bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Uneventful delivery of two pregnancies in a woman with severe factor XII deficiency: case report and systematic review
Authors: Petousis Stamatios , Karavas George , Margioula-Siarkou Chrysoula , Dagklis Themistoklis , Karapavlidou Paraskevi , Athanasiadis Apostolos , Mamopoulos Apostolos
Published: January 2018

Background

Deficiency of factor XII (FXII) is widely considered to have a detrimental effect on pregnancy. Several reports underline the increased risk for antenatal complications with few published case reports of uncomplicated deliveries. The main objective of our article is to perform a systematic review to highlight pregnancies with severe deficiency of FXII that have been delivered uneventfully, along with presenting our relative case of a woman with severe deficiency of FXII.

Materials and methods

A systematic review was performed in the Pubmed database. Inclusion criteria were considered to be case reports and case series presenting delivery of uncomplicated pregnancies in women with severe FXII deficiency. Medical records of our patient were also reviewed in terms of signs and symptoms, laboratory and imaging examinations and neonatal outcomes.

Results

There were 62 abstracts derived while 44 were assessed for eligibility. There were finally three case reports of women with FXII deficiency delivering live newborns and one case series of 12 women with a final outcome of 19 deliveries. Regarding our case presentation, the woman with FXII levels <12%, after a neonatal death because of extreme prematurity (24 weeks + 4 days), was set in regular follow-up and treatment with bemiparin natriate, 3.5 mg/kg and acetylsalicylic acid, 100 mg/day. She finally managed to have her second pregnancy delivered at 38 weeks + 3 days, her third pregnancy ended up as a miscarriage and her fourth pregnancy was also delivered at 37 weeks + 4 days.

Conclusion

Despite the increased risk for antenatal complications, appropriate follow-up of pregnancies with severe FXII pregnancy may finally lead to an uneventful delivery.
Ecological modelling of a wetland for phytoremediating Cu, Zn and Mn in a gold–copper mine site using Typha domingensis (Poales: Typhaceae) near Orange, NSW, Australia
Authors: Subrahmanyam Sreenath , Adams Allan , Raman Anantanarayanan , Hodgkins Dennis , Heffernan Mark
Published: January 2018

An artificial wetland was computationally modelled using STELLA®, a graphical programming tool for an Au-Cu mine site in Central-west NSW, the aim of which was to offer a predictive analysis of a proposed wetland for Cu, Zn and Mn removal using Typha domingensis as the agent. The model considers the important factors that impact phytoremediation of Cu, Zn and Mn. Simulations were performed to optimise the area of the wetland; concentration of Cu, Zn and Mn released from mine (AMD); and flow rates of water for maximum absorption of the metals. A scenario analysis indicates that at AMD = 0.75mg/L for Cu, Zn and Mn, 12.5, 8.6, and 357.9 kg of Cu, Zn and Mn, respectively, will be assimilated by the wetland in 35 years, which would be equivalent to 61 mg of Cu/kg, 70 mg of Zn/kg and 2,886 mg of Mn/kg of T. domingensis, respectively. However, should Cu, Zn and Mn in AMD increase to 3 mg/L, then 18.6 kg of Cu and 11.8 kg of Zn, respectively, will be assimilated in 35 years, whereas no substantial increase in absorption for Mn would occur. This indicates that 91 mg of Cu, 96 mg of Zn and 2917 mg of Mn will be assimilated for every kg of T. domingensis in the wetland. The best option for Cu storage would be to construct a wetland of 50,000 m2area (AMD = 0.367 mg/L of Cu), which would capture 14.1 kg of Cu in 43 years, eventually releasing only 3.9 kg of Cu downstream. Simulations performed for a WA of 30,000 m2indicate that for AMD = 0.367 mg/L of Zn, the wetland captures 6.2 kg, releasing only 3.5 kg downstream after 43 years; the concentration of Zn in the leachate would be 10.2 kg, making this the most efficient wetland amongst the options considered for phytoremediating Zn. This work will help mine managers and environmental researchers in developing an effective environmental management plan by focusing on phytoremediation, with a view at extracting Cu, Zn and Mn from the contaminated sites.
Effect of aliphatic chain length on the chemical structures of low molecular weight hyperbranched polyesters
Authors: Wallis Christopher , Bonhomme Marine , Fabre Jean-François , Mouloungui Zéphirin
Published: January 2018

Low molecular weight hyperbranched (HB) polyesters were synthesized via melt polymerization from trimethylolpropane and three aliphatic dicarboxylic acids, namely, succinic acid (SA), adipic acid (AA) and dodecanedioic acid (DA). The degrees of branching (DBs) ranged between 30% and 75% depending on the monomer ratio. Their DB, cyclic index and terminal index were all determined, indicating that the shorter chain HB polyesters PE-SA and PE-AA showed a greater degree of intramolecular cyclization, compared to the longer aliphatic chains within PE-DA. The HB polyesters form stable colloidal suspensions in buffered aqueous media and were found to be pH responsive. The stability of the colloidal suspensions is enhanced by two factors: (1) increasing the aliphatic chain length and (2) increasing the pH of the solution for the same HB polyester.
Politically Palatable Parity: What the United States Can Learn from France in Achieving a more Representative Democracy
Authors: D’Angelo Nicholas J.
Published: January 2018

