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”Douce Mélancolie” à la Scena per Angolo: The Sublime Melancholy of Hubert Robert – Detached from Roman Models
Authors: Kuusamo Altti
Published: March 2019

In this paper I trace how melancholy and paintings of ruins link together in Hubert Robert’s (1733–1808) images and how we can also comprehend some other concepts close to melancholy in order to understand his images. As far as I know there has not been a great deal of serious discussion of what implications Denis Diderot’s characterization of Robert’s ruin paintings as douce mélancolie would have. In this sense the question is how we can see, sense or grasp a certain kind of melancholy on the level of painted scenes and dominant visual elements of Robert’s works.

While the Renaissance excluded sadness from its view of melancholy, the 18th century left cosmology out of its arsenal of melancholy. When melancholy was no longer subject to cosmic-religious control, there appeared new sentiments or correlatives to “shape” melancholy, like a new idea of (bourgeois) sensibility.

Robert painted hundreds of paintings and drawings depicting huge colonnaded galleries with broken vaults.  A large number of these images differ significantly from their ancient historical references. In Robert’s painted oeuvre caprice is a key word. The main type of caprice is the elongation of the gallery-hall in a lateral perspective. Repetition is connected to the principle of the sublime via megalomania. Repetition is one symptom of melancholy, a kind of obsessive return to the same themes and motifs, the substitutes for unforgotten love objects. A strange connection emerges between sensibility, capriccio and the sublime in his works.

The colossal ruins have been represented in a way which places scenery inside the gallery, so that it forms a kind of interior landscape. Skies are only glimpsed through apertures in the vault. It is hard to find signs of transcendence in Robert’s ruin paintings in spite of the sensation of the immense, almost inhuman, length of colonnades. People depicted in the scenes are commonplace in character. The cosmic infinity which was so important for earlier views of melancholy is changed into the feeling of lackluster glory. The greatness of Rome has been described as an anonymous greatness of fancy which even blurs the sense of historical time.
Osmanlı Türkçesi Dersini Alan Öğrencilerin Yaptıkları Okuma, Yazma ve Gramer Hatalarının Sebepleri ve Sağaltılmaları Üzerine Bir Araştırma
Authors: Calp Mehrali
Published: March 2019

Bu çalışmada, Fen Edebiyat Fakültesi Türk Dili ve Edebiyatı Bölümü öğrencilerinin Osmanlı Türkçesi alanındaki okuma, yazma ve gramer bakımından yaptıkları hatalar ele alınmıştır. Çalışmanın amacı, öğrencilerin, Osmanlı Türkçesinde yaptığı okuma, yazma ve gramer hatalarının sebeplerini belirlemek ve elde edilen bulgular ışığında bu hataları sağaltmaya yönelik önerilerde bulunmaktır. Araştırma nitel bir çalışma olup veriler yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme formu yoluyla elde edilmiş ve içerik analizine tabi tutulmuştur.  Bu amaçla 4 sorudan oluşan yarı yapılandırılmış bir görüşme formu hazırlanmıştır. Hazırlanan bu görüşme formu aracılığıyla dersi alan öğrenciler ile alan uzmanlarından görüş alınmıştır. Araştırmada aşağıdaki sonuçlara ulaşılmıştır: Osmanlı Türkçesi dersinde öğrencilerin en çok zorlandıkları durumlar: Arapça kelimelerin kalıplarını bilememe ve yazamama, metinleri okuyamama ve yazamama, dilbilgisinde yetersiz olma; ڭ (ŋ )lerin benzer seslerden ayırt edilememesi ve vokallerin yazımıdır. Öğrenci hatalarının sebepleri: Arapça ve Farsça gramer bilgisinin yetersiz olması, yazımın (imla) çalışmasının yetersiz olması, Arapça, Farsça ve Osmanlıca kelimeleri ayırt edememe, yeterince metin okumama, yazma etkinliklerinin yapılmamasıdır. Öğrencilerin karşılaştıkları zorluklarla baş edebilmek için almayı düşündükleri önlemler: ders dışı tekrar ve alıştırma yapma, metin okuma ve yazma çalışmalarını artırmadır. Öğrencilerin öğretimle ilgili faydalı olacağını düşündükleri önerileri: Derslerin alanında uzman olanlar tarafından verilmesi, öğretim sürecinin kolaydan zora aşamalı olarak sürdürülmesi, haftalık yazma ödevi verilmesi, sık sık alıştırma yaptırılması, çokça metin okunması şeklindedir.Elde edilen bulgular ışığında önerilerde bulunulmuştur
Ortaokul Öğrencilerinin Geleceğin Okullarına İlişkin Hayalleri
Authors: Gökdaş İbrahim , Ak Şerife
Published: March 2019

Öğrencilerin gelecekte nasıl bir okul ve nasıl bir öğrenme ortamı hayal ettikleri var olan sorunlar için çözüm üretme ve yarının okullarını yapılandırmada önemli ve özgün veri kaynağı oluşturacaktır. Bu bağlamda öğrencilerin hayallerindeki okullar ve bu okullardaki teknolojilerin neler olabileceğinin betimlenmesi amacıyla gerçekleştirilen bu çalışmada 373 ortaokul öğrencisinden “Hayalimdeki Okul” başlıklı bir kompozisyon yazmaları istenmiş ve veriler içerik analizi yöntemiyle değerlendirilmiştir. Araştırma sonunda öğrencilerin daha çok okulun ve sınıfın fiziki olanaklarına ilişkin betimlemelerde bulundukları; tablet, akıllı sıra, robot öğretmen ve okulsuz eğitim hayal ettikleri görülmüş ve bazı öğrencilerin sınıflarda teknolojinin hiç olmaması yönündeki talepleri dikkat çekici bulunmuştur.
Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Implications for Environmental Policy: Evidence in Southeast Asia
Authors: NGUYEN Anh Tru
Published: March 2019

