bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Secrets to science CPD success
Authors: Baker Yvonne
Published: December 2015

Effective CPD is vital to the effectiveness of all teachers. With an eye on the STEM subjects, Yvonne Baker from the National Science Learning Network offers five steps to successful whole-school CPD strategies
Teacher supply
Authors: Kean Oliver
Published: December 2015

As statistics about the difficulty of recruiting and retaining teachers continue to emerge, Oliver Kean looks at what governors can do to tackle the supply challenge
The role of frugivorous birds in the dispersal of shrubs in submontane zone of tropical forest, West Java, Indonesia
Authors: PARTASASMITA RUHYAT
Published: November 2015

Abstract. Partasasmita R. 2015. The role of frugivorous birds in the dispersal of shrubs in submontane tropical forest, West Java, Indonesia. Nusantara Bioscience 7: 144-148. Shrubs are widely distributed, from lowland to mountainous area. Submontane forest zone is one of many ecosystem types rich in many species of shrub. The success of plant growth and establishment depends on the role of the seed dispersal agents. This study of shrub seed dispersal by frugivorous birds has been conducted in tea plantation area of Panaruban, Subang, West Java. To get seeds trapped in feces, samples of feces were collected from birds trapped in mist nets and from fecal dropped count method. The study sites were tea plantation which had been neglected for five years and bush in a secondary forest nearby. The results showed that seeds of 7 species of shrub were found in the feces of six species of frugivorous birds trapped in mist nets and one species of bird from fecal dropped count method. Based on feces analysis, of the seven shrub species, Clidemia hirta was dispersed mostly by Dicaeum trigonostigma, and then by Pycnonotus aurigaster. Sambucus javanica was mostly dispersed by Pycnonotus goiavier and Scissirostrum dubium. The germination rate of seeds collected from feces was 1.43-5.71% higher than that of seeds which had not passed through the bird’s digestive tract.
Chitosan treatment and storage temperature in the retardation of fruit ripening of red guava (Psidium guajava)
Authors: ANGGARWULAN ENDANG , MUDYANTINI WIDYA , ASIYAH ISNA JATI
Published: November 2015

Abstract. Anggarwulan E, Mudyantini W, Asiyah IJ. 2015. Chitosan treatment and storage temperature in the retardation of fruit ripening of red guava (Psidium guajava). Nusantara Bioscience 7: 153-159. Guava (Psidium guajava L.) is a thin-skinned tropical fruit which is easy to ripe and rot. The objective of the study is to determine the effect of chitosan coating and storage temperature in restraining the ripening of guava and also to the combination of treatments which could be longest to lengthen its storage period. This study uses Completely Randomized Design, with two factors. The first factor is chitosan concentration of 0, 1, 2, and 3%, while the second factor is the storage temperature in 16°C and 28°C with three repetitions during four weeks. The quality of Psidium guajava which is observed during the storage is weight-loss, water content, fruit texture, reducing sugar content, vitamin C content, pigment rind (chlorophyll and carotenoid), respiration rate, and ethylene content. The treatment of chitosan concentration and the storage temperature of 16oC are able to maintain the fruit hardness, vitamin C content, and chlorophyll content; meanwhile, it shows a decrease in weight-loss, reducing sugar, respiration rate, and ethylene content. The combination of chitosan treatment of 3% with a temperature of 16°C is able to maintain the quality and to lengthen the storage period of Psidium guajava up to four weeks.
Extraction and application of coloring agent of shrubby morning glory leaves (Ipomoea carnea subsp. fistulosa) as dye in batik
Authors: ZULFIYAH ZULFIYAH , ANGGARWULAN ENDANG , SARI SITI LUSI ARUM
Published: November 2015

Abstract. Zulfiyah, Anggarwulan E, Sari SLA. 2015. Extraction and application of coloring agent of shrubby morning glory leaves (Ipomoea carnea subsp. fistulosa) as dye in batik Nusantara Bioscience 7: 160-165. Natural dye is natural materials whose production is influenced by environmental factor. Natural material content affects the quality and intensity of products’ color. Shrubby morning glory (Ipomoea carnea Jacq. subsp. fistulosa (Mart. ex Choisy) D.F. Austin) has potency as a natural dye since it contains high tannin. The objective of the research is to determine the difference of tannin contents in the extract of shrubby morning glory leaves grow in field or rice field, and also the quality of batik’s color by using dyes extracted from these leaves using fixators iron sulphate (FeSO4), alum (Al2(SO4)3), and calcium oxide (CaCO3). Soil conditions observed are: soil texture, pH, nitrogen content (N), organic materials content, C-organic content. Data of the soil quality are analyzed descriptively. The result of fastness test is analyzed by Kruskal Wallis test and continued by Mann Whitney test with the significance rate of 95%. Data of tannin level are analyzed by t test-independent. The result of the study shows that the leaves of shrubby morning glory from rice-field contain high tannin, which is 1.52%. This type of soil is more fertile than field soil, with better soil texture, pH, N level, organic level, and C-organic. The fastness test shows that using extract shrubby morning glory dye which contains higher tannin is better. Batik’s dyeing using the extract of the plants growing in rice field with fixator of sulfate iron (FeSO4) has the best fastness.
Carving, modelling, painting: Adrian Stokes and Merlin James
Authors: Iversen Margaret
Published: November 2015