The United States considers itself a world superpower in many realms, but equality in political representation is not one of them. Currently, female representation in the United States Congress hovers around nineteen-percent, placing the United States in league with nations that have historically oppressed women, including Kenya and Tajikistan. While other, more infant, democracies have utilized political quotas as a means to increase female political involvement, the United States’ maintains a tradition of formal equality and neutralism. Long-standing precedent remains suspicious of anything resembling a quota. However, France faced a similar dilemma, unable to increase female representation due to a tradition of universalism. Working within its constitutional confines, France adopted parity in an attempt to achieve “perfect equality.” This paper argues that the United States may be able to use France as an example, thus potentially increasing female representation through a parity system that respects the traditions of our Constitution.
Contractual Restrictions on Right of Beneficiary to Draw on a Letter of Credit; Possible Exception to Principle of Autonomy
Authors: Alavi Hamed
Published: January 2018

In some circumstances and despite having right to draw under the Letter of Credit, beneficiary agrees in underlying contract that he would not exercise his right before realization of certain conditions stipulated in the contract or any other agreement with applicant. Despite the fact that the instrument itself (documentary letters of credit and bank guarantees) entitles beneficiary for being paid upon presentation of complying documents, making such commitment will impose restrictions on beneficiary within the framework of underlying contract and creates different scenarios that raises respective questions. First scenario would be that beneficiary fulfills his commitments in underlying contract and receives payment under the credit and there will be no dispute between parties. Second scenario is where beneficiary presents complying documents to bank and demands for being paid the amount stipulated in the credit despite existence of an ongoing dispute with applicant regarding his performance in underling contract. Here, it will be a valid question if we ask whether or not breach of such restrictions by beneficiary will influence principle of autonomy? Consecutive question would be, shall the court consider beneficiary’s violation of his restrictive commitment in underlying contract as a new exception to principle of autonomy? To put it in different way, where beneficiary of documentary letters of credit or demand guarantee regardless of his awareness from independence of underlying contract from the credit commits in underlying contract to condition which restricts his right to draw on the credit; will he be allowed by court to rely on the principle of autonomy to neglect his commitment in underling contract? In short, should law recognize other exception in addition to fraud which is in accordance with limits imposed by underlying contract on beneficiary’s right to draw on the credit? In quest of answering above mentioned questions, this paper will be divided into six main parts. After the introduction, second part will describe nature of documentary leers of credit and principle of autonomy. Third part will analyse the nature of exception while fourth one will look at approach of different jurisdictions to this issue. Fifth part will provide different arguments in favour and against recognition of “underlying contract exception”1 and finally last part provides concluding remarks on the subject matter.
Funding of Collective Actions
Authors: Hamuľáková Klára
Published: January 2018

The paper deals with the questions of funding of collective actions. Proper funding has significant influence on the right to the access to the court and is a precondition for the efficient course of litigation in general, specifically in connection with a collective redress. Funding of class actions is also closely related with other issues such as costs and lawyer’s fees, reimbursement of legal costs and moreover.
Sources of Occupational Pressure Among Lawyers and Legal Professionals
Authors: Teichmann Mare , Kattel Kaja , Murdvee Mart , Kerikmäe Tanel
Published: January 2018

Current paper focuses the occupational stress in legal industry. Two similar empirical studies were carried out in 2006 and 20012. A web-based survey of occupational stress was conducted by employing an international questionnaire Occupational Stress Inventory (OSI-2). Some important trends in the Estonian lawyers’ occupational stress were found. The basic sources of occupational pressure in lawyers and legal professionals were identified. Most relevant sources of occupational pressure among lawyers and legal professional were home and work imbalance, managerial roles, and insufficient recognition, managerial roles, and hassles. We found that the relationship between job satisfaction and sources of occupational pressure was negative and significantly valid among five pressures of lawyers and legal professionals. Majority of lawyers and legal professional were adapted problem solving oriented coping strategy. Therefore, the social support from peer, friend, family member etc. was also widely used coping strategy by lawyers and legal professionals. Our findings well demonstrate that awareness of occupational stress in law industry has been raised
Appraising the Role of African Union: the New Partnership for Africa’s Development in Conflict prevention and Management in Africa
Authors: Hammed Hanafi A.
Published: January 2018

