bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Trebizond Lectionary (Cod. gr. 21 and 21a) in Russian National Library, Saint Petersburg and Byzantine Art after the Macedonian Renaissance
Authors: ZAKHAROVA Anna
Published: October 2015

Το άρθρο εξετάζει τις μικρογραφίες του λεγόμενου Ευαγγελισταρίου της Τραπεζούντας, που φυλάσσεται στη Ρωσική Εθνική Βιβλιοθήκη, στην Αγία Πετρούπολη. Ενώ η χρονολόγηση του χειρογράφου στο β΄ μισό του 10ου αιώνα είναι ευρέως αποδεκτή, ο τόπος δημιουργίας του παραμένει αβέβαιος. Η συγγραφέας απορρίπτει παλαιότερη υπόθεση, σύμφωνα με την οποία το χειρόγραφο δημιουργήθηκε στη Μικρά Ασία. Κατά την άποψη της, οι μικρογραφίες του Ευαγγελισταρίου της Τραπεζούντας, μαζί με ορισμένα άλλα έργα τέχνης, κυρίως κωνσταντινουπολίτικης προέλευσης, αντιπροσωπεύουν μια εκφραστική αντι-κλασική τάση που εμφανίστηκε στο γ΄ τέταρτο του 10ου αιώνα ως αντίδραση στον κλασικισμό της Μακεδονικής Αναγέννησης.

 
Une nouvelle inscription de Cappadoce du règne de Théodore Ier Laskaris
Authors: KIOURTZIAN Georges
Published: October 2015

Η επιγραφή ανακαλύφθηκε στο μοναστηριακό συγκρότημα του Αρχαγγέλου, κοντά στο χωριό Cemil στην Καππαδοκία. Είναι γραμμένη σε μία μόνο σειρά, στις δύο πλευρές μιας κόγχης, στο εσωτερικό της αψίδας του νότιου κλίτους του ναού. Στην επιγραφή αναφέρονται ο ιερομόναχος Βαρθολομαίος και ο διάκονος Λέων. Ιδιαίτερο ενδιαφέρον παρουσιάζει το όνομα του ζωγράφου, Αρχιγέτας, το οποίο συγκαταλέγεται μεταξύ των πρωιμοτέρων σωζόμενων υπογραφών ζωγράφων του 13ου αι. Η επιγραφή χρονολογείται το 1217/8, επί της βασιλείας του αυτοκράτορα της Νίκαιας, Θεοδώρου Α΄ Λάσκαρη.

 
Ο βυζαντινός ναός του Αγίου Νικολάου στον Έξαρχο Φθιώτδας
Authors: ΒΟΓΙΑΤΖΗΣ Σωτήρης , ΣΥΘΙΑΚΑΚΗ Βασιλική
Published: October 2015

Ο ναός του Αγίου Νικολάου του εν Βουναίνη, κοντά στο χωριό Έξαρχος Λοκρίδας, ανήκει στον τύπο του ελλαδικού απλού τετράστυλου σταυροειδούς εγγεγραμμένου ναού, με ψηλό τρούλο και εξωνάρθηκα, που αποτελεί μεταγενέστερη προσθήκη. Η κόγχη είναι ημιεξαγωνική σε κάτοψη. Ο ναός χωρίζεται από το βήμα με μαρμάρινο τέμπλο, επιχρισμένο σήμερα. Τα περισσότερα στοιχεία του συγκλίνουν σε μια χρονολόγηση γύρω στα τέλη του 12ου ή στις αρχές του 13ου αι. Η ανέγερση του νάρθηκα δεν πρέπει να απέχει χρονικά.
Μνημειακή τοπογραφία της παλαιοχριστιανικής Σύμης
Authors: ΠΑΠΑΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΟΥ Ελένη Κ.
Published: October 2015

Τα παλαιοχριστιανικά μνημεία της Σύμης Δωδεκανήσου εντοπίζονται σε πέντε παραθαλάσσιες θέσεις: δύο βασιλικές στο Νημπορειό, από την οποία η μία διατηρεί τμήμα του ψηφιδωτού δαπέδου και γλυπτά ενσωματωμένα σε μεταγενέστερα κτίσματα (κιονόκρανα, αμφικιονίσκους, αποτμήματα θωρακίων). Η δεύτερη στη θέση της εκκλησίας της Αγίας Ειρήνης διασώζει τμήμα της κεντρικής αψίδας και του νότιου κλίτους, καθώς και αρχιτεκτονικά μέλη. Οι άλλες δύο θέσεις βρίσκονται στο Πέδι και η πέμπτη ταυτίζεται με τη θέση του μοναστηριού του Αρχαγγέλου Μιχαήλ Πανορμίτη, στο καθολικό του οποίου έχουν χρησιμοποιηθεί ενεπίγραφοι μαρμάρινοι κίονες.
Ο γλυπτός διάκοσμος του Ανδρομονάστηρου Μεσσηνίας
Authors: ΒΟΓΙΑΤΖΗΣ Σωτήρης
Published: October 2015

Στο Ανδρομονάστηρο Μεσσηνίας βρίσκονται οκτώ τμήματα γλυπτού διακόσμου από υπόλευκο μάρμαρο: δύο τμήματα επιστυλίων τέμπλων με φυλλοφόρο διάκοσμο, εντοι­χισμένα στο τέμπλο του ναού, ένας λοξότμητος κοσμήτης και ένα επίθημα αμφικιονίσκου, εντοιχισμένα στη βάση του δίλοβου παραθύρου, δύο τμήματα επιστυλίου τέμπλου, ένα τμήμα πεσσίσκου τέμπλου και ένα επίθημα αμφικιονίσκου, εντοιχισμένο στο τέμπλο του παρεκκλησίου. Τα γλυπτά χρονολογούνται στον πρώιμο 12ο αιώνα και παρουσιάζουν ομοιότητες με το τέμπλο του ναού της Σαμαρίνας.
Άγνωστη εικόνα του αγίου Ανδρέα Κρήτης στη Μονεμβασία, έργο του Εμμανουήλ Τζάνε
Authors: ΑΓΡΕΒΗ Μαρία
Published: October 2015

