bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Effect of Monaural Auditory Stimulus on Hand Selection When Reaching
Authors: Tani Keisuke , Jono Yasutomo , Nomura Yoshifumi , Chujo Yuta , Hiraoka Koichi
Published: May 2016

This study investigated the effect of monaural auditory stimulus on hand selection when reaching. Healthy right-handed participants were asked to reach to a visual target and were free to use either the right or left hand. A visual target appeared at one of 11 positions in the visual field between -25 and 25 degrees of the horizontal visual angle. An auditory stimulus was given either in the left or right ear 100 ms after the presentation of the visual target, or no auditory stimulus was given. An auditory stimulus in the right ear increased right hand selection, and that in the left ear slightly increased left hand selection when reaching to a target around the midline of the visual field. The horizontal visual angle, where the probabilities of right hand selection and left hand selection were equal when reaching, shifted leftward when an auditory stimulus was given in the right ear, but the angle did not shift in either direction when an auditory stimulus was given in the left ear. The right-ear-dominant auditory stimulus effect on hand selection indicates hemispheric asymmetry of cortical activity for hand selection.
Binding of Daptomycin to Anionic Lipid Vesicles Is Reduced in the Presence of Lysyl-Phosphatidylglycerol
Authors: Khatib Tala O. , Stevenson Heather , Yeaman Michael R. , Bayer Arnold S. , Pokorny Antje
Published: May 2016

The cytoplasmic membrane of
Staphylococcus aureus
contains ∼20 mol% of the net cationic lipid lysyl-phosphatidylglycerol (LPG). Elevated fractions of LPG are associated with increased resistance to cationic antibiotics, including the lipopeptide daptomycin (DAP). Although the surface charge of the bacterial cytoplasmic membrane is altered by LPG, surface binding of DAP was found to be only moderately affected in anionic vesicles containing 20 mol% LPG. These results suggest that charge repulsion cannot fully explain LPG-mediated resistance to cationic peptides.
Complete Nucleotide Sequence of an IncI2 Plasmid Coharboring
bla
CTX-M-55
and
mcr-1
Authors: Sun Jian , Li Xing-Ping , Yang Run-Shi , Fang Liang-Xing , Huo Wei , Li Shu-Min , Jiang Peng , Liao Xiao-Ping , Liu Ya-Hong
Published: May 2016

We report the complete nucleotide sequence of a plasmid, pA31-12, carrying
bla
CTX-M-55
and
mcr-1
from a chicken
Escherichia coli
isolate. pA31-12 has an IncI2 replicon that displays extensive sequence similarity with pHN1122-1-borne
bla
CTX-M-55
and pHNSHP45-borne
mcr-1
. Insertion sequences IS
Ecp1
and IS
Apl1
are responsible for the mobilization of
bla
CTX-M-55
and
mcr-1
, respectively. The colocalization of
mcr-1
with an extended-spectrum β-lactamase gene on a conjugative plasmid may accelerate the dissemination of both genes by coselection.
Blastocystis Isolate B Exhibits Multiple Modes of Resistance against Antimicrobial Peptide LL-37
Authors: Yason John Anthony , Ajjampur Sitara Swarna Rao , Tan Kevin Shyong Wei
Published: May 2016

Blastocystis
is one of the most common eukaryotic organisms found in humans and many types of animals. Several reports have identified its role in gastrointestinal disorders, although its pathogenicity is yet to be clarified.
Blastocystis
is transmitted via the fecal-to-oral route and colonizes the large intestines. Epithelial cells lining the intestine secrete antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), including beta-defensins and cathelicidin, as a response to infection. This study explores the effects of host colonic antimicrobial peptides, particularly LL-37, a fragment of cathelicidin, on different
Blastocystis
subtypes.
Blastocystis
is composed of several subtypes that have genetic, metabolic, and biological differences. These subtypes also have various outcomes in terms of drug treatment and immune response. In this study,
Blastocystis
isolates from three different subtypes were found to induce intestinal epithelial cells to secrete LL-37. We also show that among the antimicrobial peptides tested, only LL-37 has broad activity on all the subtypes. LL-37 causes membrane disruption and causes
Blastocystis
to change shape.
Blastocystis
subtype 7 (ST7), however, showed relative resistance to LL-37. An isolate, ST7 isolate B (ST7-B), from this subtype releases proteases that can degrade the peptide. It also makes the environment acidic, which causes attenuation of LL-37 activity. The
Blastocystis
ST7-B isolate was also observed to have a thicker surface coat, which may protect the parasite from direct killing by LL-37. This study determined the effects of LL-37 on different
Blastocystis
isolates and indicates that AMPs have significant roles in
Blastocystis
infections.
Cyanobacterial RNA Helicase CrhR Localizes to the Thylakoid Membrane Region and Cosediments with Degradosome and Polysome Complexes in Synechocystis sp. Strain PCC 6803
Authors: Rosana Albert Remus R. , Whitford Denise S. , Fahlman Richard P. , Owttrim George W.
Published: May 2016

The cyanobacteriumSynechocystissp. strain PCC 6803 encodes a single DEAD box RNA helicase, CrhR, whose expression is tightly autoregulated in response to cold stress. Subcellular localization and proteomic analysis results indicate that CrhR localizes to both the cytoplasmic and thylakoid membrane regions and cosediments with polysome and RNA degradosome components. Evidence is presented that either functional RNA helicase activity or a C-terminal localization signal was required for polysome but not thylakoid membrane localization. Polysome fractionation and runoff translation analysis results indicate that CrhR associates with actively translating polysomes. The data implicate a role for CrhR in translation or RNA degradation in the thylakoid region related to thylakoid biogenesis or stability, a role that is enhanced at low temperature. Furthermore, CrhR cosedimentation with polysome and RNA degradosome complexes links alteration of RNA secondary structure with a potential translation-RNA degradation complex inSynechocystis.

