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EL PROYECTO DE AUTONOMÍA EN AMÉRICA LATINA, MOVIMIENTOS SOCIALES Y MUNDO ACADÉMICO - ENTREVISTA AL DR. RAFAEL MIRANDA REDONDO
Authors: ALDEGANI EMILIANO
Published: March 2017

Rafael Miranda Redondo es coordinador General de la Cátedra Interinstitucional Cornelius Castoriadis (CICC78), y del Seminario permanente “El proyecto de autonomía hoy”, alumno de Castoriadis en su etapa de formación, responsable de la Guía de Autoformación79 que presenta en video conferencias y debates sobre diferentes temas relativos al pensamiento de Castoriadis, y encargado de la sección en español del sitio Cornelius Castoriadis Agora International (AI)80, Rafael Miranda Redondo se presenta como una voz absolutamente autorizada en relación al pensamiento de Castoriadis y a su introducción en el escenario político latinoamericano. Su trabajo en cada una de estas instancias se estructura por un profundo interés por difundir y debatir el pensamiento de Castoriadis, a la vez que por instalar en el discurso político actual la reflexión sobre la autonomía social y la intervención institucional. El contenido de la presente entrevista, busca explorar el marco conceptual sobre el que se desarrollan estas actividades.
Marxistas y liberales de F. Lizárraga
Authors: Misseri Lucas E.
Published: March 2017

LIZÁRRAGA, Fernando (2016).Marxistas y liberales. “La justicia, la igualdad y la fraternidad en lateoría política contemporánea”.Prólogo de Ariel Petruccelli.Buenos Aires, Editorial Biblos, 249 pp.ISBN 978-987-691-460-4.
TOPÍA Y CRONÍA DE LO UTÓPICO Y LO UCRÓNICO - RECUENTOS Y VALORACIONES ENTRE LA LITERATURA Y LA FILOSOFÍA
Authors: Camargo Javier Nicolás González
Published: March 2017

El tema que ocupa el presente estudiose muestra lo suficientemente abiertopara situarse en el linde de la filosofía yla literatura, de tal manera que bienpodría optarse, aunque no suene muyprometedor, por la informalidad de laliteratura, y por la falta de belleza de lafilosofía, lo que permite reconocer lamanera en la que estas ficcionesproyectadas impactan en la cultura. Porello es necesario realizar un análisisfilosófico que vislumbre el lugar y loslímites que le corresponden a la utopía,mediante una identificación de lanaturaleza de la misma, en perspectivaantropológica; y un análisis literarioque la sitúe en el horizonte los anheloscompartidos históricamente.
Prometeica nº 4
Authors: Editorial Equipe
Published: March 2017

Prometeica nº 4
LA RELACIÓN ENTRE VERDAD Y COMUNIDAD EN WILLIAM JAMES
Authors: Giorgini Frederico
Published: March 2017

En el presente artículo intentaremos retomar los planteos de James referidos al métodopragmático y especialmente los concernientes a su teoría de la verdad para evaluar laposibilidad de insertar nuevos elementos que generen nuevas preguntas. Sabiendo que lapropuesta de James revitaliza las discusiones sobre las teorías de la verdad, ofreciendoperspectivas filosóficas dinámicas en contraposición con las teorías idealistas modernas,entendemos que analizar como se construye la verdad puede brindarnos herramientas paraabordar discusiones filosóficas contemporáneas. Consideramos, siguiendo un planteo de ÁngelFaerna, que una posible falencia en la teoría de verdad jamesiana puede ser la falta dedesarrollo de las implicancias de un elemento como la comunidad. Argumentaremos a favor deque la inclusión de este elemento puede llegar a enriquecer esta teoría e incluso dispararnuevas preguntas y discusiones.
Aporías de la cultura
Authors: Mana Federico
Published: March 2017

PARENTE, Diego y MISSERI, Lucas, compiladores. (2011).Aporías de la cultura.   Perspectivas filosóficas y sociales. Mar delPlata, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. 127 pp. ISBN 978-987-544-385-3Por FEDERICO MANA(Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Argentina)
LAS FORMAS DEL ORIGEN EN LA COMUNIDAD DE ESPOSITO
Authors: Monteverde Leticia Basso
Published: March 2017

El trabajo aborda el concepto de  origen en la obra de Esposito con el fin dedilucidar su sentido dentro del doble paradigma comunitario-inmunitario.La pregunta por el origen cae en una aporía al buscar una modalidadpositiva de comunidad. La lógica del origen implica unanegación que ya está implícita en la idea del  munus, por tanto todo refuerzoe institución de la comunidad conlleva la ulterior negación de su negación.Para desarrollar esas cuestiones el escrito se estructura en tres partes. Laprimera sintetiza la interpretación espositiana del término  communitas ydestaca la idea de deber que la donación porta. La segunda describe lasdiferentes formas del origen que el autor analiza con el objetivo decomprender la tensión inherente al fenómeno y la tercera expone elparadigma inmunitario para estudiar cómo se protegen algunos sistemasinmunológicos.
A FORÇA DA PALAVRA NO FILME “O CARTEIRO E O POETA” Um estudo da metáfora cognitiva
Authors: Oliveira Adilson Silva
Published: March 2017

A FORÇA DA PALAVRA NO FILME “O CARTEIRO E O POETA” Um estudo da metáfora cognitivaADILSON SILVA OLIVEIRA(UNIP, Brasil)
EL GEN Y SUS METÁFORAS EN EL ESTUDIO ECOLÓGICO DEL COMPORTAMIENTO ANIMAL: VARIACIONES, IMPLICANCIAS Y VIGENCIAS
Authors: Pallito Nahuel , Folguera Guillermo
Published: March 2017

