bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Nichtlineare Kunsthistoriografie? Feministische Ausstellungen im römischen Kontext der 1970er Jahre
Authors: Bremer Maria
Published: September 2023

Zumeist wird die Kunstausstellung als ein raumzeitliches Gefüge definiert, in dem ausgewählte Kunstobjekte vorübergehend auf ein Publikum treffen. Eine kunsthistorisch informierte Ausstellungsgeschichte ist zudem zu der Erkenntnis gelangt, dass temporäre Veröffentlichungsformate über die Präsentation von Kunst hinaus weitere grundlegende Kompetenzen im Kunstfeld ausüben können. Demnach ermöglichen es Kunstausstellungen, an Verfahren der Kunstgeschichtsschreibung zu partizipieren beziehungsweise deren Voraussetzungen zu reflektieren. Dieser Beitrag vertritt die These eines metahistorischen Potenzials von Kunstausstellungen und veranschaulicht sie anhand der Tätigkeiten einer Frauenkooperative, der Cooperativa di Via Beato Angelico, die von 1976 bis 1978 in Rom agierte. Für Künstlerinnen und Kulturschaffende jener Jahre erforderte die historische Abwesenheit von Frauen in dem Kunstfeld und in der Kunstgeschichte eine radikale Infragestellung der Prämissen der Kunstgeschichtsschreibung. Anstatt Ausstellungen zu nutzen, um bereits bestehende Darstellungen zu konsolidieren oder zu erweitern war das Programm der Kooperative darauf ausgerichtet, Künstlerinnen aus der Vergangenheit und der Gegenwart neu ins Licht und zueinander in Bezug zu setzen. Dabei kamen anachronische und genealogische Verfahren zum Tragen, die, wie ich vorschlagen möchte, Konzepte von Zeit und Geschichte aus dem Bereich des separatistischen Feminismus in die Ausstellungspraxis übersetzten.
« La plus belle couleur au monde » : le bleu dans l’œuvre d’Edward Burne-Jones
Authors: Laurent Béatrice
Published: September 2023

À travers l’étude de quatre décennies de production picturale du peintre anglais Edward Burne-Jones (1833-1898), cet article analyse la présence progressivement dominante de la couleur bleue. Tour à tour céleste, romantique, symboliste, puis couleur du deuil, le bleu était pour Burne-Jones ‘la plus belle couleur au monde’. De nombreux éléments contextuels portant sur la biographie de l’artiste, sur l’histoire de l’art, et sur l’histoire des sciences (notamment la chimie) sont convoqués afin de suivre étape par étape la dérive monochromatique de Burne-Jones. Cette méthodologie interdisciplinaire permettra de mieux appréhender les multiples connotations associées à la couleur bleue dans l’œuvre de Burne-Jones, et de les situer dans la ‘révolution chromatique’ qui a marqué la seconde moitié du XIXe siècle.
Déconstruction et redéfinition du ‘clandestin’ dans Il ladro di merendine et L’altro capo del filo d’Andrea Camilleri
Authors: Mazzariol Hélène
Published: September 2023

Andrea Camilleri disait regretter que ses romans suscitent plus de divertissement que de réflexion dans l’esprit de ses lecteurs. Son œuvre est en effet militante, porteuse d’idées d’extrême gauche. Dans ses récits, l’auteur opère un travail de déconstruction des schémas et des définitions traditionnels et propose de lire le réel selon d’autres prismes. Ainsi, dans ses deux romans intitulés Il ladro di merendine et L’altro capo del filo, Camilleri déconstruit et redéfinit le concept de ‘clandestinité’, tant au moyen de l’inventio que par le truchement d’objets symboliques. La frontière se déplace : elle ne sépare plus le licite de l’illicite mais l’intime du visible.
Un clandestin espagnol en Espagne : le personnage du morisque Ricote dans le Don Quichotte de Miguel de Cervantès (1615)
Authors: Ansquer Marine
Published: September 2023

1492 est une année clé pour l’Espagne : c’est celle de la fin de la Reconquista, avec la prise de Grenade, de l’expulsion des Juifs de la Péninsule, et du premier voyage de Christophe Colomb en Amérique. Tout au long du siècle suivant, l’Espagne fait face à une multitude de reconfigurations et cherche à se définir, avant tout, comme un royaume chrétien ; après la minorité juive, l’autre grande minorité religieuse du pays, celle des musulmans, doit alors choisir entre la conversion ou l’exil. A l’orée du XVIIe siècle, cependant, c'est un processus encore inédit qui se met en route : la monarchie décide d’expulser du territoire espagnol tous les morisques, c’est-à-dire les descendants des derniers musulmans du royaume grenadin qui se sont convertis au Christianisme de manière plus ou moins volontaire selon les cas et les régions. La mesure fait polémique : ce sont des Espagnols chrétiens que l’on prétend bannir. Selon des estimations récentes, ce sont 275 000 morisques qui prennent alors le chemin de l’exil. Pourtant, de ceux-là, beaucoup vont revenir en Espagne, malgré les décrets d’interdiction et les risques de sanctions : ils sont obligés de se cacher, de se faire discrets, et ils deviennent ainsi des clandestins dans leur propre patrie. Le phénomène des retours clandestins des morisques est amplement documenté par la critique ; nous en avons aussi des témoignages significatifs dans les textes législatifs de l’époque, ainsi que dans des œuvres littéraires. L’un des romanciers les plus connus de cette période, Miguel de Cervantès, s’empare de ce problème d’actualité dans la seconde partie, très attendue par le public, de son Don Quichotte. Au chapitre 54, en effet, l’un des personnages principaux, Sancho Panza, rencontre sur la route aragonaise un ancien voisin, Ricote, un morisque qui a dû quitter l’Espagne et qui est revenu clandestinement, à la recherche d’un trésor qu’il a laissé enterré et de sa famille. Ce travail cherchera tout d’abord à approfondir la figure de Ricote (de quelles façons les stigmates de l’exil et de la clandestinité se révèlent-ils en lui ? Comment, et à partir de quels éléments, son identité diffractée se reconfigure-t-elle ?), mais aussi à déterminer les enjeux de la mise en scène de la clandestinité par Cervantès, dans cette oeuvre de grande diffusion et de grand succès public : est-elle en mesure de proposer une autre vision de l’altérité morisque ? En quoi le personnage de Ricote se singularise-t-il par rapport à ses homologues littéraires, et qu’apporte cette vision du clandestin à la problématique morisque ? Enfin, dans quelle mesure cet épisode, qui fait de la question de la clandestinité sa pierre de touche, se constitue-t-il, paradoxalement, en une matrice au sein de laquelle se cristallise une nouvelle conception de la fiction, celle qui fera son chemin, après le Don Quichotte, sous la forme du roman moderne ?
Comment peut-on être allemand ? Clandestinité, identité et médiation. Le cas de Charles de Villers
Authors: Brucker Nicolas
Published: September 2023

