bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Relationship between Body Condition and Milk Composition in Dairy Goats
Authors: Gráff Myrtill , Mikó Edit , Zádori Bence , Csanádi József
Published: December 2018

A total of 46 Swiss alpine does were examined. We analysed the composition of the milk and evaluated the body condition of the animals (BCS: 0.5 to 4.5 scale) on the same day in the last third of lactation. Goats were grouped according to their body condition for statistical calculations. We found that there was a statistically detectable relationship between body condition and milk composition of the goats. Together with the increase of BCS, the fat, protein and mineral contents in the milk increased as well. Significantly more fat, protein and mineral contents were found in the milk (6.01%;3.55%; 0,98%) in case of the well-conditioned (BCS 3.5) animals than in the thin ones (BCS 1.5-2) (4.56%, 3.11%, 0.77%) (P<5%). The concentration of milk sugar was similar between thin and better conditioned groups of animals, so the body condition did not affect these values. The importance of our study is that, the high fat and protein content of milk increases the yield of dairy products. If the animals can produce milk that has higher fat and protein content, than we can produce more dairy products that will bring more economic benefits. The aim of our study was to evaluate the effects of body condition on milk yield and quality (milk composition) in dairy goats.
Physicochemical properties of heat treated sille stone for ceramic industry
Authors: Öztürk Çetin
Published: December 2018

Traditional building stones may be defined as the rocks continuously and commonly used throughout the history of a given town or region. Sille stone bears volcanic and andesitic features, which are unique to the Sille region (Konya) and its surroundings. Sille was a historical and cultural settlement in the Neolithic Age. The high silica content of Sille stone is an important building material due to its easy workability and durability properties. The Sille stone, which is generally used as a floor and wall covering, has many artifacts ranging from the Ottoman and Seljuk periods to the present day.

This work is aimed to determine the structural characteristics of Sille Stone, which still preserves its architectural value, and to reveal its potential of being used as an alternative material in the ceramic industry. For this purpose, chemical, physical and thermal properties of Sille Stone were determined in this investigation. The results indicate that the physical properties of Sille Stone are similar to industrial ceramic tiles, and it can be used as a ceramic material after a heat treatment or a surface coating application as this will prevent soluble salts from escaping that are contained in the porous structure and which can have harmful effects.
Manganese oxalates - structure-based Insights
Authors: Nedyalkova Miroslava , Antonov Vladislav
Published: December 2018

We have investigated the crystal and magnetic structures of α -MnC2O4·2H2O and γ-MnC2O4·2H2O by the frame of density functional theory calculations and the augmented plane wave approach as implemented in the WIEN2k code. We also present a generally applicable approach step-wise dehydration process of MnC2O4·3H2O based on molecular dynamic simulations. Also, first principles calculations of NMR parameters along with the magnetic susceptibility were performed to reveal new insights into a quite exotic behavior which hampered the experimental way once by the domination of large paramagnetic shift of the d-electrons. The proposed approach paves the way for setting possible widenings by the implementation of computational strategies for such type of systems.
Reactions of the organoplatinum complex [Pt(cod) (neoSi)Cl] (neoSi = trimethylsilylmethyl) with the non-coordinating anions SbF6– and BPh4–
Authors: Neugebauer Michael , Schmitz Simon , Krause Maren , L. Doltsinis Nikos , Klein Axel
Published: December 2018

Reactions of the organoplatinum complex [Pt(cod)(neoSi)Cl] (neoSi = (trimethylsilylmethyl) with the Ag(I) salts of oxo or fluoride containing anions A– = NO3
–, ClO4
–, OTf – (trifluoromethanesulfonate) and SbF6
– lead to the desired abstraction of the chlorido ligand and precipitation of AgCl. However, further reaction of the resulting Pt complexes [Pt(cod)(neoSi) (solvent)]+ with diverse N-heterocyclic ligands L such as pyridines, caffeine, and guanine did not yield the targeted complexes [Pt(cod)(neoSi)(L)](A) in most of the cases, but to extensive decomposition yielding [Pt(cod)(Me) (solvent)]+, thus transforming the neoSi into a methyl ligand. A detailed study on the reaction with SbF6
– combining DFT calculations with NMR and MS revealed that Pt catalysed decomposition of SbF6
‒ and fluorination of the neoSi silicon atom leading to FSiMe3. When reacting the parent complex with Ag(BPh4), the arylated derivative [Pt(cod)(neoSi)(Ph)] was obtained and characterised by multinuclear NMR, MS and single crystal XRD.
The Distribution Function for a Polynomial
Authors: Cima Joseph A. , Derrick William
Published: December 2018

This paper explores the continuity and differentiability properties for
the distribution function for a polynomial
Mortality and morbidity rounds (MMR) in pathology: relative contribution of cognitive bias vs. systems failures to diagnostic error
Authors: Eichbaum Quentin , Adkins Brian , Craig-Owens Laura , Ferguson Donna , Long Daniel , Shaver Aaron , Stratton Charles
Published: December 2018

Background

Heuristics and cognitive biases are thought to play an important role in diagnostic medical error. How to systematically determine and capture these kinds of errors remains unclear. Morbidity and mortality rounds (MMRs) are generally focused on reducing medical error by identifying and correcting systems failures. However, they may also provide an educational platform for recognizing and raising awareness on cognitive errors.

