bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Occurrences of the amphi-Atlantic brown mussel Perna perna (Linné, 1758) (Mollusca, Bivalvia) in South Portugal since the Atlantic “climatic optimum”
Authors: Callapez Pedro Miguel , Danielsen Randi , Castilho Ana
Published: December 2018

The large, edible, and near-cosmopolitan brown mussel Perna perna (Linné, 1758) has a history of few and infrequent occurrences in Portugal since the Atlantic “climatic optimum” of the Holocene. Moreover, it is likely that some previous citations of Mytilus spp. from other Holocene deposits, including kitchen middens, may represent true Perna specimens. The species was recently found by Lourenço et al. (2012) in the south Portuguese coastal localities of Ilha do Farol and Vila Moura. Here, we summarize these and other previously published occurrences of P. perna in the areas of Armação de Pêra, Lagos and Aljezur, discussing morphologic, ecologic and biogeographic aspects of this species in the Portuguese fauna. The brown mussel is also known from archaeological records from Padrão I (Sagres – Vila do Bispo, Ancient Neolithic) and Arrifana (Aljezur, XII century). These chronologies are contemporaneous with the climatic warming intervals of the Atlantic Period (circa 8000-5000 BP) and “Medieval Warm Period” (circa 1000- 1200 AD). During these and other related intervals of warmer coastal surface waters, it is very likely that this subtropical “warm guest” colonized open marine rocky areas of the South and Southwest Portuguese coast, with settlement of stable and permanent populations.

Ocorrências do mexilhão castanho anfiatlântico Perna perna (Linné, 1758) (Mollusca, Bivalvia) no sul de Portugal desde o “ótimo climático” Atlântico - O mitilídeo Perna perna (Linné, 1758), espécie comestível de dimensão apreciável e repartição quase cosmopolita, apresenta um historial escasso de ocorrências em Portugal desde o “ótimo climático” Atlântico do Holocénico. É provável, também, que algumas das ocorrências publicadas de Mytilus spp. noutros depósitos holocénicos, incluindo concheiros, possam corresponder a espécimes de Perna. Recolhas recentes na costa sul de Portugal, mencionadas por Lourenço et al. (2012) ampliam as ocorrências conhecidas às localidades de Ilha do Farol e de Vila Moura, em paralelo com citações mais antigas para Armação de Pêra, Lagos e Aljezur. Estas ocorrências são sumariadas no presente estudo, assim como discutidos aspetos de ordem morfológica, ecológica e biogeográfica relativos à presença desta espécie na fauna portuguesa. No registo arqueológico, o mexilhão castanho é conhecido nos arqueossítios de Padrão I (Sagres – Vila do Bispo, Neolítico Antigo) e Arrifana (Aljezur, século XII). Estas cronologias são coevas com os intervalos de melhoria climática do período Atlântico (circa 8000-5000 BP) e de finais da IdadeMédia (circa 1000-1200 DC). Durante estes e outros intervalos comparativos de melhoria das condições hidroclimáticas das águas superficiais costeiras, considera-se bastante provável que este “warm guest” subtropical tenha atingido, por diversas vezes, áreas não restritas do litoral rochoso do sul e sudoeste dePortugal, com o estabelecimento de populações estáveis e permanentes.
BATAS WAKTU PEMBERIAN ZAKAT KEPADA MU’ALLAF: KAJIAN FIQIH KONTEMPORER & USHUL AL-FIQH.
Authors: Rahman Nur Azizah
Published: December 2018

ABSTRACT. Zakat is one of the instruments supporting community economic development. In its instrument of charity will create the spirit of helping (ta'awun) and contains elements of fulfillment, obligations of individuals to give responsibility to the community. Zakat is accomplished with good will cleanse and purify the soul, as well as improving the quality of faith, develop and endow properties. Zakat is well managed and the trust will be able to create community welfare, improve the ethos and work ethic, as well as equitable economic institutions.            At provisions mus}arrif al-zakat there are some groups that a debate about the existence of them, one of them mua'allaf. In the period of the Prophet part is always given for the existence of Muslims is still very small with weak levels of faith. After the Prophet's death, the leadership of which alternates among the Companions, has implications for policy changes from the application of section mu'allaf, some still apply, others may not, for various reasons. Thus, this paper will examine on a time limit charitable giving to mu'allaf in a review of contemporary jurisprudence and us}ul al-fiqh.Keywords: Zakat, mu'allaf, contemporary jurisprudence, us}ul al-fiqh.
Comparative Cranial Morphology of the Late Cretaceous Protostegid Sea Turtle Desmatochelys lowii
Authors: Raselli Irena
Published: December 2018