Dans le contexte de l’émigration des nobles durant la Révolution française (1790-1800), la clandestinité consiste à cacher son identité et à voiler son origine. La communication épistolaire rend nécessaires certains subterfuges. Les hommes de lettres qui poursuivent une activité éditoriale recourent à d’autres stratégies pour garantir leur anonymat. Charles de Villers (1765-1815), journaliste, traducteur et essayiste réfugié en Allemagne dès 1794, est représentatif de cette catégorie. Il s’est, comme d’autres intellectuels, assimilé à la culture du pays d’accueil, et s’est rapidement imposé comme un intermédiaire culturel de premier plan. La clandestinité, par l’abolition de toute attache identitaire antérieure, a favorisé la transformation vers l’apatridie politique et la construction d’une identité transnationale. La biculturalité n’est pas l’addition de deux identités, mais le rejet d’un modèle exclusif et l’acceptation d’une instabilité certes inconfortable, mais source de dynamisme et de création. Il en résulte un style de médiation marqué par le goût du débat et le refus du consensus.
Le Carnet de Marie Laurencin. Une écriture rose pâle
Authors: Borghino Elisa
Published: September 2023

Dans ce travail nous entendons montrer que Marie Laurencin est à la fois le peintre connu par le grand public pour la grâce et l'élégance de ses tableaux et l'auteur d'un journal, Le Carnet des Nuits, un important témoignage de son époque : c'est dans ce Carnet qu'elle raconte sa jeunesse et les années du Bateau-Lavoir avec la même délicatesse utilisée dans sa peinture. Marie Laurencin nous a également laissé d'intéressants poèmes, dont certains sont cités dans la bibliographie de Flora Groult. Nous proposons alors d'analyser quelques textes de Marie Laurencin et d'étudier les relations qu'elle a instaurées avec certains représentants des avant-gardes historiques du début du XXe siècle : à partir de l'analyse entre sa peinture et son écriture poétique, nous souhaitons proposer une nouvelle approche de son travail de créatrice.
Kewenangan Bertindak Dalam Perjanjian Jual Beli Hak Atas Tanah Yang Dibeli Dari Harta Bersama Dalam Perkawinan Yang Masih Terikat Harta Bawaan di Hadapan Pejabat Pembuat Akta Tanah
Authors: Wahyudi Arifin Buyung , Sailellah Sirajudin , Nur Widyanti Amelia
Published: September 2023

Perbuatan hukum jual beli hak atas tanah atas harta perkawinan harus dilakukan dengan melaksanakan kewenangan bertindak antara suami dan istri, dan dilakukan di hadapan Pejabat Pembuat Akta Tanah (LDO). Namun dalam praktiknya masih terdapat perbuatan hukum yang tidak melaksanakan kewenangan bertindak. Sehingga dapat mengakibatkan batalnya perjanjian jual beli tersebut. Rumusan masalah dalam skripsi ini menyangkut penerapan kewenangan perbuatan jual beli hak atas tanah yang masih terikat pada harta perkawinan dan tanggung jawabnya. LDO jika perjanjian tidak menerapkan kewenangan untuk bertindak. Tujuannya untuk mengetahui penerapan kewenangan bertindak dan mengetahui sejauh mana tanggung jawab LDO dalam hal tersebut. Metode pendekatan yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode yuridis empiris. Spesifikasi penelitian yang digunakan adalah deskriptif. Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah penelitian kepustakaan dan studi lapangan. Teknik analisis data menggunakan metode analisis data kualitatif dengan cara menghubungkan data yang satu dengan yang lain secara sistematis. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa penerapan kewenangan penindakan harta perkawinan adalah dengan memberikan persetujuan di hadapan LDO atau melampirkan surat persetujuan. Tanggung jawab LDO atas akta tersebut adalah sejauh mana LDO menjalankan tugas dan wewenangnya. LDO tidak dapat dimintai pertanggungjawaban apabila para pihak melakukan perbuatan hukum. Namun apabila LDO melakukan kesalahan karena perbuatannya yang disengaja atau lalai melawan hukum dengan tidak menjalankan kewenangannya, maka LDO dapat dikenakan sanksi administratif, dan dituntut baik perdata maupun pidana. Kewenangan bertindak ini perlu diterapkan karena dalam harta perkawinan ini terdapat keseimbangan hak dan kewajiban antara suami dan istri, di samping itu juga agar salah satu pihak suami/istri tidak melampaui kewenangannya. Maka dalam hal ini, LDO hendaknya tidak hanya mengejar kebenaran formal yang disampaikan para pihak, namun juga kebenaran materil
Mode of Imaging Study and Endovascular Therapy for a Large Ischemic Core: Insights From the RESCUE-Japan LIMIT
Authors: Sakakibara Fumihiro , Uchida Kazutaka , Yoshimura Shinichi , Sakai Nobuyuki , Yamagami Hiroshi , Toyoda Kazunori , Matsumaru Yuji , Matsumoto Yasushi , Kimura Kazumi , Ishikura Reiichi , Inoue Manabu , Ando Kumiko , Yoshida Atsushi , Tanaka Kanta , Yoshimoto Takeshi , Koge Junpei , Beppu Mikiya , Shirakawa Manabu , Morimoto Takeshi ,   for the RESCUE-Japan LIMIT Investigators
Published: September 2023

