bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
RESPOSTAS FISIOLÓGICAS DE GENÓTIPOS DE AMENDOIM À DEFICIÊNCIA HÍDRICA
Authors: Carrega Willians César , Dos Santos Juciléia Irian , Cesarin Anne Elise , Gallardo Gianmarco José Tironi , Bacha Allan Lopes , De Godoy Ignácio José , Alves Pedro Luís da Costa Aguiar
Published: March 2020

Entre os fatores ambientais, a deficiência hídrica tem efeito em diversosprocessos morfológicos e fisiológicos das plantas, podendo afetar ocrescimento e o desenvolvimento das culturas, refletindo na produtividade.Diante disso, objetivou-se avaliar as características fisiológicas de genótiposde amendoim submetidos à deficiência hídrica. Realizou-se um experimentoem blocos inteiramente casualizados, com os tratamentos dispostos emesquema fatorial 12 × 2, tendo como tratamentos 12 genótipos e duascondições hídricas, em cinco repetições. Para avaliar o efeito do estresse, aos25 dias após a emergência (DAE), as plantas de amendoim permaneceramsob deficiência hídrica por quatro dias, enquanto as testemunhas forammantidas a 70% da capacidade de campo. Aos 29 DAE, foram realizadas asavaliações de fotossíntese, transpiração, teor relativo de água, teor de ceraepicuticular e massa seca das plantas. A taxa fotossintética foi menor paratodos os genótipos sob deficiência hídrica, exceto para a linhagem 870, quedemonstrou maior tolerância à seca. Para a transpiração, as cultivares RunnerIAC 886, IAC OL3, IAC OL4 e as linhagens 573, 599, 870 não foram afetadospela deficiência hídrica. Entre os genótipos, há variação na quantidade deceras epicuticulares sob condições hídricas. Com relação ao comportamentoanatomofisiológico dos genótipos, concluiu-se que as linhagens 573 e 870são altamente tolerantes à deficiência hídrica, as cultivares IAC OL3, IAC OL4,Runner IAC 886 e as linhagens 599 e 967 são moderadamente tolerantes eIAC 503, IAC 505 e IAC Tatu-ST e as linhagens 322 e 506 são mais sensíveisao estresse hídrico durante a fase de florescimento.
Governance Effect of Board of Directors on Banking Performance: Evidence From Tunisia
Authors: Missaoui Sahbi , Raissi Nizar
Published: March 2020

The research tried to assess the impact of board characteristics on Tunisian bank's performance. The empirical study is based on a sample of 10 commercial banks during the period 2008-2017. Firstly, we proceed to estimate the impact of board characteristics on bank performance measured by Return on Assets (ROA) and Return on Equities (ROE) ratios. The estimation results achieved have positive and negative effects on the economic and financial bank's profitability. Hence, on the one hand, the estimate test gives a positive impact of ratio Market to book and the ratio Interest / Commissions in case of economic performance (VIC). On the other hand, these two ratios have a negative impact on performance measured by the ROE and ROA. Regarding the board and bank size, the estimate test gives a negative impact on economic profitability and a positive impact on financial profitability.
The Future of Higher Education in the Light of Artificial Intelligence Transformations
Authors: Aldosari Share Aiyed M
Published: March 2020

This study discussed the potential effects of artificial intelligence on higher education at Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University. To achieve this goal, a qualitative research methodology was used by asking an open question on a sample of academics. The results of the analysis showed that there is a decrease in the level of awareness of the mechanisms of applying artificial intelligence, and that there is a need to further spread awareness in The Saudi environment on the possibilities of using artificial intelligence applications in education.
Should Items and Answer Keys of Small-Scale Exams Be Published?
Authors: Selvi Hüseyin
Published: March 2020

This study aimed to examine the effect of using items from previous exams on students’ pass-fail rates and on the psychometric properties of the tests and items.

The study included data from 115 tests and 11,500 items used in the midterm and final exams of 3,910 students in the preclinical term at the Faculty of Medicine from 2014 to 2019. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics related to the total test scores, item difficulty and item discrimination values, and internal consistency values for reliability. The Shapiro-Wilks test was used to evaluate the distribution structure, and t test were used to analyze the differences between groups.

The findings showed that the mean item repetition rate from 2014 to 2019 ranged from 16.98% to 39.00%. The total score variance decreased significantly as the percentage of test items increased. There was a significant, moderately positive relationship between the percentage of repeated test items and the number of students eligible to pass their grades. Item difficulty values obtained from initial item use were significantly lower than those obtained from repeated item use.

