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Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Intradialytic Hypertension
Authors: Eftimovska-Otovic Natasa , Grozdanovski Risto , Taneva Borjanka , Stojceva-Taneva Olivera
Published: January 2016

Introduction: Intradialytic hypertension with a prevalence of 15% among hemodialysis patients is with unknown pathophysiology, demographic, laboratoiy and clinical characteristic of patients, and it’s influence on longtenn clinical effects (cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, rate of hospitali­zation). The aim of the study is to present the clinical, laboratoiy and demographic characteristics of patients with intradialytic hypertension in our dialysis center.

Materials and methods: Out of 110 hemodialysis patients, 17 patients (15,45%) had intradialytic hy­pertension - started at a systolic pressure greater than 140 nun Hg or had an increase in systolic pres­sure more than 10 mm Hg during the session, and 17 patients were nonnotensive or had a drop in blood pressure dining the dialysis. HD were performed 3 times per week with a duration of 4-5 hours, on machines with controlled ultrafiltration and high flux syntetic membrane (polyetersulfon) sterilized with gamma rays. A dialysate with standard electrolytes content was used (Na+ 138 mmol/L, K+ 2,0 mmol/L, Ca++ 1,5 mmol/L, Mg +1,0 mmol/L, CH3COO- 3,0 mmol/L, Cl -110 mmol/1, HCO3
- 35 mmol/L). We analysed the following demographic and clinical characteristics: gender, age, BMI, dialysis vintage, vascular acces, cardiovascular comorbidity (cardiomyopathy, ischemic cardiac disease, peripheral artery disease, heart valve disease), number and type of antihypertensive drugs, weekly dose of erythropoesis - stimulating agent, standard monthly, three and six months laboratoiy analyzes, and sp Kt/V and PCR. Statistical analysis was performed using the statistical software SPSS 17.0.

Results: hi both groups men were predominant (IDH group 88.23%, control group 64.07%). The IDH group was older (59.00 ± 7.64 versus 49.00 ± 13.91, p = 0.314) and with lower BMI (p = 0.246) compared to the control group. The DDH patients had significantly lower serum sodium and higher sodium gradient (135.75 ± 2.03 versus 137.33 ± 1.97, p = 0.042; 2.25 ± 1.98 versus 0.66 ± 1.44, p = 0.0267, respestively). All other laboratoiy findings showed no statistically significant differences between the two groups. The IDH group had significantly higher interdialysis weight gain and less effective ultrafiltration individually at each dialysis session compared to the control group (2.23 ± 0.866 versus 2.37 ± 0.69, p = 0.011; 3.87 ± 1,26 versus 3.56 ± 1.18, p = 0.025, respectively). The systolic and mean arterial pressure after the HD were statistically higher in the IDH group.

Conclusion: Older age, lower BMI, borderline hyponatremia, higher sodium gradient and smaller ultrafiltration rate are the clinical characteristics of patients with intradialytic hypertension.
The Impact of Psycho-Education on in Vitro Fertilisation Treatment Efficiency
Authors: Belevska Jana
Published: January 2016

Aim: The aim of the study was to examine the efficiency of psycho-education of candidates for the IVF in stress, anxiety and depression decreasing, and the impact of the psycho educative techniques on the successfulness of the treatment.

Method: A random sample of 64 candidates for IVF treatment is divided in two groups: control group without psycho-education (32 candidates) and intervention group of 32 candidates included in psycho-education. Depression, anxiety and stress scale (DASS) was used as a psychometric test. It’s a multiple choice, self-reported inventory for measuring the levels of stress, anxiety and severity of depression. For statistic evaluation SPSS software was used.

Results: The study shows that the intervention group included in psycho-education has a signifycantly lower scores on stress (t = 3.201, p < 0.05) and anxiety (t = 2.311, p < 0.05). The scale of depression did not show differences in the two compared groups. However, the success of the IVF treatment is more common among candidates that were included in psycho-education.

Conclusion: In our country, psycho-education of candidates for in vitro fertilization is not systematically integrated in the treatment. The study showed the efficiency of psycho-education in anxiety and stress decreasing, as well as significant impact in the successfulness of the treatment.

It was pointed out that psychological support of candidates for IVF is important for the lessening of the negative emotional reactions of candidates as well as for the successfulness of the treatment.
Improving The Accuracy Of Selection Of Bird Radar Echoes Against A Background Of Atomized Clouds And Atmospheric Inhomogeneities
Authors: Dinevich Leonid
Published: January 2016

The algorithm for bird radar echo selection was developed in Israel and has been successfully used for many years to monitor birds in periods of massive intercontinental migration in order to ensure flight safety in civil and military aviation. However, it has been found that under certain meteorological conditions the bird echo selection algorithm does not filter out false signals formed by atomized clouds and atmospheric inhomogeneities. Although the algorithm is designed to identify and sift false signals, some useful echoes from smaller birds are erroneously sifted as well.