Background and Purpose Differences in measurement of the extent of acute ischemic stroke using the Alberta Stroke Program Early Computed Tomographic Score (ASPECTS) by non-contrast computed tomography (CT-ASPECTS stratum) and diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI-ASPECTS stratum) may impact the efficacy of endovascular therapy (EVT) in patients with a large ischemic core.Methods The RESCUE-Japan LIMIT (Recovery by Endovascular Salvage for Cerebral Ultra-acute Embolism Japan–Large IscheMIc core Trial) was a multicenter, open-label, randomized clinical trial that evaluated the efficacy and safety of EVT in patients with ASPECTS of 3–5. CT-ASPECTS was prioritized when both CT-ASPECTS and DWI-ASPECTS were measured. The effects of EVT on the modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score at 90 days were assessed separately for each stratum.Results Among 183 patients, 112 (EVT group, 53; No-EVT group, 59) were in the CT-ASPECTS stratum and 71 (EVT group, 40; No-EVT group, 31) in the DWI-ASPECTS stratum. The common odds ratio (OR) (95% confidence interval) of the EVT group for one scale shift of the mRS score toward 0 was 1.29 (0.65–2.54) compared to the No-EVT group in CT-ASPECTS stratum, and 6.15 (2.46–16.3) in DWI-ASPECTS stratum with significant interaction between treatment assignment and mode of imaging study (P=0.002). There were significant interactions in the improvement of the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score at 48 hours (CT-ASPECTS stratum: OR, 1.95; DWIASPECTS stratum: OR, 14.5; interaction P=0.035) and mortality at 90 days (CT-ASPECTS stratum: OR, 2.07; DWI-ASPECTS stratum: OR, 0.23; interaction P=0.008).Conclusion Patients with ASPECTS of 3–5 on MRI benefitted more from EVT than those with ASPECTS of 3–5 on CT.
Achieving net zero goals in residential buildings
Authors: Gazze Ludovica
Published: September 2023

This paper discusses recent evidence of a large, unrealised energy savings potential in the UK residential sector. It discusses authoritative policy reviews critiquing the Net Zero Strategy and the Heat and Buildings Strategy as well as the economic literature on the energy-efficiency gap. These sources point to four main potential explanations for the lack of progress towards net zero in residential buildings in the UK: 1) historical and current ŋuntargeted subsidies to energy prices (e.g., energy price guarantee); 2) poor scheme implementation and lack of workforce training; 3) regulatory barriers such as planning restrictions and lack of policy coordination across stakeholders; 4) split incentives. To overcome these barriers, the paper recommends better access to data to foster evidence-based policy-making and support for innovative, local-authority-led projects.
A Contrastive Analysis of Disagreement Speech act Used by Native Speakers of English and Iraqi EFL Learners in light of Politeness Strategies
Authors: Al Jaid Zeinab , Ghazanfari Mohammad
Published: September 2023

Introduction: Effective communication often involves expressing disagreement while maintaining social harmony, which is influenced by cultural and linguistic norms. Native speakers of English typically employ various politeness strategies in their disagreement speech acts. However, Iraqi EFL learners may navigate these strategies differently due to variations in cultural norms and language proficiency. Therefore, the current study aimed to contrastively analyze the way Iraqi EFL learners and native English speakers perform the speech act of disagreement in light of politeness. Methodology: In this regard, a discourse completion test (DCT) was administered to 66 participants, comprising 33 Iraqi EFL students studying English as a foreign language (TEFL) and 33 native English speakers. The DCT was made up of scenarios that mirrored real-life circumstances in order to provoke responses from people who disagreed with them. Brown and Levinson’s (1987) theory of politeness was employed to analyze participants’ utterances.   Results:  The findings indicated that while expressing disagreement with people of higher, participants in both groups were more concerned with keeping their interlocutors’ positive faces. Furthermore, the study findings indicated that despite differences in the two groups of participants, Iraqi EFL learners utilized positive indirect politeness strategies more frequently than English native speakers. On the other hand, English native speakers applied direct and negative politeness strategies. Conclusion: Generally, the findings indicated that both groups tended to use the most direct type of disagreement as the social distance and power relation decreased.
A educação cooperativista na visão do cooperado: O caso da cooperativa agroindustrial C. Vale
Authors: Staback Daiane Franciele , Schmidt Carla Maria , Willers Ednilse Maria
Published: September 2023

