bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Role of Economic Growth, Financial Development, Trade, Energy and FDI in Environmental Kuznets Curve for Lithuania: Evidence from ARDL Bounds Testing Approach
Authors: Rahman Habib-ur , Ghazali Ahmad , Bhatti Ghulam Ali , Khan Safdar Ullah
Published: February 2020

This paper examines the long-run relationship between carbon dioxide (CO2) emission and economic growth, financial development, trade, energy consumption, and foreign direct investment in the case of Lithuania by employing time series data of 1989-2018. In particular, this paper aims to test whether the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) relationship for economic growth and financial development holds or not. The autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) bounds testing procedure is employed for the empirical analysis. The results validate the existence of EKC in the long-run as well as in the short-run since there is an inverted U-shaped relation between CO2 emissions and economic growth. Conversely, we could not validate the EKC relationship between CO2 emissions and financial development. Trade and energy consumption are other significant determinants of CO2 emissions. The causality analysis results show that unidirectional causality runs from economic growth to CO2 emissions and trade to CO2 emissions. The validity of the EKC hypothesis indicates that Lithuania can achieve short-term, medium-term, and long-term climate change mitigation and adoption goals and objectives approved by the Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania without deteriorating its economic growth.
The Impact of Agricultural Market Information System in Bosnia & Herzegovina on Market
Integration: Assymetric Information and Market Performance
Authors: Omerbegovic Arapovic Adisa , Karkin Zana
Published: February 2020

In a perfectly integrated market local demand has no impact on the formation of market
price, since changes in local demand cause price equalization in the market through
efficient allocation of resources (Pareto efficiency). Information is crucial to market
performance and integration as market agents cannot explore arbitrage opportunities in its absence. This paper tests the impact of introduction of agricultural market information system (via SMS service which provides information on prices of agricultural items in different markets) on observed degree of market integration in agro-food market in Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H), pre and post the service. Degree of market integration is measured as the extent that local demand has on formation of prices in the market pre and post introduction of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) service. The methodology assumed tests the Law of One Price, while taking into account transportation costs and concludes thatintroduction of the ICT service in agro-food market in Bosnia & Herzegovina has increased the level of market integration. It is shown that the impact of the local demand onto formation of the local market price has decreased after the introduction of the ICT service. The results suggest that ICT may have a significant role in tackling information asymmetry and consequently promote market integration. This is a pilot assessment that covered only 16 months of daily price, so for the purpose of drawing conclusions with additional precision, it must be noted that there exists a need to broaden the study further to cover larger period of time.
Examination of Corporal Punishment from Three Perspectives: A Recommended Corporal Punishment Counseling Model and its Application
Authors: Akbash Ayla
Published: February 2020

The corporal punishment has been examined through three different of perspectives, and a new psychological counseling model has been suggested for corporal punishment. The
suggested model (CPC) has been applied in a psychological counseling group therapy.
Consequently, new psycho-social developments such as behaviors, attitudes, emotions,
opinions and experiences thoughts related to corporal punishment have been observed.
Counseling sessions and evaluations have been presented in the study as well.
Christine De Pisan and Murasaki Shikibu as Medieval Feminists
Authors: Bashpinar Harika
Published: February 2020

This study presents a comparative reading of Christine de Pizan’sThe Book of the City of
Ladies and MurasakiShikibu’s The Tale of Genji. Having lived and written in the Middle
Ages, both Christine de Pizan and MurasakiShikibu share the privilege of being among the
first women writers as well as the first feminists. As their life stories picture them as strong, independent women unusual at that time, their works elaborate on the plight of their sex in a patriarchal and oppressive society, and propose ways to transcend these borders. What is striking in such a reading is that it makes the modern reader see that oppression on women has been existent since at least the Medieval Era, and it has been a case throughout the world. Since neither Pizan nor Shikibuknew the culture and works of the other, their attracting attention to the same issues suggests an interesting reading.
Reconsidering the influence of Islam on Yoruba cultural heritage,1930-1987
Authors: Oladiti Akeem Abiodun
Published: February 2020

Previous studies on the activities of Islam have focused on the contribution of the religion to state building (Last, 1967, p. 4 ), the nineteenth century jihad (Smith, 1961, p. 45) and the phenomenal growth of Islam during the colonial period (Gbadamosi, 1978, p. 77). However, no specific attention has been paid to how Islam affected Yoruba culture
negatively with specific focus on the area of religion education and language. This study
intends to fill this obvious gap in the historiography of influential cultural invasion of Islam from 1930, when colonial political structures allowed the Muslims to maintain a physical and cultural presence in Yoruba towns to 1987 when the proliferation of Islamic learning centres became well established to promote Islamic cultural orientation in the community. primary data on colonial petition reports were sourced from archival materials as well as oral interviews with people selected through purposive sampling technique while the secondary data were derived from books and journal articles. The data collected through these methods were classified and subjected to qualitative analysis. Arabic schools throughout Yoruba land were established as centers promoting Arabic civilization and Islamic cultures (Bidmos, 1972, p. 32). These schools were found in most of the large urban cities in Yoruba city states such as Lagos, Ibadan, Ilorin, Abeokuta, Saki, Osogbo, Ede and Ikirun (Mahmud, 1983, p. 37). The activities of these schools were geared towards producing Yoruba Arabs. These schools encouraged the wearing of turban (al-hammamah), the flowing robe (jalamiyyah and hijab). Arabic words with lexical equivalents in Yoruba lexicography. Some Muslim scholars that graduated from these Arabic schools branded their physical appearance by keeping long beards as a measure of cultural affinity with the Arab Muslims. The influence of Islamic literacy has also manifested in the mode of naming such that converts changed their names deemed associated with Yoruba deities to Islamic names. There were also reports of instances Muslim clerics spearheaded and attacked Yoruba religion, language and education. Islamic literacy has brought about cultural changes in the mode of language,
beliefs and education of the Muslims in Yoruba society. The Arabic schools in Yoruba
society promoted cultural influence with the establishment of structures which undermined the preservation of Yoruba religion, language and education.
Amitav Ghosh’s The Circle of Reason: A Clash between Superstition and Scientific Reason
Authors: Khuraijam Gyanabati , Singh Yumnam Oken
Published: February 2020