The New Partnership for Africa’s Development is the latest in a long line of initiatives or framework intended by African leaders to place African continent on a path of growth and sustainable development. The development challenges that face Africa are enormous and varied. Th e crisis of political instability, bad governance, lack of peace and security, poverty and diseases like HIV/AIDs. NEPAD recognized peace and security as condition for good governance and sustainable development. Therefore, in absence of peace and security, democracy and good governance cannot strive and where there is no good governance, we cannot witness sustainable development. This paper argues that peace and security has been elusive in much of Africa. The failure of the Organisation of African Unity to ensure peace and security in Africa and to address Africa’s post-cold war legion of challenges, the successor organisation, the African Union and its attendant development programme, the NEPAD were established. The first issue which is critical to NEPAD is, solving armed conflict and civil unrest on the continent. Currently, twenty percent of the people of Africa are living in condition of conflict. These conditions cause terrible suffering and hold back economic development in the affected countries. The extent of conflict is so great that the whole continent is affected and this creates a major barrier to inward investment. On the resolution, NEPAD is in a position to make considerable progress. It was learnt in Sierra Lone that with concentrated international eff ort, conflict can be successfully ended and institutions of a properly functioning state can begin to be rebuilt. The paper therefore examines the origin of the NEPAD, NEPAD and challenges of peace and security in Africa and involvement of AU/NEPAD in Darfur and Cote D’Ivoire crises. It further discusses the AU/NEPAD conflict mechanisms for conflict prevention, management and resolution and draw conclusion.
Islamic Banking: Regulatory Background from the Czech Perspective
Authors: Vojtěch Jakub
Published: January 2018

The term “Islamic banking” denotes the banking services in compliance with Islamic law and is nowadays a rapidly expanding, global industry based on a traditional fourteen centuries old legal system. The European market is witnessing growing Shari’acompliant assets especially in the last few years and even non-Muslim countries have been trying to find legal solutions to accomodate Islamic financial institutions. This new academic and business field is raising important issues that merit discussion and this text serves as a contribution to the debate. In the paper I am trying to depict the key and distinguishing features of the Islamic banking model and reflect its law regulation from the point of view of the Czech legislation in the light of the continuing growth and expansion of Islamic banking and finance. The main objective of this article is to find out whether the legal framework of the Czech Republic covers the practice of Islamic finance and also to consider and identify potential legal obstacles.
Previous witness testimony as immediate or urgent action and its admissibility in court
Authors: Pochylá Veronika
Published: January 2018

The paper deals with the admissibility of witness testimony in the preliminary proceeding which could be read in court without right of the defence to hear or examine such a witness. This question is particularly interesting with regard to preserving the adversarial principle which is important for an objective assessment of the facts. The focus will be to answer the question of whether so obtained and executed evidence may stand as the main evidence of guilt especially with regard to Article 6,par. 1 and 3 (d) ECHR (right to obtain attendance and examination of witnesses). The arguments in this paper will be submitted supported by the case law of the Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic and the ECtHR. Contribution will also deal with British law and the applicability of the so-called Hearsay rule and the exceptions to this rule which can be applied in criminal proceedings.
Analysis of Taxation and Economic Growth – Insights, Background and Findings
Authors: Bellová Jana
Published: January 2018

The article considers the question of the influence of taxes on economic growth. It presents the basic theoretical findings needed to comprehend the complexity of the question such as various economic theories on what helps to drive economic growth as well as various economic tax policies approaching the question. The methods of measuring the tax burden are then clarified in order to fully understand the last part of the article which is the presentation of findings of various selected literature reviews and research papers. That is what provides the general understanding of the influence of taxes and types of taxes on economic growth.
The Concept of the Right to Cultural Heritage within the Faro Convention
Authors: Vícha Ondřej
Published: January 2018

The paper deals with the protection of cultural heritage and defines its value to society within the Faro Convention, which was adopted by the Council of Europe in 2005. Author is focuses on the innovative concept of the “common heritage of Europe“ and its relationship to human rights and fundamental freedoms. The paper addresses the right to cultural heritage which is within the Faro Convention expressed as a dimension of the right to participate in the cultural life of the community and the right to education. In this context, the paper refers to other international human rights documents, such as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights or the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. The paper also presents other individual principles and provisions of the Faro Convention regarding organisation of public responsibilities for cultural heritage or access to cultural heritage and democratic participation.
European Integration and Czech Sovereignty ‘Synchronized’
Authors: Hamuľák Ondrej
Published: January 2018

European integration entity ceased to be just a forum for negotiations between independent and sovereign nation states. To some extent it overlaps with the states and becomes their competitor. In this context, the classical concept of state sovereignty loses its original content and meaning. The participation in the integration project opens the question whether it takes away or weakens sovereignty of Member States? This paper puts on four arguments to proof the hypothesis that Czech Republic continues to be a sovereign country even aft er accession to the European Union.
Goods in Transit and Intellectual Property Under the EU Law and Caselaw of the Court of Justice
Authors: Charvát Radim
Published: January 2018

The paper addresses the issue whether customs authorities of Member States are entitled to suspend or detain goods in transit (i.e., products directing from one non- Member State to another non-Member State through the EU) and the evolving case-law of the Court of Justice related to this matter. Prior to the judgment in Philips and Nokia cases, a so-called manufacturing fiction theory was applied by some Member State courts (especially Dutch courts). According to this theory, goods suspended or detained by customs authorities within the EU were considered to be manufactured in the Member State where the custom action took place. In the Philips and Nokia judgments, the Court of Justice rejected this manufacturing fiction theory. But the proposal for amendment to the Regulation on Community trade mark and the proposal of the new Trademark directive, as a part of the trademark reform within the EU, go directly against the ruling in the Philips and Nokia cases and against the Understanding between the EU and India.
Mistake As a Ground For Nullification of Contracts (Theories and Approaches on Its Relevance)
Authors: Shopov Angel
Published: January 2018