Por ser o cooperativismo um dos modelos de organização que promove o desenvolvimento econômico e social, estudos voltados ao aumento de seu desempenho e a redução de seus problemas são cada vez mais importantes. Nesse sentido, compreender aspectos voltados a programas de educação cooperativa, que contribuem para a capacitação, participação e permanência de seus cooperados mostram-se relevantes. Assim, o objetivo desta pesquisa é analisar a percepção dos cooperados sobre a educação cooperativista existente na Cooperativa Agroindustrial C.Vale. Essa cooperativa está localizada na microrregião de Toledo, mesorregião Oeste Paranaense. Trata-se de uma cooperativa agroindustrial, com sede no município de Palotina, que possui 150 unidades de negócios, aproximadamente 21.800 cooperados e cerca de 10.500 funcionários. A metodologia utilizada foi um estudo de caso, a partir de dados primários na sede e nas unidades de atendimento da cooperativa. Os principais resultados demonstram que o programa de educação cooperativista é percebido como positivo pela maioria dos cooperados, necessitando este, contudo de reflexões e constante avaliação.
ANALISIS RASIO LIKUIDITAS DAN PROFITABILITAS UNTUK MENGUKUR KINERJA KEUANGAN PT FAJAR SURYA WISESA Tbk PERIODE 2018 – 2022
Authors: Fadjri Evianty , Suyadi Suyadi
Published: September 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui kinerja keuangan perusahaan yang diukur dan dianalisis melalui current ratio,   melalui cash ratio,  melalui Return On Asset, dan dengan diukur dan dianalisis melalui Return On Equity PT Fajar Surya Wisesa Tbk. Objek yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah laporan keuangan berupa laporan posisi keuangan dan laporan laba rugi PT Fajar Surya Wisesa Tbk selama lima periode akuntansi mulai dari tahun 2018 sampai dengan 2022. Metode pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah data sekunder dengan cara mengumpulkan data yang telah di dokumentasikan oleh perusahaan yang berupa laporan posisi keuangan dan laba rugi hasil publikasi perusahaan. Teknik analisis yang dikembangkan secara deskriptif dengan menggunakan analisis rasio likuiditas dan profitabilitas. Dari hasil pengukuran rasio likuiditas berupa current ratio dan cash ratio menjelaskan bahwa kinerja keuangan yang dimiliki PT Fajar Surya Wisesa Tbk dalam kondisi tidak baik. Sedangkan untuk hasil pengukuran rasio profitabilitas berupa return on asset dan return on equity menjelaskan bahwa kinerja keuangan perusahaan dalam kondisi tidak baik juga. Jadi secara keseluruhan hasil rasio likuiditas dan rasio profitabilitas selama lima periode untuk mengukur kinerja keuangan PT Fajar Surya Wisesa Tbk dalam kondisi yang tidak baik, oleh karena itu disaranakan agar PT Fajar Surya Wisesa kinerja keuangannya harus ditingkatkan.
On the relationships between smart growth and cohesion indicators in the EU countries
Authors: Bal-Domańska Beata , Sobczak Elżbieta
Published: September 2023

Within the framework of the Europe 2020 strategy smart growth is listed as one of the leading policy objectives aimed at improving the situation in education, digital society and research and innovation. The objective of this article is to evaluate the relationships between smart growth and economic and social cohesion factors. Aggregate measures were used to describe smart growth pillars. Here, social cohesion is described by the level of employment rate as one of the conditions essential to the well-being and prosperity of individuals. Economic cohesion is defined by the level of GDP per capita in PPS. Observation of these three phenomena forms the basis for the construction of panel data models and undertaking the assessment of the relationships between smart growth and economic and social cohesion factors. The study was performed on the group of 27 European Union countries in the period of 2002-2011.
The GlueVar risk measure and investor’s attitudes to risk – an application to the non-ferrous metals market
Authors: Krężołek Dominik
Published: September 2023

Investing in the economic world, characterized by a high level of uncertainty and volatility, entails a higher level of risk related to investment. One of the most commonly used risk measure is Value-at-Risk. However, despite the ease of calculation and interpretation, this measure suffers from a significant drawback – it is not subadditive. This property is the key issue in terms of portfolio diversification. Another risk measure, which meets this assumption, has been proposed – Conditional Value-at-Risk, defined as a conditional loss beyond Value-at-Risk. However, the choice of a risk measure is an individual decision of an investor and it is directly related to his attitudes to risk. In this paper the new risk measure is proposed – the GlueVaR risk measure, which can be defined as a linear combination of VaR and GlueVaR. It allows for calculating the level of investment loss depending on investment’s attitudes to risk. Moreover, GlueVaR meets the subadditivity property, therefore it may be used in portfolio risk assessment. The application of the GlueVaR risk measure is presented for the non-ferrous metals market.
In search of hedges and safe havens in global financial markets
Authors: Wanat Stanisław , Śmiech Sławomir , Papież Monika
Published: September 2023

The aim of the paper is to search for hedges and safe havens within three instrument classes: assets (represented by the S&P500 index), gold and oil prices, and dollar exchange rates. Weekly series of returns of all the instruments from the period January 1995 – June 2015 are analysed. The study is based on conditional correlations between the instruments in different market regimes obtained with the use of copula-DCC GARCH models. It is assumed that different market regimes will be identified by statistical clustering techniques; however, only conditional variances (without conditional covariances) will be taken into account. The reason for this assumption is connected with the fact that variances can be understood as market risk, and, as such, are a good indicator of market conditions. A considerable advantage of such an approach is the lack of need to determine the number of market regimes, as it is established by clustering quality measures. What is more, the methodology used in the paper makes it possible to treat the relations between instruments symmetrically. The results obtained in the study reveal that only dollar exchange rates can be treated as a (strong) hedge and a (strong) safe haven for other instruments, while gold and oil are a hedge for assets.
Book review. Microeconometrics in Business Management, 2016. By Jerzy Witold Wiśniewski. Reviewed by J. Kordos
Authors: Kordos Jan
Published: September 2023

