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Media Company Uses Analytics to Schedule Radio Advertisement Spots
Authors: Venkatachalam Saravanan , Wong Fion , Uyar Emrah , Ward Stan , Aggarwal Amit
Published: December 2015

In this paper, we describe the implementation of an optimization suite (OS) to facilitate the scheduling of radio advertisements for one of the largest media companies in the United States. Advertisements are scheduled adhering to complex criteria from the advertisers with the objective of maximizing the revenue for the company. Advertisers offer two types of flexibility for demand fulfillment: market flexibility provides an opportunity to shift the demand across demographics, and time flexibility allows the demand to be shifted across the broadcasting time horizon. The scale of inventories, fair and equitable distribution, flexibilities, and other complex criteria from the advertisers necessitated the development of a sophisticated OS to generate rosters for the placement of advertisements. The OS uses optimization models and four heuristics procedures to generate an advertisement placement roster for each station. The company has adapted the OS into its information systems to seamlessly incorporate optimization into its decision-making process.
Assigning Panels to Meeting Rooms at the National Science Foundation
Authors: Sauppe Jason J. , Morrison David R. , Jacobson Sheldon H.
Published: December 2015

The National Science Foundation provides funding for scientific research throughout the United States. Its program directors solicit requests for funding through calls for proposals and then assemble panels of experts to review these requests. The program directors are responsible for reserving meeting rooms for each of the panels. Our work automates much of the room reservation process by constructing and solving an optimization model that determines how panels should be assigned to available rooms to maximize the utilization of available meeting rooms. The model accommodates multiday panels, differences between the rooms (e.g., capacity, projector support), and double-booking constraints for both rooms and panel organizers. Staff members at the National Science Foundation are currently using this software, and have employed it to successfully schedule engineering directorate panels for the 2014–2015 review year.
Nurse activity to prevent and support patients with a parastomal hernia
Authors: Bland Carol , Young Kate
Published: December 2015

A parastomal hernia is a common complication among stoma patients (ostomates), and represents a considerable challenge in terms of management. This paper reviewed research findings to establish how nurses can help to prevent parastomal heniation and improve understanding about this condition. However, the limited evidence found was of low quality. Studies focused on adult ostomates who developed a parastomal hernia identified that an ostomate's waist circumference >100 cm can be a major contributing factor in developing a parastomal hernia. In addition, the incidence of parastomal hernias may be reduced by a non-invasive, nurse-led prevention programme and preoperative stoma siting and education. Parastomal hernias present significant physical, psychological and social morbidities for ostomates. As a result, many adopt coping strategies rather than seek professional help. Further research is needed to strengthen the evidence base for care of ostomates with a parastomal hernia and elucidate professional opinion.
Economic Feasibility of Utilizing Precommercially Thinned Southern Pine as a Woody Biomass Energy Source
Authors: Hanzelka Nathan C. , Sullivan Jay , Bolding M. Chad , Barrett Scott M.
Published: December 2015

The use of woody biomass as a feedstock for wood-burning energy facilities and pellet mills has increased across the southern United States in recent years. Feedstock for these facilities comes in a variety of forms, including roundwood, logging residues, and mill residues. Precommercial thinning (PCT) of pine stands is sometimes used to mitigate southern pine beetle (Dendroctonus frontalis) risk that traditionally incurs added cost to landowners. Utilization of biomass from PCT for biomass energy production may provide an opportunity to reduce the costs of southern pine beetle risk mitigation practices. Potential use of PCT biomass has been suggested in previous studies, but little effort has focused on quantifying amounts available for utilization. Using a list of nonindustrial, private forests enrolled in the Virginia Department of Forestry Pine Bark Beetle Prevention Program, we conducted inventories of pine stands scheduled to undergo PCT to estimate potentially harvestable biomass. Inventories of stands in the 5- to 7-year-old and the 8- to 12-year-old age groups showed average volumes of 14.47 and 39.63 green tons per acre of biomass, respectively. Results suggest that PCT stands in the 8- to 12-year-old age group may contain sufficient volumes for economically feasible harvests based on removal estimations, thinning costs, and regional biomass prices. The feasibility of such harvests will largely depend on the degree to which harvesting costs are affected by utilizing the small-diameter stems typically found in PCT stands and local demand for biomass.
Multianalyte Conventional Reference Material (MacRM): A Useful Tool for Nationwide Standardization of Laboratory Measurements for Medical Care—A Model Study in Japan
Authors: Shinohara Katsuyuki , Hamasaki Naotaka , Takagi Yasushi , Yatomi Yutaka , Kikuchi Hiroshi , Hosogaya Shigemi , Kawai Yohko , Miyachi Hayato , Kaneko Kenji , Miyajima Yoshifumi , Matsumoto Hiroyuki , Yamamoto Yoshikazu , Iwagami Miyuki , Osawa Susumu , Umeda Mamoru , Koide Hirofumi , Yoshimura Daisuke , Kato Hideo
Published: December 2015

BACKGROUND

The Japanese Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards (JCCLS) has developed a multianalyte conventional reference material (MacRM) for nationwide standardization of laboratory measurements.

METHODS

To prepare the MacRM, pooled sera were obtained from healthy Japanese individuals. Target values of the pooled sera for 30 analytes were assigned on the basis of the measurement results of 45 certified clinical laboratories whose calibration was verified by measuring certified reference materials (CRMs) provided by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements, and JCCLS. Commutability of MacRM was assessed by comparison with results for 150 individual inpatients at Fukuoka University Chikushi Hospital. Survey samples were prepared by essentially the same method for MacRM but without target values. The survey samples were used to assess agreement among 165 laboratories that used various assay kits and platforms calibrated with the MacRM.