As an antidote to reductive tendencies in much psychoanalytic art criticism, this article takes up the writings of the English art critic, Adrian Stokes. The great virtue of his criticism is that, rather than deciphering images, he responded to the handling of materials and the qualities of the medium. His key critical terms, carving and modelling, although derived from sculpture, are more generally illuminating. They are not just techniques but attitudes to the world informed by Melanie Klein’s ‘paranoid–schizoid’ and ‘depressive’ positions. The article concludes with a brief discussion of the painting and writing of one contemporary British artist who has a high regard for Stokes, Merlin James.
A ‘shimmering thing at the edge of analysis’: Figure/ground and the paintings of Agnes Martin
Authors: Morley Simon
Published: November 2015

My specific focus is the relationship of figure/ground segregation in painting to the pressures of impermanence, non-differentiation and non-duality. Figure/ground assignment depends on the mind’s ability to establish, process and stabilize clear contrasts or dualisms within the visual field, which then become the basis for all cognitive binaries. The flat, framed format of painting makes figure/ground assignment a central issue. Normally, when we perceive an image we also consign a background to imperception, but blurring out of fine detail, softening of sharp edges and contrast sensitivity frustrate this perceptual activity, undermining the distinction between presence and absence, and bringing to light an undifferentiated foundation. I discuss the physiology and phenomenology of vision, and research in the neurosciences, and focus on the paintings of the American artist Agnes Martin (1912–2004) and the challenge they pose to stable figure/ground assignment. Within her work I identify the shifting shape of non-normative subjectivity.
Jo Melvin and Clive Phillpot in conversation at the exhibition Jeff Gibbons: IN Signific Landscapes at Take 5, Norwich
Authors: Melvin Jo
Published: November 2015

The article introduces Jeff Gibbons’ painting within the context of a public conversation held during his exhibition IN Signific Landscapes at Take 5, Norwich (29 September–18 October 2014) between Jo Melvin and Clive Phillpot. The term ‘conversation’ was deliberately chosen to indicate the discursive informality of the advertised gallery discussion. The edited transcript below preserves the performative quality of live exchange. Melvin curated the exhibition, which was accompanied by a publication devised for the occasion. This included a pseudonymously authored introduction by Melvin (Leo Manjivan), ‘Signific Landscapes for Jeff Gibbons: A play on authorship, expectation and significance’, and essays by Gustavo Grandal-Montero (senior librarian, special collections manager Chelsea, Camberwell, Wimbledon, University of the Arts, London), ‘Signific Landscapes’, and, by Gibbons, ‘Signing Significantly’. The conversation situates the way in which Gibbons takes his cue from the autodidact philosopher, Victoria, Lady Welby (1837–1912), who coined the term ‘signific’, using it as the starting point for this particular body of work.
Smitten: From domestic bliss to domestic violence in the Cook Islands and the Timeline of Abuse
Authors: Anderson Erica
Published: November 2015

The Cook Islands is an archipelago of fifteen tiny islands scattered across an area of the Pacific that is equivalent in size to Western Europe but with only 13,500 inhabitants. This article describes and discusses the first research on domestic violence to have been conducted throughout the whole of the Cook Islands. Qualitative interviews were conducted on every inhabited island in the country. The participants were Cook Islands women who had been, or who still were, victims of domestic violence. The research aimed to discover whether there was domestic violence throughout the Cook Islands and to hear from the victims about their experiences. The research also had an overarching goal of ensuring that the victims’ voices were paramount, in order that they could be heard. In this article, the women tell their compelling stories and, despite the fact that the women come from several different generations and are on isolated islands, the results show that there are remarkable similarities in their stories. These similarities include the methods and types of abuse they experienced and their resultant psychosocial problems. Lastly, the results show that when the similarities in the women’s stories are synthesized and compared to existing, worldwide research, this leads to the theory of the Timeline of Abuse, which is published here for the first time.
Estudio tecno-tipológico de cuatro conjuntos líticos paleolíticos de superficie en Vilallonga (Valencia) y la Vall de Gallinera (Alicante)
Authors: Bel Martínez Miguel Ángel , Eixea Vilanova Aleix
Published: December 2015

Se estudian, desde un punto de vista tecno-tipológico, los materiales líticos procedentes de cuatro yacimientos en superficie de la zona de Vilallonga (Valencia) y la Vall de Gallinera (Alicante). El análisis de los datos nos muestra la presencia de restos pertenecientes al Paleolítico medio y superior. Junto con el trabajo realizado en Els Bancals de Pere Jordi, estos yacimientos añaden una interesante información del poblamiento paleolítico en las comarcas centrales del País Valenciano.
El ‘oro de las hormigas’: paradoxografía y geografía en el lógos indio de Heródoto (HDT. III. 98-106)
Authors: Sierra Martín César
Published: December 2015

En el presente trabajo abordamos la importancia del contacto entre Grecia y la India a finales de la época arcaica y principios de la clásica. A través de los fragmentos de Escílax de Carianda, Hecateo y la obra de Heródoto, mostraremos que la mentalidad griega generó dos versiones sobre la India: la geográfica/etnográfica y la paradoxográfica. La ausencia de un contacto directo y fluido entre Grecia y la India debió ser la causa de que esta división se mantuviera inalterada durante siglos en la cultura greco-romana.
Perduración simbólica en el uso de una necrópolis ibérica. El edificio funerario de Cerro del Santuario (Baza, Granada)
Authors: Caballero Cobos Alejandro , Salvador Oyonate Juan A. , Adroher Auroux Andrés María
Published: December 2015

