bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Peraga Mikrometer Sekrup Braille untuk Siswa Tunanetra
Authors: Iradaty Fithri
Published: December 2017

This research was conducted with Four D Models research design with a limited test involving three blind students at MAN Maguwoharjo, a physics teacher ath the school, and several students majoring in physics education FMIPA UNY. The result of the limited test shows that the props that have been developed can be applied as a screw micrometre model and the Braille-labeled LKS can also be used as a guide in a practicum implementation. The results of the assessment of the feasibility of the developed product are reviewed regarding several aspects which are the requirements of the measuring instrument that is validity (reliable), reliable, can be used internationally, is easy to produce, and safe. In general, Braille scarp micrometre displays are suitable for blind students. Besides, blind students strongly support the existence of braille screw micrometre displays equipped with this braille LKS as it will help them more easily understand micrometre screw gauges which in general this tool is still produced only for the non-blind.[Penelitian ini menggunakan desain Four D Models, dengan uji coba terbatas melibatkan tiga orang siswa tunanetra MAN Maguwoharjo, seorang guru fisika MAN Maguwoharjo, dan beberapa mahasiswa Jurusan Pendidikan Fisika FMIPA UNY. Hasil uji coba terbatas menunjukkan bahwa produk peraga yang telah dikembangkan dapat diterapkan sebagai peraga mikrometer sekrup dan LKS berhuruf Braille juga dapat dimanfaatkan sebagai pedoman dalam pelaksanaan praktikum. Hasil penilaian kelayakan produk peraga yang dikembangkan ditinjau dari beberapa aspek yang menjadi syarat alat ukur, yaitu valid (dapat dipercaya), reliable, dapat digunakan secara internasional, mudah diproduksi, dan aman. Secara umum, peraga mikrometer sekrup Braille layak digunakan bagi siswa tunanetra. Selain itu siswa tunanetra sangat mendukung keberadaan peraga mikrometer sekrup braille yang dilengkapi dengan LKS braille ini karena akan membantu mereka lebih mudah memahami alat ukur mikrometer sekrup yang pada umumnya alat ini masih diproduksi hanya untuk orang awas.]
Individualized Education Program (IEP) Mata Pelajaran Kimia untuk Siswa Slow Learner
Authors: Rovik Rovik
Published: December 2017

The implementation of inclusive education is one of the government's efforts to providing quality education for all levels of society. However, to date, inclusive education is not working correctly, students with special needs must adapt to learning tailored to their abilities, interests and talents (integration education). As a result, they can not achieve learning objectives, and the worst thing is they will stay class or drop out. A slow learner is one type of disability who received less attention because of its vagueness, so their existence is difficult to identify. IEP (Individualized Education Program) for slow learners can help them achieve progress. Index of inclusion in this research was used to determine the extent of successes of inclusive schools in implementing inclusive education, while the assessment was done to determine the capabilities and needs of the learners.[Siswa slow learner menempati populasi tertinggi untuk siswa berkebutuhan khusus. Sebagai salah satu jenis learning disability, slow learner masih dapat belajar dengan teman sebayanya asalkan guru mempersiapkan program pembelajaran khusus yang telah dimodifikasi dari pembelajaran reguler. Program ini disebut Individualized Education Program (IEP). Penelitian ini mencoba mengembangkan IEP mata pelajaran kimia untuk slow learner, mengidentifikasi komponen yang dibutuhkan dalam menyusun IEP untuk slow learner, dan menganalisis judgement reviewers (guru kimia dan guru pendamping khusus) dan peer reviewers terhadap IEP yang dikembangkan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan slow learner membutuhkan IEP sebagai dokumen utama panduan guru dalam pembelajaran kimia di kelas. Komponen pengembangan IEP meliputi identitas peserta didik, tim pengembangan dan pelaksana, asesmen yang pernah dilakukan, hambatan dan kekuatan, kebutuhan dan perlakuan, faktor pendukung dan penghambat, rencana perlakuan, dan modifikasi terhadap perangkat pembelajaran kimia reguler]
Interaksi Sosial Dosen dengan Mahasiswa Difabel di Perguruan Tinggi Inklusif
Authors: Feriani Erin
Published: December 2017

This article is focused on the forms of social interaction between professors and students with disabilities in an inclusive setting at State Islamic University of Sunan Kalijaga. It is to provide a picture of that not all professors in an Inclucive Higer Education, such as the State Islamic University of Sunan Kalijaga, well understand the disability issues. This research uses qualitative method where data collection is done by observation, interview and documentation. The interview was conducted with four lecrures, three students with disabilities, and three non-disabled students. The result of the research shows that the forms of social interaction of professors at the State Islamic University Sunan Kalijaga is not associative nor dissociative. It is influenced more by the knowledge of lecturers about the disabled and the attitude of students with disabilities.[Penelitian ini berfokus pada bentuk interaksi sosial dosen terhadap mahasiswa difabel di Perguruan Tinggi Inklusif UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta. Penelitian ini diperlukan karena interaksi sosial di Perguruan Tinggi yang menerapkan pendidikan inklusif menjadi kewajiban dosen terhadap mahasiswa difabel. Kenyataannya tidak semua dosen yang mengajar di Perguruan Tinggi Inklusif UIN Sunan Kalijaga paham mengenai difabel. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif, dimana pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan observasi, wawancara dan dokumentasi. Wawancara dilakukan dengan melibatkan empat orang dosen, tiga orang mahasiswa difabel dan tiga orang mahasiswa non-difabel. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bentuk interaksi sosial dosen di Perguruan Tinggi Inklusif UIN Sunan Kalijaga tidak selalu bersifat asosiatif dan disosiatif, ada pula yang bersifat asosiatif-disosiatif dan disosiatif-asosiatif. Hal tersebut dipengaruhi oleh pengetahuan dosen mengenai difabel dan sikap mahasiswa difabel.]
Evaluation of physical and physiological parameters of the elite underwater rugby players
Authors: Ates Osman , Cavas Levent , Sagiroglu Isa , Gencoglu Celal , Bediz Cem Seref
Published: December 2017

