bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Analiza porównawcza sytuacji finansowej farm wiatrowych w wybranych krajach Unii Europejskiej w latach 2009-2017
Authors: Wyrobek Joanna
Published: January 2019

Celem publikacji była jest analiza porównawcza wybranych wskaźników sytuacji finansowej przedsiębiorstw, których główną działalnością jest generowanie energii wiatrowej i jej sprzedaż do sieci energetycznej. W publikacji porównano wybrane średnie wartości wskaźników finansowych dla następujących krajów Unii Europejskiej: Austria, Belgia, Bułgaria, Chorwacja, Czechy, Dania, Estonia, Finlandia, Francja, Grecja, Hiszpania, Holandia, Irlandia, Litwa, Łotwa, Niemcy, Polska, Portugalia, Rumunia, Słowacja, Słowenia, Szwecja, Węgry, Wielka Brytania, Włochy. Wnioskiem z badań jest wysoka rentowność farm wiatrowych w Austrii, Belgii, Portugalii i Wielkiej Brytanii, co pokrywa się z wysokimi cenami energii elektrycznej w tych krajach. Kraje z niższymi cenami energii odnotowały zwykle gorsze wyniki finansowe farm wiatrowych. Są jednak od tej reguły wyjątki (farmy wiatrowe w Niemczech mimo wysokich cen energii elektrycznej nie uzyskiwały bardzo dobrych wyników finansowych).
Popyt na rolnicze usługi mechanizacyjne w krajach Unii Europejskiej
Authors: Zalewski Arkadiusz
Published: January 2019

Korzystanie z usług mechanizacyjnych może w istotnym stopniu przyczyniać się do obniżania kosztów produkcji umożliwiając producentom rolnym bezinwestycyjne wdrożenie postępu technicznego. W artykule próbowano określić tendencje występujące w popycie na rolnicze usługi mechanizacyjne w krajach Unii Europejskiej w latach 2010-2017. Badano zmiany wartości usług w przeliczeniu na 1 ha UR oraz zmiany udziału usług mechanizacyjnych w zużyciu pośrednim. Stwierdzono, że wartość usług w przeliczeniu na 1 ha UR średnio w UE zwiększyła się. Wzrósł również udział usług w zużyciu pośrednim. W wyniku grupowania obiektów metodą Warda otrzymano 5 skupień krajów, które różniły się między sobą pod względem zaproponowanych cech, natomiast kraje tworzące dane skupienie charakteryzowały się zbliżonymi wartościami zmiennych. Krajami w których zaobserwowano zarówno wyraźny wzrost wartości usług mechanizacyjnych w przeliczeniu na jednostkę powierzchni jak również zdecydowane zwiększenie wartości usług w zużyciu pośrednim były: Finlandia, Niemcy, Łotwa, Rumunia oraz Estonia. Wyraźny spadek popytu na usługi mechanizacyjne wystąpił natomiast w Grecji i na Litwie.
Determinants and Consequences of Quantitative Critical Accounting Estimate Disclosures
Authors: Glendening Matthew , Mauldin Elaine G. , Shaw Kenneth W.
Published: January 2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recommends that firms provide MD&A disclosures quantifying the earnings effect of reasonably likely changes in critical accounting estimates (quantitative CAE). This paper examines the determinants and consequences of quantitative CAE. We find that quantitative CAE are negatively associated with management's incentives to misreport (proxied by portfolio vega) and positively associated with audit committee accounting expertise and with audit offices with multiple quantitative CAE clients. These findings hold for the presence, initiation, number, and magnitude of quantitative CAE, and for both pension and non-pension quantitative CAE. We also find that incidences of AAERs, misstatements, and small positive earnings surprises decrease after initiation of quantitative CAE. Collectively, our findings provide insight into the use of quantitative disclosure to inform users about accounting estimation uncertainty in financial reports.

JEL Classifications: M41; M42; M48.

Data Availability: Data are available from the public sources cited in the text.
Private Firm Investment and Public Peer Misvaluation
Authors: Badertscher Brad A. , Shanthikumar Devin M. , Teoh Siew Hong
Published: January 2019

We study how public firm misvaluation affects private peer firm investments. An economic competition hypothesis predicts a negative relation because misvaluation-induced new investment by public firms crowds out investment by private peers that share common input or output markets. An alternative shared sentiment hypothesis predicts a positive relation because private firm stakeholders share in the sentiment associated with misvaluation in public markets. Misvaluation is proxied using both the price-to-fundamental ratio and an exogenous instrument obtained from mutual fund flows. The evidence is consistent with the shared sentiment hypothesis, and robust to alternative treatments for growth opportunities. Private firms finance misvaluation-induced investment primarily internally or externally with debt, not equity. Finally, misvaluation-induced investment increases future return on investment for private firms, in contrast with public firms. Overall, these findings suggest that overvaluation in public markets increases private firm investments and has beneficial effects on private firm investments by relaxing financing constraints.

JEL Classifications: G32; M41.

