bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Intradural disc a diagnostic dilemma: Case series and review of literature
Authors: Sharma Ayush , Singh Vijay , Sangondimath Gururaj , Kamble Prashant
Published: April 2018

Introduction: We present a case series of six cases of intradural disc herniation at L4–L5 level diagnosed on the basis of intraoperative findings. Result: All our cases, on preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were reported as having diffuse annular bulge with large posterocentral extrusion. Our study comprised patients in age group of 30–60 years. Four cases out of six presented with cauda equina syndrome. In three cases, cauda equina was associated with sudden deterioration in the power of lower limb muscle groups. Discussion: We suspect that intradural herniation of disc was synchronous with cauda equina syndrome in these cases, which was very well documented in one of the cases. On retrospective analysis, MRI findings of mass effect in the form of displacement of the traversing nerve roots due to large central disc with crumble disc sign were suggestive of early evidence of intradural disc herniation. Y sign in ventral dura due to splitting of ventral dura and arachnoid mater by disc material was a good diagnostic sign to suspect intradural extra-arachnoid disc. The presence of hypointense structure inside the dura with no continuity with the adjacent intervertebral disc on MRI was highly suggestive of an intradural disc. Conclusion: Intradural disc prolapse remains a diagnostic dilemma as it is very difficult to diagnose all the cases preoperatively. The presence of above-mentioned radiological signs on MRI in patients having the large central disc on MRI, especially at L4–L5 levels, should raise suspicion of intradural herniation of disc.
Gamma knife management of skull base chordomas: Is it a choice?
Authors: Zakaria Wael , Hafez Raef , Taha Ahmed
Published: April 2018

Background: Skull base chordomas are locally invasive tumors which able to extend in different directions with skull base invasion. Although they are histologically benign, they have invasive nature makes total resection virtually impossible to achieve in most cases and this lead to residual tumors after surgery. To decrease postoperative surgical resection morbidity of these tumors, gamma knife radiosurgery (GKRS) was performed as alternative management for these residual chordomas to evaluate its safety and efficacy. Materials and Methods: A retrospective study was made on eight residual skull base chordomas treated with GKRS between 2011 and 2015. The mean patient age was 49 years (range 30–73 years). Four patients harboring chordoma were male, and four patients were females with 1:1 ratio. All patients had undergone one prior surgery. Patients were treated with peripheral dose ranged between 12–15 gray (Gy) (mean 13.75 Gy) usually at 35% to 50% isodose curve (mean 38.8%). The maximum dose to the adjacent brain stem area ranged between 10 and 12 Gy. All patients were followed up from 8 to 39 months (mean 18 months). Results: The tumor control rate was 50% and 25% after 18 and 36 months, respectively, but we found that their wasdeclined in the tumor control rate with long follow-up time. Four tumors were stable in their size just for 18 months, and then there two of these tumors were progressed in their size, the other four patients showed progression in their tumors in their 1st year of treatment without sign of central tumor necrosis. Conclusion: Skull base chordoma patients complained from symptoms due to tumor mass effect which were not prospected to respond to GKRS alone as the aim of this type of treatment was the local tumor control, the tumor control rate declined with long follow-up time and this correlated with radioresistant nature of skull base chordoma. We advise a gross total resection to decrease the tumor volume, and this making gamma knife a reasonable treatment modality.
A rare case of dumbbell-shaped primary intraspinal peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor involving thoracic spinal epidural space
Authors: Thomas Anu , Rajashekharan Rajeev
Published: April 2018

Primary intraspinal primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) is a type of round cell malignant tumor which is reported only above 100 in literature. We report a case of epidural thoracic peripheral PNET, discuss its pathological features, radiology, and treatment options.
Linear Maps Preserving Matrices of Local Spectral Radius Zero at a Fixed Vector
Authors: Bourhim Abdellatif , Costara Constantin
Published: April 2018

In this paper, we characterize linear maps on matrix spaces that preserve matrices of local spectral radius zero at some fixed nonzero vector.
О граничном поведении открытых дискретных отображений на римановых многообразиях
Authors: Ilyutko Denis Petrovich , Sevost'yanov Evgenii Aleksandrovich
Published: April 2018

Исследованы вопросы, связанные с возможностью непрерывного продолжения некоторых классов отображений на римановых многообразиях в точки границы заданной области. В частности, для так называемых кольцевых отображений установлен результат о наличии непрерывного продолжения в изолированную граничную точку. Кроме того, аналогичные теоремы получены также и при более общих условиях на границы заданной и отображенной областей. В качестве приложений развитой техники доказана возможность непрерывного продолжения произвольного открытого дискретного сохраняющего границу отображения класса Орлича-Соболева в изолированную граничную точку.
Библиография: 40 названий.
Об интегрируемости по Лиувиллю субримановых задач на группах Карно глубины 4 и больше
Authors: Lokutsievskiy Lev Vyacheslavovich , Sachkov Yurii Leonidovich
Published: April 2018

