bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Retórica e imagen imperial en la obra de los epitomadores y panegiristas del siglo iv
Authors: Lopetegui Guadalupe
Published: February 2016

El objetivo de nuestro trabajo es analizar los principales recursos retóricos utilizados por los epitomadores y panegiristas del siglo iv para subrayar la efectividad de la retórica como instrumento de propaganda ideológica en géneros literarios diversos. En resumen, nos proponemos demostrar que tanto historiadores como panegiristas contribuyeron, si bien en distinto grado, a modelar una imagen determinada de los emperadores y a transmitir una ideología concreta a través de su arte narrativo.
Una nueva estela funeraria de Aptera (Creta)
Authors: Martínez Fernández Ángel
Published: February 2016

El autor del artículo edita y estudia una inscripción funeraria inédita de época helenística encontrada en Aptera (Creta) por la arqueóloga griega V. Ninioú-Kindelí. El texto de la inscripción dice así: A)Σώσανδρος|Βίτωνος. B)Ἀμφιμήδης|Σωσάνδρω
Una inscripción ficticia de la provincia de Cáceres: el caso de CIL II 689
Authors: Rodríguez Alonso Pablo , Gimeno Pascual Helena
Published: February 2016

A través del estudio de la historia y transmisión de un epígrafe romano de Santa Marta de Magasca (CILII 689) se explica la generación ficticia de otro epígrafe en la localidad de Ruanes que debe ser eliminado del corpus de inscripciones romanas de la provincia de Cáceres.
New product development and product launch strategies
Yeni ürün geliştirme ve lansman stratejileri
Authors: Ergen Ahu , Bozkurt Bekoğlu Filiz
Published: February 2016

In today’s highly competitive environment, a balanced product portfolio, success in new product development and product launch are important factors for the sustainability of organizations. The aim of the study is to reveal the right product launch steps for the companies through theory and case study. In the study, new product development and product launch strategies are first investigated theoretically. Afterwards, a successful product series launch case from cosmetics sector is analyzed. In this exploratory research, the secondary data is collected via literature review. Primary data is collected via in-depth interview. It is found that marketing research and market test can be evaluated as critical success factors in new product launch. Özet Dengeli bir ürün portföyü, yeni ürün geliştirme ve lansman başarısı artan rekabet ortamında işletmelerin devamlılığını sağlayan önemli faktörlerdir. Çalışmanın amacı lansmanda firmaları başarıya götüren adımları teori ve vaka üzerinden ortaya koymaktır. Bu çalışmada yeni ürün geliştirme ve lansman stratejileri önce teorik olarak, ardından kozmetik sektöründen bir ürün serisinin lansman başarısı vaka üzerinden incelenmiştir. Keşifsel türdeki araştırmada, ikincil veriler literatürden, birincil veriler ise derinlemesine mülakat ile elde edilmiştir. Pazarlama araştırması ve pazar testinin yeni ürün lansmanında kritik başarı faktörü olarak değerlendirilebileceği bulgusuna ulaşılmıştır.
Typical bureaucratic problems in the Turkish public and police administrations: The case of Hrant Dink's assassination
Türk kamu yönetiminde bürokrasi sorununun Türk polis teşkilatındaki yansımaları: Hrant Dink suikasti örneği
Authors: Kara Hakan Batırhan
Published: February 2016

Turkish public administration inherited its’ features from Ottoman Empire. These features continued until today. Turkish public administration resuming the heritage from history, possesses some problems similar to other countries. Therefore, these problems lead to some malfunctions in both service and production. In this sense, police force as a component of public administration also leads to some malfunctions in the services they provide. It is argued that Turkish public adminmistration close to Weberian model has a strictly centralist and hierarchical structure, that has problems in planning and coordination, that has a problematic human resource and that red-tape dominates the public work. It can easily be said that same problems are prevalent in Turkish National Police as well. These features and problems cause some problems in work and procedures. It can be argued that these malfunctions had some effect in Hrant Dink assasination. Therefore it is a must to examine cases such as Hrant Dink assasination and take the inferences of such studies into consideration in preventing the recurrence of such cases. Özet Türk kamu yönetimi özelliklerini Osmanlı Devleti’nden miras olarak almıştır. Bu özellikler genel olarak günümüze kadar devam ede gelmiştir. Tarihten gelen mirasa sahip Türk kamu yönetimi diğer ülkeler gibi birtakım sorunları bünyesinde barındırmaktadır. Dolayısıyla bu sorunlar kamu yönetiminde hizmet ve üretimde bazı aksamalara da neden olmaktadır. Bu bağlamda kamu yönetiminin bir parçası olan Emniyet Teşkilatı da sahip olduğu sorunlar nedeniyle sunduğu hizmetlerde birtakım yanlışlıklara sebebiyet vermektedir. Bu çalışmanın çıkış noktası Weber’yen modele yakın görülen Türk kamu yönetiminin, aşırı merkeziyetçi ve hiyerarşik bir yapıya sahip olması, planlama ve eşgüdümde sorunlar yaşaması, insan kaynaklarında sorunlar yaşanması ve işlerde kırtasiyeciliğin hâkim olmasıdır. Bu sorunların benzerinin Emniyet Teşkilatı özelinde olduğu da söylenebilir. Emiyet Teşikatı’nın sahip olduğu bu özellikler iş ve işleyişte birtakım sorunlara sebep olmaktadır. Bu özelliklerin Hrant Dink suikastına etkisi olduğu söylenebilir. Bu suikastın gerçekleşmesinde emniyetin aşırı merkeziyetçi ve hiyerarşik yapısının, eşgüdümde yaşadığı sorunların etkisi bulunmaktadır. Işte bu çalışma da Türkiye’de bu tür olayların yeniden yaşanmaması için Hrant Dink suikastı gibi örnek olayların iyi incelenmesi ve çıkarımlarının bürokrasideki sorunların düzeltilmesi amacıyla gerçekleştirilmiştir.
Differences in lupus anticoagulant final conclusion through clotting time or Rosner index for mixing test interpretation
Authors: Depreter Barbara , Devreese Katrien M.J.
Published: February 2016

