bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Three new species and one subspecies of the Amynthas corticis-group from Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China (Oligochaeta, Megascolecidae)
Authors: Dong Yan , Law Michelle Man Suet , Jiang JiBao , Qiu JiangPing
Published: October 2019

Three new species and one subspecies of the genus Amynthas are described from Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China: The new species are: Amynthas maximus Qiu & Dong, sp. nov. and Amynthas tortuosus Qiu & Dong, sp. nov., and Amynthas shengtangmontis Dong & Jiang, sp. nov., the subspecies is Amynthas shengtangmontis minusculussubsp. nov. All have four pairs of spermathecal pores in 5/6–8/9, which indicates that they should belong to the corticis-group. Their morphological characteristics are compared to other similar species in the corticis-group from China and other Asian countries, such as Amynthas pulvinus Sun & Jiang, 2013, Amynthas homosetus (Chen, 1938), Amynthas corticis (Kinberg, 1867), Amynthas dorsualis Sun & Qiu, 2013, and Amynthas carnosus (Goto & Hatai, 1899). In addition, the results presented are confirmed by the pairwise comparison of COI barcode sequences. The pairwise distances between each new species and the other eighteen corticis-group species are greater than 14.7% on average. Furthermore, the pairwise distance between A. shengtangmontis shengtangmontis and A. shengtangmontis minusculus is 10.7–11.4%.
Taxonomic review of the Themus (Telephorops) nepalensis species-group (Coleoptera, Cantharidae)
Authors: Yang Yuxia , Xi Huacong , Yang Xingke , Liu Haoyu
Published: October 2019

The diagnosis of the Themus (Telephorops) nepalensis species-group is summarized. A catalogue, a key and a distribution map of all world species are provided. Two synonymies are proposed: Themus (Telephorops) subcaeruleiformis Wittmer, 1983, syn. nov. = T. (Telephorops) crassimargo Champion, 1926; T. (Telephorops) separandus Wittmer, 1975, syn. nov. = T. (Telephorops) laboissierei (Pic, 1929). The female internal genitalia are photographed and described in this species-group for the first time, the aedeagi of T. (Telephorops) crassipes Pic, 1929 and T. (Telephorops) impressipennis (Fairmaire, 1886) are illustrated and described for the first time, and some additional distribution information is provided for the species. Themus (Telephorops) cavipennis (Fairmaire, 1897) is a new record for the Chinese fauna.
Dealing with a hairy beast–larval morphology and chaetotaxy of the Australian endemic diving beetle genus Spencerhydrus (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Cybistrini)
Authors: Michat Mariano C. , Alarie Yves , Watts Chris H. S.
Published: October 2019

In this contribution, the larval morphology of Spencerhydrus Sharp, 1882 was studied, an Australian endemic genus in the diving beetle tribe Cybistrini. All instars of the only two species included in the genus (S. latecinctus Sharp, 1882 and S. pulchellus Sharp, 1882) are described and illustrated with the exception of the third instar of S. latecinctus. Detailed morphometric and primary chaetotaxic analyses were performed to discover useful characters for generic diagnosis and species distinction. Spencerhydrus can be distinguished from other Cybistrini genera by the medial projection of frontoclypeus slightly indented apically, with lamellae clypeales directed forward in a characteristic V-shaped pattern, the median process of prementum strongly developed, the presence of a single ventral sclerite on prothorax, the presence of basoventral spinulae on claws, and the reduced sclerotization of the abdominal segment VII which covers only the anterior half. Larvae of the two species of Spencerhydrus can readily be distinguished by the shape of the median process of prementum, which is visibly broader in S. pulchellus than in S. latecinctus.
MIE/MNA : un accueil sous tension
Authors: Crombé Xavier
Published: October 2019

La dénomination des enfants et adolescents migrants arrivés sans famille en France a une histoire, qui est aussi celle des mobilisations successives pour voir reconnu leur droit à une protection. La responsabilité de la protection de l’enfance, c’est-à‑dire des départements, a été entérinée dans les textes dans les années 2000, mais n’a cessé d’être contestée par de nombreux conseils départementaux. L’établissement d’un nouveau dispositif national d’accueil n’a pas mis fin à ces contestations ni levé les ambiguïtés de l’État quant au statut et aux droits de ces jeunes. Soupçon, dissuasion et discrimination restent bien souvent au cœur des procédures d’accueil.
Une escale sur le pont de la rencontre
Authors: Nevers Aurore
Published: October 2019

Je suis psychologue et je travaille dans un centre départemental de l’enfance et de la famille au sein d’un service qui accueille provisoirement des mineurs migrants orientés par l’Aide sociale à l’enfance. Ces mineurs non accompagnés sont pour la plupart orphelins et polytraumatisés. À partir des portraits de ces jeunes, nous interrogerons les conditions de la rencontre avec un clinicien dans le contexte spécifique d’un accueil temporaire. Nous tenterons de relever l’émergence d’une parole subjective et la trace parfois brûlante de ces parcours traumatiques non encore élaborés.
« C’est pas moi qui l’a tué, c’est elle qui est morte ». L’agir comme blanc de pensée
Authors: Castells-Mourier Élisabeth
Published: October 2019

