bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Compositiones Lucenses and Mappæ Clavicula: two traditions or one? New evidence from empirical analysis and assessment of the literature
Authors: Frison Guido , Brun Giulia
Published: April 2018

Information on materials and procedures of painters of the past can be gained from the latest examinations of a painting and its materials and from documentary sources, the change of meaning of which is of prior interest to historians of technical art. This paper is an empirical and theoretical examination of the relationships between the two main early medieval collections of craft recipes, the Compositiones Lucenses and the Mappæ Clavicula. The primary aim of this work is to criticise the current prevalent meaning of the concept of Mappæ Clavicula, and to show that its tradition does not include that of Compositiones: these two traditions, despite sharing two sets of manuscripts, result in two appreciably different texts. The first edition of the eighth to ninth centuries recipe book Compositiones Lucenses (Lucca, Biblioteca Capitolare, 490) occurred in 1739, and the twelfth century exemplar of Mappæ Clavicula’s text about one century later (Corning, Museum of Glass, Phillipps 3715, or Corning manuscript). In the interwar period and particularly after WWII, the Lucca manuscript was predominantly considered to be a member of the Mappae Clavicula tradition, which was regarded as second only to Theophilus’s De diversis artibus, as a written source for the study of medieval technology. ‘Compositiones Lucenses’ and ‘Mappæ Clavicula’ are taxonomic concepts for the classification of medieval manuscripts and texts, the meanings of which we redefine in this paper. In contrast to today’s prevailing approach, we move the focus from two single manuscripts (Lucca 490 and Corning) to two different traditions of witnesses, and from single texts to collections of texts bound in the same codex. The critical section of the paper concerns the most important interpretations of the notion of Mappæ Clavicula, while the positive section draws on three works: the seminal paper by Halleux and Meyvaert (1980s), Baroni’s first critical edition of Mappæ, and the inventory of the manuscripts of the Compositiones tradition by Brun (2010s). In the empirical section we contrast the two traditions and consider two sets of items: twelve manuscripts reveal the internal structure of the Compositiones Lucenses tradition, and nine codices, which transmit both traditions, shed light on how these traditions differ. As a result of the present research, we show that a significant segment of the Compositiones Lucenses tradition is composed of an aggregation of small recipe nuclei, and that this tradition developed regardless of that of the Mappæ. The Mappæ Clavicula and Compositiones Lucenses are two distinct textual traditions and not members of a super-corpus.
Perceived risks and enjoyment of access-based consumption: identifying barriers and motivations to fashion renting
Authors: Lang Chunmin
Published: April 2018

Access-based consumption, a growing trend in today’s society, provides the consumer with an opportunity to have access to new and diverse products without the burden of ownership. As one form of access-based consumption in the fashion industry, fashion renting still lacks development and popularity. The purpose of this study is to identify how perceived risks and frugal shopping affect the attitudes, perceived enjoyment and further behavioral intention toward the adoption of fashion renting. An online survey was conducted with 452 participants in the United States. Structural equation modeling was employed to test the proposed hypotheses. The results confirmed the negative influences of three perceived risks (financial risk, performance risk, psychological risk) and the positive influences of frugal shopping on attitude toward and perceived enjoyment of fashion renting. Additionally, perceived enjoyment and attitudes were both found having positive influences on consumers’ intention toward fashion renting. This study contributes to existing literature by discovering the effects of perceived risks on attitude and perceived enjoyment of fashion renting and further fashion renting intentions. Managerial suggestions are also provided to promote fashion renting in the future.
52 degrees south: mental health services in the Falkland Islands
Authors: Rimicans Karen , McInerny Tim
Published: April 2018

This article discusses the factors that have shaped the development of the new mental health legislation within the Falkland Islands. The process of implementing new legislation within this remote island community is discussed, including the aspirations underlying the new legislation, the management of psychiatric emergencies and the needs of the clinical team.
Internet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy for young children with obsessive–compulsive disorder: development and initial evaluation of the BIP OCD Junior programme
Authors: Aspvall Kristina , Andrén Per , Lenhard Fabian , Andersson Erik , Mataix-Cols David , Serlachius Eva
Published: April 2018

Background

Internet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy (ICBT) is a promising approach for increasing access to evidence-based treatments.

Aims

To develop and evaluate the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of an ICBT programme for young children with obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD), named BIP OCD Junior.

Method

Eleven children aged 7–11 years were enrolled in a 12-week open trial of parent- and therapist-guided ICBT for OCD. The primary outcome measure was the Children's Yale–Brown Obsessive–Compulsive Scale (CY-BOCS).

Results

There was a significant improvement in OCD symptoms post-treatment, with a large within-group effect size on the CY-BOCS (Cohen's d = 1.86, 95% CI 0.83 to 2.86). Results were maintained at 3-month follow-up. Both children and parents rated the treatment as credible and were highly satisfied with the intervention.

Conclusions

BIP OCD Junior is a feasible and credible treatment option for young children with OCD. Randomised controlled trials are needed to further establish its efficacy and cost-effectiveness relative to gold standard face-to-face CBT.

