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Die Tiny House Bewegung und ihre Rolle im Tourismus
Authors: Grassinger Bibiana
Published: November 2020

In diesem Beitrag wird die Entwicklung der Tiny House Bewegung und ihre Rolle im Tourismus dargestellt. Er zeigt gesellschaftliche und touristische Trends auf, die die wachsende Relevanz von Tiny Houses im Tourismus erklären. Diskutiert wird eine Klassifikation der Tiny Houses innerhalb verschiedener Unterkunftsformen. Fallbeispiele von Tiny Houses als Urlaubsangebote zeigen mögliche Anwendungen im Tourismus auf. Eine ergänzende empirische Studie konzentriert sich auf Vermieter von Tiny Houses und ihre Gäste in Deutschland. Sie untersucht das Angebot touristischer Tiny Houses und geht der Frage nach, welche Zielgruppen mit welchen Motiven angesprochen werden.
New Evidence for Ugaritic and Hittite Onomastics and Prosopography at the End of the Late Bronze Age
Authors: Burlingame Andrew R.
Published: November 2020

In this article, data appearing in recently published Akkadian letters from the House of ʾUrtēnu (Ugarit) are applied to reach solutions to several Ugaritic onomastic and prosopographic problems. The results allow for clearer etymological evaluation of several personal names and a number of plausible prosopographic identifications, including two that are arguably relevant to Hittite prosopography and chronology. They further contribute to ongoing efforts devoted to exploring the relationship between Ḫatti and Ugarit in the final decades of the Late Bronze Age.

This study has been completed during the course of a research fellowship at the Collège de France and has been facilitated by the hospitality of Professor Thomas Römer (Chair, Milieux bibliques, Collège de France) and the library of the Institut du Proche-Orient ancien. The many helpful suggestions from Dennis Pardee, Robert Hawley, Petra Goedegebuure, Theo van den Hout, Ilya Yakubovich, Madadh Richey, and the anonymous reviewers of this article are also gratefully acknowledged here, though I bear sole responsibility for any shortcomings.
Statues and Votive Vessels from Tulūl al-Baqarāt
Authors: Bahar Awsam
Published: November 2020

The site of Tulūl al-Baqarāt in the Wasit province, Iraq, consists of a series of tells, the most prominent being TB1. Iraqi and Italian archaeological expeditions have conducted excavations at TB1, revealing a number of exceptional architectural units and a large number of ancient objects. This paper deals with stone statuary and objects with relief decoration from these excavations and presents several fragments of human or animal statues and sculptured votive vessels.
Lebensstil und Distinktion im hohen Alter: Eine Analyse sozialer Deutungsmuster und symbolischer Grenzziehungen
Authors: Geithner Luise
Published: November 2020

Ausgehend von der Annahme, dass Lebensstile neben der sozialen Schicht auch das Alter symbolisieren, untersucht der Beitrag das subjektive Erleben von Lebensstilveränderungen im hohen Alter, den Umgang damit sowie dabei sichtbar werdende distinktive Praktiken. Vor dem Hintergrund eines im öffentlichen und wissenschaftlichen Diskurs defizitär definiertenvierten Alterswerden anhand von 18 problemzentrierten Interviews mit Menschen ab 80 Jahren soziale Deutungsmuster und symbolische Grenzziehungen analysiert. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass Lebensstilveränderungen als Verlust erlebt werden. Im Umgang damit zeigt sich jedoch eine Ambivalenz. Einerseits wird versucht, dem hohen Alter etwas entgegenzusetzen und durch symbolische Grenzziehungen Kontinuität zum mittleren Alter herzustellen. Andererseits wird das Erfahrene wertgeschätzt und die Sorge um nachfolgende Generationen in den Mittelpunkt gestellt.
How to Negotiate Class Ambiguity: A Boundary Work Approach
Authors: Koehrsen Jens
Published: November 2020

Research indicates that actors increasingly engage in practices that do not match their class background. This contribution explores how actors negotiate class ambiguity through boundary work. Studying Argentinean middle-class actors participating in Pentecostalism, the article draws attention to boundary conversion as a strategy to manage class ambiguity. Deviating from the middle class with their religious affiliation, the studied Pentecostals convert existing boundaries between the Argentinean middle class and Pentecostalism into internal boundaries within Pentecostalism, creating trenches between “highbrow” middle-class and “lowbrow” mass Pentecostalism. The boundary processes point to the ongoing relevance of class distinction even among those actors that freely engage in practices at odds with their class background. As such, the results underpin the need to study not only what type of dissonant practices actors perform, but equally what boundary strategies they employ to negotiate their class belonging.
Atmosphären, Situationen und der Sport. Ein neophänomenologischer Beitrag zur soziologischen Atmosphärenforschung
Authors: Gugutzer Robert
Published: November 2020

