bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Using sounds for making decisions: greater tube-nosed bats prefer antagonistic calls over non-communicative sounds when feeding
Authors: Jiang Tinglei , Long Zhenyu , Ran Xin , Zhao Xue , Xu Fei , Qiu Fuyuan , Kanwal Jagmeet S. , Feng Jiang
Published: November 2016

Bats vocalize extensively within different social contexts. The type and extent of information conveyed via their vocalizations and their perceptual significance, however, remains controversial and difficult to assess. Greater tube-nosed bats, Murina leucogaster, emit calls consisting of long rectangular broadband noise burst (rBNBl) syllables during aggression between males. To experimentally test the behavioral impact of these sounds for feeding, we deployed an approach and place-preference paradigm. Two food trays were placed on opposite sides and within different acoustic microenvironments, created by sound playback, within a specially constructed tent. Specifically, we tested whether the presence of rBNBl sounds at a food source effectively deters the approach of male bats in comparison to echolocation sounds and white noise. In each case, contrary to our expectation, males preferred to feed at a location where rBNBl sounds were present. We propose that the species-specific rBNBl provides contextual information, not present within non-communicative sounds, to facilitate approach towards a food source.
Ulcer area reduction at 2 weeks predicts failure to heal by 24 weeks in the venous leg ulcers of patients living alone
Authors: Parker C.N. , Finlayson K.J. , Edwards H.E.
Published: November 2016

Objective:

Chronic wounds are costly and affect approximately 1–2% of the population. Venous disease is responsible for about 60% of all chronic leg ulcers and these ulcers can be debilitating, with evidence of a decreased quality of life. Unfortunately, up to 30% of venous leg ulcers (VLUs) fail to heal, despite best practice treatment. This study aimed to identify risk factors associated with delayed healing in participants with VLUs and in particular, whether psychosocial factors play a part in this process.

Method:

A secondary analysis was conducted of a large data set of clinical, wound healing, health, social, economic and psychological data collected in previous prospective studies of participants with VLUs. Generalised linear mixed modelling was used to identify independent predictors of failure to heal after 24 weeks.

Results:

We recruited 247 participants with 318 VLUs from hospital and community settings. Findings revealed that four early predictors were independently significantly associated with failure to heal by 24 weeks. These were: participants who lived alone (OR 2.3, 95%CI [1.13–4.61], p=0.03); had less than 25% reduction in ulcer area within two weeks of treatment (OR 10.07, 95%CI [4.60–22.19], p<0.001); had higher ulcer severity scores (OR 5.1, 95%CI [2.33–11.88], p=0.001); and participants who were not treated with high level compression therapy (i.e.>30 mmHg) at the time of assessment (OR 4.18, 95% CI [1.95–8.97], p=0.002).

Conclusion:

Identified risk factors offer an opportunity for clinicians to determine realistic outcomes for their patients and to guide decisions on early referral and implementation of tailored adjunctive interventions. Additionally, findings from this study suggest health professionals need to assess and address not only clinical risk factors but also social risk factors, when planning interventions to promote healing.
Propostes d’aula per a un enfocament motivador de la literatura
Authors: Valls Pérez M. Rosa
Published: November 2016

Els textos literaris, a banda de ser un terreny molt òptim per a desenvolupar la sensibilitat i ensenyar a sentir, són un recurs útil també per a millorar la competència lingüística de l’alumnat de manera motivadora i divertida. Aquests textos, junt a altres, formen part del treball diari a l’aula del Portafolis de Valencià on l’alumnat reflexiona sobre com millorar el seu nivell en aquesta llengua. La nostra proposta presenta seqüències didàctiques d’activitats on es desenvolupen tant les habilitats productives com receptives a traves del treball de textos literaris com l’endevinalla, les nadaletes, els textos narratius amb imatge (curt, fotonovel·la, còmic), el rap, els contes, la poesia...
Transfer in third language phonology: Does L3 typological proximity play a role?
Authors: Mayans Dámaris
Published: November 2016

Recent research on transfer and L3 acquisition has investigated what favors cross-linguistic interference when there is more than one source of transfer. Participants in this case study were Spanish/English simultaneous speakers learning a third language, Catalan, a language typologically closer to Spanish. Via a picture elicitation task, this study investigated bilinguals’ production of Catalan dark /ɫ/, a segment not present in Spanish since all laterals are produced as clear /l/, however, it is realized in English in coda position post-vocalically. Contrary to the Typological Primacy Model that poses that typological proximity of previously acquired languages as one of the deterministic factor for transfer our results showed that typological proximity to one of the L1s is not deterministic for L3 phonological transfer since participants produced target-like Catalan laterals /ɫ/. The Cumulative Enhanced Model accounts for the results in this case study since English facilitate the integration of this phonological segment into Catalan.
Hormon Tiroid pada Kondisi Anak dengan Sepsis
Authors: Bambang Bambang , M Asri Purwanti , TS Supriatna
Published: November 2016