« L’objet naît dans la haine », Freud. De la découverte de l’extériorité de l’objet naît une haine qui peut s’enraciner sous la forme d’une haine primaire que qualifie la destructivité, stade ultime de déliaison pulsionnelle, de désintrication morbide. Deux vignettes cliniques d’intervention dans un centre pénitentiaire témoignent de comment et pourquoi l’Agir, expression d’une décharge brute d’excitation, vient obérer la capacité à penser, au point de la projeter hors temps, hors sujet, hors objet, hors sujet-objet confondus, hors la Loi .
Les relations gémellaires perçues par les mères et les pères : analyse descriptive de 30 entretiens
Authors: Lamarque Marie , Paul Olivia , Combes Céline
Published: October 2019

Cette étude longitudinale a pour principale visée d’examiner le développement des relations gémellaires d’enfants jumeaux âgés de 3   ans selon les mères et les pères. Pour cela, 30 entretiens ont été menés auprès de 5 mères et de 5 pères rencontrés à trois reprises au cours d’une année et seront présentés de manière descriptive. Les résultats montrent que les relations fraternelles gémellaires peuvent être définies comme des relations fraternelles ordinaires (aussi bien en termes de relations chaleureuses que conflictuelles), bien que certaines spécificités apparaissent inhérentes à la gémellité.
Enjeux des soins palliatifs pédiatriques en France aujourd’hui
Authors: Gabolde Martine , Frache Sandra
Published: October 2019

Les soins palliatifs pédiatriques émergent au début des années 2000 dans les pays francophones, sous l’impulsion conjointe de professionnels et de parents. Alors que les soins palliatifs adultes, apparus une vingtaine d’années plus tôt, proposent la création d’unités de soins palliatifs, l’enjeu pour les soins palliatifs pédiatriques est de s’intégrer à une pratique pédiatrique qui a toujours pensé la prise en charge de l’enfant de façon globale, inscrit dans sa cellule familiale, du diagnostic au terme de son existence, excluant par là-même l’éventualité d’en confier la responsabilité à des tiers en fin de vie.
Faire mourir par compassion ?
Authors: Ricot Jacques
Published: October 2019

Les justifications apportées à la dépénalisation de l’euthanasie ou du suicide assisté mettent en jeu au moins trois concepts éthiques : la dignité, la liberté et la compassion. Après quelques brèves considérations à propos de l’usage de la dignité et de la liberté dans les débats présents, nous examinerons la pertinence d’un appel à la compassion en essayant de donner à cette notion une cohérence qui souvent lui fait défaut.
Adolescents connectés : comment réinventent-ils les relations au sein de la famille et la conversation avec les marques ?
Authors: Durand-Mégret Béatrice , Vanheems Régine
Published: October 2019

L’objet de cette recherche est de comprendre comment l’usage des canaux numériques par les adolescents modifie les relations au sein de la famille, introduisant de nouvelles formes d’interactions avec les marques. Une étude qualitative révèle deux nouvelles formes d’échanges entre les membres de la famille qui renforcent les relations intergénérationnelles, mais également la mise à l’écart des marques. Ce constat invite à proposer une nouvelle manière d’envisager les relations entre la marque et un groupe d’individus, en particulier face à une prise de décision familiale désormais digitalisée.
Les pratiques de contrôle de gestion des entreprises à Djibouti
Authors: Awaleh Osman Moussa , Meyssonnier François
Published: October 2019

Les pratiques, outils et acteurs du contrôle de gestion des entreprises de Djibouti sont décrits et analysés. L’étude du contrôle de gestion des principales entreprises de l’économie formelle djiboutienne montre une différenciation assez nette des situations entre les filiales de multinationales, les grandes entreprises publiques et les PME locales.
Sites e-marchand, e-Fidélité et comportement du consommateur : quelle réalité ?
Authors: Boistel Philippe , Laroutis Dimitri
Published: October 2019

Avec les supports électroniques, la fidélisation devient un objectif difficile à atteindre (Allouche et Mrabet, 2015). La recherche porte sur la question délicate de l’e-fidélité d’un site. Comme très peu d’études théoriques ont porté sur la définition de l’e-fidélité (Toufaily, 2011), les auteurs présentent une réflexion sur les liens entre la fidélité et l’e-fidélité, puis proposent une définition et un modèle théorique caractérisant la fidélité en ligne. Une étude quantitative sur 241 clients de sites permet de mettre en évidence la spécificité du comportement de fidélité des clients de sites de e-commerce et d’identifier clairement les variables influençant l’e-fidélité des individus en vue de proposer des préconisations opérationnelles précises.
Une gestion innovante du processus de transmission d’une TPE saine aux salariés sous forme de SCOP
Authors: Barbot-Grizzo Marie-Christine
Published: October 2019

L’objectif de cet article est d’appréhender la co-construction de la transmission d’une TPE saine en SCOP en soulignant les liens entre les acteurs impliqués et ce processus. La prise en compte du concept sociologique de « parcours social » permet de comprendre la démarche du propriétaire dirigeant qui conduit à un passage de relais naturel vers les salariés. Une approche qualitative exploratoire par l’étude d’un cas met l’accent sur une gestion innovante de la transmission en termes d’anticipation et de préparation du processus et des acteurs.
Corruption et cadeaux dans la fonction achat : quel processus de prise de décision éthique ?
Authors: Husser Jocelyn
Published: October 2019