The article attempts to investigate impacts of determinants on per capita carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in six developing countries in Southeast Asia between 1985 and 2014 using a panel dataset. We found that electric power per capita, energy use, and gross domestic product have positive influences on per capita CO2 emissions in Southeast Asia. However, population and renewable energy consumption negatively affect per capita CO2 emissions in this region. Our results also addressed that per capita CO2 emissions of Indonesia and Viet Nam are higher than that of other countries in the region. Lastly, policies are recommended to reduce CO2 emissions and protect the environment in Southeast Asia, including improvement of energy efficiency of countries in the region, implementation of the Project in Clean Energy Investments, reduction of fuel and CO2 emissions applied to light duty vehicles and high duty vehicles, exploitation of advantages in exporting greenhouse gas emissions, and cooperation among countries in the region in order to reduce emissions.
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Važnost vježbanja kod oboljelih od dijabetesa
Authors: Šulevski Petra , Kocijan Ivna
Published: March 2019

Sve je veći broj oboljelih osoba od dijabetesa, kako u svijetu tako i u Hrvatskoj. Procjene govore o ukupnoj brojci od 415 milijuna oboljelih. Broj oboljelih, a posebice onih s dijagnozom dijabetesa tipa 2, upućuje na neuredan način života, odnosno loše prehrambene navike, sedentaran način života i stres. Liječenje dijabetesa provodi se pravilnom prehranom, redovitom tjelesnom aktivnošću i medikamentnom terapijom, a sve u cilju regulacije glikemije. Tjelesna aktivnost sastavni je dio liječenja dijabetesa jer se njezinim provođenjem održava odgovarajuća razina glikemije, poboljšava lipidni status te povećava osjetljivost stanica na inzulin. Ujedno se vježbanjem smanjuje potreba za inzulinom jer mišići svojom kontrakcijom pojačano troše glukozu.
Dozvoljene su sve
vrste tjelesne aktivnosti, ponekad uz određena individualna ograničenja, a najviše koristi polučuje ako se vježbanje provodi redovito i uz umjereni intenzitet, ali uz određeni oprez, posebice ako su prisutne komplikacije bolesti. Posebnu pažnju treba posvetiti riziku od hipoglikemije, jer se prilikom tjelovježbe smanjuje razina glukoze. Prije provođenja tjelesne aktivnosti potrebno je provjeriti razinu glukoze te tomu prilagoditi tjelesnu aktivnost ili je odgoditi u slučaju
previsoke ili preniske razine. Istraživanja su pokazala da aerobne i anaerobne aktivnosti utječu na regulaciju glukoze. Prije svega, preporučuju se vježbe fleksibilnosti (iako nemaju izravan utjecaj na smanjenje glukoze) te vježbe balansa, koje smanjuju mogućnost padova. Preporučuje se 150 minuta tjedno umjerene do snažne aktivnosti.Primjerice, vježbe se mogu provoditi umjerenim intenzitetom uz 15 ponavljanja ili jakim intenzitetom uz šest do osam ponavljanja.
Možemo zaključiti da je redovita tjelovježba nužna za očuvanje zdravlja i
kvalitete života oboljelih od dijabetesa.
Bioetika i autonomija osobe s invaliditetom po načelu supsidijarnosti
Authors: Bebek Mario , Brdarević Marija
Published: March 2019

Osobe s invaliditetom sposobne su za zapošljavanje, ali ih poslodavci ne
zapošljavaju dovoljno. Te činjenice znatno utječu na njihovu kvalitetu života, kao i na samopercepciju osobe. Načelo supsidijarnosti u sklopu primijenjene bioetike može izazvati pomake na društvenoj razini i pomoći
u rješavanju tog problema. Demografski su čimbenici poražavajući za kvalitetu života i rada osoba s invaliditetom. Negativni učinci krize morala u društvu upućuju na nesklad između materijalnog i duhovnog, moralnog i prevladavajućeg vrijednosnog sustava društva i pogađaju najranjivije skupine, a to su osobe s invaliditetom, i to u njihovu školovanju, radu i osobnom životu. Zajednička sinergija bioetike kao sveobuhvatnog teorijskog korektiva i učinkovite prakse jest putovanje prema autonomiji osobe s invaliditetom. Javnost mora pomoći i dopustiti osobama s invaliditetom da budu percipirane kao ravnopravni članovi društva. Pozitivan ishod nije ostvariv bez primjene načela supsidijarnosti.
The knowledge of teachers as a key factor in providing first aid in primary schools
Authors: Kovačič Uroš , Lozić Amela , Slabe Damjan , Starc Andrej
Published: March 2019

Background: In addition to home, school is the second most important living environment in a child’s life. Injuries that most often occur in school and on the school playground are the primary cause for the death of children. In case of sudden health problems in schools, teachers are usually the first to be at a child’s side. We were interested in how well teachers in primary schools are familiar with first aid measures in
selected health cases.