RESULTS

The commutability of MacRM was confirmed for 30 analytes with sera from 150 individual patients. The imprecision (CV) of measurements of survey samples (high and low concentrations) among the 165 laboratories was 0.4%–10.0%. Twenty-six of 30 analytes were within the goals for interinstitutional allowable bias. An aliquot of MacRM stored frozen at −80 °C remained stable for ≥4 years.

CONCLUSIONS

The MacRM was successfully applied as a calibrator to achieve nationwide standardization for 30 analytes measured by 165 laboratories that used various methods from different manufacturers.
Sensaciones térmicas en la provincia Cienfuegos (Cuba)
Authors: Castillo Oliva Claudio Santiago , Barcia Sardiñas Sinaí
Published: December 2015

Los estudios referentes a las sensaciones térmicas son de gran interés y utilidad en diferentes sectores de la sociedad, máxime en la provincia Cienfuegos (Cuba) donde existe un alto potencial económico en continuo desarrollo. Es por eso que este trabajo tiene como objetivo caracterizar temporal y espacialmente las sensaciones térmicas en horarios extremos del día en la provincia Cienfuegos durante el período 1981-2010. Para ello se calcularon los índices bioclimáticos Temperatura Efectiva-TE y Temperatura Efectiva Equivalente-TEE los cuales resultan adecuados para evaluar las sensaciones térmicas de los cubanos aclimatados a las condiciones cálidas y húmedas. Como principales resultados se obtuvo que en la provincia, las mañanas de noviembre a abril son generalmente frescas mientras las tardes de ese período pueden ser confortables o calurosas. Esta última situación es común en las mañanas de mayo a octubre cambiando a calurosas o muy calurosas en horas de la tarde. Las mayores diferencias espaciales se encontraron entre el litoral sur oriental y la zona montañosa resaltando esta última por una permanencia de sensaciones frescas o confortables.
FUNDAMENTOS E CONTRAFUNDAMENTOS À JUSTICIABILIDADE DOS DIREITOS SOCIAIS
Authors: Sabedra Ceolin Lisianne , Cury Soares Hector
Published: December 2015

O artigo centra-se na abordagem dos direitos sociais prestacionais, com enfoque nos principais obstáculos impostos à sua justiciabilidade. Examina classificações doutrinárias e tipolo-gias sobre suas formas de proteção. A partir da análise das teorias propostas, traça cotejo com o modo de positivação de tais direitos no sistema constitucional brasileiro, conferindo destaque à con-sideração das circunstâncias (contexto socioeconômico) diante dos casos concretos em que aplicável a técnica da ponderação.
TPM e manutenção autônoma: estudo de caso em uma empresa da indústria metal-mecânica
Authors: Biehl Norberto Carvalho , Sellitto Miguel Afonso
Published: December 2015

O objetivo deste artigo foi descrever um caso de aplicação de manutenção autônoma em uma área-piloto de uma empresa da indústria metal-mecânica. O método de pesquisa foi o estudo de caso. A TPM – Total Productive Maintenance, Manutenção Produtiva Total, é uma tecnologia gerencial que pode auxiliar as empresas na redução de ocorrência de falhas e quebras de máquinas. Um dos mais importantes aspectos da TPM é a manutenção autônoma. Um programa de doze pontos foi estruturado e adotado como guia de implantação da manutenção autônoma. O programa iniciou por uma área-piloto, incluindo três centros de usinagem. Os principais resultados do programa-piloto foram o aumento em mais de 700% no tempo médio entre falhas, a redução de mais de 40% no tempo médio até o reparo, o consequente aumento de mais de cinco pontos percentuais na disponibilidade das três máquinas e a redução de quase 60% no custo de materiais de manutenção. A principal conclusão foi que a TPM, e em particular a manutenção autônoma, pode aumentar a eficiência da manutenção como fator estratégico, aumentando a capacidade de competição da manufatura em empresas industriais.
Otimização da frequência de inspeções em PSV usando análise estatística de dados
Authors: Botelho Alexandre Guimarães
Published: December 2015

O presente trabalho demonstra como a aplicação de métodos analíticos qualitativos pode ser apoiada pela análise estatística de dados de falha de equipamentos para a determinação de uma política adequada e custo-eficiente de manutenção, de forma a reduzir o custo do ciclo de vida do equipamento. Para tal, um estudo de caso foi realizado com dados de falha e manutenção de uma amostra de válvulas de segurança e alívio (PSV) de uma unidade de produção de óleo e gás da PETROBRAS. Os dados foram classificados conforme modos de falha identificados usando uma análise de modos de falha e efeitos—FMEA, e ajustados mediante o uso da distribuição de weibull. Os resultados demonstram a possibilidade de redução de freqüência de manutenção, representando 29% de redução de eventos, sem aumento do risco, além de indicar as falhas potenciais a serem bloqueadas pelo plano de inspeção.
A utilização de sistemas de erp como antecedente da eficiência e eficácia (inter)organizacional: um estudo em dimensões estratégicas em pequenas e médias empresas
Authors: Fernandes Renato Borges , Antonialli Luiz Marcelo , Costa Filho Custódio Genésio da , Caixeta Ronaldo Pereira
Published: December 2015