We conclude that test items and answer keys should not be published by test makers unless they have the means such as the infrastructure, budget, and personnel to develop new items in place of the ones previously published in test banks.
Social Networking Brand Engagement using Creative Brand Content Experiences
Authors: San Khaw Ooi , Sade Abu Bakar , Seduram Linda
Published: March 2020

In today’s environment, societies are free to create and browse online content; marketers therefore to face vexing challenges in drawing expressive social media users to engage with their brands. This current group of users display postmodernism characteristics; i.e. need more for subjective experiences to achieve self-realization. Hence, the creation of consumer brand engagement among expressive social media societies is through content that should be able to provide these experiences. However, there is lack research study on this trend. The objective of this study was to evaluate  passive experiential content that users perceived as novelty emotions (i.e. perceived creativity) that leads to intrinsic state of engagements (i.e. cognitive engagement and affective engagement) and to intentional engagement (the activation of willingness of brand clicking activities in social media). This, in turn, creates an advantage for the marketers because from this process if users engage the chances of building a long-term consumer brand engagement relationship is higher. This research study was done on 25-34 year-old Malaysian active expressive social media users who utilised expressive social media sites on a daily basis for at least 3 hours as the sample population from whom to collect data and administer a questionnaire survey with a still image as stimulus using social networking messaging platforms. Data analysis was conducted using IBM SPSS and IBM AMOS software and results showed positive significant relationship within all the 7 constructs which were functional appeal, emotional appeal, vividness, perceived creativity, cognitive engagement, affective engagement and intentional engagement.
Spatial-temporal Dynamics of Population Aggregation during the Spring Festival based on Baidu Heat Map in Central Area of Chengdu City, China
Authors: Zhou Yunjiao
Published: March 2020

The application of location-aware devices and location-based services enables big data to provide a convenient and efficient way to study the dynamics of urban population distribution. Based on the Baidu heat map data, the spatial-temporal population aggregation in the main urban areas of Chengdu City was explored in the context of the Spring Festival. The results suggested that population aggregation showed regular fluctuation within a day, consistent with the commuting activities. Also, population mobility showed difference before, during and after the festival; population density during the holiday was significantly lower than that on the other two working days, meanwhile the heat value on the working day before the festival was slightly higher than that after the festival. The conclusion showed that the Spring Festival affected the population distribution density. Chinese government’s emergent measures taken to suppress the nationwide spread of COVID_19 at early 2020 also had great influence on the low population aggregation during and after the Spring Festival, indicating the effectiveness of emergency control of human interactions. Better understanding of Spatial-temporal dynamics of population aggregation during the Spring Festival is of great value for optimizing the city expansion and structure planning.
CONCEPT OF EXPERT EVALUATION OF HOLISTIC COMPETENCE OF SENIOR MANAGERS
Authors: Porvazník Jan
Published: March 2020

The aim of this scientific paper is to outline the key terms of holistic competence of senior managers operating in individual types of work environment. The paper also proposes and presents a concept of a nontraditional approach to valuating holistic competence of managers. The concept is based on a scientific analysis of the deficiencies of the current model of selection and appointment of senior managers, which is shaped mainly by the outcome of elections and by auditions. The new concept capitalizes on the findings of two 2011 and 2013 VEGA (Scientific Grant Agency) projects, specifically Project Reg. No. 1/0794/11 Holistic Management Competence, Need, Approaches and Methods of Valuation (Celostná manažérska kompetentnosť, potreba, prístupy a metódy jej ohodnocovania), and Project Reg. No. 1/0539/14 Requirements
for Work and Manager Competence of Public Administration Staff (Požiadavky na pracovnú
a manažérsku spôsobilosť /kompetentnosť/ pracovníkov verejnej správy).
EFFECT OF INNOVATION ON MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS IN BANKING SERVICES
Authors: Butor-Keler Agnieszka
Published: March 2020

The technological development affecting the functioning of the banking and financial sector is a major challenge for the management of a complex system such as a bank. The challenges associated with it concern the broad spectrum of the bank’s activities both in the product area and in the organization management. The aim of the work is to present selected examples of challenges, especially in the context of the practical functioning of
a complex system, as well as to present the impact of innovation on management systems in banking services
ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT OF WORKSTATIONS IN SOCIAL ENTERPRISES. THE CASE OF AN OCCUPATIONAL ACTIVATION COMPANY
Authors: Machajski Adrian
Published: March 2020

People with disabilities in Poland can work in the open and protected labour market. Enterprises that offer work on the protected labour market are social enterprises, which include, among others, professional activation companies (PAC). PACs are created to employ people with different levels of disability, which form a bridge between a closed and open labour market. People with disabilities are ready to work in the open labour market after finishing work in PAC. The aim of the article is to assess the organization and management of workplaces for people with disabilities in a vocational activation plant which operates on the local market in Czestochowa. The application is based on the results of own research, which was conducted in 2019.
Legal implications of declaring a person dead in absentia for criminal proceedings
Authors: Kil Jan
Published: March 2020

The subject of the article is the analysis of legal implications of declaring a person dead in absentia for criminal proceedings. The article covers the main issues of declaring a person dead in absentia, in which the court may issue a ruling equivalent in legal effects to natural death of man. The paper examines the influence of declaring a person dead in absentia for preparatory proceedings, judicial proceedings as well as executive proceedings. The author analyses also a situation, when the previous court decision of declaring a person dead in absentia would turn out to be erroneous. Besides, the author examines a legal consequences of declaring a person dead in absentia for statutes of limitations on criminal actions.
Procedural entitlements of the person providing the work with pay on other base than the employment
Authors: Łaguna Łukasz
Published: March 2020

