bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Most Common Jewish First Names in Israel
Authors: Lawson Edwin D.
Published: January 2014

AbstractSamples of men's and women's names drawn from English language editions of Israeli telephone directories identify the most common names in current usage. These names, categorized into Biblical, Traditional, Modern Hebrew, and Non-Hebrew groups, indicate that for both men and women over 90 percent come from Hebrew, with the Bible accounting for over 70 percent of the male names and about 40 percent of the female. Pronunciation, meaning, and Bible citation (where appropriate) are given for each name.
Aliases Among the Anambra–Igbo: The Proverbial Dimension
Authors: Nwaehukwu-Agbada J.O.J.
Published: January 2014

AbstractAmong the Igbo people in the Anambra State of Nigeria, aliases often bridge the gap between people of different social and economic strata. Aliases that are derived from proverbs, usually involving a call and response, allow humor and geniality and confer on their users recognition and worth.
The Nicknames of American Greek-Letter Organizations
Authors: Murray Thomas E.
Published: January 2014

AbstractMost sororities and fraternities in the United States have at least one nickname, the formation of which always follows the regular processes of English neology for shortened forms, and, additionally, always adheres to the basic parameters of non-duplication (of other similar organizations' nicknames), brevity, and uniqueness. Besides serving as a ready means of identification, these nicknames serve important psycho-social functions: fraternity and sorority members use them as one way of achieving social solidarity and a group identity, both within and across organizational boundaries; non-members use them as a convenenient means of subcultural derision.
The Origin of NYC's Nickname The Big Apple
Authors: Cohen Gerald
Published: January 2014

AbstractThe expression “The Big Apple,” meaning “something special, out of the ordinary, world class” is traced from its adoption as the nickname of New York City in 1971 back through time, to the jazz culture of the 1930s and ultimately to its apparent origins in racing jargon in the early decades of the 20th century.
The Post Offices of Daviess County, Kentucky
Authors: Rennick Robert M.
Published: January 2014

AbstractFollowing the suggestions in Names (September, 1992) and elsewhere, this article shows what can be done with the systematic study of a county's post offices. Daviess County's 71 post offices are located, with brief histories and descriptions of the communities they serve, along with the derivations of all known names.
Identity, Nationalism, and Placenames: Zionist Efforts to Preserve the Original Local Hebrew Names in Official Publications of the Mandate Government of Palestine
Authors: Katz Yossi
Published: January 2014

AbstractPlacenames promote identification and connection, and serve the ideological needs of those who give the names. In this context, 1examine Zionist efforts during the British mandate in Palestine to preserve the original Hebrew names found in the Bible and other ancient sources as placenames in Palestine in the documents, correspondence, and official signs of the mandate government. The Zionists gave to placenames in Palestine a special role for advancing their ideological-national goals and for maintaining a connection between the Jews in Palestine and the diaspora with their historical homeland. I also examine the British attitude to these Zionist efforts and conclude that this attitude was related to Britain's overall approach to the issue of Palestine.
Multilingual and Monolingual Placenames in Tariana
Authors: Aikhenvald Alexandra Y.
Published: January 2014

AbstractTariana is the only Arawak language spoken in the linguistic area of the Vaupes River basin of Amazonia, along with a number of East Tucanoan languages. The Tariana people are thought to be the most recent arrivals in the region. The indigenous inhabitants of the area are obligatorily multilingual because of linguistic exogamy. Tariana placenames are divided into three groups: (a) names of places where Tariana have lived recently, or still live, (b) names of historical places associated with original living sites and migrations of the Tariana, and (c) names of places associated with the mythic ancestors of the Tariana. Only names in the first group enter into multilingual sets; these are calque translations involving East Tucanoan languages of the area. Tariana placenames of the other two groups are monolingual, and often have archaic linguistic traits, confirming that obligatory multilingualism among Tariana is of relatively recent origin.
Anglicized Native American Placenames in Oregon: Their Number and Distribution
Authors: McArthur Lewis L.
Published: January 2014

AbstractThe personal computer permits the storage and analysis of many types of placename data, enabling researchers to conduct large scale studies which otherwise would be prohibitively tedious and time consuming. One use to which computers and their handling of placename data can be put is to distinguish among various general classes of Anglicized native American placenames and to examine their frequency and distribution in different regions of the country or in single states, in this case Oregon.
Nicknames of English Adolescents in South Africa
Authors: De Klerk Vivian , Bosch Barbara
Published: January 2014

AbstractThis study reports on the nicknames of English-speaking adolescents in South Africa. It documents the nicknames and their origins and analyzes them in terms of the conditions under which they were coined and used. English adolescents have a very sensitive understanding of the complex and shifting set of social relationships underlying the choice and use of nicknames. Because of their optional nature and their transience as terms of address, nicknames offer up-to-date insights into social relationships which are not so evident in the more static, permanent aspects of language.
The Other Nicknames of American Greek-Letter Organizations
Authors: Murray Thomas E.
Published: January 2014

AbstractGreek sororities and fraternities in the United States have not one nickname, but two—the second being a sexually-embellished version of the first. These latter, “dirty”, nicknames have been created within a narrowlydefined set of sociocultural and linguistic rules, and, beyond revealing the usual adolescent preoccupation with sex, serve at least one important psycho-social function in the Greek socialization process, to bind !ogether members of a particular secondary group.
Regional Naming Patterns and the Culture of Honor
Authors: Kelly Michael H.
Published: January 2014