Lupus anticoagulant (LAC) testing includes a screening, mixing and confirmation step. Although recently published guidelines on LAC testing are a useful step towards standardization, a lack of consensus remains whether to express mixing tests in clotting time (CT) or index of circulating anticoagulant (ICA). The influence of anticoagulant therapy, e.g. vitamin K antagonists (VKA) or direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC) on both methods of interpretation remains to be investigated. The objective of this study was to contribute to a simplification and standardization of the LAC three-step interpretation on the level of the mixing test.

Samples from 148 consecutive patients with LAC request and prolonged screening step, and 77 samples from patients non-suspicious for LAC treated with VKA (n=37) or DOAC (n=30) were retrospectively evaluated. An activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) and dilute Russell’s viper venom time (dRVVT) were used for routine LAC testing. The supplemental anticoagulant samples were tested with dRVVT only. We focused on the interpretation differences for mixing tests expressed as CT or ICA and compared the final LAC conclusion within each distinct group of concordant and discordant mixing test results.

Mixing test interpretation by CT resulted in 10 (dRVVT) and 16 (aPTT) more LAC positive patients compared to interpretation with ICA. Isolated prolonged dRVVT screen mix ICA results were exclusively observed in samples from VKA-treated patients without suspicion for LAC.

We recommend using CT in respect to the 99th percentile cut-off for interpretation of mixing steps in order to reach the highest sensitivity and specificity in LAC detection.
Exploring the active site binding specificity of kallikrein-related peptidase 5 (KLK5) guides the design of new peptide substrates and inhibitors
Authors: de Veer Simon J. , Swedberg Joakim E. , Brattsand Maria , Clements Judith A. , Harris Jonathan M.
Published: February 2016

Kallikrein-related peptidase 5 (KLK5) is a promising therapeutic target in several skin diseases, including Netherton syndrome, and is emerging as a potential target in various cancers. In this study, we used a sparse matrix library of 125 individually synthesized peptide substrates to characterize the binding specificity of KLK5. The sequences most favored by KLK5 were GRSR, YRSR and GRNR, and we identified sequence-specific interactions involving the peptide N-terminus by analyzing kinetic constants (k
cat and K
M) and performing molecular dynamics simulations. KLK5 inhibitors were subsequently engineered by substituting substrate sequences into the binding loop (P1, P2 and P4 residues) of sunflower trypsin inhibitor-1 (SFTI-1). These inhibitors were effective against KLK5 but showed limited selectivity, and performing a further substitution at P2′ led to the design of a new variant that displayed improved activity against KLK5 (K
i=4.2±0.2 nm), weak activity against KLK7 and 12-fold selectivity over KLK14. Collectively, these findings provide new insight into the design of highly favored binding sequences for KLK5 and reveal several opportunities for modulating inhibitor selectivity over closely related proteases that will be useful for future studies aiming to develop therapeutic molecules targeting KLK5.
Risk Management Optimization for Sovereign Debt Restructuring
Authors: Consiglio Andrea , Zenios Stavros A.
Published: February 2016

Debt restructuring is one of the policy tools available for resolving sovereign debt crises and, while unorthodox, it is not uncommon. We propose a scenario analysis for debt sustainability and integrate it with scenario optimization for risk management in restructuring sovereign debt. The scenario dynamics of debt-to-GDP ratio are used to define a tail risk measure, termedconditional Debt-at-Risk. A multi-period stochastic programming model minimizes the expected cost of debt financing subject to risk limits. It provides an operational model to handle significant aspects of debt restructuring: it collects all debt issues in a common framework, and can include contingent claims, multiple currencies and step-up or linked contractual features. Alternative debt profiles – obtained by maturity rescheduling, interest payment concessions or nominal value haircuts – are analyzed for their expected cost-risk tradeoffs. With a suitable re-calculation of the efficient frontier, the risk of debt un-sustainability of alternative risk profiles can be ascertained with a given confidence level. The model is applied to Greece sovereign debt crisis analyzing the suitability of various proposals to restore debt sustainability.
De novo mutation of PHEX in a type 1 diabetes patient
Authors: Fang Chen , Li Hui , Li Xiaozhen , Xiao Wenjin , Huang Yun , Cai Wu , Yang Yi , Hu Ji
Published: February 2016

A new missense mutation on the X chromosome (
An efficient computer based wavelets approximation method to solve Fuzzy boundary value differential equations
Authors: Alam Khan Najeeb , Razzaq Oyoon Abdul
Published: February 2016

In the present work a wavelets approximation method is employed to solve fuzzy boundary value differential equations (FBVDEs). Essentially, a truncated Legendre wavelets series together with the Legendre wavelets operational matrix of derivative are utilized to convert FB- VDE into a simple computational problem by reducing it into a system of fuzzy algebraic linear equations. The capability of scheme is investigated on second order FB- VDE considered under generalized H-differentiability. Solutions are represented graphically showing competency and accuracy of this method.
Homotopy Perturbation Transform Method with He’s Polynomial for Solution of Coupled Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations
Authors: Sharma Dinkar , Singh Prince , Chauhan Shubha
Published: February 2016