Der Text liefert einen Beitrag zur gerade erst sich entwickelnden soziologischen Atmosphärenforschung. Theoretische Grundlage hierfür ist die Neue Phänomenologie von Hermann Schmitz. Deren Stärke besteht zum einen in einem präzisen Atmosphärenbegriff, der die pathische Dimension von Atmosphären in den Mittelpunkt rückt, zum anderen in einem weiten Situationsbegriff, der über mikrosoziale Interaktionskontexte hinausweist. Anknüpfend an Schmitz lautet die zentrale These des Textes, dass Atmosphären immer in Situationen eingebettet sind. Die soziologische Fortführung dieser These besteht darin, Atmosphären ausgehend von gemeinsamen Situationen zu analysieren. Zentrales Ziel des Beitrags ist es daher, systematisch darzulegen, auf welche Weise Atmosphären in gemeinsame Situationen eingebunden sind. Dies geschieht in drei Schritten: Erstens auf einer begrifflichen Ebene, zweitens anhand einer Typologie von Situationen, die zur Identifikation und differenzierten Beschreibung von Atmosphären dient, sowie drittens mit Hilfe eines Fallbeispiels, das die Vermittlung von Situation und Atmosphäre konzeptionell erweitert. Als empirisches Bezugsfeld dient hierbei der Sport. Damit soll die soziologische Sportforschung für den Untersuchungsgegenstand „Atmosphären“ sensibilisiert werden, sind Atmosphären in diesem Forschungsfeld doch ein nahezu unbekanntes Thema. Vor allem aber haben die Ausführungen zu den situierten Atmosphären des Sports den Zweck, die empirische Evidenz der theoretischen Überlegungen nachzuweisen.
Homo homini virus? Corona als Testfall menschlicher Würde und Gottebenbildlichkeit
Authors: Schweitzer Friedrich
Published: November 2020

Dieser Beitrag greift die zahlreichen ethischen Herausforderungen auf, die durch die Coronakrise aufgeworfen werden, und rückt sie in die Perspektive des Religionsunterrichts. In einem ersten Schritt versucht der Autor, einige der dringlichsten Herausforderungen zu identifizieren, angefangen beim Diebstahl medizinischer Schutzausrüstung bis hin zu den Belastungen durch den Lockdown. In einem zweiten Schritt werden ausgewählte Dilemma-Situationen diskutiert, zum Beispiel die sog. Triage (Auswahl derer, die eine medizinische Behandlung erhalten), die nur utilitaristisch und nicht auf der Grundlage unveräußerlicher Menschenrechte getroffen zu werden scheint, die Verteilung von Corona-bedingten Belastungen auf verschiedene Generationen sowie die Frage, ob jede Ärztin und jeder Arzt sich freiwillig für die Coronastation melden muss. In einem dritten Schritt werden diese Fragen auf das grundlegende ethische Prinzip der Menschenwürde bezogen – als einer absoluten Norm, die in der Coronakrise unhaltbar geworden zu sein scheint. Am Ende wird eine Reihe von Konsequenzen für den Religionsunterricht diskutiert.
Problèmes méthodologiques de « The Cambridge version » duRolandéditée par Wolfgang G. van Emden
Authors: Ogurisu Hitoshi
Published: November 2020

Van Emden executed numerous corrections in his edition of the Cambridge version ofThe Song of Roland(2005). However, these amendments are often insufficiently justified and cannot stand up to a rigorous and detailed examination from the standpoint of historical linguistics. In most cases, van Emden modified the text of the manuscript in order to « restore » metrically correct verses that, to his mind, should have been included according to the model followed by the Cambridge copyist. Van Emden accomplished his stated task by simultaneously rejecting and retaining modernized forms or words. Sometimes, he substituted an archaic form or word for a modernized term, even when the former had fallen into disuse long before the time the Cambridge manuscript was redacted. This paper does not merely list such contradictory or unsuccessful amendments. Instead, it shows that a common methodological problem is present in all the problematic corrections: van Emden was not entirely aware of the stage of textual evolution that he aimed to reinstate. By contrast, the author of the present paper began elaborating the methodology for his new edition of the Cambridge manuscript with precisely this question.
Charles Nodier et le Dictionnaire universel de la langue française de Boiste (1834) : de la critique lexicographique à la pratique éditoriale
Authors: Trujillo-González Verónica C.
Published: November 2020

This article analyses the correction work carried out by Charles Nodier, one of the most important French lexicographers of the 19th century, as editor of the Dictionnaire universel de la langue française (1834) by P. C-V. Boiste, also known as the Pan-Lexique. Based on a selection of entries from Nodier’s Examen critique des dictionnaires de la langue française (1828), where he critically commented on the different editions of Boiste’s dictionary (1800, 1803, 1812 and 1823), we study whether Nodier followed his own recommendations and corrected these entries in his work as editor of the Pan-Lexique (1834).
Brute Force and Hollow Reforms in Saudi Arabia
Authors: Al-Rasheed Madawi
Published: November 2020

The rapid ascent of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the past several years has shaken Saudi Arabia. Delegated unusual authority by his aged father, King Salman, the crown prince has promised bold steps to modernize the economy and loosen social restrictions on youth and women. Yet his actions on these fronts have been overshadowed by his ruthless moves to intimidate rivals to the throne and silence dissidents at home and abroad. Mohammed’s aggressive foreign policies have also caused many to question his judgment. Now the COVID-19 pandemic and a fall in the oil market have added to the kingdom’s discontents.
Migrant Workers Bear the Pandemic’s Brunt in the Gulf
Authors: Babar Zahra R.
Published: November 2020

The six Arab monarchies of the Persian Gulf host some of the largest global populations of international labor migrants. As COVID-19 began spreading across the Gulf, migrants made up a large share of the positive cases identified. Migrants’ living and working conditions in the Gulf and other structural vulnerabilities increased their exposure to the disease. Despite the risks of staying in the Gulf, many lower-income migrants preferred to do rather than returning to their home countries. For them, travel restrictions and the difficulty of finding work back home in the midst of the pandemic have outweighed the immediate danger of infection and illness.
Bloodworlds
Authors: Mukharji Projit Bihari
Published: November 2020

