bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Financial mechanism of state support of agro-industrial complex in Russia and Belarus
Authors: Киреева  , Kireeva Elena , Лукьянова  , Luk'yanova Irina , Сорокина  , Sorokina Tamara , Наумчик  , Naumchik Sergey , Верезубова  , Verezubova Tat'yana , Шередеко  , Sheredeko Elena , Тихонова  , Tihonova Anna , Пинская  , Pinskaya Milyausha
Published: June 2017

The monograph deals with actual problems of the development of the financial mechanism of state support for the agribusiness complex of Russia and Belarus. Proposals aimed at improving tax and budget instruments for state support of the agribusiness complex are formulated.
The monograph is addressed to economists, lawyers, managers, managers and specialists of federal services, regional administrations
And municipalities, as well as teachers, graduate students, undergraduates
Economic and agrarian universities and faculties, students of the system of advanced training.
Theoretic basis of Budget Construction of the State
Authors: Пешкова  , Peshkova Christina
Published: June 2017

The book explores the concept and historical aspects of the state budget; The correlation of the categories "state structure", "state sovereignty", "state functions" and "budgetary structure of the state" was investigated. The understanding of the budgetary structure of the state as a legal construction is grounded. The category "budget method of conducting state economy" is developed.
The book can also be useful for researchers, teachers, graduate students, students of law and economic institutions of higher education, employees of government bodies and local self-government in the budget area.
Orientações para utilização de acelerômetros no Brasil
Authors: Sasaki Jeffer , Coutinho Andrée , Santos Carla , Bertuol Cecília , Minatto Giseli , Berria Juliane , Tonosaki Lúcia , Lima Luiz , Marchesan Moane , Silveira Pablo , Krug Rodrigo , Benedetti Tânia
Published: June 2017

O objetivo do presente estudo foi apresentar um conjunto de orientações para a utilização de acelerômetros no Brasil. O método consistiu na revisão e síntese de artigos que utilizaram acelerômetros como instrumento de medida objetiva da atividade física. Com base nesses estudos, buscou-se apresentar orientações para as fases pré-coleta (seleção do acelerômetro; testagem da calibração dos acelerômetros, atualização de firmware; estudo piloto; e definição de protocolo), coleta (distribuição dos acelerômetros; contato com participantes; e devolução dos acelerômetros) e pós-coleta (processamento; transformação e interpretação dos dados; e comparabilidade dos dados) do uso de acelerômetros. São descritos procedimentos para facilitar as tomadas de decisões relacionadas ao uso desses dispositivos, bem como para obtenção de dados de acelerometria válidos e reprodutíveis. As orientações são uma iniciativa de pesquisadores da área a fim de proporcionar um avanço metodológico nas medidas objetivas da atividade física. A adoção das orientações pode facilitar a padronização dos procedimentos empregados e a comparabilidade de resultados entre estudos com acelerômetros no Brasil.
Characterization of the Second Package of the Alternative Buffer Material (ABM) Experiment — II Exchangeable Cation Population Rearrangement
Authors: Dohrmann R. , Kaufhold S.
Published: June 2017

Bentonites are candidate materials for encapsulating radioactive waste within barrier systems in crystalline rocks. In the ‘Alternative Buffer Material’ (ABM) test in the hard rock laboratory in Äspö, Sweden, six packages of eleven different buffer materials (mainly bentonites) with various exchangeable cation populations were packed vertically with an iron tube used as a heater in the center. After installation, the second ‘ABM package’ (ABM-II) was first allowed to saturate with water for approximately 2.5 years. The blocks were then exposed to a temperature of up to 141°C for approximately 3–4 years. The hypotheses for the present study were: (1) no horizontal gradient of the cation exchange population was present in the individual blocks of ABM-II because ABM-II had a longer reaction time in comparison to the ABM-I package, which did not have horizontal gradients; (2) the exchangeable cation Ca2+:Na+:Mg2+ ratio was equal in all blocks of ABM-II and was independent of block position in the package. As expected from ABM-I, all blocks in the ABM-II experiment showed large differences between the measured values of the reference materials and the reacted samples. The exchangeable Na+ and Mg2+ values in ABM-II were reduced by up to 55% to 59% in comparison to the reference material. Contrary to the first hypothesis, horizontal gradients were observed in ABM-II; and, contrary to the second hypothesis, the exchangeable cation ratios differed markedly in the different reacted buffer materials. The largest total Na+ loss was observed in the middle part (-67%), whereas Mg2+ values decreased by 79% in the upper part. The exchangeable Ca2+ values increased strongly in ABM-II, particularly in the upper part. The most useful parameter to distinguish between ion exchange equilibria of ABM-I and ABM-II was the Na+/Mg2+ ratio. This ratio was constant in ABM-I (3.0) and had a similar ratio (3.5) in the lower part of ABM-II; however, the ratio strongly increased (5–10) in the upper part of the ABM-II package. The large Na+/Mg2+ ratios in the upper part of ABM-II could possibly be explained by water loss into the rock (caused by a pressure drop and boiling) and subsequent water uptake.
SOBRE A EPIGRAFIA ROMANA DE AEMINIUM
Authors: Redentor Armando
Published: June 2017

Revisita-se o dossiê epigráfico da cidade romana de Aeminium, a actual Coimbra, integrando-o no seu urbanismo e na sua história. Realiza-se a análise revisória dos suportes epigráficos e dos conteúdos iconográficos e escritos, nomeadamente da onomástica e relações familiares, acompanhada de inferências sobre o estatuto jurídico e perfil social dos indivíduos.
JOSÉ D’ENCARNAÇÃO: BREVE PERSPECTIVA SOBRE UM NOTÁVEL PERCURSO DE INVESTIGAÇÃO EM EPIGRAFIA
Authors: Guerra Amílcar
Published: June 2017

