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The Requisite Rigour in the Identification of Customary International Law
Authors: Arajärvi Noora
Published: March 2017

Over the last few decades, the methodology for the identification of customary international law (cil) has been changing. Both elements of cil – practice and opinio juris – have assumed novel and broader forms, as noted in the Reports of the Special Rapporteur of the International Law Commission (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016). This contribution discusses these Reports and the draft conclusions, and reaction by States in the Sixth Committee of the United Nations General Assembly (unga), highlighting the areas of consensus and contestation. This ties to the analysis of the main doctrinal positions, with special attention being given to the two elements of cil, and the role of the unga resolutions. The underlying motivation is to assess the real or perceived crisis of cil, and the author develops the broader argument maintaining that in order to retain unity within international law, the internal limits of cil must be carefully asserted.
The Possibilities and Legitimacy of Non-State Participation in the Formation of Customary Law
Authors: Carrillo-Santarelli Nicolás
Published: March 2017

Non-state actors can contribute to shaping customary law indirectly, through inspiration and pressure, or formally when so empowered by States. Decisions on granting non-state actors customary law-making capacities must be critically decided on a case-by-case basis, in light of the legal interests at stake, risks of making regulation subservient to their interests, and legitimacy and effectiveness considerations. Since non-state involvement in the formation or change of customary law is not limited to direct law-making capacities, different strategies can be used to both receive their input and promote their acceptance of and respect of customary law. Internal and international democratization of State decisions and collective law-making are essential if the (currently) mostly-State-centric system of custom determination is to be fair. This demands a duty to examine non-state proposals in good faith.
The Tiv Typology
Authors: Ikyer Godwin Aondofa
Published: March 2017

The cultural logic of postmodernity is encrusted with artistic layers and forms of oral art in their new horizons of usage and in their neo-oralities of performance within the pressures of cultural change and continuity arising from contemporary existence. The discursive and performative limits of oral art forms are dismantled due to the surging interface with the new media, such that transitional models and cross-cultural versions of the same artistic product are created. The pressures of urbanization, the mixed bag of hybridization and globalization, postmodern social pressures and values, and the strides made by science and technology have created neo-oralities, new horizons, and fresh or hybrid versions with which to interrogate Tiv oral artistic products in this digital age, opening up endless vistas and possibilities for oral products. This essay examines the new horizons, versions, and neo-oralities as they create synergy and meanings in the various media of technology. Also highlighted are the dismantled boundaries of the discipline and the discursive limits of oral artistic forms within the developmental trajectory of disciplines, artists, societies, and countries. Finally, a theoretical construct is called for to match the new trends, along with an appeal for greater research attention to be paid to this increasingly important interface with the pressures of change as they help shape culture and art forms.
A Clash of Legal Norms
Authors: Tweneboah Seth
Published: March 2017

This paper explores the reasons for proscribed sanctions and their effects on contemporary Ghana. I contend that the sacred office of the Ghanaian chief, which is legitimated by spiritual and legal norms, plays an ambivalent role in Ghana’s legal and political modernization. Using banishment as a case study, the paper pays attentions to how the continued use of proscribed sanctions, among other chiefly actions, raises an ambivalent challenge to Ghana’s laws, its sovereignty, and its commitment to human rights. I propose actions that may aid the state in overcoming these challenges and successfully integrating modern norms with ancient traditional values.
Between “Canon” and Library in Medieval Jewish Philosophical Thought
Authors: Stroumsa Sarah
Published: March 2017

A common methodological assumption is that the number of preserved manuscripts is a reliable indicative of a book’s popularity. Also common is the recourse to levels of popularity in determining the relative importance of each work in the so-called medieval Jewish “philosophical canon”. This paper argues that in the study of Jewish medieval philosophy the quantitative method is misleading. In the medieval world of Islam the double liminality of Jewish philosophers—as Jews, and as philosophers—determined the books they read, those they had in their possession, those they openly cited, and the differences between these categories. The manuscript evidence must therefore be complemented by additional information, gleaned from other sources. Rather than a fixed canon, the end-result should give us a reader-sensitive library: what did people read, who were the readers of particular books, and what books influenced their writings.
Books from Abroad: The Evolution of Science and Philosophy in Umayyad al-Andalus
Authors: Forcada Miquel
Published: March 2017

The contribution of al-Andalus to the history of science and philosophy begins in the Umayyad period, with the influx of books on the “sciences of the ancients”—the scientific and philosophical lore from the Greek tradition, with some Indo-Persian contributions—which came from the Levant or Ifrīqiya. The reception of these sources had a decisive influence on the quality of works written in al-Andalus and shaped the evolution of the history of science and philosophy in Islamic Spain. Rather than occurring by a gradual process, these works were absorbed via a succession of waves, which created four distinct phases in the acculturation of rational knowledge in al-Andalus of the third/ninth and fourth/tenth centuries. The article analyses the phases of this acculturation and assesses the driving forces behind the process: that is, the state’s patronage and the intellectual locales that were active during each of the four phases.
Exploration of Trans-Sensory Mappings
Authors: Defays Daniel
Published: March 2017