Latar belakang. Hormon tiroid mempunyai peranan penting dalam penyesuaian fungsi metabolik. Selama sepsis terjadi eutyroid sick syndrome melalui mekanisme disfungsi neuroendokrin pada aksis hypothalamus-pituitary-thyroid yang ditandai dengan kadar T3 rendah.Tujuan. Mendeskripsikan kadar hormon tiroid pada kondisi anak dengan sepsisMetode. Desain studi observasional subyek penelitian adalah penderita sepsis yang dirawat di HCU dan PICU Departemen Ilmu Kesehatan Anak RSUP Dr. Kariadi Semarang pada tahun 2012 yang memenuhi kriteria inklusi. Diagnosis sepsis berdasarkan kriteria Internasional Consensus Conference on Pediatric Sepsis tahun 2005. Analisis statistik dengan uji Fisher exact dan Pearson chi squareHasil. Subjek 30 anak terdiri dari 20 laki-laki dan 10 perempuan, 18 dengan kultur positif dan 12 negatif. Median kadar T3 1,2 (0,6-6,35) ηg/dl T4 9.74 (4,44 – 16,22) μg/dl dan kadar TSH 1,65 ( 0.05 – 15,19) μU/dl. Perbedaan antara kadar T3 dan luaran ditunjukkan dengan p=1,00. Perbedaan antar T4 dan luaran ditunjukan dengan p=0,30. Perbedaan antara kadar TSH dan luaran p=0,44. Pada analisis subgroup, kondisi sepsis pada kadar T3 dan TSH rendah dibandingkan penderita dengan kadar T3 rendah maupun kadar TSH normal atau meningkat (p=0,049;OR =.156 IK= 0,025-0,974).Kesimpulan. Tidak terdapat perbedaan yang bermakna kadar hormon tiroid pada penderita sepsis dengan luaran perbaikan perburukan.
Hubungan antara Besarnya Defek Septum Ventrikel dengan Fungsi Paru
Authors: Sari Nurlina Kumala , Soetadji Anindita , Kosim M. Sholeh
Published: November 2016

Latar belakang. Pada anak dengan defek septum ventrikel (DSV), terjadi peningkatan aliran darah ke paru. Semakin besar DSV, semakin meningkat aliran darah ke paru maka risiko infeksi saluran pernafasan akut dan gagal jantung meningkat dan menganggu fungsi paru. Fungsi paru yang baik penting untuk pemeliharaan suplai oksigen saat sebelum dan setelah dilakukan operasi. Spirometri merupakan alat yang penting dan praktis dalam menilai fungsi paru. Perbandingan FEV1/FVC digunakan untuk mendiagnosis dan membedakan antara penyakit paru obstruktif dan restriktif.Tujuan. Membuktikan adanya hubungan antara besarnya DSV, flow ratio, klasifikasi gagal jantung, frekuensi infeksi respiratori akut (IRA), dan status gizi dengan fungsi paru.Metode. Dilakukan penelitian observasional dengan pendekatan cross-sectional di RS dr. Kariadi dari bulan September 2011 sampai dengan Desember 2012. Subjek anak dengan DSV yang belum dilakukan operasi, umur 5-14 tahun yang mendapat terapi di instalasi rawat jalan RS dr. Kariadi. Dilakukan ekokardiografi untuk mengukur diameter DSV dan flow ratio (Qp/Qs) dan spirometri untuk menilai fungsi paru melalui pengukuran (FEV1/FVC). Analisis statistik dengan uji korelasi Spearman dan uji Fisher’s Exact.Hasil. Subjek terdiri atas 20 anak dengan DSV (65% perempuan). Rerata diameter DSV 12,32 mm (SB 9,18), rerata dari flow ratio 2,63 (SB 0,92), rerata frekuensi IRA 4,60 kali (SB 2,98). Rerata FEV1/FVC adalah 94,1% (SB 9,82). Ukuran DSV besar, flow ratio yang tinggi, dan seringnya IRA mempunyai risiko tinggi untuk terjadinya gangguan fungsi paru restriktif, secara berturut-turut dengan RP=1,5 (p=0,038), RP=1,8 (p=0,009), RP=1,5 (p=0,038). Status gizi berhubungan sedang dengan fungsi paru (r=0,604, p=0,005).Kesimpulan. DSV besar, flow ratio, frekuensi IRA, dan status gizi berhubungan dengan fungsi paru.
Homo Creans
Authors: Eder Johanna Gundula
Published: November 2016

Kreativität gilt als Wesensmerkmal des Menschen. Eine zentrale Aufgabe der Kunstpädagogik ist die Kreativitäts- und Persönlichkeitsbildung mithilfe der Kunst. Publikationen hierzu sind oft produktorientiert. Johanna Gundula Eders grundlegende Studie lotet jedoch eine kreativitätsbildende Grundhaltung aus. Als epistemologische Methode wählt sie die transdisziplinäre Artistic Research und analysiert kreative Prozesse von fünf Wegbereitern transmedialer Kunst: Marcel Duchamp, John Cage und Merce Cunningham sowie Glenn Gould und Joseph Beuys. Aus fünf zeitgenössischen Fallbeispielen leitet sie eine interrelationale Ästhetik sowie einen kreativitätsbildenden Ansatz ab.
Bildrezeption als Bildproduktion
Authors: Bockemühl (verst.) Michael
Published: November 2016

Michael Bockemühl (1943-2009) zählt zu den interessantesten Wahrnehmungs- und Bildtheoretikern der letzten Jahrzehnte. Mit seinem beispielhaften Verfahren der visuellen Analyse erweiterte er den eng gesteckten Theorierahmen der Kunstgeschichte, entwickelte eine Epistemologie der Bildanschauung und nahm manche theoretische Überlegung der relationalen Ästhetik vorweg. Die von ihm geprägte Formel »Bildrezeption als Bildproduktion« und seine Texte zum Verhältnis von Ästhetik und Wirtschaft lassen sich als handlungsorientierte Erkenntnistheorie verstehen. Der Band bietet eine Essenz seines Werkes und führt mit ausgewählten Texten in seine wegweisenden Verfahren der Bild- und Wahrnehmungsanalyse ein.
Wertschätzung ehrenamtlicher Arbeit
Authors: Goesmann Christina
Published: November 2016

