bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Ideology, metaphor and persuasion in times of elections: a corpus-based study of British and Spanish economic reports
Authors: Muelas Gil María
Published: December 2019

Metaphor has been studied as a pervasive and intrinsic discourse tool over the last decades in many different types of discourse (Lakoff and Johnson 1980, Semino 2008, Kövecses 2010, etc.). Considering the strong effect it has on the discourse participants and how it can persuade them towards one side, action, or thought (Charteris-Black 2004, Silaski 2012), it is necessary to study it when the timeframe and the discourse where it is used are ideologically loaded. Based on recent studies on metaphor in economics (Alejo 2010, Herrera-Soler and White 2012, Soares da Silva et al. 2017), metaphor in the press (Koller 2004/2008) and metaphor and ideology (Goatly 2007, Silaski 2012), this article presents a corpus-based study of metaphor in reports of economic affairs in the English and Spanish press during the pre-election week of 2015. The corpus (about 160,000 words) consists of reports published by six newspapers that support different political spheres (left, centre and right): The Guardian, The Independent and The Telegraph in English, and Público, El País and ABC in Spanish. From a Critical Metaphor Analysis perspective (Charteris-Black 2004), the study starts from the hypothesis that the political stand of each newspaper might condition the metaphors. Indeed, metaphors pointing at certain side of political spheres appear in all the sub-corpora of the study, but in distinctive ways, as will be shown. In any case, critical factors such as cognitive and cultural reasons beyond the political stand of the media in question need to be acknowledged as well, which conveys further and more comprehensive analyses.
Brexit means Brexit: a constructionist analysis
Authors: Mompean Jose A. , Valenzuela Manzanares Javier
Published: December 2019

This paper presents a corpus-assisted discourse analysis of the Brexit means Brexit tautology from a constructionist perspective. A multimodal corpus of instances of the construction was compiled and analyzed, paying attention to the components of the construction such as its phonetic-phonological and gestural features as well as the idealized cognitive models underlying the use of the tautology in discourse. This study also addresses how different semantic-pragmatic uses have an impact on the linguistic form (e.g. prosody, gesture) and emphasizes the fluid interaction between linguistic meaning/form and the social and cultural context in which language is used. It is argued that a full understanding of any construction requires a multimodal, discourse-based analysis.
‘Refugees are streaming into Europe’: An image-schema analysis of the Syrian Refugee crisis in the Spanish and British press
Authors: Romano Manuela
Published: December 2019

By analysing the combination of an apparently neutral water metaphor, ‘flujo de refugiados / (in)migrantes’ and ‘flow of refugees / (im)migrants’, with very specific image schemas, in El País and The Guardian from 2015 to 2016, when the Syrian refugee crisis was at its peak, this study aims at uncovering the conceptualization of the refugees in two European host countries. To this aim, the study contributes to the field of anti-immigration discourse by presenting a comprehensive qualitative analysis of all the image schemas identified in the data (force, path, up-down, container, and balance); a cross-linguistic and corpus-based, quantitative analysis of the different schemas used in the newspapers; and a study based on the left-wing press, intuitively considered to have a more pro-immigration orientation. In short, the analysis reveals how, these highly covert preconceptual structures, used as powerful ideological tools, help to shape public opinion by projecting a very clear refugees as danger frame.
Nombres escuetos del chino en la anáfora: comparación entre español y chino
Authors: Cao Yufei
Published: December 2019

En este trabajo se analizan los nombres escuetos del chino en la anáfora y se establece una comparación entre español y chino. La comparación interlingüística nos permite entender mejor la particularidad de los nombres escuetos en chino así como sus comportamientos en la anáfora. Se llega a la conclusión de que, igual que el artículo definido del español, los nombres escuetos del chino pueden ser empleados tanto en la anáfora directa como en la anáfora asociativa. En chino, la anáfora directa con los nombres escuetos es segura. Sin embargo, la misma seguridad implica la limitación que tienen éstos al efectuar la anáfora directa: la falta de variedad formal. En usos anafóricos, el artículo en español decide la expectativa de relevancia en esta lengua: se espera satisfacer la unicidad. En chino la expectativa de relevancia es distinta: se espera lograr una interacción conceptual relevante entre la información nueva y la vieja.
El antagonismo entre toro y torero: las metáforas en la prensa taurina
Authors: Marsily Aurélie
Published: December 2019

En este artículo, se analizan las metáforas utilizadas por los periodistas en la prensa taurina. Más precisamente, se estudian las palabras y las expresiones asociadas tanto con el toro como con el torero, para comprender cómo los autores perciben el mundo de los toros y en qué medida el toro es deshumanizado. Estos dos fenómenos de des/humanizar al toro aparecen en el corpus en situaciones bastante diversas. El análisis de estas metáforas subraya, por una parte, una preponderancia de las metáforas LA CORRIDA ES UNA GUERRA y LA CORRIDA ES ARTE, y, por otra, una ausencia de la metáfora LA CORRIDA ES AMOR, que se considera la metáfora más utilizada en este campo. Este estudio permite pues profundizar en la relación entre la conceptualización del toro y del torero y la manera de hablar de ellos. Asimismo, permite entender el rol de estos dos protagonistas en el toreo y los métodos aplicados para conservar y cultivar estos lazos.
2016 Presidential Election - The Winners and Losers in the Health Care Industry
Authors: Agyekum Afua , Finney Sharon , Omar Ayishat , Tang Alex P
Published: December 2019