Este estudo teve como objetivo analisar o impacto da utilização de sistemas de ERP na eficiência e eficácia organizacional e eficiência interorganizacional de empresas de pequeno e médio portes do município de Patos de Minas. Utilizando-se de um survey adaptado de Saccol et al. (2004), o estudo avaliou as dimensões estratégicas de clientes e consumidores, de fornecedores, de mercado e de rivalidade competitiva e sua relação com eficiência e eficácia organizacionais e com eficiência interorganizacional, quando todas são auxiliadas por sistemas de ERP. Os resultados demonstraram leve relação positiva na explicação da eficiência e eficácia organizacional e um pouco maior na eficiência interorganizacional. Conclui-se que os sistemas de ERP possuem baixa relevância para os aspectos estratégicos em pequenas e médias empresas, confirmando-se a tese da necessidade de maturidade na utilização de sistemas de informação para extrair benefícios estratégicos.
Representação visual de custos no processo produtivo: estudo de caso em uma indústria calçadista de Portugal
Authors: Guimarães Levi da Silva , Santana Alex Fabiano Bertollo , Medeiros Hyggor da Silva , Fagundes Jair Antonio
Published: December 2015

Ao longo das últimas décadas, os sistemas convencionais de produção passaram por mudanças diante da intensificação da competitividade entre empresas. As ocorrências dessas mudanças impulsionaram o desenvolvimento de ferramentas de auxílio à tomada de decisão para sistemas produtivos, no entanto, a maioria destes instrumentos não permite a visualização dos custos envolvidos ao longo das operações industriais. O presente estudo realiza a integração do Waste Identification Diagrams (WID), atual ferramenta para visualização e análise de processos produtivos, em conjunto com Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing (TDABC), ferramenta de gestão estratégica de custos, e procura criar um modelo que visualmente demonstre os desperdícios e relacione-os aos custos operacionais. Para chegar ao desenvolvimento deste modelo, a pesquisa adotou uma abordagem exploratório-descritiva, baseado em um estudo de caso realizado em uma indústria calçadista. As análises mostraram que a integração das ferramentas proporcionou a apresentação dos custos a partir das equações de tempo provenientes do TDABC associado à visualização do processo produtivo pelo WID. O estudo conclui que o WID pode ser integrado com a ferramenta TDABC, dando origem a um modelo gerencial para a tomada de decisões baseado nos custos operacionais do processo produtivo.
Research assistants’ perception of mistreatment and the strategies they prefer to overcome this mistreatment
Authors: Günçavdı Gizem , Polat Soner
Published: December 2015

The purpose of this study is to determine research assistants’ perception of mistreatment from other faculty members and the strategies they prefer to overcome this mistreatment. The sample of this study includes 255 research assistants who work at seven faculties at Kocaeli University, Turkey. This study is in the descriptive survey model. In order to measure research assistants’ perception of mistreatment, “Mistreatment Scale” developed by Harlos and Axelrod (2005) and adapted to Turkish by Günçavdı and Polat (2015); and in order to measure strategies which research assistants prefer to overcome this mistreatment, “Secondary Appraisal Scale” developed by Rogers (1998) were used as data collection tools. It has been found out that research assistants’ perception of mistreatment from faculty showed significant difference depending on personal and organizational variables.  Also it has been found out that research assistants used “barriers” strategies mostly to overcome mistreatment. This research has given an idea about research assistants’ experiences about being exposed to mistreatment, but this study is limited to students at Kocaeli University. In the future researches, the samples can be extended by taking research assistants who work at other universities as the sample.  
Fractionation and evaluation of proteins in roots of Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench
Authors: Balciunaite Gabriele , Juodsnukyte Jovita , Savickas Arunas , Ragazinskiene Ona , Siatkute Luka , Zvirblyte Gitana , Mistiniene Edita , Savickiene Nijole
Published: December 2015

Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench, a member of the Asteraceae family, is a plant rich in flavonoids, essential oils, phenolic compounds, saponins, polysaccharides and glycoproteins. The aim of the study was to evaluate the protein content in dried roots of Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench after homogenization of roots with liquid nitrogen, extraction in 0.01 mol L-1 phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) and purification followed by fractionation of proteins using gel filtration chromatography. Total concentration of proteins was measured using the Bradford method, and evaluation of the molecular mass of proteins was accomplished by applying the SDS-PAGE gel electrophoresis. The Bradford assay revealed that the highest concentration of proteins in fractions collected after gel filtration chomatography was 4.66–6.07 mg mL-1. Glycoproteins, alkamides and polysaccharides in roots of Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench are chemical compounds that are responsible for their immunomodulatory properties. However, information about the difference of protein contents in fresh and dried roots of E. purpurea is insufficient.
Siderophore: Structural And Functional Characterisation – A Comprehensive Review
Authors: Sah Stuti , Singh Rajni
Published: December 2015