Gesellschaftliche Wertschätzung wird häufig als ein Mittel beschrieben, um Bürgerinnen und Bürger zur Übernahme eines Ehrenamts zu motivieren. Diese einfache Rechnung geht jedoch im Fall der Ehrenamtlichen in der psychosozialen Demenzbetreuung nicht auf. Auf Basis objektiv-hermeneutischer Fallanalysen rekonstruiert Christina Goesmann eine komplexe Struktur unterschiedlicher Formen von Wertschätzung, welche die Beziehung zwischen den Ehrenamtlichen und den von ihnen umsorgten demenzkranken Personen prägt. Diese ist eng mit der Fähigkeit der Ehrenamtlichen zum fallverstehenden Handeln verknüpft und damit essenziell für die Qualität der ehrenamtlichen Arbeit.
Hawaiian Hula `Olapa
Authors: Lilleike Monika
Published: November 2016

Monika Lilleike's performance analytic study on Hawaiian Hula `Olapa reveals how this genuine performing art practice shapes and transmits oral history via a distinct set of performative means of framing and stylization. The intermedial confluence of performance elements, sound, body and words instills an oscillating effect of multisensory experience which echoes a deep rooted sense concerned with place, distinct environmental features, and story line. The study appeals to discussions on intermediality, metaphoricity, and to an anthropology of the senses. It outlines practice as research and embodied knowledge as tools to conduct performance analysis.
Sammlungen des Adels
Authors: Sbresny Ulrike
Published: November 2016

Mit dem Verkauf von 20.000 Objekten aus dem Besitz des Hauses Hannover wurde im Jahr 2005 der Wendepunkt einer jahrhundertelangen Sammlungsgeschichte offensichtlich. Kunst- und Ausstattungsgegenstände waren als Mittel sozialen Verhaltens, Erinnerungsträger und Dinge des Wohnens lange identitätsbildend für den Adel und sind somit für das historische Gedächtnis von erheblicher Bedeutung. Ulrike Sbresny untersucht historische Adelssammlungen und deckt dabei die Grenzen des Kulturgüterschutzes besonders bei großen, heterogenen Beständen auf: Adelssammlungen waren entgegen heutigen Bewahrungskonzepten von Dynamik statt Statik, von Bindungen statt Isolierung und von Vielfalt statt Auswahl geprägt.
Kinematographische Differenz
Authors: Brandstätter Markus
Published: November 2016

Wie funktionieren Begriffe, bewegte Bilder und Wahrnehmung? Mit dem Konzept der »Kinematographischen Differenz« richtet sich der Fokus auf die Wahrnehmung von Bewegungsbildern und filmischer Zeit. Vor diesem Hintergrund betrachtet Markus Brandstätter den Kinematographen als Schema und Modell des transzendentalen Vollzugs. Er zeigt, dass man das Phänomen Film auch außerhalb gängiger Interpretationsmuster betrachten kann und geht - im Rahmen der »Kinematographischen Differenz« - den transzendentalen Problemen der Kinematographie und Wahrnehmung nach.
The examınatıon of gender effect on luxury value perceptıon: Istanbul cıty example
Cinsiyetin lüks değer algısı üzerindeki etkisinin incelenmesi: İstanbul ili örneği
Authors: Sütütemiz Nihal , Kurnaz Aysel
Published: November 2016

In this research it was aimed to determine consumers’ perception towards luxury value by gender factor and to reveal if gender has an influence on these perceptions. In this context, İstanbul city, which represents Turkish consumers in a general way, was chosen as the universe of this research and 1100 people who are above 18 years of age were chosen as the sample by using gender filter. Data was gathered from the sample with survey method and exploratory factor analysis was implemented on the data. After the literature review it was seen that there are four main dimensions that constitue luxury perception which are financial, functional, personal and social. Findings of this study are in accordance with the existing literature. Moreover, relative importance of the dimensions differ based on gender in financial and functional dimensions. It was found that social value is relatively the most important dimension for female participants’ luxury value perception where personal value is the most important dimension for male participants. ÖzetBu çalışmada, tüketicilerin lüks değere yönelik algıları cinsiyet unsuru açısından belirlenmeye çalışılarak, cinsiyetin bu algılara etkisinin olup olmadığı ortaya konulmaya çalışılmıştır. Bu bağlamda, özellikle lüks tüketim açısından Türk tüketicisini genel olarak temsil eden İstanbul ili ana kütle olarak belirlenmiş ve cinsiyet kotası kullanılarak 18 yaş ve üzeri 1100 kişi örneklem olarak seçilmiştir.  Söz konusu örneklemden veriler,  anket yöntemiyle elde edilmiş ve verilere keşfedici (exploratory) faktör analizi uygulanmıştır.  Yazında lüks algısının oluşmasında finansal, fonksiyonel, kişisel ve sosyal olmak üzere dört temel değer boyutu tespit edilmiştir.  Bu çalışmanın bulguları da yazındaki bulgulara benzerlik göstermekle birlikte, boyutların görece önemi ilk iki boyut itibariyle cinsiyet açısından farklılık göstermiştir. Kadın tüketicilerin lüks değer algısında sosyal değer görece en önemli iken, erkek tüketiciler için ise kişisel değer en önemli boyut olarak bulunmuştur.
The effectiveness of foot reflexology and behavior treatment in patient with overactive bladder syndrome: A case report
Authors: Aydın Yasemin
Published: November 2016

This study was conducted in order to determine the foot reflexology and activity of behavior therapy in the patients who have overactive bladder syndrome.In the study, behavior therapy (Bladder Training + Diet Modifications) and foot reflexology were applied together. Foot reflexology treatment was performed for 12 sessions and each session took 45 to 60 minutes to complete. For data collection, a descriptive information form, The Incontinence Impact Questionnaire (IIQ-7), Urinary Diaries and The 24 Hour Pad Test were administered. Assessments were done in two steps (prior to treatment and 3 months after treatment).The primary outcome measure was the change in the diurnal micturition frequency. It was found that urgency and urgency incontinence episodes were significantly lower after treatment.  According to study findings, foot reflexology, which was added to behavior therapy (Bladder Training + Diet Modifications), reduced most of urinary symptoms and affected quality of life positively in women with overactive bladder complaints.
Technology use by pre-service teachers during teaching practice: Are new teachers embracing technology right away in their first teaching experience?
Authors: Batane Tshepo , Ngwako Abraham
Published: November 2016

