bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A Study of the Wood Species of 73 Deity Sculptures of the Hunan Province, from the Patrice Fava Collection
Authors: Mertz Mechtild , Itō Takao
Published: September 2018

Les auteurs ont étudié un ensemble de 73 statuettes de l'importante collection appartenant à Patrice Fava. Provenant de la province chinoise du Hunan, elles représentent des divinités, locales et nationales, des ancêtres et des maîtres. L'enquête a permis de déterminer les essences de bois utilisées pour le façonnage de l'âme des sculptures, en analysant au microscope la microstructure anatomique des échantillons prélevés sur chaque pièce. L'article présente les méthodes utilisées pour l'analyse, et les résultats obtenus (prélèvements selon différents plans de coupe, préparation des échantillons, microstructure et identification des essences).

Les conclusions mettent en valeur trois essences principales : le peuplier (Populus sp.), le camphrier (Cinnamomum camphora) et le noyer ailé (Pterocarya sp), dont les propriétés mécaniques et l'aire de distribution en Chine sont également présentées. Enfin, les auteurs abordent les liens possibles entre le choix de ces essences, les zones d'utilisation des bois à l'intérieur de la province du Hunan, l'époque de fabrication et, lorsque c'est possible, l'artisan sculpteur ou son atelier.
Daubing Lips with Blood and Drinking Elixirs with the Celestial Lord Yin Jiao: The Role of Thunder Deities in Daoist Ordination in Contemporary Hunan
Authors: Mozina David
Published: September 2018

Cet article explore une tradition liturgique taoïste vivante, située dans la région aux alentours de la ville de Meicheng dans le district d'Anhua, au centre nord de la province du Hunan. Grâce à des recherches à la fois ethnographiques et documentaires, il met en lumière le rôle central qu'y jouent les rituels dits du Tonnerre (leifa). Plus spécifiquement, il montre qu'à Meicheng, un taoïste, tel que l'établit le processus d'ordination, demeure intrinsèquement lié aux divinités des rituels du Tonnerre. Une lecture attentive du rite de Transmission (bodu ke, chuandu ke), au cœur du rituel d'ordination (zouzhi jiao), révèle que le lien contractuel entre l'ordinand et une divinité spécifique du Tonnerre est constitutive de ce que signifie être un taoïste (daoguan, daozhang) dans cette région. En plus du pacte de sang établi avec l'un des maîtres chargé de la transmission — un prérequis pour que l'ordinand puisse recevoir les textes et les instruments liturgiques nécessaires à l'accomplissement de rituels — l'impétrant doit aussi conclure un pacte du même genre avec un général du Tonnerre. Dans le lignage particulier présenté ici, l'ordinand se lie lui-même au Seigneur céleste Yin Jiao, chef de divinités du Tonnerre qui lui procurent la puissance efficace dont il aura besoin pour accomplir tout rituel. Pour les taoïstes de ce lignage, un contrat avec Yin Jiao est une condition sine qua non pour pouvoir entrer dans le lignage. La relation de proximité avec Yin Jiao est spatialement représentée par l'installation des divinités du Tonnerre dans le nouvel autel du Tonnerre (leitan) du taoïste, et textuellement exprimée dans le certificat d'ordination qui atteste de l'identité du taoïste dans cette vie et dans la prochaine. En grande partie, c'est par la vertu de cette relation rituelle, établie lors de la cérémonie d'ordination, que l'impétrant peut être considéré comme un taoïste à part entière par sa communauté et par les puissances célestes.
Directional light beams by design from electrically driven elliptical slit antennas
Authors: Cao Shuiyan , Le Moal Eric , Jiang Quanbo , Drezet Aurélien , Huant Serge , Hugonin Jean-Paul , Dujardin Gérald , Boer-Duchemin Elizabeth
Published: September 2018

We report on the low-energy, electrical generation of light beams in specific directions from planar elliptical microstructures. The emission direction of the beam is determined by the microstructure eccentricity. A very simple, broadband, optical antenna design is used, which consists of a single elliptical slit etched into a gold film. The light beam source is driven by an electrical nanosource of surface plasmon polaritons (SPP) that is located at one focus of the ellipse. In this study, SPPs are generated through inelastic electron tunneling between a gold surface and the tip of a scanning tunneling microscope.
Taxonomic status of Populus wulianensis and P. ningshanica (Salicaceae)
Authors: Zhang Lei , Wang Mingcheng , Ma Tao , Liu Jianquan
Published: September 2018

Species delimitation in the genusPopulusis particularly challenging due to high levels of intraspecific polymorphism as well as frequent interspecific hybridisation and introgression. In this study, we aimed to examine the taxonomic status ofPopulusningshanicaandP.wulianensisusing an integrative taxonomy that considers multiple operational criteria. We carried out morphometric analyses of leaf traits and genetic examinations (including sequence variations at five barcoding DNAs and polymorphisms at 14 nuclear microsatellite SSR primers) at the population level between them and two closely related speciesP.adenopodaandP.davidiana. Results suggest thatP.wulianensisbelongs to the polymorphic species,P.adenopodaand should be considered as a synonym of the latter.P.ningshanicamay have arisen as a result on the hybridisation betweenP.adenopodaandP.davidianaand therefore should be treated asP.×ningshanica. This study highlights the importance of the integrated evidence in taxonomic decisions of the disputed species.
Evolución microestructural y envejecimiento dinámico por deformación en la aleación Mg-6%Gd- 1%Zn durante ensayos a tracción y compresión a temperaturas intermedias
Authors: Garcés Gerardo , Pérez Pablo , Barea Rafael , Chávez Bryan W. , Medina Judit , Adeva Paloma
Published: September 2018

