bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Toward an Improved Understanding of Agile Project Governance
Authors: Lappi Teemu , Karvonen Teemu , Lwakatare Lucy Ellen , Aaltonen Kirsi , Kuvaja Pasi
Published: October 2018

The purpose of this study is to provide understanding of project governance practices in agile projects. A systematic review of the previous agile literature is conducted to identify and categorize agile project governance practices, which are synthesized in a six-dimensional framework. The study contributes to the literature by contrasting traditional and agile project governance practices and by identifying new practices emerging in agile projects, while also noting remaining gaps in knowledge. The implications of this study enable managers to identify and apply feasible governance practices that can support better agile project performance.
Interventions to improve retention-in-care and treatment adherence among patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis: a systematic review
Authors: Law Stephanie , Daftary Amrita , O'Donnell Max , Padayatchi Nesri , Calzavara Liviana , Menzies Dick
Published: October 2018

The global loss to follow-up (LTFU) rate among drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) patients remains high at 15%. We conducted a systematic review to explore interventions to reduce LTFU during DR-TB treatment.

We searched for studies published between January 2000 and December 2017 that provided any form of psychosocial or material support for patients with DR-TB. We estimated point estimates and 95% confidence intervals of the proportion LTFU. We performed subgroup analyses and pooled estimates using an exact binomial likelihood approach.

We included 35 DR-TB cohorts from 25 studies, with a pooled proportion LTFU of 17 (12–23)%. Cohorts that received any form of psychosocial or material support had lower LTFU rates than those that received standard care. Psychosocial support throughout treatment,viacounselling sessions or home visits, was associated with lower LTFU rates compared to when support was provided through a limited number of visits or not at all.

Our review suggests that psychosocial support should be provided throughout DR-TB treatment in order to reduce treatment LTFU. Future studies should explore the potential of providing self-administered therapy complemented with psychosocial support during the continuation phase.
What is early COPD and why is it important?
Authors: Soriano Joan B. , Polverino Francesca , Cosio Borja G.
Published: October 2018

There is increasing interest in the origins of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), as it is envisaged that preventive efforts and treatment can modify its clinical course. The concept of early COPD is not new, but it has recently regained interest, given new population data, recent cellular and molecular advances and insights from clinical trials. To date, many knowledge gaps in the nature of early COPD still exist, mainly because COPD has always been considered a disease of the elderly, and little attention has been paid to the pathological changes occurring in the lungs of individuals at risk before they develop clinically evident COPD. Future studies should focus on identifying early pathological manifestations of COPD in order to prevent its progression in susceptible individuals. In this review, we aim to summarise what is known on early COPD, from the epidemiological, cellular and clinical perspectives.
Tuberculosis in the European Union and European Economic Area: a survey of national tuberculosis programmes
Authors: Collin Simon M. , de Vries Gerard , Lönnroth Knut , Migliori Giovanni Battista , Abubakar Ibrahim , Anderson Sarah R. , Zenner Dominik
Published: October 2018

How many European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA) countries have national tuberculosis (TB) control plans/strategies, and what are the priority actions/populations and barriers to implementation?

In order to answer this question, a survey of EU/EEA national TB programme leads was undertaken.

The response rate was 100% (31 countries). 55% of countries reported having a national TB strategy, all of which were in implementation; five countries were preparing a strategy. 74% had a defined organisational TB control structure with central coordination and 19% had a costed programme budget; few organisational structures included patient/civil society representation. The most frequently mentioned priority TB control actions were: reaching vulnerable population groups (80%), screening for active TB in high-risk groups (63%), implementing electronic registries (60%), contact tracing and outbreak investigation (60%), and tackling multidrug-resistant TB (60%). Undocumented migrants were the most commonly (46%) identified priority population. Perceived obstacles to implementation included barriers related to care recipients (lack of TB knowledge, treatment seeking/adherence), care providers (including need for specialist training of nurses and doctors) and health system constraints (funding, communication between healthcare and social care systems).

This survey has provided an insight into TB control programmes across the EU/EEA that will inform the development of a TB strategy toolkit for member states.
Pulmonary mucinous adenocarcinomas: a clinicopathologic series with emphasis on the prognostic significance of spread through alveolar spaces, and presence of solid growth component
Authors: Paulk Adina , Tavora Fabio , Burke Allen
Published: October 2018

Background

Mucinous adenocarcinoma is often considered a relatively poor prognostic group among adenocarcinomas of the lung and has a high rate of pulmonary recurrence. Pathologic parameters predicting poor outcome have not been extensively studied, including the presence of spread through alveolar spaces (STAS).

Methods

We retrospectively studied time to lung recurrence and time to distant metastasis in 30 mucinous lung tumors, in relationship to histologic parameters, including spread through alveolar spaces, tumor size, invasive size, % invasive size, growth pattern (solid or cribriform, acinar, papillary, micropapillary, and lepidic), type of mucin-producing cell, and TTF-1 positivity.

Results

Median follow-up was 40 months. There were 7 patients (23%) with lung recurrence (mean 22 months) and 7 (23%) with distant metastases (mean 3.7 months). Columnar / goblet cell type was inversely correlated with TTF-1 expression (p = 0.01). The only pathologic parameters associated with outcome were STAS for lung recurrence (p = .005) and solid/cribriform growth (≥ 20% of tumor) for distant metastasis (p = 0.003).