Integrando-se na justa homenagem a José d’Encarnação a que a revista Conimbriga se associa, este texto tem como objectivo principal fazer uma breve síntese do seu percurso científico no domínio da Epigrafia, o qual se confunde a cada momento com os próprios caminhos que a disciplina percorreu em Portugal nos últimos 50 anos. A sua explanação organiza-se em torno de sete tópicos. Por um lado, um conjunto respeita à própria definição de Epigrafia, aos seus métodos e objectivos, onde se destaca o domínio da edição de textos e às suas obras de natureza didáctica e as dedicadas aos problemas do ensino da disciplina. Para além disso, apresenta-se uma série de temas que constituíram a sua preferência, nos quais assumem especial destaque a vertente das religiões e cultos e a análise da realidade social. Completam o quadro uma panorâmica da sua investigação no domínio da História da Epigrafia e no das relações com a Arqueologia.
QUAESTIONES EPIGRAPHICAE
Authors: Roux Patrick Le
Published: June 2017

L’article centré sur la discipline épigraphique apporte un éclairage inédit sur la formule s.t.t.l. et s’interroge sur la place que devraient tenir les falsifications dans les réflexions des épigraphistes.
¿LUCIUS CORNELIUS BOCCHUS, UN LUSITANO MIEMBRO DEL ORDO EQUESTER Y ESCRITOR? UNA FELIZ INTUICIÓN DE EMIL HÜBNER REFORZADA Y DIFUNDIDA POR THEODOR MOMMSEN DE NUEVO A EXAMEN.
Authors: Olivé Marc Mayer I
Published: June 2017

La propuesta de Hübner de identificar a los Bocchi, presentes como fuente en Plinio y en Solino, con uno de los Cornelii Bocchi documentados por las inscripciones de Lusitania, ha tenido una gran fortuna y aceptación. La intención de este trabajo es notar hasta qué punto se trata de una cuestión de carácter conjetural que debe quedar abierta, a pesar de los grandes progresos realizados.
PROSOPOGRAFÍA DE LUSITANIA ROMANA. FLAMINICAE ET FEMINAE NOTABILES LUSITANIAE
Authors: De Frías Manuel Salinas , Cortés Juana Rodríguez
Published: June 2017

Prosopografía de las flaminicae locales y provinciales de Lusitania romana, a las que se añaden las mujeres notables de la provincia, bien por ser familiares de magistrados o por realizar actos importantes de evergetismo.
The Origins of American Fascism
Authors: Roberto Michael Joseph
Published: June 2017

What can a class analysis tell us about fascism's national particularities and early forms? Why was there no mass movement for a separate fascist party in the United States? The lessons of several now-forgotten works of scholarship from the 1930s are critical to our understanding of American fascism—not only for what they tell us about its history, but also about how to fight it today.Click here to purchase a PDF version of this article at the Monthly Review website.
A Progressive City Fights Back
Authors: Berman Daniel M.
Published: June 2017

In 2014, after years of grassroots organizing, a coalition of progressives transformed Richmond, California into the largest city in the United States governed by a Green Party mayor. But Richmond is not just Anytown: its economy and government has been dominated for a century by a giant Chevron refinery, and by a racist political machine determined to keep the city's working-class and nonwhite majority out of power.Click here to purchase a PDF version of this article at the Monthly Review website.
Adaptation of Star Properties Concept Inventory
Yıldız Özellikleri Kavram Envanteri uyarlama çalışması
Authors: Dinçer Emrah Oğuzhan , Çobanoğlu Aktan Derya
Published: June 2017

The aim of this study is to adapt “Star Properties Concept Inventory-SPCI” developed by Bailey, Johnson, Prather, and Slater (2012) into Turkish, and to make validity and reliability analyses of the inventory. The original inventory is consisted of 22 items. The study is conducted with the participation of 386 students from three different universities. Preservice science teachers and fourth grade astronomy students are formed this research group.  Cronbach’s alpha coefficient is determined as 0.82 for the inventory. As a result of item analysis of data gained from application of inventory; item discrimination indexes are found between 0.07 and 0.73, item difficulty indexes are found between 0.13 and 0.75.  While the average of test is found as 7.27, the average difficulty is 0.33. The content validity is determined by taking expert opinions.Extended English abstract is in the end of PDF (TURKISH) file.  ÖzetBu çalışmanın amacı, Bailey, Johnson, Prather ve Slater (2012) tarafından geliştirilen “Star Properties Concept Inventory-SPCI” Yıldız Özellikleri Kavram Envanterini (YÖKE) Türkçeye uyarlamak ve Türkçe uyarlamanın güvenirlik ve geçerlik çalışmasını yapmaktır. Envanterin orijinali 22 sorudan oluşmaktadır. Araştırma üç farklı üniversiteden toplam 386 öğrencinin katılımı ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırma örneklemi, astronomi bölümü dördüncü sınıf öğrencileri ile fen ve teknoloji öğretmen adaylarından oluşmaktadır.  Cronbach alfa katsayısı ölçme aracı için 0.82 olarak belirlenmiştir. Kavram testinin uygulanması sonucu elde edilen verilerin madde analizi sonucunda maddelerin ayırıcılık güçlerinin 0.07 ile 0.73 arasında, madde güçlük indislerinin de 0.13 ile 0.75 arasında olduğu bulunmuştur. Testin ortalaması 7.27 bulunurken, testin ortalama güçlüğü de 0.33’tür. Testin kapsam geçerliği uzman görüşleri alınarak belirlenmiştir.
Lobbying regulation in Ireland: Fool’s errand or finest hour?
Authors: Murphy Gary
Published: June 2017

