bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Społeczeństwo sieci a nowe formy zaangażowania
Authors: Śliwińska Julia
Published: December 2017

Network society and the new forms of engagementThe popularization of the Internet in the 1990s marked the beginning of socio-cultural changes that have led to the creation of the network society. Networking has covered many spheres – social, cultural, political and economic. Along with social changes, new problems and risks associated with new technologies have emerged. It provoked the beginning of networked social movements, which regained technological tools in a subversive way, using an insect-type of attack, based on the structure of the swarm. One form of such an attack are subversive hacktivist actions, which have a deep performative character. Perhaps it is because of this extraordinary performative potential that the network, along with the new ways of communication, have become a source of tools, both in the artistic and social field. Społeczeństwo sieci a nowe formy zaangażowaniaSpopularyzowanie w latach 90. ubiegłego wieku internetu zapoczątkowało przemiany społeczno-kulturowe, które doprowadziły do powstania społeczeństwa sieciowego. Usieciowienie objęło wiele sfer – społeczną, kulturową, polityczną i ekonomiczną. Wraz ze zmianami społecznymi pojawiły się nieznane dotąd problemy i zagrożenia związane z nowymi technologiami. Spowodowało to powstanie usieciowionych ruchów społecznych, które w subwersywny sposób zaczęły odzyskiwać narzędzia technologiczne, posługując się insektalnym rodzajem ataku, opartym o strukturę roju. Jedną z form takiego ataku są subwersywne działania hacktywistyczne, o głęboko performatywnym charakterze. Być może właśnie z powodu niezwykłego potencjału performatywnego sieć, wraz z nowymi sposobami komunikacji, stała się źródłem pozyskiwania narzędzi zarówno na polu artystycznym, jak i społecznym.
Kapitał uwagi jako skutek powstania mediów społecznościowych
Authors: Maliński Jędrzej
Published: December 2017

Attention capital as a result of the emergence of the social mediaIn this paper a theoretical model based on Pierre Bourdieu’s forms of capital is presented. It is applied to an analysis of cultural content production, distribution and consumption mechanisms. It assumes that on the cultural market there is always a social entity mediating between a sender and a receiver – on the one hand as a medium, on the other as institution granting salary to the author. After sketching a historical background, a new type of capital – attention capital – is presented. It has been emerging as a result of the technical development of the mass media and its functioning is profoundly transformed by the social media. Though attention capital (measured, e.g., by the number of likes or comments) is often translatable to other forms of capital, it remains rather autonomous. However, the development of the Internet allows us to broader our choice of content, consistent with our preferences, but the gratification, in form of views, is gained not so much by the author of content, but rather by a person who has shared it. This process is even more noticable in the case of memes, whose authorship often cannot even be established. As a result of the changes on the Internet, the emergence of new form of a sociocultural economy can be noticed. Kapitał uwagi jako skutek powstania mediów społecznościowychW niniejszym artykule przedstawiony zostaje model teoretyczny oparty na formach kapitału Pierre’a Bourdieu. Zostaje on zaaplikowany do analizy mechanizmów produkcji, dystrybucji i konsumpcji treści kulturowych. Obserwując rynek kultury, należy bowiem zauważyć, że pomiędzy nadawcą a odbiorcą każdorazowo istnieje byt społeczny zapośredniczający odbiór treści kulturowych – z jednej strony jako medium, z drugiej strony jako instytucja wynagradzająca autora. Po krótkim rysie historycznym następuje prezentacja, w jaki sposób poprzez powstanie technicznych mediów masowych wyłania się nowy typ kapitału – kapitał uwagi. Jego funkcjonowanie zostaje w jeszcze większym stopniu przekształcone przez powstanie mediów społecznościowych. Choć kapitał uwagi (mierzony w wymiernej liczbie wyświetleń, odwiedzin strony, lajków itd.) jest często przekładalny na inne formy kapitału, to sam w sobie jest autonomiczny. Wprawdzie rozwój internetu pozwala nam na szerszy wybór treści, zgodny z naszymi preferencjami, ale nagrody w postaci wyświetleń (czy komentarzy lub ocen) trafiają nie tyle do autora materiału, co do osoby, która go udostępniła. Proces ten jest jeszcze wyraźniejszy w przypadku memów, których autorstwa często nawet nie sposób ustalić. Obserwując wyłaniające się w internecie zjawiska, możemy w rezultacie mówić o nowej formie społecznej ekonomii kulturowej.
Media masowe wobec biedy w Polsce
Authors: Kanasz Tatiana
Published: December 2017

The mass media on poverty in PolandThe main goal of this article is to present how poverty is depicted by the Polish mass media (in the press, television, radio, film) and what empowering ways there are of illuminating problems of people living in poverty. The perspectives of journalists and the researchers of poverty and the mass media are all taken into consideration. Media masowe wobec biedy w Polsce Celem artykułu jest przedstawienie, jak jest pokazywana bieda w różnych środkach masowego przekazu (w prasie, telewizji, radiu, filmie) w Polsce oraz jakie są sposoby upodmiotawiającego opisu problemów ludzi żyjących w ubóstwie. Artykuł ma charakter przeglądowy i uwzględnia zarówno perspektywę dziennikarzy, jak i badaczy ubóstwa oraz mediów.
Oblicza wojny w kontekście teorii mediów Marshalla McLuhana
Authors: Kukiełko-Rogozińska Kalina , Tomanek Krzysztof
Published: December 2017

