bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
DEHUMANIZATION AS A TECHNOLOGY OF FORMATION OF THE IMAGE OF THE OTHER/STRANGER IN POLITICS
Authors: Морозова  , Morozova Elena
Published: April 2016

The author examines tolerant and intolerant models of forming the image of the Other, without which political identification is impossible. Within the intolerant model the image of the Other is transformed into the image of the Other and then, perhaps, the Enemy. One of the most common techniques of forming the image of the Stranger in politics is dehumanization, a set of ideas and actions, allowing to introduce political opponents as actors, deprived of human principles, and, consequently, to justify almost any action against them. The role of technology of dehumanization is determined by the objectives of its usage. The author proposes the typology of dehumanization technologies, highlighting, along with animalistic and mechanistic technology, exploitation of images of monsters, puppets and others. Using the collection of political advertizing as an empirical source in presidential campaign in Russia in 1996, the author examines the causes and consequences of the use of dehumanizing technology in political competition.
PRINCIPLES OF FORMATION AND THE CONCEPT OF DEVELOPMENT OF REGISTRATION AND ANALYTICAL MAINTENANCE OF MANAGEMENT IN BUDGET ORGANIZATIONS
Authors: Проняева  , Pronyaeva Lyudmila , Горынин  , Gorynin Vyacheslav
Published: April 2016

In the context of reforms of the budget sector, improving the independence of public sector organizations, the requirements for accounting and analytical support are changing, which generate information for management purposes. To implement accounting and analytical tasks there is a need of improving their approaches, methods and techniques. The systematization of accounting principles in budget organizations is made, the basis of which became the qualitative requirements for accounting information and analytical support of modern management system. The concept of registration and analytical maintenance of management in budget organizations and its structural and information model is proposed, which determines the direction of the development of new theoretical propositions, scientific guidelines, tools of accounting system.
Regional specialisation as an endogenous factor in the development of Poland’s provinces
Authors: Miłek Dorota , Nowak Paulina
Published: April 2016

The economic development of Poland and its regions results from a complex interaction of many factors, which include regional innovation policy. The task of regional innovation policy is to identify and develop smart specialisations, which may offer an opportunity of building up sustained competitive advantage of Poland’s provinces. The identification of regional specialisations for the needs of regional policy carried out by Poland’s provinces is a complex process. It must be placed within the context of all other processes of territorial development. To formulate specialisations, it is necessary to perform a thorough analysis of regional economic structures, taking into account both resources of a given region and possibilities of generating revenue. One of the methods used to identify potential regional specialisations is the Krugman dissimilarity index. In the paper, it is employed to analyse dissimilarities between economic structures of Poland’s regions.
Accounting integration issues of EU member states
Authors: Kamela-Sowińska Aldona
Published: April 2016

The aim of this article is to discuss the dilemmas over the integration of accounting in EU member states. The dilemma could be divided into the following main groups. Dilemma of the user of financial statements. This dilemma consists in determining for whom the integration of accounting in EU is crucial, and who is the intended beneficiary of integration. Dilemma arising from the lack of theoretical framework for drafting directives and standards: the accounting paradigm assuming that accounting is strictly quantitative. Accounting is a social science, whereas the accounting practice has greater influence on social, rather than purely economic, reality. Dilemma over legal regulations and the legitimization of standard setters could be attributed to accounting regulations as legal norms. A classic example of this might be the transition from rule-based to principle-based IFRSs. The dilemma over the legitimization of standard setters has its roots in the legal aspect of accountancy. In order to solve it, it is necessary to answer the question: ‘who controls the processes of accounting integration?’ since the participants of this process often present divergent viewpoints, and sometimes even opposite priorities. Dilemma over the politicization of accountancy. The more globalized and complex the economic environment is, the more of political intervention there is expected to be in the standard setting process, affected by global geopolitical trends.
Clarifying the ‘weekend effect’
Authors: Palmer William , Aylin Paul
Published: April 2016

A study on the association between the day on which a woman gives birth and obstetric outcomes made headlines in 2015. As some of the media coverage could cause anxiety, the authors have offered here to explain what the paper did and did not say.
Exploring the value of group supervision in midwifery. Part 2: Evaluation of data from Wales
Authors: Wolfe Maureen , Lavery Jo , Darra Susanne
Published: April 2016

Statutory supervision has been a feature of midwifery practice in the UK since 1902. As part of statutory supervision, all midwives meet with their named supervisor of midwives to review their practice over the previous year and to confirm their competence to practise in the coming year. This is referred to as the Annual Supervisory Review (ASR). In 2014, with the aim of protecting the public, a new Future Proofing Model of supervision was developed by Welsh Local Supervisory Authority Midwifery Officers and launched in Wales (but not in other parts of the UK) in August of that year ( Ness and Richards, 2014 ). The new model is being evaluated on an ongoing basis. This paper reports on findings from the evaluations undertaken between summer 2014 and summer 2015. The data were drawn from a survey, an audit by lay reviewers, a focus group discussion and routinely collected evaluation forms. The paper draws on findings from these four sets of data to conclude with a recommendation for the inclusion of group supervision as part of the Nursing and Midwifery Council revalidation process.
Territorial aggression? No, he's just a ‘good house dog’!
Authors: Hargrave Claire
Published: April 2016

