bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Synthesis of Novel Pyrido[4,3-e][1,2,4]triazino[3,2-c][1,2,4]thiadiazine 6,6-dioxide Derivatives with Potential Anticancer Activity
Authors: Sławiński Jarosław , Grzonek Aleksandra , Żołnowska Beata , Kawiak Anna
Published: December 2015

A series of novel 3-/2,3-substituted pyrido[4,3-e][1,2,4]triazino[3,2-c][1,2,4]thiadiazine 6,6-dioxides 4–28 have been synthesized by the reaction of 3-amino-2-(4-thioxo-1,4-dihydropyridin-3-yl-sulfonyl)guanidine with either 2-oxoalkanoic acids and its esters, or phenylglyoxylic hydrates in glacial acetic acid. Some of them exhibited reasonable or moderate anticancer activity toward human cancer cell lines, HCT-116, MCF-7 and HeLa. The structure of this novel heterocyclic ring system was confirmed by 1D-NMR and 2D-NMR spectroscopic data including COSY, ROESY and HMBC, elemental analyses and MS spectrometry.
Dense Plasma Focus-Based Nanofabrication of III–V Semiconductors: Unique Features and Recent Advances
Authors: Mangla Onkar , Roy Savita , Ostrikov Kostya
Published: December 2015

The hot and dense plasma formed in modified dense plasma focus (DPF) device has been used worldwide for the nanofabrication of several materials. In this paper, we summarize the fabrication of III–V semiconductor nanostructures using the high fluence material ions produced by hot, dense and extremely non-equilibrium plasma generated in a modified DPF device. In addition, we present the recent results on the fabrication of porous nano-gallium arsenide (GaAs). The details of morphological, structural and optical properties of the fabricated nano-GaAs are provided. The effect of rapid thermal annealing on the above properties of porous nano-GaAs is studied. The study reveals that it is possible to tailor the size of pores with annealing temperature. The optical properties of these porous nano-GaAs also confirm the possibility to tailor the pore sizes upon annealing. Possible applications of the fabricated and subsequently annealed porous nano-GaAs in transmission-type photo-cathodes and visible optoelectronic devices are discussed. These results suggest that the modified DPF is an effective tool for nanofabrication of continuous and porous III–V semiconductor nanomaterials. Further opportunities for using the modified DPF device for the fabrication of novel nanostructures are discussed as well.
Improving the Performances of Random Copolymer Based Organic Solar Cells by Adjusting the Film Features of Active Layers Using Mixed Solvents
Authors: Zhu Xiangwei , Lu Kun , Xia Benzheng , Fang Jin , Zhao Yifan , Zhao Tianyi , Wei Zhixiang , Jiang Lei
Published: December 2015

A novel random copolymer based on donor–acceptor type polymers containing benzodithiophene and dithienosilole as donors and benzothiazole and diketopyrrolopyrrole as acceptors was designed and synthesized by Stille copolymerization, and their optical, electrochemical, charge transport, and photovoltaic properties were investigated. This copolymer with high molecular weight exhibited broad and strong absorption covering the spectra range from 500 to 800 nm with absorption maxima at around 750 nm, which would be very conducive to obtaining large short-circuits current densities. Unlike the general approach using single solvent to prepare the active layer film, mixed solvents were introduced to change the film feature and improve the morphology of the active layer, which lead to a significant improvement of the power conversion efficiency. These results indicate that constructing random copolymer with multiple donor and acceptor monomers and choosing proper mixed solvents to change the characteristics of the film is a very promising way for manufacturing organic solar cells with large current density and high power conversion efficiency.
The Spirit of Logotherapy
Authors: Costello Stephen
Published: December 2015

The aim of this paper is to adduce the meaning of Viktor Frankl’s logotherapy and existential analysis—the spirit of logotherapy—in the two-fold sense of its core teachings, as well as its emphasis on the spiritual dimension of the human person. Firstly, I situate Frankl’s tri-dimensional ontology—his philosophical anthropology—within a Platonic perspective, asserting that it was Plato who first gave us a picture and model of mental health which he based on the harmony of the disparate parts of the personality—the aim to become One instead of Many, which finds a modern parallel in Viktor Frankl’s logotherapy, which likewise stresses the importance of inner wholeness (an anthropological oneness) despite our ontological differences. Classical Greek philosophers all pointed to the Logos as source of order—to the horizon of meaning-potentials, so I visit the various understandings of this term from the pre-Socratics to Frankl, albeit briefly, to avoid semantic confusion in what is to follow. I then discuss in some detail the exact meaning that logos/spirit has in Frankl’s philosophical conceptualisations. Disorders of logos may be seen in various psychopathologies and pnemopathologies which I go on to consider, highlighting the differences between various terms that are commonly left unclarified. Next, I adumbrate the differences between psychotherapy and logotherapy, which ultimately revolves around the difference between instincts and spirit before demarcating the boundaries between religion (as salvation) and logotherapy (as sanity). The question I pose next is: what exactly constitutes the spiritual in logotherapy, as in life? An example is given to concretise the conceptual considerations previously elucidated before drawing on another distinction, that between “ultimate meaning” and “the meaning of the moment”. The paper concludes with a brief excursus into the work of Ken Wilber by way of enabling us to appreciate and better understand the monumental significance of Frankl’s contribution to the field of transpersonal studies in relation to his refusal to collapse, confuse or conflate the higher dimensions of the person into lower ones.
Moving Object Detection on a Vehicle Mounted Back-Up Camera
Authors: Kim Dong-Sun , Kwon Jinsan
Published: December 2015

