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SEEDS - 2020
Full text linkContributors include: Alex Gonzalez, S.J., Jon-Paul Kreatsoulas, Rachel Willard, Dashia WIlson, Delette M. Porter-Williams, Ayushi Kumar, Natalie Valentin-Espiet, D.P.R. Hawley, Zahra Sajwani, Zaria McDonald, Lily O\u27Keefe, Hei, Aris, Maria Vazquez, Jonathan Lee, Max Wacker, Samantha Hernandez, Karina Sanchez, Monica Zakariya, Chelsea Bonner, Marie Celeste Muratalla, Victoria WIlliams, Ankush Vyas, Mark Vonschlegell, Abena Motaboli, Kayla Nuszen, Haylee, Zinnia Nguyen, Emily Sharlow, Rodrigo Haro, Matthew Carnero Macias, Ana Carolina Peres Bogo, George O. Santos, Ariel Notterman, Daphne M. Watson, Laura Gaerditz, Sarah Ann Sciaraffa, Fiona Prieto, Bryan Radwancky, Philip Choy, Roger D. Hicks, Claire Cofre, Luis Rueda, Maribel Cruz Perez, Jim Jones, Josh Friedberg, Angel Buenrostro, Frannie Mendoza, Bill Morton, Yesenia Esteban, Kellie Jarr, Shirley Vargas, Angelica Sanchez, Syed S. Rizvihttps://neiudc.neiu.edu/seeds/1011/thumbnail.jp
Correction : Using remote sensing to detect whale strandings in remote areas: The case of sei whales mass mortality in Chilean Patagonia(PLoS ONE (2019) 14:10(e0222498)DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0222498)
No full textPublisher Copyright: © 2019 Fretwell et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.In the funding statement, the description of funding awarded to Maria Jose Perez-Alvarez is incomplete. The correct information is as follows: Maria Jose Perez-Alvarez was funded by CONICYT-FONDECYT Initiation Program 11170182, Postdoctoral FONDECYT Program 3140513, Projects ICM P05-002 and PFB 023
Detective fiction in Cuban society and culture.
No full textPhDThe object of this thesis is to reach towards an understanding of Cuban society through a
study of its detective fiction and more particularly contemporary Cuban society through
the novels of the author and critic, Leonardo Padura Fuentes.
The method has been to trace the development of Cuban detective writing and to
read Padura Fuentes in the light of the work of twentieth century Western European
literary critics and philosophers including Raymond Williams, Antonio Gramsci, Terry
Eagleton, Roland Barthes, Jean Paul Sartre, Michel Foucault, Jean François Lyotard and
Jean Baudrillard in order to gain a better understanding of the social and historical
context from which this genre emerged.
By concentrating on the literary texts, I have explored readings which lead out into
an analysis of the broader philosophical, political and historical issues raised by the
Cuban revolution. Since it deals primarily with modes of deviance and notions of legality
and justice within the context of the modern state, detective fiction is particularly well
suited to this type of investigation. The intention is to show how this is as valid in the
Cuban context as it is in advanced capitalist societies where such research has already
been carried out with some success.
The thesis comprises an introduction, ten chapters and a conclusion. The chapters
are divided into three sections. Chapters 1 to 3 attempt a broad theoretical, historical and
socio-political analysis of the cultural reality within which the Cuban revolutionary
detective genre emerged. Chapters 4 to 6 analyse the Cuban detective narrative from its
inception in the early part of the twentieth century until the emergence of Leonardo
Padura Fuentes as the foremost exponent of the genre in Cuba after 1991. Chapters 7-
10 concentrate upon the work of Leonardo Padura Fuentes, offering a reading of his
detective tetralogy informed by the preceding discussion.