Underwater rugby (UWR) is a developing sport which is organised under umbrella of Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques. Although this sports has over than 50 years history, very few studies have so far been published in the sports literature.  This research reveals physical and physiological profiles of UWR players in Turkey. Eleven male athletes participated to this study. Their body weight, height, body fat proportion, skinfold thicknesses, length and girth measurements, strength, flexibility, respiratory functions, anaerobic capacities, aerobic capacities were measured. In pool tests, 50 m crawl style, 50 m apnea, 8x25m apnea and 400 m crawl style with UWR equipments were done. Body mass index, body fat proportion, skinfold thickness of the underwater rugby players were higher compared to swimming and water polo literature. A positive correlation was found both between the 50 m apnea times and body fat proportions of the players and also among the 400 m crawl style with ABC equipments and body fat proportions and body weights of the players. A significant positive correlation was detected among skinfold thickness and the 50 m crawl style times with UWR equipments, 50 m apnea times, 8x25 m apnea times and 400 m crawl style times. Pulmonary volumes and capacities of the athletes were found higher than those of the water polo players and swimmers. This increase in the work of breathing muscles might be caused by hyperventilation of the underwater players before and after breathholding and blowing out the water in the snorkel after diving. In conclusion, more comparative data from UWR players is strongly warranted to define the physical and physiological features of UWR players.
English: Well beyond the inner circle dominance
Authors: Bada Erdoğan , Ulum Ömer Gökhan
Published: December 2017

What makes a language global goes far beyond its linguistic features. Although status of globalization may be largely determined by political tradition, economic strength, militaristic might and respect for human rights, one significant requirement does seem to escape fair assessment of a ‘globalized language’. Here is where English finds itself: the flow of an ever increasing number of lexical items to and from the language, and similarly, an ever expanding cultural heritage due to amalgamation with outer cultural and societal characteristics. In this study, we will look into to what extent cultural elements of the outer circle were carried over into the language by authors producing literary works in an inner-circle language environment. Plots, settings, and characters in these works were analysed and thematised to illustrate the striking phenomenon of how now English has ceased to be the so-called ‘property’ of the inner circle only. For this, textual analysis principles were utilized in this study.
Complexity of phenotypes induced by p.Asn1303Lys-CFTR correlates with difficulty to rescue and activate this protein
Authors: Farhat Raí«d , El-Seedy Ayman , Norez Caroline , Talbot Hugo , Pasquet Marie-Claude , Adolphe Catherine , Kitzis Alain , Ladevèze Véronique
Published: December 2017

Cystic Fibrosis is the most common recessive autosomal rare disease found in Caucasian. It is caused by mutations on the Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator gene (CFTR) that encodes for a protein located on the apical membrane of epithelial cells. c.3909C>G (p.Asn1303Lys) is one of the most common worldwide mutations located in nucleotide binding domain 2. The effect of the p.Asn1303Lys mutation on misprocessing was studied by immunofluorescence and western blotting analysis in presence and absence of treatment. To evaluate the functionality of potentially rescued p.Asn1303Lys-CFTR, we assessed the channel activity by radioactive iodide efflux. No recovery of the activity was observed in transfected cultured cells treated with VX-809. Thus, our results suggest that multiple drugs may be needed for the treatment of c.3909C>G patients in order to correct and activate p.Asn1303Lys-CFTR as it shows folding and functional defects.
Ptychographic imaging with partially coherent plasma EUV sources
Authors: Bußmann Jan , Odstrčil Michal , Teramoto Yusuke , Juschkin Larissa
Published: December 2017

We report on high-resolution lens-less imaging experiments based on ptychographic scanning coherent diffractive imaging (CDI) method employing compact plasma sources developed for extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography applications. Two kinds of discharge sources were used in our experiments: a hollow-cathode-triggered pinch plasma source operated with oxygen and for the first time a laser-assisted discharge EUV source with a liquid tin target. Ptychographic reconstructions of different samples were achieved by applying constraint relaxation to the algorithm. Our ptychography algorithms can handle low spatial coherence and broadband illumination as well as compensate for the residual background due to plasma radiation in the visible spectral range. Image resolution down to 100 nm is demonstrated even for sparse objects, and it is limited presently by the sample structure contrast and the available coherent photon flux. We could extract material properties by the reconstruction of the complex exit-wave field, gaining additional information compared to electron microscopy or CDI with longer-wavelength high harmonic laser sources. Our results show that compact plasma-based EUV light sources of only partial spatial and temporal coherence can be effectively used for lens-less imaging applications. The reported methods may be applied in combination with reflectometry and scatterometry for high-resolution EUV metrology.
Coherent diffractive imaging methods for semiconductor manufacturing
Authors: Helfenstein Patrick , Mochi Iacopo , Rajeev Rajendran , Fernandez Sara , Ekinci Yasin
Published: December 2017

