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Innovation d’un produit numérique et coopération interentreprises au Cameroun : une analyse sous le prisme de l’ambidextrie organisationnelle
Authors: Sone Mbassi Alain Noël
Published: November 2017

L’ambidextrie organisationnelle a souvent été utilisée par les entreprises comme une stratégie visant à faire face à un environnement hypercompétitif. Cet article analyse la pratique de l’ambidextrie dans une relation de coopération interentreprises sur la gestion d’un produit électronique. Il mobilise une approche qualitative comme méthodologie. Les données ont été collectées par entretien auprès d’une banque et d’une microfinance installées au Cameroun. Il ressort des analyses effectuées que les deux entreprises pratiquent l’innovation d’exploitation et l’innovation d’exploration axées sur le marketing et non la technologie. Les deux types d’activités leur confèrent des structures ambidextres mixtes et émergentes dont le développement ne s’est pas fait sur l’influence de leur coopération. Des recommandations sont ensuite émises pour améliorer l’efficacité de cette ambidextrie.
La fortificación del archipiélago filipino en el siglo XVIII. La defensa integral ante lo local y lo global
Authors: Luengo Pedro
Published: November 2017

Este estudio pretende demostrar el interés filipino en crear planes de fortificación complementaria durante el siglo XVIII ante amenazas locales y conflictos globales. Además de las fronteras internas con los igorrotes y los moros, hubo de abordarse el temor a ataques británicos e incluso holandeses. Esta nueva forma de plantear la defensa, teniendo en cuenta varios enclaves complementarios, fue fruto de la cooperación cultural de diferentes tradiciones.
Reformar el imperio: el proceso de la toma de decisiones en la creación de las intendencias americanas (1765-1787)
Authors: Castejón Philippe
Published: November 2017

La implantación del sistema de intendencias en las Indias resultó ser un proceso complejo. Su análisis desde el punto de vista de la toma de decisiones nos permitió subrayar algunas de sus características. La toma de decisiones no se limitaba únicamente a la aprobación real, sino que era un proceso que tenía dimensiones estratégicas, tácticas y operativas. En cada territorio de las Indias el proceso se adaptó a las realidades locales. Esta flexibilidad también implicó transformaciones en la naturaleza de las intendencias. Las intendencias creadas por el marqués de Esquilache no tenían los mismos objetivos que las que fueron creadas por José de Gálvez. Estas nuevas jurisdicciones conllevaban una nueva visión del superior gobierno.
Preparation of Engineering Students for Capstone Design Experience through a Microprocessors Course
Authors: El-Abd Mohammed
Published: November 2017

This paper presents the outcomes of a developed methodology to handle the project component in a higher-level undergraduate course. The approach relies on providing the students the freedom to choose their own project area as well as the utilized technology. At the same time, the students have to follow certain regulation to allow for the creation of a semi-capstone experience. We illustrate how this approach has a positive effect, not only on the project outcomes at the course level, but also on the students’ performances in subsequent capstone courses. Data collected, over five consecutive course offerings, shows that this approach is an effective method to prepare engineering students for their senior design capstone courses.
A Pedagogical Intensive Collaborative Electric Go-Kart Project
Authors: Jacques Sébastien
Published: November 2017

This paper provides an initial feedback from an intensive, multidisciplinary, and collaborative project implemented in France in higher engineering education through a case study on electric go-kart conception. This kind of project was proposed during 2 successive academic years in collaboration with an industrial partner who is currently a relevant expert in the field. The project consisted in designing, developing, and validating the operation of several electric go-karts within 56 hours of teaching only. Several groups of approximately 10 4th-year university students were involved in this new project-based learning (PBL) approach. This article points out knowledge and skills that the learners had to acquire at the end of the project, and the methods of assessment. In particular, an innovative oral communication based on a theatrical oral session was tested. The various steps in the project development, management, and the interactions with the students, the teachers and the industrial partner are highlighted. Qualitative and quantitative data were extracted from the transcript of grades and the satisfaction surveys. All results demonstrate that the students were encouraged to become active throughout the project. They developed particularly co-operative and collaborative competencies, and critical thinking skills. Although this experience is overwhelmingly positive for the teaching staff, the worse part of the project consisted in developing efficient methods and tools both to organize the project, and evaluate the students’ knowledge and skills. As a consequence, a preparatory phase was absolutely necessary to warrant the success of the project.
Programming Basics for Beginners. Experience of the Institute of Informatics at Tallinn University of Technology
Authors: Mironova Olga , Amitan Irina , Vilipõld JuÌˆri
Published: November 2017

The present paper demonstrates the teaching approach in programming basics course for novices: schoolchildren of different ages and schoolteachers. This programming course was developed at the Institute of Informatics at Tallinn University of Technology in Tallinn, Estonia and it based on many years experience in teaching programming for non-IT first year students. The main aim of the chosen teaching approach in the course is to raise the motivation and keep the learners’ interest in programming field on the high level. The idea of developed teaching technique is the implementation of the visual programming before a serious textual coding. Furthermore, authors suggest readers some ways and methods to overcome learners’ difficulties in the first stage in a textual coding.
Flipping The Classroom to Increase Students’ Engagement and Interaction in a Mechanical Engineering Course on Machine Design
Authors: Kanelopoulos John , Papanikolaou Kyparisia A , Zalimidis Pavlos
Published: November 2017

