bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
SCHLARAFFISCHE TEXTE UND WELTEN
Authors: Roßbach Nikola
Published: May 2015

Überlegungen zu einem neuen — kulturwissenschaftlichen — Forschungsparadigma der Literaturwissenschaft beschränken sich allzu oft auf die Erarbeitung theoretischer Modelle. Der vorliegende Beitrag möchte an einem bestimmten Sujet — dem literaturtranszendierenden Vorstellungskomplex Schlaraffenland — die Anwendbarkeit und Produktivität kulturwissenschaftlicher Fragestellungen überprüfen. Zum einen wird gezeigt, wie schlaraffische Literatur aus kulturellen Zusammenhängen und Kontexten heraus zu motivieren ist, zum anderen, wie ein gesamtkultureller Schlaraffia-Komplex aus diskursiven und nicht-diskursiven Elementen rekonstruiert werden kann.
NEW KNOWLEDGE, DISTURBING AND ATTRACTIVE
Authors: Classen Albrecht
Published: May 2015

The emergence of the modern world, or, the ultimate paradigm shift in natural sciences, occurred considerably earlier than commonly assumed. Already in the sixteenth century several German authors indicated the extent to which numerous scientific discoveries had had an impact on the general mentality. The anonymous authors of the prose novels Historia D. Johann Fausten and Wagnerbuch project stunning images of their protagonists’ efforts to gain access to new knowledge and of how they desperately resort, because of their painfully felt human limitations, to necromancy. Although their pacts with the devil are regularly portrayed as extremely condemnable, the narratives themselves reveal an extraordinary fascination with transgressions against traditional knowledge. Both novels thinly mask the true attraction exerted by new scientific knowledge and geographical explorations.
PHILOMELISCHER ZIRKEL? ZUM ‘52. LIED’ DER TRUTZNACHTIGALL FRIEDRICH SPEES
Authors: Rémi Cornelia
Published: May 2015

Geschlossener Zyklus oder offenes Textnetz, harmonischer Abschluß oder verstörende Öffnung? Friedrich Spees Gedichtbuch Trutznachtigall umfaßt in verschiedenen Ausgaben mal 52, mal 51 Verstexte. Autorisiert ist nur die kürzere Fassung; erst der Herausgeber der postumen, anderthalb Jahrzehnte nach Spees Tod erschienenen Erstausgabe ergänzt das 52. Nachtigallenlied. Dennoch zog man gerade diesen angehängten Text immer wieder heran, um Spees Buch in seiner Gesamtheit zu charakterisieren, seine Struktur, zentrale Motive und Themen zusammenzufassen. An diesem Fall läßt sich daher exemplarisch beobachten, wie einerseits ein Gedicht die Wahrnehmung einer kompletten Sammlung zu beeinflussen vermag und wie es andererseits je nach seiner Textumgebung andere poetologische Farben gewinnt. Ein Blick auf die Rezeptionsgeschichte zeigt das Nachwirken dieser Dynamik, insbesondere im Bamberger Weihnachtslied “WAch Nachtigall wach auff”.
ZU JAKOB WIMPFELINGS DICHTUNG DE TRIPLICI CANDORE MARIAE: DIE GEDICHTBEIGABEN
Authors: El Kholi Susann
Published: May 2015

Die beiden Fassungen von Wimpfelings De triplici candore Mariae (Speyer 1493 und Basel 1494) überliefern insgesamt 17 Gedichtbeigaben, deren Anzahl und Zusammensetzung in beiden Drucken differieren. Die Gedichte stammen (abgesehen von Wimpfeling selbst) von Georg von Gemmingen, Peter Schott, Sebastian Brant, dem Drucker Johann Bergmann von Olpe u.a. Inhaltlich beschäftigen sich die Carmina mit dem Thema Kritiker und Neider, dem Lob Wimpfelings, der Verdienstlichkeit seiner Dichtung im Diesseits und im Jenseits, der Versform, der Polemik gegen die antike Liebesdichtung sowie der literarischen Bedeutung des Werkes, auch in der Frage der Gleichrangigkeit mit den italienischen Literaten.
GEISTLICHE POESIE UND GEISTLICHE POETIK ZWISCHEN POESIE UND THEOLOGIE
Authors: Grosse Sven
Published: May 2015

Weshalb hat die im Barockzeitalter so hochgeschätzte geistliche Poesie in den allgemeinen Poetiken dieser Zeit keinen gebührenden Platz erhalten? Stattdessen ist der Ort eigentlich geistlicher Poetik in Vorreden. Grund ist, daß geistliche Poesie erst in theologischer Reflexion ihre Eigenart und ihren Rang erweist, nur lehrhafte theologische Reflexion aber lediglich bis in die Vorrede als Vorraum der geistlichen Poesie gelangen darf. Diese ist nach theologischen Maßstäben die höhere Form theologischer Rede. Dem entspricht, daß die gesamte Poesie als ‘verborgene Theologie’ zu verstehen ist und dieser Charakter in der geistlichen Poesie sich enthüllt. Der ‘Vorbericht’ Feustkings, erstmals seit der 3. Auflage seiner Paul-Gerhardt-Ausgabe (1723) hier vollständig abgedruckt, ist nicht nur ein Schlüsseltext für die geistliche Poesie der Zeit, sondern auch eine der wichtigsten Quellen zum Leben Paul Gerhardts (auch dessen ‘Testament’ enthaltend) und die eingehendste frühe Würdigung von Gerhardts Liedern.
ZWEI KELTISCHE TRINKSPRÜCHE BEI G. R. WECKHERLIN
Authors: Zimmer Stefan
Published: May 2015