According to the Royal Mail, dog attacks on postal workers fell by 10% between 2014 and 2015, to approximately 3,000 per year ( BBC, 29th June 2015 ). Despite this drop in incidence, the Dangerous Dog legislation has resulted in a 60% increase in successful prosecutions of the owners of dogs exhibiting territorial aggression towards postal workers. This article examines the dogs' motivation for territorial aggression and how the veterinary team can assist dog owners in preventing or managing territorial events that may otherwise lead to prosecutions.
Toxocara and toxocarosis a roundtable discussion
Authors: Mulcahy Grace , Elsheikha Hany , Overgaauw Paul AM , Morgan Eric , Bourne Debra , Betson Martha , Nijsse ER (Rolf) , Whitfield Vanessa , Fitzgerald Ronan , Stokes Laura , Richards Diane , Pedder Ruth
Published: April 2016

Foreword

Toxocara spp. infection in dogs and cats is often taken for granted, although it can cause illness in puppies/kittens, and insufficient research has been carried out in recent decades. Human infection with these parasites, toxocarosis, has been recognised as a neglected disease. The recent publication of a draft genome for T. canis may lead to new targets for development of vaccines and treatments, and new insights into epidemiology. Greater awareness of the level and consequences of human toxocarosis are needed. A One Health approach is essential and veterinary professionals can play an important role in public health education.
A comparison between active knee extension test and back-saver sit-and-reach test in assessing hamstring flexibility among healthy schoolchildren in India
Authors: Samant Rasika , Vishal Kavitha , D'silva Cherishma
Published: April 2016

Objective:

This study evaluated the correlation between the active knee extension test and the back-saver sit and reach test among healthy schoolchildren aged 9–13 years in India.

Method:

Five hundred and two healthy schoolchildren aged between 9–13 years were recruited from selected schools in India, and their hamstring flexibility for the right and the left leg was measured using the back-saver sit and reach test and the active knee extension test. The test protocol for the back-saver sit and reach test was taken from the FITNESSGRAM fitness test (while active knee extension test was performed according to the procedures taken from reliability studies). A Pearson's correlation coefficient was performed to identify the relationship between the two scores.

Results:

The mean (SD) of the test values were as follows: active knee extension test right leg: 29.09 (± 6.51); left leg: 29.07 (± 6.51). Back-saver sit and reach test right leg: 10.81 (± 1.79); left leg: 10.83 (± 1.70). The two showed a moderate correlation (right leg r=-.439 and left leg r=-.429, P≤.05). The active knee extension test was more sensitive to age increments, showing an overall decrease in the scores with advancing age.

Conclusion:

The active knee extension test and the back-saver sit and reach test are both tests that measure hamstring flexibility. The active knee extension test was found to be more sensitive to hamstring length changes, and should be used in the assessment of flexibility.
Bariatric surgery in type 2 diabetes
Authors: Morris David
Published: April 2016

The basics of what primary care professionals need to know for referral and care are outlined by David Morris
Facilitating wound bed preparation: properties and clinical efficacy of octenidine and octenidine-based products in modern wound management
Authors: Assadian Ojan , Hämmerle Gilbert , Lahnsteiner Elisabeth , Simon Deborah , Antunes José Neves Paulos , von Hallern Bernd , Pilcher Matthew , Price Juliet , Boulton Zoe , Hunt Sharon , Jeffery Steven
Published: April 2016

In times when the empiric use of antibiotics is being restricted due to the spread of antimicrobial resistance, the following supplement addresses how topical antiseptics, such as octenidine dihydrochloride (OCT), are less likely to induce resistance. An analysis on how wound cleansers can be used to debride the wound surface without damaging healthy cells is also detailed. This is followed by a series of 18 case studies showing the use of Octenilin Wound Gel and Octenilin Wound Irrigation Solution on non-healing and/or infected or critically colonised non-healing wounds of different wound types including: diabetic foot ulcers, venous leg ulcers and pressure ulcers, among others.
On Energy and Laplacian Energy of Graphs
Authors: Das Kinkar , Mojalal Seyed Ahmad
Published: April 2016

Let $G=(V,E)$ be a simple graph of order $n$ with $m$ edges. The energy of a graph $G$, denoted by $\mathcal{E}(G)$, is defined as the sum of the absolute values of all eigenvalues of $G$. The Laplacian energy of the graph $G$ is defined as \[ LE = LE(G)=\sum^n_{i=1}\left|\mu_i-\frac{2m}{n}\right| \] where $\mu_1,\,\mu_2,\,\ldots,\,\mu_{n-1},\,\mu_n=0$ are the Laplacian eigenvalues of graph $G$. In this paper, some lower and upper bounds for $\mathcal{E}(G)$ are presented in terms of number of vertices, number of edges, maximum degree and the first Zagreb index, etc. Moreover, a relation between energy and Laplacian energy of graphs is given.
Influence of temperature and different culture media on growth of fusarium udum (Butler), causal organism of wilt of pigeonpea
Authors: Desai Udaysingh , Andoji Yogesh , Kamble Shivaji
Published: April 2016

The conditions suitable for growth of Fusarium udum causing wilt of Pigeon pea were analysed. Pigeon pea seed agar medium and Czapek Dox Agar medium was found to be most suitable growth medium for mycelial growth and sporulation of Fusarium udum. The optimum temperature for growth of Fusarium udum was found to be 28Â±2Â°C.
The Community – Based Flood Disaster Risk Reduction (CBDRR) in Beringin Watershed in Semarang City
Authors: Worowirasmi Tiara Sartika , Waluyo Miun Edi , Rachmawati Yuliana , Hidayati Itsna Yuni
Published: April 2016

