bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Formação inicial do professor de Educação Física: produções acadêmicas entre 2005 – 2014
Authors: Maffei Willer Soares , Verardi Carlos Eduardo Lopes , Pessôa Filho Dalton Müller
Published: July 2017

http://dx.doi.org/10.5007/2175-8042.2016v28n49p146Esta pesquisa está estruturada a partir da investigação de 51 produções científicas publicadas nos principais bancos de teses/dissertações e artigos científicos que abordam a formação de professores de Educação Física no período entre 2005-2014. Foi proposto verificar quais aspectos da formação de professores têm se apresentado como foco das pesquisas nesse período destacando o conhecimento trazido nas produções que retratam especificamente a formação docente. Para análise da literatura encontrada foi utilizada a técnica da Análise de Conteúdo segundo Bardin (2011). Destaca-se uma parca produção a respeito do tema. Os argumentos apresentados sinalizam o descompasso entre o conhecimento específico e a didática; relação teoria/prática fragmentada, problemática, confusa, portadora de conflitos e antagonismos; disciplinas pedagógicas com pouca frequência e inseridas tardiamente nos cursos, circunstâncias que desencadeiam certa fragilidade na formação. As produções enfatizam prioritariamente o ensino, muito embora, esteja previsto para os cursos superiores a indissociabilidade entre ensino, pesquisa e extensão.
A BNCC em discussão na formação continuada de professores de Educação Física: um relato de experiência – Natal/RN
Authors: Sena Dianne Cristina Souza de , Rodrigues Wanessa Cristina Maranhão de Freitas , Sobrinho Jonas Morais , Dantas Matheus Jancy Bezerra , Silva Christyan Giullianno de Lara Souza
Published: July 2017

http://dx.doi.org/10.5007/2175-8042.2016v28n49p227Após o lançamento do Portal da Base Nacional Comum Curricular (BNCC) e a abertura para contribuições, uma proposta de cronograma em nível estadual, foi estabelecida para que o estado do Rio Grande do Norte e seus municípios pudessem se organizar, no intuito de mobilizar seus educadores, estimulando-os a contribuir na construção deste documento. Buscando atender estas demandas, propomos, enquanto grupo de assessoramento pedagógico da equipe de Educação Física da Secretaria Municipal de Educação do Natal, o Fórum de Discussão sobre a BNCC através do programa de Formação Continuada para professores em exercício desta Secretaria. Assim, o Fórum objetivou realizar uma reflexão crítica sobre a BNCC além de trazer o professor como colaborador desta construção democrática. Nesse sentido, articulamos com o corpo docente do Departamento de Educação Física da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte que ocorreu em novembro de 2015 apresentado neste Relato de Experiência.
A Copa do Mundo de 2006: o “quadrado mágico” e as categorias analíticas do futebol brasileiro
Authors: Castellani Rafael Moreno , Braga Harian Pires
Published: July 2017

http://dx.doi.org/10.5007/2175-8042.2016v28n49p54A Copa do Mundo de futebol, além de sua capacidade de mobilizar comunidades ao redor do mundo, arregimenta pelo futebol significados que permitiriam construções identitárias. Assim, este estudo objetivou identificar e refletir acerca das categorias analíticas sobre o futebol presentes na mídia esportiva no decorrer da cobertura jornalística da Copa do Mundo de 2006. O que balizou nossa escolha por essa edição é menos o caráter organizacional e pretensos legados, e mais a retomada de categorias recorrentes ao futebol brasileiro, enunciadas, sobretudo, a partir da convocação de quatro jogadores específicos que viriam a compor o “Quadrado Mágico”. Optou-se pelo jornal Folha de São Paulo, em acervo virtual, entre os meses maio-agosto de 2006. Categorias como o País do futebol, futebol arte/bonito/mágico estão bastante presentes na mídia esportiva e literaturas sobre futebol, ainda que alguns estudos confrontem a existência destas categorias e uma associação direta com o estilo de jogo brasileiro.
O esporte de aventura como conteúdo possível nas aulas de educação física escolar
Authors: Da Paixão Jairo Antônio
Published: July 2017

http://dx.doi.org/10.5007/2175-8042.2017v29n50p170Este estudo investigou possibilidades para o trato das diferentes modalidades que compõem o esporte de aventura como conteúdo da Educação Física na escola. A partir de uma pesquisa de levantamento bibliográfico, fortalece-se a crença de que a busca por elementos com potencial para um currículo escolar alternativo para Educação Física é, acima de tudo, uma atitude de não conformismo, por parte dos atores envolvidos na ação educativa. A própria realidade nas escolas evidencia a necessidade de propostas e movimentos para implementar o processo educacional nos diferentes segmentos que compõem a educação básica. Certamente, a reflexão e o debate sobre a referida temática configuram-se procedimentos fundamentais para que as possibilidades possam ser concretizadas na ambiência das aulas de Educação Física.
Linguagens e culturas infantis em pauta
Authors: Barreto Aldecilene Cerqueira , Wiggers Ingrid Dittrich , Freire Juliana De Oliveira
Published: July 2017