The paper offers the analysis of the theoretical approaches to the problem of mistake in the law of contracts and its relevance for the nullification of the contracts. Author focuses on the several understandings of mistakes: mistake of delusion, mistake of combination of misbelief and misconception, mistake in social interactions etc. Further he evaluates the legal consequences and the practical application of the abovementioned theoretical concepts. Finally author analysis the draft projects related to the mistakes in the law of contacts and their legislative implementation.
Selected Judgments of Constitutional Court of Slovak Republic Regarding the Preliminary Ruling Procedure
Authors: Ježová Daniela
Published: January 2018

This article deals with the question of the obligation to refer a preliminary reference to the Court of Justice and when the national courts breach its obligation to refer. In case when the national court breach its obligation to refer the issue of violation of the constitutional right of individual arises. The article provides insight in terms of constitutional law on the fundamental right with connection to the violation of the obligation of national court to refer.
Le Droit Français et le Couple
Authors: Cathelineau-Roulaud Anne
Published: January 2018

French family law has just undergone tremendous changes. The may 17 Act which allows same sex marriage means the acknowledgement of a right for couples either homosexual or heterosexual. These couples can be married or not. Beyond the diversity, we can however feel the emergence of a right for the couple, that is to say common rules for all couples. The couple, from every angle, became an essential and inescapable element of family law which has its proper rules.
Review of the International Criminal Court’s Case-Law 2013
Authors: Svaček Ondřej
Published: January 2018

Presented article evaluates ICC's case-law rendered in 2013, or more precisely, analyzes and evaluates some challenges the ICC faced in 2013. Scrutiny of the latest decisions has its obvious advantage, since it opens the door for better understanding of previous case-law. Vice versa, it is obvious that current ICC's practice cannot be comprehended without the knowledge of legal background it emanates from. To put it differently, an analysis of the case-law from 2013 presupposes to reveal its roots which are embedded in previous years. Th is holds true with respect to all considered and selected issues covered in this article - cooperation with the Court, complementarity, witness proofing, or presence at trial.
Family Law Book as Fourth Book of the New Hungarian Civil Code
Authors: Szeibert Orsolya
Published: January 2018

Hungarian family law is regulated primarily in the Family Act today. This Act was accepted in 1952 but as it has been modified several times it serves the legal interests of family and family members in harmony with European standards. Nevertheless, the idea of codifying a new Civil Code in 1998 raised the question whether family law should have been included in a new Civil Code. The scientific opinions were diverging on this issue at that time, but later on it became accepted that family law should get back into the corpus of a Civil Code. The article gives an analysis of the developments and most recent changes.
Environmental Crimes Listed in the Polish Penal Code Since 1997
Authors: Szwejkowska Małgorzata , Zębek Elżbieta
Published: January 2018

Legal requirements for protection of the natural environment are continually being strengthened because of increased human damage to environmental resources. The applicable regulations of the Polish Penal Code towards protection of the environment were considerably amended in 2011 also to ensure implementation of European Parliament and European Council directives 2008 / 99 / EC, issued on the 19th November 2008. In addition, these changes also involve cross-border infringements, so that perpetrators cannot avoid retribution for actions committed under different provisions in individual Member States.
The Principle of Foreseeability of Judicial Decisions as a Component of the Right to a Fair Trial
Authors: Křiváčková Jana
Published: January 2018

The article focuses on the principle of foreseeability of judicial decisions in civil court proceedings, as one of the components of the right to a fair trial in the Czech Republic. The principle of foreseeability of judicial decisions has to be understood as a general term including several requirements on judicial process in civil court proceedings the purpose of which is to avoid surprising decisions which can be seen as one of possible forms of violation of the right to a fair trial. Predictable decision is a decision that follows from a predictable procedure of the court in which the court proceeds strictly according to procedure code using all of the special institutions such as the duty to instruct the participants concerning their procedural rights and duties. The second requirement is to respect the legitimate expectations of the parties regarding the application of law on their case. Participants have the right to expect that their case will be decided accordingly to a legal opinion expressed in a case already decided before the courts. This aspect of the foreseeability of judicial decisions then puts high demands on the ability of courts to deal with situations in which they decide a case differently from the existing case law and thus the decision may be surprising for the participants. This article concentrates on the legal regulation of the principle of foreseeability of judicial decisions on the level of constitutional and civil procedural law. The article also deals with the legal regulation in this area in the Slovak Republic and Germany. The purpose of the article is to compare the legislation on national and international level as well as to compare Czech, German and Slovak legal regulation of the principle of foreseeability of judicial decisions.
Marriage Capacity, Social Values and Law-Making Process
Authors: Joamets Kristi
Published: January 2018

