bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Description and evaluation of the Diat-HadOCC model v1.0: the
ocean biogeochemical component of HadGEM2-ES
Authors: Totterdell Ian
Published: October 2017

Abstract. The Diat-HadOCC model (version 1.0) is presented. A simple marine ecosystem model with coupled equations representing the marine carbon cycle, it formed the ocean biogeochemistry sub-model in the Met Office’s HadGEM2-ES Earth System Model. The equations are presented and described in full, along with the underlying assumptions, and particular attention is given to how they were implemented for the CMIP5 simulations. Results from the CMIP5 Historical simulation (particularly those for the simulated 1990s) are shown and compared to data: dissolved nutrients and dissolved inorganic carbon, as well as biological components, productivity and fluxes. Where possible, the amplitude and phase of the predicted seasonal cycle is evaluated. Since the model was developed to explore and predict the effects of climate change on the marine ecosystem and marine carbon cycle, the response of the model to the RCP8.5 future scenario is also shown. The model generally matches well the available nutrient and DIC datasets, but the model chlorophyll is higher than observed while the total primary production is just below the bottom of the range of global estimates. However, these quantities show realistic seasonal cycles.
Probabilistic forecast using a Lagrangian sea ice model: application
for search and rescue operations
Authors: Rabatel Matthias , Rampal Pierre , Carrassi Alberto , Bertino Laurent , Jones Christopher K. R. T.
Published: October 2017

Abstract. We present a sensitivity analysis, and discuss the probabilistic forecast capabilities, of the novel sea ice model neXtSIM. The study pertains to the response of the model to the uncertainty on winds using probabilistic forecasts of ice trajectories. neXtSIM is a continuous Lagrangian numerical model, and uses an elasto-brittle rheology to simulate the ice response to external forces. The sensitivity analysis is based on a Monte Carlo sampling of 12 members. The response of the model to the uncertainties is evaluated in terms of simulated ice drift distances from their initial positions, and from the mean position of the ensemble, over the mid-term forecast horizon of 10-days. The simulated ice drift is decomposed into advective and diffusive parts that are characterised separately both spatially and temporally and compared to what is obtained with a free-drift model, that is, when the ice rheology does not play any role on the modelled physics of the ice. The seasonal variability of the model sensitivity is presented, and shows the role of the ice compactness and rheology in the ice drift response at both local and regional scales in Arctic. Indeed, the ice drift simulated by neXtSIM in summer is close to the one obtained with the free-drift model, while the more compact and solid ice pack shows a significantly different mechanical and drift behaviour in winter. For the winter period analysed in this study, we also show that, in contrast to of free-drift model, neXtSIM reproduces the sea ice Lagrangian diffusion regimes as found from observed trajectories. The forecast capability of neXtSIM is also evaluated using a large set of real buoys' trajectories, and compared to the capability of the free-drift model. We found that neXtSIM performs significantly better in simulating sea ice drift, both in terms of forecast error and as a tool to assist search-and-rescue operations, although the sources of uncertainties assumed for the present experiment are not sufficient for a complete coverage of the observed IABP positions.
Numerical reconstructions of the flow and basal conditions of the
Rhine glacier, European Central Alps, at the Last Glacial Maximum
Authors: Cohen Denis , Gillet-Chaulet Fabien , Haeberli Wilfried , Machguth Horst , Fischer Urs H.
Published: October 2017

Abstract. At the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM), the Rhine glacier in the Swiss Alps covered an area of about 16,000 km2. As part of an integrative study about the safety of repositories for radioactive waste under ice age conditions in Switzerland, we modeled the Rhine glacier using a fully-coupled, three-dimensional, transient, thermo-mechanical Stokes flow model down to a horizontal resolution of about 500 m. The accumulation and ablation gradients that roughly reproduced the geomorphic reconstructions of glacial extent and ice thickness suggested extremely cold (TJuly ~ 0 °C at the glacier terminus) and dry (~ 10 to 20 % of today's precipitation) climatic conditions. Forcing the numerical simulations with warmer and wetter conditions that better matched LGM climate proxy records yielded a glacier on average 500 to 700 m thicker than geomorphic reconstructions. Mass balance gradients also controlled ice velocities, fluxes, and sliding speeds. These gradients, however, had only a small effect on basal conditions. All simulations indicated that basal ice reached the pressure melting point over much of the Rhine and Linth piedmont lobes, and also in the glacial valleys that fed these lobes. Only the outer margin of the lobes, bedrock highs beneath the lobes, and Alpine valleys at high elevations in the accumulation zone remained cold based. The Rhine glacier was thus polythermal. Sliding speed estimated with a linear sliding rule ranged from 20 to 100 m a−1 in the lobes, and 50 to 250 m a−1 in Alpine valleys. Velocity ratios (sliding to surface speeds) were > 80 % (lobes) and ~ 60 % (valleys). Basal shear stress was very low in the lobes (0.03–0.1 MPa), much higher in Alpine valleys (> 0.2 MPa). In these valleys, viscous strain heating was a dominant source of heat, particularly when shear rates in the ice increased due to flow constrictions, confluences, or flow past large bedrock obstacles, contributing locally up to several W m−2 but on average 0.03 to 0.2 W m−2. Basal friction acted as a heat source at the bed of about 0.02 W m−2, 4 to 6 times less than the geothermal heat flow which is locally high (up to 0.12 W m−2). In the lobes, despite low surface slopes and low basal shear stresses, sliding dictated main fluxes of ice which closely followed bedrock topography: ice was channeled in between bedrock highs along troughs, some of which coincided with glacially eroded overdeepenings. These sliding conditions may have favored glacial erosion by abrasion and quarrying. Our results confirmed general earlier findings but provided more insights into the detailed flow and basal conditions of the Rhine glacier at the LGM. Our model results suggested that the trimline could have been buried by a significant thickness of cold ice. These findings have significant implications for interpreting trimlines in the Alps and for our understanding of ice-climate interactions.
An environmental analysis of the evolution of readmission reduction strategies: A study of United States hospitals
Authors: Upadhyay Soumya , Opoku-Agyeman William , Borkowski Nancy
Published: October 2017

