bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Simulasi Penjadwalan Proyek Pembangunan Jembatan Gantung dengan Metode Monte Carlo
Authors: Santony Julius
Published: June 2020

The scheduling of a suspension bridge construction project is very influential in determining the success of construction which has risks and uncertainties in the construction of a suspension bridge. So we need a suspension bridge project scheduling to predict the work schedule for each suspension bridge construction activity. To overcome all the risks and uncertainties in the construction of a suspension bridge, a Monte Carlo method simulation is needed to process 10 activities in a suspension bridge construction project. The accuracy rate using Monte Carlo simulation is 93.99% for predictions for 2017, 2018 for 98.77% and 86.75% for 2019. So this Monte Carlo simulation can be used in predicting the scheduling of a suspension bridge construction project.
Supporting Learners and Advisors: An Advising Interview Protocol for Intensive Language Programs
Authors: Harootian Donald P. , O’Reilly Erin N.
Published: June 2020

In this paper, we present an 8-step interview process developed in response to the unique needs of learners and advisors in an intensive language program. Designed as a tool to provide additional support for new language advisors, this protocol has been used successfully for a period of over four years in an intensive language program’s self-access center. The protocol reflects an established advising method and includes rationale and discussion to adapt the tool to other language advising contexts.
Peer Tutoring in Japan: A New Approach for a Unique Educational System
Authors: Takeuchi Hinako
Published: June 2020

Peer tutoring was first introduced in the Western world, where education systems are quite different from the East. While peer tutoring has brought much success as an alternative to educational instruction in the West, it is still in the process of being introduced in the East. As Japanese universities begin to use peer tutoring, we must search for methods that fit the unique Japanese education system, in which social hierarchy plays an important role. This essay will share some preliminary observations on how cultural and systemic aspects of the Japanese education system may impact peer tutoring in Japanese universities. It will first explore multiple definitions on peer tutoring, before analyzing the Japanese education system and social hierarchies. Finally, the essay will provide a case study on a writing center in a Westernized prefectural university in Japan and discuss further research options.
Room 101: A Movement towards Social Learning Spaces? A Survey of SAC Managers in UK Higher Education
Authors: Allhouse Michael
Published: June 2020

As more and more self-access facilities face up to the challenge of shrinking budgets and responding to the ubiquity of mobile devices for learning, Michael Allhouse’s column examining the movement towards social learning that has taken place at the University of Bradford reminds us that such centres have a valuable role beyond providing access to physical resources.

In this final instalment of his three-part series, Allhouse examines the provision of self-access in UK Higher Education, in order to determine to what extent Room 101’s journey towards becoming a social learning space is reflected in other centres around the country. By widening the scope of his research to examine not only the attitudes of learners at his own centre, but also wider trends across the UK, he reveals a diverse picture of self-access, and one in which social learning plays a vital and growing role.
Review of ‘Exploring English: Language and Culture’
Authors: Buendgens-Kosten Judith
Published: June 2020

The popularity of MOOCs – massive open online courses, i.e. online courses that can be used by large numbers of learners without formal entrance requirements – has skyrocketed in recent years, with a broad range of courses made available by major MOOC platforms such as Coursera, Udacity or EdX, but also by smaller providers.

At the same time, very few MOOCs cover language learning. This review will discuss one MOOC – ‘Exploring English: language and culture’ – that attempted to close this gap, and will describe the specific challenges that language learning poses for MOOCs.
Motivation, Behaviors, and Travel Activities of Beer Tourists
Authors: Stone Matthew J. , Garibaldi Roberta , Pozzi Andrea
Published: June 2020

This article explores the demand side of beer tourism, in particular the characteristics of travelers motivated by beer experiences using a survey of American leisure travelers (N = 562). Travelers motivated by beer (called "beer tourists" or "beer travelers") can be considered
a distinct market segment. They take part in both food tourism (e. g., taking a food or beverage tour) and many general tourism activities (e. g., attending major events, attending performing arts events) at a higher rate than other leisure travelers. This fits within cultural omnivore theory,
and beer tourists can be considered "cultural omnivores" participating in activities not solely related with their primary travel motivation. While traveling, beer tourists also reported spending 42% more per day on food and beverage than other leisure travelers, indicating their value to
destinations. Practical implications for destinations include cross-marketing and promotion, as beer-motivated tourists spend money across a wide variety of experiences. Theoretical implications are also discussed.
Visababishi vya Idadi Kubwa ya Wanafunzi wa Shule za Sekondari Nchini Uganda Kutochukua Somo la Kiswahili
Authors: Wanyenya Willy
Published: June 2020

