bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Evaluating Medium-Range Tropical Cyclone Forecasts in Uniform- and Variable-Resolution Global Models
Authors: Davis Christopher A. , Ahijevych David A. , Wang Wei , Skamarock William C.
Published: August 2016

An evaluation of medium-range forecasts of tropical cyclones (TCs) is performed, covering the eastern North Pacific basin during the period 1 August–3 November 2014. Real-time forecasts from the Model for Prediction Across Scales (MPAS) and operational forecasts from the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) Global Forecast System (GFS) are evaluated. A new TC-verification method is introduced that treats TC tracks as objects. The method identifies matching pairs of forecast and observed tracks, missed and false alarm tracks, and derives statistics using a multicategory contingency table methodology. The formalism includes track, intensity, and genesis.

Two configurations of MPAS, a uniform 15-km mesh and a variable-resolution mesh transitioning from 60 km globally to 15 km over the eastern Pacific, are compared with each other and with the operational GFS. The two configurations of MPAS reveal highly similar forecast skill and biases through at least day 7. This result supports the effectiveness of TC prediction using variable resolution.

Both MPAS and the GFS suffer from biases in predictions of genesis at longer time ranges; MPAS produces too many storms whereas the GFS produces too few. MPAS better discriminates hurricanes than does the GFS, but the false alarms in MPAS lower overall forecast skill in the medium range relative to GFS. The biases in MPAS forecasts are traced to errors in the parameterization of shallow convection south of the equator and the resulting erroneous invigoration of the ITCZ over the eastern North Pacific.
Hysteresis: Understanding the Housing Aspirations Gap
Authors: Crawford Joe , McKee Kim
Published: August 2016

Drawing on qualitative research on housing aspirations in Scotland, the objectives of this article are threefold. Firstly, this article will contextualise the subject of housing aspirations within relevant research literature and situate it within wider debates which revolve around the relationship between housing and social class. Secondly, in order to understand the implications of the research, this article uses Bourdieu’s notion of ‘sociodicy’ to help explain the ‘social’ reasons which incline people to have housing aspirations. Thirdly, the data will be analysed to understand the differences in ‘aspirations’ between groups, concluding that the generational differences, which correspond to the epochal changes in the economy, are more important than class differences when understanding the uneven distribution of housing outcomes and housing wealth in developed societies. The article concludes that the Bourdieusian concept of hysteresis explains the gap between the subjective expectations of young ‘professionals’ and the objective chances of their realisation.
Variation in Attitudes toward Being a Mother by Race/Ethnicity and Education among Women in the United States
Authors: Tichenor Veronica , McQuillan Julia , Greil Arthur L. , Bedrous Andrew V. , Clark Amy , Shreffler Karina M.
Published: August 2016

Do differences in experiences of motherhood (e.g., number of children, age at first child, and relationship type) by race/ethnicity and social class mean that attitudes toward motherhood also vary by social location? We examine attitudes toward being a mother among black, Hispanic, Asian, and white women of higher and lower socioeconomic status (SES, as measured by education). Results using the National Survey of Fertility Barriers ( N = 4,796) indicate that, despite fertility differences, attitudes toward being a mother differ little between groups. White and Asian women have higher positive attitudes toward being a mother than black and Hispanic women. Only black women appear to distinguish between having and raising children; surprisingly, lower educated Hispanic women are less likely to think that they would be a mother, see motherhood as fulfilling, and think that it is important to have and to raise children compared with higher educated, white women.
Broadening the Study of Participation in the Life Sciences: How Critical Theoretical and Mixed-Methodological Approaches Can Enhance Efforts to Broaden Participation
Authors: Metcalf Heather
Published: August 2016

This research methods Essay details the usefulness of critical theoretical frameworks and critical mixed-methodological approaches for life sciences education research on broadening participation in the life sciences. First, I draw on multidisciplinary research to discuss critical theory and methodologies. Then, I demonstrate the benefits of these approaches for researchers who study diversity and inclusion issues in the life sciences through examples from two critical mixed-methods studies of prominent issues in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) participation and recognition. The first study pairs critical discourse analysis of the STEM workforce literature, data, and underlying surveys with quantitative analyses of STEM pathways into the workforce. This example illustrates the necessity of questioning popular models of retention. It also demonstrates the importance of intersecting demographic categories to reveal patterns of experience both within and between groups whose access to and participation in STEM we aim to improve. The second study’s critical approach applies research on inequities in prizes awarded by STEM professional societies toward organizational change. This example uses data from the life sciences professional societies to show the importance of placing data within context to broaden participation and understand challenges in creating sustainable change.
Supremely Monstrous Thought: H. P. Lovecraft and the Weirding of World Literature
Authors: Murphy Timothy S.
Published: August 2016