Одним из основных подходов к изучению субримановых задач является теорема о нильпотентной аппроксимации Митчелла, которая сводит изучение окрестности регулярной точки к изучению левоинвариантной субримановой задачи на соответствующей группе Карно. Обычно детальное исследование субримановых кратчайших базируется на явном интегрировании гамильтоновой системы принципа максимума Понтрягина. Мы приводим явные формулы для субримановых геодезических на одной группе Карно с вектором роста $(2,3,5,6)$ и доказываем неинтегрируемость по Лиувиллю левоинвариантных субримановых задач на свободных группах Карно глубины 4 и больше.
Библиография: 30 названий.
Преобразование Фурье функций двух переменных, зависящих лишь от максимума модуля этих переменных
Authors: Trigub Roald Mikhailovich
Published: April 2018

В статье для функции $f(x_1,x_2)=f_0(\max\{|x_1|,|x_2|\})$ из $L_1(\mathbb{R}^2)$ указаны достаточные и необходимые условия принадлежности $L_1(\mathbb{R}^2)$ ее преобразования Фурье $\widehat{f}$ и $L_1(\mathbb{R}_{+})$ функции
$t\mapsto t\sup_{y_1^2+y_2^2\geqslant t^2}|\widehat{f}(y_1,y_2)|$. А положительность $\widehat{f}$ на
$\mathbb{R}^2$ полностью сведена к такому же вопросу в $\mathbb{R}$ функции $\displaystyle f_1(x)=|x|f_0(x)+\int_{|x|}^\infty f_0(t) dt$.
Библиография: 20 названий.
Граф-многообразия и интегрируемые гамильтоновы системы
Authors: Solodskih Kirill Igorevich
Published: April 2018

В работе изучается топология изоэнергетических трехмерных многообразий интегрируемых гамильтоновых систем, реализуемых в виде специального класса так называемых "молекул". А именно, для данного класса многообразий вычислено кручение Рейдемейстера в терминах инвариантов Фоменко-Цишанга. Обнаружена связь между кручением изоэнергетического многообразия и устойчивыми периодическими траекториями.
Библиография: 17 названий.
The influence of model spatial resolution on simulated ozone and fine particulate matter for Europe: implications for health impact assessments
Authors: Fenech Sara , Doherty Ruth M. , Heaviside Clare , Vardoulakis Sotiris , Macintyre Helen L. , O'Connor Fiona M.
Published: April 2018

Abstract. We examine the impact of model horizontal resolution on simulated
concentrations of surface ozone (O3) and particulate matter less than
2.5 µm in diameter (PM2.5), and the associated health impacts
over Europe, using the HadGEM3–UKCA chemistry–climate model to simulate
pollutant concentrations at a coarse (∼ 140 km) and a finer
(∼ 50 km) resolution. The attributable fraction (AF) of total
mortality due to long-term exposure to warm season daily maximum 8 h running
mean (MDA8) O3 and annual-average PM2.5 concentrations is then
calculated for each European country using pollutant concentrations simulated
at each resolution. Our results highlight a seasonal variation in simulated
O3 and PM2.5 differences between the two model resolutions in
Europe. Compared to the finer resolution results, simulated European O3
concentrations at the coarse resolution are higher on average in winter and
spring (∼ 10 and ∼ 6 %, respectively). In contrast, simulated
O3 concentrations at the coarse resolution are lower in summer and
autumn (∼ −1 and ∼ −4 %, respectively). These differences
may be partly explained by differences in nitrogen dioxide (NO2)
concentrations simulated at the two resolutions. Compared to O3, we find
the opposite seasonality in simulated PM2.5 differences between the two
resolutions. In winter and spring, simulated PM2.5 concentrations are
lower at the coarse compared to the finer resolution (∼ −8 and
∼ −6 %, respectively) but higher in summer and autumn (∼ 29
and ∼ 8 %, respectively). Simulated PM2.5 values are also
mostly related to differences in convective rainfall between the two
resolutions for all seasons. These differences between the two resolutions
exhibit clear spatial patterns for both pollutants that vary by season, and
exert a strong influence on country to country variations in estimated AF for
the two resolutions. Warm season MDA8 O3 levels are higher in most of
southern Europe, but lower in areas of northern and eastern Europe when
simulated at the coarse resolution compared to the finer resolution.
Annual-average PM2.5 concentrations are higher across most of northern
and eastern Europe but lower over parts of southwest Europe at the coarse
compared to the finer resolution. Across Europe, differences in the AF
associated with long-term exposure to population-weighted MDA8 O3 range
between −0.9 and +2.6 % (largest positive differences in southern
Europe), while differences in the AF associated with long-term exposure to
population-weighted annual mean PM2.5 range from −4.7 to +2.8 %
(largest positive differences in eastern Europe) of the total mortality.
Therefore this study, with its unique focus on Europe, demonstrates that
health impact assessments calculated using modelled pollutant concentrations,
are sensitive to a change in model resolution by up to ∼ ±5 %
of the total mortality across Europe.
Simulating ice thickness and velocity evolution of Upernavik Isstrøm 1849–2012 by forcing prescribed terminus positions in ISSM
Authors: Haubner Konstanze , Box Jason E. , Schlegel Nicole J. , Larour Eric Y. , Morlighem Mathieu , Solgaard Anne M. , Kjeldsen Kristian K. , Larsen Signe H. , Rignot Eric , Dupont Todd K. , Kjær Kurt H.
Published: April 2018