This paper examines and assesses the strengths and weaknesses of the 2015 Regulation of Lobbying Act passed by the Fine Gael/Labour government. It addresses the question of whether the Act was of a cosmetic nature with little impact on openness, transparency and accountability in public life or whether it was the result of positive policy learning from international experiences. After assessing the strengths and weaknesses of the Act, the paper argues that the leadership of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Brendan Howlin, TD, acting in a policy entrepreneurial way, was vital to the implementation of the Act in its final form. Finally, the paper advocates the view that the introduction of this Act is of crucial importance in ensuring that public policymaking in the Irish state is open, transparent and accountable.
The Cost of Oncology Medicines
Authors: Zlatareva A. , Krahtova K. , Kazak Tch.
Published: June 2017

Cancer as a financial value is one of the most expensive diseases. Costs, including the cost of new cancer drugs, are increasing at an unsustainable rate, threatening the permanent access of patients to treatment. Prices for new treatments against cancer have doubled over the past 10 years and now are usually between USD 6000 and USD 10,000 per month, this increase is often not correlated with reimbursement and implemented public health benefits. According to various authors, these results lead to debate whether the cost differences between EU countries and the US for the treatment of oncologic diseases are transformed into improved outcomes for patients, and must also take into account key factors such as lifestyle, late diagnosis, and management approach for treatment, reimbursement of oncology treatment and control of various institutions on spending.
A Physiotherapy Program for Recovery of the Ankle/Foot Complex after Surgery to Correct a Cartilage Defect (Osteochondritis Dissecans) for Implementation in the Period of Home Recovery
Authors: Vassileva-Decheva D. , Sokolov Cv.
Published: June 2017

The aim of this study is to build a suitable physiotherapy program for recovery of patients undergoing surgery in combination with platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy of the ankle joint, intended for implementation in the period of home treatment. This delineation of physiotherapy program contains an aim, the tasks set for realization of the aim and the used physiotherapy means. It is developed for the period of home treatment from postoperative week 2 (days 8-15) to the postoperative week 8 (days 56-63), the period that is very important for the normal recovery of the ankle/foot complex. The physiotherapy program is arranged into weeks and each of them contains the used physiotherapy means, the exercise duration and the therapeutic effect.
Clinical Case of Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
Authors: Radenkova-Saeva J. , Naydenov H.
Published: June 2017

Toxic epidermal necrolysis or Lyell’s syndrome is a severe life-threatening adverse drug reaction with a high mortality rate. The drugs most commonly involved are: antibiotics; anticonvulsants; antiretroviral drugs; nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, allopurinol. Case report: A 68-year-old female, presented with complaints of fever and extensive rashes on the skin of the face, the neck and the trunk, severe itching of the skin, ulcerations and erythema of the conjunctiva and the oral cavity and difficulty in swallowing. She has a period of two or three days of general discomfort and fatigue, rash, fever up to 38°C, sore throat, arthralgia, myalgia, loss of appetite and have been treated with antipyretics, antibiotic – ampicillin, antihistamines, vitamins. Her state worsened during the next 3 days, therefore she was hospitalized in the Toxicology clinic of University Hospital “N. I. Pirogov”. Multiple maculopapular and bullous eruptions, plaques were present all over the body, blisters that cover a substantial portion of the body. The entire skin covering the body surface was denuded and peeled off with minor manipulation – the Nikolsky’s sign. Intraorally, multiple oral ulcers of the buccal mucosa, tongue, palate, labial mucosa, and soft palate were seen. Hemorrhagic erosions were also seen on both the upper and lower lips. Conjunctivitis and ulceration of genitalia were also noted. The lesions got slowly better with serum therapy, fluid and electrolyte replacement, systemic corticosteroids, antihistamines, antibiotic, vitamins, H2 blockers, topical care of mucosal changes. Evolution was satisfactory with epidermization and the patient was discharged from the hospital after 1 month.
High-Order Melnikov Method for Time-Periodic Equations
Authors: Chen Fengjuan , Wang Qiudong
Published: June 2017

This paper discusses a high-order Melnikov method for periodically perturbed equations. We introduce a new method to compute

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k

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(

t
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)

{M_{k}(t_{0})}

for all

k
≥
0

{k\geq 0}

, among which

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(

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)

{M_{0}(t_{0})}

is the traditional Melnikov function, and

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(

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,

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(

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,

…

{M_{1}(t_{0}),M_{2}(t_{0}),\ldots\,}

are its high-order correspondences. We prove that, for all

k
≥
0

{k\geq 0}

,

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k

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(

t
0

)

{M_{k}(t_{0})}

is a sum of certain multiple integrals, the integrand of which we can explicitly compute. In particular, we obtain explicit integral formulas for

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0

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(

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0

)

{M_{0}(t_{0})}

and

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(

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)

{M_{1}(t_{0})}

. We also study a concrete equation for which the explicit formula of

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(

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)

{M_{1}(t_{0})}

is used to prove the existence of a transversal homoclinic intersection in the case of

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≡
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{M_{0}(t_{0})\equiv 0}