Conclusions

Mucinous adenocarcinomas of the lung are similar to non-mucinous prognostically, in that STAS and solid growth are poor prognosticators, for local and distant recurrence, respectively. The growth patterns of mucinous adenocarcinomas should be reported similar to reporting of non-mucinous adenocarcinomas.
A novel nano-iron supplement to safely combat iron deficiency and anaemia in young children: The IHAT-GUT double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial protocol
Authors: Pereira Dora I.A. , Mohammed Nuredin I. , Ofordile Ogochukwu , Camara Famalang , Baldeh Bakary , Mendy Thomas , Sanyang Chilel , Jallow Amadou T. , Hossain Ilias , Wason James , Prentice Andrew M.
Published: October 2018

Background: Iron deficiency and its associated anaemia (IDA) are the leading forms of micronutrient malnutrition worldwide. Here we describe the rationale and design of the first clinical trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of an innovative nano iron supplement, iron hydroxide adipate tartrate (IHAT), for the treatment of IDA in young children (IHAT-GUT trial). Oral iron is often ineffective due to poor absorption and/or gastrointestinal adverse effects. IHAT is novel since it is effectively absorbed whilst remaining nanoparticulate in the gut, therefore should enable supplementation with fewer symptoms.

Methods:IHAT-GUT is a three-arm, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled phase II trial conducted in Gambian children 6-35 months of age. The intervention consists of a 12-week supplementation with either IHAT, ferrous sulphate (both at doses bioequivalent to 12.5 mgFe/day) or placebo. The trial aims to include 705 children with IDA who will be randomly assigned (1:1:1) to each arm. The primary objectives are to test non-inferiority of IHAT in relation to ferrous sulphate at treating IDA, and to test superiority of IHAT in relation to ferrous sulphate and non-inferiority in relation to placebo in terms of diarrhoea incidence and prevalence. Secondary objectives are mechanistic assessments, to test whether IHAT reduces the burden of enteric pathogens, morbidity, and intestinal inflammation, and that it does not cause detrimental changes to the gut microbiome, particularly in relation toLactobacillaceae,BifidobacteriaceaeandEnterobacteriaceae.

Discussion:This trial will test the hypothesis that supplementation with IHAT eliminates iron deficiency and improves haemoglobin levels without inducing gastrointestinal adverse effects. If shown to be the case, this would open the possibility for further testing and use of IHAT as a novel iron source for micronutrient intervention strategies in resource-poor countries, with the ultimate aim to help reduce the IDA global burden.

Registration:This trial is registered at clinicaltrials.gov (NCT02941081).
The Study of the Concept of a Derivative in Classes with Different Profiles
Authors: Пестерева Вера , Pestereva Vera , Черемных Елена , Cheremnyh Elena
Published: October 2018

The article considers general approaches and methodological features of studying the concept of derivative in a profi le school. In particular, the general scheme for introducing the concept of a derivative is supplemented by comments that reveal the tasks and content of each stage; examples of profi le-oriented problems are given. Particular attention is paid to the specifi cs of the teacher’s work in the class, whose students have a diff erent profile orientation: the didactic materials and methodological recommendations for studying the derivative based on the use of the project method are off ered.
A Predictive Continuum Dynamic User-Optimal Model for the Simultaneous Departure Time and Route Choice Problem in a Polycentric City
Authors: Lin Zhi-Yang , Wong S. C. , Zhang Peng , Choi Keechoo
Published: October 2018

This study develops a predictive continuum dynamic user-optimal model for the simultaneous departure time and route choice problem through a variational inequality (VI) approach. A polycentric urban city with multiple central business districts (CBDs) is considered, and travelers are classified into different classes according to their destinations (i.e., CBDs). The road network within the modeling city is assumed to be sufficiently dense and can be viewed as a continuum. A predictive dynamic user-optimal (PDUO) model has been previously used to model traffic flow with a given traffic demand distribution, in which travelers choose the routes that minimize the actual travel cost to the CBD. In this work, we combine the departure time choice with the PDUO model to study the simultaneous departure time and route choice problem. The user-optimal departure time principle is satisfied, which states that for each origin–destination pair, the total costs incurred by travelers departing at any time are equal and minimized. We then present an equivalent VI and solve it using the projection method after discretization based on unstructured meshes. A numerical experiment for an urban city with two CBDs is presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of the numerical algorithm.
Design and Manufacturing of Shuttlecock Throwing Robot
Authors: Budale Somesh , Dhanrale Akshay , Joshi Akhilesh , Matekar Sanjay
Published: October 2018

Shuttlecocks are a common source of entertainment and sport, although the physics behind these shuttlecocks is often taken for granted. Shuttlecock operates under two main physical concepts, projectile motion and mass distribution. As shuttlecock throwing is a major sport in Vietnam, so we developed a robot for the same. This paper consists of Design, Manufacturing and Analysis of Shuttlecock Throwing Robot for various elevation, angle and range. It consists of design and fabrication of Chassis, Shuttlecock Throwing Mechanism, Shuttlecock passing mechanism and PCB circuit board. Also various results and data is concluded after testing the robot.
Performance Enhancement of Solar Still using Energy Storage Material
Authors: Bhalavi Jyoti , Saini Ruchika
Published: October 2018