In this paper, a combined form of the Laplace transform method with the homotopy perturbation method (HPTM) is applied to solve nonlinear systems of partial differential equations viz. the system of third order KdV Equations and the systems of coupled Burgers’ equations in one- and two- dimensions. The nonlinear terms can be easily handled by the use of He’s polynomials. The results shows that the HPTM is very efficient, simple and avoids the round-off errors. Four test examples are considered to illustrate the present scheme. Further the results are compared with Homotopy perturbation method (HPM) which shows that this method is a suitable method for solving systems of partial differential equations.
A magnetic nanosorbent for cesium removal in aqueous solutions
Authors: Zhao Liang , Dudek Jakub , Polkowska-Motrenko Halina , Chmielewski Andrzej G.
Published: February 2016

The composite of magnetic Fe(hydr) Oxide and cobalt potassium ferrocyanide with excellent adsorption capacity of cesium has been
prepared by chemical coprecipitation method. The results of structural testing confirm the successful preparation of magnetic material
K2[CoFe(CN)6]. It is applied as adsorbent for the separation of cesium from water solution. At pH 7 and
293 K, the maximum adsorption capacity for cesium can achieve to 141.44 mg/g. Adsorption of cesium on magnetic
K2[CoFe(CN)6] surface is an spontaneous process. The as-synthesized adsorbent can be separated from aqueous solution in
the magnetic field. The results of adsorption process show that it has the potential to be an effective adsorbent for practical use.
Emerging trends in eco-compliant, synergistic, and hybrid assembling of multifunctional polymeric bionanocomposites
Authors: Idumah Christopher Igwe , Hassan Azman
Published: February 2016

The quest to develop eco-benign polymeric hybrid materials arose out of the need to protect the environment from the harmful effects of synthetic petroleum polymeric waste and meet the specific needs of industries such as oil and gas, aerospace, automotives, packaging, electronics biomedicals, pharmaceuticals, agricultural, and construction. This has resulted in synergistic hybrid assembling of natural fibers, polymers, biopolymers, and nanoparticles. Bionanocomposites based on inorganic nanoparticle reinforced biofiber, polymers and biopolymers, and polysaccharides such as chitosan, alginate, and cellulose derivatives, and so on, exhibiting at least a dimension at the nanometer scale, are an emerging group of nanostructured hybrid materials. These hybrid bionanocomposites exhibit structural and multifunctional properties suitable for versatile applications similar to polymer nanocomposites. Their biocompatibility and biodegradability provide opportunities for applications as eco-benign green nanocomposites. This review presents state-of-the-art progress in synergistic nanotechnological assembling of bionanocomposites relative to processing technologies, product development, and applications.
pNET co-secreting GHRH and calcitonin: ex vivo hormonal studies in human pituitary cells
Authors: Zornitzki Taiba , Rubinfeld Hadara , Lysyy Lyudmila , Schiller Tal , Raverot Véronique , Shimon Ilan , Knobler Hilla
Published: February 2016

Acromegaly due to ectopic GHRH secretion from a neuroendocrine tumor (NET) is rare and comprises <1% of all acromegaly cases. Herein we present a 57-year-old woman with clinical and biochemical features of acromegaly and a 6 cm pancreatic NET (pNET), secreting GHRH and calcitonin. Following surgical resection of the pancreatic tumor, IGF1, GH and calcitonin normalized, and the clinical features of acromegaly improved. In vitro studies confirmed that the tumor secreted large amounts of both GHRH and calcitonin, and incubation of pNET culture-derived conditioned media stimulated GH release from a cultured human pituitary adenoma. This is a unique case of pNET secreting both GHRH and calcitonin. The ability of the pNET-derived medium to stimulate in vitro GH release from a human pituitary-cell culture, combined with the clinical and hormonal remission following tumor resection, confirmed the ectopic source of acromegaly in this patient.

Learning points

Signs, symptoms and initial work-up of acromegaly due to ectopic GHRH secretion are similar to pituitary-dependent acromegaly. However, if no identifiable pituitary lesion is found, somatostatin receptor scan and further imaging (CT, MRI) should be performed.

Detection of GHRH in the blood and in the tumor-derived medium supports the diagnosis of ectopic GHRH secretion.

Functional bioactivity of pNET-secreted GHRH can be proved in vitro by releasing GH from human pituitary cells.
Nomenclature for Engineered Bamboo
Authors: Liu Xianmiao , Smith Gregory D. , Jiang Zehui , Bock Maximilian C. D. , Boeck Felix , Frith Oliver , Gatóo Ana , Liu Kewei , Mulligan Helen , Semple Kate E. , Sharma Bhavna , Ramage Michael
Published: February 2016

In recent years, there has been a rapid rise in the development of engineered bamboo materials, which have the potential to play an important role as alternatives to conventional building materials. Despite the growing diversity of bamboo products available on the market, the international standardization of both bamboo products and their constituent elements is limited, and a lack of universal nomenclature is recognized as one of the main constraints on developing standards. Similar or identical terminology is used interchangeably to describe different bamboo elements, processes, or products across sectors and continents. In some cases, translated colloquial names are misleading and scientifically inaccurate, which forms a barrier to global collaboration and research, creates ambiguity, and potentially limits trade. The present work aims to address this gap by proposing a set of appropriate terms in English that accurately describe and differentiate between currently produced engineered bamboo products and their constituent elements, accompanied by parallel terms in Chinese and Spanish. From these, new categories of engineered bamboo building materials are proposed for the Harmonized System of product codes. This paper highlights current ambiguities and provides terminology together with clear definitions of the main primary elements, processing steps, and products.
INTEGRATED MELIORATION MEASURES ON RESTORATION OF POLLUTED AND DEGRADED SOILS FERTILITY
Authors: MAZHAYSKY Yuri , GUSEVA Tatyana , MISECKAITĖ Otilija
Published: February 2016

