bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
On the Awkward Polysemy of the Verb risk
Authors: Kjellmer Göran
Published: May 2019

As one of Karin Aijmer’s fields of interest is that of semantics, a discussion of a polysemous word may not come amiss in this context. The difference between homonymy and polysemy is clear enough in principle, if often less clear in actual practice.1 As the semantic differences are greater, by definition, between homonyms than between different uses of a polysemous word, it might be thought that ambiguity, especially problematic ambiguity, is restricted to the sphere of homonyms. I will try to demonstrate with the help of the English verb risk that such is not the case.
Dwelling upon Metaphors: The Translation of William Gass’s Novellas
Authors: Monti Enrico
Published: May 2019

In this paper I will present a contextual approach to metaphor translation in literary discourse, with specific reference to a collection of novellas by contemporary American writer William H. Gass (1927-). Metaphor translation has been considered as exemplifying the limits of translatability (Van den Broeck, 1981) and has since intrigued a number of scholars in Translation Studies, who have tackled the issue from several points of view (prescriptive, contextual, descriptive and cognitive) and in relation to different types of discourse.
Dypedahl, Magne, Hilde Hasselgård and Berit Løken. 2006. Introducing English Grammar. Bergen: Fagbok-forlaget. pp. 165.
Authors: Fredriksson Anna-Lena
Published: May 2019

No abstract available.
Johansson, Stig, and Anne-Line Graedler. 2002. Rocka, hipt og snacksy. Om engelsk i norsk språk og samfunn. Kristiansand: Høyskoleforlaget.
Authors: Melchers Gunnel
Published: May 2019

No abstract available.
Introduction
Authors: Sell Roger D.
Published: May 2019

No abstract available.
Sohrab and Rustum and Balder Dead: Communicating about Communication
Authors: Alarauhio Juha-Pekka
Published: May 2019

No abstract available.
John Mitchel’s The Last Conquest of Ireland (Perhaps) and Liam O’Flaherty’s Famine: A Question of Tone
Authors: Bexar Gunilla
Published: May 2019

No abstract available.
Caryl Phillips’s Cambridge: Discourses in the Past and Readers in the Present
Authors: Kuurola Mirja
Published: May 2019

No abstract available.
How Revolutionary Was Lyrical Ballads (1798-1800)?
Authors: Pellicer Juan Christian
Published: May 2019

No abstract available.
Armstrong, Charles. Romantic Organicism: From Idealist Origins to Ambivalent Afterlife. New York: Palgrave MacMillan, 2003. pp. 233. ISBN 1-4039-0475-8.
Authors: Mekler L. Adam
Published: May 2019

No abstract available.
Using the ENPC and the ESPC as a Parallel Translation Corpus: Adverbs of Frequency and Usuality
Authors: Hasselgård Hilde
Published: May 2019

The topic for the present study is intended to represent a common denominator between my own research and Karin Aijmer’s. The English- Norwegian Parallel Corpus (ENPC) and the English-Swedish Parallel Corpus (ESPC) are sister corpora with common objectives, design criteria, and structures; cf. Aijmer et al (1996:79 f). Especially their fiction parts also share a good number of texts. One advantage of this is that it is possible not only to compare English to Norwegian and Swedish respectively, but also to compare different translations of the English originals with each other. Adverbs of frequency and usuality were chosen as a test case for the feasibility of using the ENPC and the ESPC as a parallel translation corpus, i.e. one which contains alternative translations of the same text. This was partly because I have worked with time adverbials previously (e.g. Hasselgård 1996) and partly because usuality can be viewed as a category of modality (Halliday & Matthiessen 2004:147), a topic closely associated with the research of Karin Aijmer.
“Thus might I reason with a heathen...”: The Gothic Moment in The Female American
Authors: Nordius Janina
Published: May 2019

No abstract available.
The Mafia in the Drawing Room: Martin Scorsese’s Film Adaptation of Edith Wharton’s The Age of Innocence
Authors: Persson Åke
Published: May 2019

No abstract available.
Alls, a Relative Pronoun?
Authors: Kjellmer Göran
Published: May 2019

No abstract available.
Wärnsby, Anna. 2006. (De)coding Modality. The Case of Must, May, Måste, and Kan. Lund Studies in English 113. Lund: Lund University
Authors: Facchinetti Roberta
Published: May 2019

No abstract available.
Introduction
Authors: Mauranen Anna , Metsä-Ketelä Maria
Published: May 2019

No abstract available.
Echo: Reading The Unnamable through Kant and Kristeva
Authors: Armstrong Charles I.
Published: May 2019

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Repeated Language in Academic Discourse: The Case of Biology Background Statements
Authors: Pecorari Diane
Published: May 2019

Repetition in language use has been approached from several rather diverse angles, including pre-fabricated multi-word lexical units and intertextuality of types ranging from quotation to patchwriting (Howard, 1995) to plagiarism. This paper suggests that such divergent approaches to the question of repetition have commonalities which can inform EAP practice, and reports the results of an investigation into repetition in a specific element in biology research articles.
Aprender con tecnologías para enseñar con tecnologías en República Dominicana. El programa República Digital Educación
Authors: Marcelo García Carlos , Burgos Denia Ramona , Murillo Estepa Paulino , Jaspez Nero Juan Francisco
Published: May 2019

