bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Depressive scores in newly diagnosed HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected pregnant women
Authors: Nydoo Puvashnee , Naicker Thajasvarie , Moodley Jagidesa
Published: November 2017

Background: Prevalence rates of HIV infection in KwaZulu-Natal are high, with a significant amount of those infected being women of reproductive age. A diagnosis of HIV infection has been associated with an increased risk for the development of depression. Antenatal depression is a serious health concern, having the potential to cause wide-reaching adverse consequences for mother and unborn child.Aim: To compare depressive scores between newly diagnosed HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected pregnant women.Setting: Antenatal clinics at two regional hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.Methods: A cross-sectional questionnaire-based analysis of 102 newly HIV-tested black African pregnant women (HIV infected: n = 40; HIV uninfected: n = 62) was conducted. Women’s socio-demographic and clinical data were recorded, before being assessed for depressive symptomology using an isiZulu version of the Edinburgh Depression Scale.Results: About 9.8% of women suffered from significant depressive symptoms, irrespective of HIV status. Prevalence rates of antenatal depressive symptoms did not differ significantly between HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected cohorts (p = 0.79). A new diagnosis of HIV infection (p < 0.0001) and maternal age (p = 0.03) were risk factors for antenatal depression. Unemployment was a borderline risk factor (p = 0.09) for the development of antenatal depression.Conclusion: Prevalence rates of depressive symptoms were low. Knowledge of a new diagnosis of HIV infection at the first antenatal visit places women at an increased risk for the development of depression during pregnancy. Younger age and unemployment influence depression. This study provides an important step in documenting the need for screening for antenatal depression in HIV-associated pregnancies in a South African population group.
A Political Radio Poetics: Ouyang Yu’s Poetry and its Adaptation on ABC Radio National’s Poetica
Authors: Varatharajan Prithvi
Published: November 2017

‘Ouyang Yu’ was an episode that aired on ABC Radio National’s 'Poetica', a weekly program broadcast across Australia from 1997 to 2014. The episode featured readings of poetry by the contemporary Chinese-Australian poet Ouyang Yu, read by the poet and by the actor Brant Eustace. These readings were embedded in rich soundscapes, and framed by interviews with the poet on the thematic contexts for the poems. In this article I treat ‘Ouyang Yu’ as an adaptation of Ouyang’s work, in Linda Hutcheon’s sense of the term. I examine how Ouyang’s poetry has been adapted for a national audience, and pay particular attention to how contemporary political discourses of nationhood have influenced the episode’s adaptations. For Poetica existed within an institution—the ABC—whose culture had a bearing on its programming, and the ABC was in turn influenced by, and sought to influence, the wider social and political culture in Australia.
Philosophy for Youth
Authors: Grealy Liam
Published: November 2017

A review of Alain Badiou. 2017. 'The True Life', trans. Susan Spitzer, Cambridge and Malden, MA: Polity Press.
Intercomparison of stratospheric temperature profiles from a ground-based microwave radiometer with other techniques
Authors: Navas-Guzmán Francisco , Kämpfer Niklaus , Schranz Franziska , Steinbrecht Wolfgang , Haefele Alexander
Published: November 2017

Abstract. In this work the stratospheric performance of a relatively new microwave temperature radiometer (TEMPERA) has been evaluated. With this goal in mind, almost 3 years of temperature measurements (January 2014–September 2016) from the TEMPERA radiometer were intercompared with simultaneous measurements from other techniques: radiosondes, MLS satellite and Rayleigh lidar. This intercomparison campaign was carried out at the aerological station of MeteoSwiss at Payerne (Switzerland). In addition, the temperature profiles from TEMPERA were used to validate the temperature outputs from the SD-WACCM model. The results showed in general a very good agreement between TEMPERA and the different instruments and the model, with a high correlation (higher than 0.9) in the temperature evolution at different altitudes between TEMPERA and the different data sets. An annual pattern was observed in the stratospheric temperature with generally higher temperatures in summer than in winter and with a higher variability during winter. A clear change in the tendency of the temperature deviations was detected in summer 2015, which was due to the repair of an attenuator in the TEMPERA spectrometer. The mean and the standard deviations of the temperature differences between TEMPERA and the different measurements were calculated for two periods (before and after the repair) in order to quantify the accuracy and precision of this radiometer over the campaign period. The results showed absolute biases and standard deviations lower than 2 K for most of the altitudes. In addition, comparisons proved the good performance of TEMPERA in measuring the temperature in the stratosphere.
Phenomenology of summer ozone episodes over the Madrid Metropolitan Area, central Spain
Authors: Querol Xavier , Alastuey Andrés , Gangoiti Gotzon , Perez Noemí , Lee Hong K. , Eun Heeram R. , Park Yonghee , Mantilla Enrique , Escudero Miguel , Titos Gloria , Alonso Lucio , Temime-Roussel Brice , Marchand Nicolas , Moreta Juan R. , Revuelta M. Arantxa , Salvador Pedro , Artíñano Begoña , García dos Santos Saúl , Anguas Mónica , Notario Alberto , Saiz-Lopez Alfonso , Harrison Roy M. , Ahn Kang-Ho
Published: November 2017

