bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Congenital bronchopulmonary vascular malformations, "sequestration" and beyond
Authors: Irodi Aparna , Prabhu Shailesh M , John Reetu Amrita , Leena RV
Published: January 2015

Congenital bronchopulmonary vascular malformations (BPVMs) include a broad spectrum of disorders that involve abnormalities in the form of disruptions of normal communication and/or presence of abnormal communication between one or more of the three main systems of the lung, namely, the airways, arteries, and veins. The establishment of abnormal communications by means of small openings or anastomoses is termed as malinosculation. The aim of this pictorial essay is to illustrate the imaging appearances of the various types of pulmonary malinosculation.
Clinical, imaging and histopathological features of isolated CNS lymphomatoid granulomatosis
Authors: Patil Anil Kumar , Alexander Mathew , Nair Bijesh , Chacko Geeta , Mani Sunithi , Sudhakar Sniya
Published: January 2015

Lymphomatoid granulomatosis is a rare systemic angiocentric/angiodestructive, B cell lymphoproliferative disorder. Central nervous system involvement occurs as part of systemic disease. Isolated central nervous system disease is rare with only few case reports. A 53-year-old male presented with progressive cognitive decline, extrapyramidal features, and altered sensorium with seizures over the last 4 years. His magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of brain showed multiple small enhancing nodules in subependymal/ependymal regions and along the vessels. Brain biopsy showed atypical lymphohistiocytic infiltrate suggestive of lymphomatoid granulomatosis. There was no evidence of systemic disease; thus, isolated central nervous system lymphomatoid granulomatosis was diagnosed.
Hypophosphatemic osteomalacia in von Recklinghausen neurofibromatosis: Case report and literature review
Authors: Gupta Aman , Dwivedi Abhishek , Patel Priyanka , Gupta Somya
Published: January 2015

Osteomalacia in neurofibromatosis is a rare entity and distinct from more common dysplastic skeletal affections of this disease. As a rule, it is characterized by later onset in adulthood. There is renal phosphate loss with hypophosphatemia and multiple pseudofractures in the typical cases. The hypophosphatemic conditions that interfere in bone mineralization comprise many hereditary or acquired diseases, all of them sharing the same pathophysiological mechanism-reduction in phosphate reabsorption by the renal tubuli. This process leads to chronic hyperphosphaturia and hypophosphatemia, associated with inappropriately normal or low levels of calcitriol, causing rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults.
Prenatal diagnosis of body stalk complex: A rare entity and review of literature
Authors: Kocherla Keerthi , Kumari Vasantha , Kocherla Prasada
Published: January 2015

Body stalk anomalies are a group of massively disfiguring abdominal wall defects in which the abdominal organs lie outside of the abdominal cavity in a sac of amnioperitoneum with absence of or very small umbilical cord. Various hypotheses proposed to explain the pathogenesis of limb body wall complex include early amnion disruptions, embryonic dysplasia, and vascular disruption in early pregnancy. Body stalk anomaly is an accepted fatal anomaly and, hence, its early diagnosis aids in proper management of the patient.
A rare newly described overgrowth syndrome with vascular malformations-Cloves syndrome
Authors: Gopal Balaji , Keshava Shyamkumar N , Selvaraj Deepak
Published: January 2015

There are many overgrowth syndromes described in the literature. Few are associated with vascular malformations. We describe a rare, newly described syndrome with features of overgrowth and vascular malformations.
Alkaptonuria, more than just a mere disease
Authors: Rana Abdul Qayyum , Saeed Usman , Abdullah Ismael
Published: January 2015

Alkaptonuria (AKU) is considered a rare autosomal recessive condition that results in an accumulation of homogentisic acid in body tissues and causes long-term clinical, neurological and psychological complications. We present a comprehensive evaluation of an atypical 46-year-old Caucasian male who developed all clinical diagnostic symptoms of AKU (ochronotic pigmentations, dark urine and clinical arthritis of major joints including spine) by 25 years of age, well before the typical age mentioned in many reviews. First signs of ochronotic ear pigmentations unexpectedly started appearing as early as 12 years of age. A long “disease-free” period typical in classical AKU patient was also absent. This case report highlights the importance of considering psychological issues in AKU patients. The patient showed symptoms of dysthymia reporting social isolation, diminished interest in pleasurable activities, feeling of worthlessness and irritability as major psychological issues. Early ochronotic pigmentation, advanced spinal myelopathy and arthropathy of major joints suggests aggressive course of the disease. Our patient underwent bilateral shoulder replacement due to AKU-induced arthropathy resulting in restoration of some range of motions. AKU is not fully understood and we recommend treating it as a multidimensional disease with simultaneous physiological, neurological and psychological effects. Early diagnosis, understanding of disease prognosis and emphasis on psychological health is needed to improve the quality of life of AKU patients.
Retrospective analysis of perioperative factors on outcome of patients undergoing surgery for Moyamoya disease
Authors: Samagh Navneh , Bhagat Hemant , Grover Vinod K. , Sahni Neeru , Agarwal Ashish , Gupta Sunil K.
Published: January 2015