AbstractThroughout American history, violence has been more common in southern and western states than in northern states and violence continues to be viewed more positively and constructively in these regions. Two studies are presented which test the hypothesis that regional differences in violent behaviors and attitudes are reflected in geographic names. The first shows that place names in the South and West are more likely than place names in the North to begin with “violent” words such as gun and war. The second study extends the investigation beyond place name “fossils” to contemporary name choices and shows that business names in the South and West are more likely than those in the North to begin with violent words. Implications of these naming patterns for the maintenance of regional differences in violence are discussed.
Protecting the Endangered Blank Spots on Maps: The Wilderness Names Policy of the United States Board on Geographic Names
Authors: Julyan Robert
Published: January 2014

AbstractThe policy of the United States Board on Geographic Names of discouraging new name proposals for formally designated wilderness areas embodies a radical concept: creating name-restricted zones to protect a specific, culturally defined characteristic of an area. This article traces the evolution and rationale of this policy and, using case studies, examines some of the implications and practicalities of its implementation.
Distribution of Forenames, Surnames, and Forename–Surname Pairs in the United States
Authors: Tucker D. K.
Published: January 2014

AbstractUnavailability of data and computational resources has generally limited the study of personal names to that of individual forenames and surnames, small populations, and dictionaries of name types. Considerable attention has been paid to the comparative popularity of forenames but little to the frequency distribution of forenames, surnames, and forename-surname pairs. Frequency distributions for names in the United States are presented and are seen to approximate power law curves. The paradox of the commonality of the rare forename or surname is investigated and the puzzle of the plot of the occupied frequencies is presented.
Changing Names in the “New” South Africa: A Diachronic Survey
Authors: Klerk Vivian de
Published: January 2014

AbstractA study of name changes in South Africa in 1997 (de Klerk 2000b) found that socio-cultural factors were foremost among the reasons why people had changed their names, and there was also a trend in favor of English names generally and most particularly among speakers of African languages. This arqcle reports on a comparative survey of first name changes in South Africa over two 3-month periods, the first in 1997 and the second in 2000. It is once again notable (and surprising) that there is a marked increase in the number of African-language speakers who have favored English in changing their names, by adding an English name, by deleting an African name, or by reversing the order of their names so that an English name comes first. This is remarkable in light of concerted national efforts to encourage the African Renaissance as an overt symbolic resistance to former white cultural oppression.
Final Letter Compared with Final Phoneme in Male and Female Names
Authors: Barry Herbert , Harper Aylene S.
Published: January 2014

AbstractFirst names of male and female residents in the United States in 1950 and 1990 were divided into three categories: the 100 most frequent names in 1950 and also in 1990, in 1950 only, and in 1990 only. The final letter more often than the final phoneme was associated with the same sex. The finalleUer was associated with the same sex more often for male than female names and therefore was more often predominantly male. Names that were the 100 most frequent in 1990 only had a final phoneme that was associated with the same sex more often for female than male names and therefore were more often predominantly female.
Arapaho Placenames in Colorado: Indigenous Mapping, White Remaking
Authors: Cowell Andrew
Published: January 2014

AbstractIndigenous Arapaho placenames for the area around the present Rocky Mountain National Park have been recovered through archival research. Those names reveal a clear pattern of naming on the landscape. Human-use and human-history-oriented names occur especially often in the lowland valleys, while mountain peaks tend to be named with reference to sacred and mythological aspects of Arapaho traditional culture. The Arapaho. toponymically occupied the lowlands with their own presence, while leaving the highlands ontologically more distant and “exotic.” Ironically, the same pattern of naming occurred when Euro-American conservationists began recording and assigning Arapaho names to the landscape as they struggled to establish Rocky Mountain National Park and draw tourists, with sacred Arapaho names being selected for their exoticism and assigned to mountain locations while virtually all traces of Arapaho use and history in the area were removed in the lowlands and replaced by Euro- American names.The naming process also reveals interesting struggles between local control of naming and nationwide regulation on the part of the USGS, as well as changing perceptions of the space of Rocky Mountain National Park as a zone of resource extraction, a tourist attraction, an urban wildlands refuge, and a wilderness. The particular Arapaho names chosen (by Whites) for the landscape indirectly reflect all of these tensions.
Immigrant Congregational Names in Chicago: Religious and Civic Considerations
Authors: Numrich Paul D. , Kniss Fred
Published: January 2014

AbstractScholars have overlooked organizational names as a source of knowledge about the religious identities and civic relationships of immigrant congregations. This article draws upon ethnographic research at 16 immigrant congregations and an analysis of 110 Buddhist, Hindu, and Muslim immigrant congregations in the Chicago area. Congregational name characteristics include denomination/lineage identity markers, generic religious terminology, national/ethnic identity markers, locational terms, and multiple languages. The article emphasizes the importance of religious identity in naming an immigrant congregation (a non-trivial fact), and discusses commonalities and distinctions among Buddhist, Hindu, and Muslim naming patterns. On the whole; immigrant congregations with a preponderance of English and no national/ ethnic identity markers in their names are likely to be open to engagement with the larger society.
Emily Dickinson's Placenames
Authors: Nielson Malina , Hallen Cynthia L.
Published: January 2014