.
Operational calculus and integral transforms for groups with finite propagation speed
Authors: Blower Gordon , Doust Ian
Published: June 2017

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Hamburger Juden – deutsche Patrioten. Alfred Cossen und die Sportgruppe »Schild«
Authors: Bade Claudia
Published: June 2017

After the National Socialists came to power in 1933 the Jews in Germany were excluded from most sports clubs. As a reaction to this, and in order to still be able to participate in all kinds of sports, many Jews assembled in Jewish sports associations. In Germany, there were two competing sports organizations: the Maccabi sports movement which was part of the National Jewish/Zionist movement, and the »Sportbund Schild« (shield) which attracted the »assimilated« and patriotic German-Jewish followers. Using the example of the Jewish »Sportgruppe Schild« in Hamburg, which existed between 1933 and 1938, this contribution shows that the Jewish Sports organization meant much more than only physical training and social networking: for the young generation in particular, the »Sportgruppe Schild« played an important part in enhancing their self-confidence and strengthening their Jewish identity.
The origin of East European Ashkenazim via a southern route
Authors: van Straten Jits
Published: June 2017

In der Literatur werden zwei Populationen als Vorfahren der osteuropäischen Aschkenazim erwähnt: Deutsche Juden und Chasaren. Ein deutscher Ursprung ist demografisch nicht möglich, eine Chasarische Herkunft kann ebenfalls nicht nachgewiesen werden und ist auch nicht plausibel. Der Verfasser schlägt das Denkmodell vor, dass die Vorfahren der osteuropäischen Aschkenazim zunächst um den Kimmerischen Bosporus angekommen sind, vorwiegend aus Anatolien und Südeuropa. Er führt Beweise an, dass es schon vor der Zeitwende eine jüdische Anwesenheit auf der Krim gab, die bis zum 7. Jahrhundert dauerte. Hinzu kamen während des 7. und 8. Jahrhunderts noch Juden aus Byzanz. Diese These wird unterstützt durch genetische Beweise, die einen Unterschied zwischen west- und osteuropäischen Aschkenazim zeigen. Der Verfasser erklärt die Umwandlung von einer Slawisch zu einer Yiddisch sprechenden jüdischen Population mit dem »language-cum-ethnic shift« Modell nach Ehret.
Justices as “Sacred Symbols”: Antonin Scalia and the Cultural Life of the Law
Authors: Christopher Jones Brian , Sarat Austin
Published: June 2017

Perhaps no single judge in recent years has embodied the intricacies and difficulties of the cultural life of the law as much as American Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. While common law judges have traditionally acquired status—and cultural relevance—from the significance, eloquence and forcefulness of their judicial opinions, Justice Scalia took an altogether different route. Both on and off the bench, he pushed the limits of legal and political legitimacy. He did this through a strict adherence to what we call a “judicial mandate,” flamboyant but engaging writing, biting humor and widespread marketing of his originalist and textualist interpretative theories. This article chronicles these features of Scalia’s jurisprudence and public life more generally, ultimately characterising the late justice as a “sacred symbol” in American legal and political circles, and beyond.
Scalia’s Legacy: Originalism and Change in the Law of Standing
Authors: Pfander James E.
Published: June 2017

Perhaps no single Justice fashioned as many changes to the law of standing as that most gifted originalist, Antonin Scalia. It was Justice Scalia who first deployed twentieth century standing rules to invalidate a citizen suit provision; who promoted the prudential rule against the adjudication of generalized grievances to constitutional status; who pressed to constitutionalize the adverse-party rule; who reconfigured informer litigation to preserve the injury-in-fact requirement; and who recently re-packaged the Court’s old prudential standing doctrine as a merits-based inquiry into the plaintiff’s statutory right to sue. That he has done so much to re-work modern litigation in the name of fidelity to the workways of eighteenth century lawyers “in the English courts at Westminster” testifies to his considerable rhetorical skills. In this essay, I evaluate Justice Scalia’s contributions to this important body of jurisdictional law and then step back to consider his legacy.
Missed Opportunities, Good Intentions: The Takings Decisions of Justice Antonin Scalia
Authors: Epstein Richard A.
Published: June 2017

The late Justice Antonin Scalia sensibly pushed his powerful originalist agenda as a bulwark against activist justices of any persuasion from enacting their policy preferences into law. But while this commitment to originalism may explain what the justices should not do, it does not explain, affirmatively, how they should interpret constitutional texts in accordance with the originalist agenda. One area in which this is most critical is the law of takings, which polices the boundary line between private rights and public power. Here it is necessary to integrate explicit constitutional provisions dealing with the terms “taken,” “private property,” “just compensation,” “public use,” and the implied “police power” into a coherent whole. The law of takings is relatively straightforward when the government takes private property into public possession. But it is far more difficult to explicate when private parties retain some interests in property after the government either occupies or regulates the use and disposition of the rest. Justice Scalia’s application of takings law to such cases of divided interests has fallen short in four key contexts: the permitting process in Nollan; rent control in Pennell; development rights in Lucas; and environmental protection schemes in Stop the Beach Renourishment. In these cases, Justice Scalia often reached the right result for the wrong reasons, often on ad hoc grounds. The correct analysis requires a far more thoroughgoing protection of private property interest in the context of both regulatory and possessory takings. This article explains how he should have handled these missed opportunities.
Influence of Selected Organic Micropollutants on Organisms
Authors: Włodarczyk-Makuła Maria
Published: June 2017

