bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Melacak Jejak Spiritualitas Manusia dalam Tradisi Islam dan Barat
Authors: Rozi Syaikhu
Published: November 2019

Jejak-jejak spiritualitas manusia dapat ditemukan tidak hanya dalam tradisi keilmuwan Islam, namun juga tradisi keilmuwan Barat. Jejak spiritualitas dalam tradisi keilmuwan Barat dapat dilacak dalam perkembangan pengetahuan sejak era Yunani sampai post Modernisme, baik dalam pemikiran filsafat, theologi bahkan juga dalam sains modern seperti psikologi maupun neurologi. Jejak spiritualitas manusia dalam tradisi keilmuwan Islam dapat dilacak dalam pemikiran (khususnya) tentang Tuhan, penciptaan Alam semesta, manusia serta hubungan diantara ketiganya, dalam semua aspek dan dimensi keilmuwan Islam, tetapi lebih khusus dalam theologi, filsafat dan tasawwuf.
Living Hadits Oral, Lisan, dan Tulisan Jamaah Maiyah, Emha Ainun Najib, dan Gamelan Kyai Kanjeng
Authors: As'ari Andi Winata
Published: November 2019

This article aims to discuss the unique Living Hadis which exists on Gamelan Kiai Kanjeng and explains how hadis understood by Emha Ainun Najib as a speaker in every event they held. Thus, this research finds that some of the event held by Kiai Kanjeng and Emha Ainun Najib is an exspression of sunnah due to Emha always invites all audiences to be independence and teaches them how to face and manage problem in their life. Also, Emha and Kiai Kanjeng are able to give good interpretations to Holy Qurâ€™an and Sunnah that agree with the conditions of Indonesians wihich have multicultured and multireligious nations. Throught metodological study, the author find that Kiai Kanjeng is one of organisations that practice and deliver sunnah for all classes and grades of society, such as: moslem or non moslem, college students, workers, public staff, teachers and many others.

There are explanations of performance of Emha Ainun Najib that can be considred as living of sunnah, for instance: Having shalawatan together, problem solving, social respons, political education, and interpreations of normative text of Holy Qurâ€™an and Hadis which is able to support and advise Indonesian people. Emha Ainun Najib is not only a pious speaker who practices living sunnah orally but also a character who can do living sunnah in writing. Gamelan Kiai Kanjeng with Emha Ainun Najib is a group of musical instrument which colaborated with some other music toos such as Guitar, Piano, band, and others. It can stimulate suciety to worship by listening and saying shalawat together in happy conditions and is going to produce good character of human being.
Lokalitas Hadis Mengadaptasikan Hadis ke dalam Ruang Universal
Authors: Khoir Moh. Misbakhul
Published: November 2019

Adanya keterkaitan Hadis dengan ruang dan waktu, merupakan fakta yang tidak bisa dipungkiri. Rasulullah tidak hidup secara abadi, tidak pula berkelana menjelajah ke pelosok-pelosok dunia. Maka wajar, jika apa yang terungkap dari Hadis, terkadang dijumpai corak khas kearab-araban. Fakta ini, jika tidak dijadikan pertimbangan dalam memahami Hadis, niscaya Hadis akan sulit diadaptasikan pada zona lain dan tempo yang berbeda. Diperlukan terobosan baru untuk mensikapi problem ini. Salah satu metode yang muncul sebagai solusi atas permasalahan ini adalah pemahaman Hadis dengan membedakan antara sarana yang berubah-ubah dengan tujuan universal yang bersifat tetap. Sehingga, umat akan lebih terfokus pada tujuan yang universal, daripada terjebak pada sarana-sarana yang selalu berkembang. Dengan demikian, jika metode ini diterapkan, Hadis mampu menjadi sebuah ajaran Islam yang shahih li kulli zaman wa al-makan.
Penguatan Soft Skill Guru PAI di SDI Tebuireng ir.Soedigno Kesamben
Authors: Jazilah Khoirul
Published: November 2019

Abstract:

This study aims to describe the competence of the Islamis Studies (PAI) teacher at SDI Tebuireng, Kesamben. The results obtained from this research  are; 1. PAI Teachersâ€™ soft skills in SDI Tebuireng Ir. Soedigno Kesamben is very good, that consist of communication skills, time management skill, flexibility in carrying out work and responsibilities, emotion management skill, giving motivation skills, team-working skills, having ethics and morals, polite in appearance, having SQ spiritual skills, self-developing and tolerating. 2. Making efforts to strengthen PAI teachersâ€™ soft skills at SDI Tebuireng Ir. Soedigno Kesamben that are teacher planning system, (which includes religious exams, personality psychology exams, professional examinations and practice exams), teacher-apprenticeship programs, the Quran science skill upgrading, teacherâ€™s character upgrading, the â€˜wise weekâ€™ program, studentsâ€™ home visit, conducting Friday pahing prayer, rolling leadership and coffee break. It it is suggested for teachers to always develope their soft skills by reading a lot of literature and also reminding one another
Propagation of Solar Energetic Particles in the Outer Heliosphere: Interplay between Scattering and Adiabatic Focusing
Authors: He H.-Q. , Wan W.
Published: November 2019

