bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Le répertoire comme registre de la transformation de l’espace
Authors: Camp Pannill
Published: March 2019

La construction de nouveaux théâtres a-t-elle eu un impact sur les acteurs ? L’un des aspects de cette question semble résider dans la relation qu’entretient la transformation architecturale des théâtres et le répertoire. Le Projet des Registres de la Comédie-Française permet de tester cette hypothèse en générant des statistiques capables d’observer les mouvements propres à l’institution au moment des déménagements de la troupe. Pour détecter des fluctuations significatives dans la programmation saisonnière après les déménagements de 1770 et 1782, cet article examine 29 saisons entre 1760-61 et 1788-89. La diversité des titres et des auteurs durant ces périodes indique que la troupe a utilisé certains choix de programmation pour communiquer avec le public.
D’ absolu à absolutisme : enquête sur un intraduisible historiographique
Authors: Amstutz Delphine
Published: March 2019

La notion historiographique d’« absolutisme », inventée au XIX e siècle comme un repoussoir au modèle monarchique parlementaire, concerne-t-elle les textes écrits au XVII e siècle ou relève-t-elle de l’anachronisme ? Les libelles échangés, sous le règne de Louis XIII, entre Mathieu de Morgues et certains de ses adversaires (tels Guez de Balzac, Jean Sirmond ou Paul Hay du Chastelet) permettent d’observer l’invention d’un régime de discours proprement absolutiste, qui, loin de se cristalliser en un dogme, expose la fragilité symbolique d’une construction politique fondée sur l’idée de « réputation ».
Intraduisible, ou traduction infidèle ? Le mot politique (1560-1590)
Authors: Claussen Emma
Published: March 2019

Cet article porte sur les usages du mot politique au XVI e siècle, quand le mot devient sujet de controverses exceptionnelles. Barbara Cassin indique que l’intraduisibilité est étroitement liée à l’instabilité du sens. En retraçant les usages instables du mot politique , nous voyons qu’il devient intraduisible du fait de « traductions » multiples qui ne s’accordent pas, reflétant ainsi les désaccords politiques qui caractérisent les guerres de religion.
Les bienséances : concept intraduisible ou notion apocryphe ?
Authors: Vialleton Jean-Yves
Published: March 2019

Le mot bienséance est couramment employé au pluriel pour désigner une contrainte résultant de l’obligation de ne pas choquer le public, qui se serait imposée dans le théâtre français du XVII e  siècle après Le Cid. Il est considéré comme exprimant un concept clé pour comprendre la civilisation du Grand Siècle français. En réalité, c’est un concept de création récente et qui ne correspond pas à la pensée complexe de la bienséance au XVII e siècle. Son grand succès est fondé sur des préjugés anciens concernant le classicisme et a gravement nui à la compréhension des textes théoriques et des œuvres littéraires.
Comparative Study on Feature Extractions for Ear Recognition
Authors: Gore Dayanand Bharat
Published: March 2019

Biometrics includes the study of automatic methods for distinguishing human beings based on physical or behavioural traits. The problem of finding good biometric features and recognition methods has been researched extensively in recent years. This research considers the use of ears as a biometric for human recognition. In this article, basic feature extraction techniques are implemented such as Harris Feature, FAST Feature extraction and SURF Feature Extraction. All the images are taken from standard database and each image has different angles because of any criminal investigation, accident, or ATM machine camera taken different types of images. So, using different images feature extraction the research goes through these techniques to give the best result to the user.
Finding Topic Experts in the Twitter Dataset Using LDA Algorithm
Authors: Shirolkar Ashwini Anandrao , Deshmukh R. J.
Published: March 2019

In microblogging services like Twitter, the expert judgment problem has gained increasing attention in social media. Twitter is a new type of social media that provides a publicly available way for users to publish 140-character short messages (tweets). However, previous methods cannot be directly applied to twitter experts finding problems. They generally rely on the assumption that all the documents associated with the candidate experts contain tacit knowledge related to the expertise of individuals. Whereas it might not be directly associated with their expertise, i.e., who is not an expert, but may publish/re-tweet a substantial number of tweets containing the topic words. Recently, several attempts use the relations among users and twitter list for expert finding. Nevertheless, these strategies only partially utilize such relations. To address these issues a probabilistic method is developed to jointly exploit three types of relations (i.e., follower relation, user-list relation and list-list relation) for finding experts. LDA algorithms are used for finding topic experts. LDA is based upon the concept of searching for a linear combination of variables (predictors) that best separates two classes (targets). Semi-supervised graph-based ranking approach (SSGR) to offline calculate the global authority of users. Then, the local relevance between users and the given query is computed. Then, the rank of all the users is found and the top-N users with the highest-ranking scores. Therefore, the proposed approach can jointly exploit the different types of relations among users and lists for improving the accuracy of finding experts on a given topic on Twitter.
Workplace Incivility and Job Satisfaction
Authors: Opengart Rose , Reio Jr. Thomas G. , Ding Wei
Published: March 2019