http://dx.doi.org/10.5007/2175-8042.2017v29n50p232O texto apresenta a resenha da obra Linguagens e culturas infantis, na qual a autora revela o mundo infantil, a partir da leitura e interpretação da voz das crianças e destaca a importância do adulto observar e escutar a criança, para compreender sua mensagem.
Da tela à vitrine – reincidências no romance brasileiro contemporâneo
Authors: De Felippe Renata Farias , Alós Anselmo Peres
Published: July 2017

http://dx.doi.org/10.5007/2176-8552.2016n20p11A partir do conceito de prosa de vitrine – utilizado por Flora Süssekind para definir a literatura recente voltada para o registro ao avesso da espetacularização da sociedade – e do romance O dia Mastroianni (2007), de João Paulo Cuenca, este trabalho pretende delinear as peculiaridades de um “modo de ler” contemporâneo, que associa o sentido e as imagens literárias aos referenciais oriundos de diferentes linguagens. Sensível às especificidades desse modo de ler, a literatura de vitrine parece assegurar o seu espaço e contribuir para a permanência do literário (a despeito das muitas formas de fabulação), estratégia que revela uma espécie peculiar de engajamento.
Da religiosidade: entre místicos, bestas e soberanos
Authors: Alonso Rafael
Published: July 2017

http://dx.doi.org/10.5007/2176-8552.2016n20p25Levando em conta o que aqui se chama “crise da religiosidade”, este ensaio se propõe a discutir, em contraposição crítica que a leitura do texto tende a tornar evidente, as respostas a essa crise oferecidas por Georges Bataille (“experiência interior”, “experiência do sagrado”) e Giorgio Agamben (“altíssima pobreza”). O que motiva a contraposição é o juízo de Agamben a respeito de Bataille, antes já enunciado por Sartre: o de que Bataille é um místico.  Para colocar em prática essa operação, este ensaio recorre às contribuições de Jean-Luc Nancy (existência “insacrificável”), Jacques Derrida (o discurso político como fábula e a crítica feroz a Agamben em “A besta e o soberano”) e Vilém Flusser, base teórica que atravessa todo ensaio e que, com o conceito de “instrumento”, mas também a partir de outras elaborações teóricas, permite questionar a ideia de um mundo a ser “profanado”.
Presentación del Dosier Políticas de la mirada
Authors: Cámara Mario , Josiowicz Alejandra
Published: July 2017

http://dx.doi.org/10.5007/2176-8552.2016n21p11Presentación del dosier Políticas de la mirada. Intersecciones entre literatura y fotografía. “La fotografía y la literatura son, probablemente, los medios de inscripción más determinantes en la conformación de los modelos epistemológicos y representacionales alrededor de los cuales se estructuró el siglo veinte”
Fotografia: câmara clara ou caixa preta?
Authors: Alonso Rafael
Published: July 2017

http://dx.doi.org/10.5007/2176-8552.2016n21p177A proposta central do ensaio é ler A câmara clara (1980), de Roland Barthes,em contraposição à Filosofia da caixa preta (1983), de Vilém Flusser. Esteencontro, porém, ocorre apenas na parte final do texto. Antes, este trabalhojulgou interessante ler criticamente outros conhecidos ensaios sobre a fotografia,como os de Walter Benjamin, Siegfried Kracauer e Susan Sontag. Tambémé conferida atenção especial a O imaginário (1940), de Jean-Paul Sartre, obraà qual Barthes dedica seu livro sobre a fotografia. O objetivo deste ensaio,no geral, é refletir sobre como os teóricos acima lidam com o referente, bemcomo com um possível “fora” da imagem. O caminho escolhido tende a anulara problemática separação entre o “mundo real” e o “mundo da imagem”.
O fragmento como potência imaginária
Authors: Fonseca Olívia De Melo
Published: July 2017

http://dx.doi.org/10.5007/2176-8552.2016n21p195A partir da compreensão de que a escritura possibilita recriações de maisde um modo de se dizer e de se viver uma vida, as imagens que rondamo espaço-tempo dos textos de Roland Barthes serão ponderadas enquantofiguração de sujeitos, no plural, que tecem suas relações em trânsito afetivoe discursivo. Será possível apreender, então, que os fragmentos barthesianosresistem e sobrevivem ao entendimento histórico-linear do sujeito. Neles, asinquietações da escritura e da vida serão apreendidas como work in progresscujas linhas costuram um contra-discurso1 autobiográfico e romanesco.
O registro do indizível: um olhar sobre a arte fotográfica a partir dos pressupostos de Roland Barthes
Authors: Klafke Sandra , Souza Jorge
Published: July 2017

http://dx.doi.org/10.5007/2176-8552.2016n21p255Este artigo aborda a fotografia do ponto de vista da arte e, para tanto,parte das categorias de studium e de punctum e toca a potência de “isso foi”,elaboradas por Barthes (2009a). Esta escrita reflete acerca do lugar do contempladorda imagem e sobre a impossibilidade de que a fotografia se reveleem todas as suas dimensões, ou seja, que o espectador a apreenda em totalidade.Nesse viés, explora-se a noção de que a imagem é um universo refratorde inúmeras semânticas e que o olhar do espectador só é capaz de alcançar,quando frente a ela, os traços imagéticos que reflitam a si mesmo.
La mediación textual de la imagen fotográfica en Ensayo de un crimen de Rodolfo Usigli
Authors: Castellanos Camilo Hernandez
Published: July 2017

