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Technical note on long-term probe misalignment and proposed quality control using the heat pulse method for transpiration estimations
Authors: K. Larsen Elisabeth , Palau Jose Luis , Valiente Jose Antonio , Chirino Esteban , Bellot Juan
Published: June 2019

Abstract. Whole-plant transpiration is a crucial component in the hydrological cycle and a key parameter in many disciplines like agriculture, forestry and ecology. Sap flow measurements are one of the most widely used methods to estimate whole-plant transpiration in woody species due to its wide application range and its ready automation for continuous data readings. Several different methods have been developed and adjusted to different climatic conditions and wood properties. However, the scientific literature also identifies several sources of error in the method that needs to be accounted for; misalignment of the probes, wound to the xylem, thermal diffusivity and stem water content. This study aims to integrate probe misalignment as a function of time to improve readings during long-term measurements (> 3 months). We conclude that even when geometrical misalignments errors are small, the introduced corrections can imply an important shift in sap flow estimations. Additionally, we propose a new set of statistical information to be recorded during the measurement period to use as a quality control of the heat ratio readings obtained from the sensors. By using relative standard deviation and slope as quality indicators we concluded that no general time limit can be decided for all sensors but should rather be determined from individual performance over time.
Desafios e contribuições da educação para alunos do eja
Authors: Gonçalves Rosimeire
Published: June 2019

Este trabalho é fruto de um estudo realizado com jovens de uma turma da educação de jovens e adultos (EJA), da escola municipal Eduardo de Paiva Rezende no munícipio de Cristalina – Goiás. Surgiu de um projeto maior de pesquisa que vem sendo desenvolvido para o programa de mestrado em que o foco é a análise das práticas de ensino desenvolvidas com os alunos da EJA. Nesse contexto buscou-se compreender a importância da conclusão do ensino fundamental para esses alunos e quais as implicações dessa conquista em suas vidas. Amparado na teoria freiriana em que a educação crítica é orientada para a independência do aluno e o exercício da prática de uma responsabilidade social e política, com respaldo em autores como Halbwacs, Pierre Nora, Monteiro, Pollack contribuem para a melhor compreensão dessa relação entre o vivido, o conhecimento científico, e as percepções e representações sobre a memória. Neste apresentamos os relatos das narrativas individuais desses alunos com intuito de mostrar como a inserção em um grupo escolar permite a construção de uma memória coletiva de aprendizagem, resgate e transformação.
O ensino de li para alunos com nee: experiências e reflexões no âmbito do pibid
Authors: Lisboa Joel Victor Reis
Published: June 2019

Esse artigo visa apresentar atividades desenvolvidas com alunos com necessidades educativas especiais no âmbito do Programa Institucional de Bolsas de Iniciação à Docência (PIBID), bem como trazer reflexões, a partir da análise do relato de experiência do bolsista, sobre os princípios que fundamentaram a concepção das atividades e orientaram a prática pedagógica. Ademais, traçamos reflexões sobre a importância do PIBID em face aos desafios da escola inclusiva, principalmente no que tange à formação/capacitação de professores, à disponibilização de apoio pedagógico para escolas do âmbito público de educação e à oportunidade de praxis docente para graduandos ainda em período de formação. Em relação às atividades desenvolvidas, observou-se que o ensino de línguas integrado a atividades multissensoriais, experiências práticas, utilização de recursos tecnológicos e a necessidade do envolvimento dos alunos em todas as etapas do processo de ensino-aprendizagem contribuem efetivamente para a aquisição de vocabulário por alunos com TDAH, assim como para a concentração e interação de alunos ao longo do processo de aquisição de vocabulário.
First Fossils of Hyenas (Chasmaporthetes, Hyaenidae, Carnivora) from North of the Arctic Circle
Authors: Tseng Z. Jack , Zazula Grant , Werdelin Lars
Published: June 2019

The northern region of Beringia is ecologically and biogeographically significant as a corridor for biotic dispersals between the Old and New Worlds. Large mammalian predators from Beringia are exceedingly rare in the fossil record, even though carnivore diversity in the past was much higher than it is in this region at present. Here we report the first fossils of cursorial hyenas, Chasmaporthetes, in Beringia and north of the Arctic Circle. Two isolated teeth recovered in the Old Crow Basin, Yukon Territory, Canada, were identified amongst over 50,000 known fossil mammal specimens recovered from over a century of collecting in the Old Crow Basin. These rare records fill an important intermediary locale in the more than 10,000 km geographic distance between previously known New and Old World records of this lineage. The Pleistocene age of these fossils, together with its Arctic Circle occurrence, necessitate a rethinking of the role of large-bodied hunter-scavengers in Ice Age megafaunas in North America, and the implications of lacking an important energy flow modifier in present day North American food webs.
Sustainability Infused across the Curriculum at a Minority Serving Liberal Arts Institution: A Case Study
Authors: Muldrow Lycurgus
Published: June 2019