This paper focuses on engaging students in engineering education and provides a case study to exemplify one way of doing this proposing wikis as the main technology for delivering the content and collaborative problem solving as the main approach for working in class. In particular, we flipped part of an undergraduate course on Machine Design following specific design principles. The pre-course content was consisted of existing material, videos, texts and appropriate URLs. This was delivered through a wiki on the wikispaces platform. In class students worked individually and in groups on several types of problems, participating also in a peer review activity. We analysed interaction data recorded by the wiki as well as questionnaires exploring students' perspectives on the particular educational experience. Preliminary results of this pilot study provide evidence about the potential of the flipped classroom in activating students and in increasing interaction within the class.
Developing a Test for Assessing Incoming Students’ Cognitive Competences
Authors: Thurner Veronika , Zehetmeier Daniela , Hammer Sabine , Böttcher Axel
Published: November 2017

Every year, a few weeks after new freshmen students started on their course of studies in Computer Science, many lecturers complain that some of their students are ill-equipped with those competences that are necessary to study successfully. Hence, these students struggle. This situation can be observed universally, at different universities and in various countries. On the other hand, at the same time there usually are some students around which meet study requirements rather easily. To effectively deal with this heterogeneity, lecturers need to gain a quick overview of initial competences in their student cohorts. This paper describes the development of a test that assesses first-year students' initial cognitive competences as well as basic knowledge in maths and computer usage. On this basis, lecturers can adapt their lectures to address the students’ current level, in order to quickly develop those skills that are still missing. We have been using this test for four years, for a pilot study as well as three regular runs. So far, we have collected test results of over 750 students. First insights into the results confirm our assumption that important competences are lacking in many freshmen students. As a consequence, we adapt our teaching in introductory courses, to enable students to close the gap and quickly meet study requirements.
EDUCON 2017 Highlights by iJEP
Authors: Utesch Matthias Christoph
Published: November 2017

The theme of IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference EDUCON 2017 was "Challenging the Transition from the Classic to the Emerging in the Engineering Education". The event was held in Athens, Greece April 26-28, 2017 (http://www.educon-conference.org/educon2017/index.php).
La Réformation en Alsace
Authors: Lienhard Marc
Published: November 2017

Le message de Luther est diffusé d’abord par la réimpression d’un certain nombre de ses écrits. Entre 1519 et 1525, des textes de Luther sont publiés 168 fois à Strasbourg, ainsi que d’autres émanant d’auteurs proches de Luther tels que ceux Bucer. Un seul éditeur, Grüninger, résiste à la vague luthérienne. Touchés par ces publications, des clercs mais aussi des laïcs se rallient au mouvement évangélique. Mais c’est surtout à travers la prédication d’un certain nombre de pasteurs adhérant aux idées de Luther, tels que Matthieu Zell, que la grande majorité des fidèles va être convaincue par le message luthérien, dans les villes d’abord, puis à la campagne. Tout en reprenant les conceptions des réformateurs de Wittenberg au sujet de la justification par la foi, de l’autorité de l’Écriture sainte, de la messe et du sacerdoce de tous les fidèles, les prédicateurs en place ainsi que d’autres, autoproclamés, tels que Clément Ziegler, mettent surtout l’accent sur les fruits de la foi, en particulier l’amour et exigent la suppression d’un certain nombre d’institutions et de pratiques. De larges couches de la population des villes se rallient au mouvement ; l’opposition, représentée en particulier par de nombreux clercs dont le fougueux franciscain Thomas Murner, va être marginalisée. À la campagne, le message luthérien est souvent associé aux revendications paysannes qui vont conduire au soulèvement de 1525. De manière générale, la réception du mouvement évangélique entraîne des changements qui concernent le culte, le statut des pasteurs, la fermeture des couvents et une plus grande implication des autorités civiles dans l’organisation et la vie des Églises. (Marc Lienhard).
De l’intérêt de connaître l’allemand et le droit public allemand au XVIIIe siècle
Authors: Muller Claude
Published: November 2017

Le XVIIIe siècle constitue, dans le domaine religieux en Alsace, une période de tous les paradoxes confessionnels. Comme ailleurs, le catholicisme est certes religion d’État et les exactions des catholiques envers les protestants ne manquent pas. Le pouvoir royal encourage ses abus, voire les provoque. Pour autant, rien n’est simple dans cette région-frontière. Parce que la monarchie française a besoin, pour des motifs diplomatiques, de juristes connaissant à la fois le droit public et l’allemand, elle engage et rétribue des Alsaciens luthériens pour remplir ces fonctions, à contre-courant de politique officielle d’hostilité connue. (Claude Muller).
Le parcours de sécularité d’un protestant au siècle des Lumières : Philippe Frédéric de Dietrich (1748-1793)
Authors: Fischer Daniel
Published: November 2017