Abstract. Various studies have reported that photochemical nucleation of new ultrafine particles (UFP) in urban environments within high insolation regions occurs simultaneously with high ozone (O3). In this work, we evaluate the atmospheric dynamics leading to summer O3 episodes in the Madrid Air Basin (Central Iberia) by means of measuring a 3D distribution of concentrations for both pollutants. To this end, we obtained vertical profiles (up to 1200 m, above ground level) using tethered balloons and miniaturised instrumentation at a suburban site located to the SW of the Madrid Metropolitan Area (MMA), Majadahonda site (MJDH) in July 2016. Simultaneously, measurements of an extensive number of air quality and meteorological parameters were carried out at 3 supersites across the MMA. Furthermore, data from O3-soundings and daily radio-sounding were also used to interpret the atmospheric dynamics. The results demonstrate the concatenation of venting and accumulation episodes, with relative O3 lows (venting) and peaks (accumulation) in surface levels. Regardless of the episode type, fumigation of high altitude O3-rich layers contributes the major proportion of surface O3 concentrations. Accumulation episodes are characterised by a relatively thinner planetary boundary layer (PBL  2400 m). This orographic-meteorological setting causes the vertical recirculation of air masses and the enrichment of O3 in the lower tropospheric layers. When the highly polluted urban plume from Madrid is affected by these dynamics, the highest Ox (O3 + NO2) concentrations are recorded in the MMA. Vertical O3 profiles during venting episodes, with marked synoptic winds and a deepening of the PBL reaching > 2000 m above sea level, were characterised by an upward gradient in O3 levels, whereas low-altitude O3 concentration maxima due to local/regional production were found during the accumulation episodes. The two contributions to O3 surface levels (fumigation from high altitude strata and local/regional production) require very different approaches for policy actions. In contrast to O3 vertical top-down transfer, UFP are formed in the lowest levels and are transferred upwards progressively with the growth of the PBL.
Spatio-temporal variations of HNO3 total column from 9 years of
IASI measurements – A driver study
Authors: Ronsmans Gaétane , Wespes Catherine , Hurtmans Daniel , Clerbaux Cathy , Coheur Pierre-François
Published: November 2017

Abstract. This study aims at understanding the spatial and temporal variability of HNO3 total columns in terms of explanatory variables. To achieve this, multiple linear regressions are used to ﬁt satellite-derived time series of HNO3 daily averaged total columns. First, an analysis of the IASI 9-year time series (2008–2016) is conducted based on various equivalent latitude bands. The strong and systematic denitriﬁcation of the southern polar stratosphere is observed very clearly. It is also possible to distinguish, within the polar vortex, three regions wich are differently affected by the denitriﬁcation. Three exceptional denitriﬁcation episodes in 2011, 2014 and 2016 are also observed in the northern hemisphere, due to unusually low arctic temperatures. The time series are then ﬁtted by multivariate regressions to identify what variables are responsible for HNO3 variability in global distributions and time series, and to quantify their respective inﬂuence. Out of an ensemble of proxies (annual cycle, solar ﬂux, quasi-biennial oscillation, multivariate ENSO index, Arctic and Antarctic oscillations and volume of polar stratospheric clouds), only the ones deﬁned as signiﬁcant (p-value
Algorithm Theoretical Baseline for formaldehyde retrievals from S5P TROPOMI and from the QA4ECV project
Authors: De Smedt Isabelle , Theys Nicolas , Yu Huan , Danckaert Thomas , Lerot Christophe , Compernolle Steven , Van Roozendael Michel , Richter Andreas , Hilboll Andreas , Peters Enno , Pedergnana Mattia , Loyola Diego , Beirle Steffen , Wagner Thomas , Eskes Henk , van Geffen Jos , Boersma Klaas Folkert , Veefkind Pepijn
Published: November 2017

Abstract. On board of the Copernicus Sentinel-5 Precursor (S5P) platform, the TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) is a double channel nadir-viewing grating spectrometer measuring solar back-scattered earthshine radiances in the ultraviolet, visible, near-infrared and shortwave infrared with global daily coverage. In the ultraviolet range, its spectral resolution and radiometric performance are equivalent to those of its predecessor OMI, but its horizontal resolution at true nadir is improved by an order of magnitude. This paper introduces the formaldehyde (HCHO) tropospheric vertical column retrieval algorithm implemented in the S5P operational processor, and comprehensively describes its various retrieval steps. Furthermore, algorithmic improvements developed in the framework of the EU FP7-project QA4ECV are described for future updates of the processor. Detailed error estimates are discussed in the light of Copernicus user requirements and needs for validation are highlighted. Finally, verification results based on the application of the algorithm to OMI measurements are presented, demonstrating the performances expected for TROPOMI.
Global characteristics of auroral Hall currents derived from the Swarm constellation: dependences on season and IMF orientation
Authors: Huang Tao , Lühr Hermann , Wang Hui
Published: November 2017

