bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Greek Syntax: Theoretical Approaches from Meillet to Devine and Stephens
Authors: Teffeteller Annette
Published: October 2015

La fine analyse de Meillet démontrant que la syntaxe grecque (et indoeuropéenne) est fondamentalement appositionnelle a récemment été confirmée par l’identification du grec (ancien) à une langue non configurationnelle — ou du moins au résidu d’une telle langue — avec sa typologie syntactique caractéristique : libre ordre des mots, discontinuité syntactique, omission de pronoms, structures paratactiques et richesse de la morphologie. Nous comparons les analyses de Meillet à de récentes études fondées sur la théorie syntactique et la typologie linguistique modernes. Nous proposons aussi un survol d’approches intermédiaires sur la typologie de l’ordre des mots, l’ergativité et l’analyse du discours.
Queen Mousa, Mother and Wife(?) of King Phraatakes of Parthia: A Re-evaluation of the Evidence
Authors: Bigwood J. M.
Published: October 2015

Les historiens modernes affirment que la reine Mousa aurait non seulement assassiné son mari, le roi parthe Phraate IV, mais qu’elle aurait aussi régné deconcert avec son fils Phraatakes qu’elle aurait du reste épousé. Nous porterons attention au récit de Flavius Josèphe qui mêle le faux et le crédible, et à l’influence probable de thèmes folkloriques. Par ailleurs, les monnaies sur lesquelles figure la reine Mousa ne permettent de croire ni au mariage avec son fils ni a un éventuel rô1e politique.
Initiation into the Mysteries: The Experience of the Irrational in Plato
Authors: Adluri Vishwa
Published: October 2015

Les dialogues de Platon soulignent la transformation personnelle et le salut tels qu’on les trouvait dans « l’initiation aux mystères ». Burkert, Kingsley et Riedweg, en suivant les traces de Damascius et des Néoplatoniciens, ont récemment démontré les aspects théologiques, existentiels et sotériologiques chez Platon. Celui-ci exploite à son profit non seulement le vocabulaire et l’organisation des rites d’initiation mais aussi leur aspect « expérience vécue », Ainsi Socrate, après avoir désorienté ses interlocuteurs par la dialectique, leur révèle les « mystères » au moyen de mythes grandioses qui représentent l’apogée de l’expérience philosophique. Celle-ci confère une assurance intrépide devant la mort et accorde le salut en montrant l’univers du point de vue de l’éternelle raison ( nous ). Elle lave le philosophe de toute identité politique et idéologique.
The Fieldwork of the Canadian Institute in Greece, 2005
Authors: Rupp David W.
Published: October 2015

Les projets parrainés par l’Institut canadien en Grèce en 2005 comprennent le Projet de prospection archéologique d’Anticythère, les fouilles à Argilos dans l’est de la Macédoine, la prospection topographique à Kastro Kallithea en Thessalie, celle d’une épave des guerres médiques, le projet d’exploration du sud de l’Eubée et une saison d’étude du matériel à Stymphale dans le nord est de l’Arcadie. De plus, le nom officiel de l’institut est maintenant l’Institut canadien d’archéologie à Athènes.
Supplying Exotic Animals for the Roman Amphitheatre Games: New Reconstructions Combining Archaeological, Ancient Textual, Historical and Ethnographic Data
Authors: Mackinnon Michael
Published: October 2015

Des récits du XIX c et XX c siècles sur la capture, le transport et l’entretien des animaux exotiques, et de nouvelles données zooarchéologiques provenant de sites d’Italie et d’Afrique du Nord jettent une nouvelle lumière sur ses activités à l’époque romaine. II en ressort qu’elles étaient beaucoup plus difficiles et dangereuses que ne le laissent entendre les textes anciens et les œuvres d’art. Une approche multidisciplinaire, combinant zooarchéologie, ethnographie, histoire, étude des textes anciens et iconographie. éclaire les méthodes utilisées par les Romains et les problèmes qu’ils rencontraient dans leur recherche d’animaux sauvages pour satisfaire les besoins de l’amphithéâtre et du cirque.
Rent: Constructing community
Authors: Smith Kristen
Published: October 2015

Can a community – a culture – produce change and evidence ‘transformative practice’? This paper investigates the process by which marginalized individuals incite change through the means of language within their cultural communities. The musical Rent is the case study. In Community: Pursuing the Dream, Living the Reality, Suzanne Keller reveals recurrent elements of community: communities have shared territory, ideals, allegiances, and collective frameworks. All of these elements of community are featured in Rent. In Rent, there are three prominent manifestations of community: the AIDS Community, New York City Community, and America as Community. Each of these three manifestations evidence Michel Foucault’s three power struggles. Rent demonstrates the struggle against domination that the AIDS community faces as a result of being marginalized and disenfranchised. Additionally, Rent exposes the struggle against exploitation of residents during gentrification of the Lower East Side of New York City. Furthermore, Rent evidences America’s attempt and failure at constructing a community, subjecting its citizens to a dominant capitalist society and forcing its citizens into submission. Ultimately, Rent challenges America’s dominant ideology through the creation of a counter-discourse. The very act of challenging a dominant ideology is a powerful act. Rent evidences that community constructed through creativity and defined by love can inspire change.
Corpo, Imagem, Objeto: A cadeira LC9 e Charlotte Perriand
Authors: Rubino Silvana
Published: October 2015