AbstractEmily Dickinson used at least 162 placenames, or toponyms, in her poetic vocabulary. Approximately 195 of Dickinson's 1,789 poems employ at least one placename, more than one tenth of the poetic corpus. Of the 162 placenames in Dickinson's poems, 70 refer to places in Europe, 17 to the Middle East, 12 each refer to Africa and North America, 11 each to Central America and Eurasia, 10 each to Asia and South America, and 1 reference each to Austronesia and the North Pole. In addition, Dickinson makes 7 references to sacred space and outer space. Dickinson refers to 29 different kinds of topographic entities: choronyms such as continents, oikonyms such as cities, oronyms such as mountains, hydronyms such as rivers, astronyms such as planets, and miscellaneous features such as languages, gardens, battle sites, or churches. The best resources for studying Dickinson's toponyms are Noah Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language (1828-1844) and the Oxford English Dictionary. To consolidate and augment the information in these and other resources, we have defined all of the toponyms in Dickinson's poetic lexicon for the forthcoming Emily Dickinson Lexicon.
The American Name Society with the Linguistic Society of America January 4-7, 2007
Authors: Names: A Journal of Onomastics
Published: January 2014

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Lipan Apache Placenames of Augustina Zuazua: Some Structural and Discursive Features
Authors: Webster Anthony K.
Published: January 2014

AbstractThis paper presents twenty-two Lipan Apache placenames as used by Augustina Zuazua in a narrative to Harry Hoijer concerning Lipan history. Lipan Apache is now considered by most linguists to be largely an extinct language. However these placenames provide a glimpse into the place-naming practices of the Lipan as well as reveal how placenames were discursively used. I analyze the placenames based on the semantic and morphological components of the names. I also look at how the placenames were used in context within the narrative. Finally, I suggest that Zuazua used this narrative and the placenames to comment on the removal of the Lipan Apache from their traditional homeland. The names, then, act as lingering signs of a past homeland.
Fracture behaviour of diffusion bonded bimaterial Ti–Al joints
Authors: Çam G. , Koçak M. , Dobi D. , Heikinheimo L. , Siren M.
Published: January 2014

Failure modes of constrained metal foils between two elastic solids are rather different from those in the unconstrained condition. If the interface adhesion is strong between materials, a lower strength thin metal (plastic) foil between two much higher strength metals (elastic) can undergo substantial plastic deformation and fail with high triaxiality induced ductile fracture. Experiments have been conducted to explore the modes of failure and the factors governing fracture in such a constrained metal interlayer. In the present work, the effects of soft inter layer thickness and brittle reaction layer on the fracture behaviour of four point bend specimens have been investigated. A series of solid state diffusion bonds were produced between 25 × 25 mm section titanium bars using pure aluminium foils of different thickness (50, 457, 914, and 2000 μm) as the soft constrained inter layer. All four point bend specimens containing an ∼ 2 μm thick intermetallic reaction layer TiAl3 between the titanium and aluminium failed in ductile fracture mode within the soft aluminium interlayer next to the interface. A number of void formations were observed ahead of the crack tip next to the interface. No evidence of interface debonding was observed. However, the specimens containing an 8 μm thick TiAl3 layer failed by brittle fracture along the interface between the titanium substrate and the TiAl3 layer. It was found that decreasing the soft interlayer thickness from 2000 to 457 μm increased the load carrying capacity and decreased the fracture toughness caused by constrained plastic deformation (high triaxiality) of the interlayer.
Structure and Corrosion Resistance of Plasma Nitrided Stainless Steel
Authors: Zhang Z. L. , Bell T.
Published: January 2014

AISI316 stainless steel has been plasma nitrided at 570°C over a range of processing conditions, and the resultant corrosion properties have been investigated by a potentiodynamic polarization technique. X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy studies have been used to map the process parameters under which a duplex surface compound layer of γ’ phase and austenite is formed. This surface compound layer has better corrosion resistance than a plasma nitrided stainless steel surface, where the normal hardened layer consists of austenite’ and chromium nitride precipitates. It has been found that the improvement in corrosion resistance is related to the presence of the γ’ nitride. Furthermore; low temperature plasma nitriding at 400° C produces a nitrided layer which has a corrosion resistance equivalent to that of the original material.
Only one of the two type VI secretion systems encoded in the Salmonella enterica serotype Dublin genome is involved in colonization of the avian and murine hosts
Authors: Pezoa David , Blondel Carlos J , Silva Cecilia A , Yang Hee-Jeong , Andrews-Polymenis Helene , Santiviago Carlos A , Contreras Inés
Published: January 2014

