bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Developing a hands-on interventional endoscopy nurse training course in Ireland
Authors: King Sheila
Published: February 2019

Interventional endoscopy has developed significantly due to technical innovations. The development of sophisticated technologies and accessories now allows for an increased array of interventional procedures. As endoscopy has evolved, the skills required of the workforce have changed. Nursing competence in operating interventional accessories is central to providing quality care and maximising patient outcomes. While working as a clinical nurse manager, the author identified variations in skills among endoscopy staff nurses and limitations to providing the necessary learning opportunities. It was acknowledged that there were similar challenges in various endoscopy units throughout Ireland. After discussion with the nursing staff and consultant endoscopists, it was agreed there was a need to develop a dedicated, practical, hands-on interventional endoscopy course to support the training needs and professional competence of nursing staff. Following the development and delivery of the first interventional endoscopy training course for nurses in Ireland, the feedback was extremely positive. All nurses stated that the course helped them to improve their knowledge and develop their skills. This feedback supported the need for ongoing professional development of all nurses in the speciality, regardless of their experience, as endoscopy nursing evolves.
Considering culture and ethnicity in family-centred dementia care at the end of life: a case study
Authors: Mountford Wendy , Dening Karen Harrison
Published: February 2019

Background:

The UK older population is becoming increasingly ethnically diverse, with a projected eight-fold increase in dementia among black, Asian and minority ethnic communities over the next 30 years, compared with a two-fold increase in white British people with dementia.

Aims:

This Admiral Nurse case study explores an understanding of culture and ethnic background in families' experiences of dementia and caring using a culturagram assessment framework.

Findings:

The culturagram enabled a more comprehensive assessment, so that care delivery was sensitive to the specific cultural and ethnicity issues in a relationship-centred approach to dementia care.

Conclusion:

An understanding of the cultural influences in light of a diagnosis of dementia were essential in developing a care package that met the needs of all family members.
Hospice UK National Conference 2018
Authors: Bleakley Tracey , Richardson Heather , O'Leary Shaun , Scates Caroline , Dening Karen Harrison , Harrison Kerry
Published: February 2019

Foreword

Hospice UK's annual conference is the national hospice and palliative care charity's flagship event, bringing together everyone involved in leading hospice, palliative and end-of-life care for adults, children and young people. In 2018, the conference spanned two days and was held at the International Centre in Telford, Shropshire. Its theme was Transforming Palliative Care and it provided a unique forum for delegates to discuss current and forthcoming issues facing the hospice and palliative care community, and to discover new ways of thinking from outside of the sector. Packed with stimulating plenary and parallel sessions, and opportunities to network with peers and meet major providers of services and products, the conference combined high-level strategic thinking, application into practice and lessons from real-world examples. More than 800 delegates from across the hospice voluntary sector, the NHS and academia attended the conference. They included a wide cross-section of people from the hospice and palliative care sector, such as chief executives, trustees, clinical directors, nurses and doctors, as well as senior staff working in income generation, communication, operations and HR. Leaders of NHS hospices, hospitals and other care providers also attended the event.
Research roundup
Authors: Heggs Karen
Published: February 2019

Synopses of a selection of recently published research articles of relevance to palliative care
Full attention
Authors: Tassoni Penny , Tassoni Anne-Marie
Published: February 2019

Anne-Marie Tassoni and Penny Tassoni explain ways to help children aged three to five who struggle to follow instructions or sit quietly during group times
Age concern
Authors: Jozwiak Gabriella
Published: February 2019

Gabriella Jozwiak asks how settings can make sure they don't discriminate against older or younger members of staff, and they encourage intergenerational understanding
Comparison of gait with and without ankle-foot orthoses after lower limb surgery in children with unilateral cerebral palsy
Authors: Skaaret I. , Steen H. , Huse A. B. , Holm I.
Published: February 2019

Purpose

Children with spastic unilateral cerebral palsy (SUCP) frequently undergo lower limb surgery to improve gait. Postoperatively, ankle-foot orthoses (AFOs) are used to maintain the surgical corrections and provide adequate mechanical support. Our aim was to evaluate changes in gait and impacts of AFOs one-year postoperatively

Methods

In all, 33 children with SUCP, 17 girls and 16 boys, mean age 9.2 years (5 to 16.5) were measured by 3D gait analysis walking barefoot preoperatively and walking barefoot and with AFOs one-year postoperatively. Changes in Gait Profile Scores (GPS), kinematic, kinetic and temporal spatial variables were examined using linear mixed models, with gender, gross motor function and AFO type as fixed effects.

Results

The results confirm significant gait improvements in the GPS, kinematics and kinetics walking barefoot one year after surgery. Comparing AFOs with barefoot walking postoperatively, there was additionally reduced ankle plantarflexion by an average of 5.1° and knee flexion by 4.7° at initial contact, enhanced ankle moments during loading response, increased velocity, longer steps and inhibited push-off power generation. Stance and swing phase dorsiflexion increased in children walking with hinged AFOs versus children walking with ground reaction AFOs. Changes in the non-affected limbs indicated less compensatory gait postoperatively.

Conclusion

Major changes were found between pre- and postoperative barefoot conditions. The main impact of AFOs was correction of residual drop foot and improved prepositioning for initial contact, which could be considered as indications for continued use after the one-year follow-up.

