bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Assessment of heritability and genetic advance for agronomic traits in durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.)
Authors: NIKKHAHKOUCHAKSARAEI HASSAN , Martirosyan Hamlet
Published: September 2017

In order to evaluate the amount of heritability for desirable agronomic characteristics and the genetic progress associated with grain yield of durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.), a split plot experiment was carried out with four replications during three cropping seasons (2009-2012). Three sowing dates (as environmental factor) and six durum wheat varieties (as genotypic factor) were considered as main and sub factors respectively. Analysis of variance showed interaction effects between genotypes and environments in days to ripening, plant height, spike length, number of grains per spike, number of spikes per unit area, grain mass and grain yield. The grain yield showed the highest positive correlation with number of grains per spike also grain mass (91 % and 85 %, respectively). A relatively high heritability of these traits (82.1 % and 82.2 %, respectively) suggests that their genetic improvement is possible. The maximum genetic gain (19.6 %) was observed for grain mass, indicating this trait should be a very important indicator for durum wheat breeders, although the climatic effects should not be ignored.
Procedure for evaluation of the attractiveness of the quarries’ landscape
Authors: Baczyńska Elżbieta , Lorenc Marek W. , Kaźmierczak Urszula
Published: September 2017

Post-mining workings, especially after the exploitation of the rocks, become attractive mainly because of their landscape forms. These new forms of landscape can be an important element of tourist interest, and can cause the regional tourist revival. Quarries, as a quite specific forms, may, however, be received by individuals, as more or less attractive. The existing methods of landscape attractiveness evaluation cannot be directly applied to assess the attractiveness of abandoned quarries without the introduction of some partial criteria. The article attempts to present the methodological basis of the procedure for evaluating the attractiveness of the landscape of the quarries by setting new criteria for such an assessment. To do this, the method of semantic differential, called the Osgood’s Method, was used, as well as principles of entropy and point bonitation. The evaluation of the attractiveness of the quarries’ landscape consists of the results of these methods. On such basis, four classes of the attractiveness of the landscape of abandoned quarries have been defined.
Identification of prospective geosites that show features of the active continental margin in eastern Kii Peninsula, Southwest Japan
Authors: Suzuki Dorota , Takagi Hideo
Published: September 2017

The eastern Kii Peninsula exhibits a variety of rock outcrops, fossils, and other geological features that illustrate the formation history of the Japanese Islands. This work aims to describe the geotourism potential of the region based on the significant rock exposures, and sets out the basis for establishing geosites in this region in the future. Geologically important sites have been selected, together with places of unique history and culture within the northern part of the eastern Kii Peninsula, including the Ise and Toba areas. The results of this study include a detailed description of the geology and history of the region, together with an evaluation of the relative value of each selected locality as a geosite. Proper development and promotion of the proposed sites would make the sites available for education and tourism, and provide opportunities for suitable development and the popularization of geological knowledge.
On an algorithm for the problem of tracking a trajectory of a parabolic equation
Authors: Blizorukova Marina , Maksimov Vyacheslav
Published: September 2017

In this paper, we consider the problem of tracking a solution of a reference parabolic equation by a solution of another equation. A stable algorithm based on the extremal shift method is proposed for this problem. The algorithm is designed to work on a sufficiently large time interval where both equations operate.
Impact of Water-Induced Processes on the Development of Tarns and Their Basins in the High Tatras
Authors: Tomko-Králo Dávid , Hreško Juraj , Jakab Imrich
Published: September 2017

In the report we concentrate on the influences of water-induced morphodynamic processes and surface flow on the development of tarns in alpine environment conditions of selected valleys in the High Tatras. Model areas are represented by higher basins parts in the Malá Studená valley and the Veľká Studená valley, where we confirmed that slope-gravitational processes in the form of rockfall, water-gravitational processes in the form of debris flows, but also fluvial-proluvial processes as the accumulation of the soft fractions from the area of debris cones take part in the material deposition in the tarns. In this context we focused on the creation of the model of spatial distribution of the water-induced potential of material deposition in drainage tarn basins. The model includes three basic factors: slope and curvature of the relief and land cover character. Map processing with GIS technologies was done on the basis of a 3-D relief model, which allowed the locating of the local erosion bases areas, where the material could be accumulated. The achieved results confirmed the hypothesis that tarn basin development of the alpine environment is subordinated to permanent backfilling as a consequence of the cumulative influence of the several processes connected with rainfall and the runoff regime of the drainage basins.
Microbial Investigation of Recreation Effects on Water and Soil in the Tatra National Park
Authors: Júdová Jana , Lacušová Veronika , Kvasnová Simona , Švajda Juraj
Published: September 2017

Tatra National Park is considered as the most visited protected area in Slovakia. Striking a balance between the preservation of natural resources and opportunities for public recreation often forces responsible authorities to make compromises between visitation impacts and protection. In this case, the microbial investigation of recreation effects on water and soil in the Tatra National Park were studied.