En este trabajo presentamos una serie de reflexiones interpretativas respecto a un edificio localizado durante las excavaciones que Francisco Presedo desarrolló entre 1968 y 1971 en la necrópolis ibérica de Cerro del Santuario en Baza (Granada), y que fue interpretado como una construcción romana sin más. La limpieza de estructuras llevada a cabo por nuestro equipo durante el año 2013 nos ha permitido establecer una nueva línea interpretativa, y considerar la posibilidad de que se trate de un monumento funerario turriforme.
La posible iglesia rural altomedieval de La Solana I (Móstoles, Madrid). El carácter central de su emplazamiento y sus vínculos con el poblamiento aldeano
Authors: Rodríguez Morales Jesús , Vigil-Escalera Guirado Alfonso , Villa del Castillo Alejandro
Published: December 2015

El hallazgo de diversos elementos de escultura decorativa altomedieval cerca del arroyo de El Soto (Móstoles, Madrid) da pie a plantear la existencia de una construcción monumental en el paraje de La Solana. La interpretación del edificio como una iglesia rural parece la hipótesis más parsimoniosa. El estilo de las piezas se corresponde con el de un conjunto de sitios de la provincia de Toledo, al Sur del Tajo, fechable entre finales del siglo VII y el siglo VIII d.C. A escasamente un kilómetro al Este de ese edificio prosperó desde al menos el siglo XIII la aldea de Arroyo de Viñas, aunque parece probable que ya estuviera despoblada a finales del siglo XIV. Su ermita de San Marcos constituyó un polo de atracción muy estable para un grupo de aldeas vecinas hasta inicios del siglo XIX.
A generalized POD space-time Galerkin scheme for parameter dependent dynamical systems
Authors: Heiland Jan , Baumann Manuel , Benner Peter
Published: December 2015

In a recent work [Baumann et al. 'Discrete Input/Output Maps and their Relation to Proper Orthogonal Decomposition' (2015)], a generalized version of Proper Orthogonal Decomposition (POD) has been formulated based on generalized measurements replacing the snapshot matrix of the standard POD.

We extend this approach in two directions. Firstly, we add a parameter dependence as a third dimension of the measurement matrix. Secondly, we use a higher-order SVD to obtain optimized low-dimensional bases for both the space and the time discretization. Then, applying a space-time Galerkin scheme, a time-dependent PDE can be transformed into a small system of algebraic equations -- the reduced model.

We illustrate the properties and benefits of this approach for an example of nonlinear Burgers equation with varying diffusion parameters.
THE IDENTIFICATION OF A GROUP OF SETTLEMENT KNOWN AS "HIRZŮV ÚJEZD" BY ČERNÁ V POŠUMAVÍ
Authors: Nesměrák Milan
Published: December 2015

Though small in area, Hirzův Újezd [1] was valuable, mostly because of its strategicallyimportant location on the Linec trail. From today’s point of view, its value lies in its compactness andin the fact that it was probably founded by a single locator – Hirzo, which is in this size rare in ourcountry.This paper consists of identifying the aggregate of Hirzův Újezd and its development fromits probable founding up to the present. The village identification method is based on the study ofaccessible historical records, which were partly uncovered by Jiří Kuthan. The method used for thedetermination of the presumed original founding concept is predominantly grounded in the researchof Z. Pešková and J. Škabrada and is accepted among proffessionals.The survey of the area identified all thirteen settlements, twelve of them were still wellpreservedshortly after the end of the World War II. Unfortunately, only three of the settlements werepreserved to the present day in a good condition and another three only as fragments.This information will be used as a base for further study of the settlement-founding systems in theexamined area (dissertation on the topic of Identification of surveying methods of locator Hirzo). Bybetter understanding of the founding process of a settlement, we can obtain materials for protectionof valuable and in many places still visible original structure, for example by projecting it into Spacialplanning.
SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS OF BUILDING STRUCTURES WITHIN THE SCOPE OF ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND INVESTMENT
Authors: Kulhánek František , Poyraz Kağan
Published: December 2015

The primary objective of this paper is to prove the feasibility of sensitivity analysis with dominant weight method for structure parts of envelope of buildings inclusive of energy; ecological and financial assessments, and determination of different designs for same structural part via multi-criteria assessment with theoretical example designs ancillary.Multi-criteria assessment (MCA) of different structural designs or in other word alternatives aims to find the best available alternative. The application of sensitivity analysis technique in this paper bases on dominant weighting method. In this research, to choose the best thermal insulation design in the case of that more than one projection, simultaneously, criteria of total thickness (T); heat transfer coefficient (U) through the cross section; global warming potential (GWP); acid produce (AP); primary energy content (PEI) non renewable and cost per m2 (C) are investigated for all designs via sensitivity analysis. Three different designs for external wall (over soil) which are convenient with regard to globally suggested energy features for passive house design are investigated through the mentioned six projections. By creating a given set of scenarios; depending upon the importance of each criterion, sensitivity analysis is distributed.As conclusion, uncertainty in the output of model is attributed to different sources in the model input. In this manner, determination of the best available design is achieved. The original outlook and the outlook afterwards the sensitivity analysis are visualized, that enables easily to choose the optimum design within the scope of verified components.
Los museos van por aquí y el patrimonio arqueológico por allí: los retos para la continuación de los procesos preservacionistas en Brasil
Authors: Moraes Wichers Camila , Saladino Alejandra
Published: December 2015

