bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Punishment, authority and political economy: Italian challenges to western punitiveness
Authors: Gallo Zelia A
Published: November 2015

This article explores the challenges that Italy poses for existing analyses of western punishment. These ‘challenges’ are visible at the penal level and in relation to the variables used to explain contemporary penal trends. In this article I argue that Italian penality cannot be understood in terms of unequivocal ‘punitiveness’ or unequivocal ‘moderation’. Italian trends betray a co-existence and alternation of repression and leniency, whose incidence I trace in penal reform and legislation. I explore the issue of waning state sovereignty and its presumed contribution to increasing punitiveness, explaining why the evolution of the Italian state does not fit this narrative. I argue that Italy is a contested state, whose penal law can be sidelined by the informal norms with which it co-exists. I also ask whether Italian penality can be explained by reference to political economy. I argue that Italy’s hybrid political economy challenges the methodological approach that predicts punitiveness or moderation by reference to political economic evolution. I conclude by explaining why politics – political dynamics, institutions and culture – is the key organizing principle with which to systematize contemporary Italian penality. I argue that political dynamics should likewise be reconsidered by, and integrated into, existing analyses of western punishment.
False Lumen Embolization to Treat Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation After Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair of Type B Aortic Dissection
Authors: Mendes Bernardo C. , Oderich Gustavo S. , Erben Young , Reed Nanette R. , Pruthi Rajiv K.
Published: November 2015

Purpose: To present a rare case of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) after thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) and its novel treatment. Case Report: A 55-year-old man presented with DIC 10 months after TEVAR for chronic type B aortic dissection and descending thoracic aortic aneurysm. He had persistent retrograde flow in the false lumen with a stable aneurysm diameter. The false lumen was embolized with multiple Amplatzer plugs, which promoted false lumen thrombosis. Laboratory evaluation on postoperative day 7 demonstrated resolution of the coagulopathy. Follow-up at 18 months revealed no recurrent DIC; computed tomography angiography showed a stable aortic diameter and excluded thoracic aneurysm sac. Conclusion: This case demonstrates an unusual, potentially fatal postoperative complication of endovascular treatment of type B aortic dissections successfully treated with an innovative endovascular solution.
Public policies on the use of drugs in Mexico and Latin America
Authors: Heinze Gerhard , Armas-Castañeda Gabriela
Published: November 2015

Recently, there has been a more profound political debate in Latin American countries around the possibilities of legal regulation and decriminalization of currently controlled drugs, particularly cannabis. This debate is a complex one that deals with a growing drug trade towards North America and Europe, as well as oversaturated judicial and health systems across Latin America. Mexico's role in the production and/or distribution of controlled drugs has been recognized for many years, but only recently has Mexico’s own problematic use of drugs, especially in the cities of the northern and southern borders, been raised as an issue. Drug policy in Mexico has a long history, which can only be understood in its political and economic contexts and its relations with the United States. Mexican drug policy is stipulated in several legal documents such as the Constitution, the General Health Law and specific Official Mexican Standards, amongst others. In these documents possession, use and sale of drugs are considered illegal, but in case of some drugs like cannabis, cocaine, opium, heroin, MDA, MDMA, Meth (crystal), and LSD, the maximum amount that an individual may possess for personal use is stipulated. Currently, there are controversies in Mexico regarding exempting the use of certain drugs (especially cannabis) for medical indications as well as increasing the maximum amounts under which possession is deemed for personal use whilst reducing the penalty in case of personal use in small doses.
Evaluation of Medication Errors in Community Pharmacy Settings
Authors: Pervanas Helen C. , Revell Ngoc , Alotaibi Amal F.
Published: November 2015

Background. Drug-related errors can compromise patient care, increase health care costs, and, in worst case scenarios, result in patient deaths. Objective. To evaluate the incidence and contributing factors of medication dispensing errors in community pharmacy settings reported to the New Hampshire Board of Pharmacy (NHBOP). Methods. Medication errors reported to the NHBOP from February 1, 2007, to July 31, 2012, in a community pharmacy setting were reviewed. Quality Related Event Report (QRER), a standardized form developed by the NHBOP, was used to record the errors. The QRER allows collection of information related to the error, including time, date, type of error, and contributing environmental factors. Results. There were a total of 68 reported errors. The majority of errors (40%) involved dispensing an incorrect medication; 31% involved incorrect doses, and 12% involved incorrect directions. A majority of the errors involved new prescriptions (78%); 51% occurred during the pharmacist final check stage and 26% occurred during the data entry phase of the initial processing of the prescription. A greater percentage of errors (68%) occurred when only 1 pharmacist was on duty versus 29% with 2 pharmacists on duty. Conclusions. Contributing factors for errors included high prescription volumes and lack of adequate pharmacist coverage. Increasing pharmacist overlap hours in stores with high prescription volumes and implementing a formal technician certification program to ensure the consistency in training quality could assist in decreasing medication errors and improving patient safety.
Prognostic significance of 18FDG PET/CT in colorectal cancer patients with liver metastases: a meta-analysis
Authors: Xia Qian , Liu Jianjun , Wu Cheng , Song Shaoli , Tong Linjun , Huang Gang , Feng Yuanbo , Jiang Yansheng , Liu Yewei , Yin Ting , Ni Yicheng
Published: November 2015

Background

The role of 18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography CT (18FDG PET/CT), as a prognostic factor for survival in colorectal cancer patients with liver metastases, is still controversial. We sought to perform a meta-analysis of the literature to address this issue.

