bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Contrast-induced nephropathy in patients with chronic kidney disease and peripheral arterial disease
Authors: Kroneberger Christian , Enzweiler Christian N , Schmidt-Lucke Andre , Rückert Ralph-Ingo , Teichgräber Ulf , Franiel Tobias
Published: June 2015

Background

The risk for contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) after intra-arterial application of an iodine-based contrast material is unknown for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and peripheral arterial disease (PAD).

Purpose

To investigate the incidence of CIN in patients with CKD and PAD.

Material and Methods

This retrospective study was approved by the local ethics committee. One hundred and twenty patients with 128 procedures (73 with baseline eGFR in the range of 45–60 mL/min/1.73m2, 55 with eGFR < 45 mL/min/1.73m2) were evaluated. All patients received intra-arterially an iodine-based low-osmolar contrast material (CM) after adequate intravenous hydration with isotonic NaCl 0.9% solution. CIN was defined as an increase in serum creatinine of more than 44 μmol/L within 4 days. The influence of patient-related risk factors (age, weight, body mass index, eGFR, serum creatinine, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, coronary heart disease, heart failure) and therapy-related risk factors (amount of CM, nephrotoxic drugs, number of CM applications) on CIN were examined.

Results

CIN developed in 0% (0/73) of procedures in patients with PAD and an eGFR in the range of 45–60 mL/min/1.73m2 and in 10.9% (6/55) of procedures in patients with an eGFR <45 mL/min/1.73m2. No risk factor significantly influenced the development of CIN, although baseline serum creatinine ( P = 0.06) and baseline eGFR ( P = 0.10) showed a considerable dependency.

Conclusion

Patients with an eGFR in the range of 45–60 mL/min/1.73m2 and PAD seem not at risk for CIN after intra-arterial CM application and adequate hydration. Whereas, an eGFR < 45 mL/min/1.73m2 correlated with a risk of 10.9% for a CIN.
A Cross-Sectional Study to Compare Caregiver Distress Among Korean Canadian, Chinese Canadian, and Other Canadian Home Care Clients
Authors: Chang Byung Wook , Hirdes John P.
Published: June 2015

This study examines the health of elderly Korean Canadians in home care and investigates the risk factors for caregiver distress of families caring for their elderly relatives. Korean Canadians, Chinese Canadians, and other Canadian home care clients were compared using the Resident Assessment Instrument–Home Care (RAI-HC). The assessments were done as a part of normal clinical practice between January 2002 and December 2010 within Ontario. A sample of 58,557 home care clients was analyzed using descriptive statistics and chi-square analysis at the bivariate level and multiple logistic regression models. The major finding of the present study is that Korean clients had higher physical impairments and higher prevalence of major chronic diseases, but they were less likely to receive personal support or nursing services. Moreover, the results provide clear evidence of the importance of language barriers for all linguistic minorities, including Korean Canadians.
Alcohol Prices and Mortality Due to Liver Cirrhosis
Authors: Nelson Jon P.
Published: June 2015

This study estimates a reduced-form regression model for mortality rates due to alcoholic liver diseases, with alcohol prices and income as explanatory variables. Panel data cover the years 2000-2010 for 21 member countries of the European Union. In the reduced form, prices affect mortality rates indirectly through the demand for alcohol, while income has potential direct and indirect effects. Country and time fixed effects are used to control for other factors that influence alcohol consumption and mortality. Special attention is paid to outliers in the data, and final results are based on the MS-estimator for robust regressions. Regression results for alcohol prices and income are sensitive to adjustments for stationary data and down-weighting of outliers and other influential data points. Final results indicate that alcohol prices do not affect mortality rates due to chronic liver diseases. Empirical results in the study do not lend support to broad price-based approaches to alcohol policy.
Acute Pancreatitis Induced by Methimazole in a Patient With Subclinical Hyperthyroidism
Authors: Agito Katrina , Manni Andrea
Published: June 2015

We report here a unique case of methimazole (MMI)-induced pancreatitis. To our knowledge, this is the sixth case reported in the literature and the first diagnosed in a patient with toxic multinodular goiter. A 51-year-old Caucasian female with a history of benign multinodular goiter and subclinical hyperthyroidism was started on MMI 10 mg orally daily. Three weeks later, she developed sharp epigastric pain, diarrhea, lack of appetite, and fever. Her lipase was elevated 5 times the upper limit of normal, consistent with acute pancreatitis. There was no history of hypertriglyceridemia, or alcohol abuse. Abdominal computed tomography was consistent with acute uncomplicated pancreatitis, without evidence of gallstones or tumors. MMI was discontinued, and her hyperthyroid symptoms were managed with propranolol. Her acute episode of pancreatitis quickly resolved clinically and biochemically. One year later, she redeveloped mild clinical symptoms of hyperthyroidism with biochemical evidence of subclinical hyperthyroidism. MMI 10 mg orally daily was restarted. Five days later, she experienced progressive abdominal discomfort. Her lipase was elevated 12 times the upper limit of normal, and the abdominal computed tomography was again compatible with acute uncomplicated pancreatitis. MMI was again discontinued, which was followed by rapid resolution of her pancreatitis. The patient is currently considering undergoing definitive therapy with radioactive iodine ablation. Our case as well as previous case reports in the literature should raise awareness about the possibility of pancreatitis in subjects treated with MMI in the presence of suggestive symptoms. If the diagnosis is confirmed by elevated pancreatic enzymes, the drug should be discontinued.
Effect of manganese content on hot deformation behaviour of Fe–(20/27)Mn–4Al–0.3C non-magnetic steels
Authors: Ma B. , Li C. S. , Song Y. L. , Zheng J. J.
Published: June 2015