This article describes the toxicity of organic micropollutants on tested microorganisms. Itis a current issue because organic micropollutants are identified in all elements of environmental (surface water, ground water, soils) and in food products. The organic micropollutants include: polychlorinated dibenzodioxyns PCDD, polychlorinated dibenzofurans PCDF, polychlorinated biphenyls PCB, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons PAH, halogenated compounds and by-products of water treatment. Some organic compounds cause hazard for health and human life due to their estrogenic biological activity, carcinogenic, mutagenic or teratogenic activity. The influence on organisms indicators of these compounds based on literature data were presented. The level of TEQ (toxic equivalency) in response to organic chlorine derivatives (PCDDs, PCDF, PCBs) is usually determined by toxic equivalency factor (TEF). The International Agency for Research on Cancer classifies organic micropollutants as carcinogenic to humans (Group 1), possibly carcinogenic (Group 2A) or probably carcinogenic to humans (Group 2B).
Effect of Variation of Operational Regimes in Building Environment on Results of its Energy and Exergy Assessments
Authors: Voloshchuk Volodymyr
Published: June 2017

For further development of the dynamic exergy analysis within built environment the work proposes to take into account stochastic nature of variations of operational regimes. Using the probability theory and statistics methods, the set of parameters considered as relevant for uncertainty conditions are presented. It is shown that characteristics of buildings (insulation, window performance, heat recovery, etc.) and type of the heating system have undoubtedly a strong influence not only on the energy/exergy demand and consumption but also on the sensitivity of the energy/exergy parameters to variations of external conditions. According to the results obtained after implementations of energy efficient solutions coefficient of variation of energy/exergy-based parameters can be increased up to two times.
The Influence of Acceleration on the Efficiency of Sand Compaction Tests Conducted on a Vibrating Table
Authors: Szajna Waldemar St.
Published: June 2017

The paper presents a standard vibrating table for fresh concrete testing adopted for determination of maximum dry density (ρdmax) of sand. Vibration is an efficient method for coarse soil compaction therefore vibrating tables are useful for ρdmax determination. Acceleration that the soil is subject to is one of the basic parameters of efficient compaction. A vibrating table with inertial excitation was supplemented by a frequency converter and subjected to dynamic tests. The results of measurements of dynamic parameters are included. The paper presents problems connected with this method and describes the relationship between efficiency of compaction and accelerations which the soil is subjected to.
Cod Fractions In Mechanical-Biological Wastewater Treatment Plant
Authors: Płuciennik-Koropczuk Ewelina , Jakubaszek Anita , Myszograj Sylwia , Uszakiewicz Sylwia
Published: June 2017

The paper presents results of studies concerning the designation of COD fraction in the raw, mechanically treated and biologically treated wastewater. The test object was a wastewater treatment plant with the output of over 20,000 PE. The results were compared with data received in the ASM models. During investigation following fractions of COD were determined: dissolved non-biodegradable SI, dissolved easily biodegradable SS, in organic suspension slowly degradable XS and in organic suspension non-biodegradable XI. Methodology for determining the COD fraction was based on the guidelines ATV-A 131. The real percentage of each fraction in total COD in raw wastewater are different from data received in ASM models.
Review paper. Gluten-related disorders and schizophrenia - potential linking mechanisms, diagnostic and therapeutic challenge
Authors: Tomaka Joanna , Karakuła-Juchnowicz Hanna , Morylowska-Topolska Justyna , Dzikowski Michał , Juchnowicz Dariusz , Flis Marta , Siek Aleksandra , Próchnicki Michał
Published: June 2017

More and more evidence confirms the theory that the intake of cereal products containing gluten may play an important role in the pathogenesis of many diseases. There are also premises indicating the relationship between the so-called gluten-related diseases and the development and course of mental disorders, including schizophrenia.

The aim of this article is to review the literature on the potential relationship between the consumption of gluten and schizophrenia, considering the etiopathogenesis and the role of gluten-free diet in the treatment of schizophrenia.

Methods: There were analysed available research papers in PubMed and Google Scholar with the key words: schizophrenia, gluten- related disorders, allergy to grain products, celiac disease, microbiota, immune system, exorphins and time span: 1960-2016 .

Conclusions: Existing research results indicate a possible relationship between diet rich in grain products with high gluten content and the occurrence or exacerbation of schizophrenia symptoms. However, further studies are necessary to: 1) identify groups of patients for whom the consumption of cereal products (gluten) is associated with a particular risk of schizophrenia exacerbation, 2) determine the mechanisms relating the consumption of gluten with the mental state of schizophrenic patients, 3) get the possible benefits of implementing gluten-free diet in patients with schizophrenia.
Review paper. Neuropsychological dimension of schizophrenia - evaluation possibilities and therapeutic implications
Authors: Makarewicz Agata , Karakuła-Juchnowicz Hanna , Łobejko Łukasz
Published: June 2017

Introduction: In the last decades, researchers' attention has been focused on cognitive dysfunction in schizophrenia. Numerous studies indicate the existence of neurodegenerative deficits in schizophrenia including, but not limited to, motor functions, learning and memory, executive functions, attention, language, spatial skills and general intelligence.

Method: A review of available literature on the topic of the past two decades, available in the Pubmed, EBSCO, SCOPUS databases has been made using the keywords: schizophrenia, cognition, early intervention.

Results: Cognitive dysfunction is an important feature of the prodromal phase and the first episode of schizophrenia. Researchers have thus proposed to initiate early therapeutic interventions for people with so-called risky mental conditions. The article includes the reference to research on neurocognitive disorders essence in schizophrenia, the definition and review of methods used to identify specific cognitive deficits and issues related to risk of developing psychosis and early therapeutic intervention in high-risk states.