Data Availability: Data are available from sources identified in the paper.
A Field Study of Strategy Map Evolution
Authors: Islam Syrus
Published: January 2019

Although a firm's strategy map is likely to evolve over time, empirical research on the evolution of strategy maps is largely underexplored. Drawing on fieldwork, this study examines strategy map evolution from a value creation perspective. The findings show that a firm's strategy map evolves in response to delivering new value and/or existing value through new value creation design themes. Furthermore, value creation design themes' underlying strategy maps are dynamic in that certain design themes of an existing strategy map continue as part of the new strategy map, whereas others are abandoned. The study also shows that over time, design themes' underlying strategy maps can change their role from value creation to value protection. Finally, this study discusses how the use and change of strategy maps can be linked, and how the use of a strategy map can influence its design.
Sex Differences in Cardiovascular Risk Profile From Childhood to Midlife Between Individuals Who Did and Did Not Develop Diabetes at Follow-up: The Bogalusa Heart Study
Authors: Du Tingting , Fernandez Camilo , Barshop Rupert , Guo Yajun , Krousel-Wood Marie , Chen Wei , Qi Lu , Harville Emily , Mauvais-Jarvis Franck , Fonseca Vivian , Bazzano Lydia
Published: January 2019

OBJECTIVE

Childhood and young adulthood may represent time periods in which cardiovascular risk factors (CVRFs) and their cumulative exposure lay the foundation for future risk of chronic diseases. We examined the longitudinal burden of CVRFs since childhood in men and women in whom diabetes did and did not develop at follow-up.

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS

We included 1,530 participants (mean [SD] follow-up time 33.1 [8.2] years), who participated in the Bogalusa Heart Study and had been examined at least four times starting in childhood (mean age [SD] at first examination 9.4 [3.1] years). The area under the growth curve was used as a measure of cumulative exposure to CVRFs since childhood.

RESULTS

In childhood, boys and girls in whom diabetes did and did not develop at follow-up had similar CVRFs. Yet, over time, women during the transition from normoglycemia to diabetes experienced greater adverse changes in total cholesterol (TC), LDL cholesterol, and fasting plasma glucose (FPG) (noted as early as 23.5 years old and persisting across adulthood up to the age of the diagnosis of diabetes); a higher burden of exposure to BMI, TC, LDL cholesterol, and FPG from childhood to midlife; and a greater change in rates of BMI, TC, LDL cholesterol, and FPG since childhood than men during the same transition (interaction P values <0.05).

CONCLUSIONS

The greater exposure of women to and burden of CVRFs associated with diagnosis of diabetes may help to explain the stronger impact of diabetes as a major risk factor for cardiovascular events in women compared with men.
Percepción de profesores-tutores y maestrantes de la DAEA-UJAT, en cuanto a las competencias y funciones que deben desarrollar éstos en el proceso formativo de los estudios de posgrado / Perception of teachers and masters students from DAEA-UJAT, regarding the competences and functions which they must develop during the formative process in a postgraduate course of study
Authors: Pérez Landero Adriana Esperanza
Published: January 2019

El objetivo de este trabajo fue conocer la opinión de profesores, estudiantes y coordinadores de dos maestrías relacionadas con la educación en torno a las funciones que debe cumplir un tutor, rol esencial para que los maestrantes puedan culminar con éxito el proceso formativo que siguen en un posgrado. Para ello, la presente investigación se sustentó en una visión holística e integral de la acción tutorial y en el método de la teoría de roles (Deutsch y Krauss, 2001). Los participantes fueron estudiantes, docentes y coordinadores de dos maestrías de la División Académica de Educación (DAEA) y Artes de la Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco. Con base en las opiniones recabadas, se puede inferir que todos los implicados en los programas de posgrado seleccionados expresaron que es indispensable que la DAEA cuente con un programa de capacitación para tutores de posgrado que se enfoque en el estudio, la consolidación y el desarrollo de las funciones, roles, perfiles, organización, currículos y aspectos psicopedagógicos que se vinculan con la acción tutorial.
Persepsi Siswa terhadap Variasi Mengajar Guru Pendidikan Agama Islam di SMK Telkom Pekanbaru
Authors: Sariah Sariah
Published: January 2019

Variation skills are one of the skills a teacher must possess. These skills include variation in teaching (teaching style), interaction patterns of learning and variation in the use of learning media. These three variations, if implemented, will create an effective learning atmosphere and can create good interaction and communication between teacher and students and provide students with positive perceptions of the teacher. To improve this, the teacher must improve teaching variation skills, this will increase students' positive perceptions of the teacher. Based on these thoughts, this paper is an effort to trace students' perceptions of the variation of teaching religious teachers at SMK Telkom Pekanbaru. This discussion was conducted using a descriptive approach by applying questionnaire and documentation techniques. The results of this discussion indicate the level of student perceptions of the variation of teaching religious teachers at SMK Telkom Pekanbaru is categorized quite well with the percentage obtained at 65.96%.
TUAN GURU RETEH SYEKH ‘ABDURRAHMAN YA’QUB: Kiprah, Peran, dan Pemikirannya dalam Bidang Pendidikan Islam
Authors: M. Nuh Zulkifli , Hassan Alimuddin , Syu'aib Kholil
Published: January 2019

