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A research on managerial satisfaction of municipal employees (Aliaga Municipality example)
Belediye çalışanlarının yönetsel memnuniyet araştırması (Aliağa Belediyesi örneği)
Authors: Kaya Ahmet , Esen Mehmet
Published: August 2016

Municipalities are local and half autonomous goverments. That Individuals are looking solutions for their problems at the state level institutions are municipalities. Municipal employees are like interfaces in the execution of the service. It is not too hard to estimate the employee satisfaction is close relationship with the services offered to individuals. Managerial satisfaction of municipal employees are concerned both managers as well as the citizens. Mayors are elected every five years. If service is appreciated, they can be re-elected, otherwise, there is not a chance selected again.This study has been organized in order to put forth of satisfaction of municipal employees by Aliağa Municipality. In a broad range, with the usage of survey method, it is requested from employees, to evaluate the projects and managerial facilities. Moreover, it is queried how happy they are working in the business life, social, psychological situation and educational level of them. ÖzetBelediyeler, yerel ve yarı özerk yönetimlerdir. Bireylerin devlet katında en çok iç içe oldukları ve sorunlarına çözüm aradıkları kurumlar belediyelerdir. Belediye çalışanları, hizmetlerin yürütülmesinde görev yapan arayüzler gibidir. Çalışanların memnuniyeti ile bireylere sundukları hizmetler arasında yakın ilişki olduğunu tahmin etmek güç değildir. Belediye çalışanlarının yönetsel memnuniyeti, hem yöneticileri hem de vatandaşı ilgilendirmektedir. Belediye başkanı beş yılda bir seçim sandığında değerlendirilmektedir. Hizmetler beğenilmişse yeniden seçilme şansına sahip olunmakta, beğenilmemişse, seçilememe riski bulunmaktadır.Bu çalışma, Aliağa Belediye Başkanlığı tarafından çalışanların yönetsel memnuniyetlerini tespit etmek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Geniş bir perspektif içerisinde anket yöntemi ile çalışanların belediye yönetimi ve projeleri değerlendirmeleri istenmiştir. Ayrıca, çalışanların iş yaşamlarında ne kadar mutlu oldukları, sosyal, psikolojik ve eğitim durumlarının hangi düzeyde olduğu araştırılmıştır.
Formacyjny wymiar sakramentu pokuty
Authors: Mizak Jacek
Published: August 2016

Zasadniczym elementem sakramentu pokuty jest odnawiana odpowiedzialność za siebie i innych. Sakrament ten jest najbardziej osobistym z sakramentów - grzesznik staje przed Bogiem z żalem, a jednocześnie pragnieniem własnego uświęcenia. Aby osiągnąć ten cel penitent musi przygotować się prawidłowo. Bez wątpienia każdy warunek sakramentu pokuty odgrywa istotną rolę, ale priorytetem powinien być żal. W tym artykule autor podkreśla rolę sumienia i moment spowiedzi. Szczególną uwagę zwraca na rolę spowiednika w formacyjnej wartości sakramentu pokuty.
Argumentacja bioetyczna w rozumowaniu prawniczym
Authors: Królikowski Michał
Published: August 2016

Argumentacja etyczna odnosząca się do ochrony życia ludzkiego i godności jest z pewnością obecna w argumentacji prawnej. Ten ostatni rodzaj, szukając wiarygodność, przyjmuje konstrukcje, które są intuicyjne i kulturowo akceptowanych w stanie uzasadnić odpowiedź na powstałe dylematy. Prawo używa argumentacji bioetycznej na różne sposoby. Autor przedstawia trzy podstawowe formy przyjęte przez relacji między prawem a etyką - interpretacja pojęć, figury odpowiedzialności, przebudowy chronionych towarów. Szczegółowe uzasadnienie decyzji prawnych są omawiane jako tło do zagadnień etycznych.
Etyczny profil Familiaris consortio
Authors: Bajda Jerzy
Published: August 2016

Artykuł skupia się na etycznym aspekcie „Familiaris consortio”; na tle szeregu zagadnień duszpasterskich. Kwestia etyki, która towarzyszyła publikacja tego dokumentu wynika z wahań i oczekiwań wywołanych przez silny sprzeciw wobec nauczania zawartego w encyklice „Humanae vitae” Pawła VI. Wezwanie nie bezpośrednio angażować się w spór z przeciwnikami z nauczaniem Kościoła, ale oferuje pozytywną prezentację całego nauczania związanego z powołaniem do małżeństwa i założenia rodziny. W dokumencie, powołanie jest podstawową w kategorii teologiczno-moralnej, która wyjaśnia i uzasadnia istotne wymagania moralne małżeństwa i rodziny oraz mówi o ludzkim życiu na poziomie świętości. Powołanie to ma swoje źródło w Bożym planie zbawienia i objawia się wraz z realizacją dzieła zbawienia w Jezusie Chrystusie.
Ewolucja pieczy zastępczej przez pryzmat nowych regulacji prawnych
Authors: Andrzejewski Marek
Published: August 2016