En este artículo se analizará la consideración y el uso de metáforas en unárea de investigación de gran prestigio en la biología contemporánea: laecología del comportamiento. En particular, se evaluará la presencia dealgunas metáforas en dicha subdisciplina indagando el modo en que sonutilizadas por algunos de los principales científicos del área. Uno de losaspectos en los que se centrará el análisis refiere al carácter reificado de lasmetáforas, es decir, al “olvido” de su propio carácter metafórico, tratandode reconocer algunas de las principales implicancias que dicha reificaciónconlleva al seno de la práctica científica. De este modo, este trabajo muestraque las metáforas presentes en la actividad científica no sólo cumplen rolesimportantes en el modo de hablar y comunicar en la ciencia, sino tambiénen la propia conformación y conservación de (nuevas) ontologías mediantelos procesos de reificación metafórica.
INDÍGENAS, JESUÍTAS E A FARMACOPÉIA VERDE DAS TERRAS BRASILEIRAS: OS SEGREDOS DA TRIAGA BRASILICA
Authors: Dos Santos Fernando Santiago
Published: March 2017

Neste artigo discute-se a importância histórica de uma receita jesuítica, considerada uma das melhores de sua época, utilizada amplamente noséculo XVIII. O conhecimento empírico dos indígenas brasileiros sobre as plantas medicinais é contrastado com o dos padres da Companhia de Jesus. Analisam-se aspectos referentes aos simples constantes da Triaga Brasilica, que, grandiosa em utilidades e fama, permanece ainda misteriosa aos olhos diacrônicos da modernidade.
“SON FILÓSOFOS QUIENES NO LE TEMEN A LOS TEMAS NI A LOS CAMBIOS”
Authors: Misseri Lucas E.
Published: March 2017

Reseñas“SON FILÓSOFOS QUIENES NO LE TEMEN A LOS TEMAS NI A LOS CAMBIOS”Luc Misseri
Development of a preoperative predictive model for major complications following adult spinal deformity surgery
Authors: Scheer Justin K. , Smith Justin S. , Schwab Frank , Lafage Virginie , Shaffrey Christopher I. , Bess Shay , Daniels Alan H. , Hart Robert A. , Protopsaltis Themistocles S. , Mundis Gregory M. , Sciubba Daniel M. , Ailon Tamir , Burton Douglas C. , Klineberg Eric , Ames Christopher P. , _ _
Published: March 2017

OBJECTIVE

The operative management of patients with adult spinal deformity (ASD) has a high complication rate and it remains unknown whether baseline patient characteristics and surgical variables can predict early complications (intraoperative and perioperative [within 6 weeks]). The development of an accurate preoperative predictive model can aid in patient counseling, shared decision making, and improved surgical planning. The purpose of this study was to develop a model based on baseline demographic, radiographic, and surgical factors that can predict if patients will sustain an intraoperative or perioperative major complication.

METHODS

This study was a retrospective analysis of a prospective, multicenter ASD database. The inclusion criteria were age ≥ 18 years and the presence of ASD. In total, 45 variables were used in the initial training of the model including demographic data, comorbidities, modifiable surgical variables, baseline health-related quality of life, and coronal and sagittal radiographic parameters. Patients were grouped as either having at least 1 major intraoperative or perioperative complication (COMP group) or not (NOCOMP group). An ensemble of decision trees was constructed utilizing the C5.0 algorithm with 5 different bootstrapped models. Internal validation was accomplished via a 70/30 data split for training and testing each model, respectively. Overall accuracy, the area under the receiver operating characteristic (AUROC) curve, and predictor importance were calculated.

RESULTS

Five hundred fifty-seven patients were included: 409 (73.4%) in the NOCOMP group, and 148 (26.6%) in the COMP group. The overall model accuracy was 87.6% correct with an AUROC curve of 0.89 indicating a very good model fit. Twenty variables were determined to be the top predictors (importance ≥ 0.90 as determined by the model) and included (in decreasing importance): age, leg pain, Oswestry Disability Index, number of decompression levels, number of interbody fusion levels, Physical Component Summary of the SF-36, Scoliosis Research Society (SRS)–Schwab coronal curve type, Charlson Comorbidity Index, SRS activity, T-1 pelvic angle, American Society of Anesthesiologists grade, presence of osteoporosis, pelvic tilt, sagittal vertical axis, primary versus revision surgery, SRS pain, SRS total, use of bone morphogenetic protein, use of iliac crest graft, and pelvic incidence–lumbar lordosis mismatch.

CONCLUSIONS

A successful model (87% accuracy, 0.89 AUROC curve) was built predicting major intraoperative or perioperative complications following ASD surgery. This model can provide the foundation toward improved education and point-of-care decision making for patients undergoing ASD surgery.
Ordoliberalism, Ludwig Erhard, and West Germany’s “Economic Basic Law”
Authors: Berghahn Volker R.
Published: March 2017

Germany’s Social Market Economy has been in the limelight recently as a variant of modern capitalism, different from the Anglo-American model. Starting from this debate this article goes back to the ideas of the Freiburg School of Economics in the immediate post-1945 period whose representatives, Walter Eucken prominently among them, emerged from the Nazi period with concepts of how to organise a modern industrial economy that they called ‘ordoliberal’. Their writings are then connected, but also contrasted, with the policies of Ludwig Erhard, West Germany’s first economics minister, who, being under many domestic and foreign pressures, adapted the principles of economic management of the Freiburg School to the realities of the 1950s and 1960s. The article is written in the hope of stimulating debate on Germany’s Social Market Economy, past and present.
The Structure of Collective Conflict Management Networks: Looking Beyond the Intuition of Networks
Authors: Pellon Gaëlle
Published: March 2017