This paper presents some additional features of radar echoes reflected from atmospheric formations that can be taken into account to prevent the loss of useful bird echoes. These additional features are based on the use of polarization, fluctuation and Doppler characteristics of a reflected signal. By taking these features into account we can reduce the number of false signals and increase the accuracy of the bird echo selection algorithm. The paper presents methods for using radar echoes to identify species and sizes of birds, together with recommendations on using the data to ensure flight safety during periods of massive intercontinental bird migration.
The Wicie Bird Ringing Station (N Poland) – Ringing Results And Seasonal Bird Migration Dynamics In 2010–2014
Authors: Zaniewicz Grzegorz , Rosiñska Katarzyna
Published: January 2016

The Wicie ringing station was one of several stations which cooperate within the SEEN organization (SE European Bird Migration Network). The station was located west of the small village of Wicie located in northern Poland on the central part of the Baltic Sea coast. The station was situated on a narrow spit between Kopañ Lake and the Baltic Sea and has operated since 2010. Data were collected during three spring and five autumn seasons. Birds were caught in mist-nets, which were placed mainly in bushes and reed beds. Over 55 000 birds of 113 species were caught and ringed during eight migratory seasons. Many of them were also tested for directional preferences in Busse’s cages.
Correlation Between Dietary Fat Intake and Atherogenic Indices in Normal, Overweight and Obese Adults with or Without Type 2 Diabetes
Authors: Diaf Mustapha , Khaled Méghit Boumediene , Sellam Feriel
Published: January 2016

Background and aims: We investigated the association of dietary intake, particularly fat and its constituent fatty acids, with atherogenic indices in adult patients with overweight, obesity and/or type 2 diabetes (T2D). Material and Methods: Two hundred eighty-five outpatients were selected in two cities located in the Northwestern region of Algeria. Anthropometric measurements for body weight, height, body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference were performed. Relationships between dietary intakes, estimated by a 3- days food record, and fasting blood atherogenic indices - total cholesterol-to-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (TC/HDL-c) and apolipoprotein (apo) B-to-apo A1 ratio, were analysed. Results: Study group included 58.59% overweight/obese T2D patients, 24.91% normal weight T2D patients and 16.49 % overweight/obese patients without diabetes. Higher dietary consumption (p= 0.003) of total fat, saturated fatty acids (SFAs) and polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), was recorded in the group of overweight/obese T2D patients. Significant positive correlations were observed between apo B/apo A1 and total fat (p= 0.035), total SFAs (p= 0.042) and palmitic acid (p= 0.042) in the group of overweight/obese T2D patients and with ω6 fatty acid (p= 0.030) in the group of overweight/obese patients without diabetes. In the two groups of T2D patients, whether normal weight, overweight/obese, numerous positive correlations with TC/HDL-c were disclosed for PUFAs, ω6 and fatty acids ratios, namely, ω6/ω3, monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA)/SFAs and (MUFAs+PUFAs)/SFAs. Conclusion: Most adults, whom are either affected by an excess weight or T2D or both together, are prone to cardiovascular risk. Dietary intakes, particularly in fat and its constituent fatty acids, have an important effect on blood lipid atherogenic indices (TC/HDL-c and apo B/apo A1 ratios).
Antithyroid Therapy Improves Glycemic Control in Hyperthyroid Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Patients
Authors: Vlad Mihaela , Timar Bogdan , Vlad Adrian , Timar Romulus
Published: January 2016

Background and aims. Thyroid disorders are more frequently met in patients with diabetes mellitus than in general population. Thyroid hormones increase glycemia by several mechanisms, but the effect of antithyroid treatment on glucose control in type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) cases is not well studied. The aim of our work was to analyze the evolution of glycemic control of T1DM patients submitted to specific therapy when hyperthyroidism was diagnosed. Material and method. The study group comprised by 37 patients, 35 women (94.6%) and 2 men (5.4%), known as having T1DM and diagnosed with hyperthyroidism during a 10-years interval. They were treated with antithyroid medication and reassessed after 6 months regarding thyroid function and glycemic control. Results. In the whole group, there was a significant decrease in mean HbA1c level (with 0.41%) and a significant increase in the percentage of patients being in the glycemic target (from 10.8% to 35.1%). The better glycemic control was obtained with a lower mean insulin dose. Patients who became euthyroid had a better evolution regarding glucose control in comparison to those who remained hyperthyroid. Changes in other cardiovascular risk factors were noted: systolic blood pressure decreased; diastolic blood pressure, HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, non-HDL cholesterol, triglycerides and body weight increased. TSH and HbA1c values were inversely correlated. Conclusions. The therapeutic control of excessive thyroid function significantly contributes to the improvement of glycemic control in patients with T1DM and induces changes in the cardiovascular risk factors profile.
An Useful Toolf for Diabetes Emotional Distress Assessment: Validation of the Romanian Version of Diabetes Distress Scale
Authors: Mocan Andreia Ştefana , Băban Adriana
Published: January 2016

