bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Caregiving Helplessness Questionnaire (CHQ) applied to Portuguese mothers of preschool-aged children: A psychometric study
Authors: Toscano Carolina , Baptista Joana , Mesquita Ana , George Carol , Soares Isabel
Published: November 2018

O sistema de vinculação da criança é complementado por um sistema, separado e recíproco, de prestação de cuidados parentais, que guia as respostas de proteção do cuidador em relação à criança. Disrupções neste último sistema poderão conduzir a uma prestação de cuidados desorganizada; no entanto, o conhecimento acerca da desorganização da prestação de cuidados permanece incompleta, estando o seu estudo limitado a metodologias dispendiosas. O presente estudo pretendeu analisar as qualidades psicométricas do Caregiving Helplessness Questionnaire (CHQ), uma ferramenta de screening para a desorganização da prestação de cuidados, numa amostra de 200 mães portuguesas de crianças em idade pré-escolar. A análise factorial confirmatória não confirmou a estrutura da versão original do CHQ. Uma solução de cinco fatores verificou-se como sendo a melhor, produzindo cinco escalas conceptualmente correspondentes às principais dimensões da desorganização das relações em idade pré-escolar: Mother Helpless, Mother Frightened, Child Frightened, Child Cheers Mothers e Child Caregiving. O estudo da consistência interna obteve resultados satisfatórios e a validade convergente e discriminante foi confirmada. A validade concorrente também foi estabelecida através de associações significativas entre as escalas do CHQ e variáveis dos domínios materno e da criança que têm sido conceptual e empiricamente associadas com a desorganização. Em conclusão, os resultados suportam a validade do CHQ para mães portuguesas de crianças pré-escolares, como um instrumento de screening promissor desorganização da prestação de cuidados.
Językowe drogi chrystianizacji Polski
Authors: Bednarczuk Leszek
Published: November 2018

W artykule zostały przedstawione fazy procesu chrystianizacji oraz jej przebieg w Europie i na Słowiańszczyźnie, a następnie omówione wybrane polskie terminy religijne oraz inne językowych świadectw chrystianizacji. W procesie chrystianizacji wszystkich prawie krajów Europy można wyróżnić pięć faz: (1) misje ewangelizacyjne, (2) martyrologia, (3) konwersja (chrzest władcy i dworu), (4) apostazja (bunty pogańskie, herezje), (5) rekatolicyzacja, nowa ewangelizacja.
Sprawozdanie z VIII Ogólnopolskiej Interdyscyplinarnej Konferencji Naukowej Język religijny dawniej i dziś (w kontekście teologicznym i kulturowym)
Authors: Wrześniewska-Pietrzak Marta
Published: November 2018

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Leksyka związana z rodziną w poezji religijnej polskiego oświecenia
Authors: Gorzelana Joanna
Published: November 2018

Artykuł dotyczy słownictwa wskazującego na rodzinę w polskim oświeceniu. Analiza opiera się na poezji religijnej K. Benisławskiej, F. Karpińskiego, F.D. Kniaźnina, J.P. Woronicza i J.A. Załuskiego. Uwzględniony został w niej aspekt życia ziemskiego i relacja między Bogiem a człowiekiem oraz wynikające z nich skomplikowane zależności: dzięcięctwo wszystkich ludzi, macierzyństwo Maryi i braterstwo między ludźmi a Jezusem-Bogiem. W sumie analizie poddano 76 jednostek, bogatą grupę stanowią np. określenia dziecka: potomek, niemowlę, niemówlę, niemówlątko, dziecko,  ziecina, dziecię, dziatki, dziateczki, dziatwa, syn, córka, córa. Poeci, przedstawiając członków rodziny, wskazują na ich powinności względem Boga i najbliższych. W poezji Benisławskiej wyraźnie dowartościowana jest kobieta, która jako matka i mężatka uczestniczy w życiu na chwałę Boga.
Wielka wiara, wielka miłość… Sacrum w kinie na przykładzie Matki Joanny od Aniołów Jerzego Kawalerowicza (1960)
Authors: Grodź Iwona
Published: November 2018

Tematem artykułu jest film Matka Joanna od Aniołów w reżyserii Jerzego Kawalerowicza z 1960 roku, zrealizowany na podstawie opowiadania Jarosława Iwaszkiewicza (wyd. 1943). Nazwisko tego reżysera jest przywoływane przy okazji mówienia o nurcie psychologiczno-egzystencjalnym „polskiej szkoły filmowej”. Historycy filmu umieszczają je w jednym szeregu z działalnością artystyczną: Wojciecha Jerzego Hasa i Tadeusza Konwickiego. Celem tekstu jest zastanowienie się nad sposobem „opisywania” / przedstawiania przez Jerzego Kawalerowicza sacrum we wskazanym powyżej filmie.
Leksyka religijna we współczesnych słownikach języka polskiego (nazwy zakonnic i zakonników)
Authors: Migdał Jolanta , Piotrowska-Wojaczyk Agnieszka
Published: November 2018