Faces of war in the context of Marshall McLuhan's media theoryThe article shows how Marshall McLuhan’s media theory is used to analyze photographs taken with an iPhone. The reflections were inspired by the blog of the Canadian photographer Rita Leistner, who participated in the media project aimed at familiarizing American soldiers’ families and friends with everyday life of the military contingent in Afghanistan. Leistner, for the first time in her career, used a smartphone instead of professional photographic equipment. Her decision was motivated by the need to edit photographs easily and publish them quickly on the Internet. The result of her work was a blog, titled Looking for Marshall McLuhan in Afghanistan. To describe her photographs, Leistner uses selected concepts defined by McLuhan in the second half of the 20th century: probe, extension of man or figure-background dichotomy. In consequence, the technological face of war can be better understood by the viewers of the materials she prepared. Oblicza wojny w kontekście teorii mediów Marshalla McLuhanaW artykule przedstawiono sposób wykorzystania teorii mediów Marshalla McLuhana do analizy zdjęć wykonanych iPhone’em. Inspiracją do tych rozważań jest blog kanadyjskiej fotografki Rity Leistner, uczestniczki projektu medialnego, którego celem było zapoznanie rodzin i przyjaciół amerykańskich żołnierzy z codziennym życiem wojskowego kontyngentu w Afganistanie. Leistner, po raz pierwszy w karierze, używała smartfonu zamiast profesjonalnego sprzętu fotograficznego. Wynikało to z konieczności łatwego edytowania zdjęć i ich szybkiego umieszczania w internecie. Efektem tej pracy jest blog zatytułowany Looking for Marshall McLuhan in Afghanistan. Aby opisać swoje fotografie, Leistner użyła bowiem wybranych koncepcji sformułowanych przez kanadyjskiego myśliciela w drugiej połowie XX wieku: sondy, przedłużenia człowieka czy dychotomii figura/tło. Dzięki temu zabiegowi odbiorcy jej fotografii mogą lepiej zrozumieć technologiczny i medialny wymiar wojny.
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest – nowe perspektywy badawcze
Authors: Czarkowska Maria , Gumkowska Anna
Published: December 2017

Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest – new research perspectivesThe goal of this paper is to present the vast array of content that is emerging within social media platforms: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest and analyze the ways in which they can be classified. This is a review of the available interdisciplinary methods and factors that should be taken into consideration when researching the genelogy of the texts that arise in the network. The Internet has changed the face of social communication. It has highlighted processes that were much less visible before. The challenge for researchers is to analyze the enormous amount of content and incorporate it into a classification system. Above all, statements made on social media platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest, require analysis. Previous attempts to systematize them did not correspond to the reality of the network. Research on the Internet genres and communication forms requires the use of relevant analytical tools and interdisciplinary approaches. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest – nowe perspektywy badawczeCelem publikacji jest zaprezentowanie ogromnej liczby różnorodnych treści, które powstają w ramach platform społecznościowych: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram i Pinterest, oraz analiza dostępnych sposobów ich klasyfikacji. Chodzi zatem o przegląd dostępnych interdyscyplinarnych metod i czynników, które warto brać pod uwagę przy badaniach genologicznych tekstów, które powstają w sieci. Internet zmienił oblicze społecznej komunikacji. Uwypuklił procesy, które do tej pory nie były tak widoczne. Wyzwaniem dla badaczy jest analiza ogromnej ilości treści i ujęcie ich w system klasyfikacji. Analizy wymagają przede wszystkim komunikaty powstające w ramach mediów społecznościowych, takich jak Facebook, Twitter, Instagram i Pinterest. Dotychczasowe próby systematyzacji nie odpowiadały realiom sieci. Badania form gatunkowo-komunikacyjnych internetu wymagają wykorzystywania przynależnych sieci narzędzi analitycznych oraz podejścia interdyscyplinarnego.
Wstęp
Authors: Toczyski Piotr
Published: December 2017

Editorial. Wstęp do 10 numeru czasopisma "Adeptus".
Human Rights, Capital, or Capabilities? Narrowing Race and Income Gaps in Educational Opportunity
Authors: St. John Edward P.
Published: December 2017

The author presents an understanding of how human capital and human rights have influenced educational policies and the persistence of inequitable opportunities for students. As an alternative approach, human capabilities, an emerging concept of basic liberties, provides an alternative theory for building human capital that can inform academic and social advocacy for reducing gaps in fairness in opportunities to attain a higher education. The author introduces four frames for decoding assumptions used in political rationales for higher education policies, programs, and funding. These frames are used to examine how six states adapted to shifts in federal policy on educational standards and high loans. When policy assumptions are decoded, a human capabilities lens can help find remedies to inequalities in state system markets.
Recruiting 101 for Private Studio
Authors: French Lorrie
Published: December 2017