Objective: Environmental factors have changed the manner in which issues in the U.S. healthcare industry are addressed. One of these changes is in the area of quality improvement, specifically readmission reduction. The purpose of this paper is two-fold: (1) analyze macro-environmental segments (political, technological, economic, and socio-demographic); and (2) trace the historic evolution of readmission reduction programs to understand how macro-environmental factors have shaped the development of readmission reduction strategies.Methods: Scopus, PubMed, and ABI/Inform electronic databases were searched for articles on readmission reduction programs from 2000 to 2014. In addition, literature on macro-environment was retrieved from these sources for the same time period. Studies were identified using specific search terms and inclusion criteria. A total of 24 articles were selected for review. Data on the following variables were extracted: type of organization studied, type of quality improvement strategy used, type of patients studied, and results of the strategy. In addition, an examination of macro-environmental factors that may have affected the above variables was done. Finally, results were integrated and presented in a chronological order.Results: Findings suggest that macro-environmental factors have influenced the development of readmission reduction strategies over time. This paper informs healthcare managers about being cognizant of environmental trends when devising readmission reduction strategies within hospitals.Conclusions: Insights from this paper urge hospital administrators to forge collaborations with key stakeholders while developing new quality improvement strategies when facing an unstable and complex environment.
Can zero-hour cortical biopsy predict early graft outcomes after living donor renal transplantation?
Authors: Rathore Ranjeet Singh , Mehta Nisarg , Mehta Sony Bhaskar , Babu Manas , Bansal Devesh , Pillai Biju S. , Sam Mohan P. , Krishnamoorthy Hariharan
Published: October 2017

Introduction: The aim of this study was to identify relevance of subclinical pathological findings in the kidneys of living donors and correlate these with early graft renal function.Methods: This was a prospective study on 84 living donor kidney transplant recipients over a period of two years. In all the donors, cortical wedge biopsy was taken and sent for assessment of glomerular, mesangial, and tubule status. The graft function of patients with normal histology was compared with those of abnormal histological findings at one, three, and six months, and one year post-surgery.Results: Most abnormal histological findings were of mild degree. Glomerulosclerosis (GS, 25%), interstitial fibrosis (IF, 13%), acute tubular necrosis (ATN 5%), and focal tubal atrophy (FTA, 5%) were the commonly observed pathological findings in zero-hour biopsies. Only those donors who had histological changes of IF and ATN showed progressive deterioration of renal function at one month, three months, six months, and one year post-transplantation. In donors with other histological changes, no significant effect on graft function was observed.Conclusions: Zero-hour cortical biopsy gave us an idea of the general status of the donor kidney and presence or absence of subclinical pathological lesions. A mild degree of subclinical and pathological findings on zero-hour biopsy did not affect early graft renal function in living donor kidney transplantation. Zero-hour cortical biopsy could also help in discriminating donor-derived lesions from de novo alterations in the kidney that could happen subsequently.
A Comparative Analysis of Writer’s Identity in Pakistani Research Theses of English and Psychology
Authors: Yasmin Tayyabba , Mahmood Muhammad Asim
Published: October 2017

Authorial presence is the prominent feature of personal metadiscourse. The most significant representation of the writer’s visibility can be represented by using personal pronouns. It helps to establish a direct link between the writer and reader through text. Conversely, writer’s persona in research theses has not received much attention, especially in the field of English and Psychology in Pakistani context. Viewing academic discourse as an interaction, this paper investigates the use of writers’ visibility markers in Pakistani research theses of English and Psychology. Drawing on Karahan’s (2012) classification, the frequency and discourse functions of personal pronouns were explored. The results of this investigation exhibit significant variation in the exploitation of self-mentioning pronouns across two disciplines.
Detection and Modeling of Asymmetric GARCH Effects in a Discrete-Time Series
Authors: Akpan Emmanuel Alphonsus , Udo Moffat Imoh
Published: October 2017

This study traced the patterns of discrete time series over time with respect to GARCH effect and asymmetric GARCH effect. Particularly, we paid attention to the weakness of the GARCH model in modeling the asymmetry of GARCH effect. In order to handle this weakness, we applied the sign and size bias test which comprises sign bias test, negative size bias test, positive size bias test, and Lagrange Multiplier test in order to identify the asymmetric effect in the residual series of the GARCH model. Where the asymmetric effect is present and significant, we fit the asymmetric GARCH models. Exploring the share price returns of Zenith bank plc obtained from the Nigerian Stock Exchange from January 4, 2006 to May 26, 2015, our findings indicated the presence of GARCH effect and was adequately captured by GARCH(0,1) model. Also, the sign and size bias test for asymmetric GARCH effect on the residual series of GARCH(0,1) model showed a joint significance as indicated by the Lagrange Multiplier test. Moreover, the asymmetric GARCH effect was adequately captured by EGARCH(0,1) and TGARCH(0,1) models. In addition, the significance of the size bias test indicated that the size of negative and positive returns has an impact on the predicted heteroscedasticity. Hence, we concluded that GARCH(0,1) model adequately predicted the GARCH effect but failed to capture the asymmetric effect in the share price returns of the discrete series. However, this was complemented by both EGARCH(0,1) and TGARCH(0,1) models with the size of both the negative and positive effects taken into consideration.
Rat Bioassay for Evaluation of Protein Quality of Soy-Fortified Complementary Foods
Authors: Kamau Elijah H. , Serrem Charlotte A. , Wamunga Florence W.
Published: October 2017