Celem niniejszego tekstu, będącego kontynuacją naszych rozważań dotyczących  unkcjonowania słownictwa religijnego na płaszczyźnie leksykograficznej, jest analiza jednowyrazowych chrześcijańskich nazw zakonnic i zakonników. Materiał badawczy został wyekscerpowany z trzech współczesnych słowników języka polskiego (Słownika języka polskiego pod redakcją Mieczysława Szymczaka, Słownika współczesnego języka polskiego pod redakcją Bogusława Dunaja oraz Uniwersalnego słownika języka polskiego pod redakcją Stanisława Dubisza). Na uzyskany z nich zbiór jednostek złożyło się 50 określeń wynotowanych ze słownika pod red. Szymczaka, 32 z dzieła pod red. Dunaja i 52 z ostatniego z wymienionych tytułów (dla porównania – w stanowiącym inspirację do podjęcia przez nas tego zagadnienia Słowniku tematycznym języka polskiego. Człowiek w krainie słów autorstwa Małgorzaty Kity i Edwarda Polańskiego nazw zakonnic i zakonników odnotowano 120). W tekście przeprowadziłyśmy wnikliwą analizę chronologiczną materiału, do czego posłużyły nam liczne opracowania leksykograficzne – od Słownika staropolskiego, Słownika polszczyzny XVI wieku, przez Słownik Lindego, wileński, warszawski, po Praktyczny słownik współczesnej polszczyzny pod redakcją Haliny Zgółkowej. Wykazałyśmy również, że w siatce haseł poszczególnych słowników pojawiają się w większości te same jednostki językowe, a także w podobny sposób są one definiowane. Natomiast różnice między słownikami zaznaczają się wyraźniej na płaszczyźnie opisu leksykograficznego, a zwłaszcza dotyczą kwestii kwalifikacji haseł.
Części zmienne Mszy św. w przekładzie: wybrane kolekty w dwóch angielskich wersjach Novus Ordo Missae
Authors: Pskit Wiktor
Published: November 2018

Artykuł dotyczy przekładu tekstów liturgii rzymskokatolickiej. Przedstawia tło historyczne posoborowej reformy liturgicznej, której istotnym elementem była zmiana języka celebracji z łaciny na języki narodowe. Omawia również dokumenty Kościoła, które stanowiły podstawę dla dokonywanych przekładów mszału Pawła VI. Główną część artykułu stanowi porównanie dwóch różnych wersji mszału rzymskiego w przekładzie na język angielski, tj. wersji z 1973 roku oraz 2010 roku, ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem wybranych kolekt. Opracowanie wskazuje, że o ile wcześniejsze tłumaczenie angielskie odchodzi od hieratycznej natury języka liturgii, nowszy przekład stanowi próbę powrotu do stylu sakralnego. Wnioski zawierają też krótką refleksję na temat realizacji postanowień Soboru Watykańskiego II w odniesieniu do liturgii w kontekście omówionych w artykule angielskich wersji tekstów mszalnych.
Plato on Incorrect and Deceptive Pleasures
Authors: Fletcher Emily
Published: November 2018

In the Philebus, Socrates argues that pleasure, like judgment, can be “false” (pseudēs). Most scholars who discuss this claim restrict their interpretation to Socrates’ first argument that pleasure can be “false”, where Socrates uses pseudēs as a synonym of “incorrect” (ouk orthēs) (37a–40e). As a result, scholars have failed to recognize that in the next argument (41a–42c) Socrates uses pseudēs to pick out a different problem with pleasure: in certain circumstances, a pleasure can deceptively appear to a subject to be larger or smaller than it really is. As Socrates explicitly distinguishes between these two problems with pleasure, he is guilty of neither confusion nor intentional equivocation in his application of the predicate pseudēs. The distinction also resolves many longstanding interpretive puzzles, including the relationship between mixed and “false” pleasures and why Socrates describes the pleasures of sight, hearing, smell and learning as both pure and “true” (alētheis).
Hume’s (Ad Hoc?) Appeal to the Calm Passions
Authors: Qu Hsueh
Published: November 2018

Hume argues that whenever we seem to be motivated by reason, there are unnoticed calm passions that play this role instead, a move that is often criticised asad hoc(e. g. Stroud 1977 and Cohon 2008). In response, some commentators propose a conceptual rather than empirical reading of Hume’s conativist thesis, either as a departure from Hume (Stroud 1977), or as an interpretation or rational reconstruction (Bricke 1996). I argue that conceptual accounts face a dilemma: either they render the conativist thesis trivial, or they violate Hume’s thesis that ‘a priori, any thing may produce any thing’ (THN1.4.5.30). I defend an empirical construal of Hume’s conativist thesis. I provide two theoretical frameworks within which Hume’s appeal to the calm passions may be justified: first, by the framework of theoretical virtues, and secondly, by lights of his own “rules by which to judge of causes and effects” (THN1.3.15).
Reduced susceptibility to disinfectants of Acinetobacter baumannii biofilms on glass and ceramic
Authors: Ivanković Tomislav , Goić-Barišić Ivana , Hrenović Jasna
Published: November 2018

The aim of this study was to determine the susceptibility of hospital and environmental Acinetobacter baumannii isolate biofilms on ceramics and glass to common disinfectants benzalkonium chloride and chlorhexidine. For this purpose we developed a new method for biofilm cultivation and quantification on ceramics. The biofilm bacteria were more resistant to disinfectants than the planktonic populations, as more than 50 % of the biofilm population and none of the planktonic population survived 5-minute exposure. Furthermore, biofilm populations on ceramic tiles were significantly more resistant than those on glass coverslips, even though the amount of biofilm was practically the same on ceramics and glass. The reason for reduced susceptibility of A. baumannii biofilms on ceramics may be related to surface/disinfection interactions. Our findings suggest that biofilms on ceramic surfaces can be an important source of A. baumannii infection in hospital environments.
Erfolgreiche Erwerbungspolitik in Zahlen. Überprüfung einer Etatverteilung mit Nutzungsindikatoren
Authors: Geisler Felix
Published: November 2018

Die Analyse von Nutzungszahlen und die darauf basierende Berechnung einiger spezieller Indikatoren ermöglicht es, eine bestehende oder neu eingeführte Etatverteilung noch praxisnäher und effizienter zu gestalten. Die dazu notwendigen Schritte werden im Aufsatz mit Hilfe aktueller Daten aus der Badischen Landesbibliothek erläutert.
Der „Dialog Lizenzierungsplattform“ des BMJV
Authors: Steinhauer Eric W.
Published: November 2018