Background and Aims: The aim of the present study was to validate the Diabetes Distress Scale (DDS) on Romanian diabetes patients. Material and Methods: A total number of 529 type 1 and type 2 diabetes outpatients were included in the study. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were used to assess the construct validity, Cronbach’s Alpha for internal consistency and Pearson’s correlation for predictive properties. Results: Distress level was lower in Romanian diabetes patients when compared to other studies. Model fit for the scale was moderate. The four factor structure of the original scale was maintained, with a good internal consistency for the entire scale (0.824) and for the four subscales: emotional burden (0.775), distress related to the physician (0.798), distress related to diabetes regimen (0.708), and interpersonal distress (0.733). Regarding predictive properties, DDS-Ro was positively correlated to depressive symptoms measured with the Beck Depression Inventory (r = 0.415, p < 0.05) and to diabetes self-care activities measured with the Summary of Diabetes-Self-Care Activities, with the strongest correlation between diabetes regimen distress and physical activities (r = - 0.358, p < 0.01). Conclusions: DDS-Ro has good psychometric properties in Romanian diabetes patients and can be used when diabetes emotional impact is assessed.
Fahr’s Syndrome and Secondary Hypoparathyroidism
Authors: Santos Vitorino Modesto dos , Da Mata Ana Medeiros De Farias , Ribeiro Kelle Regina Alves , Calvo Isadora Cartaxo De Sousa
Published: January 2016

A typical case of Fahr’s syndrome is described in a 76-year-old Brazilian female who underwent a total thyroidectomy three decades ago. Six years before the current admission, she started with generalized tonic-clonic seizures. Associated disorders involved extra-pyramidal, cognitive, nocturnal terror and mood changes. With suspicion of hypocalcemia due to secondary hypoparathyroidism, laboratory determinations confirmed the diagnoses. Furthermore, imaging studies of the central nervous system detected multiple calcifications, with characteristic distribution of Fahr’s syndrome. Clinical management was successful.
Kyrle’s Disease in a Patient with Delusions of Parasitosis
Authors: Tampa M. , Sârbu Maria Isabela , Matei Clara , Mihăilă Daniela E. , Potecă T. D. , Georgescu Simona-Roxana
Published: January 2016

Acquired perforating disorders are a group of uncommon skin conditions characterized by transepidermal extrusion of altered dermal material, most often associated with diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney failure. Delusional parasitosis is a primary psychiatric disorder in which affected patients have fixed, false beliefs that their skin is infested by parasites, in the absence of any evidence supporting their statements.

A 69 year old malepatient addressed the Dermatology Department for a skin eruption consisting of multiple umbilicated keratotic papules with a generalized distribution. The patient believed that the lesions were produced by small parasites entering and exiting his skin. The histopathological examination confirmed the clinical diagnosis of Kyrle’s disease. The psychiatric examination established the diagnosis of delusions of parasitosis.

This is the first reported case of Kyrle’s disease associated with delusions of parasitosis. There is no evidence supporting the hypothesis that delusions of parasitosis might be a predisposing factor for Kyrle’s disease. However, we believe that the pruritic dermatosis might have triggered the delusions of parasitosis due to the associated pruritus. On the other hand the constant excoriations and traumatizing of a skin prone to develop idiopathic Kyrle’s disease in the attempt to remove the parasites prevented the complete resolution of the lesions.
Liver Graft versus Host Disease after Allogeneic Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation: Update on Etiopathogenesis and Diagnosis
Authors: Mihăilă R.-G.
Published: January 2016

Graft versus host disease (GVHD) is the main complication of allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation and is more frequent after peripheral stem cell transplants. Graft versus leukemia or lymphoma component of them is beneficial to eradicate residual tumor mass after previous treatment and conditioning regimen. A severe GVHD may endanger the patient's life. The most important liver manifestations of GVHD are increased serum alkaline phosphatase and bilirubin values. The last allows to estimate the GVHD severity. Sometimes, an increase of aminotransferases can mimic an acute hepatitis. Donor-derived hematopoietic cells appeared to turn in mesenchymal liver cells. Activated CD4(+) T cells, humoral and complement activation, a large number of cytokines and cytokine receptors are involved in GVHD development. Correct and early recognition of GVHD and its differentiation from the other liver diseases are essential for the medical practice.
Correlations Between the Autolytic Changes and Postmortem Interval in Refrigerated Cadavers
Authors: Cocariu Ela Andra , Mageriu V. , Stăniceanu Florica , Bastian Alexandra , Socoliuc C. , Zurac Sabina
Published: January 2016

Introduction. In forensic pathology the autolytic process has been observed and documented in order to determine the postmortem interval as accurately as possible. The observation and experiments have been carried out on cadavers exposed to environmental conditions – heat, humidity, air currents, soil, water.

Methods. For this study hematoxylin and eosin (HE) stained sections of organ samples from 30 autopsied bodies were examined under the microscope. Modifications of tissue and cell structures were noted in correlation with the bodies’ time spent in the Morgue’s mortuary refrigerator until the autopsy was performed, which varied between 24 hours and 22 days.

