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Sprawozdanie z III Konferencji Doktorantów „Edukacja w świecie współczesnym – perspektywa teoretyczno-empiryczna”, Poznań, 5 grudnia 2017 roku
Authors: Iwanicka Beata
Published: November 2020

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Uczeń z doświadczeniem migracji w edukacji. Diagnoza potrzeb i obszary wsparcia w ramach edukacji włączającej – uczeń cudzoziemski
Authors: Chrzanowska Iwona , Jachimczak Beata
Published: November 2020

The text is dedicated to the subject of support in education involving one of the groups of students with special educational needs - foreign students. Compared to other groups of pupils from the SPE, it is a small population of students in Poland. It represents less than 0.4% of students with special educational needs. The problems of foreign pupils, both in relation to education and social integration in the country they came to, are specific even within the group of pupils from the SPE. However, as the research results on the issue indicate, among others due to the small population of foreign pupils in Poland, teachers regard the problem of social inclusion of immigrant pupils as hypothetical, unrealistic. According to the concept of inclusive education, it is assumed that support in development is to be dedicated to all students regardless of whether they constitute a group: easily identifiable as part of the current categorical approach to the diagnosis of needs, numerous or less numerous, with permanent and serious development disorder or less serious problems, requiring only temporary support and small adjustments. In each case, however, it is necessary to diagnose the needs not only of students and their families, but also teachers and educational staff to introduce systemic changes, so that the support is no longer stigmatizing for the student, and was associated with selfacceptance, self-awareness and the desire to maximize predisposition and developmental potential of a person.
Zapobieganie nieprawidłowościom w rozwoju artykulacji u dzieci w wieku niemowlęcym i poniemowlęcym
Authors: Gacka Ewa
Published: November 2020

The development of speech, including articulation, begins at birth, whereas its biological foundations are shaped already during the foetal development. The acquisition of linguistic competence (including phonetic and phonological) is determined by various factors. The article is dedicated to the preventive care in regard to speech disorders of children. The author primarily focuses on the primary activities of speech/articulation (articulation is one of the aspects of speech, and the primary activities of speech may be considered, simultaneously, as primary in comparison to articulation). The article presents activities that prevent the occurrence of articulation development disorders, directed at infants and post-infancy children.
Prewerbalne zachowania komunikacyjne dzieci z zespołem Cri du Chat w ocenie rodziców
Authors: Kamyk - Wawryszuk Agnieszka
Published: November 2020

Cri du Chat syndrome (CdC) is a rare disease characterized, among others, by decreased muscle tone, microcephaly, and high palate; underdevelopment of the mandible, abnormal structure and laryngeal function (somatic symptoms) and disorders of psychomotor development and intellectual disability (psychomotor symptoms). These children have a varied level of functioning and most of them do not use verbal speech. Describing the problem of preverbal communication behaviors, the following elements were taken into account: the level of behavior in the primary communication, sensory, auditory communication, organization of behavior and signaling needs. The purpose of this article is to describe the pre-verbal behavior of children with Cri du Chat syndrome. The following questions were formulated: What is the level of pre-verbal communication (primary, sensory and auditory) of a child with CdC syndrome? What are the communicative behaviors of the child with the CdC team and at what level of organization? What is the level of signaling your needs by a child with CdC? The preverbal communication behavior of children with the Cri du Chat team presented in the article indicate that they are diverse, ranging from indicating the gesture of what they need, to vocalizing in order to provoke contact with another person. The behavior of the daughter / son indicated by the parents may constitute the basis for the teaching process of preverbal communication.
Nauczanie języka obcego w grupie uczniów niewidomych i słabowidzących – przegląd badań
Authors: Jedynak Małgorzata
Published: November 2020

The paper concerns foreign language typhlomethodology and presents an overview of available research findings in the field, arranged in chronological order. The studies discussed in the paper have insight into either first language acquisition or foreign language learning by visually impaired learners. The former shed light on the potential problems the visually impaired might have while learning foreign languages. The problems might emerge both in the phonological or semantic domain. The latter, in turn, discuss such issues as the use of foreign language vocabulary learning strategies and the role of affective factors which facilitate the language learning process. Nowadays the European Union promotes ‘Languages to All’ principle, i.e. teaching languages to all groups of learners, regardless of their disabilities and impairments, preferably in inclusive education setting. Therefore, foreign language teachers should be acquainted with the research findings and their implications presented herein.
O racjonalnym wykorzystaniu internetu w edukacji
Authors: MORBITZER JANUSZ
Published: November 2020

Janusz Morbitzer, On the rational use of the Internet in education, Interdisciplinary Contexts of Special Pedagogy, No. 23, Poznań 2018. Pp. 7–21. Adam Mickiewicz University Press. ISSN 2300-391X. DOI: https://doi.org/10.14746/ikps.2018.23.01

The Internet has become one of the most important educational tools today. However, research shows that it is often used without the necessary reflection, as an easily accessible source of information instead of being a tool for intellectual development. This article presents new opportunities offered by the Internet and new competences that are necessary to fully use the Internet’s potential in education. These competences are mostly intellectual and axiological, not technical.
Od biernego odbiorcy do aktywnego mediakreatora – małe dzieci i TIK w świetle badań własnych
Authors: IWANICKA AGNIESZKA
Published: November 2020