Equipping pre-service teachers with technology skills and knowledge is now regarded as a vital element of any teacher-training program so as to capacitate the new teachers to meet the educational demands of the twenty-first century. Therefore, it is important to establish whether these teachers do actually apply these skills when they first get to the field and if not, what could be the hindering factors. This study investigated technology use by pre-service teachers during teaching practice. The unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) was used as an evaluative framework for the study. Observations, interviews, and document analysis were used to collect data. The results indicated that the majority of the participants did not use technology in the delivery of their lessons, even though they reported high competency levels in the use of technology resources. The underlying reasons for this lack of technology use were identified. The results point to a need to develop a systematic and comprehensive strategy toward technology implementation involving all stakeholders to ensure a smooth transition for pre-service teachers as they move from training to practice and to have technology use reinforced at all levels.
Material Test on Strain Fracture and Crack Opening Displacement Based on Digital Image Correlation Method
Authors: Bian J. , Ge Zx.
Published: November 2016

As a machining technology, welding can cause serious accidents by overloading or operation mistakes. Through analyzing the causes of various welding accidents, we found that the major cause for damage imposed after welding parts are loaded is the fracture of materials. Therefore, studying the influence of welding residual stress on the fracture property of materials is of great significance. This paper applied the digital image correlation technique to study the fracture property of welding parts under the influence of welding residual stress. In addition, standard parts and welding parts were selected to carry out a contrast experiment. Room temperature tensile tests were performed on both standard parts and test pieces after residual stress measurement. Using displacement field and strain field data obtained through VIC-2D software, the stress intensity factor around the crack tip of each specimen under the conditions of small load was calculated and corresponding analysis was carried out.
Numerical Analysis of Diaphragm Wall Model Executed in Poznań Clay Formation Applying Selected Fem Codes
Authors: Superczyńska M. , Józefiak K. , Zbiciak A.
Published: November 2016

The paper presents results of numerical calculations of a diaphragm wall model executed in Poznań clay formation. Two selected FEM codes were applied, Plaxis and Abaqus. Geological description of Poznań clay formation in Poland as well as geotechnical conditions on construction site in Warsaw city area were presented. The constitutive models of clay implemented both in Plaxis and Abaqus were discussed. The parameters of the Poznań clay constitutive models were assumed based on authors’ experimental tests. The results of numerical analysis were compared taking into account the measured values of horizontal displacements.
Anthropometric and Cardiovascular Variables of Elite Athletes
Authors: Kyselovičová Oľga , Labudová Jana , Zemková Erika , Čierna Dušana , Jeleň Michal
Published: November 2016

Synchronized swimming and aerobic gymnastics are competitive sports that have grown in popularity throughout the Slovakia and around the world. Unfortunately, a paucity of research exists either on anthropometric and physiological characteristics or physical benefits of these sports. The present study examined anthropometric and cardiovascular characteristics of control group - CO (n = 10) in comparison to competitive synchronized swimmers - SS (n = 11) and aerobic gymnasts - AG (n = 10) between the ages of 13 and 25 years. The physical measures were assessed per the protocols in the following order: height (BH), weight (BW), body mass index (BMI), and % body fat (% BF). The measurements of maximal oxygen consumption (VO2max) and maximum heart rate (HRmax) were examined by spiroergometry via COSMED K4b2. All measurements were collected by trained data collection staff. An analysis of variance (Kruskal - Wallis) with a Mann-Whitney U test for the significant effect among the three groups showed that aerobic gymnasts were taller than synchronized swimmers and control group (p = .02). Training and conditioning requirements specific for the two athletic groups caused that AG and SS have higher level of VO2max (p = .02) and VO2max.kg-1 (p = .00), and also lower level of the body weight (p= .01), BMI (p = .01) and the % BF (p = .00). These findings confirm that selected parameters are considered the bases for success in elite sports. This information could also help to design specific training and evaluate the adaptation to training stimuli with the aim to maximize sport performance.
Middle English Counter-Rivere
Authors: Scott-Macnab David
Published: November 2016

The Middle English compound noun counter-rivere – attested as counterreuere in the MED, and as counter reuer, cownter reuer, cownteryuer, cowntre ryver in all known manuscripts – is glossed by the MED s.v. contrevure n., (b) as denoting ‘a contrivance of some sort’ employed in the sport of hawking. The MED offers no definitive etymology, but invites readers to compare the word with Old French controvëure ‘invention’, which does indeed fit well with the citation supplied for sense (a) ‘a stratagem’.1 Without wishing to challenge the MED’s lemma or its treatment of that word under sense (a), I argue that its interpretation of the technical hawking term under sense (b) is mistaken, and that it has erroneously conflated two entirely different lexical items. Close examination of the contexts in which counter-rivere occurs will confirm that the word needs to be lemmatised separately with a gloss indicating that it denotes a specific type of hawking assistant, and that it has roots (hitherto unrecognised) going back to Anglo-Latin.
Between Homonymy and Polysemy: The Origins and Career of the English Form Dialect in the Sixteenth Century
Authors: Van Rooy Raf , Considine John
Published: November 2016