The turbulence and spatial nonuniformity of the guide magnetic field cause two competitive effects, namely, the scattering effect and the adiabatic focusing effect, respectively. In this work, we numerically solve the five-dimensional Fokker–Planck transport equation to investigate the radial evolutions of these important effects undergone by the solar energetic particles (SEPs) propagating through interplanetary space. We analyze the interplay process between the scattering and adiabatic focusing effects in the context of three-dimensional propagation, with special attention to the scenario of the outer heliosphere, in which some peculiar SEP phenomena are found and explained. We also discuss the radial dependence of the SEP peak intensities from the inner through the outer heliosphere, and conclude that it cannot be simply described by a single functional form such as R
−α
(R is radial distance), which is often used.
The Shadow of a Spherically Accreting Black Hole
Authors: Narayan Ramesh , Johnson Michael D. , Gammie Charles F.
Published: November 2019

We explore a simple spherical model of optically thin accretion on a Schwarzschild black hole, and study the properties of the image as seen by a distant observer. We show that a dark circular region in the center—a shadow—is always present. The outer edge of the shadow is located at the photon ring radius

, where

is the gravitational radius of the accreting mass M. The location of the shadow edge is independent of the inner radius at which the accreting gas stops radiating. The size of the observed shadow is thus a signature of the spacetime geometry and it is hardly influenced by accretion details. We briefly discuss the relevance of these results for the Event Horizon Telescope image of the supermassive black hole in M87.
Two new species of Chlorospatha section Orientales (Araceae) from western Andes in Colombia
Authors: Muñoz-Castillo Allison , Guevara-Ibarra Leonardo , Clavijo Laura , Zuluaga Alejandro
Published: November 2019

Two new species of Chlorospatha (section Orientales) from the western slope of the Cordillera Occidental in the departments of Valle del Cauca and Choco (Colombia) are described here. The new species represent the first records of section Orientales for Colombia, which was previously known only from the eastern Andes in Ecuador. The two new species are similar to C. longipoda, C. hannoniae and C. boosii. Chlorospatha minimasp. nov. is differentiated by its small overall size (less than 30 cm tall), blade strongly inequilateral with smooth adaxial surface, and spadix less than 2.2 cm long. Chlorospatha silverstoneisp. nov. is differentiated by its large overall size (30–60 cm tall), 1–3 leaves per plant, and quilted adaxial blade surface.
Le défi d’aborder l’intervention interculturelle avec les étudiants en travail social et en ergothérapie : utilisation du récit de pratique comme outil de recherche
Authors: Bétrisey Carine , Tetreault Sylvie
Published: November 2019

Dans les domaines de la santé et du social, les professionnels sont amenés à travailler avec des populations de plus en plus diversifiées. Ces rencontres peuvent parfois générer des malentendus, des incompréhensions ou des jugements de valeur détériorant la relation. Afin de minimiser ces difficultés, une approche culturellement sensible est à privilégier. Or, plusieurs auteurs affirment que la définition des notions de base liées à cette approche ne fait pas l’unanimité dans les écrits scientifiques. De plus, l’enseignement et le développement de cette manière d’agir constituent un défi, car leurs tenants et aboutissants sont méconnus. Le présent article vise deux objectifs : (1) résumer les différents concepts-clés de l’intervention interculturelle à l’aide d’écrits scientifiques récents selon différents angles ; (2) décrire de manière détaillée le récit de pratique comme outil de recherche permettant d’accéder aux représentations et aux réflexions des individus ayant vécu une situation problématique. Cette démarche comporte plusieurs étapes. D’abord, les personnes donnent un titre à leur expérience, et en décrivent le contexte. Ensuite, elles racontent la situation choisie et expliquent leurs pensées et émotions sur le moment. En outre, les individus sont interrogés sur les conséquences immédiates et le sens donné à cet événement. Par la suite, les points positifs et ceux à améliorer sont identifiés, de même que les apprentissages réalisés en lien avec cette expérience. Pour terminer, les participants entament une réflexion sur leur regard actuel sur la situation vécue, et identifient les apprentissages et conséquences à long terme. Des exemples provenant d’une recherche en cours (Tétreault, Gulfi & Kühne, FNS, 2016-2019) portant sur les expériences de stage d’étudiants en travail social et en ergothérapie permettent d’illustrer l’utilisation du récit de pratique.
The Utility of Intraoperative Arthrogram in the Management of Pediatric Lateral Condyle Fractures of the Humerus
Authors: Vorhies John Schoeneman , Funk Shawn , Elliott Marilyn , Riccio Anthony , Ramo Brandon
Published: November 2019

Intraoperative arthrograms are commonly used in conjunction with closed reduction and percutaneous pinning (CRPP) of pediatric lateral condyle fractures of the humerus. The authors sought to determine how arthrograms affect management of these fractures. They reviewed all lateral condyle fractures treated surgically at a pediatric level I trauma center from 2008 to 2014. They stratified patients managed with and without an arthrogram as well as by timing of arthrogram. The authors compared injury parameters, initial and postoperative fracture displacement, and complications between groups. They identified 107 patients who were taken to the operating room for attempted closed reduction, which they classified as either CRPP without arthrogram or arthrogram first and then a decision to treat open or with CRPP. Fifty-eight (54.21%) underwent CRPP without arthrogram and 49 (45.79%) underwent arthrogram. Of those who had arthrograms, 27 (25.23%) were prior to fixation and 22 (20.56%) were after fixation. There was no difference in age, weight, or preoperative displacement among the groups. Mean postoperative displacement was significantly lower in the no arthrogram group vs the arthrogram group (0.91 mm vs 1.68 mm;
P
<.0001), but it did not differ based on timing of arthrogram (
P
=.836). Arthrograms changed management in 4 (8%) of 49 patients who had them. There was no statistical difference in the rate of changed management by timing of arthrogram (before vs after fixation, 14.8% vs 0%;
P
=.060). The authors demonstrated that arthrograms may be useful for assessing final fracture alignment after CRPP, but are unlikely to result in a treatment change and are not associated with improved postoperative alignment. [
Orthopedics
. 2020; 43(1):30–35.]
A Critical Survey of International Journal Articles on Conflict Resolution (1957-2019)
Authors: Dey Sadhan Kumar , Dey Alice
Published: November 2019