In the detection of moving objects from vision sources one usually assumes that the scene has been captured by stationary cameras. In case of backing up a vehicle, however, the camera mounted on the vehicle moves according to the vehicle’s movement, resulting in ego-motions on the background. This results in mixed motion in the scene, and makes it difficult to distinguish between the target objects and background motions. Without further treatments on the mixed motion, traditional fixed-viewpoint object detection methods will lead to many false-positive detection results. In this paper, we suggest a procedure to be used with the traditional moving object detection methods relaxing the stationary cameras restriction, by introducing additional steps before and after the detection. We also decribe the implementation as a FPGA platform along with the algorithm. The target application of this suggestion is use with a road vehicle’s rear-view camera systems.
A Novel Method of Multi-Information Acquisition for Electromagnetic Flow Meters
Authors: Cui Wenhua , Li Bin , Chen Jie , Li Xinwei
Published: December 2015

In this paper, a novel method is proposed for multi-information acquisition from the electromagnetic flow meter, using magnetic excitation to measure the fluid velocity and electrochemistry impedance spectroscopy (EIS) for both the fluid quality and the contamination level of the transducer. The impedance spectra of the transducer are measured with an additional electrical stimulus in series with the electrode measurement loop. The series connection mode instead of the parallel one improves the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of the fluid velocity measurement and offers a wide range of impedance measurements by using a sample capacitance. In addition, a multi-frequency synchronous excitation source is synthesized based on the method of dual-base power sequences for fast EIS measurement. The conductivity measurements in the range of 1.7 μS/cm–2 mS/cm showed a relatively high accuracy with a measurement error of 5%, and the electrode adhesion detection on both with coating and no coating showed the ability of the qualitative determination of the electrode adhesion, which validated the feasibility of the multi-information acquisition method for the electromagnetic flow meter (EMFM).
The Effectiveness of Healthy Community Approaches on Positive Health Outcomes in Canada and the United States
Authors: Williams-Roberts Hazel , Jeffery Bonnie , Johnson Shanthi , Muhajarine Nazeem
Published: December 2015

Healthy community approaches encompass a diverse group of population based strategies and interventions that create supportive environments, foster community behavior change and improve health. This systematic review examined the effectiveness of ten most common healthy community approaches (Healthy Cities/Communities, Smart Growth, Child Friendly Cities, Safe Routes to Schools, Safe Communities, Active Living Communities, Livable Communities, Social Cities, Age-Friendly Cities, and Dementia Friendly Cities) on positive health outcomes. Empirical studies were identified through a search of the academic and grey literature for the period 2000–2014. Of the 231 articles retrieved, 26 met the inclusion criteria with four receiving moderate quality ratings and 22 poor ratings using the Effective Public Health Practice Project Quality Assessment Tool. The majority of studies evaluated Safe Routes to School Programs and reported positive associations with students’ active commute patterns. Fewer studies assessed benefits of Smart Growth, Safe Communities, Active Living Communities and Age-Friendly Cities. The remaining approaches were relatively unexplored in terms of their health benefits however focused on conceptual frameworks and collaborative processes. More robust studies with longer follow-up duration are needed. Priority should be given to evaluation of healthy community projects to show their effectiveness within the population health context.
A Rapid LC-HRMS Method for the Determination of Domoic Acid in Urine Using a Self-Assembly Pipette Tip Solid-Phase Extraction
Authors: Zhang Yiping , Chen Dawei , Hong Zhuan
Published: December 2015

In this study, we developed a self-assembly pipette tip solid-phase extraction (PTSPE) method using a high molecular weight polymer material (PAX) as the adsorbent for the determination of domoic acid (DA) in human urine samples by liquid chromatography high-resolution mass spectrometry (LC-HRMS) analysis. The PTSPE cartridge, assembled by packing 9.1 mg of PAX as sorbent into a 200 μL pipette tip, showed high adsorption capacity for DA owing to the strong cationic properties of PAX. Compared with conventional SPE, the PTSPE is simple and fast, and shows some advantages in the aspects of less solvent consumption, low cost, the absence of the evaporation step, and short time requirement. All the parameters influencing the extraction efficiency such as pH, the amount of sorbent, the number of aspirating/dispensing cycles, and the type and volume of eluent in PTSPE were carefully investigated and optimized. Under the optimized conditions, the limit of detection (LOD) and limit of quantification (LOQ) values of DA were 0.12 μg/L and 0.37 μg/L respectively. The extraction recoveries of DA from the urine samples spiked at four different concentrations were in a range from 88.4% to 102.5%. The intra- and inter-day precisions varied from 2.1% to 7.6% and from 2.6% to 12.7%, respectively. The accuracy ranged from −1.9% to −7.4%.
Physical properties and biological activities of hesperetin and naringenin in complex with methylated β-cyclodextrin
Authors: Sangpheak Waratchada , Kicuntod Jintawee , Schuster Roswitha , Rungrotmongkol Thanyada , Wolschann Peter , Kungwan Nawee , Viernstein Helmut , Mueller Monika , Pongsawasdi Piamsook
Published: December 2015