Im Zuge der Verabschiedung des Urheberrechts-Wissensgesellschafts-Gesetz (UrhWissG) wurde vom Deutschen Bundestag auch die Durchführung eines Stakeholderdialoges zur Etablierung einer Lizenzierungsplattform für die digitale Nutzung von Verlagsinhalten in den nächsten fünf Jahren beschlossen. Nachdem diese Forderung auch in den Koalitionsvertrag Eingang gefunden hat, wurde dieser Dialog nun vom Bundesministerium der Justiz und für Verbraucherschutz im Rahmen einer Auftaktveranstaltung in Bielefeld begonnen, auf der einzelne Stakeholder ihre Sicht und ihre Erwartungen zu diesem Thema vorgetragen haben. Der nachfolgende Beitrag dokumentiert diese Veranstaltung.
Subsidy Risk Related to Construction Projects: Seeking Causes
Authors: Hanak Tomas , Korytarova Jana
Published: November 2018

Many construction projects are realized with public subsidy, e.g. subsidies from the European Union, state budget and/ or municipal resources. The reimbursement of the subsidy depends on a number of conditions, such as completion of the project in time or compliance with operation conditions. The purpose of this research is to seek causes of subsidy risk related to construction projects. In particular, research aims at addressing causes that may lead to the loss of subsidy, reduction of subsidy and/or a penalty payment. Research is conducted as a case study of selected construction projects and the Czech Republic is chosen as a study area. Set of data representing 20 construction projects which faced the threat of reduction or loss of subsidy was collected from available sources and results represent the spectrum of identified risk causes and their distribution in the different phases of the project life cycle and according to the risk source breakdown structure. From managerial perspective, output of this research may serve as a support for investors who plan to apply for public subsidy for their construction projects. Several recommendations for subsidy risk avoidance have been proposed at the end of the paper.
Serum markers for early detection of patients with mesenteric ischemia after cardiac surgery
Authors: Dohle Daniel-Sebastian , Bestendonk Carolin , Petrat Frank , Tsagakis Konstantinos , Wang Meng , Strucksberg Karl-Heinz , Canbay Ali , Jakob Heinz , de Groot Herbert
Published: November 2018

Objective

Mesenteric ischemia (MESI) is a rare but often fatal complication in patients after cardiac surgery. Non-specific clinical symptoms and lack of specific laboratory parameters complicate the diagnosis. We evaluated potential serum markers for MESI in cardiac surgery patients.

Methods

Between March and October 2012, serial serum samples of 567 elective cardiac surgery patients were collected 1, 24, and 48 h after the operation, and concentrations of potential markers for MESI [α-glutathione-S-transferase (αGST), intestinal fatty-acid-binding protein (iFABP), and D-lactate] were measured retrospectively. In patients requiring laparotomy, blood samples obtained 72, 48, 24, and 12 h before the laparotomy were additionally measured and compared to all other patients (control group).

Results

Laparotomy was performed in 18 patients at 11±7 days after cardiac surgery. MESI was found in 9/18 patients. Already 1 h after cardiac surgery, the serum concentrations of D-lactate (37±18 vs. 25±20 nmol/mL, p<0.01) and αGST (82±126 vs. 727±1382 μg/L, p<0.01) in patients undergoing laparotomy were increased compared to the control group. Between patients with and without MESI, differences were only found for iFABP 24 h after cardiac surgery (1.1±0.4 vs. 2.9±0.6 ng/mL, p=0.04) and up to 72 h before laparotomy (0.56±0.72 vs. 2.51±1.96 ng/mL, p=0.01).

Conclusions

D-lactate and αGST were early markers for gastrointestinal complications after cardiac surgery. Before laparotomy, lowered iFABP levels indicated MESI. Routinely used, these markers can help identify patients with gastrointestinal complications after cardiac surgery early, and might be useful for the evaluation of new therapeutic or preventive strategies.
The ethanol leaf extract of
Andrographis paniculata
blunts acute renal failure in cisplatin-induced injury in rats through inhibition of Kim-1 and upregulation of Nrf2 pathway
Authors: Adeoye Bisi O. , Oyagbemi Ademola A. , Asenuga Ebunoluwa R. , Omobowale Temidayo O. , Adedapo Adeolu A.
Published: November 2018

Background

Cisplatin (CP) is a novel drug of choice in the treatment of cancer but its major limitation is nephrotoxicity, which is dose limiting. Andrographis paniculata (AP) is a common Indian dietary component. It is well known for its medicinal properties. This present study investigated the nephroprotective effect of ethanol leaf extract of Andrographis paniculata (EEAP) on CP-induced nephrotoxicity.

Methods

CP was used to induce nephrotoxicity in male Wistar rats to study the effect of EEAP on renal damages using hematological parameters, biochemical parameters, histology, and immunohistochemistry studies.

Results

The effects of EEAP were determined by CP-induced changes in different kidney tissue on antioxidant enzymes, markers of oxidative stress, serum creatinine, and urine parameters. Administration of EEAP (200 mL/kg and 400 mg/kg orally), prior to and following a single dose CP treatment (10 mg/kg i.p), significantly mitigated the CP-induced decrease in antioxidant enzymes, and increase in markers of oxidative stress, serum creatinine, and urinary protein. On histopathological examination of the kidney tissue, there was severe glomerular degeneration and infiltration of inflammatory cells in CP only treated rats, mild glomerular degeneration, and infiltration of inflammatory cells in EEAP pre-treated rats. Furthermore, EEAP activated Nrf2 and mitigated Kim-1 pathways in CP-induced nephrotoxicity.