This essay draws out the antipopulist and antinationalist implications of H. P. Lovecraft's cosmic antihumanism by tracing how his fiction (especially the tales At the Mountains of Madness and The Shadow out of Time) deploys forms of representational inscription—maps, mural sculptures, and writing—to undermine the conceptual and historical basis of the nation-state and its founding subject, the people, and thereby to delegitimate the international political order and the disciplinary logic of world literature that reflects that order, both of which are predicated on the dialectical transcendence of nationalist traditions.
Into the Funhole: Kathe Koja's The Cipher
Authors: Shaviro Steven
Published: August 2016

This essay analyzes the Detroit writer Kathe Koja's 1991 novel The Cipher to demonstrate how her systematic omission of the conventional themes and formal elements of weird fiction results in an intensified interrogation of the genre's characteristic affects and their physical embodiments. Such affects are all that remain of the individual human subject under neoliberalism, and the ceaseless, directionless transformations wrought upon Koja's characters by their experimentation with the incomprehensible “Funhole” named in the book's title result in no integration of identity or restoration of agency, no redemptive insight, no transcendence of any kind.
Small Change
Authors: Love Heather
Published: August 2016

In recent debates about reading methods, in the field of microsociology, and in the history of the novel, small-scale observations of everyday life tend to be understood as conservative, reinforcing the status quo. Through a reading of Claudia Rankine’s Citizen: An American Lyric (2014) in relation to documentary lyric and the online genre of microaggressions, this essay argues for the political utility of description at the micro scale.
Making the connection – shared molecular machinery and evolutionary links underlie the formation and plasticity of occluding junctions and synapses
Authors: Harden Nicholas , Wang Simon Ji Hau , Krieger Charles
Published: August 2016

The pleated septate junction (pSJ), an ancient structure for cell–cell contact in invertebrate epithelia, has protein components that are found in three more-recent junctional structures, the neuronal synapse, the paranodal region of the myelinated axon and the vertebrate epithelial tight junction. These more-recent structures appear to have evolved through alterations of the ancestral septate junction. During its formation in the developing animal, the pSJ exhibits plasticity, although the final structure is extremely robust. Similar to the immature pSJ, the synapse and tight junctions both exhibit plasticity, and we consider evidence that this plasticity comes at least in part from the interaction of members of the immunoglobulin cell adhesion molecule superfamily with highly regulated membrane-associated guanylate kinases. This plasticity regulation probably arose in order to modulate the ancestral pSJ and is maintained in the derived structures; we suggest that it would be beneficial when studying plasticity of one of these structures to consider the literature on the others. Finally, looking beyond the junctions, we highlight parallels between epithelial and synaptic membranes, which both show a polarized distribution of many of the same proteins – evidence that determinants of apicobasal polarity in epithelia also participate in patterning of the synapse.
Transcriptional regulation of mammalian autophagy at a glance
Authors: Füllgrabe Jens , Ghislat Ghita , Cho Dong-Hyung , Rubinsztein David C.
Published: August 2016

Macroautophagy, hereafter referred to as autophagy, is a catabolic process that results in the lysosomal degradation of cytoplasmic contents ranging from abnormal proteins to damaged cell organelles. It is activated  under diverse conditions, including nutrient deprivation and hypoxia. During autophagy, members of the core autophagy-related (ATG) family of proteins mediate membrane rearrangements, which lead to the engulfment and degradation of cytoplasmic cargo. Recently, the nuclear regulation of autophagy, especially by transcription factors and histone modifiers, has gained increased attention. These factors are not only involved in rapid responses to autophagic stimuli, but also regulate the long-term outcome of autophagy. Now there are more than 20 transcription factors that have been shown to be linked to the autophagic process. However, their interplay and timing appear enigmatic as several have been individually shown to act as major regulators of autophagy. This Cell Science at a Glance article and the accompanying poster highlights the main cellular regulators of transcription involved in mammalian autophagy and their target genes.
DPPH Radical-Scavenging Activity and Kinetics of Antioxidant Agent Hesperidin in Pure Aqueous Micellar Solutions
Authors: Jabbari Morteza , Jabbari Azam
Published: August 2016

The antioxidant ability of bioactive agent hesperidin was assessed in terms of radical-scavenging activity (RSA) against the 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical in aqueous colloidal media containing micelle using UV–vis spectrophotometry. The DPPH assay was carried out at 25.0 ± 0.1 °C and cationic surfactant CTAB and anionic surfactant SDS at various concentrations above the critical micelle concentration (CMC). The rates of the antioxidant reaction (Rs) of hesperidin were also measured in the micelle systems. The activity and rate of the DPPH radical scavenging by hesperidin were found to depend on concentration and nature of the surfactants used, so that both RSA and Rs values increase with increasing concentration of micelles CTAB and SDS. Finally, the micelle effects on the antioxidant efficiency were explained based on possible interaction modes between hesperidin and the micellar surfaces.
STUDY THE DIMENSION-MASS CHARACTERISTICS OF ONION OF “HERCULES F1” HYBRID
Authors: Аксенов  , Aksenov Aleksandr , Сибирев  , Sibirev Aleksey
Published: August 2016