In the modern world today, when some people apply logic and reasoning on certain things,
other people are still dominated by the age-old practice of superstitious beliefs and it
sometimes becomes difficult to accept the principles and works carried out by them. These contradictions often lead to clashes between them. Amitav Ghosh’s Balaramin the Circle of Reason becomes obsessed with scientific reasoning after readingLife of Louis Pasteur and Practical Phrenology. The development of science and technology is taking place at such a fast pace but he starts carrying out all types of irrational activities like campaign for cleanliness of underwear in the name of scientific reasoning due to which his family faces many unwanted incidents; and his own actions leadto his doom. The existence of such contrasting characters in the society makes us ponder upon the reason behind it, and question the roles of education and experience in eradicating the ills of the society.
Turkey’s National Security Concept - A Major Factor Hindering Membership of the European Union
Authors: Rousseau Richard
Published: February 2020

Turkey‟s state-centered and traditional security policy gives priority to “high politics” and
attempts to solve problems on the basis of military power. In contrast to the global trend,
and particularly in the European Union (EU), Turkey‟s securitization tradition has not
changed in the last few decades and its Armed Forces have even enlarged their profile,
especially whilst dealing with the Kurdish issue and the rise of political Islam, both of
which are threats to the core principles of the Turkish Republic. This article argues that the
Turkish security identity is not compatible with the European identity, which is a product of
the Europeanization of security. This incompatibility of security identities poses the main
impediment to Turkey‟s inclusion into the EU‟s Common Foreign and Security Policy
(CFSP). Turkey should Europeanize its security identity by stressing low-political
considerations while dealing with its internal and external threats in order to be a member
of the European Club.
An Empirical Analysis of the Contribution of Mining Sector to Economic Development in Nigeria
Authors: Olalekan David, Oladipo , Afees Noah, Oluwashina , Ayodele Agbalajobi, Sunday
Published: February 2020

Nigeria is richly endowed with vast but largely untapped natural resources including solid minerals and arable land. Mining industries have been viewed as key drivers of economic growth and development process, as lead sectors that drive economic expansion which can lead to higher levels of social and economic well being. Contributions from mining as a percentage of GDP in rich countries are usually between 2-8 percent. In Nigeria, the contribution is still low at 0.15 percent, one of the major factors responsible for this is as a result of over dependence of the Nigerian economy on the proceeds from the sale of crude oil for over four decades which is at the expense of other sectors such as mining and agriculture that contributed significantly to the Nigerian economy before the emergence of crude oil. In the light of this, the study presents an empirical analysis of the contribution of mining sector to the economic development in Nigeria from 1960 to 2012. The study employed Error Correction Model (ECM) to examine the short run and long run effect of mining sector‟s contribution to Nigeria economic development. The study harnessed time series data to evaluate the impact of the specified key sectors; crude petroleum and gas, solid mineral, manufacturing and agriculture on the economic development proxied by per capita income. Equally highlighted are the problems militating against the mining sector in Nigeria and the strategies for its transformation of the economy. The finding revealed that the value of solid mineral have strong impact on economic development in Nigeria. Thus, Nigeria needs to urgently develop her monumental mining potentials in order to diversify her economy and to achieve rapid economic growth and development.
Aristotle on Wittiness
Authors: Johnston Rebekah ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: February 2020

Aristotle claims, in his Nicomachean Ethics, that in addition to being, for example, just and courageous, and temperate, the virtuous person will also be witty. Very little sustained attention, however, has been devoted to explicating what Aristotle means when he claims that virtuous persons are witty or to justifying the plausibility of the claim that wittiness is a virtue. It becomes especially difficult to see why Aristotle thinks that being witty is a virtue once it becomes clear that Aristotle’s witty person engages in what he calls ‘educated insolence’. Insolence, for Aristotle, is a form of slighting which, as he explains in the Rhetoric, generally causes the person slighted to experience shame and anger. In this paper, I attempt to bring some clarity to Aristotle’s claim that being witty is a virtue by examining why Aristotle thinks that the object of a witty person’s raillery will find this joking pleasant.
A “metodologia da problematização” como alternativa no ensino na graduação: o problema enquanto solução
Authors: Caetano Ludmila , Marotta Humberto
Published: March 2020

