bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Campylosteira Fieber, 1844 (Hemiptera: Tingidae) a newly recorded member of the Bulgarian lace bug fauna
Authors: Simov Nikolay , Ljubomirov Toshko
Published: October 2020

We report the first record for Bulgaria of Campylosteira orientalis Horvath, 1881 and the genus Campylosteira, on the whole, along with data of the habitats and the true bug assemblage in the studied locality.
Chauvireria bulgarica sp. n. - an extinct Early Pleistocene small phasianid of Phasianinae Horsfield, 1821 from Bulgaria
Authors: Boev Zlatozar
Published: October 2020

A new species of small phasianid is described, based on 54 bone findings of 21 skeletal elements of forelimb and pectoral girdle (9) and hindlimb and pelvic girdle (12) representing at least four individuals. The holotype is the scapula. The new species differs from the type species (Chauvireria balcanica Boev, 1998) of the genus by: (1) the longer acromion scapulae, which is more upright and dorsally instead of cranially directed, (2) the thinner humeral part of the coracoid, and (3) the wider condylus dorsalis of the humerus. The species probably inhabited rocky, open shrubby and dry habitats in the middle Villafranchian (Villanyian; first half of MNQ 18 a; 2.1-1.95 Mya) in western Bulgaria.
Lo que sucede en la arquitectura de Enric Miralles: ese no poder entrar nunca…
Authors: Rovira Gimeno Josep M. , García-Estévez Carolina B.
Published: October 2020

Enric Miralles llegaría a afirmar en una ocasión que todos sus proyectos lo eran también de espacio público. El presente ensayo reconstruye el marco teórico en el que su arquitectura se emplaza como un problema en torno al origen de la forma y el tiempo, a la vez que interpreta las referencias intelectuales y el sin número de universos alegóricos a los que remite su producción construida.
Arquitecturas para el juego en Central Park: aventuras contra la apatía
Authors: Tuset Davó Juan José
Published: October 2020

Children's play architectures propose new uses for urban public space. The intervention of the New York architect Richard Dattner with his "Adventure playground" (1967) in Central Park creates a children's play environment from formal anarchy in which children can imagine their own ways of playing. The proposal of elemental architectures that encourage children to be adventurous was opposed to the apathy inherited from the conservative institutionalized design. Structures linked by a slightly winding concrete wall define living and playing spaces by creating a natural separation of the children's and the adult's environment. The concatenation of iconic forms of children’s plays aims to choreograph the child's personal learning experiences. Dattner's project is the architectural expression of a bold play program. It represents the rebellious attitude of young architects of advanced ideology. It symbolizes the radical change in thinking about the design of the public playground. It considers the need to involve the community in the project phase and is a contribution to the artistic avant-garde movements that vindicated the specific object of minimal expression.
Crisis and Punishment? Explaining Politicians' Appetite for Retribution in Post-Crisis Europe
Authors: Kovras Iosif , Pagliari Stefano
Published: October 2020

This article investigates the politics of holding bank executives accountable for banking crises. The post-2008 financial crisis was characterized by a significant variation in the endorsement of retributive justice. While some countries established special prosecutorial bodies and facilitated prosecutions, others relied on the existing prosecutorial mechanisms to seek out wrongdoing. The comparative experience of Iceland and Cyprus shows that the unfolding of the crisis shapes the appetite of politicians for retributive justice. With a banking collapse, politicians will be most proactive, as voters' demand for justice is high and the risks for the banking industry are minimal. With a severe yet negotiated crisis following a bailout/bail-in, politicians are more reluctant to endorse policies that may risk the recovery of the fragile banking sector.
Profiling of formaldehyde, glyoxal, methylglyoxal, and CO over the Amazon: normalized excess mixing ratios and related emission factors in biomass burning plumes
Authors: Kluge Flora , Hüneke Tilman , Knecht Matthias , Lichtenstern Michael , Rotermund Meike , Schlager Hans , Schreiner Benjamin , Pfeilsticker Klaus
Published: October 2020

Abstract. We report on airborne measurements of tropospheric mixing ratios and vertical profiles of formaldehyde (CH2O), glyoxal (C2H2O2), methylglyoxal and higher carbonyls (C3H4O2*) (see below), and carbon monoxide (CO) over the Amazon Basin during the ACRIDICON-CHUVA campaign from the German High Altitude and Long-range research aircraft (HALO) in autumn 2014.
The joint observation of in situ CO and remotely measured CH2O, C2H2O2, and C3H4O2*, together with visible imagery and air mass back-trajectory modelling using NOAA HYSPLIT (National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, HYbrid Single-Particle Lagrangian Integrated Trajectory), allows us to discriminate between the probing of background tropical air, in which the concentration of the measured species results from the oxidation of biogenically emitted volatile organic compounds (VOCs, mostly isoprene), and measurements of moderately to strongly polluted air masses affected by biomass burning emissions or the city plume of Manaus.
For 12 near-surface measurements of fresh biomass burning plumes, normalized excess mixing ratios of C2H2O2 and C3H4O2* with respect to CH2O are inferred and compared to recent studies. The mean glyoxal-to-formaldehyde ratio RGF=0.07 (range 0.02–0.11) is in good agreement with recent reports which suggest RGF to be significantly lower than previously assumed in global chemical transport models (CTMs).
The mean methylglyoxal-to-formaldehyde ratio RMF=0.98 (range 0.09–1.50) varies significantly during the different observational settings but overall appears to be much larger (up to a factor of 5) than previous reports suggest even when applying a correction factor of 2.0±0.5 to account for the additional dicarbonyls included in the C3H4O2* measurements.
Using recently reported emission factors of CH2O for tropical forests, our observations suggest emission factors of EFG=0.25 (range 0.11 to 0.52) g kg−1 for C2H2O2 and EFM = 4.7 (range 0.5 to 8.64) g kg−1 for C3H4O2*. While EFG agrees well with recent reports, EFM is (like RMF) slightly larger than reported in other studies, presumably due to the different plume ages or fuels studied.
Our observations of these critical carbonyls and intermediate oxidation products may support future photochemical modelling of air pollution over tropical vegetation, as well as validate past and present space-borne observations of the respective species.
The water column of the Yamal tundra lakes as a microbial filter
preventing methane emission
Authors: Savvichev Alexander , Rusanov Igor , Dvornikov Yury , Kadnikov Vitaly , Kallistova Anna , Veslopolova Elena , Chetverova Antonina , Leibman Marina , Sigalevich Pavel , Pimenov Nikolay , Ravin Nikolai , Khomutov Artem
Published: October 2020