Compositing complementary flours with legumes of high protein quality such as soy can be effective in abating Protein Energy Malnutrition. Soy-fortified complementary flours were developed using locally available foods from Western Kenya and used to determine the fortification effect on protein nutritional quality, growth, and rehabilitation. Ten isonitrogenous diets containing 10% protein and one containing 20% protein were formulated from six foods; maize, pearl millet, finger millet, sorghum, cassava, and banana at ratios of 70:30 flour and soy with milk powder as control and fed to weanling male albino rats. Another group was fed on a protein free diet. Banana: Soy diet had significantly superior protein nutritional quality while Maize: soy had 70% Protein Digestibility Corrected Amino Acid Score. True Protein Digestibility of the fortified diets lay within the acceptable margin for cereal: bean mixtures. Fortification with soy improved protein quality indices of flours in rats, and by extrapolation could support growth of young children if used as complementary foods.
Gray Code in the Solution of the Nine Rings Chinese Game
Authors: Ceasar Huang Erick , Sherry Huang Sharon , Tsai Cheng-Hua
Published: October 2017

The main purpose of this project is to explore the nine chain ringed game and to solve it through various ways including induction and recursive methods. Associating this game with the binary codes  and  where the two numbers represent whether the respective ring is on the 1st row-the ring being on the sword or the 2nd row-the ring being off the sword. First, we explored the problem with two mathematical models to find the existing patterns. Then, by the usage of induction, we found the general form of the quickest number of moves needed depending on the number of rings without the repetition of any situation. Hence we called this path a beautiful solution. Similarly, by the usage of induction, we determined the smallest number of steps needed to get from one situation to another situation. Meanwhile, we also formulated nonrepeating sequences to represent which ring will be moved at which step of the beautiful solution’s procedure. Finally, we concluded the project by aggregating the data into a generating function.
A Concept for Striking Range Improvement of the GROM/PIORUN Man-Portable Air-Defence System
Authors: MOTYL Krzysztof , MAKOWSKI Mirosław , ZYGMUNT Bogdan , PUZEWICZ Zbigniew , NOGA Janusz
Published: October 2017

This paper presents a concept for striking distance performance improvement of the GROM/PIORUN Man-Portable Air-Defence System rocket missiles by increasing the rated diameter of the rocket missile propulsion system and its fuel charge weight. A mathematical and physical model of the GROM rocket missile was designed and its enhanced propulsion system was simulated in a computer environment. The computer simulation results were displayed on plot charts.
Numerical Analysis of the Effects of the Geometric and Weight Parameters on the Exterior Ballistics of a Designed Counterprojectile
Authors: MICHALSKI Jakub , SURMA Zbigniew , CZYŻEWSKA Marta
Published: October 2017

This paper presents a selection of deliverables of a research project intended to develop a technology demonstrator for an active protection system smart counterprojectile. Numerical simulations were completed to analyse the effects of geometry and weight of the counterprojectile warhead on the counterprojectile flight (motion) parameters. This paper investigates four variants of the counterprojectile warhead shape and three variants of the counterprojectile warhead weight. Given the investigated geometric and weight variants, the PRODAS software environment was used to develop geometric models of the counterprojectile warhead,
followed by the determination of the model aerodynamic characteristics. The final deliverable of this work are the results of the numerical simulation of the counterprojectile motion along the initial flight path length.
Given the required activation of the active protection system in direct proximity of the protected object, the analyses of counterprojectile motion parameters were restricted to a distance of ten-odd metres from the counterprojectile launching system.
COMPARISON OF PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES ON THE IOS PLATFORM
IN TERMS OF PERFORMANCE
Authors: Gut Kamil , Skublewska-Paszkowska Maria , Łukasik Edyta , Smołka Jakub
Published: October 2017

In 2014, Apple unveiled a completely new programming language for the iOS and OS X platforms. Swift was presented as a modern programming language, such as: safe, easy to learn and easy to use. This article presents the performance comparison between the Swift and Objective-C languages. For the purpose of the research, two applications were developed, one in each language, implementing sorting algorithms and data structures such as arrays, dictionaries and sets.
WEB SERVER LATENCY REDUCTION STUDY
Authors: Mbarek Fatma , Mosorov Volodymyr , Wojciechowski Rafał
Published: October 2017

This paper investigates the characteristics of web server response delay in order to understand and analyze the optimisation techniques of reducing latency. The analysis of the latency behavior for multi-process Apache HTTP server with different thread count and various workloads, was made. It was indicated, that the insufficient number of threads used by the server handling the concurrent requests of clients, is responsible for increasing latency under various loads. The problem can be solved by using a modified web server configuration allowing to reduce the response time.
BILANS MOCY A HOLONOMICZNOŚĆ PRZEŁĄCZALNEGO SILNIKA RELUKTANCYJNEGO
Authors: Wciślik Mirosław , Suchenia Karol
Published: October 2017

W artykule przedstawiono analizę bilansu mocy w równaniach ruchu prostego układu elektromechanicznego. Przeprowadzono pomiary parametrów jednofazowego silnika reluktancyjnego w funkcji kąta obrotu. Na osi wirnika zamocowano prostopadle metalowy pręt. Na podstawie oscylacji tego wahadła wyznaczono parametry układu elektromechanicznego. Porównano parametry równania ruchu otrzymanego z eksperymentu z równaniami ruchu Lagrange'a drugiego rzędu. Przedstawiono metodykę otrzymywania równania wraz z dyskusją holonomiczności układów elektromechanicznych.
Le touriste gourmand vu par
lui-même
Authors: CORNEAU-GAUVIN Élise , CSERGO Julia
Published: October 2017

Les recherches en sciences sociales ont multiplié des définitions plutôt
hétérogènes du tourisme gourmand, et ce, dans une perspective théorique, basée sur
l’analyse de l’offre plus que sur celle de ses pratiques sociales. L’objet de cet article
est de tenter de mieux cerner, à travers les résultats d’une enquête socioculturelle menée
en Amérique du Nord, les pratiques, les horizons d’attente et les représentations que les
touristes provenant des marchés de proximité du Québec se font du tourisme gourmand et,
plus particulièrement, de l’offre touristique gourmande québécoise. Il met en évidence les
écarts qui existent entre les perceptions et les attentes de la clientèle et les
représentations académiques, mais aussi marketing et communicationnelles du phénomène.
La visite de parents et d’amis (VPA), un phénomène touristique majeur.
Authors: DE GRANDPRÉ François
Published: October 2017