IMPORTANCEThe interaction between mRNA translation and degradation is a major determinant controlling gene expression. Regulation of RNA function by alteration of secondary structure by RNA helicases performs crucial roles, not only in both of these processes but also in all aspects of RNA metabolism. Here, we provide evidence that the cyanobacterial RNA helicase CrhR localizes to both the cytoplasmic and thylakoid membrane regions and cosediments with actively translating polysomes and RNA degradosome components. These findings link RNA helicase alteration of RNA secondary structure with translation and RNA degradation in prokaryotic systems and contribute to the data supporting the idea of the existence of a macromolecular machine catalyzing these reactions in prokaryotic systems, an association hitherto recognized only in archaea and eukarya.
The anonymity paradox in patient engagement: reputation, risk and web-based public feedback
Authors: Speed Ewen , Davison Charlie , Gunnell Caroline
Published: May 2016

The UK National Health Service (NHS) has long espoused patient and public engagement. Recent years have seen increasing use of internet-based methods of collecting feedback about patient experience and public and staff views about NHS services and priorities. Often hailed as a means of facilitating participative democratic patient engagement, these processes raise a number of complex issues. A key aspect of it is the opportunity for comment to be made anonymously. Our research reveals an anonymity paradox whereby patients clearly demonstrate a perception that anonymity is a prerequisite for effective use of these feedback processes, whereas professionals demonstrate a perception that patient anonymity is a barrier to effective use. The risks of anonymity are constructed very differently by patients and professionals. Patient concerns around anonymity were not motivated by a general concern about a loss of privacy, but more that a positive identification might compromise future care. For professionals, concerns were voiced more around risks of reputational damage for specific practitioners or practices (in that anyone could say anything) and also that this anonymous feedback was available publicly and that it might go against the medical opinion of the professional. These concerns pointed to important differences in perceptions of patient and professional vulnerability. In the qualitative analysis that follows the key finding was that while anonymity makes service users feel less vulnerable, it can have the opposite effect on managers and clinical staff. This raises important implications for the use and utility of internet-based methods of collecting patient feedback.
Searching for the patient's voice in the Irish asylums
Authors: Kelly Brendan D
Published: May 2016

The history of mental healthcare in Ireland ends to focus on the histories of institutions and development of mental health legislation. Attention has also been devoted to clinical records, with all of their interpretative and narrative complexities. In both the historiography and archives, however, patients themselves remain remarkably elusive, their voices astonishingly distant. In countries other than Ireland, there have been more extensive analyses of patients’ letters, journals and first-person accounts of hospitalisation and treatment. In Ireland, there is real difficulty accessing such accounts, if they exist, especially from the 1800s. Asylum and hospital records offer some assistance in understanding patients’ concerns and, arguably, the symptoms recorded in asylum records (eg, delusions) provide further windows into patients’ minds. Methodological challenges abound, but while patients’ voices may remain largely unknown at present, they are certainly not unknowable. This paper posits that we just need to listen harder and, perhaps, listen better.
AAC Vitality barley
Authors: Choo Thin Meiw , Xue Allen G. , Martin Richard A.
Published: May 2016

AAC Vitality is a six-row spring feed barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) cultivar developed by the Eastern Cereal and Oilseed Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. AAC Vitality had high grain yield, good resistance to lodging, and good resistance to straw break. It was late in heading and maturity. Its seed color was bright. AAC Vitality was moderately resistant to net blotch and spot blotch. AAC Vitality performs well in Ontario.
FINDING THE DRIVER: A CASE STUDY OF INDONESIAN GOVERNMENT BOND MARKET
Authors: SULISTIONO ARIF P. , ISHIDA MIKI
Published: May 2016

We investigate the relationships among credit default swap (CDS), government bond yield, foreign investors’ ownership, and exchange rate by conducting Vector Error Correction Model and Vector Auto Regression. We compare the relationships in the period of 2008 to 2013 and in the sub period when financial crisis happened in 2008. Using daily data from April 28, 2008 to December 31, 2013 in Indonesian government bond market, we find government bond yield plays a significant role; and drives the movement of the other variables. However, during the 2008 crisis, the yield loses its dominance and tends to follow the movement of CDS.
Algorithm 962
Authors: Pew Jack , Li Zhi , Muir Paul
Published: May 2016

BACOL and BACOLR are (Fortran 77) B-spline adaptive collocation packages for the numerical solution of 1D parabolic Partial Differential Equations (PDEs). The packages have been shown to be superior to other similar packages, especially for problems exhibiting sharp, moving spatial layer regions, where a stringent tolerance is imposed. In addition to providing temporal error control through the timestepping software, BACOL and BACOLR feature control of a high-order estimate of the spatial error of the approximate solution, obtained by computing a
second
approximate solution of one higher order of accuracy; the cost is substantial—execution time and memory usage are almost doubled.

