge.
Perkembangan Bahasa Pragmatik Pada Anak Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): Kajian Neurolinguistik
Authors: Darmawati Selfia , Nuryani Nuryani
Published: July 2020

The purpose of this study is to describe the pragmatic development of ADHD childdren. Every child who was born, over time experiencing various development, such as motor development, cognitive development, emotional development, up to language development. Children who have Attention Deficit Hiperactivity Disorder (ADHD) have constraints in some of their development, one of them is pragmatic language development. This research utilizes neurolinguistics theory that explain about language and brain. The result that found in this study are ADHD children can’t survive in a conversation because their focus is easily broken, then they tends to make themselves as a center of a communication. ADHD children also have a difficult in formulating speech and tend to be impulsive and always in a hury. Brain disorder, although not in a language area, still affect the pragmatic language development of ADHD children. By knowing the problem about ADHD children’s pragmatic problem, we can knowing the solution for handle it.
New Ukrainian school: topical issues in the culture of administration and educational management
Authors: Sahuichenko Valentyna , Volokitina Nataliia
Published: July 2020

The article considers the need to improve managerial competencies for the establishment of the New Ukrainian School, which in turn requires the resolution of urgent issues of public administration of the educational system in society, when the educational guidelines and common values have changed.A comprehensive study is proposed on the issues of the culture administration and educational management, which is an integral part of the formation of state policy on the reform of education.It is shown that the resolution of accented problems is possible in the context of an interdisciplinary approach involving specialists in the field of public administration, pedagogy, philosophy, cultural studies, political science, sociology.It is proved that the primary task of education in the field of management is the formation of a culture of a teacher and school leader. And the main task of modern management is to create a structure that can constantly learn in the context of the philosophy of continuing education, where the value is experiments, preparedness for the challenges of our time and pedagogical risks, the use of new technologies, innovative and critical thinking, the development of social and emotional competence, an interdisciplinary approach.The need for further research on this topic for the practical use of public administration with the involvement of the public component and the transition to public-public administration of education and partnerships in the New Ukrainian School, support for practical educational reforms by the local community is emphasized. It is emphasized that the lag in the management culture in transition economies impedes the development of all areas of life, which is also relevant for the socio-cultural sphere.
Improvement of pre-trial investigation as a factor of influencing on the ensuring of the economic security of Ukraine
Authors: Vysochanskiy Mikhail
Published: July 2020

The article considers the pre-trial investigation in the context of an integral part of the foundation of economic security of Ukraine.The main problems of the pre-trial investigation in the criminal process of Ukraine identified: poor-quality regulatory support; insufficient material and technical support of pre-trial investigation bodies; redundancy in the use of the institution of immunity by judges and deputies of Ukraine; overload of investigators.Economic security in the article refers to the state of security of the national economy from threats, in which it is able to ensure the development of society, its economic and socio-political stability.Pre-trial investigation is defined as the stage of criminal proceedings carried out with observance of human rights and freedoms, starts from the moment the information is entered into the Unified Register of Pre-trial Investigations and ends with either the closure of the criminal proceedings or the submission of one of the following criminal procedure documents to the court, namely: the indictment ; petitions for the application of coercive measures of a medical or educational nature; applications for exemption from criminal liability. The importance of pre-trial investigation is noted, since it is during this stage that the bulk of the evidence is collected.It was determined to be rational to use electronic document management systems with the use of electronic signatures in order to simplify the interaction between law enforcement agencies, the prosecutor's office and the court in conducting pre-trial investigation. In order to improve and partially solve the problems of the pre-trial investigation, it was proposed to create such an electronic document management system that would ensure formal correspondence with the help of technical means, coordination of the investigator's applications, receipt of court orders for execution, etc.
Humanitarian component of formation of communicative competences of students of technical university
Authors: Kravtsov Yuriy , Bogomaz Konstantin
Published: July 2020