Workplace incivility is common in organizations across the world and can have negative effects on individuals and organizations. The purpose of the reported study is to examine the effects of supervisor and coworker incivility on job satisfaction and examines emotion management as a mediator of these relationships. Data from 268 working adults were collected by survey battery and analyzed via a number of multivariate techniques. The model was supported in that both supervisor and coworker incivility had strong direct negative effects on emotion management and job satisfaction, and emotion management partially mediated the incivility-job satisfaction relationship. With supervisor and coworker incivility, the participants reported lower levels of job satisfaction. However, the participants' emotion management mitigated the negative effect of incivility on job satisfaction partially. The findings suggest that organizations need to be aware of the unfavorable consequences of incivility. Organizations need to discover ways to reduce incivility and implement efforts to help employees develop positive emotional management strategies. These actions may help reduce the negative influences of incivility on important organizational outcomes like job satisfaction.
A Case Study of Probabilistic Seismic Slope Stability Analysis of Rock Fill Tailing Dam
Authors: Sitharam T.G.  , Hegde Amarnath M.
Published: March 2019

The article presents the case history of expansion of rock fill tailing dam of the Rampura-Agucha zinc mine in Rajasthan, India. Before raising the height of the dam from 27 m to 54 m, a detailed seismic stability analysis was performed considering the spatial variability of the soil. The safety values and the probability of failure were calculated using the Monte Carlo simulation method. All the analyses were carried in a 2-D limit equilibrium-based SLIDE software using Spencer's method. The cohesive strength (c), the angle of friction and the acceleration due to earthquakes were considered as the random variable. The final slope geometry was created after the seismic stability analysis of the upstream and downstream slopes. For the critical geometry of the slope, the observed factor of safety values was found to be higher than the values specified in the ANCOLD. The probability of failure value was found to be less than 8%. The newly constructed rock fill dam has already sustained three Monsoon rains and still continues to be performing at its best condition.
3D Seismic Response Analysis of Shallow Foundation Resting on Sandy Soil
Authors: Kumar Ravinesh , Mohanty Supriya , Chethan K
Published: March 2019

In the present study, an attempt has been made to study the response of a shallow foundation resting on medium dense sandy soil under seismic excitation. Numerical analysis of the soil-foundation system has been carried out using 3D finite element software OpenSeesPL. The effect of boundary conditions (shear beam and rigid box type) and the water table (0 m, 1 m and 2 m below the ground surface) on the response of soil-foundation system under seismic excitation have been analysed. The responses of the soil-foundation system are presented in the form of acceleration, displacement, excess pore pressure, excess pore pressure ratio and settlement variations at different locations in the soil domain. The results of the numerical analysis indicate that the peak acceleration, displacement, excess pore pressure and settlement values are found to be more in shear beam type boundary condition than that of a rigid box type boundary condition. Hence, rigid confinement and lower water table can reduce the liquefaction potential of the soil-foundation system under seismic excitation.
Research on the Production Scheduling Method of a Semiconductor Packaging Test Based With the Clustering Method
Authors: Han Zhonghua , Zhang Quan , Jiang Yongqing , Duan Bin
Published: March 2019

In this article, the scheduling of modern industrial production is studied. The research on scheduling of semiconductor packaging and testing is put forward. A new solution of packaging and test scheduling based on dynamic optimization is proposed. The decomposition strategy is used to solve the problem of the encapsulation test scheduling problem. The complexity of the problem is reduced to ensure the consistency of optimization. In the method, an AP clustering algorithm is used to optimize the matching relationship between job and resource. The neural network method is used to solve the problem. The research of this project will fully combine the characteristics of packaging and testing production. In view of the existing production scheduling theory, there is a big gap to a semiconductor packaging and testing enterprises for the actual research background. This simulation experiments show that the method can be used on packaged production scheduling to provide a viable, effective method support.
Adoption of Industrial IoT (IIoT) in Auto-Component Manufacturing SMEs in India
Authors: Sivathanu Brijesh
Published: March 2019

This article investigates the adoption of Industrial Internet-of-Things (IIoT) in Auto-Component Manufacturing SMEs (ACM SMEs) in the context of a developing country like India by using the Technology-Organization-Environment (TOE) framework. This research surveyed Information & Communication Technology (ICT) officers, managers and owners of 320 ACM SMEs in India using a structured questionnaire to understand the adoption of IIoT. The primary data was analyzed using the PLS-SEM technique. It was found that IIoT expertise, IIoT infrastructure, relative advantage, compatibility, cost, security, organizational readiness, top management support, competitive pressure, and support from technology vendors are factors that affect the adoption of IIoT. This article considered organization size as the control variable. The results show that it does not have a significant effect on the adoption of IIoT. ACM SMEs are one of the important sectors adopting IIoT. This article provides valuable insights to their managers and IIoT vendors. It also suggests key inputs to the government officials involved in the ‘Make in India' initiative of Government of India (GoI) and Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME).
Large left posterior fossa meningioma presenting with quadriplegia in a woman with history of carbidopa-levodopa resistant parkinsonism
Authors: Reyes Antonio Jose , Ramcharan Kanterpersad , Alvarez Maria , Greaves Wesley , Rampersad Fidel
Published: March 2019