This paper would like to explain about the gait, role, and thoughts of Tuan Guru Reteh (TGR) Shaykh 'Abdurrahman Ya'qub in the field of Islamic education. This paper is a result of the search for his innovative thinking in developing Islamic education in the area of Indragiri Hilir Riau Province. Based on the results of these searches can be emphasized several things: first, that TGR. Shaykh 'Abdurrahman Ya'qub has a fairly qualified educational background. Second, that TGR. Shaykh 'Abdurrahman Ya'qub has played a very important, major and dual role in the society, especially in the field of education and dakwah even appointed in the administration of government as the formal leader of religion. Third, that TGR. Shaykh 'Abdurrahman includes productive scholars in the birth of written works. Thus, it is very natural and appropriate for TGR. Shaykh 'Abdurrahman Ya'qub is called a scholar who has authoritative, comprehensive and productive religious knowledge in the Malay-Indragiri region in particular, and the archipelago in general. With these considerations, the title as "Ulama Besar Kharismatik Melayu-Indragiri" is very worthy of the TGR. Shaykh 'Abdurrahman Ya'qub.
PENDIDIKAN AKIDAH BAGI ANAK USIA DINI
Authors: Susiba Susiba
Published: January 2019

In the view of Islam children are a mandate for their parents. One of the obligations of parents to children is to provide akidah education from an early age. Because akidah has a big influence on children which influences and controls each child's actions and behavior. However, along with the changes in the structure of society has made parents unable to educate their children for all kinds of needs and skills as well as fostering their faith. The importance of religious education is given early, because this period will not be repeated again in the future. And religious life in childhood has a huge influence on the religious life of children in their adult years.
Diseño e implementación de rúbricas como instrumento de evaluación del curso de Química General e inorgánica para estudiantes de ingeniería
Authors: Araque Marín Pedronel , Torijano Gutiérrez Sandra Adela , Arango Londoño Nicolas
Published: January 2019

La evaluación no puede limitarse a una prueba centrada en la repetición de contenidos que pretende valorar el grado de aprendizaje de los estudiantes, la evaluación debe brindar otro horizonte con relación a la calificación tradicional, es decir debe ser una herramienta válida para el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje. En el presente trabajo se propuso un diseño de rúbrica como instrumento de evaluación para la asignatura de Química General e Inorgánica de la Universidad EIA. La rúbrica basada en objetivos de aprendizaje, aspectos a valorar, descriptores, escala de calificación y criterios, fue implementada durante los periodo académico 2015-2 y 2016-1, la propuesta facilitó la calificación de desempeño de los estudiantes de primer semestre de ingeniería, no solo sobre lo que aprendieron, sino también de cómo aprendieron y las competencias desarrolladas en el proceso evidenciando diferencias estadísticamente significativa (p-valor < 0,05) en el número de estudiantes que aprobaron la asignatura.
Operative Therapy Practices in Tubercular Patients with Bone and Joint Effects of Different Etiologies
Authors: Mukhamedjanov G. S. , Sharipov R. A. , Aminev H. K. , Yagafarova R. K.
Published: January 2019

Introduction.A decrease in the number of patients with tuberculosis of the bone system coincides with an increase in the number of indications and methods for operational treatment. The continuing development in skeletal tuberculosis surgery techniques determines the search for a material capable of replacing autologous bone. Therefore, the main purpose of this paper is to enhance the results of treatment of spinal caries to speed up treatment of tuberculous osteomyelitis by applying collagen material and to solve the issues of orthopedic alignment for TB patients.

Materials and methods.Surgical treatment was carried out on 32 patients in 2016–2018. The patients were divided into several groups: 18 underwent transpedicular fixation of the spine, 2 had concomitant HIV-infection, 2 underwent necrectomy of vertebral bodies with anterior spondylodesis lift system, 1 underwent necrectomy of vertebral bodies with bone autoplasty and with plate fixation, 2 had cervical spine fixation, while 2 patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in the humerus traumatic fracture received intramedullary surgery.

Results.31 patients reported a positive dynamic following surgery, while a fatal outcome not connected with the surgery was experienced in one case. Complications included allergic reaction in one case, while three patients developed postoperative wound seroma (both patients having HIV infection). One patient reported pain in the lower extremities following TPF. 3 patients with osteitis underwent necrectomy and filling of cavities with collagen material. Wounds were healed by secondary healing, while no rejection of collagen material took place.

Conclusions.Introduction of collagen material in osteitis treatment can speed up fistula healing. The research work demonstrated the possibility of providing trauma care to patients under the conditions of an antitubercular centre.
Long-Term Results of Surgical Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism (PE) by Balloon Angioplasty (BAP) in Combination with Thrombolytic Therapy
Authors: Davydenko M. V. , Trofimov N. A. , Dragunov A. G. , Efimova I. P. , Kiseleva N. I. , Shatilova N. A. , Shipunova O. A. , Sibirtsev A. A.
Published: January 2019