The study areas were two valleys – Malá Studená, accessible by trail from south with higher human impact and visitation, including mountain huts Téryho and Zamkovského chata and Javorová, accessible from the northern part with a low number of visitors. Soil samples were taken from the main path, 30 cm away from it and water samples from or near the main path in both valleys. The selected colonies, after the cultivation on TSA medium were also analysed according to the dry and semi-extraction procedure of MALDI–TOF method. Most of the obtained strains are endospore forming, psychrotolerant species like Pseudomonas, Bacillus or Paenibacillus away of path, which corresponds with the climate and geographical conditions. But, the relatedness of soil sample strains in both valleys increases with rising altitude, with distance away from path; in contrast, the relatedness of water samples strains in both valleys increases with increasing distance sample areas from chalet and frequent visitors’ places. Water and soil samples were processed for community level physiological profiling using Biolog EcoPlates. The obtained results of carbon source utilization abilities of bacterial communities in both valleys suggested lower diversity in Javorová Valley, which corresponds probably with less visitor intensity, with less anthropogenic impact as well as with less risk of xenobiotics presence in environment.
Zinc and lead recovery from jarosite residues produced in zinc hydrometallurgy by vacuum reduction and distillation
Authors: Li Jin , Ma Hongzhou
Published: September 2017

Jarosite residues in zinc hydrometallurgy are considered as hazardous waste as they contain heavy metals such as Zn and Pb. A novel vacuum reduction and distillation process has been put forward to recover Zn and Pb from jarosite residues. Four main factors including the amount of coke powder, amount of lime powder, heating temperature, and holding time which have an influence on volatilization of Zn and Pb were studied in this paper by the statistical software JMP. The results show that heating temperature is the key factor among the four contributing factors. By examination of the relationship between the four factors and the volatilization of Zn and Pb, it is indicated that a heating temperature of 1000°C, holding time of 90 min, and addition of 29.6% coke powder and 13% lime powder to the residues led to optimum ratios of 99.4% of both Zn and Pb volatilization. The results show that this process is an effective method in dealing with zinc, lead, and iron in jarosite residues and it is an environment-friendly process.
Future Perspectives of the Implementation of EU Urban Agenda
Authors: Olejnik Aleksandra
Published: September 2017

This article is an overview of opinions and recommendations adopted in the European Union vis-à-vis urban policy. The author analyses the Pact of Amsterdam and future perspectives of the implementation of EU Urban Agenda.
Classical Liberals and Foreign Policy: Time for a Rethink?
Authors: Rohac Dalibor
Published: September 2017

This paper provides a critical assessment of classical liberals’ view of foreign and security policy. In the United States, the defenders of free enterprise and limited government have embraced a neorealist perspective on international relations, which typically prescribes restraint for a country’s engagement overseas. Neorealism and classical liberalism, however, make strange bedfellows. Neorealism does not share the commitment to methodological individualism embraced by the classical liberal tradition and ignores the problems related to the aggregation of individual preferences into concepts such as the “national interest.” Neorealism also downplays the importance of institutions, understood as rules of the game, in favor of crude power calculus. Finally, neorealism is incompatible with the universalist, cosmopolitan outlook of classical liberalism.
Oviposition deterrent and ovicidal properties of Calotropis gigantea (L.) leaf extract to Paraeucosmetus pallicornis (Dallas) in rice
Authors: Sjam Sylvia , Rosmana Ade , Dewi Vien Sartika , Sari Dian Ekawati , Tresnaputra Untung Surapati , Herawati Asti
Published: September 2017

Paraeucosmetus pallicornis (Dallas) is a new pest in Indonesia which decreases rice production and quality. This pest causes the grains to become flat, hollow, brownish, break easily when milled, and bitter. This research represents the first study on Calotropis gigantea extract as an oviposition deterrent and ovicide against P. pallicornis. The study was conducted under laboratory conditions using four extract concentrations i.e. 0.5, 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0%. The oviposition deterrent effect was determined by counting the number of eggs laid and hatched. Percent reproductive control (PRC) and ovicidal activity was calculated using Tennyson’s formula. Results indicated that all concentrations of C. gigantea leaf extract reduced the number of eggs laid and hatched. The PRC also showed a gradual reduction of oviposition of the P. pallicornis and the ovicidal activity ranged between 86.5 and 100%. The extract concentration which showed the highest potential as an oviposition deterrent and ovicide against P. pallicornis was in the range of 1.0–2.0%. The overall results indicated that C. gigantea leaf extract has the potential to be used as an oviposition deterrent and ovicide against P. pallicornis.
Nitrogen Adsorption on Graphene Sponges Synthesized by Annealing a Mixture of Nickel and Carbon Powders
Authors: Grehov V. , Kalnacs J. , Mishnev A. , Kundzins K.
Published: September 2017

Adsorption by graphene sponge (GS) manufactured by annealing nickel-carbon powder mixture in inert atmosphere has been studied. By determining the specific surface area (SSA) for the GS sample, it has been found that Brunauer, Emmett, Teller method (BET) of approximation of experimental isotherms gives wrong results in the pressure range of 0.025–0.12 because adsorption in this pressure region is affected by walls of ampoule. Real SSA value has been found by subtracting pore effect method (SPE) or by BET approximation in a low range of relative pressure of 0.0004–0.002.
Allosuckling in a captive group of wild cavies Cavia aperea
Authors: Monticelli Patrícia Ferreira , Tokumaru Rosana Suemi , Ades César
Published: September 2017

