bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Simulation Models Predicting Pressure Distribution and Transmission underneath Blood Pressure Cuffs of Different Types
Authors: Naqvi Shenela , Lewis Philip S.
Published: August 2020

Inflatable cuffs of different types are used for the measurement of blood pressure using the indirect method. It is crucial to find pressure distribution and transmission underneath different types of blood pressure measurement cuffs for estimating accurate values of blood pressure. In this study, three simulation models are developed mimicking blood pressure measurement through three cuffs constructed using fabrics that have dissimilar geometric and mechanical properties. Finite element analysis (FEA) is carried out to predict pressure distribution and transmission underneath these cuffs. For validation of these models, an arm simulator was developed. The models provide good agreement with the experimental results. The pressure distribution at the interface of the selected cuffs and arm is not identical.
Membangun Budaya Hukum Persidangan Virtual (Studi Perkembangan Sidang Tindak Pidana via Telekonferensi)
Authors: Nugroho Dewi Rahmaningsih , Suteki Suteki
Published: August 2020

Premis dasar yang diusulkan dalam penelitian ini didasarkan pada fakta-fakta perkembangan beberapa peraturan dalam pelaksanaan pengadilan selama pandemi Covid-19. Berdasarkan premis ini, penelitian ini berupaya mengeksplorasi aspek budaya hukum dalam melakukan uji coba virtual. Penelitian ini mempertanyakan bagaimana perkembangan sidang telekonferensi di Kantor Kejaksaan Kota Semarang dan bagaimana membangun budaya uji coba virtual di masa depan. Penelitian ini menggunakan penelitian kualitatif dan pendekatan penelitian sosial-hukum. Penelitian ini menyimpulkan pertama, Pengembangan uji coba virtual di Kantor Kejaksaan pada umumnya dan Kantor Kejaksaan Kota Semarang khususnya selain menjadi kebutuhan selama periode Pandemi Covid-19 juga dapat dilihat sebagai akumulasi dari perkembangan teknologi di Bidang informasi. Ada tiga faktor yang saat ini penting untuk dipertimbangkan dalam konteks budaya hukum antara lainmasalah teknis-empiris, komponen faktor non-hukum dalam bentuk sumber daya manusia, ketersediaan fasilitas dan infrastruktur, sampai kebiasaan pengambilan keputusan terbukti mempengaruhi pengoperasian hukum pada tingkat yang konkret. Jadi apa yang harus dibenahi untuk menyambut persidangan virtual di masa depan adalah mempersiapkan budaya hukum selain mempersiapkan struktur dan substansi hukum.
Kebijakan Formulasi Pidana Mati dalam Undang-Undang Pemberantasan Tindak Pidana Korupsi pada Masa Pandemi Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Berdasarkan Perspektif Pembaharuan Hukum Pidana
Authors: Muqorobin Mohammad Khairul , Arief Barda Nawawi
Published: August 2020

Korupsi adalah masalah dalam negeri yang terus diupayakan penanggulangannya dimana salah satu upaya tersebut yakni berkaitan dengan substansi hukum khususnya berkaitan dengan peraturan perundang-undangan. Sebagai kejahatan luar biasa, tentu saja penanganannya harus dengan cara yang berbeda, terlebih saat ini Indonesia sedang dilanda pandemi Covid-19 sehingga dapat mengalami problematika dalam penjatuhan pidana mati pelaku korupsi. Artikel ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis formulasi pidana mati dalam UU Tipikor pada masa pandemi covid-19 berdasarkan perspektif pembaharuan hukum pidana Indonesia. Kebijakan yang dikeluarkan oleh pemerintah mengenai bencana nasional dalam artikel ini dapat dimaknai bahwa pemerintah telah memberikan perhatian yang serius terhadap pandemi Covid-19 ini, dikarenakan berdampak pada terganggunya aktivitas penyelenggaraan negara sehinga menyebabkan negara pada keadaan yang tidak stabil atau dengan kata lain dalam keadaan tertentu. Dengan demikian, maka beberapa kebijakan tersebut dapat dijadikan sebagai dasar bahwa pada saat ini Indonesia sudah memasuki level Negara dalam keadaan tertentu sebagaimana diatur dalam Undang-Undang Tindak Pidana Korupsi. Oleh sebab itu, maka penegak hukum dapat menuntut maupun menjatuhkan pidana mati terhadap terdakwa.
Kant’s Conception of Theodicy and his Argument from Metaphysical Evil against it
Authors: Kravitz Amit
Published: August 2020

A series of attempts have been made to determine Kant’s exact position towards theodicy, and to understand whether it is a direct consequence of his critical philosophy or, rather, whether it is merely linked to some inner development within his critical philosophy. However, I argue that the question of Kant’s critical relation to theodicy has been misunderstood; and that in fact, Kant redefines the essence of the theodicean question anew. After introducing some major aspects of Kant‘s new conception of theodicy, I show how understanding this conception is necessary for correctly analysing his specific arguments against theodicy. I demonstrate this point by examining Kant’s second argument against theodicy, in which he tackles the Leibnizian problem of ‘metaphysical evil’, and show why, in light of the above, interpretations thus far have failed to capture the essence of Kant’s claim in this regard.
A New Manuscript of Ninĝišzida’s Journey to the Netherworld
Authors: Gabbay Uri
Published: August 2020