Le protestantisme alsacien a été marqué à plusieurs époques par des grandes figures de la famille de Dietrich, tels Dominikus Dietrich, Ammeister de Strasbourg refusant à la fin du XVIIe siècle de se convertir au catholicisme, ou encore Suzanne de Dietrich, ingénieure devenue théologienne, co-fondatrice de la Cimade et cheville ouvrière de l’Institut œcuménique de Bossey après la Seconde Guerre mondiale.Cependant, la figure centrale de la famille, Philippe Frédéric de Dietrich, premier maire de Strasbourg, n’est pas aujourd’hui retenue pour son exemplarité religieuse. Le premier chanteur de la Marseillaise serait plutôt un homme nourri de sociabilités mondaines, académiques et maçonniques, désireux de se jouer des barrières confessionnelles.Mais peut-on pour autant faire de Dietrich le témoin, l’acteur voire le précurseur ou le promoteur conscient d’un processus de sécularisation, dont la linéarité, l’irrémédiabilité et l’irréversibilité sont d’ailleurs aujourd’hui controversées ? Cet article donne l’occasion de démontrer que Dietrich, sans cesse confronté à la question de la place du religieux en société, n’a été ni le protestant déterminé à réduire l’influence du catholicisme à Strasbourg à la faveur de l’application des décrets révolutionnaires, ni le protestant indigne mis en avant par ses détracteurs à partir de la campagne électorale de 1790 à Strasbourg. (Daniel Fischer).
« Dieu soit loué que je suis luthérien »
Authors: Muller Claude
Published: November 2017

Un dépouillement des archives notariales conservées aux Archives départementales du Bas-Rhin à Strasbourg, pour la période allant de 1800 à 1870, fait apparaître dans cet immense fonds la présence notable et intéressante de testaments et d’inventaires après décès de pasteurs protestants. Leur analyse montre que l’affirmation de la foi luthérienne s’accroît au fur et à mesure que l’on se rapproche du Second Empire, connaissant même une sorte d’apogée entre 1852 et 1870. Faut-il dès lors poser comme hypothèse une affirmation de plus en plus affichée publiquement d’un particularisme religieux, minoritaire à partir de la Révolution, proclamant l’égalité entre les cultes, jusqu’à l’annexion de l’Alsace ? (Claude Muller).
Les protestants d’Alsace et la Séparation des Églises et de l’État de 1870 à 1940 : éléments de contexte
Authors: Storne-Sengel Catherine
Published: November 2017

Entre 1870 et 1940, des territoires limitrophes de l’Alsace (France, Länder allemands, cantons suisses) modifient les relations entre les Églises et l’État. Ces changements politiques complètent les réflexions plus théologiques et ecclésiastiques, fruits de la pensée des Réformateurs et de l’histoire. Ils interrogent le rôle de l’État ainsi que la nature et l’organisation des Églises, le mode d’adhésion des croyants.En 1924, devant l’éventualité de l’introduction des lois laïques françaises, les protestants d’Alsace se réfèrent à ces situations contemporaines géographiquement proches pour les analyser et les comparer. La loi française, jugée compatible avec la liberté religieuse et le fonctionnement des Églises, est toutefois considérée plus contraignante. C’est pourquoi les protestants d’Alsace ne sont pas demandeurs de la Séparation des Églises et de l’État, telle que prévue par la loi de 1905. Conscients de l’impossibilité politique d’une autre loi, ils savent que la seule marge de manœuvre porte sur des propositions d’amélioration. Pour faire connaître leur position, distincte de celle des catholiques, les autorités luthériennes et réformées parlent d’une seule voix et s’appuient sur les hommes politiques alsaciens protestants. Finalement, Édouard Herriot renonce à son projet et les Églises d’Alsace continuent à fonctionner sous un régime de nature concordataire, à l’exception de la période nazie. (Catherine Storne-Sengel).
Protestantisme entre modernité et traditions
Authors: Sarg Freddy
Published: November 2017

En ce qui concerne les us et coutumes lors des grandes étapes de la vie (naissance, mariage, enterrement), les protestants d’Alsace se sont facilement adaptés aux traditions léguées par les anciens.Néanmoins, ils ont été à l’origine d’innovations marquantes comme indirectement la création de l’École de Sages-femmes de Strasbourg en 1728 par le docteur Jean-Jacques Fried ; première école de sages-femmes au monde à ouvrir ses portes aux médecins et chirurgiens.À noter aussi la militance du pasteur Leblois de l’église protestante du Temple-Neuf à Strasbourg à la fin du XIXe siècle qui aboutit à l’inauguration d’un crématorium dans cette ville. (Freddy Sarg).
« Nun Danket Alle Gott » : Médailles et Réforme protestante
Authors: Greissler Paul
Published: November 2017

Médailles et religion ont toujours été liées. Pour s’en convaincre, il suffit de constater la profusion de médailles pieuses hagiographiques, voire prophylactiques, qui circulent encore aujourd’hui dans le monde chrétien. Les protestants n’ont pas dédaigné ces petits objets pouvant circuler de main en main pour véhiculer, à des fins de propagande, des messages religieux. Pour eux, il ne s’agit plus de support de prière ou de protecteur mais de véritables proclamations de doctrine. En Alsace, on n’a pas échappé à l’engouement pour des supports pratiques, parfois sommairement exécutés, mais presque toujours porteurs d’un message élaboré, qu’il soit politique ou théologique. Pour l’historien, il y a là un moyen original d’appréhender la Réforme. (Paul Greissler).
La « Chronique strasbourgeoise » de Johannes Sta edel
Authors: Stöllinger-Löser Christine
Published: November 2017

