bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A New Scheduling Method for TTCAN-Based Turbofan Distributed Control System
Authors: Pan Muxuan , Fan Xueshi , Mei Man , Huang Jinquan
Published: November 2017

A hybrid-scheduling method, consisting of packing algorithm, genetic algorithm and priority promotion algorithm, was proposed for time-triggered CAN in this paper. We divided the basic cycles (BC) into synchronous phase for transmitting time-triggered messages and asynchronous phase for transmitting event-triggered messages. At the each end of BC, fault-tolerant windows were designed to improve the fault-tolerance. The First Fit Increasing and the genetic algorithm scheduled and optimized the transmission of time-triggered messages in the synchronous phase, and the priority promotion algorithm optimized the transmission of event-triggered messages in the synchronous phase. For the communication application of a TTCAN-based turbofan distributed control system, the new scheduling method improved the bandwidth utilization and arbitrary windows utilization to 99% and 9.3%.
On Some Generalizations of Porosity and Porouscontinuity
Authors: Kowalczyk Stanisław , Turowska Małgorzata
Published: November 2017

In the present paper, we introduce notions of v-porosity and v-porouscontinuity. We investigate some properties of v-poroucontinuity and its connections with porouscontinuity introduced by Borsík and Holos. Moreover, we show that v-porouscontinuous functions may not belong to Baire class one.
Qualche considerazione sui riflessi dell’italiano pugnale nelle lingue balcaniche e in turco-ottomano
Authors: Rocchi Luciano
Published: November 2017

The Italian word pugnale ‘dagger’ has been borrowed by several Balkan languages and Ottoman-Turkish, but some of these loans show a peculiar phonetic feature, namely the change of the vowel u to i in the first syllable. Two scholars, Gustav Meyer and Henrik Barić, tried to explain this feature by opposing arguments: according to Meyer the change originated in Turkish, whilst according to Barić in Albanian. This paper aims to reanalyze the whole question and demonstrate that Barić’s view is much likelier both for phonetic reasons and on the basis of documentary and lexicographical data.
Next-generation panel sequencing identifies NF1 germline mutations in three patients with pheochromocytoma but no clinical diagnosis of neurofibromatosis type 1
Authors: Gieldon Laura , Masjkur Jimmy Rusdian , Richter Susan , Därr Roland , Lahera Marcos , Aust Daniela , Zeugner Silke , Rump Andreas , Hackmann Karl , Tzschach Andreas , Januszewicz Andrzej , Prejbisz Aleksander , Eisenhofer Graeme , Schrock Evelin , Robledo Mercedes , Klink Barbara
Published: November 2017

Objective

Our objective was to improve molecular diagnostics in patients with hereditary pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma (PPGL) by using next-generation sequencing (NGS) multi-gene panel analysis. Derived from this study, we here present three cases that were diagnosed with NF1 germline mutations but did not have a prior clinical diagnosis of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1).

Design

We performed genetic analysis of known tumor predisposition genes, including NF1, using a multi-gene NGS enrichment-based panel applied to a total of 1029 PPGL patients. We did not exclude genes known to cause clinically defined syndromes such as NF1 based on missing phenotypic expression as is commonly practiced.

Methods

Genetic analysis was performed using NGS (TruSight Cancer Panel/customized panel by Illumina) for analyzing patients’ blood and tumor samples. Validation was carried out by Sanger sequencing.

Results

Within our cohort, three patients, who were identified to carry pathogenic NF1 germline mutations, attracted attention, since none of the patients had a clinical suspicion of NF1 and one of them was initially suspected to have MEN2A syndrome due to co-occurrence of a medullary thyroid carcinoma. In these cases, one splice site, one stop and one frameshift mutation in NF1 were identified.

Conclusions

Since phenotypical presentation of NF1 is highly variable, we suggest analysis of the NF1 gene also in PPGL patients who do not meet diagnostic NF1 criteria. Co-occurrence of medullary thyroid carcinoma and PPGL was found to be a clinical decoy in NF1 diagnostics. These observations underline the value of multi-gene panel NGS for PPGL patients.
Analysis of Copy Number Variants on Chromosome 21 in Down Syndrome-Associated Congenital Heart Defects
Authors: Rambo-Martin Benjamin L , Mulle Jennifer G , Cutler David J , Bean Lora J H , Rosser Tracie C , Dooley Kenneth J , Cua Clifford , Capone George , Maslen Cheryl L , Reeves Roger H , Sherman Stephanie L , Zwick Michael E
Published: November 2017

One in five people with Down syndrome (DS) are born with an atrioventricular septal defect (AVSD), an incidence 2000 times higher than in the euploid population. The genetic loci that contribute to this risk are poorly understood. In this study, we tested two hypotheses: (1) individuals with DS carrying chromosome 21 copy number variants (CNVs) that interrupt exons may be protected from AVSD, because these CNVs return AVSD susceptibility loci back to disomy, and (2) individuals with DS carrying chromosome 21 genes spanned by microduplications are at greater risk for AVSD because these microduplications boost the dosage of AVSD susceptibility loci beyond a tolerable threshold. We tested 198 case individuals with DS+AVSD, and 211 control individuals with DS and a normal heart, using a custom microarray with dense probes tiled on chromosome 21 for array CGH (aCGH). We found that neither an individual chromosome 21 CNV nor any individual gene intersected by a CNV was associated with AVSD in DS. Burden analyses revealed that African American controls had more bases covered by rare deletions than did African American cases. Inversely, we found that Caucasian cases had more genes intersected by rare duplications than did Caucasian controls. We also showed that previously DS+AVSD (DS and a complete AVSD)-associated common CNVs on chromosome 21 failed to replicate. This research adds to the swell of evidence indicating that DS-associated AVSD is similarly heterogeneous, as is AVSD in the euploid population.
A Retrospective on Educational Policies and Their Implementation in the Vocational Teacher Education Provision / Osvrt na obrazovne politike i njihovu provedbu u obrazovanju strukovnih nastavnika
Authors: Nurhadi Didik , Zahro Siti , Lyau Nyan-Myau
Published: November 2017