Abstract. Microbiological, molecular ecological, biogeochemical, and isotope geochemical research was carried out in four lakes of the central part of the Yamal Peninsula in the area of continuous permafrost. Two of them were large (73.6 and 118.6 ha) and deep (up to 10.6 and 12.3 m) mature lakes embedded into all geomorphological levels of the peninsula, and two others were smaller (3.2 and 4.2 ha) shallow (up to 2.3 and 1.8 m) lakes which appeared as a result of thermokarst on constitutional (segregated) ground ice. We collected samples in August 2019. The Yamal tundra lakes exhibited high phytoplankton production (340–1200 mg C m−2 day−1) during the short summer season. Allochthonous and autochthonous, both particulate and dissolved organic matter was deposited to the bottom sediments, where methane production occurred due to anaerobic degradation (90–1000 µmol СН4 dm−3). The rates of hydrogenotrophic methanogenesis appeared to be higher in the sediments of deep lakes than in those of the shallow ones. In the sediments of all lakes, Methanoregula and Methanosaeta were predominant components of the archaeal methanogenic community. Methane oxidation (1.4–9.9 µmol dm−3 day−1) occurred in the upper sediment layers simultaneously with methanogenesis. Methylobacter tundripaludum (family Methylococcaceae) predominated in the methanotrophic community of the sediments and the water column. The activity of methanotrophic bacteria in deep mature lakes resulted in a decrease of the dissolved methane concentration in lake water from 0.8–4.1 µmol CH4 L−1 to 0.4 µmol CH4 L−1, while in shallow thermokarst lakes the geochemical effect of methanotrophs was much less pronounced. Thus, only small shallow Yamal lakes may contribute significantly to the overall diffusive methane emissions from the water surface during the warm summer season. The water column of large deep lakes on Yamal acts, however, as a microbial filter preventing methane emission into the atmosphere.
CALVING DYNAMICS DERIVED FROM SATELLITE SAR DATA IN SUPPORT OF MASS BALANCE ESTIMATIONS IN LANGE GLACIER, ANTARCTICA
Authors: Johnson E. , Floricioiu D. , Schwalbe E. , Koschitzki R. , Maas H.-G. , Cardenas C. , Casassa G.
Published: October 2020

Abstract. We present calving flux, calving rate, frontal retreat and volume change rate results in Lange Glacier from 2015 to 2017, including also velocity calculations in 2015, 2017 and 2018. The peak velocities at glacier front were between 1.0 and 1.5 [md-1] near the center line with a maximum frontal retreat of 100 [m]. The glacier presents almost no volume change rate during the period analyzed and the average ice discharge is 0.026 [km3 yr-1].
A BLOCKCHAIN-BASED APPROACH TO ENABLE REMOTE SENSING TRUSTED DATA
Authors: Pincheira M. , Donini E. , Giaffreda R. , Vecchio M.
Published: October 2020

Abstract. Remote sensing considerably benefits from the fusion of open data from different sources, including far-range sensors mounted on satellites and short-range sensors on drones or Internet of Things devices. Open data is an emerging philosophy attracting an increasing number of data owners willing to share. However, most of the data owners are unknown and thus, untrustable, which makes shared data likely unreliable and possibly compromising associated outcomes. Currently, there exist tools that distribute open data, acting as intermediaries connecting data owners and users. However, these tools are managed by central authorities that set rules for data ownership, access, and integrity, limiting data owners and users. Therefore, a need emerges for a decentralized system to share and retrieve data without intermediaries limiting participants. Here, we propose a blockchain-based system to share and retrieve data without the need for a central authority. The proposed architecture (i) allows sharing data, (ii) maintains the data history (origin and updates), and (iii) allows retrieving and evaluating the data adding trustworthiness. To this end, the blockchain network enables the direct connection of data owners and users. Furthermore, blockchain automatically interacts with participants and keeps a transparent record of their actions. Hence, blockchain provides a decentralized database that enables trust among the participants without a central authority. We analyzed the potentials and critical issues of the architecture in a remote sensing use case of precision farming. The analysis shows that participants benefit from the properties of the blockchain in providing trusted data for remote sensing applications.
Estimation of degree of sea ice ridging in the Bay of Bothnia based
on geolocated photon heights from ICESat-2
Authors: Fredensborg Hansen Renée Mie , Rinne Eero , Farrell Sinéad Louise , Skourup Henriette
Published: October 2020