Declaration of interest

None.
Shared decision-making with involuntary hospital patients: a qualitative study of barriers and facilitators
Authors: Giacco Domenico , Mavromara Liza , Gamblen Jennifer , Conneely Maev , Priebe Stefan
Published: April 2018

Background

Last year, there were more than 63 622 involuntary admissions to psychiatric hospitals in England. One of the core principles stipulated in the code of practice for care under the Mental Health Act is involving involuntary patients in care decisions.

Aims

Identifying barriers and facilitators to shared decision-making with involuntary patients.

Method

Focus groups and individual interviews with patients and clinicians who have experience with involuntary hospital treatment were carried out. Data were subjected to thematic analysis.

Results

Twenty-two patients and 16 clinicians participated. Barriers identified included challenges in communication, and noisy and busy wards making one-to-one meetings difficult. Patient involvement was identified as easier if initiated early after admission and if the whole clinical team was on board. Carers' presence helped decision-making through providing additional information and comfort.

Conclusions

The barriers and facilitators identified can inform changes in the practice of involuntary care to increase patient involvement.

Declaration of interest

None.
Trophic ulcers of venous etiology: diagnosis and treatment
Authors: Каторкин Сергей , Katorkin Sergey , Мельников Михаил , Mel'nikov Mihail
Published: April 2018

The training manual sets forth modern views on the etiology, pathogenesis, clinic and principles of complex treatment of patients with trophic ulcers of venous etiology.
Individual tactics based on the use of clinico-functional and biomechanical methods in diagnosis and treatment are substantiated.
The authors described methods of conservative treatment, the technique of classical operations and modern innovative technologies. It meets the requirements of the Federal State Educational Standard of Higher Education of the latest generation.
The manual is intended for students of medical higher educational institutions, clinical residents, surgeons, angio-surgeons and general practitioners.
Psychology of business communication
Authors: Бороздина Галина , Borozdina Galina
Published: April 2018

This course is based on the research of foreign and domestic psychological experience in establishing business cooperation and formation of effective relationships in professional activities.
The feature of this book is its complex nature (business and informal communications are considered in a close correlation).
The material are extensively illustrated by concrete examples from fiction books and real life situations, which are presented in an accessible and easily recognizable form for the readers.
This book is intended for students who attend the "Psychology of business communication" course both in the state and private universities, as well as for all the people interested in psychology.
Od stylizacji do błędu w przekładzie
Authors: Manasterska‑Wiącek Edyta
Published: April 2018

Modes of expression and misconceptions in translation

The article is devoted to the translation of Mistrz Twardowski by J.I. Kraszewski. The translator rendering the text into another linguistic environment should adjust appropriate modes of expression in order to achieve adequacy. It happens that he gets lost searching for transparency. The analyzed translation abounds with linguistic mistakes that are not a result of the relation between a target language and a translation language. On the stylistic grounds incompatibility and non‑parallelism prevail at all levels. Presumably the frequency of the mistakes will not affect significantly the reader’s perception of the text. The translation is deprived of stylization aimed at the early language and the mistakes do not compensate for the absence of the early language elements that the reader is unaware of.
Czy włoskie tłumaczenie może oddać francuskie rozróżnienie na czasy historii i dyskursu?
Authors: Nowakowska Małgorzata
Published: April 2018

Can Italian Translation Render the French Distinction Between Historical Tenses and Discourse Tenses? (An Analysis of a Translation of Le Petit Prince by Antoine de Saint‑Exupéry)
This article addresses the use of two French Past tenses in a narrative text: passé simple and passé composé. These tenses are used in two different types of utterances, respectively: « history » and « discourse » (Benveniste). De Saint‑Exupéry made use of this distinction in order to build two parallel narrations: the history of the Little Prince and that of the narrator‑pilot. The author discusses the (im)possibility of marking these two narrations in an Italian translation.
Tłumacz i tłumaczenie z perspektywy normy tłumaczeniowej
Authors: Gałuskina Ksenia
Published: April 2018

The Translator and the Translation From the Perspective of the Translation Standard (PN-EN 15038 and PN-EN ISO 17100)
This article aims to look at the translator and the translation from the perspective of the translation standard, understood as a standardization document. Therefore, it is a look from the perspective of the translation market, which sees translation in terms of an economic phenomenon. The article discusses the assumptions of standard, its objective and subjective scope of application, requirements for translators and the course of the translation process based on the international standard ISO 17100 and its predecessor, the European Standard 15038.
Teaching Norms in Interpreting
Authors: Kruk‑Junger Katarzyna
Published: April 2018