Artykuł dotyczy ewolucji pieczy zastępczej, w tym zwłaszcza prawnego jej aspektu. Autor wskazuje na ideę ochrony praw człowieka i zasadę pomocniczości jako filozoficzny fundament jej funkcjonowania. Piecza zastępcza może mieć formę rodzinną (rodziny zastępcze i rodzinne domy dziecka) oraz instytucjonalną (różnego typu placówki instytucjonalne). Prawo preferuje formy rodzinne, jednak autor podkreśla, że najlepszą formą jest ta, która w konkretnej sytuacji daje największe szanse powrotu dziecka do rodziny. Uchwalona 9 czerwca 2011 r. Ustawa o wspieraniu rodziny i systemie pieczy zastępczej jest dowodem na kontynuację funkcjonowania pieczy zastępczej jako przede wszystkim formy wspierania rodziny.
How Language Shapes Word of Mouth's Impact
Authors: Packard Grant , Berger Jonah
Published: August 2016

Word of mouth affects consumer behavior, but how does the language used in word of mouth shape that impact? Might certain types of consumers be more likely to use certain types of language, affecting whose words have more influence? Five studies, including textual analysis of more than 1,000 online reviews, demonstrate that compared to more implicit endorsements (e.g., “I liked it,” “I enjoyed it”), explicit endorsements (e.g., “I recommend it”) are more persuasive and increase purchase intent. This occurs because explicit endorsers are perceived to like the product more and have more expertise. Looking at the endorsement language consumers actually use, however, shows that while consumer knowledge does affect endorsement style, its effect actually works in the opposite direction. Because novices are less aware that others have heterogeneous product preferences, they are more likely to use explicit endorsements. Consequently, the endorsement styles novices and experts tend to use may lead to greater persuasion by novices. These findings highlight the important role that language, and endorsement styles in particular, plays in shaping the effects of word of mouth.
Addressing barriers to healthcare access for Roma: A community development approach
Authors: Kirwan Gloria , Jacob Deirdre
Published: August 2016

The Roma community in Europe has experienced persistent marginalisation and disadvantage over many generations, with Roma regularly experiencing problems of access to healthcare, accommodation, education and employment within the European context. Ireland is a relatively new destination for Roma migration and, as yet, the experiences of Roma in Ireland are under-researched. However, problematic access to healthcare has emerged as an issue faced by the Roma community in Ireland. With reference to the work of the Tallaght Roma Integration Project (TRIP), this article aims to illuminate some of the challenges faced by Roma in this regard. The work of TRIP is informed by community development principles, including concepts of participation and social solidarity. This article explores how community development can offer a framework through which the Roma community can engage collaboratively with service providers in order to highlight need and mobilise change in service provision.
The multilingual turn as a critical movement in education: assumptions, challenges and a need for reflection
Authors: Meier Gabriela Sylvia
Published: August 2016

This study establishes the multilingual turn as part of a critical movement in education. It highlights the importance we ought to attach to how we understand the concepts of language, the learners and language learning and related terms, as such assumptions determine what language teachers and learners do in the classroom. A thematic decomposition analysis of 21 chapters, contained in two books both with phrase the multilingual turn in their title (Conteh and Meier 2014, The multilingual turn in languages education: Opportunities and challenges. Bristol: Multilingual Matters; May 2014a, The multilingual turn: Implications for SLA, TESOL and Bilingual education. New York: Routledge), confirms that new critical understandings of these concepts have developed in recent years. While there is not total accord, my findings showed that authors, associated with the multilingual turn, conceive languages as a resource for learning and as associated with status and power; the learners as diverse multilingual and social practitioners; and learning as a multilingual social practice based on theoretical pluralism, consistently guided by critical perspectives. While theoretically relatively well established, the multilingual turn faces important challenges that hamper its translation into mainstream practice, namely popularly accepted monolingual norms and a lack of guidance for teachers. The findings combined with previous research inform a framework to reflect on practice, which may, in the long term, help address the challenges identified.
Typhoid Fever Presenting With Acute Renal Failure And Hepatitis Simultaneously - A Rare Presentation
Authors: Rajput R. , Jain D. , Kumar A. , Mittal A.
Published: August 2016

Typhoid fever is an important health problem worldwide but its incidence is more in developing countries. Hepatic involvement is common, but both hepatic and renal involvement is rare in typhoid fever. We report a case of typhoid fever presenting with hepatitis and acute renal failure. A 17 year old male presenting with fever and pain abdomen was found to have raised blood urea, creatinine, liver enzymes and bilirubin. Widal and typhidot (IgM,IgG) test were positive. His symptoms subsided and deranged parameters resolved with treatment of typhoid fever.
Suggestive symptoms and signs of pulmonary thromboembolism in cardiac failure
Authors: Niculescu Zizi , Ghinea Mihaela Maria , Niculescu C. , Grigorian M.
Published: August 2016

Pulmonary thrombembolism can be a complication or it can lead to the onset of heart failure. The early diagnosis of pulmonary thromboembolism may make the difference between life and death. The aim of the study was to determine pulmonary thromboembolism incidence in patients with cardiac failure and to attempt diagnosis optimization.

Study group included 150 patients admitted at Medical Clinic II, Emergency Clinical County Hospital Constanta with preexistent known or unknown heart disease, which led to cardiac failure. Patients were suspected with incipient pulmonary thromboembolism. Dyspnea was the most frequently manifested symptom leading to pulmonary thromboembolism suspicion (99%). Pulmonary thromboembolism suggestive dyspnea displayed two forms: sudden onset of dyspnea and increased dyspnea in patients suffering from dyspnea at rest. Thoracic pain was present in approximately 90% of the patients and was manifested in two forms: retrosternal pain, not increasing with respiratory movement, and acute localized thoracic pain, accompanied by hemoptysis and dyspnea; these symptoms suggest pulmonary infarction.