This book introduces the application of micro-econometric methods for modeling various aspects of economic activity for small- to large-sized enterprises, using methods that are based on both time-series and cross-section approaches. The information obtained from using these estimated models can then be used to inform business decisions that improve the efficiency of operations and planning. Basic models used in the modeling of the business (single-equation and multiple-equation systems) are introduced whilst a wide range of economic activity including major aspects of financial management, demand for labour, administrative staff and labour productivity is also explored.
Bayesian accelerated failure time and its application in chemotherapy drug treatment trial
Authors: Prabhash Kumar , Patil Vijay M , Noronha Vanita , Joshi Amit , Bhattacharjee Atanu
Published: September 2023

The Cox proportional hazards model (CPH) is normally applied in clinical trial data analysis, but it can generate severe problems with breaking the proportion hazard assumption. An accelerated failure time (AFT) is considered as an alternative to the proportional hazard model. The model can be used through consideration of different covariates of interest and random effects in each section. The model is simple to fit by using OpenBugs software and is revealed to be a good fit to the Chemotherapy data.
Interval estimation of higher order quantiles. Analysis of accuracy of selected procedures
Authors: Pekasiewicz Dorota
Published: September 2023

In the paper selected nonparametric and semiparametric estimation methods of higher orders quantiles are considered. The construction of nonparametric confidence intervals is based on order statistics of appropriate ranks from random samples or from generated bootstrap samples. Semiparametric bootstrap methods are characterized by double bootstrap simulations. The values of bootstrap sample below the prearranged threshold are generated by the empirical distribution and the values above this threshold are generated by the distribution based on the asymptotic properties of the tail of the random variable distribution. The results of the study allow one to draw conclusions about the effectiveness of the considered procedures and to compare these methods.
M-Estimators in business statistics
Authors: Dehnel Grażyna
Published: September 2023

Recent years have seen a dynamic development in statistical methods for analysing data contaminated with outliers. One of the more important techniques that can deal with outlying observations is robust regression, which represents four decades of research. Until recently the implementation of robust regression methods, such as M-estimation or MM-estimation, was limited owing to their iterative nature. With advances in computing power and the growing availability of statistical packages, such as R and SAS, Stata, the applicability of robust regression methods has increased considerably.The aim of the study is to evaluate one of these methods, namely M-estimation, using data from a survey of small and medium-sized businesses. The comparison involves nine M-estimators, each based on a different weighting function. The results and conclusions are formulated on the basis of empirical data from the DG-1 business survey.
Informative versus non-informative prior distributions and their impact on the accuracy of bayesian inference
Authors: Grzenda Wioletta
Published: September 2023

In this study the benefits arising from the use of the Bayesian approach to predictive modelling will be outlined and exemplified by a linear regression model and a logistic regression model. The impact of informative and noninformative prior on model accuracy will be examined and compared. The data from the Central Statistical Office of Poland describing unemployment in individual districts in Poland will be used. Markov Chain Monte Carlo methods (MCMC) will be employed in modelling.
Edward Rosset (1897-1989) The Nestor of Polish Demographers and Statisticians
Authors: Domański Czesław
Published: September 2023

On 26 of September 2015 a ceremony was held to mark 70th anniversary of foundation of the University of Lodz and 50th anniversary of establishing the Faculty of Economics and Sociology. On that occasion a commemorative plaque was unveiled to pay tribute Professor Edward Rosset - a Great Scholar and one of the Founding Father of the University of Łodz.
Shrinking cities in post-Soviet Russia
Authors: Kirillov P.L. , Makhrova A.G. , Balaban M.O. , Gao Liang
Published: September 2023

The paper is aimed at assessing scale and trends of urban shrinkage in post-Soviet Russia
both at national level and by its major regions. Based on the calculation of average annual
index of population loss according to population censuses (1989–2021) data, almost half of
Russian cities in total have been shrinking for at least one of three intercensal periods. At the
same time, in one of three centers the average annual depopulation exceeded 1% at the end
of the entire period. In 1989–2002, the number of shrinking cities was not significant (less than
a quarter in total), while increasing dramatically in subsequent inter-census periods to over
than 1/3 of all urban settlements of the country by 2021. Study of spatial spreading of urban
shrinkage phenomenon unveiled that its progress at different stages was mainly contributed
either by resource-based cities of the northern and eastern parts of the country, or by urban
settlements in old-developed regions, primarily the Non-Chernozyom areas. Absolute majority
of all shrinking cities (87%) are minor units with a population under 50,000 inhabitants. Taking
into account the general unfavourability of depopulation and the instability and variability of
trends, six types of urban shrinkage trajectories with various combinations and alternations of
depopulation phases were identified based on the sequence of depopulation phases within
each of the three intercensal periods.
Suburban real estate market of St. Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast during the COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Lapshina E.M.
Published: September 2023

In this article we analyzed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the suburban real estate
market of St. Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast in 2020-2021. During this period, an increase
in demand for the rental and purchase of individual residential buildings was recorded in the
suburban market. The territorial structure of demand has changed: while maintaining the
leading positions behind the districts of the Leningrad Region closest to St. Petersburg, the
popularity of remote locations has increased. The growing interest in the suburban real estate
market has led to a reduction in supply. Buyers even chose houses in poor condition to
demolish them and use the land for new construction. Increased demand and reduced supply
stimulated the rise in prices in the suburban real estate market. The St. Petersburg region
turned out to be one of the leaders in terms of price growth in the suburban real estate market,
along with the Moscow region, the Krasnodar region and the Crimea. Prices increased most
strongly in the suburban area of St. Petersburg. The lack of a suitable offer for buyers and the
high cost of finished cottages pushed the population to build individual residential buildings.
The growing interest in buying land was indirect evidence of the increasing popularity of
individual housing construction.
Spatial structure of airports network in India
Authors: Tarkhov S.A.
Published: September 2023

