bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Understanding the ‘bigger picture’: Lessons learned from participatory visual arts-based research with individuals seeking asylum in the United Kingdom
Authors: Stavropoulou Nelli
Published: April 2019

This article presents reflections from a participatory visual arts-based research study with individuals seeking asylum in the north-east of England. This study invited participants to represent their lived experiences through biographical and visual methods. In doing so, they engaged in a process of ethno-mimesis, accomplished through the production of images that function as sites for meaning making, self-representation and social critique. This article demonstrates how an arts-based approach can stimulate change and transformation in individuals’ lives by supporting meaningful participation in the knowledge production process and providing a safe space where participants are empowered by sharing stories that challenge, subvert and reimagine what it feels like to be an asylum seeker. Furthermore it suggests that in contrast to interview settings, through the process of ethno-mimesis participants were offered the time and space to consciously engage with their experiences and invest in their creativity and storytelling capacities in order to render their worldviews visible. Although the findings from this study reinforce an existing rich body of ethnographic work on lived experiences of asylum seekers, this study recognizes that the identified themes highlight the enduring impact of immigration policies on individuals asylum-seeking trajectories and focuses instead on how such experiences are creatively negotiated by participants.
Drama therapists as ‘double agents’: Being caught by and creatively resisting neoliberal school reform climate
Authors: Mayor Christine
Published: April 2019

This article examines the impact of the neoliberal school reform climate on the practice and potential of drama therapy in schools. Based on focus group discussions and arts-based research using embodied tableaux (n = 18), this article highlights how school-based drama therapists navigate precarious presence and isolation, pressure to perform as efficient magicians and having to ‘sell’ drama therapy. The article also considers the possibilities of creative resistance using drama therapy methods.
The prevalence and practice of drama therapy in the North American school system: A descriptive report of contemporary service delivery
Authors: Mayor Christine , Frydman Jason S.
Published: April 2019

Although a growing body of literature describes drama therapy intervention models and case examples of school-based work, there has yet to be a comprehensive study that details the prevalence and practice of drama therapy in North American schools. Members of the North American Drama Therapy Association received an online survey designed to gather quantitative descriptive data and qualitative experiences of drama therapists currently practicing in schools. This article presents findings related to the former, reporting data focused on relevant training and experience, organizational information, scope of practice, clinical engagement and obstacles to the introduction and implementation of services. Interpretation of reported descriptive data is provided and future research directions are considered regarding school-based, drama therapy practice.
Confronting power, privilege and oppression in trauma-informed school-based work: Framing the ALIVE model within critical race theory
Authors: McAdam Lizzie , Davis Cat
Published: April 2019

To best support public school students in an urban setting experiencing racism and oppression, creative arts therapists must critically examine how they enact culturally responsive practices. This article explores how the ALIVE program, a traumainformed, school-based intervention, embodies the major tenets of critical race theory (CRT). An analysis suggests that, while ALIVE succeeds in centring student narratives and projects, the program could benefit from more consistent messaging and action in confronting oppressive systems. Moreover, increased training in anti-bias work for all staff members is needed. Implications for clinical services are discussed.
XU Jinglei’s Chinese domestication of Stefan Zweig’s Brief einer Unbekannten
Authors: JIANG Xiaohu
Published: April 2019

This article investigates XU Jinglei’s Chinese cinematic adaptation (2004) of Stefan Zweig’s novella Brief einer Unbekannten (1922) from an interdisciplinary perspective, combining translation and adaptation studies. Relocating the Austrian story to a politically tumultuous time in Chinese history (1930–48), XU’s adaptation is a process of re-contextualization and domestication, in the traditional terminology of translation studies that erases the Other’s traits and presents a domestic (self) story against a completely Chinese background. This article argues that XU’s adaptation can also be described as localization, as she prioritizes her own artistic purposes and the expectations of a Chinese audience over fidelity to the source text.
Literacy of digital television policies: A case-study analysis of audiences’ knowledge and ‘willingness-to-know’ in Flanders, Belgium
Authors: Vanhaeght Anne-Sofie , Donders Karen , Van Audenhove Leo
Published: April 2019

This article explores what media users know about media policy, what they expect to know and if they care. We adopted a case-study approach, researching this question for the region of Flanders based on a combination of both quantitative and qualitative data. We focused on knowledge of digital television and compared these findings with knowledge on emerging Internet policies. One objective was to assess whether there is a difference between people’s knowledge of the former, older and the latter, newer and emerging policy domain. While the article focuses on the case of Flanders, its theoretical basis, as well as conclusions, are relevant beyond this specific context. They show that knowledge of media policies is low. Nevertheless, it seems that ‘willingness-to-know’ about policies is higher for issues such as privacy and data than for, more traditional media policy areas related to digital television.
OpenMemDB: A Wait-Free, In-Memory Database
Authors: McGee Michael , Medina Robert , Moore Neil , Stavrinaky Jason
Published: April 2019

OpenMemDB is an in-memory database that is implemented solely using wait-free data structures. OpenMemDB is the ﬁrst and only database currently developed in such a way. OpenMemDB also provides linearizable correctness guarantees for all operations executed on the database. OpenMemDB uses a form of snapshot isolation to ensure linearizability, and avoids the write-skew problem that can occur when using snapshot isolation by eliminating writes that are out of data. OpenMemDBs biggest contribution is its completely wait-free implementation. Every operation executed in OpenMemDB is guaranteed to be wait-free and linearizable. This implementation also scales competitively when compared against similar in-memory database management systems. OpenMemDB achieves its best scaling in select heavy operation loads with nearly 12 times speedup at 16 threads. This is better scaling than either VoltDB or MemSQL showed in our testing.
Scholarly output on Drone Research A Bibliometric Study
Authors: Chauhan Suresh Kumar
Published: April 2019