In the article, the authors consider education as a decisive condition for the formation of key personality competencies. The issue of the humanization of technical education is very relevant today. The authors believe that the generation of a technogenic type of culture leads to the spiritual impoverishment of the individual. There is a dehumanization of education, which turns into the development of future engineers only professional skills. The authors believe that the restriction of the humanitarian cycle of disciplines in technical universities casts doubt on the possibility of training engineers who combine high professionalism with well-developed communicative competencies. Particular attention is paid to the place and role of the study of philosophy, which, according to I. Kant, poses its task so that “a person has the courage to live with his own mind.” The authors note that the issue of awareness of oneself as a person, the society in which they live, the values on which relationships between people and children are raised, may arise precisely in the situation if the future engineer is given the opportunity to become acquainted with the philosophy of Platon, Kant or Hegel, with Marx and Heidegger. Most of the students, who are not interested in the issues of the world and the place of the person in it, are the ones who need an explanation of the real state of affairs and those issues that academic philosophy says.The authors reveal the content of the concept of the human factor - that means, first of all, to understand a person, enter the world of his interests, needs, expectations, comprehend many of his actions. , i.e. see his personality. The authors proceed from the fact that the selection of competencies at the moment remains one of the urgent problems of education in the context of a competency-based approach. Accordingly, the purpose of education is related to the formation of key competencies (competencies). It is concluded that the positioning of education (primarily professional) in the field of social meanings depends on the competence content of education.
The Choiyoi Group in the Cordón del Plata range, western Argentina: structure, petrography and geochemistry
Authors: Martinez Amancay , Gallardo Adrian , Giambiagi Laura , Tobares Laura
Published: July 2020

The Choiyoi Group from the Permo-Triassic, is one of the most conspicuous volcano-sedimentary suites of southern South America, considered critical to understand the geological evolution of the western margins of Gondwana.  In this regard, petrography, geochemistry, and structural data were examined to better elucidate the physical character and emplacement conditions of the unit in the Cordon del Plata range, within the Frontal Cordillera of Mendoza, Argentina.  The site is representative of the magmatism and deformation through different Andean cycles.  Results of the study indicate three lithological facies of increasing acidity upwards.  Mafic units consist of basalts, andesite and andesitic breccias at the base of the sequence.  Felsic rocks such as rhyodacites, granites and welded tuffs are predominant above.  The fault zone of La Polcura – La Manga is the most prominent structural feature in the region, which presumably controlled the emplacement of breccias and ignimbrites within the middle and upper members.  These compositional variations suggest a magma evolution from subduction to a rifting environment after the San Rafael orogeny in the Late Palaeozoic.  In this line, the Lower Choiyoi was observed to overlie the San Rafael structures indicating thus, that compression ceased before the volcanic extrusion.  Geochemistry data indicate that mafic rocks are mostly high-potassium, calc-alkaline volcanics derived from the mantle wedge above the subduction zone.  In contrast, the felsic rocks range from high-potassium rhyolites to shoshonites, typically depleted in Eu.  This indicate partial melting of a lithospheric mantle in an average to thin crust.
Las metáforas urbanas en el Plan Maestro del Centro Histórico de la capital hondureña
Authors: Navarrete Cálix Daniela
Published: July 2020

En este artículo comentaremos el uso de metáforas urbanas a lo largo del Plan Maestro del Centro Histórico del Distrito Central, capital de Honduras. Esta reflexión tiene su génesis en las Jornadas de Estudios Urbanos convocados por la Universidad de Costa Rica, en junio del 2019. Víctor Delgadillo demostró en su conferencia la politización y ausencia de neutralidad en tales adjetivaciones urbanas contemporáneas, verdaderos instrumentos en la aplicación de lógicas globales en Latinoamérica1. De acuerdo con el autor, estas metáforas, abundantes y de carácter optimista, en realidad actúan como estrategias a fuerte dosis publicitaria para promover la aceptación de discursos que acarrean la promoción de productos (como las ciudades inteligentes y el uso de tecnología urbana). Entonces, a la vez que ocultan sus objetivos económicos, no toman en cuenta las realidades y verdaderas necesidades de las ciudades que buscan redimir.¿Cómo se instrumentalizaron los urbanismos planetarios por medio de metáforas urbanas en la capital de Honduras? ¿Quiénes los promueven? Efectivamente, estas estrategias se han ido aplicando en particular a partir de la elaboración del Plan Maestro para el Centro Histórico del Distrito Central. Con base en los análisis de Delgadillo y otros autores, resulta fundamental relevar el efecto persuasivo dado a este conjunto de vocablos, verdadero lenguaje político al servicio de legitimación de estos proyectos, espejismos de participación ciudadana y supuesto consenso. La propuesta en cuestión fue elaborada por la Universidad de Sevilla y la Agencia de Cooperación Española para el Desarrollo en el año 2018. ¿Lograron estas metáforas persuadir a los capitalinos dela idoneidad del Plan Maestro?
Planificación urbana mall-deada: La territorialización del mall Lincoln Plaza, Moravia, Costa Rica
Authors: Jiménez Corrales Andrés
Published: July 2020