This paper explores the way music can be translated into a sequence of images. A general approach is described that associates various structures captured by different sense modalities. This approach is illustrated by examples from vision and audition. Music and sets of images are digitalized and represented as forms in multidimensional spaces. A mapping, which preserves the dissimilarities in each space, is then defined and an algorithm that can approximate the optimal fit is proposed. An example that maps a set of photos of different versions of the wire chair on various Mozart variations is given.
Data, Disciplines, and Dialogue: Lessons for Project Design
Authors: van Klinken Gerry
Published: March 2017

A common assumption in Digital Humanities (dh) project design is that ‘data’ is simply there, ready to ‘drive’ the research. The funders of a dh project described in this paper adhered to this positivistic assumption in their founding White Paper. They saw disciplines as blinders, best left behind in order to better see ‘patterns’. However, positivism was not a real-world option for the social scientists, mathematicians, and information scientists engaged in this ‘blue sky’ project, which investigated digitized historical newspaper texts. Far from being a hindrance to their work, disciplinary traditions were central to any success they achieved. Instead of moving ‘beyond’ disciplines, they developed a pluralist, cross-disciplinary dialogue. Each participant contributed out of the epistemic convention that had proven fruitful in their discipline. The approach required an intellectual and emotional commitment to dialogue, and produced tantalizing rather than wholly satisfying results. But it holds promise of more.
Towards a Lexicon of Inclinations: Words Forming Worlds in Southeast Asia
Authors: Flores Patrick D.
Published: March 2017

This article sketches out the implications of certain terms from the field of Southeast Asian discourse that refer in different ways to the notion of the “international.” These include “developmental,” “regionality/regionalist,” “reality/realism,” “Asian-African,” and “exploding galaxy.” These terms enable the local to incline outward or to widen its latitude. A discussion of these terms may lead to a fuller understanding of the relationship between the local and the global, the Euro-American and the post-colony. This reflection on terms also affords an opportunity to initiate play on words, probing the paradoxes involved in the production of phrases. A constellation of words and phrases proposes a methodology of translating other art histories and other histories of art histories. It indexes a particular way of knowing and a study of the world, one that may be able to surmount notions of hybridity and the limits of the negation of the Western norm.
Monstrous Territories, Queer Propositions: Negotiating The Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art, between Australia, the Philippines, and Other (Island) Worlds
Authors: Antoinette Michelle
Published: March 2017

For the 8th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (apt) (2015–16), Sydney-based artists Justin Shoulder and Bhenji Ra collaborated to present Ex Nilalang, a series of filmic and live portraits exploring Philippine mythology and marginalized identities. The artists’ shared Filipino ancestry, attachments to the Filipino diasporic community, and investigations into “Philippine-ness” offer obvious cultural connections to the “Asia Pacific” concerns of the apt. However, their aesthetic interests in inhabiting fictional spaces marked by the “fantastic” and the “monstrous”—alongside the lived reality of their critical queer positions and life politics—complicate any straightforward identification. If the Philippine archipelago and island continent of Australia are intersecting cultural contexts for their art, the artists’ queering of identity in art and life emphasizes a range of cultural orientations informing subjectivities, always under negotiation and transformation, and at once both the product of and in excess of these (island) territories.
Questions of Identity and Origins in the Museological Representation of Contemporary Indigenous Art in Taiwan
Authors: McIntyre Sophie
Published: March 2017

The significant ideological and cultural role of public museums in shaping national identity is widely acknowledged. This paper focuses on the roles of Taiwan’s public art museums in generating nationalist narratives that privilege notions of cultural distinctiveness and authenticity in the visual representation of art from Taiwan. Two exhibitions of contemporary Indigenous art provide a platform for critical analysis of the impact of identity politics on the selection, display, and promotion of Taiwanese Indigenous art. Questions of artistic agency are also explored in this paper, demonstrating how Indigenous artists in Taiwan are increasingly interrogating and contesting systems of museological representation which seek to locate or “frame” Indigenous art within an Austronesian nationalist identity narrative. These exhibitions and the artists’ works and observations offer an insight into the complex and shifting interrelationship between national identity politics and the museological representation of art in Taiwan.
Plural Mass Nouns and the Construal of Individuation: Crosslinguistic Evidence from Verbal and Nonverbal Behaviour in Labelling and Non-labelling Contexts
Authors: Athanasiadou Ifigeneia , Athanasopoulos Panos
Published: March 2017

Considering the third time frame of the thinking-for-speaking hypothesis (tfs), online language use affects subsequent nonverbal categorical perception preferences (Slobin 2003); according to the universalist view, nonverbal cognitive thinking is arranged in universal conceptual structures underlying surface crosslinguistic differentiations (Imai & Gentner 1997). In the present study, we examined crosslinguistic differences in the expression of noun countability in Greek and English speakers. In a verbal task, Greek speakers pluralized mass nouns more than English speakers; consistent with the universal object/substance ontological distinction, both Greek and English speakers differentiated between objects and substances in a nonverbal object matching task, selecting shape for objects and material for substances. However, only in Greek speakers pluralizing mass nouns in the verbal task significantly predicted their preferences for matching substances by shape in the nonverbal task. The findings are discussed considering whether linguistic context differentially affects the performance of speakers crosslinguistically and in specific tasks.
The Notion of Approximation in Language
Authors: Hamawand Zeki
Published: March 2017