In this article, we discuss BACOLI, a new version of BACOL that computes only one approximate solution and uses efficient interpolation-based schemes to obtain a spatial error estimate. In previous studies these schemes have been shown to provide spatial error estimates of comparable quality to those of BACOL. We describe the substantial modification of BACOL needed to obtain BACOLI, and provide numerical results showing that BACOLI is significantly more efficient than BACOL, in some cases by as much as a factor of 2. We also introduce a Fortran 95 wrapper for BACOLI (called BACOLI95) and discuss its simplified user interface.
RandNLA
Authors: Drineas Petros , Mahoney Michael W.
Published: May 2016

Randomization offers new benefits for large-scale linear algebra computations.
The risks of self-auditing systems
Authors: Mercuri Rebecca T. , Neumann Peter G.
Published: May 2016

Unforeseen problems can result from the absence of impartial independent evaluations.
Developmental Origins of Common Disease: Epigenetic Contributions to Obesity
Authors: Kappil Maya , Wright Robert O. , Sanders Alison P.
Published: May 2016

The perinatal period is a window of susceptibility for later life disease. Recent epigenetic findings are beginning to increase our understanding of the molecular mechanisms that may contribute to the programming of obesity. This review summarizes recent evidence that supports the role of epigenetically mediated early life programming in the later onset of obesity. Establishing such links between environmental exposures and modifiable molecular changes ultimately holds promise to inform interventional efforts toward alleviating the environmentally mediated onset of obesity.
Electromagnetic Signatures of Neutron Star Mergers in the Advanced LIGO Era
Authors: Fernández Rodrigo , Metzger Brian D.
Published: May 2016

The mergers of binaries containing neutron stars and stellar-mass black holes are among the most promising sources for direct detection in gravitational waves by the interferometers Advanced LIGO and Virgo over the next few years. The concurrent detection of electromagnetic emission from these events would greatly enhance the scientific return of these discoveries. We review the state of the art in modeling the electromagnetic signal of neutron star binary mergers across different phases of the merger and multiple wavelengths. We focus on those observables that provide the most sensitive diagnostics of the merger physics and the contribution to the synthesis of rapid neutron capture (r-process) elements in the Galaxy. We also outline expected future developments on the observational and theoretical sides of this rapidly evolving field.
Racialized Assimilation of Asian Americans
Authors: Lee Jennifer C. , Kye Samuel
Published: May 2016

Because of the generally high socioeconomic attainments and high intermarriage rates of Asian Americans, it has been suggested that Asian Americans are reaching parity with whites and are assimilating to mainstream American society. However, other research shows the continued significance of race for Asian Americans regardless of their socioeconomic status and levels of acculturation. This article provides a review of recent research on socioeconomic attainment and intermarriage among Asian Americans as well as an overview of research on less studied but increasingly important indicators: residential outcomes, political participation, and mental health. We argue that Asian Americans are assimilating but in ways that differ from their European predecessors. In this process, racial/ethnic boundaries between Asians and whites may be solidified rather than dissolved, thus maintaining the significance of race for Asian Americans. We suggest that a racialized assimilation framework may best characterize the experiences of contemporary Asian Americans.
REE Geochemistry of Euphrates River, Turkey
Authors: Kalender Leyla , Aytimur Gamze
Published: May 2016

The study area is located on the Euphrates River at 38°41°32.48′′N–38°14′24.10′′N latitude and 39°56′4.59′′E–39°8°13.41′′E longitude. The Euphrates is the longest river in Western Asia. The lithological units observed from the bottom to the top are Permo-Triassic Keban Metamorphites, Late Cretaceous Kömürhan Ophiolites, Upper Cretaceous Elazığ Magmatic Complex, Middle Eocene Maden Complex and Kırkgeçit Formation, Upper Pliocene and Lower Eocene Seske Formation and Upper Miocene, Pliocene Karabakır and Çaybağı Formations, Palu Formation, and Holocene Euphrates River sediments. The geochemical studies show that87Sr/86Sr and143Nd/144Nd isotopic compositions in the Euphrates River bank sediments are 0.7053, 0.7048, and 0.7057 and 0.512654, 0.512836, and 0.512775, respectively. These values indicate mixing of both carbonate-rich shallow marine sediment and felsic-mafic rocks from Elazığ Magmatic Complex into the stream sediments. The positiveεNd (0)values (0.35, 3.9, and 2.7) are higher downstream in the studied sediments due to weathering of the mafic volcanic rocks. The chondrite, NAS, and UCC normalized patterns show that the REE compositions of the Euphrates River sediments are higher than chondrite composition but close to NAS and UCC. The river sediments in the tectonic zone and the weathered granodioritic rocks of the Elazığ Magmatic complex affect upstream water compositions.
The Role of High Performance Computing and Communication for Real-Time Biofeedback in Sport
Authors: Umek Anton , Kos Anton
Published: May 2016