Methods

A systematic literature search was performed to identify the studies that associated 18FDG PET/CT to clinical survival outcomes of patients with liver metastases. Methodological qualities of the included studies were also assessed. The summarized hazard ratio (HR) was estimated by using fixed- or random-effect model according to heterogeneity between trails.

Results

By analyzing a total of 867 patients from 15 studies, we found that PET/CT for metabolic response to the therapy was capable of predicting event-free survival (EFS) and overall survival (OS) with statistical significance, and the HR was 0.45 (95 % confidence interval [CI], 0.26–0.78) and 0.36 (95 % CI, 0.18–0.71), respectively. Furthermore, pre-treatment 18FDG PET/CT with high standardized uptake value (SUV) was also significantly associated with poorer OS HR, 1.24; (95 % CI, 1.06–1.45). However, we did not find a statistically significant effect of post-treatment SUV for predicting OS HR, 1.68; (95 % CI, 0.63–4.52).

Conclusions

The present meta-analysis confirms that 18FDG PET/CT is a useful tool to help predict survival outcomes in patients with liver metastases.
Complete genome sequence of Staphylococcus aureus, strain ILRI_Eymole1/1, isolated from a Kenyan dromedary camel
Authors: Zubair Saima , Fischer Anne , Liljander Anne , Meens Jochen , Hegerman Jan , Gourlé Hadrien , Bishop Richard P. , Roebbelen Ina , Younan Mario , Mustafa Mudassir Imran , Mushtaq Mamoona , Bongcam-Rudloff Erik , Jores Joerg
Published: November 2015

We report the genome of a Staphylococcus aureus strain (ILRI_Eymole1/1) isolated from a nasal swab of a dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius) in North Kenya. The complete genome sequence of this strain consists of a circular chromosome of 2,874,302 bp with a GC-content of 32.88 %. In silico annotation predicted 2755 protein-encoding genes and 76 non-coding genes. This isolate belongs to MLST sequence type 30 (ST30). Phylogenetic analysis based on a subset of 283 core genes revealed that it falls within the human clonal complex 30 (CC30) S. aureus isolate cluster but is genetically distinct. About 79 % of the protein encoding genes are part of the CC30 core genome (genes common to all CC30 S. aureus isolates), ~18 % were within the variable genome (shared among multiple but not all isolates) and ~ 3 % were found only in the genome of the camel isolate. Among the 85 isolate-specific genes, 79 were located within putative phages and pathogenicity islands. Protein encoding genes associated with bacterial adhesion, and secretory proteins that are essential components of the type VII secretion system were also identified. The complete genome sequence of S. aureus strain ILRI_Eymole1/1 has been deposited in the European Nucleotide Archive under the accession no LN626917.1.
Complete genome sequence of Novosphingobium pentaromativorans US6-1T
Authors: Choi Dong Hee , Kwon Yong Min , Kwon Kae Kyoung , Kim Sang-Jin
Published: November 2015

Novosphingobium pentaromativorans US6-1T is a species in the family Sphingomonadaceae. According to the phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequence of the N. pentaromativorans US6-1T and nine genome-sequenced strains in the genus Novosphingobium, the similarity ranged from 93.9 to 99.9 % and the highest similarity was found with Novosphingobium sp. PP1Y (99.9 %), whereas the ANI value based on genomes ranged from 70.9 to 93 % and the highest value was 93 %. This microorganism was isolated from muddy coastal bay sediments where the environment is heavily polluted by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). It was previously shown to be capable of degrading multiple PAHs, including benzo[a]pyrene. To further understand the PAH biodegradation pathways the previous draft genome of this microorganism was revised to obtain a complete genome using Illumina MiSeq and PacBio platform. The genome of strain US6-1T consists of 5,457,578 bp, which includes the 3,979,506 bp chromosome and five megaplasmids. It comprises 5110 protein-coding genes and 82 RNA genes. Here, we provide an analysis of the complete genome sequence which enables the identification of new characteristics of this strain.
Enzalutamide Reduces the Bone Mass in the Axial But Not the Appendicular Skeleton in Male Mice
Authors: Wu Jianyao , Movérare-Skrtic Sofia , Börjesson Anna E. , Lagerquist Marie K. , Sjögren Klara , Windahl Sara H. , Koskela Antti , Grahnemo Louise , Islander Ulrika , Wilhelmson Anna S. , Tivesten Åsa , Tuukkanen Juha , Ohlsson Claes
Published: November 2015