Die Notiz untersucht zwei Trinksprüche walisischer und irischer Herkunft im Werk des Barockdichters Georg Rodolf Weckherlin (1584-1653); alte Deutungen können verbessert werden.
JOHANN RIST UND DIE NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN SEINER ZEIT
Authors: van Ingen Ferdinand
Published: May 2015

Johann Rist hat sich neben seiner Amtstätigkeit als Pfarrer und seiner schriftstellerischen Arbeit für naturwissenschaftliche Experimente aller Art interessiert. Er schrieb über den vielberufenen Stein der Weisen und versuchte sich im eigenen Labor in alchemistischen Praktiken. Der Beitrag soll seine Interessen auf dem Gebiet der Artes in den historischen Kontext einordnen.
DIE ZWEI FÜßE DES MYSTIKERS
Authors: Mohr Jan
Published: May 2015

In den geistlichen Sinngedichten des Cherubinischen Wandersmann von Johannes Scheffler (Angelus Silesius) werden epigrammatisch zugespitzte Reflexionen und Spekulationen über das Verhältnis von Gott und Mensch angestellt. Die Vorrede stellt die Epigramme in einen funktionalen Zusammenhang mit Schefflers Liedersammlung Heilige Seelen-Lust: die Epigramme sollen auf dem rationalen Weg eine Annäherung an Gott ermöglichen, die Lieder komplementär über affektive Gefühlsäußerungen. Zusammen stellen beide Werke die zwei Füße dar, auf denen einer Denkfigur zufolge der Mystiker zu Gott finde. Die Zuweisung ergänzend wird hier gezeigt, daß auch der Epigrammzyklus abschnittsweise Angebote zu einer überwiegend affektbetonten Lektüre macht: In Serien über mehrere Epigramme hinweg werden topische Bildszenen aus dem Leben Christi entwickelt, die dem Leser als Projektionsfläche für Imaginationen und andächtige Meditationen dienen können.
WIE AUS NACHRICHTEN GESCHICHTE WIRD
Authors: Tschopp Silvia Serena
Published: May 2015

Ausgehend von der Frage, welche Bedeutung dem seit dem frühen 16. Jahrhundert gewaltig expandierenden publizistischen Markt als Quellenfundus für die vormoderne Zeitgeschichtsschreibung zukommt, untersucht der Beitrag an einem exemplarischen Fall, der Chronik des Augsburger Handelsdieners Georg Kölderer, die sich wandelnden kommunikationsgeschichtlichen Voraussetzungen frühneuzeitlicher städtischer Historiographie. Er analysiert die Entstehungsbedingungen der Chronik, rekonstruiert das Nachrichtennetzwerk, dem deren Verfasser sein Wissen verdankte, erörtert den Zusammenhang zwischen der Modernisierung des Nachrichtenwesens und für die frühneuzeitliche Historiographie charakteristischen Entwicklungen wie dem Siegeszug der Zeitgeschichtsschreibung, dem signifikanten
Wandel in der inhaltlich-thematischen Ausrichtung, dem Geltungsgewinn der Kategorie ‘Öffentlichkeit’, der Herausbildung neuer Autorentypen sowie der Zunahme konkurrierender Darstellungen geschichtlicher Ereignisse.
JETZTHERRSCHEND, JETZTREGIEREND, JETZTLEBEND
Authors: Bauer Volker
Published: May 2015

Die gedruckten Zeitungen der frühen Neuzeit enthielten zahlreiche dynastische Nachrichten. Daher wurde schon im im späten 17. Jahrhundert der wechselseitige Nutzen von Zeitung und Genealogie postuliert: Zeitungsnachrichten dienten der Aktualisierung genealogischer Kenntnisse; diese wiederum seien Voraussetzung für eine gelungene Zeitungslektüre. Die Indienstnahme der Genealogie betraf allein universalgenealogische, also dynastieübergreifende Werke, derer sich im Alten Reich zwischen 1560 und 1720 rund 70 ermitteln lassen. Die innere Entwicklung dieser Gattung führte in den 1670er Jahren zur Entstehung eines spezifischen Publikationstyps, der den Bedürfnissen der Zeitungsleser ganz besonders entsprach, indem dort nurmehr die aktuellen Herrschaftsverhältnisse berücksichtigt wurden und sich die Genealogie zur integralen Staatenkunde ausweitete. Dieser Anpassungsprozess belegt den hohen Einfluss des zeitgenössischen Pressewesens auf die Wissensordnung der Genealogie.
EINE KÖNIGIN IN DEN ZEITUNGEN
Authors: Nivre Elisabeth Wåghäll
Published: May 2015

Im siebzehnten Jahrhundert hat sich die gedruckte Zeitung als bedeutend für die Nachrichtenvermittlung des vom Krieg verheerten Europa erwiesen. Allerdings wurde nicht nur über Truppenbewegungen oder Friedensschlüsse berichtet, auch das Leben einflussreicher Personen hat in der periodischen Presse seinen festen Platz gehabt. Am Beispiel der schwedischen Königin Christina wird untersucht, wie das Leben einer kontroversen Person in der Berichterstattung ihre Repräsentation findet. Die Aktualität der Zeitungsnotizen führt zu einer relativen Nähe
zwischen Text und Objekt, die in anderen Texten nicht gefunden werden kann. Wiederum scheinen die Notizen, die direkt an eine gewisse Situation gebunden sind, Christinas Leben anders zu erzählen, als es in nicht-periodischen Texten möglich war. Ein Leben tritt so hervor, das gattungs- und medienbedingt ist.
DER VERFASSER DES BUCHES DER BEISPIELE ALS ENTREPRENEUR?
Authors: Bärmann Michael
Published: May 2015