Drones have key applications in surveillance and security, especially in defence. In recent years, drones are also being used in photography, disaster management, traffic tracking, logistics etc. Use of drones in delivery businesses is seen as a progressive opportunity and library system is also not spared from it. A few libraries and book houses are trying to boost their book delivery service by keeping drone as an important mode of delivery, particularly in the remote areas. The time is not far behind when we may find drone as an essential part of our life. Through this study, an effort has made to quantify the research productivity on drone at the global level. The study accommodated publications on drones published from 1968 to 2017 (50 year). The publications related data were retrieved from the Scopus citation index and computed in MS – Excel. Various bibliometric techniques were used to find out the growth rate of publications (16.00 % annually), citation analysis (58.33 % cited rate), authorship pattern and most productive countries etc.
An Intelligent Gain based Ant Colony Optimisation Method for Path Planning of Unmanned Ground Vehicles
Authors: Viswanathan Sangeetha , Ravichandran K. S. , Tapas Anand M. , Shekhar Sellammal
Published: April 2019

In many of the military applications, path planning is one of the crucial decision-making strategies in an unmanned autonomous system. Many intelligent approaches to pathfinding and generation have been derived in the past decade. Energy reduction (cost and time) during pathfinding is a herculean task. Optimal path planning not only means the shortest path but also finding one in the minimised cost and time. In this paper, an intelligent gain based ant colony optimisation and gain based green-ant (GG-Ant) have been proposed with an efficient path and least computation time than the recent state-of-the-art intelligent techniques. Simulation has been done under different conditions and results outperform the existing ant colony optimisation (ACO) and green-ant techniques with respect to the computation time and path length.
Observed Inter annual Variability of Upwelling Characteristics during 2016 2017 A Study using Princeton Ocean Model
Authors: Anand P. , Albert P. Issac , Rao A. Raghunadha
Published: April 2019

Oceanographic observations carried out during 2016 and 2017 onboard INS Sagardhwani in the Southeastern Arabian sea are used to study the inter-annual variability of the upwelling. In 2016, the strong upwelling signatures are noticed in the observations (SST < 27°C and strong up-slopping of isotherms) as well as in the satellite derived sea level anomaly data. Whereas in 2017 the low sea level in June (-2 cm) are weakened during the mid of July (+3 cm) along the southern track (8 °N and 9 °N). This decrease in the strength in 2017 can be attributed to two major reasons. One is the presence of an anti-cyclonic eddy along the coast (8.5 °N, 76.5 °E) weakens the upwelling processes and second is the weak northerly component of the wind compared to 2016. In addition, Lakshadweep low is less prominent and situated towards the southern side (around 7°N) of its usual region of occurrence in 2017. The inter-annual variability of upwelling during July 2016 and 2017 is investigated using the 3D ocean model Princeton Ocean Model. Experiments with model in different combinations of forcing reveals that the alongshore wind component is the major parameter influencing the upwelling characteristics during these periods.
Formulation of an Empirical Relation between Chlorophyll and Sea Surface Temperature in the Southeastern Arabian Sea
Authors: Cheriyan Eldhose , Maheswaran P. A. , Rao A. Raghunadha , Sanilkumar K. V.
Published: April 2019

Present study formulates an empirical relation between sea surface temperature (SST) and chlorophyll (Chl) in the Southeastern Arabian Sea using data collected during 2017. SST was found to decrease due to upwelling of cold nutrient rich waters, thus causing enhancement of Chl in the coastal and nearshore waters. Based on this, an empirical relationship exists which is inversely correlated during peak upwelling and intense biological production. The linear regression generated a significant correlation coefficient (0.52 ≤ R2 ≥ 0.64) in the month of July, August and October. Although other factors influence Chl, SST can be considered as a significant indicator of biological production with respect to seasonal upwelling. Among the empirical relations, a definite single equation requires the assessment of subsurface Chl to reveal the underlying relationship.
Konfliktdiagnostik vor Konfliktbearbeitung
Authors: Bartlakowski Katja
Published: April 2019

Konflikte in Teams oder Arbeitsgruppen werden nicht selten auf die ‚lange Bank‘ geschoben. Dabei wird unterschätzt, dass Teamkonflikte enorme Kosten verursachen können. Studien zufolge werden im Schnitt bis zu 15 % der täglichen Arbeitszeit durch Konflikte gebunden. Aus Führungssicht wird der zeitliche Aufwand sogar auf etwa 40 % geschätzt. Es steht außer Frage, dass Teamkonflikte am Arbeitsplatz die Leistungsfähigkeit der Mitarbeitenden deutlich sinken lassen, häufig einhergehend mit Motivationseinbußen sowie einer Zunahme der krankheitsbedingten Fehlzeiten.