A critical challenge facing institutions of higher education is the integration of a sustainable energy curriculum into interdisciplinary education. This case study will evaluate the campus-wide development, adoption, and evaluation of an interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary sustainability education, at a small liberal arts college. The process and outcomes of the development of this sustainability curriculum are reported. The efficacy of the development and adoption of the curriculum was assessed by student surveys and faculty interviews. The interview results indicated substantial faculty interest and approval of implementing sustainability education at the institution. Survey results reveal an increased interest in pursuing studies and careers in sustainability and energy among students. Upon the completion of the study it was concluded that the sustainability initiative was successfully developed and infused at a historically black college and university (HBCU). The implications of this study advance the importance of incorporating sustainability education within all academic disciplines throughout a minority-serving, small, liberal arts college to increase the presence of African Americans in future careers in energy, green jobs or energy policy/economics.
The burden of urological disease in Zomba, Malawi: A needs assessment in a sub-Saharan tertiary care center
Authors: Juvet Tristan , Hayes James R. , Ferrara Sarah , Goche Duncan , Macmillan Robert D. , Singal Rajiv K.
Published: June 2019

Introduction: A large part of the developing world continues to lack access to surgical care. Urology remains one of the least represented surgical subspecialties in global health. To begin understanding the burden of urological illness in sub-Saharan Africa, we sought to characterize all patients presenting to a tertiary care hospital in Malawi with a urological diagnosis or related complaint in the past year.

Methods: Retrospective review of the surgical clinic and surgical theater record books at Zomba Central Hospital (ZCH) was performed over a one-year time span. Patients presenting with urological diagnoses or undergoing a urological procedure under local or general anesthetic in the operating theater were identified and entered into a database.

Results: A total of 440 clinical patients were reviewed. The most common clinical presentations were for urinary retention (34.7%) and lower urinary tract symptoms (15.5%); 182 surgical cases were reviewed. The most common diagnoses for surgical patients were urethral stricture disease (22%), bladder masses (17%), and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) symptoms (14.8%). Urethral stricture-related procedures, including direct visual internal urethrotomy and urethral dilatation were the most common (14.2% and 7.7%). BPH-related procedures, including simple prostatectomy and transurethral resection of the prostate were the second most common (6.7% and 8.2%).

Conclusions: Urethral stricture disease, BPH, and urinary retention represent the clinical diagnoses with the highest burden of visits. Despite these numbers, few definitive procedures are performed annually. Further focus on urological training in sub-Saharan Africa should focus on these conditions and their surgical management.
Preoperative follicle-stimulating hormone: A factor associated with semen parameter improvement after microscopic subinguinal varicocelectomy
Authors: Madhusoodanan Vinayak , Blachman-Braun Ruben , Patel Premal , Ji Lunan , Masterson Thomas A. , Owyong Michael , Greer Aubrey , Ramasamy Ranjith
Published: June 2019

Introduction: Currently, there exists no serum biomarker to predict patients likely to benefit from varicocelectomy. The purpose of this study was to assess the association between baseline follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and semen parameter changes after subinguinal microscopic varicocelectomy.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed all men who underwent microscopic subinguinal varicocelectomy between August 2015 and October 2018. Pre- and postoperative semen analyses were stratified per total motile sperm count (TMSC): TMSC <5, 5–9, and >9 million (based on TMSC required for in vitro fertilization, intrauterine insemination (IUI), and natural conception, respectively). Then, variables were analyzed to determine the correlation with postoperative TMSC values and upgrade in TMSC category.

Results: Among the 66 men analyzed, 55 (83.3%) and 11 (16.7%) had a preoperative TMSC of <5 million and 5–9 million, respectively. A total of 33 (50%) patients upgraded in TMSC category, 26 of them achieving levels corresponding to natural conception and seven achieving those of IUI. Additionally, a significant correlation was observed between postoperative TMSC and preoperative TMSC (r=0.528; p<0.001), and preoperative FSH (r=-0.314; p=0.010). A lower preoperative FSH (odds ratio [OR] 0.82; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.68–0.98; p=0.028) and a higher preoperative TMSC (OR 1.37; 95% CI 1.06–1.76; p=0.015) were associated with upgrade in TMSC category.

Conclusions: Lower preoperative FSH and higher TMSC are associated with improvement in TMSC category after varicocelectomy, although small sample size limited the study. FSH can be useful to identify men who are most likely to benefit from varicocele repair.
Case – Penile fracture in a patient with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
Authors: Biebel Mark , Rodriguez Dayron , Pan Shu , Vanni Alex J. , Munarriz Ricardo
Published: June 2019

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Case – Repair of extensive testicular rupture: A unique use for biosynthetic grafts
Authors: Doan Paul Nhu , Yip Jim , Wang Henry , Chia Daniel , Kim Lawrence H.C. , Wang Audrey
Published: June 2019

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A novel predictor of clinical progression in patients on active surveillance for prostate cancer
Authors: Tan Guan Hee , Finelli Antonio , Ahmad Ardalan , Wettstein Marian , Zlotta Alexandre , Fleshner Neil , Hamilton Robert J. , Kulkarni Girish , Ajib Khaled , Nason Gregory , Perlis Nathan
Published: June 2019

Introduction: Active surveillance (AS) is standard of care in low-risk prostate cancer (PC). This study describes a novel total cancer location (TCLo) density metric and aims to determine its performance in predicting clinical progression (CP) and grade progression (GP).