The article presents an edition of a new manuscript of the Old Babylonian Sumerian myth Ninĝišzida’s Journey to the Netherworld from the Louvre museum. The article deals with the complex literary transmission of this composition, known in different versions with much variation. The myth, lamentful in tone, and including Emesal vocabulary and litanies, is compared to the corpus of Emesal prayers, especially the laments over Damu. The myth is also examined in light of an Old Babylonian Akkadian myth on Ninĝišzida’s descent to the netherworld.
Glossenkeil and Indentation on Hittite Tablets
Authors: Pisaniello Valerio
Published: August 2020

In this paper, I will address the issue of the use of the Glossenkeil as a mark of indented line in Hittite texts, based on a complete collection of the occurrences of this practice found in the texts published so far. After outlining the main functions of the Glossenkeil in Hittite texts and establishing a typology of line indentations, I will argue that the Glossenkeil should not be properly regarded as a mark of indentation, but as a mark of the beginning of the line, which pointed out that indentation was merely accidental, and should not have been reproduced in future copies of the text. Furthermore, the case of some Hittite words unexpectedly marked by the Glossenkeil will be reconsidered based on the non-lexical functions of this sign. Finally, I will show how the analysis of this scribal practice can be useful for the identification of the hands of the scribes, and, based on it, I will suggest that two manuscripts of the funerary ritual, KUB 30.24+ and KUB 39.7+, were drafted by the same scribe.
Incumbent and Entrant Bidding in Scoring Rule Auctions: A Study on Italian Canteen Services
Authors: Camboni Riccardo , Valbonesi Paola
Published: August 2020

We empirically investigate incumbents’ and entrants’ bids on an original dataset of 192 scoring rule auctions for canteen services in Italy. Our findings show that winning rebates are lower (i.e., prices paid by the public buyer are higher) when the contract is awarded to the incumbent supplier. This result is not explained by the observable characteristics of the auction or the service awarded. We develop a simple theoretical model showing that the result is consistent with a setting in which the buyer exploits specific information on the incumbent supplier’s production cost.
#ichteilewissen – Die Crowdsourcing-Initiative der Österreichischen Nationalbibliothek
Authors: Sommersguter Paul , Frühwirth Stefan
Published: August 2020

Crowdsourcing an Bibliotheken hat sich zu einem vielversprechenden Konzept entwickelt – das zeigen erfolgreiche internationale Projekte. Auch an der Österreichischen Nationalbibliothek wird seit einigen Jahren intensiv an einer Crowdsourcing-Initiative gearbeitet, die seit Oktober 2018 in Form eines Crowdsourcing-Portals mit eigenen Aufgaben online verfügbar ist. Dabei steht das Erlebnis für Benutzer im Vordergrund: Interessante Bestände sollen in Verbindung mit intuitiven Aufgaben dazu aufmuntern, eigenes Wissen beizutragen. Der Beitrag erläutert, welche Faktoren dabei zu berücksichtigen sind, und welche Entscheidungen getroffen wurden, um diese Vision umzusetzen.
Typen von Varianz in der Nibelungenüberlieferung
Authors: Müller Jan-Dirk
Published: August 2020

After the failure of Wilhelm Braune’s attempt to reconstruct a stemma of the Nibelungen manuscripts, traditional textual criticism lead in a dead end, even though some valuable editions (Hennig, Schulze, Reichert, Heinzle) were published. As a result of the editions of the so-called ›contaminated‹ manuscripts and a consequence of the easier access to the Nibelungen-fragments by digitalization, Nibelungen philology succeeded less and less to deal with the quantity of variants in the transmission of the text. The article proposes to distinguish three kinds of variants: First, variants due to a change in conception, a revision (for instance in the version *C). Secondly, variants based on errors in the process of transmission (by mishearing, misreading, defects of the model etc.). Only these two kinds of variants are relevant for textual criticism and for the reconstruction of a genealogy of manuscripts in the Lachmannian tradition. Thirdly, variants of lexemes, in morphology, in grammar, in syntax, which do not permit to decide between ›right‹ or ›wrong‹. It is the majority. These variants do not alter the sense of the text; they occur on all levels of transmission; the copier can use them ad libitum. They have to be excluded from textual criticism.
Notiz zu einer Stelle in Peters von Reichenbach ›Geistlichem Tagelied‹
Authors: Wachinger Burghart
Published: August 2020

The article presents a text-critical problem from Peter von Reichenbach’s ›Geistliches Tagelied‹ and suggests that, unlike the editions by Bartsch, Cramer and Schnyder, it should remain in the handwritten tradition.
Die lateinische ›Versio vulgata‹ des griechischen Legendenromans von ›Barlaam und Josaphat‹
Authors: Worstbrock Franz Josef
Published: August 2020

The ›Versio vulgata‹, probably written around 1170 in Paris (St. Denis), a thoroughly accurate Latin translation of its Greek model, the ›Historia of Barlaam and Joasaph‹, is the starting point for the legend of ›Barlaam and Josaphat‹, which was widely used in all literature in the Western Middle Ages. It itself had an unusually rapid and broad reception, in which, according to the testimony of more than 100 preserved manuscripts, especially the new monastic orders of the 12th century participated, led by the Cistercians. The narrative programme of the ›Historia‹ is the path of the king’s son Josaphat into an existence of radical religious renunciation of the world, the central act of the plot being his departure from power, from the country and its people into the eremitic wilderness. It takes place against the protest of the people, who do not want to let the beloved king go, and especially against the protest of Prince Barachias, whom Josaphat forces into his succession. Here the individual’s desire for salvation not only disputes the claim of the salvation of the many, but above all denies the forced successor the possibility of an equal path of salvation. Thus the ›Historia‹ is loaded with an insoluble aporia at its key point. The use of the Bible has a formative effect on the style of the ›Historia‹, not so much the frequent citation of marked exact Bible quotations as the even more frequent insertion of smaller or larger biblical excerpts into the narrator’s speech or that of one of his characters as if they were part of their own speech.
SARS-CoV-2 serosurvey in health care workers of the Veneto Region
Authors: Plebani Mario , Padoan Andrea , Fedeli Ugo , Schievano Elena , Vecchiato Elena , Lippi Giuseppe , Lo Cascio Giuliana , Porru Stefano , Palù Giorgio
Published: August 2020