The article was shown the results of the study of dimension-mass characteristics of “Hercules F1” onion hybrid from the point of view of perspective machine working units creation for its cultivation and harvesting. The results of previous studies of other varieties of onions were considered. The technique and equipment, used in research, was described. The results of this study are presented in the form of a histogram distribution, the analysis of studies carried out by the method of variation statistics.
THE INTERACTION PROCESS OF BLADE COG OF DISK-SHAPED SPRING WITH THE SOIL
Authors: Шириязданов  , Shiriyazdanov R. , Пикмуллин  , Pikmullin Gennadiy , Юнусов  , Yunusov Rafail , Булгариев  , Bulgariev Gumar
Published: August 2016

The article deals with the interaction process of blade cog of disk-shaped spring (spiral-plate working unit) with the soil. At the same time, taking into account that the intensity of the impact of blade working unit on the ground depends on the speed of its movement, with an increase of which, increases the surface tillage on depth of stroke and cutting weed roots, determined the rate of blade cog at any point, and on the basis of differentiation of its motion equations, and after some transformations, we obtain a formula for determining the cutting speed of any point of the blade cog of disk-shaped spring. We also determined the total acceleration of considering point and the analysis of dependency was carried out.
INTERNAL AUDIT - EFFECTIVE INSTUMENTY OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE SYSTEM
Authors: Закирова  , Zakirova Alsu , Клычова  , Klychova Augul , Клычова  , Klychova Guzaliya , Гимадиев  , Gimadiev Ildus
Published: August 2016

Today the debatable problem is the effectiveness of internal control system. That internal audit, as a part of interfarm monitoring systems, has a wide range of functions, that go beyond the range of issues, relating to internal control. In Russia, there are no laws and regulations, governing the internal audit organization. The absence of a rigid framework is a prerequisite for creating the most effective internal audit service. The establishment an internal audit function is also becoming increasingly necessary because of competition and integration of foreign and domestic companies. This article provides an irreplaceable role of internal audit in terms of its objectives and functions.
Short Communication: Using ITS as a molecular marker for Mangifera species identification in Central Sumatra
Authors: FITMAWATI FITMAWATI , HAYATI IBNA , SOFIYANTI NERY
Published: August 2016

Fitmawati, Hayati I, Sofiyanti N. 2016. Using ITS as a molecular marker for Mangifera species identification in Central Sumatra. Biodiversitas 17: 653-656. The relationship among Mangifera species in Central Sumatra is currently unclear. Previous molecular studies on these taxa using cpDNA were unable to produce well-resolved phylogenetic trees. In this study, we explored the potential of the ITS sequences as molecular markers for Mangifera species to better resolve the phylogenetic analysis. Parsimony analysis revealed that the common ancestor M. quadrifida as the first species appeared in Central Sumatra. Mangifera sp. which assumed as new species had the longest genetic distance among species examined and may assumed as the most primitive species of Mangifera in Neighbor-Joining analysis. M. sumatrana and M. torquenda were closely related as well as M. foetida and M. odorata. Also, M. indica was closely related to M. kemanga. This finding and the other marker of cpDNA such as trnL-F and rbcL gene may suggest a possibility to revision in the latest Mangifera classification based on morphological character. Our results also revealed and support the genus Mangifera is a monophyletic group.
Flora da Bahia: Hypericaceae
Authors: Marinho Lucas Cardoso , Amorim André Márcio , De Queiroz Luciano Paganucci
Published: August 2016

The treatment of the Hypericaceae from Bahia, Brazil, is presented as a contribution to the knowledge of the flora of the state. One species of Hypericum (H. brasiliense) and four of Vismia (V. atlantica, V. guianensis, V. martiana e V. pentagyna) are recognized. Descriptions, illustrations, notes, and distribution maps of species in Bahia are provided. The synonyms that are more often found in the Bahian herbaria are indicated.
Identification of emotional and behavior problems in obese children using Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) and 17-items Pediatric Symptom Checklist (PSC-17)
Authors: Harahap Dwi Fachri , Sjarif Damayanti Rusli , Soedjatmiko Soedjatmiko , Widodo Dwi Putro , Tedjasaputra Mayke Sugianto
Published: August 2016

Background Obesity can result in emotional and behavior problems in school-age children. Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) is a standard instrument for evaluating behavior problems, however it is considered not practical. The 17-item Pediatric Symptom Checklist (PSC-17) is a more simple instrument but its diagnostic value has never been evaluated in obese children.Objectives To evaluate the diagnostic value of PSC-17 compared to CBCL as the gold standard.Methods This cross-sectional study was done in May - June 2009. Children aged 6-12 years with obesity were included. Parents filled the CBCL and PSC-17 questionnaires. Sensitivity, specificity, predictive values, and likelihood ratios were calculated for PSC-17.Results Most subjects aged 6-9 years (83%). Boys out numbered girls. Emotional and behavior problems detected by CBCL and PSC-17 were identified in 28% and 22% subjects, respectively. The most common problem was internalization (withdrawal, somatic complaints, anxiety/depression). The PSC-17 had sensitivity and specificity of 69.2% and 95.6% respectively. Positive and negative predictive values were 85.7% and 89%, whereas positive and negative likelihood ratios were 15.7 and 0.32.Conclusions The prevalence of emotional and behavior problems detected using CBCL and PSC-17 in obese children was 28% and 22%, respectively. The PSC-17 has moderate sensitivity to screen emotional and behavior problem in obese children.[Paediatr Indones. 2010;50:42-8].
A comparative look at the teacher training systems: Belgium - Flemish Community and Turkey
Authors: Mutlu Gülçin
Published: August 2016