Introduction. Pulmonary Arterial Thromboembolism (PATE), which is characterised by low prognosis probability and potentially high danger, ranks third in the mortality structure of cardiovascular diseases. The primary method for treating PATE is recanalisation of the pulmonary arteries affected by embolism. Although the destruction of thromboemboli with thrombolytic drugs has proven effective, the right ventricular failure progresses faster in a majority of patients with massive pulmonary embolism. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the long-term results of surgical treatment of PATE by balloon angioplasty in combination with thrombolytic therapy in comparison with isolated systemic thrombolysis.Materials and methods. The treatment of 80 patients with pulmonary embolism was analysed. Depending on the selected treatment approaches, the patients were divided into 2 groups as follows: group 1 — 39 patients, conducted by the BAP LA, in combination with thrombolysis; group 2 — 41 patients who underwent conservative treatment (thrombolysis and subsequent anticoagulation therapy).Results. Despite the small sample and short period of observation, we may note the significantly better results of treatment in group 1 of the study. Positive dynamics of ECG indicators — in particular, pulmonary hypertension, RV KDR, functional class of heart failure NYHA as well as the reduction of right ventricular overload according to the ECG — indicates that the BAP LA method for the surgical treatment of pulmonary embolism, in combination with thrombolytic therapy, is effective and safe.Conclusions. Balloon angioplasty of pulmonary arteries in combination with thrombolytic therapy can significantly reduce the degree of pulmonary hypertension (рχ2 = 0.034), as well as helping to normalise the size of the right ventricle (рχ2 < 0.001) and improvement in functional class of heart failure NYHA (рχ2 = 0.026) in patients with pulmonary embolism compared with patients with isolated thrombolytic therapy.
Analysis of Early and Distant Results of Various Options for Eliminating the Residual Liver Cavity Following Echinococcectomy
Authors: Panteleyev V. S.
Published: January 2019

Introduction. The available literature on the surgery of echinococcosis is mainly presented by retrospective studies, and the results of these studies are often contradictory, especially when it comes to options for the elimination of the residual cavity after removal of the parasitic liver cyst. In this regard, the main purpose of this work is to evaluate the effectiveness of various ways to eliminate the residual liver cavity after echinococcectomy.Materials and methods. The Republican clinical hospital was the host (city of Ufa, Russia) to conduct a prospective analysis of 234 cases of laparotomic surgical removal of echinococcal cysts in the period from 2000 to 2017. The patients were divided into three groups depending on the surgical tactics to solve the problem of residual liver cavity: the first group (n = 84) patients underwent capitonnage and intussusception of the fibrous capsule of the residual cavity; in the second (n = 79) group the greater omental pedicle flap was tamponaded; in the third (n = 71) group underwent the maximum possible excision of the fibrous capsule and the remaining empty space in the liver was opened into the abdominal cavity.Results and discussion: The suppuration of the residual cavity, being the most frequent complication encountered in our study, with almost the same frequency was noted in both groups of patients, where the elimination of the residual cavity was carried out by capitonnage or greater omentum tamponading. According to multifactorial analysis, infectious complications and recurrence of echinococcus were statistically lower in group III than in other groups (p = 0.002 and 0.001; p = 0.004 and p = 0.002).Conclusion. The findings showed that the safest option for “frugal” echinococcectomy was the maximum possible excision of the fibrous cap with subsequent aplatisation. This approach was characterised by the least number of infectious complications and did not require repeated interventions.
A Case of the Giant Buschke — Loewenstein Tumour
Authors: Beloborodov V. A. , Vorobev V. A. , Sharakshinov B. K.
Published: January 2019

Introduction. The Buschke — Loewenstein tumour was described for the first time in 1925 as a rare giant condyloma. The main cause of this pathology is the human papillomavirus, which is introduced into the body under certain conditions. This pathogen can be transmitted sexually. The neoplasm is usually localised in the anogenital region. Malignant transformation and its spread to the penis are even more rare.

Aims. The Buschke — Loewenstein tumour is a rare pathology, whose course and treatment features are of considerable interest to urologists.

Materials and methods. This article presents a clinical case of the malignant giant Buschke — Loewenstein tumour with primary localisation on the anterior abdominal wall and spreading to the genitals of a 42-year-old man without accompanying immunodeficiency or urogenital infections. The anamnesis of the gradually progressive disease in the absence of any treatment was more than 10 years. When preoperative cytological examination of the biopsy did not reveal signs of malignant transformation, the patient underwent simultaneous removal of all neoplasm foci and reconstructive plastic surgery using skin grafts.

Results and Discussion. The foci of the tumour were removed entirely without disturbing surgical boundaries. A postoperative histological examination revealed small foci of squamous cell carcinoma in remote tissues. A postoperative observation conducted six months following surgery revealed no signs of recurrence of the disease.