La integración de las tecnologías digitales en los centros educativos y aulas en América Latina no es reciente. Diferentes países han desarrollado sus propias políticas, adaptadas a sus tradiciones, condiciones y posibilidades. En este artículo presentamos de forma resumida el programa República Digital Educación que desde el año 2017 se viene implementando en la República Dominicana. El programa República Digital Educación es una iniciativa de la presidencia del gobierno dominicano y se plantea como objetivo la modernización y mejora de la calidad de la enseñanza y los aprendizajes de los estudiantes a través de la integración de las tecnologías digitales en los procesos de enseñanza y aprendizaje, así como en la gestión de los centros educativos. El programa contempla la entrega de un computador (laptop) para cada docente, equipo de gestión y estudiante, así como pizarras digitales. El programa República Digital Educación ha adoptado un modelo de formación centrada en la escuela. Ha creado la figura del facilitador (un docente del sistema educativo con altas competencias tecnopedagógicas) que trabaja permanentemente en los centros educativos. En este artículo describimos el proceso formativo desarrollado y los resultados preliminares del programa.
Resignificar la relación pedagógica: dejar a la emoción fluir en el entre-nos
Authors: Cadavid Marín Ángela María , Parra Naranjo Juan Pablo
Published: May 2019

Indiscutiblemente la cotidianidad de la escuela, imbuida por lo parametrizado, lo mecanizado, lo instituido y lo normativo, imposibilitan miradas sensibles para reconocer la diferencia generacional entre maestros y estudiantes, y en lugar de ello dar paso al afecto. Se ha perdido todo rastro de sensibilidad en dicha relación, puesto que la mayoría de maestros crean barreras en los vínculos con sus estudiantes y se abandonan a los requerimientos que los generalizan y los homogenizan. Repensar esta relación no es una apuesta que surge de la nada, es un asunto que se manifiesta a partir de las voces de los estudiantes, quienes hacen evidente su postura, planteando, mediante sus relatos en la escuela, las formas como establecen vínculos o no con sus maestros a partir de las experiencias en los diversos espacios escolares en donde se movilizan y comparten con ellos gran parte de su tiempo. A partir de esto, los estudiantes proponen que la emoción y la afectividad son necesarias para revitalizar a la escuela de sensibilidad; en este sentido, del estudio realizado, aflora la necesidad de invitar al maestro a gestar espacios relacionales a la luz de una pedagogía sensible, para que, en lugar de generar desencuentros con el estudiante, entreteja con él vínculos de acogida, de respeto y de reconocimiento. Por tanto, con el presente artículo se pretende exhortar al maestro a resignificar la relación pedagógica desde una postura ética, a partir de la cual se reconozca al estudiante en su humana condición dejando a la emoción fluir en el entre-nos de esta relación.
A construção discursiva sobre o ensino superior público em editoriais de jornais de referência no Brasil
Authors: Bessa José Cezinaldo Rocha , Oliveira Joseilda Alves de
Published: May 2019

O propósito deste artigo é investigar a construção discursiva sobre o ensino superior público no Brasil, em dois editoriais de jornais de referência do país. O foco da análise se concentra nos posicionamentos valorativos e na argumentatividade que o projeto de dizer do editorialista expressa. Tomando como respaldo teórico-metodológico ideias do denominado Círculo de Bakhtin (Bakhtin, 2011, 2016; Volóchinov, 2017) e contribuições da Nova Retórica, de Perelman e Olbrechts-Tyteca (2014), este trabalho examina um corpus constituído por dois editoriais recortados das páginas on-line dos jornais O Globo e Folha de S. Paulo. A análise realizada aponta que a construção discursiva, nos dois editoriais examinados, se caracteriza por um fazer persuasivo e axiologicamente valorado em que os enunciadores mobilizam, para o convencimento do leitor, uma diversidade de mecanismos discursivos e estratégias argumentativas que procuram acentuar argumentos favoráveis ao pagamento de mensalidades nas universidades públicas brasileiras. Assim, os posicionamentos assumidos pelos editorialistas, na medida em que se alinham aos discursos de defensores da redução do estado e de maior participação do mercado na educação superior do Brasil, significam, no final das contas, um mecanismo de exclusão dos mais pobres e da classe média do direito ao ensino superior público e totalmente gratuito.
[Reseña] Modelos de Intervención Socioeducativa
Authors: Limón Mendizábal Mª Rosario
Published: May 2019

Valentín Martínez-Otero Pérez (2018). Modelos de Intervención Socioeducativa. Madrid: Editorial CCS, 144 páginas. ISBN: 978-84-9023-918-6

Si me preguntaran por uno de los objetivos de la educación del siglo XXI respondería, casi sin dudar, hacer realidad la Educación Social en los distintos ámbitos y espacios educativos, que cada vez se amplían más desde el marco de la “sociedad educadora”, una expresión que también se recoge en esta obra y que supone invocar la responsabilidad de todos, más allá de las obvias diferencias, en la formación humana...
Multiple origins of the common chameleon in southern Italy
Authors: Basso Roberto , Vannuccini Maria Luisa , Nerva Luca , Mazza Giuseppe , Seno Matteo , Mori Emiliano
Published: May 2019

The common chameleonChamaeleochamaeleonis a Mediterranean lizard which has been introduced in many islands and its native origin in European countries is debated. Chameleons have been introduced in southern Italy, possibly from the Middle East and Tunisia. We conducted genetic analyses on mitochondrial DNA 16S gene on a larger sample. We observed a multiple origin for the Salento (Apulia, southern Italy) population, with individuals phylogenetically related to populations of North Africa and two areas in the Middle East. Some individuals may have been released before the 1950s and some others in the 1980s, improving the establishment success of this species.
Fatty acid and lipophilic vitamin composition of seaweeds from Antalya and Çanakkale (Turkey)
Authors: Caf F. , Şen Özdemir N. , Yılmaz Ö. , Durucan F. , Ak İ.
Published: May 2019