Background: The phylogenetic placement of Cretaceous marine turtles, especially Protostegidae, is still under debate among paleontologists. Whereas protostegidswere traditionally thought to be situated within the clade of recent marine turtles (Chelonioidea), some recent morphological and molecular studies suggest placementalong the stem of Cryptodira. The main reason why the evolution of marine turtles is still poorly understood, is in part due to a lack of insights into the cranialanatomy of protostegids. However, a general availability of high-quality fossil material, combined with modern analysis techniques, such as X-ray microtomography, provide ample opportunity to improve this situation. The scopeof this study is to help resolve its phylogenetic relationships by providing a detailed description of the external and internal cranial morphology of the extinctprotostegid sea turtle Desmatochelys lowii Williston, 1894.Material and Methods: This study is based on the well-preserved holotype of Desmatochelys lowii from the Late Cretaceous (middle Cenomanian to early Turonian) Greenhorn Limestone of Jefferson County, Nebraska. The skulls of two recent marine turtles, Eretmochelys imbricata (Linnaeus, 1766) (Cheloniidae) and Dermochelys coriacea Lydekker, 1889 (Dermochelyidae), as well as the snapping turtle Chelydra serpentina (Linnaeus, 1758) (Chelydridae) provide a comparative basis. All skulls were scanned using regular or micro CT scanners and the scans were then processed with the software program Amira tocreate 3D isosurface models. In total, 81 bones are virtually isolated, figured, and described, including the nature of their contacts. The novel bone contact data is compiled and utilized in a preliminary phenetic study. In addition, anupdate phylogenetic analysis is conduced that utilizes newly obtained anatomical insights.Results: The detailed examination of the morphology of the herein used specimens allowed to explore some features of the skull, to refine the scoring of Desmatochelyslowii in the recent global matrix of turtles, and develop five new characters. The alleged pineal foramen in the type skull of Desmatochelys lowii is shown to bethe result of damage. Instead, it appears that the pineal gland only approached the skull surface, as it is in Dermochelys coriacea. Whereas the parasphenoid inconfirmed to be absent in hard-shelled sea turtles, ist possible presence in Desmatochelys lowii is unclear. The results of the phenetic study show that Desmatochelys lowii is least similar to the other examined taxa in regards to the nature of its bone contacts, and therefore suggests a placement outside Americhelydia for this protostegid sea turtle. The phylogenetic study results in a placement of Protostegidae along the stem of Chelonioidea, which is a novel position for the group.
Violence inhibition mechanism functioning mediates the relationship between dietary eicosapentaenoic acid intake and physical aggression
Authors: Fido Dean
Published: December 2018

Deficiency in long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, in particular eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), is implicated in aggression and callous-unemotional (CU) traits. A violence inhibition mechanism (VIM) has been proposed to regulate aggression through responding to expressions of distress. However, it remains unclear whether EPA intake is related to the VIM, and if so, whether this pathway can mediate relationships between EPA intake and deviant personality traits. The current investigation documents two, independently-sampled studies that tested relationships between EPA intake, personality (aggression, CU traits), and electrophysiological indices of the VIM (motor extinction cued by facial expressions of distress). In study one, 98 participants completed a food-frequency questionnaire, the inventory of callous-unemotional traits, and an aggression questionnaire. EPA intake was negatively correlated with physical aggression, even after controlling for age and sex. In study two, 47 participants completed the same measures in addition to having electroencephalography recorded during a novel paradigm assessing the distinct processing stages of the VIM. Stop-P300 (motor extinction) responses to facial expressions of distress mediated the relationship between EPA intake and physical aggression. For the first time, we have evidenced an association between EPA intake and indices of distress-induced motor extinction proficiency. Findings are in line with a proposed role of EPA in regulating aggression, possibly through associations with networks involved in distress-cued executive control over behaviour. Results are discussed in terms of the potential benefit of nutritional supplementation in clinical and forensic arenas. Data and a pre-print of this manuscript are available here: https://osf.io/u3jdc/?view_only=b7f32cd1798344b5a6dffa2892253392
A New Approach of the Croatian Tax Administration towards Taxpayers based on Cooperation instead of Repression
Authors: Čičin-Šain Nevia
Published: December 2018

In this article the shift in the tax administration’s approach towards taxpayers, which is more based on co-operation than repression, is being analysed. This new approach, advocated by the Organization for Economic and Cooperation Development (OECD), is present in a growing number of countries and serves as an additional tool for ensuring timely tax collection. Croatia recently adopted legislation regarding co-operative compliance, which makes the topic a highly
interesting one especially knowing that there is a lack a research concerning this topic in Croatia. By performing a comparative analysis with selected countries (the Netherlands, France and Slovenia), the following issues are discussed: the reasons for such a change in attitude, the way terminology is used by the leading organisations in the field, the way the change in attitude manifests through compliance
programmes, what are the selection criteria for participating in the programmes, the main principles and objectives of the procedure, the way the procedure is structured, and the results of the co-operative compliance programmes. Finally, some concluding remarks are presented.
Zbogom decentralizaciji
Authors: Pálné Kovács Ilona , Zongor Gábor , Kacziba Péter , Grünhut Zoltán , Finta István , Bodor Ákos
Published: December 2018

Rad se temelji na rezultatima istraživačkog projekta pokrenutog 2012. godine. Cilj je projekta bio provesti politološku analizu glavnih čimbenika i uvjeta u kojima se pokušavalo reformirati lokalno upravljanje u razdoblju prije 2010. te analizirati primjenu naglašeno centraliziranog modela i zaokreta koji je potom uslijedio. Rad nije toliko usmjeren postizanje svrha i ciljeva reformi koliko na njihov kontekst i sudionike u samome procesu. Pretpostavlja se da se neuspjeh decentralizacije može objasniti time da sudionici u procesu nisu bili dovoljno snažni kako bi održali ranije čvrstu poziciju lokalne samouprave. Autori polaze od hipoteze da je nakon tranzicijskog razdoblja došlo do postupnog gubitka entuzijazma parlamentarnih i stranačkih elita, što je nadalje pridonijelo neuspjehu reformi i ograničenju institucionalnih garancija koje su štitile interese
lokalnih vlasti. Lokalne su jedinice postupno podređene u strukturi moći. Osim što su izgubile značajan dio nadležnosti i sredstava, podrška zajednica lokalnog stanovništva lokalnim vlastima također se znatno istopila.
Multi-Level Governance as a Constitutional Principle in the Legal System of the European Union
Authors: Panara Carlo
Published: December 2018