The 2016 presidential election had important implications for the country’s health care policies. In this study, we examine the health care industry stock returns associated with the 2016 presidential campaign. We use both market model and seemingly unrelated regression (SUR) methodologies to estimate abnormal stock returns of each health care sector associated with each event. Our results are robust and mostly consistent with our arguments. The regression analysis further augments our event study results. We find that, during the pre-election period, the Biological Products, Health Insurance, and Major Pharmaceuticals all suffer significantly negative cumulative average abnormal returns (CAARs). The Hospital/Nursing Management and Medical/Dental Instruments fare reasonably well. Our interpretation is that the market takes a dim view on the Biological Products, Health Insurance, and Major Pharmaceuticals sectors when the consensus is that Clinton would win the election. When the election is over, the fortune reverses for the Biological Products and Major Pharmaceuticals. It continues when President Trump meets with the health care industry CEOs. The regression results further confirm our event study results. Our study shows that the 2016 election has a significant impact on the affected industry and the firms in the industry. However, even in the same broad industry, sectors/firms fare differently. Our study shows that it is important to identify the winning and losing sectors and examine the impact of an election on various sectors in a detailed and refined way.
“The Strike” Reborn
Authors: Genter Robert
Published: December 2019

Too often critics and proponents of Ayn Rand's work have overlooked her contribution to debates in the twentieth century over the role of the novel in an age of mass politics. Echoing many midcentury literary critics, Rand defended the novel as an essential tool in countering the ideological passions that had led to recent political terrors. But Rand abandoned the notion of the novel as merely a fictional representation of the world as it is and instead blended realism and romance to show the world as it should be, a revolutionary impulse that countered liberal understandings of the novel.
The Non-Contradiction of Determinism
Authors: Bissell Roger E.
Published: December 2019

The author provides another metaphysical argument to bolster his thesis of the logical harmony of determinism and volition. He shows how the typical mainstream and Objectivist doctrine of “libertarian” (could-have-done-otherwise) free will commits the same logical error as the Sophist attacks on the Law of Non-Contradiction—namely, an out-of-context interpretation of, respectively, the Law of Causality and the Law of Identity as being unconditional absolutes, which they are not and cannot be.
Comprehension of the Honorifics System by Learners of Korean
Authors: Wang Hye-Sook
Published: December 2019

This study investigates Korean language learners' understanding of the honorifics system based on 223 responses collected from learners studying in Korea. Due to its complexity, this system has posed many challenges not only for leaners to master it but also for teachers to effectively instruct it. Three factors—native language, length of residence, and proficiency level—that might affect learning of this system are examined to better understand where learners experience difficulty. The results of descriptive statistics show that first, the higher level the respondents were at, the higher level of understanding of the system they demonstrated; second, native speakers of Japanese performed better than native speakers of English and other languages, but only by a narrow margin in each case; third, learners who had been residing in Korea for more than six months performed better than those for less than six months, indicating that six months of residence was a borderline factor. In particular, learners' length of residence in Korea turned out to be a strong indicator for achieving a high level of comprehending the system as it was found to be statistically significant and this was the case especially in the context of “addressee honorifics.”
Sculpting Public Presence in Early Modern Genoa: Overdoor Imagery in the Doria Family Neighborhood
Authors: Rislow Madeline
Published: December 2019

In fifteenth-century Genoa, the illustrious Doria family sought to augment their neighborhood with at least nine soprapporte, a lintel relief type particular to the Ligurian region. Adorned with Genoese and Doria patron saints and framed by the family’s coats of arms, these overdoor sculptures acted as both protective devices and also as promotional place markers visible to the frequent processions and celebrations along the public streets and piazza they faced. This essay posits that the Doria used soprapporte to not only endorse a unified Genoa but also to advance their individual family agenda on an international stage.
A Protective Shield and Mistrust of Romantic Love: Some Psychological Consequences to Bernard Shaw from the Family Ménage à Trois
Authors: Hellman Jesse M.
Published: December 2019

Bernard Shaw always insisted as “innocent” the relationship in his childhood family that consisted of his mother, Bessie; her voice teacher, Vandeleur Lee; and his father, George Carr Shaw, while simultaneously referring to it as a ménage à trois. That family triad and the secrets it appeared to hold interfered with the development of the trust he would later need in a committed romantic relationship. How it did so and how Shaw protected himself from romantic betrayal are explored in this essay. His relationship with May Morris and his affair with Molly Tompkins help further elucidate what had affected him.
Symbolic Consumption of Advertisements for Male Perfumes: Effects of Advertising Appeals and Product Involvement on Advertising Effectiveness
Authors: Yang Chao-Ming , Shih Chia-Shun
Published: December 2019

