bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Toxocara vitulorum cuticle glycoproteins in the diagnosis of calves' toxocariasis
Authors: El Shanawany Eman E. , Hassan Soad E. , Abdel-Rahman Adel A.- H. , Abdel-Rahman Eman H.
Published: February 2019

Aim: The current study was designed to isolate and characterize Toxocara vitulorum glycoprotein antigens and then to evaluate its potency in accurate diagnosis of toxocariasis. Materials and Methods: T. vitulorum glycoprotein fractions were isolated using Con-A affinity chromatography. The fractions characterized using sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE), and immunoblot assay. Mass spectrometric analysis was used for identification of proposed structure of the N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) fraction. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to assess the diagnostic potential of the isolated fractions. Results: Surface of T. vitulorum adult worm revealed two glycoprotein fractions rich in glucose (Glc) and GlcNAc. Three bands of molecular weight 212kDa, 107 kDa, and 93 kDa were detected in Glc fraction by SDS-PAGE. These bands were also detected in GlcNAc fraction with an additional band of 49 kDa. GlcNAc fraction showed more diagnostic potency of calves' toxocariasis; 79% than Glc fraction; 46.9% by indirect ELISA. The additional band of 49 kDa in GlcNAc fraction is probably responsible for its higher diagnostic potentials. Western blotting verified the immunoreactivity of the Glc and GlcNAc isolated fraction as they reacted with calves sera infected with toxocariasis. The proposed structure of GlcNAc fraction was Ser-Meth-Arg-O-methylated GlcNAc. Conclusion: GlcNAc-rich fraction of T. vitulorum can be successfully utilized in the diagnosis of calves' toxocariasis.
First records of long-legged flies (Diptera, Dolichopodidae) from Fars Province of Iran
Authors: Rezaei S. , Grichanov I. Ya. , Fallahzadeh M.
Published: February 2019

This paper provides data on distribution of 9 long-legged fly species (Diptera, Brachycera, Dolichopodidae) belonging to 6 genera from Fars province, southern Iran. Four species, Asyndetus albifrons Loew, 1869, Asyndetus chaetifemoratus Parent, 1925, Medetera media Parent, 1925 and Sciapus adumbratus (Becker, 1902) are newly added to the Iranian insect fauna. In addition, available information for each species and comments on geographical distribution and taxonomy are also included.
О редких полужесткокрылых (Heteroptera) Сибири и юга Дальнего Востока России
Authors: Vinokurov N. N.
Published: February 2019

Аннотированный список содержит сведения о распространении 43 редких видов из 11 семейств полужесткокрылых в Восточной Сибири и на Дальнем Востоке. Впервые для Республики Алтай указываются Plinthisus vestitus Jakovlev, 1889, Новосибирской обл. – Stygnocoris cimbricus (Gredler, 1870), Красноярского края – Megalonotus antennatus (Schilling, 1929) и Якутии – Salda muelleri (Gmelin, 1790), Microvelia reticulata (Burmeister, 1835), Aradus betulinus Fallén, 1829, Megalonotus chiragra (Fabricius, 1794), Nemocoris falleni R.F. Sahlberg, 1848 и Graphosoma lineatum (Linnaeus, 1758). В Приморском крае обнаружен завозной вид Leptopterna dolabrata (Linnaeus, 1758) из семейства Miridae – вредитель зерновых культур и многолетних злаковых трав.
Состав водорослей весенне-летнего планктона озера Арахлей (Забайкальский край)
Authors: Tashlykova N. A.
Published: February 2019

По материалам гидробиологического обследования оз. Арахлей весной и летом 2017 г. представлены: таксономическая структура, список идентифицированных микроводорослей, а также состав доминирующего комплекса. Установлено, что фитопланктон озера насчитывает 97 таксонов рангом ниже рода. Его основу (86,6 %) составляют представители четырех отделов: диатомовые, зеленые, золотистые и цианобактерии. К наиболее часто встречаемым видам относились: Lindavia comta, Fragilaria crotonensis, F. radians, Ulnaria ulna, Cocconeis placentula, Nitzschia graciliformis, Chrysococcus rufescens, Dinobryon cylindricum, D. divergens, D. sertularia, Kephyrion spirale, Oocystis marssonii.
Distribution of ground beetles of the genus Amara Bonelli, 1810 (Coleoptera, Carabidae) in the agrolandscape in Northwestern Russia
Authors: Guseva O. G. , Koval A. G.
Published: February 2019

The article investigates the abundance of beetles of the genus Amara in the agrolandscape of the Leningrad Region. In the period from 2004 to 2010, 14 Amara species were collected by pitfall trapping. Amara fulva (O.F. Müll.) is the most common species in the potato and clean fallow fields, Amara similata (Gyll.) – in the grain and grasses fields, and A. communis (Pz.) ˗ in adjacent semi-natural habitats respectively. The cluster analysis shows that assemblages of ground beetles of the genus Amara in fields of different crops, field boundaries, and adjacent habitats are separated from each other. In the agrolandscape, the population of beetles of the genus Amara reaches its greatest species richness and abundance in perennial grassfields. In addition, to our best knowledge, this research was a first time when Amara ingenua (Duft.) was observed feeding on the flowering spikelets of timothy grass (Phleum pratense L.).
Exploration of pro-apoptotic effect of Thymoquinone on oral squamous cell carcinoma cells through PI3K/Akt signaling pathway
Authors: Ren Xun , Luo Wei
Published: February 2019

Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is the sixth most prevalent cancer type in the world, with a 5-year survival rate of only 40% to 50%. Finding effective anti-tumor drug candidates is quite necessary for the progression of OSCC therapy. In this study, the role of Thymoquinone (TQ) in OSCC cells was studied. It was confirmed that TQ can inhibit the proliferation, migration and invasion of KB cells, and can also achieve apoptosis by inhibiting the activation of PI3K/Akt pathway. Therefore, TQ is an effective candidate for the treatment of OSCC.
The role of lactate deshydrogenase levels on non-small cell lung cancer prognosis: a meta-analysis
Authors: Gong Ting , Liu Jun , Jiang Jun , Zhai Yi-Fan , Wu Chun-Min , Ma Chao , Wen Bao-Lei , Yan Xu-Yan , Zhang Xin , Wang De-Ming , Lu Qing , Qu Yan-Liang
Published: February 2019

The role of serum lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) on the clinical outcomes of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine-kinase inhibitors (TKIs) treatment remained to be elucidated. Therefore, we did this meta-analysis. We searched databases including PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library till to June, 2017. The relationships between the LDH levels and overall survival (OS) and progression free survival (PFS) were assessed by calculating hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). The association between the LDH levels and disease control rate (DCR) was calculated by odds ratio (OR) and 95% CI. Seven studies were included in the meta-analysis. As for DCR, the result from this meta-analysis was not positive (OR=0.71; 95% CI 0.21 – 2.37; P=0.57). As for PFS, the result of the meta-analysis indicated that elevated LDH was significantly associated with shorter PFS (HR=1.88; 95%CI, 1.37–2.59). When studies were stratified by ethnicity, significant association was also observed in Asian group (HR=2.36; 95%CI, 1.57–3.55). As for OS, patients with high levels of LDH showed significantly shorter OS (HR=2.44; 95%CI, 1.84–3.23). In the subgroup by race, significant associations were found in Asian group (HR=2.62; 95%CI, 1.61–4.26) and Caucasian population (HR=2.36; 95%CI, 1.66–3.34). In conclusion, this meta-analysis suggested that elevated LDH level was associated with the poor PFS and OS of NSCLC patients receiving EGFR-TKIs treatment.
Hydrogen peroxide-induced oxidative stress upregulates ght5 gene belonging to hexose transporters in Schizosaccharomyces pombe
Authors: Kına Umit Yasar , Palabiyik Bedia
Published: February 2019

Hydrogen peroxide is an agent that triggers oxidative stress. Glucose, which is a source of carbon and energy has a regulatory role in many metabolic processes such as growth rate, fermentation capacity and stress response. Schizosaccharomyces pombe has eight hexose transporters with a different affinity for glucose and/or related monosaccharides. In S. pombe, Ght5 is a glucose transporter with high-affinity. We aimed to investigate the effects of H2O2-induced oxidative stress on hexose transporters using glucose repression-resistant mutant strains (ird5 and ird11) of S. pombe. We analyzed the percentage of glucose consumption in S. pombe wild-type and mutant cells under stressed and non-stressed conditions. Then we compared the expression levels of the genes encoding hexose transporters under the same conditions. We confirmed that the glucose consumption efficiencies of the mutants were slower than the wild-type as in earlier study under non-stressed condition. The percentage of glucose consumption reduced by approximately two-fold in ird11 and wild-type, but not change in ird5, under a stressed condition. There is no difference between cells shape and size of S. pombe strains under stressed and non-stressed conditions. Under stress-induced condition, the expression levels of ght3, ght4 genes in ird11 and wild-type, and ght4, ght6 genes in ird5 decreased, but that of ght5 gene remarkably increased in only wild-type. We suggested that oxidative stress caused by H2O2 leads to upregulation of the ght5 gene in S. pombe.
Edukacja ewangelicznych chrześcijan w Polsce w okresie międzywojennym
Authors: Skotarczak Dorota
Published: February 2019

The second half of the 19th century in Russia was marked by the emergence of an evangelical movement out of which emerged the evangelical Christians (ewangeliczni chrześcijanie). This protestant group spread gradually on Polish territory. Between WW I and WW II, there were many centres of evangelical Christians, especially on the eastern side of country. Evangelical Christians had schools with special syllabuses. In these schools they educated priests, missionaries and conductors of church choirs. These schools were also very important theological centres.
Plan jenajski Petera Petersena jako przykład szkoły ukształtowanej na wartościach rodzinnych
Authors: Roll Lucyna
Published: February 2019

Plan jenajski Petera Petersena jako przykład szkoły ukształtowanej na wartościach rodzinnych
Działania z zakresu ratownictwa społecznego w Polsce w latach 1944–1948
Authors: Brenk Mikołaj
Published: February 2019

The article concerns the field of social care and social assistance in the first years of the People’s Republic of Poland provided to individuals who suffered distress during World War Two. The timeline of the paper covers the years 1944-1948. At that time, the focus of social care and social assistance was satisfying the fundamental needs of the people, in particular in environments affected by the destruction of war. It included, among others, ensuring food, health care, accommodation, education and employment. The scale of the relief provided after the war by various Polish and international institutions was unprecedented in the history of the Polish social service with one in four Poles involved i.e. over 6 million people in total.
MLTI Education in China: Current Situation, Challenges and Countermeasures
Authors: Qinglin MA , Xin FU
Published: February 2019