Desalination of seawater and brackish water is an issue of concern of many researchers in today’s scenario. Solar energy is realizable, simple, profitable choice for water distillation. The present experimental study shows the effect of different operating parameters (water depth, solar radiation, energy storage materials) on a single slope plane
solar still. An improvement of distillate output of solar still has been recorded using energy storage material. A comparison between the modified still and conventional still was carried out under the same climate conditions with 5 cm depth of water. The effect of sensible heat storage material have been investigated. The average distilled water production achieved was 2065 ml/m2/day.
Negotiating the Relationship Human – Non-Human as a Question of Meaning in Twentieth Century Iranian Authenticity Discourse: The Role of Ǧalāl Āl-e Aḥmad’s Essay West Infection
Authors: Gösken Urs
Published: October 2018

The present article investigates the intellectual and discursive orientation of the culture-critical essay West Infection by the twentieth century Iranian writer Ǧalāl Āl-e Aḥmad (1923–1969). In doing so, it likewise discusses the question of why this particular text was to have so deep and lasting an effect in redirecting the sociocultural modernization debate among Iranian intellectuals from a mainly developmentalist discourse to one about the issues of authenticity and identity. While considering Āl-e Aḥmad’s essay as raising a question of meaning – more specifically the question of human being’s meaning in the face of dehumanization under the spell of technological ‘Westernization’ –, we critically examine, in the course of our study, former interpretive approaches that define Āl-e Aḥmad’s text as reflecting influence on the author of existentialist philosophy. At the same time, we also address scholarly discussions of West Infection that regard it as a manifestation of nativism or leftist anti-capitalism. Rather than trying, in our turn, to pin down what Āl-e Aḥmad has to say to any given ideological or philosophical doctrine, we attempt to understand the use by Āl-e Aḥmad, in his essay, of terms such as ‘authenticity’, ‘alienation’, ‘identity’ and ‘religion’ – some of which are highly evocative of existentialism and of nativism indeed – as constitutive of a discourse that – for all the arguable influence on it of modern ideologies and philosophies – deserves to be treated as a word in its own right in the debate about Iran’s sociocultural situation.
Generalized Fibonacci groupsH(r,n,s) that are connected labelled oriented graph groups
Authors: Williams Gerald
Published: October 2018

The class of connected Labelled Oriented Graph (LOG) groups coincides with the class of fundamental groups of complements of closed, orientable 2-manifolds embedded inS4{S^{4}}, and so contains all knot groups. We investigate when Campbell and Robertson’s generalized Fibonacci groupsH⁢(r,n,s){H(r,n,s)}are connected LOG groups. In doing so, we use the theory of circulant matrices to calculate the Betti numbers of their abelianizations. We give an almost complete classification of the groupsH⁢(r,n,s){H(r,n,s)}that are connected LOG groups. All torus knot groups and the infinite cyclic group arise and we conjecture that these are the only possibilities. As a corollary we show thatH⁢(r,n,s){H(r,n,s)}is a 2-generator knot group if and only if it is a torus knot group.
Numerical Stability with Help from Entropy: Solving a Set of 13 Moment Equations for Shock Tube Problem
Authors: Zinner Carl Philipp , Öttinger Hans Christian
Published: October 2018

The shock structures of a 13 moment generalized hydrodynamics system of rarefied gases are simulated. These are first order hyperbolic equations derived from the Boltzmann equation. The investigated moment system stands out due to having an entropy evolution. In addition, a particular interest arises from the fact that the equations not only contain nonconservative products, but also provide the key to solving this mathematical and numerical issue by means of a simple substitution utilizing the physical entropy evolution. The apparent success of this method warrants investigation and provides a new perspective and starting point for finding general approaches to nonconservative products and irreversible processes. Furthermore, the system shows physically accurate results for low Mach numbers and is able to reveal the nonequilibrium entropy profile across a shock wave.
The South Indian hedgehog Paraechinus nudiventris (Horsfield, 1851): review of distribution data, additional localities and comments on habitat and conservation
Authors: Kumar Brawin , Togo Jacques , Singh Ranjit
Published: October 2018

The South Indian hedgehog Paraechinus nudiventris (Horsfield, 1851) is one of the least studied, small mammals endemic to India. Although it is listed as Least Concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), its distribution is still unknown due to the paucity of data. This study reports the distribution data of the South Indian hedgehogs from 16 districts in Tamil Nadu, India. The distribution records were retrieved from field surveys, published records, interviews, trade survey, local newspaper reports and museum specimens. From 2012 to 2017, there were 103 localities and 18 live sightings recorded. Its major habitats are grassland, shrubs around urban landscapes, small hillocks and thorny shrubs. In Tamil Nadu, it is found at low elevations; in sandy patches, dry areas and on scrub dominated plains. Hunting, habitat loss, roadkill and local trade were found to be the main threats responsible for the species’ declining population. This study discusses details such as distribution, habitat and ongoing threats, with a view to contributing to future species conservation and legislative decision-making.
Laser-induced thermoelectric effects in electrically biased nanoscale constrictions
Authors: Mennemanteuil Marie-Maxime , Colas-des-Francs Gérard , Buret Mickaël , Dasgupta Arindam , Cuadrado Alexander , Alda Javier , Bouhelier Alexandre
Published: October 2018

