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POÉTICAS E POLÍTICAS DE TRANSFORMAÇÃO DO MUNDO SOCIAL: MIGRAÇÕES RECENTES DE HAITIANOS E SENEGALESES NA REGIÃO DA GRANDE FLORIANÓPOLIS (SC)
Authors: Macedo Janaina Santos
Published: February 2018

O presente artigo pretende propor uma reflexão acerca das migrações recentes como possibilidades poéticas e políticas de transformação do mundo social. O fenômeno migratório deste século XXI, a partir de uma pesquisa antropológica situada em Santa Catarina, é analisado por suas liminaridades, montagens e possibilidades de desencadear e suscitar transformações. O enfoque proposto, para além das precariedades e restrições de acesso a direitos que incidem sobre populações migrantes no contexto local, atenta para a positividade do processo migratório. Através desta perspectiva, construída a partir do trabalho etnográfico realizado junto a imigrantes e refugiados provenientes do Haiti e do Senegal, tornou-se possível compreender de maneira diversa os constantes deslocamentos e reelaborações de identidades e de modos de estar no mundo destes sujeitos, percebidos como mais fluídos e menos estáveis. As experiências cotidianas destes novos fluxos migratórios, deste modo, são tomadas como desencadeadoras de novos paradigmas de relações contra-hegemônicas. As migrações – tanto voluntárias quanto involuntárias (situação de refúgio) – assumem, sob este viés, uma dimensão política e poética performada e experienciada cotidianamente, que se expande através dos fluxos e movimentos, criando efeitos transformadores transnacionalmente. Assim, as populações migrantes desencadeiam, através de seus múltiplos deslocamentos, movimentos de transformação social, performando novas possibilidades éticas de resistências à ordem e às fronteiras estabelecidas e, que através de uma perspectiva que parte da universalidade do acesso aos direitos humanos, aponta para a criação e o desenvolvimento de uma ética de coabitação. Esperamos contribuir para iluminar positivamente os estudos sobre processos migratórios e desta maneira, seguir o exemplo proposto pelos sujeitos migrantes de transformar a realidade social.
A PARTICIPAÇÃO SOCIOPOLÍTICA DO MOVIMENTO DOS TRABALHADORES RURAIS SEM TERRA (MST) EM CONSELHOS GESTORES: UMA ANÁLISE A PARTIR DOS PROCESSOS IDENTITÁRIOS
Authors: Bispo de Jesus Claudia Kathyuscia
Published: February 2018

Esse trabalho apresenta uma análise da participação sociopolítica do Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra (MST) em conselhos gestores, do município de Nossa Senhora da Glória-Sergipe, a partir da discussão de processos identitários como aporte teórico-metodológico. Isto é, revelar os atores sociais, os motivos de disputa, os elementos morais, normativos e os contextos sociais como parâmetros mediadores nesse processo participativo. Trata-se de uma pesquisa qualitativa, realizada através da observação direta, de entrevistas semiestruturadas e pesquisa documental que possibilitou a construção do corpus empírico, em que se pode concluir que a inserção participativa do MST em conselhos gestores significa uma redefinição identitária dos integrantes do movimento que, por sua vez, estão alterando a dinâmica interna tanto dos conselhos quanto a do próprio movimento no que se refere à sua atuação política.
SEXUALIDADE NA BÍBLIA & NA CRISTANDADE
Authors: Dias Júlio Cesar Tavares
Published: February 2018

RESENHA DE CALVANI, Carlos Eduardo (org.). Bíblia e Sexualidade – abordagem teológica, pastoral e bíblica. São Paulo: Fonte Editorial, 2010. 14 cm x 21 cm 388 p.
Treaty-Making Capacity of Components of Federal States from the Perspective of the Works of the UN International Law Commission
Authors: Karski Karol , Kamiński Tomasz
Published: February 2018

The submitted paper concerns the treaty-making capacity of components of federal (non-unitary) states. As the division of powers in respect to the conclusion of international treaties between a federal state and its components is based on the provisions of internal federal law, the authors decided to start the consideration of the topic with the presentation of selected appropriate internal law regulations of federal states. Although the study concentrates on an analysis of Swiss and German constitutional rules on the subject, the provisions of i.a. Belgian, US and Canadian law are also commented upon. Therefore it apparently seems to be an important legal question.The treaty-making capacity of components of federal (non-unitary) states was comprehensively discussed during the International Law Commission preparatory works on the regulation on the law of treaties. The provisions dedicated to that issue formed part of the reports prepared by each of the ILC Special Rapporteurs on the subject. The paper presents the draft propositions submitted by them, the views of ILC members, and responses received from states.The final draft of ILC articles on the law of treaties contained a paragraph concerning the issue at stake (than art. 5 § 2 of the draft) stipulating that member states of a federal union may possess such capacity only if such capacity is admitted by the federal constitution and within the scope defined therein. Nevertheless, this issue was omitted in the 1969 Vienna Convention on Law of Treaties (VCLT). Art. 6 of the VCLT on the capacity of States to conclude treaties does not mention the rights of components of federal states. It consists of one paragraph simply stating that every State possesses the capacity to conclude treaties. And the term ‘state’ for the purposes of that regulation possesses the same meaning as i.a. in the Charter of the United Nations, that is a State for the purposes of international law, or a state in the international meaning of that term.This does not mean however that territorial units forming a part of a federal state cannot conclude international agreements. But, this issue depends both on the provisions of internal law of the given state and on the practice of the states recognising the potential rights of the components of the federal (non-unitary) states in respect to conclusion of the treaties.
Decisions and Administrative Acts according to the ReNEUAL Model Rules on the EU Administrative Procedure and Proposal for Regulation for an Open, Efficient and Independent EU Administration
Authors: Jaśkowski Marek
Published: February 2018

