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Naoya Hatakeyama and the photographic representation of post-tsunami landscapes in Japan
Authors: Bohr Marco 
Published: April 2017

Abstract
This article investigates the role that art photography of in relation to the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan in March 2011. The article focuses on an ethical and moral debate that emerged amongst Japanese photographers who questioned how the disaster and its aftermath can be, or should, be represented in a photograph. At the forefront of this debate was the photographer Naoya Hatakeyama whose personal connection to the region turned him into a quasi spokesperson for his profession. Through a close reading of his photographic works, the article situates post-tsunami photography in relation to wider photographic trends in Japanese visual culture.
The civilized artist beautifies pollution: Zhao Liang’s Water and Beijing Green
Authors: Magagnoli Paolo 
Published: April 2017

Abstract
This article examines Zhao Liang’s photographic series Beijing Green (2004–07) and Water (2004–08). Both works document environmental degradation in the Chinese capital while making references to the Chinese pictorial tradition: the green and blue hues of Beijing Green are reminiscent of shanshui landscapes, while Water’s carefully controlled compositions and highly saturated colours are reminiscent of early twentieth century flowers and birds paintings. The artist is interested in ephemeral sites, where the natural and the artificial are meshed together forming strangely beautiful patterns. His images of Beijing’s ecological decay are both stunning and deeply disturbing. Pollution is aestheticized in Beijing Green and Water: a fact that has raised substantial criticism. Art historians have condemned the cultivated political quietude of Zhao’s practice. Yet one detects an unmistakable humour in the artist’s two photographic series, a tongue-in-cheek intonation, which distances them from the model of activist art but has nonetheless critical and subversive ends. This article suggests that the target of Zhao’s subtle irony is the state’s discourse around ‘ecological civilization’ (shengtai wenming) – still prominent today – and the official authorities ubiquitous advertisement campaign calling for the beautification of Beijing launched in preparation for the 2008 Olympics.
Two artists, two ecologies, and a shared empathy towards non-human animals’ agencies: Yanagi Yukinori and Liang Shaoji
Authors: Cortés Zulueta Concepción 
Published: April 2017

Abstract
A way to reflect about political ecology in East Asia is to explore the vibrant ecologies that have been created and recreated by two contemporary artists who have worked with non-human animals and called them collaborators: Liang Shaoji (Shanghai, 1945) and Yukinori Yanagi (Fukuoka, 1959). Liang, who has devoted his life to silkworms and Yanagi, who has worked extensively with ants, have both addressed the connections between the tiny (those small insects) and the huge (the entire planet) and thus stressed the relevance of all animal agencies, human or non-human. According to the approach of this special issue, to analyse their works I will rely on animal studies, which offer significant contributions to the study of contemporary art. In this light, I read their artistic proposals as an attempt to raise empathy and to advocate that every being, big or small, deserves the same consideration and is linked to any other; being this a continuum that does not have to be disrupted by barriers, dichotomies, pigeonholes and hierarchies.
The distributive agency of the Echigo-Tsumari Triennale
Authors: Monsma Brad 
Published: April 2017

Abstract
This article proposes to understand the Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale in Niigata, Japan through new materialist language of assemblage and agency. To see the festival itself as an agentic assemblage reveals the complex intertwining of material and human agencies − a materially inclusive community − from which art emerges. The article examines the Japanese satoyama landscape of the festival as part of its distributive agency and examines particular festival projects that make visible the entanglement of environmental history and cultural practices.
Preferências de aquisição de livros pelos professores da rede municipal do Rio de Janeiro
Authors: Beltrao Kaizo Iwakami , Duchiade Milena Piraccini 
Published: April 2017

