bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Comparative Analysis of American and European Yachtsman Profile for Better Marketing Placement of Croatia as Tourism Destination
Authors: Andrijanić Ivo , Parlov Natalija
Published: February 2017

Countries develop their nautical tourism depending on their nature potentials and resources and in line with their national economic strategies. The main development determinant is a national strategy as the basis of all plans and activities. The nautical tourism development encourages tourism destination development and impacts on economic and social sustainability. Nautical tourism is a specific form of modern tourism trends whose extremely important and highly profitable economic influence is largely visible in numerous multiplicative effects. Renown world researches prove that nautical tourism is one of the most important economic activities in tourism sector, perceived in Croatia as one of the most competitive tourism products. The objective of this paper is to point at the necessity of differentiation of communication strategy and marketing placements towards target markets focused on attracting yachtsmen taking into account their different demographic and sociographic profile. The research and comparative analysis conducted in American and European yacht clubs showed significant differences in selection of tourism destinations based on demographic and sociographic profile of yachtsmen in specific geolocation. The purpose of this work is to prepare the comparative analysis of the European and American yachtsmen profiles, which will serve to create targeted strategic marketing model of attracting foreign yachtsmen in selection of their holiday tourism destination. The conclusions of this research show that Croatia has still not fully capitalized its potential in the nautical tourism sector and that the more comprehensive market segmentation is necessary in the process of planning how to attract foreign yachtsmen.
Down the Rabbit Hole 11/22/63: Stephen King’s Historical Changeling
Authors: Latham Betty
Published: February 2017

Once something becomes a story and it is appropriated in some way, that story experiences an additional, altered life. The adaptation might echo the original, but it does so in such a way that the original is forever changed. The original becomes a “changeling.” On a personal level we view events that we have “witnessed” through the lens of our own experiences. This is even true when one revisits the past through fiction. The reader or spectator experiences the past through the lens of the adapter. Stephen King admitted to being emotionally invested in the events surrounding the assassination of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy in 1963, and this emotional investment is reflected in his adaptation. Stephen King’s novel, 11-22-63, and its TV adaptation, serve as compelling examples of how emotional responses to the past can inform their adaptations, alter how their audiences explore and re-visit the past, and demonstrate how history and adaptations become changelings. King’s adaptation additionally demonstrates his ability to integrate the Kennedy assassination back into popular culture, inviting and allowing a “new” younger audience (who were not alive at the time of the assassination) to “experience” history by accompanying his characters down the rabbit hole of history.
Crossing the Sacred/Secular Divide; Unraveling Turkish Identities
Authors: Morrow Lisa
Published: February 2017

This paper unpacks the ideas in the poem “Pull Down My Statues” by Süleyman Apaydın, to examine some common descriptors in use about modern Turkey. Taking his inspiration from Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the modern Turkish republic, Apaydın ponders the success of Atatürk’s vision, based on the idea of a secular/sacred divide. Combining this with the way travel in Turkey is heavily promoted using the same themes, I explore how this divide, with its underlying connotations of West versus East and modernity versus tradition (as found in Turkey’s Ottoman past), is applied to Turkish identity. Turks are commonly portrayed as a homogenous people only differentiated by their degree of religiosity, but I argue that this analysis is too simplistic. Turkish identity has never been based on a single clear cut model, and this is becoming obvious as more traditional Islamic ways of life are being reworked by new forms of Islam based on capitalism. Consequently, although it is important to acknowledge Turkey’s past, looking to history for a way to steer through the complexities of the present is no longer useful or even relevant.
Processing of sodium sulphate solutions using the EED method: from a batch toward a continuous process
Authors: Pisarska Bożenna , Mikołajczak Wojciech , Jaroszek Hanna , Nowak Mariusz , Dylewski Rafał , Cichy Barbara
Published: February 2017

In a batch electro-electrodialysis (EED), sodium sulphate solution with an initial concentration of 80.90 g/dm3 was converted to obtain solutions of sodium hydroxide (13.96%) and sulphuric acid (10.15%) and a dialysate (3.23 g/dm3 of sulphate ions). Changes in the EED process′ performance (temperature, cell voltage, concentrations, energy consumption) with an increasing conversion degree of salt are presented. Based on the presented results of the batch experiment, conditions necessary to run the process continuously are discussed. A single pass method is inapplicable due to excessive heating of the electro-electrodialyser. A cascade method enables interstage cooling of the solutions, providing temperatures suitable for ion-exchange membranes to work. Increasing the number of stages in the cascade reduces both the number of electro-electrodialysers and specific electric energy consumption, providing the same production capacity. However, this increases the investment cost.
Stand mixing effect on enzyme activity and other soil properties
Authors: Błońska Ewa , Lasota Jarosław , Zwydak Maciej , Piaszczyk Wojciech
Published: February 2017

In this research study, enzyme activity was used to assess differences occurring in soils as a result of the different tree species influence. The aim of the study was to assess the effects of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris), sessile oak (Quercus petraea) and mixed-species stands on the enzymatic activity and chemical characteristics of soil. Sample plots were located in central Poland, in the Przedbórz forest district (51.09.59.50°N, 20.00.24.25°E). The test area was dominated by Brunic Arenosols. 15 research plots were established (5 plots under pine, 5 plots under oak and 5 plots under mixed-species stand). Soil samples from the O, A and AB horizons were taken. In soil samples pH, soil texture, and organic carbon, nitrogen, base cation contents, dehydrogenase activity and urease activity were determined. Tree species affected soil organic matter accumulation, pH and microbial activity. The highest enzyme activity was reported in the soils under oak and mixed-species stands. The soil pH was lower under pine forest than under oak and mixed-species stands. pHs is presumably a major factor affecting microbial community composition and enzyme dynamics. We noted a significant correlation between enzyme activity and C/N ratio which is often used to describe litter quality. A lower C/N ratio was found in oak and mixed-species stands compared with pine stands.
Influence of the EM-A preparation on the structure properties in various mineral soils
Authors: Gajewski Piotr
Published: February 2017

