bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Synthesis and crystal structure of bis{5-fluorine-2-(((4-(1-(methoxy-imino)ethyl)phenyl) imino)methyl)phenolato-κ2
N,O}copper(II), C32H28CuF2N4O4
Authors: Zhao Ji-Xing , Wu Qin
Published: October 2019

C32H28CuF2N4O4, monoclinic, P21/n (no. 14), a = 10.5489(3) Å, b = 6.2601(1) Å, c = 21.3299(7) Å, β = 99.401(1)°, V = 1389.65(6) Å3, Z = 2, R
gt(F) = 0.0312, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.0849, T = 173(2) K.
The influences of chlorhexidine and modified galactomannan additions on the physical and antibacterial properties of paper
Authors: Liu Bingbing , Yuan Qi , Song Xian-Liang
Published: October 2019

In the present study, antibacterial paper was prepared by mixing chlorhexidine with modified galactomannan. The effects of the oxidation time and citric acid dosages in the modification processes on the physical properties of the paper samples were examined. Also, the effects of the antibacterial agent dosages on the antibacterial properties were studied. The results showed that when the oxidation time was 5 hours, the tensile index, bursting index, and folding endurance increased by 18.4 %, 31.9 %, and 200.0 %, respectively, when compared with the control paper. Also, when the amount of citric acid was 7 %, the tensile index, bursting index, and the folding endurance increased by 20.3 %, 36.6 %, and 195.1 %, respectively, when compared with the control paper. The paper with two modified polysaccharides displayed antibacterial properties against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus. This study’s elemental analysis results indicated that when the amount of chlorhexidine was 2 %, its retention in paper with oxidized or esterified galactomannans was 1.74 % and 1.59 %, respectively. Furthermore, the SEM results showed that the structures of the bacteria around the inhibition zone were damaged and their activities had been inhibited.
Hegel’s Phenomenology: On the Logical Structure of Human Experience
Authors: Carew Joseph
Published: October 2019

I argue that Hegel’s Phenomenology is an attempt to prove that human experience displays a sui generis logical structure. This is because, as rational animals who instinctively create a universe of meaning to navigate our environment, the perceptual content of our conscious experience of objects, the desires that motivate our self-conscious experience of action, and the beliefs and values that make up our sociohistorical experience all testify to the presence of rationality as their condition of possibility. As such, Hegel’s Phenomenology not only requires of us that we transform the mission of logic into a description of the immanent logic at the basis of human experience, thereby making the task of logic “anthropological.” It also presents us with a novel model of human experience—one that: demonstrates the rationality already instinctively at work in our bodily sensations, perceptions, and desires; gives an account of the origins of human society and history; and also makes human experience irreducible to cognitive processes in the brain, psychological mechanisms, and the biological imperatives of survival and reproduction.
Influence of temperature dependence on the structural characteristics of polyoxymethylene/poly(lactic acid) blends by injection molding
Authors: Boonlertsamut Jitlada , Mathurosemontri Suchalinee , Thumsorn Supaphorn , Umemura Toshikazu , Sakuma Atsushi
Published: October 2019

In this research, different strategies to modify the structure of polymer blends were investigated with the objective of adjusting the composition of polyoxymethylene (POM) and poly(lactic acid) (PLA) under typical processing conditions. POM shows a good balance of mechanical and thermal properties. However, this polymer is obtained from petrochemical sources, and in some markets, environmentally friendly materials are important. Blending POM with PLA preserves the advantages of POM while ensuring the bio-based content of PLA. POM/PLA blends were prepared by an injection molding process with various injection speeds of 10, 50, 100, and 1000 mm/s to ensure high ductility. Mechanical property analysis showed that the PLA content and processing temperatures are highly effective in modifying the stiffness of POM/PLA blends. The effect of crystallization on POM/PLA blends was assessed by varying the annealing time. High-magnification scanning electron microscopy images revealed that the gaps between fibrillar regions represent the growth direction of the PLA phase before it was removed. This was evidence for the effect of PLA on the crystallization of POM. The crystal size and crystalline volume also affected the structural characteristics of POM/PLA blends.
Distinct Waking States for Strong Evoked Responses in Primary Visual Cortex and Optimal Visual Detection Performance
Authors: Neske Garrett T. , Nestvogel Dennis , Steffan Paul J. , McCormick David A.
Published: October 2019

Variability in cortical neuronal responses to sensory stimuli and in perceptual decision making performance is substantial. Moment-to-moment fluctuations in waking state or arousal can account for much of this variability. Yet, this variability is rarely characterized across the full spectrum of waking states, leaving the characteristics of the optimal state for sensory processing unresolved. Using pupillometry in concert with extracellular multiunit and intracellular whole-cell recordings, we found that the magnitude and reliability of visually evoked responses in primary visual cortex (V1) of awake, passively behaving male mice increase as a function of arousal and are largest during sustained locomotion periods. During these high-arousal, sustained locomotion periods, cortical neuronal membrane potential was at its most depolarized and least variable. Contrastingly, behavioral performance of mice on two distinct visual detection tasks was generally best at a range of intermediate arousal levels, but worst during high arousal with locomotion. These results suggest that large, reliable responses to visual stimuli in V1 occur at a distinct arousal level from that associated with optimal visual detection performance. Our results clarify the relation between neuronal responsiveness and the continuum of waking states, and suggest new complexities in the relation between primary sensory cortical activity and behavior.

SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENTCortical sensory processing strongly depends on arousal. In the mouse visual system, locomotion (associated with high arousal) has previously been shown to enhance the sensory responses of neurons in primary visual cortex (V1). Yet, arousal fluctuates on a moment-to-moment basis, even during quiescent periods. The characteristics of V1 sensory processing across the continuum of arousal are unclear. Furthermore, the arousal level corresponding to optimal visual detection performance is unknown. We show that the magnitude and reliability of sensory-evoked V1 responses are monotonic increasing functions of arousal, and largest during locomotion. Visual detection behavior, however, is suboptimal during high arousal with locomotion, and usually best during intermediate arousal. Our study provides a more complete picture of the dependence of V1 sensory processing on arousal.
Neurovascular Coupling under Chronic Stress Is Modified by Altered GABAergic Interneuron Activity
Authors: Han Kayoung , Min Jiwoong , Lee Myunghee , Kang Bok-Man , Park Taeyoung , Hahn Junghyun , Yei Jaeseung , Lee Juheon , Woo Junsung , Lee C. Justin , Kim Seong-Gi , Suh Minah
Published: October 2019

Neurovascular coupling (NVC), the interaction between neural activity and vascular response, ensures normal brain function by maintaining brain homeostasis. We previously reported altered cerebrovascular responses during functional hyperemia in chronically stressed animals. However, the underlying neuronal-level changes associated with those hemodynamic changes remained unclear. Here, usingin vivoandex vivoexperiments, we investigate the neuronal origins of altered NVC dynamics under chronic stress conditions in adult male mice. Stimulus-evoked hemodynamic and neural responses, especially beta and gamma-band local field potential activity, were significantly lower in chronically stressed animals, and the NVC relationship, itself, had changed. Further, using acute brain slices, we discovered that the underlying cause of this change was dysfunction of neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS)-mediated vascular responses. Using FISH to check the mRNA expression of several GABAergic subtypes, we confirmed that only nNOS mRNA was significantly decreased in chronically stressed mice. Ultimately, chronic stress impairs NVC by diminishing nNOS-mediated vasodilation responses to local neural activity. Overall, these findings provide useful information in understanding NVC dynamics in the healthy brain. More importantly, this study reveals that impaired nNOS-mediated NVC function may be a contributory factor in the progression of stress-related diseases.

SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENTThe correlation between neuronal activity and cerebral vascular dynamics is defined as neurovascular coupling (NVC), which plays an important role for meeting the metabolic demands of the brain. However, the impact of chronic stress, which is a contributory factor of many cerebrovascular diseases, on NVC is poorly understood. We therefore investigated the effects of chronic stress on impaired neurovascular response to sensory stimulation and their underlying mechanisms. Multimodal approaches, fromin vivohemodynamic imaging and electrophysiology toex vivovascular imaging with pharmacological treatment, patch-clamp recording, FISH, and immunohistochemistry revealed that chronic stress-induced dysfunction of nNOS-expressing interneurons contributes to NVC impairment. These findings will provide useful information to understand the role of nNOS interneurons in NVC in normal and pathological conditions.
ESR1 polymorphism (rs2234693) influences femoral bone mass in patients with Turner syndrome
Authors: Scalco Renata C , Trarbach Ericka B , Albuquerque Edoarda V A , Homma Thais K , Inoue-Lima Thais H , Nishi Mirian Y , Mendonca Berenice B , Jorge Alexander A L
Published: October 2019

Most patients with Turner syndrome (TS) need hormone replacement therapy because of hypergonadotropic hypogonadism; individual outcomes, however, are highly variable. Our objective was to assess the influence of five estrogen receptor 1 gene (ESR1) polymorphisms (rs543650, rs1038304, rs2046210, rs2234693 and rs9340799) on adult height, breast development, uterine volume and bone mineral density (BMD). We studied 91 TS patients from a tertiary hospital using adult estrogen dose. In our group, ESR1 rs2234693 was associated with femoral neck and total hip BMD, and it accounted for around 10% of BMD variability in both sites (P < 0.01). Patients homozygous for C allele in this polymorphism had significantly lower femoral neck BMD (0.699 ± 0.065 g/cm2 vs 0.822 ± 0.113 g/cm2, P = 0.008) and total hip BMD (0.777 ± 0.118 g/cm2 vs 0.903 ± 0.098 g/cm2, P = 0.009) than patients homozygous for T allele. The other four ESR1 polymorphisms were not able to predict any of the above estrogen therapy outcomes in an isolated manner. Patients homozygous for the haplotype GCG formed by polymorphisms rs543650, rs2234693 and rs9340799 had an even more significantly lower femoral neck BMD (0.666 ± 0.049 vs 0.820 ± 0.105 g/cm2, P = 0.0047) and total hip BMD (0.752 ± 0.093 vs 0.908 ± 0.097 g/cm2, P = 0.0029) than patients homozygous for haplotypes with a T allele in rs2234693. In conclusion, homozygosity for C allele in ESR1 rs2234693 and/or for GCG haplotype appears to be associated with lower femoral neck and total hip BMD. We believe that the identification of polymorphisms related to estrogen outcomes may contribute to individualization of treatment in TS.
Una revisión desde la epistemología de las ciencias, la educación STEM y el bajo desempeño de las ciencias naturales en la educación básica y media
Authors: Useche Gutiérrez Gilberto , Vargas Guativa Javier
Published: October 2019