This paper seeks to explicate the notion of approximation in language: the state of being close or near to a desired number or amount. Approximation is used to reflect a lack of exact knowledge. This paper adopts Cognitive Semantics and attempts to apply two of its fundamental claims to the description of markers denoting approximation. One claim is that all linguistic elements posited in language have semantic content. On the basis of this claim, the paper argues that a marker of approximation has conceptual content of its own which conditions its presence in a construction. Each marker adds semantic import to the construction in which it occurs. The other claim is that the use of a lexical expression is the outcome of the specific construal imposed on a situation. On the basis of this claim, the paper argues that the uses of approximating markers represent different dimensions of construal. Each marker signals a different perspective of the speaker in describing the world. The aim is to show, based on examples, that approximating markers are not random choices. Each marker has a distinct message in the language.
The Boxue Hongci 博學宏詞 Examinations, Literary Anthologies by Emperors and the Literary Circles during the Kangxi and Qianlong Periods
Authors: Wang Bing
Published: March 2017

As a result of political demands and imperial cultural cultivation, the Qing Dynasty reigns of Kangxi (1661–1722) and Qianlong (1736–1796) both paid great attention to the traditional Han culture. During these periods, there were two landmark events that embodied the success of their cultural policy. These were the special examinations of boxue hongci (“breadth in learning and vastness in letters”, also called boxue hongru) in 1679 and 1736, and the publishing of numerous literary anthologies by the emperors. However, scholarly discussions have often focused mainly on aspects of political and cultural domination, and have rarely discussed the impact of these two events on literary circles in the early and middle Qing Dynasty. Thus, this paper examines the boxue hongci examination and the literary anthologies by Emperors as literary events and evaluate them from three perspectives. First, with regards to literary purposes, these two events fostered the link between official and elite discourses. Second, with regards to literary styles, these two events together facilitated the emergence at the height of the Qing Dynasty styles known as qingzhen yazheng (“purity, authenticity, elegance and correctness”) and wenrou dunhou (“gentleness and restraint”). Third, with regards to literary layout, the two events changed the proportion of writers’ identity and actively advanced the balance of the north and south literary circles.
Three new species of the genus Caccothryptus Sharp, 1902 from Asia (Coleoptera: Limnichidae)
Authors: HERNANDO CARLES , RIBERA IGNACIO
Published: March 2017

Caccothryptus Sharp, 1902 is a genus of Limnichidae with a mainly Oriental distribution, with only some species at the fringes of the Palaearctic (Hernando & Ribera 2014, 2016). The genus was recently revised by Hernando & Ribera (2014), which described 14 new species and divided the by then 20 species in five species groups, the compactus, rouyeri, testudo, jaechi and zetteli groups. Subsequently, Yoshitomi (2015) described four additional species in the C. testudo group, rising the total number of species to 24. In this paper we describe three additional species in the testudo and compactus groups, among them the so far westernmost species of the genus, from Uttarakhand (India).
New unavailable names in Buprestidae (Coleoptera) and a short comment on the electronic publication of new names
Authors: BÍLÝ SVATOPLUK , VOLKOVITSH MARK G.
Published: March 2017

Since the catalogue of Buprestoidea was published (Bellamy, 2008–2009) we have been adding new taxa into the printed copy in the National Museum, Prague. During this work we have found some questionable descriptions which were published in the electronic publication “Procrustomachia” which has no official status and does not meet the requirements for the publication of scientific names in zoology; the names published in this way are unavailable according to the Code (ICZN, 1999, 2012). The situation is discussed in the following text.
Notes on the Agrilus fauna of the Colombian Amazon (Coleoptera, Buprestidae)
Authors: CURLETTI GIANFRANCO , DUTTO ANGELO
Published: March 2017

A brief trip to Caquetà and Putumayo prov., South Colombia, during the month of November 2016, allowed us to discover two species new to science. The research was undertaken under the auspices of a joint educational/scientific project with the Apostolic Vicariate of the Consolata Fathers in the department of Putumayo (South Colombia).
Priority and synonymy of some North American cicada genera (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Cicadinae: Cryptotympanini)
Authors: SANBORN ALLEN F. , HEATH MAXINE S.
Published: March 2017

The status of several North American cicada genera is reconsidered based on the recent erection of new genera and historical evidence. Megatibicen Sanborn & Heath, 2016 is shown to have priority over Megatibicen Lee, 2016 (which was changed by the author to Gigatibicen Lee, 2016 prior to formal publication). Ameritibicen Lee, 2016 is shown to be a junior synonym of Megatibicen Sanborn & Heath, 2016 and both Ameritibicen n. syn. and and Gigatibicen Lee, 2016 n. syn. are synonymized here to Megatibicen Sanborn & Heath. The species placed in Gigatibicen are returned to Megatibicen to become Megatibicen auletes (Germar, 1834) n. comb., Megatibicen resh (Haldeman, 1852) n. comb., and Megatibicen resonans (Walker, 1850) n. comb. while the species placed in Ameritibicen remain in Megatibicen due to the junior synonym status of Ameritibicen. The monospecific Paratibicen Lee, 2016 n. syn. is shown to be a junior synonym of Neotibicen Hill & Marshall, 2015 and its species is reassigned to Neotibicen to become Neotibicen similaris (Smith & Grossbeck, 1907) n. comb.
RETRACTED ARTICLE: New applications of Schrödinger type inequalities to the existence and uniqueness of Schrödingerean equilibrium
Authors: Wang Jianjie , Roncalver Hugo
Published: March 2017