http://dx.doi.org/10.5007/2176-8552.2016n21p53En este ensayo se reflexiona sobre la relación entre fotografía y literaturamediante el análisis del Caso Gallegos, un asesinato ocurrido en Ciudad deMéxico en 1932. A través del estudio comparativo del montaje fotográficocon el que este asesinato fue presentado en el diario el Excélsior, en 1932, y dela reelaboración que Rodolfo Usigli realizó del crimen en la que es consideradala primera novela policial mexicana, Ensayo de un crimen (1944), se develan lasvariables representacionales implícitas en uno y otro medio, y la manera comoel fotomontaje informa simbólicamente a la novela. Se parte del presupuestode que la fotografía transforma el evento en imagen y por tanto, al escribiruna novela que refiere a esta, Usigli reconstruye la realidad de una maneradoblemente mediada, convirtiendo al texto en un meta-código de la imagen.El análisis de la transformación representacional del caso Gallegos, de imagenfotográfica a novela, permite plantear los términos de la mediación supuestaen la imagen fotográfica, la reflexión acerca de las capas de sentido con lasque la fotografía articula al evento, y como, a su vez, esas capas pueden serre-articuladas en nuevos regímenes de sentido textual.
Barthes: “isto foi”, isto é. Potências narrativas do visual e da imagem
Authors: Editores Os
Published: July 2017

http://dx.doi.org/10.5007/2176-8552.2016n21p7
Nitrate radical oxidation of γ-terpinene: hydroxy nitrate, total organic nitrate, and secondary organic aerosol yields
Authors: Slade Jonathan H. , de Perre Chloé , Lee Linda , Shepson Paul B.
Published: July 2017

Abstract. Polyolefinic monoterpenes represent a potentially important but understudied source of organic nitrates (ONs) and secondary organic aerosol (SOA) following oxidation due to their high reactivity and propensity for multi-stage chemistry. Recent modeling work suggests that the oxidation of polyolefinic γ-terpinene can be the dominant source of nighttime ON in a mixed forest environment. However, the ON yields, aerosol partitioning behavior, and SOA yields from γ-terpinene oxidation by the nitrate radical (NO3), an important nighttime oxidant, have not been determined experimentally. In this work, we present a comprehensive experimental investigation of the total (gas + particle) ON, hydroxy nitrate, and SOA yields following γ-terpinene oxidation by NO3. Under dry conditions, the hydroxy nitrate yield  =  4(+1/−3) %, total ON yield  =  14(+3/−2) %, and SOA yield  ≤  10 % under atmospherically relevant particle mass loadings, similar to those for α-pinene + NO3. Using a chemical box model, we show that the measured concentrations of NO2 and γ-terpinene hydroxy nitrates can be reliably simulated from α-pinene + NO3 chemistry. This suggests that NO3 addition to either of the two internal double bonds of γ-terpinene primarily decomposes forming a relatively volatile keto-aldehyde, reconciling the small SOA yield observed here and for other internal olefinic terpenes. Based on aerosol partitioning analysis and identification of speciated particle-phase ON applying high-resolution liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry, we estimate that a significant fraction of the particle-phase ON has the hydroxy nitrate moiety. This work greatly contributes to our understanding of ON and SOA formation from polyolefin monoterpene oxidation, which could be important in the northern continental US and the Midwest, where polyolefinic monoterpene emissions are greatest.
A wind proxy based on migrating dunes at the Baltic coast: statistical analysis of the link between wind conditions and sand movement
Authors: Bierstedt Svenja E. , Hünicke Birgit , Zorita Eduardo , Ludwig Juliane
Published: July 2017

Abstract. We statistically analyse the relationship between the structure of migrating dunes in the southern Baltic and the driving wind conditions over the past 26 years, with the long-term aim of using migrating dunes as a proxy for past wind conditions at an interannual resolution. The present analysis is based on the dune record derived from geo-radar measurements by Ludwig et al. (2017). The dune system is located at the Baltic Sea coast of Poland and is migrating from west to east along the coast. The dunes present layers with different thicknesses that can be assigned to absolute dates at interannual timescales and put in relation to seasonal wind conditions. To statistically analyse this record and calibrate it as a wind proxy, we used a gridded regional meteorological reanalysis data set (coastDat2) covering recent decades. The identified link between the dune annual layers and wind conditions was additionally supported by the co-variability between dune layers and observed sea level variations in the southern Baltic Sea. We include precipitation and temperature into our analysis, in addition to wind, to learn more about the dependency between these three atmospheric factors and their common influence on the dune system. We set up a statistical linear model based on the correlation between the frequency of days with specific wind conditions in a given season and dune migration velocities derived for that season. To some extent, the dune records can be seen as analogous to tree-ring width records, and hence we use a proxy validation method usually applied in dendrochronology, cross-validation with the leave-one-out method, when the observational record is short. The revealed correlations between the wind record from the reanalysis and the wind record derived from the dune structure is in the range between 0.28 and 0.63, yielding similar statistical validation skill as dendroclimatological records.
BUILDING A COMPLETE FREE AND OPEN SOURCE GIS INFRASTRUCTURE FOR HYDROLOGICAL COMPUTING AND DATA PUBLICATION USING GIS.LAB AND GISQUICK PLATFORMS
Authors: Landa M. , Kavka P. , Strouhal L. , Cepicky J.
Published: July 2017