The paradigm shift of the semiconductor industry moving from deep ultraviolet to extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUVL) brought about new challenges in the fabrication of illumination and projection optics, which constitute one of the core sources of cost of ownership for many of the metrology tools needed in the lithography process. For this reason, lensless imaging techniques based on coherent diffractive imaging started to raise interest in the EUVL community. This paper presents an overview of currently on-going research endeavors that use a number of methods based on lensless imaging with coherent light.
Measurement of large optical elements used for inertial confinement fusion with ptychography
Authors: Dong Xue , Wang Haiyan , Liu Cheng , Tao Hua , Zhu Jianqiang
Published: December 2017

High-power laser drivers are located in huge laser facilities built for inertial confinement fusion, and have achieved important progresses in the past decade; however, many unconventional optical elements implemented still cannot be accurately measured. To solve this problem, the ptychographic iterative engine (PIE), which is a recently developed technique that can detect both the phase and modulus of the light field simultaneously, is adopted to measure the transmission function of these optical elements and then to accurately characterize their key parameters. The distinctive advantage of PIE over other traditional metrology techniques in measuring large optical elements is demonstrated in this paper by detecting the focal length of a lens array and the surface profile of a continuous phase plate.
Image-based 3D surface approximation of the bladder using structure-from-motion for enhanced cystoscopy based on phantom data
Authors: Péntek Quentin , Hein Simon , Miernik Arkadiusz , Reiterer Alexander
Published: December 2017

Bladder cancer is likely to recur after resection. For this reason, bladder cancer survivors often undergo follow-up cystoscopy for years after treatment to look for bladder cancer recurrence. 3D modeling of the bladder could provide more reliable cystoscopic documentation by giving an overall picture of the organ and tumor positions. However, 3D reconstruction of the urinary bladder based on endoscopic images is challenging. This is due to the small field of view of the endoscope, considerable image distortion, and occlusion by urea, blood or particles. In this paper, we will demonstrate a method for the conversion of uncalibrated, monocular, endoscopic videos of the bladder into a 3D model using structure-from-motion (SfM). First of all, frames are extracted from video sequences. Distortions are then corrected in a calibration procedure. Finally, the 3D reconstruction algorithm generates a sparse surface approximation of the bladder lining based on the corrected frames. This method was tested using an endoscopic video of a phantom that mimics the rich structure of the bladder. The reconstructed 3D model covered a large part of the object, with an average reprojection error of 1.15 pixels and a relative accuracy of 99.4%.
Evaluation of the Aptima HBV Quant assay vs. the COBAS TaqMan HBV test using the high pure system for the quantitation of HBV DNA in plasma and serum samples
Authors: Schalasta Gunnar , Börner Anna , Speicher Andrea , Enders Martin
Published: December 2017

Background:

Proper management of patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection requires monitoring of plasma or serum HBV DNA levels using a highly sensitive nucleic acid amplification test. Because commercially available assays differ in performance, we compared herein the performance of the Hologic Aptima HBV Quant assay (Aptima) to that of the Roche Cobas TaqMan HBV test for use with the high pure system (HPS/CTM).

Methods:

Assay performance was assessed using HBV reference panels as well as plasma and serum samples from chronically HBV-infected patients. Method correlation, analytical sensitivity, precision/reproducibility, linearity, bias and influence of genotype were evaluated. Data analysis was performed using linear regression, Deming correlation analysis and Bland-Altman analysis.

Results:

Agreement between the assays for the two reference panels was good, with a difference in assay values vs. target <0.5 log. Qualitative assay results for 159 clinical samples showed good concordance (88.1%; κ=0.75; 95% confidence interval: 0.651–0.845). For the 106 samples quantitated by both assays, viral load results were highly correlated (R=0.92) and differed on average by 0.09 log, with 95.3% of the samples being within the 95% limit of agreement of the assays. Linearity for viral loads 1–7 log was excellent for both assays (R2>0.98). The two assays had similar bias and precision across the different genotypes tested at low viral loads (25–1000 IU/mL).

Conclusions:

Aptima has a performance comparable with that of HPS/CTM, making it suitable for use for HBV infection monitoring. Aptima runs on a fully automated platform (the Panther system) and therefore offers a significantly improved workflow compared with HPS/CTM.
Meagre (Argyrosomus regius Asso, 1801) aquaculture in Croatia
Authors: Kružić Nikolina , Mustać Bosiljka , Župan Ivan , Čolak Slavica
Published: December 2017

The objective of this review is to present current status of meagre aquaculture in Croatia. Meagre Argyrosomus regius (Asso, 1801) is a fast growing migratory fish species which used to be widespread along the coast of the Adriatic Sea. Today, it is very rare in fisheries catches and is considered highly endangered. Recently, meagre has become an increasingly important species in the Mediterranean aquaculture. In Croatia, meagre is a relatively new cultured species whose farming started after the year 2000. Since the European Commission identified species diversification as a top priority in the framework of the 2020 strategies for Aquaculture, and with recent studies revealing that meagre adapt easily to captivity and maintain a rapid growth rate, this species became an interesting candidate for Croatian as well as Mediterranean aquaculture.
Disulfiram and disulfiram-loaded poly-[lactide-co-glycolic acid] nanoparticles modulate metastatic markers and proteasomal activity in hepatocarcinoma Hep3b cell line
Authors: Hoda Muddasarul , Cavuturu Bindu Madhuri , Iqbal Saleem , Shakya Garima , Rajagopalan Rukkumani
Published: December 2017

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) results in significantly high mortality rates due to its subtle metastatic expressions. Exorbitant costs of anticancer drugs have lead to the concept of repositioning standard drugs for their anticancer potential. One such antialcoholic drug, disulfiram (DSF), has been reported to show significant cytotoxicity (IC
Effects of cutting parameters on machinability characteristics of Ni-based superalloys: a review
Authors: Kaya Eren , Akyüz Birol
Published: December 2017

Nickel based superalloys offer high strength, corrosion resistance, thermal stability and superb thermal fatigue properties. However, they have been one of the most difficult materials to machine due to these properties. Although we are witnessing improved machining strategies with the developing machining, tooling and inspection technologies, machining of nickel based superalloys is still a challenging task due to in-process strains and post process part quality demands.