Methods

A total of 49 MMR cases spanning the period 2008–2015 in our pathology department were examined for the presence of cognitive errors and/or systems failures by eight study participant raters who were trained on a subset of 16 of these MMR cases (excluded from the main study analysis) to identify such errors. The Delphi method was used to obtain group consensus on error classification on the remaining 33 study cases. Cases with <75% inter-rater agreement were subjected to subsequent rounds of Delphi analysis. Inter-rater agreement at each round was determined by Fleiss’ kappa values.

Results

Thirty-six percent of the cases presented at our pathology MMRs over an 8-year period were found to contain errors likely due to cognitive bias.

Conclusions

These data suggest that the errors identified in our pathology MMRs represent not only systems failures but may also be composed of a significant proportion of cognitive errors. Teaching trainees and health professionals to correctly identify different types of cognitive errors may present an opportunity for quality improvement interventions in the interests of patient safety.
Fachspezifische DaF-Lehrer – ein neues Konzept für die berufliche Laufbahn in Polen
Authors: Kic-Drgas Joanna
Published: December 2018

Die Erwartungen der Arbeitgeber bezüglich der Fremdsprachenkenntnisse, die steigende Mobilität in der Arbeitswelt, die Spezialisierung der Arbeitsfelder sowie internationale Projekte haben dazu beigetragen, dass die Nachfrage nach fachspezifischen Fremdsprachenkenntnissen steigt. Das größte Problem stellt der Mangel an qualifizierten DaF-Lehrern

Maskuline Personenbezeichnungen werden im ganzen Beitrag im generischen Sinne verwendet und beziehen sich sowohl auf weibliche als auch auf männliche Personen.

dar, die imstande wären, den Erwartungen der Lernerzielgruppe zu entsprechen. Als Reaktion auf den steigenden Bedarf an Fachsprachenlehrern wurde im Institut für angewandte Linguistik an der Adam-Mickiewicz-Universität in Poznań ein neues Studienprogramm konzipiert, um künftige Fachsprachenlehrer auszubilden und mit einem adäquaten Instrumentarium auszustatten. Im vorliegenden Beitrag wird die neue Konzeption mit einer genauen Beschreibung der angebotenen Fächer vorgestellt. Als Einführung wird eine Skizze des Status des Deutschunterrichts und der Germanistik in Polen präsentiert. Darauf aufbauend werden die möglichen Karrierechancen für Germanistikabsolventen in Polen dargestellt. Den abschließenden Teil der Überlegungen bildet eine Meinungsbefragung von Studenten der Spezialisierung zur Beurteilung des neuen Angebots der Universität.
Wissenschaftsorientierung in der Lehre der Landeskunde an schwedischen Universitäten
Authors: Becker Christine , Grub Frank Thomas
Published: December 2018

Das Studium in Schweden und somit auch das Deutsch- bzw. Germanistik-Studium sieht eine Wissenschaftsorientierung von Beginn an in allen Bereichen der Lehre vor, d. h. auch in Lehrveranstaltung zu Sprachfertigkeit und zur Landeskunde der deutschsprachigen Länder. Der vorliegende Beitrag beschreibt zunächst diese spezifischen Hintergründe, um sich sodann mit der Frage auseinanderzusetzen, wie die Lehre der Landeskunde an schwedischen Universitäten stärker wissenschaftsorientiert gestaltet werden kann. Einblicke in Curricula und Unterrichtspraxis sowie Daten aus einem kürzlich abgeschlossenen Dissertationsprojekt verdeutlichen zudem das Potenzial kulturwissenschaftlich orientierter Landeskunde-Ansätze für eine explizite Wissenschaftsorientierung.
Vom One-Stop-Shop zum Wühltisch?
Authors: Prikoszovits Matthias , Springer Bernd F.W.
Published: December 2018

Der vorliegende Beitrag fokussiert den Wandel und die Neuerungen innerhalb der Germanistik der Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) anhand eines Abrisses über die lokalspezifischen Entwicklungslinien des Studiengangs seit den 1980er Jahren. In den späten 2000er und den aktuellen 2010er Jahren waren und sind die lokalen Entwicklungen stark von den Auswirkungen der 2008 ausgebrochenen Wirtschaftskrise geprägt, die Spanien mit besonderer Härte getroffen und durch die damit verbundenen Stellenstreichungen auch das aktuelle Unterrichtskonzept der Germanistik und des DaF-Unterrichts der UAB beeinflusst hat. Nach Erläuterungen zu diesem Unterrichtskonzept werden abschließend die Herausforderungen und Perspektiven im Bereich der künftigen instituts- und lokalspezifischen Curriculumplanung erläutert.
Enriching Documents by Linking Salient Entities and Lexical-Semantic Expansion
Authors: Pourvali Mohsen , Orlando Salvatore
Published: December 2018

