bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Toward one-meter resolution in 3D seismic
Authors: Lebedeva-Ivanova Nina , Polteau Stéphane , Bellwald Benjamin , Planke Sverre , Berndt Christian , Stokke Henrik Henriksen
Published: November 2018

High-resolution 3D (HR3D) seismic data are important for hydrocarbon exploration of shallow reservoirs, site characterization, and geohazard assessments. The goal of this contribution is to identify and quantify the parameters to increase the resolution of HR3D seismic data to meter scale. The main acquisition parameters controlling the resolution of the collected data are the spectrum of the seismic source, source-receiver offset range, and trace density. An evolution to one-meter-scale resolution of 3D seismic will rely on combining a reproducible seismic source with high frequencies up to at least 600 Hz, a high uniform trace density of more than 4 million traces per square kilometer, and an offset range shorter than approximately 200 m. The resulting 3D seismic data volume will reach meter-scale resolution for water and target depths of less than 600 m. The proposed HR3D system will be suitable for 3D and 4D characterization of seabed properties and shallow stratigraphy, the identification of geohazards and hydrocarbon leakage, and monitoring the environmental impact of offshore activities. The P-Cable 3D system is an excellent starting point for achieving one-meter-scale resolution due to its flexible and tight meter-scale shot and receiver spacing.
Reviews
Authors: Bartel David
Published: November 2018

Seismic Attributes as the Framework for Data Integration Throughout the Oilfield Life Cycle, by Kurt Marfurt, ISBN 978-1-560-80351-5, 2018, SEG, 508 p., US$137 (members), US$249 (nonmembers).
Sequential Versus Combination Therapy of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Using Fluoropyrimidines, Irinotecan, and Bevacizumab: A Randomized, Controlled Study—XELAVIRI (AIO KRK0110)
Authors: Modest Dominik Paul , Fischer von Weikersthal Ludwig , Decker Thomas , Vehling-Kaiser Ursula , Uhlig Jens , Schenk Michael , Freiberg-Richter Jens , Peuser Bettina , Denzlinger Claudio , Peveling genannt Reddemann Christina , Graeven Ullrich , Schuch Gunter , Schwaner Ingo , Stahler Arndt , Jung Andreas , Kirchner Thomas , Held Swantje , Stintzing Sebastian , Giessen-Jung Clemens , Heinemann Volker ,   on behalf of XELAVIRI/AIO KRK0110 Investigators
Published: November 2018

Purpose

The XELAVIRI trial investigated the optimal treatment strategy for patients with untreated metastatic colorectal cancer. We tested the noninferiority of initial treatment with a fluoropyrimidine plus bevacizumab, followed by the addition of irinotecan at first progression (arm A) versus upfront use of fluoropyrimidine plus irinotecan plus bevacizumab (arm B) in a 1:1 randomized, controlled phase III trial.

Methods

The primary efficacy end point was time to failure of the strategy (TFS). Given a 90% CI, a power of 70%, and a one-sided α of .05, the margin for noninferiority was set at 0.8. In the case of demonstrated noninferiority of TFS, an analysis of symptomatic toxicities during TFS would define the superior strategy. Secondary end points included the effect of molecular subgroups on efficacy parameters.

Results

A total of 421 randomly assigned patients (arm A: n = 212; arm B: n = 209) formed the full analysis set. Median age was 71 and 69 years, respectively. Noninferiority of TFS was not shown (hazard ratio [HR], 0.86; 90% CI, 0.73 to 1.02). In detail, patients with RAS/BRAF wild-type tumors benefitted from combination chemotherapy (HR, 0.61; 90% CI, 0.46 to 0.82; P = .005), whereas patients with RAS mutant tumors (HR, 1.09; 90% CI, 0.81 to 1.46; P = .58) did not (Cox model for interaction of study arm and RAS status: P = .03). Comparable results were obtained for overall survival.

Conclusion

Noninferiority of sequential escalation therapy compared with initial combination chemotherapy could not be demonstrated for TFS. RAS status may be important to guide therapy as treatment of patients with upfront combination therapy was clearly superior in RAS/BRAF wild-type tumors, whereas sequential escalation chemotherapy seems to provide comparable results in patients with RAS mutant tumors.
“No Such Thing as a Voice Pure and Simple”: Henry James's Elocutionary Insecurities andThe American
Authors: Vericat Fabio L.
Published: November 2018

This essay proposes to consider how The American (1875) is symptomatic of Henry James's elocutionary insecurities about the demands the European nineteenth-century novel placed on the authorial voice—crucially aggravated by the American stutter that accompanied the young writer on arrival in Paris. James would, however, learn to turn such insecurities to his advantage by attending the Théâtre Français and paying close attention to the declamatory style of the melodramatic actors at a time when his first ambition had been to become a playwright. James tried his hand at playwriting from the start, adapting Daisy Miller and part of The American for the stage in the early 1880s. Back in the 1870s, heavily under the spell of melodramatic theater, James's refusal to transcribe the American accent of Christopher Newman into writing testifies his affront to the realist novel's reduction of character to idiomatic stereotypes with the author as master ventriloquist. More importantly, it led the way to the reinvention of the novel's acoustics. If traditionally subjugated by the domineering visual aesthetics of formal realism, which reduced voice to a rescindable soundtrack chained to a referential world, with James the novel itself becomes the aural experience of a textual performance in the declamatory tradition of the Théâtre Français—ultimately operatic at that. His late practice of dictation may be best understood as a kind of recitative—and justly as he learned to manage his stutter in the process. James would crucially, if perhaps reluctantly, inaugurate acousmatic abstraction as a dare for future modernist writers to see with their ears.
Preparation of Bimetallic Metal-Organic Framework Microflowers by Spray Method
Authors: Zhang Liying , Li Linlin , Bai Xiaojue , Xia Mingjian , Shao Lei , Wang Tieqiang , Zhang Xuemin , Li Yunong , Qi Xuan , Fu Yu
Published: November 2018

