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Rhythmic Gymnastics vs. Boxing: Gender Stereotypes From the Two Poles of Female Sport
Authors: Béki Piroska , Gál Andrea 
Published: April 2013

Abstract In recent decades, women have begun to take up types of physical activity traditionally considered masculine. They appeared in previously one-gender team sports such as football or water polo, and nowadays they are also involved in ice hockey, canoeing, and are active in numerous combat sports as well. On the other hand, men have entered sport fields previously only available to women, such as rhythmic gymnastics. By this, sport can be regarded not only as a scene of gender stereotyping, but also a scene of redefining the concepts of masculinity-femininity in the negotiating of gender relations. Owing to these phenomena, there has been an emergence of studies analyzing sports from a gender aspect as well as the generalizations related to athletes involved in these sports. These studies have primarily focused on the constructions of gender identities and gender roles of women participating in traditionally masculine sports (football, weightlifting, and bodybuilding). This paper presents the results of empirical research designed to explore the opinions of top athletes involved in sports considered to be the most masculine and most feminine by the public and by sport experts: rhythmic gymnastics and boxing. They discussed their own sport and each other’s sport. With the information obtained from the structured interviews (n=22), it became possible to compare their social background, sport socialization and sport selection, as well as their conceptions of gender roles, femininity, and masculinity. As a conclusion of the research, it can be stated that from the aspects examined differences could mostly be observed in the circumstances of sport selection, but representatives of the two sports also diverged remarkably in their judgments about each other’s sport. While female boxers did not voice extreme opinions about rhythmic gymnastics, representatives of the sport regarded to be the most feminine reflected on boxing in a stereotypical and prejudiced way, even given their lack of experience.
Events and Trends Control in Diagnostics of Financial Capacity of Transportation Companies
Authors: Chernavsky Konstantin 
Published: April 2013

Investigating the impact rendered by financial capacity and its diagnostics efficiency upon the results of a company’s activity is the most important problem of modern management. The standard conventional methods and tools of the financial analysis have remained in the past. The top management of a modern company ever more often reflects on the alternative approaches for an assessment objectively capable of reflecting both the current situation and the near-term threats jeopardizing the company’s activity. One of such approaches is the business value appraisal method from the time perspective. The advantage of this approach is leading properties inherent in the indices.
This article studies the growth rate-related changes of activity, by separating the analysis of events and trends. The polarity of those categories has been considered as a fundamental principle of the analysis of growth rate, financial instability, and discounted cash flow.
Identification of Postal Mails and Crates by New Developed UHF RFID Antenna
Authors: Kolarovszki Peter , Vaculík Juraj , Hofmann Libor 
Published: April 2013

This article deals with RFID technology, which is a part of automatic identification and data capture. We developed a wave propagation model and base on this, we developed a UHF RFID slim antenna. Article describes theoretical background about RFID antennas and electromagnetic waves. Consequently we are coming with the new access, that is, using the UHF RFID "Slim" antenna that eliminates disadvantage of inlays in the case if they are close or inter lap each other. The article describes scheme of identification of postal mails through UHF RFID slim antennas.
Nowadays the identification of postal mails in postal sector is carried through barcodes and optical character recognition. In this article we would like to specify, how can be the postal mail items identified in the transmission process by RFID technology. All theoretical findings are verified by measurement in our AIDC laboratory that is located at the University of Žilina. Finally a method to perform our theoretical model and the identification performance was close 100%. It is an improvement for more than 30% in comparing the results reached with typical inlays. The results of our research bring the new point of view and indicate the ways using of UHF RFID technology in post applications.
Studies of Oxford Stone as a Contribution to Environmental Geomorphology
Authors: Thornbush Mary J. 
Published: April 2013