Η εικόνα του αγίου Ανδρέα Κρήτης (διαστ. 160x69,5x2,5 εκ.), αρχικά θύρα παραβήματος άγνωστου ναού, φυλάσσεται στον ναό του Ελκόμενου Χριστού στη Μονεμβασία. Οι ομοιότητες του έργου με θύρες τέμπλων του κρητικού ζωγράφου Εμμανουήλ Τζάνε (περ. 1610-1690), κυρίως δε με τη θύρα με θέμα τον άγιο Γρηγόριο τον Παλαμά στο ναό των Αγίων Ιάσωνος και Σωσιπάτρου στην Κέρκυρα (1654), επιτρέπουν την απόδοσή του στον συγκεκριμένο κρητικό ζωγράφο του 17ου αιώνα.
Η αμφίεση στους παλαιοχριστιανικούς και πρωτοβυζαντινούς χρόνους σε μνημεία της Θεσσαλονίκης
Authors: ΜΑΡΚΗ Ευτέρπη
Published: October 2015

Το άρθρο αναφέρεται στα είδη της ανδρικής και της γυναικείας αμφίεσης, όπως εμφανίζονται στην καλλιτεχνική παραγωγή της Θεσσαλονίκης από τον 3ο έως τον 9ο αι. (ταφική ζωγραφική, ψηφιδωτά Ροτόντας, Αγίου Δημητρίου, Αγίας Σοφίας και ιστορική τοιχογραφία Αγίου Δημητρίου). Διαπιστώνεται ότι η αμφίεση στο Βυζάντιο διατήρησε τα στοιχεία της ρωμαϊκής παράδοσης, με μικρές διαφοροποιήσεις, μέχρι τον 9ο αι.
Ο ναός της Αγίας Άννας στο Ανισαράκι Κανδάνου: Ο κύκλος της αγίας, οι αφιερωτές, η χρονολόγηση
Authors: ΞΑΝΘΑΚΗ Θέτις
Published: October 2015

Οι τοιχογραφίες στον ναό της Αγίας Άννας στο Ανισαράκι Κανδάνου αποτελούν τη μοναδική σωζώμενη, εκτεταμένη ιστόρηση του βίου της αγίας στη βυζαντινή μνημειακή ζωγραφική. Το έργο έχει εκτελεστεί από δύο διακριτούς, άνισους στην τέχνη τους, ζωγράφους του κύκλου του Ιωάννη Παγωμένου και χρονολογείται, σύμφωνα με νέα ανάγνωση της κτητορικής επιγραφής, το 1352. Η παράσταση εννέα δωρητών στο δυτικό τμήμα του ναΐσκου εμπλουτίζει τη γνώση μας για τις ενδυματολογικές προτιμήσεις της εποχής.
Υαλοποιεία και υαλουργεία παλαιοχριστιανικών και βυζαντινών χρόνων στον ελλαδικό χώρο. Τυπολογία και κατανομή
Authors: ΡΑΠΤΗΣ Κωνσταντίνος Θ.
Published: October 2015

Η παρούσα μελέτη αποσκοπεί στην ανίχνευση των τεχνικών της υαλοποιίας και της υαλουργίας κατά τους παλαιοχριστιανικούς και βυζαντινούς χρόνους, στη συγκριτική παρουσίαση των παλαιοχριστιανικών και βυζαντινών υαλοποιείων και υαλουργείων που έχουν εντοπιστεί στον Ελλαδικό χώρο, και στην κατανόηση των τεχνολογικών στοιχείων της παραγωγικής διαδικασίας και της οργάνωσης του χώρου των εγκαταστάσεων με τη βοήθεια γραπτών εικαστικών πηγών.
MinION Analysis and Reference Consortium: Phase 1 data release and analysis
Authors: Ip Camilla L.C. , Loose Matthew , Tyson John R. , de Cesare Mariateresa , Brown Bonnie L. , Jain Miten , Leggett Richard M. , Eccles David A. , Zalunin Vadim , Urban John M. , Piazza Paolo , Bowden Rory J. , Paten Benedict , Mwaigwisya Solomon , Batty Elizabeth M. , Simpson Jared T. , Snutch Terrance P. , Birney Ewan , Buck David , Goodwin Sara , Jansen Hans J. , O'Grady Justin , Olsen Hugh E. ,   MinION Analysis and Reference Consortium
Published: October 2015

The advent of a miniaturized DNA sequencing device with a high-throughput contextual sequencing capability embodies the next generation of large scale sequencing tools. The MinION™ Access Programme (MAP) was initiated by Oxford Nanopore Technologies™ in April 2014, giving public access to their USB-attached miniature sequencing device. The MinION Analysis and Reference Consortium (MARC) was formed by a subset of MAP participants, with the aim of evaluating and providing standard protocols and reference data to the community. Envisaged as a multi-phased project, this study provides the global community with the Phase 1 data from MARC, where the reproducibility of the performance of the MinION was evaluated at multiple sites. Five laboratories on two continents generated data using a control strain of Escherichia coli K-12, preparing and sequencing samples according to a revised ONT protocol. Here, we provide the details of the protocol used, along with a preliminary analysis of the characteristics of typical runs including the consistency, rate, volume and quality of data produced. Further analysis of the Phase 1 data presented here, and additional experiments in Phase 2 of E. coli from MARC are already underway to identify ways to improve and enhance MinION performance.
The Marginal Cost of Risk, Risk Measures, and Capital Allocation
Authors: Bauer Daniel , Zanjani George
Published: October 2015

Financial institutions use risk measures to calculate the marginal capital cost when expanding the exposure to a certain risk within their portfolio. We reverse this approach by calculating the marginal cost based on economic fundamentals for a profit-maximizing firm and then by identifying the risk measure delivering the correct marginal cost. The resulting measure depends on context. Whereas familiar measures can be recovered in some circumstances, other circumstances yield unfamiliar forms. In all cases, the risk preferences of the institution’s claimants determine how the correct risk measure must weight various default states. Our results demonstrate that risk measures used for pricing and performance measurement should be chosen based on economic fundamentals and may not necessarily adhere to the mathematical properties typically imposed in the literature.