La « Chronique strasbourgeoise » de Johannes Staedel (mort en 1615) en quatre volumes et rédigée en haut allemand précoce a vu le jour entre 1612 et 1615 et n’est connue que par le seul manuscrit autographe de l’auteur. Elle insère une histoire de la ville de Strasbourg et des villes et monastères alsaciens à l’intérieur d’une représentation d’ensemble de l’histoire des empereurs et du Saint-Empire romain germanique. Cet article présente la structure, le contenu et les sources de la chronique, et effectue des comparaisons avec d’autres œuvres issues de la Chronique strasbourgeoise. Il nous en fait connaître l’iconographie très riche en couleurs et remarquable du point de vue artistique, dont l’origine est sans doute à rechercher auprès de la famille de miniaturistes des Brentel. Cette iconographie repose essentiellement sur les portraits d’empereurs et sur les magnifiques armoiries des évêques et des magistrats de Strasbourg, mais on y trouve également des représentations architecturales ou d’autres scènes. En annexe au premier volume, on trouve également sur 61 pages les représentations des costumes strasbourgeois et alsaciens de l’époque avec les attributs symboliques des dignitaires de la ville. (Chistine Stöllinger-Löser).
Musiciens et chanteurs dans les Badāʾiʿ al-zuhūr fī waqāʾiʿ al-duhūr d’Ibn Iyās
Authors: Al-Amer Ahmad
Published: November 2017

Cet article a pour objet d’étudier la place et les mentions des musiciens et des chanteurs dans une des rares chroniques d’histoire mamelouke qui a abordé ce thème, à savoir les Badāʾiʿ al-zuhūr fī waqāʾiʿ al-duhūr d’Ibn Iyās. Nous tenterons de présenter une réflexion sur cette catégorie et sur sa place à l’époque mamelouke, à travers les mentions et les informations que nous livre Ibn Iyās sur ce milieu artistique.
Mamluk Minarets in Modern Egypt: Tracing Restoration Decisions and Interventions
Authors: Ishak Bakhoum Dina
Published: November 2017

This essay discusses the work of the Comité de conservation des monuments de l’art arabe to restore, and in some cases transform and reinvent Mamluk minarets from the 1880s to 1950s. Three types of interventions are particularly considered: 1. the dismantling and reconstructing of upper pavilions at risk of collapse; 2. the construction of upper pavilions that were missing when the Comité started to work on the minarets; and 3. the removal of Ottoman pencil-like caps from Mamluk minarets and the reconstruction of a typical Mamluk pavilion. Relevant examples in each type are examined using historical sources and on site observations. The research leads to conclude that although the Comité’s decisions might have been influenced by ideology, as often suggested in the literature, technical motives and safety issues also played an important part in orienting interventions. The common notion that the Comité “medievalized” Cairo for the sake of tourists only imperfectly captures the diversity and complexity of the principles and methodologies of restoration and conservation followed by the Comité.
Les traductions et autotraductions de Saint-John Perse en Amérique latine et aux États-Unis
Authors: Liron Olivier
Published: November 2017

Les traductions et autotraductions du poète français Saint-John Perse (1887-1975) relèvent d’abord d’une stratégie socio-littéraire visant à exister en tant que poète. Elles sont aussi un prisme herméneutique qui met en lumière l’ancrage de l’œuvre dans le monde antillais et américain. Surtout, la traduction permet à Perse une réflexion sur l’origine, le lieu natal et l’exil, et ouvre une réflexion méta-poétique sur la création. La traduction n’est pas seulement une opération de transformation linguistique, mais un travail poétique et poïétique qui donne lieu à un nouvel original, un mouvement créateur qui épouse la métamorphose et la migration ontologique des hommes, des choses et du monde. Enfin, dans cette pensée de la traduction comme nouvel original, affleure une métaphysique panthéiste, où la création est perçue comme une traduction des messages du monde. Traduire, c’est recréer le réel.
Le félin et la fillette : transmissions et prédations amoureuses à l’heure postcoloniale
Authors: Chavoz Ninon
Published: November 2017

L’article se propose d’étudier, grâce à la lecture croisée du Lion de Joseph Kessel et de la bande dessinée Panthère de Brecht Evens, les enjeux de la représentation littéraire ou artistique d’un couple interdit. L’amour contrasté du grand fauve et de la petite fille retient l’attention en tant qu’il appelle à un décentrement du regard et peut donner lieu à une lecture postcoloniale du rapport à l’altérité subalterne ainsi qu’à une réappropriation des motifs orientalistes. La complexité du motif animal réside cependant dans sa résistance à toute forme de décryptage symbolique univoque : la figure amoureuse ouvre dès lors à l’interrogation d’une transmission imaginaire qui se manifeste autant dans la tentation intertextuelle que dans l’interpellation d’un public jeune.
Kanshi, poèmes chinois et japonais. Écriture, lecture et traduction
Authors: Parvulesco Marguerite-Marie
Published: November 2017