Conclusions

The results showed the protective effect of EEAP against CP-induced nephrotoxicity.
Christ in Anne Conway’s Principia (1690): Metaphysics, Syncretism, and Female Imitatio Christi
Authors: Parageau Sandrine
Published: November 2018

This article examines the representation and function of Christ in Anne Conway’s only treatise, The Principles of the Most Ancient and Modern Philosophy, published posthumously in 1690. Christ plays a prominent role in Conway’s philosophical system as he is both a medium between God and the creatures in the ontological hierarchy, and the instrument that will make possible the conversion of Jews and Muslims to the Christian religion. Conway draws upon Quakerism and the Lurianic Kabbalah to build a Christocentric metaphysics that also aims to make sense of pain – Conway’s own physical pain as well as the existence of evil in the world. Finally, the article enquires into Conway’s personal relationship with Christ. As a suffering woman, she might be expected to feel a closer connection with the human Christ, following the example of medieval female mystics, but Conway’s philosophy actually presents a metaphysical, genderless Christ, which can paradoxically be interpreted as a way of reintroducing women into Christianity.
How to Live in order to Die to Salvation? the Judgement Scene and Early Modern Danish Funeral Sermons
Authors: Oftestad Eivor Andersen
Published: November 2018

How to be counted among the saved on Doomsday? This article presents the emergence of Danish funeral works in the sixteenth century through a case study of Niels Hemmingsen’s sermon for Herluff Trolle (1565). It discusses in particular the theological function of the charitable deeds in the funeral biography for Trolle, and argues that the preacher’s motivation for presenting these deeds was more than the dynastic interests of the noble families. The frame of the emergence of the genre, as well as the particular emphasis on charitable deeds, is the expectation of Judgement Day.
Performance Evaluation of Hybrid FSO-SACOCDMA System under Different Weather Conditions
Authors: Sarangal Himali , Singh Amarpal , Malhotra Jyoteesh , Thapar Simrandeep Singh
Published: November 2018

Spectral amplitude coding optical code division multiple access (SACOCDMA) is a multiplexing technique, which provides faster speed, efficiency, security and unlimited bandwidth. It is widely preferred because of its ability to eliminate multiple access interference (MAI). Free space optics (FSO) provides a wireless link to transmit data securely at higher rates for last mile access. In this work, a 100 Gb/s hybrid FSO-SACOCDMA is designed using direct detection. The performance of FSO using SACOCDMA utilizing NZCC (New Zero Cross Correlation) code is evaluated under different weather conditions (clear weather, haze and fog) for ten users where each user carries 10 Gb/s. The results indicate that in clear weather FSO distance can be extended up to 13 km. Moreover, after using preamplifier in clear weather, FSO enhances the maximum distance to 35 km with acceptable signal to noise ratio and bit error rate. Using an amplifier in the link not only makes the quality of the signal better but it also increases the communication range.
Signal Wavelength Effect on Overmodulation in Thulium Doped Fiber Amplifiers with Amplified Spontaneous Emission: A Simulink Pedestal
Authors: Khan Mohd Mansoor , Sonkar Ramesh Kumar
Published: November 2018

Thulium-doped fiber amplifiers (TDFAs) can provide high power optical amplification in the wavelength range of 1,460–1,545 nm (S and near-C bands). They can be employed for dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) in optical fiber communication over a broad range, unlike the Erbium-doped fiber amplifiers (EDFAs), which are active in the C-band only in the conventional “erbium window.” Line service surveillance and management of digital optical information in DWDM TDFA networks can be done by low-frequency amplitude modulation (~100 kHz) of TDFA pump and communication signal, termed as overmodulation. Governing equations for overmodulation gain dynamics in TDFAs using the Bononi and Rusch (1998) model was first derived in a companion paper (2017). The research provides a methodical test bed analysis using MatLab Simulink model with a different outlook in the respective field. The transfer functions for signal-to-signal and signal-to-amplified spontaneous emission were implemented to develop a simulator. An undesirable 30 % increment in the output modulation index at 8 dBm and 1,490 nm were obtained by simulating overmodulation sensitivity at different levels of mean input signal power and signal wavelength respectively at corner frequency. The optimum operating wavelength for TDFAs obtained was 1,490 nm.
„Spuren“ – Museale Narrative zur jüdischen Buchgeschichte der Zwischenkriegszeit in Deutschland
Authors: Jacobs Stephanie
Published: November 2018

Der Beitrag beschäftigt sich exemplarisch anhand dreier Ausstellungen im Deutschen Buch- und Schriftmuseum der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek in Leipzig mit Fragen der Repräsentation moderner jüdischer Buchgeschichte im Museum. Dazu werden die grundlegenden Herausforderungen für die Zusammenarbeit von bestandshaltenden Institutionen wie Museen, Archiven und Bibliotheken erörtert und aktuelle wie zukünftige Tendenzen für ein sammlungsbasiertes Forschen aufgezeigt. Zudem werden Besonderheiten der musealen Arbeit bei der Gestaltung von Ausstellungen an konkreten Beispielen vorgeführt und dafür zentrale Fragen der räumlichen Choreografie sowie visuellen Kommunikation für die Erarbeitung entsprechender Narrative erläutert.
Before the “War of Languages”: Locals, Immigrants and Philanthropists at the Hilfsverein’s Teachers’ Seminar in Jerusalem 1907–1910
Authors: Szamet Miriam
Published: November 2018