Because of the trend of metrosexual men, numerous cosmetic brands that originally focused on female customers have extended their product lines to cover the male market, and symbolic consumption in advertisements for male perfumes has flooded society. This study adopted a 3 × 2 between-subjects experiment method to examine the effect of two independent variables, namely the appeal of various types of male perfume advertisement (vanity appeal, admiration appeal, and sexual appeal) and the product involvement of consumers (high and low), on attitudes toward the advertisement (Aad), attitudes toward the brand (Ab), and purchase intention (PI). This study revealed the following: (1) The types of advertising appeal do affect the Aad, Ab, and PI of consumers; (2) consumers’ product involvement also affects their Aad, Ab, and PI; (3) vanity appeal and admiration appeal both result in optimal Aad, Ab, and PI of consumers with high product involvement; and (4) sexual appeal results in optimal Aad and Ab for consumers with low product involvement but has no effect on their PI. In today’s advertising and marketing business, how a product is made to carry certain symbolic meanings has become particularly crucial; company owners must not overlook the influence of symbolic consumption. This study’s results can serve as a reference for company owners and advertisers when planning future advertising and marketing strategies.
The Political Economy Dynamics of Rural Household Income Diversification: A Review of the International Literature
Authors: Salifu Gamel Abdul-Nasser
Published: December 2019

This paper presents a summary of the international literature published on the thematic area of the political economy analysis of income diversification related to the activities of rural households with emphasis on the importance of these activities in economic growth, poverty reduction and sustainable development over time. The review provides information about the overall effect of income diversification on economic welfare of rural householders. Typically, a positive relationship exists between income diversification activities and economic welfare indicators such as income, wealth, consumption and nutrition. However, recent empirical literature evidence shows that income diversification could also increase income inequality and contribute to marginalization of certain groups of people. For example, there is evidence to indicate that in some parts of the world that relatively few better-off rural householders with sufficient capital inputs achieve higher levels of income diversification from multiple sources of income portfolios partly due to increased support services from State and community sources. The benefits of income diversification have not been fully realized by many poor rural households largely due to capital constraints, weak links to the political power structures, and conflicts that adversely affect these households. Overall, income diversification can be an important poverty-reducing strategy if its use as a policy strategy is continuously examined and assessed in terms of its political economy dimensions with regards to productivity, equity and sustainability of rural livelihood activities with particular attention paid to vulnerable and marginalized groups.
Mass and Energy Densities of the Cosmos
Authors: Obande Ogaba Philip
Published: December 2019

Fundamental principles of classical (Newtonian) physics are employed to probe the cosmological lambda Λ; it yields the values ρvac = 2.61 x 10-39 g cm-3 and Λ = 4.87 x 10-66 cm-2. It is revealed that Λ is a fundamental physical constant defined by vacuum density-light speed ρvacc2 correlation. However, the constant accelerates along the groups and periods of a universal spatial periodicity equivalent to the chemical periodicity. Previous results are cited to show that chemical elements are quantum harmonic (periodic) oscillators QHOs and their waveform oscillations exclusively define the vacuum field. The cosmological periodic unit CPU is introduced, it relies on the cosmological principle to argue that a relative physical quantity evaluated for the QHO applies to constituents of corresponding cosmological spatial quanta. Compelling evidences, backed with relevant data and quantitative expressions, are presented to argue that: there was never a big bang, it is a Linde-universe sans “chaotic”; nature posts no singularity; mass does not curve spacetime, neither does metric space curvature trace directly to gravitation nor particle creation, gravity is classical, not quantum; reality is quadri-phasic not mono-phasic with a clear distinction between the atomic waveform defined with absolute atomic mass and condensed matter defined with relative atomic mass; every chemical element exists in three particle-generations thus, dark matter is invisible form (conjugate) of the visible element, its waveform manifests dark energy, it is not implicated in metric space expansion; Planck scale does not exist, radioactivity constrains fundamental length to atomic radius of the heaviest element.
Reviewer Acknowledgements for Applied Physics Research, Vol. 11, No. 6
Authors: Chen William
Published: December 2019

Reviewer Acknowledgements for Applied Physics Research, Vol. 11, No. 6, 2019
Synthesis and Structural Properties of Nanocomposites Based on Synthetic Opals and Active Dielectrics
Authors: Sal Bilal Abu
Published: December 2019