The author presents and analyses the notions of a decision according to ReNEUAL Model rules on EU administrative procedure and of an administrative act according to the Proposal for Regulation for an open, efficient and independent European Union administration. The discussion approaches the subsidiary character of the proposed rules and exclusions of their applicability in given cases, the designation and individual character of decisions and administrative acts, as well as their form and content. Additionally, the author considers the possibility of qualifying certain regulations as decisions or administrative acts. According to the conclusion, the scope of application of analysed proposals may turn out to be relatively restricted because of the exclusion of implementing acts in the case of the Regulation proposal and the potentially narrow interpretation of the notion of a decision in the case of the Model Rules.
Physical Activity, Exercise and Sport Programs as Effective Therapeutic Tools in Psychosocial Rehabilitation
Authors: Sancassiani Federica , Machado Sergio , Preti Antonio
Published: February 2018

People with severe psychosocial disabilities have a 20-years shorter lifespan due to chronic somatic comorbidities and the long-term consequences of the side-effects of antipsychotic drugs.

They often are sedentary and show lower levels of physical activity, factors which can contribute to their shorter lifespan, because of the greater cardiovascular risk.

An increasing amount of evidence, including clinical trials, pointed out that sport, physical activity and structured exercise programs improve physical and psychological wellbeing of people with psychosocial disabilities, playing also an important role against their social isolation and self-stigma.

The NICE and APA guidelines include exercise and physical activity for the management of depressive symptoms.

Safe and effective programs require multidisciplinary teams that should always include mental health professionals, able to recognize the psychosocial needs, the impact of symptomatology, the role of secondary effects of psychotropic medication, the effect of previous exercise history, the lack of motivation, the inexperience with effort intensity and the frustration of people with psychosocial disabilities.
The Effect of Sizes of the Cast Polyamide 6 Rods upon Tensile-Impact Strength
Authors: Odrobina Miklós , Kalácska Gábor , Keresztes Róbert
Published: February 2018

We have studied the tensile-impact strength of the magnesium catalysed cast polyamide 6 (PA6) rods according to the EN ISO 8256:2004 standard. The purpose of our investigation was to follow: the mechanical properties of rods are mapped beside same casting technological process in case of different diameters. We have compared the received results with each other than have sought disparities. We examined cylindrical product (rod) in seven dimensional steps in diameter ranging from 40 mm to 300 mm. We have determined that the semi-finished products can be divided into two groups typically in case of their tensile-impact strengths in this size range. The tensile-impact strength is higher in case of the rods with a diameter of less than 100 mm and it is smaller in the larger dimension range. Therefore, the smallest tensile-impact strength can be established in case of the natural semifinished PA6 rods that each rod accomplishes independently of size. However, a range can be determined, which the tensile-impact strength values of product are separated according to the manufacturing size
Health recommendations within the internet: Lessons learned from a planned quantitative study on toothbrushing recommendations (Preprint)
Authors: Ebel Stefanie , Deinzer Renate
Published: February 2018

BACKGROUND

Analyzing recommendations on websites is a method that is often applied to understand what advice is given to patients. An important health behavior which is carried out by most people on a regular basis is toothbrushing.

OBJECTIVE

Our objective was to assess toothbrushing recommendations on German websites.

METHODS

It was planned to include websites related to oral hygiene in German language and to analyze their recommendations quantitatively by counting them regarding frequency, duration and toothbrushing technique.

RESULTS

Several obstacles emerged during the study which finally rendered a quantitative analysis impossible. Among them are an unreasonable amount of websites fulfilling the inclusion criterion, multiple and contradictory advice within one and the same internet presence and cross-linking between websites.
Further, it was impossible to clearly define what should be considered a recommendation and if it would be found by patients as some potential recommendations were mentioned just by the way or at unusual parts of the website.

CONCLUSIONS

Lessons learned during this analysis are discussed with respect to the present research question but also to other research on health recommendations on the internet. Problems that might occur during quantitative and qualitative analyses are shown and potential solutions are presented along with the biases they might cause. Thereby a checklist is provided which should be considered when planning, reporting and evaluating studies analyzing web contents.
Multidisciplinary Smartphone-Based Interventions to Empower Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes: Qualitative Study on Health Care Providers’ Perspectives (Preprint)
Authors: Bashi Nazli , Hassanzadeh Hamed , Varnfield Marlien , Wee Yong , Walters Darren , Karunanithi Mohanraj
Published: February 2018

BACKGROUND

Postdischarge interventions are limited in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) due to few scheduled visits to outpatient clinics and travel from remote areas. Smartphones have become a viable lifestyle technology to deliver educational and health interventions following discharge from hospital.