This study aims to have a comparative look at the two countries, Belgium - Flemish Community and Turkey with regard to teacher training systems and qualitatively investigate the differences between these countries. The comparison themes for which these comparative analyses were based on were derived following a determination of the most prominent aspects of teacher education terminology. These themes include such education and teacher education related concepts as a) teacher education curriculum components, b) teacher employment, c) teacher career steps, d) in-service training, e) status of teachers and f) teacher evaluation. Comparative results were presented by means of the data gathered with regard to the above themes. The analyses indicated several differences between the teacher training systems of the two countries especially in relation to evaluation and accreditation of the teacher training programs, continuing professional development options, teacher evaluation methods and functioning of the teacher unions. Thus, in the light of the results of this study, several recommendations were put forth about the potential problem areas in our local context, that is, Turkey and what could be done to overcome those in the field of education as a candidate state of the European Union.
Aplikasi Panduan Ibadah Haji Berbasis Android
Authors: Syahril Deddy Sucipta , Isnanto R. Rizal , Kridalukmana Rinta
Published: August 2016

This is an application for hajj guidance based on Android.The application is made using software Eclipse IDE and Android SDK with Java as a programming language. Stage of  development software used is SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) by using the method waterfall, as modeling software used is UML (Unified Modelling Language). Steps in this research are software requirement analysis, design, coding, and system testing. Functional testing using a method of black box.The result of this research is an application of hajj guidance based on Android can be use to guide in hajj. The application can run well on a device with a minimum of Android operating system version 4.2 (Jelly Bean) with the storage space available at least 25 MB. Function menus and buttons is operated appropriately according to their functions. This application for hajj guidance can be used as a medium to help moslems in hajj.
Management of infections in the immunocompromised child: General principles
Authors: Allen Upton D.
Published: August 2016

Infections represent an ongoing challenge for immunocompromised patients. Children are particularly vulnerable because of several age-related issues that relate in part to immune prematurity. This review addresses the challenges in managing infections among immunocompromised children and highlights several general principles that guide management.

Statement of novelty: This work provides important guidance to clinicians who are involved in the management of pediatric patients with an ever-expanding spectrum of immunocompromising disorders.
Effect of Adding Crushed Glass to Asphalt Mix
Authors: Issa Y.
Published: August 2016

The need to modify conventional pavement rises due to high maintenance cost of the highway systems. With the continuously increased consumption, a large amount of waste glass materials is generated annually in the world. This paper aims to study the performance of pavement asphalt in which a fractional aggregate is replaced with crushed glass. In this paper, some important properties of asphalt mix, including stability, flow, specific gravity and air voids are investigated. The original sample is prepared without adding glass for different percentages of bitumen. Other samples are prepared by adding crushed glass to the mix with 5%, 10%, and 15% by aggregate weight. The results show that the properties of glass-asphalt mixture are improved in comparison with normal asphalt pavement. It is concluded that the use of waste glass in asphalt pavement is desirable.
The Assessment of the Slip Influence on the Deflection of the Steel Plate-Concrete Composite Beams
Authors: Kisała D. , Furtak K.
Published: August 2016

The aim of this paper is to present an assessment of the slip influence on the deflection of the steel plate-concrete composite beams, which are a new type of a design concept. The proposed method is based on the procedure included in the PN-EN 1992-1-1, which has been modified with taking into consideration interface slip. The theoretical analysis was verified by experimental studies.
Influence of Compliance Criteria on the Value of Reliability Index
Authors: Skrzypczak I. , Buda-Ożóg L.
Published: August 2016

Statistical conformity criteria for the compressive strength of concrete are a matter of debate. The criteria can have prejudicial effects on construction quality and reliability. Hence, the usefulness of statistical criteria for the small sample size n=3 is questioned. These defects can cause a reduction in the quality of produced concrete and, consequently, too much risk for the recipient (investor). For this reason, the influence of conformity control on the value of the reliability index of concrete and reinforced concrete has been determined. The authors limited their consideration to the recommended standards PN-EN 206-1, PN-EN 1992 and ISO 2394 method of reliability index, which belongs to the analytical methods FORM (First Order Reliability Method). It assumes that the random variables are defined by two parameters of the normal distribution or an equivalent normal: the mean and the standard deviation. The impact of conformity control for n=3 for concrete structures, designed according to the Eurocode 1992, for which the compressive strength of concrete is the capacity dominant parameter (sensitivity factor of dominating resistance parameter according to the FORM is 0.8), has been determined by evaluation of the reliability index.
Evaluation of Data Obtained from Expert Opinions in Multi-Criteria Analyses of Construction Investment Variants
Authors: Szafranko E.
Published: August 2016

