bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Vitamin D status and oxidative stress in diabetes mellitus
Authors: Lee Wee Chee , Mokhtar Siti Safiah , Munisamy Seetha , Yahaya Sahran , Rasool Aida Hanum Ghulam
Published: July 2018

Diabetes mellitus is an epidemic that is gaining global concern. Chronic hyperglycemia in diabetes induces the excess production of free radicals. The deleterious effects of excess free radicals are encountered by endogenous antioxidant defense system. Imbalance between free radicals production and antioxidants defense mechanisms leads to a condition known as "oxidative stress”. Diabetes mellitus is associated with augmented oxidative stress that induced micro- and macrovascular complications, which presents a significant risk for cardiovascular events. Low vitamin D levels in the body have also been reported to be associated with the pathogenesis of diabetes and enhanced oxidative stress. The article is to review available literature and summarize the relationship between oxidative stress and vitamin D levels in diabetes. We also review the effects of vitamin D analogs supplementation in improving oxidative stress in diabetics.
Si Griseldis m’était conté : entre attendrissement et enseignement
Authors: Loba Anna
Published: July 2018

My intention is to show in this article the role of emotions in the reception and dissemination of the Griselda story. Petrarch’s affective reactions to Boccaccio’s tale opened the path that many authors would pursue. I propose to trace the transition from the strange and confusing story to didactic and exemplary and explain the place of Griselda in courtesy literature addressed to women in the late Middle Ages.
Editorial Volume 9, Issue 5
Authors: Rodrigues Paulo Cesar Chagas , Silva Adriano Maniçoba da
Published: July 2018

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Applied quantitative methods in materials handling – a case study in the MPMP hospital
Authors: Da Silva Flavio Alberto Gomes
Published: July 2018

Quantitative methods is an important tool for a wide range of logistic processes, particularly in stock management operations such as handling and storage. Especially in a Hospital, in which it is essential to a good supply of materials and medicines that guarantee the agility required in meeting the demands of patients. The objective of the present work is to understand the process of separation and distribution of materials and medicines within a hospital storeroom and use quantitative methods for optimizing management and routing of its activities aimed at reduce the time of path between the stockroom to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Surgery, Nursery and adult Intensive Care Unit of Hospital MPMP. For this, a literature search and a case study in a Hospital. The article presents a suggestion of improvement of routing and optimization of distribution processes, using Microsoft Solver. Which might verify that the implementation of this procedure is quite simple and the Hospital can deploy it with confidence that improvements will occur at the service level.
Correlation analysis of exports of manufactured products and basic products in the State of São Paulo
Authors: Silva Gabriel Nery da
Published: July 2018

Participation in international trade has been important for national economy and keeps increasing over the years, and it may be noted by the importation and exportation activities. In this sense this study aims ­­to verify whether there is correlation between exports of manufactured and basic products in the State of São Paulo, as well as between them and time. Therefore it was used data available at Ministério da Indústria, Comércio Exterior e Serviços (MDIC) website relating to the amount in US$ of both manufactured products and basic products exported in the State of São Paulo from 2006 to 2016. The analysis was performed by using simple linear regression statistical calculation, aiming to verify whether there is correlation. Findings indicate there is strong correlation between the exports of basic products and time; there is no correlation between the exports of manufactured products and time; there is no correlation between the exports of basic products and the exports of manufactured products. Findings may help practitioners in forecasting demands as well as the understanding about exports behaviors when making-decisions.
Use of information and communication technology in logistics operations of storage: a case study of application in industry of toys
Authors: Mazur Isis , Rakauskas Felipe , Rosa Aline
Published: July 2018

Currently supply chains are increasingly competitive, making companies seek constantly a differential in its products, process or services information and communication technology, when well used, it becomes a differential for the pursuit of excellence in organizations the present study aims to present the use of information and communication technology in logistics operations, specifically, in storage with the use of an ERP system integrated with mobile technology methodology this is an exploratory research, and takes the form of a case study in a toy manufacturing company. The research demonstrated that the ERP system integrated with mobile technology allowed the reduction of costs in the storage process, as well as the agility in the storage operations, with the optimization of the flow of activities, simplification and speed in the process of supplying materials, one of the recommendations of the research, it is suggested, the assessment of use of RFID in the logistics operations along with the ERP system and mobile technology.
The logistics controller: the contribution of a logistics specialized professional
Authors: Oliveira Fábio Henrique de , Higashi Roberto
Published: July 2018

Faced with the adversities that arise in a widespread competition scenario, new concepts and opportunities emerge over time, whether in the form of a competitor that answer customer needs in less time, or as a technological innovation that needs to be dominated. Within this context, Logistics managers have realized that besides the ordinary challenge to maintain their own business, they must seek the continuous improvement of their services, make fewer mistakes, to be more effective and efficient in logistics processes. The objective of this work is characterize and describe the application of the logistics controller, to understand within the logistics structure what is its benefits, understanding the role of controllership and the role of logistics, the relationship between controllership and logistics, the role of logistics controller, its duties, the activities to be carried out, the relationship with the various hierarchical levels, the knowledge that must be mastered and finally, what it can do for logistics. For this study, the descriptive case study with multiple cases was applied. The data acquired demonstrate that managers has a notion of the importance of having a professional that can unify the information and for this to have knowledge and competence in controllership exist, but that at the same time can be inserted in the logistics area.
Demand forecasting: proposal of a model for a glass tempering industry
Authors: Martins Jéssica Arrais , Cruz Jeferson Auto da
Published: July 2018