Based on the Guideline for MTI Training Program established by China National Committee for MTI (Master of Translation and Interpreting) Education, this research makes a successive survey on the status quo of master education of legal translators and interpreters from 2014-2016 to trace the changes and problems revealed in the five major universities of political science and law in China. By comparing and analyzing the information and facts collected on the training target, curriculum setting, teaching staff, platform construction, practical training as well as the employment in those five universities, the authors sort out the diversified advantages and features of the five law schools, and probe into the existing problems and difficulties in common. On the grounds of the survey and interview conducted by the authors in the recent years, the authors put forward the solutions and suggestions on the improvement and future development of Chinese MTI education.
The Web as Corpus and Online Corpora for Legal Translations
Authors: Giampieri Patrizia
Published: February 2019

Legal language is hallmarked by a pedantic and user-unfriendly jargon whose constructs are all but intuitive, not to mention the legal system specificity which makes it unique in every country. Second language (L2) learners or scholars, hence, may find it difficult to understand the language of the law; whereas translators may consider legal lexical phrases and patterns rather intricate to deal with. The literature claims that a practical way to deepen language knowledge can be found in the Web considered as corpus and in online corpora. This paper is aimed at exploring whether commercial search engines, Web concordancers and online specialised corpora can tackle the issues revolving around legal language. In particular, it will investigate whether Google advanced search and the Leeds Web concordancer can be used to meet the requirements of legal language learners, scholars and translators. Furthermore, it will address legal language queries (and results) in an online specialised corpus: the COCA. This paper will provide instances of the soundness of the above-mentioned online resources, especially when used jointly as cross-analysis tools. The shortcomings of one can, in fact, be compensated for by the other(s).
Legislative History as an Interpretative Tool in Uni- and Multinlingual Legal Systems (Based on the Example of Poland and the UE)
Authors: Bielska-Brodziak Agnieszka , Paluszek Karolina
Published: February 2019

The paper aims to analyse and compare the interpretative function of legislative history in the judicial activity of the European Court of Justice and Polish courts.

The authors have analysed judgments of the respective courts, focusing on the role of legislative history in their argumentation. In the Polish and European doctrine, the usefulness oftravaux preparatoireshas been underestimated. Nevertheless, legislative history may provide arguments important in judicial reasoning both in uni- and multilingual legal systems. However, its importance and functions in Polish and European cases examined herein are different. The research conducted enables a better understanding of the interpretative value of legislative history in legal interpretation and can result in more frequent use of this tool in the judicial activity of national and European courts.
Interpretation as a Pervading Problem in Legal Translation
Authors: Flöter-Durr Margarete
Published: February 2019

In the context of the quantitative shift in the translation field, both pragmatic and legal, this article aims to return to the role of interpretation and meaning concepts and to place them back at the centre of legal translation concerns. Starting from the observation of the necessity of interpretation, it is a question of highlighting the social anchoring of any translation as an act of communication and the inadequacy of the paradigm of equivalence (Sandrini, 2017) which results from it. Based on Schütz’s theory, the concepts of relevance and stock of knowledge and their role in translation will be highlighted (Schütz, 2004b). Finally, the outlines of a practical method of translation based on relevance and usage (Wittgenstein, 2004) will be outlined.
The operator approach to the truncated multidimensional moment problem
Authors: Zagorodnyuk Sergey M.
Published: February 2019

We study the truncated multidimensional moment problem with a general type of truncations. The operator approach to the moment problem is presented. The case where the associated operators form a commuting self-adjoint tuple is characterized in terms of the given moments. The case of the dimensional stability is characterized in terms of the prescribed moments as well. Some sufficient conditions for the solvability of the moment problem are presented. A construction of the corresponding solution is described by algorithms. Numerical examples of the construction are provided.
Catalytic myrtenol amination over gold, supported on alumina doped with ceria and zirconia
Authors: Demidova Yu.S. , Simakova I.L. , Suslov E.V. , Volcho K.P. , Salakhutdinov N.F. , Simakov A. , Murzin D.Yu.
Published: February 2019

In the current work gold catalysts supported on both commercial oxides and oxides synthesized by the sol-gel method were used for the one-pot alcohol amination of myrtenol. In general, utilization of metal oxides synthesized by the sol-gel method as the gold catalyst support enhanced the knowledge regarding key parameters determining catalytic behavior. Synthesized alumina was characterized by stronger acid sites favoring primary amine accumulation on the catalyst surface, as compared to the commercial oxide. Utilization of mixed metal oxides synthesized by the sol-gel method resulted in the non-additive behavior of different oxides enhancing the catalytic activity. Introduction of ceria into alumina modified the support basicity resulting in more efficient alcohol activation.
The differential-symbol method of constructing the quasi-polynomial solutions of two-point problem
Authors: Nytrebych Zinovii , Malanchuk Oksana
Published: February 2019

The solvability of the problem with local nonhomogeneous two-point in time conditions for a homogeneous PDE of the second order in time and infinite order in spatial variable in the case when the set of zeroes of the characteristic determinant is not empty and does not coincide with C is investigated. The existence of a solution of the problem in which the right-hand sides of the two-point conditions are quasi-polynomials is proved. We propose the differential-symbol method of constructing the solutions of the problem.
Volatility filtering in estimation of kurtosis (and variance)
Authors: Anatolyev Stanislav
Published: February 2019