This paper was accepted by Jerome B. Detemple, finance.
Dry eye disease (DED): A major public health problem
Authors: Källmark Fredrik
Published: October 2015

Dry eye disease (DED) is a multifactorial condition, which is complex to both diagnose and treat. Knowledge of how to define and diagnose different types of DED has increased in the last 5 to 6 years, but still, outdated methods and a obsolete way of looking at the problem obstruct many patients in obtaining the right diagnosis and treatment. By keeping updated with new research and reports, medical staff can provide the right diagnoses, information and treatment to patients suffering from DED. To define and diagnose DED involves taking a thorough anamnesis, using correct examination of the eye in a proper order. This article aims to give their readers a better understanding of DED and how to define, diagnose and treat dry eye.
Public health action in light of the new hepatitis C treatments
Authors: Jack Kathryn
Published: October 2015

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection remains an important public health concern in the UK. This article presents key messages from the Public Health England (PHE) Hepatitis C in the UK 2015 report, which highlights the increases in morbidity, mortality and health-care service demands. PHE have identified four domains where actions can be implemented to improve patient outcomes: prevention; diagnosis, testing and awareness; treatment and care; and surveillance and research. This article suggests ways in which nurses can contribute to these areas.
Using patient feedback to improve a colorectal enhanced recovery service
Authors: Burch Jennie
Published: October 2015

Introduction

The purpose of this study was to review patients' experiences of a colorectal enhanced recovery pathway to enable service evaluation and improvement.

Method

A short questionnaire was given to patients in the surgical follow-up clinic. Questions covered enhanced recovery topics, from preoperative information through to discharge, and patients' needs at home.

Results

Most patients were satisfied with their care, but there were areas that required improvement, such as the food served at the hospital and the information provided in the enhanced recovery booklet.

Conclusion

Patient's perceptions of care are good, but there are areas still in need of improvement. The findings of this review support what is already known about patients' experiences of enhanced recovery, including high patient satisfaction.
Secure attachment leads to independent learning
Authors: Rose Janet
Published: October 2015

The ‘Attachment aware schools’ partnership in Somerset is highlighting the importance of teachers applying knowledge of attachment theory in class.
Switched on, plugged in? Let pupils take the lead
Authors: Gallagher Rachael
Published: October 2015

Appointing digital leaders among those children who are knowledgeable and at ease with technology has many benefits for both their younger peers and teachers.
Genetic and morphological diversity in Cousinia cylindracea (Asteraceae) populations: Identification of gene pools
Authors: MINAEIFAR AMIR ABBAS , SHEIDAI MASOUD , ATTAR FARIDEH
Published: October 2015

Minaeifar AA, Sheidai M, Attar F. 2015. Genetic and morphological diversity in Cousinia cylindracea (Asteraceae)populations: Identification of gene pools. Biodiversitas 16: 288-294. Cousinia is one of the largest genera in the Asteraceae family. Itcontains 600 to 700 species distributed in Southwest and Central Asia. In Iran with 270 species it is the largest genus after Astragalus,.Cousinia probably is unique in the degree of diversification of all its parts and high numbers of species in restricted area. In thisinvestigation 90 plant specimens of 10 geographical populations of Cousinia cylindracea Boiss. were studied from morphological andgenetic (ISSR) points of view. Both intra and inter-population morphological and genetic variability was observed in the studiedpopulations. ANOVA and CVA tests revealed significant morphological difference among these populations. Similarly, AMOVA testsrevealed significant molecular difference among geographical populations. Mantel test produced significant positive correlation betweengenetic distance and geographical distance of the studied populations. Networking, STRUCTURE analysis and population assignmenttest revealed low degree of gene flow among these populations. The results identified two different gene pools of C. Cylindracea in Iran,supporting Rechinger suggestion that C. cylindracea might have two varieties in Iran.
Feeding the debate: a local food bank explains itself
Authors: Buckingham Heather , Jolley Andy
Published: October 2015

The increasing prevalence of food banks in the United Kingdom has attracted considerable public debate. This article brings the authors’ experiences and observations from their involvement in one inner-city food bank into dialogue with both policy issues and the Christian theology that motivates many food bank volunteers. It argues for an attentiveness to what food banks say to society as well as what they do, and highlights their potential as spaces of encounter and mutuality.
Ambient Ionization Mass Spectrometry for Point-of-Care Diagnostics and Other Clinical Measurements
Authors: Ferreira Christina R , Yannell Karen E , Jarmusch Alan K , Pirro Valentina , Ouyang Zheng , Cooks R Graham
Published: October 2015

BACKGROUND

One driving motivation in the development of point-of-care (POC) diagnostics is to conveniently and immediately provide information upon which healthcare decisions can be based, while the patient is on site. Ambient ionization mass spectrometry (MS) allows direct chemical analysis of unmodified and complex biological samples. This suite of ionization techniques was introduced a decade ago and now includes a number of techniques, all seeking to minimize or eliminate sample preparation. Such approaches provide new opportunities for POC diagnostics and rapid measurements of exogenous and endogenous molecules (e.g., drugs, proteins, hormones) in small volumes of biological samples, especially when coupled with miniature mass spectrometers.

CONTENT

Ambient MS-based techniques are applied in diverse fields such as forensics, pharmaceutical development, reaction monitoring, and food analysis. Clinical applications of ambient MS are at an early stage but show promise for POC diagnostics. This review provides a brief overview of various ambient ionization techniques providing background, examples of applications, and the current state of translation to clinical practice. The primary focus is on paper spray (PS) ionization, which allows quantification of analytes in complex biofluids. Current developments in the miniaturization of mass spectrometers are discussed.