Objectives

The ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) poses formidable challenges to all health care systems. Serological assays may be used for improving disease management when appropriately applied, for investigating the antibody responses mounted against SARS-CoV-2 infection and for assessing its real prevalence. Although testing the whole population is impractical, well-designed serosurveys in selected subpopulations in specific risk groups may provide valuable information. We evaluated the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in health care workers (HCW) who underwent molecular testing with reverse transcription real-time polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR) in the main hospitals of the Veneto Region of Italy by measuring specific antibodies (Abs).

Methods

Both immunoglobulin (Ig)M and IgG antibodies against SARS-Cov-2 S-antigen and N-protein were measured using a validated chemiluminescent analytical system (CLIA) called Maglumi™ 2000 Plus (New Industries Biomedical Engineering Co., Ltd [Snibe], Shenzhen, China).

Results

A total of 8,285 HCW were tested. SARS-CoV-2 specific antibodies (IgM, IgG or both) were detectable in 378 cases (4.6%, 95% CI 4.1–5.0%). Seroconversion was observed in 4.4% of women vs. 5.0% of men, but this difference was not significant. Although detectable antibodies were found in all HCW who developed severe COVID-19 infection (100%), lower seropositivity was found in mild disease (83%) and the lowest prevalence (58%) was observed in asymptomatic subjects.

Conclusions

Seroprevalence surveys are of utmost importance for understanding the rate of population that has already developed antibodies against SARS-CoV-2. The present study defined precisely the circulation of SARS-CoV-2 in a cohort of HCW in the Veneto Region, with its prevalence (4.6%) reflecting a relatively low circulation. Symptomatic individuals or those hospitalized for medical care were 100% antibody positive, whilst Abs were only detectable in 58% of asymptomatic carriers.
Chinese Corporate Microblogging on Overseas SNS
Authors: Hua Ying
Published: August 2020

Contextualized in the “Going Global” strategy of Chinese corporations under the Belt and Road Initiative and drawing upon the attitudinal and engagement systems of appraisal, this study aims to provide semiotic and rhetorical insights into the discursive strategies of Chinese corporations in microblogging on overseas social networking sites (SNS). The posts, made over a 15-day period by the five giant Chinese companies on the US-based SNS Facebook, are analyzed both quantitatively and qualitatively. The results reveal that, in terms of attitudinal appeals, judgment resources are most preferred by Chinese corporations while affect resources are least deployed; in terms of engagement patterns, dialogic engagement patterns proliferate. It is explained that Chinese corporations strongly appeal to ethos and low power distance, demonstrating Western achievement-based cultural orientations, despite the existing discursive manifestations of the high-context, power-distanced, collectivistic characteristics of Chinese culture. This pragmatic and rhetorical shift elicits transculturality in a global cyber space informed by digital globalization and economic glocalization.
Ästhetische Erfahrung und die Macht der Besitzergreifung
Authors: Shusterman Richard
Published: August 2020

After briefly noting key contemporary critiques of aesthetic experience, this article revisits its original account in Plato’s theory of aesthetic experience as the madness of divine possession and then Aristotle’s response of defending art’s rationality as poiesis, which largely dominates the ensuing aesthetic tradition. I subsequently explore how the mysterious notion of possession continues to surface in important modern accounts of aesthetic experience (e. g. in Theodor W. Adorno, T. S. Eliot, John Dewey) and explain how the supernatural idea of possession could find a naturalistic explanation that integrates the concepts of artworld, habitus and atmosphere. The article then exemplifies this naturalistic explanation through an analysis of the possession experience pertaining to performance art as documented in The Adventures of the Man in Gold.
The use of classical methods and neural networks in deformation studies of hydrotechnical objects
Authors: Mrówczyńska Maria , Sztubecki Jacek , Sztubecka Małgorzata , Skrzypczak Izabela
Published: August 2020

Objects’ measurements often boil down to the determination of changes due to external factors affecting on their structure. The estimation of changes in a tested object, in addition to proper measuring equipment, requires the use of appropriate measuring methods and experimental data result processing methods. This study presents a statement of results of geometrical measurements of a steel cylinder that constitutes the main structural component of the historical weir Czersko Polskie in Bydgoszcz. In the initial stage, the estimation of reliable changes taking place in the cylinder structure involved the selection of measuring points essential for mapping its geometry. Due to the continuous operation of the weir, the points covered only about one-third of the cylinder area. The set of points allowed us to determine the position of the cylinder axis as well as skews and deformations of the cylinder surface. In the next stage, the use of methods based on artificial neural networks allowed us to predict the changes in the tested object. Artificial neural networks have proved to be useful in determining displacements of building structures, particularly hydro-technical objects. The above-mentioned methods supplement classical measurements that create the opportunity for carrying out additional analyses of changes in a spatial position of such structures. The purpose of the tests is to confirm the suitability of artificial neural networks for predicting displacements of building structures, particularly hydro-technical objects.
Carbonatites from the southern Brazilian Platform: A review. II: Isotopic evidences
Authors: Speziale Sergio , Castorina Francesca , Censi Paolo , Gomes Celso de Barros , Marques Leila Soares , Comin-Chiaramonti Piero
Published: August 2020