Conclusion. Buschke-Loewenstein tumours are rarely accompanied by malignancy. Nevertheless, oncological vigilance forms a necessary element of postoperative procedures. Following removal of a large neoplasm, the choice of reconstructive plastic surgery is of particular significance for postoperative quality of life. For the prevention of relapse, it is advisable to conduct immunotherapy in the postoperative period.
La inverosimilitud de un mundo posible sin amor. «El cuento de la criada», de Margaret Atwood.
Authors: Hernández Ruiz Victoria
Published: January 2019

Resumen: Los mundos posibles distópicos se caracterizan por la ausencia casi absoluta de componentes ficcionales relacionados con el amor, lo que los convierte en intransitables e inhabitables. El mundo posible de El cuento de la criada, de Margaret Atwood carece aparentemente de la estructura social del amor. Este hecho convertiría el orden general de dicho mundo en inverosímil ya que no representa las estructuras sociales que conforman el mundo real efectivo. El artículo pretende demostrar mediante el análisis de la microestructura que, aunque ocultas, las alusiones al amor están presentes en este mundo distópico, lo que lo convierte en inteligible y significativo.
M. Broze, L. Couloubaritsis, A. Hypsilanti, P. Mavromoustakos y D. Viviers (eds.), Le mythe d´Hélène, Éditions OUSIA, Bruselas, 2003
Authors: Martín González Elena
Published: January 2019

Reseña de M. Broze, L. Couloubaritsis, A. Hypsilanti, P. Mavromoustakos y D. Viviers (eds.), Le mythe d´Hélène, Éditions OUSIA, Bruselas, 2003
Blood Viscosity in Patients with Diabetic Nephropathy Versus Blood Viscosity in Healthy Patients
Authors: Monica Tudorache , Loredana Hanzu-Pazara , Daniela Duşa , Ileana Ion
Published: January 2019

Diabetic nephropathy is the major cause of severe renal impairment and even chronic terminal renal failure requiring dialysis. Blood viscosity is clearly modified in diabetic patients, and particularly in those with severe renal impairment

The purpose of this study is to highlight blood viscosity values at different shear rates in patients with diabetic nephropathy compared to the control group.

There is a significant increase in blood viscosity in patients with definite renal impairment.
Antivirals for Virus Induced Exacerbations of Asthma and COPD Treatment
Authors: Cristina Grigorescu , Antonela Antoniu Sabina , Ruxandra Oţelea Marina , Antohe Ileana , Petronela Fildan Ariadna , Anton Arghir Ioan , Doina Tofolean Ecaterina
Published: January 2019

Viral respiratory infections in patients with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can cause severe exacerbations, increasing the risk of secondary bacterial infections and having a significant impact on disease-related morbidity and mortality. Several antivirals such as oseltamivir and zanamivir evaluated in influenza and other virus-induced respiratory infections are discussed in this review as a starting point of their potential use in improving the outcome of asthma and COPD exacerbations. However, the efficacy of antiviral therapy for asthma/COPD exacerbations needs a further evaluation.
Aquatic beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera) of selected Natura 2000 protected sites in eastern Slovakia – a new record for Slovakia and new distribution records
Authors: Sáinz-Cantero Carmen E. , de Figueroa J. Manuel Tierno , Oboňa Jozef , Hrivniak Ľuboš , Manko Peter
Published: January 2019

Results of faunistic research of aquatic Coleoptera in seven Natura 2000 Sites of Community Importance are presented in this paper. Altogether, 50 species were recorded. One species, Helochares (Helochares) punctatus Sharp, 1869, is recorded as new to the fauna of Slovakia. Three very rare species in Slovakia (Dryops similaris Bollow 1936, Limnius intermedius Fairmaire, 1881, and Hydraena excisa Kiesenwetter, 1849) were found at new sites. First faunistic records on aquatic Coleoptera from two important protected sites are presented. Furthermore, data on the occurrence of several species and on the water beetle diversity of partial river basins of Slovakia were considerably extended.
Additional new records of Agromyzidae (Diptera) from the Palaearctic Region
Authors: Černý Miloš
Published: January 2019

Additional new records of the species from the family Agromyzidae from the Palaearctic Region are presented. New data on the distribution of 104 species are given as follows: Afghanistan (3 species), Algeria (10), Austria (5), Bulgaria (2), Croatia (22), Czech Republic (8 species: Bohemia 5, Moravia 4), Egypt (3), France (2), Germany (1), Iran (1), Italy (3), Kazakhstan (25), Liechtenstein (10), Montenegro (2), Romania (1), Serbia (2), Slovakia (11), Slovenia (3), Spain (5), Turkey (13), Uzbekistan (1). One synonym is proposed: Ophiomyia crispa Guglya, 2013 (= O. hungarica Černý in Papp & Černý, 2015, syn. nov.).
Gender in Fulani Proverbs
Authors: Baldi Sergio , Leger Rudolf
Published: January 2019

Presented paper deals with Fulani people of West Africa and with the influence of their way of life on their language. One part of the Fulani people lives nomadic pastoral live, meanwhile another part is sedentary, living in the towns. The authors of the paper pay their attention to the the gender of Fulani proverbs which reflects the way of life of Fulani people.
”The History of Human Stupidity”: Vojtěch Frič and his Program of a Comparative Study of Religions
Authors: Křížová Markéta
Published: January 2019

