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Tackling modern slavery
Authors: Bonvoisin Toby
Published: June 2018

Modern slavery is becoming an increasingly recognised problem in the UK and some patients accessing primary care services may be victims. What can general practices do to help address the problem?
Glandular fever: Management in primary care
Authors: Tinsley Elizabeth
Published: June 2018

Elizabeth Tinsley explains how primary care professionals are ideally placed to diagnose and treat glandular fever
Can working at scale deliver real change in general practice?
Authors: Taylor Keith
Published: June 2018

Developing technology and digital tools in combination with GP practices working at scale have provided a compelling case to mitigate many of the current issues facing the primary care sector and the wider NHS, says Keith Taylor
The greatest gift
Authors: Moffat Polly
Published: June 2018

Ahead of the government's funding announcement for the NHS' 70th birthday, think tanks have warned of the challenges the service could face without the cash it needs
Characterizing the recent decline of water consumption in Italian cities
Authors: Sauri Pujol David , Baldino Noemi
Published: June 2018

There is increasingly more evidence showing that domestic water consumption is decreasing in many urban areas of the developed world. A large and heterogeneous set of factors may explain this decrease, ranging from structural phenomena, such as changes in the composition of urban populations or in the economic basis of cities to the implementation of more conscious policies such as technological improvements; citizen awareness or higher water prices and taxes. In this paper we examine the drop in water consumption for the ten largest Italian cities. The Italian water sector is characterized by a highly fragmented governance structure that results in a significantly inefficient distribution network, which might be highly exposed to the effects of climate change. However, there is strong opposition to privatization. In the paper we document the drop in water consumption in the largest Italian cities showing demographic (aging), social (migration) and economic (income) factors at the same time. Although it is unlikely that one single reason can explain the declining trend, our conclusion points to a combination of structural factors and specific policies that seem to be more intense in the Northern and Central cities than in the Southern cities.
La elevación de las temperaturas en el norte de la Comunidad Valenciana: valor y naturaleza (1950-2016)
Authors: Quereda Sala José , Montón Chiva Enrique , Quereda Vázquez Victoria
Published: June 2018

Este estudio trata de evaluar rigurosamente la magnitud del calentamiento climático en la Comunidad Valenciana. Magnitud que constituye el eje científico básico del trascendente proceso de Cambio Climático. La investigación se ha basado en los registros de la red regional de AEMET (Agencia Estatal de Meteorología) de 10 observatorios, con series de más de 67 años, que abarcan el período 1950-2016 en la Comunidad Valenciana (23.255 km²). El UHI (índice de calor urbano) fue determinado experimentalmente y las interacciones aire-mar registradas en la plataforma marina y en el observatorio de las Islas Columbretes también han sido utilizadas en el estudio. Un análisis regional que ha evidenciado la magnitud del calentamiento y mostrado algunas correlaciones físicas sobre las causas de este aumento de temperatura. En este sentido, la contribución de la radiación solar al forzamiento térmico, al menos regionalmente, puede ser algo mayor que el 10% reconocido en el Quinto Informe del IPCC (Grupo Intergubernamental sobre el Cambio Climático).
Marginación y costos de inundación en el Estado de México, México
Authors: Mancino Mariana , Adame Martínez Salvador , Cadena Vargas Edel , Hinojosa Reyes Raquel
Published: June 2018

El presente trabajo presenta el diseño de un estudio multitemporal, principalmente metodológico, para el cálculo de los daños potenciales tangibles directos producidos por inundaciones en las zonas habitacionales del Estado de México, República Mexicana, a una escala de desagregación detallada como son las secciones electorales. Para lograrlo se calculará el Índice de Marginación a nivel sección electoral y se aplicará una metodología ya existente para el cálculo de daños para el periodo 2000-2012.La investigación se realizó mediante la utilización de software de cálculos estadísticos y Sistemas de Información Geográfica, para el procesamiento, análisis y representación cartográfica de los datos espaciales.
Urban heat island analysis using the ‘local climate zone’ scheme in Presidente Prudente, Brazil
Authors: Cardoso Renata dos Santos , Amorim Margarete Cristiane de Costa Trindade
Published: June 2018

Although urban heat islands (UHIs) have been widely studied, a recent climate-based classification of urban and rural landscapes provides a new framework for UHI researchers. Based on the Local Climate Zone (LCZ) system, we studied heat islands in a tropical city, analysing the effects of urban morphology and surface cover on UHI intensity. Mobile measurements were taken in Presidente Prudente, São Paulo, Brazil, on five winter evenings (June and July 2014). Observed temperatures across the city show compact built zones with higher temperatures, followed by open midsize, lightweight low-rise, and low plants zones. A maximum nocturnal temperature difference of more than 5°C was detected between areas with significant differences in physical characteristics (ΔT LCZ 24–D), whereas average inter-zone thermal differences reached 3.8ºC (ΔT LCZ 3–D).
Hacia una teoría del prólogo: a propósito de Miguel de Unamuno
Authors: Ferrari Marta Beatriz
Published: June 2018

