bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
“Being Open to Possibilities That We Can’t Know Yet”: An Interview with Catherine Grant
Authors: Branco Sérgio Dias
Published: September 2018

Interview with Catherine Grant about her move to Birkbeck, teaching and research, the project [in]Transition, changes in scholarship, and technology and the humanities.
Günter Peter Straschek: Emigration — Film — Politik. Uma exposição no Museu Ludwig, em Colónia
Authors: Matos Cabo Ricardo
Published: September 2018

Crítica da exposição "Günter Peter Straschek: Emigration — Film — Politik", em torno do trabalho do cineasta e historiador Günter Peter Straschek (1932-2009), autor, entre outros, da série Filmemigration aus Nazideutschland, emitida em 1975.
O cinema brasileiro na era neoliberal
Authors: Nagib Lúcia , Lira de Sousa Ramayana , Brandão Alessandra Soares
Published: September 2018

Introdução ao dossiê temárico editado por Lúcia Nagib, Ramayana Lira de Sousa e Alessandra Soares Brandão.
O tožské češtině
Authors: Hrdlička Milan Hrdlička
Published: September 2018

Lingvisté pracují v současné korpusové éře nejčastěji s reálným řečovým materiálem, s psanými nebo mluvenými texty. Na základě poznatků o vývoji národního jazyka je ale možné rekonstruovat i nedochované nebo neúplné historické podoby jeho morfologických forem aj. Je také zajímavé pokusit se o prognózu virtuálního výsledku vzájemného působení různorodých jazyků, který se z politických důvodů nerealizovalo. Ve 20. letech 20. století se uvažovalo o tom, že nové samostatné Československo (1918) by mohlo získat jako válečnou reparaci bývalou německou kolonii Togo. V textu jde o hypotetickou podobu tožské češtiny, která by se utvářela na základě kontaktu tamních domorodých jazyků, němčiny a češtiny jako nastupujícího koloniální jazyka.
Poetycki realizm dziecięcego świata, czyli małe tragedie w szkolnych etiudach Doroty Kędzierzawskiej
Authors: Dzieniszewska Karolina
Published: September 2018

A consistent style in Dorota Kędzierzawska’s films has been clearly visible since her university works, which were influenced by cinematic Polish tendencies from the 1970s and 1980s. The director was interested in making deep insights into the child’s world and taking the perpective of her main characters. The spirit of the visual element does not minimalise the realism of the filmed world. What is more, the limited role of speaking allows cinematic techniques of expression to develop. Kędzierzawska has always been fascinated by young people and their problems and life experiences.
Wirtualna rzeczywistość a sprawa realizmu
Authors: Nagłowski Jacek
Published: September 2018

The takes issue the VR experience in the context of the concepts of realism. He presents the process of create the cinematic VR and its references to reality in the type of non-fiction media. He also points to the ethical dimension of the issue by referring to Emmanuel Lévinas’ philosophy.
Autor telewizyjny? Przypadek Matthew Weinera
Authors: Flagmańska Anna
Published: September 2018

American critics often refer to showrunners as television auteurs. Do showrunners deserve this title? Applying the assumptions of François Truffaut’s la politique des auteurs, as well as Andrew Sarris’s auteur theory, this article discusses the case of Matthew Weiner, the showrunner of Mad Men, a television series set in the 1960s America. Examining each stage of the show’s production process allows to prove that Weiner had decisive influence on scripts, direction, casting, cinematography, costume and production design, music and the editing of his project. Perhaps it is time to stop considering series as a collective work – due to the differences between director’s role in film and in television – and instead focus on its auteur features, since it can be argued that we owe the latest golden age of television to the increase in the showrunners’ creative autonomy.
Turning a blind eye to dying and eroticism: some remarks on contemporary cinema
Authors: Jakubowska Małgorzata , Michałowska Monika
Published: September 2018

Since the beginning of the cinematographic industry there has been a visible interest in exploring two themes: death and sex, whereas the motif of dying and sexuality/eroticism seem to be mutually exclusive in mainstream movies to such extent that they rarely appear together on the screen. To shed some light on this cinema tendency of separating eroticism from dying we investigate some of the factors of the phenomenon as well as the ones that could have contributed to the shift we have noticed. The majority of films devoted to the subject of dying and eroticism concentrate on a very limited range of visual and narrative schemes. In our paper we present the main clichés, plot and visual schemes, motifs and narrative techniques in contemporary cinema. Although the unique power of the cinema is “matter of making images seen”, it could be argued that the cinema uses not only the command ‘open your eyes to’, but also the command ‘close your eyes to’. In this way, audiovisual culture closes its eye to the entwinement of the motif of dying with the themes of eroticism.
Health Insurance Coverage and Firm Performance: Evidence Using Firm Level Data from Vietnam
Authors: Yamada Hiroyuki , Vu Tien Manh
Published: September 2018

In literature, there is limited direct evidence regarding the effect of health insurance coverage on firm performance and worker productivity. We study the impacts of health insurance on medium- and large-scale domestic private firms’ performance and productivity in Vietnam, using a large firm level census dataset. We find statistically, but suggestive, positive health insurance effects on both aggregate profit and profit per worker for both complying and non-complying firms when using the full sample. We further restrict the sample to specific industries. The positive health insurance effects could exist for both complying and non-complying firms in the heavy manufacturing and construction sector, while such positive effects could be only significant for complying firms in the wholesale/retail sectors. We could not find any evidence of positive health insurance effects in the light manufacturing sector. These results imply that the impacts of health insurance could be industry specific.
Critical Theory and Semiotics: Contributions from Latin America to a Marxist Discussion
Authors: Gandler Stefan
Published: September 2018