In den Colmarer Archives départementales du Haut-Rhin sind verschiedene historische Quellen aufgetaucht, denen u. a. zu entnehmen ist, dass Antonius von Pforr und dessen Brüder bereits lange vor der Entstehung des Buches der Beispiele in einem Dienstverhältnis zum Haus Württemberg standen. Zu diesem überraschenden Befund gesellt sich das Kuriosum, dass die Pforr-Brüder dank einer Schenkung seitens der württembergischen Grafen vor den Toren Breisachs offensichtlich eine Sägemühle betrieben, die sich aufgrund eines differenzierten Vertragswerkes als eine Art ‘Joint Venture’ mit weiteren unternehmerisch innovativen Personen aus der näheren und weiteren Umgebung Breisachs deuten lässt.
AURORA PHILOSOPHORUM
Authors: Redl Philipp
Published: May 2015

Die bisher unzureichend untersuchte Überlieferungsgeschichte der pseudo-paracelsischen Aurora Philosophorum wird hier erarbeitet. Dazu wird die älteste bekannte Fassung dieses Traktats über transmutatorische Alchemie erstmals erfasst und in ein Verhältnis zur weiteren Überlieferung und Wirkung gesetzt. Die Antworten, die die einzelnen Textzeugen auf die Verfasserfrage geben, werden besonders beachtet. Ein umfassendes Überlieferungsverzeichnis schließt den Beitrag ab.
TRAUER(ARBEIT) AUF REISEN
Authors: Birgfeld Johannes
Published: May 2015

Detaillierte Kenntnisse über die Kavaliersreise, die Andreas Gryphius 1644–1647 an der Seite des Pommerschen Adeligen Wilhelm Schlegel unternommen hat, liegen bis heute kaum vor. Unter den wenigen Gedichten, die unmittelbar als Reisereflexe erkennbar sind, fällt eine Gruppe von Trauergedichten auf, die auf das Ableben des sonst in Gryphius’ Leben nicht in Erscheinung getretenen Wolfgang Jacob von Gera bezogen sind. Der nachfolgende Aufsatz unternimmt den Versuch, sowohl die näheren Umstände des Ablebens von Gera im Jahr 1646 in Straßburg als auch weitere Details zur Kavalierstour und zu den möglichen Aufgaben von Gryphius auf dieser Reise als Hofmeister Schlegels zu recherchieren, um die Ergebnisse zu einer wechselseitigen Erhellung der Kavaliersreise und von Gryphius’ Trauerarbeit auf Reisen im Fall Geras zu nutzen.
“WIDER DAS UNCHRISTLICHE BUCH MARTIN LUTHERS ...”
Authors: Braun Saskia
Published: May 2015

In seiner kürzlich erschienenen Untersuchung zur Textkomposition in Luthers Schrift An den christlichen Adel Deutscher Nation von des christlichen Standes Besserung hat Johannes Dickhut das rhetorische Geschick Martin Luthers herausgearbeitet und seine Abhängigkeit von der ars rhetorica nachgewiesen. In dieser Arbeit soll nun am Beispiel von Hieronymus Emsers refutatio Wider das unchristliche Buch Martin Luthers Augustiners an den deutschen Adel gezeigt werden, dass auch Luthers Zeitgenossen durchaus zu rhetorischen Kunstgriffen imstande waren. Der Schwerpunkt der rhetorischen Analyse liegt bei der dispositio. Vergleichende Untersuchungen zu Luthers Schrift werden hinzugezogen. In einem weiteren Schritt geht es darum, das Verhältnis rhetorischer und dialektischer Tendenzen der Reformationszeit zu untersuchen sowie den Stellenwert beider Schriften innerhalb dieser Tendenzen herauszuarbeiten.
IMITATIO VETERUM — IMITATIO MODERNORUM
Authors: Bleuler Anna Kathrin
Published: May 2015

Kaspar Scheits Fröhliche Heimfahrt wird dahingehend befragt, inwiefern sich das humanistische Wissen auf die volkssprachige Literatur der Generation vor Johann Fischart auswirkt, sich Bezüge zu Antike und Humanismus mit dem Begriff der imitatio veterum beschreiben lassen und welche Funktion diese Elemente im volkssprachigen Kontext haben. Dabei wird gezeigt, dass sich die Auseinandersetzung mit dem Humanismus bei Scheit als Typus von imitatio bestimmen lässt, bei dem sich Nachahmung nicht primär auf den antiken Kontext bezieht: Nachgeahmt werden nicht antike Mustertexte, sondern poetisch-rhetorische Praktiken des Humanismus. Eine Vorbildfunktion hat dabei die französische Dichtung, insbesondere die des Hofdichters Clément Marot.
BRUNNENKUR MIT HANSWURST UND THOMAS MORUS
Authors: Rudin Bärbel
Published: May 2015