In case of significant technogenic geochemical loads on agricultural landscapes, the issue of ecological forecasting of environmental management is particularly important. Scientific studies of this issue are aimed at establishing the critical values for the components of the ecosystem, the classification of technogenic sources of hazardous substances, levels of soil contamination. This study presents a research to determine the content of heavy metals in the soils of the Ryazan region (Russia) and analyzed the level of their pollution. In the experiments organic, organomineral and mineral fertilizers systems were studied. From 2002 to 2008 were conducted lysimetric experiments on detoxification of elevated pollution of sod-podzol sandy loam soil, and from 2006 to 2008 of podzolized black soil. The participation of the non-ferrous metals plant emissions was detected in the pollution of sod-podzol light in granulometric composition soils with copper of up to 80 mg·kg-1, when the average concentration of Cu in the soil was 38.8 ±6 mg·kg-1. Humification plays a significant role in the formation of soil, its most important properties and characteristics. The saturation of 1 hectare of sown area with organic was slightly different in the experiments, but the intensity of accumulation of humus from the various agrochemical means did not almost differ. The problem of adaptation of plants in the conditions of technogenic environment is of primary importance. Plants have three biobarera against the admission of toxicants, these are the soil – the root – the stem – the reproductive organs. Grain in contaminated soil is environmentally hazardous as the content of Pb is indicated at the level of 0.68, 1.17 mg·kg-1 (MPC 0.5), Cd – 0.27, 0.11 mg·kg-1 (MPC 0.1), Zn – 76 mg·kg-1 (50 MPC). Use of fertilizing systems had a mostly positive effect, but products do not always become environmentally friendly.
MANURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND NITROGEN EMISSIONS IN LATVIA
Authors: APLOCINA Elita , ABOLTINS Aivars , PRIEKULIS Juris
Published: February 2016

The information for the present overview on manure management in different countries was primarily gathered through a survey using Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventory reports. In Latvia, N2O emissions from manure management account for only 5 % of total N2O emissions. Dividing the N2O emissions by all livestock species, 75.9 % are produced by cattle, 12.67 % – by poultry, and 4.96 % – by pigs. In GHG Inventory reports, there are great differences in manure output calculations for all livestock species in different countries (V, % ≥ 20), because all livestock is included in the same group, without separating them according to age or size. Majority of the countries have adopted a significantly higher amount of excreted N with manure from dairy cows as compared to the norms set in Latvia. Especially large differences among the countries can be observed in the groups of fattening pigs and weaned piglets; therefore, additional clarifications are needed for Latvian regulations, as the normative data currently adopted in Latvia is outside the 95 % of the value range.
AFFORESTATION IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME AND ITS ROLE IN CHANGING LAND USE STRUCTURE
Authors: OGRYZEK Marek
Published: February 2016

The paper deals with EU financial support mechanisms for agricultural holdings (in terms of spatial differentiation) and includes the issues related to a range of activities within the Rural Development Plan/Programme [Polish: PROW] which were conducted between 2002 and 2004 (Rural Development Plan) and between 2007 and 2010 (Rural Development Programme 2007–2013) and with regard to the organisation and technological development of agriculture, i.e. afforestation. The research demonstrated serious territorial differences in the amount and structure of European funds acquired by agricultural holdings in poviats located in the Warmińsko- Mazurskie voivodeship. Two indices were used in the study: poviat activity (comparison of the number of applications submitted) and absorption of funds in agricultural holdings (comparison of the number of payments made) which were considered together as a composite index of EU fund utilisation, whereby the funds acquired in the periods of 2004–2006 and 2007–2010 were treated separately. A holistic analysis was also carried out and it included the entirety of European Programme Measures, with special attention paid to the differences between spatial patterns observed between 2004 and 2010 per 1 ha of forest. Additionally, a co-relation between poviat activity, payments made and forest land area was analysed. The study included also the relationship between the absorption index and the forest land area. It has been shown that the Common Agricultural Policy [Polish: WPR] instruments dedicated for pro-ecological agricultural activities in poviats of the Warmińsko-Mazurskie voivodship – mostly with regard to afforestation – contribute to spatial changes in the land use structure.
INFLUENCE OF BUILDINGS EXTERIOR ON THE LANDSCAPE OF THE NEMUNAS DELTA REGIONAL PARK
Authors: Gurskis Vincas , Zujavičienė Viktorija
Published: February 2016

Protected areas were established in Lithuania in order to preserve not only the natural and cultural heritage, landscape and biodiversity, but the landscape and ecological balance, the genetic fund, to restore the natural resources and to provide educational recreation, research and environmental monitoring as well as the promotion of natural and cultural heritage protection. The Nemunas Delta Regional Park was established to preserve the lower Nemunas landscape, the natural ecosystem and cultural heritage values, and manage them rationally. Protected areas residents seek to reconstruct, modernize the existing buildings, in such a way the landscape is being changing. The evaluation of the structures belonging to one hundred park’s homesteads showed that the existing older buildings roof covering is from grey asbestos slates (56 %). In recent years, ceramic tiles and non-asbestos slates are being increasingly used as roofing material, wood (characteristic for grey colour) is usually used for building wall decoration (48 %). These colours correspond to the regulated by the park management regulations. The Regional Park landscape is blemished by the ruins of abandoned buildings, individual illegal structures, unsuitable colours selected for building exteriors decoration, the recommended window division into four or six sections is not being kept to.
METHOD FOR INCREASING AN ACCURACY OF DETECTING DECAY BY THE ARBOTOM® 3-D TREE TOMOGRAPH ON PICEA ABIES (L.) H. KARST TREES DAMAGED BY HETEROBASIDION ANNOSUM (FR.) BREF
Authors: VISALGA Gintaras , PETRAUSKAS Edmundas , RUPŠYS Petras
Published: February 2016