The NiCo-MOF microflowers are fabricated by a rapid spray method, which are assembled by 2D NiCo-MOF nanosheets with uniform crystal morphology and homogeneous dispersion of Ni and Co. Because of their large exposed active sites and nanoscale thickness, the NiCo-MOF microflowers exhibit good catalytic performance for the reduction of 4-nitrophenol.
Protein to Maximize Whole-Body Anabolism in Resistance-trained Females after Exercise
Authors: MALOWANY JULIA M. , WEST DANIEL W. D. , WILLIAMSON ERIC , VOLTERMAN KIMBERLY A. , ABOU SAWAN SIDNEY , MAZZULLA MICHAEL , MOORE DANIEL R.
Published: November 2018

Introduction

Current athlete-specific protein recommendations are based almost exclusively on research in males.

Purpose

Using the minimally invasive indicator amino acid oxidation technique, we determined the daily protein intake that maximizes whole-body protein synthesis (PS) and net protein balance (NB) after exercise in strength-trained females.

Methods

Eight resistance-trained females (23 ± 3.5 yr, 67.0 ± 7.7 kg, 163.3 ± 3.7 cm, 24.4% ± 6.9% body fat; mean ± SD) completed a 2-d controlled diet during the luteal phase before performing an acute bout of whole-body resistance exercise. During recovery, participants consumed eight hourly meals providing a randomized test protein intake (0.2–2.9 g·kg−1·d−1) as crystalline amino acids modeled after egg protein, with constant phenylalanine (30.5 mg·kg−1·d−1) and excess tyrosine (40.0 mg·kg−1·d−1) intakes. Steady-state whole-body phenylalanine rate of appearance (Ra), oxidation (Ox; the reciprocal of PS), and NB (PS − Ra) were determined from oral [13C] phenylalanine ingestion. Total protein oxidation was estimated from the urinary urea–creatinine ratio (U/Cr).

Results

A mixed model biphase linear regression revealed a break point (i.e., estimated average requirement) of 1.49 ± 0.44 g·kg−1·d−1 (mean ± 95% confidence interval) in Ox (r2
= 0.64) and 1.53 ± 0.32 g·kg−1·d−1 in NB (r2
= 0.65), indicating a saturation in whole-body anabolism. U/Cr increased linearly with protein intake (r2
= 0.56, P < 0.01).

Conclusions

Findings from this investigation indicate that the safe protein intake (upper 95% confidence interval) to maximize anabolism and minimize protein oxidation for strength-trained females during the early ~8-h postexercise recovery period is at the upper end of the recommendations of the American College of Sports Medicine for athletes (i.e., 1.2–2.0 g·kg−1·d−1).
‘You're kinda passing a test’: A phenomenological study of women's experiences of breastfeeding
Authors: Spencer Rachael L , Fraser Diane M
Published: November 2018

Background

Despite an increasing research base about what helps or hinders breastfeeding, there is a dramatic drop in breastfeeding prevalence within the first 6 weeks.

Aim

To explore the experiences of breastfeeding women.

Methods

This study used interpretive phenomenology to research the experiences of 22 women who had all breastfed their youngest baby for at least 11 days. Data were collected using in-depth interviews when the women's babies were between 3-6 months of age. Thematic analysis was used to analyse findings.

Findings

The women described tensions and mixed messages regarding breastfeeding, and contradictions between public health messages promoting breastfeeding and the support received to continue breastfeeding. The women also described how these approaches and messages affected their breastfeeding experiences, and how they managed breastfeeding as a result.

Conclusions

The findings from this study revealed a patriarchal healthcare support system for breastfeeding whereby the women felt under surveillance and expected to perform to a prescribed ideal, but also a lack of support for exclusive breastfeeding after the initial postnatal period. These findings have clear implications for practice and policy.
Autumn parasite update
Authors: Stokes Laura , Wright Ian
Published: November 2018

So far this year we have anxiously watched and waited as Brexit plans are laid out, continued our battle against parasites — both domestic and exotic — and been treated to a vast array of new research, some of which is mentioned in this article. Other focuses include an update of some of 2018's hot topics and a review of the enquiries and interest from the public, pet owners and professionals, to identify the trends in 2018.
Mechanical stress contributes to osteoarthritis development through the activation of transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF-β1)
Authors: Zhang R-K. , Li G-W. , Zeng C. , Lin C-X. , Huang L-S. , Huang G-X. , Zhao C. , Feng S-Y. , Fang H.
Published: November 2018

Objectives

The role of mechanical stress and transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF-β1) is important in the initiation and progression of osteoarthritis (OA). However, the underlying molecular mechanisms are not clearly known.