Level of Evidence

Level II - Therapeutic
Dupuytren’s disease: where do we stand?
Authors: Grazina Rita , Teixeira Sérgio , Ramos Renato , Sousa Henrique , Ferreira Andreia , Lemos Rui
Published: February 2019

Dupuytren’s disease is a fibroproliferative disease that involves collagen deposition, leading to hand contractures that ultimately affect hand mobility and grip strength. It is a benign disorder but can cause high morbidity by limiting daily activities. Many factors have been proposed for its aetiology: namely genetics, smoking, alcohol intake and diabetes. However, there is still controversy as to the main aetiological cause of the disease. Treatment is not yet uniform around the world and still varies with the surgeon’s experience and preference. In this review, the authors review the pathogenesis and treatment options for Dupuytren’s disease in an attempt to summarize the current state of the art.

Cite this article: EFORT Open Rev 2019;4:63-69. DOI: 10.1302/2058-5241.4.180021.
Изучение биоразнообразия и распределения стафилинид (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) в агроландшафте на Северо-Западе России
Authors: Guseva O. G.
Published: February 2019

В условиях Ленинградской области на поле пшеницы и в примыкающих к нему полуестественных биотопах было обнаружено 62 вида стафилинид из 38 родов. Они отличаются по занимаемому пространству и обилию на различных участках агроландшафта. Наиболее массовыми видами на поле пшеницы являлись Philonthus cognatus Steph., Dinaraea angustula (Gyll.) и Aloconota gregaria (Er.), а в примыкающих биотопах – Drusilla canaliculata (F.) и Zyras humeralis (Grav.). Население стафилинид поля и примыкающих к нему полуестественных биотопов сильно обособлено.
Жуки-грибоеды (Coleoptera, Mycetophagidae) Алматинской области (Юго-Восточный Казахстан)
Authors: Temreshev I. I.
Published: February 2019

Дан обзор видов жуков-грибоедов (Coleoptera: Mycetophagidae) Алматинской области Казахстана, включающий данные по их распространению, морфологии, экологии. Всего выявлено 7 видов и 3 рода - Mycetophagus quadripustulatus, M. quadriguttatus, M. fulvicollis, M. multipunctatus, M. piceus, Litargus connexus и Typhaea stercorea. Приводятся данные по фауне грибоедов 3-х особо охраняемых природных территорий Алматинской области. В государственном национальном природном парке «Иле-Алатау» отмечены все обнаруженные в Алматинской области 3 рода и 7 видов грибоедов. Для государственного национального природного парка «Алтын-Эмель» указаны 3 рода и 5 видов: M. quadripustulatus, M. quadriguttatus, M. piceus, Litargus connexus и T. stercorea. В государственном национальном природном парке «Жонгар-Алатау» обнаружены 2 рода и 4 вида: M. quadripustulatus, M. quadriguttatus, M. multipunctatus и T. stercorea. В настоящее время ГНПП «Иле-Алатау» является наиболее богатым по видовому разнообразию жуков-грибоедов из трех особо охраняемых природных территорий, на которых проводились исследования. Сведения о некоторых видах грибов, на которых были отмечены жуки-грибоеды, приводятся впервые. M. quadriguttatus ранее не отмечался на Agaricus campestris, Russula betularum, Pleurotus dryinus, P. ostreatus, Сoprinellus domesticus, Lepista personata. M. quadripustulatus – не отмечался на грибах Bjerkandera fumosa, L. personata, Cortinarius purpurascens, P. dryinus и Agaricus bitorquis. M. piceus - на B. fumosa, C. purpurascens и P. dryinus. M. multipunctatus - на Trametes ochracea, L. personata, C. purpurascens, A. bitorquis, R. betularum, Lycoperdon pratense и P. dryinus. M. fulvicollis - на T. ochracea, Cerioporus squamosus, Scleroderma citrinum и P. ostreatus. Litargus connexus – на L. personata, C. purpurascens, T. ochracea и P. ostreatus. T. stercorea - на Antrodia serialis, C. purpurascens, T. ochracea, C. squamosus и Byssonectria terrestris.
Определение сакситоксина в воде озера Байкал
Authors: Fedorova G. A. , Kuzmin A. V. , Zubkov I. N. , Tikhonova I. V. , Shtykova I. R. , Butina T. V. , Belykh O. I. , Grachev M. A.
Published: February 2019

Выполнено определение сакситоксина в пробах поверхностной воды, отобранной летом 2018 года в период массового цветения цианобактерий в прибрежной зоне заливов Ая, Тутай (западное побережье Байкала), Мухор (пролив Малое Море), Посольский сор и около села Турка (восточное побережье Байкала). Для определения сакситоксина использована методика определения, основанная на химической модификации сакситоксина 2,4-динитрофенилгидразином с последующей идентификацией гидразона сакситоксина методом жидкостной хроматографии с масс-спектрометрическим детектированием. Для проб с ожидаемой низкой концентрацией сакситоксина предложен усовершенствованный вариант методики. Показано, что содержание сакситоксина в воде во всех исследованных пробах ниже рекомендованной для питьевой воды (< 3 мкг/л).
Морфологические и эколого-биологические особенности спонтанного гибрида Acer platanoides L. × A. truncatum Bunge
Authors: Fedorinova O. I. , Kozlovskiy B. L. , Kuropyatnikov M. V.
Published: February 2019