Selecting optimum machining parameters for quality, productivity and profitability is of paramount importance. Many studies have been conducted on various aspects of machinability of nickel based superalloys including defining the optimum cutting parameters, to develop a better understanding of machining them. The recent studies suggest new findings, and discuss previously reported results, related to the concerns of superalloy machining. This review presents the influences of the most significant cutting parameters on various machinability characteristics with respect to the recent studies as well as the previous ones. The reviewed machinability characteristics may be listed as: tool wear, cutting forces and surface integrity.
Application of polymer-sepiolite composites for adsorption of Cu(II) and Ni(II) from aqueous solution: equilibrium and kinetic studies
Authors: Vahedi Amir , Rahmani Mohammadreza , Rahmani Zahra , Moghaddasi Mohammadali , Talebnia Rowshan Farid , Kazemi Abbass , Mahdavi Seyed Zia-eddin
Published: December 2017

In this study, humic acid-immobilized-amine-modified polyacrylamide/sepiolite (Ha-Am-Paa-Sep) and phytic acid-modified polyacrylamide/sepiolite composites (Phy-Paa-Sep) were prepared and characterized for removal of Cu(II) and Ni(II) from aqueous solutions. The effects of contact time, initial concentration of adsorbent and metal ions, pH and temperature on the adsorption process were investigated. The optimum adsorption of metal ions occurred at pH 5 and 25°C. Ion exchange and complexation reactions were the main mechanisms for adsorption of metal ions. Removal of metal ions followed a pseudo-second-order kinetics and equilibrium occurred after 60 min. The conformity of various adsorption models to the equilibrium data was evaluated among which Freundlich isotherm model gave the best fitting result. The highest monolayer adsorption capacity of Cu(II) and Ni(II) ions were 244 and 250 mg·g−1 for Ha-Am-Paa-Sep and 256.4 and 277 mg·g−1 for Phy-Paa-Sep, respectively, at room temperature. Ultimately, desorption experiments were performed and the results showed approximately 95% of adsorbed metal ions were desorbed.
The influence of substrate type and chlormequat on the growth and flowering of marigold (Tagetes L.)
Authors: Maślanka Małgorzata , Magdziarz Renata
Published: December 2017

This study was conducted to investigate the effect of various horticultural substrates (compost, peat-coconut, peat TS1, flower soil, lowmoor peat) and a foliar spray of chlormequat (at a concentration of 1380 mg dm-3) on the growth and flowering of the marigold cultivars belonging to two species: Tagetes erecta - ʻMarvel Mixtureʼ and ʻTaishan Orangeʼ, and Tagetes patula - ʻDurango Redʼ and ʻBonanza Flameʼ. The obtained results show that the plants grown in peat TS1 and peat-coconut were taller, had longer internodes and leaves, and thicker stems than the plants grown in the other substrates. Chlormequat significantly reduced the height of ʻMarvel Mixtureʼ (in peat TS1), ʻTaishan Orangeʼ (in lowmoor peat) and ‘Bonanza Flameʼ (in peat-coconut). The use of chlormequat also accelerated the development of flower heads in ʻTaishan Orangeʼ (in lowmoor peat).
Season 3: Product Governance. Rethinking Retail Customer Protection in the EU Insurance Market
Authors: Velliscig Lydia
Published: December 2017

The regulation of all traditional branches - banking, securities and insurance - of financial law is going through a change in retail customer protection: in this area of the law, an eventual convergence of solutions in client protection initiatives may be found. In a context oriented towards acting in accordance with the best interest of customers, EU legislator currently seeks a new “frontier” in the protection of retail customers and tends to develop new tools and strategies in addition to the disclosure of information and conduct of business rules, in order to remove potentially detrimental products from the market. This contribution examines the “product oversight and governance” principle intended to remedy problems associated with products misselling. In the details, this trend is analyzed with reference to the upcoming insurance distribution directive.
Tendenzen beruflicher Kommunikation im Deutschen am Beispiel der Verordnung über die Berufsausbildung zum Kraftfahrzeugmechatroniker und zur Kraftfahrzeugmechatronikerin
Authors: Roelcke Thorsten
Published: December 2017

Rapid alteration (dynamisation), increased specialisation (differentiation) and growing variety (decentralisation) are considered to be essential tendencies in current professional communication and already implemented in the training regulations of different professions. The present article sets the term for professional communication in contrast to the conceptual more difficult term for jargon. Further and referring to this basis, the three mentioned tendencies will be depicted and discussed in relation to the professional training for automotive mechatronix engineers.
Ripplet transform and its extension to Boehmians
Authors: Roopkumar Rajakumar
Published: December 2017

First, we correct the mistake in the inversion theorem of the ripplet transform in the literature. Next, we prove a convolution theorem for the ripplet transform and extend the ripplet transform as a continuous, linear, injective mapping from a suitable Boehmian space into another Boehmian space.
Eco-friendly synthesis, characterization, and drug-likeness properties of new uracils and their biological evaluation
Authors: Fadda Ahmed A. , Fekri Ahmed , Bayoumy Nesma M.
Published: December 2017