En este artículo partimos de la demanda que el filósofo danés Søren Kierkegaard formulara en su libro Prólogos (1844) acerca de la necesidad de elaborar una teoría del prólogo, algo que más de un siglo después llevó adelante Gérard Genette en su estudio sobre los llamados «paratextos» y que tituló precisamente Umbrales, haciendo referencia a los aledaños del texto. Luego de realizar un rápido recorrido a través de varios textos, entre ellos Cinco prefacios a cinco libros no escritos (1872) de Friedrich Nietzsche, «Fuera–de–libro (Prefacios)» (1972) de Jaques Derrida y Prólogos con un prólogo de prólogos (1975) de Jorge Luis Borges, nos detendremos especialmente en el caso paradigmático de Miguel de Unamuno y en su filiación con Macedonio Fernández. Las conclusiones apuntan a subrayar la novedad que este «género» adquiere en las formulaciones de estos escritores: el gesto autorreferencial de teorizar desde el prólogo sobre el prólogo en un ejercicio de deconstrucción y resignificación del mismo. El lugar privilegiado que ambos asignan al problema teórico de lo marginal versus lo central, de lo abierto versus lo cerrado, de lo concluso versus lo inconcluso responde a una común concepción estética que apuesta por el fragmento, el esbozo o el proyecto provisional deconstruyendo la mímesis realista del XIX.
Materia de teoría. Conferencias públicas y recepción de la ciencia en Argentina (1800–1930)
Authors: De Asúa Miguel
Published: June 2018

En Argentina, un espacio científico ambiguamente periférico, algunas teorías de las ciencias exactas y naturales fueron recibidas de manera simultánea y (en parte) contradictoria por un micro–universo de expertos con acceso a los medios especializados y por el público general a través de conferencias públicas o textos con algún tipo de intención o aura estética. Es el caso de la teoría copernicana, de la evolución de Darwin y de la relatividad. Uno de estos formatos de difusión de teorías fueron los ejercicios literarios públicos emprendidos por actores culturales prominentes. Estos intérpretes buscaron legitimar intereses particulares, proyectos políticos o sistemas de ideas articulando el prestigio y autoridad social de la ciencia con el despliegue de recursos retóricos a efectos de comunicar más efectivamente su mensaje. En este trabajo reviso, desde esta perspectiva y con el trasfondo de las respectivas nubes contextuales, tres conferencias públicas históricamente significativas en las que tuvieron un papel relevante cada una de las teorías señaladas: la «Prolusión académica» de Pedro Cerviño (enero 1806), el discurso de Sarmiento en el «Funeral cívico» de Darwin (30 de mayo de 1882) y la conferencia de Lugones «El tamaño del espacio» (14 agosto de 1920).
Argentina: la ciencia y la ficción
Authors: Campanna Pablo
Published: June 2018

Dentro de la literatura argentina, la ciencia ficción es un género que cuenta con autores notables pero nunca ha llegado a tener pleno arraigo. Si en países con mayor desarrollo industrial el género ha servido para despertar vocaciones por la ciencia, aquí la relación ciencia/ciencia ficción ha sido menos explícita, aun en el caso de autores con formación científica. Muy distinto fue el proyecto de la revista Más allá que introdujo el género en Argentina durante los años cincuenta. El suyo fue el mayor esfuerzo por abrir el diálogo entre las «dos culturas» y trabajar por su integración.
Ciencia, música, literatura. Sobre Marcelo Cohen
Authors: Chiani Miriam
Published: June 2018

Sostenida en sus comienzos en el terreno de la ciencia, la poética de Cohen desplazará su interés hacia el ámbito de la música. Pero este desvío no implicará el abandono de la base científica sino la apertura de esa base al contacto y a la contigüidad con el nuevo orden simbólico. Se exploran aquí los nudos, o los puntos de articulación que pueden leerse entre algunas manifestaciones musicales como el free jazz, que no propiciarían el cómodo retorno del oído al reposo o la vuelta hacia lo mismo y el concepto de entropía positiva de Prigogine. La alianza ciencia/música conformaría un eficaz dispositivo para esta poética narrativa cuya dimensión política se juega especialmente en la rebeldía de los lenguajes y las formas, frente a los relatos hegemónicos que constituyen el mundo, reduciéndolo, deteniéndolo, con su ramplona y falaz repetición.
Medicina y literatura: los remedios literarios del Dr. Wilde
Authors: Gasparini Sandra
Published: June 2018

Eduardo Wilde, médico, escritor y político argentino nacido en Bolivia durante el exilio de sus padres, presidente en dos oportunidades (1880 y 1898) del Departamento Nacional de Higiene, se convirtió en sus textos en ese médico nuevo que debía luchar contra epidemias, lidiar a solas con la muerte y las tragedias íntimas de cada familia. Representándose como protagonista de esos relatos que combinan reflexión, anécdota, evaluación, descripciones impecables que rozan el naturalismo y el gótico en dos derivas diferentes crea un pivote perfecto para que esa masa textual que parece ir a la deriva de las digresiones o de los «relatos al caso» tenga un anclaje en la mirada médica que describe, analiza y diagnostica con cáustica ironía. El cruce de la experiencia médica sobre los cuerpos con lo autobiográfico es capitalizado por el narrador como un saber sobre lo natural y como una contienda contra la hipocresía del sentido común. El saber científico se incorpora como un discurso que explica el mundo hasta sus bordes aunque es limitado: la ciencia médica se presenta como sistema incompleto pero a la vez necesario para regular la muerte —la epidemia, la mortalidad infantil—. La lectura se centra en algunos textos de Tiempo perdido (1878) y Prometeo & Cia (1899).
Sobre: Juan Benet. Guerra y literatura, de Nora Catelli
Authors: Fumis Daniela
Published: June 2018