This paper explores a multi-strategy technique that aims at enriching text documents for improving clustering quality. We use a combination of entity linking and document summarization in order to determine the identity of the most salient entities mentioned in texts. To effectively enrich documents without introducing noise, we limit ourselves to the text fragments mentioning the salient entities, in turn, belonging to a knowledge base like Wikipedia, while the actual enrichment of text fragments is carried out using WordNet. To feed clustering algorithms, we investigate different document representations obtained using several combinations of document enrichment and feature extraction. This allows us to exploit ensemble clustering, by combining multiple clustering results obtained using different document representations. Our experiments indicate that our novel enriching strategies, combined with ensemble clustering, can improve the quality of classical text clustering when applied to text corpora like The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) NEWS.
On aspects of a proto-phenomenology of Scripture in Origen
Authors: Nemes Steven
Published: December 2018

Although he was not and could not have been a phenomenologist in the proper sense of the term, the writings of Origen of Alexandria contain certain insightful observations about the way in which Scripture is encountered in lived experience, and these can be fruitfully interpreted from a phenomenological perspective. The object of this essay is to present two aspects of Origen’s “proto-phenomenology of Scripture” and to draw from them a conclusion of theological-methodological import. The discussion will revolve around a phenomenological distinction between Scripture and biblical text, a distinction which, though familiar to previous writers, has not yet been fully appreciated.
Archiving and Preserving Social Media at the Library of Congress: Institutional and Cultural Challenges to Build a Twitter Archive
Authors: Fondren Elisabeth , Menard McCune Meghan
Published: December 2018

Institutional archiving of media is neither new nor strange. The United States Library of Congress has been preserving printed materials, newspapers, photographs, film, and even websites for decades—if not centuries. After seven years, in later 2017, the initiative to build a Twitter Archive came to a halt. Through a textual analysis of policy papers, preservation theories and press releases, this study illustrates the social, cultural, and symbolic challenges of institutional archiving of digital media.
Beyond Findings: Conversations with Experts
Authors: Evans Joanne , Rolan Gregory
Published: December 2018

Rights in Records by Design is a three-year Australian Research Council-funded Discovery Project that is running from 2017 to 2019. This project brings together an interdisciplinary research team to investigate the recordkeeping and archival needs for those whose childhoods are impacted by child welfare and protection systems. Using a participatory action research approach the team of recordkeeping, historical, social work, early childhood education and community researchers are exploring the design of Lifelong Living Archives for those who experience childhood out-of-home Care. The goal of research and in designing the Archive is to re-imagine recordkeeping frameworks, processes and systems in support of responsive and accountable child-centred out-of-home Care, and to enable historical justice and reconciliation. Chief Investigator Associate Professor Joanne Evans and post-doctoral researcher Dr. Gregory Rolan from the Faculty of Information Technology at Monash University in Australia talk to PDT&C about this project.
Report on the 2018 Archival Education and Research Institute (AERI)
Authors: Soyka Heather
Published: December 2018

This is a report on the tenth annual Archival Education and Research Institute (AERI), which was held from July 9 to 13, 2018, and hosted by the School of Library and Information Studies at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa.
The non-isothermal crystallization behavior of polyamide 6 and polyamide 6/HDPE/MAH/L-101 composites
Authors: Liu Bingxiao , Hu Guosheng , Zhang Jingting , Wang Zhongqiang
Published: December 2018

Study of the crystallization kinetics is particularly necessary for the analysis and design of processing operations, especially the non-isothermal crystallization behavior, which is due to the fact that most practical processing techniques are carried out under non-isothermal conditions. The non-isothermal crystallization behaviors of polyamide 6 (PA6) and PA6/high-density polyethylene/maleic anhydride/2,5-dimethyl-2,5-di(tert-butylperoxy)hexane (PA6/HDPE/MAH/L-101) composites were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The crystallization kinetics under non-isothermal condition was analyzed by the Jeziorny and Mo equations, and the activation energy was determined by the Kissinger and Takhor methods. The crystal structure and morphology were analyzed by wide-angle X-ray diffraction (WXRD) and polarized optical microscopy (POM). The results indicate that PA6/HDPE/MAH/L-101 has higher crystallization temperature and crystallization rate, which is explained as due to its heterogeneous nuclei.
Investigation of tyrosinase inhibition by some 1,2,4 triazole derivative compounds: in vitro and in silico mechanisms
Authors: Ayazoglu Demir Elif , Colak Ahmet , Kalfa Aylin , Yasar Ahmet , Bekircan Olcay , Yildirim Akatin Melike
Published: December 2018

Background

Tyrosinase plays a central role in the biosynthesis pathway of melanin pigment. Melanin protects human skin against radiation and its unusual levels cause some skin disorders such as pregnancy scar, oldness spots and melanoma. Tyrosinase has also been linked to Parkinson’s and other neurodegenerative diseases. In addition, melanin plays a critical role as a defense molecule for insects during wound healing and is important for their life. Therefore, determination of inhibitor molecules for tyrosinase has a promising potential for therapies of some diseases and is an alternative method for keeping insects under control.

Material and methods

In this study, 1-hepthyl-3-(4-methoxybenzyl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-5-one derivative (A6, A8, A15) and 3-(4-chlorophenyl)- 5-(4-methoxybenzyl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole (B5, B9, B13) derivative compounds were evaluated in terms of their potential for mushroom tyrosinase inhibition. IC
50 values of these six molecules were determined.