Pulmonary thromboembolism complicates clinically manifested heart failure or precipitates heart failure onset in patients with latent myocardial dysfunction.
Essential thrombocythemia – Incidence of thrombotic complications
Authors: Ghinea Mihaela Maria , Niculescu Zizi , Niculescu C. , Grigorian M.
Published: August 2016

Essential thrombocytemia is a classic negative chronic myeloproliferative disease BCR-ABL characterized by global myeloid proliferation but mainly on the megacariocitary series. Most symptomatic patients show manifestations due to the vascular thromboses or haemorrhages. The objective of the paper is to evaluate the incidence of thrombotic complications.

The study was carried out in the Haematology Compartment of Constanta County Clinical Hospital on a lot of 60 cases with essential thrombocytemia.

The diagnosis criteria were OMS 2008 criteria.

On the studied lot, on the diagnosis, 45 patients (75%) were symptomatic. Among the symptomatic ones 27 patients (60%) showed thromboembolic manifestations in the moment of the diagnosis or after diagnosis.

The thrombotic manifestations present at the patients with essential thrombocytemia taken for the study were: cerebral micro thromboses - 10 cases; peripheral micro thromboses - 3 cases; erythromelalgia - 6 cases; acrocyanosis - 2 cases; coronary thrombosis - 1 case; portal vein thrombosis - 2 cases; pulmonary thromboembolism - 1 case; thrombosis of placenta vessels- 2 cases.

The thrombocytosis degree is not the only important risk factor for thrombosis. The age over 60 years, arterial hypertension, dyslipidemia, smoking, atherosclerosis, are associated risk factors (independent from thrombocytosis) for the frequency and severity of the thromboses. In this framework, on the one hand the increase of accessibility to the background therapy proven efficient (interferon, anagrelide) and on the other hand the mentioning in the cardiovascular pathology guides of primary and secondary thromboses as risk factors along with hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemias, etc is required.
Some Aspects of Burnout in Nursing Homes
Authors: Leskovic Ljiljana , Vukovič Goran , Leskovar Robert , Goriup Jana
Published: August 2016

Nursing personnel in nursing homes for elderly citizens are exposed to a number of factors that contribute to possible burnout syndrome. For this reason, the set objective of the research was to measure the degree of burnout, check the correlation between the burnout syndrome and satisfaction at work, and psychosomatic symptoms, as well as to figure out the main characteristics of burnout syndrome among the nursing personnel in nursing homes for the elderly in Slovenia.
Intercultural Primary Education in the Second Half of the Decade
Authors: Osaďan Róbert , Reid Elizabeth , Belešová Mária
Published: August 2016

Intercultural education advances the comprehension of different people and cultures. It emphasizes teaching that accepts and respects that diversity is normal in all areas of life. It attempts to sensitize the pupil to the concept that we all have developed in varied ways and that different does not mean “wrong”. In the presented article, we deal with a term defined in the context of intercultural education. We think about the way of its implementation in primary education, while respecting all the attributes of cultural differentiation. Intercultural education examines forms of xenophobia, trying to diminish them, and advocates equal opportunities for all. Intercultural education works to modify individuals and institutions and so transform the society (What is intercultural education? Do we in the West have the materials to accomplish this in our classrooms?).
Adaptation in Affective Video Games: A Literature Review
Authors: Bontchev Boyan
Published: August 2016

Playing computer games is a predominantly emotional than rational process. Video games with affect-based adaptation measure player’s behavior signals and recognize player’s emotional states in order to adapt specific game features in a dynamic manner and to improve player’s engagement, immersion, excitement, and challenge. The present review deals with models for the presentation of emotions, techniques for measuring behavioral signals, emotion recognition and adaptation mechanisms applied in video games with affective feedback including methods for their assessment and validation. Studies using self-reports, observational methods and psychophysiological measurements of both autonomic and central nervous systems including processing and interpretation of signals are systematically reviewed with regard to their results concerning emotional adaptation in games. Next, the article provides a comparative analysis of affect-based adaptation methods and techniques applied in 14 adaptive video games developed in last ten years. Based on this comparison, we summarized future directions in research, design and evaluation of video games with affective adaption.
E-CDGM: An Evolutionary Call-Dependency Graph Modularization Approach for Software Systems
Authors: Izadkhah Habib , Elgedawy Islam , Isazadeh Ayaz
Published: August 2016

Lack of up-to-date software documentation hinders the software evolution and maintenance processes, as simply the outdated software structure and code could be easily misunderstood. One approach to overcoming such problems is using software modularization, in which the software architecture is extracted from the available source code; such that developers can assess the reconstructed architecture against the required changes. Unfortunately, existing software modularization approaches are not accurate, as they ignore polymorphic calls among system modules. Furthermore, they are tightly coupled to the used programming language. To overcome such problems, this paper proposes the E-CDGM approach. E-CDGM decouples the extracted call dependency graph from the programming language by using the proposed intermediate code language (known as mCode). It also takes into consideration the polymorphic calls during the call dependency graph generation. It uses a new evolutionary optimization approach to find the best modularization option; adopting reward and penalty functions. Finally, it uses statistical analysis to build a final consolidated modularization model using different generated modularization solutions. Experimental results show that the proposed E-CDGM approach provides more accurate results when compared against existing well-known modularization approaches.
A Generalized Erlang-C Model for the Enhanced Living Environment as a Service (ELEaaS)
Authors: Mirtchev Seferin T. , Goleva Rossitza I. , Atamian Dimitar K. , Mirtchev Mirtcho J. , Ganchev Ivan , Stainov Rumen
Published: August 2016