We took the rare opportunity to observe and quantify spontaneous allosuckling in a captive group ofCavia apereacaptured in the wild (a male, two females and their offspring). We recorded behavior interactions between all offspring and each of the adults between days 6 and 20 of life. Infants suckled equally from their mother and from the other female, which differs from a previous report in which mothers typically nursed own young. In addition, infants stayed closer to the other female than to mother or to the father. We discuss these results in the light of the common occurrence of allosuckling in Cavioidea and social structure.
Prediction Power Propulsion of the Ship at the Stage of Preliminary Design Part II: Mathematical Model Ship Power Propulsion for Service Speed Useful in the Preliminary Design
Authors: Szelangiewicz Tadeusz , Żelazny Atarzyna
Published: September 2017

During the design of the ship the most important decisions are made at the stage of preliminary design. One of the most important design parameters assumed by the shipowner is its service speed in real weather conditions occurring in the shipping line. For this speed, at the stage of preliminary design, when are known only to the basic geometric parameters of the ship should be determined motor power. In practice design, power propulsion is determined with a very approximate formulas but for the speed in calm water. Only after the project contract and the signing of the contract are carried out by means of resistance and self-propulsion of model test. The paper presents a mathematical model for determining the power propulsion for the assumed operating speed. This model is dependent only on the basic geometric parameters of the hull of the ship and the weather parameters occurring in liner shipping. Also shows the results of calculations according to this model, the power propulsion for one of vessels built.
New Product Development (NPD) Process – An Example of Industrial Sector
Authors: Kazimierska Marianna , Grębosz-Krawczyk Magdalena
Published: September 2017

This aim of this article is to present the process of new product introduction on example of industrial sector in context of new product development (NPD) concept. In the article, the concept of new product development is discussed and the different stages of the process of new electric motor development are analysed taking into account its objectives, implemented procedures, functions and responsibilities division. In the article, information from secondary sources and the results of empirical research – conducted in an international manufacturing company – are used. The research results show the significance of project leader and regular cooperation with final client in the NPD process.
Film forming PVA-based cleaning systems for the removal of corrosion products from historical bronzes
Authors: Parisi Erica I. , Bonelli Nicole , Carretti Emiliano , Giorgi Rodorico , Ingo Gabriel M. , Baglioni Piero
Published: September 2017

This paper presents an innovative poly(vinyl)alcohol-based film forming system, specifically devised for the controllable and selective cleaning of copper-based artifacts. Traditional cleaning procedures are commonly performed using mechanical and/or chemical methods. Unfortunately, both these methods present some limitations related to both the poor selectivity and invasiveness in case of the mechanical procedure, and to the scarce control over the involved reactions when dealing with a chemical approach. The innovative system proposed in this work allows combining the advantages of chemical and mechanical treatments thanks to the confinement of a complexing agent (EDTA) within a fluid, polymeric matrix, that is able to form a solid thin film upon drying. After treatment, the polymeric film can be completely removed from the artwork through a gentle peeling action. In this contribution, the film formation mechanism was investigated by means of thermal analysis and rheology; the role of plasticizers, volatile solvent fraction, and quantity of loaded EDTA is also discussed. Finally, the results of cleaning tests performed on artificially aged samples, and on a real case study, the “Fontana dei Mostri Marini” by Pietro Tacca in Florence, are presented.
Unexpected differences in butterfly diversity between two peat bogs in the same area
Authors: Klimczuk Przemysław , Sielezniew Marcin
Published: September 2017

Peat bogs are listed among the most threatened habitats in central Europe, a situation that is reflected by, for example, the conservational status of stenotopic butterflies. Even so, this group remains relatively little studied and most of the available data are limited to qualitative records. The present study enabled us to gain insight into the butterfly fauna of the two largest peat bogs in the Knyszyn Forest (NE Poland), i.e. Bagno Moskal and the one in the Jesionowe Góry nature reserve. The sites, only ca 10 km apart, are characterized by similar vegetation (mainly the Ledo-Sphagnetum association). The study was carried out in 2013-2015 using the transect method, i.e. regular counts along fixed routes. A total of 37 species, including three tyrphobionts (Colias palaeno, Plebejus optilete and Boloria eunomia) and two tyrphophiles (Callophrys rubi and Boloria euphrosyne), were recorded. The greatest and unexpected differences between the sites were related to the complete absence of P. optilete at Bagno Moskal, the significantly higher abundance of B. eunomia at Jesionowe Góry and the greater abundance of B. euphrosyne at Bagno Moskal. In addition, C. palaeno was observed sporadically and only at Bagno Moskal. There was some heterogeneity in the distribution and density of particular species, however. Ledum palustre was found to be the most important nectar plant, its flowers also being frequently visited by tyrphoneutrals. The present study shows that isolated island-like habitats (e.g. peat bogs) may possess specific features and be subject to specific independent changes. The results provide a good basis for further research into the habitat preferences of tyrphophilous and tyrphobiontic butterflies, which is important in the context of their conservation.
Intonation of Persian declaratives: Read vs. spontaneous speech
Authors: Sadat-Tehrani Nima
Published: September 2017