Results. All the organs sampled (lung, heart, liver and pancreas) showed severe autolytic alterations after 5 to 8 days. The most heavily affected was the pancreas, cells within Langherhans islets becoming complete autolyzed at the 36 hours mark. Inside organs, autolytic processes occur at different rates depending on the locations within that organ –deeply or superficial; in the heart after 4 or more days subendocardic myocardium shows less severe autolytic changes than the subepicardial one.

Conclusion. Autolytic processes have a delayed onset and a much lower progression rate in a cold controlled environment. Different organs suffer different rates of autolysis in correlation to their structure and enzymatic content.
Extensive spinal epidural abscess complicated with hydrocephalus
Authors: Balan Corneliu , Carp Ovidiu , Iordache Corina
Published: January 2016

Spinal epidural abscess is a rare but severe infection requiring prompt recognition in order to have a favorable outcome and appropriate treatment, mainly surgical. We present one of the largest extensions of such abscess in literature, involving the whole spine. No surgical treatment was tempted due to the involvement of 19 levels but antibiotics. The evolution of the lesion was complicated with hydrocephalus, by mechanism of cervical block of CSF flow, and needed first external derivation and later ventriculo-peritoneal drainage.
Evaluation of the clinical efficiency of transforaminal epidural steroid injection in the treatment of sciatica
Authors: Gündoğdu Zafer , Atcı İbrahim Burak , Albayrak Serdal , Yılmaz Hakan , Urfalioğlu Aykut
Published: January 2016

Objective: Evaluation of clinical efficiancy of fluoroscopy-accompanied transforaminal epidural steroid injection in patients with symptomatic lumbar foraminal intervertebral disc herniation and foraminal stenosis. Methods: Fifty patients, who underwent fluoroscopic-guided epidural steroid injection between 19.12.2013 - 28.02.2014, were evaluated retrospectively. Pain levels of patients before the procedure, after 3 weeks and after 6 months were compared using visuel analog scale (VAS). Fifty percent or more decrease, less than 50% decrease and no change in VAS were evaluated as sufficient response, insufficient response and unresponsiveness, respectively. The patients were asked whether they would undergo this process again and “Yes”, “Maybe” and “No” answers were evaluated for patient satisfaction score. Results: In 50 patients (32 female, 18 male), average pain levels were found to be 8.4 (VAS 7-9), 4.3 (VAS 1-9) and 4.4 (VAS 0-9) before the procedure, 3 weeks after the procedure and 6 months after the procedure, respectively. While thirty-seven (74%) of the patients were found to have sufficient response to treatment 3 weeks after the procedure, 10 (20%) patients were found to have insufficient response. There was no response to treatment in 3 (6%) patients. While thirty-five (70%) of the patients were found to have sufficient response to treatment 6 months after the procedure, 10 (20%) patients were found to have insufficient response. Six months after the procedure, there was no response to treatment in 5 patients (%10). Statistically significant improvement was observed when the pre and post-procedure VAS scores were compared. Forty (80%) patients gave the answer “Yes” to the question whether they would undergo this procedure again. Conclusion: We found that fluoroscopic guided transforaminal epidural steroid injection is effective in pain relief in patients with lumbar foraminal intervertebral disc herniation and foraminalstenosis that are resistant to pharmacological and physical therapy and have no absolute indication for surgery.
Air in acute Extradural Hematoma: management and outcome analysis
Authors: Satyarthee Guru Dutta
Published: January 2016

Extradural hematoma with air bubbles has been described in literature. However the significance of it needs special attention with respect to prognosis. We report five case of extradural hematoma with air bubble and its management along with pertinent literature is reviewed briefly.
Peculiarities of Professional Training Standards Development and Implementation within Competency-Based Approach: Foreign Experience
Authors: Desyatov Tymofiy
Published: January 2016

The article analyzes the development of competency-based professional training standards and their implementation into educational process in foreign countries. It determines that the main idea of competency-based approach is competency-and-active learning, which aims at complex acquirement of diverse skills and ways of practice activities via mastering respective competences. The article states that competency is the product of competence due to which a person successfully realizes themselves in different spheres of their professional engagement, gains social independence and becomes mobile and qualified. The article also dwells on the international experience of professional and training standards development, it analyses specific internal national, as well as external all-European and worldwide conceptions of professional and training standards development, conceptual foundations of competency-based approach in national higher education within the framework of global information society formation. It highlights specific aspects of standards development based on activity-oriented technologies and professional competence assessment. The article states that within the framework of competency-based teaching and training, quality-assuring actions have to ensure the correspondence of standards and learning outcomes. It informs that the labour market is represented by employers, trade unions and the government. The article explores the fact that in Russia, Ukraine and many other countries the employers and the trade unions do not collaborate to formulate their needs with regard to professional training standards, that is why the government and its administration bodies have to do the task of predicting labour market needs on their own.
Development of Teachers’ Alternative Certification in the USA
Authors: Pazyura Natalia
Published: January 2016