La aleación Mg-6%Gd-1%Zn muestra el fenómeno de serrado durante la deformación a temperaturas intermedias debido al proceso de envejecimiento dinámico provocado por la presencia de átomos de soluto en solución sólida y dislocaciones móviles. Aunque la aleación tiene una textura al azar, se observa un comportamiento diferente en tracción y en compresión. El límite elástico y el endurecimiento es mayor cuando la aleación se ensaya en compresión. Durante la deformación a temperaturas intermedias se ha observado la activación de dislocaciones tipo < a > y maclas de tensión, independientemente del signo de la carga. Sin embargo, la fracción en volumen de maclas es siempre mayor cuando el material se somete a compresión. A temperaturas intermedias, los átomos de Gd y Zn anclan tanto las dislocaciones como las maclas. Por encima de 250 ºC, el fenómeno de serrado desaparece y la presencia de precipitados g´ y g´´ en el plano basal aumenta el endurecimiento.
La red corporativa española en el largo plazo. Evidencia de una economía de mercado influenciada por el Estado
Authors: Rubio Mondéjar Juan A. , Garrués Irurzun Josean
Published: September 2018

En las últimas décadas se ha popularizado la literatura sobre variedades de capitalismo, que estudia comparativamente las distintas formas en las que cada país organiza su economía. Los especialistas han distinguido inicialmente dos modelos puros y antagónicos: las economías liberales de mercado (LME), y las economías coordinadas de mercado (CME). Posteriormente, se han añadido nuevas categorías, como las economías de mercado influenciadas por el Estado (SME). En este artículo se defiende que la red corporativa es una dimensión más que puede considerarse para clasificar una economía en una variedad determinada de capitalismo. El análisis de la red española desde 1917 hasta la actualidad señala la importancia de las empresas públicas en su configuración, compartiendo protagonismo con la banca privada. Esta constatación y la comparación de los indicadores de la red española con las de otros países de su entorno, confirman la inclusión de España entre las SME.
La influencia de la situación y el entrevistador en la expresión de la identidad personal
Authors: Escobar Modesto , Revilla Juan Carlos , Sánchez-Sierra Marina
Published: September 2018

Este artículo se centra en la identidad personal expresada de modo abierto a través del TST (Twenty Statements Test) y demuestra la alta influencia de la situación y del entrevistador en la definición que los sujetos dan de sí mismos. Se presentan dos muestras de la población española con un total de 2.591 entrevistas, a las que se ha aplicado este instrumento en hogares, mediante entrevistador y mediante aplicación informática. El análisis compara el número de sentencias y tres indicadores: subjetividad de los enunciados, anclaje grupal con el que se identifica el individuo en su definición y atribución o rasgos personales con los que la persona se caracteriza. Se concluye que la situación y el entrevistador tienen una alta influencia en la subjetividad de las respuestas, mientras que la edad de quienes se autodefinen, en consonancia con las tesis de la individuación, tiene influencia positiva en el anclaje y negativa en la atribución.
Los cuidados en la práctica. Clase social y estrategias familiares en el cuidado a mayores con dependencias severas
Authors: Cano Tomás
Published: September 2018

Esta investigación tiene como objetivo analizar las estrategias familiares de cuidados a mayores con dependencias severas. Para ello nos centramos en las distintas tensiones, condicionantes y justificaciones que se manejan en cada una de las posibles opciones de cuidado, y cómo éstas varían según la clase social. Se usa una metodología etnográfica, mediante la realización de entrevistas en profundidad y observaciones en los hogares de cuatro familias, cada una posicionada en una clase social distinta. El trabajo argumenta que el significado asociado a un “buen cuidado” varía en función de la situación y la clase social. Mientras en la clase alta se justifican las bondades de mercantilizar el cuidado, en las clases más bajas el discurso sobre la estrategia de cuidado a elegir es indeterminado y oscilante. Situaciones excepcionales, como la enfermedad del cuidador principal, justificarían el uso de otras estrategias, como la residencia de mayores.
Encontrar tiempo para los hijos. Paternidad, ocupaciones y tiempo disponible en España, 2003-2010
Authors: Fernández-Lozano Irina
Published: September 2018

Los padres de niños pequeños deben ser interactivos, responsables y estar disponibles para cuidarlos (Lamb, Pleck, y Levine 1985). Esta investigación pretende arrojar luz sobre hasta qué punto los horarios de trabajo en España permiten a los padres estar disponibles para sus hijos cuando estos salen del colegio o la guardería. Usando datos de uso del tiempo, se pretende contribuir a la literatura ofreciendo un análisis detallado de cuánto y cuándo se trabaja a lo largo del día, así como su relación con el estatus ocupacional y parental, el género y la incidencia de la crisis. Se analiza el “tiempo disponible” para la familia, entendido como el tiempo en que no se está en el trabajo, excluyendo las horas estándar “de oficina” (de 8 a 17). Los resultados muestran que ser madre aún tiene una relación directa con el tiempo disponible, no así la paternidad. Además, el tiempo disponible presenta una relación compleja con la estructura de clase, que la crisis no ha alterado. Por último, se comprueba una tendencia convergente entre hombres y mujeres, debido a la reducción del tiempo disponible de estas últimas.
National Spatial Planning and the Constraints pertaining to the New Territorial Governance in Post-Revolutionary Tunisia
Authors: Jelloul Mourad Ben
Published: September 2018