The year 1957 witnessed the ‘space race' between the USA and the USSR through the launch of ‘SPUTNIK' in the Earth's orbit on October 4. The chapter surveys the entire period of the last 62 years from 1957-2019 that has witnessed various types of national/international group/intergroup conflicts and researches pertaining to different resolution strategies as suggested by the international journals of repute. The chapter inter alia deals with 11 foci of international journals of the period in question. The chapter has used semantico-deconstructive methodology for content analysis and interpretation.
Measuring the outcomes of a literacy programme in no-fee schools in Cape Town
Authors: Zuma Mlungisi , Boodhoo Adiilah , Louw-Potgieter Joha
Published: November 2019

Background: Most funders require non-governmental organisations to evaluate the effectiveness of their programmes. However, in our experience, funders seldom fund evaluation endeavours and organisational staff often lack evaluation skills.Aim: In this outcome evaluation of Living through Learning’s (LTL) class-based English-medium Coronation Reading Adventure Room programme, we addressed two evaluation questions: whether Grade 1 learners who participated in the programme attained LTL’s and the Department of Basic Education’s (DBE) literacy standards at the end of the programme and whether teacher attributes contributed to this improvement.Setting: The evaluation was conducted in 18 different no-fee schools in Cape Town. Participants comprised 1090 Grade 1 learners and 54 teachers.Methods: We used Level 2 (programme design and theory) and part of Level 4 (outcome) of an evaluation hierarchy to assess the effectiveness of the programme.Results: Evaluation results showed that most schools, except three, attained the 60% performance standard set by the LTL on all quarterly assessments. Most schools, except two, attained the 50% performance standard of the DBE for English first language on all quarterly assessments. We also found that in terms of teacher attributes, only teacher experience in literacy teaching was significant in predicting learner performance in literacy in the first term of school.Conclusion: We explain why our results should be interpreted with caution and make recommendations for future evaluations in terms of design, data collection and levels of evaluation.
The practice learning experiences of student teachers at a rural campus of a South African university
Authors: Gravett Sarah J. , Jiyane Lindiwe
Published: November 2019

Background: There is considerable agreement that learning to teach is optimised when coursework learning is combined with quality practice learning experiences in schools.Aim: The main aim of this study was to explore the views of a group of student teachers on their practice learning experiences in a ‘teaching school’ (TS) and in the other schools where they were placed for school experience.Setting: The study was conducted at a rural campus of a South African university.Methods: Quantitative (questionnaire) and qualitative (focus group) data were collected, involving all the student teachers in the programme (n = 100). The responses to the questionnaire were analysed descriptively, and the constant comparative method of data analysis was used to analyse the focus group interviews.Results: The overall pattern in the data shows that the practice learning experiences contributed to the student teachers’ development as teachers – not only at the TS but also at the schools where they were involved in work integrated learning, despite challenges, including teacher absenteeism and lack of guidance. Involvement in these schools potentially enables an understanding of the challenges that are typical in many South African schools. However, school experience in a well-functioning school remains crucial. Were it not for the TS, the majority of the student teachers would not have been exposed to mentoring and good teaching practices to be emulated.Conclusion: The study concludes that TSs indeed hold the potential to strengthen the teaching practice component of teacher education considerably. International experience with school partnerships and the experience at another South African university also attest to this.
Intravenous blood pool activity masquerading as gastrointestinal hemorrhage
Authors: Fleming Scott A. , Keenan Andrew M.
Published: November 2019

Radiolabeled red blood cell (RBC) scintigraphy is a common study to detect and localize gastrointestinal hemorrhage. There are many potential entities that may result in false-positive RBC scintigraphy. Here, we present a case of enlarged feeding vessels of omental carcinomatosis which scintigraphically might be mistaken as intraluminal bowel activity and thus active hemorrhage. This case highlights the importance of reviewing correlative imaging in patients with a large neoplastic burden.
An inter-comparison of tropospheric ozone reanalysis products from CAMS, CAMS-Interim, TCR-1 and TCR-2
Authors: Huijnen Vincent , Miyazaki Kazuyuki , Flemming Johannes , Inness Antje , Sekiya Takashi , Schultz Martin G.
Published: November 2019