The given article aims to evaluate different quantitative demand forecast methods through a case study on a glass tempering company. The analysis were held based on historical data series, which allowed the use of a part of this data for method application and another part for comparison and validation of the model`s results. The methods were compared based on obtaining the mean absolute error. In the studied company, the raw material request for the suppliers was made when new orders are ordered (pulled production). This method results in longer responsiveness, mainly due to the waiting time of raw material arrival. The application of those different demand forecasting models were analysed over three types of products on the tempered glass category, which represents a total volume of 65% of the company's costs. As a result, two methods were better adapted to the real data, providing absolute errors between 0.25 and 0.29. This given work showed that the application of the demand forecasting methods would reduce orders delivery time, what could lead to real gains to the analyzed company.
The process timeline for sustainable construction management: case study in the construction of an educational centre
Authors: Silva Thais Taba da , Clementino Márcio Rodrigues , Silva Adriano Maniçoba da , Tanaka Wilson Yoshio , Zampini Eugenio de Felice
Published: July 2018

Entrepreneurship is hard work, especially when it comes to the creation of an innovative, ecologically correct and sustainable project, and the small entrepreneur, in addition to facing bureaucratic and fiscal obstacles, has great difficulty in running his business, planning and optimizing his production for lack structured management knowledge. This is what happens with the company studied, where the construction of an educational centre, thought to be a model of ecological and sustainable building, did not have a schedule of execution, thus becoming dependent on very short term planning, accomplished at each step, rather than a structured action as a whole. In this sense, the Critical Path Method (CPM), which uses simple estimates for the duration of the building stages and the PERT technique, was implemented among a variety of schedules and methods for planning and control of works execution. This method is suitable and simple to use by small businesses. This methodology, easy to be understood and implemented, generated benefit to the company, allowing planning, predictability and control of the works.
Discrete simulation applied to a gas appliance company
Authors: Clementino Márcio Rodrigues , Silva Thais Taba da , Silva Adriano Maniçoba da , Tanaka Wilson Yoshio , Zampini Eugenio de Felice
Published: July 2018

The proper management of the operations is fundamental to the companies' results, and, particularly, the continuous improvement in production processes is extremely important to raise the level of efficiency. The present study aimed to simulate the process of welding of a component called heat exchanger that makes up a gas water heater. Then, this simulation has the objective of optimizing the production process. The data collected were obtained from a company located in Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo. The results of the simulation model point to opportunities for improvement, mainly in the direction of reducing work shifts.
Influencing factors analysis to determine standard time of operators in a gauge calibration process
Authors: Faria Karen Botelho , Santos Ana Carla de Souza Gomes dos , Mendonça Layanne Andrade , Reis Augusto da Cunha , Salles Sérgio Augusto Faria
Published: July 2018

Companies seek to improve service level, aiming to meet the most demanding customers that enable it survives in a complex and competitive marketplace. The article presents a study in a company of repair and maintenance of industrial equipment and instruments, located in Campos dos Goytacazes (RJ), aiming to identify the factors that influence the execution time of the operators' activities in the manometer calibration process. For this scope, the study of times and movements and statistical analyzes, such as Linear Regression and ANOVA, were applied. The survey revealed that operators who have completed their technical courses in mechanics perform the activities in standard time greater than those who have not yet completed and that working on board and being married do not change the execution time. It also revealed that employees of lower age and longer experience are preferable because of shorter operating times and that the age was statistically significant, revealing that the most appropriate age to have a shorter time is approximately 27 years.
Main variables that are influenced by the anthropic activity resulting from the soybean production in the municipalities of Mato Grosso
Authors: Toloi Rodrigo Carlo , Lopes Alexandra Cristina Ramos da Silva , Toloi Marley Nunes Vituri , Reis João Gilberto Mendes dos , Bonilla Silvia Helena , Freitas Junior Moacir de
Published: July 2018

This study aimed to identify how the main variables that are influenced by the anthropic activity resulting from the soybean production in the Mato Grosso Municipalities cluster among themselves. Factor analysis method was used to identify underlying dimensions that can account for the shared variation of observed variables. The factorial analysis proposes to reduce the number of variables by the extraction of independent factors, so that a better explanation of the relationship between the original variables occurs, avoiding correlational problems and reducing the relevance of endogeneity. Three dimensions were identified, each with a different combination of variables. Based on the results from principal components modelling it is fair to state that the impacts of the anthropic activity resulting from soybean production in the Mato Grosso municipalities can be analyzed according to three main domains: production impacts, socioeconomic impacts and demographic impacts. The main contribution of this paper is that it offers a useful framework of analysis for both public and private decision-makers regarding the influence of soybean production on economic, social, environmental, and cultural factors.
Routing software utilization to analyze vehicle idleness: case study in a Distribution Center in Suzano
Authors: Gomes Alcir das Neves , Sena Alexandre da Silva , Mariano Douglas Carvalho , Rodrigues Enio Fernandes
Published: July 2018