Im Rahmen der Konfliktbewältigung ist es deshalb entscheidend, rasch zu handeln und dem Konfliktherd mit geeigneten Analyseinstrumenten auf die Spur zu kommen. Als gängige Diagnostikmethoden werden in diesem Kontext insbesondere die anonyme Mitarbeiterbefragung sowie das prozessoffene Einzelinterview diskutiert. Letzteres wird in der Beratercommunity mitunter kritisch gesehen - zu groß sei die Gefahr der Beeinflussung des Interviewers durch individuelle, gar dramatische oder gelogene Einzelschilderungen, zu groß die Gefahr der Parteinahme und Misstrauensbildung, etwa durch Verhinderung einer offenen Konfliktbearbeitung im Team. Dabei kann gerade das prozessoffene Einzelinterview bei professioneller Durchführung ein höchst wirksames Instrument in der Teamdiagnostik sein.
Maßnahmen zur Erhöhung der Sichtbarkeit des wissenschaftlichen Outputs
Authors: Thomas Linda , Lietz Christian
Published: April 2019

Die Universität Potsdam hat 2018 zum zweiten Mal erfolgreich am Times Higher Education-Ranking (THE-Ranking) teilgenommen. Hierfür wurde erneut das Publikationsaufkommen inklusive der Verbreitung der IDs von Autorinnen und Autoren, wie bspw. ORCiD, Researcher-ID oder Google Scholar-ID, ermittelt. Die aus den Erkenntnissen der ersten bibliometrischen Output-Analyse abgeleiteten Maßnahmen wurden nun hinsichtlich ihrer Wirksamkeit beurteilt. Der vorliegende Artikel vergleicht die Ergebnisse beider Analysen und thematisiert die Entwicklungen und Implikationen seit dem Ergreifen der ersten Maßnahmen.
Ein Jahr an der Universitätsbibliothek Kiel: Alles klar zur Wende! Status quo, Maßnahmen, Perspektiven
Authors: Helmkamp Kerstin
Published: April 2019

Die Universitätsbibliothek Kiel steht aufgrund des digitalen Wandels und veränderter Nutzerbedarfe vor der Herausforderung der Neuausrichtung. Ein dafür geeignetes Managementinstrument ist die Durchführung eines Strategieprozesses unter Berücksichtigung der Bedarfe relevanter Interessensgruppen als Grundlage für die Strategie, an der sich die zukünftige Betriebsführung ausrichtet. Dementgegen musste sich die Universitätsbibliothek Kiel zuerst nach innen neu aufzustellen, um überhaupt erst die Handlungsspielräume für die Durchführung eines Strategieprozesses zu schaffen.
Lernwelten für Bibliotheken – Dimensionen der Zukunftsgestaltung
Authors: Stang Richard
Published: April 2019

Die Rolle der Bibliotheken – sowohl der Öffentlichen als auch der Wissenschaftlichen – im Bildungssystem verändert sich grundlegend. Neben die Verfügbarmachung von Medien treten vielfältige neue Aufgaben. Das Learning Research Center der Hochschule der Medien Stuttgart beschäftigt sich in Forschungs- und Entwicklungsprojekten mit der Frage, wie kann diese Rolle so gestaltet werden, dass Bibliotheken sich als zentrale Akteure der Veränderung von Bildungsinfrastrukturen etablieren.
Fasting serum bile acids concentration is associated with insulin resistance independently of diabetes status
Authors: Lee Sang-Guk , Lee Yong-ho , Choi Eunhye , Cho Yonggeun , Kim Jeong-Ho
Published: April 2019

Background

Bile acids (BAs) have been demonstrated to exert a variety of metabolic effects and alterations in BAs have been reported in patients with obesity, insulin resistance (IR) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). However, it is unclear which metabolic condition is the main contributor to alterations in BAs. In this study, we investigate the associations between different BA profiles with glycemia, obesity or IR status.

Methods

Fasting serum concentrations of 15 BA species were determined in a total of 241 individuals (71 drug-naïve patients with T2DM, 95 patients with impaired fasting glucose [IFG], and 75 healthy controls.

Results

A comparison of the mean values of the BAs revealed no significant differences between normoglycemic controls and patients with IFG or T2DM. However, when the entire cohort was divided according to the presence of IR as determined by a homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) value >2.5, the levels of total BA and most species of BAs were significantly higher in patients with IR than in patients without. In the correlation analysis, most species of BAs, as well as total BA, were significantly associated with HOMA-IR levels. Furthermore, when the subjects were divided into four groups according to IR and diabetic status, subjects with IR had significantly higher total BAs than participants without IR both in diabetic and non-diabetic groups. Ultimately, multiple linear regression analysis identified HOMA-IR as the only significant contributor to most serum BA species.

Conclusions

Our findings support the essential role of IR in regulating BA metabolism and that this effect is independent of diabetic status.
Asymmetric Mannich Reaction: Synthesis of Novel Chiral 5-(substituted aryl)-1,3,4-Thiadiazole Derivatives with Anti-Plant-Virus Potency
Authors: Bai Song , Zhu Yunying , Wu Qin
Published: April 2019

A series of novel chiral 5-(substituted aryl)-1,3,4-thiadiazole derivatives was synthesized in an enantioselective three-component Mannich reaction using cinchona alkaloid squaramide catalyst with excellent enantioselectivities (up to >99% enantiomeric excess (ee)). The bioassay results showed that these derivatives possessed good to excellent activities against tobacco mosaic virus (TMV).
Diffuse massive adenomyosis and infertility. Is it possible to treat this condition?
Authors: Tskhay Vitaly B. , Schindler Adolf E. , Mikailly Gyulnar T.
Published: April 2019

Background

Severe forms of adenomyosis are a serious gynecological problem. In most cases, conservative treatment of this pathology is unsuccessful. Adenomyomectomy by Osada’s approach seems to be the most promising solution. The present study evaluated the follow-up results of this type of surgery in patients with adenomyosis and infertility.

Materials and methods

The prospective study included 26 patients with severe forms of adenomyosis who underwent an adenomyomectomy using Osada’s approach. In 18 patients (69%), infertility was the main indication for surgical treatment. The follow-up period lasted from July 2012 to January 2018.