Les recherches que nous avons consultées au sujet des visites de parents et d’amis (VPA) nous apprennent que nous aurions tort de croire qu’il s’agit là d’un phénomène marginal, surtout en ce qui concerne le volume de visiteurs qu’il représente, mais aussi les impacts économiques qu’il génère. Il serait aussi faux de penser qu’il soit possible d’intervenir efficacement auprès de cette clientèle de la même manière que nous intervenons auprès d’autres types de visiteurs. Selon certaines de ces études, nous aurions tout aussi tort de ne pas intervenir, sous prétexte qu’il s’agit d’une clientèle « naturelle » qui ferait une visite de toute façon. Ces constats ont été questionnés dans le cadre de groupes de discussion organisés à Trois-Rivières. Cette ville d’un peu plus de 100 000 habitants est située au Québec, entre Montréal et Québec. Elle a la particularité d’accueillir une proportion de VPA particulièrement importante ; ils comptent en effet pour trois visiteurs sur quatre, contre un voyageur sur deux en moyenne au Québec. Les constats évoqués dans la littérature ont presque tous trouvé écho auprès des personnes rencontrées lors de ces discussions de groupes (focus groups). En effet, ils sont actifs, ils dépensent et ils ont des besoins qui pourraient être en partie assouvis par les acteurs touristiques locaux (privés et publics). Nous avons porté une attention particulière à la manière de les rejoindre, car la littérature n’offre pas de réponse satisfaisante à la question des stratégies territoriales visant les VPA. Le but de favoriser les VPA n’est pas qu’économique (accroître la fréquence et la durée des voyages pour faire augmenter les dépenses), il est aussi lié à l’amélioration de l’expérience vécue, tant par l’hôte que par le visiteur. Notre étude tend à montrer que la réponse réside dans une communication plus complète, plus objective et mieux adaptée aux particularités des hôtes et de leurs visiteurs. Elle suggère aussi de jouer sur les prix et d’atténuer le clivage qui existe entre le citoyen et le touriste.
SERVIR ET ALLÉGER
Authors: LAMBERT VINCENT
Published: October 2017

Où qu’on la pratique, la chronique comporte un certain nombre de caractéristiques
— relevées notamment par Marc Angenot (1986) et Marie-Ève Thérenty (2007) — qui en font un
genre à part entière, même si le premier de ces traits est une indistinction qui tient à sa
mitoyenneté générale. Elle est au point de rencontre de la littérature et du journalisme,
des genres de l’intime et de l’espace public, de l’actualité et de l’inactualité, de
l’archive et du provisoire, de l’objectivité factuelle et d’un subjectivisme assumé. Cet
article propose de comprendre la spécificité de l’espace réservé au chroniqueur dans
certains journaux canadiens de la seconde moitié du xixe siècle. Nous aborderons quatre chroniqueurs très actifs à l’époque :
Arthur Buies, Hector Fabre, Napoléon Legendre et Edmond Paré. Ils partagent un ensemble de
traits récurrents (le libéralisme, l’oralité, l’ironie, la flânerie et la contemplation)
suggérant que nous sommes en présence d’une véritable figure médiatique, c’est-à-dire un
type façonné par l’imaginaire médiatique, identifié à un ethos, à un langage, à
certaines postures qui forment ni plus ni moins qu’un habit — une manière d’être, une
tenue —, l’habit du chroniqueur. Celui qui revêt cet habit accepterait un mandat implicite,
un peu comme le reporter mais à propos de tout et de rien, celui de préserver une connivence
avec le lecteur, par laquelle le monde (de la politique au fjord du Saguenay en passant par
les rues de Québec) sera vu d’un angle oblique, à la fois ironique et intime.
Mogućnosti detekcije i karakterizacije epileptogenih lezija primjenom magnetne rezonance jačine 1,5T i 3,0T
Authors: Kovačević-Dragosavljević Violeta , Katana Davorka , Grujić-Vujmilović Dragana
Published: October 2017

Uvod. Magnetna rezonanca (MR) je pouzdana metoda u detekciji epileptogenihlezija, ali postoje podijeljena mišljenja o dijagnostičkoj vrijednosti MRjačine magnetnog polja 3,0T u odnosu na 1,5T. Cilj rada je bio da se utvrdisenzitivnost i specifičnost MR jačine magnetnog polja 3,0T za detekciju ikarakterizaciju epileptogenih lezija u odnosu na MR 1,5TMetod. Od juna 2013. do maja 2014. godine u Zavodu za kliničku radiologijuUKC R. Srpske pregledano je 58 ispitanika na oba MR uređaja po protokolu zaepilepsiju. Nalaze su nezavisno opisivala dva radiologa i konsenzusom došlido referentnog nalaza. Upoređivanjem promjena otkrivenih na oba aparataza MR sa referentnim standardom odredili su senzitivnost i specifičnost MR1,5T i 3,0T za detekciju i karakterizaciju lezija.Rezultati. Konsenzusom su identifikovane 72 referentne, potencijalno epileptogenepromjene kod 50 bolesnika. Nije utvrđena značajna razlika u brojuidentifikovanih lezija niti u karakterizaciji lezija između dva radiologa pripregledu nalaza dobijenih na MR 1,5T i 3,0T. Podjednaka senzitivnost MR(0,986) u detekciji epileptogenih lezija u odnosu na referentni standard jezabilježena za nalaze oba radiologa i na MR 1,5T i 3,0T. Specifičnost MR udetekciji lezija je bila nešto niža kod prvog nego drugog radiologa samo na 3,0T(0,75 vs. 0,875). Senzitivnost i specifičnost MR u karakterizaciji epileptogenihlezija iznosila je za nalaze prvog radiologa 0,91, odnosno 0,87 na MR 1,5T,a 0,97, odnosno 0,75 na 3,0T. Senzitivnost (0,94) i specifičnost (0,87) MR ukarakterizaciji lezija kod drugog radiologa su bile jednake i na MR 1,5T i 3,0T.Zaključak. Nije utvrđena statistički značajna razlika u senzitivnosti i specifičnostiMR jačine magnetnog polja 3,0T u odnosu na 1,5T u detekciji i karakterizacijiepileptogenih lezija. Performanse MR kod evaluacije epilepsijeviše zavise od adekvatnog protokola i obučenosti radiologa nego od jačinemagnetnog polja MR uređaja.
Prisustvo depresije kod bolesnika sa hroničnim subjektivnim tinitusom
Authors: Balaban Radmila
Published: October 2017

