bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Notker und die ›taube Erde‹ – Dialog mit der ›Consolatio‹ und dem Buch der Natur
Authors: Marshall Sophie
Published: November 2019

Although Notker III. is known for his highly sensitive language and rhetorical skills, his texts are not considered to be poetic works. Yet, in his translation-cum-commentary on a Latin poem from Boethius’ ›Consolatio‹ Notker uses poetic techniques – figurative and especially acoustic references and a modified rhetorical structure – to communicate a new meaning. Scholarship is thus confronted with the particularities of commentary aesthetics. The article also shows that Notker’s text, interwoven with the phrases of the Latin poem, is dialogical on the level of commentary (Christian answers to Boethius’ lines), on the level of content (answers to the mysteries of nature and their hidden meanings) and on the pragmatic level of his monastic school (communication with the students).
Is thromboelastography reliable in postpartum coagulopathies? Two case reports and a literature review
Authors: Gultekin-Elbir Elif E. , Pelletier J. Peter R. , Sylvester-Armstrong Kendra R. , Genc Mehmet R.
Published: November 2019

Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is an underestimated problem in labor and delivery units and remains a leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality worldwide. Managing PPH starts with immediate recognition and intervention. Goal-directed massive transfusion protocol can be achieved by properly monitoring the maternal coagulation profile during severe obstetric hemorrhage. Conventional coagulation tests (prothrombin time, activated partial thromboplastin time, international normalized ratio, fibrinogen analysis, platelet count) have long turnaround times (occasionally >60 min and provide little information about the in vivo condition of hemostasis) compared to viscoelastic tests (VETs) (available results within 10–30 min). The outcome in actively hemorrhaging patients can be optimized by VETs, including thromboelastography (TEG), rotational thromboelastometry and Sonoclot, providing more individualized blood component therapy compared to traditional 1:1:1 ‘damage control resuscitation’ ratios of blood transfusion strategy. The main limitations of the efficacy of VETs include, but are not limited to, the lack of validation, not having well-established reference ranges for each patient group, results affected by fluid resuscitation regimes and consistent operator proficiency. Although there is limited data with the use of VETs in obstetric patients, the value of VETs is supported by guidelines with increasing evidence. This article will demonstrate two obstetric cases to evaluate the reliability of the TEG in the management of postpartum coagulopathies. The lesson we took from our two cases is presented.
Determination of Supply Pressure during Cutting Fish Using High-Pressure Water Stream Taking into Account the Cutting Place and Diameter of the Water Nozzle
Authors: Kasperowicz Maciej B. , Chomka Grzegorz P. , Bil Tadeusz
Published: November 2019

This work describes the research aimed at determining the value of the basic parameters of fish cutting on treatment with a high-pressure water jet. Assuming a constant feed speed, distance of the nozzle from the processed raw material, and spray angle of the water jet for six diameters of the water nozzles, the supply pressure value was determined. Supply pressure at which the water stream has enough energy to fully cut the muscle flap is also determined. The tests were carried out on samples obtained from rainbow trout, considering the size of the carcasses and the place of cutting. Analysis of the obtained results showed that both the size of the carcass and the cutting site affect the value of the supply pressure. However, regardless of this, the full cut of the lobe without the skin can be obtained by feeding the jet with a pressure of 3.5 MPa. This amount of pressure can easily be achieved using a Karcher pressure washer. To effectively apply this technology to the fish processing industry, it is necessary to extend the tests with further processing parameters such as the feed speed of the nozzle.
Certain inequalities of meromorphic univalent functions associated with the Mittag-Leffler function
Authors: Aouf Mohamed K. , Mostafa Adela O.
Published: November 2019

The purpose of this paper is to prove differential inequalities for
meromorphic univalent functions by using a new operator associated with the
Mittag-Leffler function.
Traveling wave solutions and conservation laws of a generalized Kudryashov–Sinelshchikov equation
Authors: Muatjetjeja Ben , Adem Abdullahi Rashid , Mbusi Sivenathi Oscar
Published: November 2019

Kudryashov and Sinelshchikov proposed a nonlinear evolution equation that models the pressure waves in a mixture of liquid and gas bubbles by taking into account the viscosity of the liquid and the heat transfer. Conservation laws and exact solutions are computed for this underlying equation. In the analysis of this particular equation, two approaches are employed, namely, the multiplier method and Kudryashov method.
Africa, Go Green! A New Initiative for the Continent’s Youth to Become Leaders in the Global Environment Needs to Combine Activism with Knowledge, Research and Policy
Authors: Benedikter Roland , Tsedze William Mensa , Unterkircher Kathrin
Published: November 2019

A growing number of scholars assert that the second half of the century will be the African century. But the question is how exactly, and with which perspectives. This is the challenge of the African youth. Africa’s young are eagerly searching for their place in globalization. The global environmental challenge provides the best opportunity for the continent’s new generation for two reasons: because Africa will be most affected by climate change, and because it is ideally suited to be at the forefront of the emerging renewable energy business, including solar and wind energy. Moreover, taking care of the environment could be a decisive carrier of inter-generational understanding and ethnic reconciliation. In an international knowledge economy, Africa’s youth needs first and foremost an educational initiative at the forefront of global knowledge combining activism with research and policy in order to fulfill such ambition.
Missverhältnisse. Nietzsche und die Sklaverei
Authors: Därmann Iris
Published: November 2019