Abstract. The ability to provide ice navigators with reliable and timely information on sea ice conditions is crucial to ensure safe passage through rapidly changing ice-covered waters. Degree of ice ridging (DIR) is a particularly useful parameter for ice navigators, as it provides an idea of how difficult it is to navigate through an area based on e.g. sail heights and distribution of sea ice ridges. DIR estimates are included in ice charts of the Baltic Sea, and are based primarily on in situ observations from an active icebreaker fleet. DIR may also potentially be estimated from satellite observations, and warrants further investigation. Here, we present a comparison of Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) geolocated photon heights and operational ice charts from the Finnish Ice Service in the Bay of Bothnia in spring 2019. We show that ICESat-2 (IS2) retrievals from ice areas with different ridging characteristics, more precisely DIR, differ significantly. Thus, we suggest that IS2 data can be of benefit to international ice services, especially if a time critical photon height product were to be made available. Furthermore, we show that the difference between highest and mean photon elevations (elevation anomalies) of IS2 correspond to expected ridge sail heights in our study area. Our study is one of the first steps in creating sea ice applications beyond the traditional goal of freeboard and thickness retrieval for IS2.
An Exploration of Canadian LIS Programs
Authors: Ramos Astrid Faith
Published: October 2020

It is well known that there is a lack of diverse professionals within the field of library and information science (LIS). As the entry point for future LIS professionals, university library programs are in a unique position to proactively address this issue. Websites serve as digital representations of Canadian LIS programs and are several programs’ main recruitment tool. This project adds to the growing body of Canadian focused data on diversity within LIS, and it is the first study to exclusively observe Canadian LIS higher learning institutions. Through a content analysis of Canadian LIS program websites, this project seeks to explore the following research questions: (1) How are Canadian LIS programs addressing issues like diversity, inclusion, and equity?; and (2) How do the LIS programs’ diversity initiatives relate to their recruitment of students? Emergent themes drawn from literature related to diversity efforts in higher education were analyzed alongside data collected from websites of LIS programs in order to frame the larger discussion of how issues like diversity, inclusion, and equity are addressed within higher learning institutions.
The Future Academic Librarian's Toolkit
Authors: Moffatt Christine
Published: October 2020

Review of Hodge, Megan (Ed.). (2019). The Future Academic Librarian's Toolkit: Finding Success on the Job Hunt and in Your First Job. Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries.
When a Small Market Newspaper Closes
Authors: Nonkes Mark
Published: October 2020

Newspapers once were required reading for individuals who wished to gain new information about the world around them. Information behaviour scholars linked newspaper reading to passive acts of acquiring and acclimating new information that later helped individuals expand their perspective, solve problems, and feel a sense of connection with their community. However, shifting information consumption habits, digital communication technology, and the steady growth of capitalistic news conglomerates have led to thousands of newspapers closing since the dawn of the 21st century. Many small and rural communities have lost their only news outlet. Research on the closures of newspapers has raised concerns about the political and social implications. At the same time, newspapers have been accused of legitimizing power structures and social hierarchy, and some see their demise as an opportunity to create new information structures that better reflect their communities. Libraries may be able to play a role in filling the information void that is created when a newspaper closes in a small community. Still, there is a need for broader research to understand the wider implications of newspaper closures and the role libraries can play in the wake of their closures.
Roll for Initiative
Authors: Forsythe Carlie
Published: October 2020

Tabletop role-playing games originated in the 1970s with the introduction of the popular role-playing game, Dungeons & Dragons. Today, tabletop role-playing games make for valuable investments in libraries as they are effective tools for providing rich environments for learning and developing a variety of social and technical skills. This paper largely focuses on collecting tabletop role-playing games in libraries, as well as provides an introduction to role-playing games, their systems and mechanics, and how games are published.
Cuando la ficción televisiva funciona como evento en directo. El seguimiento en España del final de Juego de Tronos
Authors: Raya Bravo Irene , Cobo-Durán Sergio
Published: October 2020

Esta investigación aborda la recepción en directo del último episodio de Juego de Tronos en España y la conversación social generada en Twitter el 20 de mayo de 2019. Para ello se tendrá en cuenta su presencia en la red social a través de los principales Trending Topic relacionados con la serie. Asimismo, este estudio se complementa a nivel metodológico con un cuestionario y tres entrevistas que permiten ahondar en la hora y forma de consumo de este capítulo. A través de una triangulación metodológica, se plantea un triple objetivo con el fin de observar si su consumo puede considerarse un evento en directo: 1) estudiar la hora en la que los principales hashtag relacionados con la serie son tendencia. 2) a través de un cuestionario conocer la hora, condiciones y forma de visionado. 3) profundizar en los hábitos de consumo de la serie y del episodio en particular.
Hacia una mayor participación de la audiencia: experiencias transmedia para jóvenes
Authors: Larrondo-Ureta Ainara , Peña-Fernández Simón , Agirreazkuenaga-Onaindia Irati
Published: October 2020