Uvod. Tinitus se definiše kao percepcija zvuka u ušima ili glavi bez prisutnihvanjskih izvora zvuka. Zujanje u uhu i nesposobnost bolesnika da se prilagodeovoj pojavi može da dovede do ispoljavanja emocionalnih tegoba, kao što sudepresija i anksioznost. Cilj ove studije je bio da se procijeni stepen depresivnihtegoba koje prate hronični tinitus i ispita veza između prisustva tinitusai simptoma depresije kod pacijenata sa hroničnim subjektivnim tinitusom.Metode. Studijom su obuhvaćena 73 bolesnika sa tinitusom i 47 ispitanika beztinitusa, a obje grupe su uparene po polu i uzrastu. Bolesnici su podvrgnutiotorinolaringološkom pregledu i popunili su samostalno Tinitus hendikepupitnik i Beck-ov upitnik depresije. Tonalna liminarna audiometrija je urađenakod obje grupe ispitanika.Rezultati. Audiološkim ispitivanjem je otkriveno da 7 (9,6%) bolesnika satinitusom nema oštećenje sluha, a većina (41-56,2%) je imalo nagluvost lakogstepena, dok je među ispitanicima bez tinitusa 28 (59,6%) imalo normalansluh. Bolesnici su najčešće imali visoke frekvencije tinitusa (63-86,3%), a uodnosu na intenzitet 48 (65,8%) bolesnika je imalo srednje jak tinitus (5-20 dB).Tinitus hendikep upitnikom dobijen je skor koji je klasifikaovao subjektivnidoživljaj hendikepa kao zanemarljiv kod 26 (35,6%) bolesnika, blag kod 12(16,4%), umjeren kod 23 (31,5%), težak kod 7 (9,6%) i veoma težak kod 5 (6,8%)bolesnika. Beck-ovim upitnikom depresije utvrđeno je normalno raspoloženjekod 59 (80,8%) bolesnika, odnosno kod 43 (91,5%) ispitanika bez tinitusa(U=1282.0, Z=-2.35, p<0,05). Između skorova dobijenih korišćenjem ova dvaupitnika utvrđen je visok stepen korelacije (ρ=0,436, p<0,001).Zaključak. Značajna korelacija između skorova dobijenih Tinitus hendikepupitnikom i Beck-ovim upitnikom depresije ima značaja u pristupu liječenjuovih bolesnika. Kako depresija dodatno smanjuje kvalitet života, neophodnoje da se adekvatnim tretmanom utiče na bržu adaptaciju na tinitus.
Bolničke infekcije - znanja, stavovi i informisanost učenika i studenata zdravstvenog smjera
Authors: Kucurski Ljubiša , Baković Boris , Mumović Jelena , Gušo Amela , Tomić Stana , Gojković Sanja
Published: October 2017

Uvod. Intrahospitalna infekcija (IHI) je svaka infekcija koja je nastala kod bolesnika,osoblja, učenika ili studenata u bolnici ili u nekoj drugoj zdravstvenojustanovi, a koja nije bila prisutna, niti je bolesnik bio u inkubaciji na prijemu.Cilj rada je bio da se procijeni i uporedi znanje studenata zdravstvene njegei učenika srednje medicinske škole o IHI.Metode. Studija presjeka je sprovedena u decembru 2015. godine anonimnimupitnikom koji je sadržao 21 pitanje. Ispitana su 72 učenika 3. i 4. razredaMedicinske škole u Foči i 43 studenta 3. i 4. godine Medicinskog fakulteta uFoči, odsjek za Zdravstvenu njegu, koji su na dan anketiranja prisustvovalinastavi.Rezultati. Definiciju IHI znalo je 12,5% anketiranih učenika, a 79,1% studenata(p<0,001). Većina anketiranih učenika i studenata je poznavala rezervoareIHI (73,6% vs. 93%; p=0,061), ali je manji procenat učenika nego studenataznao posljedice IHI (50% vs. 81,4%; p=0,006). Studenti (93%) bolje poznajumjere prevencije IHI od učenika (75%) (p=0,225). Statistički značajna razlikaizmeđu učenika i studenata postoji u sprovođenju mjera predostrožnostitokom vježbi (84,72% vs. 58,14; p=0,003) ali se grupe neznačajno razlikuju uznanju o značaju upotrebe rukavica. Veći procenat studenata od učenika jeimao predavanja o IHI (95,35% vs. 44%; p< 0,001).Zaključak. Veći procenat studenata zdravstvene njege zna definiciju i posljediceIHI u odnosu na učenike medicinske škole, dok je poznavanja mjera prevencijepodjednako, kao i sprovođenju mjera predostrožnosti prilikom izvođenjavježbi.
Metode ispitivanja i pokazatelji kvaliteta života
Authors: Joković Sandra , Đević Rade , Vilotić Snežana
Published: October 2017

Procjeni kvaliteta života posvećuje se posljednjih godina sve veća pažnjakako na polju prirodnih tako i društvenih nauka. Autori iz različitih oblastipristupaju konceptu kvaliteta života iz perspektive svojih ciljeva istraživanja,tako da je i danas prisutan veliki broj definicija. Kvalitet života je na prvommjestu psihološka kategorija koja ne proizlazi automatski iz zadovoljavanjanekih osnovnih potreba, već iz cjelokupne psihološke strukture pojedincau interakciji s njegovom fizičkom i socijalnom sredinom. Procena kvalitetaživota je složena i može se zasnivati na različitom setu indikatora, koji semogu razlikovati među zemljama, kao i među regionalno-ekonomskim integracijamai organizacijama. Stoga je adekvatan izbor upitnika i najvažnijikorak u njegovoj procjeni.
Николај Ф. Фјодоров и „теологија дјела“
Authors: Лукић Слободан
Published: October 2017