After the amendment of the Trade Unions Act, the procedural situation of persons providing paid work on a different basis than the employment relationship should be analyzed. From the point of view of the constitutional principle of equality, the procedural position of an employee and a person providing providing paid work on a basis other than
the employment relationship can not be differentiated. Therefore, for these entities shall use the same procedural provisions. De lege ferenda the legislator should make a clear reference to the provisions of the Labor Code.
Jagielnica castle – from a stronghold to an industrial plant
Authors: Synowiec Andrzej
Published: March 2020

This paper presents the history and significance of Jagielnica Castle (more specifically, it is located in the village of Nagórzanka, near Jagielnica) mainly during the period when it served the Polish tobacco industry. The early days of the stronghold, which was built on a hill, date back to the 16th century. Throughout the centuries the fortunes of the castle changed. After restoration in the 18th century, it became the main residence of the Lanckoroński family. In 1817 the castle became a property of the Austrian government. A factory and a warehouse for tobacco and tobacco products were established there. During World War I the castle complex was destroyed. After war it was taken over by the Polish Tobacco Monopoly. After the old buildings were rebuilt and new ones were constructed, it became
the seat of the Tobacco Cultivation Plant PTM in Jagielnica. After World War II the tobacco plant still operated, but it was in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. In the early 21st century it was privatized. Today there are efforts to establish a tourist and leisure centre in the castle, taking into account the protection of cultural heritage
O Concílio Vaticano II como objeto de leitura: a formação das culturas conciliares
Authors: Caldeira Rodrigo Coppe
Published: March 2020

Os debates sobre a recepção do Concílio Vaticano II se adensaram nas últimas duas décadas. No âmbito da historiografia, a reflexão sobre o lugar desse concílio na história do catolicismo contemporâneo e a discussão sobre as fontes e formas de captar a sua recepção dão seus primeiros passos. Passa-se da preocupação de se construir uma história do concílio propriamente dita, para o momento posterior, ou seja, a sua recepção. Para além de uma preocupação hermenêutica ligada às preocupações teológicas, os historiadores da recepção conciliar abrem novos caminhos teóricos de análise, mas também metodológicos, buscando novas formas de abordar o fenômeno. Dessa forma, se deparam com novas fontes que podem colaborar em sua compreensão. Esse artigo tem como objetivo central discutir a possibilidade teórica que toma o concílio como um objeto de leitura por parte de certos atores, desenvolvendo assim o que chamamos de cultura conciliar: representações sobre o evento construídas por certos grupos e que trazem suas características próprias. Desenvolvemos o conceito a partir de uma aproximação com a História Cultural, particularmente aquela desenvolvida por Roger Chartier e oferecemos, no final do texto, um breve exemplo de como essa perspectiva pode ser utilizada, qual seja, no estudo das revistas teológicas.
Innovative Hybrid Materials with Improved Tensile Strength Obtained by 3D Printing
Authors: Mioara Piticescu Roxana , Madalina Cursaru Laura , Negroiu Gabriela , Florentina Ciobota Cristina , Neagoe Ciprian , Safranchik Daniel
Published: March 2020

Barium titanate (BT) and barium strontium titanate (BST) are one of the most studied ferroelectric materials with excellent piezoelectric properties, which can be used to stimulate bone formation by applying an electrical field. It is known that this ceramic is biocompatible and can be used for medical applications. New hybrid materials based on BT and collagen and BST and collagen, with potential applications in bone reconstruction, are presented, emphasizing the potential of fabricating 3D structures by integrating hydrothermal synthesis with additive manufacturing. Designing such structures may take advantage of rheological characterization at single-molecule level for some elastic biopolymers like titin and collagen and their molecular dissection into structural motifs that independently contribute to the protein viscoelasticity. Atomic force spectroscopy measurements on synthetic polypeptides showed that a polypeptide chain containing Ig domain modules is protected against rupture at high stretch by Ig domain unfolding, an important mechanism for stress relaxation in titin molecules. This property may be exploited to enhance the tensile strength of a 3D structure by adding specific synthetic polypeptides to the composition of the printing paste.
Alkaloids and Their Pharmacology Effects fromZanthoxylumGenus
Authors: Xuan Nhiem Nguyen , Minh Quan Pham , Thi Hong Van Nguyen
Published: March 2020

Zanthoxylum genus (Rutaceae) comprises about 212 species distributed in warm temperature and subtropical areas in the worldwide. Zanthoxylum species have been used in traditional for the treatment of tooth decay, snakebites, blood circulation problems, stomach problems, inflammation, rheumatic, and parasitic diseases. The chemical investigations of Zanthoxylum have been studied by many scientists over the world. Several classes of compounds have been isolated from this genus such as alkaloids, coumarins, and monoterpenes. Of these, alkaloids are the main components and play an important role in Zanthoxylum species. Alkaloids have been shown the potential promise about biological activities: cytotoxic, antimalarial, leishmanicidal, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antiviral, and antibacterial activities. This chapter will focus on the structure elucidation and pharmacological activities of alkaloids from Zanthoxylum species. In addition, the absolute configuration of some alkaloids from Zanthoxylum genus will be also discussed.
The current state of crustal stresses in the Caucasus according to the unified catalogue of earthquake focal mechanisms
Authors: Rebetsky Yu. L.
Published: March 2020