This paper studies the main technological challenges of real-time biofeedback in sport. We identified communication and processing as two main possible obstacles for high performance real-time biofeedback systems. We give special attention to the role of high performance computing with some details on possible usage of DataFlow computing paradigm. Motion tracking systems, in connection with the biomechanical biofeedback, help in accelerating motor learning. Requirements about various parameters important in real-time biofeedback applications are discussed. Inertial sensor tracking system accuracy is tested in comparison with a high performance optical tracking system. Special focus is given on feedback loop delays. Real-time sensor signal acquisitions and real-time processing challenges, in connection with biomechanical biofeedback, are presented. Despite the fact that local processing requires less energy consumption than remote processing, many other limitations, most often the insufficient local processing power, can lead to distributed system as the only possible option. A multiuser signal processing in football match is recognised as an example for high performance application that needs high-speed communication and high performance remote computing. DataFlow computing is found as a good choice for real-time biofeedback systems with large data streams.
Interlobar Venous Flow Is Different between Left and Right Kidney in Uncomplicated Third Trimester Pregnancy
Authors: Gyselaers W. , Verswijvel G. , Molenberghs G. , Ombelet W.
Published: May 2016

Aim: To investigate Doppler flow patterns of renal interlobar veins (RIV) in left (L) and right (R) kidney in relation to gestational age and to intrarenal pyelocalyceal diameters (PCD). Methods: Cross-sectional study involving 6 groups of women: (1) non-pregnant women, women pregnant between weeks (2) 11–14, (3) 18–23, (4) 28–33, (5) 37–40 and (6) women <5 days post delivery. During standardized renal duplex ultrasound scan, PCD (mm) was measured and venous impedance index (VI = [peak flow (PV) – presystolic flow]/PV) of RIV was defined. Comparison between L and R kidney was performed by repeated-measures analysis of variance for VI and by t tests for PCD. Results: A total of 150 women were examined, 25 in each group. In the early third trimester of pregnancy, L VI was significantly higher than R VI (0.38 ± 0.01 vs. 0.33 ± 0.01, p < 0.0001) and L PCD was significantly lower than R PCD (3.90 ± 3.68 vs. 6.25 ± 4.03, p = 0.03). Conclusion: RIV Doppler flow is different between left and right kidney only in the third trimester of pregnancy. This difference is inversely related to PCD, which may be explained by pelvic compression from the gravid uterus.
Preparation and Adsorption Properties of Novel Porous Microspheres with Different Concentrations of Bilirubin
Authors: Su Rui , Rao Yao , Shen Xiaomin , Zhu Junna , Ji Aiqing , Jin Guangrong , Dai Chenyang , Hou Wei , Yu Meili , Lu Wei
Published: May 2016

Background: Plasma perfusion was widely used to clear toxic substances of plasma. Particle size and uniformity of adsorbent microspheres also affect the absorption rate. Methods: Conventional suspension polymerization was improved using a pre-dispersion homogenizer to obtain novel adsorbent microspheres, named ERM-0100. Microsphere-related characteristics and attributes were analysed. Result: The ERM-0100 microspheres efficiently adsorbed different bilirubin concentrations, with a maximum rate of 59.72 ± 1.08%. At high bilirubin concentrations, ERM-0100 exhibited similar adsorption rate with BRS350 and BS330 (p = 0.303, p = 1.000, relatively), and higher than HB-H-6 (p = 0.000). At different concentration, ERM-0100 showed good adsorption performance. The ERM-0100 had no significant adsorption for electrolyte; for TP and ALB, the loss rates of ERM-0100 were 15.65 ± 0.36 and 23.23 ± 1.11%, respectively. In addition, ERM-0100 showed good blood compatibility. Conclusion: The ERM-0100 is a potential biomedical material for plasma perfusion for good effect, less costs and more safety. The microspheres may be coated to reduce its protein adsorption.
Playing with Race in the Early Republic: Mr. Potter, the Ventriloquist
Authors: Johnson Paul E.
Published: May 2016

The first American-born stage magician and ventriloquist was an African American named Richard Potter. Potter's stage career (1811–1835) coincided with the transition from an entertainment culture grounded in a metropolitan Atlantic world to an American show business that was nationalist and racist. This essay traces Potter's strategies and experiences within that transformation.
Local Church in the Global World
Authors: Latinovic Vladimir
Published: May 2016

This article gives a brief chronological overview of developments in Orthodox ecclesiology and then focuses on the last phase of this development, so-called ‘national ecclesiology’, which is the current Orthodox ecclesiological model. In the article, national ecclesiology is identified as one of the main sources of the problems which this church faces today. National ecclesiology is blamed for disabling the Orthodox churches from satisfactorily responding to the demands of the modern age, and for inhibiting her adaptation to the globalized pluralistic world. The author also attempts to give an answer to the question of what needs to be done in order to modernize Orthodox ecclesiology.
Wake me when it’s over – Bacterial toxin–antitoxin proteins and induced dormancy
Authors: Coussens Nathan P , Daines Dayle A
Published: May 2016

Toxin–antitoxin systems are encoded by bacteria and archaea to enable an immediate response to environmental stresses, including antibiotics and the host immune response. During normal conditions, the antitoxin components prevent toxins from interfering with metabolism and arresting growth; however, toxin activation enables microbes to remain dormant through unfavorable conditions that might continue over millions of years. Intense investigations have revealed a multitude of mechanisms for both regulation and activation of toxin–antitoxin systems, which are abundant in pathogenic microorganisms. This minireview provides an overview of the current knowledge regarding type II toxin–antitoxin systems along with their clinical and environmental implications.
Biomarker Panel for Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease
Authors: Yu Jeffrey , Storer Barry E. , Kushekhar Kushi , Abu Zaid Mohammad , Zhang Qing , Gafken Philip R. , Ogata Yuko , Martin Paul J. , Flowers Mary E. , Hansen John A. , Arora Mukta , Cutler Corey , Jagasia Madan , Pidala Joseph , Hamilton Betty K. , Chen George L. , Pusic Iskra , Lee Stephanie J. , Paczesny Sophie
Published: May 2016

Purpose

To identify diagnostic and prognostic markers of chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD), the major cause of morbidity and mortality after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT).