The aim of the study was the assessment of the influence of EM-A preparation on the properties of soil structure of medium and fine texture. Soil material for the incubation experiment was collected from humus arable horizons of four mineral soils:Gleyic Chernozem(soils A, B and D) andHaplic Fluvisol(soil C). The experiment was conducted in containers of 2000 cm3, where soil material of about 3 kg was placed and three doses of EM-A were added. After a 12-month incubation, aggregates of 1 cm3were cut out. Their basic physical properties (density, porosity) were determined, as well as the parameters which characterize the structure: dynamic and static water resistance, secondary aggregation after dynamic and static water resistance and capillary water capacity. The effect of additions of EM-A was not significant for majority of analyzed soil properties.
The content and solubility of lead in arable soils of the Podlasie Province (eastern Poland)
Authors: Łukowski Adam , Wiater Józefa
Published: February 2017

The aim of the study was the estimation of total content of lead and its fraction in arable soils and permanent grassland of Podlasie Province, eastern Poland. The research material included 104 soil samples from Podlasie Province, which were collected in years 2011–2013 from the topsoil (0–30 cm) after plant harvest. The following basic physicochemical properties of soil samples were determined: granulometric composition, organic carbon content and pH in 1 mol·dm−3KCl solution. Based on the granulometric composition soils were divided into three groups: very light and light, medium and organic soils. The total lead and its content in fractions was determined by means of GFAAS technique using Varian AA-100 apparatus. The fractions of lead were extracted by BCR method. In the case of very light and light soils the lowest percentage share of Pb on average was noted in exchangeable fraction (16.3% of total content) and the highest in fraction bound to Fe/Mn oxides (43.5%). Similarly in medium and organic soils the highest amount of Pb was stated in reducible fraction, 43.7 and 41.3% of total content, respectively, and the lowest in exchangeable fraction, 16.5 and 12.2%, respectively. It was found that content of total lead was typical for arable uncontaminated soils.
Sums of Golden Ana Sets
Authors: Vallin Robert W.
Published: February 2017

It is well-known that despite being a small set in the unit interval, the sum of a Cantor set and itself is the interval [0, 2]. In this paper we look for an analogous result on a different small set, the Golden Ana set.
An Improved Truncated Differential Cryptanalysis of Klein
Authors: Rasoolzadeh Shahram , Ahmadian Zahra , Salmasizadeh Mahmoud , Aref Mohammad Reza
Published: February 2017

KLEIN is a family of lightweight block ciphers which was proposed at RFIDSec 2011 by Gong et. al. It has three versions with 64, 80 or 96-bit key size, all with a 64-bit state size. It uses 16 identical 4-bit S-boxes combined with two AES’s MixColumn transformations for each round. This approach allows compact implementations of KLEIN in both low-end software and hardware. Such an unconventional combination attracts the attention of cryptanalysts, and several security analyses have been published. The most successful one was presented at FSE 2014 which was a truncated differential attack. They could attack up to 12, 13 and 14 rounds out of total number of 12, 16 and 20 rounds for KLEIN-64, -80 and -96, respectively. In this paper, we present improved attacks on three versions of KLEIN block cipher, which recover the full secret key with better time and data complexities for the previously analyzed number of rounds. The improvements also enable us to attack up to 14 and 15 rounds for KLEIN-80 and -96, respectively, which are the highest rounds ever analyzed. Our improvements are twofold: the first, finding two new truncated differential paths with probabilities better than that of the previous ones, and the second, a slight modification in the key recovery method which makes it faster.
Improved Multi-Dimensional Meet-in-the-Middle Cryptanalysis of Katan
Authors: Rasoolzadeh Shahram , Raddum Håvard
Published: February 2017

We study multidimensional meet-in-the-middle attacks on the KATAN block cipher family. Several improvements to the basic attacks are explained. The most noteworthy of these is the technique of guessing only non-linearly involved key bits, which reduces the search space by a significant factor. The optimization decreases the complexity of multidimensional meet-in-the-middle attacks, allowing more rounds of KATAN to be efficiently attacked than previously reported.
The State of the Authenticated Encryption
Authors: Vizár Damian
Published: February 2017

Ensuring confidentiality and integrity of communication remains among the most important goals of cryptography. The notion of authenticated encryption marries these two security goals in a single symmetric-key, cryptographic primitive. A lot of effort has been invested in authenticated encryption during the fifteen years of its existence. The recent Competition for Authenticated Encryption: Security, Applicability, and Robustness (CAESAR) has boosted the research activity in this area even more. As a result, the area of authenticated encryption boasts numerous results, both theoretically and practically oriented, and perhaps even greater number of constructions of authenticated encryption schemes.

We explore the current landscape of results on authenticated encryption. We review the CEASAR competition and its candidates, the most popular construction principles, and various design goals for authenticated encryption, many of which appeared during the CAESAR competition. We also take a closer look at the candidate Offset Merkle-Damgård (OMD).
Numerical Investigation of Extra Large Flat Jack Testing of Bakhtiyari Dam Project
Authors: Mortazavi A. , Saati V.
Published: February 2017

Accurate determination of in situ rock mass design parameters such as deformation modulus is an essential element of the design of underground openings. The first objective of this research was to numerically simulate the extra large flat jack (ELFJ) test. In conventional flat jack testing, the large flat jack (LFJ) coefficients proposed by LNEC Corporation are used to calculate the rock modulus. This leads to erroneous results when using other types of flat jacks. A precise 3D numerical model of a real flat jack test condition was constructed and the ELFJ coefficients were computed numerically as a function of important test parameters. The second objective of the work was to apply the 3D numerical findings to the flat jack field tests conducted at the Bakhtiyari Dam site project, Iran. These tests were aimed at determining the in situ rock mass deformation modulus to be used in the design of the dam structure and underground openings associated with the Bakhtiyari Dam. The dam left abutment and associated test gallery were simulated according to valley topography and actual test gallery dimensions. The objective was to model the problem boundary condition as close to reality as possible. The analysis results showed that the rock mass modulus under the expected abutment loading levels is about 13 GPa.
3D Consolidation of Tunis Soft Clay Improved by Geodrains
Authors: Jebali H. , Frikha W. , Bouassida M.
Published: February 2017