Testosterone is a crucial regulator of the skeleton, but the role of the androgen receptor (AR) for the maintenance of the adult male skeleton is unclear. In the present study, the role of the AR for bone metabolism and skeletal growth after sexual maturation was evaluated by means of the drug enzalutamide, which is a new AR antagonist used in the treatment of prostate cancer patients. Nine-week-old male mice were treated with 10, 30, or 100 mg/kg·d of enzalutamide for 21 days or were surgically castrated and were compared with vehicle-treated gonadal intact mice. Although orchidectomy reduced the cortical bone thickness and trabecular bone volume fraction in the appendicular skeleton, these parameters were unaffected by enzalutamide. In contrast, both enzalutamide and orchidectomy reduced the bone mass in the axial skeleton as demonstrated by a reduced lumbar spine areal bone mineral density (P < .001) and trabecular bone volume fraction in L5 vertebrae (P < .001) compared with vehicle-treated gonadal intact mice. A compression test of the L5 vertebrae revealed that the mechanical strength in the axial skeleton was significantly reduced by enzalutamide (maximal load at failure −15.3% ± 3.5%; P < .01). The effects of enzalutamide in the axial skeleton were associated with a high bone turnover. In conclusion, enzalutamide reduces the bone mass in the axial but not the appendicular skeleton in male mice after sexual maturation. We propose that the effect of testosterone on the axial skeleton in male mice is mainly mediated via the AR.
Pioneers of Adsorption Science 3. Professor A. V. Kiselev
Authors: Sing Kenneth S. W.
Published: November 2015

A short account is given of the life and work of Andrej Vladimirovich Kiselev (1908–1984). Kiselev was born and educated in Moscow, Russia. He was appointed assistant professor in the M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University in 1943 and became professor of physical chemistry in 1951. Thereafter, he directed the work of two large groups of research scientists, in laboratories of the M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University and the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the USSR Academy of Sciences. Kiselev's prodigious research output, over a period of about 30 years, was of great international importance and included theoretical and experimental studies on the specificity of physical adsorption, chromatography and the surface properties of carbons, oxides and zeolites.
Oscillometric—Volumetric Measurements of Pure Gas Adsorption Equilibria Devoid of the Non-Adsorption of Helium Hypothesis
Authors: Keller J.U. , Göbel M.U.
Published: November 2015

A new method is presented to measure pure gas-adsorption equilibria on porous solids or powders without using a hypothesis on the void volume of the solid adsorbents, such as the non-adsorption of helium hypothesis. The proposed method involves combined volumetric/manometric and dynamic measurements, namely, observations of the frequency of small adiabatic oscillations of the adsorptive gas in equilibrium with the adsorbed phase or adsorbate. The oscillations of the adsorptive gas are initiated by small oscillations of a sphere or a cylinder positioned in a vertical tube above the vessel containing the gas and adsorbents [reversion of experiment by Rüchardt (1929), Flammersfeld (1972), Keller (2014)]. Experiments show that adsorbates have two different phases consisting, respectively, of molecules which are only weakly bound to adsorbent's atoms so that they can participate in the low-frequency gas oscillations (<10 Hz) and other molecules that are strongly bound to adsorbent's atoms so they are ‘stiff’, that is, cannot participate in the gas oscillations, with eigenfrequencies being in the range of 1010–1012 Hz. The theory of these measurements will be presented and data of adsorption equilibria of He, N2, Ar and CO2 on activated carbon BAX 1100 and zeolite KÖSTROLITH 4ABFK at near ambient conditions will be given and discussed to a certain extent.
Histamine-2 receptor antagonists versus proton pump inhibitors for stress ulcer prophylaxis in the ICU
Authors: Kopterides Petros , Kahn Jeremy
Published: November 2015

An evaluation of a recent study by MacLaren R, Reynolds PM, Allen RR et al: Histamine-2 receptor antagonists vs proton pump inhibitors on gastrointestinal tract hemorrhage and infectious complications in the intensive care unit. JAMA Intern Med 2014, 174:564-574.
Should we use lung protective ventilation for non-ARDS patients?
Authors: Singh Manasi , Kaynar A. Murat
Published: November 2015

An evaluation of a recent study by Serpa Neto A, Cardoso SO & Manetta JA et al: Association between Uses of Lung-Protective Ventilation with Lower Tidal Volume and Clinical Outcomes among Patients without Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome a Meta-analysis. JAMA, October 24/31, 2012—Vol 308, No. 16. PMID: 23093163.
Roundoff-Error-Free Algorithms for Solving Linear Systems via Cholesky and LU Factorizations
Authors: Escobedo Adolfo R. , Moreno-Centeno Erick
Published: November 2015

LU and Cholesky factorizations are computational tools for efficiently solving linear systems that play a central role in solving linear programs and several other classes of mathematical programs. In many documented cases, however, the roundoff errors accrued during the construction and implementation of these factorizations lead to the misclassification of feasible problems as infeasible and vice versa. Hence, reducing these roundoff errors or eliminating them altogether is imperative to guarantee the correctness of the solutions provided by optimization solvers. To achieve this goal without having to use rational arithmetic, we introduce two roundoff-error-free factorizations that require storing the same number of individual elements and performing a similar number of operations as the traditional LU and Cholesky factorizations. Additionally, we present supplementary roundoff-error-free forward and backward substitution algorithms, thereby providing a complete tool set for solving systems of linear equations exactly and efficiently. An important property shared by the featured factorizations and substitution algorithms is that their individual coefficients’ maximum word length—i.e., the maximum number of digits required for expression—is bounded polynomially. Unlike the rational arithmetic methods used in practice to solve linear systems exactly, however, the algorithms herein presented do not require any gcd calculations to bound the entries’ word length. We also derive various other related theoretical results, including the total computational complexity of all the roundoff-error-free processes herein presented.
Who’s messing with Jane?: Graphic novels and the Jane Austen fan
Authors: Howard Leigh Anne
Published: November 2015

