bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Nutrient Intake and Depression Symptoms in Spanish Children: The ANIVA Study
Authors: Rubio-López Nuria , Morales-Suárez-Varela María , Pico Yolanda , Livianos-Aldana Lorenzo , Llopis-González Agustín
Published: March 2016

The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between nutritional intake and depressive symptoms in Valencian schoolchildren. The ANIVA (Antropometria y Nutricion Infantil de Valencia) study is a descriptive cross-sectional study. During academic year 2013–2014, 710 schoolchildren aged 6–9 years were selected from eleven primary schools in Valencia (Spain). Children’s dietary intake was measured on three-day food records, completed by parents/guardians; children completed the 20-item Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale for Children (CES-DC) Questionnaire to measure depressive symptoms. Weight, height, and body mass index (BMI), and z-scores were evaluated in all subjects. Nutrient adequacy was assessed using Spanish dietary recommended intakes (DRIs); 20.70% of the sample presented depressive symptoms. We identified a positive association between children with depressive symptoms and non-depressive symptoms for thiamin, vitamin K, and bromine (p < 0.05), and a negative association for protein, carbohydrates, pantothenic acid, biotin, vitamin B12 and E, zinc, manganese, cobalt, and aluminum (p < 0.05). Statistically significant differences were found between both groups according to the DRIs for intakes of total energy (p = 0.026), fiber (p < 0.001), vitamin C (p < 0.001), vitamin E (p = 0.004), magnesium (p = 0.018), and iron (p = 0.013). Our results demonstrated that carbohydrates were the most closely associated factor with depressive symptoms, and highlight the potential significant public health implications of inadequate nutritional intake on schoolchildren’s mental health.
Immunogenicity and Cross-Protective Efficacy Induced by Outer Membrane Proteins from Salmonella Typhimurium Mutants with Truncated LPS in Mice
Authors: Liu Qiong , Liu Qing , Zhao Xinxin , Liu Tian , Yi Jie , Liang Kang , Kong Qingke
Published: March 2016

Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is a major virulence factor present in the outer membrane of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (S. Typhimurium). Outer membrane proteins (OMPs) from Salmonella show high immunogenicity and provide protection against Salmonella infection, and truncated LPS alters the outer membrane composition of the cell wall. In our previous study, we demonstrated that Salmonella mutants carrying truncated LPS failed to induce strong immune responses and cross-reaction to other enteric bacteria, due to their high attenuation and low colonization in the host. Therefore, we plan to investigate whether outer membrane proteins from Salmonella mutants with truncated LPS resulting from a series of nonpolar mutations, including ∆waaC12, ∆waaF15, ∆waaG42, ∆rfaH49, ∆waaI43, ∆waaJ44, ∆waaL46, ∆wbaP45 and ∆wzy-48, affect immunogenicity and provide protection against diverse Salmonella challenge. In this study, the immunogenicity and cross-protection efficiency of purified OMPs from all mutants were investigated to explore a potential OMP vaccine to protect against homologous or heterologous serotype Salmonella challenge. The results demonstrated that OMPs from three Salmonella mutants (∆waaC12, ∆waaJ44 and ∆waaL46) induced higher immune responses and provided good protection against homologous S. Typhimurium. The OMPs from these three mutants were also selected to determine the cross-protective efficacy against homologous and heterologous serotype Salmonella. Our results indicated that the mutant ∆waaC12 can elicit higher cross-reactivity and can provide good protection against S. Choleraesuis and S. Enteritidis infection and that the cross-reactivity may be ascribed to an antigen of approximately 18.4–30 kDa.
Alcohol Consumption during Pregnancy: Analysis of Two Direct Metabolites of Ethanol in Meconium
Authors: Sanvisens Arantza , Robert Neus , Hernández José , Zuluaga Paola , Farré Magí , Coroleu Wifredo , Serra Montserrat , Tor Jordi , Muga Robert
Published: March 2016

Alcohol consumption in young women is a widespread habit that may continue during pregnancy and induce alterations in the fetus. We aimed to characterize prevalence of alcohol consumption in parturient women and to assess fetal ethanol exposure in their newborns by analyzing two direct metabolites of ethanol in meconium. This is a cross-sectional study performed in September 2011 and March 2012 in a series of women admitted to an obstetric unit following childbirth. During admission, socio-demographic and substance use (alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, cocaine, and opiates) during pregnancy were assessed using a structured questionnaire and clinical charts. We also recorded the characteristics of pregnancy, childbirth, and neonates. The meconium analysis was performed by liquid chromatography—tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) to detect the presence of ethyl glucuronide (EtG) and ethyl sulfate (EtS). Fifty-one parturient and 52 neonates were included and 48 meconium samples were suitable for EtG and EtS detection. The median age of women was 30 years (interquartile range (IQR): 26–34 years); EtG was present in all meconium samples and median concentration of EtG was 67.9 ng/g (IQR: 36.0–110.6 ng/g). With respect to EtS, it was undetectable (<0.01 ng/g) in the majority of samples (79.1%). Only three (6%) women reported alcohol consumption during pregnancy in face-to-face interviews. However, prevalence of fetal exposure to alcohol through the detection of EtG and EtS was 4.2% and 16.7%, respectively. Prevention of alcohol consumption during pregnancy and the detection of substance use with markers of fetal exposure are essential components of maternal and child health.
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation of the Supplementary Motor Area in the Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Multi-Site Study
Authors: Hawken Emily , Dilkov Dancho , Kaludiev Emil , Simek Selcuk , Zhang Felicia , Milev Roumen
Published: March 2016