La moitié de la poésie japonaise est écrite en chinois. Mais si la poésie chinoise autant que les waka et haiku japonais sont abondamment traduits et très appréciés, les kanshi ou poèmes japonais écrits en chinois, restent ignorés car ils ne correspondent pas aux catégories littéraires et linguistiques qui nous sont habituelles. Le terme japonais kanshi漢詩recouvre l’ensemble de la poésie écrite en chinois, que ce soit au Japon ou en Chine. Mais ces kanshi présentent la remarquable caractéristique de se lire en japonais, autrement dit dans une forme de lecture apparentée à la traduction. Les kanshi peuvent ainsi se définir à la fois comme une lecture en japonais de la poésie chinoise et comme une écriture poétique japonaise en chinois, ce qui implique une double transgression de la définition occidentale de l’écriture. D’une part la frontière entre poésie chinoise et poésie japonaise est effacée, d’autre part l’opposition entre lecture et traduction disparaît. Écrits en chinois mais lus en japonais, les kanshi sont ainsi à eux-mêmes leur propre traduction, ce qui constitue un cas particulier de traduction sans texte premier. Il s’agit bien de « copies originales » car non seulement ces poèmes japonais ne ressemblent pas à leurs modèles chinois, mais de plus leur mode de lecture atypique introduit une réflexion sur les rapports entre l’écriture, la lecture et la traduction dont la portée dépasse le cadre des études orientalistes.
Transmettre un trou de mémoire
Authors: Vannini Laurent
Published: November 2017

Pique-nique au bord du chemin publié en 1972 par Boris et Arcadi Strougatski, nous permet de suivre la trace de l’animal-oubli comme génération enfantée par le « stalker », soit l'homme qui explore sans imagination et sans précaution « une zone » au-delà des limites du savoir scientifique humain, une zone de mémoire absolue dont l'expérience est fatale pour quiconque s'y aventure. Nous nous intéressons iciau devenir de cette œuvre littéraire et de sa représentation de l'oubli dans l’adaptation qu’en a faite Andreï Tarkovski en 1979 (Stalker) puis dans les jeux vidéo S.T.A.L.K.E.R. parus respectivement en 2007, 2008 et 2010 prenant comme matière première non seulement le livre des frères Strougatski et le film de Tarkowski , mais également la catastrophe nucléaire de Tchernobyl et Pripyat , devenue de nos jours « la Zone », c'est-à-dire un territoire géographiquement localisable où errent de véritables « Stalkers », des noms employés par celles et ceux qui s'y aventurent. Nous reviendrons dès lors au présent de notre re-lecture, un temps dans lequel la réalité se vit et se dit dans les termes mêmes du roman, tandis qu'a disparu la charge d'oubli qui en composait la trame.
Vers un partage postnormâle de la littérature
Authors: Rundgren Heta
Published: November 2017

Qu’est-ce que le postnormâle ? Une pratique interventionniste qui rend lisible les formes du sexisme à l’œuvre dans les études littéraires, pour donner des outils à celleux qui voudraient œuvrer vers un partage plus inclusif de la littérature. Je définis d’abord ce que j’entends par intervenir en reliant cette manière de travailler à la théorie féministe et queere contemporaine. Je présente ensuite quatre modes d’intervention postnormâle : l’analyse des imaginaires genrés véhiculés par les outils littéraires, la mise en lumière du genre “masculin-neutre” lié aux acteurs de la communauté littéraire, l’invention de concepts qui rendent lisible le travail du normâle et la mise en lumière de pratiques de citation genrées. L’article se conclut sur l’évocation du concept d’expérience, avec un récit d’auto-fiction qui vise à situer ses autrices.
La herencia como una red de agujeros
Authors: Plas Christina Soto van der
Published: November 2017

Este ensayo se propone articular una transcrítica de la tradición literaria en términos de los puntos paradójicos de la herencia. A partir de Borges y su noción de los precursores y T.S. Eliot acerca de la tradición y el talento individual, se derivan dos líneas contradictorias de la tradición literaria que se desarrollan en el ensayo: el cruce de temporalidades y el vaciamiento de la identidad del escritor. Desde esos dos vectores, se argumenta que la concepción y uso de la tradición en la obra del escritor mexicano José Emilio Pacheco y del escritor argentino Ricardo Piglia, son el marco necesario para radicalizar y potenciar la noción de la retroactividad y sentido histórico de cómo se construye la tradición literaria y, también, cómo en estas lecturas y esquemas se vacía la identidad del escritor como creador y autoridad, propietario de su discurso. Desde esta concepción de la herencia como una red de agujeros, el artículo traza las premisas de lo que es una “transcrítica” que desestabiliza tanto la concepción de la historia y las historias en sentido de acumulación lineal de acontecimientos continuos (la herencia) como la noción de un sujeto-centro que les da sentido.
Photodetection of Near and Middle IR Lasers by f-MWCNTs/Polythiophen Nanocomposite Detector
Authors: Saleh Wasan R. , Sadik Hawraa
Published: November 2017