Sobre: Juan Benet. Guerra y literatura, de Nora Catelli. Barcelona: Libros de la resistencia, 2015.
Sobre: El tiempo de la convalecencia. Fragmentos de un diario en Facebook, de Alberto Giordano
Authors: Gerbaudo Analía
Published: June 2018

Sobre: El tiempo de la convalecencia. Fragmentos de un diario en Facebook, de Alberto Giordano. Rosario: Iván Rosado, 2017
Sobre: Las lenguas vivas. Zonas de exilio y traducción en Manuel Puig, de Delfina Cabrera
Authors: Goldchluk Graciela
Published: June 2018

Sobre: Las lenguas vivas. Zonas de exilio y traducción en Manuel Puig, de Delfina Cabrera. Buenos Aires: Prometeo Libros, 2016
Petrophysical Analysis of Well Logs for the Estimation of Oil Reserves in Southern Niger Delta
Authors: S S Paul , . Okwueze , E E , K I Udo
Published: June 2018

Gamma Ray log, Resistivity log, Density log, Micro-spherical focus log (MSFL), Deep Induction log (ILD) , Medium Induction log(ILM) and Spontaneous Potential (SP) log were collected for 2 wells in onshore Niger Delta. These insitu well logs were analyzed and interpreted. Porosity, permeability, water saturation, reservoir thickness and Shale volume were estimated for each hydrocarbon bearing zone delineated for each well. The parameters obtained were further analyzed and interpreted quantitatively to estimate the hydrocarbon potentials of each well. Twelve reservoir zones of interest (sand bodies) were delineated, correlated across the field and were ranked using average results of petrophysical parameters. In well one, Reservoirs E and F were identified as the thickest with 41ft each while reservoir A is the smallest in thickness (30ft). Petrophysical properties of hydrocarbon bearing zones delineated in well one ranged from 17.81% to 23.20% for porosity, 1292.09mD to 2018.17mD for permeability and 56.40% to 68.40% for hydrocarbon saturation compared to well 2 with 14.67% to 19.52% for porosity, 1211.61mD to1843.11mD for permeability and 51.80% to 66.40% for hydrocarbon saturation. The estimated averages of petrophysical properties for well one are 20.14% porosity, 1643.65mD permeability, 63.20% hydrocarbon saturation compared to well 2 with 15.55% porosity, 1582.58mD permeability and 61.93% hydrocarbon saturation. Results show 148.45MMBB and 145.91MMBB as oil reserve (Recoverable) for the field. From the results obtained, well one is likely to be more productive than well [2] and the field has exploitable oil in place.
Discipline at the school: Examination of school administrators' views about discipline and disciplinary problems
Authors: Sadık Fatma , Öztürk Halil İbrahim
Published: June 2018

This research is a phenomenology study which is one of the qualitative studies that examines the views of school administrators about discipline and disciplinary problems. 18 high school administrators participated to the research in Kozan district. Data collected by interview were analyzed by content analysis method. As a result of the study, school administrators defined the discipline as responsibility, system and order. A disciplined school must have the following features: everyone fulfills their duties, students should be academically successful, the educational materials are complete, and schools are clean and orderly. School administrators listed common disciplinary problems as: unfulfilled academic responsibilities at high school, the use of harmful substances, disobeying the dress code and violence. Administrators have associated discipline problems with student characteristics and the attitudes of their families. As a result of the research, it is seen that the school administrators prompt guidance service, classroom teacher and family cooperation in the process of managing the disciplinary problems, and they also take care to make interview and guidance work with the students. School administrators' expectations are that the parents should support the school's decisions and that the discipline regulation in the education system should be updated in accordance with the social conditions.
The reflection of the attitudes and learning processes to learning environments with authentic tasks in life science class
Authors: Gündogan Aslı , Gültekin Mehmet
Published: June 2018

The purpose of this study was to determine the reflections of authentic task-based learning environments upon students’ learning processes and attitudes regarding the course of Life Science. In the study, which was designed in mixed model, the embedded experimental design was used. The study was carried out in an elementary school third-grade class and conducted in five weeks. The research data were collected via the Attitude Scale for Life Science Course, observations and video records, and semi-structured interviews held with the teacher, students and parents. In this respect, the results demonstrated that authentic task-based learning environments had positive influence on the students’ attitudes towards the course of Life Science. In addition, it was found that in authentic task-based learning environments, the students applied higher-order thinking skills, developed different viewpoints, shared their real-life experiences, made related reflections, benefited from the primary sources, studies cooperatively, maintained communication with their friends out of class environment, undertook multiple roles, associated the authentic context with their own lives, and made use of experts’ experiences in real life. Besides all, it was concluded that the students and their parents generally reported positive views about the use of authentic task-based learning environments and found the current application effective.
The Status of Web Mapping in North American Higher Education
Authors: Sack Carl M
Published: June 2018