Over the last two decades, adaptations of Jane Austen’s works as well as numerous works of Austen fan fiction have saturated contemporary culture. In addition to realistic, period-piece dramas that retell the novels in a linear, realistic, representational form, Austen’s body of work has inspired spin-offs, spoofs and homages, including in 2009 a graphic novel version of Pride and Prejudice. By examining how readers of Jane Austen novels respond to Nancy Butler’s graphic novel adaptations, I identify key shifts in the development of the Jane Austen fan community and provide an overview of the emergence of classical prose in a graphic novel format. Then I turn to the Butler’s adaptations of Pride and Prejudice, Emma and Northanger Abbey to explore how fans respond to comic versions of Jane Austen’s works. In particular, by focusing attention on the use of the narrative voice, panel structure and sequence, and character illustrations in these graphic novel adaptations, one can better understand why these participants in this study found these adaptations less satisfying than Austen’s books, subsequent adaptations of her works and other forms of fan fiction.
Regulating local content on Australian radio: Can it restore local radio in an era of convergence?
Authors: Criticos Harry
Published: November 2015

In 1932 when the Australian government established the ABC as the national broadcaster, it expected commercial radio to fill the gaps left by the ABC and become the local broadcaster. For regional commercial radio operators, the idea of the local has been embraced when required and rejected when provided the opportunity under deregulation. When radio was deregulated in 1992, the government anticipated that market forces would create diversity and competition. However, deregulation resulted in a concentration of ownership and a perceived lack of diversity and localism by audiences and parliamentary committees. After a lengthy period of deregulation that allowed radio licence holders to create networks in regional Australia without hindrance, the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 (Cwlth) (BSA 1992) was amended in 2007. The then Federal government, led by Prime Minister John Howard, put in place rather prescriptive legislation that set out the requirement for commercial radio licensees to broadcast material of local significance and provide minimum levels of local content. Out of these circumstances some questions arise. First, did this legislation come too late? Second, what is local in the digital age and how do we define it? Finally, is it possible to regulate local content with the impending arrival of Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB+) into regional Australia? This article examines whether such prescriptive conditions for regulating local content in response to increased networking in this era of convergence and DAB can restore the concept of local to both networked radio and the community that depends on it. Can radio in its networked form satisfy the desire to embrace the benefits of being local?
Reviews
Authors: Jedrzejewski Stanislaw
Published: November 2015

Radio’s New Wave. Global Sound in the Digital Er a, Jason Loviglio and Michele Hilm es (eds) (2013) New York: Routledge, 232 pp., ISBN 0415509769 (pbk), $43.95
Radio, memory and conflict: Reconstructing the past in Documentos RNE
Authors: Castelló Enric , Montagut Marta
Published: November 2015

In this article we adopt a cultural approach to radio, and specifically to radio documentaries about recent Spanish history, focusing on an analysis of Documentos RNE, which, from 1999 to date, has been broadcasting documentaries that employ the vast sound archives of Radio Nacional de España (RNE). The archives and their use in historical memory programmes represent a true national repository with which to reconstruct collective memory. Through a more detailed analysis of five documentaries broadcast between 2008 and 2014, we examine major topics such as the Second Republic, the Civil War, the post-war period, the Franco dictatorship and the Transition to Democracy. The article show how Documentos RNE included the mentioned topics in its list of programmes and what type of audio-visual language resources were common on the reconstruction of the past.
Unbuttoning NPR: Assessing the music at the margins of All Things Considered
Authors: Cwynar Christopher
Published: November 2015

There have been few studies to date of the cultural work performed by NPR’s information radio programmes, and those that have been conducted have overlooked the role of musical interludes in those programmes. This article combines quantitative data analysis with textual and discourse analysis to elucidate the nature of the interludes and their function within the context of All Things Considered, NPR’s flagship afternoon newsmagazine programme. It argues that the structured diversity of the interludes embodies the homologous aesthetic and ideological dispositions of NPR’s personnel and its core audience. The interludes themselves suggest a tension between highbrow and middlebrow aesthetic dispositions that are manifested in the structured diversity and hybridity of the genre selections as they are deployed in the context of the programme.
Dinâmica hidrológica e erosiva em agricultura tradicional de corte e queima no bioma de mata Atlântica (RJ) – Brasil
Authors: Bertolino Ana Valéria Freire Allemão , Soares Isabel Linhares Pereira , Cunha Lúcio
Published: November 2015