The kurtosis of the distribution of financial returns characterized by high volatility persistence and thick tails is notoriously difficult to estimate precisely. We propose a simple but effective procedure of estimating the kurtosis coefficient (and variance) based on volatility filtering that uses a simple GARCH model. In addition to an estimate, the proposed algorithm issues a signal of whether the kurtosis (or variance) is finite or infinite. We also show how to construct confidence intervals around the proposed estimates. Simulations indicate that the proposed estimates are much less median biased than the usual method-of-moments estimates, their confidence intervals having much more precise coverage probabilities. The procedure alsoworks well when the underlying volatility process is not the one the filtering technique is based on. We illustrate how the algorithm works using several actual series of returns.
Comparison of Euler-Euler and Euler-Lagrange Approaches for Simulating Gas-Solid Flows in a Multiple-Spouted Bed
Authors: Chen Meng , Liu Malin , Tang Yaping
Published: February 2019

In this work, a comparative study of Euler-Euler and Euler-Lagrange approaches for modeling gas-solid flows in the multiple-spouted bed has been carried out to investigate the hydrodynamics of gas-solid flows. The influence of inlet gas velocity on the hydrodynamics of gas-solid flows in the multiple-spouted bed is investigated as well. Hydrodynamic characteristics of gas-solid flows such as flow behaviors, solid volume fraction, particle velocity and particle trajectory are analyzed and discussed in detail, providing some basic mechanism analysis of the gas-solids in the multiple-spouted bed. It is found that the central spout gas jet is a little confined by the auxiliary gas jets, and the hole-to-hole synergy is quite obvious when the auxiliary spout gas velocity is higher than the central spout gas velocity. When central/auxiliary gas velocity is 10/20 m/s, the maximum vertical particle velocities predicted by Euler-Euler and Euler-Lagrange approaches are 452 mm/s and 721 mm/s at the height of 10 mm respectively. A typical cycle period of a single particle is about 1.25 s, and the residence time in the spout regions is about 0.14 s in one cycle period in auxiliary dominant pattern. The curves of bed expansion height versus time calculated by Euler-Lagrange approach rise and fall periodically, while the curves calculated by Euler-Euler approach keep steady with little change. It is much easier for particles to be blew in the multiple-spouted bed using the Euler-Lagrange approach. The simulation results obtained from two models can provide some guidance for modifying the multiple-spouted bed to optimize physical operations such as drying and coating in the multiple-spouted bed.
Rethinking Apology in Tort Litigation Deficiencies in Comprehensiveness Undermine Remedial Effectiveness
Authors: Reinders Folmer Christopher P. , Mascini Peter , Leunissen Joost M.
Published: February 2019

Apologies are assumed to be an effective pathway to the restoration of victims of torts. Accordingly, initiatives to facilitate their provision in legal contexts are currently being advocated. A crucial question, however, is whether the apologies that perpetrators provide in these contexts may live up to such expectations. Do perpetrators’ apologies in response to torts convey the content that victims desire, and how may this affect their remedial effectiveness? The present research examined what content victims desire, and perpetrators provide in apology in response to personal injury incidents. In two studies, we demonstrate that (a) perpetrators provide less comprehensive apologies than victims desire, and (b) their apologies thereby are less effective at restoring them. These differences were explained by their differing perception of torts, such that perpetrators regard their transgressions as less severe and intentional, and themselves as less blameworthy than victims do, and consequently offer less comprehensive apologies than victims desire. Therefore, subjectiveness in victims’ and perpetrators’ perception of torts may undermine the remedial effectiveness of legal apology.
Lokalisierung und Adressierung als Verfahren erinnerungskultureller „Raumzuschnitte“ in Kommunikationsangeboten zur Stadtgeschichte
Authors: Wilk Nicole M.
Published: February 2019

This article deals with new locative and multimodial media formats, which yield aspects of city histories, re-evaluating their cultural and also their touristic image. The analysis explores the shift from written city guides and building inscriptions to multimodal products (websites, apps) by focussing on two central techniques: the various forms of adressing and the linguistic description for localization, specifically local deicitica. Analogical to the “recipient design” as a basic concept of conversation analysis, the term “spacial design” is chosen to describe the linguistic means, which adjust the multimodal text to the artifacts of urban space, so that a interpretative historic formation will attach to the spacial environment and change the city view. One result of the analysis was the discovery of a mixture of personal and impersonal types of adressing, which shows, that personal adressing joins methods of multiple adressing in multimodal urban communication. The analysis also suggests, that localization practices get diversificated. The new communication products show multiple (“overdetermines”) deictica and phoric anchorages in the urban space, i. e. the deixis is overdetermined as perceptual and imagination-oriented, furthermore deictica are also connected with text elements (by phoric relations). As a discourse grammatical result, the emerged patterns construct an image of nearly automatical unevitaly and depersonalized urban development (e. g. road construction). This impression results from accounts of passive constructions related with instrumental sub-clauses.
Reflective Function and Borderline Traits in Adolescents
Authors: Sharp Carla , Penner Francesca , Ensink Karin
Published: February 2019