Most maps are now consumed online, yet colleges and universities struggle to keep their cartography and GIScience curricula up to date with the use of modern web technologies. I present a qualitative interview study aimed at providing insight into current teaching practices, along with challenges that may hamper the uptake of web mapping technologies in the classroom. The study involved interviews with 20 instructors of web mapping courses at colleges and universities in the United States and Canada. Participants were asked about the overall vision for their web mapping courses, the scope of material covered, what specific topics are included, which web technologies they use and why, their preferred teaching pedagogy, and what challenges they have experienced. The results highlighted several strategies that cartography and GIS instructors can use to implement or increase the inclusion of web mapping in their curricula.
Sprawozdanie z Ogólnopolskiej Konferencji Naukowej „Nauka i praktyka w służbie człowiekowi pracy: «Inspekcja Pracy – wyzwania przyszłości»”, Wydział Prawa i Administracji Uniwersytetu im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu, 27 października 2016 r.
Authors: Jakubowska Izabela
Published: June 2018

Sprawozdanie z Ogólnopolskiej Konferencji Naukowej „Nauka i praktyka w służbie człowiekowi pracy: «Inspekcja Pracy – wyzwania przyszłości»”, Wydział Prawa i Administracji Uniwersytetu im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu, 27 października 2016 r.
Zwolnienie od podatku od czynności cywilnoprawnych sprzedaży gospodarstwa rolnego jako forma pomocy de minimis w rolnictwie
Authors: Trela Anna
Published: June 2018

This paper analyses the regulation of Article 9 point 2 of the Act of 9 September 2000 on the tax civil law transactions (CLT). The said provision applies to the exemption from the sales tax if the object of sale is a farm holding or a property included in a farm holding. The amendments of 2015 to the above mentioned Act added a sentence which provides that “such exemption constitutes a de minimis help in agriculture referred to in Regulation EC No 1408/2013 of 18 December 2013 concerning the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union regarding the de minimis help in the agricultural sector”. This new wording of Article 9 point 2 of the Act on CLT has entailed many doubts regarding the allowable level of exemption, the principles of its calculation and recovery. Hence the need to analyse the relevant legal provisions of the EC Regulation. In the author’s opinion the Regulation contains no provision stating that if the combined sum of help exceeds the predetermined ceiling it will be exempted from the provision, even if only up to the level not exceeding the ceiling. Under the current provisions the de minimis help in agriculture may not exceed EUR 15 000, also in the event referred to in Article 9 point 2 of the Act on CLT. Due to the lack of consistent legal provisions regarding tax exemptions, the authoress decided to present in the article other instruments available under Polish law, which provide for the de minimis help in agriculture.
Rozważania na temat represyjnych i prewencyjnych elementów odpowiedzialności odszkodowawczej na przykładzie instytucji odszkodowania karnego (punitive damages) w świetle orzeczenia Sądu Najwyższego oraz Trybunału Konstytucyjnego
Authors: Kochanowski Maciej
Published: June 2018

The verdict of the Supreme Court of 11 October 2013 (fi le I CSK 697/12) and the decision of the Constitutional Tribunal of 25 June 2015 (fi le SK 32/14) are discussed and their signifi cance for the understanding of punitive damages analysed. The main problem discussed in this paper is the question whether there is room under Polish law for punitive damages modelled a common law system and whether the adoption of this solution could possibly infl uence the basic premises constituting the liability for damages already adopted. The main focus has been put on the argumentation of the Supreme Court presented in its verdict regarding the possibility of enforcing by Polish courts a judgment in which a foreign court awarded punitive damages, and the arguments of the Constitutional Tribunal regarding the constitutionality of a legal provision establishing a possibility of fl at-rate damages, being awarded and increased in the event of the determination of guilt by the breaching party. Certain detailed provisions that are contradictory from the point of view of the fundamental assumptions underlying the liability for damages in Polish law and the laws of most European legal systems (and the German system in particular) are also examined. Further, a synthetic analysis of the positive and negative aspects of punitive damages identifi ed by other researchers is presented. This is followed by a mention of other institutions available under Polish law which may constitute an alternative to punitive damages, at least when it comes to the provision of an adequate preventive and punitive measure in the event of gross or culpable damage.
Unia polsko-rosyjska z 1815 r. na tle unii lubelskiej i projektów unii Rzeczypospolitej i Rosji z XVI i XVII w.
Authors: Wojas Jakub
Published: June 2018