Planning a construction project, the investor frequently faces the choice of the option of the planned investment. Assessment of options is difficult due to the complex nature of construction projects. Various methods of multi-criteria evaluation are successfully applied in the assessment and analysis of options. For those methods to work, a handful of information must be prepared beforehand. Among others, it is necessary to establish the assessment criteria and determine their weight for specific cases. This stage is implemented in cooperation with experts. The results of evaluations, obtained on the basis of the experts’ opinions, must be processed and prepared. The paper will discuss one possible option for assessing the experts’ opinion.
Computation of Thin-Walled Cross-Section Resistance to Local Buckling with the Use of the Critical Plate Method
Authors: Szychowski A.
Published: August 2016

Thin-walled bars currently applied in metal construction engineering belong to a group of members, the cross-section res i stance of which is affected by the phenomena of local or distortional stability loss. This results from the fact that the cross-section of such a bar consists of slender-plate elements. The study presents the method of calculating the resistance of the cross-section susceptible to local buckling which is based on the loss of stability of the weakest plate (wall). The “Critical Plate” (CP) was identified by comparing critical stress in cross-section component plates under a given stress condition. Then, the CP showing the lowest critical stress was modelled, depending on boundary conditions, as an internal or cantilever element elastically restrained in the restraining plate (RP). Longitudinal stress distribution was accounted for by means of a constant, linear or non-linear (acc. the second degree parabola) function. For the critical buckling stress, as calculated above, the local critical resistance of the cross-section was determined, which sets a limit on the validity of the Vlasov theory. In order to determine the design ultimate resistance of the cross-section, the effective width theory was applied, while taking into consideration the assumptions specified in the study. The application of the Critical Plate Method (CPM) was presented in the examples. Analytical calculation results were compared with selected experimental findings. It was demonstrated that taking into consideration the CP elastic restraint and longitudinal stress variation results in a more accurate representation of thin-walled element behaviour in the engineering computational model.
The analysis of thermal and flow characteristics of the condensation of refrigerant zeotropic mixtures in minichannels
Authors: Bohdal Tadeusz , Widomska Katarzyna , Sikora Małgorzata
Published: August 2016

The paper presents the results of experimental heat transfer and pressure drop during condensation of the single component refrigerant R134a and zeotropic mixtures R404A, R407C, and R410A in tube minichannels of internal diameter from the range 0.31-3.30 mm. The local values and the average of heat transfer coefficient and pressure drop in the whole range of the change in mass quality were measured. On the basis of the obtained test results there was illustrated the influence of the change of mass vapor quality, the mass flux density, and the inner diameter of channel on the studied parameters. These results were compared with the calculation results based on the relations postulated by other authors. The discrepancy range was ± 50%. On the basis of given test results own correlation was developed to calculate the heat transfer coefficient and pressure drop of tested refrigerants which presents the obtained results in a range of discrepancy of ±25%.
Numerical analysis of the steam flow field in shell and tube heat exchanger
Authors: Bartoszewicz Jarosław , Bogusławski Leon
Published: August 2016

In the paper, the results of numerical simulations of the steam flow in a shell and tube heat exchanger are presented. The efficiency of different models of turbulence was tested. In numerical calculations the following turbulence models were used: k-ε, RNG k-ε, Wilcox k-ω, Chen-Kim k-ε, and Lam-Bremhorst k-ε. Numerical analysis of the steam flow was carried out assuming that the flow at the inlet section of the heat exchanger were divided into three parts. The angle of steam flow at inlet section was determined individually in order to obtain the best configuration of entry vanes and hence improve the heat exchanger construction. Results of numerical studies were verified experimentally for a real heat exchanger. The modification of the inlet flow direction according to theoretical considerations causes the increase of thermal power of a heat exchanger of about 14%.
Mid-regional pro-adrenomedullin (MR-proADM) and mid-regional pro-atrial natriuretic peptide (MR-proANP) in severe aortic valve stenosis: association with outcome after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI)
Authors: Baldenhofer Gerd , Laule Michael , Mockel Martin , Sanad Wasiem , Knebel Fabian , Dreger Henryk , Leonhardt Franziska , Sander Michael , Grubitzsch Herko , Baumann Gert , Stangl Karl , Stangl Verena
Published: August 2016

Background:

This study aimed to assess the association of mid-regional (MR) pro-adrenomedullin (MR-proADM) and MR-pro-A-type natriuretic peptide (MR-proANP) in comparison to N-terminal pro-natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) with outcome in patients with aortic stenosis (AS) treated with transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI).

Methods:

One hundred consecutive TAVI patients were included in this prospective study. Association of preinterventional levels of MR-proADM, MR-proANP, NT-proBNP, C-reactive protein (CrP), and high-sensitive cardiac Troponin T (hsTN) with 30-day and 1-year outcome was analyzed.

Results:

There was no association with 30-day outcome, but all markers were associated with 1-year cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality. The combined biomarker analysis further improved risk prediction.