Conclusions: Researchers report the importance of detecting cognitive disorders in the early stages of schizophrenia. This broadens the range of therapeutic interventions and enables early intervention in the increased risk of psychosis.
Analysis of Traces of Tobacco-Specific Nitrosamines (TSNAs) in USP Grade Nicotine, E-Liquids, and Particulate Phase Generated by the Electronic Smoking Devices
Authors: Moldoveanu Serban C. , Zhu Jeff , Qian Nancy
Published: June 2017

The present study describes the development of a liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) technique for the analysis of trace levels of four tobaccospecific nitrosamines (TSNAs): nitrosoanabasine (NAB), nitrosoanatabine (NAT), 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK), and nitrosonornicotine (NNN). The technique can be applied for the analysis of TSNAs in USP grade nicotine. Nicotine used in e-liquids for the electronic smoking devices is typically obtained from tobacco plant materials (Nicotiana tabacum, Nicotiana rustica) and, although it is purified, it contains besides nicotine low levels of several contaminants such as minor alkaloids. It also contains traces of TSNAs. Analysis of TSNAs in USP grade nicotine is a challenging task since the analyzed samples contain about 10+7–10+8 times more nicotine than individual TSNAs. Because the analyzed solutions cannot be diluted too much in order to keep the TSNAs level above the limit of quantitation (LOQ), even for apparently good chromatographic separations, the peak tailing of nicotine may generate interferences. The new method of analysis uses a Luna Omega 1.6 μm particles chromatographic column for separation and detection on a LC-MS/MS instrument with scheduled multiple reaction monitoring (Scheduled MRM). The levels of TSNAs in nicotine of USP purity from four commercial sources varied between 3 to 8 ng/g NAB, 4 to 20 ng/g NAT, 30 to 50 ng/g NNK, and 0.5 to 2 ng/g for NNN. Besides the analysis of TSNAs in nicotine, the technique has been applied successfully in the analysis of TSNAs in e-liquids and in particulate phase generated by the electronic smoking devices.
Diophantine approximations and almost periodic functions
Authors: Nawrocki Adam
Published: June 2017

In this paper we investigate the asymptotic behaviour of the classical continuous and unbounded almost periodic function in the Lebesgue measure.Using diophantine approximations we show that this function can be estimated by functions of polynomial type and we give the best polynomial estimation.
Note on strict contractive conditions and common fixed point theorems with application
Authors: Bisht Ravindra K.
Published: June 2017

In this note we point out errors in the proofs of first two theorems contained in Demonstratio Mathematica, Vol. XLVI, no 2, 2013, 405-413. We also rectify the erratic theorems by employing a proper setting.
On generalized Baskakov-Durrmeyer-Stancu type operators
Authors: Kumar Angamuthu Sathish , Finta Zoltán , Agrawal Purshottam Narain
Published: June 2017

In this paper, we study some local approximation properties of generalized Baskakov-Durrmeyer-Stancu operators. First, we establish a recurrence relation for the central moments of these operators, then we obtain a local direct result in terms of the second order modulus of smoothness. Further, we study the rate of convergence in Lipschitz type space and the weighted approximation properties in terms of the modulus of continuity, respectively. Finally, we investigate the statistical approximation property of the new operators with the aid of a Korovkin type statistical approximation theorem.
Xylocopa valga Gerst. (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Poland
Authors: Huflejt Tomasz , Gutowski Jerzy M.
Published: June 2017

In this article, we review the distribution and new data on the occurrence of Xylocopa valga Gerst. (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Poland. This is also the first report of X. valga occurring in the Białowieża Forest, where it was captured visiting flowers of Lychnis flos-cuculi L. in a sandy grassland adjacent to the forest in the vicinity of Grudki, a small village near Białowieża. All 15 known records of this species in Poland are compiled into a detailed list, and the location of each sighting is presented on the map. In two cases, the known distributional data have been corrected and were brought up to date. The first case is a forgotten record of the species (Popov 1947) that was reconstructed based on museum specimens collected in the 1870s at Karolath, Silesia (formerly Germany, currently Poland: locality now named Siedlisko), and this record was added to the list. However, the second case concerns a record from Tuchla near Jarosław (Banaszak 1989), which was excluded from the list because it had been published as a result of misinterpretation of the label on the old museum specimens. Information on the species’ biology, especially on the preferred habitats and nesting in dead wood, are also presented. X. valga is regarded as a saproxylic species occurring in forests, but its ability to inhabit the steppe zone is also discussed in this article. Furthermore, a list of flowering plants (95 species representing 30 families) visited by this bee species has been prepared based on the data from the literature as well as our own observations. The new record of X. valga in the Białowieża Forest in combination with the recent data from Western Europe suggests that this subpontic-mediterranean species is expanding its natural range probably due to climate change. We are thus also discussing its potential to spread further north.
Changes of water quality in the Łutownia and Perebel rivers in the Białowieża Primeval Forest
Authors: Janek Magdalena
Published: June 2017

The aim of the study was to determine changes in water quality, including chemistry of outflow from two rivers: Łutownia and Perebel located in the Białowieża Primeval Forest.

Water chemistry was investigated once in every three months in the years 2011-2014. Catchments differed in forest cover and habitat types. The results of the analysis of river waters were compared with the limit values for each class of water quality as settled by the legal standards.