Electrically biased metal nanostructures are at the core of innovative multifunctional integrated devices that control the flow of electrons and photons at the nanoscale. They are based on plasmonic structures that create strongly confined fields, typically associated with large temperature gradients. These thermal effects may generate artifact responses detrimental to the desired operation. We show here how a biasing polarity and a local optical excitation asymmetry of a generic geometry – a nanoscale constriction – interplay thermally to modify the diffusive electron transport in out-of-equilibrium conditions. Our experimental results are accompanied with computational electromagnetism and multiphysics simulations.
Image of Tarpeia on Roman Coins
Authors: Vacinová Lenka
Published: October 2018

Relatively rare representations of the Punishment of Tarpeia on Roman Republican denarii and in Basilica Aemilia Frieze are discussed considering the historical background and literary records, and they are confronted with iconographical schemes and parallels from the Greek mythology regarding them as potential original models.
Commemorative medals of the St. Florian Chapel in Kladno
Authors: Pařízková Kateřina
Published: October 2018

Two commemorative medals in the Numismatic Department of the National Museum are recently connected with foundation of the Loretto Chapel in Hájek by the Žďárský family of Žďár in 1623. The presented article documents changes in attribution in favor of the St. Florian Chapel in Kladno (1630), based on studies in written sources. Although it is not possible to specify the exact date for both of these commemorative medals, it is undoubted that they represent very rare pieces. The dies for them were produced around 1751 very likely, in time of reconstruction of the original chapel in Kladno on the basis of plans by K. I. Dientzenhofer.
Between conflict and consensus: Why democracy needs conflicts and why communities should delimit their intensity
Authors: Horváth Szilvia
Published: October 2018

The contemporary agonist thinker, Chantal Mouffe argues that conflicts are constitutive of politics. However, this position raises the question that concerns the survival of order and the proper types of conflicts in democracies. Although Mouffe is not consensus-oriented, consensus plays a role in her theory when the democratic order is at stake. This suggests that there is a theoretical terrain between the opposing poles of conflict and consensus. This can be discussed with the help of concepts and theories that seem to be standing between the two, namely compromise, debate and the borders of democracy. I will argue that we can reveal this position with the theoretical analysis of compromise in the works of F. R. Ankersmit on the historical origin of representative democracy, and Amy Gutmann and Dennis Thompson on the role of compromise in divided communities. J. S. Mill’s view of colliding opinions offers a moderate agonistic understanding of politics, while the concept of debate plays a similar role for Márton Szabó, a contemporary Hungarian political theorist. Finally, Mouffe’s position stands at the conflictual end of this spectrum, although conflicts are delimited on the normative ground of democracy.
Politics contra the functionalisation of man – Hannah Arendt’s problematic investigation of ideology and labour
Authors: Schönfelder Anna-Sophie
Published: October 2018

Hannah Arendt suggests the pivotal problems of modern society to be man’s susceptibility to ideological patterns of thought and behaviour and the compulsion under which he performs labour. Her depiction of these phenomena can however be seen as rather one-dimensional. Since the redemptive concept of politics which she proposes as a kind of worldly realm for unconstrained human relationships, is based upon her fragile analyses of ideology and labour, this concept’s persuasive power is limited. Arendt’s striking powers of observation are more effective in areas where social domination is taken to the extreme, whereas in the face of basic social constraints she seems to be perplexed.
Der Sinn des Lebens...
Authors: Viol Patrick
Published: October 2018

Der Artikel beginnt damit, die vermeintlich kritische These, die Identitätspolitik sei verantwortlich für den Rechtspopulismus, als einen Offenbarungseid politischer Urteilskraft darzustellen. Im zweiten Schritt wird Richard Sennetts Buch Der flexible Mensch dafür kritisiert, dass er eine fetischistische Kapitalismuskritik betreibt, die sich vor der Kritik der Lohnarbeit scheut. Sennett bietet theoretisch die Flucht in die Gemeinschaft als Ausweg aus den scheinbar erst seit dem Ende des Fordismus sinnlos gewordenen Verhältnissen an. Der Artikel zeigt, warum diesen Ausweg zu nehmen keine gute Idee ist, auch wenn er gerade in Mode ist. Als weiterführendes Ergebnis der Beschäftigung mit Sennett wird gezeigt, dass die Kritiker_innen der Identitätspolitik die gegenwärtige Konfrontationsweise der Gewalt des Kapitalverhältnisses verkennen und ignorieren wie Subjekte sie bewältigen müssen. Damit soll zugleich der Zusammenhang von Liberalisierung und politischer Regression erhellt werden.
Cubic Perovskite Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3: A Damage Tolerant, Machinable, and Thermal barrier coating material
Authors: Hadi M.A. , Islam M.N. , Babu M.H.
Published: October 2018

In this article, we use first-principles density functional theory (DFT), with plane-wave pseudopotentials, to calculate the structural, mechanical, thermal, electronic, and bonding properties of the cubic perovskite Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3. The results are compared with those of some isostructural compounds. The optimised lattice constant agrees fairly well with the experimental value. Mechanical stability is verified for this compound. This perovskite is damage-tolerant, as it is ductile according to all indicators. The machinability level of this substance is similar to that of the well-known MAX phases. Low thermal conductivity, better thermal shock resistance, low Debye temperature, and high melting temperature of Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3 should favour its use as thermal barrier coating (TBC) material. Dual characteristics of a weak metal and a semiconductor are expected for this material. Covalent bonding is significant in this cubic perovskite. The Fermi surface is very complex and contains a Fermi pocket around each X-point.
Single-crystal structure of pyrite-type HP-Pd0.84(1)Se2 prepared by high-pressure/ high-temperature synthesis
Authors: Selb Elisabeth , Tribus Martina , Heymann Gunter
Published: October 2018