Abstract. Tidewater glacier velocity and mass balance are known to be
highly responsive to terminus position change. Yet it remains challenging
for ice flow models to reproduce observed ice margin changes. Here, using the
Ice Sheet System Model (Larour et al., 2012), we simulate the ice velocity
and thickness changes of Upernavik Isstrøm (north-western Greenland) by prescribing
a collection of 27 observed terminus positions spanning 164 years
(1849–2012). The simulation shows increased ice velocity during the 1930s,
the late 1970s and between 1995 and 2012 when terminus retreat was observed
along with negative surface mass balance anomalies. Three distinct mass
balance states are evident in the reconstruction: (1849–1932) with near zero
mass balance, (1932–1992) with ice mass loss dominated by ice dynamical
flow, and (1998–2012), when increased retreat and negative surface mass
balance anomalies led to mass loss that was twice that of any earlier period. Over
the multi-decadal simulation, mass loss was dominated by thinning and
acceleration responsible for 70 % of the total mass loss induced by
prescribed change in terminus position. The remaining 30 % of the
total ice mass loss resulted directly from prescribed terminus retreat and
decreasing surface mass balance. Although the method can not explain the
cause of glacier retreat, it enables the reconstruction of ice flow and
geometry during 1849–2012. Given annual or seasonal observed terminus front
positions, this method could be a useful tool for evaluating simulations
investigating the effect of calving laws.
Ducted wind turbine optimization and sensitivity to rotor position
Authors: Bagheri-Sadeghi Nojan , Helenbrook Brian T. , Visser Kenneth D.
Published: April 2018

Abstract. The design of a ducted wind turbine modeled using an actuator disc was
studied using Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes (RANS) computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations. The design
variables included the rotor thrust coefficient, the angle of attack of the
duct cross section, the radial gap between the rotor and the duct, and the
axial location of the rotor in the duct. Two different power coefficients,
the rotor power coefficient (based on the rotor swept area) and the total
power coefficient (based on the exit area of the duct), were used as
optimization objectives. The optimal value of thrust coefficients for all
designs was nearly constant, having a value between 0.9 and 1. The rotor
power coefficient was sensitive to rotor gap but was insensitive to the
rotor's axial location for positions ranging from upstream of the throat to
nearly half the distance down the duct. Compared to the design that maximized
rotor power coefficient, the design for maximal total power coefficient was
characterized by a smaller angle of attack, a smaller rotor gap, and a
downstream placement of the rotor. The insensitivity of power output to the
rotor position implies that a rotor placed further downstream in the duct
could produce the same power with a considerably smaller duct exit area and
thus a greater total power coefficient. The design for that maximized total
power coefficient exceeded Betz's limit with a total power coefficient of
0.67.
Aestheticizing the Downfall of Industrial Capitalism: Jim Jarmusch’s Tale of Intellectual Vampires in Zombies’ World
Authors: Muratoğlu Pehlivan Bahar , Atalay Gül Esra
Published: April 2018

This study aims to read Jim Jarmusch’s movie Only Lovers Left Alive from the perspective of downfall of industrial capitalism and ecosocialist approach. The movie mainly takes place in Detroit Michigan, which is a symbol of the collapse of Fordism and industrialization. Ecosocialist critique of industrial capitalism has common notions with Jarmusch’s tale. Thus, theoretical framework of this study has been established on ecosocialist paradigm. In the movie, Jarmusch represents vampires as intellectuals with a wide accumulation of culture and knowledge and places his critique of industrialization from their point of view. Multimodal Discourse Analysis was applied to the movie to find out how the movie did use visual and literal signifiers to establish its narrative.
Bollywood in the Hollywood Era: Narratives of Ultra-nationalism, Terrorism and Violence
Authors: Shailo Iqbal
Published: April 2018

The study examines how some renowned Hollywood and Bollywood movies deal with geopolitical representations of empire and regional politics through the construction of discourses centered on the building of “empire” and “nation”. These movies reflect how government machineries evaluate the political situation and strategic policies of the country in managing geopolitical environments through the construction of security narratives, political rhetoric and geopolitical discourses.  The narratives of specific Hollywood movies tend to explain contemporary geopolitics with an emphasis on America’s military power, strategy and world leadership while the genre of Bollywood movies reconnects the ideology of division through the establishment of geographies of ‘us’ and ‘them’ setting aside the so-called “secular face” of the state.
Panoptic Pranksters: Power, Space and Visibility in the Information Panopticon in Scare Campaign
Authors: Cardozo Elloit
Published: April 2018

Foucault, in his seminal work Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison (1975) discusses Bentham’s architectural design of the Panopticon as a means to exercise power and enforce discipline. He extends this metaphor to speak of Panopticism as a social phenomenon used to discipline work forces through covert strategies. Shoshana Zuboff, in In the Age of the Smart Machine: The Future of Work and Power (1988) contextualizes Foucault’s discussion in an age where the work culture uses Information Systems extensively for surveillance. She calls such a structure an “Information Panopticon”.  This paper aims to bring out the various nuances of the Information Panopticon in Cameron and Colin Cairnes’ film Scare Campaign (2016) and how it facilitates the exercise of power. The paper firstly looks at Zuboff’s Information Panopticon in light of Foucault’s discussion before evaluating the Information Panopticon created in the film and its hierarchal structure. Next it endeavours to demonstrate how the Information Panopticon in the film is not solely reliant on literal visibility. It wraps up with a discussion on the relation between spatiality, visibility and power in the film’s Information Panopticon.
Ceylan's Winter Sleep: From Ambiguity to Nothingness
Authors: Daldal Aslı
Published: April 2018