This article explores capacity to marry in depth, beyond the literal statements presented by legal acts in Estonia. Th e discussion will be focusing on answering the following questions: What is the nature of marriage capacity and how it has been developed in Estonia? What are the values that the Estonian Family Law Act (2010) protects when regulating marriage capacity? In addition a brief comparative analysis will seek to explain how different regulations of the EU member states on the same matter (marriage capacity) are. Th is can also help discussions on whether is it justified to talk about cultural differences of EU member states in the context of marriage capacity or not.
Interim measures before national courts in the context of EU and Czech law
Authors: Stehlík Václav
Published: January 2018

The article deals with the rules for a grant of interim measures in the context of EU law and its application in national judicial proceedings. It covers the key case-law of the Court of Justice of the EU related to the regime, conditions and limits of the interim measures and adds a reflection of practice of Czech courts. Article pays particular attention to the conditions for suspension ofn the application of national law measures.
Criminal Justice rationalization and its possibilities when prosecuting organized crime
Authors: Coufalová Bronislava
Published: January 2018

Article reflects the recent developments in the field of internal audits within the banks (the document on the internal audit function in banks issued by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in 2012). It covers the processes of the internal audits, the relations between supervisors and auditors and the main principles covering the internal audits in banks.
A Child at risk The Czech Republic experience
Authors: Králíčková Zdeňka
Published: January 2018

The paper aims at finding an answer to the question whether abandoning a child or applying for hidden identity makes the way of the child to a substitute family by adoption easier. Further, an attention is paid to surrogate motherhood in connection with the child’s rights, including the right of the child to know his/her origin. The final part is focused on protection of the child endangered by domestic violence.
Problematical Aspects of Current Legal Regulation of Appellate Review and their Solution in Suggested Amendment of Czech Civil Procedure Code
Authors: Hamuľáková Klára , Křiváčková Jana
Published: January 2018

Th e aim of this article is to point to insufficiencies of the current legal regulation of the appellate review proceeding in civil cases, when the court competent to deal with the appellate reviews is not able to fulfill its function of a unifier of case law and the defender of lawfullness of decision-making any more. Th e proposed amendment of the Civil procedure code which is being prepared by the Ministry of Justice reacts to many of these insufficiencies. In the article we have only focused on crucial conceptual problems of the proposed legal regulation and we have avoided other deficiencies requiring deeper analysis and the knowledge of Czech legal regulation.
Judicial Review And Judicial Supremacy: A Paradigm of Constitutionalism in Nigeria
Authors: Shehu Ajepe Taiwo
Published: January 2018

This paper examines judicial review and judicial power in Nigeria under the 1999 Constitution in relation to the constitution itself and in relation to the political branches of government. Th is is essentially to locate where lays supremacy between the branches and the judiciary particularly the Supreme Court with its final appellate jurisdiction. Judicial review and supremacy of the judiciary had been of recurring academic discuss in some jurisdictions with written Constitutions, particularly the United States from where Nigeria largely borrowed its presidential constitutionalism. This thus suggests that there is a need to examine the controversy within the context of Nigeria’s experience; is it really in the Constitution that creates branches of the government and that is proclaimed to be supreme over all authorities including the judiciary? Is it in the judiciary whose oversight function cuts across the political branches and whose interpretative decisions are binding on the constitution itself and the other branches? Is it in the executive that appoints and removes Justices of the court subject to confirmation by the Senate, or is it in the legislature? The paper argues that the overriding effect of the judicial power of the Supreme Court over all persons and authorities including the Constitution puts the judiciary in supreme position, that being the natural consequence of the power so vested in the judiciary by the “People Themselves.”
Die Us-Amerikanische Class Action: Struktur und Rechtsökonomischer Hintergrund
Authors: Tamm Marina
Published: January 2018

The article is dealing with the new German legal regulation concerning so called securities class actions. Th e author sees the new possibilites to bind together claims which arose from false information in capital market as a followor of the US class actions, therefore the article explains with the aim to simplify the intepretation of the new German legal rules the current American legal regulation of class actions. Th is means it analyses mainly the article 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Prodecure and brings opinions of the author whether its particularities may function in Germany or not.
Consumer Bankruptcy in Poland
Authors: Adamus Rafał
Published: January 2018

Th e article analysis the legal aspects of the problem of consumer bankruptcy within the Polish legal system. It covers the substantive and also procedural aspects of this legal instrument. Author describes the requirements and conditions for the consumer bankruptcy, scope and effects of this form of bankruptcy. Moreover he deals with the procedural aspects of the declaration of the personal consumer bankruptcy and discusses the practice of use of this institution in Poland.
Lipschitz continuity of the Fréchet gradient in an inverse coefficient problem for a parabolic equation with Dirichlet measured output
Authors: Hasanov Alemdar
Published: January 2018

This paper studies the Lipschitz continuity of the Fréchet gradient of the Tikhonov functional

J
⁢

(
k
)

:=

(

1
/
2

)

⁢

∥

u
⁢

(
0
,
⋅
;
k
)

-
f

∥

L
2

⁢

(
0
,
T
)