The lipophilic vitamin and fatty acid profiles were determined in five edible seaweeds: Corallina elongata J. Ellis & Solander, 1786; Cystoseira barbata (Stackhouse) C. Agardh, 1820; Jania rubens (Linnaeus) J.V. Lamouroux, 1816; Laurencia obtusa (Hudson) J.V. Lamouroux, 1813 and Sargassum vulgare C. Agardh, 1820. Saturated fatty acids (SFAs) were the major fatty acid group, and16:0 formed the highest SFA content (34–40%). 16:0 was higher in the brown seaweeds (C. barbata, 40.55%; S. vulgare, 37.11%) than in the red seaweeds (C. elongata, 36.5%; L. obtusa, 34.57%; J. rubens, 34.22%). The other major fatty acids in the seaweeds were 18:1n-9 and 16:1n-7 from MUFA in the analyzed species. In addition, EPA was found in significant levels in the red seaweeds, whereas DHA was not detected in the analyzed species. The findings showed that difference among species were not statistically significant (p = 0.09–0.11), yet differences between two families (Sargassaceae and Corallinaceae) were significant (p = 0.006) in the fatty acid profile (p < 0.01). Also, differences between the Corallinaceae and Rhomomelaceae families were partially significant (p = 0.011–0.013) (p < 0.01). K1 and K2 vitamins as well as δ-tocopherol, α-tocopherol and retinol acetate were determined to be present in the seaweed extracts. Finally, ergosterol, stigmasterol and ß-sitosterol were found in all samples in differing ratios per species.
Composition and characterization by GC-MS of the essential oil extracted from Nicotiana glauca Graham
Authors: Cherif A. , Ammar S. , Boukhchina S.
Published: May 2019

Fresh leaves of N. glauca were collected from the northern region of Tunisia. The leaves were submitted to water distillation for 4 h, using a Clevenger-type apparatus. The obtained essential oils were dried over anhydrous sodium sulphate and after filtration, stored at 4 °C until use. The chemical composition of the isolated essential oil was analyzed by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS). Eighteen compounds were identified: eugenol, the major compound in the essential oil, was present at a high level (58.49%), followed by nonadecane, eugenyl acetate and tridecane, 3-methyl at 6.38; 5.57 and 5.19%, respectively. The percentage of compounds dodecane, 2, 6, 11 trimethyl, tetradecane, docosane, tricosane and 1, 2-benzene dicarboxilic, dibutyl ester varied between 1 and 2%; whereas the other compounds (including limonene, and saturated hydrocarbons) remained at low percentages, not exceeding 1%. This study could be very useful for the characterization, pharmaceutical and therapeutic applications of the essential oil from N. glauca.
LEED-NC 2009 SILVER TO GOLD CERTIFIED PROJECTS IN THE US IN 2012–2017: AN APPROPRIATE STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
Authors: Pushkar Svetlana , Verbitsky Oleg
Published: May 2019

This study aims to evaluate the Silver-to-Gold LEED-NC 2009 (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for New Construction and Major Renovations) cross-certification performance and categorize the cross-certification performance in eight US states in 2012–2017. The following three statistical analyses were used: (a) pooling LEED projects within a single state and single year in a single-state-year group with the subsequent use of a replication method, (b) pooling the medians of the LEED projects in each state from all years in a state-and-total-years group, and (c) pooling the LEED projects from all states and years in a total states-and-years group. The Silver-to-Gold cross-certification performance has a low propelling effect. Considering the Silver-to-Gold category cross-certification performances, the Energy and Atmosphere (EA) category has a high propelling effect, the Sustainable Sites (SS) and Environmental Quality (EQ) categories have moderate propelling effects, the Water Efficiency (WE), Materials and Resources (MR), and Innovation in Design (ID) categories have low propelling effects. Six of the eight states used an EA-high emphasized strategy, and two of the eight states used a SS/EA/WE/EQ/ID-moderate emphasized strategy. The single-state-year group and state-and-total-years group analyses are more robust than the pooling LEED projects using the total state-and-year group analysis.
Endüstri 4.0 ve Bu Paradigmanın Örgüt Yönetimi Üzerindeki Olası Etkileri
Authors: AYTAR Oğuzhan
Published: May 2019

Sanayi devrimlerinin en önemli özelliği sürekli gelişim göstererek yeni değişimlere yol açmasıdır. Bu değişimlerin küresel ekonomik, sosyal ve siyasi bir takım etkileri bulunmaktadır. Küresel ekonomik sistemin yapı taşı olan işletmelerin bu etkilerin farkında olması süreklilikleri açısından stratejik bir önem arz etmektedir. Endüstri 4.0 yaklaşımı Türkiye gibi gelişmekte olan ekonomiler açısından çok önemli fırsatlar sunmaktadır. Endüstri 4.0’ın en önemli avantajı, endüstri gelişim sürecindeki deneyimlere gereksinim duyulmadan Endüstri 4.0 vizyonlu yatırımlara imkan tanımasıdır. Türkiye, sahip olduğu insan kaynağı potansiyeli ile Endüstri 4.0 yaklaşımın tam merkezinde yer almalıdır. Endüstri 4.0 devrimi bu konumlandırmaya uygun bir yapısal özelliğe sahiptir. Dolayısı ile bu çalışmanın amacı yönetsel açıdan Endüstri 4.0 sürecinin içeriğini, önemini, etki alanını ve yarattığı fırsat ve tehditleri ortaya koyarak, Endüstri 4.0 hakkında farkındalık yaratmaktır.
Dry Mixes for Self-Leveling Floors Based on Composite Binder
Authors: Abramov Ruslan Aharonovich , Sokolov Maksim Sergeevich , Surilov Meir Nisonovich , Derevianko Svetlana Vyacheslavovna
Published: May 2019