O objetivo do trabalho é analisar as características hidro-erosivas em sistemas de manejos distintos: sem cobertura (SC) e sistema abandonado de corte/queima de 3-5 anos (PO). Os resultados demonstram que o sistema SC possui valores de potenciais matriciais próximo à saturação, enquanto que o sistema PO possui variações constantes de potenciais matriciais e baixas taxas de erosão, demonstrando uma drenagem eficiente quando comparado ao sistema SC.
Exploring Scholarship and Scholarly Activity in College-based Higher Education
Authors: King Madeleine , Widdowson John , Davis Jane , Flint Carl
Published: November 2015

During 2009, the Mixed Economy Group, commissioned by the Higher Education Academy, undertook research to investigate the nature and extent of scholarly activity in those further education colleges (FECs) which also offer higher education (HE). The study considered the way in which scholarly activity was defined within colleges, the suitability of definitions as adopted within the context and the measurement of impact on the student experience. Published findings of this early research included the need for more widespread political recognition of the value of vocational scholarly activity, the need for colleges to develop and evidence strategic engagement with wider definitions of scholarly activity and the need for wider sectoral support for communities of scholarly and vocational practice. This paper presents the findings of subsequent research undertaken on behalf of the Mixed Economy Group and commissioned by LSIS in 2013. The study sought to re-examine and extend the concepts highlighted in the earlier publication, establishing as its focus the role of research, scholarship, scholarly activity and CPD in supporting the delivery of College-based Higher Education (CBHE). The research activity comprised an initial literature review to bring forward areas for investigation and situate the empirical research within the more recent post-Browne evolution of CBHE. A questionnaire was circulated widely through the auspices of a range of sectoral organisations, resulting in 135 responses, of which 60 were valid and complete. Analysis of both survey data and that obtained through the coding of a set of twenty interviews has provided preliminary findings that suggest an association between size of provider, the degree of strategic emphasis on scholarly activity and an understanding of scholarly activity that is much closer to that of Boyer (1990) than was indicated in the previous research.
The Contrary Nature of ‘Differentiation’ in Higher Education
Authors: Wright T
Published: November 2015

For some time, there has been an emphasis on the death of the traditional lecture as a teaching resource, and the growth and abundance of literature on differentiated and inclusive learning and assessment strategies since The Dearing Report in 1997. The implementation of governance processes that monitor such strategies, which are bound up in the language of differentiated learning and teaching, illustrates the fervour for the adoption of such principles. Notions of educational progressivism and instrumentalism (Dewey, 2011) have sought to make higher education more accessible and democratic (Armitage et al., 2001) and are specifically aimed at reducing student attrition rates by appealing to a wide variety of ‘different’ learning styles (Honey & Mumford, 1982). In consideration of matters on curriculum, assessments and quality assurance, this initial paper looks at how three selective higher education session outlines have elements of assessment and feedback strategies that match with current trends of inclusive democratic pedagogic theories and asks if this should be the case or whether differentiated curriculum and assessment strategies, and the regulation surrounding their momentum, is just as fundamentally divisive as traditional approaches. This paper presents work in progress and the initial phase of a larger piece of work that sets out to critically interrogate more broadly ‘differentiation’ as an institutional driver, but for the present is a provisional call for learners and teachers to make it their daily practice to question and act upon the social and cultural structures that dominate higher education and the academy and instead both expect and appreciate excellence without transcending the notion that different parallel knowledges of excellence exist.
Editorial
Authors: Editors JPAAP
Published: November 2015

July 2015
Poetic Transcription: An Option in Supporting the Early Career Academic?
Authors: Smart Fiona
Published: November 2015

This on the horizon paper concerns early career academics and their developing roles in the context of a focus on transitions into higher education. Despite a purported dearth of data in respect of the early career academic, it suggests that challenges faced by such individuals centre on the development of identity, agency and community. Two theoretical perspectives – resilience and liminality – are outlined and used to suggest that whilst the transition into role will be disruptive, such an experience does not have to be damaging; indeed, well managed, it might enable individuals to flourish. Poetic transcription as a research method is introduced and then re-presented with a twist to illustrate its potential to support the early career academic as an individual and as a member of community of practice. Plans for a small-scale action research project are outlined to investigate the potential of poetic transcription with a twist to strengthen resilience and negotiate liminality. Keywords: early career academic; resilience; liminality; poetic transcription with a twist
Catalyst: a peer mentoring model supporting new academics
Authors: Kensington-Miller Barbara
Published: November 2015

This paper examines the experiences of a group of new academics from different disciplines in a research-intensive university, involved in a pilot peer-mentoring programme known as Catalyst. The critical function of this programme, as reflected by the name, was to speed up their introduction to the university and make the transition into their departments smoother, with the knowledge and support that new academics require when beginning academia. The model consists of weaving one-to-one peer mentoring simultaneously with one-to-many peer mentoring, a synergy which provided continuous, sustainable, economical and easily implemented support. The two types of peer mentoring became interdependent, which generated sustainability. The paper discusses details of the model and the benefits gained by the new academics through their involvement over their initial semester. As a result, the isolation many felt as they began their new academic roles was reduced, and they were able to cope with the institution and departmental expectations more quickly and effectively than left on their own.
Are we ready for the post-digital age?
Authors: Hartley Peter
Published: November 2015