La planificación urbana es interpretada, frecuentemente, como un instrumento técnicoobjetivo. Este hecho esconde los intereses políticos reales que impulsan la formulación, la concreción y la modificación de instrumentos de planificación territorial. A través del caso de estudio de la territorialización del mall Lincoln Plaza, el artículo expone argumentos para debatir la premisa presentada. Para ello, utiliza como metodología la revisión documental de actas municipales, noticias periodísticas, bibliografía y entrevistas. Los resultados demuestran la creación de apoyos público-privados para la construcción del mall Lincoln Plaza, logrado a través de una transformación del instrumento de planificación territorial local e influenciado por intereses particulares y privados.
Propuestas para el análisis espacial de miniciudades en Centroamérica: más allá del espacio visible
Authors: Acosta Schnell Sabrine
Published: July 2020

Las miniciudades en Centroamérica son proyectos de uso mixto que combinan espacios residenciales, comerciales y de entretenimiento. Se toman como base dos casos de estudio (Avenida Escazú, en Costa Rica y Ciudad Cayalá, en Guatemala) y se ofrecen propuestas de aproximación teórico-metodológica multidisciplinaria que se podrán utilizar en investigaciones sobre miniciudades. La hibridación de formas urbanas y de funciones contribuye a una complejidad espacial, la cual se sugiere que demanda un análisis que va más allá del clásico concepto dualista de espacialidad. Se abre la discusión a partir de cinco propuestas conceptuales para llevar a cabo el ejercicio de abrir la mente geográfica creativa y tratar sobre nuevos temas y retos urbanos, según las recomendaciones de Soja (2000). Se aborda una selección de autores y métodos, no siempre de la misma línea investigativa, para sugerir las herramientas que permitan analizar las dinámicas espaciales y la convergencia de diversos espacios como el real, el percibido, el concebido, el imaginado, el vivido o el Tercer Espacio de Soja (1996), entre otras propuestas. Se incluye un breve análisis heterotopológico foucaultiano, sin dejar de lado la triple dialéctica de Lefebvre (1974) y otras contribuciones artísticas y literarias. Finalmente, se reflexiona respecto a que el actual proceso de urbanización requiere de nuevos discursos para conceptualizar, en la teoría y en la práctica, las realidades urbanas recientes. El artículo no pretende cerrar la discusión ni concluir de forma restrictiva elanálisis espacial, sino que más bien busca provocar la reflexión y la formulación de más preguntas e incógnitas para resaltar la dificultad y necesidad de actualizar y ampliar las herramientas para el análisis de las nuevas dinámicas urbanas.
UN APORTE AL ESTUDIO DEL VOTO FEMENINO EN COSTA RICA
Authors: Carballo Murillo Natalia
Published: July 2020

Esta investigación es un aporte a los estudios sobre el voto femenino en Costa Rica, mediante el análisis de las peticiones de la Liga Feminista y de otras mujeres, los discursos pronunciados entre 1948-1952 en periódicos y en las actas de la Asamblea Legislativa. Se encontró que en las peticiones se hace énfasis en las capacidades de la mujer y en las discusiones de aprobación se referían a su imagen romántica, estereotipada e inocente. Una vez aprobado el voto, se valida a la mujer como sujeto de decisión en las urnas.
LA COOPERACIÓN INTELECTUAL: ALTERNATIVA DE RESISTENCIA PACÍFICA DE LA INTELECTUALIDAD LATINOAMERICANA Y CUBANA ENTRE 1919 Y 1945
Authors: Sarmiento Blanco Paul , Góngora Cruz Leidiedis
Published: July 2020