The answering machine light is blinking again so you rush to the machine, excited about hearing from friends and family. Some personal messages are on the machine, but more often than not the messages are inquiries for private string lessons. There are so many requests for lessons that you are thinking of installing a designated phone line for studio calls only. That way, future students may leave their name and number for a wait list. As you clear the messages, you realize you have become a student magnet. You have keenly reinstated a private string studio in your home through a series of intentional and simple steps. If this does not sound like you, read on and see if you can develop some crucial areas of recruitment.
Issues of Rhythm & in Teaching Orchestral Bass Excerpts Tempo
Authors: Kohn Andrew
Published: December 2017

“Beyond question the student's progress depends very heavily upon his being properly guided and taught.” 1 This simple statement from the great violin pedagogue Leopold Auer has very complex ramifications for string teachers, especially when preparing students to perform orchestral excerpts. The issues to be examined have many sides, and students look to their private teachers as their first source of information and guidance.
Words and Music
Authors: Farish Margaret
Published: December 2017

Margaret Farish is well known to members of ASTA, having most recently served as national Publications Chairman. She was educated at Eastman School of Music, where she earned the Bachelor of Music and the Master of Music degrees. Her best-known work is String Music in Print. Much of her career has been devoted to new developments and techniques in modern music.
A Conversation with Charles Treger on Intonation and other Topics
Authors: Rosenblith Eric
Published: December 2017

In the last issue, this column presented the first installment of a conversation with Charles Treger. It dealt initially and primarily with the topic of intonation, but branched out quite considerably. This is the second of two parts. [E.R.]
Ten Steps to a Successful Summer Music Camp
Authors: Gillespie Robert
Published: December 2017

Robert Gillespie is working on behalf of string education in a number of projects. A faculty member at The Ohio State University, he has also organized the ASTA Media Resource Center at the university. In this article he offers key information to establishing a summer string camp.
Fiddlers in the Meadow
Authors: Perris Arnold
Published: December 2017

Arnold Perris is a musicologist at the University of Missouri in St. Louis. His writings often record the endurance of traditional music in various parts of the world. His most recent publication is Music as Propaganda (Greenwood Press, 1985).
The Violin Octet
Authors: Atwood Jody
Published: December 2017

Editor's Note: Upon learning about the New Family of Violins in 1984, I was intrigued enough to get on a plane one weekend and go to Boston to hear the octet in performance. Hearing the sound of these instruments, seeing the zeal of those who champion them, and feeling a sense of musical history at seeing these beautiful instruments was sufficient reward for making the trip.
Cello Forum: Feats, Fetes and Feast—The Third American Cello Congress
Authors: Kenneson Claude , Littrell David , Mayhew Mary , Skidmore William
Published: December 2017

Even one glance at the program for the Third American Cello Congress held on the Indiana University campus at Bloomington June 3-7 instantly reveals what an exciting attraction it proved to be. Headed by Congress President Janos Starker and sponsored by the American Cello Council, the Congress days were jampacked with master classes, performances, seminars, panel discussions, exhibits, ensembles, and competitions. * The following reports are intended to offer our readers a small sampling of this great cello feast.[P.Y.]
Violin Forum: Intonation and Speed
Authors: Podnos Theodor H.
Published: December 2017

Theodor Podnos has authored four articles and two books on the subject of intonation. He has twenty-five compositions to his credit and has lectured in Ireland and at Columbia University.

Mr. Podnos received his formal education at Peabody and Curtis Institutes, Boston University, and with Richard Burgin, long-time concertmaster of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. He has played as concertmaster under Serge Koussevitzky at Tanglewood and Paul Whiteman in New York. In 1984 he retired as a member of the first violin section of the New York Philharmonic, with which he was associated for nineteen years.
Private Teacher's Forum: Music “Speaks” through Bowing Skills
Authors: Preucil Doris
Published: December 2017

Editor's note: A future issue will be devoted to a potpourri of teaching tips. Please submit your favorite teaching idea to share in this column.
New Resources from ASTA: An Exquisite Idea for the New Year
Authors: Klotman Robert
Published: December 2017

The ASTA publications catalog and Media Center are full of fine resources for string teachers, string players, and string students. Here are some of the newest additions now available to ASTA members.
The National Standards for Arts Education: Context and Issues
Authors: Straub Dorothy A.
Published: December 2017

Goals 2000: Implications for String Education—a Music Education Leadership Symposium hosted by Loyola University College of Music February 16 and 17, 1995—featured a number of presentations on the National Standards for the Arts and their importance to string teaching. This article by Dorothy Straub, and the following article by Michael Allen, are based on presentations made at this symposium, which was organized by Dean Angeles and Gwen Hotchkiss of Loyola University. Other articles based on symposium presentations will appear in upcoming issues of the journal.
How to Develop Community-Wide Support for String Study
Authors: Culver Robert
Published: December 2017