Abstract Long-standing gaps of teachers’ academic qualifications persist despite changes and developments of educational policies the government has continually been making. The gaps eventually result in a gradual decrease in the quality of vocational school graduates, which has recently caused grave national concern. The decrease is evident in Indonesian vocational students’ lack of competitive spirit and skills in the national labor market. In an attempt to find a creative and effective solution to this problem, this paper seeks to explore and describe the educational policies and the implementation of standards by vocational subjects teachers in a developing country and those in a developed county, hoping that it will help vocational school graduates acquire professional qualifications. Using a critical ethnography, in-depth analyses on the professors’ commentaries reveal that it is common in most universities in both countries to select vocational teachers by following educational policies in order to establish reliable criteria for qualified teachers in the future. This teacher certification program seems to have positively influenced the welfare of teachers in both countries, but other daring innovations in improving skills and qualifications of teachers are still a great need. Key words: professional qualifications; certification; government; preparation; quality.---SažetakDugogodišnji propusti u akademskim kvalifikacijama nastavnika ne nestaju usprkos promjenama i unaprjeđenju obrazovne politike koju vlada stalno izrađuje. Ti propusti u konačnici rezultiraju postupnim smanjenjem kvalitete učenika strukovnih škola, što u posljednje vrijeme izaziva ozbiljnu zabrinutost na nacionalnoj razini. To smanjenje kvalitete manifestira se u činjenici da indonezijski učenici nemaju natjecateljski duh ni vještine na domaćem tržištu rada. S ciljem pronalaska kreativnog i učinkovitog rješenja tog problema, ovaj rad pokušava istražiti i opisati obrazovne politike i provedbu obrazovnih standarda od strukovnih nastavnika u zemlji u razvoju i u razvijenoj zemlji, u nadi da će to pomoći učenicima koji završe strukovne škole u stjecanju stručnih kvalifikacija. Primjenom kritičke etnografije, detaljne analize komentara profesora otkrivaju da je na većini sveučilišta u objema državama uobičajena praksa pri odabiru strukovnih nastavnika ta da se poštuje obrazovna politika kako bi se uspostavili pouzdani kriteriji za kvalificirane nastavnike u budućnosti. Čini se da takav program licenciranja nastavnika ima pozitivan utjecaj na dobrobit nastavnika u objema državama, no još uvijek postoji velika potreba za ostalim smjelim inovacijama bitnima za razvoj vještina i kvalifikacija nastavnika. Ključne riječi: stručne kvalifikacije; licenciranje; vlada; priprema; kvaliteta.
Equal Value Principle in Recognition of Prior Learning: Concept Differently Perceived by Providers and Other Stakeholders in Higher Education / Načelo jednake vrijednosti u priznavanju neformalnog i informalnog učenja: Koncept koji različito percipiraju k
Authors: Balković Mislav , Kozak Dražan , Šimović Vladimir
Published: November 2017

AbstractThe recommendation of the Council of European Union of December 2012 introduced the concept of equal value of standards used to obtain qualifications through validation of non-formal and informal learning and standards used in formal education, with recommended implementation of such validation systems in all EU member states by 2018. This triggered policy development in a number of EU member states including Croatia in order to propose new legislation, quality assurance recommendations and support to such provision. This article presents the results of three quantitative research studies in higher education which involved a total of 2027 participants from different stakeholder groups relevant for the recognition of prior learning in higher education. The results reveal general support to the concept with lack of understanding of its full implications and significant differences in approaches and attitudes of higher education institutions and other stakeholders, especially users of validation, towards assessment standards, assessment methods and use of learning outcomes. This implies that changes in assessment concepts and more use of summative methods based on standards linked to national qualifications framework might be slower and harder to implement in Croatia than EU level policy makers might expect.Key words: assessment; framework; qualification; validation.---SažetakPreporuka Vijeća Europske unije iz prosinca 2012. uvela je koncept jednake vrijednosti standarda koji se koriste za stjecanje kvalifikacije putem vrednovanja neformalnog i informalnog učenja i standarda koji se koriste u formalnom obrazovanju, s preporukom da se takvi sustavi vrednovanja implementiraju u svim zemljama članicama EU do 2018. To je potaknulo razvoj politika u više zemalja članica EU, uključujući i Hrvatsku, s ciljem donošenja prijedloga novih zakona, preporuka za osiguravanje kvalitete i pružanja potpore takvim odredbama. Ovaj članak predstavlja rezultate triju kvantitativnih istraživanja u visokom obrazovanju koja su uključivala ukupno 2027 sudionika iz različitih interesnih skupina relevantnih u području priznavanja prethodnog učenja. Rezultati otkrivaju općenito podupiranje koncepta, s nedostatkom razumijevanja njegovih cjelovitih implikacija, kao i značajne različitosti u pristupima i stavovima visokoobrazovnih institucija i drugih dionika, posebno korisnika vrednovanja, prema standardima i metodama provjere znanja i upotrebi ishoda učenja. Sve to implicira da će se promjene vezane uz koncepte provjere znanja i veću upotrebu sumativnih metoda utemeljenih na standardima vezanim uz nacionalni kvalifikacijski okvir potencijalno sporije i teže implementirati u Hrvatskoj nego što to kreatori politika na razini EU očekuju. Ključne riječi: provjera znanja; okvir; vrednovanje; kvalifikacija.
Efecto del manejo orgánico y convencional sobre propiedades bioquímicas de un andisol y el cultivo de papa en invernadero
Authors: Marín Stephanie , Bertsch Floria , Castro Leida
Published: November 2017