Because of the January 2011 popular uprisings the local populations and the civil society in underprivileged areas exerted political pressure on the successive governments as well as the ruling political parties to improve the socio-economic situation of their regions and to end their isolation. And in order to reduce territorial inequity public authorities committed themselves on the one hand to major projects in the field of infrastructure and large-scale public facilities, on the other hand to deep-reaching institutional and legislative reforms namely by issuing and adopting the new Local Authorities Code and Urban Planning Code. Indeed, the analysis of the reconfiguration of territorial policies in Tunisia after 2011 is likely to allow us to highlight the difficulty of shifting from a highly centralized model to one that takes into consideration local authority players and citizen participation. This examination of territorial policies on various scales ( the study of territorial development policies and the various projects of statutory texts associated to them) will enable us in the first place to identify the dysfunctioning in the activities of the various authorities involved in the territorial reform, secondly to pinpoint the inconsistencies of their activities and ultimately to reconsider the ongoing of public activities and the change-resisting phenomena that impede the implementation of the new territorial governance policies.
Caracterización de cuatro bosques de pino piñonero del estado de Zacatecas, México
Authors: Barrera-Zubiaga Ezra J. E. , Granados-Sánchez Diódoro , Granados-Victorino Ro L. , Luna-Cavazos Mario
Published: September 2018

Introducción: Las comunidades dominadas en el dosel por los pinos piñoneros albergan riqueza de especies y presentan fisionomía compleja, debido a que forman un ecotono entre zonas áridas y templadas.Objetivos: Describir los atributos florísticos que distinguen a cuatro comunidades dominadas por pinos piñoneros; definir unidades con base en la composición florística y estructura; y determinar la influencia de los factores edáficos.Materiales y métodos: Se registró la flora de cuatro comunidades en el estado de Zacatecas. La vegetación arbórea y arbustiva se analizó cuantitativamente mediante la técnica de cuadrantes centrados en un punto. Se hicieron perfiles fisonómicos semirrealistas para cada localidad. Los grupos resultantes de un análisis de conglomerados se ordenaron con los factores edáficos mediante un análisis de correspondencia canónica.Resultados y discusión: La riqueza florística fue de 244 especies; cada comunidad contiene entre 60 y 80 especies. Estructuralmente, se registraron tres variantes fisonómicas: bosques dominados por Pinus cembroides Zucc.; asociación de P. cembroides - P. cembroides var. bicolor Little; y bosque dominado por P. maximartinezii Rzed. El pH, la conductividad eléctrica y la textura del suelo influyen en mayor medida sobre la estructura y composición vegetal de las comunidades. La asociación P. cembroides - P. cembroides var. bicolor y sus especies acompañantes se desarrollan en suelos más pobres en nutrientes, mientras que los bosques de P. maximartinezii prefieren suelos someros.Conclusión: La semejanza florística entre comunidades fue baja. Cada comunidad debe de ser manejada de forma diferente, atendiendo los requerimientos particulares de las especies que allí se desarrollan.
Funciones ambientales de las clases de tierras campesinas: Reserva de la Biosfera Zicuirán-Infiernillo, México
Authors: Bedolla-Ochoa Cutzi , Bautista Francisco , Gallegos-Tavera Ángeles
Published: September 2018

Introducción: Existen pocos casos en que las funciones ambientales de los suelos hayan sido evaluadas cuantitativamente utilizando datos de descripciones de perfiles de suelo.Objetivo: Las funciones ambientales de siete clases de tierras campesinas (Barrosa, Polvilla, Charanda, Tocura, Cementante, Polvilla/Barrosa y Polvilla/Charanda) de la biosfera ZicuiránInfiernillo, México, se evaluaron con el fin de proponer un uso más racional de los suelos.Materiales y métodos: El software Soil & Environment® se utilizó para evaluar la función del suelo en el ciclo de agua, producción de alimento y biomasa, ciclo de nutrimentos, hábitat para flora y fauna, hábitat para la vida humana e infiltración en lluvias torrenciales.Resultados y discusión: La clase de tierra Barrosa, distribuida en el valle, presenta los niveles ambientales más aptos, seguida de la clase Polvilla-Barrosa con muy alta capacidad en términos de infiltración de lluvias torrenciales, y de las clases Tocura y Polvilla-Charanda con aptitud alta en la misma función ambiental. Posteriormente se encuentra la clase Charanda, apta para la producción de alimentos y biomasa y como componente del ciclo de nutrimentos; finalmente, con aptitud más restringida, en términos generales, se encuentra la clase Polvilla que destaca como hábitat de flora y fauna.Conclusión: Las clases de tierra Barrosa y Charanda son las de mayor potencial como productoras de alimento y biomasa, y como componente del ciclo de nutrientes; sin embargo, estas clases corresponden al área con mayores asentamientos humanos, lo cual podría ocasionar problemas de abasto de productos agrícolas y pecuarios.
Comunidades de orla forestal en el suroeste de la península ibérica
Authors: Quinto-Canas Ricardo , Mendes Paula , Cano-Ortiz Ana , Musarella Carmelo Maria , Pinto-Gomes Carlos
Published: September 2018