Agnieszka Iwanicka, Od biernego odbiorcy do aktywnego mediakreatora – małe dzieci i TIK w świetle badań własnych [From passive recipients to active mediacreators: small children and ICT in the light of own studies]. Interdyscyplinarne Konteksty Pedagogiki Specjalnej, nr 23, Poznań 2018. Pp. 143-160. Adam Mickiewicz University Press. ISSN 2300-391X. DOI: https://doi.org/10.14746/ikps.2018.23.08

Small children show a lot of media activity: they are perfectly capable of handling new technologies, they have been using them since the first years of their life. What activities they show depends on the family home and the behaviors they observe with their parents. With their support and providing positive patterns, the child can become not only a passive media user, but also an active media content creator, a kind of mediacreator, which over time will have a real impact on the reality in which he grows up. In the article, I present some of the results of the my research, in which I checked what role the media plays in the life of a child in an early school age. I try to answer the question, what media activities are displayed by children – whether it is only passive and imitative, or maybe they are actively creating media content.
Nowa jakość kształcenia akademickiego w sytuacji zmiany cywilizacyjnej – interaktywny wykład problemowy
Authors: MORAŃSKA DANUTA
Published: November 2020

Danuta Morańska, Nowa jakość kształcenia akademickiego w sytuacji zmiany cywilizacyjnej – interaktywny wykład problemowy [The new quality of academic education in the face of a civilisation change – the interactive problem-focused lecture]. Interdyscyplinarne Konteksty Pedagogiki Specjalnej, nr 23, Poznań 2018. Pp. 221-234. Adam Mickiewicz University Press. ISSN 2300-391X. DOI: https://doi.org/10.14746/ikps.2018.23.13

The article presents important problems that colleges and universities will have to face in order to adapt its didactic offer to the requirements of the present day. The article is based on the research conducted by the author during the training of the researchers and teachers at one of the Polish technical universities.
Nuclear protein in testis midline carcinoma in a Turkish boy: a case report
Authors: Bayrak Büşra Yaprak , Yildiz Demir Kürşat , Demirsoy Uğur , Çorapçioğlu Funda , Anik Yonca , French Christopher A.
Published: November 2020

Background

Nuclear protein in testis (NUT) midline carcinoma (NMC) is an undifferentiated carcinoma, usually localized to the midline and presenting a translocation in the gene for bromodomain containing protein 4. Here, we report a rare case of NMC in an 8-year-old Turkish boy.

Case report

There were masses in the lung, liver, and iliac wing representing metastases. Abdominal lymph node sampling revealed epithelial tumor infiltration with cellular pleomorphism. Immunohistochemistry was strongly positive for cytokeratin and epithelial membrane antigen protein. Because of undifferentiated carcinoma morphology, the tumor was considered to be a NMC. Immunoreactivity with antibodies to NUT and the presence of NUT clarified by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) supported the diagnosis. Despite initial response to chemotherapy, the patient died 7 months after the diagnosis.

Conclusions

Immunoreactivity for NUT antibodies along with a dual-color FISH and karyotype analysis was suggestive for diagnosis of NMC. In differential diagnosis of undifferentiated carcinomas that occur particularly at midline localization, NMC should be considered.
Karl Leonhard Reinholds Begriff der Deduktion
Authors: Lang Stefan
Published: November 2020

K.L. Reinhold’s interpretation of deduction plays a seminal role in the development of German Idealism. However, as yet Reinhold’s concept of deduction has not been sufficiently explained. The goals of this paper are (i) to analyze Reinhold’s notion of deduction in hisNeue Darstellung der Hauptmomente der Elementarphilosophie, (ii) to reconstruct his deduction of a priori forms of representation and (iii) to discuss his deduction critically. In doing so, I will present Reinhold’s objections against Immanuel Kant’s method in theCritique of Pure Reason.
Patent Races for COVID-19 Vaccines and Liability Rules
Authors: Kim Jeong-Yoo
Published: November 2020

I analyze a model of patent races for COVID-19 vaccines under alternative liability rules. The first inventor of the vaccine gets the monopoly rent, but must assume full liability from its side effects. In this model, firms choose two kinds of investments, one for inventing a vaccine and the other for its safety. I show that firms have an incentive to overinvest in both activities under strict liability. This is contrasted with the established result established that the injurer takes socially optimal accident-preventing precaution under strict liability. This contrast comes from the competition effect. Overinvestment in inventing vaccines due to competition makes a firm overinvest in safety as well. I also argue that it is undesirable for firms to get full or partial exemption from liability, because it would reduce the incentive to invest in safety. Instead, reducing the monopoly rent by regulating the vaccine price resolves both overinvestment problems.
Existence, multiplicity and nonexistence results for Kirchhoff type equations
Authors: He Wei , Qin Dongdong , Wu Qingfang
Published: November 2020