The growth of air transportation in India, caused by the economic boom in the 2010s, led to the
need for the reconstruction of old (brownfield) and the construction of new (greenfield) airports.
In accordance with the UDAN regional air connectivity improvement program, implemented
since 2017, it is planned to build 70 airports in new locations. There are 109 civil airports of
common use. Information about airports that have already been built, are under construction
and are being designed is provided. Despite the implementation of part of the UDAN program,
it turned out that a number of newly built airports were insufficiently loaded, new ghost airports
appeared that are not in demand among air passengers. The features of the location of the
country‘s airport network, its density (the number of operating passenger airports per 100
thousand square kilometers) are analyzed. Differences in the size of the Umland of airports
(the ground gravity zone of one airport; calculated as the area of the territory in thousand
square meters km divided by the number of passenger airports with regular traffic) and the
potential air passenger capacity of the territory gravitating towards them (the number of
residents of the territory per 1 operating airport). According to these three parameters (the
density of the network, the size of the Umland, the air passenger capacity of the territory), a
comparison was made with the network of airports in Indonesia.
Approaches to the anthropogenic impact assessment at municipal level (the case of Baikal natural territory)
Authors: Antonov E.V. , Bityukova V.R.
Published: September 2023

The article substantiates a system of indicators for assessing the anthropogenic impact at the
level of municipalities, taking into account the specifics of the Baikal Natural Territory (BNT). It
also help to asses estimated indicators for the level of individual settlements in the central
ecological zone of the BNT. The structure of the integral indicator reflects the components of
the spatial distribution of the anthropogenic pressure that made it possible to carry out an
appropriate typology of the municipal districts of the BNT. Calculation of indicators that are
absent in official statistics for the level of settlements was conducted on the basis of data on
the population and vehicle fleet using GIS technologies which made it possible to assess the
anthropogenic impact in urban districts, municipal districts and rural settlements of the central
ecological zone. A general decrease in most environmental indicators of anthropogenic impact
was revealed. It was also revealed that gradual alignment of territorial proportions is present
when the localization of impact in individual municipalities in 2014– 2020. The use of the
integral index of anthropogenic impact made it possible to assess trends in the ecological
zones of the BNT. The level of impact in the central zone varies the most across the territory
and seasons, in the buffer zone there are contrasts between socio-economically close areas,
and in the zone of atmospheric influence the impact is concentrated in the largest cities. A
gradual weakening of the role of industrial specialization in the formation of the ecological
situation as well as a simplification of the structure of types of impact within the regions are
shown. However, two significant areas of impact on Baikal (Irkutsk and South Buryat) remain
stable. The main changes occur in the group of regions with a medium level of anthropogenic
impact as a result of the implementation of major infrastructure projects.
The geography of natural tourist attractors in Russia
Authors: Klimanova O.A. , Illarionova O.A. , Klimanov V.V.
Published: September 2023

According to the Strategy of Tourism Development in the Russian Federation for the period up
to 2035, ensuring the necessary diversity of forms and types of tourism is one of the important
opportunities to accelerate its development and increase its role in the socio-economic
development of the country. This study is based on the idea of natural tourist attractions (NTA)
- objects of natural origin that have a relatively high aesthetic appeal or significance for people
as a place of rest or short-term visit. This work aims to identify the distribution of natural tourist
attractors in Russia according to available geospatial databases, and to assess the
advantages and disadvantages of such approach. As a result, we classified on the processing
of the OSM geospatial database natural tourist attractors with the indication of typical objects
of each class; defined the distribution of the total number of attractors by the subjects of the
Russian Federation; and grouped regions according to the potential of attractors of a similar
structure. In total, 106 thousand natural attractors have been allocated in the Russian
Federation, forming five classes. In absolute values, the number of attractors in the regions of
the country ranges from 12381 (Krasnodar Krai) to 77 (Republic of Kalmykia) with average and
median values for the subject of 1443 and 907 PTAs, respectively. Among the leading subjects
in the number of PTAs are the Krasnodar Territory, the Altai Republic and the Republic of
Crimea. According to the predominance of one or another class of attractors, the regions of the
country form five groups, the most numerous are the subjects with a predominance in the
structure of the PTA class of geological and geomorphological attractors and watercourses
and land water bodies.
Intracity territorial differentiation and zoning in Soviet geography studies (1920s-1980s)
Authors: Strakhov K.A.
Published: September 2023

There is an opinion in the scientific literature that intracity zoning has no tradition in Russian
geography. This misconception is refuted in this article: a bibliography of the Soviet
geographers` works on intracity territorial differentiation and zoning was collected and
systematized, and the formation of the main directions of research was traced. As the author
shows, at the first stage (mid-1920s – mid-1930s) the general theoretical ideas about the
principles and methods of urban differentiation were developed, intraurban economic, social
and cultural differences were considered in interrelation, research was interdisciplinary in
nature with the leading role of local study (“geography of place”). At the second stage (mid1930s – early 1960s) in the conditions of tightening ideological restrictions zoning was reduced
to the city`s anatomy: material space was zoned, complex studies were reduced to functional,
social and humanitarian issues were discarded, the geographers views were turned to the
past. There were four directions of city zoning: industrial, historical, physical and economicgeographical (planned), the first and last didn„t find continuation outside of the period. The
socialization and humanization of research at the third stage (early 1960s – late 1980s) formed
a request for study of the city`s physiology, the search for measurable differentiating features
continued, but a generally accepted methodology wasn`t developed. The article emphasizes
the relevance of the leading Soviet scientists` ideas (N.P. Antsiferov, V.V. Pokshishevsky, N.E.
Dik, etc.). Those ideas were often significantly ahead of their time.
BMBF veröffentlicht OER-Strategie: Bringt das Papier die digitale Bildung in Deutschland voran?
Authors: Fischer Georg
Published: September 2023