Nuri Bilge Ceylan is a puzzling filmmaker who started his career as a photographer and initially made films with a “photographic” spirit. But from his first films known as the Trilogy of Province to his award winning latest feature Winter Sleep, Ceylan has changed drastically. Once a modest artist refusing to give interviews, Ceylan has become a regular “red carpet” figure. So this essay will analyze Ceylan’s Winter Sleep from a critical theoretical perspective and try to underline the changes in his cinematography as well as philosophical orientations since his Trilogy of Province. The main points of argument will focus on his shift from an affirmative  politics  of “ambiguity” towards a dark postmodern “nothingness”.
Reformas financieras en El Salvador
Authors: Saca Nolvia N.
Published: April 2018

No abstract available.Realidad: Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades No. 66, 1998: 575-576
Adding Organic Matter Enhanced the Effectiveness of Silicate Rock Fertilizer for Food Crops Grown on Nutritionally Disorder Soils: A Glasshouse Assessment
Authors: Priyono Joko , Arifin Zaenal
Published: April 2018

A glasshouse experiment was carried to identify effects of the application rate of ground silicate rock as a multinutrientfertilizer (SRF) with and without organic matter (OM) on growth and nutrient status of food crops (rice,corn, and soybean). Those crops were grown on 3 different soils in 2 cropping patterns, i.e., rice – soybean and corn– soybean, providing 6 experimental sets. A completely randomized design was applied in each experimental set.The treatment in each set consisted of 3 rates of SRF (5, 10, and 15 g kg-1), those 3 rates + 5 g kg-1 of OM, and acontrol (without adding SRF or OM). The first crops (rice and corn) were grown up to 65 days, while the secondcrop (soybean) was up to 40 days. Results indicated that for crops grown on less fertile soils, the application of SRFonly slightly increased growth of crops, mainly of the 2nd crops, and adding OM greatly increased the growth ofboth the 1st and 2nd crops. In those experimental sets, about 60 – 80% of the variation of crop growth was significantlydetermined by concentration of Cu and several other essential nutrients in crop tissue. In contrast, the growth forcrops grown on more fertile soils was not affected by the application of SRF or/and OM. It was concluded thatadding OM enhanced the effectiveness of SRF as a multi-nutrient fertilizer, and that may be used as an appropriatemulti-nutrient fertilizer or general ameliorant to sustain soil quality and remediate the nutritionally disorder soils.
Parameter Sensitivity Test of SWAT Hydrological Model On Two Different Resolutions (A Case Study of Upper Cisadane Subbasin, West Java)
Authors: Alim Nurmaranti , Tarigan Suria Darma , Tejo Baskoro Dwi Putro , Wahjunie Enni Dwi
Published: April 2018

A sensitivity analysis of SWAT parameters was conducted on different spatial resolutions. The sensitivity analysis aimed to determine the input parameters that have the most impact on the of output of the model. Resolution of different inputs in the SWAT analysis can produce different input parameters that can affect the output. The purpose of this study was to identify the level of sensitivity of the parameters used in the SWAT model simulated on two different resolutions, i.e. 1: 100,000 and 1: 250,000. A sensitivity test was conducted manually using the absolute sensitivity method, i.e. a method to test the sensitivity of the parameters of SWAT model that can change (either increase or decrease) one by one while the other parameters are constant. The results show that the Nash-Sutcliffe Efficiency (NSE) coefficients derived after calibration of the SWAT models on both resolutions of maps indicate similar performance of the models, with the category for the daily simulation of excellent (NSE coefficients of 0.55 and 0.54), while the monthly simulation is categorized as very satisfactory (NSE coefficients of 0.80 and 0.82). The sensitive parameters of the SWAT model identified in the current study include CN2 (initial SCS runoff curve number for moisture condition II), Alpha_BNK (flow recession constant or recession proportional to the banks of the river), CH_K2 (effective hydraulic conductivity in main channel alluvium), CH_N2 (Manning’s “n” value for the main channel), ESCO (soil evaporation compensation factor), GW_Delay (groundwater delay), and GW_Revap (groundwater “revap” coefficient).
Do pharmacists have the most potential for patient safety in Japan? Learning from a 2010 nationwide survey
Authors: Hirose Masahiro , Nishimura Nobuhiro , Kawamura Toshihiko , Kumakura Shunichi , Telloyan John , Igawa Mikio , Fukuda Haruhisa , Imanaka Yuichi
Published: April 2018

