bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Dyadic Compromise Effect
Authors: Boldt Lin , Arora Neeraj
Published: March 2017

Existing research on the compromise effect has focused exclusively on the individual. This paper investigates compromise effects in a setting that involves multiple individuals making a choice. We study whether the dyadic compromise effect (DCE) exists, the association between dyadic and individual compromise effects, and strategies to mitigate the DCE. We build a statistical model of dyadic choice that formally incorporates DCE. We conduct two studies to test our proposed models empirically. In Study 1, we begin with an investigation of the DCE with student subjects. In Study 2, we test for the presence of DCE among married couples when making retirement investment choices. In both studies, model-free and model-based evidence provides strong support for the presence of DCE. A model that incorporates DCE provides a better fit than models that do not. Evidence in support of DCE is shown to be robust to alternative compromise effect model specifications and utility aggregation methods. We find that the individual compromise effect tendency of a group member with a greater stake in the decision is likely to persist as a DCE in the joint choice setting. Our findings suggest that education of segments vulnerable to compromise effects reduces the DCE.

Data and the web appendix are available at https://doi.org/10.1287/mksc.2016.1019 .
The Enhanced Principal Rank Characteristic Sequence for Hermitian Matrices
Authors: Butler Steve , Catral M. , Hall H. , Hogben Leslie , Martinez-Rivera Xavier , Shader Bryan , Van den Driessche Pauline
Published: March 2017

The enhanced principal rank characteristic sequence (epr-sequence) of an $n\x n$ matrix is a sequence $\ell_1 \ell_2 \cdots \ell_n$, where each $\ell_k$ is ${\tt A}$, ${\tt S}$, or ${\tt N}$ according as all, some, or none of its principal minors of order $k$ are nonzero. There has been substantial work on epr-sequences of symmetric matrices (especially real symmetric matrices) and real skew-symmetric matrices, and incidental remarks have been made about results extending (or not extending) to (complex) Hermitian matrices. A systematic study of epr-sequences of Hermitian matrices is undertaken; the differences with the case of symmetric matrices are quite striking. Various results are established regarding the attainability by Hermitian matrices of epr-sequences that contain two ${\tt N}$s with a gap in between. Hermitian adjacency matrices of mixed graphs that begin with ${\tt NAN}$ are characterized. All attainable epr-sequences of Hermitian matrices of orders $2$, $3$, $4$, and $5$, are listed with justifications.
Co-parenting arrangements in lesbian and gay families: when the ‘mum and dad’ ideal generates innovative family forms
Authors: Herbrand Cathy
Published: March 2017

This article engages with current debates on the potential of contemporary family formations, particularly those created by lesbian women and gay men, to challenge hegemonic family models. Drawing on in-depth interviews with lesbian and gay individuals living in Belgium, it explores parental ideals and family practices among people actively choosing ‘co-parenting arrangements’ that include more than two adults raising a child. It examines how this route to parenthood was justified by co-parents’ desire for a biological child, to experience pregnancy, to know the child’s background and most importantly, to provide the child with a mother and a father. These motivations were not only aimed at normalising their family situation, but also reflected deeply anchored family values. The article demonstrates how innovative and reflexive family forms can arise from conventionally based assumptions regarding gender roles and kinship, and calls for a more nuanced consideration of individual values and intentions in parenting that potentially destabilise the hegemonic family model.
Tracing voice through the career of a musical pioneer: A conversation with Pauline Oliveros
Authors: Bell Gelsey , Oliveros Pauline
Published: March 2017

In this conversation from 2014, composer Pauline Oliveros, one of the most important figures in American experimental music, provides insight into her relationship with the voice and when in her career it was most pivotal for her compositional development. Oliveros touches on her 1961 choral piece Sound Patterns, her Sonic Meditations, the works she performed for voice and accordion in the 1970s and 1980s, Deep Listening, and the late operas that she made with her partner, vocalist and poet Ione.
ANALISIS TEKNIK TERJEMAHAN FOLKLOR SUNDA ‘TALAGA WARNA’ (Transformasi Antarbahasa: Bahasa Indonesia – Jepang)
Authors: Nurohmah Hety
Published: March 2017

[Title: English translation of Sundanesse folklore 'Talaga Warna' (Interlanguage Transformation: Indonesian – Japanese)] This study reviews translated text of Sunda’s folklore entitled ‘Talaga Warna’ that has translated from Indonesian into Japanese. The object of this study was analyzed by using method of translation techniques according to Moentaha’s theory (2016). The results of this study are description of translation techniques that used in translation process of folklore Sunda 'Talaga Warna' . Translation techniques were using replacement techniques words into clauses, replacement of lexical and word classes, addition of conjunctions and adverbs, omission of words and pronouns, compression/solids, and paraphrasing
ANALISIS KESALAHAN PENGGUNAAN SISTEM KALA PADA PEMBELAJAR BAHASA JEPANG TINGKAT DASAR DI INDONESIA
Authors: Suhartini Suhartini
Published: March 2017