Wo gekurt wird, wo Menschen zwischen balnearischen Aktivitäten die Tage im Müßiggang zubringen, ist das Theater eine doppelt erwünschte Erscheinung: Als Zeitvertreib für die Badegäste und als Wirtschaftsfaktor für die Besitzer oder Entrepreneure solcher Anlagen. Dabei lassen sich nach der kulturräumlichen Positionierung zwei Typen von Badeorten bereits im 17. Jahrhundert unterscheiden: Zum eine jene im engeren Einzugsgebiet der Verkehrs- und Handelsmagistralen, zum anderen die abseits gelegenen Quartiere naturbasierter Erholung und Gesundung.
PHILIPP VON ZESEN UND DIE WISSENSCHAFT VON DEN STERNEN
Authors: Klockow Reinhard
Published: May 2015

This article situates Zesen’s Coelum astronomico-poeticum within the attempt by critics of the mythological tradition to reform the representation of the stars in the sky, and shows that the Christianisation of the constellations was not part of the original plan of the work, but was to a great extent taken from the new version (1646) of Schickards Astroscopium. Diverging from the astrological scepticism of his ‘preceptor’ Vossius, Zesen confers on God the signifying power of the stars. His worldview fluctuates, depending on the context, between Paracelsian, Ptolemaic and Copernican conceptions. In this indeterminacy Zesen is a typical representative of the 17th Century as a transitional period.
FASHIONING MIND OR BODY: WOMEN’S CHOICES IN 1736
Authors: Schmitz-Burgard Sylvia
Published: May 2015

Luise Gottsched, who was widely known in her time, was a prolific writer, yet hardly any of her texts appeared under her name. The play analyzed here appeared anonymously after her wedding and caused lively debate. However, criticism focused mainly on the religious content while overlooking the significance of the fashion allusions in Gottsched’s cultural criticism. Luise Gottsched wanted to enlighten all Germans about the restrictions imposed on women by addressing the various attempts by women to become a subject instead of remaining a cipher.
The Anatomy of the Key Codices and the Ontogeny of Prosvetitel’
Authors: Goldfrank David
Published: May 2015

The textual development of Iosif Volotskii’s influential Book against the Novgorod Heretics or Prosvetitel’ remains in dispute. Aleksei Alekseev (2010/2012) has recently challenged Iakov Lur’e’s scheme (1955/1960): from Iosif’s discourses and epistles, to Brief with 11 discourses, to more discourses and epistles, to Extended with 16 discourses. Alekseev proposes instead: Extended with 13 discourses, to both Prosv-11 (this essay’s shorthand) and Prosv-16, and from these to all of Iosif’s relevant, cognate discourses and epistles. Differences in applying literary, textual, editorial, and historical criticism may be unresolvable. But evidence from the structural hints within the texts and the actual physical anatomy – the quires and individually glued pieces of paper, whose analysis Andrei Pliguzov pursued to special advantage (1986/1992–1993) – indicate a progression from a Brief Prosv-11, or maybe Prosv-10 at first, to an imaginable Prosv-12 or -13, to Prosv-16, as well as other earlier and intermediary possibilities.
The Resignation of Metropolitan Afanasii in 1566
Authors: Bogatyrev Sergei
Published: May 2015

This article offers a new perspective on the relations between Ivan the Terrible and the Orthodox Church by examining the cultural and anthropological context of the resignation of Metropolitan Afanasii in 1566. Historians usually think that Afanasii, who headed the Orthodox Church from 1564 to 1566, resigned because of his disapproval of the Oprichnina terror. Correspondingly, most historians are skeptical about the official reason for Afanasii’s resignation, his illness. On the basis of a critical reassessment of existing sources from the perspective of Muscovite attitudes to illness, this paper argues that Afanasii’s illness was genuine. At the same time, his illness and resignation included a performative component because Afanasii faced a dilemma: to stay in the metropolitan’s office until his death as required by cultural conventions or to seek a spiritual cure for his illness through repentance and redemption. In his response to this cultural challenge, Afanasii evoked the themes of miraculous healing and glorifying God through creative work by resorting to the cults of his most venerated predecessors on the metropolitan’s see.
Финансовая политика Русского государства в 1584–1590 гг.
Authors: Аракчеев В.А.
Published: May 2015

This article examines fiscal management policies of the Muscovite state following the death of Ivan the Terrible. The author focuses on the adjustments to the system of immunities made during the period 1584–1590. They were intended to ensure the functioning of a society falling into crisis by regulating the system of commodity exchange and tax exemptions.
Cossack’s Officers’ Ideas about the Ukrainian Hetmanate’s Borders in the XVIIth Century – Представления о границах Украинского Гетманства у казацкой старшины середины XVII века
Authors: Tairova-Iakovleva Tatiana G.
Published: May 2015

This article examines the historical and territorial conceptions of the Cossack elite, particularly those of Belorussia and Right-bank Ukraine. It illustrates the extent of their knowledge of historical chronicles and discusses their views of the relationship of Kiev to the tsardom of Moscow.
Nonlinear Wind Analysis of Single-Doppler Radar Observations within a DVAD Framework
Authors: Tang Xiaowen , Lee Wen-Chau , Wang Yuan
Published: May 2015