Despite the developmental roots of the relation between attachment-based reflective function (RF) and borderline pathology, there is a lack of empirical studies examining this link in youth. We examined this link taking into account potential relations between RF and internalizing and externalizing pathology. A total of 421 clinical adolescents between the ages of 12 and 17 completed the Child Attachment Interview (CAI; Shmueli-Goetz, Target, Fonagy, & Datta, 2008), which was coded using the Child and Adolescent Reflective Functioning Scale (CARFS; Ensink, Target, & Oandasan, 2013), alongside a self-report measure of borderline pathology and parent-reported measures of internalizing and externalizing pathology. Exploratory analyses revealed no direct relation between RF and borderline features or internalizing psychopathology but a negative relation with externalizing pathology. Moderation analyses showed that externalizing pathology moderated the relation between RF and borderline pathology. Implications for understanding the various ways in which impaired RF may present in adolescents with BPD are discussed.
Are Impairments in Theory of Mind Specific to Borderline Personality Disorder?
Authors: Normann-Eide Eivind , Antonsen Bj⊘rnar Torske , Kvarstein Elfrida Hartveit , Pedersen Geir , Vaskinn Anja , Wilberg Theresa
Published: February 2019

Impaired theory of mind (ToM) is an assumed feature of borderline personality disorder (BPD). Yet, no studies have compared ToM abilities in patients with BPD, other personality disorders, and healthy controls, or investigated the relationship between ToM and severity of psychopathology and interpersonal problems. In this study, ToM was investigated by the Movie for the Assessment of Social Cognition. No differences were found between the three groups in overall ToM abilities. The BPD group was, however, characterized by more excessive ToM (interpreted as hypermentalization). Yet, when differentiating between BPD and further severity indicators, excessive ToM was not specifically associated with a BPD diagnosis per se. Finally, there was a moderate association between hypermentalization and interpersonal problems in the BPD group. This study suggests that BPD patients tend to hypermentalize when they misinterpret social information, and that this tendency is related to the severity of their psychopathology.
Planning Bastions:
Authors: Martens Pieter
Published: February 2019

In the sixteenth century, chronic wars and a high concentration of towns made the Low Countries one of Europe's prime laboratories for innovations in military architecture and urbanism. The 1553 inspection tour of the region by engineers Giovanni Maria Olgiati and Sebastian van Noyen marked the assimilation of “Italian-style” fortifications into Netherlandish practice and the transition there from defenses with bastions to proper bastioned systems. Olgiati and Van Noyen's joint tour is well documented through a dozen design drawings now held at the Vatican Library, Turin's Archivio di Stato, and Madrid's Palacio Real, as well as a closely related atlas in Turin and complementary archival records. As Pieter Martens discusses in Planning Bastions: Olgiati and Van Noyen in the Low Countries in 1553, these materials, including many hitherto unknown plans, provide new insights into the design process, offer a unique panorama of the Low Countries' border defenses at this critical moment, and illuminate the genesis and spread of bastioned fortifications in Europe.
Who is Entitled to the Right to Respect for Family Life Under the European Union Law?
Authors: Danėlienė Ingrida
Published: February 2019

[full article, abstract in English; abstract in Lithuanian]

The article investigates the right to respect for family life, established by Article 7 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, as applied and interpreted in conjunction with the right to marry and the right to found a family, laid down in Article 9 of the Charter. The standard of protection set by European Union law regarding these rights is identified by taking into account the standard of protection of the relevant rights established by the European Convention on Human Rights and the established case law of the European Court of Human Rights. Topical issues relating to the consolidation of these individual rights at the national level in the Republic of Lithuania are also addressed in the article. In doing so, an emphasis is laid on the content of the concepts of “family” and “family life” under supranational and national law.
1980 m. Hagos konvencijos dėl tarptautinio vaikų grobimo civilinių aspektų 12 straipsnio taikymas Lietuvos teismų praktikoje
Authors: Limantė Agnė
Published: February 2019

[straipsnis ir santrauka lietuvių kalba; santrauka anglų kalba] Šiame straipsnyje tiriamas 1980 m. Hagos konvencijos dėl tarptautinio vaikų grobimo civilinių aspektų 12 straipsnyje numatytas atsisakymo grąžinti pagrobtą vaiką pagrindas, įgalinantis teismą atsisakyti grąžinti pagrobtą vaiką, jei prašymas dėl grąžinimo pateikiamas praėjus 12 mėnesių po grobimo ir vaikas per tą laiką prisitaiko prie naujos aplinkos. Straipsnyje vertinama, ar Lietuvos teismų praktika aiškinant bei taikant šį Konvencijos straipsnį tinkama.
Teisėjų sprendimų priėmimas: intuityvus ir racionalus informacijos apdorojimas
Authors: Maceina Tomas , Valickas Gintautas
Published: February 2019

[full article and abstract in Lithuanian; abstract in English]

The contributions of judges’ intuitive and rational information processing making decisions on criminal (robbery) cases were evaluated. Results are interpreted in the context of cognitive psychology and discussed in relation to the contemporary trends and future perspectives in the field of legal decsion-making.

Summary

The aim of the current study is to investigate the contributions of judges’ intuitive and rational information processing making decisions on criminal (robbery) cases. 98 judges working in various courts of Lithuania‘s general jurisdiction participated in this study. We asked participants to solve two vignettes. One vignette was designed to be compatible with intuitive information processing (i. e., anchor provided at the end of the vignette suggested a correct decision), while another counter-intuitive (i. e., anchor suggested incorrect decision). 51 judges were instructed to solve vignettes intuiti- vely under a limit time (intuitive group), 47 judges – rationally with no time constraints (rational group). Results of the current study revealed that intuitive group decided on higher sentences (i.e. was closer to an anchor), compared to rational group. Additonally, we found that judges’ in rational group rational information processing contributed to 53.19%, and intuitive information processing – to 8,51% of all decision-making process. Moreover, judges’ in intuitive group rational information processing contributed to 35.29%, and intuitive information processing – to 15,68% of all decision-making process. Results are interpreted in the context of cognitive psychology.
Jungtinių Tautų ir Europos Sąjungos tikslinių finansinių priemonių priskyrimas baudžiamojo pobūdžio priemonėms
Authors: Steponėnaitė Viltė Kristina Kristina
Published: February 2019

[full article and abstract in Lithuanian; abstract in English]

The article analyses the character of the targeted financial sanctions as imposed by the United Nations and the European Union. The article portrays that United Nations and European Union institutions, the Court of Justice of the European Union and part of the scholars do not recognize the criminal character of the measures currently, and arguargues that in the context of the international human rights law these measures shall be considered of the criminal character.