Several pyridopyrimidine derivatives have been synthesized through different synthetic processes. The different physicochemical factors for their synthesis were also discussed. A comparison between the conventional and microwave-assisted synthesis was conducted by comparing total time of reaction and its yield percentage. Most of the produced uracils were established for their anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and antioxidant activities. Compounds 1 and 3 were demonstrated as the best results against DNA damage, whereas compounds 2a and 2b exhibited an effective anti-inflammatory activity. Moreover, the Lipinski rule parameters were calculated for the synthesized compounds. The results indicated that compounds 1, 2a and 5 have good potential for subsequent development bioactivity.
Microwave-enhanced silver nanoparticle synthesis using chitosan biopolymer: optimization of the process conditions and evaluation of their characteristics
Authors: Torabfam Milad , Jafarizadeh-Malmiri Hoda
Published: December 2017

A facile and green synthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) by aqueous chitosan solution and microwave irradiation is proposed as a cost effective and environmentally benevolent alternative to chemical and physical methods. With this aim, different amounts of chitosan solution (3–9 ml) with several concentration (4–6% w/v) and 3 ml of the silver salt solution (0.5% w/v) were mixed and microwave irradiated for 100 s. Response surface methodology (RSM) was used to evaluate the effects of the amount and concentration of chitosan solution on the particle size and concentration of the synthesized AgNPs. The optimum AgNPs synthesis process was obtained using 9 ml of 0.4% (w/v) chitosan solution. The spherical and more stable AgNPs synthesized at optimum conditions had particle size, concentration, polydispersity index (PDI) and zeta potential values of 37 nm, 69 ppm, 0.557 and +50 mV, respectively. The synthesized AgNPs indicated strong antifungal activity towardAspergillus flavusand high antibacterial activity against both Gram-positive (Staphylococcus aureus) and Gram-negative bacteria (Escherichia coli).
Fire retardancy of graphene oxide/wood composite (GOW) prepared by a vacuum-pulse dipping technique
Authors: Han Xiaoshuai , Zhang Qinqin , Yin Yihui , Pu Junwen
Published: December 2017

Graphene oxide/wood (GOW) composite was fabricated by a vacuum-pulse dipping technique, and the resulting composites were characterized by scanning electron microscope (SEM), Raman spectroscopy and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). As demonstrated, the wood matrix became filled by the dense multilayer graphene oxide (GO) membrane structure, which was formed by the layer-by-layer self-assembly of GO nano-sheets. X-ray diffraction (XRD) revealed that the amorphous GO decreased the composite’s relative degree of crystallinity. Additionally, the filled GO generated improvement in the thermal stability of GOW composites in comparison with that of the natural wood (NW).
Fluidization Characteristics of TiO2 Ultrafine Particles in an Acoustic Spout-fluid Bed with a Draft Tube
Authors: Li Hainian , Pi Liqiang , Lei Yuzhuang , Gao Kaige , Zhou Yong
Published: December 2017

An experimental study was performed to investigate the effects of spouting gas velocity, fluidizing gas velocity, sound wave frequency and sound wave pressure level on fluidization behaviors of ultrafine particles in an acoustic spout-fluid bed with a draft tube. A half-cylinder with a diameter of 120 mm and height of 1200 mm was used as the fluidization column, TiO2 ultrafine particles with an average diameter of 290 nm were employed as the bed materials while the high-speed atmosphere jet was utilized as the spouting gas. Results showed that high-speed jet as spouting gas could effectively disrupt the agglomerates of TiO2 ultrafine particles and reduce the agglomerate size significantly. The introduced fluidized gas in annulus was conducive to eliminate dead-zone in the bottom of bed. Sound wave could break bubbles, restrain channeling making the axial fluidization state in annular region to be more uniform and homogeneous, thus significantly improved the fluidization quality of agglomerates in the annulus, reduced the minimum spouting velocity of particles, and promoted the stable circulation of inner particles in spout-fluid bed with a draft tube.
Ambivalent food experiences: Healthy eating and food changes in the lives of Ikojts with diabetes
Authors: Montesi Laura
Published: December 2017

Concern about how their diet has changed is central to how the Ikojts, a Mexican indigenous people, explain their deteriorating health conditions and the rise of diabetes in particular. However, medical advice on “healthy” eating is largely disregarded and, sometimes, even defiantly challenged. Through an examination of food memories and of the food (dis)encounters that the diabetic diet provokes, I cast light on this seemingly ironic contradiction. Based on one year of fieldwork, this article argues that a healthy diet is a shared discursive social practice that enables the articulation of (sometimes radically) different understandings of food and health. The analysis of people’s ambivalent attitudes to healthy eating in times of diabetes reveals that, for the Ikojts, diabetes includes but also transcends healthy eating as a form of individual responsibility. Indeed, diabetes is symptomatic of larger societal issues originating from a rapidly changing context.
Short-term adverse effects of testosterone used for priming in prepubertal boys before growth hormone stimulation test
Authors: Albrecht Andrea , Penger Theresa , Marx Michaela , Hirsch Karin , Dörr Helmuth G.
Published: December 2017

Background:

Despite the fact that priming with sex steroids in prepubertal children before growth hormone (GH) provocative tests is recommended, there is an ongoing controversial discussion about the appropriate age of the children, the drug used for priming, the dose and the period between priming and the GH test. Interestingly, there is no discussion on the safety of this procedure. To date, only little data have been available on the possible side effects of priming with testosterone.