У раду се излажу основне философске идеје Н. Фјодорова са посебним акцентом на централну идеју – идеју свеопштег васкрсавања. Фјодоров је заступао ексцентричне ставове о васкрсавању умрлих предака заједничким подухватом свих људи и уз помоћ науке и технике. Иако је главно надахнуће Фјодорова било у духу хришћанске благе вијести Васкрсења, он се разилазио са хришћанским предањем истицањем условности васкрсења човјековим дјелањем.
Крстоликост времена
Authors: Прохоров Г. М.
Published: October 2017

Постоји важан закон на који желим да укажем, који и откривам тим указивањем: какав год придавали смисао својој садашњости, људи је увек повезују с другим временима, с овим или оним другим временом.Та је веза природна и неизбежна, јер без других времена садашње у нашем мишљењу напросто не може ни постојати. Чим почнемо о њему да мислимо, мора се мислити и о другим временима. Јер садашњост – то је оно што још није прошло, али није ни оно што тек треба да дође. Значи, садашње време је између прошлог и будућег, а ова два – као да су од њега некако постранце. Ако пак усмеримо мисаони поглед одозго наниже, показаће се да је садашњост – оно што није вечно јер ће проћи, али није ни моментално јер траје. Излази да је садашњост центар крста, чији је врх Вечност, доњи крај Трен, Магновење или Моменат, тј. њена супротност; а са страна – Прошлост и Будућност. Време је крстолико!У центру пак тога крста смо „Ја“ или „Ми“, који и представљамо садашњост, обдарени разумом, савешћу и свешћу, и који смо способни да промишљамо о оном што нас окружује.
Хришћанска књижевност – паганска реторика – модерна ексегеза
Authors: Клансен Карл Јоаким
Published: October 2017

Одабрао сам ову тему након што сам сазнао да би текст који се тиче не само хришћанске него и не-хришћанске античке традиције био добро прихваћен, али и због тога што у модерној ексегези Библије постоји својеврстан тренд искориштавања реторичких категорија, посебно ако говоримо о протестантским круговима у Америци и Њемачкој.
PREDNOSTI I OGRANIČENJA IZGRADNJE E-UPRAVE U SRBIJI
Authors: Vidas-Bubanja Marijana
Published: October 2017

Kreiranje savremene državne uprave podržane primenom ICT znači  reorganizaciju, simplifikaciju i standardizaciju administrativnih procedura, što značajno doprinosi smanjenju troškova i smanjuje mogućnost korupcije i zloupotreba. Polazište ovih aktivnosti je vezano za porast svesti o potencijalima koncepta e-uprave kao mehanizmu demokratizacije društva, unapredjenja javnih usluga, podrške ekonomskom i poslovnom razvoju. U skladu sa stavom EU o prioritetnosti razvoja informacionog društva uvodjenje savremenih metoda e-uprave pradstavlja važan segment procesa stabilizacije i asocijacije Srbije Evropskoj uniji.
Špekulativno trgovanje finansijskim instrumentima na tržištu kapitala Republike Srpske
Authors: Božić Siniša
Published: October 2017

Rezime: Ovaj pregled ima za cilj naučno kvantifikovanje špekulacija na tržištu kapitala Republike Srpske, njihovu analizu, identifikovanje uočenih finansijskih instrumenata koji su bili predmet špekulativnih aktivnosti i pojašnjenje uočenih tendencija. Pri tome, naznačena je jasna diferencija između špekulacije i manipulacije: dok je špekulacija dozvoljen i, u određenim slučajevima, poželjan oblik aktivnosti i učestvovanja na berzanskom tržištu, manipulaciju je domaći zakonodavac jasno definisao kao krivično djelo i njome se rad neće baviti.Rad ne predstavlja poziv na kupovinu ili prodaju bilo koje hartije od vrijednosti.
Uticaj kreditnih linija svjetske banke za mala i srednja preduzeća u Republici Srpskoj na performanse korisnika kredita
Authors: Petrović Jadranka
Published: October 2017

Rezime: Cilj rada bio je istražiti uticaj kreditnih linija Svjetske banke za mala i srednja preduzeća (MSP) u Republici Srpskoj (RS) na performanse korisnika kredita. U radu su predstavljeni projekti Svjetske banke u RS za kreditiranje privatnog sektora: Hitni pilot projekat kreditiranja, Projekat kreditiranja privatnog sektora i Projekat poboljšanja pristupa finansijama za MSP,te analiziran uticaj kredita iz prva dva projekta na poslovne performanse preduzeća korisnika: ukupan prihod, izvoz i broj zaposlenih. U analizi je vršeno poređenje izabranih pokazatelja, u godini prije korištenja kredita,sa pokazateljima u godinama nakon korištenja kredita. Takođe, vršeno je poređenje kretanja pokazatelja preduzeća koja su koristila kredite Svjetske banke sa kretanjem pokazatelja na nivou Republike Srpske. Rezultati istraživanja su pokazali da su kreditne linije Svjetske banke za MSP u RS imale pozitivan uticaj na performanse korisnika kredita, a naročito na izvoz i broj zaposlenih. Ipak, prva dva projekta su bila relativno skromne vrijednosti u odnosu na ukupan plasman kredita privatnim preduzećima u RS. Posljednji projekat (EAF), čija je implementacija u toku, je do sada najveće vrijednosti i od njega se očekuju daleko veći pozitivni efekti na performanse MSP u Republici Srpskoj.
KLASTERI KAO MODEL POVEZIVANJA MALIH I SREDNJIH PREDUZEĆA U FUNKCIJI OŽIVLJAVANJA PRIVREDE SRBIJE
Authors: Laketa Marko , Laketa Luka
Published: October 2017