This paper is an introductory investigation, comparing the intonation of Persian declaratives in read and spontaneous speech styles. The results indicate that 32% of the 254 spontaneous declaratives studied show one or more of the following intonational differences: a high or downstepped high tone at Intonational Phrase end, marking the incompleteness of the message; the existence of more pauses leading to a greater number of Intonational Phrases, pre-pause vowel lengthening, and pitch reset; a flatter contour and less pitch variation caused by a speaker’s boredom or givenness of the information content; an initial high boundary tone resulted from a low degree of assertiveness.
A DSGE Model of Slovakia with Frictional Labor Market and Monetary Regime Switch
Authors: Pápai Adam
Published: September 2017

The aim of this paper is to examine the dynamical and structural characteristics of Slovakia using a dynamic stochastic general equilibrium model augmented with search and matching mechanisms and other forms of frictions. I implement a switching mechanism to account for the monetary regime change in Slovakia in 2009. My focus lies in the investigation of labor market rigidities that affect the macroeconomic variables. I also examine the long term impact of the recession in 2009 on the Slovak economy. My findings are as follows. Firstly, based on parameter estimates, I identify significant labor market frictions present in the Slovak Republic. Secondly, my results capturing the historical evolution of key macroeconomic variables support the view that the recession in the examined small open economy was mainly caused by shocks originating in the foreign sector. Thirdly, the monetary authority can influence the labor market variables through its transmission channels relatively effectively; and lastly, I discovered that the recession decreased the Slovak economy’s flexibility. While the results of estimations on two sub-samples are quite similar for most of the structural parameters, an increase in price and wage stickiness is observable.
La question de l’intensité dans la théorie greimassienne
Authors: Tatit Luiz
Published: September 2017

Le geste décisif de A. J. Greimas envers la théorie narrative de V. Propp a syntagmatisé les propositions structuralistes et a fondé une sémiotique de l’attente, de nature implicative, dépendant de concepts tels que l’identité, le contrat ou la jonction. Avec la publication du volume De l’imperfection(1987), l’auteur a introduit le concept de « resémantisation », admettant la présence (souhaitable) de l’inattendu dans l’univers de la recherche sémiotique. Au-delà de la notion de « fracture » de la vie quotidienne, largement exploitée dans ce travail, le sémioticien a proposé l’idée de « tonification » des rencontres et des réalisations, ce qui a déclenché la sémiotique de l’intensité beaucoup pratiquée de nos jours. La plénitude se reine qui définit la relation entre le sujet et l’objet, au début et à la fin des récits analysés par V. Propp, ne doit pas être confondue avec la plénitude franchement tonique, propre aux esthésies singulières et aux événements extraordinaires qui mettent l’accent sur l’altérité et sur la relation concessive (Zilberberg) entre ces deux actants. Cet article examine la répercussion de ces changements de point de vue sur le modèle sémiotique actuel.
The integrated assessment of natural resources status at the rural commune – case study of the Olszanka, Mazovian Voivodeship
Authors: Majewska Justyna , Pawluśkiewicz Bogumiła , Piekut Kazimierz
Published: September 2017

The assessment of the possibilities of the integrated index method application for the determination of the environmental resources values to mark out the developing trends for the rural commune was the aim of the work. The typical agricultural commune Olszanka, located in Mazovian Voivodeship, was chosen for the case study. The land use structure, the quality of agricultural production area, water, soil, air, biological diversity and landscape were being analyzed as the components of the natural agricultural environment. The high spatial differentiation of analyzed components of the rural environment was proved. The applied method may be used for working out the development strategy for another rural communes, because it takes into consideration the status of area resources in qualitive, quantative and spatial forms and enables the assessment of the issue in systemic way with accuracy sufficient to the problem complexity.
The usefulness of low-altitude aerial photography for the assessment of channel morphodynamics of a lowland river
Authors: Ostrowski Piotr , Falkowski Tomasz , Karczmarz Dariusz , Mądrzycki Przemysław , Szkudlarz Henryk
Published: September 2017

The paper presents examples of using low-altitude aerial images of a modern river channel, acquired from an ultralight aircraft. The images have been taken for two sections of the Vistula river: in the Małopolska Gorge and near Dęblin and Gołąb. Alongside with research flights, there were also terrestrial investigations, such as echo sounding of the riverbed and geological mapping, carried out in the river channel zone. A comparison of the results of aerial and terrestrial research revealed high clarity of the images, allowing for precise identification of the evidence that indicates the specific course of river channel processes. Aerial images taken from ultralight aircrafts can significantly increase the accuracy of geological surveys of river channel zones in the Polish Lowlands due to low logistic requirements.
Stratégies de traduction des phrases (dé)figées dans La Scomparsa, version italienne de La Disparition de Georges Perec
Authors: Acerenza Gerardo
Published: September 2017

The aim of this study is to understand the strategies applied by the translator Piero Falchetta to translate into Italian the many expressions (dé)figées by Georges Perec into La Disparition. To satisfy the lipogram constraint on “E” chosen for the writing of La Disparition, Georges Perec has reinvented a large number of fixed expressions. For exemple, the french expression “être/se mettre sur son trente-et-un” was transformed by Perec into “mis sur son vingt-huit plus trois” (1989, 130). To respect the lipogram constraint, Perec proposes a rewriting of the expression which still allows French readers to recognize it and appreciate its originality. How did the translator Piero Falchetta translate these reinvented expressions into Italian? Has he put in place specific strategies to translate the sequences reinvented by Georges Perec into La Disparition?
Modalitätsinterdependenzen im professionellen Kontext: Formen und Indikatoren
Authors: Ullrich Anna Valentine , Reimer Eva , Jakobs Eva-Maria
Published: September 2017