In 1952, a joint Indo-Australian team undertook one of the first genetic studies of the Chenchu people of southern India. Long thought of as one of the oldest populations on the subcontinent and a potential link between South Asian and Aboriginal Australian populations, the study hoped to illuminate the deeper demographic histories of both India and Australia. Coming as it did immediately on the heels of decolonization, it also signaled a new era of scientific collaborations after empire. But what exactly does “collaboration” entail? How far do agendas and imaginations actually cohere in such a “collaboration”? The various collaborating actors in the Chenchu project held very distinctive ideas and agendas. Keeping blood at the center, this article explores those distinctive “bloodworlds” that were mobilized in the course of the Chenchu study. The published text of the study was a potpourri of these different bloodworlds; equally important, however, was the bloodworld this potpourri could not accommodate: the bloodworlds of Chenchu wizards. Not a world engendered in some pure or isolated “tribal culture,” but a magical bloodworld created through historical interactions with Shaivism and Shi’ism. This was a bloodworld eminently recognizable by the Chenchu themselves, but incapable of accommodation in the published study on them.

This essay is part of a special issue entitled Pacific Biologies: How Humans Become Genetic, edited by Warwick Anderson and M. Susan Lindee.
Transferred Intent in Italian Criminal Law
Authors: Trinchera Tommaso
Published: November 2020

This article examines the rule on transferred intent under Italian criminal law and argues that such rule does not only concern the mental element of the crime (mens rea), as generally considered in both Italian and Anglo-American literature, but also involves a multiple offense scenario in which a willful offense attempted against the intended target coexists with a negligent one actually carried out against an unintended victim. According to the rule on transferred intent, the two offenses should be considered as a single offense for the purpose of sentencing.
Reading Between the Text(s) - Interpreting Emoji and Emoticons in the Australian Criminal Law Context
Authors: Bromberg Marilyn , Welmans Larissa , Lee Cassandra
Published: November 2020

Emoji and emoticons are becoming increasingly prevalent in criminal law cases around the world, although some judicial officers currently have no experience of them or of interpreting them. This article offers an in-depth examination of the area of emoji and emoticons in criminal law. It provides an overview of emoticons and emoji, including their history, their global popularity of use in modern communication, and their particular interpretative difficulties. It canvasses and analyzes international criminal cases involving emoji and emoticons. It provides a valuable table that lists each such case in which emoji and emoticons are present. In reviewing the existing international case law, this article identifies the handful of cases in which judicial officers have attempted to interpret emoji and emoticons in the criminal law context. However, it also demonstrates the absence of clear guidance on methods of interpreting emoji and emoticons. Most importantly, this article aims to assist filling this void by proffering important recommendations regarding interpreting emoji and emoticons in the criminal law context.
LA EVALUACIÓN DE LA CALIDAD EDUCATIVA EN EL PARADIGMA DE LA EDUCACIÓN PARA VIVIR EN BOLIVIA
Authors: Zea O’Phelan Calla Magda
Published: November 2020

En los últimos años, la evaluación de la calidad educativa se ha convertido en la piedra angular para direccionar las políticas educativas de los países hacia un sistema de educación global y homogéneo. Sin embargo, también han surgido proyectos educativos divergentes que pretenden generar nuevas propuestas al proceso de evaluación educativa, partiendo de sus propias realidades y contextos. El objeto del presente trabajo es analizar las características de la Evaluación de Calidad Educativa en Bolivia, que se plantea como una propuesta endógena, desde la diversidad y pluralidad para garantizar la calidad en Educación con una visión amplia e integral acorde a la realidad boliviana y al paradigma del Vivir Bien que se refleja en la Ley Educativa Avelino Siñani-Elizardo Pérez. Se concluye que la evaluación de la calidad educativa en el Paradigma del Vivir Bien genera diversas propuestas discursivas, que giran en torna a ampliar el concepto de la calidad educativa y convertirla en un proceso de evaluación integral y comunitario, sin embargo, más allá de su gran fuerza discursiva ha tenido dificultades en su concreción y aplicación.
Encrucijadas y desafíos de los Estudios Organizacionales Una reflexión desde las perspectivas institucionales
Authors: Montaño Hirose Luis
Published: November 2020

El objetivo del trabajo es reflexionar sobre el estado actual de los estudios organi­zacionales a través del análisis de las principales aproximaciones institucionales. Se destaca la diversidad de aproximaciones que encierra la teoría institucional y se abordan dos de sus corrientes teóricas más relevantes: el nuevo institucionalismo sociológico y las lógicas institucionales. Su amplio desarrollo ha propiciado un acercamiento entre los estudios organizacionales y la teoría de la organización. Se analiza cómo esta proximidad ha sido benéfica, aunque también se observan algunas limitaciones: los estudios organizacionales han sido en parte absorbidos por el estudio de las instituciones, descuidando el desarrollo de algunas líneas de reflexión asentadas en las humani­dades. El péndulo de los estudios organizacionales oscila cada vez más entre ser considerados como un curso de administración avanzada o bien como una sociología especializada. Se plantea que para América Latina el primer caso representa un mayor riesgo dado que, entre otros, estos se han originado principalmente en facultades y departamentos de Administración, lo que ha dificultado su desarrollo como proyecto particular. El aporte principal del trabajo se centra en la idea de que un desarrollo más fructífero de los estudios organizacionales se lograría fortaleciendo su identidad disciplinaria para lograr con ello construir mejores vínculos tanto con la administración como con la sociología y la teoría de la organización. Se proponen algunas líneas de acción que representan desafíos importantes para mejorar las condiciones para alcanzar un mejor desarrollo de los estudios organizacionales.
Amphibians and Reptiles of the Tirimbina Biological Reserve: a baseline for conservation, research and environmental education in a lowland tropical wet forest in Costa Rica
Authors: Hilje Branko , Chaves Gerardo , Klank Jeremy , Timmerman Ferdy , Feltham Joshua , Gillingwater Scott , Piraino Teresa , Rojas Emmanuel
Published: November 2020

