The Emotional Politics of Transnational Crime

Streaming video requires RealPlayer to view.The University Archives has determined that this item is of continuing value to OSU's history.Janice Bially Mattern is associate professor of international relations at Lehigh University. Her research focuses on the social dynamics of world political orders and their transformations. She teaches courses on international relations theory, criminality and transnational crime, international ethics, sovereignty, as well as international organization, especially global governance and transformations in world order. Her current project, tentatively entitled Illicit Sovereigns, examines the role of emotion in mobilizing transnational crime networks to transnational political violence. Bially Mattern is the author of Ordering International Politics: Identity, Crisis, and Representational Force (Routledge, 2005). She has written a number of journal articles and book chapters on topics ranging from soft power and language power to the politics of identity. She previously worked as a political risk analyst in New York City and as a policy analyst in Washington, D.C., during which time she co-authored Measuring National Power in a Post-Industrial Age (RAND, 2000). Bially Mattern received her B.A. in Political Science and International Relations at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. She studied International Relations at Yale Unviersity, receiving her M.A., her M.Phil., and her Ph.D., which was awarded with distinction in December 1998.Ohio State University. Mershon Center for International Security StudiesEvent Web page, streaming video, event photo

Hierarchies in World Politics

In this article, we argue that hierarchy-centered approaches to IR promise to deliver what anarchy-centered approaches have not: a framework for theorizing and empirically analyzing world politics as a global system—rather than just an international one. At the core of this proposition are three features of hierarchical systems as they are represented across the growing IR literature on the topic. First, the structures of differentiation at the core of hierarchical systems are deeply implicated with power. Hierarchical systems are thus intrinsically political. Second, in world politics, hierarchies stratify, rank, and organize the relations not only among states but also other kinds of actors as well, and often even a mix of different actors within a single structure of differentiation. Third, there are many different kinds of hierarchical relations in world politics, each of which generate different ‘logics’ influencing social, moral, and behavioral outcomes. This essay illustrates the promise of hierarchy-centered approaches through review and analysis of key IR scholarship. We show, first, that hierarchy has been understood in the IR literature in two ways: narrowly, i.e. as a relationship of legitimate authority; and broadly, i.e. as intersubjective manifestations of organized inequality. The scholarship also reveals that hierarchy operates in a variety of different ways that range from ordering solutions to deep structures. We identify three such ‘logics’ that have been fruitfully explored in IR scholarship and that can form the basis of a future research agenda: hierarchy as an institutionalized functional bargain between actors (a logic of trade-offs); hierarchy as differentiated social and political roles shaping behavior (a logic of positionality); and hierarchy as a productive political space or structure (a logic of productivity). In doing so, we also show how hierarchy promises a more integrated theoretical framework for IR from which will follow more cohesive analytical and empirical insights into contemporary world politics.This review essay is the product of a multi-year collaboration that has involved many contributors who work on hierarchies in IR. It grew out of a Working Group, hosted by the International Studies Association Theory section and evolved over two further workshops—at the University of California’s Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC) with the support of the Jacobs Chair of Social Sciences at the University of California, San Diego; and at the University of Cambridge with the support of the Cambridge Humanities Research Grant and the Department of Politics and International Studies. We thank these institutions. We also thank all of the workshop participants for their invaluable contributions but especially David Lake and Michael Barnett for their ongoing support of the project. Earlier versions of this article were presented at CEEISA 2014 and the University of Erfurt. We thank the discussants and audience members of these panels for their comments and questions. Finally, we are very grateful to the editors and the anonymous referees at International Organization for helping us improve the essay to its present state.This is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from Cambridge University Press via https://doi.org/10.1017/S002081831600012

