bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
High-energy tibial plateau fractures treated with Ilizarov fixator
Authors: Tomic Slavko , Baljozovic Andreja , Jeremic Danilo
Published: May 2019

Introduction/Objective. Tibial plateau fractures constitute a significant group of injuries to a major weight-bearing joint. High-energy fractures are difficult to treat, as they entail articular depression, condylar displacement, dissociation of comminuted metaphysis, and closed degloving injuries. The principles of the treatment are anatomical reconstruction of the articular surface, restoration of the anatomical axis, fixation spanning the metaphyseal comminution, and further minimization of soft tissue injury. The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinical outcome of using Ilizarov external fixator in the treatment of high-energy Schatzker IV, V, and VI tibial plateau fractures. Methods. This retrospective study was conducted from 2013?2016 on 35 patients (36 fractures) with high-energy tibial plateau fractures classified as Schatzker type IV, V, and VI. The mechanisms of injury were road traffic accident, fall from a height and direct trauma. The fractures were closed in 26 cases and open in 10 cases. All patients were treated with ligamentotaxis and percutaneous fixation using Ilizarov fixator. Functional outcome was determined using the Knee Society Score. Results. The mean follow-up period was 20 months. All fractures healed in an average time of 14 weeks. The range of knee flexion after one-year follow-up averaged at 100?. Average Knee Society Score in our study was 77. Conclusion. Ilizarov external fixation is a safe and efficient treatment modality for high-energy tibial plateau fractures. It allows reconstruction of the articular surface, stable fixation, early rehabilitation, and care of soft tissue injuries.
The rare manifestation of pulmonary artery agenesis
Authors: Radovanovic Dragan , Jankovic Jelena , Popovic Marko , Stjepanovic Mihailo
Published: May 2019

Introduction. Unilateral absence of pulmonary artery is a rare vascular malformation. Because of this anomaly, the lungs are supplied by the system of collateral arteries. Case outline. We present a case of the right pulmonary artery agenesis in a female patient. She was admitted to the hospital because of hemoptysis. A computed tomography scan revealed a congenital malformation ? the right lung was smaller in size, the right principal pulmonary artery had not been developed along with aberrant tortuous blood vessels. Conclusion. Symptomatic therapy was applied in the case of our patient. There was no need for any surgical treatment. However, in case of massive hemoptysis embolisation or lobectomy/ pneumonectomy will probably be applied.
The future (and the present) of motor vehicle propulsion systems
Authors: Blagojevic Ivan , Mitic Sasa , Stamenkovic Dragan , Popovic Vladimir
Published: May 2019

Limited reserves of oil and the increasing environmental effect of its usage as a motor fuel represent global issue related to the constantly increasing number of motor vehicles. Therefore, the reduction of the fossil fuel consumed and the emission produced in internal combustion engines is the primary goal of the development of motor vehicle propulsion systems. In that sense, the present and the future of motor vehicles relies on hybrid drive systems, electric drive systems and drive systems which use hydrogen as a fuel (either by its combustion or by production of electric energy with the help of fuel cells). In this paper, the authors have presented the aforementioned motor vehicle propulsion systems by explaining their function and design, their basic elements and their functions. Authors have also analysed advantages and disadvantages of the mentioned propulsion systems in comparison to conventional internal combustion engine based systems, both technically and environmentally speaking, but also in relation to available infrastructure and energy resources.
Second law analysis of heat transfer in swirling flow of Bingham fluid by a rotating disk subjected to suction effect
Authors: Mustafa Meraj , Tabassum Maria , Rahi Mahmood
Published: May 2019

This framework presents heat transfer analysis for swirling flow of viscoplastic fluid bounded by a permeable rotating disk. Problem formulation is made through constitutive relations of Bingham fluid model. Viscous dissipation effects are pre-served in the mathematical model. Entropy production analysis is made which is yet to be explored for the von-Karman flow of non-Newtonian fluids. Having found the similarity equations, these have been dealt numerically for broad parameter values. The solutions are remarkably influenced by wall suction parameter and Bingham number which measures the fluid yield stress. Akin to earlier numerical results, thermal boundary-layer suppresses upon increasing wall suction velocity. Thermal penetration depth is much enhanced when fluid yield stress becomes large. Higher heat transfer rate can be accomplished by employing higher suction velocity at the disk. However, deterioration in heat transfer is anticipated as fluid yield stress enlarges. Current numerical results are in perfect line with those of an existing article in limiting sense.
Achieving savings by implementation of efficient hybrid heating systems
Authors: Todorovic Maja , Banjac Milos , Bajc Tamara , Ristanovic Milan
Published: May 2019

Regarding to the structure of final energy consumption in buildings and National Action Plans, the paper gives a short overview of energy consumption in buildings in Serbia, showing that the greatest potential for achieving savings lies in the implementation of measures which improve energy efficiency. Considering that over 60% of energy requirements for buildings is related to thermal energy, particular attention should be paid to the centralized heating systems, both during the design of a new system, and in the reconstruction of the existing one. Further discussed are the heat sources for the heating systems. The seasonal heat load duration curve for winter conditions in accordance to the Typical Meteorological Year for Belgrade is constructed and displayed. The analysis of the conventional system with a fossil fuel source, as well as the analysis of a hybrid heat source are conducted. The savings achieved in the primary energy, heating bills and CO emission reduction, which are attained by the use of a hybrid system, are shown in 2 comparison with the conventional systems. Collecting data on investment costs, as well as the prices of energy and fuels in Serbian market, enabled calculation of the payback period when replacing the conventional system by the new hybrid one.
Experimental study on the heat transfer and resistance characteristics of pin-fin tube
Authors: Wang Yungang , Liu Yang , Wang Xingqiao , Zhao Qinxi , Ke Zhiwu
Published: May 2019