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The clinical course of critical limb ischaemia and the role of endovascular revascularisation in patients with diabetes
Authors: Bondarenko Olga Nikolaevna , Galstyan Gagik Radikovich , Dedov Ivan Ivanovich
Published: October 2015

Recent data suggest that chronic critical limb ischaemia (CLI) is the most important reason for amputation among diabetic patients. The high prevalence of CLI in this patient group is associated with specific clinical and morphological properties of peripheral arterial disease. Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty is an appropriate primary therapy, but it is not considered early in the disease process, and is instead reserved as a limb salvage strategy. Low primary patency, despite optimal clinical effects, remains a typical issue of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty for diabetic patients in particular. Thus, the indications, technical success and clinical results of endovascular revascularisation need to be clarified in patients with diabetes. Although difficult, the procedure can be effective through a multidisciplinary approach.
Frequency of type 2 diabetes in family and it’s changes in diabetic patients affected or not affected with cancer
Authors: Berstein Lev Mikhaylovich , Teslenko Svetlana Yuryevna , Vasilyev Dmitry Alekseevich , Kovalenko Irina Mikhaylovna
Published: October 2015

Aims. To study at greater than before material the prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) in relatives of suffering from T2DM patients with cancer and compare the features of antidiabetic therapy in cancer patients with a familial and non-familial form of diabetes.Materials and Methods. Information about diabetes history in family was collected during two subsequent periods (May 2009-February 2011 and March 2011-July 2014 years) in cancer patients (totally,1955 people; 1351 of them with T2DM and 604 without diabetes), as well as in patients with T2DM without cancer (n=379). All patients answered questions about diabetes in their mothers, fathers, siblings, and other relatives. In cancer patients with T2DM, data on the type of antidiabetic therapy for at least 6 months prior to enrolling into the hospital were collected.Results. A lower frequency of family diabetes in diabetic patients with cancer (28,5±1,2% vs 38,0±2,5%, p0.01 in T2DM without cancer) was revealed. By 2011–2014 the prevalence of family diabetes was grown significantly and virtually in a similar degree in both groups (+17,9% in ‘T2DM with cancer’ and +19,3% in ‘T2DM without cancer’). T2DM patients with cancer and family history of diabetes used metformin prior hospitalization more often than same patients without familial T2DM.Conclusion. Reaffirming the earlier data on more infrequent occurrence of family diabetes in T2DM patients with cancer compared with T2DM patients without cancer, we were able to demonstrate roughly the same increase in the detection of familial diabetes in these groups of patients in a rather short period of time. The use of metformin – one of the potential factors contributing to the probable and unexpected decrease of cancer risk in T2DM patients with familial type of diabetes. Other possible causes of this phenomenon deserve further study in view of the growing epidemic of diabetes and obesity.
Leituras possíveis: a paisagem do Largo da Mariquita
Authors: Teixeira Arq. Marina Coêlho , Santos Mg. Arq. Jacileda Cerqueira
Published: October 2015

Este artigo parte do pressuposto de que na análise da paisagem de um lugar devem ser considerados, além dos aspectos morfológicos e estéticos, os diversos processos sociais, históricos e culturais que fazem parte de sua “construção”. Analisamos, assim, o Largo da Mariquita, espaço público localizado no Rio Vermelho, um bairro que nasceu como área de veraneio ou de segunda residência, na cidade de Salvador Bahia Brasil. A dinâmica desse bairro foi se transformando, ao longo do tempo, até que ele se tornasse mais conhecido por suas características voltadas ao uso terciário, sobretudo, usos de apoio ao turismo. O Largo contém, hoje, edificações de valor histórico arquitetônico anteriores ao século XIX, o que cria uma atmosfera que mistura o antigo e o moderno, devendo então ser compreendido a partir das complexas relações entre patrimônio urbano, os novos usos e as novas apropriações surgidos a partir de novos contextos históricos. O objetivo deste artigo é apresentar sob diversos aspectos uma leitura possível da paisagem no Largo da Mariquita, considerando sua importância paisagística, arquitetônica, cultural e histórica para toda a cidade e, sobretudo, para a sua população.
Evaluation of the reflective practice programme
Authors: Nelumbu Lucia
Published: October 2015

It was obvious that the developed programme would be evaluated after the implementation process. The programme was evaluated after four months of implementation on the application of the content of the programme.Â  The researcher organised a focus group discussion for the registered nurses in order to gain information regarding the implementation of the developed programme. The participants were invited on basis of their participation in the previous implementation and training workshop of the reflective practice programme. The participants concluded that this is an effective and fruitful approach for all health providers, which is helping them to identify their mistakes and to reflect on their daily practice in order to make improvements. This approach assists them on how to set priorities and assign tasks to other colleagues to work as a team. Moreover this programme helped the registered nurses to know how to assist the patients even when they did not call for help and also to realize the need to attend to the patientsâ€™ calls immediately. This programme also drew the attention of the registered nurses to the necessity of treating patients as human beings.
Ormond’s Disease – IgG4-related Disease
Authors: Průcha Miroslav , Kolombo Ivan , Štádler Petr
Published: October 2015