This is a legal study of multi-level governance (MLG) in the EU. Earlier legal studies investigated the nature of MLG as a legal principle, suggesting that MLG is a “procedural principle” or a “principle of coordination” of the action of governmental and non-governmental actors at various levels within the EU. However, the legal bases of MLG still need to be persuasively identified in EU primary law and in the constitutional laws of the member states, the nature of MLG as a legal principle in the context of the EU requires more compelling evidence, the normative content of MLG needs a more accurate definition, and the practical legal consequences of MLG still need to be clearly determined, especially the application of MLG by Union and national judiciaries. This study looks at these aspects from a legal perspective. It argues that MLG envisages participatory solutions to constitutional problems linked to the position of local and regional authorities in the EU. MLG is normatively linked to the principles
of local and regional autonomy and of subsidiarity. It operationalises these principles in the multi-level context of the EU by envisaging the participation of local and regional authorities in EU decision-making processes and in the implementation of EU law and policy. This study identifies four functions of MLG as a constitutional principle in the EU legal system: (1) the epistemological function concerning the nature of the EU, (2) the de iure condendo function, (3) the behaviour-shaping function, and (4) the interpretation-shaping function. MLG as a legal principle shall also guide the interpretation and application of
the law by the courts, and particularly the Court of Justice of the EU, in relation to the enforcement of the principle of subsidiarity, the enforcement of participation rights of local and regional authorities, and the locus standi of local and regional authorities in direct challenges to EU acts in Union courts.
The function of pedagogical control at the classes of physical culture
Authors: Burikov Aleksandr Vladimirovich
Published: December 2018

In present article questions of studying of ways, means and methods of the pedagogical control on physical training classes with students of higher educational institutions are considered. The author presented the forms of pedagogical control. It is noted that they contribute to the acquisition of the experience of creative practical activities, the development of physical qualities, increase in functional capabilities of the body, instill in students the skills of independent study and self-control, contribute to the formation of skills to control the functional state of the body of persons engaged in carrying out self-study of physical training.
Problems of teaching Russian in schools for blind and visually impaired children
Authors: Polyakova Nadezhda Petrovna
Published: December 2018

The article deals with the state of both the general and the special methods of the Russian (native) language. From the standpoint of current requirements, the state of the methodology of teaching Russian language in typhoid pedagogy is analyzed, in particular, the work of such typhoid pedagogues as M.I. Zemtsovoy, V.A. Mylnikova, N.S. Kostyuchek, I.L. Morgaylik, as well as I.P. Chigrinova. The work identifies the range of problems to be solved. As an answer to one of such questions, a route for linguistic competence formation in blind adolescents in the process of learning Russian is proposed, aimed at the development of functional literacy and the implementation of correctional and developmental activities.
Esporotricose: Revisão
Authors: Dias Cavalcanti Eduarda , Camargo Ignácio Thames , Kunrath Sandra Elisa , Mano Meinerz Ana Raquel , Osório de Farias Renata , Da Gama Osório Luiza
Published: December 2018

Sporotrichosis is a zoonotic mycosis caused by the traumatic inoculation of material carrying species of the Sporothrix schenkii complex. The characteristic nodular lesions occur in the cutaneous, subcutaneous, lymphatic tissues and sometimes spread through the organs. Sporotrichosis is a public health problem, as it also affects humans, especially in endemic areas. In Brazil, it is known that the untreated disease in animals has a relevant participation in its dissemination. For this reason, it is extremely important that veterinarians recognize this mycosis, so that a laboratory diagnosis of the suspect animals can be carried out, and the correct clinical conduct, and conduction of epidemiological studies, that allow to know the reality of this disease and information.In this context, the objective of the study was to carry out a bibliographic survey of the works produced on sporotrichosis in recent years.
Simulação do efeito sedativo de doses altas de detomidina em equinos
Authors: Ferrante Marcos , Valerias Gaddini Lucas , Onghero Taffarel Marilda , Ferrante Marcos
Published: December 2018

The objective of the study was to simulate the sedative effect of the administration of detomidine in doses of 80 ug/kg by intravenous and intramuscular route in equines. A pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) model was performed with the sigmoid curve of plasma concentration, obtained by Mama and collaborators, depending on the effect on the head position by means of Hill equation. A sedative effect simulation of 80 ug/kg intravenous (IV) and intramuscular (IM) doses by Hill's equation was then performed. Higher and prolonged plasmatic concentrations were obtained after administrations of 80 ug/kg, when compared to administrations of 30 ug/kg resulting in higher and longer effect. The simulation of the effect of detomidine after administration of 80 ug/kg IV determined effects in the head height higher than 90%, 75% and 50% up to 2, 4 and 6 hours after administration. Meanwhile, the simulation of the effect of detomidine after the administration of 80 ug/kg IM determined effects in head height higher than 90%, 75% and 50% up to 3, 4 and 6 hours after administration. The present simulation showed that the effects of the position of the head after the administration of 80 ug/kg of detomidine via IV and IM in equines are superior and more prolonged when compared to the administration of 30 ug/kg. Therefore, in vivo studies should be performed in order to verify the adverse effects of these dosages in equines.
Sovereignty versus Influence
Authors: Häkkinen Teemu , Kaarkoski Miina
Published: December 2018