The lifetime of the Kingdom of Poland – a state connected with the Russian Empire by a union – has not been unequivocally assessed in Polish historiography. On the one hand, the Kingdom had its own army, administration and a very liberal constitution, and had quickly achieved economic prosperity. On the other hand, within a few years of its creation, there occurred the fi rst violations of the Constitution and the persecutions of those who opposed these infringements. A significant event was the revolt of the Cadets of 29 November 1830, which turned into a uprising, today referred to as the November Uprising. This article is the analysis of the legal aspects of the Polish-Russian union created in 1815. It is then compared with the Union of Lublin and the drafts of planned unions between the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Tsardom of Russia in the 16th and 17th centuries. The circumstances which led to the creation of the Kingdom of Poland and its union with the Russian Empire, as well as the earlier attempts to create one state of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Russian Empire, as well as the principles of a union of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania are presented. The principles upon which these unions were to be based are subsequently compared and analysed. A particular emphasis has been placed on the issues related to the international legal status of the Kingdom of Poland. In this context questions such as: the treaty-making power and jus legationis have also been asked. Another important issue discussed in the paper is also the role of the king in matters concerning foreign policy and a possible role of Russia in these matters. The results of this analysis allow to formulate a more objective assessment of the period of the Kingdom of Poland, focusing on its legal status and position, and in particular on the relation with the Russian Empire.
Kierunki zmian w prawie o bezpieczeństwie morskim
Authors: Nawrot Justyna
Published: June 2018

The article tackles the issue of amendments to Polish maritime safety law which has been amended a number of times since it came to life several years ago. The last amendments of 2015 have been the most profound and complex. Today, maritime safety is given much more importance than several dozen years ago. The public and private aspects of maritime safety became the focus of attention rather recently but are now a branch of law that is developing the most dynamically. As has been shown in the paper, although private maritime law was already known in the Ancient Times, public-private law regulations were adopted only after the sinking of the Titanic in 1912. Still, it is not the private but the public aspects of maritime safety law which constitutes the major challenge. The abundance of international and European legislation ought to prompt the Polish legislator to consider a possible adoption of one comprehensive maritime safety act which would approach the whole matter in question in a systematic manner. The deliberations presented in the paper sum up the amendments to maritime safety law made so far. They are also an attempt to analyse the new legal order more deeply, and propose some more general de lege ferenda conclusions. The analysis is set in a wider context, taking into account the amendments introduced to international and EU regulations.
W sprawie habilitacji w projektach założeń Prawa szkolnictwa wyższego (Ustawa 2.0)
Authors: Wojtczak Krystyna
Published: June 2018

W sprawie habilitacji w projektach założeń Prawa szkolnictwa wyższego (Ustawa 2.0)
Aleksander Jakubowski, Sebastian Gajewski, Argument z linii orzeczniczej w orzecznictwie sądów administracyjnych, Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, Warszawa 2015, ss. 172, ISBN/ISSN: 978-83-235-1986-7.
Authors: Jankowska Paulina
Published: June 2018

Aleksander Jakubowski, Sebastian Gajewski, Argument z linii orzeczniczej w orzecznictwie sądów administracyjnych, Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, Warszawa 2015, ss. 172, ISBN/ISSN: 978-83-235-1986-7.
Giulia Vicini, The Dublin Regulation Between Strasbourg and Luxembourg: Reshaping „Non-Refoulement” in the Name of Mutual Trust? (Rozporządzenie dublińskie między Strasburgiem i Luksemburgiem: nowe ukształtowanie zasady non-refoulement w imię wzajemnego zaufania?), „European Journal of Legal Studies” 2015, vol. 8, no. 2, s. 50–72, ISSN 1973-2937.
Authors: Narożniak Agnieszka
Published: June 2018

Giulia Vicini, The Dublin Regulation Between Strasbourg and Luxembourg: Reshaping „Non-Refoulement” in the Name of Mutual Trust? (Rozporządzenie dublińskie między Strasburgiem i Luksemburgiem: nowe ukształtowanie zasady non-refoulement w imię wzajemnego zaufania?), „European Journal of Legal Studies” 2015, vol. 8, no. 2, s. 50–72, ISSN 1973-2937.
When and how Board Members with Marketing Experience Facilitate Firm Growth
Authors: Whitler Kimberly A. , Krause Ryan , Lehmann Donald R.
Published: June 2018

Scholars have expressed concern that marketing's influence at the strategic levels of the firm is waning. Consistent with this view, only 2.6% of firms’ board members have marketing experience. The authors suggest that this is shortsighted and that including more marketing-experienced board members (MEBMs) will increase firm growth by (1) helping firms prioritize growth as a strategic objective and (2) contributing their expertise to improve the effectiveness of revenue growth strategies. Drawing on the behavioral model of corporate governance, the authors develop a theoretical framework explicating the situational, dispositional, and structural influence moderators that alter the impact of MEBMs on firm growth. Using 64,086 director biographies from S&P 1500 firms, the authors find that MEBMs positively affect firm-level revenue growth and that this relationship is strengthened or weakened by important contingencies that occur in the firm. The findings suggest that the common practice of not including experienced marketers on boards of directors puts firms at a competitive disadvantage.
Fractional Perimeters from a Fractal Perspective
Authors: Lombardini Luca
Published: June 2018

The purpose of this paper consists in a better understanding of the fractional nature of the nonlocal perimeters introduced in [L. Caffarelli, J.-M. Roquejoffre and O. Savin, Nonlocal minimal surfaces, Comm. Pure Appl. Math. 63 2010, 9, 1111–1144]. Following [A. Visintin, Generalized coarea formula and fractal sets, Japan J. Indust. Appl. Math. 8 1991, 2, 175–201], we exploit these fractional perimeters to introduce a definition of fractal dimension for the measure theoretic boundary of a set. We calculate the fractal dimension of sets which can be defined in a recursive way, and we give some examples of this kind of sets, explaining how to construct them starting from well-known self-similar fractals. In particular, we show that in the case of the von Koch snowflake