Background: Unlike in many other countries, patient safety (PS) in Japan has been promoted under the social insurance medical fee schedule, with the implementation of preferential medical fee paid to medical institutions as incentives. Meanwhile, many hospitals do not assign a full-time physician as PS manager at PS division due to the shortage of physicians.Objective: The Health Ministry in Japan has been promoting PS by utilizing the preferential patient safety countermeasure fee (PPSCF) since 2006. This study aims to address the potential of pharmacists for PS at hospitals implementing the PPSCF.Methods: A nationwide questionnaire survey targeting 2,674 hospitals with the PPSCF was performed from 2010 to 2011. Of the 669 hospitals that responded, 627 hospitals were eligible for analysis, including 178 hospitals implementing PPSCF 1 with 400 beds or more (group A), 286 hospitals implementing PPSCF 1 with 399 beds or fewer (group B), and 163 hospitals implementing PPSCF 2 (group C).Results: Although the mean values of PS activities for nurses were the highest among physicians, nurses, and pharmacists, the values per person recalculated for pharmacists were the highest, and the ranges of the values per person for pharmacists were narrowest across the three professional groups. For example, the number per person of incident reports filed in group A was 2.37 ± 0.30 for pharmacists, 1.14 ± 0.11 for physicians, and 2.09 ± 0.31 for nurses (p = .002). For pharmacists, those values were 2.37 ± 0.30 in group A, 2.43 ± 0.14 in group B and 2.35 ± 0.19 in group C (p = .802).Conclusions: Across health professionals, pharmacists may have the most potential for PS under the social insurance medical fee schedule in Japan.
A Semiotic Analysis of Gender Discursive Patterns in Pakistani Television Commercials
Authors: Nasir Muhammad Haseeb
Published: April 2018

The study is multidisciplinary that ventures into the domains of semiotics, linguistics and cultural studies. Media has become one of the most viable social institutions of disseminating information to a wider audience. It has got power to (re)frame the ideology of larger audience through its visual/linguistic content and to pave the way to social change. The current study aims to investigate the manifestation of gender discursive patterns in the Pakistani television commercials. This study draws its theoretical foundation on the theory of semiotics propounded by Dyer (1982) in her book Advertising as Communication. Semiotics is conceived an appropriate tool for the critical inquiry of the televised commercials because of its wide ranging acceptability and reliability in the meaning making process. Williamson (1978), Dyer (1982) and Jhally (1990) not only recommended but they also practically employed semiotics as a tool of investigation for critically examining the meaning making process in the commercials that enhances the reliability and validity of semiotics as a tool of inquiry. The data for the current study comprises television commercials broadcasted on famous Pakistani television channels. The sampling technique is based on non-probability purposive sampling. The rationale of choosing purposive sampling technique is to include only those commercials which reflect gender representation. The findings of the study highlight that the commercials present layers of meanings via semiotic modes at symbolic level where men and women are displayed in stereotypical manner. The existing gender narratives in the Pakistani commercials subscribes to patriarchal structures. The study presents recommendations about the change in the content of the televised material and also highlights the unexplored avenues which can be brought under considerations by the future researchers.
A Critical Review of Vygotsky’s Socio-Cultural Theory in Second Language Acquisition
Authors: Pathan Habibullah , Memon Rafique A. , Memon Shumaila , Khoso Ali Raza , Bux Illahi
Published: April 2018

The purpose of this study is to explore Vygotsky’s contribution to the socio-cultural theory in the field of education in general, and applied linguistics in particular. The study aims to elaborate the impact of social-cultural theory in the existing body of literature. The study also reviews implications and applications of socio-cultural theory in second language acquisition (SLA). Moreover, this study also critiques the basic concepts of the theory and how far these concepts have been implicated in the domain of research. The central focus is to explore and to critically understand central ideas such as Zone of Proximal Development, mediation, scaffolding, internalization, and private speech. The socio-cultural theory focuses on what learners learn and the solution to their learning problems. Socio- cultural theory has made a great effect on learning and teaching languages. It also regards learning second language as a semiotic process where participation in socially mediated activities is very important (Ellis, 2000). Vygotsky (1987) singled out and studied the dynamic social surroundings which indicate the connection between teacher and the child. Moreover, he focused on the social, cultural and historical artifacts which play a pivotal role in the children’s cognitive development as well as their potential performance. The study concludes with the idea of Williams & Burden (1997) that socio-cultural theory suggests that education should be associated with learning to learn and making learning experiences meaningful and relevant to the learner. The study also suggests some pedagogical implications and offers teaching and learning practices in relation to socio-cultural theory.
The Language of a Computer-Mediated Communication in Japan: Mobile-Phone E-Mail
Authors: Sakai Noboru
Published: April 2018

This study analyzes a Japanese mobile phone e-mail data corpus (created by the researcher) of 43,295 Keitai-mail exchanged for the purpose of personal communication by 60 young people aged 18 to 30 who are familiar with Keitai-mail practices. The result shows that the Keitai-mail analyzed consists on average of approximately 40 moji (symbols) including 3 emoticons per message, showing that composition is short but not overly abrupt – generally Keitai-mail does not finish in the middle of a sentence. Non-standard textual elements, language plays (LP) such as emoticons, long vowel symbols, irregular use of small moji, and non-standard use of each type of script (e.g., use of Katakana instead of Kanji) are found to be governed by the conventions of Standard Japanese and are not totally random occurrences.
Social Embeddedness of Employers’ Willingness to Activate the Elderly Workers
Authors: Radzka Beata , Szaban Jolanta M. , Trochimiuk Renata
Published: April 2018