Methods

In this study, TGF-β1 from osteoclasts and knee joints were analyzed using a co-cultured cell model and an OA rat model, respectively. Five patients with a femoral neck fracture (four female and one male, mean 73.4 years (68 to 79)) were recruited between January 2015 and December 2015. Results showed that TGF-β1 was significantly upregulated in osteoclasts by cyclic loading in a time- and dose-dependent mode. The osteoclasts were subjected to cyclic loading before being co-cultured with chondrocytes for 24 hours.

Results

A significant decrease in the survival rate of co-cultured chondrocytes was found. Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated deoxyuridine triphosphate nick end labelling (TUNEL) assay demonstrated that mechanical stress-induced apoptosis occurred significantly in co-cultured chondrocytes but administration of the TGF-β1 receptor inhibitor, SB-505124, can significantly reverse these effects. Abdominal administration of SB-505124 can attenuate markedly articular cartilage degradation in OA rats.

Conclusion

Mechanical stress-induced overexpression of TGF-β1 from osteoclasts is responsible for chondrocyte apoptosis and cartilage degeneration in OA. Administration of a TGF-β1 inhibitor can inhibit articular cartilage degradation. Cite this article: R-K. Zhang, G-W. Li, C. Zeng, C-X. Lin, L-S. Huang, G-X. Huang, C. Zhao, S-Y. Feng, H. Fang. Mechanical stress contributes to osteoarthritis development through the activation of transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF-β1). Bone Joint Res 2018;7:587–594. DOI: 10.1302/2046-3758.711.BJR-2018-0057.R1.
Games studieren - was, wie, wo?
Authors: Bartholdy Björn , Breitlauch Linda , Czauderna André , Freyermuth Gundolf S.
Published: November 2018

Games sind die einflussreichste audiovisuelle Ausdrucks- und Erzählform digitaler Kultur. Die aktuell entstehenden staatlichen Bildungsangebote gewinnen daher künstlerisch und kulturell, aber auch wissenschaftlich und ökonomisch eine Bedeutung, wie sie beispielsweise im 20. Jahrhundert Filmstudiengängen zukam. Dieser Band gibt erstmals einen vergleichenden Überblick und führt zugleich in die verschiedenen Fachgebiete der hochschulischen Lehre und Forschung auf dem Gebiet digitaler Spiele ein: Game Studies, Game Design, Game Arts, Game Informatics and Technology, Game Economics and Producing.
Games, Interaktive Technologien und industrielle Anwendungen
Authors: Höhl Wolfgang
Published: November 2018

Wer braucht Gamer? Nicht nur das Entertainment, auch Wirtschaft und Industrie suchen die speziellen Qualifikationen von Gamern. Wie lassen sich diese Fähigkeiten branchenübergreifend nutzen? Welche Anwendungsbereiche gibt es? Wie sehen die Prozesse in Games und Industrie aus? Welche Synergien gibt es bei der Vernetzung der beiden Bereiche? Kann »Open Innovation« hier eine zukunftsweisende Lösung sein? Dieser Beitrag widmet sich diesen Fragen und zeigt viele erfolgreiche Praxisbeispiele.
The Situationality of the Lifeworld
Authors: Dzwiza Erik Norman
Published: November 2018

The primary aim of this paper is to offer a philosophical toolkit for understanding our lifeworldly experience of nature. With this task in mind, Edmund Husserl's (1859-1938) phenomenological methods will be brought together with some of Karl Bühler's (1879-1963) linguistic considerations in order to make sense of key terms concerning the human-animal relation, such as »lifeworld«, »nature«, »animal«, »situation« and »context«. These reflections culminate in a concluding question: Can pets become persons in our lifeworld?
Interspecies Performance
Authors: Lange Christoph
Published: November 2018

The chapter focuses on conceptualizing event and situation for ethno-graphic knowledge production and development of anthropological theory. Therefore, in a first step, I draw attention to the historical and conceptual importance of the anthropological approaches of »situational analysis« and »extended-case method«, developed by Max Gluckman (1958 [1940]) and his early Manchester School colleagues, and the subsequent elaborations of the two approaches by the next generations of anthropologists. Their enduring relevance for core issues in contemporary anthropological debates is discussed by stressing the conceptual significance of event and situation in practice theory, global ethnography approaches, and subjectivity. In a second step, I perform the experimental exercise of a »situational analysis« based on parts of my research on global Arabian horse breeding and present an ethnographic description of an Arabian horse show event in Egypt 2016, which leads to the concept of the interspecies performance and composition of the Arabian horse as living sculpture. The chapter's conclusion links the anthropological discussion and ethnographic case study by answering Burawoy's call (2000) for the four extensions of the extended-case method as framework for the analysis. In this sense, the chapter takes up the idea of an »anthropology of generic moments« (Meinert/Kapferer 2015) and tries to reinforce it ethnographically.
Mind the Gaps
Authors: Kaufmann Margrit E.
Published: November 2018

Ziel des Beitrags ist es, Diversity als Zeitgeist-Dispositiv herzuleiten. Dabei zeigt er die Komplexität und Widersprüchlichkeit dessen auf, was Diversity konnotiert und unter entsprechenden Konzepten verhandelt wird. Der Beitrag möchte verdeutlichen, dass die Verwendung des Begriffs der näheren Erklärung bedarf, und das Bewusstsein dafür schärfen, dass es auf die Perspektive ankommt, unter der wir ihn verwenden. Es wird auch thematisiert, inwiefern sich die Begriffe Diversity und Diversität unterscheiden. Vom Ansatz her verortet sich der Beitrag in den Critical Diversity Studies und verdeutlicht insbesondere den Gap zwischen Theorie und Praxis als aktuelles Verhandlungs- und Aushandlungsfeld zwischen Geisteswissenschaften und Gesellschaften.
La paz en el municipio de Barrancabermeja y el reto paramilitar
Authors: Suárez Rojas Camilo Arturo , Gómez Ossa Miguel Ángel , Suárez Fajardo Carlos Arturo
Published: November 2018