The application of the distance velocity azimuth display (DVAD) method to the retrieval of vertical wind profiles from single-Doppler radar observations is presented in this study. It was shown that Doppler velocity observations at a constant altitude can be expressed as a single polynomial function for both linear and nonlinear wind fields in DVAD. Only a one-step least squares fitting of a polynomial function is required to obtain the vertical wind profile of a real wind field. The mathematic formulation of DVAD results in two advantages over the traditional nonlinear VAD method used for the nonlinear analysis of single-Doppler observations. First, the requirement of only one-step least squares fitting leads to robust performance when Doppler velocity observations are contaminated by unevenly distributed data noise and voids. Second, the degree of nonlinearity to properly represent a real wind field can be directly estimated in DVAD instead of being empirically determined in the traditional method. A proper nonlinear wind model for approximating the real wind field can be objectively derived using the DVAD method. The merits of DVAD as a quantitative single-Doppler analysis method were compared with the traditional method using both idealized and real datasets. Results show that the simplicity and robust performance of DVAD make it a good candidate for single-Doppler retrieval in operational use.
Aspects of Potential Vorticity Fluxes: Climatology and Impermeability
Authors: Egger Joseph , Hoinka Klaus-Peter , Spengler Thomas
Published: May 2015

Some aspects of the dynamics of generalized potential vorticity (PV) density P = ω ⋅ ∇χ are discussed with the main emphasis on P fluxes, where ωa is absolute vorticity and χ is a scalar. The impermeability theorem claims that there is no net P flux across a χ surface. Various forms of the flux are presented that mostly cross χ surfaces. As these fluxes are as dynamically relevant as the one chosen for the theorem, P fluxes through a surface element are inherently multivalued and there is no best choice on physical grounds. Nevertheless, the net P flux is unique for closed surfaces. This point is illustrated by P integrals over the volume between the earth’s surface and an isentropic surface. Reanalysis data are used to present mean advective and some nonadvective P fluxes for χ = θ in height coordinates. The extratropical tropopause appears to be supported by advective P fluxes. A satisfactorily closed P budget cannot, however, be presented.
Synoptic-Scale Influences on Tropical Cyclone Formation within the Western North Pacific Monsoon Trough
Authors: Zong Huijun , Wu Liguang
Published: May 2015

Tropical cyclones (TCs) always develop from synoptic-scale disturbances. While early studies suggested that the presence of synoptic-scale disturbances may enhance large-scale conditions for TC formation, recent studies argued that TC-precursor disturbances can establish a rotation-dominant area, which can play a crucial role in organizing convective activity and converting convective heating to rotational energy for storm-scale intensification. To demonstrate the synoptic-scale influence of TC-precursor disturbances, 91 TC formation events within the monsoon trough over the western North Pacific during 2000–10 were examined by separating TC-precursor disturbances from the low-frequency background. The composite analysis shows that the synoptic disturbances indeed enhance the mid- and low-level relative vorticity and convergence, but contribute little to reducing vertical wind shear.

The dynamic composite that is conducted with respect to disturbance centers indicates that TC-precursor disturbances within the monsoon trough establish a rotation-dominant region with a radius of less than 550 km. The cyclonic rotation increases with time 72 h prior to TC formation and nearly all air particles keep recirculating in the core area with a radius of about 220 km. Analysis of a specific case suggests that vorticity increase occurs through the merger of mesoscale convective systems in the rotation-dominant area. The enhancing rotation in the core area may efficiently convert diabatic heating to kinetic energy for TC formation. Thus, it is suggested that the important role of TC-precursor disturbances in TC formation is the establishment of a limited, rotation-dominant area.
Rosuvastatin Decreases Mean Platelet Volume in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus
Authors: Akyüz Aydın , Akkoyun Dursun Çayan , Değirmenci Hasan , Oran Mustafa
Published: May 2015

Statins have multiple effects (also known as pleiotropic effects) on inflammation, plaque stabilization, endothelial function, and hemostasis. We evaluated the effects of rosuvastatin on mean platelet volume (MPV)—a marker for platelet activity—in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) on rosuvastatin medication. Patients (n = 178) who were to be prescribed high-intensity rosuvastatin were retrospectively enrolled according to their medical records. Baseline and 6-month biochemical tests, automated blood count, cell-volume analysis, and their cardiovascular risk factors were recorded. Rosuvastatin significantly reduced the MPV and the lipid parameters including total cholesterol, triglyceride, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). However, there was no correlation between MPV and LDL-C before ( r = −.66; P = .383) and after ( r = −.112; P = .135) rosuvastatin treatment or between ΔMPV and ΔLDL-C after 40 mg rosuvastatin daily therapy ( r = −.155; P = .073). Rosuvastatin significantly decreases the MPV as well as cholesterol levels. The antiplatelet activation properties of high-dose rosuvastatin treatment in patients with DM are not lipid dependent.
The Effect of Arytenoidectomy on Functional and Oncologic Results of Supracricoid Partial Laryngectomy
Authors: Basaran Bora , Unsaler Selin , Ulusan Murat , Aslan Ismet
Published: May 2015

Objective:

The effect of arytenoid resection was investigated in patients who had undergone supracricoid partial laryngectomy (SCPL) by comparing functional and oncologic results between patients with both arytenoids preserved with those with one arytenoid resected.

Methods:

Patients were divided into 2 groups: (1) both arytenoids preserved SCPL (BASCL) cases and (2) one arytenoid preserved SCPL (OASCL). The functional outcomes of the 2 groups were compared in terms of nasogastric tube removal time, decannulation time, incidence of aspiration pneumonia, and Performance Status Scale Scores for Head and Neck Cancer Patients for the late postoperative period. Additionally, the oncologic outcomes of both groups were compared using the 5-year local control rate, overall survival, disease-specific survival, and larynx preservation rate.