Los formatos transmedia se han convertido en una herramienta indispensable para optimizar la oferta multiplataforma de las empresas televisivas y conectar con las demandas de la audiencia, en especial niños y jóvenes. Para estas corporaciones, el desarrollo de estos formatos permite avanzar en su digitalización y en la creación de contenidos convergentes. En este contexto, el estudio analiza un caso de éxito transmedia, dirigido al público joven y realizado en euskera: el programa Go!azen de la radiotelevisión pública vasca EiTB y su app específica. Los resultados permiten comprender las oportunidades y dificultades tecnológicas, así como profesionales ante los que se encuentra EiTB en el empleo de estos formatos. Además, en las conclusiones finales se reflexiona acerca de la utilidad para atraer a las audiencias más desapegadas hacia los medios tradicionales, esto es, a los jóvenes nativos digitales, además de resultar especialmente útiles para conseguir el engagement de estas audiencias con los valores culturales, sociales y de cercanía que representa la corporación.
The influence of honey enrichment with bee pollen or bee bread on the content of selected mineral components in multifloral honey
Authors: Habryka Celina , Socha Robert , Juszczak Lesław
Published: October 2020

Bee products, such as honey, pollen, and bee bread, are an excellent source of bioactive ingredients, including minerals, having a health-supporting effect. However, due to the specific sensory properties of bee pollen and bee bread, the best way to include them in a diet is to add them to honey. Therefore, the aim of this paper was to evaluate the influence of the added bee pollen or bee bread on selected minerals content in multifloral honey. The mineral content was analyzed using absorption atomic spectrometry (FAAS) with prior dry mineralization. On the basis of obtained results, it was found that the addition of bee pollen or bee bread to honey significantly influences the content of selected macro- and microelements, excluding sodium. The greatest increase in mineral content was observed for magnesium, iron, and zinc. Enrichment of honey with the highest dose of bee pollen or bee bread resulted in an over 20-fold increase in the Mg and Fe content, and an over 14-fold increase in the Zn content. Honey enriched with the maximum addition of bee pollen was characterized by a higher content of K, Ca, Mg, Fe, and Cu compared to honey with bee bread. Due to a fact that both bee pollen and bee bread are good sources of minerals, their addition to honey significantly increases its ability to cover daily demand for macro- and microelements.
Effects of leader-member exchange and organizational culture on work engagement and employee performance
Authors: Insan A. Nur , Masmarulan R.
Published: October 2020

The objectives of this study are: (1) To determine whether the Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) and organizational culture can improve employee performance, (2) To conduct further research on employee performance by elaborating and analyzing variables that can affect work engagement, among others: members of the leadership and organizational culture. This research was conducted at a Telecommunication Company in Makassar, South Sulawesi with a sample size of 93 people. The analysis model used to determine the influence between variables was a structural model with the Partial Least Square (PLS) approach. In this study it was found that 1. LMX had no significant effect on job involvement. 2. LMX had no significant effect on worker performance. 3. Organizational culture had a significant effect on work engagement. 4. Organizational culture had a significant effect on employee performance, 5. Work management had no significant effect on employee performance. Leaders need to build high-level LMX relationships, equip workers with skills, increase employee professionalism and provide opportunities for employees, help solve the difficulties they face related to assigned tasks and make employees as friends so that they can increase their engagement and performance.
The students’ attitudes and entrepreneurial intention: Evidence from Vietnam universities
Authors: Phuong Nguyen Thi Minh , Quoc Thai Hoang , Cup Le Van , Lien Le Thi Kim
Published: October 2020

This study aims to analyze the factors affecting students’ attitudes and entrepreneurial intention. Quantitative approach was mainly applied with structured questionnaires directly delivered to 2,141 senior students and newly graduates from twelve universities in Ho Chi Minh City. The empirical results show that social norms, personal traits of openness to new experiences, extraversion, conscientiousness, and positive attitudes directly and indirectly affected entrepreneurial intention. In addition, agreeableness and negative attitudes negatively affected entrepreneurial intention. Based on the findings, discussions and practical implications were suggested for improving educational programs that promote the nurture of talented entrepreneurs for the country.
The mediating effect of customer satisfaction in relationship with service quality, corporate social responsibility, perceived quality and brand loyalty
Authors: Khawaja Lama , Ali AlaaEldin Abbass , Mostapha Nehale
Published: October 2020

This paper aims to examine empirically the mediation role of customer satisfaction between service quality, customer perceived value, corporate social responsibility, and brand loyalty at Lebanese private universities. A survey was administered with 378 respondents. A judgmental sample of university students were selected. The framework was tested through structural equation modeling (SEM). The findings indicate that service quality and perceived value influence customer satisfaction while satisfaction fully mediates the relationship between perceived value and brand loyalty. Additionally, corporate social responsibility showed insignificant relationship with customer satisfaction and brand loyalty. This study proposed that marketers should focus on service quality, customer perceived value and customer satisfaction for increasing brand loyalty in adopting their strategies at Lebanese private universities.
Some remarks on contraction mappings in rectangular b-metric spaces
Authors: Mitrovic Zoran D. , George Reny , Hussain Nawab
Published: October 2020