Methods: Collecting of data in the framework of the descriptive method of research was conducted with an anonymous survey questionnaire using the online program 1ka. One hundred and ninety-two teachers filled in the survey questionnaire in its entirety.

Results: Teachers have a lack of theoretical knowledge of first aid in life-threatening situations. In four of the nine questions on the selected first aid measures, the teachers who teach at the upper level of primary school showed statistically significantly poorer knowledge compared to the teachers who teach at the lower level of primary school.

Conclusions: Teachers at the lower level who teach in the early stage of the education system displayed better theoretical knowledge of first aid. This may be the result of a difference in their educational role during the schooling of an individual pupil. While a lower-level teacher
who is associating with the particular pupil all day long is involved in the general education of the pupil, the teacher at a higher-level teaches a specific subject and only has contact with a certain pupil a few hours a week. Theoretical knowledge is only a basic prerequisite for
performing first aid, practical skills are required as well. It is essential that teachers in primary school renew and upgrade their knowledge of first aid, as doctrinal guidance changes and first aid knowledge is also forgotten. If teachers are responsible for the practical performance of first aid measures on an injured or suddenly ill child, the school principals are responsible for ensuring the conditions for the implementation of these measures, including the provision of training for their employees.
Psihosocijalni aspekti oboljenja od raka dojke kod mladih žena
Authors: Džombić Anita
Published: March 2019

Psihosocijalni aspekti oboljenja od raka dojke kod mladih žena ostvaruju
se unutar specifične razvojne dobi u kojoj se one nalaze. Oboljenje od raka dojke kod mladih, za razliku od starijih žena, povezano je ponajprije s izazovima prilagodbe u područjima radne karijere, partnerstva, obiteljskih planova, brige o osiguranju skrbi za djecu, reproduktivnog zdravlja, seksualnosti te slike o vlastitom tijelu. Iako u
psihoonkološkoj literaturi izostaje jedinstvena definicija ove populacije, riječ je o ženama u fertilnoj, predmenopauzalnoj dobi, s gornjom kronološkom granicom do 50 godina. Dosadašnje empirijske spoznaje navode da se one percipiraju „premladima za preuzimanje uloge bolesnice”, imaju veće poteškoće psihosocijalne prilagodbe na oboljenje i
nižu kvalitetu života. Imaju potrebe za cjelovitom i pravodobnom informacijskom podrškom, dok im je diskusija o reproduktivnom zdravlju, prenatalnoj edukaciji i seksualnosti od posebne važnosti na samom početku tretmana. Oboljele upućuju na nedovoljan broj programa podrške namijenjenih ovoj populaciji i iskazuju spremnost na sudjelovanje u vršnjačkim mrežama podrške. U skladu s navedeni, u radu se nastoji ukazati na specifičnosti psihosocijalnih potreba i teškoća koje ove mlade žene imaju po oboljenju od raka dojke.
Stump's Forgiveness
Authors: Warmke Brandon
Published: March 2019

To love someone, Eleonore Stump tells us, is to have two desires: a desire her objective good and a desire for union with her. In Atonement, Stump claims that loving someone—understood as having these desires—is necessary and sufficient for morally appropriate forgiveness. I offer several arguments against this claim.
True Imaginings Integrating Panentheism and A Personal View of God
Authors: Müller Klaus
Published: March 2019

The perhaps most challenging problem for a panentheistic paradigm in Christian god-talk consists in integrating the trait of personhood in the monistic horizon of this approach. A very helpful way to this goal seems to be the concept of imagination. Its logic of an “as if” represents a modified variation of Kant`s idea of the postulates of reason. Reflections of Jürgen Werbick, Douglas Headley, and Volker Gerhardt substantiate the philosophical and theological capabilities of this solution which also include a sensibility for the ontological commitments included in the panentheistic approach.
Euteleology Meets/Needs Idealism
Authors: Schärtl Thomas
Published: March 2019

The paper compares the non-standard theistic notion of God as presented by John Bishop and Ken Perszyk in their so-called “euteleological” concept of God with idealistic, especially Hegelian and post-Hegelian, concepts of the divine. Both frameworks not only share striking similarities, based on their guiding intuitions, but also have remarkably parallel problems that have already been discussed in 19th-century speculative German theology in the aftermath of German Idealism. The article offers some proposals to strengthen the euteleological concept of God metaphysically — based on some insights coming from post-Hegelian discussions.
The AVMA's definitions of antimicrobial uses for prevention, control, and treatment of disease
Authors: Smith David R. , Gaunt Patricia S. , Plummer Paul J. , Cervantes Hector M. , Davies Peter , Fajt Virginia R. , Frey Erin , Jay-Russell Michele T. , Lehenbauer Terry W. , Papich Mark G. , Parker Tina M. , Phipps Erin C. , Scheftel Joni M. , Schnabel Lauren V. , Singer Randall S. , Whaley Janet E. , Wishnie Jennifer K. , Wright Lindsay R. , Costin Michael
Published: March 2019