In this article, a full-access waiting multi-server queue with a statedependent arrival and departure processes is investigated and suggested for use as a generic traffic model of the novel concept of the Enhanced Living Environment as a Service (ELEaaS). The generalized arrival and service flows with nonlinear state dependence intensities are used. The idea is based on the analytical continuation of the Poisson arrival process and Bernoulli service process, and the classic M/M/n queuing system. Birth and death processes and state-dependent rates are applied. The suggested new queuing system is of a M(g)/M(g)/n/k type (in Kendal notation) with a generalized arrival and departure processes M(g). The input and output intensities depend nonlinearly on the system state with defined parameters - the socalled “peaked factors”. The state probabilities of the system are obtained using the general solution of the birth and death processes. The influence of the peaked factors on the queuing behavior is evaluated showing that state-dependent arrival and service rates may change significantly the characteristics of the queuing system. The simplicity and uniformity in representing both peaked and smooth behavior make this queuing model also attractive for future networks’ analysis and synthesis.
Business Intelligence System via Group Decision Making
Authors: Borissova Daniela , Mustakerov Ivan , Korsemov Dilian
Published: August 2016

In the paper a business intelligence tool based on group decision making is proposed. The group decision making uses a combinatorial optimization modeling technique. It takes into account weighted coefficients for evaluation criteria assigned by decision makers together with their scores for the alternatives in respect of these criteria. The proposed optimization model for group decision making considers also the knowledge level of the group members involved as decision makers. This optimization model is implemented in three-layer architecture of Web application for business intelligence by group decision making. Developed Web application is numerically tested for a representative problem for software choice considering six decision makers, three alternatives and 19 evaluation criteria. The obtained results show the practical applicability and effectiveness of the proposed approach.
A note on the pp conjecture for sheaves of spaces of orderings
Authors: Gładki Paweł
Published: August 2016

In this note we provide a direct and simple proof of a result previously obtained by Astier stating that the class of spaces of orderings for which the pp conjecture holds true is closed under sheaves over Boolean spaces.
Convergent normal form for real hypersurfaces at a generic Levi-degeneracy
Authors: Kossovskiy Ilya , Zaitsev Dmitri
Published: August 2016

We construct a complete convergent normal form for a real hypersurface in

ℂ
N

{\mathbb{C}^{N}}

,

N
≥
2

{N\geq 2}

, at a generic Levi-degeneracy.
This seems to be the first convergent normal form for a Levi-degenerate hypersurface. As an application of the convergence result, we obtain an explicit description of the moduli space of germs of real-analytic hypersurfaces with a generic Levi-degeneracy. As another application, we obtain, in the spirit
of the work of Chern and Moser [6], distinguished curves
inside the Levi-degeneracy set that we call degenerate chains.
On the ramification of étale cohomology groups
Authors: Leal Isabel
Published: August 2016

Let K be a complete discrete valuation field whose residue field is perfect and of positive characteristic, let X be a connected, proper scheme over

𝒪
K

\mathcal{O}_{K}

, and let U be the complement in X of a divisor with simple normal crossings.
Assume that the pair

(
X
,
U
)

(X,U)

is strictly semi-stable over

𝒪
K

\mathcal{O}_{K}

of relative dimension one and K is of equal characteristic. We prove that, for any smooth

ℓ

\ell

-adic sheaf

𝒢

\mathcal{G}

on U of rank one, at most tamely ramified on the generic fiber, if the ramification of

𝒢

\mathcal{G}

is bounded by

t
+

t+

for the logarithmic upper ramification groups of Abbes–Saito at points of codimension one of X, then the ramification of the étale cohomology groups with compact support of

𝒢

\mathcal{G}

is bounded by

t
+

t+

in the same sense.
Limit lamination theorems for H-surfaces
Authors: Meeks III William H. , Tinaglia Giuseppe
Published: August 2016

In this paper we prove some general results for constant
mean curvature lamination limits of
certain sequences of compact surfaces

M
n

M_{n}

embedded in

ℝ
3

\mathbb{R}^{3}

with constant mean curvature

H
n

H_{n}

and fixed finite genus,
when the boundaries of these surfaces tend to infinity.
Two of these theorems generalize to the non-zero constant mean curvature case,
similar structure theorems by Colding and Minicozzi
in [6, 8] for limits of
sequences of minimal surfaces of fixed finite genus.
The Sacred, Secular, Scholarly, and Scientific
Authors: Gorlée Dinda L. , Anderson Myrdene
Published: August 2016