Drawing from the results of an empirical study of the conflict in South-Ossetia (Georgia) and building on social network analysis and inter-organisational theory, this contribution challenges current IR approaches of inter-organisational cooperation in conflict management. Collective conflict management is conceptualised as a dynamic system of a selected set of actors engaged in persistent and structured inter-organisational relations. Using the new Database On Inter-Organisational Relations In Conflicts, the article applies the two-mode network thinking to inter-organisational cooperation and examines three key but neglected issues dealing with how inter-organisational networks are governed, how they evolve over time and what is the outcome of inter-organisational relations at the level of the whole network. The main findings are threefold. First, the study shows that the South-Ossetian network is a new kind of lead-organisation governed network, the lead-clique governance, where network governance occurs through several cohesive groups of organisations. Secondly, the variations of inter-organisational activity across time demonstrate that there is a significant rise in organisational overlap due to the ongoing process of network expansion. Finally, by studying the level of connectedness in the South-Osstian conflict management network, the article discusses the performance of the model of conflict management and opens a new research agenda further to study the network effects of other models of collective conflict management. Eventually, the article identifies what future directions might be taken by IR researchers who wish to go beyond the intuition of networks and to expand empirical research of inter-organisational relations in peace processes.
More’s Use of English Proverbs in The History of King Richard III
Authors: Hosington Brenda M.
Published: March 2017

A study of The History... reveals that More knew the rhetorical principles relevant to the use of proverbs in a literary text. Thus they are used to persuade, to bolster arguments, and to emphasize important truths. But in true Morean fashion, his proverbs also serve to delight. Analysing the different ways they are embedded in the text, the contexts in which they are presented, and the places where they appear enables us to arrive not only at a better understanding of the nature of proverbs and the role they play in this work, but also at a greater appreciation of More’s literary talents.
Essai sur le vocabulaire Néo-latin de Thomas More
Authors: Hoven René
Published: March 2017

Cet essai d’analyse et de classement concerne tout ce qui dans le vocabulaire de More n’appartient pas au “trésor” de l’Antiquité. Il tient compte de la persistance de certains éléments provenant du latin médiéval, ainsi que de l’utilisation par des humanistes, antérieurs ou contemporains, de mots et d’acceptions que l’on retrouve chez notre auteur.
Clarence H. Miller, Un fin connaisseur d’Érasme et de son temps
Authors: Margolin Jean-Claude
Published: March 2017

Éditeur, commentateur, traducteur d’Érasme et de More, C. Miller s’est particulièrement illustré dans ses travaux sur l’Encomium Moriae et dans sa traduction des poèmes de l’humaniste hollandais. Attentif aux “métamorphoses” de la Moria, il a étudié avec une rigueur extrême les diverses éditions de ce texte fameux, en tenant compte notamment du commentaire de Listrius, pour donner en 1979 une excellente traduction de The Praise of Folly (Yale U.P.) et une non moins excellente édition critique de ce texte (Amsterdam, North-Holland Publ. Comp.). Plus récemment (en 1993), s’attaquant avec Harry Vredeveld aux poèmes d’Érasme—Vredeveld est l’éditeur des Carmina dans l’édition critique d’Amsterdam—il en fournit la première traduction complète en langue anglaise, sans chercher à opposer aux différents mètres latins les équivalents approximatifs d’ une métrique anglaise: mais c’est une prose poétique, d’une parfaite rigueur, brillante—souvent plus brillante que le modèle latin—, attentive aux nuances subtiles de l’affectivité d’Érasme comme à ses variations d’humeur, passant du grave au mélancolique, ou du dévotieux à l’humoristique selon la couleur du temps, le thème choisi, le destinataire, l’étiage psychique du poeta orator.
Death of an Ex-Spouse: Lessons in Family Communication about Disenfranchised Grief
Authors: Tullis Jillian
Published: March 2017

The death of a loved one is an emotional-laden experience, and while grief and mourning rituals are less formal today in many communities, there remain some social norms for individuals to process loss. The death of an ex-family member, such as a former spouse, is more complicated and expectations for how to respond are fraught with uncertainty. While grief has been studied and is primarily understood as an individual cognitive process, scholars in sociology and communication are considering the ways in which grief and mourning are social and take place in dialogue with others. This manuscript explores Kenneth Doka’s concept of disenfranchised grief, which is “grief that is experienced when loss cannot be openly acknowledged, socially sanctioned, or publicly mourned” through the author’s experience of the death of her ex-husband. The narrative will recount how the author learned about her ex-husband’s death (via text message), and will challenge definitions of family and family communication about death and grief, particularly the communication strategies used to cope with this unique type of loss.
Fivefold Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Properties of ZnO Nanowire Arrays Modified with C3N4 Quantum Dots
Authors: Yang Hao , Jin Zhiliang , Hu Hongyan , Lu Gongxuan , Bi Yingpu
Published: March 2017