El artículo presenta una revisión sistemática de literatura a partir de los conceptos de modelización, epistemología y didáctica de las ciencias, con el propósito de obtener los fundamentos teóricos para la construcción de un modelo didáctico que aporte a la enseñanza de la educación STEM. El problema de investigación propuesto se estableció desde la perspectiva del bajo desempeño de los estudiantes en ciencias naturales y matemáticas. Siendo esta problemática de interés mundial estudiada por académicos, investigadores e instituciones educativas. A partir del análisis de la literatura y los resultados de las pruebas censales nacionales y muestrales internacionales, se infiere que no existe una cabal comprensión de los conceptos científicos y matemáticos, y hay una tendencia a disminuir el número de estudiantes que estudian carreras en las que dichos conceptos se aplican. Finalmente, se concluye que la integración de la epistemologia y la educación STEM permiten construir una alternativa didáctica desde la modelización que aporte a la enseñanza de las ciencias.
Fine-Mapping Complex Inversion Breakpoints and Investigating Somatic Pairing in theAnopheles gambiaeSpecies Complex Using Proximity-Ligation Sequencing
Authors: Corbett-Detig Russell B , Said Iskander , Calzetta Maria , Genetti Max , McBroome Jakob , Maurer Nicholas W , Petrarca Vincenzo , della Torre Alessandra , Besansky Nora J
Published: October 2019

In this work, Corbett-Detig et al. use proximity-ligation sequencing (Hi-C) of several Anopheles gambiae and A. coluzzii inversionbearing individuals to detect and map inversion breakpoints. They show that inversion breakpoints can be mapped precisely...

Chromosomal inversions are fundamental drivers of genome evolution. In the main Afrotropical malaria vector species, belonging to the Anopheles gambiae species complex, inversions play an important role in local adaptation and have a rich history of cytological study. Despite the importance and ubiquity of some chromosomal inversions across the species complex, inversion breakpoints are often challenging to map molecularly due to the presence of large repetitive regions. Here, we develop an approach that uses Hi-C sequencing data to molecularly fine-map the breakpoints of inversions. We demonstrate that this approach is robust and likely to be widely applicable for both identification and fine-mapping inversion breakpoints in species whose inversions have heretofore been challenging to characterize. We apply our method to interrogate the previously unknown inversion breakpoints of 2Rbc and 2Rd in An. coluzzii. We found that inversion breakpoints occur in large repetitive regions, and, strikingly, among three inversions analyzed, two breakpoints appear to be reused in two separate inversions. These breakpoint-adjacent regions are strongly enriched for the presence of a 30 bp satellite repeat sequence. Because low frequency inversion breakpoints are not correlated with genomic regions containing this satellite, we suggest that interrupting this particular repeat may result in arrangements with higher relative fitness. Additionally, we use heterozygous individuals to quantitatively investigate the impacts of somatic pairing in the regions immediately surrounding inversion breakpoints. Finally, we discuss important considerations for possible applications of this approach for inversion breakpoint identification in a range of organisms.
Jogo do Mico Matemático: uma estratégia didática e lúdica para o ensino fundamental
Authors: De Freitas Andrea Cristina Costa , Moreira Maria Cristina do Amaral
Published: October 2019

O artigo apresenta uma pesquisa empírica com foco na investigação do uso do Jogo do Mico Matemático a partir de figuras geométricas como um recurso didático para avaliação da aprendizagem de matemática. O recurso didático foi desenvolvido pela professora e pesquisadora, autora do artigo, visando à necessidade de incorporar novas estratégias no ensino de matemática de forma lúdica e significativa para os alunos. A pesquisa foi um estudo de caso, com duas turmas de oitavo ano do ensino fundamental de uma escola estadual da baixada fluminense, totalizando 46 alunos participantes. O jogo foi utilizado para avaliar a aprendizagem dos alunos após as aulas teóricas da professora e pesquisadora sobre triângulos e quadriláteros. Para diagnosticar o uso do recurso pelos alunos, aplicamos um questionário com perguntas semiestruturadas após a realização do jogo. Os resultados apontaram que o jogo, para além do valor formativo da matemática, contribuiu com o seu caráter construtivista, para a estruturação do pensamento e do raciocínio dedutivo do conteúdo, além da aquisição de atitudes por meio da interação social.
O conhecimento científico na concepção dos gestores de pesquisa, inovação e pós-graduação do IFRS
Authors: Pessini Magali Inês , Calabró Luciana
Published: October 2019

O estudo se propõe a identificar o habitus e a concepção do conceito de conhecimento científico dos gestores de Pesquisa, Inovação e Pós-Graduação do Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia do Rio Grande do Sul. Trata-se de uma pesquisa descritiva, de abordagem qualitativa. Esta investigação se pautou da análise descritiva do cenário institucional, das características do perfil dos gestores, tais como: gênero, instituição de doutoramento e função institucional. Constatamos que o conhecimento científico se faz conceituado e alicerçado em estudos, experiências sistematizadas, conceitos oriundos da formação acadêmica e, também, de experiências profissionais anteriores a sua prática de gestão; bem como que o habitus dos gestores que participaram desta investigação permeia sua prática cotidiana de gestão.
A importância da motivação no processo ensino-aprendizagem
Authors: Camargo Carmen Aparecida Cardoso Maia , Ferreira Camargo Marcio Antonio , Oliveira Souza Virginia de
Published: October 2019