Results

The median post-operative follow-up period was 18 months. For the first 12 months patients received hormonal therapy. In all postoperative patients, the menstrual cycle had normalized, and other symptoms of the disease had disappeared. Seven patients continue to receive postoperative hormonal treatment. Three individuals got spontaneously pregnant; two of them delivered full-term babies by cesarean section. Six patients are planning a pregnancy with assisted reproductive technology.

Conclusion

In the present study, the organ-preserving surgery of severe adenomyosis performed using Osada’s method appeared to be a good alternative to hysterectomy. It stopped the development of pathological symptoms of the disease and restored the patient’s reproductive function.
On the Combined Use of Friction Matrices and Dissipation Potentials in Thermodynamic Modeling
Authors: Öttinger Hans Christian
Published: April 2019

Gradient flows and generalized gradient flows, associated with friction matrices and dissipation potentials, respectively, are usually regarded as two alternative possibilities to choose from in modeling irreversible time evolution in nonequilibrium thermodynamics. We here argue that these two possibilities actually need to be combined and we address a number of physical and mathematical issues associated with this task. Dimensional considerations provide important insights into these issues.
The Less-Known History of the Voluntary Sector in an East Asian Welfare Regime: A South Korean Case
Authors: Kim Suyoung
Published: April 2019

Although the voluntary sector is internationally valued as an integral component of the welfare mix, studies on East Asian welfare regimes have primarily focused on state-market-family interactions, paying scant attention to the long-standing and pivotal role of voluntary agencies in their construction. This case study illuminates this less-known aspect of modern welfare history in the context of South Korea, with a particular focus on the activities of voluntary organizations. The study categorizes South Korean voluntary associations into four types and examines their different contributions in shaping South Korea’s welfare regime, by applying Young’s framework on government–voluntary organizations relations. This historical exploration on the South Korean voluntary sector aims to deepen understanding of an East Asian welfare state regime. It further suggests that current welfare mix debates, focusing on the service delivery role of voluntary organizations within Western European welfare states, should be broadened.
Vieh-Weide-Wirtschaft. Ein Modell zur Tragfähigkeit bronzezeitlicher Siedlungen im Alpenraum
Authors: Reitmaier Thomas , Kruse Kristin
Published: April 2019

Von 2007 bis 2016 untersuchte ein interdisziplinäres Projekt im Unterengadin (Graubünden, Schweiz) die alpine Weidewirtschaft. Im Fimbertal/Val Fenga wurden in über 2000 m Höhe spätbronzezeitliche bzw. hallstattzeitliche Baustrukturen entdeckt, die in Verbindung mit zeitgleichen Talsiedlungen um Ramosch als Nachweis für eigentliche Alpwirtschaft in prähistorischer Zeit interpretiert werden. Um diese idealtypische Kombination eines gestuften Tal-Alp-Systems und die gesamtwirtschaftliche Bedeutung der Viehwirtschaft besser zu verstehen, wurde eine GIS-gestützte Szenarioevaluation der prähistorischen Landschaftsnutzung ausgeführt. Da zur Größe und Struktur der Siedlungen keine ausreichenden Daten vorhanden sind, wurde eine theoretische Berechnung der maximalen Bevölkerungs- bzw. Vieh-/Herdenzahl angestrebt. Die Basis dazu bildet ein komplexes Subsistenzmodell, das aus der archäologischen, physiologischen und landwirtschaftlichen Fachliteratur ausgearbeitet wurde und den Flächenbedarf von Ackerbau und Viehzucht berücksichtigt. Anhand separat modellierter landwirtschaftlicher Nutzungsflächen im Einzugsgebiet (site catchment) der jeweiligen Siedlung lässt sich so die maximale Tragkraft (carrying capacity) bzw. Bevölkerungszahl ermitteln. Die alpine Topografie wird dabei als landwirtschaftlich stark limitierender Faktor betrachtet, sodass eine wachsende Siedlung bzw. Bevölkerung dazu gezwungen wäre, das Vieh im Sommer auf weiter entfernte Hochweiden auszulagern. Aus den Modellen kann allerdings kein ökonomischer oder ökologischer Druck als primärer Grund für die Ausformung der Alpwirtschaft belegt werden. Es wäre in den Talsiedlungen möglich, Ackerbau und Viehwirtschaft für bis zu 200 Personen ganzjährig in unmittelbarer Siedlungsnähe zu bewerkstelligen. Die saisonale vertikale Mobilität muss daher aus anderen Gründen eingeführt worden sein, möglicherweise für die strategische Mehrproduktion landwirtschaftlicher Erzeugnisse für den inner- und transalpinen Gütertausch.
Das Ende Großmährens – Überlegungen zur relativen und absoluten Chronologie des ostmitteleuropäischen Frühmittelalters
Authors: Macháček Jiří , Dresler Petr , Přichystalová Renáta
Published: April 2019

The Fall of Great Moravia. Reflections on relative and absolute chronology of Early Middle Ages in the East-Central Europe. Dating the so-called Great Moravian jewelry and Great Moravian church graveyards is one of the crucial tasks of archaeology of the Early Middle Ages. The chronological systems developed based on the rich graves investigated over the past 60 years within the Czech Republic help in dating archaeological finds from the 9th to the 10th century all over Europe. This study addresses the question of how long the luxury jewelry existed as part of living culture and until when the earliest church graveyards with burials of people clad in the traditional Great Moravian costume existed in Moravia. The solution to this problem is supported by assessments of finds from graves excavated at Pohansko near Břeclav and, most importantly, by radiocarbon dating the application of which is still not common in archaeology of the Early Middle Ages. The result of the present research is a finding that in Great Moravian church graveyards burials continued consistently until the mid-10th century, occasionally probably even a little longer. People were interred there wearing the typical Great Moravian costume which included the luxury jewelry as its component. It is a significant correction of the previous opinions and a partial return to the original dating of Great Moravian material culture from the 1950s and 1960s.
Traversing Sky and Earth. The Nordic Bronze Age horse in a long-term perspective
Authors: Kveiborg Jacob
Published: April 2019