El objetivo del presente trabajo es justipreciar la cooperación intelectual como una de las formas más genuinas de resistencia de la intelectualidad latinoamericana, cubana y mundial, frente a los peligros que emanaron los contextos bélicos entre 1919 y 1945. Este estudio se realiza a través de las ideas de diversos pensadores e intelectuales cubanos y latinoamericanos. Generalmente, los historiadores cubanos asumieron el papel que desempeñaron determinados sectores sociales frente a los conflictos bélicos, pero soslayaron significativos espacios y aportes de la intelectualidad cubana desde la perspectiva teórica e institucional en aquel contexto. De esta forma, la cooperación intelectual jugó un rol primordial como forma de resistencia ante el conflicto mundial.
LAS ZONAS DE EMPLEO Y DESARROLLO ECONÓMICO (ZEDE), Y EL PERFECCIONAMIENTO DE LOS MECANISMOS DE DESPOJO EN HONDURAS
Authors: Torres Sandí Daniel
Published: July 2020

En este artículo se reflexiona sobre las implicaciones de las Zonas de Empleo y Desarrollo Económico (zede), considerando la relación que su marco legal plantea, frente a la institucionalidad hondureña. A través de revisión de documentación oficial, abordajes periodísticos y relatos de organizaciones de derechos humanos, se identifica que el proyecto avanza de forma sostenida, a pesar de existir cuestionamientos sobre su financiamiento, implicaciones legales y sus efectos sobre la población nativa del Caribe hondureño.
APLICACIÓN DIDÁCTICA DE LOS MAPAS Y LA CARTOGRAFÍA COMO INSTRUMENTOS DE FORMACIÓN EN EL AULA
Authors: Ortiz Cermeño Eva
Published: July 2020

El objetivo principal del presente artículo consiste en exponer las apreciaciones y los procederes del estudiantado en el manejo de la cartografía, concretamente con los mapas histórico-geográficos en las clases de Historia Contemporánea en la Región de Murcia (España). La metodología empleada cualitativa y descriptiva se centra en las historias de vida del discente. Los resultados indican una visión pedagógica positiva del uso de estos medios para asimilar el aprendizaje adquirido.
Experimental evaluation of the effect of spatial position on the power of a 5W LED
Authors: Gutiérrez Domínguez María Paula , Ramírez López Diana Elizabeth , Otero-Caicedo Ricardo
Published: July 2020

This experiment evaluates the effect of the spatial position on the power of a 5W LED which was obtained using a radiometer. For this purpose, the radiant flow emitted by the LED was arranged, taken at different positioning angles and the distance from it from the sensing equipment. Statistical analysis for the validation of the obtained data was checked against the values provided by the manufacturer according to the specification sheet. Finally, the increase in tilt angle and distance resulted in a loss of radiant flow emitted by the LED by 99%.
Clinical and bacteriological examinations of dogs with tonsillitis
Authors: Sylejmani D. , Miftari I. , Hamidi A. , Robaj A.
Published: July 2020

The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of tonsillitis in dogs and isolation of bacteria involved as well as their antimicrobial susceptibility. For this purpose from June 2015 to August 2017, 12 clinical cases of dogs with tonsillitis have been examined, and a total of 24 samples were collected. Diagnosis was based on anamnesis, clinical signs, haematology and biochemical tests and bacteriological analyses. The isolation and identification of bacteria was carried out according to conventional microbiological methods and biochemical tests, while the antimicrobial susceptibility of bacterial isolates was tested using the disk diffusion method. Escherichia coli was the most commonly isolated bacteria with isolation rate 35.0%, followed by Streptococcus pyogenes (27.50%), Staphylococcus aureus (20%), Staphylococcus intermedius (10%) and Pasteurella spp. (7.5%). A high resistance to ampicillin, streptomicin and penicillin G was shown by E. coli, S. intermedius, S. pyogenes isolates. None of S. pyogenes, S. aureus, S. intermedius and Pasteurella spp., isolates was resistant to amoxicillin/clavulanic acid.
Plants Growing in and on Bodies in Folklore
Authors: Ermacora Davide
Published: July 2020

