Doubts and Puzzles: Young Galeano Writing about New China during the Sino-Soviet Split

As a journalist of Uruguay’s Marcha weekly newspaper, Eduardo Galeano visited China in September 1963; he was warmly received by Chinese leaders including Premier Zhou Enlai. At first, Galeano published some experiences of his China visit in Marcha. In 1964, he published the complete journal of the trip, under the title of China, 1964: crónica de un desaf í o [“China 1964: Chronicle of a Challenge”]. Based on Chinese-language materials, this paper explores Galeano’s trip to China at that time and includes a close reading of Galeano’s travel notes. By analyzing his views on the New China, Socialism, and the Sino-Soviet Split, we will try to determine whether this China visit influenced his world view and cultural concepts. Como periodista del semanario uruguayo Marcha, Eduardo Galeano visitó China en septiembre de 1963 donde fue calurosamente recibido por los líderes chinos, incluido el Primer Ministro Zhou Enlai. Al principio, Galeano publicó algunas experiencias de su visita a China en Marcha. En 1964, publicó el diario completo del viaje bajo el título China, 1964: crónica de un desafío. Basado en materiales en chino, este artículo explora el viaje de Galeano e incluye una lectura detallada de sus notas. Por medio de un análisis de sus puntos de vista sobre la Nueva China, el socialismo y la ruptura sinosoviética, se intenta determinar si esta visita a China influyó en su visión del mundo y en sus conceptos culturales

Triboelectric Turbines: Design and Construction of a Multi-Rotor Counter-Rotating Wind Turbine Utilizing Direct-Current Triboelectric Nanogenerators

Direct-current triboelectric nanogenerators (DC-TENG) harness the friction generated between dissimilar rotating materials and convert it to useable electrical power. One of the many potential applications of this technology is in small scale renewable energy. A wind turbine was designed in which multiple DC-TENG generators would be attached to turbine blades of varying dimensions. This project involved the design and construction of several rotating DC-TENG prototypes, followed by measuring the electrical output of each nanogenerator at various rotational speeds

More than a touristic visit: scholar exchanges as a communication method in public diplomacy

This paper discusses the concept of Public Diplomacy and the effectiveness of a specific Public Diplomacy tool: Scholar Exchanges as a tool of Public Diplomacy. The foreign Fulbright Program of the United States Government is introduced as a case study and for further interpreting the perceptions of the program, a survey is ran among 59 current grantees. Scholar exchanges programs are suggested to be implemented in order to overcome the barriers in communication processes in the international arena

Does search boost efficiency?

Poaching externality, arising from job-to-job turnovers, implies that a planner should allocate fewer resources to costly job creations. However, these search efforts increase competition among employers, and this could in turn internalize the externality, whereas the congestion externality requires a unit-elastic matching function

An approximation to the prediction of the summery emergence of "Ochlerotatus caspius" (Diptera: Culicidae) based on the relationship between degree-days accumulations and adult captures

Ochlerotatus caspius (Pallas) (Diptera, Culicidae) es el culícido más abundante durante el verano en las marismas de Huelva. Este estudio demuestra que la relación entre capturas de adultos, convertidas en probit, y la acumulación de temperatura o número de días-grado, convenientemente adaptada mediante a una transformación logarítmica, muestra ser signifi cativamente lineal para cada generación de este mosquito a lo largo de cada verano. Además, si se procesan todos los datos disponibles de todos los años considerados en el estudio se obtiene una alta correlación lineal y, en consecuencia, las ecuaciones resultantes poseen valor predictivo. Los resultados de la validación de los pronósticos que se extraen de las rectas de regresión log-probit, permiten que se puedan considerar estas rectas como una herramienta más de cara a aumentar la efi cacia de los programas de control integrado que se llevan a cabo en esta zona.Predicción de la emergencia estival de Ochlerotatus caspius (Diptera: Culicidae) basada en la relación entre la acumulación de días-grado y la captura de adultos. Ochlerotatus caspius (Pallas) (Diptera, Culicidae) es el culícido más abundante durante el verano en las marismas de Huelva. Este estudio demuestra que la relación entre capturas de adultos, convertidas en probit, y la acumulación de temperatura o número de días-grado, convenientemente adaptada mediante a una transformación logarítmica, muestra ser signifi cativamente lineal para cada generación de este mosquito a lo largo de cada verano. Además, si se procesan todos los datos disponibles de todos los años considerados en el estudio se obtiene una alta correlación lineal y, en consecuencia, las ecuaciones resultantes poseen valor predictivo. Los resultados de la validación de los pronósticos que se extraen de las rectas de regresión log-probit, permiten que se puedan considerar estas rectas como una herramienta más de cara a aumentar la efi cacia de los programas de control integrado que se llevan a cabo en esta zona