OBJECTIVE

The purpose of this study was to identify the requirements for the delivery of a mobile health intervention for the postdischarge management of patients with ACS via a multidisciplinary focus group.

METHODS

We conducted a focus group among health care professionals (n=10) from a large metropolitan hospital in May 2017. These participants from a multidisciplinary team contributed to a 1-hour discussion by responding to 8 questions relating to the applicability of smartphone-based educational and health interventions. Descriptive statistics of the focus group data were analyzed using SPSS. The qualitative data were analyzed according to relevant themes extracted from the focus group transcription, using a qualitative description software program (NVivo 11) and an ontology-based concept mapping approach.

RESULTS

The mean age of the participants was 47 (SD 8) years: 3 cardiologists; 2 nurse practitioners; 2 clinical nurses; 2 research scientists; and 1 physiotherapist. Of these participants, 70% (7/10) had experience using electronic health intervention during their professional practice. A total of 7 major themes and their subthemes emerged from the qualitative analysis. Health care providers indicated that comprehensive education on diet, particularly providing daily meal plans, is critical for patients with ACS. In terms of ACS symptoms, a strong recommendation was to focus on educating patients instead of daily monitoring of chest pain and shortness of breathing due to subjectivity and insufficient information for clinicians. Participants pointed that monitoring health measures such as blood pressure and body weight may result in increased awareness of patient physical health, yet may not be sufficient to support patients with ACS via the smartphone-based intervention. Therefore, monitoring pain and emotional status along with other health measures was recommended. Real-time support via FaceTime or video conferencing was indicated as motivational and supportive for patient engagement and self-monitoring. The general demographics of patients with ACS being older, having a low educational level, and a lack of computer skills were identified as potential barriers for engagement with the smartphone-based intervention.

CONCLUSIONS

A smartphone-based program that incorporates the identified educational materials and health interventions would motivate patients with ACS to engage in the multidisciplinary intervention and improve their health outcomes following discharge from hospital.
TRADITIONAL RULE AS 'MODERN GOVERNANCE': RECOGNISING THE AMMATOA KAJANG ADAT LAW COMMUNITY
Authors: Van der Muur Willem , Bedner Adriaan
Published: February 2018

This article discusses governance as it appears in the making of a regional bylaw that grants legal recognition to an indigenous adat community in South-Sulawesi. This process represents a move away from a traditional government approach. The coalition of legal drafters, which included state officials, community members and civil society, engaged in a joint effort of participatory law making. An analysis of this process addresses questions on how the decision-making process developed, what this meant for the outcomes and to what extent this new form of governance served the interests of all parties involved. Penulisan ini membahas proses pembuatan peraturan daerah yang memberikan pengakuan hukum atas sebuah komunitas adat di Sulawesi Selatan, Indonesia. Proses tersebut merupakan sebuah gagasan baru tentang pendekatan partisipatif oleh pemerintah yang menjauh dari pendekatan pada umumnya. Gabungan tim perancang peraturan, turut menyertakan pejabat pemerintahan, anggota masyarakat dan organisasi masyarakat. Analisis yang ada menjawab bagaimana perkembangan suatu proses pengambilan keputusan, serta tujuan dari hasil yang ada dan sejauh mana bentuk tata kelola pemerintahan yang baru dapat melayani semua pihak yang terlibat.
Short-run price performance of IPOs and corporate governance practices: Evidence from a frontier market
Authors: Samarakoon S.M.R.K. , Perera K.L.W.
Published: February 2018

The short-run price performance of Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) indicates that the prices are often underpriced which is widely documented as a universal phenomenon. Corporate governance refers to the set of systems, principles and processes by which a company is governed. Establishing good corporate governance system in an IPO company makes good decisions which attract more outside investors. Therefore, this study examines whether there is any impact of corporate governance practices on short-run price performance of Sri Lankan IPOs. Study examined 44 fixed price IPOs which were listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) during the period of 2003 – January to 2015- December. The study found that Sri Lankan IPOs underprice by 30% on AR, which is statistically significant at 5% level. Further, it found that block holder ownership (ownership concentration), CEO duality and existence of the non-executive directors in the board are positively related to the short-run underpricing, which are statistically significant at 5%. But, the board size has a significant negative impact on underpricing. These relationships are in line with the international literature which confirms that the corporate governance practices have significant impact on short-run price performance of IPOs in Sri Lanka. These findings also support the agency and signaling theories.
Corporate governance and agency theory: Megacable case
Authors: Vargas-Hernández José G. , Teodoro Cruz María Elizabeth
Published: February 2018