Ambient ionization MS is an emerging technology in analytical and clinical chemistry. With appropriate MS instrumentation and user-friendly interfaces for automated analysis, ambient ionization techniques can provide quantitative POC measurements. Most significantly, the implementation of PS could improve the quality and lower the cost of POC testing in a variety of clinical settings.
The completion problem for equivariant K-theory
Authors: Krishna Amalendu
Published: October 2015

In this paper, we study the Atiyah–Segal completion problem for
the equivariant algebraic K-theory.
We show that this completion problem has a positive solution for the action
of connected groups on smooth projective schemes. In contrast, we show that
this problem has a negative solution for non-projective smooth schemes, even
if the action has only finite stabilizers.
Non-abelian analogs of lattice rounding
Authors: Begelfor Evgeni , Miller Stephen D. , Venkatesan Ramarathnam
Published: October 2015

Lattice rounding in Euclidean space can be viewed as finding the nearest point in the orbit of an action by a discrete group, relative to the norm inherited from the ambient space. Using this point of view, we initiate the study of non-abelian analogs of lattice rounding involving matrix groups. In one direction, we consider an algorithm for solving a normed word problem when the inputs are random products over a basis set, and give theoretical justification for its success. In another direction, we prove a general inapproximability result which essentially rules out
Mathematical Modeling of Biodiesel Production under Intense Agitation
Authors: Roosta Aliakbar , Javanmardi Jafar , Behineh Elham Sadat
Published: October 2015

In this study, a new approach is proposed to investigate the kinetics of sunflower oil and rapeseed oil transesterification in the presence of potassium hydroxide. Transesterification is a heterogeneous process which affected by a number of parameters, that are not readily available in the literature, such as mass transfer coefficients, partition coefficients, and specific surface area of the dispersed phase. However, under intense agitation condition, mass transfer restrictions may be neglected, and the two phases are supposed to remain in thermodynamic equilibrium, during the process. Therefore, a model was developed independent of the mass transfer coefficient and specific surface area, which is reliable for the intense agitation condition. According to the results, the model is valid at least for mixing rates over 500 rpm. The results of the model were used to study the effects of temperature, methanol-to-oil ratio, and catalyst concentration on the biodiesel conversion. Biodiesel production rate increases with increasing temperature, although rapeseed oil transesterification is more temperature dependent. The results show that the maximum amount of catalyst concentration is less than 1% (by weight); however, the optimum value depends on the operating temperature. The optimum value of the methanol-to-oil-ratio decreases with increasing temperature. Thus, at higher temperatures, less amount of methanol and catalyst are required, which leads to easier purification of biodiesel.
Ein bislang übersehener Brief Immanuel Kants an Friedrich Nicolovius vom 7. Februar 1800
Authors: Onnasch Ernst-Otto
Published: October 2015

This paper, on a forgotten letter by Immanuel Kant to his publisher Friedrich Nicolovius (February 7, 1800), argues for the authenticity of the revisions in the second edition of Kant’s
Crystal structure of ammonium phenylglyoxylate, C8H9NO3
Authors: Hosten Eric C. , Betz Richard
Published: October 2015

C8H9NO3, monoclinic, C2/c (no. 15), a = 31.220(3) Å, b = 4.4261(4) Å, c = 12.210(1) Å, β = 96.575(4)°, V = 1676.1 Å3, Z = 8, Rgt(F) = 0.0432, wRref(F2) = 0.1237, T = 200 K.
Crystal structure of catena-poly[(μ2-4,4′-bipyridine-κ2N:N′)-tetraquamanganese(II)] – (3-(carboxylatomethyl)benzoic acid) – water (1/2/2), C28H34MnN2O14
Authors: Li Jun-Xia , Du Zhong-Xiang
Published: October 2015

C28H34MnN2O14, monoclinic, P21/c (no. 14), a = 11.578(1) Å, b = 11.946(1) Å, c = 11.100(1) Å, β = 95.803(1)°, V = 1527.3 Å3, Z = 2, Rgt(F) = 0.0284, wRref(F2) = 0.1146, T = 296 K.
KARTU KREDIT SYARIAH DAN PERILAKU KONSUMTIF MASYARAKAT
Authors: Kristianti Dewi Sukma
Published: October 2015

Islamic Credit Cards and Consumptive Behaviour of Society. The credit card as one means of payment utilising cards, is a payment system that is growing rapidly, brought about by the security and risk of carrying cash in large amounts, efficiency, speed and ease of transaction that is offered. Islamic banks are glancing consumer funding products as one of the products services to be offered. There is a very important limitation that must be realized for Islamic banks, namely the provisions of the shari’a principles regarding the provision of credit card and influence on consumer  behaviour  society,  particularly  the  Muslim  community.  It  is  not  impossible  for  the  existence  of  Islamic credit cards that are presented for the ease of transacting to become a card for the ease of indebtedness and cause a consumptive/wasteful attitude that is definitely forbidden in Islamic economic concept.DOI: 10.15408/ajis.v14i2.1287
Efectos de la publicidad en el consumo de bebidas alcohólicas en escolares de Bogotá
Authors: Suárez Acevedo Daniel , Trujillo Maza Elena María , Londoño Martinez Alicia , Lema Velez Mariana
Published: October 2015

Objetivo Este estudio pretende mostrar las percepciones que tiene un grupo de adolescentes escolarizados entre 12 y 14 años, frente al consumo de bebidas alcohólicas y su relación con la publicidad de las mismas.

Metodología Desde un enfoque cualitativo se realizaron grupos focales, entrevistas semiestructuradas y sesiones de observación participante, en dos colegios públicos de la ciudad de Bogotá, con escolares entre los 12 y 14 años de edad.

Resultados En sus diferentes intervenciones los escolares refieren que el consumo de alcohol en esta franja de edad es una conducta frecuente y valorada como algo positivo. Se hace evidente que jóvenes entre los 12 y los 14 años están expuestos a la publicidad relacionada con el consumo de alcohol; recordando y haciendo referencia de diversas piezas publicitarias en televisión, vallas, afiches, redes sociales y páginas de la internet. Esta publicidad para los participantes asocia el consumo de alcohol con temas llamativos como son el fútbol, las fiestas y los amigos.