Katika makala haya, mtafiti anaeleza visababishi vya idadi kubwa ya wanafunzi katika shule za upili nchini Uganda kutochukua somo la Kiswahili. Wakati wa kupunguza idadi ya masomo kwa kila mwanafunzi unapofika, wanafunzi huwa na sababu za kimsingi zinazowafanya wapendelee masomo fulani na kuyakataa mengine. Kwa kawaida wanafunzi huwa hawalazimishwi kuchukua masomo fulani. Kila mwanafunzi huwa na uhuru wa kuchagua masomo anayoyapenda. Imebainika wazi kuwa nchini Uganda, wakati wa wanafunzi kupunguza idadi ya masomo unapofika, wengi wao huwa wanaacha somo la Kiswahili. Katika darasa la wanafunzi mia moja, ni wanafunzi kumi au kumi na watano tu ndio wanachukua Kiswahili. Hali hii inatisha sana hasa kwa wapenzi wa Kiswahili. Hivyo basi, mtafiti aliendeleza utafiti huu ili kueleza sababu zinazopelekea wanafunzi kufanya hivyo. Dhamira ya utafiti ni kueleza bayana kwa nini wanafunzi wengi nchini Uganda huwa hawachukui somo la Kiswahili. Madhumuni ya utafiti huu ni kueleza mielekeo ya wanafunzi wa shule za sekondari nchini Uganda dhidi ya ujifunzaji wa lugha ya Kiswahili na kufafanua hatua ambazo zinastahili kuchukuliwa ili kufanya idadi ya wanafunzi wa Kiswahili iongezeke. Katika kazi hii, mkabala wa utafiti ulikuwa wa nyanjani. Kwa kutumia mkabala huu, mtafiti alizuru nyanjani na kuendeleza mahojiano na wahojiwa wake. Utafiti huu umeonyesha kuwa wanafunzi wa shule za sekondari nchini Uganda huwa hawapendelei somo la Kiswahili kwa sababu zifuatazo: kuwepo na sera mbovu nchini kuhusu lugha ya Kiswahili; wanafunzi kutokuwa na msingi wa lugha ya Kiswahili; wanafunzi kuwa na fikra potovu kuwa Kiswahili ni lugha ya wezi; wanafunzi kufikiria kuwa Kiswahili ni somo linalofaa wenzao kutoka Kenya na Tanzania; wanafunzi kufikiria kuwa lugha ya Kiswahili ni ngumu; watu wa nchi ya Uganda kuchukulia Kiswahili kuwa lugha ya kawaida na isiyofaa kufundishwa shuleni; wananchi wa Uganda kupendelea Kiganda na Kiingereza na kupiga vita lugha ya Kiswahili.
PENGARUH DISIPLIN KERJA DAN KOMUNIKASI TERHADAP KINERJA PEGAWAI PADA KANTOR BADAN PERTAHANAN NASIONAL (BPN) KOTA PEMATANGSIANTAR
Authors: Ambarita Gita Theresia , Lie Darwin , Efendi Efendi , Sisca Sisca
Published: June 2020

The purpose of this study are: 1. To determine the description of work discipline and communication and the employee’s performance at Kantor Badan Pertanahan Nasional (BPN) Kota Pematangsiantar. 2. To determine the influence of work discipline and communication on employee’s performance at Kantor Badan Pertanahan Nasional (BPN) Kota Pematangsiantar simultaneously and partially. This research is done with library research and field research. The data types are cualitative and quantitative data, the data sources are primer and secondary data. The population in this research is as much as 31 respondents. The data collection is done with questionnaire, interview and documentation. Technical analysis used is multiple linear regression, coefficient of correlation, coefficient of determination and hypothesis test F test and t test. The results of the study can be summarized as follows: 1. work discipline, communication and employee’s performance is good. 2. The results of regression analysis is Ŷ= 34,319 + 0,445X1 + 0,638X2 it means that work discipline and communication had a positive influence on employee’s performance. 3. The results of correlations analysis get value r= 0,826, it means that there is a high and positive correlation between work discipline, communication with employee’s performance. Further obtained coefficient of determination (R) = 0.682 means the level of employee’s performance can be explained as much as 68,2% by work discipline and communication. 4. The results of hypothesis test H0 is rejected, it means that work discipline and communication had a positive and significant influence on employee’s performance simultaneously and partially. The suggestion of this research is to improve the work discipline, 1. the leadership must be more firmly to give sanction for anyone who violates the rules. 2. To influence communication, the leadership and the subordinates must create good relations in order to achieve a conducive working environment. 3. to optimize the employee’s performance, the leadership have to apply the rules so that employees can implement the rules properly. Keywords: Work Discipline, Communication and Employee’s Performance
PENGARUH KOMUNIKASI DAN ETOS KERJA TERHADAP KINERJA TENAGA PEMASAR PADA PT PRUDENTIAL LIFE ASSURANCE PRESTASI AGENCY PS-1 PEMATANGSIANTAR
Authors: Sijabat Ista Marsara , Lie Darwin , Butarbutar Marisi , Wijaya Andy
Published: June 2020

The formulation of this research problem is how the influence of communication and work ethic on the performance of marketers in PT Prudential Life Assurance Achievement Agency PS-1 Pematang Siantar. The research method used in this paper is literature research and field research. The population is 70 people marketers and the sample in this study as many as 70 people. The data used are data by qualitative and qualitative data, and data collection techniques by questionnaire, interview and documentation. Then the technique of data analysis using qualitative descriptive method and quantitative descriptive method. The result of analysis from multiple linear regression is Ŷ = 8,824 + 0,328X1 + 0,389X2, meaning that communication and work ethic have positive effect to marketer performance. The strength of the relationship between the three variables is very strong, ie r = 0.680. From the coefficient of determination can be explained the high performance of market power 46.3%, and the remaining 53.7% explained by other factors that are not discussed in this study. From the results of processing and calculation of the questionnaire, the authors get the conclusion that communication and work ethic at PT Prudential Life Assurance Agency PS-1 have a positive and significant impact on customer satisfaction. This is proven by hypothesis testing simultaneously, where the test result fhitung (28,828)> ftabel (3,13) with significance level 0,000 <alpha 0,05. Keywords: Communication, Work Ethic, Performance of Marketers
PENGARUH KOMITMEN TERHADAP KIINERJA PEGWAI DENGAN DISIPLIN KERJA SEBAGAI VARIABEL INTERVENING PADA KANTOR KECAMATAN SIANTAR KABUPATEN SIMALUNGUN
Authors: Wahyu Bagus Habi , Lie Darwin , Efendi Efendi , Simatupang Sudung
Published: June 2020