The influence of Mn content on flow behaviour and constitutive equations of Fe–(20/27)Mn–4Al–0.3C austenitic steels was investigated by uniaxial hot compression tests. The recrystallisation fraction was also measured using electron backscattered diffraction. Although dynamic recrystallisation is slightly delayed by the increased Mn content, the peak stress still has a pronounced decline especially during the deformation at relatively low temperature. The reason should be ascribed to the enhanced stacking fault energy, by which workhardening rate before the onset of dynamic recrystallisation is diminished significantly with the reinforced cross-slip process. The hot deformation activation energy is decreased under the condition of higher Mn addition, while the strain rate sensitivity of flow stress almost remains unchanged.
A mouse model recapitulating human monoclonal heavy chain deposition disease evidences the relevance of proteasome inhibitor therapy
Authors: Bonaud Amélie , Bender Sébastien , Touchard Guy , Lacombe Corinne , Srour Nivine , Delpy Laurent , Oblet Christelle , Druilhe Anne , Quellard Nathalie , Javaugue Vincent , Cogné Michel , Bridoux Frank , Sirac Christophe
Published: June 2015

Key Points

We created the first transgenic mouse model recapitulating the early pathologic features of Randall-type heavy chain deposition disease. Production of a truncated immunoglobulin heavy chain heightens plasma cell sensitivity to bortezomib via a terminal unfolded protein response.
Efficient matrix completion for seismic data reconstruction
Authors: Kumar Rajiv , Da Silva Curt , Akalin Okan , Aravkin Aleksandr Y. , Mansour Hassan , Recht Benjamin , Herrmann Felix J.
Published: June 2015

Despite recent developments in improved acquisition, seismic data often remain undersampled along source and receiver coordinates, resulting in incomplete data for key applications such as migration and multiple prediction. We have interpreted the missing-trace interpolation problem in the context of matrix completion (MC), and developed three practical principles for using low-rank optimization techniques to recover seismic data. Specifically, we strive for recovery scenarios wherein the original signal is low rank and the subsampling scheme increases the singular values of the matrix. We use an optimization program that restores this low-rank structure to recover the full volume. Omitting one or more of these principles can lead to poor interpolation results, as we found experimentally. In light of this theory, we compensate for the high-rank behavior of data in the source-receiver domain by using the midpoint-offset transformation for 2D data and a source-receiver permutation for 3D data to reduce the overall singular values. Simultaneously, to work with computationally feasible algorithms for large-scale data, we use a factorization-based approach to MC, which significantly speeds up the computations compared with repeated singular value decompositions without reducing the recovery quality. In the context of our theory and experiments, we also find that windowing the data too aggressively can have adverse effects on the recovery quality. To overcome this problem, we carried out our interpolations for each frequency independently while working with the entire frequency slice. The result is a computationally efficient, theoretically motivated framework for interpolating missing-trace data. Our tests on realistic 2D and 3D seismic data sets show that our method compares favorably in terms of computational speed and recovery quality with existing curvelet- and tensor-based techniques.
BiOCl Hierarchical Nanoflowers with Superior Mixed-dye Photodegradation Activity
Authors: Cao Feng , Deng Ruiping , Huang Lijian , Ren Jun , Miao Linqing , Wang Jianmin , Li Song , Qin Gaowu
Published: June 2015

3D BiOCl hierarchical nanostructures assembled with nanosheets have been successfully synthesized via a facile solvothermal route with Bi(NO3)3, KCl, poly(vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP), and diethylene glycol (DEG). Photocatalytic experiment illustrated that the as-synthesized BiOCl nanoflowers exhibited superior photocatalytic activity than that of BiOCl microrods and Degussa P25 in the degradation of single and mixed dye solutions under UV irradiation, which has not been reported previously. Besides, the stability of the product in mixed organic dye photodegradation process was also investigated for the first time.
Depolymerization of Poly(butylene terephthalate) into Terephthalic Acid and Tetrahydrofuran in High-temperature Liquid Water
Authors: Sato Osamu , Yamaguchi Aritomo , Murakami Yuka , Shirai Masayuki
Published: June 2015

Poly(butylene terephthalate) (PBT) was decomposed into terephthalic acid (TPA) and tetrahydrofuran (THF) in high-temperature liquid water above 498 K. THF was obtained by the dehydration of the monomer, 1,4-butanediol (1,4-BDO). The yields of TPA, THF, and 1,4-BDO were 98%, 80%, and 12%, respectively, at 523 K after 1 h of the PBT depolymerization in water. The depolymerization rate was enhanced by the additional TPA, which was one of the products.
Unintended Effects of Anonymous Résumés
Authors: Behaghel Luc , Crépon Bruno , Le Barbanchon Thomas
Published: June 2015

We evaluate an experimental program in which the French public employment service anonymized résumés for firms that were hiring. Firms were free to participate or not; participating firms were then randomly assigned to receive either anonymous résumés or name-bearing ones. We find that participating firms become less likely to interview and hire minority candidates when receiving anonymous résumés. We show how these unexpected results can be explained by the self-selection of firms into the program and by the fact that anonymization prevents the attenuation of negative signals when the candidate belongs to a minority. (JEL J15, J68, J71)
Behavior and Strength of Cold-Formed Steel Shear Walls Using Composite Panels
Authors: Yu C. , Li C.
Published: June 2015