We are told that the post-digital age is approaching – where digital technology will be both completely embedded in our everyday lives and completely ‘taken-for-granted’ by its users. But are our HE courses fully prepared for this next stage of our technical and social development? We may be making significant advances in learning and teaching but what about other key systems like curriculum design? If they are not keeping up with the pace of change then this could stifle or frustrate any advances we can achieve in learning and teaching.
Who says academics don’t do CPD? Connecting practitioners and developing together through distributed cross-institutional collaborative CPD in the open
Authors: Nerantzi Chrissi
Published: November 2015

In this paper, the author shares an emerging model to engage academics and other professionals who teach or support learning in Higher Education (HE) with continuing professional development (CPD). The model fosters informal cross-institutional collaboration through distributed and diverse communities of professionals for them to learn and develop with and from each other. A potpourri of pedagogical initiatives developed and offered as open educational practices and resources interwoven into each other using social media has been included. These illuminate opportunities for cross-institutional and cross-cultural CPD, highlight challenges as well as invite further exploration and research in this area. Initial evidence indicates that open practices are changing the academic development landscape, and informal cross-institutional collaborations among HE Institutions and other partners can provide valuable opportunities for self-organised informal and formal academic CPD that strengthens relationships internally and externally and has an impact on practices and the student experience.
Working in Collaboration: Three PhD Students Trouble Reflexivity
Authors: Yarwood Gemma Anne
Published: November 2015

Written by three qualitative researchers at various stages of their research studies, this paper focuses on how their collaborations with each other informed their PhD learning journeys. There are a substantial number of companion textbooks offering guidance on doctoral study. In these, it is commonplace to find discussions about the research relationships between supervisor and student. We argue that there is much less emphasis in this literature on the value of collaborative relationships between doctoral students. Here we focus on how collaborations with each other facilitated opportunities to discuss, interpret and clarify notions of reflexivity, a methodological conundrum we were individually ruminating. We conclude that collaborative relationships between doctoral students can be supportive, fostering clarity of thought and a safe space to work out ideas such as what does reflexivity mean to me? In this paper, we use our own experiences of developing supportive collaborative relationships to encourage others to actively collaborate with those who can provide a critical sounding board.
Play Brings Openness or Using a Creative Approach to Evaluate an Undergraduate Unit and Move Forward Together
Authors: Nerantzi Chrissi , Moravej Haleh , Johnson Floyd
Published: November 2015

Within this reflective practice paper, a LEGO® Serious Play® (LSP) intervention will be shared that has been used at a UK higher education institution to evaluate an undergraduate unit during the academic year 2013/14 using a specific tutorial group. Authentic voices and perspectives linked to the LSP experience of the LSP facilitator, the unit tutor and a student linked to the workshop have been included. These have been gathered to provide an insight into the workshop experience and illustrate the value of this approach from three different perspectives for unit evaluation as well as personal and professional development. Within the context of this reflective analysis, LSP enabled opening up, sharing and reflection of the individual and collective student experience and provided a rich insight into the lived student experience. It also had positive side effects for students and the tutor as it helped them get to know each other and strengthen their learning relationship as well as foster community and belonging.Could play and ‘learning by making’ or constructionism (Papert & Harel, 1991) help students reflect on their learning experience and articulate this using their own metaphors that would be of value for the tutor to gain insight for evaluation and renewal of practice? The authors of this paper have put this to the test and share their reflective analysis, which might be of interest to the wider academic community.
Dynamische Probleme bei der selbsttätigen Ausrichtung einer Trägheitsplattform unter Berücksichtigung von Kopplungen
Authors: Krogmann U.
Published: November 2015

Die Verfahren zur selbsttätigen Horizontal- und Vertikalausrichtung einer Trägheitsplattform werden angegeben und die entsprechenden Regelkreise untersucht. Danach werden die durch Fehlmontage der inertialen Komponenten verursachten Kopplungen zwischen den Ausrichtkreisen abgeleitet. Ihr Einfluß auf das dynamische Verhalten der Ausrichtkreise wird untersucht, und die Stabilitätsgrenzen werden angegeben. Dabei zeigt sich, daß eine Fehlmontage des Ost-West-Kreisels besonders kritisch ist.
Modales Simulationsverfahren für Systeme mit örtlich verteilten Parametern
Authors: Gilles E. D. , Zeitz M.
Published: November 2015

Diese Arbeit behandelt ein Simulationsverfahren für Systeme mit örtlich verteilten Parametern, das auf einer Integraltransformation mit Hilfe von Eigenfunktionen beruht und daher modale Simulation genannt wird. Es ist anwendbar auf lineare und bestimmte nichtlineare Randwertprobleme. Zunächst werden die mathematischen Grundlagen besprochen und anschließend die Fragen behandelt, die die technische Realisierung auf dem Analogrechner betreffen. Für zwei Beispiele aus der chemischen Verfahrenstechnik werden die Simulationsergebnisse diskutiert.
Die Anwendung von Prozeßrechnern
Authors: Schmidt G. , Patzelt W. , Baumann R. , Hofmann W. , Schulze H. , Kühr H.-A. , Wölfel H. , Glavitsch H.
Published: November 2015