The type VI secretion system (T6SS) is a virulence factor for many Gram-negative bacteria. Salmonella genus harbors five phylogenetically distinct T6SS loci encoded in Salmonella Pathogenicity Islands (SPIs) SPI-6, SPI-19, SPI-20, SPI-21 and SPI-22, which are differentially distributed among serotypes. The T6SSs encoded in SPI-6 and SPI-19 contribute to pathogenesis of serotypes Typhimurium and Gallinarum in mice and chickens, respectively. Salmonella Dublin is a pathogen restricted to cattle where it causes a systemic disease. Also, it can colonize other hosts such as chickens and mice, which can act as reservoirs of this serotype. Salmonella Dublin harbors the genes for both T6SSSPI-6 and T6SSSPI-19. This study has determined the contribution of T6SSSPI-6 and T6SSSPI-19 to host-colonization by Salmonella Dublin using avian and murine models of infection. Competitive index experiments showed that, a mutant strain lacking both T6SSs (∆T6SSSPI-6/∆T6SSSPI-19) presents a strong colonization defect in cecum of chickens, similar to the defect observed for the ∆T6SSSPI-6 mutant, suggesting that this serotype requires a functional T6SSSPI-6 for efficient colonization of the avian gastrointestinal tract. Colonization of mice was also defective, although to a lesser extent than in chickens. In contrast, the T6SSSPI-19 was not necessary for colonization of either chickens or mice. Transfer of T6SSSPI-6, but not T6SSSPI-19, restored the ability of the double mutant to colonize both animal hosts. Our data indicate that Salmonella Dublin requires only the T6SSSPI-6 for efficient colonization of mice and chickens, and that the T6SSSPI-6 and T6SSSPI-19 are not functionally redundant.
Changes in the magnitude of social inequality in the uptake of cervical cancer screening in Taiwan, a country implementing a population-based organized screening program
Authors: Chiou Shu-Ti , Wu Chien-Yuan , Hurng Baai-Shyun , Lu Tsung-Hsueh
Published: January 2014

Introduction

We sought to examine changes in the magnitude of social inequality in the uptake of cervical cancer screening between 2001 and 2009 in Taiwan.

Methods

We used data from the 2001 and 2009 Taiwan National Health Interview Surveys to calculate the absolute (slope of index of inequality, SII) and relative (relative index of inequality, RII) summary measures of social inequality in the uptake of Pap smear tests to indicate the magnitude of social inequality.

Results

The prevalence of having had a Pap smear during the previous 3 years increased in each age and socioeconomic group from 2001 to 2009. The SII and RII by urbanization and education level decreased significantly, while the SII and RII by income level increased significantly between the two study years. The largest increase in inequality of prevalence from 2001 to 2009 was between women living in suburban and rural areas with highest income level and women live in metropolitan areas with lowest income level.

Conclusions

The changes in magnitude of social inequality in the uptake of cervical cancer screening differed by indicators of socioeconomic position. Further studies are needed to explore the mechanisms that result in social inequality by different indicators of socioeconomic position.
Weak- and strong-convergence theorems of solutions to split feasibility problem for nonspreading type mapping in Hilbert spaces
Authors: Chang Shih-sen , Kim Jong Kyu , Cho Yeol Je , Sim Jae Yull
Published: January 2014

The purpose of this article is to study the weak- and strong-convergence theorems of solutions to split a feasibility problem for a family of nonspreading-type mapping in Hilbert spaces. The main result presented in this paper improves and extends some recent results of Censor et al., Byrne, Yang, Moudafi, Xu, Censor and Segal, Masad and Reich, and others. As an application, we solve the hierarchical variational inequality problem by using the main theorem.

MSC:47J05, 47H09, 49J25.
On the Fučík spectrum of the scalar p-Laplacian with indefinite integrable weights
Authors: Chen Wei , Chu Jifeng , Yan Ping , Zhang Meirong
Published: January 2014

In this paper, we study the structure of the Fučík spectrum

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is made up of zero, an odd number of, or a double sequence of hyperbolic like curves. These hyperbolic like curves are continuous and strictly monotonic, and they have horizontal and vertical asymptotic lines. The number of the hyperbolic like curves is determined by the Dirichlet and Neumann half-eigenvalues of the p-Laplacian with weights a and b. The asymptotic lines will be estimated by using Sturm-Liouville eigenvalues of the p-Laplacian with a weight a or b.

MSC:34B09, 34B15, 34L05.
Intra-Erythrocyte Infusion of Dexamethasone Reduces Neurological Symptoms in Ataxia Teleangiectasia Patients: Results of a Phase 2 Trial
Authors: Chessa Luciana , Leuzzi Vincenzo , Plebani Alessandro , Soresina Annarosa , Micheli Roberto , D’Agnano Daniela , Venturi Tullia , Molinaro Anna , Fazzi Elisa , Marini Mirella , Ferremi Leali Pierino , Quinti Isabella , Cavaliere Filomena Monica , Girelli Gabriella , Pietrogrande Maria Cristina , Finocchi Andrea , Tabolli Stefano , Abeni Damiano , Magnani Mauro
Published: January 2014

Background

Ataxia Teleangiectasia [AT] is a rare neurodegenerative disease characterized by early onset ataxia, oculocutaneous teleangiectasias, immunodeficiency, recurrent infections, radiosensitivity and proneness to cancer. No therapies are available for this devastating disease. Recent observational studies in few patients showed beneficial effects of short term treatment with betamethasone. To avoid the characteristic side effects of long-term administration of steroids we developed a method for encapsulation of dexamethasone sodium phosphate (DSP) into autologous erythrocytes (EryDex) allowing slow release of dexamethasone for up to one month after dosing. Aims of the study were: the assessment of the effect of EryDex in improving neurological symptoms and adaptive behaviour of AT patients; the safety and tolerability of the therapy.