The Tirimbina Biological Reserve is located in the lowlands on the Atlantic versant of Costa Rica. We provide an updated comprehensive herpetofauna species list and summarize the results of all the herpetofauna research conducted at Tirimbina over the last 10 years (2009–2019) across a variety of microhabitats. We also added historical records from occasional sightings and reports from researchers, staff, visitors, interns, fellows, and volunteers since the 1990s. We found 52 amphibian and 78 reptile species on the reserve, including a few species considered at-risk according to the IUCN Red List. We conclude that Tirimbina is a herpetofauna biodiversity hot spot in Costa Rica because it provides unique habitat characteristics for a variety of species, including habitat for both forest and forest-edge specialists.
Escola e infância: a transfobia rememorada*
Authors: Bento Nosli Melissa de Jesus , Xavier Nubea Rodrigues , Sarat Magda
Published: November 2020

Resumo Apresentamos reflexões sobre os limites da instituição escolar em lidar com crianças e adolescentes que apresentam performances ou comportamentos que fogem às normas binárias de gênero. Os estudos sobre gênero e sexualidade foram lidos a partir da teoria queers e estudos foucaultianos. Como resultados, discutimos os comportamentos, os padrões e as normas que legitimam as infâncias e seus corpos infantis, problematizando os contextos sociais transmisóginos e transfóbicos presentes no espaço escolar, muitas vezes responsável pelo silenciamento desses indivíduos.
Concepções de Avaliação de Professores e Alunos de Farmácia e Bioquímica da Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Paraná
Authors: Mezzaroba Leda
Published: November 2020

Resumo: Objetivou-se investigar as concepções de avaliação da aprendizagem de professores e alunos do Curso de Farmácia. Habilitação em Bioquímica, da Universidade Estadual de Londrina. A opção pelo estudo de caso qualitativo possibilitou analisar as respostas aos questionários aplicados a professores e alunos e entrevistas realizadas com alguns docentes dessa habilitação. Os resultados demonstraram que as concepções se associaram frequentemente à mensuração educacional e apresentaram características de avaliação classificatória, privilegiando a quantificação da aprendizagem do aluno, a ênfase na transmissão de conteúdos programáticos e a memorização de conhecimentos. A principal dificuldade identificada quanto à avaliação foi a falta de formação didático-pedagógica dos profissionais que atuam como professores na área da Saúde, indicando a necessidade de consolidação de conceitos básicos em avaliação e de uma reflexão crítica de professores e alunos a respeito das questões pedagógicas nos cursos de graduação das Ciências da Saúde.
Growing spheroids of lung adenosquamous carcinoma on electrospun poly(ε-caprolactone)
Authors: González-Martínez Eduardo , Díaz-Águila Carlos Ramón , Rodríguez Mabel Cruz , Ramírez Belinda Sánchez , Albor-Aguilera María de Lourdes , Alfaro Yorexis González , Yee-Madeira Hernani
Published: November 2020

Lung adenosquamous carcinomas, cell line H125, with an expression of human epidermal growth factor receptor 1 (HER1), were cultured on two scaffolds of poly(ε-caprolactone) produced through electrospinning, one with a nanometric size and the other with a micrometric size. Cytotoxicity, adhesion and proliferation assays demonstrated the non-cytotoxicity of the scaffolds and the capacity of the cells to grow on them. Tumorlike morphology of cells, HER1 expression and the initial formation of invadopodia were detected through fluorescence microscopy. In the nanometric scaffolds, spheroid formation of cancerous cells was observed. Cells cultured in nanometric scaffolds presented higher resistance to cetuximab than those cultured in micrometric ones and also than cells of two-dimensional cultures. This work demonstrated the potentialities of poly(ε-caprolactone) scaffolds for lung adenosquamous carcinoma cultures and is an initial step for further studies on the growth of cancer cell spheroids on electrospun nanofibers.
Quantifying the dynamics of urban growth modes in Bengaluru, India
Authors: Sethi Pratick Kumar , Sankalp Sovan , Sahoo Sanat Nalini
Published: November 2020

This study focuses on the quantification of urban patterns during a 20-year period from 1996 to 2016 in Bengaluru, India. To assess the dynamics of the urban growth modes, a landscape metric is used called landscape expansion index (LEI). The study investigates the various growing processes in Bengaluru for four periods i.e, 1996–2001, 2001–2006, 2006–2011 and 2011–2016. The LEI metric determined three types of urban growth i.e, infilling, outlying and edge-expansion. During the first two periods i.e, from 1996–2001 and 2001–2006, edge expansion and outlying were predominant in the area, but in the next two periods 2006–2011 and 2011–2016, infilling growth type has been completely predominant and the urban areas which were spread across fringes in 1996–2006 were filled up during 2006–2016. Two distinct phases of urbanisation emerged, which follows the theory of urban growth and the diffusion–coalescence model. At an early stage from 1996 to 2001, urbanisation was found to be scattered known as diffusion type of growth and between 2001 and 2016, the growth was found to be merging of individual urban patches or infilling of open spaces within an urban complex, known as coalesced type of growth.
MICROSTRUCTURAL EVOLUTION AND COARSENING KINETICS OF B2-(Fe,Ni)Al IN FERITIC STEEL OF Fe-14Ni-9Al-7,5Cr-1Mo AT HIGH TEMPERATURES.
Authors: Basuki Eddy Agus , Bachri Syaiful , Prajitno Djoko Hadi
Published: November 2020