Like Hegel, Marx and Engels, Nietzsche has made the Haitian Revolution “unthinkable” (Michel-Rolph Trouillot). He provokes his readers by justifying slavery in the ancient and in the modern world. In order to indicate the problematic dimension of Nietzsche’s cultural legitimation of slavery it is necessary to situate his ideas in the context of the transatlantic slave trade. Furthermore, we need to ask whether his anti-democratic statements regarding the French Revolution could be understood as a “hyper-democratic” commitment to a “coming democracy” (Jacques Derrida) that resists slavery. I raise the question whether Nietzsche, in this context, considers the possibility of overcoming the institution of slavery in modern Europe.
Wahrheit und Wahrheiten. Nietzsche – Heidegger – Luhmann – Nietzsche
Authors: Stegmaier Werner
Published: November 2019

The question of truth is one of the oldest philosophical topics, but perhaps it concerns the world today more than ever. Der Beitrag geht auf einen Vortrag zurück, der 2018 in verschiedenen Fassungen beim Nietzsche-Forum München e.V., beim Nietzsche-Forum der Tongji-Universität Shanghai und beim Nietzsche-Kolloquium der Stiftung Nietzsche-Haus in Sils-Maria und 2019 in Machatschkala, Dagestan, gehalten wurde. Nietzsche was a realist about truth and he sought to criticize and reject the idealizations and moralizations that continue to dominate philosophical thinking: he wanted to see how truth really stands. Following Nietzsche we can recognize more clearly that we need illusions in order to live, but that these illusions also endanger the very lives they support. We demand a final truth on which we can rely at all times, and which allows us to live together, such as the truth of God, the truth of reason, or the truth of being. But searching for such a final truth, we face “nothing,” or what Nietzsche described as “nihilism.” At the same time, however, we keep on speaking about truth and truths. How to speak—after Nietzsche—about truth without succumbing to illusion? Starting from Nietzsche’s critique of truth and Heidegger’s metaphysical account of Nietzsche’s position, this article examines how Nietzsche, in contrast to Heidegger’s ontological commitments, allows us to decide about truth on the grounds of perspectivism. While Nietzsche’s position thus seems compatible with that of Niklas Luhmann’s constructivism, Nietzsche still holds on to his truth as the truth of “an evangelist the like of which there has never been” (EH, Destiny 1).
Nietzsche als Philosoph des Lebens
Authors: Heinrich Johannes
Published: November 2019

The books discussed in this article examine Nietzsche’s philosophy of life in different ways. Nietzsche’s theory of art as well as his Dionysian philosophy play a special role, which emphasizes the possible continuity of these terms in Nietzsche’s works. An additional focus of attention are Nietzsche’s philosophy of the body as well as his relationship to the theory of evolution. Nietzsche’s position is distinguished from Darwinism by the former’s focus on an anti-essentialist critique of the concept of nature and of mind-body dualism. Finally, the possibilities of a phenomenological interpretation of Nietzsche are taken into consideration, which situates the concept of the life-world, or Lebenswelt, in the context of Nietzsche’s own conception of life.
Nietzsche und die Poesie
Authors: Görner Rüdiger
Published: November 2019

Two new volumes fundamentally revise our understanding of Nietzsche’s poetry in the broader context of his philosophical thought. Marked by a dialogic structure, and with an emphasis on what might be described as a poetics of selfhood, Nietzsche’s poetic texts raise the question what it means to write lyric poetry philosophically. Employing syntactical rules in order to reflect on the philosophical dimension of poetic language, Nietzsche’s poetic practice also informs the practices of his philosophical writing.
Introducing the “Religious Minorities at Risk” Dataset
Authors: Basedau Matthias , Fox Jonathan , Huber Christopher , Pieters Arne , Konzack Tom , Deitch Mora
Published: November 2019

Religion has been taking an increasingly contentious character worldwide. Deprivation, grievances and protest by religious groups seems to be on the rise. Previous research has shown that the marginalization of ethnic groups can contribute significantly to violent conflict. However, we know little about religious groups as existing research has lacked the necessary fine-grained data. This paper introduces the “Religious Minorities at Risk” dataset comprising data on 771 religious minorities worldwide for the period between 2000 and 2014. The dataset contains pertinent worldwide information on relevant characteristics of these minorities, especially those that may explain their motivation and capability to mobilize. Such characteristics include objective deprivation in religious, economic and political terms as well as corresponding subjective grievances and intensities. The dataset also includes group-related features and structural variables that arguably influence minorities’ capability to mobilize. Moreover, while previous studies have focussed exclusively on violence, we now have more information available on the exact character of mobilization enabling scholars to distinguish between peaceful and violent forms of mobilization.
Hybrid censoring samples in assessment the lifetime performance index of Chen distributed products
Authors: Badr Majdah Mohammed , Shawky Ahmed Ibrahim , Abd-Elmougod Gamal Amen
Published: November 2019

The performance and potential of a process of industrial products is assessed under lower specification limit L by lifetime performance index (CL
). In this paper, under consideration the independent lifetimes Chen products with known one shape parameters the CL
of the performance of a process is evaluated. For the hybrid censoring scheme the maximum likelihood (ML) estimate of CL
is constructed as well as confidence interval for CL
is developing. Also, Bayesian approach is adopted to estimates CL
and credibly interval is constructed. Some theoretical results of hypothesis tests of CL
is adopted. Finally, our obtaining results will be assessed and compared through Monte Carlo simulation study and numerical example.
Marcatori conclusivi del discorso diretto in italiano antico
Authors: Mastrantonio Davide
Published: November 2019