The contribution made by the thesis to knowledge of the subject is to build upon the
work of Seymour Menton and Amelia S. Simpson on the development of the Cuban
detective novel and to provide analyses of the pre-Revolutionary Cuban detective
narrative and the work of Leonardo Padura Fuentes for the first time in the English
language. The thesis concludes that the study of this popular genre in Cuba is of crucial
importance to the scholar who wishes to reach as full an understanding of the social
dynamics within that society as possible. In particular, it proves that Cuban detective
fiction provides a useful barometer of social change which records the shifts in the Cuban
Zeitgeist that have taken place over the past century
Observatorio de bibliometría y cienciometría USTA. Ficha bibliométrica. Autor: Carolina Blanco Alvarado
No full textInforme de las métricas de autor de la Dra Carolina Blanco Alvarado de las
publicaciones indexadas en Google Académico cuyo objetivo es entregar un insumo
para el fortalecimiento de las capacidades y potencialidades de los autores de la
Universidad Santo Tomás en el posicionamiento y visibilidad de sus publicaciones.Report of the author metrics of Carolina Blanco Alvarado of the publications indexed
in Google Scholar whose objective is to provide an input for the strengthening of the
capacities and potentialities of the authors of the Santo Tomás University in the
positioning and visibility of their publications.http://unidadinvestigacion.usta.edu.c
The fantastic in Spain during the late- nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries
Full text linkThis thesis has as its primary objective the drawing together and subsequent theorisation of diverse texts which can be understood to be examples of Spanish fantastic literature. It demonstrates that from nineteenth-century Realism and Naturalism (exemplified in narratives by Pérez Galdós, Alarcón and Pardo Bazán), through turn-of-the-century modernismo (Valle-Inclán and Zamacois) to twentieth- century proto-existentialism (Unamuno), a significant number of texts were produced which, in spite of the obvious differences between them, refute the widely held idea that 'the fantastic' and Spanish literature share little common ground. The thesis is therefore one more step along the journey of establishing that Spanish fantastic literature is as important and integral to the whole swathe of Spanish cultural production as it is in many other European countries. The critical analyses of the narratives push at the boundaries of previous interpretative strategies both in terms of the fantastic and of the texts themselves. The exception to this interrogation and reinvigoration of earlier interpretations is to be found in the approach to the narratives by Zamacois, which have hitherto received very little critical attention. These detailed readings draw out the complexities and intriguing perspectives which the fantastic in Spain presents to the attentive reader. By means of these textual analyses, the thesis also explores some of the various possibilities presented by the fantastic itself, putting flesh on the theoretical bones of several different critical discourses. Ultimately, this thesis charts a dynamic and coherent corpus of material which represents the process of the psychologisation of the supernatural from Romanticism onwards. Each successive text more starkly expresses the unreal horrors of the fractured human mind, as well as the mutations of the body. As such, the evolutionary history of the fantastic in Spain is shown to be more gripping and relevant than has hitherto been understood to be the case
Eco-Sanitary Regionalization of Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) in the Western Palearctic Realm as a Tool for the Stewardship of African Swine Fever
No full textAuthors’ contributions: CAV and JB designed the study. CAV developed the methodology, JB conducted data acquisition, and CMP and CAV curated the data and performed the analysis. CAV, JMSV, JB, and MM validated the results, while visualization was carried out by CAV. CAV and CMP wrote the first version of the manuscript, which was reviewed by JB, MM, and JMSV. Te author responsible for funding acquisition and project supervision was JMSV. All authors read and approved the defnitive version of this manuscript. Cecilia Aguilar–Vega and Carolina Muñoz–Perez contributed equally to this work.African swine fever (ASF) is a viral hemorrhagic disease affecting domestic and wild suids, with catastrophic socioeconomic impact worldwide. In the European scenario, wild boar (Sus scrofa) actively contributes to the maintenance and spread of the disease. In this study, we applied a multivariate clustering method to define ecoregions in the western Palearctic realm based on ecological and sanitary aspects of ASF in wild boar. Beforehand, we performed a principal components analysis for the eight selected variables. An analysis of the countries was carried out in terms of the extent of ecoregions and ASF notifications. After clustering, we identified nine eco-regions that showed important differences based on the used eco-sanitary variables. Several ecoregions stand out in the country and notification analysis for retaining the most ASF cases and being present in their surrounding locations. Here, we developed a cartographical tool to understand patterns in the distribution and spread of ASF in wild boar at the European level, as well as improve prevention, control, surveillance plans, and eradication strategies, especially future vaccination programs once a safe and effective vaccine is available.European CommissionMinisterio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España)Depto. de Sanidad AnimalCentro de Vigilancia Sanitaria Veterinaria (VISAVET)Fac. de VeterinariaTRUEpu
Author Correction: A consensus protocol for functional connectivity analysis in the rat brain
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Stories in the national museology, Las Hijas del Agua and social protest