The objective of this research is to determine the importance of the implementation of a corporate governance system in the Mexican company Megacable in its development, from the review of the theoretical and empirical literature. Therefore, a descriptive and explanatory study was carried out that describes the concepts related to the aforementioned elements. and financial reports of two periods are analyzed, as well as the main attributes that explain the success of the company. Among the main results obtained are that the Megacable group is the cable operator; Mexico’s largest internet and telephony in terms of subscribers, its structure as a controlling company that is managed through a series of subsidiaries and controlling companies and smaller operating companies in the same sector. It can be concluded that implementing efficient corporate governance among small and medium enterprises will have a clearer way of how to implement and execute the plans and best practices that will allow them to be leaders in their sector.
Amylin Selectively Signals Onto POMC Neurons in the Arcuate Nucleus of the Hypothalamus
Authors: Lutz Thomas A. , Coester Bernd , Whiting Lynda , Dunn-Meynell Ambrose A. , Boyle Christina N. , Bouret Sebastien G. , Levin Barry E. , Le Foll Christelle
Published: February 2018

Amylin phosphorylates ERK (p-ERK) in the area postrema to reduce eating and synergizes with leptin to phosphorylate STAT3 in the arcuate (ARC) and ventromedial (VMN) hypothalamic nuclei to reduce food intake and body weight. The current studies assessed potential amylin and amylin-leptin ARC/VMN interactions on ERK signaling and their roles in postnatal hypothalamic pathway development. In amylin knockout mice, the density of agouti-related protein (AgRP)-immunoreactive (IR) fibers in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus (PVN) was increased, while the density of α-melanocyte–stimulating hormone (αMSH) fibers was decreased. In mice deficient of the amylin receptor components RAMP1/3, both AgRP and αMSH-IR fiber densities were decreased, while only αMSH-IR fiber density was decreased in rats injected neonatally in the ARC/VMN with an adeno-associated virus short hairpin RNA against the amylin core receptor. Amylin induced p-ERK in ARC neurons, 60% of which was present in POMC-expressing neurons, with none in NPY neurons. An amylin-leptin interaction was shown by an additive effect on ARC ERK signaling in neonatal rats and a 44% decrease in amylin-induced p-ERK in the ARC of leptin receptor–deficient and of ob/ob mice. Together, these results suggest that amylin directly acts, through a p-ERK–mediated process, on POMC neurons to enhance ARC-PVN αMSH pathway development.
Position Statement on Population Data Science:
Authors: McGrail Kim , Jones Kerina , Akbari Ashley , Bennett Tell , Boyd Andrew , Carinci Fabrizio , Cui Xinjie , Denaxas Spiros , Dougall Nadine , Ford David , Kirby Russell S , Kum Hye-Chung , Moorin Rachael , Moran Ros , O'Keefe Christine , Preen David , Quan Hude , Sanmartin Claudia , Schull Michael , Smith Mark , Williams Christine , Williamson Tyler , Wyper Grant , Kotelchuck Milton
Published: February 2018

Information is increasingly digital, creating opportunities to respond to pressing issues about human populations in near real time using linked datasets that are large, complex, and diverse. The potential social and individual benefits that can come from data-intensive science are large, but raise challenges of balancing individual privacy and the public good, building appropriate socio-technical systems to support data-intensive science, and determining whether defining a new field of inquiry might help move those collective interests and activities forward. A combination of expert engagement, literature review, and iterative conversations led to our conclusion that defining the field of Population Data Science (challenge 3) will help address the other two challenges as well. We define Population Data Science succinctly as the science of data about people and note that it is related to but distinct from the fields of data science and informatics. A broader definition names four characteristics of: data use for positive impact on citizens and society; bringing together and analyzing data from multiple sources; finding population-level insights; and developing safe, privacy-sensitive and ethical infrastructure to support research. One implication of these characteristics is that few people possess all of the requisite knowledge and skills of Population Data Science, so this is by nature a multi-disciplinary field. Other implications include the need to advance various aspects of science, such as data linkage technology, various forms of analytics, and methods of public engagement. These implications are the beginnings of a research agenda for Population Data Science, which if approached as a collective field, can catalyze significant advances in our understanding of trends in society, health, and human behavior.
Relações entre Tipos de Bolsas e Número de Publicações de Bolsistas de Iniciação Científica em Ciências Sociais Aplicadas: Um Estudo na Universidade Federal do Paraná
Authors: Fiori Felipe Correa , Bezerra Cicero Aparecido
Published: February 2018

Dada a importância dos programas de Iniciação Científica (IC) para o desenvolvimento de pesquisadores, o objetivo do presente estudo é identificar a existência de associação entre tipos de bolsas de IC e o número de publicações dos bolsistas. Os dados foram obtidos do Sistema de Iniciação Científica da Universidade Federal do Paraná e da plataforma Lattes, compreendendo bolsistas dos cursos de Administração, Ciências Contábeis, Ciências Econômicas e Gestão da Informação, que estiveram em IC entre 2003 e 2016. Trata-se de um estudo quantitativo com métodos bivariados não paramétricos. Os resultados obtidos mostram que bolsistas CNPq acumularam montantes mais elevados, tendo permanecido por mais tempo em IC. Conclui-se que o número de publicações não se dá pelo tipo ou valor da bolsa – o que aponta para aspectos intrínsecos ao aluno.
Impacto das Estratégias de Sustentabilidade Empresarial no Custo de Capital Próprio das Empresas Brasileiras
Authors: Canela Renata , Marietto Márcio Luiz
Published: February 2018