How is it possible to understand a specific cultural determination of human praxis, especially the productive and consumptive one, without falling into ethnologising human subjects in their everyday forms of reproduction, or construct biological fixations? The former senior faculty of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) Bolívar Echeverría (Riobamba, Ecuador 1941-Mexico City 2010), who does not limit human culture to its “elevated” forms and bases his analysis in the precise manner of material reproduction, finds an adequate image of this relationship between freedom and tradition, between individuality and a historically- and geographically-determined collectivity. This image lies in human languages, their innumerable speech acts and in a science that studies the relation of interdependence among them: semiotics. Starting from that concrete philosophical problem, retaking Saussure’s conceptual proposals and confronting them philosophically with Marx’s and Echeverría’s theories, we try to construct a basis for a critical epistemological contribution from the Global South, overcoming in that way one of the most powerful and destructive rests of the old colonial processes: “intellectual” Eurocentrism
Early disease relapse in a patient with colorectal cancer who harbors genetic variants of DPYD, TYMS, MTHFR and DHFR after treatment with 5-fluorouracil-based chemotherapy
Authors: Zawiah Mohammed , Yousef Al-Motassem , Kadi Taha , Yousef Mohammed , Majdalawi Khalil , Al-Yacoub Shorouq , Al-Hiary Rasha , Tantawi Dua’a , Mukred Ramzi , Ajaj Abdel Rahman
Published: September 2018

Background

Early relapse in colorectal cancer (CRC) after curative resection is mainly attributed to the key determinants such as tumor histology, stage, lymphovascular invasion, and the response to chemotherapy.

Case presentation

Interindividual variability in the efficacy of adjuvant chemotherapy between patients receiving the same treatment may be ascribed to the patients’ genetic profile. In this report, we highlight a clinical case of a patient with stage II CRC who relapsed within a short period after starting adjuvant chemotherapy and was later found to have multiple genetic polymorphisms in theDPYD,TYMS, MTHFR, andDHFRgenes.

Conclusions

Based on the clinical data of the patient and the key role of these genes in 5-fluorouracil pathway, we hypothesize that these variants may contribute to the drug response and early relapse in CRC.
Multi-Agent System Based on the Extreme Learning Machine and Fuzzy Control for Intelligent Energy Management in Microgrid
Authors: El Bourakadi Dounia , Yahyaouy Ali , Boumhidi Jaouad
Published: September 2018

Renewable energies constitute an alternative to fossil energies for several reasons. The microgrid can be assumed as the ideal way to integrate a renewable energy source in the production of electricity and give the consumer the opportunity to participate in the electricity market not just like a consumer but also like a producer. In this paper, we present a multi-agent system based on wind and photovoltaic power prediction using the extreme learning machine algorithm. This algorithm was tested on real weather data taken from the region of Tetouan City in Morocco. The process aimed to implement a microgrid located in Tetouan City and composed of different generation units (solar and wind energies were combined together to increase the efficiency of the system) and storage units (batteries were used to ensure the availability of power on demand as much as possible). In the proposed architecture, the microgrid can exchange electricity with the main grid; therefore, it can buy or sell electricity. Thus, the goal of our multi-agent system is to control the amount of power delivered or taken from the main grid in order to reduce the cost and maximize the benefit. To address uncertainties in the system, we use fuzzy logic control to manage the flow of energy, to ensure the availability of power on demand, and to make a reasonable decision about storing or selling electricity.
Water-filled Asian elephant tracks serve as breeding sites for anurans in Myanmar
Authors: Platt Steven G. , Bickford David P. , Win Myo Min , Rainwater Thomas R.
Published: September 2018

Elephants are widely recognized as ecosystem engineers. To date, most research on ecosystem engineering by elephants has focused on Loxodonta africana and Loxodonta cyclotis, and the role of Elephas maximus is much less well-known. We here report observations of anuran eggs and larva in water-filled tracks (n=20) of E. maximus in Myanmar. Our observations suggest that water-filled tracks persist for >1 year and function as small lentic waterbodies that provide temporary, predator-free breeding habitat for anurans during the dry season when alternate sites are unavailable. Trackways could also function as “stepping stones” that connect anuran populations.
Dative intervention is a gang effect
Authors: Murphy Andrew
Published: September 2018

This paper addresses two restrictions regarding agreement with nominative arguments in Icelandic DAT-NOM constructions. The first is the reported asymmetry in intervention effects in mono-clausal versus bi-clausal environments. The second regards the well-known Person Restriction that prohibits agreement with non-3rd person arguments. It is argued that both of these phenomena can be viewed as instances of cumulative constraint interaction, where less important constraints in the grammar ‘gang up’ to block some higher constraint. In order to account for this, I adopt a model of syntax with both weighted constraints and serial optimization that is known asSerial Harmonic Grammarin the phonological literature. It will be demonstrated that such a system can offer a more principled analysis of the construction-specific nature of the aforementioned phenomena.
A Rrapun e Sango páscanlos: la consolidación definitiva del cambio OV > VO en hispanorromance
Authors: Velázquez-Mendoza Omar
Published: September 2018

This study documents the definitive consolidation of the Object + Verb (OV) > Verb + Object (VO) change in the passage from Latin to Hispano-Romance. The change can be situated around the very point at which the first cases of clitic duplication of preverbal, nominal direct objects (i.e., direct objects whose nucleus is a noun) surface in the written records. A scrutiny of central-northern Iberian texts, whose composition ranges from the eighth to the twelfth century, allows me to claim that clitic duplication of the most prominent kind of nominal and preverbal direct objects, i.e., humans —as opposed to inanimates—, can be found in the eleventh century. But given that linguistic changes normally occur in speech, rather than in writing, first, our study shows that the categorical consolidation of the change in question happened even before clitic co-referentiality of direct objects emerged in the extant texts. Therefore, clitic duplication of nominal, preverbal animate accusatives points to OV having established itself in Hispano-Romance, by the eleventh century, not only as an emphatic order, but also as a derived pattern from non-emphatic VO.
Egy oktatástörténeti kuriózum
Authors: Erdős Zoltán , Mátyás-Rausch Petra
Published: September 2018