(Title: An Analysis of The Errors of Using Tenses On Basic Japanese Learners In Indonesia.) The research aims at describing the errors of using tenses in basic Japanese on learners whose first language is Bahasa Indonesia. In the process of acquiring the second language, it is possible for the first language to influence the second one because of the transfer of some fundamental elements, i.e. using tenses of the first to the second language. The data of research are in form of Japanese language sentences that get interference of tenses formation from Indonesian language. The data were collected by observation. Contrastive method was used in analysis. The results of the analysis show that Bahasa Indonesia tenses formation system influences the use of using tenses in basic Japanese on those who learn Japanese as a second language. The lead to the errors in using tenses in Japanese. To overcome the problem, Japanese teachers shall expose the using tenses continuously to its lerners whose first language is bahasa Indonesia.
A Dynamic Process of Building Global Supply Chain Competence by New Ventures: The Case of Uniqlo
Authors: Usui Tetsuya , Kotabe Masaaki , Murray Janet Y.
Published: March 2017

In today's volatile global marketplace, firms should pursue flexible asset distribution and high-quality, low-cost manufacturing operations simultaneously. Previous studies have examined the relationships between supplier management–related variables and market performance with cross-sectional data; however, little guidance is available for newly internationalizing ventures aiming to build a global supply chain network from scratch. To shed light on this dynamic process, we examine Uniqlo's successful supply chain development in China, using longitudinal contextual data. Our findings show that Uniqlo went through discrete dynamic stages in its supply chain development efforts. First, Uniqlo, initially a small firm, developed relational governance with its suppliers by exercising dynamic economic power concentration over time. Second, it began to provide technical support to help its suppliers build competence with the aim of increasing their cooperation. Third, Uniqlo enforced compulsory nonexclusivity arrangements with suppliers to achieve supplier flexibility by not just having Uniqlo as primary customer. This provides relational flexibility through both relational governance and partner flexibility for the principal firm in the global supply chain development.
Franchisor–Franchisee Bankruptcy and the Efficacy of Franchisee Governance
Authors: Antia Kersi D. , Mani Sudha , Wathne Kenneth H.
Published: March 2017

Franchisors’ long-term viability is tied to the ongoing operations of their franchisees. To ensure the ongoing performance of franchisees, franchisors deploy multiple governance mechanisms. This study assesses how governance mechanisms deployed to enhance franchisee ability (via selection and socialization) and motivation (via incentives and monitoring) impact franchisee bankruptcy. The authors examine the individual and joint effects of deploying governance mechanisms that share the same underlying objective, namely, to enhance franchisee ability and motivation. They also assess how motivation-inducing mechanisms may serve to counter the motivation-dampening effect of an increased royalty rate. Relying on data from multiple archival sources, the authors identify all bankruptcy filings by franchisees and their franchisors across 1,115 franchise systems over a 13-year observation window. Their findings document a positive and significant relationship between franchisee and franchisor bankruptcy. They also find main and interaction effects of the ability- and motivation-influencing governance mechanisms on the likelihood of franchisee bankruptcy, and the existence of significant bankruptcy spillovers among franchisees within the same franchise system. They discuss implications for franchise theory and management.
Estimating age at death from an archaeological bone sample – a preliminary study based on comparison of histomorphometric methods
Authors: Mnich Barbara , Skrzat Janusz , Szostek Krzysztof
Published: March 2017

The estimation of age at death is one of the most fundamental biological parameters, determined on skeletal remains in anthropological context. That is why, there is a constant need to improve applied methods. Histomorphometry, which uses microscopic analysis of bone tissue is suggested to be one alternative method. In general, this technique is based on measurements and the determination of the number and density of basic bone structural units, osteons. Osteon density is found to be related with age of the individual. The main goal of this research was to compare results of determined age at death, on the basis of ribs histology, comes from methods proposed by different authors. We analyzed ground cross sections of ribs from archeological origin. The presented methodology is simple in use and effective. Four different methods were tested (Stout and Paine 1992; Cho et al. 2002; Kim et al. 2007; Bednarek et al. 2009). The obtained age results were compared with each other as well as related to the age estimated by standard macroscopic method used in anthropology. Bednarek’s method is recognized to be the most supportive for anthropological analyzes. Methodological issues connected with grinding methodology and results interpretation are also presented. Hypothesis about interpopulation as well as histological and dimorphic differences were confirmed.
Oxygen stable isotopes variation in water precipitation in Poland – anthropological applications
Authors: Lisowska-Gaczorek Aleksandra , Cienkosz-Stepańczak Beata , Szostek Krzysztof
Published: March 2017

The main objective of oxygen isotope analysis is to determine the probable place of origin of an individual or the reconstruction of migration paths. The research are methodologically based on referencing oxygen isotope ratios of apatite phosphates (δ18Op) to the range of environmental background δ18O, most frequently determined on the basis of precipitation.

The present work is a response to the need for providing background for oxygen isotope studies on skeletons excavated in Poland. Currently there no monitoring of the isotope composition of precipitation water in Poland is conducted. For this reason, based on the data generated in the Online Isotopes In Precipitation Calculator (OIPC), a database was developed, containing δ18O levels in precipitation for locations in which exploration work was carried out in the archaeological fields from Poland. In total, 279 locations were analysed. The result of the data analysis was a complete isotope composition map for Poland with four zones distinguished by δ18Ow values.