Research results can be summed up as follows: 1. The quality of Commitmen of Employee is quite good, Work Discipline is good , and Employee Performance was quite satisfied. 2. There is a positive influence between commitmen toward against work disciplin. There is a positive influence between Work Discipline against Employee Performance. 3. There is moderately high and positive correlation between Commitmen of Employee against a Work Discipline. means there is a high and positive correlation between Work Discipline with employee performance. 4. The results of the hypothesis H0 is rejected, meaning that Commitmen of employee have a positive and significant impact on Employee performance through Work Discipline as Intervening Variables. Keywords: Compensation, Facilities, and Job Satisfaction
PENGARUH PENGALAMAN KERJA DAN KERJA SAMA TIM TERHADAP KINERJA KARYAWAN PADA RESTAURANT INTERNATIONAL AND CONVENTION HALL PEMATANGSIANTAR
Authors: Simatupang Febriyanti , Lie Darwin , Butarbutar Marisi , Sisca Sisca
Published: June 2020

The result of this research can be concluded as follows: 1) Work experience, teamwork, and employees performance in this company are good.. 2) The result is Ŷ= 8,538 + 0,475 X1 +0,292 X2, means that there are positive influence between work experience and teamwork on employees performance. 3) The correlation result of r=0,784means that there are moderately high and positive correlation between work experience, and teamwork with employees performance. The coefficient of determination R = 0,614 means that the employees performance can be explained by work ecperience and teamwork 61,4%. 4) The research hypothesis H0 is rejected, means that work experience and teamwork have positive and significant influence on employees performance at Restaurant International and Convention Hall Pematangsiantar either simultaneosly and partially. Keywords: Work Experience, Teamwork, and Employees Performance
Dosimetric Paradox of Background Subtracting and Method of its Resolution
Authors: Obesnyuk Valery
Published: June 2020

“The Law on Radiation Safety of the Population” and regulations for individual radiation-dosimetry monitoring suppose separate registration of background and technogenic exposure components. Background and technogenic radiation levels are comparable in the conditions of accident-free work of the personnel of group B and for the population. If their measurements are made by the same type of devices, there is a computational problem of background subtraction, which is usually solved by arithmetic methods, or even ignored. This leads to a known paradoxical bias of dosimetric information, allowing the existence of negative dose estimates or negative activities. The way allowing to overcome this paradox is considered in the publication.
Development of Criticality Accident Alarm System to Ensure Safe Retrieval of Spent Nuclear Fuel from Lepse Floating Maintenance Base
Authors: Lachugin A. , Kocherygin M. , Gayazov A. , Martynyuk Yury , Vasil'ev A.
Published: June 2020

The paper presents basic results of development of a criticality accident alarm system to ensure safe retrieval of the spent nuclear fuel from the Lepse Floating Maintenance Base. The key features and engineering aspects of the system design are described. Locations of criticality detector units and selected alarm level settings are justified, hazardous area boundaries were identified, and parameters to identify inadequately protected zones were calculated. The SRKS-01D criticality accident alarm system by SPC “Doza” was selected as base equipment. The system was commissioned in 2019 and has been successfully operated for more than 6 months.
The Determination of Radon Diffusion Coefficient and Radon Speed Advection in the Conditions of Instantaneous Source with Diffusion-Advective Transfer in Rocks
Authors: Yurkov A. , Biryulin S. , Kozlova I.
Published: June 2020

Experimental determination of diffusion parameters in the upper part of geological section (presented by clayey weathering crust) was made by a point instantaneous source method in a diffusion mode and a linear instantaneous source diffusion-advective mode. The results obtained by these methods showed a fairly good coincidence of the obtained diffusion characteristics of the medium. The time to determine the diffusion characteristics of the medium is significantly reduced by more than an order of magnitude when using the advective method. This is a prerequisite for the widespread use of methods for determining radon hazard based on measurements of the vertical distribution of radon volume activity in the upper part of the geological section.
FSUE SRI IMM: Evolution of Devices for Radon Control and its DPR
Authors: Shkrabo Igor' , Gusev Aleksandr
Published: June 2020

Preparation and implementation of measures to reduce radiation doses to personnel of enterprises engaged in the extraction and processing of uranium-containing ores, and the population of the territories adjacent to uranium deposits, require an increase in the accuracy of estimates of absorbed and effective doses to the personnel of enterprises and the population with the inhalation of radon and its progeny. This can only be done by taking into account the contribution of the aerosol-unattached fraction of the radon decay progeny to the effective and absorbed radiation doses, which are evaluated on the basis of direct measurements. Alpha spectrometer SAT-03 – a means of measurement of the third generation, has been developed in the Research Institute of Industry and Maritime Medicine for these purposes. Widespread domestic radiometers of the previous generation (RAA-10, RRA-01M) do not have the technical capabilities to perform such studies.
Controlling the proximity in a Co/Nb multilayer: the properties of electronic transport
Authors: Bakurskiy Sergey , Kupriyanov Mikhail , Klenov Nikolay V , Soloviev Igor , Schegolev Andrey , Morari Roman , Khaydukov Yury , Sidorenko Anatoli
Published: June 2020