This paper presents an experimental study carried out on undisturbed cored samples of Tunis soft soil extracted at 17.25 m depth at the lagoon of Sejoumi. Three series of oedometer tests were performed: the first one was a standard test on Tunis soft soil, the second one was performed on the same soil improved by a prefabricated vertical drain Mebradrain 88 (Mb88) type during which vertical drainage was prevented. The third series comprised similar tests to those of series two, during which horizontal and vertical drainage were allowed. The assessment of Carillo's theory was studied by quantifying the effect of radial and vertical consolidation from the observed global degree of consolidation of improved Tunis soft soil specimens by geodrains. The rate in decrease of coefficients cr and kr was greater than that recorded for coefficients cv and kr, respectively. Using the Carillo's theory, a lower degree of consolidation which starts from 10 % is obtained; however, when using simple approximate methods by considering recorded measures from series 3, higher degrees of consolidation starting from 70 % were obtained.
An Automated Pattern Recognition Based Approach for Classification of Soiled Paper Currency Using Textural and Geometrical Features
Authors: Altaf Z. , Farhan S. , Abuzar Fahiem M.
Published: February 2017

Research for automatic recognition and identification of paper currency (banknote) has gained popularity in recent years due to its potential applications, e.g., electronic banking, currency monitoring systems, money exchange machines, etc. Existing research work for identification of currency has some constraints that limit their accuracy. We are proposing a pattern recognition-based approach for the classification of Pakistani paper currency. The dataset used for our research work consists of 1750 banknotes, including light variated, torn, worn, dirty, and marked banknotes. The proposed approach was based on extraction of 371 textural features from entire image, as well as from 4 regions of interest. High dimensional feature set was then reduced to most discriminating features. Four classification models, i.e., K*, LogitBoost, PART, and Random Forest were used to evaluate the accuracy of our proposed approach. It was observed that using region of interest with reduced feature set resulted in better performance and lesser computational time as compared to existing approaches. The highest accuracy achieved was 100 % with Kstar classifier. The novelty of our research work lies in the fact that the proposed approach was capable of successfully classifying banknotes, even when the denomination was occluded or completely missing, as compared to existing approaches.
Response to Discussion on “Analysis on the Issues in ISO 6892-1 and TENSTAND WP4 Report Based on the Data of Confirm Tests by 21 Laboratories”
Authors: Li H. , Zhou X. , Luo D. , Shen J.
Published: February 2017

To discuss the problems of ISO 6892-1 and the TENSTAND WP4 final report, the following technical questions must be discussed clearly: (1) Does tension rate in elastic range impact the results of proof strength and do the stress rates in elastic range of machines with feedback function need to be controlled within the limits in Table 3? (2) To perform Method B for machines with feedback function, shall the speed to keep stress rate in elastic range within the limits in Table 3 or crosshead rate in the range of 0.00025/s∼0.0025/s be used? (3) Are the two underlying reasons to recommend strain control method that higher values of proof strength and wider scatter range will be obtained with crosshead mode than with strain mode true? (4) Is crosshead control with 5 % Lc/min rate higher than the requirement of Method B and increase the proof strength value? (5) Does crosshead control with 5 % Lc/min rate get a significantly higher value of proof strength or Method A get a significantly lower value of proof strength comparing with the traditional method (Method B)? (6) Should crosshead control method or strain control method be recommended to measure proof strength for machines with feedback function? The above questions were discussed and the article of “Discussion on ‘Analysis on the issues in ISO 6892-1 and TENSTAND WP4 report based on the data of confirm tests by 21 laboratories’” was responded to in this paper.
Ar Lietuvos mokytojams vis dar reikia tobulinti kvalifikaciją?
Authors: Kalvaitis Albinas
Published: February 2017

Straipsnyje aptariami organizaciniai mokytojų kvalifikacijos tobulinimo aspektai. Analizė remiama 2014 m. atlikto tyrimo rezultatais. Apklausta 683 respondentai, dirbę 218 šalies bendrojo ugdymo mokyklų. Daroma išvada, kad daugumai Lietuvos bendrojo ugdymo mokyklų mokytojų per kvalifikacijos tobulinimo renginius mažiau svarbus pats kompetencijų tobulinimas, o labiau – kitos aplinkybės, pavyzdžiui, galimybė pateikti dokumentus apie dalyvavimą kvalifikacijos tobulinimo renginiuose, siekiant aukštesnės kvalifikacinės kategorijos.
Tėvų ir mokyklos bendradarbiavimo gairės: ką atskleidžia kritiški tėvų atsiliepimai apie ugdymo procesą
Authors: Čiuladienė Gražina , Valantinas Antanas
Published: February 2017

Straipsnyje analizuojami tėvų (N = 420) kritiški atsiliepimai apie mokyklos ugdomąją veiklą. Komentarų turinio analizė leido išskirti tokius nepasitenkinimo aspektus: netinkamas mokymo organizavimas, pagalbos vaikams trūkumas, drausmės pamokoje stoka, pasiekimų ir pažangos vertinimo trūkumai. Be to, išryškėjo, kaip tėvai aiškina, jų nuomone, neefektyvaus mokymo priežastis ir kokių padarinių patiria dėl tokio ugdymo. Tyrimo duomenys pasitelkiami apibrėžti glaudesnio tėvų ir mokyklos bendradarbiavimo galimybes.
Medijų ir informacinis raštingumas kaip asmens įgalinimo priemonė
Authors: Valdmane Liene
Published: February 2017