Methods

Twenty two patients (F:M = 1; mean age 11.2 ± 3.5) with a confirmed diagnosis of AT and a preserved or partially supported gait were enrolled for the study. The subjects underwent for six months a monthly infusion of EryDex. Ataxia was assessed by the International Cooperative Ataxia Rating Scale (ICARS) and the adaptive behavior by Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales (VABS). Clinical evaluations were performed at baseline and 1, 3, and 6 months.

Results

An improvement in ICARS (reduction of the score) was detected in the intention-to-treat (ITT) population (n = 22; p = 0.02) as well as in patients completing the study (per protocol PP) (n = 18; p = 0.01), with a mean reduction of 4 points (ITT) or 5.2 points (PP). When compared to baseline, a significant improvement were also found in VABS (increase of the score) (p < 0.0001, ITT, RMANOVA), with statistically significant increases at 3 and 6 months (p < 0.0001). A large inter-patient variability in the incorporation of DSP into erythrocytes was observed, with an evident positive effect of higher infusion dose on ICARS score decline. Moreover a more marked improvement was found in less neurologically impaired patients. Finally, a 19 month-extension study involving a subgroup of patients suggested that Erydex treatment can possibly delay the natural progression of the disease.

EryDex was well tolerated; the most frequent side effects were common AT pathologies.

Conclusions

EryDex treatment led to a significant improvement in neurological symptoms, without association with the typical steroid side effects.

Trial registration

Current Controlled Trial2010-022315-19SpA
RNase-mediated protein footprint sequencing reveals protein-binding sites throughout the human transcriptome
Authors: Silverman Ian M , Li Fan , Alexander Anissa , Goff Loyal , Trapnell Cole , Rinn John L , Gregory Brian D
Published: January 2014

Although numerous approaches have been developed to map RNA-binding sites of individual RNA-binding proteins (RBPs), few methods exist that allow assessment of global RBP–RNA interactions. Here, we describe PIP-seq, a universal, high-throughput, ribonuclease-mediated protein footprint sequencing approach that reveals RNA-protein interaction sites throughout a transcriptome of interest. We apply PIP-seq to the HeLa transcriptome and compare binding sites found using different cross-linkers and ribonucleases. From this analysis, we identify numerous putative RBP-binding motifs, reveal novel insights into co-binding by RBPs, and uncover a significant enrichment for disease-associated polymorphisms within RBP interaction sites.
SEM-EDX and Equilibrium Study of Modified Bentonite in Silicate Adsorption
Authors: Lin Tao , Li Xue , Xu Yongjian , Yin Xuefeng , Zhang Dingjun , Zhu Zhenfeng
Published: January 2014

The adsorption of silicate on aluminum-salt-modified bentonite is described on the basis of SEM-EDX and equilibrium data. The SEM-EDX study showed that silicate was clearly absorbed by the modified bentonite; the EDX data could present the adsorption rate. It results from the adsorption kinetics, according to which the adsorption reaction is second order with respect to silicate concentration, with the second-order rate constant k = 0.005600 mg g−1 min−1. Finally, the maximum adsorption capacity of the modified bentonite is 454.545 mg g−1 in green liquor. It is an efficient and potential adsorbent for silicate adsorption, which can solve the energy-consumption problems of the equipment and recovery of green liquor.
pH Effect on Properties of Surfactant-free Oil-in-water Emulsion Prepared with Oleic Acid
Authors: Akizuki Yuta , Yoshida Mikio , Ishida Naoyuki , Oshiki Toshiyuki , Oshitani Jun
Published: January 2014

Size distribution, ζ potential, and yield of surfactant-free oil-in-water (O/W) emulsion prepared with oleic acid were measured at various pHs after seven days from the emulsification. We found that the size distribution is almost the same regardless of pH from 9 to 3. The magnitude of ζ potential and yield remains constant at pH from 9 to 6, and decreases at pH from 6 to 3. There is a correlation between the ζ potential and the yield, but no correlation between the ζ potential and the size, suggesting that the ζ potential relates to stability of oleic acid droplets in water rather than their size.
The study of professional self-determination of psychology students
Authors: Абдурасулов Тимур , Abdurasulov Timur
Published: January 2014

This paper describes the study of a number of issues relating to professional self-determination of psychology

students. The role of «I»-concept of the individual in choosing a career, and preferred activities in the profession of a psychologist. The model of the influence of the «I»-concept in a permanent process of

professional self-determination of psychology students is offered.
Constructing the Team: The Antecedents and Effects of Membership Model Divergence
Authors: Mortensen Mark
Published: January 2014

Scholars have established that team membership has wide-ranging effects on cognition, dynamics, processes, and performance. Underlying that scholarship is the assumption that team membership—who is and who is not a team member—is straightforward, unambiguous, and agreed upon by all members. Contrary to this assumption, I posit that mental models of membership increasingly diverge within teams as a result of changing environmental conditions. I build on the literatures on membership and on shared mental models to explore such “membership model divergence.” In a study of 38 formally defined software and product development teams, I test a model of structural and emergent drivers of membership model divergence and examine its effect on performance operating through team-level cognition. I use the findings of this study to explore its implications for both management theory and managerial practice.
A randomised controlled trial of a relationship support training programme for frontline practitioners working with families
Authors: Coleman Lester , Houlston Catherine , Casey Polly , Purdon Susan , Bryson Caroline
Published: January 2014