We present both a theoretical and experimental investigation of the proximity effect in a stack-like superconductor/ferromagnet (S/F) superlattice, where ferromagnetic layers with different thicknesses and coercive fields are made of Co. Calculations based on Usadel equations allow us to find conditions at which switching from the parallel to the antiparallel alignment of neighboring F-layers leads to a significant change of the superconducting order parameter in thin s-films. Experimentally we study the transport properties of a lithographically patterned Nb/Co multilayer. We observe that the resistive transition of the multilayer contains multiple steps, which we attribute to the transition of individual s-layers with T
c’s depending on the local magnetization orientation of neighbor F-layers. We argue that such superlattices can be used as tunable kinetic inductors, designed for artificial neural networks with a representation of information in the current domain.
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF GOST R AND IMO MSC/CIRC. REQUIREMENTS DETERMINING THE QUALITY OF FOAMING AGENTS USED FOR FIRE EXTINGUISHING BY FOAMS
Authors: Копылов Сергей Николаевич , Шентяпин Дмитрий Сергеевич , Баранов Евгений Вячеславович , Гришин Владимир Васильевич , Архипов Евгений Егорович
Published: June 2020

В статье представлен анализ требований ГОСТ Р и IMO MSC/Circ., определяющих качество пенообразователей, используемых для тушения пожаров пенами. Показаны различия и схожесть подходов к проведению испытаний, возможность использования оборудования при проведении испытаний по различным действующим стандартам в рамках стандартов России и Морского регистра судоходства.

The article provides the analysis of the GOST R and IMO MSC/Circ. requirements determining the quality of foaming agents used for fire extinguishing by foams. There are presented the differences and similarity of testing approaches, as well as the possibility of equipment usage for testing according to various acting standards in the context of Russian standards and the Maritime Register of Shipping.
Acrimony in Colonial Liberia
Authors: OMASANJUWA Akpojevbe , PHEBEAN Junisa
Published: June 2020

This article addresses the development of the acrimonious relationships between freed Black American slaves who settled in Liberia, and their African hosts. The superiority complex of the former made them have derogatory views about their hosts, while the latter, who initially welcomed the repatriates, loathed them for being arrogant descendants of slaves. The sequential transgressions committed against the indigenous people, by the settler class, degenerated to an apartheid situation. Principally, their agonizing experiences revolved around land ownership and inequity. Despite the desolation, the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) ignored human rights abuses that were identical with what it denounced in other parts of colonial Africa. However, despite the tragedies they had grappled with, enough precautionary measures are not in place to nip other potentially volatile situations in the bud. In conclusion, the write-up, through qualitative verification of facts, highlighted how problems of finance, education, superiority complex, greed and avarice and duplicity of African politicians complicated the Liberian situation.
THE IMPACT OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCE ON WORK PRODUCTIVITY OF VOLUNTEERS IN RESPECT TO AGE AND LENGTH IN VOLUNTEERING
Authors: Vinickytė Ingrida , Bendaravičienė Rita , Vveinhardt Jolita
Published: June 2020

The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of emotional intelligence
and intercultural competence on the effectiveness of volunteer work with respect to the age and
length of volunteering. 174 volunteers who have volunteered or are volunteering under the Erasmus +
European Voluntary Service participated in the survey. The results of the study are presented as
answers to the following problematic questions: Does higher emotional intelligence and higher
intercultural competence increase the effectiveness of volunteer work? Does intercultural
competence increase due to higher emotional intelligence? Do older volunteers have higher
intercultural competence and higher emotional intelligence? Do volunteers with greater
volunteering experience have higher intercultural competence and emotional intelligence?
Do people with longer volunteering experience at the European Voluntary Service (EVS) have
a higher level of intercultural competence and emotional intelligence? Based on the results
of the study, factors that have a significant impact on the productivity of internationally
active volunteers were identified.
THE MODERATING ROLE OF FIRM SIZE ON FINANCIAL CHARACTERISTICS AND ISLAMIC FIRM VALUE AT INDONESIAN EQUITY MARKET
Authors: Santosa Perdana Wahyu
Published: June 2020

This study aims to understand the moderating role of firm size on financial
characteristics and Islamic firm value. Then study how the influence of firm size moderation on the
relationship of financial characteristics and corporate governance with firm value. This study uses
secondary data from financial statements and analyzed by the panel data method for six years. The
sample selection is arranged by the purposive sampling method with Islamic index constituent
population. Conclusion: leverage, profitability, and efficiency have a significant positive effect
on Islamic firm value, but the liquidity and audit committee do not affect. Firm size moderators
provide a reinforcing effect for all independent variables so that liquidity and audit committees
have a positive effect on firm value. Implications: Islamic firm investors in the equity market
should consider the crucial variable, namely firm size, in addition to firm and corporate governance
characteristics. These conclusions provide important implications for managers and relevant authorities
to enhance financial market information related to firm value and further attention to corporate
governance mechanisms.
MANAGER AS AN ARTIST: CREATIVE ENDEAVOUR IN CROSSING THE BORDERS OF ART AND ORGANIZATIONAL DISCOURSE
Authors: Szostak Michał , Sułkowski Łukasz
Published: June 2020