ARBOTOM® 3-D tree tomograph is a non-destructive decay-sensing instrument based on measurements in standing trees. The accuracy of ARBOTOM® 3-D tree tomograph in detecting decay was evaluated for 703 standing trees in 27 Norway spruce (Picea abies) stands. Trees were measured at three different heights, 0 m, 1 m, and 2 m above the ground. Sections were later inspected for the presence of decay by increment borings and wood croscuts. A system of stochastic differential equations and multivariate normal copula density function were used to develop decay detecting rule. In the present study, the Vasicek stochastic process was employed to analyze propagation velocity data of the stress wave that diffuses through the wood of damaged and healthy tree stems in standing trees. Ornstein–Uhlenbeck family stochastic processes offer a possibility of capturing important distributional differences between damaged and healthy trees stress wave velocity datasets and make the model flexible to internal decay of a tree stem. The study reveals that the Vasicek type stochastic process is a possible candidate for statistical classification of waveforms. After the conditional probability density functions to ratio of difference maximal and minimal propagation velocities to minimal and maximal propagation velocity were established, a bivariate normal copula distribution model was constructed. The results are implemented in the symbolic computational language MAPLE.
RESPONSE REACTION OF SCOTS PINE PINUS SYLVESTRIS L. AFTER FOREST FIRE IN FOREST SITE TYPE HYLOCOMIOSA
Authors: FREIMANE Lāsma , AILTS Mārtiņš
Published: February 2016

Many factors explain the importance of the research: role of forest industry in Latvian national economy, predicted climate changes in future that foresee better conditions for forest fires, and the fact that until this moment in Latvia there is very little research about radial growth dynamic after forest fire. Object of the research is surface fire affected middle-age managed Scots pine stands in forest site type Hylocomiosa. The empirical material was collected in 500 m2 large circular sample plots in both fire affected and fire unaffected parts of forest stands. At sample plots, dendrometric parameters of trees were measured. After low to medium intensity surface fire forest stand radial growth dynamics is positive, but effect of forest fire impact is negligible – in six year period six cubic meters per hectare or in average one cubic meter per hectare per year. Forest fire significantly does not affect mortality of trees in middle-age Scots pine forest stand in forest site type Hylocomiosa, p = 0.19 > α= 0.05. Minimal financial loss as result of deadwood volume after forest fire is 2179.00 EUR ha-1.
PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT OF DECIDUOUS HARDWOODS STANDS IN NORTH-WESTERN SPAIN: A BASIS FOR SUSTAINABLE RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Authors: J. DIAZ-MAROTO Ignacio , VILA-LAMEIRO Pablo
Published: February 2016

The climax vegetation that currently covers the north-western Spain is the deciduous hardwoods forests characterized by different oak species. Galician oaks present a wide-ranging range of ages and qualities, as a result of the different uses and status of conservation. Many of these forests were intensively exploited, and in many cases inappropriate management practices have been applied. However, today these forests comprise a habitat of interest to the European Community and should be conserved, remain basic, in many areas to implement sustainable rural development. Common oak forests (Quercus robur L.) occupy an area of 246,445 ha in Galicia, 18 % of the total forest area. The current location of a lot of oak stands in steep zones indicates that they have remained in such areas from immemorial times because it was not possible the harvesting and these stands are now very important in ecological and landscape terms. The best sites for Quercus robur correspond to zones where the climatic characteristics combine optimally higher minimum temperature, lower thermal amplitude and higher precipitation. Known the present silvicultural status of these forests, alternative methods must be proposed for its management, which will range from a conversion to high forest to recovery of the most deteriorated stands by reforestation.
NEW CHALLENGES IN RURAL WATER MANAGEMENT IN POLAND – SELECTED PROBLEMS
Authors: MOSIEJ Józef , BUS Agnieszka
Published: February 2016

State of rural water resources and selected new challenges of water resources management in rural areas in Poland are presented Problems of influence small water reservoir for water quality is presented. It is commonly believed that every kind of reservoirs should collect and reduce the nutrient contamination (N, P, heavy metals). The presented results show that water reservoirs (both pre- and main reservoirs) are a source of water pollution. The reservoirs fed by waters of inadequate or poor quality are an additional source of contamination, which accelerates the process of eutrophication. However, as the literature shows, well-designed pre-reserviors of optimum size can remarkably reduce the phosphorus import into reservoirs and help to control eutrophication from non-point sources
Synthetic Biology and Religion
Authors: Daley William
Published: February 2016

Through the relatively new science and technology known as synthetic biology, scientists are attempting to create useful new life forms. Any attempt to “create life” inevitably prompts some to ask whether man is trespassing into areas properly reserved for a divine creator. The potential creative power of synthetic biology raises this concern to a level that has not been known before. Thus a new chapter in the history of the relationship between science and religion is being written. This article presents some of the scholarly perspectives on that chapter.
Suitability and sustainability of sugarcane bagasse ash bricks
Authors: Madurwar Mangesh , Sakhare Vishakha , Ralegaonkar Rahul
Published: February 2016