The current state of crustal stresses in the Caucasus and adjacent territories has been reconstructed. Stress inversion was performed by the cataclastic analysis of earthquake focal mechanisms considered as seismological strain indicators. The data were taken from the unified catalogue of focal mechanisms of the Northern Eurasia, which was consolidated by the Laboratory of Tectonophysics of IPE RAS in the early 1990s. It contains the information from many seismological data sources of various authors who worked both in the USSR and abroad. Seismological data for the last years after the collapse of the USSR were taken from Global CMT catalogue. The study area has been quite densely covered by reconstructions of the principal stress axes. At the same time, the area of stress averaging has been considerably reduced by the iterative use of a window for stress averaging, which was gradually expanded for zones with reduced densities of earthquake epicenters. The revealed regularities of the current stress field based on the unified catalogue of focal mechanisms collected by different authors correlate with the reconstructions performed according to the Global CMT catalogue. The cataclastic analysis of displacements along fractures allowed estimating the stress magnitudes, and the crust of the study area was zoned with respect to the intensity of normalized values of the lowest and highest stresses of horizontal compression, as well as to the normalized values of shear stresses acting on the crustal basement. In all cases, the values were normalized to the rock strength. The stress parameters are presented in “Tectonic Stresses of Eurasia”. This new Internet resource created by the Laboratory of Tectonophysics on the IPE RAS website shows the stress data in different scales and levels of details.
Seismogravitational processes accompanying the evolution of seismic focal structures in the lithosphere
Authors: Sobisevich A. L. , Sobisevich L. E. , Likhodeev D. V.
Published: March 2020

Observations reflecting the structure and conditions of the seismogravitational process in the lithosphere were analyzed using the data on the catastrophic tsunamigenic earthquake of Maule (Chile) [Sobisevich et al., 2019]. Seismogravitational processes were first identified by a group of Soviet scientists from the city of Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) under the leadership of Professor E.M. Linkov [Linkov et al., 1982, 1990]. The study of these processes continues at the North Caucasus Geophysical Observatory of IPE RAS, which was established in 2004. Experiments are carried out using unique quartz tiltmeters designed by D.G. Gridnev, which ensure the stable registration of long–period seismogravitational processes on the scale of the Earth [Sobisevich, 2013; Sobisevich et al., 2017].
Marjorie Prime
Authors: Lacerda Ingrid , Ribeiro de Mattos Thamires ,   Society for Phenomenology and Media
Published: March 2020

This article aims to analyze the relationship between human beings and artificial intelligence through the movie “Marjorie Prime,” released in 2017 during Sundance Film Festival. Martin Heidegger's thoughts on Dasein and human nature and derived studies from Alan Turing's perspective on Artificial Intelligence and Humanity, as well as perspectives on posthumanism and transhumanism and their social implications, will be contrasted in order to discuss alterity and its presence in artificial intelligence. Hence, in this article we ask how it is possible to understand the alterity found between Marjorie, the protagonist of the film, and a holographic artificial intelligence created with the purpose of replacing her deceased husband, Walter. This study will begin with assumptions about the question of technology in the Heideggerian conception of Dasein and Being, as well as the view of technology as a current mode of being in postmodernity. Our methodology combines a bibliographical review and also an analysis of the audiovisual content previously quoted.
Otherness in Cinematography
Authors: Serrano Arias Tanit Guadalupe ,   Society for Phenomenology and Media
Published: March 2020

The dialogue in this paper is aimed at reflecting the form of representation of The Other within the cinematography from the philosophical point of view. For this, we support our study in Ethics as the first philosophy of Emmanuel Levinas. The questions that trouble this study are: What is otherness? Who is the other? Why is it necessary to think about otherness in cinematography?Here we reflect on the recognition of the Other, of the different individual, of the foreign. Cinema allows to recognize the existence of other subjects, from a double look, as spectators, but also as creators. What motivates the reflection of otherness from the human relationships that are interwoven, as well as the cultural character of all perception, referring to the notion of the other as interior to the field of being.
Self-Representation
Authors: Farías Islas Gabriela ,   Society for Phenomenology and Media
Published: March 2020