Este artigo apresenta a Metodologia da Problematização como estratégia de ensino utilizada nas disciplinas de Ecologia, ministrada para os cursos de Engenharia da Universidade Federal Fluminense no Rio de Janeiro. Com o intuito de aproximar a realidade e estimular a autonomia na formação de futuros profissionais, utilizaram-se artigos científicos de excelência em conjunto com a Metodologia da Problematização. Os resultados indicaram um desenvolvimento na capacidade de argumentação baseada em referências oficiais, contribuindo para uma construção de análise mais crítica, profunda e embasada. Além disso, possibilitou um ganho significativo na abrangência de temas socioambientais com enfoque transdisciplinar.
Os filmes como instrumento didático-pedagógico para o ensino de geografia
Authors: Chiapetti Rita Jaqueline Nogueira , Freitas Glauber Magalhães de
Published: March 2020

Em plena era tecnológica tem se tornado cada vez mais necessário o uso de tecnologias educacionais em sala de aula, a fim de aproximar o aluno do mundo que o cerca, e no caso do ensino de Geografia especialmente, já que ele tem compromisso com a formação de cidadãos do mundo. Como objetivo principal se propõe a analisar o filme como um instrumento didático-pedagógico no ensino de Geografia. O método empregado é o da pesquisa bibliográfica, sendo a leitura analítica a principal técnica desse tipo de pesquisa, pois é através dela que se podem identificar as informações e os dados contidos na bibliografia selecionada, bem como verificar as relações existentes entre elas, de modo a analisar a sua consistência para serem utilizadas na pesquisa. Como resultados da pesquisa, as tecnologias educacionais vêm ganhando cada vez mais espaço nas escolas, pois funcionam com uma forma de alicerçar o ensino e aprendizagem dos conteúdos curriculares. O filme é visto pelos autores pesquisados como instrumento didático-pedagógico atrativo para o ensino de Geografia, na compreensão da relação natureza-sociedade, contribuindo significativamente para o processo de ensino-aprendizagem dos conteúdos geográficos. Conclui-se que seu uso deve sempre contar com um bom planejamento das aulas por parte dos professores, visto que por meio do filme é possível despertar o interesse, melhorar a participação, estimular o debate e a reflexão crítica dos alunos.
Characteristics of Intravenous Midazolam Sedation with Nitrous Oxide in Pediatric Dental Treatment
Authors: Kim Hyuntae , Song Ji-Soo , Hyun Hong-Keun , Kim Young-Jae , Kim Jung-Wook , Jang Ki-Taeg , Lee Sang-Hoon , Shin Teo Jeon
Published: March 2020

Midazolam is a short-acting benzodiazepine that is widely used in pediatric dental sedation. However, its clinical effectiveness as an intravenous sedative agent in children has not been widely documented. A retrospective study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy and safety of intravenous midazolam and nitrous oxide inhalation sedation in pediatric dental treatment.
The subjects were 115 patients (118 cases) who received dental treatment under intravenous midazolam and nitrous oxide inhalation sedation. Demographic factors, general health status, sedation time, midazolam and nitrous oxide dosage, and success rate of sedation were evaluated from electronic medical records.
Behavioral management was the main reason of choosing sedation. Mean duration of sedation was 56.7 minutes for surgical treatment, and 74.4 minutes for restorative treatment. The initial dosage of intravenous midazolam was 0.051 ± 0.019 mg/kg. In 34 cases (28.8%), additional midazolam of 0.036 ± 0.057 mg/kg was delivered during the treatment. The concentration of nitrous oxide was maintained between 40% and 50%. The success rate of sedation was 99% (n = 117). In 1 case, laryngospasm occurred and the patient was reversed with benzodiazepine antagonist, flumazenil.
Intravenous midazolam sedation with nitrous oxide was shown to be clinically effective for the dental treatment in children, if administered by trained personnel and patients are carefully selected in accordance with guidelines.
Pulmonary Metastasis of a Prostate Adenocarcinoma within a Primary Lung Adenocarcinoma: A Tumor-totumor Metastasis Case Report
Authors: Ribeiro André Marcondes Braga , Vivan Ana Luiza Tatarin , Lima Eduardo Nóbrega Pereira , Formiga Maria Nirvana da Cruz , Donadio Mauro Daniel Spina , Costa Felipe D'Almeida
Published: February 2020

Applications for68 Ga-PSMA PET-CT continue to expand beyond prostate cancer. The objective of this case report is to illustrate a rare phenomenon known as tumor-totumor metastasis in which precise histological diagnosis is an essential prerequisite for correct clinical management of patients. A 89-year-old man with prostate cancer underwent68 Ga-PSMA PET-CT study for rescreening after increasing prostate specific antigen (PSA), revealing abnormal uptake of the radioindicator in the prostate and bilateral lung nodules. A biopsy was performed on one of the left lung nodules and the results of the pathology examination revealed that the lesion consisted of metastatic prostatic adenocarcinoma within a primary lung adenocarcinoma.
Expression of EGFR family and p53 in a patient with Synchronous Primary Endometrial Adenocarcinoma and Clear Cell Renal Carcinoma: a Case Report
Authors: Martins Priscila Fernanda da Silva , Souza Izabella Cristina Alves , Ferreira Enio , Veloso Emerson Soares , Silveira Tatiany L , Underwood Adam , Araujo Fabiano Conde , Del-Puerto Helen Lima
Published: February 2020