Abstract. Global tropospheric ozone reanalyses constructed using different state-of-the-art satellite data assimilation systems, prepared as part of the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS-iRean and CAMS-Rean) as well as two fully independent Tropospheric Chemistry Reanalyses (TCR-1 and TCR-2), have been inter-compared and evaluated for the past decade. The updated reanalyses (CAMS-Rean and TCR-2) generally show substantially improved agreements with independent ground and ozonesonde observations over their predecessor versions (CAMS-iRean and TCR-1) for the diurnal, synoptical, seasonal, and decadal variability. The improved performance can be attributed to a mixture of various upgrades, such as revisions in the chemical data assimilation, including the assimilated measurements, and the forecast model performance. The updated chemical reanalyses agree well with each other for most cases, which highlights the usefulness of the current chemical reanalyses in a variety of studies. Meanwhile, significant temporal changes in the reanalysis quality in all the systems can be attributed to discontinuities in the observing systems. To improve the temporal consistency, a careful assessment of changes in the assimilation configuration, such as a detailed assessment of biases between various retrieval products, is needed. Even though the assimilation of multi-species data influences the representation of the trace gases in all the systems and also the precursors’ emissions in the TCR reanalyses, the influence of persistent model errors remains a concern, especially for the lower troposphere. Our comparison suggests that improving the observational constraints, including the continued development of satellite observing systems, together with the optimization of model parameterisations, such as deposition and chemical reactions, will lead to increasingly consistent long-term reanalyses in the future.
Opportunity Knocking? Are Opportunity Zones a Model for a Smarter Federal Homeowner Subsidy?
Authors: Rossman Matthew J.
Published: November 2019

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When the Customer is Wrong: Systemic Discrimination in the App-Based Service Industry
Authors: Taylor Liz
Published: November 2019

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Medios públicos en Honduras: una propuesta de desarrollo y buenas prácticas
Authors: Espinoza Hulse Amelia Argentina
Published: November 2019

Esta investigación describe el nacimiento de los medios de propiedad pública en Honduras y su caracterización como servicios gubernamentales. El texto explica qué son los medios públicos y el servicio público y cuáles deberían de ser sus funciones dentro de la sociedad. Finalmente, se realiza una propuesta de cómo debe ser idealmente el modelo audiovisual público hondureño.
Investigación de audiencias: lost in transition
Authors: Callejo Gallego Manuel Javier
Published: November 2019

El proceso de digitalización ha supuesto una auténtica revolución en el sistema de la comunicación mediada institucionalmente. La gran mayoría de medios de comunicación tienen dificultades para encontrar un modelo económico para subsistir. Puede decirse que, a falta de nuevos modelos, están anclados en prácticas de difusión masiva y centralizada que cabe considerar como básicamente cosa del pasado. Pues bien, lo mismo ocurre con algo tan básico a tal modelo centralizado como la investigación de audiencia. Tras describir cuál ha sido el papel de la investigación de audiencias en ese modelo de difusión masiva y cómo se ha mantenido, a pesar de las críticas emergidas desde los principales actores de ese modelo a su forma de funcionamiento, se establece una sintética panorámica de los retos que ha de afrontar la investigación de audiencias para adaptarse a la transformación digital, ya que el sistema de la comunicación mediada institucionalmente y su relación con el sistema de mercado han cambiado radicalmente.
Sistemas regulatorios de la publicidad institucional y su eficacia: la Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha como anunciante
Authors: De la Cruz de Julián Jesús , López Cepeda Ana María , Galletero Campos Belén
Published: November 2019

La publicidad de las administraciones públicas es una fuente más de ingresos para los medios de comunicación. Sin embargo, al tratarse de fondos de carácter público, este tipo de campañas ha precisado una reglamentación específica. Actualmente hay once comunidades autónomas con legislación en la materia y una norma de carácter nacional. Castilla-La Mancha es una de las seis autonomías que carece de ley regional, pero desde 2016 la contratación de las campañas de la Junta de Comunidades se rige mediante Acuerdo Marco. El presente trabajo, centrado en la publicidad institucional de la Junta de Castilla-La Mancha durante los años 2016, 2017 y 2018, tiene como objetivo comprobar si este nuevo sistema regulatorio ha mejorado la transparencia y la objetividad en los criterios de reparto. Se examinan las inserciones publicitarias del Gobierno autonómico (2016-2018) y se comparan con las métricas habituales de medición de audiencias.
Plataformas en línea y diversidad audiovisual: desafíos para el mercado español
Authors: García Leiva Mª Trinidad
Published: November 2019

Partiendo de problematizar el concepto de plataforma, en relación con el de industria audiovisual, este artículo ofrece un mapa de aquellas que comercializan en España contenidos audiovisuales OTT, bajo demanda y mediados por abono. El objetivo es elaborar una clasificación y explicar cuál es su perfil empresarial para evidenciar que las ‘plataformas españolas’ manifiestan una clara atomización empresarial mientras que el mercado es dominado por agentes establecidos en el exterior. Los mismos están vinculados a los llamados GAFAM y a corporaciones mundiales de medios y entretenimiento, además de incluir a Netflix, claro está. Se concluye sobre las oportunidades y las amenazas que estas plataformas presentan para la diversidad de/en la industria audiovisual española.
El uso de Ocw y Wikis como herramienta colaborativa para la traducción especializada
Authors: Montalbán Martínez Nicolás
Published: November 2019