Results:

Of the 68 patients who were enrolled in the study, 20 of them were in the OASCL group and 48 in BASCL group. There was no statistically significant difference in the early and late functional outcomes, and the oncologic outcomes were also similar.

Conclusion:

In addition to the proven oncologic safety, arytenoid resection does not increase the functional morbidity of the SCPL.
Anticholinergic Use Is a Major Risk Factor for Dysphonia
Authors: Haft Sunny , Farquhar Douglas , Carey Ryan , Mirza Natasha
Published: May 2015

Objective:

We hypothesize that many cases of dysphonia of unclear etiology are a form of sicca caused by anticholinergic medication use, and we aim to determine their association.

Study Design:

This was a cross-sectional study conducted over a 6-month time period. Participants were drawn from a tertiary care laryngology practice within an academic institution.

Methods:

One hundred forty-nine patients met inclusion criteria. Patients rated the symptom of chronic hoarseness; scores were compared with participants’ medication lists, comorbidities, age, and sex, and a multivariate logistic regression model was developed. Significance was set at P < .05. As a secondary analysis, participants rated a variety of other symptoms using the Voice Handicap Index-10, Reflux Symptom Index, and the GRBAS scale, which were likewise compared to anticholinergic use.

Results:

Any patient taking at least 1 anticholinergic medication had a 2.32 increased odds ( P = .03) of experiencing hoarseness. If the patient was taking 2 or more anticholinergic medications, those odds rose to 4.52 ( P = .009).

Conclusion:

This is the first study, to our knowledge, that implicates medication use as a major risk factor for dysphonia of unclear etiology. An awareness of this association is invaluable when attributing cause to hoarseness and when considering treatment options.
Transoral Sclerotherapy for Deep Space Cervical Lymphatic Malformations in Children With Acute Airway Compromise
Authors: Cheng Jeffrey , Yoo Mi Jin
Published: May 2015

Introduction:

Cervical lymphatic malformations in children rarely present with acute airway compromise. During an acute exacerbation or hemorrhage, lymphatic malformations involving the deep neck spaces may precipitate critical airway obstruction. These are rare clinical entities and tracheotomy is the standard procedure to bypass impending airway obstruction.

Methods:

We present our recent experience with 2 children presenting with acute airway compromise resulting from deep space cervical lymphatic malformations and describe our technique and success with transoral sclerotherapy.

Results:

Direct laryngoscopy-assisted transoral sclerotherapy with doxycycline may be considered an alternative to tracheotomy to address retropharyngeal and parapharyngeal space lymphatic malformations.

Conclusions:

Direct laryngoscopy-assisted transoral sclerotherapy is an excellent treatment option for children with deep space cervical lymphatic malformations with airway compromise. It is effective, provides direct access, and can be an alternative to a tracheotomy.
Making sense of DSM-5 mania with depressive features
Authors: Reinares María , del Mar Bonnín Caterina , Hidalgo-Mazzei Diego , Undurraga Juan , Mur Maria , Nieto Evaristo , Sáez Cristina , Vieta Eduard
Published: May 2015

Objective:

The assessment of the depressive component during mania has become critical for the accurate diagnosis of mixed states, which were defined very narrowly in the past classification systems before Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed.). The aim of this study was to compare socio-demographic, clinical and therapeutic characteristics, as well as clinical and functional outcomes, between manic patients with and without mixed features to validate the relevance of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed.) mixed specifier.

Methods:

This is a subanalysis of a multicentre naturalistic study MANía Aguda y COnsumo de Recursos (acute mania and health resource consumption [MANACOR]) on the burden of mania in bipolar patients from four hospitals in Catalonia (Spain). The sample consisted of 169 adult patients presenting a manic episode and systematically assessed during a 6-month period.

Results:

A total of 27% ( n = 46/169) of manic patients showed mixed features. Total number of episodes ( p = 0.027), particularly depressive and mixed, was greater in manic patients with mixed features, as well as depressive onset ( p = 0.018), suicide ideation ( p = 0.036), rapid cycling ( p = 0.035) and personality disorders ( p = 0.071). In contrast, a higher percentage of pure manic subjects were inpatients ( p = 0.035), started the illness with mania ( p = 0.018) and showed family history of bipolar disorder ( p = 0.037), congruent psychotic symptoms ( p = 0.001) and cannabis use ( p = 0.006). At baseline, pure manic patients received more risperidone ( p = 0.028), while mixed patients received more valproate ( p = 0.049) and antidepressants ( p = 0.005). No differences were found in syndromic recovery at the end of the study. However, depressive change was higher in the mixed group ( p = 0.010), while manic change was higher in the pure manic group ( p = 0.029). At the end of follow-up, the group with mixed features showed a significant trend towards higher psychosocial dysfunction.