Este estudo explora o efeito, no custo de capital próprio, das organizações brasileiras que adotaram, em suas estratégias de negócio, os elementos da responsabilidade social empresarial. O foco recai sobre estratégias empresariais socialmente responsáveis e o custo de capital próprio na adoção dessas estratégias. A análise foi feita com uma regressão e, como proxy para a Responsabilidade Social Empresarial, foi usado o Índice de Sustentabilidade Empresarial. Para a estimativa do custo de capital próprio das empresas, utilizou-se o modelo de três fatores de Fama e French (1993). Como principais resultados e, analogamente, principal contribuição do estudo, percebeu-se que, na maioria dos anos estudados, não foi significativa a queda no custo de capital próprio das empresas que adotaram Estratégias de Responsabilidade Social Empresarial, apontando para uma relação neutra entre o investimento em Responsabilidade Social e o custo de capital próprio.
Is this Early Childhood Development Ours? Deciphering what African Parents want their Children to Learn in Early Childhood Development
Authors: Ejuu Godfrey
Published: February 2018

As modern Early Childhood Development begins to gain prominence in African communities, questions are beginning to emerge as to what sort of Early Childhood Development is being promoted as ‘best practices’. Thus, the discourse for and against western Early Childhood Development as opposed to indigenous Early Childhood Development and scope of each in a culturally contaminated African society continues to rage on. This paper highlights some of the issues and provides insights into what African Early Childhood Development researcher can do to lead the way in owning, redefining and rebuilding a more culturally relevant Early Childhood Development in the African context.
Educators behaving badly
Authors: Devine Nesta , Benade Leon
Published: February 2018

As 2016 comes to an end, salacious news headlines seem to suggest that an element of the teaching profession will not be able to look back on this year with any degree of pride or satisfaction.
ANALYSIS OF PROCEDURES ON IMPROVING OPERATIONAL QUALITIES OF THE SHIP SMALL-SIZE DIESEL ENGINES
Authors: Ilyina Elena Georgievna , Muzaev Anzor Akhmedovich , Dorokhov Pavel Aleksandrovitch , Pakhomova Nadezhda Vladimirovna
Published: February 2018

The functional characteristics of ship small-sized diesel engines are the object of study. Application of new or well-known technical solutions for improving operational characteristics of diesel engines in mass production or modernization processes has been proposed as a variant of reducing costs at designing and manufacturing small-size diesel engines. The paper presents the review of the designs of marine small-size diesels and an overview of possible measures to improve their performance characteristics. Comparative assessment of internal combustion engines quality for a certain set of their parameters refers to the problem that mechanical engineers often have to come across. There appears the need in a well-developed general-purpose methodology for comparative quality assessment of marine diesel engines, which could be used under different circumstances: quality certification, analysis of competitiveness, etc. Hence the need for solving the following partial problems: to develop a methodology for analytical determination of the value of marine diesel engines using their functional indicators given in the manufacturers’ prospectuses. Renovations and improvements require the methodology for evaluating costs and gross income resulted from the operation of the product or profits. Developing running-in coating methods is considered as a subproblem, as well as a scientific justification for these methods which reduce energy losses when overcoming friction forces in the cylinder group. The new technique will give the possibility to calculate the effective power of the main ship engine using operable indicator diagrams.
SYSTEM OF SUPPLYING THE ADDITIVE COMPONENT TO THE CYLINDER OF THE DIESEL ENGINE
Authors: Pokusaev Mikhail Nikolaevich , Zubarev Anton Sergeevich , Grabarchuk Alexander Yuryevich
Published: February 2018

A working diesel engine is an intense source of atmospheric air pollution with toxic substances contained in exhaust gases. This problem was repeatedly raised by the Marine Environment Protection Committee at the headquarters of the International Maritime Organization which is responsible for strengthening stability and security of navigation of merchant ships and for preventing sea pollution from ships. The article proposes the way to solve the problem, namely, to equip a ship diesel with a system that will allow the additional component to be delivered directly to the cylinder of the diesel engine, thereby reducing the content of harmful substances from exhausted gases. Having analyzed the existing systems that were successfully applied in practice, there have been shown strong and weak points of the developed system, as well as its distinguishing features. Accurate feeding of the additional component and monitoring of the main characteristics of the diesel is carried out thanks to the developed electronic control unit, which in turn receives the necessary signals from various sensors mounted on the diesel engine. All the components of the installation form, as a result, one common system, but it should be noted that functionally the system under consideration is only accessory. Getting reliable results has become possible due to using the latest electronic components and integrating them with diesel elements.
SYSTEMS OF MONITORING MARINE DIESEL ENGINES IN OPERATION
Authors: Soloviev Alexey Valerievich
Published: February 2018

The article provides an overview of currently used diagnostic systems of medium- and high-speed marine diesel engines. The parameters controlled by diagnostic systems have been discussed. The advantages and disadvantages of the monitoring systems of marine diesel engines designed as a single software-hardware complex have been analyzed. As it has been stated, universal monitoring systems for engines of different models are not created. Specialized diagnostic systems are only installed in powerful engines which are used on sea-going ships, not on river vessels and mixed (river-sea) navigation vessels; such complexes have not been applied so far. According to the results of the analysis, there have been listed engine diagnostic parameters required for implementing algorithms of automatic diagnostics without disassembling. The paper presents a review of commercially available sensors for measuring parameters of engines in operation. It has been shown that currently the decision of tasks of technical diagnostics of marine engines and, therefore, other less complex mechanisms of a ship power plant on the river vessels is possible because of modern electronic control systems that allow continuous monitoring of technical parameters, i.e. collecting and processing information received from sensors of the controlled variables and processes.
The Experienced Self and Other Scale: A technique for assaying the experience of one’s self in relation to the other
Authors: Shvil Erel , Krauss Herbert , Midlarsky Elizabeth
Published: February 2018