A facile and effective growing strategy of graphite-like carbon nitride quantum dots (CNQDs) modified on ZnO nanowire array composite electrodes has been successfully designed and prepared for the first time. The remarkable quantum enhanced properties were carefully studied by means of scanning electron microscope (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscope (XPS), UV-vis diffuse reflectance, PEC performance, and photocatalytic hydrogen production, and the results were in good agreement. Fivefold enhanced photoelectrochemical performances of this novel hierarchical hetero-array prepared in this paper compared with pure ZnO nanowire arrays were obtained under UV-light. The effect was attributed to the remarkable charge separation between CNQDs and ZnO nanowire arrays. Additional investigations revealed that the particular structure of CNQDs/ZnO composites contributed to the separation of a photon-generation carrier and an enhanced photoelectric current. Moreover, the absorption edge of CNQD-modified ZnO nanowire arrays was slightly broadened, and the diameter was reduced as well. The photoelectrochemistry hydrogen evolution splitting water using simulated solar irradiation exhibited the foreground of a possible application of a mechanism of photoelectrochemistry hydrogen evolution over CNQDs/ZnO composite electrodes.
Clinical Hypnosis, an Effective Mind–Body Modality for Adolescents with Behavioral and Physical Complaints
Authors: Sawni Anju , Breuner Cora
Published: March 2017

Mind–body medicine is a system of health practices that includes meditation/relaxation training, guided imagery, hypnosis, biofeedback, yoga, art/music therapy, prayer, t’ai chi, and psychological therapies such as cognitive behavioral therapy. Clinical hypnosis is an important mind–body tool that serves as an adjunct to conventional medical care for the adolescent patient. Clinical hypnosis specifically uses self-directed therapeutic suggestions to cultivate the imagination and facilitate the mind–body connection, leading to positive emotional and physical well-being. There are many similarities between clinical hypnosis and other mind–body/self-regulatory modalities such as visual imagery, mindfulness meditation, yoga, and biofeedback that incorporate experiential learning and mechanisms for change. They may be viewed as subtypes of the hypnotic experience and share the common experience of trance as the entrée into self-empowered change in physiologic and psychological states. Clinical hypnosis can be used by health care providers to teach adolescents coping skills to deal with a wide variety of conditions such as chronic headaches, recurrent abdominal pain, anxiety, depression, grief and bereavement, phobias, anger, family stressors, sleep disorders, or enuresis. Clinical vignettes are given to help illustrate the effectiveness of hypnosis in adolescents.
Formation of GaAs/GaSb Core-Shell Heterostructured Nanowires Grown by Molecular-Beam Epitaxy
Authors: Wei Dong-Dong , Shi Sui-Xing , Zhou Chen , Zhang Xu-Tao , Chen Ping-Ping , Xie Jing-Tao , Tian Feng , Zou Jin
Published: March 2017

In this paper, we demonstrated the growth of GaAs/GaSb core-shell heterostructured nanowires on GaAs substrates, with the assistance of Au catalysts by molecular-beam epitaxy. Time-evolution experiments were designed to study the formation of GaSb shells with different growth times. It was found that, by comparing the morphology of nanowires for various growth times, lateral growth was taking a dominant position since GaSb growth began and bulgy GaSb particles formed on the nanowire tips during the growth. The movement of catalyst Au droplets was witnessed, thus, the radial growth was enhanced by sidewall nucleation under the vapor-solid mechanism due to the lack of driving force for axial growth. Moreover, compositional and structural characteristics of the GaAs/GaSb core-shell heterostructured nanowires were investigated by electron microscopy. Differing from the commonly anticipated result, GaSb shells took a wurzite structure instead of a zinc-blende structure to form the GaAs/GaSb wurzite/wurzite core-shell heterostructured nanowires, which is of interest to the research of band-gap engineering. This study provides a significant insight into the formation of core-shell heterostructured nanowires.
Pesticide Knowledge and Safety Practices among Farm Workers in Kuwait: Results of a Survey
Authors: Jallow Mustapha , Awadh Dawood , Albaho Mohammed , Devi Vimala , Thomas Binson
Published: March 2017

The unsafe and indiscriminate use of pesticides in agriculture represents a major hazard to the environment and human health. The aim of this study was to assess the levels of knowledge, attitude and practices of Kuwaiti farmers regarding the safe use of pesticides. A total of 250 farmers participated in this study through in-depth interviews and observations on-farm. The majority of the farmers acknowledged that pesticides were harmful to their health (71%) and the environment (65%). However, farmers’ level of knowledge of pesticide safety is insufficient. Over 70% of the farmers did not read or follow pesticide label instructions, and 58% did not use any personal protective equipment (PPE) when handling pesticides. Educated farmers were significantly more likely to use PPE compared with famers with limited formal education (χ2 = 9.89, p < 0.05). Storage of pesticides within living areas was reported by 20% of farmers. When disposing of pesticide wastes, respondents adopted unsafe practices such as discarding, incinerating, or burying empty pesticide containers on-farm, or reusing the containers. Farmers also reported disposing leftover pesticide solution or old pesticide stocks on-farm or in the sewer. A significant number (82%) of the farmers reported at least one symptom of acute pesticide poisoning. Although farmers’ knowledge of pesticide hazards was high, the reported safety measures were poor. Comprehensive intervention measures to reduce the health and environmental risks of pesticides are needed, including pesticide safety training programs for farmers, stringent enforcement of pesticide laws, and promoting integrated pest management and non-synthetic methods of pest control.
Deformation Behavior of Al0.25CoCrFeNi High-Entropy Alloy after Recrystallization
Authors: Hou Jinxiong , Zhang Min , Yang Huijun , Qiao Junwei
Published: March 2017