As new applications of Schrödinger type inequalities appearing in Jiang (J. Inequal. Appl. 2016:247, 2016), we first investigate the existence and uniqueness of a Schrödingerean equilibrium. Next we propose a tritrophic Hastings-Powell model with two different Schrödingerean time delays. Finally, the stability and direction of the Schrödingerean Hopf bifurcation are also investigated by using the center manifold theorem and normal form theorem.
An investigation into users’ considerations towards using password managers
Authors: Fagan Michael , Albayram Yusuf , Khan Mohammad Maifi Hasan , Buck Ross
Published: March 2017

Password managers, though commonly recommended by security experts, are still not used by many users. Understanding why some choose to use password managers while others do not is important towards generally understanding why some users do what they do and, by extension, designing motivational tools such as video tutorials to help motivate more to use password managers. To investigate differences between those who do and do not use a password manager, for this paper, we distributed an online survey to a total of 137 users and 111 non-users of the tool that asked about their opinions/experiences with password managers. Furthermore, since emotion has been identified by work in psychology and communications as influential in other risk-laden decision-making (e.g., safe-sex behavior such as condom use), we asked participants who use a password manager to rate how they feel for 45 different emotions, or, as the case for those who do not use a password manager, to rate how they imagine they would feel the 45 emotions if they did use the tool. Our results show that “users” of password managers noted convenience and usefulness as the main reasons behind using the tool, rather than security gains, underscoring the fact that even a large portion of users of the tool are not considering security as the primary benefit while making the decision. On the other hand, “non-users” noted security concerns as the main reason for not using a password manager, highlighting the prevalence of suspicion arising from lack of understanding of the technology itself. Finally, analysis of the differences in emotions between “users” and “non-users” reveals that participants who never use a password manager are more likely to feel suspicious compared to “users,” which could be due to misunderstandings about the tool.
Malignancy-Related Hypercalcemia in Advanced Solid Tumors: Survival Outcomes
Authors: Ramos Ricardo Emanuel de Oliveira , Perez Mak Milena , Alves Michel Fabiano Silva , Piotto Gustavo Henrique Munhoz , Takahashi Tiago Kenji , Gomes da Fonseca Leonardo , Silvino Marina Cavalcanti Maroja , Hoff Paulo Marcelo , de Castro Gilberto
Published: March 2017

Purpose

Malignancy-related hypercalcemia (MRH) is associated with a dismal prognosis. The widespread use of bisphosphonates (BPs), availability of more effective drugs in cancer treatment, and improvement in supportive care might have attenuated its impact.

Patients and Methods

To assess overall survival (OS) of patients with MRH in a contemporary setting, we conducted a retrospective analysis of 306 patients with solid cancer hospitalized for symptomatic hypercalcemia. A multivariable Cox proportional hazards regression model was performed to evaluate possible prognostic factors associated with MRH.

Results

All patients had serum ionized calcium > 5.5 mg/dL or total Ca > 10.5 mg/dL. Median age was 57 years, and the majority had squamous cell carcinoma (62%) and Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status > 1 (96%). Head and neck was the most frequent primary site (28%). Forty-five percent had no previous chemotherapy (CT), and subsequent CT was administered to 32%. Eighty-three percent received BP with no survival gain. Median OS was 40 (95% CI, 33 to 47) days. Patients with a performance status > 2, altered mental status, C-reactive protein > 30 mg/L, albumin < 2.5 g/dL, or body mass index < 18 kg/m2 had significantly poorer survival in a univariable analysis, and longer OS was related to treatment-naive patients, subsequent CT, and breast primary site. In the multivariable analysis, subsequent CT led to a median OS improvement of 144 versus 25 days (hazard ratio, 0.24; 95% CI, 0.14 to 0.40; P < .001).

Conclusion

In a contemporary setting, MRH remains a marker of poor prognosis. Patients treated with CT had better survival, which suggests that appropriate treatment of selected patients might alter the course of this syndrome.
Treaties over Time and Human Rights: A Case Law Analysis of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights
Authors: Arévalo Narváez Carlos Enrique , Patarroyo Ramírez Paola Andrea
Published: March 2017

This paper analyzes the issue of treaties over time and the interpretations of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in this context. Parts 1 and 2 introduce the elements of treaty interpretation in general international law, providing criteria for the application of the evolutionary approach to treaty interpretation, the debate between the application of evolutive interpretation and the use of subsequent conduct. Part 3 addresses the issue of fragmentation in international human rights law, and through the case law of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, provides  evidence for the application of the rules of general international law to interpret the American Convention on Human Rights. Finally, conclusions are extracted on the basis of the case law analyzed, contrasting the Court’s application of the American Convention over time, the conclusions of the International Law Commission Reports on the Fragmentation of International Law in 2008, and the preliminary conclusions of the Study Group on Subsequent Agreements and Subsequent Practice concerning treaty interpretation and the issue of the passage of time.
Aplicación de tratados sucesivos concernientes a la misma materia. Análisis del artículo 30 de la Convención de Viena sobre Derechos de los Tratados
Authors: López Martín Ana Gemma
Published: March 2017