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We consider first the case that Ω ⊂ ℝ3 is a bounded domain. Existence of at least one or two positive solutions for above equation is obtained by using the monotonicity trick. Nonexistence criterion is also established by virtue of the corresponding Pohožaev identity. In particular, we show nonexistence properties for the 3-sublinear case as well as the critical case. Under general assumption on the nonlinearity, existence result is also established for the whole space case that Ω = ℝ3 by using property of the Pohožaev identity and some delicate analysis.
Uncovering transfer effects of dominance and proficiency in L3 English acquisition using the visual moving window paradigm and grammaticality judgments
Authors: Angelovska Tanja , Roehm Dietmar , Weinmüller Sabrina
Published: November 2020

Using a novel combination of visual moving window paradigm and timed grammaticality judgment task, this study examines how third language (L3) learners (beginners and intermediate) with L2 German and different non-verb-second L1s process violated and non-violated main declarative sentences with fronted adverbials in L3 English. It examines the extent to which so far less-explored predictors (language dominance and proficiency) modulate non-facilitative word order transfer from the L2. Our results from experiment 1 corroborate existing (offline data) results (Angelovska, Tanja. 2017. (When) do L3 English learners transfer form L2 German? Evidence from spoken and written data by L1 Russian speakers. In Tanja Angelovska & Angela Hahn (eds.), L3 syntactic transfer: Models, new developments and implications (Bilingual Processing and Acquisition 5), 195–222. Amsterdam, Philadelphia: John Benjamins; Fallah, Nader & Ali Akbar Jabbari. 2018. L3 acquisition of English attributive adjectives dominant language of communication matters for syntactic cross-linguistic influence. Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism 8. 193–216) and are in support of a hybrid transfer suggesting that neither proficiency nor dominance plays a role in transfer selection. Results from experiment 2 reveal that L1-dominance was the determining key factor for accuracy performance for low proficiency L3 subjects but higher L3 proficiency tended to neutralize this strong influence - providing evidence for the Scalpel Model (Slabakova, Roumyana. 2017. The scalpel model of third language acquisition. International Journal of Bilingualism 21. 651–665). We explain the contradictory results from the two experiments as a function of task effects.
New Evidence of the Effect of Beijing’s Driving Restriction and Other Olympic-Year Policies on Air Pollution
Authors: Liu Zheng , Kong Haiyang
Published: November 2020

Seven Chinese cities have enacted One-Weekday Limit (OWL) driving restrictions following Beijing’s implementation shortly after the Olympics in 2008. Existing literature examines the short-run effect of the OWL or the long-run effect of the Olympic-year policy package on air pollution in Beijing. Using two difference-in-differences (DD) approaches, this study compares the long-run effect of the Olympic-year policy package with the effect of the OWL. Using the city of Tianjin as a control, this study finds a significant drop in pollution due to the Olympic-year policy package. Using weekends as a control, this study finds a much smaller and less significant drop due to the OWL. These new findings suggest that compared to the OWL, other policies enforced in the Olympic year account for a greater portion of the drop.
Therapeutic effects of coronary granulocyte colony-stimulating factor on rats with chronic ischemic heart disease
Authors: Ren Pengcheng , Zhang Ming , Dai Shuren
Published: November 2020

Background

The aim of this study was to evaluate the therapeutic effects of coronary granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) on rats with chronic ischemic heart disease (CIHD).

Methods

Thirty healthy rats were randomly divided into control, subcutaneous and intracoronary G-CSF injection groups (n = 10) after the CIHD model was established. Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), myocardial injury area, myocardial perfusion area and viable myocardium were observed by coronary angiography, dual-isotopic myocardial imaging and first-pass delayed myocardial perfusion magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) before modeling as well as 2 and 4 weeks after surgery.

Results

The peak times of peripheral blood and subcutaneous G-CSF levels were 3 and 5 days after mobilization, respectively. The peripheral blood CD34+/CD133+ cell ratio of subcutaneous or intracoronary G-CSF injection group significantly exceeded that of the control group (P < 0.05). The distal stenosis degrees of target lesions in subcutaneous and intracoronary G-CSF injection groups were significantly lower than that of the control group (P < 0.05). Compared with the situation before mobilization, LVEF was significantly improved after 2 weeks in intracoronary and subcutaneous G-CSF injection groups (P < 0.01). Their infarcted myocardial areas were reduced, the left ventricular remodeling was relieved, the percentage of viable myocardium was increased, angiogenesis was promoted and cardiomyocyte apoptosis was inhibited.