Plants and microbes have enormous importance in our daily life. Iron is said to be the fourth most abundant element in the earth's crust from soil, still many plants face problem in uptaking iron because it is found in insoluble form, which severely restricts the bioavailability of this metal. In response to this, microorganisms present in soil such as Pseudomonas sp., Enterobacter genera, Bacillus and Rhodococcus produce special iron carriers or iron-binding compounds called as ‘siderphores’ or ‘siderochromes’. This paper is an attempt to review the importance of siderphores in enhancing plants’ iron utilisation strategies, the mode of transport of siderophores along with iron across the memberane and depending on the difference in their chemical structure, functional moiety and their source of isolation of four different types of siderophore (hydroxamates, catecholates, carboxylates and siderophore with mixed ligand). Siderophore and their derivative have large application in agriculture as to increase soil fertility and as biocontrol for fungal pathogen. This review unlike other reviews includes (1) types of siderophore, (2) the structural difference amongst them, (3) siderophore biosynthesis, (4) transport mechanism, (5) the genetics of siderophore and (6) their efficacy in human life.
Reconstructing the First Steps of Hellenistic Ethnography. The Nomima Barbarika of P.Lond. Lit. 112 Reconsidered
Authors: Pajón Leyra Irene
Published: December 2015

This paper offers a new overview of P.Lond. Lit. 112, long considered to be a possible fragment of the lost collection of ethnographical material known as Νόμιμα βαρβαρικά that originated with Aristotle. A new arrangement of the fragments, a re-edition of the text and an updated commentary suggests that the piece, rather than being Aristotelian, could be a fragment of the lost paradoxographic collection of ethnographic anecdotes compiled by Nymphodorus of Amphipolis.
Seventeen Beinecke Papyri
Authors: Gonis Nikolaos
Published: December 2015

Publication of seventeen small or fragmentary papyri kept in the Yale Papyrus Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. They are all documentary and range in date from the late first century BC to the late seventh century AD.
Aspekte des römerzeitlichen Gymnasiums in Ägypten
Authors: Habermann Wolfgang
Published: December 2015

The gymnasia in Roman Egypt played an important political, juridical, social and festive role for the Roman emperors, the provincial and metropolitan authorities. For the people the gymnasium was a cultural site and also a place for political agitation. The article deals with the evolution of the institution from the early Roman period until its end in the fourth century.
Impact of oral health education and a non-surgical periodontal therapy on the quality of life of patients with diabetes mellitus
Authors: Oanta Cornelia , Pasarin Liliana , Ursarescu Irina , Martu Alexandra , Martu Silvia
Published: December 2015

Aim: The aim of the study was to evaluate the impact of oral health education and non-surgical periodontal therapy on the quality of life for a group of patients with type I diabetes mellitus, in Iasi, Romania. Materials and Method: The study was conducted on 21 patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus which also presented a form of periodontitis. We examined: the degree of glycaemic control (by measuring the glycated haemoglobin), the periodontal and oral hygiene parameters at the baseline and after 4 weeks, 6 months and 12 months after the periodontal treatment which consisted in scaling and root planning. The patients also filled an OHIP-14 questionnaire at baseline and 6 month after the periodontal therapy to assess the quality of life. Results and Discussion: We observed a rapid recurrence of the deep periodontal pockets after 12 months in subjects with poor glycaemic control. At baseline, the highest scores for the OHIP-14 were in the sub-domains of pain, discomfort on chewing and self-consciousness. Conclusions: The prolonged poor control of glycaemia is closely related with its complications. The periodontal therapy improved (lower values) the domain codes and final score of the OHIP-14 questionnaire, proving that periodontal health has an impact on the diabetic patients ' quality of life.
Wilhelm Diltheys Philosophie der Verkörperung
Authors: Madzia Roman , Jung Matthias
Published: December 2015

The philosophical tradition reaching from antiquity up till the contemporary philosophy of mind had tended to conceive of the mind as something which is ‘contained’ in the head. In recent decades such cognitive internalism has been called into question by the ‘embodied cognition’ movement in the philosophy of mind. The interactionist critique of cognitive and epistemological internalism, however, is not new. As the authors demonstrate, Wilhelm Dilthey, especially in his texts from the 1880s, came up with a profound critique of internalism and was able to clearly recognise its solipsistic ramifications. Dilthey took a strong interactionist stance with regard to internalism and presented an interesting argument in favor of the objective reality of the external world. The authors reconstruct these arguments and demonstrate the closeness of Dilthey’s work to the philosophy of the American pragmatists as well as Dilthey’s possible influence on some of them.
Am Ziel?
Authors: Raab Armin
Published: December 2015

After 1950 several new complete editions of great composers were published, some of them - like Neue Bach Ausgabe or Mozart Ausgabe - replacing the monumenta editions from the 19
Editorik für Laien
Authors: Dedner Burghard
Published: December 2015

Editorial work is usually considered to be a specialty for specialists. After having presented editorial problems and results of editorial research to non-expert audiences for more than 25 years I would say, however, that editorial work is more apt to arouse public interest than most other activities in our field. By discussing writing and transmission processes and their impact on the meaning of a text or by showing in detail how texts are interrelated we widen the readers’ horizon and enrich our audiences’ reading experience. Some of the examples I present in this paper are based on numerous discussions with high school students, other examples reflect our editorial contributions to a recent exhibition of Georg Büchner’s life and works. They include manuscript presentations, audio guide talks and a special section with computerized reconstructions of writing processes and intertextual connections. The critics’ response to these editorial contributions was positive and sometimes even enthusiastic.
SAMMANSÄTTNINGAR I SPRÅKRÅDETS NYORDSLISTOR: PRODUKTIVITET OCH FÖRSTÅELIGHET
Authors: Kołaczek Natalia
Published: December 2015

Compounding seems to be the most productive word formation process in Swedish on the basis of “new words’ lists” (Swedish: nyordslistor) registered by the Language Council of Sweden (Svenska Språkrådet). The subject of the research was the productiveness of compounds and their comprehensibility for the native speakers. The material for the corpus analysis showing the productivity of compounds consisted of 353 compound words from the lists from years 2000 – 2012. With help of a survey where pupils from a secondary school in Tingsryd in Småland were asked to define 17 compounds from “new words’ list” 2008 a conclusion could be drawn that compound words are short-lived, ephemeral constructions. The analysis has shown the big pace of changes that the lexicon undergoes and the linguistic creativity of language users as well as their strong need to create new terms. The results can evoke questions about the effectiveness of communication in relation to the features of new words.