In this paper we deal with a specific subset of direct speech markers, to which little or no attention has been given so far: the expressions which codify the ending of the direct speech (“marcatori conclusivi del discorso diretto”). We analyse these markers in Old Italian texts, comparing them with their Latin and, in some cases, Old French equivalents. In the introduction (§1), we take into account various general issues related to ancient texts, namely the practice of spoken-word reading and the lack of systematic punctuation marking that helps text segmentation. After that (§2), we classify the different strategies ancient writers had at their disposal to signal that a direct speech is over, hence that what follows has to be interpreted as the narrator voice; the markers are organized in a range from most explicit to most implicit (disse > quando ebbe detto > a queste parole > allora > [Ø]). Thereafter (§3), we focus on two specific markers, the participial marker (detto questo) and the “connector + finite tense” marker (quando ebbe detto questo) in a corpus of nine texts. Though these two markers are roughly synonymic, their occurrence is not uniform among the analysed texts. The explanation of their unequal distribution is that they belong to different discourse traditions (Diskurstraditionen): “quando + finite tense” is a typical expression attested in Romance narrations (the so-called “quand-Satz”), whereas detto questo appears to be dependent on Latin tradition.
Right on Time: An Electoral Audit for the Publication of Vote Results
Authors: Antenangeli Leonardo , Cantú Francisco
Published: November 2019

The publication of electoral results in real time is a common practice in contemporary democracies. However, delays in the reporting of electoral outcomes often stir up skepticism and suspicion in the vote-counting process. This issue urges us to construct a systematic test to distinguish delays attributable to manipulation to those resulting from a limited administrative capacity. This paper proposes a method to assess the potential sorting of the electoral results given the moment at which polling stations publish their vote totals. To do so, we model the time span for a polling station to report its electoral results, to identify those observations whose reported times are poorly explained by the model, and to assess a potential bias in the candidates’ vote trends. We illustrate this method by analyzing the 2006 Presidential Election in Mexico, a contest that aroused suspicion from opposition parties and public opinion alike regarding how the electoral results were reported. The results suggest that polling stations’ time logs mostly respond to their specific geographic, logistic, and sociodemographic features. Moreover, those observations that took longer than expected to report their returns had no systematic effect on the electoral outcome. The proposed method can be used as an additional post-election audit to help officials and party representatives evaluate the integrity of an election.
On corrected phase-type approximations of the time value of ruin with heavy tails
Authors: Geiger Daniel J. , Adekpedjou Akim
Published: November 2019

We approximate Gerber–Shiu functions with heavy-tailed claims in a recently introduced risk model having both interclaim times and premiums depending on the claim sizes. We apply a technique known as “corrected phase-type approximations”. This results in adding a correction term to the Gerber–Shiu function with phase-type claim sizes. The correction term contains the heavy-tailed behavior at most once per convolution and captures the tail behavior of the true Gerber–Shiu function.
We make the tail behavior specific in the classical case of one class of risk insured. After illustrating a use of such approximations, we study numerically the approximations’ relative errors for some specific penalty functions and claims distributions.
A Thermal Nonlinear Approach for Mechanistic Empirical Modeling of Asphalt-Granular Base Layers Interface
Authors: Torquato e Silva Samuel de Almeida , Scherer Renan Gustavo , Soares Jorge Barbosa , Pereira Deividi da Silva , Specht Luciano Pivoto
Published: November 2019

This article proposes a mechanistic model for the interface between the asphalt surface course and granular base layers, along with an experimental procedure to assess the model parameters. The Mohr-Coulomb yield criteria was used to model interface shear strength, and Goodman’s law was used to relate the relative displacement and shear stress over the interface that bonds the investigated layers. Moreover, the transversal reaction modulus was assumed to be stress dependent, which makes the model nonlinear. Experimental results have shown agreement with model assumptions. Furthermore, a simulation of Cracked Area evolution was performed to verify the effects of the interface model on the pavement structural response. Finally, the model proposed presented itself to be a strong alternative to properly consider the mechanical behavior of the asphaltic-granular base layers interface.
PEYNİR ÜRETİMİNDE KULLANILAN STARTER KÜLTÜRLER
Authors: OĞUZ Şehriban , ANDİÇ Seval
Published: November 2019

Ülkemizde ve dünyada üretilen sütün önemli bir kısmı
dayanıklı mamullere işlenmekte ve bu ürünler içerisinde peynir, önemli bir yer
tutmaktadır. Peynir, günümüzde çiğ ve/veya pastörize sütten yapılmaktadır. Çiğ
sütten üretilen peynirlerin tüketilmesi sonucunda çeşitli enfeksiyon ve
intoksikasyon riskleri bulunmaktadır. Bu nedenle endüstriyel olarak üretilen
peynirlerin çoğunda pastörize süt kullanılmaktadır. Pastörizasyon işlemi, süt
içerisinde bulunan ve ürünün kalitesini olumsuz yönde etkileyecek olan zararlı
ve patojen mikroorganizmalar gibi bozulma etmenlerini yok etmektedir. Bu işlem
ile peynir üretimi sırasında spontan asitlenmeyi ve peynirin olgunlaşmasını
sağlayan laktik asit bakterilerinin de büyük kısmı inaktive olmaktadır. Bu
nedenle alışılagelen ve arzu edilen tat ve aromada standart kalitede bir ürün
elde edebilmek için peynir üretiminde starter kültür kullanılması teknolojik
bir zorunluluktur. Bu derlemede, peynir üretiminde kullanılan starter kültürler
ve özellikleri hakkında bilgiler sunulmaktadır.
Nalanda
Authors: Rajani M. B. , Kumar Viraj
Published: November 2019