Abstract
Much scientific research has been conducted on Oxford stone, of which the historical buildings of central Oxford, UK are comprised. This paper reviews all published literature to-date specifically for Oxford stone, compiling an inventory of studies. The context for this review is in the application of environmental geomorphology to the more recent studies by physical geographers. Overall findings across published studies assist with an understanding of current trends in the conservation of Oxford’s historical buildings. Early observations remain generally representative of the findings, although the more recent literature has employed modern methodologies in science and technology that were not available in the late 1940s. Some indication of remaining research gaps are identified and forthcoming research presented. Last is a discussion of current practice in the cleaning and replacement of building stone that briefly considers the authenticity of Oxford stone, which is relevant for heritage conservation. The contribution of such studies to environmental geomorphology is addressed.
Modeling the Impacts of Climate Change on Phytogeographical Units. A Case Study of the Moesz Line
Authors: Bede-Fazekas Ákos 
Published: April 2013

Abstract
Regional climate models (RCMs) provide reliable climatic predictions for the next 90 years with high horizontal and temporal resolution. In the 21st century northward latitudinal and upward altitudinal shift of the distribution of plant species and phytogeographical units is expected. It is discussed how the modeling of phytogeographical unit can be reduced to modeling plant distributions. Predicted shift of the Moesz line is studied as case study (with three different modeling approaches) using 36 parameters of REMO regional climate dataset, ArcGIS geographic information software, and periods of 1961-1990 (reference period), 2011-2040, and 2041-2070. The disadvantages of this relatively simple climate envelope modeling (CEM) approach are then discussed and several ways of model improvement are suggested. Some statistical and artificial intelligence (AI) methods (logistic regression, cluster analysis and other clustering methods, decision tree, evolutionary algorithm, artificial neural network) are able to provide development of the model. Among them artificial neural networks (ANN) seems to be the most suitable algorithm for this purpose, which provides a black box method for distribution modeling.
Risk Factors for Meniscal Tears: A Systematic Review Including Meta-analysis
Authors: Snoeker Barbara A.M. , Bakker Eric W.P. , Kegel Cornelia A.T. , Lucas Cees 
Published: April 2013

Study Design Systematic review with meta-analysis. Objectives To review and critically appraise the literature for factors that increase the risk for meniscal tears. Background Meniscal tears are an important cause of disability and time lost from work, and are associated with a 4-fold increase in the long-term risk of knee osteoarthritis. Knowledge of the risk factors that lead to meniscal tears can help to correctly diagnose knee injuries and is important to the development of prevention strategies for knee osteoarthritis. Methods A search of the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, MEDLINE, and Embase, from 1950 to January 2012, and a hand search of reference lists of all initially selected studies, without restriction on language or date of publication, were conducted. Prospective, retrospective, and case-control studies that included individuals over 16 years of age, who had no previous meniscal injuries or surgeries, were selected. A meta-analysis for 17 risk factors was performed. Where considerable heterogeneity among studies was present or the data did not provide sufficient information to perform a meta-analysis, a qualitative synthesis was conducted. Results Eleven studies, with a total of 7358 participants, were selected for systematic review. Data were available for meta-analysis for 10 of the 11 studies. Qualitative analysis was conducted using data from 3 of the 11 studies. Results showed strong evidence that age (older than 60 years), gender (male), work-related kneeling and squatting, and climbing stairs (greater than 30 flights) were risk factors for degenerative meniscal tears. We also found strong evidence that playing soccer and playing rugby were strong risk factors for acute meniscal tears. Waiting longer than 12 months between the anterior cruciate ligament injury and reconstructive surgery was a strong risk factor for a medial meniscal tear but not for a lateral meniscal tear. Conclusion The literature indicates a number of risk factors leading to either degenerative or acute meniscal tears, with some of these factors being potentially modifiable. Level of Evidence Prognosis, level 2a. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2013;43(6):352–367. Epub 29 April 2013. doi:10.2519/jospt.2013.4295
Aux origines de l’écriture liée : les avatars de la mixte (XIVe-XVe siècles)
Authors: Poulle Emmanuel 
Published: April 2013