Se determinaron características bioquímicas de un Andisol de Zarcero, sometido por más de 20 años, al manejo orgánico y al convencional. Posteriormente se evaluó en ambos suelos el rendimiento de la papa en condiciones de invernadero, bajo los siguientes tratamientos: fertilización convencional, fertilización orgánica, fertilización convencional más solubilizadores de P y fertilización orgánica más solubilizadores de P y un testigo. Concluido el ciclo de la papa, se cultivó maíz para evaluar el efecto residual de los diferentes tipos de fertilización. El suelo orgánico presentó 54% más C orgánico, la acidez fue muy baja (0,16 cmol(+).l-1) y el pH alcanzó la neutralidad (6,3), mientras que para el suelo convencional los valores fueron de 1,4 cmol(+).l-1 y 5. Los contenidos de Ca y Mg en el suelo orgánico cuadriplicaron los valores del suelo convencional, por lo que la CEC se duplicó. El suelo convencional presentó desbalances en todas las relaciones, mientras que el suelo orgánico en la relación Ca/Mg. Los valores de C y N totales fueron inferiores en el suelo convencional, y la relación C/N fue similar. El P en las 2 condiciones fue alto, en el suelo convencional se relacionó con las fertilizaciones químicas, mientras que en el suelo orgánico a las fuentes minerales y orgánicas. Los valores de Cu, Fe y Mn fueron menores en el suelo orgánico. La cantidad de UFC.gr-1 de actinomicetes y bacterias fue menor en uno y 2 órdenes de magnitud en el suelo convencional, mientras la tasa de respiración fue mayor. En el suelo con manejo convencional, la fertilización convencional más solubilizadores de P generó el mayor rendimiento de tubérculos. En el suelo con manejo orgánico, la fertilización convencional y la orgánica presentaron el mayor rendimiento sin diferencia significativa entre ellos. Además, el suelo convencional con fertilización convencional y el suelo orgánico con fertilización orgánica obtuvieron rendimientos similares. La fertilización convencional ocasionó una mayor residualidad en ambos suelos.
Dinámica de la concentración de calcio sanguíneo durante el periparto y su relación con producción y reproducción en un hato de vacas jersey
Authors: Saborío-Montero Alejandro , Sánchez Jorge MI. , Vargas-Camacho María
Published: November 2017

El objetivo de esta investigación fue describir la dinámica de la concentración de calcio en suero sanguíneo durante el periparto en un hato de vacas Jersey de Oreamuno, Cartago, Costa Rica y su relación con indicadores productivos y reproductivos. Un total de 161 vacas fueron muestreadas, su dieta preparto consistió en pastoreo de kikuyo (Kikuyuocloa clandestina) (15,6% de PC, 1,65 Mcal de ENL (3X), 0,35% de Ca, 0,32% de Mg, 3,5% de K), suplementado con 4 kg.vaca-1.día-1 de alimento balanceado bajo en calcio (88% MS, 14% PC, 0,2% Ca, 0,42% Mg y 1,38% K), y 1 kg de heno (82,3% MS, 5,1% PC, 0,4% Ca, 0,35% Mg y 1,8% K).día-1. Inmediatamente después del parto, las vacas fueron suplementados con 1 kg de alimento balanceado (87,5% MS, 18,6% PC, 0,90% Ca, 0,42% Mg y 1,38% K) por cada 2,5 kg de leche. Se tomaron muestras de sangre de los vasos sanguíneos coccígeos desde 7 días preparto hasta 7 días posparto. Las concentraciones de Ca en las muestras de sangre fueron determinadas por espectrofotometría de absorción atómica. La concentración media mínima de calcio durante el estudio se obtuvo el día del parto (7,27 mg.dl-1) y en promedio las vacas superaron el umbral de hipocalcemia subclínica (8,0 mg.dl-1) hasta el día 7 posparto. La concentración sanguínea de calcio no se asoció estadísticamente a indicadores reproductivos. Vacas multíparas con concentraciones de calcio inferiores a 5,5 mg.dl-1 el día del parto tuvieron estadísticamente (p<0,05) menor: producción por día, producción total y longitud de lactancia, en relación con vacas multíparas con concentraciones de calcio mayor o igual a 5,5 mg.dl-1. Estos hallazgos indican que la concentración de calcio sanguíneo durante el periparto es un factor asociado al desempeño productivo en vacas multíparas.
Los desafíos de la crítica frente a las formas contemporáneas de sujeción
Authors: De Gainza Mariana
Published: November 2017