The aim of this work is to improve physical properties and biological activities of the two flavanones hesperetin and naringenin by complexation with β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) and its methylated derivatives (2,6-di-O-methyl-β-cyclodextrin, DM-β-CD and randomly methylated-β-CD, RAMEB). The free energies of inclusion complexes between hesperetin with cyclodextrins (β-CD and DM-β-CD) were theoretically investigated by molecular dynamics simulation. The free energy values obtained suggested a more stable inclusion complex with DM-β-CD. The vdW force is the main guest–host interaction when hesperetin binds with CDs. The phase solubility diagram showed the formation of a soluble complex of AL type, with higher increase in solubility and stability when hesperetin and naringenin were complexed with RAMEB. Solid complexes were prepared by freeze-drying, and the data from differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) confirmed the formation of inclusion complexes. The data obtained by the dissolution method showed that complexation with RAMEB resulted in a better release of both flavanones to aqueous solution. The flavanones-β-CD/DM-β-CD complexes demonstrated a similar or a slight increase in anti-inflammatory activity and cytotoxicity towards three different cancer cell lines. The overall results suggested that solubilities and bioactivities of both flavanones were increased by complexation with methylated β-CDs.
Bright molecules for sensing, computing and imaging: a tale of two once-troubled cities
Authors: de Silva A Prasanna
Published: December 2015

The circumstances in Colombo, Sri Lanka, and in Belfast, Northern Ireland, which led to a) the generalization of luminescent PET (photoinduced electron transfer) sensing/switching as a design tool, b) the construction of a market-leading blood electrolyte analyzer and c) the invention of molecular logic-based computation as an experimental field, are delineated. Efforts to extend the philosophy of these approaches into issues of small object identification, nanometric mapping, animal visual perception and visual art are also outlined.
English Adjectives Expressing “Type-Anaphora” in Indefinite Noun Phrases
Authors: Breban Tine
Published: December 2015

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Two Types of Covert Wh-movement
Authors: Kato Takaomi
Published: December 2015

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Verb Serialization and Argument Unification? A Case Study of Three Serial Verb Constructions in Tsou
Authors: Lin Gujing
Published: December 2015

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Mandarin Vowels Revisited: Evidence from Electromagnetic Articulography
Authors: Wu Chen-Huei , Shih Chilin
Published: December 2015

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Discourse and Scalar Structure in Non-Canonical Negation
Authors: Amaral Patricia , Schwenter Scott A.
Published: December 2015

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Kinesic Components of Multimodal Utterances
Authors: Kendon Adam
Published: December 2015

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The grammar of relative measurement
Authors: Ahn Dorothy , Sauerland Uli
Published: December 2015

Relative measures such as percent and thirds relate one quantity to another. In several languages, determiner phrases containing relative measures can express two distinct construals: 1) The conservative construal in 'The company hired 55% of the women' considers the ratio of the company hires among all women. 2) The non-conservative construal in 'The company hired 55% women' is instead concerned with the ratio of women among the company hires. Other languages that distinguish the two construals using morphosyntactic means include German, Korean, Serbian, French, Georgian, Italian, and Hebrew. We present a syntactic and semantic analysis for the two construals. We argue that the non-conservative construal involves a different constituency of the measure-DP, and that focus semantics combined with a version of the copy theory of movement accounts for the non-conservative interpretation. Keywords: quantification, measurement, relations, fractions, conservativity, universals, copy theory
Differences and similarities between scalar inferences and scalar modifiers: The case of quantifiers
Authors: McNabb Yaron
Published: December 2015

Despite the rich theoretical and experimental work on scalar implicature, many of the studies on this topic were limited to some vs. all, neglecting the cross-categorial pervasiveness of the phenomena. The few experimental studies involving a more diverse group of scalar implicatures have found variation among expressions in the likelihood they give rise to scalar implicature, thereby challenging the assumption that scalar implicature (and generalized conversational implicature) is a uniform phenomenon (Doran, Baker, McNabb, Larson & Ward 2009; Doran, Ward, Larson, McNabb & Baker 2012; Van Tiel, Van Miltenburg, Zevakhina & Geurts 2014). This paper presents a first, systematic investigation of the degree to which a large group of quantifiers give rise to the implicature ‘not all’ using an utterance compatibility task with a modified Likert scale. Two accounts for the variation among quantifiers are proposed: (i) Shared semantic properties among three coherent groups of quantifiers account for the degree they give rise to upper- bound implicature; or (ii) the likelihood of an implicature is a function of the scalar distance between the various quantifiers and ‘all’. The predictions these two accounts make are discussed, charting the way to a future investigation of the heterogeneity of scalar implicature.
INTERFERENCE OF THE RUNNING WAVES AT LIGHT BRIDGES OF A SUNSPOT
Authors: Su J. T. , Ji K. F. , Banerjee D. , Cao W. D. , Priya T. G. , Zhao J. S. , Yu S. J. , Ji H. S. , Zhang M.
Published: December 2015