Following the 1967 untimely death of co-editor Raymond Nogar, in 1973 young John Deely bravely proceeded to publish The Problem of Evolution: A Study of the Philosophical Repercussions of Evolutionary Science. In the utopian vision of philosophy and theology, drawing on Teilhard de Chardin together with Dewey’s psychological theory, and buttressed by Darwin’s theory of evolution, the co-editors and authors would argue against the popular paradigms of Existentialism, Marxism, and Communism thriving in that era. Deely focused on the spiritual condition of humankind, but with a cross-sectional perspective acting as a web-like fabric of evolutionary man (and woman). Man is subject to free choice in cultural traditions, but does not conform himself to a religious program or ethical policy. According to the further contributors to Deely’s volume (Adler, Dobzhansky, White, Steward, Bidney, Ayala, Waddington, Huxley, Eiseley, and other thinkers), man can grow from “primitive”, less sentient animals into the rational mind of humanity. Man has moral and theological principles proclaiming, in the face of evolution, revolutionary terms for the semiotic doctrine that comes to dominate Deely’s life.
Sign, Object, Thing
Authors: Cobley Paul , Stjernfelt Frederik
Published: August 2016

This review argues that The Human Use of Signs (Deely, 1994) is both pivotal and exceptional in the oeuvre of John Deely. It argues that the volume is exceptional because of its unusual explicatory structure and that it is pivotal because of its extended focus on issues arising from the distinction of ‘sign’, ‘object’, and ‘thing’. Among these issues are the idea of the postmodern, objectivity, relation, and the semiotic animal.
A New Path to Postmodernity
Authors: Santaella Lucia
Published: August 2016

This article discusses John Deely’s original proposal for a reconsideration of the history of modern and postmodern philosophy when semiotic thought enters the scene of the historical narrative of philosophy. This semiotic emergency had its origins in the Middle Ages, a thought that was overlooked by Descartes, which determined its forgetfulness until the rebirth of a powerful semiotic thought in the nineteenth century marking the advent of a postmodern philosophy.
Back on the Right Track
Authors: Baenziger Ted
Published: August 2016

This article reviews the ‘second’ (although first prepared) volume of Deely’s Poinsot trilogy. It argues that postmodern thinking is, according to Deely, back on the right track; whichever guiding light has been used in the past, it is semiotics that gives light to both cenoscopy and ideoscopy. Science in the modern sense must be able to not only measure and record natural events, but also see the action of signs in all these processes: that is, that there is no understanding of the interrelation of the web of life without cenoscopy and the doctrine of signs
Semiotic Reconstructions of Reality
Authors: Nöth Winfried
Published: August 2016

The paper gives a critical appraisal of John Deely’s book Purely Objective Reality. It examines the concepts Deely adopts from the Scholastics, ens reale, ens rationis, subjectivity, objectivity, and the division of the universe into signifying objects and things that do not signify in its own as well as from the perspective of Charles S. Peirce’s semiotics.
An unusual case in endocrinology practice: Suture granuloma
Authors: Cansu Guven Baris , Taskiran B. , Bakar T. , Cengiz B.P.
Published: August 2016

Objective. Suture granuloma, the rare complication of thyroidectomy, results from the use of nonabsorbable suture materials. Despite its typical ultrasound images and benign course, it carries utmost importance in the diff erential diagnosis of lymph nodes, recurrent nodules, and recurrence in the case of thyroid cancers.

Subject and Results. Fifty four years old female patient, who underwent bilateral thyroidectomy in July 2010, was diagnosed with multinodular goiter and incidentally discovered micropapillary carcinoma (2 mm). Four years later, she was readmitted to hospital due to painless swelling in the right and left anterior neck region. Ultrasonography revealed nodules with irregular boundaries, containing micro- and macro-calcifications and hyperechoic lines in both sides of the thyroid bed and isthmus. Fine needle aspiration biopsy was performed in the right and left sided mass and the cytological examination was compatible with the diagnosis of the suture granuloma.

Conclusions. Suture granuloma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of the local recurrence
Lattice of ℤ-module
Authors: Futa Yuichi , Shidama Yasunari
Published: August 2016

In this article, we formalize the definition of lattice of ℤ-module and its properties in the Mizar system [5].We formally prove that scalar products in lattices are bilinear forms over the field of real numbers ℝ. We also formalize the definitions of positive definite and integral lattices and their properties. Lattice of ℤ-module is necessary for lattice problems, LLL (Lenstra, Lenstra and Lovász) base reduction algorithm [14], and cryptographic systems with lattices [15] and coding theory [9].
Conservation Rules of Direct Sum Decomposition of Groups
Authors: Nakasho Kazuhisa , Yamazaki Hiroshi , Okazaki Hiroyuki , Shidama Yasunari
Published: August 2016

In this article, conservation rules of the direct sum decomposition of groups are mainly discussed. In the first section, we prepare miscellaneous definitions and theorems for further formalization in Mizar [5]. In the next three sections, we formalized the fact that the property of direct sum decomposition is preserved against the substitutions of the subscript set, flattening of direct sum, and layering of direct sum, respectively. We referred to [14], [13] [6] and [11] in the formalization.
Diffusion semigroup on manifolds with time-dependent metrics
Authors: Cheng Li-Juan
Published: August 2016

Let

L
t

:=

Δ
t

+

Z
t

{L_{t}:=\Delta_{t}+Z_{t}}

,

t
∈

[
0
,

T
c

)

{t\in[0,T_{c})}

on a differential manifold equipped with a complete geometric flow

(

g
t

)

t
∈

[
0
,

T
c

)

{(g_{t})_{t\in[0,T_{c})}}

, where

Δ
t

{\Delta_{t}}

is the Laplacian operator induced by the metric

g
t

{g_{t}}

and

(

Z
t

)

t
∈

[
0
,

T
c

)