Recently, strategies beyond pharmacological and psychological treatments have been developed for the management of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Specifically, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) has been employed as an adjunctive treatment in cases of treatment-refractory OCD. Here, we investigate six weeks of low frequency rTMS, applied bilaterally and simultaneously over the sensory motor area, in OCD patients in a randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial. Twenty-two participants were randomly enrolled into the treatment (ACTIVE = 10) or placebo (SHAM = 12) groups. At each of seven visits (baseline; day 1 and weeks 2, 4, and 6 of treatment; and two and six weeks after treatment) the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS) was administered. At the end of the six weeks of rTMS, patients in the ACTIVE group showed a clinically significant decrease in Y-BOCS scores compared to both the baseline and the SHAM group. This effect was maintained six weeks following the end of rTMS treatment. Therefore, in this sample, rTMS appeared to significantly improve the OCD symptoms of the treated patients beyond the treatment window. More studies need to be conducted to determine the generalizability of these findings and to define the duration of rTMS’ clinical effect on the Y-BOCS. Clinical Trial Registration Number (NCT) at www.clinicaltrials.gov: NCT00616486.
Caveolae and Caveolin-1 Integrate Reverse Cholesterol Transport and Inflammation in Atherosclerosis
Authors: Qin Li , Zhu Neng , Ao Bao-Xue , Liu Chan , Shi Ya-Ning , Du Ke , Chen Jian-Xiong , Zheng Xi-Long , Liao Duan-Fang
Published: March 2016

Lipid disorder and inflammation play critical roles in the development of atherosclerosis. Reverse cholesterol transport is a key event in lipid metabolism. Caveolae and caveolin-1 are in the center stage of cholesterol transportation and inflammation in macrophages. Here, we propose that reverse cholesterol transport and inflammation in atherosclerosis can be integrated by caveolae and caveolin-1.
Koumine Attenuates Lipopolysaccaride-Stimulated Inflammation in RAW264.7 Macrophages, Coincidentally Associated with Inhibition of NF-κB, ERK and p38 Pathways
Authors: Yuan Zhihang , Matias Froilan , Wu Jing , Liang Zengenni , Sun Zhiliang
Published: March 2016

Medicinal herbal plants have been commonly used for intervention of different diseases and health enhancement worldwide. Koumine, an alkaloid monomer found abundantly in Gelsemium plants, can be effectively used as an anti-inflammatory medication. In this study, the mechanisms associated with the preventative effect of koumine on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-mediated inflammation in RAW264.7 macrophages were investigated. Koumine induced a decrease in the level of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) protein, concomitant reduction in the production of nitric oxide (NO) and reduction of the levels of interleukin (IL)-6, tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and IL-1β. Furthermore, koumine decreased the phosphorylation of p65 and inhibited nuclear factor κ Bα (IκBα) proteins, resulting in lower production of nuclear factor (NF)-κB transactivation. Koumine also induced a decrease in the phosphorylation of extracellular-signal-regulated kinases (ERK) and p38 in RAW264 cells. In conclusion, these findings reveal that koumine decreases the productions of pro-inflammatory mediators though the suppression of p38 and ERK MAPK phosphorylation and the inhibition of NF-κB activation in RAW264.7 cells.
Proteomics-Based Analysis of Protein Complexes in Pluripotent Stem Cells and Cancer Biology
Authors: Sudhir Putty-Reddy , Chen Chung-Hsuan
Published: March 2016

A protein complex consists of two or more proteins that are linked together through protein–protein interactions. The proteins show stable/transient and direct/indirect interactions within the protein complex or between the protein complexes. Protein complexes are involved in regulation of most of the cellular processes and molecular functions. The delineation of protein complexes is important to expand our knowledge on proteins functional roles in physiological and pathological conditions. The genetic yeast-2-hybrid method has been extensively used to characterize protein-protein interactions. Alternatively, a biochemical-based affinity purification coupled with mass spectrometry (AP-MS) approach has been widely used to characterize the protein complexes. In the AP-MS method, a protein complex of a target protein of interest is purified using a specific antibody or an affinity tag (e.g., DYKDDDDK peptide (FLAG) and polyhistidine (His)) and is subsequently analyzed by means of MS. Tandem affinity purification, a two-step purification system, coupled with MS has been widely used mainly to reduce the contaminants. We review here a general principle for AP-MS-based characterization of protein complexes and we explore several protein complexes identified in pluripotent stem cell biology and cancer biology as examples.
Evaluation of Cancer Metabolomics Using ex vivo High Resolution Magic Angle Spinning (HRMAS) Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS)
Authors: Fuss Taylor , Cheng Leo
Published: March 2016

According to World Health Organization (WHO) estimates, cancer is responsible for more deaths than all coronary heart disease or stroke worldwide, serving as a major public health threat around the world. High resolution magic angle spinning (HRMAS) magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) has demonstrated its usefulness in the identification of cancer metabolic markers with the potential to improve diagnosis and prognosis for the oncology clinic, due partially to its ability to preserve tissue architecture for subsequent histological and molecular pathology analysis. Capable of the quantification of individual metabolites, ratios of metabolites, and entire metabolomic profiles, HRMAS MRS is one of the major techniques now used in cancer metabolomic research. This article reviews and discusses literature reports of HRMAS MRS studies of cancer metabolomics published between 2010 and 2015 according to anatomical origins, including brain, breast, prostate, lung, gastrointestinal, and neuroendocrine cancers. These studies focused on improving diagnosis and understanding patient prognostication, monitoring treatment effects, as well as correlating with the use of in vivo MRS in cancer clinics.
Application of Chitinous Materials in Production and Purification of a Poly(l-lactic acid) Depolymerase from Pseudomonas tamsuii TKU015
Authors: Liang Tzu-Wen , Jen Shan-Ni , Nguyen Anh , Wang San-Lang
Published: March 2016

