bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A novel power stability drive system of semiconductor Laser Diode for high-precision measurement
Authors: Huang He , Ni Jingxue , Wang Huifeng , Zhang Jiajia , Gao Rong , Guan Limin , Wang Guiping
Published: April 2019

In view of the strict requirements of the current high-precision measurement system for stable output power of the semiconductor LD (Laser Diode), a semiconductor LD stable power drive and multi-closed-loop control system are proposed after analyzing the semiconductor laser’s P–I (Power–Current) characteristics and temperature characteristics. The system uses a microcontroller as the core control unit and realizes the stable power output control of the semiconductor laser by controlling the current, power and temperature parameters. In this system, first, the control structure model of the controlled object has been designed. Second, a controllable closed-loop constant current feedback drive circuit has been designed and a high-precision controllable constant current drive circuit of the semiconductor laser has been obtained. Furthermore, the control circuit has been designed based on the neural PI (Proportional-Integral) control model and realizes the short-term stable power output of the semiconductor LD. Finally, a closed-loop temperature control system is designed to ensure that the operating temperature of the semiconductor laser is relatively stable and a long-term stable power output is obtained. By designing the hardware and software of the control system and conducting long-term experiments in the laboratory, we found that the system can guarantee the output power within 1 W of PD (Proportional-Differential) LD, and its long-term power stability can reach 1%. This system has a certain reference significance in using semiconductor lasers for high-quality detection when there are stringent requirements for power.
‘Messy Democracy’: Democratic pedagogy and its discontents
Authors: Hudson-Miles Richard , Broadey Andy
Published: April 2019

This paper reflects on a recent participatory installation by the artists’ collective @.ac, entitled Messy Democracy, as a case study to raise questions concerning the ‘distribution of the sensible’ within the neoliberal art school. The project set up a quasi-autonomous artists’ space within Hanover Project gallery 9 April–3 May, 2018 at University of Central Lancashire, Preston. This exhibition functioned as a space of collective pedagogy, co-labour and ‘dissensus’ situated in relation to the wider operation of the department of Fine Art. It also sought to operate as a critical alternative to contemporary models of the art school, rooted in notions of usefulness and romantic self-realisation, but re-structured in the service of ‘commodification’ and ‘financialisation’ in wake of the Browne Report (2010). Most importantly, Messy Democracy represented a ‘theatocractic’ ‘undercommons’ for alternate and counter-hegemonic subjectivities to emerge. However, hierarchical logics, resulting from the hegemonic ‘distribution of the sensible’ stubbornly persisted even within this nascent pedagogic democracy.
Performing silence as political resistance: Audience interaction and spatial politics in Thomas Ostermeier’s Richard III
Authors: Simari Alessandro
Published: April 2019

According to Jan Pappelbaum, what fascinated him and Thomas Ostermeier about ‘reconstructed’ Globe Theatres is that ‘[i]t becomes impossible to ignore the presence of the audience; actors are particularly exposed and entirely at the mercy of the spectators’. This article investigates the spatial politics that emerge from/within the ‘quasi-reconstructed’ Globe for Ostermeier’s production of Richard III. Examining a 2017 performance of the play at London’s Barbican Theatre, I consider how audience interaction (and the potential for theatrical failure in that interaction, specifically through performative silence) becomes the site of political resistance in the context of theatrical performance.
Impact of Fare Policy Changes on Paratransit Travel Options: METROLift Case Study
Authors: Tan Shuman , Park Eun Sug , Hwang Jinuk
Published: April 2019

The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County’s METROLift program implemented several revised fare policies on travel options available to eligible riders at the end of 2015 and the beginning of 2016. Fares changed on the METROLift paratransit single ticket and passes. A premium fare for the expanded service area and a smartcard—Freedom Q Card—that allows free ride on METRO’s fixed-route services were introduced. This paper documents analyses to determine the impact of the revised METROLift fare policies on travel patterns and travel frequency of METROLift riders. The authors used a linear segmented regression analysis to analyze data from an interrupted time series design. The results suggest that the revised fare policies controlled the growth of percentage of riders who use METROLift paratransit service in total ADA-eligible riders, while improved the awareness and willingness to use supplementary paratransit travel options, especially the fixed-route service in the base service area and the subsidy taxi service in the expanded service area.
A Community of Practice for Social Justice: Examining the Case of an International Scholarship Alumni Association in Ghana
Authors: Campbell Anne C. , Lavallee Chelsea A.
Published: April 2019

International higher education student mobility can lead to social change in the students’ home countries. This article examines the case of the Ford Foundation’s International Fellowship Program Alumni Association in Ghana and how it has organized to affect change. Findings show that this association has assimilated many of the attributes of Wenger’s community of practice (CoP) model. These characteristics include building strong communication systems, learning together in workshops, and solving problems through regular communication: activities that have improved their “practice” of social justice advocacy. The study also challenges the CoP model in three key ways relevant to international higher education, including highlighting how graduates incorporate their overseas education in their social justice practice and the limitations of diaspora engagement. Findings aim to inform administrators and participants of international higher education schemes, with a particular focus on international scholarship programs and those seeking to promote social justice.
Living Donation by Individuals with Life-Limiting Conditions
Authors: Ross Lainie Friedman , Thistlethwaite J. Richard
Published: April 2019

The traditional living donor was very healthy. However, as the supply-demand gap continues to expand, transplant programs have become more accepting of less healthy donors. This paper focuses on the other extreme, asking whether and when individuals who have life-limiting conditions (LLC) should be considered for living organ donation. We discuss ethical issues raised by 1) donation by individuals with progressive severe debilitating disease for whom there is no ameliorative therapy; and 2) donation by individuals who are imminently dying or would die by the donation process itself.
Moving towards strategic commissioning: impact on clinical commissioning groups as membership organizations
Authors: Warwick-Giles Lynsey , McDermott Imelda , Checkland Kath , Moran Valerie
Published: April 2019

Objective

This paper aims to explore the nature of clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) in England as membership organizations. Utilizing the concept of meta-organization as a lens, we discuss the impact that this organizational form might have on CCGs’ ability to become ‘strategic commissioners’.