Currently, dry mixes (CDM) play an important role in the development of the world market of building materials. The industry of construction and finishing materials in Russia is quite young: the first time the dry building mixes appeared on the Russian market in the late 1980s, the consumption structure of CDM in the domestic market the main share (70%) are in the adhesive and plasters. The use of other compositions, in particular mixtures for self – leveling floors, does not have significant volumes and often the reason for this is the lack of design solutions and the low level of qualification of specialists at different levels from workers to designers who do not own CDM technologies.
Obtaining Fine-Grained Concrete with the Use of Ash Gidrogelei and Conducting Final Testing
Authors: Semenyutina Alexandra Viktorovna , Podkovyrov Igor Yuryevich , Podkovyrova Galina Vladimirovna , Semenyutina Viktoria Alekseevna
Published: May 2019

The article is devoted to the use of waste power plants. The basic physical and mechanical properties are investigated and the optimal compositions of fine concrete are developed. The optimal granulometric composition of ash and slag waste was selected for use as aggregates for concrete
Kidney involvement in systemic sclerosis
Authors: De Cata Angelo , Inglese Michele , Molinaro Francesca , Carignola Renato
Published: May 2019

Kidney involvement in systemic sclerosis (SSc) is primarily manifested by scleroderma renal crisis (SRC). More than 30 years ago, it was the main cause of death in these patients. The use of AC inhibitors has modified the prognosis and nowadays SRC has become a much more easily treatable complication of SSc. Furthermore, although there are still many patients who do not survive to this complication, the early diagnosis and prompt therapy of SRC can have an excellent outcome. Renal abnormalities independent of SRC are possible but are attributed to different pathogenetic mechanisms. Further understanding of pathogenesis of SRC may lead to additional improvement in the therapy of this serious complication.
Biosimilars: New guns for the treatment of rheumatologic patients?
Authors: Marotto Daniela , Ceribelli Angela , Sarzi Puttini Piercarlo
Published: May 2019

The advent of biological therapies in 2000s has represented a real revolution in the treatment of patients affected by rheumatic diseases, but biosimilars represent nowadays a further revolution both from an economic point of view and for the accessibility to treatment for rheumatic patients. The main scientific rheumatologic societies have clearly expressed themselves on the biosimilars topic, by highlighting how they represent a great opportunity to contain costs and treat more patients, and these advantages should be accepted by rheumatologists. The use of biosimilars in different European countries varies widely; in fact, in some of them their use is mandatory (at least in naïve patients), while in other countries it is only recommended. The knowledge and consequently the acceptance of biosimilars are different among patients, and this also depends on the correct medical information on this topic. As more and more biosimilars receive regulatory approval and reach the market, it is essential for healthcare professionals to have the right knowledge about them, so that they are properly transferred to their patients. Biosimilars are not identical to the reference product, and clinicians are particularly interested in the safety and effectiveness of switching from the biooriginator to the bio-similar in experienced patients. We will develop these aspects on biosimilars in the present manuscript, for an update on current guidelines in their use in rheumatic patients.
Beyond Rheumatology. A new challenge devoted to the advancement of knowledge in all rheumatology-related fields
Authors: De Cata Angelo , Migliore Alberto
Published: May 2019

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Evaluation of the glycemic effect of methotrexate in psoriatic arthritis patients with metabolic syndrome: A pilot study
Authors: Dehpouri Tannaz , Rahmatpour Rokni Ghasem , Ahangar Narenjbon Nematollah , Goldust Mohamad , Yamauchi Paul S. , Wollina Uwe , Lotti Torello , Kircik Leon , Di Lernia Vito Giuseppe , Sonthalia Sidharth , Vojvodic Aleksandra , Szepietowski Jacek , Bahadoran Philippe , Errichetti Enzo , Cantisani Carmen , Atzori Laura , Rezaee Elham , Kutlubay Zekayi , Engin Burhan , Nisticò Steven , Damiani Giovanni , Conic Rosalynn R.Z. , Goren Andy , Čabrijan Leo , Tchernev Georgi
Published: May 2019

Methotrexate (MTX) is a systemic immunosuppressant drug used for the treatment of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. Previous studies demonstrated a potential association between psoriasis and diabetes mellitus, obesity, atherosclerosis, hypertension, eventuating into metabolic syndrome. This study aimed at exploring the glycemic effects of MTX in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) patients. In this prospective cross-sectional study, 27 patients with PsA were evaluated. The status of PsA and presence of accompanying metabolic syndrome was determined by standard criteria and indices. Blood indicators including HbA1c, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, fasting blood sugar, total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein, triglycerides, and C-reactive protein were examined before and 12 weeks after MTX therapy. There were no significant changes between HbA1c levels before and after MTX therapy in both genders (men: P=0.131, women: P=0.803). In addition, HbA1c levels in PsA patients with metabolic syndrome were not different before and after treatment (P=0.250). Finally, HbA1c levels did not change in PsA patients without metabolic syndrome before and after therapy (P=0.506). MTX in PsA patients does not appear to have hyperglycaemic effects in the short-term and can be safely used in patients with metabolic syndrome and diabetes.
Abstract Book of the XXIV Congresso Nazionale della Società Scientifica FADOI, Firenze, 11-14 maggio 2019
Authors: Fontanella Presidente: A.
Published: May 2019