 

 

Methods: This was a retrospective study of patients on AS after confirmatory biopsy (CBx). We excluded patients with Gleason ≥7 at CBx and <2 years follow-up. TCLo was the number of locations with positive cores at diagnosis (DBx) and CBx. TCLo density was TCLo / prostate volume (PV). CP was progression to any active treatment while GP occurred if Gleason ≥7 was identified on repeat biopsy or surgical pathology. Independent predictors of time to CP or GP were estimated with Cox regression. Kaplan-Meier analysis compared progression-free survival curves between TCLo density groups. Test characteristics of TCLo were explored with receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves.

 

 

Results: We included 181 patients who had CBx between 2012-2015, and met inclusion criteria. The mean age of patients was 62.58 years (SD=7.13) and median follow-up was 60.9 months (IQR=23.4). A high TCLo density score (>0.05) was independently associated with time to CP (HR 4.70, 95% CI: 2.62-8.42, p<0.001), and GP (HR 3.85, 95% CI: 1.91-7.73, p<0.001). ROC curves showed TCLo density has greater area under the curve than number of positive cores at CBx in predicting progression.

 

 

Conclusion: TCLo density is able to stratify patients on AS for risk of CP and GP. With further validation, it could be added to the decision-making algorithm in AS for low-risk localized PC.
Exploring the Use of Bibliotherapy With English as a Second Language Students
Authors: Cancino Eliana M. Rubio , Cruz Claudia P. Buitrago
Published: June 2019

Studies in trauma healing and teaching ESL students have been done before. In addition, bibliotherapy has been used in educational and psychological disciplines. However, there are few studies that explore the use of bibliotherapy and trauma healing in ESL refugee students. My objective for this study was to explore bibliotherapy to see what experiences/stories surfaced from students’ lives and what connections/ reflections students made to the books we read in the bibliotherapy sessions. This was a qualitative single case study; I observed and worked with a group of ESL refugee students in an after-school program. However, for this study I followed the progress of one student over our bibliotherapy sessions. I used observations, interviews and artifacts analysis. Data was collected, triangulated and coded. I found out that the student Identified herself to some degree with the texts read during our bibliotherapy sessions. However, stories from past traumatic experiences surfaced during oral discussions but became more visible whenever she was writing.
The Health Promotion Model of Public Health Program for Elderly
Authors: Murwani Arita , Santoso Santoso , Lestari Eny , Sulaeman Endang S.
Published: June 2019

OBJECTIVE: The society health care of elderly is integral part of service health by comprehensive through promotion, preventive, curative and rehabilitative, and resocialitative efforts. The aim of society health care is to improve the ability of society to live healthy until an optimal degree of health is achieved.

METHOD: This research was cross sectional research by using survey method. Sample of this research was 200 elderly that was divided into 25 clinics in Sleman regency of Special Region Yogyakarta. This research was done on March up to August 2018. The data was collected then processed by using PLS SEM program.

RESUTLS: The results of research show there is an influence between the health promotion and the health education with estimates = 0,753. The health education posses the elderly health behavior with value p = 0,00. The health behavior (p = 0,00), public policy (p = 0,07), the care function of elderly (p = 0,00), and elderly behavior (p = 0,020) posse the independence of elderly. The elderly independence possess the elderly health quality with estimates as big as 0, 312.

CONCLUSION: Based on the finding of the study, elderly health quality can be improved by increasing the elderly independence through the health education effort which takes effect to the health behavior and improving the facilities and infrastructure related to the health public policy, and improving the health care of society.
Sustainable Health Counselling Strategies for Reducing the Impact of Malnutrition Among Rural Children in Nigeria
Authors: Ede Moses O. , Ugwoezuonu Amanda U. , Anowai Chinwe C. , Nwosu Nneka , Egenti Nkechi , Uzoagba Ngozi C. , Ede Kelechi R. , Agu Michael A. , Ifelunni Clara , Okenyi Emmanuel C.
Published: June 2019

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to survey the sustainable health counselling strategies for reducing the impact of malnutrition among rural children in Nigeria.

METHOD: The population of the study comprised the entire 209 counsellors. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data collected.

RESULTS: The result showed found that providing information about adequate food intake for sustainable health, awareness creation, and counselling, organizing conference on healthy nutrition, providing health awareness for sustainable growth; educating preschoolers’ caregivers on fibre, knowledge of the best choice, knowledge of the sources of vitamin B12; assessing nutritional status of children; information on underweight to avoid obesity; and improving scope feeding behaviour through counselling are strategies that could reduce impacts of malnutrition among rural children in Nigeria. No significant was observed between male and female respondents with regards to sustainable health counselling strategies for reducing the impact of malnutrition among rural children.