Background: The short term outcome of patients undergoing surgery for Moyamoya disease can be affected by various perioperative factors. However, due to lesser prevalence of this disease in our country, data relating the effect of perioperative factors on the overall neurological outcomes of these patients is lacking. Aims: To analyze the effect of perioperative factors on the duration of postoperative hospital stay in patients undergoing surgery for Moyamoya disease. Settings and Design: It is a retrospective study analyzing various perioperative factors influencing the overall outcome of patients undergoing surgery for Moyamoya disease at a tertiary care centre in North India. Methods and Material: The medical records of all patients who underwent revascularization surgeries for Moyamoya disease from 2007 to till January 2014 were included for retrospective analysis. Various preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative data were recorded. The data was statistically compared for short and prolonged hospital stay for various perioperative factors. The duration of post operative hospital stay was categorized as short (<5 days) and prolonged (>5 days). Statistical Analysis: Kolmogrov Smirnov test was applied to see the normality of continuous data. The association of various categorically classified data with 2 groups was found using Fisher Exact test. The trends in intraoperative hemodynamics were analysed using 2 way repeated measure Anova test. T-test was used for comparing two group means for various parameters. Results: A total of 15 patients were included in the study. One patient underwent surgery twice on two different occasions. Thirteen patients belonged to paediatric age group (<18 years). The type of anaesthetics used for induction and maintenance had no effect on patient outcome. Mean duration of anaesthesia was 2.45 (1.3-4.0) hours. The mean duration of hospital stay was 5.13 (3-10) days. Most of the parameters did not have significant effect on postoperative hospital stay. Patients with mean value of intraoperative end tidal carbon dioxide (EtCO2) either less than 31 mmHg or more than 35 mmHg had statistically significant prolongation of hospital stay. Conclusion: Maintaining the intraoperative EtCO2 between 31-35 mmHg may be associated with short hospital stay when compared to those who have intraoperative EtCO2 either less than 31 mmHg or more than 35 mmHg.
Wound Healing and Cancer Stem Cells: Inflammation as a Driver of Treatment Resistance in Breast Cancer
Authors: Arnold Kimberly M. , Opdenaker Lynn M. , Flynn Daniel , Sims-Mourtada Jennifer
Published: January 2015

The relationship between wound healing and cancer has long been recognized. The mechanisms that regulate wound healing have been shown to promote transformation and growth of malignant cells. In addition, chronic inflammation has been associated with malignant transformation in many tissues. Recently, pathways involved in inflammation and wound healing have been reported to enhance cancer stem cell (CSC) populations. These cells, which are highly resistant to current treatments, are capable of repopulating the tumor after treatment, causing local and systemic recurrences. In this review, we highlight proinflammatory cytokines and developmental pathways involved in tissue repair, whose deregulation in the tumor microenvironment may promote growth and survival of CSCs. We propose that the addition of anti-inflammatory agents to current treatment regimens may slow the growth of CSCs and improve therapeutic outcomes.
On Closed Ideals in a Certain Class of Algebras of Holomorphic Functions
Authors: Merino-Cruz Héctor , Wawrzyńczyk Antoni
Published: January 2015

We recently introduced a weighted Banach algebra of functions that are holomorphic on the unit disc D, continuous up to the boundary, and of the class C(n) at all points where the function G does not vanish. Here, G refers to a function of the disc algebra without zeros on D. Then we proved that all closed ideals in with at most countable hull are standard. In this paper, on the assumption that G is an outer function in C(n) having infinite roots in and countable zero set h0(G), we show that all the closed ideals I with hull containing h0(G) are standard.
Об одном представлении группы автоморфизмов частично коммутативной метабелевой группы
Authors: Timoshenko Evgenii Iosifovich
Published: January 2015

Рассматриваются автоморфизмы
частично коммутативной метабелевой\linebreak группы $S_\Gamma$,
заданной конечным простым графом $\Gamma$ с $r$ вершинами.
На моноиде $\mathcal P$ матриц порядка $r$ определяется
конгруэнция $\approx$. Доказано, что группа автоморфизмов,
действующих тождественно на фактор-группе по
коммутанту $S_\Gamma/[S_\Gamma, S_\Gamma]$,
изоморфна фактор-моноиду $\mathcal P/\approx$.
Библиография: 17 названий.
Гармонический и спектральный анализ операторов с ограниченными степенями и ограниченных полугрупп операторов на банаховом пространстве
Authors: Baskakov Anatoly Grigorievich
Published: January 2015

Получены асимптотические представления операторов
с ограниченными степенями и ограниченных полугрупп
линейных операторов, действующих в банаховых пространствах.
Представления получены в условиях счетности спектра
на единичной окружности и на мнимой оси ограниченного оператора
и генератора полугруппы соответственно. При исследовании
применяются методы абстрактного гармонического анализа
и спектральной теории операторов.
Библиография: 25 названий.
Соответствия полугруппы эндоморфизмов отношения эквивалентности
Authors: Zhuchok Yurii Vladimirovich , Toichkina Elena Aleksandrovna
Published: January 2015

В терминах различных конструкций сплетения
полугруппы преобразований с малой категорией
и прямого произведения сплетений групп
описываются точные представления трех соответствий
полугруппы всех эндоморфизмов произвольного отношения
эквивалентности - полугруппы всех эндотопизмов,
моноида всех сильных эндотопизмов и соответственно
группы всех автотопизмов данной эквивалентности.
Библиография: 35 названий.
Об асимптотике спектра дифференциального оператора с весом, порожденным функцией Минковского
Authors: Sheipak Igor Anatolievich
Published: January 2015