Patients and Methods

Using a quantitative proteomics approach, we compared pooled plasma samples obtained at matched time points after HCT (median, 103 days) from 35 patients with cGVHD and 18 without cGVHD (data are available via ProteomeXchange with identifier PXD002762). Of 105 proteins showing at least a 1.25-fold difference in expression, 22 were selected on the basis of involvement in relevant pathways and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay availability. Chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 9 (CXCL9) and suppression of tumorigenicity 2 (ST2) also were measured on the basis of previously determined associations with GVHD. Concentrations of the four lead biomarkers were measured at or after diagnosis in plasma from two independent verification cohorts (n = 391) to determine their association with cGVHD. Their prognostic ability when measured at approximately day +100 after HCT was evaluated in plasma of a second verification cohort (n = 172).

Results

Of 24 proteins measured in the first verification cohort, nine proteins were associated with cGVHD, and only four (ST2, CXCL9, matrix metalloproteinase 3, and osteopontin) were necessary to compose a four-biomarker panel with an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) of 0.89 and significant correlation with cGVHD diagnosis, cGVHD severity, and nonrelapse mortality. In a second verification cohort, this panel distinguished patients with cGVHD (AUC, 0.75), and finally, the panel measured at day +100 could predict cGVHD occurring within the next 3 months with an AUC of 0.67 and 0.79 without and with known clinical risk factors, respectively.

Conclusion

We conclude that the biomarker panel measured at diagnosis or day +100 after HCT may allow patient stratification according to risk of cGVHD.
(Post)Colonial We-Narratives and the “Writing Back” Paradigm: Joseph Conrad's The Nigger of the “Narcissus” and Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong'o's A Grain of Wheat
Authors: Fasselt Rebecca
Published: May 2016

This article considers how postcolonial narratives written partly in the first-person plural collective voice reflect recent critical developments in postcolonial studies rather than echoing the outmoded “writing back” paradigm. Even colonial texts such as Joseph Conrad's The Nigger of the “Narcissus,” according to narratologists the earliest example of extensive we-narration to which postcolonial authors respond, dramatize the inherent multiplicity of the self rather than writing into being an opposition between a colonial “we” and a colonized “other.” Early postcolonial we-narratives such as Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o's A Grain of Wheat, this essay suggests, also display a narrative “we” that transgresses the conventional postcolonial center/periphery paradigm. Here the first-person plural voice becomes a marker of multidirectional inclusions and demarcations, equally highlighting the internal fragmentation of the collective “we.”
ΟΙ ΤΕΧΝΟΛΟΓΙΚΕΣ ΑΛΛΑΓΕΣ ΣΤΗΝ ΠΑΡΑΓΩΓΗ ΕΦΗΜΕΡΙΔΩΝ ΚΑΙ Ο ΑΝΤΙΚΤΥΠΟΣ ΤΟΥΣ ΣΤΟΥΣ ΕΡΓΑΤΕΣ ΤΥΠΟΥ. Η ΠΕΡΙΠΤΩΣΗ ΤΗΣ ΠΑΤΡΑΣ ΜΕΤΑ ΤΟΝ Β ́ ΠΑΓΚΟΣΜΙΟ ΠΟΛΕΜΟ
Authors: ΠΑΛΑΙΟΛΟΓΟΣ ΑΚΗΣ
Published: May 2016

Δεν παρατίθεται περίληψη στα ελληνικά.
ΨΥΧΗΣ ΦΑΡΜΑΚΑ ΚΑΙ ΨΥΧΗΣ ΙΑΤΡΕΙΑ: ΒΙΒΛΙΑ ΚΑΙ ΒΙΒΛΙΟΘΗΚΕΣ ΣΤΗΝ ΕΛΛΗΝΟΡΩΜΑΪΚΗ ΑΡΧΑΙΟΤΗΤΑ
Authors: ΙΩΣΗΦ ΔΕΣΠΟΙΝΑ
Published: May 2016

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Μαρία Δαμηλάκου, Ιστορία της σύγχρονης Λατινικής Αμερικής. Από το τέλος της αποικιοκρατίας μέχρι σήμερα, Αθήνα, Αιώρα, 2015
Authors: ΛΟΥΚΟΣ ΧΡΗΣΤΟΣ
Published: May 2016

Δεν παρατίθεται περίληψη στα ελληνικά.
Perbandingan Survei dan Analisis Data Geolistrik Sounding Daerah Pantai dan Pegunungan Studi Kasus Penyelidikan Air Tanah di Kabupaten Kendal, Jawa Tengah
Authors: Suyanto Imam
Published: May 2016