El objetivo del presente trabajo es analizar los resultados del proyecto de Open Course Ware (OCW), concedido en la convocatoria para promover proyectos y acciones de innovación y mejora en la Universidad de Murcia para el curso 2017/2018 (R-700/2017), línea de actuación 2, apoyo a la educación abierta, con título Elaboración y Traducción de Textos Científicos en Geografía. En el mismo se pretende que los alumnos adquirieran las competencias propias de la asignatura, funcionando en clase por proyectos de traducción colectivos, favoreciendo la participación, suscitando temas relacionados con sus intereses profesionales, y con relación con otras asignaturas, para crear un sentido de interdisciplinariedad y sensación añadida de creación constructivista con técnicas de andamiaje y de aula invertida. Los contenidos se han subido a una wiki colaborativa, para promover la creatividad y el trabajo colaborativo, relegando al profesor a la figura de facilitador y mediador. Aunque inicialmente el impacto del proyecto fue la asignatura mencionada, se amplió su transferencia a otra titulación y asignaturas. Se destaca el carácter innovador del proyecto por el hecho de que la mayoría de investigaciones en un entorno similar versan sobre la negociación de aspectos morfosintácticos y léxicos en escritura creativa, pero no en traducción especializada.
Activismo y narrativas gamificadas: estudio comparativo de entornos ciberdemocráticos de empoderamiento ciudadano
Authors: Pérez-Escolar Marta , Navazo Ostúa Pablo
Published: November 2019

El objetivo principal de este estudio se centra en conocer si las narrativas gamificadas pueden representar en una valiosa herramienta de empoderamiento ciudadano con la que motivar la participación de individuo en entornos ciberdemocráticos. Con este propósito, se ha seleccionado un conjunto representativo de dos productos gamificados de corte activista: el documental interactivo “Fort McMoney” y el serious game “A Force More Powerful”. Para ello, se ha recurrido a una metodología cualitativa donde se hibrida el modelo Octalysis (Chou, 2015) y el paradigma de la Escalera de participación (Arnstein, 1969). Los resultados muestran que las narrativas gamificadas son un instrumento de empoderamiento ciudadano que sirven para favorecer acciones ciberactivistas. Sin embargo, estos proyectos pueden confluir también en un pseudoactivismo para vagos.
Conocimiento por los parlamentarios de las materias clasificadas en virtud de la Ley de Secretos Oficiales
Authors: Alonso de Antonio Ángel Luis
Published: November 2019

El control parlamentario sobre los secretos oficiales en España se regula a través de una resolución de la Presidencia del Congreso de los Diputados que establece un mecanismo plural según que la materia haya sido declarada secreta o reservada. Dicho control se lleva a cabo por un reducido número de diputados que no pueden conservar la documentación a la que tienen acceso y que deben guardar además secreto de lo que conozcan sobre esas materias.
Una propuesta concreta de reforma constitucional: la constitucionalización del sistema de juntas electorales
Authors: Delgado-Iribarren García-Campero Manuel
Published: November 2019

El objeto de este trabajo es realizar una propuesta concreta de reforma constitucional consistente en la consagración independiente establecida en la Ley Electoral. El sistema ha revelado su eficacia durante estos cuarenta años de vigencia, pero algunos hechos surgidos recientemente han suscitado el riesgo de que el legislador, estatal o autonómico, pueda optar por otras opciones en las que queden cuestionadas las garantías de imparcialidad y neutralidad políticas. La propuesta se centra en configurar el sistema de Juntas Electorales como una administración electoral independiente y políticamente neutral, de composición mayoritariamente judicial, con competencia general para todos los procesos electorales y de referéndum, y el reconocimiento de la Junta Electoral Central como autoridad electoral superior, sin perjuicio de la revisión judicial de sus actos.
Reflexiones sobre el referéndum: ¿una sencilla herramienta en democracia?
Authors: Fernández Riveira Rosa María
Published: November 2019

Se exponen una serie de consideraciones sobre el referéndum como instrumento democrático por excelencia, para poner de relieve sus elementos e implicaciones desde todos los puntos de vista.
Del soporte al papel digital: un antes y un después para los derechos fundamentales
Authors: García Sanz Rosa María
Published: November 2019

La digitalización de la información en Internet no ha sido un mero cambio de soporte. El paso del analógico al digital ha supuesto un gran impacto sobre factores como el tiempo y el espacio, con consecuencias jurídicas de gran magnitud. Los derechos fundamentales se han visto afectados en su contenido y en su ejercicio, y se han vuelto conflictivos en algunos contextos. La evolucióN jurisprudencial permite identificar algunos cambios de gran trascendencia y entender algunos fenómenos que se producen en la red.
Las comparecencias de los senadores autonómicos ante sus respectivas Asambleas, ¿pero realmente es inconstitucional?
Authors: Garrote de Marcos María
Published: November 2019

En este artículo se examina un aspecto muy concreto referido a los senadores autonómicos, como son las comparecencias ante las asambleas legislativas que los designan. El tema ofrece interés porque es relativamente novedoso, pues dichas comparecencias se han empezado a regular de manera generalizada con ocasión de las reformas estatutarias e institucionales que se han introducido desde 2005, y existen ya algunos antecedentes de su puesta en práctica en algunas Comunidades Autónomas. Junto a ello, la STC 123/2017, de 2 de noviembre, que resuelve el recurso de inconstitucionalidad contra la Ley valenciana de designación de senadores, ha introducido algunos criterios que contribuyen a despejar un panorama que se mostraba incierto, aunque también plantea interrogantes de trascendencia constitucional de cara al futuro.
La nueva ola de regulación de los grupos de presión parlamentarios
Authors: Rubio Núñez Rafael
Published: November 2019