В статье изучается вопрос об асимптотике спектра граничной задачи
\begin{gather*}
-y"-\lambda\rho y=0,

y(0)=y(1)=0,
\end{gather*}
где $\rho$ есть обобщенная производная функции Минковского,
т.е. $\rho=?'(x)$ ($?(x)$ - функция "знак вопроса",
впервые определена Г. Минковским, им же предложено обозначение).
Для собственных значений задачи получены
асимптотические двусторонние оценки степенного характера.
Порядок степени определяется хаусдорфовой размерностью
носителя меры Минковского $d?$.
Библиография: 14 названий.
The Neolithic-Eneolithic sequence and pottery assemblages in the fifth millennium BC in north-eastern Slovenia
Authors: Kramberger Bine
Published: January 2015

This paper discusses the settlements at Andrenci, Stoperce, Ptuj-Šolski center, Zgornje Radvanje and Hoče-Orglarska delavnica, all located in north-eastern Slovenia. The settlements are dated on the basis of the results of radiocarbon analyses. The characteristics of the material and cultu- ral-chronological site structures were studied through analyses of pottery (pottery production, form, decoration) and comparative analyses.
Book review: Stella Souvatzi and Athena Hadji (eds.) Space and Time in Mediterranean Prehistory (Routledge Studies in Archaeology)
Authors: Sraka Marko
Published: January 2015

The collection of papers Space and Time in Medi- terranean Prehistory is an outcome of the collabo- ration between Stella Souvatzi, who regularly writes on spatiality within social archaeological themes such as households, as in her recent book A Social Archaeology of Households in Neolithic Greece, and Athena Hadji, whose Berkeley PhD thesis was entitled on The Construction of Time in Aegean Archaeology. The editors invited researchers from a predominantly interpretative (post-processual) ar- chaeological tradition who deal with Mediterranean prehistory and included a few selected revised contributions to the similarly named session at the 16th Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists in the Hague. The collection of papers contains 15 chapters by archaeologists, anthropologists and an architect.
Beginnings of the Neolithic in Southeast Europe: the Early Neolithic sequence and absolute dates from Džuljunica-Smărdeš (Bulgaria)
Authors: Krauß Raiko , Elenski Nedko , Weninger Bernhard , Clare Lee , Çakırlar Canan , Zidarov Petăr
Published: January 2015

Investigations of a balk in the centre of the prehistoric settlement of Džuljunica-Smărdeš  comprised a sequence of archaeological deposits from the very onset of Neolithisation in South-eastern Europe throughout the end of the Early Neolithic. The arrival of Neolithic lifeways in the region coincides with the end of a period for which palaeoclimate proxies attest to considerable climate fluctuation. In connection with these investigations, the zoological finds were examined, which provide insight into the economy of this key settlement for the entire Balkan region.
‘Temples’ in the Neolithic and Copper Age in Southeast Europe
Authors: Lichter Clemens
Published: January 2015

Several buildings dated to the Neolithic period and Copper Age in Southeast Europe have been designated as ‘temple’, ‘sanctuary’, ‘cultic structure’ or ‘place of cult’ in scholarly works. The present contribution discusses the problems of identifying religious architecture; it elucidates some of these archaeological records and evaluates arguments with which the designation ‘temple’ or ‘cultic structure’ is justified. Thereby, the author concludes that no structure has been found among the houses excavated in Southeast Europe that can be classified as a ‘sanctuary’. Instead, there are many indications that ritual activities took place in every dwelling and that these were specially decorated for such occasions. The author also considers so-called ‘special buildings’ of the Neolithic period in the Near East and discusses their absence in Southeast Europe.
Simulating cultural transmission: preliminary results and their implications for the study of formal variability of material culture in the Central Balkan Neolithic
Authors: Porčić Marko , Nešić Miloš
Published: January 2015

In this paper, we adopt the theoretical framework of evolutionary archaeology in order to model and simulate cultural transmission between hypothetical Neolithic sites in Balkans. We simulate neutral cultural transmission in order to compare the simulation results with empirically observed patterns of material culture variability such as traditional archaeological cultures. Our preliminary results show that a series of random local interactions can result in spatial groupings of typologically similar assemblages that correspond to the spatial distributions of traditional archaeological cultures, even in the absence of any other ‘external’ factor such as an overarching regional political structure or shared collective identity.
The Sacralization of Straightedge Punk: Bhakti-yoga, Nada Brahma and the Divine Received: Embodiment of Krishnacore
Authors: Dines Mike
Published: January 2015

This article explores the formation of Krishnacore, a phenomenon born from the amalgamation of American straightedge punk and the Hare Krishna Movement in the 1990s. It argues that whilst shared choices of lifestyle, such as vegetarianism and a distaste for intoxicants and illicit sex, were core tenets towards the conception of the scene, it was bhakti-yoga (the theological and philosophical basis of the Hare Krishna Movement) that cemented such a relationship. Furthermore, it also explores the aesthetic context of punk within a Vedic context, in particular with reference to what is termed as ‘Nada-Brahma’, or the sacralisation of sound.
Resacralization of the sacred: Carthusian liturgical plainchant and (re)biblicization of its texts
Authors: Šter Katarina
Published: January 2015