MICROSTRUCTURAL EVOLUTION AND COARSENING KINETICS OF B2-(Fe,Ni)Al  IN FERRITIC STEEL OF Fe-14Ni-9Al-7,5Cr-1Mo AT HIGH TEMPERATURES. Increasing the efficiency of power plant facilities, such as steam power plant, is demanding, and this drives to the development of materials capable for higher temperature operations. Ferritic steels have been widely used for boiler components due to their relatively economical and higher in thermal conductivity. Nevertheless, the application of ferritic steels for boilers is limited only at 630 ℃ due to their weakness in creep strength and corrosion at higher temperatures. Efforts to increase the performance of ferritic steels at higher temperature applications have been intensively carried out, one of which is by developing B2-(Fe,Ni)Al precipitates in the ferrite matrix. This paper discusses the microstructural evolution in alloy of Fe-14Ni-9Al-7.5Cr-1Mo (in wt.%) strengthened by B2-(Fe,Ni)Al precipitates during heating at 800, 900, and 1000 oC for 6, 20 and 48 hours. Ageing at 800 oC for 6 hours gave rounded cuboidal B2-(Fe,Ni)Al precipitates dispersed homogeneously in the ferrite matrix and changed to rounded shape at longer ageing times. At 1000 oC, however, the precipitates had rounded shape at all times of ageing. Coarsening of precipitates occurred during ageing at 800 and 1000 oC with the rate constants of 5,7 x 104 nm3/h and 2,1 x106 nm3/h respectively, which is considered relatively low. The highest hardness value of 520 HVN was observed for the sample aged at 1000 °C for 6 hours.Keywords: Ferritic steels, B2-(Fe,Ni)Al precipitate, coarsening, microstructure evolution
SARU Youth Week Injury Surveillance Report 2019
Authors: Paul Lara , Readhead Clint , Viljoen Wayne , Lambert Mike
Published: November 2020

The content of the report is based on data collected by the SA Rugby Injury and Illness Surveillance and Prevention Project (SARIISPP) steering group.
Sjogren’s syndrome related sensory motor neuropathy and autonomic neuropathy: A Case report
Authors: Farheen Amtul , Jens William , Pu Cunfeng , Ahmed Aiesha
Published: November 2020

Neurologic involvement has been reported in primary Sjogren’s syndrome (SS) in approximately 10–25% of cases 1, 2, 3. Peripheral neuropathy is a major neurological manifestation of Sjögren's syndrome 4 and its etiology has been considered to be vasculitis in the peripheral nerves 2. While neuropathic symptoms of SS can be varied, it is unusual to have two different types of neuropathic presentations simultaneously in a patient. We describe a case of Sjogren’s syndrome presenting with autonomic symptoms who was noted to have large fiber neuropathy on EMG and inflammatory changes on nerve biopsy.
Early Responsiveness of Ocular Symptoms of Myasthenia Gravis with Plasma Exchange
Authors: Govindarajan Raghav
Published: November 2020

75-year-old male presente with ptosis (figure 1), fatigue, slurred speech and dysphagia to the emergency department. Low frequency repetitive stimulation of the spinal acessory nerve with recordong from trapeius showed signifivant decrement. Plama excange was started and three days after treatment there was complete resolution of ptosis (figure 2). Older men show complete responsiveness to plasma exchange including an early and near complete response tp ocular symptoms.
The association between serine hydroxymethyl transferase 1 gene hypermethylation and ischemic stroke
Authors: Wang Junnan , Gu Junqing , Huang Yi , Fang Yuanjian , Lin Jinhui
Published: November 2020

This study aimed to determine the correlation between serine hydroxymethyl transferase 1 (SHMT1) gene methylation and ischemic stroke. A total of 202 age- and sex-matched individuals were included. Quantitative methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction (qMSP-PCR) was used to analyze the DNA methylation level. The plasma homocysteine (Hcy) concentration was much higher in ischemic cases than in controls (p = 0.009), while the HDL levels in stroke cases were considerably lower than in controls (p = 0.005). A significantly higher level of SHMT1 methylation was observed in the ischemic strokes (58.82 ± 17.83 %) compared to that in the controls (42.59 ± 20.76 %, p < 0.001). The SHMT1 methylation level was strongly correlated with HDL concentration in the healthy controls (r = 0.517, p < 0.001), while the high plasma level of Hcy showed strong association with SHMT1 methylation in ischemic strokes (r = 0.346, p < 0.001). Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis of curve indicated that SHMT1 methylation have been an acceptable indicator for ischemic stroke in female patients [all sexes, area under the curve (AUC) = 0.71, p < 0.001; male patients AUC = 0.62, p = 0.032; and female patients AUC = 0.79, p < 0.001] and in all ages (AUC = 0.71, p < 0.001). In our samples, DNA methylation levels of the STHMI gene were significantly correlated with ischemic stroke in Han Chinese. STHMI hypermethylation was significantly associated with the high Hcy concentration in ischemic stroke and had value as a potential indicator for female ischemic stroke.
Genetic mechanisms associated with floral initiation and the repressive effect of fruit on flowering in apple (Malus x domestica Borkh.) v1
Authors: Gottschalk Chris , Zhang Songwen , Schwallier Phil , Rogers Sean , John Bukovac M. , van Nocker Steve
Published: November 2020