Formalised in the early fourteenth century at the French royal chancery, a particular stylisation of Caroline minuscule letter forms, the French document script known as
mixte, was soon to become an extraordinary laboratory for the technical improvement of those letters, in order to turn them into a fluent cursive. This transformation was achieved by giving priority to internal connections within each letter («ligatures de séquence»), over external, top-down connections («de tête en pied») between neighbouring letters. In the thirteenth century, the latter mode, linking the last stroke of a letter with the first stroke of the following one, had led to letters being broken up into a series of separate, more or less identical strokes, quite the contrary of fluent cursivity. In several letters, the new way of connecting also brought about changes in the sequence of strokes, even reversing the usual direction of single strokes. By achieving these tiny revolutions in single letters, both minuscule and majuscule, the French mixte
was made fully functional as a fluent cursive; later, in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, it broke with the past and sought new directions in light of the cursive scripts developed by Italian humanists.
Sobre la deformación en perspectiva lineal
Authors: Alsina Catalá Claudia , Franco Taboada José Antonio 
Published: April 2013

En los diferentes sistemas gráficos de representación aparecen siempre una serie de deformaciones relativas entre las imágenes representadas. Dichas deformaciones pueden tener origen diverso:
a)	Características de los objetos representados: curvatura, convexidad, opacidad, luz...
b)	Limitaciones del observador: agudeza visual, sensibilidad cromática, técnica...
c)	Problemas de posiciones relativas entre objetos, observador y marco de representación: alejamiento, oblicuidad...
Además de otros factores que, aún siendo más abstractos, pueden ser determinantes en la concreción de la representación (factores culturales, históricos, estéticos, sociológicos, etc.).
Analyse de l'activité de recherche d'apprenants de langue dans un prototype de dictionnaire en ligne
Authors: Hamel Marie-Josée 
Published: April 2013

Partant d'une perspective de recherche d'informations, cet article propose une analyse, par le biais de la capture vidéo d'écran, de l'activité de recherche de mots d'apprenants de langue dans un prototype de dictionnaire en ligne pour accomplir une tâche de production écrite à l'ordinateur portant sur la reformulation de collocations. En se basant sur des paramètres observables à l'écran, il a été possible de mesurer l'efficacité et l'efficience avec lesquelles les apprenants ont accompli cette tâche. Les résultats montrent une tâche réussie avec l'aide du dictionnaire ainsi qu'une variété de parcours empruntés par les participants pour arriver à cette fin. Les quatre profils suivants de chercheurs d'informations dans le dictionnaire ont été dégagés selon la relation entre le score obtenu (la mesure d'efficacité) et le temps et les efforts consacrés (la mesure d'efficience) : "performants", "acharnés", "vite en affaire" et "en difficulté". Notre réflexion porte sur trois points : l'importance d'anticiper le processus de réalisation de la tâche (autant que sa finalité) de sorte à être en mesure de mieux lˈéchafauder ; la distinction à faire (à enseigner ?) entre le processus initial de recherche de mots (plus critique) et celui de consultation des résultats de recherche (plus souple et moins critique) dans le dictionnaire ; enfin, les notions de base à maîtriser en lexicologie (collocation, synonymie). Nous avons mis en évidence la nécessité de combiner les méthodes d'analyse orientées sur le processus.
Um panorama sobre os estudos relacionados à temática educação e sustentabilidade
Authors: Rocha Adilson Carlos da , Camargo Caroline Rosseto , Kneipp Jordana Marques , Ávila Lucas Veiga , Madruga Lúcia Rejane da Rosa Gama 
Published: April 2013

O estudo tem como objetivo analisar as características das publicações sobre Educação e Sustentabilidade (Education and Sustainability), nas bases de dados Web of Science (WOS) e Scopus, no período de 1991 a 2012, e identificar quais tópicos estão sendo estudados junto a este tema e quais são os mais relevantes (hot topics), realizando uma comparação dos resultados encontrados nas duas bases de dados (WOS e Scopus). O estudo possui abordagem quantitativa tendo em vista que procurou quantificar algumas variáveis referentes à produção científica sobre o tema pesquisado. A busca das publicações sobre Educação e Sustentabilidade no período de 1991 a 2012, encontrou 2.419 publicações na base WOS e 5.124 na Scopus. Comparando-se ambas as bases pesquisadas verificou-se que o número de publicações aumentou de forma expressiva na última década e que os Estados Unidos lidera o ranking quanto ao número de publicações. Percebe-se que em ambas as bases de dados, os autores das publicações mais citadas não estão entre os autores que mais publicaram no período. Constatou-se que as publicações com maior número de citações estão relacionadas à área da saúde, e, as publicações que ocupam 1º e 2º lugar no ranking das mais citadas são as mesmas tanto na base WOS quanto na Scopus.
Desafíos y problemáticas de la gestión universitaria en el sistema de la educación superior pública, aspectos a considerar en la región centroamericana
Authors: Vargas Guiselle María Garbanzo , Estrada Francisco Romero 
Published: April 2013