Recent state and federal legislative actions and current recommendations from the World Health Organization seem to suggest that, when it comes to antimicrobial stewardship, use of antimicrobials for prevention, control, or treatment of disease can be ranked in order of appropriateness, which in turn has led, in some instances, to attempts to limit or specifically oppose the routine use of medically important antimicrobials for prevention of disease. In contrast, the AVMA Committee on Antimicrobials believes that attempts to evaluate the degree of antimicrobial stewardship on the basis of therapeutic intent are misguided and that use of antimicrobials for prevention, control, or treatment of disease may comply with the principles of antimicrobial stewardship. It is important that veterinarians and animal caretakers are clear about the reason they may be administering antimicrobials to animals in their care. Concise definitions of prevention, control, and treatment of individuals and populations are necessary to avoid confusion and to help veterinarians clearly communicate their intentions when prescribing or recommending antimicrobial use.
Case-control study of risk factors for granulomatous meningoencephalomyelitis in dogs
Authors: Barnes Heller Heidi L. , Granick Martin N. , Pinkerton Marie E. , Keuler Nicholas S.
Published: March 2019

OBJECTIVE

To identify environmental and other variables associated with a diagnosis of granulomatous meningoencephalomyelitis (GME) in dogs.

DESIGN

Case-control study.

ANIMALS

31 dogs that received a histologic diagnosis of GME (case dogs) from January 2003 to January 2014 and 91 age- and breed-matched dogs.

PROCEDURES

Data were obtained from each dog's medical records regarding home address, signalment, body weight, body condition score (BCS), vaccination history, and date of diagnosis (case dogs) or visit (control dogs). Home address data were used to determine the human population density in each dog's geographic region. Seasonal distributions of GME diagnoses in the case group were evaluated for differences. Case and control dogs were compared with respect to the remaining variables.

RESULTS

For case dogs, no significant difference was identified among seasons in the distribution of GME diagnoses; however, such diagnoses were more common in the spring than in other seasons. No significant differences were identified between case and control dogs in age, body weight, BCS, human population density, season of diagnosis or visit, or time of last vaccination. Although females appeared more likely than males to have a GME diagnosis, this association was not significant and did not change when BCS, time since last vaccination, or human population density was considered.

CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE

None of the evaluated factors, including investigated environmental triggers, were associated with a GME diagnosis in the dogs of this study. Additional research is warranted involving dogs from a broader geographic area.
Use of non–contrast-enhanced computed tomography to identify deep digital flexor tendinopathy in horses with lameness: 28 cases (2014–2016)
Authors: Jones Andrew R. E. , Ragle Claude A. , Mattoon John S. , Sanz Macarena G.
Published: March 2019

Objective

To describe the use of non–contrast-enhanced CT to identify deep digital flexor (DDF) tendinopathy in horses with lameness attributed to pain in regions distal to the metatarsophalangeal or metacarpophalangeal joints.

DESIGN

Retrospective case series.

ANIMALS

28 client-owned horses.

PROCEDURES

Medical records were searched to identify horses that underwent non–contrast-enhanced CT with or without high-field MRI as part of an evaluation for lameness localized to areas distal to the metacarpophalangeal or metatarsophalangeal joint in ≥ 1 limb. Horses were included in the study if they had ≥ 1 DDF tendon lesion (DDF tendinopathy) identified. Signalment, lameness examination findings and response to perineural anesthesia, imaging modality, anesthetic agents and duration of anesthesia, and imaging findings were recorded. Data were summarized descriptively.

RESULTS

Bilateral imaging was performed for all horses, irrespective of unilateral or bilateral lameness. Nine of 28 horses underwent both CT and MRI, and all DDF tendon lesions identified by one modality were identified by the other. Of 48 limbs with DDF tendinopathy, 46 (96%) had core lesions and 35 (73%) had dorsal border irregularities. Median anesthesia time for CT and CT followed by MRI was 15 and 110 minutes, respectively.

CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE

Results suggested that non–contrast-enhanced CT was useful for identifying DDF tendinopathy in horses with lameness localized to the phalangeal regions, and this was supported by consistency of findings in a subset of horses that underwent MRI. Further research is needed to confirm these results.
An Account of the Works of Nektarios Protopsaltis and Nektarios Frimu in Manuscript no. 7 from the “Dumitru Staniloae” Ecumenical Library of the Metropolitan Church of Moldavia and Bukovina
Authors: Dănilă Irina Zamfira
Published: March 2019

The “Dumitru Staniloae” Ecumenical Library of the Metropolitan Church of Moldavia and Bukovina (reffered to below as LMCMB) from Iasi has an invaluable collection of theological books and documents, consisting of more than 100,000 items. The library also has an important number of rare books – 35 of which are psaltic music manuscripts. Manuscript no. 7 from LMCMB is a psaltic Antologhion with Chrysantine notation, written in Romanian using the Cyrillic alphabet. The copyist and the place where it was copied are unknown, but it is possible that it was written at Mount Athos, between 1877 and 1882 (Apud Bucescu, 2009, p. 108). Manuscript no. 7 mainly contains chants for various services, translated and adapted by Nektarios Protopsaltes (1804-1899). Nektarios was one of the best known psalm singers and Romanian composers, founder of a psaltic music school, who was active at the Holy Mountain in the second half of the nineteenth century. Manuscript no. 7 also contains a rarer variant of the Doxastikon Lord, the fallen woman, attributed to another Moldavian composer – Nektarios Frimu (†1856). Like Nektarios Protopsaltis, he was also born in Husi (Moldavia, Romania) – but lived and worked in Iasi. For his achievements, he is honoured with the title of “hierarch of Tripoleos”. He authored the Anthology – Collection of psaltic chants for the Liturgy, (1840) and Collection of Psaltic Chants for Vespers and Matins (1846), one of the first works of its kind in Chrysantine notation in the Romanian language; these volumes were greatly valued during the second half of the nineteenth century. The present paper, which is part of the ampler project of cataloguing the entire collection of psaltic music manuscripts from LMCMB, focuses on the codicological presentation of the manuscript and its musical and liturgical content. The work will also present the authors, the Greek sources the chants were based on, also emphasizing the importance of this codex in the context of the LMCMB collection.
Sound Banks – a Priceless Aid in Contemporary Music Writing
Authors: Răsvan Cătălin
Published: March 2019