The present article represents a partial outcome of a larger project that focuses on the history of the beginnings of anthropology as an organized science at the end of the nineteenth and the beginning of the twentieth centuries, in the broader socio-political context of Central Europe. Attention is focused especially on the nationalist and social competitions that had an important impact upon intellectual developments, but in turn were influenced by the activities of scholars and their public activities. The case study of Vojtěch (Alberto) Frič, traveler and amateur anthropologist, who in the first two decades of the twentieth century presented to European scientific circles and the general public in the Czech Lands his magnanimous vision of the comparative study of religions, serves as a starting point for considerations concerning the general debates on the purpose, methods, and ethical dimensions of ethnology as these were resonating in Central European academia of the period under study.
Aspects Determining the Auto-identification of Native Communities in Contemporary Peru
Authors: Springerová Pavlína , Picková Zdeňka
Published: January 2019

The case of Peru evinces quite specific aspects missing in other states with numerous indigenous minorities. During the second half of the 20th century, indigenous communities in local sierra were officially renamed as agrarian communities (comunidades campesinas), which resulted in wiping their identity away in exchange for land reform and incorporation to state structures. The status of native people has slightly improved since the introduction of a new constitution in 1993 and the implementation of responsive laws later. However, up to the present the self-identification with the terms Quechua, Aymara, indigenous, native, mestizo or campesino often results in extensive consequences stemming from the persisting racism and hierarchic society. This article deals with the impacts related to ethnicity and auto-identification in contemporary Peru, focusing on variables determining the status of indigenous people within the 25 Peruvian regions. The national census held in autumn 2017 incorporated for the first time in history the possibility of ethnic auto-identification. The anticipated results might outline a new direction in terms of social status and identification within the native communities.
Sixteenth-century Mexican Monasteries and Art. An Anthropological Perspective
Authors: Brenišínová Monika
Published: January 2019

This paper deals with sixteenth-century Mexican monastic architecture and art. Mexican monasteries were constructed all over the territory of New Spain (1635-1821) in relation to the need to evangelize the native American populations. The article discusses the place of this architecture and art in the historiography of the history of art taking into consideration the changes of paradigms and putting particular emphasis on anthropology and its approaches. In terms of method, it is interdisciplinary and combines synchronic and diachronic perspectives.
A marriage of convenience or an amicable divorce: Metaphorical blends in the debates on Brexit
Authors: Berberović Sanja , Mujagić Mersina
Published: January 2019

The paper investigates the interaction of conceptual blending and conceptual metaphor in producing figurative creativity in discourse. The phenomenon of figurative creativity is defined by Kövecses (2005) as creativity arising through the cognitive mechanisms of metonymy, metaphor, and blending. Specifically, the paper examines the use of creative figurative language in the British public discourse on the topic on Brexit. The aim of this paper is to show that conventional metaphors can be creatively stretched through conceptual blending, producing instances of creative figurative language. Specifically, applying blending theory, we will analyse innovative conceptual blends, motivated by the conventional marriage/divorce metaphor. In addition, the paper also examines the way in which creative figurative language produced in metaphorical blends provides discourse coherence at intertextual and intratextual levels.
Teaching materials for ESL distance learning
Authors: Memić-Fišić Iris , Bijedić Nina
Published: January 2019

Distance education, as a form of education that enables and promotes development of autonomous life-long learning skill, necessary to keep up with rapid changes and development in today’s society, is a concept definitely worth considering. Teaching a foreign language in a distance education system is very challenging, primarily in terms of overcoming the main gap – lack of direct contact between teachers and learners. This paper focuses on the aspect of teaching materials used for ESL in a distance learning system.
Fast and cheap identification of elite aspen clones in the North-West of Russia using ISSR markers
Authors: Zhigunov Anatoly V. , Shabunin Dmitrii A. , Butenko Olesia Yu. , Lebedeva Marina V.
Published: January 2019

In 2001–2006, several experimental aspen plantations were established in the North-West of Russia (Leningrad region). Three in vitro propagated elite aspen (Populus tremula L.) clones from the Kostroma Forest Research Station were used as the planting stock for plantations. The planting plans of some experimental plantations were lost, which made it impossible to identify the genetic lineages. 13-years old unknown aspen clones demonstrated prominent growth rates, and reliably overtook natural aspen coppice. ISSR markers were used for fast and cheap restoring of the missing planting plan of the experimental aspen plantation under study; as a result, progenies of three elite aspen clones were recognized. The best fast-growing and stem rot resistant aspen clones was identified and called “Kostroma”.
Running events in Polish forests in the opinion of their participants
Authors: Janeczko Emilia , Tomusiak Robert , Woźnicka Małgorzata , Janeczko Krzysztof
Published: January 2019