Methods

We used a longitudinal qualitative approach to explore the adoption and implementation of primary care co-commissioning. The study was undertaken between May 2015 and June 2017 and included interviews with senior policy makers, analysis of policy documents, two telephone surveys, and case studies in four CCGs nationally.

Results

CCGs operate as membership organizations with closed boundary and low stratification, whereby a consensus or majority needs to be reached by members when activities impact on membership or the CCG’s constitution. While CCGs should move towards a more strategic commissioning role that is focused on local priorities agreed by their members, they are faced with a complex system of accountabilities and responsibilities, which makes this difficult to achieve.

Conclusions

The nature of CCGs as membership-based meta-organizations has the potential to both help and hinder CCGs in becoming strategic commissioners. The complexities in accountability and governance that the membership approach introduces, and the potential difficulties that CCGs face with competing meta-organizations, raises questions about the future of CCGs as membership organizations.
Cross-sectional associations between inflammation, sickness behaviour, health anxiety and self-rated health in a Swedish primary care population
Authors: Lodin Karin , Lekander Mats , Petrovic Predrag , Nilsonne Gustav , Hedman-Lagerlöf Erik , Andreasson Anna
Published: April 2019

This study investigated associations between inflammatory markers, sickness behaviour, health anxiety and self-rated health in 311 consecutive primary care patients. Poor self-rated health was associated with high sickness behaviour ( ρ = 0.28, P < 0.001; ρ = 0.42, P = 0.003) and high health anxiety ( ρ = 0.31, P < 0.001; ρ = –0.32, P = 0.003). High levels of interleukin 6 were associated with poor self-rated health in men ( ρ = 0.26, P = 0.009). Low levels of interleukin-6 were associated with poor self-rated health in women ( ρ = –0.15, P = 0.04), but this association was non-significant when adjusted for health anxiety ( ρ = –0.08, P = 0.31). These results are consistent with the theory that interoceptive processes draw on both inflammatory mediators and the state of sickness behaviour in inferring health state.
CD34+ cell content of 126 341 cord blood units in the US inventory: implications for transplantation and banking
Authors: Barker Juliet N. , Kempenich Jane , Kurtzberg Joanne , Brunstein Claudio G. , Delaney Colleen , Milano Filippo , Politikos Ioannis , Shpall Elizabeth J. , Scaradavou Andromachi , Dehn Jason
Published: April 2019

CD34+ cell dose is critical for cord blood (CB) engraftment. However, the CD34+ content of the CB inventory in the United States is unknown. We examined the CD34+ cell content of 126 341 red blood cell–depleted US units banked from January 2007 to September 2017 with a total nucleated cell (TNC) count of ≥90 × 107 and a cryovolume of 24-55 mL. Median pre-cryopreservation TNC content was 127 × 107 (interquartile range [IQR], 108-156 × 107); CD34+ cell content was 44 × 105 (IQR, 29 to 67 × 105). The median CD34+:TNC ratio was 0.34%. TNC and CD34+ cell content correlation was weak (r = 0.24). Of 7125 units with TNCs of ≥210 × 107, only 47% had CD34+ content of ≥100 × 105. However, some units had high CD34+ content for a given TNC count. Only 4% of CB units were acceptable as single-unit grafts (TNCs, ≥2.5 × 107/kg; CD34+ cells, ≥1.5 × 105/kg) for 70-kg patients; 22% of units were adequate for 70-kg patients using lower dose criteria (TNCs, ≥1.5 × 107/kg; CD34+ cells, ≥1.0 × 105/kg) suitable for a double-unit graft. These findings highlight that units with the highest TNC dose may not have the highest CD34+ dose, units with unexpectedly high CD34+ content (a ratio of >1.0%) should be verified, and the US CB inventory of adequately sized single units for larger patients is small. They also support the ongoing use of double-unit grafts, a focus on banking high-dose units, and development of expansion technologies.
Vitamin D in schizophrenia and depression: a clinical review
Authors: Lally John , Gaughran Fiona
Published: April 2019

Evidence from preclinical and clinical studies supports a role for vitamin D deficiency in many mental disorders. In this review, we discuss the role of vitamin D in the aetiology and treatment of schizophrenia and depression and their physical health comorbidities. Although observational studies support a potential association between vitamin D and schizophrenia and depression, sufficient high-quality evidence from clinical trials does not yet exist to establish a place for vitamin D supplementation in optimising clinical response or promoting physical health. Completed randomised controlled trials are needed to provide insights into the efficacy and safety of vitamin D in the management of mental disorders.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

After reading this article you will be able to:

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outline the epidemiology of vitamin D deficiency in schizophrenia

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describe the associations of vitamin D with schizophrenia and depression

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know how to assess, and consider treatment for, vitamin D deficiency.