The study presents the lecture notes from the Kolozsvár (Cluj-Napoca) University Library, which belonged to István G. Jenei, a Calvinist priest of Zilah (Zalău), Kolozs (Cluj), and then of Zabol, the dean of the Diocese of Kolozs-Katola (Cluj-Kalotan). Jenei studied at the Reformed College in Várad (Oradea), and then enrolled in University of Franeker.  
The manuscripts were produced in Oradea in 1626–1627 and can be divided into three divisions: the first part of the material consist of 24 theological disputes, the second part is an extract from the work of Robert Parker De politeia ecclesiastica Christi et hierarchica opposite libri tres, and the third contains 13 disputes from the field of logic. The notes give light to the methods of theological education, the important role of the disputes and the nature of the collective labour of the students.  
The owner of the notes has not replaced the material for a long time, and has also added new notes decades later, which shows its value. Thus, a booklet of Hungarian records from between 1657–1661 and an outline of the Latin eulogy given at the burial of Imre Pápai Páriz were implemented to the blank pages.  
The topics of the theological and logic debates are listed in the appendix of the study; furthermore the historical records and the eulogy can be red in the transcript of the text.
Laboratory Investigation on Quasi-Static Penetration Testing Using SPT Sampler in Soft Clay Bed
Authors: Mishra Soumyaranjan , Robinson Retnamony G.
Published: September 2018

The standard penetration test (SPT) is one of the most widely used in-situ penetration tests for subsurface exploration. Its suitability for assessing and predicting the design parameters of granular materials has been well appreciated by the geotechnical engineering community over several decades. However, in the case of soft to very soft clays, the correlation between the standard penetration number (N) and the undrained shear strength is poor. In the recent past, tests conducted at a constant rate of penetration, such as the cone penetration test (CPT), ball penetration test, and T-bar penetration test, have become popular in soft clay regions. These tests also have a distinct advantage over SPT in terms of test setup because, in the case of SPT, the entire weight of the sampler and the rod assembly is directly applied on the subsoil, whereas in the case of CPT, the weight of the assembly is supported externally prior to the penetration. This can cause significant operational advantage in case of soft clay deposits. Despite the shortcomings, SPT is still one of the most widely available site investigation tools in the field, as samples are available for inspection and index tests. The operational disadvantages in the case of soft clay deposits can be overcome by altering the penetration process of SPT. A quasi-static penetration at a constant rate rather than a dynamic penetration will help establish a relationship between the penetration resistance and the strength parameters of soft soils. In this article, a quasi-static penetration test using the standard SPT sampler is conducted on reconstituted clay samples in order to develop an empirical correlation with the laboratory vane shear strength. The particle image velocimetry technique is used for detecting the influence zone and plugging during penetration.
Evaluating the effects of land-use change and future climate change on vulnerability of coastal landscapes to saltwater intrusion
Authors: Bhattachan Abinash , Emanuel Ryan E. , Ardón Marcelo , Bernhardt Emily S. , Anderson Steven M. , Stillwagon Matthew G. , Ury Emily A. , BenDor Todd K. , Wright Justin P.
Published: September 2018

The exposure of freshwater-dependent coastal ecosystems to saltwater is a present-day impact of climate and land-use changes in many coastal regions, with the potential to harm freshwater and terrestrial biota, alter biogeochemical cycles and reduce agricultural yields. Land-use activities associated with artificial drainage infrastructure (canals, ditches, and drains) could exacerbate saltwater exposure. However, studies assessing the effects of artificial drainage on the vulnerability of coastal landscapes to saltwater exposure are lacking. We examined the extent to which artificial drainage infrastructure has altered the potential for saltwater intrusion in the coastal plain of eastern North Carolina. Regional spatial analyses demonstrate that artificial drainages not only lower the overall elevation in coastal landscapes, but they also alter the routing and concentration of hydrological flows. Together, these factors have the potential to increase the total proportion of the landscape vulnerable to saltwater intrusion, not only in areas adjacent to drainage infrastructure but also in places where no artificial drainages exist due to large scale effects of flow rerouting. Among all land cover types in eastern North Carolina, wetlands are most vulnerable to saltwater exposure. Droughts and coastal storms associated with climate change potentially exacerbate vulnerability to saltwater facilitated by artificial drainage.
Economías de escala y externalización de labores agrícolas en la región pampeana (Argentina)
Authors: Lombardo Patricia Beatriz , Marra Rita
Published: September 2018

En las últimas décadas en la Argentina, y especialmente en la región pampeana, se ha producido una significativa desaparición de explotaciones agropecuarias y disminución en la cantidad de personas trabajadoras permanentes. Al mismo tiempo, se ha registrado un incremento en la externalización de las labores agrícolas. En dicho contexto, el ente contratista de servicios de maquinaria agrícola se ha ido configurando como una pieza clave para el aumento de la eficiencia productiva, debido a su capacidad para responder en forma ágil y flexible a los cambios técnicos y de organización laboral. Quienes demandan estos servicios conforman un universo heterogéneo tanto en escala de producción como de composición y requerimientos tecnológicos, lo cual incide en su forma de vinculación con los entes contratistas. Entre estos grupos demandantes, ocupan un lugar significativo los “pooles” de siembra - emprendimientos basados en la generación de economías de escala - que operan grandes superficies de tierra y que prefieren alquilar el servicio de máquinas. Este trabajo tiene como objetivo general analizar las modalidades de vinculación entre estos emprendimientos y contratistas de servicios de maquinaria. Para la consecución de este objetivo, se utilizó un abordaje de tipo cualitativo y la recolección de información se llevó a cabo mediante entrevistas semiestructuradas.
How to become fundamentalist a hungarian charismatic prophet’s new religious movement in the carpathian basin (an anthropological discourse analysis)
Authors: Csaji  Laszlo Koppany
Published: September 2018