Many apple cultivars are subject to biennial fluctuations in flowering and fruiting. It is believed that this phenomenon is caused by a repressive effect of developing fruit on the initiation of flowers in the apex of proximal bourse shoots. However, the genetic pathways of floral initiation are incompletely described in apple, and the biological nature of floral repression by fruit is currently unknown. In this study, we characterized the transcriptional landscape of bourse shoot apices in the biennial cultivar, 'Honeycrisp', during the period of floral initiation, in trees bearing a high fruit load and in trees without fruit. Trees with high fruit load produced almost exclusively vegetative growth in the subsequent year, whereas the trees without fruit produced flowers on the majority of the potential flowering nodes. Using RNA-based sequence data, we documented gene expression at high resolution, identifying >11,000 transcripts that had not been previously annotated, and characterized expression profiles associated with vegetative growth and flowering. We also conducted a census of genes related to known flowering genes, organized the phylogenetic and syntenic relationships of these genes, and compared expression among homeologs. Several genes closely related to AP1, FT, FUL, LFY, and SPLs were more strongly expressed in apices from non-bearing, floral-determined trees, consistent with their presumed floral-promotive roles. In contrast, a homolog of TFL1 exhibited strong and persistent up-regulation only in apices from bearing, vegetative-determined trees, suggesting a role in floral repression. Additionally, we identified four Gibberellic Acid (GA) 2 oxidase genes that were expressed to relatively high levels in apices from bearing trees. These results define the flowering-related transcriptional landscape in apple, and strongly support previous studies implicating both gibberellins and TFL1 as key components in repression of flowering by fruit.
Creare baseurl per harvesting di repository OAI con OpenRefine v1
Authors: Marchitelli Andrea
Published: November 2020

Il protocollo descrive il metodo per creare le baseurl per l'harvesting di un repository OAI-PMH a partire da una lista di identificatori.
Quick Protocol for Monarch® Plasmid Miniprep Kit (NEB #T1010) v3
Authors: England Biolabs New
Published: November 2020

This is the quick version of the Monarch® Plasmid DNA Miniprep Kit Protocol (NEB #T1010). For the full protocol, please clickhere.
Vidékről és vidékfejlesztésről Gadócziné Fekete Évára emlékezve ‒ Szerkesztői előszó
Authors: Timár Judit
Published: November 2020

A Tér és Társadalom jelen tematikus száma G. Fekete Éva vidékkutatónak állít emléket. Az ő talán legfontosabb örökségének az az elhivatottság tekinthető, amivel folyamatos együtt gondolkodásra sarkallta mindazokat, akik ‒ hozzá hasonlóan ‒ a vidék élhetőbbé tételéért, az ott élők jobb körülményeiért munkálkodnak. Ez a tematikus szám egy ilyen közös gondolkodás céljából született. E szerkesztői előszó először magának G. Fekete Évának „ad szót”. Saját munkáiról tíz éve írt áttekintésében négy témát emelt ki: területi elmaradottság és kezelése, közös‐ ségi alapú helyi/kistérségi gazdaságfejlesztés, foglalkoztatás és esélyegyenlőség. E kér‐ dések kutatásában elért legfontosabb eredményeibe bepillantva képet kaphatunk a rendszerváltást követő két évtized vidékfejlődésének és -fejlesztésének aktuális problé‐ máiról is. A következő fejezet G. Fekete Éva kutatásainak megközelítési módjait mutatja be a hozzá közel álló szerkesztő saját(os) nézőpontjából. Kritikai tértudományiként azonosított szemlélete feminista társadalomelméleteket alkalmazó munkáinak és „népföldrajzi” (peoples geography) tevékenységének felvillantásával érzékeltethető. Végül azok gondolatait vetíti előre az előszó, akik e tematikus szám tanulmányaiban a G. Fekete Évával közös gondolkodásuk eredményeit, illetve az ő vizsgálatainak tanulságait felidézve fejtenek ki olyan vidékkutatási témákat, melyeket Éva is minden bizonnyal a legfontosabbaknak tekintene napjainkban. Így kiemelt helyet kap e vizsgálatokban a helyi tudásra és adottságokra építő (place-based) vidékfejlesztés helyzete és perspektívái Magyarországon, európai összevetésben éppen úgy, mint egy hátrányos helyzetű kistérség Gyerekesély programjában. A szociális és szolidáris gazdaság változása ugyancsak európai összehasonlításban kerül fókuszba, míg a közfoglalkoztatás alakulása egy hátrányos helyzetű megyében végzett megismételt kutatás alapján követhető. Az oktatási rendszer változásai magyarországi kontextusban a foglalkoztatási helyzettel, míg a Székelyföld vonatkozásában a térség társadalmi jellemzőivel összefüggésben kerülnek elemzésre. Az emlékezést egy olyan virtuális vita zárja, amely az elmúlt 20-30 év magyarországi vidékfejlesztésének mérföldköveiről, sikereiről, de sokkal inkább problémáiról ad képet.
NUMERICAL SOLUTION OF THE BOUNDARY PROBLEM FOR PARABOLIC EQUATION WITH NON-SELF-ADJOINT OPERATOR AND RELATED BOUNDARY CONDITIONS
Authors: Dovgiy B. , Vakal L. , Vakal E.
Published: November 2020