Pertumbuhan penduduk di Kota Semarang yang terus meningkat menyebabkan peningkatan kebutuhan lahan untuk pemukiman. Keterbatasan lahan dan lemahnya penegakan peraturan atas kepemilikan lahan memicu perubahan penggunaan lahan termasuk perubahan penggunaan lahan di daerah aliran sungai. Rencana Tata Ruang Wilayah Kota Semarang tahun 2011-2031 menyebutkan bahwa DAS Beringin merupakan daerah penyangga dengan alokasi pembangunan fisik yang dibatasi. Akan tetapi saat ini warga memanfaatkan DAS sebagai permukiman. Perkembangan permukiman di DAS mengurangi kemampuan DAS untuk menangkap air dan juga mengurangi kapasitas sungai karena meningkatnya sedimentasi. Kedua hal tersebut adalah penyebab utama dari adanya bencana banjir bandang (yang biasanya terjadi di musim hujan) di tujuh kelurahan yang ada di DAS Beringin. Kondisi ini diperparah dengan banjir rob yang terjadi di dua kelurahan yang terletak di pesisir. Pada tahun 2012, pemerintah Kota Semarang mengembangkan Sistem Peramalan dan Peringatan Banjir sebagai salah satu Upaya Adaptasi Perubahan Iklim yang dikenal sebagai Flood Early Warning System (FEWS). Salah satu output penting dari FEWS adalah pengurangan resiko bencana berbasis masyarakat. Proses partisipasi masyarakat dalam FEWS telah memungkinkan masyarakat untuk mengidentifikasi karakteristik resiko bencana, mengusulkan solusi untuk mengurangi resiko banjir yang sesuai dengan kearifan lokal, meningkatkan kapasitas masyarakat dan mengatur diri mereka sendiri melalui kelompok siaga bencana secara mandiri.
Hubungan Perubahan Fisik Ruang dengan Kondisi Sosial Ekonomi Masyarakat di Kawasan Koridor Aglomerasi Mertoyudan, Kabupaten Magelang
Authors: Anggraeni Nursanti , Sunaryo Broto
Published: April 2016

Dalam proses perkembangan kawasan Koridor Mertoyudan, aglomerasi perkotaan merupakan salah satu faktor penting yang mempengaruhi. Koridor Mertoyudan menangkap demand perkembangan Kota Magelang karena letak administratifnya yang berbatasan langsung. Selain itu, dengan pelebaran jalan arteri nasional, perkembangan Koridor Mertoyudan menjadi semakin pesat. Pada kondisi saat ini, dapat terlihat tingginya konsentrasi aktivitas ekonomi, terutama perdagangan dan jasa di sepanjang Koridor Mertoyudan. Di  samping itu, area di belakang Koridor Mertoyudan juga berkembang yang terlihat dari meningkatnya lahan terbangun sebagai respon atas peningkatan jumlah masyarakat dan aktivitasnya. Kondisi tersebut menunjukkan adanya aglomerasi perkotaan yang memberikan implikasi pada beberapa aspek, meliputi perubahan fisik ruang, mata pencaharian, tingkat penghasilan masyarakat, frekuensi mobilitas, dan frekuensi interaksi. Fokus penelitian ini adalah hubungan antara perubahan fisik ruang dengan kondisi sosial ekonomi masyarakat di Koridor Mertoyudan. Oleh karena itu, penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji hubungan perubahan fisik ruang dengan kondisi sosial ekonomi masyarakat di kawasan Koridor  Mertoyudan sebagai  implikasi  aglomerasi  perkotaan.  Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah adanya hubungan antara aspek fisik dengan beberapa aspek sosial ekonomi masyarakat akibat aglomerasi perkotaan Koridor Mertoyudan.
Moduli of continuity, functional spaces,\break and
elliptic boundary value problems. The full regularity spaces
C
α
0,λ(Ω̅)
Authors: Beirão da Veiga Hugo
Published: April 2016

Let

𝑳

{\boldsymbol{L}}

be a second order uniformly elliptic operator, and
consider the equation

𝑳
⁢
u

=
f

{\boldsymbol{L}u=f}

under the boundary
condition

u
=
0

{u=0}

. We assume data f in generical
subspaces of continuous functions

D

ω
¯

{D_{\overline{\omega}}}

characterized by a
given modulus of continuity

ω
¯

⁢

(
r
)

{\overline{\omega}(r)}

, and show that the
second order derivatives of the solution u belong to
functional spaces

D

ω
^

{D_{\widehat{\omega}}}

, characterized by a modulus of
continuity

ω
^

⁢

(
r
)

{\widehat{\omega}(r)}

expressed in terms of

ω
¯

⁢

(
r
)

{\overline{\omega}(r)}

.
Results are optimal. In some cases, as for Hölder spaces,

D

ω
^

=

D

ω
¯

{D_{\widehat{\omega}}=D_{\overline{\omega}}}

. In this case we say that full regularity
occurs. In particular, full regularity occurs for the new class of
functional spaces

C
α

0
,
λ

⁢

(

Ω
¯

)

{C^{0,\lambda}_{\alpha}(\overline{\Omega})}

which includes, as a
particular case, the classical Hölder spaces

C

0
,
λ

⁢

(

Ω
¯

)

=

C
0

0
,
λ

⁢

(

Ω
¯

)

{C^{0,\lambda}(\overline{\Omega})=C^{0,\lambda}_{0}(\overline{\Omega})}

.
Few words, concerning the possibility of generalizations and
applications to non-linear problems, are expended at the end of the
introduction and also in the last section.
A Singular Limit Problem for the Rosenau–Korteweg-de Vries-Regularized Long Wave and Rosenau-regularized Long Wave Equations
Authors: Coclite Giuseppe Maria , di Ruvo Lorenzo
Published: April 2016