This paper is an anthropological discourse analysis of a contemporary vernacular prophet's new religious movement, based on a seven years long anthropological fieldwork in Romania, Hungary, Slovakia and Serbia. The author gives an insight to the process how someone can become a member of this Christian fundamentalist group (the "shines").
Sickle as Crescent: Islam and Communism in the Netherlands East Indies, 1915-1927
Authors: Hongxuan Lin
Published: September 2018

This paper examines the confluence of Islam and Communism in the Netherlands East Indies from 1915-1927, by studying how Islam and Communism were theorized as compatible. It analyzes the nature of conciliatory discourses linking Communism and Islam by exploring the profuse anti-colonial print culture of the period. This paper examines four corpora of sources: the published writings of Tan Malaka; selected excerpts from two newspapers edited by Haji Misbach and his associates; Tjokroaminoto’s 1924 book, Islam and Socialism; and finally, Soekarno’s 1926 article, published as Nationalism, Islam and Marxism. This paper will conclude with a brief examination of Dutch reports and oral testimony regarding how Islam and Communism figured in the motivations of participants in the 1926-1927 Communist uprisings.DOI: 10.15408/sdi.v25i2.5675
World and National Trends in University Libraries Acquisition
Authors: Razumova Irina K. , Kuznetsov Alexander Yu.
Published: September 2018

Introduction. We investigated the problem of comparative analysis of the world and national trends of development of information support of the university research and education and position of Russia in the world academic community.
Materials and Methods. We analyzed international and national surveys with data processing methods. Materials comprise results of the latest survey of the Publishers Communication Group, initial data of annual surveys conducted by Russian National electronic information consortium and the data of the surveys conducted by the Ministry of education and science of the Russian Federation in 2016 and 2017.
Results. More than 90 % of world and Russian universities report of acquisition of scholarly resources via university consortia, 75 % of university funds are spent on periodicals. All peer groups demonstrate gradual migration to e-resources. In 2016, e-resources comprised 91 % of total acquisition expenses and e-books – 63 % of book acquisition. In Russia, more than 85 % of expenses on scholarly information belong to universities. From 2006 to 2014 average annual expenses on e-resources in Russian universities increased, however since the 2014, due to the economic crisis one can see shrinking of library expenses. This leads to a decrease in a number of acquired resources. Acquisition budgets of Russian leading universities (group 1) exceed budgets of non-leading universities (group 2) by ten times. In 2015, Russian universities spent 57 % of their acquisition budgets on the Elsevier databases.
Discussion and Conclusions. Information support at Russian and world universities show common trends and features. The data on the e-resource expenses can be used as indicator of research activity in Russian institutions. It can also affect the information providers and scholarly journal publishers in development of the marketing, subscription and pricing policy in Russia.
Irritability to People: Typology and Mechanisms
Authors: Maralov Vladimir G. , Sitarov Vyacheslav A.
Published: September 2018

Introduction. The relevance of the problem is caused by the importance of identification of psychological mechanisms and regularities of irritability as a factor interfering with development of ability to accept other person, creation of relations with people on a nonviolent basis. Purpose: identification of psychological mechanisms of emergence of irritability and types of the people causing irritation among students – future experts in psychology and pedagogical maintenance.
Materials and Methods. In the course of research the following methods were applied: theoretical ones – analysis, specification, generalisation, typologisation; empiri cal – the author ’s questionnaire of identification of irritability level of people; methods of mathematical statistics – correlation analysis with the use of dichotomizing coefficient of Pearson correlation. 112 students of Moscow Humanitarian University and Cherepovets State University, average age – 20 years old, have participated in a research.
Results. The key factors essential for creation of people’s typology causing irritation are revealed. It is found that irritability results from interaction of two groups of factors: evaluating-neutral, characterising extreme forms of manifestation of activity of the individual, and evaluating-emotional, characterising a deviation from the social norms accepted by personality. Integration of these factors is carried out by confronting appearance, traits of character, manner of behavior of this or that person with expectations of an individual that finally leads to emergence of irritability or its absence.
Discussion and Conclusions. The received results can be used in the course of formation of students’ professional competences fostering their ability to overcome their own irritability, to accept other people, to interact with them on a nonviolent basis. The further prospect of a research consists in studying of influence of irritability on the nature of interaction with people, acceptances of a certain position, in development of psychology and pedagogical technologies of overcoming irritability that is a condition of formation of a position of a non-violence at future experts of the sphere of psychology and pedagogical maintenance.
Does a functional prosection provide a more effective method of learning the anatomy of the forearm and hand than a 3D online anatomy resource?
Authors: Smith Michael JH , Wilkinson Tracey
Published: September 2018