We present a case of a 69 year-old, non-obese, post-menopausal woman diagnosed with synchronous endometrial adenocarcinoma and renal cell carcinoma. Immunolocalization and expression of the EGFR, HER-2, HER-3, HER-4 and p53 proteins by immunohistochemistry (IHC) was performed to investigate synchronous expression of these proteins. The endometrial adenocarcinoma was a well-differentiated tumor, with discernable glandular structure with moderate mitotic index. IHC revealed weak HER-2, HER-3 and HER-4 staining of cell membranes in well-differentiated areas, and intense HER-2 and p53 staining in papillary areas. The renal cell carcinoma showed clear cell type, solid tumor, Fuhrman nuclear grade 2, presence of necrosis and hemorrhage. IHC revealed intense HER-2 and HER-4 staining of cell membranes, weak EGFR staining, and negative expression for HER3 and p53 protein. In summary, overexpression of HER-2 and HER-4 may correlate with histological grade of the tumor and patient prognosis.
Primary small cell carcinoma of the thyroid: a case report
Authors: Prado Maria Clara Martins , Staino Isabella Rocha França Longo , Silva Hannah Damasceno Barreto da , Castro Alexandre Fonseca de , França Lysio , Barros Paula Ferreira
Published: February 2020

The diagnosis of cervical mass is a challenge due to the wide variety of benign and malignant etiologies. Extrapulmonary small cell carcinomas (EPSCC) are rare entities, and those tumours arising as a primary cervical, especially in the thyroid gland, are exceedingly rare. As others small cell neuroendocrine carcinomas, the disease has an aggressive behavior. This case report is about a 40-years-old female patient admitted to the Hospital Felício Rocho, with airway compression caused by a cervical mass originated in the thyroid gland. The data were extracted from the medical records and information provided by the attendants. We describe here the multidisciplinary approach used to treat the patient as well as her outcome. We also review the clinical and molecular aspects of this rare entity.
Year in Review 2018 by the Brazilian Gastrointestinal Tumors Group - GTG: Gastrointestinal Tumors
Authors: Coutinho Anelisa K. , Prolla Gabriel , Fernandes Gustavo dos Santos , Salvador Heber , Peixoto Renata D'Alpino , Weschenfelder Rui F.
Published: February 2020

In 2018, there were some important trials presented over multiple international meetings. The objective of this article is to summarize the most important and practice changing studies in gastrointestinal oncology this year. Some studies in gastroesophageal, pancreatic, colorectal and anal canal have been selected, including adjuvant therapy in pancreatic cancer, immunotherapy in metastatic gastroesophageal cancer, as well as strategies in regorafenib dose escalation and the role of hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy in metastatic colorectal.
Epidermoid squamous cell carcinoma after pulmonary tuberculosis infection
Authors: Dourado Marcus Henrique Bandeira , Romero Murilo Lima Barbosa Diniz , Santos Marlon Ferreira , Barbosa Ronan Lacerda , Medeiros Adriano Rêgo Lima de
Published: February 2020

A 64-year-old female patient with uncompensated fever and secretive cough, an active smoker with a history of tuberculosis treated irregularly, developed non-small cell lung cancer such as squamous cell carcinoma in the pulmonary cavernoma.
Treatment choices in metastatic colorectal cancer according to sidedness and RAS/BRAF status: a national survey by the Brazilian Gastrointestinal Tumors Group (GTG)
Authors: Peixoto Renata D'Alpino , Riechelmann Rachel P , Prolla Gabriel , Weschenfelder Rui F. , Fernandes Gustavo dos Santos , Pereira Guilherme S , Lourdes de-Oliveira Maria de , Rego Juliana F , Rocha-Filho Duilio R , Coutinho Anelisa K.
Published: February 2020

Objectives: Tumor sidedness and RAS/BRAF status have changed the treatment landscape of metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). This study was performed to understand the first line choices of Brazilian oncologists for patients with mCRC, especially in the emergent context of tumor sidedness and RAS/BRAFV600E status. Methods: This was a cross-sectional electronic survey composed of six questions sent to Brazilian medical oncologists through social media. The survey instrument collected demographic data of participants and assessed current practices in terms of first-line treatment choices for fit patients with mCRC. Participants with at least 50% of their clinical practice dedicated to patients with GI malignancies were deemed GI specialists. Results: The survey was completed by 239 medical oncologists from across the country. Most oncologists were male (59%) and were in oncology practice for less than 10 years (62.2%). Only 20.9% of the participants were specialists in GI tumors. For left-sided, wild-type (wt) RAS/wt-BRAFV600E mCRC, most oncologists (82%) chose first line chemotherapy (CT) + anti-EGFR therapy, with 53.6% of them preferring FOLFIRI as the CT backbone. Meanwhile, for right-sided, wt-RAS/wt-BRAFV600E mCRC, the majority (70.7%) would offer CT + bevacizumab (53.9% with FOLFOX). For mutated-RAS mCRC, most oncologists decided for FOLFOX + bevacizumab (51.9%). Subgroup analyses revealed statistically significant differences for therapeutic choices in first line for left-sided wt-RAS/wt-BRAFV600E mCRC: female oncologists prefer FOLFOX as CT backbone ( p= 0.004) and in right-sided wt-RAS/wt-BRAFV600E mCRC, GI cancer specialists more often use FOLFOXIRI and bevacizumab (18 vs 7.9%; p= 0.001). Conclusion: Our survey indicates that tumor sidedness influences the choice of both CT backbone and monoclonal antibody in unresectable wt-RAS mCRC. In addition, oncologists' gender and percentage of time dedicated to treat GI cancers also impacted on therapeutic choices for mCRC in Brazil.
How education did (and did not) accentuate partisan differences during the Ebola outbreak of 2014-15
Authors: Martin Chris C.
Published: February 2020