Cold rolling with subsequent annealing can be used to produce the recrystallized structure in high entropy alloys (HEAs). The Al0.25CoCrFeNi HEAs rolled to different final thickness (230, 400, 540, 800, 1000, 1500 μm) are prepared to investigate their microstructure evolutions and mechanical behaviors after annealing. Only the single face-centered cubic phase was obtained after cold rolling and recrystallization annealing at 1100 °C for 10 h. The average recrystallized grain size in this alloy after annealing ranges from 92 μm to 136 μm. The annealed thin sheets show obviously size effects on the flow stress and formability. The yield strength and tensile strength decrease as t/d (thickness/average grain diameter) ratio decreases until the t/d approaches 2.23. In addition, the stretchability (formability) decreases with the decrease of the t/d ratio especially when the t/d ratio is lower than about 6. According to the present results, yield strength can be expressed as a function of the t/d ratio.
Rational Utilization of Fine Unclassified Tailings and Activated Blast Furnace Slag with High Calcium
Authors: Zhou Yanlong , Deng Hongwei , Liu Jixiang
Published: March 2017

The utilization of cemented tailings/paste backfill (CPB) by the mining industry is becoming increasingly important. However, it has been difficult to analyze the economic usage of CPB for fine unclassified tailings. Therefore, the physical and chemical properties of fine unclassified tailings, sampled from the Sijiaying Mine, were first analyzed in this study. After this, active excitation of blast furnace slag was examined, with a cement mixture made up of slag, lime, plaster and cement being used to conduct the physicochemical evaluations and proportioning tests. These results were compared with those from ordinary cement. It was revealed that the cement mixture can effectively harden the unclassified tailings. The cement mixture specimens have good performance in early strength, with the seven-day strength being about twice as high as ordinary cement, which meets the requirements for efficient continuous mining. This strength was reduced after 10 days due to expansion and complicated reactions, with an average reduction of 11.8% after 28 days under recommended and better conditions. In addition, analysis of the microstructures was carried out to observe the hydration products and the change in strength. Furthermore, fluidity characteristics of the slurry were measured, with the slurry found to have a mass fraction of 70%–72% in addition to containing an ideal fluidity and a paste-like flow state. Considering the mining conditions, the aggregates with a tailings-cement ratio of 6:1 and a mass fraction of 70%–72% are recommended as high-strength CPB, which should be used for the surface layer and safety pillars. In addition, backfilling materials with a tailings-cement ratio of 15:1 and a mass fraction of 70%–72% are recommended as low-strength CPB, which should be used as ordinary CPB to achieve economic benefits. The application cases showed that the cement mixture is suitable for utilization of unclassified tailings with regards to safety, economics and efficiency.
Revision of the Structure of Acremine P from a Marine-Derived Strain of Acremonium persicinum
Authors: Garson Mary , Hehre Warren , Pierens Gregory , Suciati
Published: March 2017

The previously published structure of the fungal metabolite acremine P is revised by re-evaluation of chemical shift values and NOESY data, and by DFT calculations.
Thermo-Responsive Poly(N-Isopropylacrylamide)-Cellulose Nanocrystals Hybrid Hydrogels for Wound Dressing
Authors: Zubik Katarzyna , Singhsa Pratyawadee , Wang Yinan , Manuspiya Hathaikarn , Narain Ravin
Published: March 2017

Thermo-responsive hydrogels containing poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAAm), reinforced both with covalent and non-covalent interactions with cellulose nanocrystals (CNC), were synthesized via free-radical polymerization in the absence of any additional cross-linkers. The properties of PNIPAAm-CNC hybrid hydrogels were dependent on the amounts of incorporated CNC. The thermal stability of the hydrogels decreased with increasing CNC content. The rheological measurement indicated that the elastic and viscous moduli of hydrogels increased with the higher amounts of CNC addition, representing stronger mechanical properties of the hydrogels. Moreover, the hydrogel injection also supported the hypothesis that CNC reinforced the hydrogels; the increased CNC content exhibited higher structural integrity upon injection. The PNIPAAm-CNC hybrid hydrogels exhibited clear thermo-responsive behavior; the volume phase transition temperature (VPTT) was in the range of 36 to 39 °C, which is close to normal human body temperature. For wound dressing purposes, metronidazole, an antibiotic and antiprotozoal often used for skin infections, was used as a target drug to study drug-loading and the release properties of the hydrogels. The hydrogels showed a good drug-loading capacity at room temperature and a burst drug release, which was followed by slow and sustained release at 37 °C. These results suggested that newly developed drugs containing injectable hydrogels are promising materials for wound dressing.
Study on Influence Factors of Electric Vehicles Charging Station Location Based on ISM and FMICMAC
Authors: Wu Han , Niu Dongxiao
Published: March 2017

Along with the rapid growth in the number of electric vehicles, there is urgent need to construct electric vehicles charging stations (EVCSs) to satisfy the charging demand. However, during the process of carrying out quantitative and qualitative analysis on location decisions, it is necessary to make clear the relationships and role between various factors which make impacts on charging station location. Studies are inadequate in analyzing the influence factors with regard to this respect. This study aims to identify the influence factors, as well as the driving and dependence power of these factors and to analyze the interactions among them. This work proposes to use interpretive structural modeling (ISM) and Matriced'Impacts Croisés Multiplication Appliquée á un Classement (fuzzy cross-impact matrix multiplication applied to classification) (FMICMAC) based approach which is a novel effort in this sector. Moreover, rankings of the identified factors have also been obtained. Based on review of literature and brainstorming among experts in the EVCS field and academia, this paper puts forward 12 factors that impact EVCS location in five aspects. After ISM and FMICMAC analysis, it is concluded that area attribute and geographical environment are defined as key factors while construction cost and annual operation and maintenance cost are the objective factors. The developed integrated structured model will be beneficial in understanding the interrelationship and dependency among the identified factors.
Biocultural Homogenization in Urban Settings: Public Knowledge of Birds in City Parks of Santiago, Chile
Authors: Celis-Diez Juan , Muñoz Cesar , Abades Sebastián , Marquet Pablo , Armesto Juan
Published: March 2017