Seit letzter Woche liegt sie vor: Die lang erwartete Strategie des Bundesministeriums für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) für offene Bildungsmaterialien, besser bekannt als „Open Educational Resources“ (OER). Georg Fischer fasst das Papier zusammen und gibt eine erste Einschätzung zu den geplanten Maßnahmen.
Vier Verlage verklagen das Internet Archive wegen „Notfall-Bibliothek“
Authors: Fischer Georg
Published: September 2023

In den USA verklagen mehrere große Verlage das Internet Archive, weil sie ihre Urheberrechte verletzt sehen. Das bedroht die Existenz des digitalen Archivs und kann neue Konflikte zwischen Verlagen und Bibliotheken um digitale Ausleihen schüren.
Die offene Bibliothek: Vom „Bücherschrank“ zum Ort des Gemeinwesens?
Authors: Fischer Georg
Published: September 2023

Die Oodi im finnischen Helsinki ist Bibliothek, Werkstatt und städtischer Treffpunkt in einem. Dort trifft man sich, um zu kochen, Musik zu machen, die 3D-Drucker zu benutzen und natürlich um zu lesen. Die offene Bibliothek ist beliebt bei Jung und Alt. Ist sie auch ein Vorbild für Deutschland?
Bundesgerichtshof: Plattformen haften für ihre Nutzer*innen – manchmal
Authors: El-Auwad Maya
Published: September 2023

Upload-Plattformen wie YouTube müssen aktiv Maßnahmen ergreifen, um Verstöße gegen das Urheberrecht zu verhindern. Tun sie das nicht, können sie für illegale Inhalte, die Nutzer*innen hochladen, haften. Das hat der Bundesgerichtshof entschieden. Der Bundesgerichtshof (BGH) behandelte kürzlich sieben verschiedene Verfahren, die alle dieselbe Frage betreffen: Wann haftet eine Plattform für Urheberrechtsverstöße ihrer Nutzer*innen?
Digital Services Act (DSA): Wie das Gesetz über digitale Dienste das Internet besser machen will
Authors: El-Auwad Maya
Published: September 2023

Weniger Cookie-Banner, weniger Werbung, mehr Transparenz und Verbraucher*innenschutz? Ein neues EU-Gesetz verspricht ein besseres Internet. Es nimmt dabei die großen Tech-Plattformen wie Meta, Google oder Amazon in den Fokus und die Verantwortung. Wir stellen die europäischen Pläne vor. Wie können große digitale Plattformen demokratisch kontrolliert werden? Welche Standards sollen im Netz gelten? Und wie lassen sie sich durchsetzen?
Anne Mollen: „Bei der Nachhaltigkeit von KI geht es um viel mehr als nur den Energieverbrauch“
Authors: Frenking Lena Schulze
Published: September 2023

Der Ressourcenverbrauch von digitalen Technologien ist ein immens wichtiger Faktor, aber oftmals schwierig zu messen. Das sagt die Forscherin Anne Mollen im Gespräch mit iRights.info. Sie entwickelt Indikatoren für die Nachhaltigkeit von Künstlicher Intelligenz (KI).

Anne Mollen arbeitet bei AlgorithmWatch und befasst sich dort mit der Nachhaltigkeit von KI-Systemen.
Open-Source-Saatgut: Offene Lizenzen für Gemüse und Getreide
Authors: Fischer Georg
Published: September 2023

Lässt sich der Gedanke von offenen Lizenzen auch auf die Landwirtschaft übertragen? Die Initiative Open Source Seeds formuliert Lizenzbedingungen für Open-Source-Saatgut. Das soll die Vielfalt erhalten und Konzern-Monopole eindämmen – auf dem Acker genauso wie auf unseren Tellern. Die Landwirtschaft ist durchzogen von Patenten und Privatisierung.
AntennaPod: Podcast-App kurz vorgestellt (Android)
Authors: Riebesehl Bea
Published: September 2023

Mit der quelloffenen App kann man Lieblings-Podcasts aus vielen Quellen abonnieren, Daten werden dabei keine gesammelt. Die Entwickler*innen möchten mit AntennaPod dazu beitragen, dass Podcasts ein freies Medium bleiben. AntennaPod ist ein Podcast-Client, mit dem man Podcasts abonnieren und auf dem Android-Handy abspielen kann. Die App ist kostenlos und werbefrei und analysiert das Verhalten der Nutzer*innen nicht.
Stagnation or solidification of open science? (s03e15)
Authors: Hartgerink Chris
Published: September 2023

🔈This is a transcript of the Open Update podcast. Listen to the original audio on Anchor.fm. [00:00:00]  Chris Hartgerink:  Welcome back to the Open Update. We are continuing the conversation from a few weeks ago where we are asking this question of how do we create change and are we accelerating or decelerating how fast we're making change.
Kleine Lösung für ein großes Problem? Der BibBot ermöglicht Zugang zu Zeitungsartikeln
Authors: Fischer Georg
Published: September 2023

Abos bei mehreren Zeitungen und trotzdem stößt man regelmäßig auf Paywalls: Für Musik und Filme haben sich kommerzielle Plattformen mit zentralem Zugang etabliert, im Zeitungswesen beharrt man dagegen auf Einzellösungen. Das ist unbequem für Konsument*innen. Ein Browser-Addon verspricht Abhilfe über den Bibliotheksweg.
Lügen im Netz: Vier Tipps für den Umgang mit Falschnachrichten und Desinformation
Authors: El-Auwad Maya
Published: September 2023