Education exacerbates partisan gaps in scientific knowledge and attitudes. However, previous findings about the extent and symmetry of this moderation have been mixed. As a conceptual replication of previous research, this study examines whether education asymmetrically moderates the Democrat-Republican gap in attitudes about Ebola virus disease (EVD) and policies to combat EVD. Weighted data from a survey of 1,461 non-institutionalized adults drawn from a probability-based panel were collected during the 2015 EVD epidemic. The survey measured seven attitudes: fear of personal infection, estimated severity of Ebola, suspicion of exposed Africans, suspicion of exposed Americans, Western government preparedness, support for low-intensity interventions, and support for high-intensity interventions. Knowledge about EVD was also measured. As in prior studies, highly educated Democrats uniquely diverged from other respondents in some attitudes. However, in the other attitudes, there were main party and education effects but no evidence that education was a moderator of partisan differences. Overall, education moderated partisanship when attitudes were affect-laden and targeted toward immediate threats, but not when attitudes were policy-oriented.
Association between individualism and welfare attitudes: An analysis of citizens’ attitudes towards the state’s welfare responsibility
Authors: Toikko Timo , Rantanen Teemu
Published: February 2020

The present study examines the association between individualistic values and citizens´ attitudes towards the state’s welfare responsibility (welfare attitudes). This study also examines the association between political placement and welfare attitudes. Data from the European Social Survey (N = 37,743 in 20 countries) are analyzed using a two-level regression analysis. The findings indicate that individualism at the cultural culture is a significant factor in terms of individuals’ attitudes to welfare, in that the higher the level of individualism, the lesser the likelihood that the state’s welfare responsibility is supported. On the other hand, citizens’ attitudes towards state responsibility for welfare are associated with the political placement of those citizens. Politically, people leaning to the right have a lower degree of interest in the state’s welfare responsibility. Furthermore, the degree of individualism modifies the association at the individual level of political placement and welfare attitudes. There is a greater attitudinal difference between the supporters of right-wing and left-wing political views in individualistic countries than in collectivist countries. From a social policy perspective, this study emphasizes the association of individualism and welfare attitudes. The results suggest that social policy is based more on national cultural values than one might assume.
Polarization in the wake of the European refugee crisis – A longitudinal study of the Finnish political elite’s attitudes towards refugees and the environment
Authors: Lönnqvist Jan-Erik , Ilmarinen Ville-Juhani , Sortheix Florencia M.
Published: February 2020

We investigated political polarization among the 28284 candidates in the Finnish municipal election who ran for municipal council in 2012, 2017, or both, and had responded to a Voting Advice Application. Our results revealed political polarization in terms of both conversion (longitudinal analysis, n = 6643) and recruitment (cross-sectional comparison of first-time candidates, n = 13054). The populist radical-right Finns Party became even more anti-refugee, and the pro-refugee Green League became even more pro-refugee. The Finns Party, in particular, has constructed the Green League as their enemies, which could explain why the Finns Party moved in an anti-environmental direction, as well as the increased issue-alignment between refugee-attitudes and environmental attitudes. We also observed increased within-party homogeneity in almost all parties. In the discussion, we focus on the nature of the association between refugee and environmental attitudes.
Merleau-Ponty and Barthes on Image Consciousness: Probing the (Im)possibility of Meaning
Authors: Beaudin Pearson Natasha
Published: February 2020

Why exactly do paintings and photographs affect us, despite being flat, inanimate objects? Merleau-Ponty and Barthes both attempted to answer just as much and arrived at two conflicting accounts of the ontology of image consciousness. In Merleau-Ponty’s conception, paintings offer an infinite number of hermeneutic possibilities, while in Barthes’, photographs are a “closed field of forces,” thereby making their meanings necessarily contingent and circumscribed. In an effort to identify the point of contention between the two theories, this paper first outlines Merleau-Ponty’s phenomenology of painting and contrasts it with Barthes’ theory of photography. Next, it considers both theses through the lens of psychoanalytic theory, positing that both Merleau-Ponty’s philosophy of art and Barthes’ notion of the studium correspond to Sigmund Freud’s idea of the pleasure principle, while the Barthesian notion of the punctum maps onto the Freudian concept of the death drive. Finally, I argue that the crux of Merleau-Ponty’s and Barthes’ disagreement on the metaphysical status of images has to do with the possibility -- or impossibility -- of meaning.
Cognition, Domination and Complexity: A Speculative Outline of Intersections Between Cognitive Activity and Structures of Control, and their Relation to Dynamics of Complexity and Simplicity
Authors: Cardoza Ryan
Published: February 2020

