bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Habilidad narrativa e identificación de valores y contravalores en dibujos animados por alumnado de Educación Primaria
Authors: Oregui Eider , Aierbe Ana , Bermejo Jesús
Published: May 2019

Esta investigación analiza si la estructura (no narrativa o narrativa) que caracteriza a dibujos animados incide en la habilidad narrativa e identificación de valores y contravalores frente a factores personales (edad, curso educativo, sexo y nivel atencional) o contextuales (red e índice socioeconómico y cultural del centro educativo) del alumnado de Educación Primaria. Se ha contado con la participación de 186 estudiantes que han relatado el episodio visionado. El estudio tiene un diseño cuasiexperimental con metodología mixta (cuantitativa y cualitativa). Los resultados obtenidos mediante análisis de regresión confirman que la estructura incide en mayor grado que el resto de factores. Se concluye que conviene considerar el tipo de estructura de los contenidos audiovisuales, y no solo la potencialidad en valores o contravalores, tanto en investigaciones futuras como al diseñar e implementar intervenciones en el ámbito formal e informal.

This research analyses whether the structure (non-narrative or narrative) that characterizes cartoons affects the narrative skill and identification of values and countervalues, as opposed to personal (age, school year, gender and attention level) or contextual (school network and socioeconomic and cultural index of the school) factors of Primary Education students. 186 students participated in it, who have reported on the episode watched. The study has a quasi-experimental design with blended methodology (quantitative and qualitative). The results obtained through regression analysis confirm that the structure has a greater effect than the rest of the factors. We conclude that it is advisable to consider the structure of audio-visual content, not just the potential values or countervalues, both in future research and in designing and implementing interventions in formal and informal settings.
Dating violence (DV): a systematic meta-analysis review
Authors: Gracia-Leiva Marcela , Puente-Martínez Alicia , Ubillos-Landa Silvia , Páez-Rovira Darío
Published: May 2019

This study summarizes the results of meta-analyses about risk and protective factors related to dating violence (DV). Fifteen studies were included from 1997 to 2018, N = 1784018. The results were classified according to ecological theory. The Zr’s were calculated for each factor and level of analyses, including the differences between victimization and perpetration effect sizes. According to the level of analysis, results showed that the effect sizes were greater for: (1) individual level: cigarette smoking, adolescent pregnancy (victimization) and sex (perpetration/victimization); (2) microsystem: peer sexual harassment, (victimization), peer DV, deviant peers and family violence (perpetration/ victimization); (3) Exosystem: age (victimization) and violent neighborhoods (perpetration/ victimization), and (4) macrosystem: cultural minority and disadvantaged neighborhoods (perpetration / victimization). DV protective factors which had lowest effect sizes were: parental and peers support; and highest effect sizes were in the exo and macro-level, and then in individual and micro-level. Furthermore, statistically significant differences between total effect sizes were found, being higher to victimization than perpetration. Delimiting the most important risk and protective factors on DV have important implications for prevention and intervention.
Penser théologiquement les droits de l’homme: entre universalité, historicité et pluralité
Authors: Molinario Joël
Published: May 2019

Les droits de l’homme sont entrés dans une période d’extension et de doute. D’extension, parce que depuis la déclaration universelle des droits de l’homme de 1948, d’autres déclarations onusiennes ont été proclamées, mais aussi de doute parce les droits de l’homme ne peuvent échapper à leur origine occidentale qui fait douter certains de leur universalité. Pour un théologien catholique, penser théologiquement les droits de l’homme n’est pas aisé pour une raison historique qui tient au rejet radical dont ceux-ci ont été l’objet par le Magistère catholique au XIXè siècle, comparé au changement de doctrine dans la seconde moitié du XXè siècle. Cet article mène une enquête historique, philosophique et théologique sur les droits de l’homme et traverse quelques questions essentielles pour la théologie aujourd’hui : celle de l’historicité des opinions et des doctrines, celle de l’universalité du salut, des principes et des pratiques et celle de la pluralité radicale des fondements sur lesquelles bâtir un bien commun. Il apparait que l’exigence de travailler théologiquement les droits de l’homme touche le coeur de la Révélation la rencontre de l’altérité au nom de l’universalité du salut.
Impulso infográfico para una asociación
Authors: Carbonell Pous Ferran
Published: May 2019

Este trabajo final de grado ha consistido en la producción de un clip de vídeo que combina infografía animada con imagen real para la promoción de la Asociación Leader Ripollès Ges Bisaura. Esta asociación es una entidad sin ánimo de lucro que realiza unas tareas muy complejas en territorios rurales, como la gestión de subvenciones a través del Programa de Desarrollo Rural o la participación y gestión en proyectos de cooperación. Los responsables de la entidad creían que podrían comunicar mejor su trabajo a través de un vídeo con elementos visuales animados e incorporando testimonios de empresas que recibieron ayudas.
КАМЕН И АРХИТЕКТУРА У ХЕРЦЕГОВИНИ
Authors: Капор Љубица
Published: May 2019