A 56–year-old Afro-Trinidadian woman with a history of a carbidopa-levodopa resistance Parkinsonian-like syndrome for 2 years, presented with acute onset spastic quadriplegia and decreased responsiveness. Diagnosis involved clinical and MR-imaging correlation consistent with a large left posterior fossa meningioma. Surgical removal of the tumor led to complete reversibility of the neurological manifestations associated with cerebellar tonsillar herniation beyond the foramen magnum and mass effect on the brainstem, cerebellum and midbrain regions. Pathological findings were typical of a meningioma. This case demonstrates the association of a large left posterior fossa meningioma and carbidopalevodopa resistant parkinsonism in an Afro-Trinidadian woman who presented with acute onset acute quadriplegia and decreased responsiveness. This case reminds clinicians that patients with dopa unresponsiveness and/or acute neurological deficit or deterioration should be worked up for other possible causes and adds to the literature on the association of parkinsonism and intracranial space occupying lesions.
Background and the use of isoscapes in the Brazilian context: essential tool for isotope data interpretation and natural resource management
Authors: Sena-Souza João Paulo , Costa Fábio José Viana , Nardoto Gabriela Bielefeld
Published: March 2019

Spatial patterns of stable isotope ratios can be represented in spatial models called isoscapes, and have been widely used to track biogeochemical processes in natural and anthropic systems. Isoscapes have the potential to improve isotope dissemination and interpretation of spatial patterns, increase scientific results appropriation by non-specialists and improve natural resource management. However, the isoscape approach has not commonly been used in studies performed in the Brazilian context. Isoscapes with oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen and carbon stable isotopes contribute in areas such as animal migration, forensics, hydrology, and studies on population, community and ecosystem level, among others. Here, we show the well-known global use and applications of isoscapes in different studies worldwide as a background to point out the potential for more Brazilian researchers to employ this approach in their studies, taking advantage of existing methods and filling spatial and methodological gaps. The incorporation of isoscapes may broaden the understanding of mechanisms and processes of major biogeochemical cycles in Brazil, assist in solving crimes, track illicit drug origins, help to detect wild animal trafficking, and increase Brazilian knowledge about the hydrological cycle and animal migration patterns in the Neotropics.
Analytical solution for the stationary model of pollutant propagation in an aquatic medium
Authors: Monticelli Cíntia Ourique , Zabadal Jorge Rodolfo , Quevedo Daniela Muller , Nascimento Carlos Augusto
Published: March 2019

This work presents a new analytical approach for solving pollutant dispersion problems along irregular-shaped water bodies. In this approach, the advection-diffusion equation is expressed in terms of orthogonal curvilinear coordinates, defined by the velocity potential and the corresponding stream function for inviscid flows. The boundary condition rewritten in terms of these new coordinates is reduced to a classical third kind one, i.e., the derivative of the concentration distribution with respect to the stream function is proportional to the numerical value of the local pollutant concentration. The solution obtained from the proposed formulation was employed to simulate pollutant dispersion (thermotolerant coliforms) along the Pampa Creek, a tributary of the Sinos River at the outskirts of Novo Hamburgo city, South Region of Brazil. The results obtained reproduce the qualitative behavior of the expected concentration distribution.
Late- and Post-glacial history of the East Branch of the Penobscot River, Maine, USA
Authors: Hooke Roger LeBaron , Hanson Paul R.
Published: March 2019

Between ~20 and 15 ka the Laurentide Ice Sheet retreated from the edge of the continental shelf, ἀrst to the Maine coast and then across Maine to the northern reaches of the Penobscot Lowland. The Lowland, being isostatically depressed, was inundated by the sea. As ice then retreated into Maine’s western mountains, valleys through the mountains became estuaries. In the estuary now occupied by the Penobscot River’s East Branch, ten ice-marginal deltas were built during pauses in this part of the retreat. By 14 ka the ice had retreated far enough to expose land in the valley bottom between the ice front and the sea, and the Penobscot River was (re)born. This occurred near the present conᴀuence of the Seboeis River and the East Branch. The river gradually extended itself northward as the ice retreated and southward as relative sea level fell. Braidplains were formed and incised, leaving terraces. High initial discharges eroded the eastern ᴀanks of the esker and deltas, redepositing silt, sand, and gravel all the way to the present head of Penobscot Bay. By ~10 ka the discharge had decreased, the river was adjusting to on-going differential isostatic rebound, and finer sediment was accumulating, forming the present floodplain.
Stratigraphy and depositional setting of the Silurian-Devonian Rockville Notch Group, Meguma terrane, Nova Scotia, Canada
Authors: White Chris E. , Barr Sandra M.
Published: March 2019