DECLARATION OF INTEREST

F.G. has received support or honoraria for CME, advisory work and lectures from Bristol-Myers Squibb, Janssen, Lundbeck, Otsuka, Roche and Sunovion, and has a family member with professional links to Lilly and GSK, including shares. She is in part funded by the National Institute for Health Research's (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and King's College London and the South London Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research & Care Funding scheme, and by the Maudsley Charity. The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the NHS, the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care.
Phase III Trial: Adjuvant Pelvic Radiation Therapy Versus Vaginal Brachytherapy Plus Paclitaxel/Carboplatin in High-Intermediate and High-Risk Early-Stage Endometrial Cancer
Authors: Randall Marcus E. , Filiaci Virginia , McMeekin D. Scott , von Gruenigen Vivian , Huang Helen , Yashar Catheryn M. , Mannel Robert S. , Kim Jae-Weon , Salani Ritu , DiSilvestro Paul A. , Burke James J. , Rutherford Thomas , Spirtos Nick M. , Terada Keith , Anderson Penny R. , Brewster Wendy R. , Small William , Aghajanian Carol A. , Miller David S.
Published: April 2019

PURPOSE

The primary objective was to determine if vaginal cuff brachytherapy and chemotherapy (VCB/C) increases recurrence-free survival (RFS) compared with pelvic radiation therapy (RT) in high-intermediate and high-risk early-stage endometrial carcinoma.

PATIENTS AND METHODS

A randomized phase III trial was performed in eligible patients with endometrial cancer. Eligible patients had International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (2009) stage I endometrioid histology with Gynecologic Oncology Group protocol 33–based high-intermediate–risk criteria, stage II disease, or stage I to II serous or clear cell tumors. Treatment was randomly assigned between RT (45 to 50.4 Gy over 5 weeks) or VCB followed by intravenous paclitaxel 175 mg/m2 (3 hours) plus carboplatin (area under the curve, 6) every 21 days for three cycles.

RESULTS

The median age of the 601 patients was 63 years, and 74% had stage I disease. Histologies included endometrioid (71%), serous (15%), and clear cell (5%). With a median follow-up of 53 months, the 60-month RFS was 0.76 (95% CI, 0.70 to 0.81) for RT and 0.76 (95% CI, 0.70 to 0.81) for VCB/C (hazard ratio, 0.92; 90% confidence limit, 0.69 to 1.23). The 60-month overall survival was 0.87 (95% CI, 0.83 to 0.91) for RT and 0.85 (95% CI, 0.81 to 0.90) for VCB/C (hazard ratio, 1.04; 90% confidence limit, 0.71 to 1.52). Vaginal and distant recurrence rates were similar between arms. Pelvic or para-aortic nodal recurrences were more common with VCB/C (9% v 4%). There was no heterogeneity of treatment effect with respect to RFS or overall survival among clinical or pathologic variables evaluated.

CONCLUSION

Superiority of VCB/C compared with pelvic RT was not demonstrated. Acute toxicity was greater with VCB/C; late toxicity was similar. Pelvic RT alone remains an effective, well-tolerated, and appropriate adjuvant treatment in high-risk early-stage endometrial carcinomas of all histologies.
Realization of the Concept «Monarchy» by Means of Phraseological Units
Authors: Ангелова Марьяна , Angelova Mar'yana
Published: April 2019

The timeliness of the article comes from the linguistic interest to studying the influence of extra linguistic factors on the language change, as well as researching new communication processes of contemporary communicative space of the English culture. Concept is presented as ideal character (prototype), that personifies the idea of the speaker conditioned in a civilized manner about the world. It is well-proven that Concept passes the qualified name in a language, id est can be investigated in a psychical and language plan. Thus well-organized combination of Concepts in consciousness of man presents its conceptual system, on forming of that the language picture of the world has influence simultaneously. The phraseological level of realization of Concept in a language is presented in the article. It is well-proven that vivid maintenance and deep semantics of phraseological word-combinations allow brightly to represent national attitude, as phraseological units represent folk traditions, history, ethic norms, supervisions above the surrounding world.
The Relation of the Russian Employers to Automation in the Sphere of Human Resource Management: Technologies of Artificial Intelligence and Staff Recruitment
Authors: Тихонов А. , Tihonov A. , Коновалова В. , Konovalova Valyeriya
Published: April 2019

In article the data of sociological polls of staff of HR-departments of the Russian companies reflecting their relation to technologies and to innovations in the sphere of management of human resources and also to artificial intelligence as to the instrument of automation of working processes in personnel management are considered. The obtained data are compared to results of sociological poll about the attitude towards technologies and innovations of the Russians in general reflecting moods in society. It has been revealed that an optimistic attitude to automating HR-processes with the help of technology is combined with disbelief that artificial intelligence can replace managers in matters requiring purely human, from the point of view of respondents, qualities, while respondents tend to extrapolate the current progress of artificial intelligence to the future and expect development from him in those areas where he has already succeeded at the moment, but not to expect qualitatively new breakthroughs in the near future.
PRÁTICAS DE LETRAMENTOS NA PROMOÇÃO À SAÚDE DE IDOSOS: A MEMÓRIA, A CONSTRUÇÃO E A RESSIGNIFICAÇÃO DE SENTIDOS
Authors: Pedroso Maria Ignez Lima
Published: April 2019