A motivação é provavelmente o fator mais importante, a fim de melhorar a aprendizagem. A abordagem metodológica empregada nesta pesquisa consiste em uma revisão bibliográfica com intuito de obter informações sistematizadas, sintetizadas e reelaboradas a partir de reflexões críticas dos autores e construir (ou reconstruir) ideias criando um arcabouço teórico capaz de sustentar ou subsidiar abordagens referentes ao fazer docente na Educação. Os processos motivacionais tem sido foco de estudos na área da educação, por ser considerado um dos fatores que favorecem a aprendizagem, o professor faz parte deste processo e da dinâmica escolar como mediador nas salas de aula. Foi realizado levantamento de artigos nacionais publicados sobre o tema nas principais bases de dados Scielo e Revistas de Psicopedagogia. A partir da revisão da literatura constatou as abordagens de motivação existentes e as características do professor motivador. É relevante o papel do professor como mediador desse caminho, devendo ele observar e criar situações para trabalhar e desenvolver as habilidades e competências dentro da sala de aula, propiciando a motivação entre os alunos.
Tourism Carrying Capacity for Supporting Beach Management at Tanjung Bira, Indonesia
Authors: Maryono Maryono
Published: October 2019

Based on the tourism carrying capacity assessment for the protection of the coastal area to explore Tanjung Bira beach as the study area and attempt to assess the optimum number of visitors that should be allowed without damaging the surrounding ecological, social and cultural environments by using the PAOT (people at one time) approach. The results of the study showed the Real Carrying Capacity (RCC) should be 202 beach user/day and the Effective Carrying Capacity (ECC) should be 117 beach user/day. Although there was a significant difference between physical-ecological and social-cultural carrying capacity, this study suggests that the physical-ecological carrying capacity may be applied for ecosystem management, whilst the Social-cultural carrying capacity may be addressed when management objectives are tourists and beach user.
The Use of Phosphine as Curative Treatment Against Date Palm Borers
Authors: El-Shafie Hamadttu A. F.
Published: October 2019

Seven species and subspecies of borers that belong to the insect family Coleoptera, seriously damage date palm, Phoenix dactylifera. These include the invasive red palm weevil (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus), longhorn beetle (Jebusaea hammerschmidtii), the frond borer
(Phonapate frontalis), the fruit stalk borer (Oryctes elegans), the root borer (O. agamemnon), the Arabian rhinoceros beetle (O. agamemnon arabicus), and the rhinoceros beetle (O. agamemnon matthiesseni). Borers inflict considerable damage on the date palm
that negatively affects yield and quality. Management tactics to alleviate borers' injury to date palm include removal of damaged tissues as mechanical sanitation, injection of palm with systemic insecticides, use of pheromone and light traps, and new formulations of semiochemicals. In recent
years, the application of aluminum phosphide as a fumigant against these borers has become very common in many date palm growing countries. This article was compiled to give insight into the impact of borers on date palm, the mechanism of phosphine intoxication to insects and the prospect
of using phosphine for future management of major date palm pests. The negative impact of the borers complex on date palm has escalating in recent times. With phasing out of some powerful insecticides and the development of insect resistance against others, farmers resorted to frequent use
of phosphine gas against palm borers. However, the gas has been applied without proper dosage and exposure time. Air-tightness, which is essential for successful fumigation, is not met. Accordingly, more fieldwork and research are needed to improve fumigation techniques of phosphine gas, elucidate
its phytotoxicity to date palm before being recommended for the management of date palm borers.
The Model of Information Security Control in State Information Systems
Authors: Babenko Aleksey , Kozunova Svetlana
Published: October 2019

The control of information protection in state information systems is relevant due to the requirements of the legislation of the Russian Federation, to the value of the information processed in them, to its increasing role in the formation of the modern information society in the Russian Federation, as well as the increasing need for procedures for combining information flows of organizations and enterprises. The article deals with the issues related to the control of information security in state information systems. The analysis of works on this subject reveals a solution to particular problems. Therefore, an integrated formalized approach to solving the problem of protecting information in state information systems, taking into account their specifics, threats and requirements of regulators, is relevant. The information leaks, leakage channels in such systems, as well as threats to information security breaches in state information systems have been analyzed. The most likely threats are cyber-attacks, natural disasters, structural failures and human errors. A formalized model for managing information security in state information systems has been developed, which defines an effective set of protection tools in accordance with the requirements of technical protection measures that can be used to automate the process of monitoring. The formal model aimed at solving the problem of optimizing the used protection mechanisms in relation to the overlapping threats has been proposed. The prospects for the development of this study have been determined.
The EORTC QLQ-C30 Summary Score as Prognostic Factor for Survival of Patients with Cancer in the “Real-World”: Results from the Population-Based PROFILES Registry
Authors: Husson Olga , de Rooij Belle H. , Kieffer Jacobien , Oerlemans Simone , Mols Floortje , Aaronson Neil K. , van der Graaf Winette T.A. , van de Poll-Franse Lonneke V.
Published: October 2019

Background

Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) has been shown to be a prognostic factor for cancer survival in randomized clinical trials and observational “real-world” cohort studies; however, it remains unclear which HRQoL domains are the best prognosticators. The primary aims of this population-based, observational study were to (a) investigate the association between the novel European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire-Core30 (QLQ-C30) summary score and all-cause mortality, adjusting for the more traditional sociodemographic and clinical prognostic factors; and (b) compare the prognostic value of the QLQ-C30 summary score with the global quality of life (QoL) and physical functioning scales of the QLQ-C30.