El presente artículo analiza e interpreta el accionar de nuevos grupos armados al margen de la ley que están relacionados con el fenómeno paramilitar, esto teniendo como referente geográfico el Magdalena Medio y, específicamente, el municipio de Barrancabermeja. Se arguye entonces en el presente artículo que una solución al fenómeno paramilitar se debe sustentar bajo la teoría de gestión de conflictos propuesta por el investigador y experto en paz y solución de conflictos Peter Wallesteen.
Questioning the Terms: “Regular and Irregular Verbs” in English
Authors: Arief Yusuf Al
Published: November 2018

English verbs have unique inflectional markers which show the past tense. There are two inflectional markers that become the categorization of these verbs. The first marker is the additional morpheme [d] or [ed]. All verbs with this marker are categorized as regular verbs. The second marker is the verb morphophonemic change like the word ‘sing’ [+present] and ‘sang’ [+past]. The verbs of this kind are categorized as irregular’ verbs. Simply, the regular verbs are those whose changes can be morphophonemically predicted while irregular verbs are the ones whose changes are morphophonemically unpredictable. This research is aimed to figure out whether there are morphophonemic inflectional patterns for irregular verbs. This paper is descriptive qualitative research. The data were collected using observation with note taking technique. I analyzed the data using distributional method. The result of the analysis shows that there are four additional sounds added to the ’regular’ verbs such as [d], [t], [ɪd], and [əd]. I also found that the morphophonemic changes in the irregular verbs are influenced by the syllable number, the positions, and the environments of the peak sounds. These findings prove that the term “irregular and regular” is not fully appropriate to classify the verbs.
Needs Analysis on the Problems of Islamic Economics Students in Learning ESP at State College of Islamic Studies (STAIN) Pekalongan
Authors: Jaya Jaya , Subiyanto Agus
Published: November 2018

This paper aims to discuss the needs analysis on the problems of Islamic Economics students in learning ESP at STAIN Pekalongan. This study involved 41 students and 3 teachers as the subjects. The data in this research were analyzed by using SPSS program. The data used in this paper were taken from questionnaires given to the students and interviews of some lecturers. The method applied to investigate students’ problems in learning ESP was quantitative method and qualitative design in order to get reliable and valid interpretation of data analysis. The result shows that ESP problems include vocabulary (42.0%), course contents (22.0%), and grammar (12.0%). The result from the questionnaires show that the first problems are related to limited vocabulary (40.0%), lacks of students’ language skills (24.4%), and boring classes (14.4%). Some students also believe that 7.8% of problems are related to teaching materials (course contents) that the lecturers used, which are not suitable with their needs, and finally, the incompatibility of the lecturers, including difficult materials (6.7%).
Normatywny model opieki nad sierotami w XVI-wiecznych rewizjach prawa chełmińskiego. Zarys instytucji
Authors: Kitowski Piotr , Radecka Natalia
Published: November 2018

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O tłumaczeniach francuskiego Kodeksu handlowego z 1807 roku na język polsk
Authors: Klimaszewska Anna
Published: November 2018

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Karać czy rehabilitować? Powojenne ustawodawstwo polskie wobec osób wpisanych na Niemiecką Listę Narodowościową
Authors: Bykowska Sylwia
Published: November 2018

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Profanacja flagi państwowej a wolność słowa: sprawa Teksas vs. Johnson
Authors: Machaj Łukasz
Published: November 2018

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Roman Longchamps de Bérier (1883-1941). Profesor lwowski i lubelski, red. A. Dębiński, M. Pyter, 2011
Authors: Witkowski Wojciech
Published: November 2018

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Stanisław Grodziski, Rzeczpospolita Krakowska, je j lata i ludzie, 2012
Authors: Krzymkowski Marek
Published: November 2018

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Jerzy Reder 1927-2011
Authors: Witkowski Wojciech
Published: November 2018

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Trzy razy res publica: Thomas Smith, Gasparo Contarini i Wawrzyniec Goślicki
Authors: Barwicka-Tylek Iwona
Published: November 2018

The interest in Republican thought is on the increase again, now chiefl y thanks to the works of Quentin Skinner and the circle of so-called neo-Republicans (or civic Republicans) concentrated around Phillip Petit. They stress the peculiar perspective that Republicans have had on the state and society. This is seen in their distinctive view of freedom as the absence of domination, or attachment to the category of citizenship and the related role of civic virtues. These special characteristics justify, in their opinion, distinguishing the Republican trend of political thought (historically and now) from other positions, especially the liberal tradition. Accepting generally the above opinion, the paper draws our attention to signifi - cant differences within Republicanism itself. To do this, it cites the three conceptions of republic that were formed in the 16th century and refer to England (Sir Thomas Smith), Venice (Gasparo Contarini) and Poland (Wawrzyniec Goślicki). Although they were formed around the same time and have common roots mainly in Aristotle’s philosophy and Roman Republican ideas, each of the three perspectives views the republic from a different angle. While all three authors believe the coexistence of three elements – orderly institutions, wise law and virtuous citizens – to be crucial for any state, they rely in their deliberations on one element only. This has an impact on the way their conceptions fi nally appear and on the conclusions for the political system they draw. And so, Smith gives precedence to institutions, Contarini emphasises the key role of law and Goślicki gives primacy to virtue, concentrated in an ideal senator. Taking notice of such differences among thinkers openly admitting to an attachment to the Republican tradition should make us even more careful so as not to oversimplify it as if it were uniform and completely cohesive. Further, the awareness of such differences may provoke refl ection how justifi ed the use of the Republican banner is in respect of so different authors as, for instance, Machiavelli and Montesquieu.
Prawne aspekty położenia mniejszości narodowych na Górnym Śląsku w latach 1918-1939
Authors: Maciejewski Marek
Published: November 2018