Conclusions:

In TAVI patients MR-proADM, MR-proANP, and NT-proBNP are promising predictors of adverse events within 1 year. Integration of these biomarkers into decision pathways may help to identify patients at higher risk.
Predictive performance of TPA testing for recurrent disease during follow-up after curative intent surgery for colorectal carcinoma
Authors: van der Sluis Frederik J. , Zhan Zhuozhao , Verberne Charlotte J. , Muller Kobold Anneke C. , Wiggers Theo , de Bock Geertruida H.
Published: August 2016

Background:

The aim of the present study was to investigate the predictive performance of serial tissue polypeptide antigen (TPA) testing after curative intent resection for detection of recurrence of colorectal malignancy.

Methods:

Serum samples were obtained in 572 patients from three different hospitals during follow-up after surgery. Test characteristics of serial TPA testing were assessed using a cut-off value of 75 U/L. The relation with American Joint Committee on Cancer stage and the potential additive value of tissue polypeptide antigen testing upon standard carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) testing were investigated.

Results:

The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of TPA for recurrent disease was 0.70, indicating marginal usefulness as a predictive test. Forty percent of cases that were detected by CEA testing would have been missed by TPA testing alone, whilst most cases missed by CEA were also not detected by TPA testing. In the subpopulation of patients with stage III disease predictive performance was good (area under the curve 0.92 within 30 days of diagnosing recurrent disease). In this group of patients, 86% of cases that were detected by CEA were also detected by TPA.

Conclusions:

Overall, TPA is a relatively poor predictor for recurrent disease during follow-up. When looking at the specific subpopulation of patients with stage III disease predictive performance of TPA was good. However, TPA testing was not found to be superior to CEA testing in this specific subpopulation.
Optimization and validation of moving average quality control procedures using bias detection curves and moving average validation charts
Authors: van Rossum Huub H. , Kemperman Hans
Published: August 2016

Background:

To date, no practical tools are available to obtain optimal settings for moving average (MA) as a continuous analytical quality control instrument. Also, there is no knowledge of the true bias detection properties of applied MA. We describe the use of bias detection curves for MA optimization and MA validation charts for validation of MA.

Methods:

MA optimization was performed on a data set of previously obtained consecutive assay results. Bias introduction and MA bias detection were simulated for multiple MA procedures (combination of truncation limits, calculation algorithms and control limits) and performed for various biases. Bias detection curves were generated by plotting the median number of test results needed for bias detection against the simulated introduced bias. In MA validation charts the minimum, median, and maximum numbers of assay results required for MA bias detection are shown for various bias. Their use was demonstrated for sodium, potassium, and albumin.

Results:

Bias detection curves allowed optimization of MA settings by graphical comparison of bias detection properties of multiple MA. The optimal MA was selected based on the bias detection characteristics obtained. MA validation charts were generated for selected optimal MA and provided insight into the range of results required for MA bias detection.

Conclusions:

Bias detection curves and MA validation charts are useful tools for optimization and validation of MA procedures.
Calabi flow on toric varieties with bounded Sobolev constant, I
Authors: Huang Hongnian
Published: August 2016

Let (X, P) be a toric variety. In this note, we show that the C0-norm of the Calabi flow φ(t) on X
is uniformly bounded in [0, T) if the Sobolev constant of φ(t) is uniformly bounded in [0, T). We also show
that if (X, P) is uniform K-stable, then the modified Calabi flow converges exponentially fast to an extremal
Kähler metric if the Ricci curvature and the Sobolev constant are uniformly bounded. At last, we discuss an
extension of our results to a quasi-proper Kähler manifold.
Character correspondences for symmetric groups and wreath products
Authors: Evseev Anton
Published: August 2016

The Alperin–McKay conjecture relates irreducible characters of a block of an arbitrary finite group to those of itsp-local subgroups. A refinement of this conjecture was stated by the author in a previous paper. We prove that this refinement holds for all blocks of symmetric groups. Along the way we identify a “canonical” isometry between the principal block ofSp⁢w${S_{pw}}$and that ofSp≀Sw${S_{p}\wr S_{w}}$. We also prove a general theorem on expressing virtual characters of wreath products in terms of certain induced characters. Much of the paper generalises character-theoretic results on blocks of symmetric groups with abelian defect and related wreath products to the case of arbitrary defect.
Ptaki Tarjei Vesaasa w adaptacji Witolda Leszczyńskiego
Authors: Bukowski Piotr de Bończa
Published: August 2016

One of the masterpieces of Polish cinema is the debut film by Witold Leszczyński The Days of Matthew (1967, Żywot Mateusza). It is an adaptation of the novel Fuglane by Tarjei Vesaas, which appeared in translation into Polish in 1964. Leszczyński’s awarded film work has become an object of numerous analyses. However, there has been no particular research on the origins of The Days of Matthew. This article aims at presenting and interpreting the genesis of the film, viewed from three different perspectives: the existential, the ethical and the technical one. The study is largely based on previously unknown information or rarely cited sources.
Die Beziehungen Zwischen Frau und Mann in der Dramatik und Prosa von Dagny Juel-Przybyszewska
Authors: Kłańska Maria
Published: August 2016