Šiuolaikinė švietimo paradigma diktuoja perėjimą prie tokio mokymo (-si), kuris neatsiejamas nuo bendradarbiavimo tarp šeimos ir mokyklos, patirtinio mokymos (-si) bei aktyvaus socialinių partnerių įsitraukimo. Tokio mokymo (-si) rezultatas yra asmuo (agent), gebantis ir norintis įsitraukti į socialinį procesą, mokantis rasti galimybę ne tik kelti, bet irįgyvendinti savo tikslus, juos lanksčiai derindamas prie situacijos ar turimų išteklių. Toks asmuo gali būti apibrėžtas kaip įgalintasis asmuo. Akivaizdi šiandienos edukacinė tendencija – asmenų, dalyvaujančių švietimo sistemoje, stiprinimas pasitelkus socialinį įgalinimą. Šiuolaikiniuose socialiniuose moksluose socialinio įgalinimo koncepcija yra reikšminga. Manoma, kad tai yra vienas iš svarbiausių gyvenimo kokybės rodiklių. Įgalinimas yra procesas, kuris dėl savo tarpdiscipliniškumo bei daugiamatiškumo yra apibrėžiamas įvairiai ir nėra sutarta dėl vienos definicijos (Page, Czuba, 1999). Esamų apibrėžimų analizė atskleidžia, kad socialiniame diskurse įgalinimas pirmiausiai interpretuojamas veiklos kontekste. Asmens gebėjimas veikti nepriklausomai ir priimti sprendimus yra pagrindinis socialinio įgalinimo rodiklis. Asmuo veikia nepriklausomai, taip sustiprindamas įtaką tiek savo, tiek visuomenės gyvenime. (Erb, Kaindl, 2007; Hurrelmann, 1986). Pedagogikos mokslas įsitraukė į socialinio įgalinimo tyrimus. Konstruojamos mokslinės interpretacijos siūlančios keisti esamą pedagoginę mintį. Judama nuo tradicinio pedagoginio diskurso link bendradarbiaujančio modelio, akcentuojančio besimokantįjį kaip individą su unikalia pasaulėžiūra. Postmodernus laikmetis švietimui ir ugdymui kelia abipusės pagarbos, o ne paklusnumo diegimo tikslą. Sparti technologijų pažanga keičia švietimo koncepcijos interpretaciją ir švietėjo bei besimokančiojo vaidmenis. Svarbi tampa kiekvieno asmens savarankiško mokymosi visą gyvenimą atsakomybė bei pagarba visų švietimo dalyvių kompetencijoms. Straipsnyje tiriama medijų ir informacinio raštingumo svarba įgalinimo procese. Apibūdinami medijų ir informacinio raštingumo komponentai bei veikimo mechanizmai. Ieškomi atsakymų į klausimus: • Koks yra pagrindinis medijų ir informacinio raštingumo ugdant tikslas? • Koks yra medijų ir informacinio raštingumo turinys? • Kaip integruoti medijų ir informacinį raštingumą į mokymo(si) procesą?
Būsimų muzikos mokytojų tarpkultūrinio ugdymo pedagoginių įgūdžių prigimtis
Authors: Marcheva Penka
Published: February 2017

Pirmoje šio straipsnio dalyje aptariami pedagoginiai muzikos mokytojo įgūdžiai. Taip pat pristatomi mokytojams būtini tarpkultūrinio muzikinio ugdymo įgūdžiai. Pradžios taškas šiame procese yra vaikų komunikacijos su gimtosiomis folkloro tradicijomis įpročiai, taip pat komunikacijos įpročiai su kitų etninių grupių ar tautų muzikinėmis tradicijomis. Antroje straipsnio dalyje pristatomas ir aptariamas su etninių grupių ar tautų muzikinėmis tradicijomis susijusių muzikinių kūrinių, kurių mokoma pradinėje mokykloje, sąrašas. Ši publikacija yra susijusi su universiteto projekte „Technologinio tarpdisciplininio modelio, skirto įvertinti studentų mokymo įgūdžius, remiantis teoriniais ir praktiniais mokymais, aprobavimas“ atliktais darbais. Išryškėjo, kad pedagoginiai įgūdžiai, reikalingi būsimiems mokytojams vykdantiems tarpkultūrinį muzikinį ugdymą šiuolaikinėje mokykloje, yra ne tik ugdymo turinio ir priemonių pritaikymas, bet ir įgūdžiai, padedantys įveikti stereotipus ir išankstinį nusistatymą tarpkultūrinėje aplinkoje, formuojantys toleranciją kultūriniams skirtumams. Čia pagrindinis vaidmuo tenka studijoms universitete.
Politinis ugdymas Lorenzo Milani mokykloje Barbianoje
Authors: Krajewska Anna
Published: February 2017

Straipsnyje aprašomas Lorenzo Milani politinis ugdymas, kitaip apibrėžiamas kaip ugdymas taikai. Svarbiausias šio ugdymo tikslas – ugdyti smurto nepripažįstančią asmenybę, pasitikinčią savimi ir kitais žmonėmis, turinčią kūrybišką požiūrį į supančią tikrovę ir ją keičiančią laikantis žmogiškumo principų. Taip pat buvo siekiama ugdyti žmogų, galintį spręsti konfliktus be smurto, gebantį įtikinti, dalyvaujantį balsuojant, organizuojantį streiką ir pan. Milani mokė savo mokinius „eiti įtemptu lynu“, skatindamas juos savarankiškai galvoti, klausytis savo sąžinės. Be to, jis mokė mokinius kaip tapti laisvais ir nepriklausomais piliečiais, gebančiais svarstyti problemas, remiantis savo įsitikinimais. Etiniu ir politiniu požiūriu, ugdymas taikai taip pat buvo ugdymas pokyčiams ir teisingumui, solidarumui, kultūrų ir tautų sambūviui. Milani pasiūlytas ugdymas taikai kvietė įvairių gebėjimų mokinius, įvairių partijų šalininkus diskutuoti, o svarbiausia, sugyventi vieniems su kitais.
NEUROZĖS DISKURSAS JORISO-KARLO HUYSMANSO ROMANE ATVIRKŠČIAI
Authors: Bikulčius Vytautas
Published: February 2017