The present paper deals with the investigation of the suitability and sustainability considerations of sugarcane bagasse ash (SBA) for the development of cellular lightweight (CLW) bricks. SBA was characterised and found suitable as a pozzolanic or a cementitious material. Physico-mechanical, durability and thermal tests were conducted on CLW-SBA bricks and the results conformed to the Indian standard requirements. The comparison showed that CLW-SBA bricks were lighter in weight (43%) and higher in compressive strength (32%) and had lower thermal conductivity (70%) than commercially available fly ash (FA) bricks. The computationally developed CLW-SBA model (1 m × 1 m × 1 m) resulted in a 7% improvement in thermal comfort and a 29% cost saving as compared to the FA model room. The developed SBA bricks were found suitable for non-load-bearing wall construction with better physico-mechanical properties and more economic as compared to commercially available sustainable FA bricks.
Fields and Facebook: Ta’ayush’s Grassroots Activism and Archiving the Peace that Will Have Come in Israel/Palestine
Authors: Simons Jon
Published: February 2016

Israeli peace activism has increasingly taken place on new media, as in the case of the grassroots anti-Occupation group, Ta’ayush. What is the significance of Ta’ayush’s work on the ground and online for peace? This article considers the former in the light of social movement scholarship on peacebuilding, and the latter in light of new media scholarship on social movements. Each of those approaches suggest that Ta’ayush has very limited success in achieving its strategic goals or generating outrage about the Occupation in the virtual/public sphere. Yet, Ta’ayush’s apparent “failure” according to standard criteria of success misses the significance of Ta’ayush’s work. Its combination of grassroots activism and online documentation of its work in confronting the Occupation in partnership with Palestinians has assembled an impressive archive. Through the lens of Walter Benjamin’s philosophy of history, Ta’ayush can be seen to enact a “future perfect” peace that will have come.
KMC-2: an X-ray beamline with dedicated diffraction and XAS endstations at BESSY II
Authors: Többens Daniel M. , Zander Stefan
Published: February 2016

The KMC-2 beamline is dedicated to provide X-ray radiation with high energy stability and resolution. The experimental setup is optimized towards offering a wide range of methods and sample environments. Two permanent endstations can be used in alternation. DIFFRACTION is a flexible multi-purpose diffractometer, based on a Huber six circle diffractometer in psi geometry. XANES provides the possibility for EXAFS, XANES and X-ray fluorescence measurements at-air.
Sincretismo y simbolismo en los autos sacramentales de Calderón: traje y atributos emblemáticos
Authors: Alonso Rey María Cristina
Published: February 2016

La autora nos muestra de que manera las tradiciones se superponen y se integra en los autos, creando emblemas escénicos, tomando como ejemplo el cambio de traje
El mar no es un paisaje. Introducción a la poesía de Amparo Carballo Blanco.
Authors: Martínez Fernández José Enrique
Published: February 2016

El autor hace un somero recorrido por la intertextualidad en la poesía de la escritora ponferradina Amparo Carballo Blanco
Antonio Machado y la búsqueda del otro
Authors: López Castro Armando
Published: February 2016

Nos acerca a la evolución de Antonio Machado, a través de su poesía, desde el yo intimista al tu objetivo para llegar al nosotros.
Los prólogos y las dedicatorias en los textos traducidos de los siglos XIV y XV: una fuente de información sobre la traducción y la reflexión traductológica
Authors: Río Fernández Rocio del
Published: February 2016

El trabajo analiza la importancia de los prólogos y las dedicatorias como lugares físicos para la reflexión y la crítica traductológica en los siglos XIV y XV
La novela gráfica: formas de dibujar la soledad
Authors: Trabado Cabado José Manuel
Published: February 2016

Se nos muestra como la novela gráfica o cómic dibuja la soledad para permitir una historia más larga que hiciera posible ver el mundo desde una mirada singular
Expresiones idiomáticas populares en una zona leonesa, manifestación de un autentico "genero de habla"
Authors: Carrera de la Red María Fátima
Published: February 2016

Incluimos una selección de expresiones idiomáticas (locuciones, comparaciones fijas y paremias) recogidas en Villacalabuey, al sureste de León, con la intención de recuperar del pasado un verdadero género de habla, cuyo interés es múltiple tanto desde el punto de vista filológico como sociocultural, pues muestra un estilo de vida, pensamiento y costumbres en esta zona leonesa. Clasificamos las expresiones idiomáticas en distintos grupos según aspectos formales y semánticos, lo que permite poner de relieve su valor transcultural, ya que en buena parte transcienden los límites estrictamente leoneses
De la supuesta "Subordination causale elliptique": un análisis contrastivo
Authors: Cuadros Muñoz Roberto
Published: February 2016

Desde la sincronía actual, el análisis contrastivo de ejemplos de corpus franceses y españoles confirma que las mal llamadas “subordinadas causales elípticas”, del tipo un homme gras, bruyant et vulgaire, parce que considérable et secrétaire d’état, le prefirió por joven y fácilmente apasionable; contienen en realidad sintagmas, y no necesitan establecer procesos depurativocatalizadores. Funcionamiento este también presente en las concesivas, frente a la elipsis textual en los usos causales absolutos, suspensivos, y determinados contextos interrogativos encabezados por los nexos causales, que al tiempo dan cuenta de las elipsis reales de subordinaciones como las condicionales y temporales, donde intervienen mecanismos dentro y más allá de la oración
El debate entre clásicos y románticos en la literatura polaca
Authors: León Manzanero Ana
Published: February 2016