В статье дается характеристика спонтанного гибрида Acer platanoides L. × A. truncatum, Bunge выявленного в ходе интродукционных исследований в Ботаническом саду ЮФУ. Предпосылкой к возникновению близкородственных гибридов явилось использование метода родовых комплексов при создании коллекции. Так, межвидовые гибриды выявлены в полиморфных родах: Acer, Berberis, Corylus, Crataegus, Lonicera, Sorbus. Хозяйственный интерес представляет спонтанный гибрид A. platanoides × A. truncatum. Приводятся: морфологическое описание гибрида и родительских видов, их основные эколого-биологические свойства (зимостойкость, засухоустойчивость, устойчивость к болезням и вредителям, семенная репродуктивность), ритм сезонного развития, характеристика семян и декоративные качества.
Schizandrol A reverses multidrug resistance in resistant chronic myeloid leukemia cells K562/A02
Authors: Arken Nurguli
Published: February 2019

Overexpression of P-gp is the main cause of multidrug resistance (MDR) and chemotherapeutic failure in leukemia. In this study, the multidrug resistance reverse effect of Schizandrol A (SchA) was demonstrated with P-gp overexpressed drug-resistant K562/A02 cells. SchA had almost no cytotoxic activity, the EC50 value reversed to DOX was in the nanomole range of (707 ± 29nM) and had a high selectivity index (> 113) to normal cells. DOX accumulation and Rh123 efflux tests demonstrated that the MDR reversal activity of SchA was induced by inhibiting P-gp function. Western blotting assay showed that SchA down-regulated the expression of P-gp by inhibiting the PI3K / Akt signaling pathway, which was also a key factor in reversal activity. Therefore, SchA may be a potential candidate for natural MDR reversal agents.
Upregulation of Tumor Susceptibility Gene 101 (TSG101) by mechanical stress in podocytes
Authors: Sunohara Masataka , Kriz Wilhelm , Kränzlin Bettina , Kretzler Matthias , Gretz Norbert , Endlich Karlhans , Endlich Nicole
Published: February 2019

Elevated mechanical stress in glomerular hypertension is thought to damage podocytes, the loss of which leads to development of glomerulosclerosis. Applying cDNA array analysis to mechanically stressed podocytes, we have recently identified TSG101 as a stretch-induced candidate gene among others. TSG101, which is part of the ESCRT-I complex, is involved in multivesicular body (MVB) formation. Here we demonstrate that TSG101 mRNA is strongly upregulated in conditionally immortalized mouse podocytes by cyclic mechanical stress. Differentiation of podocytes does not affect TSG101 mRNA levels. TSG101 immunofluorescence is distributed in a vesicular pattern in podocytes, the staining intensity being enhanced by mechanical stress. In DOCA/salt treated rats, a model of glomerular hypertension, glomerular TSG101 mRNA levels are elevated, and an increased number of MVBs is observed by electron microscopy in podocyte processes. Our data demonstrate that mechanical stress upregulates TSG101 in podocytes, suggesting that glomerular hypertension enhances sorting of cell surface proteins and their ligands into the degradative pathway in podocytes.
Bioactivity evaluation and HPLC UV-VIS based quantification of antioxidant secondary metabolites from extract and fractions of Bistorta amplexicaulis rhizome
Authors: Tabassam Shahzadi , Anwar Muhammad Asad , Gulfraz Muhammas , Arshad Muhammad , Sabitaliyevich Uteuliyev Yerzhan , Nurmurzayevich Sadykov Bolat , Ahmad Muhammad Sheeraz
Published: February 2019

Bistorta amplexicaulis is a popular medicinal plant and reported as rich source of antioxidant compounds. The present study was designed for antioxidant and anticancer potential of polarity based fractions of B. amplexicaulis and its correlation to the secondary metabolites quantified by HPLC-UV/VIS.Crude extract was prepared by maceration method and polarity based fractions were prepared by solvent-solvent extraction. Antioxidant and anticancer potential was investigated by using various physiological and non-physiological assays while secondary metabolites rutin, naringin and quercetin present in extract and fractions were quantified by using HPLC- UV/VIS. All extracts showed Antioxidant potential but highest activity was obtained with ethyl acetate fraction (DPPH IC50 5.76±0.03 µg/ml, ABTS IC50 0.74±0.1 µg/ml, Total Antioxidant Assay 72.55±0.098 Ascorbic acid equivalents, Super oxide radical scavenging assay IC506.86±0.1909 µg/ml, Hydroxyl radical scavenging assay IC50 0.96±0.1690 µg/ml). The cytotoxicity of fractions against HepG2 cell lines showed lowest ell viability in n-hexane fraction (11%). The results revealed that ethyl acetate fraction of B. amplexicaulis can be a potential source of novel antioxidant compounds while n hexane fraction could provide anticancer compounds. A new method of simultaneous quantification of three flavonoids by using UV/VIS detector is reported in this study.
Akademickie niestatki, czyli o niechlubnym żywocie polskich studentów w podróżach edukacyjnych po Europie Zachodniej od XVI do XVII wieku
Authors: Pietrzak Jarosław
Published: February 2019