Херцеговина, јужна регија државе Босне и Херцеговине, има дугу традицију градње у камену. И пopeд yтицајa околних држава и страних власти, архитектурa Херцеговине је задржала свој  препознатљиви израз. Истраживања о архитектури Херцеговине су рађена успутно и површно у односу на Босну, мада се Херцеговина климом, геоморфологијом, културом и архитектуром разликује од сјеверне регије. Рад приказује историјски развој херцеговачке стамбене архитектуре, посматране кроз њену вернакуларност.
РЕАЛИЗАЦИЈА ПРОЈЕКТА У СЛОЖЕНИМ УСЛОВИМА ТЕМЕЉЕЊА
Authors: Уљаревић Мато , Агбаба Урош
Published: May 2019

У урбаним срединамa (у градовима), неријетко, намеће се потреба за реализацијом објекта у зонама већ изграђених објеката и инфраструктуре. Такође, све је већи број аутомобила, због чега се јавља потреба за повећаним паркинг просторима. У рјешавању овог проблема, често се намеће, као једино могуће рјешење, обезбјеђење паркинг простора у подземним етажама.Често је реализација оваквих објеката условљена веома сложеном ситуацијом, како y пoглeду утицаја постојећих објеката, тако и y поглeду геомеханичких  параметара, те подземне воде. Од пројектанта се очекује оптимално рјешење. У овом раду биће описан пројектни приступ реализацији подземне гараже са три нивоа у веома сложеним условима темељења.
Winter Oilseed Rape (Brassica napus L.) Yield Components in Agro–ecological Conditions of Banja Luka Region
Authors: Kondić Danijela , Hajder Đurađ , Marinković Saša , Nožinić Miloš
Published: May 2019

Due to its numerous agricultural and industrial purposes, oilseed rape is a very important species. The total production of oilseed rape in the Republic of Srpska is faced with noticeable variation throughout years, with an increase in last three years. The oilseed rape yield is strongly influenced by environmental factors. The objective of this study was to analyze yield components of oilseed rape in agro–ecological conditions of Banja Luka. Four oilseed rape hybrids were used: PR46W21, PR46W20, PR46W14 and PR45DO3 in two growing seasons: 2012/13 and 2013/14. Yield components tested were: pod mass (g), seed mass per pod (g), pod index (%), number of seeds per pod and 1000–seed weight (g). Factorial 2×4 ANOVA and Fisher's LSD test were used to analyze data, with growing seasons (years) and hybrids as factors. Growing season significantly affected the pod mass (g), total seed mass per pod (g) and 1000–seed weight. Generally, higher yield component values were obtained in the second examined year (2013/14).
Cydalima perspectalis Walker (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) Presence and Distribution in Montenegro
Authors: Hrnčić Snježana , Radonjić Sanja
Published: May 2019

Box tree moth, Cydalima perspectalis was detected for the first time in June 2014 when severe devastation of Buxus sp. was noticed in urban area of the city of Herceg Novi. In the next several months, the pest rapidly spread along the Montenegro seacoast. The tendency of spreading was continued in the following years. Severely infested box trees were completely dried out, while on those that still were partially green, leaves were markedly chewed and webbed by silk together with twigs. Damages are usually noticed late because young larvae are deeply hidden among Buxus twigs and leaves. Mature larvae can completely defoliate Buxus bushes and plants can lose all the leaves within a short period. Morphological features of development stages of the pest were observed in laboratory. Since box trees are traditionally important horticultural plants in Montenegro, this pest could be a serious problem for landscaping and nursery production.
Soil Suitability Assesment for Plum (Prunus domestica) Production in the Municipality of Bužim
Authors: Ičanović Mirsad , Kudić Husnija , Marković Mihajlo
Published: May 2019

Amateurish and unprofessional handling of agricultural resources has lasting und unprecedented consequences for plant production, manifesting itself through the loss of soil quality, reduced crop yields, soil erosion, etc. The main focus of this research was to establish the characteristics of the agricultural soil within the municipality of Bužim, applying the FAO method AEZ (Agro-ecological Zoning), (FAO, 1978), and based on the achieved results, to assess the soil suitability for plum (Prunus domestica) cultivation. The assessment of the soil suitability has led to the conclusion that a significant part of land (classified S1 to N in quality), out of the total 13.026,27 ha of agricultural area belonging to the municipality of Bužim is well suited for fruit production. The following has been observed: areas with the best rated S1 class make up a total of 1.23% (159.52 ha), the S2 class takes up a total of 5.51% (717.24 ha), the S3 suitable class makes up a 2.29 % (298.24 ha) in total, and the largest area totaling 36.68 % (4.772.60 ha) is classified as N - meaning unsuitable soil. The main restraints imposed on intensive plum cultivation within the examined area are lack of nourishment, tilt, depth, rock-strewn soil and soil reaction.
Importance of Using Compost and Bacterial Biofuels in the Organic Production of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
Authors: Golijan Jelena , Marković Dimitrije
Published: May 2019

The areas under the organic production of medicinal and aromatic plants are constantly increasing, both domestically and globally. Since organic production does not allow the application of synthetic fertilizers, organic fertilizers like compost and bacterial biofuels have special importance. The aim of this paper is to point out the positive effects of the application of these fertilizers in the organic production of medicinal and aromatic plants. Microbiological fertilizers and compost not only have beneficial effects on the productivity of medicinal and aromatic plants by improving physical and biological properties of the soil, but also affect the quality and increase the content of essential oils and also improve the physiological status of a plant. Azotobacter produce anti-fungal compounds that protect against plant pathogens, while increasing germination and vitality of plants demonstrates the importance of their application in the organic production of medicinal and aromatic plants.
The polarization field in Al-rich AlGaN multiple quantum wells
Authors: Guo Qiang , Kirste Ronny , Mita Seiji , Tweedie James , Reddy Pramod , Washiyama Shun , Breckenridge M. Hayden , Collazo Ramón , Sitar Zlatko
Published: May 2019