The management of fishery residues and plastics is considered to be a vital strategy for conserving resources and maintaining the quality of the environment. Poly(l-lactic acid) (PLA) is a commercially promising, renewable, and biodegradable plastic. In this study, a PLA depolymerase was produced in a squid pen powder (SPP) and recycled plastic waste (PLA powder)-containing medium by Pseudomonas tamsuii TKU015, a bacterial strain isolated from Taiwanese soil. This PLA depolymerase had a molecular weight of 58 kDa and was purified to homogeneity from the supernatant of a TKU015 culture. The optimum pH of TKU015 PLA depolymerase is 10, and the optimal temperature of the enzyme is 60 °C. In addition to PLA, TKU015 PLA depolymerase degraded fibrinogen and tributyrin, but did not hydrolyze casein, triolein, and poly(β-hydroxybutyrate). Taken together, these data demonstrate that P. tamsuii TKU015 produces a PLA depolymerase to utilize SPP and polylactide as carbon/nitrogen sources.
American Long-Distance Locomobility and the Spaces of Actor-Network Theory
Authors: Minn Michael
Published: March 2016

Much of the discourse surrounding national intercity passenger rail service in the United States revolves around why it has lagged so far behind European and Asian counterparts. However, a more interesting question might be why it has survived despite competition from faster, more nimble transport modes, discriminatory public policy, and the ascension of neoliberal discourse hostile to public endeavor. This paper uses the concept of durability in actor-network theory to offer some insights into how the system has achieved a remarkable but problematic stability, and how that durability relates to an imagined role for national intercity passenger rail in a future of increasingly constrained material resources. This paper also demonstrates the application of actor-network theory (ANT) in a way that can serve as a useful introduction to and template for the use of that methodology.
A Comparative Study on Sustainability in Architectural Education in Asia—With a Focus on Professional Degree Curricula
Authors: Porras Álvarez Santiago , Lee Kyungsun , Park Jiyoung , Rieh Sun-Young
Published: March 2016

Architectural education is a key factor in the re-thinking of the whole industry toward a system of more sustainable buildings and cities. Asia is the continent with the highest population growth and the fastest urbanization rate on earth. It is necessary to educate professionals with a well-balanced and integrated knowledge of local issues and global standards. This paper focuses on education for sustainable architecture in Asian countries. This is an exploratory study, analyzing the curricula of 20 selected influential schools in 11 countries. Sustainability-related courses are identified, classified and summarized in qualitative tables (course matrix) and in quantitative graphs. The analysis helps to identify trends and regional or individual uniqueness. The results show that sustainability education is organized in very diverse ways, according to contents, intensity and sequence. The percentages of sustainable courses range from less than 5% to 25%. Technology-related courses are the most numerous and homogeneous. Sustainability design studios show the greatest variation, from zero to almost 100%. General theory courses help in dealing with sustainability issues through traditional and vernacular philosophies, technologies and strategies that are very adequate to their geographical and cultural settings.
Comparison of Disinfection Procedures on the Catheter Adapter-Transfer Set Junction
Authors: Firanek Catherine , Szpara Edward , Polanco Patricia , Davis Ira , Sloand James
Published: March 2016

Peritonitis is a significant complication of peritoneal dialysis (PD), contributing to mortality and technique failure. Suboptimal disinfection and/or a loose connection at the catheter adapter-transfer set junction are forms of touch contamination that can compromise the integrity of the sterile fluid path and lead to peritonitis. Proper use of the right disinfectants for connections at the PD catheter adapter-transfer set interface can help eliminate bacteria at surface interfaces, secure connections, and prevent bacteria from entering into the sterile fluid pathway. Three studies were conducted to assess the antibacterial effects of various disinfecting agents and procedures, and ensuing security of the catheter adapter-transfer set junction. An open-soak disinfection procedure with 10% povidone iodine improves disinfection and tightness/security of catheter adapter-transfer set connection.
A LEXICOGRAPHIC OPTIMIZATION APPROACH FOR BERTH SCHEDULE RECOVERY PROBLEM IN CONTAINER TERMINALS
Authors: Zhang Qian , Zeng Qingcheng , Yang Hualong
Published: March 2016

In container terminals, the planned berth schedules often have to be revised because of disruptions caused by severe weather, equipment failures, technical problems and other unforeseen events. In this paper, the problem of berth schedule recovery is addressed to reduce the influences caused by disruptions. A multi-objective, multi-stage model is developed considering the characteristics of different customers and the trade-off of all parties involved. An approach based on the lexicographic optimization is designed to solve the model. Numerical experiments are provided to illustrate the validity of the proposed Model A and algorithms. Results indicate that the designed Model A and algorithm can tackle the berth plan recovery problem efficiently because the beneficial trade-off among all parties involved are considered. In addition, it is more flexible and feasible with the aspect of practical applications considering that the objective order can be adjusted by decision makers.
FUZZY BELIEF STRUCTURE BASED VIKOR METHOD: AN APPLICATION FOR RANKING DELAY CAUSES OF TEHRAN METRO SYSTEM BY FMEA CRITERIA
Authors: Hajiagha Seyed Hossein Razavi , Hashemi Shide Sadat , Mohammadi Yousef , Zavadskas Kazimieras
Published: March 2016