Nauczanie norm w tłumaczeniu ustnym Niniejszy artykuł przybliża kwestię szkolenia przyszłych tłumaczy ustnych w zakresie norm przydatnych w rozwiązywaniu ich codziennych problemów związanych z wykonywaniem zawodu. W celu ustalenia najczęstszych trudności w pracy pośrednika językowego skorzystano z modelu wpływu poszczególnych elementów sytuacji komunikacyjnej na jakość przekładu, który zaproponowany został w 2013 r. Jak się okazuje, większość problemów wskazywanych przez tłumaczy nie znajduje odzwierciedlenia w proponowanych programach studiów, a w konsekwencji młodzi adepci zawodu nie są należycie przygotowani do rozwiązywania trudności napotkanych w pracy, zwłaszcza gdy chodzi o normy dotyczące profesjonalnego zachowania. Dlatego też proponowany program zajęć zawiera najważniejsze reguły nie tylko z dziedziny ogólnie rozumianego przekładu, lecz także z obszarów pokrewnych, takich jak kultura i komunikacja w biznesie, które wypracowały interesujące rozwiązania i wskazówki mogące pomóc również tłumaczom ustnym w ich codziennej pracy.
Przekłady oper Giacoma Pucciniego – normy translatorskie a polska tradycja teatralna
Authors: Muszyńska‑Andrejczyk Agnieszka
Published: April 2018

Giacomo Puccini’s Opera Translations – Standards in Translation and Polish Theatrical Tradition
The paper will discuss the translations of Giacomo Puccini’s operatic librettos that are present in Polish opera theaters, the Great Theatre – National Opera in Warsaw in particular. Among the examples there are translations in poetic key, those made strictly for singing purposes and philological ones. They illustrate standards in libretto translation that have changed over time.
Norma i proces przekładu a nowe wyzwania tłumaczeniowe, czyli o kanadyjskiej hybrydyczności literatury i możliwościach jej przekładu
Authors: Warmuzińska-Rogóż Joanna
Published: April 2018

Norm, Process of Translation and New Translation Challenges, or on Canadian Hybridity of Literature and Translation Possibilities
The analysis contributes to the reflection on whether the norm in the translation defined as one original formulated in one language and its translation still makes sense in the modern hybrid world. That one is characterized by obliterating borders and by emerging of literary texts in which translation often becomes an inherent part of the creative process. An illustration of this phenomenon comes from Canadian literature, in which the translation is often not only the main axis of thematic aspect, but also an element determining its creation.
normas en la traducción poética
Authors: Jackiewicz Aleksandra
Published: April 2018

Norms in Poetry Translation: A Contrastive Study of the Poem Pierwsza przechadzka by Leopold Staff and Its Translations Into Spanish
The aim of the article is to show the difficulties which might be encountered by the translator who revolves to transfer a specific features of the reality presented in the poem Pierwsza przechadzka by Leopold Staff. These difficulties stem from structural and cultural differences between Polish and Spanish. The contrastive study of the source text and their translations into Spanish will show to what extent the translators understood the uniqueness of Staff’s poem and if they managed to convey reality they depict to the Spanish reader. The present study is based on the theory of translation as “the experience of the foreign” (l’épreuve de l’étranger) put forward by Antoine Berman as well as on the selected theories of Efim Etkind. They are employed to determine which features typical of Staff’s poem were essential for their translators into Spanish and how the translation choices they made influenced the reality depicted in the source text.
Increased time between diagnosis and surgery in slipped capital femoral epiphysis results in increased radiographic deformity
Authors: Fedorak G. T. , DeRosa D. C. , Brough A. K. , Miyamoto R. H.
Published: April 2018

Purpose

Previous work has examined the impact of delay of diagnosis in slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) but not the impact of delay in treatment after radiographic diagnosis. Due to requirements for long distance transportation from less developed regions for many of our patients, our hospital was able to study variation in time between diagnosis and surgery for SCFE, as related to slip severity.

Methods

This is a retrospective review of patients treated for SCFE between 2005 and 2014 at a tertiary care paediatric hospital. Demographics, time between diagnosis and surgery, radiographic deformity (Southwick angle), postoperative complications and need for further surgery were variables of interest. Statistical analysis included Pearson and Spearman rank correlations and chi-squared tests.

Results

The study sample included 147 hips (119 patients). Mean time between radiographic diagnosis and surgery was 20.9 days (sd 46, 0 to 321). The mean Southwick angle (SA) at the time of surgery was 31.9° (sd 19.6°, 1° to 83°). There was a significant relationship between increased delay and increased SA (0.34, p < 0.001). Increased SA was correlated with need for future significant surgery (0.27, p < 0.01). Patients from less-developed regions, with barriers to timely care, had moderate and severe deformity (SA) (p < 0.01), and required significant further surgery more often than SCFE patients from the local population (p < 0.01)

Conclusion

The unique referral environment of our hospital provided an opportunity to examine traditional recommendations for treating SCFE promptly after radiographic diagnosis. Delay in treatment is correlated with increased radiographic deformity.