Abstract Book of the XXIV Congresso Nazionale della Società Scientifica FADOI, Firenze, 11-14 maggio 2019.
Women on the Edge in Early Modern Europe
Authors: Hopkins Lisa , Norrie Aidan , Thorpe Lara , Gordon Sarah , Lubamersky Lynn , MacConochie Alex , Parish Debra , O’Leary Jessica , Hopkins Lisa , Norrie Aidan , Becker Jessica , Mendieta Eva
Published: May 2019

Women on the Edge in Early Modern Europe examines the lives of women whose gender impeded the exercise of their personal, political, and religious agency, with an emphasis on the conflict that occurred when they crossed the edges society placed on their gender. Many of the women featured in this collection have only been afforded cursory scholarly focus, or the focus has been isolated to a specific, (in)famous event. This collection redresses this imbalance by providing comprehensive discussions of the women’s lives, placing the matter that makes them known to history within the context of their entire life. Focusing on women from different backgrounds -- such as Marie Meurdrac, the French chemist; Anna Trapnel, the Fifth Monarchist and prophetess; and Cecilia of Sweden, princess, margravine, countess, and regent -- this collection brings together a wide range of scholars from a variety of disciplines to bring attention to these previously overlooked women.
The Neapolitan Lives and Careers of Netherlandish Immigrant Painters (1575-1655)
Authors: Osnabrugge Marije
Published: May 2019

The seventeenth century was a time of exceptional mobility for Netherlandish artists. This mobility had a profound impact on artistic developments, stimulating innovation and creativity in the Netherlands as well as abroad. Whereas most artists undertook a relatively short study trip, others decided to settle down and shape their life in a new environment. This study traces the integration process — as artists and as migrants in general — of Aert Mytens, Louis Finson, Abraham Vinck, Hendrick De Somer and Matthias Stom in Naples between 1575 and 1655. Departing from the idea that the experience of every migrant is specific to their background and skills, The Neapolitan Lives and Careers of Netherlandish Immigrant Painters (1575-1655) examines the challenges each of these five artists faced, the choices they made and the opportunities they grasped. The dynamics of art and society in Naples, the bustling capital of the Spanish viceroyalty, forms the context for their lives and careers.
The Medieval Cultures of the Irish Sea and the North Sea
Authors: MacQuarrie Charles , Nagy Joseph , Davies Helen , Popenhagen Ron , Hennequin Wendy , Cook Brian , Bowden Ethel , McGarrity Maria , Kershner Stephen , Knight Rhonda , Pierce Marc
Published: May 2019

The literary, historical, and linguistic confluence that characterized the Irish Sea region in the pre-modern period is reflected in the interdisciplinarity of these new research essays, centered on the literatures, languages, and histories of the Irish-Sea communities of the Middle Ages, much of which is still evoked in contemporary culture. The contributors to this collection dive deep into the rich historical record, heroic literature, and story lore of the medieval communities ringing the Irish Sea, with case studies that encompass Manx, Irish, Scandinavian, Welsh, and English traditions. Manannán, the famous travelling Celtic divinity who supposedly claimed the Isle of Man as his home, mingles here with his mythical, legendary, and historical neighbors, whose impact on our image and understanding of the pre-modern cultures of the Northern Atlantic has persisted down through the centuries.
Roman North Africa
Authors: Cilliers Louise
Published: May 2019

This book examines the environment and society of North Africa during the late Roman period (fourth and fifth centuries CE) through the writings of Helvius Vindicianus, Theodorus Priscianus, Caelius Aurelianus, and Cassius Felix. These four medical writers, whose translation into Latin of precious Greek texts has been hailed as ‘the achievement of the millennium’ by one modern scholar, provide a unique opportunity to understand North Africa, the most prosperous region of the Roman World during Late Antiquity. Although focusing on medical knowledge and hygiene, their writings provide fresh insights on the environment, economy, population, language, and health facilities of the region. Roman North Africa: Environment, Society and Medical Contribution includes the first full discussion of the exceptional career of the physician Helvius Vindicianus, as well as a valuable reassessment of other writers whose works were read throughout the Middle Ages. It will therefore prove invaluable not only for scholars of Late Antiquity and North Africa, but also for those working on later periods.
The Art of Political Framing
Authors: Bruijn Hans
Published: May 2019

Politicians employ a wide range of strategies to achieve their goals - and language is one of them. What impact does their language have on us, on their opponents, on the public opinion?

If language matters, then the interesting question naturally arises how politicians use language to their advantage? How do they use it to convince us of the truth of their views? These questions take us into the world of political framing, which has attracted a lot of attention in recent times and forms the subject of this book.