The article is based on my unpublished master’s thesis.
Kinin B1 receptor mediates memory impairment in the rat hippocampus
Authors: Dong-Creste Káris Ester , Baraldi-Tornisielo Ticiana , Caetano Ariadiny Lima , Gobeil Fernand , Montor Wagner Ricardo , Viel Tania Araujo , Buck Hudson Sousa
Published: December 2015

The bradykinin (BK) receptors B1R and B2R are involved in inflammatory responses and their activation can enhance tissue damage. The B2R is constitutively expressed and mediates the physiologic effects of BK, whereas B1R expression is induced after tissue damage. Recently, they have been involved with Alzheimer’s disease, ischemic stroke and traumatic brain injury (TBI). In this study, we investigated the role of bradykinin in short and long-term memory consolidation (STM and LTM). It was observed that bilateral injection of BK (300 pmol/μl) disrupted the STM consolidation but not LTM, both evaluated by inhibitory avoidance test. The STM disruption due to BK injection was blocked by the previous injection of the B1R antagonist des-Arg10-HOE140 but not by the B2R antagonist HOE140. Additionally, the injection of the B1 agonist desArg9-BK disrupted STM and LTM consolidation at doses close to physiological concentration of the peptide (2.3 and 37.5 pmol, respectively) which could be reached during tissue injury. The presence of B1R located on glial cells around the implanted guide cannula used for peptide injection was confirmed by immunofluorescence. These data imply in a possible participation of B1R in the STM impairment observed in TBI, neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration.
Instrumente der Kriegswirtschaft oder der wirtschaftlichen Selbsthilfe – Die Kriegskreditbanken 1914-1918
Authors: Wixforth Harald
Published: December 2015

At the beginning of the First World War a number of new financial institutions were founded in Germany due to troubles on the German financial market in the summer and autumn of 1914. These institutions, known as the Kriegskreditbanken, were to play a prominent role beside the existing banks. So many of them were founded on the initiative of industrialists as well as of bankers, who believed that the existing financial institutions were not able to provide industry and trade with the financial means necessary in a war economy. During the war, however, it became obvious that the German economy did not suffer from financial restrictions. As the restrictions of the gold standard were lifted, liquidity was no problem. As a result the importance of the Kriegskreditbanken was reduced step by step. At the end of the war most of them were liquidated. The existence of the Kriegskreditbanken remained a short experiment of cooperation between banks, industrialists and local authorities under the specific conditions of the war economy.
Fixed and Recursive Right-Tailed Dickey–Fuller Tests in the Presence of a Break under the Null
Authors: Sollis Robert
Published: December 2015

Right-tailed Dickey–Fuller-type unit root tests against the explosive alternative have become popular in economics and finance for detecting asset price bubbles. This paper studies the size properties of fixed sample and recursive right-tailed Dickey–Fuller tests if the relevant series contains a unit root, but a structural break in the drift parameter occurs. It is shown that positive size distortion and therefore spurious rejections of the unit root null hypothesis in favour of the explosive alternative can be a problem for both types of test. Some possible solutions to this problem are briefly discussed.
Multi Body Analysis Of A Turbocharger Supported By A Fully Floating Ring Bearing
Authors: Knotek Jiří , Novotný Pavel , Maršálek Ondřej , Raffai Peter
Published: December 2015

This paper describes an advanced tool for turbocharger rotor dynamics analysis and its development. The hydrodynamic model of the journal bearing based on Reynolds equation is presented. The paper also describes assembly of the turbocharger rotor model. At the end the basic results are presented and analyzed.
Die Bedeutung der pragmatischen Philosophie für die Entwicklung der Gesellschaft
Authors: Poulain Jacques
Published: December 2015

According to Rorty, pragmatic philosophy asserts that it must play a role in determining the cultural politics, i. e. “which hopes and which programs for actions it must offer for a better future”. Based on Apel’s ethics of consensus and on the power of the best argument presented by Habermas, the social consensus appears to be able to regulate the total experiment of the human being with itself, and to identify the common needs and standards for a social reason of fairness. This pragmatic consensus to establish the rule of reason over desire, however, is based on a false image of the human being. In contrast, the experiment of the human being with itself can only be regulated by a judgment of truth on the human action and the human desire. The logic of truth only regulates this social experiment if the judgment of truth is actually shared between objectives and results.
Historische Sicherheitsforschung
Authors: Bauerkämper Arnd
Published: December 2015