Level of Evidence

III
‘Neither a professional nor a friend’: the liminal spaces of parents and volunteers in family support
Authors: Fisher Jenny , Lawthom Rebecca , Mitchell-Smith Zinnia , O’Neill Teresa , McLaughlin Hugh
Published: April 2018

Home-Start is a family support charity whose delivery model is a national and global example of how targeted volunteer support can benefit parents, carers and children experiencing difficult times, in both domestic and other spaces. Parenting support continues to be a key policy area for the current UK government and other policy-makers across the Global North. In this article we draw on qualitative findings from an ethnography of a Home-Start organisation in a city in the north of England. The theoretical framework of liminality, a space between social structures, allows for an appreciation of the ambiguous nature of supporting parents in the private domestic spaces, and the ways in which this support enables parents and families to move forward. The article has broader implications for global social care and social work practice, specifically demonstrating the importance of the relationships between parents and volunteers in the every day, and contributes to the literature on liminality.
Tuning the Photophysical Properties of Cyanine Dyes with Clay Minerals
Authors: Boháč Peter , Bujdák Juraj
Published: April 2018

Dye molecular aggregation and other interactions on clay mineral surfaces cause phenomena such as methachromasy (change in color), fluorescence enhancement, or quenching, which represent significant changes in the spectral properties of the dye. These phenomena can be used to control the photophysical properties of hybrid systems based on cationic organic dyes. In the present study, the aggregation of two structurally similar cyanine dyes, 3,3’-diethyl-oxocyanine iodide (OxCy) and 3,3’-diethyl-2,2’-thiacyanine iodide (ThCy), in colloidal dispersions of three smectites (saponite, hectorite, and montmorillonite) was studied by absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy for a broad range of dye/smectite loadings. Spectral data were analysed by chemometric methods (principal component analysis, PCA, and multivariate curve resolution, MCR). Detailed analysis of the OxCy absorption spectra by the chemometric methods revealed the formation of two types of oblique aggregates exhibiting light absorption in both H- and J-bands. The existence of such similar aggregates, with similar splitting of excitation energies, appears to be related to the existence of two stable conformational isomers of this dye. On increasing the smectite CEC and dye/smectite loading, fluorescence quenching occurred. The ThCy dye exhibited a stronger tendency for molecular aggregation than OxCy. On increasing the smectite CEC, the formation of oblique aggregates with dominant H-bands also increased. On aging of the hybrid dispersions, equilibria of ThCy aggregates were shifted to the species with dominant J-bands. This behavior had a significant impact on the shape and intensity of the fluorescence emission of the hybrid dispersions. Using different smectites enables control of the dye aggregation and significant change to the photophysical properties of the hybrid systems. These systems can be used for the detailed study of the photophysical properties of cyanine dyes in various states. The colloidal systems with cyanine dyes can be used as precursors for the preparation of novel hybrid materials. In addition, the sensitive response of the photophysical properties of cyanine dyes to the clay mineral surface can be applied to the characterization of clay minerals.
Effects of Fe and V States on the Fenton Catalytic Activity of Natural Rutile
Authors: Li Yanzhang , Luo Zemin , Li Yan , Liu Feifei , Lu Anhuai , Wu Jing , Qin Shan , Wang Changqiu
Published: April 2018

As a common mineral phase on Earth and Martian regolith, natural rutile was reported as a potential candidate for use as a Fenton catalyst in this study. The influences of Fe and V in various chemical states on the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROSs) and the catalytic activity of rutile were examined. A series of rutile samples with various surface and bulk states of Fe and V were obtained initially by hydrogen annealing of natural rutile at ~773–1173 K. X-ray diffraction, electron paramagnetic resonance spectra, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy demonstrated that the atomic fractions of Fe(III) and V(V) decreased sharply with increasing temperature, along with the accumulation of surface Fe(II) and bulk V(III). All as-prepared materials showed enhanced Fenton degradation efficiency on methylene blue (MB) compared with P25-TiO2, and the treated samples exhibited up to 3.5-fold improvement in efficiency at pH 3 compared to the untreated sample. The improved efficiency was attributed mainly to Fenton catalysis involving Fe(II) and V(III). The dissolved Fe2+ played a crucial role in the homogeneous Fenton reaction, while the bound V(III) favored adsorption primarily and may have facilitated heterogeneous Fenton reaction and the regeneration of Fe2+. The pH regulated the reaction mechanism among homogeneous (pH = 3) and heterogeneous (pH = 3.7) Fenton catalysis and physical adsorption (pH = 5, 6). The aim of the present study was to improve the understanding of the potential role of natural rutile with advanced oxidation functions in Earth systems and even on Mars, which also provide an inspiration for screening natural rutile and any other similar, Earth-abundant, low-cost minerals for environmental application.
Behavioral Problems and Psychosocial Strengths: Unique Factors Contributing to the Behavioral Profile of Youth With Down Syndrome
Authors: Dieleman Lisa M. , De Pauw Sarah S.W. , Soenens Bart , Van Hove Geert , Prinzie Peter
Published: April 2018

This study aimed to describe problem behaviors and psychosocial strengths, examine the problem-strength interrelations, and evaluate profiles of problems and strengths in youth with Down syndrome (DS). The community-based sample consisted of 67 parents of children with DS aged between 4 and 19 years. Parents reported about the developmental age (Vineland screener), behavioral problems (Child Behavior Checklist), and psychosocial strengths (Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale) of their child. Results indicate that attention, social, and thought problems were most prevalent, whereas family involvement and receiving/expressing affection were identified as strengths. A confirmatory factor analysis identified problems and strengths as distinct, yet related, variables. Moreover, a cluster analysis of problems and strengths identified four different profiles. Implications for interventions are discussed.
Lifelong Parenting of Adults With Developmental Disabilities: Growth Trends Over 20 Years in Midlife and Later Life
Authors: Namkung Eun Ha , Greenberg Jan S. , Mailick Marsha R. , Floyd Frank J.
Published: April 2018