Framing is obviously not a new phenomenon, nor is it the preserve of right-wing politicians, as is sometimes suggested. The author discusses both old and new examples of framing, as well as various left and right-wing frames. The examples presented in this book have been carefully selected, in the hope that they will not only help you understand the game of framing and reframing but also show you how much impact you can have by using the right words.
UV spectroscopic determination of the chlorine monoxide (ClO) ∕ chlorine peroxide (ClOOCl) thermal equilibrium constant
Authors: Klobas J. Eric , Wilmouth David M.
Published: May 2019

Abstract. The thermal equilibrium constant between the chlorine monoxide radical (ClO)
and its dimer, chlorine peroxide (ClOOCl), was determined as a function of
temperature between 228 and 301 K in a discharge flow apparatus using broadband
UV absorption spectroscopy. A third-law fit of the equilibrium values
determined from the experimental data provides the expression
Keq=2.16×10-27e8527±35K/T cm3 molecule−1 (1σ uncertainty). A second-law
analysis of the data is in good agreement. From the slope of the van't Hoff
plot in the third-law analysis, the enthalpy of formation for ClOOCl is
calculated, ΔHf∘(298K)=130.0±0.6 kJ mol−1. The equilibrium constant results from this study
suggest that the uncertainties in Keq recommended in the most
recent (year 2015) NASA JPL Data Evaluation can be significantly reduced.
Application of Parametric Speakers to Radio Acoustic Sounding System
Authors: Adachi Ahoro , Hashiguchi Hiroyuki
Published: May 2019

Abstract. In this study, a wind profiler with radio acoustic sounding system (RASS) and operational radiosonde measurements were used to investigate the technical practicability and reliability of using parametric speakers to measure the vertical profile of virtual temperature. Characteristics of parametric speakers include high directivity and very low sidelobes, which are preferable for RASS, especially those operating at urban areas, if this type of speaker exhibits reliability comparable with acoustic speakers for RASS measurements. The experiments were conducted on fine days with light winds to mitigate the effects of the horizontal and vertical components of wind on acoustic waves used for RASS. The results of this study indicated that, although parametric speaker RASS is susceptible to horizontal winds due to the narrower acoustic beam, bias and standard deviation of parametric speaker RASS/radiosonde virtual temperature difference (0.1 °C, 0.4 °C) were close to that from acoustic speakers (0.0 °C, 0.4 °C). In addition, when compared with acoustic speaker RASS, the values for the parametric speaker RASS were even smaller (0.1 °C, 0.2 °C). Based on these results, it is concluded that the parametric speaker RASS has accuracy and precision comparable with acoustic speaker RASS despite its high directivity of sound.
Multi-point galactic cosmic rays measurements between 1 and 4.5 AU over a full Solar cycle
Authors: Honig Thomas , Witasse Olivier G. , Evans Hugh , Nieminen Petteri , Kuulkers Erik , Taylor Matt G. G. T. , Heber Bernd , Guo Jingnan , Sánchez-Cano Beatriz
Published: May 2019

Abstract. The radiation data collected by the Standard Radiation Environment Monitor (SREM) aboard ESA missions INTEGRAl, ROSETTA, HERSCHEL, PLANCK and PROBA-1, and by the High Energy Neutron Detector (HEND) instrument aboard Mars Odyssey are analysed with an emphasis on characterising Galactic Cosmic Rays (GCRs) in the inner heliosphere. A cross-calibration between all sensors was performed for this study, which can also be used in subsequent works. We investigate the stability of the SREM detectors over long-term periods. The radiation data is compared qualitatively and quantitatively with the corresponding solar activity. Based on INTEGRAL and Rosetta SREM data, a GCR helioradial gradient of 2.96 %/AU is found between 1 and 4.5 AU. In addition, the data during the last phase of the Rosetta mission around comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko were studied in more detail. An unexpected and yet unexplained 8 % reduction of the Galactic Comic Ray flux measured by Rosetta SREM in the vicinity of the comet is noted.
Phenomena preceding major earthquakes interconnected through a physical model
Authors: Varotsos Panayiotis A. , Sarlis Nicholas V. , Skordas Efthimios S.
Published: May 2019

Abstract. The analysis of earthquake time series in a new time domain termed
natural time enables the uncovering of hidden properties in time series of
complex systems and has been recently employed as the basis of a method to
estimate seismic risk. Natural time also enables the determination of the
order parameter of seismicity, which is a quantity by means of which one can identify when the system approaches the critical point (the mainshock
occurrence is considered the new phase). Applying this analysis, as an
example, to the Japanese seismic data from 1 January 1984 until the
super-giant M 9 Tōhoku earthquake on 11 March 2011, we find
that almost 3 months before its occurrence the entropy change of seismicity under time
reversal is minimized on 22 December 2010, which signals an impending major
earthquake. On this date the order parameter fluctuations of seismicity
exhibit an abrupt increase. This increase is accompanied by various phenomena; e.g., from this date the horizontal GPS azimuths start to become gradually
oriented toward the southern direction, while they had random orientation
during the preceding period. Two weeks later, a minimum of the order
parameter fluctuations of seismicity appears accompanied by anomalous Earth
magnetic field variations and by full alignment of the orientations of GPS
azimuths southwards leading to the most intense crust uplift. These phenomena
are discussed and found to be in accordance with a physical model which
seems to explain on a unified basis anomalous precursory changes observed
either in ground-based measurements or in satellite data.
CO2 drawdown due to particle ballasting by glacial aeolian dust: an estimate based on the ocean carbon cycle model MPIOM/HAMOCC version 1.6.2p3
Authors: Heinemann Malte , Segschneider Joachim , Schneider Birgit
Published: May 2019