Public transport is a critical part of civilization in this decade. The amount of money invested and the criticality of transferring people in an acceptable time and without any conflict made it a challenging problem for managers, especially in metropolises. Absolutely, making effective decisions in this area requires considering different aspects. Waiting time is a key criterion in apprising quality of public transport. In this paper, a real world case study of ranking causes of delay in Tehran (Iran) metro system is solved by developing multi attribute group decision-making VIšeKriterijumska Optimizacija I KOmpromisno Rešenje (in Serbian, VIKOR) method under uncertainty, where this uncertainty is captured by Fuzzy Belief Structures (FBS). The obtained results are then compared with a previously proposed Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) method with FBSs. The results show that human related issues, along with the problems related to line and transportation system are the most important causes of delay. The obtained results of the problem seem acceptable for decision makers.
COSMIC EVOLUTION OF LONG GAMMA-RAY BURST LUMINOSITY
Authors: Deng Can-Min , Wang Xiang-Gao , Guo Bei-Bei , Lu Rui-Jing , Wang Yuan-Zhu , Wei Jun-Jie , Wu Xue-Feng , Liang En-Wei
Published: March 2016

The cosmic evolution of gamma-ray burst (GRB) luminosity is essential for revealing the GRB physics and for using GRBs as cosmological probes. We investigate the luminosity evolution of long GRBs with a large sample of 258 Swift/BAT GRBs. By describing the peak luminosity evolution of individual GRBs as

, we get

using the nonparametric τ statistics method without considering observational biases of GRB trigger and redshift measurement. By modeling these biases with the observed peak flux and characterizing the peak luminosity function of long GRBs as a smoothly broken power law with a break that evolves as

, we obtain

through simulations based on the assumption that the long GRB rate follows the star formation rate incorporating the cosmic metallicity history. The derived k and k
b values are systematically smaller than those reported in previous papers. By removing the observational biases of the GRB trigger and redshift measurement based on our simulation analysis, we generate mock complete samples of 258 and 1000 GRBs to examine how these biases affect the τ statistics method. We get

and

for the two samples, indicating that these observational biases may lead to overestimating the k value. With the large uncertainty of k
b derived from our simulation analysis, one cannot even convincingly argue for a robust evolution feature of the GRB luminosity.
TRACING THE EVOLUTION OF HIGH-REDSHIFT GALAXIES USING STELLAR ABUNDANCES
Authors: Crosby Brian D. , O’Shea Brian W. , Beers Timothy C. , Tumlinson Jason
Published: March 2016

This paper presents the first results from a model for chemical evolution that can be applied to N-body cosmological simulations and quantitatively compared to measured stellar abundances from large astronomical surveys. This model convolves the chemical yield sets from a range of stellar nucleosynthesis calculations (including asymptotic giant branch stars, Type Ia and II supernovae, and stellar wind models) with a user-specified stellar initial mass function (IMF) and metallicity to calculate the time-dependent chemical evolution model for a “simple stellar population” (SSP) of uniform metallicity and formation time. These SSP models are combined with a semianalytic model for galaxy formation and evolution that uses merger trees from N-body cosmological simulations to track several α- and iron-peak elements for the stellar and multiphase interstellar medium components of several thousand galaxies in the early (z ≥ 6) universe. The simulated galaxy population is then quantitatively compared to two complementary data sets of abundances in the Milky Way stellar halo and is capable of reproducing many of the observed abundance trends. The observed abundance ratio distributions are best reproduced with a Chabrier IMF, a chemically enriched star formation efficiency of 0.2, and a redshift of reionization of 7. Many abundances are qualitatively well matched by our model, but our model consistently overpredicts the carbon-enhanced fraction of stars at low metallicities, likely owing to incomplete coverage of Population III stellar yields and supernova models and the lack of dust as a component of our model.
CONTEMPORANEOUS BROADBAND OBSERVATIONS OF THREE HIGH-REDSHIFT BL LAC OBJECTS
Authors: Ackermann M. , Ajello M. , An H. , Baldini L. , Barbiellini G. , Bastieri D. , Bellazzini R. , Bissaldi E. , Blandford R. D. , Bonino R. , Bregeon J. , Britto R. J. , Bruel P. , Buehler R. , Caliandro G. A. , Cameron R. A. , Caragiulo M. , Caraveo P. A. , Cavazzuti E. , Cecchi C. , Charles E. , Chekhtman A. , Chiaro G. , Ciprini S. , Cohen-Tanugi J. , Costanza F. , Cutini S. , D’Ammando F. , Angelis A. de , Palma F. de , Desiante R. , Mauro M. Di , Venere L. Di , Domínguez A. , Drell P. S. , Favuzzi C. , Fegan S. J. , Ferrara E. C. , Finke J. , Fusco P. , Gargano F. , Gasparrini D. , Giglietto N. , Giordano F. , Giroletti M. , Green D. , Grenier I. A. , Guiriec S. , Horan D. , Jóhannesson G. , Katsuragawa M. , Kuss M. , Larsson S. , Latronico L. , Li J. , Li L. , Longo F. , Loparco F. , Lovellette M. N. , Lubrano P. , Magill J. , Maldera S. , Manfreda A. , Mayer M. , Mazziotta M. N. , Michelson P. F. , Mirabal N. , Mitthumsiri W. , Mizuno T. , Monzani M. E. , Morselli A. , Moskalenko I. V. , Negro M. , Nuss E. , Ohsugi T. , Okada C. , Orlando E. , Paneque D. , Pesce-Rollins M. , Piron F. , Pivato G. , Porter T. A. , Rainò S. , Rando R. , Razzano M. , Reimer O. , Rau A. , Romani R. W. , Schady P. , Sgrò C. , Simone D. , Siskind E. J. , Spada F. , Spandre G. , Spinelli P. , Stern D. , Takahashi H. , Thayer J. B. , Torres D. F. , Tosti G. , Troja E. , Vianello G. , Wood K. S. , Wood M.
Published: March 2016