This research examined how parenting adults with developmental disabilities affects parental well-being beyond midlife and into old age. Parents of adults with developmental disabilities (n = 249) and parents of adults without disabilities (n = 9,016), studied in their early 50s and mid-60s, were longitudinally tracked into their early 70s. Compared to parents of adults without disabilities, parents of adults with disabilities showed a pattern of normative functioning in their 50s, followed by poorer well-being in their mid-60s, and further declines in health and well-being into the early 70s. Aging parents who co-resided with their adult child with disabilities were particularly vulnerable, experiencing a steeper increase in depressive symptoms and body mass index (BMI) than parents whose child with disabilities lived away from home.
Gait Characteristics of Adults With Intellectual Disability
Authors: Oppewal Alyt , Festen Dederieke A. M. , Hilgenkamp Thessa I. M.
Published: April 2018

Gait is a relevant and complex aspect of motor functioning. Disturbances are related to negative health outcomes. Gait characteristics of 31 adults with intellectual disability (ID) without Down syndrome (DS) (42.77±16.70 years) were investigated, and associations with age, sex, body mass index (BMI), and level of ID were assessed. Sex and BMI were significantly associated with some of the gait parameters, while age and level of ID were not. Gait characteristics of adults with ID seem to be comparable to those of the general population of older adults (average 20 years older), except that adults with ID seem to spend less time in stance and double support phase and walk more variable and with a broader base of support.
CERTIFICAÇÃO DE QUALIFICAÇÃO PROFISSIONAL DOS PESCADORES NO LITORAL DE SANTA CATARINA, BRASIL
Authors: Lima Sueli Maria Furtado , Dias Marco Antonio Harms , Branco Joaquim Olinto
Published: April 2018

Esse artigo analisou o perfil profissional de 68 pescadores envolvidos na política pública Rede Nacional de Certificação Profissional - Certific, na região do Porto pesqueiro de Itajaí, Santa Catarina, entre 2014/2016, a partir de um estudo de caso sobre a experiência de qualificação profissional pelo Instituto Federal de Santa Catarina - IFSC, campus Itajaí. Pode-se concluir que o perfil dos pescadores do curso corresponde ao Certific, sendo que a maioria (70%) certifica seus saberes, pois trabalhava cerca de 30 anos, sem a documentação exigida, usando subterfúgios para se esquivar da fiscalização, por conta do tempo indisponível para qualificação, tanto que 13% não puderam concluir o curso, impactando assim a vida dos pescadores e, consequentemente, a pesca, que inclui o Certific como política pública ao setor. A metodologia teve uma abordagem quantitativa, exploratória e descritiva, utilizando o método indutivo-dedutivo, tendo como fonte documentos norteadores do Certific, atas das reuniões de acreditação e normas da Marinha, grupos de trabalhos, plano de desenvolvimento do IFSC, bem como projeto pedagógico e formulário de entrevista profissional semiestruturada do curso.
TECNOLOGIA SOCIAL COMO MECANISMO DE EMANCIPAÇÃO SOCIAL? UMA ANÁLISE EMPÍRICA
Authors: Abreu Júlio Cesar Andrade de , Tibiriçá Lucas Villanacci
Published: April 2018

Este texto ensaístico busca reflexionar sobre o constructo da Tecnologia Social como mecanismo de emancipação social. A análise é baseada em pesquisa bibliográfica e, empiricamente, na experiência do projeto Moradia Urbana com Tecnologia Social no Conjunto Residencial Candelária (Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro). Procurou-se observar traços emancipatórios nos discursos dos moradores a partir de entrevistas semiestruturadas e os resultados desse trabalho apontam que houve diferentes impactos decorrentes das reaplicações das Tecnologias Socias na comunidade em questão; apesar de não se fazerem notar mudanças substanciais na vida coletiva do empreendimento habitacional, transformações significativas aconteceram em níveis individuais.
O MODELO BEHAVIORISTA DE POLÍTICAS PÚBLICAS: ENTRE A DEPENDÊNCIA E A INDEPENDÊNCIA
Authors: Oliveira Emídio Capistrano de
Published: April 2018

Este ensaio levanta um olhar sobre os referentes “história” e “behaviorismo”. Política Pública em regra é tratada como dinâmica de formulação de agendas e operacionalização associada a problemas sociais, jurídicos, de recursos públicos ou expertise gerada por think thanks e daí por diante. Não obstante, a gênese que antecede estes modelos analíticos, e que os justifica como uma ideia de ciência, pouco ou nunca é exaurida. Contudo, são produtos de saberes científicos consumidos por governo e sociedade como sendo dados sempiternos. Mas são construções sociais que emergem geopoliticamente e em condições e situações específicas. Por este motivo um recuo ao movimento behaviorista norte-americano, que proveu e produziu as técnicas, e o ambiente para a emergência das políticas públicas. Perceber como este saber torna-se hegemônico e homogêneo como ciência é basilar para estabelecer um olhar sobre o modelo atual de políticas públicas. Para tanto o ensaio utilizará a metodologia historiográfica da escola dos Annales para historicizar e problematizar a formação das políticas públicas. O objetivo final será tecer até que ponto as políticas públicas como ciência conseguiu independência deste espaço cujas ideias se gestaram. Identificar rupturas e continuidades. Perceber consequências da retórica e teórica behaviorista advindas dessa mescla. É esse debate que o ensaio levanta. No entanto, considera-se ao final que sonegar o tema pode ser uma potência de dependência por desvelar submissões impertinentes que exigem a ilusão da manutenção de hegemonias e homogenias em uma ideia de ciência.
Use of induced pluripotent stem cells to investigate the effects of purine nucleoside phosphorylase deficiency on neuronal development
Authors: Tsui Michael , Biro Jeremy , Chan Jonathan , Min Weixian , Grunebaum Eyal
Published: April 2018