At ambient conditions, PdSe2 dichalcogenides crystallize in the layered PdS2-type structure. If pressure is applied, the coordination number of palladium atoms increases and the three-dimensional pyrite-type structure with octahedral (PdSe6)4− coordination geometry is observed. For the first time, single crystals of a pyrite-type PdSe2 modification could be obtained and characterized, which were grown by multianvil high-pressure/high-temperature synthesis at 7.5 GPa and 1023 K. The crystals show the expected pyrite-type space group Pa3̅ (no. 205) and refinement results of a=613.26(3) pm, R1=0.0233, and wR2=0.0247 (all data) were received for HP-Pd0.84(1)Se2. The single-crystal data revealed significant defect formation on the palladium site with 16% vacancies, which is in line with the orthorhombic PdX
2-type high-pressure polymorphs HP-Pd0.94(1)S2 and HP-Pd0.88(1)Se2. The tendency of vacancy formation on the palladium site could also be verified by EDX measurements.
Austerity, Labor Market Reform and the Growth of Precarious Employment in Greece during the Eurozone Crisis
Authors: Kennedy Geoff
Published: October 2018

This article examines the relationship between structural reforms commonly referred to as austerity and the growth of precarious labour in Greece. It argues that, in contrast to the proponents of labour market flexibility, the liberalisation of labour markets, employment protection systems, social protection systems and collective bargaining institutions have not increased employment in Greece or minimised the growth of precarious employment. Rather, liberalising structural reforms have resulted in the creation of the very precarity its proponents claim is the product of rigid labour markets, and they have failed to significantly reduce existing levels of unemployment and increasing employment rates.
The Trade-Labour Nexus: Global Value Chains and Labour Provisions in European Union Free Trade Agreements
Authors: Barbu Mirela , Campling Liam , Smith Adrian , Harrison James , Richardson Ben
Published: October 2018

Labour standards provisions contained within the European Union’s (EU) free trade agreements (FTAs) are a major iteration of attempts to regulate working conditions in the global economy. This article develops an analysis of how the legal and institutional mechanisms established by these FTAs intersect with global value chain governance dynamics in counoutries with contrasting political economies. The article formulates an original analytical framework to explore how governance arrangements and power relations between lead firms in core markets and suppliers in FTA signatory countries shape and constrain the effectiveness of labour provisions in FTAs. This analysis demonstrates how the common framework of labour provisions in EU trade agreements, when applied in a uniform manner across differentiated political-economic contexts, face serious difficulties in creating meaningful change for workers in global value chains.
Pieranna Garavaso and Nicla Vassallo, Frege on Thinking and Its Epistemic Significance
Authors: Davidaviciute Rasa
Published: October 2018

Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2015.

125 + viii pages. $87 Hardcover. ISBN 978-0-739-17838-6.

Reviewed by Rasa Davidaviciute.
Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia Mediates Links Between Borderline Personality Disorder Symptoms and Both Aggressive and Violent Behavior
Authors: Thomson Nicholas D. , Beauchaine Theodore P.
Published: October 2018

Although emotion dysregulation (ED) is a core symptom of borderline personality disorder (BPD), tests of associations between ED and aggression and violence—which are common to BPD—are sparse. The authors evaluated mediating effects of an autonomic vulnerability to ED on links between BPD symptoms and (a) reactive aggression, (b) proactive aggression, and (c) histories of interpersonal violence in a sample of young adults (N = 104), ages 18–22 years. Low baseline respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) mediated the association between BPD symptoms and reactive aggression. In contrast, although BPD symptoms were correlated with proactive aggression, no mediational effect was found. In addition, low RSA mediated the association between BPD symptoms and histories of interpersonal violence. Collectively, these findings add evidence that neurobiological vulnerability to ED contributes to aggressive and violent behavior among those with BPD.
The Higher-Order Structure of Schema Modes
Authors: Jacobs Ingo , Lenz Lisa , Wollny Anna , Horsch Antje
Published: October 2018

In schema therapy, modes are proposed as a key concept and main target for treatment of personality disorders. The present study aimed to assess a comprehensive set of 20 modes, to explore their higher-order structure, and to link the mode factors to the generic schema factor and basic personality traits. The sample consisted of N = 533 inpatients. Earlier versions of the Schema Mode Inventory (SMI, SMI-2) were merged into the German Extended SMI (GE-SMI). Item-level confirmatory factor analyses indicated that the structure of 16 out of 20 GE-SMI scales might be unidimensional. Scale-level exploratory factor analysis revealed three hierarchically structured mode factors: internalization, externalization, and compulsivity. Regressing mode factor scores on the Big Five factors and the generic schema factor supported the validity of the mode factors. The hierarchical structure of modes will be linked to the Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology, and implications for case conceptualization and treatment will be discussed.
Ontogeneza pytania „dlaczego” w perspektywie epistemologii genetycznej i jej filozoficzne implikacje
Authors: Duchliński Piotr
Published: October 2018