Discusión Los resultados son consistentes con estudios cuantitativos que muestran una elevada prevalencia de consumo de alcohol en adolescentes colombianos. Se evidencia una relación entre la valoración positiva del consumo que hacen adolescentes de 12 a 14 años, la normalización del consumo  y la publicidad que llega a ellos y que promueve el consumo de bebidas alcohólicas. Estos resultados cuestionan la efectividad de las regulaciones actuales frente a la publicidad del alcohol lo que debe ser tenido en cuenta para el diseño de nuevas políticas públicas.
A visualization of null geodesics for the bonnor massive dipole
Authors: Oliva-Mercado G. Andree , Bonatti-González Javier , Cordero-García Iván , Frutos-Alfaro Francisco
Published: October 2015

In this work we simulate null geodesics for the Bonnor massive dipole metric by implementing a symbolic-numerical algorithm in Sage and Python. This program is also capable of visualizing in 3D, in principle, the geodesics for any given metric. Geodesics are launched from a common point, collectively forming a cone of light beams, simulating a solid-angle section of a point source in front of a massive object with a magnetic field. Parallel light beams also were considered, and their bending due to the curvature of the space-time was simulated.
La especie de los pulpos
Authors: Pariguan Eddy , Rodríguez Juan Sebastián
Published: October 2015

El objetivo principal de este trabajo es introducir la especie de los pulpos en combinatoria enumerativa. Demostraremos además la validez de ciertas ecuaciones combinatorias sugeridas por Bergeron et al. en [3].
"Larimar" and "The Impossible Chase"
Authors: Warren John
Published: October 2015

Two films screened on the occasion of Cultural Modernisms 3
La patria perduta nei romanzi degli autori maghrebini: Amara Lakhous e Amor Dekhis
Authors:   Uniwersytet Warszawski, Figarska-Bączyk Iga
Published: October 2015

THE LOST MOTHERLAND IN MAGHREBIAN AUTHORS’ NOVELS: AMARA LAKHOUS AND AMOR DEKHIS Currently, in Italy, the migration of individuals from the Maghreb has increased so dramatically that it is impossible to ignore. Accordingly, there has been an increase in the number of migrant writers originating from these countries. Researchers distinguish three stages of migrant literature, which are described in this article. this study offers a look at the writings of two Italianspeaking writers of Algerian origin: Amara Lakhous and Amor Dekhis. Both of these writers represent the third stage of Italian migrant literature, that is, the main feature of their writings is that they are fictional, rather than covering topics intensely connected to autobiography, which is typical of the first phrase of migrant literature. the decision to study these two authors in particular is due not only to their choice to write in the same genre (crime fiction) or to their ethnic origin, but, rather, it is due to the recurring theme in their works of the loss of their homeland. this article attempts to find similarities in the writings of Lakhous and Dekhis, such as their having chosen a new language in which to write; the modification of names; the personalisation of the women’s names and the meaning of this personalisation (Algyida, Ilaria, Bagià). Finally, this study explores the topic of homesickness, which is found in the books of both writers. Using Lakhous and Dekhis as examples, this article emphasises the fact that Italian migrant literature is not detached from contemporary Italian literature; indeed, it is an inseparable part of it.
Vivere e maturare per acquistare autocoscienza. Il bacio del pane di Carmine Abate.
Authors:   Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu, Karp Karol
Published: October 2015

LIVING AND GROWING UP IN ORDER TO ACQUIRE SELF-AWARENESS. IL BACIO DEL PANE BY CARMINE ABATE the article, while focusing on the protagonist-narrator, demonstrates the structures that are typical of the novel of education and consequently points to the genre of the newest work by Carmine Abate, entitled Il Bacio del Pane. Over the course of one summer, Francesco—mostly because of his having met Lorenzo, the main witness in a mob trial who was forced to hide in the ruins of the old mill, near Spillace—turns from a careless teenager into a youth who becomes dramatically aware of such serious problems running in his community as the existence and operation of organised criminal groups. What is presented, then, are the psychological processes that take place in the internal world of the main character, who can also correctly describe the state he finds himself in. the analysis is carried out in relation to different theories (Bachelard, Freud, Jung).
Letteratura e Sacre Scritture.Ispirazioni bibliche in opere scelte della narrativa italiana novecentesca.
Authors:   Uniwersytet Warszawski, Porczyk Anna
Published: October 2015

LITERATURE AND THE SACRED SCRIPTURES. BIBLICAL REFERENCES IN SELECTED WORKS OF 20TH-CENTURY ITALIAN PROSE this essay examines biblical references, inspirations and motifs in 20th-century Italian prose. It investigates the longstanding significance of the Sacred Scripture as one of the fundaments of Western civilisation and the Scripture’s changing influence on the imagination and sensibilities of modern Italian writers; it also attempts to provide an explanation of this trend. the Bible, a source of inspiration with extensive historical presence and numerous translations, has been met with multiple interpretations extending far beyond its purely theological dimension. It has shaped european cultural heritage in terms of its themes as well as its languages, symbols, concepts and metaphors, which have permeated european works of culture in the centuries past. the Bible has encouraged creators, including authors, to continue to operate within its tradition, albeit outside the strict confines of faith itself. It is a timeless code not just because of its longstanding presence, but also because it cannot be dismissed out of hand if we are to understand not simply the works of great, world-renowned classics, and those shaped by religion in particular, but notably the works of modern writers of both Christian and secular backgrounds.
La diva gentile. Soava Gallone nelle riviste cinematografiche italiane dal 1915 al 1925.
Authors:   Ricercatrice indipendente, Simeone Marialaura
Published: October 2015