Nalanda, in eastern India's Bihar state, was once the most important Buddhist monastery in the world. The six excavated temples there are oriented approximately to the cardinal directions, but their east–west axes are tilted more than 4° south of east. Other key Buddhist temples within the same cultural milieu (Bodhgaya, Vikramasila, Somapura, and Samye) are similarly oriented a few degrees south of east. As M. B. Rajani and Viraj Kumar argue in Nalanda: A Tale in the Twist, this demands an explanation, because a method to orient structures to within 0.5° of the cardinal directions was known in the region for several centuries prior to the construction of these temples. Rajani and Kumar identify a temporal pattern in the orientation of Nalanda's temples; hypothesize that each temple was aligned with the rise of a specific star (Spica or Beta Librae), with the temporal pattern being a consequence of axial precession; propose a simple, unified explanation for the few exceptions to the pattern; and use this hypothesis to propose an approximate construction date for each temple based on its orientation.
“How Other Peoples Dwell and Build”
Authors: Vellinga Marcel
Published: November 2019

In 1953, architect, planner, and historian Erwin Anton Gutkind published a series of articles collectively titled “How Other Peoples Dwell and Build” in Architectural Design. At a glance, the series seems an anomaly in Gutkind's extensive oeuvre, and it remains little known in the field of vernacular architecture. In “How Other Peoples Dwell and Build”: Erwin Anton Gutkind and the Architecture of the Other, Marcel Vellinga aims to place the series within the broader context of Gutkind's writings. Running through Gutkind's work—and underlined in Vellinga's article—is the thesis that the historical development of human settlements mirrors the degenerating relationships between individuals and their communities, and between human beings and the natural environment. Thus, the Architectural Design series is an integral part of Gutkind's writings on the history of urban development. The series is one of the first architectural publications to focus on vernacular traditions from an international perspective and to emphasize the importance of studying vernacular architecture in its larger cultural and environmental contexts.
The First Concrete Auto Factory
Authors: Smith Michael G.
Published: November 2019

One of the landmark architectural advances of the twentieth century was the first automobile plant constructed of steel-reinforced concrete, an achievement that heralded the use of a revolutionary building technology for the largest and fastest-growing new industry in the United States. Numerous sources credit architect Albert Kahn with that first concrete auto plant as a result of his 1905 design for the Packard Motor Car Company's Building No. 10. However, as Michael G. Smith demonstrates in The First Concrete Auto Factory: An Error in the Historical Record, the Cadillac Motor Car plant in Detroit, designed by architect George D. Mason, preceded Packard No. 10. Moreover, Julius Kahn, Albert's brother, oversaw the engineering and construction of both the Cadillac plant and Packard No. 10, making essential contributions to both that have gone unrecognized until now. Smith describes how this significant error in the historical record came about and remained uncorrected even as researchers and writers pursued the subject.
Ultrasound elastography score and strain index in different parathyroid lesions
Authors: Cakir Bekir , Cuhaci Seyrek F Neslihan , Topaloglu Oya , Ozdemir Didem , Dirikoc Ahmet , Aydin Cevdet , Polat Sefika Burcak , Ogmen Berna Evranos , Tam Ali Abbas , Baser Husniye , Kilic Yazgan Aylin , Kilic Mehmet , Alkan Afra , Ersoy Reyhan
Published: November 2019

Background

Despite significant improvement in imaging quality and advanced scientific knowledge, it may still sometimes be difficult to distinguish different parathyroid lesions. The aims of this prospective study were to evaluate parathyroid lesions with ultrasound elastography and to determine whether strain index can help to differentiate parathyroid lesions.

Methods

Patients with biochemically confirmed hyperparathyroidism and localised parathyroid lesions in ultrasonography were included. All patients underwent B-mode US and USE examination. Ultrasound elastography scores and strain index of lesions were determined. Strain index was defined as the ratio of strain of the thyroid parenchyma to the strain of the parathyroid lesion.

Results

Data of 245 lesions of 230 patients were analysed. Histopathologically, there were 202 (82.45%) parathyroid adenomas, 26 (10.61%) atypical parathyroid adenomas, and 17 (6.94%) cases of parathyroid hyperplasia. Median serum Ca was significantly higher in atypical parathyroid adenoma patients than parathyroid hyperplasia patients (P = 0.019) and median PTH was significantly higher in APA compared to PA patients (P < 0.001). In 221 (90.2%) of the parathyroid lesions, USE score was 1 or 2. The median SI of atypical parathyroid adenomas was significantly higher than parathyroid adenomas and hyperplasia lesions (1.5 (0.56–4.86), 1.01 (0.21–8.43) and 0.91 (0.26–2.02), respectively, P = 0.003).