Sound banks are collections of sound samples from musical instruments of the symphonic orchestra, traditional instruments from various areas of the world and sounds of virtual devices, such as synthesizers, which are increasingly present in contemporary musical creations. Sound banks are loaded in a device called sampler, which can edit and play them. The article describes analog and especially virtual samplers, complex devices that can store or play sounds from specific libraries of sound banks. It also defines and catalogs the main types of digital virtual instruments (that include traditional symphonic orchestra instruments, ones with modern electronic instruments/percussion instruments, and ethnic collections for various geographic areas. Our research on digital applications used in music writing relies on 20 years of experience. Currently, applications are valuable tools for composers and musicians, and for everyone in the contemporary music industry. In 2006, I created the first collection of sound banks made in Romania “The Essence of Panflute”, library containing sound samples 583, grouped in 33 virtual instruments. This is the most complex virtual version of the Romanian pan flute, played by the renowned Cătălin Tîrcolea. The library is designed and edited by Cătălin Răsvan, for the company S.C. Canira Music Internațional. This collection of sound banks presents in minute detail the laborious process of recording and editing this virtual library. “The Essence of Panflute” has seen international acclaim, is distributed by the German company Best Service, one of the major companies in the world, was reviewed in the most prestigious magazine in this field, Sound on Sound, and has opened the door for current/future creators of music. We hope that it is only the beginning for our work in the research and development of digital virtual sound, which is a special category for the instruments in our country.
The Book of Honor of the Iași Conservatory Returned Home!
Authors: Chelaru Carmen
Published: March 2019

The Iași Conservatory Book of Honor was initiated in 1926, when the headmaster of the institution was the cello teacher Nicolae Theodorescu (between 1924-1930). I tried to describe the adventure of this document of great importance for the history of Iaşi culture, in the following episodes: personalities and events mentioned in the Book; the disappearance of the Book from the Conservatory archive in 1950, under circumstances still unclear; rediscovery and presence in D. Grumuzescu’s collection; returning to the patrimony of the “George Enescu” Art University of Iasi. This text is an extension of the one published in “Filarmonica Magazine”, in April 2015.
Effect of Landscape Use on Water Quality of the Žitava River
Authors: Petlušová Viera , Petluš Peter , Zemko Martin , Rybanský Ľubomír
Published: March 2019

Intensification of landscape use brings along the negative effects on environmental components. These include surface water pollution. The aim was to determine the effect of landscape use on the water quality of the Žitava river. It was assumed that an area with the high proportion of anthropogenic activity would negatively affect water quality. At the same time, we assumed that an area with the lower proportion of anthropogenic use and with the higher proportion of natural and semi-natural elements contributes to self-cleaning ability of the watercourse. At the four observed sites, ammoniacal nitrogen (NH4-N), nitrate-nitrogen (NO3-N), phosphate-phosphorus (PO4-P) and water conductivity were monitored. Landscape use was analysed using the database of land cover based on the CORINE Land Cover methodology. Subsequently, it was observed how the landscape use affects the water quality. It was found that the very good state, represented by the Class I water quality, is according to the measured indicators mostly present in the areas predominantly covered by forests along with extensive use of elements of the agricultural land. The area with predominance of agricultural and urbanised sites where the anthropogenic influence prevails is characterised by average water quality. As the overall water quality of the Žitava river reaches the average, it is necessary to eliminate the pollution by constructing the sewer systems in the villages through which the watercourse is passing and, in agriculture, to ensure the adherence to the legislation concerning the protection of surface water against pollution from agricultural sources.
Variability of hygro-climatic conditions of forest vegetation in Poland during the period of 1951–2015
Authors: Siedlecki Mariusz
Published: March 2019

This work presents an assessment of changes in the hygro-climatic conditions determining the vegetation and productivity of forest areas. Selected indices such as the radiant index of climate aridity – RIA, optimal precipitation – Popt, critical value of precipitation – Pkrt and CVP index (Climate, Vegetation, Productivity), which describe annual biomass and wood production under climatic conditions, were used. The analysis is based on standard meteorological measurements taken from 21 stations from the period of 1951–2015. The daily data were employed to calculate the previously mentioned indices, and the next linear trend coefficient was used to assess changes in hygro-climatic conditions.