Abstract. Despite intense efforts, the mechanisms that drive glacial–interglacial
changes in atmospheric pCO2 are not fully understood. Here,
we aim at quantifying the potential contribution of aeolian dust deposition
changes to the atmospheric pCO2 drawdown during the Last
Glacial Maximum (LGM). To this end, we use the Max Planck Institute Ocean
Model (MPIOM) and the embedded Hamburg Ocean Carbon Cycle model
(HAMOCC), including a new
parameterization of particle ballasting that accounts for the acceleration of
sinking organic soft tissue in the ocean by higher-density biogenic calcite
and opal particles, as well as mineral dust. Sensitivity experiments with
reconstructed LGM dust deposition rates indicate that the acceleration of
detritus by mineral dust played a small role in atmospheric
pCO2 variations during glacial–interglacial cycles – on
the order of 5 ppmv, compared to the reconstructed ∼80 ppmv rise in
atmospheric pCO2 during the last deglaciation. The
additional effect of the LGM dust deposition, namely the enhanced
fertilization by the iron that is associated with the glacial dust, likely
played a more important role; although the full iron fertilization effect can
not be estimated in the particular model version used here due to
underestimated present-day non-diazotroph iron limitation, fertilization of
diazotrophs in the tropical Pacific already leads to an atmospheric
pCO2 drawdown of around 10 ppmv.
Drainage of soft cohesive sediment with and without
Phragmites australis as an ecological engineer
Authors: Saaltink Rémon M. , Barciela-Rial Maria , van Kessel Thijs , Dekker Stefan C. , de Boer Hugo J. , Chassange Claire , Griffioen Jasper , Wassen Martin J. , Winterwerp Johan C.
Published: May 2019

Abstract. Conventional drainage techniques are often used to speed up consolidation of fine sediment. These techniques are relatively expensive, are invasive and often degrade the natural value of the ecosystem. This paper focusses on exploring an alternative approach that uses natural processes, rather than a technological solution, to speed up drainage of soft cohesive sediment. In a controlled column experiment, we studied how Phragmites australis can act as an ecological engineer that enhances drainage, thereby potentially promoting sediment consolidation. We measured the dynamics of pore water pressures at 10 cm depth intervals during a 129-day period in a column with and without plants, while the water level was fixed. Water loss via evaporation was measured using Mariotte bottles and the photosynthetic processes – including plant transpiration – were measured with a LICOR photosynthesis system. The results show that several processes initiated by P. australis interfere with the physical processes involved in sediment drainage and consolidation. Phragmites australis effectively altered the pore pressure gradient via water extraction, especially between 40 and 60 cm from the bottom of the column. In this zone, daily cycles in pore pressures were observed which could directly be linked to the diurnal cycle of stomatal gas exchange. On average, water loss via evaporation and transpiration of leaves of P. australis amounted to 3.9 mm day−1, whereas evaporation of bare soil amounted on average to 0.6 mm day−1. Moreover, the depth-averaged hydraulic conductivity increased on average by 40 % in presence of P. australis. The results presented in this study provide information needed for predictive modelling of plants as ecological engineers to speed up soil forming processes in the construction of wetlands with soft cohesive sediment.
Hyper-resolution ensemble-based snow reanalysis in mountain
regions using clustering
Authors: Fiddes Joel , Aalstad Kristoffer , Westermann Sebastian
Published: May 2019

Abstract. Spatial variability in high-relief landscapes is immense, and grid-based models cannot be run at spatial resolutions to explicitly represent important physical processes. This hampers the assessment of the current and future evolution of important issues such as water availability or mass movement hazards. Here, we present a new processing chain that couples an efficient subgrid method with a downscaling tool and data assimilation method with the purpose to improve numerical simulation of surface processes at multiple spatial and temporal scales in ungauged basins. The novelty of the approach is that while we add 1–2 orders of magnitude of computational cost by ensemble simulations, we save 4–5 orders of magnitude over explicitly simulating a high-resolution grid. This approach makes data assimilation at large spatio-temporal scales feasible. In addition, this approach utilises only freely available global datasets and is therefore able to run globally. We demonstrate marked improvements in estimating snow height and snow water equivalent at various experimental scales using this approach. We propose this as a suitable method for a wide variety of operational and research applications where surface models need to be run at large scales with sparse to non-existent ground observations and with the flexibility to assimilate diverse variables retrieved by EO missions.
Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus from Oxcutzcab, Yucatán
Authors: Lara Andrea Muñoz , Vega Jorge García , Patiño Juan Pablo Moncada , Tovar Alma Rosa , Aguilar Patricia Isolina del Socorro Gómez
Published: May 2019

Introduction: The complications of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), such as chronic kidney disease (CKD), are the second leading cause of death in Oxcutzcab municipality of Yacatan, Mexico. The objective of the study was to estimate the burden of chronic kidney disease in a sample of patients with T2DM from Oxcutzcab municipality of Yacatan, Mexico, region characterized by high amound of poverty and vulnerabidity.Methods: This is a descriptive study involving 108 adult patients between 26 and 79 years old with T2DM who attended the PROSPERA, social protection program under the direction of Ministry of Social Development of Mexico (88% female and 12% male). Weight, height, BMI, and years of post T2DM diagnosis were measured. Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was calculated using the Cockcroft-Gault formula. Results: We found that 39.81% of participants had stage one kidney damage, 34.26% stage two, 24.07% stage three, one case of stage four, and one of stage five. BMI measurements indicated that 40.74% of participants were obese (≥30kg/m2), 35.19% were overweight, and 1.85% were underweight. In terms of years since diagnosis, 37.04% of the participants were diagnosed five years ago and less, 29.63% of participants were diagnosed 6-10 years ago, 22.22% between 11-15 years ago, 8.33% between 16-20 years ago, and 2.78% of participants over 20 years ago.Conclusions: Most participants were in stages one to three of kidney damage, where the main objective of the medical team was medical treatment of T2DM and comorbidities, as well as nutritional support to prevent further complications. There was only one case in stage four and five each, where dialysis and kidney transplantation became necessary. Both cases presented had a history of T2DM for over 20 years. It is important to identify early kidney damage to improve quality of life, reduce the treatment costs, and lower mortality.
Privatización y discriminación de género: estudio de caso del sistema de pensiones chileno
Authors: Chamorro Sabina
Published: May 2019

