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Legendre Forms in Reflexive Banach Spaces
Authors: Harder Felix
Published: October 2018

Legendre forms are used in the literature for second-order sufficient optimality conditions of optimization problems in (reflexive) Banach spaces. We show that if a Legendre form exists on a reflexive Banach space, then this space is already isomorphic to a Hilbert space.
Coefficient Groups Inducing Nonbranched Optimal Transport
Authors: Petrache Mircea , Züst Roger
Published: October 2018

In this work we consider an optimal transport problem with coefficients in a normed Abelian group

G

, and extract a purely intrinsic condition on

G

that guarantees that the optimal transport (or the corresponding minimum filling) is not branching. The condition turns out to be equivalent to the nonbranching of minimum fillings in geodesic metric spaces. We completely characterize discrete normed groups and finite-dimensional normed vector spaces of coefficients that induce nonbranching optimal transport plans. We also provide a complete classification of normed groups for which the optimal transport plans, besides being nonbranching, have acyclic support. This seems to initiate new geometric classifications of certain normed groups. In the nonbranching case we also provide a global version of calibration, i.e. a generalization of Monge–Kantorovich duality.
A Note on Leighton's Variational Lemma for Fractional Laplace Equations
Authors: Tyagi Jagmohan
Published: October 2018

In this note, we establish Leighton's variational lemma for fractional Laplace equations. We use the classical techniques to establish this variational lemma. We also point out several questions concerning the zeros of the solutions to fractional Laplace equations which play an important role in the qualitative theory of fractional Laplace equations.
Case Report: Subcutaneous Ivermectin Pharmacokinetics in Disseminated Strongyloides Infection: Plasma and Postmortem Analysis
Authors: Konecny Pamela , Weatherall Christopher J. , Adhikari Suman , Duflou Johan , Marjoniemi Veli , Pretorius Carel J. , McWhinney Brett
Published: October 2018

Parenteral ivermectin treatment of disseminated strongyloidiasis and hyperinfection is increasing, although not licensed in humans and with limited pharmacokinetic data available. Plasma and postmortem tissue analysis in an human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/hepatitis C virus–positive man with disseminated strongyloidiasis suggests loading subcutaneous ivermectin doses are required, from which the central nervous system is protected.
The quasi-liquid layer of ice revisited: the role of temperature gradients and tip chemistry in AFM studies
Authors: Gelman Constantin Julián , Gianetti Melisa M. , Longinotti María P. , Corti Horacio R.
Published: October 2018

Abstract. In this work, we present new results of atomic force microscopy
(AFM) force curves over pure ice at different temperatures, performed with
two different environmental chambers and different kinds of AFM tips. Our
results provide insight to resolve the controversy on the interpretation of
experimental AFM curves on the ice–air interface for determining the
thickness of the quasi-liquid layer (QLL). The use of a Mini Environmental
Chamber (mEC) that provides an accurate control of the temperature and humidity of
the gases in contact with the sample allowed us for the first time to get
force curves over the ice–air interface without jump-in (jump of
the tip onto the ice surface, widely observed in previous studies). These
results suggest a QLL thickness below 1 nm within the explored temperature
range (−7 to −2 ∘C). This upper bound is
significantly lower than most of the previous AFM results, which suggests
that previous authors overestimate the equilibrium QLL thickness, due to
temperature gradients, or indentation of ice during the jump-in.
Additionally, we proved that the hydrophobicity of AFM tips affects
significantly the results of the experiments. Overall, this work shows that,
if one chooses the experimental conditions properly, the QLL thicknesses
obtained by AFM lie over the lower bound of the highly disperse results
reported in the literature. This allows estimating upper boundaries for the
QLL thicknesses, which is relevant to validate QLL theories and to improve
multiphase atmospheric chemistry models.
Characterization of Ozone Production in San Antonio, Texas Using Observations of Total Peroxy Radicals
Authors: Anderson Daniel C. , Pavelec Jessica , Daube Conner , Herndon Scott C. , Knighton W. Berk , Lerner Brian M. , Roscioli J. Robert , Yacovitch Tara I. , Wood Ezra C.
Published: October 2018

Abstract. Observations of total peroxy radicals (XO2 = RO2 + HO2) made by the Ethane CHemical AMPlifier (ECHAMP) and concomitant observations of additional trace gases made onboard the Aerodyne Mobile Laboratory (AML) during May 2017 were used to characterize ozone production at three sites in the San Antonio, Texas region. Median daytime [O3] was 48 ppbv at the site downwind of central San Antonio. Higher concentrations of NO and XO2 at the downwind site also led to median daytime ozone production rates (P(O3)) of 4.2 ppbv hr−1, a factor of two higher than at the two upwind sites. The 95th percentile of P(O3) at the upwind site was 15.1 ppbv hr−1, significantly lower than values observed in Houston. In situ observations, as well as satellite retrievals of HCHO and NO3, suggest that the region is NOx limited for times after approximately 09:00 local time, before which ozone production is VOC-limited. Biogenic volatile organic compounds (VOC) comprised 55 % of total OH reactivity at the downwind site, with alkanes and non-biogenic alkenes responsible for less than 10 % of total OH reactivity in the afternoon, when ozone production was highest. To control ozone formation rates at the three study sites effectively, policy efforts should be directed at reducing NOx emissions. Observations in the urban center of San Antonio are needed to determine whether this policy is true for the entire region.
Programming as a soft skill for project managers: How to have a computer take over some of your work
Authors: Koldunov Nikolay V. , Cristini Luisa
Published: October 2018