The aim of this paper is to provide evidence for three themes related to ‘botanical bosom serpents’, i.e. stories about plants growing in and on bodies. First, the sprouting of flowers from the body in medieval Christian tales, to be contrasted to ‘bottom flowers’ attested in Dutch profane paintings produced in the later Middle-Ages; second, the presence of botanical bosom serpent narratives in Japan; and, third, the topic of plants growing in, and on animals in oral traditions and works of natural history.
El Sombrerón en la tradición oral de Chiapas
Authors: La Chica María-Cruz
Published: July 2020

Con este trabajo nos hemos propuesto contribuir al acervo literario de tradición oral ya registado de los pueblos y culturas mexicanas de la actualidad con la publicación de varios relatos y entrevistas inéditas realizadas en 2019 en la región de los Altos de Chiapas en torno a un personaje conocido como Sombrerón. Los informantes son hablantes de las lenguas tsotsil y tzeltal (ambas de la familia maya), además del castellano. Hemos intentado limitar todo lo posible nuestro margen de interpretación y ceñirnos a las conclusiones que puedan extraerse de las palabras de los narradores, así como respetar lo máximo posible su modo de enunciación. Daremos a conocer un personaje ambivalente que cumple diferentes funciones que podríamos calificar de «positivas», como ser protector del monte o guardián de las semillas, pero que también puede suponer enormes peligros para quien se acerca a él. Nuestro objetivo consistió en analizar el imaginario literario y cosmológico que existe en diferentes grupos culturales chiapanecos en torno a una misma figura de la tradición oral que sobrepasa los límites de esta región para poner de relieve la potencialidad permeable e itinerante de la tradición oral.
DESIGN OF VIDEO AIDED RETENTION TOOL FOR THE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS IN SELF-DIRECTED VIDEO-BASED LEARNING
Authors: SAGORIKA Safinoor , HASEGAWA Shinobu
Published: July 2020

Health Care Professionals (HCPs) depend on self-directed learning by watching medical videos. In the traditional video learning system, it is difficult to identify the important videos from the huge data set and to find the essential inside parts of a long video. In addition, it is hard to know learners’ preferences inside the video parts, including duration and repetition of watching. If the system could know the attention and retention process of each learner, it could change the way to show the video. Accordingly, this research proposes to design the Video Aided Retention Tool (VART) system for analyzing video content to improve self-directed video-based learning among HCPs. The VART consists of a combination of video tracking, analyzing, and filtering tools, with the integration of domain model, learners’ model, and e-teaching strategy model to aid in self-directed learning. The proposed VART will pick important videos on a single topic and put automatic indexes to represent the essential parts of video content. It will also track the learner’s ID, content preference, monitor watching duration, and repetition of the content. Using such kind of data, attention, and retention will be determined and filtered reels, recommendations, interactive videos will be provided to the learners.
MARKET POWER AND SOCIAL WELFARE: THE IMPACT OF ADVERTISING
Authors: Ignatyuk А. , Sobolieva М. , Saykevich М.
Published: July 2020

The article explores the influence of monopoly power, arising from the use of advertising in the pharmaceutical industry, on public welfare: from the standpoint of market equilibrium and the well-being of society (Becker-Murphy model); in terms of consumer equilibrium (Tremblay-Polaski model); from manufacturer’s equilibrium position (model NEIO). Based on these models, an attempt was made to answer the question of the negative or positive impact of non-price competition (for example, advertising) on public welfare.
La contribución del/de la auxiliar técnico educativo (ATE) para el desarrollo de una plena inclusión
Authors: Verger Gelabert Sebastià , Chover Laura , Rosselló Ramón Maria Rosa
Published: July 2020