The Silurian–Devonian Rockville Notch Group occurs in five separate areas along the northwestern margin of the Meguma terrane of southern Nova Scotia. In each area, the lowermost unit of the group is the White Rock Formation, which unconformably overlies the Lower Ordovician Halifax Group. Early Silurian U–Pb (zircon) dates from metavolcanic rocks in the White Rock Formation indicate that the unconformity represents a depositional gap of about 25 Ma. The U–Pb ages are consistent with early Silurian (Llandovery) trace fossils and sparse shelly faunas in metasedimentary rocks interlayered with the metavolcanic rocks. The metasedimentary rocks locally contain phosphatic ironstone and Mn-rich beds, and are overlain by mainly metasiltstone with abundant quartzite and metaconglomerate lenses. Some of the latter were previously interpreted to be Ordovician tillite. The White Rock Formation is conformably overlain by the slate- and metasiltstone-dominated Kentville Formation, which contains Upper Wenlock to Pridoli graptolites and microfossils. The overlying Torbrook Formation consists of metalimestone, metasandstone and metasiltstone, interbedded with phosphatic ironstone and minor mafic metatuff, and contains Pridoli to early Emsian fossils. It is in part laterally equivalent to the New Canaan Formation in the Wolfville area, which is dominated by slate, pillowed mafic metavolcanic rocks and fossiliferous metalimestone. Volcanic rocks in the Rockville Notch Group are alkalic and formed in a within-plate setting, probably related to extension as the Meguma terrane rifted from Gondwana. This process may have occurred in two stages, Early Silurian and Early Devonian, separated by a hiatus in volcanic activity. Stratigraphic differences suggest that the Meguma terrane was not adjacent to Avalonia before emplacement of the South Mountain Batholith.
U–Pb zircon geochronology of Proterozoic and Paleozoic rocks, North Islesboro, coastal Maine (USA): links to West Africa and Penobscottian orogenesis in southeastern Ganderia?
Authors: Reusch Douglas N. , Holm-Denoma Christopher S. , Slack John F.
Published: March 2019

Within the Ganderian inlier of Penobscot Bay, coastal Maine, the Islesboro fault block occupies a central position between the St. Croix terrane of continental affinity and, to the east, the Ellsworth terrane of oceanic affinity. New field, petrographic, geochemical, and U–Pb LA-ICP-MS geochronological data on detrital and magmatic zircon grains constrain the provenance and transfer history of these terranes from Gondwana to the Appalachian margin of Laurentia. On North Islesboro, the Coombs Limestone and Hutchins Island Quartzite (new name), intruded by E-MORB amphibolite, constitute a newly recognized local inlier of Proterozoic basement. Together with the nearby Seven Hundred Acre Island Formation, these mature, carbonate-rich strata record deposition on a low-latitude passive margin. Abundant detrital zircon grains in the Hutchins Island Quartzite, all older than ca. 1.8 Ga, have a predominant population at ca. 2.0 Ga and a small peak between ca. 2.8 Ga and 2.4 Ga, an age spectrum strikingly similar to those of both the Paleoproterozoic Taghdout Quartzite in Morocco, on the West African craton, and basement rocks from Georges Bank, offshore Massachusetts. The overlying Neoproterozoic–Cambrian Islesboro Formation records a second period of extension (interstratified EMORB greenstone) synchronous with accumulation of interbedded siliciclastic and carbonate sediment, prior to recumbent folding. At the base of the moderately deformed Turtle Head Cove (new name) cover sequence, immature greywacke has a youngest zircon population of ca. 515 Ma, large late Neoproterozoic populations (ca. 624 Ma and 678 Ma), a small peak at 1.2 Ga, a moderate number of ca. 1.5 Ga to 2.0 Ga grains, and a few Late Archean grains. Compared with many similar Ganderian age spectra reported from Vermont to New Brunswick, which are all consistent with a source in either the Amazonian or West African cratons, this new age spectrum most closely resembles those from quartzites in the Grand Manaan and Brookville terranes of coastal New Brunswick. Significantly, exotic blocks lithologically indistinguishable from Proterozoic strata on Islesboro occur in the St. Croix terrane within a Lower Ordovician black shale mélange at the base of the Penobscot Formation, suggesting that the St. Croix terrane, Islesboro block, and Ellsworth terrane were initially juxtaposed by Penobscottian thrusting prior to the Middle Ordovician. Subsequently, the Islesboro block was isolated between the bounding post-Silurian, pre-Late Devonian Turtle Head and Penobscot Bay dextral strike-slip faults. Along the North Islesboro fault, a fault-bounded lens of foliated pyritic felsic volcanic and volcaniclastic rock, dated at ca. 372 Ma and containing Devonian to Archean detrital zircons, records late Paleozoic deformation recognized previously in coastal New Brunswick but not in Penobscot Bay.
U-Pb (zircon) age, petrology, and tectonic setting of the Canaan River pluton, southeastern New Brunswick, Canada
Authors: Johnson Susan , Barr Sandra M. , Van Rooyen Deanne , White Chris E.
Published: March 2019