Ormond’s disease is a relatively rare disease with unclear etiology, characterized by chronic periaortitis and retroperitoneal fibrosis. The inflammatory process affects the infrarenal part of the abdominal aorta and the iliac arteries, and the presence of infiltrates encasing the ureters and inferior vena cava. This disease is currently classed as an IgG4-related disease. In our review we analyse the clinical history, diagnostic approaches, surgical and immunosuppressive therapies.
Minimum energy control of positive 2D continuous-discrete linear systems with bounded inputs
Authors: Kaczorek Tadeusz
Published: October 2015

A new formulation of the minimum energy control problem for the positive 2D continuous-discrete linear systems with bounded inputs is proposed. Necessary and sufficient conditions for the reachability of the systems are established. Conditions for the existence of the solution to the minimum energy control problem and a procedure for computation of an input minimizing the given performance index are given. Effectiveness of the procedure is demonstrated on numerical example.
Methodology of Comparative Validation of Selected Foundry Simulation Codes
Authors: Ignaszak Z. , Popielarski P. , Hajkowski J. , Codina E.
Published: October 2015

The validation of each simulation code used in foundry domain requires individual approach due to its specificity. This validation can by elaborated on the basis of experimental results or in particular cases by comparison the simulation results from different codes. The article concerns the influence of grey cast iron density curve and different forms of solid fraction curve Fs=f(T) on the formation of shrinkage discontinuities. Solid fraction curves applying Newtonian Thermal Analysis (NTA) were estimated. The experimental and numerical simulation tests were performed on the castings, which were made with Derivative Thermal Analysis (DerTA) standard cups. The numerical tests were realized using NovaFlow&Solid (NF&S), ProCast and Vulcan codes. In this work, the coupled influence of both curves on the dynamics of the shrinkage-expansion phenomena and on shrinkage defects prognosis in grey cast iron castings has been revealed. The final evaluation of the simulation systems usefulness should be based on validation experiment, preceded by comparing the simulation results of available systems which are proposed in given technology.
Spectral stability of Prandtl boundary layers: An overview
Authors: Grenier Emmanuel , Guo Yan , Nguyen Toan T.
Published: October 2015

In this paper
we show how the stability of Prandtl boundary layers is linked to the stability of shear flows
in the incompressible Navier–Stokes equations. We then recall classical physical instability results, and give a short educational
presentation of the construction of unstable modes for Orr–Sommerfeld equations. We end the paper with a conjecture
concerning the validity of Prandtl boundary layer asymptotic expansions.
Study on Liquid Moisture Transport of Knitted Fabrics by Means of Mmt, Thermography and Microtomography Systems
Authors: Nemcokova Renata , Glombikova Viera , Komarkova Petra
Published: October 2015

Liquid moisture transport of textile structures has been studied in order to manage human perspiration well. This article deals with investigation of dynamic moisture transport of knitted fabrics by sophisticated methods, such as moisture management tester (MMT), thermography and microtomography systems. Three groups of knitted fabrics were analysed by the above-mentioned methods. Specifically, the distribution of liquid drops on samples was compared with the results of vertical wicking of tested materials and the parameter of three-dimensional fabric porosity. Both dynamic spreading of liquid drops on the surface of samples (from top and bottom sides simultaneously) and vertical wicking behaviour of textiles were analysed by the combination of thermography and image analysis system. Further, the results from MMT and porosity analysis by microtomography system were investigated to specify the interaction between structure parameters of knitted fabrics and their liquid transport properties which influence total wear comfort.
Bending Of Adsorbed FCN And FNC Molecules Induced By The Renner-Teller Effect
Authors: Gorinchoy Natalia
Published: October 2015

It is shown that the bending of FCN and FNC molecules adsorbed on Si (100) - (2 × 1) surface, is due to the Renner-Teller effect induced by the orbital charge transfers by adsorption. From ab initio calculations of free FCN and FNC and the molecules adsorbed on the model Si9H12 cluster, the orbital charge transfers to and from the molecules were calculated, the vibronic coupling constants were estimated, and the curvature K of the adiabatic potentials for the bending coordinate of adsorbed molecules was evaluated. Calculations show that for both side-on adsorbed species, as well as for end-on adsorbed FNC molecule K<0 that leads to their bending. For the end-on adsorbed FCN K>0, and this molecule remains linear
Discrete O(1,4) Transformations And New Scalar Quantum Modes On The De Sitter Spacetime
Authors: Cotăescu Ion I.
Published: October 2015

It is shown that the isometry group of the de Sitter spacetime includes two different three-dimensional Abelian subgroups which transform between themselves through a discrete isometry corresponding to the time reversal in the five-dimensional Minkowski spacetime embedding the de Sitter one. The eigenfunctions of the generators of these Abelian subgroups form two different sets of quantum modes correlated by the mentioned isometry.
On Both Spatial And Velocity Distribution Of Sputtered Particles In Magnetron Discharge
Authors: Vitelaru C. , Pohoata V. , Tiron V. , Costin C. , Popa G.
Published: October 2015