Introducción: Las comunidades de orla forestal y preforestal en el suroeste de la península ibérica, formadas por plantas perennes semisombreadas con orla externa, campos abiertos de bosques perennifolios o semicaducifolios y mantos preforestales, están vinculadas a la subalianza Stachyo lusitanicae-Cheirolophenion sempervirentis.Objetivo: Evaluar la corología, las características ecológicas y la circunscripción florística de las comunidades de orla forestal del suroeste de la península ibérica.Materiales y métodos: Las comunidades de orla forestal adscritas a la subalianza Stachyo lusitanicae-Cheirolophenion sempervirentis se analizaron utilizando el enfoque fitosociológico (metodología de Braun-Blanquet) y el análisis numérico (análisis jerárquico de conglomerados).Resultados y discusión: El análisis estadístico y fitosociológico de seis asociaciones ya descritas anteriormente y las propias muestras de esta investigación conllevan a proponer una nueva asociación de orla forestal arbustiva: Picrido spiniferae-Cynarietum algarbiensis, dominada por Cynara algarbiensis Coss. ex Mariz. Esta comunidad de orla forestal se caracteriza por el bioclima subhúmedo inferior, termomediterráneo a mesomediterráneo y se presenta en las áreas potenciales de los bosques de Quercus suber L. (Lavandulo viridis-Quercetum suberis), principalmente en el distrito de la Sierra de Monchique.Conclusión: El análisis estadístico y fitosociológico fueron útiles en la evaluación de las comunidades de orla forestal del suroeste de la península ibérica. Respecto a la propuesta de la nueva asociación Picrido spiniferae-Cynarietum algarbiensis, es importante el desarrollo de estrategias de manejo para la preservación de la endémica C. algarbiensis.
Clutter mitigation, multiple peaks, and high-order spectral moments in 35 GHz vertically pointing radar velocity spectra
Authors: Williams Christopher R. , Maahn Maximilian , Hardin Joseph C. , de Boer Gijs
Published: September 2018

Abstract. This study presents and applies three separate processing methods to improve high-order moments estimated from 35 GHz (Ka band) vertically pointing radar Doppler velocity spectra. The first processing method removes Doppler-shifted ground clutter from spectra collected by a US Department of Energy (DOE) Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) program Ka-band zenith pointing radar (KAZR) deployed at Oliktok Point (OLI), Alaska. Ground clutter resulted from multiple pathways through antenna side lobes and reflections off a rotating scanning radar antenna located 2 m away from KAZR, which caused Doppler shifts in ground clutter returns from stationary targets 2.5 km away. After removing clutter in the recorded velocity spectra, the second processing method identifies multiple separate and sub-peaks in the spectra and estimates high-order moments for each peak. Multiple peaks and high-order moments were estimated for both original 2 and 15 s averaged spectra. The third processing step improves the spectrum variance, skewness, and kurtosis estimates by removing velocity variability due to turbulent broadening during 15 s averaging intervals. Applying the multiple peak processing to Doppler velocity spectra during liquid-only clouds can identify cloud and drizzle particles and during mixed-phase clouds can identify liquid cloud and frozen hydrometeors. Consistent with previous studies, this work found that spectrum skewness assuming only a single spectral peak was a good indicator of two hydrometeor populations (for example, cloud and drizzle particles) being present in the radar pulse volume. Yet, after dividing the spectrum into multiple peaks, velocity spectrum skewness for individual peaks is near zero, indicating nearly symmetric peaks. This suggests that future studies should use velocity skewness of single-peak spectra as an indicator of possible multiple hydrometeor populations and then use multiple-peak moments for quantitative studies. Three future activities will continue this work. First, KAZR spectra from several ARM sites have been processed and are available in the ARM archive as a principal investigator (PI) product. ARM programmers are evaluating these processing methods as part of future multiple-peak products generated by ARM. Third, MATLAB code generating the Oliktok Point products has been uploaded as supplemental material for public dissemination.
Joint assimilation of soil moisture retrieved from multiple passive microwave frequencies increases robustness of soil moisture state estimation
Authors: Gevaert Anouk I. , Renzullo Luigi J. , van Dijk Albert I. J. M. , van der Woerd Hans J. , Weerts Albrecht H. , de Jeu Richard A. M.
Published: September 2018