CONCLUSION/SUGGESTION: Since eating practice of the rural children is poor and counselling strategies have been suggested, there is an urgent need for implementation of those strategies. Since evidence-based literature indicated that rural children in developing countries are at high risk of malnutrition and our findings showed strategies to reduce the proportion of children suffering from malnutrition, it implies that a Nutrition Rehabilitation Programme should be introduced to educate them on best nutritional practices.
A Case Study of Chinese Students’ and IEP Faculty Perceptions of a Creativity and Critical Thinking Course
Authors: Badger James
Published: June 2019

The attention to fostering learners’ critical thinking and creativity skills in secondary school and college students is growing in Western and non-Western countries. This study investigated the integration of a creativity and critical thinking course in an Intensive English Programs (IEP) to determine how the same course may contribute to international students’ linguistic skills and analytic abilities in preparation for college. Perry’s (1970) conceptual framework was adopted to analyze Chinese students’ views of problems presented in a creativity and critical thinking course, and how the same knowledge related to the Chinese students’ prior educational experiences as well as connect to their future studies. IEP faculty and administrator’s perceptions provided an additional perspective into the purpose and learning outcomes of the same course. Findings from this research address a gap in the literature that seeks effective strategies and models for IEPs to foster international students’ analytic skills in preparation for college studies.
Effective Strategies to Overcome Challenges in ERP Projects: Perspectives from a Canadian Exploratory Study
Authors: Menon Sreekumar
Published: June 2019

This qualitative exploratory case study explores strategies and mitigating actions for successful Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementations. The research was conducted in a Canadian case organization in the oil and gas industry, using a semi-structured interview guide with a total of twenty interviews that includes members from four project role groups of senior leaders, project managers, project team members, and business users. For triangulation purposes, the study used interview responses and also ERP project documentation collected for the purpose. The research highlighted several strategies and mitigating actions that can be put in use by organizations. The key themes that emerged as effective strategies include having the right people for support and guidance from experts, change management, clear communications, hands-on training, lots of testing, and risk management. The study also provided evidence that adopting strategies can help overcome critical challenges during ERP implementations.
Measuring the Efficiency of Tax Collection among Economic Sectors in Paraíba State Northeastern Brazil (2013-2015)
Authors: de Oliveira Rodrigo Pereira , Frascaroli Bruno Ferreira
Published: June 2019

This study investigates the efficiency of tax collection on operations related to the circulation of goods and interstate services (ICMS) in far east of Brazil, Paraíba State. The efficiency was estimated using quarterly data of the electronic invoices from the period of January 2013 to December 2015. In addition, we aim to identify levy’s key factors among distinct sectors, disaggregated into 489 sub-classes, according to the national classification of economic activities. It was used a stochastic frontier analysis which suggests that the average of the technical efficiency of the tax collection among sectors was 73.75% of the potential tax revenues. The amount of uncollected tax during the studied period were approximately US$7 billion. There is technical inefficiency of tax levy among important sectors of the economy of the state of Paraíba, demonstrated by 88.88% of inefficiency of tax collection itself. The sector comprehends clothing, wholesale of personal care products and leather shoes, among others. We verify that an increase of oversight actions by the tax collection agency helps to inhibit the inefficiency of tax levy.
The Impact of Retail Setting Antecedents on Organizational Citizenship Behavior through Job Satisfaction
Authors: Al Saed Rashad , Abu Bakir Sahar Moh’d
Published: June 2019

This study aims to investigate the impact of retailing antecedents on Organizational Citizenship Behavior through job satisfaction of front line employees in Arabic Bank branches at Amman Capital. The study’s population included all front line employees in these branches at Amman Capital totaling (52) branches. The study sampling unit consists of individuals working at front line servicing clients in these branches totaling (235) individuals, where 235 questionnaires distributed at the surveyed employees, retrieved (232) and excluded (5) which comes to a total (227). To achieve the study objectives, the study used quantitative (descriptive analytical approach) through different statistical tools, most notably multiple regression analysis.

The study showed number of results namely: The retail system antecedents (Leadership support, Empowerment and Professional Development) impacted the organizational citizenship behavior of frontline employees of Arabic Bank.

The study is proposed a few recommendations for Arabic Bank branches; The managerial practices of Arabic bank management are better to link OCBs and job satisfaction, view it as a base to their strategies to manage the frontline employees.
Role of Information and Communication Technology in Applying Quality Control Procedures in Audit Offices in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Authors: Aqab Reem
Published: June 2019

The study aims to determine the impact of information technology on quality control elements and procedures, including vocational requirements, personal management procedures, client acceptance and continuance, audit performance, and following up and monitoring procedures used by auditing offices in Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

The researcher has used descriptive analytical approach for conducting relevant literature reviews. In addition, a questionnaire has been distributed to study sample (i.e audit offices) in order to identify to which extent information technology affects audit quality control.

The recent study has found that information technology affects highly quality control procedures and elements including vocational requirements, personal management procedures, client acceptance and continuance, plus audit performance in audit offices. In addition, it has concluded that information technology has a medium impact on following-up and monitoring procedures used by audit offices moreover, the study showed that using information technology has contributed to achieve quality control goals, desired.
Location, Pattern of Arrangement, and Physical Elements of Open Space in the Ifolia Cluster, Bekasi
Authors: Budiyuwono Hartanto
Published: June 2019

Each public open space of the housing cluster has different locations, arrangement patterns, and physical elements so that the social interactions between occupants that occur in each open space are different. Therefore, it is necessary to know how this open space affects social interactions that occur. The method used in the research is qualitative descriptive. Conduct surveys to figure the conditions that occur in the field. Then find the relationship between literature and field conditions related to open space and social interaction with users. From the results of the study, it is known that the place, structuring pattern, and physical elements of space are open to influence the social interaction of residential residents. However, from the user community, the physical element of an open space is the most influential to the social interaction of residents. Without the physical elements that encourage occupant activity, there will be no social activities and interactions in the open space.
Preferowane podejścia do rozwiązywania konfliktów wśród polskich i amerykańskich studentów prawa, w kontekście systemu kształcenia
Authors: Cybulko Anna , Gmurzyńska Ewa , Winiarska Aleksandra
Published: June 2019