The cold-formed steel (CFS) framed shear wall sheathed with noncombustible panels is an ideal solution for low- and mid-rise buildings when combustible materials are not allowed by the code for certain circumstances. The CFS framed shear wall using steel sheet panel is a commonly used by the industry to fulfill the noncombustible material requirement. However compared to OSB or plywood panels, the steel sheet panel offers significantly lower strength and stiffness. To overcome the disadvantages of steel sheet shear wall, a test program was recently conducted at the University of North Texas to investigate the behavior and strength of CFS steel framed shear wall sheathed with the composite panel which is made of CFS steel sheet bonded to gypsum board. Both monotonic and cyclic tests were performed. It was found that the composite panel provided considerably higher shear strength than the traditional wood based sheathing and the 0.838 mm (0.033 in.) steel sheet sheathing. The composite panel shear wall demonstrated similar failure mechanism and post-peak behavior as the steel sheet shear wall. It is concluded that the tested composite panel is a suitable structural sheathing material for mid-rise buildings, particularly the Type I and II constructions, in seismic areas.
Experimental Verification of Vertical Joints in an Innovative Prefabricated Structural Wall System
Authors: Sun Jian , Qiu Hongxing , Xu Jiapeng
Published: June 2015

In order to verify the viability of the new-type vertical joints (composed of high-strength bolts, connecting steel frames, embedded limbic steel frames, and steel sleeves) in an innovative prefabricated structural wall (IPSW) system, low-cyclic reversed loading tests (pseudo-static tests) were performed on two H-shaped test specimens fabricating from precast web wall panel and precast flange wall panels joined together through the novel vertical joints. On the basis of the loading procedure and test data, the global behavior (including failure modes, lateral stiffness, ductility, and energy-dissipating capacity) and the local performance (including the stress distribution in the connecting steel frames and the relative slippages between the connection components) of the test specimens were detailedly discussed and presented. The research results demonstrated that the connectors were strong enough for maintaining the web wall panel and flange wall panels work together as an entirety to resist lateral seismic force, no slippages occurred on the contact interfaces between the connecting steel frame and embedded limbic steel frame throughout the loading procedure, and the vertical shear stress at the midpoint of the connecting steel frame (close to zero) was far smaller than that at its lower end (still much less than its yield strength). This experimental research confirms the viability and reliability of the new-type vertical joints, although the configurations of the precast wall panel as well as the vertical joints need indispensable improving to optimize the seismic performance of the entire test specimen.
Phylogeny and floral trait evolution in Jaborosa (Solanaceae)
Authors: Moré Marcela , Cocucci Andrea A. , Sérsic Alicia N. , Barboza Gloria E.
Published: June 2015

The genus Jaborosa (Solanaceae), which comprises 22 species endemic to southern South America, encompasses remarkable flower variation. To test if this interspecific variation is related to transitions in pollination mode and to major concomitant geological changes, phylogenetic relationships within the genus were reconstructed. To determine when such major transitions in flower traits occurred, divergence times were estimated and the evolution of relevant floral traits was studied. Sequences of four plastid spacer regions (trnH‐pbsA, trnDGUC‐trnTGGU, rpl32‐trnLUAG, ndhF‐rpl32) and one nuclear region (granule‐bound starch synthase) were used to resolve relationships among 18 Jaborosa species, using species of the “Atropina clade” as outgroup. Phylogenetic reconstruction strongly supports the monophyly of Jaborosa, with species resolved in two major clades: (1) a “Lowland clade” (L) comprised of three noticeably sphingophylous species distributed below 1000 m and north of 36° S latitude, and (2) an “Andean clade” (A) composed of the remaining species, which strongly differ in floral morphology and mainly occur at high altitudes (more than 3000 m in the Puna desert) or high latitudes (up to 53° S latitude in the Patagonia steppe of Tierra del Fuego). Species in the Andean clade have flowers that range from black, rotate, deceptive, saprophilous fly‐pollinated flowers to green, tubular, nectar‐producing flowers with a mixed pollination system. Estimation of divergence times suggests a split of Jaborosa from its sister genus Atropa L. at ca. 16.7 Ma. The split between the L and A clades possibly occurred ca. 10 Ma, with recent species diversification co‐occurring with the uplift of the Andes during the Pleistocene (ca. 1–3 Ma). Reconstruction of ancestral states of pollination mode, altitudinal distribution, and floral traits (corolla colour, flower morphology, presence of nectar) suggests that pollination by moths probably evolved once within the L clade, whereas brood‐site deceptive pollination probably evolved once within the A clade. These contrasting pollination modes are associated with changes in corolla colour, flower morphology and loss of a functional nectary.
Kondratiev Waves in the Economy of Belgium
Authors: Аверина  , Averina Tatyana
Published: June 2015

The article presents the results of studies of the formation and development of

Kondratiev waves in the economy of Belgium. The data of the real GDP per

capita for the period from 1846 to 2008 is used in article. Economicmathematical

modeling revealed Kondratieff cycle stages of formation in the

economy of Belgium.
Technological Structures and Their Role in Economic Development
Authors: Иванова  , Ivanova O.
Published: June 2015

Today, it should be recognized that among the causes of the economic crises are

not sufficiently taken into account the impact of technological aspects, namely

the possibility of scientific and technical progress. The term “technological

system” is used in the national economic science as an analogue of the concept

of “wave of innovation”, it was first proposed in 1986 by Soviet economists D.S.