In this paper, we give a short proof for Reich contraction in rectangular b-metric spaces with increased range of the Lipschtzian constants and illustrate this with a suitable example. Our results generalize, improve and complement several ones in the existing literature.
COMPARISON OF ANTIMICROBIAL EFFICACY OF THREE TYPES OF MOUTHWASH, CONTAINING CHLORHEXIDINE-CHLORBUTANOL, ALCOHOL-ESSENTIAL OILS AND PROPOLIS-MENTHA OIL COMBINATIONS
Authors:   Department of Microbiology and Virology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University - Varna, Bulgaria, Ermenlieva Neli , Georgieva Emilia ,   TRS "Medical laboratory assistant", Medical College, Medical University - Varna, Bulgaria, Milev Minko ,   TRS "Dental technician", Medical College, Medical University - Varna, Bulgaria, Agova Nadya ,   Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University - Varna, Bulgaria.
Published: October 2020

Mouthwash is an antiseptic solution intended to reduce the microbial load in the oral cavity, although other mouthwash might be given for other reasons such as for their analgesic, anti-inflammatory or anti-fungal action. A study was carried out to compare the antibacterial and antifungal properties of three mouthrinse preparations - both containing commercial used antiseptic combinations (chlorhexidine 0,100% + chlorbutanol 0,500% and alcohol 21,60% + essential oils) and one with natural active ingredients (propolis 2,00% + mentha oil 0, 042%). The antibacterial and antifungal activity of three types of mouthwash were tested on three microbial strains - Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Candida albicans by two alternatives of agar diffusion tests – “cup plate” technique and disc-diffusion test. The results showed the highest antimicrobial activity of the chlorhexidine-chlorbutanol combination. Mouthwash containing propolis with mint oil demonstrated activity only against S. aureus strain. It turned out that testing the antimicrobial activity of mouthwash with alcohol with essential oils with the agar diffusion method is not representative. For 24 hours with this mouthwash, no inhibition zones were observed in none of the strains at any concentration. Our assumption is that alcoholic solutions are exuding and bacteria starts to grow.
IDENTIFICATION AND QUANTIFICATION OF VERAPAMIL IN BLOOD AND URINE
Authors:   Clinic for Intensive Treatment of Acute Intoxications and Toxicoallergies, Naval Hospital – Varna, Military Medical Academy, Bulgaria, Bonchev Georgi , Zlateva Snezha ,   Clinic for Intensive Treatment of Acute Intoxications and Toxicoallergies, Naval Hospital – Varna, Military Medical Academy, Bulgaria, Marinov Petko ,   Clinic for Intensive Treatment of Acute Intoxications and Toxicoallergies, Naval Hospital – Varna, Military Medical Academy, Bulgaria, Stefanova Ivelina ,   Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University - Varna, Bulgaria.
Published: October 2020

Purpose: To adapt and validate an HPLC method for verapamil determination in blood and urine samples. Materials/Methods: Identification of verapamil and its metabolites was made by means of gas-chromatography, using Agilent 7890B/5977A GC-MS system featuring a DB-1701 column. Quantification was done by means of liquid chromatography on Agilent 1260 series HPLC, equipped with Zorbax Extend-C18 column and both diode-array and fluorescent detection modules. Blood and urine specimens were taken from patients of the Clinic for intensive treatment of acute intoxications and toxicoallergies within the course of their treatment. Results: GC-MS identification of verapamil and its metabolites was carried out after simple liquid-liquid extraction of samples without further chemical derivatization. Adapted HPLC method for quantification require isocratic conditions and mobile phase, consisted of phosphate buffer (pH 2.7; 10 mM) containing 1.5 ml L–1 triethylamine – acetonitrile (70:30, v/v) at 20oC, flow-rate 1.0 mL/min and FLD detection (excitation: 203 nm, emission: 320 nm). The method was demonstrated to be linear within the whole region of interest (4.6-4600 ng mL–1) with excellent accuracy (101.7-102.2%) and inter-day precision (5.81%) as well as good analytical recovery (81.2%) and LOQ (7.0 ng mL–1). Conclusion: A precise and easy to use method for verapamil detection and quantification is developed. The method is applicable as a routine procedure in the Laboratory of analytical toxicology for both diagnosis clarification in cases of acute intoxications and therapeutic drug monitoring.
“I Put a Spell on You”: Affiliating (Mis)Identifications and Toxic Masculinity in David Lynch’s Lost Highway
Authors: Miley Mike
Published: October 2020

The Lost Highway soundtrack’s kitchen-sink assemblage of mid-1990s alternative acts such as Nine Inch Nails and Smashing Pumpkins and glam giants like David Bowie and Lou Reed seems like a brazen attempt to open additional revenue streams for David Lynch’s uncommercial twenty-first-century noir nightmare. However, closer attention to how these songs are used in the film, particularly three cover songs, reveals a more intricate strategy. This article explores how scholarship regarding cover songs echoes and extends scholarship on postmodern identity in Lost Highway and on the compilation soundtrack itself. Each cover appears at a crucial moment in the narrative, and each exemplifies what Michael Rings calls a “generic reset,” a transformative recording that shifts genre and style to create a new song complete with the ability to alter the meaning of the song and, in the case of Lost Highway, the film as well. Lost Highway’s covers twist Kassabian’s concept of affiliating identifications, ensnaring the audience in a web of affiliating misidentifications, a sonic déjà vu in which the comfort of recognition collapses into disorientation, not pleasure. Such a move in a film about doppelgängers and alter egos borne out of a white male sexual panic cannot be mere coincidence. By subverting audience identification with the soundtrack, Lost Highway broadens noir conventions musically and opens new lanes to understanding the compilation soundtrack as a vehicle for subverting and resisting control and pleasure, chansons fatales whose identities are as fluid and beyond the audience’s control as the femme fatale is from the male noir protagonist.
Operatic Works in Silent Cinema: Toward a Translational Theory of Film Adaptations
Authors: Finocchiaro Francesco
Published: October 2020