This work is devoted to generalize and analyze the previouse results of new photonic-crystalline nanomaterials based on synthetic opals and active dielectrics. Data were characterized by X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy. Active dielectrics infiltrated into the pores of the opal from the melt. The phase structure composition of the infiltrated materials into the pores of the opal matrix were analyzed. The results of x-ray diffraction and Raman spectra allowed to establish the crystal state of active dielectrics in the pores of the opal. The Raman spectra of some opal-active dielectric nanocomposites revealed new bands and changes in band intensities compared to the spectra of single crystals of active dielectrics. Further more, differences in band intensities in the spectra were measured at different spots of the sample‘s surface were observed. The revealed changes were attributed to the formation of new crystalline phases due to the injected dielectrics in opal pores.
Reviewer Acknowledgements for English Language and Literature Studies, Vol. 9, No. 4
Authors: Ding Alice
Published: December 2019

Reviewer Acknowledgements for English Language and Literature Studies, Vol. 9, No. 4, 2019.
Local People’s Perceptions about Land Use Land Cover Change (LULCC) in Namibia: A Case of Kavango East and West Regions for Sustainable Human Wellbeing
Authors: Haindongo Priscilla N. , Kalumba Ahmed M. , Orimoloye Israel
Published: December 2019

The editorial board announced this article has been retracted on December 6, 2019.

If you have any further question, please contact us at: enrr@ccsenet.org
What Do Patients Expect of Health Care Providers? Patient Perceptions and Expectations of Professionalism in Optometry Practice in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Authors: Madadi Cassim , Perumal Talia , Sibiya Celekosini H. , Dubazana Nosihle R. , Amod Uzair H. , Ntshangase Zandile N. , Hansraj Rekha , van Staden Diane B.
Published: December 2019

BACKGROUND: Professionalism, which includes factors such as attire, hygiene, communication skills, compassion and empathy; has not been previously investigated in the discipline of Optometry and yet is known to be influential in building patient-practitioner relationships.

METHODS: This study was conducted at public and private eye care facilities in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), South Africa. Convenience sampling was used to select 600 participants and data collected with a self-administered questionnaire. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 25.

RESULTS: Attire was considered a competency indicator by the majority of participants (70.1%). Practitioners who exercised good hygiene were regarded as being more competent (73.3%). More than half (57.4%) of the respondents perceived an optometrist who wears glasses as more professional and likely to better understand their condition. A practitioner who smelled of cigarette smoke was considered unprofessional (67.3%). The use of simple terms was preferred by 88.5%, while 75.6% respondents felt that an optometrist who introduces themselves and maintained eye contact is more reliable. Most respondents (65%) believed that an optometrist who considers their lifestyle and finance was more trustworthy.

CONCLUSIONS: Overall, physical appearance and other factors such as hygienic practices, communication skills and empathy appear to be important contributors to patient perspectives of professionalism in optometrists. Health care practitioners would therefore do well to consider these factors and soft skills in advancing the public’s perception of them and apply them to routine practice to build trust with patients.
Financial Structure and Macroeconomic Volatility: A Panel Data Analysis
Authors: Bezooijen Emiel F. S. van , Bikker Jacob A.
Published: December 2019

In 2015, the European Commission (EC) launched its action plan for the creation of a European Capital Markets Union. The EC aims to return the European economy to sustainable growth and to enhance its shock-absorbing capacity by reducing the reliance on bank finance and stimulating financial deepening and cross-border integration of Europe’s capital markets. Financial diversification and integrated European capital markets are expected to improve risk sharing among households, supporting economic stability. However, the economic literature reveals a lack of theoretical and empirical consensus on the superiority of either a bank-based or a market-based financial system in promoting growth or reducing macroeconomic volatility. This article is the first to include bond markets in its financial structure indicators, besides stock markets and bank lending. Using panel data on 55 countries between 1975 and 2014 and three different measures of financial structure, we investigate the effect of the structure of the financial system on the volatility of output and investment growth as well as their cyclical components. We do not find evidence that market-based financial structures dampen volatility of output or overall investment. Increase of the stock market size relative to that of the banking sector has a significant positive effect on the business cycle volatility of investments.
Retirement Age Farmers’ Exit and Disinvestment from Farming
Authors: Griffin Bretford , Hartarska Valentina , Nadolnyak Denis
Published: December 2019

The aging of farmers in the US today coincides with fluctuating incomes resulting from recent market price volatility and policy changes. We evaluate how farmers’ retirement or exit, as well as their disinvestment from farming in preparation for retirement, are affected by economic and demographic factors. Exit and disinvestment are modeled as the outcome of intertemporal utility maximization, and farm-level data from the Census of Agriculture are used to estimate the probability of retirement-age farmers’ exit and disinvestment for the 1992-2012 period. The results show that farm size matters the most, with larger farms less likely to exit but more likely to disinvest and scale back, presumably to a new optimal size. Demographic factors such as gender, race, and age have statistically significant but relatively small impacts. Regional differences, the size of the non-farm economy, and opportunities to diversify income also affect exit. However, flow economic variables, such as current year return-on-assets and agricultural support payments, are not associated with exit and disinvestment. Given that US farmers are now facing significant income volatility, the findings point to a level of resilience. The results suggesting that current and recent income fluctuations are less likely to drive the exit of retirement age farmers have important policy implications.
The Impact of Stock Market Development on Economic Growth: The Case of Botswana
Authors: Radikoko Ishmael , Mutobo Shadreck A. , Mphoeng Mphoeng
Published: December 2019