Lvov and S.Yu. Glazyev in the article “Theoretical and applied aspects of Scientific

and technological progress.” The way of understanding of technological

structure, is the complex of mastered and breakthrough revolutionary inventions,

providing a quantitative and qualitative leap in the development of the productive

forces of human society. As a core set of technological structures the used

technological processes are indicated, which, in turn, are the basis of the relevant

production technology, linked to certain technological chains of the same type. It

is believed that economic development is directly linked with the development of

new technological chains, which are formed on the basis of the combined

conjugate technological sets, which form the new technological order. That is

why economists focus again turned to the theory of the cycles of the Russian

economist Nikolai Kondratiev. It is assumed that the long-known theory of the

wave-like nature of economic development is necessary to understand in relation

to modern conditions, namely the use of the Kondratiev presentation about the

short, medium and long waves concerning the economic situation of the modern

states.
Kondratiev Waves in the US Economy
Authors: Басовский  , Basovskiy Leonid
Published: June 2015

The aim of the article was to determine the time of occurrence of Kondratiev

waves in the US economy and the assessment of their power from the moment

of emergence to up to now. Because of the spectral analysis of deviations from

the trend of a number of real per capita GDP for the 1790-2010 years in the

economic dynamics of the US identified Kondratiev waves. The obtained results

show that the US economy were formed in the second half of the XIX century.

In the second half of the XX century, during the formation of post-industrial

economy the power of Kondratiev waves began to decline. The existence of

Kondratiev waves. during the last half century enables identification of the US

economy at least three technological structures, including the fourth, fifth and

sixth order.
THE INFLUENCE OF HYDROCHLORIC ACID ON THE ZINC EXTRACTION FROM FLUX SKIMMING
Authors: Piroskova Jana , Trpcevska Jarmila , Laubertova Martina , Smincakova Emilia
Published: June 2015

This paper presents experimental results obtained by agitation leaching of hazardous waste sample – flux skimming. Such flux is formed by Zn(OH)Cl and NH4Cl phases. Distilled water and water solutions of hydrochloric acid were selected as a leaching media.The aim of this study was to determine optimal conditions of zinc extraction into the solution. The apparent order of reaction with regard to the initial HCl concentration in the leaching solution is n=0.18 in the concentration range from 0.01 mol.dm-3 to 0.25 mol.dm-3. The obtained results also indicate that the temperature does not significantly affect zinc extraction. The value of apparent activation energy was estimated to Ea=3.985 kJ.mol-1. Optimal liquid to solid ratio L:S=80 for both used leaching media was also determined experimentally as well as the stirring rate at 200 rpm.
Major Stefan Szuman in the Battle for the Independence of Poland (1939-1945)
Authors: Tytko Marek Mariusz
Published: June 2015

Professor Stefan Szuman (1889-1972), Ph.D. in Medicine and Philosophy, a major of the Polish Army, retired since 1922. The article focuses on his independence activities during the Second World War. In 1939 Szuman voluntarily started and headed a military field hospital in Chrzanów, near Janów Lubelski, during the first phase of the war. During the German occupation of Poland, he lived in the manor of the Kern and Turowicz family in Goszyce and in the property of the Kozłowski family (Ammoreaux) in Luborzyca. There he conducted undercover teaching and first-aid courses on behalf of ZWZ (Związek Walki Zbrojnej, the Union of Armed Struggle) and AK (Armia Krajowa, the Home Army) in the years 1941-1944. He actively participated in the creation of underground Polish culture. He also took part in undercover academic life, giving speeches during the meeting of the PAU Committee on History and Literature in May 1942. In the years 1940-1944 he commuted to Kraków to provide undercover teaching sessions to students of Pedagogy at the Faculty of Philosophy of the Jagiellonian University. As a soldier and physician, operating under the codename „Dr. Flis”, „Flis”, or „Łukasz Flis”, he was a member of the command of the „Skała” (the Rock) Independent Guerrilla Battalion. He organized the medical and sanitary department of the battalion and headed it for 5-6 weeks as part of the AK „Burza” (the Storm) operation during clashes and battles with the Germans in the area of Miechów (in August and September 1944), taking part in battles such as the battle of Sadki and Zaryszyn. The article also describes a meeting between Warsaw Uprising refugees and the representatives of AK in Goszyce near Kraków on 31 December 1944, which included Jerzy Andrzejewski, Mieczysław Chojnowski, Czesław Miłosz and Professor Władysław Tatarkiewicz. The Author of the work also mentions the immediate environment of Schuman during World War II, including the story of his future son-in-law, Col. Zbigniew Czyżewicz and his imprisonment by the NKVD in retaliation for participating in the AK „Burza” operation, as well as his deportation to a prison camp in the Soviet Ukraine (March-August 1945).
Non-Interned Thought Publishing Company
Authors: Gugała Tomasz
Published: June 2015