In Poland, the name Dagny is well-known because of the sad life and tragic death of the Norwegian wife of the famous and scandalising Polish-German fin de siécle writer Przybyszewski. But not many people know that she was a writer and poet herself, even if not a very prolific one. Her ouevre consists of four short plays, five poems in prose and a handful of poetry. The aim of this article is to analyse her plays and prose in respect of the relations between a man and a woman. Especially, I enquire if Juels work is only an expression of the literary conventions of her epoch, or if she gives her texts an unique (feminine) touch. I attempt to demonstrate that the latter is the case in her dramatic work and especially in her prose poetry.
Postmemory, Stereotype and the Return Home
Authors: Mrozewicz Anna Estera
Published: August 2016

The article offers a discussion of Sofi Oksanen’s novel Purge, focusing on the book’s strategy of evoking stereotypical narratives about Eastern Europe, such as the (postcommunist) fallen woman and (Russian) return home narratives, as well as related intertexts, primarily Lukas Moodysson’s film Lilya 4-ever. I argue that Oksanen constructs the plot around clichés in order to challenge them in a subversive fashion, first and foremost, in the name of recuperating the notion of Home. Related to locality and the feeling of being at-home, where the wholeness of the (national) subject is possible, ‘home’ is staged as an alternative to stereotypes, associated with transnational travel and the apparatus of colonization. A significant counter-narrative embedded in the novel - and hitherto rarely discussed - is the exilic perspective with its idealization of the lost and imagined home(land). In Purge, this is mediated through the main character’s postmemory. By means of a postexilic narrative, home is reconfigured as a ‘third space’ - neither fully ideal and (ethnically) pure nor adhering to the aforementioned stereotypical narratives. The positive valorisation of home, despised by some critics as simplistic and conservative, does not prevent movement and dislocation from being included in the new experience of home(land) emerging from the post-Soviet condition.
Ein Superstar der Neueren Finnischen Prosa
Authors: Mrozewicz Bolesław
Published: August 2016

The article is devoted to Sofi Oksanen, one of the most recognizable Finnish authors of the young generation whose literary production has been an unbroken streak of success for the last ten years. It addresses in particular her groundbreaking novel Purge (Puhdistus). In the analysis, the article focuses first and foremost on the aspect of a woman’s corporeality as well as shame and exclusion resulting from sexual abuse. It is one of the central motifs in Osanen’s production. On the example of Aliide the writer depicts, from the feminist point of view, the effects of physical violence towards women used as an element of humiliation and oppression of a conquered nation. The metaphor of a woman’s body as an occupied country gives the novel a universal character and draws attention to the fact that destroying womanhood is a subtle and slow way to the fall of societies. Therefore the deeds of both women are not unambiguously condemned in the novel.
Charles Darwin i dansk litteratur med særlig henblik på Johannes V. Jensens forfatterskab
Authors: Rossel Sven Hakon
Published: August 2016

Charles Darwin’s theories were already introduced in Scandinavia in the early 1860s, whereas his two major works, On the Origin of Species (1859) and The Descent of Man (1871), were translated by Danish writer J.P. Jacobsen in the 1870s. Jacobsen acts as an important intermediary both as a scientist and, probably, the first Danish writer whose work is influenced by Darwin’s thoughts. But also in the writings of other authors of the time, e.g. Herman Bang, at least the name “Darwin” infrequently occurs as is also the case with the symbolist writers of the 1890s, e.g. Viggo Stuckenberg and Sophus Claussen. However, not until after 1900 does Darwin serve as an artistic inspiration and a positive role model. This happens in an overpowering manner in the fictional and essayist works of the Danish Nobel Prizewinner Johannes V. Jensen. Jensen’s Darwinism was not countered until the so-called “livsanskuelsesdebat” - a philosophical debate - during the 1920s with the eloquent poet and dramatist Helge Rode as his acute opponent. Hereafter, Darwin’s role in Danish literature decreases significantly unless one wishes to see Peter Høeg’s novel from 1996, Kvinden og aben (The Man and the Ape) as the last example of a Darwin-influence on a literary text.
Głos Z „Pustej Przestrzeni”
Authors: Schab Sylwia Izabela
Published: August 2016

The article attempts to analyze the reaction to the debut of the Danish poet of Palestinian descent Yahya Hassan (Yahya Hassan. Digte, 2013) among literary reviewers as well as in the Danish society. The impulse to write on this topic came after the nomination of Yahya Hassan for the Polish literary prize European Poet of Freedom 2016. The main aim is to explain the extraordinary fame as a writer and as a public person he gained already in the month of his literary debut (100.000 sold books in two months). The analyze will be focused on two fields of interest: the reception of the poetry itself and the writer’s personae.
Rain Forecasting for Ho Chi Minh City Using Doppler Weather Radar Dwsr-2500C
Authors: Dung Dang Quoc , Hao Nguyen The , Giam Nguyen Minh
Published: August 2016