Abstract. Large part of the project manager's work can be described in terms of retrieving, processing, analysing and synthesizing various types of data from different sources. The types of information become more and more diverse (including participants, task and financial details, and dates) and data volumes continue to increase, especially for large international collaborations. In this paper we explore the possibility of using the python programming language as a tool for retrieving and processing data for some project management tasks. python is a general-purpose programming language with a very rich set of libraries. In recent years python experienced explosive growth leading to development of several libraries that help to efficiently solve many data related tasks without very deep knowledge of programming in general and python in particular. In this paper we present some of the core python libraries that can be used to solve some typical project management tasks and demonstrate several real-world applications using a HORIZON 2020 type European project and as example.
Life cycle of bamboo in the southwestern Amazon and its relation to fire events
Authors: Dalagnol Ricardo , Wagner Fabien Hubert , Galvão Lênio Soares , Nelson Bruce Walker , Aragão Luiz Eduardo Oliveira e Cruz de
Published: October 2018

Abstract. Bamboo-dominated forests comprise 1 % of the world's forests and 3 % of the Amazon forests. The Guadua spp. bamboos that dominate the southwest Amazon are semelparous; thus flowering and fruiting occur once in a lifetime before death. These events occur in massive spatially organized patches every 28 years and produce huge quantities of necromass. The bamboo–fire hypothesis argues that increased dry fuel after die-off enhances fire probability, creating opportunities that favor bamboo growth. In this study, our aim is to map the bamboo-dominated forests and test the bamboo–fire hypothesis using satellite imagery. Specifically, we developed and validated a method to map the bamboo die-off and its spatial distribution using satellite-derived reflectance time series from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and explored the bamboo–fire hypothesis by evaluating the relationship between bamboo die-off and fires detected by the MODIS thermal anomalies product in the southwest Amazon. Our findings show that the near-infrared (NIR) is the most sensitive spectral interval to characterize bamboo growth and cohort age. Automatic detection of historical bamboo die-off achieved an accuracy above 79 %. We mapped and estimated 15.5 million ha of bamboo-dominated forests in the region. The bamboo–fire hypothesis was not supported because only a small fraction of bamboo areas burned during the analysis timescale, and, in general, bamboo did not show higher fire probability after the die-off. Nonetheless, fire occurrence was 45 % higher in dead than live bamboo in drought years, associated with ignition sources from land use, suggesting a bamboo–human–fire association. Although our findings show that the observed fire was not sufficient to drive bamboo dominance, the increased fire occurrence in dead bamboo in drought years may contribute to the maintenance of bamboo and potential expansion into adjacent bamboo-free forests. Fire can even bring deadly consequences to these adjacent forests under climate change effects.
Emergent relationships on burned area in global satellite observations and fire-enabled vegetation models
Authors: Forkel Matthias , Andela Niels , Harrison Sandy P. , Lasslop Gitta , van Marle Margreet , Chuvieco Emilio , Dorigo Wouter , Forrest Matthew , Hantson Stijn , Heil Angelika , Li Fang , Melton Joe , Sitch Stephen , Yue Chao , Arneth Almut
Published: October 2018

Abstract. Recent climate changes increases fire-prone weather conditions and likely affects fire occurrence, which might impact ecosystem functioning, biogeochemical cycles, and society. Prediction of how fire impacts may change in the future is difficult because of the complexity of the controls on fire occurrence and burned area. Here we aim to assess how process-based fire-enabled Dynamic Global Vegetation Models (DGVMs) represent relationships between controlling factors and burned area. We developed a pattern-oriented model evaluation approach using the random forest (RF) algorithm to identify emergent relationships between climate, vegetation, and socioeconomic predictor variables and burned area. We applied this approach to monthly burned area time series for the period 2005–2011 from satellite observations and from DGVMs from the Fire Model Inter-comparison Project (FireMIP) that were run using a common protocol and forcing datasets. The satellite-derived relationships indicate strong sensitivity to climate variables (e.g. maximum temperature, number of wet days), vegetation properties (e.g. vegetation type, previous-season plant productivity and leaf area, woody litter), and to socioeconomic variables (e.g. human population density). DGVMs broadly reproduce the relationships to climate variables and some models to population density. Interestingly, satellite-derived responses show a strong increase of burned area with previous-season leaf area index and plant productivity in most fire-prone ecosystems which was largely underestimated by most DGVMs. Hence our pattern-oriented model evaluation approach allowed to diagnose that current fire-enabled DGVMs represent some controls on fire to a large extent but processes linking vegetation productivity and fire occurrence need to be improved to accurately simulate the role of fire under global environmental change.
The geography of spheres: an introduction and critical assessment of Peter Sloterdijk's concept of spheres
Authors: Ernste Huib
Published: October 2018

Abstract. With his three-volume magnum opus on spheres, Peter Sloterdijk introduces a critical philosophical and cultural view of the spatiality of current society. His spatial metaphors serve as an intriguing source for inspiration for geographers. He describes the topological conditions of society by means of three different forms of spherical conditions of life: bubbles, globes, and foams. To understand, assess, and critique our current society we, according to Sloterdijk, need to replace the arrogant and cynical academic view of Plato and his followers with the more serene composure of the kinetic view of Diogenes. In this contribution, on the one hand we shall elaborate the spatial metaphor Sloterdijk uses. On the other hand we want to scrutinise Sloterdijk's ideas by drawing some parallels between his ideas and those of other philosophical anthropological thinkers. Finally, we very briefly want to point to a suitable conceptual framework for empirically investigating the spherology of human being in the world.
A representation of the collisional ice break-up process in the two-moment microphysics LIMA v1.0 scheme of Meso-NH
Authors: Hoarau Thomas , Pinty Jean-Pierre , Barthe Christelle
Published: October 2018