We consider the Rosenau–Korteweg-de Vries-regularized long wave and Rosenau-regularized long wave equations, which contain nonlinear dispersive effects. We prove that by adding small diffusion to the equations, as the diffusion and dispersion parameters tends to zero, the solutions of the duffusive/dispersive equations converge to the unique entropy solution of a scalar conservation law. The proof relies on deriving suitable a priori estimates together with an application of the compensated compactness method in the

L
p

${L^{p}}$

setting.
Silver nanoparticles – a material of the future…?
Authors: Pulit-Prociak Jolanta , Banach Marcin
Published: April 2016

The paper presents properties of nanomaterials and methods of their principal applications. Environmental aspects of using nanomaterials and reasons for their toxicity are also reviewed. The vast part of the paper is devoted to properties, application and market of silver nanoparticles. Their biocidal activity is clarified. However, silver nanoparticles may cause environmental pollution. Reasons for their toxicity have been also described.
Recovery of Au(III) ions by Au(III)-imprinted hydrogel
Authors: Fırlak Melike , Çubuk Soner , Yetimoğlu Ece Kök , Kahraman Memet V.
Published: April 2016

A new Au(III)-imprinted hydrogel (Au(III)-Imp) was prepared by the photopolymerisation of 4- acryloylmorpholine (AcM), 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate (HEA), and poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate (cross-linking monomer, PEG-DA) in the presence of gold ions. In addition, non-imprinted hydrogel (N-Imp) was similarly prepared without Au(III) ions The Au(III)-Imp hydrogel was characterised by several techniques. To achieve the optimal conditions, effect of pH, time, and initial metal ion concentrations were investigated using a batch system. The pre-concentration factor for Au(III) ions was found to be at least 100. The analytical parameters of the method were determined and the method was also successfully applied to computer circuit board scrap samples. The reusability of the Au(III)-Imp hydrogel was also determined.
Migration, Diasporas and Development: Some Critical Perspectives
Authors: Bakewell Oliver
Published: April 2016

This article poses three questions about the recent resurgence of academic and policy interest in migration, development and diasporas. First, over many years the connection between migration and development has been of marginal interest for many of those involved in the field of development studies; in many cases, where it has been considered, migration has been seen as a symptom of a development failure and cause of further underdevelopment. What has changed to bring about the dramatic turnaround in views in the last decade? Second, governments and development organisations are increasingly focusing on the role of ‘diasporas’ in the process of development. The attempts to co-opt diasporas into existing development practice tend to assume that they share a common set of interests and aspirations with the development industry.Here, we ask who is included within these diasporas and why should they be expected to contribute to development? This leads to the third question: what is the nature of development in which we are anticipating that the migration process and diasporas should play a role? This article argues that existing models of development are inherently sedentary and struggle to incorporate migration. In the increasingly mobile world new concepts of development are required. An open and critical dialogue between diaspora members and the development industry may help to achieve this.
How Did the Economic Crisis Influence New Firm Creation?
Authors: Hundt Christian , Sternberg Rolf
Published: April 2016

There is a broad consensus that the likelihood of becoming an entrepreneur is not only influenced by individual characteristics but also by spatial context conditions. However, context factors are not per se stable; they tend to vary over time which is particularly relevant during economic cycles. In Germany, for instance, the rapid economic downturn of 2008/2009 was preceded by a period of growth and followed by an economic upswing in many regions. However, the impact of this crisis on entrepreneurship has not been empirically studied comprehensively. Using data from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM), we analyse entrepreneurial activities in the 39 German NUTS2 regions covering a 13-year period before, during and after the Great Recession of 2008/2009. Applying multilevel regression techniques, we hypothesize that both space and time matter for individual entrepreneurial behaviour. Our results show, first, that space and time can be regarded as two interrelated dimensions that jointly impact entrepreneurial activities. Second, similar individual attributes are associated with diverging likelihoods of becoming an entrepreneur in case individuals are nested in different regions or different time periods and are thus exposed to dissimilar context conditions. Third, the type and number of individual, context and interaction effects are motive-related, i.e. they depend on whether the entrepreneurial action is either opportunity-driven or necessity-driven.
The Association Between Own Unemployment and Violence Victimization Among Female Youths
Authors: Tertilt Michèle , Berg Gerard J. van den
Published: April 2016

We estimate the association between the unemployment status of young women and the probability that they are subject to violence, using Swedish population register data covering the period 1999-2008. These data contain the highest-level classification of diagnoses made by medical experts at every individual in-patient and out-patient visit to medical care units, including every contact with a physician. We distinguish between domestic and non-domestic violence. It turns out that unemployed women are significantly more likely to be victimized than employed women with the same individual characteristics. This is mostly reflected in indicators of nondomestic violence and long-run abuse among unemployed female youths.
Adipocytokines and bone metabolism markers in relation to bone mineral values in early pubertal boys with different physical activity
Authors: Vaitkeviciute Donvina , Lätt Evelin , Mäestu Jarek , Jürimäe Toivo , Saar Meeli , Purge Priit , Maasalu Katre , Jürimäe Jaak
Published: April 2016

We aimed to examine the associations of adipocytokines and circulating bone metabolism markers with bone mineral parameters in early pubertal boys with different physical activity level.

Eighty-six early pubertal boys were divided into active and non-active boys according to the accumulated moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) level. Body composition and bone mineral parameters were assessed and testosterone, leptin, adiponectin, osteocalcin (OC), and C-terminal telopeptide of type I collagen (CTX) were measured.