O transporte de carga é uma das atividades mais representativas em relação ao custo logístico. Assim, é imperativo que as empresas comprometidas com a redução de custos em busca de vantagem competitiva, atente para oportunidades de melhoria nesta atividade. A presente pesquisa foi desenvolvida com um estudo de caso em um Centro de Distribuição localizado na cidade de Suzano, que consistiu na simulação de rotas de entrega utilizando um software de roteirização permitindo a comparação de rotas criadas eletronicamente e manualmente. O período selecionado foi o mês de outubro de 2016. O estudo utilizou as informações reais das entregas realizadas no período e as separou diariamente, recriando uma rota para cada data permitindo a comparação da operação real com a operação sugerida criada pelo roteiro. Programas. Os resultados indicaram que a utilização de software proporciona redução de 26,4% na utilização de veículos e a economia de pagamento das diárias alcançaria 31,63%. O estudo mostra a intenção da empresa de adotar o software. Finalmente, recomenda-se realizar outros estudos utilizando outras variáveis.
Game Analysis of Risk Factors under Export Credit Insurance Finance
Authors: Shi Yanjing , Wang Haiyan
Published: July 2018

Export credit insurance plays an important role in promoting exportation, and thus it represents a guarantee of payment receivable for exporter. It not only offers a good way to disperse and release risk caused by uncertainty of foreign countries and importers’ credit, but also inspires a good finance support for exporter. Export corporations can apply loan from banks easily with the guarantee of export credit insurance. Characterized with lower threshold, export credit insurance finance(ECIF) becomes a good funding choice especially for small and medium companies and brings considerable intermediate businesses to commercial banks. Despite the benefits of ECIF, false trades appear frequently due to the intricate risks that are hard to be measured by quantitative method. The risks covered by export credit insurance include commercial risk and political risk. Commercial risks can be classified by two reasons: importer bankruptcy and importer collusion with exporter. The risk of insolvency can be measured by modern credit risk models, however, the probability that importer breaches a contract due to dishonesty is hard to be discerned because of information asymmetry and high cost of investigation. In ECIF, the risk is even harder to be measured as risks form both importer and exporter are involved. Game theory is widely used in adverse selection and moral hazard. The application of game theory inspired a microeconomic way of risk analysis in ECIF. The case of ECIF can be a seen as a game among the export enterprise, importer, insurer and bank. This paper will figure out the utility of each party under certain default situation and analyze each risk factor. We adopt joint game approach and tree model to obtain the equilibrium result. The purpose is to maximize the expected utility of each party and minimize the probability of exporter and importer’s collusion as they are the core reasons for the loss of commercial bank and export credit agency (ECA). Since the export credit insurance industry and related risk research are still in the early stage in China, we hope this study can enlighten a new way of risk analysis on ECIF.
Tele-Communications 2.0: The Age of the Internet
Authors: Jerbashian Vahagn , Kochanova Anna
Published: July 2018

Over the past few decades, the Internet has become the major tool for communication, greatly replacing the traditional telecommunication technologies. We use industry-level evidence from 21 European countries and the period 1997–2007 and identify the changing effects of traditional telecommunication technologies and the Internet on the functioning of markets. Specifically, we show that the effect of the traditional telecommunication technologies on competition in services and goods markets has dissipated and has become insignificant during this period. In contrast, the effect of the Internet has gained a significant momentum.
Uniform Price Auctions with Asymmetric Bidders
Authors: Bourjade Sylvain
Published: July 2018

In uniform price auctions, multiple prices are sustainable in equilibrium as a result of the market power of bidders. I show that low price equilibria are removed in a framework with asymmetric bidders who cannot anticipate the seller’s rationing strategy. Attracting high cost bidders’ participation in the auction induces the low cost bidders to bid more aggressively in order to eliminate the high cost bidders. Ex-post optimal equilibria with non-increasing demand schedules only exist when the seller is allowed to use any degree of rationing.
Compactness criteria for real algebraic sets and Newton polyhedra
Authors: Pham Phu Phat , Pham Tien Son
Published: July 2018

Let

f
:

ℝ
n

→
ℝ

{f\colon\mathbb{R}^{n}\rightarrow\mathbb{R}}

be a polynomial and

𝒵
⁢

(
f
)

{\mathcal{Z}(f)}

its zero set. In this paper, in terms of the so-called Newton polyhedron of f, we present
a necessary criterion and a sufficient condition for the compactness of

𝒵
⁢

(
f
)

{\mathcal{Z}(f)}

. From this we derive necessary and sufficient criteria for the stable compactness of

𝒵
⁢

(
f
)

{\mathcal{Z}(f)}

.
Unit-graphs and special unit-digraphs on matrix rings
Authors: Demiroğlu Karabulut Yeşi̇m
Published: July 2018

We use the unit-graphs and the special unit-digraphs on matrix rings to show that every

n
×
n

{n\times n}

nonzero matrix over

𝔽
q

{{\mathbb{F}}_{q}}

can be written as a sum of two

SL
n

{\operatorname{SL}_{n}}

-matrices when

n
>
1

{n>1}

. We compute the eigenvalues of these graphs in terms of Kloosterman sums and study their spectral properties; and we prove that if X is a subset of

Mat
2

⁡

(

𝔽
q

)

{\operatorname{Mat}_{2}({\mathbb{F}}_{q})}

with size

|
X
|

>

2
⁢

q
3

⁢

q

/

(

q
-
1

)

{\lvert X\rvert>2q^{3}\sqrt{q}/(q-1)}

, then X contains at least two distinct matrices whose difference has determinant α for any