A boundary value problem for a second-order parabolic equation with a non-self-adjoint operator is considered. Such problems are mathematicalmodels for a number of problems, describing convective-diffusion processes of matter transfer, breakdown mechanisms of laser activity in plasma, etc. While studying the physics of breakdown, one should take into account the avalanche-like increase in the number of free electrons due to multiphoton ionization processes under the influence of optical pulses. This requires the inclusion of related boundary conditions in the problem formulation. An important circumstance that must be taken into account when developing a method for solving the problem is fulfillment of a certain conservation law for its solution. To solve the boundary value problem an approach based on the finite difference method is proposed. The approximation of the equation and boundary conditions is constructed so that the difference scheme is completely conservative. It approximates the original problem with the second order in the spatial variable and in time, and it has the second order of convergence. To effectively solve a system of linear algebraic equations at each time layer, the sweep method for complex systems in combination with the non-monotonic sweep method for systems with a tridiagonal matrix is used. Software based on computer mathematics MATLAB is developed to perform numerical calculations. It is obtained an approximate solution of an applied problem for different instants of time, as well as values of an absorption coefficient, the change in sign of which determines the transition of the plasma in a laser-active state.
FEATURES OF MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY
Authors: Dvulit Z. , Mykytiuk O. , Onysenko T.
Published: November 2020

ncreasing mergers and acquisitions in the pharmaceutical industry have raised fears that unprecedented market concentration will weaken competition. Two of the most important concerns for the pharmaceutical industry are concerns that these mergers will reduce the market for new developments, and concerns that the combination of large marketing efforts and sales will increase the influence of individual pharmaceutical manufacturers and weaken competition in the industry.

This article argues that none of the above dangers are systematically justified. However, there is a potential risk of market concentration at the stage of regulatory approval of mergers and acquisitions.

The rapid development of the pharmaceutical industry in a pandemic leads to the need to combine interests. That is why the consideration of the topic of mergers and acquisitions on the example of the pharmaceutical industry is very relevant.

The article identifies how these structural changes contribute to the current wave of mergers among active pharmaceutical market participants and how the potential harm of competition can be reduced.
A Comprehensive Evolution for Applicability of Machine Learning Algorithms on Various Domains
Authors: Akusta Dagdevıren Zuleyha
Published: November 2020

Machine learning algorithms are able to learn from data, make decision and improve what they learn by having experience without human intervention. Machine learning techniques are becoming increasingly important nowadays that everything is going to be fully automated. They have been used in various fields such as recommendation engines, self-driving cars, offering personal suggestions from retailers, cyber fraud detection, face recognition, and etc. This study presents some of the most commonly used machine learning techniques from supervised and unsupervised learning classes such as linear regression, logistic regression, neural networks, and self-organizing map. In linear regression technique, it is tackled to fit a linear function to user data in order to model the relationship between variables. It can be a useful technique to make weather estimation, to understand marketing effectiveness and to model consumer behavior. Logistic regression is a statistical model that uses a logistic function and is appropriate when dependent variable is binary. Neural networks mimic the operation of human brain to recognize patterns from the underlying data. They have wide range of application such as cancer diagnosis, e-mail spam filtering, and signal classification. Self-organizing map, a special type of neural networks, is utilized to achieve dimensionality reduction that generally used for seismic analysis, project prioritization, and image processing such as color reduction. Each implementation in this study shows that the success of the results obtained by applying machine learning techniques depends on using the right technique in the appropriate area.
Hay fever and the effect of influenza vaccines
Authors: Watanabe Shaw , Yamamoto Tetsuro , Enomoto Tadao , Iizuka Muneaki , Yamaguchi Hideyo
Published: November 2020

Hay fever is an increasing disease in Japan, and the prevalence of cedar pollinosis exceeds 20% nationwide. More than 50 kinds of pollen have been reported so far in Japan. Pollinosis often complicated other allergic conditions. Since patients with allergic diseases have lower s-IgA levels than healthy subjects, patients with hay fever have less weak mucosal immunity so that it would affect the efficacy of the influenza vaccine. Eight thousand three hundred thirty-seven (3885 men and 4452 women) participated in this survey to clarify the relationship between allergic diseases and the influenza vaccine's efficacy. In the no hay fever group, the effective vaccine rate against influenza disease was 0.2%, and in the hay fever group, it was 0.21%. No effect of the influenza vaccine was present in this population. Rather, vaccination seemed to increase influenza incidence in people with hay fever. The basic presence of allergic condition influenza vaccination increased susceptibility to influenza infection. (12.9% vs. 13.89%) (p<0.001). A tailor-made strategy for these patients should be necessary for preventing influenza.
Art symbols with the expression of talented thoughts in the Poetry – Sino Vietnammese poems in the medieval literature of Viet Nam
Authors: Ta Thu Thuy
Published: November 2020

Using symbols to express marketing ideas is considered as an important artistic tactic in Vietnamese poetry. Through the use of artistic symbols of the authors, they can be generalized into two basic groups as follows: The symbols show off; Icons show a compassionate attitude. Depending on the purpose of the writer and the level of marketing, symbols are used in different ways. Thereby, reader sees the diversity in the form of expressing the ideal of marketing in poetry - rich and loyal.
Indirect speech act trach (reproach) in Vietnamese
Authors: Nguyen Thu Hanh
Published: November 2020