Early and Late Cretaceous alkaline and alkaline–carbonatitic complexes from southern Brazil are located along the main tectonic lineaments of the South America Platform. Calcium-, magnesium-, and ferrocarbonatites are well represented and frequently associated even in the same complex. Primary carbonates present significant variations in C–O isotopic compositions, which are mainly due to isotope exchange with H2O–CO2-rich hydrothermal fluids, whereas fractional crystallization or liquid immiscibility probably affects the δ18O and δ13C values by no more than 2δ‰. Our isotope exchange model implies that the most significant isotopic variations took place in a hydrothermal environment, e.g., in the range 400–80°C, involving fluids with the CO2/H2O ratio ranging from 0.8 to 1. Sr–Nd–Pb isotope systematics highlight heterogeneous mixtures between HIMU and EMI mantle components, similar to the associated alkaline rocks and the flood tholeiites from southern Brazil. In spite of the strong variation shown by C–O isotopes, Sr–Nd–Pb–Os isotopic systematics could be related to an isotopically enriched source where the chemical heterogeneities reflect a depleted mantle “metasomatized” by small-volume melts and fluids rich in incompatible elements. These fluids are expected to have promoted crystallization of K-rich phases in the mantle, which produced a veined network variously enriched in LILE and LREE. The newly formed veins (enriched component) and peridotite matrix (depleted component) underwent a different isotopic evolution with time as reflected by the carbonatites. These conclusions may be extended to the whole Paraná–Etendeka system, where isotopically distinct parent magmas were generated following two main enrichment events of the subcontinental lithospheric mantle at 2.0–1.4 and 1.0–0.5 Ga, respectively, as also supported by Re–Os systematics. The mantle sources preserved the isotopic heterogeneities over a long time, suggesting a nonconvective lithospheric mantle beneath different cratons or intercratonic regions. Overall, the data indicate that the alkaline–carbonatitic magmatism originated from a locally heterogeneous subcontinental mantle.
Density, hardness and strength properties of densified fir and aspen woods pretreated with water repellents
Authors: Pelit Hüseyin , Emiroglu Fatih
Published: August 2020

In this study, the effect of thermo-mechanical densification on the density, hardness, compression strength, bending strength (MOR), and modulus of elasticity (MOE) of fir and aspen wood pretreated with water repellents was analyzed. Wood specimens were impregnated with paraffin, linseed oil and styrene after pre-vacuum treatment. Then, the impregnated wood specimens were densified with compression ratios of 20 and 40%, and at 120, 150 and 180 °C. The results indicated that the density, hardness and strength properties of the all densified specimens (untreated and impregnated) increased depending on the compression ratio and temperature. For all tested properties, higher increases were obtained in the paraffin and styrene pretreated specimens compared to untreated samples. However, the increase rates in linseed oil pretreated specimens were generally lower than untreated specimens. Regarding water repellents the most successful results in all tested properties were determined in styrene pretreated specimens. The density, hardness and strength properties of all specimens increased with the increase in compression ratio. On the other hand, the increase in the compression temperature negatively affects the properties of untreated and linseed oil pretreated specimens, while having a generally positive effect on the properties of paraffin pretreated specimens. However, all tested properties of styrene pretreated specimens have increased significantly due to the increase in compression temperature. The increasing strength properties of wood as a result of densification have increased much more with paraffin and especially styrene pretreatment. These combinations can be considered as an important potential for applications that require more hardness and strength.
Human islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP) - a curse in type II diabetes mellitus: insights from structure and toxicity studies
Authors: Bishoyi Ajit Kumar , Roham Pratiksha H. , Rachineni Kavitha , Save Shreyada , Hazari M. Asrafuddoza , Sharma Shilpy , Kumar Ashutosh
Published: August 2020

The human islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP) or amylin, a neuroendocrine peptide hormone, is known to misfold and form amyloidogenic aggregates that have been observed in the pancreas of 90% subjects with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM). Under normal physiological conditions, hIAPP is co-stored and co-secreted with insulin; however, under chronic hyperglycemic conditions associated with T2DM, the overexpression of hIAPP occurs that has been associated with the formation of amyloid deposits; as well as the death and dysfunction of pancreatic β-islets in T2DM. Hitherto, various biophysical and structural studies have shown that during this process of aggregation, the peptide conformation changes from random structure to helix, then to β-sheet, subsequently to cross β-sheets, which finally form left-handed helical aggregates. The intermediates, formed during this process, have been shown to induce higher cytotoxicity in the β-cells by inducing cell membrane disruption, endoplasmic reticulum stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative stress, islet inflammation, and DNA damage. As a result, several research groups have attempted to target both hIAPP aggregation phenomenon and the destabilization of preformed fibrils as a therapeutic intervention for T2DM management. In this review, we have summarized structural aspects of various forms of hIAPP viz. monomer, oligomers, proto-filaments, and fibrils of hIAPP. Subsequently, cellular toxicity caused by toxic conformations of hIAPP has been elaborated upon. Finally, the need for performing structural and toxicity studiesin vivoto fill in the gap between the structural and cellular aspects has been discussed.
Redox-dependent and independent effects of thioredoxin interacting protein
Authors: Cao Xiankun , He Wenxin , Pang Yichuan , Cao Yu , Qin An
Published: August 2020