The observations of chromospheric oscillations of two umbral light bridges (LBs) within a sunspot from NOAA Active Region 12127 are presented. It was found that the running umbral waves with periods of 2.2–2.6 minutes underwent very fast damping before approaching umbral boundaries, while those with higher periods (>2.6 minutes) could propagate outside umbrae. On two sides of each LB adjacent to umbrae, the cross-wavelet spectra displayed that the oscillations on them had a common significant power region with dominant frequencies of 2–6 minutes and phase differences of ∼90°. A counterstream of two running umbral waves in the 2–6 minute frequency range propagated toward the LBs, where they encountered each other and gave rise to constructive or even destructive interference on the LBs. In addition, the velocity and density perturbations on the LBs were found in opposite phases suggesting that the perturbations were caused by the downward propagating waves.
UV DRIVEN EVAPORATION OF CLOSE-IN PLANETS: ENERGY-LIMITED, RECOMBINATION-LIMITED, AND PHOTON-LIMITED FLOWS
Authors: Owen James E. , Alvarez Marcelo A.
Published: December 2015

We have investigated the evaporation of close-in exoplanets irradiated by ionizing photons. We find that the properties of the flow are controlled by the ratio of the recombination time to the flow timescale. When the recombination timescale is short compared to the flow timescale, the flow is in approximate local ionization equilibrium with a thin ionization front where the photon mean free path is short compared to the flow scale. In this “recombination-limited” flow the mass-loss scales roughly with the square root of the incident flux. When the recombination time is long compared to the flow timescale the ionization front becomes thick and encompasses the entire flow with the mass-loss rate scaling linearly with flux. If the planet's potential is deep, then the flow is approximately “energy-limited”; however, if the planet's potential is shallow, then we identify a new limiting mass-loss regime, which we term “photon-limited.” In this scenario, the mass-loss rate is purely limited by the incoming flux of ionizing photons. We have developed a new numerical approach that takes into account the frequency dependence of the incoming ionizing spectrum and performed a large suite of 1D simulations to characterize UV driven mass-loss around low-mass planets. We find that the flow is “recombination-limited” at high fluxes but becomes “energy-limited” at low fluxes; however, the transition is broad occurring over several orders of magnitude in flux. Finally, we point out that the transitions between the different flow types do not occur at a single flux value but depend on the planet's properties, with higher-mass planets becoming “energy-limited” at lower fluxes.
CHANDRA OBSERVATIONS OF EIGHT SOURCES DISCOVERED BY INTEGRAL
Authors: Tomsick John A. , Krivonos Roman , Wang Qinan , Bodaghee Arash , Chaty Sylvain , Rahoui Farid , Rodriguez Jerome , Fornasini Francesca M.
Published: December 2015

We report on 0.3–10 keV observations with the Chandra X-ray Observatory of eight hard X-ray sources discovered within 8° of the Galactic plane by the International Gamma-ray Astrophysics Laboratory satellite. The short (∼5 ks) Chandra observations of the IGR source fields have yielded very likely identifications of X-ray counterparts for three of the IGR sources: IGR J14091–6108, IGR J18088–2741, and IGR J18381–0924. The first two have very hard spectra in the Chandra band that can be described by a power law with photon indices of Γ = 0.6 ± 0.4 and –

, respectively (90% confidence errors are given), and both have a unique near-IR counterpart consistent with the Chandra position. IGR J14091–6108 also displays a strong iron line and a relatively low X-ray luminosity, and we argue that the most likely source type is a cataclysmic variable (CV), although we do not completely rule out the possibility of a high mass X-ray binary. IGR J18088–2741 has an optical counterpart with a previously measured 6.84 hr periodicity, which may be the binary orbital period. We also detect five cycles of a possible 800–950 s period in the Chandra light curve, which may be the compact object spin period. We suggest that IGR J18088–2741 is also most likely a CV. For IGR J18381–0924, the spectrum is intrinsically softer with

, and it is moderately absorbed, N
H = (4 ± 1) × 1022 cm−2. There are two near-IR sources consistent with the Chandra position, and they are both classified as galaxies, making it likely that IGR J18381–0924 is an active galactic nucleus. For the other five IGR sources, we provide lists of nearby Chandra sources, which may be used along with further observations to identify the correct counterparts, and we discuss the implications of the low inferred Chandra count rates for these five sources.
HYDRODYNAMIC MOVING-MESH SIMULATIONS OF THE COMMON ENVELOPE PHASE IN BINARY STELLAR SYSTEMS
Authors: Ohlmann Sebastian T. , Röpke Friedrich K. , Pakmor Rüdiger , Springel Volker
Published: December 2015