The Canaan River pluton comprises megacrystic monzogranite and quartz diorite to monzodiorite that is exposed in several small inliers on the Carboniferous New Brunswick Platform west of Moncton in southeastern New Brunswick. Its distinct geophysical signature and borehole data suggest that the Canaan River pluton is part of a large buried felsic to mafic intrusive body that lies at relatively shallow depths beneath flat-lying Pennsylvanian sandstone on the platform. New laser ablation ICP-MS in situ analysis of the megacrystic monzogranite yielded a U-Pb zircon concordia age of 412.6 ± 2.1 Ma, indicating that the intrusion is of Early Devonian (upper Lochkovian) age.The new radiometric data along with lithological, geochemical, and isotopic data suggest that the Canaan River pluton is most like the megacrystic Hawkshaw Granite of upper Lochkovian age in the Pokiok Batholith in southwestern New Brunswick. The similarities shown by these granites suggests that they may have been generated in the same complex tectonomagmatic setting related to the successive arrival of the leading edge of Ganderia and Avalonia at the composite Laurentian margin during the Salinic and Acadian orogenies.
Filicopsida from the lower Westphalian (Middle Pennsylvanian) of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, Maritime Provinces, Canada
Authors: Álvarez-Vázquez Carmen
Published: March 2019

This paper presents a taxonomic revision of filicopsid taxa from the lower to middle Westphalian strata of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, Maritime Provinces of Canada. Most of the material represents sporadic historical collecting by Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) personnel, and specimens are in the GSC collections in Ottawa. Additional specimens are in the New Brunswick Museum at Saint John, the Fundy Geological Museum at Parrsboro, and the Joggins Fossil Institute at Joggins. Two specimens from outside Canada clarify specific characteristics. The revision involved the detailed examination of 20 adpression (mainly impression) taxa, of which one, Germera brousmicheae, is new. Detailed synonymy lists, with particular focus on records from Canada and the USA, facilitate a refinement of the stratigraphic and geographic distribution of these species. Most of the taxa from the Maritimes are the same as those from other parts of the paleoequatorial belt of Pennsylvanian times. The Maritimes record of filicopsid taxa closely resembles the filicopsid floras of western Europe, most notably the British Isles.
Adapted Feeding Utensils for People With Parkinson’s-Related or Essential Tremor
Authors: Sabari Joyce , Stefanov Dimitre G. , Chan Judy , Goed Lorraine , Starr Joyce
Published: March 2019

OBJECTIVE. Our objective was to evaluate the effectiveness of four adapted feeding utensils with participants with essential tremor (ET) or tremor related to Parkinson’s disease (PD).

METHOD. Participants performed a simulated feeding task under five conditions: (1) standard spoon (control condition), (2) weighted spoon with standard handle, (3) weighted spoon with built-up handle, (4) swivel spoon, and (5) Liftware Steady™ spoon, a product using active tremor cancellation technology. Participants rated each adapted utensil in comparison with the standard spoon regarding performance, ease of use, speed, neatness, and aesthetics.

RESULTS. Participants preferred the Liftware Steady spoon and weighted spoon with standard handle. Friedman’s test did not reveal statistically significant differences in ratings between the two preferred utensils.

CONCLUSION. Participants had varied reactions to the different adaptive utensils and gave different reasons for preferences. These findings support the need for people with tremor related to ET or PD to have access to trial use of all four devices assessed in this study.
Quantitative capabilities of STXM to measure spatially resolved organic volume fractions of mixed organic ∕ inorganic particles
Authors: Fraund Matthew , Park Tim , Yao Lin , Bonanno Daniel , Pham Don Q. , Moffet Ryan C.
Published: March 2019

Abstract. Scanning transmission X-ray microscopy coupled with near-edge X-ray
absorption and fine structure (STXM-NEXAFS) spectroscopy can be used to
characterize the morphology and composition of aerosol particles. Here, two
inorganic ∕ organic systems are used to validate the calculation of
organic volume fraction (OVF) and determine the level of associated error by
using carbon K-edge STXM data at 278, 285.4, 288.6, and 320 eV. Using the
mixture of sodium chloride and sucrose as one system and ammonium sulfate and
sucrose as another, three solutions were made with 10:1, 1:1, and 1:10
mass ratios (inorganic to organic). The OVFs of the organic-rich aerosols of
both systems deviated from the bulk OVF by less than 1%, while the
inorganic-rich aerosols deviated by approximately 1 %. Aerosols from the
equal mass mixture deviated more (about 4 %) due to thick inorganic
regions exceeding the linear range of Beer's law. These calculations were
performed after checking the data for poor image alignment, defocusing issues, and
particles too thick to be analyzed. The potential for systematic error in the
OVF calculation was also tested by assuming the incorrect composition. There
is a small (about 0.5 %) OVF difference if the organic is erroneously
assumed to be adipic acid rather than the known organic, sucrose. A much
larger difference (up to 25 %) is seen if sodium chloride is assumed
instead of ammonium sulfate. These results show that the OVF calculations are
fairly insensitive to the organic while being much more sensitive to the
choice of inorganic.
Sobre la significación en la representación paisajística del "matte painting" cinematográfico. Propuesta para una clasificación
Authors: Lanza Darío
Published: March 2019