Abstract. On the basis of field-aligned currents (FACs) and Hall currents derived from high-resolution magnetic field data of the Swarm constellation, the average characteristics of these two current systems in the auroral regions are comprehensively investigated by statistical methods. This is the first study considering both current types determined simultaneously by the same spacecraft in both hemispheres. The FAC distribution, derived from the novel Swarm dual-spacecraft approach, reveals the well-known features of Region 1 (R1) and Region 2 (R2) FACs. At high latitudes, Region 0 (R0) FACs appear on the dayside. Their flow direction, up or down, depends on the orientation of the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) By component. Of particular interest is the distribution of auroral Hall currents. The prominent auroral electrojets are found to be closely controlled by the solar wind input, but we find no dependence of their intensity on the IMF By orientation. The eastward electrojet is about 1.5 times stronger in local summer than in winter. Conversely, the westward electrojet shows less dependence on season. As to higher latitudes, part of the electrojet current is closed over the polar cap. Here the seasonal variation of conductivity mainly controls the current density. During local summer of the Northern Hemisphere, there is a clear channeling of return currents over the polar cap. For positive (negative) IMF By a dominant eastward (westward) Hall current circuit is formed from the afternoon (morning) electrojet towards the dawn side (dusk side) polar cap return current. The direction of polar cap Hall currents in the noon sector depends directly on the orientation of the IMF By. This is true for both signs of the IMF Bz component. Comparable Hall current distributions can be observed in the Southern Hemisphere but for opposite IMF By signs. Around the midnight sector the westward substorm electrojet is dominating. As expected, it is highly dependent on magnetic activity, but it shows only little response to season and IMF By polarity. An important finding is that all the IMF By dependences of FACs and Hall currents practically disappear in the dark winter hemisphere.
Technical note: in situ measurement of flux and isotopic composition of CO2 released during oxidative weathering of sedimentary rocks
Authors: Soulet Guillaume , Hilton Robert G. , Garnett Mark H. , Dellinger Mathieu , Croissant Thomas , Ogrič Mateja , Klotz Sébastien
Published: November 2017

Abstract. Oxidative weathering of sedimentary rocks can release carbon dioxide (CO2) to the atmosphere and is an important natural CO2 emission. Two mechanisms operate – the oxidation of sedimentary organic matter and the dissolution of carbonate minerals by sulphuric acid. It has proved difficult to directly measure the rates of these weathering processes in the field, with previous work generally using indirect methods which track the dissolved products of these reactions in rivers. Here we design a chamber method to measure CO2 production during the oxidative weathering of shale bedrock, which can be applied in erosive environments where rocks are exposed frequently to the atmosphere. The chamber is drilled directly into the rock face and is a relatively low cost method to provide a long-lived (several months or more), oxygenated environment in contact with a surface area of potential reactant. To partition the measured CO2 fluxes and the source of CO2, we use zeolite molecular sieves to trap CO2 actively (over several hours) or passively (over a period of months). The approaches produce comparable results, with the trapped CO2 having a fraction modern ranging from 0.05 to 0.06 and demonstrating relatively little contamination from local atmospheric CO2 (fraction modern of 1.01). We use stable isotopes of the trapped CO2 to partition between an organic and inorganic carbon source. The measured fluxes of rock-derived organic matter oxidation and carbonate dissolution by sulphuric acid from a single chamber were high, but consistent with the high erosion rate of the study region (of ~ 5 mm yr−1). We propose our in situ method has the potential to be more widely deployed to directly measure CO2 fluxes during the oxidative weathering of sedimentary rocks, allowing for the spatial and temporal variability in these fluxes to be determined.
Oceanic forcing of the Eurasian Ice Sheet on millennial time scales during the Last Glacial Period
Authors: Alvarez-Solas Jorge , Banderas Rubén , Robinson Alexander , Montoya Marisa
Published: November 2017

Abstract. The last glacial period (LGP; ca. 110–10 ka BP) was marked by the existence of two types of abrupt climatic changes, Dansgaard-Oeschger (D/O) and Heinrich (H) events. Although the mechanisms behind these are not fully understood, it is generally accepted that the presence of ice sheets played an important role in their occurrence. While an important effort has been made to investigate the dynamics and evolution of the Laurentide Ice Sheet (LIS) during this period, the Eurasian Ice Sheet (EIS) has not received much attention, in particular from a modeling perspective. However, meltwater discharge from this and other ice sheets surrounding the Nordic Seas is often implied as a potential cause of ocean instabilities that lead to glacial abrupt climate changes. Thus, a better understanding of its variations during the LGP is important to understand its role in glacial abrupt climate changes. Here we investigate the response of the EIS to millennial-scale climate variability during the LGP. We use a hybrid, three-dimensional, thermomechanical ice-sheet model that includes ice shelves and ice streams. The model is forced offline through a novel perturbative approach that includes the effect of both atmospheric and oceanic variations and provides a more realistic treatment of millennial-scale climatic variability than conventional methods. Our results show that the EIS responds with enhanced iceberg discharges in phase with interstadial warming in the North Atlantic. Separating the atmospheric and oceanic effects demonstrates the major role of the ocean in controlling the dynamics of the EIS on millennial time scales. While the atmospheric forcing alone is only able to produce modest iceberg discharges, warming of oceanic surface waters leads to much higher rates of iceberg discharges as a result of relatively strong basal melting within the margins of the ice sheet. Together with previous work, our results provide a consistent explanation for the timing of the responses of the LIS and the EIS to glacial abrupt climate changes.
Freshwater resources under success and failure of the Paris
climate agreement
Authors: Heinke Jens , Müller Christoph , Lannerstad Mats , Gerten Dieter , Lucht Wolfgang
Published: November 2017