The combination of carbon nanotubes (CNT) and conducting polymers offers an attractive route for the production of novel compounds that can be used in a variety of applications such as sensors, actuators, and molecular scale electronic devices. In this work, functionalized multiwall carbon nanotubes (f-MWCNTs) were added in different load ratios (3 wt%, 5 wt% and 10 wt%) to thiophen (PTh) polymer to procedure PTh/CNTs nanocomposite and deposited on porous silicon substrate by electropolarization. Photoconductive detectors were fabricated using PTh/f-MWCNTs matrix to work in the near region and middle IR regions. These detectors were illuminated by semiconductor laser diode wavelength of 808(nm) and Nd-YAG laser of wavelength 1064 (nm) to study the I-V characteristics and figures of merit. FTIR spectra assignments verify that the thiophene groups were successfully introduced into the carbon nanotubes. SEM images reflect that the electro polymerization process gives well coating for the CNTs by PTh. The conductivity of PTh as a function of temperature increased about 30 times due to addition of f-MWCNTs. Figures of merit reflect a good IR radiation sensitivity and photo response. The specific detectivity was in order of 108 (cm.Hz1/2/W) for both IR regions. The rise and fall times of the output signal are about of 192 (μs) and 121 (μs) respectively for load ratio 5wt% of CNT, which consider good values for these types of detectors.
Report on 2016 field activities and collection of ground thermal and active layer data in the Mackenzie Corridor, Northwest Territories
Authors: Smith S L , Chartrand J , Duchesne C , Ednie M
Published: November 2017

This report presents a summary of field activities conducted in 2016 in the Mackenzie corridor (north of Wrigley), N.W.T. Air temperature, ground thermal and active layer data acquired from permafrost monitoring sites visited in 2016 are provided in graphical and
tabular format. Ground temperature records for the 2007-2016 period are also presented and indicate that permafrost is generally warming throughout the corridor and, for a majority of sites, permafrost is currently warmer than the baseline established during the International Polar Year (2007-2009).
The data presented provide essential baseline information that can be utilized by stakeholders and others for various purposes such as land management activities, regulatory processes and design of northern infrastructure. This report will be distributed to community organizations and stakeholders
in the study region to provide an update on field activities.
Cointegration analysis of vulnerability index and standardised precipitation index in Mafeteng district, Lesotho
Authors: Hlalele Bernard M.
Published: November 2017

Given the high poverty levels in Africa, with most countries’ economy and populations’ livelihood dependent on rain-fed agriculture, land degradation among other environmental hazards has proven to be a major threat to economic growth and food insecurity, respectively. Drought, which is on the increase at the global level and said to create over 78% of other hazards, has aggravated land degradation. Dry conditions lessen soil particles cohesion force, thereby increasing susceptibility of such soils to be lost by wind and water. The current study aimed at estimating land degradation from drought hazard index, standardised precipitation index (SPI) over the drought declared district of Mafeteng Lesotho. Data were provided by Lesotho Meteorological Services for a period of 30 years (1984–2014). All missing values that existed in the collected precipitation data were filled with average values of the months with data. The computation of SPI was performed by using DrinC software in SPI-3 and SPI-Annual time step. The results revealed a constant condition of land degradation vulnerability over a 30-year period, implying a continuous loss of soil fertility, agricultural gross domestic product (GDP), water and bio-energy, malnutrition and increased poverty levels.
Vulnerability of human settlements to flood risk in the core area of Ibadan metropolis, Nigeria
Authors: Salami Rafiu O. , Von Meding Jason K. , Giggins Helen
Published: November 2017

Flood disasters continue to wreak havoc on the lives of millions of people worldwide, causing death and massive economic losses. In most African cities, residents and their assets are among the most vulnerable to flood risks in the world. The nature and scale of this urban risk are changing because of the dynamic patterns of land use, unplanned growth and impacts of climate change. Flood risk is the product of the flood hazards, the vulnerability and exposure of the people and their physical environment. In order to minimise flood disaster, there is an urgent need to understand, invest in flood disaster risk reduction for resilience and to enhance disaster preparedness for an effective response as articulated in the recent Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. This research utilises a new proposed flood vulnerability assessment framework for flood risk in a traditional community in the heart of Ibadan metropolis, in the context of their households’ exposure, susceptibility and coping capacity through a well-designed questionnaire survey. The study uses descriptive and inferential statistics techniques to provide a detailed understanding of the vulnerability profiles of the community and the levels of residents’ preparedness to mitigate the flood risk. The results of the statistical analysis show that there is a significant relationship between residents’ flood awareness and having previous flood experience, but there is no significant association between their awareness of risk and the level of preparedness for flooding. To minimise exposure and vulnerability to flood risk, we advocate effective adaptation policies to achieve disaster risk reduction and resilience on flood risk rather than focusing merely on reactive measures after disaster strikes.
X-ray diffraction analysis of hydroxyapatite-coated in different plasma gas atmosphere on Ti and Ti-6Al-4V
Authors: Kotian Ravindra , Rao P Prasad , Madhyastha Prashanthi
Published: November 2017