It’s a relatively common observation that the conquest of political regimes and the “promethean” expansion of human knowledge have important tendencies in common; both knowledge and political conquest are expressions of a “will to power.” This paper seeks to analyze what some of these specific tendencies are by using certain conceptual models as tools to carry out this analysis. But rather than focusing on the historical unfolding of this will to power, this paper attempts to analyze the way in which it is expressed at different ontological levels; specifically, at the levels of matter, cognition, and conceptualization, respectively. The aforementioned conceptual “models” used in this analysis are the Deleuzian concept of “stratification,” and a certain notion of “complexity,” which could also be understood as “organization.” Stratification is understood as the particular process that facilitates complexity and organization, while complexity is understood in terms of its capacity to produce higher-order “unities” or “simplicities.” The idea of this relation between complexity and simplicity is taken from complexity theory and chaos theory. Regarding the specific topic of political regimes, this paper uses Gilles Deleuze’s essay “Society of Control” as an example of how concepts themselves are an integral part of these regimes, in that they are not merely implemented, but, rather, are “incarnated” through them.
Walter Benjamin's "Über den Begriff der Geschichte" and the Marxist Tradition
Authors: Wade Maxwell
Published: February 2020

Walter Benjamin's Theses on the Concept of History (1942) have long puzzled Benjamin scholars due to several of its stylistic and thematic departures from earlier works. In this paper, I evaluate the relation of the text to the rest of Benjamin’s thought, as well as the various schools of interpretation surrounding it. I then use that initial framework in order to place Benjamin’s text in conversation with other Marxist texts (so as to demonstrate parallel lines of thought between Benjamin’s latter works and the earlier Marxist tradition). By examining certain key texts in the Marx-Engels-Gesamtausgabe, or MEGA, I indicate the ways in which Marx engaged with many of the same questions and themes as Benjamin's Theses, and, in doing so, argue against the dominant interpretation that sees this text as a break with Benjamin's prior Marxist, political commitments.
A PRACTICAL APPROACH FOR TEACHING THE ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLES (ORC) IN AN ADVANCED THERMODYNAMICS COURSE
Authors: MOTA BABILONI ADRIAN , NAVARRO  ESBRI JOAQUIN , MOLES RIBERA FRANCISCO , MATEU ROYO CARLOS
Published: February 2020

Higher Education Institutions must consider the most recently developed technologies to increase energy efficiency. A significant share of the heat used in industry is wasted while still being at usable temperature levels and hence a significant energy saving potential is present in this sector. The Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) is a system that uses low-grade waste or renewable heat to produce electricity and lower grade heat and can be integrated into a variety of applications. In this paper, an introduction to ORCs is presented, and then, a practical example of a laboratory session using an experimental test bench based in this technology in a last year bachelor’s degree course is detailed. A commercial ORC machine was run in the laboratory session, where the students were able to explore its operation through the graphical interface. They applied the main thermodynamic concepts in the interpretation of the behavior and seen the utility of this science in recently developed environmentally friendly technologies. Then, the students simulated a real case based on the valorisation of exhaust gases from an engine installed in a wastewater treatment plant. Students agreed that the combination of both parts in this session is beneficial for their understanding and that ORC machines are a viable solution to control climate change.

Keywords:Combined Heat and Power (CHP); Higher Education (HE); applied thermodynamics; laboratory session; experimental setup; real problem solving
INFLUENCE OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON ELECTRICITY DEMAND. CASE STUDY IN THE BASQUE COUNTRY
Authors: SOLAUN MARTINEZ KEPA , CERDA TENA EMILIO
Published: February 2020

This article analyzes the sensitivity of electricity demand by sector to temperature in the Basque Country, within the context of climate change. To do so, it contrasts demand data by sector and province with the evolution of the thermal distance on cold and warm days with respect to established thresholds. Results show that the residential sector is the most sensitive to these changes, and future demand is projected according to multiple climate change scenarios. Due to the greater statistical significance of temperature differences on cold days, and the current limited use of air conditioning, it is estimated that residential demand could fall by as much as 4%. Further research is needed to understand how demand may evolve as the climate changes, as well as the influence that more widespread use of air conditioning might have, particularly given the increasing importance electricity is expected to have compared to other energy sources in the residential sector.
INTELLIGENT AND CONNECTED EQUIPMENTS
Authors: URIBETXEBARRIA BARRENA JONE , BESGA GONZALEZ JUAN MANUEL , MENDIZABAL ELEZKANO BEGOÑA
Published: February 2020

Nowadays, there is a general interest among equipment manufacturers in designing and implementing a range of services aimed at ensuring and optimizing the life cycle of their equipment in their customers' production plants. Taking advantage of the new sensorization, capture and data transmission capabilities of the 4.0 equipment, manufacturers are able to record a large amount of information about the behavior of all their machines sold.
MACHINING OF DEVELOPABLE RULED SURFACES USING MATHEMATICAL ALGORITHMS
Authors: CALLEJA OCHOA AMAIA , GONZALEZ BARRIO HAIZEA , POLVOROSA TEIJEIRO ROBERTO , AMIGO FRANCISCO JAVIER , GOMEZ ESCUDERO GAIZKA , FERNANDEZ DE LUCIO PABLO , BARTON MICHAEL , BO PENGBO , LOPEZ  DE LA CALLE MARCAIDE LUIS NORBERTO
Published: February 2020

Industry demands more efficient manufacturing processes for the production of complex geometry components and low machinability materials. In this sense, the machining of ruled surfaces typically present in geometrically complex components of the aerospace sector are the object of study in this work.
Christian Thune (red.), Konflikternes verden 1984, København: Akademisk Forlag, 1984, 312 s., 95,00kr.
Authors: Boel Erik
Published: March 2020