Mit diesem Beitrag bringen wir einen von neun Autoren abgefaßten Bericht über die vierte „IFAC/lFIP International Conference on Digital Computer Applications to Process Control“*), durchgeführt vom 19. bis 22. März 1974 in Zürich. Die Konferenz war - im Gegensatz zu manchen anderen IFAC-Symposien - zum überwiegenden Teil den Problemen der Praxis und den Anwendungen theoretischer Verfahren gewidmet. Die Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Automatik (SGA) als Gastgeber registrierte über 600 Teilnehmer an dieser Veranstaltung.
Optimierung von Folgeregelkreisen hinsichtlich kleiner Signalverzerrungen
Authors: Schmid D.
Published: November 2015

Von Folgeregelkreisen wird im allgemeinen verlangt, daßdie Regelgröße der Führungsgröße möglichst genau folgt. In vielen Fällen, z. B. bei Lageregelkreisen numerisch gesteuerter Werkzeugmaschinen, kann man diese Forderung aber auch einschränken. Man verlangt nur noch, daß der Verlauf der Regelgröße in der Form mit der Führungsgröße möglichst übereinstimmt, er muß sich jedoch nicht zeitlich mit ihr decken. Derartige Folgeregelkreise sind also hinsichtlich geringer Signalverzerrung zu optimieren. Im folgenden werden zwei Optimierungskriterien vorgestellt, die sich hierfür eignen.
Direkte Berechnung der Steuerfunktion eines Übertragungssystems bei numerisch gegebener Sprungantwort / Direct calculation of the control function of a transfer system for given numerical step response
Authors: Reiner A.
Published: November 2015

Die Arbeit behandelt einen Algorithmus zur Steuerung der Ausgangsgröße eines linearen zeitinvarianten Übertragungssystems. Vorausgesetzt wird nur die Kenntnis der - im allgemeinen gestörten - numerischen Werte der Streckensprungantwort. Als einfacher Spezialfall ist eine Steuerung mit endlicher Einstellzeit möglich. Weiter kann mit dem Verfahren die Ordnung des rational gebrochenen Systemanteils bestimmt werden. Zusätzlich ist eine Identifikation der Streckenparameter durchführbar. Eine bekannte Begrenzung am Eingang des linearen Streckenanteils läßt sich mit dem Steueralgorithmus leicht berücksichtigen.
Optimale Steuerung eines Systems mit verteilten Parametern am Beispiel eines Tiefofens / Optimal control of a distributed parameter system applied to a metallurgical Furnace
Authors: Franke D.
Published: November 2015

Der Beitrag behandelt am Beispiel eines Tiefofens die Anwendung der Optimierungstheorie für Systeme mit verteilten Parametern. Als mathematisches Modell wird die Wärmeleitungsdifferentialgleichung zugrunde gelegt.

Die Minimierung eines quadratischen Güte-Index bei beschränkter Stellgröße führt nach A. G. Butkovskiy auf eine nichtlineare Integralgleichung für die optimale Steuerfunktion. Zur Lösung dieser Integralgleichung wird eine hybride Rechenschaltung vorgestellt. Anhand eines Zahlenbeispiels werden Rechnerergebnisse mitgeteilt und diskutiert.
Solving puzzles about the casting method of bronze inscriptions of the Western Zhou Dynasty
Authors: Feng Li
Published: November 2015

This paper puts forward a new interpretation about the casting techniques of Western Zhou bronze inscriptions, especially those cast in raised grids. In fuller consideration of the various phenomena seen on the bronzes, this paper suggests a nine-step workflow in which transitional molds were employed to produce the real casting core with raised texts to be used for final casting. This new theory not only fully explains the production of long inscriptions with sunken texts and raised grids, but also explains the technical details behind a number of recently discovered special inscriptions.
On the emergence of the domestic chicken as seen from finds of bronze chickens in southwestern China
Authors: Shi Jinsong
Published: November 2015

This paper focuses on the bronze chickens unearthed in southwestern China dating back to the time from the Shang to the Han Dynasties. Among them, one bronze rooster from the pit No. 2 at the Sanxingdui Site looks similar to domestic chicken in appearance. Since it was unearthed together with bronze birds symbolizing the Sun, we may deduce that the bronze rooster probably symbolizes an idea that rooster crows at sunrise. In addition, most other bronze chickens unearthed in southwestern China are used as staff-head. This pattern perhaps is related to the fact that rooster crows and can be used for timing. The author concludes that the study of these bronze chickens, including their typology and archaeological background within the context of the biological habits of relevant animals as well as corresponding cultural phenomena, can to a certain extent help us identify the species of such animal-shaped artifacts and further supplement the identification criteria of domesticated animals.
Caprid kill-off patterns and secondary product exploitation at Xinzhai Site, Henan Province
Authors: Dai Lingling , Li Zhipeng , Hu Yaowu , Zhao Chunqing , Wang Changsui
Published: November 2015