A presente pesquisa tem por objetivo investigar como as práticas de letramentos orais e escritas atuam na preservação de memórias utilizadas na construção e na ressignificação de sentidos atribuídos por idosos participantes de um grupo de educação em saúde, apoiado pelo NASF – Núcleo de Apoio à Saúde da Família da Secretaria Municipal da Saúde de Votuporanga (SP). Fundamenta-se na concepção bakhtiniana de linguagem (Bakhtin, 2000). Toma por base os estudos sobre os letramentos realizados por Street (1994; 2014), por Tfouni (1994), bem como a concepção de escrita defendida por Corrêa (2004). O material analisado é composto por textos escritos produzidos pelos idosos em três atividades discursivo-textuais previamente programadas. Os resultados obtidos permitem concluir que a constituição da autoria se dá no trabalho de construção e de ressignificação de sentidos, favorecendo a reflexão sobre a qualidade de vida dos idosos na comunidade.
ASPECTOS METODOLÓGICOS DO LEGADO LINGUÍSTICO DE ANTOINE CULIOLI
Authors: Cumpri Marcos Luiz
Published: April 2019

Este artigo sintetiza aspectos metodológicos da Linguística que Antoine Culioli acreditou, ao menos nos últimos trinta anos, ser aquela responsável pela investigação da Linguagem no amparo das especificidades das línguas naturais e na amostragem dos traços e marcas que regem a construção do sentido no enunciado, sempre pelo viés da atividade significante dos sujeitos. Mostra-se, aqui, também, que o enunciado, além de ser o material de análise da Teoria das Operações Predicativas e Enunciativas (TOPE), é o próprio agenciamento de operações que transcendem tanto a separação entre Sintaxe e Semântica, quanto entre sentido e investimento dos sujeitos.
EMPREGO DE INDICADORES NA AVALIAÇÃO DO SANEAMENTO - REGIÃO HIDROGRÁFICA MÉDIO PARAÍBA DO SUL
Authors: Obraczka Marcelo , Machado Pinto Sofya De Oliveira , Marques Carine Ferreira , Ohnuma Jr Alfredo Akira
Published: April 2019

No Brasil, boa parte dos esgotos ainda é lançada nos rios, sem tratamento. A severa poluição imposta a importantes corpos hídricos contribui para aumento da escassez e dos conflitos relacionados ao uso da água. Para enfrentamento do problema, a moderna gestão dos recursos hídricos vem utilizando instrumentos de gestão e planejamento tais como indicadores na avaliação de questões estratégicas, entre elas, a abrangência e eficiência dos serviços de saneamento prestados. Dessa forma, são gerados subsídios para tomadas de decisão e implementação de ações, apontando inclusive eventual correção de rumo para aperfeiçoamento do sistema. O presente trabalho se estrutura a partir do estudo de caso da bacia hidrográfica do Médio Paraíba do Sul, empregando indicadores de saneamento e de saúde para avaliação do estágio/situação em termos da universalização do saneamento nos 18 municípios que a compõem. Apesar de não ser possível identificar uma correlação direta entre os indicadores de saneamento e os de saúde levantados, a metodologia permite comparar os índices dos municípios da bacia, constatando-se que todos os municípios estão inseridos na categoria/estágio inicial de universalização, com exceção de Quatis. No presente caso, aqueles de maior porte e capacidade econômica como Valença, Resende e Barra do Piraí apresentam indicadores piores do que municípios de pequeno porte como Quatis, Porto Real e Pinheiral. Entre outras proposições, recomenda-se o aumento da abrangência dessa tipologia de estudo para demais bacias do Paraíba do Sul, cujos resultados poderão ajudar na definição de prioridades nas futuras ações dos Comitês e das respectivas Agências de Bacia.
Ten things you should know about type 2 diabetes – part 2
Authors: Morris David
Published: April 2019

In the second of two articles, David Morris answers more of the most common questions about diabetes
Costume, nostalgia and sexuality in murder mysteries by Maria Lang and their adaptations
Authors: Bachmann Anne
Published: April 2019

Crime novels by the prolific Swedish writer Maria Lang have been adapted into films during two periods: 1960–61 and 2013. This article situates the resulting films as media products of their time and examines the functions of costume and film style in the two adaptation periods. The article identifies nostalgia in Arne Mattsson’s 1960–61 films in how they contribute towards an old-fashioned film style. The string of films from 2013 engages in nostalgia-as-tourism and positions itself as ‘cosy crime’ by activating viewers partly as consumers and inviting them to a viewing mode of vintage window-shopping. The article locates nostalgic pastness in the assembling or dissembling of layered outfits, exploring this practice in conjunction with murder, vulnerability and culpability. Finally, the article traces attitudes towards sexuality and sexualization, addressing notions of respectability, the sexual liberation of contemporaneous Sweden (the ‘Swedish sin’) and points of contact between good taste, dress style and sexuality.
Shooting and shopping: Suiting Grant and dressing Saint
Authors: Olsson Jan
Published: April 2019