Active subjects had significantly lower (p<0.05) body mass, body mass index (BMI), fat mass (FM), leptin, and sedentary time values, while non-active subjects had lower (p<0.05) vigorous physical activity level and femoral neck bone mineral density (FN-BMD). OC contributed to the models in physically active group and explained 6.6% and 9.7% of variance in whole body (WB) [F(5,44)=10.847; p<0.001] and lumbar spine bone mineral content (LS-BMC) [F(5,44)=4.158; p=0.004], respectively. No other biochemical parameters were found to be related to bone mineral parameters in either the active or non-active group.

Bone metabolism markers were positively correlated with bone mineral values only in active pubertal boys. Leptin and adiponectin were not related to bone mineral parameters in active and non-active pubertal boys.
Health-related quality of life in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus from Montenegro: relationship to metabolic control
Authors: Samardzic Mira , Tahirovic Husref , Popovic Natasa , Popovic-Samardzic Milena
Published: April 2016

The aim of this study was to evaluate health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes (TIDM) in Montenegro compared with healthy controls and to estimate the effect of metabolic control on perceptions of HRQOL.

This study involved children and adolescents with T1DM, age- and gender-matched healthy children and their parents. Children and adolescents with T1DM and their parents completed Peds QL 4.0 Generic Core Scales (GCS) and PedsQL 3.0 Diabetes Module. Healthy children and their parents completed self- and proxy-report of Peds QL 4.0 GCS.

Our study (self- and proxy-report) showed that children and adolescents with T1DM had lower HRQOL on domain “Psychosocial health” and “School functioning” compared with healthy population (p=0.008; p≤0.001). Lower glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA

Compared with the healthy children, the HRQOL was lower among children and adolescents with T1DM. Lower HbA
The effect of cigarette smoking on fetal heart rate tracing during pregnancy
Authors: Spyridou Kyriaki , Chouvarda Ioanna , Hadjileontiadis Leontios , Maglaveras Nikolaos
Published: April 2016

Objective:

The objective of this study is to investigate the alterations caused by smoking on the features of fetal heart rate (FHR) tracings as well as to make a comparison between pregnant smokers and pregnant women with intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR).

Study design:

A number of established features derived from linear and nonlinear fields were employed to study the possible influence of maternal smoking on FHR tracings. Moreover, correlation and measures of complexity of the FHR were explored, in order to get closer to the core of information that the signal of FHR tracings conveys. Data included FHR tracings from 61 uncomplicated singleton pregnancies, 16 pregnant smoker cases, and 15 pregnancies of women with IUGR.

Results:

The analysis of FHR indicated that some parameters, such as mutual information (P=0.0025), multiscale entropy (P=0.01), and algorithmic complexity (P=0.024) appeared decreased in the group of pregnant smokers, while kurtosis (P=0.0011) increased. The comparison between pregnant smokers and pregnant women with IUGR indicated a reduction in Hjorth complexity (P=0.039) for the former.

Conclusion:

Smoking during pregnancy seems to induce differences in several linear and nonlinear indices in recordings of FHR tracings. This may be the consequence of an altered neurodevelopmental maturation possibly resulting from chronic fetal hypoxemia in cigarette-exposed fetuses.
Oxidative radioiodination of meclofenoxate as a preclinical brain imaging agent
Authors: El-Motaleb Abd El-Rhman Mohamed Abd , Ibrahim Ismail Taha , Abd El-Halim Sayed Mohamed , El-Tawoosy Mahmoud El-Sayed
Published: April 2016

Meclofenoxate is a drug used to cause a broad improvement in brain function and mental performance. Meclofenoxate was successfully
labeled with 125I via direct electrophilic substitution reaction at room temperature. Percent radiochemical yield was
evaluated by paper electrophoresis and HPLC. The reaction parameters affecting the preparation process were studied in
details. 125I-meclofenoxate gave maximum percent radiochemical yield of about 95 ± 1.0% with specific activity
1.9 μCi/μg meclofenoxate and its stability was up to 4 h. Biodistribution studies showed that maximum
uptake of 125I-meclofenoxate in the brain of mice was 4.27 ± 0.3% injected dose (ID)/g tissue organ at
15 min post-injection. This uptake of 125I-meclofenoxate was found to be enough to image brain as it still
4.3% ID/g at 30 min post injection.
Accessibility of Real Estate by Transportation as a Determinant of the Development of Suburban Real Estate Markets – Case Study
Authors: Wolny Ada
Published: April 2016

The aim of this article is to show the accessibility of real estate by transportation as a factor that significantly determines the decision to acquire it. Direct access to a public road, or access to an internal road that provides communication with the public road, are a factor affecting the value of real estate. In addition, this factor is taken into account in the process of changing the function of the area, especially in determining zoning and land use. The decision of purchasing real estate often depends on transportation accessibility, because it has an impact on developing the selected plot.

Suburban real estate markets, as markets exposed to particularly strong investment pressure, develop depending on the influx of external investors and the local transportation network. Here, the smaller the distance from the city center, the greater the building concentration; nevertheless, it is still important to improve transportation links and create a well-developed local transportation network. The provision of access to main roads on the rapidly growing market is in the interest of local authorities implementing spatial policy. It is also a challenge for real estate investors taking on the initiative in the scope of transforming land use.