In order to obtain the influence of the structural parameters of the pin-fin tube on the heat transfer and resistance characteristics, ten different structural parameters of the pin-fin tube bundle were studied in this paper. The influence of the transverse pitch and the longitudinal pitch of the tube bundles, the transverse fin spacing and the height of the fin on the heat transfer and resistance characteristics of the pin-fin tube bundle were obtained, and the corresponding correlations were proposed. The results showed that the convection heat transfer coefficient and the flow resistance increased with the longitudinal pitch of the tube. The transverse fin spacing decreased, the heat transfer coefficient and the flow resistance increased. The change of the transverse pitch and the height of the pin-fin had little effect on the heat transfer and resistance performance of the tube bundles.
Ignition and combustion characteristics of wall-impinged kerosene (RP-3) fuel spray with varying injection parameters
Authors: Du Wei , Zhang Qiankun , Li Meng , Hou Jinchi
Published: May 2019

The fuel quantity and injection pressure are two essential factors to optimize the injection strategy. In this paper, we focus on the investigation for the ignition and combustion characteristics of wall-impinged kerosene (RP-3) fuel spray at different injection quantities and pressures. Experiments are conducted in a constant volume combustion vessel to simulate the Diesel engine condition, adopting a single-hole nozzle with 0.22 mm. The flame images are captured using a high-speed camera, and then the behaviors of ignition and combustion are processed and analyzed. The main emphasis is placed on the variation laws of the ignition position distance, the ignition delay time, the combustion duration, the flame area, spatially integrated natural luminosity and time integrated natural luminosity.
The steady thermodynamics of a flash-binary geothermal power system based on correction models validated by static tests
Authors: Luo Chao , Zhao Jun , Yin Hongmei , An Qingsong , Gong Yulie
Published: May 2019

The operation parameters and performance of a flash-binary power system are analyzed based on four scenarios of the experiment, optimum design, error correction Model 1 and error correction Model 2. The operation parameters of a flash-binary power system are tested to explain steady in the experiment with heat source temperature ranges from 100-150?C. The results show that the simulation data of error correction Model 2 have a good agreement with the experiment and most parameter values of relative error, ?, are less than 5%. The expander with low isotropic efficiency results in the largest exergy losses in the flash-binary power system. The flash-binary power system has better performance to adapt to the mid-high temperature geothermal resource in China. Some valuable data obtained from the research can be applied in the future power plant construction in China?s southern Tibet, western Yunnan and Sichuan.
Efficacy and Safety of Fast-Acting Insulin Aspart Compared With Insulin Aspart, Both in Combination With Insulin Degludec, in Children and Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes: The onset 7 Trial
Authors: Bode Bruce W. , Iotova Violeta , Kovarenko Margarita , Laffel Lori M. , Rao Paturi V. , Deenadayalan Srikanth , Ekelund Magnus , Larsen Steffen Falgreen , Danne Thomas
Published: May 2019

OBJECTIVE

To confirm efficacy and safety of fast-acting insulin aspart (faster aspart) versus insulin aspart (IAsp), both with basal insulin degludec, in a pediatric population with type 1 diabetes.

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS

After a 12-week run-in, this treat-to-target, 26-week, multicenter trial randomized participants (1 to <18 years) to double-blind mealtime faster aspart (n = 260), mealtime IAsp (n = 258), or open-label postmeal faster aspart (n = 259). The primary end point was change from baseline in glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) after 26 weeks of treatment. All available information regardless of treatment discontinuation was used for the evaluation of treatment effect.

RESULTS

At week 26, mealtime and postmeal faster aspart were noninferior to IAsp regarding change from baseline in HbA1c (P < 0.001 for noninferiority [0.4% margin]), with a statistically significant difference in favor of mealtime faster aspart (estimated treatment difference −0.17% [95% CI −0.30; −0.03], −1.82 mmol/mol [−3.28; −0.36]; P = 0.014). Change from baseline in 1-h postprandial glucose increment significantly favored mealtime faster aspart versus IAsp at breakfast, main evening meal, and over all meals (P < 0.01 for all). No statistically significant differences in the overall rate of severe or blood glucose–confirmed hypoglycemia were observed. Mean total daily insulin dose was 0.92 units/kg for mealtime faster aspart, 0.92 units/kg for postmeal faster aspart, and 0.88 units/kg for mealtime IAsp.

CONCLUSIONS

In children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes, mealtime and postmeal faster aspart with insulin degludec provided effective glycemic control with no additional safety risks versus IAsp. Mealtime faster aspart provided superior HbA1c control compared with IAsp.
MEMAKSIMALKAN PERAN TREATY OF AMITY AND COOPERATION IN SOUTHEAST ASIA 1976 (TAC) DALAM PENYELESAIAN SENGKETA DI ASEAN
Authors: Rantau Itasari Endah
Published: May 2019