This paper discusses the legal situation of German and Polish ethnic minorities in Upper Silesia, which was divided between Germany and Poland in the wake of uprisings (1919-1921) and the plebiscite of March 1921. The discussion concentrates on the provisions of the Upper Silesia Convention (known also as the Geneva Convention) concluded by the German Reich and the Republic of Poland for fi fteen years under the auspices of the League of Nations in May 1922. Emphasis is laid on the main provisions, including the so-called fundamental rights of minorities (Art. 64-68), which were meant to ensure equal treatment and free development in the spheres of language, education, religion, etc. to ethnic minorities. The discussion also touches upon other issues – which were not fully regulated by the Convention – concerning the interpretation of the term ‘ethnic minority’ at the League of Nations and other organisations and institutions (Inter-Allied Mixed Commission for Upper Silesia), as well as in the prevailing legal opinions in Germany and Poland at that time. On the example of the views of such jurists as Bruns, Flachtbarth, Walz, Cybichowski, Kierski and Kostanecki, arguments and controversies are shown which surrounded the criteria for defi ning ethnic minorities. Over this matter two views clashed. The fi rst and more popular held a person to be member of an ethnic minority if he or she expressed their bona fi de will to be counted as one (subjective criterion). The second was based on the assumption of objective membership in an ethnic minority (criteria of language, religion, culture and tradition). In the author’s opinion, the Upper Silesia Convention contributed to the reduction of ethnic tensions in the area where it was enforced.
Kardynał Aleksander Kakowski i jego List pasterski z 30 maja 1936 roku. W 100. rocznicę objęcia rządów w archidiecezji warszawskiej i w 75. rocznicę śmierci
Authors: Góralski Wojciech
Published: November 2018

Kardynał Aleksander Kakowski i jego List pasterski z 30 maja 1936 roku. W 100. rocznicę objęcia rządów w archidiecezji warszawskiej i w 75. rocznicę śmierci
O systemie ochrony informacji niejawnych w Polsce w latach 1918-2011
Authors: Szymczak Andrzej
Published: November 2018

O systemie ochrony informacji niejawnych w Polsce w latach 1918-2011
Krystyna Kamińska, Andrzej Gaca, Historia powszechna ustrojów państwowych, 2011
Authors: Materniak-Pawłowska Małgorzata
Published: November 2018

Krystyna Kamińska, Andrzej Gaca, Historia powszechna ustrojów państwowych, 2011
Katarzyna Maćkowska, Początki amerykańskiej administracji lokalnej (od założenia kolonii do 1787 roku, 2012
Authors: Małajny Ryszard M.
Published: November 2018

Katarzyna Maćkowska, Początki amerykańskiej administracji lokalnej (od założenia kolonii do 1787 roku, 2012
Polskie interpretacje totalitaryzmu i autorytaryzmu, red. Marek Maciejewski, Maciej Marszał, 2011
Authors: Tyrchan Mikołaj
Published: November 2018

Polskie interpretacje totalitaryzmu i autorytaryzmu, red. Marek Maciejewski, Maciej Marszał, 2011
Zbigniew Radwański 1924-2012
Authors: Olszewski Henryk
Published: November 2018

Zbigniew Radwański 1924-2012
Jubileusz sześćdziesięciolecia Instytutu Historii Prawa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Authors: Pomianowski Piotr
Published: November 2018

Jubileusz sześćdziesięciolecia Instytutu Historii Prawa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Kolokwium habilitacyjne dr Marzeny Paszkowskiej
Authors: Bielecki Andrzej
Published: November 2018

Kolokwium habilitacyjne dr Marzeny Paszkowskiej
Kolokwium habilitacyjne dra Marka Krzymkowskiego
Authors: Stanulewicz Maksymilian
Published: November 2018

Kolokwium habilitacyjne dra Marka Krzymkowskiego
Ze studiów nad początkami kultury łużyckiej w zachodniej Wielkopolsce
Authors: Kaczmarek Maciej
Published: November 2018

The article is an attempt to explain the origin of the Lusatian culture in western Wielkopolska on the basis of available archaeological evidence. The author inscribes the major role in the formation of the early Lusatian groups in western Wielkopolska to communities from Lower Silesia. From this territory culture impulses radiated along the Odra river, which led to the emergence of the early assemblages of the Urnfield culture in western Wielkopolska and the Lubusz Lands at the beginning of phase III of the Bronze Age.
Wczesnośredniowieczne grodzisko wklęsłe w Bninie koło Poznania w świetle dotychczasowych ustaleń dendrochronologicznych
Authors: Kara Michał , Przybył Maciej
Published: November 2018