The key to the considerations contained in this work is the authors’ metaphor of the organization:
“organization as an artwork”, which – based on the achievements of aesthetics – allows us to look at the manager as
a creator (true “artist”), and on organization’s stakeholders as recipients of this artwork. This new approach places
management on a skeleton of Maria Gołaszewska’s concept of “aesthetic situation”. Thanks to this approach, the elements
of aesthetic theories appearing in the management literature take the right context, and solutions borrowed from the
theory of aesthetics bring a new quality to the theory of creativity in management. The inspiration to take up the
topic was one of the authors own experience in both art and management. The research methodology is based on a
qualitative review of the literature. The methodological approach is based on interdisciplinary and multi-paradigm
approach taking into account the publications from areas of management and organization, as well as art and psychology.
After applying the theory of aesthetics to the management process, it can be said that artistry should be considered
as a kind of higher level of management; highest degree in gradation: administrator, manager, management artist.
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation for severe aortic regurgitation in a patient with end-stage respiratory failure
Authors: Cherneva Aleksandra , Stankov Zoran , Zlatareva Naidenka , Tasheva Iveta , Dobrev Georgi , Georgieva Galina , Petrov Ivo
Published: June 2020

We report a case of a high-risk 73-year–old patient with a combined aortic valve disease with predominant severe, symptomatic aortic regurgitation and a history of an end-stage respiratory failure with prohibitive surgical risk who was successfully treated using a minimalist approach to implant off-label а self-expandable Medtronic Evolut R prosthesis. This case report demonstrates that the self-expandable prosthesis Medtronic Evolut R might be implanted without tissue damage and migration in a moderate-calcified tricuspid aortic valve with predominant regurgitation and mild stenosis with satisfactory hemodynamic results and improvement in functional class heart failure in a patient with concomitant severe respiratory failure.
At the edge of extinction: a first herpetological assessment of the proposed Serra do Pingano Rainforest National Park in Uíge Province, northern Angola
Authors: Ernst Raffael , Lautenschläger Thea , Branquima Makaya Futuro , Hölting Monique
Published: June 2020

We systematically assess the herpetofaunal diversity of the Serra do Pingano Forest Ecosystem (SPFE) and additional localities throughout the northern Angolan province of Uíge during four independent Rapid Assessment (RA) field campaigns held between 2013 and 2019. These assessments represent the first systematic surveys of amphibians and reptiles from the province, and thus we provide the first province-wide species list. We collected data on the status and current threats to amphibians and reptiles in the proposed Serra do Pingano Rainforest National Park and were able to document 33 species of reptiles from Uíge province. Of the 33 species recorded from the province, 10 species are exclusively found in the SPFE. Amphibian surveys yielded 47 amphibian species from the province. These include 14 new country records and additional records that may represent undescribed species. This raises the amphibian count for Angola to at least 133 species, which includes 18 species exclusively found within the SPFE. Species-richness estimators indicate that more species should be detected if survey efforts are intensified. The species composition in the SPFE is unique and consists of a high proportion of forest specialists with restricted ranges and species found nowhere else in the country. This emphasizes today’s paramount importance of the SPFE, which is threatened by increasing agricultural encroachment and uncontrolled timber extraction and charcoal production. These principal factors need to be controlled and/or abandoned in already impacted areas. Conservation strategies should particularly consider the strict protection of remaining intact forests and both lentic and lotic aquatic systems. They are not only crucial for safeguarding a significant number of species that depend on these habitats for reproduction; they also provide key ecosystem services to the local population. Angola, and Uíge province in particular, is at a crossroads concerning decisions and trade-offs among utilization, conservation, and preservation of its forests and, thus, substantial parts of the country’s biodiversity. The establishment of a National Protected Area in the Serra do Pingano Ecosystem is therefore a necessary and urgently needed first step towards protecting Angola’s national biodiversity heritage.
Les syndicats et le Brexit (suite)
Authors: Freyssinet Jacques
Published: June 2020

Au cours des négociations de 2019 sur la sortie de l’Union européenne (UE), le Trades Union Congress (TUC) a privilégié deux objectifs. D’abord, obtenir des garanties sur le droit du travail dont la plus grande partie repose sur la transcription de directives européennes. Ensuite, soutenir un accord de libre-échange avec l’UE sans obstacles tarifaires ou non-tarifaires afin d’éviter des destructions massives d’emplois. Après l’effondrement électoral des Travaillistes et face aux déclarations contradictoires des membres du gouvernement, le TUC court le risque d’être marginalisé dans la nouvelle phase des négociations.
Les retraites en Europe : quelles perspectives ?
Authors: Dumont Gérard-François
Published: June 2020

Analyser les perspectives des retraites en Europe nécessite d’abord d’en prendre la mesure actuelle, puis d’en examiner les projections. Cela permet de préciser des paramètres incontournables. Pour surmonter la question du financement des retraites, différentes solutions peuvent être proposées. Mais il faut les étudier en tenant compte d’éléments essentiels.
Le bilan économique du président Trump
Authors: Lenain Patrick
Published: June 2020

En matière économique, Donald Trump a tenu ses promesses de campagne. Il a renégocié des accords internationaux, engagé une grande réforme fiscale et entrepris de déréglementer l’économie américaine. Cette politique a porté ses fruits : au début de l’année 2020, les indices boursiers atteignaient des records, le produit intérieur brut continuait de croître et le chômage était au plus bas. Puis le COVID-19 est arrivé, rebattant les cartes et ouvrant une période d’incertitude.
Le « trumpisme » en politique étrangère : vision et pratique
Authors: Quencez Martin
Published: June 2020