Dieser Artikel stellt die erste Studie dar, in der archäozoologische Überreste von Pferden sowie der mit ihnen verbundenen materiellen Kultur einschließlich der Ikonographie der nordischen Bronzezeit des Zeitraums von 1600–500 v. Chr. miteinander kombiniert werden. Aufgrund archäozoologischer Analysen und vergleichender Materialstudien wird angenommen, dass die Mensch-Pferd-Beziehung eine Reihe von entscheidenden Veränderungen durchlebte, dies beginnend mit der wahrscheinlichen Einführung des Hauspferdes zu Beginn der nordischen Bronzezeit bis zum Übergang von der Bronze- zur Eisenzeit um 700–500 v. Chr. Es wird weiterhin argumentiert, dass der zu beobachtende langfristige Wandel der Mensch-Pferd-Beziehungen sich auch in den die großen gesellschaftlichen Veränderungen während der nordischen Bronzezeitgesellschaft spiegelt, einschließlich der sich verändernden Rollen und Verwendungsmöglichkeiten des Pferdes, dies sowohl physisch als auch psychisch.
La fazione spagnola presso la corte imperiale e i nunzi (1628–1635)
Authors: Cuerva Rubén González
Published: April 2019

Das Gewicht und der politische Einfluss der spanischen Faktion am Kaiserhof Ferdinands II. von Habsburg sind von der traditionell ausgerichteten Geschichtsschreibung wiederholt hervorgehoben worden. Deren Präsenz in den Zentren der habsburgischen Macht belegen sowohl die Korrespondenz zwischen den venezianischen und toskanischen Botschaftern als auch die Dokumente, die von den am Kaiserhof akkreditierten Nuntien verfasst wurden. Mit der jüngsten von Rotraud Becker bearbeiteten Edition der „Nuntiaturberichte“ verfügen wir über ein einzigartiges Instrument, um die Frage zu prüfen, ob die in Wien ansässigen Spanier von den Nuntien als eine streng organisierte Gruppe oder nicht vielmehr im Sinne eines diffus präsenten Netzwerks verstanden wurde. Zugleich zeigt sich, dass zwischen dem Katholischen König und dem Papst ein Konkurrenzverhältnis bestand. Ferner lassen sich anhand von Beckers Edition die verschiedenen Strategien herausarbeiten, derer sich die beiden Akteure bedienten, um vertrauliche Informationen zu erlangen, politische Unterstützung zu erhalten und einen regelrechten direkten Kommunikationskanal zum Kaiser aufzubauen; deutlich wird dabei allerdings der Gegensatz zwischen dem spanischen Modell, das auf Pensionszahlungen beruhte, und dem päpstlichen Vorgehen, das auf die Anrufung des Gewissens abhob (via di coscienza). Der Reichtum der „Nuntiaturberichte“ erlaubt es schließlich, die spanischen Quellen mit Blick auf die Agenten und die Vermittlung zu vergleichen: Angesichts der Tatsache, dass in jenen Jahren der Katholische König in Wien über zahlreiche Vertreter verfügte, stellt sich in der Tat die Frage, wer im Rahmen der pluralen dynastischen und diplomatischen Ordnung als bevollmächtigter Vertreter handelte. Diese Studie soll ein Beitrag über die im Umfeld des Kaiserhofes eingesetzten politischen Strategien zur Zugangs- und Informationsgewinnung sein; damit wird die Aufmerksamkeit auf die Einschränkungen gelenkt, denen der Entscheidungsprozess aufgrund äußeren Drucks unterliegt.
Von Passau nach Rom und wieder zurück
Authors: Weileder Magdalena
Published: April 2019

Riassunto

Il contributo indaga i rapporti tra il notariato pubblico nella provincia ecclesiastica di Salisburgo e la curia papale a Roma su tre piani, quello dei diplomi notarili spediti dalla provincia ecclesiastica di Salisburgo a Roma o viceversa; delle pratiche personali seguite da diversi notai di Salisburgo presso la curia; dei notai della provincia ecclesiastica di Salisburgo che si recavano di persona a Roma. In questo contesto si considerano da una parte i documenti tramandati a livello regionale, dall’altra parte le voci nel „Repertorium Germanicum“ che vi si ricollegano. Emerge che i notai pubblici contribuivano, con il rilascio di deleghe e procure, in maniera fondamentale al funzionamento delle pratiche delegate. A Roma stessa si poteva ottenere l’autorizzazione di operare come notaio papale o imperiale, e questa strada fu scelta anche da chierici provenienti dalla regione di Salisburgo. I notai che a Roma riuscirono ad ampliare il mandato imperiale con quello papale, aggiunsero alla loro sigla talvolta due chiavi decussate – un motivo che veniva utilizzato di frequente dai notai autorizzati dal papa.
Perspektiven einer Gerontomediävistik
Authors: Neumann Christian Alexander
Published: April 2019