El objetivo de esta ponencia es reflexionar sobre la relación entre el patrimonio arqueológico y los museos, en el marco del proceso de preservación de este patrimonio. Dado el carácter amplio del problema subrayado, estamos particularmente interesadas ??en observar esta dinámica en el contexto del patrimonio también clasificado por tombamiento. Nuestro caso de estudio, lo sitio arqueológico y histórico de San Miguel de las Missiones, fue declarado patrimonio nacional en 1938 y mundial en 1983. Analisamos el proyecto de socialización del patrimonio arqueológico “San Miguel de las Misiones: musealización para más allá del monumento clasificado” (de Zanettini Arqueología, 2008, 2009a, 2009b) y los resultados obtenidos gracias a la implementación de dicho proyecto, sus desdoblamientos en la comunidad local y la actuación de los órganos de patrimonio cultural para mantener y ampliar la valoración y apropiación del patrimonio cultural local.
La tuberculosis pulmonar en Barranquilla, 1930-1960
Authors: Agudelo González Ángela Lucia , Chapman Quevedo Willian Alfredo , Morales Rambaut Jesica Rocío
Published: December 2015

El artículo analiza el papel de la tuberculosis en la ciudad de Barranquilla entre 1930 y 1960. Demuestra cómo esta se convirtió en una enfermedad endémica que debido a los altos índices de morbilidad y mortalidad llamó la atención de los médicos y autoridades locales que utilizaron los medios de comunicación para prevenir y difundir las formas de contagio. Llegamos a la conclusión que, la tuberculosis pulmonar fue una enfermedad de suma importancia con la capacidad de alterar la vida cotidiana de los barranquilleros. Las autoridades locales lograron establecer espacios propicios para su tratamiento, como el dispensario, el hospital sanatorio infantil y la búsqueda del hospital de adultos, medidas que fueron insuficientes para combatir la enfermedad.
Assesment of public policies regarding the Turkish juvenile justice system and inferences for functional system
Türk çocuk ceza adalet sistemi kamu politikalarının değerlendirilmesi ve işlevsel bir sisteme ilişkin çıkarımlar
Authors: Kula Sedat
Published: December 2015

Turkish juvenile justice system constitutes special and important place in justice system due to its focal point to the juvenile and juvenile rights. As it is in the world, the main purpose of the juvenile justice system in Turkey is not only to handle the judicial process, but also to get the juveniles out of the system at lower costs as possible and to make them continue their lives without having any problems. Besides the policies and implications carried out in the juvenile justice system in the name of struggling with juvenile delinquency, this study emphasizes the importance of crime prevention strategies out of the juvenile justice system. Within this frame, it is emphasized the necessity of all related institutions working together in a harmony after analyzing the Turkish juvenile justice system. Another important point that this study tries to emphasize is that policies in the scope of the juvenile justice system were not created based on the idea of preventing crime committing again, rather based on punishment, compensation, and public protection. Therefore, it is recommended to review the policies and to emphasize the necessity of functional and integrated juvenile justice system.

 

Özet

Odak noktasında çocuk ve çocuk haklarının olması sebebiyle Türk Çocuk Adalet Sistemi (TÇAS), adalet sisteminin çok özel ve önemli bir alanını oluşturmaktadır. Tüm dünyada olduğu gibi Türkiye’de de çocuk ceza adalet sisteminin temel amacı sadece çocuğun içinde bulunduğu adli durumla ilgili adil bir işlem tesis etmek değil aynı zamanda çocuğun bu zorlayıcı süreçten en az zararla çıkmasını sağlamak ve yetişkin bir birey olarak olabildiğince sorunsuz hayatlarına devam etmelerini sağlamaktır. Çocuk suçluluğu ile daha etkin mücadele edilmesi noktasında ceza adalet sistemi içerisindeki politika ve uygulamaların yanı sıra bu sistemin dışında ki suç önleme stratejilerinin de mutlaka ele alınması gerektiğinden haraketle bu çalışmada Türk çocuk ceza adalet sistemi üzerinde kapsamlı bir analiz yapılarak Türk çocuk adalet sisteminde yer alan tüm kurum ve kuruluşların uyum ve eşgüdümlü şekilde çalışması gerektiği üzerinde durulmaktadır. Üzerinde durulan diğer önemli bir husus ta çocuk ceza adalet sistemi içerisinde üretilen politikaların suçun tekrarının önlenmesine yönelik esaslı bir düşünce tarzından ziyade genelde cezalandırma, geleneksel caydırıcılık, etkisiz hale getirme, iyileştirme, kamunun korunması ve zararın tazmini temeline dayanmakta olduğu tezinden hareketle bu konudaki politikaların gözden geçirilerek işlevsel ve bütüncül bir sistemin gerekliliğini ortaya koymaktır.
Report from the Congress: Future of Psychiatry and Psychiatric Training – 19th European Federation of Psychiatric Trainees Forum in Prague
Authors: Nawka Alexander , Raszka M. , Pacherová L. , Lattová Z. , Kmoch V. , Nawková L. , Šóš P. , Bednárová B. , Novák T.
Published: December 2015

Article without abstract.
Das Forschungsproblem der Vasallitätsterminologie in der romanischen und deutschen Liebespoesie des Mittelalters
Authors: Peters Ursula
Published: December 2015

Considering the historians’ recent feudalism controversy I come back to the medieval love poetry’s feudal vocabulary and imagery and how it has been discussed in their literary construction and functional implications by the social-historical research since the beginning of the 20
Wolframs ›drei Sonnen‹
Authors: Kühne Udo
Published: December 2015