The analysis of the impact that transportation accessibility has on the development of the real estate market was conducted on the example of two selected suburban communes bordering the city of Olsztyn - Dywity and Stawiguda. Transactions on the local real estate market entered into during a period of five years were subjected to analysis. The results of the research revealed concentrations of transactions of real estate located on the outskirts of the city or in areas well-communicated with Olsztyn. The conducted research also indicates that, due to the activity of investors, a network of internal roads creating a complex structure was formed.
A Model to Decompose Property Rental Multipiers with Regard to the Division Between Land and Building Elements
Authors: Smolyak S.A.
Published: April 2016

We propose a new model for the decomposition of rental multipliers for the property building element which also supports valuation of income-producing real properties based on the principle of stability and an un-orthodox application of discounted cash flow analysis. Having regard to the building/land element analytical split of overall property, the proposed model explicitly accounts for the impact of the value of underlying land on the decomposition of rental multipliers, and doesn’t require long-term forecasting of income.
Sudden stops and current account reversals: the euro area experience
Authors: Svrtinov Vesna Georgieva , Gorgieva-Trajkovska Olivera , Temjanovski Riste
Published: April 2016

The paper analyzes the impact of massive capital flows and possible sudden stops on current account reversals. The aim of this paper is to consider the relationship between sudden stops and current account reversals in the eurozone and to explain the possibility of a balance-of-payment crisis within a monetary union.

Peripheral eurozone countries experienced significant private-capital inflows from the core countries, followed by unambiguously massive outflows. Due to this, peripheral countries ran sustained current account deficits while core countries ran surpluses.

At the end we analyze the evolution of current-account balances in the non-euro area EU countries and the peripheral euro-area countries, and we find out that current account deficits could be maintained over a longer period of time in the peripheral euro-area countries.
Assessment of advocacy skills of students in the faculty of law
Authors: Arifi Besa
Published: April 2016

This article aims to present the main findings of a small scale project developed with third year students of the Faculty of Law at South East European University regarding assessment of advocacy skills. The author who works as an assistant professor in the Faculty of Law has developed a pilot project aiming to create a new methodology on assessment. Advocacy skills represent the main learning outcome for law students in different universities. Oral assessment in faculties of law has evolved in interesting ways thoroughly described in this article. The aim of this pilot project was to establish an objective and comprehensive methodology of assessment that includes oral presentations of case studies as well as oral assessment in the final exam. The author explains the challenges faced during the development of this pilot project and the creation of assessment rubrics. The author discusses the results of the project and gives an explanation of the way the project was developed and conducted. The conclusions and the recommendations given at the end discuss the importance of development of oral assessment techniques and provide certain insight information regarding the experience of teaching in the Faculty of Law. The author argues that oral assessment should be regarded as a very important asset which needs to be developed further with the aim of providing students the possibility to gain effective advocacy skills during their education.
New Taxa and Synonymy in the Family Pyrgotidae (Diptera, Tephritoidea). I. Tribes Prodalmanniini and Toxopyrgotini
Authors: Korneyev V. A.
Published: April 2016

In addition to Toxurini and Pyrgotini, two monotypic tribes are described in the subfamily Pyrgotinae: Prodalmanniini, originally named and established by Aczél (1956) without detailed description or justification, and Toxopyrgotini trib. n. The type species of the type genera are redescribed and illustrated.
Exogene Selbstbindung: Wie gesellschaftliche Teilsysteme ihre Gründungsparadoxien externalisieren / Exogenous self-binding: How social systems externalize their foundational paradox
Authors: Teubner Gunther
Published: April 2016

Der Beifrag stellt einen Zusammenhang wischen vier Beobachtungen aus unterschiedlichen Kontexten her, nämlich, dass ein autonomes Richterrecht auch transnational neue Prominenz entwickelt, dass sich ein Naturrecht der besonderen Art gerade heute wieder gegenüber dem Positivismus behauptet, dass Protestbewegungen ihre Adressaten auswechseln und dass sich gesellschaftliche Teilsysteme nicht nach einem einheitlichen Muster, sondern mit deutlichen Intensitätsunterschieden konstitutionalisieren. Der Zusammenhang besteht darin, so die zentrale These des Beitrags, dass sozialer Problemdruck das Recht dazu nötig, seine Legitimationsparadoxien in andere gesellschaftliche Teilsysteme externalisieren und dass in der Gegenrichtung Ähnliches, jedoch in unterschiedlicher Intensität passiert. Beides führt auf die abschließende Frage, welche Folgeprobleme unterschiedliche Externalisierungen erzeugen. Die vier Ausgangsfragen lassen sich durch die Unterschiede zwischen verschiedenen Modi der Entparadoxierung klären.
2-(1,2,3-Triazol-4-yl)-imidazoline, -oxazoline, -thiazoline and -tetrahydropyrimidine as ligands in copper(II) and nickel(II) complexes
Authors: Schröder Sven , Frey Wolfgang , Maas Gerhard
Published: April 2016

2-(1-Benzyl-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)-imidazolines (L1 and L2/L2′), -1,3-oxazoline (L3), -1,3-thiazoline (L4) and -tetrahydropyrimidine (L5) were prepared in one step from a 1,2,3-triazole-4-carboxamidinium tetraphenylborate and studied as novel ligands for copper(II) and nickel(II) ions. The solid-state structures of the following complexes were established: [Cu(L1)2](OTf)2, [CuL2L2′(OTf)2] · 2H2O, [[Cu(L4)2(H2O)2](OTf)2 · [Cu(L4)2(OTf)2], [Cu(L5)2(OTf)2], Cu(L3)2Cl2] · THF, [Ni(L1)2Cl2].
QuakingRegulatesNeurofascin 155Expression for Myelin and Axoglial Junction Maintenance
Authors: Darbelli Lama , Vogel Gillian , Almazan Guillermina , Richard Stéphane
Published: April 2016

RNA binding proteins required for the maintenance of myelin and axoglial junctions are unknown. Herein, we report that deletion of the Quaking (QKI) RNA binding proteins in oligodendrocytes (OLs) usingOlig2–Creresults in mice displaying rapid tremors at postnatal day 10, followed by death at postnatal week 3. Extensive CNS hypomyelination was observed as a result of OL differentiation defects during development. The QKI proteins were also required for adult myelin maintenance, because their ablation usingPLP–CreERTresulted in hindlimb paralysis with immobility at ∼30 d after 4-hydroxytamoxifen injection. Moreover, deterioration of axoglial junctions of the spinal cord was observed and is consistent with a loss of Neurofascin 155 (Nfasc155) isoform that we confirmed as an alternative splice target of the QKI proteins. Our findings define roles for the QKI RNA binding proteins in myelin development and maintenance, as well as in the generation of Nfasc155 to maintain healthy axoglial junctions.

SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENTNeurofascin 155 is responsible for axoglial junction formation and maintenance. Using a genetic mouse model to delete Quaking (QKI) RNA-binding proteins in oligodendrocytes, we identify QKI as the long-sought regulator of Neurofascin alternative splicing, further establishing the role of QKI in oligodendrocyte development and myelination. We establish a new role for QKI in myelin and axoglial junction maintenance using an inducible genetic mouse model that deletes QKI in mature oligodendrocytes. Loss of QKI in adult oligodendrocytes leads to phenotypes reminiscent of the experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis mouse model with complete hindlimb paralysis and death by 30 d after induction of QKI deletion.
Space Use by Swainson’s Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) in the Natomas Basin, California
Authors: Fleishman E. , Anderson J. , Dickson B. G. , Krolick D. , Estep J. A. , Anderson R.L. , Elphick C. S. , Dobkin D. S. , Bell D. A.
Published: April 2016

We used satellite-based remote sensing to estimate home ranges for Swainson’s Hawk, a species listed as threatened in California (USA), on its breeding grounds in the Natomas Basin (northern Central Valley, California) and to evaluate whether the species’ space-use intensity (statistically derived density of telemetry locations) was associated with land cover, sex, reproductive success, or life stage of offspring. We differentiated seven classes of land cover—alfalfa, annually rotated irrigated crops, developed, grassland, orchard / vineyard, rice, and water. From 2011–2013, we fitted transmitters with global positioning systems to 23 adult Swainson’s Hawks. We recorded a minimum of six locations per day per bird from spring through early autumn of each year. We used a fixed, bivariate-normal kernel estimator to calculate a utilization distribution at 30-m resolution for each life stage of each individual within each year. We used a linear mixed model to estimate the associations between intensity of space use and land cover, sex, and reproductive status. The majority of adult Swainson’s Hawks traveled distances up to 8–10 km from the nest throughout the breeding season. Median seasonal home-range sizes in a given year ranged from 87–172 km2. The association between intensity of space use and grassland was 50–139% stronger, and the association between intensity of space use and alfalfa 23–59% stronger, than the associations between intensity of space use and any other land-cover type. Intensity of space use did not vary as a function of sex, reproductive status, or life stage. Given our results and additional knowledge of the species’ ecology, we suggest that reproductive success and, in turn, population-level recruitment may be associated equally if not more closely with availability of nesting sites than with the current distribution of land cover.
DECOLONIALIZACIÓN EPISTÉMICA. APORTES DEL PENSAR ANDINO ABYAYALANSE A LA FILOSOFÍA
Authors: Orrego Echeverría Israel Arturo
Published: April 2016

Resumen

 

El presente trabajo tiene por objeto reflexionar sobre el carácter filosófico del pensar andino abyayalense, explicitar las características de una racionalidad senti-pensante y relacional que superan las metafísicas subjetivas y, finalmente,  ayudar a construir una epistemología decolonial latinoamericana. El logro de estos objetivos se hará en diálogo con la propuesta de la ontología existencial del filósofo alemán Martín Heidegger.

 

Palabras Clave: Pensar, Relacionalidad, Epistemología, Filosofía, Andes.

 

Abstract

 

This paper aims to reflect on the philosophical thinking character of the abyayalense Andean tradition, explain the characteristics of a relational sentient-intelligent rationality (overcoming a metaphysical subjectivity), and, finally, help build a Latin American decolonial epistemology. The achievements of these goals will be done in dialogue with existential ontology carried out by the German philosopher Martín Heidegger.

 

Keywords: Think, Relatedness, Epistemology, Philosophy, Andean.
EL PRINCIPO DEL BUEN VIVIR O “SUMAK KAWSAY”, COMO FUNDAMENTO PARA EL DECRECIMIENTO ECONÓMICO
Authors: Cabrales Omar
Published: April 2016

Con el Neoliberalismo como modelo económico imperante en los últimos 30 años, el comportamiento consumista de la mayoría de las sociedades occidentales y mediorientales que se incorporaron a la economía mundial desde la revolución asiática, ha  jugado un papel importante en la consumación de mayores recursos naturales, ya que concentraron su desarrollo inicial en el uso y exportación de materias primas y bienes del sector primario de las economía. Debido a que la idea de progreso occidental se afincó, entre otras cosas, en el consumo indiscriminado de bienes ‘efímeros’, el ritmo de frenético de la productividad y el reemplazo de los bienes que pasan de moda por la obsolescencia programada, han generado mayor contaminación y deterioro ambiental.