A qualidade do corpo docente no ensino básico é considerada um dos determinantes para o sucesso da educação. A leitura constitui um indicador dos hábitos culturais da população e um instrumento para o crescimento e aperfeiçoamento pessoal e profissional. Pesquisas internacionais constataram que a maioria dos professores, tidos como elementos-chave para a motivação de hábitos positivos de leitura entre seus alunos, costumam ler pouco. Desde 2001, a Secretaria Municipal de Educação do Rio de Janeiro (SMERJ) distribui anualmente aos professores do ensino básico um vale-livro a ser trocado por títulos de livre escolha em um conjunto de livrarias. Neste texto analisamos os livros escolhidos por quase 26 mil professores em 2012. A classificação das obras escolhidas mostrou uma grande variedade de títulos, sendo os livros de ficção a classe mais importante. Em seguida, vêm os infanto-juvenis, indicando possivelmente aquisição para a família. Quase 1/5 dos títulos são de livros científicos, técnicos e profissionalizantes, sinalizando um desejo de educação continuada e aperfeiçoamento profissional. Os professores do primeiro segmento apresentam um perfil de leitura distinto daquele do segundo segmento. O gosto pela Leitura, desenvolve-se pela possibilidade de escolha. O programa da SMERJ trata os professores como sujeitos independentes, responsáveis por suas leituras.
Economic Conditions at School Leaving and Sleep Patterns Across the Life Course
Authors: Maclean Johanna Catherine , Hill Terrence D. 
Published: April 2017

Abstract
We use data drawn from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 Cohort to study the effects of leaving school in an economic downturn on sleep quality and quantity. We account for the potential endogeneity of economic conditions at school leaving using instrumental variables based on birth year and early state of residence. We find that men who leave school in an economic downturn initially experience lower quality sleep, but these men are able to experience improved sleep quality over time. Women who leave school in an economic downturn experience better sleep quality, although the effect emerges over time. We find that leaving school in an economic downturn increases sleep quantity among men and women. We document heterogeneity by work type.
Optimal Monetary Policy in an Overlapping Generations Model with Search Theoretic Monetary Exchange
Authors: Hiraguchi Ryoji 
Published: April 2017

AbstractIt is well-known that in the monetary OLG models, a deviation from the Friedman rule can improve welfare because it generates intergenerational wealth transfers; however, the rule becomes optimal if the age-specific lump-sum tax policy is available. We revisit the issue using a microfounded model of money with centralized and decentralized markets. The individuals live for two periods. The young individuals work, receive wage income and hold money and capital in the centralized market. They also trade goods in the decentralized markets either as a buyer or a seller. Only money is accepted as a means of payment in the decentralized markets. The old individuals consume all their wealth in the centralized market. The quantity in the decentralized market negatively depends on the seller’s wealth, because the marginal utility of consumption in the centralized market is diminishing, but the buyer takes it as exogenous. Therefore, the equilibrium wealth exceeds the socially optimal level under the Friedman rule. A positive nominal interest rate makes money holdings costly, reduces wealth and improves welfare, even if the government optimally uses the age-specific tax.
Influence of CYP3A4 and CYP3A5 polymorphisms on tacrolimus and sirolimus exposure in stable kidney transplant recipients
Authors: Tamashiro Erika Y. , Felipe Claudia R. , Genvigir Fabiana D.V. , Rodrigues Alice C. , Campos Antony B. , Hirata Rosario D.C. , Tedesco-Silva Helio , Medina-Pestana Jose O. 
Published: April 2017

Abstract

Background:
Polymorphisms in genes encoding for drug-metabolizing enzymes and drug transporters are among multiple factors that modulate the pharmacokinetic variability of tacrolimus (TAC) and sirolimus (SRL). This study aimed to evaluate the influence of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) on TAC and SRL dose-adjusted concentrations (C0/D) in stable kidney transplant recipients.

Methods:
This is an exploratory and prospective study, which includes 46 stable kidney transplant recipients. These patients were monitored from the 3rd to the 24th month after transplantation. The SRL group consisted of 25 patients receiving TAC, prednisone (PRED), and mycophenolate sodium (MPS), which were converted from TAC to SRL at 3rd month after transplantation. The TAC group consisted of 21 patients who underwent treatment with TAC, PRED, and MPS. Both groups were genotyped for CYP3A4 rs2242480 (g.20230G>A), CYP3A5 rs15524 (g.31611C>T), CYP2C8 rs10509681 (c.1196A>G) and ABCB1 rs1045642 (c.3435C>T), rs1128503 (c.1236C>T), and rs2032582 (c.2677G>T/A) polymorphisms.