It was found that the quality of the water in rivers declined due to high concentrations of carbon and nitrogen organic forms.

In general, there was observed a decrease of the concentration of organic nitrogen and an increase of the concentration of mineral nitrogen, especially in the Perebel catchment area.
Is Trade in Services Healthier than Trade in Goods?
Authors: Jani Vishalkumar J
Published: June 2017

There has been an ongoing debate about the impact of trade openness on the health. This study aims to inform this debate by comparing health impacts of trade in services vis-à-vis trade in goods. Prima facie, the former, due to association with the higher human capital requirement and less pollution, may have a higher positive health impact. The main finding is that the trade in services has a higher positive impact on the health status compared to that of the trade in goods. However, for the least developed countries trade in goods is the dominant factor impacting the health status.
Seismic data filtering using non-local means algorithm based on structure tensor
Authors: Yang Shuai , Chen Anqing , Chen Hongde
Published: June 2017

Non-Local means algorithm is a new and effective filtering method. It calculates weights of all similar neighborhoods’ center points relative to filtering point within searching range by Gaussian weighted Euclidean distance between neighborhoods, then gets filtering point’s value by weighted average to complete the filtering operation. In this paper, geometric distance of neighborhood’s center point is taken into account in the distance measure calculation, making the non-local means algorithm more reasonable. Furthermore, in order to better protect the geometry structure information of seismic data, we introduce structure tensor that can depict the local geometrical features of seismic data. The coherence measure, which reflects image local contrast, is extracted from the structure tensor, is integrated into the non-local means algorithm to participate in the weight calculation, the control factor of geometry structure similarity is added to form a non-local means filtering algorithm based on structure tensor. The experimental results prove that the algorithm can effectively restrain noise, with strong anti-noise and amplitude preservation effect, improving PSNR and protecting structure information of seismic image. The method has been successfully applied in seismic data processing, indicating that it is a new and effective technique to conduct the structure-preserved filtering of seismic data.
Discovery of the Badenian evaporites inside the Carpathian Arc: implications for global climate change and Paratethys salinity
Authors: Báldi Katalin , Velledits Felicitász , Ćorić Stjepan , Lemberkovics Viktor , Lőrincz Katalin , Shevelev Mikhail
Published: June 2017

Massive evaporites were discovered in the Soltvadkert Trough (Great Plain, Hungary) correlating to the Badenian Salinity Crisis (13.8 Ma, Middle Miocene) on the basis of nannoplankton and foraminifera biostratigraphy. This new occurrence from Hungary previously thought to be devoid of evaporites is part of a growing body of evidence of evaporitic basins inside the Carpathian Arc. We suggest the presence of evaporites perhaps in the entire Central Paratethys during the salinity crisis. Different scenarios are suggested for what subsequently happened to these evaporites to explain their presence or absence in the geological record. Where they are present, scenario A suggests that they were preserved in subsiding, deep basins overlain by younger sediments that protected the evaporites from reworking, like in the studied area. Where they are absent, scenario B suggests recycling. Scenario B explains how the supposedly brackish Sarmatian could have been hyper/normal saline locally by providing a source of the excess salt from the reworking and dissolving of BSC halite into seawater. These scenarios suggest a much larger amount of evaporites locked up in the Central Paratethys during the salinity crisis then previously thought, probably contributing to the step-like nature of cooling of the Mid Miocene Climate Transition, the coeval Mi3b.
Geochemical and isotopic evidence for Carboniferous rifting: mafic dykes in the central Sanandaj-Sirjan zone (Dorud-Azna, West Iran)
Authors: Shakerardakani Farzaneh , Neubauer Franz , Bernroider Manfred , Von Quadt Albrecht , Peytcheva Irena , Liu Xiaoming , Genser Johann , Monfaredi Behzad , Masoudi Fariborz
Published: June 2017

In this paper, we present detailed field observations, chronological, geochemical and Sr–Nd isotopic data and discuss the petrogenetic aspects of two types of mafic dykes, of alkaline to subalkaline nature. The alkaline mafic dykes exhibit a cumulate to foliated texture and strike NW–SE, parallel to the main trend of the region. The 40Ar/39Ar amphibole age of 321.32 ± 0.55 Ma from an alkaline mafic dyke is interpreted as an indication of Carboniferous cooling through ca. 550 °C after intrusion of the dyke into the granitic Galeh-Doz orthogneiss and Amphibolite-Metagabbro units, the latter with Early Carboniferous amphibolite facies grade metamorphism and containing the Dare-Hedavand metagabbro with a similar Carboniferous age. The alkaline and subalkaline mafic dykes can be geochemically categorized into those with light REE-enriched patterns [(La/Yb)N = 8.32–9.28] and others with a rather flat REE pattern [(La/Yb)N = 1.16] and with a negative Nb anomaly. Together, the mafic dykes show oceanic island basalt to MORB geochemical signature, respectively. This is consistent, as well, with the (Tb/Yb)PM ratios. The alkaline mafic dykes were formed within an enriched mantle source at depths of ˃ 90 km, generating a suite of alkaline basalts. In comparison, the subalkaline mafic dykes were formed within more depleted mantle source at depths of ˂ 90 km. The subalkaline mafic dyke is characterized by 87Sr/86Sr ratio of 0.706 and positive ɛNd(t) value of + 0.77, whereas 87Sr/86Sr ratio of 0.708 and ɛNd(t) value of + 1.65 of the alkaline mafic dyke, consistent with the derivation from an enriched mantle source. There is no evidence that the mafic dykes were affected by significant crustal contamination during emplacement. Because of the similar age, the generation of magmas of alkaline mafic dykes and of the Dare-Hedavand metagabbro are assumed to reflect the same process of lithospheric or asthenospheric melting. Carboniferous back-arc rifting is the likely geodynamic setting of mafic dyke generation and emplacement. In contrast, the subalkaline mafic sill is likely related to the emplacement of the Jurassic Darijune gabbro.
Investigation of the role of the production process on the luminescence of sea salt products
Authors: Hunter Peter G. , Spooner Nigel A.
Published: June 2017