A geoelectrical method research have been done to find out the presence of aquifer at mountain and coastal area in Kabupaten Kendal, Central java, February 2008 using VES (Vertical Electrical Sounding) method, Schlumberger configuration. 22 measurement location spread out at coastal and mountain area with the 500 meter long each measurement point. Each measurement point presented in resistivity curve and the thick of each detected subsurface layer as
a result of Progress III data processing software. From the result of this measurement shown that the aquifer at coastal area defined as confined a aquifer with the range of thickness more than 50 meter thick and the range of resistivity value between 5 – 15 Ohm meter and the eksistence of the detected subsurface layer shown mostly at each sounding point. For the mountain
area, the the deep of the aquifer around hundred meters at the subsurface with the range ofthickness about 10-20 meters with the range of resistivity value 10-80 Ohm meter.
Simulating history in contemporary board games: The case of the Spanish Civil War
Authors: Gonzalo Iglesia Juan Luis
Published: May 2016

This article examines the structure of simulation of two recently published analogic war games on the Spanish Civil War in order to analyse the ways in which they represent the history of the Spanish conflict. The study places the board games as an object of analysis within the field of Game Studies and then undertakes a search of which elements used in the study of video games can be used to approach the analysis of historical board games. The analysis of the ludic structure of these games shows a Civil War initially focused on the chaos on the Republican side, followed by the progression towards the professionalization and militarization of the conflict as the only path to victory. The study shows that the elements of the ludic macrostructure become the means used by the game to delimit the simulation of history, before going on to reflect on the theoretical and cultural implications of this condition.
Estimating the probability of forecasted events
Authors: Madera Alexander
Published: May 2016

The article elaborates a method for estimating the probabilities of occurrence of prognosticated events in future. On the basis of the data from the previous periods about prognosticating the relevant events, as well as the data about the trends observed at present, two matrices are formed, the product of which is the matrix for the prognosis errors committed by the individual or the expert. The article shows that the vector for probabilities of the prognosticated events is the eigenvector of the prognosis error matrix, which corresponds to its single eigenvalue. Application of the elaborated method is shown on the definite example for forecasting demand of new products.
Efficacy and Safety of Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy in Patients Over 70 Years with Kidney Stones
Authors: Todea-Moga Ciprian , Boja Radu , Porav-Hodade Daniel , Maier Adrian , Ghirca Veronica , Mártha Orsolya
Published: May 2016

Introduction and objectives: Percutaneous nephrolithotomy represent the main indication for patients with kidney stones, even in the presence of various comorbidities. In our clinic open surgery for this pathology is less than 0.5% of all procedures for renal stones. The objective of this paper is to assess the safety and efficacy of this procedure in patients over 70 years.

Material and methods: A retrospective study was performed for a period of 16 years (1997-2012). A totally of 323 patients entered in this study (162 women, 161 men), aged over 70 and with renal stones They were treated endoscopically by percutaneous nephrolithtomy or anterograde ureteroscopy. 85 patients (26.31%) had comorbidities that were preoperatively diagnosed and treated where necessary.

Results: Overall status of “stone free” at the end of surgery was present in 263 patients (81.42%). 60 patients (18.58%) had residual fragments. Residual stones were solved by a new percutaneuos nephrolithtomy session, spontaneous elimination or extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy. The most common complications were bleeding and infection. We had no deaths. No hemostasis nephrectomy was necessary.

Conclusions: Recognized preoperative comorbidities do not represent risk factors in elderly patients, but it requires a rigorous evaluation in the preoperative period. The number, size and complexity of stones directly influences the state “stone free” at the end of surgery.
Transseptal Leftventricular Endocardial Pacing is an Alternative Technique in Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy. One Year Experience in a High Volume Center
Authors: Neuhoff I. , Szilágyi S. , Molnár L. , Osztheimer I. , Zima E. , Dan G.A. , Merkely B. , Gellér L.
Published: May 2016

Introduction. In patients receiving cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT), failure rate to implant the left ventricular (LV) lead by the traditional trans-venous approach is 4-8%. Surgical epicardial implantation is considered as an alternative, but this technique is not without morbidity. Evidence from case documentation and from small trial batches demonstrated the viability of endocardial LV lead implantation where surgical epicardial lead placement is not applicable.

Material and Methods. Four patients were implanted with endocardial LV lead using the transseptal atrial approach after unsuccessful transvenous implantation. Implantation of an endocardial active fixation LV leads was successful in all patients with stable electrical parameters immediately after implantation and over the follow-up period. All patients received anticoagulation therapy in order to target the international normalized ratio of 2.5-3.5 and have not experienced any thromboembolic, hemorrhagic events, or infection.

Results. Follow-up echocardiography indicated significant improvement of LV systolic function (24 + 4.9 to 32 + 5.1 %, P = 0.023) with a notable improvement of the functional status.

Conclusions. Endocardial left ventricular lead implantation can be a valuable and safe alternative technique to enable LV stimulation in high surgical risk patients where standard coronary sinus implant is unsuccessful.
Sinn, Reflexion und System / Meaning, Reflection, and System
Authors: Maciejewski Franz
Published: May 2016

Taking LUHMANN’s theory of evolution as an instance, it can be demonstrated that a concept of meaning compatible with the categories of systems theory is bound to neglect important dimensions of socio-cultural development. The attempt to vindicate this very limitation by drawing a line between social systems and organisms is proved problematical in the context of the ,Meaning vs. Life’ debate. At the same time, employment of the term ’evolutionary mechanisms’ (viz., variation, selection, and stabilization) brings into evidence that the theory of social evolution as proposed by LUHMANN is fashioned, in the last analysis, after the model of biological evolution. Carried to its extreme, this theory must lead to a notion of society as susceptible to being brought under control in the same way as nature is. When following HEGEL, in contrast, it should be possible to conceive of socio-cultural history in its uniqueness as the outcome of a social dialectic, which in turn could be adequately deployed by introducing a category of ’media of socialization’ (viz., work, language, and domination). Prerequisite to this, however, would be the adoption of an unabbreviated concept of meaning (as derived from communications theory), which in itself would no longer be compatible with systems theory. Thus, the latter’s claim to universal applicability should be evinced as untenable.
Rechtssoziologie und juristische Ausbildung in der Bundesrepublik / The Sociology of Law and Legal Education in the Federal Republic of Germany
Authors: Rotter Frank
Published: May 2016