This study examines the impacts of the stock market development on economic growth using Botswana as a case study. The study uses times series data covering a decade from 2006 to 2016. The method of analysis used is the Auto regressive distributed lag (ARDL) bounds model. The stock market capitalization ratio (MCR) was used as a proxy for market size while value of shares traded ratio (ST) and Turnover ratio (TR) were used as a proxy for liquidity, collectively representing stock market development. Real gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate was used to represent economic growth .The results show that market capitalization and turnover ratio have a negative correlation with economic growth, while the value of shares traded has a strong positive correlation with economic growth. This result implies that liquidity has propensity to stimulate economic growth in Botswana. The results of this study also found that there exists no causality relationship between stock market development and economic growth. The government should make policies that boost the interest of domestic investors in Botswana as this might spur investors’ interest and boost stock market activity which will improve liquidity and therefore stimulate economic growth.
Reviewer Acknowledgements for International Journal of Psychological Studies, Vol. 11, No. 4
Authors: Sun Barbara
Published: December 2019

Reviewer Acknowledgements for International Journal of Psychological Studies, Vol. 11, No. 4
Toward Dynamics, Stability and Processing of The Vision System
Authors: Hemami Hooshang , Utkin Vadim I.
Published: December 2019

Eye movements are vitally important for living, survival and vision. A basic model of the eye,  including ocular muscles, is considered that may be essential for better understanding the optical and sensory apparatus involved in vision, perception, and processing and control machinery of human movement.

A state space model based on Newton-Euler formulation of the dynamics of the head and the eyeballs is presented that can be integrated with the dynamics of the skeletal system. The formulation allows integration of

Lyapunov stability, hypothesized  feedback mechanisms and inverse dynamics in more comprehensive neural processing models. Neural networks involved in saccades, gazes and dynamics of  specific  injuries, diseases and defects can be included in this formulation. The development allows a better understanding of the vision system as well as the neural and physiological elements  involved in perception and physical and mental skills. It is also relevant to the design of artificial eyes.
Impact of Intensity Standards on Alternative Fuel Adoption: Renewable Natural Gas and California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard
Authors: Scheitrum Daniel
Published: December 2019

Natural gas is a rapidly growing transportation fuel. While fossil natural gas is only slightly cleaner than conventional fuels, it provides a vector to introduce renewable natural gas (RNG) which can yield substantial emissions reductions. This paper considers RNG supply estimates from four possible sources: dairy manure, municipal solid waste, wastewater treatment plants, and landfill gas along with other major transportation fuels to evaluate the impact of California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) a first of its kind fuel intensity standard. A static, multi-market, partial equilibrium, numerical model of the California fuel markets assesses the economic surplus and climate impact responses to the LCFS policy and compares the efficiency of the LCFS to a hypothetical carbon tax. Results indicate LCFS policy is sufficient to incentivize substantial quantities of RNG production.

The LCFS approaches the efficiency of a carbon tax as the LCFS policy becomes more stringent when combined with a price ceiling.
Solar Bait: How U.S. States Attract Solar Investments from Large Corporations
Authors: Cohen Jed J. , Elbakidze Levan , Jackson Randall
Published: December 2019

Past solar adoption literature has focused primarily on households without significant attention to the potential of commercial properties as sites for solar generation. We examine firms’ decisions to install solar panels on their properties using state and firm level data from the U.S. We are interested in the effects of state level characteristics, including policies and regulations, on firm decisions regarding solar investments. We find that state characteristics that influence the return-on-investment from solar installations, most notably solar intensity, are important for commercial adoption decisions. Further, the results suggest that certain state level policies, including solar carve-outs in renewable portfolio standards, financing programs and tax breaks, can incentivize firms to install solar panels.

Across different model specifications, we observe that firm installation decisions are correlated with personal electric vehicle ownership rates. This may indicate a ‘green’ business marketing strategy, whereby firms install solar to improve their social responsibility image.
Electroactive properties of a new azulene thioxo-imidazolidin-4-one ligand for modified electrodes
Authors: Diacu Elena , Paun Adinuta , Anastasoaie Veronica , Arnold-Tatu Georgiana-Luiza , Birzan Liviu , Ungureanu Eleonora-Mihaela
Published: December 2019

The electrochemical characterization of a new synthesized azulene compound (Z)-5-((5-iso­propyl-3,8-dimethylazulen-1-yl)methylene)-2-thioxoimidazolidin-4-one (L) using cyclic vol­tammetry, differential pulse voltammetry and rotating disk electrode is presented. Chemi­cally modified electrodes were obtained by successive scanning or by controlled potential electrolysis using different electrode potentials or charges. The new modified electrodes were tested in solutions containing different concentrations of the following heavy metals: cadmium, lead, mercury and copper. A good analytical response was obtained for Pb2+.
In silico design of self-assembly nanostructured polymer systems by multiscale molecular modeling
Authors: Laurini Erik , Marson Domenico , Fermeglia Maurizio , Pricl Sabrina
Published: December 2019