ASEAN merupakan organisasi regional yang beranggotakan 10 negara, tujuan dibentuknya ASEAN adalah menjaga stabilitas kawasan serta perdamaian di kawasan Asia Tenggara. Jika terjadi suatu sengketa antara anggota-anggotanya maupun dengan negara di luar anggota ASEAN dihimbau menggunakan jalan damai sesuai dengan yang tertuang dalam TAC 1976. Hal ini untuk memaksimalkan apa yang telah dituangkan di dalam TAC seperti : Saling menghormati kemedekaan, kedaulatan, dan intergritas wilayah semua bangsa; Setiap negara berhak memelihara keberadaanya dari campur tangan, subversi, kekerasan dari kekuatan luar; Tidak mencampuri urusan dalam negara lain; Menyelesaikan perbedaan pendapat dan pertikaian dengan jalan damai; serta Menolak ancaman penggunaan kekerasan. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini, yaitu kepustakaan dimana metode pengumpulan data dari buku, artikel dan bacaan lain sebagai bahasa analisis. Data akan dianalisis secara kualitatif berdasarkan teori kemudian disajikan sistematis secara deskriptif.   Kata Kunci : ASEAN, Peran Treaty Of Amity And Cooperation In Southeast Asia 1976 (TAC), Penyelesaian Sengketa Internasional.
PENERAPAN HUKUM PROGRESIF DALAM PERKARA PENGGUNAAN DOPING ALTET DI INDONESIA
Authors: Tantra Paramitha Sandey , Ramdhani Hilal
Published: May 2019

Olahraga erat kaitanyya dengan persaingan untuk mendapatkan kemenangan, akan tetapi dalam prakteknya beberapa atlet menggunakan doping disengaja maupun tidak disengaja, perbuatan tersebut merupakan pelangaran terhadap hukum formil, sehingga perlu adanya penegakan hukum yang adil. Penelitian ini menggunakan penelitian yuridis-normatif untuk mengetahui keadaan hukum dan konsep yang sesuai dengan pendekatan hukum progresif. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa atlet yang menggunakan doping diberikan hukuman oleh hakim berdasarkan hukum formil tanpa melihat kehendak warga negara sebagai pemegang kedaulatan tertinggi.
URGENSI PEMBENTUKAN REGULASI PENGGUNAAN MATA UANG VIRTUAL (BITCOIN) DI INDONESIA
Authors: Setyaningrum Christine Ayu
Published: May 2019

Era globalisasi telah menjangkit seluruh aspek kehidupan masyarakat tak terkecuali aspek ekonomi. Penggunaan alat pembayaran tunai saat ini mulai bergeser menggunakan alat pembayaran non tunai, salah satunya adalah mata uang virtual. Mata uang virtual yang tengah marak penggunaannya adalah bitcoin. Telah ditegaskan dalam siaran pers Bank Indonesia No 16/6/Dkom bahwa bitcoin bukan merupakan alat pembayaran yang sah di Indonesia, serta beberapa peraturan lain yang menyatakan bahwa bitcoin bukan informasi elektronik baru dan subyek komoditi. Namun pada kenyataannya penggunaan bitcoin  masih banyak di Indonesia karena tidak adanya regulasi yang jelas sehingga keberadaannya masih di pertanyakan. Menghadapi hal ini pemerintah diharapkan untuk dapat memberi jaminan, perlindungan, dan kepastian hukum penggunaan bitcoin melalui regulasi penggunaan mata uang virtual di Indonesia.Kata Kunci : Urgensi; Regulasi; Mata Uang Virtual (Bitcoin)
FUKUYAMA, Francis. Identidades: a exigência de dignidade e a política do ressentimento.
Authors: Granja Inês
Published: May 2019

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Experiências do espaço e sagrados contemporâneos: breve leitura comparativa dos espaços arquitetônicos de Fátima e de Aparecida
Authors: Duque João Manuel
Published: May 2019

O artigo inicia com uma proposta de interpretação das edificações “religiosas” como configurações do espaço que, “transfigurando” o espaço quotidiano, permitem experiências do sagrado contextualizadas culturalmente e mesmo pessoalmente. No âmbito dessas edificações, assumem especial destaque os santuários, pois reinterpretam não só o espaço interior mas também exterior, “transfigurando” as paisagens em que se inserem. Como aplicação desta tese, apresenta-se uma breve descrição dos espaços arquitetônicos de Fátima e de Aparecida, permitindo avaliar comparativamente as experiências do sagrado promovidas pelas respetivas edificações, na sua semelhança mas também na sua diferença.
A sinagoga como espaço religioso e comunitário
Authors: Leone Alexandre
Published: May 2019

A sinagoga tornou-se, ao longo dos últimos dois mil anos, o local principal onde são realizadas as liturgias públicas judaicas. O presente artigo trata dos aspectos arquitetônicos externos e internos relativos às sinagogas e de seu uso como espaço religioso e comunitário através dos séculos. Além da arquitetura e organização do espaço da sinagoga é abordado, também, o uso coletivo litúrgico desse tipo de lugar de adoração. A versatilidade e a permanência dessa instituição são também abordadas.
ANÁLISE RETÓRICO-TEXTUAL DO GÊNERO CARTA DO LEITOR NA ESFERA ACADÊMICA
Authors: Cavalcanti Ricardo Jorge de Sousa , Almeida Cláudia Amorim de
Published: May 2019

Este estudo aborda, com base na produção do gênero Carta do leitor por participantes de um minicurso, o sujeito como agente sócio-histórico e discursivo em práticas linguageiras argumentativas escritas. Para tanto, elegemos estudos que tratam da Nova Retórica (REBOUL, 2004; PERELMAN e OLBRECHTS-TYTECA, 2005) na inter-relação com a Linguística Textual (KOCH, 2015; KOCH e ELIAS, 2016; MARCUSCHI, 2008; 2010; 2011). O trabalho com a Carta do leitor se deu pelo seu potencial argumentativo e também didático. A pesquisa se caracteriza como uma pesquisa-ação, numa perspectiva qualitativa de investigação, a partir da produção e análise de dados autênticos. Os resultados apontam, considerando a experiência realizada, certa dificuldade na elaboração do gênero Carta do leitor por parte dos sujeitos produtores: licenciandos e licenciados nos Cursos de Letras e de Pedagogia de um dado contexto. Tal constatação nos leva a defender a importância do trabalho sistematizado com a argumentação na formação inicial/continuada docente.
HISTORIOGRAFIA LINGUÍSTICA; UM PERCURSO
Authors: Palma Dieli Vesaro , Bastos Neusa Barbosa
Published: May 2019