An understudied consequence of growing urbanization is the rapid and concurrent loss of native biological and cultural diversity. Here, we measured the concordance between avian species richness in public green areas of the city of Santiago, Chile, and the corresponding knowledge of local citizens of this avian diversity. To assess this correspondence, we sampled avian species richness in 10 representative city parks and surveyed the awareness of avian diversity by park visitors as well as their ability to identify bird species. We found no significant relationship between estimated bird diversity from field sampling and their perception by park visitors, suggesting that visitors underestimate avian diversity in city parks because they perceive only a small fraction of the overall diversity, with their awareness especially biased towards the most abundant species. Exotic bird species comprise the majority of the latter group. This result was observed regardless of whether the city park had high or low bird diversity. Public knowledge of birds did not relate to the species richness present at city parks, and was strongly biased towards the most abundant, widely distributed, and primarily exotic species. This result agrees with the biocultural homogenization hypothesis, documenting the role of urban areas in this global process.
Estimates of Economic Loss of Materials Caused by Acid Deposition in China
Authors: Zhang Yinjun , Li Qian , Zhang Fengying , Xie Gaodi
Published: March 2017

China is facing severe acid deposition. Acid deposition can cause economic loss, corrosion, and damage to materials, and the reduction of material life span. In this study, the administrative areas (including municipalities, prefecture-level cities, regions, autonomous prefectures, and leagues—hereinafter referred to the cities) at and above the prefecture level were selected as research areas. Monitoring results of acid precipitation and ambient air sulfur dioxide (SO2) from the China National Environmental Monitoring Network were used, research findings available domestically and abroad were summarized, and a set of material exposure inventory per capita was established, based on urban and rural areas in Eastern, Central, and Western China regions. Losses of construction materials caused by acid deposition in the cities were assessed by using the said materials’ acid rain exposure response functions available. The results showed that, material loss caused by acid deposition in China was 32.165 billion yuan (RMB, similarly hereinafter) in 2013, accounting for 0.057% of GDP (Gross Domestic Product) and 3.4% of the total investment for environmental pollution governance this year.
Use of Surfactant-Modified Zeolites and Clays for the Removal of Heavy Metals from Water
Authors: Jiménez-Castañeda Martha , Medina Dora
Published: March 2017

The presence of heavy metals in water for human use or consumption represents a major risk to human health. It is therefore important to find materials to remove or minimise the concentration of these pollutants. The adsorption process for the removal of heavy metals is favoured by the use of low-cost materials that exhibit a porous structure and a high cation exchange capacity, such as zeolites and clays. On the other hand, chemical treatments, e.g., using acids and bases, can modify the properties of these materials, but more recently the application of surfactants has also shown to be successful for broadening their metal affinity and allowing the removal of diverse organic and inorganic pollutants from water. This paper reviews the application of modified zeolites and clays for the removal of heavy metals from water.
Mise à jour critique de la nomenclature des Vespidae (Hymenoptera) de France métropolitaine et premier inventaire des espèces du département des Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (France) - Deuxième partie
Authors: Gereys Bruno
Published: March 2017

L'auteur compile les données disponibles sur les Vespidae observés dans le département des Alpes-de-Haute-Provence et propose une mise à jour critique de la nomenclature des taxons de France métropolitaine.
Sorbus legrei (spec. nov.) et Sorbus remensis (spec. nov.) (Rosaceae), deux nouvelles espèces françaises
Authors: Cornier Bruno
Published: March 2017

Le genre Sorbus a été très étudié dans un certain nombre de pays d'Europe. D'importants travaux concernant la biologie du genre ont été publiés, et de nombreuses espèces hybridogènes endémiques ont été décrites. En France, les populations hybridogènes ont été relativement peu étudiées, malgré la présence dans le bassin parisien d'une espèce hybridogène décrite depuis 1779, et actuellement protégée au niveau national, l'alisier de Fontainebleau (Sorbus latifolia (Lam.) Pers.). Dans la présente publication, deux espèces hybridogènes nouvelles sont nommées et décrites, pour lesquelles des populations sont connues depuis plusieurs décennies, voire plus d'un siècle ; l'une du groupe de Sorbus hybrida, endémique de la montagne de Lure, dans les Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (département français nommé Basses-Alpes jusqu'en 1970), l'autre du groupe de S. latifolia, endémique de la Marne, présente notamment dans le sud de la montagne de Reims. Cette publication rassemble des observations morphologiques et chorologiques, des résultats d'expériences de semis confirmant la stabilité de ces deux espèces, ainsi que les premiers résultats concernant leur numération chromosomique. Pour chacun de ces taxons, l'histoire de sa découverte est précisée. En conclusion, quelques indications sont données pour favoriser une étude correcte du genre Sorbus dans notre pays.
High-frequency Oscillations in Small Magnetic Elements Observed with Sunrise/SuFI
Authors: Jafarzadeh S. , Solanki S. K. , Stangalini M. , Steiner O. , Cameron R. H. , Danilovic S.
Published: March 2017