Abstract. Population growth will in many regions increase the pressure on water resources and likely increase the number of people affected by water scarcity. In parallel, global warming causes hydrological changes which regionally also impact human water supply. This study estimates the increase in pressure on global water resources due to population growth and adverse hydrological effects at different levels of global mean temperature rise above pre-industrial level (∆Tglob), including reduced mean water availability, growing prevalence of hydrological droughts, and increased frequency of flooding hazards. The study analyses the results in the context of success and failure of implementing the Paris Agreement, and evaluates how climate mitigation can reduce the future number of people affected by severe hydrological change, assessed for the population as a whole, as well as for vulnerable population groups already projected to experience water scarcity in the absence of climate change. The results show that without climate mitigation efforts, in 2100 more than 5.1 billion people in the SSP2 population scenario would more likely than not be affected by severe hydrological change, and about 1.9 billion of them would already be affected by water scarcity in the absence of climate change. Limiting warming to 2 °C or 1.5 °C by a successful implementation of the Paris Agreement would strongly limit the number of people affected by severe hydrological changes and water scarcity to 274 million or 104 million, respectively. At the regional scale, substantial water related risks remain at 2 °C, with more than 10 % of the population affected in Latin America and the Middle East and North Africa region. Constraining ∆Tglob to 1.5 °C would limit this share to about 5 % in these regions.
Climate, ocean circulation, and sea level changes under stabilization
and overshoot pathways to 1.5 K warming
Authors: Palter Jaime B. , Frölicher Thomas L. , Paynter David , John Jasmin G.
Published: November 2017

Abstract. The Paris Climate Agreement has initiated a scientific debate on the role that carbon removal – or net negative emissions – might play in achieving less than 1.5 K of global mean surface warming by 2100. Here, we probe the sensitivity of a comprehensive Earth System Model to three different atmospheric CO2 concentration pathways, two of which arrive at 1.5 K of warming in 2100 by very different pathways. We run five ensemble members of each of these simulations: 1) a standard Representative Concentration Pathway (RCP4.5) scenario, which produces 2 K of surface warming by 2100 in our model; 2) a stabilization pathway in which atmospheric CO2 concentration never exceeds 440 ppm and the global mean temperature rise is approximately 1.5 K by 2100; and 3) an overshoot pathway that passes through 2 K of warming at mid-century, before ramping down atmospheric CO2 concentrations, as if using carbon removal, to end at 1.5 K of warming at 2100. Although the global mean surface temperature change in response to the overshoot pathway is similar to the stabilization pathway in 2100, this similarity belies several important differences in other climate metrics, such as warming over land masses, the strength of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, sea ice coverage, and the global mean sea level change and its regional expressions. In 2100, the overshoot ensemble is closer to RCP4.5 than the ‘stabilization’ ensemble with respect to global steric sea level rise and the strength of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC). There is strong ocean surface cooling in the North Atlantic and Southern Ocean in response to overshoot forcing due to perturbations in the ocean circulation. Thus, overshoot forcing in this model reduces the rate of sea ice loss in the Labrador, Nordic, Ross, and Weddell Seas relative to the stabilized pathway, suggesting a negative radiative feedback in response to the early rapid warming. Finally, the ocean perturbation in response to warming leads to strong pathway-dependence of sea level rise in northern North American cities, with overshoot forcing producing up to 10 cm of additional sea level rise by 2100 relative to stabilization forcing.
The Cloud Feedback Model Intercomparison Project (CFMIP) Diagnostic Codes Catalogue – metrics, diagnostics and methodologies to evaluate, understand and improve the representation of clouds and cloud feedbacks in climate models
Authors: Tsushima Yoko , Brient Florent , Klein Stephen A. , Konsta Dimitra , Nam Christine C. , Qu Xin , Williams Keith D. , Sherwood Steven C. , Suzuki Kentaroh , Zelinka Mark D.
Published: November 2017

Abstract. The CFMIP Diagnostic Codes Catalogue assembles cloud metrics, diagnostics and methodologies, together with programs to diagnose them from general circulation model (GCM) outputs written by various members of the CFMIP community. This aims to facilitate use of the diagnostics by the wider community studying climate and climate change. This paper describes the diagnostics and metrics which are currently in the catalogue, together with examples of their application to model evaluation studies and a summary of some of the insights these diagnostics have provided into the main shortcomings in current GCMs. Analysis of outputs from CFMIP and CMIP6 experiments will also be facilitated by the sharing of diagnostic codes via this catalogue.Any code which implements diagnostics relevant to analysing clouds – including cloud–circulation interactions and the contribution of clouds to estimates of climate sensitivity in models – and which is documented in peer-reviewed studies, can be included in the catalogue. We very much welcome additional contributions to further support community analysis of CMIP6 outputs.
More frequent flooding? Changes in flood frequency in Pearl River basin, China since 1951 and over the past 1000 years
Authors: Zhang Qiang , Gu Xihui , Singh Vijay P. , Shi Peijun , Sun Peng
Published: November 2017