The common envelope (CE) phase is an important stage in binary stellar evolution. It is needed to explain many close binary stellar systems, such as cataclysmic variables, SN Ia progenitors, or X-ray binaries. To form the resulting close binary, the initial orbit has to shrink, thereby transferring energy to the primary giant’s envelope that is hence ejected. The details of this interaction, however, are still not understood. Here, we present new hydrodynamic simulations of the dynamical spiral-in forming a CE system. We apply the moving-mesh code arepo to follow the interaction of a

compact star with a

red giant possessing a

core. The nearly Lagrangian scheme combines advantages of smoothed particle hydrodynamics and traditional grid-based hydrodynamic codes and allows us to capture also small flow features at high spatial resolution. Our simulations reproduce the initial transfer of energy and angular momentum from the binary core to the envelope by spiral shocks seen in previous studies, but after about 20 orbits a new phenomenon is observed. Large-scale flow instabilities are triggered by shear flows between adjacent shock layers. These indicate the onset of turbulent convection in the CE, thus altering the transport of energy on longer timescales. At the end of our simulation, only 8% of the envelope mass is ejected. The failure to unbind the envelope completely may be caused by processes on thermal timescales or unresolved microphysics.
Remèdes potentiels à l’inadéquation des méthodes d’évaluation quantitative appliquées aux sciences humaines et sociales
Authors: Durand-Barthez Manuel
Published: December 2015

À travers le programme P150 de la LOLF (Loi organique des lois de finance) visant le financement de la recherche universitaire, l’Administration centrale préconise l’utilisation d’indicateurs de la production scientifique à partir d’une méthode bibliométrique. Celle-ci est plaquée sur un modèle anglo-saxon touchant essentiellement les sciences de la vie et de la matière. Outre les biais de ces méthodes ici évoqués, il apparaît que leur inadéquation aux sciences humaines et sociales suscite un profond malaise dans ce secteur en général et singulièrement dans celui de la psychologie. Est enfin abordé le problème de la langue anglaise dont l’usage quasi obligatoire dans les publications rendrait l’élaboration de celles-ci peu compatibles avec les conditions d’exercice des chercheurs praticiens.
Apparenter la pensée ?
Authors: Ben Hamed Mahé
Published: December 2015

Pour exister, un concept doit d’abord s’énoncer. On ne peut donc s’interroger sur ce que serait une phylogénétique des concepts scientifiques sans un détour nécessaire par le/la linguistique. La linguistique et la psychologie cognitive nous montrent que la relation entre les mots et les concepts est complexe, faite de la langue comme système mais aussi comme usage(s). Ajoutez à cela l’irréductible dimension écologique des concepts – scientifiques ou autres d’ailleurs – et celle de leur évolution temporelle, et c’est un univers multidimensionnel qui s’esquisse, où les concepts sont des constellations lexicales aux limites floues et aux constitutions mutables entretenant entre elles des interactions elles-mêmes dynamiques dans le temps et dans l’espace de la science. En explorant ce que différentes approches linguistiques peuvent apporter pour faire sens de ce paysage complexe et dynamique, je propose ici quelques pistes de réflexions pour l’élaboration d’une analyse phylogénétique – au sens computationnel – des concepts scientifiques.
Un voyage en travail social. Jean Ughetto, éducateur aux États-Unis (1950-1951)
Authors: Boussion Samuel
Published: December 2015

Dans l’histoire du régime des circulations internationales dans le travail social, le voyage d’étude constitue rarement un objet de recherche. C’est ce que nous proposons néanmoins dans cette réflexion, à partir de l’exemple du premier éducateur spécialisé français parti aux États-Unis, Jean Ughetto (1923-2010). Son voyage s’effectue en 1950-1951 dans le cadre d’un programme d’échanges, se présentant comme une aventure personnelle mais aussi professionnelle. Envoyé spécial des éducateurs spécialisés français, il profite de ce long séjour pour étudier le travail social à l’université, prendre le pouls des techniques en travail social dans un pays qui fait office d’étendard de la modernité et mesurer les écarts avec son pays d’origine, grâce à des observations, des conférences, des visites, des rencontres professionnelles, enfin tester sa pratique d’éducateur sous la forme d’une observation participante au cœur d’institutions socio-éducatives, à New York et dans ses alentours. En portant attention aux conditions du voyage autant qu’à ce que celui-ci produit chez Jean Ughetto, on peut mettre en évidence l’élaboration d’une pensée et d’une pratique éducatives et sociales singulières, nourries en permanence d’observations et implications multiples, qui en retour contribuent à irriguer le travail social en France.
Les limites d’un impérialisme culturel : le théâtre français dans l’Europe de Napoléon
Authors: Bourdin Philippe
Published: December 2015

Bonaparte, consul puis empereur, fait du théâtre national un des éléments de la domination française dans les territoires étrangers conquis, annexés ou associés. Les préfets ont la charge de son établissement ou de son développement. Ils mesurent le poids des héritages et des prérogatives culturelles des oligarchies, celui des traditions linguistiques et artistiques (particulièrement en Italie), et enfin les limites des traductions et des adaptations. Comme en France, ils doivent compter avec la diversité et la réactivité des publics.
Etre mère dans la migration : quelques réflexions à partir d’une recherche qualitative
Authors: Berlincioni Vanna , Bruno Davide , Broglia Davide , Gambini Francesca , Lalli Greta , Marelli Claudia , Pinto Marianna , Podavini Francesca , Rosani Mara
Published: December 2015