{(Z_{t})_{t\in[0,T_{c})}}

is a family of

C

1
,
∞

{C^{1,\infty}}

-vector fields. In this article, we present a number of equivalent inequalities for the lower bound curvature condition, which include
gradient inequalities, transportation-cost inequalities, Harnack inequalities and other functional inequalities for the semigroup associated with diffusion processes generated by

L
t

{L_{t}}

. To this end, we establish derivative formulae for the associated semigroup and construct coupling processes for these diffusion
processes by parallel displacement and reflection.
Orofacial pain and quality of life in early adolescents in India
Authors: Kumar Sandeep , Badiyani Bhumika K. , Kumar Amit , Dixit Garima , Sharma Prachi , Agrawal Sugandha
Published: August 2016

Background:

Orofacial pain may have an impact on quality of life. It may affect the overall well-being of an individual.

Objective:

To assess the prevalence of orofacial pain and its impact on quality of life in early adolescents in Indore city, India.

Methods:

This was a cross-sectional study which included a total of 800 children selected from various public and private schools located in Indore city, India. A questionnaire was developed which collected information on sociodemographic characteristics and previous dental visits. The severity of pain was assessed using Von Korff pain scale and quality of life using the General Health Questionnaire 12 (GHQ-12). The chi-square test and logistic regression analysis were performed.

Results:

The overall prevalence of orofacial pain was found to be 17.9%. Toothache (10.1%) was found to be the most prevalent orofacial pain followed by temporomandibular joint pain (4.3%). The highest severity of pain (Grades 3 and 4) was reported for toothache followed by temporomandibular joint pain. The results of the logistic regression model showed that the prevalence of orofacial pain (odds ratio=7.18, p-value<0.0001a) was strongly associated with poor quality of life.

Conclusion:

The orofacial pain has a negative influence on the quality of life of adolescents. Effective policies should be created to improve the quality of life of adolescents focusing on oral health education and prevention of oral diseases.
The effectiveness of adolescent-specific prenatal interventions on improving attendance and reducing harm during and after birth: a systematic review
Authors: Tibingana-Ahimbisibwe Brenda , Katabira Catherine , Mpalampa Lena , Harrison Roger A
Published: August 2016

Background:

Adolescent pregnancy has been associated with poor pregnancy outcomes including pre-term birth (PTB), low birth weight (LBW) and perinatal death.

Objective:

To systematically review the effect of adolescent-specific interventions on reducing PTB, LBW, and perinatal death and increasing prenatal care attendance.

Search strategy:

Possible studies for inclusion were identified by a comprehensive search of OvidSP MEDLINE (limits: humans, 1990–present), EMBASE (limits: humans, 1990–2015), Popline and Global Health Database from the World Health Organisation (WHO) and PubMed International scientific databases, and references of identified articles were searched from 1990 to present.

Selection criteria:

All types of controlled studies of prenatal interventions were exclusive to adolescents and at least one of the outcomes of interest.

Data collection and analysis:

Investigators identified relevant studies and entered the data in a pro forma. Data were summarised as forest plots and narrative synthesis.

Main results:

Twenty-two studies (three randomised controlled trials (RCTs), four prospective cohort studies, nine retrospective cohort studies, five case controls and one natural experiment) were included with all but one study being carried out in higher-income countries. Seven of the 16 studies reporting on PTB found a statistically significant reduction in PTB rates between adolescent-specific prenatal care (intervention) and non-age specific prenatal care odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) ranged from OR: 0.15 (95% CI: 0.03–0.83) to OR: 0.59 (95% CI: 0.45–0.78). Nine of the 12 studies reported statistically significant higher mean prenatal attendance rates among the intervention group compared to controls (ranging from a mean number of visits of 14.3 vs. 10.7 p<0.001 to 10.8 vs. 7.6 visits p<0.001). The type and construct of the interventions, their implementation and local population differed sufficiently that a statistical synthesis was deemed inappropriate.

Conclusion:

There is some evidence that adolescent-specific programs can increase prenatal attendance and reduce the risk of PTB and low birth rate but their effect on perinatal death is uncertain. There is a distinct lack of evidence of the effectiveness of these interventions for adolescents living in low-middle income countries, despite having the majority of adolescent pregnancies, and associated risk of harm. No high-quality intervention studies were identified. Robust, cluster-based RCTs are an urgent necessity to quantify the impact of these interventions and to identify factors contributing to their success.
Design and Simulation of a Chaotic Micromixer with Diamond-Like Micropillar Based on Artificial Neural Network
Authors: Chen Xueye , Shen Jienan
Published: August 2016

Microfluidic mixing is an essential part of the process of microfluidic chip technology in the analysis, and micromixer has also become the key components of microfluidic chip analysis system. For DNA hybridization, protein folding and enzyme reaction, some biochemical processes need to react quickly to achieve on analysis and research has the vital significance. A simple, rapid and low-cost passive micromixer is presented in this paper. In order to improve the mixing efficiency of the species, the concept of a splitting and recombination (SAR) was used to shorten the mixing time of the species. This study simulated the species mixing in a micromixer with traditional T-type micromixer and diamond-like micropillar in laminar flow state through COMSOL multiphysics 3.5a to computational fluid dynamics (CFD). Linking artificial neural network (ANN) and CFD was used to optimize the diamond-like micropillar. Finally, simulation results proved that the micromixer with SAR diamond-like concept achieves a high-efficiency mixing than T-type micromixer. Numerical results also show that the mixing efficiency of the SAR micromixer with diamond-like micropillar can be up to 99 %, and that efficiency can reach rapidly 90 % in a short channel distance.
A CNC Parametric Programming Method for Manufacturing of Axisymmetric Mould Cavities
Authors: Omirou Sotiris L.
Published: August 2016