Riassunto

Nel tardo Ottocento ebbero inizio, soprattutto nei paesi occidentali industrializzati, dei fondamentali ed eccezionali processi di trasformazione demografica che, fino ad oggi, hanno condotto a una società invecchiata. Nei prossimi anni tale tendenza s’intensificherà ulteriormente e farà della vecchiaia una delle tematiche sociali e di ricerca più rilevanti. Nell’introduzione si confronta questo fenomeno con alcuni aspetti importanti dell’evoluzione che si verificò nell’età premoderna, e soprattutto nel Medioevo, allo scopo di enucleare alcune differenze significative. I paragrafi successivi offrono in primo luogo una panoramica sullo stato della ricerca medievistica relativa alla vecchiaia. In secondo luogo delineano lo sviluppo della gerontologia moderna che, a partire dagli anni Settanta, si è aperta alle scienze umanistiche, andando ben oltre le discipline tradizionali della medicina, biologia, sociologia e psicologia. La ricerca medievistica ha iniziato a dedicarsi a questioni sulla vecchiaia negli anni ’80 del secolo scorso, riallacciandosi a tematiche suggerite dagli approcci più recenti della gerontologia, e le ha approfondite in particolare negli ultimi anni. Nonostante tali convergenze raramente si sono state intraprese vere e proprie indagini interdisciplinari. Nel quarto paragrafo si discute in primo luogo se teorie e concetti tratti dalla gerontologia si adattino a temi storici. Inoltre si abbozzano le prospettive legate a una „gerontomedievistica“, vale a dire un approccio medievistico alla gerontologia, che riguardano in particolare le concezioni sulle diverse età dell’uomo, sulla vecchiaia e sull’invecchiamento, sul corso della vita e sulla sapienza degli anziani. L’approccio potrebbe essere allargato agli „studi storici sulla vecchiaia“ che comprendono tutte le epoche storiche, e agli „studi storici sull’invecchiamento“ che includono tutte le età dell’uomo.
Pollution, carrying capacity and the Allee effect
Authors: Bosi Stefano , Desmarchelier David
Published: April 2019

In ecology, one of the simplest representation of population dynamics is the logistic equation. This basic view can be enriched by considering two important variables: (1) the maximal population density Nature can support (carrying capacity) and (2) the critical density threshold under which the population disappears (Allee effect). The economic literature on biodiversity and renewable resources ignores both these variables. Evidence suggests also that these variables are affected by the pollution level due to economic activity. Indeed, a degraded environment is unsuitable for wildlife and reduces the carrying capacity, while the climate change entails the habitat fragmentation and, lowering the wildlife reproduction possibilities, raises the Allee effect. The present paper aims to incorporate both endogenous carrying capacity and Allee effect in a Ramsey model augmented with biodiversity as a renewable resource. Our extended framework enables us to study the effect of a Pigouvian tax on anthropogenic mass extinction. We find that, when the household overvalues biodiversity with respect to consumption, a higher green-tax rate is beneficial in three respects entailing: (1) a lower pollution and a higher biodiversity, (2) a welfare improvement and (3) a less likely mass extinction.
Der interreligiöse Dialog als Boundary Work
Authors: Klinkhammer Gritt
Published: April 2019

In den folgenden Ausführungen werden die Dynamiken und Wirkungen interreligiöser Dialoggruppen beleuchtet. Es werden konstruktionstheoretische strukturelle und sozialpsychologische Perspektiven miteinander in Verbindung gebracht, um den Blick dafür zu öffnen, inwiefern der interreligiöse Dialog als eine spezifische Auseinandersetzung mit religiösen und gesellschaftlichen Grenzen zu beschreiben ist, in der die Akteure (religiöse) Identität und (religiöse) Alterität rekonfigurieren. Schließlich ist die Frage interessant, ob etwas Neues anstelle der bestehenden konfessionellen und institutionalisierten Grenzziehungen tritt. Bei dieser Betrachtung gerät auch in den Fokus, wie Religion in diesem Rahmen verhandelt und definiert wird, was schließlich die Frage aufwirft, wie sich Religionswissenschaftler*innen zu wandelnden konfessionellen Grenzziehungen im interreligiösen Dialog methodologisch verhalten.
Cue Competition and Incidental Learning: No Blocking or Overshadowing in the Colour-Word Contingency Learning Procedure Without Instructions to Learn
Authors: Schmidt James R. , De Houwer Jan
Published: April 2019

Overshadowing and blocking are two important findings that are frequently used to constrain models of associative learning. Overshadowing is the finding that learning about a cue (referred to as X) is reduced when that cue is always accompanied by a second cue (referred to as A) during the learning phase (AX). Blocking is the finding that after learning a stimulus-outcome relation for one stimulus (A), learning about a second stimulus (X) is reduced when the second stimulus is always accompanied by the first stimulus (AX). It remains unclear whether overshadowing and blocking result from explicit decision processes (e.g., “I know that A predicts the outcome, so I am not sure whether X does, too”), or whether cue competition is built directly into low-level association formation processes. In that vein, the present work examined whether overshadowing and/or blocking are present in an incidental learning procedure, where the predictive stimuli (words or shapes) are irrelevant to the cover task and merely correlated with the task-relevant stimulus dimension (colour). In two large online studies, we observed no evidence for overshadowing or blocking in this setup: (a) no evidence for an overshadowing cost was observed with compound (word-shape) cues relative to single cue learning conditions, and (b) contingency learning effects for blocked stimuli did not differ from those for blocking stimuli. However, when participants were given the explicit instructions to learn contingencies, evidence for blocking and overshadowing was observed. Together, these results suggest that contingencies of blocked/overshadowed stimuli are learned incidentally, but are suppressed by explicit decision processes due to knowledge of the contingencies for the blocking/overshadowing stimuli.
Out of Proportion
Authors: Zazulia Emily
Published: April 2019