This paper investigates the quantum confined Stark effect in AlGaN multiple quantum well structures with a high Al content grown on single-crystalline AlN substrates. The quantitative relationship between the quantum well structure parameters, photogenerated carrier density, built-in electric field and ground-level emission is discussed. It is found that the electric field strength increases from 0.5 MV cm−1 to almost 3 MV cm−1 when the Al content in the quantum well barriers is increased from 65% to 100%, which is consistent with the theory of spontaneous and piezoelectric polarization in III-nitrides. In addition, the built-in electric field increases significantly with increasing barrier thickness. Based on these results, the electric field in an Al0.55Ga0.45N single quantum well with AlN cladding is predicted to be around 5 MV cm−1.
Species delimitation of the Dermacentor ticks based on phylogenetic clustering and niche modeling
Authors: Wang Fang , Wang Duo , Guo Ge , Hu Yonghong , Wei Jiufeng , Liu Jingze
Published: May 2019

Three species belonging to the genus Dermacentor (Acari: Ixodidae), D. marginatus, D. nuttalli and D. silvarum are well known as vectors for a great variety of infection pathogens. All three of them are host ticks, which are very similar in morphology characteristics, life cycle, seasonal variation and ecological conditions, making it difficult to distinguish the three species. In the present study, these three species were delimitated based on molecular data and ecological niche. The molecular analysis showed that the three species can be distinguished by COI and ITS2 sequences. We created future potential distribution maps for the three species under climate changes with MaxEnt, which highlighted the different levels of the suitable habitats for each tick species. In addition, niche comparisons among the three species in Dermacentor were conducted, and the analysis suggested that niche overlap was relatively high with D. nuttalli and D. silvarum compared to the other species pairs, which was consistent with the molecular data. Niche equivalency and similarity test confirmed that these Dermacentor species were closely related but distinct species. In conclusion, delimitation of these three species within Dermacentor was supported by molecular phylogeny and quantitative ecological space. This study will provide deep insights into the biology, ecology, and diversification processes within Dermacentor species, and for the development of effective control for ticks.
Use of aerial thermography to reduce mortality of roe deer fawns before harvest
Authors: Cukor Jan , Bartoška Jan , Rohla Jan , Sova Jan , Machálek Antonín
Published: May 2019

In agricultural landscape, there are thousands of young wild animals killed every year. Their deaths are caused mostly by agricultural fieldworks during spring harvest. Among the affected animals there are also fawns of roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), which react to danger by pressing themselves against the ground in order to be protected from predators. There were various methods tested in the past aimed at decreasing roe deer mortality caused by agriculture machinery with varied levels of success. This contribution presents technology that documents the possibility of searching for fawns with a thermal imaging device carried by an unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). The results are based on field research that estimated the ideal height of flight being ±40 meters above ground. If the climatic conditions are favourable, it is possible to monitor and mark fawn locations using GPS coordinates in an area of about 14 ha in 25 minutes, which is the average flight time of UAV on one battery charge. The thermo-camera is very reliable in finding fawns in early morning hours (4 to 6 a.m.) when there is the highest temperature contrast between the searched object and its surroundings. The main limiting factors are climatic conditions and the short time span in which the thermo-camera can be used. If the basic requirements are met, the rate of successful fawn detection can be even up to 100%. An undisputed advantage of this method is the possibility of involvement of local gamekeepers. Thus the agricultural fieldworks are not interrupted.
Fungal and Mycotoxin Contamination of Stored Maize in Kogi, Northcentral Nigeria: An Implication for Public Health
Authors: Akoma O. N. , Ezeh C. C. , Chukwudozie K. I. , Iwuchukwu C. C. , Apeh D. O.
Published: May 2019

The maize value chain in the Kogi State and most parts of the country from where maize is purchased into the State lacks mechanisms that ensure grain quality and safety. Against the above-backdrop, this study was designed to evaluate toxigenic fungi and associated mycotoxins in maize produced within different agro-zones of Kogi State. Harvested and stored maize seeds under different storage conditions were collected from three different zones (Zone B Bassa, Zone C Lokoja, and Zone D Idah) and cultured. Different fungal species were isolated by culturing using the spread plate technique on potato dextrose agar (PDA) and identified microscopically. Mycotoxin production by isolated fungi was subsequently evaluated for Deoxynivalenol (DON) contamination using the High-Performance Liquid Chromatography technique (HPLC). The outcome of the study was statistically analysed using simple frequencies and percentages. Aspergillus spp. and Penicillium spp. were the fungi found to be associated with the stored seeds in Kogi, while Fusarium spp. Mucor spp. and Rhizopus spp. were the field fungi identified. Of the thirteen samples collected, the most common genera were Aspergillus (isolated from 41.67% of the evaluated samples), Fusarium (27%) and in a lesser extent Rhizopus spp. (8.33%). The result also shows DON was detected in 92.3% of the stored maize samples, making it one of the widespread mycotoxin contaminants of maize grain. Implications of this study for human and animal health and economic development were discussed and appropriate recommendations made especially for adoption of proper storage technology among small-scale farmers for improved maize quality and safety.
Intraclass Correlation Coefficient in Clinical Trials
Authors: Ng Edmond S.W. , Zou Lu
Published: May 2019