The article outlines the history of Non-Interned Thought Publishing Company (WMN), which operated in Kraków in the years 1982-1989 beyond the reach of communist censorship. A year after Tomasz Gugała established an underground journal Myśli Nieinternowane [Non-Interned Thoughts] in April 1982, young people working in an underground structure formed a publishing house – Wydawnictwo Myśli Nieinternowanej [Non-Interned Thought Publishing Company]. Its basic premise, which was never abandoned, was to create a society alternative to the Communist reality. From the very beginning of its activity, WMN was based on market mechanisms. This formed natural, economic and social ties in the structure of the company and resulted in regular publication of 5 periodicals, many books, commemorative publications and also providing printing service. All contributors were paid for their work, and thus market relations were established. WMN financed the production of offset printing machines, an underground university, a public opinion research center, culture, art and science. Through the counterintelligence of its Special Section, WMN counteracted communist propaganda and was involved in sabotage actions. However, numerous arrests in 1986 seriously weakened WMN. Despite this fact, the Company continued its operation until May 3, 1989.
Memoirs of the inhabitants of Tarnopol
Authors: Blicharski Czesław E.
Published: June 2015

introduction and edited by Jan Brzeski
A teacher of every child
Authors: Friswell Jane
Published: June 2015

Meeting the needs of SEND students is a common stumbling block for new teachers. Jane Friswell introduces a campaign for a larger focus on SEND in teacher training and offers some advice to teachers new to the chalkface
Meet the Pupil Achievement Team
Authors: Chaney Kim , John-Mosse Keira St
Published: June 2015

The Pupil Achievement Team is a core part of Bay House School's Pupil Premium strategy. Kim Chaney and Keira St John-Mosse explain how it works
Creating a new teaching team
Authors: Boyce Natasha
Published: June 2015

School leader Natasha Boyce discusses how a focus on writing skills and active learning is helping to transform her school's humanities department and create an effective teaching team
Alienação e resistência: um estudo sobre o cotidiano cooperativo em uma feira de pequenos produtores do oeste do Paraná
Authors: Gouvêa Josiane Barbosa , Ichikawa Elisa Yoshie
Published: June 2015

Com base nos conceitos de Certeau (2000), Heller (2000) e Lefebvre (1991), este estudo buscou compreender de que maneira os indivíduos se posicionam em seu cotidiano para romperem com os processos de alienação. A partir de uma pesquisa qualitativa, foi realizada a coleta dos dados em uma feira de pequenos produtores gerenciada pelo sistema cooperativo. A análise fundamentou-se nos pressupostos teóricos da Análise do Discurso de linha francesa. Os resultados permitiram a compreensão de que, mesmo no ambiente cooperativo, o discurso capitalista é hegemônico e determina o posicionamento dos indivíduos. Assim, a perspectiva coletiva é relegada a segundo plano, em detrimento do crescimento individual.
Sri Lanka
Authors: Kate Hallam
Published: June 2015

Kate Hallam reflects on the last year of human rights in Sri Lanka and asks what progress has been made by the new Government and what major challenges still face the country's HRDs.
Community resilience and crisis management: policy lessons from the ground
Authors: George Nicole , Stark Alastair
Published: June 2015

Community resilience is a central concept within crisis management policymaking, but it has escaped critical analysis. This article responds to this problem by examining a community-led response to a large natural disaster (the Queensland floods of 2010–11). The findings emerge from the application of a novel ethnographic method, uniquely informed by an insider’s view of the disaster, which generated narratives from ‘the ground’. These narratives highlight a darker side to community resilience, which is largely unacknowledged, but needs to be understood so that we can critically appraise the concept more effectively in the future.
Governing EU employment policy: does collaborative governance scale up?
Authors: Sørensen Eva , Triantafillou Peter , Damgaard Bodil
Published: June 2015

In the European Union (EU), employment policy is a prerogative of the member states. Therefore the EU’s ability to govern in this area depends on its capability to involve national governments and relevant stakeholders in a collaborative effort to formulate and implement shared policy objectives. Drawing an analytical distinction between cooperation, coordination and collaboration, the article analyses the formulation and implementation of EU employment policies. It concludes that while the formulation of policy objectives and the discussion of national policy approaches do involve elements of collaboration, the implementation phase mainly consists in the less demanding forms of cooperation and coordination.
The sound of a sound art archive
Authors: Dunn Alan
Published: June 2015

The foundation for this text is my 10xCD opus The Sounds of Ideas Forming (2008–2012), an archive of 318 sound files featuring content from art students, children and practitioners such as Yoko Ono, David Bowie, Chris Watson, Douglas Gordon, Lydia Lunch, Brian Eno and George Brecht. The Sound of a Sound Art Archive considers this particular sound archive, examining formats, narrative and the relationship between recording sound and recorded sound. I draw upon first person experiences and examples from curating, pedagogy and sound art to arrive at a series of frameworks for a sound art archive, one that is finite, educational and able to interject into everyday contexts.
Scratching the surface of local history: Encountering the republished works of Ken Cooper
Authors: Lloyd Christian , Bristow Lisa
Published: June 2015

The pamphlets of local amateur historian Ken Cooper were unearthed at a car boot sale by artists Bristow & Lloyd and subsequently republished for new audiences at a number of festivals, exhibitions and institutions. The work playfully speculates on historical knowledge, weaving the imaginary persona of Ken and his ability to misinterpret, with information drawn from social and archival sources. By presenting a re-interpretation of local history it was hoped that readers would reflect on how they know what they know and in so doing, encourage discussions around ways in which we remember, forget, construct or share knowledge. Placing the work in the public realm and within heritage contexts raised a number of issues around how such a strategy worked.
The making of the Allure of the Archive – an index of assemblies by Art (&) Currency: Institute of Vanishing Principles and Spells, 2013–2014
Authors: Art (&) Currency
Published: June 2015