The construct “self” appears in diverse forms in theories about what it is to be a person. As the sense of “self” is typically assessed through personal reports, differences in its description undoubtedly reflect significant differences in peoples’ apperception of self. This report describes the development, reliability, and factorial structure of the Experience of Sense of Self (E-SOS), an inventory designed to assess one’s perception of self in relation to the person’s perception of various potential “others.” It does so using Venn diagrams to depict and quantify the experienced overlap between the self and “others.” Participant responses to the instrument were studied through Exploratory Factor Analysis. This yielded a five-factor solution: 1) Experience of Positive Sensation; 2) Experience of Challenges; 3) Experience of Temptations; 4) Experience of Higher Power; and 5) Experience of Family. The items comprising each of these were found to produce reliable subscales. Further research with the E-SOS and suggestions for its use are offered.  DOI:10.2458/azu_jmmss_v4i2_shvil
Complementary Meta-Analytic Methods for the Quantitative Review of Research: 2. An Extended Illustration
Authors: Figueredo Aurelio José , Black Candace Jasmine , Scott Anne Grete
Published: February 2018

In Figueredo, Black, and Scott (this issue), we presented the rationale for a complementary meta-analytic method to accompany traditional effects meta-analytic procedures.  Here, we provide an example using Contents Meta-Analysis so that readers can become familiar with the application of the method and the implications of its use.  This illustration will be presented in two major sections.  First, we will describe an empirical example of a meta-analysis on retention in higher education where a Contents Meta-Analysis was conducted.  Then we will show how the information gained in the Contents Meta-Analysis may be applied to address issues of generalizability. DOI:10.2458/azu_jmmss_v4i2_figueredo
Do Slower Life History Strategies Reduce Sociodemographic Sex Differences?
Authors: Chavarria Minera Cindy Elizabeth , Figueredo Aurelio José , Lunsford Laura Gail
Published: February 2018

This study examines the relations between sociodemographic sex differences and life history strategies in the populations of Mexican States. Sex differences in anatomy and behavior was measured with traits such as educational achievement, mortality, and morbidity. The data were obtained from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI) and sampled from thirty-one Mexican states and the Federal District (N = 32). An extension analysis was performed selecting only the sex ratio variables that had a correlation with the slow Life History factor greater than or equal to an absolute value of .25. A unit-weighted sex ratio factor was created using these variables. Across 32 Mexican states, the correlation between latent slow life history and sex ratio was .57 (p < .05). These results are consistent with our hypothesis that slower life histories favor reduced sexual dimorphism in physiology and behavior among human subnational populations. The results of the study further understanding of variations in population sex differences, male-biased behaviors toward sexual equality, and the differences among subnational (regional) populations within the United States of Mexico. DOI:10.2458/azu_jmmss_v6i1_chavarria_minera
Clinically oriented device programming in bradycardia patients: part 1 (sinus node disease). Proposals from AIAC (Italian Association of Arrhythmology and Cardiac Pacing)
Authors: Ziacchi Matteo , Palmisano Pietro , Biffi Mauro , Ricci Renato P. , Landolina Maurizio , Zoni-Berisso Massimo , Occhetta Eraldo , Maglia Giampiero , Botto Gianluca , Padeletti Luigi , Boriani Giuseppe
Published: February 2018

Modern pacemakers have an increasing number of programable parameters and specific algorithms designed to optimize pacing therapy in relation to the individual characteristics of patients. When choosing the most appropriate pacemaker type and programing, the following variables must be taken into account: the type of bradyarrhythmia at the time of pacemaker implantation; the cardiac chamber requiring pacing, and the percentage of pacing actually needed to correct the rhythm disorder; the possible association of multiple rhythm disturbances and conduction diseases; the evolution of conduction disorders during follow-up. The goals of device programing are to preserve or restore the heart rate response to metabolic and hemodynamic demands; to maintain physiological conduction; to maximize device longevity; to detect, prevent, and treat atrial arrhythmia. In patients with sinus node disease, the optimal pacing mode is DDDR. Based on all the available evidence, in this setting, we consider appropriate the activation of the following algorithms: rate responsive function in patients with chronotropic incompetence; algorithms to maximize intrinsic atrioventricular conduction in the absence of atrioventricular blocks; mode-switch algorithms; algorithms for autoadaptive management of the atrial pacing output; algorithms for the prevention and treatment of atrial tachyarrhythmias in the subgroup of patients with atrial tachyarrhythmias/atrial fibrillation. The purpose of this two-part consensus document is to provide specific suggestions (based on an extensive literature review) on appropriate pacemaker setting in relation to patients’ clinical features.
Role of cardiovascular imaging in cardiac resynchronization therapy: a literature review
Authors: Sassone Biagio , Nucifora Gaetano , Mele Donato , Valzania Cinzia , Bisignani Giovanni , Boriani Giuseppe
Published: February 2018

Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is an established treatment in patients with symptomatic drug-refractory heart failure and broad QRS complex on the surface ECG. Despite the presence of either mechanical dyssynchrony or viable myocardium at the site where delivering left ventricular pacing being necessary conditions for a successful CRT, their direct assessment by techniques of cardiovascular imaging, though feasible, is not recommended in clinical practice by the current guidelines. Indeed, even though there is growing body of data providing evidence of the additional value of an image-based approach as compared with routine approach in improving response to CRT, these results should be confirmed in prospective and large multicentre trials before their impact on CRT guidelines is considered.
KLASIFIKASI PRIORITAS KETERTARIKAN PERILAKU PENGUNJUNG PAMERAN TERHADAP KARYA SENI RUPA KONTEMPORER
Authors: Waryanti Dessy Rachma
Published: February 2018

Many elements are presented to visitors during an exhibition of contemporary art. These elements include the overaching concept of the exhibit (Ko), issues raised in the exhibition (Is), the name of the artist whose popularity attracts patrons (Na), and visual forms of the art itself (Vi). Using these four elements I compiled questions and interviewed patrons with various backgrounds in the arts. The goal was to find out these patron’s interest priorities; in other words, which aspects of the exhibit were of most interest to them as an observer. Previous literature on visitor behavior and social response at contemporary art exhibitions has been used as a base for this research. This study aims to highlight the different interest priorities as a visitor behaviour and audiens reception due to exhibition. I My respondences in this research is the exhibition visitors who had a background in art, but not necessarily in the discipline being exhibited. The results of this study will serve to determine the interest of art exhibition patrons, so that artists and curators can be made more aware of the gaps that exist between exhibit creation and viewer interest, and how those gaps can be better closed.
IKONOGRAFI RESTORAN DAE JANG GEUM YOGYAKARTA (ORNAMEN LOTUS, PHOENIX, NAGA DAN HUI SEBAGAI ORNAMEN UTAMA)
Authors: Indriyani Ika
Published: February 2018

Restoran Dae Jang Geum adalah restoran pertama di Yogyakarta yang menerapkan konsep Istana Korea. Restoran Dae Jang Geum digolongkan dalam specialty restaurant di mana suasana dan dekorasi disesuaikan dengan masakan khas Korea. Penelitian ini mengkaji ornamen Korea beserta makna filosofinya dan menggunakan metode kualitatif dengan pendekatan ikonografi. Ornamen pada restoran bukan lukisan asli tetapi dari kertas yang dilukis. Hal tersebut tidak sesuai dengan yang ada di Korea yaitu dengan dilukis. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan ornamen yang terdapat pada restoran Dae Jang Geum baik dari bentuk, penempatan dan ukuran mendekati dengan ornamen asli Korea tetapi terdapat beberapa ornamen dari luar Korea yang sudah menjadi bagian tak terpisahkan dari ornamen Korea. Warna ornamen pada restoran lebih cerah dibandingkan dengan aslinya. Dari segi fungsi ornamen tersebut hanya sebagai hiasan yang mendukung konsep Korea.
Ansel Adams Easton 'Kajian Karya, Kesenimanan, dan Aspek Sosialnya'
Authors: . Irwandi
Published: February 2018

The fame of an artist is sometimes recognized as a reflection of himself and his work features alone. The artist often regarded as a highly central role in efforts to achieve its reputation.The public do not realize that behind the popularity of an artist, there are a number of socio-cultural factors that also affect it. Ansel Adams is an example of how the position of an artist in the constellation of socio-cultural America. Besides having a beautiful work, technical ability and concept of good works, he is also able to put himself in a social map of his era. Discussion of Ansel Adams will be conducted by considering the workside, the capacity and roles deemed external helped push his popularity. In this perspective will be seen how the importance of social factors in maintaining the existence of an artist.
Relaxation Water Video Ekspresi Seni Videografi dengan Objek Air
Authors: Setyawan Deddy
Published: February 2018

Videography is a new form in audio visual technology. Previously, theaudience could only able to watch film at cinema or television'spresentation, but nowadays of course it’s very different fromvideography’s presentation. Videography, initially functioned as ameans of documentation according to visual's audio. But in todayvideography blooms such fast in line with technology's progress andHuman's creative power, and also modern human life's need as well.“Relaxation Water Video” is an art's expression with water as avideography object as an expression in water's existence to relax theaudience. Through a creative process, idea's livelihood's process andbrainchild then developed to be videography is a long process, whetheris in idea's livelihood into visualisation process and the presentation.Water is chosen to be an object in videography caused by it hascharacters such as cools, refresh and tranquilize. But it might be adisaster as well. So, it could be friend or human enemy.
Kalibrasi Multikamera Sebagai Acuan Perhitungan Rekonstruksi Pose Objek Virtual pada Seni Animasi Tiga Dimensi
Authors: Gandang Gunanto Samuel
Published: February 2018