Results

It was seen that B9 molecule was the most effective inhibitor. Docking studies also nearly supported this end result. Tyrosinase inhibition type and Ki value were found to be uncompetitive and 370.7±0.3 μM, respectively, in the presence of B9 compound.

Conclusion

These results suggest that B9 compound is a potential tyrosinase inhibitor.
Information Management and Companies’ Logistics Cooperation
Authors: Tomasz Lis , Paula Bajdor
Published: December 2018

Cooperation, regardless of its nature or involvement degree, is one of the most important factors determining the companies’ success on a dynamic market. This is caused by the need to quick adaption to changes. Using the opportunities and avoid risks is a daily task of top management.

The cooperation allows the use the capital of everyone participant involved in the process. It is thus a factor directly influencing the process of gaining the competitive advantage. Each event market, including any change, can be seen in terms of the information aspect. Collaboration at any stage is also an information process. As well as company management. It can be said that the cooperation of companies focused on success, depends on the efficiency of information management.

The aim of the article is to realize the complexity of information management. It is also awareness of the need for a comprehensive and integrated approach to the issue of information in the life of the company.
Sustainable Regional Development Policy in Romania - Coordinates
Authors: Popescu Constanta , Ristea Ana-Lucia , Popescu Constantin
Published: December 2018

The regional development policy appears as a coherent set of planned measures - enlisted in the National Development Programme and in the National Regional Development Plans - and promoted by the authorities of the central end local administration, based on the principle of partnership with various actors (private, public or volunteers), in order to assure a dynamic and sustainable economic and social growth, by an efficient valorification of the regional and local potential.

The definition of the regional development policy in Romania needs to answer two pressures, namely: one of general order, which imposes the acceptance of the EU rules and objectives and the coordination of the regional development policy with the way the regional development policy is understood and applied at the level of the community countries; the second, of particular order, springs from the situation Romania experiences, namely its still insufficient preparation to face the extremely competitive environment of the “unique market” within the EU.

To implement a regional development policy compatible and comparable to the EU policy in this domain, according to the “Green Charter of Regional Development in Romania”, elaborated by the Government of Romania and the European Commission, even since the year 1997, eight development regions have been defined (which must not be viewed as administrative-territorial units, as they do not have juridical personality, so that they must not be mistakenly taken for the counties).
Sino-Algerian B2B Relational Exchange via E-Marketplace: Case Study of Algerian Import Companies
Authors: Djenouhat Assia , Djaouahdou Reda
Published: December 2018

The objective of this paper is to investigate the influence of Sino-Algerian B2B relational exchange via e-marketplace, by examining the two instrumental dimensions of relational exchange where information exchange and flexibility were tested. Toward that goal, a survey is employed to Algerian import companies to determine the quality of relational exchange with Chinese companies when trading via e-marketplace. A conceptual framework was developed based on extended literature review and examined on data collected from 70 companies through a survey methodology. As a result, Algerian import companies have a good and strong relational exchange with Chinese companies via e-marketplace, due to high degree of transparency, just-in-time services and special facilities in language negotiation, ordering, payment methods and shipment provided by Chinese companies. Thus, non-trust on e-commerce and internet infrastructure in Algeria has affected the trust on after-purchase activities via e-marketplace. So, Algerian companies strongly trust on Chinese companies but they weakly trust on trading with them via e-marketplace.
Cost Centers from Hospital Units. Study Case
Authors: Puțan Alina , Ivan Oana Raluca , Tamas Attila
Published: December 2018

Current status of the hospital units is worrying: insufficient funding, increasing the number of cases considered / treated, providing quality services at public hospital unit. In this research we have undergone an empirical research carried out in the hospital units of category III and IV, from Alba County, this sample selection aims to identify an optimal solution to exercise management control which should serve to management decisionmaking. Responsibility centers, at the level of hospital unit, establish the liability for each segment of expenditure, expenditure tracking and proper grounding even their places of training, delimitation expenditure which does not strictly dependent on the production activities that are related strictly by the process; establishing the deviations of preset expenses levels; establishing a system of rules allowing highlighting the responsibilities of each performer, introducing a system of resource allocation and tracking of the use of their by developing specific cost budget for each responsibility center. The disadvantages of decentralization based on activity centers consists in increase the consumption of resources in certain activities, unclear delimitation of cause-effect relationships that create difficulties in adopting the relevant decisions by management, etc.
A Reserch regarding Targoviste’s Inhabitant’s Opinion on what are the Massage’s Benefits on Health and Wellness
Authors: Badicu Georgiana-Daniela
Published: December 2018

Some people consider the massage a luxury and resort to it only in case of need. But given the pressures of fashionable society, and particularly by the increases in diseases caused by stress, such therapies should become an integral part of everyday life and should be recognized as a valuable component of preventive medicine. Since ancient times, people have searched for aids to cure or alienate their suffering in pain, using primary therapeutic properties of water, sunlight and movement.