L’objectif de cette recherche est d’étudier la prise de décision d’acheteurs quand ils sont confrontés à des tentatives de corruption à travers des cadeaux offerts. Le cadre conceptuel mobilisé, relatif à la prise de décision éthique, est celui de Jones (1991). Des scenarios portant sur les cadeaux ont été administrés auprès de 160 acheteurs. Les résultats montrent que le genre, l’âge, l’expertise et le consensus social de proximité ont une influence significative sur la prise de décision éthique.
Geriatric Nursing Education in Community Health: CareLink—Partnering for Excellence
Authors: Clemmens Donna , Goldstein Jill M. , Clarke Kitty , Moriarty Mari , Soberman Rhonda Karp , Gardner Daniel S.
Published: October 2019

The purpose of the study was to evaluate how participation in the CareLink program influenced the community health knowledge and skill of baccalaureate nursing students regarding the care of community-dwelling older adults. Students were assigned three to four clients each during their 14-week clinical placement with a home care agency, situated in a naturally occurring retirement community or senior center. Students contracted with their clients to set goals and provided standardized health assessments and teaching. Students completed pretest and posttest surveys, and attended focus groups to address their learning. Students' public health nursing and cultural competence improved significantly. The CareLink program provides a meaningful learning experience for baccalaureate nursing students. Attitudes toward older adults and community health nursing in general shifted to acknowledge that older adults have strengths and resilience not previously acknowledged.
Promoting Collaboration in Undergraduate Nursing Students
Authors: Nielson Mary Hugo , Warren Linda , Graham Doreen
Published: October 2019

Background:

The role of the nurse educator is to prepare students to collaborate and practice competently and safely. One way of promoting collaboration is with the use of students as standardized patients (SPs).

Method:

This exercise used undergraduate nursing students in collaboration with graduate nurse practitioner (NP) students in an advanced health assessment course. Undergraduate students were assigned a specific disease process to review, then as SPs were asked to describe symptoms and answer questions regarding the disease by the NP students. At the end of a combined group debriefing, a survey was given to evaluate the process.

Results:

Analysis of the survey identified the following themes: Positive Learning Method, “Aha” Moments, Improvement in Critical Thinking, and Communication.

Conclusion:

Using undergraduate nursing students as SPs helped create real-life scenarios for both the undergraduate and graduate nursing students to learn from.

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J Nurs Educ
. 2019;58(11):657–660.]
Hábitat inusual para Bathynellacea (Crustacea, Malacostraca): primer registro de este crustáceo de agua subterránea en el sustrato superficial mesovoide (MSS)
Authors: Camacho Ana I. , Ortuño Vicente M.
Published: October 2019

En este trabajo se documenta por primera vez el hallazgo de ejemplares de un crustáceo (Malacostraca, Bathynellacea) que vive exclusivamente en las aguas subterráneas de todo el mundo, en un hábitat inusual: el medio subterráneo superficial (MSS), un medio terrestre sin luz y saturado de humedad. Especímenes de la familia Parabathynellidae han sido encontrados en dispositivos de muestreo dispuestos para la recogida de fauna subterránea terrestre en el MSS del Parque Nacional de la Sierra de Guadarrama (Madrid, España). Se han identificado dos especies, de dos géneros diferentes, Hexabathynella nicoleiana Camacho, 1986 y Hexaiberobathynella mateusi (Galhano, 1967), mediante estudio morfológico. Las secuencias del gen 18S de varios ejemplares confirman su adscripción genérica. Estas especies eran ya conocidas en la provincia de Madrid.
Recognition of Lewis X by Anti-Lex Monoclonal Antibody 1G5F6
Authors: Jegatheeswaran Sinthuja , Auzanneau France-Isabelle
Published: October 2019

mAbs directed toward the Lewis X (Lex) determinant have been shown to display different specificities, depending on the presentation of Lex to the immune system. Of interest is the murine anti-Lex mAb 1G5F6, generated against the O chain polysaccharide of Helicobacter pylori that contains polymeric Lex structures. The mAb was found to have a higher affinity for polymeric Lex over monomeric Lex. In this study, we explore the recognition of monomeric Lex by 1G5F6 using a panel of Lex analogues in which N-acetyl-d-glucosamine, l-fucose, or d-galactose (D-Gal) are replaced with d-glucose and/or l-rhamnose. Our studies show that all analogues were weaker inhibitors than the Lex Ag, indicating that all three residues are essential in the recognition of Lex by mAb 1G5F6. We explored the involvement of 4″-OH of d-Gal in the binding with 1G5F6 using a panel of 4″-modified Lex analogues. Although the 4″-OH is only involved in a weak polar interaction, we conclude that the D-Gal residue in Lex is primarily involved in aromatic stacking interactions with the Ab binding site. We compared these results to our work with mAb SH1. Although stacking interactions between D-Gal and an aromatic residue was also suggested for SH1, an H-bond involving the 4″-OH was identified that is not found in the binding of 1G5F6 to Lex. Thus, anti-Lex mAbs SH1 and 1G5F6 bind to Lex in different manners, even though the hydrophobic patch displayed by the β-galactoside in Lex is essential in both cases for their binding to Lex.
MR neurography in Parsonage-Turner syndrome
Authors: Upadhyaya Vaishali , Upadhyaya Divya Narain , Bansal Richa , Pandey Tarun , Pandey Ashok Kumar
Published: October 2019