This index takes account of the activities of a research unit, Art (&) Currency: Institute of Vanishing Principles and Spells (A&C). An assembly around a publishing practice, A&C ‘disputes things’ and operates as a minimal collective, a group of researchers from various disciplines with a focus on maintaining a malleable, strategically transformative body of agents within and beyond the institution. Indicating an Institute of Vanishing … the future of A&C is yet unclear; there are murmurs it has already abandoned its formal meetings. The headquarters have not provided a public statement about the current status of the assembly. Given this uncertain, oblique situation, the plan for designing a record of the procedures in 2013 is now in the process of being realized. This ‘taking stock of’ not only embodies the method of ‘archiving’, but also discretely brings in a dispute around ‘The Allure of the Archive’, a significant theme for all A&C members, see also Figure 1.
Working with fragments: A performance art’s archive
Authors: Bamford Kiff
Published: June 2015

This article investigates the potential of the disparate and unconventional aspects of what can be considered an archive, as a means by which to respond to a past performance. According to French philosopher Jean-François Lyotard, commentary on artworks seeks to link onto the gesture or trace of the event and to provoke further artworks as commentary. It is this affective response to fragments from a past performance that motivates this project. In 2013–2014, I worked with students from two art institutions, one in Poland and one in the United Kingdom, to respond to a performance by British artist Stuart Brisley, which took place in Warsaw in 1975. Photographs from the performance are readily accessible online, but there remains no archival record of the performance at the event’s location. It was, therefore, to investigate this performance by other means that students were asked to work with fragments from the past.
Análisis de la eficacia institucional ante inundaciones en el municipio de Totana (Murcia)
Authors: López Martínez Francisco
Published: June 2015

Las herramientas de ordenación territorial constituyen el primer sistema defensivo ante los riesgos de inundación con menor impacto sobre el entorno y coste económico para salvaguardar la integridad de las personas. Con el paso del tiempo, se ha producido un progresivo incremento de la consideración de los riegos naturales, en especial los de inundación, como un criterio determinante de cara a la futura asignación de usos del suelo. La reciente inclusión de estrictos condicionantes relacionados con la prevención de riesgos naturales en diversas normativas sectoriales, así como de herramientas de simulación capaces de predecir los efectos de los mismos, representan el nuevo estado tendencial basado en el fomento de mecanismos pasivos de prevención antes que estructurales. Dentro del entramado de administraciones públicas encargadas de regular la ordenación territorial, los municipios, debido a su condición de instituciones que están en contacto directo con el territorio, constituyen el principal protagonista capaz de imbricar la ordenación territorial con la prevención de riesgos, motivo por el que se ha pretendido valorar en el presente trabajo el papel realizado por el consistorio de Totana, caso particular que guarda similitudes en todo el territorio nacional.
Azudes y acueductos del sistema de riego tradicional de la Vega Baja del Segura (Alicante, España)
Authors: Trapote Jaume Arturo , Roca Roca José Francisco , Melgarejo Moreno Joaquín
Published: June 2015

En el presente trabajo se describen y analizan las principales obras hidráulicas del sistema de riego tradicional de la comarca de la Vega Baja del Segura, concretamente, los azudes y los acueductos. Los azudes de toma, construidos en el cauce del río Segura, representan el inicio del sistema, desde donde parte una extensa y compleja red de acueductos constituida por acequias y azarbes, como elementos fundamentales, que distribuyen el agua para el regadío. En este estudio se ha llevado a cabo una amplia y profunda investigación documental, tomado datos de campo y captado imágenes in situ que, junto con los diagramas aportados, resultan imprescindibles para comprender la magnitud del sistema. Los resultados obtenidos han servido no sólo para catalogar y caracterizar los elementos que integran el sistema hidráulico del regadío tradicional de la Vega Baja del Segura, sino también para poner de manifiesto un ejemplo real de optimización de recursos hídricos en una zona del sureste peninsular español de escasa e irregular pluviometría. Asimismo, el estudio efectuado revela un sistema de riego sumamente eficiente desde un punto de vista cuantitativo y no tanto desde el cualitativo, debido a la presencia, entre otros contaminantes, de altas concentraciones de sales.
Desarrollo turístico y gestión eficiente del agua. Una oportunidad para el turismo sostenible en la Costa Brava (Girona)
Authors: Gabarda Mallorquí Ariadna , Ribas Palom Anna , Daunis-i-Estadella Josep
Published: June 2015