Este trabalho tematiza o percurso realizado pelo Grupo de Pesquisa em Historiografia da Língua Portuguesa, da PUC-SP. Ele objetiva apresentar a trajetória desse Grupo desde sua criação até os dias atuais. Assim, seguindo os ensinamentos de Koerner, Swiggers e Altman, ele construiu uma proposta metodológica para a realização dos estudos historiográficos, abrangendo do século XVI ao século XX. Nessa construção, foram definidos vários aspectos: a observância aos princípios propostos por Koerner (1996), o estabelecimento das bases teóricas, dos passos investigativos, das categorias de análise, a caracterização dos objetos de pesquisa, da História do Tempo Presente e o delineamento das vertentes em que as investigações historiográficas têm sido realizadas pelo Grupo.
A bíblia de Lourenço: uma bíblia laica
Authors: Lima Anderson De Oliveira
Published: May 2019

O artigo apresenta uma análise do primeiro volume da Bíblia de Lourenço, obra que é uma nova tradução dos textos bíblicos que estão sendo traduzidos desde o grego para a língua portuguesa por Frederico Lourenço. A obra completa será divulgada em seis volumes, dois com o Novo Testamento, que os leitores da Bíblia já conhecem, e quatro com os livros que compõem a Septuaginta; mas até a produção deste artigo apenas o primeiro dos seis volumes havia sido lançado no Brasil. O interesse por essa nova versão é que ela é vista como uma Bíblia laica, mais apropriada para quem quer ler a Bíblia como literatura e não como texto sagrado, ou seja, uma rara Bíblia secular que não está tão fortemente marcada por uma mediação religiosa. O que se analisa nas próximas páginas é a tradução com suas peculiaridades e os paratextos incluídos nesta versão; ao final o leitor encontrará alinda alguns comentários sobre outro título de Lourenço (intitulado “O livro aberto: leituras da Bíblia”), um livro em que a leitura empreendida ajuda a compreender os pressupostos que regem seu trabalho como tradutor.
Padres conservadores em armas: o discurso público da guerra cultural entre católicos
Authors: Silveira Emerson José Sena
Published: May 2019

Neste texto se tece considerações sobre quatro discursos públicos do padre Paulo Ricardo, liderança eclesial que tem se destacado nas mídias públicas e católicas. Ponta de lança de um catolicismo conservador que se espraia pelos espaços públicos com traços de reacionarismo, seus discursos alcançaram grande repercussão devido à intensa atividade lobista desse sacerdote junto a parlamentares evangélicos e católicos no Congresso Nacional. Padre Paulo Ricardo, ligado a grupos tradicionalistas e carismáticos, representa a face pública de um segmento considerável de católicos incomodados com as profundas transformações sociais e religiosas contemporâneas e com a emergência dos direitos de minorias, como a da população de lésbicas, gays, bixessuais, transxesuais e queer. Com o auxílio de metodologias qualitativas, analisa-se as falas do padre Paulo Ricardo em quatro vídeos publicados no YouTube. Defende-se a hipótese que esta discursividade traduz de forma clara as linhas mestras de uma “guerra cultural” encetada por grupos católicos ultraconservadores no espaço público contemporâneo.
Intifada: notas sobre una insurrección imaginal
Authors: Bolton Rodrigo Karmy
Published: May 2019

El presente ensayo piensa la experiencia política de la “intifada” palestina de 1987 como un momento en el que se desencadena un tipo de resistencia popular capaz de articular al mito con la historia en uma nueva y decisiva “topología de lo imaginal”. Para ello, utiliza la noción de “violencia divina” de Walter Benjamin y de “mito” trabajado por Furio Jesi. Que la intifada desencadene una resistencia popular implicaría: (a) poner en juego una insurrección que asume un carácter cosmopolita capaz de destituir las formas identitaristas de la política moderna y (b) abrir una nueva formulación de la política que se expresará en otras experiencias de insurrección popular en donde la Primavera Árabe que emergió a finales del año 2010 constituiría su última versión. Como “potencia cosmopolita” la intifada palestina destituye los identitarismos para mostrar a esa tierra como una verdadera potencia. La intifada pone en juego a Palestina como un común del cual ni los cananenos, ni los ingleses, griegos, o sionistas pueden apropiarse por completo. Es imprescindible notar que, desde un punto de vista metodológico, el presente ensayo usa diversas fuentes bibliográficas sobre las que trabaja en orden a pensar formas paradigmáticas de insurrección.
Blood Cell Counts and Blood Cell Ratios as Non-Specific Major Depressive Disorder Biomarkers
Authors: Krivosova M , Kusnir P , Kertys M , Mestanik M , Tonhajzerova I , Hrtanek I , Ondrejka I , Mokry J.
Published: May 2019

Introduction: With an increasing prevalence of major depressive disorder (MDD) in population there is a particular interest in finding a suitable biomarker for diagnosis and prognosis of the disease. Many studies have shown that MDD is linked to a systemic inflammatory process, so blood elements counts and ratios have been suggested to be promising indicators in the management and effectiveness of the disease therapy. The aim of this retrospective study was to compare absolute and relative white blood cells counts and to search for any changes in their ratios before and after the therapy of the patients.