Abstract. Flood risks across the Pearl River basin, China, were evaluated using peak flood flow dataset covering a period of 1951–2014 from 78 stations and historical flood records of recent 1000 years. The General Extreme Value (GEV) model and the kernel estimation method were used to evaluate frequencies and risks of hazardous flood events. Results indicated that: (1) no abrupt changes or significant trends could be detected in peak flood flow series at most of the stations, and only 16 out of 78 stations exhibited significant peak flood flow changes with change points around 1990. Peak flood flow in the West River basin was increasing and significant increasing trends were identified during 1981–2010; decreasing peak flood flow was found in coastal regions and significant trends were observed during 1951–2014 and 1966–2014; (2) the largest three flood events were found to cluster in both space and time. Generally, basin-scale flood hazards can be expected in the West and North River basins; (3) the occurrence rate of floods was increasing in middle Pearl River basin but decreasing in the lower Pearl River basin. However, hazardous flood events were observed in the middle and lower Pearl River basin, and it is particularly true in recent 100 years. However, precipitation extremes were subject to moderate variations and human activities, such as building of levees, channelization of river systems and rapid urbanizations were the factors behind the amplification of floods in the middle and lower Pearl River basin, posing serious challenges for developing measures of mitigation of flood hazards in the lower Pearl River basin, particularly the Pearl River Delta (PRD) region.
Regional landslide forecasting in Piemonte (Italy) and in Norway:
experiences from 2013 late spring
Authors: Tiranti Davide , Devoli Graziella , Cremonini Roberto , Sund Monica , Boje Søren
Published: November 2017

Abstract. A few countries in the world operate systematically national and regional forecasting services for rainfall-induced landslides (i.e. shallow landslides, debris flows and debris avalanches), among them: Norway and Italy. In Norway, the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE) operates a landslide forecasting service at national level. A daily national hazard assessment is performed, describing both expected awareness level and type of landslide hazard for a selected warning region. In Italy, each administrative region has its own regional environmental agency (Regional Agency for Environmental Protection, ARPA) that is responsible of the daily landslide hazard assessments and emission of landslide warnings for one or more catchments within the region. One of these agencies, the ARPA Piemonte, is responsible for issuing landslide warnings for the Piemonte region, located in Northwestern Italy. Both services provide regular landslide hazard assessments founded on a combination of quantitative thresholds and daily rainfall forecasts together with qualitative expert analysis. Daily warning reports are published at http://www.arpa.piemonte.gov.it/rischinaturali and www.varsom.no. On spring 2013, the ARPA Piemonte, and the NVE issued warnings for hydro-meteorological hazards due to the arrival of a deep and large low-pressure system, called herein Vb cyclone. This kind of weather system is known to produce the largest floods in Europe. Less known is that the weather type can trigger landslides as well. In this study, we present the experiences acquired in late spring 2013 by NVE and ARPA Piemonte. From 27th April to 19nd May 2013, more than 400 mm rain in Piemonte caused severe floods and diffused landslides. In Norway, the same weather type lasted from 15th May to 2nd June 2013 and brought warm winds with high temperatures that caused intense snow melt over a large area, and brought a lot of rain in the Southeastern Norway, initiating large flood along Glomma river and several landslides. Floods and landslides produced significant damages to roads and railways along with buildings and other infrastructure in both countries.
Multi-decadal mass balance series of three Kyrgyz glaciers inferred from transient snowline observations
Authors: Barandun Martina , Huss Matthias , Berthier Etienne , Kääb Andreas , Azisov Erlan , Bolch Tobias , Usubaliev Ryskul , Hoelzle Martin
Published: November 2017

Abstract. Glacier mass balance observations in the Tien Shan and Pamir mountains are sparse and often discontinuous. Nevertheless, glaciers are one of the most important components of the high-mountain cryosphere in the region; they strongly influence water availability in the arid, continental and intensely populated downstream areas. This study provides reliable and continuous mass balance series for selected glaciers located in the Tien Shan and Pamir-Alay. A combination of three independent methods was used to reconstruct for the past two decades the mass balance of the three benchmark glaciers, Abramov, Golubin and No. 354. By applying different approaches, it was possible to compensate for the limitations and shortcomings of each individual method. This study proposes the use of transient snowline observations throughout the melting season obtained from satellite imagery and terrestrial automatic cameras. By combining modelling with remotely acquired information on summer snow depletion, it was possible to infer glacier mass changes for unmeasured years. Multi-annual mass changes based on high accuracy digital elevation models and in situ glaciological surveys were used to validate the results for the investigated glaciers. Substantial mass loss was confirmed for the three studied glaciers by all three methods, ranging from −0.30 ± 0.19 m w. e. a−1 to −0.41 ± 0.33 m w. e. a−1 over the 2004–2016 period. Our results indicate that integration of snowline observations into mass balance modelling significantly narrows the uncertainty ranges of the estimates, and hence highlights the potential of the methodology for application to inaccessible glaciers at larger scales for which no direct measurements are available.
Establishing a robust testing approach for displacement measurement on a rotating horizontal axis wind turbine
Authors: Najafi Nadia , Vesth Allan
Published: November 2017

Abstract. Health monitoring by conventional sensors like accelerometers or strain gauges becomes challenging for large rotating structures due to the feasibility, sensing and data transmission. In addition acceleration measurements have low capability in presenting very small frequencies which happen so often for large structures (For instance frequencies between 0.2 and 0.5 Hz in horizontal axis wind turbines). By contrast the displacement measurement using stereo vision is rapid, non-contacting and also distributed over the structure. The sensors are cheaper and easier to be applied in many places on the object to be measured. Horizontal axis wind turbines are one of the important large rotating structures which need to be measured and monitored in time to prevent damage and failure and the blade tip position is one of the key parameters to measure to prevent blade hitting the turbine tower. This paper presents a well-defined procedure for measuring the displacement on the components of a rotating horizontal axis wind turbine (HAWT) with stereo photometry. Paper markers have been applied on the rotor and tower of a scaled down HAWT model in the workshop and the displacement measurement method has been demonstrated by measuring displacement during operation. The method is mainly developed in two parts: (1) the camera calibration and (2) tracking algorithm. We introduce an efficient camera calibration method for measurement in the large field of views that has always been a challenge. This method is easy and practical and offers better accuracy compared with 2D traditional camera calibration. The tracking algorithm also worked quite successfully and kept tracking the points during rotation within the measurement time.Finally the accuracy analysis has been conducted and has shown the better accuracy of the new calibration method compared with 2D traditional camera calibration.
A prática reflexiva na formação do filósofo educador
Authors: Aires Maurilio Gadelha
Published: November 2017