Background and Aims: Parsonage Turner Syndrome is a well known clinical entity. Several excellent articles have succinctly described Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) findings in PTS. However, these articles have inferred neural involvement in PTS based on the patterns of denervation of muscles in the shoulder region. The aim of this study is to directly visualize the distribution and extent of abnormality in MR Neurography (MRN) of the brachial plexus in known cases of brachial plexus neuritis or Parsonage-Turner Syndrome (PTS). Methods: 15 patients who were diagnosed with PTS based on clinical and electrophysiological findings participated in the study. MRN of the brachial plexus was done in a 1.5T system using a combination of T1W (T1-weighted), T2W (T2-weighted) fat-saturated, STIR (Short Tau Inversion Recovery), 3D STIR SPACE (Sampling Perfection with Application Optimized Contrasts) and 3D T2W SPACE sequences. Findings were recorded and assessed. Results: The age range of our patients was 7-65 years (mean 37.87 years). Most of the patients had unilateral symptoms. All patients had weakness in shoulder abduction. Other common associated complaints included pain in the shoulder/neck/arm and preceding fever. MRN revealed the percentage of involvement of roots, trunks, cords and terminal branches was 53.3%, 46.7%, 40% and 13.3% respectively. Evidence of muscle denervation in the form of edema, fatty infiltration and atrophy was noted in 8 (53.3%) patients. Conclusion: Most of the patients in this study had unilateral involvement on MRN. The roots were the commonest site of involvement followed by the trunks, cords and terminal branches. C5 was the most commonly involved root.
Imaging protocols for CT chest: A recommendation
Authors: Bhalla Ashu Seith , Das Abanti , Naranje Priyanka , Irodi Aparna , Raj Vimal , Goyal Ankur
Published: October 2019

Computed Tomography (CT) is the mainstay of diagnostic imaging evaluation of thoracic disorders. However, there are a number of CT protocols ranging from a simple non-contrast CT at one end of the spectrum, and CT perfusion as a complex protocol available only on high-end scanners.With the growing diversity, there is a pressing need for radiologists, and clinicians to have a basic understanding of the recommended CT examinations for individual indications. This brief review aims to summarise the currently prevalent CT examination protocols, including their recommended indications, as well as technical specifications for performing them.
MR-guided focused ultrasound surgery: A novel non-invasive technique in the treatment of adenomyosis –18 month’s follow-up of 12 cases
Authors: Dev Bhawna , Gadddam Sameera , Kumar Mitesh , Varadarajan Suresh
Published: October 2019

Background: Adenomyosis is a gynecological condition of the uterus, characterized by the presence of ectopic endometrial tissue in the myometrium. Hysterectomy, uterine artery embolization, and endometrial ablation therapy are the various surgical treatment options available for adenomyosis. A novel and globally upcoming technique is MR-guided focused ultrasound surgery “MRgFUS,” which is a promising non-invasive surgical treatment option. This study was carried out to determine the effectiveness of MRgFUS in the symptomatic management of adenomyosis. Subjects and Methods: This study was carried out as a long-term follow-up study among 12 cases of adenomyosis, which were treated by MR-guided focused ultrasound. In all these participant’s, three parameters – symptom severity score (SSS), menstrual pain score accessed using visual analogue score (VAS), and number of approximate pads used during menstruation were recorded prior to the treatment and on follow-up at 3, 9, and 18 months, respectively. The Friedman’s test was used to test the difference in the values of scores before and after treatment. Results: There was a significant improvement in the SSS, VAS, and the numbers of sanitary napkins used after surgery and sustained during the long-term follow-up. These values were statistically significant (P < 0.05). Conclusion: MRgFUS can be used in successful treatment of adenomyosis/focal adenomyoma by careful selection of the participant, good planning, and proper monitoring of the technique during ablation.
Loos y Venturi & Scott Brown. Del ornamento en la modernidadal símbolo postmoderno
Authors: Arnau Orenga Prudencia Inés , Bruns Banegas Sergio , Lozano Velasco José María
Published: October 2019

Bien pudiera afirmarse que Adolf Loos y Robert Venturi junto con Denise Scott Brown, marcaron el inicio de dos de los movimiento arquitectónicos más importantes del Siglo XX. Sus escritos sirvieron para fundar los postulados del Movimiento Moderno y de la Posmodernidad. A pesar de tratarse de arquitectos tan diferentes, sus actitudes no son tan distintas, al defender una arquitectura honesta, cargada de mensaje y dispuestos a transgredir los dogmas pasados, al no considerarlos ya aptos para la sociedad de su momento. Permítasenos elegir dos ejemplos de cierto carisma. El proyecto de la casa para Josephine Baker sirve para ilustrar la posición de Adolf Loos. Se trata de un proyecto cargado de simbolismo, donde la propia fachada se convierte en mensaje. Décadas más tarde, Venturi & Scott Brown construirían al otro lado del Atlántico la Guild House, el primer gran edificio etiquetado como posmodernista por su carga simbólica y el uso irónico del ornamento, en gran parte debido a la falsa antena. Estos proyectos del maestro austriaco y de Robert Venturi & Denise Scott Brown sirven también para ilustrar su teoría, convirtiéndose de esta manera en manifiestos construidos. Teorías que hoy siguen perdurando.
El estatuto de la forma en la arquitectura de Borromini. Barroco, tragedia y desmesura
Authors: Fernández García Patricia
Published: October 2019