No full textilustraciones, diagramas, fotografíasEl presente trabajo de grado plantea tres escenarios investigativos y académicos para optar por el título de Magister en Museología y Gestión del Patrimonio. En principio, el trabajo conceptual aborda las aproximaciones teóricas, académicas y emocionales de la exposición Hijas del Agua en donde, a partir de la metodología de autoetnografía, se exploran puntos de vista de los visitantes y del autor como un sujeto activo, que utiliza el espacio de la mediación para evidenciar las inconformidades en cuanto al proyecto Hijas del Agua y su exposición realizada en el Museo Nacional de marzo a junio de 2021. En segundo lugar, se presenta la memoria del informe de mi práctica, en el desaparecido archivo de fotografía del MAMBO. En este, se discuten, además del contexto histórico y descriptivo del museo, particularidades de la práctica, hallazgos, la recomendación de un borrador de protocolo de préstamo y los pasos que, como museólogo, considero necesarios para el debido mantenimiento de este archivo. Finalmente, se presenta la memoria del trabajo colaborativo realizado junto con Daniela Rodríguez Tovar, en donde, en una fase de formulación del Museo Virtual de los Veteranos Colombianos de la Guerra de Corea, se proponen distintos elementos que son considerados como vitales para el futuro desarrollo del plan museológico y la sostenibilidad de este espacio. En este, se reflexiona sobre conceptos como memoria, testimonio, políticas digitales, memoria militar, entre otros (Texto tomado de la fuente).This degree work proposes three investigative and academic scenarios to opt for the Master's degree in Museology and Heritage Management. In principle, the conceptual work deals with the theoretical, academic and emotional approaches of Hijas del Agua, exhibition where, based on the autoethnography methodology, the views of the visitors and the author are explored as an active subject, who uses the space of mediation to show the disagreements regarding the Hijas del Agua project and its exhibition shown at the National Museum from March to June 2021. Secondly, the memory of the report of my practice is presented, in the disappeared photography archive of the MAMBO. In this, in addition to the historical and descriptive context of the museum, particularities of the practice, findings, the recommendation of a draft loan protocol and the steps that, as a museologist, I consider necessary for the due maintenance of this archive are discussed. Finally, the memory of the collaborative work carried out together with Daniela Rodríguez Tovar is presented, where, in a formulation phase of the Virtual Museum of Colombian Veterans of the Korean War, different elements are proposed that are considered vital for future development. of the museological plan and the sustainability of this space. In this, concepts such as memory, testimony, digital policies, military memory, among others, are reflected.MaestríaMagíster en Museología y Gestión del PatrimonioTeoría, Historia y Patrimoni
Understanding physical drivers of the 2015/16 marine heatwaves in the Northwest Atlantic
Full text link© The Author(s), 2021. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. The definitive version was published in Perez, E., Ryan, S., Andres, M., Gawarkiewicz, G., Ummenhofer, C. C., Bane, J., & Haines, S. Understanding physical drivers of the 2015/16 marine heatwaves in the Northwest Atlantic. Scientific Reports, 11(1), (2021): 17623, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-97012-0.The Northwest Atlantic, which has exhibited evidence of accelerated warming compared to the global ocean, also experienced several notable marine heatwaves (MHWs) over the last decade. We analyze spatiotemporal patterns of surface and subsurface temperature structure across the Northwest Atlantic continental shelf and slope to assess the influences of atmospheric and oceanic processes on ocean temperatures. Here we focus on MHWs from 2015/16 and examine their physical drivers using observational and reanalysis products. We find that a combination of jet stream latitudinal position and ocean advection, mainly due to warm core rings shed by the Gulf Stream, plays a role in MHW development. While both atmospheric and oceanic drivers can lead to MHWs they have different temperature signatures with each affecting the vertical structure differently and horizontal spatial patterns of a MHW. Northwest Atlantic MHWs have significant socio-economic impacts and affect commercially important species such as squid and lobster.The work was supported by a Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Summer Student Fellowship (to E.P.) through the National Science Foundation (NSF) REU under grant OCE-1852460, a Feodor-Lynen Fellowship by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and the WHOI Postdoctoral Scholar program (to S.R.), NSF grants OCE-1924041 (to M.A.) and OCE-1851261 (to G.G.) and OCE-1558920 (to J.B. and H. Seim at the Univ. of North Carolina), ONR grant N-14-19-1-2646 (to G.G.), and the James E. and Barbara V. Moltz Fellowship for Climate-Related Research (to C.C.U.)
The 'true use of reading' : Sarah Fielding and mid eighteenth-century literary strategies.
No full textPhDThe aim of this thesis is to explore, by examining her life and
works, how Sarah Fielding (1710-68) established her identity as an author.
The definition of her role involves her notions of the functions of
writing and reading.
Sarah Fielding attempts to invite readers to form a sense of ties
by tacit understanding of her messages. As she believes that a work
of literature is produced through collaboration between the writer and
the reader, it is an important task in her view to show her attentiveness
toward reading practice. In her consideration of reading, she has two
distinct, even opposite views of her audience: on the one hand a familiar
and limited circle of readers with shared moral and cultural values and
on the other potential readers among the unknown mass of people. The
dual targets direct her to devise various strategies. She tries to
appeal to those who can endorse and appreciate her moral values as well
as her learning. Her writings and letters testify that she is sensitive
to the demands of the literary market, trying to lead the taste of readers
by inventing new forms.
The thesis opens with an overview of Sarah Fielding's career,
followed by a consideration of her critical attention to the roles of
reading. I go on to examine the narrative structures and strategies
she deploys, with a particular emphasis on her use of the epistolary
method. The following chapter deals with her attention to the reading
of the moral message tangibly embodied in her educational writing. It
is followed by an analysis of the activity which earned her a reputation
as a learned woman. Various as the forms of her works are, they invariably
reflect her attempt to balance herself between the two demands of
inventiveness and familiarity
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