Initially, the article describes the perfect educational tour for a young nobleman in the 16th and 17th centuries. However, the ideal, as exemplified by the instructions and advice of parents, was in stark contrast with the actual behaviour of the students. Their excesses, triggered by leaving their family nests, their youth and pride in their heritage, took many forms. Among them were laziness, lack of respect for teachers, scuffles with other Poles or foreign students, drinking, gambling and fornicating. Such behaviour disgraced the young noblemen and led to them being expelled from universities, being incarcerated, or having to pay fines. Sometimes, the young men caught venereal diseases as a result of their sexual promiscuity, or sired illegitimate offspring. A number of them died due to excessive drinking and eating, or during street duels. The lives of Polish students have been described in numerous accounts from the universities of Padua, Bologna, Rome, Leiden and Altdorf.
Szkolne kasy oszczędności w okresie międzywojennym (1918–1939) w kontekście działań władz oświatowych
Authors: Magiera Elżbieta
Published: February 2019

The first school savings bank came into existence in Ghent, Belgium. It was founded by Francis Laurent in 1866. In Poland, the concept of saiving began to spread in the period of the National Education Commission, which recommended that children “practice thriftiness”. Since the beginning of the 19th century, local attempts to establish school savings banks were undertaken in the Polish lands that had been divided in the partitions. The propagation of thrift developed on a broader scale only after regaining independence, especially after the economic reforms of 1924. The Ministry of Education recommended that teachers introduce various forms of thrift: organising school savings banks, talks and lectures about saving, celebration of Savings Day and promoting the idea in society as a whole. The interest in the propagation of thrift in education was expressed by the central and local education authorities by issuing various types of legal acts on this subject. The intensive development of school savings banks started in 1925. Until 1935, these organisations operated on cooperative principles. After 1935 they were held under the auspices of the Postal Savings Bank, which was dissolved in 1947. The state-owned Common Savings Bank was created in its place, whose supervision of school savings banks continues to this day and is a statutory duty of the bank. Thus, the interwar experience in the field of organising school savings banks was continued after the Second World War and is still being implemented in the contemporary educational reality.
Grammatical Issues in Judicial Interpretation – Does Legal Practice Needs Linguistic Theory? Based on Polish Courts’ Decisions
Authors: Zeifert Mateusz
Published: February 2019

Most interpretational problems in law pertain to the meaning of words. However, in this paper I address problems caused in Polish courts by grammar (namely: syntax and inflexion) of legal provisions. One can distinguish five main sources of grammatical issues in judicial interpretation of law: syntax of a sentence (i.e. order of words), conjunctive words (i.e.i,lub), punctuation marks (i.e. comma, semicolon, dash), nominal grammatical categories (i.e. number, gender), verbal grammatical categories (i. e. aspect, tense, mood). Traditional Polish canons of interpretation offer no clues on how to deal with such issues, stating only that statutes should be construed in accordance with the rules of grammar. In fact, cases in which such interpretational issues occur, are decided in a highly incoherent manner. The courts tend to feel a tension between grammatical form of a provision and its purpose, function, or other extra-linguistic values. I think the main reason of such controversy is a very limited vision of grammar shared by the courts, stemmed from primary school rather than contemporary linguistic theories.
Legal Discourse: Text Analysis and Translation Strategies
Authors: Velykodska Olena
Published: February 2019

The article deals with basic requirements to the translation for specific purposes, namely legal translation. The problem posed here is defining object and theoretical basis of legal translation. The question of the necessity of information search as an integral part of translation strategy has been raised. Detailed analysis revealed that the requirements of professional translators include knowledge of lexical and grammatical peculiarities of both languages in legal sphere; deep understanding of the concepts employed by specialists in particular field and the specialist terms used to express these concepts and their relationships in the source and target languages. It is recommended that evaluation of the translation may be done on the following principles: communicative pragmatic norms of translation; equivalent norms of translation; absence of contextual, cultural, functional, lexico-grammatical mistakes.
Prepositions in EU and Domestic Judgments – A Corpus Analysis of the Distribution and Functions of Simple, Complex and Secondary Prepositions
Authors: Koźbiał Dariusz
Published: February 2019

The article aims to examine the distribution of simple, complex and secondary prepositions in EU judgments (based on a corpus of judgments of the Court of Justice and the General Court) and domestic judgments (based on a corpus of judgments of the Polish Supreme Court) against general Polish (based on a balanced version of the Polish National Corpus), and to analyze the functions of complex and secondary prepositions. The results confirmed the hypothesis that the high distribution of prepositions in judgments against a representative sample of general Polish is a generic feature of judgments. In addition, it was established that the phraseological profile of EU judgments differs from the profile of national judgments in terms of the distribution of prepositions and their specific functions. This may be the result of the impact of the translation process on target language texts and the scope of jurisdiction of the EU courts and the national court, both of which affect the subject matter of judgments.
Glass ionomer bone cements based on magnesium-containing bioactive glasses
Authors: Wetzel Roland , Hupa Leena , Brauer Delia S.
Published: February 2019