Methods:

We analyzed the outcome in 188 short-statured prepubertal boys who had been primed with testosterone enanthate (n=136: 50 mg; n=51: 125 mg, and accidentally one boy with 250 mg) 7 days prior to the GH test. Serum testosterone levels were measured on the day of the GH test in 99 boys.

Results:

Overall, only five boys developed adverse side effects. Two boys (dose 125 mg) showed severe low-flow priapism and had to undergo decompression of the corpora cavernosa. One boy suffered from self-limiting priapism and testicular pain (dose 50 mg). Two patients reported testicular pain (each dose 50 mg). The single patient with 250 mg testosterone did not show any adverse effects. The total side effect rate was 2.7%. The serum testosterone levels of the boys with side effects were not different from the testosterone levels of the boys without any side effects.

Conclusions:

Parents and patients should be informed about the possible side effects of priming with testosterone such as priapism and testicular pain. However, the overall side effect rate is low. We found no correlation between the outcome and the testosterone dose used and/or the level of serum testosterone.
Reintegrating the Legal into the Social: Reviving Islamic Transactional Law in the Context of the Civil Economy, with Special Reference to Waqf
Authors: Setia Adi
Published: December 2017

The potentialities and role of Islamic transactional law (ITL) and its underpinning axio-teleological concepts are explored in the cause of reclaiming the development process. In the Islamic scheme of values, the economic enterprise is premised on the organization of livelihood for sufficiency rather than perpetual growth so as to ensure overall socio-economic equilibrium. In this respect, there are discernibly close conceptual, structural and functional connections between the socio-economic objectives of ITL and those of the civil economy (CE). By making intelligent use of these substantive connections between ITL and CE, one can then devise effective legal strategies to substantively revive the former by taking strategic advantage of the already existing legal framework governing the latter. Thus, alient aspects of ITL are discussed in terms of invisible structures serving as formal, socio-legal means toward organizing socio-economic sufficiency, with special reference to the institution of waqf (charitable endowment) as a case in point.
Serum NF-κBp65, TLR4 as biomarker for diagnosis of preeclampsia
Authors: Litang Zhao , Hong Wang , Weimin Zhang , Xiaohui Tian , Qian Sun
Published: December 2017

The aim of this study was to evaluate the serum NF-κBp65, TLR4 (Toll-like receptor 4) expression in patients of preeclampsia and its diagnostic value as biomarkers.

Methods

Thirty patients with preeclampsia (case group) and 30 normal pregnant women (control group) were included in this study. The serum level of NF-κBp65 and TLR4 were examined by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and compared between the two groups. The diagnostic sensitivity, specificity and area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve were calculated by STATA11.0 statistical software.

Results

The expression level of TLR4 and NF-κBp65 in serum of preeclampsia patient group was 3.76±1.07ng/ ml and 183.20±49.19ng/ml, whereas that in the serum of the normal pregnant group was 2.43±0.69ng/ml and 98.68±29.80ng/ml. The expression of TLR4 and NF-κBp65 in serum of preeclampsia patient group was significantly higher than that of the normal pregnant group (P<0.05); The Pearson correlation test showed that the TLR4 expression in the serum of preeclampsia patients and normal pregnant women was positively correlated with their NF-κBp65 expression [rpreeclampsia=0.46, (P<0.05), rnormal=0.48, (P<0.05)]. When TLR4 and NF-κBp65 were selected as the reference indexes, the diagnostic sensitivity of preeclampsia was 86.67% (95%CI:69.28%-96.24%) and 90.33% (95%CI:73.47%-97.89%), and the specific ity was 70.00% (95%CI:50.60%-85.27%) and 83.33% (95%CI:65.28%-94.36%). The area under the ROC curve was 0.84 and 0.89.

Conclusion

Serum levels of TLR4 and NF-κBp65 was significantly higher in patients with preeclampsia which may involve in the pathogenesis of preeclampsia, and can be used as biomarker for predicting preeclampsia.
Die geometrischen Diagramme der ‚Geometria Culmensis‘
Authors: Lechtermann Christina
Published: December 2017

The ‘Geometria Culmensis’ (around 1400), the most ancient German educational book on practical geometry, tries to instruct lay surveyors as well as experts in the art of field measurement. The oldest existent manuscript transmits the Latin text together with the German adaption. Both texts show a similar albeit not equal set of diagrams illustrating the geometric and arithmetic problems proposed in the texts. The article tries to explore the ambivalent reference of the diagrams and shows how the ‘Geometria’ itself discusses their status as diagrammatic model and instrument.
Allegorische Diagrammatik und diagrammatische Allegorisierung. Erkenntnisprozesse in einem allegorischen Ikonotext der ‚Regia Carmina‘ des Convenevole da Prato
Authors: Smout Caroline
Published: December 2017

Abstact

Subject of this essay is the question of how the invisibility of God can be visualized. The ‘Regia Carmina’ of Convenevole da Prato (London, British Library, Royal 6 E IX) serves as an example. They are designed through allegorical iconotexts. Convenevole’s reflection consists basically of a mental image and a painted picture. This essay deals with two questions: 1) How are the mental image and the painted picture arranged to initiate a thought process regarding the relation of the painted picture to God in a diagrammatic transfer? The thought process aims to gain knowledge about the figurative representation of God. 2) Is the iconotext only modelled as a medium of insight or can it also be seen as a figure of reflection of a diagrammatic way of thinking, in which the possibilities and limits of pictorial and verbal signs are defined? In this example the fundamental and productive connection of allegorical and diagrammatic method becomes apparent. On the one hand the diagrammatic way of thinking is influenced by allegory. On the other hand the process of allegorisation that is based on a diagrammatic point of view becomes evident.
Low Humidity Characteristics of Polymer-Based Capacitive Humidity Sensors
Authors: Majewski Jacek
Published: December 2017