Diversas perspectivas contemporáneas buscan pensar las posibilidades de una política verdaderamente democrática en los términos de una “radicalidad” que identifican –dicho de manera esquemática– con la posición ética de la apertura, frente a cualquier cierre totalitario. La falla que atenta contra las estabilizaciones definitivas (de una situación, de un mundo, de una coyuntura, de una identidad) y abre vías para una transformación de lo actualmente existente, es aludida o concebida mediante diferentes nociones (como antagonismo, desajuste o negatividad); pero es al  interior de esas coordenadas que establecen el contrapunto entre una apertura y una clausura donde se sitúa, hoy en día, una parte importante de las teorizaciones filosófico-políticas. En este contexto, es habitual encontrar explicaciones a ciertos fenómenos de odio social en una canalización –exitosa desde el punto de vista de la dominación– de malestares o angustias surgidas de uma multiplicidad de causas reales inaprensibles para los sujetos. En este artículo, llamamos la atención sobre la necesidad de profundizar dichos estudios, en condiciones donde cobran un gran protagonismo las nuevas empresas y tecnologías de la comunicación, manteniendo la irreductible tensión entre la crítica de la  economía política y la crítica de las ideologías.
Words That Kill: Rhetoric and Reality in the Discourse of the Front National
Authors: Wollin Richard
Published: November 2017

Since Marine Le Pen's accession to the leadership of France’s National Front in 2011, she has concertedly sought to “normalize” the party’s far-right political platform and rhetoric. In this respect, she has been wildly successful: party membership has doubled from 40,000 to 80,000, and its electoral base has greatly expanded. Thus since the May 2014 European parliamentary elections, the National Front has become France’s leading vote getter. In the first round of the December 2015 regional elections, it attained an unprecedented 28% of the vote. Given Europe’s ongoing migration crisis as well as the spate of recent terrorist attacks that has shaken confidence in the capacity of France’s mainstream parties to keep the nation safe, many analysts have forecast a National Front victory in the upcoming 2017 presidential elections. The successful “normalization” of the National Front under Marine Le Pen’s leadership raises the important question: are the differences with the old National Front, as led by Marine’s father Jean-Marie Le Pen, disparities of substance or are they largely rhetorical? Attention to the subtleties and nuances of political language yield a results that are both revealing and highly disturbing.
Redes complexas para redes sociais: introdução, aspectos críticos e software
Authors: Fabbri Renato
Published: November 2017

Neste ensaio apresentamos a base da área de redes complexas e resultados de sua aplicação para a análise de redes sociais humanas. Após uma exposição teórica, são descritos a obtenção de redes complexas sociais através de diferentes critérios e alguns aspectos-chave na caracterização destes sistemas, como a estabilidade topológica e a diferenciação do texto produzido por setores distintos. São discutidos uma tipologia de participantes de uma rede social baseada em hubs, periféricos e intermediários e o conceito de física antropológica. O texto inclui uma exposição sobre o aparato em software para a exploração das estruturas sociais representadas como redes, tanto programas escritos por nós como por outras comunidades dedicadas. Ao final, há considerações finais sobre este documento e trabalhos futuros.
Die Wahrnehmung der Pädagogik Johann Friedrich Herbart in Polen
Authors: Wnęk Jan
Published: November 2017

The article shows the development of Polish interests in the pedagogical mind of J. F. Herbart. In this work we chronologically presented the most important Polish publications on Herbart we drew attention to the change of its perception in different historical periods. There is no doubt that a large part of Polish authors esteem the educational Herbart and tried to popularize his ideas among Polish teachers. It is understood that the greatest interest in ‘herbartyzmem’ was in the nineteenth century but it declined sharply in the next century. This was associated with the development of new educational systems. The article is an important contribution to a better understanding of the reception of the German educational thought in other countries.
Formation of Adult Lay Catholics for Commitment in the World
Authors: Stala Józef
Published: November 2017

The teaching of the Second Vatican Council develops an understanding of the Church as an integral entirety, present in the world and operating in accordance with its nature and purpose. Every personal commitment of a lay faithful, every effort made and each achievement has an impact on others and the whole Church. However, the commitment of adult Catholics to the world requires their appropriate preparation. Therefore, this article will first present the ecclesiological foundations of the lay faithful’s earthly commitment, and then, the process of their preparation, taking into consideration their personal and religious development. Finally it will also explore the meaning of the community as the place of their permanent formation.
Topos romano‑frankoński na przykładzie „Missa Claromontana” (2005) na chór, organy i kotły Mariana Sawy
Authors: Sławecki Michał
Published: November 2017

Missa Claromontana jest ostatnim dziełem Mariana Sawy. Doskonale dostosowana do liturgii, respektuje jej rozmiary, a formalnie i stylistycznie spójna – potwierdza topiczny charakter kultury muzycznej Kościoła zachodniego. Wyczuwa się w niej wszystkie rodzaje wspólnoty kulturowej ze śpiewem gregoriańskim: idiom, inspiracje i fondamento. Warsztat kompozytora obfituje w celowe nawiązania do wieków minionych, co jest najlepszą gwarancją prawdziwej autentyczności muzyki sakralnej. Sawa wychował się na śpiewie gregoriańskim, który był nieodłączną częścią liturgii przed Soborem Watykańskim II. Udało mu się uchwycić intymny związek muzyki ze słowem. Słuchając utworu, ma się nieustanne wrażenie, że słowo tę muzykę determinuje, podporządkowując mu wszystkie parametry dzieła muzycznego. Missa Claromontana jest nie tylko ważnym elementem spuścizny kompozytora, ale należy do grona najwybitniejszych osiągnięć polskiej sakralnej XXI w.
Czas poza czasem. Strukturalizacja i przekraczanie czasu w religii
Authors: Klimowski Piotr
Published: November 2017

In the work, the question of time in the context of religion has been raised. Article discusses two main theses: religion is the primary form of structuring the time in religion; religion is primary form of traversing the time. The theses were broadened by statements: structuring the time is done by liturgical calendar, reading the sense of history, individual projecting time of own existence. Traversing time is done by myth and rituals, mystique and prophecy, celebration of holy days.
Policy Implications of Nature-based Healing Tourism Using the Program Logic Model: Focusing on Policy Framework for Sustainable Healing Tourism
Authors:   The Tourism Sciences Society Of Korea, Kim Jinok-Susanna , Kim Nam-Jo
Published: November 2017