A speech act may be used in the direct or indirect form depending on the speaker's goal and intention. Indirect speech acts can be flexibly used according to user's intentions. Some indirect speech acts are more polite than the direct ones. These are the advantages of indirect speech acts. Indirect implementation of each speech act has its own way, expressing its own meaning and values. It is also different from other speech acts, so it needs to be studied to be able to assess accurately. This study investigated 647 Vietnamese trach speech acts, including 448 indirect speech acts trach, which was found from three data sources: literary works, daily notetaking conversations, and school-lessons recording conversations. On that basis the indirect speech acts trach are classified, indicated indirect types, as well as their effects and meanings in expressing the content of trach and the attitude of user. The results of this study are expected to contribute practically to the study of Vietnamese speech acts. The data source for research and learning and are useful suggestions that can be applied in communication of the community.
Publishing and storage activities and document value of Le Courrier d’Haiphong newspaper
Authors: Tran Van Kien , Vu Thi Ha Phuong
Published: November 2020

The French - local daily newspaper in Indochina appeared with the development of commerce and the presence of colonial capitalists (industrialists, miners, intellectuals, civil servants and traders) in the mid-1880s. French daily newspapers not only reflected the change of localities, but also played a role in promoting development through a focus on defending political views, providing economic information. Le Courrier d'Haiphong is a case of a local daily newspaper that balances factors such as operational objectives, publishing conditions, and is a “witness” of Hai Phong's urbanization process and plays a role as “participant factor” accelerating the modernization of one of the trade-industrial centers in the North of Vietnam during the colonial period. Out of the local sphere, Le Courrier d'Haiphong existed as a forum of French capitalists in Tonkin. As one of the very few newspapers that had not been suspended during its lifetime, Le Courrier d'Haiphong newspaper provided a way to publish newspapers in the early stages of journalism in Vietnam. At the same time, it is also a valuable resource for research on economic history, urban history, or cultural exchange and acculturation activities in the late nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth century.
Sustainable tourism development in Northwest region of Vietnam
Authors: Do Thi Mui
Published: November 2020

This article has the basic objective of assessing the potential, current situation and proposing solutions for sustainable tourism development in Northwest region of Vietnam. The main research methods are: Theoretical research - general analysis of documents and datasets; and Field research. This article has assessed the potential for both the natural potential and the cultural potential for tourism development; and analyzed the current situation and proposed solutions to develop tourism in a sustainable manner. Some of the most important solutions for sustainable tourism development are: high quality human resource training, investment in infrastructure construction capital, technical facilities for tourism, diversification of tourism products, environmental protection, good propaganda, and promotion of products and destinations as a whole better exploit the tourism potential of the region.
EXPERIMENTAL AND COMPUTATIONAL INVESTIGATION OF FLAME HOLDERS IN COMBUSTION CHAMBERS AT DIFFERENT THERMAL LOADS
Authors: ALHUMAİRİ Mohammed Kh Abbas , YAHYA Samir Gh. , AZZAWİ Itimad D J
Published: November 2020

The effect on the dynamic stability of combustors with and without flame holders were investigated experimentally and computationally with thermal loads of 3, 5, and 9 kW. Three different cases were studied, large flame holder (LFH), small flame holder (SFH) and no flame holder (NO_ FH). Flame topology was investigated in these three cases. Moreover, lean propane–air premixed combustion were also considered for two models, turbulent flame speed closure (TFC) and coherent flame (CFM). These models were investigated using different turbulent kinetic energies and turbulence dissipation rates. Experiments were performed with mean inlet velocities of 16.5, 17, 29.2, 30.8, and 52.6 cm/s, excess air ratios (λ) of 1.6, 1.65, 1.7, and 1.8. The results showed that the flame topology and location are more sensitive to the increase in the excess air ratios and thermal loads in the large flame holder than in the small flame holder. Heat transfers and species distributions caused by combustion are also investigated for the large and small flame holders; in both cases, flame stability was sustained, and the flame front position moved upward regarding to the flame holder region.
The Application of RFID Technology in the Work Mode of Library Acquisition and Cataloging
Authors: Shen Jianfeng
Published: November 2020

In the 21st century, with the continuous development of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), more and more libraries have begun to apply this technology. Due to the many restrictions of the traditional editing model, RFID technology, with its characteristics, has improved work efficiency and service quality of library acquisition and cataloging work. Therefore, the application of RFID technology in library work has great prospects. The application of RFID technology to the intelligent process of libraries has been promoted.

 
Taking “KuangLu Figure” as an Example, This Paper Discusses the Significance of the Collection of Imitation Works in the Study of Art History
Authors: Zhao Hengjie
Published: November 2020

For a long time, “KuangLu figure” (Figure 1) has been regarded as one of Hongguzi’s representative works. In fact, the masterpiece “KuangLu figure” is not the original work of Hongguzi but a copy of later generations, but it has not affected the status of the masterpiece in the history of art. Therefore, it is necessary to discuss the importance of the imitation in the study of art history.
Preliminary Study of the Aesthetic Character of Guniang Song in Western Guangdong in Lingnan Area
Authors: Gan Yongmei
Published: November 2020

On Leizhou Peninsula in western Guangdong, Guniang Song is a kind of folk art which uses local dialect to rap and perform. In 2006, among the first batch of provincial intangible cultural heritage announced by Guangdong Provincial People’s Government, it was successfully selected. According to the existing research, the introduction of it by scholars mostly started from the aspects of performance forms and folk characteristics, while ignoring the research on the aesthetic character of it. Based on this situation, the purpose of this study is to explore the aesthetic character of the it in western Guangdong, in order to provide some theoretical reference and creative inspiration for the scientific protection and inheritance of the Guniang Song.