Materials and Methods

Between 2008 and 2015, patients with cancer (12 tumor types) were invited to participate in PROFILES disease-specific registry studies (response rate, 69%). In this secondary analysis of 6,895 patients, multivariate Cox proportional hazard regression models were used to investigate the association between the QLQ-C30 scores and all-cause mortality.

Results

In the overall Cox regression model including sociodemographic and clinical variables, the QLQ-C30 summary score was associated significantly with all-cause mortality (hazard ratio [HR], 0.77; 99% confidence interval [CI], 0.71–0.82). In stratified analyses, significant associations between the summary score and all-cause mortality were observed for colon, rectal, and prostate cancer, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, and multiple myeloma. The QLQ-C30 summary score had a stronger association with all-cause mortality than the global QoL scale (HR, 0.82; 99% CI, 0.77–0.86) or the physical functioning scale (HR, 0.81; 95% CI, 0.77–0.85).

Conclusion

In a real-world setting, the QLQ-C30 summary score has a strong prognostic value for overall survival for a number of populations of patients with cancer above and beyond that provided by clinical and sociodemographic variables. The QLQ-C30 summary score appears to have more prognostic value than the global QoL, physical functioning, or any other scale within the QLQ-C30.
Lexico-grammatical Analysis of Native and Non-native Abstracts Based on Halliday’s SFL Model
Authors: Raeisi Massome , Dastjerdi Hossein Vahid , Raeisi Mina
Published: October 2019

The present study attempts to qualitatively investigate lexico-grammatical properties of academic journal abstracts written by both native and non-native speakers in educational psychology, based on Halliday’s systemic functional linguistic (SFL) Model. To this end, 30 (15 native and 15 non-native) abstracts were selected and downloaded from two international journals as the corpus of the study. In order to determine lexico-grammatical features of both groups, the frequencies of three variables i.e. lexical density, adjuncts, and transitivity were compared and contrasted. The results showed that no significant difference was seen between native and non-native abstracts in terms of lexical density (59.72% and 59.91% respectively). Adjuncts were used more in the non-native abstracts than in native ones. Moreover, lexico-grammatical features of transitivity items (existential, verbal, behavioral, mental, material, and relational) in non-native abstracts were significantly more than the native ones. The findings of this study can be useful for EFL students as well as teachers to enhance the quality of their writings for presenting them in academic contexts and leading journals.
La movilización internacional de las ideas. Enfoques, conceptos y actores en el estudio de la transferencia y adaptación de políticas públicas
Authors: Gomez Cardenas Carlos Wladimir
Published: October 2019

Este artículo desarrolla la discusión de la literatura en torno a los enfoques, conceptos y actores en los procesos de transferencia de políticas públicas, profundizando en el rol que desempeñan actores expertos en la movilización internacional de las ideas, quienes, a pesar de su centralidad en los procesos de transferencia y adaptación de políticas públicas, han sido poco estudiados en nuestro contexto. Dada la relevancia de la temática, el artículo presenta los principales aportes conceptuales y perspectivas de análisis del fenómeno político de la movilización internacional de las ideas, entendido como procesos de transferencia y adaptación de políticas públicas. La revisión de la literatura es pertinente para el desarrollo de nuevas investigaciones en el campo del análisis de las políticas públicas que vinculen como perspectiva teórica la transferencia de políticas públicas.
Pensar los movimientos sociales en y desde América Latina. Una mirada crítica a la contribución de Raúl Zibechi
Authors: Cruz Rodríguez Edwin
Published: October 2019

Este artículo reconstruye críticamente la interpretación de los movimientos sociales de Raúl Zibechi. Primero examina las concepciones de los movimientos sociales y las sociedades en movimiento; luego analiza las categorías de comunidad y poderes no-estatales; a continuación, problematiza la noción de autonomía y su relación con la emancipación; y finalmente, analiza su interpretación de los gobiernos progresistas. Las categorías de comunidad, autonomía, poderes no-estatales y las preguntas que plantea son cardinales para pensar la emancipación y la descolonización más allá del Estado. Sin embargo, la idealización de la comunidad, la reducción del Estado a un aparato burocrático y la imprecisión del concepto de movimiento social plantean problemas para analizar sus mutuas relaciones, particularmente en el marco de los gobiernos progresistas. Complejizar la comprensión de los movimientos sociales, resaltando el tipo de acción colectiva que les es propia en vez de identificarlos con sus organizaciones, enriquece el análisis de las infraestructuras que los hacen posibles, las relaciones desiguales de poder en su interior y las múltiples relaciones que establecen con el Estado, más allá de la dicotomía entre autonomía y cooptación.
Why Does Collaborative Learning Not Always Work Even When the Appropriate Tools Are Available?
Authors: APPAVOO Perienen , SUKON Kaviraj Sharma , GOKHOOL Abheenaye Chauhan , GOORIA Vandanah
Published: October 2019