We have collected broadband spectral energy distributions (SEDs) of three BL Lac objects 3FGL J0022.1−1855 (z = 0.689), 3FGL J0630.9−2406 (

1.239), and 3FGL J0811.2−7529 (z = 0.774), detected by Fermi with relatively flat gigaelectronvolt spectra. By observing simultaneously in the near-infrared to hard X-ray band, we can well characterize the high end of the synchrotron component of the SED. Thus, fitting the SEDs to synchro-Compton models of the dominant emission from the relativistic jet, we can constrain the underlying particle properties and predict the shape of the gigaelectronvolt Compton component. Standard extragalactic background light (EBL) models explain the high-energy absorption well, with poorer fits for high-ultraviolet models. The fits show clear evidence for EBL absorption in the Fermi spectrum of our highest-redshift source 3FGL J0630.9−2406. While synchrotron self-Compton models adequately describe the SEDs, the situation may be complicated by possible external Compton components. For 3FGL J0811.2−7529, we also discover a nearby serendipitous source in the X-ray data, which is almost certainly another lower synchrotron peak frequency (

) BL Lac, that may contribute flux in the Fermi band. Since our sources are unusual high-luminosity, moderate

BL Lacs, we compare these quantities and the Compton dominance, the ratio of peak inverse Compton to peak synchrotron luminosities (

), with those of the full Fermi BL Lac population.
LINE IDENTIFICATIONS OF TYPE I SUPERNOVAE: ON THE DETECTION OF Si II FOR THESE HYDROGEN-POOR EVENTS
Authors: Parrent J. T. , Milisavljevic D. , Soderberg A. M. , Parthasarathy M.
Published: March 2016

Here we revisit line identifications of type I supernovae (SNe I) and highlight trace amounts of unburned hydrogen as an important free parameter for the composition of the progenitor. Most one-dimensional stripped-envelope models of supernovae indicate that observed features near 6000–6400 Å in type I spectra are due to more than Si ii λ6355. However, while an interpretation of conspicuous Si ii λ6355 can approximate 6150 Å absorption features for all SNe Ia during the first month of free expansion, similar identifications applied to 6250 Å features of SNe Ib and Ic have not been as successful. When the corresponding synthetic spectra are compared with high-quality timeseries observations, the computed spectra are frequently too blue in wavelength. Some improvement can be achieved with Fe ii lines that contribute redward of 6150 Å; however, the computed spectra either remain too blue or the spectrum only reaches a fair agreement when the rise-time to peak brightness of the model conflicts with observations by a factor of two. This degree of disagreement brings into question the proposed explosion scenario. Similarly, a detection of strong Si ii λ6355 in the spectra of broadlined Ic and super-luminous events of type I/R is less convincing despite numerous model spectra used to show otherwise. Alternatively, we suggest 6000–6400 Å features are possibly influenced by either trace amounts of hydrogen or blueshifted absorption and emission in Hα, the latter being an effect which is frequently observed in the spectra of hydrogen-rich, SNe II.
REPEATABILITY OF SPITZER/IRAC EXOPLANETARY ECLIPSES WITH INDEPENDENT COMPONENT ANALYSIS
Authors: Morello G. , Waldmann I. P. , Tinetti G.
Published: March 2016

The research of effective and reliable detrending methods for Spitzer data is of paramount importance for the characterization of exoplanetary atmospheres. To date, the totality of exoplanetary observations in the mid- and far-infrared, at wavelengths >3 μm, have been taken with Spitzer. In some cases, in past years, repeated observations and multiple reanalyses of the same data sets led to discrepant results, raising questions about the accuracy and reproducibility of such measurements. Morello et al. (2014, 2015) proposed a blind-source separation method based on the Independent Component Analysis of pixel time series (pixel-ICA) to analyze InfraRed Array Camera (IRAC) data, obtaining coherent results when applied to repeated transit observations previously debated in the literature. Here we introduce a variant to the pixel-ICA through the use of wavelet transform, wavelet pixel-ICA, which extends its applicability to low-signal-to-noise-ratio cases. We describe the method and discuss the results obtained over 12 eclipses of the exoplanet XO3b observed during the “Warm Spitzer” era in the 4.5 μm band. The final results are reported, in part, also in Ingalls et al. (2016), together with results obtained with other detrending methods, and over 10 synthetic eclipses that were analyzed for the “IRAC Data Challenge 2015.” Our results are consistent within 1σ with the ones reported in Wong et al. (2014) and with most of the results reported in Ingalls et al. (2016), which appeared on arXiv while this paper was under review. Based on many statistical tests discussed in Ingalls et al. (2016), the wavelet pixel-ICA method performs as well as or better than other state-of-art methods recently developed by other teams to analyze Spitzer/IRAC data, and, in particular, it appears to be the most repeatable and the most reliable, while reaching the photon noise limit, at least for the particular data set analyzed. Another strength of the ICA approach is its highest objectivity, as it does not use prior information about the instrument systematics, making it a promising method to analyze data from other observatories. The self-consistency of individual measurements of eclipse depth and phase curve slope over a span of more than three years proves the stability of Warm Spitzer/IRAC photometry within the error bars, at the level of 1 part in 104 in stellar flux.
Quand domine un art mineur
Authors: Sampaio Lopes Raúl C.
Published: March 2016