The article presents the results of a questionnaire survey aimed at determining social preferences in relation to running as a form of active leisure time in forests. These preferences were established on the basis of surveys conducted via the Internet by means of social media services. The survey was carried out in 2016 and covered 346 people living in Poland, interested in running and jogging. It involved people over 18 years of age. As a research tool, an Internet questionnaire was used, which included questions concerning the attractiveness of the forest for practicing running, the frequency of running events in the forest, and factors motivating to take part in the running event. Statistical analysis was performed considering the influence of personal characteristics (gender, age, place of residence) and experience in running on the preferences of respondents with the use of the chi-square test. Men dominated among the respondents. The majority of respondents were people aged 35–44 living in towns. Over half of the respondents declared that they practiced athletic or recreational running for more than 4 years. The results show that the Polish forests are an attractive place for running. The preferences varied significantly, mainly in relation to gender, age, and experience in running. Age differentiated the views of respondents on the attractiveness of the forest as a place for running. Participating in forest running events was determined by gender, place of residence, and experience in running. Participants of such events are more frequently men, residing in towns. It was observed that the frequency of participation in running events increases with experience. The attractiveness of the running event was associated mainly with its general atmosphere and the characteristics of the running trail. However, the views were diversified according to gender, age, residence, and experience in running.
Influence of machining technologies and quality of logs on material losses of typical supply of Scots pine wood (Pinus sylvestris L.) destined for layered floorboards
Authors: Kozakiewicz Paweł , Rębkowski Bartłomiej , Koczan Grzegorz , Krzosek Sławomir
Published: January 2019

Pine wood is commonly used in the production of floorings and is mainly used for solid wood planks and as a base in multi-layer flooring material. From an economic and ecological point of view, flaws such as flattening or heartwood ratio are very important when buying material for production. 40 logs of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) have been selected from wood deposit, from typical wood delivery. The ratios of sapwood and heartwood have been quantified, as well as eccentricity and flattening, in order to determine the suitability of the selected material for processing into floorings. There are two existing methods of log processing: sawing and peripheral cutting. Sawing is the most common one and widely used, although peripheral cutting could be more effective, especially for production of base in multi-layer floorings. The total loss volume for the two methods of manipulation and processing have been calculated. First one is sawing in accordance to schematics used in the sawmill of one of the largest producers of multilayer floorings in Europe. Second one is peripheral cutting with three diameters of peeler roll. Total loss volume for sawing was 55.8 ± 10.5% and for peripheral cutting with peeler roll with biggest chosen diameter of 100 mm was 45.6 ± 9.5%. Therefore, in presented case, peripheral cutting is more efficient than sawing.
Hybridity of a plant created in a combination of crossing of (Vaccinium uliginosum L. × V. vitis-idaea L.) × Oxycoccus macrocarpus (Aiton) Pursh at the tetraploid level
Authors: Marozau Aleh , Baranov Oleg Yu.
Published: January 2019

The aim of the study was to determine the hybridity of the F1 generation of Vaccinium cf. uliginosum × V. vitis-idaea × Oxycoccus macrocarpus created through the consecutive crossing of some common berry species of the family Ericaceae (bog whortleberry, cowberry and marsh cranberry) at the tetraploid level. Certain aspects of phenology and morphometric parameters of vegetative organs of the supposed hybrid and parent plants were analysed using traditional methods of comparative analysis. Molecular genetic assay, including random amplification of polymorphic DNA, simple sequence repeat and sequencing, were also used. Comparison of the phenological and morphometric features of the experimental plant and its parents allows suggesting that in the combination of crossing of (V. uliginosum × V. vitis-idaea) × O. macrocarpus (the cultivar Searles), a three-species hybrid was created. The allelic variants, specific for V. uliginosum, V. vitis-idaea and O. macrocarpus, were detected in the V. cf. uliginosum × V. vitis-idaea × O. macrocarpus genotype. A next-generation sequencing approach is suggested for estimating the share of the genomes of Vaccinium spp. in the formation of the interspecies hybrid.
Impact of forest growth conditions on the wood density: the case of Amur Region
Authors: Romanova Natalia A. , Zhirnov Alexander B. , Yust Natalia A. , Fucheng Xu
Published: January 2019

The problem of determining the dependence of the chainsaw on the density of wood, substantiation of effective options for the number of chainsaws in the assortment and whiplash method of logging is quite relevant. In the Far East of Russia, in particular, in the Amur region, the forest growth conditions are different from the western ones, and therefore, the properties of the wood differ from the generally accepted ones. The article describes forest growth conditions that influence the properties of the wood in areas of the Amur region. Using the method of density determination, the density of larch, pine and birch were studied for first time in the areas of the region. The dependence of the density on humidity, age, species, season of the year and the area of growth was found out. The results of the research showed that under humidity of 70%, the density of larch was 1088.99 kg/m3, it was 919.8 kg/m3 for pine and it was for birch 915.9 kg/m3.
Traffic effects on leaf macro- and micro-morphological traits
Authors: Allahnouri Masoomeh , Aghbash Farhad Ghasemi , Pazhouhan Iman
Published: January 2019

The aim of this study was to evaluate the traffic-related effects on morphological and anatomical traits of Fraxinus rotundifolia and Morus alba along the Malayer-Hamedan road. In the study area, populations of two species of F. rotundifolia (30 individual trees) and M. alba (30 individual trees) were selected for sampling. The results showed that the leaf and stomata dimensions at distances near to the roadside were significantly lower compared to longer distances from the road. For F. rotundifolia, the number of veins showed the lowest plasticity, while in case of M. alba, the stomata length (P = 0.52) and the number of veins (P = 0.54) showed the lowest plasticity related to the environmental conditions. Results of discriminant analysis for population grouping for the two species of F. rotundifolia and M. alba confirmed the accuracy of grouping 74.8% and 79.5%, respectively. In case of trees that were farther away from the road, guard and epidermal cells were located at the same level. We found that the leaf stomata in M. alba were closed more than in F. rotundifolia at the same distance. Totally, the results of this research show that the air pollution stress impacted the tree morphological traits. From the two species, F. rotundifolia was more resistant in terms of pollution stress.
Carabid communities (Coleoptera, Carabidae) in differently managed forage legume stands in the Podpoľanie region (Central Slovakia)
Authors: Vician Vladimír , Kočík Karol , Slobodník Branko , Svitok Marek , Stašiov Slavomír
Published: January 2019