α
∈

𝔽
q
∗

{\alpha\in{\mathbb{F}}_{q}^{\ast}}

. Using this result, we also prove a sum-product type result: if

A
,
B
,
C
,
D

⊆

𝔽
q

{A,B,C,D\subseteq{\mathbb{F}}_{q}}

satisfy

|
A
|

⁢

|
B
|

⁢

|
C
|

⁢

|
D
|

4

=

Ω
⁢

(

q
0.75

)

{\sqrt[4]{\lvert A\rvert\lvert B\rvert\lvert C\rvert\lvert D\rvert}=\Omega(q^{%
0.75})}

as

q
→
∞

{q\rightarrow\infty}

, then

(

A
-
B

)

⁢

(

C
-
D

)

{(A-B)(C-D)}

equals all of

𝔽
q
∗

{{\mathbb{F}}_{q}^{\ast}}

. In particular, if A is a subset of

𝔽
q

{{\mathbb{F}}_{q}}

with cardinality

|
A
|

>

3
2

⁢

q

3
/
4

{\lvert A\rvert>\frac{3}{2}q^{3/4}}

, then the subset

(

A
-
A

)

⁢

(

A
-
A

)

{(A-A)(A-A)}

equals all of

𝔽
q

{{\mathbb{F}}_{q}}

. We derive some identities involving character sums of the entries of

2
×
2

{2\times 2}

matrices over finite fields. We also recover a classical result: every element in any finite ring of odd order can be written as the sum of two units.
“It’s funny if the group says so”: Group norms moderate disparaging humor appreciation
Authors: Gutiérrez Catalina Argüello , Carretero-Dios Hugo , Willis Guillermo B. , Morales Miguel Moya
Published: July 2018

We tested the hypothesis that group norms would have an effect on humor appreciation, specifically on ingroup disparaging humor. In this study (N=195), participants were exposed to two humor conditions (neutral or ingroup disparaging humor) and to two group norms regarding humor appreciation (favoring or rejecting). Favoring group norm had a direct effect on the funniness scores. Moreover, an interaction effect of group norm and type of humor was found on the humor appreciation. When the group norm was rejecting, appreciation of the two different types of humor was different, whereas in the favoring group norm, no statistically significant differences were observed. Additionally, for the disparaging humor exposure, a favoring group norm promoted a greater acceptation of the stereotypical characteristics presented in the disparaging humor as realistic and representative of the ingroup. These results suggest that group norms act as important contextual information that influences disparaging humor appreciation.
Beneficial effect of β-elemene alone and in combination with hyperbaric oxygen in traumatic brain injury by inflammatory pathway
Authors: Meng Xiangen , Li Na , Zhang Yu , Fan Danfeng , Yang Chen , Li Hang , Guo Dazhi , Pan Shuyi
Published: July 2018

Background

Present study evaluates the neuroprotective effect of β-elemene alone and in combination with hyperbaric oxygen (HO) in traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Methodology

TBI was induced by dropping a weight from a specific height. All the animals were separated in to five groups (n=20) like control group; TBI group; β-elemene treated group which receives β-elemene (100 mg/kg, i.p.) half an hour after the injury; HO group which receives hyperbaric oxygen therapy and β-elemene + HO group which receives β-elemene (100 mg/kg, i.p.) half an hour after the injury and hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Neurological function was assessed to evaluate the effect of β-elemene in TBI rats. Thereafter level of inflammatory cytokines and expression of protein of inflammatory pathway was assessed in the brain tissues of TBI rats. In addition TUNEL assay was also done for the determination apoptosis in neuronal cells.

Result

Data of the report reveals that β-elemene alone and in combination with hyperbaric oxygen (HO) significantly decreases the neurological score Compared to TBI group. Moreover level of inflammatory cytokines and expression of LTR4 and casepase 3 significantly decrease and increase in the expression of IkB in β-elemene alone and in combination with hyperbaric oxygen (HO) treated group compared to TBI group. Data of TUNEL assay also reveals that β-elemene treated group shows significant decrease in the TUNEL positive cells and apoptosis index compared to TBI group.

Conclusion

Thus present study concludes the neuroprotective effect of β-elemene against TBI and it shows synergistic effect on TBI when treated with HO.
Reconsidering the Work of Claire Johnston
Authors: Fabian Rachel
Published: July 2018

This essay examines the work of British “cinefeminist” Claire Johnston, whose activism, writings, and filmmaking during the 1970s and 1980s merged innovative feminist media production practices with new modes of theoretical inquiry. Johnston's 1973 essay “Women's Cinema as Counter-Cinema” was crucial to feminist film theory's development, yet the essay's canonization has reduced her thinking to a handful of theoretical concerns. To grasp the full political promise of Johnston's work, this article reconsiders the essay in three related contexts, examining: the historical circumstances in which it was published and the feminist debates it participated in; its ties to Johnston's less noted writings; and its relation to Johnston's filmmaking while she was a member of the London Women's Film Group, a feminist filmmaking collective committed to building coalitions among women media workers. This article won the Society for Cinema and Media Studies Graduate Student Writing Prize in 2016.
Meeting in the Archive
Authors: Sammond Nicholas
Published: July 2018