Today, more and more working adults are opting for the Open Distance Learning (ODL) mode to pursue their tertiary studies as it offers them the flexibility to study anywhere, any time and at one’s own pace. But studying at a distance can be problematic for many learners, with the absence of regular traditional face-to-face sessions. Some find it difficult to adapt to this new learning environment and become easily isolated. Collaborative Learning (CL) can help overcome this isolation and boost learning performance. To investigate the implications of CL in the ODL environment, a study was conducted with 155 learners at the Open University of Mauritius. The study revealed that at least one third of the respondents were not participating in CL and were thus missing on the benefits of “learning together”. The others had adopted CL to understand the course content, discuss assignments and get better marks. This study also showed that tutors’ role was vital in encouraging learners delve in CL. Respondents deplored the lack of appropriate infrastructure and meeting places to hold CL meetings. They also reported lack of awareness of the benefits of CL and difficulty in finding time due to family and professional commitment as some of the obstacles to CL.
Finansowanie partii politycznych na Ukrainie w okresie niepodległości
Authors: Pietnoczka Paweł
Published: October 2019

Celem artykułu jest przybliżenie rozwiązań prawnych w zakresie finansowania partii politycznych obowiązujących na Ukrainie w okresie niepodległości. Analizie poddano m.in.: przepisy Ustawy o zrzeszaniu się obywateli z 1992 r., Ustawy o partiach politycznych na Ukrainie z 2001 r., Ustawy o wniesieniu zmian do niektórych aktów normatywnych Ukrainy w związku z wprowadzeniem państwowego finansowania partii politycznych na Ukrainie z 2003 r., Ustawy o wniesieniu zmian do niektórych aktów ustawodawczych Ukrainy w zakresie zapobiegania i przeciwdziałaniu politycznej korupcji z 2015 r., a także normy prawne zawarte w ordynacjach wyborów parlamentarnych.

Artykuł podzielono na cztery główne części: finansowanie partii politycznych w uwarunkowaniach ustawy o zrzeszaniu się obywateli i ustawy o partiach politycznych, finansowanie kampanii wyborczej w świetle ordynacji wyborów parlamentarnych, zmiany wprowadzone w zakresie finansowania partii politycznych po Euromajdanie oraz stosunek społeczeństwa wobec finansowania partii politycznych.
Na styku marketingu wyborczego i miejskiego? W poszukiwaniu predyktora pozycji systemowej prezydentów największych polskich miast
Authors: Glinka Kamil
Published: October 2019

Głównym celem artykułu jest analiza zależności pomiędzy marketingiem, traktowanym jako istotny obszar współczesnej polityki miejskiej, a pozycją systemową prezydentów szesnastu największych polskich miast wyodrębnionych na podstawie kryterium potencjału demograficznego. Wykorzystanie kilku różnych, choć komplementarnych metod (m.in. analizy systemowej, analizy porównawczej oraz analizy zawartości zebranych dokumentów i materiałów) znajduje odzwierciedlenie nie tylko w przeprowadzonym postępowaniu badawczym, lecz także w przyjętej strukturze artykułu. W pierwszej kolejności omówiono usytuowanie prezydenta w systemie władzy samorządowej. Dalsze rozważania koncentrują się na roli i znaczeniu marketingu (zarówno electoral marketing, jak i city marketing) w polityce miejskiej. Zestawienie, z jednej strony – oficjalnych dokumentów strategicznych badanych miast, a z drugiej – rezultatów ostatniej samorządowej elekcji z 2014 r., implikuje pomiar pozycji systemowej prezydentów przeprowadzony na podstawie pięcioczynnikowego modelu analitycznego. Ostatnia część artykułu prezentuje uchwycone zależności, pozwalając na sformułowanie finalnych wniosków. W sytuacji gdy prezydent zwycięża we wszystkich kolejnych wyborach z lat 2002–2014 (co jest rezultatem jego silnej pozycji systemowej), miasto nie dysponuje oficjalną (przyjętą w formie uchwały rady) strategią marketingową. Koincydencja dwóch, pozornie rozbieżnych obszarów aktywności marketingowej (marketingu wyborczego i marketingu miejskiego) przynosi wymierne rezultaty. Wieczny prezydent staje się nie tylko głównym aktorem procesu lokalnej komunikacji marketingowej (obliczonej na rozwój miasta i kreowanie jego wizerunku), lecz także niejako naturalnym kandydatem w kolejnych wyborach samorządowych (uczestnikiem rywalizacji o władzę w mieście).
El QUADRIVIUM Y LA CATEDRAL GÓTICA
Authors: Teruel Cinta Lluis
Published: October 2019

Los promotores de las catedrales idealizaban en los fundamentos del quadrivium el orden gótico. El Capítulo catedral tenía un conocimiento de la ciencia  matemática especulativo, derivado de las fuentes patrísticas y los enciclopedistas latinos neoplatónicos. La síntesis de estas fuentes, con una métrica de base aritmética y geométrica que se despliega como un gran ábaco, la geometria fabrorum del constructor medieval, permite construir las catedrales góticas. Se plantea la relación entre la teoría de la proporción de los codex existentes en el Archivo Capitular de Tortosa y la de la fábrica gótica.
A 137-Year History of the Summer Avian Community at the Winous Point Marsh, Port Clinton, Ohio, USA
Authors: Shirkey Brendan T. , Simpson John W. , Picciuto Michael A.
Published: October 2019