Results:
In the TAC group, CYP3A4 rs2242480 A allele carriers were associated with lower TAC C0/D. For CYP3A5 rs15524 SNP, C0/D was higher among patients carrying TT genotype when compared with CT and CC genotype carriers in the SRL and, more consistently, in the TAC groups. For ABCB1 rs1045642 SNP, TT genotype was associated with reduced SRL C0/D, but only at month 15.

Conclusions:

CYP3A4 rs2242480 and CYP3A5 rs15524 SNPs resulted in significant changes in SRL and TAC C0/D at different times after transplantation.
Development of Compliant Thermoelectric Generators (TEGs) in Aerospace Applications Using Topology Optimization
Authors: Mativo John , Hallinan Kevin 
Published: April 2017

Abstract
Thermoelectric generator (TEG) elements typically made of Bismuth Telluride (Bi2Te3) have good thermoelectric properties but are very brittle. In practice, however, TEG elements often are subject to both mechanical and thermal loading. Although clamping is the main source for mechanical loading in TEGs, other loadings such as from vibrations can occur and inducing stresses which can lead to failure. If the allowable stress is exceeded, then device failure will result. Axial stress is predominantly found in vertically oriented elements. Elements oriented in other positions experience both axial and bending stresses. However, when shear and bending occur, failure is far more likely. Therefore, TEG shape and orientation relative to the thermal and structural loading are critical. In this context, a topology optimization approach is posed to develop a compliant TEG, capable of maintaining thermoelectric functioning and sustaining mechanical loadings. This approach builds on previous research on topology optimization for multifunctional materials, but uniquely deals with multifunctional design of a composite TEG. First a tool is developed and validated to study the unique compliant structure and second a composite 3-D unit cell comprised of structural and thermoelectric materials is created. The volume fractions and orientation of the two materials are optimized to support applied structural shear, bending, and axial structural loads and thermal loads. A optimal structural model was shown to have equal shear and adjoint loads that resulted to a an increase of 9.61 % displacement while using 8.5 % less material. The integrated model (structural and thermal) used 8.5 % less material and had a 9.64 % increase in displacement. The implication of this research is that it could help to inform 3-D printing of more compliant TEGs optimized for a particular application.
Slovakia and the European ethos
Authors: Bilasová Viera 
Published: April 2017

Abstract
The paper explores how the ethos in Slovakia has been shaped and “matured” in the context of the values, principles and norms inherent in the European ethos. The presence of this ethos, including its sources and forms, can be considered in the Slovak historical context to be a moral phenomenon and an integral part of human being, encoded in the moral values held by individuals and society. By seeking out its ties and analysing the way it is intertwined with the evolution of the European ethos, it provides us with the space to understand and resolve many of today’s issues and conflicts in an ethical manner. The author considers moral consciousness to be an important part of the culture of civilization today, which faces the challenge of finding new forms of human coexistence and a life in peace. It attests to the importance of ethics and morality in the life of individual and society, and the utility of ethical reflection in solving moral issues in life and in searching for one’s own way through it.
Gabriel Marcel and the question of human dignity
Authors: Palenčár Marián 
Published: April 2017