Abstract. The paper describes a switchable parameterization of collisional ice break-up
(CIBU), an ice multiplication process that fits in with the two-moment
microphysical Liquid Ice Multiple Aerosols (LIMA) scheme. The LIMA scheme
with three ice types (pristine cloud ice crystals, snow aggregates, and
graupel hail) was developed in the cloud-resolving mesoscale model (Meso-NH).
Here, the CIBU parameterization assumes that collisional break-up is mostly
efficient for the small and fragile snow aggregate class of particles when
they are hit by large, dense graupel particles. The increase of cloud ice
number concentration depends on a prescribed number (or a random number) of
fragments being produced per collision. This point is discussed and
analytical expressions of the newly contributing CIBU terms in LIMA are
given. The scheme is run in the cloud-resolving mesoscale model (Meso-NH) to simulate
a first case of a three-dimensional deep convective event with heavy
production of graupel. The consequence of dramatically changing the number of
fragments produced per collision is investigated by examining the rainfall
rates and the changes in small ice concentrations and mass mixing ratios.
Many budgets of the ice phase are shown and the sensitivity of CIBU to the
initial concentration of freezing nuclei is explored. The scheme is then tested for another deep convective case where,
additionally, the convective available potential energy (CAPE) is varied. The
results confirm the strong impact of CIBU with up to a 1000-fold increase in
small ice concentrations, a reduction of the rainfall or precipitating area,
and an invigoration of the convection with higher cloud tops. Finally, it is concluded that the efficiency of the ice crystal fragmentation
needs to be tuned carefully. The proposed parameterization of CIBU is easy to
implement in any two-moment microphysics scheme. It could be used in this
form to simulate deep tropical cloud systems where anomalously high
concentrations of small ice crystals are suspected.
The Cloud_cci simulator for the ESA Cloud_cci climate data record
and its application to a global and a regional climate model
Authors: Eliasson Salomon , Karlsson Karl Göran , van Meijgaard Erik , Meirink Jan Fokke , Stengel Martin , Willén Ulrika
Published: October 2018

Abstract. The Cloud_cci satellite simulator has been developed to enable comparisons between the Cloud_cci Climate Data Record (CDR) and climate models. The Cloud_cci simulator is applied here to the EC-Earth Global Climate Model as well as the RACMO Regional Climate Model. We demonstrate the importance of using a satellite simulator that emulates the retrieval process underlying the CDR as opposed to taking the model output directly. The impact of not sampling the model at the local overpass time of the polar-orbiting satellites used to make the dataset was shown to be large, yielding up to 100 % error in Liquid Water Path (LWP) simulations in certain regions. The simulator removes all clouds with optical thickness smaller than 0.2 to emulate the Cloud_cci CDR's lack of sensitivity to very thin clouds. This reduces Total Cloud Fraction (TCF) globally by about 10 % for EC-Earth and by a few percent for RACMO over Europe. Globally, compared to the Cloud_cci CDR, EC-Earth is shown to be mostly in agreement on the distribution of clouds and their height, but it generally underestimates the high cloud fraction associated with tropical convection regions, and overestimates the occurrence and height of clouds over the Sahara and the Arabian sub-continent. In RACMO, TCF is higher than retrieved over the northern Atlantic Ocean, but lower than retrieved over the European continent, where in addition the Cloud Top Pressure (CTP) is underestimated. The results shown here demonstrate again that a simulator is needed to make meaningful comparisons between modelled and retrieved cloud properties. It is promising to see that for (nearly) all cloud properties the simulator improves the agreement of the model with the satellite data.
Spatio-temporal assessment of annual water balance models for upper Ganga Basin
Authors: Shukla Anoop Kumar , Pathak Shray , Pal Lalit , Ojha Chandra Shekhar Prasad , Mijic Ana , Garg Rahul Dev
Published: October 2018

Abstract. The upper Ganga Basin in Uttarakhand, India, has high hydropower potential and
plays an important role in the development of the state economy. Thus, an accurate
knowledge of annual water yield is of paramount importance to this region.
This paper deals with use of contemporary water yield estimation models such
as the distributed Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Tradeoffs (InVEST) model
and the Lumped Zhang model and their validation
to identify the most suited one for water yield estimation in the upper Ganga Basin. In previous studies utilizing these models, water yield was estimated
by considering a single value of some important model parameters for the entire
basin, which in fact show distributed variation at a finer (pixel) scale.
Therefore, in this study, pixel-level computations are performed to assess
and ascertain the need for incorporating the spatial variation of such parameters
in model applications. To validate the findings, the observed sub-basin
discharge data are analyzed with the computed water yield for 4 decades,
i.e., 1980, 1990, 2001 and 2015. The results obtained are in good agreement
with the water yield obtained at the pixel scale.
Small Hydropower Toolkit: Considerations for Improving Global Development and an Accompanying Case Study for Pakistan
Authors: Warren Gina S. , Mosier Thomas M. , Sharp Kendra V. , Hill David F.
Published: October 2018

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Control territorial, del proceso de trabajo y de la propiedad privada: sindicalismo chileno en empresas de minería versus de supermercados
Authors: Perez Domingo , Link Sebastián
Published: October 2018