Guillaume Du Fay’s Nuper rosarum flores (1436) has been subject to symbolic interpretation ever since Charles Warren suggested that the structure of the motet reflects the architectural proportions of the cathedral of Florence. More recent analyses have accepted the premise that the motet’s form has extramusical meaning, in particular, that mensural and architectural proportions can be directly analogized. These tantalizing connections have led scholars to canonize this motet, now a mainstay of music history textbooks. The extent and specificity of the extramusical associations Nuper rosarum flores enjoys—an occasion, a place, and a secure attribution—are rare in the fifteenth century. This fact alone makes the motet appear to be exceptional. But reading Nuper rosarum flores alongside the norms of genre and notation and against the grain of the work’s modern historiography suggests that it isn’t all that special—or at least that it is no more special than Du Fay’s other ceremonial motets. The interpretive history of Nuper rosarum flores exemplifies what I call “false exceptionalism,” which relates to a more general problem in music studies—the alluring but often elusive relationship between musical form and social meaning.
The New Roman Style and Giovanni Maria Nanino
Authors: Newcomb Anthony
Published: April 2019

As a composer of secular music, Giovanni Maria Nanino seems to have published only three books of madrigals and one of canzonettas, yet he contributed numerous pieces to anthologies, and his madrigals were often reprinted. Scarcely an important anthology appeared in these years without a contribution by him. Indeed in the fifteen years before the death of Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina in 1594, Nanino rivaled him as the most esteemed of Roman composers; in the decade after Palestrina’s death, Nanino was the undisputed head of the large and important Roman school. By certain measures Nanino was the most often represented composer in anthologies printed between 1570 and 1620. In this area he surpasses not only Palestrina, but also Luca Marenzio, Philippe de Monte, and Alessandro Striggio.

Despite Nanino’s immense prestige among his contemporaries, in modern histories his secular music is scarcely discussed, with just a passing mention in Alfred Einstein’s voluminous The Italian Madrigal. This article establishes Nanino’s leadership in defining the new Roman style of madrigal in the late sixteenth century, outlines its musical characteristics, and suggests paths for future research into this as yet little studied school.
What Type of Curriculum Development Models Do We Follow? An Indonesia’s 2013 Curriculum Case
Authors: Palupi Dyah Tri
Published: April 2019

This article identifying the Indonesi’s 2013 curriculum policy from several types of curriculum development models such as Tyler, Taba, Wheeler, Nicholls & Nicholls, Tanner & Tanner, Stenhause, Cornbleth and Doll. By analyzing carefully the ofcial curriculum policy the author conclude that the 2013 curriculum could be classifed as a “new” type of curriculum which is more eclectic by following the idea curriculum as praxis. The eclectic mode of the curriculum could be trace from its orientation to accommodate lots of idea from various curriculum development models from Tyler to Doll, for instance 2013 curriculum still has a tendency to control the standard of the learning outcome, content and process, but in other hand this curriculum encourages to develop a more contextual curriculum design for all of the schools throughout Indonesia. The 2013 curriculum also makes a compromise between outcome/competency-based and process-based curriculum design in which sometimes make the assessment process become a little bit difcult for the teachers at schools.

Abstrak

Artikel ini mengkaji Kurikulum 2013 dari berbagai jenis model-model pengembangan kurikulum, seperti model Tyler, Taba, Wheeler, Nicholls & Nicholls, Tanner & Tanner, Stenhause, Cornbleth, dan Doll. Dengan mengkaji secara teliti dokumen-dokumen resmi kebijakan Kurikulum 2013 penulis menyimpulkan bahwa Kurikulum 2013 dapat dikategorisasikan sebagai bertipe “baru” yang lebih bersifat eklektik dengan mengikuti gagasan kurikulum sebagai praksis. Kecenderungan eklektik dari kurikulum ini dapat dilihat dari orientasinya yang mencoba untuk mengakmodasi banyak gagasan dari beberapa model pengembangan kurikulum dari Tyler hingga Doll. Misalnya, Kurikulum 2013 masih menggunakan perspektif standardisasi sebagai mekanisme control terhadap mutu lulusan, muatan kurikulum, dan proses pembelajaran, tapi di sisi lain Kurikulum 2013 juga mengarahkan sekolah-sekolah untuk mengembangkan kurikulum yang sifatnya kontekstual. Kurikulum 2013 juga mengkompromikan antara desain kurikulum berbasis luaran/kompetensi dan berbasis proses yang terkadang justru menyulitkan para guru dalam melakukan penilaian hasil belajar siswa di sekolah.

Keywords: Contextual curriculum; curriculum as praxis; curriculum development; eclectic model; the Indonesia’s 2013 national curriculum
Papillary thyroid carcinoma behavior: clues in the tumor microenvironment
Authors: Bergdorf Kensey , Ferguson Donna C , Mehrad Mitra , Ely Kim , Stricker Thomas , Weiss Vivian L
Published: April 2019