The article reveals the prerequisites of appearance of alternative ways to train teachers in the USA at the end of the XX century as main mechanisms to increase qualitative and quantitative characteristics of teaching staff. The author concentrates the attention on the advantages and disadvantages of non-traditional ways to acquire teaching profession. The peculiarities of the development in different states of the country, main characteristics of the training with the help of alternative programs have been found as well as the target groups have been described. Such research is clearly needed, both by policymakers and by practitioners, to determine the appropriateness of alternative certification training models in training educators to deliver quality educational programming to students, as well as their effectiveness in addressing the critical teacher shortages by increasing the pool of available teachers and reducing the turnover and retention problems. Proponents of alternative certification have asserted that such models encourage talented people from other fields to enter teaching and increase the potential supply of teachers available to reduce shortages, and that traditional teacher education programs have little substance or value in training teachers while alternative models provide intensive training and supervision focused on critical skills needed for successful teaching.
Talent Management Programmes at British, American and Canadian Universities: Comparative Study
Authors: Boichenko Maryna
Published: January 2016

The article deals with the peculiarities of talent management programmes implementation at the top British, American and Canadian universities. The essence of the main concepts of research - talent and talent management - has been revealed. Talent management is referred to as the systematic attraction, identification, development, engagement, retention and deployment of those individuals who are of particular value to an organization, either in view of their “high potential” for the future or because they are fulfilling business/ operation-critical roles. The factors that drive the development of talent management at the universities have been defined. The benefits that can be obtained as a result of talent management programmes implementation in higher education institutions have been pointed out. The differences in talent management programmes implementation at the universities of Great Britain, the USA and Canada have been found out. These differences depend mainly on the human resources policy of the institution represented in its strategic plan. It has been concluded that most top British and American higher education institutions run talent development programmes, but the target categories and forms of their implementation greatly differ. Canadian universities in the human resources policy focus on professional development of staff and faculty, but do not have special talent management programmes. Progressive conceptual ideas of foreign experience that can be used in practice of Ukrainian universities have been considered.
Experience of Forming Professional and Communicative Competency of Future Social Workers in Education Systems of Western European Countries
Authors: Baranyuk Vita
Published: January 2016

The article analyzes the experience of forming professional and communicative competency of future social workers in the education systems of Western European countries, in particular, France, Germany and Switzerland. On the basis of generalization of the studied data it has been found out that each country has its own techniques of forming professional and communicative competency of social workers, which are peculiar to its own specific character and based on the well-established traditions of a particular society. At the same time it has been defined that basic qualities which social workers should have for efficient professional and communicative activity (striving for communication, ability to establish communicative interaction with different members of society, knowledge of professional speech etiquette etc.) are common for all countries. The content of the forming professional and communicative competency of students in the education systems of France, Germany and Switzerland has been analyzed. Forms and methods used in the educational process in order to develop professional and communicative competency of the future social workers have been defined. It has been found out that the theoretical training of students is closely linked to the usage of acquired communication skills and habits in the process of practical training, which is given much study time aimed at obtaining by the students a maximum professional experience in the real terms of communicative interaction. It has been defined that a modern pattern of forming professional and communicative competency of future social workers in the higher educational establishments of Ukraine should be created in the unity of social factors of our country and foreign experience.
Is The Principle Of Magna Carta Regarding Religious Liberties Applied In Macedonia?
Authors: Nuhija Bekim
Published: January 2016

Human rights were analyzed and described in many writings from older times. If we consider their fame and historical value, most important ones are: Great Charter of Freedoms (Magna Carta Libertatum) of 1215, the Law on Rights (Bill of Rights) of 1689, the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America (1776) and the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen (1789).

In Chapter 1 of Magna Carta was described the freedom of religion – it established the freedom of the English church from state interference.

Today, implementation of this principle, challenges the communities to examine the part they might play in the development of a liberal democracy and to be part of the solution rather than part of the problem in internal and international relations.

The restitution of the expropriated congregational properties – concretely of the Islamic Community of Macedonia remains open and can reflect the level of respect of human rights in general and religious and property rights in particular.

The aim of this paper is to bring some facts on actual situation regarding the implementation of religious and related rights and discuss the way this principle has found its implementation in Macedonian legislations.

Also this paper will seek to identify the problems that occur regarding these rights.
Magna Carta And Its Significant Role For Rule Of Law In The Republic Of Macedonia
Authors: Shumanovska-Spasovska Ivana , Bitrakov Konstantin
Published: January 2016