In his dawn song ›Ez ist nu tac‹, Wolfram von Eschenbach uses the image of a triple sun to describe the intimacy between the lovers. This article argues to read this as an allusion to a symbol for the Holy Trinity rather than to a parhelion observation at Gelnhausen in 1207 (as proposed by Anja Becker). The sign of
Zusammenschreibung im Althochdeutschen und Altniederdeutschen bis ca. 975: Ergebnisse einer paläographischen Untersuchung
Authors: Busch Nathanael , Fleischer Jürg
Published: December 2015

Word separation, an innovation of the early Middle Ages, was not yet as prominent in Old High German and Old Saxon records as it is in modern printing. A paleographic investigation, based on individual pages of ten different manuscripts mostly dating from the 9th century and originating from different scriptoria and dialect regions, unveils that clitics were often written together with their hosts. Individual differences between scribes are more important than date of a manuscript, dialectal provenance, or the language written: the usage of scribes by whom Latin as well as Old High German passages are attested does hardly display differences depending on the language.
Towards automated preprocessing of bulk data in digital forensic investigations using hash functions
Authors: Baier Harald
Published: December 2015

Handling bulk data (e. g. some terabytes of data) is a issue in
contemporary digital forensics. Separating relevant data structures
from irrelevant ones resembles finding the needle in the haystack.
The article at hand presents and assesses automatic hash-based
techniques to preprocess the input data with the goal to facilitate
the investigator's job. We discuss concepts like blacklisting and
whitelisting based on cryptographic hash functions and approximate
matching, respectively. In case of two established process models for
a lab and an on-site investigation, respectively, we describe how to
jointly use these techniques to automatically get a pointer to the
needle.
The PhD program “Fortschrittskolleg Online Participation”
Authors: Escher Tobias , Heilsberger Lars , Mauve Martin
Published: December 2015

Using the Internet to involve citizens in decision-making represents
both a promise and a challenge. The PhD program
“Fortschrittskolleg Online Participation” brings together more
than a dozen PhD students from six different disciplines with
practitioners from local administration and consulting companies that
initiate and implement real-world participatory processes on the
Internet. This article introduces the program's main research aims and
provides a summary of its structure that represents a response to the
challenges of such a multi- and transdisciplinary research effort.
Privacy issues in the Domain Name System and techniques for self-defense
Authors: Herrmann Dominik
Published: December 2015

There is a growing interest in retaining and analyzing
metadata. Motivated by this trend, the dissertation studies the
potential for surveillance via the Domain Name System, an important
infrastructure service on the Internet. Three fingerprinting
techniques are developed and evaluated. The first technique allows
a resolver to infer the URLs of the websites a user visits by matching
characteristic patterns in DNS requests. The second technique allows
to determine operating system and browser of a user based on
behavioral features. Thirdly, and most importantly, it is demonstrated
that the activities of users can be tracked over multiple sessions,
even when the IP address of the user changes over time. In addition,
the dissertation considers possible countermeasures. Obfuscating the
desired hostnames by sending a large number of dummy requests
(so-called range queries), turns out to be less effective than
believed so far. Therefore, more appropriate techniques (mixing
queries, pushing popular queries, and extended caching of results) are
proposed in the thesis. The results raise awareness for an overlooked
threat that infringes the privacy of Internet users, but they also
contribute to the development of more usable and more effective
privacy enhancing technologies.
Appreciation of the Swiss Franc and its Impact on Romania and other Central and Eastern European Countries
Authors: David Delia , Rai Shailendra Kumar , Paiusan Luminita
Published: December 2015

The decision of the Swiss National Bank of giving up the fixed rate of 1,2 Euro/CHF on the 15th of January 2015, a rate established at its admission to the Monetary Economic Union, had consequences on Central and Eastern European countries because a great part of the credits granted were in Swiss francs. In all these countries, the national currencies depreciated and the financial market rates were reduced. Regional banks started to face difficulties regarding the management of the situation and were under the necessity of finding solutions to avoid the risk of not recovering the granted credits. The issue of the Swiss franc appreciation was treated differently by the analysed countries and took into consideration the particularities characteristic to the credits granted in this currency. The present paper aims at emphasising the impact of the Swiss franc appreciation on the Romanian banking system but also the approach of other countries in Central and Eastern Europe in this respect.
What Drives Private Equity Investments in Romania?
Authors: Precup Mihai
Published: December 2015

This paper aims at presenting the determinants of private equity investments in Romania over the period 2000 - 2013. Additionally, this paper presents the main highlights in terms of evolution, source of funding and activities in which the private equity funds invested during the crisis. Starting from the existing literature, this paper extends the analysis of private equity drivers to Romanian market by including variables such as: economic growth, market capitalization, interest rate, unemployment rate and public R&D expenditure which were already tested in previous papers. In addition, this paper introduces new variables such us productivity and corruption index which we consider important factors in explaining the evolution of private equity investments in Romania.