The purpose of this study is to explore the factors determining the employers’ willingness to activate 50+ employees.  The study was based on the model constructed of the following factors: the attitude towards 50+ employment, satisfaction with the cooperation with elderly employees, assessment of the terms of business, social and institutional environment, psychophysical condition of 50+ employees and finally the assessment of the company’s economic situation. The examined model is part of the research focused on employees over 50 years of age (mostly analyses their beliefs and attitudes). In a framework of one programme, two separate studies were conducted both using CAPI techniques, first on a sample of 401 employers and second on 1,000. The results of our study show that three factors have the greatest impact on the employers’ willingness to activate 50+ employees: the attitude towards employing elderly people, satisfaction with 50+ employees and employers’ assessment of terms of business.
Polish Version of Organizational Justice Scale
Authors: Wnuk Marcin
Published: April 2018

The aim of the study was to assesses the psychometric properties of the Polish version of Organisational Justice Scale. Subjects were 564 employees from one organisation. The Polish version of Organisational Justice Scale was found to be highly reliable when evaluated by the Cronbach’s α procedure as well as having a good internal consistency. The factors of the analysis statistically revealed the three dimensional structure of this measure inclusive procedural, distributive and interpersonal justice. The presented finding thus provide further evidence that the aforementioned measure has a good psychometric properties and is therefore recommended for use by researchers studying the construct of organisational justice.
Internal Communication in Courts: Toward Establishing Trust Based Relationships
Authors: Austen Agata , Adamus‑Matuszyńska Anna
Published: April 2018

Communication and communication systems are topics widely discussed in the literature of the subject. However, the analysis of the specific subjects of this study as courts, is so far a subject that is rarely discussed in empirical research as well as in a debate at the level of communication theory. The paper presents the results of survey research on internal communication in district and regional courts in the context of trust building. The study assumes that there is a relationship between communication on a given project tasks, communication on project management and non‑formal communication, and confidence in the public institution and its management. The results of the research clearly showed the existing relationship between satisfaction coming from the proper communication, and the level of employee trust in the court as a place of work.
Impact of Managerial Staff on Creativity of Public Sector Employees
Authors: Juchnowicz Marta
Published: April 2018

Creativity of employee is a prerequisite of efficiency of public sector. To a significant extent its level is determined by the model of organizational management. Therefore, inspiring are the ways of creativity building in public sector institutions. In the opinion of the Author, management style plays a significant part in supporting the development of the competence of creativity. Thus, the article presents the analysis of the influence managers have on shaping creativity of their employees in public sector in Poland. Researching the opinions of 346 employees of public sector has been the basis of drawing conclusions that enable both evaluation and identifications of impediments to the impact of managers on creativity of employees.
Project Management in Non‑Scientific Activities in Selected Higher Education Institutions in Poland
Authors: Pączek Ewa , Wyrozębski Paweł
Published: April 2018

The article presents the problem of managing projects by administration departments at higher education institutions in Poland. Changes in the higher education sector raised the need to increase efficiency in administrative work. One solution may be to implement project management standards. The main objective of the study was to check whether administration departments at higher education institutions in Poland use project management in their work. The author’s questionnaire was used as a research tool to conduct the study. The questionnaire was addressed to the Chancellors. 13 universities from 10 cities in Poland participated in the study. Eight of the universities declared to have regulations on project management activities in organizational documentation, while ten out of thirteen universities have project offices.
Evaluation Criteria of Managerial Staff in Judiciary Administration in the Context of Their Organizational Roles
Authors: Rutka Ryszard , Czerska Małgorzata
Published: April 2018

The main objective of the paper is to state whether the evaluation criteria of managerial roles in judiciary administration suit the specificity of these roles. The first part of the paper presents the concept of systematic approach to organizational behavior and underlines the need of watching the criteria of assessment of managers’ performance with the tasks they perform. The second part of the article focuses on the results of the Authors’ researches, conducted among three groups of managers: directors, managers of divisions and managers of secretariats. In all three groups efficiency criteria were given priority – meeting the deadlines set and acting in compliance with formal procedures. Less frequently applied criteria were: evenness of delegating tasks to subordinates considering the competences of employees who are to compete the delegated tasks. The list of the evaluation criteria includes also the least frequently used ones, i.e. knowledge sharing and motivating employees with the tools tailored to their tasks and organizational environment.
Słownictwo ukraińskie ze zbiorów Iwana Wahylewycza (1)
Authors: Fałowski Adam , Budziak Anna
Published: April 2018

The article opens a series of planned publications, in which the authors present rare,
dialectical, sometimes archaic lexical units extracted from the recently published dictionaries
by Ivan Vahylevych. In two variants of Idyotykon and in the Dictionary of the South-
Ruthenian Language they managed to search for about 700 lexical items, which either
were omitted in the Etymological Dictionary of Ukrainian Language, or require more
detailed lexicological commentary. 32 words start with A-B are discussed in the article.
Словотвірна мотивація у текстотворенні
Authors: Greszczuk Wasyl
Published: April 2018

The article analyzes the means of word-formative motivation in the generation of a text.
Text oriented functions of word-formative motivation are caused by the method of its
representation in the text either through a word-formative structure of derived words, or
by a derivational pair „form – derived”, or by a whole motivating judgment. If derivative
motivation in the text is expressed only by a word building structure of a derivative as
a carrier of its consequences, then it serves as a source of lexical-semantic construction material with a property of double reference. Word-formative motivation, which is expressed
in the text by a word-formative pair „form – derived” or a motivational judgment, serves
as a means of implementing connectivity, primarily local. Various methods of textual usage
of word-formative motivation serve as a means of creating an artistic image, the formation
of a linguistic expression, artistic expression of a text.
Проблеми контрастивної стилістики української та польської мов
Authors: Kononenko Iryna
Published: April 2018