La regulación de los grupos de presión se ha extendido por todo el mundo en los últimos años. Esta regulación abarca no solo las actividades de influencia frente al poder ejecutivo, sino también ante el poder legislativo. Cuando se regulan de manera específica estas actividades frente a las Cámaras, la normativa comparte una serie de elementos comunes con la regulación del ejecutivo y una serie de peculiaridades que se adaptan a la singularidad de las Cámaras. Estas ofrecen nuevas posibilidades para convertir el lobby en un instrumento que fomente la participación ciudadana, ajustándose a los principios básicos de la democracia.
Product Branding on the Effectiveness and Performance of Manufacturing Industry
Authors: Akeem Musari Adedayo , Folasayo Ayo Mofoluwake
Published: November 2019

The effectiveness of product branding can never be overemphasized as it affect to a large extent, the manufacturer’s performance of such brand. As a result, this study examines the effectiveness of product branding on the performance of manufacturing industry using Doyin Group Nigeria Limited as a case study. A sample of 140 participants which are broken down into 20 distributors, 70 consumers and 50 staffs of the company constituted the sample size for the study conducted. The questionnaire was used as the major instrument for data collection while analysis was done based on simple percentage. The results obtained from the analysis using chi-square revealed that the product branding has a strong effect on the performance of manufacturing industry of Doyin Group Nigeria limited. The study therefore recommends that organizations should employ the use of persistent product branding for good performance on both the features and qualities of their brand to prospective customers so as to build their customer base and ensure loyalty to the brand.
Macro-Economic Variables and Stock Prices: Empirical Evidence From Sri Lanka
Authors: Anandasayanan S.
Published: November 2019

Economic strength in a country could be measured by macroeconomics variables. Inflation, interest rate, unemployment rate and GDP Deflator are some macroeconomics variables that show economic condition in Sri Lanka. The impact of macro-economic variables on share prices is uncontrollable. This study investigates the relationship between macroeconomic variables and stock prices in Sri Lankan stock market using yearly time series data for the period from 1990 to 2017. The Ordinary Least Square regression was carried out using four macroeconomic variables for stock prices. The results shows that the higher R Square value (72.4911) which justifies higher explanatory power of macroeconomic variables in explaining stock prices. Consistent with similar results of the developed as well as emerging market studies, interest rate and inflation rate and unemployment rate react mainly negatively to stock prices in the Colombo Stock Exchange. These findings hold practical implications for policy makers, stock market regulators, investors and stock market analysts.
Efecto lactogénico de la adición de harina de fenogreco (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) sobre el rendimiento de cabras en período de lactación
Authors: Véliz García Kevin Donaldo , Corzantes Cruz Carlos Enrique , Rodríguez Sánchez Déborah Cecilia
Published: November 2019

El presente estudio se realizó con el fin de evaluar el impacto lactogénico al agregar harina de fenogreco a la dieta de cabras lactantes. Se dividió en dos grupos a doce cabras lactantes, teniendo en cuenta la condición corporal, el número de lactancia, la edad y la etapa de lactación de cada una de ellas. El primer grupo se tomó como control y no recibió tratamiento; al segundo grupo, se le agregó a la dieta 40 gramos de harina de fenogreco diarios. El ordeño se realizó dos veces al día, y se ofrecían 20 gramos antes de cada uno. El resultado del análisis de la producción demostró que el rendimiento de leche fue significativamente mayor (P <0.05) en las cabras tratadas con fenogreco en comparación con el grupo control. Al finalizar el estudio se tomaron dos muestras de la leche obtenida, con la finalidad de evaluar la composición de esta en las dos muestras evaluadas. También se realizó un análisis sensorial con estudiantes de la Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia de cuarto ciclo para determinar diferencias en el sabor, olor y textura de la leche. Se puede concluir que la alimentación con el fenogreco incrementó la producción de leche.
Direct to cystoscopy: A prospective quality assessment of patient preferences
Authors: Assmus Mark A. , McLarty Ryan , Senthilselvan Ambikaipakan , De Shubha K.
Published: November 2019

Introduction: Cystourethroscopy is one of the most common procedures performed by urologists in both office and operative settings. With the recent centralization of cystoscopy at our center, we looked to assess our current delivery model, to determine whether patients prefer their initial visit to be in cystoscopy, or in the clinic, followed by a cystoscopy appointment later.
Methods: We administered 500 prospective questionnaires to adults undergoing cystoscopy by 14 urologists at our center in 2017. Patient demographics were collected, along with their questionnaire results that we compared to their urologist-reported indication, results, and plan. Our primary objective was to assess whether patients prefer to be seen direct to cystoscopy (DTC) vs. a clinic appointment (CA) before cystoscopy.
Results: A total of 500 questionnaires were analyzed, with 336/500 (67%) patients being male. Mean age was 66 years (21–93), with 30% under 60 years. Thirty-nine percent (n=193) were undergoing their first cystoscopy, with 85% preferring DTC. There was no difference in age, gender, first-time cystoscopy, or indication for cystoscopy when comparing those who preferred DTC vs. CA. Patients who had an accurate understanding of the indication for their cystoscopy had 6.23 times higher odds of preferring DTC (p<0.05). We also identified a deficiency in patient comprehension of cystoscopy results and followup plans.
Conclusions: With limited health resources, a large patient catchment area, and the majority of patients preferring to be seen DTC, there is evidence to implement a default DTC approach to booking cystoscopy clinics.
The effect of travel distance on health-related quality of life for patients with nephrolithiasis
Authors: Narang Gopal L. , Wiener Laura E. , Penniston Kristina L. , Antonelli Jodi A. , Averch Timothy D. , Sivalingam Sri , Chew Ben H. , Bird Vincent G. , Pais Jr. Vernon M. , Sur Roger L. , Chi Thomas , Streeper Necole M. , Nakada Stephen Y. , Koch Gary G. , Viprakasit Davis P.
Published: November 2019