Objective: The aim is to study the effect of plasma working gas on composition, crystallinity, and microstructure of hydroxyapatite (HA) coated on Ti and Ti-6Al-4V metal substrates. Materials and Methods: Ti and Ti-6Al-4V metal substrates were coated with HA by plasma spray using four plasma gas atmospheres of argon, argon/hydrogen, nitrogen, and nitrogen/hydrogen. The degree of crystallinity, the phases present, and microstructure of HA coating were characterized using X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. Results: Variation in crystallinity and the microstructure of HA coating on plasma gas atmosphere was observed. Micro-cracks due to thermal stresses and shift in the 2θ angle of HA compared to feedstock was seen. Conclusion: Plasma gas atmosphere has a significant influence on composition, crystallinity, and micro-cracks of HA-coated dental implants.
Comparative evaluation of calcium phosphate-based varnish and resin-modified glass ionomer-based varnish in reducing dentinal hypersensitivity: A randomized controlled clinical trial
Authors: Sharma Harshul , Gupta Charu , Thakur Sophia , Srivastava Sanjeev
Published: November 2017

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of MI varnish and Clinpro XT varnish in reducing dentinal hypersensitivity. Materials and Methods: Patients with cervical dentinal hypersensitivity were selected for the study. The teeth to be tested were isolated. Then, a blast of air and ice cold water was applied on the tooth surface, and the score was measured by visual analog scale. The patients were randomly assigned to one of the treatment groups (Group 1: MI varnish; Group 2; Clinpro XT varnish). The manufacturer's instructions were followed. The sensitivity scores were recorded immediately and after 1 week of therapy. Statistical Analysis: Mann–Whitney U-test and Wilcoxon-matched pairs test were used for the analysis. Results and Conclusion: Although both varnishes were shown to reduce the dentinal hypersensitivity in patients, according to statistics, MI Varnish was a better agent to reduce dentinal hypersensitivity than Clinpro XT varnish.
The prevalence of halitosis (oral malodor) and associated factors among dental students and interns, Lahore, Pakistan
Authors: Nazir Muhammad Ashraf , Almas Khalid , Majeed Muhammad Irfan
Published: November 2017

Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of halitosis and the factors associated with it among dental students and interns in Lahore, Pakistan. Methods: A cross-sectional study design was chosen, and a sample of dental students and interns was collected from seven dental colleges in Lahore, Pakistan. A total of 833 participants were approached in person as convenient sample population. A self-reported questionnaire was administered and informed consent was obtained. The associations between oral malodor and different variables of the study were explored using analytical statistics (Chi-square test and logistic regression analysis). Statistical significance was determined using a 95% confidence interval (CI). Results: Six hundred and fifteen participants (aged 19–27 years) completed the survey with a response rate of 73.8%. The prevalence of self-reported halitosis was 75.1%. More female (51.4%) than male students (23.7%) reported oral malodor, and most participants (61%) reported early morning halitosis. Thirteen percent of respondents had examination for oral malodor by a dentist and 37.6% treated the condition with self-medication. Binary logistic regression model showed that male gender (odds ratio [OR] =0.44, CI = 0.22–0.87), daily use of dental floss (OR = 0.28, CI = 0.13-0.58), and drinking tea with mint (OR = 0.44, CI = 0.22–0.89) were significantly associated with oral malodor. The participants with tongue coating had higher odds (OR = 2.75, CI = 1.13–6.69) of having oral malodor than those without tongue coating, and the association was statistically significant. Conclusions: The study identified high prevalence of oral malodor among dental students and interns. They should receive appropriate diagnosis and management of the condition from dentist. The regular use of dental floss and removal of tongue coating can significantly reduce halitosis.
Dental students' knowledge of medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw
Authors: Rosella Daniele , Papi Piero , Pompa Giorgio , Capogreco Mario , De Angelis Francesca , Di Carlo Stefano
Published: November 2017

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate and assess knowledge and attitude of dental students about medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ), to optimize future training programs in this field. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was administrated. Ninety-eight participants agreed to complete an anonymous questionnaire. It was divided into two sections: the first section was about general information such as interviewer's gender and date of birth; the second section included questions about bisphosphonates (BPs), others medication associated to osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ), risk factors, and prevention of osteonecrosis. Descriptive statistics were computed and the odds ratio was used to compare the odds for the groups. Results: Ninety-nine percent of participants declared to know BPs, but only 26.9% of 4th year and 34.8% of 6th year students knew the correct definition of MRONJ. Almost all of students identified the importance to report, in anamnesis, the use of BPs, as well as to check-up patients before the beginning of treatment; on the other hand, the knowledge about how invasive dental treatment might be carried out in patients under therapy was not adequate. In addition, half of the students did not recognize any active principle or commercial name of BPs. The situation was even worse regarding alternative drugs involved in ONJ. Conclusions: These findings are alarming and the lack of knowledge about MRONJ suggests that greater educational efforts should be performed about this pathology at undergraduate level.
Dental prosthetic status and prosthetic needs of geriatric patients attending the College of Dentistry, Al Jouf University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Authors: AlZarea Bader K.
Published: November 2017

