bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Szenen der Schrift
Authors: Gropp Petra
Published: May 2015

Mitte des 20. Jahrhunderts wendet sich die literarische Avantgarde ihrer Medialität zu und erkundet »Szenen der Schrift«, nimmt Formen der Schrift und Praktiken des Schreibens in den Blick. Gemeinsamer Bezugspunkt der experimentellen Literatur sowie der Pop-Literatur sind Diskurse zu Medientheorie und Ästhetik. Die Studie eröffnet eine neue Perspektive auf die literarische Avantgarde nach 1945, indem sie materialreich monumentale Schreib-Projekte wie die Arbeiten der französischen Werkstatt für potenzielle Literatur (Oulipo), die phantastischen Textlandschaften Georges Perecs und die Textinszenierungen von Rainald Goetz fokussiert, die Literatur als performativen Akt und medienästhetische Praxis betreiben.
Ägyptische heilige Orte II: Zwischen den Steinen des Pharao und islamischer Moderne. Konstruktionen, Inszenierungen und Landschaften der Heiligen im Nildelta: Fuwa - Sa al-Hagar (Sais)
Authors: Stauth Georg
Published: May 2015

Dieser zweite Band zu alten heiligen Orten in Ägypten liefert Untersuchungen zum islamischen Umgang mit Relikten aus vorislamischer Zeit: Moscheebauten und Heiligengräber in Fuwa und im Qûm von Sa al-Hagar, im alten Sais und am westlichen Nilarm. Das herkömmliche Vorurteil von der ausschließlichen Feindschaft des Islams gegenüber der pharaonischen Kultur ist nicht zu bestätigen. Zwar finden sich im dörflich geprägten Sa al-Hagar auf Grund eines weit zurückreichenden Kontakts mit Reisenden und Equipen westlicher Archäologen deutliche Spuren fundamentalistischer Zurückweisung, doch im städtischen Fuwa zeigt sich, dass selbst in den Moscheen ein durchaus toleranter und kulturell gesteigerter Umgang mit eingebauten alten Säulen und Steinen, pharaonischen Spolien, möglich ist. In einer von der Nähe zum Nil geprägten Landschaft werden neue Züge des lebendigen Ringens um eine moderne islamische Lokalkultur umrissen. Ein zweiter Teil des Bandes präsentiert Silvia Prells ergänzende und vertiefende ägyptologische Studien zur Geschichte der Nilverehrung sowie zur Ausgrabungsgeschichte in Sa al-Hagar (Sais) und dokumentiert die in den Moscheebauten um Fuwa gefundenen Spolien. Axel Krause stattet den Band mit einer überaus reichen, dokumentarischen Bebilderung aus.
Verständigung und Versprechen
Authors: Blank Stefan
Published: May 2015

Habermas und Derrida gelten als Antipoden der Gegenwartsphilosophie. Sie teilen jedoch zentrale Grundüberzeugungen. Beiden gilt es für unser Handeln und Denken als konstitutiv, daß wir ebenso sprechende wie soziale Wesen sind. Sprachlichkeit und Sozialität stellen für Habermas wie für Derrida irreduzible Dimensionen unseres Weltverhältnisses dar. Die Studie erläutert klar und verständlich, wie die beiden Denker diesen Ausgangspunkt im Rückgriff auf das Konzept der Normativität entfalten. Die Unterschiedlichkeit der von Habermas und Derrida entwickelten Modelle elementarer Vergesellschaftung ist mit der Differenz zwischen »Verständigung« und »Versprechen« genau bezeichnet.
Das Böse in der politischen Theorie
Authors: Blanke Tobias
Published: May 2015

Die Studie schließt eine Lücke in der Forschung zur Theorie des Bösen. Dieses ist bislang kaum in seiner Bedeutung für die politische Theorie betrachtet worden. Der Zusammenhang der Ideen von Politik und dem Bösen wird erforscht bei Hegel, Kant und anderen Philosophen, die die Debatte über das Böse in der Geschichte geprägt haben. Die Schwierigkeiten, die diese Philosophen mit einer konsistenten Theorie des Bösen haben, führt zugleich zu einer Gefahr einer Überformung der Politik durch Moral, wie sie gegenwärtig nicht allein in politischer Theorie, sondern auch in der Praxis wieder populär geworden ist.
»New World Horizon«
Authors: Matter Christine
Published: May 2015

In dieser Studie wird das vielschichtige, historisch variable Verhältnis von Individualität und Moderne mit Blick auf den Beitrag der Religion in den USA rekonstruiert. Dabei wird der Einfluss religiöser Orientierungen nicht nur im Sinne eines übergeordneten ›Weltbildes‹, sondern bis in die Strukturen alltäglicher Lebensführung und individueller Selbstbeschreibungen hinein verfolgt. Die bis heute ungebrochene Wirkmacht von Transzendenzbezügen in der amerikanischen Gesellschaft weist den Weg zu den Besonderheiten der ›amerikanischen Moderne‹ und wirft ein Licht auf die Wurzeln einer schwierig gewordenen amerikanisch-europäischen Verständigung.
Interkulturelle Kompetenz im Umgang mit arabischen Geschäftspartnern
Authors: Jammal Elias , Schwegler Ulrike
Published: May 2015