The emergence of the form dialect in early modern English is often mentioned in histories of the language, but important as it is, the evidence for it has never been analyzed as a whole, and its treatment in the revised OED entry for dialect leaves room for modifications. This article presents and re-evaluates the evidence for dialect in sixteenth-century English sources. It demonstrates that there were two homonyms with this form, one a shortening of English dialectics and one a borrowing from post-classical Latin dialectus, from its Greek etymon διάλεκτος, and, less often, from French dialecte. After treating dialect ‘dialectics’ briefly, it explores the known attestations of dialect ‘kind of language’, showing the range of senses in which this word could be used, and the ways in which it can be shown to have spread from one user of English to another, beginning with one clearly defined expatriate learned circle in the 1560s, entering more general learned use in the 1570s and 1580s, and becoming a fully naturalized literary English word in the 1590s. The paper therefore offers a detailed case-study of the naturalization of a learned word in early modern English and also contributes to the history of the conceptualization of language variation in sixteenth-century England.
Not for an Age? Robert Lowell’s Historical Moment
Authors: Austenfeld Thomas
Published: November 2016

Literary periodization is still a useful practice, but in constant need of revision. As we approach the centenary of Robert Lowell’s birth in 2017, a critical reexamination of the contested concept of an ‘age of Lowell’ is required, both because of its unwarranted, apparently magisterial claim and its untapped potential. This essay recalls the historical circumstances of Irvin Ehrenpreis’s coining of that term and its fraught reception history. Three arguments remain significant: Lowell’s historical position and his own, strongly historicizing poetry changed the poetic discourse of the 1960s and beyond; Lowell participated in and helped shape the ‘identitarian’ turn of the 1960s, and Lowell’s 1973 volume History marked the conclusion of his age-crafting and personal myth-making project. The essay concludes with a brief look at Lowell’s biological age, heretofore rarely considered in Lowell studies. The ‘age of Lowell’ deserves a fresh interpretation.
Sungnōmē in Aristotle
Authors: Phillips-Garrett Carissa
Published: November 2016

Aristotle claims that in some extenuating circumstances, the correct response to the wrongdoer is
The Refutation of Polus in Plato’s Gorgias Revisited
Authors: Sermamoglou-Soulmaidi Georgia
Published: November 2016

The argument Socrates employs to refute Polus in Plato’s
Epos und Periplous: Dichtung und Dokumentation in Camões’ Lusíadas
Authors: Thalhofer Helga
Published: November 2016

In Luís de Camões’s epic The Lusiads, diverse semantic levels of writing overlap. The intertwining of poetry and documentation results here in perspectives on writing that judge it in different ways, since a tension springs up in The Lusiads between poetry and the new fields of knowledge concerning experimental ‘New Science’ and nautical experience. With respect to the poetics of The Lusiads, this tension becomes evident when a line is drawn from the Renaissance to classical antiquity. A further level of writing can be seen in the field of the shipping of writings – primarily of the founding work of The Lusiads – which was, from a textually external point of view and from that of the history of the media – facilitated by book printing; conversely, the process of writing down ships, that is, their routes registered on maps and in the periplus, manifests itself in Camões’s epic in the form of a documentary mode of writing.
Meer – Medien – Maschinen: Jules Vernes abenteuerliche Reise- und Kommunikationsformen
Authors: Innerhofer Roland
Published: November 2016

“Mobilis in mobili,” the motto of Nemo, captain of the submarine Nautilus, denotes the utopic concept represented by Jules Verne’s water crafts – motion in motion, calm dynamics in a save, egg-shaped vessel equipped with all conveniences.

As a bestselling author, Jules Verne established a floating scriptorium on his private yacht. Similarly, he furnished his imaginary vessels with studies and map rooms, libraries as well as new electronic storage and communication media. But in the same vein the autarchy of these vessels causes refusal of communication and isolation of their possessors and passengers.

The reason for this is also a poetological one, since the ubiquity of media and their aim of unimpeded communication collide with the requirements of the adventure novel. Its momentum results from interferences and communication failures, and often culminates in natural disasters and explosions that destroy the vessels. In the alternation of control and disturbance, Verne’s novels display the materiality of media, and at the same time they claim, rather ungently, the dominance of writing over all other media by having the last say. Since the competition between various forms of literature, especially the adventure novel, and contemporary non-literary technological media, as seen in Jules Verne’s novels, has not yet been addressed sufficiently in literary studies, this paper opens new perspectives not only on the important role media takes in Verne’s works, but also on how popular literature reacts to the increasing importance of new media in communication and in public life.
„The common continent of men“? Die Pequod und ihre Crew als Verhandlungsraum von ,Welt‘ in Melvilles Moby-Dick; Or, The Whale
Authors: Erthel Thomas
Published: November 2016

Questioning the well-known interpretation of thePequodas a microcosm, this article focuses on passages in Melville’sMoby-Dick; Or, The Whalein which the ship serves as an arena for testing and questioning various definitions of the ‘world.’ Starting with Ishmael’s claim that he wants to “see the world” by travelling aboard thePequod, this article isolates different meanings of ‘world’ as they are invoked by the text – pointing to a meaning beyond the cartography of the planet earth. As will be shown,Moby-Dickdistinguishes between the extrinsic perspective on planet earth, as cartography applies it, and contrasts it with a level, intrinsic perspectives that one adopts standing on the deck of a ship, looking out on the ocean. The intrinsic perspective can furthermore be related to the object of Ahab’s hunt, the white whale, which carries another understanding of ‘world’ as a deep space that cannot be grasped by cartography. In a final step, the crew and its composition of international members will be analyzed by focusing on the metaphor of the “common continent of men,” which surprisingly raises serious doubts about the unity of thePequod’s crew.
Körper/Horror: Body Horror und das subversive Abjekt als Schlüsselfaktor in der Bildung von Identität in Genevieve Valentines Roman Mechanique. A Tale of the Circus Tresaulti
Authors: Weber Stephanie
Published: November 2016