Este estudio se centra en un grupo profesional hasta ahora ignorado: el/la Auxiliar Técnico Educativo. Mediante un diseño mixto que combina la aplicación del cuestionario SACIE-R y la entrevista en profundidad, en el que participaron 32 sujetos, se analiza el perfil y la labor que desarrolla este colectivo profesional, con el objetivo de describir y valorar qué función asume en la escuela, así como su contribución a la inclusión del alumnado con necesidades educativas especiales. Para el análisis de los datos cuantitativos se utilizó el programa Office Excel; en cambio, los datos cualitativos fueron tratados mediante el software Atlas.ti.Los resultados avalan la conclusión que estamos ante un perfil profesional escasamente conocido, cuya tarea no siempre se ajusta a las demandas y realidades de las necesidades sociales del alumnado con discapacidad, lo que supone desaprovechar un valioso apoyo a la inclusión. Se incide en la necesidad de avanzar hacia la creación de equipos multidisciplinares que trabajen desde la cooperación para alcanzar metas educativas de mayor calidad. Las políticas inclusivas comunitarias y las iniciativas de innovación educativa deberán tener muy presente a este colectivo, ya que ejerce de verdadero puente entre el ámbito social y el educativo.Palabras clave: Educación inclusiva; inclusión social; auxiliar técnico educativo; apoyo colaborativo
Effect of obesity on lung volumes among adults
Authors: Kaur Gurmeet , Kaur Sandeep , Gupta Geetika , Kaur Rajneet
Published: July 2020

Background: Obesity has long been recognized to have significant effect on respiratory functions. Many studies have reported exponential decrease in pulmonary function test (PFT) with increasing body mass index (BMI), which is a crude indicator of obesity. Also, the relationship between BMI and PFTs varies with age, race, geographical region and the different obesity standards used. To the best of our knowledge, not many studies have been done to examine the relationship between obesity and lung volumes among adults in our region, Jammu. This cross-sectional study was carried out with the objective of evaluating the effect of obesity on lung function test in obese but otherwise healthy adults of Jammu region.Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in Jammu region on subjects selected randomly from different colleges in the age group of 18-40 years. The study involved 300 subjects; divided into three groups of 100 each, based on BMI into normal, overweight and obese groups. Four respiratory parameters viz. FVC (Forced Vital Capacity), FEV1 (Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second), FEV3 (Forced Expiratory Volume in 3 seconds), and MVV (Maximum Voluntary Ventilation) were used to assess their lung functions.Results: All the respiratory parameters exhibited statistically significant decrease in obese groups as compared to normal and overweight groups.Conclusions: The present study suggests that obesity alters the respiratory physiology by producing a restrictive ventilatory pattern.
Comparison of altered fractionation schedule with concurrent chemo-radiation for squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck
Authors: K. Mathew Varghese , Narayanan Geeta S. , Vishwanathan Bhaskar , Karpurmath Shashidhar V. , Narayanan Soumya
Published: July 2020

Background: Aim of the study was to compare the response of altered fractionation schedule with concurrent chemo-radiation in patients with primary and the nodal disease.Methods: Total of 40 patients (20 in each arm) with stage 1- 4 squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck with a performance status of 0-2 (ECOG) were included in the study. Arm A was altered fractionation schedule where in patients received 6 fractions per week to a total dose of 6600 cGy in 33 fractions. In Arm B, patients received conventional radiotherapy with concurrent chemotherapy three weekly Inj. of cisplatin (100 mg/m2). Patients were evaluated for acute toxicity every week using the Acute Radiation Morbidity Scoring Criteria. The response was assessed after 6 weeks and 12 weeks post treatment using the RECIST criteria. Data was statistically analyzed.Results: Seventeen patients in Arm A and 18 patients in Arm B completed the treatment. At the end of three months, In Arm A, 7 patients had complete response and in Arm B, 9 patients had complete response of the primary (p>0.05).  When the complete nodal response was compared in both the arms, there was no difference (2 vs 4 in Arm A vs Arm B resp.). But there were more partial nodal responders in Arm B (p = 0.016). The acute toxicities were comparable in both the arms.Conclusions: Altered fraction radiotherapy can be used in early lesions with minimal nodal burden but with locally advanced disease or large nodal burden addition of chemotherapy should not be avoided.
Estado actual del carcinoma de cuello uterino
Authors: Angel M. Gilberto
Published: July 2020

En la primera semana de febrero de 1964 ,se verificó en México la Convención Internacional contra el cáncer y la Reunión Latinoamericana de Cancerología. Simultáneamente, durante 6 días se trataron temas relacionados con el cáncer del pene, carcinoma de endometrio y carcinoma cervical; el carcinoma del cervix fue debatido ampliamente en todos sus aspectos por expositores, en su gran mayoría, de reconocido prestigio internacional y gran experiencia.