The results show an increasing tendency towards dry climate conditions (positive values of the RIA linear trend coefficient) in a large part of the area consisting of Wielkopolska, the Silesian lowlands, and southern Poland. These areas are also characterized by the fastest increase in the most favourable sum of precipitation Popt and critical precipitation Pkrt for forest vegetation. This means that water resources in the environment and hygro-climatic conditions important for vegetation and the productivity of forest vegetation are deteriorating. On the other hand, the results of the CVP change assessment show an improvement in the climatic conditions influencing vegetation and forest productivity. The greatest positive changes of the CVP index are observed in the areas of south-eastern Poland.
Antioxidative Properties of Selected Polish Honeys
Authors: Piszcz Paweł , Głód Bronisław K.
Published: March 2019

The antioxidative activities of honeys collected in Poland were screened. The total antioxidant potential (TAP) provides more information about the system than the determination of individual antioxidant. TAP is proportional to the sum of products of concentrations of all antioxidants in the sample and their antioxidant powers (rate constants). To measure, compare and correlate TAPs, we used techniques which we had recently elaborated (i) related to hydroxyl radicals, (ii) RP-HPLC measurements with amperometric detection and (iii) differential pulsed voltammetry (DPV). They were correlated with techniques already described in the literature (i) related to the DPPH radicals, (ii) the total content of phenolic compounds and (iii) color intensity. All assays revealed the following order of obtained TAP values: buckwheat > honeydew > linden > multi-flower> acacia honey. Correlations were found between results obtained using different techniques. There was also a significant correlation with the results obtained by authors using other measurement techniques. Differences in antioxidant properties among individual honeys are inversely proportional to the strength of the radicals in relation to which measurements were performed. This is due to the fact that strong radicals react not only with strong antioxidants but also with weak ones, which are much more common. The darker honeys were also observed to be characterized by higher TAP values.
Forest Fragmentation Analysis from Multiple Imaging Formats
Authors: Fynn Iris E. M. , Campbell James
Published: March 2019

In landscape ecology, forest fragmentation studies with emphasis on effects of scale on fragmentation patch metrics, is an important research area. With increasing availability of satellite data at multiple scales and varied resolutions, it has become important to understand effects of comparing fragmentation metrics acquired from coarse resolution images and those from finer resolution imagery. This is crucial because coarse resolution images such as Landsat imagery, are relatively easier to find because of their cheaper costs, availability and broad coverage, whereas finer resolution imagery is more expensive and therefore, spans only small areas. This paper examines effects of varied spatial resolutions on common fragmentation metrics using Landsat, Sentinel, National Agricultural Imagery Program (NAIP) and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) imagery obtained in November, 2017 of the Whitethorne area near Blacksburg, Virginia. The images are analyzed using FRAGSTATS and ArcGIS software programs. The results show significant differences in fragmentation metrics despite simultaneous acquisition of all images in the same area. Discussion of results obtained in this study centers on the reasons for this disparity, and examines uses of imagery of different resolutions for forest fragmentation analysis.
Restoration investigation of paint systems of steel structure of Main railway Prague
Authors: Geiplová H. , Mindoš L. , Mrázek J. , Majtás D. , Macová P. , Pokorný P.
Published: March 2019

The paper follows the paper describing the condition of wrought iron structure of main railway station [1]. In this paper the investigation of condition of paint system corrosion surface treatment is given and the restoration procedure is described. The withdrawal samples of paint systems were analysed by stratigraphy, FTIR and XRF analysis. Due to identification of Pb pigment presence in primer the water jet technology was chosen which minimalised the danger waste formation.
Influence of calcium cations on the corrosion behavior of hot-dip galvanized steel in model concrete pore solutions
Authors: Pokorný P. , Kouřil M.
Published: March 2019

In this paper, the influence of calcium cations on the corrosion behavior of hot-dip galvanized steel in model concrete pore solutions is evaluated by means of conventional electrochemical methods (measurement of free corosion potencial and polarization resistance), surface analysis methods (optical and confocal microscopy) and XRD phase analysis of precipitated corrosion products. The results of these experiments confirm the conclusions of the current work on a similar topic, i.e. the crystalline calcium based corrosion products Ca[Zn(OH)3]2·2H2O are not able passivate effectively surface of hot-dip galvanized steel in model of concrete pore solutions (pH 12.6; 13.0). If passivation occurs, a mixed Ca[Zn(OH)3]2·2H2O, ZnO and Zn(OH)2 is involved.
Cathionic corrosion inhibitors for protection of steel in chloride containing concrete pore solution
Authors: Lovasi T. , Kouril M. , Jamborova T. , Stoulil J. , Msallamova S.
Published: March 2019

Electrochemical chloride extraction from a reinforced concrete structure may be accompanied with an electrochemical injection of healing agents if such agents are positively charged and are able to migrate towards the activated reinforcement. Positive charge carried by nanoparticles or cathionic corrosion inhibitors might be the proper choice. Organic substances with a positive charge and their salts are mostly such inhibitors. The essential conditions for successful application of such corrosion inhibitors are their sufficient corrosion inhibition efficiency that was studied and evaluated and their stability of positive charge in chloride containing concrete pore solution.
Human Security: An Analysis of the Dissemination of an Idea in World Politics
Authors: Waisová Šárka
Published: March 2019

The study considers the dissemination of the idea of human security including the means – trajectories and spaces – by which it has been spread and reproduced in international politics. My aim is to illuminate the agents behind this dissemination, the ways that the concept has been shared and the intellectual and institutional frameworks that have enabled its existence. I conclude that the idea of human security arose from the UN system, particularly the United Nations Development Programme’s offices. It was disseminated with the assistance of “human security friends,” i.e. Japan, Canada and Norway and several prominent scholars, high-ranking policy-makers and UN officers. Nevertheless, despite these efforts, human security has not found a following worldwide. It was embedded in part of the UN system where it has remained powerful and been reproduced. Outside the UN system, however, even its most active and devoted promoters have abandoned the concept. The number of these supporters has dwindled, the idea has lost its power and the spaces where it is reproduced are limited.
Statistical Methods in the Evaluation of Cardio-Respiratory Parameters in Young Childhood Cancer Survivors and Healthy Peers
Authors: Topczewska Magdalena , Sawicka-Żukowska Małgorzata , Zapolska Joanna , Ostrowska Lucyna , Krawczuk-Rybak Maryna
Published: March 2019