Between the 1910s and 1920s, countless film adaptations of operas arose out of the medial competition between cinema and opera. Film adaptations aspired to lend artistic and cultural dignity to the new medium of cinema and, at the same time, actualized operatic subjects, adapting them to the cinema’s sense of naturalism and immediacy. The processes of adaptation carried out by filmmakers could take on a variety of characteristics, as a result not only of the varying practical needs of a particular adaptation but also of different aesthetic paradigms of cinema, that is, the different ways of conceiving its semiotic modes of discourse and the hierarchical configuration of the artistic languages embedded in it. This article compares the adaptational strategies in four films—Cecil B. DeMille’s Carmen (1915), Albert Capellani’s La vie de Bohème (1916), Jacques Feyder’s Carmen (1926), and Richard Strauss and Robert Wiene’s Rosenkavalier (1926)—that represent just as many different modes of engagement with their operatic originals. These instances are interpreted as different solutions to the very same aesthetic problem: how to translate operatic dramaturgy into a cinematic means of expression.
Compare Leadership Characteristics of CEOs in Chinese Hospitality Industry: A Case Study of Zhang Yong and Sun Jian
Authors: Wang Shuman , Ma Yao
Published: October 2020

In recent years, the influence of the leadership style and characteristics under the local cultural background on employees’ attitudes and behaviors has attracted the attention of scholars at home and abroad. With rapid development, China’s catering and hotel industry has produced a number of well-known and influential leaders, such as Zhang Yong and Sun Jian. In this study, Zhang and Sun are selected as the research objects to explore the unique leadership styles and characteristics of entrepreneurs who grew up under the local cultural background. Based on grounded theory, this qualitative study compares and analyzes the characteristics of the two leaders. It conclude that Zhang has a paternalistic leadership style and Sun has a transformational leadership style with Chinese characteristics.
The Concept of Continuing Education in the Context of Its Modernisation and Reform in Oil Training
Authors: Panchenko Olga Lvovna , Volov Vyacheslav Theodorovich , Volokhin Yevgeny Arkadyevich , Mirasrarov Mirsaid Pulat ugli , Khisamutdinova Diana Rinatovna
Published: October 2020

The article presents the concept of development and modernisation of the model of multi-level continuing vocational education for the oil and gas industry of the Udmurt Republic under the conditions of its reform. The relevance of continuing education research in the context of its modernisation and reform stems from the need for highly qualified staff and the need to modernise the vocational education system. The article highlights the positive effects of the network forms of educational programs using individual learning paths implemented following the Concept for the Modernisation and Development of a Multi-Level Continuing Vocational Education Model The oil and gas industry of the Udmurt Republic (Russian Federation) is undergoing educational reform. The results of the monitoring of the effectiveness of the implementation of the model of continuous vocational training for the oil and gas sector show a high level of demand, employment and the quality of education received by graduates of educational institutions of the Resource Centre for Training of Personnel for the Oil and Gas Industry of Udmurtia.
Formation of Meta-Subject Results in Teaching a Foreign Language
Authors: Mustafina Lilia Rashidovna , Slavina Liliya Rustamovna
Published: October 2020

The modern system of national education, developing in the competence paradigm, puts on the agenda the need to form students' communicative skills that belong to the category of critical competencies of a meta-subject nature. The article discusses the methodological features and pedagogical conditions for forming meta-subject skills of schoolchildren in foreign language lessons. An attempt is proposed to determine the characteristics of the meta-subject approach, including a complex of personality traits that allow the student to act in a given communication situation at the level determined by the age-related psychological characteristics and the possibilities of the social experience of a younger student. The authors used the following research methods: utilizing the study and generalization of pedagogical experience and the survey method, the communicative, regulatory - behavioral and motivational characteristics of a younger student, which must be taken into account when introducing pedagogical technologies focused on meta-subject results in foreign language lessons, are concretized,  The analysis of the real practice of an educational activity is aimed at establishing a set of features of the pedagogical support of the meta subject approach within the framework of the "Foreign language" discipline in primary school. Based on the analysis of scientific literature on research and practical experience, several strategies have been identified that ensure the effective implementation of meta-subject results in younger students in foreign language lessons.
THE USE OF ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY
TO MANUFACTURE SLIDE BEARING SLEEVES – A PRELIMINARY
STUDY
Authors: Andrearczyk Artur , Bagiński Paweł
Published: October 2020