Self-imaging has become a ubiquitous part of global networking and selfies have an impact on visual culture and portraiture, since they challenge the aesthetics of self-representation. The differences between a self-portrait and a selfie are not solely in the manner they are produced but also in the way they are structured, distributed and acknowledged by society. A self-portrait is not the same as a selfie; there is a difference in their origin. The definition of a selfie, given by the Oxford dictionary, is a photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically one taken with a smartphone or webcam and shared via social media. While the definition of self-portrait is “a portrait of an artist produced or created by that artist.” The aim of this paper is to describe the way self-representation has changed in relation to the media, its distribution and consumption. In this case, the speed of the information flow does not allow for a long contemplation, the seduction of the selfie lies in the attraction towards the ephemeral and overexposed, the hyper realistic version of a person. The mass reproduction of objects, images included, is the trace of modernity; it has become a global cognitive process. Nevertheless, the postmodern legacy is the rapid production and disposal of stories and meaning. The selfie has served as an attempt to answer some questions about the changes within an esthetic experience, where time is important in order to discriminate diverse layers of significance.
Entrevista “ Lia Letícia: Não me sinto líder e isso é ótimo”
Authors: Lima Joana D'Arc de Sousa
Published: March 2020

Entrevista “ Lia Letícia: Não me sinto líder e isso é ótimo”
Conhecimento tradicional de pescadores de arraias de água doce da região Amazônica
Authors: Oliveira Adriano Teixeira de , Ladislau Daniel da Silva , Ribeiro Maiko Willas Soares , Bassul Lucas Areias , Paiva Antônia Jaqueline Vitor de , Cardoso Leonardo Demier , Lavander Henrique David , Mattos Douglas da Cruz , Liebl Ariany Rabello da Silva , Aride Paulo Henrique Rocha
Published: March 2020

A Etnociência surge como uma importante ferramenta integradora do conhecimento acadêmico e do conhecimento dos pescadores. O objetivo do presente estudo é realizar uma análise do perfil socioeconômico e do conhecimento tradicional sobre as arraias de água doce em relatos de pescadores no município de Barcelos, Amazonas. Foram entrevistados 54 pescadores que foram afetados por acidentes com arraias. Observou-se que 89,0% são do sexo masculino, demonstrando a manutenção das atividades de pesca que são passadas pelas famílias de crianças e jovens. A proporção de casos ocorreu com pescador com mais de 50 anos (62,2%). Há uma predominância do uso de puçá e rapiché que é um tipo de pesca ativa na qual não causa nenhum dano aos animais. Um total de 2,0% não identificou as cinco espécies presentes no rio Negro. Entre os sintomas apontados pelos pescadores após o acidente, foram citados dor, edema e, algumas vezes, necrose. É possível auxiliar os pescadores de águas doce sobre como se sucedeu os acidentes, as localidades e os mecanimos de atuação dos venenos, bem como a forma com que os pescadores utilizaram para minimizar os efeitos dos ferimentos. As informações geradas aqui podem servir de base para que os ribeirinhos ao ser acidentados por arraias de água doce tenham uma forma de mitigar ou até mesmo de eliminar a dor causada pelo veneno presente nos ferrões desses animais tão temido pelos povos ribeirinhos da Amazônia.
L’enfant à naître : dispositifs de
contrôle dès que la vie paraît
Authors: Gagnon Raymonde
Published: March 2020

Cadre de la recherche : L’article met en
lumière l’influence des technologies et de la médicalisation, dès la vie
utérine, sur les femmes ayant une grossesse dite normale.

Objectifs : L’objectif est de démontrer
comment le politique, les institutions et la société mettent en place des
dispositifs permettant d’assurer un contrôle sur le fœtus à travers le corps de
la mère et comment ceux-ci modifient le rapport à la grossesse et le
développement de la relation anténatale.

Méthodologie : Une recherche qualitative
avec une approche phénoménologique contextualisée a permis de recueillir les
propos de vingt-cinq primipares québécoises sur leur expérience lors de la
grossesse et après la naissance de l’enfant. L’analyse a été conduite dans une
perspective socio-anthropologique.

Résultats : Les témoignages convergent
inévitablement vers les dispositifs de contrôle mis en place autour de la
procréation et de l’enfant à naître. La femme enceinte est ainsi invitée à se
conformer à de nouvelles normes sociales et médicales par le biais de programmes
gouvernementaux et d’un suivi de grossesse standardisé. Le pouvoir s’exerce de
manière diffuse en faisant appel à sa responsabilisation face à la prise de
bonnes décisions pour produire un enfant en santé. L’anticipation du risque et
la technologie occupent une place prégnante sur le vécu des parents et il est
difficile pour eux de s’y soustraire.

Conclusions : Les dispositifs de
surveillance et de contrôle sur la vie anténatale ne cessent de croître et le
développement de la technologie, avec la gamme de nouveaux dépistages
génétiques, laisse entrevoir des conséquences importantes sur la signification
de la  « normalité » et l’acceptabilité des naissances hors standards.