This article presents findings from a cluster randomised controlled trial of a ‘blended’ (online and face-to-face) training programme for frontline practitioners (n = 222 intervention group, n = 227 control group). The ‘Relationship Support: An Early Intervention’ programme aimed to help practitioners recognise, respond appropriately to and review the need for further support for people experiencing relationship difficulties. Within a three-month time interval between the intervention and outcome measurement, the training had a significantly large positive impact on the way practitioners handled conversations with parents about their relationship difficulties. Practitioners in the intervention group reported being more than twice as likely as those in the control group to be confident in knowing both where and how to refer parents on for further support. The training also increased the likelihood of offering equivalent support in the future. These positive outcomes were evident across the sample, irrespective of practitioners’ pre-intervention level of experience or confidence. Implications of this study are outlined in terms of training the relational capability of the wider family support workforce.
Al-Menbar Group and the Iraqi communist movement
Authors: Ismael Tareq Y.
Published: January 2014

This article, drawing on party literature and author interviews, surveys the intellectual trajectory and ideological critique of the Al-Menbar, which started as a dissatisfied group within the Iraqi Communist Party (ICP) during the 1980s and subsequently emerged as a break-away faction. The Al-Menbar critique of the ICP, which it viewed as intellectually and operationally stagnant, covered the central issues of Iraqi politics, including: a discussion of the collapse of the progressive ‘National Front’ in 1979 and the consequential repression of the ICP by the Ba’th; the accelerating Iran–Iraq war; the nature of the ‘Kurdish question’ within Iraqi communist politics; and the role of the Iraqi revolutionary movement within the context of Arab politics. Finally, this article assesses the legacy of the short lifespan of Al-Menbar within the Iraqi revolutionary movement in particular, and Iraqi politics generally.
Synthesis and properties of multifunctional hindered amine light stabilizers
Authors: Gou Xiaofeng , Liu Dong , Hua Chengwen , Zhao Junlong , Zhang Wen
Published: January 2014

A series of multifunctional hindered amine light stabilizers (HALSs) for monomers were designed and synthesized from cyanuric chloride, allylamine, 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-4-ol or 1,2,2,6,6-pentamethylpiperidine-4-ol, and 2-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-1,2,3-benzotriazole derivatives through nucleophilic substitution. The new stabilizers were confirmed by 1H NMR, 13C NMR, FT-IR, ESI-HRMS and elemental analysis. The synthesized compounds 5a–f were evaluated for their antioxidant and anti-aging properties. The results indicate that the new HALSs can considerably improve polymer photostability.
Die Schöpfung als Handlung in Schellings »Philosophie der Offenbarung«
Authors: Gerlach Stefan
Published: January 2014

In Schellings Philosophie der Offenbarung wird die Schöpfung als Handlung Gottes konzipiert, vergleichbar mit menschlichen Handlungen. Allerdings ist es eine Handlung in einer einzigartigen Situation: Der Schöpfungsakt selbst vollzieht sich von einem Standpunkt außerhalb der physikalischen Welt, ja außerhalb der sukzessiven Zeit. Und sie ist eine Handlung unter Minimalbedingungen: es bedarf für sie lediglich eines absoluten, zukunftsgerichteten Geistes. Daher lässt eine Analyse von Schellings Schöpfungskonzept die Grundstrukturen von Handlungen sichtbar werden. Das Ergebnis einer solchen Untersuchung ist, dass Handlungen basale teleologische Strukturen besitzen. Im Gegensatz zu einer Hauptrichtung der gegenwärtigen Handlungstheorie lässt sich mit Schelling zeigen, dass Handlungen (göttliche wie menschliche) undenkbar sind ohne Begriffe des Zukünftigen und der Zielgerichtetheit - dass der Aspekt der Zukunft und der Zielgerichtetheit in Handlungen zusammenkommen und wie dies geschieht.
PCP4: a regulator of aldosterone synthesis in human adrenocortical tissues
Authors: Felizola Saulo J A , Nakamura Yasuhiro , Ono Yoshikiyo , Kitamura Kanako , Kikuchi Kumi , Onodera Yoshiaki , Ise Kazue , Takase Kei , Sugawara Akira , Hattangady Namita , Rainey William E , Satoh Fumitoshi , Sasano Hironobu
Published: January 2014