The purpose of this article is to initially identify conflict resolution strategies among law students of the University of Warsaw, as well as to compare their approach to conflict resolution to similar research done among US law students. In this study Thomas-Kilmann Test was used as a tool for analyzing the preferred conflict resolution approaches. The test was developed in the US but also used in other parts of the world. The results of test among the Polish students obtained during the study were compared with available data of US students. The study was conducted to verify the approach to conflict resolution for those who start legal profession carrier. The researchers were also interested in the question whether the attitude to the conflict changed during the legal education.
Wznowienie studiów
Authors: Jakubowski Aleksander
Published: June 2019

The question whether the new Law on Higher Education and Science allows to regulate resumption of studies by universities themselves, in the rules on studies, should be resolved positively. However, this is only under assumption that such rules and decisions made based on them have an internal character. Resumption of studies does not lead to entering into a new legal relation between a former student and the university, but it only causes that the past relation is being reinstated. Therefore, the decision on resumption is made outside the procedure regulated in the Code on administrative procedure and it also falls outside the control of administrative courts. De lege ferenda, resumption of studies should be regulated in the Law on Higher Education and Science to strengthen the right of persons applying for resumption. In particular, such regulation ought to require a decision on resumption of studies to have a form of an administrative decision.
Prawne uwarunkowania zmiany lasu na użytek rolny ......... 254 Sławomir Lewandowski – Argumentacja prawnicza w relacjach prawnik – klient
Authors: Leśkiewicz Katarzyna
Published: June 2019

The subject of the paper is the legal issue of changing the forest for agricultural use regulated in art. 13 para. 2 of the Forest Act. The aim of the paper is an attempt to determine what circumstances empower the authority to issue a decision on changing the forest for agricultural use, according to the Forestry Act, and whether the issue of the said decision requires taking into account the provisions of the Act on the protection of agricultural and forest land. The decision on changing the forest for agricultural use, which may be issued on the basis of art. 13 para. 2 of the Forest Act is an administrative act of an individual sui generis. The solution contained in art. 13 para. 2 of the Forest Act does not require changing the use of forest land in the way of the local zoning plan.
Argumentacja prawnicza w relacjach prawnik – klient
Authors: Lewandowski Sławomir
Published: June 2019

A lawyer’s conversation with a client is discourse of special character including elements of a legal discourse. One of the parties in this discourse (client) speaks about facts and the other party (lawyer) provides information about law. The content, form as well as effectiveness of the legal argumentation which a lawyer presents in such a situation depends on a number of factors in terms of both the subject matter and the person concerned. This argumentation is characterised by lack of formalisation, however, it has certain limitations of legal, pragmatic and ethical nature. It precedes and to some extent prepares the argumentation which will be presented in the process of law application.
Ochrona gatunków rodzimych przed inwazjami biologicznymi
Authors: Nawrotek Emilia
Published: June 2019

Invasive alien species are a threat to biodiversity and food security, health and economic development. These species are causing enormous damage to biodiversity and the valuable natural agricultural systems upon which we depend. Globalisation, trade, travel, and transport of goods across borders they have facilitated the spread of invasive alien species. The spread of invasive alien species is now recognised as one of the greatest threats to the ecological and economic well being of the planet. The aim of the article is to analyze and attempt to assess the legal regulation relating protection native species against alien invasive species and alien species.
Środowisko i konkurencja – Wspólna Polityka Rolna po 2020 r.
Authors: Niewiadomska Agata
Published: June 2019

The article presents selected planned legal instruments for the implementation of the Common Agricultural Policy after 2020. Special legal analysis has been made of mechanisms to increase the competitiveness of agriculture and preserve the elements of impact on the environment and climate. The analysis by observing the current evolution of the CAP and the effects of choosing individual legal instruments to implement it has been made. Recommendations regarding possible legal solutions on the basis of Polish law in the area of possible needs of farmers has been also included.
Statut ochrony dóbr osobistych w ustawie – Prawo prywatne międzynarodowe – wybrane zagadnienia
Authors: Rycko Nikodem
Published: June 2019

Law applicable to the protection of the rights of personality rights is regulated by a method of alternative indication with two equivalent connecting factors. The interpretation of these criteria – the place of the infringement of personal rights and the place where the damage occurred – may cause difficulties. The interpretation given by the European Court of Justice in the cases of Shevill and eDate Martinez seems to be the first to be taken into account, although exceptions should be admitted in justified cases. If the effects of infringement of the rights of personality occur in the territory of many states, it is to be assumed that the damage existing in each of them is governed by its legal system. However, this mosaic principle should only be applied where the person requesting the protection indicates the applicable law of the place of effect. If the law of the place of the infringement of personal rights is indicated, the norms of one legal system should be applied.
Reflexive Justification and the Problem of its Reception in Robert Alexy’s theory
Authors: Skuczyński Paweł
Published: June 2019