Unemployment Crisis and the Lost Generation

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PENENTUAN PRIORITAS PROGRAM PENGEMBANGAN KELEMBAGAAN DAN PENGELOLAAN IRIGASI DI NDONESIA

Penelitian ini bertujuan memberi arahan kebijakan pemerintah dalam penentuan prioritas program pengembangan kelembagaan dan pengelolaan irigasi di Indonesia. Propinsi yang menjadi obyek penelitian adalah 16 propinsi yang akan menerapkan PKPI (Pembaharuan Kebijakan Pengelolaan Irigasi). Metoda penelitian menggunakan pemodelan berdasarkan analisis multiatribut dengan kriteria SWOT. Penentuan nilai faktor SWOT didasarkan atas jawaban responden di propinsi tentang kondisi pengelolaan irigasi di daerah mereka. Penentukan bobot faktor SWOT didasarkan jawaban responden di Pusat yang diolah menggunakan prinsip Comparative Judgment (AHP). Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa propinsi Bali, NTB, Kal- Bar, dan Gorontalo sebaiknya menggunakan strategi Growth oriented. Propinsi Ba-bel, Kal- Teng, Kal-Tim, Sul-Teng, Mal-Ut, dan Papua sebaiknya menggunakan strategi Turn around. Propinsi Jambi, Sulut, Kal-Sel, dan Maluku sebaiknya menggunakan strategi Diversification, sedang propinsi Riau dan Bengkulu sebaiknya menggunakan strategi Defensive. Melalui matriks profil kompetitif diketahui urutan (ranking) dari 16 propinsi dimana propinsi NTB, Bali, Gorontalo, Sul-Teng, dan Kal-Bar menempati posisi 5 propinsi teratas

Technology Management: Lowering Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Through Thin Client Technology

IS professionals face the daunting challenge of keeping up with the pace of technology while controlling the Total Cost of Ownership. Using the TCO model developed by the Gartner Group and the TCA model by the Tolley Group, many IS professionals have confirmed the overall cost of deploying applications within an enterprise. One possible alternative to controlling the TCO of an organization is thin client technology. A key feature in the recently release Windows 2000 Server is Microsoft’s Terminal Services which is an enhancement to Windows NT Server v4.0 Terminal Server Edition which was the server platform for launching thin client technologies

The effect of manganese oxide on the sinterability of hydroxyapatite

The sinterability of manganese oxide (MnO2) doped hydroxyapatite (HA) ranging from 0.05 to 1 wt% was investigated. Green samples were prepared and sintered in air at temperatures ranging from 1000 to 1400 °C. Sintered bodies were characterized to determine the phase stability, grain size, bulk density, hardness, fracture toughness and Young's modulus. XRD analysis revealed that the HA phase stability was not disrupted throughout the sintering regime employed. In general, samples containing less than 0.5 wt% MnO2 and when sintered at lower temperatures exhibited higher mechanical properties than the undoped HA. The study revealed that all the MnO2-doped HA achieved >99% relative density when sintered at 1100–1250 °C as compared to the undoped HA which could only attained highest value of 98.9% at 1150 °C. The addition of 0.05 wt% MnO2 was found to be most beneficial as the samples exhibited the highest hardness of 7.58 GPa and fracture toughness of 1.65 MPam1/2 as compared to 5.72 GPa and 1.22 MPam1/2 for the undoped HA when sintered at 1000 °C. Additionally, it was found that the MnO2-doped samples attained E values above 110 GPa when sintered at temperature as low as 1000 °C if compared to 1050 °C for the undoped HA