Conclusion

Our study revealed that SI of parathyroid lesions as well as serum calcium, parathyroid hormone levels, and B-mode US features may help to predict the atypical parathyroid adenoma. Ultrasound elastography can be used to differentiate among parathyroid lesions and guide a surgical approach.
Medición de la huella hídrica azul de la Universidad Nacional en Costa Rica, del 2012 al 2016
Authors: Chavarría-Solera Fabián , Gamboa-Venegas Rebeca , Rodríguez-Flores Jeison , Chinchilla-González Diana , Herrera-Araya Andrea , Herra-Solís Ana Carolina
Published: November 2019

La cuantificación y medición de la huella hídrica permite analizar y tener un control sobre la gestión ambiental de la institución, además de tomar acciones que integren la totalidad de la población universitaria, orientando todos los esfuerzos hacia un desarrollo sustentable. El objetivo de la investigación es cuantificar y calcular la huella hídrica azul institucional para el periodo 2012-2016, con el fin de analizar y comparar, así, su comportamiento en el tiempo, de acuerdo con las variables contempladas en el cálculo, consumo de agua, consumo de combustible fósil, papel y energía eléctrica (puesto que se consideran fundamentales para el desenvolvimiento y funcionalidad de actividades institucionales). Se aplicó la metodología de Hoekstra y Chapagain, expuesta en el Manual de evaluación de la huella hídrica; con los factores de huella hídrica y agua virtual, tomados de Water Footprint Network, se obtuvo la cantidad correspondiente a cada rubro. Como resultado, entre el 2012 y el 2015, se llegó a una disminución del 8 % de la huella hídrica, pasando de 966 432 m3 a 888 693 m3. Mientras tanto, en el 2016, se alcanzó un leve aumento, dando un valor total de 891 976 m3.
Uso de argumentación y analogías en los procesos de preparación para las Olimpiadas Internacionales de Biología y sus aportes a la promoción de competencias de pensamiento científico en estudiantes costarricenses
Authors: Cortés-Muñoz Irama , Porras-Araya Melvin Steve , Pereira-Chaves José , Jiménez-Sánchez Susana
Published: November 2019

La presente investigación tiene como propósito identificar las competencias de pensamiento científico, como la argumentación y el uso de analogías, fomentadas en el estudiantado costarricense participante en las Olimpiadas Internacionales de Biología. Es importante explorar las acciones de mediación del aprendizaje, en el proceso de entrenamiento de este alumnado, para representar al país en las diversas justas, sean la centroamericana, iberoamericana o mundial, considerando que se deben promover individuos integralmente formados, donde se potencian sujetos científicamente competentes, con el fin de que sean agentes transformadores, capaces de dar respuestas a diversas situaciones de un entorno que desconocen. La indagación se llevó a cabo de mayo a noviembre, 2018, y se trabajó con 16 estudiantes, al menos 1 de cada edición y 8 individuos del personal de tutoría o docente en alguna especialidad de biología. Entre las técnicas de recolección de datos se aplicaron entrevistas, estudios de caso y observación en el ambiente educativo. Los principales resultados indicaron el proceso de preparación y competencia en dichas olimpiadas, en las cuales se identifica la promoción de las competencias de pensamiento científico, el uso de la argumentación en las variadas interacciones de estudiantes y personal tutor, así como el empleo de analogías, principalmente por parte del estudiantado, como una manera de ir comprendiendo e interiorizando el contenido. Se concluye que la argumentación es promovida en la preparación estudiantil, como una de las formas de dar respuestas a lo que están aprendiendo; siempre se cuestionan la funcionalidad de lo que los grupos estudiantiles adquieren tanto en el ámbito personal como en el social. Por otra parte, las analogías son figuras literarias que les facilitan poder comprender mejor el contenido, puesto que lo relacionan con lo que conocen.
Sistematización de las intervenciones realizadas por el Programa Movimiento para la Vida (MOVI) en ocho centros diurnos de la provincia de Heredia durante el periodo 2013-2017
Authors: Solano Mora Luis , Segura Castro Marianela , Rodríguez Méndez Diego A.
Published: November 2019

El propósito de la investigación fue sistematizar las experiencias vividas en ocho centros diurnos de la provincia de Heredia durante el periodo 2013-2017, a partir de intervenciones basadas en movimiento humano para la prevención del envejecimiento patológico. Las intervenciones realizadas se basaron en estrategias que buscaron promover el mantenimiento de diversas variables físicas predictoras de funcionalidad, las relaciones interpersonales positivas, la expresión de emociones y el uso positivo del tiempo libre. Para evaluar las experiencias de cada sesión se utilizó un instrumento de registro diario en línea que permitió obtener las distintas percepciones de los participantes de cada uno de los centros diurnos. De este modo, se registraron todas las experiencias durante el periodo comprendido entre el 2013 y el 2017 y se procedió a sistematizarlas por cada año de trabajo. Con base en la sistematización realizada, se concluye que una intervención basada en el movimiento humano, efectuada una vez por semana durante aproximadamente 50 min, permitió mantener a las personas usuarias de los centros diurnos motivadas, alegres, proactivas y dinámicas, por lo que se sugiere mantener este tipo de intervenciones en los centros diurnos.
Settlement differentiation of vital comfort factors in Ukraine
Authors: Burova Olha
Published: November 2019