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of the fractional perimeter of a set having locally finite (classical) perimeter.
The Peculiarities of Civil-Legal Regulation of Transplantation in Ukraine and Europe
Authors: Herts Alla
Published: June 2018

In modern realities the issue of the quality and accessibility of health services, the cost of medicines, examinations and treatment in general is being increasingly frequently discussed. The attention is focused on such a narrow surgical field as transplantation, because in Ukraine thousands of patients are waiting in line for organ transplantation and very few operations are performed. The main, most secure and common type of transplantation is the transplantation of organs and tissues from a deceased person, the dead body. Cadaveric transplantation, which is used in most developed countries, is hardly carried out in Ukraine. This is due to the fact that the current regulatory base of Ukraine in the field of transplantation does not fully meet the needs of modern medicine and has many gaps. The aim of donation is a future transplantation (including and in cases of blood transfusion and reproductive cells use). The parts (tissues, organs, their parts, individual cells) extracted (separated) from the body in the process of donation can be used generally in the treatment process in a processed form (blood plasma) or in the original state (fertilized reproductive cells). The detailed analysis of the provisions of the national legal system makes it possible to conclude that, despite the absence of direct regulation of relations concerning organ donation and transplantation as material relations, the legal regulations provide the fundamental provisions, which determine their material nature, and therefore offer opportunities for agreementbased regulation. In our opinion, one of the essential legal means of ensuring the rights of participants in the relations of donation and transplantation can be their agreement-based regulation. The peculiarities of civil-legal regulation of transplantation in Ukraine and Europe are simultaneously analysed; and the grounds of its legitimacy are defined.
Determining the Priorities of the Development of EU Research Universities Based on the Analysis of Rating Indicators of World-Class Universities
Authors: Sitnicki Maksym W.
Published: June 2018

The object of this research is the activity of 25 leading research universities in the world. One of the most problematic issues is the in-depth analysis of the ranking indicators of world-class research universities in order to identify the priorities for the development of research universities in the European Union. The following scientific methods were used in the research: generalizations, analysis, synthesis, graphical method, and also comparison method. The study is based on data on the global university rankings in QS World University Rankings 2018 and empirical data from publicly available sources provided by the research universities. The article also systematizes the scientific views of the leading scientists of Europe and the world on the course of development of research universities and analyses the experience of implementing joint scientific projects in the EU countries. The importance of international cooperation between research universities in the fields of academic mobility and scientific research is underlined due to the fact that the global challenges and prospects that the research universities in the European Union and the world are facing are transient and create a tough competitive environment. Strengthening their leadership potential and developing entrepreneurial thinking has been revealed as a modern trend in the development of research universities. The article characterizes the 25 best world-class research universities, and the factors which have enabled them to uncover their strengths and systematize the key areas of in-depth specialization. The contrasting differences between the analysed research universities are shown, as there are significant disparities in the total number of students, foreign students and staff of research universities, showing fundamentally different approaches to the organization of educational and research processes, even within a single country. This is due to the fact that the ratio of student per staff representative significantly affects the quality of education. The author proposes the key development priorities for research universities in the European Union, which consist in intensified work on: academic reputation; the number of foreign students; reputation of employers; improvement of the ratio of the number of students to the number of staff; improvement of quality and increase in the number of citations of scientific publications by university researchers; increasing the share of the university’s participation in international educational and scientific networks of other countries and continents.
Analysis of Internal Defects Appeared in the Continuous Casting
Authors: Stoian Elena Valentina , Bratu Vasile , Enescu Cristiana Maria , Rusanescu Carmen Otilia
Published: June 2018

The paper presents the study of internal defects resulting from the continuous casting of steels. The 50 samples were taken from a total of 20 continuously cast bits of different steel grades. The investigation of the causes of internal defects, shown on the analyzed samples, started from the assumption that the secondary metallurgy was performed correctly. The following internal defects have been evident: internal cracks (axial cracks, section cracks), central porosity and marginal punctuation impurities.
Compaction Behaviour Modelling of Metal-Ceramic Powder Mixtures. A Review
Authors: Popescu Ileana Nicoleta , Vidu Ruxandra
Published: June 2018

Powder mixtures compaction behavior can be quantitatively expressed by densification equations that describe the relationship between densities - applied pressure during the compaction stages, using correction factors. The modelling of one phase (metal/ceramic) powders or two-phase metal-ceramic powder composites was studied by many researchers, using the most commonly compression equations (Balshin, Heckel, Cooper and Eaton, Kawakita and Lüdde) or relative new ones (Panelli - Ambrózio Filho, Castagnet-Falcão- Leal Neto, Ge Rong-de, Parilák and Dudrová, Gerdemann and Jablonski. Also, for a better understanding of the consolidation process by compressing powder blends and for better prediction of compaction behavior, it's necessary the modeling and simulation of the powder pressing process by computer numerical simulation. In this paper are presented the effect of ceramic particles additions in metallic matrix on the compressibility of composites made by P/M route, taking into account (a) the some of above mentioned powder compression equations and also (b) the compaction behavior modeling through finite element method (FEM) and discrete element modeling (DEM) or combined finite/ discrete element (FE/DE) method.
Intelligent Cyber-Mixmechatronic Micro-System for Monitoring and Controlling the Security and Surveillance Robots
Authors: Angelescu Dorin , Gheorghe Gheorghe Ion
Published: June 2018