By investigating the fashion aspects of Alfred Hitchcock’s North by Northwest (1959), this article argues for a heightened level of analytical attention to the many meanings of costume choices in the overall design of films. The text focuses on Cary Grant’s elegant, but famously manhandled suit as the film progresses, and how to understand its function and provenance in the grander scheme of ‘things’ in the film. In addition, Helen Rose’s discarded costume suggestions for Eva Marie Saint’s character are discussed – and how Hitchcock personally took on the role as personal shopper for Eve Kendall, Saint’s role. Further, the article highlights the collaborative nature of the film’s production and its pivotal ideas rather than argue for auteurist absolutism and a Hitchcock-alone approach to the film’s meaning. Ernest Lehman famously described his work on North by Northwest as an attempt to script ‘the Hitchcock picture to end all Hitchcock pictures’.
Perifíton e Estado Trófico em dois Mananciais de Abastecimento em Araraquara (SP)
Authors: Costa-Mendonça Gislaine , Mendonça Neto Nestor Aparecido , Araujo Costa Renata Cristina , Dellamano Oliveira Maria José , Colombo-Corbi Vanessa
Published: April 2019

Este estudo tem como objetivo identificar a comunidade perifítica e suas respostas a mudanças abióticas no abastecimento público de reservatórios de água no município de Araraquara-SP (Ribeirão das Cruzes e Córrego Águas do Paiol). A fim de avaliar as condições desses estoques procedeu-se à identificação do gênero e espécies de fitoplâncton presentes nas fontes supracitadas, além de monitorar os parâmetros físico-químicos in situ e nutrientes totais durante a estação chuvosa e seca. Os resultados mostraram que durante a estação chuvosa em ambas as fontes houve um aumento nas concentrações de fósforo e nitrogênio total, associado ao transporte de material alóctone pelas chuvas. No entanto, o aumento de nutrientes na coluna de água não foi suficiente para alterar a qualidade da água nos locais, uma vez que ambos os reservatórios apresentaram condições oligotróficas nos períodos estudados. A composição da comunidade perifítica, refletiu as boas condições de água nos dois reservatórios, com predomínio de espécies da classe Zygnematophyceae, bons preditores de ambientes oligotróficos e com baixa carga de poluição. No entanto, o trabalho enfatiza a importância da recuperação da cobertura vegetal na microbacia das nascentes estudadas, como uma medida conservacionista desses recursos, uma vez que a expansão das áreas urbanas e agrícolas no município vem se intensificando.
El indigenismo de Maximiliano en México (1864-1867)
Authors: Jancsó Katalin
Published: April 2019

The aim of our study is to examine an interesting period of Mexican history: the empire of Maximilian I, born Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian Joseph of Austria. After a short introduction to the Hungarian historiography of the topic, the 19th century turbulent history of Mexico, the circumstances of the French intervention and the emperor’s ascendance to the throne, we concentrate on the analysis of Maximilian’s attitude towards indigenous people. Influenced by French socialists, Maria Theresa’s illustrated absolutism and contemporary liberalism, the emperor tried to alleviate the painful effects of liberal reforms introduced in 1856. He himself introduced several reforms, especially in land property questions and community rights. He created a protection committee for miserable classes, whose work helped him take several measurements in favour of Mexican indigenous people. Nevertheless, the empire was doomed to fail. Maximilian and his generals were executed in June, 1867, which also meant the end of an important period of battles between liberals and conservatives.
La importancia del guiñol dentro del mundo lorquiano
Authors: Katona Eszter
Published: April 2019

Federico García Lorca was a versatile artist, known as a musiáan, poet, dramatist, essaywriter, and the director and actor of the Barraca Troupe, to mention only some important moments of his short but outstanding artistic career. Since his poems and dramas are well known amongst the Hungarian audience, instead of repeating clichés, this study selected a segment of Lorca's life work that is still considered a foster child among literary genres. This genre is the puppet-theatre, which always played a significant role in Lorca's life. The roots of this enthusiasm must be sought in his childhood, while as an adult ljorca consciously tried to search and pass on his knowledge of the tradition ofpuppet-shows and also lullabies. With the revival of such folk-rooted, andent cultural treasures, the Andalusian artist wanted to guide his audience back to childhood innocence untouched by riviligation. Avant-garde movements from the beginning of the century were also familiar with the genre of puppet-theatre. Several Spanish litterateurs (Jarinto Benavente, Valle In clan, Rafael Alberti, Jacinto Grau) wrote plays especially for puppets, mostly —and surprisingly differing from our contemporary perception of puppet shows— for adult audiences. Lorca's life work includes four surviving works written for puppet-theatre (Cristobícal, Ta tragicomedia de Don Cristóbal y la seña Rosita, La niña que riega la albahacay el príncipe preguntón, Retablillo de Don Cristóbal), this study willfocus on presenting these plays.
Las interpretaciones de La casa de Bernarda Alba en los teatros húngaros en el siglo XXI
Authors: Katona Eszter
Published: April 2019

Federico García Lorca's last play, The House of Bernarda Alba was in fact his first drama that was
presented to the Hungarian audience in the 1950s. Nearly sixty years have passed since then, and
numerous Hungarian theaters have included this play in their repertoire. I managed to trace 19 premiers
from the period of 1955-2000 and 25 since the turn of the century. However, behind these high numbers
we do not always find traditional theatrical presentations working with Lorca’s text. Other adaptations,
like dance or musical plays, were also inspired by Lorca's drama, but with their different forms of
expression they distinguished themselves from the traditional prose theater. Nevertheless, the presentation of
these performances is important as well, as they contribute to the formation of Lorca's image in the
Hungarian audience. From these performances this study examines some of those from the first decade of
the 21st century that, in some way, were significant, memorable or outstanding stagings.
El calvario de los brigadistas húngaros
Authors: Anderle Ádám
Published: April 2019