El matte painting, técnica de elaboración de escenarios cinematográficos por medios pictóricos, acoge una de las relaciones más activas y sofisticadas de cuantas se establecen entre cine y pintura. Sin embargo, paradójicamente, un fenómeno tan singular y complejo como este, a medio camino entre lo genuinamente pictórico y lo netamente cinematográfico, no ha recibido hasta el momento un tratamiento suficiente por parte de investigaciones de carácter teórico o académico. En el presente artículo dejamos al margen su estatuto como trucaje y pretendemos contemplar el modo en que, a raíz de su particular construcción de la imagen fílmica, es capaz de soportar un análisis como obra pictórica de pleno derecho. Una reivindicación que nos confronta ante la sugestiva perspectiva de plantear el estudio de estos planos cinematográficos en relación con el funcionamiento significante del texto pictórico que portan. Contemplar al matte painting como una pintura paisajística sumergida en el interior del medio fílmico nos va a permitir plantear un análisis en torno a la intencionalidad y actitud del autor en el acto de comunicación y sobre cómo este significado es transmitido al espectador, apoyando nuestro estudio en las herramientas existentes para la fotografía paisajística.
Female, grief and Romanticism: a reflexive art history approach to a widow sculpture
Authors: Brites Joana , Barbosa-Ribeiro Marta
Published: March 2019

This paper aims to reflexively tackle a specific artwork: The Widow, the most renowned, yet under-studied, sculpture of António Teixeira Lopes, a prominent artist of the Portuguese nineteenth century. Therefore, the analysis of this piece, based on several inquiring procedures believed useful to all art historians, is converted into an epistemological exercise. Firstly, the Romantic sensibility is characterised, alongside the ponderment of the widow’s representational allure. Women and death’s perception in the nineteenth century is thus brought into question. Moreover, the social condition of widows and their identity codification is considered so that the relationship between reality and representation is critically appraised. Secondly, the focus shifts to the sculptor himself and his creative process. At the time living in Paris, his potential connections with death experiences, his professional goals and the pressure of the artistic environment contribute to explain Teixeira Lopes’ selection of this subject. Finally, the sculpture itself is thoroughly examined, questioning every formal choice and its meaning, searching for secular and contemporary visual stimuli which could have deliberately or unconsciously interacted within the creative process. To conclude, the need to approach an artwork simultaneously as unique and as a historical object in its turn chronologically transversal is stressed.
La moda y su influencia en la identidad cultural adolescente
Authors: Toribio-Lagarde Victoria , Álvarez-Rodríguez Dolores
Published: March 2019

Este artículo trata sobre cómo la identidad de los adolescentes se conforma a través de la moda y la cultura visual. Para ello se han analizado los resultados obtenidos en una experiencia en la que han participado treinta jóvenes de distintos institutos de Educación Secundaria Obligatoria y Bachillerato de la provincia de Granada, durante el periodo 2015-2018. Se ha utilizado una metodología cualitativa, para un análisis social, haciendo uso de encuestas, creación de imágenes y narraciones personales, partiendo de una base teórica de historia, psicosociología y marketing de moda. Las conclusiones extraídas, que han tratado de contestar a los objetivos planteados al inicio del proyecto, permiten, por una parte, desarrollar herramientas educativas que ayudan a los adolescentes a responder cuestiones personales a través de su identidad y, por otra, aportan experiencia para futuros estudios introduciendo nuevas temáticas de investigación con gran potencial y posibilidades para el futuro.
Impact of farm protectionism on the use of agricultural inputs in Chile
Authors: Pino Gabriel , Soto-Caro Ariel
Published: March 2019

Despite evidence highlighting the multiple benefits that liberalization can have in the agricultural sector, agricultural protectionism is abundant, especially in developing countries. Chile provides an interesting case on this topic because it implemented an aggressive liberalization in the agricultural sector during the 1970s and 1980s. This paper analyzes the impact of farm protectionism on the use of agricultural inputs in Chile. To do this, we estimated partial elasticities of substitution by incorporating government protectionism as a factor for agricultural production. Our findings reveal that increased protectionism decreases agricultural labor and promotes the use of fixed capital. In contrast, protectionism has no effect on the use of working capital and land. This information shows a clear transference from the government to farmers. Furthermore, our results are useful for anticipating the effects that varying levels of government protectionism can have on the Chilean agricultural sector over time.
Being Accountable and Resultant Stakeholder Confidence in the Era of the Decolonisation of the University
Authors: Omal Felix
Published: March 2019

Today's higher education landscape can best be described as unpredictability. This places university governing councils in critical places to begin to think deeply in terms of forms positionality to provide effective governance. For instance, in the South African higher education scenario currently, there are urgent calls for university decolonisation as such university governing bodies have to show that they are on top of the game through demonstrating to their stakeholders that have in place a responsive habitus that supports stakeholder accountability and confidence in these times. This paper examines the relationship between stakeholder accountability and confidence in institutional values that underpin effective governance. Consequently, this paper was developed from a research project that looked at the role of the university councils in bringing about good governance in the former historically black South African universities grappling with such institutional realities. Utilizing the notion of micro-politics developed from the concept of cultures derived from a multi-theoretical approach, the paper examines the framing of good university governance by governing bodies. Data for this study was collected from institutional documentary sources in the public domain, interviews and surveys. This paper ends with suggestions of governance practices that would assist the university councils grappling with such institutional contexts to provide good governance and possibilities for further research.
COPPER AS AN ANSWER ON THE IMPACT OF OXYDESS STRESS ON THE EYES
Authors: Kempka Katarzyna , Kamiński Piotr , Malukiewicz Grażyna , Bogdzińska Maria
Published: March 2019