La obra de Borromini es sin duda singular en relación con el resto de la arquitectura barroca romana de mediados del siglo XVII, pues se aleja en sus planteamientos de otras grandes figuras contemporáneas a él. Sin embargo resulta ser especialmente relevante en relación con el sentido que adquieren algunas categorías formales en su arquitectura, que sorprendentemente, se dejan pensar de la misma manera que en muchas obras de arquitectura contemporánea. A través del uso de del pliegue, la inflexión, lo topológico o lo in-forme, descubrimos en la arquitectura de Borromini una cierta negación a individuarse en una apariencia formal concreta. Resulta además singularmente significativo su procedimiento y proceso de proyectar, que podemos conocer a través de muchos de sus croquis. El método que utiliza Borromini de búsqueda de forma tiene una estrecha relación con los resultados construidos de su arquitectura; él hace de la metamorfosis formal un argumento de proyecto. Su resultado formal parece llevar en sí potenciales no actualizados: forma en metamorfosis. Todo ello manifiesta ese sollozo de la naturaleza por su desgarramiento en individuos al que se refiere Nietzsche en su Nacimiento de la Tragedia.
Educar jugando y dialogando. Derechos de la infancia, intencionalidad, familia y lenguaje
Authors: Saneleuterio Elia , Alonso-Stuyck Paloma , García-Ramos David
Published: October 2019

El artículo revisa los derechos que contribuyen al alcance de una vida feliz desde la infancia, y se detiene en los elementos clave que procuran la dignidad necesaria para que la felicidad pueda desarrollarse. En primer lugar, la función de la familia en la creación de la identidad y seguridad personales, y también en el establecimiento de las relaciones personales. En segundo lugar, la formación integral de la persona y la educación en el desarrollo del sentido crítico y de la libertad en ejercicio responsable, así como de la capacidad de entender, expresarse y comunicarse para mejorar o superar situaciones problemáticas. Finalmente, el juego, como herramienta básica de disfrute en la infancia, y, al mismo tiempo, de aprendizaje en los dos ámbitos anteriores, en ocasiones complemento único o piedra angular que completa el proceso. El hecho de que los derechos de la infancia estén expresados mediante una convención es un paso fundamental, dado que ello implica la obligatoriedad de su cumplimiento por parte de las entidades responsables, principalmente la familia, ámbito ideal para el desarrollo de los niños y niñas. El acceso al disfrute lúdico, desarrollado en ambientes educativos adecuados, es un derecho inalienable e irrenunciable para aprender el lenguaje de la felicidad, que ninguna persona puede vulnerar y nadie debería desconocer. Promover estilos educativos familiares saludables, sería una manera sencilla de extender al resto de ámbitos sociales escenarios protegidos, donde la infancia creciera con todas las garantías en sana armonía.
Educação, infância e escola: a civilização da criança
Authors: Quinteiro Jucirema
Published: October 2019

Este texto busca entender o processo de construção do conceito de infância numa perspectiva sociológica e histórica, uma vez que a ideia de infância que se desenvolveu e que chegou até nossos tempos não exprime seu fundamento histórico, tendo como consequência a dissimulação das dimensões social e política das relações entre a criança, o adulto, a sociedade e do próprio processo formativo. Diante disso, alguns questionamentos são feitos: quais são as bases históricas e sociais de tais relações? Qual o sentido e significado da infância? E qual é o estatuto epistemológico do conceito de infância? Sendo assim, analisar as transformações sociais, políticas e culturais denominadas por Norbert Elias como processo civilizador, tendo como pressuposto que a infância é construção histórica definida pela condição social de ser criança e não um fato natural, pode contribuir para superação do problema da naturalização/desnaturalização da infância e compreender o surgimento desta e dos modos como as relações entre adultos e crianças se estabeleceram ao longo da história. Para este autor, a infância é um curto período de tempo onde a criança deverá aprender aquilo que a sociedade levou séculos para internalizar. Desse modo, a civilização das crianças é a sua educação para autorregulação que deve se realizar na escola.
Beyond the Bridge
Authors: Hochscherf Tobias , Philipsen Heidi
Published: October 2019

Drawing worldwide acclaim from critics and audiences alike, programmes like The Killing, Borgen, The Bridge and The Legacy demonstrate widespread fascination with Danish style, aesthetics and culture as seen through television narratives. This book uses familiar, alongside lesser known, case studies of drama series to demonstrate how the particular features of Danish production – from work cultures, to storytelling techniques and trans-national cooperation – have enhanced contemporary Danish drama's appeal both at home and abroad. The era of globalisation has blurred national and international television cultures and promoted regular cross-fertilisation between film and television industries. Important questions have emerged from this context surrounding, for example, the 'Americanisation' of foreign television formats, the meaning and practice behind the term 'quality television', and the purpose and efficacy of public service broadcasting. Beyond the Bridge tackles these issues in relation to Danish television, by examining the so-called 'scaffolded production processes' behind the making of quality serials and their thought-provoking content.