Fixierte und übergeneralisierte Meinungen gegenüber Vertretern der arabischen Kultur sind in der Praxis häufig unerkannte Barrieren einer erfolgreichen Kooperation mit arabischen Geschäftspartnern. In einem detaillierten und umfangreichen Trainingsprogramm für Fach- und Führungskräfte werden sowohl kritisch verlaufende Interaktionen thematisiert als auch Lernblöcke zur Steigerung der interkulturellen Kompetenz in der arabisch-islamischen Welt aufgeführt. Darüber hinaus bietet das Buch eine verständliche Einführung in die Gemeinsamkeiten und Unterschiede zwischen den arabischen Ländern. Das Buch wendet sich an alle, die an Forschung und Praxis der Aus- und Weiterbildung von Fach- und Führungskräften für den arabisch-islamischen Raum interessiert sind.
Hochschule als Organisationsproblem
Authors: Wissel Carsten von
Published: May 2015

In einer Gesellschaft, die sich selbst als Wissensgesellschaft sieht, kommt die herkömmliche Rolle von Universitäten als zentrale wissensproduzierende und -verarbeitende Organisationen auf den Prüfstand. Dies hat tief greifende Selbstbeschreibungsprobleme der Universität zur Folge. Die Studie untersucht aus neoinstitutionalistisch-diskursanalytischer Perspektive, welcher gesellschaftliche Ort den Universitäten in neueren Theorien der Wissenschaftsforschung zugewiesen wird und wie die Semantik des Redens über Universitäten, organisationale Praxen und alltägliche Politiken an diese Selbstbeschreibungsprobleme anschließt. Als Ergebnis wird deutlich, wie Hochschulpolitik die Universität mehr und mehr als ein Organisationsproblem thematisiert - und welches umfassende Politisierungs- und Demokratiedefizit daraus resultiert.
Die neuen Kulturunternehmer
Authors: Mandel Birgit
Published: May 2015

Der Kulturarbeitsmarkt expandiert, die Nachfrage nach kulturnahen Dienstleistungen wächst. Kulturelle und künstlerische Kompetenzen werden zu einer wichtigen Innovationskraft im gesellschaftlichen Strukturwandel. Innerhalb des Kultursektors zeigt sich ein klarer Trend: weg vom öffentlich finanzierten Bereich hin zur Kulturwirtschaft - und dabei vor allem hin zu selbstständiger Tätigkeit in kleinen Unternehmen. Was diese »neuen Kulturunternehmer« auszeichnet - was sie motiviert, was ihre Ziele sind, welche neuen Formen kultureller Dienstleistungen sie anbieten und welche Strategien ihnen zum Erfolg verhelfen -, wird auf der Grundlage einer empirischen Untersuchung erstmalig praxisnah dargestellt. Interviews mit Kulturunternehmern zeigen exemplarisch die Risiken und Chancen von Unternehmensgründungen im Kulturbereich auf. Ein Serviceteil liefert darüber hinaus praktische Hinweise für eigene Existenzgründungsvorhaben.
Politikverlust?
Authors: Peters Anne
Published: May 2015

Angesichts zunehmender Politikverdrossenheit stellt dieses Buch eine ebenso klassische wie brisante Frage: Wie kann Politik in einer Theorie erfasst und beschrieben werden? Die dadurch ausgelöste Suchbewegung findet überraschenderweise einen konstitutiv zeichenhaft verfassten Gegenstand vor. Erstmals werden deshalb Texte der politischen Philosophie aus semiotischer Perspektive gelesen. Politische Theorie kommt in ihrem eigenen Gegenstandsbereich vor; sie ist gleichzeitig Modell und Eingriff in die Wirklichkeit. Wie kann dieser Eingriff politisch werden? Die Studie zeigt, wie politische Theorie als Zeichentheorie formuliert werden kann, und mit S. Zizeks Begriff der politischen Einbildungskraft scheint zwischen strukturalistischen und poststrukturalistischen Theoremen ein Drittes als völlig neue Dimension politischer Theorie auf.
Episteme der Medienwissenschaft
Authors: Filk Christian
Published: May 2015

Die Studie unternimmt den Versuch, die jüngere Geschichte der hoch dynamischen Medienwissenschaft mittels einer systemtheoretischen Wissenschaftsforschung zu analysieren. Dabei werden nicht nur einzelne Forschungsrichtungen innerhalb der Formierung einer medienwissenschaftlichen Episteme strukturell nachgezeichnet, sondern darüber hinaus auch auf die Realisierung (post-)klassischer Differenzierungsschemata im Wissenschaftssystem hin befragt. Durch die Untersuchung von (Selbst-)Beschreibungslogiken in diesem kognitiven Feld leistet der Band nicht zuletzt einen wichtigen Beitrag zur Rekonstruktion transdisziplinärer Wissenschaftskulturen.
Die kreative Stadt
Authors: Heßler Martina
Published: May 2015

Der Topos der kreativen Stadt stellt derzeit ein hochaktuelles Thema dar. Die Studie zeigt am Beispiel dreier Wissenschaftsorte in der Region München auf, wie dieser Topos in den letzten Dekaden neu erfunden wurde und dabei auf alte, bis in die Antike zurückreichende Konzepte des Städtischen und der Agora als genuine Orte von Kreativität und Kommunikation referiert. Indem die Geschichten dreier Wissenschaftsorte erzählt werden, die sich seit den 1960er Jahren in der Peripherie Münchens entwickelt haben, wird das sich wandelnde Verhältnis von Stadt und Wissenschaft nachgezeichnet. Das Buch versteht sich dabei im Sinne des »spatial turn« als eine Geschichtsschreibung aus der Perspektive von Orten.
Die soziologische Kritik der philosophischen Vernunft
Authors: Suber Daniel
Published: May 2015