Established in Jerusalem by the Hilfsverein der deutschen Juden, the first Teacher Training Seminar is a fascinating case study of the rapid change within the Jewish communities in late Ottoman Palestine. This essay focuses on the 1907 conflict between the Seminar’s management and its Eastern-European students concerning training and teaching in the modern Hebrew, a development which would later nourish the so-called “War of Languages” in 1913. These conflicts reflected the gap between immigrants who had fled anti-Semitic riots in Eastern Europe and witnessed Socialist revolutions, and the experiences of Jerusalem-born students familiar with the activity of philanthropic Jewish organizations within the local children’s education system. The chasm between the nationalist educational goals of the Hebrew yishuv and the Hilfsverein’s aims of modernization and professionalization led to mutual radicalization and the establishment of a separate Zionist education system by Zionist Organisations. The staunch position in favor of teaching in Hebrew expressed the Hebrew and secular national consciousness of the immigrant student, and was evidence of their professional pedagogical goals.
Hydrothermal synthesis and crystal structure of catena-poly[bis(4-((pyridin-4-ylmethyl)amino)benzoato-κ3
N:O,O′)zinc(II) – 1,2-di(pyridin-4-yl)ethene – water (1/1/1), C38H34N6O5Zn
Authors: Wei-Dong Yin , Yu-Ying He , Jia Shen , Gui-Lian Li
Published: November 2018

C38H34N6O5Zn, triclinic, P1̄, a = 9.1991(4) Å, b = 9.7349(4) Å, c = 19.5840(8) Å, α = 102.770(4)°, β = 90.522(3)°, γ = 100.879(4)°, V = 1677.31(13) Å3, Z = 2, R
gt(F) = 0.0405, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.0928, T = 293(2) K.
Crystal structure of tetrakis(n-butyl)-(μ2-1,2-bis(2-oxidobenzoyl)hydrazine-1,2-diido-κ6
N,O,O′:N′,O′′,O′′′)ditin(IV), C30H44N2O4Sn2
Authors: Cuihong Zhang , Xiaohu Wei , Liguo Yang , Zhenzhen He , Jiaze Wu , Hao Liu , Xin Li , Zongcheng Miao
Published: November 2018

C30H44N2O4Sn2, monoclinic, P21/c, a = 8.8810(8) Å, b = 16.8999(13) Å, c = 10.5705(10) Å, β = 92.0460(10)°, V = 1585.5(2) Å3, Z = 2, R
gt(F) = 0.0660, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.1528, T = 298(2) K.
Crystal structure of (4S,4aS,6aR,6bR,12aS,12bR,14aS,14bR)-3,3,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyloctadecahydro-1H,3H-4,14b-ethanophenanthro[1,2-h]isochromene, C30H50O
Authors: He Kang , Fan Lin-Lin , Wu Tian-Tai , Xu Hong , Zhang Qi-Long , Zou Juan
Published: November 2018

C30H50O, orthorhombic, P212121 (no. 19), a = 6.7397(7) Å, b = 12.0404(12) Å, c = 30.864(3) Å, V = 2504.6(4) Å3, Z = 4, Rgt
(F) = 0.0555, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.1234, T = 293(2) K.
Dynamic load balancing algorithm for large data flow in distributed complex networks
Authors: Zhang Zhuo
Published: November 2018

Information society brings convenience to people, but also produces a lot of data. Relational databases are not suitable for processing big data due to architecture defects. The most commonly used system to store and process large amounts of data is the NoSQL (Not only Structured Query Language) database. Obviously, it is very important to cooperate with these independent computers to accomplish processing tasks efficiently, which is the function of load balancing. This paper studies the commonly used NoSQL database and load balancing algorithms, and designs and implements a more efficient load balancing algorithm. By introducing the relationship between nodes and the children of their brother nodes, we reduce the height of the whole sorted binary tree. The time cost of the algorithm is reduced versus the commonly used weighted polling algorithm O(N) to O(log N), while the spatial cost remains unchanged. The equalization algorithm synthetically utilizes the characteristics of big data processing systems and has good performance. At the same time, the algorithm can quickly find the sub-optimal nodes when the optimal nodes have been occupied, so it is very suitable for load balancing in highly concurrent systems. Finally, the effectiveness of the proposed load balancing algorithm is verified by simulation.
Inversion of particle size distribution using the artificial fish swarm algorithm
Authors: Shan Liang , Xu Liang , Cao Lixia , Hong Bo , Wang Daodang , Guo Tiantai , Kong Ming
Published: November 2018

In the small-angle forward scattering technique, an inversion method of particle size distribution (PSD) using artificial fish swarm algorithm (AFSA) is proposed, which can acquire optimal characteristic parameters of the PSD. Simulations are performed to verify the effectiveness of AFSA, in which spheroidal particles of a unimodal distribution that conforms to Johnson’s

S

B

{\mathrm{S}_{\mathrm{B}}}

function is inversed at different levels of gaussian white noise. The comparison of the smooth objective function and non-smooth objective function of AFSA is conducted and discussed.

The measurement system of the small-angle forward scattering based on Mie scattering theory is constructed and experiments are performed to verify the practicability of AFSA. A CCD sensor is adopted to receive the scattered light instead of the conventional photodetector. Pinhole is first proposed to replace standard particles and calibrate the measurement system, which can eliminate the influence of particle concentration. After the calibration experiments, the PSD of standardized polystyrene microspheres are measured and modified. Both the simulation and experiment results indicate that the PSD can be successfully inverted by AFSA with high reliability and stability in certain conditions, and the system calibration can further improve the inversion accuracy.
Zufriedenheit mit der Gesundheitsversorgung: Gibt es strukturelle Unterschiede?
Authors: Miranda Katharina Lima de , Prosi Daniel , Schmidt Ulrich , Wecker Hanna
Published: November 2018