Background: Inherited defects in the function of the purine nucleoside phosphorylase (PNP) enzyme can cause severe T cell immune deficiency and early death from infection, autoimmunity, or malignancy. In addition, more than 50% of patients suffer diverse non-infectious neurological complications. However the cause for the neurological abnormalities are not known.

Objectives: Differentiate induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) from PNP-deficient patients into neuronal cells to better understand the effects of impaired purine metabolism on neuronal development.

Methods: Sendai virus was used to generate pluripotent stem cells from PNP-deficient and healthy control lymphoblastoid cells. Cells were differentiated into neuronal cells through the formation of embryoid bodies.

Results: After demonstration of pluripotency, normal karyotype, and retention of the PNP deficiency state, iPSC were differentiated into neuronal cells. PNP-deficient neuronal cells had reduced soma and nuclei size in comparison to cells derived from healthy controls. Spontaneous apoptosis, determined by Caspase-3 expression, was increased in PNP-deficient cells.

Conclusions: iPSC from PNP-deficient patients can be differentiated into neuronal cells, thereby providing an important tool to study the effects of impaired purine metabolism on neuronal development and potential treatments.

Statement of novelty: We report here the first generation and use of neuronal cells derived from induced pluripotent stem cells to model human PNP deficiency, thereby providing an important tool for better understanding and management of this condition.
On the oscillation of impulsive vector partial differential equations with distributed deviating arguments
Authors: Chatzarakis George E. , Sadhasivam Vadivel , Raja Thangaraj
Published: April 2018

In this paper, we consider a class of nonlinear impulsive neutral partial functional differential equations with continuous distributed deviating arguments. For this class, we establish sufficient conditions for theH-oscillation of the solutions, using impulsive differential inequalities and an averaging technique with two different boundary conditions. We provide an example to illustrate the main result.
Lax Integrability and Exact Solutions of a Variable-Coefficient and Nonisospectral AKNS Hierarchy
Authors: Zhang Sheng , Hong Siyu
Published: April 2018

In this paper, a variable-coefficient and nonisospectral Ablowitz–Kaup–Newell–Segur (vcniAKNS) hierarchy with Lax integrability is constructed by embedding a finite number of differentiable and time-dependent functions into the well-known AKNS spectral problem and its time evolution equation. In the framework of inverse scattering transform method with time-varying spectral parameter, the constructed vcniAKNS hierarchy is solved exactly. As a result, exact solutions and their reduced n-soliton solutions of the vcniAKNS hierarchy are obtained. It is graphically shown that the parity of an embedded time-dependent function has connection with the symmetrical characteristics of the spatial structures and singular points of the obtained one-soliton solutions.
Multilingual Families: A Sociolinguistic Model for Retaining Language Ability and Cultural Heritage
Authors: Bednarek Adam
Published: April 2018

Objective: To propose a model for the creation of selected language practice games that will allow for multilingual families to engage in common activities in order to retain the multiculturalism factor amongst parents and their children.

Methodology: Ontological considerations based on sociolinguistic models in accordance with TPACK (Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge) and SAMR (Substitution, Augmentation, Modification, Redefinition) Models.

Findings: The preservation of this heritage among both children and adults can be achieved by allowing them to engage in various activities, allowing them to acquire multiple languages simultaneously and thus create a sense of national identity.

Value Added: The presented methodological considerations are to be used as the basis for the creation of output results in an Erasmus+ financed project carried out at the University of Social Sciences (along with other European partners) entitled Multilingual Families Clubs: Promoting Linguistic and Cultural Heritage of Europe.

Recommendations: activities for Polish multilingual speakers need to include those in the following languages: German, Russian, Ukrainian, Belarussian.
Modern Tendencies in Foreign Language Teaching
Authors: Stavytska Iryna
Published: April 2018

Objective: The purpose of the article is to study current trends in the field of language policy.

Methodology: Analysis of normative documents concerning the teaching of foreign languages in the European Union

Findings: The main trends of language policy are life-long learning, students’ mobility, multilingualism, using English as lingua franca, the use of information and communication technologies for the formation of foreign language competence.

Value Added: Analysis of the current trends in the development of foreign language competence in higher education.