Pytanie „dlaczego” uważa się za jedno z najważniejszych pytań filozoficznych. Wielu filozofów sądzi, że decyduje ono o profilu i tożsamości dyskursu filozoficznego. Wszelkie zaś próby jego odrzucenia postrzega się jako przejaw tendencji minimalistycznych w badaniach filozoficznych. W artykule przedstawiono poglądy J. Piageta na ontogenezę pytania „dlaczego”. Po ich zrekonstruowaniu ujawniono, jakie implikacje filozoficzne mogą z nich wynikać. Autor artykułu argumentował, że dane ontogenezy mogą odgrywać heurystyczną rolę w formułowaniu tez i hipotez filozoficznych. Mogą one prowadzić do skorygowania niektórych koncepcji pytań filozoficznych, które nie powołują się na żadne dane empiryczne.
Struktura dynamizmu człowieka-osoby w antropologii adekwatnej Karola Wojtyły
Authors: Pala Amadeusz
Published: October 2018

Zagadnienie dynamizmu zajmuje ważne miejsce w antropologii filozoficznej Karola Wojtyły. Jego badania uwzględniają kontekst filozofii bytu oraz filozofii świadomości. Akcentuje znaczenie przeżycia własnej podmiotowości w trakcie dynamizmu.Celem artykułu jest przedstawienie zaproponowanej przez niego struktury ludzkiego dynamizmu. Zawiera ona trzy rodzaje dynamizmu: dynamizm suppositum, dynamizm uczynnień oraz dynamizm czynu. Pierwszy ujmowany jest w polu metafizycznym, dwa kolejne w polu fenomenologicznym. W ramach tej struktury ukazano także rolę, jaką pełni fieri, oznaczające skierowanie dynamizmu na swój podmiot.
Framing Neuroethical Praxis: Wojtyła’s Metaphysical Subject and its Modernist Cartesian Variants
Authors: Larrivee Denis , Echarte Luis
Published: October 2018

Numerous neuroethical quandaries today mark concerns over the normative propriety of corporal intervention in the nervous system. At the center of the debates is the question of how the human subject is understood. Accounts influenced by Cartesian metaphysics separate the subject into his immaterial and material manifestations, yielding ethical approaches that devalue the body and neural architecture. Contemporary neuroscience, on the one hand, proposes that the subject is purely a physiological creation, whereas posthumanism privileges the isolated ego on the other; both, thereby, validate an arbitrary neuroethical praxis. By anchoring neuroethics in the metaphysical subject Wojtyła proposes a fundamental corrective to these metaethical approaches, and the promise of a new praxis for corporal intervention in the brain.
Karola Wojtyły krytyka koncepcji osoby Maxa Schelera
Authors: Biesaga Tadeusz
Published: October 2018

Artykuł rekonstruuje Karola Wojtyły krytykę koncepcji osoby, świadomości, przeżycia etycznego autorstwa Maxa Schelera. Scheler, zdaniem Wojtyły, oderwał w swej etyce świadomość od istnienia osoby, zacieśnił przeżycie etyczne do emocjonalnego przeżywania wartości, wyrugował osobowe sprawstwo czynu, normatywne funkcjonowanie sumienia, powinność moralną, wartości etyczne, czyli zniekształcił właściwe rozumienie dobra moralnego i jego praktyczną realizację.Osoba, według krakowskiego myśliciela, nie jest sumą świadomych przeżyć, ale realnie istniejącym bytem, aktualizującym się w aktach poznania i w aktach działania. Świadomość nie może być oderwana od realnego istnienia osoby, gdyż jest jej aktem. Przeżycie etyczne to nie tylko doznanie treści wartości, ale doświadczenie powinności moralnej, nakazu sumienia, doświadczenie tego, że jestem sprawcą czynu.W sumie propozycja etyki Schelera, zdaniem jej krytyka, nie nadaje się do adekwatnego wyjaśnienia postępowania moralnego, do ukazania realnej sprawczości osoby i jej doskonalenia się poprzez czyn.
NEO-LIBERAL TOUCHES TO THE TOWN: READING LIFE IN ISTANBUL ATAŞEHIR THROUGH BOURDIVIN THEORY
Authors: ARAS Lerzan
Published: October 2018

After 2000 the neo-liberal policies caused a huge
investment in Istanbul. This new entrepreneurial freedom created an
irreversible profit arena in construction sector. Ataşehir was one of the high
spots with its localization and instant connection to the down town. Soon the
contractors started with luxurious branded houses, with gates around them, very
secure but also alienated. Before they started, the area was already full with
several apartments either constructed by TOKİ, or free contractors and they
mostly addressed to middle income class. Now, the whole area seems to have lost
its identity, as two different classes try to sustain their daily habits.
According to Bourdieu’s field theory, against the dominance of ‘economic capital’,
there is always a ‘symbolic capital’ which can make a difference. This study
aims to put forth the resistance and quarrel of 2 different classes in the
area, their habitus and questions whether a symbolic capital can be superior
over an economic power when ‘life’ comes into question.
DİVÂN VE HALK ŞİİRİNİN ŞAHIS DÜNYASI
Authors: AKKAYA Mehmet
Published: October 2018