Conclusion

Intracoronary G-CSF injection is safe and effective as subcutaneous injection, improving the cardiac function of CIHD rats.
Monitoring environmental risk of the exotic species Kappaphycus alvarezii (Rhodophyta), after two decades of introduction in southeastern Brazil
Authors: Araújo Patrícia G. , Nardelli Allyson E. , Gelli Valéria C. , Fujii Mutue T. , Chow Fungyi
Published: November 2020

Kappaphycus alvarezii was introduced for mariculture purposes on the coast of São Paulo, southeast of Brazil, in 1995, and since then an experimental pilot cultivation has been maintained. Since it is an exotic species, the dispersion of thallus fragments, presence of reproductive structures and recruitment from spores were monitored bimonthly from November 2016 to January 2018. Fragment dispersion was analyzed on nine selected monitoring sites around the cultivation raft through visual observation and photographic records. To verify the presence of reproductive structures 40 individuals were collected randomly from the cultivation raft and analyzed under a light microscope and stereomicroscope. Reproductive structure recruitment was also evaluated using artificial substrata. The results showed that even 25 years after the introduction of K. alvarezii on the coast of São Paulo, the invasive behavior of this exotic species had not been recorded. There was no evidence of vegetative dispersion and/or establishment in the Ubatuba Bay. Reproductive structures were also not found during the monitoring period. However, we highlight the importance of permanent and systematic environmental monitoring to prevent any impact and to ensure a sustainable aquaculture. These results will contribute to the development of the cultivation of the non-native K. alvarezii in Brazil and to improving public policies of coastal management.
Development of a pregnancy-specific reference material for thyroid biomarkers, vitamin D, and nutritional trace elements in serum
Authors: Boggs Ashley S. P. , Kilpatrick Lisa E. , Burdette Carolyn Q. , Tevis Denise S. , Fultz Zachary A. , Nelson Michael A. , Jarrett Jeffery M. , Kemp Jennifer V. , Singh Ravinder J. , Grebe Stefan K. G. , Wise Stephen A. , Kassim Brittany L. , Long Stephen E.
Published: November 2020

Objectives

Matrix differences among serum samples from non-pregnant and pregnant patients could bias measurements. Standard Reference Material 1949, Frozen Human Prenatal Serum, was developed to provide a quality assurance material for the measurement of hormones and nutritional elements throughout pregnancy.

Methods

Serum from non-pregnant women and women in each trimester were bottled into four levels based on pregnancy status and trimester. Liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) methods were developed and applied to the measurement of thyroid hormones, vitamin D metabolites, and vitamin D-binding protein (VDBP). Copper, selenium, and zinc measurements were conducted by inductively coupled plasma dynamic reaction cell MS. Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), thyroglobulin (Tg), and thyroglobulin antibody concentrations were analyzed using immunoassays and LC-MS/MS (Tg only).

Results

Certified values for thyroxine and triiodothyronine, reference values for vitamin D metabolites, VDBP, selenium, copper, and zinc, and information values for reverse triiodothyronine, TSH, Tg, and Tg antibodies were assigned. Significant differences in serum concentrations were evident for all analytes across the four levels (p≤0.003).

TSH measurements were significantly different (p<0.0001) among research-only immunoassays. Tg concentrations were elevated in research-only immunoassays vs. Federal Drug Administration-approved automated immunoassay and LC-MS/MS. Presence of Tg antibodies increased differences between automated immunoassay and LC-MS/MS.

Conclusions

The analyte concentrations’ changes consistent with the literature and the demonstration of matrix interferences in immunoassay Tg measurements indicate the functionality of this material by providing a relevant matrix-matched reference material for the different stages of pregnancy.
Choice of faecal immunochemical test matters: comparison of OC-Sensor and HM-JACKarc, in the assessment of patients at high risk of colorectal cancer
Authors: Chapman Caroline J. , Banerjea Ayan , Humes David J , Allen Jaren , Oliver Simon , Ford Abby , Hardy Katie , Djedovic Natasha , Logan Richard F. , Morling Joanne R.
Published: November 2020

Objectives

Currently, NICE recommends the use of faecal immunochemical test (FIT) at faecal haemoglobin concentrations (f-Hb) of 10 μg Hb/g faeces to stratify for colorectal cancer (CRC) risk in symptomatic populations. This f-Hb cut-off is advised across all analysers, despite the fact that a direct comparison of analyser performance, in a clinical setting, has not been performed.

Methods

Two specimen collection devices (OC-Sensor, OC-S; HM-JACKarc, HM-J) were sent to 914 consecutive individuals referred for follow up due to their increased risk of CRC. Agreement of f-Hb around cut-offs of 4, 10 and 150 µg Hb/g faeces and CRC detection rates were assessed. Two OC-S devices were sent to a further 114 individuals, for within test comparisons.

Results

A total of 732 (80.1%) individuals correctly completed and returned two different FIT devices, with 38 (5.2%) CRCs detected. Median f-Hb for individuals diagnosed with and without CRC were 258.5 and 1.8 µg Hb/g faeces for OC-S and 318.1 and 1.0 µg Hb/g faeces for HM-J respectively. Correlation of f-Hb results between OC-S/HM-J over the full range was rho=0.74, p<0.001. Using a f-Hb of 4 µg Hb/g faeces for both tests found an agreement of 88.1%, at 10 µg Hb/g faeces 91.7% and at 150 µg Hb/g faeces 96.3%. A total of 114 individuals completed and returned two OC-S devices; correlation across the full range was rho=0.98, p<0.001.