En base a la tesis respecto del control territorial marginal de los trabajadores en la empresa capitalista, hemos investigado en Chile el despliegue territorial del sindicalismo en dos escenarios de trabajo paradigmáticamente opuestos, a saber, minería y supermercados. Mediante un estudio de casos comparados intra-sector y comparación de casos extremos entre sectores, hemos encontrado tres tácticas significativas de territorialidad sindical: (i) la producción de espacios seguros en la empresa, (ii) la creación en retaguardia territorial de los sindicatos y (iii) el control coyuntural en paralizaciones forzosas. Concluimos subrayando la relevancia de los espacios seguros para la emergencia del sindicalismo ante regímenes laborales absolutistas, brindándole protección y relativa estimulación a la conciencia de clase trabajadora; y en especial los espacios seguros externos a la empresa, los cuales, políticamente, sugieren como tesis de revitalización contemporánea la construcción de "barrios sindicales".
La représentation du corps féminin dans Anatomie de l'enfer de Catherine Breillat
Authors: Demangeot Fabien
Published: October 2018

Cette étude interrogera, à travers l'exemple du film Anatomie de l'enfer, la manière dont Catherine Breillat, considérée comme l'une des cinéastes les plus controversées de notre époque, met en scène le corps féminin. En réinvestissant certains mythes archaïques tout en jouant avec les codes de la pornographie contemporaine, la réalisatrice de Romance dépeint une féminité aussi torturée que désabusée. Notre analyse mettra en exergue le caractère ambigu de cette représentation du corps féminin perpétuellement ouvert au jeu des interprétations.
Does Hip Osteoarthritis have a Protective Effect against Proximal Femoral Fractures? A Retrospective Study
Authors: Calderazzi Filippo , Groppi Giulia , Ricotta Agostino , Ceccarelli Francesco
Published: October 2018

The inverse relationship between proximal femoral fracture incidence and hip osteoarthritis remains controversial. However, femoral neck fractures rarely occur in patients with hip osteoarthritis, suggesting a protective effect of osteoarthritis. We sought to determine if the severity of osteoarthritis influenced fracture type. We examined the radiographs of 190 consecutive patients treated at our institution after hip trauma. They were divided into three groups according to the outcome of the trauma: femoral neck fracture; trochanteric fracture; and no fracture. We then analysed the severity of osteoarthritis within these groups.

No relationship between the grade of hip osteoarthritis and the presence of a proximal femoral fracture was found. However, the grade of osteoarthritis was related both to the outcome of the trauma (p<0.0001) and to the location of the fracture (p<0.0001). Patients with osteoarthritis of the hip had a three-fold increased likelihood of trochanteric fracture compared to femoral neck fracture. Osteoarthritis does not protect against proximal femoral fractures, but strongly affects the location of the fracture in the proximal femur, increasing the possibility of a trochanteric location.
The Use of Core Track Endoscopy to Document Accurate Decompression of the Femoral Head
Authors: Vlamis John , Karampinas Panagiotis , Kavroudakis Eustratios , Pneumaticos Spiros
Published: October 2018

The aim of this study is to evaluate the role of endoscopy as diagnostic and prognostic method for Ficat and Steinberg stage IIIA and IIIB lesions by assessing the efficacy, risks and complications of this method. In a prospective study from January 2008 until September 2013, nine patients (13 hips) were assessed. In nine hips the disease was stage II, in three hips stage III and in one hip stage IV. Evaluation included x-rays, magnetic resonance and bone scintigraphy. After femoral head decompression, the borders of the removed necrotic area were investigated under direct visualisation by means of endoscopy in order to assess the vitality status of the surrounding bone. Endoscopic evaluation was successful in nine hips. The visualisation of healthy bone borders after removing the necrotic bone was not possible in four cases. The preoperative MRI findings were in correlation to our endoscopic findings in five out of nine cases. There were no cases of cartilage perforation, femoral neck fracture and other intra and postoperative complications. Endoscopic evaluation of the removed necrotic bone can greatly improve the therapeutic effect by visualising the borders of the decompressed bone area and provide information regarding the necessity for bone graft and the type of graft required.
A Doubt-Centered Approach to Contemporary Legend and Fake News
Authors: Mould Tom
Published: October 2018

The issue of fake news as it has risen to the fore in public and political discourse provides folklorists with an opportunity to not only weigh into the discussion with significant expertise, but also to reconsider our approach to the study of legend. In this paper, I propose a reorientation from a truth-centered approach to the study of legend to a doubt-centered one. Such an approach has the dual benefit of reorienting legend scholarship in new and productive ways while being particularly well-suited to the study of fake news.
Respecting the Smears: Anti-Obama Folklore Anticipates Fake News
Authors: Turner Patricia A.
Published: October 2018

From allegations that he wouldn’t sing the national anthem to accusations that he ordered the spread of the Ebola virus, Barack Obama was plagued by fake news throughout his candidacies and two terms as president of the United States. Neither journalists covering his presidency nor his own campaign staff persistently or publicly debunked these claims. This tolerance for the circulation of spurious accusations may have contributed to the proliferation of fake news in 2016 and 2017.
Blaming the Polish Plumber, Blaming the French Voter: Bogeys and Attributions of Belief in Liberal Politics
Authors: Noyes Dorothy
Published: October 2018

The liberal imaginary generates phantom actors, both virtuous and dangerous, as substitutes for the real people excluded from the political arena. A special case is the bogey, a negative phantom openly acknowledged as false but attributed to popular belief and used to blame public opinion for bad political outcomes. I demonstrate that the “Polish plumber,” fear of whom supposedly caused the French public to reject the European Constitution in a 2005 referendum, circulated intensively in elite discourse with minimal popular uptake. Nonetheless, when phantoms and bogeys occupy the arena, excluded persons may be forced to engage with them in order to achieve visibility of their own.
Issues on the Translation of Certain English Collocations into Arabic: From Collocations to Free Constructions in the Target Language
Authors: Alwazna Rafat Y.
Published: October 2018