Thioredoxin interacting protein (TXNIP) is an important physiological inhibitor of the thioredoxin (TXN) redox system in cells. Regulation of TXNIP expression and/or activity not only plays an important role in redox regulation but also exerts redox-independent physiological effects that exhibit direct pathophysiological consequences including elevated inflammatory response, aberrant glucose metabolism, cellular senescence and apoptosis, cellular immunity, and tumorigenesis. This review provides a brief overview of the current knowledge concerning the redox-dependent and independent roles of TXNIP and its relevance to various disease states. The implications for the therapeutic targeting of TXNIP will also be discussed.
From the Middle Ages Back to Antiquity: The Reception of the Idea of Dynamic Unity in the Gospel of John as Entanglement of Intellectual Traditions
Authors: Casteigt Julie
Published: August 2020

This article studies Albert the Great’s conception of reciprocal interiority in the exposition of John 14:10: “Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own; but the Father who dwells in me does his works” (Bible quotes from the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)). Firstly, the article explores how Albert the Great understands reciprocal interiority as an element of the debate concerning the equality of the Father and of the Son, who, although identical in nature, are different according to the relation, like the one who begets and the one who is begotten. Secondly, it emphasizes the metaphysical solution that Albert borrows from Greek-Arabic neoplatonism, especially from the Liber de causis, so as to refute an objection based on Aristotle’s conception of place. This cultural transfer brings to light how Albert the Great’s Super Iohannem is an innovative melting pot in which Albert imports a new framework from profane sciences, with which to interpret the Gospel of John.
A nonsense variant in FGFR1: a rare cause of combined pituitary hormone deficiency
Authors: Erbaş İbrahim Mert , Paketçi Ahu , Acar Sezer , Kotan Leman Damla , Demir Korcan , Abacı Ayhan , Böber Ece
Published: August 2020

Objectives

Variants in fibroblast growth factor receptor-1 (FGFR1) may either cause isolated hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (IHH) or Kallmann syndrome (KS). Although the relationship of genes classically involved in IHH with combined pituitary hormone deficiency (CPHD) is well established, variants in FGFR1 have been presented as a rare cause of this phenotype recently.

Case presentation

Herein, we report an adopted 16-year-old male presented with delayed puberty and micropenis. He had undergone surgery for bilateral undescended testes in childhood. He was normosmic, and the pituitary imaging was normal. However, hypogonadotropic hypogonadism and growth hormone deficiency were detected, associated with a heterozygous nonsense variant (c.1864 C>T, p.R622X) in FGFR1.

Conclusions

FGFR1 variants are among the causes of IHH and KS, which are inherited in an autosomal dominant manner and can be associated with midline defects. It should also be kept in mind that CPHD may be associated with FGFR1 variants in a subject with normal olfactory function.
Association between handgrip strength and cardiovascular risk factors among Korean adolescents
Authors: Kim Kyoung Kon , Lee Kyu Rae , Hwang In Cheol
Published: August 2020

Background

It remains unclear whether muscle strength, which reduces cardiovascular (CV) risk in adults, is associated with similar protection in Asian adolescents. This study investigated the association between handgrip strength and CV health in a large Korean sample of school-age adolescents.

Methods

We performed a cross-sectional analysis of adolescents aged 10–18 years (n=4,018) from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Survey between 2014 and 2017. Handgrip strength was measured using a dynamometer. CV risk factors include waist circumference, blood pressure, fasting glucose or hemoglobin A1c, and lipid levels. Logistic regression models were applied with adjustment for potential confounders.

Results

The mean age of participants was 14.0 years, and 53.6% were boys. Mean handgrip strength was 30.4 kg for boys and 22.0 kg for girls. Boys more frequently had high systolic blood pressure and impaired fasting glucose, whereas girls more frequently had low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that in boys only, handgrip strength was negatively associated with central obesity and hypertriglyceridemia and positively associated with higher systolic blood pressure.

Conclusion

Handgrip strength is independently associated with some CV risk factors only in boys.
Precis of Group Duties: Their Existence and Their Implications for Individuals
Authors: Collins Stephanie
Published: August 2020

This paper provides an overview of Group Duties: Their Existence and Their Implications for Individuals.
First record of a Nathusius’ pipistrelle (Pipistrellus nathusii) overwintering at a latitude above 60°N
Authors: Blomberg Anna S. , Vasko Ville , Salonen Saku , Pētersons Gunārs , Lilley Thomas M.
Published: August 2020

Highly mobile species are considered to be the first to respond to climate change by transforming their ranges of distribution. There is evidence suggesting that Pipistrellus nathusii, a species capable of long-distance migration, is expanding both its reproduction and overwintering ranges to the North. We recorded the echolocation calls of bats at 16 sites in South-Western Finland on two consecutive winters, and detected calls of P. nathusii at one of the sites throughout the second winter. To our knowledge, this is the northernmost record of an overwintering P. nathusii, and contributes to evidence that the species is already responding to climate change.
Jordan {g,h}-derivations on triangular algebras
Authors: Kong Liang , Zhang Jianhua
Published: August 2020

In this article, we give a sufficient and necessary condition for every Jordan {g,h}-derivation to be a {g,h}-derivation on triangular algebras. As an application, we prove that every Jordan {g,h}-derivation on

τ
(
N
)

\tau ({\mathscr{N}})

is a {g,h}-derivation if and only if

dim

0

+

≠
1

\dim {0}_{+}\ne 1

or

dim

H

−

⊥

≠
1

\dim {H}_{-}^{\perp }\ne 1

, where

N

{\mathscr{N}}

is a non-trivial nest on a complex separable Hilbert space H and

τ
(
N
)