This paper deals with modality interdependencies in professional (interactional) settings. The analyses presented are based on a case example: in a company, industrial process modelers question employees about their workflow, then develop a preliminary process model of the production process and afterwards a computer-generated final process model. Within these situations, the participants combine complex resources such as speaking, writing, and visualizing (so-called modality interdependencies, MID). The contribution outlines two major outcomes: At first, the contribution presents a revised model for MID considering indicators for MID. It allows analyzing the combination of complex resources in professional interaction settings by providing a systematic description of MID forms. Secondly, we anticipate that modality interdependencies are accompanied by several indicators. As a consequence, we distinguish linguistic, communicative, and practical indicators for MID. An outlook is given on future work: as a next step, MID forms and MID indicators will be annotated and evaluated with the tool EXMARaLDA.
Syntheses, crystal structures and DNA-binding activities of divalent Fe, Cu, Zn and Cd complexes with 4′-(furan-2-yl)-2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridine
Authors: Fu Wei-Wei , Peng Dan , Li Ya-Qian , Shen Jing-Run , Li Shuang-Hui
Published: September 2017

Five coordination complexes [Fe(ftpy)2](ClO4)2·(H2O)2(1), [Cu(ftpy)(NO3)(H2O)](NO3) (2), [Cu(ftpy)2]2(ClO4)4·(C2H5OH) (3), [Zn(ftpy)2]·(ClO4)2·(H2O)1.5(4) and [Cd(ftpy)2]2(ClO4)4·(C2H5OH) (5) (ftpy=4′-(furan-2-yl)-2,2′:6′,2′-terpyridine) have been synthesized and characterized by IR, elemental analysis and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. With the exception of4, all complexes adopt normal homoleptic [M(ftpy)2]2+motifs. In the crystal, both hydrogen bonds and face-to-face interactions between furyl and pyridyl rings facilitate the construction of three-dimensional networks. The DNA-binding activities of the five complexes have been investigated by fluorescence emission titration at room temperature suggesting an intercalative mode for1–3with a relative order,3>2>1, and a combined static and dynamic mode for4and5.
Brain Injury-Induced Synaptic Reorganization in Hilar Inhibitory Neurons Is Differentially Suppressed by Rapamycin
Authors: Butler Corwin R. , Boychuk Jeffery A. , Smith Bret N.
Published: September 2017

Following traumatic brain injury (TBI), treatment with rapamycin suppresses mammalian (mechanistic) target of rapamycin (mTOR) activity and specific components of hippocampal synaptic reorganization associated with altered cortical excitability and seizure susceptibility. Reemergence of seizures after cessation of rapamycin treatment suggests, however, an incomplete suppression of epileptogenesis. Hilar inhibitory interneurons regulate dentate granule cell (DGC) activity, andde novosynaptic input from both DGCs and CA3 pyramidal cells after TBI increases their excitability but effects of rapamycin treatment on the injury-induced plasticity of interneurons is only partially described. Using transgenic mice in which enhanced green fluorescent protein (eGFP) is expressed in the somatostatinergic subset of hilar inhibitory interneurons, we tested the effect of daily systemic rapamycin treatment (3 mg/kg) on the excitability of hilar inhibitory interneurons after controlled cortical impact (CCI)-induced focal brain injury. Rapamycin treatment reduced, but did not normalize, the injury-induced increase in excitability of surviving eGFP+ hilar interneurons. The injury-induced increase in response to selective glutamate photostimulation of DGCs was reduced to normal levels after mTOR inhibition, but the postinjury increase in synaptic excitation arising from CA3 pyramidal cell activity was unaffected by rapamycin treatment. The incomplete suppression of synaptic reorganization in inhibitory circuits after brain injury could contribute to hippocampal hyperexcitability and the eventual reemergence of the epileptogenic process upon cessation of mTOR inhibition. Further, the cell-selective effect of mTOR inhibition on synaptic reorganization after CCI suggests possible mechanisms by which rapamycin treatment modifies epileptogenesis in some models but not others.
Representing Knowledge Consistently Across Health Systems
Authors: Rosenbloom S. T. , Carroll R. J. , Warner J. L. , Matheny M. E. , Denny J. C.
Published: September 2017

Objectives: Electronic health records (EHRs) have increasingly emerged as a powerful source of clinical data that can be leveraged for reuse in research and in modular health apps that integrate into diverse health information technologies. A key challenge to these use cases is representing the knowledge contained within data from different EHR systems in a uniform fashion.

Method: We reviewed several recent studies covering the knowledge representation in the common data models for the Observational Medical Outcomes Partnership (OMOP) and its Observational Health Data Sciences and Informatics program, and the United States Patient Centered Outcomes Research Network (PCORNet). We also reviewed the Health Level 7 Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resource standard supporting app-like programs that can be used across multiple EHR and research systems.