The translation of collocations between different languages is not always an easy task, but can at times be a problematic and a challenging practice amongst linguists and translators/interpreters. The present paper argues that the translation of English collocations into Arabic can be a flexible practice if Arabic possesses the equivalent collocation while the literal meaning of the whole English collocation is intended. The translator can still find an appropriate equivalent collocation in Arabic, even if the literal meaning of the first word in the English collocation is not intended. This, however, requires the translator to find a word in Arabic that conveys the intended meaning of the word in English and collocates with the other Arabic word simultaneously. The paper also claims that the translator may resort to make use of a free construction in Arabic to stand for the English collocation concerned. This often takes place if Arabic does not possess an equivalent collocation to the English collocation as the literal meaning of the latter is not the intended meaning, the verbs in the former and the latter differ in terms of type and function and/or the verb in the former can convey the intended meaning of the whole English collocation.
Representation and Reasoning with Probabilistic TCP-nets
Authors: Ahmed Sultan , Mouhoub Malek
Published: October 2018

TCP-nets are graphical tools for modeling user's preference and relative importance statements. We propose the Prob-abilistic TCP-net (PTCP-net) model that can aggregate a set of TCP-nets, in a compact form, sharing the same set of variables and their domains but having diﬀerent preference and relative importance statements. In particular, the PTCP-net is able to aggregate the choices of multiple users such as, in recommender systems. The PTCP-net can also be seen as an extension of the TCP-net with uncertainty on preference and relative importance statements. We adopt the Bayesian Network as the reasoning tool for PTCP-nets especially when answering the following two queries (1) finding the most probable TCP-net and (2) finding the most probable optimal outcome. We also show that the PTCP-net is applicable in collaborative filtering type recommender systems.
ORDENAÇÃO DA ECONOMIA PARA A PROTEÇÃO DOS DIREITOS HUMANOS: FUNÇÃO ESTATAL E COMANDO CONSTITUCIONAL
Authors: Dominiquini Eliete Doretto , Benacchio Marcelo
Published: October 2018

O presente artigo busca estudar a Ordem Econômica na Constituição Federal de 1988, bem como os preceitos constitucionais que delineiam tal atividade. Nesse diapasão, importa observar o crescimento da economia desde a singela configuração de atividade domesticada no âmbito do lar, bem como os direitos humanos que vêm evoluindo e ordenando as atividades estatais. Para tanto, a pesquisa analisa a atuação do Estado nas atuais conjunturas que exigem funções mais eficientes a fim de fazerem valer os preceitos constitucionais e promoverem os direitos fundamentais, bem como para o entendimento de que, as interpretações convergem ao mesmo fim: desenvolvimento humano que é amplamente garantido assim como é o objetivo essencial da ordem econômica. Dado o crescimento econômico na atualidade, revisitar os direitos fundamentais para ordenar o mercado é importante para dirimir o afastamento entre os direitos humanos e economia que é um dos temas mais emblemáticos para o desenvolvimento humano.
POSSIBILIDADES E DESAFIOS PARA UMA (CIBER)DEMOCRACIA MUNDIAL
Authors: Hoffmam Fernando
Published: October 2018

O presente artigo tem como escopo a partir da ligação entre os processos de internacionalização do direito, de constituição de uma sociedade civil mundial e de uma cidadania comum, determinar a construção de uma (ciber)democracia comum-mundial. Para tanto, compõe-se essa possibilidade tendo como ponto de partida o surgimento do comum enquanto subjetividade cooperativa e solidária, fundamentada na garantia e concretização dos direitos humanos e fundamentais enquanto direitos da humanidade. ont-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; mso-fareast-language:EN-US;} Mestre e Doutorando em Direito Público pela Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS); Bolsista PROEX/CAPES; Membro do Grupo de Pesquisa Estado e Constituição e da Rede Interinstitucional de Pesquisa Estado e Constituição, vinculado à UNISINOS e ao CNPQ; Professor Titular do Curso de Direito da Universidade Regional Integrada do Alto Uruguai e das Missões (URI/ Câmpus Santiago); Membro do Grupo de Pesquisa Direito, Justiça e Cidadania, vinculado à URI e ao CNPQ; Especialista em Direito: Temas Emergentes em Novas Tecnologias da Informação e Bacharel em Direito pelo Centro Universitário Franciscano (UNIFRA).
A SOLUÇÃO CONSENSUAL DE CONFLITOS E A ATUAL VISÃO DO OPERADOR DO DIREITO: NOVOS DESAFIOS DO ENSINO JURÍDICO COM REFLEXOS PARA UMA SOCIEDADE MAIS JUSTA
Authors: Silva Lucas Gonçalves da , Vitale Carla Maria Franco Lameira , Silva Luciana Aboim Machado Gonçalves da
Published: October 2018

Os métodos autocompositivos consagram-se como os mais adequadospara resolução de conflitos, por privilegiarem a participação dosenvolvidos na construção da solução.Seu estudo ganha relevo como matéria interdisciplinar, já que abrange aspectos que vão além do campo jurídico.             Contudo, é no ensino jurídico que o conflito passa a ser amplamente trabalhado, e o operador do Direito é direcionado a resolvê-lo com base nos fatos e na lei, como forma de promoção de justiça.             Nesse contexto, pretende-se analisar os desafios atuais a serem enfrentados pelos acadêmicos de Direito e em que circunstâncias a metodologia de ensino pode contribuir para a formação de uma sociedade mais justa, em detrimento da atual cultura demandista.
REINTERPRETAÇÃO DOS DIREITOS FUNDAMENTAIS REALIZADA PELO SUPREMO TRIBUNAL FEDERAL: EQUÍVOCOS E DESACERTOS
Authors: Gomes Reginaldo Gonçalves
Published: October 2018