The paper presents the application of an unconventional method of manufacturing bearing sleeves as well
as the carrying out of preliminary research in which the manufactured components were used on a real
object. Additive manufacturing methods are increasingly being used, which leads to the rapid development
of technologies and their applications. The MultiJet Printing technology was used in the research, which
allows precise 3D printing of sleeves made of polymeric materials. The first part of the article deals with the
selected manufacturing method and the preparation of a model. The study aimed at evaluating the usefulness
of bearings manufactured using the 3D printing technology to support slow-speed rotors. The preliminary
research described focuses on the study of operating parameters such as the moment of friction and the
bearing node temperature as a function of rotational speed during operation. Experimental tests were carried
out at low rotational speeds. This paper presents and determines the scope of the application of bearings
manufactured using 3D printing technology.
THE COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF PREPARED MIXTURES
OF CRAMBE ABYSSINICA SEED OIL WITH MINERAL AND
SYNTHETIC OIL
Authors: Drabik Jolanta , Kozdrach Rafał , Wolszczak Marek , Iłowska Jolanta , Duszyński Grzegorz , Piątkowski Mariusz
Published: October 2020

The base oils must meet the high technical and ecological requirements for the raw materials used in the
production of lubricants. The relevant useful properties can be obtained by mixing the vegetable oil with
mineral or synthetic oil. The paper presents the results of tests of mixtures of oil obtained from Crambe
Abyssinica seeds with mineral and synthetic oil. A variation of tested mixtures with regard to thermooxidative
stability and antiwear properties were found. The mixtures with the most favourable properties
were recommended as a base oils during the production of ecological lubricants.
The Impact of International Capital Flows on Central and Eastern European Countries’ Investments, Savings, Consumption, and Current Accounts
Authors: Vilutiene Laura , Dumciuviene Daiva
Published: October 2020

Capital flows have been analysed from various perspectives and yet no consensus has been reached about the impact of international capital flows on national economies. The main aim of this paper is to present the theoretical aspects of the effect of international capital flows on national economies, and to analyse the impact of international capital flows on Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries’ domestic savings, investments, consumption, and current accounts. During the investigation, the latest studies on international capital flows were reviewed and systemised, 11 CEE countries’ main indicators from across a 10-years period were collected, and computed coefficients, which represent the change associated with a variation in clusters’ capital inflows, equal to 1 percent change of GDP, were analysed. The analyses conducted show that capital flows have an impact on countries’ economies. The main findings are:  first, domestic savings and consumption are seen to have been more strongly associated with capital inflows than investments in developed countries. Second, the relationship between investments, domestic savings, consumption and one inflow in portfolio flows would be negative, in both highly developed countries and emerging market countries. Third, where positive inflows in net and gross capital are concerned, foreign direct investments would have an insignificant positive impact on current accounts in highly developed countries and developed countries but a negative impact in emerging market countries. By achieving economic growth dynamics within a specific country, a wide evaluation of a country’s capital flows can be performed, and control of capital flows gained, by applying different assessment models.
Willingness to Disclose Personal Information: How to Measure it?
Authors: Degutis Mindaugas , Urbonavičius Sigitas , Zimaitis Ignas , Skare Vatroslav , Laurutytė Dalia
Published: October 2020

The study investigates a possibility of multidimensionality of a construct of willingness to disclose personal information (WTD). Willingness or unwillingness to disclose personal information has been a widely studied phenomenon as personal data is becoming increasingly important for many industries including marketing. Most of these studies treat the willingness to disclose personal information as a homogenous construct. In many cases it is measured by providing a number of personal information items and asking about the willingness to share them. Although recently there have been studies that find possible multidimensionality of the construct, most of them do not further elaborate this possibility. Therefore, we have adopted a scale used in many previous studies and made an attempt to test the hypotheses that would base the argument regarding the multidimensionality of this construct or even the possibility to consider several separate variables and constructs aimed at measuring the willingness to disclose personal data. This was achieved by using three antecedents of the willingness to disclose personal data – the perceived regulatory effectiveness, privacy awareness and disposition to value privacy – and comparing how they interact with different types of the willingness. This allowed to assess different relationship patterns between the antecedents and possible dimensions of the willingness to disclose personal information. We have employed Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis to check the homogeneity of the willingness to disclose personal information and Structural Equation Modelling to test the patterns of the relations. We have found that there is more than one separate dimension of WTD which means it could not be treated as a homogenous construct. Factorial analysis distinguishes three types of the willingness linked with three types of data: the willingness to disclose personal data that includes individual facts (profile data), social networking data and online browsing/purchasing data. The conclusion of multidimensionality is also supported by the differences in relationship patterns observed between the antecedents and the willingness to disclose personal information.
Examinatorium Strafprozessrecht
Authors: Heinrich Bernd , Reinbacher Tobias
Published: October 2020

Als klassisches „Examensrepetitorium“ ist das Examinatorium auf die im Ersten Staatsexamen übliche „strafprozessuale Zusatzfrage“ ausgerichtet. Hierzu werden insgesamt 51 Problembereiche im Überblick dargestellt und am Ende mit einer solchen „Zusatzfrage“ versehen, die klausurmäßig beantwortet wird. Diese sind überwiegend an „Originalklausuren“ angelehnt, sodass sie als Beispiel dienen, was in den Klausuren verlangt wird. Besonders nützlich für das Referendariat: Bei der Darstellung der Meinungsstände wird jeweils deutlich gekennzeichnet, welche Ansicht die Rechtsprechung vertritt. Weiterführende Hinweise zur Vertiefung runden die Darstellung ab. Die 3. Auflage wurde gründlich überarbeitet und auf den neuesten Stand gebracht. Für alle, die sich in vertretbarer Zeit einen komprimierten Überblick über den examensrelevanten Stoff des Strafprozessrechts verschaffen möchten!
Das Anstellungsverhältnis des abberufenen GmbH-Geschäftsführers
Authors: Langenbucher Florian
Published: October 2020