Straipsnyje analizuojamas neurozės diskursas prancūzų rašytojo Joriso-Karlo Huysmanso romane Atvirkščiai (1884). Nors neurozė kaip liga siejama su psichikos sutrikimais, tačiau romane ji įtraukiama ir į protagonisto genealogijos lauką ir kartu tampa kūrinio intrigos pakaitalu. Romane rašytojas, tiksliai vaizduodamas neurozės savybes ir ypatumus, parodo, kad ši liga suteikia Dezesentui ir tam tikrą postūmį kūrybos link. Nors piešdamas Dezesentą Huysmansas remiasi žmogaus fiziologija, būdinga natūralizmui, tačiau įkūnydamas priešpriešas, būdingas dekadentizmui, nuosekliai atskleidžia ir modernaus žmogaus gimimą. Su neuroze romane yra siejama ir Dezesento kaip dendžio situacija. Jo estetinė teorija grindžiama pojūčiais ir išmone. Neatsitiktinai neurozė, iškylanti kaip žmogaus kūno fizinė reakcija, sukelia protagonisto apmąstymus ir apie dvasinį skausmą, kuris liudija apie asmenybės vidinį skilimą.
SIURREALIZMO APRAIŠKOS ANDRÉ BRETONO AUTOBIOGRAFINIAME PASAKOJIME NADŽA
Authors: Dručkutė Genovaitė
Published: February 2017

Straipsnio objektas ir tikslas – ištirti siurrealizmo apraiškas prancūzų rašytojo André Bretono (1896–1966) autobiografiniame pasakojime Nadža (Nadja, 1928). Iškėlus mintį, jog autorius pasitelkia psichinę ligą kaip išskirtinę siurrealizmo manifestaciją, nubrėžiami šie tyrimo uždaviniai: 1) aptarti siurrealistinės tapatybės paieškas, 2) išskleisti siurrealistų požiūrį į moterį. Analizuojant šią temą, mums paranku remtis siurrealizmo nuostatomis, išreikštomis žurnaluose „Literatūra“ (Littérature), „Siurrealistinė revoliucija“ (La Révolution surréaliste), „Minotautaras“ (Minotaure), abiejuose Bretono Siurrealizmo manifestuose (Les Manifestes du surréalisme, 1924, 1930); taip pat Simone’os de Beauvoir įžvalgomis veikale Antroji lytis (Le Deuxième sexe, 1949). Tyrime aktualizuojami ir kai kurie siurrealizmo reiškinį ir beprotybę analizavusių autorių (Bonnet, Rispail, Mostauskis ir kt.) teiginiai. Tikimasi, kad siurrealizmo apraiškų viename svarbiausių Bretono tekstų tyrimas papildys ir praplės lietuviškąsias siurrealizmo įžvalgas ir lyčių studijų lauką.
MICHELIO HOUELLEBECQ’O ROMANO SOUMISSION VERTIMO Į LIETUVIŲ KALBĄ STILISTIKA
Authors: Černiuvienė Liucija
Published: February 2017

2015 m. Prancūzijoje išleistas garsaus prancūzų rašytojo Michelio Houellebecq’o romanas Soumission sulaukė kontroversiškų vertinimų: vienų romanas vadinamas distopija, kitų – šiuolaikinės vakarietiškos visuomenės kritika, dar kitų – provokacija dėl musulmonų vaidmens kūrinyje. Romaną iš karto imta versti į įvairias kalbas. Lietuvių kalba jį pavadinimu Pasidavimas 2015 m. išleido leidykla „Kitos knygos“ (iš prancūzų kalbos vertė Goda Bulybenko). Vertimas į lietuvių kalbą taip pat sulaukė kontroversiškų atgarsių: viena vertus, Lietuvos literatūros vertėjų sąjungos ekspertų knyga buvo įtraukta į vertingiausių verstinių knygų sąrašą, kita vertus – vertimo recenzijos itin teigiamos nebuvo, pastebėta vertimo klaidų. Tad aktualu paanalizuoti detaliau, kokį Houellebecq’ą teks skaityti lietuvių skaitytojui: ar tokį, kokį jį skaito prancūzai, ar kiek kitokį. Vertimo analizei pasirinktas stilistikos aspektas: bus siekiama aptarti Houellebecq’o stilių remiantis Rogerio Célestino bei Juremiro Machado Da Silvos darbais apie šį rašytoją ir ištirti vertimo į lietuvių kalbą stilistikos specifiką remiantis lietuvių mokslininkų Juozo Pikčilingio, Aldonos Paulauskienės bei prancūzų vertimo teoretiko Henri Meschonnico įžvalgomis apie meninio teksto stilių ir poetiką. Tikimasi, kad tokia vertimo analizė padės atsakyti į klausimą, ar skaitytojas gali tikėtis lietuvių kalba skaityti tikrąjį Houellebecq’ą.
LOBIZMO REGLAMENTAVIMAS LIETUVOJE IR EBPO STANDARTAI
Authors: Ambrasaitė Monika
Published: February 2017

2016 m. birželio 23 d. pristatytas Lietuvos Respublikos lobistinės veiklos įstatymo VIII-1749 pakeitimo įstatymo projektas (nauja redakcija) Nr. XIIP-2731(2), kuriuo bandoma reformuoti Lietuvoje galiojantį neefektyvų lobizmo teisinį reguliavimą. 2015 m. birželio 4 d. Lietuvą oficialiai pakvietus pradėti stojimo į Ekonominio bendradarbiavimo ir plėtros organizaciją procesą, iškilo būtinybė lobizmo reglamentavimą suderinti su Ekonominio bendradarbiavimo ir plėtros organizacijos Tarybos rekomendacija dėl gairių užtikrinant skaidrumą ir sąžiningumą lobistinėje veikloje Nr. C(2010)16. Straipsnyje analizuojama įstatymo projekto (ne)atitiktis šioje rekomendacijoje įtvirtintoms gairėms bei pateikiamos lobizmo teisinio reguliavimo tobulinimo rekomendacijos.
AUTONOMINIAI AUTOMOBILIAI – ŠIANDIENOS TEISINIAI IŠŠŪKIAI RYTOJUI
Authors: Mitkevičius Vilius
Published: February 2017