The character of the monster serves not only as an empty body onto which people can project dark aspects of their selves; it can embody wishes and desires. By these means, it does not simply call into question the rules and order of society, it may help restore the personal order. Something similar can be said of the abject. Under special circumstances, such as for the protagonist of Genevieve Valentine’s novel Mechanique. A Tale of the Circus Tresaulti, it is not the parting from the abject, but its inclusion and subversive quality which leads to the development of the subject’s identity.
The Descriptive-Normative Dichotomy and the So Called Naturalistic Fallacy
Authors: Morscher Edgar
Published: November 2016

Investigating the genesis and justification of norms in a theoretical way requires a clear-cut distinction between normative and descriptive discourse. From a philosophical perspective, the descriptive-normative dichotomy can itself be understood either in a descriptive (or ‘reportive’) or in an normative (or ‘stipulative’) way. In the first case such a dichotomy is understood as the factual border between descriptive and normative discourse in a given language; exploring this border is a hermeneutic enterprise. In the other case it is understood as a boundary between descriptive and normative discourse to be implanted in a language which is developed in order to fit certain purposes, in particular theoretical purposes; this implanting procedure is a matter of regimentation. In this paper I will deal shortly with the first question of hermeneutics and then in more detail with the second question of regimentation. In the final part of the paper I will distinguish different types of naturalistic fallacies resulting from disregarding descriptive-normative dichotomies.
From Worked-out Practice to Justified Norms by Producing a Reflective Equilibrium
Authors: Hahn Susanne
Published: November 2016

Reflective equilibrium is a proposal to justify general norms (not only moral norms) by adjusting them to a pre-systematic practice. The paper investigates the method of constructing a reflective equilibrium as a method for ‘disappointed connoisseurs’ with regard to alternative ways of justification. The example of no-smoking norms that have emerged within the last twenty years serves several purposes: It is used to illustrate under which conditions requests for justification arise and to investigate which role a worked-out practice can play in the justification of general norms. Additionally, the construction of a reflective equilibrium with respect to a no-smoking norm shows the necessity of implementing systematic considerations in the process of justification. The paper closes with some remarks concerning the characteristic quality of justification one can achieve by the method of reflective equilibrium.
Plagiatsprävention – Eine Aufgabe für Hochschulbibliotheken?!
Authors: Schäfer Ansgar , Trevisiol Oliver
Published: November 2016

Hochschulbibliotheken tragen mit ihren Angeboten und Services entscheidend dazu bei, Plagiate in der Wissenschaft effektiv vermeiden zu können. Wir erläutern Gründe, warum sich Bibliotheken überhaupt mit Plagiatsprävention beschäftigen. Ein Grund ist, dass Nutzer vermehrt Hilfe zu dem Thema gerade bei Bibliotheken suchen. Außerdem stellen wir das Projekt „Refairenz“ vor, das Wissenschaftler, Dozenten, Studenten und Verwaltungsmitarbeiter bei der Plagiatsprävention unterstützt.
Aussonderung von Printbeständen an wissenschaftlichen Bibliotheken in Deutschland
Authors: Roeder Corinna
Published: November 2016

In den letzten beiden Jahrzehnten lässt sich eine zunehmend breitere Akzeptanz der Aussonderung im wissenschaftlichen Bibliothekswesen beobachten. Aussonderung wird in neueren Handbüchern zum Bibliotheksmanagement inzwischen als integraler Bestandteil des Bestandsmanagements in wissenschaftlichen Bibliotheken vermittelt. Der Artikel gibt im ersten Teil einen Überblick über die Praxis der Aussonderung in Zahlen. Im zweiten Teil werden die rechtlichen Rahmenbedingungen, insbesondere die Aussonderungsrichtlinien der Länder, in den Fokus genommen.
Zur Verortung der Thüringer Hochschulbibliotheken
Authors: Drechsel Kathrin
Published: November 2016

Der Aufsatz nimmt unterschiedliche Begutachtungen der Thüringer Hochschul- und Forschungsbibliotheken zum Anlass, um eine Standortbestimmung der Thüringer Hochschulbibliotheken vorzunehmen und aufzuzeigen, in welche Kontexte diese eingebettet sind. Es wird dargelegt, welche Faktoren Berücksichtigung finden sollten bei einer konzeptionellen Neuausrichtung der Thüringer Hochschulbibliotheken. Insbesondere die Herausforderungen, vor denen gegenwärtig nicht nur die Thüringer Bibliotheken stehen, werden skizziert und in Beziehung zu den Aufgaben von Bibliotheken gesetzt.
Zwischen digitaler Innovation und Bibliotheksalltag – James Hardiman Library der National University of Ireland, Galway
Authors: Franzke Cordula A.
Published: November 2016

Die James Hardiman Library, Irland, durchläuft umfassende Umstrukturierungsmaßnahmen, deren Ursache u. a. aus der europäischen Finanzkrise abzuleiten ist. Gleichzeitig ist diese Bibliothek ein Ort von Innovation und gelebter Nutzerorientierung, wie eine Bücherbox und der Makerspace zeigen.
Ausbildung mit Handicap
Authors: Holste-Flinspach Karin
Published: November 2016

Seit vielen Jahren werden im Bibliotheksbereich auch Menschen mit körperlichen oder psychischen Beeinträchtigungen erfolgreich zum Fa. M.I oder in den Vorläuferberufen ausgebildet. Die Ausbildungseinrichtungen können dabei diverse (finanzielle) Unterstützungen in Anspruch nehmen, auch kann bei Bedarf vom Ausbildungsrahmenplan abgewichen werden.

Neben der regulären dualen Ausbildung bestehen zusätzliche Sonderausbildungsformen zur Fachkraft üblicherweise bei Reha-Bildungsträgern.
Determining the level of physical activity estimated by the Canada Fitness Survey questionnaire using criteria of the International
Physical Activity Questionnaire
Authors: Kostencka Alicja , Pastuszak Anna , Buśko Krzysztof
Published: November 2016

Study aim: The aim of the study was to determine the weekly energy expenditure measuring MET/min/week based on data collected through the Canada Fitness Survey (CFS), according to the classification used in the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), and to verify the adopted method to assess the level of physical activity in students of physical education.