We characterize waves in small magnetic elements and investigate their propagation in the lower solar atmosphere from observations at high spatial and temporal resolution. We use the wavelet transform to analyze oscillations of both horizontal displacement and intensity in magnetic bright points found in the 300 nm and the Ca ii H 396.8 nm passbands of the filter imager on board the Sunrise balloon-borne solar observatory. Phase differences between the oscillations at the two atmospheric layers corresponding to the two passbands reveal upward propagating waves at high frequencies (up to 30 mHz). Weak signatures of standing as well as downward propagating waves are also obtained. Both compressible and incompressible (kink) waves are found in the small-scale magnetic features. The two types of waves have different, though overlapping, period distributions. Two independent estimates give a height difference of approximately 450 ± 100 km between the two atmospheric layers sampled by the employed spectral bands. This value, together with the determined short travel times of the transverse and longitudinal waves provide us with phase speeds of 29 ± 2 km s−1 and 31 ± 2 km s−1, respectively. We speculate that these phase speeds may not reflect the true propagation speeds of the waves. Thus, effects such as the refraction of fast longitudinal waves may contribute to an overestimate of the phase speed.
Slender Ca ii H Fibrils Mapping Magnetic Fields in the Low Solar Chromosphere
Authors: Jafarzadeh S. , Rutten R. J. , Solanki S. K. , Wiegelmann T. , Riethmüller T. L. , Noort M. van , Szydlarski M. , Rodríguez J. Blanco , Barthol P. , Iniesta J. C. del Toro , Gandorfer A. , Gizon L. , Hirzberger J. , Knölker M. , Pillet V. Martínez , Suárez D. Orozco , Schmidt W.
Published: March 2017

A dense forest of slender bright fibrils near a small solar active region is seen in high-quality narrowband Ca ii H images from the SuFI instrument onboard the Sunrise balloon-borne solar observatory. The orientation of these slender Ca ii H fibrils (SCF) overlaps with the magnetic field configuration in the low solar chromosphere derived by magnetostatic extrapolation of the photospheric field observed with Sunrise/IMaX and SDO/HMI. In addition, many observed SCFs are qualitatively aligned with small-scale loops computed from a novel inversion approach based on best-fit numerical MHD simulation. Such loops are organized in canopy-like arches over quiet areas that differ in height depending on the field strength near their roots.
Brightness of Solar Magnetic Elements As a Function of Magnetic Flux at High Spatial Resolution
Authors: Kahil F. , Riethmüller T. L. , Solanki S. K.
Published: March 2017

We investigate the relationship between the photospheric magnetic field of small-scale magnetic elements in the quiet-Sun (QS) at disk center and the brightness at 214, 300, 313, 388, 397, and 525.02 nm. To this end, we analyzed spectropolarimetric and imaging time series acquired simultaneously by the Imaging Magnetograph eXperiment magnetograph and the SuFI filter imager on board the balloon-borne observatory

during its first science flight in 2009, with high spatial and temporal resolution. We find a clear dependence of the contrast in the near ultraviolet and the visible on the line-of-sight component of the magnetic field, B
LOS, which is best described by a logarithmic model. This function effectively represents the relationship between the Ca ii H-line emission and B
LOS and works better than the power-law fit adopted by previous studies. This, along with the high contrast reached at these wavelengths, will help with determining the contribution of small-scale elements in the QS to the irradiance changes for wavelengths below 388 nm. At all wavelengths, including the continuum at 525.40 nm, the intensity contrast does not decrease with increasing B
LOS. This result also strongly supports the fact that

has resolved small strong magnetic field elements in the internetwork, resulting in constant contrasts for large magnetic fields in our continuum contrast at 525.40 nm versus  the B
LOS scatterplot, unlike the turnover obtained in previous observational studies. This turnover is due to the intermixing of the bright magnetic features with the dark intergranular lanes surrounding them.
Moving Magnetic Features Around a Pore
Authors: Kaithakkal A. J. , Riethmüller T. L. , Solanki S. K. , Lagg A. , Barthol P. , Gandorfer A. , Gizon L. , Hirzberger J. , vanNoort M. , Rodríguez J. Blanco , Iniesta J. C. Del Toro , Suárez D. Orozco , Schmidt W. , Pillet V. Martínez , Knölker M.
Published: March 2017

Spectropolarimetric observations from Sunrise/IMaX, obtained in 2013 June, are used for a statistical analysis to determine the physical properties of moving magnetic features (MMFs) observed near a pore. MMFs of the same and opposite polarity, with respect to the pore, are found to stream from its border at an average speed of 1.3 km s−1 and 1.2 km s−1, respectively, with mainly same-polarity MMFs found further away from the pore. MMFs of both polarities are found to harbor rather weak, inclined magnetic fields. Opposite-polarity MMFs are blueshifted, whereas same-polarity MMFs do not show any preference for up- or downflows. Most of the MMFs are found to be of sub-arcsecond size and carry a mean flux of ∼1.2 × 1017 Mx.
Spectropolarimetric Evidence for a Siphon Flow along an Emerging Magnetic Flux Tube
Authors: Requerey Iker S. , Cobo B. Ruiz , Iniesta J. C. Del Toro , Suárez D. Orozco , Rodríguez J. Blanco , Solanki S. K. , Barthol P. , Gandorfer A. , Gizon L. , Hirzberger J. , Riethmüller T. L. , Noort M. van , Schmidt W. , Pillet V. Martínez , Knölker M.
Published: March 2017