Glass ionomer cements (GIC) are used in restorative dentistry and their properties (low heat during setting, adhesion to mineralised tissue and surgical metals) make them of great interest for bone applications.However, dental GIC are based on aluminium-containing glasses, and the resulting release of aluminium ions from the cements needs to be avoided for applications as bone cements. Replacing aluminium ions in glasses for use in glass ionomer cements is challenging, as aluminium ions play a critical role in the required glass degradation by acid attack as well as in GIC mechanical stability. Magnesium ions have been used as an alternative for aluminium in the glass component, but so far no systematic study has looked into the actual role of magnesium ions. The aim of the present study is therefore the systematic comparison of the effect of magnesium ions compared to calcium ions in GIC glasses. It is shown that by partially substituting MgO for CaO in simple SiO2-CaO-CaF2 glasses, ion release from the glass and, subsequently, GIC setting behaviour can be adjusted. Magnesium ions act as typical network modifiers here but owing to their larger field strength compared to calcium ions reduce ion release from the glasses significantly. By choosing an optimum ratio of magnesium and calcium ions in the glass, GIC setting and subsequently compressive strength can be controlled.
Investigating the effect of Copper Addition on SiO2-ZnO-CaO-SrO-P2O5 Glass Polyalkenoate Cements: Physical, Mechanical and Biological Behavior
Authors: Mokhtari S. , Wren A.W.
Published: February 2019

The physical, mechanical, and biological behaviour of copper containing glass polyalkenotare cements were investigated, where copper (Cu2+) was incorporated into a SiO2-ZnO-CaO-SrO-P2O5 based glass system. Three GPCs were formulated for this study, a Control and two Cu-GPCs with 6 (Cu-1) and 12 (Cu-2) Mol.% of CuO substituted for the SiO2 in the glass. Rheological evaluation of GPCs determined that the addition of the Cu decreases the working and setting times in the cements. The mechanical properties of the cements were evaluated after 1 - 21 days incubation in DI water. The compressive strength of the cements were found to range between 21-36 MPa, with Cu-1 having the highest compressive strength. Biaxial flexural strength and Shear Bond Strength of the GPCs were found to increase with respect to time and were higher for the Cu-GPCs at 14 MPa and 2.1 MPa respectively. Bioactivity testing was conducted using Simulated Body Fluid (SBF) which revealed CaP precipitants on each of the GPCs surfaces. The effect o f Cu addition to the GPCs greatly enhanced the antibacterial inhibition zone (IZ) when tested in E.coli (3mm), S.aureus (24mm) and S.epidermidis (22mm). Cytocompatibility testing revealed more favorable MC3T3 osteoblast cell viability when compared to the Control GPC.
Algebraic Structure of Holomorphic Poisson Cohomology on Nilmanifolds
Authors: Poon Yat Sun , Simanyi John
Published: February 2019

It is proved that on nilmanifolds with abelian complex structure, there exists a canonically constructed non-trivial holomorphic Poisson structure.We identify the necessary and sufficient condition for its associated cohomology to be isomorphic to the cohomology associated to trivial (zero) holomorphic Poisson structure. We also identify a sufficient condition for this isomorphism to be at the level of Gerstenhaber algebras.
Documenting Faith: Physical Devotion in Werner Herzog’s Pilgrimage (2001) and Wheel of Time (2003)
Authors: Poch Chantal
Published: February 2019

To make visible the invisible has always been a key challenge to film. This paper will study how German director Werner Herzog, a regular explorer of the material / spiritual dichotomy, has managed to visualize something as invisible as faith in his documentaries Pilgrimage (2001) and Wheel of Time (2003). By identifying a strong narrative and aesthetic focus on gesture, we will work on a possible reading on physical devotion as a contemporary substitute to sacrifice. Gesture, then, will become not only the visible translation of what we will argue is represented as a natural and universal faith, but also the apparatus enabling the feeling of the sacred.
Shape-shifting: TheoArtistry Poetry as Theological Action Research
Authors: Anderson Kimberley Jane , Bolland John
Published: February 2019

This paper describes a creative partnership between a theologian and a poet arranged by the Institute for Theology, Imagination and the Arts at the University of St Andrews in 2018. The TheoArtistry project seeks to reintroduce artists to traditional religious culture and to foster collaborations between academics and art practitioners (Corbett). In this article we discuss and utilise Theological Action Research methodology (Cameron et al.), to explore the process and outcomes of one such collaboration tasked to produce a poem inspired by an Old Testament passage and the theme of “Annunciation.” The researchers in this collaboration drew on a diverse range of cultural forms and accommodated a position of scepticism towards Christian faith. An examination of the cycles of action and reflection in the production of the poem enables conclusions to be made concerning the impact of this interaction upon the collaborators’ theological thought and practice. This section closes with the final poem and a brief team commentary. The final section evaluates the partnership in terms of the TheoArtistry goals and shows how it both supported the project and set a challenging precedent for broadening the scope of theological openness and inclusivity in future collaborations.
Measuring soccer players’ contributions to chance creation by valuing their passes
Authors: Bransen Lotte , Van Haaren Jan , van de Velden Michel
Published: February 2019

Scouting departments at soccer clubs aim to discover players having a positive influence on the outcomes of matches. Since passes are the most frequently occurring on-the-ball actions on the pitch, a natural way to achieve this objective is by identifying players who are effective in setting up chances. Unfortunately, traditional statistics such as number of assists fail to reveal players excelling in this area. To overcome this limitation, this paper introduces a novel metric that measures the players’ involvement in setting up chances by valuing the effectiveness of their passes. Our proposed metric identifies Arsenal player Mesut Özil as the most impactful player in terms of passes during the 2017/2018 season and proposes Ajax player Frenkie de Jong as a suitable replacement for Andrés Iniesta at FC Barcelona.
Takeover Protection and Firm Value
Authors: Andres Christian , Jacob Martin , Ulrich Lennart
Published: February 2019