O presente artigo tem o objetivo de analisar, sucintamente, como os direitos humanos preconizados na Declaração dos Direitos do Homem e do Cidadão de 1789, outorgada pela Revolução Francesa e a Declaração Universal dos Direitos Humanos, que delineia os direitos humanos básicos, adotada pela Organização das Nações Unidas em 10 de dezembro de 1948 moldaram a Constituição Federal. Discutir-se-á a prevalência dos princípios da dignidade humana e igualdade, os quais constituem alicerce do Estado Democrático de Direito e, por conseguinte, bases para as decisões judiciais proferidas pelo Poder Judiciário. Refutar-se-á o modelo de juiz arbitrário, que, a pretexto de aplicar direitos fundamentais, interpretam a Constituição Federal de forma despótica em detrimento de direitos fundamentais inafastáveis, como o princípio da inocência e trânsito em julgado da decisão judicial como caminhos pelos quais tem de se trilhar para determinar a prisão do indivíduo.
A SUSTENTABILIDADE NUMA (NECESSÁRIA) VISÃO TRANSNACIONAL
Authors: Siqueira Garcia Heloise , Cruz Paulo Márcio
Published: October 2018

A Sustentabilidade numa visão geral possui uma concepção acima de tudo ética, no sentido da busca pela garantia à vida, não estando simplesmente relacionada à natureza, mas a toda uma relação entre indivíduo e todo o ambiente a sua volta, apresentando-se como uma pauta axiológica reconhecida e valorizada em escala global. Com esse viés de pensamento o presente artigo apresenta-se com o intuito de trabalhar a análise da Sustentabilidade a partir de uma visão transnacional, que pela consequência dos estudos mostra-se necessária. O trabalho terá como objetivo geral compreender a sustentabilidade a partir de uma visão transnacional. E como objetivos específicos traçar as concepções basilares da sustentabilidade e as suas dimensões correlatas; e estudar o Direito Transnacional a partir de uma realidade de sustentabilidade. Na metodologia foi utilizado o método indutivo na fase de investigação; na fase de tratamento de dados o método cartesiano e no relatório da pesquisa foi empregada a base indutiva.
A INDENIZAÇÃO PUNITIVA NO DIREITO BRASILEIRO: REQUISITOS E POSSIBILIDADES A PARTIR DA METODOLOGIA DO DIREITO CIVIL CONSTITUCIONAL
Authors: Gurgel do Amaral Jereissati Regis , Menezes Joyceane Bezerra de
Published: October 2018

O punitive damages, instituto de origem americana, foi incorporado à ordem jurídica pátria por meio da jurisprudência, em especial a do Superior Tribunal de Justiça. No entanto, há quem critique sua aplicação no Brasil, dentre outros argumentos, por conta de seu viés penal, o que seria incompatível com a finalidade para a qual se volta a responsabilidade civil, assim como pela ausência de previsão legal no ordenamento jurídico e pela impossibilidade de se atribuir ao ofendido montante econômico superior ao dano por ele sofrido. Neste artigo, examina-se a indenização punitiva sob a compreensão da metodologia do direito civil constitucional. Analisa-se, para tanto, o sentido conferido à dignidade da pessoa humana pela Constituição Federal de 1988 e se investiga o significado a ser outorgado ao dano moral. Após, explora-se a indenização punitiva, esta última tanto na perspectiva do direito americano como no direito brasileiro. Chega-se, então, ao estudo da perspectiva civil constitucional, para, ao final, propor uma leitura acerca da função punitiva. O método adotado é a pesquisa bibliográfica e jurisprudencial.
NOVAS PERSPECTIVAS PARA A ADVOCACIA PÚBLICA NO BRASIL: A LEI Nº 13.140/2015 E A FUNÇÃO CONSULTIVO-PREVENTIVA COMO INSTRUMENTOS DE SOLUÇÃO DE CONFLITO
Authors: Dias Jaques Marcelo , Spengler Fabiana Marion
Published: October 2018

A pesquisa se propõe a analisar as novas perspectivas para a Advocacia Pública no Brasil advindas da entrada em vigor da Lei nº 13.140/2015, analisando especialmente a relevância da função consultivo-preventiva como instrumento importante para a solução de conflitos. Após um primeiro momento de construção teórica acerca das origens e o surgimento do conflito, do papel essencial da Advocacia pública no país e das políticas públicas em um cenário de esgotamento jurisdicional, o estudo chega a sua etapa derradeira na qual observa a atuação preventiva da Advocacia Pública pautada na Lei da Mediação como instrumento para o tratamento dos conflitos, concluindo que diante desse novo paradigma o papel essencial desempenhado pela Advocacia Pública na realização das missões constitucionalmente atribuídas ao Poder Público no Brasil ganha ainda mais destaque.
Os Contratualistas em questão: Hobbes, Locke e Rousseau
Authors: Ribeiro Josuel Stenio  da Paixão
Published: October 2018