The results of our empirical model confirmed existing hypothesis regarding the importance of some determinants such as: unemployment rate, economic growth, market capitalization and corruption. Based on our empirical results, we have pointed several strategic directions that are meant to support the development of the private equity market in Romania. Keywords: private equity; economic growth; market capitalization; unemployment rate; corruption; private equity determinants; Romania.
Modelling Central Bank Independence and Inflation: Deus Ex Machina?
Authors: Dumiter Florin , Brezeanu Petre , Radu Claudia , Turcas Florin
Published: December 2015

Central bank independence represents the core element of assessing the complex relationship between government and central bank, having at background the fundamental issue of a free monetary policy decision-making process from the hands of the political circle. However, central bank independence is a multilevel concept within some social, economic and behavioral implications both for the central banks and for the society at whole. Central bank independence is needed in order to establish an autonomous central bank with a high degree of freedom in choosing its’ instruments, objectives, techniques and tactics. Moreover, a high degree of transparency for the public disclosure and monitoring of central bank operation and transaction is needed for the social barometer of the central bank. Consequently the central bank must have a high degree of accountability and responsibility vis - á - vis of the most democratic institution, i.e. Parliament. In this article it is presented a comprehensive study regarding the complex relationship between central bank independence and inflation by modeling these two monetary policy panacea, in order to make a fine tuning regarding the causal relationship established in a heterodox manner.
‘Why 386 BC?’ Lost Empire, Old Tragedy and Reperformance in the Era of the Corinthian War
Authors: Hanink Johanna
Published: December 2015

386 BC is considered to be one of the most important dates in the history of Greek theater: that year
Auch früher wollte man informieren – Zum Einfluss der Informationsstruktur auf die Syntax in der Geschichte des Deutschen
Authors: Speyer Augustin
Published: December 2015

Theoretical insights achieved by research on information structure in the past 30 years have recently begun to be adopted by researchers working diachronically on German syntax. Several aspects, especially to Old High German syntax, have been investigated, but there are many desiderata and a synthesis is still missing. From these studies we can say that the influence of information structure on syntax has changed: While in Old High German all ‘fields’ of the clause have a special information structural assignment (up to the point that the presence/absence of a field is correlated to the presence/absence of a certain information structural category), in Modern German the prefield and the afterfield are multifunctional, whereas information structural ordering occurs only in the middle field. Some information structural dimensions have gained importance, e. g. the old-new distinction for object order.
Coincidence indices of sublattices and coincidences of colorings
Authors: Loquias Manuel Joseph C. , Zeiner Peter
Published: December 2015

Even though a lattice and its sublattices have the same group of coincidence isometries, the coincidence index of a coincidence isometry with respect to a lattice Λ1and to a sublattice Λ2may differ. Here, we examine the coloring of Λ1induced by Λ2to identify how the coincidence indices with respect to Λ1and to Λ2are related. This leads to a generalization of the notion of color symmetries of lattices to what we call color coincidences of lattices. Examples involving the cubic and hypercubic lattices are given to illustrate these ideas.
Parental Monitoring and Its Associations With Adolescent Sexual Risk Behavior: A Meta-analysis
Authors: Dittus Patricia J. , Michael Shannon L. , Becasen Jeffrey S. , Gloppen Kari M. , McCarthy Katharine , Guilamo-Ramos Vincent
Published: December 2015

CONTEXT:

Increasingly, health care providers are using approaches targeting parents in an effort to improve adolescent sexual and reproductive health. Research is needed to elucidate areas in which providers can target adolescents and parents effectively. Parental monitoring offers one such opportunity, given consistent protective associations with adolescent sexual risk behavior. However, less is known about which components of monitoring are most effective and most suitable for provider-initiated family-based interventions.

OBJECTIVE:

We performed a meta-analysis to assess the magnitude of association between parental monitoring and adolescent sexual intercourse, condom use, and contraceptive use.

DATA SOURCES:

We conducted searches of Medline, the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, PsycInfo, Cochrane, the Education Resources Information Center, Social Services Abstracts, Sociological Abstracts, Proquest, and Google Scholar.

STUDY SELECTION:

We selected studies published from 1984 to 2014 that were written in English, included adolescents, and examined relationships between parental monitoring and sexual behavior.

DATA EXTRACTION:

We extracted effect size data to calculate pooled odds ratios (ORs) by using a mixed-effects model.

RESULTS:

Higher overall monitoring (pooled OR, 0.74; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.69–0.80), monitoring knowledge (pooled OR, 0.81; 95% CI, 0.73–0.90), and rule enforcement (pooled OR, 0.67; 95% CI, 0.59–0.75) were associated with delayed sexual intercourse. Higher overall monitoring (pooled OR, 1.12; 95% CI, 1.01–1.24) and monitoring knowledge (pooled OR, 1.14; 95% CI, 1.01–1.31) were associated with greater condom use. Finally, higher overall monitoring was associated with increased contraceptive use (pooled OR, 1.42; 95% CI, 1.09–1.86), as was monitoring knowledge (pooled OR, 2.27; 95% CI, 1.42–3.63).

LIMITATIONS:

Effect sizes were not uniform across studies, and most studies were cross-sectional.