Methods: Our study included 36 patients who were admitted to hospital with either a new diagnosis or a recurrent episode of MDD and who were treated by a standard protocol. The peripheral blood samples were collected both at admission and at hospital discharge. Absolute white blood cell count and counts of neutrophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, platelets, as well as mean platelet volume, red blood cell distribution width, neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio, platelet/lymphocyte ratio, and monocyte/lymphocyte ratio before and after hospitalization (14–29 days) were evaluated and compared. The test of normality was performed and, accordingly, single t-test or Mann-Whitney U-test was used for data analysis.

Results: There were no significant differences between any blood cell ratios in blood samples before and after stay in hospital and appropriate treatment. Monocyte count was significantly higher in MDD patients after hospital discharge (p=0.007), there was a significantly higher difference in discharged patients suffering from MDD recurrent episode (F.33) compared to newly diagnosed MDD (F.32) patients (p=0.010). In patients treated with venlafaxine (N=23) there was a significant increase in monocyte/lymphocyte ratio observed at the end of hospitalization (p=0.018).

Conclusions: The pharmacotherapy and additive treatment of the patients suffering from MDD led only to mild changes in blood cells counts. As our study included only a small number of patients, and blood cell parameters and ratios were compared after a relatively short duration of treatment, further and more detailed research is needed for final conclusions.
A new application of almost increasing sequences
Authors: Karakaş Ahmet
Published: May 2019

In this paper, a known result dealing with | ̄N, pn
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Impact of Whip Roller Parameters on Warp Dynamic Loads for 3D Fabrics Made on a Four-Comb Warp-Knitting Machine
Authors: Michalak Andrzej , Kuchar Maciej , Mikołajczyk Zbigniew
Published: May 2019

The most advantageous geometry of the warp feeding system was determined from the viewpoint of compensating temporary changes in the warp length during the technological cycle of a four-comb warp-knitting machine. Dynamic simulations of the feeding system were carried out for 3 different lengths of the shift of the slider with a guide bar – designating variants (series) of the cross-sectional sizes of the 3D knitted fabrics. The courses of instantaneous warp tensions during the operating cycle of the warp-knitting machine were presented. Limit dynamic loads of the warp were determined and presented as a function of natural frequency of the whip roller. Based on the criterion of the smallest dynamic loads of the warp, the optimum natural frequencies of the whip roller were determined. In the analyzed range of the whip roller parameters, they are 3–6 times greater than the operation frequency of the warp-knitting machine.
Albanian Text Classification: Bag of Words Model and Word Analogies
Authors: Kadriu Arbana , Abazi Lejla , Abazi Hyrije
Published: May 2019

Background: Text classification is a very important task in information retrieval. Its objective is to classify new text documents in a set of predefined classes, using different supervised algorithms. Objectives: We focus on the text classification for Albanian news articles using two approaches. Methods/Approach: In the first approach, the words in a collection are considered as independent components, allocating to each of them a conforming vector in the vector’s space. Here we utilized nine classifiers from the scikit-learn package, training the classifiers with part of news articles (80%) and testing the accuracy with the remaining part of these articles. In the second approach, the text classification treats words based on their semantic and syntactic word similarities, supposing a word is formed by n-grams of characters. In this case, we have used the fastText, a hierarchical classifier, that considers local word order, as well as sub-word information. We have measured the accuracy for each classifier separately. We have also analyzed the training and testing time. Results: Our results show that the bag of words model does better than fastText when testing the classification process for not a large dataset of text. FastText shows better performance when classifying multi-label text. Conclusions: News articles can serve to create a benchmark for testing classification algorithms of Albanian texts. The best results are achieved with a bag of words model, with an accuracy of 94%.
Determining the Level of Accounting Conservatism through the Fuzzy Logic System
Authors: Čičak Josip , Vašiček Davor
Published: May 2019

Background: Using a variety of alternative accounting policies brings about different effects on the stated business results and the value of the company. Objectives: The objective of this paper is to develop a fuzzy logic solution for determining bias in financial reports on low-activity financial markets, and to find a method applicable to unquoted entities. Methods/Approach: A fuzzy logic system was developed using data on Croatian companies, the MatLab software, and the Mamdani fuzzy inference method. Results: The paper provides the summary of results obtained using a fuzzy logic system, and they indicate that the model has relevant validity. Conclusions: The model can serve as a stimulus for more detailed studies of biased financial statements elements. The fuzzy logic model should be further tested on a larger sample of companies classified based on their activity and under different business conditions.
Growth variability of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) natural forests: Dendroclimatic study from Krkonoše National Park
Authors: Šimůnek Václav , Vacek Zdeněk , Vacek Stanislav , Králíček Ivo , Vančura Karel
Published: May 2019

Long-term temporal development of beech stands in relation to climatic conditions is well documented by dendrochronological analyses. The study aims to identify and describe growth factors affecting natural European beech stands (Fagus sylvatica L.) on permanent research plots in the eastern Krkonoše Mountains, the Czech Republic. The paper focus on radial growth dynamics, frequency and cyclicity, and the effect of climatic factors on diameter increment of beech stands since 1850. The growth development of beech stands was significantly affected by air pollution load in 1977–1989, and increasingly frequent climate extremes in recent years (since 2010). Periodic increment events recurred in approximately 10–18 years’ periods. Stands on research plots responded differently to climatic factors, the main limiting factor being low temperatures during the growing season, frost damages and extreme droughts. The positive influence of temperatures on beech increments was recorded in winter, early spring, and especially in July and August of the current year. Conversely, precipitation in the previous year had higher impact on radial increment, with prevailing negative correlation. The plots were negatively affected by the decrease in sum of precipitation in February and March, but it was the temperature that influenced the beech increment most significantly. Dendrochronological analysis of close-to-nature beech stands provides valuable information on radial forest growth in response to changing climatic conditions.
Adaption of Norway spruce and European beech forests under climate change: from resistance to close-to-nature silviculture
Authors: Vacek Zdeněk , Vacek Stanislav , Slanař Jiří , Bílek Lukáš , Bulušek Daniel , Štefančík Igor , Králíček Ivo , Vančura Karel
Published: May 2019