Abstract
This article explores the concept of human dignity in the work of French philosopher Gabriel Marcel. It demonstrates how this lesser-known aspect of his philosophical thinking is organic to his work and draws attention to the current relevance of the way he resolves the question of human dignity for philosophy and ethics. The first part of the article looks at the basic ideas behind Marcel’s understanding of man as a being on the road, as unfinished, temporal, in the process of becoming, and creatively open on the road of transcendence to the mystery of being. This is followed by an explanation of Marcel’s criticism of the traditional understanding of human dignity (on both the social and ontological levels), which has degenerated into the formalism. Criticizing this rationalist (Kantian) conception of dignity as a particular kind of power, Gabriel Marcel produces an original conception of existential dignity as weakness—the fragile vulnerable finitude of the human individual. But it is an active weakness/finitude that lies in the ability of the individual to creatively resist attempts to humiliate him and in his effort to recognize his unique human values. Part of this finitude, on the inter-subjective level, is an encounter with the neighbour in love, which is a service to others in defence of man’s weakness. The author draws attention to the fact that Marcel’s conception of human dignity has been partially accepted in philosophy, ethics and bioethics.
Nature of dignity and human dignity
Authors: Gluchman Vasil 
Published: April 2017

Abstract
This paper argues that the concept of dignity should be understood as a concept that we use to describe an aggregate of values and qualities of a person or thing that deserves esteem and respect. The primary value that creates the right to have dignity is life. The degree of dignity a life form has depends on its place in the evolutionary scale. Human beings are the highest form of life so they possess the highest degree of dignity.
Moral motivation in humanitarian action
Authors: Komenská Katarína 
Published: April 2017

Abstract
In humanitarian actions, people respond to crisis and disaster situations in which victims are unable to recover on their own and in which their vulnerability puts them at further risk. Individuals involved in humanitarian work are driven by strong motivation which source can be identified using an ethics-based approach. Moral motivation is the basis for the commitment to the moral course of the human agent’s action. Humanitarian ethics shows us it is important to renew the discussion on the role of moral motivation in ethical decision-making. Some of the moral sources of motivation will be critically examined in this study—namely, the partiality, the popularity of ethics, the value declaration, and moral motivation based on moral obligation (according to the ethics of social consequences).
(Military) human enhancement – ethical aspects
Authors: Švaňa Lukáš 
Published: April 2017

Abstract
The article deals with the philosophical and ethical implications of transhumanism and human enhancement techniques. It considers how enhancement and therapy are two different types of biomedical intervention. It then looks at the implementation of these ideas in the military sector. It analyses various standpoints and views on transhumanism, the benefits and risks of using newly acquired scientific knowledge to improve and alter naturally deficient human nature. The need for ethical reflection and argumentation is emphasized; new scientific discoveries can dramatically change our experience of the world around us and may present a huge risk to mankind if left unchecked and not critically discussed. The article reflects on the dangers and risks of human enhancement and its possible consequences on the battlefield as well as the broader contexts and implications. The article also considers which criteria would be suitable to ensure beneficial and less controversial enhancements are carefully selected and to enable these to be distinguished from more dangerous practices that change the human body and/or mind. The aim is to consider and evaluate the possible benefits (positive consequences) and risks (negative consequences) of using enhancements for military purposes and to identify possible criteria for their justification and/or rejection.
Ethics of social consequences and ethical issues of consumption
Authors: Kalajtzidis Ján 
Published: April 2017

Abstract
The main aim of the present paper is to analyze the issue of consumption from the position of the ethics of social consequences, and to consider some questions connected to the issue. In this paper consumption is viewed through the triumph of the market and the triumph of consumerism, as determining factors in today’s society. The central part of the paper introduces the issue of justice, which is closely connected to many questions regarding consumerism, an excessive form of consumption. Later, three different categories of justice found in the theory of the ethics of social consequences are outlined. The last part of the paper then examines in more detail the forms of justice (distributive, reciprocal) closely connected to the issue of consumption. Two ways of achieving fair conditions (distributive justice) on global markets as a requirement for reciprocal justice are then discussed. The first approach relates to the macro level, and the second to ethical consumption at the micro level.
Narrative Policy Framework: Narratives as heuristics in the policy process
Authors: Veselková Marcela 
Published: April 2017