It is not a coincidence that perceptions of sovereignty were key reasons
why the United Kingdom referendum on European Union membership
ended in a victory for the Leave side. In this article, we will apply methods
of conceptual history to parliamentary debates in order to trace the development
of sovereignty as a political concept in Europe-related debates
through studies of four periods between 1945 and 2016. We will show that
both supporters and opponents of European unity deliberately used the
British position on sovereignty in political struggles throughout the analyzed
period. The concept was used above all to describe the traditional
view of the supremacy of British parliamentary sovereignty, but it was also
used for different purposes to create a perception of how sovereignty could
or could not be modified in dealing with an integrating Europe.
IDENTIFIKASI POLA MISKONSEPSI MAHASISWA PADA KONSEP MEKANISME EVOLUSI MENGGUNAKAN CERTAINTY OF RESPONSE INDEX (CRI)
Authors: Afidah Maratul
Published: December 2018

ABSTRAK

 

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengungkap miskonsepsi mahasiswa calon guru biologi pada ko nsep Mekanisme Evolusi. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif dengan subjek mahasiswa calon guru biologi dari salah satu universitas swasta di provinsi Riau. Instrumen yang digunakan adalah  tes pilihan ganda yang dilengkapi dengan Certainty of response Index (CRI) diberikan sebanyak dua kali (pretest dan posttest) untuk mendapatkan pola miskonsepsi mahasiswa. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan konsepsi mahasiswa yang berupa paham konsep (PH), tidak paham konsep (TP), miskonsepsi (MK) dan menebak (MB). Konsepsi pada pretest dan posttest membentuk tujuh pola miskonsepsi yaitu MK-PH, PH-MK, TP-MK, MK-TP, MK-MK, MK-MB dan MK-MB. Ditemukan semua mahasiswa mengalami miskonsepsi dengan rata-rata persentase mahasiswa sebesar 26,9%. Pola miskonsepsi yang paling banyak terjadi adalah pola TP- MK sebesar 37,5%. Mahasiswa mengalami miskonsepsi pada subkonsep variasi genetik, subkonsep teorema Hardy-Weinberg, dan subkonsep seleksi alam. Miskonsepsi terbesar terjadi pada subkonsep variasi genetik.
Zeit und Raum
Authors: Hein Wolfgang
Published: December 2018

Das Kommunistische Manifest wird als eine weitsichtige Prognose kapitalistischer Globalisierung angesehen. Andererseits haben sich anti-kapitalistische Revolutionen ganz anders entwickelt als vom Manifest erwartet. Der Kapitalismus hat sehr viel flexibler als angenommen auf die Herausforderungen sowohl seiner eigenen Dynamik als auch der Russischen und Chinesischen Revolution reagiert. Der Autor vertritt die These, dass vor allem die Vernachlässigung der Wechselbeziehungen zwischen Zeit und Raum diesen Fehlprognosen zugrunde liegen. Nach einer Übersicht über Ansätze der Prognose des sozialen und politischen Wandels (einschließlich Futurologie und Utopien), diskutiert er die Rolle von Prognosen in der globalen Umweltpolitik, ausgehend von einer umfassenden Studie der US-Regierung (Global 2000). Angesichts fehlender transformativer Visionen, wendet er sich der kritischen Kapitalismusanalyse zu und fasst die Beziehungen zwischen der Vision des Kommunistischen Manifestes, dem Wandel revolutionärer Konzepte und ihres Scheiterns zusammen. In seiner Vorhersage nationaler Revolutionen unterschätzte Marx den Wandel globaler Raumstrukturen im Verlaufe kapitalistischer Entwicklung, die zu einer Vertiefung der Globalisierung und zum Entstehen einer Arena globaler Politik führten. Die Regulationstheorie hat die Abfolge spezifischer Phasen kapitalistischer Akkumulation analysiert. Diese Entwicklung wird jedoch in jüngster Zeit von einer wachsenden Resilienz der Nationalstaaten begleitet, wobei Profite aus der ungleichen Entwicklung eine Quelle der Finanzierung sozialer Kompromisse in den fortgeschrittensten und mächtigsten Ländern darstellen. Schließlich stellt eine massive internationale Migration die Prinzipien einer globalen Kapitalmobilität und einer nationalen Kontrolle der Mobilität von Arbeitskräften in Frage. Während die globale politische Fragmentierung in vielerlei Hinsicht im Konflikt mit Menschenrechtsnormen und dem Kampf gegen den Klimawandel steht, stärkt eben diese Fragmentierung die nationale Identifizierung vieler Bürger im Globalen Norden. Das Schlusskapitel diskutiert die Probleme von Prognosen über die Zukunft des Kapitalismus sowie konkrete Utopien einer postkapitalistischen Gesellschaft vor dem Hintergrund von Konflikten zwischen einem humanitären und ökologischen Globalismus und der Resilienz nationaler Egoismen im Globalen Norden.
On Pizzetti’s formula
Authors: Estrada Ricardo
Published: December 2018

We give an extended Pizzetti asymptotic formula, namely, we show that if ϕ is smooth in an open set that contains the origin in [Formula: see text] and if p is a harmonic homogeneous polynomial of degree k, then [Formula: see text] as [Formula: see text] for some constants C and [Formula: see text] that are given in the text. We also show that the formula never holds, for all ϕ, if p is not harmonic.

We consider two procedures, one algebraic and the other analytic, to find the part of an object – a formal power series or a smooth function – that is a radial multiple of a given polynomial and show that the two constructions yield the same results for harmonic polynomials but not otherwise.