Summary

The article analyses whether targeted financial sanctions as imposed by the United Nations and the European Union shall be considered of criminal character. The article portrays that United Nations and European Union institutions, the Court of Justice of the European Union and part of the scholars do not recognize the criminal character of the measures. The article argues this position cannot be considered as well-grounded and that the measures, as being imposed for serious offences and causing very serious indefinite long-term effects on subject’s life and activities, on the scope of fundamental rights and freedoms, shall be considered of criminal character.
Teaching and Learning Within Inter-Institutional Spaces: An Example from a Community-Campus Partnership in Teacher Education
Authors: Hill Cher , Rosehart Paula , Montabello Sue , MacDonald Margaret , Blazevich Don , Chi Belinda
Published: February 2019

This paper explores the potentiality inherent within a community-campus partnership in the area of inservice teacher education, and the inter-institutional space that has afforded creative and collaborative practices. Through this partnership, we endeavour to find innovative ways to better serve our students and create opportunities for smooth interactions and flow across school and university communities. Unlike other research that explores tensions and/or common ground within community-university partnerships, we seek to understand the potential that is created in the metaphorical space in-between institutions. Using dialogic inquiry, the diverse members of our teaching team, including members of the university community and the K-12 school system, as well as graduates of the program, reflected on the unique material, discursive and relational dimensions of our inter-institutional space. We came to see our graduate program as a hybrid place of connections, rhythms, and intersections in which usual institutional practices are ruptured. Together we identified powerful interrelated structural dimensions of our inter-institutionality, which we referred to as the gathering space, the inquiry space, the transformative space and the empowering space. These themes and the flow that has been created across and between institutions will be discussed in the following paper.
A propaganda feminista luso-brasileira: as cartas de Ana de Castro Osório a Bertha Lutz
Authors: Da Cruz Eduardo , De Castro Andreia Monteiro
Published: February 2019

Edição das cartas de Ana de Castro Osório (1872-1935) a Bertha Lutz (1894-1976) existentes no Arquivo Nacional, no Rio de Janeiro, no fundo da Federação Brasileira para o Progresso Feminino. A partir da leitura dessas missivas, este artigo tece considerações sobre a ligação entre as duas líderes feministas, seus projetos, redes de sociabilidade e o papel que a escritora portuguesa ainda procura desempenhar em sua propaganda.*** Luso-Brazilian feminist propaganda: letters from Ana de Castro Osório to Bertha Lutz ***An edition of the letters of Ana de Castro Osório (1872-1935) to Bertha Lutz (1894- 1976) existing in the National Archive, in Rio de Janeiro, at the fund of the Brazilian Federation for Women’s Progress. From the reading of these missives, this article studies the connection between the two feminist leaders, their projects, their socialnetworks and the role that the Portuguese writer still seeks to play in her propaganda.Keywords: feminism; Portuguese-Brazilian relations; epistolography; Ana de Castro Osório; Bertha Lutz
Hungarian international new ventures – Market selection and the role of networks in early internationalisation
Authors: Kozma Miklós , Sass Magdolna
Published: February 2019

In this article we rely on the concept of “international new ventures” (INV), and concentrate on the analysis of two research propositions in the case of selected Hungarian INVs, based on company interviews in two selected industries, biotechnology and information technology. First, we analyse the criteria of the selection of foreign markets in the internationalisation of these firms and second, the role of networks in the internationalisation process of selected Hungarian INVs. Our results highlight the typical internationalisation pattern of targeting the largest developed foreign markets globally. In terms of the role of networks in internationalisation, we found evidence of the decisive role of networks in all cases examined. The personal network of the founder(s) was emphasised, especially in winning early clients. The scalability of the personal network-based business model was, however, questioned. The management implications of our findings suggest Hungarian INVs need to intensify their involvement in international communities supporting the growth of such companies. Areas for potential future research include comparing our findings with empirical results from other countries in Central-Eastern Europe.
Survival, growth, and performance of Hungarian International New Ventures
Authors: Stocker Miklós
Published: February 2019

There is a growing debate in the literature about International New Ventures (INV). Survival of INVs – along with their growth and financial performance – seems to be an interesting phenomenon, but it has only been tackled in a small sample of studies. This study examines Hungarian INVs and some of their key characteristics in the years 2009–2014. The Hungarian Corporate Tax Database was used to analyse the entire population of Hungarian companies during that period. The database consists of 385,723 companies in 2009 and 422,500 companies in 2014, and comprises the whole Hungarian private sector. Of these companies, 6,547 can be identified as INVs in the period under analysis. In this paper, the survival, growth, and business performance characteristics of Hungarian INVs are examined. Hungarian INVs recorded an exceptionally high survival rate; after five business years, 70% of the INVs remained in business, but nearly half of them withdrew to the home market, which means that only 35% of the Hungarian INVs became Sustainable International New Ventures (SINVs). Hungarian SINVs employed on average about 25 employees, registered extremely high (around 75%) export intensity, had steadily growing earnings and equity (43.6% and 56.3% mean CAGR), showed a stable return on equity of about 10% after their first year in existence, and created added value of approximately 37,000 EUR per employee.
SMEs in medical technology global production networks: The case of Czechia
Authors: Vlčková Jana
Published: February 2019