The article analyzes settlement differentiation of vital comfort factors in Ukraine. Found that every aspect of vital comfort is due to special configuration factors in settling a separate group. The analysis found that in major cities vital comfort depends on the ecological and socio-psychological problems that are caused by processes of urbanization. In large and medium-sized cities for vital comfort necessary conditions are social relations embodied in favorable conditions for the growth of social status.
Among the residents of small towns and villages significant conditions of vital comfort acquisition are as income and financial status, and satisfaction with democracy and evaluation of socio-economic situation.
Women in Ukrainian politics (AR of Crimea as case study)
Authors: Martsenyuk Tamara , Hutkiy Dmytro , Bureychak Tetiana
Published: November 2019

The article offers analysis of gender relations in politics in the Ukrainian society, which is exemplified by the case of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.Public opinion survey of Crimean citizens and in-depth interviews with experts of national and regional levels have laid the empirical basis for the study.Involvement of women into politics of different levels along with the attitudes of Crimean citizens and experts towards women’s participation in politics have been examined. The paper also discusses a perspective of implementation of gender quotas as a possible way of the problem solving.
PELATIHAN KOMUNIKASI INTERPERSONAL UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KOMITMEN ORGANISASI KARYAWAN
Authors: Gusfika Nira
Published: November 2019

This study aims to determine the improvement of organizational commitment through interpersonal communication training. The hypothesis of this research is that there is a difference of organizational commitment to employees between before and after being given interpersonal communication training on experimental group, where the level of commitment of employee organization after being given interpersonal communication training is higher than the level of organizational commitment of the employees before being given interpersonal communication training. Second hypothesis, there is difference of posttest organizational commitment level between experiment group and control group, where posttest of organizational commitment in experiment group is higher than control group.The subject of this research is 17 employees at STAI YAPPTI Balaiselasa. Characteristics of the subjects of this study are employees who have levels of organizational commitment and interpersonal communication in the category very low, low and medium. The design used was Pretest-Posttest Control Group, while the data was collected using organizational commitment scale then analyzed using Mann Whitney test to see the difference of score between the experimental group who were given interpersonal communication training with the control group who were not given interpersonal communication training. Furthermore, Wilcoxon test was done for see experimental group scores between before and after interpersonal communication training.Based on Mann Whitney test results found Z = -3.447 (p <0.01), meaning there is a difference in scores between experimental groups who were trained with control groups who were not trained. Based on Wilcoxon test results found there was a difference between organizational commitment score in the experimental group between before and after being given interpersonal communication training with Z = -2,668 (p<0,01).
Análisis de la norma “pico y placa” en la ciudad de Medellín y su efectividad en mitigación de emisión de contaminantes mediante simulación basada en agentes
Authors: Ceballos Yony Fernando , Osorio Pablo Cesar , Gomez Carlos Alberto
Published: November 2019

La medida de pico y placa en diferentes ciudades en Colombia se implementa para disminuir la cantidad de vehículos en tránsito durante el día o en horas pico y como efecto, una disminución en la emisión de gases. Este trabajo consiste en la realización de un modelo de simulación basada en agentes que permita evaluar la implementación de esta medida en el municipio de Medellín, sus efectos en términos de emisión de gases e impacto a nivel de congestión vehicular. Como información primaria se emplea la proporcionada por la secretaria de movilidad de Medellín y entrevista con expertos. Posteriormente, se identifica la necesidad de realizar un control sobre la cantidad de vehículos que transitan, ya que la cantidad de emisiones de CO muestra una disminución significativa con la implementación de la medida respecto a un sistema sin restricciones de movilidad. Se observa también que el tiempo de viaje en el cruce seleccionado disminuye considerablemente, debido a la menor cantidad de vehículos presentes. Se identifica la necesidad de realizar estudios posteriores que permitan un comportamiento más cercano a la realidad, en términos de una región geográfica mayor y que incluyan un conjunto mayor de contaminantes al momento de evaluar la simulación.
Efecto generado por la presión calibrada en la estructura metalográfica y propiedades mecánicas del acero inoxidable austenítico 316L
Authors: Jiménez Lora Erney Samir , Fontalvo Gélvez Breiner Antonio , HIGUERA COBOS OSCAR FABIÁN , Niño Camacho Isabel Cristina , Gonzalez Romero Hugo Alexander
Published: November 2019

En este estudio, se evaluó el efecto de la técnica de presión calibrada, sobre las propiedades mecánicas y la microestructura de probetas de acero inoxidable AISI 316L, hasta lograr una deformación equivalente de ε~4,64. Dicha evaluación se realizó antes y después de aplicar la deformación plástica. Los resultados obtenidos mostraron un aumento en la dureza, el límite elástico y la resistencia útima a la tracción debido a la reducción del tamaño de grano, el maclado de mecánico y la transformación martensítica.
Design of portable traction mechanism for the deployment of the mobile gun sprinkler system for agricultural crops in rurals zones
Authors: García-León Ricardo Andrés , Flórez Solano Eder , Barrios Pedrozo Jeison
Published: November 2019