The eyes are exposed to many factors, that contribute to the deterioration of their condition. These include environmental conditions and the influence of reactive oxygen species ROS and oxidative stress. Research shows, that one of the most important tasks of created in such way state of emergency is maintenance of relative balance between oxidants (contributing to the formation of ROS) and antioxidants (restraining their effect). Some chemical elements, especially copper, play a key role in blocking ROS and presents an overview of information on the impact of oxidative stress on the eyes and the defense mechanisms with the participation of copper.
REPLACEMENT OF COMBAT AIRCRAFT FLEET IN TERMS OF IMPROVING POLISH NATIONAL SECURITY
Authors: KALWAT, M.Sc. Eng. Lt Marcin
Published: March 2019

The content presented in the article focuses on an assessment regarding of replacement of the combat aircraft fleet in terms of improving Poland’s security. The introduction contains a general outline of the problem situation regarding the need to replace the fleet of combat aircraft in Poland and identifies the research problem that the article focuses on. The subsequent parts of the assessment are: analysis of military threats and the essence of modern and future aerial warfare on the basis of which the author defines the requirements related to the specification of desirable combat aircraft and conducts a statistical survey indicating the recommended number of combat aircraft in Poland. The summary of the article contains conclusions from the conducted research and possible directions for further research in this area.
Effects of Grinding Process on the Properties of the Coal Bottom Ash and Cement Paste
Authors: Mangi Sajjad Ali , Wan Ibrahim Mohd Haziman , Jamaluddin Norwati , Arshad Mohd Fadzil , Memon Sheeraz Ahmed , Shahidan Shahiron
Published: March 2019

The grinding process is necessary to convert original coal bottom ash (CBA) into a powder form. The aim of this study is to evaluate the grinding process effects on physical properties of CBA, it influences on consistency and setting time of cement paste and to predict it potentiality based on chemical characteristics to reduce the alkali-silica reaction (ASR) in concrete. The CBA is the by-product of coal based thermal power plant. Due to high production of electricity in Malaysia, the excess amount of CBA has been produced annually and it causes the environmental problems. Therefore, it is necessary to come up with advanced solutions for that pollution. This study considered the different grinding periods i.e. 2, 10, 20, and 40hrs as to produce different particle fineness. It was perceived through the laboratory findings that the more the grinding period, finer the particle sizes. Besides that, cement paste with 10, 20 and 30% of ground CBA as a substitute of ordinary portland cement (OPC) by weight was prepared, it was observed that the consistency of OPC paste increases with the addition of ground CBA. Moreover, initial and final setting time of cement paste containing ground CBA was observed higher than the OPC paste. Hence, based on experimental analysis and energy efficiency scenario, grinding period of 20hrs with specific surface area 3835.75 cm2/g is suggested for the future studies.
Study on the Extent of the Impact of Data Set Type on the Performance of ANFIS for Controlling the Speed of DC Motor
Authors: Yanling Guo , Ahmed Mohamed Mohamed Elhaj
Published: March 2019

This paper introduces an adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) for tracking SEDC motor speed in order to optimize the parameters of the transient speed response by finding out the perfect training data provider for the ANFIS. The controller was adjusted using PI, PD and PIPD to generate data sets to configure the ANFIS rules. The performance of the ANFIS controllers using these the different data sets was investigated. The efficiencies of the three controllers were compared to each other, where the PI, PD, and PIPD configurations were replaced by ANFIS to enhance the dynamic action of the controller. The performance of the proposed configurations was tested under different operating situations. Matlab's Simulink toolbox was used to implement the designed controllers. The resultant responses proved that the ANFIS based on the PIPD dataset performed better than the ANFIS based on the PI and PD data sets. Moreover, the suggested controller showed a rapid dynamic response and delivered better performance under various operating conditions.
A Strategy for Sustainable Development: Using Nanotechnology for Solar Energy in Buildings (Case Study Parand Town)
Authors: Mahdi Nejad Jamal-e-Din , Asadpour Faezeh
Published: March 2019

Solar energy is a source of free and clean energy that has no harmful environmental effects. Simple applications of new technologies such as nanotechnology are a cost-effective way of using renewable energy, which has led many industries to invest in this area. In this descriptive-analytical study the utilization of solar energy in a hot and dry region of Iran was investigated as a useful and safe resource for supplying the energy needed for the construction of Parand town, considering the available climatic potentials. The statistical population in this study was a group of inhabitants of Parand town, employees of the Tehran Construction Engineering Organization and experts in the field, from which 384 participants were selected by simple random sampling. After collecting field information through a questionnaire, the relationships between the variables of the study were tested by SPSS. The result of the study showed that the most important achievements of using nanotechnology for solar energy in view of the sustainable development of building construction from the participants' perspective were photovoltaic coating on building roofs (58.7% of the participants' responses), nano solar water heaters (57.4% of responses) and active solar cell dryers (22.1% of responses) respectively.
Comparative Study of Bacterial Cellulose Film Dried Using Microwave and Air Convection Heating
Authors: Indriyati I. , Irmawati Yuyun , Puspitasari Tita
Published: March 2019