This study examines structural differences in the subjective quality of health care in Germany using a newspaper survey. We find that there are significant differences between urban and rural areas as well as between public and private insurance. In rural areas, the provision of general practitioners, specialists and hospitals are considered as worse than in cities. In particular, public insured individuals asses the provision of specialized doctors and hospitals as lower than private insured and criticize long waiting times for appointments and lacking coverage of health care costs by the statutory health insurance.
Europäische Handels- und Agrarpolitik gegenüber Afrika Mit einem kritischen Blick auf den Beitrag der Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Authors: Asche Helmut
Published: November 2018

European trade policy with Africa is in deep trouble. We observe a triple policy failure. (1) The EU tries to draw African partner countries into comprehensive deep integration agreements, far more than these countries can arguably support. (2) For trade in goods, safeguard clauses in the EPAs are patchy. They cannot satisfy African needs for smart protection of agricultural and industrial businesses. Facing the refusal of some African governments to sign, the EU has no answer. Ensuing fragmentation of African regional economic communities is a disaster. Rapid repair work of the existing regional EPA drafts looks more promising than a grand solution with the new African Continental Free Trade Area. (3) Negative impact of the EU Common Agricultural Policy on African producers must finally be acknowledged and at least partly compensated. – A deeply divided economic profession delivering trunked analyses with regard to all three complexes is unfortunately of limited help to policy-makers.
Development of Muscle Mass: How Much Is Optimum for Performance?
Authors: Young Warren , Talpey Scott , Bartlett Rogan , Lewis Mitchell , Mundy Stephanie , Smyth Andrew , Welsh Tim
Published: November 2018

TRAINING FOR MUSCLE HYPERTROPHY CAN BE EXPECTED TO INDUCE SOME INCREASE IN TOTAL BODY MASS, AND THIS CAN HAVE POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES FOR ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE. POSITIVE EFFECTS MAY BE INCREASED STRENGTH, INCREASED RESISTANCE TO BEING PUSHED ASIDE, AND GREATER MOMENTUM WHEN RUNNING, WHEREAS POSSIBLE NEGATIVE EFFECTS MAY BE REDUCED CAPACITY TO ACCELERATE, DECELERATE, CHANGE DIRECTION, AND JUMP. THESE POSSIBLE EFFECTS OF GAINING MUSCLE AND TOTAL BODY MASS SUGGEST THAT STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACHES SHOULD GIVE THOUGHTFUL CONSIDERATION TO THE AMOUNT OF HYPERTROPHY TRAINING PRESCRIBED THROUGHOUT AN ATHLETE'S DEVELOPMENT AND SHOULD BE DETERMINED BY THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF THE ATHLETE.
Avaliação de uma metodologia de monitoramento com imagens digitais para a conservação preventiva de pinturas rupestres
Authors: Surya Leandro , Carréra Mércia , Floquet Sérgio
Published: November 2018

O intuito deste artigo é apresentar uma metodologia para o monitoramento de sítios arqueológicos visando à conservação preventiva de pinturas rupestres. Para tal, foram estudadas as metodologias de Processamento e Análise Digital de Imagens (PADI), que foram aplicadas ao contexto das pesquisas em Arqueologia. O monitoramento consistiu no registro fotográfico periódico (uma vez ao mês durante dois anos) de determinados conjuntos de pinturas de sete sítios arqueológicos localizados no Parque Nacional Serra da Capivara. As imagens obtidas foram comparadas por meio de seus histogramas. Um dos resultados foi uma métrica de medição por meio da contagem dos pixels das imagens. A metodologia de monitoramento, apesar de ainda estar nos seus primeiros testes, apresentou-se eficiente e promissora na identificação de alterações no suporte rochoso e nas pinturas rupestres.  Abstract: The aim of this article is to present a methodology for the monitoring of archaeological sites aiming at the preventive conservation of cave paintings. For this, the methodologies of processing and digital image analysis - PADI - were studied and applied to the context of the researches in Archeology. The monitoring consisted of the periodic photographic record (once a month for two years) of certain sets of paintings from seven archaeological sites located in the Serra da Capivara National Park. The images obtained were compared by means of histograms. One of the results was a measurement metric by counting the pixels of the images. The monitoring methodology, although still in its first tests, was efficient and promising in the identification of alterations in rocky support and rock paintings.
Análisis de materiales artísticos mediante espectroscopia infrarroja por reflectancia total atenuada
Authors: Blanco Guerrero Astrid Carolina , Maier Marta Silvia
Published: November 2018

este trabajo describe el análisis por espectroscopia infrarroja utilizando la técnica de reflectancia total atenuada de pinturas al óleo y acrílicas comerciales conteniendo blanco de titanio, azul de Prusia y verde de ftalocianina como pigmentos.  Las pinturas al óleo con azul de Prusia mostraron la presencia de cargas como carbonato de calcio y sulfato de bario. El análisis de una réplica de una pintura acrílica con blanco de titanio sobre la que se aplicó una capa de barniz Paraloid B-67 dio un espectro infrarrojo correspondiente al barniz, no registrándose bandas de la capa de la formulación con blanco de titanio. Por otra parte, en las pinturas al óleo y acrílicas con verde de ftalocianina se diferenciaron claramente ambos aglutinantes y se identificó el pigmento en base a algunas señales características en la zona de la huella digital. Los resultados muestran la versatilidad de la técnica vibracional en el estudio de materiales artísticos. Resumo: Este trabalho descreve a análise por espectroscopia de infravermelho usando a técnica de reflectância total atenuada de tintas a óleo e acrílicos comerciais contendo branco de titânio, azul da Prússia e verde de ftalocianina como pigmentos. As pinturas a óleo com azul da Prússia mostraram a presença de cargas como carbonato de cálcio e sulfato de bário. A análise de uma réplica de uma tinta acrílica com branco de titânio sobre a qual foi aplicada uma camada de verniz Paraloid B-67 produziu um espectro infravermelho correspondente ao verniz, não registrando bandas da camada de formulação com branco de titânio. Por outro lado, no óleo e acrílicos com verde de ftalocianina, ambos os aglutinantes foram claramente diferenciados e o pigmento foi identificado com base em alguns sinais característicos em áreas de fingerprint. Os resultados mostram a versatilidade da técnica vibracional no estudo de materiais artísticos. Abstract: this work describes the analysis by attenuated total reflectance infrared spectroscopy of oil and acrylic commercial paintings with titanium white, Prussian blue and green phthalocyanine as pigments. Oil paintings with Prussian blue showed the presence of calcium carbonate and barium sulfate as extenders. Analysis of a mock-up of an acrylic painting with titanium white with the application of Paraloid B-67 as varnish showed the infrared spectrum of the varnish and no bands of the titanium white painting. On the other hand, in the oil and acrylic paintings with green phthalocyanine both binders were clearly differentiated and the pigment was identified by some characteristic bands in the fingerprint region. Our results show the versatility of the vibrational technique in the study of pictorial materials.
Arqueologia Pública e sua práxis social: uma contribuição necessária para a preservação de recursos arqueológicos e interação social
Authors: Carvalho de Sousa Laize
Published: November 2018