THE “DIVA GENTILE”. THE ACTRESS SOAVA GALLONE IN ITALIAN CINEMA MAGAZINES FROM 1915 TO 1925 this article illustrates the critical reception of Soava Gallone, born Stanislava Winawer, according to Italian movie magazines between 1915 and 1925. the career of the Polish actress, who settled in Italy in 1911, developed especially during the golden age of the “Diva-Film”, a proper Italian film genre that focuses attention on female roles and on the characters that they play, of Symbolist and Dannunzian derivation. the actress’ approach to her craftwas a far cry from the canons of the “divas” of that time, who were characterised by languid gazes and mannered poses. While Lyda Borelli, Francesca Bertini, Pina Menechelli played mainly “femmes fatales”, Soava Gallone preferred more reassuring characters whose seductive implications were often derived from the cruelty of the male characters. In Avatar (Carmine Gallone, 1915), Gallone played a loyal wife; in Senza Colpa! (Carmine Gallone, 1915), she played an innocent woman forced to defend herself from an attempted rape with homicide; in La Chiamavano Cosetta (eugenio Perego, 1917), she portrayed a woman pushed to false desires for luxury and wrongful wishes, having been ripped from her simple world. Finally, in Il Bacio di Cyrano (1919), Maman Poupée (1919), Amleto e il Suo Clown (1920) and Marcella (1921), she consistently portrayed the same type of character: a gentle woman with angelic features. even the public image she tried to build for herself was that of a reassuring, smart and cultured woman. the photographs depicting her never showed her in poses as seductive as those of Menechelli or Bertini, and for the majority of the columnists of the Italian press of those years, Soava Gallone was described as “the pale blonde creature”, “the beautiful, simple and spontaneous [one]”, the “gentle and pleasing interpreter”.
LOW BONE MINERAL DENSITY IN BRAZILIAN PATIENTS AT DIAGNOSIS OF CELIAC DISEASE
Authors: SILVA Joyce Timmermans Pires da , NISIHARA Renato M , KOTZE Luís Roberto , OLANDOSKI Márcia , KOTZE Lorete Maria da Silva
Published: October 2015

BackgroundLow bone mineral density is considered an extra-intestinal manifestation of celiac disease with reduced bone mass, increased bone fragility, and risk of fractures. Celiac disease is considered a condition at high risk for secondary osteoporosis and the evaluation of bone density is very important in the clinical management of these patients.ObjectiveThe present study aimed to investigate bone alterations in celiac patients from Curitiba, South Region of Brazil at diagnosis, correlating the findings with age and gender.MethodsPatients who were included in the study were attended to in a private office of the same physician from January 2009 to December 2013. The diagnosis of celiac disease was done through clinical, serological and histological findings. All data were collected from the medical charts of the patients. After the diagnosis of celiac disease, evaluation for low bone mineral density was requested by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA). DEXA bone densitometer was used to estimate low bone mineral density at the lumbar spine and femur.ResultsA total of 101 patients, 82 (81.2%) female and 19 (18.8%) male subjects, with mean age of 39.0±3.03 years were included. At celiac disease diagnosis, 36 (35.6%) were younger than 30 years, 41 (40.6%) were between 31 and 50 years, and 24 (23.8%) were older than 50 years. Among the evaluated patients, 69 (68.3%) presented low bone mineral density, being 47% with osteopenia and 32% with osteoporosis. Patients who were older than 51 years and diagnosed with celiac disease presented low bone mineral density in 83.3% (20/24) of the cases. As expected, age influenced significantly the low bone mineral density findings. Among women, low bone mineral density was present with high frequency (60%) from 30 to 50 years. In patients diagnosed older than 60 years (n=8), all the women (n=5) and two of the three men had osteoporosis.ConclusionThis study demonstrated that 69% of Brazilian patients with celiac disease at diagnosis had low bone mineral density, being more frequent in women older than 50 years.
INFLUENCE OF OXIDATIVE STRESS AND OBESITY IN PATIENTS WITH NONALCOHOLIC STEATOHEPATITIS
Authors: LEGHI Gabriela Esteves , DOMENICI Fernanda Aparecida , VANNUCCHI Helio
Published: October 2015

BackgroundNonalcoholic steatohepatitis is considered the hepatic manifestation of metabolic syndrome and it is particularly associated to the insulin resistance, hypertension, obesity and abnormalities in lipid and glucose metabolism.ObjectiveConsidering the importance of obesity and oxidative stress in the pathophysiology of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, this study aimed to evaluate the presence and association of the obesity and oxidative stress in this pathology.MethodsFifteen outpatients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (nonalcoholic steatohepatitis group), diagnosed according to the histopathological findings from the liver biopsy, and 15 body mass index-matched subjects (non nonalcoholic steatohepatitis group) without nonalcoholic steatohepatitis were included. All volunteers were registered in a Brazilian University Hospital. Nutritional assessment (weight, height, body mass index and waist circumference) and biochemical analysis (fasting glucose, liver enzymes, lipid profile, leptin, superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase, vitamins C and E, catalase and 8-isoprostane) were performed for all the participants. The student t test was used for statistical analysis, with P<0.05 as the significant factor.ResultsNonalcoholic steatohepatitis patients had higher fasting glucose, hepatic enzymes (serum aspartate aminotransaminase, alanine aminotransaminase, gamma glutamyl transferase, alkaline phosphatase), triglycerides and superoxide dismutase and lower glutathione peroxidase values than non nonalcoholic steatohepatitis individuals.ConclusionThis paper demonstrates that only the presence of obesity is not enough to trigger alterations in all the studied biomarkers. Despite the majority of oxidative stress markers being found to be similar in both conditions, the nonalcoholic steatohepatitis subjects could be slightly more affected than the non nonalcoholic steatohepatitis individuals.
GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE IMPACT IN THERAPEUTIC RESPONSE OF CHRONIC HEPATITIS C: a systematic review of the literature
Authors: QUEIROGA Maria de Lourdes Albuquerque de , PARANÁ Raymundo , MEDEIROS FILHO José Eymard Moraes de , FIGUEIREDO Giovannini Cesar A , ARAÚJO Ananda Peixoto de , LEITE Hagley Walson Soares , AQUINO Itiel de Souza , MELO NETO Leonardo Honório de A
Published: October 2015