The kinetics of the sputtered atoms from the metallic target as well as the time-space distribution of the argon metastable atoms have been investigated for DC and high power pulse magnetron discharge by means of Tunable Diode – Laser Absorption Spectroscopy (TD-LAS) and Tunable Diode – Laser Induced Fluorescence (TD-LIF). The discharge was operated in argon (5-30 mTorr) with two different targets, tungsten and aluminum, for pulses of 1 to 20 μs, at frequencies of 0.2 to 1 kHz. Peak current intensity of ~100 A has been attained at cathode peak voltage of ~1 kV. The mean velocity distribution functions and particle fluxes of the sputtered metal atoms, in parallel and perpendicular direction to the target, have been obtained and compared for DC and pulse mode.
Note On The Schrödinger Equation
Authors: Bizdadea C. , Bârcan M. M. , Negru I. , Saliu S. O.
Published: October 2015

A second-order formalism leading to an equation describing the same dynamics as the Schrödinger one is developed under some compatible initial conditions.
Quarter Car Suspension System With One Degree Of Freedom Simulated Using Simulink
Authors: Bereteu L. , Perescu A.
Published: October 2015

Simulate the behavior of a quarter car suspension system with Simulink®. Consider only vertical movement of the car, neglecting roll and pitch. All movements of the car axes are modeled as having equal amplitude. The characteristic equations that describe the behavior of dynamical systems based on FBD (Free Body Diagram) of automotive suspension. We make the simulation model in six steps. In simulation we consider the damping coefficient, c, variable. The rest of parameters are constant (mass, speed and stiffness). The simulation parametrs are defined in Mathlab®. We follow the final signal created on the oscilloscope. At the end of the study, we concluded the effect of damping coefficient changes over the comfort.
Influence Of Lumbar Spine Kinematics On Feet Pressure Distribution
Authors: Săftescu-Jescu C. , Bereteu L.
Published: October 2015

Determining the center of pressure trajectories, as an indicator of postural stability or lumbar pathology, has been a challenging issue for researchers during the last decades. The paper advances an investigational method in order to determine a correlation between lumbar spine movements and feet center of pressure distribution. Five young healthy volunteers were simultaneously tested using an ultrasound based motion analyzing system and a force platform, while performing imposed tasks. Results showed specific patterns described by the center of pressure trajectories and a good coordination of angular amplitudes during lumbar spine movement.
A Survey on Group Key Management Schemes
Authors: Seetha R. , Saravanan R.
Published: October 2015

Cryptographic key management needs utmost security in generating, exchanging, using, rekeying, storing of keys, being used for communication purposes. Successful key management is critical to the security of a cryptosystem. This paper presents a detailed survey on group key management and its challenges in network independent and network dependent approaches. The paper also focuses on the advantages, disadvantages and security vulnerabilities of these protocols.
A Multi-Step Procedure for Asset Allocation in Case of Limited Resources
Authors: Georgieva Penka V. , Popchev Ivan P. , Stoyanov Stanimir N.
Published: October 2015

Portfolio management is a process involving decision making in dynamic and unpredictable environment. Asset allocation plays a key role in this process, since the optimal use of the capital is a complex and resource-consuming problem. During our research in this field we have detected some problems that lead to biased results and one of them occurs in case of limited financial resources. In this paper a mathematical assessment of the dependence of the capital, used on asset prices is derived, and a multi-step procedure for asset allocation, aiming at optimization of the investor’s utility in case of limited resources is described. The procedure is implemented as a module in a decision support system based on fuzzy logic. The paper contains comparison of the obtained test results with results from the classical Markowitz portfolio model. The conducted tests are on real data from the Bulgarian stock exchange.
Selecting Discriminative Binary Patterns for a Local Feature
Authors: Li Yingying , Tan Jieqing , Zhong Jinqin
Published: October 2015

The local descriptors based on a binary pattern feature have state-of-the-art distinctiveness. However, their high dimensionality resists them from matching faster and being used in a low-end device. In this paper we propose an efficient and feasible learning method to select discriminative binary patterns for constructing a compact local descriptor. In the selection, a searching tree with Branch&Bound is used instead of the exhaustive enumeration, in order to avoid tremendous computation in training. New local descriptors are constructed based on the selected patterns. The efficiency of selecting binary patterns has been confirmed by the evaluation of these new local descriptors’ performance in experiments of image matching and object recognition.
Effects Of Herbicides And Fungicides On The Soil Chitinolytic Activity. A Molecular Docking Approach
Authors: Vlădoiu Diana Larisa , Filimon Marioara Nicoleta , Ostafe Vasile , Isvoran Adriana
Published: October 2015