Cluster‐randomized trial has over the last two decades become the design of choice when clusters, rather than individuals, are randomized to receive the investigated interventions. Cluster‐randomized trials are more complex to design primarily because observations on individuals within the same cluster tend to be correlated. The statistical measure of this correlation within clusters is known as the
intraclass
or
intracluster correlation coefficient
(ICC). In this article, we discuss the estimation and impact of the ICC on the design and analysis of cluster‐randomized trials. We first define the ICC generally followed by two representations that depend on the specific approach taken to estimate it, discuss its likely magnitudes in some common settings, how the value of ICC influences the sample size required in a planned study and how ICC and its estimate should be reported.
Deep Learning
Authors: Polson Nicholas G. , Sokolov Vadim O.
Published: May 2019

Deep learning (DL) is a high‐dimensional data reduction technique for constructing high‐dimensional predictors in input–output models. DL is a form of machine learning that uses hierarchical layers of latent features. In this article, we review the state‐of‐the‐art of deep learning from a modelling and algorithmic perspective. We provide a list of successful areas of applications in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Image Processing, Robotics and Automation. Deep learning is predictive in its nature rather than inferential and can be viewed as a black‐box methodology for high‐dimensional function estimation.
EBLUPs: Empirical Best Linear Unbiased Predictors
Authors: Haslett Stephen J. , Welsh Alan H.
Published: May 2019

In this article, we outline the basic properties of empirical best linear unbiased predictors (EBLUPs) and discuss some of the issues that arise in estimating their prediction mean squared errors. We introduce EBLUPs in the context of the linear mixed model with unknown covariances and briefly describe some of their applications. We then consider their particular application to small area estimation and outline ways to estimate the prediction mean squared error that have been developed in this context.
Media and Adolescent Identity Development
Authors: Middaugh Ellen
Published: May 2019

Research on media and adolescent identity development suggests that the growing variety of media with which adolescents interact and the expanded role of social media in the lives of teens play a significant role in adolescent identity development. Youths use media for identity exploration, experimentation, and expression, which may be particularly important for marginalized youths. However, these opportunities must also be examined in light of the risks of fragmentation, reinforcing stereotypes, and adoption of negative identity, among others. Future research should include longitudinal studies and examinations of the relative impact of different uses of media for identity work.
Authorship and Participatory Culture
Authors: Thevenin Benjamin
Published: May 2019

While media literacy has always attempted to include analysis of authorship, the introduction ofparticipatory culturerequires media consumers, producers, scholars, and educators to understand media production in new ways. Digital media, like video games, provide a particularly useful site to explore these new relationships between media literacy, authorship, and participatory culture.
Celebrity Culture
Authors: Randell‐Moon Holly
Published: May 2019

This entry provides an introduction to celebrity culture as well as an overview of sociological and media and communications research on the formation and emergence of celebrities in modernity and under late capitalism. This research identifies the social, cultural, economic, and media factors that lead to the creation of and possibility for celebrity in contemporary society. This is what can be termed “celebrity culture,” a set of social and media structures that accommodate the elevation of certain individuals to celebrity status above others. Celebrity culture is both shaped by and influences the industrial practices of media entertainment and promotion businesses. The role of celebrities in reaffirming capitalism as well as social norms of identity, particularly in relation to gender, sexuality, and race, reveals how celebrities make our culture and society intelligible in certain ways.
Children's Culture
Authors: Woodfall Ashley , Zezulkova Marketa
Published: May 2019

This entry discusses the ways in which childhood and children's culture are historically and culturally contextual, whilst highlighting a distinction between children's culture as producedbychildren and as producedforchildren. Children are seen to be broadly speaking at the whim of adult and consumer culture, yet they do claim some agency within their “own” children's culture, however marginal, appropriative, transgressive, and ephemeral it may be at times.
Critical Theory Applied to Media Literacy
Authors: Cappello Gianna
Published: May 2019

Traditionally, one of the fundamental objectives of media literacy (ML) has been the development of the ability to exercise critical thinking about the media, unmask their “naturalness,” and bring to surface their ideologies and values. However, when we move from the abstract level of critical theory to the messy and complex practices enacted in educational contexts, this broad political goal, along with its claim about the “liberating” and “empowering” effect of the critical mind, is flawed with limitations and contradictions. Although the need remains—and is as urgent and vital as ever—to develop critical skills and attitudes, it is also necessary to graft critical theory onto the learning processes activated in practice. As a result of this, ML can be redefined as a form of praxis whereby theory and practice nurture each other in dialectical ways and contribute together to the construction of active citizenship.
Data Literacy
Authors: Bhargava Rahul
Published: May 2019

Data literacy is a discipline emerging from the rapid growth of data created and available in modern society. There is no widely agreed‐upon definition, though it touches on the abilities to acquire, analyze, represent, and argue with data. Researchers, governments, academics, and industry practitioners are actively exploring the utility, import, and necessity of data literacy from a societal point of view.
Emancipatory Communication
Authors: Milan Stefania
Published: May 2019