The Carthusians selected and emended the traditional liturgical chant texts of the liturgy in order to bring them closer to the biblical texts. The comparison of the selected responsories from various traditions (Carthusian, Benedictine, Cistercian, Cluniac, Aquitanian) shows that it was respect for tradition of the texts as well as the melodies that led the Carthusians in their successful re-sacralization of the repertoire.
The Musical Image of the Eucharistic Congress in Ljubljana in 1935: Between Liturgical Renewal and External Effect
Authors: Grum Peter
Published: January 2015

The IInd Eucharistic Congress in Yugoslavia (Ljubljana 1935) can be observed as the culmination of endeavours to revive Eucharistic life as well as to promote the organizers (themselves). Those in charge of the musical programme availed themselves of the event with the aim of carrying into effect practical reforms in church music. In spite of their determination to eliminate secular tendencies from the music performed within and during the religious congressional festivities, the congress programme could not evade the influences of the profane music idiom to the full.
Resurrecturis - Musical Triptych in the Form of a Concert Requiem, composed by P. Ramovš, J. Trošt, and S. Vremšak
Authors: Barbo Matjaž
Published: January 2015

The triptych of works written by P. Ramovš, J. Trošt, and S. Vremšak was conceived in the form of a concert requiem and dedicated to the memory of victims of the communist massacres after the WW II. The emphasised religious frame of a requiem is integrated into a secular aesthetic context, to be played in a concert hall before a concert audience.
The Sacred and the Profane in the Organ Music of the Czech Lands in the 19th and 20th Centuries
Authors: Michálková Slimáčková Jana
Published: January 2015

The paper focuses on the organ music of Bohemia and Moravia the 19th and 20th centuries. It describes the situation in the area of both church music and organ building. Furthermore, several categories of organ music are dealt with. Finally, several composers are characterized as examples of these categories.
Musical Symbols: The Symbiosis of Religious and Secular Themes in Art Heritage
Authors: Koter Darja
Published: January 2015

The interpretation of musical symbols the frescos, paintings and architectural details could explain the spiritual dimension of the symbolism. Some examples from the Slovenian art heritage of churches and palaces from the 16th to 18th century demonstrate the interplay between religious and secular content, which suggests that the symbolic value of the depictions is a priority, while the selection of themes which could be more or less spiritual or/and secular are not of the greatest significance
Die kunstreligiöse Botschaft der Leipziger Musikwissenschaft im späten 19. und frühen 20. Jahrhundert
Authors: Loos Helmut
Published: January 2015

Musicology that developed in Leipzig played a key role in contributing to the reputation of this city of music throughout Europe. In a tragic way, its development was fatally attached to the traditional idea of music being an established part of artistically religious general education. The importance of music as “serious and holy music” was thus assured, which became an essential factor in its sacralisation.
El eros y sus representaciones: del modernismo al posmodernismo
Authors: Rueda-Acedo Alicia Rita
Published: January 2015

El eros y sus representaciones: del modernismo al posmodernismo
La conquista del paraíso o la utopía de Cristóbal Colón
Authors: Karanović Vladimir , Sekulić Mirjana
Published: January 2015

La conquista del paraíso o la utopía de Cristóbal Colón
La constitución de la identidad marginada en Señas de identidad de Juan Goytisolo
Authors: Veljović Jelica
Published: January 2015

La constitución de la identidad marginada en Señas de identidad de Juan Goytisolo
Markič, Jasmina e Nunes Correia, Clara (eds.) (2013): Descrições e contrastes. Tópicos de gramática portuguesa com exemplos contrastivos eslovenos. Ljubljana: Znanstvena založba Filozofske fakultete. pp. 152.
Authors: Skubic Mitja
Published: January 2015

Markič, Jasmina e Nunes Correia, Clara (eds.) (2013): Descrições e contrastes. Tópicos de gramática portuguesa com exemplos contrastivos eslovenos. Ljubljana: Znanstvena založba Filozofske fakultete. pp. 152.
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Authors: Montero Gálvez Sonia
Published: January 2015

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CFD modeling of a vehicle exhaust laboratory sampling system: sulfur driven nucleation and growth in diluting diesel exhaust
Authors: Olin M. , Rönkkö T. , Dal Maso M.
Published: January 2015

Abstract. A new exhaust aerosol model CFD-TUTEAM (Tampere University of Technology Exhaust Aerosol Model for Computational Fluid Dynamics) was developed. The model can be used to simulate particle formation and evolution in diesel exhaust. The model has an Eulerian sub-model that provides spatial information within the computational domain, and a computationally less expensive Lagrangian sub-model that can be used to examine particle formation in a high temporal resolution. Particle formation in a laboratory sampling system that includes a porous tube type diluter and an aging chamber was modeled with CFD-TUTEAM. The simulation results imply that over 99% of new particles are formed in the aging chamber region, because nucleation rate remains at high level in the aging chamber due to low dilution ratio and low nucleation exponents. The nucleation exponents for sulfuric acid in sulfuric acid-water nucleation ranging from 0.25 to 1 appeared to fit best with measurement data, which are the same values as the slopes of volatile nucleation mode number concentration vs. raw exhaust sulfuric acid concentration obtained from the measurement data. These nucleation exponents are very low compared to the nucleation exponents obtained from the classical nucleation theory of binary sulfuric acid-water nucleation. The values of nucleation exponent lower than unity suggest that other compounds, such as hydrocarbons, might have a significant role in the nucleation process.
Mapping spectroscopic uncertainties into prospective methane retrieval errors from Sentinel-5 and its precursor
Authors: Checa-Garcia R. , Landgraf J. , Hase F. , Tran H. , Boudon V. , Alkemade F. , Butz A.
Published: January 2015