One of the most important and famous historical documents from the English legal and constitutional legacy is the Magna Carta Libertatum. Signed and sealed in the year 1215 the Magna Carta is further on viewed as the sole inception of the idea of limiting the power of the ruler trough legal rules. That limitation is to be made with legal rules that are binding for everyone, even the monarch. Therefore, the Great Charter is viewed as the first document signed by a monarch with which, the principle of supremacy of the law is set out. That supremacy of the law has been further on developed by eminent scholars and practitioners, eventually leading to the development of the concept of rule of law. Rule of law, as a concept, means that the royal authority (or the executive branch of power) is going to be inferior to the law. However, this concept means a lot more than simply that. Unlike the principle of legal state, the rule of law is closely linked to justice, separation of powers and legal certainty. All of these concepts are actually prerequisites for its existence. That is why each of them is separately examined and elaborated. Furthermore, as one of the most important principles the rule of law had a great influence on the constitutional (and legal) systems around the world. Since the Republic of Macedonia strives to become a democratic state where the rule of law is established and developed it is important to elaborate the influence of this principle in it. Therefore, the research gravitates over the principle of rule of law in the Republic of Macedonia.
The Female Experience of the Other
Authors: Owczarek Dorota
Published: January 2016

The following paper deals with the problem of the transformation of the female self from the ethnocentric stage to the ethnorelative stage, as portrayed in Osa Johnson’s “autobiographical” account of her trips in the book I married adventure. The author attempts to show the metamorphosis of the protagonist by relating her experiences to the developmental model of cultural sensitivity, as proposed by M.J. Bennett. It is argued that the protagonist assumes the role of the Other in relation to her husband in the same way that indigenous people appear as the Other in relation to the protagonist. The slight yet detectable change in her perception of the Other constitutes an attempt to liberate herself from the position of the subordinate white female.
Verification of internal risk measure estimates
Authors: Davis Mark H. A.
Published: January 2016

This paper concerns sequential computation of risk measures for financial data and asks how, given a risk measurement procedure, we can tell whether the answers it produces are ‘correct’. We draw the distinction between ‘external’ and ‘internal’ risk measures and concentrate on the latter, where we observe data in real time, make predictions and observe outcomes. It is argued that evaluation of such procedures is best addressed from the point of view of probability forecasting or Dawid’s theory of ‘prequential statistics’ [12]. We introduce a concept of ‘calibration’ of a risk measure in a dynamic setting, following the precepts of Dawid’s weak and strong prequential principles, and examine its application to quantile forecasting (VaR – value at risk) and to mean estimation (applicable to CVaR – expected shortfall). The relationship between these ideas and ‘elicitability’ [24] is examined. We show in particular that VaR has special properties not shared by any other risk measure. Turning to CVaR we argue that its main deficiency is the unquantifiable tail dependence of estimators. In a final section we show that a simple data-driven feedback algorithm can produce VaR estimates on financial data that easily pass both the consistency test and a further newly-introduced statistical test for independence of a binary sequence.
Considerations Regarding Alpine Rivers And Their Ligneous Vegetation With Myricaria germanica In The Maramureş Mountains Nature Park (Romania)
Authors: Danci Oana
Published: January 2016

The habitat 3230 Mountain rivers and their ligneous vegetation with Myricaria germanica was not listed in the standard form based on which the Natura 2000 site ROSCI0124 Maramureș Mountains was declared. The aim of this study is to offer some new information regarding the structure, distribution and ecology of the Natura 2000 habitat 3230 Mountain rivers and their ligneous vegetation with Myricaria germanica in Maramureș Mountains Nature Park. The ecological importance of habitat 3230 results from the capacity of Myricaria germanica to colonize new deposits of gravels and set up new biocoenoses, this ability being possible only in the case of natural morphodynamics of the mountain streams, not influenced by human activities.
Use Of Poachers’ Catches For Studying Fish Fauna In The Water Bodies Of The Transcarpathian Region (Ukraine)
Authors: Didenko Alexander , Velykopolsky Igor , Chuklin Andrey
Published: January 2016

We compared techniques used by poachers to capture fishes in the streams and stagnant water bodies of the Tisa River basin in Ukraine, which included: gill nets, lift nets, screen nets, electrofishing devices, spears, concussion, and beach seine. In total, 38 species were observed in poachers’ catches, among which the most abundant were nase (Chondrostoma nasus), Carpathian barbel (Barbus carpathicus), chub (Squalius cephalus), crucian carp (Carassius gibelio), and minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus). The highest diversity of species was observed in gill nets (25 species in rivers and 10 in stagnant waters), lift nets (20 species in rivers and eight in stagnant waters), and electrofishing (19 species). Poachers’ catches can provide information on fish species’ compositions and relative abundance in montane rivers; but there are biases associated with each technique.
A Survey On Ionic And Metabolite Factors Of Blood Serum In Kutum (Rutilus frisii kutum)
Authors: Afkhami Majid , Bastami Kazem Darvish , Shabani Nariman , Soltani Farzane
Published: January 2016

In this study, ionic parameters and metabolite factors (cholesterol, total protein, and glucose) of serum and their interrelationships were detected in 48 specimens of kutum (Rutilus frisii kutum) captured during spawning migration. Blood sampling was conducted by cutting the caudal peduncle of each sample, and blood was collected into heparinized and sterile capillary glass tubes.