Most likely is that the initial application of massage was instinctively result in immediate experience of its healing properties. Starting from the idea that massage can be both necessity and whim, we decided to identify how massage was and find an answer to the question: “Massage - fad or necessity?”
A Case Study on Vedanta Alumina Ltd (VAL) Orissa India: State and FDI versus Democracy?
Authors: Kaushal Leena Ajit
Published: December 2018

Foreign investment in extractive industries in the developing economies has seldom remained free from various types of controversies. Vedanta Aluminum Ltd (VAL) integrated aluminum project in Orissa is an important project for Vedanta Resources Plc. The project suffered major setbacks as the Indian government withdrew the permission for bauxite mining in Niyamgiri and issued a show cause notice under Environment protection act in 2010 for undertaking construction activity without obtaining environmental clearance for its alumina expansion project at Lanjigarh in Kalahandi district in Orissa. This case illustrates how a decentralized policy and bureaucracy in a country like India deal with myriad problems of resource curse together with attendant consequences, despite the fact that as compared to several developing nations India has a better track record of legislative framework, an experienced bureaucracy and a regulatory framework.

There are institutional rigidities and limits of public policy formulation and implementation which adversely affect a diverse range of stakeholders: essentially because economic growth priorities override all feasible considerations of protecting and furthering stakeholder interests. India is not the only state which has undergone such an ordeal, many developing countries have suffered as well from their relative inability to deal with the issues of resource curse; but this case study assumes further significance because based on the actual final decisions a future road map in terms of a realistic public policy both for domestic investors as also foreign investors in extractive industries will be decided.
Comparative Analysis of Consulting Services in Five European Countries
Authors: Dobrea Răzvan Cătalin , Ispas Mihaela
Published: December 2018

The work “Comparative analysis of consulting services in five European countries” intends to offer a general picture of consulting services from five European countries (Germany, United Kingdom, Italy, Finland and Romania), through comparative analysis of the indicators presented in FEACO studies: increasing rate of turnover of the consulting market, export level, the evolution of the number of consultant, the evolution of the fees of the consultant, types of consulting services, main field where the clients that request consulting services come from.

The main motivation of this research consisted of understanding the reasons for which the transformations that occurred on the consulting market are perceived differently by each of the countries that were analysed.

A first step in the process of understanding the management consultancy is represented by defining it, first according to the vision of well-known authors, experienced consultants and secondly, according to the vision of profession organism on international and local level. In order to understand the way consultancy evolved in time it is necessary to present a short history with focus on the moments that led to the transformations which we have nowadays in this industry. The last part of the work was dedicated to the comparative analysis of the consultancy markets in the five countries. The novelty degree of the work is represented by the fact that all the strong points identified in the case of the four countries (Germany, United Kingdom, Italy, Finland) will constitute possible development directions for the Romanian consulting market.
Actions of National Bank of Romania on Bank Liquidity
Authors: Drăgoi Violeta Elena , Preda Larisa Elena
Published: December 2018

The central bank’s action on bank liquidity implies the action on the amount of currency issued by the central bank that banks can acquire in their mutual relationships, and on its price, which is the action on the interest rate.

In order to respond to banks’ treasury needs, the central bank acts on the money market through restrictions on refinancing options and handling reserve requirements.

The paper aims to investigate the extent to which the NBR’s money tool system influences the mass and quality of credit granted by banks in the Romanian banking system. The monetary policy strategy adopted by the NBR had a strong influence on the macroeconomic variables of Romania
The Promotion of Young Entrepreneurs for Development Small and Medium Business
Authors: Doga-Mîrzac Mariana
Published: December 2018

Promoting entrepreneurship is an essential component to ensure economic development at the national and the regional level. Entrepreneurship in young people may directly stimulate them and positively influence the generations and communities in which it operates.

Successful young entrepreneurs in identifying those aspects hold ideas that will contribute to the success of the business and have availability to conquer niches of business that other entrepreneurs have ignored them or have them watched in disbelief.

Over the past few years, employment of young remains one of the main problems that persist, problem on the development of market economy has boosted it and deepened it, emphasizing the correlation between the supply and demand of labour force as a whole.
Optimal Employment Formula – Accounting and Tax Approach
Authors: Voinea Cristina Maria
Published: December 2018

Human resource is the most important investment level economic entity and it is the only able to increase its value over time. The burden of managing human factors is quite high. Both employers and employees are seeking optimal solutions on the type of employment that will bring the greatest benefits.
Comparative Analysis between the Sports Management Systems in Romania and Norway
Authors: Popescu Ciprian Gheorghe
Published: December 2018

Through this analysis I wanted to emphasize the differences but also the similarities between the two countries with different management systems, in terms of geopolitical, social, technological and economic. In this analysis we found that the two systems have common point in sports management, but also points that they should priority in the next stage in the development of sport.
“Making up people”1globally. Die Institutionalisierung globaler Personenkategorien am BeispielIndigener VölkerundMenschen mit Behinderungen
Authors: Bennani Hannah , Müller Marion
Published: December 2018