Introduction: Urolithiasis causes a significant impact on health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Patients with kidney stones have high levels of stress and anxiety. Symptom resolution often requires treatment. Travel distance is a barrier to care but little is known about its effects on HRQOL. We hypothesize that increased distance to treatment site is associated with decreased HRQOL.

Methods: Patients with a history of stones were enrolled at 11 tertiary centers as part of the QOL Stone Consortium of North America. HRQOL data were obtained using the Wisconsin Stone Quality of Life questionnaire (WISQOL). We calculated distance between patient and treatment site using national ZIP codes. We used linear models to evaluate the effect of distance on HRQOL, while also considering demographics data, stones/symptom status, and distance.

Results: Of the 1676 enrolled patients, 52% were male, 86% non-Latino White, and the mean age was 53 years. Mean distance to treatment site was 63.3 km (range: 0–3774), with 74% reporting current stones and 45% current symptoms. WISQOL score and distance were negatively correlated for patients reporting current stones and symptoms (p=0.0010). Linear modelling revealed decreased WISQOL scores for patients with symptoms as distance increased from treatment site (p=0.0001), with a 4.7-point decrease for every 100 km traveled.

Conclusions: Stone disease imposes significant burden on patients’ HRQOL due to a variety of factors. Patients with active stone symptoms report worse HRQOL with increased distance to their treatment site. Possible etiologies include travel burden, increased disease burden, decreased healthcare use, and delays in care.
Numerical prediction of dynamic stability loss of a flexible cylindrical shell in a granular medium
Authors: Szklennik Paweł , Bąk Grzegorz
Published: November 2019

The paper presents an application of the discrete element method for an analysis of dynamical stability loss of the flexible cylindrical shell section interacting with a model granular medium. The main scope was to investigate the forms of dynamical stability loss, considering finite displacements. The granular medium weight and additional external load transmitted from the surface were considered with different backfill height over the cylindrical shell. Application of a discrete model enables to consider random imperfections in the granular medium structure. It is shown that imperfections of a granular soil structure occurring in a close surrounding of the shell have an essential impact on the shell deformations. Numerical modelling, using the discrete element method, enables to obtain solutions of dynamic interaction by investigating finite two dimensional deformations.
Keywords: discrete element method, cylindrical shell, granular medium, stability
Autogenic and Allogenic Controls on Deep-Water Sand Delivery: Insights from Numerical Stratigraphic Forward Modeling
Authors: Harris Ashley , Baumgardner Sarah , Madof Andrew , Sun Tao , Covault Jacob A. , Sylvester Zoltán , Granjeon Didier
Published: November 2019

Allogenic and autogenic processes interact to regulate sediment distribution in sedimentary basins. Depositional systems can respond in a complex manner to these processes, complicating interpretation of the controls on the stratigraphic record. Here we used published and constant eustatic curves in a stratigraphic forward model to examine the effects of sea-level variation on deep-water sand delivery on a passive continental margin. We found that: (1) models with constant sea level and those with eustatic fluctuations deliver similar volumes of sand to deep water; (2) both large and small eustatic variations result in similar magnitudes of fluctuations in deep-water sand delivery; and (3) deep-water sand delivery signals show similar periodicities for all models. These results suggest that the characteristics of the imposed eustatic curve may not have a significant impact on the total volume of sand delivered to deep water. We propose that the equilibrium state of the shelf-edge delta, where no net deposition or erosion occurs, could explain the similarity in deep-water sand volumes. We posit that such a state could be induced by the progradation of an initial shelf-edge delta that creates a slope which maximizes the efficiency of sediment delivery across the shelf. Because our models show that autogenic and allogenic processes can result in similar deep-water sand volumes, we conclude that other characteristics of sediment-routing systems, such as sediment supply, must exert strong controls on deep-water sand volume.
Source to Sink Processes in the Indus River System
Authors: Clift Peter
Published: November 2019

The Indus River drains the Western Himalayas and is supplying sediment to the second largest submarine fan in the world in the Arabian Sea. Sediment flux represents erosion in the mountains, driven by tectonic and climatic processes, yet these are buffered over several time scales, spanning millions of years in the foreland basin and shorter time scales due to storage in terraces and on floodplains. Further recycling and buffering of the erosional signal is possible because of interactions with the dunes of the Thar Desert, whose volume exceeds the size of the Holocene Delta along the eastern edge of the drainage basin.