The Winous Point Marsh Conservancy and the Winous Point Shooting Club, with landholdings in both Sandusky and Ottawa Counties, Ohio, has completed a survey of the summer resident bird population on the property 4 times spanning 137 years. Although achieving a true census is unrealistic, these surveys have provided a unique, long-term history of changes in the avian community in northwest Ohio since the 1880s. Surveys were completed in 1880, 1930, 1960, and 2017. Draining and deforestation of the wetlands in northwest Ohio, by the late 1870s, resulted in the loss of many forested-wetland dependent species such as Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea), Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria), and Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) after the 1880 survey. Intensification of agricultural practices after the 1930 survey likely resulted in the loss of the early successional habitat that was associated with smaller, less intensive, agricultural practices and consequently the loss of many grassland nesting species such as Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus), Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna), Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus), Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors), Northern Pintail (Anas acuta), and Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata). Several new species were documented during the 2017 survey including Osprey (Pandion haliaetus), Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis), Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator), and American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos). This long-term dataset provides a unique opportunity to investigate the avian immigration, extirpation, and recolonization of a specific site over the past 137 years, providing insight into how landscape-level habitat changes affected the avian community.
The impacts of diesel and canola biodiesel fuels on noise emission on diesel engines
Authors: AYDIN Fatih
Published: October 2019

In this study, biodiesel was produced by converting
canola oil to biodiesel by transesterification method. The obtained canola biodiesel (B100) and diesel fuel (D100) were tested in a single-cylinder,
four-stroke, water-cooled diesel engine to investigate noise emissions. In
each fuel, the engine was operated under full load and as a result of the
tests, noise values were measured at a distance of 50 cm from the four
different points of the test engine and compared with the use of diesel fuel.
During the noise emission measurements, the engine was brought to the test
conditions in TS 1231 standard and the data were taken. The experiment values
have complied with TS EN 590 for diesel fuel and TS EN 14214 for canola
biodiesel.As a result of the experiments, it was determined that B100 fuel was the ideal fuel type regarding noise
emissions.
The Reception of the Engravings of Gottfried Bernhard Göz’s Marian Series in the Monumental Painting of the Lviv Circle in the 18th Century
Authors: Dzik Janina
Published: October 2019

The Polish version of the article was published in Roczniki Humanistyczne vol. 63, issue 4 (2015).

The graphic series dedicated to the Mother of God, defined as Sub tuum praesidium confugimus, by Gottfried Bernhard Göz (1708–1774) was an inspiration for the monumental painting of the Rococo period in Poland in the times of the Saxon kings. The series of engravings with a devotional character made with the stipple engraving technique presents 12 signed Marian scenes: the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mary’s Birth, the Presentation of Mary, Mary and Joseph’s Matrimony, the Annunciation, the Visitation, the Purification, the images of Our Lady of Sorrows, and the Assumption. Other scenes are connected with Mary’s patronage – as the Queen of the Rosary—and her intercession. The prints, as researchers of Göz’s work assume, prove his mature style that was shaped in the years 1737–1740, when he formed a publishing “company” together with the Klauber brothers, Joseph Sebastian and Johann Baptist. He used the motifs occurring in the series many times e.g. on the vault of the nave in the Dominican nuns’ St Stefan Church in Habsthal (1748; Upper Swabia), in the sketch and painting for the Cistercian monastery in Birnau (1748–1750). These motifs were also found in Bavarian Marian shrines, e.g. Frauenchiemsee, Maria Mitleid Kapelle and Mater Dolorosa Kapelle with paintings by Balthasar Furtner (1761) and in a church in Niederaschau and Kleinmariazell (1763–1765). References to the series may also be found in the area of Slovenia, i.e. on the vault of Grajska Kapela in Novo Celje (1758–1763).

The prints were known to the circle of Lviv artists active in the 18th century and they were used as models for numerous figural compositions. First of all the Lviv painter Stanisław Stroiński (1719–1802) used them for the decorations, among others, of the interior of the Franciscan Marian sanctuary in Leżajsk, in the Franciscan Holy Spirit Church in Krystynopol (1756–1759 (now Chervonohrad in Ukraine), and in the decoration of St Anne’s Chapel in the Holy Trinity Benedictine Church in Przemyśl. The series of prints was also used by the painter Gabriel Sławiński in the decoration of the chancel in St Lawrence Parish Church in the village of Żółkiewka and on the vault of the post-Pauline St Louis Church in Włodawa.

The engravings are a significant model for Polish painting because of their style, technique and original approach to the conventional religious theme.
Ludomir Sleńdziński’s Trips to Italy 1923–1925
Authors: Nowakowska-Sito Katarzyna
Published: October 2019

The Polish version of the article was published in Roczniki Humanistyczne vol. 60, issue 4 (2012).

Ludomir Sleńdziński was the main representative of classicism in Polish art in the period between the two World Wars. The article discusses his two trips to Italy in 1922/24 and 1924/25. They have not been yet researched in the context of the origin and character of his work, albeit impulses coming from Italy were thought to have been an important catalyst for the birth of the so-called “return to order.”

Sleńdziński was Dmitry Kardovsky’s student at the Academy of Fine Arts in Sankt Petersburg, and it was in his class that he acquired a worship of the old masters and a perfect command of his trade, first of all perfect drawing skills. Apart from the Sankt Petersburg school, classicist trends came to Polish art from Paris where they were first noticed in the circles connected with the Museion magazine (1911-1913) and among artists belonging to the Polish colony, such as Henryk Kuna, Edward Wittig and Eugeniusz Żak.