O presente artigo discute a Arqueologia Pública, entendida como uma disciplina destinada a interagir e dialogar com a sociedade. Busca destacar conteúdos relacionados a perspectivas de Arqueologia Pública em projetos arqueológicos identificando o panorama das ações desenvolvidas entre 2011 a 2015 nos estados do Piauí e Rio Grande do Norte, refletindo sobre a relação da Arqueologia Pública num contexto capitalista e a preservação de recursos arqueológicos. O estudo é resultado de uma pesquisa documental em relatórios de pesquisas arqueológicas no IPHAN do Piauí e Rio Grande do Norte e contará com a análise e interpretação gráfica. Os resultados obtidos apontam um número pequeno de projetos com perspectivas em Arqueologia Pública em solo piauiense e potiguar, com destaque às ações de Educação Patrimonial. Sendo assim, proponho que é necessário refletir sobre a socialização do conhecimento arqueológico através da interação social para a preservação de recursos arqueológicos. Abstract: The present article discusses the Public Archeology, understood as a discipline designed to interact and dialogue with society. It seeks to highlight contents related to the perspectives of Public Archeology in archaeological projects, identifying the panorama of the actions developed between 2011 and 2015 in the states of Piauí and Rio Grande do Norte, reflecting on the relationship of Public Archeology in a capitalist context and the preservation of archaeological resources. The study is the result of a documentary research in the IPHAN of Piauí and Rio Grande do Norte and will feature graphic analysis and interpretation. The results obtained indicate a small number of projects with perspectives in Public Archeology in Piauí and Potiguar soil, with focus  on  Heritage Education actions. Thus, we propose  the necessity of considering  the socialization of archaeological knowledge through social interaction for the preservation of archaeological resources.
A Sensorimotor Pathway via Higher-Order Thalamus
Authors: Mo Christina , Sherman S. Murray
Published: November 2018

We now know that sensory processing in cortex occurs not only via direct communication between primary to secondary areas, but also via their parallel cortico-thalamo-cortical (i.e.,trans-thalamic) pathways. Both corticocortical andtrans-thalamic pathways mainly signal through glutamatergic class 1 (driver) synapses, which have robust and efficient synaptic dynamics suited for the transfer of information such as receptive field properties, suggesting the importance of class 1 synapses in feedforward, hierarchical processing. However, such a parallel arrangement has only been identified in sensory cortical areas: visual, somatosensory, and auditory. To test the generality oftrans-thalamic pathways, we sought to establish its presence beyond purely sensory cortices to determine whether there is atrans-thalamic pathway parallel to the established primary somatosensory (S1) to primary motor (M1) pathway. We usedtrans-synaptic viral tracing, optogenetics in slice preparations, and bouton size analysis in the mouse (both sexes) to document that a circuit exists from layer 5 of S1 through the posterior medial nucleus of the thalamus to M1 with glutamatergic class 1 properties. This represents a hitherto unknown, robust sensorimotor linkage and suggests that the arrangement of parallel direct andtrans-thalamic corticocortical circuits may be present as a general feature of cortical functioning.

SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENTDuring sensory processing, feedforward pathways carry information such as receptive field properties via glutamatergic class 1 synapses, which have robust and efficient synaptic dynamics. As expected, class 1 synapses subserve the feedforward projection from primary to secondary sensory cortex, but also a route through specific higher-order thalamic nuclei, creating a parallel feedforwardtrans-thalamic pathway. We now extend the concept of cortical areas being connected via parallel, direct, andtrans-thalamic circuits from purely sensory cortices to a sensorimotor cortical circuit (i.e., primary sensory cortex to primary motor cortex). This suggests a generalized arrangement for corticocortical communication.
Drebrin-like (Dbnl) Controls Neuronal Migration via Regulating N-Cadherin Expression in the Developing Cerebral Cortex
Authors: Inoue Seika , Hayashi Kanehiro , Fujita Kyota , Tagawa Kazuhiko , Okazawa Hitoshi , Kubo Ken-ichiro , Nakajima Kazunori
Published: November 2018