In the 20th century, there were interactions with regard to the relationship between security and freedom in Europe in specific constellations as (symmetrical or asymmetrical) negotiation processes, and often also as conflicts about different perceptions, concepts and measures. A historical security research study with an interdisciplinary character must analyze this conflict within individual states, but also work out and explain the similarities and differences between the political cultures of different countries on a comparative basis. A consistent historization of “security” ultimately serves as a political-social self-understanding, but also as knowledge of the stranger and the other. Not only are new sensual spaces and spaces of experience opened up, but competence in intercultural dialogues is also conveyed.
Forcipomyia altaica Remm, 1972, a boreo-montane biting midge in the Western Palaearctic (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)
Authors: Dominiak Patrycja , Navai Shahin , Sawicki Robert , Szadziewski Ryszard
Published: December 2015

Forcipomyia altaica, a boreo-montane species known previously only from the Altai Mts (Russian Central Asia), Czech Republic and Germany, is reported from the Italian Alps and Poland for the first time. Illustrated descriptions of both sexes are provided.
New genus and species of Aleyrodidae from Eocene Baltic amber (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Aleyrodomorpha)
Authors: Drohojowska Jowita , Perkovsky Evgeny E. , Szwedo Jacek
Published: December 2015

A new genus Rovnodicus gen. n., with new species Rovnodicus wojciechowskii sp. n. is described from Eocene Rovno amber, Ukraine. It is placed in the subfamily Aleurodicinae. It is the first whitefly from this fossil source. Its morphological features and taxonomic position with respect to other Aleurodicinae from the Eocene are briefly discussed. The article outlines the influences of this finding on discussions of the origin, age and taxonomic similarities between Baltic amber from Ukraine and that from the Gulf of Gdańsk and Bitterfeld as well as on palaeoecological reconstructions of the fossil site. The name ‘Aleurochiton eozaenicus Weigelt 1940’, mentioned as the fossil puparium of a whitefly from the Middle Eocene Geiseltal Fossillagerstätte appears to be nomen nudum.
Capitophorus wojciechowskii – a new aphid species from Iran (Hemiptera: Aphididae: Aphidinae: Macrosiphini)
Authors: Wieczorek Karina , Kanturski Mariusz
Published: December 2015

A new aphid species – Capitophorus wojciechowskii sp. n. – from northern Iran, associated with Hippophae rhamnoides and Hippophae sp., belonging to the tribe Macrosiphini (Hemiptera: Aphididae) is described. The fundatrix, apterous viviparous female, oviparous female and apterous male are described and illustrated. Similarities and differences with other Capitophorus species living on Elaeagnaceae are discussed. A key to Elaeagnaceae feeding aphids from the genus Capitophorus is also provided.
Public debt and macroeconomic activity: a predictive analysis for advanced economies
Authors: Baglan Deniz , Yoldas Emre
Published: December 2015

Using post-war data on advanced economies, we find that a higher public debt ratio predicts marginally slower GDP growth under the assumption of a linear relationship. This result is robust to strong persistence in debt ratio, which may cause finite sample bias in estimation and inference. In the nonlinear framework, we find only weak support for piece-wise linear models that explicitly incorporate the idea of a debt
Le motif des cinq arbres dans l’Évangile selon Thomas (log. 19) et la littérature ancienne
Authors: Crégheur Eric
Published: December 2015

This article seeks to investigate the motif of « the five trees of Paradise, » famous for being found in the Coptic Gospel of Thomas (logion 19). After looking closely at the characteristics of the five trees found in the Gospel of Thomas, I will shift my attention to other texts where the motif is attested. Coming from various sources, the Bible, the Jewish tradition, the intertestamental literature, the Gnostic literature, and Manichaeism, these other attestations of the motif of the five trees will help to get a larger perspective and contribute to a better understanding of the motif in general. With the help of all the evidence that will be gathered, I will finally see if it is possible to speculate on the origin and development of the motif of the five trees of Paradise in Antiquity.
Three new prenylflavonol glycosides from heat-processedEpimediumkoreanum
Authors: Li Jin-Yu , Li Hong-Mei , Liu Dan , Gao Ling-Huan , Li Rong-Tao
Published: December 2015

Phytochemical investigation of then-BuOH extract of the leaves of processedEpimedium koreanumled to the isolation of three new prenylflavonol glycosides, epimedkoresides A–C (1–3), along with the 15 known ones (4–18). The structures of the three new compounds were established on the basis of chemical and spectroscopic methods as 8-γ-hydroxy-γ,γ-dimethylpropyl-5,7,4′-trihydroxy-flavonol-3-O-β-d-glucopyranosyl(1 → 2)-α-l-rhamnopyranoside (1), 8-γ-hydroxy-γ,γ-dimethylpropyl-5,7,4′-trihydroxy-flavonol-3-O-α-l-rhamnopyranosyl(1 → 2)-α-l-rhamnopyranoside (2), and anhydroicaritin 3-O-α-l-rhamnopyranosyl(1 → 2)-α-l-rhamnopyranosyl-7-O-α-l-rhamnopyranosyl(1 → 2)-β-d-glucopyranoside (3), respectively. Additionally, partial structures were evaluated for their anti-inflammatory activity.
Potentiation: Effect of Ballistic and Heavy Exercise on Vertical Jump Performance
Authors: Hester Garrett M. , Pope Zachary K. , Sellers John H. , Thiele Ryan M. , DeFreitas Jason M.
Published: December 2015