Purkinje cell protein 4 (PCP4) is a calmodulin (CaM)-binding protein that accelerates calcium association and dissociation with CaM. It has been previously detected in aldosterone-producing adenomas (APA), but details on its expression and function in adrenocortical tissues have remained unknown. Therefore, we performed the immunohistochemical analysis of PCP4 in the following tissues: normal adrenal (NA;n=15), APA (n=15), cortisol-producing adenomas (n=15), and idiopathic hyperaldosteronism cases (IHA;n=5). APA samples (n=45) were also submitted to quantitative RT-PCR of PCP4, CYP11B1, and CYP11B2, as well as DNA sequencing forKCNJ5mutations. Transient transfection analysis using PCP4 siRNA was also performed in H295R adrenocortical carcinoma cells, following ELISA analysis, and CYP11B2 luciferase assays were also performed after PCP4 vector transfection in order to study the regulation of PCP4 protein expression. In our findings, PCP4 immunoreactivity was predominantly detected in APA and in the zona glomerulosa of NA and IHA. In APA, the mRNA levels ofPCP4were significantly correlated with those of CYP11B2 (P<0.0001) and were significantly higher in cases withKCNJ5mutation than WT (P=0.005). Following PCP4 vector transfection, CYP11B2 luciferase reporter activity was significantly higher than controls in the presence of angiotensin-II. Knockdown of PCP4 resulted in a significant decrease inCYP11B2mRNA levels (P=0.012) and aldosterone production (P=0.011). Our results indicate that PCP4 is a regulator of aldosterone production in normal, hyperplastic, and neoplastic human adrenocortical cells.
Oxytocin-Gly-Lys-Arg stimulates cardiomyogenesis by targeting cardiac side population cells
Authors: Danalache Bogdan A , Yu Calvin , Gutkowska Jolanta , Jankowski Marek
Published: January 2014

The functional oxytocin (OT) system is expressed in the human and rodent hearts. OT stimulates differentiation of cardiac stem cells into contracting cardiomyocytes (CM). In this study, we investigated OT receptors (OTR) expressed in the cells of cardiac side population (SP) and the abilities of these cells to differentiate into CM in response to the treatment with OT-Gly-Lys-Arg (OT-GKR), a dominant and biologically active form of OT, in the fetal rodent heart. Immunocytochemistry of whole rat embryo at mid gestation (E11) revealed parallel staining in the heart of OTR and the ATP-binding cassette sub-family G member 2 (brcp1) antigen the marker of the SP phenotype. Using flow cytometry, the SP cells were selected from the newborn CM stained with Höechst 33342: 5.32%±0.06% of SP and 15.2%±1.10 of main population expressed OTR on the cell surface. The OTR was detected in CD29 (6.6%) and then in CD31 (4.7%) but less frequently in CD45 (0.7%) positive SP cell subpopulations. Specifically, the phenotype of SP CD31− cell, but not SP CD31+ cells, proliferates in the presence of OT-GKR and develops large cell aggregates. Then, OT-GKR treatment induced the apparition of beating cell colonies after 11 days (10±2.78%), which increased until day 16 (52±1.21%). The cells in contractile colonies expressed the markers of a CM phenotype, such as troponin, cardiac myosin light chain-2, and actinin. Finally, SP cells stimulated by OT-GKR induced endothelial phenotype. These results suggest that the C-terminally extended OT molecule stimulates cardiac differentiation of SP CD31− cells and is involved in heart growth.
Recent Results on Quantum Materials with an X-ray Free Electron Laser
Authors: Turner Joshua J.
Published: January 2014

We describe recent results in quantum materials through the use of a new tool: the x-ray free electron laser. We briefly describe the instrument and x-ray source capabilities and then discuss how this tool can bring new insights into materials with strong-electron correlations by ultrafast x-ray scattering from electronic structure.
Improvement of peaty soils with municipal solid waste fly ash
Authors: Leong Eng-Choon , Eriktius Dwiputra Trisnatama
Published: January 2014

Municipal solid waste fly ash is one of the products in the incineration process of solid waste and is usually disposed of in a landfill. The high lime content present in municipal solid waste fly ash indicates a possibility of using it to improve poor quality soils. Peaty soils are found at shallow depths in Singapore. These soils are generally excavated and disposed of in a landfill. This paper investigates the possibility of improving the peaty soil using municipal solid waste fly ash and also evaluates the environmental impact of the use of the latter. Test results showed that the shear strength of peaty soil can be improved by a few times by mixing with municipal solid waste fly ash. Leaching tests conducted on peaty soil–municipal solid fly ash mixes showed that the effluent element concentrations are below the limits set for trade effluent discharged into an uncontrolled watercourse but are generally above the limits set for drinking water and trade effluent discharged into a controlled watercourse. Therefore, peaty soil–municipal solid waste fly ash mixes should not be used at sites where there is a possibility for the effluent to discharge into controlled watercourses.
Learning the naive Bayes classifier with optimization models
Authors: Taheri Sona , Mammadov Musa
Published: January 2014

Naive Bayes is among the simplest probabilistic classifiers. It often performs surprisingly well in many real world applications, despite the strong assumption that all features are conditionally independent given the class. In the learning process of this classifier with the known structure, class probabilities and conditional probabilities are calculated using training data, and then values of these probabilities are used to classify new observations. In this paper, we introduce three novel optimization models for the naive Bayes classifier where both class probabilities and conditional probabilities are considered as variables. The values of these variables are found by solving the corresponding optimization problems. Numerical experiments are conducted on several real world binary classification data sets, where continuous features are discretized by applying three different methods. The performances of these models are compared with the naive Bayes classifier, tree augmented naive Bayes, the SVM, C4.5 and the nearest neighbor classifier. The obtained results demonstrate that the proposed models can significantly improve the performance of the naive Bayes classifier, yet at the same time maintain its simple structure.
Evolutionary algorithms and fuzzy sets for discovering temporal rules
Authors: Matthews Stephen G. , Gongora Mario A. , Hopgood Adrian A.
Published: January 2014