Contribution : Cet article contribue à
montrer les effets des nouvelles technologies sur l’anticipation de l’enfant et
les débuts de la grossesse ainsi qu’à constater la progression de la temporalité
anténatale induite par la précocité des tests de grossesse.
Making Knowledge/Playing Culture
Authors: Budde Antje , Samur Sebastian
Published: March 2020

(A project of the Digital Dramaturgy Lab at the Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies, University of Toronto) This article discusses the 2017 festival-based undergraduate course, “Theatre Criticism and Festival Dramaturgy in the Digital Age in the Context of Globalization—A Cultural-Comparative Approach” as a platform for experiential learning. The course, hosted by the University of Toronto’s Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies, and based on principles of our Digital Dramaturgy Lab, invited a small group of undergraduate students to critically investigate two festivals—the Toronto Fringe Festival and the Festival d’Avignon—in order to engage as festival observers in criticism and analysis of both individual performances and festival programming/event dramaturgy. We argue that site-specific modes of experiential learning employed in such a project can contribute in meaningful ways to, and expand, current discourses on festivalising/festivalization and eventification through undergraduate research. We focus on three modes of experiential learning: nomadic learning (learning on the move, digital mobility), embodied knowledge (learning through participation, experience, and feeling), and critical making (learning through a combination of critical thinking and physical making). The article begins with a brief practical and theoretical background to the course. It then examines historical conceptions of experiential learning in the performing arts, including theoriesadvanced by Burnet Hobgood, David Kolb and Ronald Fry, and Nancy Kindelan. The importance of the festival site is then discussed, followed by an examination of how the festivals supported thethree modes of experiential learning. Samples of student works are used to support this analysis.
Técnicas avanzadas de análisis y visualización de datos
Authors: Cavaller Víctor , Ruiz Daniel , Terrádez Manuel , Martín Anahí , García Ricardo
Published: March 2020

El pasado 13 de junio se celebró en la sede de la UOC en Madrid la mesa redonda «Técnicas avanzadas de análisis y visualización de datos». El acto fue organizado por los Estudios de Ciencias de la Información y de la Comunicación de la UOC en el marco de diferentes programas académicos como el grado en Comunicación o el máster oficial de Periodismo y Comunicación Digital: Datos y Nuevas Narrativas. La mesa redonda contó con la participación del Dr. Ricardo García y los profesores Manuel Terrádez, Anahí Martín y Daniel Ruiz, consultores de la Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. El acto fue presentado y moderado por el Dr. Victor Cavaller, profesor de los Estudios de Ciencias de la información y de la Comunicación de la UOC.
12ª edición del Congreso 3 GSM – Barcelona
Authors: Rodríguez René
Published: March 2020

El pasado 15 de febrero concluyó en la Feria de Barcelona la duodécima edición del Congreso 3GSM, una organización que agrupa a más de 700 operadores de telefonía de todo el mundo. En estos cuatro días, el evento reunió a 1.300 expositores, 2.250 periodistas y el número de visitantes se calculó en más de 50 mil personas. La convergencia fue una de las palabras más escuchadas en este macroevento.
In vivo assessment of the neural substrate linked with vocal imitation accuracy
Authors: Hamaide Julie , Lukacova Kristina , Orije Jasmien , Keliris Georgios A , Verhoye Marleen , Van der Linden Annemie
Published: March 2020

Human speech and bird song are acoustically complex communication signals that are learned by imitation during a sensitive period early in life. Although the brain areas indispensable for speech and song learning are known, the neural circuits important for enhanced or reduced vocal performance remain unclear. By combining in vivo structural Magnetic Resonance Imaging with song analyses in juvenile male zebra finches during song learning and beyond, we reveal that song imitation accuracy correlates with the structural architecture of four distinct brain areas, none of which pertain to the song control system. Furthermore, the structural properties of a secondary auditory area in the left hemisphere, are capable to predict future song copying accuracy, already at the earliest stages of learning, before initiating vocal practicing. These findings appoint novel brain regions important for song learning outcome and inform that ultimate performance in part depends on factors experienced before vocal practicing.
DataverseNO
Authors: Conzett Philipp , Longva Leif , Høydalsvik Stein
Published: March 2020

A presentation from the European Dataverse Workshop 2020.
Metaphoric Noun Variants and Modification Types in Undergraduate ESL Students’ Academic Writing Texts
Authors: Tadulala Ledua Alifereti Vasemaca
Published: March 2020

Significant grammatical innovations over the years have been a reaction to changes in purposes of communication due to demands from the reading public. It is assumed such changes are embraced in English used by undergraduate students in readings they are exposed to, and texts produced during their studies. In analyzing data, comprising ESL undergraduate students’ writing scripts, the study seeks to find how such grammatical innovations are manifested in selection of nouns and modification types. A noun is a compulsory element, contributing meaning to text and over the years, constituents comprising nominal groups have evolved from prototype noun to the compressed metaphoric variant. Data is analyzed, against the backdrop of Halliday and Matthiessen’s metaphor taxonomy. Results indicate, majority of students have yet to move from overuse of prototype to more metaphoric noun variants. Noun modification choices are restricted and this is a language gap that needs addressing. Awareness of contemporary grammatical innovations pertaining to nouns and modification strategies are imperative in order to improve ESL students’ text quality and effectiveness.
The Effect of Interactive Read-alouds on Language Learners’ Development of Writing Skill
Authors: Rahimi Mehrak , Farjadnia Fahimeh
Published: March 2020