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De videregående uddannelser under forandring: Resultater og blokeringer
Authors: Peter Christensen Jens
Published: March 2020

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Ole Nørgaard, Søren Riishøj og Henrik Scriver (red.), Østeuropa - en politisk-økonomisk introduktion, Århus: SP Forlag, 1985, 440 s., 197,00 kr.
Authors: Tromer Elzbieta
Published: March 2020

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Niels Arnfred og Ole Jess Olsen, DSB skifter spor. Ledelse i en offentlig erhvervsvirksomhed, København: Blytmanns Forlag, 1985, 139 s., 128,00 kr.
Authors: Grønnegård Christensen Jørgen
Published: March 2020

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Økologisk inferens og surveyanalyser i valgforskningen
Authors: P. Kristensen Ole
Published: March 2020

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Forsøg og fornyelse i den offentlige sektor
Authors: Schou Bent
Published: March 2020

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Kommentar til Gorm Rye Olsen: De arabiske landes økonomi og politik
Authors: Linderoth Hans
Published: March 2020

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Beslutningsprocessen i EF 1985-89 *
Authors: Kolte Lars
Published: March 2020

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Stephen Wilks, Industrial policy and the motor industry., Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1988 (revised), 338 s., £ 10.95.
Authors: Chr. Sidenius Niels
Published: March 2020

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Hans B. Feddersen Europe's Single Market and Monetary Integration
Authors: Redaktionen -
Published: March 2020

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Væksten i de offentlige udgifter: Gør politik en forskel?
Authors: M. Pallesen Thomas
Published: March 2020

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Peter Esaiasson, Svenska valkampanjer 1866-1988, Stockholm: Allmanna Forlaget, 1990, 493 s.
Authors: Siune Karen
Published: March 2020

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Elinor Ostrom, Governing the Commons. The Evolution of Institutions for Collective Action, New York: Cambridge University Press, 1990, 280 s., $ 14.95.
Authors: Grønnegård Christensen Jørgen
Published: March 2020

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Gorm Rye Olsen, Knud Erik Svendsen, U-landene i det nye internationale system, Forlaget Columbus, 1993, 191 s.
Authors: Holm Hans-Henrik
Published: March 2020

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Ministeransvar
Authors: Peter Christensen Jens
Published: March 2020

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Opposition ved Palle Svenssons doktorafhandling
Authors: J. Poulsen Jørgen
Published: March 2020

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Søren Bald, Peter la Cour og Steen Nepper Larsen (red.), Demokrati. 40 indlæg, Krogerup: Krogerup Højskole, 1996, 260 s., kr. 98,00.
Authors: Svensson Palle
Published: March 2020

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Kurt Klaudi Klausen (red.), Erfaringer med Internationalisering i Amter og Kommuner, Gylling: Odense Universitetsforlag, 1996, 204 s., kr. 200,00.
Authors: Winter Søren
Published: March 2020

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Anne-Mette Hjalager, Kultursektoren som et tredje arbejdsmarked, Århus: KLIM, 1996, 159 s., kr. 195,00.
Authors: Ravn Erik
Published: March 2020

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Stat og interesseorganisationer: Korporatisme som institution
Authors: Munk Christiansen Peter
Published: March 2020

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Rekrutteringen af kommunale chefer. En administrativ elite under forandring
Authors: Anderson og Mogens N. Pedersen Lene
Published: March 2020

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Peter John, Analysing Public Policy, London og New York: Pinter, 1998, 227 s.
Authors: Munk Christiansen Peter
Published: March 2020

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Hans-Henrik Holm, Lars Kabel, Torben Kitaj, Lars Møller og Flemming Ytzen, Verden på tilbud. Om udenrigsjournalistik og mediernes lidlandsdækning, Århus: Forlaget Ajour, Danmarks Journalisthøjskole, 2000, 210 s., kr. 198,00.
Authors: Anthonsen Mette
Published: March 2020

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Abuse of the Dominant Position with Predatory Pricing Strategy // Zloupotreba dominantnog položaja strategijom predatorskih cijena
Authors: Bogojević Aleksandar
Published: March 2020

The abuse of a dominant position is a way of disrupting the market competition of business entities, which leaves heavy consequences on the market structure. One of the forms of abusing the dominant position is using the predatory pricing, as a strategy that is increasingly in practice today for the purpose to eliminate competition in a particular market and that practice is very difficult to prove. Through this work, attempts are made to determine the parameters that will distinguish the occurrence of normal market competition, where business entities eject their competitors from the market through their better and better quality products, from the predatory behavior, as a form of prohibited competitive activity. AKZO test as a basic test for determining predatory behavior is primary used to make a distinction between acceptable and unacceptable behavior. The rules on abuse of a dominant position by applying predatory prices, both in domestic and EU competition law, are also considered and analysed, as well as basic legal issues that are relevant for determining abuse using the predatory pricing strategy, particularly the issue of proving predatory behavior, as well as the question of justifying such behavior by calling to harmonize behavior with competitors’ behavior.
Screening and identification of critical biomarkers in erectile dysfunction: evidence from bioinformatic analysis
Authors: Hui Jialiang , Liu Ruiyu , Zhang Haibo , He Shuhua , Wei Anyang
Published: February 2020

Purpose

Erectile dysfunction (ED) is one of the most common male-disease globally. Despite efforts to explain its pathogenesis, the molecular mechanisms of ED are still not well understood.