The elite of the Hungarian volunteers of the Spanish Civil War became victim of the Communist
terror after World War II (1949-1950). The main role was played by the brigadist, László Rajk, who,
before the trial, was the secretary of the Hungarian Communist Party, Minister of the Interior, and then
Minister of Foreign Affairs. He was charged with spying for the “imperialists” and Tito as well as with
high treason and anti-Semitism. In the show trial of “Rajk and his associates” 155 people were charged
and convicted, 15 of them, including Rajk, were condemned to death. In the indictment Rajk was
condemned for his activity during the Spanish Civil War: he was accused of being a fascist, and then an
imperialist agent, as well as a “Trockyist”, just like the twenty other Hungarian Brigadists.
The background of the trial has been thoroughly analysed in Hungarian historiography, but the
accusation connected to the Spanish period has not been examined or criticized.
The present study, based on new sources, such as the reports of the Hungarian Communist Secret
Service, the papers of the KGB Archives in Moscow, and the Comintern, raises the issue emphasizing
the negative role of Ernő Gerő (“Pedro”), who was the representative of the Comintern and the PCIA
(People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs), in the process.
Civitas dei, civitas diaboli. Temas y topoi en la literatura española
Authors: Vasas László
Published: April 2019

The present article analyses some of
the features that characterize the city as theme,
especially regarding its expression in Spanish
literature. First of all, it focuses on the relations
between this theme and textuality, relevant
objectives of its configuration, properties along
with literary proceedings. Next, it deals with the
main topics of description, laudation and
vituperation. Finally, two fragments appearing
out of its plot context of the medieval Libro de
Alexandre and the baroque El burlador de Sevilla
are presented with an attempt of their justification
and interpretation.
Introducción. Portugal y España en el declive de sus dictaduras: percepciones y manifestaciones del cambio
Authors: Carrillo-Linares Alberto , Cordero Olivero Inmaculada
Published: April 2019

Introducción
Generalizations of 3-Sasakian manifolds and skew torsion
Authors: Agricola Ilka , Dileo Giulia
Published: April 2019

In the first part, we define and investigate new classes of almost 3-contact metric manifolds, with two guiding ideas in mind: first, what geometric objects are best suited for capturing the key properties of almost 3-contact metric manifolds, and second, the new classes should admit ‘good’ metric connections with skew torsion. In particular, we introduce the Reeb commutator function and the Reeb Killing function, we define the new classes of canonical almost 3-contact metric manifolds and of 3-(α, δ)-Sasaki manifolds (including as special cases 3-Sasaki manifolds, quaternionic Heisenberg groups, and many others) and prove that the latter are hypernormal, thus generalizing a seminal result of Kashiwada. We study their behaviour under a new class of deformations, called 𝓗-homothetic deformations, and prove that they admit an underlying quaternionic contact structure, from which we deduce the Ricci curvature. For example, a 3-(α, δ)-Sasaki manifold is Einstein either if
α = δ (the 3-α-Sasaki case) or if δ = (2n + 3)α, where dim M = 4n + 3.

In the second part we find these adapted connections. We start with a very general notion of φ-compatible connections, where φ denotes any element of the associated sphere of almost contact structures, and make them unique by a certain extra condition, thus yielding the notion of canonical connection (they exist exactly on canonical manifolds, hence the name). For 3-(α, δ)-Sasaki manifolds, we compute the torsion of this connection explicitly and we prove that it is parallel, we describe the holonomy, the ∇-Ricci curvature, and we show that the metric cone is a HKT-manifold. In dimension 7, we construct a cocalibrated G
2-structure inducing the canonical connection and we prove the existence of four generalized Killing spinors.
Toric actions in cosymplectic geometry
Authors: Bazzoni Giovanni , Goertsches Oliver
Published: April 2019

We show that compact toric cosymplectic manifolds are mapping tori of equivariant symplectomorphisms of toric symplectic manifolds.
Identification of point sources in an elliptic equation from interior measurements: Application to a seawater intrusion problem
Authors: El Badia Abdellatif , El Hajj Ahmad , Jazar Mustapha , Moustafa Hayat
Published: April 2019

This paper deals with an inverse source problem for an elliptic equation, using interior measurements.
Its motivation lies in the seawater intrusion phenomenon, where we are interested in identifying point sources representing illegal wells.
A cost function transforming our inverse problem into an optimization one is proposed, and numerical results are performed for a rectangular domain.
Autocratic Survival Strategies: Does Oil Make a Difference?
Authors: Ishak Phoebe W.
Published: April 2019

This paper examines the behavior of dictators when faced by an imminent threat of being overthrown in oil abundant countries. In the short run, the dictator’s survival strategies is argued to be confined to public spending and repression, whereas the choice of their levels is conditional upon the intensity of the mass threat (i.e. civil protest vs. mass violence) and the size of oil wealth. The empirical results indicate a possibility of mixing between spending and repression, and that oil wealth allows for differences in their employed levels in face of the same threat. Using a dataset of authoritarian regimes in 88 countries from 1981 to 2006, I found that mass violence is handled through increasing both spending and repression, whereas civil protest is only met by repression. Furthermore, greater oil wealth is found to provide a wider fiscal space to relatively increase spending, but only at low and intermediate levels of mass threats. As the threats intensify, the effect of oil wealth dissipates and oil wealth dictatorships behave the same as their non-oil wealth counterparts.
Radicalmente universal y diferencialista. Por una geografía crítica desde América Latina
Authors: Herrera Tania
Published: April 2019