Los autores presentan una revisión de las principales problemáticas a las que se expone la gestión de la educación superior pública en general, llamando la atención sobre aspectos fundamentales a considerar en la región centroamericana dada su particularidad. Se sintetizan y desarrollan una serie de desafíos ante los cuales la administración universitaria debe responder con altos niveles de eficiencia y eficacia y continuar manteniendo su rol social en beneficio de las mayorías. Entre los principales desafíos y problemáticas se presentan: autoevaluación y acreditación, aseguramiento de la calidad, acceso y pertinencia social, políticas de admisión inclusivas que promuevan el ingreso a las poblaciones estudiantiles, mantener y fortalecer los diferentes programas socioeconómicos dirigidos a la población estudiantil, capacidad instalada, Monitoreo académico – estudiantil, descentralización de la oferta educativa, fortalecimiento de vínculos entre el sector universitario y los otros niveles de la educación, financiamiento de la educación superior, generación de conocimiento innovador y gestión de la investigación.
Multi-Sensor Localization and Navigation for Remote Manipulation in Smoky Areas
Authors: Marti Jose Vicente , Sales Jorge , Marin Raul , Sanz Pedro 
Published: April 2013

When localizing mobile sensors and actuators in indoor environments laser meters, ultrasonic meters or even image processing techniques are usually used. On the other hand, in smoky conditions, due to a fire or building collapse, once the smoke or dust density grows, optical methods are not efficient anymore. In these scenarios other type of sensors must be used, such as sonar, radar or radiofrequency signals. Indoor localization in low-visibility conditions due to smoke is one of the EU GUARDIANS [ 1 ] project goals. The developed method aims to position a robot in front of doors, fire extinguishers and other points of interest with enough accuracy to allow a human operator to manipulate the robot's arm in order to actuate over the element. In coarse-grain localization, a fingerprinting technique based on ZigBee and WiFi signals is used, allowing the robot to navigate inside the building in order to get near the point of interest that requires manipulation. In fine-grained localization a remotely controlled programmable high intensity LED panel is used, which acts as a reference to the system in smoky conditions. Then, smoke detection and visual fine-grained localization are used to position the robot with precisely in the manipulation point (e.g., doors, valves, etc.).
Plasma Cell Enrichment Enhances Detection of High-Risk Cytogenomic Abnormalities by Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization and Improves Risk Stratification of Patients With Plasma Cell Neoplasms
Authors: Lu Gary , Muddasani Ramya , Orlowski Robert Z. , Abruzzo Lynne V. , Qazilbash Muzaffar H. , You M. James , Wang Yaping , Zhao Ming , Chen Su , Glitza Isabella Claudia , Medeiros L. Jeffrey 
Published: April 2013

Context.—Methods for plasma cell enrichment of bone marrow (BM) specimens can increase the sensitivity of fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) for detecting cytogenomic abnormalities. There are no published reports using these methods to evaluate high-risk cytogenomic abnormalities in patients with plasma cell neoplasms (PCNs) after therapy.Objective.—To evaluate the utility of plasma cell enrichment combined with FISH for detection of high-risk cytogenomic abnormalities in patients with PCNs after therapy.Design.—Twenty-eight patients with PCNs, of whom 22 received treatment, were included in this study. Plasma cells were enriched in BM aspirates by using a magnetic cell-sorting procedure to select CD138+ cells. Probes were chosen to assess for del(17p13/TP53), del(13q14/RB1), 1q21/CKS1B gain, IgH/FGFR3, and IgH/MAF. Clinicopathologic data were collected during clinical follow-up after plasma cell enrichment.Results.—Plasma cells in nonenriched BM specimens ranged from 1% to 28% (median, 8%) compared with 28% to 96% (median, 73%) in enriched BM specimens (P &lt; .001). In a subset of treated patients in clinical remission, FISH detected high-risk cytogenomic abnormalities only in plasma cell–enriched samples. This approach also detected abnormalities in cases of solitary plasmacytoma and monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance.Conclusions.—Plasma cell enrichment of BM specimens increases FISH sensitivity for detecting high-risk cytogenomic abnormalities, particularly in treated patients, and these results, in combination with clinical follow-up data, can be of value to improve risk stratification and patient management.
Les premières descriptions du Canada par le jésuite Pierre Biard. Du témoignage oculaire à sa réécriture
Authors: Westra Haijo 
Published: April 2013