Results indicated that values of Na+, Ca+2, K+, and Mg+2 revealed the highest to the lowest content in blood serum of kutum, respectively. Cholesterol concentration was higher than glucose and the latter was estimated more than total protein. Na+ was positively correlated with Mg+2 (P < 0.01), whereas it shows reversed correlations with glucose (P < 0.01) and pH (P < 0.05). The results deduced in the present trail, might improve reproductive and farming management of this valuable species.
Research On Water Quality Used In The Milk Industry In Sibiu County (Transylvania, Romania)
Authors: Tiţa Mihaela , Dabija Adrian , Tiţa Ovidiu , Naiaretti Daniela
Published: January 2016

Dairy wastewater consists of transport water and raw materials washing, technology water, condensation water or cooling water from the washing and disinfecting rooms, manufacturing and packaging equipment cleaning and water from plumbing. These wastewaters are characterized by a high turnover of physico-chemical and microbiological properties due to their composition and origin variety. Because of the composition of protein, fat, and lactose, wastewater cannot be discharged to the sewerage system before their purification, because the mere disposal would pollute the environment. The main purpose of this research is to monitorize the quality of water in the milk processors industry, in order to ensure food security by framing it within the limits permitted by current rules.
Creating A System For Upstream - Downstream Fish Migration Over The First And The Second Discharge Sills Downstream Of Mănăştur Dam On The Someşul Mic River (Cluj Napoca, Transylvania, Romania)
Authors: Voicu Răzvan , Merten Eric
Published: January 2016

The paper presents a case study that proposes a technical solution to facilitate fish migration upstream the discharge sills located on Someşul Mic River, near the Mănăştur Dam from the Cluj Napoca Town. The proposed solution provides building of a system to facilitate fish migration, placed on the left bank of Someşul Mic River, meant to restore the longitudinal connectivity of Someşul Mic River in front of the Mănăştur Dam discharge sills and to facilitate the access of the migratory fish species to upstream breeding habitats. The proposed migration system is based on using traction of winches and the gravitational fall of water and will lead to the restoration of the longitudinal connection of the Someşul Mic River near the weir selected as case study, and will reconnect a habitat with a length of around one km, that will contribute to insuring of optimal conditions for developing migratory fish species present in the area.
Experimental Verification Of Selected Risk Factors Disrupting eCall System Function
Authors: Žabenský Jakub , Ščurek Radomír , Toh Wei Hong Jeremy
Published: January 2016

Due to the still increasing requirements of the European Union on motor vehicles safety standards, its manufacturers are forced to adapting, developing and implementing new design features increasing level of passive protection of passengers as well as implementing systems affecting active protection level. Both of these kinds of protection help to reduce the severity of subsequent damage to passegners during an accident or to prevent the accident occurance, but do not help to shorten the time span between this accident occurance and arrival of the rescue service. This function provides an emergency call system, which is capable of immediate automatic transfer of information about the accident via GSM network to the emergency call center. This transfer, unfortunately, could be disrupted by certain risk factors, which are experimentally evaluated in the article.
Traveling through Liminal Space
Authors: Azim Katharina A.
Published: January 2016

This autoethnography describes a moment in my two-year experience with United States immigration. Using postcolonial theory, I illustrate the liminal spaces between a comfortable identifiable life and bureaucratic processes of immigration services. During appointments at a U.S. consulate, I found myself struggling with identity confusion and feelings of Otherness as a legally dependent spouse to a Middle Eastern man. My former perspectives as a Western professional female were challenged because they did not comply with cultural norms posed by immigration services. This forced me to closely examine how my lifestyle deviated from normative expectations of heteronormative relationships and Western female identity. Thematizing identity negotiations and the shifting of my positionalities in a space of foreign authority may illustrate the inner struggles of helplessness and frustration and the removal of cultural privileges. Data were collected from personal journal entries and reflexive subjective analytic memos to employ an autoethnographic methodology.
Researched to Death
Authors: Blair Nerida
Published: January 2016

Indigenous peoples in Australia are actively engaging in research in ways never before seen. Indigenous voices are centring themselves in the research process and in the stories told as a result of more than two centuries of research that has defined, categorised, and castigated us as peoples. This article centres Australian Indigenous peoples’ voices and experiences in the research process and in the storys1 told. Sixty-five Indigenous peoples interviewed in four communities from New South Wales and Western Australia are ‘talkin up’ their experiences of being researched to death. The article then moves to a discussion about the need for linguistic competence, decolonisation, and Indigenous ontological and epistemological frameworks in research contexts.
The Web of Yearning
Authors: Ezell Stephanie , Gorman Geraldine
Published: January 2016

We are two hospice nurses. One has been in practice for a couple of decades, the other for two years. We traded writing, forming a call and response on the experience of loss—in our practice, in our lives. They are inextricable. Disturb one strand in the web of yearning and the reverberations spread throughout. We presented this at the 10th International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry. One of us spoke in italics; one did not. Throughout, the spirit of T.S. Eliot presided, from Norman Denzin's welcome at the conference opening to our conclusion. We are grateful that the congress grants voice to what is so often muffled.
Editorial
Authors: Mayorga Witton Becerra
Published: January 2016