Rainfall amounts vary randomly over time and space. Rainfall monitoring and forecasting is a difficult task, especially for a short-term period from 30 minutes to 3 hours. Recently Doppler weather radars have been used as one of the new solutions in the short-term forecasting of extreme rain or storm. This research presents some results of forecasting the wind direction, velocity, and rainfall of a typical rainy day, 14 September 2010, based on CAPPI images of a DWSR-2500C radar in the Nha Be district, Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC). The results showed that the Doppler radar, in a scanning radius of 30 km, is very effective in forecasting extreme rainfall for each region and district when reflected radar signals from clouds moving towards the city are detected. This research provides useful information in the forecast of extreme rainfall for flood prevention works in the HCM City.
Kinetics of Pyrolysis and Gasification Using Thermogravimetric and Thermovolumetric Analyses
Authors: Czerski Grzegorz , Zubek Katarzyna , Grzywacz Przemysław
Published: August 2016

The carbon dioxide gasification process of Miscanthus giganteus biomass was examined using two methods. First an isothermal thermovolumetric method was applied. The measurement was conducted at 950°C and pressure of 0.1 MPa. Based on the continuous analysis of different kinds of gases formed during the gasification process, the thermovolumetric method allowed the determination of yields and composition of the resulting gas as well as the rate constant of CO formation. Then a non-isothermal thermogravimetric method was applied, during which the loss of weight of a sample as a function of temperature was recorded. In the course of the measurement, the temperature was raised from ambient to 950°C and the pressure was 0.1 MPa. As a result, a change in the carbon conversion degree was obtained. Moreover, TGA methods allow distinguishing various stages of the gasification process such as primary pyrolysis, secondary pyrolysis and gasification, and determining kinetic parameters for each stage. The presented methods differs from each other as they are based either on the analysis of changes in the resulting product or on the analysis of changes in the supplied feedstock, but both can be successfully used to the effective examination of kinetics of the gasification process. In addition, an important advantage of both methods is the possibility to carry out the gasification process for different solid fuels as coal, biomass, or solid waste in the atmosphere of a variety of gasification agents.
Gasification of Refuse-Derived Fuel (RDF)
Authors: Haydary Juma
Published: August 2016

In this work, the gasification of a fraction of municipal solid waste, MSW, generally separated from inorganic materials and biodegradable components, the so-called refuse-derived fuel (RDF), was studied using material characterisation methods, and the modelling of an industrial scale process was presented. The composition of RDF was determined by the separation of a representative sample into its basic components (paper, foils, hard plastics, textiles). All RDF components as well as a representative mixed sample of the RDF were studied using a thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), elemental analysis and bomb calorimetry to determine their proximate and elemental compositions, and a higher heating value. An industrial scale gasification process was studied by mathematical modelling and computer simulations. All techniques, gasification with air, gasification with oxygen, and gasification with both oxygen and steam were investigated under different conditions. The RDF conversion of 100 % was achieved by the gasification with air at the air to RDF mass ratio of 3.2. The gas heating value was 4.4 MJ/Nm3. The gasification of RDF using oxygen enables the production of gas with the heating value of around 10 MJ/Nm3 at the oxygen to RDF mass ratio of 0.65. By increasing the steam to the RDF mass ratio, the contents of H2 and CO2 increased, while the content of CO, reactor temperature and the gas heating value decreased.
Industrial Complexes and their Role in Industrial Tourism – Example of Conversion
Authors: Klempa Martin , Bujok Petr , Porzer Michal , Skupien Petr
Published: August 2016

Sustainable tourism development meets the needs of present tourists and host regions while protecting and increasing its possibilities for the future. It should lead to management of all resources, so as to meet economic, social and aesthetic needs while maintaining cultural integrity, the most important ecological processes, biological diversity and the processes that make life possible. Sustainable tourism products are products that work in accordance with the local environment, society and culture so that the environment, society and culture can benefit and not to become the victims of tourism development. At present, luckily, it is possible to observe, in a wide range of tourist activities and especially in industrialized countries, also increasing interest in so-called industrial tourism aimed at exploring technical monuments. This form of tourism was initially the domain of narrow range of technically-based supporters, but gradually becomes more attractive to the broader public.

This article deals with the development and transformation of tourism in the Czech Republic on an example of the Podluzi region and one of its centres - the town of Hodonin. From the tourist activities in the region those specifically attractive ones should be mentioned, which are wine and folklore tourism in close connection with gastronomical tourism and then increasingly popular cycling and water tourism. As for the cycling tourism, there are routes (related to the Greenways programme) leading so that they connect all the major winegrowing sites of the region and also the basic backbone network of cycling routes passing through the territory of the Czech Republic. The development of water tourism is closely linked to industrial tourism, where the important technical monument - the Bata’s channel is used as a waterway. The history of the town of Hodonin is briefly mentioned here in the context of the progressive industrialization of the area (lignite and hydrocarbon mining), its significant downturn and subsequent changes in tourist activities.