A rotina na educação infantil : análise de uma experiência em curso

Orientadora : Ângela Maria Scalabrin CoutinhoMonografia (especialização) - Universidade Federal do Paraná, Setor de Educação, Curso de Especialização em Docência na Educação InfantilInclui referênciasResumo : A proposta desta pesquisa é analisar o documento "Ressignificar a ação educação educativa com as crianças pequenas" da Rede Municipal de Educação de Curitiba, na perspectiva de problematizar a lógica de organização, a orientação conceitual que levou a Secretaria Municipal a elaborar o documento e a sua recepção no contexto de um Centro Municipal de Educação Infantil, bem como as suas contribuições. O objetivo específico é analisar e compreender como isto se deu na prática direta do CMEI, como os profissionais receberam este documento e esta formação, como foi o movimento de reestruturar a rotina para que a unidade se adequasse as novas propostas. Perceber se na prática tal reestruturação vem sendo viável, se está acontecendo, seus pontos positivos e os que merecem atenção. A metodologia utilizada tem como base o estudo de campo com entrevistas semiestruturadas, pesquisa bibliográfica, análise de dados e conclusões. Para realizar a análise dos dados, subdividi as entrevistas em oito categorias de análise, as mesmas referem-se: ao surgimento do texto, conhecimento do documento, participação na sua elaboração, desenvolvimento da proposta, tempo de espera pela criança, acompanhamento e avaliação, aspectos positivos e aspectos que merecem atenção. Este estudo trouxe algumas reflexões pertinentes em relação as ações construídas com significados que provém de uma descoberta interna de cada unidade, um olhar para si, este, partindo da própria equipe

Rediseño del cableado estructurado en base a las Normas IEEE para la Red de datos del puesto de Salud Magdalena Nueva – Chimbote; 2017.

La presente tesis fue desarrollada bajo la línea de investigación: Implementación de Tecnologías de Información y Comunicación (TIC) para la mejora continua de la calidad en organizaciones en Perú, de la Escuela Profesional de Ingeniería de Sistemas de la Universidad Católica de Los Ángeles de Chimbote; tuvo como objetivo Realizar el rediseño del cableado estructurado en base a las normas IEEE que mejore la comunicación de datos del Puesto de Salud Magdalena Nueva; la investigación fue cuantitativa desarrollada bajo el diseño no experimental, de tipo descriptivo y de corte transversal. La población fueron los estadísticos e informáticos y la muestra se delimito a 30 de ellos, los datos obtenidos en la primera dimensión: se observó el 73.33%, No aprueban la situación actual de la red de datos, con respecto a la segunda dimensión, se observó que el 100.00%, Si cree necesario Rediseñar un cableado estructurado en base a las normas IEEE. Estos resultados, coinciden con las hipótesis específicas y en consecuencia confirma la hipótesis general. En el alcance del estudio permitirá que el manejo de la información sea más seguro y que mejore la comunicación de datos, quedando así demostrada y justificada la investigación de la propuesta del Rediseño del cableado estructurado en base a las normas IEEE. En conclusión, la satisfacción del servicio brindando con el diseño del cableado estructurado actual, necesita contar con materiales de calidad, aplicar una norma necesaria para mejorar la comunicación de datos en el Puesto de Salud Magdalena Nueva Chimbote – 2017.Tesi

Academic Library-Based Publishing: A State of the Evolving Art

As technology has advanced, scholarly communication has evolved, creating new opportunities for academic libraries to serve researchers. This article examines the current state and potential future of academic library-based publishing. The review of the literature explores the scholarly communication ecosystem as it pertains to new publishing paradigms supported by academic libraries, including the complexity of nontraditional publishing models. These models and their implications, as well as how they may be implemented, are then explored in the academic library environment. Next, survey data from nineteen academic librarians collected at the American Library Association Midwinter Meeting in January 2015 is presented. Based on the literature and the survey data, this article argues that the principle concerns for academic library-based publishing going forward include 1) the need for the dedicated and/or sustained financial models for library-based publishing initiatives and 2) the cultural and financial capital to support librarians as they further expand their knowledge and expertise to support additional publishing-related functionalities in support of these new models. Both of these concerns ultimately tie to the persistent question of perceived quality, and by extension, reputation, of library-based publishing and open access publishing more broadly