Luminescence dosimetry assumes samples of a given material with diverse provenances behave in a predictable manner, allowing a standardised testing protocol, such as SAR for quartz, to be employed. This article demonstrates that distinct salt products derived from a single manufacturer’s feedstock retain comparable luminescence behaviour. This is the basis of a standardised test protocol: uniting testing procedures which have been shown to be individually applicable. Generalization across samples from different manufacturers and processes is currently under investigation.

Luminescent evaluation of five samples produced by Cheetham & Co. gave useful intensities for all emission bands (590 nm, 420 nm and 360 nm TL and blue stimulated OSL), with the spectral and intensity balance of emissions generally similar for each sample. 590 nm emission sensitization was noted after preheating samples to 135°C and 300°C for five minutes. But, the 360 nm TL emission from feedstock salt was a factor of five greater than the same signal from the other processed samples despite the OSL intensity being similar to the other samples.

Spectrum variation between aliquots as measured by the 3D TL spectrometer was also investigated and found to be minimal for both the first and second TL glow cycles.
A hydromagnetic flow through porous medium near an accelerating plate in the presence of magnetic field
Authors: Khan Amir , Zaman Gul
Published: June 2017

New exact solutions are obtained for unsteady magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) flows of a generalized second-grade fluid near a uniform accelerating plate.
The generalized second-grade fluid saturates the porous space.
A fractional derivative is used in the governing equation.
Analytical expressions for the velocity and shear stress fields are obtained by using the Laplace transform technique for fractional calculus.
The obtained solutions are expressed in the series form in terms of Fox H-functions.
Similar solutions for an ordinary second-grade fluid passing through a porous space are also derived.
Moreover, several graphs are constructed for the pertinent parameters to analyze the characteristics of the velocity and shear stress field.
Parasitic infections of anurans from a freshwater creek community in Delta State, Niger Delta of Nigeria
Authors: Aisien M. S. O. , Ugbomeh A. P. , Awharitoma A. O.
Published: June 2017

The parasitic infections of 125 anurans belonging to 13 taxa from Ase community in Delta State in the Niger Delta of Nigeria was investigated. An overall prevalence of 77.6% was recorded and the 32 parasites recovered included one pentastomid, four cestode, four monogenean, ten digenean and thirteen nematode taxa. Among the anurans examined, Ptychadena bibroni harboured the highest number of parasites. Most of the parasites encountered were adults but some occurred as larvae, which either used the amphibians as intermediate or transport hosts. Hylarana galamensis is considered an accidental host for the larval brachylaimid trematode and, a new host record for the larval strigeiod while Polystoma galamensis infection of this frog is made for the first time outside the savannah biotope. Hymenochirus sp. is a new host record for Progonimodiscus colubrifer. Two Foleyellides spp., one occurring in Hyperolius concolor, Afrixalus fulvovitattus and Sclerophys regularis and the other in H. galamensis occur in the study area.
Case Report. Internal transcribed spacer sequence based molecular confirmation and drug efficacy assessment against Toxascaris leonina (Linstow, 1909) infection in Asiatic lions (Panthera leo persica)
Authors: Moudgil A. D. , Singla L. D. , Singh M. P.
Published: June 2017

The eggs recovered during faecal screening of Asiatic lions (kept at MC Zoological Park, Punjab, India) were delineated as Toxascaris leonina eggs based on morphometric and molecular studies (polymerase chain reaction targeting internal transcribed spacer sequences). Therapeutic management with fenbendazole @10 mg/kg body weight, once daily orally for three consecutive days proved ineffective with maximum faecal egg count reduction (FECR) on day 3 post treatments (69.35 %). But, therapeutic intervention with extended period dose schedule (5 consecutive days) with fenbendazole (@10 mg/kg body weight) proved effective and showed a maximum FECR of 95.34 % at day 7 post treatments. But, when ivermectin (@100μg/kg body weight) was given orally on three alternate days, proved effective as FECR of 95.74 % was recorded at day 7 post treatments. Thus, present study highlights the molecular confi rmation of T. leonina and its management using fenbendazole and ivermectin in Asiatic lions.
Research Note. New data on plant parasitic nematode Longidorus distinctus Lamberti, Choleva & Agostinelli, 1983 (Nematoda: Longidoridae) from Poland
Authors: Kornobis F. W. , Sobczyńska U.
Published: June 2017

During a survey on the occurrence of the plant parasitic nematodes of the family Longidoridae in Poland, 925 soil samples were taken. Longidorus distinctus was present in 10 (1.08 %) of these samples. In this Research Note we provide: 1) distribution map of these populations, 2) morphometric data, 3) sequence data for D2-D3 28S rDNA and (partial)18S-ITS1 -5.8S(partial) markers and 4) LdistFOR primer (5′-GGCTGTAAAGATATATGCGT-3’) effective in obtaining ITS1 sequence for the species. Morphometric similarities and dissimilarities with data on other published populations are discussed.