In agricultural production, there is an irrigation process for sowing crops, where a mobile deployable gun sprinkler system is used; such system must be coupled to a tractor, then when it is deployed it must pass over the plantations that are in the stages of germination and production, satisfying the need for irrigation of the planting; due to this procedure the crop is flattened and affected in a considerable area. In this way, one (1) hectare (10,000 m2) that is one hundred percent (100%) sown loses ten percent (10%). The purpose of this research is to build a mobile prototype capable of deploying the gun sprinkler system by constructing a mobile traction mechanism that will be easy to use by the operator. The effectiveness of the project will be observed at the harvest time of the crop where there will be a significant increase per hectare or planted area in the harvest of the products and also a representative decrease in the maintenance costs of the crop, such as fuel and tractor bearings.
FMEA como ferramenta para análise de falha de um produto – Avaliação da rugosidade superficial do processo de torneamento a quente
Authors: Bremm Liovani Beatriz , Wiedenhoft Aldoni Gabriel , De Oliveira Alexandre Silva
Published: November 2019

O presente trabalho tem por objetivo buscar por melhorias no processo de torneamento a quente no aço ABNT 1045, sob quatro condições de temperatura, através do Método de Análise dos Modos de Falhas e seus Efeitos (FMEA). A metodologia dos experimentos contou com fontes externas de calor, onde as amostras foram aquecidas em um forno elétrico e em seguidas inseridas no torno mecânico, realizadas em Maio de 2017, no laboratório do curso de Engenharia Mecânica. A temperatura das peças foi mantida através de duas resistências elétricas infravermelho em cerâmica, que estavam ajustadas em um suporte e devidamente presas ao redor da peça no torno. Dessa forma o FMEA se faz necessário para identificar falhas potenciais, pois os processos de fabricação possuem vastas aplicações na fabricação de peças e máquinas. Através da aplicação do formulário FMEA no produto do torneamento a quente identificou-se as falhas e possíveis prevenções, e os resultados obtidos evidenciam a melhora em três dos cinco principais parâmetros adotados, sendo eles o equipamento de medição de temperatura, o manuseio das amostras e obtenção dos resultados do experimento.
Estratégias da Cultura Organizacional para a Inovação Tecnológica
Authors: Ramos Camila Isabel Maia , Guimarães Márcia Regina Neves , Lara Felipe Ferreira de
Published: November 2019

Devido às contínuas mudanças no ambiente externo, as organizações precisam inovar-se constantemente para garantir a sua sobrevivência, e para isso, é necessário que se tenha uma cultura propícia para que as inovações sejam desenvolvidas. O objetivo do trabalho é analisar a relação entre cultura organizacional e inovação tecnológica em uma empresa do ramo de bebidas através de um estudo de caso. A estrutura matricial, comunicação informal, descentralização do poder de decisão e baixo nível de formalização, são algumas características culturais da empresa e que estimulam diretamente a inovação. Também é explorado na pesquisa, o trade-off entre inovação no setor corporativo e no setor produtivo, considerando principalmente o nível de decisão dos funcionários. Assim, no decorrer deste estudo, mostra-se a criação de um ambiente favorável para que ocorra a inovação organizacional a partir das características culturais da empresa em questão.
Proposta de Instrumento de Coleta de Dados para Aferir o Nível de Maturidade dos Processos e da Estrutura Organizacional
Authors: Cardozo Erico Aurelio Abreu , Zanquetto Filho Helio , Valadares de Oliveira Marcos Paulo
Published: November 2019

O artigo tem por objetivo contribuir para o desenvolvimento do campo de pesquisa relativo à maturidade dos processos e da estrutura organizacional por meio da validação conceitual e de confiabilidade do instrumento de pesquisa utilizado realizado. Para tanto, desenvolveu-se uma pesquisa bibliográfica na qual foram identificados e conceitualizados os construtos de primeira ordem que compõem estes dois construtos, tomados como de segunda ordem. A partir de dados coletados por meio de aplicação de pesquisa do tipo survey, com 63 respostas válidas, realizou-se a validação empírica do instrumento de pesquisa utilizado com base em testes estatísticos. Como resultado dos testes de confiabilidade empírica executados, os construtos de primeira ordem definidos conceitualmente para maturidade de processos foram confirmados – são eles: desenho de processo, executores de processos, proprietário de processo, infraestrutura e indicadores de desempenho de processos. Da mesma forma, os construtos de primeira ordem definidos conceitualmente para maturidade da estrutura foram confirmados – são eles: liderança, cultura, expertise e governança.
Análise do Uso do Pensamento Estatístico e de Técnicas Estatísticas em Empresas Industriais do Estado de São Paulo
Authors: Santos Heitor Alves , Toledo José Carlos , Santos Adriana Barbosa , Lizarelli Fabiane Letícia
Published: November 2019

Programas de melhoria como o Lean Manufacturing, Total Quality Management, Seis Sigma (SS), Lean Seis Sigma (LSS) e Total Productive Maintenance, focam a melhoria de processos e, em diferentes níveis, são fundamentados no Pensamento Estatístico (PE) e em Técnicas Estatísticas (TE). Este artigo apresenta os resultados de uma pesquisa survey com 243 empresas industriais do Estado de São Paulo, com objetivo de analisar o uso do PE e de TE em empresas que adotam esses programas e os efeitos percebidos no desempenho operacional com esse uso. Foi Identificado um grupo de empresas consideradas mais avançadas, composto por 17% da amostra, nas quais o uso do PE e TE, no controle e melhoria de processos, é mais presente e com melhores resultados operacionais e benefícios percebidos. O uso de Programas SS e LSS, há mais de 5 anos, contribuiu para que essas empresas incorporassem mais intensamente os princípios do PE e as TE. Mas, na amostra total, apesar da ampla difusão de programas de melhoria que fazem uso de princípios e técnicas estatísticas, ainda são poucas as empresas em que esse uso estaria consolidado.
Leiaute Industrial: Estudo de Caso em Uma Empresa de Confecções
Authors: Zart Francelli Ignácio Gonçalves , Battesini Marcelo
Published: November 2019