2

{J(k):=(1/2)\lVert u(0,\cdot\,;k)-f\rVert^{2}_{L^{2}(0,T)}}

corresponding to an inverse coefficient problem for the

1
⁢
D

{1D}

parabolic equation

u
t

=

(

k
⁢

(
x
)

⁢

u
x

)

x

{u_{t}=(k(x)u_{x})_{x}}

with the Neumann boundary conditions

-

k
⁢

(
0
)

⁢

u
x

⁢

(
0
,
t
)

=

g
⁢

(
t
)

{-k(0)u_{x}(0,t)=g(t)}

and

u
x

⁢

(
l
,
t
)

=
0

{u_{x}(l,t)=0}

. In addition, compactness and Lipschitz continuity of the input-output operator

Φ

[
k
]

:=
u

(
x
,
t
;
k
)

|

x
=

0
+

,
Φ

[
⋅
]

:
𝒦
⊂

H
1

(
0
,
l
)

↦

H
1

(
0
,
T
)

,

\Phi[k]:=u(x,t;k)\lvert_{x=0^{+}},\quad\Phi[\,\cdot\,]:\mathcal{K}\subset H^{1%
}(0,l)\mapsto H^{1}(0,T),

as well as solvability of the regularized inverse problem and the Lipschitz continuity of the Fréchet gradient of the Tikhonov functional are proved. Furthermore, relationships between the sufficient conditions for the Lipschitz continuity of the Fréchet gradient and the regularity of the weak solution of the direct problem as well as the measured output

f
⁢

(
t
)

:=

u
⁢

(
0
,
t
;
k
)

{f(t):=u(0,t;k)}

are established. One of the derived lemmas also introduces a useful application of the Lipschitz continuity of the Fréchet gradient. This lemma shows that an important advantage of gradient methods comes when dealing with the functionals of class

C

1
,
1

⁢

(
𝒦
)

{C^{1,1}(\mathcal{K})}

. Specifically, this lemma asserts that if

J
∈

C

1
,
1

⁢

(
𝒦
)

{J\in C^{1,1}(\mathcal{K})}

and

{

k

(
n
)

}

⊂
𝒦

{\{k^{(n)}\}\subset\mathcal{K}}

is the sequence of iterations obtained by the Landweber iteration algorithm

k

(

n
+
1

)

=

k

(
n
)

+

ω
n

⁢

J
′

⁢

(

k

(
n
)

)

{k^{(n+1)}=k^{(n)}+\omega_{n}J^{\prime}(k^{(n)})}

, then for

ω
n

∈

(
0
,

2
/

L
g

)

{\omega_{n}\in(0,2/L_{g})}

, where

L
g

>
0

{L_{g}>0}

is the Lipschitz constant, the sequence

{

J
⁢

(

k

(
n
)

)

}

{\{J(k^{(n)})\}}

is monotonically decreasing and

lim

n
→
∞

⁡

∥

J
′

⁢

(

k

(
n
)

)

∥

=
0

{\lim_{n\to\infty}\lVert J^{\prime}(k^{(n)})\rVert=0}

.
Construction of strongly aperiodic logarithmic signatures
Authors: van Trung Tran
Published: January 2018

The aim of the paper is to present a general construction of strongly aperiodic logarithmic signatures (SALS) for elementary abelian p-groups.
Their existence significantly extends the classes of tame logarithmic signatures which are used for the cryptosystem

MST
3

{\mathrm{MST}_{3}}

.
They have particular characteristics that do not share with the well-known classes of transversal or fused transversal logarithmic signatures, and therefore they will play a vital role for logarithmic signature based cryptosystems in practice.
In theory, the construction of SALS is interesting in its own right as well.
Who is the authority? The study of language registers and ideologies in two mother tongue classes in Copenhagen
Authors: Ghandchi Narges
Published: January 2018

This article investigates encounters between the two overall language resources – standard vs. non-standard and regional varieties – in two linguistic minority communities in Denmark. Concentrating on Turkish and Farsi mother tongue classes, the study departs from two interviews with the parents of mother tongue students. Additional ethnographic evidence from the respective mother tongue classes show when and how the two overall varieties of the respective languages are reacted to and valorized among the study participants. Two main issues are explored in this context: first, language ideological paradigms of dominance – anonymity and authenticity – and, second, the extension and expansion of language users’ ideologies regarding registers of language. The article concludes that during the encounters and discussions concerning ideological views supporting either of the overall language resources, a form for authority exists and becomes oriented to in line with the history of language policy of the countries of origin.
Parents as stakeholders: Language management in urban Galician homes
Authors: Nandi Anik
Published: January 2018