Abstract. Soil moisture affects the partitioning of water and
energy and is recognized as an essential climate variable. Soil moisture
estimates derived from passive microwave remote sensing can improve model
estimates through data assimilation, but the relative effectiveness of
microwave retrievals in different frequencies is unclear. Land Parameter
Retrieval Model (LPRM) satellite soil moisture derived from L-, C-, and X-band
frequency remote sensing were assimilated in the Australian Water Resources
Assessment landscape hydrology model (AWRA-L) using an ensemble Kalman filter
approach. Two sets of experiments were performed. First, each retrieval was
assimilated individually for comparison. Second, each possible combination of
two retrievals was assimilated jointly. Results were evaluated against
field-measured top-layer and root-zone soil moisture at 24 sites across
Australia. Assimilation generally improved the coefficient of correlation
(r) between modeled and field-measured soil moisture. L- and X-band
retrievals were more informative than C-band retrievals, improving r by an
average of 0.11 and 0.08 compared to 0.04, respectively. Although L-band
retrievals were more informative for top-layer soil moisture in most cases,
there were exceptions, and L- and X-band were equally informative for
root-zone soil moisture. The consistency between L- and X-band retrievals
suggests that they can substitute for each other, for example when
transitioning between sensors and missions. Furthermore, joint assimilation
of retrievals resulted in a model performance that was similar to or better
than assimilating either retrieval individually. Comparison of model
estimates obtained with global precipitation data and with higher-quality,
higher-resolution regional data, respectively, demonstrated that
precipitation data quality does determine the overall benefit that can be
expected from assimilation. Further work is needed to assess the potentially
complementary spatial information that can be derived from retrievals from
different frequencies.
Analysis of Land surface Temperature change based on MODIS data, Case study: Inner Delta of Niger
Authors: Dembélé Abdramane , Ye Xiufen , Touré Amadou
Published: September 2018

Abstract. Land Surface Temperature (LST) investigation in the Sahel zones is a crucial task to counter the climate change effects. Inner Delta of Niger (IDN) affected by a significant change of LST over an eighteen years period (from 2000 to 2017) is threatened by natural risks like volcanic hazards and the degradation of the global environment. This work focuses on the Early Warning Systems and Monitoring Technologies of the LST change over the existent phenomena and different types of geologies. Indeed, the processing of MODIS (Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) data was carried out from Geographic Information System (GIS) and remote sensing (RS) methods including equal interval method followed by the highlighting of hottest sectors as well as their delineations. The diachronic analysis of processed images into 5 temperature slices at equal interval, shows a temperature increase over the said period with an annual rate of increasing temperatures of 0.24 °C. The spatiotemporal dynamics of temperature slices 19.21 °C to 25.15 °C, 25.15 °C to 31.10 °C and 31.10 °C to 37.05 °C shows an extension of surfaces with mean annual progress rates of 0.13 %, 0.20 %, and 1.74 % respectively. At the same time, mean annual regress rates of −0.64 %, and −1.42 % has been observed at the temperature slices 37.05 °C to 43.00 °C and 43.00 °C to 48.94 °C. The attrition (disappearance of spots) of 12.22 % represents the dominant spatial transformation process of the maximum temperature slice 43.00 °C to 48.94 °C which spreads over a mean surface of 4.42 %. Thus the maximal temperature increases while its occupancy surface decreases. Therefore, The IDN threatened by the desertification is affected by a strong terrestrial global warming determining the volcanic hazards areas (Faguibine Lake).
Biaoqing: The circulation of emoticons, emoji, stickers, and custom images on Chinese digital media platforms
Authors: De Seta Gabriele
Published: September 2018

The Mandarin Chinese term biaoqing, or ‘expression’, categorizes genres of visual content ranging from emoticons and emoji to stickers and custom images. This article is grounded on ethnographic research and approaches biaoqing in terms of their circulation across Chinese digital media platforms. By formulating a comprehensive typology of biaoqing genres, I foreground the situated socio-technical specificities of their circulation: the creative play with typographical compositions, the affective repurposing of graphical emoticons, the platformed monetization of proprietary stickers, and the user-driven proliferation of custom images. Drawing on this typology, I argue for the need to recognize the circulation of biaoqing as an emergent and malleable category of semiotic resources profoundly shaped by two decades of development of the Internet in China.
Emoji as a 'language' of cuteness
Authors: Gn Joel
Published: September 2018

This article develops a case for emoji as a ‘language’ of cuteness, by building a framework for the relationship between their communication design and use in computer-mediated communication. In view of the technical standardisation and cross-cultural reception of emoji, the article also examines the structure and play of these pictograms in and out of messaging platforms. It further argues these movements parallel the contentions that are intrinsic to the aesthetic of cuteness. This approach supports the notion of emoji as a systematised form of cuteness that circumvents the complexity of inter-subjective differences.
Facial recognition, emotion and race in animated social media
Authors: Stark Luke
Published: September 2018

Facial recognition systems are increasingly common components of commercial smart phones such as the iPhone X and the Samsung Galaxy S9. These technologies are also increasingly being put to use in consumer-facing social media video-sharing applications, such as Apple’s animoji and memoji, Facebook Messenger’s masks and filters and Samsung’s AR Emoji. These animations serve as technical phenomena translating moments of affective and emotional expression into mediated socially legible forms. Through an analysis of these objects and the broader literature on digital animation, this paper critiques the ways these facial recognition systems classify and categorize racial identities in human faces. The paper considers the potential both for racializing logics as part of these systems of classification, and how data regarding emotional expression gathered through these systems might interact with identity-based forms of classification.
Cancer Cells Are Like Weeds: Use of Visual Analogies to Explain Cancer Treatments
Authors: Lukasiewicz Kara , Ng Derek , McGill Gael , Jenkinson Jodie
Published: September 2018

Estimates are that more than 50% of adults living in NorthAmerica have low health literacy. Unfortunately, much ofthe available health education material is written at agrade level that most people don’t understand. Tofacilitate understanding, a 3D animation was created toexplain cancer treatment options using analogiesbetween cancer cells and weeds. The goal is to createeducational material that people of all levels of healthliteracy can understand and learn from.
Developing Interactive Learning for Continuous Glucose Monitoring
Authors: Lorenzo Christina , Young Christine , Kazlauskaite Rasa
Published: September 2018