Straipsnyje analizuojama autonominių automobilių samprata, jų naudojimo Lietuvoje galimybės, atsižvelgiant į esamą teisinį reguliavimą, ir pagrindiniai teisinio reglamentavimo klausimai, kuriuos būtina išspręsti siekiant užtikrinti sklandų šios inovacijos įsiliejimą į visuomeninius santykius.
Financing of Pediatric Home Health Care
Authors: Simpser Edwin , Hudak Mark L. ,   SECTION ON HOME CARE, COMMITTEE ON CHILD HEALTH FINANCING, Okun Alexander L. , Langley John , Lin Elaine , Maynard Roy , McNeal Douglas , Sajous Christine , Thornburg James Brian
Published: February 2017

This Policy Statement was reaffirmed June 2022.

Pediatric home health care is an effective and holistic venue of treatment of children with medical complexity or developmental disabilities who otherwise may experience frequent and/or prolonged hospitalizations or who may enter chronic institutional care. Demand for pediatric home health care is increasing while the provider base is eroding, primarily because of inadequate payment or restrictions on benefits. As a result, home care responsibilities assumed by family caregivers have increased and imposed financial, physical, and psychological burdens on the family. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act set forth 10 mandated essential health benefits. Home care should be considered as an integral component of the habilitative and rehabilitative services and devices benefit, even though it is not explicitly recognized as a specific category of service. Pediatric-specific home health care services should be defined clearly as components of pediatric services, the 10th essential benefit, and recognized by all payers. Payments for home health care services should be sufficient to maintain an adequate provider work force with the pediatric-specific expertise and skills to care for children with medical complexity or developmental disability. Furthermore, coordination of care among various providers and the necessary direct patient care from which these care coordination plans are developed should be required and enabled by adequate payment. The American Academy of Pediatrics advocates for high-quality care by calling for development of pediatric-specific home health regulations and the licensure and certification of pediatric home health providers.
ANALISIS KEMAMPUAN DAYA GABUNG GEN PADA GENOTIPE UDANG GALAH UNTUK MENDUKUNG PROGRAM SELEKSI DAN HIBRIDISASI
Authors: Hadie Wartono , Subandriyo Subandriyo , Hadie Lies Emmawati , Noor Ronny Rachman
Published: February 2017

Penelitian tentang daya gabung gen (conbining ability), dilakukan dengan mengunakan tiga strain udang galah yakni Musi, Barito, dan GlMacro. Perkawinan dilakukan secara fullsib di dalam dan di antara strain serta menghasilkan sembilan kombinasi genotipe.
PREVALENSI INFEKSI WHTTE SPOT SYNDROME VIRUS (WSSV) PADA INDUK UDANG WINDU (Penaeus monodon) HASIL TANGKAPAN DARI ALAM
Authors: Supriyadi Hambali , Taukhid Taukhid , Sunarto Agus , Koesharyani Lsti
Published: February 2017

Penelitian yang bertujuan untuk mengetahui prevalensi infeksi penyakit bercak putih (WSSV) pada induk udang windu hasil tangkapan dari alam telah dilakukan di Laboratotium Kesehatanlkan, Pasar Minggu. Sampel induk udang windu dikoleksi dari penampung di beberapa lokasi (provinsi) yaitu Lampung, Banten, Jawa Barat, Jawa Tengah, Jawa Timur, dan Nusa Tenggara Barat. Penyiapan sampel serta prosedur pemeriksaan dilakukan dengan teknik polymerase chain reaction (PCR) dengan mengikuti prosedur standar.
Flexible hydroxyapatite fiber precipitated by urea through a hydrothermal route
Authors: Qi Mei-li , Xiao Gui-yong , Shokuhfar Tolou , Lu Yu-peng
Published: February 2017

Flexible hydroxyapatite fiber (HAF) with high crystallinity is hydrothermally fabricated through the precipitation of urea. By the analysis of field emission scanning electron microscopy, fourier transform infrared spectrometry and X-ray diffraction, a comprehensive composition and morphological characterization of the products is established. The optimal initial pH lies in the range of 3·0–4·0 for synthesizing ribbon-like fibers with lengths larger than 200 μm. The variation in hydrothermal temperatures from 160 to 200°C shows little effect on the constitution of the products, which are all carbonated hydroxyapatite. The formation of HAF is through a fractal growth of two splittings. The HAF paper formed by suction filtration suggests that the obtained HAF is flexible. Also, the phase and morphology transformation of the precursor and the thermal stability of calcium (Ca)–phosphorus (P) fibers are investigated. HAF is formed by the precursor of octacalcium phosphate fibers and is more stable than it. Bone mesenchymal stem cell culture studies indicate that HAF has potential biocompatibility.
A külföldi működő tőke által vezérelt iparfejlődési modell és határai Közép-Európában
Authors: Lux Gábor
Published: February 2017