This article was migrated. The article was marked as recommended. Recent changes to anatomy education across UK medical schools are thought to be contributing towards a lower proficiency in anatomical expertise amongst students. The introduction of alternative learning methods may help to overcome this. Prosections and 3D online anatomy resources are both used as alternative methods for learning anatomy, but it is not clear which of these methods provides a better outcome.The aim of this study was to compare students' learning of the anatomy of the hand and forearm using a functional Thiel prosection or a 3D online resource to see which method was associated with a better outcome on an anatomy quiz. The secondary aim was to see which of these methods was preferred by students.A cohort of 37 medical students at the University of Dundee participated in this crossover study. Group A learnt about the anterior compartment of the hand and forearm using the prosection followed by taking an appropriate quiz. They then used the 3D online resource to learn about the posterior compartment before again completing a relevant quiz. Group B carried out the study in reverse, using the prosection to learn about the posterior compartment and the 3D online resource to learn about the anterior compartment, each followed by completing the relevant quiz. All participants then completed a questionnaire about each of the learning methods.The results showed no significant difference in quiz performance after using the Thiel prosection compared to using the 3D online resource (p>0.05). Feedback from questionnaires suggested that the majority of participants preferred using the prosection to learn functional anatomy.Limitations of this study include the small sample size and the type of assessment method used. The results of this study were inconclusive and further studies are required to determine which resource is a better tool for learning anatomy.
Post-fire flexural performance of hybrid-fibre-reinforced SCC symmetric inclination beams
Authors: Zhang Cong , Li Zhihua , Ding Yining
Published: September 2018

Twelve post-fire self-consolidating concrete (SCC) symmetric inclination beams containing steel fibre, macroscopic polypropylene fibre, microscopic polypropylene fibre and their hybridisations were studied under the combined loading of flexure and axial compression to evaluate the effect of hybrid fibres on the flexural performance of tunnel segments. The effect of different fibres on the temperature field of the midspan cross-section was analysed. The load–deflection behaviour, crack patterns and crack width of post-fire flexural SCC symmetric inclination beams were investigated. A model for calculating the ultimate bearing capacity of flexural SCC symmetric inclination beams after fire exposure was proposed by considering the contribution of hybrid fibres to SCC in a tension zone. The results of the proposed model were found to agree well with the experimental data in this study. The proposed model can be employed to estimate the ultimate flexural bearing capacity of SCC symmetric inclination beams containing hybrid fibres after exposure to fire.
Concrete degradation mechanisms by sulfuric acid attack
Authors: Torres Ana Luisa Tavares , Souza Lourdes Maria Silva de , Silva Maria Isabel Pais da , de Andrade Silva Flávio
Published: September 2018

Concrete degradation may occur from biochemical processes, especially in the case of sewage system networks, owing to the production of biogenic sulfuric acid by certain types of bacteria. This study aims to investigate the residual mechanical properties of concrete exposed to sulfuric acid solutions of different concentrations (0·5%, 1% and 3%). Two concretes were produced: a standard concrete, with a water/cement (w/c) ratio of 0·83, and a high-performance one, with w/c of 0·28. The samples were cured for 28 d and evaluated for immersion periods of 28 and 84 d. During immersion, changes in pH and the weight loss of the specimens were monitored. After immersion, the residual mechanical properties were evaluated by compressive and splitting tensile tests. Composition and microstructural changes were evaluated by phenolphthalein solution, X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. Results show a higher mass loss in the concrete specimens with a higher percentage of cement, as well as a greater percentage reduction of the mechanical strength.
Book Review
Authors: Reinhardt H. W.
Published: September 2018

The History of the Theory of Structures: Searching for Equilibrium, 2nd edn.
Mcp1 Promotes Macrophage-Dependent Cyst Expansion in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
Authors: Cassini Marcelo F. , Kakade Vijayakumar R. , Kurtz Elizabeth , Sulkowski Parker , Glazer Peter , Torres Richard , Somlo Stefan , Cantley Lloyd G.
Published: September 2018

Background

In patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), most of whom have a mutation in PKD1 or PKD2, abnormally large numbers of macrophages accumulate around kidney cysts and promote their growth. Research by us and others has suggested that monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (Mcp1) may be a signal for macrophage-mediated cyst growth.

Methods

To define the role of Mcp1 and macrophages in promoting cyst growth, we used mice with inducible knockout of Pkd1 alone (single knockout) or knockout of both Pkd1 and Mcp1 (double knockout) in the murine renal tubule. Levels of Mcp1 RNA expression were measured in single-knockout mice and controls.

Results

In single-knockout mice, upregulation of Mcp1 precedes macrophage infiltration. Macrophages accumulating around nascent cysts (0–2 weeks after induction) are initially proinflammatory and induce tubular cell injury with morphologic flattening, oxidative DNA damage, and proliferation-independent cystic dilation. At 2–6 weeks after induction, macrophages switch to an alternative activation phenotype and promote further cyst growth because of an additional three-fold increase in tubular cell proliferative rates. In double-knockout mice, there is a marked reduction in Mcp1 expression and macrophage numbers, resulting in less initial tubular cell injury, slower cyst growth, and improved renal function. Treatment of single-knockout mice with an inhibitor to the Mcp1 receptor Ccr2 partially reproduced the morphologic and functional improvement seen with Mcp1 knockout.

Conclusions

Mcp1 is upregulated after knockout of Pkd1 and promotes macrophage accumulation and cyst growth via both proliferation-independent and proliferation-dependent mechanisms in this orthologous mouse model of ADPKD.
"Longline" eggs collector for common cuttlefish v1
Authors: Grati Fabio , Scanu Martina , Bolognini Luca
Published: September 2018

This protocol refers to a study having the aim to identify and test at field artificial structures suitable as collectors for common cuttlefish Sepia officinalis eggs in wild condition. During the same study, three different protocols were tested and compared. This one refers to the named 'longline' collector protocol, due to their similarity to the longline adopted for fisheries. This work was supported by the project “Protection, improvement and integrated management of the sea environment and of cross-border natural resources – ECOSEA”, funded by EU Adriatic IPA Cross-border Cooperation 2007-2013 (2°ord./0236/0).
Anti-Neu5Gc Antibody Kit Protocol - ELISA v3
Authors: Miller Kelsey
Published: September 2018