Conclusions

We found large variations in f-Hb when different FIT devices were used, but a smaller variation when the same FIT device was used. Our data suggest that analyser-specific f-Hb cut-offs are applied with regard to clinical decision making, especially at lower f-Hb.
Synthesis and efficacy of herbicidal ionic liquids with chlorsulfuron as the anion
Authors: Praczyk Marcin , Wielgusz Katarzyna , Stachowiak Witold , Niemczak Michał , Pernak Juliusz
Published: November 2020

In the framework of this research, four new herbicidal ionic liquids (HILs) comprising chlorsulfuron as the anion were synthesized and characterized. The new salts with chlorsulfuron contained the following cations: tetramethylammonium, didecyldimethylammonium, benzyltrimethylammonium and cholinium. All products were obtained with high yields exceeding 90% via acid–base reaction or ion exchange reaction, by the use of environment-friendly solvents. The structures of all synthesized HILs were confirmed by FT-IR, 1H NMR and 13C NMR analyses. Their efficacy against weeds has been studied under field conditions in fiber flax. All HILs showed herbicidal activity but efficiency was highly dependent on the type of cation and weed species. There were no statistically significant differences in the effectiveness of HILs toward common lambsquarters compared to the reference herbicide, except for salt with cholinium cation that showed significantly lower efficiency. As regards barnyard grass control, all HILs exhibited significantly lower efficacy than that of the reference herbicide, except for didecyldimethylammonium salt that showed similar activity. The synthesized products did not cause damage to flax plants. The obtained results confirmed that the herbicidal effectiveness of the active ingredient (chlorsulfuron) in the form of an ionic liquid can be adjusted by the selection of an appropriate cation in the synthesis.
Schemas and the frequency/acceptability mismatch: Corpus distribution predicts sentence judgments
Authors: Flach Susanne
Published: November 2020

A tight connection between competence and performance is a central tenet of the usage-based model. Methodologically, however, corpus frequency is a poor predictor of acceptability – a phenomenon known as the “frequency/acceptability mismatch”. This article argues that the mismatch arises from a “methodological mismatch”, when simple frequency measures are mapped onto complex grammatical units. To illustrate, we discuss the results of acceptability judgments ofgo/come-v. The construction is subject to a formal constraint (Go see the doctor!vs.*He goes sees the doctor), which results from its mandative semantics (directives, commissives). While a formal model makes no prediction with regard to gradient acceptability of bare (“grammatical”)go/come-v, the usage-based view assumes that acceptability is a function of compatibility with an abstract schema. The experimental ratings are compared with a number of corpus-derived measures: while acceptability is largely independent of (raw) frequency, it is not independent of frequency-relatedusage distribution. The results add to recent suggestions that the frequency/acceptability mismatch is substantially reduced if the syntactic complexity of a unit is appropriately captured in usage data.
Embodiments and co-actions: The function of trust and re-enactment in the practice of psychotherapy
Authors: Trasmundi Sarah Bro , Philipsen Johanne S.
Published: November 2020

This paper is an empirically-based theoretical contribution to the field of research that investigates the function of trust and re-enactment in psychotherapeutic interaction. We use an ecological, embodied approach that pays attention to how human interaction is constrained by multiple timescales (past, present and future). The analysis sheds light on how trust, here in terms of a therapeutic alliance, is enabled, performed and maintained in interaction through the work with embodied re-enactments of previous events. Specifically, we describe how this therapeutic work constitutes an emerging, situated opportunity for teaching/practising embodied emotion regulation in the form of a co-participated enaction of “taking a deep breath,” and we emphasise how embodied, co-participated re-enactment of past (dys)functional behaviours outside of therapy can be a resource for redirecting, teaching and reinforcing therapeutically relevant behaviours in the context of therapy presenting themselves as fruitful opportunities for facilitating incremental change. Further, psychotherapy serves as a useful case for demonstrating the relevance of such an embodied interaction approach far more generally.
The cyborg body: Potentials and limits of a body with prosthetic limbs
Authors: Pielli Laura , Zlatev Jordan
Published: November 2020

Living with an artificial limb is a reality for millions of people around the world, and it is not without its challenges. The body of the prosthesis user must adapt to the presence of an external aid and the user must learn how to act in the world by means of it. We analyze such a “cyborg body” with the help of a cognitive semiotic framework, benefiting from pheno-methodological triangulation, and the conceptual-empirical loop. Further, adopting a broad notion ofphenomenological embodiment,with focus on both lived experience and external representations, we show that claims that “the cyborg” is the very nature of humanity are mistaken as they misrepresent the experiences of people with prosthetic limbs. Finally, we apply the Semiotic Hierarchy model to the levels of selfhood that need to be reconstructed when incorporating a prosthetic limb, distinguishing between subjective, intersubjective, and signitive levels. We conclude that the “lowest” level concerning the body schema, agency and ownership is hardest to reconstruct, supporting arguments for the centrality of proprioception for a sense of agency and ownership.
Deformation classes in generalized Kähler geometry
Authors: Gibson Matthew , Streets Jeffrey
Published: November 2020

We describe natural deformation classes of generalized Kähler structures using the Courant symmetry group, which determine natural extensions of the notions of Kähler class and Kähler cone to generalized Kähler geometry. We show that the generalized Kähler-Ricci flow preserves this generalized Kähler cone, and the underlying real Poisson tensor.
The construction of the Arab-Islamic issue in foreign news: Spanish newspaper coverage of the Egyptian revolution
Authors: Corral Alfonso , d’Haenens Leen
Published: November 2020