La privatización del sistema de pensiones que el gobierno dictatorial de Pinochet lleva a cabo en Chile en 1981 genera un aumento de la pobreza en las personas pensionistas que afecta en mayor medida a las mujeres. A través de la realización de un análisis empírico con perspectiva feminista este trabajo permite afirmar que el sistema de pensiones chileno actúa de manera discriminatoria contra las mujeres de manera directa e indirecta, y que además, fomenta una intensificación de la dualidad de género en la inserción en el sistema.
La "polis" de Dios. El doble poder medieval y una sobrenaturalización de lo político
Authors: Matías Daniel Pasqualini* Matías
Published: May 2019

Francisco Bertelloni en “La teoría política medieval entre la tradición clásica y la modernidad” (2010) procura poner en evidencia cómo la transición de la filosofía política clásica a la filosofía social moderna encuentra un momento decisivo en la teoría política medieval, particularmente verificable en La monarquía de Tomás de Aquino, en la medida en que allí tiene lugar una reducción del concepto de polis a oikos. En esta presentación, pretendemos primeramente proponer nuestra reinterpretación de la génesis histórica del doble poder medieval; en segundo lugar, reconstruir la argumentación del autor en torno a la mencionada reducción; por último, sugerir una hipótesis de lectura de La monarquía, complementaria a la tesis del autor, en referencia a un posible desplazamiento a un plano sobrenatural del contenido político inherente a la concepción clásica.
Los orígenes de la modernidad en el pensamiento político indio (1858-1909)
Authors: López Areu Mario
Published: May 2019

Utilizando la herramienta metodológica del Sattelzeit de Reinhart Koselleck, este artículo defiende que la transición hacia la modernidad del pensamiento político indio tiene lugar entre 1858 y 1947. El artículo se centra en analizar la primera etapa de dicha transición, la que tiene lugar entre 1858, cuando se establece el Estado colonial que introduce las instituciones y principios de la modernidad occidental, y 1909, cuando Gandhi irrumpe en la escena política. El artículo defiende que este período se caracteriza, primero, por un proceso de aceptación de las ideas y principios de la modernidad occidental, seguido de otro de reconceptualización de las mismas por parte de la intelectualidad india para construir un discurso anti-colonialista basado en valores modernos como los de igualdad y justicia
“Ni dieux ni maitre”. Anarquismo y teología política
Authors: D’Angelo Valerio
Published: May 2019

Partiendo de una sugerencia de Carl Schmitt, el artículo quiere investigar la ambigua relación entre teología y pensamiento político libertario. De hecho, si, por un lado, los anarquistas estuvieron entre los primeros en denunciar la analogía entre los modernos conceptos jurídico-políticos y los conceptos teológicos, por el otro, no consiguieron desmarcarse del todo del legado de la teología. Se enseñará, pues, cómo los teóricos libertarios quedan presos en las mallas de la teología, que re-proponen como creencia iluminista en el Hombre y en el progreso de la humanidad. En este panorama, la figura de Max Stirner es excepcional. Este no solo desvela la faceta cristiana del liberalismo moderno, sino que pone en entredicho la subjetividad del creyente en tanto base del proceso de secularización. Así se examinará la propuesta stirneriana de una política de la profanación para una salida de la teología política.
Hernando de Acuña, casos de imitatio de Ausiàs March en el petrarquismo hispánico del QuinientosHernando de Acuña: Cases of imitatio of Ausiàs March in the Hispanic Petrarchism of the 1500s
Authors: Rísquez Míriam Ruiz-Ruano
Published: May 2019

Ausiàs March (1400–1459) was imitated in the Hispanic Renaissance. It is already visible in Garcilaso de la Vega’s (1501–1535) poetry as well as in Juan Boscán’s (1487/92–1542). Hernando de Acuña (1518–1580/82) was their follower. Previous research accounts for the exclusive imitation of some of March’s lesser-known poems in Acuña’s Varias poesías (1591). First, this paper offers other examples that had been unperceived. Second, it sheds new light on these already known imitation cases, and it justifies their existence in the context of the imitatio of March in the first half of the sixteenth century.
El hidalgo pobre en la poesía satírico-burlesca de Alonso de Castillo Solórzano (Donaires del Parnaso, I, núms. 48 y 49)The Poor Hidalgo in the Comic Poetry of Alonso de Castillo Solórzano (Donaires del Parnaso, I, no. 48 & 49)
Authors: Mansilla Fernando Rodríguez
Published: May 2019

This article explores the character of the impoverished hidalgo within the courtly culture of seventeenth century Spain. Through close reading, I analyze two poems of the first part of Donaires del Parnaso (1624), a comic poetry collection by Alonso de Castillo Solórzano. While the first poem mocks the hidalgo, the second one constitutes the reply of the character to the jokes against him. I read these texts in the context of the literary academy, which influences in the meaning of the verses. Lastly, I support my interpretations on other contemporary literary texts in order to determine the poems’ motifs and ideological purposes.
Sacred Addictions: On the Phenomenology of Religious Experience
Authors: Manoussakis John Panteleimon
Published: May 2019

This article questions the distinction between the sacred and the profane and, by taking phenomenology as its guide, suggests going beyond an “archaeological” or natural understanding of religion, toward a phenomenology of religion informed by temporality and futurity.