Abstract
This paper discusses how the assumption that individuals and policy makers do not automatically update their prior beliefs with the new information has shaped policy process theories. Rather than the rational homo economicus, humans are homo narrans: they are more likely to respond to narratives than to expert-based information. The assumption that humans are storytellers is central to the Narrative Policy Framework, which (1) examines the strategic construction of policy narratives by competing coalitions and (2) offers improved measures of narrative elements, strategies, etc., which provide insights into how information is processed by individuals and entire organizations.
Green and single: The role of green distinction among environmentalists
Authors: Kala Lukáš 
Published: April 2017

Abstract
This paper examines profiles on online dating sites for environmentally aware singles identifying as ‘green single’. The research was motivated by these research questions: What kind of people use these sites to search for a partner? How do green singles earn ‘green distinction’, the markings of a green identity? The main objective of this research is to find out how green singles impress a potential partner on dating sites. The paper discusses recent research influenced by the work of Bourdieu and Maffesoli. It considers a specific group of singles obtained from the quantitative and qualitative analysis of one thousand randomly selected profiles. It investigates self-presentation strategies, characteristic green performances and identity construction among green singles, particularly ‘green cultural codes’ and ‘green scripts’. The paper contributes to the knowledge on symbolic boundaries, social differentiation and collective identity in the environmentalist subculture, discussed as a kind of neo-tribal community.
Why we can’t and shan’t measure gender
Authors: Fúsková Jana , Hargašová Lucia , Andraščiková Simona 
Published: April 2017

Abstract
The aim of this article is to draw attention to the fact that the constructions of gender - frequently quantified in scientific research (and practice)—are unstable across time and space. In this regard, we look at the genesis of the measures and definitions reflective of the social change and knowledge that has shaped views on the gender dimensions. Our analysis of gender measures shows that the majority are based on definitions that conceive of femininity and masculinity as stable personality traits and that these measures are part of essentialist assumptions on gender roles and gender identity. We consider these measures to be strongly stereotypical and “outdated”. In the second part, we put forward evidence, from research findings, that indicates that perceptions of gender have not just changed over time. Different interpretations of masculinity and femininity exist within specific cultures, social categories and spaces.
Philosophical questions about the “art of living”
Authors: Šulavíková Blanka 
Published: April 2017

Abstract
The article deals with philosophical questions on the “art of living” in philosophy in recent decades. It provides an overview of the conceptions that continue to resonate in philosophy, covering the basic approach to conceptions of the “art of living” found in the work of theorists such as P. Hadot, J. Kekes, A. Nehamas, Z. Bauman, A. MacIntyre, R. Veenhoven, W. Schmid, and J. Dohmen.
The basic framework of the “art of living” can, we believe, be imagined as a square, where each side represents an essential component (attribute): 1. value system; 2. integrity of life; 3. meaning of life; 4. authenticity of life. The art of living therefore presupposes that there is a value system the individual can use as a navigational guide and to make decisions in the world. It also presupposes an ability to integrate one’s life within a meaningful whole and to seek out and find the meaning of one’s life. Finally the art of living depends on the ability to lead an authentic life.
Hydrodynamics and Mass Transfer Simulation in Airlift Bioreactor with Settler using Computational Fluid Dynamics
Authors: Hernández-Calderón Oscar M. , González-Llanes Marcos D. , Rios-Iribe Erika Y. , Jiménez-Lam Sergio A. , Chavez-Parga Ma.del Carmen , Escamilla-Silva Eleazar M. 
Published: April 2017

Abstract
In this work, the effect of inlet-gas superficial velocity over the circulation liquid velocity, gas holdup and mass transfer, from an airlift bioreactor with settler were studied by Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modeling and contrasted with experimental results. Multiphase mixture model and κ-ε turbulence model were used to describe the two phases gas-liquid flow pattern in airlift bioreactor. The hydrodynamic parameters such as liquid circulation velocity and gas holdup were computed by solving the governing equations of continuity, moment and turbulence transport using the finite volume method. Global mass transfer coefficient was evaluated through the Higbie’s penetration theory and the two-phase fluid dynamic theory. Comparison between our numerical data and experimental data previously reported in the literature was done. Numerical and experimental data were very close, and the differences found were discussed in terms of the limitations of this study.