The article deals with problems of contrastive stylistics in Ukrainian and Polish languages. The analysed words are of the same origin but have diff erent stylistic meaning in the aforementioned languages. The diff erences in functional and expressive stylistic meanings as well as causes of this phenomenon are investigated.
Поміж циганами й ромами: стереотипи й дискримінація в українських інтернет-ЗМІ
Authors: Kostowska Alla
Published: April 2018

The purpose of this article is to defi ne the features of discrimination against the Romani people in Ukrainian online newspapers on the example of one newsbreak. The necessity of such work was entailed by a frequent use of hate speech and discrimination of the Romani community in Ukraine. Special attention is paid to methods of the media manipulation and their implementation. Some representative feedback under the articles has also been considered. Consideration of the online newspapers in terms of hate speech and ethnic stereotypes functioning can be an eff ective way to formulate linguistic expertise criteria and implementation of language of tolerance.
Лексика села Стриганці як об’єкт лексикографічного опрацювання. І, Ї
Authors: Ostasz Lubow , Ostasz Roman
Published: April 2018

New approaches to lexicographical processing of modern speech lexis of residents of a separate village are suggested in this article. The dialect of the Stryhantsi village of Tysmenytsya district in the Ivano-Frankivsk region was chosen as a research topic. The Stryhantsi village dialect is a south-west representation of the Naddnistrianshchyna dialect. The article discusses lexemes beginning with І and Ї letters. Each dictionary entry provides transcription, all known meanings of the lexeme and the maximum number of example quotations in the vernacular dialectal speech, in particularly, in the meanings which can diff er from the meanings of the given lexeme in the literary language. Onyms along with appellative lexis are introduced into the vocabulary (surnames, street nicknames, and microtoponyms). Common phrases are also presented in addition to idioms. Some lexemes are of a considerable interest for those researching historical grammar of the Ukrainian language.
Біблійна фразеологія української мови і українські переклади Святого Письма
Authors: Skab Maria , Skab Maryan
Published: April 2018

The article aims to compare biblical phraseological units taken from three existing Ukrainian dictionaries of biblical phraseology to the most important Ukrainian translations of the Bible. Moreover, it explores the ways in which the Ukrainian language biblical phraseology correlates with the Ukrainian translations of the Holy Scriptures. In the fi rst place the author draws our attention to formal manifestations from the point of view of the structure, lexical fi lling as well as phonetic composition of bywords and sayings under analysis.
Семантико-синтаксичні особливості українських й англійських паремій: зіставний аспект
Authors: Szulha Svitlana
Published: April 2018

The article in question deals with the linguistic contrastive analysis of the semanticosyntactic structure of Ukrainian and English proverbs. The attention has been focused on the sentence structure including stylistic, functional and semantic overtones. Paroemias are considered as a complicated semantic category which may refl ect the specifi city of perception of the objective reality by the representatives of diff erent ethnos in general and each fragment in particular. In a wide sense a paroemia is an archetype unit that represents ancient culture, traditions and mentality of each nation. The common and diff erent features have been identifi ed according to structure, lexical background and meaning. The most widespread similarities and diff erences have been determined in both languages with the help of structural models.
Два маловідомі міжнародні кінопроекти українських
кінематографістів
Authors: Bezruczko Oleksandr
Published: April 2018

The article is devoted to two unknown international cinemaprojects of the National
Film Studio of Feature Films named of Oleksandr Dovzhenko: made in Kyiv, Lviv,
Mukachevo, Bakhchisaray, Yalta, Balaklava and Sevastopol by the Ukrainian and Chinese
cinematography two twenty-series of television feature fi lms „As steel was tempered”
(1999) and „Gad-fl y” (2003).
Życie i twórczość Danyły Dowboszyńskiego (zarys problematyki)
Authors: Jakubowska-Krawczyk Katarzyna
Published: April 2018

In this article I analyse the scientifi c and popular writings on Danylo Doboszynski.
I follow his biography and inspect the most important fi elds of his artistic activity. Born
in Volhynia in 1924, he spent most of his life in Lviv, where he worked at the Academy
of Fine Arts. I scrutinise various aspects of his life as an artist and as a teacher.
Tradycja modernizmu i awangardy w ukraińskim malarstwie
II połowy XX wieku
Authors: Zambrzycka Marta
Published: April 2018

The subject of the article is the infl uence of the Ukrainian modernism tradition and
avant-garde on painting evolving in the second half of the 20th century in the Ukrainian
Soviet Socialist Republic. The author of this article focuses on trends that do not correspond
with the aesthetics of socialist realism being developed in opposition to it. The
subject of the analysis is the generation work that debuted during the “Khrushchev Thaw”
(1956–1964), called the generation of the sixties or nonconformists. The fi rst term includes
painters, writers, poets, cinema and theater makers, as well as social activists. The second
term both narrows the fi eld of interest to visual arts and extends the timespan from the
Khrushchev Thaw to Perestroika.
Analysis of influence of random distribution of assembly clearance on deflection and load capacity of folding beams
Authors: Marszałek Jan , Piechota Mieczysław
Published: April 2018