El presente artículo analiza las diferentes fases del dilatado debate que, en el marco de la literatura polaca, enfrenta a los partidarios del Clasicismo y del Romanticismo en las primeras décadas del siglo XIX. El trabajo incide en la importancia del papel desempeñado por el poeta Adam Mickiewicz en el triunfo y consolidación del movimiento romántico en Polonia. Palabras clave: Literatura polaca; Romanticismo; Adam Mickiewicz
Gil Vicente y el carnaval tradicional
Authors: Pociña Andrés X
Published: February 2016

En el siguiente artículo se trata de analizar la repercusión que el Carnaval Tradicional Ibérico tuvo en la obra del dramaturgo portugués Gil Vicente. En la obra de este autor pueden verse distintos reflejos de una tradición acaso milenaria, que afectó a diversos aspectos de los personajes, situaciones y temas de su teatro. Nuestro estudio trata de abordar estas influencias pero sin pretender ser concluyente, sino sólo un punto de partida para estudios sucesivos en el mismo terreno
La poesía de José María Merino: Historia personal y biografía generacional
Authors: Martínez Fernández José Enrique
Published: February 2016

José María Merino, destacado narrador, comenzó su carrera literaria como poeta. Nació en La Coruña en 1941, pero su familia se instaló en León de inmediato y en esta ciudad y en pueblos de su entorno transcurrió su niñez y primera mocedad hasta trasladarse a Madrid para estudiar Derecho, donde vive desde entonces. Es autor de tres libros de poesía: Sitio de Tarifa (1972), Cumpleaños lejos de casa (1973) y Mírame Medusa y otros poemas
A series of mere household events: evoking and questioning nineteenth-century ethics of victorian family life in Edgar Allan Poe's tales
Authors: Miquel Baldellou Marta
Published: February 2016

En este documento se hace un esfuerzo para cortar una clara distinción entre la neutralización con respecto al eje y la neutralización con respecto al eje sintagmático , independientemente de la utilidad de nombrarlos sincretismo y neutralización , respectivamente
Historia de un traductor, prologuista y anotador: Tyndale y los primeros pasos de La Biblia en inglés
Authors: Lanero Fernández Juan J.
Published: February 2016

El tema de nuestro estudio es la labor traductora de William Tyndale. En Alemania y en los Países Bajos, entre 1520 y 1540, tradujo al inglés el Nuevo Testamento del griego, dos veces; la mitad del Antiguo Testamento, del hebreo, y publicó sus traducciones en pequeños libros de bolsillo que, a modo de contrabando, se introducían en Inglaterra. Tyndale se sirve de los textos, en paralelo, griegos y latinos de Erasmo; del Nuevo Testamento de Lutero, de la traducción francesa del Nuevo Testamento y de las Escrituras en hebreo. La obra de Tyndale pasó a la edición revisada de Coverdale de 1539, la denominada Gran Biblia, y de ésta a la Biblia de Ginebra de 1560 y sus ediciones posteriores. Así hasta llegar a la mesa de los traductores designados por el rey James en 1607, que la adoptaron en su mayor parte. De esta suerte, la Biblia del King James, durante cuatro siglos, ha sido sin decirse, obra de Tyndale
Crítica en acción (notas para una teoría política de la poesía actual)
Authors: Escuín Borao Ignacio
Published: February 2016

El auge de las poéticas denominadas "críticas" en la actualidad permite plantearse una serie de cuestiones relacionadas con el trasfondo de dicha aparición. Un sistema alterado por el uso torcido de elementos fundamentales en dicho sistema como la crítica, la situación de los poetas frente al texto y frente al universo literario o el comportamiento de las editoriales, condiciona altamente no ya el propio sistema sino también la elección estilística por parte de los autores. La norma poética establece qué se puede decir y cómo y el espacio que resta para las voces singulares apenas tiene capacidad para que sean oídas. Una nueva lectura de ese espacio es necesario y a través de planteamientos teóricos como la estética de la otredad de Alfredo Saldaña o una nueva lectura de la Singularidad por parte de Vicente Luis Mora se puede crear un espacio solidario en el que todas las poéticas tengan cabida
Los estudios de la cultura en latinoamérica y la crisis de la crítica literaria
Authors: Pulido Tirado Genara
Published: February 2016

El incremento de los estudios sobre la cultura, que tenían una larga tradición en Latinoamérica, contribuye a aumentar la crisis que se venía detectando en los estudios literarios desde mediados del siglo XX, crisis producida por factores de carácter social, político, económico e histórico, pero también literario: la necesidad de crear instrumentos operativos y propios con los que poder dar cuenta de una producción literaria propia que, a partir del boom, adquiere una marcada resonancia internacional. La aparición de los estudios culturales latinoamericanos produce un desplazamiento de intelectuales que, procedentes en muchos casos del ámbito crítico y teórico literario, ven en esta moda emergente más posibilidades para desarrollarse profesionalmente. Pero los estudios literarios no desaparecen sino que, por el contrario, se sumergen en un profundo y largo proceso de revisión crítica que tiene por objeto adaptarse a una nueva realidad. Esta revisión, impregnada de un profundo pesimismo en un primer momento, va a ser muy positiva a largo plazo ya que la teoría literaria latinoamericana se constituye, y lo hace además con mayor rigor y conciencia crítica que en otros ámbitos geográficos
Enseignement des langues et productions orales dans les projets de telecollaboration
Authors: Tomé Mario
Published: February 2016