The prevalence of thyroid carcinoma is increasing and represents the most common endocrine malignancy, with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) being the most frequent subtype. The genetic alterations identified in PTCs fail to distinguish tumors with different clinical behaviors, such as extra-thyroidal extension and lymph node metastasis. We hypothesize that the immune microenvironment may play a critical role in tumor invasion and metastasis. Computational immunogenomic analysis was performed on 568 PTC samples in The Cancer Genome Atlas using CIBERSORT, TIMER and TIDE deconvolution analytic tools for characterizing immune cell composition. Immune cell infiltrates were correlated with histologic type, mutational type, tumor pathologic T stage and lymph node N stage. Dendritic cells (DCs) are highly associated with more locally advanced tumor T stage (T3/T4, odds ratio (OR) = 2.6, CI = 1.4–4.5, P = 5.4 × 10−4). Increased dendritic cells (OR = 3.4, CI = 1.9–6.3, P = 5.5 × 10−5) and neutrophils (OR = 10.5, CI = 2.7–44, P = 8.7 × 10−4) significantly correlate with lymph node metastasis. In addition, dendritic cells positively correlate with tall cell morphology (OR = 4.5, CI = 1.6–13, P = 4.9 × 10−3) and neutrophils negatively correlate with follicular morphology (OR = 1.3 × 10−3, CI = 5.3 × 10−5–0.031, P = 4.1 × 10−5). TIDE analysis indicates an immune-exclusive phenotype that may be mediated by increased galectin-3 found in PTCs. Thus, characterization of the PTC immune microenvironment using three computational platforms shows that specific immune cells correlate with mutational type, histologic type, local tumor extent and lymph node metastasis. Immunologic evaluation of PTCs may provide a better indication of biologic behavior, resulting in the improved diagnosis and treatment of thyroid cancer.
From R.A. Fisher’s 1918 Paper to GWAS a Century Later
Authors: Visscher Peter M , Goddard Michael E
Published: April 2019

The genetics and evolution of complex traits, including quantitative traits and disease, have been hotly debated ever since Darwin. A century ago, a paper from R.A. Fisher reconciled Mendelian and biometrical genetics in a landmark contribution that is now accepted as the main foundation stone of the field of quantitative genetics. Here, we give our perspective on Fisher’s 1918 paper in the context of how and why it is relevant in today’s genome era. We mostly focus on human trait variation, in part because Fisher did so too, but the conclusions are general and extend to other natural populations, and to populations undergoing artificial selection.
Geochemistry of Rare-Earth Elements in the Surface Bottom Sediments of the Northwestern Pacific
Authors: Sattarova V.V. , Aksentov K.I.
Published: April 2019

—The distribution and fractionation of rare-earth elements (REE) in the Northwestern Pacific surface sediments are studied. The REE contents in the sediments were 30–106 ppm, and the Y contents ranged from 9.34 to 24.5 ppm. The bottom sediments located near the Kuril–Kamchatka arc were depleted in REE as compared with the sediments of the abyssal plain of the Pacific, the Kuril basin of the Sea of Okhotsk, and the northwestern Bering Sea. The effect of distributive provinces and lithodynamic setting on the REE composition and REE contents in the sediments was expressed as a positive correlation of the LREE/HREE ratio with the grain composition, Rb/Sr, and Nb/Y and its negative correlation with Zr/Rb. The variations in the bulk REE composition were due to the variations in LREE contents.
Laboratory Investigations into the Velocities and Attenuation of Ultrasonic Waves in Sand Samples Containing Water/Ice and Methane and Tetrahydrofuran Hydrates
Authors: Duchkov A.D. , Dugarov G.A. , Duchkov A.A. , Drobchik A.A.
Published: April 2019

—The paper considers the results of a series of laboratory experiments (more than 100) on the formation of synthetic sand samples containing water/ice and methane or tetrahydrofuran hydrates in the pore space and of the measurement of their acoustic properties (velocities and attenuation of acoustic waves). The main aim of the experiments was to establish the relationship between the velocities of acoustic waves and the ice or hydrate saturation of the samples. An increase in the content of ice and hydrates always leads to a velocity increase. However, the rate of the velocity increase is determined by the localization of ice and hydrates in the samples: at the contacts between the sand grains (“cementing” model) or in the pore space (“filling” model). It has been established that the “cementing” model, characterized by a drastic initial increase in velocities, works for ice or gas hydrates formed from free methane and localized in the pores. On the contrary, tetrahydrofuran hydrates form by the “filling” model and cause a slow increase in velocities.
The Role of the Renewable Energy Program in the State of Minas Gerais in the Process of Renewable Sources Expansion
Authors: Morjana M. dos Anjos  , Daniel R. Tenenwurcel  , Wemerson R. Ferreira  , Antonella L. Costa  , Elizabeth M.D. Pereira
Published: April 2019

The State of Minas Gerais (MG), in Brazil, has significant potential for the exploration of renewable energy, with emphasis on solar, wind and biomass. Since 2013, the State has created the Renewable Energy Program of Minas Gerais – PMER (in Portuguese), aiming the acceleration of the expansion of these renewable sources in the State’s territory. Nonetheless, the use of renewable sources, excluding large hydropower plants, is still irrelevant in the energy matrix of the State. In this way, the present paper aims to perform an effectiveness analysis of the only instrument of the State Government to expand the number of renewable energy projects, and its contribution to achieve the goals of the energy sector of the Brazilian Nationally Determined Contributions – NDCs. In order to do that, the following parameters has been measured: (1) numbers of projects implemented by the program; (2) policy innovation; (3) job creation; (4) climate change mitigation. It is also briefly discussed the efforts of the Program to address actions that promotes energy storage and the needed infrastructure to supply the energy demand through renewable energy only. There is evidence that the expansion of the renewable energy sources at the regional scope has advanced through incentive policies with clearly defined goals and guidelines. However, the five indicators have shown that the PMER does not attend all the requisites in a satisfactory way to perform as the main state public policy of renewable energy expansion. Therefore, promoting a transformation of the energy sector suggests that a balanced mix of public policies must be implemented in the State.