Im Zentrum des Beitrags steht die Frage nach der Herstellung und Etablierung globaler Personenkategorien im Kontext internationaler Politik. Am Beispiel der beiden noch relativ jungen Personenkategorien der „indigenen Völker“ und „Menschen mit Behinderungen“ werden Institutionalisierungsprozesse rekonstruiert und Mechanismen für die Globalisierung der kategorialen Reichweite vergleichend herausgearbeitet. Die Analyse von Textdokumenten nationaler und internationaler Organisationen zeigt sowohl einen begrifflichen Wandel der Kategorien als auch damit verbundene semantische Bedeutungsverschiebungen hin zu einer Kulturalisierung und einer Vermenschenrechtlichung. Durch die Fokussierung auf die globale Entstehung und den Wandel von Personenkategorien schließt der Beitrag die bislang eher an nationalen bzw. lokalen Kategorisierungspraktiken interessierte Soziologie der Humandifferenzierung an die Weltgesellschafts- und Globalisierungsforschung an. Hacking 1986
A Transition without Tradition: Earnings and Unemployment Risks of Academic versus Vocational Education after the Bologna Process
Authors: Neugebauer Martin , Weiss Felix
Published: December 2018

Hochschulbildung wird von Arbeitgebern gemeinhin honoriert. Der Bologna-Prozess hat dazu geführt, dass Bachelorabsolventen in mehreren europäischen Ländern in Arbeitsmärkte eintreten, in denen eine nur 3-jährige Hochschulausbildung ein bis dato unbekanntes Phänomen ist. Schwinden für diese Gruppe die gut dokumentierten Arbeitsmarktvorteile von Hochschulabsolventen? In Deutschland lassen sich Arbeitsmarkteintritte von Personen mit ähnlicher Ausbildungslänge und ähnlichem Ausbildungsfach vergleichen, wobei sich die eine Gruppe für eine etablierte berufliche Ausbildung und die andere Gruppe für ein neues Bachelorstudium entschieden hat. Auf Basis des Mikrozensus finden wir, dass ein universitärer Bachelorabschluss mit einem höheren Einkommen assoziiert ist als ein beruflicher Abschluss und mit einem ähnlichen Einkommen wie ein beruflicher Fortbildungsabschluss. Hinsichtlich des Arbeitslosigkeitsrisikos zeigt sich, dass Personen mit universitärem Bachelorabschlüssen am häufigsten arbeitslos sind. Bachelorabsolventen von Fachhochschulen hingegen erreichen beides, hohe Einkommen und ein geringes Arbeitslosigkeitsrisiko. Insgesamt deuten unsere Befunde darauf hin, dass akademische Bildung weiterhin nachgefragt wird und sich lohnt – auch unter den neuen Rahmenbedingungen.
Die atypisch stille Beteiligung als ergänzender Geschäftsanteil
Authors: Mylich Falk
Published: December 2018

Der Beitrag ordnet die atypisch stille Beteiligung als ergänzenden Geschäftsanteil ein. Im Anschluss werden die Konsequenzen für die einzelnen Gesellschaftsformen herausgearbeitet. Das betrifft vor allem die Unzulässigkeit der atypisch stillen Beteiligung an einer AG, die Teilnahme des atypisch stillen Gesellschafters am Kapitalschutz der GmbH und seine Haftung gegenüber den Gläubigern einer Personengesellschaft. Mit der vorliegenden Sichtweise wird auch eine Basis geschaffen, um im Steuerrecht das hergebrachte Prinzip zur Einordnung des atypisch still Beteiligten als Mitunternehmer zu überdenken und ihn stattdessen wie einen Gesellschafter nach der jeweiligen Gesellschaftsform zu behandeln.
Rechtsgeschäftslehre und Kompetenzverteilung in der Aktiengesellschaft
Authors: Flume Johannes W.
Published: December 2018

Der II. Zivilsenat des Bundesgerichtshofs hatte über die Frage zu entscheiden, ob der Aufsichtsrat in Ausübung seiner Einsichts- und Prüfungsrechte gem. § 111 Abs. 2 Satz 2 AktG einer Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft einen Sonderprüfungsauftrag erteilen konnte. Der vorliegende Beitrag nimmt die Entscheidung zum Anlass die Grundlagen und Konstruktion organschaftlichen Handelns zu untersuchen. Ziel ist es, die Unterschiede und Wirkungsweise organschaftlicher und rechtsgeschäftlicher Vertretungshandlungen in der Aufsichtsratspraxis aufzuzeigen.
Modeling Cosmic Expansion, and Possible Inflation, as a Thermodynamic Heat Engine
Authors: Pilot Christopher
Published: December 2018