Results: There has been a recent growth in high-impact efforts to support quality-assured and standardized clinical data sharing across different institutions and EHR systems. We focused on three major efforts as part of a larger landscape moving towards shareable, transportable, and computable clinical data.

Conclusion: The growth in approaches to developing common data models to support interoperable knowledge representation portends an increasing availability of high-quality clinical data in support of research. Building on these efforts will allow a future whereby significant portions of the populations in the world may be able to share their data for research.
The Benefits of an Intersectional Approach to Violence Against Women in Indigenous Communities
Authors: Johnston-Jones Tearney
Published: September 2017

Tearney recently graduated from the University of Waterloo’s Honours Arts and Business Co-op program, where she studied Legal Studies and Political Science. Throughout her studies, she developed her passion for legal analyses in the context of policy development and reform. In the academic sphere, she geared her focus towards feminist legal issues, and specifically those pertaining to prejudices against women. As she moves on to begin her Juris Doctor (JD) studies this fall, she plans to use her knowledge of the legal framework and the necessary cooperation between public-private enterprise, to assist in future consultations between industry and public institutions. 
The Difficult Progression of the Rights of Canada's Indigenous Peoples and the Obligation of Fiduciary Duty Indigenous Rights in the Canadian Legal Context
Authors: Shergill Sukhraaj Singh
Published: September 2017

Sukhraaj Singh Shergill is a recent graduate from the University of Waterloo’s Bachelor of Arts Co-op Program. Graduating with he continues to follow his passions in legal analysis, policy development, human rights, Indigenous issues and fiscal management. Just shy of celebrating three years of experience dealing with Indigenous issues as a member of the Federal Public Service, he hopes to combine his passions and use his degree to affect efficient policy and legal reform as a human rights lawyer or continue as a Federal Public Servant. Following his second publication with the University of Waterloo Legal Studies Undergraduate Journal, he begins his pursuit of his Juris Doctor Degree at the Bora Laskin Faculty of Law at Lakehead University in September 2017. 
Acute and persistence effects of oil of Hippophae rhamnoides and Calendula officinalis on Sitophilus granarius (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in stored maize
Authors: Keszthelyi S. , Hoffmann R. , Pónya Zs. , Pál-Fám F.
Published: September 2017

Herbal oil vapours from Hippophae rhamnoides L. (Elaeagnaceae), and Calendula officinalis L. (Asteraceae) were tested for their toxicity against the adults of Sitophilus granarius L.. According to our hypothesis the mentioned oils can become potential bioagents against stored product pests. The results revealed that both studied essential oils exerted strongly toxic effect on S. granarius, but C. officinalis triggered higher mortality. The efficacy (94.62±2.63%) was reached after a 48-h exposure to H. rhamnoides oil at 2 ml kg–1 while the application of 2 ml kg–1 of C. officinalis oil for 24 h produced 98.94±1.00% mortality rate. Insect mortality was hyperbolically-featured, and increased with the duration of the exposure to the examined oils. Mortality was 100% at 5 ml kg–1 of H. rhamnoides after 24-h duration of its application, while with C. officinalis the same value could be reached after a 12-h exposure to the oil. The progeny pronouncedly recovered from the treatment of both essential oils applied.
Effect of grain type on the insecticidal efficacy of Paya® against Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)
Authors: Fazlabad M. G. , Badihi M. A. , Khormizi M. Z.
Published: September 2017

The objective of the current study was to determine the insecticidal effectiveness of diatomaceous earth formulation (DE) Paya®. The effects of grain commodity (wheat, barley, maize and rice), exposure times and dose rates were evaluated. The efficacy of diatomaceous earth (DE) against 1–7 days old adults of Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) was evaluated on wheat, rice, maize and barley at 26±1 °C and 60±5% RH in darkness. The mortality of adults was tested at five concentrations: 0.125, 0.25, 0.5, 1 and 1.5 g/kg of grain and different exposure times (24, 48 h, 7 and 14 d). To evaluate the progeny production, dead and alive adults were removed from containers after 14 days and these containers were kept at above-mentioned conditions for 45 days. The results obtained indicated that the highest adult mortality was observed after the longest exposure period on barley and wheat so that the two highest DE dosages caused 100% mortality of T. castaneum. The efficacy of Paya® on maize and rice was not satisfactory, given that after a 14 days exposure at the highest dose rate the mortality did not exceed 37% and 66% in the case of maize and rice, respectively. The results demonstrated that the mortality increased with rises in concentration and exposure time and also highly affected by grain type.
New host records of parasitoids of scale insects and whitefly species in Egypt
Authors: Abd-Rabou S. , Evans G. A.
Published: September 2017

Blepyrus insularis (Cameron) (Encyrtidae) was reared from Phenacoccus parvus Morrison, an invasive mealybug recently found infesting Psidium sp. in Egypt. Encarsia cibcensis Lopez-Avila (Aphelinidae) was reared from Aleuroclava psidii (Singh) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), an invasive whitefly found on Ficus sp. in Egypt. Mesopeltita truncatipennis (Waterston) (Pteromalidae) was reared from the lecanodiaspid scale, Lecanodiaspis africana (Newstead) (Hemiptera: Lecanodiaspididae) on Ficus sp. All of these represent new host records for the parasitoids.
Comparative economics and European integration
Authors: Dallago Bruno
Published: September 2017