The observable differences in oxygen isotope composition of precipitation in Poland are sufficient to trace migrations of individuals and populations, although accurate only at the level of macroregions.
Relationship between body fat percentage determined by bioelectrical impedance analysis and metabolic risk factors in Syrian male adolescents (18–19 years)
Authors: Al-Bachir Mahfouz , Bakir Mohamad Adel
Published: March 2017

The association between increasing obesity and metabolic syndrome among adolescent and the adverse consequences in adulthood including type-2 diabetes and coronary heart disease is well documented. The main objectives of this study were to evaluate the major metabolic risk factors and some clinical important parameters in Syrian male adolescents (18–19 years old), and to assess the correlations between BF% determined by BIA-man prediction equation and metabolic risk factors in the same group. The correlations between body fat percentage (BF%) based on BIA-man predictive equations, blood pressure, fasting blood sugar (FBS), cholesterol (Chol), low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), triglycerides (TG), Hematocrit (Ht), and hemoglobin (Hb) in 1596 healthy Syrian adolescents aged 18-19 years and the mean values of these parameters were examined. Data showed that, DBP, Chol, TG, LDL and TG/HDL-C were significantly (p<0.05) higher in overweight and obese subjects in compression to normal weight cases. Whereas, SBP, FBS and Ht were significantly (p<0.05) higher in obese subjects in compression to normal weight. However, all measured variable related to metabolic syndrome risk factors increased with increasing the BF% determined by BIA-man. The present study suggests that % BF by BIA-man is a good predictor of metabolic risks factors for Syrian adolescents.
Body mass index, general fatness, lipid profile and bone mineral density in young women and men
Authors: Kopiczko Anna , Gryko Karol
Published: March 2017

The bone tissue is metabolically active. Throughout the entire life, it undergoes changes in the form of bone resorption processes which are successive, with the participation of the resorbing cells and bone formation processes. The aim of the study was to evaluate mineral density and bone mass tissue and the lipid profile, BMI, total body fat in young females and males. The study involved 100 people (50 females and 50 males) studying in Warsaw at the age of 23,2 ± 4,0 years. The densitometry method of the forearm was used for the assessment of bone mineral density (BMD) and bone mass (BMC). The method of bioelectrical impedance was used for the assessment of body components. Basic body dimensions and indicators were assessed using anthropometric measurements. Body height, body mass and the needs for the densitometry study of the forearm were measured. The total cholesterol concentration was determined in the blood serum using diagnostic kits, as well as high-density lipoprotein (HDL-C) and triglycerides. The concentration of the low-density lipoprotein (LDL-C) was calculated. While in men the occurrence of a significant, positive correlation was stated between the concentration of the HDL cholesterol fraction and the mineral density and T-score index in the ultra-distal point, the analysis of the compounds of mineral density (BMD), bone mass (BMC) of the forearm, T-score index with somatic features in women showed a significant, positive relation between the body weight and the bone mass mineral density and T-score indicator in the proximal point. Also, a significant weak, positive correlation was observed between the BMI, the mineral density and T-score indicator in the proximal point. In men, the occurrence of significant, positive correlations was stated between the body weight and BMC, BMD, T-score indicator in the proximal point of the forearm bone and ultra-distal point. Similar relations were observed between the BMI, mineral density, T-score and bone mass in the proximal point and in the ultra-distal point. Based on several noted weak, positive correlations between the lipid profile and BMD, the results of this study of women and men cannot unequivocally indicate the dependence of the bone tissue state on the lipid level in the blood serum of young women and men. Therefore, the issues raised require further investigation.
Mid-infrared laser beam steering based on Fourier transform OPO
Authors: Bourderionnet Jérôme , Brignon Arnaud , Dolfi Daniel , Huignard Jean-Pierre
Published: March 2017

Inertia-less optical scanners are an essential building block for many systems, including remote sensing, spectroscopy, and optronics. Although many solutions provide efficient scanning devices in the visible to near-infrared spectral range today, none of these devices offers good performances in longer wavelengths like in the mid-IR range. The new rationale that is described in this paper is to take advantage of existing and well-proven steering techniques in the near IR and to reach mid-IR by frequency conversion in a specifically designed Fourier transform optical parametric oscillator.
Picosecond imaging of signal propagation in integrated circuits
Authors: Frohmann Sven , Dietz Enrico , Dittrich Helmar , Hübers Heinz-Wilhelm
Published: March 2017

Optical analysis of integrated circuits (IC) is a powerful tool for analyzing security functions that are implemented in an IC. We present a photon emission microscope for picosecond imaging of hot carrier luminescence in ICs in the near-infrared spectral range from 900 to 1700 nm. It allows for a semi-invasive signal tracking in fully operational ICs on the gate or transistor level with a timing precision of approximately 6 ps. The capabilities of the microscope are demonstrated by imaging the operation of two ICs made by 180 and 60 nm process technology.
Die Bedeutung der Affiliation für die Messung des Publikationsaufkommens einer Organisation: Erkenntnisse einer bibliometrischen Output-Analyse
Authors: Thomas Linda , Stadler Heike
Published: March 2017