School and community-based string programs and the value placed on them have increased steadily since Will Earhart started a school orchestra in Richmond, Indiana in 1889. 1 During the last several years the developments have been particularly dramatic with a rapid escalation of numbers of students and numbers of programs that have been established. Stringed instrument sales have increased 12 percent per year for each of the last seven years. 2 Recent studies and anecdotal information exist that substantiate a trend of growth. 3
Love's Labors Found: Jean Cras's Pieces for Violin and Piano Rediscovered
Authors: Bempéchat Paul-André
Published: December 2017

Cultural history reflects well the sad but true tidings of the French proverb Nul n'est prophète dans son pays (“None is prophet in his own land”), and the polymath, esoteric impressionist composer, philosopher, scientist, inventor and Rear-Admiral Jean Cras (1879–1932) is a shining example of the prophecy. Even within his own country, the composer's stature among the impressionists remains equivocal, but finally, ignored for more than a half century, his wonderfully eclectic works are now finally enjoying a vibrant renaissance. A devout Catholic and devoted family man, Jean Cras composed Quatre petites pièces pour violon et piano (Four Little Pieces for Violin and Piano), presents for his son Jean-Pierre's (1918–1948) eighth, ninth, tenth and eleventh birthdays, as a labor of love. For this very reason, and with apologies to William Shakespeare, the title of one his immortal plays has been usurped for this article's title.
“But What About Real Mental Illnesses?” Alternatives to the Disease Model Approach to “Schizophrenia”
Authors: Cooke Anne , Kinderman Peter
Published: December 2017

The old dichotomy between “neurosis” and “psychosis” appears to be alive and well in the debate about psychiatric diagnosis. It is often suggested that while diagnostic alternatives may be appropriate for the relatively common forms of distress with which we can all identify such as anxiety and depression, psychiatric diagnoses remain vital for experiences such as hearing voices, holding beliefs that others find strange, or appearing out of touch with reality—experiences that are traditionally thought of as symptoms of psychosis. Such experiences are often assumed to be symptoms of underlying brain pathology or “real mental illnesses” that need to be diagnosed or “excluded” (in the medical sense of ruling out particular explanations of problems) before deciding on the appropriate intervention. This article argues that this belief is misguided, and that far from being essential, psychiatric diagnosis has the potential to be particularly damaging when applied to such experiences. It describes an alternative perspective outlined in a recent consensus report by the British Psychological Society Division of Clinical Psychology ( Understanding Psychosis and Schizophrenia), which has attracted significant attention in the United Kingdom and internationally. The report argues that even the most severe distress and the most puzzling behavior can often be understood psychologically, and that psychological approaches to helping can be very effective. It exhorts professionals not to insist that people accept any one particular framework of understanding, for example, that their experiences are symptoms of an illness. This article outlines that report’s main findings, together with their implications for how professionals can best help.
Neural network fuzzy control for enhancing the stability performance of quad-rotor helicopter
Authors: Wang Jialiang , Ding Jianli , Cao Weidong , Li Quanfu , Zhao Hai
Published: December 2017

Recently, the quad-rotor helicopter has gained increasing attention owing to its very good flexibility, its ability to execute various flight missions even in harsh environments. The quad-rotor helicopter can implement different fight attitudes, which is attributed to the effective control of the motor speed about four propellers. In order to make the quad-rotor helicopter can better finish flight mission, the performance of flight stability then becomes particularly important. A neural network fuzzy control algorithm is proposed in this paper so as to guarantee the stability performance of the quad-rotor helicopter. The proposed algorithm is based on the neural network, which keeps the self-organization and self-learning ability, besides this, it utilizes the strong impression ability of constitutive knowledge as to the fuzzy logic. The proposed control scheme aims to implement good abilities such as describing qualitative knowledge, strong learning mechanism and direct processing about quantitative data of the quad-rotor helicopter. In the practical flight process of the quad-rotor helicopter, while the deviation of position and attitude information become larger, fuzzy control is adopted so as to shorten the overshoot and adjustment time. On the other hand, if the deviation of position and attitude become relatively smaller, neural network PID control will be used so as to reduce the error. Experimental results show that the proposed neural network fuzzy control algorithm exhibits good performance in the flight process of the quad-rotor helicopter.
Power dynamics and collaborative mechanisms in co-production and co-design processes
Authors: Farr Michelle
Published: December 2017

Co-production and co-design practices are increasingly being promoted to develop user-centred public services. Analysing these practices with literature on power, participation and realist social theory this article explores the power dynamics, mechanisms and impacts within co-production and co-design processes. Two case studies were evaluated using qualitative longitudinal methods: an experience-based co-design project within hospital-based breast cancer services was followed from initiation to completion, alongside a local government innovation team that used co-production and co-design techniques to enable person-centred policies and services. The two cases illustrate how co-production and co-design techniques involve facilitating, managing and co-ordinating a complex set of psychological, social, cultural and institutional interactions. Whilst existing power relations can be challenged in different ways, constant critical reflective practice and dialogue is essential to facilitate more equal relational processes within these techniques, and to institute changes at individual, local community and organisational levels.
The urban under erasure: Towards a postcolonial critique of planetary urbanization
Authors: Reddy Rajyashree N
Published: December 2017