Conclusion:

A total of 27% of manic patients showed mixed features. Groups differed regarding clinical characteristics, course of illness, psychosocial functioning, prescribed treatment and symptom progress. Depressive symptoms in mania should be routinely assessed and considered to guide treatment.
Using Design-Based Research in Gifted Education
Authors: Jen Enyi , Moon Sidney , Samarapungavan Ala
Published: May 2015

Design-based research (DBR) is a new methodological framework that was developed in the context of the learning sciences; however, it has not been used very often in the field of gifted education. Compared with other methodologies, DBR is more process-oriented and context-sensitive. In this methodological brief, the authors introduce DBR and explain why it can be useful to researchers in the field of gifted education. The authors give an overview of the history and the key features of DBR, then discuss the challenges of using DBR. Based on both the literature and the authors’ experiences using DBR as a framework in their own empirical studies, suggestions are provided to help gifted education researchers who would like to use DBR.
Giftedness and Aesthetics
Authors: Tjoe Hartono
Published: May 2015

Giftedness in mathematics has been characterized by exceptional attributes including strong mathematical memory, formalizing perception, generalization, curtailment, flexibility, and elegance. Focusing on the last attribute, this study examined the following: (a) the criteria which expert mathematicians and mathematically gifted students fleshed out to identify their own most preferred mathematics problem-solving approaches and (b) the extent to which students perceived expert mathematicians’ preferences for one approach over the others as aesthetically pleasing. The findings suggested that: (a) unlike expert mathematicians who saw beauty in mathematics as an exhaustive consequence of simplicity and originality, mathematically gifted students found mathematical elegance only in approaches that were efficient in terms of time and number of steps to solve the problems and (b) although expert mathematicians considered mathematically gifted students’ most preferred approaches to be the least “beautiful,” mathematically gifted students, showing no enthusiasm, considered expert mathematicians’ most preferred approaches to be no more attractive than their own approaches.
The civil war in Syria and Canada’s containment policy
Authors: Juneau Thomas
Published: May 2015

The civil war in Syria has caused the deaths of more than 230,000 civilians and combatants, has led to one of the largest refugee crises in recent memory, and has destabilized the Levant. It therefore represents an extraordinarily challenging foreign policy conundrum. A wide variety of responses—ranging from the imposition of no-fly zones to doing nothing—have been considered in Ottawa and in allied capitals since 2011. Each one, however, raises potentially significant challenges.

This article explores how Canada has considered those alternatives. As is systematically the case for a non-great power, Canada’s policy options were shaped more by deliberations in allied capitals—especially Washington—and only thereafter by actual developments in Syria. After laying out Canada’s interests relative to the war in Syria, the article describes four policy alternatives that Canada has faced since 2011, as seen through the lenses of liberal pacifism, liberal interventionism, isolationism, and containment. Among this menu of deeply flawed options, containment has steadily emerged as Canada’s de facto approach. That approach has been correct: it is the least bad course of action available since it best allows Ottawa to protect and promote its interests. Nevertheless, Canada could take additional steps to implement a more comprehensive containment framework.
Evalution of Femicide Cases Committed Between the Years 1996–2005 in Antalya
Authors: Tütüncüler Akın , Özer Erdal , Karagöz Yaşar Mustafa , Beyaztaş Fatma Yücel
Published: May 2015

Criminal death incidence of women varies between developed and developing countries, and it has become a common public problem in almost every country. We do not have any data about femicide cases published in Turkey until today. In our study, we tried to call attention to femicide cases. In our study, we evaluated 141 cases of female homicides with an interval of 10 years between January 1996 and May 2005, retrospectively. Data retrieved were statistically evaluated using chi-square test. Most of the cases were between 21 and 35 years of age. Spouse murders are usually witnessed during the process of divorce. Establishment of institutions which will ensure the security of women during this period is of paramount importance. If we protect women during divorce and separation proceedings, we can prevent femicide cases. We also think that laws may be strengthened for protecting women who are vulnerable at such times.
The 2014 Governors’ Races and Health Care
Authors: Scott Kirstin W. , Blendon Robert J. , Sommers Benjamin D.
Published: May 2015

The November 2014 midterm election was the first election since key coverage provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) were implemented, including the Medicaid expansion and creation of the health insurance exchanges. The pre-election variability in the states’ implementation of these provisions coupled with the large number of states selecting their next governor made the election important at the state level. To better understand the role of health care in the recent gubernatorial elections, we analyzed health policy content presented by 71 candidates for governor on their campaign Web sites. Nearly 80% of all candidates discussed health policy on their Web site, including the subset of the 36 winning governors. The predominant focus of health policy content was on the ACA as a whole or its provisions. Medicaid was discussed more often by candidates in non-expansion states than those from expansion states. Based on the statements of winning governors, we expect serious consideration of the Medicaid expansion to occur in at least 4 states, whereas 2 states may make efforts to reverse course. Relatively few winning governors (33%) mentioned the exchanges. Only 1 expressed interest in switching from the federal exchange to a state exchange, which has particular relevance given the Supreme Court’s pending decision on King v. Burwell that could invalidate tax credits on the federal exchange. The prominence of health care in the gubernatorial campaigns strengthens the likelihood that governors will play an influential role in the health system’s future, especially as the ACA undergoes further federal debate.
Assembling Interrelations Between Low Socioeconomic Status and Acute Alcohol-Related Harms Among Young Adult Drinkers
Authors: Hart Aaron
Published: May 2015

It is well established that alcohol-related harm is disproportionately prevalent among low socioeconomic status (SES) drinkers despite their lower consumption of alcohol, but epidemiological investigations have been unable to explain those links causally. I argue that this inability arises from the consumption-as-harm proposition, which proceeds from the assumption that alcohol acts in stable and predictable ways. In this model, “social factors” have been associated with increasing or decreasing harms by modulating consumption, but their other transformations of alcohol effects have not been registered. Stepping away from this model, I deploy the notion of the causal assemblage, which was developed in science and technology studies and has recently been applied in studies of alcohol and other drug (AOD) use. I analyze data from interviews with a convenience sample of low SES young adult drinkers and develop case studies of drinking events. I demonstrate that, in the case studies, alcohol-related harms are co-produced by troubled family and ethnic patterns of relations to alcohol and associated memories, enforcement of gender norms in public spaces, and a lack of access to private drinking settings. These insights are significant because they make visible the social forces co-producing alcohol-related harms and demonstrate the limitations of a model of causality commonly deployed in AOD studies.
An empirical study of a solo performance assessment model
Authors: Russell Brian E.
Published: May 2015