Digitale Neuigkeiten sind heutzutage in Sekunden geteilt und weiterversendet. Dadurch können sich auch Falschnachrichten schnell verbreiten. Umso wichtiger wird es, Meldungen zu überprüfen und sich nicht an der Verbreitung von Falschnachrichten zu beteiligen. Vier Tipps, um die eigene Medienkompetenz zu stärken.
Europäischer Gerichtshof zu Uploadfiltern: Zulässig, aber nur in engen Grenzen
Authors: El-Auwad Maya
Published: September 2023

Während Rechteinhaber*innen die Einführung von Uploadfiltern bejubelten, sahen Kritiker*innen die Meinungsfreiheit bedroht. Der Europäische Gerichtshof hat jetzt Zweifel an der Reform und speziell an der Verwendung von Uploadiltern ausgeräumt. Gleichzeitig nimmt er die Mitgliedstaaten in die Pflicht.
iRights.Law veröffentlicht Interview-Studie zum Urheberrechts-Wissensgesellschafts-Gesetz
Authors: El-Auwad Maya
Published: September 2023

Seit März 2018 ist das Urheberrechts-Wissensgesellschafts-Gesetz – abgekürzt UrhWissG – in Kraft. Um zu erfahren, wie sich das Gesetz in der Praxis macht, gab das Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung eine qualitative Interview-Studie in Auftrag. Die Studie wurde von iRights.Law durchgeführt und ist nun veröffentlicht.
Freie Lizenzen für ARD-Bildungsformat
Authors: El-Auwad Maya
Published: September 2023

Creative-Commons-Lizenzen ermöglichen es, Inhalte frei zu nutzen und zu verbreiten. Im öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunk aber sind sie derzeit noch eine Seltenheit. Die ARD will nun mehr Inhalte frei verfügbar machen und gibt ein neues CC-lizenziertes Lernformat bekannt. Was es bringt und was damit nun geht, erklärt Maya El-Auwad.
KONYA MEVLÂNÂ DERVİSH LODGE, RİTUAL HALL (SEMAHÂNE) PAİNTED DECORATİON AND PERİODİC ANALYSİS
Authors: BAYSAL Ali Fuat
Published: September 2023

When Bahâeddîn Veled and his family came to Konya in the area where the Mevlânâ lodge came to Konya, and after this date, some architectural structures began to form around the structure. After the death of Mevlânâ in this area and the tomb was built on this area, this place has gained a asitane identity.
One of the structures added over time is the structure of the sema, which is the place where the Sama (sema) ritual is an important ritual of Mawlavi. Although there are different opinions about when the existing structure was built, the structure is thought to exist within the 15th century. The fact that the scripts and decorations in the domes and panding of the ritual hall (semahâne) have the characteristics of this period strengthens our idea. Existing decorations are the most important examples in terms of dating the period of the structure. We do not have any information about Nakkaş or Nakkaşs that performs the decoration. The ornaments that carry the traces of the style we call Bursa School are similar to the castles of Edirne Üç Şerefeli Mosque. This similarity shows that the people who design and apply the decorations of the structures have adopted the same style and also show that there is a style unity between the two structures. This is an important detail.
Serum visfatin in type 2 diabetes mellitus
Authors: Abd Rabo Samiha A. , Mohammed Nagwa A. , Eissa Somayh S. , Ali Abeer A. , Ismail Sahar M. , Gad Reham S.
Published: September 2023

Introduction

Obesity is commonly associated with insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia and is the most important risk factor for type 2 diabetes. Visfatin is an adipokine that exerts insulin-mimetic effects that stimulate muscle and adipocyte glucose transport and inhibit hepatocyte glucose production.

Purpose

The aim of this study was to assess levels of visfatin and its relationship to obesity and insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Patients and methods

This study included 40 patients with type 2 diabetes as the patient group: 20 of them were obese (BMI ≥ 30) and 20 were not (BMI < 25). Forty apparently healthy individuals matched for age and sex were included as the control group: 20 of them were obese (BMI ≥ 30) and the other 20 were not (BMI < 25). All patients and controls underwent history taking, physical examination including determination of BMI, and the following laboratory investigations: determination of levels of fasting blood glucose, 2 h postprandial blood glucose, serum cholesterol, triglycerides, fasting insulin, and fasting visfatin; kidney and liver function tests and calculation of homeostasis model of assessment-insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) were also performed. Neither the patients nor controls suffered from any chronic disease other than diabetes.

Results

The results of this study revealed a highly significant increase in the fasting serum insulin level, HOMA-IR, and fasting serum visfatin level among diabetic patients (26.10 ± 6.04μIU/ml, 12.18 ± 5.24, 36.70 ± 6.86 ng/ml, respectively) when compared with controls (12.10 ± 3.45μIU/ml, 2.42 ± 0.79, 13.63 ± 3.98 ng/ml, respectively; P < 0.01). Fasting insulin levels, HOMA-IR, and visfatin levels were significantly higher in obese diabetic patients (31.13 ± 4.34μIU/ml, 14.71 ± 6.22, 42.36 ± 4.11 ng/ml, respectively) than in obese controls (14.31±3.11mIU/ml, 2.89±0.77, 16.72 ± 3.16 ng/ml, respectively; P < 0.01). Visfatin levels were higher in nonobese diabetic patients than in nonobese controls. Moreover, visfatin levels were higher in obese diabetic patients (31.04 ± 3.49 ng/ml) than in nonobese diabetic patients (10.54 ± 1.53 ng/ml; P < 0.01). The present study revealed a highly significant positive correlation between levels of visfatin and fasting insulin in both obese and nonobese diabetic patients. Although there was a significant positive correlation between visfatin levels and HOMA-IR, there was no significant correlation between visfatin levels and BMI in obese diabetic patients.

Conclusion

Visfatin levels are increased in patients with type 2 diabetes regardless the degree of adiposity.