This protocol is essentially the same as a standard ELISA protocol, with one major exception - all animal compounds must be avoided in buffers, etc. because they contain Neu5Gc, which will interfere with antibody activity and result in misleading data. Essentially, the glycoconjugate to be evaluated is immobilized on an ELISA plate and exposed to a primary antibody. The antibody provided in this kit has been shown to identify as little as 5pmol of Neu5Gc per microgram glycoprotein, which is at or below the current detection limit for conventional DMB HPLC analysis. An advantage of the ELISA procedure is that it confirms the presence of Neu5Gc on the glycoconjugate of interest, but use caution, as it also reacts with solution/media that contains glycoconjugate.
Yaz ve Kış Aylarını İçeren Dönemlerde Yaş ve Cins Gruplarına Göre D Vitamin [25(OH)D3] Düzey Değişimleri
Authors: KILINÇ Metin , SAĞER Hatice , GANİYUSUFOĞLU Eda , DOBOĞLU Yeliz , ÜLKER HANÇER Nazlı
Published: September 2018

Amaç: D vitamini [25(OH)D3] insan sağlığı
açısından önemli fonksiyonlara sahiptir. Bu araştırmada yaz ve kış aylarını
içeren dönemlerde yaş ve cins gruplarına göre 25(OH)D3 laboratuvar verilerinin geriye dönük olarak
incelenmesiyle ne oranda değişim gösterdiğinin ortaya konulması amaçlandı. Gereç ve Yöntem:Çalışmaya 
0-5, 5-12, 13-18, 19-49, 50-90 yaş aralığında bulunan kadın ve erkek olgular
alındı. Bu amaçla temmuz-ekim
ayları dahil dönemi içeren 354 erkek ve 1105 kadın olmak üzere toplam 1459
kişi, kasım-mart ayları dahil dönemi içeren ise 544 erkek ve 1579 kadın olmak
üzere toplam 2123 kişi ve genel toplamda 3582 kişinin 25(OH)D3düzeyleri  geriye dönük olarak hastanemiz biyokimya laboratuvar
otomasyon verilerinden taranarak incelendi. 
EDTA’lı tüplere alınan kan örnekleri, ön işlem sonrası Thermo uHPLC (Ultra high performans likit
kromatografisi) cihazında kalibrasyon ve control sonuçlarının uygun bulunmasını
takiben analizleri gerçekleştirildi.Bulgular:Değişik yaş ve cins gruplarında
güneşli günlerin uzun ve çok sayıda olduğu yaz ayları ile güneşli günlerin kısa
ve az sayıda olduğu kış aylarını içeren dönemlerdeki 25(OH)D3 düzeylerinin otomasyon
verileri taranmıştır. Taramada cut-off değeri 20 ng/dl (sınır değer)
alınmıştır. Verilerin arasındaki farkın anlamlılığı ortaya konmuştur. Buna göre
tüm yaş grupları göz önüne alındığında yaz aylarına göre kış aylarında ortalama
olarak erkeklerde % 36.4, kadınlarda
ise  % 38.2 oranında bir azalmanın olduğu
gözlenmektedir.

Sonuç:
Yapılan bu çalışma ile kış aylarında D vitamin düzeylerinde 1/3’e varan oranlarda
azalmanın olduğu
gözlemlenmiştir. Buna göre 20 ng/ml’nin altındaki olguların güneş ışığından
yeterince faydalanmadıkları bu nedenle güneşli günlerde yeterince güneş ışığına
maruz kalmaları veya D vitamini desteği almaları önerilebilir.
GEÇİRGEN SINIRLAR: MARDİN’DE ETNİK-DİNİ GRUPLAR ARASINDA SANAL AKRABALIK BAĞLARI
Authors: GÜÇ Ayşe
Published: September 2018

Bu makale farklı etnik-dini gruplar arasında kurulmuş sanal akrabalık bağlarının gruplar arası ilişkilere ve toplumsal dayanışmaya katkısını incelemektedir. Sanal akrabalık, evlilik ya da kan bağı yoluyla kurulan akrabalık ilişkilerinin dışında akrabalık terimlerinin kullanıldığı yakın sosyal ilişkilere işaret etmektedir. Bu ilişkiler kişilere resmi akrabalık bağlarından daha fazla manevi ve maddi destek sağlayabilmektedir. Makale, etnografi yöntemi ile toplanmış verilere dayanarak Mardin’deki gruplar arasında süt akrabalığı ve kirvelik ile kurulmuş sanal akrabalık bağlarını analiz etmektedir. Kirvelik sosyo-kültürel uzlaşıya dayalı ve sünnet ritüeli ile yakından bağlantılı bir kurum iken süt akrabalığı dini kurallar ile belirlenmiş bir uygulamadır. Her iki sanal akrabalık toplumsal kabul görmüş; süt akrabalığı daha ziyade Müslümanlar ve Süryaniler arasında, kirvelik ise Müslümanlar ve Ezidiler arasında tesis edilmiştir. Bu bağları incelemek üzere makale önce sanal akrabalık ile ilgili literatürü gözden geçirmektedir. Daha sonra Mardin’de kurulmuş sanal akrabalık örneklerini ve gruplar arası ilişkilere etkilerini incelemektedir. Son olarak makale, bu akrabalık örneklerinde etnik dini grupların titizlikle uyguladıkları evlilik yasağının önemine işaret etmektedir.
Okul Öncesi Eğitime Katılımın Daha Sonraki Yıllardaki Akademik Başarıya Etkisi: TEOG Sınavları
Authors: TÜRKKAŞ ANASIZ Burcu , EKİNCİ C. Ergin , ANASIZ B. Yağız
Published: September 2018