Projetos de instalações de sistemas produtivos industriais podem ser entendidos como problemas de otimização multicritério, em função do grande número de variáveis de decisão envolvidas e dos múltiplos objetivos. Este artigo tem como objetivo identificar uma solução de um novo leiaute para uma indústria de confecção de roupas fitness de pequeno porte, arranjada por processos para a produção de grandes lotes. O estudo de caso único foi conduzido com base nas etapas propostas de um planejamento industrial. Entre os resultados obtidos estão a produção de uma solução verticalizada com maior flexibilidade no arranjo físico, melhor fluxo de materiais e comunicação entre pessoas, em relação a solução atual, que corresponde a uma ampliação de 1,9 vezes na capacidade de produção de calças lisas, de 15.680 pç/mês para 30.240 pç/mês, e a um incremento de eficiência no uso do espaço. Os resultados obtidos indicam não ser necessário a utilização de ferramentas matemáticas sofisticadas para a produção de soluções de leiaute adequadas, para a atuação de profissionais de Engenharia de Produção.
Padronização de Processo na Linha de Montagem de Uma Empresa Multinacional: Um Estudo de Caso
Authors: Moura Cassiano Rodrigues , Nunes Cristiane Ceratti
Published: November 2019

As empresas têm se preocupado em garantir seu espaço no mercado, isto exige cada vez mais que seus produtos sejam de alta qualidade, e tenham lead time cada vez menores. Uma alternativa para se atingir essa meta é a otimização de seu processo produtivo. Diante disso o objetivo deste trabalho é padronizar o processo de montagem de um grupo de componentes de uma empresa multinacional fabricante de máquinas. A metodologia utilizada nesse estudo é bibliográfica através de Lean Manufacturing e Trabalho Padronizado, utilizando como ferramentas para padronização o desenvolvimento do Plano de processo, do Plano de controle e do PFMEA, assim desenvolvendo um novo processo de montagem para os envolvidos. Essas alterações resultaram em uma melhoria no processo de fabricação e montagem do grupo selecionado, reduzindo suas etapas de montagem, custo e lead time, garantindo assim a confiabilidade do processo. Os resultados mostram uma redução de 7% do custo de montagem, o equivalente a R$14.500,00 nas compras anuais do grupo piloto.
Improvements in plate anchor capacity due to cyclic and maintained loads combined with consolidation
Authors: Zhou Zefeng , O'Loughlin Conleth D. , White David J. , Stanier Sam A.
Published: November 2019

Plate anchor technology is an efficient solution for mooring offshore floating facilities for oil and gas or renewable energy projects. When used with a taut mooring, the anchor is typically subjected to a maintained load component and intermittent episodes of cyclic loading throughout the design life. These loads, and the associated shearing, remoulding and consolidation processes, cause changes in the anchor capacity, particularly in soft, fine-grained soils. The changing anchor capacity affects the mooring performance by changing the safety margin and also the overall system reliability. In this paper the changing anchor capacity in reconstituted, normally consolidated natural carbonate silt was assessed through a series of beam centrifuge tests on horizontally loaded circular plate anchors. The results demonstrate that full consolidation under a typical maintained load leads to a 50% gain in the anchor capacity, and subsequent cyclic loading and reconsolidation can triple this increase. An effective stress framework based on critical state concepts is employed to explain and support the experimental observations. This study shows that, when viewed from a whole-life reliability perspective, maintained and cyclic loading provide a long-term enhancement of anchor capacity in soft, fine-grained soils. This beneficial effect is currently overlooked in design practice, but can be predicted using the framework shown here, which can form the basis for a digital twin that monitors the through-life integrity of a plate anchor.
Seismic vulnerability of reinforced concrete knee joints under reversed cyclic loading
Authors: Mogili Srinivas , Kuang J. S.
Published: November 2019

Reinforced concrete beam–column knee joints are generally located at the roof level of moment-resisting frame structures. Knee joints undergo significantly different closing and opening actions under seismic excitations. The complex and vulnerable behaviour of knee joints makes them considerably different from conventional exterior and interior joints. To understand this complexity, three full-scale knee joint specimens were subjected to varying closing and opening joint shear stresses produced from the variation of relative closing and opening moment capacities. Peak opening-to-closing joint shear stress ratios of 0·5, 0·6 and 0·8 were achieved for the three specimens. In addition, the effect of anchorage of longitudinal and joint transverse reinforcement was studied in terms of the enhancement of peak joint closing and opening shear stresses. This paper presents a detailed discussion on the effect of closing and opening actions on the overall joint performance of knee joints subjected to reversed cyclic loading.
Afterword: Court Records and the Growth of States 1100–1800
Authors: Forrest Ian
Published: November 2019

An afterword to the special collection 'New Approaches to Medieval Court Records'. The piece reflects on the role of law courts in medieval and early modern state formation, and offers critical assessment of the state of the field, examining chronological and geographical limitations to current scholarship.