En 2016, Donald Trump s’est présenté comme le candidat de la rupture et, une fois élu, il s’est évertué à déconstruire l’héritage de ses prédécesseurs. Sa vision du monde est fondée sur la conviction que les États-Unis sont floués par leurs alliés et que les institutions multilatérales desservent les intérêts américains. Il a cherché à remettre en question l’ordre international qu’il juge comme autant de contraintes à la puissance américaine, et à faire entrer les États-Unis dans une ère de confrontation géopolitique avec la Chine.
Quelle politique étrangère américaine après 2020 ?
Authors: Nardon Laurence
Published: June 2020

Les résultats de l’élection présidentielle américaine de novembre 2020 sont très incertains. Si Donald Trump est réélu, il mènera sans doute une politique étrangère conforme à celle de son premier mandat. En cas de victoire démocrate, on assisterait en partie à un retour aux fondamentaux de la diplomatie de Barack Obama. La confrontation sino-américaine sera sûrement le sujet central de ces prochaines années. Sur ce dossier, les Démocrates ne renieraient pas totalement l’héritage de Trump.
La multipolarité nucléaire : mythes et réalités de la compétition
Authors: Brustlein Corentin
Published: June 2020

Le terme de « course aux armements » rend imparfaitement compte des enchaînements de la guerre froide, et encore moins des logiques multipolaires qui lui ont succédé. Cette nouvelle multipolarité nucléaire valorise les trajectoires singulières, dans des logiques de développement des arsenaux à la fois quantitatives et qualitatives. Au risque d’encourager des compétitions qui pourraient, à terme, mettre en cause les équilibres stratégiques et le statu quo nucléaire.
Hymenorrhaphy, or the Search for Lost Virginity
Authors: Abdelouahed Houria , Ellerby Kirsten
Published: June 2020

Comme en témoignent de nombreux sites et forums de questions-réponses sur Internet, beaucoup de femmes, aujourd’hui, recourent à l’hyménoplastie, à savoir une opération chirurgicale qui a pour but de restaurer l’hymen. Le travail clinique avec des patientes qui désirent l’hyménoplastie montre que cette dernière est en lien avec la dimension fantasmatique ou psychique de la femme. Le travail analytique avec une patiente qui désirait une restauration de l’hymen après un avortement, nous amène à comprendre le désir d’hyménoplastie comme expression d’une non élaboration du deuil de l’enfant perdu et l’intensité du lien au père, s’y ajoute le fantasme de la Vierge qui a enfanté. L’auteure se penche sur la question de la virginité dans différents champs : psychanalyse, anthropologie, histoire et mythe.
Care Clinic on the Banks of the Xingu River
Authors: Katz Ilana , Dunker Christian Ingo Lenz , de Novaes Rezende Renata
Published: June 2020

La population riveraine de la Rivière Xingu a souffert tout type de violations des droits humains lors du processus d’installation de l’Usine hydroélectrique de Belo Monte, dans l’Amazonie brésilienne. Le changement radical de son mode de vie a constitué une condition d’extrême vulnérabilité sociale. Cet article prétend discuter la construction de la Clinique de Soin, un dispositif clinique d’attention à la souffrance psychique fondé sur l’écoute articulée à l’expérience territoriale. Il est méthodologiquement orienté par la psychanalyse et a impliqué une proposition d’attention et témoignage de façon présentielle auprès de la communauté atteinte. Nous avons l'intention de réfléchir au caractère aliénant de la suppléance identitaire présente sur le territoire comme une réponse possible face à la violence subie. Entre la négation de l’impossible retour à ce qui a été perdu (exprimé par la demande du discours de la lutte pour la restitution du passé) et l’impuissance (exprimée par le corps tombé malade qui immobilise le sujet), la psychanalyse offre une troisième voie de guérison. L’intervention a démontré que, dans la plupart des cas reçus, il y a eu un changement de position du côté du sujet. L’éthique de la psychanalyse, régulatrice de cette clinique, a trouvé sa place dans la fonction désir de l’analyste afin de soutenir, en tant que seul élément incontournable au « faire » de l’analyste, la réalisation d'un tel travail clinique.
Retour vers 1972 : rouvrir les possibles pour le design et l’économie face aux effondrements
Authors: Rigot Elise , Strayer Jonathan Justin
Published: June 2020

1972 offre un point de vue tout à fait pertinent pour positionner le design et l’économie face aux effondrements. Notre démarche consiste à porter un regard croisé sur l’histoire du design et de l’économie. Nous soulignons la nécessité d’un rapprochement entre économie et design. Notre hypothèse est la suivante : pour que le design puisse œuvrer à l’habitabilité du monde, l’économie doit redevenir une économie de la ressource et refuser l’idéologie progressiste de la croissance. C’est à travers la réévaluation du rapport Meadows, d’un côté, et la relecture de Maldonado et Papanek, de l’autre, que nous examinons cette hypothèse.
Pathology-Congruent Biases as Biomarkers for Psychopathology
Authors: Davidov Abram , Greer Tracy L.
Published: June 2020

Examination of emotional dysregulation and associated biases in psychiatric disorders may yield promising biomarkers of psychopathology. Psychiatric disorders are associated with altered attentional bias (tendency to orient attention to preferred stimuli) and interpretational bias (tendency to assign specific meaning to ambiguous stimuli). Biases seen in these disorders tend to be “pathology-congruent,” with preferential attention to stimuli that align with symptoms and concerns of a specific disorder. These biases have been predictive of clinical outcomes and may, therefore, support their utility as biomarkers of treatment response. This review discusses the clinical relevance of pathology-congruent biases of depression (propensity for negative information), anxiety (over-awareness of threat), and addictive disorders (heightened awareness and preference of addiction cues). Further, this review briefly highlights attention bias modification, a therapy designed specifically to address these biases. The potential for use of biases as biomarkers of treatment response, treatment targets, and differential disease indicators is also discussed.