This research project investigates the development of aninteractive visual learning tool for patients utilizingcontinuous glucose monitoring. A beta product of thisinteractive learning tool was developed to run real-lifescenarios that visualize how meal choices and medicationaffect glucose trajectories in both healthy patients andpatients with type 2 diabetes. This learning tool isintended to be used by the clinician to engage thepatient in an educational discussion about continuousglucose monitoring. The tool may enhance a patient’sunderstanding of graphic glucose trajectories so that theymay discover how their body reacts to different lifestylechoices and learn to make better real-time decisions withtheir own CGM data. The effectiveness of this betaproduct was evaluated by 17 health professionals.
Illuminating Roman Vishniac: A Career in Biological Photography and Cinematography
Authors: Radzyner Howard , Barker Norman
Published: September 2018

Despite the fame of Roman Vishniac’s photography of Jewish communities in pre-Holocaust Europe; what is relatively unknown today to the photography or science communities — despite the recognition it received at the time of its creation — is that Vishniac’s major efforts in photography were neither documentary nor artistic. Rather, the vast majority of his lifetime of photographic work focused on the biological world. Reviewed here is the phenomenal scope and quantity of biological photography and cinematography produced by Roman Vishniac over a five-decade period. From zoo animals to the tiniest of microorganisms, from time-lapse studies of vascular physiology to widely distributed biology classroom films, from spreads in LIFE magazine to advertisements for an insect sting analgesic; Vishniac’s ability to capture and create images — almost exclusively of living subjects — was sought after by scientific researchers, popular magazines, movie producers, news organizations and commercial entities. Vishniac’s body of scientific photography, both still and ciné, often produced by him from initial concept through writing and shooting — in an age before the technological advances in imaging that we all now enjoy — and despite its later eclipse by his own earlier images, was regarded as the finest and most imaginative of its time.
Neoplatonic Symbolism by Michelangelo in Sistine Chapel’s Separation of Light from Darkness
Authors: Suk Ian , Tamargo Rafael
Published: September 2018

Upon discovery of Michelangelo’s concealed neuroanatomicalimages in “Separation of Light from Darkness,” by Suk andTamargo in 2010, there remained a compelling need toinvestigate in greater detail the reasoning behindMichelangelo’s depiction of imagery of the brain, brainstem,spinal cord, eyeballs and optic nerves in the Sistine Chapel. Atcursory glance, “Separation of Light from Darkness” depictsGod’s first act of Genesis 1:3-5 (King James Bible), in whichhe creates light and separates it from the darkness, envelopingthe world he has just created. It is a seemingly simple,conspicuous act, but careful analysis reveals thatMichelangelo used his artistic, academic, and poetic genius toembed layers of symbolic meanings. The authors believe thatthe great artist infused a visual metaphor of a scene fromPlato’s “Allegory of the Cave” in Book VII of The Republik(~380BC) to represent his key ideologies in Neoplatonism andpious convictions.Michelangelo painted the Sistine Chapel during the flourishingperiod of High Renaissance (~1475–1527). High Renaissanceart followed and reflected the period of ‘rebirth’ in whichphilosophy, literature, art, and sciences drew on ancientknowledge from Classical Antiquity, principally the ancientGreeks. The Renaissance was a period of rapid growth wherepeople applied new found knowledge to the Classical Greekstudies of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle (from about the 4th to3rd century BC). One of the most influential ancientphilosophers was Plato (~428-348 BC) whose teachingspropagated throughout Athens for about two centuries aroundhis lifetime, through his established school, the Academy. Hisphilosophy of Neoplatonism was resurrected by an Italianbaron, Cosimo I de Medici who employed Marsilio Ficino(1433-99) to lead the Florentine Platonic Academy (of whichMichelangelo was a student) and translate all of Plato’swritings into Latin.Through analysis of Michelangelo’s paintings, his preliminarysketches, poems, written letters, and the political and religiouscontext of his time, the authors attempt to provide key evidenceto reveal the meaning and symbolism behind Michelangelo’sconcealed anatomic representations.
Adolescentes migrantes, cartografías, paseos por Bilbao y mapas soñados
Authors: Mendoza Perez Karmele , Morgade Salgado Marta
Published: September 2018

El objetivo principal de este artículo es describir las prácticas de vida y socialidad de adolescentes migrantes en la ciudad de Bilbao (País Vasco, España) a partir de sus vivencias y perspectivas. Para ello utilizamos metodología etnográfica general y, en particular, un taller construido a partir de distintas técnicas artísticas, que invitó a cinco menores migrantes, residentes en un centro de menores de la provincia de Bizkaia (País Vasco), a realizar una cartografía por Bilbao para la generación del material de análisis sobre sus rutinas y actividades expresivas en la ciudad. Esta estrategia metodológica y el mapa, como producto final de la cartografía, permiten entender y aportar un enfoque holístico del fenómeno migratorio de estos adolescentes y jóvenes en la ciudad. Estos adolescentes y jóvenes migrantes, más allá de ocupar físicamente una serie de espacios, se revindican como ciudadanos plenos y en constante interacción y negociación entre amigos, paisanos, familia, la escuela, la comunidad en el país de origen.
Ephemeral Socialities: Social Navigation among Young Danes
Authors: Sand Anne Lene , Hakim-Fernández Nadia
Published: September 2018