Dieses Buch rekonstruiert die Debatte um die Begründung der Geistes- und Kulturwissenschaften um 1900. Im Hintergrund stand dabei eine seit der Jahrhundertmitte einsetzende intellektuelle Entwicklung, in deren Verlauf das philosophische Wissen einen radikalen Reputationsverlust erlitt. Am daran anschließenden systematischen Neuansatz, einer Grundlagenreflexion, waren neben Philosophen auch Soziologen beteiligt, die für die moderne Wissenschaft zentrale Einsichten begründeten - ein Umstand, der häufig übersehen wird. Anspruch der Studie ist es, das systematische Gewicht dieser Beiträge gegenüber denjenigen der Fachphilosophen abzuwägen.
“Talk of contracts”: Gift-giving vs. Reciprocity in James Joyce’s “A Mother”
Authors: Raghinaru Camelia
Published: May 2015

This essay measures the extent to which gift-giving fails in an economy of reciprocity. Reading James Joyce’s story “A Mother” in terms of Derrida’s notion of the gift as “absolute loss,” I consider the implications of an economy of loss for Joyce’s notion of sacrifice. Thus, I argue that the absence of an economy of sacrifice integrating “absolute loss” engenders the zero-sum game at the heart of Dubliners. I depart from other readings of the short story in the context of an economy based on the ideal of balanced reciprocity, since these versions deny the pure gratuity of gift in its connotations of sacrifice and loss. While such theories form a good starting point for analyzing the “moral economy” of Dubliners, they tend to overlook the fact that the only means to counteract the paralysis resulting from reciprocity is through the suspension of the economy of exchange.
Performing Arabness in Arab American Stand-up Comedy
Authors: Fouad Selim Yasser
Published: May 2015

This article deals with the dramatic art of stand-up comedy. It locates Arab American stand-up comedy within a broader American humorous tradition and investigates the way Arab American performers use this art to negotiate and (re)construct their identity. The main question in this article is the way Arab American stand-up comedians define their relationship to the Arab and the western worlds in the process of establishing their Arab American identity. Three humor theories - the relief theory, the incongruity theory, and the superiority theory - are deployed in the study to examine the representation of Arabness in selected Arab American performances. The study argues that Arab American comics minstrelize their own diasporic origin through reinscribing a range of orientalizing practices in order to claim their Americanness.
Changes in Heart Rate Variability and Complexity in Young Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus after A 17 Month Follow-Up
Authors: Lazarova Z. , Turianikova Z. , Tonhajzerova I. , Chromá O. , Javorka K. , Javorka M.
Published: May 2015

The objective of this study was to investigate short-term changes in cardiovascular autonomic dysregulation in young patients with Type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM).

Repeated analysis of spontaneous heart rate oscillations (heart rate variability - HRV) was conducted at baseline and after a follow-up period of 17 month. R-R intervals were recorded over 1h in the supine position and heart rate signal was quantified using standard time and frequency domain and short-term complexity measures.

During the follow-up measurement the low frequency oscillations of heart rate were significantly elevated (p = 0.03) and sample entropy values reduced (p = 0.03) compared with the baseline measurement. HRV measures were significantly negatively correlated with the duration of DM.

In conclusion, the data indicate that cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy progresses in relatively short time frames and depends on the duration of DM. Its progression is associated with glycemic control. Complexity and variability analyses of heart rate provide a sensitive tool for the detection and follow-up of cardiovascular autonomic dysregulation in patients with Type 1 diabetes mellitus.
Generalized control with compact support for systems with distributed parameters
Authors: Khurshudyan Asatur ZH.
Published: May 2015

We propose a generalization of the Butkovskiy's method of control with compact support [1] allowing to derive exact controllability conditions and construct explicit solutions in control problems for systems with distributed parameters. The idea is the introduction of a new state function which is supported in considered bounded time interval and coincides with the original one therein. By means of techniques of the distributions theory the problem is reduced to an interpolation problem for Fourier image of unknown function or to corresponding system of integral equalities. Treating it as infinite dimensional problem of moments, its L1, L2 and L∞-optimal solutions are constructed explicitly. The technique is explained for semilinear wave equation with distributed and boundary controls. Particular cases are discussed.
Application of descriptor approaches in design of PD observer-based actuator fault estimation
Authors: Filasová Anna , Krokavec Dušan , Serbák Vladimír
Published: May 2015

Stability analysis and design for continuous-time proportional plus derivative state observers is presented in the paper with the goal to establish the system state and actuator fault estimation. Design problem accounts a descriptor principle formulation for non-descriptor systems, guaranteing asymptotic convergence both the state observer error as fault estimate error. Presented in the sense of the second Lyapunov method, an associated structure of linear matrix inequalities is outlined to possess parameter existence of the proposed estimator structure. The obtained design conditions are verified by simulation using a numerical illustrative example.
FPGA-based Accelerators for Parallel Data Sort
Authors: Sklyarov Valery , Skliarova Iouliia , Sudnitson Alexander
Published: May 2015