Karma yöntemle desenlenen bu araştırmanın amacı, okul
öncesi eğitime katılımın öğrencilerin daha sonraki yıllardaki akademik
başarılarını etkileyip etkilemediğini Temel Eğitimden Ortaöğretime Geçiş
Sınavı (TEOG) sonuçlarına ve ebeveynlerin çocuklarını okul öncesi eğitime
gönderme ve göndermeme nedenlerini kendi görüşlerine dayalı olarak
belirlemektir. Araştırmanın nicel boyutuna ilişkin çalışma grubunu 2015-2016
eğitim yılında Muğla ili Ula ilçesi sınırları içinde yer alan 7 ortaokuldan
TEOG sınavına katılan öğrenciler oluştururken, nitel boyutuna ilişkin çalışma
grubunu araştırmanın nicel boyutuna ilişkin çalışma grubunda yer alan 12
çocuğun ebeveyni oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmanın nicel verilerini okul
kayıtlarından sağlanan TEOG puanları oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmanın nitel
verileri ebeveynlerle yapılan görüşmelerden elde edilmiştir. Nicel verilerin
çözümlenmesinde betimsel ve karşılaştırma istatistikleri kullanılmıştır. Nitel
veriler ise içerik analizi ile çözümlenmiştir. Araştırmanın temel sonuçları:
(1) Okul öncesi eğitime katılım ister kırsal ister kentsel yerleşim yerlerinde
olsun öğrencilerin akademik başarısını olumlu yönde önemli ölçüde etkilemektedir.
(2) Öğrencilerin akademik başarıları okul öncesi eğitime katılımdan bağımsız
olarak kız öğrenciler lehine daha yüksektir. (3) Okul öncesi eğitime katılım
kız ve erkek öğrenciler arasındaki başarı farkını azaltmaktadır. (4) Cinsiyet,
ebeveynlerin çocuklarını okul öncesi eğitime gönderip göndermemelerinde
belirleyici bir etken değildir. (5) Çocukları okul öncesi eğitimden yararlanan
ve yararlanmayan ebeveynler okul öncesi eğitimin olası yararlarının önemli
ölçüde farkındadırlar.
Modern approaches to the diagnosis of placental insufficiency according to cardiotocography
Authors: Ordiyants I. M. , Mekhdieva U. T. , Savicheva A. M.
Published: September 2018

Purpose.The goal is to determine the real possibili es of assessing the fetal condi on in the ante- and intranatal periods according to the data of cardiotocography.

Paents and methods.73 pa ents with physiological pregnancy at 24-40 weeks were prospec vely examined. The prac cal signiﬁ cance of the g6b plus General MEDITECH automated fetal monitor, which allows to determine the condi on of the mother and fetus at the same  me, was evaluated.

Results.The average blood pressure in the examined women was 127.2 ± 3.6 by 73.7 ± 2.3 mm. gt; pillars, pulse – 76 ± 1,5 beats/min. As for the contrac le capacity of the uterus, 47 (64,4%) pregnant women in 24–30 weeks. associated with diagnosis, and 19 (26%) – are harbingers of the forthcoming birth. The average SpO2was 99.12 ± 0.11%. Regardless of the gesta onal age, in 7 (9.6%) pregnant women – 97%, 40 (54.8%) – 99% and 21 (28.8%) – 100%. In order to assess the fetal condi on by the nature of his heartbeat, we performed an automated CTG analysis according to W. Fisher, D. Redman, FIGO: according to W. Fisher, depending on the gesta onal age of 6–7 points, 12 (16.4%) pregnant women in 25–26 weeks and 9 (12.3%) – 40 weeks, which according to the ball scale corresponds to a suspicious type. The Doze–Redman criteria were met in 47 (64.4%) pregnant women and were not met – in 26 (35.6%). Interpreta on according to FIGO guidelines as normal was detected in 64 (87.7%) pregnant women and in 9 (12.3%) – doub ul. Depending on the period of pregnancy, this group consisted of the same 9 (12.3%) pregnant women in a period of 40 weeks.

Conclusion.Automated analysis allows for the correla on between the main indicators of the well-being of the maternal organism (SpO2, blood pressure, pulse, body temperature, ECG) and fetal CTG parameters (Fisher scale, Dowz Redman criteria and FIGO guidelines) to develop obstetric tac cs for each speciﬁ c pa ent during pregnancy and childbirth.
Comparison of different antibiotic treatment in children with community acquired pneumonia: a comparative study
Authors: Banu Nasima , Sukhani Vijay Kumar
Published: September 2018

Background: community acquired pneumonia also known as CAP refers to pneumonia contracted by a person with little contact with the healthcare system. Narrow spectrum antibiotics are generally considered to be the first line of treatment however there is considerable concern about the emerging resistance among the usual CAP pathogens to the most commonly used antimicrobial agents. The objective of this study was comparison of different antibiotic treatment in children with community-acquired pneumonia.Method: A total of 100 paediatric patients who were admitted to the Emergency Department of medical institution with suspicion of pneumonia were included in the study. All the patients will be divided broadly into two study groups with 50 patients in each group. Group 1 patients were given intravenous amoxiclav, while Group 2 received intravenous ceftriaxone.Results: In present study subjects from, Group 1 i.e. amoxclav group 42% had fever, i.e. 24% were suffering from tachypnea and only 4% suffered from tachycardia and abnormal was found in 20/50 patients. Whereas in Group 2 -60% were suffering from fever, 16/50 i.e. 32% has tacypnea, 3/50 i.e. 6% had tachycardia and 16/50 i.e. 32 had abnormal WBC. In present study abnormal WBC was found to be more in first group.Conclusions: Ceftriaxone and amoxiclav can be used successfully in treatment of CAP.
19. Yüzyılda Sivas’ın Sosyo-Ekonomik Durumu
Authors: ZABUN Sezgin
Published: September 2018