In the article, I reconstruct Sleńdziński’s tour of Italy, and I remind about the exhibition of Polish modern art that he staged in 1925 as part of the 3rd Roman Biennale. His personal contact with old and modern Italian art became an important moment in his artistic formation, stimulating his departure from academic towards modern classicism, in which the artist starts playing a game with the present day and with tradition, consciously using stylistic elements that belong to different epochs.

In conclusion it must be said that Ludomir’s trips inclined him to introduce many new solutions (sometimes surprisingly close to works by well-known Italian artists of similar outlook) and determined the final shape of his mature work.
COMBATTING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN TURKEY: “LEGISLATION AND INSTANCES OF IMPLEMENTATION”
Authors: KOÇOĞLU Safa
Published: October 2019

Although women live in different conditions in different geographies, they are exposed to almost similar forms of violence. Violence against women is not only a problem of our time, it will remain among the problems that will exist in the past and even in the future. For this reason, it is very important to generate permanent solutions to combat violence against women.Turkey has achieved numerous gains in the legal field when it comes to combatting violence against women based on women empowerment. Various institutional mechanisms have been established and relevant institutions have put in place specific programs, action plans, strategy documents and practices in order to reflect existing legislation via real life implementation.This study will focus on the legal regulations adopted within the scope of the Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence, also known as the Istanbul Convention due to being signed in Istanbul, as well as amendments to relevant legislation within this context. The study will also elaborate on examples of implementation developed within the scope of combatting violence against women.
INNOVATION IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION THROUGH COMPETITION BASED LEARNING ROLE: STUDENTS’ PERSPECTIVE ON THE ENHANCEMENT OF SOFT SKILLS
Authors: Abushakra Ahmad , Firdouse Rahman Khan M. , Abdul Wahhab Rasha , Al Maqbali Hilal
Published: October 2019

Purpose: The objective of the study is to critically analyze the impact of entrepreneurial competitions on the soft skills of Omani students.

Design/methodology/approach: Purposive sampling methodology was adopted to perform the study. A sample of 125 students was selected among the 450 students from various Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) who participated in the entrepreneurship competition. The questionnaire was distributed two times to the students before and after the competition and 110 fully completed questionnaires only were taken into the research study. Using SPSS, statistical tests like non-parametric chi-square test, t-paired sample test, and Kolmogorov-Smirnov test were carried out the results were interpreted.

Findings: The findings of the empirical study suggest that competitions have a positive impact on the students’ soft skills and their mindset after participating in the competitions. The study also confirmed that competition is an encouraging affair that makes the students learn new skills and new developments in the business fields. Further, the study also confirmed that competition makes it easy to explore the labor market in the area of requirements.

Research limitations/Implications: HEIs should motivate and encourage students to participate in various entrepreneurial competitions inducing a spirit of entrepreneurship among the young students to enhance their soft skills for self-sufficiency and to identify the potentialities vested within them.

Social implications: The study suggests that to improve the entrepreneurial mindsets of young students, and universities. Originality/Value Only a very few have examined the role of entrepreneurship education in developing soft skills through competition-based learning in Oman. Our study includes selected students from HEIs of Oman the study can further be extended to all the HEIs across Oman.
Actualidad institucional y económica de España en el marco de la Unión Europea (Junio 2019)
Authors: Iñarritu Beatriz
Published: October 2019

Sumario: I. Introducción.—II. El Estado de la Integración.—III. Cuestiones generales de la actualidad económica
La antropología visual
Authors: Motta Carlos Gustavo
Published: October 2019

Una imagen activa es aquella que impacta al cuerpo. Cuerpo propio y cuerpo social, efecto actual de la época que nos toca vivir y cómo su subjetividad nos alcanza a cada uno, donde la rapidez excluye el tiempo de comprender y sólo quedamos atrapados en el instante de ver bajo los embrollos de lo real.
Hacia la construcción de una ciudadanía mediática. Reflexiones sobre la influencia de las políticas neoliberales en la configuración de la comu
Authors: Mendoza Marina Gabriela
Published: October 2019

El proyecto disciplinar que se presenta a continuación explora, a través de un análisis multicausal, la influencia de la ideología neoliberal en la comunicación política y su incidencia en el proceso de construcción y consolidación de un imaginario de ciudadanía apática y apolítica en la Argentina. En este proceso adquiere una relevancia significativa el estudio del rol desempeñado por los medios de comunicación en tanto que, atravesados por una lógica economicista, han pugnado por la instauración de un modelo publicitario de la política afín a los dictámenes del mercado y responsable de la reducción de la participación ciudadana en la esfera pública, a través de la reproducción mediática de los valores inherentes a esta ideología, y el gradual abandono de una comunicación política garante y protectora de los valores democráticos.
Tendencias en el cine expandido contemporáneo
Authors: Massara Gisela , Sabeckis Camila , Vallazza Eleonora
Published: October 2019

El término “cine expandido” fue popularizado por Gene Youngblood en su libro Expanded cinema (1970), en el cual el autor señala los cambios que la expansión tecnológica, incluido el cine, pueden producir en la percepción y la conciencia, y en el cine mismo. El presente ensayo tiene como finalidad indagar en las producciones artísticas que se han desarrollado en las últimas décadas en Europa y Latinoamérica, en un contexto en el cual el auge de los avances tecnológicos está cambiando de manera sustancial la manera de producir films y de visualizarlos, modificándose de esta forma la actitud del espectador frente a la obra.