The fast development of digitalization and computational science is opening new possibilities for a rapid design of new materials. Computational tools coupled with focused experiments can be successfully used for the design of new nanostructured materials in different sectors, particularly in the area of biomedical applications. This paper starts with a general introduction on the future of computational tools for the design of new materials and introduces the paradigm of multiscale molecular modeling. It then continues with the description of the multiscale (i.e., atomistic, mesoscale and finite element calculations) computational recipe for the prediction of novel materials and structures for biomedical applications. Finally, the comparison of in silico and experimental results on selected systems of interest in the area of life sciences is reported and discussed. The quality of the agreement obtained between virtual and real data for such complex systems indeed confirms the validity of computational tools for the design of nanostructured polymer systems for biomedical applications.
The influence of acupuncture TENS currents on the proliferation of cancer cells tested in vitro
Authors: Pełczyńska Marzena , Milczarek Magdalena , Maciejewska Magdalena , Wietrzyk Joanna
Published: December 2019

Introduction: Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) is a very popular, non-pharmacological antianalgetic method. Nonetheless, knowledge on using this method is very limited in the treatment of patients with cancer anamnesis. Unfortunately, there are not many results of research referring to the application of this method. It is much more difficult to exclude the possibility of proneoplastic activity regarding these methods than to confirm this action.
Aim: The aim of the study was to evaluate the influence of TENS currents on the proliferation of cancer cells tested in vitro.
Materials and methods: The following human cell lines were used - A549, ES-2, HT29, MCF-7. The cells were plated 24 h before treatment. Then, the cells were exposed to AL-TENS currents (0.1 mA, 1.0 mA and 10 mA), t imp. 200μs; f 2Hz, constant; duration: 20 min. The in vitro cytotoxic effects were examined after 96 h in SRB assay. In the other experiment, there were three expositions – 24, 48 and 72 hours from the beginning of the experiment.
Results: In this assay, the acceleration of cancer cell proliferation after single or triple-dose expositions to AL-TENS currents was not observed.
Conclusions: The AL-TENS current after repeated doses did not accelerate proliferation of cancer cells in in vitro conditions.
Stoichiometric and Nonstoichiometric Compounds
Authors: Dubey Paras , Kaurav Netram
Published: December 2019

This chapter gives a general overview of synthesis and recent development of nickel oxide as a nonstoichiometric compound. We establish the synthesis chemistry of nickel oxide as a nonstoichiometric material, and hence successively introduce definitions and classifications of nonstoichiometric compounds as well as their point defects. The samples of nonstoichiometric nickel oxide are synthesized by thermal decomposition method. The nonstoichiometry of samples was then studied chemically by iodometric titration, and the results are further corroborated by excess oxygen obtained from the thermo-gravimetric analysis (TGA). X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier transformed infrared (FTIR) techniques are used to analyze structural phase of nonstoichiometric nickel oxide. The change in oxidation state of nickel was studied by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis. The shift in antiferromagnetic ordering and transition temperature due to nonstoichiometry is studied by magnetic and specific heat capacity analysis.
Correspondencias entre música y palabra: un estudio sintético sobre Harmonie du soir, Baudelaire/Debussy, y Le Gibet: Un estudio sinestésico sobre Harmonie du soir, Baudelaire / Debussy, y Le Gibet, Bertrand / Ravel
Authors: Paterson Carlos
Published: December 2019

Marta Vela, la autora del libro Correspondencias entre música y palabra: un estudio sinestésico sobre Harmonie du soir, Baudelaire/Debussy, y Le Gibet, Bertrand/Ravel, se adentra en el análisis concreto de cuatro obras francesas, a saber, Harmonie du soir, de Baudelaire, procedende de Les Fleurs du mal (1857), y su espejo, Les sons et perfums se tournent dans l'air du soir, de Debussy, de Préludes I (1909); y Le Gibet, de Aloysius Bertrand, perteneciente al poemario Gaspard de la nuit, al que Ravel puso música parcialmente, en su obra homónima (1908). Tanto música como texto han sido seleccionados principalmente por su especial carga simbólica y ambiente sinestésico.