The aim of following paper is to reconstruct the discussion concerning reflexive justification on the basis of philosophy and philosophy of law. At first, the presented proposition is a project of Immanuel Kant’s philosophy transformation, framed within the study of the philosophy of language and realized by K.-O. Apel and W. Kuhlmann. This analysis concerns both its construction and its relation to the theory of argumentation, using the concept of an ideal and unlimited communicative community. The next discussed issue is the pleas concerning this approach, formulated by J. Habermas from reconstructive perspective, which rejects the reflexive justification and, instead of the conditions of argumentation’s possibility, it examines conditions of possibility of communication as such. The analysis also concerns R. Alexy’s transcendentalpragmatic argument, which shows similarities between the reconstructive approach of J. Habermas and the reflexive justification theories of K.-O. Apel and W. Kuhlmann. In this paper, there are two streams of critique presented regarding this approach – the first concerning justification of general practical discourse’s rules, and the second concerning reception of discursive ethics in legal argumentation, a so-called Sonderfallthese. The critique of R. Alexy’s legal discourse may be interpreted as a theory searching for the difficult to accept third way between reflection and reconstruction.
Odpowiedzialność dyscyplinarna nauczycieli akademickich
Authors: Wiliński Krzysztof , Szatkowska Aleksandra
Published: June 2019

The purpose of this article is to analyze legal regulations pertaining to disciplinary liability of academic staff in Poland. It is composed of two integral parts: first, it describes questions connected with the basics of disciplinary liability of academic staff, including premise of liability and penalty and second, it centers around notions of legal system and disciplinary litigations initiated by university disciplinary committees for academic staff. Due to the vastness of the topic, this paper is confined to proceedings conducted by the authority of first instance exclusively. It also analyses disciplinary proceedings of academic teachers in a draft law amending the Law on Higher Education.
Ostatnie zmiany legislacyjne opłat adiacenckich
Authors: Ziniewicz Monika A.
Published: June 2019

All urbanization processes causing the increase of real estate value bring benefits to their owners. This benefit provides to setting an adjacent fee. It is a quasi-tax for the benefit and reimbursement of expenditures by self-government authorities for the utilities. Until 2017, the rules for setting the adjacent fee left many doubts for local authorities, administrative courts and property owners. They have been clarified by the amendment to the Act on Real Estate Management. It applies from August 23, 2017. The purpose of the scientific paper is to discuss changes in issues considered to be doubtful before the amendment. The considerations will include the aspect of the limitation period for determining the adjacent fee, the method of calculating the value of real estate, as well as the question of citizens’ participation in the costs of constructing technical infrastructure devices. Dogmatic method of law research and elements of legal functionalism were used for the analysis.
Osteopontin and fatty acid binding protein (FABP), as biomarkers of cyclophosphamide nephrotoxicity, in an experimental model of cystitis in rats
Authors: Dobrek Łukasz , Arent Zbigniew , Nalik-Iwaniak Klaudia , Fic Kinga
Published: June 2019

Aim: Cyclophosphamide (CP) is a cytostatic agent, which evokes numerous side effects, including well-known cystitis. Acrolein released during CP biotransformation exerts both urotoxic and nephrotoxic effects, therefore CP may cause renal dysfunction. The aim of the study was to assess kidney function in experimental models of acute and chronic cystitis.
Material/Methods: The studies were carried out on 40 rats (4 groups; n = 10), in which acute (single dose of 150 mg/kg CP; group 2) or chronic (four doses of 75 mg/kg CP; group 4) cystitis was induced with appropriate control groups (group 1 and 3). Renal function was assessed with standard (diuresis, urea, creatinine) and new (fatty acid binding protein – FABP and osteopontin) laboratory parameters as well as histopathologically.
Results: The histopathological assessment confirmed the presence of acute and chronic cystitis and did not reveal coexisting significant kidney disorders in groups 2 and 4. Group 2 retained urea and creatinine in the blood. Both groups 2 and 4 showed an increase in diurnal diuresis, and a decreased concentration of urea and creatinine was found in the urine, which was accompanied by significant proteinuria. The daily urinary excretion of small-molecule nitrogen compounds did not differ from the values found in the control groups. In addition, both groups 2 and 4 showed an increase in urinary concentration and excretion of FABP and osteopontin with urine.
Conclusions: The experiment revealed the renal dysfunction in the course of cyclophosphamide-induced cystitis with the tubulopathy character, expressed by the increased production and release into the urine two markers reflecting acute kidney injury – FABP and osteopontin.
Teledermatologia: uma interface entre a atenção primária e atenção especializada em Florianópolis
Authors: Ferreira Iago Gonçalves , Godoi Dannielle Fernandes , Perugini Elaine Regina , Lancini André de Bastiani , Zonta Ronaldo
Published: June 2019