In my engagement with the planetary urbanization thesis, I make three main interventions: (1) I emphasize the pioneering contributions that postcolonial and relational geographical approaches have made to planetary thought long before the recent planetary turn in urban studies; (2) I underscore the disconcerting ethico-political implications of planetary urbanization's will to map the “extended landscapes” of urbanization and its reduction of contemporary planetary condition to the imperatives of capitalist urbanization; and (3) I offer the deconstructive strategy of writing “under erasure” that puts both the city and urbanization under erasure to highlight the blind spots of planetary urbanization. Then to demonstrate the value of writing under erasure, I focus upon waste – as both material and semiotic artifact of capitalist urbanization – and offer a “supplementary reading” of Bangalore that sketches the multiple constitutive outsides of the city, which in turn make empirically evident the stakes of planetary urbanization's occlusions. I conclude by suggesting that proponents of planetary urbanization and urban studies more broadly embrace writing under erasure as a useful epistemological orientation to build better theories of the urban.
The relationship between three measures of L2 vocabulary knowledge and L2 listening and reading
Authors: Cheng Junyu , Matthews Joshua
Published: December 2017

This study explores the constructs that underpin three different measures of vocabulary knowledge and investigates the degree to which these three measures correlate with, and are able to predict, measures of second language (L2) listening and reading. Word frequency structured vocabulary tests tapping receptive/orthographic (RecOrth) vocabulary knowledge, productive/orthographic (ProOrth) vocabulary knowledge and productive/phonological (ProPhon) vocabulary knowledge and tests measuring L2 listening and L2 reading were administered to 250 tertiary-level Chinese learners of English as a foreign language (EFL). Results showed that ProPhon vocabulary knowledge correlated most strongly with L2 listening ( r = .71) and ProOrth vocabulary knowledge correlated most strongly with L2 reading ( r = .57). Factor analysis indicated that all subcomponents of the ProPhon vocabulary knowledge test loaded onto one factor and those of the RecOrth and ProOrth vocabulary knowledge tests loaded onto another. Regression modelling showed that ProPhon vocabulary knowledge explained 51% of the variance in L2 listening scores and that ProOrth vocabulary knowledge explained 33% of the variance in the L2 reading scores. Discussion addresses the varying importance of different dimensions of vocabulary knowledge in L2 listening and reading.
The Workmen's Huts and Stratigraphy in the Valley of the Kings
Authors: Cross Stephen W.
Published: December 2017

It is well known that at various locations and at various depths around the Valley are foci of workmen's huts. As in some cases it is possible to date the hut horizons, these horizons themselves are extremely useful for recovering the stratigraphy of the Valley, especially the Central Area, in what otherwise would have been an unrecorded mass of levels. In a previous paper the writer described a flash flood that hit the Valley roughly around the end of the Eighteenth Dynasty.1 From the stratigraphy presented here, it is now possible to date this flood to an actual king's reign. Correlation of excavations in the Valley also allows the construction of a new Stratigraphic Section of the Central Area with surprising consequences.
A Fresh Look at the Baal-Zaphon Stele*
Authors: Levy Eythan
Published: December 2017

This article discusses the Baal-Zaphon stele, a New Kingdom funerary stele from Ugarit, depicting a certain Mamy worshipping the Levantine god Baal-Zaphon. The object, though well known since the early twentieth century, lacks a recent detailed study. A new edition of the text is proposed here, based on parallel inscriptions and on a personal inspection of the stele at the Louvre. It also incorporates a fragment mentioned in 1938 by Montet but absent from subsequent editions of the text. Finally, the article discusses the iconography of the stele, its parallels, and the ambiguous relationship between Baal and Seth.
A New Demotic Translation of (Excerpts of) a Chapter of the Book of the Dead*
Authors: Quack Joachim Friedrich
Published: December 2017

The funerary papyrus BN 149 has long been known to contain mainly a Demotic translation of the Book of the Dead, chapter 125. Recently, its first section was identified as a translation of a composition otherwise sometimes associated with the so-called ‘Book of Traversing Eternity’. Still, the description of a vignette and a short text inserted into chapter 125 have, up to now, defied identification. It is shown here that the latter is a Demotic translation of chapter 128 of the Book of the Dead, with substantial omissions, which are probably the work of a redactor who wished to fit the composition better to funerary usage. Furthermore, the vignette being described is the one belonging to chapter 148 of the Book of the Dead. Some special points concerning the translation of classical Egyptian words and verbal forms are discussed.
Ramses II Helps the Dead: An Interpretation of Book of the Dead Supplementary Chapter 166*
Authors: Dahms Jan-Michael , Pehal Martin , Willems Harco
Published: December 2017