The aim of this article is to analyze how the Spanish newspapers covered an international event such as the Egyptian spring from 2011 to 2013. From the perspective of the representation of Arab-Islamic issues, this study carries out a quantitative content analysis on the four reference newspapers in Spain (ABC, El Mundo, El País, and La Vanguardia) to find out whether there was an Islamophobic or Islamophilic treatment during the Egyptian revolution. The results of the 3,045 articles analyzed show that Spanish newspapers were remarkably interested in Egyptian events and that cultural discourses were not relevant in the coverage. However, it is necessary to specify these outcomes by newspaper, because each paper proposed its own take on the matter based on information provided by press agencies.
Towards Implementation of Big Data Concepts in a Pharmaceutical Company
Authors: Savoska Snezana , Ristevski Blagoj
Published: November 2020

Nowadays, big data is a widely utilized concept that has been spreading quickly in almost every domain. For pharmaceutical companies, using this concept is a challenging task because of the permanent pressure and business demands created through the legal requirements, research demands and standardization that have to be adopted. These legal and standards’ demands are associated with human healthcare safety and drug control that demands continuous and deep data analysis. Companies update their procedures to the particular laws, standards, market demands and regulations all the time by using contemporary information technology. This paper highlights some important aspects of the experience and change methodology used in one Macedonian pharmaceutical company, which has employed information technology solutions that successfully tackle legal and business pressures when dealing with a large amount of data. We used a holistic view and deliverables analysis methodology to gain top-down insights into the possibilities of big data analytics. Also, structured interviews with the company’s managers were used for information collection and proactive methodology with workshops was used in data integration toward the implementation of big data concepts. The paper emphasizes the information and knowledge used in this domain to improve awareness for the needs of big data analysis to achieve a competitive advantage. The main results are focused on systematizing the whole company’s data, information and knowledge and propose a solution that integrates big data to support managers’ decision-making processes.
Li-Yorke chaotic eigen set of the backward shift operator on ℓ2(𝕅)
Authors: Sanooj B. , Vinodkumar P.B.
Published: November 2020

In this paper, we prove our main result that the Li-Yorke chaotic eigen set of a positive integer multiple of the backward shift operator on ℓ2 (𝕅) is a disk in the complex plane 𝔺 and the union of such Li-Yorke chaotic eigen set’s is the whole complex plane 𝔺.
On a BSD-type formula for L-values of Artin twists of elliptic curves
Authors: Dokchitser Vladimir , Evans Robert , Wiersema Hanneke
Published: November 2020

This is an investigation into the possible existence and consequences of a Birch–Swinnerton-Dyer-type formula for L-functions of elliptic curves twisted by Artin representations. We translate expected properties of L-functions into purely arithmetic predictions for elliptic curves, and show that these force some peculiar properties of the Tate–Shafarevich group, which do not appear to be tractable by traditional Selmer group techniques. In particular, we exhibit settings where the different p-primary components of the Tate–Shafarevich group do not behave independently of one another. We also give examples of “arithmetically identical” settings for elliptic curves twisted by Artin representations, where the associated L-values can nonetheless differ, in contrast to the classical Birch–Swinnerton-Dyer conjecture.
Transient neonatal myasthenia gravis following maternal myasthenia gravis presenting in pregnancy after treatment with Alemtuzumab
Authors: Dhugga Lauren , Geethanath Ruppa , Onwuneme Chike
Published: November 2020

Ojectives

Transient neonatal Myasthenia gravis is a postsynaptic neuromuscular junction disorder seen in 10–21% of infants born to mothers with myasthenia gravis. Alemtuzumab is an anti-CD52 monoclonal antibody used in the treatment of multiple sclerosis. The possibility of developing Myasthenia gravis in a pregnant mother treated with Alemtuzumab is rare.

Case presentation

We report a case of transient neonatal myasthenia gravis following treatment with Alemtuzumab for multiple sclerosis in the mother.

Conclusions

Therapy with Alemtuzumab increases the risk of secondary autoimmune diseases including Myasthenia gravis.
On the number of ones in outcome sequence of extended Pohl generator
Authors: Mezhennaya Natalia M. , Mikhailov Vladimir G.
Published: November 2020

Formulas for distributions of number of ones (non-zeroes) in the cycle of the output sequence of generalized binary Pohl generator are obtained. Limit theorems for these distributions are derived in the case when the lengths of registers are coprime and tend to infinity, the contents of different registers are independent, but cell contents within each register may be dependent. The consequences of these theorems are given for the case when the contents of cells are independent random variables having equiprobable distribution on {0, 1}.
Universal functions for linear functions depending on two variables
Authors: Voronenko Andrey A. , Okuneva Anna S.
Published: November 2020