L’objectif général de ce travail est d’étudier les aspects psychologiques, sociaux et de risque psychopathologique liés au projet de procréation, à la maternité et aux soins prodigués aux enfants chez les femmes immigrées qui vivent dans la province de Pavie. On a soumis 55 femmes immigrées, entre la 28 ème et la 32 ème semaine de grossesse, à une entrevue semi-structurée comprenant six modules dont l’un s’inspire de l’IRMAG (Intervista per la Rappresentazioni Materne in Gravidanza) pour la section concernant la maternité qui étudie différentes dimensions des représentations de la femme relativement à son identité féminine et maternelle. Étant entendu que l’histoire de chaque femme migrante échappe à toute généralisation, nous pouvons toutefois affirmer qu’on retrouve un vécu de solitude et une charge de responsabilités amplifiée par l’expérience migratoire. Cette condition favorise l’apparition de vécus dépressifs qui ont une incidence sur la relation avec l’enfant, tant dans le présent que dans le futur.
Les défis du travail clinique et institutionnel dans un Centre Diagnostic Autisme
Authors: Bydlowski Sarah , Hooge-Lespagnol Fabienne , Davoudian Diane , Sahli Martine , Grolier Véronique , Béguet Sophie , Salbreux Juliette , Cruveiller Virginie , Fraous Nadia , Bittan Anne
Published: December 2015

Après avoir décrit le fonctionnement institutionnel particulier de l’intersecteur de psychiatrie infanto-juvénile de la Fondation Vallée, initialement créé et issu des réflexions de Roger Misès, les auteurs évoquent l’implantation récente en son sein d’un Centre de Diagnostic de l’Autisme. Ce dernier met en œuvre une dynamique d’observation cli­nique et psychodynamique en y intégrant certains outils standardisés spécifiques. Une attention singulière y est engagée pour chaque enfant, qui tient compte des enjeux familiaux, dans un souci de coordination avec les professionnels en présence dans les domaines thérapeutiques, éducatifs et pédagogiques. Le centre établit des liens étroits avec l’ensemble de ces partenaires et les parents, afin d’accompagner leur articulation dans la mise en place, ou la pérennisation, de la prise en charge de l’enfant.
La question du diagnostic en psychiatrie infanto-juvénile
Authors: de Becker Emmanuel , François Anne , Kinoo Philippe , Malchair Alain
Published: December 2015

Dans le vaste champ de l’aide et des soins à l’égard de l’enfant et de l’adolescent, les questions liées au diagnostic transcendent souvent les aspects de prises en charge et de liens thérapeutiques ainsi que les multiples échanges entre professionnels concernés. Le diagnostic pédopsychiatrique est un processus dynamique, modifiable et momentané, les organisations pathologiques étant pour la plupart en transformation permanente. De manière spécifique et en fonction du processus développemental, la thématique du diagnostic en pédopsychiatrie renvoie plus à la question du risque évolutif qu’à la question d’un état pathologique en soi. Les aspects de la continuité des troubles mentaux de l’enfance à l’âge adulte représentent en effet un véritable enjeu développemental. Deux points de vue s’opposent dans la littérature. Le premier, en lien avec un prédéterminisme, estime que les trajectoires sont toutes tracées, l’incertitude reposant dans le diagnostic ; concrètement, il s’agit de repérer de manière précoce des individus à risque parce qu’ils sont porteurs d’un trouble qu’il faut traiter. Le second point de vue considère que les trajectoires ne sont pas déterminées mais sont en réécriture permanente ; ici, le risque ne se situe plus au niveau du diagnostic mais du pronostic, dans un souci de prévention et non de prédiction. L’article propose les réflexions de quatre cliniciens psychiatres infanto-juvéniles sur cette thématique, à la lumière de leur pratique et de leurs échanges.
Le pluralisme politique à l’épreuve de la vie privée : entre normes et pratiques
Authors: Muxel Anne
Published: December 2015

L’espace des relations interpersonnelles et privées, en tant qu’espace de politisation et d’expression des choix politiques, est peu connu. C’est à une meilleure connaissance du « citoyen privé » et de la « politisation intime » que cet article veut contribuer, en étudiant les ressemblances et les divergences idéologiques au sein du cercle des proches. Présentant les résultats d’une enquête quantitative et représentative de la population française inédite, « Famille, amour et politique », réalisée par le CEVIPOF, il examine la filiation, la conjugalité et l’amitié, et montre les interactions et les transactions qui opèrent entre le système des normes et le système des affects des individus. La famille apparaît plus hétérogame politiquement, tandis que le couple et le cercle des amis sont plus homogames. Toutefois, c’est le niveau de politisation des individus qui est, en dernière instance, le plus déterminant. Une affiliation politique affirmée, et tout particulièrement à gauche, ainsi qu’un intérêt marqué pour la politique renforcent toujours l’homogamie politique au sein du cercle des proches, dans les principes comme dans les faits. Plus largement, cet article ouvre une réflexion sur l’espace de la vie privée en tant que terrain d’expérience des conditions de la pluralité démocratique.
Methodology Applied Problem-Based Learning in Teaching HCI
Authors: Corrêa Ana Grasielle Dionísio , Martins Valéria Farinazzo
Published: December 2015

Problem-based Learning (PBL) is an instructional approach that uses a real problem to focus, motivate and facilitate learning relevant to the future performance of student conceptual, procedural and attitudinal knowledge as professional life. This paper presents and discusses the implementation of PBL teaching model in Human Computer Interaction (HCI), specifically in teaching usability evaluation of an online course. The model was applied to three classes of the HCI course, involving 16 students, a Brazilian University and 82 users. The methodology and results are presented in this work.
Motivation on Problem Based Learning
Authors: Carmona-Murillo Javier , Valenzuela-Valdés Juan F.
Published: December 2015