Abstract. Sentinel-5 (S5) and its precursor (S5P) are future European satellite missions aiming at global monitoring of methane (CH4) column average dry air mole fractions (XCH4). The spectrometers to be deployed on-board the satellites record spectra of sunlight backscattered from the Earth's surface and atmosphere. In particular, they exploit CH4 absorption in the shortwave infrared spectral range around 1.65 μm (S5 only) and 2.35 μm (both, S5 and S5P) wavelength. Given an accuracy goal of better than 2% for XCH4 to be delivered on regional scales, assessment and reduction of potential sources of systematic error such as spectroscopic uncertainties is crucial. Here, we investigate how spectroscopic errors propagate into retrieval errors on the global scale. To this end, absorption spectra of a ground-based Fourier Transform Spectrometer (FTS) operating at very high spectral resolution serve as estimate for the quality of the spectroscopic parameters. Feeding the FTS fitting residuals as a perturbation into a global ensemble of simulated S5 and S5P-like spectra at relatively low spectral resolution, XCH4 retrieval errors exceed 1% in large parts of the world and show systematic correlations on regional scales, calling for improved spectroscopic parameters.
Development of PM2.5 source impact spatial fields using a hybrid source apportionment air quality model
Authors: Ivey C. E. , Holmes H. A. , Hu Y. T. , Mulholland J. A. , Russell A. G.
Published: January 2015

Abstract. An integral part of air quality management is knowledge of the impact of pollutant sources on ambient concentrations of particulate matter (PM). There is also a growing desire to directly use source impact estimates in health studies; however, source impacts cannot be directly measured. Several limitations are inherent in most source apportionment methods, which has led to the development of a novel hybrid approach that is used to estimate source impacts by combining the capabilities of receptor modeling (RM) and chemical transport modeling (CTM). The hybrid CTM-RM method calculates adjustment factors to refine the CTM-estimated impact of sources at monitoring sites using pollutant species observations and the results of CTM sensitivity analyses, though it does not directly generate spatial source impact fields. The CTM used here is the Community Multi-Scale Air Quality (CMAQ) model, and the RM approach is based on the Chemical Mass Balance model. This work presents a method that utilizes kriging to spatially interpolate source-specific impact adjustment factors to generate revised CTM source impact fields from the CTM-RM method results, and is applied to January 2004 over the continental United States. The kriging step is evaluated using data withholding and by comparing results to data from alternative networks. Directly applied and spatially interpolated hybrid adjustment factors at withheld monitors had a correlation coefficient of 0.89, a linear regression slope of 0.83 ± 0.02, and an intercept of 0.14 ± 0.02. Refined source contributions reflect current knowledge of PM emissions (e.g., significant differences in biomass burning impact fields). Concentrations of 19 species and total PM2.5 mass were reconstructed for withheld monitors using directly applied and spatially interpolated hybrid adjustment factors. The mean concentrations of total PM2.5 for withheld monitors were 11.7 (± 8.3), 16.3 (± 11), 8.59 (± 4.7), and 9.20 (± 5.7) μg m−3 for the observations, CTM, directly applied hybrid, and spatially interpolated hybrid predictions, respectively. Results demonstrate that the hybrid method along with a spatial extension can be used for large-scale, spatially resolved source apportionment studies where observational data are spatially and temporally limited. Data withholding also provides an estimate of method uncertainty. Species concentrations were reconstructed using spatial hybrid results, and the error relative to observed concentrations was greatly reduced as compared to CTM-simulated concentrations.
Estimates of global dew collection potential on artificial surfaces
Authors: Vuollekoski H. , Vogt M. , Sinclair V. A. , Duplissy J. , Järvinen H. , Kyrö E.-M. , Makkonen R. , Petäjä T. , Prisle N. L. , Räisänen P. , Sipilä M. , Ylhäisi J. , Kulmala M.
Published: January 2015

Abstract. The global potential for collecting usable water from dew on an artificial collector sheet was investigated by utilizing 34 years of meteorological reanalysis data as input to a dew formation model. Continental dew formation was found to be frequent and common, but daily yields were mostly below 0.1 mm. Nevertheless, some water-stressed areas such as parts of the coastal regions of northern Africa and the Arabian Peninsula show potential for large-scale dew harvesting, as the yearly yield may reach up to 100 L m−2 for a commonly used polyethylene foil. Statistically significant trends were found in the data, indicating overall changes in dew yields of between ±10% over the investigated time period.
SACRA – global data sets of satellite-derived crop calendars for agricultural simulations: an estimation of a high-resolution crop calendar using satellite-sensed NDVI
Authors: Kotsuki S. , Tanaka K.
Published: January 2015