As opposed to other studies, the authors approach the interpretation of Book of the Dead supplementary chapter 166 by taking the introductory part of the text—stating that it has been found ‘on the neck of king Ramses II'—at face value. This has the implication that the text was found on the king's mummy, something that could only have happened on one of the several occasions it was reburied after the initial robbings around the end of the New Kingdom. The authors argue that the original text was probably not part of the original tomb contents of Ramses II, but that it was added to it during one of the earliest reburials, and discovered during a later one, probably shortly before the death of Pinodjem II. In this connection they pay special attention to the term ḥm=k, which seems to be used in this text, not to refer to the private papyrus owner, but to the original royal one. This considerably affects the way the textual content can be interpreted. A new transliteration, translation and linguistic commentary are also provided. The analysis of the text illustrates the method of ‘sequencing’ which seems to prove very useful in reducing the number of interacting characters by disclosing shared structural patterns.
Ramesside Dockets on Blocks from the Pyramid Complex of Senwosret III in Dahshur*
Authors: Navratilova Hana
Published: December 2017

The Egyptian Expedition of the Metropolitan Museum of Art to the pyramid complex of Senwosret III, Dahshur, found a number of Ramesside dockets on blocks destined apparently for re-use. The article examines two specimens of probable delivery addresses and three dockets with titles of royal butlers. The delivery addresses were texts that probably indicated the edifice for which the stones were destined. The presence of royal butlers suggests that the dignitaries might have been responsible for some aspects of the stone recycling process.
The Two Non-Blue Amuns of the Shrine of Taharqa at Kawa*
Authors: Armstrong Caroline H.
Published: December 2017

The Twenty-fifth Dynasty Shrine of Taharqa at Kawa, currently residing in the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, was tested for the presence of Egyptian blue pigment by using photo-induced luminescence. Two blue-skinned depictions of the Nubian god Amun-Re were discovered, as well as two non-blue-skinned depictions of the Theban version of the god. The choice not to paint the two Theban Amun-Res blue, as was the accepted practice during this period, is analysed and conclusions are drawn about Taharqa and other Nubian kings of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty. These conclusions have historic value because they offer insight into the actions and thoughts of the Nubian rulers, who would have been in control of declaring what iconography was acceptable. The conclusions were reached by taking into account the iconography of the shrine, the building projects of Taharqa, the evolution of the iconography of Amun-Re, and the symbolism of the colour blue in Egyptian art during this period.
Clinical trials and venture tribulations: Stem cell research and the making of Vietnamese bio-entrepreneurs
Authors: Marouda Marina
Published: December 2017

The article is concerned with biomedical technologies and the entrepreneurial ways through which these vital technologies come to life. Focusing on stem cell ‘clinical trials’ conducted in hospitals in Việt Nam, it traces the processes through which tentative experiments and uncertain results are being translated into commercial ventures. It pays particular attention to the complex institutional settings and collaborative engagements through which biomedical enterprise and markets come to be instituted. Of particular concern are network partnerships involving public bodies, policymakers and private business interests that facilitate the process of turning clinical experiments into vetted therapies for the healthcare marketplace. The article contributes to anthropological reflections on emerging bioscience economic formations that are widely termed as ‘bioeconomies’. It does so, by reorienting the analytical gaze away from understandings of economic value as inherently rooted in biological substances that hold a future promise of cure, towards ongoing processes of assembling biomedical entrepreneurial networks and turning biotechnical matters into commodities.
Modulation of salience network intranetwork resting state functional connectivity in women with chronic migraine
Authors: Androulakis X Michelle , Rorden Chris , Peterlin B Lee , Krebs Kaitlin
Published: December 2017

Objective

To investigate the intranetwork resting state fMRI connectivity within the Salience Network of chronic migraine with and without medication overuse headache.

Methods

We compared 351 pairs of intranetwork connectivity in chronic migraine (n = 13) and chronic migraine with medication overuse headache (n = 16) compared to matched controls, and between each chronic migraine subgroup.

Results

Compared to controls, 17 pairs of intranetwork connections in chronic migraine and 27 pairs in chronic migraine with medication overuse headache were decreased. When comparing chronic migraine with medication overuse headache versus chronic migraine, connectivity between bilateral extended amygdala, and between paracingulate to right ventral tegmental area/substantia nigra were decreased in chronic migraine (chronic migraine < chronic migraine with medication overuse headache). Connectivity between left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex to bilateral ventral striatum/pallidum, to bilateral dorsal anterior cingulate cortex; left anterior prefrontal cortex to contralateral orbitofrontal insula; and left ventral striatum/pallidum to ipsilateral supplementary motor area (SMA)/preSMA were decreased in chronic migraine with medication overuse headache (chronic migraine with medication overuse headache < chronic migraine).