In order to motivate the students in a Problem Based Learning environment, two different strategies are analyzed. The first one consists in introducing two crosscutting issues such as the ecology and the study of patents. In that strategy, the students need to solve the activities taking in account this “green component” to obtain the best solution as well as the study of patents (which is the process to patent something), that engineers need to know to develop their professional career. The second strategy is to analyze the motivation of students when PBL is combined with different instructional methods, different objectives and in different courses. In order to do this analysis, we have implemented different practices that includes both e-learning and m-learning. Finally, we analyze the motivation during our PBL courses through a survey. This analysis has been done in three different subjects in a Telematics engineering degree at University of Extremadura, Spain.
MOOCs for Enhancing Engineering Education
Authors: Manzoor Amir
Published: December 2015

All over the world, thousands of engineering institutions offer conventional engineering education. However, the quality of education, is a matter of concern. MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) permit learners to access and benefit from the teaching by renowned professors. MOOCs offer an unprecedented opportunity to revitalize education. These cause complete dis-intermediation of the university system, making them very affordable; however, they have several shortcomings in their present form. Students enrolling for a MOOC still have to conventionally study the subject for their degree. Complete absence of physical group activities in a class room under a teacher's mentoring, is another serious issue. Conduct of practical sessions in laboratories is an important aspect of engineering education, for which MOOCs offer no alternative. This chapter reviews the state-of-the-art of MOOCs in engineering education and provides suggestions as to how MOOCs can be effectively utilized for enhancing engineering education.
Designing an E-Learning Curriculum
Authors: Gwee Susan , Tan Ek Ming , Jan Mingfong
Published: December 2015

In this chapter, the authors propose to look at the empirical findings that will be useful for instructors, who wish to improve their understanding on how to design an e-learning curriculum that will take into account the different learning needs of their engineering students. The studies surveyed in this chapter will focus on gender and game-based learning, which will offer insights as to how to improve the level of participation and learning outcomes for females in male-dominated fields. In particular, the authors will focus on gender issues and how learning in an e-learning curriculum can be designed to engage female students and to improve retention of female students. The authors propose the following change in an engineering e-learning curriculum: mixed-sex groups, use of collaborative activities, blended learning, and communication tools, and mixed-sex curriculum design team.
Learning GIS in Architecture
Authors: Garcia-Almirall Pilar , Domínguez Ernest Redondo , Dalmau Francesc Valls
Published: December 2015

The introduction of Information and Communication Technology tools in the architectural practice can be challenging. This chapter discusses an educational approach to teach Geographic Information Systems to architecture students in the Barcelona School of Architecture. The methodology uses a combination of theory lectures, worked-out examples with faded guidance using a real-world case of study, and self-directed discovery in a project-based learning activity. The results of pre-course and post-course surveys are also discussed to illustrate the workflow of students when using spatial data, their perception on using GIS applications, and their impressions regarding the development the course. Finally, the possible reasons for the limited adoption of these tools in the architectural field are also discussed.
Like It
Authors: Morbey Mary Leigh , Sabeti Farhad Mordechai , Sengara Michelle
Published: December 2015

Social networking environments have become a ubiquitous part of the university experience. Accordingly, postsecondary institutions have started to consider the role that social networking can play in teaching and learning across academic disciplines. This case study documents findings from a 2012-2013 mixed-methods data collection in six graduate and undergraduate Digital Literacies and New Media Literacies courses at a major Canadian comprehensive university. It examines the pedagogical implications of adapting the Facebook platform for online collaboration and multimedia learning in blended courses, and offers a model of Facebook implementation for engineering and architecture education. Questions guiding the research ask: What is gained pedagogically through the use of Facebook in higher education courses? What are the pedagogical challenges encountered, and how might these be addressed? Suggestions based on observed trends are offered for the effective inclusion of Facebook as a beneficial pedagogical component in the design of e-learning platforms for higher education.
Text-Driven Reasoning and Multi-Structured Data Analytics for Business Intelligence
Authors: Dey Lipika , Verma Ishan
Published: December 2015

Business Intelligence (BI) refers to an organization's capability to gather and analyze data about business operations and transactions in order to evaluate its performance. The abundance of information both within the enterprise and outside of it has necessitated a change in traditional Business Intelligence practices. There is a need to exploit heterogeneous resources. Text data like news, analyst reports, etc. helps in better interpretation of business data. In this chapter, the authors present a futuristic BI framework that facilitates acquisition, indexing, and analysis of heterogeneous data for extracting business intelligence. It enables integration of unstructured text data and structured business data seamlessly to generate insights. The authors propose methods that can help in extraction of events or significant happenings from both unstructured and structured data, correlate the events, and thereafter reason to generate insights. The insights extracted could be validated as cause-effect pairs based on the statistical significance of co-occurrence of events.
Implementing Business Intelligence in Contemporary Organizations
Authors: Kasemsap Kijpokin
Published: December 2015