Abstract. Building a complete free and open source GIS computing and data publication platform can be a relatively easy task. This paper describes an automated deployment of such platform using two open source software projects – GIS.lab and Gisquick. GIS.lab (http: //web.gislab.io) is a project for rapid deployment of a complete, centrally managed and horizontally scalable GIS infrastructure in the local area network, data center or cloud. It provides a comprehensive set of free geospatial software seamlessly integrated into one, easy-to-use system. A platform for GIS computing (in our case demonstrated on hydrological data processing) requires core components as a geoprocessing server, map server, and a computation engine as eg. GRASS GIS, SAGA, or other similar GIS software. All these components can be rapidly, and automatically deployed by GIS.lab platform. In our demonstrated solution PyWPS is used for serving WPS processes built on the top of GRASS GIS computation platform. GIS.lab can be easily extended by other components running in Docker containers. This approach is shown on Gisquick seamless integration. Gisquick (http://gisquick.org) is an open source platform for publishing geospatial data in the sense of rapid sharing of QGIS projects on the web. The platform consists of QGIS plugin, Django-based server application, QGIS server, and web/mobile clients. In this paper is shown how to easily deploy complete open source GIS infrastructure allowing all required operations as data preparation on desktop, data sharing, and geospatial computation as the service. It also includes data publication in the sense of OGC Web Services and importantly also as interactive web mapping applications.
3D MODEL GENERATION USING OBLIQUE IMAGES ACQUIRED BY UAV
Authors: Lingua A. , Noardo F. , Spanò A. , Sanna S. , Matrone F.
Published: July 2017

Abstract. In recent years, many studies revealed the advantages of using airborne oblique images for obtaining improved 3D city models (including façades and building footprints). Here the acquisition and use of oblique images from a low cost and open source Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) for the 3D high-level-of-detail reconstruction of historical architectures is evaluated. The critical issues of such acquisitions (flight planning strategies, ground control points distribution, etc.) are described. Several problems should be considered in the flight planning: best approach to cover the whole object with the minimum time of flight; visibility of vertical structures; occlusions due to the context; acquisition of all the parts of the objects (the closest and the farthest) with similar resolution; suitable camera inclination, and so on. In this paper a solution is proposed in order to acquire oblique images with one only flight. The data processing was realized using Structure-from-Motion-based approach for point cloud generation using dense image-matching algorithms implemented in an open source software. The achieved results are analysed considering some check points and some reference LiDAR data. The system was tested for surveying a historical architectonical complex: the “Sacro Mo nte di Varallo Sesia” in north-west of Italy. This study demonstrates that the use of oblique images acquired from a low cost UAV system and processed through an open source software is an effective methodology to survey cultural heritage, characterized by limited accessibility, need for detail and rapidity of the acquisition phase, and often reduced budgets.
UN OPEN GIS CAPACITY BUILDING
Authors: Albertella A. , Brovelli M. A. , Gonzalez Ferreiro D.
Published: July 2017

Abstract. The UN Open GIS Initiative is to identify and develop, under UN guidance, an Open Source GIS bundle that meets the requirements of UN operations, taking full advantage of the expertise of mission partners (partner nations, technology contributing countries, international organizations, academia, NGO’s, private sector). The project, started in 2016, is composed by 4 working groups. One of the working group is specifically related to Capacity Building, given its importance for the success of the project. UN Open GIS will be based on some existing open source geospatial software (packages and libraries) with many extensions specifically developed. The users of the platform will be the UN staff supporting with mapping and GIS the peacekeeping missions. Therefore, they are generally expert of this specific domain, even if they are currently using proprietary software. UN Open GIS Capacity Building is specifically thought for covering this gap, providing them the suitable background about open source geospatial software in general and the education tailored to the solution that has been being developed within the project itself.
BUILDING A GEOGRAPHIC DATA REPOSITORY FOR URBAN RESEARCH WITH FREE SOFTWARE – LEARNING FROM Observatorio.CEDEUS.cl
Authors: Steiniger S. , de la Fuente H. , Fuentes C. , Barton J. , Muñoz J.-C.
Published: July 2017

Abstract. The recent trend towards open data and open science as well as a demand for holistic and interdisciplinary research requires platforms that allow the distribution and exchange of research data, including geographic information. While the requirements and benefits of data exchange are widely discussed, there are few proposals on how to implement data platforms that not only permit the exchange of research data among researchers, but also permit to distribute research results and data to the interest public. We elaborate what points are important for implementing a (geographic) data repository and propose then to adopt the concept of Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDI) as a solution for the implementation of research data repositories. We present as a case study the geographic data and document repository of the Chilean research Centre on Sustainable Urban Development (CEDEUS), the CEDEUS Observatory. Besides the infrastructure to host and distribute data, communication tools are an important component of such a data repository service. For this case study we analyse which things have worked well and which things have not worked well based on the experiences collected during three years of operation. We close with some recommendations for the implementation of data repositories for research.
AN INTEGRATED APPROACH FOR LINKED DATA BROWSING
Authors: Beek W. , Folmer E.
Published: July 2017