As a result of the scientific concerns of the Doctoral School of Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics at Valahia Târgovişte University in the field of robotics dedicated to security and surveillance, the scientific work "Intelligent Cyber- Mixmechatronic Micro-System for Monitoring and Controlling the Security and Surveillance Robots" is in the testing and experimentation phase, within the doctoral (industrial) thesis "Studies, research and contributions regarding the realization of a smart mecatronic robot for security and surveillance applications". The scientific work results in a highly efficient cybermixmecatronic system, unique in Romania, which will be used to control the mechatronic security and surveillance robot, respectively the propulsion and control of its displacement. The robot is controlled through Artificial Intelligence, using the Internet of Things (IoT), which is why the Intelligent Motion Control system must be optimized both in terms of response speeds and energy. At the same time, due to the varied and possibly unstable conditions of the displacement field, the system must meet stringent criteria of reliability, resilience, weather, stability and redundant solutions for on-site repair of potential failures during missions. The cybermixmecatronic system designed to move the robot must carry it safely at the mission site so that it can then return it back to the Command and Control Center. In the paper will be presented the original solution, applicable with minimum of specific modifications (according to the chassis used), to any type of robot requiring both operator-controlled or autoguid control. Thus, a complex project will be realized combining into a unitary Mechatronics, Integronics, Cyber-Mixmechatronics, Artificial Intelligence and Information Technology.
Concept and Armonic Analysis Used for Processing Data Sampled by Mecatronic Devices in Smart Measurement Processes
Authors: Stanciu Dănuț Iulian , Gheorghe Gheorghe , Cioboata Daniela , Abalaru Aurel
Published: June 2018

Harmonic analysis is a mathematical method that performs the determination (approximation) of continuous functions by the sum of ideal sinusoids. By selecting these sinusoids in a judicious way, in defining the methods of smart measurement of a part, it is possible to separate the geometrical elements of a part into geometric elements of the shape (circularity, eccentricity, etc.) of the geometric elements corresponding to the state surfaces. This article, using the research carried out under the doctoral thesis “COMPLEX STUDIES, RESEARCH AND EXPERIMENTATION OF PRECISION MECHANICAL GEARING TRANSMISSIONS USING HIGH PRECISION HARMONICS METHODS ”, aims to perform an original work and thus to present and analyze the main methods of processing the data gathered in the process measurement of the parts made and used in mechatronic equipment by resorting to harmonic analysis.
How Do Institutions Relate to Entrepreneurship: an Integrative Model
Authors: Zhai Qinghua , Su Jing , Ye Minghai , Xu Yuwen
Published: June 2018

This article brings together existing literature on institutions and entrepreneurship. Despite a recent increase in publications on their relationship, this line of inquiry is still very fragmented due to a lack of consistent theoretical framework to guide the selection of institutions. To provide a “big picture” of this research area, an integrative model is proposed around two central themes: theoretical constructs of institutions that work at different levels and their relationship with different aspects of entrepreneurship. This integrative model presents an overview of existing literature, how previous research fit in the model, the gaps in what we know, and the future directions might be taken by scholars hoping to contribute to this important and growing research area.
Mann iteration process for monotone nonexpansive mappings with a graph
Authors: Alfuraidan Monther Rashed
Published: June 2018

Let

(
X
,

∥
⋅
∥

)

{(X,\lVert\,\cdot\,\rVert)}

be a Banach space. Let C be a nonempty,
bounded, closed and convex subset of X and let

T
:

C
→
C

{T:C\rightarrow C}

be a G-monotone nonexpansive mapping. In this work, it is shown
that the Mann iteration sequence defined by

x

n
+
1

=

t
n

⁢
T
⁢

(

x
n

)

+

(

1
-

t
n

)

⁢

x
n

,

n
=

1
,
2
,
…

,

x_{n+1}=t_{n}T(x_{n})+(1-t_{n})x_{n},\quad n=1,2,\dots,

proves the existence of a fixed point of G-monotone nonexpansive
mappings.
Representations for the image-kernel (p,q)-inverses of block matrices in rings
Authors: Mosić Dijana
Published: June 2018

We present the conditions for a block matrix of a ring to have the
image-kernel

(
p
,
q
)

{(p,q)}

-inverse in the generalized
Banachiewicz–Schur form. We give representations for the
image-kernel inverses of the sum and the product of two block
matrices. Some characterizations of the image-kernel

(
p
,
q
)

{(p,q)}

-inverse in a ring with involution are investigated too.
A Radical RN- BS Nursing Class: Outcomes from an Integrative Yoga Elective
Authors: Clark Carey S.
Published: June 2018