The increase in domestic healing tourism has led associated governmental agencies to becoming involved in the development of healing tourism projects. The budget expense for associated agencies amounts to approximately 282.56 billion won and these projects are currently ongoing. The healing tourism project is expected to expand with the purpose of achieving increased public value and advancing the local economy. The purpose of this study was therefore to identify the policy implications of healing tourism projects so that associated governmental agencies and local governments can analyze their enormous budget. This was achieved by applying a program logical model and a policy framework throughout the research. The results of using both these research strategies showed that: 1) Nurture was provided by a healing specialist and a healing tourism specialist. 2) There is a professionalization of healing programs that occurs. 3) That maintenance of consistent, professional, and systemic management of projects is needed. This will be achieved by establishing a control tower in a central agency. These results suggest the need for the establishment of organized policies that adhere to the tenants of a program logical model and a policy framework. This will ensure the maximization of management performance in healing tourism projects that are currently ongoing.
Is Dog-eating Culture a Barbarous Behavior or a Korean Traditional Food Culture: From the Cultural Relativism View Point
Authors:   The Tourism Sciences Society Of Korea, Park Joung-Koo
Published: November 2017

The purpose of this research were to explore the influential factors for dog-eating culture and to identify a difference between two distinct groups; one group of people who supports the argument that dog-eating is a barbarous food culture and the other one who believes that dog-eating is a part of traditional culture that imbedded for a long time. Data was collected in a traditional market. Randomly selected 170 tourists were participated in this survey. Chi-square analysis, t-test and multiple regression were utilized to accomplish the purpose of this study. Results revealed that participants who were male, high school diploma or less, no religion, human priority, meat-preference diet, and against Western culture tended to accept dog-eating culture (p<.05). In addition, the survey item of “Boshin Tang (dog-meat soup) is part of traditional food culture so it should be kept.” revealed that those who support the traditional uniqueness tended to accept the dog-eating culture compared to those who support the international movement (against dog-eating). This study concluded that many participants who support dog-eating culture believed that they were not willing to blindly follow the foreign opinion against dog-eating culture but they recognized the need for better treatment for slaughtering process and sanitary issues.
Arbeit an der Biographie. Siegfried Kracauers historisches Rohmaterial
Authors: Biebl Sabine
Published: November 2017

Die Gattung der Biographie misst dem dargestellten Leben unweigerlich Bedeutung zu: Nicht nur hält sie es in der einen oder anderen Hinsicht für exemplarisch, sie betrachtet das Leben auch als Einheit, als wie fragil sich diese auch erweisen mag.
«Natürlich haben wir auf dem Campus nicht rebelliert». Ein Gespräch
Authors: Reichert Klaus
Published: November 2017

Der Frankfurter Literaturwissenschaftler, Übersetzer und Schriftsteller Klaus Reichert war von 1964 bis 1968 Lektor in den Verlagen Insel und Suhrkamp und von 1975 bis 2003 Professor für Anglistik und Amerikanistik an der Goethe-Universität in Frankfurt am Main.
Die Deutschen und das Rationale
Authors: Bahners Patrick
Published: November 2017

Eric Robertson Dodds (1893–1979), von 1936 bis 1960 Königlicher Professor für Griechisch an der Universität Oxford, arbeitete im Zweiten Weltkrieg in der Deutschlandsektion der Forschungsabteilung des britischen Außenministeriums.
Jongleur im Reich des Geistes. Erinnerungen an Clemens Heller
Authors: Lepenies Wolf
Published: November 2017

Von 1965 bis 1992 hat Clemens Heller erst als Stellvertreter Fernand Braudels und dann als Administrateur der Maison des Sciences de l’Homme in Paris die Entwicklung der Sozialwissenschaften in Frankreich und weit darüber hinaus entscheidend befördert. Am 6. Juli hätte er seinen 100. Geburtstag feiern können – eine «Extraperson», wie Jacob Burckhardt Heller genannt haben würde.
Agentenbasierte Steuerung von Logistiksystemen
Authors: Fischer Juliane , Marcos Marga , Aicher Thomas , Vogel-Heuser Birgit
Published: November 2017

Produktionssysteme einschließlich innerbetrieblicher Materialflusssysteme (MFS) sind oft mehrere Dekaden in Betrieb und müssen heute durch die steigende Zahl an Produktvarianten an wechselnde Produktionsanforderungen anpassbar sein. In diesem Beitrag wird ein agentenbasierter Ansatz vorgestellt, der die Flexibilität von MFS erhöht. Hierzu wird das MFS in kleinere Module unterteilt, die jeweils von einem in IEC 61131-3 auf einer SPS implementierten Agenten gesteuert werden. Zu Evaluationszwecken wurde das Konzept auf Beckhoff SPS implementiert und mit einer Simulation getestet.
Social Psychological Factors of Pedagogical Partnership between Society and Police
Authors: Stolyarenko A.M. , Serdyuk N.V. , Filimonov O.V.
Published: November 2017

The paper describes the social psychological factors of pedagogical partnership between the society and the police that were revealed in a study on social psychological readiness (ability) for such partnership. This study also aimed to explore the barriers on the part of the police that interfere with establishing the partnership. The study was conducted in 2016 at the Academy of Management of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation. Heads of law enforcement bodies (N-143) took part in the survey. The outcomes of the research suggest that there are five types of employees with different levels of communicative competence and readiness to carry out pedagogical partnership with citizens. The specifics of the explored phenomenon is that, apart from the social psychological factors of pedagogical partnership themselves, there are also objective legal, criminal and criminal psychological factors that fall within the competence of the bodies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation and affect the quality of this partnership.
“Five Minutes of Composers”: A Technique for Evaluating Productivity of Verbal Memory in the System of Basic Music Education
Authors: Sorokov D.G. , Sorokova M.G.
Published: November 2017