This case study of the medical technology sector in Czechia places a major focus on the position of Czech firms, particularly SMEs, in global production networks and their internationalization. The medical technology (MedTech) industry is on the rise in Czechia, although in relative terms it is part of a relatively less important category. Three types of MedTech firms have been identified in Czechia: branches of TNCs, mostly domestically-owned innovative SMEs, and local SMEs focusing on low-value production. Despite there being several innovative and successful firms, production is dominated by low-value disposables and medical and surgical products. Apart from exports, other forms of internationalization are rare and occur mostly among a number of innovative firms. With a few exceptions, production facilities are established in neighboring post-communist countries. The low levels of internationalization are mostly related to the nature of local SMEs as well as the limited ambitions of local firms. With more sophisticated products Czech SMEs could focus more on Eastern European countries outside the EU, where Czechia has historical economic ties and the regulatory requirements are likely to be less strict. An industry move towards connected health solutions is also an opportunity for start-ups focusing on health applications.
“Death by economic crisis”: Suicide and self-inflicted injury in the European Union (Eu15) during the worst of times
Authors: Ferreira Ernesto R. , Monteiro João D. , Pires Manso José R.
Published: February 2019

Can socioeconomic fluctuations explain variations in European Union suicide mortality? To answer this question, we investigate the effect of socioeconomic and demographic factors on (agespecific) male and female suicide rates using a fixed-effects technique and panel data for 15 EU countries, over a time period that leads up to, coincides with, and follows the recession of 2008. The findings show that suicide rates for young and working-age populations are more sensitive to general economic conditions than suicide rates for other age groups, and that male suicide behavior is more responsive than female behavior. In this setting, suicide rates are likely to be higher in countries with lower income, higher unemployment, higher divorce rates, and, most importantly, weaker systems of social protection. Our results, however, raise serious doubts about government involvement in crisis-related mental illness prevention and mental health promotion.
ОБГРУНТУВАННЯ ДОЦІЛЬНОСТІ ВИКОРИСТАННЯ БОРОШНА З ВИЧАВОК ВИНОГРАДУ ПРИ ВИРОБНИЦТВІ КОМБІКОРМОВОЇ ПРОДУКЦ
Authors: Левицький Анатолій Павлович , Лапінська Алла Петрівна , Ходаков Ігор Володимирович , Хоренжий Наталія Василівна , Селіванська Ірина Олександрівна
Published: February 2019

У статті  обґрунтовано доцільність використання борошна із вичавків винограду сорту Одеський чорний при виробництві комбікормової продукції. Визначено біологічну цінність борошна та виявлено перспективні напрямки його використання. Дослідженнями in vivo встановлено позитивний вплив введення борошна із вичавків винограду сорту Одеський чорний у кількості 6 % на приріст маси лабораторних тварин. Визначено фізичні, гігроскопічні  властивості борошна із вичавків винограду. Визначено ступінь протікання окисних процесів при зберіганні борошна із вичавків винограду.
ДОСЛІДЖЕННЯ СПОСОБІВ ВИЛУЧЕННЯ ФІТОКОМПОНЕНТІВ З БУРЯКУ
Authors: Тележенко Любов Миколаївна , Бурдо Алла Костянтинівна , Чебан Марина Миколаївна
Published: February 2019

Одним з актуальних наукових напрямків в створенні здорової їжі є застосування нових підходів до розробки рецептур і технологій, що дозволяють створити продукти з новими властивостями, поліпшити якість шляхом введення в склад біологічно активних речовин природного походження. Потреба організму у вітамінах, мінералах та інших речовинах  задовольняється за рахунок овочів, фруктів, ягід, прянощів або концентратів, екстрактів з них.
На сьогоднішній день  все більшу увагу дослідників привертають лікувальні властивості буряку. Столовий буряк характеризується багатим хімічним складом, містить комплекс натуральних біологічно активних речовин, які мають здатність зв’язувати та виводити з організму шкідливі для здоров’я людини сполуки, а також стимулювати імунну систему організму.
 Серед фітокомпонентів буряку особливе місце займають бетаїн та бетанін, що надають йому корисних та  барвних властивостей. Зберегти ці властивості та донести їх до споживача у складі різної харчової продукції можна за допомогою таких способів, як пресування, екстрагування або комбінацією цих двох способів. Однак, пресуванням буряку можна вилучити не всі екстрактивні компоненти сировини. Багато фіто компонентів залишається у вичавках та не потрапляє у харчову продукцію. Найкращим способом вилучення максимальної кількості корисних речовин та пігментів буряку є комбінування способів пресування сировини та екстрагування вичавок.  Тому перспективним для виробництва якісної харчової продукції є використання бурякового екстракту, який може надавати звичайним стравам та напоям нові поживні та органолептичні властивості  та має широке використання у різних галузях харчової промисловості – безалкогольній, кондитерській, харчоконцентратній,  лікеро-горілчаній, тощо.
На процес екстрагування буряку впливає багато факторів, які потрібно враховувати при вилучені цільового компоненту. Процес екстрагування найчастіше проводять при підвищених температурах, що дозволяє збільшити кількість екстрактивних речовин у готовому продукті. Але барвні та біологічно активні  речовини буряку особливо чутливі до дії високих температур. У виробництві харчової продукції НВЧ-обробка знайшла широке застосування, у тому числі для вилучення екстрактивних речовин. Тобто проведення процесу екстрагування у НВЧ-полі дозволяє інтенсифікувати процес та підвищити якість продукту.
ІННОВАЦІЙНІ ТЕХНОЛОГІЇ ПРОТИ ЙОДОДЕФІЦИТУ
Authors: Азарова Надія Григорівна , Шлапак Галина Всеволодівна
Published: February 2019