Material and methods: The study involved 116 female students (21.1 ± 1.6) and 276 male students (21.2 ± 1.7), studying Physical Education at Kazimierz Wielki University. Physical activity (PA) of respondents assessed using the Canada Fitness Survey was converted to energy expenditure in MET/min/week using the criteria established in the IPAQ. Body composition was assessed according to bioelectrical impedance.

Results: A significantly smaller fat fraction was observed in the group of students with high physical activity (PA) (p < 0.01). In women, there was a significant relation between FAT% and all analysed characteristics of physical activity: total physical activity (TPA) – 0.274, vigorous intensity (VI) – 0.216, number of days spent on physical activity (DTPA) – 0.199 and number of days spent on vigorous intensity (DVI) – 0.202 (p < 0.05). In men, a significant relation was found between all the analysed tissue components and the adopted variables of PA (FAT% vs. TPA – 0.145, VI – 0.203, DTPA – 0.187; FATkg vs. TPA – 0.123, VI – 0.186, DTPA – 0.178; FATkg vs. DVI – 0.131). BMI significantly correlated with VI (–0.162) and DVI (–0.140), p < 0.05.

Conclusions: Based on data collected using the CFS on the type and frequency of PA during a week, we can determine the level of activity in a measurable way, using the IPAQ classification. There is a significant relationship between thus determined physical activity levels and body composition in both women and men, which proves the accuracy of the adopted method of converting weekly energy expenditure to MET/min/week.
The dualizing sheaf on first-order deformations of toric surface singularities
Authors: Altmann Klaus , Kollár János
Published: November 2016

We explicitly describe infinitesimal deformations of cyclic quotient
singularities that satisfy one of the deformation conditions introduced by
Wahl, Kollár–Shepherd-Barron (KSB) and Viehweg. The conclusion is that in many
cases these three notions are different from each other. In particular, we see that
while the KSB and the Viehweg versions of the moduli space of surfaces of
general type have the same underlying reduced subscheme, their
infinitesimal structures are different.
Heavy Metal Removal in a Detention Basin for
Road Runoff
Authors: Belizario Paulo , Scalize Paulo , Albuquerque Antonio
Published: November 2016

Road runoff produced during rainfalls has significant
pollutant load, which can cause important environmental
impacts on waste and soil. The efficiency of a detention
basin for removing heavy metals (Cr, Cu and Zn) in
road runoffwas evaluated for 8 rainfalls over one year with
different intensities (between 16mmand 103 mm) and durations
(higher than 3 hours). The basin showed good performance
for removing all metals for precipitation intensities
between 16mmand 103mmand rainfall durations up
to 3 hours. The volume of the basin is suitable for retaining
all the road runoff coming from rainfalls with intensities
lower than 29.4mmand duration longer than 6 hours. This
type of monitoring should be introduced in Environmental
Monitoring Plans of roads because it allows evaluating the
effectiveness of treatment systems and preventing the possible
impacts of discharges into the environment.
System thinking shaping innovation ecosystems
Authors: Abreu António , Urze Paula
Published: November 2016

Over the last few decades, there has been a trend
to build innovation platforms as enablers for groups of
companies to jointly develop new products and services.
As a result, the notion of co-innovation is getting wider
acceptance. However, a critical issue that is still open, despite
some efforts in this area, is the lack of tools and models
that explain the synergies created in a co-innovation
process.

In this context, the present paper aims at discussing the
advantages of applying a system thinking approach to understand
the mechanisms associated with co-innovation
processes. Finally, based on experimental results from a
Portuguese co-innovation network, a discussion on the
benefits, challenges and difficulties found are presented
and discussed.
Proposal of a Roundabout Solution within a
Particular Traflc Operation
Authors: Ližbetin Ján , Stopka Ondrej
Published: November 2016

This paper presents the practical solution of the
transport telematics elements within a particular traffic
operation when providing a transport and logistics services.
A roundabout helps to increase the fluency and
safety of transport and logistics services in cities and urban
areas, however, the positive effect can be achieved
only after determining the proper intersection parameters.
Based on a survey performed in a real traffic situation, the
practical application of roundabout in the city of Pilsen is
processed in the most important part of the paper.
Fabrication of superhydrophobic nanofiber fabric with hierarchical nanofiber structure
Authors: Zhou Yuman , He Jianxin , Wang Hongbo , Nan Nan , Qi Kun , Cui Shizhong
Published: November 2016

Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) nanofiber fabric, polyvinylidene fluoride/polyethylene glycol (PVDF/PEG) nanofiber fabric and polyvinylidene fluoride/polyethylene glycol/silicon dioxide (PVDF/PEG/SiO2) nanofiber fabrics are fabricated through a combination of electrospinning and weaving technology, inspired by the “lotus effect”. Nanofiber surfaces with a hierarchical nanofiber structure in the PVDF/PEG and PVDF/PEG/SiO2 nanofiber fabrics are formed by hydrolyzing PEG and doping with SiO2 nanoparticles, which is similar to the surface structure of a lotus leaf. The structures of these three fabrics are characterized by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and the mechanical properties and wettability are analyzed. The results show that the fiber structure of the PVDF/PEG composite nanofiber doped with SiO2 nanoparticles after water scrubbing is composed of many balls, which are formed by the embedding of the SiO2 nanoparticles in the polymer. Moreover, the “ball” is not only similar to the “hill” of a lotus leaf surface, but also similar to the “small thorn” on the “hill” because of the embossment of SiO2 nanoparticles on the “ball” surface. The ultimate tensile strength and failure strain of the PVDF/PEG/SiO2 nanofiber fabric are 92.12 MPa and 18.98%, respectively. The PVDF/PEG/SiO2 nanofiber fabric exhibits superhydrophobicity with a water contact angle of 173.2°.
The Etruscans in Southern Gaul during the Fifth Century B.C.E.: A Vessel of the “Spurinas” Group Discovered at the Settlement of La Monédière in Bessan (Hérault, France)
Authors: Gailledrat Eric , Belfiore Valentina , Beylier Alexandre , Curé Anne-Marie
Published: November 2016