Conclusion

Both chronic migraine subgroups had shared intranetwork connectivity abnormality, however, each subgroup had unique pattern of disruption within the salience network. The results suggest that the aberrant assignment of salience to external and internal stimuli plays an important role in chronic migraine and chronic migraine with medication overuse headache interictally, mostly involving mesolimbic pathways (especially bilateral extended amygdala) in chronic migraine, and prefrontal-subcortical limbic pathways in chronic migraine with medication overuse headache.
Development of a new conceptual design methodology for parallel hybrid aircraft
Authors: Boggero Luca , Fioriti Marco , Corpino Sabrina
Published: December 2017

In this paper, an innovative methodology for the conceptual design of hybrid-powered airplanes is proposed. In particular, this work focuses on parallel hybrid architectures, in which the thermal engine is mechanically coupled to an electric motor, both supplying propulsive power during a limited number of flight phases, e.g. during takeoff and climb. This innovative solution is the subject of several studies being carried out since the current decade. In this paper, a brief overview of the works conducted by other researchers is provided. Then, an overall aircraft design methodology is proposed, which is derived from the most renewed design algorithms. The original contribution of this work is represented by the development of a methodology for the design of hybrid propulsion systems. Moreover, the proposed method is integrated within a global aircraft design methodology. In particular, several effects of the innovative system on the entire aircraft are considered, for instance the variation of the empty mass or the impacts on fuel consumption. The paper ends with some case studies of the proposed design methodology, and a discussion of the obtained results is provided.
Temporal and spatial evolution of Holocene vegetation and lake hydrological status, China
Authors: Li Yu , Xu Lingmei , Zhang Chengqi , Liu Yuan , Zhu Gengrui , Zhou Xuehua
Published: December 2017

Studying past climate change has important scientific significance in exploring long-term climatic variability, assessing the nature and human’s contribution to climate warming, and predicting future climate change. Here, we presented a data synthesis of pollen records, organic geochemical proxies, as well as lake-level records, along with numerical climate classification and lake-level simulations to show temporal and spatial evolution of past vegetation and hydrologic change during the Holocene in China. Both geological data and numerical modeling indicated that the evolution of vegetation shows out-of-phase relationships with lake hydrological status in various regions. China as a whole experienced optimal vegetation cover in the mid-Holocene. However, areas dominated by the Asian monsoon and the Westerlies did not uniformly show an early Holocene hydrological optimum. For the Westerlies-controlled regions, optimal conditions prevailed during the mid-Holocene. These apparent contradictions were closely related to various driving factors in different geographical regions. Precipitation has been recognized as a major influence on lake hydrological status of arid and semi-arid in northeast China, whereas in other regions of China, the combined effect of evaporation and precipitation was more influential. Likewise, the limiting factor of vegetation conditions was asynchronous in China, for example, moisture in northwestern China, temperature in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, as well as moisture and temperature in the monsoon marginal zones and monsoonal regions. The results provide insights into the underlying climate-forcing mechanisms, and demonstrate a new perspective on Quaternary environment change research.
A tale of two mice: A trans-Holocene record of Peromyscus nesodytes and Peromyscus maniculatus at Daisy Cave, San Miguel Island, California
Authors: Shirazi Sabrina , Rick Torben C , Erlandson Jon M , Hofman Courtney A
Published: December 2017

Rats and mice are among the most successful mammals on earth, with some of these species thriving in and around human settlements or areas disturbed by human activities. Here, we present morphological, taphonomic, and chronological data on two mice ( Peromyscus nesodytes [extinct] and P. maniculatus [extant]) from a trans-Holocene sequence at Daisy Cave, San Miguel Island, California. We explore the colonization history of each species, species abundance through time, taphonomic history, and the causes and timing of the extinction of P. nesodytes. P. maniculatus were probably introduced by humans to San Miguel Island ~11,000 years ago, 1000 years earlier than previous estimates, and P. nesodytes does not occur in Daisy Cave deposits after ~8000 years ago, some 7000 years earlier than reported at adjacent Cave of the Chimneys. Island P. maniculatus form a distinct morphological group from all other North American subspecies. These data highlight the importance of morphological analyses of archaeological and subfossil rodent specimens for understanding the evolution and natural history of island endemic species and their interactions with humans.
The influence of aripiprazole and venlafaxine on the antidepressant-like effect observed in prenatally stressed rats (animal model of depression)
Authors: Ratajczak P , Kus K , Skurzyńska M , Nowakowska E
Published: December 2017

Depression is a nosological entity which may appear alone or concomitantly (e.g. in schizophrenia). Analysis of data from both clinical and experimental studies allows a conclusion that atypical antipsychotics, such as aripiprazole (ARI), may also be effective in treating depression in addition to antidepressants. The aim of the studies was to determine antidepressant efficacy of ARI, venlafaxine (VEN) and combined therapy using both drugs, in prenatally stressed rats (animal depression model) and control group. In addition, this article was aimed at determining the effect of these drugs on locomotor activity of these animals. The effect of chronic stress used in pregnant rats and the use of drugs such as ARI (1.5 mg/kg) and VEN (20 mg/kg) were studied in forced swimming test (FST; antidepressant effect) and locomotor activity test. Performed tests confirmed the antidepressant effect of ARI, VEN and efficacy of combined drugs in FST in both prenatally stressed rats (effect present upon single administration and after 7, 14 and 21 days of testing) and control group rats (effect present upon single administration and 7 days of testing). Moreover, upon single administration of the used drugs to prenatally stressed rats, it was found sedative effect – reduced animals’ locomotor activity. Study results have proven antidepressant and sedative efficacy of ARI, VEN and combined administration of these drugs. Due to the small amount of data on the above preparations, in particular in the context of animal depression models, further studies in this respect are recommended.
Teaching the English article system: Definiteness and specificity in linguistically-informed instruction
Authors: Lopez Elaine
Published: December 2017