This paper examines the holdings of several archives that house women's and queer comix. It considers the logics of comix creation, distribution, and collection, and their relationship to the formation of communities. Situating its analysis in relation to the reparative turn in queer history and arguments about queer utopianism, the paper considers these comix, most of which were produced and purchased from the 1970s to the 1990s, against the often libertarian, and misogynist, and better-known, underground comix of that era by figures like Robert Crumb, Spain Rodriguez, and S. Clay Wilson. It asks what sorts of relationships we might discern between the contents of women's and queer comix and the communities they represented and contributed to, and how archives of those comix inflect our understanding of that shared and contested history.
Non-native English Speaking Teachers’ Subjectivities and Colombian Language Policies: A Narrative Study
Authors: Gómez-Vásquez Leidy Yisel , Guerrero Nieto Carmen Helena
Published: July 2018

This article reports the results of a study whose purpose was to trace the configuration of professional subjectivities by analyzing the narratives of four Colombian non-native English speaking teachers in the framework of language policies. In this qualitative-narrative study we used written narratives and narrative interviews as instruments to collect data from the participants who work in different universities and schools in Colombia. Their stories were analyzed using short story analysis, and the results allowed us to identify a core category: Re-creating the self: An entangled, changeable and endless process which shows that the subjectivities are influenced by others, teachers go through processes of acceptance or rejection when configuring them, and knowledge and reflection play an important role.
La posibilidad de hacer. La creación sonora en el espacio social
Authors: Andueza Olmedo María
Published: July 2018

Este artículo se centra en la creación sonora, en particular en la realizada con carácter eventual en el espacio público y, más específicamente, en aquella que fija su atención en su condición contextual. Considera la facultad de estas acciones para procurar las condiciones para un conocimiento personal y compartido, atendiendo a las situaciones que provoca y a la multiplicidad de conocimientos posibles que pueden surgir de ellas. El artículo parte de la reflexión que hace Jonathan Sterne sobre los modos de diseminar el conocimiento de los estudios sonoros en The Sound Studies Reader y propone, a través del análisis de un grupo de acciones, fijarse en el estadio anterior al conocimiento ya producido con obras cuyo modus operandi identifica determinadas cuestiones contextuales y las problematiza a través del elemento sonoro y de la escucha como motor del conocimiento.
El sistema vocálico de la lengua chorotega o mangue
Authors: Quirós Rodríguez Juan Santiago
Published: July 2018

En este estudio del sistema vocal de la lengua chorotega ya extinta, se presentan diversos modelos de análisis vocálica (de 7, 5, 4 y 3 vocales) y un modo trivocalico se selecciona finalmente.In this study of the vowel system of the now-extinct Chorotega language, diverse models of vocalic analysis are presented (of 7, 5, 4 and 3 vowels) and a trivocalic mode is finally selected.
"Las hojas del ciprés", clausura del proyecto literario de Jorge Luis Borges
Authors: Montanaro Meza Oscar
Published: July 2018

En el artículo siguiente analizo el cuento "Las hojas del ciprés" incluido en Los Conjurados, el último libro publicado por Jorge Luis Borges. Mi conclusión es que los elementos esenciales de la producción literaria de Borges se mantienen en el presente texto como lo demuestra el hecho de que el narrador ofrece las claves de la génesis de la historia, al igual que ocurre en los textos narrativos incluido en "La historia universal de la infamia".In the folLowing article I analyze the story "Las hojas del ciprés" included in Los conjurados, the last book published by Jorge Luis Borges. I conclude that the essential elements of the literary production of Borges are maintained in the this texto as shown by the fact that the narrator provides the keys to the genesis of the story, just as occurs in the narrative texts included in "La historia universal de la infamia".
Tiempo, espacio y existencia. Análisis de los seres míticos pilagá
Authors: Idoyaga Molina Anatilde
Published: July 2018

En este artículo se propone una taxonomía jerárquica de los seres míticos de la cultura Pilagá, uno de los grupos étnicos que habitan en la región del Gran Chaco de América del Sur. La taxonomía que propongo se basa en los diferentes niveles espacio-temporales en el que estas entidades se encuentran, así como en las funciones específicas que se les atribuyen por la cultura Pilagá.In this article I propose a hierarchical taxonomy of the mythical beings of the Pilagá culture, one of the ethnic groups that inhabit the Gran Chaco region of South America. The taxonomy I propose is based on the different spatio-temporal levels on which these entities are located as well as on the specific functions attributed to them by Pilagá culture.
Afinidades mesoamericanas del mito talamanqueño de los dioses de las tormentas
Authors: Constenla Umaña Adolfo , Pereira Mora Francisco
Published: July 2018

En este artículo sostengo que en el mito de la Serke, los dioses de Talamanca de los vientos y las tormentas, es en realidad una manifestación del tema bien conocido de los hermanos héroe, y que las similitudes detalladas con la versión que se encuentran en el Popol Vuh son una indicación de su difusión desde el Área de Cultura de Mesoamérica. El texto del mito, junto con traducciones tanto literales y gratuitas, está incluido.In this article I argue that the myth of the Sérké, the Talamancan gods of the winds and storms, is actually a manifestation of the well known theme of the hero brothers, and that the detailed similarities with the version found in the Popol Vuh are an indication of its diffusion from the Mesoamerican Culture Area. The text of the myth, together with both literal and free translations, is included.
La relación entre actitudes lingüísticas, conducta e identidad
Authors: Umaña Aguilar Jeanina
Published: July 2018