Analysis of the faunal assemblage unearthed from Xinzhai since 2002 suggests that the number of caprids (sheep and goats) increased rapidly starting in Phase II. The percentage of caprids in the Number of Identified Specimens (NISP) and Minimum Number of Individuals (MNI) counts is second only to pigs, which indicates that caprids were one of the most important domestic animals at the site. Age profiles based on tooth eruption/wear and epiphyseal fusion showed that a large percentage (more than 70%) of caprids lived to adulthood through older ages while less than 30% of them were killed between the ages of six months to two years old. This pattern is similar to what has also been found at the site of Taosi. At both Xinzhai and Taosi, caprid kill-off patterns are more similar to what is expected due to wool exploitation rather than meat exploration. Therefore, people in the China’s Central Plains utilized animal resources in diverse ways at the end of the Neolithic.
Post-delivery evaluation of morphological change in vein of galen aneurysmal malformation – possible parameter of long-term prognosis
Authors: Iizuka Takashi , Arai Takanari , Myojo Subaru , Uchiyama Naoyuki , Yoshida Kotaro , Fujiwara Hiroshi
Published: November 2015

Vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation (VGAM) is a rare congenital vascular malformation of the central nervous system. Although recent advances in the endovascular treatment and management of neonatal heart failure have resulted in reduced mortality and morbidity, the long-term neurodevelopmental prognosis is not well described. We encounterred a case of prenatally diagnosed VGAM, which was successfully treated, resulting in a favorable neurodevelopmental outcome. In this case, although an emergency intravascular operation was performed due to the post-delivery exacerbation of heart failure, the aneurysmal volume evaluated by magnetic resonance imaging just before the operation was not increased as compared with the prenatal value assessed by ultrasonography. This suggests that the stability of the VGAM volume even under exacerbation of heart failure is a potential parameter to predict the long-term neurodevelopmental prognosis.
Unprecedented bilateral humeral shaft fracture after cesarean section due to epileptic seizure per se
Authors: Kasapoglu Taner , Yalvac Serdar , Tapisiz Omer Lutfi , Kandemir Omer
Published: November 2015

Despite the fact that spontaneous (non-traumatic) bilateral humeral fractures without trauma are seen as a rare entity, especially grand mal epileptic convulsions may result in these types of fracture in the adult. A 32-year-old early postpartum patient without osteoporosis and with a history of epilepsy is presented here. She had not used anticonvulsant drugs for nearly ten years. After a convulsive epileptic attack on the day of a cesarean section, bilateral humeral shaft fractures were diagnosed on the 5th postpartum day causing bilateral shoulder pain. An earlier chest anteroposterior X-ray including the humerus would be a help in order to perform earlier diagnosis. It should be taken into consideration that humeral bone fractures may happen without any trauma especially in early postpartum patients. A high degree of suspicion should be kept in mind while treating a patient in the post-ictal phase; as, if treated promptly, treatment leads to complete functional recovery.
Severe neonatal infection secondary to prenatal transmembranous ascending vaginal candidiasis
Authors: Rendtorff Rosa , Weichert Alexander , Hinkson Larry , Henrich Wolfgang , Berns Monika
Published: November 2015

Fungal neonatal infection with Candida is rare, despite a prevalence of vaginal mycosis of up to 30% during pregnancy. Although there are no recommendations to treat asymptomatic vaginal colonization with candida in healthy pregnant women, this case report highlights that asymptomatic colonization with Candida can lead to chorioamnionitis and systemic neonatal infection with leukemoid reaction. Treatment of asymptomatic candida colonization in women at risk of preterm delivery should be considered.
Heidegger und das Judentum: Vom Aufruf zur „völligen Vernichtung“ zur Thematisierung der „Selbstvernichtung“
Authors: Faye Emmanuel
Published: November 2015

This article examines the continuities between Martin Heidegger’s anti-Semitic statements already known in his letters and seminars and those recently brought to light with the publication of his first Black Notebooks in the Complete Works. It takes its distances from the attempts to elevate that anti-Semitism to a level that is metaphysical, or inscribed in “the history of being,” and shows that Heidegger’s anti-Semitism, like his conception of the “German essence,” his fear of a “deracification” (Entrassung) of Germanity, and his statements about the “self-extermination” of Judaism all participate in the National-Socialist worldview and find forms of expression that are in keeping with the historical and military events of the years 1938-1946.
Nationalsozialismus, Antisemitismus und Philosophie bei Heidegger und Scheler – zu Trawnys Heidegger und der Mythos der jüdischen Weltverschwörung
Authors: Fritsche Johannes
Published: November 2015

According to Trawny, Heidegger’s Black Notebooks show that his thinking could be “contaminated” by National Socialism and anti-Semitism only between 1931 and 1944/1945. However, in this paper it is argued that already in Being and Time (1927) Heidegger had made a case for National Socialism, which he discovered in 1938 − the ‘true’ National Socialism -, and that Trawny’s main criterion is false. Heidegger’s case is compared with Max Scheler, who, because of Hitler, turned from the right to the centre. In addition, alternatives to Trawny’s detailed interpretations of three of Heidegger’s anti-Semitic remarks are offered, and the anti-Semitic aspects of Heidegger’s history of Being are presented.