Objective: To evaluate the dental prosthetic status and prosthetic needs of geriatric patients attending the College of Dentistry, Al Jouf University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Materials and Methods: Patients aged 60 years and above were included in this study. The World Health Organization oral health assessment pro forma was employed to record the data pertaining to the prosthetic status and prosthetic treatment needs of participants. Data obtained were analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS, Chicago, IL, USA) Version 20.0. Differences in proportions were compared using the Chi-square test. Results: Out of 286 edentulous patients, 69.06% needed some form of prosthetic treatment, 73.77% did not have any prosthesis in upper arch, and 80.06% did not have any prosthesis in lower arch. Out of 162 males, 32.09% and 26.54% had prosthesis in upper and lower arch, respectively. Among 124 females, 18.54% and 19.35% had prosthesis in upper and lower arch, respectively. In males, the need for any type of prosthesis in upper and lower arch was 68.51% and 75.92%, respectively. In females, the need for prosthesis in upper and lower arch was 57.25% and 72.58%, respectively. The need for multiunit prosthesis was more in both arches in both genders. The need for complete denture and combination of single- or multiunit prosthesis was more among the males as compared to females in maxilla and vice versa for mandible. Conclusion: The observations of this study propose that the greater part of the prosthetic needs were insufficient among the geriatric people.
Queer Style
Authors: Geczy Adam , Karaminas Vicki
Published: November 2017

Queer Style offers an insight into queer fashionability by addressing the role that clothing has played in historical and contemporary lifestyles. From a fashion studies perspective, it examines the function of subcultural dress within queer communities and the mannerisms and messages that are used as signifiers of identity. Diverse dress is examined, including effeminate ‘pansy,’ masculine macho ‘clone,’ the ‘lipstick’ and ‘butch’ lesbian styles and the extreme styles of drag kings and drag queens.

Divided into three main sections on history, subcultural identity and subcultural style, Queer Style will be of particular interest to students of dress and fashion as well as those coming to subculture from sociology and cultural studies.
Advertising Menswear
Authors: Jobling Paul
Published: November 2017

Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2014

In what was a golden age of British advertising, the notion of the ‘peacock male’ was a strong theme in fashion promotion, reflecting a new affluence and the emergence of stylish youth cultures. Based on a detailed study of rich archival material, this pioneering study examines the production, circulation and consumption of print, television and cinema publicity for men’s clothing in Britain during the second half of the twentieth century.

The study explores design issues and period style in advertising, the role of market research and consumer psychology in determining target audiences, the idea of the ‘new man’ in representing fashionable masculinities, and the various ways that menswear retailers and brands dealt with sex and gender, race, class and age.

From y-fronts to Austin Reed suits to Levi’s jeans, menswear advertising epitomised the themes, stereotypes, contradictions and ambiguities of masculinity in an age of great social change. This meticulously researched and detailed work of scholarship will be essential reading for students and scholars of fashion, history, sociology, advertising, media, cultural and gender studies.
Fashioning Bollywood
Authors: Wilkinson-Weber Clare M.
Published: November 2017

The Hindi film industry, among the most prolific in the world, has delighted audiences for decades with its colourful, exquisite and sometimes startling costumes. But are costumes more than just a source of pleasure? This book, the first in-depth exploration of Hindi film costume, contends that they are a unique source of knowledge about issues ranging from Indian taste and fashion to questions of identity, gender and work.

Anthropological and film studies approaches combine to analyze costume as the outcome of production processes and as a cinematic device for conveying meaning. Chapters lead from the places where costume is planned and executed to explorations of characterization, the actor body, spectacles of fashion, to the imagining of historical or fantasy worlds through dress, to the power of stardom to launch clothing styles into the public domain. As well as charting the course of film costume as it parallels important trends in cultural history, the book considers the future of Hindi film costume, in the context of new strains of filmmaking that stress unvarnished realism.

Fashioning Bollywood will appeal to students and scholars of Indian culture, anthropology and fashion, as well as anyone who has seen and enjoyed Hindi films.
Fashion and Jazz
Authors: McClendon Alphonso D.
Published: November 2017

Born in the late 19th century, jazz gained mainstream popularity during a volatile period of racial segregation and gender inequality. It was in these adverse conditions that jazz performers discovered the power of dress as a visual tool used to defy mainstream societal constructs, shaping a new fashion and style aesthetic. Fashion and Jazz is the first study to identify the behaviours, signs and meanings that defined this newly evolving subculture.

Drawing on fashion studies and cultural theory, the book provides an in-depth analysis of the social and political entanglements of jazz and dress, with individual chapters exploring key themes such as race, class and gender. Including a wide variety of case studies, ranging from Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald to Louis Armstrong and Chet Baker, it presents a critical and cultural analysis of jazz performers as modern icons of fashion and popular style.

Addressing a number of previously underexplored areas of jazz culture, such as modern dandyism and the link between drug use and glamorous dress, Fashion and Jazz provides a fascinating history of fashion's dialogue with African-American art and style. It is essential reading for students of fashion, cultural studies, African-American studies and history.
Indian Fashion
Authors: Sandhu Arti
Published: November 2017

Fashion in India is distinctly unique, in its aesthetics, systems, designers and influences. Indian Fashion is the first study of its kind to examine the social, political, global and local elements that give shape to this multifaceted center. Spanning India’s long historical contribution to global fashion to the emergence of today’s vibrant local fashion scene, Sandhu provides a comprehensive overview of the Indian fashion world. From elite high-end to street style of the masses, the book explores the complex realities of Indian dress through key issues such as identity, class, youth and media.

This ground-breaking book does not simply apply western fashion theory to an Indian context, but allows for a holistic understanding of how fashion is created, worn, displayed and viewed in India.

Accessibly written, Indian Fashion will be a fantastic resource for students of fashion, cultural studies and anthropology.