The purpose of this study was to test a hypothesized model of solo music performance assessment. Specifically, this study investigates the influence of technique and musical expression on perceptions of overall performance quality. The Aural Musical Performance Quality (AMPQ) measure was created to measure overall performance quality, technique, musical expression, tone, intonation, rhythmic accuracy, articulation, tempo, dynamics, tone character, and interpretation. The factors of interest were identified from previous studies on musical performance constructs, musical achievement, musical expression, and scale construction. Alpha reliability for the 44-item Likert scale AMPQ measure was reported at .977. Volunteer adjudicators ( N = 58) were recruited to evaluate four solo instrumental recordings (brass, woodwind, voice, and string). A path analysis of the 232 performance evaluations provided empirical support for the hypothesized model. Technique demonstrated significant direct effects on assessments of overall performance quality and musical expression. Musical expression also demonstrated a significant direct effect on overall perceptions of performance quality. The results of this study are consistent with hypothesized model of performer-controlled musical factors.
In their own words
Authors: Sharabi Liesel L. , Delaney Amy L. , Knobloch Leanne K.
Published: May 2015

This study adopts an inductive and dyadic approach to illuminate how depression affects romantic relationships in people’s own words. Depressed couples ( N = 135) responded to an open-ended item about ways that depression influences their romantic relationship. Content analytic results indicated eight categories of negative effects ( emotional toll, romance and sexual intimacy, communication, isolation, lack of energy/motivation, dependence on the relationship, lack of understanding, and uncertainty) and one category of positive effects ( enhanced intimacy). Dyadic analyses identified the effects of depression with the most agreement and complementarity within couples. Other findings revealed how people’s reports of the effects of depression varied by their own and their partner’s depression status. The discussion highlights the theoretical, empirical, and practical implications.
Early adolescents’ “crushing”
Authors: Christopher F. Scott , McKenney Sarah J. , Poulsen Franklin O.
Published: May 2015

Bredow, Cate, and Huston hypothesize that individuals initiate romantic relationships by engaging in four stages—deciding whether another is attractive, whether to approach that person, how best to initiate contact, and how to build rapport once contact is made. It is unclear, however, whether this model applies to early adolescents’ pursuits of romantic relationships. It is equally unclear whether factors that are a large part of adolescents’ lives, specifically peers and electronic communication, play a role when early adolescents initiate romantic contact. To address these lacunas, we conducted same-sex and same-age focus groups with sixth and eighth graders. Using a grounded theory approach, our findings revealed that these youth made strategic choices to be noticed by potential partners; sixth graders engaged in play-like behaviors, eighth grade girls flirted, and eighth grade boys planned ways to cross paths with girls at school. These early adolescents also texted and used peers to see whether their romantic interests were reciprocated. In fact, peers played active roles by helping to evaluate potential partners. Further, friends of sixth graders were frequently a direct physical influence, pushing partners into hugging and holding hands, while friends of eighth graders were frequently a direct social influence, working to join two individuals even when those involved may not have wanted this. Our findings suggest a need to broaden Bredow et al.’s model to include social influences while also showing that early adolescents use peers and electronic messaging to reduce uncertainty when pursuing romantic interests.
Skin conductance level reactivity as a moderator of the link between parent depressive symptoms and psychosocial adjustment in emerging adults
Authors: Abaied Jamie L.
Published: May 2015

Although research indicates that psychophysiological factors influence youths’ susceptibility to the negative effects of parent depression in childhood and adolescence, little research has examined whether psychophysiology plays this role in emerging adulthood. To address this question, this study examined links between parent self-reported depressive symptoms and emerging adults’ (EAs’) self-reported psychosocial adjustment difficulties (i.e., symptoms of depression, disengagement responses to interpersonal stress, and adult attachment avoidance and anxiety), as moderated by EAs’ skin conductance level reactivity (SCLR) to an interpersonal laboratory stressor. Tests were also conducted to determine whether the interactive contributions of parent depressive symptoms and SCLR were consistent with diathesis–stress or differential susceptibility models. The results revealed that parent depressive symptoms contributed to heightened adjustment difficulties only among EAs who exhibited high SCLR, and these interactions were most consistent with a diathesis–stress model. This study provides novel evidence that autonomic stress reactivity modulates the impact of parent depressive symptoms on EAs’ well-being.
Usability of Enterprise Resource Planning software systems: an evaluative analysis of the use of SAP in the textile industry in Bangladesh
Authors: Wong Wai-Peng , Veneziano Vito , Mahmud Imran
Published: May 2015

Information technology (IT) is increasingly playing a crucial role in managing business processes across all industries and organizations but business managers and analysts seem to underestimate the impact of usability of IT solutions on processes and people. This paper focuses on the usability of one of the most popular business process management software systems, SAP, which comes as an integrated solution that incorporates the key business functions and processes of an organization. The paper critically analyzes related issues and implications using the System Usability Scale (SUS) and semi-structured interviews. Several considerations and suggestions are drawn in terms of rethinking and pursuing usability in training when applied to Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and other systems supporting business process management.