We also consider mean value type results for solutions of partial differential equations, including a version of Morera’s theorem that applies to locally integrable functions.
Interacting double-state scattering system
Authors: Abdelmoumen Boulbeba , Baklouti Hamadi , Abdeljeilil Slaheddine Ben
Published: December 2018

In this paper, we describe the asymptotic behavior of the scattering matrix S associated with the [Formula: see text] matrix Schrödinger operator [Formula: see text] on [Formula: see text]. We study the situation where the diagonal terms of V cross on the real axis. In particular it is proven that, due to the real crossing, the off-diagonal terms of S are no longer exponentially small with respect to the semi-classical parameter h.
Comparison of PIRADS 3 lesions with histopathological findings after MRI-fusion targeted biopsy of the prostate in a real world-setting
Authors: Schlenker B. , Apfelbeck M. , Armbruster M. , Chaloupka M. , Stief C.G. , Clevert D.-A.
Published: December 2018

INTRODUCTION:

We aimed to evaluate whether PIRADS 3 lesions in multiparametric MRI (mpMRI) represent a significant risk of prostate cancer (PCa) in a real-world setting of different referring radiologic institutes.

MATERIALS AND METHODS:

Between May 2015 and October 2017, a total of 408 patients were referred to our clinic for MRI-ultrasound fusion targeted biopsy of the prostate (FusPbx) due to suspected prostate cancer. In all patients, preoperatively an mpMRI of the prostate was performed by altogether 62 different radiologic institutes. Prostate lesions were classified according to the PIRADS system. A PIRADS 3 lesion was diagnosed in 41 patients. FusPbx was performed transrectally using a Philips EPIQ 7 (Philips Medical Systems, Bothell, WA) scanner with plane wise fusion of ultrasound and MRI image data. In addition to FusPbx in each patient a randomized 12-core transrectal ultrasound guided biopsy (USPbx) was performed.

RESULTS:

Mean PSA Level was 9.5 ng/ml (range: 1– 26 ng/ml), mean patients age was 66.1 years (48.6– 80.4). In 11/41 patients (26.8%) prostate cancer was diagnosed by FusPbx of the PIRADS 3 lesion. In the target lesion PCa was classified as Gleason Score 3+3 in 5 patients, as 3+4 in 3, 4+3 in 1, 4+4 in 1 and 4+5 in 1 patient. In patients with negative FusPbx USPbx revealed PCa in another 7 patients (17.1%). In 5 of these GS 3+3 PCa was found, in another 2 patients GS 3+4 PCa.

CONCLUSIONS:

PIRADS 3 lesion indicates an equivocal likelihood of significant prostate cancer. In our series the overall PCa detection rate was 26.8% and 14.6% for clinically significant cancer in PIRADS 3 lesions. This evokes the question, if PIRADS 3 lesions could be surveilled only. The findings should be confirmed in a larger series.
Laser Doppler-based measurements of periarticular blood flux can be utilized for assessment of arthritis pain: A hypothesis
Authors: Motabbakani Noura , Lehmann Christian
Published: December 2018

Arthritis often presents with serious pain of the affected joints. The pain results mainly from underlying inflammatory processes initiated by the immune response to the degenerative structural changes within the joints and is associated with microvascular vasodilation that increases articular blood flow. Laser Doppler-based methods facilitate reliable quantification of microvascular perfusion. We hypothesize that laser Doppler-based measurements of periarticular blood flux can be utilized for assessment of arthritis pain in patients.
A flexible capacitive force sensor for cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Authors: Song Siyang , Xu Minglong , Sheng Hao , Shao Shubao , Zheng Junyi , Zhu Xueyu
Published: December 2018

This paper introduces a new flexible capacitive force sensor for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to evaluate the quality of chest compression (CC). Compared with other feedback devices, this sensing element is flexible, which helps avoid the risk of tissue injury to the patient. We describe the relationship between the compressive force and the capacitance of the sensor element, and design a circuit to transduce the capacitance into a voltage. Finally, we tested the system during CPR training with a manikin. The experiment shows that the sensing element can help rescuers distinguish between effective and ineffective CC due to inadequate compression rate and/or depth.
Investigation of variable flux Vernier machine
Authors: Kwon Jung-woo , Lee Sung-hyun , Kim Byung-taek , Kwon Byung-il
Published: December 2018

A variable flux Vernier machine (VFVM) that adopts a consequent pole configuration and drum winding is proposed. To clarify the effectiveness of variable flux features in a Vernier machine, the proposed machine was investigated in terms of different aspects using the finite element method (FEM). The use of consequent pole and drum winding were intended to reduce the cost of manufacture by reducing the magnet amount to half and by reducing the end turns. The proposed machine was analyzed at variable speeds with different magnetization states of the magnets. The torque speed curves of different magnetization states were analyzed to show the wide speed range of the machine. Differences in the Vernier effect according to the magnetization state were also evaluated. Finally, it was concluded that a variable flux feature can be an effective method to widen the operating speed range of Vernier machines.
Fast location search of small anomaly using microwave
Authors: Park Won-Kwang
Published: December 2018

We investigate a fast algorithm to search for the location of a small anomaly by using microwave. The algorithm is based on the structure of nonzero singular vectors associated with nonzero singular values of a complex-symmetric matrix, whose elements are measured S-parameters. Experimental and simulated results show the effectiveness and limitations of the investigated algorithm for real-world microwave imaging.
Consideration of magnetic saturation ECT using AC magnetisation
Authors: Chikami Tatsuya , Fukuoka Katsuhiro
Published: December 2018

In this study, we developed and characterised a method for detecting microcracks in steel materials by eddy current testing (ECT). Magnetic saturation ECT is applied because magnetic noise is generated by steel materials during ECT. Although direct-current (DC) magnetisation is generally used for magnetic saturation ECT, the use of alternate-current (AC) magnetisation offers several advantages. When using AC magnetisation for surface flaw detection, the magnetisation is not influenced by the thickness of the test object owing to the skin effect; therefore, demagnetisation is unnecessary. In this study, we evaluated microcrack detection results obtained using AC magnetisation ECT with different synchronous positions (conditions) of the magnetisation and ECT; and identified the optimum synchronous position. In addition, the magnetisation distribution in a test object was evaluated by the finite element method analysis and the flaw detection results were verified.
Der Neoetatismus im heutigen Japan
Authors: Kato Tetsuro
Published: December 2018