Divan
ve halk şiiri, Türk şiirinin aynı kaynaktan doğmuş iki ırmağı gibidir.
Şiirlerde farklı özellikleriyle kişi adları geçmektedir. Yaklaşık altı asır
varlığını sürdüren bir edebiyatın ürünlerinin kaynağı da oldukça
zengindir.  Bir milletin ortak zevkini
yansıtan bu iki şiir anlayışı, beslendiği kaynak itibariyle ortaklık arz eder.
Ancak geliştiği coğrafî çevreler itibariyle mahalli farklılıklar göstermesi
olağandır.Divan
şiirinin beslendiği en önemli kaynak, Kur’an’daki kıssalardır. Bu itibarla
kıssalarda geçen peygamber hikâyeleri şiiri beslemiştir. Peygamber mucizelerinin
öneminden dolayı bu isimlerin yoğunluğu dikkati çekmektedir. Halk şiiri de aynı
nedenlerle bu isimleri şiire dâhil eder. Ayrıca şâirlerin hayatında yer edinen
gündelik tiplerin de şiirde varlığı söz konusudur. Şiirin şahıs
kadrosu;·        
Tarihî Şahsiyetler·        
Tarihî- Efsanevî Şahsiyetler·        
Dinî Şahsiyetler·        
Şâirler·        
Masal- Hikâye Kahramanları ·        
Gündelik TiplerBaşlıkları
altında değerlendirilmiştir. Daha ziyade şehir kültürünün etkisiyle klasik
anlayışa sahip divan şiirinde kişilerin, mucize- keramet, kahramanlık gibi
mutlaka bir özellik taşımaları dikkati çeker. 
Tarihî ve dinî kişilerin şiirde varlığı kendisini belirgin şekilde
hissettirir. Her iki şiir şubesi de benzer anlayışa sahiptir. Tarihî-
Efsanevî Şahsiyetler bahsinde şiirimizi özellikle eski İranlıların etkilediği
görülecektir. Hükümdar ve devlet adamları bahsinde ayını kişiler şiire
girmişken, IV. Murad’ın halk şiirinde baskınlığı dikkati çekmektedir. Hikâye-
masal kahramanlarına bakıldığında her iki şiir şubesinde de tartışmasız
isimler, Leylâ ile Mecnûn’dur. Bu
çalışmada divan ve halk şiirinde adı geçen isimler ve bu isimlerin hangi
özellikleriyle şiire girdikleri tartışılmış ve değerlendirilmiştir.
Curves According to the Successor Frame in Euclidean 3-Space
Authors: MASAL Melek
Published: October 2018

In the present study, the successor formulae of the successor curves defined by Menninger [1] are given. Then, by defining the successor planes, the geometric meanings of the successor curvatures are investigated and the relations across the components of the position vectors of successor curves are found. Furthermore, in this study, it is proven that lies in the 3rd.type successor plane,  lies in the 1st type successor plane and by defining the involute-evolute S-pair, the distance between the corresponding points of these curves is found.
SULUCA KARAHÖYÜK’TEN BİR KUŞ BİÇİMLİ KAP ÜZERİNE BAZI DÜŞÜNCELER
Authors: ÇİZİKCİ Semih Yaşar
Published: October 2018

Kappadokya’nın merkezinde,
Nevşehir’in Hacıbektaş İlçesi’nde konumlanan Suluca Karahöyük Höyüğü’nde
keşfedilmiş kuş biçimli kap, Anadolu’da bulunan bu tip kaplara bir yenisi
eklenmiştir. Suluca Karahöyük kuş biçimli kabı, tip ve mal özellikleri
bakımından Erken Tunç Çağ II ve III örnekleriyle tarihlenebilmektedir.
Örneğimize benzeyen ve karşılaştırma olanağı sunan kuş biçimli kabın en yakın
örnekleri Kıbrıs, Batı Anadolu, Kiklad Adaları ve Balkanlar’da açığa
çıkarılmıştır. Bu merkezlerden çıkan az sayıdaki kuş biçimli kaplarla tipolojik
açıdan uyum içerisinde olduğu görülmektedir. Suluca Karahöyük kuş biçimli kabı,
biçimsel ve oransal açıdan gerçekçi üslupla yapılmış olmakla birlikte, boyut
itibariyle oldukça küçüktür. Bütün bu özellikleri dikkate alındığında, kabın
işlevi konusunda bazı önerilerde bulunmamıza olanak vermektedir. Bunlar
fonksiyonel ve kültsel olarak iki kategoride ele alınabilir. Literatürde
genellikle riton olarak kabul edilen bu tip eserlerin, Suluca Karahöyük
örneğinde olduğu gibi bazı özelliklerinden dolayı farklı kullanım alanların da
olabileceği görüldüğünden, bu tarz eserlerin yeni kullanım alanlarının da
olabileceği önerisi getirilmeye çalışılmıştır.
FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION: HOW THE INTERNET OF THINGS INFLUENCESON INDUSTRIAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS?
Authors: Trachuk A. V. , Linder N. V.
Published: October 2018

Empirical research is devoted to influence of quality and value of relationship of partners on acceptance of the Internet-of-Things (IoT) technologies. Research is based on carrying out interview in selection of 51 companies (157 respondents).Transformation of relationship of the industrial companies in the B2B markets as a result of introduction of technology of the Internet of things is shown. It is shown that the IoT technologies influence transformation of norms of relationship among which a key role play: information exchange, technical feasibility, flexibility, openness, technological acceptance, trust, lack of opportunism, monitoring of behavior of partners. IntroductionofIoTaddsonemorekeyinterrelationhavingnatureofblastingtechnology – information. Further it will demand “information as service” model development.Key characteristics of quality, and also function of value of the relationship, influencing acceptance by the companies of the IoT technologies are allocated. Рractical recommendations about application of the received results of research are presented.
THE CONCEPT OF A SYSTEMS APPROACH TO MANAGEMENT AS THE BASIS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN MANAGEMENT
Authors: Tebekin A. V.
Published: October 2018