Volume calculations suggest significant storage and recycling of sediment on time scales of around 10–20 ka both in the valleys of the Karakoram and on the flood plains adjacent to the mountain front. Although much of the sediment is generated by glacial processes, the transport of that material appears to be controlled by the strength of the monsoon precipitation. Sediments that are delivered to the ocean are transported relatively quickly into the submarine canyon but with only limited buffering at least in the landward portions. Rising and high stand sea level conditions do not cut off sediment supply to the canyon. The composition of material in the thalweg and terraces indicate lag times of no more than around 8000 years and probably much less between the river mouth and the canyon, especially in the early Holocene. Sediment supply modulated by the monsoon appears to dominate over sea level in controlling delivery to the deep ocean. On longer time scales (~2 Ma) sediments recovered on the submarine fan by IODP have most similarity with the interglacial composition of the Indus River rather than the glacial, as defined by zircon U-Pb ages. This again implies that monsoon precipitation dominates in controlling sediment flux to the deep sea.
Seismic-Scale Geometries and Sequence-Stratigraphic Architecture of Early Cretaceous Syn-Post Rift Lacustrine Carbonate Systems, Pre-Salt Section, South Atlantic Margins
Authors: Minzoni Marcello , Cantelli Alessandro , Thornton John
Published: November 2019

Regional and detailed seismic stratigraphic analyses of Early Cretaceous (Aptian) pre-salt carbonate sections in the offshore South Atlantic reveal the complex stratigraphic architecture of lacustrine carbonate systems that developed during late- and post-rift tectonic phases. The lateral and vertical distribution of calibrated seismic facies within this framework highlights the stratigraphic evolution of the pre-salt carbonate system.

Despite the simple, largely abiotic and microbial components, lacustrine carbonates formed complex geometries that closely resemble those observed from marine systems, suggesting that a downward tapering carbonate production profile must have occurred. The complexity of the stratigraphic architecture in the presalt system reflects lateral variations in subsidence patterns combined with the interference of the basement rugosity, paleo-wind directions, and basinal filling patterns. Well-imaged clinoforms several hundred meters high attest to both the existence of significant lake-bottom topography and the at least occasional occurrence of deep water at time of deposition of the carbonate units, although rapid variations in base level are predicted. The shape of clinoforms varies from linear or tangential, have an average dip angle of 8–12° (depositional slopes) but can be up to 18–20° dip (bypass slopes), to erosional (>30° dip), reflecting differences in antecedent topography, and from tabular to climbing, reflecting varying rates of sediment accumulation in the basin. Closely spaced basement highs formed the nuclei for coalescing systems in the post-rift phase when subsidence rates where greatly subdued; margins abutting deep basins developed aggradational and retrogradational stacking patterns having erosional collapse scars and gravity flow deposits at the basin margin. Platform margin path and vertical and lateral architecture of clinoform packages through time reveal distinct sequence boundaries that can be correlated in detail only locally, demonstrating the large impact of syndepositional tectonics and possibly the recurrent isolation of smaller lakes during lowstands.
Upper Cambrian Transgressions—A Driver for Microbial Reef Development across the Southwest Great American Carbonate Bank: Case Study from Central Texas
Authors: Khanna Pankaj , Heath H. Hopson , Droxler André W. , Harris Paul M. (Mitch) , Swartz Hadley , Kelleher Caroline , Lehrmann Daniel J.
Published: November 2019

Upper Cambrian microbial reefs established themselves on an extensive shallow shelf portion of Laurentia, also referred to as the Great American Carbonate Bank. Four dominant regressions and three transgressions synchronously occurred across Laurentia, based on measured sections, regional correlation, and biostratigraphy. The youngest transgression in Central Texas, corresponding to the Point Peak Member of the Wilberns Formation, is evident in several outcrops within a 2500 Km2 area that has been the focus of study by the Rice/Trinity Industry Microbial Research Consortium.

The Point Peak Member is divided into lower and upper portions by a regional time marker bed—the Plectrotrophia zone (Plectrotrophia bridgei and species of Billingsella). Microbial accumulations of the Lower Point Peak crop out along the Llano River and Mill Creek and consist of a series of 50cm-thick biostromes and some individual buildups one meter or less in height, intercalated with heterolithic facies, glauconitic siltstones, and oolitic, skeletal, and interclastic carbonate grainstone. These interrelated facies are interpreted to represent shallow subtidal to intertidal depositional environments. Farther offshore, equivalent thicker microbial buildups (up to 30 m thick) have been recorded in the literature, indicating the wide extent of subtidal microbial facies across the up to 50 km wide shelf.

Above the Plectrotrophia zone, spectacular outcrops of Upper Point Peak reveal large microbial reefs (10-14 m high and tens of meters in diameter). These reefs are exposed in 2D and 3D, along the James and Llano rivers, and Mill Creek, providing unique opportunities to quantify their distribution and heterogeneity and to better place them into a sequence stratigraphy framework. Meter-thick skeletal and oolitic grainstone inter-reef beds, contemporaneous to the buildup growth evolution, are intercalated with a series of siliciclasticrich silty beds onlapping the different buildup growth phases. These large reefs are equivalent in depositional setting to the offshore large buildups below the Plectrotrophia zone.

The microbial buildups both below and above the Plectrotrophia zone are interpreted as a response to sea level rises, whereas siliciclastic-rich beds, in particular the thick bed onlapping the final phase of buildup growth, are most likely a result of sea level falls. The belt of thicker buildups in the Upper Point Peak is located farther landward relative to that of the Lower Point Peak, indicating that these “higher-frequency” sea-level changes were occurring within an overall transgression.