Assuming a closed universe with slight positive curvature, cosmic expansion can be modeled as a heat engine where we define the “system,” collectively, as those regions of space within the observable universe, which will later evolve into voids. We identify the “surroundings,” collectively, as those pockets of space that will eventually develop into matter-filled galaxies, clusters, superclusters, and filament walls. Using this model, we can find the energy needed for cosmic expansion using basic thermodynamic principles and show that cosmic expansion had as its origin a finite initial energy density, pressure, volume, and temperature. Inflation in the traditional sense, with the inflaton field, may also not be required. We also argue that homogeneities and inhomogeneities in the WMAP temperature profile are attributable to quantum mechanical fluctuations about a fixed background temperature in the initial isothermal expansion phase of the cycle, which we identify with inflation. Fluctuations in temperature can cause certain regions of space to lose heat while other regions will absorb that heat. The voids, being those regions that absorb the heat, will expand, thereby leaving slightly cooler temperatures for the surroundings, where matter will later congregate. Upon freeze-out, this could produce the observed WMAP signature with its associated inhomogeneity. Finally, using the uncertainty relation, we estimate that the temperature and time for formation of WMAP inhomogeneities occurred at roughly 3.02 × 1027 K and 2.54 × 10−35 s, respectively, after first initiation of volume expansion. This is in line with current estimates for the end of the inflationary epoch. The heat input in the inflationary phase is calculated as roughly Q = 1.81 × 1094 J (photons only); the collective void volume increases by a factor of only 5.65. The bubble voids in the observable universe increase in size from about 0.046 to 0.262 m3 within this inflationary period in our model.
Electronic and magnetic properties of the 2H-NbS2 intercalated by 3d transition metal atoms
Authors: Polesya Svitlana , Mankovsky Sergiy , Ebert Hubert
Published: December 2018

The electronic structure and magnetic properties of the compound 2H-NbS2 intercalated by 3d elements from Cr to Ni, have been investigated using the Korringa–Kohn–Rostoker electronic structure method. Here, we consider the phases with 33% of intercalation within the ordered phase having a

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arrangement of the magnetic atoms. We analyze the relationship of the magnetic and electronic properties on the structural parameters dependent on the intercalant. The exchange coupling parameters calculated from first principles have been used for subsequent Monte Carlo simulations. Within these investigations, the FM order was found for the Cr and Mn intercalated phases as ground state configuration with a Curie temperature being in good agreement with the experiment. According to the Monte Carlo simulation, Fe1/3NbS2 has a complicated noncollinear magnetic structure with a noncompensated total magnetic moment, whereas Co1/3NbS2 and Ni1/3NbS2 are found to be antiferromagnetic, all in line with experimental observations.
‘Interactions with purpose’: Exploring staff understandings of student engagement in a university with an ethos of staff-student partnership
Authors: Flint Abbi , Millard Luke
Published: December 2018

This paper describes qualitative research that used concept-map mediated interviews to explore academic staff understandings of student engagement, within a UK university with an explicit ethos of student engagement through partnership. The research explored how staff conceptualised student engagement and how it was experienced through practice. Our findings indicate that understandings of student engagement are highly individual and contextual and were framed in diverse ways by our participants. However, there were features that cut across these diverse understandings. Reflecting on the difference between staff-student partnership and other forms of engagement, we suggest partnership can be distinguished by an understanding of engagement as a relationship between staff and students, and through the way features and values are put into practice.
Sailing through a storm: The importance of dialogue in student partnerships
Authors: Macfarlane Kirsty , Dennison Jarah , Delly Pam , Mitric Damir
Published: December 2018

The following is our collective attempt—staff- and student-centric, both in terms of outcomes and reporting—to unpack the complexities of our collaborative endeavour in 2017. We juxtapose our respective experiences of navigating the “normative hierarchical university paradigm” (Mercer-Mapstone et al., 2017, p. 18) to present a more collaborative and balanced discussion of our partnership. We reflect on our “way of doing things” (Healey, Flint, & Harrington, 2014, p. 12) so that the partnership process is more visible, particularly in relation to the challenges and negative outcomes. An ethos of reciprocity (Matthews, 2017) influenced our thinking and practice, and we were acutely aware of the complexities involved in real-life exchanges between staff and students. We discussed power openly throughout our collaboration, and here we speak about its function as equal co-authors of our empirical story. We are frank about the challenges that we faced and do not shy away from discussing failures, as well as lessons learned. We hope that this will help others to critically analyse and reflect on their own practice and, in the process, fully explore the transformative power of student partnerships for individuals and their institutions.
Building souls and CVs with a student-run podcasting course
Authors: Pohl Ethan , Liatsis Emily , Riddell Jessica
Published: December 2018

This case study discusses an experiential learning course comprising a 12-episode podcast series dedicated to transformative learning in higher education. The three-credit course, which was designed by two student leaders (station managers at the university radio station) in collaboration with a faculty collaborator, was informed by the 10 design principles of authentic learning. The central premise of the podcast series hinged on two key questions: What are the ideal conditions where students build their souls as they build their CVs?; What are the conditions for transformative learning whereby students reflect on their learning experience as collaborators with their professors and with one another? The case study offers recommendations to students, faculty, and educational developers who might integrate this model into their own practices.
Genuine students as partners: How a Teaching Assistant Consultant program put students as partners into practice
Authors: Gourlay Gerry , Korpan Cynthia
Published: December 2018

In this case study, a graduate student and staff member show how an institution wide program, aimed at enhancing learning and teaching in higher education, exemplifies Matthews’s (2017) “Five Propositions for Genuine Students as Partners Practice” at the department level. To do so, we describe the five propositions in relation to the Teaching Assistant Consultant (TAC) program that positions a graduate student leader in each department to support new Teaching Assistants (TAs). Through comparison, we look at how the program is inclusive, exhibits strong power-sharing capabilities through continual reflection and conversation, is ethical, and is strongly transformative.
Therapaws: A partnership between students, staff, and therapy dogs on a university campus
Authors: Johinke Rebecca , Walker Karen , Kirkaldy Freia , Sinclair Caitlyn , Cheng Wing Lam , Tran Brian , Williamson Emerald , White Grace , Pillai Sara Sri
Published: December 2018