Many explanations have been offered for the widely attested problems second language (L2) learners experience with the English article system. One influential proposal from formal linguistics is the Article Choice Parameter and associated Fluctuation Hypothesis, which states that learners of English fluctuate between correct and incorrect usage by sometimes selecting articles on the basis of definiteness (correct for English) and sometimes on the basis of specificity (correct for Samoan). The current study trialled new instruction materials which taught specificity then measured the outcome with low-intermediate first language Chinese learners of English ( n = 50). Results show that learners who were taught about specificity did not perform significantly better than learners who were taught about definiteness (using standard teaching materials) or learners who received no instruction on the English article system. The low proficiency of the learners and short intervention period likely contributed to their difficulty understanding the complexities of article meaning. Issues also arose when developing instructional materials which were both linguistically-accurate and sufficiently simple for learners of this level.
An exploratory longitudinal study of social and language outcomes in children with autism in bilingual home environments
Authors: Zhou Vanessa , Munson Jeffrey A , Greenson Jessica , Hou Yan , Rogers Sally , Estes Annette M
Published: December 2017

Little is known about outcomes of early intervention for children with autism spectrum disorder reared in bilingual homes. There are concerns that social communication deficits among children with autism spectrum disorder may reduce the developmental benefits of early intervention for children with autism spectrum disorder raised in bilingual environments. We conducted an exploratory analysis of cross-sectional and longitudinal data from a larger study to explore associations between home language environment and language ability and social skills in response to early autism spectrum disorder intervention. Participants, aged 12–26 months when recruited, were a subset of a larger 2-year, randomized intervention trial (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00698997). Children from bilingual homes ( n = 13) began intervention with lower gesture use but otherwise demonstrated equal baseline language and social abilities as compared with age and nonverbal IQ-matched children from monolingual homes ( n = 24). Significant language growth was exhibited by children from both language groups and there was no moderating effect of home language environment. The bilingual home group demonstrated increased gesture use over the course of intervention as compared with the monolingual home group. Preliminary data revealed no basis for concerns regarding negative impact of a bilingual home environment on language or social development in young children with autism spectrum disorder.
Equality of opportunity and the precarization of labour markets
Authors: Birnbaum Simon
Published: December 2017

How can we equalize opportunities while respecting people’s freedom? According to a view that I call libertarian resourcism, people’s fair shares of resources should normally take the form of unconditional, individual cash endowments, thereby supporting the freedom to do whatever they might want to do. This view, of which Van Parijs’ philosophy of ‘real freedom for all’ is the clearest and most well-known example, has become a powerful weapon to criticize work conditionality as unfair and perfectionistic (or illiberal), and to motivate political struggles for the emancipation of the precariat. However, similar views are also expressed in many other justifications of basic income that stress the strategic importance of exit-based empowerment. This article argues that the reliance of these theories on concepts and assumptions of libertarianism makes them ill-equipped to justify core requirements of social empowerment, and to identify the forms of agency needed to sustainably advance the radical objectives they favour. The implication of this is not to reject the link between social justice and unconditional resource endowments but to dissociate the justification and design of such measures from libertarian ways of thinking.
Single-Bundle vs Double-Bundle (Anatomical) Reconstruction of the Thumb Ulnar Collateral Ligament: Biomechanical Study
Authors: Jimenez Megan L. , Hioe Stephen D. , Kachooei Amir R. , Shearin Jonathan W. , Jones Christopher M. , Rivlin Michael
Published: December 2017

Background: The goal of this study is to compare the biomechanical properties of anatomic (double-bundle) versus single-bundle reconstruction of the thumb metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joint ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) in a cadaveric model. Methods: Twelve fresh frozen cadaver hands were randomly assigned to single- or double-bundle reconstruction groups using a palmaris longus autograft and tenodesis screws. Two blinded examiners performed mechanical testing and measurements using fluoroscopic imaging. We evaluated MCP joint congruence and angle in the coronal plane at 0°, 30°, and 60° of flexion with valgus loads of 1.36 and 2.72 kg. Maximum MCP flexion and extension with a 0.45 kg load was also measured. Results: There was no significant difference between single- versus double-bundle reconstruction in ulnar congruence or MCP angle. With varying amounts of flexion, there was no significant difference in MCP valgus angle between the 2 techniques, suggesting comparable joint congruity and coronal MCP angle along the arc of thumb MCP motion. Conclusions: Single- and double-bundle UCL reconstructions of the thumb MCP joint have comparable biomechanical properties in regard to joint congruity under valgus load.