Trata-se de uma anlise a respeito dos autores pioneiros do contratualismo. Para tanto, esse artigo est subdividido em algumas sees: a primeira busca fazer uma introduo ao tema explorando o conjunto de elementos que constitui o Estado moderno, intencionando ainda fazer uma breve distino entre a teoria dos naturalistas e dos contratualistas. A segunda uma releitura da teoria hobbesiana da passagem do estado de natureza para sociedade civil, em que se observa a domesticao da natureza do homem. Na terceira seo, o que est em questo a teoria do liberal John Locke, autor que tem na propriedade privada e na liberdade o cerne do pacto social. Na quarta e ltima seo trabalha-se a teoria do contrato social de Rousseau, que um dos autores mais significativos e influentes em termos de teoria poltica e grande influenciador da Revoluo Francesa.
Não foi esquecimento, o legislador está certo! Inaplicabilidade de multa processual em caso de ausência injustificada na audiência de mediação
Authors: Rezende Renato Horta
Published: October 2018

O Cdigo de Processo Civil reconheceu o sistema multiportas de resolu- o de conflitos, incentivando a resoluo consensual de litgios e impondo a realizao obrigatria, em regra, de audincias de conciliao ou mediao. A ausncia, injustificada, de qualquer das partes audincia de conciliao ser considerada ato atentatrio dignidade da justia apenada com multa de 2% sobre a vantagem econmica ou valor da causa, contudo no presente artigo indaga-se se a ausncia injustificada audincia de mediao conduziria a mesma sano. Foram investigadas duas hipteses, a primeira, relacionada impossibilidade legal da aplicao de multa por ausncia de previso legislativa e, a segunda, impossibilidade da mesma sano, em virtude da natureza, caractersticas e objetivos da mediao. Utilizando de mtodo hipottico-dedutivo as hipteses foram desenvolvidas por meio de reviso bibliogrfica e analises legislativa, possuindo como marco terico o atual CPC, e culminaram com a confirmao de ambas as hipteses.
Da análise dos aspectos estruturantes do assédio moral laboral para sua configuração no sistema normativo brasileiro
Authors: Nelson Rocco Antonio rangel rosso , Teixeira Walkyria De Oliveira Rocha
Published: October 2018

O trabalho é uma atividade ligada umbilicalmente com todas as esferas da vida de uma pessoa, posto que parte significativa do tempo de vida do ser humano estar-se a trabalhar, o que reflete nas dimensões pessoais, familiar e sociais do trabalhador. De tal sorte, um ambiente de trabalho sadio é fulcral para o bem desenvolver da pessoa, em todas as referidas dimensões. Não é por outra razão que os direitos sociais são erigidos a status de direitos humanos. O objetivo do presente ensaio é exatamente aferir os contornos jurídicos normativos que permitem a subsunção de condutas como forma de assédio moral laboral, e nestes termos, o consequente jurídico da referida prática. A pesquisa em tela, fazendo uso de uma metodologia de análise qualitativa, usando-se os métodos de abordagem hipotético-dedutivos de caráter descritivo e analítico, adotando-se técnica de pesquisa bibliográfica, tem por linha de fundo fazer uma análise dogmática quanto a construção normativa da conduta de assédio moral no bojo do sistema jurídico brasileiro tendo por vetor axiológico, sempre, a busca da eficácia dos direitos fundamentais esculpidos na Constituição Federal de 1988.
O objetivo fundamental de “garantir o desenvolvimento nacional” na constituição federal de 1988: análise de um conceito jurídico indeterminado
Authors: Bambirra Felipe Magalhães , Bastos Santos Neto Arnaldo
Published: October 2018

O presente artigo, por meio de um metodologia dedutiva e pesquisa a documentos e obras, nacionais e internacionais, além de legislações e regulamentos, visa investigar os contornos normativos e teóricos do objetivo fundamental previsto na Constituição Federal de 1988 de garantir o desenvolvimento nacional. Primeiro faremos uma apresentação da ideia de conceitos jurídicos indeterminados, reconhecidos como estratégias possíveis do legislador diante da estrutura escalonada do ordenamento. Depois faremos uma avaliação da busca pelo “desenvolvimento nacional” revolvendo, com base na doutrina e jurisprudência pátrias, as suas dimensões positivas (“o que o desenvolvimento nacional é”) e negativa (“o que o desenvolvimento nacional não é”).
Direitos sociais como fundamentais: um difícil diálogo no Brasil
Authors: Bortoloti José Carlos Kraemer , Machado Guilherme Pavan
Published: October 2018

Os direitos sociais elencados na Constituição Federal de 1988 possuem caráter formal e material de direito fundamental, e por consequência, dotado dos privilégios constitucionais a eles inerentes. No entanto, não há ainda uma unanimidade no que tange o caráter fundamental desses direitos, pois argumentos são tecidos objetivando não reconhecer os direitos sociais como fundamentais. O método de pesquisa utilizado é o teórico-fenomenológico e pesquisa bibliográfica. Nesse trabalho aborda-se três perspectivas sobre esse difícil reconhecimento empírico dos direitos sociais como direitos fundamentais: uma história, dogmático-jurídica e política, com o intento de ratificar a doutrina majoritária do reconhecimento dos direitos (fundamentais) sociais.
A importância das class actions para a evolução do processo coletivo brasileiro
Authors: Gagno Luciano Picoli , Simões Thiago Felipe Vargas
Published: October 2018

No presente artigo foi investigada a contribuição que a experiência norte-americana com as class actions poderia oferecer ao processo coletivo brasileiro e a ideia de coletivização de processos individuais. A partir dessa proposta, foram analisados institutos da Rule 23 ligados aos requisitos de admissibilidade das class actions, aos tipos de class actions admissíveis e à certification order, que é a decisão judicial por meio da qual uma demanda é recebida como coletiva no sistema estadunidense. Todos esses institutos foram analisados de maneira comparativa e interativa em relação aos institutos do sistema brasileiro, com o objetivo de se buscar um aprimoramento do modelo de resolução de conflitos coletivos existente no Brasil.
Diretrizes para aperfeiçoamento e interpretação da lei do marco civil da internet com vistas à garantia do direito à privacidade nas redes sociais
Authors: Lima Luciano De Almeida
Published: October 2018