The paper is dedicated to parallel data sort based on sorting networks. The proposed methods and circuits have the following characteristics: 1) using two-level parallel comparators in even-odd transition networks with feedback to a register keeping input/intermediate data; 2) parallel merging of many sorted sequences; 3) using even-odd transition networks built from other sorting networks; 4) rational reuse of comparators in different types of networks, namely even-odd transition and for discovering maximum/minimum values. The experiments in FPGA, which were done for up to 16×220 32-bit data items, demonstrate very good results (as fast as 3-5 ns per data item).
Analysis of the Usage of Magnetic Force-directed Approach and Visual Techniques for Interactive Context-based Drawing of Multi-attributed Graphs
Authors: Zabiniako Vitaly , Rusakov Pavel
Published: May 2015

In this article, the authors perform an analysis in order to assess adaptation of magnetic force-directed algorithms for context-based information extraction from multi-attributed graphs during visualization sessions. Theoretic standings behind magnetic force-directed approach are stated together with review on how particular features of respective algorithms in combination with appropriate visual techniques are especially suitable for improved processing and presenting of knowledge that is captured in form of graphs. The complexity of retrieving multi-attributed information within the proposed approach is handled with dedicated tools, such as selective attraction of nodes to MFE (Magnetic Force Emitter) based on search criteria, localization of POI (Point of Interest) regions, graph node anchoring, etc. Implicit compatibility of aforementioned tools with interactive nature of data exploration is distinguished. Description of case study, based on bibliometric network analysis is given, which is followed by the review of existing related works in this field. Conclusions are made and further studies in the field of visualization of multi-attributed graphs are defined.
Modelling and performance analysis of dual-channel switched reluctance motor
Authors: Bogusz Piotr , Korkosz Mariusz , Prokop Jan
Published: May 2015

The paper is a presentation of an analysis concerning performance of a 12/8 dual-channel switched reluctance motor (DCSRM). Formulas constituting a base for a non-linear mathematical model of DCSRM are presented. Simulation and laboratory tests were carried out for the motor operating in the dual-channel and single-channel mode. The results of the field theory-based calculations are presented in the form of fluxes in individual phases expressed as functions of currents and a rotor position angle. The results of the computer simulations are shown as the static characteristics of fluxes and the torque as well as voltage, current, and torque waveforms. The results of the laboratory tests are also presented.
Corrosion Behaviour of Low-Alloyed Cast Steel in Diverse State
Authors: Kondracki M. , Studnicki A. , Szajnar J.
Published: May 2015

In the paper the results and analysis of corrosion tests were presented for low-alloyed cast steel in as-cast state and after heat treatment operations. Such alloys are applied for heavy loaded parts manufacturing, especially for mining industry. The corrosion test were performed in conditions of high salinity, similar to those occurring during the coal mining. The results have shown, that small changes in chemical composition and the heat treatment influence significantly the corrosion behaviour of studied low-alloyed cast steels.
Characteristics of Graphite Precipitates in Aluminium Cast Iron Treated with Cerium Mixture
Authors: Soiński M. S. , Jakubus A. , Skurka K.
Published: May 2015

The work determined the influence of aluminium in the amount from about 1% to about 7% on the graphite precipitates in cast iron with relatively high silicon content (3.4% to 3.90%) and low manganese content (about 0.1%). The cast iron was spheroidized with cerium mixture and graphitized with ferrosilicon. The performed treatment resulted in occurring of compact graphite precipitates, mainly nodular and vermicular, of various size. The following parameters were determined: the area percentage occupied by graphite, perimeters of graphite precipitates per unit area, and the number of graphite precipitates per unit area. The examinations were performed by means of computer image analyser, taking into account four classes of shape factor. It was found that as the aluminium content in cast iron increases from about 1.1% to about 3.4%, the number of graphite precipitates rises from about 700 to about 1000 per square mm. For higher Al content (4.2% to 6.8%) this number falls within the range of 1300 - 1500 precipitates/mm2. The degree of cast iron spheroidization increases with an increase in aluminium content within the examined range, though when Al content exceeds about 2.8%, the area occupied by graphite decreases. The average size of graphite precipitates is equal to 11-15 μm in cast iron containing aluminium in the quantity from about 1.1% to about 3.4%, and for higher Al content it decreases to about 6 μm.
Structure of AlSi20 Alloy in Heat Treated Die Casting
Authors: Władysiak R. , Kozuń A.
Published: May 2015

The work is a continuation of research on the use of water mist cooling in order to increase efficiency of die-casting aluminum alloys using multipoint water mist cooling system. The paper presents results of investigation on crystallization process and microstructure of synthetic hypereutectic AlSi20 alloy. Casts were made in permanent mold cooled a with water mist stream. The study was conducted for unmodified AlSi20 alloy and a modified one with phosphorus, titanium and boron on the research station allowing sequential multipoint cooling using a dedicated program of computer control. The study demonstrated that the use of mold cooled with water mist stream and solution heat treatment allows in wide range for the formation of the microstructure of hypereutectic silumins. It leads to the growth of microstructure refinement and spheroidizing of phases in the casting.
Wybrane Aspekty Zużywania Się Połączeń Wpustowych I Wielowypustowych W Procesie Eksploatacji
Authors: Gębura Andrzej , Szymczak Janusz
Published: May 2015