La solución a la crisis económica actual pasa sin lugar a dudas por el establecimiento de un nuevo paradigma de gestión sostenible de los recursos. El turismo depende de la disponibilidad de agua, de la misma manera que el agua condiciona los usos que el turista hace del territorio. Las restricciones de agua o la falta de la misma pueden afectar la imagen de los destinos turísticos, perjudicando su desarrollo socioeconómico. Sin embargo, los distintos episodios de sequías acaecidos en los últimos años en el litoral mediterráneo peninsular y las predicciones climáticas que señalan que estos fenómenos serán cada vez más recurrentes, muestran claramente la necesidad de introducir cambios sustanciales en las estrategias de gestión de los recursos hídricos. La sostenibilidad económica, social y ambiental del turismo debe acompañarse, ineludiblemente, de una gestión eficiente de los recursos hídricos. El objetivo del presente artículo es determinar cuáles son los factores relacionados con la oferta turística que determinan el consumo de agua en la Costa Brava (Girona). La hipótesis inicial de esta comunicación es que el consumo de agua no solo viene determinado por el número de usuarios conectados a la red de suministro sino que es necesario tener en cuenta otros aspectos sociales y territoriales para comprender y mejorar la gestión del agua en los municipios turísticos del litoral mediterráneo. Los resultados obtenidos indican que las diversas tipologías urbanas de alojamiento turístico juegan un papel determinante sobre el volumen total de agua consumida, siendo en el caso de la Costa Brava las segundas residencias la tipología de alojamiento turístico más decisiva.
Percepción y valoración social de los paísajes disfrutados: aportaciones desde el visitante para una gestión sostenible de espacios turísticos rurales. El caso de la Sierra de Aracena (Huelva)
Authors: Mercado Alonso Inmaculada
Published: June 2015

Desde que fue publicado el Convenio Europeo de Paisaje (Florencia, 2000), la percepción de la población constituye el elemento central de la propia definición del concepto. En el texto se insta a los Estados firmantes a conocer cómo se identifican y valoran los paisajes desde la ciudadanía y a incorporar este conocimiento en la toma de decisiones a través de procesos de participación. En los espacios turísticos, a la mirada de los residentes, debe sumarse la de los visitantes, ya que puede resultar relevante y complementaria en la gobernanza de los paisajes locales.El turismo provoca transformaciones en el paisaje de dimensión y alcance diversos, dándose la circunstancia de que sus atributos de calidad constituyen una de las principales ventajas comparativas de cualquier destino. En el caso de los espacios rurales, una demanda mayoritariamente urbana busca una experiencia satisfactoria global, identificada difusamente con autenticidad, singularidad y calidad en el entorno. Los espacios rurales se enfrentan al dilema de armonizar un escenario de ocio que muestra a los visitantes, paisajes disfrutados, con la necesidad impulsar un desarrollo local en el que las actividades tradicionales son cada vez menos viables dentro de un sistema económico globalizado, y constituyen los paisajes vividos.El objetivo de este trabajo es identificar las percepciones y valoraciones de los visitantes de un espacio rural: la Sierra de Aracena (Huelva-España). Para ello se ha desarrollado una metodología, basada en la investigación social, y se han establecido una serie de conclusiones a partir de los resultados.
Reflejos territoriales en destinos religiosos y de sol y playa. De Fátima a Benidorm
Authors: Santos Solla Xose Manuel
Published: June 2015

El objetivo de este artículo es reflexionar sobre destinos turísticos neogénicos surgidos a partir de motivaciones diferentes. En concreto focalizamos el trabajo en dos localidades ibéricas seleccionadas como representativas del turismo religioso y de sol y playa: Fátima y Benidorm. Los argumentos que desarrollamos insisten en la idea de que la aparición y evolución de estos destinos no es neutra desde el punto de vista geográfico. Del mismo modo existen coincidencias a la hora de entender su estructura urbana si bien es cierto que hay algunas variables, como el diferente grado de madurez de los núcleos, que acentúan las diferencias. No se trata de un estudio comparativo entre dos destinos turísticos. Más bien lo que se pretende es confrontar dos modelos que frecuentemente se consideran opuestos hasta el punto de llegar a dudarse del carácter turístico de los peregrinos entendidos como viajeros con una profunda motivación religiosa. Si es cierto que el turismo crea formas particulares de espacio social también se debería pensar en su capacidad para generar formas particulares de espacio geográfico independientemente de la razón que justifica el viaje turístico.
Implementation of an educational programme for caregivers of the elderly in Windhoek and Rehoboth, Namibia
Authors: Kloppers Joan.M , Van Dyk Agnes , N. Nelumbu Lucia
Published: June 2015

In many instances care for the frail elderly, especially in long-term care institutions, is provided under minimal supervision by caregivers who lay people. This can lead to poor-quality care or neglect of the frail elderly. Therefore, caregivers have a major role in coordinating comprehensive long-term care.One of the objectives of the study “Caregiving in old-age homes in Windhoek: A practice-orientated enquiry into caregiving education” was to implement the educational programme for caregivers in old age homes in Windhoek. A qualitative, explorative, descriptive, contextual and phenomenology design was used to perform this study.The study was conducted in three phases. Firstly, a situational analysis was carried out to explore and describe the experiences and needs of the caregivers and the elderly. The situation analysis revealed themes in terms of interpersonal relationships that could be positive or negative regarding the elderly, with the sub-themes like communication, support and caring for elderly people. These themes and sub-themes include the following: Interpersonal relationships were viewed as an important aspect of the caring process. Lack of regular in-service training sessions for caregivers, with a sub- theme of a lack of adequate knowledge of procedures. Lack of human resources, equipment and policiesIn the second phase, a conceptual framework was derived from the results of phase 1, using the activities prescribed by Dickoff, James and Wiedenbach (1968). In the third phase, a programme was developed from the findings of the previous phase. Finally, the educational programme was implemented and evaluated in old-age homes in Windhoek.
Jednolity Sąd Patentowy – z perspektywy Polski
Authors: Nowicka Aurelia
Published: June 2015