The article presents results of dendrochronological investigations of wooden constructions of the rampart of early medieval stronghold in Bnin (current location Kómik-Bnin), of which a well preserved stone-wooden-earthen fortifications are among the best recognized in Wielkopolska. The site was excavated in the years 1961-1969. The relicts of two phases of the rampart construction discovered in so-called northern trench were dated to the end of the 12,h - beginning of the 13lh century. Based on results of dendrochronological dates of 25 samples taken in 1994, a discovered part of the rampart was constructed in two phases with a break in the year 939. The older construction was finished in 938, while the younger one in 940.
Nowe materiały tzw. fazy wczesnopucharowej osadnictwa protoneolitycznego na Pomorzu
Authors: Galiński Tadeusz
Published: November 2018

The article presents stone and pottery materials from Tanowo, site 3, near Szczecin, excavated in the years 1999-2002 (trench II). The materials represent the late phase o f proto-Neolithic occupation dated back to 3300-2900/2800 BC. An animal bone sample from settlement pit in trench II is dated back to 5170 +/- BP (Poz - 1385).
Błogosławiony Edmund Bojanowski (1814-1871) jako amator archeologii regionalnej. Fragment starożytnictwa w Wielkim Księstwie Poznańskim
Authors: Fogel Jerzy
Published: November 2018

Edmund Bojanowski was a son of the impoverished noble Polish family. He spent most of his life in Grabonog near Gostyń (Great Poland). For a short period of time, he studied human sciences, including archaeology, at German universities in Breslau and Berlin. After returning permanently from abroad, Bojanowski has completely devoted himself to a charitable, educational and religious work with people from rural areas. In June 1839 he carried out archaeological excavations of a multicultural prehistoric cemetery in Grabonog. The results of this project were published in a popular weekly magazine „Przyjaciel Ludu” (see appendix I) in 1842. Edmund Bojanowski was a very active member of Kasyno Gostyńskie, which among others, was interested in patriotic antiquities (see appendix II). As the devoted servant of God, Edmund Bojanowski was personally beatified by Pope John Paul II in Warsaw on June 13, 1999.
Finansowanie ochrony zdrowia z funduszy strukturalnych Unii Europejskiej
Authors: Bromber Piotr
Published: November 2018

Accepting the argument that the financial means dedicated to health protection are limited, the author of the paper emphasizes the need to use external sources of financing, in this case European Union structural funds. This paper attempts to answer the question of to what extent the sources from the European Regional Development Fund, and the European Social Fund, have influenced, or can influence the improved efficiency of the health protection system in Poland. The paper begins with the fundamental notions of health protection, the levels and forms of the delivery of health services, the subject range of the system (including the catalogue of beneficiaries), and the sources of finance. The most important (in the author’s opinion) current problems related to the organization and financing of health protection are also mentioned. Next, a general description of selected operating programs is presented with the examples of health protection projects financed from the structural funds that have already been implemented. The opportunities to fund these types of projects under the present financial perspective are also indicated. The subject matter of a detailed analysis presented in the paper concerns the Lubuskie province.
Frekwencja wyborcza w elekcjach samorządowych w Polsce
Authors: Niewiadomska-Cudak Małgorzata
Published: November 2018

The focal point of this paper is voter turnout in the self-government elections in Poland. Particular attention is given to the turnout in the city with district rights, Łódź. This city provides an interesting place of research, both on account of its peculiar location in the center of Poland, and its recent cultural, economic and political transformation. A local referendum on the dismissal of the city mayor, held on January 10, 2010, is worth mentioning. Łódź was the first large Polish city (with a population of over 500,000) where a one-man executive organ was dismissed before the end of his term. In the paper, the results of parliamentary election turnouts are juxtaposed with self-government election turnouts. Voter turnout is analyzed for each term of the self-government in Łódź, and the types and reasons for absence are indicated. The author uses these data to emphasize that over the twenty years of self-government’s existence, voting procedures in Poland have not changed and are the most conservative in Europe.
Europejska Strategia Bezpieczeństwa 2003–2008. Analiza politologiczna
Authors: Czachór Zbigniew
Published: November 2018

In 2003, the Council of Europe, the highest political organ of the European Union, resolved to adopt the European Security Strategy. This document outlined three fundamental objectives for the EU: stability and good governance in the area of the EU’s closest neighbors; creating an international order that would be based not only on bilateral relations, but primarily on efficient multilateral relations; and preventing threats, whether new or traditional. The Strategy assumed that the EU would take the responsibility for international security both in the realm of ‘peace keeping’ (peace and defensive missions) and ‘peace-making’ (peace and offensive missions). Defining the threats that the European Union needs to defy, the Strategy enumerates local conflicts, terrorism, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their potential use against the territory of the EU and its member states, collapsing states, and conflicts breaking out in such states and their neighborhood, as well as organized crime. The assessment of numerous threats to internal and external security, presented in the European Security Strategy, remains up-to-date. There have also emerged new threats for Europe that result from the need to ensure energy security, primarily with respect to the diversification of energy sources. The significance of climate change to international security has increased. The same applies to IT security or piracy. The EU has been rather anxious about the intensification of frozen conflicts, in particular the outbreak of war between Russia and Georgia. The Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has indicated that the enlargement process is a significant stabilizing factor in the EU neighborhood. Fundamental importance is also attached to the review of cooperation principles with the USA, the crucial role of the UN in the international system, and cooperation with regional organizations, such as the African Union. There is also the need to develop a strategic partnership with NATO, in particular in terms of operational cooperation. Another key factor in the strengthening of the EU’s global position is the development of a civil and military crisis response system.
Perspektywy i wyzwania demokracji na przykładzie liberalnego nurtu islamu
Authors: Jędrzejczyk-Kuliniak Katarzyna
Published: November 2018