BackgroundThe standard treatment of chronic hepatitis C is the administration of pegylated interferon α2a or α2b in combination with ribavirin, but adverse effects can be observed, as well as the high cost of this therapy. Therefore, there is interest in understanding the predictors of sustained virologic response, as the gamma glutamyltransferase.ObjectiveTo evaluate the serum levels of gamma glutamyltransferase as a predictor of response to treatment with pegylated interferon α and ribavirin in chronic hepatitis C.MethodsThis is a systematic review of literature, conducted by consulting PUBMED, LILACS, MEDLINE, SCOPUS, Cochrane electronic databases, and active search of articles selected between January 2000 and April 2013.ResultsA total of 4,785 titles were iden tified. Out of those material, following inclusion and exclusion criteria, 273 abstracts were selected, by two independent researchers. After reading those texts, the reviewers consensually included ten studies for systematization and classification, according to the criteria of the Oxford Scale. 1B studies are predominant (prospective cohort study - six studies). Rapid virologic response and early virological response were considered as estimates for the sustained virological response. The frequency of virologic response was identified in three studies and early virological response in two, with a total of 392 and 413 patients, respectively; sustained virologic response was reported in nine articles corresponding to 3,787 patients (76.5 %).ConclusionGamma glutamyltransferase is a predictor of sustained virologic response in the treatment of chronic hepatitis C with pegylated interferon α2a or α2b associated with ribavirin.
PREVALENCE OF INCIDENTAL GALLBLADDER CANCER IN A TERTIARY-CARE HOSPITAL FROM PERNAMBUCO, BRAZIL
Authors: MARTINS-FILHO Euclides Dias , BATISTA Thales Paulo , KREIMER Flávio , MARTINS Antonio Cavalcanti de Albuquerque , IWANAGA Tiago Cavalcanti , LEÃO Cristiano de Souza
Published: October 2015

BackgroundGallbladder cancer is sometimes incidentally uncovered following cholecystectomy for gallstones diseases. The supposed highly variable prevalence of incidental gallbladder cancer through our country is unknown.ObjectiveTo explore the prevalence of incidental gallbladder cancer in our tertiary-care hospital.MethodsA cross-sectional study was carried out on patients who consecutively underwent cholecystectomy due to gallstones disease at Faculdade Pernambucana de Saúde, Instituto de Medicina Integral Professor Fernando Figueira - FPS/IMIP, from January, 2007 to December, 2010. Data on incidental gallbladder cancer patients were explored for prevalence estimation and description of our experience with the management of this malignancy.ResultsOur analysis involved 2018 patients with a marked predominance of women (n=1.697; 84.1%) over men (n=321; 15.9%). The 3-year prevalence estimate of 0.34% was recorded for incidental gallbladder cancer in our sample. Regarding tumor staging, there were 1 T1a, 1 T1b, and 5 T2 adenocarcinoma tumors. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy alone was performed for the T1a tumor, and additional radical surgery was performed in five others. One patient presented metastatic disease at the time of repeat surgery. The final pathology revealed residual/additional disease in all T2 tumors after radical surgery whereas the T1b patient underwent a salvage Whipple’s procedure due to a secondary distal cholangiocarcinoma. The patient with T1a tumor is alive after 3-year follow-up but all of the others died because of disease recurrence/progression up to 12 months.ConclusionThis study confirms the poor prognosis of Gallbladder cancer even when incidentally diagnosed following cholecystectomy and supposes a 3-year prevalence estimate of 0.34% for incidental gallbladder cancer in our Center from Pernambuco State, Brazil.
As correntes de pensamento que influenciaram as ideias de Joaquim Francisco de Assis Brasil
Authors: Vargas Vanderlei Beltrão , Vogt Olgário Paulo
Published: October 2015

Joaquim Francisco de Assis Brasil foi um dos gaúchos de maior destaque no cenário político regional e nacional durante a República Velha. O presente artigo tem como objetivo mostrar um pouco de sua trajetória como político diplomata e escritor e relacionar suas ideias com as correntes políticas que influenciaram seu pensamento, a saber: positivismo, liberalismo e fisiocracia. Trata-se de uma pesquisa bibliográfica que procurou relacionar estas ideologias com as ideias de Assis Brasil em seus escritos e pronunciamentos. Concluiu-se, através do presente estudo, que o positivismo teve pouca influência sobre as ideias de Assis Brasil, notadamente nos seus primeiros anos de estudo, mas que o liberalismo e a fisiocracia acompanharam este personagem histórico durante toda a sua trajetória, como se pode ver na comparação entre suas ideias e as das ideologias apresentadas.

Palavras-chave: Joaquim Francisco de Assis Brasil. Correntes de Pensamento. Influências.
A prospective evaluation of synergistic effect of sulbactam and tazobactam combination with meropenem or colistin against multidrug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii
Authors: Ali M.Marie Mohammed , Gowda Krishnappa Lakshmana , J. Alzahrani Alhusain , A. Mubaraki Murad , A.  Alyousef Abdullah
Published: October 2015