The paper addresses the need for developing criteria-based diagnostic tools for quick individual and group evaluation of musical knowledge in children within the system of basic music education. The proposed technique called “Five Minutes of Composers” allows one to evaluate musical knowledge in a single child, in a whole class or in an educational organisation. The paper provides a full description of the technique and the process of its standartisation: stanines and corresponding normative values are assigned to each age group; the differential validity of the technique is statistically proven for the factors "gender", "stage of education", "age", and "total productivity". The outcomes of the conducted study show the following: the average level of productivity is significantly higher in girls; this level is significantly higher in students of 6th and 7th classes as compared to students of 3rd—5th classes; there is a direct correlation between age and productivity of recall; children with high levels of productivity outscore others in the number of recalled names of composers right from the start. The paper concludes with some remarks concerning the possibilities of using this technique for measuring the progress in children’s musical knowledge, for criteria-based comparative analysis of the quality of teaching, and for evaluating the quality of music education in single classes and educational organisations in general.
Un escultor para un cardenal. Lorenzo Mercadante de Bretaña y el sepulcro de Juan de Cervantes: nuevas lecturas documentales
Authors: Laguna Paúl Teresa
Published: November 2017

La investigación aporta nueva información de los trabajos de Mercadante de Bretaña en la capilla de san Hermenegildo de la catedral de Sevilla en 1453-1454: el bulto del cardenal Juan de Cervantes y una imagen de la Virgen talladas en alabastro. Reconstruye documentalmente y da a conocer una etapa inédita del primer altar y del enterramiento temporal de este prelado, desarrolla una hipótesis relativa al acuerdo para la realización del sepulcro del cardenal promovido con su legado y realizado por este escultor.
Using CloudSat observations to evaluate cloud top heights from convection parameterization
Authors: Zhang Guang Jun , Wang Mingcheng
Published: November 2017

How high convective clouds can go is of great importance to climate. Cloud ice and liquid water that detrain nearthe top of convective cores are important for the formation of anvil clouds and thus impact cloud radiative forcing and theEarth’s radiation budget. This study uses CloudSat observations to evaluate convective cloud top heights in the NationalCenter for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Community Atmosphere Model (CAM5). Results show that convective cloud topheights in the tropics are much lower than observed by CloudSat, by more than 2 km on average. Temperature and moistureanomalies from climatological means are composited for convective clouds of different heights for both observations andmodel simulation. It is found that convective environment is warmer and moister, and the anomalies are larger for clouds ofhigher tops. For a given convective cloud top height, the corresponding atmosphere in CAM5 is more convectively unstablethan what the CloudSat observations indicate, suggesting that there is too much entrainment into convective clouds in themodel.
Acetabular erosion after hemiarthroplasty
Authors: N. Venkatesh Kumar , S. M. Arvind Kumar , . Vinayagamoorthy , S. Sairamakrishnan
Published: November 2017

Background: Neck of femur fractures are one of the devastating injuries in the old age. Their incidence is on the rise causing immense stress on the society. One of the most commonly done procedure is bipolar hemiarthroplasty. In our study we have evaluated the acetabular erosion after hemiarthroplasty, in neck of femur fracture patients after a minimum period of 2 years and have tried to correlate it with activity level of the patient.The aim of the study were early detection of acetabular erosion; to assess the functional outcome after minimum of 2 years after hemiarthroplasty by modified UCLA score; to correlate the functional activity level and radiological acetabular erosion.

Methods: This is a retrospective radiological and clinical study. The post hemiarthroplasty plain radiographs, showing AP view of hip joint taken in the Department of Radiodiagnosis, PSGIMS&R will be studied along with activity level assessment. By Convenient sampling method, all the patients undergone cemented bipolar hemiarthroplasty, for fracture neck of femur after minimum of 2 years were assessed both radiologically and clinically. Functional activity level was assessed by Modified UCLA scoring system.

Results: By this study we suggest an easy and effective way of evaluating acetabular erosion and clinical activity. There is significant increase in acetabular erosion as the duration after surgery increases.

Conclusions: By this study we suggest an easy and effective way of evaluating acetabular erosion and clinical activity. There is significant increase in acetabular erosion as the duration after surgery increases. The clinical activity is by and large not significantly altered as the erosion progress at mid-term follow up.
Editorial
Authors: Pietrafesa Pedro Araújo , Pasqualetto Antônio , Garção Anna Luiza , Sousa Aline Dos Santos
Published: November 2017

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Shopping Passeio das Águas: análise do estudo de impacto de vizinhança e o sentimento dos moradores
Authors: Pasqualetto Antônio , De Castro Queiroz Gabriel Coutinho , Alves Obede Rodrigues , Bandeira Otniel Alencar
Published: November 2017