Effect of Plant Density on Yield and Yield Components and Seed Chemical Composition of Some Sunflower Varieties

The objective of this research is to study the effect of varieties (Mayak, Elorida 2000 and sigce 475), hill distance (20, 30 and 40 cm) and ridge width (50, 60 and 70 cm) on productivity of sunflower (Helianthus annus L.). The highest oil % was obtained by sowing sigco 475 at a 40 cm hills distince under 60 cm. ridge width and the highest oil yield feddan-1* as well as seed yield feddan-1 was obtained by sowing Mayak on 20cm hills under a 50cm ridge width

SOWING DATE AND IRRIGATION EFFECTS ON PRODUCTIVITY AND WATER USE EFFICIENCY IN SUNFLOWER

Abiotic stresses represent a major impediment to crop productivity, especially in arid regions. Thus, over two years of 2014 and 2015, a field experiment was undertaken at El Nubaria region, Egypt to assess the productivity and water use efficiency (WUE) of sunflower as affected by planting dates (April 21, May 21, and June 21) and  irrigation levels (ET100%, ET85% and ET70%,). Results clarified that leaf chlorophyll a content was higher by sowing in May than in either April or June sowings, while leaf carotenoides of plant sown in May or June surpassed those sown in April. The minimal value of proline was obtained with sowing in May. Sowing in May increased plant height by 52.2 and 22.3 as well as LAI by 19.3 and 73.1% than sowing in April and June, respectively. The reductions in seed yield, oil yield and WUE amounted to 10.5 and 12.8, 13.7 and 18.3 as well as 11.8 and 9.8 % with April and June sowings, respectively, compared to May sowing. ET100% showed superiority over than ET85% and ET70% in improving sunflower yields and its attributes, but WUE did not affect. Sunflower sown in May and irrigated with ET100% gave the maximum values of seed yield and its attributes and WUE surpassing other interaction treatments. In June, WUE value increased under severe water deficit i.e. ET70% comparing to moderately water–stressed (ET85%) or well–watered conditions (ET100%)

SALT TOLERANCE INDEX OF TWENTY TWO SUGAR BEET (Beta vulgaris L.) VARIETIES AT EARLY STAGES OF GROWTH

A laboratory experiment was carried out to study the early growth response of 22 sugar beet (Beta vulgaris, L.) varieties to four salt concentrations of seawater i.e. 2000, 4000, 8000 and 16000 ppm. Germination and seedling growth traits (germination percentage (%), germination rate, seedling length (cm), seedling fresh weight (mg) and seedling vigor) were determined at the end of the experiment after 30 days from planting. The results showed that increasing the salinity level decreased the germination %, germination rate, seedling length, seedling fresh weight and seedling vigor of all sugar beet varieties under investigation to different extents. The results also clearly revealed that the response of the investigated varieties to salt concentrations was not the same, some varieties approved to be highly salt tolerant i.e. Soultan, Kawmira and Desprez; others were very sensitivity tolerant i.e. Helsiniki and LP16. However most of the investigated varieties were moderately salt tolerant. Results revealed clearly that the interaction effect between sugar beet varieties and salt concentrations was significant. This significant effect means that the tested varieties do not behave the same under the different levels of salinity stress

FluentDNA: Nucleotide Visualization of Whole Genomes, Annotations, and Alignments

Researchers seldom look at naked genome assemblies: instead the attributes of DNA sequences are mediated through statistics, annotations and high level summaries. Here we present software that visualizes the bare sequences of whole genome assemblies in a zoomable interface. This can assist in detection of chromosome architecture and contamination by the naked eye through changes in color patterns, in the absence of any other annotation. When available, annotations can be visualized alongside or on top of the naked sequence. Genome alignments can also be visualized, laying two genomes side by side in an alignment and highlighting their differences at nucleotide resolution. FluentDNA gives researchers direct visualization of whole genome assemblies, annotations and alignments, for quality control, hypothesis generation, and communicating results