A molecular docking study was undertaken using the programs SwissDock and PatchDock to assess the interactions of the bacterial chitinases belonging to the GH18 and GH19 families with two herbicides (chlorsulfuron and nicosulfuron) and two fungicides (difenoconazole and drazoxolon). Both molecular docking programs predict that all considered pesticides bind to the active sites of chitinases produced by soil microorganisms. There are correlations for predicted binding energy values for receptor-ligand complexes obtained using the two programs consolidating the prediction of the chitinases-pesticides interactions. The interactions of chitinases with pesticides involve the same residues as their interactions with known inhibitors suggesting the inhibitory potential of pesticides. Pesticides interact stronger with chitinases belonging to the GH18 family, their active sites reflecting higher polarity than those of the GH19 chitinases. Also, herbicides reveal a higher inhibitory potential to bacterial chitinases than fungicides.
Distance Learning by Exam as Support of Traditional Method of Education
Authors: Lewandowski Krzysztof
Published: October 2015

Pedagogical experiment showed that the author's method of distance learning by exam, carried out using e-mail, allowing students to correct their exam works and, consequently to raise their grades, is effective in case of difficult transfer tasks, increases motivation of learners and fosters durable knowledge. The efficacy of the method depends on encouragements addressed to all students to take the attempts to raise their grades. It is advisable to conduct further research into ways and forms of their use. The study confirmed that e-mail can be an effective tool for communication between student and her/his teacher.
Novel Tracing Algorithm vs Remcom Wireless InSite
Authors: Gotszald Lukasz
Published: October 2015

Results of comparison between a popular commercial software for radio wave propagation modeling versus prototype implementation of a novel algorithm proposed by the author of this paper is discussed. It is shown that both algorithms lead to very similar results while the new one is faster by a few orders of magnitude.
Surgical Site Infection In Orthopaedic Surgery: Correlation Between Age, Diabetes, Smoke And Surgical Risk
Authors: Fisichella Leonardo , Fenga Domenico , Rosa Michele Attilio
Published: October 2015

Introduction: Surgical site infection is a common complication after orthopaedic surgery. It can be associated with increased morbidity rate and social cost. The accurate identification of risk factors is essential so that strategies to prevent these potentially devastating infections can be developed. We have conducted this study to determine the possible risk factors for the surgical site infections.

Objectives: We aimed at finding exhaustive evidence concerning the potential risk factors for infections in orthopaedic surgery.

Patients and Methods: Between October 2009 and December 2011, we identified 84 patients with a superficial and/or deep surgical site infection and compared them with 203 uninfected patients (control group), taken out from a series of 486 patients. We considered the following risk factors: diabetes, BMI >30, ASA Score of 3 or 4, smoking and age.

Results: The most frequently performed operations of the 287 examined patients were the knee and hip arthroplasties (n = 32, 11.14%) and open fracture reductions (n = 178, 62.02%). Staphylococcus Aureus was the most common identified pathogen (n = 63, 75%). The analyses (preoperative and postoperative) of the infected patients showed them to have significantly high serum glucose levels in comparison with the control group (odds ratio = 8.7). We found a significant high rate of infection in patients smoking for more than 20 years (67 patients, 79.7%). The remaining variables (BMI, OR = 2.21; ASA score, OR = 1.3) showed no significant differences between the study group and controls. We also found a correlation between > 65-year-old patients and infections at the surgical site (61 patients, 72.6%).

Conclusion: We found that there was correlation between diabetes, smoking and age as risk factors with the development of infection at the surgical site; other variables such as the ASA score and BMI are not relevant here (contrary to what is reported in literature). We believe that postoperative results can be improved considerably with a properly conducted antibiotic treatment, stringent glycemic control (achievable only with careful multidisciplinary management) and good compliance of patients.
Clear Cell Sarcoma Of Metatarsus
Authors: Licata Luana , Fenga Domenico , Speciale Giuseppe , Rosa Michele Attilio
Published: October 2015

We report a case of clear cell sarcoma in the third metatarsus of the right foot. This type of tumor is very rare and scantily reported in literature. A 42-year-old Caucasian male presented with a nodular ulcerated mass on the dorsal side of the left foot. X-rays demonstrated a nodular solid lesion which dislodged the third metatarsus. A biopsy revealed a neoplastic proliferation with a sarcoma clear cell profile; because of the aggressive nature of this type of neoplasm, we performed a trans-tibial amputation according to Bugess to achieve a better functionality for the patient. The present study underlines clinical, morphological, as well as imaging and therapeutic aspects of a rare neoplasm such as clear cell sarcoma. The location site is also quite unusual - the metatarsus of the foot. The histological and immunohistochemical data were suggestive of the diagnosis of clear cell sarcoma of metatarsus. After MRI and a bone scan, the surgical treatment suggested the extension over the forefoot and the ankle and therefore a trans-tibial amputation was made.
Emergence Of Consciousness And Qualia From A Complex Brain
Authors: Korf Jakob
Published: October 2015

Qualia are private conscious experiences of which the associated feelings can be reported to other people. Whether qualia are amenable to scientific exploration has often been questioned, which is challenged by the present article. The following arguments are given: 1. the configuration of the brain changes continuously and irreversibly, because of genetic and environmental influences and interhuman communication; 2. qualia and consciousness are processes, rather than states; 3. private feelings, including those associated with qualia, should be positioned in the context of a personal brain as being developed during life; 4. consciousness and qualia should be understood in the context of general system theory, thus concluding that isolated, in vitro, properties of neurons and other brain constituents might marginally contribute to the understanding of higher brain functions, mind or qualia; 5. current in vivo approaches have too little resolution power - in terms of space and time - to delineate individual and subjective brain processes.