Sivas
1845 yılı Temettüat Defterleri kayıtlarına göre çoğunlukla Türk, Ermeni, Rum ve
Kıpti nüfusuna sahiptir. Bu unsurların Müslüman ve Hıristiyan oldukları
bilinmektedir. Mesleklerinden Müslüman ve Hıristiyan din adamı oldukları
anlaşılan kimseler kayıtlıdır. Sivas'ta ikamet edenlerden yetişkin erkeklerin
esnaf, zanaatkâr veya çiftçi oldukları, çocukların ise çıraklığa verildikleri
ve ücretleri olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Gayrimüslimlerin tamamının zanaatkâr
veya esnaf oldukları, çiftçilik ve hayvancılık ile uğraşanların yok denecek
kadar az olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Askerlikle alakalı olanların tamamı
Müslümandır. Ziraat ile uğraşanların çoğu aynı zamanda arabacılık yapmaktadır.
Çiftçilik yapanlar daha çok buğday, arpa, fiğ ekmektedir. Sadece Gökçe Bostan
Mahallesi'nde ikamet eden bazı çiftçilerin bu ürünlerin yanı sıra, tütün,
afyon, susam ve börülce de ektikleri tespit edilmiştir.
Geçici İş Göremezlik Süresi, Cinsiyet, Çalışılan Ortam ve İş Kazası Türleri Etkileşimlerinin İstatistiksel Analizi
Authors: ŞİMŞEK KANDEMİR Aysen , ŞİMŞEK Mustafa
Published: September 2018

Bir
işyerinde ortaya çıkan iş kazaları maddi ve manevi kayıplara neden olmaktadır.
Özellikle gelişmiş ülkelerde iş kazalarına yönelik önlemlerin artması ortaya
çıkan bu kayıpları azaltmıştır. Bu çalışmada, daha önce yapılan çalışmalardan
farklı olarak cinsiyet, çalışılan ortam, iş göremezlik süresi ve iş kazası türü
arasında bir ilişkinin olup olmadığı belirlenecektir. Bu amaçla, çalışmada
geçici iş göremezlik süresi, iş kaza türleri, çalışılan ortam ve cinsiyet
değişkenleri dikkate alınarak iki ayrı model kurulmuştur. Değişkenlere ait iş
kazası istatistikleri SGK veri tabanından alınmıştır. Log lineer analiz
sonrasında her iki model de anlamlı olarak ortaya çıkarken, erkeklerin daha
fazla iş kazası geçirdiği, iş kazasının geçici olmayan iş yerlerinde daha fazla
olduğu ve iş göremezlik süresinin ise 5 ve daha fazla gün olduğu sonucu ortaya
çıkmıştır.
Okul Yöneticilerinin Algılanan Otantik Liderlik Özelliklerinin Öğretmenlerin Mesleki Motivasyonlarını Yordama Gücü
Authors: ÖZERTEN Kübra Nur
Published: September 2018

Araştırma,
İstanbul ilinin Bahçelievler ilçesindeki liselerde görev yapan öğretmenlerin,
okul yöneticilerine ilişkin algıladıkları otantik liderlik özelliklerinin,
öğretmenlerin mesleki motivasyonlarını yordama gücünü belirlemek amacıyla
ilişkisel tarama deseni kullanılarak gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırmanın evreni,
Bahçelievler ilçesinde görev yapan lise öğretmenleridir. Örneklem belirlenirken
lise türleri tabaka olarak tanımlanmış, tabakalı örnekleme yoluyla seçilen
liseler arasından tesadüfi oransız küme örneklemi yoluyla belirlenen 43 okulda
görev yapan öğretmenlerden random olarak seçilen 436 öğretmen örneklemini
oluşturmuştur. Verilerin toplanmasında “Otantik Liderlik Ölçeği” ve “İş
Motivasyon Ölçeği” kullanılmıştır. Veriler; Pearson korelasyonu, basit
regresyon analizi kullanılarak çözümlenmiştir. Araştırmanın sonucunda,
öğretmenlerin algıladıkları otantik liderlik özellikleriyle mesleki
motivasyonları arasında yüksek düzeyde pozitif bir ilişkinin olduğu, okul
yöneticilerinin otantik liderlik özelliklerinin öğretmenlerin motivasyonlarının
güçlü bir yordayıcısı olduğu saptanmıştır.
İflasın Ertelenmesi ve Borca Batıklık: Bir Uygulama
Authors: OTLU Fikret , İŞLEYEN Şakir , KAYA Hamza
Published: September 2018

İflasın
ertelenmesi, borca batık durumda bulunan, şirket tarafından sunulan; somut
öngörüler içeren, ciddi ve inandırıcı bir iyileştirme projesi çerçevesinde bu
durumdan kurtulması kuvvetle muhtemel bulunan kooperatiflerle sermaye
şirketleri için öngörülmüş bir hukuki korunma yoludur. Borca batıklık ise
şirket aktifleri -yıllık bilançoda olduğu gibi defter değerleriyle değil- fakat
gerçek (olası satış değerleri) değerleriyle değerlemeye tabi tutulsalar bile
alacaklıların, alacaklarını alamamaları, yani şirketin borç ve taahhütlerini
karşılayamaması durumudur. “İflasın Ertelenmesi ve Borca Batıklık: Bir
Uygulama” başlıklı bu çalışmada, genel olarak iflas, iflasın ertelenmesi,
iflasın ertelenmesinin şartları ve borca batıklık konuları ele alınarak Van
ilinde iflas erteleme talebinde bulunan bir şirketin borca batıklık bilançosu
düzenlenerek, değerlendirilmiştir.