In time of climate change, close-to-nature silviculture is growing in importance as a tool for future forest management. The paper study the tree layer and natural regeneration of monospecific Norway spruce (Picea abies [L.] Karst.), trough mixed spruce-beech to dominant European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) forests in Jizerské hory Mts., the Czech Republic. In the locality, shelterwood and selection system have been applied since 2000. The research objectives were to evaluate production parameters, structural diversity, species richness, natural regeneration dynamics and radial growth of individual tree species in relation to climatic factors and air pollution. The stand volume on permanent research plots amounted to 441 – 731 m3 ha−1 in initial stage of transformation. Natural regeneration showed high expansion of beech and decrease of spruce compared to mature tree species composition. Radial growth of spruce was in significant negative correlation with SO2 and NOX concentrations compared to no effect on beech increment. Moreover, spruce was more sensitive to significant years with extreme low radial growth. Beech was more stable in radial growth. Spruce was more resistant to air pollution and climatic stress in mixed stands. Low temperature was limiting factor of radial growth together with climate extremes (such as strong frosts and more frequent droughts) and biotic factors (bark beetle, beech scale). Close-to-nature management supporting admixed tree species should lead in future to diversification of stand structure toward higher species, spatial and age structure to mitigate negative effect of climatic change.
Telegraph communication networks used by the Japanese pharmaceutical industry in 1901
Authors: Amijima Takashi
Published: May 2019

This article examines how the communication network of the Japanese pharmaceutical industry operated around the turn of the century to create spatial interactions across the national medicine market during a period of intense industrialization.

In 1901, pharmaceutical wholesalers in Osaka compiled The Telegraph Codebook of Pharmacies in Japan to facilitate national trade in medicine, although its use was restricted to only the 177 pharmacies that joined the Pharmaceutical Telegraph Communication Alliance. This alliance had close ties with wholesalers in Osaka and comprised national-level qualified chemists. The use of this communication network by telegraph enabled the integration and progression of the Japanese pharmaceutical market in the early 20th century; however, pharmacies also began to build different and layered communication networks that corresponded to their respective business styles. Findings indicate that pharmacies used different communication networks of different spatial scales, thereby operating regional specialization and national integration networks simultaneously.
Population Densities and Community Structure of Birds Breeding in a Suburban Wooded Grassland in the Highveld of Lesotho
Authors: Kopij G.
Published: May 2019

The mapping method was employed to study avian community structure in relation to rainfall in a town suburb in Highveld grassland in southern Africa. Studies were conducted in two breeding seasons: 1998, with dry spring; and 2001, with close to average spring rainfall. The total rainfall in 1998 was 1254 mm, while in 2001 it was 1445 mm, in both years much above the long-term annual average (866 mm). The avian community remained remarkably similar in both years, both in respect to the number of species (44 in 1998 and 53 in 2001), and dominance relationships. The Simpson’s Diversity Index was high and also very similar in 1998 and 2001 (D = 0.91; 0.93 respectively). In all years, dominant species included the Laughing Dove, Grey-headed Sparrow, Speckled Dove, Cape Turtle-Dove and Common Fiscal. The Southern Red Bishop in 2001 was also in the group of dominants. Significant differences were noted in the overall density of all birds, but contrary to expectation density was higher in 1998, with lower rainfall, than in 2001, with higher rainfall. The proportions of nesting and feeding guilds were similar in both years compared, except for the granivores, which were proportionally more common in 1998 than in 2001. This difference was mainly due to the Laughing Dove and Grey-headed Sparrow. Generally, it appears that the suburban avian community is more stable and more diverse than neighbouring communities in the natural habitats.
Sistem Monitoring Kehadiran Perkuliahan Menggunakan Face Detection Dengan Algoritma Viola Jones
Authors: Fachmi Zul , Sudarma Made , Jasa Lie
Published: May 2019

Daftar kehadiran perkuliahan adalah salah satu faktor penting pada aktivitas perkuliahan karena merupakan salah satu syarat untuk mengikuti ujian akhir semester. Pentingnya faktor kehadiran, maka diperlukan suatu sistem kehadiran dengan teknologi komputer vision yang mampu mengatasi permasalahan yang ada pada presensi secara manual. Teknologi komputer vision yang digunakan ialah pendeteksian dan pengenalan citra wajah dengan tujuan dapat memonitoring data kehadiran dari perkuliahan secara tersistem. Pada penelitian ini, proses pendeteksian wajah menggunakan algoritma Viola-Jones, adapun cara kerja dari algoritma Viola-Jones yaitu Haar Like Feature, Integral Image, Adaboost learning dan Cascade classifier. Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah algoritma Viola-Jones berhasil diterapkan pada proses pendeteksian wajah dan pada proses pengenalan citra wajah menggunakan metode KNN (K-Nearest Neighbor) dengan tingkat keakurasian sebesar 94.79%.
Joe Salsberg, Depression-Era Communism, and the Limits of Moscow's Rule
Authors: McKay Ian
Published: May 2019

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Oyfn Veg: Session Three Discussion
Authors: Stephen Jennifer
Published: May 2019

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REVIEW: Allan Silburt, "A Colourful Life - the Art and Drawing of Josh Silburt"
Authors: Weiser Barbara
Published: May 2019