The content of the concept of a systems approach to management and technology of its development is described on the basis of the theory of operations research. The dynamics of the development of applied management directions emerged based on the concept of a system approach to management, such as: organization management, production management, innovative management, logistics, strategic management, quality management, personnel management, financial management, project management. The regularities of cyclic repetition of the features of the concept of the system approach within the framework of the repetitive phases of the cycle of economic activity are demonstrated. Kondratieff. The repetition of the features of the concept of the system approach to management in the management concept of the 2050s is predicted.
SCHOOL OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AS THE BASIC FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN BUSINESS STRATEGIES
Authors: Tebekin A. V.
Published: October 2018

From the modern positions of market development, the place of the school of human resources management in the evolutionary scheme of the school of modern management is considered. Comparison of the model positions of the school of human relations and the model of the human resources school is given. The contents of the basic postulates of the school of human resources management are considered in detail, including: the attitude to the human factor as a source of the enterprise's income; creation of conditions for the development of each employee; integration of personnel policy of the enterprise into the general policy of the enterprise and into the social and economic policy adopted in the society; professional development and training of competent and interested employees; development of social partnership through democratization of governance; improving the quality of working life by enriching the content of work. The prospects of using these postulates in the formation and development of modern business strategies are shown.
INDICATORS OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE CUSTOMS BODIES OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION IN THE CONTEXT OF IMPLEMENTING THE CONCEPT "TEN STEPS TOWARDS BUSINESS"
Authors: Skudarnova A. D. , Razhivina D. D.
Published: October 2018

The article is devoted to the problems of interaction between customs authorities and participants in foreign economic activity, ways of developing the customs system and supporting business through the introduction of modern information technologies, a comparative analysis of key indicators of assessing the quality of customs services in accordance with the road map " 10 steps towards the business "and the indicators presented in the existing system for assessing the performance of customs bodies of Russia Federation.
Differential approach to diagnosis and treatment of tendinites, enthesites and degenerative arthropathies
Authors: Samartsev V. A. , Kadyntsev I. V.
Published: October 2018

Aim. To improve the results of treatment of periarticular tissue diseases and degenerative arthropathies at the expense of differential use of modern technologies.

Materials and methods. During the period of 2010–2017, examination and treatment of 10608 patients, suffering from the locomotor diseases, was carried out. There were 5792 (54,6 %) patients with degenerative arthropathies and 4816 (45,4 %) patients with tendinites and enthesites of different localization.

Results. The long-term results of treatment with chondroprotector Alflutop, used in complex therapy of 1969 (33,9 %) patients with arthropathies were studied for the period from 1 to 3 years. Pain syndrome was arrested after 4–5 injections. After 8–9 injections of this preparation, no pain syndrome was revealed, movement amplitude in the joint increased, patients returned to their previous work, Lequesne index declined and varied within the range of 3–6 scores. When using hyaluronic acid, pain syndrome was arrested in most cases after 2 injections. After the third injection of preparation, no pain factor was registered, movement amplitude in the joint increased, patients returned to their previous work, Lequesne index declined and varied within 3–6 scores. The long-term results from 1 to 5 years were studied in 1179 (20,3 %) patients.

Conclusions. One-year remission with combined application of chondroprotector and hyaluronic acid was 76,5 %. Two-year and longer remission was 47,6 %. Diagnostic algorithm for locomotor diseases was developed and approach to conservative therapy was differentiated.
Experience of using domestic phytocomplex in treatment of patients with benign hyperplastic processes of reproductive system
Authors: Sandakova E. A. , Rakitina Yu. V. , Kapustina E. Yu. , Kotovskaya E. Yu. , Simonova O. S.
Published: October 2018

Aim. To estimate the clinical efficiency of phytocomplex “Flavopersin”.

Materials and methods. Phytotherapy is one of advanced directions in modern medicine. Fifty women with clinicoechographic signs of benign hyperplastic diseases of reproductive system were examined and treated. The methods of study included: registration of complaints and anamnesis data, standard general clinical examination and gynecological study; instrumental methods of investigation included: pelvic and mammary ultrasound using Siemens Sonoline Elegra with vaginal sensor of 6,5 MHz. The methods of study also contained assessment of pelvic pain and mastalgia by Visual Analogue Scale (VAS).

Results. After completing the therapy during six menstrual cycles, a positive effect in treatment of dysmenorrhea, significant reduction of mastalgia manifestation as well as reliable decrease in anterior-posterior uterine size and optimization of endometrial structure by pelvic US data was reached. Besides, phytocomplex permitted to reduce anxiety, tension, to raise activity, mood, psychological stress tolerance and social adaptation that improved the quality of life among patients.

Conclusions. The therapy, including phytocomplex “Flavopersin” is a method, which promotes intensification of the effect of drug therapy, increases the interval between hormonal therapy courses and, thus, reduces the manifestation of its side effects and improves patients’ health status at the expense of optimization of psycho-emotional status.