La contribución de la psicología social y la sociolingüística a la comprensión de las actitudes lingüísticas en general y las actitudes hacia Inglés, en particular. Evaluación del Inglés vis-á-vis otros códigos, de las variaciones sociales y étnicas de Inglés y de acento del habla Inglés, La relación entre el alojamiento y la identidad lingüística, y su relevancia en el aprendizaje de lenguas extranjeras.The contribution of social psychology and sociolinguistics to the understanding of language attitudes in general and attitudes towards English in particular. Evaluation of English vis-á-vis other codes, of social and ethnic variations of English, and of accented English speech, The relationship between linguistic accommodation and identity, and its relevance in foreign language learning.
El uso de captadores de la atención por niños en ambientes formales e informales
Authors: Delegado Chinchilla María Del Carmen
Published: July 2018

Dos factores principales en los intercambios conversacionales: en primer lugar, la intención comunicativa y segundo, la sociedad misma. Este documento se centra en un tipo de acto comunicativo definido por Michael McTear (1985) como el captador de la atención. Captar la atención es, de acuerdo con McTear, dispositivos multifuncionales utilizados por el hablante para iniciar un intercambio o para establecer la comunicación después de varios intentos fallidos. La intención del hablante, un niño en este caso, es captar la atención de los adultos cuando necesita ayuda para realizar algún tipo de tarea escolar. En general, este trabajo presenta los resultados de un estudio observacional en el que los niños, en edades de seis a doce, interactuan en el aula y en la biblioteca de la escuela. Se supone, pues, que si se les ha dado la instrucción adecuada, el niño necesitará muy poca ayuda, pero si por alguna razón, el niño no entiende el mensaje del maestro, él / ella va a hacer uso de captar la atención con el fin de establecer la comunicación . Por otra parte, el niño va a utilizar captar la atención para obtener información o para participar en las actividades de clase. Two main factors condition conversational exchanges: fírst, the communicative intent and second, society itself. This paper concentrates on one type of communicative act defined by Michael McTear (1985) as the attention getter. Attention getters are, according to McTear, multifunctional devices used by the speaker to initiate an exchange or to establish communication after various unsuccessful attempts. The intention of the speaker, a child in this case, is to capture the attention of the adult whenever help is needed to perform some kind of school task. In general, this paper presents the results of an observational study in which children, ages six to twelve, interact in the classroom and in the school library. It is assumed, then that if proper instruction has been given, the child will need very little help, but if for some reason, the child does not understand the teacher's message, he/she will make use of attention getters in order to establish communication. Furthermore, the child will use attention getters to obtain information or to participate in class activities.
Entre el Adán y el Golem, a propósito de un poema de Jorge Luis Borges
Authors: Chinchilla Sánchez Kattia
Published: July 2018

En la producción de literaria de Jorge Luis Borges, hay un pequeño poema llamado "El Golem", que nos remiten a la tradición de la Cábala hebrea. Este artículo pretende mostrar una dimensión mítica simbólica en los binomios DIOS-criatura, DIOS-Adán, el hombre-monstruo, rabino-GOLEM.
La germanofobia de Vicente Blasco en Los cuatro jinetes del Apocalipsis
Authors: Wedel Alfred
Published: July 2018

A pesar de la investigación más reciente sobre la obra de Blasco Ibáñez, algunas de las deficiencias de su novela titulada Los cuatro jinetes del Apocalipsis nunca se han señalado. La falta de motivación psicológica en las escenas de guerra, la interpretación errónea de la historia alemana, y la dicotomía blanco-negro en su interpretación de los alemanes frente a los franceses son cosas que pueden, de hecho, ser llamados los defectos de la novela. El extraordinario éxito de este trabajo en los Estados Unidos se debe a su gran atractivo emocional para el lector, debido al hecho de que el espíritu anti-alemán en el que la novela fue compuesta apeló al estado de ánimo anti-alemán reinante en los Estados Unidos después de la Guerra . Y, sin embargo, la antipatía de Blasco Ibáñez hacia los alemanes no puede tomarse demasiado en serio, ya que no hay otra cara de este autor, que admiraba la misma gente que eligió para atacar. In spite of the more recent research on Blasco Ibáñez's work, some of the shortcomings of his novel entitled The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse have never been pointed out. The lack of any psychological motivation in the war scenes, the erroneous interpretation of German history, and the black-white dichotomy in his portrayal of the Germans versus the French are things that can, indeed, be called the shortcomings of the novel. The extraordinary success of this work in America was due to its great emotional appeal to the reader, owing to the fact that the anti-German spirit in which the novel was composed appealed to the anti-German mood reigning in the United States after the War. And yet, Blasco Ibáñez's antipathy towards the Germans cannot be taken too seriously, since there there is another side of this author which admired the very same people he chose to attack.
Degustación semiótica de un pulique cultural: el discurso culinario en Hombres de maíz
Authors: Villalobos Villalobos Carlos Manuel
Published: July 2018