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From Rags to Comfort: Women Holocaust Survivors Rebuilding Lives in Montreal, 1947-1958
Authors: Abramson Zelda
Published: May 2019

The majority of holocaust survivors who came to Canada settled in Montreal. Most came with little if any money or material goods. Within a relatively short period of time the immigrant survivors transitioned from poor-new immigrant to successful or at least comfortable Canadian. The benchmarks for family economic success are often rooted in man’s work and income. Drawing on in-depth interviews with survivors who arrived in Montreal between 1948 and 1958, and Jewish Immigrant Aid case files, I argue research that pays attention to the dailiness of women survivors’ lives offers a more nuanced understanding of their success narrative.La majorité des survivants de la Shoah ayant immigré au Canada se sont installés à Montréal, la plupart avec très peu d’argent et de biens matériels. Relativement rapidement, ils ont amélioré leurs conditions de vie bénéficiant d’un niveau de vie élevé ou tout au moins confortable. Le succès économique d’une famille est souvent mesuré à l’aune du salaire et du travail de l’homme. En se basant sur des entretiens approfondis avec des survivant-e-s qui sont arrivé-e-s à Montréal entre 1948 et 1958, et sur des dossiers individuels d’organisations juives d’aide à l’immigration, cette recherche met en lumière la vie quotidienne des femmes survivantes et permet de nuancer le récit classique de leur réussite.
THE PARTICIPATORY APPROACH TO ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHER TRAINING IN VIETNAM
Authors: Ha Vu Hai
Published: May 2019

In the past few years, English language teacher training in Vietnam has witnessed remarkable improvements, but more so in terms of quantity than in terms of quality. Adopting a case study research design, this article reports the feedback of 14 participants in a training workshop series using the participatory approach. The interview data suggests that the use of this approach brought about certain benefits in terms of practicality, application, interactions and learner autonomy, which conincide with major issues confronting English language teacher training in Vietnam. However, the participants also voiced certain concerns and suggested possible solutions, indicating that the use of the participatory approach should be combined with other teaching methods to maximize its effectiveness.
YOUR BRAIN AT WORK - DAVID ROCK (AUTHOR)
Authors: Nga Nguyen Thi Hang
Published: May 2019

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ASPECTOS ONTOGNOSEOLÓGICOS NA REVISÃO BIBLIOGRÁFICA JURÍDICA, RELIGIOSA E HISTÓRICO ANTROPOLÓGICA DO JEITINHO BRASILEIRO
Authors: Rocha Ludmilla Elyseu , Narcizo Mendes Lucas Elyseu Rocha
Published: May 2019

Jeitinho brasileiro, sua amplitude e características multifacetárias. Versões diferenciadas do engajamento do jeitinho na cultura brasileira: LEERS, numa perspectiva religiosa, mais moral; BARBOSA, sob o aspecto histórico-antropológico; e DA MATTA em um contexto antropológico-social, mais liberal e permissivo. O jeitinho, queira-se, ou não, é uma marca registrada na cultura brasileira, embora haja divergência entre os autores sobre as diversas formas de manifestação: a legal, a moral e o dos usos e abusos. Pela visão histórica apositiva, haja vista o legado histórico, parecem bem atuais as mazelas desse passado quanto à corrupção e ao nepotismo, bem como a elaboração das leis que foram, grosso modo, sancionadas ao sabor da emergência e dos humores da política.
TRANSNACIONALISMO: UMA NOVA DINÂMICA ESTATAL
Authors: Nistler Regiane
Published: May 2019

O estudo em apreço tem como objetivo analisar as transformações do Estado desde o seu modelo absolutista até os dias atuais, pois supõe-se que ante às transformações da socidade em razão da globalização, um novo modelo estatal pode estar se formando, ainda que [por enquanto] não reconhecido num plano formal, sendo ele o transnacional. Para isso, o artigo inicia com o estudo das formas estatais, desde a absolutista, passando pela liberal, de bem-estar social e neoliberal, fechando com o estudo do transnacionalismo e as mudanças [desmantelamento] que ele tem causado nas instituições basilares estatais até então reconhecidas formalmente, a citar, em especial, o “território” e a “soberania”.
CRÍTICA DA EXECUÇÃO FISCAL COMO MEIO DE COBRANÇA DO CRÉDITO PÚBLICO EM MASSA: HORIZONTES, APERFEIÇOAMENTO E ALTERNATIVAS
Authors: Gouvea Marcus de Freitas
Published: May 2019

ResumoA fase judicial de cobrança do crédito público, principalmente o tributário, chamada de execução fiscal, é um exemplo de ineficiência. Consegue arrecadar menos de 1% do estoque da dívida. A Administração propõe milhares de processos de execução, para recuperar um percentual mínimo do crédito que pretende arrecadar. Não obstante, há um mito, uma crença geral, de que a propositura destas ações é obrigatória, para quase qualquer débito e para qualquer devedor, supostamente sustentado pelo princípio da indisponibilidade do interesse público. Este artigo discute as razões que levam à ineficiência da execução fiscal, apresenta meios alternativos de cobrança e mostra pontos em que o processo executivo pode ser aprimorado, para se tornar um método mais eficiente para recuperar créditos públicos. O mais importante, o artigo defende a tese de que é impossível o uso da execução fiscal como instrumento de massa, porque é adequado para obrigar apenas devedores qualificados. O mito de que a execução fiscal é obrigatória para qualquer devedor e qualquer débito é falso e precisa ser destruído.AbstractThe judicial phase of public law enforcement, including the tax law, the “execução fiscal” (a fiscal execution action), is an example of inefficiency. It recovers less than 1% of all the amount of credit not spontaneously paid by the taxpayers and other debtors. By this method, the government issues hundreds of thousands of process to collect a very small percentage of the total credit. Even though, there is a general belief that the execution is mandatory for almost any debt and for any debtor. A myth allegedly supported by constitutional principles. This paper discusses the reasons behind such inefficiency, presents some alternatives to the model, and shows the points in which the fiscal execution action must be improved to become a more effective means to collect public credits. Most of all, this paper advocates the idea that there is no way for the judicial process to be efficient as a mass instrument, because it is designed to oblige only a few qualified debtors. The myth that the “execução fiscal” is mandatory for any debtor and for any debt is false and must be destroyed.
FUNDOS ABUTRES E O PREJUÍZO DA NEW LEX MERCATORIA AO ESTADO
Authors: Araújo Ribeiro Leonardo José de
Published: May 2019