Polymer-based capacitive humidity sensors emerged around 40 years ago; nevertheless, they currently constitute large part of sensors’ market within a range of medium (climatic and industrial) humidity 20−80%RH due to their linearity, stability and cost-effectiveness. However, for low humidity values (0−20%RH) that type of sensor exhibits increasingly nonlinear characteristics with decreasing of humidity values. This paper presents the results of some experimental trials of CMOS polymer-based capacitive humidity sensors, as well as of modelling the behaviour of that type of sensor. A logarithmic functional relationship between the relative humidity and the change of sensor output value at low humidity is suggested.
Transmission Quality Measurements in DAB+ Broadcast System
Authors: Gilski Przemysław , Stefański Jacek
Published: December 2017

In the age of digital media, delivering broadcast content to customers at an acceptable level of quality is one of the most challenging tasks. The most important factor is the efficient use of available resources, including bandwidth. An appropriate way of managing the digital multiplex is essential for both the economic and technical issues. In this paper we describe transmission quality measurements in the DAB+ broadcast system. We provide a methodology for analysing parameters and factors related with the efficiency and reliability of a digital radio link. We describe a laboratory stand that can be used for transmission quality assessment on a regional and national level.
Development of a Method for Tool Wear Analysis Using 3D Scanning
Authors: Hawryluk Marek , Ziemba Jacek , Dworzak Łukasz
Published: December 2017

The paper deals with evaluation of a 3D scanning method elaborated by the authors, by applying it to the analysis of the wear of forging tools. The 3D scanning method in the first place consists in the application of scanning to the analysis of changes in geometry of a forging tool by way of comparing the images of a worn tool with a CAD model or an image of a new tool. The method was evaluated in the context of the important measurement problems resulting from the extreme conditions present during the industrial hot forging processes. The method was used to evaluate wear of tools with an increasing wear degree, which made it possible to determine the wear characteristics in a function of the number of produced forgings. The following stage was the use it for a direct control of the quality and geometry changes of forging tools (without their disassembly) by way of a direct measurement of the geometry of periodically collected forgings (indirect method based on forgings). The final part of the study points to the advantages and disadvantages of the elaborated method as well as the potential directions of its further development.
Measurement of Noise in Supercapacitors
Authors: Szewczyk Arkadiusz
Published: December 2017

A developed method and measurement setup for measurement of noise generated in a supercapacitor is presented. The requirements for noise data recording are considered and correlated with working modes of supercapacitors. An example of results of low-frequency noise measurements in commercially available supercapacitors are presented. The ability of flicker noise measurements suggests that they can be used to assess quality of tested supercapacitors.
Reconstruction und Reeducation. Max Horkheimer und die deutsch-israelische Freundschaft, 1948–1973
Authors: Lenhard Philipp
Published: December 2017

Max Horkheimer sah in der deutsch-israelischen Freundschaft eine Möglichkeit, dem Antisemitismus entgegenzutreten und die Beziehungen zwischen Deutschen, Christen, Juden und Israelis zu verbessern. Dies schien ihm eine unerlässliche Voraussetzung für eine Verhinderung einer Wiederkehr der nationalsozialistischen Barbarei zu sein. Im Zuge dieser Überlegungen unterstützte er nicht nur auf privater Ebene zionistische Organisationen und israelische Institutionen, sondern half bei der Konstituierung deutsch-israelischer und christlich-jüdischer Freundschaftsvereinigungen und trieb vor allem den Studenten- und Wissenschaftsaustausch voran. Sein Interesse an der deutsch-israelischen Freundschaft war vor allem auf die Verbesserung der Zustände in der Bundesrepublik gerichtet und bezog sich erst in sekundärer Hinsicht auf die Förderung des jüdischen Lebens in Israel. Hierin drückt sich Horkheimers ambivalentes Verhältnis zum Zionismus aus: Einerseits sah er die Gründung Israels als historisch notwendig gewordene Schutzmaßnahme gegen Verfolgung und Vernichtung an, zugleich aber kritisierte er den Zionismus auch als nationalistische Ideologie.
Zwischen Ablehnung und Anziehung. Günter Grass und die Anfänge der deutschen Kulturarbeit in Israel, 1967–1971
Authors: Grimmeisen Julie
Published: December 2017

Nach der Staatsgründung Israels wurde der kulturelle Austausch mit Deutschland strikt abgelehnt und blieb auch nach Aufnahme der diplomatischen Beziehungen 1965 verboten. Eine Ausnahme machte die israelische Regierung erstmals 1967 für den deutschen Schriftsteller und aktiven Sozialdemokraten Günter Grass. Auf offizielle Einladung hielt er mehrere Vorträge und erntete viel Bewunderung für das Gesicht eines „anderen Deutschland“, das sich durch historische Verantwortung und Weltoffenheit auszeichnete. Sein positiv rezipierter Besuch ebnete in den folgenden Jahren den Weg für Auftritte auch anderer Kulturschaffender aus Deutschland in Israel. Grass’ zweiter Israel-Besuch während der „Deutschen Kulturwoche“ im November 1971 wurde jedoch von Protesten begleitet und löste eine hitzige Debatte über die kulturelle Annäherung aus. Der Aufsatz beleuchtet anhand der Akten des Politischen Archivs des Auswärtigen Amtes über die Grass-Reisen 1967 und 1971, wie sich die Anfänge der deutsch-israelischen Kulturbeziehungen zwischen Ablehnung und Anziehung entwickelten.
„Jüdisches Denken in einer Welt ohne Gott“. Stéphane Mosès’ Ort in der deutschsprachigen Geisteswissenschaft und sein Beitrag zur Kulturwissenschaft
Authors: Weigel Sigrid
Published: December 2017