Izvesti privredni oporavak zemlje u tranziciji nije nimalo lak zadatak. Promena sistema privređivanja zahteva korenitu promenu u svim aspektima poslovanja. Da bi se oporavila privreda jedne zemlje sigurno je neophodno pored ostalog povesti računa i o organizaciji malih i srednjih preduzeća. Samoinicijativno povezivanje ovih preduzeća u klastere je sigurno jedan od dobrih iskustava zemalja Evropske unije kao i zemalja u okruženju. To je pre svega funkcionalna povezanost koja proizilazi iz same potrebe malih i srednjih preduzeća. Klasteri sami po sebi nisu dovoljni za rešavanje slabosti poslovnog okruženja, ali ukoliko postanu deo strategije povećanja konkurentnosti mogu značajno pridoneti postizanju pozitivnih rezultata koje samostalne politike ne bi mogle postići. Udruživanje u klastere dovodi do povećanja konkurentnosti preduzeća članica zahvaljujući povećanju produktivnosti rada, usvajanju inovacija, razvoju nove tehnologije i usvajanju najnovijih standarda kvaliteta. Imajući u vidu da je razvoj klastera u Srbiji još uvek u ranoj fazi, kao i nivo konkurentnosti preduzeća, neophodno je značajnije uključivanje države u smislu stimulisanja udruživanja, stvaranja institucionalnog okvira i povoljnog poslovnog ambijenta za uspešan razvoj ovih procesa.
TOURISM CONTRIBUTION TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN MACEDONIA
Authors: Petrovska Biljana
Published: October 2017

In the past few decades, tourism has emerged asone of the major industries in the world economy, by benefiting transportation, accommodation,catering and many other sectors. It provokes an interest among all countries, regardless the level of economic development. Therefore, many undeveloped and developing countries identified tourism as one of the greatest sources of economic growth and detected it as the only way-out for economic prosperity. This research argues the inevitable relationship between tourism and economic development with an aim to investigate tourism impacts. Moreover, the paper attempts to disentangle the economic impacts of tourism industry in Macedonia by assessing its direct contribution to the economic development. For that purpose, some commonly applied economic parameters are addressed: the gross domestic product in order to measure the contribution of tourism to the overall economic activity; employment in tourism as possibility to contribute to job creation in combating unemployment rate; and the net flows of tourism services by analyzing the balance of payments. The research generally covers comparative analyses based on stylized facts obtained from desk-research and available sources of secondary data. The data set covers the period 1997-2012. Special attention is put on the period before and after the global financial crisis. The research findings reveal modest contribution of tourism towards economic development in Macedonia. Similar to many tourism-oriented countries, Macedonia was not immune to the negative shocks provoked by the world economic crisis that interrupted the upward tourism trend.The research underscores the necessity for continuous analysis of tourism economic impacts as an important consideration for strengthening national economy. Finally, the paper gains additional importance since the outcomes pose some valuable considerations to all tourism key-actors responsible for creating economic development strategies in Macedonia.
ORGANIZACIJSKI DIZAJN, MENADŽMENT I KONKURENTNOST
Authors: Stojanović Vladimir , Jakupović Sanel , Jugo Elvir
Published: October 2017

Posmatrajući organizacijski dizajn zasebno, on čini jednu od postojećih konkurentskih prednosti koje su u današnjem turbulentnom globalnom okruženju ostale dugoročne i održive. Kvalitetan proces organizacijskog dizajna omogućava sposobnost neprestanog generisanja niza privremenih konkurentskih prednosti. Pri tome, neminovno se menja i njegov fokus jer se organizacijski dizajn neće više sastojati od održivih strategija, struktura i kultura, već od prilagodljivih organizacijskih rešenja putem kojih će organizacija sticati neophodne kratkoročne prednosti.Organizacijski dizajn, osim što predstavlja izvor konkurentske prednosti ima veoma važne implikacije za sposobnost organizacije da se bori sa spoljašnjim kontingencijskim faktorima, uspešnog upravljanja raznovrsnošću i neprekidnim povećavanjima organizacijske uspešnosti i sposobnosti inoviranja.Organizacioni dizajn je veoma kompleksno pitanje; delikatan i odgovoran posao rukovodilaca u svakoj organizaciji podrazumeva:poznavanje teorija o dizajniranju organizacija, praktična iskustva organizacija iz iste ili srodne delatnosti, liderske sposobnosti i veštine rukovodilaca (menadžera). Očigledno je kako organizacijski dizajn više ne može biti zanemarivan, a vrhovni menadžeri moraju uložiti potrebnu energiju u dizajniranje organizacija koje će opstati i biti uspešne, nezavisno od uslova koje donosi 21. vek.
PODSTICAJ SAMOZAPOŠLJAVANJA PREKO RAZVOJA MALIH I SREDNJIH PREDUZEĆA
Authors: Sredojević Vanja , Lukić Slavica , Milić Rastko
Published: October 2017

Značaj razvoja sektora malih i srednjih preduzeća i preduzetništva za rješavanje gorućeg pitanja nezaposlenosti je potvrđen Evropskom poveljom o malim preduzećima, koja je potpisana od vodećih ekonomija Evropske unije. Inovativnošću, svojom fleksibilnošću mala i srednja preduzeća su usmjerena na djelatnosti u kojima ekonomija obima nije primarna, što i odgovara tržišnim uslovima Bosne i Hercegovine i Republike Srpske. Vođeni statističkim pokazateljima i stanjem u praksi, eksperti iz oblasti ekonomije su ukazali na ogromnu moć koja leži upravo u malom biznisu, koju je potrebno poduprijeti povoljnim i stimulativnim poslovnim okruženjem i usmjeriti ka krajnjem cilju – prevazilaženju privredne stagnacije, povećanju opšte zaposlenosti i ekonomskom rastu. Pred istim problemom stoje i druge zemlje u okruženju, tražeći rješenja koja bi imala najbolje efekte na smanjenje stope nezaposlenosti. U Bosni i Hercegovini postotak nezaposlenih u 2012.godini je bio dvostruko veći nego u Španiji koja bilježi najveći broj nezaposlenih u Evropskoj uniji, a da slika bude sumornija veliki dio su mladi. Samozapošljavanje i otvaranje start-up preduzeća bilo bi odličan odgovor u borbi protiv nezaposlenosti u zemljama u okruženju i Bosni i Hercegovini, ukoliko bi ga pratili ostali bitni faktori koji imaju direktan i indirektan uticaj na opstanak malog biznisa u uslovima slobodne tržišne ekonomije. Samozapošljavanje podrazumijeva preuzimanje rizika koji bi mladi preduzetnici mogli i prihvatiti, ukoliko bi dio istog preuzela država. Da li je nivo samozaposlenih u Bosni i Hercegovini rezultat ekspanzije privatnih inicijativa i preduzetničkog duha, koje podrazumijeva nezavisno i samostalno odlučivanja po sistemu „sam svoj gazda“ i mogućnost veće zarade vlastitim biznisom ili obrazloženje stoji uz činjenicu lošeg stanja industrije i privrede u cjelini, a koje za posljedicu ima prinudno i nespremno preuzimanje uloge preduzetnika - borca za goli opstanak.
ZNAČAJ KULTURE U MEĐUNARODNOM MARKETINGU
Authors: Đokić Maja , Gardašević Jovana
Published: October 2017