We examine firm value consequences of anti-takeover regulation, exploiting the staggered announcement and implementation of an anti-takeover regulation in the U.K. We show that, on average, takeover protection increases firm value. This effect is partly driven by innovative firms expanding their R&D activities. However, the anti-takeover regulation also increases the value of less productive firms. Anti-takeover regulation could thus constrain highly productive firms from taking over low-productivity firms. Our results imply that, while takeover protection may stimulate innovation, it can distort the allocation of funds by preventing market share from moving from less efficient to more efficient firms.
Eco-Friendly Snow Melting Systems Developed for Modern Expressways
Authors: Seo Youngguk , Kim Jin-Hwan , Seo Un-Jong
Published: February 2019

This study presents environmentally friendly snow melting methods utilizing electric heating cables, ground source heat pumps, tunnel water heat, solar-assisted electric heating cables, and boilers that have been developed and tested at several expressway sections in South Korea since 1996. Compared with a conventional winter maintenance practice based on deicing or anti-icing chemicals, these snow melting systems have little environmental impact (i.e., eco-melting) and are useful in clearing away snow and preventing ice formation promptly without causing long and frequent traffic hold-ups. A comparative evaluation on the eco-melting systems is conducted to characterize their construction and operation features, and the snow melting performance of each system is validated at full-scale test sites under various winter weather conditions. Also, cost analyses are conducted based on the data collected from the field experiments to determine the affordability of each system. Finally, five types of expressway sections (hi-pass toll lane, regular toll lane, an open section between tunnels, curved road, and bridge) that are vulnerable to traffic accidents during winter are prioritized based on three factors (safety, affordability, and environment) for the optimum deployment of eco-melting systems on modern expressways.
Abandonment Psychotherapy and Psychosocial Functioning Among Suicidal Patients With Borderline Personality Disorder: A 3-Year Naturalistic Follow-Up
Authors: Andreoli Antonio , Burnand Yvonne , Frambati Laura , Manning Donna , Frances Allen
Published: February 2019

The authors present the results from a 3-year follow-up among 170 patients who had participated in the original randomized study, which consisted of three treatment conditions: (a) 3-month abandonment psychotherapy (AP) delivered by certified psychotherapists, (b) AP delivered by nurses, and (c) treatment as usual in a psychiatric crisis center. All subjects were recruited at the emergency room after a suicide attempt and met diagnostic criteria for borderline personality disorder and major depression. Psychotic symptoms, bipolar disorder, and mental retardation were exclusion criteria. At 3-year follow-up, 134 (78.8%) subjects had blind, reliable assessment by clinical psychologists. The intent-to-treat analysis indicated that those patients who had received AP during acute treatment had better global functioning, improved work adjustment, and less unemployment/disability at 3-year follow-up. No differences were found as a function of type of therapist delivering AP. The data confirm that short-term AP gains in psychosocial functioning are sustained over the longer term.
Muller “Elements” inDrosophila: How the Search for the Genetic Basis for Speciation Led to the Birth of Comparative Genomics
Authors: Schaeffer Stephen W
Published: February 2019

The development of genetic maps multiple species of Drosophila to understand the basis for species formation became problematic because visible mutations were not easily compared among species and species-specific linkage groups lacked a standard nomenclature...

The concept of synteny, or conservation of genes on the same chromosome, traces its origins to the early days of Drosophila genetics. This discovery emerged from comparisons of linkage maps from different species of Drosophila with the goal of understanding the process of speciation. H. J. Muller published a landmark article entitled Bearings of the “Drosophila” work on systematics, where he synthesized genetic and physical map data and proposed a model of speciation and chromosomal gene content conservation. These models have withstood the test of time with the advent of molecular genetic analysis from protein to genome level variation. Muller’s ideas provide a framework to begin to answer questions about the evolutionary forces that shape the structure of the genome.
The Effects of Demography and Genetics on the Neutral Distribution of Quantitative Traits
Authors: Koch Evan M
Published: February 2019

Neutral models for quantitative trait evolution are useful for identifying phenotypes under selection. These models often assume normally distributed phenotypes. This assumption may be violated when a trait is affected by relatively few variants or when the effects of those variants arise from skewed or heavy tailed distributions. Molecular phenotypes such as gene expression levels may have these properties. To accommodate deviations from normality, models making fewer assumptions about the underlying genetics and patterns of variation are needed. Here, we develop a general neutral model for quantitative trait variation using a coalescent approach. This model allows interpretation of trait distributions in terms of familiar population genetic parameters because it is based on the coalescent. We show how the normal distribution resulting from the infinitesimal limit, where the number of loci grows large as the effect size per mutation becomes small, depends only on expected pairwise coalescent times. We then demonstrate how deviations from normality depend on demography through the distribution of coalescence times as well as through genetic parameters. In particular, population growth events exacerbate deviations while bottlenecks reduce them. We demonstrate the practical applications of this model by showing how to sample from the neutral distribution of QST, the ratio of the variance between subpopulations to that in the overall population. We further show it is likely impossible to distinguish sparsity from skewed or heavy tailed mutational effects using only sampled trait values. The model analyzed here greatly expands the parameter space for neutral trait models.
Professor Leo Leesment (1902–1986) als Mensch und als Lehrkraft der Universität Tartu
Authors: Järvelaid Peeter
Published: February 2019

[full article and abstract in German]