A Argentina sofreu uma forte queda em sua economia no final da década de 1990 que a levou a uma crise, vindo a declarar moratória no final do ano de 2001. Com isso, em 2002, foram emitidos títulos da dívida pública com um preço excessivamente desvalorizado ante o valor de face. Iniciou?se um período de forte crescimento econômico e, também, uma longa negociação para reestruturar a dívida pública. Com propostas em 2005 e 2010, o país obteve adesão de imensa maioria à sua proposta de reestruturação. Contudo, com base em cláusulas contratuais que exemplificam o instituto da New Lex Mercatoria, a minoria cobrou o valor integral em juízo, nos Estados Unidos da América, e obteve resultado favorável. Devido à relutância em entregar imensa parte de seu orçamento aos credores minoritários (fundos abutres), o país experimentou novamente curto período de retração econômica. Isso demonstra que a New Lex Mercatoria é prejudicial ao setor público.
FEDERALISMO À BRASILEIRA: ALGUMAS REFLEXÕES QUANTO À FORMA DE ESTADO NO BRASIL APÓS A CONSTITUIÇÃO DE 1988
Authors: RANGEL Gabriel Dolabela Raemy
Published: May 2019

O presente trabalho visa a trazer reflexões quanto ao modelo de federação estabelecido no Brasil sob a égide da Constituição de 1988, em especial no que diz respeito à autonomia dos Municípios, ao princípio da simetria e à concepção de federalismo de cooperação. Com isso, busca-se estabelecer ponderações sobre a forma de interpretação do texto constitucional, estabelecendo perspectivas.
JUDICIALIZAÇÃO DESNECESSÁRIA OU DESJUDICIALIZAÇÃO NECESSÁRIA? REVISITANDO A JURISDIÇÃO ADMINISTRATIVA NA PERSPECTIVA DOS EQUIVALENTES JURISDICIONAIS
Authors: De Mello Franco Paulo Fernando
Published: May 2019

Nosso trabalho visa a enfrentar o problema da morosidade do Poder Judiciário a partir da correlação desta com quaestios de contencioso administrativo, de jurisdição administrativa e de justiça administrativa que, a despeito de vernaculamente semelhantes, entre si não se confundem. Pretendemos, para tanto, apreciar a (im)possibilidade e, principalmente, a (in)eficiência dos equivalentes jurisdicionais em questões que envolvam a Administração Pública tendo em vista que esta é, segundo dados apresentados ao longo do paper, protagonista, em termos quantitativos, do sem número de processsos que aguardam julgamento e abarrotam o Judiciário. Defendemos, pois, a fuga da jurisdição à noção de justiça, o que pode ou não coincidir com decisões judiciais.
O ACESSO À SAÚDE DOS POVOS ORIGINÁRIOS: A CONCRETIZAÇÃO DE DIREITOS ATRAVÉS DE TUTELAS JURÍDICAS
Authors: Alcará Marcos , Tibiriça Amaral Sérgio
Published: May 2019

Referido artigo aborda o direito à saúde enquanto direito fundamental garantido pela Constituição Federal de 1988 aos brasileiros, o qual é estendido às populações indígenas, o dever do poder público em propiciar o atendimento devido para concretizar o direito fundamental à saúde e o uso de tutelas jurídicas coercitivas e a intervenção judicial nos casos de omissão.
JUDICIALIZAÇÃO DA SAÚDE: SUPRESSÃO DOS EFEITOS NEGATIVOS ATRAVÉS DA PARTICIPAÇÃO ADMINISTRATIVA E DO ESTREITAMENTO DAS RELAÇÕES ENTRE OS PODERES JUDICIÁRIO E EXECUTIVO
Authors: Lima Patricia Araujo , Cardoso Henrique Ribeiro
Published: May 2019

Na forma como vem sendo conduzida, na verdade, a judicialização para a prestação efetiva da política pública da saúde vem gerando mais injustiça social do que justiça. Essa intervenção do Poder Judiciário possui diversos reflexos negativos. Os magistrados não reconhecem, nas suas decisões, as Leis que regem o Sistema Único de Saúde, proferindo determinações judiciais alheias ao seu sistema de protocolo. O objetivo deste estudo é demonstrar esses efeitos negativos sendo possível afastá-los mediante a utilização do padrão de integralidade de atenção à saúde, devidamente legitimado pela participação administrativa. Para isso, faz-se necessário o estreitamento das relações entre os Poderes Judiciário e Executivo, para que o sistema de justiça conheça as políticas públicas de saúde, seu sistema e legislação. O Poder Judiciário só deve interferir nas decisões do Poder Executivo quando este não cumpre com o seu dever constitucional de oferecer políticas públicas de promoção, proteção e recuperação da saúde ou quando é omisso na execução destas.