This article analyses how young people get together in the spatial, temporal and social complexity of urban space. We suggest the term ephemeral urban socialities to understand how young people construct alternative socialities that are not embedded within an institutional mode of thinking or a formalised social setting. Based on anthropological fieldwork and empirical material generated in the Danish cities of Aarhus and Horsens by Anne-Lene Sand, we frame the analysis in a context where the development of urban space minimises social places that young people can define by and for themselves. This article investigates how young people come together socially in a context that seems to be highly regulated and planned, but that from another perspective is uncertain (Highmore, 2005; Lefebvre, 1994) and open to ludic interpretation (Stevens, 2007). The material is discussed through the lens of the Danish anthropologist Henrik Vigh’s concept of social navigation (2006, 2009) to understand young people’s mobile and changing social formations in the urban context. This article contributes knowledge about modern urban socialities in medium-sized northern European cities that, in the case of youth formations, cannot be described as groups or as territorial, but that are constructed through the desire to meet with “like-minded individuals”.
Youth Music Production and Consumption in Africa
Authors: Ayofe Akinwale Akeem
Published: September 2018

In view of the need to promote perspectives that move beyond the familiar narratives of social problems among young people, this article examines their contribution to the production and consumption of popular music in Africa. The data used for this article were taken from a systematic review of the relevant literature and insights from theories such as structuration, Afrikology, diffusion of innovation and planned behaviour. These theories were synthesised for a better understanding of the role young people play in the production and consumption of popular music in Africa. The findings revealed that many youths have contributed significantly to the production of popular music in Africa, while some have also encouraged its consumption by developing entrepreneurship in the music industry in Africa. In conclusion, music production has become a viable source of survival for many youths, as well as a reliable means of entertainment for individuals and corporate organisations in Africa. By examining several cases of music production and consumption across Africa, this article establishes a cross-cultural conversation about the visibility and significance of youths in the production and consumption of popular music in Africa. This shows that policymakers and other stakeholders in youth development can encourage youth people to explore entrepreneurial opportunities in the music industry as a catalyst for sustainable development in Africa.
Novedades legislativas
Authors: García Albero Jordi
Published: September 2018

Novedades legislatives
БИБЛИОГРАФИЈА ВАЖНИЈИХ ТЕРМИНА И УСТАНОВА, ПРОСОПОГРАФСКИХ И ТОПОГРАФСКИХ ПОДАТАКА, КОЈИ СУ ОБЈАШЊЕНИ У ПРВИХ ДЕСЕТ БРОЈЕВА „ГРАЂЕ О ПРОШЛОСТИ БОСНЕ“
Authors: Вуковић Драгичевић Тамара
Published: September 2018

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ПОВЕЉА КНЕЗА ВУКОСЛАВА ХРВАТИНИЋА КОЈОМ ДАЈЕ СЛОБОДУ СИНУ ЈУРЈА ХРАНИЋЕВОГ И МАРИЦЕ
Authors: Исаиловић Невен
Published: September 2018

Кнез Вукослав Хрватинић, на молбу тројице својих слугу,ослобађа сина Јурја Хранићевог и слушкиње Марице од обавезе да му служи,а у присуству већег броја угледника и пристава. Документ је издат у градуКључу, који се овом приликом први пут помиње, и то у време несређенихприлика на граници Босне и Угарске. Сачуван је у архиву кнезова Благајских(Бабонића), чије је врховништво кнез Вукослав напустио око 1326. године.Садржи солидно очуван печат кнеза Вукослава, други примерак првогсачуваног печата Хрватинића.
УСТАВНОСУДСКА ЗАШТИТА ЉУДСКИХ ПРАВА И ТЕМЕЉНИХ СЛОБОДА У БОСНИ И ХЕРЦЕГОВИНИ: ПРЕДМЕТ АП 369/10
Authors: Омердић Џенета , Крешић Борис , Џаферовић Мелиха
Published: September 2018

Поступајући по апелацији у предмету АП 369/10, Уставни суд Босне иХерцеговине утврдио је кршење принципа забране дискриминације по основуспола, те истовремено наложио Парламенту ФБиХ, као и Влади ФБиХ дапредузме све неопходне легислативне мјере с циљем отклањања законскиходредби којима се у различит положај, без објективног и разумног оправ-дања, стављају супружници, а када је у питању право на развод брака.У раду се анализира Одлука Уставног суда БиХ у предмету АП 369/10,као и ентитетска законодавна регулатива права на развод брака. Посе-бан акценат је стављен на обавезе државних органа власти у даљем по-ступању када је ријеч о праву на развод брака.
In memoriam Проф. др Вера Чучковић (1933–2017)
Authors: Кнежић-Поповић Драгана
Published: September 2018

После много патње којој су је изложили читав сплет несрећнихживотних околности и упорна, дуга болест, крајем јула 2017. годинеотишла је у вечни покој Вера Чучковић, редовни професор у пензијисарајевског, београдског и паљанског Правног факултета за предметРимско право. Исписујем ове редове с дубоким убеђењем да ће под-сећање на животну и професионалну биографију проф. др Вере Чуч-ковић учврстити део емотивних сећања на студиј студентима које јеучила у преко 40 генерација, а њеним колегама сарадницима донетиподсећање на човека реда, труда, упорности, строгости као и достојан-ства и сопствене гордости који су били изнад тешкоћа и проблема (аимала их је доста) на које је наилазила у животу.
Characterisation and antimicrobial activity of silver nanoparticles derived from Vascellum pratense polysaccharide extract and sodium citrate
Authors: Petrović Predrag , Kostić Danijela , Klaus Anita , Vunduk Jovana , Nikšić Miomir , Veljović Đorđe , Griensven Leo van
Published: September 2018

Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were synthesized by “green”, cheap hydrothermal method in an autoclave using sodium citrate and Vascellum pratense polysaccharide extract as reducing and stabilizing agents. Presence of spherical AgNPs was confirmed by UV-VIS spectrophotometry and scanning electron microscopy; particle size was determined as ~ 40 nm. Even though colloidal solution had relatively low absolute value of zeta potential(-15 mV), short term stability studies suggested a stable system, with AgNPs being stabilized by both citrate and fungal polysaccharides, as FTIR spectra confirmed. The colloidal solution showed good antimicrobial activity against both G+/G- bacteria and Candida albicans, including methicilin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Products containing AgNPs and fungal polysaccharides, which possess various biological activities - most important being immunostimulation - may find use in treatment of skin conditions caused by pathogens.
Notas teórico-metodológicas de pesquisas em educação: concepções e trajetórias
Authors: Elizabete Souza Couto Maria , Alves Moreira de Assis Raimunda
Published: September 2018

"Este livro trata da pesquisa em educação a partir de diferentes concepções teórico-metodológicas (pesquisa etnográfica, pesquisa histórica, pesquisa de avaliação e pesquisa oral temática), oferecendo contribuições para o debate sobre a produção do conhecimento da área e suscitando discussões relevantes a respeito da relação entre a pesquisa, a docência, a formação do professor e do próprio pesquisador em educação."
French Science Students Reading in a Foreign Language: Constraint or Pleasure?
Authors: Décuré Nicole
Published: September 2018

French science students do not read much in English. Does this reflect their reading habits in their native language? A study in the form of online questionnaires was conducted at Toulouse university which compared their reading habits in French and in English. A further study examined the way one particular group of students conducted their prescribed reading task in English. Finally, a questionnaire was used to assess their reading in English after university. The results show that these students do a fair amount of reading in French and therefore can and should be encouraged to read in English. Extensive reading programmes proved useful at the incidental learning, fluency and enjoyment levels.
Exploring the Reasons for the Fossilization of Phonological Errors: A case study of the substitution of/o/for/ɔ/by English as Second Language Learners in Sri Lanka
Authors: Premarathne Kaushika
Published: September 2018

Over the past decades, various teaching methods adopted from time to time have placed pronunciation teaching in the forefront or in the backend. This has resulted in second language facilitators to completely disregard or relentlessly correct pronunciation depending on their intuition due to the lack of research on pronunciation teaching or proper guidance. In Sri Lanka, since there has been no general agreement on pronunciation teaching, it is being considered merely a supplementary task which is often overlooked. As a result of this, certain phonological features have got fossilized in the code repertoire of English as second language learners in Sri Lanka. Past studies on phonology in Sri Lanka bear evidence that phonological deviations can lead to a class distinction in Sri Lankan society which can even have an adverse outcome at a job interview or any social gathering (Parakrama, 1995; Gunesekera, 2005). The aim of this study is to record literature on pronunciation teaching in Sri Lanka and to investigate reasons for fossilization of phonological features. A questionnaire was administered among 25 high proficiency learners who have been pursuing higher studies in English medium to find out reasons for English as Second Language learners in Sri Lanka to substitute the mid back vowel/o/for the low back vowel/ɔ/. According to literature, L1 dominance on L2 attributes for learners to deviate from the codified norms of the Standard Sri Lankan English (SSLE). In line with the Noticing Hypothesis, the Output Hypothesis, and the Interactional model, the findings showcase that the lack of sufficient guidance and the lack of awareness on the part of facilitators and learners respectively are the most salient factors that prevent the formation of new phonological categories which do not exist in the L1. It is recommended for facilitators to make learners aware of their phonological errors to avoid fossilization of erroneous forms.
The Effect of Cooperative Integrated Reading and Composition on Reading Comprehension of IAIN Lhokseumawe, Indonesia
Authors: Erlidawati - , Syarfuni -
Published: September 2018

This study was conducted to investigate the effect of Cooperative Integrated and Composition (CIRC) in teaching reading comprehension to the third semester students of English departement at IAIN Lhokseumawe. The population of this study was all the students in the third semester and the samples are unit-1 and unit-2. The sample was chosen by using random sampling technique. The sample consists of 31 and 32 students. To obtain the data, the pre-test and the post-test were given to two groups; experimental group and control group. The instrument used to collect the data was a test. It was used to see learning achievement of students in reading comprehension. The mean score of experimental group was 81,45 by it was 76,09 of control group. Students’ reading ability in both groups was different as indicated by the t-test. The t-test result shows that the score is 2.210 while the result of t-table is 0,031 at the level of significance is 5% (α=0.05). Therefore, the alternative hypothesis (Ha) is accepted and the null hypothesis (Ho) is rejected. Furthermore, the finding of this study showed that CIRC more effective in In enhancing the students’ reading comprehension. This study contributes to further implications for research on language learning strategies, material design and teacher education in English language teaching.