The 2014 excavations carried out in 2014 at the protohistoric settlement of La Monédière, in Bessan (Hérault, France), confirmed the unique status of this site during the sixth to fifth centuries B. C. E. The site is located near the Greek colony of Agathé (Agde), at the interface between colonial and indigenous areas. Inside the limits of the site’s habitation areas, excavations discovered a huge pit which has been interpreted as a
The Vicchio Stele and Its Context
Authors: Warden P. Gregory
Published: November 2016

The recent discovery of an inscribed stele in the foundations of the Late Archaic temple at the sanctuary of Poggio Colla (Vicchio, FI) sheds new light on the nature of cult at the site. The stele is one of the longest Etruscan sacred texts and is from a secure archaeological context. It is also the earliest extant non-funerary sacred text (excluding simple votive inscriptions). The object, currently undergoing conservation, promises to provide new evidence for Etruscan ritual, literacy, and language.
Frame properties of a part of an exponential system with degenerate coefficients in Hardy classes
Authors: Bilalov Bilal T. , Sadigova Sabina R.
Published: November 2016

A part of an exponential system with degenerate coefficients is considered. The frame properties (completeness, minimality, basicity, atomic decomposition) of this system in Hardy classes are studied in the case where the coefficients may not satisfy the Muckenhoupt condition.
Pyrimidinethione as a building block in heterocyclic synthesis: synthesis of pyrano[2,3-d]pyrimidine, chromeno[2,3-d]pyrimidine, pyrido[3′,2′:5,6]pyrano[2,3-b]pyridine, and pyrimido[5′,4′:5,6]pyrano[2,3-d]pyrimidine derivatives
Authors: Abdel Reheim Mohamed Ahmed Mahmoud , Abdel Hafiz Ibrahim Saad , Elian Mohamed Ahmed
Published: November 2016

New heterocyclic compounds with expected biological activity have been prepared by reactions of 6-phenyl-2-thioxo-2,3-dihydropyrimidine-4(5H)-one (4) and 7- amino-5-(4-chlorophenyl)-4-phenyl-2-thioxo-2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrano[2,3-d]pyrimidine-6-carbonitrile (8b) in the presence of an electrophilic or a nucleophilic reagent.
Premature failure of utility poles in Switzerland and Germany related to wood decay basidiomycetes
Authors: Ribera Javier , Schubert Mark , Fink Siegfried , Cartabia Marco , Schwarze Francis W.M.R.
Published: November 2016

In contact with soil, copper (Cu) formulations as preservatives are expected to inhibit wood decay by fungi and other soil-borne microorganisms. However, Cu-resistant brown-rot (BR) fungi lead to premature failures of utility poles at some sites. In this study, the service lives of 111 utility poles of Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) H. Karst) (73 from Switzerland and 38 from Germany) impregnated with Cu-based wood preservatives were investigated. Three segments of each utility pole were analyzed. The severity of decay was dependent on the preservative formulation. BR fungi and in particular Antrodia species were predominantly isolated from utility poles that were not treated with a co-biocide, e.g. boron (B). Cu-sensitivity of several isolated BR fungi was confirmed in studies on Cu-amended medium and in Cu-treated wood. Isolates of Fibroporia vaillantii and Serpula himantioides showed a higher Cu-tolerance than the highly Cu-tolerant Empa isolate Rhodonia placenta (Empa 45) or Antrodia serialis.
Hacia la subjetividad moderna
Authors: Folger Robert
Published: November 2016

Partiendo de una discusión crítica de la noción de la subjetividad, y de posibles alternativas conceptuales (“sistema psíquico”, “
Un manuscrito dieciochesco de El pastor de Iberia: sujeto y naturaleza bucólica en el Siglo de las Luces
Authors: Aguilar Ignacio García
Published: November 2016

(1591) es una novela pastoril de cuya existencia sabemos, fundamentalmente, por los juicios adversos de Cervantes (
Reflejos y proyección de la naturaleza en la poesía de Juan del Valle y Caviedes
Authors: Martín Puya Ana Isabel
Published: November 2016

En este trabajo analizamos la configuración/manifestación de los conceptos de naturaleza humana,
Proteo poético: El Adonis de Porcel o la paradoja de la naturaleza idealizada
Authors: Pérez Pedro Ruiz
Published: November 2016

Con su obra principal,
El Orinoco ilustrado (1741) de José Gumilla: el sujeto americano entre naturaleza y taxonomía
Authors: Nina Fernando
Published: November 2016

En el presente artículo se postula leer
La naturaleza ilustrada en “La felicidad de la vida del campo” de Tomás de Iriarte
Authors: Matzat Wolfgang
Published: November 2016

La égloga “La felicidad de la vida del campo” de Tomás de Iriarte, escrita en 1779, constituye un interesante ejemplo de la poesía bucólica del siglo XVIII. Motivado por una convocatoria de la Real Academia Española, Iriarte opta en su texto, al contrario de su rival Meléndez Valdés que se limita a una renovación estética, por una adaptación rigurosa del género de la égloga al contexto ideológico de la Ilustración. No obstante, en cuanto a la representación de la naturaleza, el texto de Iriarte provoca una impresión heterogénea. La cita, en parte crítica, de los tópicos de la bucólica tradicional, centrados en el