Emancipatory communication indicates the grassroots creation of alternatives to existing media and communication infrastructure, whether analog or digital, commercial or state‐owned. Examples include Internet servers and platforms providing noncommercial services; community and low‐power radio and TV stations; independent print media initiatives; community‐owned wireless networks; social practices of horizontal knowledge production such as open source software and hacking. Emancipatory communication plays a crucial role in the contemporary movement ecology. It is as old as social movements, as over the years people have taken advantage of the possibilities of technology innovation to support social change efforts. Emancipation evokes both negative and positive freedoms: it is about “freedom from” the commercial and/or privacy‐infringing logics of dominant media and tech firms, and about “freedom for” creating spaces for people to engage in communications and media production in their own terms.
Family Relationships and Media
Authors: Stastna Lucie
Published: May 2019

Media bring both risks and opportunities to family relationships. They can foster the growth of emotional bonds, strengthen relationships, and intensify communication within a family, but they can also be focal points of conflicts and misunderstandings, and sources of negative influences. There are numerous theories and empirical findings about the relation of media and family (relationships). This entry summarizes them from two basic perspectives. The first examines the ways in which media are used in a family and phenomena related to the “cohabitance” of family and media. This stems from audience research, enriched by qualitative studies exploring media use in everyday family life. The second perspective focuses on the influence of media (use) on a family. It researches media effects that are related to a family, its members, and their relationships.
Media Literacy in
C
anada
Authors: Hoechsmann Michael , Wilson Carolyn
Published: May 2019

This entry explores media literacy education in Canada. It provides an overview of the origins of media literacy in Ontario, and the development of policy and curriculum across the country. The entry describes popular frameworks for teaching about the media, as well as the theory and approaches that underpinned and influenced their development. The entry also explores the work of key provincial and national organizations and partnerships that helped prioritize media literacy education in Canada and around the world. The conclusion identifies some of the challenges and future directions for media literacy in the country.
Media Literacy in
H
ungary
Authors: Neag Annamaria , Koltay Tibor
Published: May 2019

This entry portrays media literacy as an academic field of study and describes its unique development as educational practice in Hungary. The first occurrence of this concept in Hungarian is from 2007. Since then, the term has been present, translated into Hungarian in a few variants, often referred to in combination with information literacy. In Hungary, media literacy education has a much longer history than media literacy itself, as its roots can be traced back to 1945, when fostering film education was demanded. Media literacy education has been included in various national core curricula; first it emphasized film aesthetics, then in 2012 it was defined both as a cross‐curricular theme and as an elective subject. The activities of nonprofit organizations, of one governmental organization, and of the media industry are also notable in this field; hence they are described briefly.
Media Literacy in
J
apan
Authors: Mizukoshi Shin
Published: May 2019

This entry examines media literacy in Japan under three headings. The first section analyzes the sociohistorical context of the culture and media landscape in Japan. The second section examines three streams of media literacy from around the 1970s. Finally, the third section discusses agendas that ought to be shared not only in Japan but across the wider East Asian region as well.
Pediatric Perspectives on Media Literacy
Authors: Rich Michael , Lavallee Kristelle , Kavanaugh Jill R.
Published: May 2019

Media are a ubiquitous part of children's lives and as such are powerful environmental health concerns being addressed by today's pediatricians. Use of television, video games, and social media has been found to affect children's health and well‐being in a number of areas of their development, including sleep, nutrition, sexual behavior, substance use, risk‐taking, anxiety, aggression, and social connectedness. In addressing these concerns, pediatricians must integrate research‐based media literacy practices in their recommendations and treatment, educate patients and families, empower them to think critically about their media choices, and mitigate media‐related health concerns.
Representations of Gender, Sexuality, and Women in Popular Music
Authors: Lieb Kristin J.
Published: May 2019

Changing notions of gender and sexuality have flooded media outlets in the United States in the last two decades, bringing discussions of such topics to domestic audiences, and, by extension, to audiences in nations and countries that absorb US influence through its pop cultural exports. While a cursory analysis suggests that more numerous and diverse representations of gender and sexuality are proliferating, cultural and industrial adherence to gender and sexuality binaries remains a crucial barrier to meaningful progress. In popular music, female stars face extreme pressure to appear hyperfeminine, hypersexual, and relentlessly heterosexual. Ironically, their compliance with existing binaries enables them to cash in on sexual difference through a strategy called “fauxmosexuality,” in which they “play gay” to entice the male gaze without threatening it. Genuine differences in gender and sexuality remain representationally rare, so much of the sexual diversity that audiences witness is actually cisgender, heterosexual‐identified stars performing strategically and commercially constructed substitutes.
InvestigatingTPACKas Professional Knowledge forAustralian Literacy Teachers
Authors: Tan Lynde , Ali Jinnat
Published: May 2019

The evolving nature of literacy necessitates new bodies of professional knowledge that equip literacy teachers for effective teaching in the digital age. Identifyingtechnological pedagogical content knowledge(TPACK) for literacy teaching is defensibly crucial to teacher education programs. While recommendations for new literacies have been put forward by literacy researchers, less is reported about the knowledge that literacy teachers need to develop students' metalanguage for responding to and composing multimedia and multimodal texts. Critical investigations of what constitutes literacy teachers' TPACK for negotiating a range of texts across modes, mediums, and contexts with their students warrant further research to inform reforms in literacy education.
Visual Literacy
Authors: Koltay Tibor
Published: May 2019