The religious and cultural system of Islam is not a monolith, although it cannot be claimed that there are many Islams. After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the trend of religious fundamentalism has predominated in public opinion. However, this is only one of many forms of Islam. Its other extreme is the liberal one. These two religious interpretations are rather hostile towards one another, which finds reflection in the values each preaches. The movement of Islamic revival is connected with liberal thinking and it goes beyond the Arab countries. It can also be observed in Europe and the Muslim countries in Asia. Each movement is specific and tries to face up to different social and political issues. Given the deficit of democracy and the existence of authoritarian governments in the Middle East, the revival movement of the Arab world provides the best opportunity to scrutinize the challenges and development opportunities for democracy. This tendency is becoming an increasingly significant political force in the Middle East. Its representatives are also referred to as Muslim centrists, democrats or liberal Muslim reformers. They base their visions of political development on the social doctrine of Islam, stemming from the nahda movement, and from the ‘re-opening of the ijtihad’. The paper presents the values of liberal Islam, including the Muslim concept of democracy, social justice, sovereignty, freedom and the equality of women. The purpose of the paper is also to outline the main challenges related to the liberalization of Islam.
Pupils’ Questions in Dialogic Teaching from the Perspective of Pedagogical Research
Authors: Lukášová Hana , Pavelková Marie
Published: November 2018

Introduction: In our conditions and in the world, there is a tradition of the sequence of sequential communication exchanges in the interaction of a teacher and pupils, which was examined in the analysis of the processes and structures in educational communication. This tradition can be continued from the perspective of research at the 1st stage of elementary school education. Purpose: The aim of the study is to present the findings of a research on the issues of pupils’ questions. The research question is whether the existing results of educational research on the educational interaction and teacher-student communication in the educational process at the first stage of elementary schools also capture the characteristics of pupils’ questions. We will investigate the perception of dialogic teaching and pupils’ question in educational research. The sequence of sequential communication exchanges in the interaction between teachers and pupils, which was examined in the analysis of the processes and structures of educational communication, has in our country and in the world a tradition which can be followed in terms of research on teaching at the first stage of primary schools. One of the aspects of research on the interaction and communication in the classroom are the views of teachers who are discovering what a learner knows, and what he/she thinks about the communicated content and curriculum. But we are mainly interested in the results of educational research from the perspective of the pupil and his/her questions in the classroom. Methods: In our research, our intention was to analyse pupils’ questions which are to supplement their knowledge, or to find out more information that would help them deal with learning tasks. We were interested in previous investigations and were seeking for clarification whether the pupils’ questions are inconsistent, which would reveal misconceptions and wrong ideas in the understanding of the teaching content. Conclusions: The most frequently, pupils’ answer to the teacher’s questions were detected. The conclusions show the current results of pedagogical research in the context of dialogic teaching, they do not capture the characteristics of pupils’ questions in teaching at the 1st grade of elementary schools.
Nanoparticles as carriers of proteins, peptides and other therapeutic molecules
Authors: Pudlarz Agnieszka , Szemraj Janusz
Published: November 2018

Nanoparticles have many applications both in industry and medicine. Depending upon their physical and chemical properties, they can be used as carriers of therapeutic molecules or as therapeutics. Nanoparticles are made of synthetic or natural polymers, lipids or metals. Their use allows for faster transport to the place of action, thus prolonging its presence in the body and limiting side effects. In addition, the use of such a drug delivery system protects the drug from rapid disintegration and elimination from the body. In recent years, the use of proteins and peptides as therapeutic molecules has grown significantly. Unfortunately, proteins are subject to enzymatic digestion and can cause unwanted immune response beyond therapeutic action. The use of drug carriers can minimize undesirable side effects and reduce the dose of medication needed to achieve the therapeutic effect. The current study presents the use of several selected drug delivery systems for the delivery of proteins, peptides and other therapeutic molecules.
A novel TNNI3 gene mutation (c.235C>T/ p.Arg79Cys) found in a thirty-eight-year-old women with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Authors: Tao Qin , Yang Junhua , Cheng Weili , Yu Shenghua , Fang Xu , He Pingping , Zhang Yuqing
Published: November 2018

We report the case of a thirty-eight-year-old woman admitted to our hospital due to palpitation and chest distress. ST-T segment change was found in her ECG. She was then diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy by two-dimensional echocardiography. Physical examination showed no obvious abnormal signs and all laboratory examinations were within the normal range. Myocardial fibrosis was detected by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). A novel heterozygous mutation (c.235C>T/p.Arg79Cys) in TNNI3 for cardiac troponin I was identified in her. Subsequently, her families were investigated. No one died suddenly in her family. Her father, one of her siblings and one of her daughters had the same genetic mutation but with different clinical manifestations while the others were healthy. Her father and brother were also diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with different clinical manifestation. However, the echocardiography of her daughter was absolutely normal. We hypothesized that the Arg79Cys mutation in TNNI3 leads to a slow development of cardiac hypertrophy and the phenotype of this gene mutation is diverse.
Oganesson, Where Art Thou?
Authors: Rabinovich Daniel
Published: November 2018