CONCLUSIONS:

Provider-initiated family-based interventions focused on parental monitoring represent a novel mechanism for enhancing adolescent sexual and reproductive health.
Trichodysplasia Spinulosa in a 20-Month-Old Girl With a Good Response to Topical Cidofovir 1%
Authors: Santesteban Raquel , Feito Marta , Mayor Ander , Beato María , Ramos Esther , de Lucas Raúl
Published: December 2015

Trichodysplasia spinulosa (TS) is a rare entity, characterized by a follicular digitate keratosis predominantly affecting the face and variable degrees of hair loss, most severely facial hair, that occurs in immunosuppressed individuals, and is considered to be a viral infection caused by a human polyomavirus, the “TS-associated polyomavirus.” Histologically it is characterized by hair follicles with excessive inner root-sheath differentiation and intraepithelial viral inclusions. Correlation of these findings with clinical features is required for diagnosis. Treatment with antiviral agents appears to be the most effective. We report the occurrence of TS in a 20-month-old girl with multivisceral transplantation due to short-bowel syndrome secondary to intestinal atresia and gastroschisis. The patient was treated with cidofovir 1% cream, with significant improvement and without any adverse effects. We describe the youngest patient, to our knowledge, with TS.
Váltott műszakban dolgozó ápolók alvásminőségének vizsgálata a magyar nyelvre adaptált Bergen Shift Work Sleep Questionnaire alkalmazásával
Authors: Fusz Katalin , Tóth Ákos , Fullér Noémi , Müller Ágnes , Oláh András
Published: November 2015

Introduction: Sleep disorders among shift workers are common problems due to the disturbed circadian rhythm. The Bergen Shift Work Sleep Questionnaire assesses discrete sleep problems related to work shifts (day, evening and night shifts) and rest days. Aim: The aim of the study was to develop the Hungarian version of this questionnaire and to compare the sleep quality of nurses in different work schedules. Method: 326 nurses working in shifts filled in the questionnaire. The authors made convergent and discriminant validation of the questionnaire with the Athens Insomnia Scale and the Perceived Stress Questionnaire. Results: The questionnaire based on psychometric characteristics was suitable to assess sleep disorders associated with shift work in a Hungarian sample. The frequency of discrete symptoms significantly (p<0.001) differed with the shifts. Nurses experienced the worst sleep quality and daytime fatigue after the night shift. Nurses working in irregular shift system had worse sleep quality than nurses working in regular and flexible shift system (p<0.001). Conclusions: The sleep disorder of nurses working in shifts should be assessed with the Hungarian version of the Bergen Shift Work Sleep Questionnaire on a nationally representative sample, and the least burdensome shift system could be established. Orv. Hetil., 2015, 156(49), 2003–2009.
SEMEADURA DIRETA COM TRANSPOSIÇÃO DE SERAPILHEIRA COMO METODOLOGIA DE RESTAURAÇÃO ECOLÓGICA1
Authors: Silva Kelly de Almeida , Martins Sebastião Venâncio , Miranda Neto Aurino , Campos Wanuza Helena
Published: November 2015

RESUMO O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar o efeito da transposição de serapilheira na semeadura direta como metodologia de restauração ecológica de áreas degradadas. O estudo foi realizado no Viveiro de Pesquisas da Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV), em canteiros a céu aberto, com delineamento inteiramente casualizado. Compararam-se três tratamentos distintos, com cinco repetições cada, deixando-se também cinco parcelas como controle. Nas parcelas controle, apenas removeu-se o solo superficial do canteiro. Os demais tratamentos consistiram da semeadura direta de quatro espécies nativas, sendo duas pioneiras (Senna macranthera e Colubrina glandulosa) e duas não pioneiras (Tabebuia serratifolia e Cedrela fissilis). O tratamento 1 constituiu de apenas semeadura direta, o tratamento 2 de semeadura direta com posterior transposição de serapilheira e o tratamento 3 foi constituído de transposição de serapilheira com posterior semeadura direta. A serapilheira foi transposta de um fragmento de Floresta Estacional Semidecidual secundária localizado no Campus da UFV. Após dois anos, o tratamento 2 apresentou maior porcentagem de emergência de plântulas. No tratamento 1 foram encontrados 36 indivíduos arbóreos, oriundos apenas da semeadura. No tratamento 2 haviam 312 indivíduos arbóreos e no tratamento 3, 140, ambos com indivíduos oriundos da semeadura e serapilheira transposta. A transposição da serapilheira influenciou a emergência e estabelecimento das plântulas. S. macranthera e C. glandulosa foram as espécies com maior porcentagem de emergência e, portanto, apresentaram potencial para uso em projetos de restauração ecológica através de semeadura direta.
BANCO E CHUVA DE SEMENTES EM ÁREA DE TRANSIÇÃO FLORESTAL NO SUL DO BRASIL1
Authors: Capellesso Elivane Salete , Santolin Suéle Fatima , Zanin Elisabete Maria
Published: November 2015

RESUMO O banco e chuva de sementes podem ser indicadores utilizados para avaliar o potencial de recuperação de uma área que sofre influência antrópica. Assim, os objetivos deste trabalho foram quantificar o número de sementes viáveis e estimar a diversidade de espécies do banco e chuva de sementes, a fim de conhecer o potencial de recuperação de uma área inserida em uma matriz agrícola. Foram instalados 40 coletores para avaliar a chuva de sementes, bem como coletadas amostras de solo, para caracterizar o banco de sementes. Na chuva de sementes, foram encontradas 2.079 sementes, pertencentes a 43 espécies, sendo as famílias Lauraceae e Fabaceae as mais representativas. No banco de sementes, germinaram 69 indivíduos pertencentes a 23 espécies, sendo a família Asteraceae a mais representativa. Observou-se elevada diversidade de espécies na chuva de sementes (H’= 2,34 nats ind-1), em que as sementes das espécies secundárias tardias foram as mais abundantes, enquanto no banco de sementes, as espécies pioneiras. Em conclusão, o fragmento florestal encontrava-se em estágio sucessional avançado, o que pode garantir estabilidade ao sistema diante da influência antrópica.
PYRENE MORPHOLOGY OF THREE SPECIES OF Byrsonima Rich. ex Kunth (Malpighiaceae)1
Authors: Barbosa Cylles Zara dos Reis , Mendonça Maria Silvia de , Rodrigues Rodrigo Schütz
Published: November 2015