Introdução: A aplicação do telediagnóstico em dermatologia pode apresentar diversos benefícios como a redução do tempo de espera para consultas com especialistas focais, triagem de doenças graves - principalmente neoplasias - e educação permanente de profissionais. Objetivo: Relatar a experiência da implantação do serviço de teledermatologia no município de Florianópolis - Santa Catarina - e o impacto inicial do processo no acesso e qualificação da assistência aos pacientes com afecções dermatológicas. Métodos: Estudo observacional, transversal e descritivo. Foram utilizados dados do sistema de prontuário eletrônico municipal, base de dados da plataforma Telessaúde-SC e documentos públicos institucionais da Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de Florianópolis entre os anos de 2013 e 2017. Resultados: O serviço de teledermatologia foi implementado no município de Florianópolis em 2015, por meio da adesão ao Sistema Integrado Catarinense de Telemedicina e Telessaúde. O processo de adequação ocorreu por meio da aquisição de equipamentos, adaptações na infraestrutura e capacitações de servidores. No período analisado, verificou-se redução de 52,6% na taxa de encaminhamentos para dermatologia, com expressiva diminuição no tempo de espera para consulta de cerca de 3 anos, em 2013 e 2014, para 20 dias em 2017. Nota-se tendência à qualificação dos encaminhamentos ao serviço, com redução nos laudos emitidos com classificação azul, manejados na APS, e aumento de laudos com classificação amarela, referenciados para dermatologia. Conclusão: A implantação da teledermatologia em Florianópolis representou um grande avanço para o processo de integração entre a Atenção Primária à Saúde e Atenção Especializada, contribuindo para a redução nas filas de espera e na qualificação dos encaminhamentos, com potencial para o aprimoramento da coordenação do cuidado e educação continuada dos profissionais.
Leituras da liberdade – “O Taquaryense” e o pós-abolição
Authors: Machado Neli Galarce , Pires Karen Daniela , Magalhães Magna Lima
Published: June 2019

A imprensa é exaustivamente citada em estudos históricos do fim do século XIX no Rio Grande do Sul. Os jornais foram elementos importantes vinculados ao crescimentos das cidades e a formação das elites e da sociedade de massas. Nesse estudo, trataremos de apresentar algumas reflexões sobre o conteúdo veiculado no jornal, O Taquaryense e sua abordagem acerca da presença negra no município de Taquari, Rio Grande do Sul. Interessa-nos as matérias veiculadas entre os anos de 1889 e 1890, período marcado pela Lei Áurea (1888), pelo fim da Monarquia, bem como início da República (1889) e seu impacto sócio-político no Brasil. Pretende-se, discutir o pós-abolição a partir das matérias publicadas no periódico, as quais nos instigam a pensar sobre as novas experiências de liberdade, bem como sobre as diferentes percepções presentes nos escritos publicados no Taquaryense a respeito dos libertos e seu papel social. Neste sentido, ao lançarmos mão da imprensa como fonte histórica é possível o contato com elementos configuradores da complexidade do cenário local e sua pluralidade, os quais possibilitam uma reconstituição histórica envolvendo um contexto vinculado as disputas e conflitos de uma dada realidade escravagista.
A busca por seu igual: As alianças étnicas da diáspora atlântica nos espaços do casamento católico na Paróquia do Pilar. (São João del-Rei, séculos XVIII e XIX):
Authors: Delfino Leonara Lacerda
Published: June 2019

O artigo analisa o papel das estratégias matrimoniais como instrumento de fronteirização cultural na diáspora atlântica, buscado por estrangeiros para o fortalecimento de suas afinidades culturais construídas no contexto da pós-travessia. No primeiro momento, analisamos as imposições demográficas colocadas pela participação da Freguesia no tráfico de escravos, para,  em seguida, investigarmos a confluência da distribuição étnica no processo de seletividade matrimonial produzido por estrangeiros e insiders (escravos nascidos no Brasil). Para este fim utilizamos as fontes seriais, como os assentos de óbitos e de casamentos alocados na Freguesia do Pilar de São João del-Rei (MG).Palavras-chave: diáspora atlântica, endogamia cultural, casamento escravo.
Sociabilidade, sociedades de ideias e práticas associativas modernas
Authors: Nogueira Fausto Henrique Gomes
Published: June 2019

O intuito deste artigo consiste em identificar dois conceitos pouco manejados pelos historiadores e que podem servir como um importante quadro de referências para pesquisas na área de História: sociedades de pensamento – ou sociedades de ideias – e sociabilidades. A partir da formulação de autores como Jean-Pierre Bastian e Maurice Agulhon, procuramos demonstrar como esses conceitos se articulam no entendimento de práticas associativas ligadas a grupos sociais minoritários como os espíritas.
MEGAESTRUTURA SUSTENTÁVEL CONTEMPORÂNEA
Authors: Teribele Alessandra , Silva André
Published: June 2019

A pesquisa retoma o conceito das tradicionais megaestruturas, tendência arquitetônica da década 1960, em analogia a edificações contemporâneas com relativa semelhança tipológica. A análise remete às estratégias compositivas inerentes à definição de megaestrutura e sua aplicação à realidade atual, inclusive aos preceitos de sustentabilidade ambiental. O método permite observar que determinadas edificações, como a Unilivre, redefinem o conceito de megaestrutura ao vincular a flexibilidade dos materiais ao sistema construtivo modular estruturado em troncos de madeira.
Politikwissenschaft und Staatsrechtslehre: Vereint in der Krise?
Authors: Frick Verena
Published: June 2019

Dieser Beitrag nimmt parallele Krisendiskurse in Politikwissenschaft und Staatsrechtslehre über das Selbstverständnis und die Bedeutung des jeweiligen Fachs zum Ausgangspunkt, um die gegenwärtigen Chancen und Perspektiven einer interdisziplinären Zusammenarbeit der beiden Disziplinen zu eruieren. Entlang aktueller Krisendiagnosen des demokratischen Konstitutionalismus, die die beiden Disziplinen gleichermaßen fordern, wird erhellt, wo sich produktive Ansätze für eine Zusammenarbeit von Politikwissenschaft und Staatsrechtslehre aufzeigen lassen und inwieweit diese Zusammenarbeit zugleich die Chance eröffnet, einige blinde Flecken des jeweiligen disziplinären Krisendiskurses zu überwinden.
Es ist nicht alles Gold, was glänzt …
Authors: Roth Phillip H. , Gerhards Helene
Published: June 2019