In a press release dated 30 December 2015, the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) announced that a thorough review by independent experts of the experimental data available for the syntheses of elements 113, 115, 117, and 118 has been concluded, and that the discovery of the four elements completing the 7th row of the periodic table was confirmed. The elemental names and symbols proposed shortly thereafter by the corresponding discovery teams met the criteria prescribed by IUPAC for naming new elements, and nihonium (Nh), moscovium (Mc), tennessine (Ts), and oganesson (Og), became permanent within a few months. As such, the ending of the name of element 118 and its location in the periodic table, below radon in group 18, are consistent with the assumption that oganesson could be regarded as a noble gas.
Geochronology of granitoids from Psunj and Papuk Mts., Croatia
Authors: Horvat Marija , Klötzli Urs , Jamičić Domagoj , Buda György , Klötzli Eva , Hauzenberger Christoph
Published: November 2018

Detailed cathodoluminescence (CL) and back scattered electron (BSE) imaging of zircon crystals, coupled with in-situ U-Pb zircon dating by Laser Ablation Multi-Collector Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (LA-MC-ICP-MS) were used to develop new insights into the evolution of a monzogranite from Omanovac Quarry (Psunj Mt.), and of monzogranites from Šandrovac Quarry and Kišeljevac Creek (Papuk Mt.), both located in the Slavonian Mountains (Croatia).

U-Pb isotopic data yielded a concordia age of 380 ± 4 Ma for the monzogranite from Omanovac Quarry, and 382 ± 2 Ma and 383 ± 5 Ma for monzogranites from Šandrovac Quarry and Kišeljevac Creek. The results suggest Late Devonian magmatic activity.
Fuzzy Logic Based Control Scheme for Doubly Fed Induction Generator Based Wind Turbine
Authors: Bhukya Jawaharlal , Mahajan Vasundhara
Published: November 2018

Stator Flux Orientation Control Scheme (SFOCS) has limitations that its performance is mainly influenced by the tuning of parameters, the Proportional-Integral (PI) controller could not compensate system variations very efficiently. To overcome the drawbacks of PI controller the Fuzzy Logic Controllers (FLCs) are modelled. This paper presents the fuzzy logic based control strategy for the variable speed wind turbine generator by using Doubly Fed Induction Generator (DFIG). The mathematical model for DFIG is developed in synchronous reference frame by using SFOCS for current and voltage control and is discretized in time domain. Based on this model the artificial intelligence based FLCs are designed and implemented so as to improve the performance and efficiency of the system. This control scheme not only enhances the dynamic performance but also maintains almost unity power factor to the grid. In order to explore the robustness of the FLC and conventional PI controller, simulations are carried out for rapid variation of wind speed, and different disturbances generated in the system. The simulation results show that the proposed fuzzy logic based control strategies have better power control, faster oscillation damping, more accurate regulation, considerably reduced settling time and has fewer ripples in comparison with conventional PI controller. In the proposed SFOCS, the PI controllers are replaced with FLCs, to improve the performance and efficiency of the system. The system performance is analyzed for real and reactive power control in SFOCS for the effectiveness of synchronization with the grid.
An efficient preconditioning method for state box-constrained optimal control problems
Authors: Axelsson Owe , Neytcheva Maya , Ström Anders
Published: November 2018

An efficient preconditioning technique used earlier for two-by-two block matrix systems with square matrix blocks is shown to be applicable also for a state variable box-constrained optimal control problem. The problem is penalized by a standard regularization term for the control variable and for the box-constraint, using a Moreau–Yosida penalization method. It is shown that there occur very few nonlinear iteration steps and also few iterations to solve the arising linearized equations on the fine mesh. This holds for a wide range of the penalization and discretization parameters. The arising nonlinearity can be handled with a hybrid nonlinear-linear procedure that raises the computational efficiency of the overall solution method.
Numerical simulation of aberrated medical ultrasound signals
Authors: Beklemysheva Katerina A. , Grigoriev Georgiy K. , Kulberg Nikolay S. , Petrov Igor B. , Vasyukov Aleksey V. , Vassilevski Yuri V.
Published: November 2018

Transcranial ultrasound examination is hampered by the skull which acts as an irregular aberrator of the ultrasound signal. Numerical recovery of the ultrasound field can help in elimination of aberrations induced by the skull. In this paper, we address the simulation of medical phantom scanning through silicon aberrators with wave notching. The numerical model is based on the 2D acoustic equations which are solved by the wavefront construction raytracing method. Numerical B-scan images are compared with experimental B-scan images.
Neutral Axis in Thermally Modified Timber Determined by Image-Based Approach
Authors: Brabec Martin , Milch Jaromír , Čermák Petr , Děcký David , Sebera Václav , Tippner Jan
Published: November 2018

An alternative assessment procedure for the mechanical performance of thermally modified timber is presented. Non-defect beech wood (Fagus sylvatica L.) specimens were thermally modified at 180°C and 200°C and subjected to static three-point bending load. Based on the full-field strain data acquired during the tests, the neutral axis (NA) at a 50 % level of maximal loading force was identified and localized within the specimen height by means of image processing methods. The NA in specimens mildly thermally modified moved toward the tensile zone when compared to the control specimens, whereas the position of NA within the specimens severely thermally modified was comparable with the NA position in control specimens. The proposed procedure proved to be applicable for the assessment of the mechanical performance; however, in the present study, the NA movements caused by thermal modification were not found to be statistically significant.