Entendendo a formação enquanto um processo de amadurecimento e desenvolvimento da pessoa humana, temos diante de nós uma tarefa que permeia toda a existência do indivíduo. Mesmo em se tratando de um aspecto dessa formação, a do filósofo educador, percebemos que a mesma, embora enfatizada na graduação, não se reduz ao tempo passado na faculdade. Dizemos isso porque embora a qualificação técnica seja imprescindível em toda área de conhecimento ela não garante sozinha uma boa prática profissional. Sendo assim, trata-se de uma tentativa de lançarmos um olhar nesse processo de formação do filósofo educador, sobretudo de fazermos um recorte em um ponto que consideramos medular que é a importância de formarmos um educador reflexivo. O objetivo de tal intento seria preparar o aluno da graduação para desde já considerar a importância de refletir sobre a sua própria prática, dotando esse processo enquanto uma atitude ética. Em se tratando da formação de um futuro professor de filosofia refletir sobre o próprio universo pedagógico deverá ser considerado como um imperativo ético que irá acompanha-lo por toda a sua prática educativa, sejacomo discente ou docente.
O ensino de filosofia na atual LDB e nas Orientações Curriculares do Ensino Médio: uma tensão entre conteúdo escolar e o desenvolvimento humano
Authors: Belieri Cleder Mariano , Sforni Marta Sueli de Faria
Published: November 2017

Para a Teoria Histórico-Cultural, a educação escolar exerce significativo papel no desenvolvimento das funções psíquicas superiores. Com base nesse pressuposto, no presente artigo é analisada a relação entre esse papel da educação e o ensino de Filosofia no Ensino Médio. Foram tomados como objetos de análise a atual Lei de Diretrizes e Bases da Educação Nacional (LDB) e asOrientações Curriculares do Ensino Médio (OCNs) com o objetivo de verificar se o ensino dos conteúdos dessa área de conhecimento, tal como proposto nesses documentos, pode ser promotor do desenvolvimento psíquico dos estudantes. A análise revelou que o ensino da Filosofia está vinculado a temas transversalmente ligado à ética, valores e atitudes cidadãs. Ao ser priorizado oensino de valores morais, o trabalho com os conceitos produzidos e sistematizados pela humanidade no decorrer da história da Filosofia é  secundarizado. Assim, as orientações oficiais, apesar de enfatizarem a formação da capacidade de análise e crítica dos estudantes não conduzem a uma prática que garanta essa formação. Já que isso somente seria possível se os conceitos dessa área do conhecimento fossem priorizados e trabalhados de modo a proporcionar aos alunos os instrumentos simbólicos necessários ao exercício de análise e crítica. Uma pratica pedagógica voltada para a apropriação desses instrumentos é o que possibilitaria ao ensino de Filosofia ser promotor do desenvolvimento das funções psíquicas superiores dos estudantes.
CARTA MANIFESTO EM DEFESA DO ENSINO DE FILOSOFIA DO COLETIVO DE PROFESSORES DE FILOSOFIA DO ESTADO DO PARANÁ, 10/12/2010
Authors: O Ensino de Filosofia em Foco: Diálogos em Construção... Conjunto de participantes do encontro
Published: November 2017

O conjunto de participantes do encontro O Ensino de Filosofia em Foco: Diálogos em Construção: V Coletivo de Professores de Filosofia do Paraná e XIV Encontro do Núcleo de Estudos Sobre o Ensino da Filosofia / Educação Filosófica - NESEF, composto por professores e pesquisadores de Filosofia no Ensino Médio e nas Universidades do Paraná, lideranças sindicais afeitas à educação e educadores Paranaenses, tendo em vista: ...
Olimpíadas de Filosofia do Estado de São Paulo: praticas colaborativas do ensino-aprendizagem filosófico.
Authors: Velasco Patrícia Del Nero
Published: November 2017

O presente artigo tem como objetivo refletir sobre as primeiras edições das Olimpíadas de Filosofia do Estado de SP, sediadas na Universidade Federal do ABC. Além de pretender-se um registro das experiências com o movimento olímpico, este texto busca estabelecer relações entre os objetivos das Olimpíadas paulistas e os sentidos do ensino-aprendizagem da Filosofia na Educação Básica. Defender-se-á a prática filosófica colaborativa como contribuição formativa imprescindível.
Regência de aulas de Filosofia na no ensino médio de uma Rede Publica de Ensino: relato de experiência
Authors: Dos Santos Thiago Ferreira
Published: November 2017