ABSTRACT The species of the genus Byrsonima Rich. ex Kunth are of great medicinal and economic importance, but they are still poorly studied with respect to their propagules. This study describes, illustrates and comparse morphological aspects of the pyrenes of Byrsonima crassifolia (L.) Kunth, Byrsonima verbascifolia (L.) DC. and Byrsonima coccolobifolia Kunth occurring in areas of savannah of Boa Vista, Roraima. The pyrenes are globoid, obovoid to ovoid, with endocarp dark brown in color, with a corrugated and reticulate surface and corneous consistency. They possess distinctly septate locules with or without seeds, the outer wall of which are dark brown in color with corneous consistency and thin black inner walls also with corneous consistency. The number of locules and seeds per pyrene among the species varies. The seeds are exalbuminous, globoid, obovoid to ovoid, with a thin, smooth integument and are light-brown in color. They have radicular lobes and hypostasis. The embryo is continuous and axial with cylindrical spirally rolled cotyledons. The diameter of pyrenes of Byrsonima crassifolia is greater than in the other two species. The pyrenes of B. coccolobifolia are longer and heavier, while those of B. verbascifolia are lighter and the seeds have greater lengths, widths and thickness compared to the other two species studied. The three species have similar morphologies, differing in the size and weight of pyrenes and seeds.
DIVERSIDADE CULTURAL, MORFOLÓGICA E GENÉTICA DE DIAZOTRÓFICOS ISOLADOS DE NÓDULOS DE BRACATINGA1
Authors: Ehrhardt-Brocardo Natalia Carolina Moraes , Stocco Priscila , Tramontin Antonio Luiz , Oliveira Filho Luís Carlos Iuñes , Santos Julio Cesar Pires
Published: November 2015

RESUMO O nitrogênio é um dos macronutrientes essenciais aos seres vivos, o que o torna um dos fatores limitantes para o crescimento vegetal. Apenas uma parcela dos procariotos, os diazotróficos, possui a capacidade de reduzir o nitrogênio atmosférico para outras formas disponíveis às plantas. A bracatinga é uma espécie arbórea de importância econômica capaz de estabelecer simbiose mutualística com organismos diazotróficos, sendo os seus principais usos: produção de energia, madeira, forragem, indústria química de produtos naturais, apicultura, paisagismo e sombreamento e recuperação de áreas degradadas e zonas ripárias. Este estudo objetivou estabelecer relação entre a diversidade cultural e morfológica e a variabilidade genética dos isolados nodulantes em bracatinga de diferentes condições edafoclimáticas. Coletaram-se nódulos radiculares retirados ao acaso em sete áreas compreendidas entre o Vale do Itajaí, Planalto Sul e Meio-Oeste do Estado de Santa Catarina. Foi observada ampla diversidade cultural entre os diazotróficos presentes, havendo predomínio de isolados de rápido crescimento, de colônia com coloração branca leitosa, formato circular, borda lisa e superfície mucoide. Entre os parâmetros avaliados, a transparência da colônia, a produção de muco e a alteração do pH foram considerados relevantes para a diferenciação dos isolados. A caracterização taxonômica dos isolados foi realizada por comparação dos fragmentos sequenciados, sendo as espécies isoladas deste conjunto amostral pertencentes aos gêneros Burkholderia, Pantoea, Pseudomonas e Rhizobium.
CORRELAÇÃO ENTRE VOLUMETRIA DE FLORESTAS DE EUCALIPTO E PRODUTIVIDADE E CUSTOS DE MÁQUINAS DE COLHEITA DE MADEIRA1
Authors: Schettino Stanley , Minette Luciano José , Souza Amaury Paulo
Published: November 2015

RESUMO A mecanização das atividades de colheita florestal tornou-se imperiosa para a sua sustentabilidade, buscando ganhos de produtividade e redução de custos operacionais. Como a produtividade e o custo operacional das máquinas florestais podem ser influenciados pela volumetria das florestas (m3/ha), o conhecimento dessa correlação vem a ser importante ferramenta de trabalho no planejamento da colheita. Este estudo foi desenvolvido em áreas de colheita de eucalipto no Estado de Minas Gerais, e seu principal objetivo foi analisar técnica e economicamente as atividades de colheita florestal mecanizada, bem como sua correlação com a volumetria das florestas. Para isso, foram aplicadas técnicas estatísticas de regressão linear e análise de correlação entre a variável volumetria das florestas e produtividade e custos operacionais das máquinas de colheita. Os resultados indicaram haver forte correlação entre a volumetria das florestas e a produtividade das máquinas, bem assim com os custos operacionais, demonstrando maiores produtividades das máquinas e menores custos de colheita com o incremento da volumetria das florestas. O feller buncher apresentou maior correlação, seguido das máquinas de extração (skidder e clambunck skidder) e da garra traçadora, sendo esta, provavelmente, mais sensível a outros fatores operacionais. A volumetria das florestas deve ser levada em consideração quando da indicação e dimensionamento das máquinas no momento da colheita, bem como no planejamento das atividades, de forma a aumentar a produtividade das atividades e contribuir para a redução dos custos operacionais.