A tanulmány célja az elmúlt évtizedekben meghatározóan a külföldi működő tőkére alapozott iparfejlődés összehasonlító értékelése a tágan értelmezett posztszocialista Közép-Európa országaiban és régióiban. Ez a folyamat, amely a rendszerváltások utáni dezindusztrializációt követően bontakozott ki, piaci erők által mozgatott, térben szelektív újraiparosodáshoz vezetett a posztszocialista országok régióinak egy részében. A külföldi működő tőkén alapuló iparfejlődés gyors megoldást kínált számos ipari térség válságára, és elősegítette Közép-Európa (újra)integrációját az európai, illetve a globális ipar munkamegosztásába. Bármennyire versenyképes struktúrák jöttek létre, az átalakulást nemcsak jelentős vállalatok közötti és térbeli különbségek fémjelzik, hanem ma már azt a kérdést is meg kell fogalmazni, hogy milyen mellékhatásokkal, haszonáldozati költségekkel járt a folyamat, és a következő évtizedekben mennyire marad fenntartható a jelenlegi növekedési modell. A tanulmány ezért öt részre oszlik. Az első részben megvizsgálja a gazdaságszerkezeti átalakulás Közép-Európa térszerkezetére gyakorolt következményeit, és azt, hogy milyen hajtóerők mozgatják az egyes gazdasági szektorok térbeli letelepülését. A második és harmadik részben bemutatja a külföldi működő tőkén alapuló iparfejlődés legfontosabb vonásait, valamint azt, hogyan lokalizálódnak az ipari tevékenységek, szakértői megkérdezés eredményeivel is alátámasztva. A negyedik rész a fejlődési modell buktatóiról, továbbfejleszthetőségének kérdéseiről szól, amit a tanulmány végén a közép-európai ipar fenntartható fejlődéséről megfogalmazott következtetések zárnak.
Trauma Patient with Fat Embolism Detected on Computed Tomography
Authors: Sousa Isabel , Janeiro João , Campos Paula , Távora Isabel
Published: February 2017

Fat embolism is frequent following fractures of long bones, however the development of the clinical syndrome of fat embolism (characterized by progressive respiratory distress, mental status depression and petechial rash) is rare, but relevant because of its potential severity. We report a case of a trauma patient with multiple fractures of the right lower limb in whom an emergency computed tomography scan showed fat emboli within the lumen of the homolateral common femoral vein. The imaging detection of macroscopic fat emboli should alert the clinician to the potential for subsequent fat embolism syndrome.
Controlo Sintomático nos Doentes em Fim de Vida
Authors: Alves Mariana , Abril Rita , Neto Isabel Galriça
Published: February 2017

Doentes em fim de vida apresentam uma multiplicidade de sintomas que são causa de sofrimento para os próprios e respetivas famílias. Os profissionais de saúde ao longo da faculdade, internato e carreira médica são pouco preparados para gerir e melhorar a qualidade de vida destes doentes. O presente artigo pretende fornecer competências básicas no controlo sintomático dos doentes em fim de vida, focando em particular o controlo da dor, dispneia, fadiga, náuseas, vómitos e anorexia. Pretende-se ainda alertar para conceitos básicos sobre controlo de sintomas refratários e a sedação paliativa.
Superioridade da PET/CT com FNa-F18 na Deteção de Metástases Ósseas quando Comparada com Outros Métodos de Diagnóstico por Imagem
Authors: Lapa Paula , Saraiva Tiago , Silva Rodolfo , Marques Margarida , Costa Gracinda , Lima João Pedroso
Published: February 2017

Introdução: A tomografia por emissão de positrões/tomografia computorizada - FNa-F18 vem sendo considerada como uma modalidade imagiológica com vantagens na pesquisa de metastização óssea. Comparámos a sua capacidade para deteção de metástases ósseas com a de outras técnicas imagiológicas.Material e Métodos: Avaliámos retrospetivamente 114 doentes que realizaram tomografia por emissão de positrões/tomografia computorizada - FNa-F18. Destes, 49 realizaram também cintigrafia óssea, 61 tomografia por emissão de positrões/tomografia computorizada - FDG-F18 e 10 tomografia por emissão de positrões/tomografia computorizada - FCH-F18. Identificámos a técnica que detetou um maior número de metástases ósseas. Comparámos ainda a tomografia por emissão de positrões com a componente tomografia computorizada da tomografia por emissão de positrões/tomografia computorizada - FNa-F18. Registámos as situações  nas quais a tomografia por emissão de positrões/tomografia computorizada FNa-F18 e a cintigrafia óssea necessitaram de exames adicionais para esclarecimento complementar.Resultados: A tomografia por emissão de positrões/tomografia computorizada - FNa-F18 foi superior à cintigrafia óssea em 49% dos doentes (p < 0,001); foi superior à tomografia por emissão de positrões/tomografia computorizada - FDG-F18 em 59% dos doentes (p < 0,001) e foi superior à tomografia por emissão de positrões/tomografia computorizada - FCH-F18 em 40% dos doentes (p < 0,001). Nenhuma das técnicas imagiológicas avaliadas lhe foi superior. Na tomografia por emissão de positrões/tomografia computorizada -FNa-F18 a componente tomografia por emissão de positrões foi superior à tomografia computorizada em 35% dos casos (p < 0,001). Foi sugerida investigação complementar em apenas 3,5% dos doentes que realizaram tomografia por emissão de positrões/ tomografia computorizada - FNa-F18 (45% para a cintigrafia óssea) (p < 0,001).Discussão: Em conformidade com o referido por outros autores, a nossa experiência confirma que a tomografia por emissão de positrões/tomografia computorizada - FNa-F18 tem excelente desempenho na deteção de metástases ósseas, sendo capaz de identificar lesões em mais doentes, e em maior número, quando comparada com outras técnicas imagiológicas.Conclusão: A tomografia por emissão de positrões/tomografia computorizada - FNa-F18 revelou superioridade na deteção de metástases ósseas comparativamente à cintigrafia óssea, à tomografia por emissão de positrões/tomografia computorizada - FDG-F18 e à tomografia por emissão de positrões/tomografia computorizada - FCH- F18.
A Relação Entre a Imunodepressão e o Desenvolvimento de Cancro Cutâneo
Authors: Sanches Maria Mendonça , Travassos Ana Rita , Soares-de-Almeida Luis
Published: February 2017