The development of computer vision technology has penetrated in the field ofanimation and game art. Production time which generally takes a long time can be shortened significantly so that the animation industry productivity increases. But the existence of this technology is still very rarely used because of the expensive equipment and at least a man who mastered. This research is intended as an initial stage of looking for an alternative design of this technology. A good camera calibration will be a key reference for the right model of 3-dimensional reconstruction poses. Calibration error factor in pixels reprojection in this research is still good, 0.12. Visual results in 3-dimensional reconstruction of the cube as a result of exposure to the performance of this system is also still looks good, although shifting as much as 4.54 cm due to the extraction point.
PERJALANAN FANTASI MENEMBUS RUANG DAN WAKTU (Analisis Semiotika Film The Time Machine)
Authors: Tjipto R Sudjadi
Published: February 2018

Cerita klasik usaha manusia untuk menaklukkan ruang dan waktu sudah menjadi impian sejak dahulu. Novel fiksi ilmiah terkenal The Time Machine (1895) karya H.G. Wells merupakan salah satu cerita klasik fantasi ilmiah manusia menembus batasan ruang dan waktu. Film sebagai hasil kreativitas insan menjadi media hiburan yang digemari karena mampu mewujudkan imajinasi mengarungi waktu. Hal ihwal yang belum dapat tercapai saat ini, lewat media film terwujudkan. Film fiksi ilmiah (science fiction) adalah genre film yang muncul sebagai medium realisasi imajinasi. Pada tahun 2002 industri film Hollywood memproduksi kembali cerita klasik populer The Time Machine. Dengan menggunakan metode analisis semiotika penelitian ini berkeinginan mengkaji film fiksi ilmiah The Time Machine untuk membongkar kepalsuan pencapaian teknologi yang dilakukan Hollywood sebagai kapanjangan tangan negara adidaya. Dari hasil penelitian diharapkan muncul kesadaran kritis penonton untuk tidak secara langsung mempercayai apa yang ditontonnya dan menyadari bahwa yang dilihatnya adalah sebuah imajinasi palsu.Fantasy Trip Entering the Space and Time (Semiotics Analysis on Film The Time Machine). Classic stories about human’s dreams to conquer space and time have been existing since long time ago. One of the most known science fiction novel about space and time wanderers is The Time Machine (1895) by H.G. Wells. This novel was than adapted in the movie  with the same title (2002) by movie industry in Hollywood. This movie is both a form of a creative work  and on the other hand is entertaining. This movie was very popular at the time because it could express the human imagination of time wanderers and the technology used and at the same time could realize it although only in a movie form. The technology of the time wandering itself is impossible at the time, even nowaday. Science fiction is then known as a genre of movie which could realize human imaginations. Using semiotic analysis, this study is trying to review this movie to show the fake thruths that Hollywood is than just a part of super power state (US)  statements. The result of the study is trying to give references to audience that the movie they might watch might be just a fake imagination.
Determinisme Teknologi Komunikasi dan Globalisasi Media Terhadap Seni Budaya Indonesia
Authors: Surahman Sigit
Published: February 2018

AbstrakPenelitian ini berfokus pada pengaruh terpaan teknologi komunikasi dan globalisasi media terhadap seni budaya Indonesia. Determinasi teknologi komunikasi atau terpaan teknologi komunikasi hadir di tengah-tengah masyarakat dan memengaruhi cara pandang dan perilaku manusia dalam kehidupan sehari-hari. Teknologi komunikasi dan media merupakan dwitunggal yang tidak dapat dipisahkan karena keduanya hadir saling melengkapi. Perkembangan media ini semakin pesat dan canggih seiring dengan perkembangan teknologi komunikasi saat ini. Terpaan teknologi dan media ini memengaruhi seni budaya dan perilaku masyarakat atau bangsa Indonesia. Analisis deskriptif kualitatif merupakan metode pengkajian yang digunakan dengan tujuan mengungkap fakta, keadaan, fenomena, variabel, dan keadaan yang terjadi saat penelitian berjalan dan menyuguhkan apa adanya. Variabel dalam penelitian ini adalah teknologi komunikasi, globalisasi media, dan seni budaya Indonesia. Dengan menggunakan analisis deskriptif kualitatif pengkajian ini akan mengungkap pengaruh terpaan teknologi dan globalisasi media terhadap seni budaya Indonesia. AbstractThe Determinism of Communication Technology and Media Globalization Towards Arts and Indonesian Culture. This study focuses on the effect of the exposure of media communications technology and the globalization of the art and culture in Indonesia. Determination of communications technology or the exposure of communications technology present in the midst of society and influence the worldview and human behavior in everyday life. Communication technology and media are a duumvire that cannot be separated, both present complementary. The increasingly rapid development of media and its advancement are along with the development of communication technology. The exposure of media and technology affects art and culture as well as the behavior of people or the Indonesian. Qualitative descriptive analysis is the method of assessment used to uncover the facts, phenomena, variables and circumstances that occurred while running the research and presenting it as what it is. The variables in this study are technology, media globalization, and Indonesian arts and culture. By using qualitative descriptive analysis, this study will reveal the influence of technology and media globalization exposure to the art and culture of Indonesia .