We consider universal function’s construction for classes of sums of two arguments modulo 2. We constructed functions with optimal domain cardinality O(log n).
The Show Must Go On II: Statistics In (Engineering) Higher Education
Authors: Nascimento Maria M. , Morais Eva
Published: November 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic forced Portuguese higher education institutions to go home and teach online. Therefore, we had an online experience teaching the Statistics course to the Social Service degree. Viewing this school year experience, we decided to make some changes in the Statistical courses of Informatics, Mechanical and Civil Engineering degrees. Our main concern is still the uncertainty of what is yet to come in the next first semester: face-to face or emergency remote education. In this work we present our ideas in order to develop our students’ skills – collaboration, communication, citizenship/culture, creativity, and critical thinking – through their probability and statistics course and as part of their degree’s curricula.
Invisible Kingship
Authors: Murath Antonia
Published: November 2020

Like all maiden kings, Nítíða initially rejects her suitors only to accept marriage eventually. Rather than accepting the saga’s ‘happy ending’ as its heroine’s choice, this article argues that her kingship is cast as liminal in Victor Turner’s sense. Her character reflects liminal traits: visual, temporal and sexual ambiguity, mediated through the motif of invisibility, body-thing relations and notions of space. Nítíða’s kingship is structured as a transition to the role of a queen, which she does not take on voluntarily, but because she lacks choice in the face of her increasingly fragile power. Her suitor Livorius ultimately succeeds neither by trickery, military power, nor a courtly approach, but by employing structures Nítíða is excluded from due to her sex. Spared physical violence, she nonetheless suffers structural violence coercing her into a norm-appropriate role and erasing her kingship.
Issue on “Small” and Indisputable Cases in Russian Courts
Authors: Kashanin Andrey , Churakov Vladimir
Published: November 2020

Nowadays the growth of courts’ caseload is usual for most jurisdictions. However, post-socialist countries have extremely high rates of caseload. Authors prove that main reason of such caseload is more ineffectiveness of legal system and court organization as well as unjustified access to justice. This article focuses on the indisputable and small cases in Russian courts. The court system is overloaded as a result of necessity to engage in non-targeted activities. Thus, the judicial system is largely idle to the detriment of its primary purpose.
Effect of KMnO4 on catalytic combustion performance of semi-coke
Authors: Kou Luyao , Tang Junjing , Hu Tu , Zhou Baocheng , Yang Li
Published: November 2020

The effect of KMnO4 on the combustion characteristics and kinetic behavior of semi-coke was studied by thermogravimetric analysis. When 6 wt% KMnO4 was added, the ignition temperature of semi-coke was the lowest. The apparent activation energy of semi-coke with different addition amount of KMnO4 was calculated by Coats–Redfern integration method, the apparent activation energy of semi-coke during combustion reaction first decreased and then increased with increase in KMnO4. When 6 wt% KMnO4 is added, the apparent activation energy is minimal. The apparent activation energy of semi-coke with 2 wt% KMnO4 added at different conversion rates was calculated using Flynn–Wall–Ozawa integration method. The results show that the apparent activation energy of semi-coke combustion decreases with the increase of conversion.
Optimization of the extraction of galactoglucomannans from Pinus halepensis
Authors: Benouadah Nacera , Pranovich Andrey , Aliouche Djamel , Labidi Jalel , Willför Stefan
Published: November 2020

The effectiveness of pressurized hot-water extraction conditions for obtaining galactoglucomannans (GGMs) from Pinus halepensis suitable for applications like coatings and films packaging was investigated. For this purpose, high molar masses with high yields are required, presenting a serious challenge for hot-water extraction processes. The extraction of GGMs was carried out in an accelerated solvent extractor (ASE) and the isolation was performed by precipitation in ethanol. Three temperatures in the range 160–180 °C and five extraction times 5–90 min were tested in order to optimize extraction parameters of GGMs, avoiding thermal and chemical degradation in hot-water. Total dissolved solids (TDS) were determined gravimetrically after freeze-drying and weight average molar masses (Mw) were determined by high-performance size exclusion chromatography (HPSEC). Total non-cellulosic carbohydrates were determined by gas chromatography (GC) after acid methanolysis. Free monomers were additionally analyzed by GC. Lignin in water extracts was measured by an ultraviolet (UV) method. Acetic acid was determined after alkaline hydrolysis of acetyl groups and analyzed by HPSEC. The main parameters influencing the extraction processes of the GGMs, namely, extraction time and temperature were studied. Optimal extraction parameters of GGMs were identified at 170 °C and 20 min extraction time, with average Mw of extracted fraction of 7 kDa leading to a GGM yield of approximately 56 

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Artifacts in electrical measurements on wood caused by non-uniform moisture distributions
Authors: Fredriksson Maria , Thybring Emil Engelund , Zelinka Samuel L.
Published: November 2020

This paper examines how the moisture conditioning method affects the electrical conductance of wood. A widely used dataset was acquired by Stamm in 1929 who used a method of conditioning where water-saturated wood specimens were partially dried, sealed and left for a period of time for moisture to be redistributed before the electrical conductance was measured. However, more recent measurements combined conditioning above saturated salt solutions and pressure plate/pressure membrane techniques to obtain equilibrium moisture contents at constant relative humidity levels in the full moisture range. In this paper, the electrical conductance as a function of moisture content was compared for these two conditioning methods. When the specimens were conditioned to constant relative humidity levels, the data obeyed a percolation model better than when the conditioning procedure by Stamm was used. This was attributed to that Stamm’s method gives moisture gradients through the specimen because of sorption hysteresis effects, even though the wood is conditioned to a steady-state moisture content. Equilibration to constant relative humidity levels thus provided more well-defined moisture states and that the data followed a percolation model indicates that the mechanism of electrical conduction in wood does not change, even at high moisture contents.
Modified and unmodified technical lignins as flame retardants for polypropylene
Authors: Widsten Petri , Tamminen Tarja , Paajanen Antti , Hakkarainen Tuula , Liitiä Tiina
Published: November 2020