The actin cytoskeleton is crucial for neuronal migration in the mammalian developing cerebral cortex. The adaptor protein Drebrin-like (Dbnl) plays important roles in reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton, dendrite formation, and endocytosis by interacting with F-actin, cobl, and dynamin. Although Dbnl is known to be expressed in the brain, the functions of this molecule during brain development are largely unknown. In this study, to examine the roles of Dbnl in the developing cerebral cortex, we conducted experiments using mice of both sexes with knockdown of Dbnl, effected byin uteroelectroporation, in the migrating neurons of the embryonic cortex. Time-lapse imaging of the Dbnl-knockdown neurons revealed that the presence of Dbnl is a prerequisite for appropriate formation of processes in the multipolar neurons in the multipolar cell accumulation zone or the deep part of the subventricular zone, and for neuronal polarization and entry into the cortical plate. We found that Dbnl knockdown decreased the amount of N-cadherin protein expressed on the plasma membrane of the cortical neurons. The defect in neuronal migration caused by Dbnl knockdown was rescued by moderate overexpression of N-cadherin and αN-catenin or by transfection of the phospho-mimic form (Y337E, Y347E), but not the phospho-resistant form (Y337F, Y347F), of Dbnl. These results suggest that Dbnl controls neuronal migration, neuronal multipolar morphology, and cell polarity in the developing cerebral cortex via regulating N-cadherin expression.

SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENTDisruption of neuronal migration can cause neuronal disorders, such as lissencephaly and subcortical band heterotopia. During cerebral cortical development, the actin cytoskeleton plays a key role in neuronal migration; however, the mechanisms of regulation of neuronal migration by the actin cytoskeleton still remain unclear. Herein, we report that the novel protein Dbnl, an actin-binding protein, controls multiple events during neuronal migration in the developing mouse cerebral cortex. We also showed that this regulation is mediated by phosphorylation of Dbnl at tyrosine residues 337 and 347 and αN-catenin/N-cadherin, suggesting that the Dbnl-αN-catenin/N-cadherin pathway is important for neuronal migration in the developing cortex.
Dimensiones y espacios electorales en las elecciones autonómicas vascas de 2012 y 2016
Authors: Viera Berriel Acaymo , Jaraiz Guilas Erika
Published: November 2018

En este artículo se analiza la incidencia de los principales cleavages –ideológico e identitario- presentes en la competición electoral vasca para las elecciones de 2012 y 2016, e intenta constituirse como una vía intermedia entre aquellos desarrollos teóricos que señalan la preeminencia de alguna de estas dimensiones de forma generalizada para todas las formaciones. Para ello abordamos los comicios a través de la teoría espacial del voto, mediante la utilización de modelos de regresión logística binaria. Esto nos ha permitido conocer el desigual peso otorgado por cada uno de los electorados de las diferentes formaciones políticos a estas fracturas centrales. Asimismo, para las elecciones de 2016 se demuestra la existencia de patrones de voto contrapuestos, de tal forma que los electores de los partidos no estatales tienden a primar la dimensión ideológica como elemento diferenciador; mientras que el votante de las formaciones estatales le otorga un mayor peso a la variable nacionalista, concretamente al nacionalismo desarrollado por su principal competir en la dimensión alternativa.
Los componentes del voto en las elecciones autonómicas de 2015-2016 en Andalucía, Cataluña, Galicia y País Vasco
Authors: Groba Diego Mo , Pereira López María
Published: November 2018

Este artículo trata de analizar los componentes del voto en las elecciones autonómicas de Andalucía, Cataluña, País Vasco y Galicia celebradas en 2015 y 2016. Estas elecciones se desarrollaron a cabo en diferentes contextos, por ello el objetivo de este artículo será el de identificar mediante un análisis multivariante de los diferentes componentes del voto de cada uno de los partidos políticos que han obtenido representación en sus respectivos parlamentos autonómicos. Además, se realizará un análisis transversal a través del que se intentarán establecer las similitudes y/o diferencias existentes en el voto a las diferentes formaciones en cada una de las comunidades autónomas.
Disability and the Use of Support by Immigrants and Canadian Born Population in Canada
Authors: Hansen Stine , Newbold K. Bruce , Wilton Robert
Published: November 2018

Immigrants account for a large proportion of Canada’s population. Despite an emphasis on immigrant health issues within the literature, there is surprisingly limited attention given to disability within the immigrant population, although differential prevalence rates between immigrants and the Canadian born population have been noted. The observed differences in prevalence rates by gender and immigrant status raise questions around the use of support services. In this paper, analysis draws on Statistics Canada’s 2006 Participation and Activity Limitation Survey (PALS). A mix of descriptive and multivariate techniques are used to explore who provides support, differences in the use of support between immigrants and the Canadian born and need for additional support. The descriptive results suggest that there was a broad parity in terms of the use of support, with immigrants and Canadian born nearly equally likely to use support. Use of support was also greater amongst those with a more severe disability. Multivariate analysis revealed that particular sub-groups of immigrants, and in particular immigrant females, severely disabled immigrants, and some age, income and educational groups were less likely to use support after controlling for other correlates of use. The difficulties confronted by people with disabilities appear to be magnified within the immigrant community, and particularly amongst sub-groups of the immigrant population.
Review of "Innovations in Deaf Studies: The Role of Deaf Scholars"
Authors: Snoddon Kristin
Published: November 2018

I am one of a handful of signing deaf tenure-track or tenured professors in Canada. To my knowledge, I am also the only one who teaches a stand-alone university course in Deaf Studies that is not part of a sign language interpreter or teacher of the deaf training program. As such, I was delighted to read Innovations in Deaf Studies: The Role of Deaf Scholars edited by Annelies Kusters, Maartje De Meulder, and Dai O’ Brien. In this work I find many of my scholarly experiences and concerns reflected on an international scale.
Review of "Rethinking Disability Theory and Practice: Challenging Essentialism"
Authors: Williamson W. John
Published: November 2018

Rethinking Disability Theory and Practice: Challenging Essentialism is both impressive and inclusive in the range of topics it addresses.