The present study evaluates the synergistic effect of sulbactam/tazobactam in combination with meropenem or colistin against multidrug resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter baumannii isolated from hospitalized patients from a tertiary care hospital in Saudi Arabia. During the study period, 54 multidrug and carbapenem-resistant isolates of A. baumannii isolates were collected from blood and respiratory samples of patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia or bacteremia. Microbroth checkerboard assay (CBA) and E-test were performed to look for synergistic interface of sulbactam and tazobactam with meropenem or colistin. All 54 MDR isolates of A. baumannii were resistant to carbapenem. Minimum inhibitory concentration [50/90] value against sulbactam, tazobactam, meropenem, colistin was found to be 64/128, 64/128, 64/256, and 0.5/1.0 respectively. Synergy was detected in more isolates with CBA compared to E-test. All four combinations showed significant synergistic bactericidal activity. However, the combination with colistin showed greater synergistic effect than combination with meropenem. Antagonism was not detected with any of the combinations and any method, but indifference was seen in tazobactam and colistin combination alone. A significant bactericidal effect was seen with sulbactam combination with meropenem or colistin in both methods. A combination therapy can be a choice of treatment. As colistin is known to exhibit nephrotoxicity, the combination of sulbactam and meropenem might be considered as an alternative antibiotic treatment for such multi- and extremely resistant bacteria. Yet, sample size is small in our study, so further well-designed in vitro and clinical studies on large scale should confirm our findings.
rol de los profesionales de la salud en la atención primaria en salud (APS)
Authors: Franco-Giraldo Álvaro
Published: October 2015

Objetivo: este artículo presenta una revisión crítica para desentrañar el rol de los profesionales de la salud en atención primaria en salud. Metodología: mediante revisión narrativa se analizan conceptos de atención primaria en salud, sus conexiones con diferentes modelos de salud, el papel del equipo de salud tanto en la Atención Primaria en Salud como en sus diferentes enfoques. La revisión se amplía a las funciones del profesional de la salud en este campo y del médico general, en particular, así como sobre su accionar y capacitación. Discusión: se argumenta a partir de algunas preguntas sobre cuál es el papel de los profesionales de la salud en el sistema y el rol que deben jugar en la atención primaria y en la organización de los servicios de salud. Se particulariza en el sistema de salud colombiano y se hace énfasis en el cambio que se requiere del médico general, históricamente más ligado a la clínica y al hegemonismo del modelo biomédico. Conclusión: se presenta un boceto sobre la formación para las nuevas demandas en el actual momento, en tres dimensiones macro, meso y micro de la realidad sociosanitaria, sin desconocer las limitaciones estructurales del sistema colombiano que lo afectarán.
La fenomenología desde la perspectiva hermenéutica de Heidegger: una propuesta metodológica para la salud pública
Authors: Mendieta-Izquierdo Giovane , Ramírez-Rodríguez Juan C. , Fuerte José A.
Published: October 2015

La investigación cualitativa es una estrategia metodológica de gran uso por las profesiones de la salud. La salud pública no es ajena a la aplicación de estos diseños. Objetivo: describir el método fenomenológico y sus técnicas desde la perspectiva hermenéutica de Heidegger. Metodología: se presenta un análisis de la fenomenología interpretativa de Martin Heidegger y la propuesta de diferentes técnicas de investigación cualitativa para la aplicación de este diseño metodológico cómo alternativa para Salud Pública. Resultados: se describe la epojé, intencionalidad, reducción, constitución, el proceso de análisis y la forma de presentación de resultados del diseño metodológico fenomenológico. Conclusión: la propuesta fenomenológica de este trabajo sugiere tomar una postura epistemológica a la luz de la hermenéutica de Heidegger.
The Story of Drama Club: A Contemporary Counternarrative of a Transformative Culture of Teaching and Learning for Disenfranchised Black Youth in the School-to-Prison Pipeline
Authors: Pane Debra Mayes
Published: October 2015

This study explored a contemporary counternarrative of Drama Club, a transformative culture of teaching and learning for disenfranchised Black youth who had been systematically funneled out of classrooms and into the school-to-prison pipeline.  Auto/biographical and auto/ethnographical data were collected and assembled as a metaphor of the teachers’ and students’ experiences in Drama Club and their understanding of the teaching and learning process and of themselves within it.  The collective story of Drama Club was analyzed through the lens of culturally responsive pedagogy theory and critical race theory in education.  Implications for future research and teacher education that set out to impact disenfranchised students are included.
Disciplinary identities and crossing boundaries: The academization of speleology in the first half of the twentieth century
Authors: Mattes Johannes
Published: October 2015

This paper examines the development and legitimization of the study of caves as an academic scientific discipline from the end of the 19th century to World War II. It discusses the function of history and related methodological and epistemological practices used to define and legitimize speleology as an academic discipline. It also discusses the political and social context involved in this process of academization. In this context, special attention is paid to the formation of disciplinary identities and transdisciplinary cooperation. The role of individuality and community in science goes hand-in-hand with the construction of combined memory, which gives an identity to each researcher and attributes significance and legitimization to his or her activity.

At the turn of the 20th century, the term ‘speleology’ was introduced for this newly developed interdisciplinary study of caves. Speleology was regarded as a ‘group’ or ‘synthetic science’, linking different branches of the humanities and natural sciences, such as geology, geography, mineralogy, hydrology, meteorology, paleontology, zoology, botany, anthropology, archeology, prehistory, and art history. The claim that speleology was a new academic scientific discipline also involved an enforced differentiation between cave study as a science and exploration for leisure purposes. This led to the foundation of the first chair and university institute of speleology in Vienna in 1929.
Convergence and Inversion Theorems for Generalized Weierstrass Transform
Authors: Thakur A.K. , Tamrakar Preeti
Published: October 2015

In this paper , we study the Weierstrass Transformation of certain generalized functions and their convolution transformation of certain generalised function and its inversion . We extend such type of results of convergence and inversion theorems for generalized weierstrass transforms (1.1) and (1.2).
Slant and Hemislant Submanifolds of a 3-Dimensional Indefinite Trans-Sasakian Manifold
Authors: Laha Barnali
Published: October 2015

In this paper we would like to establish some of the properties of slant and hemislant submanifoldsof an indefinite trans-Sasakian manifold. We have four sections in this paper. Section (1) isintroductory. In Section (2) we recall some necessary details of an indefinite trans-Sasakian manifold.In Section (3) we have obtained some interesting properties on a totally umbilical slant submanifoldsof an indefinite trans-Sasakian manifold. Finally, in Section (4), some results on integrability conditionsof the distributions of hemislant submanifolds of an indefinite trans-Sasakian manifold havebeen obtained.