La autora desarrolla un exhaustivo análisis conjunto, esclareciendo la relación simbólica de las cuatro obras, tanto en lo referente a sus propios cauces de expresión como a toda aquella alusión a los parámetros comentados en capítulos anteriores, sacando a la luz todos aquellos símbolos culturales atemporales como la dualidad blanca/negro como luz/oscuridad, la proporción áurea o la rica tradición del aguafuerte, en manos de Jacques Callot y Francisco de Goya.
El factor extralingüístico en la traducción (francés-español) de expresiones marcadas culturalmente: relación sine qua non en el proceso traslativo
Authors: Valdenebro Sánchez Jorge
Published: December 2019

Este trabajo trata de la importancia que tienen los factores extralingüísticos en el ámbito de la traducción. En particular, nos focalizamos en la importancia de dichos factores en el análisis de las traducciones por parte de los estudiantes del grado en Traducción e Interpretación de la Universidad de Málaga y los de la Alianza Francesa de Málaga de una serie de expresiones obtenidas de las películas L’auberge espagnole y Qu’est-ce qu’on a fait au Bon Dieu ? En primer lugar, comenzamos con un recorrido teórico centrado en la importancia que tienen para el traductor los conocimientos culturales. En segundo lugar, presentamos los resultados de las encuestas que realizamos a los alumnos de las instituciones anteriormente mencionadas con el fin de poder comparar tales resultados y confirmar aquello que defendemos en nuestro trabajo: la importancia del factor extralingüístico en traducción. Finalmente, terminamos nuestro artículo con las conclusiones oportunas y las líneas de trabajo que nos gustaría seguir en un futuro estudio.

This work addresses the importance of extra linguistic factors in the field of translation. In particular, we focus on the importance of these factors in the of the translations of a series of expressions obtained from the films L’auberge espagnole and Qu’est-ce qu’on a fait au Bon Dieu ?, as done by the students in the grado in Traducción e Interpretación of the University of Malaga and by those of the Alliance Française of Malaga. First, we begin with a heoretical course focused on the importance of cultural knowledge for the translator. Secondly, we present the results of the survey made by the students of the two institutions mentioned above in order to be able to compare the results obtained and confirm what we defend in our work: the importance of the extralinguistic factor in translation. Finally, we finish the work with the conclusions, where we will outline the working approach I would like to follow.
Identité queer : Absence et négation de soi dans Folle de Nelly Arcan
Authors: Bouhadid Nadia
Published: December 2019

Folle por la escritora canadiense Nelly Arcan es el espacio de un intento de auto reconstrucción a través de la exposición de un antagonismo de identidad generado por una relación compleja mantenida con el Otro. La exploración de la vida íntima se expresa entonces como un proceso de reconocimiento y abnegación; El tiempo, el espacio y el cuerpo se racionalizan mediante un discurso muy estereotipado. Nuestro estudio pretende explicar la relación entre esta auto-reconstrucción dentro de un antagonismo de identidad y la escritura autoficcional, en particular gracias al concepto de identidad queer.     Nuestro enfoque se basará en un método descriptivo y analítico que forma parte de un enfoque interdisciplinario que se basa principalmente en la filosofía, el psicoanálisis y los estudios sobre el tema de la identidad y la interculturalidad.

 

Folle of the Canadian writer Nelly Arcan is the space of an attempt at self-reconstruction through an exposure of an identity antagonism generated by a complex relationship maintained with the Other. The exploration of the intimate life is then expressed as a process of recognition and self-denial; time, space and the body are then rationalized by a very stereotyped speech. Our study aims to explain the relationship between this self-reconstruction within an identity antagonism and autofictional writing, notably thanks to the concept of queer identity.     Our approach will be based on a descriptive and analytical method which is part of an interdisciplinary approach drawing mainly on philosophy, psychoanalysis and studies on the issue of identity and interculturality.

Folle de l’écrivaine canadienne Nelly Arcan est l’espace d’une tentative de reconstruction de soi au travers d’une mise à nu d’un antagonisme identitaire généré par un rapport complexe entretenu avec l’Autre. L’exploration de la vie intime est alors exprimée comme un processus de reconnaissance et de reniement de soi ; le temps, l’espace et le corps sont alors rationalisés par un discours très stéréotypé. Notre étude vise à expliquer le rapport entre cette reconstruction de soi au sein d’un antagonisme identitaire et l’écriture autofictionnelle, notamment grâce au concept de l’identité queer.

Notre démarche sera basée sur une méthode descriptive et analytique qui s’inscrit au sein d’une approche interdisciplinaire puisant essentiellement dans la philosophie, la psychanalyse et les études portant sur la problématique identitaire et interculturelle.
Pour la réception de l'"ambiguïté générique " du roman autobiographique
Authors: Ahmed Said Brahim
Published: December 2019

Nuestra contribución se centrará en la certificación del género de la novela autobiográfica para una posible recepción. Desde que Philippe Gasparini teorizó sobre este género literario (2004) y se puso de manifiesto su principal característica, a saber, la “ambigüedad genérica” que la define, las teorías abundan sin que se haya logrado aún postular en cuanto a su recepción. Mezclando ficción y realidad, este género desafía en cierto modo la lógica a la vez que incita a la intriga. Es teniendo cuenta de esta mezcla contra natura que se origina nuestra argumentación. Se trata de poner de manifiesto esta ambigüedad mediante la interpretación artística ante todo, sin pretender imponer alguna validez práctica con semejante propuesta. Eso mismo es lo que invocamos con el tercer pacto de lectura del género, a través de la redefinición de los términos ficción y realidad en el ámbito literario.