Os efeitos da imunodepressão no desenvolvimento de estados de doença têm constituído uma importante área de investigação, tendo sido verificadas associações entre a imunodepressão e o desenvolvimento de um vasto conjunto de comorbilidades, entre as quais se destacam as doenças infeciosas, doenças cardiovasculares e o cancro. A investigação dos efeitos da imunodepressão em humanos tem sido sobretudo realizada em indivíduos imunodeprimidos pelo vírus da imunodeficiência humana e indivíduos sob imunossupressão farmacológica após transplante, devido aos constrangimentos associados à obtenção de amostras de número relevante noutros contextos. De um modo geral, doentes imunodeprimidos tendem a apresentar maior incidência de neoplasias malignas. No que respeita aos doentes transplantados, o cancro cutâneo tem uma incidência significativamente aumentada, ao passo que, entre doentes portadores da infeção com vírus da imunodeficiência humana, apenas as neoplasias de origem infeciosa apresentam incidência aumentada. Este artigo apresenta uma revisão da literatura relativa aos efeitos da imunodepressão no desenvolvimento de tumores em humanos, com especial enfâse no desenvolvimento dos diferentes tipos de cancro cutâneo.
O Ensino da Psicologia em Medicina: Contexto, Metodologias e Identidade do Médico
Authors: Ouakinin Silvia
Published: February 2017

Introdução: O ensino da Psicologia no currículo do curso de Medicina tem sido alvo de inúmeras reflexões que se debruçam sobre a importância destes conhecimentos, a um nível geral, para os médicos.Métodos: Procedeu-se a uma revisão não sistemática de literatura relevante, particularmente da última década e de recomendações nacionais e internacionais que se debruçam sobre a necessidade de integração das ciências sociais e do comportamento na formação médica.Resultados: A literatura suporta a existência de pré-conceitos e atitudes negativas face ao papel da Psicologia na formação médica, demonstrada pela investigação em várias universidades europeias e americanas. O contexto sociocultural, as diferentes metodologias e as barreiras sentidas face a este ensino são enumerados, fornecendo a matriz para uma discussão mais abrangente da formação da identidade do médico.Conclusão: Revisitando a experiência de muitos anos de ensino na Psicologia Médica, considera-se que o processo de integração desta área curricular deve ocorrer de forma transversal e vertical, ao longo de todo o curso, salientando-se a necessidade da formação pedagógica dos docentes. Procura-se, assim, elaborar conceitos que decorrem de uma reflexão pessoal e que se pretende ajustada à realidade do nosso ensino e aos princípios básicos que o norteiam, de forma a integrar o ensino da Psicologia no curso de Medicina, acentuando a sua importância e utilidade no desempenho de futuros médicos.
Associations Between the Big Five Personality Traits and a Medical School Admission Interview
Authors: Lourinho Isabel , Moreira André , Mota-Cardoso Rui , Severo Milton , Ferreira Maria Amélia
Published: February 2017

Introduction: Personality has became popular in medical student’s selection. However, few research exists about the association between the big five personality traits and the existent medical school selection tools. Our aim was to study which personality traits were selected by a medical school admission interview.Material and Methods: One hundred ninety four graduate applicants that had applied to the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto through the graduate entry approach, after ranked on previous achievement, were interviewed between the academic years of 2011 and 2013. From these, 181 (93.3%) answered to the NEO Five-Factor Inventory that assesses high order personality traits of openness to experience, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness and neuroticism. Admission interview corresponded to the second phase of the seriation process. Every applicant was interviewed and scored by three interviewers on seven dimensions asesssed by Lickert scale (1-10). Interview score was the sum of the dimensions. Linear mixed effects model and respective regression coefficients were used to estimate the association between personality traits from each interviewer’s score. Final models were adjusted for gender, interviewers and previous achievement.Results: Openness to experience (Beta = 0.18: CI 95%: 0.05; 0.30) had the strongest association with interview score followed by the interaction effect between the extraversion and conscientiousness traits (Beta = 0.14; CI 95%: 0.02; 0.25). Also, applicants scored higher when their gender was opposite to the interviewers.Discussion: Previous achievement and interview score had no association.Conclusion: Our admission interview selected different personality traits when compared to other selection tools. Medical schools should be aware of the implications of the adopted selection tools on the admitted medical student’s personality because it can help providing beneficial interventions.
Curso Breve de Competências de Comunicação Clínica: Estudo Multicêntrico
Authors: Franco Camila , Franco Renato , Severo Milton , Ferreira Maria Amélia
Published: February 2017

Introdução: O presente artigo descreve e analisa os resultados de um curso multicêntrico de comunicação clínica em pequenos grupos com recurso a doentes simulados (atores) e feedback. O objetivo do curso foi estimular o desenvolvimento de competências de comunicação clínica e ainda, reconhecer as diferentes formas de manifestação de uma mesma doença em doentes diferentes (doença versus dolência).Material e Métodos: O curso foi aplicado a estudantes do terceiro e quarto ano do curso de medicina em três universidades brasileiras e uma portuguesa. A avaliação foi realizada através de escalas de apreciação dos participantes, teste de escolha múltipla e autoeficácia.Resultados: Tivemos 69 participantes nas quatro universidades. A avaliação geral do curso (1 - 5) foi de 4,70 (DP 0,494), a autoavaliaçãosobre a participação foi de 4,07 (DP 0,671); e a avaliação sobre o uso dos doentes simulados 4,51 (DP 0,501). O teste de escolha múltipla, a escala de autoeficácia e a escala de atitudes quanto a aprendizagem dessas competências apresentaram melhoria significativa após a realização do curso.Discussão: O método utilizado teve uma excelente avaliação pelos estudantes independentemente do contexto onde o curso foi ministrado. Além disso, possibilitou ganhos quanto ao conhecimento e atitudes quanto a comunicação clínica.Conclusão: A partir de uma universidade portuguesa em colaboração com docentes e universidades brasileiras foi possível desenvolver uma estratégia de ensino-aprendizagem multicêntrica para comunicação clínica altamente valorizada pelos participantes e com resultados de aprendizagem adequados.