Cet article ne cherche pas tant à réhabiliter la sculpture décorative (la talha , en portugais), habituellement considérée comme un art mineur, qu’à apporter les différents témoignages de sa domination dans un lieu particulier, le Minho (le nord-ouest portugais), au moment notamment de l’adoption du rococo, domination a priori impensable dans le contexte occidental autrement qu’en termes de périphérie. Il s’agit ensuite de comprendre les nuances qu’une telle domination introduit corollairement dans les concepts artistiques (notamment dans celui de paternité) et, enfin, d’examiner en quoi cette situation permet de remettre en question de l’intérieur quelques modèles théoriques passés et contemporains.
Archéologie du cadre cinématique
Authors: Johnston Ruth , Koenig Raphaël
Published: March 2016

Les spécialistes de l’archéologie des médias défendent une conception non-linéaire de l’histoire du cinéma, en analysant la façon dont les avancées technologiques et les dispositifs concrets contribuent activement à modifier nos modes de perception. Meurtre dans un jardin anglais de Peter Greenaway constitue un exemple remarquable de « métacinéma » mettant en pratique l’archéologie des médias dans le corps même du film, par le biais de citations visuelles renvoyant à d’autres médias ou d’autres pratiques artistiques, comme la peinture de la Renaissance italienne ou la peinture hollandaise. Le présent essai offre donc une analyse détaillée de Meurtre dans un jardin anglais comme archéologie du cadre cinématique. Le cadre est pour Derrida « la structure décisive de l’enjeu » en ce qu’il renvoie au parergon , marquant ainsi les limites de l’œuvre d’art. Nous nous attacherons donc à décrire les différents types de cadrages appliqués aux nombreux médias présents ou « cités » dans le film : pellicules cinématographiques, écrans, dessins de paysages, miroirs plats ou convexes, tableaux, etc. Ces différents « cadrages » nous fourniront autant de clés de lecture pour comprendre les transformations que subit un médium artistique donné quand il est « re-présenté » par un autre.
5. Les gouvernements doivent-ils réduire la dette publique ?
Authors: Espinoza Raphaël A. , Ghosh Atish R. , Ostry Jonathan D.
Published: March 2016

Suite à la crise mondiale de 2008-2009, la dette publique des pays riches a atteint des niveaux inédits en 40 ans, alourdie par les soutiens aux banques et l’augmentation des déficits budgétaires. Les débats récents ont alors porté sur la vitesse idéale de réduction de la dette, sans que la question de son niveau optimal à long terme soit elle-même posée. Nous défendons l’idée que, pour les pays qui ont une marge de manœuvre budgétaire suffisante, faire baisser le niveau d’endettement n’est pas désirable, car le coût des politiques d’austérité excède probablement les bénéfices que l’on peut espérer en matière de réduction de la probabilité de crise de la dette publique. Bien qu’il soit difficile de déterminer les conditions dans lesquelles un pays a suffisamment de marge, il est possible d’évaluer les risques de soutenabilité de la dette en analysant le comportement du solde budgétaire primaire. Finalement, nous expliquons que même si la dette publique a un coût social et réduit l’investissement et la croissance, cela n’implique pas qu’il soit désirable de la réduire, car la dette héritée suite à la crise est aujourd’hui un coût irrécupérable.
10. Comment diminuer le coût du désendettement public ?
Authors: Debrun Xavier
Published: March 2016

Pour la plupart des pays avancés, la réduction de l’endettement public est un impératif. L’ampleur de la tâche appelle une stratégie de désendettement qui s’inscrit dans la durée, et qui doit par conséquent être économiquement crédible et socialement soutenable. Une telle stratégie repose sur trois piliers indissociables : une réduction durable des déficits, un étalement dans le temps, et la maximisation des synergies avec d’autres instruments de politique économique dans le but de soutenir la croissance sur le moyen-long terme. Le succès d’une telle approche dépend de la capacité des pouvoirs publics à maintenir le cap en dépit de circonstances inévitablement changeantes. La mise en œuvre de règles budgétaires intelligentes et de procédures de surveillance et d’analyses indépendantes du pouvoir politique peuvent réduire le risque d’accident de parcours.
Pourquoi la paix ?
Authors: Ribas Denys
Published: March 2016

Sommes-nous à la veille d’un retour de la barbarie ? La paix et la guerre s’articulent dans de nouvelles relations depuis la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Les raisons du fanatisme suicidaire nous interrogent, convoquant Moi-Idéal et désintrication pulsionnelle. La guerre est si naturelle à l’homme pour projeter sa destructivité que l’on interroge ce qui est en faveur de la paix, suivant en cela le recours freudien au dualisme pulsionnel.
Faire mourir et ne pas laisser vivre
Authors: Rechtman Richard
Published: March 2016

Entre avril 1975 et en janvier 1979, plus du tiers de la population cambodgienne, soit près de deux millions de personnes, est décédé sous le régime des Khmers rouges. Après avoir décrit et analyser l’administration de la mort comme organisation politique du régime génocidaire de Pol Pot, cet article se propose de revenir sur l’ordinaire d’un génocidaire pour souligner que ni la soumission à l’autorité, ni l’invocation de la pulsion de mort ne suffisent à expliquer pourquoi les hommes tuent et torturent si facilement. Il s’agira de mettre en perspective le texte de Freud Pourquoi la guerre avec les propos que les bourreaux eux-mêmes tiennent sur leur acte.
Garder confiance en Éros
Authors: Tamet Jean-Yves
Published: March 2016

La réalité de la guerre en sa répétition déconcertante oblige à un détour vers le plaisir présent en elle : celui-ci prend ses racines dans la préhistoire de l’individu et suit tant pour l’homme que pour la femme des voies qui s’appuient sur la perception de la différence anatomique des sexes.
La guerre dans les couples : guerre amoureuse, guerre destructrice ?
Authors: Tabone-Weil Dominique
Published: March 2016