When subtle personalized properties of the nervous system can be assessed in vivo or in vitro, qualia can scientifically be investigated. We discuss some approaches to overcome these barriers.
World, Time And Anxiety. Heidegger’s Existential Analytic And Psychiatry
Authors: Brencio Francesca
Published: October 2015

Martin Heidegger was one of the most influential but also criticized philosophers of the XX century. With Being and Time 1927 he sets apart his existential analytic from psychology as well as from anthropology and from the other human sciences that deny the ontological foundation, overcoming the Cartesian dualism in search of the ontological unit of an articulated multiplicity, as human being is. Heidegger’s Dasein Analytic defines the fundamental structures of human being such as being-in-the-world, a unitary structure that discloses the worldhood of the world; the modes of being (Seinsweisen), such as fear (Furcht) and anxiety (Angst); and the relationship between existence and time. In his existential analytic, anxiety is one of the fundamental moods (Grundbefindlichkeit) and it plays a pivotal role in the relationship of Dasein with time and world. The paper firstly focuses on the modes of being, underlining the importance of anxiety for the constitution of human being; secondly, it shows the relationship between anxiety and the world, and anxiety and time: rejecting both the Aristotelian description of time, as a sequence of moments that informs our common understanding of time, and the Augustine’s mental account of inner time, Heidegger considers temporality under a transcendental point of view. Temporality is ek-static, it is a process through which human being comes toward and back to itself, letting itself encounter the world and the entities. The transcendental interpretation of time provided by Heidegger may give its important contribution to psychopathology.
Mental Illness And Brain Disease
Authors: Bedrick Jeffrey D.
Published: October 2015

It has become common to say psychiatric illnesses are brain diseases. This reflects a conception of the mental as being biologically based, though it is also thought that thinking of psychiatric illness this way will reduce the stigma attached to psychiatric illness. If psychiatric illnesses are brain diseases, however, it is not clear why psychiatry should not collapse into neurology, and some argue for this course. Others try to maintain a distinction by saying that neurology deals with abnormalities of neural structure while psychiatry deals with specific abnormalities of neural functioning. It is not clear that neurologists would accept this division, nor that they should. I argue that if we take seriously the notion that psychiatric illnesses are mental illnesses we can draw a more defensible boundary between psychiatry and neurology. As mental illnesses, psychiatric illnesses must have symptoms that affect our mental capacities and that the sufferer is capable of being aware of, even if they are not always self-consciously aware of them. Neurological illnesses, such as stroke or multiple sclerosis, may be diagnosed even if they are silent, just as the person may not be aware of having high blood pressure or may suffer a silent myocardial infarction. It does not make sense to speak of panic disorder if the person has never had a panic attack, however, or of bipolar disorder in the absence of mood swings. This does not mean psychiatric illnesses are not biologically based. Mental illnesses are illnesses of persons, whereas other illnesses are illnesses of biological individuals.
Construction of Private Space in An Urban Semioscape: A Case Study in the Sociolinguistics of Globalisation
Authors: Ferenčík Milan
Published: October 2015

Across the world urban semioscapes emerge from multiple and mutually interlocking social activities of the members of sociocultural groups and are established through the deployment of layered configurations of semiotic resources and discourses which index patterns of these activities as well as the underlying norms and values of these groups. A particularly conspicuous semiotic practice which has established itself as a distinct semiotic layer in Slovakia’s urban semioscape is one through which social agents declare certain segments of space as private. By erecting ‘private property’ signs they impose a certain ‘power regime’ on a physical territory but also imprint upon that space a particular ideological meaning. This practice is particularly salient in Slovakia’s geopolitical environment in which the notion of ‘privateness’ was excluded from official ideology under socialism. As language is a principal semiotic mode for the construction of the practice of constructing private space, the practice can also be looked upon as a sociolinguistic phenomenon indexing the post-1989 political and economic transformation processes in Slovakia; that is, the re-establishment of ‘private ownership’ within the larger processes of ‘rectification’ which post-socialist societies underwent in the transformation period. My argument is that the practice is a manifestation of geocultural globalisation on a local scale-level which leads to the emergence of new forms of locality. In the paper I employ Blommaert’s (2010) innovative conceptual toolbox of the sociolinguistics of globalisation’ along with the analytical practices and procedures of geosemiotics and linguistic landscape, and apply them to the corpus of signs which I believe index this practice and establish the topography of private space’ in the urban semioscape examined.
Brown-Vialetto-Van Laere syndrome: two siblings with a new mutation and dramatic therapeutic effect of high-dose riboflavin
Authors: Horoz Ozden O. , Mungan Neslihan O. , Yildizdas Dincer , Hergüner Özlem , Ceylaner Serdar , Kör Deniz , Waterham Hans , Coskun Turgay
Published: October 2015