1985 waren vierzig Jahre seit der Niederlage Deutschlands und Japans im zweiten Weltkrieg vergangen. Bundespräsident Weizsäcker ging in seiner damaligen, am 8. Mai vor dem Bundestag gehaltenen Rede auf die großen Opfer des Krieges und der Naziverbrechen ein und gab mit Blick auf die jüngste Geschichte der Entschlossenheit Ausdruck, die begangenen Fehler nicht zu wiederholen. Demgegenüber verwies der japanische Ministerpräsident Nakasone Yasuhiro in seiner Rede vom Juli 1985 auf dem traditionellen Sommerseminar der Liberal-Demokratischen Partei Japans (LDP) stolz auf die japanische Geschichte, dieseit der Meiji-Ära (1868-1911) »den Westen einholen« will. Ohne auf die Aggressionskriege der Vergangenheit hinzuweisen, stellte er die japanische Konzeption des »Neoetatismus« vor: »Im Falle Japans ist der Staat als natürliche Gemeinschaft entstanden und nicht als Vertragsstaat. Sieger, aber auch Verlierer ist immer der Staat. Ehre und Schmach ruhen beide auf der Nation insgesamt. Es sind der Staat, die Nation, die, ihre Schmach beseitigend, auf der Suche nach Ehre voranschreiten.« Dieses »die Schmach beseitigen« bedeutet nichts anderes als die eigene schmachvolle Geschichte zu vergessen.
Gramsci in der BRD: Eine Theorie wird gefiltert.
Authors: Altvater Elmar
Published: December 2018

Im geteilten Deutschland ist auch Gramsci geteilt worden: in der DDR wurde ihm der Respektzuteil, der ihm als Antifaschisten, der im Gefägnis sterben mußte, und als Führer der KPI und als Persönlichkeit der III. Internationale zukommt. Seine theoretischen und politisch-strategischen Arbeiten hingegen blieben von geringerem Interesse, da ja mit dem»Marxismus-Leninismus« sowohl eine fertige Gesellschaftstheorie als auch deren philosophische Grundlegung voll ausgebildet und gegeben war, an der man auch mit Gramscis theoretischen Fragen und politischen Zweifeln nicht rühren oder gar rütteln ließ. So fungierte Gramsci eher wie eine Nippes-Figur auf dem Regal für teure Andenken, denn als Bestandteilder Bibliothek notwendigen Wissens für denjenigen, der in der DDR »Diamat« zu studieren hatte.
»Die Ökonomie der Praxisformen«
Authors: Raphael Lutz
Published: December 2018

Die soziologischen Arbeiten P. Bourdieus finden in der Bundesrepublik ein immer größeres Echo. Fast ließe sich von einer (un)heimlichen Mode sprechen. Doch bei genauerem Hinsehen bleibt die Rezeption P. Bourdieus paradox: Zwar finden wichtige Publikationen - voran »Die Feinen Unterschiede« (Bourdieu 1982) - zahlreiche Leser, auch über den engen Kreis der Fachsoziologen zumal der Kultursoziologen hinaus, doch die sozialwissenschaftliche Auseinandersetzung mit seinem Werk steckt nach wie vor in den Anfängen und ist gekennzeichnet durch große sprachliche, kulturelle und theoretische Barrieren. Angesichts dieser Situation unternimmt der vorliegende Aufsatz den Versuch, einige zentrale Konzepte der soziologischen Analysen P. Bourdieus vorzustellen. Er konzentriert sich dabei auf zentrale Kategorien wie seinen Begriff des »Feldes«, des »Kapitals« und der »Klasse«, die für die Politische Soziologie von besonderem Interesse sind. Miteinbezogen werden jene Grundkonzepte wie der Begriff des »Habitus« und der »Praxis«, die Bourdieus Positionen zu grundlegenden Problemen der soziologischen Theoriebildung markieren und die in den westdeutschen Sozialwissenschaften entsprechend kontrovers aufgenommen worden sind.
Transformación Cultural y Formación Docente
Authors: Villamán Marcos
Published: December 2018

El presente trabajo presenta una propuesta de reorientación del proceso de formación de los docentes dominicanos. Para esto parte de la necesidad de tomar en consideración la dinámica social y los elementos del contexto cultural de los candidatos y su incidencia en la conformación de las  “condiciones de entrada” con que los estudiantes arriban a su proceso de formación. En respuesta a estas condiciones el autor propone un proceso de  “inmersión formativa integral” que se oriente a profundizar los factores contextuales positivos y a transformar los elementos negativos del mismo.  La atención adecuada a seis dimensiones fundamentales ayudarían a hacer de la formación docente una palanca de transformación cultural: el conocimiento, la ciudadanía, la ética, la estética,  la emocionalidad  y la espiritualidad, ámbitos que se corresponden con la equilibrada complejidad del ser humano y de su realidad, y que deben servir como elementos constitutivos de un horizonte educativo y cultural que oriente la vida de todos hacia el esfuerzo por la excelencia, la cultura del trabajo, la pasión por aprender y conocer y el amoroso cuidado de sí, de los otros y del mundo.
PERANCANGAN SISTEM INFORMASI PENGGAJIAN DOSEN BERBASIS WEBSITE DI AMIK AL MA’SOEM JATINANGOR
Authors: Novitasari Sylvia , Hamdani Firman
Published: December 2018