The aim of the current study was to investigate the effect of interactive read-alouds on Iranian English as a foreign language (EFL) learners’ development of writing skill. To attain such a goal, forty-six high-school students were selected and sampled as the experimental (n=23) and control (n=23) groups. The writing section of Key English Test (KET) was used as the pretest to assess participants’ entry-level writing ability. Reading was taught to the experimental group using interactive read-aloud technique while the control group received conventional silent reading instruction through a three-phase cycle of pre-reading, reading, and post-reading. Writing was taught to both groups through a seven-phase process of pre-writing, writing, response-providing, revising, editing, post-writing, and evaluating. After the treatment, the writing section of KET was used as the posttest to explore both groups’ improvement in writing. The data were analyzed by a one-way analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). The result revealed a significant difference between the experimental and control groups’ writing ability after controlling for the entry-level writing in favor of the experimental group. The findings of the study underscore the application of integrated skills pedagogical paradigm in language instruction and support the proposition that oracy and literacy are indispensably interrelated and have complementary role in language acquisition.
The Cohesiveness of Personal Reference in Translation: A Case Study of French and English
Authors: Abdou Moindjie Mohamed
Published: March 2020

Personal reference is a co-hyponym of textual cohesion; it deals with the first, second and third persons singular or plural; it can occur exophorically, or endophorically as anaphora or cataphora. The present paper is a descriptive study on the cohesiveness and translatability of personal reference; it describes its occurrence and cohesiveness in translating from French into English. In doing so, the analyses are done on literary texts, Madame Bovary and Strait is the Gate. The data related to personal reference are identified and collected throughout reading the whole texts under study; then the data are analyzed. The findings indicate that English language uses more cohesive personal reference than French language due to language peculiarities like abstractness, prolixity in French language; concreteness and conciseness in English language. The research reveals that some shifts which occur in translating personal reference from French into English are obligatory in that they are required by language peculiarities, whereas some shifts which are required by language norms are found to be under the translator’s latitude. The cohesiveness of personal reference, therefore, depends on language peculiarities and language norms of both French and English, which are the determinants of the translation methods of personal reference in translating from French into English.
Long-term impact of a 4-day feed restriction at the protozoea stage on metabolic gene expressions of whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei)
Authors: Lage Luis Paulo A. , Weissman Delphine , Serusier Mélanie , Putrino Soraia Marques , Baron Frederic , Guyonvarch Alain , Tournat Mathieu , Nunes Alberto Jorge Pinto , Panserat Stephane
Published: March 2020

Based on the “nutritional programming” concept, we evaluated the long-term effects of an early four-day caloric restriction (40% reduction in feed allowance compared to a normal feeding level) at the protozoea stage in whiteleg shrimp. We analyzed long-term programming of shrimp by studying metabolism at the molecular level, through RT-qPCR of key biomarkers (involved in intermediary metabolism and digestion). The mRNA levels (extracted from the whole body) were analyzed after the stimulus and after the rearing period, at 20 and 35 days, respectively. At the end of the experimental period, shrimp growth performance was evaluated. There was no difference between normal feed allowance (CTL) and feed-restricted shrimp (RES) for performance parameters (survival, final body weight and the number of post-larvae g−1 or PL g−1). The stimulus directly affected the mRNA levels for only two genes, i.e., preamylase and lvglut 2 which were expressed at higher levels in feed-restricted shrimp. In the long-term, higher levels of mRNAs for enzymes coding for glycolysis and ATP synthesis were also detected. This suggests a possible long-term modification of the metabolism that is linked to the stimulus at the protozoea stage. Overall, further studies are needed to improve nutritional programming in shrimp.
Educating Change Agents: Teaching Leading Change to Young Honduran Women
Authors: Seeley Charles
Published: March 2020

Honduras is the second poorest country in Central America. Historically and traditionally, the Honduran culture is characterized by machismo, the societal domination of females by males. Poverty, homicide, high unemployment and chronic underemployment, drug and gang violence, and single mother-led households are facts of life for Hondurans, especially in rural areas. The scholarly activity described in this professional profile was conducted in the midst of the economic, social, and cultural challenges facing young Honduran women. The focus of this scholarly activity was to prepare young Honduran women to be successful as agents of change in spite of the challenges that arise in the cultural and economic setting that characterizes rural Honduras. The author hopes that other academics will respond to the call to take up their domain expertise to make a difference in the lives of those most in need somewhere in the world.
A Professional Profile of an Award Winning Instructional Team
Authors: Evans Shelley , Bowers Cynthia , Roddenberry Chris
Published: March 2020

A collaborative effort between members of an instructional design team is the focus of this co-authored professional profile. The purpose of the collaboration was to design a unique and pedagogically sound online general psychology course, with the focus of promoting student engagement and retention. The instructional team prepared for the collaboration by attending professional development and coordinating schedules. Weekly brainstorming sessions were used to develop a course to meet the needs of diverse learners. The course was submitted to Blackboard Inc.'s Exemplary Course Program (ECP), and in March of 2018, the team received news of their exemplary award status. This profile highlights the preparation required and the methods used to collaborate to design an award-winning course.
The Shared Reflective Practice of Co-Planning an Undergraduate Education Course between Online and Face-To-Face Teacher Educators
Authors: Sell Katy , Juarez Brandon
Published: March 2020