This entry focuses on the nature of visual literacy by outlining its historical, conceptual, and disciplinary background and by putting emphasis on meaning‐making and representation. It identifies stakeholders, explains visual literacy's relationship to other literacies, to visual communication, visual design, data visualization, graphicacy, and visualization techniques such as mind mapping and concept mapping. Visual literacy is also characterized as an educational exercise.
Lossless Fast Drop Self‐Transport on Anisotropic Omniphobic Surfaces: Origin and Elimination of Microscopic Liquid Residue
Authors: Huang Shilin , Li Juan , Liu Lin , Zhou Lidan , Tian Xuelin
Published: May 2019

Surfaces enabling directional drop self‐transport have exceptional applications in digital microfluidics, chemical analysis, bioassay, and microreactor technology. While such properties have been obtained by engineering a surface with anisotropic microstructures, a microscopic liquid residue—though it might be invisible macroscopically—is generally left behind the transported drop, resulting in undesired transport loss and severely limiting practical applications of the surface. Here, the origin of microscopic liquid residue is studied by investigating directional drop self‐transport on anisotropic surfaces made of radially arranged omniphobic microstripes. It is revealed that the occurrence of a liquid residue is governed by a transport‐velocity‐dependent dynamic wetting mechanism involving the formation of entrained thin liquid films at high capillary numbers while the local dynamic receding contact angle vanishes. Rayleigh‐like breakup of the liquid films leads to the microscopic liquid residue. It is further shown that a liquid‐like coating featuring highly flexible molecular chains can effectively suppress the formation of entrained liquid films at high transport velocities, thereby facilitating lossless and fast drop self‐transport on anisotropic omniphobic surfaces.
Localized and Collective Motions in HET‐s(218‐289) Fibrils from Combined NMR Relaxation and MD Simulation
Authors: Smith Albert A. , Ernst Matthias , Riniker Sereina , Meier Beat H.
Published: May 2019

Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) relaxation data and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations are combined to characterize the dynamics of the fungal prion HET‐s(218‐289) in its amyloid form. NMR data is analyzed with the dynamics detector method, which yields timescale‐specific information. An analogous analysis is performed on MD trajectories. Because specific MD predictions can be verified as agreeing with the NMR data, MD was used for further interpretation of NMR results: for the different timescales, cross‐correlation coefficients were derived to quantify the correlation of the motion between different residues. Short timescales are the result of very local motions, while longer timescales are found for longer‐range correlated motion. Similar trends on ns‐ and μs‐timescales suggest that μs motion in fibrils is the result of motion correlated over many fibril layers.
Monomeric Copper(II) Sites Supported on Alumina Selectively Convert Methane to Methanol
Authors: Meyet Jordan , Searles Keith , Newton Mark A. , Wörle Michael , van Bavel Alexander P. , Horton Andrew D. , van Bokhoven Jeroen A. , Copéret Christophe
Published: May 2019

Monomeric CuII sites supported on alumina, prepared using surface organometallic chemistry, convert CH4 to CH3OH selectively. This reaction takes place by formation of CH3O surface species with the concomitant reduction of two monomeric CuII sites to CuI, according to mass balance analysis, infrared, solid‐state nuclear magnetic resonance, X‐ray absorption, and electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy studies. This material contains a significant fraction of Cu active sites (22 %) and displays a selectivity for CH3OH exceeding 83 %, based on the number of electrons involved in the transformation. These alumina‐supported CuII sites reveal that C−H bond activation, along with the formation of CH3O‐ surface species, can occur on pairs of proximal monomeric CuII sites in a short reaction time.
Hybrid Chloroantimonates(III): Thermally Induced Triple‐Mode Reversible Luminescent Switching and Laser‐Printable Rewritable Luminescent Paper
Authors: Wang Zeping , Zhang Zhizhuan , Tao Luqi , Shen Nannan , Hu Bing , Gong Liaokuo , Li Jianrong , Chen Xianping , Huang Xiaoying
Published: May 2019

Two hybrid chloroantimonates(III), [Bzmim]3SbCl6 (1, Bzmim=1‐benzyl‐3‐methylimidazolium, Tm1=410 K) and [Bzmim]2SbCl5 (2, Tm2=348 K) are presented. 1 exhibits green emission (quantum efficiency of 87.5 %); 2 exhibits blue and red emissions under the irradiation of 310 and 396 nm light, respectively. Using different cooling methods, crystalline 1 and IL@2 (IL=ionic liquid of [Bzmim]Cl) could be generated from the molten 1. Reversible structural and PL transformation triggered by moisture or heat was observed between 1 and IL@2. Such PL switching, combined with the crystallization‐induced PL properties of 1 and 2, resulted in the firstly reported triple‐mode reversible PL switching, that is, on–off (T>Tm1), color switching (T<Tm2), and on–off–on (Tm2<T<Tm1). Furthermore, ink‐ and mask‐free laser‐printable rewritable PL paper was achieved. This study demonstrates the promise of dynamic insertion/extraction of ILs in hybrid chloroantimonates for anti‐counterfeiting and rewritable PL paper.
Unprecedented Eighteen‐Faceted BiOCl with a Ternary Facet Junction Boosting Cascade Charge Flow and Photo‐redox
Authors: Li Min , Yu Shixin , Huang Hongwei , Li Xiaowei , Feng Yibo , Wang Cong , Wang Yonggang , Ma Tianyi , Guo Lin , Zhang Yihe
Published: May 2019