Resumo: avaliou-se Estudo de Impacto de Vizinhança da construção de um Shopping propondo soluções para mitigar impactos negativos e potencializando positivos. Utilizou-se metodologia de Avaliação Pós-Ocupação e visitas in loco. Utilizou-se questionário a residentes locais foram elaborados a partir das diretrizes e normas da legislação do EIV (Estudo do Impacto de Vizinhança). Como previsto, ocorreram impactos, necessitando medidas mitigadoras, evitando situações sociais/urbanísticas indesejáveis, para que se mantenha a qualidade de vida e a conservação do meio ambiente.Palavras-chave: Estudo de Impacto de Vizinhança. Desenvolvimento Sustentável. Shopping Passeio das Águas.
New Potentialities for Utilization of Associated Petroleum Gases in Power Generation and Chemicals Production
Authors: Arutyunov V. , Savchenko V. , Sedov I. , Nikitin A. , Troshin K. , Borisov A. , Fokin I. , Makaryan I. , Strekova L.
Published: November 2017

New possibilities for the utilization of associated petroleum gases (APG) and monetization of small-scale and remote Natural Gas resources by power generation and chemicals production are considered and tested. One possibility is the oxycracking of APG. This technology allows selective transformation of heavier hydrocarbons that have low octane (methane) numbers and inclined to soot and tar formation, into lighter compounds with higher octane numbers, thus producing gas suitable to feed different types of power engines. Another possibility is the small-scale conversion of APG to syngas to produce more easily transportable and more valuable chemicals or liquid fuels via well-known Fischer–Tropsch process or catalytic synthesis of methanol. For this purpose we have suggested principally new technology for natural gases conversion into syngas, based on the use of 3D (volumetric) matrixes. It allows the relative simple and very compact non-catalytic reformers to be designed for small-scale gas-to liquid (GTL) technologies. Their main advantages are autothermal character of the process without any need in additional heating or power supply, absence of catalyst that allows processing hydrocarbon gases of practically any composition, including APG, without additional pretreatment, very high specific volume capacity, at any rate 10 times higher than that of steam reforming, and simplicity in construction and operation.
Synthesis of Nanocrystalline Magnesium and Aluminum Diborides
Authors: Korchagin M. , Zarko V. , Bulina N.
Published: November 2017

For obtaining MgB2 and AlB2 with nanometer size of coherent scattering area the technique based on the preliminary mechanical activation (MA) of initial reagents powder mixes and the subsequent reaction in the mode of the thermal explosion (TE) was used. The mentioned diborides are the promising compounds to use as a high-energy material in the ramjets and solid rocket motors because they possess very high mass- and volume-heat of combustion. Mostly, the diborides are produced under conditions of high temperatures and pressures. In this research a possibility has been explored of their producing by thermal explosion method when using preliminary mechanically activated components. The peculiarities of the technique to produce diborides are examined. Results of radiographic and electron microscope studies of the mixes of reagents after mechanical activation and of thermal explosion products are presented.
Biomass Pyrolysis and Gasification Comprehensive Modeling for Effective Power Generation at Combined Cycle Power Plant
Authors: Fedyukhin A. , Sultanguzin I. , Gyul’maliev A. , Sergeev V.
Published: November 2017

Thermogravimetric experiments were carried out for a few types of wood with determination of the kinetic parameters characterizing the pyrolysis process. In the present work the various kinetic models used for this purpose are suggested. Analyzing software tool for calculation of thermal conversion products and reactor balance is developed. The optimal temperature range for biomass pyrolysis is identified using this tool. The influence of steam and air flow rates on the gasification products is represented. The impact of operating parameters on the synthesis gas composition was evaluated. Comparison of the computational model and the results obtained during experimental studies on the existing gasifier were carried out. The combined cycle power plant involving the biomass gasification process has been numerically simulated in the Aspen Plus. Calculations of the optimal operating parameters of different thermal process components and of the entire combined cycle power plant system were performed.
Authors: Moura Joel Brito
Published: November 2017

O objetivo deste trabalho foi apresentar um pacote de fórmulas de cálculo para medir o desempenho da Arrecadação de Receitas Tributárias na Secretaria de Estado da Fazenda do Amazonas. Com os seguintes questionamentos: o que deve ser medido? Qual a fórmula matématica para efetuar o cálculo? A pesquisa é caracterizada quanto a seus fins como exploratória descritiva, de caráter qualitativo haja vista objetivar uma maior familiaridade do problema e buscar torná-lo explícito atráves da construção de hipóteses. O estudo utilizou-se, a priori, do levantamento bibliográfico de temas relacionados ao planejamento estratégico e indicadores de desempenho. Em seguida desenvolve uma proposta de indicadores de desempenho. Chegou-se a conclusão que a escala de indicadores é de grande valia para os administradores fazendários, uma vez que essas ferramentas irão permitir corrigir e controlar os caminhos a serem percorridos pela gestão tributária, onde o administrador diagnostica o problema e decide o que deve fazer para corrigí-lo.
Authors: Da Silva Ferreira Francisco Danilo , E Silva William Gledson
Published: November 2017

Nos últimos anos a federação brasileira tem vivenciado a ampliação dos recursos e da autonomia dos entes subnacionais, tendo como fundamento institucional a Constituição Federal (CF) de 1988. Diante disto, institui-se no ano 2000 a Lei de Responsabilidade Fiscal (LRF), estabelecendo regras para o uso adequado dos recursos públicos a serem utilizados pelos entes federativos brasileiros. Assim, o objetivo deste artigo foi analisar, comparativamente o comportamento das despesas municipais per capita na explicação das Receitas Correntes Líquidas (RCL) por habitante dos entes municipais do Norte e Nordeste do Brasil, no transcurso de 2002 a 2011. Para tanto, empregou-se o método econométrico de dados em painel estático, cujo teste de Hausman apontou para a especificação com efeitos fixos a mais adequada para a presente análise. Os dados utilizados foram fornecidos pelo relatório de Finanças Públicas do Brasil (FINBRA), que podem ser obtidos junto à Secretaria do Tesouro Nacional (STN). Os resultados alcançados revelaram a expressiva participação das despesas com pessoal per capita na explicação da receita corrente líquida per capita (RCLpc), dos entes considerados, seguida pelas despesas sociais per capita, sendo que as despesas de investimento per capita apresentaram a influência menos representativa sobre a (RCLpc).
Authors: Da Silva Felipe Morelli , Alves Lêda Soares , Botelho Filho Flávio Borges , Silva Itiberê Saldanha
Published: November 2017