The current paper presents a reflective account of two teacher educators, from different instructional modalities, co-planning an undergraduate face-to-face education course. Wenger’s writing around communities of practice provided the theoretical underpinning for the reflections put forward and contextual information regarding how the co-planning transpired. From a critical standpoint, observations and reflections related to the communication, challenges (and successes), and pedagogical decision-making between education colleagues are considered. Three central challenges are explored through the reflective lens: length of course between modalities, norming and autonomy, and scheduling between teacher educators to co-plan throughout the academic face-to-face semester. The qualitative nature of the study provides thick and rich detail pertaining to the shared reflections of the two teacher educators. The paper concludes with recommendations surrounding the continued exploration of how the instructional modality plays part in the co-planning process.

Keywords: Teacher educators, modalities, higher education, co-planning, reflective practice
Failing Gracefully: A Reflection on Scholarship Engagement in Engineering
Authors: Green Felicia
Published: March 2020

The reasons women engineers decide to resign the engineering field has been a significant focus in the current STEM literature due to high turnover rates of qualified women engineers from the profession (Fouad, Chang, Wan, & Singh, 2017; Singh, Zhang, Wan, & Fouad, 2018). While there is a significant number of women engineers that leave the profession due to the work environment and organizational structure of the engineering field, there are some that remain despite the adversity (Fouad et al., 2017; Singh et al., 2018). The purpose of this article is to provide insights into the elements that constructed my decision-making process, which resulted in a decision to persist working in engineering. In following John Dewey’s critical reflection process, elements of my decision-making process considered the effect of stress on decision-making, the influence of identity development, and the influence of scholarly engagement on my persistence and final decision to remain in the engineering industry. As a result, the management of my physiological stress responses allowed for engagement in these scholarly activities in and outside of my school work. Furthermore, the engagement in scholarly activities are suggested to have strongly influenced the enrichment of established engineering identities.

Keywords: Reflection, scholarly engagement, women engineers, persistence, doctoral identity, John Dewey
Instructor-Created Videos: Connecting with Students Beyond the Classroom
Authors: Wireman Mark , Terry Laura
Published: March 2020

With the advancement of technology, new methods for delivering content are rapidly being presented. Two faculty from different disciplines implemented tutorial videos into introductory courses in psychology and physiology to address problems that pointed to a need for additional supplemental resources. Instructor-created videos, using Loom software, focused on supplementing course content, clarifying course expectations, enhancing student experience, providing additional information related to course requirements, and providing feedback on graded assignments. The instructors met regularly during the 2017-2018 academic year to discuss how the videos were being used and surveyed students to gain their feedback regarding the implementation of the videos. It was believed that by clarifying course content and assignment directions through the implementation of instructor-created videos students would be better prepared to meet the rigorous expectations in the courses where videos are included. Instructors reflected upon the collaborative process utilized to brainstorm methods for creating videos to support their courses and student feedback related to the usefulness of instructor-created videos implemented.
D
esulfobulbaceae
Authors: Galushko Alexander , Kuever Jan
Published: March 2020

De.sul.fo.bul.ba.ce'ae. N.L. masc. n.
Desulfobulbus,
type genus of the family; suff. ‐
aceae,
ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n.
Desulfobulbaceae,
the family of
Desulfobulbus
.

Desulfobacterota / Desulfobulbia / Desulfobulbales / Desulfobulbaceae

Cells are oval‐ to lemon‐shaped rods which occur singly, or in pairs. Sometimes chains are observed. Gram‐stain‐negative. Endospores are not observed. Motility varies depending on the species. Strict anaerobes with a respiratory and fermentative type of metabolism. Chemoorganoheterotrophic (all species) and chemolithoheterotrophic (most species). Simple organic compounds like lactate, pyruvate, propionate, and alcohols are incompletely oxidized to acetate. H
2
and formate are only used in the presence of acetate. The common electron acceptor is sulfate, which is reduced to sulfide. In addition, sulfite and thiosulfate are used. Some species can reduce nitrate to ammonia. A few members grow by disproportionation of reduced sulfur compounds. Mesophilic. Neutrophilic (most species) and obligately alkaliphilic (one species). The major menaquinone is MK‐5(H
2
). Desulfoviridin is not present. Most species contain desulforubidin and cytochromes of the
c
type. The family currently accommodates the genera
Desulfobulbus
and
Desulfogranum
. Members of the family are found in sediments of freshwater, brackish water and marine habitats, soda lake sediments, sewage sludge, and oral cavities of animals and humans.

DNA G + C content (mol%):
45.8–61.7 (genome, LC).

Type genus
:
Desulfobulbus
Widdel 1980, VL7.