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Psychiatr Ann
. 2020;50(6):250–254.]
Impact of Medical Comorbidity in Biomarker Discovery for Major Depressive Disorder
Authors: Czysz Andrew
Published: June 2020

The interaction between major depressive disorder (MDD) and other medical conditions is increasingly recognized as an important factor for clinical management and for biomarker development. Many common medical conditions have a bidirectional epidemiologic relationship with MDD that may have roots in shared pathophysiologic, environmental, and psychosocial factors. Furthermore, depression is increasingly recognized as a systemic disease. Understanding this relationship is challenging because of the immense variability between patients with MDD and also within other medical disorders themselves. This includes not only specific symptoms, but also disease severity, duration, disability, and treatment resistance.

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Psychiatr Ann
. 2020;50(6):239–243.]
Clinical Significance of Radiologic Improvement Following Single-Level Oblique Lateral Interbody Fusion With Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Fixation
Authors: Chang Sam Yeol , Nam Yunjin , Lee Jeongik , Chang Bong-Soon , Lee Choon-Ki , Kim Hyoungmin
Published: June 2020

Indirect decompression using oblique lateral interbody fusion (OLIF) improves spinal canal dimensions by reducing spondylolisthesis and restoring intervertebral disk height in patients with degenerative lumbar diseases. However, the clinical significance of these radiological improvements has not been fully evaluated in the literature. To examine the relationship between the clinical and radiological outcomes following OLIF, the authors prospectively studied 41 patients who underwent single-level OLIF with percutaneous pedicle screw fixation for lumbar degenerative disease, including degenerative and spondylolytic spondylolisthesis and spinal stenosis with disk height loss. Clinical scores were obtained preoperatively and at 1 year postoperatively using multiple questionnaires. Radiological outcomes were evaluated using plain radiographs, computed tomography (CT) scans, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at 1 year postoperatively. Following a single-level OLIF, all categories of clinical scores showed statistically significant improvement. Rate of cage subsidence was 14.6% and 31.7% at 1 week and 1 year postoperatively, respectively. Patients with subsidence had higher Oswestry Disability Index (
P
=.026) scores and lower physical composite summary scores on the Short Form-36 Health Survey (
P
=.007). On CT scan, 28 (68.3%) patients showed a complete interbody fusion and 13 (31.7%) had intermediate fusion. All parameters from the MRI, except for foraminal width, showed significant improvement at 1 year postoperatively. The improvement ratio of foraminal height was associated with the percent improvement of lower-extremity radiating pain (Pearson coefficient=0.384;
P
=.013) and the walking ability score of the Japanese Orthopaedic Association Back Pain Evaluation Questionnaire (Pearson coefficient=0.319;
P
=.042) at 1 year postoperatively. Restoration of foraminal height while preserving the endplates is associated with favorable results following OLIF. [
Orthopedics
. 2020;43(4):e283–e290.]
Return to Sport Following Adolescent Concussion: Epidemiologic Findings From a High School Population
Authors: Jildeh Toufic R. , Okoroha Kelechi R. , Denha Eric , Eyers Christina , Johnson Ashley , Shehab Ramsey , Moutzouros Vasilios
Published: June 2020

High school athletes sustaining a concussion require careful attention when determining return-to-sport (RTS) readiness. The purpose of this study was to determine epidemiological and RTS data of a large cohort of high school athletes who sustained 1 or more concussions. Records of 357 consecutive youth patients who sustained concussions and presented to a single health care system between September 2013 and December 2016 were reviewed. Demographic data, RTS, and concussion-related variables were obtained via chart review. Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing (ImPACT) scores at baseline and following concussions were performed by neuropsychologists. The average age at injury was 15.5 years (range, 14–18 years), 61.9% of patients were male, 6.7% reported a loss of consciousness, and 14.3% reported amnesia, requiring 30.4±23.3 days of recovery prior to RTS. The most common sport of injury was football (27.7%). There was a high incidence of previous concussion (33.1%), and 32 athletes sustained a recurrent concussion. A multivariate model demonstrated that females, players with a history of concussion, and those diagnosed in-clinic rather than in-game required increased time to RTS. Memory ImPACT scores were found to increase as players had recurrent concussions. Visual motor speed and reaction time scores decreased with recurrent concussions. [
Orthopedics
. 2020;43(4):e306–e310.]
Fictionality in Historical Television Series
Authors: Hajdu Péter
Published: June 2020