Bei vorzeitiger Abberufung des GmbH-Geschäftsführers stellt sich die Fragen, welche Rechte und Pflichten für die Vertragsparteien aus dem fortbestehenden Anstellungsverhältnis resultieren. Daraus folgt, welche Handlungsmöglichkeiten sie im Trennungsszenario haben. Das Werk entwickelt ein bislang fehlendes kohärentes Konzept zu diesen Fragen und stellt damit zugleich einen praxisnahen Ratgeber für das Verhalten von Geschäftsführern und GmbHs in dieser Situation dar. Ferner geht der Autor der Frage nach, inwieweit die Parteien bereits durch Regelungen im Anstellungsvertrag Vorkehrungen für den Fall der vorzeitigen Abberufung treffen können, um die Rechtslage zu modifizieren. Hierbei arbeitet er heraus, wo die Grenzen zulässiger Vertragsgestaltung liegen. Damit ist das Werk insbesondere für die beratende Praxis von besonderem Interesse. Der Autor ist Rechtsanwalt und befasst sich sowohl wissenschaftlich als auch in seiner praktischen Tätigkeit mit dem Arbeitsrecht.
Die juristische Konstruktion von Finanzinstrumenten als Herausforderung für die Rechtsökonomie
Authors: Bonavita Jacob
Published: October 2020

Sind die gängigen rechtsökonomischen Theorien in der Lage die Besonderheiten des Handels mit Finanzinstrumenten zu modellieren? Dieser Frage geht Jacob Bonavita in seiner Arbeit nach. Das Buch zeigt auf, dass die wissenschaftliche Aufarbeitung der Finanzkrise der Jahre 2007 und 2008 noch nicht abgeschlossen ist. Vor allem der Vielschichtigkeit der Rechtsordnung wurde innerhalb der Rechtsökonomie zu wenig Beachtung geschenkt. In seiner Arbeit analysiert Jacob Bonavita sowohl die rechtlichen als auch die makroökonomischen Besonderheiten des modernen Finanzwesens.
Auf dem Weg zu einem europäischen One-Stop-Shop für die Vergabe von Online-Nutzungsrechten an Musikwerken?
Authors: Schafdecker Julia
Published: October 2020

Der Konflikt von digitaler Ubiquität und territorial gebundenen Urheberrechten ist jeder Online-Nutzung immanent. Da es dem Unionsgeber in der Vergangenheit nicht gelang, den hierdurch bedingten aufwendigen Lizenzierungsprozess von Online-Rechten an Musikwerken zu vereinfachen, soll nun RL 2014/26/EU die gewünschte Umstrukturierung der kollektiven Lizenzvergabe begründen: Europäische Verwertungsgesellschaften sollen multinationale Online-Lizenzen vergeben. Julia Schafdecker untersucht, mit welchen Schwierigkeiten der Unionsgesetzgeber vor Erlass der Richtlinie konfrontiert war und wie bzw. ob die Richtlinie die Mehrgebietslizenzvergabe auf dem Online-Musikmarkt zu etablieren und hierdurch die gewünschte Vereinfachung zu erreichen vermag.
Die Flüchtlingsanerkennung von Wehrdienstverweigerern und Deserteuren nach der Genfer Flüchtlingskonvention
Authors: Idler Julia
Published: October 2020

Die Verweigerung des Militärdienstes und seine Folgen sind angesichts andauernder bewaffneter Konflikte immer häufiger Gegenstand von Asylanträgen. Die Autorin untersucht die Voraussetzungen für die Flüchtlingsanerkennung von Wehrdienstverweigerern anhand verschiedener Fallgruppen und unter Einbeziehung zahlreicher Entscheidungen von angloamerikanischen, europäischen und deutschen Gerichten. Dabei widmet sie sich dem Spannungsfeld zwischen dem Wehrdienst als Grundpflicht und dem Recht auf Kriegsdienstverweigerung aus Gewissensgründen. Zudem beleuchtet sie das Verhältnis des Flüchtlingsrechts zum humanitären Völkerrecht und Völkerstrafrecht, bettet also das Flüchtlingsrecht in andere Teilbereiche des Völkerrechts ein.
An Algorithmic Approach to Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children with COVID-19: Tehran Children’s Medical Center Protocol
Authors: Ziaee Vahid , Assari Raheleh , Mamishi Setarh , Zeinaloo Aliakbar , Mohammadpour Masoud , Malekzadeh Iran ,   MIS-C COVID-19 Collaborators Groups
Published: October 2020

: COVID-19 as a viral infection is usually asymptomatic in children, but complication of this disease in children is not rare and may be fatal. Hyper inflammation of COVID-19 is a potential fatal in undiagnosed children. It is very similar to Kawasaki disease but with higher mortality and morbidity. Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) and multi-organ involvement was reported in hyper inflammation syndrome following COVID19. Herein we report our algorithmic approach to Kawasaki-like syndromes due to COVID-19 in our center. Based-on this approach we had no mortality during the last 5 months.