W artykule przedstawiono wybrane wady połączeń wielowypustowych: mimośrodowości, przekoszenia, zwiększonych luzów. Przedstawiono znaczenie tych wad dla poprawności funkcjonowania całego zespołu napędowego. Zaprezentowano swoisty katalog tych wad w formie: wizualnego zużycia, pomiarów mechanicznych płaszczyzn przyporu, opisu matematycznego przebiegów dynamiki ruchu takiego połączenia, zobrazowań dla metod FAM-C i FDM-A. Zaznaczono skutki długotrwałej eksploatacji połączeń wielowypustowych o nadmiernym zużyciu dla bezpieczeństwa latania
Signatures of Late Neoproterozoic Gondwana assembly and Maronian glaciation in Lesser Himalaya: a palaeogeographical and stratigraphical approach
Authors: Umar Muhammad , Betts Peter , Saud Khan Malik Muhammad , Amjad Sabir Muhammad , Farooq Muhammad , Zeb Asif , Khan Jadoon Umair , Ali Shoaib
Published: May 2015

Stratigraphical and sedimentological analyses of Late Neoproterozoic successions in Lesser Himalaya are combined herein with palaeogeographical considerations and comparisons with equivalent successions in India and South China. The succession starts with the Hazara Formation, which contains complete and incomplete Bouma sequences suggesting its deposition in deep marine turbidite settings. The overlying Tanawal Formation, rich in massive sandstone, shale and siltstone, was deposited in shallow marine conditions, as indicated by the presence of parallel lamination, large scale tabular, trough cross- and hummocky cross-stratifications. The Tanawal Formation facies shift laterally from proximal (south-southeast) to distal (north-northwest). The glaciogenic Tanaki Boulder Bed, overlying the Tanawal Formation, was deposited during the Maronian glaciation. It is equivalent to the Blaini Formation of India, and to the Sinian diamictites of South China. The Abbottabad Formation of Cambrian age overlies the Tanaki Boulder Bed, and is composed of dolomite, chert nodules and phosphate-rich packages; similar successions are documented in India and South China at the same stratigraphical interval. The similarities of the Neoproterozoic successions of Lesser Himalaya (both in Pakistan and India) and South China suggests their possible proximity during the break-up of Rodinia and the assembly of the Gondwana Supercontinent.
Soluble CD14 and total IgE in the serum of atopic and nonatopic adolescents in relation to environmental factors: a pilot study / Topivi receptor CD14 i ukupni IgE u serumu mladih atopičara odrasle dobi u ovisnosti o čimbenicima iz okoliša: pilot istraživanje
Authors: Prester Ljerka , Varnai Veda Marija , Macan Jelena
Published: May 2015

The CD14 receptor is expressed on the surfaces of monocytes, macrophages, and, to a lesser extent, of activated granulocytes and B lymphocytes (mCD14). It also exists in soluble form in the serum (sCD14), in which it binds microbial compounds and indoor allergens. The objectives of this study were to see whether serum sCD14 concentrations could be used as a marker of atopic disorders and to estimate the effects of environmental factors (tobacco smoke exposure, childhood residence in urban or rural areas, and having a pet) on sCD14 and IgE values. Mass fraction of sCD14 and total IgE were determined in the sera of atopic (N=53) and non-atopic (N=35) participants using the standard enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Exposure to pets and environmental tobacco smoke was estimated based on the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood questionnaire (ISAAC). Median sCD14 concentration was significantly lower in atopic than in non-atopic girls (3.49 vs. 3.83 μg mL-1; p<0.010). The number of smokers at home positively correlated with the sCD14 level in atopics, and urban atopics had significantly lower sCD14 levels than rural atopics (3.47 vs. 3.92 μg mL-1, p=0.028). Median total IgE concentration was significantly lower in atopic pet owners than in atopics with no pets (161 vs. 252 kIU L-1; p=0.021). In conclusion, while sex and environmental factors might be involved in sCD14 expression, particularly in atopics, we found no correlation between sCD14 and total IgE concentrations. The usefulness of sCD14 as a marker of atopic disorders should be investigated further, particularly in relation to the severity of allergic disorders.
The inner representation of the external world - from conditioned reflexes to high level mental functions in the light of Nobel Prizes
Authors: Szilágyi T. , Orbán-Kis K.
Published: May 2015

In this paper the seminal results of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Laureates are presented. First, a historical review of the development of our knowledge is provided along with the major paradigm shifts, by looking at the Nobel prizes awarded in the field of neuroscience in the last 110 years. We outline the major discoveries that were necessary for humankind to pass through the road leading to the remarkable understanding of high level mental functions, which led to this year’s Nobel Prize award. Next, the ground breaking discoveries of this year Nobel laureates are presented, which provide insights how neural representations of the environment are formed in the association cortices. These cortical areas are many synapses away from sensory receptors and motor outputs, and their activity do not reflect directly the activation patterns of the receptor population, but depends more strongly on intrinsic cortical computations. We also present how ensembles of specialized cells work together to compute complex cognitive functions and behaviour.
Left bisegmentectomy for liver cirrhosis associated primary hepatic carcinoma with preoperative chemoembolization
Authors: Molnar C. , Silaghi C. , Rosca C. , Marginean L. , Butiurca V.O. , Tudor A. , Copotoiu C.
Published: May 2015

Introduction: Hepatocellular carcinoma is the most frequent primary malignant tumor of the liver, being linked in 80% of cases with viral hepatitis ”B” or “C”. Treatment remains a challenge especially in cases with associated hepatic cirrhosis, where preoperative arterial chemoembolization followed by liver resection is recommended.