We study the dynamics and topology of an emerging magnetic flux concentration using high spatial resolution spectropolarimetric data acquired with the Imaging Magnetograph eXperiment on board the sunrise balloon-borne solar observatory. We obtain the full vector magnetic field and the line of sight (LOS) velocity through inversions of the Fe i line at 525.02 nm with the SPINOR code. The derived vector magnetic field is used to trace magnetic field lines. Two magnetic flux concentrations with different polarities and LOS velocities are found to be connected by a group of arch-shaped magnetic field lines. The positive polarity footpoint is weaker (1100 G) and displays an upflow, while the negative polarity footpoint is stronger (2200 G) and shows a downflow. This configuration is naturally interpreted as a siphon flow along an arched magnetic flux tube.
The Second Flight of the Sunrise Balloon-borne Solar Observatory: Overview of Instrument Updates, the Flight, the Data, and First Results
Authors: Solanki S. K. , Riethmüller T. L. , Barthol P. , Danilovic S. , Deutsch W. , Doerr H.-P. , Feller A. , Gandorfer A. , Germerott D. , Gizon L. , Grauf B. , Heerlein K. , Hirzberger J. , Kolleck M. , Lagg A. , Meller R. , Tomasch G. , Noort M. van , Rodríguez J. Blanco , Blesa J. L. Gasent , Jiménez M. Balaguer , Iniesta J. C. Del Toro , Jiménez A. C. López , Suarez D. Orozco , Berkefeld T. , Halbgewachs C. , Schmidt W. , Álvarez-Herrero A. , Sabau-Graziati L. , Grande I. Pérez , Pillet V. Martínez , Card G. , Centeno R. , Knölker M. , Lecinski A.
Published: March 2017

The
Sunrise
balloon-borne solar observatory, consisting of a 1 m aperture telescope that provides a stabilized image to a UV filter imager and an imaging vector polarimeter, carried out its second science flight in 2013 June. It provided observations of parts of active regions at high spatial resolution, including the first high-resolution images in the Mg ii k line. The obtained data are of very high quality, with the best UV images reaching the diffraction limit of the telescope at 3000 Å after Multi-Frame Blind Deconvolution reconstruction accounting for phase-diversity information. Here a brief update is given of the instruments and the data reduction techniques, which includes an inversion of the polarimetric data. Mainly those aspects that evolved compared with the first flight are described. A tabular overview of the observations is given. In addition, an example time series of a part of the emerging active region NOAA AR 11768 observed relatively close to disk center is described and discussed in some detail. The observations cover the pores in the trailing polarity of the active region, as well as the polarity inversion line where flux emergence was ongoing and a small flare-like brightening occurred in the course of the time series. The pores are found to contain magnetic field strengths ranging up to 2500 G, and while large pores are clearly darker and cooler than the quiet Sun in all layers of the photosphere, the temperature and brightness of small pores approach or even exceed those of the quiet Sun in the upper photosphere.
Photospheric Response to an Ellerman Bomb-like Event—An Analogy of Sunrise/IMaX Observations and MHD Simulations
Authors: Danilovic S. , Solanki S. K. , Barthol P. , Gandorfer A. , Gizon L. , Hirzberger J. , Riethmüller T. L. , van Noort M. , Rodríguez J. Blanco , Del Toro Iniesta J. C. , Suárez D. Orozco , Schmidt W. , Pillet V. Martínez , Knölker M.
Published: March 2017

Ellerman Bombs are signatures of magnetic reconnection, which is an important physical process in the solar atmosphere. How and where they occur is a subject of debate. In this paper, we analyze Sunrise/IMaX data, along with 3D MHD simulations that aim to reproduce the exact scenario proposed for the formation of these features. Although the observed event seems to be more dynamic and violent than the simulated one, simulations clearly confirm the basic scenario for the production of EBs. The simulations also reveal the full complexity of the underlying process. The simulated observations show that the Fe i 525.02 nm line gives no information on the height where reconnection takes place. It can only give clues about the heating in the aftermath of the reconnection. However, the information on the magnetic field vector and velocity at this spatial resolution is extremely valuable because it shows what numerical models miss and how they can be improved.
Oscillations on Width and Intensity of Slender Ca ii H Fibrils from Sunrise/SuFI
Authors: Gafeira R. , Jafarzadeh S. , Solanki S. K. , Lagg A. , van Noort M. , Barthol P. , Rodríguez J. Blanco , del Toro Iniesta J. C. , Gandorfer A. , Gizon L. , Hirzberger J. , Knölker M. , Suárez D. Orozco , Riethmüller T. L. , Schmidt W.
Published: March 2017

We report the detection of oscillations in slender Ca ii H fibrils (SCFs) from high-resolution observations acquired with the Sunrise balloon-borne solar observatory. The SCFs show obvious oscillations in their intensity, but also their width. The oscillatory behaviors are investigated at several positions along the axes of the SCFs. A large majority of fibrils show signs of oscillations in intensity. Their periods and phase speeds are analyzed using a wavelet analysis. The width and intensity perturbations have overlapping distributions of the wave period. The obtained distributions have median values of the period of 32 ± 17 s and 36 ± 25 s, respectively. We find that the fluctuations of both parameters propagate in the SCFs with speeds of

km s−1 and

km s−1, respectively. Furthermore, the width and intensity oscillations have a strong tendency to be either in anti-phase or, to a smaller extent, in phase. This suggests that the oscillations of both parameters are caused by the same wave mode and that the waves are likely propagating. Taking all the evidence together, the most likely wave mode to explain all measurements and criteria is the fast sausage mode.