This study concerns the problem of late complications of antineo-plastic therapy. Reduced parameters of the cardiorespiratory system in childhood may have a tremendous impact on health. In order to assess the selected parameters, to evaluate physical endurance, and compare the results with those obtained for healthy children, a test was carried out on a treadmill, until 80% of maximum pulse rate was reached. To compare the differences between the treatment group and the control group, three approaches were used. The first one was the classical statistical inference, the second consisted in forming a multidimensional normal model and also involved modelling of the correlation between variables. The unstructured type of the working correlation matrix was chosen to obtain the results and correct standard errors. In the last approach, logistic regression was used to model the relationship between binary outcome and covariates, and to differentiate between the groups of patients on the basis of their cardiovascular parameters.
Computerized Systems Supporting Clinical Decision in Medicine
Authors: Owczarek Aleksander J. , Smertka Mike , Jędrusik Przemysław , Gębska-Kuczerowska Anita , Chudek Jerzy , Wojnicz Romuald
Published: March 2019

Statistics is the science of collection, summarizing, presentation and interpretation of data. Moreover, it yields methods used in the verification of research hypotheses. The presence of a statistician in a research group remarkably improves both the quality of design and research and the optimization of financial resources. Moreover, the involvement of a statistician in a research team helps the physician to effectively utilize the time and energy spent on diagnosing, which is an important aspect in view of limited healthcare resources. Precise, properly designed and implemented Computerized Clinical Decision Support Systems certainly lead to the improvement of healthcare and the quality of medical services, which increases patient satisfaction and reduces financial burdens on healthcare systems.
Ground Beetles of the Tribe Carabini (Coleoptera, Carabidae) in the Main Megapolises of Ukraine
Authors: Putchkov A. V. , Brygadyrenko V. V. , Markina T. Y.
Published: March 2019

We analysed the structure of the communities of the ground beetles of the tribe Carabini (Coleoptera, Carabidae) in urban environments on the examples of Kyiv, Kharkiv, Dnipro, Donetsk and Lviv. The ground beetles of this tribe in the five researched megapolises are represented by 24 species of the Calosoma and Carabus genera. The cities each have from 9 (Kharkiv, Donetsk) — 11 (Kyiv) to 14–15 (Dnipro, Lviv) registered species. Only three species (Carabus granulatus, C. cancellatus, C. convexus) turned out to be present in all the studied cities, where they were relatively abundant, and six (Calosoma auropunctatum, C. inquisitor, Carabus coriaceus, C. marginalis, С. nemoralis, C. scabriusculus) were recorded reasonably frequently in most of the cities. In the parks of Kyiv and Lviv (south forest zone), forest (Carabus coriaceus, C. convexus, C. nemoralis) and polytopic species (C. сancellatus) were dominant, while the inhabitants of open biotopes (С. granulatus, C. excellens, C. scabriusculus) were uncommon. In Kharkiv (forest-steppe zone), the common species were both polytopic (Сarabus granulatus, C. cancellatus) and forest (C. marginalis). In Donetsk and Dnipro (steppe zone), some steppe elements (Carabus estreicheri, C. perrini, C. sibiricus) occurred, but the dominant species were habitat generalist (С. granulatus) and certain forest species (C. convexus). At the same time, almost half the recorded species of the tribe were registered as rare or accidental elements in the cities studied, though typical for the natural biocenoses of the geographic region surrounding those cities. A short ecological characteristic of all species of tribe in urbocenoses is given.
Preliminary Study of Habitat-Related Bat Fauna of Mastouta-Bishshouk Region (Northwest Tunisia)
Authors: Dalhoumi R. , Nefla A. , Bedoui W. , Ouni R. , Aissa P. , Aulagnier S.
Published: March 2019

In order to define appropriate conservation measures in northern Tunisia we surveyed the bat fauna of Mastouta-Bishshouk region in both roosting sites and foraging areas. A total of 11 species was recorded. We found only three occupied roosts including a maternity colony of Rhinolophus ferrumequinum, Miniopterus schreibersii and Myotis cappacinii in a train abandoned tunnel. A tunnel of water channel hosted Rhinolophus mehelyi, M. schreibersii and M. punicus. Echolocation calls were recorded at a bridge over Beja Wadi, at an artificial basin, and in crop fields. Bat activity was the highest at the bridge in late March, and null in the harvested crop fields in late August. Pipistrellus kuhlii was the most active bat species in the three sites, Pipistrellus pipistrellus was the second most active species, followed by Eptesicus isabellinus. Plecotus gaisleri and Myotis punicus were detected only once at the bridge and the basin respectively. This bat assemblage is representative of the bat fauna of northern Tunisia. Roost and foraging area surveys strongly benefit acoustic recording, even in winter when some bats remain active. The rare local underground roosts should be protected from human disturbance and the water quality of Majerda Wadi should be improved.
enande band bland Nordens alla samer
Authors: Hansson Johan
Published: March 2019