The most obvious formal feature of the historical novel as the genre founded by Walter Scott is the duplicity of a fictional foreground story and a historically approved background. Many television series have a historical past setting, and many of them can be seen as similar to historical novels. The 2005–07 series Rome kept something of the Scottian structure of fictional foreground story. The Pullo and Vorenus story line is fictional, and it stages the life of ordinary people, while historical characters like Julius Caesar and Pompey or Antony and Augustus do not merely form a factual background. The fictional and non-fictional stories are in balance, and they together offer a vivid and convincing representation of the past. Many historical television shows use the past only as decorative setting for a story full of intrigue, violence and sex (The Tudors, The Borgias). These may be described as historical (anti)romances, which tend to focus exclusively on the elite. Another kind of historical novel has been developed by some shows that (as if at the other extreme) eliminate the historical facts even from the background and represent everyday life of ordinary people in its (semi-)historical otherness. In shows like Mad Men or The Knick, no event of political history is mentioned, no historical person appears in the background. However, these shows successfully represent the otherness of the past from the viewpoint of public discourse on issues of race, gender, or even morality, phenomena which can be regarded as the development of a new kind of historical novel encouraged by the twentieth-century ideals of historiography.
La épica cercenada relativa a la guerra contra William Walker en las literaturas centroamericanas (1855-1934)
Authors: Ríos Quesada Verónica
Published: June 2020

El conflicto centroamericano contra Walker (1856-1857) es el primer germen épico para Costa Rica y Nicaragua. A continuación, se sistematiza la producción literaria alusiva y no estudiada de ambos países (1855-1934). Entre 1855 y 1860, se detecta un pulso épico; sin embargo, se relega hasta 1880 debido a la falta de proyectos nacionales. Entre 1880 y 1934, en Costa Rica, la literatura se supedita a los términos contradictorios de recuperación de la campaña militar. En Nicaragua, se enmarca dentro de una narrativa antiimperialista de resistencia.
Estados Unidos en la novela latinoamericana desde la postdictadura
Authors: Macías María Claudia
Published: June 2020

Este artículo analiza la presencia de los Estados Unidos en las dictaduras latinoamericanas en tres novelas del subgénero de la postdictadura. En especial, la configuración de personajes que tienen en común el adiestramiento en escuelas militares estadounidenses establecidas en América Latina. El corpus comprende: Margarita está linda la mar, donde se menciona la Escuela de las Américas; La Fiesta del Chivo, donde el tirano está configurado como marine, y Nocturno de Chile, donde se representa a Pinochet y a la policía secreta que tenía nexos con los EE.UU.
O xacemento das Covas da Trapa (Monte Aloia, Galicia) como exemplo de continuidade de ocupación durante o Neolítico final e a Idade do Bronce no NW da Península Ibérica
Authors: Méndez-Quintas Eduardo , Vilar Pedreira Xosé Lois , Groba González Xavier , Costas Goberna José Bernardino , García García Miguel , López Mosquera José Miguel , Otero Dacosta Tereixa , De Prado Vázquez Ángel , Romero Rodríguez Alberto , Serodio Domínguez Andrea
Published: June 2020

Estudio y contextualización del yacimiento de las cavidades graníticas de As Covas da Trapa (Ribadelouro, Tui). En el interior de esta cavidad se ha identificado un importante número de materiales arqueológicos (principalmente recipientes cerámicos en un grado de integridad elevado), así como algunas muestras de arte rupestre. Las características de los materiales encajan en cronologías prehistóricas, especialmente dentro del Neolítico final y la Edad del Bronce. Las condiciones de ocupación, posiblemente funeraria, y la continuidad cronológica en la ocupación de este tipo de espacios refuerzan la importancia de las cuevas para el estudio de la Prehistoria del NW ibérico.

[gl] Estudo e contextualización do xacemento das cavidades graníticas de As Covas da Trapa (Ribadelouro, Tui). No interior desta cavidade identificouse un importante número de materiais arqueolóxicos (principalmente recipientes cerámicos nun grao de integridade elevado), así como algunhas mostras de arte rupestre. As características dos materiais encaixan en cronoloxías prehistóricas, especialmente dentro do Neolítico final e a Idade do Bronce. As condicións de ocupación, posiblemente funeraria, e a continuidade cronolóxica na ocupación deste tipo de espazos reforzan a importancia das covas para o estudo da Prehistoria do NW ibérico.
Las herrerías del monasterio de San Julián de Samos según los expedientes de desamortización
Authors: López Salas Estefanía
Published: June 2020

Entre finales de 1835 y principios de 1836 se redactaron los llamados inventarios de las herrerías del monasterio de San Julián de Samos, dentro del proceso desamortizador en el que, de forma general, se vieron envueltas todas las casas religiosas españolas. En el presente artículo proponemos utilizar estos documentos como recurso de aproximación al estudio de dichas herrerías en el momento de producirse su secularización, con el objetivo final de dar a conocer una parte de su historia, recuperar valores hoy perdidos y, en definitiva, entender cómo eran y cómo estaban organizados los distintos espacios de lo que hoy es un patrimonio industrial monacal desaparecido o muy transformado.

[gl] Entre finais de 1835 e comezos de 1836 redactáronse os chamados inventarios das ferrerías do mosteiro de San Xulián de Samos, dentro do proceso de desamortización no que, de forma xeral, se viron envoltas tódalas casas relixiosas españolas. No presente artigo propoñemos utilizar estes documentos como recurso de aproximación ao estudo de ditas ferrerías no momento de producirse a súa secularización, co obxectivo final de dar a coñecer unha parte da súa historia, recuperar valores hoxe perdidos e, en definitiva, entender como eran e como estaban organizados os distintos espazos do que hoxe é un patrimonio industrial monacal desaparecido ou moi transformado.