Hester, GM, Pope, ZK, Sellers, JH, Thiele, RM, and DeFreitas, JM. Potentiation: Effect of ballistic and heavy exercise on vertical jump performance.J Strength Cond Res31(3): 660–666, 2017—The purpose of this study was to compare the acute effects of heavy and ballistic conditioning protocols on vertical jump performance in resistance-trained men. Fourteen resistance-trained men (mean ±SD: age = 22 ± 2.1 years, body mass = 86.29 ± 9.95 kg, and height = 175.39 ± 9.34 cm) with an average relative full squat of 2.02 ± 0.28 times their body mass participated in this study. In randomized, counterbalanced order, subjects performed two countermovement vertical jumps before and 1, 3, 5, and 10 minutes after either performing 10 rapid jump squats or 5 heavy back squats. The back squat protocol consisted of 5 repetitions at 80% one repetition maximum (1RM), whereas the jump squat protocol consisted of 10 repetitions at 20% 1RM. Peak jump height (in centimeters) using a jump mat, along with power output (in Watts) and velocity (in meters per second) through a linear transducer, was recorded for each time interval. There was no significant condition × time interaction for any of the dependent variables (p= 0.066–0.127). In addition, there was no main effect for condition for any of the dependent variables (p= 0.457–0.899). Neither the ballistic nor heavy protocol used in this study enhanced vertical jump performance at any recovery interval. The use of these protocols in resistance-trained men to produce postactivation potentiation is not recommended.
Comparisons: Technical-Tactical and Time-Motion Analysis of Mixed Martial Arts by Outcomes
Authors: Miarka Bianca , Vecchio Fabrício B.D. , Camey Suzi , Amtmann John A.
Published: December 2015

Miarka, B, Vecchio, FBD, Camey, S, and Amtmann, JA. Comparisons: technical-tactical and time-motion analysis of mixed martial arts by outcomes. J Strength Cond Res 30(7): 1975–1984, 2016—The aim of this study was to compare time-motion and technical-tactical analysis between paired outcomes and rounds of mixed martial arts (MMA) matches. The sample consisted of 645 rounds of MMA competition paired by outcomes (first round, winners n = 215 and losers n = 215; second round, winners n = 215 and losers n = 215; third round, winners n = 215 and losers n = 215). The time-motion variables were categorized into low-intensity or high-intensity, stand-up or groundwork situations. Stand-up techniques were analyzed by observing total strikes to the head and body, and takedowns. The actions on the ground were analyzed by observing submission activity, including successful choking and joint locking actions, and also positional improvements, including advances to the mount, half guard, and side and back positions. Chi-squared and Wilcoxon tests were conducted with a significance level of p ≤ 0.05. Results showed that winners had higher values for total strikes and submissions in all rounds, and also positional improvements, over losers. The standing combat with low-intensity comparisons presented differences between the rounds first, with a median of 2:33.5 (P25–P75%: 1:20–3:56) minute, second, with 2:37 (1:24–3:59) minute, and third, with 2:07 (1:06–3:39.2) minute. These data suggest a focus on the intermittent demand presented in combat phases with a special attention to the strike and ground technical-tactical skills; strength and conditioning coaches could emphasize the effort pause ratios for both standing and ground combat that mimic the requirements of MMA, especially during the third round.
Intersession and Intrasession Reliability and Validity of the My Jump App for Measuring Different Jump Actions in Trained Male and Female Athletes
Authors: Gallardo-Fuentes Francisco , Gallardo-Fuentes Jorge , Ramírez-Campillo Rodrigo , Balsalobre-Fernández Carlos , Martínez Cristian , Caniuqueo Alexis , Cañas Rodrigo , Banzer Winfried , Loturco Irineu , Nakamura Fabio Y. , Izquierdo Mikel
Published: December 2015

Gallardo-Fuentes, F, Gallardo-Fuentes, J, Ramírez-Campillo, R, Balsalobre-Fernández, C, Martínez, C, Caniuqueo, A, Cañas, R, Banzer, W, Loturco, I, Nakamura, FY, and Izquierdo, M. Intersession and intrasession reliability and validity of the My Jump app for measuring different jump actions in trained male and female athletes. J Strength Cond Res 30(7): 2049–2056, 2016—The purpose of this study was to analyze the concurrent validity and reliability of the iPhone app named My Jump for measuring jump height in 40-cm drop jumps (DJs), countermovement jumps (CMJs), and squat jumps (SJs). To do this, 21 male and female athletes (age, 22.1 ± 3.6 years) completed 5 maximal DJs, CMJs, and SJs on 2 separate days, which were evaluated using a contact platform and the app My Jump, developed to calculate jump height from flight time using the high-speed video recording facility on the iPhone. A total of 630 jumps were compared using the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC), Bland-Altman plots, Pearson's product moment correlation coefficient (r), Cronbach's alpha (α), and coefficient of variation (CV). There was almost perfect agreement between the measurement instruments for all jump height values (ICC = 0.97–0.99), with no differences between the instruments (p > 0.05; mean difference of 0.2 cm). Almost perfect correlation was observed between the measurement instruments for SJs, CMJs, and DJs (r = 0.96–0.99). My Jump showed very good within-subject reliability (α = 0.94–0.99; CV = 3.8–7.6) and interday reliability (r = 0.86–0.95) for SJs, CMJs, and DJs in all subjects. Therefore, the iPhone app named My Jump provides reliable intersession and intrasession data, as well as valid measurements for maximal jump height during fast (i.e., DJs) and slow (i.e., CMJs) stretch-shortening cycle muscle actions, and during concentric-only explosive muscle actions (i.e., SJs), in both male and female athletes in comparison with a professional contact platform.
La eficiencia y la equidad en la fijación de precios de los servicios públicos: evolución de la teoría de la tarifa óptima en dos partes y el caso del servicio de agua potable
Authors: Silva Ruiz José
Published: December 2015