Rezime:Međunarodno poslovanje uopšte, a pogotovo međunarodni marketing predstavlja ne samo ekonomski već i socio – kulturni fenomen.Svrha ovog rada jeste da teorijski prikaže sve aspekte kulture koji su esencijalno važni za poslovne ljude i kompanije, počevši od problema jezika i sporazumevanja, estetskih vrednosti,stavova i verovanja, religije do elemenata materijalne kulture. Kultura jednog društva obuhvata kako nematerijalne aspekte – verovanja, ideje, i vrednosti koji čine sadržaj jedne kulture tako i materijalne aspekte – objekte, simbole ili tehnologiju kroz koju se sadržaj kulture izražava. Uticaj kulture na međunarodni marketing i na donošenje marketing odluka sve više uzima maha, pogotovo u vremenu u kome živimo, a koje karakteriše visok stepen liberalzacije trgovine, širenja tržišta, globalizacije,ekonomskih integracija, međunarodnog poslovanja marketinški orijentisanih preduzeća koje svoje odluke usklađuju sa zahtevima krajnjeg potrošača. Ukoliko je krajnji potrošač, bilo da govorimo o pojedincu ili nekom ekonomskom subjektu iz internacionalnog okruženja, neophodno je poznavati kulturu iz koje potiče kako bi se lako mogle odrediti i definisati njegove potrebe i zahtevi, te na osnovu toga i pristupiti kreiranju adekvatne markting strategije. Cilj ovog rada je da ukaže na izuzetno veliki značaj poznavanja kultureinternacionalnogpodručja na kome kompanija želi da posluje.
KORPORATIVNA DRUŠTVENA ODGOVORNOST KAO MARKETING STRATEGIJA
Authors: Projović Ivana , Popović Šević Nevenka
Published: October 2017

Predmet ovog rada predstavlja korporativna društvena odgovornost kao marketing strategija kompanija, koje jedinstvenim, inovativnim i društveno odgovornim aktivnostima uspevaju da se promovišu i postignu što bolju konkuretnost na tržištu. Korporativna društvena odgovornost je u savemenom poslovanju često korišćen koncept, kojim se nastoji ostvariti doprinos rešenju važnih društvenih pitanja i istovremeno problema društvene zajednice u kojoj kompanije posluju. U zavisnosti od toga koliko se kompanija promišljeno bavi društveno odgovornim projektima kojima upravlja, kao i principima njihovog ostvarenja, zavise i načini afirmisanja postignutih rezultata. Pored implementacije društveno odgovornih principa i inicijativa, neophodno je i efikasno promovisanje istih, uz adekvatnu primenu interne i eksterne komunikacije. Implementacijom društveno odgovornih aktivnosti, kompanija stiče zavidnu konkurentsku prednost, ojačava poziciju svojih brendova u proizvodima/uslugama, stiče naklonost pretpostavljenih državnih tela ali i celokupne društvene zajednice. Pregledom i analizom dostupne literature u radu je prikazano kako korporativna društvena odgovornost utiče na dalji razvoj preduzeća, stvaranje konkurentske prednosti, kreiranje imidža istog i, pre svega, ostvaruje naklonost krajnjih korisnika i zajednice u kojoj posluje implementacijom usklađenih standarda poslovanja, etike u radu i održivih poslovnih i marketing strategija. Autorke u radu ukazuju na ulogu i značaj društveno odgovornog marketinga, svih poželjnih aktivnosti i načina implementacije istih radi poboljšanja poslovnih performansi kompanije i što boljeg pozicioniranja na tržištu, ali i na izvestan skepticizam potrošača koji može nastati direktnim oglašavanjem.
THE EFFECT OF COGNITIVE AND EMOTIONAL BIASES ON THE CAPITAL STRUCTURE DECISIONS: A LITERATURE REVIEW
Authors: Bilgehan Tekin , Yusuf Gor
Published: October 2017

Each decision-making process is an important cognitive and emotional process which is open to the emotional effect. Individuals make a decision about a future uncertainty either to feel good or maximizing gain by minimizing the loss ratio. Recently, researches in finance have criticized that the capital structure decisions and firms’ funding and strategic choices deviate from the traditional neoclassical paradigm. Furthermore there is a nascent empirical literature that has exposed interesting evidence of the effects of managerial behavioral biases. Managers’ decisions, that to create the capital structure, have a vital importance for the company. The behavioral finance (BF) approach may be revealed useful results in the process of solving decision-makers’ behaviors and thoughts. In this context the purpose of this study is to reveal if the managers are affected by their behavioral characteristics in the process of the financing decision-making, based on the findings of studies in the literature. From this point of view behavioral finance literature, which is about the financing and capital structure decisions, is investigated. As a result, theoretical and empirical analyses, which discussed in the literature, show that managers’ biases play an important role in explaining the capital structure choice.