Este artículo estudia el discurso culinario en la novela Hombres de Maíz de Miguel Ángel Asturias. Considera el sistema de la alimentación como un espacio semiótico que permite leer la historia y la cultura. Los rituales alimentarios son centrales en el texto, sobre todo en lo que concierne al maíz, la planta sagrada del mito fundacional. Se estudian los elementos que conforman los platos comunales y las metáforas que relacionan a las personas con alimentos. Para explicar estas metáforas se recurre al modelo triádico de Lévi-Strauss, quien considera lo crudo, lo cocido y lo podrido como etapas culinarias asociadas a diferentes estadios de las culturas. Se concluye que no existe dicotomía entre civilización o barbarie, sino un proceso de hibridación cultural, evidente en la mezcla de ingredientes y la variedad de platos que se sirven en esta semiosis literaria.
Formas de narración íntima y el estatuto discursivo en Las sombras que perseguimos
Authors: Chen Sham Jorge
Published: July 2018

Con la novela Las sombras que perseguimos de Rima de Vallbona, la narrativa costarricense se introduce con vigor hacia un campo muy poco explorado por nuestra literatura, pues destaca y enarbola su estatuto ficcional mediante sus condiciones de producción; por esta razón se refiere a sí misma como proceso de escritura-lectura que remite menos a la realidad y más a suespecificiadad como lenguaje. Esta conciencia literaria pone de relieve las innovaciones y las rupturas con las que el texto descolla en el contexto costarricense: los desplazamientos y transformaciones del tiempo y del espacio, el modo y los registros narrativos, los intertextos múltiples e imprevistos, el rompimiento con el orden tradicional del relato, la tematización que realiza sobre el acto de novelar. En una palabra, al mostrar una nueva concepción teórica de lo que eslacreación literaria pone en escena no solo su diferencia epistemológica, sino también su conciencia metaficcional.
La morada interior y sus espectros
Authors: Amoretti Hurtado María
Published: July 2018

En 1988 y con motivo del IV Simposio Internacional de Literatura organizado por el Instituto Literario y Cultural Hispánico, en San Germán, Puerto Rico, elaboré unas cuantas reflexiones en torno a uno de los cuentarios de Rima de Vallbona: Mujeres y agonías. A partir de esas reflexiones intento ahora adelantar algunas conclusiones sobre el feminismo de esta sobresaliente escritora costarricense, y continuar con el rastreo de lo que cada vez se me va revelando con mayor evidencia: su obra -novelas y cuentarios- es una totalidad que se articula en tomo a un mismo eje paradigmático. Es el rastreo de este eje, su evolución y transformaciones, lo que me interesa sobre cualquier otro aspecto, por el momento. Cada una de las obras de Rima de Vallbona son reelaboraciones estéticas de una misma problemática: la culpa asentada en una falta llamada pecado.
Modernidad y experimentalismo (El caso de Ramón del Valle-Inclán)
Authors: Zahareas Anthony N.
Published: July 2018

Me ocupo de aproximaciones históricas a la "modernidad" y, en particular, de su aplicación a las contribuciones "modernas" de Valle-Inclán (1886-1936). La modernidad es ya en sí un tema de historia complejo; los códigos modernistas se han propagado de tal suerte que cualquier comunicación engendrada sobre la modernidad tiene múltiples sentidos-la mayoría de las veces contradictorios. En cuanto a las participaciones iberoamericanas, poco se ha escrito que no caiga, forzosamente, en discursos apologéticos: se trata de las quejas de los de la "periferia" que se han excluido del "centro". Así que tanto las modernidades iberoamericanas como los experimentos de Valle-Inclán, dos de los capítulos de la modernidad, no son temas de historia menos complejos.
Valle-Inclán, dramaturgo: La dificultad de ser precursor
Authors: Valembois Víctor
Published: July 2018

Modernidad, postmodernidad, modernismo: al caso del escritor español don Ramón María del Valle-Inclán (1866-1936) le cabrían todas o ninguna de estas taxonomías porque su biografía y su obra resultan relativamente inseparables. El hombre y su creación se muestran bastante escurridizos en cuanto a la aplicación de etiquetas. Frente a este obstáculo insoslayable, Francisco Ruiz Ramón en su ya clásica Historia del Teatro Español' prefirió encasillar al caballero de las "luengas barbas" (junto con Unamuno, Azorín y otros de la llamada "generación del 98" -¡otra taxonomía!) dentro de un grupo de "innovadores y disidentes".
El incesto en Cien años de soledad: ¿Un camino liberador hacia la integración de la estirpe?
Authors: Chinchilla Sánchez Kattia
Published: July 2018

En  Cien años de soledad de García Márquez , el incesto es el aspecto más estudiado y todos los autores deducen que fue el castigo de una familia condenada a "cien años de soledad". Presento una nueva versión de este tema: el incesto es un verdadero camino hacia la libertad y la integración psicológica se combinan tanto naturaleza, humano y animal, muestra las zonas conscientes e inconscientes en una forma de unidad.
La capacidad dialógica de los intertítulos en El genio de la botella
Authors: Chaverri Amalia
Published: July 2018

En este artículo se analiza la función de los títulos en la prestación de un marco para la lectura, la lógica interna y la coherencia, y como précis del sentido de los cuentos de la novela El genio de la botella. Cuarenta y seis títulos de la obra son la base del análisis.
Clases paradigmáticas en la formación del plural de los sustantivos
Authors: Calvo Shadid Annette
Published: July 2018