Celem artykułu jest analiza niektórych zagadnień prawnych wynikających na tle porozumienia w sprawie Jednolitego Sądu Patentowego (Agreement on a Unified Patent Court), w szczególności wątpliwości dotyczących statusu prawnego tego Sądu w świetle prawa Unii Europejskiej oraz zastrzeżeń co do zgodności porozumienia JSP z Konstytucją Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej.Po zwięzłym przedstawieniu zawartości porozumienia JSP (UPC Agreement) i warunków jego wejścia w życie autorka analizuje status JSP w świetle zawartych w nim postanowień określających ten Sąd jako „sąd wspólny dla umawiających się państw członkowskich” („court common to the Contracting Member States”) i „część ich systemu sądowego („part of their judicial system”). Analiza uwzględnia opinię 1/09 Trybunału Sprawiedliwości z 8 marca 2011 r., dotyczącą poprzednio przewidywanego porozumienia mającego utworzyć sąd ds. patentów europejskich i patentów Unii Europejskiej (European and European Union Patents Court).Na tle Konstytucji Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej wskazane zostały wątpliwości dotyczące dopuszczalności przekazania przez Polskę kompetencji w dziedzinie władzy sądowniczej (wymiaru sprawiedliwości) na rzecz JSP, a także liczne inne zastrzeżenia co do zgodności porozumienia JSP z polskim porządkiem konstytucyjnym i przewidzianymi w nim standardami ochrony praw podstawowych, takich jak prawo do sądu i rzetelnego procesu (np. w kontekście języków postępowania przed JSP).
O odwołalności postulatywnego oświadczenia woli w procesie karnym
Authors: Janusz-Pohl Barbara
Published: June 2015

Niniejszy szkic prezentuje problematykę odwołalności czynności procesowej strony w postaci postulującego (postulatywnego) oświadczenia woli na przykładzie czynności oskarżyciela prywatnego polegającej na cofnięciu oświadczenia o odstąpieniu od oskarżenia przed rozpoczęciem przewodu sądowego na rozprawie głównej (art. 496 § 2 Kodeksu postępowania karnego).Podstawą rozważań jest przyjęcie założenia obowiązywaniu względem stron procesu karnego dyrektywy dyspozytywności, co do ich czynności procesowych w postaci postulujących oświadczeń woli, której przełamanie musi być wynikiem obowiązywania w systemie prawa karnego procesowego stosownej normy prawnej o charakterze modyfikującym. Zatem wobec braku w ramach regulacji prawnej kształtującej tryb prywatnoskargowy normy ograniczającej oskarżyciela prywatnego w kwestii dysponowania oświadczeniem w przedmiocie odstąpienia od oskarżenia do momentu rozpoczęcia przewodu sądowego na rozprawie głównej, uznać należy, że oświadczenie to jest odwołalne.Granice temporalne dysponowania nim zostały ustalone na podstawie schematu sekwencji czynności karnoprocesowych, którego ujęciu towarzyszy założenie, że oświadczenie oskarżyciela prywatnego (czynność karnoprocesowa w postaci postulującego oświadczenia woli, jako czynność konwencjonalna doniosła prawnie) należy do zakresu zastosowania normy prawnej leżącej u podstaw normy prawnej aktualizującej dokonanie kolejnej w sekwencji czynności procesowej organu, która to czynność polega na złożeniu imperatywnego oświadczenia woli.Takie ujęcie wyraźnie zakreśliło granice temporalne czynności w postaci postulatywnego oświadczenia woli. Słowem, dokonanie złożenie imperatywnego oświadczenia woli (wydanie decyzji procesowej) wyklucza modyfikacje w obrębie inicjującego oświadczenia postulatywnego, to ostatnie bowiem uległo „skonsumowaniu” przez zaktualizowanie normy prawnej leżącej u podstaw czynności prawnej w postaci imperatywnego oświadczenia woli.Próba unicestwienia złożonego uprzednio oświadczenia o odstąpieniu od oskarżenia przez oskarżyciela prywatnego po wydaniu postanowienia o umorzeniu postępowania prywatnoskargowego może być uznana jedynie za wniesienie skargi etapowej i stanowić podstawę kontroli zażaleniowej postanowienia o umorzeniu postępowania.
The Piketty Observation against the Institutional Background: How Natural is this Natural Tendency and What Can We Do about it?
Authors: Widerquist Karl
Published: June 2015

Thomas Piketty’s recent book,
Accreditation of Adolescent Medicine as a pediatric sub-specialty: the Canadian experience and lessons learned
Authors: Katzman Debra K. , Findlay Sheri M.
Published: June 2015

The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (Royal College) has an extensive process for recognizing new specialties and subspecialties. Among other requirements, the process requests that the applicants demonstrate that sufficient scientific breadth and depth exists within the proposed field, that a unique field of clinical practice exists, and that there is a societal need for individuals with this distinct area of specialization. In 2004, a group of adolescent medicine specialists from across Canada started the application process for the field to become an accredited pediatric subspecialty. A 3-year process was undertaken to demonstrate the need for accreditation of this new and emerging discipline. In 2007, Adolescent Medicine became the 63rd discipline and a sub-specialty of Pediatrics. This paper provides an overview of the process that led to the accreditation of Adolescent Medicine by the Royal College and offers insights into the lessons learned from this Canadian experience.