Este trabalho apresenta um relato de experiência sobre o ensino de filosofia proposta pela disciplina da grade curricular de Licenciatura em Filosofia, Estágio Supervisionado IV, ministrada na Universidade Federal de Alagoas, que consistiu em reger aulas de filosofia para turmas de ensino médio em uma escola da rede estadual de ensino situada na cidade de Maceió-AL, com o intuito de uma vivência prática do estagiário com o exercício da docência. Nesse sentido, puderam ser observadas as características que constituem a prática docente, experiência de fundamental importância, uma vez que possibilitou reflexão acerca das reais condições em que se situa o ensino público de filosofia. Toma-se como base teórica os autores: Cerletti (2009), Lorieri (2002), Minayo (1995), Ludke e André (1986), Pimenta e Lima (2004).
Que é necessário para ser feliz? Uma reflexão a partir do pensamento epicurista.
Authors: Piasecki Daniel Donato
Published: November 2017

Esse relato de experiência tem como tema central a felicidade, a partir do pensamento do filósofo grego Epicuro, promovendo uma reflexão relacionada ao consumismo da sociedade contemporânea, com o objetivo de refletir sobre o que realmente pode nos tornar felizes, o que realmente queremos quando adquirimos um objeto, compreender a ética epicurista e como ela pode contribuir nas nossas reflexões e ações cotidianas.
Ensinando adolescentes a ensinar filosofia: apontamentos reflexivos.
Authors: Soczek Daniel
Published: November 2017

O objetivo deste artigo é apresentar algumas reflexões sobre o ensino de filosofia a partir de um minicurso ofertado a 20 estudantes de ensino médio, adolescentes, matriculadas no curso de formação de docentes de uma escola pública do Estado do Paraná. Este minicurso foi proposto e desenvolvido como uma das atividades integrantes do programa de formação continuada dos professores do Estado do Paraná (PDE) compreendendo o biênio 2012-2013. O texto traz uma discussão sobre o ensino de filosofia a partir das atividades desenvolvidas neste minicurso. Destaca aspectos que podem contribuir para a melhoria da práxis profissional docente do professor de filosofia com reflexos positivos nas práticas de ensino-aprendizagem. Conclui pela defesa da centralidade da pesquisa como elemento fundante e principal da práxis profissional educativa e aponta alguns de seus desafios contemporâneos.
O ensino de filosofia e a prática "pictuliterária" percebendo o que pode um texto e a arte. (Deleuze & Guattari& Kafka)
Authors: Schneider Paulo Roberto
Published: November 2017

O presente artigo, pretende apresentar uma proposição sintética sobre os aspectos de um possível agenciamento filosófico-literário para o ensino de filosofia, por meio de expressões da arte. Para tanto, serão mostrados os resultados da prática de oficinas de “pictuleituras” (pinturas, literatura/leituras e pinturas) e de debates (leituras e conceitos) por meio de café filosófico a partir do contato dos estudantes da Educação Básica do Instituto Federal do Paraná, Campus de Umuarama-PR e do Colégio SESI de Francisco Beltrão-PR com a obra A Metamorfose (1997), de Franz Kafka (1883-1924). A partir da leitura da obra kafkaniana pretende-se elucidar também aspectos conceituais da filosofia de Gilles Deleuze (1925-1995) e Felix Guattari (1930-1992) o que permitiu, mais facilmente, pensar uma possibilidade didática no ensino de Filosofia por meio de expressões da arte (cinema, literatura, artes visuais, música e teatro).
Uma experiência metodológica de estudos no ensino de filosofia no ensino médio
Authors: De Araújo David Velanes , Costa Angela Maria
Published: November 2017

Este estudo teve o objetivo de socializar a experiência metodológica de um grupo de estudos filosóficos sobre a condição humana em uma escola pública de Belo Horizonte-MG. Nas reuniões, foi adotado o método dialógico, que é o método socrático por excelência,  o que melhor se adequa para o ensino de filosofia, visto que é pelo diálogo que se problematiza, se gera reflexão e construção de conceitos sobre a realidade humana. Apesar de várias dificuldades encontradas, constatou-se o engajamento do pensamento crítico e conscientização dos educandos sobre a condição humana. O melhor resultado alcançando nesta experiência foi o de que o estudante da educação básica pode reconhecer que os obstáculos na vida são aspectos da condição humana e que precisam ser superados com determinação.
Programa institucional de bolsa de iniciação à docência: Filosofia/UFSM: dispositivo de práticas docentes.
Authors: Ribeiro Tatiana De Mello , Tomazetti Elisete M.
Published: November 2017

O presente artigo visa socializar e discutir os resultados da pesquisa de mestrado, realizada no ano de 2012, junto ao Programa de Pós-graduação em Educação da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria/RS, na qual se investigou, através de entrevistas com bolsistas/formandos do curso de Licenciatura em Filosofia da UFSM, o movimento produzido pelo Programa de Ensino Pesquisa e Extensão do Governo Federal, chamado Programa Institucional de Bolsas de Iniciação à Docência (PIBID), objetivando, assim, compreender como o referido Programa constituiu-se em dispositivo produtor de práticas discursivas acerca do ensino de Filosofia. O intuito é apresentar como os entrevistados concebem o PIBID-Filosofia e as narrativas acerca de suas práticas teóricas, ou seja, suas concepções de Filosofia e de seu ensinar.
Reflexões sobre o conceito de felicidade mediadas pelo método cartesiano.
Authors: Valese Rui
Published: November 2017