Abstract. To date, many studies have performed numerical estimations of food production and agricultural water demand to understand the present and future supply–demand relationship. A crop calendar (CC) is an essential input datum to estimate food production and agricultural water demand accurately with the numerical estimations. CC defines the date or month when farmers plant and harvest in cropland. This study aims to develop a new global data set of a satellite-derived crop calendar for agricultural simulations (SACRA) and reveal advantages and disadvantages of the satellite-derived CC compared to other global products. We estimate global CC at a spatial resolution of 5 min (≈10 km) using the satellite-sensed NDVI data, which corresponds well to vegetation growth and death on the land surface. We first demonstrate that SACRA shows similar spatial pattern in planting date compared to a census-based product. Moreover, SACRA reflects a variety of CC in the same administrative unit, since it uses high-resolution satellite data. However, a disadvantage is that the mixture of several crops in a grid is not considered in SACRA. We also address that the cultivation period of SACRA clearly corresponds to the time series of NDVI. Therefore, accuracy of SACRA depends on the accuracy of NDVI used for the CC estimation. Although SACRA shows different CC from a census-based product in some regions, multiple usages of the two products are useful to take into consideration the uncertainty of the CC. An advantage of SACRA compared to the census-based products is that SACRA provides not only planting/harvesting dates but also a peak date from the time series of NDVI data.
A scoring test on probabilistic seismic hazard estimates in Italy
Authors: Albarello D. , Peruzza L. , D'Amico V.
Published: January 2015

Abstract. Probabilistic estimates of seismic hazard represent a basic element for seismic risk reduction strategies and they are a key element of seismic regulation. Thus, it is important to select the most effective estimates among the available ones. An empirical scoring strategy is described here and is applied to a number of time-independent hazard estimates available in Italy both at national and regional scale. The scoring test is based on the comparison of outcomes provided by available computational models at a number of accelerometric sites where observations are available for 25 years. This comparison also allows identifying computational models that, providing outcomes that are in contrast with observations, should thus be discarded. The analysis shows that most of the hazard estimates proposed for Italy are not in contrast with observations and some computational models perform significantly better than others do. Furthermore, one can see that, at least locally, older estimates can perform better than the most recent ones. Finally, since the same computational model can perform differently depending on the region considered and on average return time of concern, no single model can be considered as the best-performing one. This implies that, moving along the hazard curve, the most suitable model should be selected by considering the specific problem of concern.
Fracturing of ductile anisotropic multilayers: influence of material strength
Authors: Gomez-Rivas E. , Griera A. , Llorens M.-G.
Published: January 2015

Abstract. Fractures in rocks deformed under dominant ductile conditions typically form simultaneously with viscous flow. Material strength plays a fundamental role on fracture development in such cases, since fracture propagation can be strongly reduced by the high energy absorption of the material. Additionally, the degree and nature of anisotropy can influence the orientation and type of resulting fractures. In this study, four plasticine multilayer models have been deformed under coaxial boundary conditions to investigate the influence of strength and anisotropy on the formation of fracture networks. The experiments were made of different mixtures and presented two types of anisotropy: composite and composite-intrinsic. The transition from non-localised deformation to systems where fracture networks control deformation accommodation is determined by the ability of the material to dissipate the external work and relax the elastic strain during loading, either by viscous flow or by coeval flow and failure. Tension cracks grow in experiments with composite anisotropy, giving rise to a network of shear fractures when they collapse and coalesce with progressive deformation. The presence of an additional intrinsic anisotropy enhances the direct nucleation of shear fractures, whose propagation and final length depend on the rigidity of the medium. Material strength increases the fracture maximum displacement (dmax) to fracture length (L) ratio, and the resulting values are significantly higher than those from fractures in elastic-brittle rocks. This is associated with the low propagation rates of fractures in rocks undergoing ductile deformation.
Response of the large-scale subglacial drainage system of North East Greenland to surface elevation changes
Authors: Karlsson N. B. , Dahl-Jensen D.
Published: January 2015

Abstract. The influence of subglacial water on the dynamics of ice flow has been the object of increasing interest in the past decade. In this study we focus on large-scale, long-term changes in surface elevation over North East Greenland, and the corresponding changes in subglacial water routes. Our results show that over time-scales ranging from decades to millennia the area may experience redistribution of and fluctuation in subglacial water outflux under the main glacier outlets. The fluctuations in subglacial water routing occur even in the absence of external forcing. Based on these results we conclude that changes in the subglacial water routes are an intrinsic part of the drainage basin dynamics, where the subglacial system is likely always in a transient state. The results also imply that fluctuations at the margins observed at present might originate from changes several hundred kilometres upstream. Since surface elevation changes may propagate upstream over time-scales much longer than the observational period, the cause of the fluctuations may not be present in current observational records.
Genres, Hybrids, Crossings: Mixings, Samplings, Mash-Ups
Authors: Stuhr John J.
Published: January 2015

I begin by considering the nature of philosophy understood as a genre of writing. I claim that genres are impure, porous, changing sites of inclusion and exclusion that are anything but natural kinds. Furthermore, I suggest that works of poetry, drama, painting, dance, and other arts may profitably be understood as works of philosophy and that philosophy itself may profitably be understood as an art, as performance work. I support this claim by an analysis of philosophy's canon as (a) historicist, (b) expressivist, and (c) self-consciously hybrid. I explicate the notion of hybridity in terms of crossings understood as (a) encounters, (b) resistance and opposition, and (c) passing borders. I conclude by drawing parallels between philosophical notions of hybridity and political issues of identity, community, and outsiders. Throughout this article, I am concerned to do philosophy in a way or style consistent with the expressivist view of philosophy I present.
Differences, Borders, Fusions
Authors: Scott Charles E.
Published: January 2015