В данній статті обгрунтована актуальність досліджень для розширення асортименту м’ясних напівфабрикатів, збагаченних йодом. Приведена характеристика сировини для виробництва м’ясо-рослинних січених напівфабрикатів, які використовуються для профілактичного та здорового харчування людей, страждаючих на йодний дефіцит. Це м’ясо кролів ,та ламінарії. М'ясо кролів  володіє високою харчовою цінністю, дієтичними властивостями і слабо-розвинутою сполучною тканиною, що сприяє доброму перетравлюванню і тому м'ясо кролів має велику популярність у харчуванні населення.  Ламінарія (морська капуста), яка характеризується цілим рядом корисних властивостей, основні із яких це високий вміст йоду та альгінатів – природних сорбентів. Завдяки такому рослинному компоненту м’ясні січені напівфабрикати збагачуються йодом, що дозволяє використовувати їх для здорового харчування як профілактичний засіб проти захворювань щитовидної залози, крім того, ламінарія зв’язує та виводить з організму токсичні речовини, важкі метали і радіонукліди. Для розширення асортименту січених напівфабрикатів для харчування людей з йод дефіцитом були проведені дослідження на можливість поєднання дієтичного м’яса кролів і джерела йоду ламінарії в одному продукті – січених напівфабрикатах, які популярні в харчуванні населення. Проведені дослідження по встановленню змін функціонально-технологічних властивостей фаршу з м’яса кролів при додаванні різної кількості ламінарії. Допустима кількість ламінарії, яку можливо додавати у фарш, була встановлена по органолептичним показникам готових виробів. Аналіз отриманих результатів та органолептичних показників дав можливість встановити найбільш раціональну кількість ламінарії для додавання у м’ясні фарш. По результатам досліджень розроблена рецептура м’ясо-рослинних січених напівфабрикатів, які можуть використовуватися як засіб для лікування і профілактики захворювань щитовидної залози, особливо у тих регіонах, де спостерігається дефіцит йоду.
ДОСЛІДЖЕННЯ ТЕПЛОФІЗИЧНИХ ХАРАКТЕРИСТИК ФОРМУВАЛЬНОГО РОЗЧИНУ БІОДЕГРАДАБЕЛЬНОГО ЇСТІВНОГО ПОКРИТТЯ/ПЛІВКИ
Authors: Шульга Оксана Сергіївна , Іванов Сергій Олександрович , Листопад Володимир Васильович , Мазуренко Олександр Григорович
Published: February 2019

Їстівні покриття і плівки – вид біодеградабельної полімерної упаковки, яка не потребує індивідуального збору та особливих умов утилізації. Активне використання біоупаковки дозволить значно скоротити екологічне навантаження на довкілля. Дослідження залежності питомої теплоти випаровування вологи від вмісту вологи у матеріалі їстівного покриття, а також масової теплоємності матеріалу цього покриття від температури, проводили з використанням спеціалізованого калориметричного приладу ДКМИ-01, який розроблено в Інституті технічної теплофізики НАН України. Встановлено, що питома теплота випаровування вологи обох зразків значно перебільшує питому теплоту випаровування води rв = 2430,5 кДж/кг за температури 30 ºС, що підтверджує, що вся волога наявна у зразках є зв’язаною. Відповідно до отриманих експериментальних результатів теплоємність зразка без ПВС має більші значення (3598,89-3830,69 Дж/кг∙К за умови нагрівання зразка від 32,5 до 92,5 оС), що обумовлено властивістю матеріалу. За допомогою термічного аналізу встановлено, що більше механічно-та адсорбційно-зв’язаної вологи містить зразок з ПВС за рахунок водневих зав’язків, які утворюють полімолекулярний шар адсорбційно-зв’язаної вологи. ПВС дозволяє створювати екологічно безпечні матеріали, які мають відмінні показники якості. Встановлена закомірність буде впливати на тривалість висушування їстівного покриття з на поверхні виробів, що вимагатиме використання додаткового обладнання з метою інтенсифікації процесу або додаткових виробничих площ. Встановлено, що найкращою для прогнозування зразка без ПВС є степенева модель ŷ = 2937,76∙х0,054∙х, а за наявності ПВС – ŷ = 3455,23∙е0,001∙х. Отримані математичні моделі дозволяють раціоналізувати технологічні розрахунки у виробничих умовах.
ДОСЛІДЖЕННЯ ТЕПЛОМАСОБМІННИХ ПРОЦЕСІВ СУШІННЯ НАСІННЯ ОВОЧЕВИХ КУЛЬТУР
Authors: Пазюк Вадим Михайлович
Published: February 2019

В статті наведені дослідження з сушіння насіння овочевих культур із визначення режимів сушіння насіннєвого матеріалу.