En este trabajo se analiza la formación del plural de los sustantivos de acuerdo con el modelo morfológico de palabra y paradigma. Se presentan dos tipos de modelos: la operación cero y la sufijación, los cuales están condicionados por ciertas variables lingüísticas, a saber, la cualidad del sonido que se presenta en posición final de la palabra, si esta es patrimonial, si es de uso común y si es conocida o no.The plural formation of nouns according to the morphological model word and paradigm is analized in this article. Two types of morphological processes are presented: zero operation and suffixation. These processes are conditioned by certain linguistic variables such as the quality of the word-final sound and whether or not the word is of longstanding in the language and widely known.
Aproximación a los cuentos de Charles Nodier
Authors: Armellin Secchi Giovanna
Published: July 2018

El propósito de este artículo es contribuir al conocimiento de Charles Nodier (1780- 1844), un escritor francés poco conocido en la actualidad. Presentamos un breve estudio acerca de los cuentos escritos por este autor entre 1830 y 1840, una década en que Nodier produjo abundantes trabajos narrativos relacionados con el tema del sueño.The purpose of this artic\e is to contribute to the knowledge of Charles Nodier (1780- 1844), a French writer who is not yet well known. We present a brief study of the short stories written between 1830 and 1840, a decade in which Nodier produced many narrative works related to the subject of dream.
Correspondencias tonales y el origen de los criollos ingleses del Atlántico
Authors: Portilla Mario
Published: July 2018

El presente estudio tiene como finalidad ofrecer datos de tipo lingüístico que contribuyan a esclarecer la controversia acerca del lugar y el momento en que se gestó la variedad que dio origen a los criollos ingleses del Atlántico. El autor pretende mostrar que las correspondencias de ciertos patrones de distribución tonal encontradas en algunos criollos de base inglesa (especialmente entre el krio y el criollo inglés de Costa Rica) apoyan la hipótesis del origen americano del protocriollo ingles del Atlántico. The purpose of this study is to shed light on the controversy that exists about the place and time in which the language variety that originated English-based Atlantic creoles appeared. The author intends to prove, with linguistic data, that the correspondences found in certain tone distribution patterns (especially between Krio and the English Creole of Costa Rica) support the theory of an American origin for the English-based Atlantic Protocreole.
Experimentación discursiva e hibridación genérica en El infierno verde
Authors: Quesada Soto Álvaro
Published: July 2018

La producción de José Marín Cañas en la literatura costarricense introduce nuevos modelos de relación entre la conciencia y el mundo: una conciencia en crisis o en proceso de formación que se va destruyendo y reconstruyendo al mismo tiempo. El autor reflexiona sobre estos nuevos paradigmas en la obra El infierno verde. José Marín Cañas' Iiterary works bring new relational models between the conscience and the world into Costa Rican Iiterature: his is a conscience in crisis or in the making, which simultanously destroys and reconstructs itself. The author reflects upon these new paradigms in El infierno verde.
Artes y artistas en la obra de Pardo Bazán: Cuentos y últimas novelas
Authors: Latorre Yolanda
Published: July 2018

Para conocer la literatura del siglo XIX es imprescindible una experiencia con la producción de Emilia Pardo Bazán, la cual está insertada en la crisis de valores finisecular. En este artículo, se busca reconocer la intervención de las artes plásticas o musicales en los aspectos discursivos y formales de los textos pardobazanianos, para relacionar esta narrativa con el género "novela de artista". Experiencing Emilia Pardo Bazán' writing is essential to really know XX century literature. Her production is embedded in the turn-of-the-century value crisis. This article aims at recognizing the intervention of fine arts and music in the formal and discoursive features of her texts, in order to relate this narrative to the genre known as "artist's novel".
Il suicidio di Cesare Pavese (1908-1950)
Authors: Armellin Secchi Giovanna
Published: July 2018

César Pavese (1908-50) es un poeta y novelista italiano que ha traducido los escritos de varios americanos al italiano y ha escrito crítica literaria. Sus escritos antifascistas lo llevaron al encarcelamiento, lo que motivó en él la escritura creativa. Durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, formó parte de la resistencia. Pavese fue encontrado muerto en la habitación de un hotel en Torino.Por lo general, la ficción de Pavese versa sobre los conflictos de la vida contemporánea, entre ellos la búsqueda de una identidad propia. Esta búsqueda se da por ejemplo en La luna e ifalo (1950) considerada su mejor novela. Cesare Pavese( 1908-50), Italian poet and novelist. He also translated the writings of numerous Americans into Italian and wrote Iiterary criticismo His anti-Fascist writings led to his imprisonment, which in tum led to his creative writing. During World War II he was part of the Resistence.Pavese's fiction generally deals with the conflicts of contemporary life, such as the search for self identity-as in The Moon and the Bonfires (1950), regarded as his best novel. He was found life less in his room in a hotel of Torino.
Fosilización fonológica en el inglés de una muestra de profesores de inglés como segunda lengua
Authors: Brown Bonnie , Flores Berta
Published: July 2018

En este artículo se analiza la fonología del interlenguaje en una muestra de habla de diecinueve profesores de inglés como segunda lengua en la Escuela de Lenguas Modernas de la Universidad de Costa Rica, con el fin de descubrir los errores fonológicos fosilizados tanto a nivel segmental como prosódico. Las desviaciones grupales en los niveles fonémico y prosódico parecen ser el efecto de una constante transferencia negativa de patrones fonológicos del Español. Los errores intralinguales (generalización de reglas fonológicas del Inglés) son menos frecuentes.