This paper presents a convenient and an easy to use manufacturing method for parts with axisymmetric geometry on CNC milling machines. The desired form of the cavities is achieved by selecting as generatrix curve any plane curve, implicitly or parametrically defined, which fulfills specific imposed by the user criteria (functional, aesthetic or other). Each machining pass is modelled as a path composed of generatrix curve segments and semicircular arcs. The surface quality is controlled by keeping the distance between successive scallops within a programmed value. Tool motion along the desired paths is generated by G-code algorithms that exploit the parametric programming technique, a powerful CNC programming tool. The effectiveness of the proposed method is verified by simulation tests for three representative curves.
Crystal structure of 2-amino-7-methyl-4-(3,4-difluoro-phenyl)-5-oxo-4H,5H-pyrano[4,3-b]pyran-3-carbonitrile, C16H10F2N2O3
Authors: Zheng Dongjing , Yang Yige , Li Jing
Published: August 2016

C16H10F2N2O3, monoclinic, P21/c (no. 14), a = 9.4647(7) Å, b = 11.8726(7) Å, c = 12.5732(8) Å, β = 92.262(4)°, V = 1411.76(16) Å3, Z = 4, R
gt(F) = 0.0459, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.1285, T = 293 K.
Crystal structure of 1,4-dihydro-1-phenylchromeno[4,3-c]pyrazole, C16H12N2O
Authors: Amr Abd El-Galil E. , Hafez Naglaa A. Abdel , Ali Korany A. , Al-Omar Mohamed A. , Ghabbour Hazem A.
Published: August 2016

C16H12N2O, orthorhombic, P212121 (no. 19), a = 5.4475(3) Å, b = 12.2779(7) Å, c = 18.0975(11) Å, V = 1210.43(12) Å3, Z = 4, R
gt(F) = 0.0326, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.0855, T = 100 K.
Hookeria acutifolia (Hookeriaceae, Bryophyta), A Genus and Species New for Thailand
Authors: Juengprayoon Wanwisa , Poopath Manoop , Chantanaorrapint Sahut
Published: August 2016

Hookeria acutifolia Hook. & Grev. is reported here as a new genus and species record for Thailand. A description, line drawing and photographs are provided, and its lectotype is designated here.
Cross-linguistic influence in bilingual language acquisition: Determining onset and end
Authors: Guijarro-Fuentes Pedro
Published: August 2016

In this paper we review current novel work across several languages and instances of bilingual acquisition (2L1 and child L2), whose focus is on the syntax and semantics of different linguistic phenomena with a range of naturalistic and experimental methodologies (e. g. grammaticality judgments, truth-value judgment task, semantics entailment experiments in on-line and off-line modalities and longitudinal data) to determine at which age one can say that the influence of one language over the other diminishes or disappears. Moreover, we discuss the central issue of what may trigger the end of the influence of one language over the other.
Interdisciplinary consensus statement on indication and application of a hydrogel spacer for prostate radiotherapy based on experience in more than 250 patients
Authors: Müller Arndt-Christian , Mischinger Johannes , Klotz Theodor , Gagel Bernd , Habl Gregor , Hatiboglu Gencay , Pinkawa Michael
Published: August 2016

Background

The aim of the study was to reach a consensus on indication and application of a hydrogel spacer based on multicentre experience and give new users important information to shorten the learning curve for this innovative technique.

Methods

The interdisciplinary meeting was attended by radiation oncologists and urologists, each with experience of 23 – 138 hydrogel injections (SpaceOAR®) in prostate cancer patients before dose-escalated radiotherapy. User experience was discussed and questions were defined to comprise practical information relevant for successful hydrogel injection and treatment. Answers to the defined key questions were generated. Hydrogel-associated side effects were collected to estimate the percentage, treatment and prognosis of potential risks.

Results

The main indication for hydrogel application was dose-escalated radiotherapy for histologically confirmed low or intermediate risk prostate cancer. It was not recommended in locally advanced prostate cancer. The injection or implantation was performed under transrectal ultrasound guidance via the transperineal approach after prior hydrodissection. The rate of injection-related G2-toxicity was 2% (n = 5) in a total of 258 hydrogel applications. The most frequent complication (n = 4) was rectal wall penetration, diagnosed at different intervals after hydrogel injection and treated conservatively.