Abstract. The Netherlands' Cadastre, Land Registry and Mapping Agency – in short Kadaster – collects and registers administrative and spatial data on property and the rights involved. Currently, the Kadaster is publishing its geo-spatial data assets as Linked Open Data. The Kadaster manages hundreds of datasets that describe hundreds of millions of geospatial objects, including all Dutch buildings, roads, and forests. The Kadaster exposes this large collection of data to thousands of daily users that operate from within different contexts and that need to be supported in different use cases. Therefore, Kadaster must offer diverse, yet complementary, approaches for browsing and exploring the data it publishes. Specifically, it supports the following paradigms for browsing and exploring its data assets: hierarchical browsing, graph navigation, faceted browsing, and tabular browsing. These paradigms are useful for different tasks, cover different use cases, and are implemented by reusing and/or developing Open Source libraries and applications.
GEOYASGUI: THE GEOSPARQL QUERY EDITOR AND RESULT SET VISUALIZER
Authors: Beek W. , Folmer E. , Rietveld L. , Walker J.
Published: July 2017

Abstract. The Netherlands' Cadastre, Land Registry and Mapping Agency – in short Kadaster – collects and registers administrative and spatial data on property and the rights involved. This includes for ships, aircraft and telecommunications networks. Doing so, Kadaster protects legal certainty. The Kadaster publishes many large authoritative datasets including several key registers of the Dutch Government (Topography, Addresses and Buildings). Furthermore Kadaster is also developing and maintaining the PDOK shared service, in which about 100 spatial datasets are being published in several formats, including an incredible amount of detailed geospatial objects. Geospatial objects include all plots of land, all buildings, all roads and all lampposts. These objects are spatially and/or conceptually related, but are maintained by different data curators. As a result these datasets are syntactically and architecturally disjoint, and using them together currently requires non-trivial human labor. In response to this, Kadaster is currently publishing its geo-spatial data assets as Linked Open Data. The standardized query language for Linked Open Geodata is GeoSPARQL. Unfortunately, current tooling does not support writing and evaluating GeoSPARQL queries. This paper presents GeoYASGUI, a GeoSPARQL editor and result-set viewer with IDE capabilities. GeoYASGUI is not a new software product, but an integration of and a collection of updates to existing Open Source libraries. With GeoYASGUI it becomes possible to query the rich Open Data assets of the Kadaster.
IMPROVED PARAMETERIZATION OF WATER CLOUD MODEL FOR HYBRID-POLARIZED BACKSCATTER SIMULATION USING INTERACTION FACTOR
Authors: Chauhan S. , Srivastava H. S. , Patel P.
Published: July 2017

Abstract. The prime aim of this study was to assess the potential of semi-empirical water cloud model (WCM) in simulating hybrid-polarized SAR backscatter signatures (RH and RV) retrieved from RISAT-1 data and integrate the results into a graphical user interface (GUI) to facilitate easy comprehension and interpretation. A predominant agricultural wheat growing area was selected in Mathura and Bharatpur districts located in the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan respectively to carry out the study. The three-date datasets were acquired covering the crucial growth stages of the wheat crop. In synchrony, the fieldwork was organized to measure crop/soil parameters. The RH and RV backscattering coefficient images were extracted from the SAR data for all the three dates. The effect of four combinations of vegetation descriptors (V1 and V2) viz., LAI-LAI, LAI-Plant water content (PWC), Leaf water area index (LWAI)-LWAI, and LAI-Interaction factor (IF) on the total RH and RV backscatter was analyzed. The results revealed that WCM calibrated with LAI and IF as the two vegetation descriptors simulated the total RH and RV backscatter values with highest R2 of 0.90 and 0.85 while the RMSE was lowest among the other tested models (1.18 and 1.25 dB, respectively). The theoretical considerations and interpretations have been discussed and examined in the paper. The novelty of this work emanates from the fact that it is a first step towards the modeling of hybrid-polarized backscatter data using an accurately parameterized semi-empirical approach.
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF 3D POINT CLOUDS GENERATED FROM A FREEWARE AND TERRESTRIAL LASER SCANNER
Authors: Dayal K. R. , Raghavendra S. , Pande H. , Tiwari P. S. , Chauhan I.
Published: July 2017