An investigation was conducted to analyze and compare the properties of bacterial cellulose (BC) films dried using microwave and air convection heating. Prior to the drying process, 90% of the water content inside the BC pellicles was removed through vacuum filtration. After that, the required drying time was only 3-5 min using microwave heating, 95% shorter than that observed for air convection heating. The properties of the BC sheets were characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), X-ray diffractometer (XRD), color difference meter, and tensile tester machine. The results showed that the structure of the BC films was the same for the BC films dried by microwave and air convection heating, i.e. cellulose I, as observed from FTIR spectra and XRD diagrams. Moreover, their color (L*, a*, and b* values) and mechanical properties were also almost identical. However, a slightly lower crystallinity and a higher swelling degree were observed for the BC film dried using microwave heating. These results suggest that microwave heating could be an alternative method of drying BC pellicles in order to shorten the processing time and reduce energy consumption when compared to air convection heating.
Minimizing Electricity Fuel Cost of Thermal Generating Units by Using Improved Firefly Algorithm
Authors: Nguyen Thang Trung , Nguyen Bao Quoc , Nguyen Phuong Duy , Hien Chiem Trong
Published: March 2019

This paper presents the application of an improved firefly algorithm (IFA) for minimizing total electricity generation fuel cost while all loads are supplied by thermal generating units. The proposed IFA was developed by combining two proposed improvements of the firefly algorithm (FA), i.e. improvement of the distance between two considered solutions and improvement of the new-solution production technique. The effect of each proposed improvement on the conventional firefly algorithm (FA) and the performance of IFA were investigated in two study cases, i.e. single- and multi-fuel option based thermal generating units. In the first case, three different systems with three, six and twenty units were employed, while a ten-unit system with four different loads was tested in the second case. The comparison results between IFA and existing methods, including three other FA variants, revealed that the two proposed improvements of FA are very efficient and make IFA a very promising meta-heuristic algorithm for minimizing fuel cost of thermal generating units.
A ABORDAGEM PIKLER E A ORGANIZAÇÃO DO ESPAÇO PARA BEBÊS NA EDUCAÇÃO
INFANTIL
Authors: Pavesi Cocito Renata
Published: March 2019

The article comes from the studies carried out on the Pikler approach to promote teacher training and
improvement of the work developed in a university day care center, focusing on the organization of
spaces for babies. The objective is to present piklerian contributions for the organization of the
institutional space for infants (children up to 1 year and 6 months of age). As methodology, we
adopted bibliographic research. The Pikler approach originated in Budapest with the Hungarian
physician Emmi Pikler who conducted the education and care of orphaned children from 1946. In
studying the Pikler approach we understand space as a support to support babies in their motor
acquisitions and their insertion in the world. The ample space, with little but adequate furniture and
materials thought and selected for the specifics of the age range, allows the baby to experience the
space with his body and, in this way, can gradually perceive and insert himself in the world that
surrounds him . The actions of space organization, in the light of the Pikler approach, place the baby
at the center of the pedagogical process and suppress the evidence and protagonism of the adult, still
so present in this stage of Basic Education. The baby, powerful, capable and active, needs a context
that supports him and allows him to experience his childhood with freedom and care.
A APRENDIZAGEM DA CRIANÇA: ASPECTOS SOBRE SURDEZ E INCLUSÃO ESCOLAR
Authors: Corrêa Tinti Marcela
Published: March 2019

Faced of the expectations that a contemporary idea is made, quality education for all levels of
education, especially with regard to school inclusion. For this reason, the article is being discussed
for the purpose of elucidating on the subject of education. Of qualitative character, analysis the
assumptions that substantiate of development of students did the students to students with
Deafness. Abstract: The Required Requirements for Ins Graph the students of the higher students
of the students are empathizing the perpassam of the performer of Education Special and
Curricular Adaptation. However, since inclusive practices can be applied in the form of
homogeneous ones, since they can promote the differentiation of differences, we can propose the
development of the learning of all.
A DIDÁTICA NA ATUALIDADE: UMA PESQUISA SOBRE OS ASSUNTOS ABORDADOS
NO GT04 DA ANPED
Authors: dos Santos Martins Vieira Daniele , Portela Rinaldi Renata
Published: March 2019

The didactics is configured as a broad field of investigation and has as object of study the teaching
process. It encompasses several actions on pedagogical practice, but also involves the conception
of education that the teacher possesses, since to human and integral formation it is necessary to
consider the political, social, cultural and economic scenario in which the subjects are inserted. In
the light of the above, the objective of this article is to analyze from the productions in the field,
specifically the Working Group on Didactics (GT04) of the National Association of Postgraduate
and Research in Education (ANPED), which reveal about the role of didactics in teacher training. It
is based on the qualitative research, of the bibliographic type; the data collection took place in the
ANPED database between 2007-2017 and data analysis was performed from a descriptiveanalytical perspective. The results reveal mainly the research focus in the researched area.