Partnering with students in action research and asking them how and why they would like to work with staff and other students to improve campus culture and student wellbeing is the cornerstone of this case study. Investment in student mental health and wellbeing is increasingly recognised as a priority in higher education, with novel approaches such as dog therapy programs being introduced in universities around the world. This case study highlights a project where staff and students partner to co-design, co-implement, and co-investigate a mental health and wellbeing program that combines dog therapy with students-as-partners principles. The student-led dog therapy program (Therapaws) provides a practical, evidence-based example of how the principles of SaP can be employed to create an effective intervention into student mental health and wellbeing. This multi-authored case study is also an example of a collaborative writing process—a true partnership.
TEMPORAL VARIATION IN THE RED GROUPER, EPINEPHELUS MORIO, DEMOGRAPHIC STRUCTURE FROM SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO
Authors: Caballero-Arango Doralice , Brule Thierry , Montero-Muño Jorge L. , Colás-Marrufo Teresa
Published: December 2018

Changes in the demographic structure of red grouper Epinephelus morio from the southern part of the Gulf of Mexico, were evaluated during periods when total catches, CPUE and annual yields of the specie decreased. Fishery-dependent samples (n = 1887) were obtained between August 1989 and February 2004 from the Campeche Bank, and size-frequency distributions by sex, sex ratios and sizes of sexual maturation and sex change were compared between three periods: P11989-1992 (n = 886); P21996-1998 (n = 413); and P32003-2004 (n = 588). The temporal stability of size-frequency distribution by sex, with males always being larger than females, and the sex ratios always biased towards females, were consistent with this species’ type of sexuality. Size for females and males, as well as sizes at first sexual maturity and at sex reversal all decreased from the oldest period to the more recent one and could be a consequence of the fishing intensity applied to this stock. The reductions in size of females and males associated with a relatively stable sex ratio and the lack of any drastic decrease in the number of males can be explained by this species’ reproductive ecology. Results are discussed regarding the capacity for reproductive resilience of red grouper in response to fishing pressure like that currently experienced by the Campeche Bank stock.
BACILLUS SPECIES IN THE OCEANIC WATERS ADJACENT TO CUBA: ASSOCIATION BETWEEN THEIR DISTRIBUTION AND METABOLIC ACTIVITY
Authors: Lugioyo Gladys Margarita , Coto Orquídea , Álvarez Carlos , Espinosa Georgina
Published: December 2018

The aim of the present work was to identify spore-forming Gram-positive Bacillus strains isolated from oceanic waters adjacent to Cuba and to establish a possible relationship between their distribution and the metabolic activity of the isolates. Total protein patterns, derived from SDS-PAGE, were used to build a non-rooted dendrogram where the strains appeared clustered in three nodes. No direct relationship was observed between a node and particular species. In contrast, according to the physical and chemical characteristics of the zones, node I was different from node II and III, since it comprises strains from the farthest zones of the coast, poorer in nutrients. On the other hand, nodes II and III mainly collect strains isolated from nutrient and organic matter-enriched zones. Associating the node clustering with metabolic activities, it was found that in node I the ratio: number of positive activities/strain was 2.3, followed by node II with a ratio of 3.3, and finally node III exhibiting a ratio equal to 3.7. This could suggest that different total protein patterns in bacteria belonging to the same specie, but coming from environments with different degree of nutrient richness, could be an indicator of the capacities of these microorganisms to adapt and live in different environments. El objetivo del presente trabajo fue la identificación de cepas de bacilos Gram-positivos esporulados aislados de las aguas oceánicas adyacentes a Cuba y el establecimiento de la posible relación entre la distribución y las actividades metabólicas de los aislados. A partir del patrón de proteínas obtenido mediante electroforesis SDS-PAGE, se construyó un dendrograma no enraizado, lo que permitió la agrupación de las cepas en tres nodos. No se observó una relación directa entre un nodo y especies particulares, sin embargo, se encontraron diferencias entre los nodos al considerar las características físicas y químicas de las zonas; el nodo I fue diferente a los nodos II y III. En ese nodo se agruparon bacterias aisladas de zonas alejadas de la costa, pobres en nutrientes. Por otro lado, los nodos II y III agrupan principalmente a cepas aisladas de aguas más enriquecidas en nutrientes y materia orgánica. Con respecto a la asociación de los aislados en los nodos con las actividades metabólicas, se encontró que la razón entre el número de actividades positivas y el número de aislados fue de 2.3 en el nodo I, seguida del nodo II con 3.3 y por último el nodo III con 3.7. Estos resultados sugieren que, los patrones diferentes de proteínas totales en bacterias que pertenecen a la misma especie, pero que provienen de ambientes con diferente grado de riqueza en nutrientes, podrían ser un indicador de las capacidades de estos microorganismos para adaptarse y vivir en diferentes ambientes.