From its establishment in 1942, the Sami folk high school included crafts as an important part of its education program. The Swedish Mission Society, who founded the school, not only wanted to educate Sami youth to better their chances on the labour market but also to give them the opportunity to get acquainted with their Sami culture. Thus Sami crafts had a crucial role in educational activities at the folk high school. With the help of Gert Biesta’s concepts, the article shows that crafts had a socializing function. The teaching strengthened the students’ collective identity and provided them with traditional skills and knowledge. However, Lennart Wallmark, the school principal (1942-1972), stressed the importance of learning crafts for other purposes. Influenced by religious thinkers, he stated that the students would also be strengthened as individuals: a process of subjectification. Moreover, the crafts lessons had a third function: qualification. Though the studies were not vocational as such, they could simplify the process of procuring the quality label bestowed by the Sami organization Same Ätnam to crafts of especially high quality. Wallmark and the teachers in crafts were important for the development of craft education at the folk high school. However, Same Ätnam’s ideas of Sami handicraft and government regulations were also influential. These inner and outer forces contributed to the teaching so that it, on one hand, did not change much but, on the other hand, was congruous with the rest of the society.
Editorial
Authors: Pinto Ferreira João José , Mention Anne-Laure , Torkkeli Marko
Published: March 2019

Innovation is a journey that is full of challenges. It is demanding, but we need to keep inspirational aspects in mind, such as the ones President Kennedy expressed in his predestinated “sticky” (Heath and Heath, 2007) speech in 1962 about sending a man to the moon. Since the seminal works of Schumpeter (1934), innovation has been widely acknowledged as a key driver of competitiveness, economic growth and welfare. There is a wealth of empirical evidence supporting a positive relationship between innovation and firm-level performance in the academic literature (e.g. Crépon et al., 1998; Griffith et al., 2006; Lööf and Heshmati, 2002). At firm level, innovation has long been recognized as a competitive advantage and a key driver of economic performance (Schumpeter, 1934). Innovation also lies at the very heart of policy mechanisms to achieve a smart, inclusive and sustainable growth in economies, as envisioned by the Europe 2020 strategy (European Commission, 2013).(...)
Solving complex problems: the Seeking Solutions approach
Authors: Deutsch Christophe , Baby Yahya
Published: March 2019

This article describes the Seeking Solutions approach a problem solving conference using open innovation. The Seeking Solutions process consists of four steps: a call for problems, problem selection, problem broadcast, and a collaborative event. This approach has been successfully used for several events since 2010 with concrete results and real impacts. By mixing open innovation and collaboration, the Seeking Solutions approach brings a new way to solve complex problems and generate real innovation.
Sensory Cues as Retailing Innovations: The case of Media Markt
Authors: Hultén Bertil M L
Published: March 2019

What impact do visual and auditory sensory cues as retailing innovations exert on shopper’s approach and touch behaviour at point-of-purchase in a grocery retail setting? The presented research depicts shopper’s behavioral response in relation to the influence of sensory cues for an appealing and attracting store atmosphere and design. The author presents a review of theoretically relevant work and a field study through experimental and observational methods in examining the effects of visual and auditory sensory cues as innovations in a retail setting. In the reported study, the author finds significant behavioral effects of introducing visual and auditory sensory cues on shopper’s approach and touch behaviour. The findings offer guidelines for retail managers in applying sensory cues as retailing innovations in relation to the human senses in creating successful in-store experiences at point-of-purchase.
Creating cultures of sustainable innovation
Authors: Prud'homme van Reine Peter
Published: March 2019

Sustainability has become one the main drivers of innovation and many regions in the world aim to transform into a ‘sustainable innovation region’. Culture is an essential element of the innovation environment in a sustainable innovation policy. This article discusses recent insights in the theoretical and empirical foundation of innovation policies aimed at developing ‘cultures of sustainable innovation’. A multidisciplinary approach based on the dilemma paradigm of enquiry is used to develop a dynamic framework on how to foster sustainable innovation. The approach is applied in an assessment of the sustainable innovation culture in two regions: Silicon Valley and Southeast Netherlands. It is concluded that Regional Innovation Systems can be assessed by evaluating to what extent a dynamic balance is established on each of the   innovation culture dilemmas. However, copying ‘success formulas’ for sustainable innovation from other regions is impossible. The dynamic balance depends on history and culture of the region and the continuous interaction with the external environment.
Innovation-related knowledge from customers for new financial services: A conceptual framework
Authors: De Smet Dieter , Mention Anne-Laure , Torkkeli Marko
Published: March 2019

Customers are reported to be providers of innovation-related knowledge for the development of new services. In order to benefit from this source of innovation-related knowledge, a company requires the organizational capability to identify and use it, denoted as its absorptive capacity. This research provides a conceptual framework for the co-creation of new financial services, which is driven by the underlying organizational learning mechanisms of a company’s absorptive capacity. The context of financial services, which are characterized as being knowledge-intensive, should provide an interesting area of research for testing this conceptual framework.
Effect of networks on product innovation: empirical evidence from Indonesian SMEs
Authors: Indarti Nurul , Postma Theo
Published: March 2019

Innovative companies generally establish linkages with other actors and access external knowledge in order to benefit from the dynamic effects of interactive processes. Using data from 198 furniture and software firms in Indonesia, this study shows that the quality of interaction (i.e. multiplexity) as indicated by the depth of knowledge absorbed from various external parties and intensity of interaction (i.e., tie intensity) are better predictors of product innovation than the diversity of interaction.