Drawing on popular motifs from these celebrated dramas such as foreign politics, organised crime, global warming, and the impact of multinational corporations, this timely book provides crucial insight into the Danish dramas at the forefront of sophisticated, forward-thinking, fictional television.
Cosmopolitan Cinema
Authors: Chan Felicia
Published: October 2019

This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. It is funded by the University of Manchester.

Films are produced, reviewed and watched worldwide, often circulating between cultural contexts. The book explores cosmopolitanism and its debates through the lens of East Asian cinemas from Hong Kong, China, Malaysia and Singapore, throwing doubt on the validity of national cinemas or definitive cultural boundaries. Case studies illuminate the ambiguously gendered star persona of Taiwanese-Hong Kong actress Brigitte Lin, the fictional realism of director Jia Zhangke, the arcane process of selection for the Best Foreign Film Oscar and the intimate connection between cinema and identity in Hirokazu Koreeda s Afterlife (1998). Considering films, their audiences and tastemaking institutions, the book argues that cosmopolitan cinema does not smooth over difference, but rather puts it on display.”
Queer Horror Film and Television
Authors: Elliott-Smith Darren
Published: October 2019

In recent years, the representation of alternative sexuality in the horror film and television has "outed" itself from the shadows from which it once lurked, via the embrace of an outrageously queer horror aesthetic where homosexuality is often unequivocally referenced. In this book, Darren Elliott-Smith departs from the analysis of the monster as a symbol of heterosexual anxiety and fear, and moves to focus instead on queer fears and anxieties within gay male subcultures. Furthermore, he examines the works of significant queer horror film, television producers, and directors to reveal gay men's anxieties about: acceptance and assimilation into Western culture, the perpetuation of self-loathing and gay shame, and further anxieties associations shameful femininity. This book focuses mainly on representations of masculinity, and gay male spectatorship in queer horror films and television post-2000. In titling this sub-genre "queer horror," Elliott-Smith designates horror that is crafted by male directors/producers who self-identify as gay, bi, queer, or transgendered and whose work features homoerotic, or explicitly homosexual, narratives with "out" gay characters. In terms of case studies, this book considers a variety of genres and forms from: video art horror; independently distributed exploitation films (A Far Cry from Home, Rowe Kelly, 2012); queer Gothic soap operas (Dante's Cove, 2005-7); satirical horror comedies (such as The Gay Bed and Breakfast of Terror (Thompson, 2008); low-budget slashers (Hellbent, Etheredge-Outzs, 2007); and contemporary representations of gay zombies in film and television from the pornographic LA Zombie (Bruce LaBruce, 2010)) to the melodramatic In the Flesh (BBC Three 2013-15). Moving from the margins to the mainstream, via the application of psychoanalytic theory, critical and cultural interpretation, interviews with key directors and close readings of classic, cult and modern horror, this book will be invaluable to students and researchers of gender and sexuality in horror film and television.
Queer Sexualities in Early Film
Authors: Brown Shane
Published: October 2019

Since the publication of Vito Russo's seminal study The Celluloid Closet in 1981, much has been written about the representation of queer characters on screen. Until now, however, relatively little attention has been paid to how queer sexualities were portrayed in films from the silent and early sound period. By looking in detail at a succession of recently-found films and revisiting others, Shane Brown examines images of male-male intimacy, buddy relationships and romantic friendships in European and American films made prior to 1934, including Different from the Others and All Quiet on the Western Front. He places these films within their socio-political and scientific context and sheds new light on how they were intended to be viewed and how they were actually perceived. In doing so, Brown offers his readers a unique insight into a little known area of early cinema, queer studies and social history.
The TV Studio Production Handbook
Authors: Brown Lucy , Duthie Lyndsay
Published: October 2019

Here is the one-stop handbook to make your studio production shine. The TV Studio Production Handbook explains the production process from beginning to end and covers everything media students need to know to create a successful studio television programme. It is an illuminating read for those starting out in the industry and an invaluable resource for students of media, film and TV. The book is packed with interviews from top TV executives from the UK, USA, Australia and China and includes live case studies from hit international formats covering every genre, from reality, to drama to news, with scripts from Britain's Got Talent, Big Brother, Coronation Street, The Chase, Teletubbies, Channel 4 News and more. The authors, both award-winning TV programme-makers and academic programme leaders, break things down genre by genre and explore pre-production, casting, scripting, as well as all the required paperwork from call sheets to running orders. They also examine the future of studio and the multiplatform opportunities available for programme makers internationally.
Television Comedy and Femininity
Authors: White Rosie
Published: October 2019

Can comedy on television harbour elements of gender transgression or subversion? If a man is permitted to be ‘funny peculiar’ – playing the underdog or misfit – does a woman seem stranger in his place?