Transformation processes in Central and Eastern Europe and deep economic reforms in China and other emerging countries did not end the variety of economic systems. Various brands of comparative economics have shown this variety in both theory and different countries. An increasingly important form of this variety concerns the process of European integration. Systemic differences within the European Union are the source of difficulties and tensions, of a European conundrum that appears in different forms and ways and that make the sustainability and progress of integration difficult. This article looks at the logic of and proposals by the “New Comparative Economics” and the “Variety of Capitalisms” literature to find an explanation to the problems and difficulties that the European integration is meeting, going beyond the standard technical explanations based on European convergence criteria. It finds that both theories, although important and useful for contributing to solving the European conundrum, do not account sufficiently for the novelty and the complexity of European integration.
Etanercept okozta szubakut pajzsmirigygyulladás
Authors: Hella Zoltán , Hodinka László , Turbucz Piroska , Kovács Gábor László
Published: September 2017

Abstract:

65 years old male patient received 4 mg/day methylprednisolone baseline therapy and 50 mg/week etanercept treatment for 5 years due to rheumatoid arthritis. The patient experienced pain in neck, and developed weakness, fever and dysphagia. He had normal blood count but accelerated erythrocyte sedimentation rate (88 mm/hour), elevated CRP (49.3 mg/l) and hyperthyroidism (TSH 0.006 mIU/l, fT4 27.22 pmol/l, fT3 5.61 pmol/l). The autoimmune origin could be excluded because of normal values of antibodies against thyreoidea peroxidase and TSH receptor. The ultrasound investigation showed focal hypoechogenic structure and low vascularisation. Based on the laboratory and ultrasound results as well as clinical signs etanercept related subacute thyroiditis was supposed. As part of the treatment we interrupted the etanercept treatment and gave 16 mg methylprednisolone for 5 days, then 8 mg for 7 days, after that the patient received the daily 4 mg of methylprednisolone as baseline therapy. After rapid improvement the symptoms got worse again so we repeated the administration of methylprednisolone treatment with a higher dose (16 mg/day for 5 days then 8 mg/day for two months). Thyroid functions and the inflammatory markers got normalized. We conclude the necessity of monitoring the thyroid function during etanercept treatment thus avoiding this rare but serious side effect. Orv Hetil. 2017; 158(39): 1550–1554.
INTELIGENCIA Y SUPERSTICIÓN EN BERGSON: LA FUNCIÓN FABULADORA
Authors: Zunino Pablo Abraham
Published: September 2017

Este artículo examina la noción de “función fabuladora” de acuerdo con la última
obra de Henri Bergson: Las dos fuentes de la moral y de la religión (1932). Veremos que, en ese libro, el filósofo nos revela que la superstición surge como una especie de medida de precaución creada por la propia naturaleza contra los peligros que corre el ser humano, justamente por ser inteligente.
A POLÍTICA COMO AUTORITARISMO: O PROJETO COMPARTILHADO DE DONOSO CORTÉS E JAIME BALMES À SOMBRA DE CARL SCHMITT
Authors: Bueno Roberto
Published: September 2017

Este artigo analisa alguns dos compromissos teóricos do conservadorismo no século XIX espanhol cujo marcado enraizamento teológico católico (Donoso Cortés e Jaime Balmes) e sua ligação com o autoritarismo permitiu que o século XX viesse novamente a interessarse por seus textos, notavelmente pela reinterpretação realizada por Carl Schmitt e que alimentou a reconstrução da teoria da ditadura. Este artigo também contribui para uma análise sobre o quão próxima poderia ser a interpretação do conservadorismo schmittiano do conservadorismo balmesiano, quando é bem conhecido que o primeiro foi um bom leitor do trabalho de Donoso.
Appraisal of historical maritime structures at Clydebank, Scotland
Authors: Kirkpatrick Martin
Published: September 2017

The site at Queens Quay, Clydebank, features maritime structures built (most recently) in 1954, 62 years ago. The land site is currently being developed for commercial and residential purposes and the maritime structures are being appraised to meet a further 60-year design life. The structures comprise a suspended concrete deck supported on driven concrete piles, which forms the basin deck structure. Within the concrete structure, a sheet pile wall retains soil from approximately +1·5 m chart datum (CD) to a historical dredged depth of around −8·0 m CD. The unique arrangement of the structure and the scant records have demanded challenging investigative engineering work to appraise the structure and determine whether remedial work is required. This paper describes the activities that were carried out to appraise the structures: desktop study, diver inspections, archive researching, preliminary structural assessments, finite-element analyses and design concept solutions.
Green measures for Mediterranean harbours under a changing climate
Authors: Sierra Joan Pau , García-León Manuel , Gracia Vicente , Sánchez-Arcilla Agustín
Published: September 2017