O trabalho busca refletir sobre o Marco Civil da Internet no contexto das Redes Sociais no Brasil e o direito à privacidade. Nesse contexto a pesquisa tem como objetivo verificar se a Lei 12.965/14, pode ser aplicada às Redes Sociais. Se pode, se essa aplicabilidade representa a garantia do direito à privacidade nesse cenário. Utiliza-se para tanto, a metodologia hipotético-dedutiva. A técnica de pesquisa utilizada foi bibliográfica com subsídios legais, doutrinários e jurisprudenciais. Para responder a problemática, no decorrer da pesquisa, além da abordagem do Marco Civil da Internet, das Redes Sociais e do direito à privacidade, são evidenciados os aspectos da chamada sociedade digital, apontando as complexidades e desafios do universo virtual.
A crise do ensino jurídico no Brasil sob a perspectiva do uso do direito alternativo.
Authors: Gomes Carolina Torquato Maia , Tassigny Monica Mota
Published: October 2018

O presente estudo pretende evidenciar algumas reflexões relacionadas à crise do ensino jurídico no Brasil. Assim, prima facie faz-se necessário analisar a temática sob a perspectiva do tradicional ensino positivista nas universidades, o qual impede a construção de agentes críticos do sistema, comprometidos com a realização concreta da justiça nas situações de conflitos apresentadas. Por outro lado, será perfilhado que uma preparação jurídica absolutamente tecnicista e positivada é refletida em decisões errôneas aplicadas na sociedade. A pesquisa no direito será analisada evidenciando o descompasso entre as regras dos códigos e a realidade social. Quanto aos aspectos metodológicos, este estudo utilizou-se pesquisa teórica e empírica de abordagens quantitativa e qualitativa. Por fim, será destacado a necessidade de um ensino jurídico voltado a compreensão dos fenômenos sociais e a importância do futuro operador jurídico como agente crítico e transformador da realidade sociojurídicas.
Função ou funções sociais da empresa
Authors: Pacca Ferraz de Camargo Caio , Benacchio Marcelo
Published: October 2018

A partir da premissa de ser a empresa a instituição social preponderante na atualidade, este artigo busca demonstrar a existência de diversas funções sociais empresariais, a depender do porte do empreendimento econômico e sua organização societária, defendendo haver não apenas uma, mas diversas funções sociais da empresa. Refuta-se a ideia de corresponder a função social empresarial ao mero cumprimento da legislação, buscando dar a tal expressão significação jurídica própria, como cláusula ética geral e aberta, apta a adequar a tal legislação às novas realidades sociais, sempre respeitando o modo capitalista de produção, como meio de promoção do desenvolvimento e da dignidade humana.
Strengthening defence research as part of higher military education for future security challenges
Authors: Nikolic Nebojsa
Published: October 2018

This paper evaluates the potential for defence research to contribute to the long-term
development of higher military education. Motivation for the paper emerged from recent
organisational changes at the Ministry of Defence by which the Strategic Research Institute
(SRI), joined the University of Defence (UoD). Both institutions, SRI and UoD, are obligated
and dedicated towards respecting and implementing national strategies, laws and norms
related to scientific research and education as well as towards fulfi llment of prescribed
accreditation standards for academic education and scientific research. The main idea here
is to evaluate a scientific research approach conducted by the SRI, through the lens of the
guiding principles for development of academic studies which are declared in the national
strategy for education development. A few of the questions we tried to answer were: how
relevant are the research topics?; who needs research results?; how should the research process
be conducted?; and what about the quality of research results? Development of scientific
research connections, higher education and practical needs of the military organisation are
very important for all three domains, particularly for future security challenges. Military
research organisations, along with the higher education component, have to be capable
of perceiving future security challenges, conducting scientific research and offering some
proposals based on scientific methodology. However, in the selection of the research topics,
they have to respect the views, needs and priorities of other organisational entities which
are part of the military organisation.
Report on the XLVIII Congress Polish Society of Otorhinolaryngologists Head and Neck Surgeons, Katowice, 5 – 8.09.2018
Authors: Niemczyk Kazimierz
Published: October 2018

W dniach 5–8 września 2018 r. w Katowicach odbył się XLVIII
Zjazd Polskiego Towarzystwa Otorynolaryngologów – Chirurgów
Głowy i Szyi. Zjazd został zorganizowany przez Katedrę
i Klinikę Laryngologii Wydziału Lekarskiego Śląskiego Uniwersytetu
Medycznego w Katowicach oraz Polskie Towarzystwo
Otorynolaryngologów – Chirurgów Głowy i Szyi. Klinika
Laryngologii w Katowicach na przestrzeni 67 Iat swojego
istnienia dwukrotnie organizowała już krajowy Zjazd PTORL:
w roku 1968 Klinika zorganizowała XXVII Zjazd Polskiego
Towarzystwa Otolaryngologów, a kolejny krajowy XXXVIII
Zjazd PTORL odbył się w Katowicach dokładnie 30 lat później
‒ w 1998 r. W bieżącym roku, po kolejnych 20 latach, ponownie
nasza Klinika zorganizowała krajowy Zjazd PTORL.
Na ten zjazd zarejestrowało się 894 uczestników, zgłoszono
335 referatów i 74 plakaty.