En este ensayo se reflexiona acerca de lo que implica para la geografía y las ciencias sociales el análisis crítico de la realidad. Ello requiere no perder de vista la universalidad del capitalismo y de los intereses multiescalares que producen espacio. Asimismo, ello requiere dar cabida a la subjetividad y a todo lo que rebasa al concepto de clase. Esta reflexión ha de iluminar la sombra que deja una perniciosa actitud de investigadores que se identifican con teoría postcolonial y pretenden comprender los territorios latinoamericanos bajo referentes conceptuales nativos, un arreglo de palabras creado localmente. Si algo cabe rescatar de estas ideas, eso es la denuncia implícita a los poderes que dictan las normas de producción y circulación de conocimiento, íntimamente ligados a intereses geopolíticos globales. Así, se propone un recorrido por la génesis de la geografía crítica, antimperialista y militante desde su inicio. Enseguida, se propone un diálogo entre dos grandes autores del siglo XX, Henri Lefebvre y José María Arguedas; de Lefebvre se desarrolla el concepto de diferencia y se ejemplifica dicho concepto a través de una historia presente en “Los Ríos Profundos”. Este diálogo busca provocar reacciones a quienes insisten en que no se puede comprender Latinoamérica y sus territorios con categorías creadas en espacios fuera de los límites continentales.
A Comparison of Lithuanian and Swedish Old Age Pension Systems
Authors: Medaiskis Teodoras , Eirošius Šarūnas
Published: April 2019

[full article and abstract in English] The aim of this study is to compare Lithuanian and Swedish pension systems from the point of view of their design and performance in order to elaborate reasonable recommendations to Lithuanian pension policy based on the best Swedish experience. Swedish income, premium and guaranteed old-age pensions system are compared with the analogous Lithuanian system of the “first,” “second” pillars and the “social” pensions. The main features of the systems are discussed, and the performance of the systems, mainly from the point of view of adequacy, is compared. The differences in system design and performance are identified, and the possible reasons of these differences are examined. Special attention is paid to differences in financing and the approach to the definition of benefits. The Lithuanian pension points approach is compared to the Swedish Notional Defined Contribution (NDC) approach. Each system is analyzed, and the relevance of transforming the Lithuanian first pillar pensions into a NDC system is examined.
Image quality assessment using NEMA NU 4/2008 standards in small animal PET scanner
Authors: Gontijo Rodrigo Modesto Gadelha , Ferreira Andréa Vidal , Silva Juliana Batista , Mamede Marcelo Henrique
Published: April 2019

In Brazil, there are few microPET in use and a quality control protocols standardization are needed to harmonize their use in the research field. Thus, the purpose of this study is to characterize the image quality performance of the microPET scanner (LabPET 4, GE healthcare Technologies, Waukesha, WI) using the NEMA NU 4/ 2008 standards and specific phantom. The NEMA image-quality (IQ) phantom consists of 3 different regions to analyze distinct characteristics: image noise (%SD), expressed as percentage SD in a uniform region (%SD), recovery coefficient (RC) and Spill-over (SOR) in air and water. The IQ phantom was filled with 18F-FDG calibrated at the beginning of acquisition, placed in the center of the field-of-view (FOV) and measured with the typical whole body imaging protocol. The images were reconstructed with different reconstruction methods (FBP-2D; MLEM-3D and OSEM-3D); with and without high resolution (HR) when possible. The results were compared. The LabPET 4 system produces appropriate image and with performance according to the literature. The present study is an initial step to verify the NEMA NU 4/2008 use in the Brazilian scenario for further standardization.
Access and rational use of medicines in the prison system in Paraíba
Authors: Cardins Karla Karolline Barreto , Freitas Claudia Helena Soares de Morais , Simões Mônica Oliveira da Silva , Costa Gabriela Maria Cavalcanti
Published: April 2019

Abstract Objective: This article aims to evaluate the access and rational use of essential and strategic medicine in the prison population in Paraiba prison system. Method: Qualitative study, carried out with 13 health professionals and 43 prisoners, between February and August of 2016 in seven penitentiary units of the state of Paraiba. Results: Some interviews pointed out that the prisons have ensured the medications, others, however, have stated the constant lack of these supplies and that depend on the family to guarantee access. It has been found that those who are routinely discharged do not have the professional prescriptions and that dose monitoring is not a practice. Medications are cared for by the subjects and although storage is careful, they are kept in the cells in places with poor ventilation. Final considerations: In this way, it has been verified that, although policies guarantee the access and rational use of medicines in penitentiaries, there are cases of lack of them, besides the lack of adequate prescription, supervision of the doses taken, correct storage and follow-up to guarantee the continuity of the treatment. Implications for practice: It is perceived the need of the management to program professional capacities aimed at care in the prison system, besides identifying the gaps related to access and rational use of medicines, allowing their restructuring.
A REGIÃO PORTUÁRIA DO RIO DE JANEIRO NO SÉCULO XIX: ASPECTOS DEMOGRÁFICOS E SOCIAIS
Authors: Fonseca Thiago Vinícius Mantuano da
Published: April 2019