Abstract. In the recent past, several heritage structures have faced destruction due to both human-made incidents and natural calamities that have caused a great loss to the human race regarding its cultural achievements. In this context, the importance of documenting such structures to create a substantial database cannot be emphasised enough. The Clock Tower of Dehradun, India is one such structure. There is a lack of sufficient information in the digital domain, which justified the need to carry out this study. Thus, an attempt has been made to gauge the possibilities of using open source 3D tools such as VSfM to quickly and easily obtain point clouds of an object and assess its quality. The photographs were collected using consumer grade cameras with reasonable effort to ensure overlap. The sparse reconstruction and dense reconstruction were carried out to generate a 3D point cloud model of the tower. A terrestrial laser scanner (TLS) was also used to obtain a point cloud of the tower. The point clouds obtained from the two methods were analyzed to understand the quality of the information present; TLS acquired point cloud being a benchmark to assess the VSfM point cloud. They were compared to analyze the point density and subjected to a plane-fitting test for sample flat portions on the structure. The plane-fitting test revealed the planarity of the point clouds. A Gauss distribution fit yielded a standard deviation of 0.002 and 0.01 for TLS and VSfM, respectively. For more insight, comparisons with Agisoft Photoscan results were also made.
CONCEPT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ARCHITECTURE FOR THE IMMEDIATE PROVISION OF GEODATA IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Authors: Fleischhauer S. , Behr F.-J. , Rawiel P.
Published: July 2017

Abstract. Statistics prove that the number of disasters, especially weather-related, increased during the last decades. This leads to high demands on participants in disaster management processes. To meet these requirements the provision of geodata, as a part of the information base, plays a key role. A preliminary theoretical consideration points out the evaluation of the benefits of geodata in disaster scenarios as well as the requirements for the provision of geoinformation products and systems in this field of application. There already exist several approaches that differ in the used data, the functionalities or the concept in general. As an alternative, this work introduces a new architectural concept of immediate geodata provision for disaster management based on the usage of free data and free software components. A system consisting of several free software components forms the basis of this approach. With vector data from OpenStreetMap and remote sensing data from the United States Geological Survey a batch script driven geoinformation system creates map tiles or images for end-users in disaster management within minutes.
SCREENING OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF POLLUTION WITH THE QGIS PLUGIN ENVIFATE
Authors: Geri F. , Cainelli O. , Salogni G. , Zatelli P. , Ciolli M.
Published: July 2017

Abstract. Public and academic interest in environmental pollution caused by toxic substances and other sources, like noise, is constantly raising. To protect public health and ecosystems it is necessary to maintain the concentrations of pollutants below a safety threshold. In this context the development of models able to assess environmental pollution impact has been identified as a priority for future research. Scientific community has therefore produced many predictive models in the field. The vast majority of them needs to be run by specialists with a deep technical knowledge of the modeled phenomena in order to process the data and understand the results and it is not feasible to use this models for simple prescreening activities. Planners, evaluators and technical operators need reliable, usable and simple tools in order to carry out screening analysis of impact assessment. The ENVIFATE software is currently under development by the Department of Civil, environmental and mechanical engineering of the University of Trento, Italy, in the frame of a project funded by the Italian Veneto Region with the aim to make available to nonspecialists screening analysis to assess the risks of a set of possible environmental pollution sources in protected areas. The development of ENVIFATE follows these basic requirements: i) Open-Source ii) multiplatform iii) user friendly iv) GIS oriented. In order to respect these principles we have chosen to develop a plugin of QGIS, using python as a development language and creating a module for each environmental compartment analyzed: rivers, lakes, atmospheric dispersion, dispersion in groundwater and noise. The plugin architecture is composed of a series of core functions characterized by command line interfaces that can be called from third-party applications (such as Grass GIS), connectable in custom data flows and with a high level of modularity and scalability. The base of the different models are highly tested and reliable algorithms adopted by the Italian Institute for Protection and Environmental Research (Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale – ISPRA). Due to their simplicity, and for safety reasons, the structure of these models is constrained to provide conservative results, so to overestimate actual risk. This approach allows to provide statistically validated instruments to be used in different environmental contexts. All modules of the plugin provide numerical and cartographical results: in particular the command-line interface provides "static" results, or linked to a particular spatial and temporal state, while the Qgis plugins iterate the single analysis along space and time in order to provide georeferenced maps and time distributed results.
MULTI-MODAL REMOTE SENSING DATA FUSION FRAMEWORK
Authors: Ghaffar M. A. A. , Vu T. T. , Maul T. H.
Published: July 2017

Abstract. The inconsistency between the freely available remote sensing datasets and crowd-sourced data from the resolution perspective forms a big challenge in the context of data fusion. In classical classification problems, crowd-sourced data are represented as points that may or not be located within the same pixel. This discrepancy can result in having mixed pixels that could be unjustly classified. Moreover, it leads to failure in retaining sufficient level of details from data inferences. In this paper we propose a method that can preserve detailed inferences from remote sensing datasets accompanied with crowd-sourced data. We show that advanced machine learning techniques can be utilized towards this objective. The proposed method relies on two steps, firstly we enhance the spatial resolution of the satellite image using Convolutional Neural Networks and secondly we fuse the crowd-sourced data with the upscaled version of the satellite image. However, the covered scope in this paper is concerning the first step. Results show that CNN can enhance Landsat 8 scenes resolution visually and quantitatively.
QUERY SUPPORT FOR GMZ
Authors: Khandelwal A. , Rajan K. S.
Published: July 2017