Dans une réflexion à partir de deux patients (une femme et un homme) pris dans une guerre de couple, l’auteur s’interroge sur le rôle pacificateur de la cure analy¬- tique et cherche à apporter des éléments de réponse à la question « Pourquoi la guerre ? » En permettant au sujet d’accepter ce qu’il considère comme « mauvais » en lui et de le transformer, la cure diminue la souffrance narcissique et le recours aux défenses projectives et est de ce fait pacificatrice. L’Autre, n’étant plus le réceptacle d’aspects haïssables de soi clivés déniés et projetés, n’est plus le persécuteur à abattre. Par ailleurs si la haine se cache souvent derrière l’amour, l’amour se cache aussi derrière la haine, ce qu’il ne faut pas oublier.
Douleur et poésie dans le sexuel infantile
Authors: Richard François
Published: March 2016

Cette contribution discute en détail les rapports de C. Seulin et D. Suchet pour dégager une intrication du plaisir, de la douleur, et d’une dimension poétique dans le sexuel infantile, à proximité de l’expérience sensorielle, laquelle peut basculer vers la perversion, ou, du moins, vers un « sexuel en état-limite ». Un exemple clinique de la tension douloureuse subjectivante du sexuel infantile est donné.
Sexuel infantile et processus créateur
Authors: Brun Anne
Published: March 2016

À l’appui d’une brève approche historique des théories relatives au processus créateur en lien avec le sexuel infantile, chez Freud et ses successeurs, cette communication proposera d’abord une discussion relative au concept freudien de sublimation du sexuel infantile dans la création artistique, puis s’articulera autour de différentes figures d’une approche psychanalytique du processus créateur à partir du sexuel infantile : l’énigme de la scène originaire, le fantasme de matricide, la séduction véhiculée par les soins corporels précoces, et la transformation en œuvre d’art de traces perceptives d’expériences sensori-affectivo-motrices archaïques.
Manuel Martí, deán de Alicante, ¿un testimonio sobre el fandango de comienzos del siglo XVIII?
Authors: Ortega Castejón José Francisco
Published: March 2016

Manuel Martí, deán de Alicante, describe en una carta redactada en 1712 una danza que vio bailar en Cádiz. Aunque él no lo menciona, su descripción pasa por ser el testimonio más temprano sobre el baile del fandango. Tras traducir y comentar el texto, originalmente en latín, realizamos una amplia revisión bibliográfica con el fin de explicar cómo se ha llegado a esta identificación.
La música en los salones del Oviedo decimonónico: el mundo salonier en la ciudad de Clarín
Authors: Díez Huerga Mª. Aurelia
Published: March 2016

Durante el siglo XIX tiene lugar una práctica social muy apreciada en los hogares europeos, costumbre que prolifera en las ciudades españolas, entre ellas Oviedo. Herencia dieciochesca, es un modo de socializar consistente en la reunión periódica de amigos o vecinos para pasar un rato agradable. Lo que había comenzado en forma de tertulias desenfadadas y sin pretensiones en residencias particulares, pierde con los años su naturalidad, dando lugar a un ceremonial encorsetado y asfixiado por las formas protocolarias, sobre todo en los sectores sociales más elevados. Las fuentes hemerográficas testimonian una intensa vida de salón en Oviedo, la Vetusta clariniana, registrando una importante actividad musical en los domicilios de las principales familias. Sin perder su valor como expresión artística, la música asume un relevante papel como elemento dinamizador en tales espacios, gestándose un repertorio con rasgos propios, todo lo cual intentaremos reflejar.
Fernando Vilches y Aquilino Calzada: el surgimiento del saxofón flamenco en la Segunda República Española
Authors: Zagalaz Juan
Published: March 2016

La reciente aparición de una serie de grabaciones en las que el saxofón, acompañándose de una guitarra flamenca, suple al cantaor, ha generado un cúmulo de informaciones contradictorias en las distintas fuentes. La confusión en torno a la identidad de los músicos implicados, Fernando Vilches y Aquilino Calzada, así como en lugar y momento de edición de las distintas grabaciones, realizadas durante los años 30 y 40, junto a grandes figuras del flamenco como Ramón Montoya, Sabicas y Manolo de Badajoz, ha sido abordada a través de una exhaustiva revisión de hemeroteca, así como de las fuentes escritas y sonoras disponibles. Se ha logrado esclarecer la identidad de Vilches y Aquilino y la relación entre ambos; su actividad como concertistas y las distintas grabaciones, punto de partida de lo que hoy se conoce como fusión flamenca.
El III Congreso Internacional de Musicología en Barcelona 1936, a partir de la documentación guardada en el Fondo Higini Anglès de la Biblioteca de Catalunya
Authors: Calmell i Piguillem César
Published: March 2016

Apenas tres meses antes de que se iniciara la Guerra Civil se celebraron simultáneamente en Barcelona el III Congreso Internacional de Musicología y el XIV Festival Internacional para la Música Contemporánea, dos acontecimientos musicales que fueron exponente del proceso imparable de normalización y europeización en que se hallaba inmersa la actividad y la cultura musical de aquella ciudad desde comienzos del siglo XX. Centrándose en el Congreso, y el protagonismo que en él tuvo su secretario mosén Higini Anglès, en este artículo se ha investigado su génesis, la estructura y organización de aquellas jornadas, y su reconstrucción en número de comunicaciones leídas y conservadas, a partir de la documentación que sobre dicho Congreso Internacional guarda la Biblioteca de Catalunya en su Fondo Personal Higini Anglès.
Nueva documentación contextualizada sobre Fernando Remacha (*1898; †1984)
Authors: Andrés Vierge Marcos
Published: March 2016