Mit dem Embryonenschutzgesetz (ESchG), der 2002 beschlossenen Stammzellgesetzgebung (StZG) und ihrer Novellierung im Jahre 2008 wurden in Deutschland enge Richtlinien für die Beforschung humaner embryonaler Stammzellen (hES-Zellen) gesetzt. Die Erfindung der ›ethisch unbedenklichen‹ humanen induzierten pluripotenten Stammzellen (hiPS-Zellen) 2007 verleitete Beobachterinnen und Beobachter dazu, von einer baldigen Ablösung der hES-Zellforschung durch die hiPS-Zellforschung auszugehen. Tatsächlich ist dies bis heute nicht der Fall. HES-Zellen werden nach wie vor, selbst unter den strengen Auflagen des StZG, und sogar zunehmend in Deutschland verwendet. Allerdings wird dies gesellschaftlich kaum mehr problematisiert. Wie ist diese Entwicklung zu erklären? Wir argumentieren, dass die Beforschung von hES-Zellen nun nicht mehr ethisch begründet werden muss, jedoch nicht etwa deswegen, weil sie durch einen hegemonialen Diskurs erfolgreich als moralisch unverfänglich gelablet worden wäre, sondern, weil es möglich geworden ist, sie als lediglich temporäre Notwendigkeit zu rahmen. Die Fortführung der hES-Zellforschung unter der proklamierten Bedingung ihrer prospektiven Einstellung - eigentlich ein Paradox - lässt sich an der Rede vom so genannten ›Goldstandard‹ aufzeigen, der eine besondere legitimatorische Funktion im Stammzellforschungsdiskurs zukommt. Wir schlagen vor, das ursprünglich im naturwissenschaftlichen Kontext verwendete, jedoch in der Forschungspraxis mittlerweile weitestgehend aufgegebene Konzept vom Goldstandard als politische Semantik zu verstehen, die heute die hES-Zellforschung in Deutschland von Aporien freihält und gesellschaftlich akzeptabel macht: Der Goldstandard steht für den Wert der Fortschrittlichkeit der hES-Forschung in Deutschland, er reifiziert die hES-Zellen als basalen Vergleichsstoff zu den hiPS-Zellen und setzt die hES-Zellen damit als Brückentechnologie ins Werk, welche somit auf noch unbestimmte Dauer in Deutschland betrieben werden muss. Eine historisch sensible Analyse der wissenschaftspolitischen Performanz des Goldstandard-Narrativs kann darüber hinaus aufzeigen, wie wirksam und zugleich fragil der derzeitige ›Stammzellfrieden‹ ist - jene Situation sollte auch das hiesige Stammzell-Monitoring mit ihren neuerlichen Empfehlungen in Rechnung stellen.
Grenzen und Migration. Postkoloniale Perspektiven
Authors: Kerner Ina
Published: June 2019

Dieser Aufsatz thematisiert Grenzen und Migration aus einer postkolonialen Analyseperspektive und damit unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der europäischen Kolonialgeschichte sowie globaler Verflechtungen und Machtverhältnisse. Dabei rücken Europa als Region der Auswanderung, die Kolonialgeschichte von Grenzziehungen, die Kontingenzen unserer jeweiligen Staatsbürger*innenschaft und die Implikationen dieses Umstandes für die Bewertung von Migrationsmotiven in den Mittelpunkt des Interesses. Ferner wird unter dem Stichwort der Konvivialität danach gefragt, wie in postkolonialen Zeiten mit Grenzen und Migration auf eine Weise umgegangen werden kann, die vergangenes Unrecht ausgleicht statt verlängert.
Gerichtliche Kontrolle geldpolitischer Entscheidungen der EZB am Beispiel des Public Sector Purchase Programme
Authors: Gentzsch Markus
Published: June 2019

Anlässlich des Anleihekaufprogramms PSPP, das zum Zeitpunkt seiner Einstellung im Dezember 2018 ein Volumen von über 2 Billionen EUR erreichte, trat das BVerfG nach der viel beachteten OMT/Gauweiler-Entscheidungsreihe mit dem EuGH in einen Dialog, der durch Elemente der Kommunikation und Konfrontation geprägt ist. Erneut gilt es zu ermitteln, ob die EZB die Grenzen ihres währungspolitischen Mandats überschritten oder gegen das in Art. 123 Abs. 1 AEUV normierte Verbot der monetären Haushaltsfinanzierung verstoßen hat. Der EuGH hat in seinem Urteil in der Rechtssache Weiss u.a. abweichend vom BVerfG keine Zweifel an der Gültigkeit der Maßnahmen erkennen können und zur Begründung vielfach auf das weite Ermessen der EZB verwiesen. Dieser Einschätzungs- und Entscheidungsspielraum bedarf allerdings einer weitergehenden Rechtfertigung und Konturierung.