Macro-level policy makers, perceived as stakeholders of language management, employ a range of language policy strategies to legitimise hegemonic control over meso- (i.e. family) and micro- (i.e. individual) level language ideologies (Cassels-Johnson 2013). However, language policies of an individual are often difficult to detect because they are implicit, subtle, informal, and often hidden from the public eye, and therefore frequently overlooked by language policy researchers and policy makers. The primary focus of this study is to investigate how individual, as well as collective linguistic practices of Galician parents act as language governmentality (Foucault 1991) measures influencing their children’s language learning. Drawing from multiple ethnographic research tools, including observations, in-depth fieldwork interviews and focus group discussions with parents, this paper demonstrates that in Galicia’s language shift-induced shrinking Galician-speaker pool, pro-Galician parents can play an important role in the language revitalisation process. The goal is also to ascertain whether these parents’ grassroots level interrogation of the dominant Castilian discourse takes the form of bottom-up language policies.
Theoretical study of the electronic states of newly detected dications. Case of MgS2+ AND SiN2+
Authors: Khairat Toufik , Salah Mohammed , Marakchi Khadija , Komiha Najia
Published: January 2018

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Quantum macroscopic nature of cat-like states
Authors: Carlisle Andrew
Published: January 2018

We investigate the macroscopic quantumness of a set of stateswell approximating the important class of coherent state-encoded Schrödinger cat states. We do so by using two different quantifiers of macroscopic quantumness, finding consistency between the results arising from the two quantifiers, despite the different grounds upon which they are built.
Fate and consequence of nutrients at an abandoned feedlot, Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge, Minnesota, USA
Authors: Gerla Philip J. , Gbolo Prosper
Published: January 2018

Old, abandoned feedlots may serve as a source of nutrients that can degrade groundwater and downstream water quality. We characterized the distribution and concentration of nutrients at the Crookston Cattle Company feedlot (northwest Minnesota, USA), 15 years after it ended operations in 1999. Groundwater nitrate concentration decreased from 55 mg/L (as nitrogen) in 2003 to less than 5 mg/L since 2007. Results from stable isotope analysis, with δ15N and δ18O in groundwater nitrate ranging up to +44 and +30‰, respectively, suggest denitrification as the cause, rather than either nitrate transport from the site or dilution. Phosphorus, with soil B-horizon concentrations as much as 112 and averaging 24 mg/kg, is sequestered by carbonate-rich glacial sediments and, serendipitously, an iron-rich sand deposit formed millennia ago by wave action along the shore of glacial Lake Agassiz. Map analysis indicates roughly 20,000 kg of P in excess of background concentration remains in soil at the 15 ha site. Evidence suggests that the former feedlot has not affected water quality significantly in an agricultural ditch that drains the feedlot and its vicinity. Rather than originating from the feedlot, small increases of total phosphorus observed in the downstream ditch likely result from release of phosphorus from nearby recently restored wetlands. More consequential than elevated nutrient concentrations to the future reclamation of this and similar sites is the persistence of robust non-native species. Our results suggest that before development, feedlot sites should be evaluated for their phosphorus sequestration and denitrification potential, thus mitigating the potential for later off-site transport of nutrients.
Development of Innovative Coating Methods for Metal Based Roof
Authors: Firdaus Basrawi  , Liew Khee Yan  , Luqman Abdul Halim  , Thamir Khalil Ibrahim
Published: January 2018

Metal panels are one of the most common roofs covering in Malaysian buildings. Nevertheless, the commercial metal roof is generally known as not being effective enough in reflecting sunlight and emitting thermal energy. Hence, innovative coating solutions were developed and analysed in terms of their thermal performance. Seashells and woodchips were used as the raw materials to develop the innovative coating. Thermocouple modules were integrated with Arduino to measure the surface temperatures of 3 roof prototype, Prototype A (commercial metal panel), Prototype B (with woodchips coating) and Prototype C (with seashells coating). Their temperature profiles were investigated, and their thermal performance was analysed, and from that, the overall heat transfer coefficient (U value) was calculated. It was found that temperature for Prototype C was the lowest in the range of 32 to 50ºC, while Prototype A were in the range of 32 to 60ºC, and there is no significant difference between prototype A and B. In addition, temperature difference for Prototype C are always in positive values, reaching as high as 6ºC in the afternoon. The other 2 prototypes fluctuated between the range of - 4ºC and 4ºC. These results were proved with the U-values calculated in which UA was 217 W/m2K, UB was 44 W/m2K and UC is 69.6 W/m2K. However, UB contradicts with the temperature profile results. Overall, Prototype C, with seashells coating shows promising results as material of innovative roof based coating.
Rizika socialiniuose tinkluose: būsimųjų teisėsaugos pareigūnų informuotumas
Authors: Butrimė Edita , Zuzevičiūtė Vaiva
Published: January 2018

The main purpose of this article is to investigate the awareness of students, future law enforcement officers – who will be expected to protect other citizens – on the risks of their personal safety in the digital space. The paper presents both theoretical considerations and empiric data from a study (completed in 2016 and in 2017), dedicated to investigating whether future law enforcement students recognize the main risks for safety in digital space. This study is important in light of the fact that a large part of our contemporary social, personal and professional lives is being carried out in digital spaces. If future law enforcement officers are unable to recognize the risks on safety, they, as a consequence, will not be professional and ready enough to consult and provide support for citizens on the issues that begin, in some cases, to dominate the functioning of a contemporary person in a contemporary world.
Apie taikomųjų programų sąveikumo metodologiją, grindžiamą giluminėmis žiniomis
Authors: Valatavičius Andrius , Gudas Saulius
Published: January 2018