In Vorbereitung zur Teilnahme am Times Higher Education Ranking hat die Universität Potsdam das Publikationsaufkommen im Rahmen einer Output-Analyse gemessen. Es stellte sich heraus, dass die Angabe der Affiliation, welche die Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler tätigen, eine wichtige Stellschraube zur Ermittlung der Grundzahl ist. Der vorliegende Artikel spiegelt die herausfordernde Ausgangssituation wider.
Tunable Balanced Bandpass Filter with High Common-mode Suppression Based on SLSRs
Authors: Wei Feng , Wang Xin Yi , Liao Dun Wei , Shi Xiao Wei
Published: March 2017

A tunable balanced bandpass filter (BPF) with a good common-mode (CM) suppression based on slotline resonators is proposed in this letter. Two novel stub-loaded slotline resonators (SLSRs) terminated with varactors are designed to obtain tunable differential-mode (DM) responses. It is found that a high and wideband CM suppression can be achieved by employing balanced stepped-impedance microstrip-slotline transition structures. Moreover, the DM passbands are independent from the CM ones, which can significantly simplify the design procedure. To validate the design theory, a compact tunable balanced BPF with an operating frequency band ranging from 3.09 GHz to 3.6 GHz is designed and fabricated. The measured results are found to agree well with the simulated ones.
Portraits of South African Women in Lauren Beukes’ Writings
Authors: Caraivan Luiza
Published: March 2017

The aim of this paper is to study some of Lauren Beukes’ feminine characters and to draw a parallel between them and some famous South African personalities presented in her non-fiction work Maverick: Extraordinary Women from South Africa’s Past. To this end, I will analyse three of her novels, Moxyland (2008), Zoo City (2010) and The Shining Girls (2012), in order to draw attention to the part played by South African women in Apartheid and post-Apartheid society.
Probabilities of Earthquake Occurrences along the Sumatra-Andaman Subduction Zone
Authors: Pailoplee Santi
Published: March 2017

Earthquake activities along the Sumatra-Andaman Subduction Zone (SASZ) were clarified using the derived frequency-magnitude distribution in terms of the (i) most probable maximum magnitudes, (ii) return periods and (iii) probabilities of earthquake occurrences. The northern segment of SASZ, along the western coast of Myanmar to southern Nicobar, was found to be capable of generating an earthquake of magnitude 6.1–6.4 M
Molecular and morphological characterization of Isthmiophora melis (Schrank, 1788) Luhe, 1909 (Digenea: Echinostomatidae) from American mink (Neovison vison) and European polecat (Mustela putorius) in Lithuania
Authors: Nugaraitė D. , Mažeika V. , Paulauskas A.
Published: March 2017

The specimens collected from American mink (Neovison vison) and European polecat (Mustela putorius) in Lithuania were morphologically identified as Isthmiophora melis (Schrank, 1788) Lühe, 1909 and were molecularly characterized through sequencing of partial 18S rDNA, 28S rDNA, ITS1- 5.8S-ITS2 region, and ND1. Relations of I. melis to other species of the genus Isthmiophora Lühe 1909 were discussed. According to ITS1 and ND1 sequences the closest species to I. melis is Isthmiophora hortensis (Asada, 1926).
Biomechanical Differences in the Sprint Start Between Faster and Slower High-Level Sprinters
Authors: Čoh Milan , Peharec Stanislav , Bačić Petar , Mackala Krzyszfof
Published: March 2017

The purpose of this study was to examine the kinematic and kinetic differences of the sprint start and first two steps between faster and slower high-level sprinters. Twelve male sprinters were dichotomized according to personal best 60- and 100-m times. Each participant performed five starts under constant conditions. An eight-camera system was used for 3-D kinematic analysis. Dynamic forces at the start were determined with starting blocks mounted on bipedal force plates. Measures of front and rear block total force, front and rear block maximal force, time to front and rear block peak force, total force impulse, total horizontal and vertical impulse, front and rear block force impulse, time of block clearance, block leaving velocity and block leaving acceleration were collected. Between-group comparisons were made using independent samples t tests (p < 0.05) and by calculating effect sizes (Cohen’s d). Spearman’s correlation coefficients were used to examine the relationships between sprint start kinematics, kinetic measures and sprint performance. Significant between-group differences were observed in rear block total force (p = 0.0059), rear block maximal vertical force (p = 0.0037) and total force impulse (p = 0.0493). Only front block total force significantly correlated with 100 m sprint performance in both the slower and faster groups (r = 0.94 and 0.54, respectively; p = 0.05). Our findings suggest that faster sprinters show enhanced sprint start motor performance with greater force development than slower sprinters.
Low-Carbohydrate-High-Fat Diet: Can it Help Exercise Performance?
Authors: Chang Chen-Kang , Borer Katarina , Lin Po-Ju
Published: March 2017