Brown-Vialetto-Van Laere syndrome (BVVLS) is a rare and severe neurometabolic disease. We present two siblings with BVVLS with a novel homozygous mutation in
Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviour regarding Waste Management in a Grammar and a Comprehensive School in England – Results from a School Questionnaire
Authors: Kolbe Karin Dorina
Published: October 2015

Well-organised waste management is an essential part of sustainable development. The saving of resources and energy is everyone’s concern and environmental education is vital to guarantee a sustainable lifestyle in the long run. To find out what similarities and differences in views regarding waste management exist between grammar school pupils and comprehensive school pupils in England, questionnaires were designed and distributed in two schools in the same English city. The questionnaires aimed at quantifying and establishing students’ knowledge, attitudes and behaviour regarding waste management. The results illustrate that students from the grammar school had higher levels of knowledge, were more likely to recycle and used more sources of information regarding waste management. Waste reduction was considered important by almost all students. However, students in both schools considered composting and waste reduction as less important than recycling and thereby did not fully agree with sustainable waste management.
Seasonal forecasting of tropical cyclone activity in the Australian and the South Pacific Ocean regions
Authors: Wijnands J.S. , Qian G. , Shelton K.L. , Fawcett R.J.B. , Chan J.C.L. , Kuleshov Y.
Published: October 2015

The Australian Bureau of Meteorology (Bureau) issues operational tropical cyclone (TC) seasonal forecasts for the Australian region (AR) and the South Pacific Ocean (SPO) and subregions therein. The forecasts are issued in October, ahead of the Southern Hemisphere TC season (November to April). Improvement of operational TC seasonal forecasts can lead to more accurate warnings for coastal communities to prepare for TC hazards. This study investigates the use of support vector regression (SVR) models, exploring new explanatory variables and non-linear relationships between them, the use of model averaging, and lastly the integration of forecast intervals based on a bias-corrected and accelerated non-parametric bootstrap. Hindcasting analyses show that the SVR model outperforms several benchmark methods. Analysis of the generated models shows that the Dipole Mode Index, 5VAR index and the Southern Oscillation Index are the most frequently selected as explanatory variables for TC seasonal forecasting in all regions. The usage of ENSOrelated covariates implies that definitions of regions and subregions may have to be updated to achieve optimal forecasting performance. Overall, the new SVR methodology is an improvement over the current linear discriminant analysis models and has the potential to increase accuracy of TC seasonal forecasts in the AR and SPO.
Macro-Elements and Trace Elements in Cereal Grains Cultivated in Latvia
Authors: Jākobsone Ida , Kantāne Ināra , Zute Sanita , Jansone Inga , Bartkevičs Vadims
Published: October 2015

Cereal-based foods have great importance in the compensation of micro- and trace element deficiency, because 50% of the foods produced worldwide are made up of cereal grains. The aim of the research was to determine the concentration of macro-elements and trace elements in different cereals cultivated in Latvia. Various cereals were used in the research: rye (n = 45), barley (n = 54), spring wheat (n = 27), winter wheat (n = 53), triticale (n = 45) and oats (n = 42). Thirteen macro- and trace elements (Cd, Pb, Ni, Cr, Al, Cu, K, Na, Mn, Fe, Zn, Mg, Ca) were determined in cereal grain samples (n = 266). Macro-elements and trace elements varied significantly (p < 0.01 or p < 0.001). The highest concentrations of macro- and trace elements were found in oats and the lowest in rye. The obtained data will expand the opportunity for food and nutrition scientists to evaluate content of the examined elements in grain products, and dietary consumption (bioavailability) of the examined macro-elements and trace elements.
Genetic and Environmental Variation of Barley Characteristics and the Potential of Local Origin Genotypes for Food Production
Authors: Tamm Ylle , Jansone Inga , Zute Sanita , Jakobsone Ida
Published: October 2015

The aim of this study was to evaluate the genetic and environmental variation of yield and food quality characteristics (protein, starch, β-glucan and husk content, test weight and thousand grain weight) of covered and hulless barley genotypes in organic management conditions. Two different field experiments were carried out. In the first experiment, hulless barley genotypes 'Kornelija', 'Irbe', '1165', '1185' and the covered varieties 'Ansis' and 'Maali' were studied in two locations in Latvia and in one location in Estonia during 2014. 'Ansis', ‘Kornelija', '1165' and '1185' were included in the second experiment carried out at Stende during three sequential years (2011-2013). The effect of genotype, environment (location and year) and co-effect of these factors contributed significantly to the variation in yield and grain quality traits of the barley genotypes. As a result of experimental treatments grain yield and quality traits varied by all tested factors. There were considerable differences in impact of studied sources of variation. Grain yield was influenced more by environmental factors than by genotype. Impact of genotype was highest for husk content and test weight. Integral evaluation method was carried out for comparison of barley genotypes to identify the best ones by the lowest deviation from the desired value. The covered barley variety 'Maali' showed good adaptation to different environmental conditions, having good yield, β-glucan content and high thousand grain weight. The line '1165' and variety 'Kornelija' showed best results among hulless barley varieties
The Comparative Analysis Of Asking And Traded Price Indices In Different Floor Area Subsegments Of The Residential Property Market
Authors: Kokot Sebastian , Bas Marcin
Published: October 2015