Polyolefins used in building materials and furniture require the use of flame-retardant (FR) additives to improve their fire safety. Such additives should be safe to humans and the environment, and preferably bio-based. In the present work, the FR performance of unmodified and chemically modified technical lignins was compared to that of the ammonium polyphosphate/pentaerythritol (APP/PER) intumescent system in a polypropylene (PP) matrix. Micro-scale combustion calorimetry (MCC) was used to study the peak heat release rate (PHR), temperature at PHR (TPHR), total heat release (THR) and char yield upon thermal decomposition of milligram-scale specimens. The PP/lignin composites showed up to 41% lower PHR and up to 36% lower THR compared to pure PP as well as large char residues. Based on the same parameters, especially the PP/lignin composites made with modified lignins outperformed the reference PP/APP/PER system and the PP/APP/lignin composites where unmodified lignin was used with APP. The most promising PP/lignin composites were prepared with partially demethylated/demethoxylated and depolymerised kraft lignin (‘CatLignin’), modified by the Mannich reaction to a nitrogen content of 13.5%.
Thiol switches in membrane proteins - Extracellular redox regulation in cell biology
Authors: Lorenzen Inken , Eble Johannes A. , Hanschmann Eva-Maria
Published: November 2020

Redox-mediated signal transduction depends on the enzymatic production of second messengers such as hydrogen peroxide, nitric oxide and hydrogen sulfite, as well as specific, reversible redox modifications of cysteine-residues in proteins. So-called thiol switches induce for instance conformational changes in specific proteins that regulate cellular pathways e.g., cell metabolism, proliferation, migration, gene expression and inflammation. Reduction, oxidation and disulfide isomerization are controlled by oxidoreductases of the thioredoxin family, including thioredoxins, glutaredoxins, peroxiredoxins and protein dsisulfide isomerases. These proteins are located in different cellular compartments, interact with substrates and catalyze specific reactions. Interestingly, some of these proteins are released by cells. Their extracellular functions and generally extracellular redox control have been widely underestimated. Here, we give an insight into extracellular redox signaling, extracellular thiol switches and their regulation by secreted oxidoreductases and thiol-isomerases, a topic whose importance has been scarcely studied so far, likely due to methodological limitations. We focus on the secreted redox proteins and characterized thiol switches in the ectodomains of membrane proteins, such as integrins and the metalloprotease ADAM17, which are among the best-characterized proteins and discuss their underlying mechanisms and biological implications.
Study on microstructure and mechanical properties of P92 steel after high-temperature long-term aging at 650°C
Authors: Duan Peng , Liu Zongde , Li Bin , Li Jiayao , Tao Xiangqian
Published: November 2020

A series of long-term high-temperature aging tests of ASME A335-P92 steel from 1,000 to 29,000 h at 650°C were carried out. The microstructure evolution of as-received and aging specimens at different stages was investigated using optical microscope observations, scanning electron microscope examinations, and TEM investigations. The static mechanical strength properties (yield strength/ultimate tensile strength) at room and 600°C test temperatures and the plastic performance (elongation/reduction in area) were also analyzed. The experimental results show that the Laves phase can be precipitated rapidly in the early aging period. After a certain aging period, the continuous precipitation of M23C6 and the relatively high coarsening rate of Laves resulted in a rapid decrease of room and high-temperature mechanical properties in the early aging period. However afterwards for the long aging time, a slow decline in tendency of mechanical properties was presented.
Bayesian information criterion approximations to Bayes factors for univariate and multivariate logistic regression models
Authors: Selig Katharina , Shaw Pamela , Ankerst Donna
Published: November 2020

Schwarz’s criterion, also known as the Bayesian Information Criterion or BIC, is commonly used for model selection in logistic regression due to its simple intuitive formula. For tests of nested hypotheses in independent and identically distributed data as well as in Normal linear regression, previous results have motivated use of Schwarz’s criterion by its consistent approximation to the Bayes factor (BF), defined as the ratio of posterior to prior model odds. Furthermore, under construction of an intuitive unit-information prior for the parameters of interest to test for inclusion in the nested models, previous results have shown that Schwarz’s criterion approximates the BF to higher order in the neighborhood of the simpler nested model. This paper extends these results to univariate and multivariate logistic regression, providing approximations to the BF for arbitrary prior distributions and definitions of the unit-information prior corresponding to Schwarz’s approximation. Simulations show accuracies of the approximations for small samples sizes as well as comparisons to conclusions from frequentist testing. We present an application in prostate cancer, the motivating setting for our work, which illustrates the approximation for large data sets in a practical example.