Uno de los problemas más complejos que existen en el derechode los tratados es el relativo a la determinación acerca de qué tratado es de aplicación ante la eventualidad de que existan disposiciones convencionales sucesivas que regulen la misma materia y que resulten ser incompatibles. Problema que se solventa cuando los propios tratados tienen prevista esta contingencia en el mismo tratado, pero que se complica ante la ausencia de una cláusula de relación, máxime si no existe identidad de partes entre los distintos tratados sucesivos que regulan la misma materia. El artículo 30 de la Convención de Viena sobre Derecho de los Tratados de 1969 tiene por objeto establecer de forma sistemática las reglas que deben tenerse en cuenta para determinar qué tratado es de aplicación. No obstante, bajo su aparente sencillez, esta disposición esconde una casuística compleja, ausencias destacables —como la regla lex specialis—. El objeto del presente trabajo es analizar con detalle los cinco párrafos en que se desarrolla este artículo, a los efectos de arrojar más luz sobre la materia.
Cuestiones de procedimiento en los casos Costa Rica c. Nicaragua y Nicaragua c. Costa Rica ante la Corte Internacional de Justicia
Authors: Quintana Juan José
Published: March 2017

En el presente artículo, se examinan diversas cuestiones del procedimiento que se sigue en los litigios contenciosos que se ventilan ante la Corte Internacional de Justicia, a la luz de varios pronunciamientos de la Corte contenidos en la sentencia del 16 de diciembre de 2015, en dos procesos acumulados entre Costa Rica y Nicaragua, a saber, el caso “Ciertas actividades adelantadas por Nicaragua en la región fronteriza”, elevado por Costa Rica, y el caso “Construcción de una carretera en Costa Rica a lo largo del río San Juan”, elevado por Nicaragua. En esta sentencia, la Corte incluyó importantes decisiones en relación con aspectos procesales de carácter técnico, como la acumulación de procedimientos, las demandas reconvencionales, las medidas provisionales de protección, las medidas de reparación, el manejo de la evidencia y las costas judiciales. En varios casos, esta decisión introduce considerables innovaciones respecto de la jurisprudencia previa de la CIJ sobre temas procesales
The role of isolated polyethylene exchange in total knee arthroplasty
Authors: Pang Hee-Nee , Abd Razak Hamid Rahmatullah Bin , Petis Stephen , Naudie Douglas D. R. , MacDonald Steven J.
Published: March 2017

The use of modular total knee arthroplasty (TKA) implants allows surgeons to perform isolated tibial polyethylene insert exchange (IPE) while retaining well-fixed and stable components. The purported advantages of IPE include preservation of bone stock, shorter operating time, less blood loss, faster rehabilitation and lower cost. However, the indications for IPE are limited. IPE for wear and osteolysis has moderate success in the medium term but should be avoided in cases of accelerated wear. In selected cases, debridement and IPE for early infection can result in low morbidity with high success rates in the short term. IPE for arthrofibrosis has poor results. IPE should be undertaken with caution and an institutional algorithm should be followed.

Cite this article: EFORT Open Rev 2017;2:66–71 DOI: 10.1302/2058-5241.2.160049
‘I don’t wanna walk around with you’: Routes, roots and composing the grrrl geography of rebellion in Stephanie Kuehnert’s I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone
Authors: Sormus Megan
Published: March 2017

Since riot grrrl’s arrival onto the 1990s’ subcultural scene, there have been numerous scholarly investigations pertaining to young women and punk subcultures. However, the influence of riot grrrl on contemporary fiction, written by female authors who have experienced the transgressive energy of riot grrrl first-hand, remains under-analysed. This article examines Stephanie Kuehnert’s I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone to expose how Kuehnert incorporates her own love for music, the experience of her small-town upbringing, and her fervour for the DIY ethos of punk into fiction that aims to speak to the discerning and discursive grrrl. Through addressing what is often rejected in conventional young adult (YA) fiction, I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone builds ideas of a rebellious grrrl geography that explores the remapping of specific gendered spaces. Emily, the young female protagonist of the novel, is transported from the confined boredom of her bedroom as she puts her fantasies into practice and forms a punk band. With this, she carves out a ‘public’ space from which to exhibit her creative agency as a punk rock star. This article argues that through contemporary text, the transgressive objectives of riot grrrl are not merely objects of nostalgia. Instead, it concludes to suggest that Kuehnert’s novel gives riot grrrl a contemporary resonance. Thus, I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone plays out notions of how the young woman can still use music to, in a sense, pull her own strings, master her destiny and ultimately become instrumental in composing her creative agency and maintain her political impact.
Exhibition Review
Authors: Binns Rebecca
Published: March 2017

GEE VAUCHER: INTROSPECTIVE, FIRSTSITE, COLCHESTER, 12 NOVEMBER 2016–19 FEBRUARY 2017
Evaluation of School Learning: The Pedagogical Alignment of Evaluation Practices
Authors: Silva Eliabe Bezerra de Oliveira
Published: March 2017

This article deals with the relation between evaluation of school performance and other types of evaluation. The purpose of this paper is not to propose internal school evaluation as the central axis in the teaching-learning process, considering the ethical, political, pedagogical and social aspects throughout the evaluation process. The method was the direct observation of the evaluation routines, in state schools of Juazeiro do Norte-Ceará. Bibliographic research was also used to interpret the content. The arguments were constructed in order to renew the discussion on the subject, making possible new relations. The results led us to believe that the pedagogical alignment of school evaluation with other types of evaluation is an essential tool within a systemic view of education. There are interchangeable relations between these evaluations, with implications in the relations among the social actors, in a quest for social equity. Therefore, the bases of school evaluation tend to change, starting from an ethical and political stance, that begin at the local level, within the school. All forms of evaluation, internal and eternal, should contribute to consolidate the circle of communication between the social actors involved in schooling and to "feed" an information network in order to support more effective public education policies.
The Enviroment Education in Pratice: Challenges ahead Legislation
Authors: Nascimento Maria Cristina Delmondes , Amorim George Gomes de
Published: March 2017