In the context of Dewey's account of habits and conduct, we understand will to refer not to the subjective agency of an autonomous person or to any kind of a priori capacity of human reason or spirit but to habitual interactions in the interdependence of people with their social and natural environments. For Dewey, this claim suggests that in the absence of transcendental guidance or a socially independent inner and given moral conscience, human natures are grounded in indeterminate freedom. People's defining qualities and characters are formed in particular histories of social and environmental interdependence and the habitual conduct that develops in these embodiments. We may say that human predispositions and sensibilities form specific commonalities that are fluid in the sense that they are always available for transformation and “transvaluation” and constitute only finite, mortal interconnections with multiple lineages of temporal formation. I accept these claims by Dewey as I develop the thought of this article in two sections on differences, fusions, and borders. I want to show the ways differences and fusions happen compatibly. As we come to understand them they allow us to see dimensions of borders in contexts of interdependence, interaction, and intersection. In this understanding we will be predisposed to think of commonalities and identifying characteristics as thoroughly social.
The Weather World of Human Experience
Authors: Colapietro Vincent
Published: January 2015

I consider Chauncey Wright's metaphor of the universe as so much “cosmic weather” and then Tim Ingold's characterization of the terrestrial zone (or medium) of human existence taking shape as a “weather world.” I also attempt to connect the metaphor at the root of Wright's cosmology with the nuanced account of the weather world (especially as a medium and “meshwork”) at the center of Ingold's anthropology. The upshot is a thoroughly pragmatic understanding of the lifeworld of human beings.
The Challenge of Speaking with Others: A Pragmatist Account of Democratic Rhetoric
Authors: Stroud Scott R.
Published: January 2015

This article explores what the contours of a pragmatist theory of rhetoric would be like in its democratic instantiation. The threat of partisan thought and dogmatism in argument is examined as a threat to the sort of democratic community pragmatists such as John Dewey desired to create. Partisans fail to realize not only their own limitations in pursuing the true and the good but also the fact that solving problems through overly partisan forms of reasoning or argument only creates future obstacles to community life. This provides an extended reading of what Dewey meant by free communication: communication not only free from legal constraints and censorship but also free from the binding habits of thought and interaction that can be identified as “partisan perfect reasoning.”
Pragmatic Hegemony: Questions and Convergence
Authors: Hogan Brendan
Published: January 2015

The question concerning the connection of scientific inquiry to democratic praxis is central to both Antonio Gramsci and John Dewey. They share a common philosophical origin in Hegel and are essentially both in the tradition of Left Hegelian thought. Likewise, their respective analyses of the forces obstructing democratic emancipation were sharply focused on the distortions of social life caused by economic agents cooperating under hugely unequal power relations. As Gramsci wrote from his prison cell from 1929 to 1937 in Italy, Dewey went through his most fruitful philosophical period in the United States, including his writings on politics and democracy. They both found targets of critique by diagnosing the pathologies of public life resulting from the power of private capital interests in collusion with a co-opted representative body, the authoritarian crimes and attendant culture of fascism, and the theoretical rigidity of the Soviet Marxists. In addition, true to their Hegelian roots, they marshaled their critiques of the abstractions of liberalism and its attendant moral and economic theory by insisting on the embedded, cultural, and historically deep contexts in which emancipatory practice need take place.
Carta del Editor Noviembre 2014
Authors: Morales Peña Juan Carlos
Published: January 2015

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5377/rpsp.v4i2.1753
Órganos intervinientes en la lucha contra el tráfico ilegal de mano de obra, el empleo irregular y el fraude a la seguridad social en España
Authors: Megías Bas Antonio
Published: January 2015

En el presente trabajo, se analizan jurídicamente los órganos que intervienen en la lucha contra el empleo irregular y el fraude a la Seguridad Social en España (Fuerzas y Cuerpos de Seguridad, Ministerio Fiscal e Inspección de Trabajo y Seguridad Social), así como el plan que el Gobierno español ha diseñado para su lucha, los convenios de cooperación interministeriales y la normativa legal laboral y penal vigente. Todo ello se analiza teniendo en cuenta el proceso globalizador que la sociedad está experimentando y cómo éste afecta al tráfico ilegal de mano de obra. Para esta investigación, se ha utilizado la metodología de la investigación documental. Las técnicas para el análisis han sido: en primer lugar, el análisis de contenido para la comparación de dichos convenios y, en segundo lugar, se ha utilizado el análisis de documentos científicos y de la normativa legal. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5377/rpsp.v4i2.1755
Análisis prospectivo del desarrollo de la delincuencia organizada en El Salvador para el quinquenio 2014 – 2019
Authors: Arévalo Linares Juan Carlos
Published: January 2015