In payroll data processing, AMIK Al Ma'soem still use semi computerization that is using Microsoft Excel application. Based on the observation of the author there are several weaknesses of the system used so far, namely: not integrated data, risk of duplication, edited and deleted data, reporting takes a long time and no lecturer paycheck.In the design of this system using a descriptive method approach in collecting data information needed to create a picture of the situation, incident, or the trend that is developing. While for system design isUML (unified Modeling Language). This system is implemented by using PHP web programming language (Hypertext Preprocessor) and MySQL database.The design of this system is expected to facilitate the users in printing pay slips, printing payroll reports, making assignments, printing report assignments, making absences and lecturers can find information on salary and assignment easily.
KLASIFIKASI ALGORITMA TF DAN NEUTRAL NETWORK DALAM SENTIMEN ANALISIS
Authors: Siregar Amril Mutoi
Published: December 2018

Nowadays social media has become one of the tools to express idea or opinion. They are more active expressing it on social media instead of speaking directly. Twitter is the most popular among them to express idea, also share news, picture, music and etc. Twitter users are increasing significantly each year as the result the information grows in same way. Due too much information flow, people get difficulties to make sure or clarify the news. For example, Looking for the information about a figure who will participate in a Pilkada. There are many researchers analyze subjectively and haven’t given the maximum result yet. This research is trying to clarify information and divided them into positive, negative and neutral information. It is using TF algorithm and Neutral Network as the tools. The dataset is taken from a figure’ twitter which is participate in Pilkada. And the result shows that accuracy 66.92%, positive precision 67.80%, negative precision  64.29%, neutral precision 73.33%, and positive recall 80%, negative recall 70%, neutral recall 36.67%.
Il provveditore in Istria Marino Malpiero
Authors: De Luca Lia
Published: December 2018

Questo saggio delinea la figura del provveditore in Istria Marino Malpiero, eletto dal senato veneto nel 1580 ed inviato in provincia con il compito di sovraintendere e favorire il processo di ripopolamento. Vari fattori, tra cui cicliche carestie, una situazione sanitaria precaria ed arruolamenti forzati contribuivano a ridurre la popolazione dell’Istria veneta. La Repubblica di Venezia tentò, per questo, tra il 1530 ed il 1670, di coordinare i movimenti della popolazione invogliando popoli diversi a trasferirsi in Istria. Il periodo in cui l’intervento veneziano si fece più pressante fu quello che andò dal 1579 al 1592, quando il ripopolamento fu affidato ad una carica ad hoc inviata in Istria con ampi poteri, nella speranza di evitare gli errori delle precedenti immigrazioni. Cinque provveditori si recarono in provincia, questo saggio si concentra sul secondo di loro Marino Malpiero, descrivendo come il patrizio veneziano svolse il suo incarico, come fu accolto in Istria e riportando alcune brevi descrizioni dell’Istria veneta di fine Cinquecento, grazie alla sua relazione di fine mandato. Il focus dell’elaborato è sul difficile rapporto tra il provveditore Malpiero e i membri del consiglio della città di Pola, mettendo in luce come l’élite polesana fosse in grado di far arrivare le proprie recriminazioni fino alle più alte cariche della Repubblica.
Estrategias del marketing portuario: El caso español
Authors: Freire Seoane María Jesús , González Laxe Fernando , Pais Montes Carlos
Published: December 2018

Los puertos tradicionales han modificado sus hábitos y sus comportamientos y, actualmente, tratan de potenciar sus estrategias de marketing en un mercado global donde existe mayor competencia, y donde cada vez se exigen nuevas infraestructuras y mayores facilidades para operar. En este artículo se describen las nuevas vías a través de las cuales se realizan las tareas de gobernanza portuaria desde el punto de vista de la promoción del marketing portuario. Se analiza la estructura cuantitativa del caso de los puertos españoles obteniéndose dos líneas estratégicas: el marketing orientado hacia el aumento del volumen de carga, y el orientado hacia el aumento de la conectividad. También, se cuantifican las actuaciones de las 28 Autoridades Portuarias en torno a su apuesta en el campo del marketing, y se presentan sus posicionamientos aplicando un análisis de componentes principales a estos índices.
Control óptimo de las expectativas de inversión
Authors: Firmenich Mario Eduardo
Published: December 2018

En la teoría tradicional de la política económica los gestores tenían un conocimiento perfecto de la realidad y podían alcanzar una “sintonía fina” en su gestión. Pero, suponiendo expectativas racionales, el control óptimo resulta imposible para unos gestores que toman decisiones discrecionales. Así, la teoría del control óptimo perdió lugar ante la teoría de los juegos que formaliza agentes de comportamientos estratégicos.

En este trabajo se ensaya una síntesis entre la técnica de control óptimo y las expectativas de los agentes privados; para ello, el control óptimo no se ejerce sobre variables monetarias o fiscales sino sobre las propias expectativas, cuya credibilidad se basa en transformaciones institucionales.