Leo Leesment (17.04.1902 Riga – 16.01.1986 Tartu), ein Mitglied der Gelehrten Estnischen Gesellschaft, gehört zu jenen Persönlichkeiten der estnischen Rechtsgeschichte, die mehrere Kulturgrenzen überschritten in ihrem Leben. Ihm gebührt die Ehre als erster nach 1920 eine Magisterarbeit an der Tartuer juristischen Fakultät geschrieben zu haben (erster estnischer Magister der Fakultät überhaupt war Nikolai Maim) und der erste Este zu sein, der in Tartu über Rechtsgeschichte promovierte. Mit seinen Forschungen zur mittelalterlichen Rechtsgeschichte wurde er zum international zitierten Autor sowohl im deutschen als auch im französischen Sprachraum. In Tartu unterrichtete er mit Unterbrechungen seit 1928 und hielt bis zu seinem Tod 1986 akademische Verbindungen mit den Rechtshistorikern seiner Alma mater aufrecht.
Apresentação v. 11, n. 2 (2018)
Authors: Moreira Maria Eunice , Chaves Vania Pinheiro
Published: February 2019

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A motivation based shopper typology for short term retail events
Authors: Kelemen Zita , Kemény Ildikó
Published: February 2019

The study focuses on the analysis of a short term retail event. Its success is similar to Black Friday, but differs in underlying consumer motivations. Using a mixed methodology, phenomenological interviews provided in-depth understanding of the participants’ lived experiences followed by an online survey with a sample size of 761 respondents. Exploratory factor analyses has been used to differentiate three distinctive groups with hierarchical cluster analysis. By adopting the ANOVA method, clusters and hypothesis were further analysed. This study is the first to employ quantitative study for a shopper taxonomy of such an event. Our results contribute valuable insights into retail shopping orientation and shopper taxonomic scheme literatures. The finding that a short term retail event’s shoppers form distinct groups of consumers indicates a new way of customers embracing retail events. Our research has identified three distinct shopper clusters based on the different weight of task and social orientations: Loyalists, Enthusiasts, Newbies. Each group applies different strategies to satisfy personal goals. The present shopper taxonomy offers new strategic ways to increase retail performance by targeting the most valuable customers.
ОЦІНКА ФРАКЦІЙ ВИСІВОК ПШЕНИЦІ ЯК ОБ’ЄКТІВ БІОТЕХНОЛОГІЧНОЇ ПЕРЕРОБКИ
Authors: Бужилов Микола Георгійович , Капрельянц Леонід Вікторович , Пожіткова Лілія Георгіївна
Published: February 2019

У роботі розглянуто можливість використання пшеничних висівок як джерела ряда біологічно активних речовин та харчових волокон. Проаналізовано структурні зміни, які відбуваються в клітинах алейронового шару висівок в результаті їх замочування, це в свою чергу значно підвищує дифузію поживних речовин вакуолей в навколишнє водне середовище, і створює сприятливе поживне середовище для подальшого розвитку мікроорганізмів. Встановлено закономірність кількісного співвідношення розміра фракцій в залежності від вмісту вологи. Досліджено хімічний склад загальних пшеничних висівок з трьох зернопереробних підприємств одеської області: Грейн Милл, ВАТ Одесахарчкомбінат і ТОВ Софія. Встановлено всі досліджувані зразки не перевищують вимог показників, які висуваються до пшеничних висівок згідно ДСТУ 3016-95. З огляду біохімічного складу та морфологічних ознак клітини визначено і обґрунтовано доцільність проведення фракціонування за розміром часток пшеничних висівок. Показано, що вміст білку, легко гідролізуємих полісахаридів та кількість крохмалю у всїх фракціях відрізняється, це обумовнене тим, що кожна з фракцій утворюється у процесі переробки  з різних шарів зерна. Графічно наведено залежність розміру фракцій пшеничних вісівок на вміст білку,  полісахаридів та вологості. Встановлено, що вміст білків, вуглеводів та біологічно активних речовин дає нам можливість, їх подальшого використання, як питомого середовища для культивування пробіотичних мікроорганізмів.
ОЦЕНИВАНИЕ ВЛИЯНИЯ АКТИВОВ ПИЩЕВОГО ПРЕДПРИЯТИЯ НА ЭКОНОМИЧЕСКУЮ БЕЗОПАСНОСТЬ
Authors: Иванова Лина Александровна , Малых Виктор Петрович , Шофул Игорь Иванович
Published: February 2019