Recommendations: The study of world trends in the training of specialists in general and language policy in particular.
An Exploration for the Motives behind Enhancing Senior Banker’s Level of Organizational Resilience: A Holistic Case Study
Authors: Mousa Mohamed , Sai Andrew Adjah , Salhin Gehad
Published: April 2018

Objective: the present paper aims to explore the main motives behind Cairo bank’s attempts to raise its senior bankers’ level of organizational resilience.

Methodology: after gathering and investigating all relevant literature about organizational resilience, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 24 of the senior bankers who work at Cairo bank at 6 October city, Giza, Egypt. All interviews were conducted in the Arabic language.

Findings: the findings of this study show that senior bankers at Cairo bank, like many other Egyptian classes, struggle in a state of uncertainty and consider it the main motive behind their bank’s attempt to raise their resilience level. The pressure of stakeholders is, to a large extent, present, and there is a thought that fulfilling different societal obligations is a source for economic gains and accordingly, stakeholders’ pressure is a second motive behind raising employees’ organizational resilience. Furthermore, organizational culture adaptability and the tendency to responsively act in line with unpredicted events is a third motive. Finally, senior bankers’ loud voice in calling for continuous grants for education and training has come to be the fourth motive.

Value added: the paper is considered the first to qualitatively investigate organizational resilience in Egypt.

Recommendations: The researchers are of the view that the development of every departmental agenda for needed resilience is a priority for improving organizational capacity. Moreover, reformulating the bank’s values, operations and activities should also be considered to create a harmony between the external threats and the internal duties. Furthermore, there should be also an orientation to redefine the concept of “uncertainty” from time to time to include socio-political and socio-economic types of risk.
Persian leopard and wild sheep distribution modeling using the Maxent model in the Tang-e-Sayad protected area, Iran
Authors: Jafari Ali , Zamani-Ahmadmahmoodi Rasool , Mirzaei Rouhollah
Published: April 2018

The maximum entropy (Maxent) model was used to predict the distribution of Persian leopards and wild sheep in the Tang-e-Sayad protected area in Iran. For this purpose, eight variables, as well as 30 occurrence points of leopard and 98 points of wild sheep, were used. Two techniques, density-based occurrence points thinning and performance-based predictor variables selection were used to improve the results of the model. The model results were analyzed based on four threshold limit-based statistics (sensitivity, specificity, kappa and true skill statistics) and area under the curve (AUC), followed by determining the relative importance of variables based on the jackknife procedure. The results of threshold limit-based statistics revealed that the success of the model for distribution prediction of leopard and wild sheep were good and relatively good, respectively. According to the jackknife procedure, for wild sheep and for leopard, slope and distance to road, respectively, were the most important predictor variables. The results also indicated that the efficiency of the model did not improve by reducing the density of occurrence points for the wild sheep (AUC=0.784–0.773). However, the selection of predictor variables slightly improved the performance of the model (AUC=0.794–0.819). The results of the study also showed overlapping habitat for two species due to both human and ecological reasons for which we proposed some conservation actions such as excluding domestic grazing, controlling illegal poaching and restoration of old migratory corridors.
Partial and complete leucism in two Abrothrix species (Rodentia: Cricetidae) from central Chile
Authors: Rubio André V. , Simonetti Javier A.
Published: April 2018

Rodents with leucism (a hypopigmentary congenital disorder) in the Neotropical region are rarely recorded. During field surveys in central Chile, we found in commercial Monterrey pine plantations a specimen of Abrothrix longipilis and a specimen of Abrothrix olivaceus with partial leucism. Another A. olivaceus exhibited complete leucism. To our knowledge, this is the second documentation of leucism in rodents from Chile and the first record of leucism in A. longipilis. Leucism may be expressed in small and isolated populations due to inbreeding. This suggests that land-use change in this area is probably affecting the genetic diversity of these rodent species.
Restricted triangulation on circulant graphs
Authors: Ali Niran Abbas , Kilicman Adem , Trao Hazim Michman
Published: April 2018

The restricted triangulation existence problem on a given graph decides whether there exists a triangulation on the graph’s vertex set that is restricted with respect to its edge set. LetG=C(n,S) be a circulant graph onnvertices with jump value setS. We consider the restricted triangulation existence problem forG. We determine necessary and sufficient conditions onSfor whichGadmitting a restricted triangulation. We characterize a set of jump valuesS(n) that has the smallest cardinality withC(n,S(n)) admits a restricted triangulation. We present the measure of non-triangulability ofKn−Gfor a givenG.
Ethical and legal issues in gestational surrogacy
Authors: Casella Claudia , Capasso Emanuele , Terracciano Lucia , Delbon Paola , Fedeli Piergiorgio , Salzano Francesco Antonio , Policino Fabio , Niola Massimo
Published: April 2018

This study originated from events that occurred in 2014 in an Italian hospital, where the embryos of a couple, obtained by means of homologous insemination, were mistakenly implanted into the uterus of another woman who, along with her husband, underwent the same treatment.

Faced with this serious adverse circumstance, that gives rise to ethical and legal issues, the authors conducted a comparative examination of how to consider the division of maternity (between biological mother and uterine mother) and the related division of paternity (between genetic father and legal father, husband or partner of the gestational mother).