The paper presents the results of studies on the communities of Carabids from the land registry area of the Očová village (Podpoľanie region, Central Slovakia). The research was carried out in two consecutive vegetation periods on two different agricultural plots with alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.): the first of them (locality Nadhájniková) was managed intensively, and the second one (locality Koteľnice) was characterized by a nature-friendly, low-input agro-environmental management form, without application of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides. On the studied sites, the observed species composition of Carabidae was similar. Neverthe-less, the higher total number of individuals and the higher species richness were typical for the nature-friendly managed plot in Koteľnice. On both plots, the highest abundances were reached in Poecilus cupreus, Pterostichus melanarius and Pseudoophonus rufipes. On the intensively managed plot in Nadhájniková, however, the abundances of all these species were markedly lower. Our results suggest that the studied component of epigeic fauna finds better ecological conditions on the sites with the nature-friendly management form.
Construction of tree species composition map of Estonia using multispectral satellite images, soil map and a random forest algorithm
Authors: Lang Mait , Kaha Mihkel , Laarmann Diana , Sims Allan
Published: January 2019

Landsat-8 OLI and Sentinel-2 MSI images from years 2015 and 2016, a 1:10,000 digital soil map and a large number of reference samples were used with a random forest machine learning implementation in GRASS GIS to construct a tree species map for the entire territory of Estonia (42,755 km2). Class probabilities for seven main tree species, an extra class for other species and probability of the forest cover not conforming to the forest definition were assigned for each pixel. Validation of dominant species distribution by area showed very strong correlation at county level both in state forests (R2 = 0.98) and in private forests (R2 = 0.93). Validation of tree species composition using harvester measurement data from 2,045 regeneration felling areas showed also very strong correlation (R2 = 0.75) with the measured values of the proportion of coniferous trees. There was some tendency to underestimate the proportion of more common species and overestimation was found for the species with smaller proportion in the mixture. The accuracy for the proportion of deciduous species that were present in a smaller number of reference observations was substantially smaller. Validation of the results by using data from 659 large sample plots from the database of the Estonian Network of Forest Research Plots and 3,002 small sample plots from the National Forest Inventory (NFI) data base confirmed the findings based on harvester data. The NFI data revealed also a decrease of estimation error with the increase of forest age. Cohen’s kappa index of agreement for main species for NFI sample plots with main species proportion equal to or greater than 75% decreased from 0.69 to 0.66 when observations with forests younger than 20 years were included in the comparison. Overall, the constructed map provides valuable data about tree species composition for the forests where no up to date inventory data are available or for the projects that require continuous cover of tree species data of known quality over the entire Estonia.
Plant landscape planning and design of Nanshan Botanical Garden (China) based on forest ecological garden
Authors: Wang Ren
Published: January 2019

In recent years, with the rapid development of human civilization, a variety of environmental problems have emerged. As the most important natural ecological system of terrestrial ecosystems, forest ecosystem plays a significant role in protecting the environment and beautifying cities. The landscape planning and design of botanical gardens is of great significance to the maintenance of the urban forest ecosystem. Taking the Nanshan botanical garden as the research object, this paper analysed the present situation of the garden and carried out the vegetation landscape planning transformation on it from the perspective of landscape ecology. Then, the landscape hierarchy analysis method was used to evaluate the landscape after the transformation, the results of which suggested that the comprehensive evaluation of the garden was the highest when the plant landscape was diversified and the structure level was reasonable, which provided a reference for the optimization of the urban forest ecosystem.
Assessment of forest thinning intensity using sparse point clouds from repeated airborne lidar measurements
Authors: Lang Mait , Arumäe Tauri
Published: January 2019

Thinning cuttings create moderate disturbances in forest stands. Thinning intensity indicates the amount of felled wood relative to the initial standing volume. We used sparse point clouds from airborne lidar measurements carried out in 2008 and 2012 at Aegviidu test site, Estonia, to study stand level relationships of thinning intensity to the changes in canopy cover and ALS-based wood volume estimates. Thinning intensity (K
r, HRV) was estimated from forest inventory data and harvester measurements of removed wood volume. The thinning intensity ranged from 17% to 56%. By raising threshold from 1.3 m to 8.0 m over ground surface we observed less canopy cover change, but stronger correlation with thinning intensity. Correlation between ALS-based and harvester-based thinning intensity was moderate. The ALS-based thinning intensity estimate was systematically smaller than K
r, HRV. Forest height growth compensates for a small decrease in canopy cover and intensity estimates for weak thinnings are not reliable using sparse point clouds and a four-year measurement interval.