Case report: We discuss the case of a 64 years old cirrhotic patient, diagnosed by echography, computed tomography, magnetic resonance cholangiography with hepatocellular carcinoma (64x52x46 mm). Preoperative chemoembolization was performed with Lipiodol and 5-FU by supra-selective catheterization of left hepatic artery, followed by favorable radiologic response. Two weeks after embolization, the patient was admitted in Surgical Clinic No. 1 Targu Mures where an atypical resection of the left hepatic lobe (bisegmentectomy II-III) was performed with Harmonic Scalpel. Early and late postoperative evolution was favorable.

Discussions: The principle of arterial chemoembolization is based on the fact that vasculature of primary hepatic tumors is predominantly arterial. Arterial obstruction may lead to ischemic necrosis while tumor embolization combination with a chemotherapeutic agent significantly improves its local concentration. Decrease in tumor size and its vasculature allows for safe hepatic resection especially in the cirrhotic liver.

Conclusion: In case of tumoral cirrhotic liver preoperative chemoembolization decreases intra and postoperative bleeding risk, providing a safe and oncological resection.
The value of histopathological diagnosis in rupoid psoriasis accompanied by fever. A case report and a review of the literature
Authors: Morariu S.H. , Badea M.A. , Vartolomei M.D. , Badea Iudita Maria , Cotoi O.S.
Published: May 2015

Psoriasis is a common dermatosis, however the rupoid type is considered as an exceptional form of this disease. Rupoid scabs are very rare in dermatological daily practice, usually being seen as secondary to syphilis in immunosuppressed patients. Rupoid psoriasis is characterized by thick and multilayered crusts that are resistant to local therapy and present a sudden onset. Severe arthropathy is a common manifestation. We did not found in literature any association of rupoid psoriasis with intermittent fever.

We present the case of a patient who exhibited a rush of rupoid boards with severe arthralgia accompanied by intermittent fever. The suspicion of malignant syphilis was raised considering the clinical signs and symptoms and the specific social context of STDs. This suspicion was unconfirmed by TPHA negative reaction and histopathological appearance that showed changes typical of psoriasis. Clinical manifestations were successfully controlled with methotrexate.
Impact of Human Activity on Local Climate Change in Veľké Turovce by Heating and Possibilities for Carbon Dioxide Decrease
Authors: Hudec Matej
Published: May 2015

The paper is aimed at detecting CO2 emissions from heating process of households in Veľké Turovce. It offers solutions for 100 % and 20 % replacement of conventional fuels by solar collector systems. In the village, 242 households heat by natural gas during average length of 21 weeks a year. Average amount of energy consumed in heating process after conversion is 18,503.06 kWh per household. For 100 % replacement of natural gas, 63 units of vacuum tube solar collector type Watt CP C 9 are required. In average duration of 23 weeks a year, 12 households heat by brown coal with average consumption of 20,339.75 kWh. For complete replacement, 69 pieces of solar collectors are required. The remaining 18 households heat by firewood in average duration of 22 week a year. The consumption of one household represents in average 19,125.07 kWh. In this case, the replacement of 100 % of firewood energy requires 65 pieces of solar panels. The amounts of saved CO2 emissions by collector system replacing 100 % of natural gas represent 926,336.39 kg of CO2 for 242 households. For 12 households heated by brown coal, it represents 152,767.65 kg of saved CO2 emissions. Last but not least, 30,553.53 kg of CO2 represent the amount of saved CO2 emission for 18 households heating by firewood. Prices of collector systems in case of 100 % replacement of conventional fuels would be 37,111.45 € for natural gas, 40,356.79 € for brown coal, and 38,203.23 € in case of replacement of firewood
Extreme Learning Machine for the Predictions of Length of Day
Authors: Yu Lei , Zhao Danning , Cai Hongbing
Published: May 2015

This work presents short- and medium-term predictions of length of day (LOD) up to 500 days by means of extreme learning machine (ELM). The EOP C04 time-series with daily values from the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service (IERS) serve as the data basis. The influences of the solid Earth and ocean tides and seasonal atmospheric variations are removed from the C04 series. The residuals are used for training of the ELM. The results of the prediction are compared with those from other prediction methods. The accuracy of the prediction is equal to or even better than that by other approaches. The most striking advantages of employing ELM instead of other algorithms are its noticeably reduced complexity and high computational efficiency.
The Effects of Mechanical Treatment on Microbiological Parameters in Periodontal Disease
Authors: Lazăr Luminiţa , Biriș Carmen , Martha Krisztina , Lazăr Ana Petra , Lörinczi Anna Krisztina , Lörinczi Lilla
Published: May 2015

Bacterial plaque has the primary etiologic role in triggering the pathological changes of periodontal disease. A major goal of periodontal therapy is supraand subgingival bacterial flora reduction through scaling and root planning, through local and general antimicrobial treatment. The aim of our study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the mechanical treatment of scaling and root planning in reducing or suppressing bacterial species from the periodontal pockets. In order to conduct this study we collected and analyzed subgingival plaque samples taken from the 50 periodontal pockets with a depth of about 5mm, from 50 subjects with diagnosis of generalized chronic periodontitis, before and after scaling and root planning. The usage of API 20A test allows a quick and easy identification of anaerobic bacteria based on biochemical properties. Additional complementary tests were used, such as examining the culture and the morpho-tinctorial features to confirm and complete the identification. The microbial flora that we were able to isolate from the periodontal pockets before scaling and root planning was very rich. After scaling and root planning the subjects showed clinical improvement in the periodontal status, and the microbiological analysis of the periodontal pockets mostly showed a quantitative and qualitative reduction of bacterial species. A local or general antimicrobial treatment is recommended to assure improved effectiveness because mechanical treatment alone cannot completely suppress bacterial flora.
Local treatment value in burns - Clinical trial Biotitus-Derma
Authors: Ivanov B. , Iordache I. V. , Ștefănescu Raluca Laura , Bratu I.C. , Bordeianu I.
Published: May 2015

The authors conducted a clinical trial in connection with topical treatment of wound burned they used an approved IIb medical device used in two forms: cream and compresses impregnated: Biotitus-Derma (a product containing plant extracts).