El modelo del ciclo de las existencias evidencia una oscilación de la propensión marginal a invertir. Se formaliza entonces una inversión endógena cuya propensión a invertir es función de las expectativas, y se aplica la técnica del control óptimo sobre las expectativas de inversión. El resultado es la estabilización del ciclo de las existencias. Esta formalización es coherente con las apreciaciones de KEYNES (1936) sobre la conveniencia de estabilizar el ciclo no mediante el freno de la inversión en el auge sino mediante el estímulo al consumo para que el auge sea sostenible.
Фундаментальні засади діяльності Міжнародної організації праці в умовах глобалізації
Authors: Dreval Yu. D.
Published: December 2018

Статтю присвячено основоположним засадам діяльності Міжнародної організації праці в складних умовах сьогодення. Аналізуються найбільш важливі документи програмного значення, в яких містяться міжнародні трудові стандарти та сучасні підходи до врегулювання соціально-трудових відносин. Непересічне значення відводиться Декларації про основні принципи і права у світі праці 1998 року, Декларації про соціальну справедливість у цілях справедливої глобалізації 2008 року та Програмі гідної праці. Ці документи відзначаються комплексним характером та наявністю чіткого механізму реалізації основоположних принципів і прав у сфері праці.
Громадське здоров’я: міжнародно-правові підходи до визначення
Authors: Demchenko I. S.
Published: December 2018

У статті досліджуються міжнародно-правові підходи до визначення громадського здоров’я. Громадське здоров’я розглядається: як комплексна наука та мистецтво профілактики захворювань, продовження життя та зміцнення здоров’я, як система охорони здоров’я, як здоров’я населення, як зобов’язання уряду та/або колективне право. Розглядається також національний підхід до визначення громадського здоров’я.
Адміністративно-територіальні одиниці з особливим статусом: специфіка функціонування
Authors: Bernatskyi A. A.
Published: December 2018

У статті розглядаються адміністративно-територіальні одиниці з особливим статусом як адміністративна форма національно-територіальної автономії. Аналізуються процеси оптимізації адміністративно-територіального устрою України на фоні модернізації всієї політико-правової системи держави.
Міжнародні податкові договори як інструмент державного управління у сфері оподаткування
Authors: Herasymenko N. M.
Published: December 2018

Стаття розкриває місце міжнародних податкових договорів в державному управлінні процесами оподаткування, зокрема, обміну податковою інформацією. Цілі їх укладання включають усунення подвійного оподаткування та запобігання ухиленню від оподаткування. Міжнародні податкові договори встановлюють принципи обміну інформацією: взаємності (обмін еквівалентною інформацією) та паритетності (обмін в однакових формах).
Удосконалення інституту муніципальної служби в Україні крізь призму цензу моральності
Authors: Demidenko V. O.
Published: December 2018

Предметом дослідження цієї статті є інститут муніципальної служби в Україні та його удосконалення крізь призму цензу моральності. У статті проаналізовано вимоги до кандидатів на муніципальну службу, що відображені в законах України «Про службу в органах місцевого самоврядування» від 7 червня 2001 року № 2493-III, «Про місцеві вибори» від 14 липня 2015 року № 595-VIII та інших нормативно-правових актах. Сформульовано законодавчі пропозиції щодо приведення цих нормативно-правових актів у відповідність з принципом верховенства права.
Історичний нарис політико-правового формування публічного управління у галузі водного господарства України за часів Гетьманської доби (середина XVIІ ст. – друга половина XVIІІ ст.)
Authors: Ryabets K. A.
Published: December 2018

Проаналізована нормативно-правова база часів Гетьманщини в частині регулювання використання вод. З’ясовані законодавчо регламентовані тогочасні напрями державної водної політики. Визначене коло відповідальних осіб за її формування та реалізацію. Сформульовані чинники, які знижували ефективність реалізації досліджуваної державної політики.
Принципи громадянства: умова стабільного існування держави
Authors: Kinash N. B.
Published: December 2018

У статті представлено теоретичний підхід до аналізу напрацювань у сфері принципів громадянства. Предметна увага приділяється інтерпретації теоретичних напрацювань вчених щодо принципів громадянства, їх змісту, функціональної спрямованості, виявлення особливостей на нинішньому складному етапі демократичної трансформації держави. Окреслюється характерологічна сутність принципів громадянства як умови стабільності держави.
Проблема правомірності застосування зброї до цивільних повітряних суден у польоті: сучасне міжнародно-правове регулювання та практика застосування
Authors: Malovatskyi O. V.
Published: December 2018

Стаття присвячена дослідженню сучасного міжнародно-правового регулювання та практики правомірності застосування зброї до цивільних повітряних суден в польоті. Розглядаються та аналізуються різні доктринальні позиції щодо профільної проблематики, в контексті доктринальних підходів розглядаються профільні норми міжнародного права, що містяться в міжнародних багатосторонніх конвенціях спеціального порядку. Визнається, що міжнародне право встановило універсальну заборону негайного, безпідставного тобто некваліфікованого права застосування зброї державою до цивільного повітряного судна, тільки в силу самого факту порушення правил польотів в повітряному просторі певної держави. Констатується, що як екстраординарний захід, держави можуть застосувати зброю до цивільного повітряного судна, однак з метою запобігання реальної небезпеки у відповідності до положень статті 51 Статуту ООН, за умови що цивільне повітряне судно використовується всупереч цілям, встановленим в Чиказькій конвенції, після вжиття всіх інших заходів, з метою примушення судна-порушника виконувати правила польотів в повітряному просторі та запобіганню імовірній загрозі, що несе таке судно-порушник.
Особливості держаного управління водними ресурсами України на принципах Спільної політики з ЄС
Authors: Meparishvili Kh. N.
Published: December 2018

У статті проаналізовано сучасний стан державного управління водними ресурсами України та важливі аспекти інтегрованої політики співробітництва України щодо охорони та раціонального використання вод, впровадження інтегрованого управління водними ресурсами за басейновим принципом, реконструкції існуючих та будівництва нових міських очисних споруд, зменшення скиду недостатньо очищених стічних вод, зменшення рівня забруднення внутрішніх морських вод і територіального моря.