C’est un fait peu connu que, bien avant leur établissement en Nouvelle-France en 1625, les Jésuites avaient inauguré, dès 1611, une première mission en Acadie. En ce sens, parce que la mission acadienne représente la première rencontre des Jésuites avec les peuples autochtones du Canada, elle mérite plus d’intérêt qu’elle n’en a reçu à ce jour. Cet article entend examiner, en les comparant, trois textes en lien avec cette mission. Cette comparaison nous permettra d’observer des différences sémantiques, stylistiques et idéologiques importantes entre les récits, datés de 1612 et 1616, qui sont du père Biard et celui, daté de 1618, qu’on lui attribue et qui pourrait bien être de la main de Philibert Monet, rédacteur à Rome.
Le latin comme outil de grammatisation des langues « sauvages » en Nouvelle-France : à propos des notes du P. Louis André sur la langue algonquine outaouoise (introduction, édition du texte latin et traduction)
Authors: Cottier Jean-François 
Published: April 2013

Dès les débuts de l’installation des Français en Nouvelle-France, on voit les missionnaires se mettre à l’étude des langues autochtones et fabriquer presque simultanément différents outils d’apprentissage dans un effort manifeste de grammatisation. Ce processus de description des langues amérindiennes s’inscrit dans un mouvement plus général de linguistique missionnaire, dont les fondements théoriques reposent sur la croyance de l’époque en un langage mental originel. Le latin étant utilisé comme modèle de référence pour décrire les langues « sauvages », la perspective s’en trouve forcément faussée. Cet article propose une première réflexion sur ce phénomène en se fondant en particulier sur l’édition et l’analyse des « Notes sur l’algonquin » du P. Louis André, missionnaire auprès des Montagnais entre 1693 et 1709.
Comment retrouver la dignité de penser dans une société d’automatismes ?
Authors: Gori Roland 
Published: April 2013

À partir des deux principales significations du mot « engagement », celle qui fait du sujet l’acteur d’une promesse et celle qui le voue à la contrainte des automatismes, l’auteur évoque les logiques de domination et d’émancipation sociale de la civilisation actuelle. Il montre comment les formes de savoir et les formes de pouvoir sont inséparables et propose la thèse selon laquelle la récusation de la psychanalyse aujourd’hui dépend étroitement de son appartenance au savoir narratif.
Financial markets
Authors: Cetina Karin Knorr 
Published: April 2013

Abstract
Markets of one kind or another are commonplace in known Western and non‐Western history, and they are central to capitalist economies. What differentiates the capitalist economy from the socialist economy, from gift giving, tribute, subsistence economies, and kinship‐based economic patterns, is how we organize the production and distribution of goods and services – through markets (Polanyi 1968; Swedberg 2003: 104–105). Financial markets in particular have a stunning and ever more ambivalent presence in our world. They are dramatized in public discourse where their ups and downs are endlessly reported. And they dramatize our lives; the financial crisis of 2008–2009 surely made it apparent that financial markets have become a measure of well‐being in countries where individuals depend on them for pensions, credit, and income, and governments and corporations for growth and investments. And yet, when we search for a market concept capturing what we observe in a financial market, we will not readily find it in sociology or even economics. When most people think market, they think of primary or production markets – the domain where goods and services produced in one sector of the economy are sold to consumers (but see Baker 1984; Smith 1981). The literature on markets is no exception; most analysts either directly refer to production markets, or appear to have them in mind when they talk about markets. Yet the market environment in complex Western societies is highly differentiated; production markets and financial markets, for instance, have distinctive histories, respond to different needs, and exhibit different regimes of action and coordination.