This chapter introduces the implementation of Business Intelligence (BI), thus explaining the application overview of BI, the components of BI, the practical implementation of BI, the business value of BI, the trends in implementing BI, and the guidelines for implementing BI. BI is a broad category of business applications and technologies for gathering, providing access to, and analyzing data for the purpose of helping business enterprise users make better business decisions. BI enlarges business performance, thus leading to higher level of efficiency, better quality outputs, better marketing decisions, and lessened risk of business failure in order to gain a competitive advantage in the global business environments. It is important to create and develop a BI system to enable the useful transformation of information into the valuable knowledge for enhancing BI in organizations. Implementing BI will increase organizational performance and achieve business goals in modern business.
Understanding the Influence of Business Intelligence Systems on Information Quality
Authors: Popovič Aleš , Jaklič Jurij
Published: December 2015

The IS literature has long highlighted the positive impact of information provided by Business Intelligence Systems (BIS) on decision-making, particularly when organizations operate in highly competitive environments. The primary purpose of implementing BIS is to utilize diverse mechanisms to increase the levels of the two Information Quality (IQ) dimensions, namely information access quality and information content quality. While researchers have traditionally focused on assessing IQ criteria, they have largely ignored the mechanisms to boost IQ dimensions. Drawing on extant literature of BIS and IQ, the research sought to understand how, at its present level of development, BIS maturity affects IQ dimensions, as well as the role that business knowledge may exert in mobilizing this link. The authors test the hypotheses across 181 medium and large organizations. Interestingly, the data describe a more complex picture than might have been anticipated.
Trust-Based Knowledge Management System Building
Authors: Bencsik Andrea , Rácz Irma
Published: December 2015

This chapter introduces the importance of trust in knowledge management system building. It argues that the relationships among organizational culture, problems of knowledge sharing, and HR features are in close correlation with each other. The main aspect of the chapter is to show the general requirements and pre-requisites of knowledge management system building based on trust. The authors aim to reveal the theoretical aspect of trust-based culture and knowledge management system building, and the HR's tasks connected to these two ideas. The chapter presents three case studies on three different companies' practices, a multinational, big company, and an institution. This chapter shows samples, best practices, critical steps that can ensure success to the companies that want to start building a knowledge management system.
Infrastructures of Knowledge Sharing Countrywide
Authors: Nemati-Anaraki Leila
Published: December 2015

Knowledge sharing has become a strategic source of gaining and preserving competitive advantage and collaboration between different organizations. Therefore, providing platforms and infrastructure is essential in this process. The method of this chapter is mixed and applied research (first, the author uses literature review and Delphi method, and after that, she does a survey) that was conducted in 2013. The study population was the faculty members of medical universities and research centers in Iran. According to the statistical results, around 17 percent of professors considered the organizational structure as acceptable. There was also a sharing of knowledge and experience of faculties in the 4.82 percent somewhat faculty teaching and research within their organization more than other organizations. From the view of faculties, conferences and forums, with an average rank of 4.93, and personnel exchanges, with the average 4.24, are the most effective ways of sharing. The outcomes of the application will provide an empirical basis for planning and implementing knowledge sharing mechanisms.
Visualization of High-Level Associations from Twitter Data
Authors: Cagliero Luca , Mahoto Naeem A.
Published: December 2015

The Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery (KDD) process focuses on extracting useful information from large datasets. To support analysts in making decisions, a relevant research effort has been devoted to visualizing the extracted data mining models effectively. A particular attention has been paid to the discovery of strong association rules from textual data coming from social networks, which represent potentially relevant correlations among document terms. However, state-of-the-art rule visualization tools do not allow experts to visualize data correlations at different abstraction levels. Hence, the effectiveness of the proposed approaches is limited, especially when dealing with fairly sparse data. This chapter presents Twitter Generalized Rule Visualizer (TGRV), a novel text mining and visualization tool. It aims at supporting analysts in looking into the results of the generalized association rule mining process from textual data coming from Twitter supplied with WordNet taxonomies. Taxonomies are used for aggregating document terms into higher-level concepts. Generalized rules represent high-level associations among document terms. By exploiting taxonomy-based models, experts may look into the discovered data correlations from different perspectives and figure out interesting knowledge. Changing the perspective from which data correlations are visualized is shown to improve the readability and the usability of the generated rule-based model. The experimental results show the applicability and the usefulness of the proposed visualization tool on real textual data coming from Twitter. The visualized data correlations are shown to be valuable for advanced analysis, such as topic trend and user behavior analysis.
A Study on a Combined Model in Business Intelligence for Improving Electronic Insurance
Authors: Bazargani Mahdi , Namazi Elnaz
Published: December 2015

Business intelligence is one of the tools of IT in business and Information systems for management have been just developed theoretically, and have never fulfilled the demands of organizations, practically. The establishment and marketing of electronic insurance demands the readiness of tools and the foundation of IT. Business intelligence provides the managers with a collection of tools, techniques and methods in order to help them in better understanding of business state. Business intelligence techniques are applied by an optimized pattern in electronic insurance industry which its basis is merging two significant models in this field known as Kano Model and Model of Quality Function Deployment (QFD). Kano Model tool is a questionnaire filled by customers which they should answer to the questions with two positive and negative alternatives. These answers will lead to understanding quality demands of customers and considering basic demands, practical demands as well as motivational ones.