\tau ({\mathscr{N}})

is the associated nest algebra.
The crystal structure 2,2′-bipyridine-κ2
N,N′-(2-(3-amino-4-chlorobenzoyl)benzoato-κ1
O)-(2-(3-amino-4-chlorobenzoyl)benzoato-κ2
O,O′)zinc(II) — ethanol (1/1), C40H32Cl2N4O7Zn
Authors: Li-Hua Wang , Lei Liang , Xi-Shi Tai
Published: August 2020

C40H32Cl2N4O7Zn, monoclinic, P21/c (no. 14), a = 13.5114(8) Å, b = 16.5735(7) Å, c = 17.0403(9) Å, β = 107.528(6)°, V = 3638.7(3) Å3, Z = 4, R
gt(F) = 0.0398, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.0831, T = 100 K.
Crystal structure of catena-poly[(μ2-1-((benzotriazol-1-yl)methyl)-1H-1,3-imdazole-κ2
N:N′)-(1-((benzotriazol-1-yl)methyl)-1H-1,3-imdazole-κ1N)-(methanol-κ1
O)mercury(II)] dinitrate, C21H22N12O7Hg
Authors: Sun Shu-Xiang , Lu Zhi-Min , Zhang Ke-Qing , Yao Pei
Published: August 2020

C21H22N12O7Hg, monoclinic, P2/n (no. 13), a = 13.655(3) Å, b = 8.7038(17) Å, c = 23.260(5) Å, β = 102.51(3)°, V = 2698.8(10) Å3, Z = 4, R
gt(F) = 0.0446, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.0875, T = 293(2) K.
Crystal structure of 3-ethyl-1-[(E)-[(2E)-3-phenylprop-2-en-1-ylidene]amino]thiourea, C12H15N3S
Authors: Tan Ming Yueh , Ho Sheng Zhou , Tan Kong Wai , Tiekink Edward R.T.
Published: August 2020

C12H15N3S, orthorhombic, Pbca (no. 61), a = 11.9612(5) Å, b = 8.1215(3) Å, c = 27.5865(12) Å, V = 2679.83(19) Å3, Z = 8, R
gt(F) = 0.0520, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.1514, T = 293(2) K.
Crystal structure of 4,4′-bipyridin-1,1′-dium poly[bis(μ4-benzene-1,3,5-triyltris(hydrogen phosphonato-κ4
O:O′:O′′:O′′′))zinc(II)], C11H11NO9P3Zn
Authors: Sun Yabin , Chen Yan , Wang Daguang
Published: August 2020

C11H11NO9P3Zn, monoclinic, P21/n (no. 14), a = 12.619(2) Å, b = 8.4948(12) Å, c = 13.954(2) Å, β = 90.588(3)°, V = 1495.7(4) Å3, Z = 4, R
gt(F) = 0.0413, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.0965, T = 120(2) K.
Crystal structure of 2-(pyridin-2-ylamino)pyridinium chloride dibenzyldichlorostannane, [C10H10N3]Cl, C14H14Cl2Sn
Authors: Lee See Mun , Lo Kong Mun , Tiekink Edward R.T.
Published: August 2020

C24H24Cl3N3Sn, triclinic, P1̄ (no. 2), a = 10.2029(2) Å, b = 10.6071(2) Å, c = 12.1389(3) Å, α = 71.395(2)°, β = 82.665(2)°, γ = 73.340(2)°, V = 1191.84(5) Å3, Z = 2, R
gt(F) = 0.0175, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.0447, T = 100(2) K.
Infrastructure, Urban Sprawl, and Naturally-Occurring Asbestos: An Ontological Thought Model for Wicked and Saving Technologies
Authors: Epting Shane
Published: August 2020

Recently, geologists in Southern Nevada discovered new deposits of naturally occurring asbestos and microscopic fibers in rocks and soil. The danger is that inhaling them can lead to mesothelioma. One problem is that this rare cancer often takes decades to manifest. This discovery abruptly stalled a highway project near Las Vegas. Due to this condition, management developed numerous protocols to keep workers safe. Using this case as a “thought model,” the author challenges an established way of categorizing kinds of technologies as they relate to the concept of being. In turn, this thought model reveals that climate change alters the conditions for being, as recognized in the literature. Advancing this conversation requires that we must reclassify some technologies and develop a categorization for those that reflect a different way of thinking as it concerns being.
Technique of neuromonitoring during pelvic peritonectomy
Authors: Macrì Antonio , Badessi Giorgio , Mazzeo Carmelo , Galati Marica , Cucinotta Eugenio , Rizzo Vincenzo
Published: August 2020

Objectives

Pelvic peritonectomy can induce anorectal and urogenital dysfunctions. To reduce this type of complications during the procedure, we propose to use intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM).

Content

Stimulation with a bipolar probe allows the identification of the obturator and ilioinguinal and pudendal nerves. At the end of the cytoreductive surgery, the motor and somatosensory evoked potentials must be evaluated to confirm the preservation of pelvic innervation.

The use of IONM during pelvic peritonectomy is technically feasible, and it can help to preserve pelvic nerves.