Harbour operability may be hampered by climate change. Green solutions can be used to provide extra flexibility with respect to present grey infrastructure to adapt to, and mitigate, such functional disruptions with affordable costs. This paper assesses the performance of a green solution (a seagrass meadow) by assessing its effectiveness through numerical modelling. The analysis is carried out at two harbours that, under the present climate, are prone to wave agitation and overtopping problems. The efficiencies of different seagrass layouts are tested at both sites, by comparing the relevant hydrodynamic parameters. It is concluded that, for moderate sea level rise (SLR) rates, illustrated by the central trend of a medium scenario from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the use of seagrass meadows would be effective enough to attenuate the impact of SLR on breakwater overtopping. In addition, the use of such measures could attenuate the increases in port agitation due to changes in wave direction caused by climate change. Nevertheless, the complexity of the interactions between hydrodynamics and seagrass would require periodic monitoring and re-evaluation to maintain acceptable risk levels, especially in case of extreme scenarios.
Makerspaces in Libraries: Technology as Catalyst for Better Learning, Better Teaching
Authors: Tod Colegrove Patrick
Published: September 2017

Introduction: Across disciplines, the practice of education continues to evolve. Supporting organizations such as the library are responding by reworking existing practices while developing new ones. With roots grounded deeply in constructivist learning theory, the emerging practice of makerspaces in libraries is proving an effective step in that evolution. The article was written in the year 2016 at the University of Nevada, Reno. Methodology: Examples of associated active learning activity at one such library —an early adopter and first mover among academic libraries in adopting and integrating makerspace in libraries— are presented. Results and Conclusions: The product of leveraging technology as catalyst for active learning and engagement within and beyond the physical commons of the library, a blending of formal and informal learning, leading to increased innovation, entrepreneurship and collaboration across disciplinary and organizational boundaries, appears a natural result.
Стратегии «мягкой силы» в постсоветской Центральной Азии: Россия vs США, Китай, Индия
Authors: Летняков Денис Эдуардович , Емельянова Наталья Николаевна
Published: September 2017

Денис Эдуардович Летняков – кандидат политических наук, научный сотрудник, Центр теоретической и прикладной политологии РАНХиГС; старший научный сотрудник, Институт философии РАН. Адрес: 119571, Москва, проспект Вернадского, 82, стр. 1. E-mail: letnyakov@mail.ru

Наталья Николаевна Емельянова – кандидат политических наук, научный сотрудник, Институт философии РАН; доцент ФГБОУ ВО ГАУГН. Адрес: 109240, Москва, Гончарная ул., д. 12, стр. 1. E-mail: nata.emelyanova86@gmail.com

Цитирование: Летняков Д.Э., Емельянова Н.Н. (2017) Стратегии «мягкой силы» в постсоветской Центральной Азии: Россия vs США, Китай, Индия // Мир России. Т. 26. № 4. С. 118–142. DOI: 10.17323/1811-038X-2017-26-4-118-142

 

Сегодня о «мягкой силе» в России говорят и пишут очень много. Гораздо реже можно встретить работы, в которых анализировались бы конкретные вопросы, связанные с реализацией российской «мягкой силы»: каким образом действуют структуры, созданные для ее продвижения (Россотрудничество, Фонд «Русский мир», Фонд им. А.М. Горчакова); есть ли у России конкурентные преимущества в сравнении с другими странами в этом аспекте; как необходимо выстраивать стратегию российской «мягкой силы» применительно к конкретным регионам мира. Авторы статьи ставят своей целью ответить на эти и некоторые другие вопросы, обращаясь к такому важному для нашей страны региону, как Центральная Азия. Помимо этого, в работе проводится сравнительный анализ политики «мягкой силы», которую осуществляют в Центральной Азии другие мировые и региональные игроки – США, Китай и Индия. В итоге делается вывод, что Россия пока еще располагает в регионе значительными ресурсами «мягкой силы», однако все они основаны, главным образом, на наследии советской эпохи, а потому России крайне важно выработать четкую стратегию осуществления своей soft power, каковой уже обладает большинство ее конкурентов в Центральной Азии.
The New Russia? Yes. Comment on Recent Findings from ‘Is New Russia New?’
Authors: Anikin Vasiliy A.
Published: September 2017

Vasiliy A. Anikin – PhD in Economics, Associate Professor, Faculty of Economic Sciences, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Social Policy, National Research University Higher School of Economics; Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Sociology, Russian Academy of Sciences. Address: of. 4331, building 4, 26, Shabolovka St., Moscow, 119049, Russian Federation. E-mail: vanikin@hse.ru

Citation: Anikin V. (2017) The New Russia? Yes. Comment on Recent Findings From ‘Is New Russia New?’. Mir Rossii, vol. 26, no 4, pp. 51–70. DOI: 10.17323/1811-038X-2017-26-4-51-70

 

This paper addresses the general question raised in the recent study ‘Is New Russia New?’ (2016). The author of this article develops the idea that new Russia is new. He argues with some of the findings of the considered study. The main points are as follows: the changes in Russia are better understood within a transitional discourse; the unique way of Russia is to constitute a Democratic Power integrated within a European civilization; the ‘statist’ path of Russia is not a curse, but a tunnel of opportunities for social solidarity; the social structure of Russia is mostly based on income stratification and class elements, which are likely to coexist with post-industrial traps, like unskilled labor, or the precariat; the human development of Russia is higher than in the Soviet Union, though its growth has reached saturation point; neoliberal policy is a kind of new rut for Russia, which crucially obstructs the structural reforms and perspectives for its successful transition towards the informational age that has yet to arrive.