Compreendendo a importância do mercado futuro de commodities agrícolas para a redução dos riscos inerentes à própria atividade agrícola, este estudo contemplou os números de contratos futuros de milho — negociados e em aberto na BM&FBOVEPA — entre os anos de 2004 e 2015. Também foram determinadas as médias diárias de contratos negociados e em aberto, tanto para o período total de vigência de cada contrato quanto para o período que compreende os três meses antecedentes a seu mês de vencimento. A importância deste trabalho está em revelar dois aspectos: a baixa liquidez dos contratos futuros de milho analisados em plena vigência e a expressiva liquidez apresentada por eles quando analisados durante os três meses que antecedem seu vencimento.
Authors: HOFFMANN ELIZA , Kich Mara Cristine , NASCIMENTO MARCELO , DE LIZ LEANDRO ALAIR
Published: November 2017

O presente trabalho aborda a análise das demonstrações contábeis, por meio de indicadores econômico-financeiros extraídos das empresas varejistas Magazine Luiza e Via Varejo. O objetivo deste estudo é analisar por meio destes indicadores o desempenho das organizações do setor varejista, no período de 2013 a 2015. Neste contexto, o comércio varejista tem apresentado durante os últimos anos, uma grande importância para o desenvolvimento econômico do Brasil. Quanto à natureza trata-se de pesquisa aplicada. No que se refere à abordagem do problema é uma pesquisa qualitativa e quantitativa. Em relação aos objetivos a pesquisa está classificada como exploratória e descritiva e, em relação aos procedimentos técnicos a pesquisa é tratada como bibliográfica e documental. Como conclusão, constatou-se que a Via Varejo apresenta melhores resultados do que a Magazine Luiza, mas ambas foram afetadas pela crise de 2015, aumentando assim o seu endividamento e reduzindo a sua rentabilidade.
Authors: De Brito Francisco José Fontenele , Alves Adenes Teixeira
Published: November 2017

O Imposto de Renda Pessoa Jurídica (IRPJ) e a Contribuição Social Sobre o Lucro Líquido (CSLL) são dois dos muitos tributos cujas organizações têm que conviver  na complexa teia tributária brasileira. Reduzir estes encargos de forma legal é uma prática que cada vez mais se torna impreterível para o sucesso empresarial. Para que isto ocorra de maneira profícua, é necessário estabelecer os melhores critérios, uma vez que as leis às vezes são dúbias, admitindo várias interpretações, sendo que o limite entre o que é  lícito ou ilícito é muito tênue.  É neste âmbito que a utilização de um planejamento tributário eficiente, com a intenção de promover  menores desembolsos revela sua importância. Neste escopo, o presente trabalho, realizado através de um estudo de caso, tem como objetivo geral analisar a forma de apuração do IRPJ e da CSLL de uma empresa comercial atacadista, de modo a explicitar se esta lhe proporciona economia de tributos. A análise indicou que a forma de apuração adotada não se mostrou a mais adequada para o ano de 2012, por não promover a tão esperada economia tributária. Verificou-se também que a organização não se aproveita de algumas liberalidades legais para diminuição de suas bases de cálculo. Diante disso, sugeriu-se que seja revista sua maneira de apurar os resultados, passando-se a considerar o balancete de suspensão ou redução como uma alternativa viável.   Palavras-chave: IRPJ. CSLL. Economia. Tributos.
Thiazolidinedione or Rhodanine: A Study on Synthesis and Anticancer Activity Comparison of Novel Thiazole Derivatives
Authors: Ozen Cigdem , Ceylan Unlusoy Meltem , Aliary Nazanin , Ozturk Mehmet , Bozdag Dundar Oya
Published: November 2017

Purpose: A new series of thiazolyl-2,4-thiazolidinedione / rhodanine compounds T1-T23 was synthesized and tested for their anticancer activities. Hepatocellular carcinoma cell lines were chosen due to their strong drug resistance to test the new compounds. Methods: All compounds were synthesized via Knoevenagel Condensation reaction and thiazolidinedione ester compounds (T3,T9,T15,T20) were hydrolyzed for obtaining the acidic compounds (T6,T12,T17,T23). All compounds were firstly screened for their anticancer activity against two hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cell lines, Huh7 and Plc/Prf/5 (Plc) cell lines by sulforhodamine B assay. Further IC50 values were calculated for three candidates (T4, T15, T21) in five different HCC (Huh7, Plc, Snu449, HepG2, Hep3B) and one breast cancer (Mcf7) cell line. Results: Compounds T4, T15, T21 had very strong anticancer effects even though their 10 µM concentration in Huh7 cell line. According to IC50 values, T21 was the most effective compound with IC50 values in a range from 2 to 16 µM in 6 cancer cell lines. In terms of cytotoxicity T21 mostly affected Huh7 and interestingly it was less effective against Plc. Conclusions: Considering these results it can be suggested that compounds T4, T15 and T21 may lead to the development of more potent anticancer drugs in the future. This article is open to POST-PUBLICATION REVIEW. Registered readers (see “For Readers”) may comment by clicking on ABSTRACT on the issue’s contents page.