La revista Análisis, que desde 1968 viene acompañando la formación de los tomasinos, me ha abierto sus páginas para presentar al lector un número monográfico sobre lingüística y literatura. Que sea esta la oportunidad para presentar mi agradecimiento al claustro que me ha formado y que me sigue formando desde la labor docente.
Frege y el proyecto logicista, una revolución en la fundamentación de la filosofía
Authors: Fonseca Miguel
Published: January 2016

El presente artículo pretende mostrar al logicismo (e l proyecto que intenta reducir la aritmética a la lógica) como el punto central e ini­cial de la filosofía de Frege. Esto implica una nueva perspectiva para analizar sus trabajos semánticos finales y el sentido de los conceptos sin und bedeutung (sentidoy referencia) como la base de la filosofía del lenguaje.
Vocabulario dialectal de Cartagena, Barranquilla y Montería (VDCBM)
Authors: Martínez Claudina Peralta
Published: January 2016

El presente artículo constituye una primera aproximación para la creación de un vocabulario dialectal de la costa caribe colombiana. En este primer acercamiento se visitaron las ciudades de Barranquilla, Cartagena y Montería, con el fin de obtener un corpus representativo a través de la aplicación de encuestas y conversaciones grabadas de manera informal, que diera cuenta de la variedad léxica de esta región. Se tuvo en cuenta que el contexto verbal permitiera percibir la signifi­cación de la palabra y su aplicación en el mismo, así como los rasgos semánticos y las propiedades gramaticales. Seguidamente se procedió a desarrollar la parte correspondiente a la técnica lexicográfica, en la que se define cada entrada atendiendo a las particularidades de uso de los hablantes de esta región del país, proporcionando ejemplos que permitan la contextualización de cada entrada o lema. En este trabajo se presenta un total de cincuenta y dos entradas y un total de cincuenta y siete acepciones.
Bartolomé de Las Casas: una mirada política de la encomienda
Authors: Quintero Edwin Camacho
Published: January 2016

La figura de Bartolomé de Las Casas es problemática, oscila entre los extremos que ven en él un Santo militante en la causa de la humanidad o un demente guiado por complejos narcisistas más que por un sentido humanitario hacia los indios. Tras la maraña de interpretaciones, diatribas y apologías tejidas durante casi cinco siglos, su pensamiento ofrece terrenos aún inexplorados en especial su última etapa de maduración al interior del iusnaturalismo salmantino. Desde esta perspectiva, su tratamiento del problema de la encomienda trasciende los aspectos morales para ofrecer una mirada política que tiene como supuesto la consolidación del Estado
absolutista español, y la reproducción problemática de prácticas medievales en el gobierno de las indias.
De la cárcel teórico-metafísica a la libertad metafórica-experiencial
Authors: Benavides Ever Vega
Published: January 2016

Hablar de multiculturalidad, diálogo de religiones, pluralismo y diversidad en el ámbito teológico se ha vuelto particularmente difícil en el mundo cristiano católico. Esto se debe a un tipo de comprensión de la teología, a un tipo de manejo de autoridad y a un tipo de racionalidad. Para hacerlo, para hablar de un paradigma
pluralista en la teología o desde la teología cristiana católica, es necesario revisar el discurso y la racionalidad desde donde se aborda. El presente trabajo pretende mostrar la necesidad de volver al lenguaje metafórico y al rescate de la experiencia vital que legitime el discurso teológico en procura de un espacio para el diálogo con otras posibilidades y narraciones de fe.
Mito, rito y territorio: un modelo para entender la regulación en y entre los sistemas culturales
Authors: Mesa Julio Ernesto Rojas
Published: January 2016

La presente reflexión apunta a construir una perspectiva de análisis local, acerca de la manera como el mito y el rito, entendidos desde una perspectiva indígena, pueden ser elementos de análisis de los sistemas de regulación y autorregulación de las sociedades que habitan el territorio nacional.
Genetic phenomenology and potentiality: a new insight to the theory of impathy in Husserl
Authors: Barber Michael D.
Published: January 2016

The following article has a main objective to re-read the theory of Empathy (Einfülung) by Edmund Husserl, through an analysis of the concept of analogic aprehension, since the critics by Alfred Schutz on his text The problem of trascendental intersubjectivity in Hussert.
Contemplación estética vs. mirada fenomenológica: una mirada a la estética fenomenológica y a la fenomenología del arte en Edmund husserl
Authors: Báez Román Alejandro Chávez
Published: January 2016

A través de una reconstrucción de los pasajes epistolares y de las menciones que en diversas obras (programáticas y de husserliana) hace Husserl sobre el arte, el presente estudio se propone mostrar las claves para una “estética fenomenológica” que asume la reducción fenomenológica como una actitud epistémica análoga a la intuición estética, y a la cual Husserl se refirió como un campo fértil para investigaciones futuras. En este sentido, se asume que el modo de proceder de la fenomenología realiza en cierta forma la contemplación estética.