Exposure of anisotropic crystal facets allows the directional transfer of photoexcited electrons (e−) and holes (h+), for spatial charge separation. High‐index facets with a high density of low‐coordinated atoms always serve as reactive catalytic sites. However, preparation of multi‐facets or high‐index facets is highly challenging for layered bismuth‐based photocatalysts. Herein, we report the preparation of unprecedented eighteen‐faceted BiOCl with {001} top facets and {102} and {112} oblique facets via a hydrothermal process. Compared to the conventional BiOCl square plates with {001} top facets and {110} lateral facets, the eighteen‐faceted BiOCl has highly enhanced photocatalytic activity for H2 evolution and hydroxyl radicals (.OH) production. Theoretical calculations and photodeposition results disclose that the of eighteen‐faceted BiOCl has a well‐matched {001}/{102}/{112} ternary facet junction, which provides a cascade path for more efficient charge flow than the binary facet junction in BiOCl square plates.
Directional Charge Transport in Layered Two‐Dimensional Triazine‐Based Graphitic Carbon Nitride
Authors: Noda Yu , Merschjann Christoph , Tarábek Ján , Amsalem Patrick , Koch Norbert , Bojdys Michael J.
Published: May 2019

Triazine‐based graphitic carbon nitride (TGCN) is the most recent addition to the family of graphene‐type, two‐dimensional, and metal‐free materials. Although hailed as a promising low‐band‐gap semiconductor for electronic applications, so far, only its structure and optical properties have been known. Here, we combine direction‐dependent electrical measurements and time‐resolved optical spectroscopy to determine the macroscopic conductivity and microscopic charge‐carrier mobilities in this layered material “beyond graphene”. Electrical conductivity along the basal plane of TGCN is 65 times lower than through the stacked layers, as opposed to graphite. Furthermore, we develop a model for this charge‐transport behavior based on observed carrier dynamics and random‐walk simulations. Our combined methods provide a path towards intrinsic charge transport in a direction‐dependent layered semiconductor for applications in field‐effect transistors (FETs) and sensors.
Predicting the response of nekton assemblages to seagrass transplantations in the Venice lagoon: An approach to assess ecological restoration
Authors: Scapin Luca , Zucchetta Matteo , Sfriso Adriano , Franzoi Piero
Published: May 2019

One of the major challenges to ensure effective restoration of estuarine habitats is to establish success criteria to determine whether the goals of restoration are met.

The aim of this work is to propose and test an approach to identify reference conditions and assess the recovery of nekton (fish, decapods and cephalopods) assemblages at seagrass restoration sites.

Nekton sampling took place from 2014 to 2017 in the northern Venice lagoon (northern Adriatic Sea, Italy) during spring at eight sites subjected to seagrass (Zostera marina and Zostera noltei) transplantation. In spring 2016, five natural seagrass sites in the same area were additionally sampled, and physico‐chemical water parameters and habitat structure were also recorded.

A multivariate generalized linear model approach was adopted in order to disentangle the relative effect of water quality and seagrass habitat structure on nekton assemblages of natural habitats. Models were subsequently employed to predict species composition of nekton fauna at each transplantation site, to identify the reference assemblage expected under site‐specific abiotic and habitat characteristics.

The average distance of the observed assemblage from reference conditions was used to track temporal trajectories of nekton colonization at transplantation sites, and to ultimately evaluate the recovery rate towards restoration goals.

This study highlights how a predictive approach could serve management purposes in ecological restoration, providing a concise tool to assess the functionality of restored habitats for associated fauna.
Holz‐Kunststoff‐Verbundwerkstoffe
Authors: Krüger Simone , Schartel Bernhard , Schubert Martina , Schoch Rebecca
Published: May 2019

Der steigende Einsatz von Holz‐Kunststoff‐Verbundwerkstoffen (Wood Plastic Composite, WPC) erfordert das Wissen um seine spezifischen Eigenschaften, insbesondere dem Brandrisiko. Dabei können Flammschutzmittel die Entflammbarkeit, Wärmeabgabe und die Brandausbreitung des Materials verringern. Deshalb sind der gezielte und effiziente Einsatz und die Kenntnis über die Wirkungsweise der Flammschutzmittel im WPC für den Brandschutz von enormer Bedeutung. Dazu gehört auch die Rauchentwicklung im Brandfall. Rauch beeinflusst aufgrund seiner Toxizität und seiner Sichttrübung die Fluchtmöglichkeit der betroffenen Personen. In der Rauchkammer nach ISO 5659‐2 wird die Rauchentwicklung von flachen Werkstoffproben ermittelt. Die Rauchgastoxizität bzw. die Rauchgaszusammensetzung wird mithilfe der FTIR (Fourier Transformierte Infrarot)‐Spektroskopie ermittelt. Frei werdende Partikel schädigen die Atemorgane und beeinflussen damit auch die Fluchtfähigkeit von Personen im Brandfall. Aussagen zur Partikelemission können mithilfe eines an die Rauchkammer gekoppelten Partikelanalysators getroffen werden. Im Rahmen dieser Arbeit wurden verschiedene flammgeschützte WPC‐Systeme hinsichtlich ihres Rauchverhaltens in der Rauchkammer untersucht. Die Ergebnisse zu emittierten toxischen Gasen, Partikeln und zur Rauchentwicklung werden vorgestellt und in Abhängigkeit von den eingesetzten Flammschutzmitteln im WPC diskutiert.
Application of simultaneous separation and derivatization for the determination of α‐lipoic acid in urine samples by high‐performance liquid chromatography with spectrofluorimetric detection
Authors: Borowczyk Kamila , Olejarz Patrycja , Chwatko Grażyna
Published: May 2019