Low-carbohydrate-high-fat (LCHF) diets have been used as a means of weight loss and control of symptoms in several clinical conditions. There is emerging evidence that the metabolic changes induced by LCHF diets enhance endurance performance. The aims of this review are to examine the evidence of LCHF diets in improving various aspects of athletic performance. Long-term LCHF dietary intake may help control body weight and fat mass while maintaining lean body mass in athletes in weight-sensitive sports. LCHF-adapted endurance athletes can reach the maximal fat oxidation rate of approximately 1.5 g/min, with a lower carbohydrate oxidation rate and similar muscle glycogen content and a resynthesis rate compared to their counterparts consuming high-carbohydrate-low-fat (HCLF) diets. The elevated fat oxidation rate and glycogen sparing effect may improve performance in ultra-endurance events. These metabolic changes may also prevent the decline in performance in later stages of repeated high-intensity movements, in which the aerobic metabolism becomes more important. However, elevated blood concentrations of non-esterified fatty acids and ammonia during exercise after LCHF diets may lead to early development of central fatigue. It appears that at least several months of adaptation to a LCHF diet are required for the metabolic changes and restoration of muscle glycogen to occur. Further investigations on LCHF diets are needed regarding (1) performance after weight loss in weight-categorized sports; (2) repeated high-intensity exercise performance; (3) development of central fatigue during endurance events; (4) perceptual-motor performance during prolonged intermittent sports; and (5) ideal dietary fatty acid compositions.
Determination of Aerobic Performance in Youth Soccer Players: Effect of Direct And Indirect Methods
Authors: Higino Wonder Passoni , Sorroche Alex de Souza , de Mattos Falqueiro Pedro Guilherme , Suzuki Lima Yuri Cristina , Higa Camila Lie
Published: March 2017

This study was conducted to correlate and compare values for variables determined in indirect tests with the values determined directly in youth soccer players. The study subjects were 27 youth soccer players (age 16.77 ± 0.75 years; body mass 63.29 ± 7.37 kg; body height 174.14 ± 8.46 cm) playing in the basic categories of a first division team at the regional level of Brazilian soccer. Each subject was evaluated with the following tests: a) a treadmill test to directly determine values of VO2max and Vamax (Treadmill); b) an indirect Shuttle Run Test (SRT); c) an indirect Carminatti’s test (TCar). VO2max showed significantly different values in the Treadmill and the SRT (59.21 ± 5.88 and 50.67 ± 3.58 ml⋅kg−1⋅min−1, respectively). Similarly, values obtained for VPeak in the treadmill test and for Vamax in TCar were different from values for SRT VPeak (15.01 ± 1.10, 14.92 ± 0.87 and 12.64 ± 0.62 km⋅h−1, respectively). A correlation analysis showed a moderate relationship between values for VPeak TCar and VO2max determined on a treadmill (r = 0.46) and Vamax determined on a treadmill (r = 0.54). The analysis also showed a high correlation between values of VO2max determined on the treadmill and VO2max evaluated in the SRT (r = 0.69), as well as VPeak determined in the SRT and VO2max tested on the treadmill (r = 0.71), as well as between VPeak determined in the SRT and VO2max evaluated on the treadmill (r = 0.77). We concluded that the SRT underestimated values of VO2max and Vamax. Additionally, VPeak TCar showed no difference compared to Vamax, although it did show a low correlation with it. In addition the SRT, even with high correlations, did not seem to be a great predictor of aerobic fitness in youth soccer players.
Factors Determining Success in Youth Judokas
Authors: Kuvačić Goran , Krstulović Saša , Caput Petra Đapić
Published: March 2017

The aim of this study was to compare two models of determining factors for success in judo. The first model (Model A) included testing motor abilities of high-level Croatian judokas in the cadet age category. The sample in Model A consisted of 71 male and female judokas aged 16 ± 0.6 years who were divided into four subsamples according to sex and weight category. The second model (Model B) consisted of interviewing 40 top-level judo experts on the importance of motor abilities for cadets’ success in judo. According to Model A, the greatest impact on the criterion variable of success in males and females of heavier weight categories were variables assessing maximum strength, coordination and jumping ability. In the lighter weight male categories, the highest correlation with the criterion variable of success was the variable assessing agility. However, in the lighter weight female categories, the greatest impact on success had the variable assessing muscular endurance. In Model B, specific endurance was crucial for success in judo, while flexibility was the least important, regardless of sex and weight category. Spearman’s rank correlation coefficients showed that there were no significant correlations in the results obtained in Models A and B for all observed subsamples. Although no significant correlations between the factors for success obtained through Models A and B were found, common determinants of success, regardless of the applied model, were identified.
Lower Leg Length is Associated with Running Economy in High Level Caucasian Distance Runners
Authors: Laumets Rauno , Viigipuu Karel , Mooses Kerli , Mäestu Jarek , Purge Priit , Pehme Ando , Kaasik Priit , Mooses Martin
Published: March 2017