This contribution gives, in its first part, a survey of the sociology of law as it has recently become firmly installed, as an academic discipline, in the federal Länders’ legal curricula. As the corresponding syllabusses mostly provide for the composition of papers in sociology of law as part of the written examination, a draft model of such a topic (on a subject in ‘Comparative Sociology of Law’) is included. The second part reviews the different approaches of research in sociology of law in the Federal Republic as evidenced in the most recent publications in the field. The areas given priority by present research policy here include, besides a most strictly empirically based sociology of law, inquiries on the societal level and endeavours to integrate the sociological and psychological perspectives.
Mathematische Methoden zur Sicherung der Vertraulichkeit und Anonymität von Forschungsdaten / Mathematical Methods to Assure Confidentiality and Anonymity of Research Data
Authors: Boruch Robert F. , Endruweit Günter
Published: May 2016

The need to develop methods for assuring confidentiality of social research data stems from two related problems. First, research subjects who are emabarassed or threatened by an inquiry about their private lives may refuse to respond or may distort their response, thereby assuring for themselves the confidentiality of particular information; as a consequence, the accuracy and precision of estimates of parameters in social research may be critically undermined. Second, the social researcher in Germany as in the United States, has no legal protection against judicial appropriation of the data for non-research purposes; if obtained from the researcher, the research subjects’ responses may lead to legal or social sanctions against him.

The mathematical methods described in this article have been developed to alleviate these problems and, more specifically, to increase the strength of the researcher’s promise that “confidentiality” will be maintained. The randomized response method, the unrelated question method, and the newly developed contamination method permit one to aquire information without needlessly jeopardizing or embarrassing the research subject. The methods, based on simple laws of probability, are summarized and compared in the following remarks.
Situation als soziologische Erhebungseinheit / The „Situation“ as a unit of observation in sociology
Authors: Friedrichs Jürgen
Published: May 2016

The question is asked whether the concept of situation can be meaningfully employed as a unit of observation in sociological investigations. Although the term is in fact used in some of the existing literature, no definition has so far been provided that could be put to use in empirical research; also, the problem of classification has been neglected. Suggestions are advanced as to how either of these gaps might be filled. Based on a proposed definition, some examples from actual research are presented to illustrate in what ways the structural characteristic „situation“ can be used in sociological inquiry.
Evaluating Theories Comparatively / Vergleich und Bewertung von Theorien
Authors: Slawski Carl
Published: May 2016

Wenn zwei oder mehrere Theorien zu einem bestimmten Zeitpunkt an das Material einer einzelnen konkreten Fallstudie „angelegt“ werden, ist die Möglichkeit gegeben, ihre jeweiligen Erklärungsvorteile zu vergleichen. Diese Methode ist sehr erfolgreich, wenn es darum geht, die relative Nützlichkeit irgendeines Theorieansatzes hervorzuheben. Im folgenden wird eine Klassifikation entwickelt, die die Dimensionen einer derartigen Komparatistik hinsichtlich philosophischer, methodologischer und inhaltlicher Fragen einmal auflistet. Es wird das Beispiel einer fiktiven Fallstudie herangezogen, die im Sinne der Schlüsselbegriffe zweier Theorien, der Austauschtheorie und des symbolischen Interaktionismus, analysiert wird. Die Nützlichkeit dieser dermaßen „angewandten“ Theorien wird anschließend auf den vier zentralen Ebenen untersucht, auf denen sich die Qualität einer Theorie beurteilen läßt: den Ebenen 1) der Erklärungskraft, 2) des Informationsgehalts, 3) der Voraussagefähigkeit und 4) der Kontrollierbarkeit oder guten Handhabung der Anwendung. Dabei wird angenommen, daß das Grundproblem, an das alle Folgeprobleme in den Sozialwissenschaften anschließen, in der Beantwortung der Frage liegt, in welcher Weise eine bestimmte Theorie dazu beiträgt, in einer Gruppe oder gesellschaftlichen Struktur über eine Zeitperiode hinweg Veränderung zu erklären.
Die soziale „Religion“ Saint-Simons / The social “religion” of Saint-Simon
Authors: Brose Karl
Published: May 2016

In the present social sciences it is an unsettled problem, whether the centre of social theory concerning the SAINT SIMONism lies in industrialism or in the “religious” system. In the MARXian theory SAINT-SIMON is the direct “speaker of the working class” only in his final religious period. This thesis we have to examine in the survey presented here.

The methodical way of our analysis is that of the sociology of knowledge: how the system of SAINT-SIMON’S social ideas becomes relative against the historical and social background, represented by the SAINT-SIMONists. On this methodical way we have to elucidate the sociological process of social behavior and religiousness, of belief and pragmatism in the movement of SAINT-SIMONism.