Conclusions

A consensus was reached on the application of a hydrogel spacer. Current experience demonstrated feasibility, which could promote initiation of this method in more centres to reduce radiation-related gastrointestinal toxicity of dose-escalated IGRT. However, a very low rate of a potential serious adverse event could not be excluded. Therefore, the application should carefully be discussed with the patient and be balanced against potential benefits.
Research-based Reflections on How the Educational, Economic and Social Circumstances Faced by Some Children and Young People Can Lead to Significant Disadvantage and Vulnerability
Authors: Tucker Stanley , Trotman Dave
Published: August 2016

The paper provides detailed reflections on the educational, economic and social circumstances that impact on the lives of many disadvantaged and vulnerable children and young people. Drawing largely on primary research data collected in Romania, Germany and the United Kingdom, three illustrative case studies are presented for consideration focusing on: life in residential care and youth offending institutions; experiences of educational vulnerability; and human trafficking. The methodological approach adopted across the research projects explored, was shaped by the demands and expectations of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). All of the reported data reflects the views of children and young people who were interviewed as part of three research projects. It is argued that the difficult and challenging circumstances that many children and young people find themselves in, place them at significant disadvantage and increased vulnerability in terms of their social and educational development and life chances.
Synthesis and biological evaluation of 1,3,4,5-tetrasubstituted pyrazole derivatives
Authors: Yahyavi Hoda , Hosseinzadeh Fatemeh , Karimi Nastaran , Moghimi Setareh , Mahdavi Mohammad , Nadri Hamid , Moradi Alireza , Shafiee Abbas , Foroumadi Alireza
Published: August 2016

We report a solvent-free synthesis of novel 1,3,4,5-tetrasubstituted pyrazoles and investigate their inhibitory activity against soybean 15-lipoxygenase. It was revealed that all synthesized compounds exhibited good activity, and among them, 3-(furan-2-yl)-1,4,5-triphenyl-1H-pyrazole (5j) showed 10 times stronger inhibitory activity in comparison to the reference drug quercetin.
The Road to Private Prison Divestment
Authors: Williams Anthony J.
Published: August 2016

Until December 2015, the University of California maintained $25 million of indirect investments in three major private prison corporations and almost no one knew. The UC is now the first U.S. public university system to sell its shares in private prisons, however it was activism that propelled the victory. Black students from the Afrikan Black Coalition, a statewide Black youth organization, used research from Enlace and strategic planning to demand private prison divestment. This personal reflection on the path toward prison abolition examines some of the strengths and resurgence of Black student organizing in the era of #BlackLivesMatter.
УПРАВЛІНСЬКА ПРАЦЯ ТА УДОСКОНАЛЕННЯ ЇЇ ОРГАНІЗАЦІЇ В АГРАРНИХ ПІДПРИЄМСТВАХ
Authors: Мельничук О. І.
Published: August 2016

Узагальнено наукові підходи до визначення сутності категорій «управлінська праця» та «орга-нізація управлінської праці», в результаті чого сформульовано їх авторське визначення. Проаналізо-вано систему організації управлінської праці в державному підприємстві «ДГ «Таїровське», а саме:оцінено якісний склад управлінських працівників підприємства; досліджено комплекс документів, рег-ламентуючих діяльність управлінських працівників; здійснено оцінку економічної ефективності роботиуправлінського персоналу. Розроблено рекомендації щодо удосконалення організації управлінськоїпраці в господарстві за рахунок: удосконалення його організаційної структури управління; впрова-дження і використання паспорту робочого місця управлінського працівника; організації плануванняособистої роботи менеджерів господарства на наукових основах.
СУЧАСНИЙ КЕРІВНИК-ЛІДЕР – ЦЕ ПСИХОЛОГ І ВМІЛИЙ ПЕДАГОГ
Authors: Ангелов Г. В. , Стояно О. А.
Published: August 2016

Закони ринкової економіки, що увійшли в останні десятиліття в наше життя, багато в чому змі-нили психологію людей, сформувавши нові погляди, нові типи відносин і нові установки в свідомостілюдей – коли вірні, а коли і ні. В країнах, які пішли далеко вперед у становленні ринкових відносин,давно прийшли до висновку, що саме людський фактор – головна зброя в конкурентній боротьбі, такяк унікальне поєднання особистостей, що складають трудовий колектив, який ефективно працює, не-можливо відтворити в короткий проміжок часу. Таким чином психологічно грамотне управління персо-налом здатне стати потужною продуктивною силою, що приносить, у кінцевому підсумку, фінансовийприбуток. Тому проблеми лідерства і керівництва являються ключовими для досягнення організацій-ної ефективності.За більш ніж столітній період досліджень лідерства вчені накопичили безліч даних, що дозво-ляють досить повно описати цей феномен, показати різні його сторони і прояви. Незважаючи на це,авторами даної статті зроблена спроба узагальнення і доповнення існуючих досліджень своїм бачен-ням феноменів лідерства і керівництва. У статті розкривається зміст і встановлюється співвідношенняпонять «лідер» і «керівник», а також виділяються особистісні якості і здібності керівника-лідера як пси-холога і педагога.Для успішного керівництва людьми необхідно знати і враховувати психологічні особливості ко-жного працівника. І в цьому полягає найбільш важлива соціально-психологічна умова ефективногоуправління в процесі виробничої і комерційної діяльності. Запорукою мудрого керівництва людьми євміння розпізнавати в кожному підлеглому мотиви його ставлення до праці. Вміння керівництва оціни-ти по достоїнству (морально і матеріально) роботу підлеглих надає прямий вплив на їх поведінку і на-стрій, що не може не позначитися на їх ставленнях до виконування обов\'язків. До основних особистіс-них якостей керівника-лідера в процесі успішної психологічної і педагогічної діяльності слід віднести:емпатію, тактовність і дипломатичність у спілкуванні, моральність, честь, обов\'язок, відповідальність,сміливість у вирішенні практичних питань, фасилятивність і психологічну проникливість.