To help to clarify therapeutic functions of lipoic acid (LA) in biochemical and clinical practice we have elaborated a fast, simple and accurate HPLC method enabling determination of LA in human urine. The proposed analytical approach includes reduction of LA with tris(2‐carboxyethyl)phosphine and simultaneous separation and derivatization of the analyte with butylamine and o‐phthaldialdehyde followed by spectrofluorimetric detection at λex = 340 nm and λem = 440 nm. The assay was performed using gradient elution and the mobile phase containing 0.0025 mol L−1 o‐phthaldialdehyde in 0.0025 mol L−1 NaOH and acetonitrile. Linearity of the detector response for LA was observed in the range of 0.3–8 μmol L−1. Limits of detection and quantification for LA in urine samples were 0.02 and 0.03 μmol L−1, respectively. The total analysis time, including sample work‐up, was <20 min. The analytical procedure was successfully applied to analysis of real urine samples delivered from six healthy volunteers who received a single 100 mg dose of LA.
The state of corporate social responsibility research in Ghana: A synthesis of literature
Authors: Damoah Obi Berko Obeng , Peprah Augustine Awuah , Cobla Georgina Maku
Published: May 2019

There are recent calls to pay attention to the institutional requirement or the configurations of the national business system because it eventually results in the different manifestation of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in different contexts. This has led to several contestations against the suitability of transferring developed countries' CSR frameworks and ideas to developing countries. Yet literature reviews about CSR in developing countries and in Africa, in particular, are limited. This paper, therefore, contributes to this gap by systematically reviewing and synthesizing 113 CSR's studies from Ghana between 2006 and 2018. Altogether, this paper structures CSR research in Ghana into salient themes to provide the current state of knowledge and help scholars scope the field and explore value‐adding avenues to further our understanding about CSR research in developing countries. Based on the findings, implication on theory, public policy, and practice are suggested.
Survival and clinical prognostic factors in metastatic non‐clear cell renal cell carcinoma treated with targeted therapy: A multi‐institutional, retrospective study using the Korean metastatic renal cell carcinoma registry
Authors: Kim Jung Kwon , Kim Sung Han , Song Mi Kyung , Joo Jungnam , Seo Seong Il , Kwak Cheol , Jeong Chang Wook , Song Cheryn , Hwang Eu Chang , Seo Ill Young , Lee Hakmin , Hong Sung‐Hoo , Park Jae Young , Chung Jinsoo
Published: May 2019

Objectives

The optimal treatment strategy for metastatic non‐clear cell renal cell carcinoma (mNCCRCC) is still elusive and mainly extrapolated from evidence available for metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma. The aim of the study was therefore to investigate the survival outcomes and prognostic factors affecting survival in patients with mNCCRCC treated with targeted therapy.

Materials and methods

We analyzed a total of 156 patients (8.1%) with mNCCRCC among the total cohort of 1922 patients in the Korean metastatic RCC registry. We used Kaplan‐Meier curve analysis to calculate the survival estimates for first‐line progression‐free survival (PFS), total PFS, and cancer‐specific survival (CSS). We also used the log‐rank test to compare the different groups and multivariate Cox‐proportional hazard regression analyses to evaluate the prognostic factors for survival.

Results

The mNCCRCC group had significantly inferior survival outcomes in terms of first‐line PFS, total PFS, and CSS (all P < 0.05). We found survival benefits in patients treated with first‐line vascular endothelial growth factor‐tyrosine kinase inhibitors (VEGF‐TKIs, first‐line PFS, and total PFS, all P < 0.05), cytoreductive nephrectomy (CSS, P < 0.0001), metastasectomy (CSS, P = 0.0017), and patients with metachronous metastasis (first‐line PFS, total PFS, and CSS, all P < 0.05). Liver metastasis was the only significant prognostic factor for both first‐line PFS and CSS (all P < 0.05).

Conclusions

In the current targeted therapy era, survival of mNCCRCC is still inferior in comparison with that of mCCRCC patients. We found survival benefits in patients treated with first‐line VEGF‐TKIs/CN/metastasectomy, and metachronous metastasis patients.
Prepare to handle challenges, opportunities, legal obligations of executive searches
Authors: McCarthy Claudine
Published: May 2019

CLEARWATER, FLA. — When you serve on an executive search committee, you can expect to encounter plenty of challenges, opportunities, and legal obligations. So before you launch headlong into that search for a senior‐level position, you'll want to equip yourself with proven strategies. You can start by reviewing the practical guidance and lessons learned shared by John Kroger, J.D., visiting professor of law at Harvard Law School and former president of Reed College in Oregon; David A. Armstrong, J.D., president of St. Thomas University in Miami; and Bobby Colón, J.D., general counsel at the Rochester Institute of Technology. They spoke at Stetson University's National Conference on the Law & Higher Education.