The study was conducted at the County Emergency Hospital Constanta, on 34 patients with intermediate thermal burns; study was made on the basis of welldefined and did not include the deep and circular burns on the extremities (where incisions were imposed pressure relief).

Efficacy of topical treatment with Biotitus-Derma was evaluated on clinical criteria and evolutionary and concluded that it is a useful therapeutic option in the treatment of burned wound having a good effect on wound infection control, and a specific effect epithelization (healing).
“All Over the Map:” Building (and Rebuilding)
Authors: Jenkins Henry
Published: May 2015

Keynote talk given at the conference of ISIS  (International Society for Intermedial Studies) “Rethinking Intermediality in the Digital Age” organized by the Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania, in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, between the 24th and 26th of October 2013. (The photos of Henry Jenkins illustrating the article were taken by Ágnes Pethő.)
V-v-Vertov R-r-Re-Made
Authors: Pedersen Peter Ole , Stephensen Jan Løhmann
Published: May 2015

The seminal work of pioneering avant-garde filmmaker Dziga Vertov, The Man with the Movie Camera (Chevolek s kino-apparatom, 1929) has given rise to a number of discussions about the documentary film genre and new digital media. By way of comparison with American artist Perry Bard’s online movie project entitled Man With a Movie Camera: The Global Remake (2007), this article investigates the historical perspective of this visionary depiction of reality and its impact on the heralded participatory culture of contemporary digital media, which can be traced back to Russian Constructivism. Through critical analysis of the relation between Vertov’s manifest declarations about the film medium and his resulting cinematic vision, Bard’s project and the work of her chief theoretical inspiration Lev Manovich are examined in the perspective of ‘remake culture,’ participatory authorship and the development a documentary film language. In addition to this, possible trajectories from Vertov and his contemporary Constructivists to recent theories of ‘new materialism’ and the notion of Man/Machine-co-operation is discussed in length.
Rheo: Japanese sound art interrogating digital mediality
Authors: Vandsø Anette
Published: May 2015

The article asks in what way the Japanese sound artist, Ryoichi Kurokawa’s audiovisual installation, Rheo: 5 Horisonz (2010), is “digital.” Using professor Lars Elleström’s concept of “mediality,” the main claim in this article is that Rheo not only uses digital technology but also interrogates digital mediality as such. This argument is pursued in an analysis of Rheo that draws in various descriptions of digital media by N. Catherine Hayles, Lev Manovic, Bolter, and Grusin among other. The article will show how the critical potential in Rheo is directed both towards digital media as a language (Meyrowitz) (or a place for representation) and towards the digital as a milieu (Meyrowitz) or as our culture (Gere). The overall goal of the article is not just analyse this singular art work, but also to show how such a sound art work can contribute to our understanding of our own contemporary culture as a digital culture.
A new model for the linear 1-dimensional online clustering problem
Authors: London András , Németh Tamás , Németh József , Pelyhe Áron
Published: May 2015

In this study, a mathematical model is presented for an online data clustering problem. Data clustering plays an important role in many applications like handling the data acknowledgment problem and data stream management in real-time locating systems. The inputs in these problems are data sequences, each containing several data elements. Each data element has an arrival time and a weight that reflects its importance. The arrival times are not known in advance, and some data elements never arrive. Hence the system should decide which moment is optimal for forwarding the collected data for processing. This requires finding a good trade-off between the amount of collected information and the waiting time, which may be regarded as a minimization problem. Here, we investigate several online algorithms and present their competitive analysis and average case studies. Experimental results, based on simulations using artificially generated data, are also presented and they confirm the efficiency of our methods.
Stoic Virtues in Tertullian’s Works and Their Relation to Cicero
Authors: Pap Levente
Published: May 2015

Q. S. F. Tertullian was one of the most prominent writers and apologists of the early Christian Church. He had two important goals with his works: on the one hand, to introduce, according to the spirit of the age, the Christian teachings embedded in contemporary Roman culture; on the other hand, to highlight and emphasize the difference between the Christian teachings and the pagan ideas. This dichotomy is characteristic of his ethical teachings as well: while he emphasizes the importance of the Christian virtues, he does not forget about their philosophical background either. Tertullian demonstrably considered Stoic philosophy as the most acceptable philosophical thinking. Virtues have an important status in the teachings of the stoic body, just as they are a fundamental part of Christian ethics. The question arises whether Tertullian’s views on virtues could have been influenced by his pagan Roman ancestor, M. T. Cicero, who also shared stoic doctrines. This is the question the present lecture tries to answer.
Life Stories and Interculturality
Authors: Toldi Éva
Published: May 2015