There are several acknowledged methods for determining residential property price indices. However, all of them have their drawbacks and advantages and reflect the averaged real movements of prices with varying accuracy. The paper attempts to answer the question: How faithfully do indices based on asking prices reflect the movements of traded prices? As a result we will find out whether, in the situation when property price indices cannot be determined, asking price based indices can be used instead. The paper specifies theoretical and practical aspects of constructing residential property price indices on the basis of asking and traded prices. It also contains an empirical analysis of these two index types.
Function Modelling Of The Market And Assessing The Degree Of Similarity Between Real Properties - Dependent Or Independent Procedures In The Process Of Office Property Valuation
Authors: Barańska Anna , Nowak Dominika
Published: October 2015

Referring to the developed and presented in previous publications (e.g. Barańska 2011) two-stage algorithm for real estate valuation, this article addresses the problem of the relationship between the two stages of the algorithm. An essential part of the first stage is the multi-dimensional function modelling of the real estate market. As a result of selecting the model best fitted to the market data, in which the dependent variable is always the price of a real property, a set of market attributes is obtained, which in this model are considered to be price-determining. In the second stage, from the collection of real estate which served as a database in the process of estimating model parameters, the selected objects are those which are most similar to the one subject to valuation and form the basis for predicting the final value of the property being valued. Assessing the degree of similarity between real properties can be carried out based on the full spectrum of real estate attributes that potentially affect their value and which it is possible to gather information about, or only on the basis of those attributes which were considered to be price-determining in function modelling. It can also be performed by various methods. This article has examined the effect of various approaches on the final value of the property obtained using the two-stage prediction. In order fulfill the study aim precisely as possible, the results of each calculation step of the algorithm have been investigated in detail. Each of them points to the independence of the two procedures.
Cyclicity Of Housing Markets Under The Specific Condition Of The Existence Of A Bubble In The Real Estate Market
Authors: Weise Andreas Dittmar , Philips Jürgen W. , Hochheim Norberto
Published: October 2015

In recent years, real estate bubbles have been commonplace in housing markets all over the world. That’s why we examine the relation between housing prices during bubbles in 101 cities located in ten different countries, aiming to explain the housing market cycle during a housing bubble, using economic and housing indicators. We obtained data on eight variables used in market cycle analysis which may be able to explain the existence of speculation and the ideal market cycle. The obtained resultsshow that many of economic and housing indicators begin to decrease while housing prices peak. Only the quantity of transactions peaks during the following year. We also observed that a housing bubble can follow three different scenarios, i.e.: the bubble does not burst, or can burst with a slow decline or sudden and rapid collapse. Finally, it is possible to determine that the same variables can provide clear insight into a bubble in the real estate cycle.
Managing Assets Of Agricultural Property Of The National Treasury In The Context Of State Aid Granted By The Agricultural Property Agency
Authors: Lizińska Wiesława , Marks-Bielska Renata , Babuchowska Karolina , Serocka Izabela
Published: October 2015

This study covers the issue of activities of the Agricultural Property Agency in terms of state aid in the form of non-repayable financial aid, with the following specific objectives: determining the scale and diversity of state aid granted by the APA (including the local branch in Olsztyn), evaluating the current technical condition of some of the assets and their condition upon being handed over by the APA, determining their importance, main problems associated with resources which are taken over, identifying and assessing the importance of actions which encourage communes to take over property still held by the APA, assessing the scale and procedure of aid granted in the opinion of representatives of APA units. The article makes use of information obtained from the local branch of the APA in Olsztyn in the years 2003-2014. A direct survey among the entities was taken. The survey questionnaire was sent in 2014 to all communes (gminas) of the Province (Voivodeship) of Warmia and Mazury (116 units). Completed questionnaires were returned by 73 representatives of the communes. A total of PLN 327.1 million was allotted in the Agency’s financial plans for the program of non-repayable financial aid during the period from 2009 to 2014. Approximately 81.6% of PLN 164.4 million granted by the local branch of the APA in Olsztyn, was granted to units of the public finance sector. As was shown in the survey conducted among representatives of local governments, the interest of communes in taking over assets still held by2 the local branch of the APA in Olsztyn could be increased by limiting the number of tenants who do not pay the rent regularly and by increasing the amount of non-repayable financial aid. It is possible to carry out the latter action, but the former could prove to be extremely difficult.
Business Model for Czech Agribusiness
Authors: Poláková Jana , Koláčková G. , Tichá I.
Published: October 2015

Business modelling facilitates the understanding of value creation logic in organizations in general. Identifying the components of business models based on different criteria helps understanding the fundamentals of business and the position of entrepreneurs and managers in companies. The present research is focused on the definition of a specific business model for the Czech agribusiness sector. Based on the theoretical background and evaluation of selected business models, the aim is to create a new business model, using components which take into account the specifics of this particular industry.