На примере подразделения итальянской компании по производству пищевых продуктов выполнен анализ значимости её активов по отношению к рыночной стоимости подразделения и формировании экономической безопасности. Для оценивания уровня экономической безопасности предприятия предлагается использовать показатели, принадлежащего ему интеллектуального, финансового и материального капитала. Рекомендованы количественные показатели весомости каждого вида капитала. Для повышения экономической безопасности предприятий необходимо оценивать её уровень с использованием определённой номенклатуры показателей. «Экономическая безопасность предприятия» (ЭБП) – это состояние наиболее эффективного использования его финансовых, интеллектуальных и материальных ресурсов для предотвращения внут-ренних и внешних угроз предприятию, а так же обеспечения высокого потенциала его развития в будущем. Методы оценивания уровня ЭБП можно разделить на две группы: уровень безопасности определяет-ся расчётом её интегрального показателя, уровень безопасности определяется расчётом каждой из составляющих ЭБП. Основной проблемой возможности использования качественных методов оценивания является выбор оценочных показателей и обоснование их весомости применительно к предприятиям различной отраслевой принадлежности. Например, для оценивания уровня ЭБП в угольной промышленности Украины использовались четыре показателя безопасности: ресурсный, социальный, финансовый, технико-технологический. Влияние показателей в виде весовых коэффициентов, максимальный весовой коэффициент для каждой группы показателей принят одинаковым – 0,25 ед.В устойчивой и экономической безопасности хозяйственной деятельности предприятия и особенно его развития на перспективу важнейшую роль играют его интеллектуальные ресурсы: патенты, научно-техническое и производственное ноу-хау, известный торговый знак, бренд и гудвилл предприятия. Эти составляющие являются интеллектуальной промышленной собственностью современного предприятия и отражены на его балансе в виде нематериального актива. Однако, при оценивании уровня ЭБП.. Однако, в инновационной экономике указанный показатель является основным для современной фирмы или компании. Поэтому для объективного качественного и количественного оценивания уровня ЭБП и устойчивости работы предприятия в конкурентной среде необходимо учитывать все виды его активов в виде материальных и нематериальных активов.
РОЗВИТОК СИСТЕМИ ПРОСТЕЖУВАНОСТІ У М'ЯСНІЙ ПРОМИСЛОВОСТІ
Authors: Поварова Наталя Миколаївна , Мельник Людмила Анатоліївна
Published: February 2019

У роботі розглянуто нормативні документи, сучасні законодавчі, а також літературні джерела щодо ролі системи простежуваності для гарантування безпечності продуктів харчування. Показано, які існують важливі проблеми у сфері харчування, а саме: наявність продуктів харчування для різних верств населення та в необхідній кількості, раціональне харчування та забезпечення безпечних харчових продуктів. Представлені системи відстеження різних країн світу. Приведена схема системи простежування, яка дозволяє зробити управління виробництвом прозорим для підприємства. Відмічено, що простежуваність це рятівний жилет не тільки для споживача, адже також стоїть на захисті інтересів виробників харчових продуктів. У роботі представлений принцип єдиного трофологічного ланцюга, значимість якого полягає у взаємозалежної послідовності окремих ланок. Встановлено, що за допомогою системи можна запобігти великій кількості витрат, зменшити короткотривалі і фінансові витрати і збільшити ефективність виробництва, відслідковувати рух, місцезнаходження і стан виготовленої продукції на всіх етапах виробництва, обробки і розподілу.
ВИЗНАЧЕННЯ СУМАРНОГО ВМІСТУ ФЕНОЛЬНИХ СПОЛУК В ЕКСТРАКТІ З ЛИСТЯ Ginkgo biloba L.
Authors: Пономарьова Людмила Миколаївна , Ярощук Роман Анатолійович , Коваленко Ігор Миколайович , Гузь Оксана Іванівна
Published: February 2019

Відомо, що різні групи фенольних сполук мають адаптогенні властивості, тому метою досліджень було визначення оптимальних параметрів процесу екстракції листя Ginkgo biloba з метою максимального вилучення фенольних сполук. Визначення проводили спектрофотометричним методом. Основні фактори, що вивчалися для визначення впливу на повноту і швидкість екстракції, були: дисперсність рослинної сировини, природа екстрагента, тривалість екстрагування, співвідношення сировина : екстрагент, кратність екстракції. На підставі проведених досліджень можна зробити висновок, що оптимальним ступенем подрібнення сировини є 1-0,5 мм. Найкращими екстрагентами, при використанні яких досягається найбільший вихід досліджуваних діючих речовин із листя Ginkgo biloba, виявились вода очищена і 50 % етанол. Найкращий вихід фенольних сполук досягається водою протягом 30 хв при одноразовій екстракції. Оптимальне співвідношення між сировиною та екстрагентами для води очищеної і 50 % розчину етанолу становить 1:30. Повнота виділення фенольних сполук досягається шляхом двократного екстрагування при використанні вказаних екстрагентів.
ТЕХНОЛОГІЯ ВИРОБНИЦТВА БІЛКОВО-ВІТАМІННОЇ ДОБАВКИ БІОТЕХНОЛОГІЧНИМ МЕТОДОМ
Authors: Єгоров Богдан Вікторович , Кананихіна Олена Миколаївна , Турпурова Тетяна Михайлівна
Published: February 2019

В матеріалах статті розглянуто проблему білоквмісних кормів в годівлі сільськогосподарських тварин. Надано функціональну схему виробництва білково-вітамінної добавки біотехнологічним методом, яка включає наступні етапи: підготовка меляси, культивування дріжджів виду Saccharomyces cerevisiae, приготування розчину солей та стимуляторів росту, дріжджування при температурі 30 ºС, рН-середовищі 4,5…5,5, а також підготовка зернової сировини. Отриману біомасу змішують з підготовленим зерном пшениці у співвідношенні від 10:90 до 20:80 і подають на лінію екструдування. Екструдування здійснюють при температурі 110…130 ºС та тискові пари 2…3 МПа. Екструдат охолоджують до температури не вище 10 °С температури навколишнього середовища і подрібнюють до крупності, передбаченої відповідним рецептом комбікорму. Досліджено процес вирощування дріжджів виду Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Підібрано склад поживного середовища на основі меляси. Визначено вміст сирого протеїну в екструдованому зерні зволоженого мелясою.