This article examines two short stories: Teréz Müller’s Igaz történet [A True Story] and József Bálint senior’s Imádkozzál és dolgozzál [Pray and Work]. The argument explores the way the texts reflect on shifts in power in the Hungarian region of Vojvodina, and the way power structures define the relationship between majority and minority in a society that undergoes constant and radical changes. Contemporary historical events of the twentieth century, changes, faultlines, traumatic life events and identity shifts emerge as the contexts for these narratives of the daily experiences of a Jewish merchant family and a farmer family respectively. Thus, the two texts analysed are representative works rooted in two fundamentally different social backgrounds. The discourse about the I is always also about the other; the construction of identity is already in itself a dialogic, intercultural act, which makes it an ideal topic for the exploration of the changes and shifts in one’s own and the other’s cultural identity. Translational processes of transmission are also required for the narration of traumatic experiences. Teréz Müller was the grandmother of the Serbian writer Aleksandar Tišma. Her book is not primarily a document of their relationship; however, it does throw light on diverse background events of the writer’s life and oeuvre. Comparing the experiences of identity in the autobiographical novel of Aleksandar Tišma and the recollections of his grandmother reveals geocultural characteristics of their intercultural life experiences.
Perspectives on the Translation of Discourse Markers: A Case Study of the Translation of Reformulation Markers from English into Hungarian
Authors: Furkó Bálint Péter
Published: May 2015

The aim of the present paper is to explore the difficulties translators have to face when translating discourse markers in general, and reformulation markers in particular. In the first part of the paper I will attempt to answer the question of why discourse markers are notoriously difficult to translate. Next, I will look at some of the genre-specific features pertaining to the translation of scripted discourse and subtitles. In the second part of the paper, after providing an overview of previous research into reformulation and reformulation markers, I will present the results of a case study of the translation of the English reformulation markers I mean and actually into Hungarian. By way of concluding, I will argue that a wider repertoire of translation strategies is needed in order to achieve dynamic equivalence in the target text.
Filter paper inhibits in vitro protocorm-like body formation in hybrid Cymbidium and reduces synseed germination, but buffers the negative impact of antibiotics
Authors: TEIXEIRA DA SILVA JAIME A.
Published: May 2015

Only few studies in the plant tissue culture literature have examined the impact of filter paper on in vitro plant organogenesis. In this study, using a model plant, hybrid Cymbidium Twilight Moon ‘Day Light’, the impact of a single or double layer of Advantec #2 or Whatman #1 filter paper on new protocorm-like body (neo-PLB) formation on Teixeira Cymbidium (TC) medium was examined for half-PLBs (transgenic and non-transgenic), PLB-derived transverse thin cell layers (tTCLs), and PLB synseeds. In addition, the response of half-PLBs or tTCLs to two antibiotics (kanamycin and cefotaxime, commonly used in plant genetic transformation studies) was investigated either directly on gelled medium or on filter paper-overlaid medium. Filter paper negatively affected most growth and developmental parameters of all the explants tested, both transgenic and non-transgenic. A double sheet of filter paper had a significantly (P ≤ 0.05) more negative impact than a single sheet, relative to the control values (i.e., no filter paper). Kanamycin inhibited neo-PLB formation on TC medium, the negative impact being greater on a single layer than on a double layer of filter paper, i.e., filter paper buffered the growth-inhibiting characteristics of kanamycin. Up to 100 mg/l, cefotaxime showed no apparent negative effects on neo-PLBs formation and growth, although hyperhydricity was observed when filter paper was not used.
Association Through Approximation: Procedural Law and Politics of Legislative and Regulatory Approximation in the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement
Authors: Tyushka Andriy
Published: May 2015

Against the context of the evolution of the European Union's association agreements as transformative tools beyond the organizational boundaries, this article seeks to develop an account for understanding legislative and regulatory approximation mechanisms as the essential elements for the exercise of the Union's normative and regulatory impact. It therefore distinguishes between both concepts and provides a legal and political science explorations of what the legislative and regulatory approximations are, and what are their substantial rationale and procedural features in the context of ‘gradualist’ convergence approach enshrined in the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement.
A Comparison of the Economic Situation of Tyrol, Austria in Three Key Periods: 1908-1913, 1945-1950 and 2008-2013
Authors: Fischer Dirk-Hinnerk
Published: May 2015

The development of a formerly poor state in a great European power to a rich state in a small European country is remarkable. But the interest of this article is mainly on the methodology which is based on the exclusive focus on three key periods in the history of the observed region. This methodology leads to a very specific understanding of development and economic growth. The periods chosen in this example are the five years before the First World War, as it was a period of development and growth that in the end led to the fundamental crisis in the 20th century. The second period consists of five years following the Second World War. This period was crucial, as many fundamental developments were laid in this time. The final period begins with another big economic crisis in 2008. The selection is based on three rationales. First, it allows a comparison of how the population deals with crisis. Second, it provides a cross-section of over hundred years, and third, the topicality of these years increase the relevance of the paper.
Diagnosis of concrete structures distress due to alkali-aggregate reaction
Authors: Owsiak Z. , Zapała-Sławeta J. , Czapik P.
Published: May 2015

Damage and defects observed in concrete elements, such as a network of microcracks, popouts and eflorrescence can be caused by a variety of deleterious processes. The causes can include mechanical (overloading), physical (freeze-thaw cycle) or chemical exposure (sulphate corrosion, alkali-aggregate reaction). This paper analyses distress due to alkali-silica reaction, detected in selected concrete structures. The analysed concrete elements exhibited cracking, exudations and surface popouts. Identification of the presence of hydrated sodium-potassiumcalcium silicate gel can be considered the primary symptom suggestive of an alkali-silica reaction attack. Other damage-causing mechanisms can occur simultaneously.