 

En este sentido, el artículo argumenta sobre la necesidad de implementar otros modelos o ideales de vida y de progreso ante el daño ambiental y social generado por la explotación de los recursos naturales en los países latinoamericanos durante el periodo del neoliberalismo, y el creciente nivel de contaminación y generación de desechos. A partir de los postulados de Vattimo (1994) sobre el fin de la Modernidad, se argumenta sobre el fin de la idea de progreso occidental y la emergencia de otros ideales y estilos de vida.  Finalmente se exponen las razones que hacen necesario el cambio de modelo instando a la reducción voluntaria del consumo y el decrecimiento económico como alternativas de desarrollo desligadas de la idea progreso postulada en el mundo occidental, con base en la cosmovisión ancestral kichwa del Buen Vivir o Sumak Kawsay.
Una hermenéutica de la cruz de Jesús desde el "realismo político".
Authors: Sardiñas Iglesias Loida
Published: April 2016

En el contexto de un cristianismo afectado por el giro antropológico y el replanteamiento de la pregunta por el ser humano y su ser/estar en el mundo en la perspectiva de la humanización-deshumanización de la existencia, la lógica de justicia-injusticia social y la paradoja de la fe enfrentada al dolor y la miseria humanas, adquiere sentido preguntarse por la experiencia de fe en el Señor crucificado-muerto-resucitado. La teología de la cruz –staurología al interior de la teología sistemática–, que se inscribe en una tradición teológica crítica y a la vez, humanizante y esperanzadora, resulta un punto obligado para enfrentar las preguntas y paradojas del cristianismo occidental tardo-moderno. La cruz evoca provocación, locura, paradoja, sufrimiento, maldición, angustia, memoria anamnética; pero igualmente esperanza y criterio de discernimiento sobre la respuesta de Dios a la condición humana. Ella simboliza el escarnio y tortura de Cristo, la profundidad del sufrimiento de quien ante los ojos de romanos y judíos moría como rechazado, maldito de Dios y blasfemo. Condensa la imagen de aquel cristianismo triunfante y victorioso, que en el imaginario del gran poeta alemán Friedrich von Schiller se muestra como “religión de la cruz”, adorno de tronos e imperios que con frecuencia en la Edad Media provocó el rechazo y la muerte. Pero el símbolo mismo de la cruz, la señal de la cruz y el crucifijo simbolizan también la fe y el culto de comunidades cristianas marginadas y clandestinas, la mirada y actitud orante, la piedad cristiana y la esperanza de salvación más allá del dolor y la finitud humanas.
Proyecto de cambio en el destino de una obra pía (de la enseñanza del latín a la dotación de becas universitarias)
Authors: García Sánchez Justo
Published: April 2016

Este artículo contiene un estudio histórico detallado sobra la enseñanza del latín en Asturias durante el siglo XVI, cuidadosamente documentado en los archivos históricos de Oviedo que es el lugar hacia el cual se dirige este trabajo; por tal razón contiene algunas transcripciones paleográficas literales de textos antiguos que iluminan la cuestión y que, sin duda, ofrecen un aporte a la enseñanza de la Filosofía y la Teología. Cabe aclarar que la citación varía en este texto por tratarse, en su mayoría, de fuentes documentales antiguas que reposan en archivos históricos.
La Lectio Divina desde la acción humana
Authors: Santos Zavaleta Eleví
Published: April 2016

Una de las formas más apropiadas para amar la Biblia es la práctica de la Lectio Divina. Esta lectura orante de la Biblia tiene la impronta de los Padres de la Iglesia y ha sido cultivada a través de los siglos en el corazón de la vida monástica. Actualmente, dicha práctica está siendo redescubierta con gran entusiasmo para fomentar la vida espiritual de las comunidades religiosas y como alimento espiritual de cada bautizado en las diferentes comunidades eclesiales (DV, 25).

En la Sagrada Escritura “Dios nos sale al encuentro para conversar con nosotros” (DV, 21) y, por lo tanto, la mejor manera de hacer una lectura productiva de la Biblia es la lectura orante. De ahí que sea importante una actitud de fe sincera y un deseo de entrar en conversación con Dios, de acuerdo con lo que leemos y con lo que su gracia nos valla poniendo en el corazón y en cada momento.
José María Castillo Sánchez. La laicidad del Evangelio.
Authors: Martínez Rodríguez Jorge
Published: April 2016

El autor plantea que la historia de muchos pueblos está favoreciendo una distancia entre lo humano y lo religioso. Esto se debe a que la relación entre lo sagrado y lo ético se deteriora y debilita. La corrupción y empobrecimiento en muchos países que han tenido una trayectoria religiosa conlleva a que la gente se pregunte, cómo es posible esto. Pretende ahondar en las preguntas más profundas que muchos se hacen sobre esta relación entre lo humano y divino, los cuales son cuestionamientos que toman fuerza durante y después de la segunda guerra mundial.
María Belén Tell. Tras la huella del testimonio. Estudio filosófico sobre los silenciosos alcances de la antropología hermenéutica de Paul Ricoeur.
Authors: Merino Beas Patricio
Published: April 2016

El libro “Tras la huella del testimonio. Estudio filosófico sobre los silenciosos alcances de la antropología hermenéutica de Paul Ricoeur” de la autora Maria Belén Tell, goza ya en sus primeras páginas de una recensión bastante profunda y sutil, de la mano del Prof. Dr. D. Francisco-Javier Herrero Hernández, quien prologa la obra con palabras y juicios que ya revelan el alcance de la misma, puesto que “el contento que provoca [el] libro es por haber tomado en serio la labor filosófica de ir a las cosas mismas, en este caso, el esfuerzo de ir al problema radical del hombre y quizá, o muy probablemente, hasta del mismo Dios como objeto principal de la investigación […]” (p. 20). Consideramos que en estas pocas palabras quedaría concentrado, tal vez, el propósito perseguido en el presente texto.