Este texto relata a experiência do docente com alunos do 2º ano do ensino médio na aula de Filosofia com o objetivo de refletir sobre o conceito de felicidade a partir do método cartesiano.  A questão norteadora para a atividade foi: O McLanche produz felicidade? Para tanto, o processo utilizado foi empírico e teórico, em um contexto inter e transdiciplinar, pois contou com a colaboração dos professores de Química e Biologia.
Políticas de formação continuada e a prática pedagógica do professor de Filosofia
Authors: Rodrigues Zita Lago
Published: November 2017

Apresenta reflexões sobre as políticas de formação docente, na perspectiva dacomplexidade da sociedade contemporânea, propondo a superação das fragmentações e das exclusões seletivas na arquitetura curricular e pedagógica da educação. Contextualiza a importância da busca por posições teórico­práticas englobantes e de melhor compreensãosobre os fenômenos socioculturais e pedagógicos nos quais se inserem a educação e a formação docente. Explicita o papel do professor de Filosofia em suas práticas pedagógicas como exercício da dúvida metódica, cuja importante tarefa epistemológica não pode ser desenvolvida sem referência a uma antropologia fundante e a uma axiologia geral sobre o agir humano nos dimensões éticas, políticas, científicas e pedagógicas, devendo ser efetivada em reflexões sistematizadas e aprofundadas que “pensem seu tempo”, não se submetendo a coerções e coações de qualquer natureza. Pressupõe a necessidade do pensamento complexo e da ação comunicativa, reflexiva e situada como forma e exercício cotidiano do “fazer filosofia” na ação pedagógica do cotidiano escolar .
Ecos do romantismo no cotidiano escolar: um olhar da filosofia na educação básica
Authors: Alberton Arlindo , Diez Carmen Fornari
Published: November 2017

Este relato se refere ao trabalho pedagógico que foi desenvolvido com as turmas de terceiro ano, do período matutino, na disciplina de filosofia, da Escola de Educação Básica Casimiro de Abreu durante o mês de setembro de 2011. O trabalho teve como temática o estudo do período literário, artístico e filosófico do romantismo europeu, suas influencias no Brasil e as características deste movimento na música brasileira nas décadas de 1970 e 1980. O objetivo foi conhecer e analisar os reflexos do romantismo durante a juventude dos paisdos alunos envolvidos no estudo. A metodologia utilizada foi investigativa, exploratória e conclusiva, tendo como ponto de partida os referenciais teóricos do romantismo, o contexto histórico dos períodos estudados, as experiências individuais dos pais e sua relação com este estilo. Conhecer a história pessoal instiga, desafia, seduz e proporciona o inestimável prazer de conhecer elementos de significância ao sujeito. As etapas e a constituição destes períodosdependeram da necessidade e da valoração que cada estudante despendeu à sua pesquisa. O estudo surgiu da necessidade de aproximar os conteúdos da disciplina à vida cotidiana, possibilitando um diálogo inter e entre gerações quanto aos aspectos mais significativos da percepção de concepção da existência do indivíduo na sociedade.
O NESEF como intelectual público e coletivo
Authors: Núcleo de Estudos e Pesquisas Sobre o Ensino de Filosofia NESEF
Published: November 2017

A identidade do NESEF vem sendo construída a partir de uma compreensão ampliada acerca do papel dos intelectuais e das instituições de ensino ante a configuração social, em que pese aí, as múltiplas determinações e movimentos contraditórios do real. É fato que esta opção ético­política, por vezes, obriga­nos a assumir posicionamentos públicos frente a temas, problemas e seus respectivos desdobramentos...
Dialética da Impunidade
Authors: De Araújo Cleber Dias
Published: November 2017

Creio que foi Cristóvão Buarque quem sugeriu que a quase dizimação da população indígena brasileira, aliada à escravidão dos negros trazidos da África, à força, constituem o nosso Holocausto. Coincidentemente, ou não (parafraseando o não dito de Caetano Veloso), esses dois eventos, contemporâneos entre si e costurados com linhas diferentes no mesmo tecido, se coadunam com a formação do Estado brasileiro.
SAVATER, Fernando. As perguntas da vida. Tradução: Mônica Stahel. São Paulo: Martins Fontes.2001.
Authors: Pinhelli Mendes Ademir Aparecido
Published: November 2017

Compreendendo a filosofia como exercício do filosofar, Savater propõe nesta obra, levar o leitor a realizá­lo com ousadia, o que talvez o leve a conclusões opostas. Para isso expõe o que compreende ser a diferença entre Ciência e Filosofia. Com o subtítulo “O porquê da filosofia”, pergunta sobre o sentido da filosofia como disciplina escolar na formação de crianças e jovens. Não seria uma perda de tempo, já que os programas educacionais de ensino médio estão sobrecarregados de conteúdos? Para explicitar esta questão – a filosofia não serve para nada ­ já debatida por Sócrates e seus opositores, cinco séculos a.C., e citando Ortega y Gasset (p. 5), apresenta três níveis diferentes de compreensão para distinguir ciência e filosofia: informação, conhecimento e sabedoria. Conclui que o conhecimento científico opera entre o nível (a) e o (b), enquanto que o conhecimento filosófico opera entre o nível (b) e o (c). O desejável do ponto de vista do ensino seria chegar à sabedoria filosófica. Mas como ensinartalcoisa?Seriapossívelensina­la?