The aim of the present study was to investigate lower limb anthropometric and composition variables related to running economy (RE) and running performance in a homogeneous group of high level European distance runners. RE at the speeds of 14, 16 and 18 km·h−1(189 ± 12; 188 ± 11; 187 ± 11 O2ml·kg−1·km−1) and maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) (67.3 ± 2.9 ml·kg−1·min−1) of 13 high level distance runners were determined on a motorised treadmill. Anthropometric variables and body composition were measured. The BMI was related to RE at the speed of 14 (r2= 0.434; p = 0.014), 16 (r2= 0.436; p = 0.014) and 18 km·h−1(r2= 0.389; p = 0.023). Lower leg length was negatively related to RE at the speed of 16 and showed such a tendency at the speed of 14 and 18 km·h−1. VO2maxindicated a moderate relationship with RE at the speeds of 14, 16 and 18 km·h−1(r2= 0.372, p = 0.030; r2= 0.350, p = 0.033; r2= 0.376, p = 0.026, respectively) which was confirmed by subsequent partial correlation analysis. While lower leg length and the BMI presented a relationship with RE, none of the calculated body composition and anthropometric proportions were related to RE or performance. The relationship between RE and VO2maxwould confirm the notion that RE could be at least partly compensated by VO2maxto achieve high performance results.
Bridges for Pedestrians with Random Parameters using the Stochastic Finite Elements Analysis
Authors: Szafran J. , Kamiński M.
Published: March 2017

The main aim of this paper is to present a Stochastic Finite Element Method analysis with reference to principal design parameters of bridges for pedestrians: eigenfrequency and deflection of bridge span. They are considered with respect to random thickness of plates in boxed-section bridge platform, Young modulus of structural steel and static load resulting from crowd of pedestrians. The influence of the quality of the numerical model in the context of traditional FEM is shown also on the example of a simple steel shield. Steel structures with random parameters are discretized in exactly the same way as for the needs of traditional Finite Element Method. Its probabilistic version is provided thanks to the Response Function Method, where several numerical tests with random parameter values varying around its mean value enable the determination of the structural response and, thanks to the Least Squares Method, its final probabilistic moments.
On the Uniqueness Conditions and Bifurcation Criteria in Coupled Thermo-Elasto-Plasticity
Authors: Śloderbach Z.
Published: March 2017

The global and local conditions of uniqueness and the criteria excluding a possibility of bifurcation of the equilibrium state for small strains are derived. The conditions and criteria are derived analyzing the problem of uniqueness of solution of the basic incremental boundary problem of coupled generalized thermo-elasto-plasticity. This paper is a continuation of some previous works by the author, but contains new derivation of the global and local criteria excluding a possibility of bifurcation of the equilibrium state for a comparison body dependent on statically admissible fields of stress velocity. All the thermal elastoplastic coupling effects, non-associated laws of plastic flow and influence of plastic strains on thermoplastic properties of a body were taken into account in this work. Thus, the mathematical problem considered here is not a self-conjugated problem. The paper contains four Appendices A, B, C and D where the local necessery and sufficient conditions of uniqueness have been derived.
Determination of temperature dependent parameters of zero-phonon line in photo-luminescence spectrum of silicon-vacancy centre in CVD diamond thin films
Authors: Dragounová Kateřina , Potůček Zdeněk , Potocký Štěpán , Bryknar Zdeněk , Kromka Alexander
Published: March 2017

In this work we present a methodological approach to the temperature dependence of photoluminescence (PL) emission spectra of the silicon-vacancy centre in diamond thin films prepared by chemical vapour deposition. The PL spectra were measured in the temperature range of 11 - 300 K and used to determine the temperature dependence of the zero-phononline full-width at half-maximum and of the peak position. Experimental data were fitted by models of lattice contraction, quadratic electron-phonon coupling, homogeneous and inhomogeneous broadening. We found that the shift of peak position and peak broadening reflect polynomial dependence on temperature. Moreover, a proper setting of monochromator slits width is discussed with respect to line profile broadening.
One-sound morphemic elements in the base of the derivational suffixes in Orkhon Inscriptions
Authors: Ahmadova Aysel
Published: March 2017

In this paper, the origin of Turkic derivational suffixes is discussed. It was noted that there are various approaches to this case, one of them being the theory of grammaticalization which suggests that Turkic derivational suffixes come from content words, while the other being based on the one-sound morphemic elements that are common to some derivational suffixes. The main one-sound formants in the language of Orkhon Inscriptions that we investigate are the elements -l, -g, and -m. The element -l occurs both in denominal and deverbal words, whereas the formants -g and -m are registered mostly in deverbal nominal words.
The Assessment of Knowledge of Organisational - Administrative Procedures in the Case of a Bioterrorist Threat in Selected Environmental Populations
Authors: Henrykowska Gabriela , Lipiński Marcin , Dziedziaczak-Buczyńska Maria , Zawadzka Magdalena
Published: March 2017

In the past we have seen numerous cases of the purposeful utilisation of micro-organisms and toxins. This situation forced us to undertake actions aimed at a limitation of the production and storage of biological weapons. Unfortunately, despite the signing of the Convention on Biological and Chemical Weapons, many countries are still involved in research into the use of biological agents as a military resource.

The objective of the work was to perform an assessment of the knowledge of threats connected with bioterrorism as well as of the procedures in the case of a bioterrorist attack in two different urban populations - i.e. of below 50 thousand and above 500 thousand inhabitants.