Mapping examples from British and American comedy television over the past 60 years, from I Love Lucy to The Big Bang Theory and Smack the Pony to Waiting For God, this book asks: are particular forms of television comedy gendered in specific ways? Paying attention to series which have not been addressed in academic work, as well as more established shows, White offers fresh insights for the fields of television studies, gender and women’s studies, cultural history and comedy.
The Gypsy Woman
Authors: Matthews Jodie
Published: October 2019

The exotic and dangerous stereotype of the Gypsy woman formed in nineteenth-century literature and visual culture remains alive today. These contemporary cliches about Gypsy culture - both negative and romanticised - have a long history. In The Gypsy Woman, Jodie Matthews analyses why the representation of female Gypsy figures in print, painting, television series such as Big Fat Gypsy Weddings and social media sites like Instagram matters so much. Some of these images have been so damaging that they require legal regulation, but Matthews claims that supposedly positive portrayals are just as detrimental by reiterating the same story about Gypsies that have been told since the nineteenth century. Her study makes this book a highly relevant resource for students, teachers and researchers working in literary, cultural, gender and Romani studies.
West African Economic and Monetary Union
Authors:   International Monetary Fund
Published: October 2019

In recent years, the IMF has released a growing number of reports and other documents covering economic and financial developments and trends in member countries. Each report, prepared by a staff team after discussions with government officials, is published at the option of the member country.
Uruguay
Authors:   International Monetary Fund
Published: October 2019

In recent years, the IMF has released a growing number of reports and other documents covering economic and financial developments and trends in member countries. Each report, prepared by a staff team after discussions with government officials, is published at the option of the member country.
World Economic Outlook, October 2019
Authors:   International Monetary Fund. Research Dept.
Published: October 2019

Global growth is forecast at 3.0 percent for 2019, its lowest level since 2008–09 and a 0.3 percentage point downgrade from the April 2019 World Economic Outlook.
More Gray, More Volatile? Aging and (Optimal) Monetary Policy
Authors: Baksa Daniel , Munkacsi Zsuzsa
Published: October 2019

The evidence on the inflation impact of aging is mixed, and there is no evidence regarding
the volatility of inflation. Based on advanced economies’ data and a DSGE-OLG model, we
find that aging leads to downward pressure on inflation and higher inflation volatility. Our
paper is also the first, using this framework, to discuss how aging affects the transmission
channels of monetary policy. We are also the first to examine aging and optimal central bank
policies. As aging redistributes wealth among generations and the labor force becomes more
scarce, our model suggests that aging makes monetary policy less effective and in more gray
societies central banks should react more strongly to nominal variables.
Chile
Authors:   International Monetary Fund. Fiscal Affairs Dept.
Published: October 2019

The Chilean government has announced its commitment to achieving its fiscal target and containing expenditure growth. The fiscal target aims to reduce the structural balance by 0.2 percent of GDP for each year of the four-year Presidential term from 2018–21. To achieve this target, the government announced a four-year consolidation plan to gradually reduce expenditure each year by approximately US$1.1 billion to realize a total of US$4.4 billion in savings over the period.1 The government has achieved its 2018 structural balance target. To help meet its goals in the coming years, and to find fiscal space for the President’s program, the government is adopting a new tool, spending reviews (SRs).
Trinity Strikes Back
Authors: Cevik Serhan , Zhu Tianle
Published: October 2019

Monetary independence is at the core of the macroeconomic policy trilemma stating that an independent monetary policy, a fixed exchange rate and free movement of capital cannot exist at the same time. This study examines the relationship between monetary autonomy and inflation dynamics in a panel of Caribbean countries over the period 1980–2017. The empirical results show that monetary independence is a significant factor in determining inflation, even after controlling for macroeconomic developments. In other words, greater monetary policy independence, measured as a country’s ability to conduct its own monetary policy for domestic purposes independent of external monetary influences, leads to lower consumer price inflation. This relationship—robust to alternative specifications and estimation methodologies—has clear policy implications, especially for countries that maintain pegged exchange rates relative to the U.S. dollar with a critical bearing on monetary autonomy.
Private Sector Job Creation in MENA
Authors: Baduel Benedicte , Geginat Carolin , Pierre Gaelle
Published: October 2019

This paper examines the extent to which firms in selected MENA countries reported being constrained by the business environment around the time of the Arab Spring and the extent to which these constraints affected their employment performance. The results suggest that small firms in MENA faced more structural constraints than similar firms in other regions. We also find that MENA firms’ weaker job creation can be explained in great part by the macroeconomic environment and structural constraints. Low GDP growth, falling external competitiveness, corruption, lack of access to finance and poor access to electricity are found to explain a significant part of the lack of employment growth in MENA firms compared to their peers.
Financial Repression is Knocking at the Door, Again
Authors: Jafarov Etibar , Maino Rodolfo , Pani Marco
Published: October 2019

Financial repression (legal restrictions on interest rates, credit allocation, capital movements, and other financial operations) was widely used in the past but was largely abandoned in the liberalization wave of the 1990s, as widespread support for interventionist policies gave way to a renewed conception of government as an impartial referee. Financial repression has come back on the agenda with the surge in public debt in the wake of the Global Financial Crisis, and some countries have reintroduced administrative ceilings on interest rates. By distorting market incentives and signals, financial repression induces losses from inefficiency and rent-seeking that are not easily quantified. This study attempts to assess some of these losses by estimating the impact of financial repression on growth using an updated index of interest rate controls covering 90 countries over 45 years. The results suggest that financial repression poses a significant drag on growth, which could amount to 0.4-0.7 percentage points.
One Ring to Rule Them All? New Evidence on World Cycles
Authors: Monnet Eric , Puy Damien
Published: October 2019