La evolución que pueda tener el crimen organizado en El Salvador para el período 2014 – 2019, se estudia utilizando el análisis prospectivo de escenarios, para lo cual se detalla inicialmente un concepto de escenario, se explica en qué consiste la construcción de escenarios, cómo se lleva a cabo dicha construcción y cuál es la utilidad de la misma. Posteriormente, se describen varios métodos para la construcción de escenarios y se define cuál es el más apropiado para aplicarlo al tema del crimen organizado.Se eligió el método emancipador por considerarse el de mejor base técnica y con mayor utilidad social y para la toma de decisiones. Utilizando dicho método, se identifican los factores que conforman las condiciones que inciden sobre las variables que pueden provocar los escenarios posibles, aplicando la verificación de hipótesis por medio de entrevistas, estadísticas, revisión bibliográfica y visitas de campo, para configurar la evolución del crimen organizado en tres situaciones diferentes de las variables: Primero, si las variables no cambian; segundo, si las variables empeoran; y tercero, si se actúa sobre las variables para que éstas mejoren.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5377/rpsp.v4i2.1761
Los Estudios Estratégicos en El Salvador: Su potencial para el desarrollo de centros prospectivos de pensamiento avanzado para la seguridad nacional y la defensa
Authors: Morales Peña Juan Carlos
Published: January 2015

Radiografiar mediante el análisis crítico y de rendimiento la situación actual de los estudios estratégicos y prospectivos en El Salvador, resulta fundamental para diseñar programas conducentes al desarrollo de centros prospectivos y otras iniciativas institucionales de pensamiento avanzado. Hacerlo desde el legado y las proyecciones de dos experiencias importantes del sector público, constituye la metodología básica apropiada para tales menesteres. Lógicamente el examen minucioso de los mismos concierne al perfil de investigadores, la generación de publicaciones élites altamente especializadas y su potencial aporte e incidencia en materia de impactos en los niveles y dimensiones institucionales, estratégicas y estructurales. Con las limitaciones del caso, el planteamiento clave acá concierne al desafío de la movilización de este tipo de investigaciones, proceso que genere en simultáneo cultura estratégica en el Estado, estimule perfiles profesionales ad hoc para áreas críticas de decisión y propicie finalmente plataformaseducativas para la preparación de alto nivel en asuntos de seguridad nacional.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5377/rpsp.v4i2.1764
Convenio de Integración y Coordinación Interinstitucional entre la Policía Nacional Civil de El Salvador (PNC) y la Academia Nacional de Seguridad Pública (ANSP)
Authors: Editor El
Published: January 2015

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5377/rpsp.v4i2.1770
Cine: Yo robot
Authors: Vejarano Anzola Álvaro Augusto
Published: January 2015

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5377/rpsp.v4i2.1775Revista Policía y Seguridad Pública 4(2) 2014: 421-425
Preliminary development of a reference conceptual framework about social responsibility of public hospitals in China
Authors: Shi Lizheng , Liang Fei , Shao Hui , Hu Xianzhi , Gu Qian , Liu Wenbin , Ke Xiong , Stranova Thomas Jefferson , Chen Yingyao
Published: January 2015

Public hospitals play an integral part in the health, welfare, and success of the communities they serve. In their roles, public hospitals are expected to embrace the principles of social responsibilities, but these ideas are often vaguely or poorly defined or implemented in the healthcare setting. This paper uses China as a case study to develop a theoretical framework of social responsibilities for public hospitals that can be applied to evaluate hospital performance on social responsibility and to enhance health management educational programs. A systematic literature review and Delphi panel of Chinese domestic scholars were used to examine potential indicators to measure social responsibilities of public hospitals. A four-level of corporate social responsibilities (CSR) framework was combined with four performance parameters for medical institutions (accessibility, appropriateness, quality, and efficiency) to create a matrix structure of social responsibilities with empirically studied indicators.
Rouwkost
Authors: Kolkman W.D.
Published: January 2015

Rouwkost

Deze noot behandelt twee uitspraken over gedragingen die tot een zuivere aanvaarding leiden. Ingegaan wordt op het criterium van artikel 4:192 BW en op enkele actualiteiten aangaande zuivere en beneficiaire aanvaarding.
A importância da língua de sinais para o desenvolvimento da pessoa surda: A noção de inclusão associada ao sentimento de pertencimento no espaço escolar.
Authors: Dall'Astra Patricia Velho
Published: January 2015

Este artigo se propõe a expor conceitos relativos à deficiência auditiva, como a deficiência em si e a língua de sinais. Considerando a escola como um dos mais relevantes espaços de convivência das crianças (surdas e ouvintes) e o sentimento de pertencimento que as pessoas podem desenvolver concernente a esse espaço, será apresentada uma breve análise das três principais propostas da educação de surdos, para, depois, estabelecer uma relação entre a língua de sinais e sua importância para o desenvolvimento da pessoa surda (especialmente nos casos de surdez pré-linguística), de modo a facilitar o processo de inclusão social da mesma. Conclui-se que a escola, por ser um espaço tanto de construção de conhecimento como de laços afetivos, é o lugar ideal para relacionar os conteúdos escolares com a cultura surda, além de incentivar ouvintes a aprenderem a língua de sinais desde cedo – e, através de uma comunicação eficiente entre pessoas com e sem deficiência, promover um ambiente cada vez mais verdadeiramente inclusivo.Palavras-chave: língua de sinais, surdez, educação.