A novel method is presented for mining fuzzy association rules that have a temporal pattern. Our proposed method contributes towards discovering temporal patterns that could otherwise be lost from defining the membership functions before the mining process. The novelty of this research lies in exploring the composition of fuzzy and temporal association rules, and using a multi-objective evolutionary algorithm combined with iterative rule learning to mine many rules. Temporal patterns are augmented into a dataset to analyse the method’s ability in a controlled experiment. It is shown that the method is capable of discovering temporal patterns, and the effect of Boolean itemset support on the efficacy of discovering temporal fuzzy association rules is presented.
THE INFLUENCE OF SOUS-VIDE TREATMENT ON THE FORM OF MOISTURE IN LARGE-VEGETABLE MEAT SYSTEMS
Authors: Rodionova Natalia Sergeevna , Popov Evgeniy Sergeevich , Birca Adriana , Gaceо Liviu
Published: January 2014

The current development of the catering industry is due to the improvement of the processes of heat cooking of raw materials. One such area is the use of low-temperature hydrothermal cooking food, pre-vacuum-packed in heat-resistant polymer film. In cooking, spread a combination of rice, chicken and vegetable ingredients: onions and carrots, which allows you to get a dish with high consumer properties. During the study, it was determined the amount of moisture needed to reach the desired consistency of the mixture components to increase the yield of finished products, while providing maximum storage periods. The results show that the addition of water in amounts exceeding 3.0% of the total weight of food leads to an increase in the mass fraction of free moisture
ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF AUTOMATIC MILKING ON THE SELECTED PARAMETERS OF DAIRY COWS WELFARE
Authors: Šoch Miloslav , Fiala Otakar , Šťastná Jana , Brouček Jan , Tejml Petr , Smutný Luboš , Smutná Šárka , Čermák Bohuslav , Zábranský Luboš , Šimková Anna , Švejdová Kateřina , Raabová Marcela , Pálka Václav
Published: January 2014

the aim of study was to find out the influence of milking by automatic milking system (AMS) on the physiological needs of dairy cows within 30 minutes after milking. Ethological study covered the needs of feed intake, water intake and need of lying down. The need of feed intake in 30 minutes after milking was found at 75.51 % of dairy cows in the barn with AMS. The need of water intake was found at 41.79 % of dairy cows. The percentage of cows, which needed to lie down after milking, was 3.7 %.
THE INFLUENCE OF PARASITIC INFECTION ON THE BLOOD COUNT OF THE EXTENSIVELY REARED SHEEP
Authors: Šimák-Líbalová Kristýna , Šoch Miloslav , Šimková Anna , Švejdová Kateřina , Pálka Václav , Zábranský Luboš , Čermák Bohuslav
Published: January 2014

The article view on the effect of the extensive breeding conditions on health state of sheep in foothill areas of the South Bohemian region. Very negatively affects the health of sheep presence of parasitic infection in the herd. Among the factors indicative of the normal process of physiological functions and thus the health of sheep include haematologic and biochemical parameters of blood. Samples of blood and excrements were collected and divided by breeds of sheep and sampling time. It was done Faeces examination of excrements and was determined number of erythrocytes and leukocytes, haematocrit, haemoglobin, content of zinc and copper in blood and differential leucocytes count. Haematological and biochemical parameters were observed for all samples in the physiological range, despite the simultaneous parasitic contagions of examined animals.
Polygonal Numbers
Authors: Grabowski Adam
Published: January 2014

In the article the formal characterization of triangular numbers (famous from [15] and words “EYPHKA! num = Δ+Δ+Δ”) [17] is given. Our primary aim was to formalize one of the items (#42) from Wiedijk’s Top 100 Mathematical Theorems list [33], namely that the sequence of sums of reciprocals of triangular numbers converges to 2. This Mizar representation was written in 2007. As the Mizar language evolved and attributes with arguments were implemented, we decided to extend these lines and we characterized polygonal numbers. We formalized centered polygonal numbers, the connection between triangular and square numbers, and also some equalities involving Mersenne primes and perfect numbers. We gave also explicit formula to obtain from the polygonal number its ordinal index. Also selected congruences modulo 10 were enumerated. Our work basically covers the Wikipedia item for triangular numbers and the Online Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences (http://oeis.org/A000217). An interesting related result [16] could be the proof of Lagrange’s four-square theorem or Fermat’s polygonal number theorem [32].
Morphmetric analysis of apis cerana populations in Huangshan, China
Authors: Yu Linsheng , Liu Fang , Huang Sisi , Bi Shoudong , Zong Chao , Wang Tianshu
Published: January 2014

Honey bees (Apis cerana Fabricius) were collected from 195 colonies at seven different localities spanning the main beekeeping areas in Huangshan. Morphometric methods were used to measure seven standard morphometric characters, and these bees were compared to samples from the Henan, Shandong, and Yunnan provinces. Principal component analysis of the total Huangshan database yielded two clusters: bees from Jinxian and Jixixian, and those from other localities. Within the latter cluster, discriminant and hierarchical cluster analyses revealed overlapping regional sub-clusters: bees from Huangshanqu, Qimenxian, Huizhouqu, and Shexian, and those from Yixian. Significant differences between the means of the three clusters were demonstrated using Wilks’ lambda statistic. Morphocluster separation was related to altitude differences. Moreover, we noted some regions with high intercolonial variance, suggesting introgression among these defined honeybee populations.