Resumo Este breve artigo objetiva analisar a região portuária do Rio de Janeiro no século XIX, através da sua evolução urbana, de forma coerente com a dinâmica demográfica imposta à cidade nas esferas mundial, nacional e regional. Tomando como premissa suas características econômico-sociais, marcadas pelo funcionamento do porto de maior tráfego de pessoas e mercadorias no hemisfério sul, buscaremos demonstrar como as freguesias portuárias suportavam grande densidade populacional, sendo as mais populosas da maior cidade e capital do Império do Brasil. Intentaremos traçar, também, um perfil étnico-social da população que ocupou a região, demonstrando o seu caráter comum: a pobreza.
LOS AGITADORES MÓVILES: TRAYECTORIAS ANARQUISTAS Y VIGILANCIAS PORTUARIAS EN EL ATLÁNTICO SUDAMERICANO, 1894-1908
Authors: Albornoz Martín , Galeano Diego Antonio
Published: April 2019

Resumen El objetivo de este artículo es estudiar la vigilancia del anarquismo en el espacio atlántico sudamericano, entre finales del siglo XIX y comienzos del siglo siguiente. Si bien la historia de la represión del anarquismo no es desconocida por la historiografía de la región, el trabajo se aleja de los abordajes clásicos, guiados por preguntas sobre su lugar en el movimiento obrero, dentro de las fronteras nacionales. A partir de la trayectoria de dos inmigrantes que circularon entre Buenos Aires, Montevideo y Río de Janeiro se busca mostrar una dinámica red de conexiones atlánticas, que abarcaba los intercambios diplomáticos, la cooperación policial y la vigilancia de los barcos que ingresaban en los puertos. En respuesta a la coyuntura, los anarquistas hicieron un uso estratégico de recursos legales (habeas corpus, peticiones a las autoridades) e ilegales (desembarcos furtivos), que no solo les permitieron sobrevivir a las embestidas represivas, sino también ampliar redes transnacionales de solidaridad libertaria.
Cumulative changes in water quality caused by six cascading hydroelectric dams on the Jauru River, tributary of the Pantanal floodplain
Authors: Silva Antônio Carlos Coelho da , Fantin-Cruz Ibraim , Lima Zoraidy Marques de , Figueiredo Daniela Maimoni de
Published: April 2019

ABSTRACT The present study examines the individual and cumulative environmental effects of the six cascading hydroelectric dams currently in operation on in the Jauru River, a direct tributary of the Paraguay River, the main river in the Pantanal, as well as presenting a general characterization of water quality in the Jauru River. Water quality was evaluated at eight sites along the longitudinal gradient of the Jauru River. A total of 339 water quality samples from between 1990 and 2013 were considered, including 72 samples collected prior to the installation of Hydropower plants, treated as natural, and 267 samples, treated as altered . Statistica 7 software was used for statistical treatment and for the Kruskal-Wallis nonparametric test; squared Pearson correlation (coefficient of determination, R 2) was also applied to evaluated the relationship between the morphological and hydraulic parameters of each reservoir and cumulatively, with the rate of change of water quality parameters in three stretches of the Jauru River. The water quality of the Jauru River in general was characterized by low concentrations of electrolytes and slightly acidic pH, oligotrophy, reduced values of color, turbidity and solids and good oxygenation. While these general conditions were maintained over the two phases studied, we verified the occurrence of change in the pattern of variation of the physical and chemical conditions evaluated, mainly between the second and the fifth hydroelectric reservoir. This change, which implies discontinuity in the longitudinal gradient, was indicated by nine out of the twelve parameters measured in this stretch of the Jauru River, downstream of each individual reservoir and/or cumulatively. The constructive characteristics of the hydropower plants, especially water inlet height, water retention time and flooded area, as well as the proximity between two or more impoundments, are factors that influenced the observed changes, which are important aspects in the processes of environmental licensing for these future plants, or even, in some cases, to avoid them from being built at all as planned. This research also indicated the need for studies that consider the basin in an integrated way, and for the collection of more consistent data before these impoundments are implemented.
Sobre anorexias e bulimias: concepções e suposições etiológicas na perspectiva dos profissionais de Saúde
Authors: Costa-Val Alexandre , Coelho Vívian Andrade Araújo , Machado Marília Novais da Mata , Campos Rosana Teresa Onocko , Modena Celina Maria
Published: April 2019

Anorexias e bulimias são síndromes graves que requerem um manejo cuidadoso. A prática clínica e a literatura mostram, entretanto, que sua abordagem é, muitas vezes, inadequada. Neste estudo, interessou-nos conhecer o discurso dos profissionais de Saúde acerca da caracterização e etiologia desses quadros. Foram realizadas entrevistas semiestruturadas com 13 trabalhadores da rede pública de saúde de um município de Minas Gerais. A partir dos pontos de convergência, divergência e silêncio das falas, localizamos eixos discursivos tais como distorção da imagem corporal, estigma e padrão estético do corpo magro veiculado pela mídia. Chegamos à formação discursiva de todos eles por meio de um diálogo crítico com a literatura médica, psicanalítica e sociológica. Os resultados encontrados apontam para a insuficiência do saber biomédico nesse contexto, indicando a necessidade de diálogos com outras teorias para o alcance de estratégias mais eficazes de abordagem.