Abstract. Generic text-based compression models are simple and fast but there are two issues that needs to be addressed. They cannot leverage the structure that exists in data to achieve better compression and there is an unnecessary decompression step before the user can actually use the data. To address these issues, we came up with GMZ, a lossless compression model aimed at achieving high compression ratios. The decision to design GMZ (Khandelwal and Rajan, 2017) exclusively for GML's Simple Features Profile (SFP) seems fair because of the high use of SFP in WFS and that it facilitates high optimisation of the compression model. This is an extension of our work on GMZ. In a typical server-client model such as Web Feature Service, the server is the primary creator and provider of GML, and therefore, requires compression and query capabilities. On the other hand, the client is the primary consumer of GML, and therefore, requires decompression and visualisation capabilities. In the first part of our work, we demonstrated compression using a python script that can be plugged in a server architecture, and decompression and visualisation in a web browser using a Firefox addon. The focus of this work is to develop the already existing tools to provide query capability to server. Our model provides the ability to decompress individual features in isolation, which is an essential requirement for realising query in compressed state. We con - struct an R-Tree index for spatial data and a custom index for non-spatial data and store these in a separate index file to prevent alter - ing the compression model. This facilitates independent use of compressed GMZ file where index can be constructed when required. The focus of this work is the bounding-box or range query commonly used in webGIS with provision for other spatial and non-spatial queries. The decrement in compression ratios due to the new index file is in the range of 1–3 percent which is trivial considering the benefits of querying in compressed state. With around 75 % average compression of the original data, query support in compressed state and decompression support in the browser, GMZ can be a good alternative to GML for WFS-like services.
PHOTOGRAMMETRIC NETWORK FOR EVALUATION OF HUMAN FACES FOR FACE RECONSTRUCTION PURPOSE
Authors: Schrott P. , Detrekői Á. , Fekete K.
Published: July 2017

Abstract. Facial reconstruction is the process of reconstructing the geometry of faces of persons from skeletal remains. A research group (BME Cooperation Research Center for Biomechanics) was formed representing several organisations to combine knowledgebases of different disciplines like anthropology, medical, mechanical, archaeological sciences etc. to computerize the face reconstruction process based on a large dataset of 3D face and skull models gathered from living persons: cranial data from CT scans and face models from photogrammetric evaluations. The BUTE Dept. of Photogrammetry and Geoinformatics works on the method and technology of the 3D data acquisition for the face models. In this paper we will present the research and results of the photogrammetric network design, the modelling to deal with visibility constraints, and the investigation of the developed basic photogrammetric configuration to specify the result characteristics to be expected using the device built for the photogrammetric face measurements.
Spatial Distribution and Trends of Waterborne Diseases in Tashkent Province
Authors: Subramanian Veluswami Saravanan , Cho Min Jung , Tan Siwei Zoe , Fayzieva Dilorom , Sebaly Christian
Published: July 2017

Introduction: The cumulative effect of limited investment in public water systems, inadequate public health infrastructure, and gaps in infectious disease prevention increased the incidence of waterborne diseases in Uzbekistan. The objectives of this study were: (1) to spatially analyze the distribution of the diseases in Tashkent Province, (2) to identify the intensity of spatial trends in the province, (3) to identify urban-rural characteristics of the disease distribution, and (4) to identify the differences in disease incidence between pediatric and adult populations of the province.Methods: Data on four major waterborne diseases and socio-demographics factors were collected in Tashkent Province from 2011 to 2014. Descriptive epidemiological methods and spatial-temporal methods were used to investigate the distribution and trends, and to identify waterborne diseases hotspots and vulnerable population groups in the province.Results: Hepatitis A and enterobiasis had a high incidence in most of Tashkent Province, with higher incidences in the eastern and western districts. Residents of rural areas, including children, were found to be more vulnerable to the waterborne diseases compared to other populations living in the province.Conclusions: This pilot study calls for more scientific investigations of waterborne diseases and their effect on public health in the region, which could facilitate targeted public health interventions in vulnerable regions of Uzbekistan.
AVALIAÇÃO DA POTENCIALIDADE DE FUNÇÕES OBJETIVO UTILIZADAS NA IDENTIFICAÇÃO DE FALHAS EM ESTRUTRAS TRELIÇADAS
Authors: Alexandre Noronha de Brito Marcus , Mendes Bezerra Luiano , Taylor Matias Silva Willian , Andrade da Silva Wellington
Published: July 2017