Our study dicides that the MARXian thesis is right: sociological systems remain in the sphere of scientific abstraction, speculative religiousness, and social utopism so long as the working class is not yet emancipated and free for the formation of a new society.
Der Sport als Medium der Selbstverwirklichung und Entfremdung / Sport as a way to self-realization and alienation
Authors: Meyer Heinz
Published: May 2016

Regarding prescientific judgements as to value and scientific interpretations of sport the discussion points: An essential of sociological thinking about sport was the question of whether and how far sport could be a way to human self-realization and human alienation. The answers were controvers because of anthropological ambiguities: to care for the physical nature on one hand and to refuse this concept of life on the other hand, to concentrate human behavior for performances on one hand and to refuse this concentration as restraints on the other hand. The notions of self-realization and alienation have been depending on anthropological concepts or ideas of human life, on its physical nature and on aspects to discipline this nature. The opposition of the notions of self-realization and alienation depends on ideological concepts of human life; therefore these notions are not suitable for an objective description of sport.
Arbeit – Interaktion – Diskurs / Work – Interaction – Discourse
Authors: Eickelpasch Rolf
Published: May 2016

In his “philosophy of history with practical intent” HABERMAS attempts to recapture the lost practical orientation of Critical Theory by demonstrating the existence of autonomous, metatheoretical norms for a criticism of society which are not susceptible to ideological criticism.

This universality claim of Critical Theory lastly entails, as is demonstrated by the concepts of “work”, “interaction” and “discourse”, an anthropological-naturalistic deduction of the central categories of H.’s philosophy of history, since his allegedly “materialistic” philosophy of history can no longer appeal to reason and its unity. The idealistic principle of reason as the final criterion of criticism is placed into man’s natural equipment, the invariant structure of language, in which the “interest in emancipation” ist quasi-transcendentally anchored.

On account of the ahistorical-anthropologidäl foundation of its categories, however, the “philosophy of history with practical intent” departs from both, history and practice.
Abweichendes und konformes Verhalten — Zum Vergleich des marxistischen und verhaltenstheoretischen „Ansatzes“ / Deviance and conformity — A comparison of some hypotheses from the marxist and behavioral “paradigm”
Authors: Opp Karl-Dieter
Published: May 2016

Although there exist competing theories on deviant behavior in the various “paradigms” of sociology, systematic comparisons of these theories are rare. This paper firstly selects some marxist hypotheses on deviant behavior according to which material diadvantages and the nonexistence of legitimate oppotunities have a direct effect on deviance. Secondly a hypothesis from behavioral sociology is selected. It is shown that according to this hypothesis the marxist hypotheses are valid only if certain conditions are fulfilled, which follow from the behavioral hypothesis. Thirdly the paper discusses some possibilities how further research on the comparison of theories of deviance could proceed.
Probleme einer Theorie der gesellschaftlichen Ausdifferenzierung der privatisierten modernen Kernfamilie / Societal differentiation and the family
Authors: Tyrell Hartmann
Published: May 2016

The starting point of this paper is the deficit in macrosociological theorizing on the family. It suggests to discuss the various ‘classical’ concepts on the structural change of the family together with the theory of societal differentiation (I). The concept of societal differentiation of the modern nuclear family as such is introduced; here the focus is on relative autonomy, the functional specialization and the ‘thematical reduction’ of the nuclear family (II). This is followed by a discussion of recent historical family research, in which the necessity of considering the results of the historical science of literature is stressed (III). Finally, the difficult relationship of the nuclear family and kinship is looked into. With this, the criticism of PARSONS’ thesis of the ‘isolated nucelar family’ - customary in the empirical family research - is rejected (IV).
Max Weber: A Bibliographical Essay / Max Weber: ein bibliographischer Bericht
Authors: Roth Guenther
Published: May 2016

Der Beitrag gibt einen Überblick über die Rezeption der Soziologie MAX WEBERS in der seit 1960 erschienenen Literatur. Angesichts der Breite und Spezialisierung dieser Literatur werden sechs Bereiche der WEBER-Rezeption unterschieden und nacheinander behandelt: (1) WEBERS vergleichende Studien und historische Typologien, (2) seine methodologischen und erkenntnistheoretischen Beiträge, (3) seine Stellung als Theoretiker des „bürokratischen Zeitalters“, (4) seine allgemeinpolitischen und hochschulpolitischen Auffassungen, (5) die marxistische Auseinandersetzung mit WEBER sowie Vergleiche zwischen dem Weberschen und dem Marxschen Ansatz und schließlich (6) die Biographie MAX WEBERS im Kontext der zeitgenössischen Geistesgeschichte.
Zur Revision der Sozialraumanalyse. Ein Beitrag zur Ableitung von Indikatoren der sozialräumlichen Differenzierung in Städten / Towards a Revision of Social Area Analysis
Authors: Hamm Bernd
Published: May 2016

One of the few instruments for the analysis of urban sociospatial differentiation, Social Area Analysis, has been widely discussed and has met theoretical as well as empirical objections. In the actual search for indicators of urban differentiation, this problem gains new significance. A model of differentiation, developped out of the empirical knowledge of classical human ecology, is juxtaposed to the Shevky-Bell-approach. Empirical tests show that the indicators of Social Area Analysis may be substituted by two single variables: land value and rent, without any loss of information. Some areas for the application of urban indicators are discussed. At the end, some arguments for the relevance of the ecological approach in theory construction are presented.