The article includes the analysis of influence of random distribution of assembly clearance of various sizes on deflections and the load capacity of the folding beam based on fixed supports. This analysis includes seven variants of the random occurrence of individual pins in the interconnections between the two-span folded beam components. Measurement results for these variants were compared with the results obtained for the variant with fixed (medium) assembly clearance. Analyses of deflections and load capacity confirmed the correctness of acceptance of the fixed assembly clearance for the calculation of folding bridge. This issue was undertaken for the first time, which is the originality of this study. Keywords: civil engineering, folding bridges, assembly clearance
Investigation of Reactive Powder Concrete (RPC)
Authors: Grzeszczyk Stefania , Matuszek-Chmurowska Aneta
Published: April 2018

Results of investigations of reactive powder concrete (RPC) are presented in the paper. Optimization of the concrete composition was performed to achieve the highest degree of grains packing based on the optimal graining curve according to Funk for dmax = 1000 μm and dmin = 0.1 μm. Cement, silica fume, quartz and sand powder were considered in the composition. Steel fibers addition of 25% by mass was applied. A very low water–to–binder ratio, amounting to 0.2, was reached applying novel generation of superplasticizers based on polycarboxylates. The RPC mixture remained fluid during 1 hour. The diameter of slump flow according to PN-EN standard amounted to 250 mm after 60 minutes. The hardened concrete RPC displayed high strength and durability. Compressive strength reached 145 MPa after 2 days and about 200 MPa after 28 days; the bending strength exceeded 50 MPa after 28 days. After 56 freezing/defrosting cycles in the deicing salt solution, the concrete has shown minimal salt scaling of only 0.0007 kg/m2. Therefore, frost resistance of the concrete studied can be rated as very good according to PN-EN standard. The SEM pictures proved the amorphous phase of hydrated calcium silicates (C-S-H) is the dominant phase within the RPC microstructure. Usually, the C-S-H phase tightly covers the quartz grains and is in close contact with the unreacted cement grains. Crystallites of the monosulphate (AFm) were also found. The concrete microstructure was compact; pores of a few micrometers were rarely observed. The RPC porosity was measured using the mercury porosimetry. Porosity reduction by almost twice (from 10.9% down to 4.4%) was found after the RPC curing from 2 to 28 days. In the same period, a fraction of small mezopores (diameter below 20 nm) increased from 39.8% to 77.1%. Based on the research results data, presented the RPC concrete can be regarded as an interesting alternative to other construction materials of enhanced explosion resistance. Key words: Reactive Powder Concrete, strength, durability, explosion resistance
Características sociais e demográficas de idosos cuidadores e motivos para cuidar da pessoa idosa em domicílio
Authors: Almeida Lediane de Pinho Bailon , Menezes Tânia Maria de Oliva , Freitas Adriana Valéria da Silva , Pedreira Larissa Chaves
Published: April 2018

Este estudio tuvo como objetivo caracterizar sociodemográficamente a los adultos mayores cuidadores de personas mayores en el domicilio y conocer las razones que los llevaron a prestar dichos cuidados. Se trata de una investigación cualitativa con doce cuidadores de personas mayores inscritos en un servicio de atención domiciliaria. La recogida de datos se llevó a cabo mediante entrevistas semiestructuradas. El análisis se realizó utilizando el marco metodológico de Bardin. Los resultados revelaron que los cuidadores mayores eran todas mujeres, con enseñanza primaria incompleta. El ingreso variaba de cero a ocho sueldos mínimos; predominaron la religión evangélica y la católica. Las razones para el cuidar estaban asociadas con la falta de elección, al vínculo establecido entre el cuidador y la persona mayor y a la falta de condiciones financieras para contratar a un cuidador. Se constató que los cuidadores mayores tenían el perfil sociodemográfico esperado de las mujeres, esposas, con bajo nivel de educación e ingreso. La falta de elección fue la razón principal para desempeñar la función de cuidadora.
Self-efficacy and Physical and Cognitive Function in Older Adults with Multiple Sclerosis
Authors: Bollaert Rachel E. , Motl Robert W.
Published: April 2018

Background:

There is evidence of a demographic shift in the prevalence of multiple sclerosis (MS) such that it is now common in older adults. Older adults with MS undergo declines in function, and aging with MS may compromise one's perception of confidence for managing this disease and its manifestations. This cross-sectional study examined the associations between self-efficacy and physical and cognitive function in older (≥ 60 years) adults with MS.

Methods:

The sample included 40 older adults with MS who completed the Multiple Sclerosis Self-efficacy (MSSE) Scale, undertook measures of physical and cognitive function, and wore an accelerometer for 7 days. The data were analyzed using partial Spearman correlations and linear regression.

Results:

Correlation analyses indicated that function, but not control, subscale scores on the MSSE Scale correlated with all measures of physical, but not cognitive, function. Linear regression analyses indicated that the function subscale of the MSSE Scale was the only variable that consistently explained variance in physical function outcomes.

Conclusions:

The findings are novel evidence of the association between self-efficacy for function and physical function outcomes in older adults with MS. Future research on self-efficacy is warranted with the goal of improving physical function in older adults with MS.