: This study discusses the environmental education in practice and the challenges faced by teachers before the law. This is a field study, exploratory in nature, where it is intended to reflect the effectiveness of environmental education in pedagogical practice, together with teachers from schools in Araripina, State of Pernambuco, Brazil. The starting point is the teachers' perception about the pedagogical practice related to environmental education. 45 teachers were interviewed, through a previously structured script. The answers showed that, although they have an academic background at the level of specialization lato sensu, the teachers do not have specific training to work with the transversal themes planned, especially with the theme Environmental Education, as required by the legislation. The teachers' perception points to the need for a more specific training in terms of the environment, in addition to another, more focused on the reflection on the importance of strengthening human values, to strengthen the construction of citizen subjects.
Aumento do desempenho fabril sob a luz da teoria das restrições: o caso de uma fábrica de colchões
Authors: Silva André Luiz Emmel , Silva Vicente Cunha da , Kipper Liane Mahlmann , Carvalho Fernando Sansone de , Moraes Jorge André Ribas
Published: March 2017

A Teoria das Restrições (TOC) possibilita identificar, controlar e gerenciar da melhor maneira os gargalos em qualquer sistema produtivo por meio de cincos passos para o gerenciamento das restrições. O objetivo do presente trabalho é aumentar o desempenho do processo produtivo com a eliminação dos gargalos através da aplicação da Teoria das Restrições e das diretrizes dos seus cinco passos de focalização em uma indústria de colchões situada no Rio Grande do Sul. A pesquisa foi realizada com cunho objetivo exploratório e descritivo à Teoria das Restrições, pesquisa-ação com intervenções e ainda outras técnicas de avaliação, análise e identificação para melhoria no processo, em que se apresentam como ferramentas de auxílio. Os resultados encontrados relacionam-se com a identificação dos gargalos, noção do processo gargalo e sua eliminação. Na etapa 2 da TOC 1 (realizada no setor de revisão e embalagem), a quantidade de peças por hora aumentou de 43 para 51 o que significa 18,6%, onde posteriormente na etapa 4 de 51 para 72 peças, ou seja, um aumento de 41%, em decorrência da compra de um embaladora automática, sendo que ainda nesta TOC, foi possível a redução de 5 para 3 funcionários. Com a TOC 2 (realizada no setor de montagem) a evolução de peças foi de 59 para 71, cerca de 24%, devido as mudanças de layout e fluxo de produção contando ainda com a redução de 17 para 11 funcionários no setor. Com os resultados obteve-se ganhos significativos em produtividade, melhorando-se assim a performance da unidade fabril
Uma proposta de planejamento de produção vinculada a margem de lucro dos produtos manufaturados
Authors: Romanzini Fernanda , Duarte Ribeiro José Luis
Published: March 2017

Para alcançar competitividade, as empresas precisam manter seus planos de produção atualizados visando responder com agilidade às demandas do mercado.  Neste artigo, é desenvolvido um novo método de planejamento da produção que visa atender às demandas de mercado considerando a margem de lucro dos diferentes produtos. Este resultado é obtido através da combinação de estimativa de vendas, produção programada e margem de lucro dos produtos envolvidos. A aplicação do algoritmo, em uma empresa de manufatura que fornece produtos ao mercado da construção civil, revelou um ganho de 21% no resultado global em relação ao atual método de planejamento de produção utilizado por esta, comprovando a validade do novo modelo proposto.
Gerenciamento de portfólio de projetos no setor público: uma revisão da literatura
Authors: Maceta Paulo Rafael Minetto , Berssaneti Fernando Tobal , Carvalho Marly Monteiro
Published: March 2017

Este estudo tem como objetivo investigar o gerenciamento de portfólio de projetos no contexto do setor público. A abordagem metodológica é a de revisão sistemática da literatura, adotando o método de análise de conteúdo. A amostra é composta de artigos selecionados nas bases de dados ISI Web of Science e Scopus. Os resultados permitiram elaborar um quadro teórico síntese da literatura, em que os conteúdos foram divididos em oito temáticas: portfólio e gerenciamento de portfólio, setor público e nova gestão pública, seleção e priorização, controle, riscos, alinhamento estratégico, problemas do gerenciamento de portfólio e performance e sucesso do portfólio.
Avaliação do risco na cadeia de suprimento: um estudo exploratório no setor alimentício
Authors: Silva Liane Márcia Freitas , De Oliveira Ana Camila Rodrigues , Leite Maria Silene Alexandre , Marins Fernando Augusto Silva
Published: March 2017