Some preliminary observations are made concerning parenthood and filiation within the context of currently applicable Italian law.

The following is a detailed analysis of the arguments in favour of the parental figures involved (gestational mother/genetic mother).
Formation of 1-aza-2-silacyclopentanes and unexpected products from the insertion of phenylisocyanate into 2,2-dimethyl-1-(trimethylsilyl)-1-aza-2-silacyclopentane
Authors: Herbig Marcus , Böhme Uwe , Schwarzer Anke , Kroke Edwin
Published: April 2018

Substances like 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane are often used as adhesive promoters in various formulations for coatings or to adjust the properties of siloxanes and other polymers. Cyclisation of similar substances is also interesting because of the formation of the Si-N bond. 1-Aza-2-silacyclopentanes were synthesised from 3-aminopropylalkoxysilanes by intramolecular condensation reactions and substitution reactions at the silicon atom. The products tend to undergo ring-opening polymerisation. In contrast to literature reports, they can only be isolated as N-substituted derivatives. Phenylisocyanate inserts into the Si-N bonds of cyclic aminosilanes to form seven-membered heterocycles. Furthermore, phenylisocyanate reacts with N-H bonds in the same molecule. Two insertion products were isolated, and their crystal structures were determined.
Coronary Stress Test as a Predictor of Quality of Life in Chronic Heart Failure Patients
Authors: Taneva Borjanka , Ristevski Dejan
Published: April 2018

Introduction. Exercise tolerance is one of the life quality parmeters in chronic heart failure patients. The aim of our study was to assess the quality of life of patients with chronic heart failure by estimating their exercise tolerance.

Methods. We examined 113 patients with stable chronic heart failure in the period of 18 months. They were divided in two groups, a control group (on conventional therapy of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and diuretics) and a therapy group (conventional therapy plus beta-blockers). The therapy group was divided into 3 subgroups according to the beta-blocker taken (a Metoprolol Bisoprolol and Carvedilol subgroup).

Exercise tolerance was detected by coronary trade-mill stress testing every 6 months (only in patients of NYHA FC II and III), symptoms limited or modified after 6-minutes Bruce test. Results. Our results showed that there was a statistically significant difference between the control group and all the therapy subgroups in NYHA FC, NYHA score and exercise tolerance at the end of the study, but there was no difference among the subgroups.

Conclusion. Beta-blockers improve the exercise tolerance as a variable defining quality of life.
Successful Kidney Transplantation in Patient on Hemodialysis and Intellectual Inferiority
Authors: Smokovska Nikolina , Masin-Spasovska Jelka , Mladenovska Daniela , Spasovska Anastazija , Spasovski Goce
Published: April 2018

Introduction. Kidney transplantation from a living donor is a superior method for treatment of end-stage renal disease (ESRD). The aim of this report is to show that the intellectual inferiority should not be an obstacle for the success of this treatment modality.

Case report. We present a 25-year-old female patient with physical and intellectual impairment, with focal-segmental glomerulonephritis diagnosed in 2006 as primary cause of ESRD, regularly followed up at the Department of nephrology. She was initiated on hemodialysis (HD) since July 2014. Although with a bad compliance and hypertension, a good dialysis adequacy was managed with a reduction of the extracellular volume (ECV) and kidney transplantation was indicated as a more convenient treatment option.

With psychological assessment of the intellectual inferiority being not contraindication for kidney transplantation and highly motivated family she was transplanted in March 2015. Postoperatively, she was with prolonged hospitalization because of the delayed graft recovery and a couple of perioperative urinary and surgical site infections. In the following months she was slowly adapting to a regular hygienic and diet regimen and intake of medication, with a number of consultations at the Department along with the family. At present, the patient has an excellent health condition and significantly better quality of life.

Conclusion. The physical handicap of a moderate degree and mild intellectual impairment are not a contraiidication for treatment of the terminal kidney disease. A successful kidney transplantation reduces the morbidity and mortality from the primary disease, and improve patient’s overall quality of life.
Crystal structure of catena-poly[aqua-(μ2-(3,5-di(1H-imidazol-1-yl)-pyridine-κ2
N:N′)-(μ2-2-(carboxylatomethyl)benzoato-κ2
O:O′)] cadmium(II), C20H17CdN5O5
Authors: Wei-Wei Lu , Feng-Yang Ju
Published: April 2018

C20H17CdN5O5, triclinic, P1̄ (no. 2), a = 8.7620(9) Å, b = 10.7139(11) Å, c = 11.8897(12) Å, α = 63.957(2)°, β = 82.294(2)°, γ = 74.709(2)°, V = 967.10(17) Å3, Z = 2, R
gt(F) = 0.0203, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.0489, T = 296(2) K.
Crystal structure of pyrene-2-carbaldehyde, C17H10O
Authors: Bao-Xi Miao , Xin-Xue Tang , Li-Fang Zhang
Published: April 2018

C17H10O, monoclinic, P21/c (no. 14), a = 8.1312(16) Å, b = 7.8252(16) Å, c = 17.231(3) Å, β = 92.47(3)°, V = 1095.3(4) Å3, Z = 4, R
gt(F) = 0.0517, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.1281, T = 293(2) K.