Methods

The microarray dataset GSE10804 was downloaded from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) to find candidate genes in ED progression. After differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified, functional enrichment analysis was performed. In addition, a protein-protein interaction network (PPI) was established and module analysis was performed through the STRING and Cytoscape.

Results and Conclusions

A total of 618 DEGs were identified in all, containing 430 downregulated genes and 188 upregulated genes. The enriched functions and pathways of the DEGs include transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter, cell adhesion, calcium ion binding, receptor binding, Akt signaling pathway, receptor interaction, protein digestion, and absorption. We picked out twenty-five hub genes, with biological process (BP) analyses revealing that the genes were principally associated with cellular responses to amino acid stimuli, extracellular matrix structural constituent, collagen trimer, protein digestion and absorption, ECM-receptor interaction and PI3K-Akt signaling pathway. To sum up, DEGs and hub genes distinguished in this study not only help us understand the molecular mechanisms behind the carcinogenesis and progression of ED, but also play a part in the diagnosis and treatment of ED by providing candidate targets.
A Study on Breast Cancer Patients’ Commitment to a Plan for Exercise based on Health Beliefs
Authors: Park Hyoung Sook , Jung Yun Seo , Kim Young Mi , Hwang Jae Hyun
Published: February 2020

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the factors relating to commitment to a plan for exercise in the breast cancer patient following a mastectomy and to examine the relationship between these factors.Methods: This study was a correlational research and the participants were 152 patients with breast cancer. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire from June to October, 2015.Results: The final regression model showed that income, experience of exercise and current exercise were significant predictors related to commitment to a plan for exercise in patients with breast cancer and explained for 65.9% of the variance in commitment to a plan for exercise.Conclusion: The findings indicate that patients in breast cancer-oriented intervention programs have an enhancing experience of exercise. Current exercise should be provided for patients with breast cancer in order to promote health and quality of life.
Evolucionismo e interdisciplinaridade na sociologia brasileira: onde está o desenvolvimento regional?
Authors: Birkner Walter
Published: March 2020

Este artigo apresenta uma apreciação crítica da Sociologia introdutória no Brasil, indicando a ausência dos conceitos de evolucionismo, desenvolvimento e seu adjetivo “regional”, além das dificuldades de abordagem interdisciplinar. Essa dupla constatação se explica pela principal característica da Sociologia que conhecemos e apreendemos a partir do contato com os livros de introdução desta disciplina. Trata-se de reconhecê-la como uma ciência da má distribuição da riqueza e da consequente desigualdade social. Nessa perspectiva, firma-se como uma ciência de crítica à ordem social estabelecida. Por assumir hegemonicamente essa característica, negligencia o reconhecimento de fatores sociais geradores de riqueza, sociologicamente interpretáveis como causas de produção e desenvolvimento regional. E, justamente, devido a essa característica, os conceitos de evolucionismo e desenvolvimento se tornam inconvenientemente dispensáveis. As conclusões são respaldadas por uma investigação bibliográfica feita a partir da leitura dos seis livros de introdução à Sociologia recomendados pelo Ministério da Educação para o triênio de 2015 a 2017.
Джордж Габриель Стокс - классик математической физики ХIХ века К 200-летию со дня рождения, "Природа"
Authors: Щербаков Р.Н.
Published: March 2020

Дж.ГСтокс (1819-1903) - английский математик, механик и физик ирландского происхождения - внес большой вклад в физику: в теоретическую механику гидродинамику теорию упругости, теорию колебаний, оптику и математическую физику а также в математический анализ. Он был членом Лондонского королевского общества, его секретарем и президентом, содействовал развитию точных наук.
Effect of an Organic Fertilizer Based on Native Rhizophagus intraradices on Zea mays L. Yield in Northern Benin
Authors: Koda Abdel D. , Yaoitcha Alain S. , Allagbe Marcellin , Agbodjato Nadège A. , Dagbenonbakin Gustave , Aguegue Mèvognon R. , Rivera Ramon , Adjanohoun Adolphe , Baba-Moussa Lamine
Published: March 2020

Aims: One of the alternatives proposed to improve the sustainability and productivity of agricultural systems is the use of organic fertilizers based on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. The objective of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the native mycorrhizal fungus Rhizophagus intraradices in the field at Ouenou in North Benin for improved maize (Zea mays L.) production.

Study Design: The experimental design was a complete random block of three treatments. Mention the design of the study here.

Place and Duration of Study: Endomycorrhizal infection was assessed on roots of corn plants at 78 days post-seed.

Methodology: Corn variety 2000 SYN EE-W was inoculated with the strain in combination with the mineral fertilizer (NPK) half-dose.

Results: Results showed that of the three treatments, the highest heights were observed in plants treated with Rhizophagus intraradices +½ dose of NPK (15:15:15) and urea. The same observations were made with respect to leaf number and leaf area of plants and grain yield. Regarding the endomycorrhizal infection of plants inoculated with Rhizophagus intraradices +½ dose of NPK (15:15:15) and urea, of the three producers, the observation was that the endomycorrhizal infection was elevated to the level of the second producer (P2) which was of the order of (50%) while the mycorrhizal intensity was lower (24.6%) in the same producer.

Conclusion: The native mycorrhizal fungus R. intraradices plus the half-dose NPK plus urea, had a positive impact on most of the various parameters.