El presente artículo aporta nueva documentación sobre Fernando Remacha (1898-1984). En primer lugar, se contrasta la información de dos reseñas críticas de La libertad y El Sol con una copia incompleta de una obra de Remacha depositada en el Archivo Eresbil de Errentería. En segundo lugar, se transcriben, analizan y contextualizan 9 cartas escritas en 1959. Finalmente, se transcribe y contextualiza una carta del compositor Agustín González Acilu dirigida a Remacha en 1967.
El saxofón en la ópera de Luis de Pablo: La señorita Cristina
Authors: Martínez García Francisco
Published: March 2016

A sus 82 años no vamos a citar la importancia e influencia de Luis de Pablo en la historia musical de España en los últimos cincuenta años, pero no fue esto lo que me llamó la atención para realizar una tesis doctoral sobre su música1, sino la gran producción de obras con saxofón dentro de su catálogo: veinticinco obras al momento de hoy. Es un número muy alto comparándolo con lo que los compositores europeos de primera línea han llevado a cabo durante el siglo XX y primera década del XXI. De toda esta gran producción, destacan sin duda sus óperas, ya que en tres de sus cinco obras de este apartado, el saxofón está presente y además con funciones de personaje dramático. A continuación vamos a efectuar un análisis de la ópera La señorita Cristina y del empleo del saxofón en la misma, con unas aportaciones musicales que once años después de su estreno son sin duda novedosas y muy interesantes.
El subsuelo de la Torre del Pretorio: substructiones de tradición helenística bajo la sede del Concilium Prouinciae Hispaniae Citerioris (Tarraco)
Authors: Serena Vinci M. , Macias Josep M. , Puche Josep M. , Solà-Morales Pau , Toldrà Josep M.
Published: March 2016

El artículo presenta el estudio de un área arquitectónicamente compleja, integrada dentro del denominado Foro Provincial de Tarraco. El análisis de la estratigrafía arquitectónica y de los procesos de construcción, ha representado un instrumento fundamental para la interpretación de un área caracterizada por una compleja evolución urbanística, poniendo en evidencia el desarrollo del proyecto constructivo de una obra de gran envergadura como la del Foro Provincial. Desafortunadamente, la ausencia de datos procedentes de las excavaciones arqueológicas, ha limitado la definición de una cronología absoluta exacta. El proceso de monumentalización de la cima de la colina tarraconense iniciado, según las fuentes históricas y numismáticas, en época julio-claudia, culminó en época Flavia con la finalización del complejo monumental distribuido en tres terrazas. El sector que se examina, situado junto al circo, se encuadra dentro de un sistema de substructiones que a menudo caracterizan los conjuntos forense y sacro organizados en terrazas.
Arqueología de la Arquitectura. Una visión conciliadora desde la Historia del Arte
Authors: Moreno Martín Francisco J.
Published: March 2016

El artículo arranca de la discusión entre Arqueología de la Arquitectura e Historia del Arte escenificada parcialmente en las páginas de esta revista. A partir de ahí se profundiza en las relaciones entre ambas disciplinas poniendo de relieve puntos comunes así como divergencias metodológicas. Tras analizar de forma crítica el grado de actualización historiográfica y los diferentes enfoques utilizados por la Historia del Arte en su estudio de la arquitectura histórica se ofrecen caminos que conducen a la colaboración efectiva.
Influencia homérica en el Banquete de Filóxeno
Authors: Amado Rodríguez M.ª Teresa
Published: March 2016

En este trabajo se estudian las relaciones transtextuales del poema gastronómico de Filóxeno con la poesía homérica, buscando los elementos lingüisticos y literarios que proceden de la épica. La relación con el texto homérico permite arrojar luz sobre uno de los pasajes más oscuros del Banquete.
Un documento literario poco convencional: la inscripción de Mnesíepes (fragmento E1II)
Authors: Gomis García Violeta
Published: March 2016

La inscripción de Mnesíepes es un documento epigráfico bien conocido en los estudios sobre la tradición arquiloquea, pero parece oportuno analizar esta inscripción en sí misma, por separado, ya que se trata de un texto literario complejo, escrito por alguien culto, en un tiempo y un espacio determinados y con el fin de desempeñar una función muy concreta en el periodo helenístico de Paros. El texto de esta inscripción ofrece información sobre Arquíloco y la importancia que adquirió después de su muerte, pero también, sobre el contexto social, cultural y religioso de la isla en el s. III a.C.
Les Beatles et la naissance de la culture jeune en Grande-Bretagne
Authors: Pickard Sarah
Published: March 2016

Le nouveau phénomène du teenager émerge en Grande-Bretagne pendant les années 1950 en raison de facteurs contextuels bien spécifiques. John Lennon crée en 1956 le groupe skiffle les Quarry Men qui devient les Beatles au début des années 1960. L’arrivée de Ringo Starr confère au groupe sa composition définitive en 1962, année où les enfants nés du baby-boom d’après-guerre deviennent une entité démographique très visible avec de l’argent à dépenser dans la culture jeune. Les premiers disques des Beatles délaissent le skiffle et le rock’n’roll de leurs concerts au profit de chansons pop très commerciales qui visent les teenagers. Cet article explore les Beatles et leurs liens avec la naissance du teenager et de la culture jeune en Grande-Bretagne post-guerre. Il examine surtout la place sociologique que les Beatles occupent dans la société britannique afin de juger à quel point le groupe lance ou suit la culture jeune en Grande-Bretagne.