Este artigo apresenta a avaliação dos riscos em duas grandes empresas participantes de duas cadeias de suprimentos do setor alimentício. A partir do levantamento teórico, utilizou-se um questionário baseado em 24 classificações de riscos para mapear os riscos inerentes às empresas e suas repercursões nas  cadeias de suprimentos ás quais pertencem. Os questionários foram respondidos por individuos do nível gerencial devido ao amplo conhecimento que possuem. Posteriormente, realizou-se uma análise dos riscos por meio de matrizes que utilizam as dimensões de frequência de ocorrência e impacto do risco. Os principais resultados apontaram que as empresas pesquisadas apresentam riscos semelhantes no que se refere aos riscos internos, como o risco de demanda, de capacidade, de informação e o risco operacional. Isso mostra que as empresas investigadas possuem ainda dificuldades na gestão que podem afetar o seu negócio. Observou-se também que a quantidade de riscos externos à empresa foram em menor número e os riscos externos à cadeia inexistentes. Por fim, os riscos mais críticos para as duas empresas foram levantados, sendo que para a empresa A estes foram: o risco operacional, de estoque e de preço, enquanto que para a empresa B foram: o risco de preço, logístico, cliente e operacional. Dessa forma, pode-se concluir que a avaliação dos riscos, apesar de ser de natureza qualitativa, é fundamental para estabelecer as estratégias de mitigação apropriadas.
NED
Authors: Zhu Haohan , Meng Xianrui , Kollios George
Published: March 2017

Node similarity is fundamental in graph analytics. However, node similarity between nodes in different graphs (inter-graph nodes) has not received enough attention yet. The inter-graph node similarity is important in learning a new graph based on the knowledge extracted from an existing graph (transfer learning on graphs) and has applications in biological, communication, and social networks. In this paper, we propose a novel distance function for measuring inter-graph node similarity with edit distance, called
NED
. In NED, two nodes are compared according to their local neighborhood topologies which are represented as unordered
k
-adjacent trees, without relying on any extra information. Due to the hardness of computing tree edit distance on unordered trees which is NP-Complete, we propose a modified tree edit distance, called
TED*
, for comparing unordered and unlabeled
k
-adjacent trees. TED* is a metric distance, as the original tree edit distance, but more importantly, TED* is polynomially computable. As a metric distance, NED admits efficient indexing, provides interpretable results, and shows to perform better than existing approaches on a number of data analysis tasks, including graph deanonymization. Finally, the efficiency and effectiveness of NED are empirically demonstrated using real-world graphs.
Clue-based spatio-textual query
Authors: Liu Junling , Deng Ke , Sun Huanliang , Ge Yu , Zhou Xiaofang , Jensen Christian S.
Published: March 2017

Along with the proliferation of online digital map and location-based service, very large POI (point of interest) databases have been constructed where a record corresponds to a POI with information including name, category, address, geographical location and other features. A basic spatial query in POI database is POI retrieval. In many scenarios, a user cannot provide enough information to pinpoint the POI except some
clue.
For example, a user wants to identify a caf
é
in a city visited many years ago. SHe cannot remember the name and address but she still recalls that "the caf
é
is about 200 meters away from a restaurant; and turning left at the restaurant there is a bakery 500 meters away, etc.". Intuitively, the clue, even partial and approximate, describes the spatio-textual context around the targeted POI. Motivated by this observation, this work investigates
clue-based spatio-textual query
which allows user providing clue, i.e., some nearby POIs and the spatial relationships between them, in POI retrieval. The objective is to retrieve
k
POIs from a POI database with the highest spatio-textual context similarities against the clue. This work has deliberately designed data-quality-tolerant spatio-textual context similarity metric to cope with various data quality problems in both the clue and the POI database. Through crossing valuation, the query accuracy is further enhanced by
ensemble method.
Also, this work has developed an index called
roll-out-star R-tree
(RSR-tree) to dramatically improve the query processing efficiency. The extensive tests on data sets from the real world have verified the superiority of our methods in all aspects.
Novel Approaches for the Use of Cardiac/Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography
Authors: Roudsari Hadi Mirhedayati , Han Donghee , Hartaigh Bríain ó , Lee Ji Hyun , Rizvi Asim , Park Mahn-won , Lu Bin , Lin Fay Y. , Min James K.
Published: March 2017

Recent developments in the novel imaging technology of cardiac computed tomography (CT) not only permit detailed assessment of cardiac anatomy but also provide insight into cardiovascular physiology. Foremost, coronary CT angiography (CCTA) enables direct noninvasive examination of both coronary artery stenoses and atherosclerotic plaque characteristics. Calculation of computational fluid dynamics by cardiac CT allows the noninvasive estimation of fractional flow reserve, which increases the diagnostic accuracy for detection of hemodynamically significant coronary artery disease. In addition, a combination of myocardial CT perfusion and CCTA can provide simultaneous anatomical and functional assessment of coronary artery disease. Finally, detailed anatomical evaluation of atrial, ventricular, and valvular anatomy provides diagnostic information and guidance for procedural planning, such as for transcatheter aortic valve replacement. The clinical applications of cardiac CT will be extended with the development of these novel modalities.
Modelo fractal de una erupcion aplicado a volcanes denominados log-logísticos: Colima, Soufriere y Erebus
Authors: Brenes-André José
Published: March 2017

El modelo fractal propuesto en Brenes (2013), Brenes & Alvarado (2013), Brenes (2014) y Brenes (2016) es ampliado para deducir una relación log-logística generalizada que puede dar sustento teórico a la relación log-logística empírica propuesta en Connor et al (2003) para el volcán Soufriere. La deducción presentada permite también una interpretación termodinámica del proceso eruptivo.
Los problemas de efectividad en el proceso de Evaluación de Impacto Ambiental de Costa Rica y sus consecuencias para la gestión del geólogo
Authors: Astorga-Gättgens Allan
Published: March 2017