This contribution will focus on the confirmation of the genre of the autobiographical novel and stakes a case for its possible reception. Since the theorisation of this literary genre by Philippe Gasparini (2004), and the identification of its main characteristic, namely its defining "genre-related ambiguity", theories abound yet continually fail to postulate as to its reception. Mixing fiction and reality, this genre challenges logic whilst also provoking intrigue. It is by tackling this unnatural amalgam that our argument stems. It is above all a question of valuing this ambiguity through an artistic interpretation, without claiming the practical validity of such a proposal. This is what we are claiming in the third reading pact of the genre, through the redefinition of the terms fiction and reality in the literary field.

Notre contribution insistera sur l’attestation du genre roman autobiographique et sur une proposition pour une possible réception. Depuis la théorisation de ce genre littéraire par Philippe Gasparini (2004), et la mise évidence de sa principale caractéristique à savoir son « ambiguité générique » qui le définit, les théories abondent et n’arrivent toujours pas à postuler quant à sa réception. Mêlant fiction et réalité, ce genre défit dans un certain sens la logique et incite en même temps à l’intrigue. C’est en tenant compte de cet amalgame contre-nature que notre propos prend sa source. Il s’agit de valoriser cette ambiguïté par le biais d’une interprétation artistique avant tout, sans prétendre à une validité pratique d’une telle proposition. C’est ce que nous invoquons par le troisième pacte de lecture du genre, en passant par la redéfinition des termes fiction et réalité dans le champ littéraire.
Los diarios de Roland Barthes
Authors: Sirvent Ramos Ángeles
Published: December 2019

Les textes inédits d’un écrivain, d’un intellectuel, relèvent toujours d’un grand intérêt, et leur publication est toujours très bien accueillie. Avoir publié, dans ce XXIe siècle, des textes inédits de Roland Barthes, tels les notations d’un journal personnel, a plus de valeur, non seulement parce que Barthes avait décrété le besoin de la “mort de l’auteur”, non seulement parce que nous apprenons des détails et des réflexions personnelles, mais parce que ces fragments révèlent l’écriture intime de  Barthes, ainsi que ses hésitations et ses projets pour une nouvelle écriture.

Nous faisons remarquer la valeur en soi de ces textes, écrits en des carnets ou sur des fiches, mais aussi, et après avoir révisé les brouillons de son futur projet Vita Nova, il nous est permis d’affirmer que ces fragments auraient fourni le matériel de certains chapitres de cette œuvre, projet tronqué presque dès son début à cause de la mort prématurée de Barthes.

The unpublished texts of a writer, of an intellectual, are always very revealing, and their publications pleasantly welcomed. In this sense, having unveiled, in this 21st century, unpublished texts of Roland Barthes, such as journal entries, are of great value, not only because Barthes had decreed the need for the “death of the author” and not just to know details and personal reflections, but because through them the intimate writing of Roland Barthes is revealed, as well as his hesitations and his projects of future writing.

In this article, we show the intrinsic value that these texts –written on notebooks or files– possess, but also, and after observing the drafts of their future project Vita Nova, we let them intuit the use of them in such work; project truncated almost from the beginning because of his premature death.

 

Les textes inédits d’un écrivain, d’un intellectuel, relèvent toujours d’un grand intérêt, et leur publication est toujours très bien accueillie. Avoir publié, dans ce XXIe siècle, des textes inédits de Roland Barthes, tels les notations d’un journal personnel, a plus de valeur, non seulement parce que Barthes avait décrété le besoin de la “mort de l’auteur”, non seulement parce que nous apprenons des détails et des réflexions personnelles, mais parce que ces fragments révèlent l’écriture intime de  Barthes, ainsi que ses hésitations et ses projets pour une nouvelle écriture.

Nous faisons remarquer la valeur en soi de ces textes, écrits en des carnets ou sur des fiches, mais aussi, et après avoir révisé les brouillons de son futur projet Vita Nova, il nous est permis d’affirmer que ces fragments auraient fourni le matériel de certains chapitres de cette œuvre, projet tronqué presque dès son début à cause de la mort prématurée de Barthes.
Money: Instrument of quantification, agent of rationalization, cultural object
Authors: Vera Héctor
Published: December 2019

This paper details the substantive themes in the Sociology of Money and makes a critical assessment of how sociologists have studied the phenomenon. It shows how classical theorists saw money as a symbol and an agent of rationalization in modern societies. In particular, it examines the assumed relationship between monetization and quantification, exactness, alienation, discipline, and calculation in modern societies. The paper also discusses how money has been conceptualized more recently not only as a vehicle of rationalization but also as a cultural and cognitive object that is shaped by social categories, values, meanings, and everyday practices. The final section discusses how a relational approach could be incorporated into the sociological analysis of money.