Der Aufsatz verortet die Arbeiten von Mosès in der Nachfolge der „Ersten Kulturwissenschaft“ um 1900 und von deren deutsch-jüdischem Index und beschreibt seinen originären Beitrag zur Fortschreibung dieses Denkens für das 20. Jahrhundert – Korrespondenzen zwischen jüdisch-religiöser Tradition und Philosophie/Philologie im Dialog zwischen Paris, Jerusalem und deutschsprachiger Kultur – im Horizont von Dekonstruktion und
Kleine Erfolge und große Hindernisse bei der Gründung einer deutschen Abteilung an der Hebräischen Universität Jerusalem
Authors: Oesterle Günter
Published: December 2017

Der Essay versucht, wissenschaftshistorisch die seit 1970 unter schwierigen Rahmenbedingungen vor sich gehende Etablierung germanistischer Studien an der Hebräischen Universität in Jerusalem zu rekonstruieren. Nachvollzogen wird eine Gratwanderung: In Distanz zu einer als fragwürdig eingeschätzten jüdisch-deutschen Kultursymbiose sollte dennoch die Besonderheit dieses speziellen interkulturellen Dialogs betont bleiben. Zum Vergleich wurde die Entwicklung der mit Deutschland befassten Geschichtswissenschaft in Israel herangezogen. Während die Geschichtswissenschaft floriert und national und international angesehen ist, wird die sich mit jüdisch-deutscher Literatur beschäftigende Kulturwissenschaft marginalisiert.
Zwischen Philologie und Kulturwissenschaften. Zur Konzeption und Gründungsgeschichte des Rosenzweig-Zentrums
Authors: Voßkamp Wilhelm
Published: December 2017

Die Gründung und der Aufbau des Rosenzweig-Zentrums sind ein exemplarischer Beitrag zur Geschichte der deutsch-jüdischen Literatur- und Geistesgeschichte. Die Verbindung von Forschung und Lehre wurde durch die Förderung eines Studiengangs für deutsche Sprache und Literatur und die wissenschaftliche Nachwuchsförderung an der Hebräischen Universität unterstrichen. Insgesamt steht die Geschichte des Rosenzweig-Zentrums im Zusammenhang einer internationalen Neuausrichtung der Philologien zugunsten innovativer kulturwissenschaftlicher Orientierung. Dabei spielen Konzepte von Kultur im Horizont symbolischer Begründung jüdischer Identität eine ebenso große Rolle wie Aspekte ihrer intrakulturellen Begründung. Archiv- und philologische Arbeit bleiben die Basis. Wissenschaftliche Entwicklungen im internationalen Dialog sind konstitutiv auch für die Zukunft des Rosenzweig-Zentrums.
„Schicksalsverwandtschaft“? Jean Amérys Fanon-Lektüren über Gewalt, Gegengewalt und Tod
Authors: Fiedler Lutz
Published: December 2017

Im Mittelpunkt des Beitrags steht eine ideengeschichtliche Analyse der Rezeption von Frantz Fanons (1925–1961) antikolonialen Schriften durch den Auschwitz-Überlebenden Jean Améry (1912–1978). Damit wird der Text zu einem Diskussionsbeitrag in der historischen Auseinandersetzung über Parallelen und Differenzen bei der Verarbeitung und intellektuellen Reflexion von Kolonialgewalt und nationalsozialistischer Judenvernichtung. Améry selbst scheint mit seinem Wort von der „Schicksalsverwandtschaft“ zwischen ihm und Fanon einer postkolonial inspirierten Genozidforschung den Weg bereitet zu haben, die die Gewaltverhältnisse in der außereuropäischen Expansion historiografisch und darstellerisch an die Ermordung der europäischen Juden heranrückte. Demgegenüber wird im Text argumentiert, dass eine solche Deutung ursprünglich auf das Werk von Fanon und dessen Lehrer Aimé Césaire zurückgeht und Ausdruck einer partikularen Geschichtserfahrung in Zeiten einer kolonialen Zweiteilung der Welt war. Dass auch Jean Améry an die Geschichtsperspektive Fanons anschließen konnte, war wiederum durch den universalistischen Erwartungshorizont in Fanons Darstellung möglich geworden. Bei genauerer Betrachtung wird deutlich, dass Amérys doppelte Erfahrung als politisches und jüdisches Opfer des Nationalsozialismus ihren Niederschlag auch in dessen Texten gefunden hat: als wiederkehrendes Motiv einer Überschreibung der von der Vernichtung auferlegten jüdischen Opferschaft durch die Sinnstiftung des politischen Widerständlers. Auf der Grundlage von Sartres existenzialistischer Philosophie erkannte Améry in Fanons Geschichtsphilosophie revolutionärer Gewalt einen universalistischen Handlungs- und Erwartungshorizont, den er nun auch seinen Darstellungen über den jüdischen Widerstand während des Nationalsozialismus einschreiben wollte. Umso mehr sich Améry jedoch dem Holocaust – dem ultimativen Genozid, der auf alle Juden überall zielte – näherte, desto deutlicher verschloss sich eine solche Perspektive und zerbarst seine Analogie mit Fanon. Als Überlebender von Auschwitz sah er sich allein auf sein