The study was conducted in two towns, Nysa and Łódź. A self-designed questionnaire included 100 persons from each town, both men and women aged between 18 and 65 years. Despite the small differences between the researched populations, the knowledge of respondents concerning bioterrorist threats and procedures during an attack is insufficient.

On the basis of the obtained results we may conclude that there is a need to educate the entire society, irrespective of the place of residence, in order to raise an awareness with regard to the potential threat and procedures in the event of a bioterrorist attack.
“I had to Leave, to get some Air.” The Swedish Encounter with the Stein Salons
Authors: Lundén Rolf
Published: March 2017

In the early days of Modernism, numerous Swedish artists and intellectuals paid visits to the salons of the Steins in rue de Fleurus and rue Madame in Paris. The Steins did not pay them much attention, however. In contrast, many of the Swedes recorded their impressions of the Steins and their art exhibits in articles and memoirs. These impressions and analyses have so far not been discussed in a comprehensive way. This article analyzes the Swedish response to the Steins and their salons, shedding new light and complementing the reactions of visitors from other nations. It further highlights the significant roles played by, for instance, Carl Palme, Isaac Grünewald, and David Edstrom. Most importantly, the article presents for the first time a long paraphrase of an exposition on modernist art by Leo Stein, recorded in 1909 by Tor Hedberg, the future member of the Swedish Academy.
North Korea in 2016
Authors: Armstrong Charles K.
Published: March 2017

Kim Jong Un further consolidated his leadership position at the Seventh Congress of the Workers’ Party in May, the first congress since 1980. Pyongyang conducted two nuclear tests and made advances in missile delivery, eliciting strong sanctions resolutions from the UN Security Council, first in March and again in November.
Nepal in 2016
Authors: Ostermann Susan
Published: March 2017

Despite general government stagnation and exceedingly slow earthquake recovery efforts, Nepal in 2016 made some important and long-overdue advances in terms of securing a role for women in politics. The country also maintained its independence from its closest ally, India, and, in so doing, improved relations with China.
Borna disease virus and its role in the pathology of animals and humans
Authors: Mikheev A. O.
Published: March 2017

Infectious diseases that are caused by numerous pathogenic microorganisms – bacteria, viruses, protozoa or fungi – can be transmitted from patients or carriers to healthy people or animals. A large group of infectious disease is caused by pathogens of animal infections – zoonoses. The issue of zoonoses is of great significance in human pathology and requires comprehensive study. This is of particular relevance to Ukraine, as the question of prevalence, level within the population and threats to human life and health from zoonoses, though highly important, has remained insufficiently studied. Information about many of these pathogens is absent in the existing scientific literature accessible in Ukraine – both veterinary and medical. This applies, in particular, to a causative agent of viral zoonoses the Borna disease virus or Bornavirus. For this purpose, an analysis of the literature concerning the role of the Bornavirus in the pathology of animals and humans was conducted. It is well known that a large number of pathogens of animal infections (zoonoses), including viral, pose a potential threat to human health. Among these potential threats is the Borna disease virus belonging to the family of Bornaviridae, order Mononegavirales. This order includes representatives of deadly human diseases like rabies (family Rhabdoviridae), Ebola virus (family Filoviridae) and Nipah virus (family Paramyxoviridae). Borna virus disease affects mainly mammals, but can infect birds and even reptiles (Aspid bornavirus). It is established that Bornaviruses have a wide range of natural hosts (horses, sheeps, cats, bats and various birds), including domestic animals, which poses a potential threat to human health. This is evidenced by numerous, although contradictory, research into the role of the Borna disease virus in human pathologies such as schizophrenia, depression, prolonged fatigue syndrome, multiple sclerosis and others. Analysis of the literature clearly shows the important role of the Borna disease virus in a variety of mental and behavioural changes in animals, both wild and domestic. However, the large amount of contradictory data and studies cannot yet provide a clear picture of the role of this virus in human pathology. On the one hand, there are clear data of the presence of RNA of the Bourna disease virus and antibodies to it in patients with psychoneurotic changes. On the other, there is no clear understanding of the infectivity of the virus in humans and its transmission from animals to humans and from person to person. These questions require further research and comprehensive study, particularly on the territory of Ukraine.
Condition of the prooxidant-antioxidant system of some strains of Basidiomycetes
Authors: Fedotov O. V.
Published: March 2017