Outlook

Obviously, its definitive value remains to be elucidated.
Influence of Images in Online Reviews for Search Goods on Helpfulness
Authors: Osterbrink Lars , Alpar Paul , Seher Alexander
Published: August 2020

Reviewing and rating are important features of many social media websites, but they are found on many e-commerce sites too. The combination of social interaction and e-commerce is sometimes referred to as social commerce to indicate that people are supporting each other in the process of buying goods and services. Rgeviews of other consumers have a significant effect on consumer choice because they are usually considered authentic and more trustworthy than information presented by a vendor. The collaborative effort of consumers helps to make the right purchase decision (or prevent from a wrong one). The effect of reviews has often been researched in terms of helpfulness as indicated by their readers. Images are an important factor of helpfulness in reviews of experience goods where personal tastes and use play an important role. We extend this research to search goods where objective characteristics seem to prevail. In addition, we analyze potential interaction with other variables. The empirical study is performed with regression analyses on 3,483 search good reviews from Amazon.com followed by a matched pair analysis of 186 review pairs. We find that images have a significant positive effect on helpfulness of reviews of search goods too. This is especially true in case of short and ambiguous reviews.
Mixed Matrix Membranes prepared from polysulfone and Linde Type A zeolite
Authors: Jacas-Rodríguez A. , Rodríguez-Pascual P. , Franco-Manzano D. , Contreras L. , Polop C. , Rodriguez M. A.
Published: August 2020

This work focuses on dip coating and further phase inversion prepared polysulfone/LTA zeolite mixed matrix membranes (MMMs). The Linde Type A (LTA) zeolite synthesized under hydrothermal conditions by the organic free method was introduced as fillers at 10 and 20 wt.% loadings into the polysulfone polymer matrix to obtain MMMs. The x-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis indicated that the as-synthesized LTA zeolite samples were crystalline and mainly composed of crystal of predominantly cubic shape. Textural characterisation using Ar adsorption/desorption data of LTA zeolite shown the existence of mesoporous. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) in combination with the SEM characterised the membrane morphology and the dispersion of zeolite fillers. The effect of the zeolite loading on the performance of the MMMs was analysed. It points out that N2 permeability was increased with the increment of zeolite filler, also the high membranes permeability and the weak dependence upon transmembrane pressure and therefore its high selectivity. The average membrane thickness was 150 μm.
L2 Acquisition of Spanish VOT by English-Speaking Immigrants in Spain
Authors: Face Timothy L. , Menke Mandy R.
Published: August 2020

Previous studies of native English speakers learning Spanish as a second language (L2) document compromise voice onset time (VOT) values; however, the focus has been predominantly on voiceless stops and has almost exclusively investigated beginning and intermediate learners. This study fills a gap in the literature by considering the acquisition of VOT in both voiceless and voiced Spanish stops by long-time native English-speaking residents of Spain. Overall, the results show that the L2 speakers’ VOT values differ from those of native speakers across all stop consonants; yet L2 speakers’ productions of voiceless, as opposed to voiced, stops more closely approximate those of native speakers. Considerable individual variation is observed as no speaker achieves native-like performance overall, and no consonant is mastered by more than half of the speakers. Results are considered in light of what they contribute to our understanding of ultimate attainment of Spanish VOT, specifically, and L2 phonology more generally.
A diachronic and areal typology of agreement in Germanic
Authors: Birkenes Magnus Breder , Fleischer Jürg , Leser-Cronau Stephanie
Published: August 2020

In a comparison of a passage from the New Testament (Luke 2:1–2:20), we explore diachronic developments and areal distributions of agreement in Germanic quantitatively by taking into account 33 different Bible versions, spanning from Wulfila’s Gothic version to all modern standard languages and selected dialects. This allows us to establish a thorough typological profile of agreement and its differing developments in Germanic. Our method involves a quantification of all agreement relations, allowing for precise comparisons.
Kasus im Namdeutschen
Authors: Zimmer Christian
Published: August 2020

This paper focusses on case marking in informal Namibian German (so calledNamdeutsch). Whilst the use of nominative and accusative case is stable and similar to Standard German, there is a considerable amount of variation with regard to the dative case. This phenomenon is analysed in detail using corpus and questionnaire data. Multifactorial analyses reveal that several sociolinguistic and grammatical factors have a significant impact on the language use in this particular domain. Subsequently, the results are compared with other extraterritorial varieties of German and various similarities are found. This supports the idea that there are variety/language overarching principles at work.
Syntheses and crystal structures of the manganese hydroxide halides Mn5(OH)6Cl4, Mn5(OH)7I3, and Mn7(OH)10I4
Authors: Falkowski Viktoria , Zeugner Alexander , Seidel Stefan , Pöttgen Rainer , Wurst Klaus , Ruck Michael , Huppertz Hubert
Published: August 2020

Single-crystals of the new manganese hydroxide halides Mn5(OH)6Cl4, Mn5(OH)7I3, and Mn7(OH)10I4 were obtained by means of high-pressure/high-temperature synthesis in a Walker-type multianvil apparatus. The chloride crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P21/c (no. 14) with the lattice parameters (single-crystal data) a = 592.55(8), b = 1699.7(2), c = 597.33(8) pm, and β = 112.58(1)°. The iodides crystallize in the triclinic space group P

1
‾

$\bar{1}$

(no. 2) with a = 653.16(2), b = 905.98(3), c = 1242.98(4) pm, α = 114.21(1)°, β = 99.91(1)°, and γ = 94.37(1)° for Mn5(OH)7I3 and a = 656.90(3), b = 906.59(4), c = 909.32(4) pm, α = 119.29(1)°, β = 97.99(1)°, and γ = 95.03(1)° for Mn7(OH)10I4. The crystal structures consist of edge-sharing Mn(OH)6–n
X
n (X = Cl, I; n = 1, 2, 3) octahedra arranged in stacked sheets. Adjacent layers are connected by hydrogen bonds of type O–H···X, confirmed by further characterization of single-crystals by IR-spectroscopy. The crystal chemical relationship with the aristotype Mg(OH)2 (brucite) is discussed on the basis of Bärnighausen trees (group–subgroup relations).
Syntheses and crystal structures of solvate complexes of alkaline earth and lanthanoid metal iodides with N,N-dimethylformamide
Authors: Hoch Constantin
Published: August 2020