Este artículo muestra una perspectiva teórica sobre la fijación de precios en el diseño de tarifas óptimas (la tarifa óptima en dos partes) para el servicio municipal de suministro de agua en un contexto urbano. La complejidad de la fijación de precios consiste en que debe responder a la consecución de objetivos múltiples, entre estos los de eficiencia, equidad, racionalidad y acceso al servicio, aspectos financieros, aceptabilidad pública y transparencia. Este artículo se enmarca en el enfoque normativo de la economía del bienestar, desde el cual se analiza la fijación de precios bajo un sistema de precios no lineales (tarifa en dos partes) y el papel que tienen los criterios de eficiencia y equidad como criterios básicos de fijación de precios en este contexto teórico y práctico.
Reflexiones sobre la relación entre las políticas públicas y la responsabilidad social
Authors: López Velázquez Adriana Patricia , Usaquén Chía Martha Inés
Published: December 2015

En este artículo se presentan, en primer lugar, algunas reflexiones teóricas sobre la evolución del concepto de Responsabilidad Social Empresarial (RSE), sus fases de consolidación y algunos casos que permiten tener una aproximación empírica para dar paso a una reflexión sobre la relación de la RSE con las políticas públicas. Posteriormente, se presentan algunos enfoques sobre el rol del Estado y el tipo de temas que deben ser considerados para formular una agenda de política pública sobre RSE, a partir de la cual se pueda contribuir a una mejor gestión e implementación de la RSE.
La noción de racionalidad en Amartya Sen y su relación con el pensamiento de Adam Smith
Authors: Pico Augusto Alean
Published: December 2015

La teoría de la elección racional (TER), es insuficiente como explicación del comportamiento económico, incluso en su versión extendida (Becker). La TER se fundamenta en la maximización del interés-propio como criterio de elección y atribuye su origen al pensamiento de Adam Smith. Amartya Sen ha sido un fuerte crítico de este modelo de comportamiento tradicionalmente usado en economía. Este artículo contribuye a una mejor comprensión de la noción de racionalidad en Sen y su relación con el pensamiento de Smith. Tres ideas básicas se desarrollan en este artículo: 1) la racionalidad es un procedimiento fundamental de la justicia, 2) la racionalidad ha sido una preocupación central en el trabajo de Sen, y 3) Sen considera que su interpretación de la racionalidad es una extensión del pensamiento de Smith.
Geopolítica del agua en Colombia: La seguridad humana frente a los intereses transnacionales
Authors: Cadena Montenegro José Luis
Published: December 2015

El desarrollo de los pueblos a través de los tiempos ha dependido de los cambios políticos, económicos, culturales y de la tecnología disponible para realizar las obras de infraestructura que posibiliten el mejoramiento de las condiciones de vida de los ciudadanos. No siempre los modelos empleados en América Latina para lograr el desarrollo, han obedecido a decisiones racionales basadas en análisis científicos; en algunos casos, intereses personalistas de gobernantes incapaces promovieron su aplicación improvisada y su efecto ha sido negativo por ser importados desde otras latitudes en las que se constituyeron en paradigmas de otros tiempos. La solución de problemas que afectan a la población es función de los Estados; en especial, los relacionados con servicios públicos que permitan mejorar la calidad de vida. Los recursos naturales han pasado a ser en el nuevo siglo los productos más valiosos para continuar en la carrera del desarrollo tecnológico, supuestamente con la intención de buscar el bien común del que habló Tomás de Aquino1. En nuestros tiempos, el fenómeno de la aculturación juega un importante papel cuando de abrir nuevos espacios económicos se trata. En el nuevo siglo, la seguridad humana pretende poner al hombre en el centro del interés global. Este ensayo es parte de una investigación de alcance mayor en desarrollo.
Una propuesta de rendición de cuentas en las organizaciones comunitarias en el estado Mérida (Venezuela)
Authors: Berenice Wolff , Katty Díaz
Published: December 2015

La participación comunitaria se encuentra en la Constitución de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela como un derecho. Los participantes de los consejos comunales (en ade- lante, CC) despliegan actos de autoridad que deben ser sometidos a las reglas de res- ponsabilidad que se encuentran en las leyes del Estado venezolano. Esta investigación estudiará el proceso de rendición de cuentas de los recursos financieros otorgados a los CC del municipio Rangel del estado Mérida. El resultado es que los CC surgen como una tipología de organización comunitaria que obligó a sus miembros a adaptarse a una estructura de gestión pública novedosa y sin acompañamiento público. Para ello, se pro- ponen un conjunto de estrategias que contribuirán a formalizar este proceso y mejorar su desempeño.
Solución numérica de la ecuación fundamental de Solow con función de producción CES
Authors: Parra Nicolás Marciales
Published: December 2015

En este trabajo se aborda una alternativa  para la solución de la ecuación fundamental de Solow, en el caso que la función de producción es una función CES. Se mostrará cómo cambiar la función de producción altera substancialmente la ecuación funda- mental y los procesos de análisis alrededor de ella. Es por esto que se plantea la forma de cómo resolver la ecuación fundamental de Solow por el método de Euler, el cual determina aproximaciones numéricas de la solución de una ecuación diferencial de primer orden.