The article deals with the calculation and comparison indications of the condition of the prooxidant-antioxidant system (PAS) of strains of Basidiomycetes under periodic surface cultivation on a glucose-peptone medium. The research material consisted of the mycelium and culture filtrate (CF) from 57 strains, 52 of them belonging to 7 species of the order Agaricales and 5 belonging to 5 species of the order Polyporales. The intensity of the processes of lipid peroxidation was determined by a modified spectrophotometric method for contents of active products to thiobarbituric acid. Total antioxidant activity (АОА) of the mycological material was evaluated by intensity of inhibition from accumulated products of lipid peroxide oxidation (LPO) in a model reaction of oxidation by Twin-80 oxygen of the air. From the data obtained, indicators of prooxidant activity (POA), indicators of reserve of substrate peroxidation (SPO) and the balance coefficient of the prooxidant-antioxidant system (CbPАS) were calculated. It was established that strains of Basidiomycetes are characterized by significant predominance of prooxidant activity characteristic of PAS in the culture filtrate in comparison with the mycelium indicator. The highest values of POA in the Culture Filtrate were observed on the 12-th day of cultivation for the strain Р-089 genus Pleurotus and strain Gl-2 genus Ganoderma, and for the mycelium on the 9-th day of cultivation for the strains Р-сіtr, Р-089, Р-er and Р-082 of the genus Pleurotus. There is a direct dependence between the indicators of POA in the CF and mycelium for each strain, this dependence and level of indication do not reflect their systematic placement. We distinguished a more significant prevalence of indicators of reserve of substrates peroxidation of mycelium for most strains, than for such indicators with CF The highest value of reserve SPO of mycelium was recorded for strains Р-447, Р-998, Р-039, Р-94, Р-2175, Р-сіtr, Р-er, D-140 of the genus Pleurotus and strains F-107, F-610 of the genus Flammulina. For the majority of the strains there was a clear prevalence of the values of the balance coefficients for PAS of mycelium over those of CF. Maximum values of the balance coefficient PAS of mycelium on the 9-th day were recorded for strains Т-10 (F. fomentarius) and D-140, Р-035, Р-01, Р-105 (P. ostreatus) and on the 12-th day for strains Sc-10 (S. commune), Р-kl, Р-14 (P. ostreatus), Р-er (P. eryngii) і 960 (A. cylindracea). The abovementioned strains are distinguished by the with high level of AOA in the mycelium on certain days of cultivation and can be recommended as producers of antioxidants of fungal origin.
Central hemodynamic and splanchnic circulation in children with meningococcal septic shock
Authors: Georgiyants M. A. , Korsunov V. A. , Olkhovska O. M.
Published: March 2017

Meningococcal infection is caused by the bacterium Neisseria meningitidis (also termed meningococcus). Invasive meningococcal disease remains a rare infectious disease not only with high mortality but also with important morbidity and remains as a leading cause of sepsis and septic shock. The pathogenic mechanisms of microcirculatory disorders in meningococcal septic shock have been subject to controversy. This article presents the results of a study of 11 paediatric patients’ (4 boys and 7 girls) with meningococcal septic shock (Group I) who were hospitalized at the Regional Children's Infectious Hospital from 2009 to 2011. The average age of the patients was 37.4 ± 8.4 mo. Septic shock was diagnosed according to International Pediatric Sepsis Consensus Conference: definitions of criteria for sepsis and organ dysfunction in paediatrics. Heart rate, respiratory rate, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, average blood pressure, SpO2 were monitored. The cardiac output, ejection fraction, fraction shortening, stroke volume were measured by ultrasound in M-mode by Teichholz method. Blood circulation in the a. mesenterica, a. hepatica, a. lienalis, a. renal sinister, v. porta, v. lienalis, v. renal sinister was determined by impulse Doppler’s wave. Acid-base and electrolytes level in serum, nitric oxide (NO), endothelin I, creatinine, C-reactivity protein and lactate blood level were measured. The control group consisted of 21 healthy children (9 boys and 12 girls), aged 37.5 ± 5.4 mo. in average (Group II). We used t-criteria (Student’s) and correlation with R-criteria (Spearmen) for statistical analysis. The data showed a statistically significant lower fraction of ejection, fraction of shortening, stroke volume in Group I. Moreover, our data showed a statistically high level of mesenterial and portal blood flow rate and high pulse index in v. renal sinister compared to healthy children. The blood level of NO was increased in Group I as well as in Group II. Direct correlations were determined between the level of NO and mesenteric, hepatic arterial and venous blood flow rate. Statistically significant inverse correlations between the level of NO and pulse resistive index in splanchnic vessels were discovered as well as inverse correlations between the NO level and the indicator of the severity of condition on PRISM scale (r = –0.952). At the same time, we have found no correlation between splanchnic circulation value and cardiac output. Based on the results of this study, we consider that NO has organ protective effects in children with meningococcal sepsis. Future research should aim to introduce new strategies of intensive care for patients with meningococcal septic shock with early use of inotrope and NO-donor therapy in fluid restriction combination.
Itinerários do cuidar em doenças falciformes e suas repercussões na vida de mulheres / Care itineraries in sickle cell disease and its repercussions on women's lives
Authors: Guedes Cristiano
Published: March 2017

As mulheres são historicamente designadas para o ofício de cuidadoras de idosos, crianças e doentes no espaço doméstico. Este artigo discute algumas das repercussões do trabalho de cuidadora informal na vida de 50 mulheres responsabilizadas pelo tratamento doméstico de crianças com doenças falciformes assistidas por um hospital público no Distrito Federal. Evidencia-se que as mulheres cuidadoras têm sobrecarga de trabalho físico e mental, dificilmente conseguem inserção no mercado de trabalho e estão em constantes relações de conflitos para defender direitos de suas crianças. O artigo discute a invisibilidade do trabalho de cuidadora domiciliar e a necessidade de o Brasil atentar para os direitos dessas mulheres por meio de políticas públicas.