We estimate world cycles using a new quarterly dataset of output, credit and asset prices assembled using IMF archives and covering a large set of advanced and emerging economies since 1950. World cycles, both real and financial, exist and are generally driven by US shocks. But their impact is modest for most countries. The global financial cycle is also much weaker when looking at credit rather than asset prices. We also challenge the view that syncronization has increased over time. Although this is true for prices (goods and assets), this not true for quantities (output and credit). The world business and credit cycles were as strong during Bretton Woods (1950–1972) as during the Globalization period (1984-2006). For most countries, the way their output co-moves with the rest of the world has changed little over the last 70 years. We discuss the reasons behind these new findings and their policy implications for small open economies.
The Riskiness of Credit Allocation and Financial Stability
Authors: Brandao-Marques Luis , Chen Qianying , Raddatz Claudio , Vandenbussche Jérôme , Xie Peichu
Published: October 2019

We explore empirically how the time-varying allocation of credit across firms with heterogeneous credit quality matters for financial stability outcomes. Using firm-level data for 55 countries over 1991-2016, we show that the riskiness of credit allocation, captured by Greenwood and Hanson (2013)’s ISS indicator, helps predict downside risks to GDP growth and systemic banking crises, two to three years ahead. Our analysis indicates that the riskiness of credit allocation is both a measure of corporate vulnerability and of investor sentiment. Economic forecasters wrongly predict a positive association between the riskiness of credit allocation and future growth, suggesting a flawed expectations process.
How Should We Measure City Size? Theory and Evidence Within and Across Rich and Poor Countries
Authors: Jedwab Remi , Loungani Prakash , Yezer Anthony
Published: October 2019

It is obvious that holding city population constant, differences in cities across the world are
enormous. Urban giants in poor countries are not large using measures such as land area,
interior space or value of output. These differences are easily reconciled mathematically as
population is the product of land area, structure space per unit land (i.e., heights), and
population per unit interior space (i.e., crowding). The first two are far larger in the cities of
developed countries while the latter is larger for the cities of developing countries. In order to
study sources of diversity among cities with similar population, we construct a version of the
standard urban model (SUM) that yields the prediction that the elasticity of city size with
respect to income could be similar within both developing countries and developed countries.
However, differences in income and urban technology can explain the physical differences
between the cities of developed countries and developing countries. Second, using a variety
of newly merged data sets, the predictions of the SUM for similarities and differences of
cities in developed and developing countries are tested. The findings suggest that population
is a sufficient statistic to characterize city differences among cities within the same country,
not across countries.
Reducing and Redistributing Unpaid Work
Authors: Alonso Cristian , Brussevich Mariya , Dabla-Norris Era , Kinoshita Yuko , Kochhar Kalpana
Published: October 2019

Unpaid work, such as caring for children, the elderly, and household chores represents a significant share of economic activity but is not counted as part of GDP. Women disproportionately shoulder the burden of unpaid work: on average, women do two more hours of unpaid work per day than men, with large differences across countries. While much unpaid care work is done entirely by choice, constraints imposed by cultural norms, labor market features or lack of public services, infrastructure, and family-friendly policies matter. This undermines female labor force participation and lowers economy-wide productivity. In this paper, we examine recent trends in unpaid work around the world using aggregate and individual-level data, explore potential drivers, and identify policies that can help reduce and redistribute unpaid work across genders. Conservative model-based estimates suggest that the gains from these policies could amount to up to 4 percent of GDP.
Digital Connectivity in sub-Saharan Africa
Authors: Alper Emre , Miktus Michal
Published: October 2019

Higher digital connectivity is expected to bring opportunities to leapfrog development in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Experience within the region demonstrates that if there is an adequate digital infrastructure and a supportive business environment, new forms of business spring up and create jobs for the educated as well as the less educated. The paper first confirms the global digital divide through the unsupervised machine learning clustering K-means algorithm. Next, it derives a composite digital connectivity index, in the spirit of De Muro-Mazziotta-Pareto, for about 190 economies. Descriptive analysis shows that majority of SSA countries lag in digital connectivity, specifically in infrastructure, internet usage, and knowledge. Finally, using fractional logit regressions we document that better business enabling and regulatory environment, financial access, and urbanization are associated with higher digital connectivity.
FY2019 - Output Cost Estimates and Budget Outturn
Authors:   International Monetary Fund. Office of Budget and Planning
Published: October 2019

The paper presents highlights from the FY 19 budget, followed by a discussion of outputs based on the Fund Thematic Categories and of inputs.
Georgia
Authors:   International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.
Published: October 2019

An external sector statistics (ESS) technical assistance (TA) mission visited the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) in Tbilisi, Georgia, during May 6–10, 2019. It was undertaken at the request of Geostat and was a follow up to the TA mission conducted in November 2016. The main objectives of the mission were to assess the Geostat’s progress in the area of external sector statistics (ESS) and provide further recommendations on improving the data collection and compilation for producing the financial account components, including direct investment statistics, in an integrated format. Additionally, the mission worked closely with the National Bank of Georgia (NBG)—the institution in charge of compilation of balance of payments, international investment position (IIP), and external debt statistics—on issues related to reconciliation between the data provided by the Geostat with compiled ESS datasets.