With the knowledge of psychoneuroimmunological responses and the known high stress levels of nursing students, as caring nurse educators, we have become ethically obligated to revise and re-vision our current nursing educational practices. Nurse educators should be motivated to create innovative and radical caring science curricular approaches, so that our nurses of the future are in turn supported in creating caring- healing sustainable bedside practices. This paper details the outcomes from an upper level yoga elective in an RN- BSN program. The course is just one within an innovative holistic-integral nursing curriculum that supports nurses in practicing self-care as a way to support their ability to create caring-healing moments and spaces for patients, implement change in the workplace, and avoid the perils of burn-out related to low stress resilience, which is so common within the nursing profession.
Pharmacological potentials of betalains
Authors: Kaur Ginpreet , Thawkar Baban , Dubey Shivangi , Jadhav Priyanka
Published: June 2018

Betalains are water soluble plant pigments in plants of the order Caryophyllales, which are widely used as colorants. Several preclinical studies reported that betanin reveals antioxidants, anti-inflammatory, hepatoprotective, anticancer, anti-diabetes, anti-lipid emic, antimicrobial activity, radio protective and anti-proliferative activity. They are isolated from sources such as red beetroot, amaranth, prickly pear, red pitahaya, etc. Betalains are divided into two groups based on the colour and confer either the betacyanins (purple reddish) or betaxanthins (yellowish orange). Betalain is one of the promising nutraceuticals which can provide beneficial effects for prevention and cure of various diseases. The purpose of this review is to focus on nutraceutical facts of betalains by focusing on the ongoing treatment using betalains and to address its future nutraceuticals implications.
Nonparametric estimation of natural direct and indirect effects based on inverse probability weighting
Authors: Hsu Yu-Chin , Huber Martin , Lai Tsung-Chih
Published: June 2018

Using a sequential conditional independence assumption, this paper discusses fully nonparametric estimation of natural direct and indirect causal effects in causal mediation analysis based on inverse probability weighting. We propose estimators of the average indirect effect of a binary treatment, which operates through intermediate variables (or mediators) on the causal path between the treatment and the outcome, as well as the unmediated direct effect. In a first step, treatment propensity scores given the mediator and observed covariates or given covariates alone are estimated by nonparametric series logit estimation. In a second step, they are used to reweigh observations in order to estimate the effects of interest. We establish root-n consistency and asymptotic normality of this approach as well as a weighted version thereof. The latter allows evaluating effects on specific subgroups like the treated, for which we derive the asymptotic properties under estimated propensity scores. We also provide a simulation study and an application to an information intervention about male circumcisions.
The Impact of a Strong Commitment on Disaster Resilience: A Longitudinal Study of the 2012 Korean Typhoons
Authors: Jung Kyujin , Song Minsun
Published: June 2018

Natural and technical disasters are abrupt and have a huge impact on relatively broad regions, yet little research has examined how local organizations overcome institutional collective action dilemmas in collaborative emergency management. Since simply participating in collective agreements and adopting coordination plans are inadequate for achieving effective collaboration in emergency situations, this research aims to test whether organizations’ decisions to engage in joint emergency programs are sufficient for building resilient emergency response networks. We systemically design a Heckman selection model with two stages by utilizing data derived from the 2012 and 2013 emergency management surveys conducted before and after the 2012 Korean typhoons. The results demonstrate how a strong commitment though participation in joint exercises significantly influences disaster than formal planning and network affiliations. The findings imply that network interactions forged by such full-scale exercises reduce transaction costs of collaboration and improve community resilience.
BioSankey: Visualization of Microbial Communities Over Time
Authors: Platzer Alexander , Polzin Julia , Rembart Klaus , Han Ping Penny , Rauer Denise , Nussbaumer Thomas
Published: June 2018

Metagenomics provides quantitative measurements for microbial species over time. To obtain a global overview of an experiment and to explore the full potential of a given dataset, intuitive and interactive visualization tools are needed. Therefore, we establishedBioSankeyto visualize microbial species in microbiome studies over time as a Sankey diagram. These diagrams are embedded into a project-specific webpage which depends only on JavaScript and Google API to allow searches of interesting species without requiring a web server or connection to a database.BioSankeyis a valuable tool to visualize different data elements from single or dual RNA-seq datasets and additionally enables a straightforward exchange of results among collaboration partners.
NiTi shape memory alloy: physical and tribological characterization
Authors: Sharma Pardeep
Published: June 2018

The current research work focuses on the mechanical and tribological behavior of an NiTi shape memory alloy (SMA) processed with the help of powder metallurgy. SMAs have found applications in the medical, space and aerospace industries with usage in the manufacturing of microelectromechanicals (MEMS) and as actuators in the electronic industry. The wear behavior of a material greatly affects its performance. The wear behavior of an SMA can be determined with the help of the dry abrasion test. The increase in binder content and rotational speed at a constant load increases the wear rate of SMA alloys. The coefficient of friction decreases with the usage of alloys. A decrease in density has been found, as well as porosity, with the increasing content of binder in the alloy. Density decreases from 6.7 to 5.1 g/cm3 while porosity decreases from 57 to 23% with increased binder content. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction has been used for the investigation of surface morphology and phases present in the alloy.