Las aplicaciones de las nuevas tecnologías en la enseñanza de idiomas se abren a diferentes campos de experimentación en la búsqueda de métodos y herramientas que puedan favorecer una buena adquisición de la lengua extranjera así como el conocimiento de su cultura. Las directrices europeas en la enseñanza de idiomas ponen de relieve la importancia de las prácticas orales y de los intercambios interculturales dentro de los actuales contextos educativos en continua transformación. A pesar de la expansión en Internet de herramientas audiovisuales que refuerzan la comunicación, las estrategias de producción oral están aún poco desarrolladas en clase de lengua extranjera. En el marco de proyectos pedagógicos de telecolaboración el lugar que ocupa la lengua escrita es predominante. El proyecto León ¿ Grenoble trata de corregir esta situación equilibrando la práctica oral y la escrita. La utilización de tareas para la producción oral de los estudiantes de francés lengua extranjera (FLE) es aquí fundamental. Y más determinantes aún son las prácticas de corrección de la pronunciación para los tres agentes que intervienen en este contexto educativo: el docente, los tutores y los estudiantes de FLE
Lingüística con corpus (I)
Authors: Villayandre Llamazares Milka
Published: February 2016

En este artículo hacemos una introducción a la metodología lingüística basada en el trabajo con corpus. En primer lugar, repasamos los diferentes conceptos de corpus en relación con las corrientes teóricas más influyentes en los últimos siglos. En un segundo punto fijamos las características que definen el concepto actual de corpus y que lo diferencian de otras recopilaciones de textos. Por último, revisamos los principales tipos de corpus y comentamos algunos de los ejemplos más representativos, con especial énfasis en los corpus para el español y otras lenguas peninsulares
Descripción de la percepción del habla emocional infantil: teoría y práctica
Authors: López González Hermenegildo , Abakumova Olga
Published: February 2016

La percepción del habla presenta un gran interés para ciencias tales como la fisiología, la neurología, la psicología y la psicolingüística. A la hora de investigar la percepción se deben analizar los siguientes aspectos: 1) formación de los órganos del sentido; 2) atención; 3) órganos del sentido (sentido del gusto, del olfato, del oído y de la vista); 4) procesos de percepción en todos los sentidos; 5) ilusión y constancia de la percepción. Para el presente trabajo, el mayor interés viene representado por el problema de la percepción infantil, o sea, su formación y el carácter emocional tanto de la producción como de la percepción del habla
Horizontes discursivos y desconcierto en la película "Abre los ojos"
Authors: García-Fernández Carlos Javier
Published: February 2016

En la película se alude al hecho de estar “a las puertas del año 2000”, respondiéndose así al fetichismo de los tres ceros y a las expectativas del tercer milenio. Aunque el efecto de esas alusiones, como luego veremos, no deje de ser irónico, su mención en momentos clave de la intriga nos induce a examinar con atención los esquemas mentales determinantes de la identidad y el papel destacado que la retórica del progreso científico tiene en el discurso narrativo de Abre los ojos. Esta dimensión narrativa de la identidad se convierte en tema de la historia misma
Centenario de Ian Fleming. "Casino Royale" o la reinvención de un mito
Authors: González Laiz Gonzalo
Published: February 2016

Sus novelas le proporcionaron ya fama y éxito mundial en la década de los cincuenta, combinando intrigas internacionales con acción sofisticada, amores exóticos y descripciones minuciosas de detalles triviales como armas, comidas y bebidas. Sin embargo, no sería hasta los años sesenta cuando el personaje de Bond traspasara con éxito todas las fronteras mundiales
Llanuras interiores de Juan Alcaide
Authors: Ballcels José María
Published: February 2016

Este artículo analiza el libro de poemas de Juan Alcaide titulado Íntimo trébol, que fue reconstruido y publicado póstumamente, en 2001. El análisis se realiza exponiendo y valorando las características temáticas y formales de cada una de las tres secciones de que consta la obra
"Puñal de claveles", de Carmen de Burgos, y "Bodas de sangre", de Federico García Lorca: la frustración y la naturaleza (paralelismos y contrastes)
Authors: Cabañas Alamán Rafael
Published: February 2016

Carmen de Burgos constituye con Puñal de claveles una visión dramática y poética basada en la realidad, al igual que hará Lorca en Bodas de Sangre. Ambos autores conciben su literatura apoyándose en hechos reales. Poetizan en la narrativa y el teatro, respectivamente, basándose en un mismo suceso. Utilizan símbolos literarios que parten de la naturaleza y remarcan a su vez una problemática psicológica que envuelve a los personajes: la frustración. En el caso de Puñal de claveles, ésta llega a ser superada, pero en Bodas de Sangre queda inherente a los mismos personajes, quienes a su vez se funden con una visión de la naturaleza, con paralelismos y contrastes, que nos permite dilucidar cierta proyección e influencia de la novela corta de Carmen de Burgos en la tragedia de Lorca
Angel Crespo poeta Di Fronte a Dante
Authors: Isoldi Caterina
Published: February 2016

La larga intimidad con la poesía dantesca que la obra de traducción de la Comedia supuso para el poeta Ángel Crespo llega a marcar de manera muy profunda la obra poética del traductor. En efecto Dante aparece por una parte como personaje en la poesía crespiana, y al mismo tiempo la frecuentación de la obra dantesca parece impulsar una significativa profundización de las proposiciones artísticas del traductor. En el trabajo que se presenta aquí se investigan las huellas del poeta florentino en la memoria poética de Ángel Crespo