The interoperability of enterprise applications in a dynamic environment is a complex issue. New methodological approaches and solutions are required. The methodological background of our approach is the internal modeling paradigm integrated with MDA approach. The modified MDA schema includes the new layer of the domain knowledge discovery, frameworks for internal modeling of enterprises. The peculiarity of the modified MDA is a focus on the cross-layer transferring of domain causality. The presented frameworks will help to trace the domain causal dependencies across the layers of the software system development, and they will aid in determining the influence of domain causality to the integrity and interoperability of the application. Researchers consider that the dynamic enterprise domain must be a goal-driven and self-managed system. The management transaction concept uses the internal modeling of the enterprise, which reveals the goal-driven information transformations inside the enterprise management activity (deep knowledge). This approach is combining the business process modeling and control theory principles, enterprise architecture modeling and autonomic computing concepts. The ArchiMate enterprise architecture modeling language is used for illustrating the cross-layer transferring of domain causality. Finally, we developed the architecture of the interoperable enterprise applications with the autonomic integration component.
E-learning Environments, Opportunities and Challenges in Teaching and Learning to Play the Piano in Student Teacher Education
Authors: Enbuska Jukka , Rimppi Atte , Hietanen Lenita , Tuisku Vesa , Ruokonen Inkeri , Ruismäki Heikki
Published: January 2018

Digitalization has become a part of Finnish education from elementary schools to universities. Additionally, students have begun to participate in university administration, thus participating in course development and design. Blended learning has arrived on the education scene, providing solutions on how to create e-learning environments and how to make them useful for students as well as teachers. The purpose of this research is to study the possibilities and challenges of e-learning environments in student teachers’ piano courses. What is the position of e-learning environments compared to face-to-face or contact lessons? We want to know where students go to get information about piano playing and how students perceive autonomous learning, guided autonomous learning, and group contact lessons. The data was gathered from a large group lesson, from piano lessons in groups of different sizes, and from students’ assignments where they reflected on the relationship between e-learning environments and contact lessons for the development of their piano playing and musicianship. The e-learning environments had good design and content; however, students pointed out that it is important to possess some musical skills in order to fully benefit from these environments. Students need to be instructed on the benefits of and how to use e-learning platforms and blended learning to enhance their knowledge and skills through independent learning.
The Psychological Problems of Teenagers With Addictive Behaviour: The Role of Life Meaning Strategies
Authors: Nussipzhanova Bibigul , Berdibayeva Sveta , Garber Alena , Kukubayeva Assiya , Berdibayev Satybaldy , Ivanov Dmitry
Published: January 2018

There are various forms of addictions that teenagers indulge in. Soviet and international research show that teenagers’ addictions cause problems in interpersonal relationships, increase risk behaviour and is one of the reasons for suicides. Studies have also found that drug abuse problems that started in the teenage years lead to serious abuse problems in early adulthood, although abuse tends to decrease in the late 20s. One of the protective factors from addictive behaviour for teenagers is the ‘meaning of life’ and spiritual values, which play a major role in impulse control. This study investigated two groups of teenagers; the experimental group using participants with drug addiction and the control group using participants with no addiction. This study examined how teenagers’ values predicted adult social roles, civic behaviors, and drug use. Results suggest that attention should be paid to how teenagers think about their future due to the associated links with long- term social and health behaviours. This findings of the study reveals that there are considerable differences both in terms of individual indicators, and on the relationships between the meaning-life orientations and value orientations in the structure of personal life plans of teenagers who exhibit and those who do not exhibit addictive behaviour. The research has shown that psycho-corrective work should take into account the formation of personal life plans of teenagers. Identified characteristics of personal life plans for teenagers who are prone to addictive behaviour can be used for psychodiagnostic purposes when carrying out complex judicial psycho-psychiatric examination or forensic psychiatric examination.
Новые референции концепта «земля» в русской литературе революционных лет (1917–1920-е)
Authors: Богданова Ольга
Published: January 2018

The paper demonstrates the change in the topic of Russian literature under the pressure of revolutionary events in Russia from 1917 to 1921. The author considers the gap between the concepts of “land” and “people”, traditionally indivisible in the Russian linguistic image of the world. On the one hand, the “motherland” plays a redemptive role in relation to the people betrayed by her, on the other, being ready to take them into her space, she is more worthy than her people. Historical and biblical analogies are also given in the paper. The author traces the deconstruction of the concept “people” in Russian literature in the 20th century and at the turn of the 20th and the 21st century. She determines the connection of this process not only to the unique history of 20th-century Russia but also to the worldwide globalization process and notes the apparent weakening of the traditional relationship between “lands” and their people. The author analyzes the works written by D. Merezhkovsky, S. Bulgakov, M. Prishvin, A. Remizov, S. Durylin, and M. Voloshin between 1917 and 1920. She uses historical-typological and hermeneutical methods and also conceptual and mythopoetic approaches in her paper.