The solvate complexes that can be obtained by either dissolving metal iodides in N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) or by synthesising them in DMF have the general composition [M(DMF)
x
]I
y
. DMF shows to behave as simple monodentate ligand with low sterical impact, so that x in the composition follows the radius of M

y+. We present here the crystal structures of the alkaline earth and lanthanoid metal iodide complexes [Mg(DMF)6]I2, [Ca(DMF)6]I2, [Sr(DMF)7]I2, [Ba(DMF)8]I2, [La(DMF)9]I3, [Ln(DMF)8]I3 (isotypic series for Ln = Nd, Sm, Eu, Dy, Gd, Er, Yb and Lu) and for the tris-triiodide complex salt [Sc(DMF)6](I3)3. Their different crystal structure types can be compared on the basis of the packing topologies of the nearly spherical cationic entities which show simple sphere packing motifs.
Das Sondergericht Kattowitz 1939–1945, Organisation und Besetzung
Authors: Graczyk Konrad
Published: August 2020

The Special Court in Katowice 1939–1945. Organizational structure and cadres. The article is devoted to the Special Court in Katowice operating in a specific area of Upper Silesia during World War II. In the basic scope, the issue of special courts created in the Third Reich and the creation of the title ‘special court’ is discussed. Then its structure and judges are analyzed in detail.

Ziel des Artikels ist es, die Organisationsstruktur und die Besetzung des Sondergerichts in Kattowitz zu skizzieren. Den für dieses Gericht spezifischen Überlegungen, die sich in erster Linie auf die Primärquellenforschung stützen, sollten jedoch einleitende Bemerkungen vorausgehen. Diese können das Wesen der nationalsozialistischen Sondergerichte erklären. Die Quellengrundlage der eingehenden Erwägungen bilden Personalakten der deutschen Richter, die im Bundesarchiv Berlin, im Bestand R 3001: Reichsjustizministerium, und im Geheimen Staatsarchiv Preußischer Kulturbesitz Berlin-Dahlem, im Bestand der XVII. Hauptabteilung [HA]: Schlesien, Rep. 222a: Oberamtsregierung, Appellationsgericht bzw. Oberlandesgericht Breslau [zit. GStAPK XVII/222a], aufbewahrt werden. Die Identität der Mitarbeiter des Sondergerichts war dagegen auf Grund von Archivalien des Sondergerichts feststellbar, die das Staatsarchiv in Kattowitz im Bestand Nr. 134 Sondergericht Kattowitz (nur Strafsachenakten)

Im Lichte des zur Verfügung stehenden Aktenmaterials, das nicht nur die in Kattowitz aufbewahrten Archivalien, sondern auch in Berlin aufbewahrte Urteilsabschriften umfasste, ist festzustellen, dass das Sondergericht Kattowitz mindestens 2394 Sachen erledigt hat, in denen 3625 Personen angeklagt waren. Verurteilt wurden 3180 Personen, davon 1391 Personen zu einer Gefängnisstrafe (ggf. zu gleichwertiger Straflagerstrafe), 1506 zu einer Zuchthausstrafe (ggf. zu gleichwertiger verschärfter Straflagerstrafe) und 247 Personen zur Todesstrafe. Freigesprochen wurden 333 Personen, in Bezug auf 49 Personen wurde das Verfahren eingestellt und gegenüber 42 vorläufig eingestellt. Aufgrund des Zustands der meisten Urteile konnten detaillierte Rechtsprechungsstudien durchgeführt werden, deren Ergebnisse eine gesonderte Veröffentlichung verdienen. Die Rechtsprechung des Sondergerichts wurde vom Autor in der Doktorarbeit zum Thema „Sondergericht Kattowitz 1939–1945“ bearbeitet. Die Doktorarbeit wurde am 16. September 2019 verteidigt und am 30. September 2019 durch den Rat der Fakultät für Rechtswissenschaften und Verwaltung der Schlesischen Universität in Kattowitz mit Auszeichnung behandelt. Der Autor beabsichtigt, die Dissertation zu ergänzen, zu verbessern und in deutscher Sprache zu veröffentlichen.

) verwahrt. Da diese Archivalien keine Organisations- und Verwaltungsakten umfassen, wurden die diesbezüglichen Feststellungen auf der Grundlage des Inhalts der Personalakten getroffen.
Defining Boundaries in the Treaty of Apamea. A Note on a New Edition of Livy’s Fourth Decade
Authors: Gygax Marc Domingo
Published: August 2020

This contribution deals with Livy’s account of the peace treaty of Apamea between Rome and Antiochus III (189/188 BC), and in particular with Liv. 37,56,1–6, which treats the division of the Seleucid dominions in Asia Minor between Eumenes II and the Rhodians. With attention to Yardley’s new Loeb edition and translation of Livy’s fourth decade, it discusses grammatical problems and questions of textual transmission, translation, and historical and geographical interpretation.
D. 43,19,1,11: Ein Besitzkonstitut im Rechtsbesitz
Authors: Wimmer Markus
Published: August 2020

Constitutum possessorium in a case of quasi possessio. A precario tenens has interdictal possession of the right of way during the period of his holding. He has, likewise the holder of the predial servitude, an interdictum de itinere actuque. In D. 43,19,1,11 a precario tenens borrowes the right of way a second time, but from whom? And from whom he did it the first time? The understanding of the text is open to dispute. We should consider the facts in a different way, as if a constitutum possessorium has accrued: the right-holder regains quasi possessio of his right (interdictal possession de itinere).