Se presentan los resultados de un proceso de revisión técnica de cerca de 60 expedientes de evaluación de impacto ambiental (EIA) realizado como parte del curso de Geología Ambiental I. Se indican los principales problemas detectados, comunes a la mayoría de los expedientes. Se concluye que existen serios problemas de aplicación de los procedimientos e instrumentos técnicos vigentes, tanto por parte de los consultores ambientales como de la misma Secretaría Técnica Nacional Ambiental (SETENA). A esta situación no escapa la gestión ambiental del geólogo consultor, razón por la cual, se hace necesario que dichos profesionales conozcan las serias consecuencias legales que ello implica. Finalmente, se plantean cinco soluciones clave para corregir y mejorar el grave problema de eficiencia que tiene el sistema de EIA, el cual ha llevado al país a una condición de desarrollo no sustentable.
Ectropothecium sodale (Hypnaceae, Bryophyta) — New to India from the peninsula
Authors: Biju P. M. , Sreebha R. , Daniels A. E. D.
Published: March 2017

The moss Ectropothecium sodale is added here to the flora of India from the peninsular part of the country. A brief description with illustrations and a photographic plate are provided.
Porella perrottetiana (Porellaceae, Marchantiophyta) a species from the Western Ghats of Kerala
Authors: Mufeed B. , Manju C. N.
Published: March 2017

Porella perrottetiana Trev. is reported from the Western Ghats of Kerala. This is the first record of this species from Kerala.
KARAKTERISASI PATOGEN, INANG SPESIFIK, DAN SEBARAN MYCOBACTERIOSE
Authors: Supriyadi Hambali , Taupik Pipik , Taukhid Taukhid
Published: March 2017

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk rnengetahtii karakteristik penyebab penyakit jenis-jenis ikan yang terinfeksi serta daerah sebar dari penyakit mycobacteriosrs. Penelitian ini dilakukan di beberapa kabupaten di Provinsi Jawa Barat, Banten.
BUDI DAYA UDANG WINDU MENGGUNAKAN TANDON MANGROVE DENGAN POLA RESIRKULASI BERBEDA
Authors: Gunarto Gunarto , Suharyanto Suharyanto , Muslimin Muslimin , Tangko Abdul Malik
Published: March 2017

Kegagalan panen udang windu masih terus terjadi akibat kerusakan lingkungan peratran pantai. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui perbedaan pertumbuhan idang windu dengan pola resirkulasi air yang berbeda dalam budi daya udang ramah mangrove.
PENDUGAAN BEBAN LIMBAH DARIBUDIDAYA BANDENG DALAM KERAMBAJARING APUNG DI LAUT
Authors: Rachmansyah Rachmansyah , Usman Usman , Pongsapan Daud S.
Published: March 2017

Penelitian bertujuan untuk menduga beban limbah yang berasal dari keramba jaring apung (KJA) bandeng di laut yang lepas ke dalam lingkungan perairan.
WILD PINEAPPLE (ANANAS BRACTEATUS (LINDL.), VAR. ALBUS) HARVESTED IN FOREST PATCHES IN RURAL AREA OF VIÇOSA, MINAS GERIAS, BRAZIL: EXCELLENT SOURCE OF MINERALS AND GOOD SOURCE OF PROTEINS AND VITAMIN C
Authors: PAULA FILHO GALDINO XAVIER DE , BARREIRA TIBÉRIO FONTENELLE , FREITAS GILBERTO BERNARDO DE , MARTINO HÉRCIA STAMPINI DUARTE , SANT’ANA HELENA MARIA PINHEIRO
Published: March 2017

ABSTRACT In the rural region of the municipality of Viçosa, Minas Gerais, forest patches are encountered and they present a great diversity of wild and edible fruit, where wild pineapple (Ananas bracteatus (Lindl.), var. albus) is one of those of greatest occurrence. Given that, little is known about the nutritional characteristics of this fruit, the present study aimed to investigate the physical and physic-chemical characteristics, chemical composition (titratable acidity, total soluble solids, pH, moisture content, ash, protein, lipids and dietary fiber), carotenoids (a-carotene, ß-carotene, ß-cryptoxanthin and lycopene), vitamin C (AA and DHA) by HPLC-DAD, vitamin E (a-, ß-, ?-, d-, tocopherols and tocotrienols) by HPLC-fluorescence, and minerals (P, K, Ca, Mg, Cu, Fe, Zn, Mn, Na, Cr, Se and Mo) by ICP-AES. Fruits showed a moisture content average of 78.5 g 100g-1, 16.3 ° Brix of soluble solids, titratable acidity equal to 1.71 g 100g-1 of citric acid, 1.66 g 100g-1 of dietary fiber, 1.41 g 100 g-1 of lipids and caloric density of 83.15 kcal 100g-1. We considered it a source of carbohydrates (12.82 g 100g-1), proteins (4.79 g 100g-1) and Zn (0.98 mg 100g-1); a good source of vitamin C (18.70 mg 100g-1); and an excellent source of Cu (0.48 mg 100g-1), Fe (2.05 mg 100g-1), Mn (8.87 mg 100g-1) and Mo (0.15 mg 100g-1).