RESUMO: A realização da análise de um conjunto de “Assinaturas Estruturais” ou comumente denominadas como “Funções Objetivo” possibilita o conhecimento de suas respectivas potencialidades ou sensibilidades em identificar falhas ou danos estruturais. Cinco Funções Objetivo são avaliadas neste trabalho compostas por grandezas estáticas, deslocamentos, e dinâmicas, como modos e frequências naturais de vibração, de modo a unir a simplicidade de obtenção dos parâmetros estáticos com a potencialidade das características dinâmicas. Ainda se observa que a otimização destas soluções pela minimização de uma função residual com a aplicação de um processo combinatório, juntamente com o Método dos Mínimos Quadrados – MMQ resulta na localização e quantificação de falhas ou danos internos nas barras de uma estrutura treliçada. Dessa forma, avalia-se a sensibilidade das Funções Objetivo na captura dos danos propostos determinando assim a Função que apresenta a solução ótima para o problema estrutural apresentado de localização de dano possibilitando também a observação das dificuldades encontradas nestes problemas. Dessa forma os resultados expostos evidenciam a capacidade das “Funções Objetivo” estudadas em auxiliar ações de análise de localização de danos estruturais internos, reduzindo a aplicação de métodos como ultrassom a locais mais restritos, caso necessário. ABSTRACT: The analysis of a set of "structural signatures" or also called "Objective Functions" enables the knowledge of their respective capabilities or sensitivities to identify flaws or structural damage. Five objective functions are evaluated in this work comprised of static quantities, offsets and processes as natural modes and frequencies of vibration, so as to combine the simplicity of obtaining static parameters with the capability of dynamic characteristics. Still noted that optimization of these solutions by minimizing a residual function with the application of a combinatorial procedure with the least square method - resulting in MMQ location and quantification of failures or internal damage to the bars of a lattice structure. Thus, it evaluates the sensitivity of the functions goal in the capture of the proposed damage thus determining the function that provides the optimal solution to the problem presented structural damage location also enables the observation of the difficulties encountered these problems. Thus, the results show the ability of the "Objective Functions" studied to assist in the analysis of the location of internal structural damage, reducing the application of methods such as ultrasound to more restricted locations, if necessary.
La importancia de la contabilidad electrónica en el currículum
Authors: Lee Pérez Pedro
Published: July 2017

El presente artículo habla sobre la contabilidad electrónica en el sistema tributario de México. Esto es importante para los contribuyentes a partir de 2014, porque obliga a las personas físicas y morales del país a llevar el registro de la contabilidad en medios electrónicos y su envío periódico a través del buzón tributario del Servicio de Administración Tributaria (SAT). El objetivo de este artículo es argumentar la necesidad de incluir la contabilidad electrónica en el currículum de la Licenciatura en Contaduría Pública, al considerar que los perfiles de egreso de la mayoría de las universidades, aún siguen el desarrollo de las competencias tecnológicas que exigen hoy en día las obligaciones tributarias.

Realidad y Reflexión Año 17, No 45, Enero-Junio 2017: 8-16
Geographic Location and Linguistic Diversity: The Use of Intensifiers in Egyptian and Saudi Arabic
Authors: Omar Abdulfattah , Alotaibi Mansour
Published: July 2017

Numerous studies have indicated that geographic location plays an essential role in language variation and the emergence of dialects. That is, when speakers of the same group are geographically apart, it is more likely that they use language differently. The unprecedented widespread of communication channels in what is referred to now as the global age, however, has raised many doubts in relation to the connection between space and geographic location on the one hand and language variation on the other hand. In other words, many linguists have come to question the rationality of geographic location in language variation. In the face of this controversial issue, the purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of geographic location on linguistic diversity in relation to Arabic. The study is limited in scope. It is only concerned with the use of intensifiers in the spoken forms of Egyptian and Saudi spoken Arabic. The rationale is that intensifiers are very frequent in everyday communication and occur naturally without much thinking on the part of speakers. In order to achieve this objective, the study is based on a corpus of selections from the Egyptian radio show Ish Sabahak (Live Your Morning) on Nogoum FM Radio Channel and the Saudi radio show Caffeine on Mix FM. Results indicate clearly that there are linguistic differences between Egyptian and Saudi speakers in the use of intensifiers in terms of frequency, type, and the linguistic structure. This suggests that distance or geographic location is still a considerable factor in linguistic diversity since it is deeply rooted in the cultural evolution of people from different nations.
Iranian EFL Teachers’ Perceptions, Practices and Problems Regarding Raising Students’ Intercultural Awareness
Authors: Zamanian Jafar , Saeidi Mahnaz
Published: July 2017

Intercultural approaches to language learning and teaching are strongly advocated and implemented in ESL contexts. However, little empirical research has addressed the extent to which such approaches are actually operationalized in EFL contexts and what the roles of the teachers are. This study investigated perceptions, practices and problems of 100 Iranian EFL teachers regarding raising students’ Intercultural Communicative Competence (ICC) awareness. Based on a mixed-method design, using questionnaire, observation, and interview, the findings indicated an apparent disparity between teachers’ perceptions about ICC and their current classroom practices. Teachers also identified and discussed a lack of training, time, and support to raise language learners’ ICC awareness. This study provides strong empirical evidence supporting the claim that it is difficult for EFL teachers to integrate culture into their teaching in order to develop learners’ intercultural competence.
Assessing the adoption and impact of genomics research at the Canadian Forest Service
Authors: Hope Emily S. , Barsi Debby C. , McKenney Daniel W.
Published: July 2017

The outcomes and impacts of government scientific research are difficult to evaluate, yet there is a growing demand for quantification of these impacts. Forest and forestry-related research is no exception. We adapted an impact assessment methodology for the evaluation of eleven ongoing forestry-related genomics projects within the Canadian Forest Service. The assessment made use of two tools, a Desktop Analysis and a more comprehensive Project Review survey. Results of the assessments indicate that much of the research contributes to the fundamental knowledge of Canadian forests, but also produces short-term technological benefits, including enhanced methodologies for the protection of Canadian forests from invasive species. A full report is available at: https://cfs.nrcan.gc.ca/publications?id=38253 (English) and https://cfs.nrcan.gc.ca/publications?id=38254 (French).