bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
FROM SURVEY TO FEM ANALYSIS FOR DOCUMENTATION OF BUILT HERITAGE: THE CASE STUDY OF VILLA REVEDIN-BOLASCO
Authors: Guarnieri A. , Fissore F. , Masiero A. , Di Donna A. , Coppa U. , Vettore A.
Published: May 2017

Abstract. In the last decade advances in the fields of close-range photogrammetry, terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) and computer vision (CV) have enabled to collect different kind of information about a Cultural Heritage objects and to carry out highly accurate 3D models. Additionally, the integration between laser scanning technology and Finite Element Analysis (FEA) is gaining particular interest in recent years for structural analysis of built heritage, since the increasing computational capabilities allow to manipulate large datasets. In this note we illustrate the approach adopted for surveying, 3D modeling and structural analysis of Villa Revedin-Bolasco, a magnificent historical building located in the small walled town of Castelfranco Veneto, in northern Italy. In 2012 CIRGEO was charged by the University of Padova to carry out a survey of the Villa and Park, as preliminary step for subsequent restoration works. The inner geometry of the Villa was captured with two Leica Disto D3a BT hand-held laser meters, while the outer walls of the building were surveyed with a Leica C10 and a Faro Focus 3D 120 terrestrial laser scanners. Ancillary GNSS measurements were also collected for 3D laser model georeferencing. A solid model was then generated from the laser global point cloud in Rhinoceros software, and portion of it was used for simulation in a Finite Element Analysis (FEA). In the paper we discuss in detail all the steps and challenges addressed and solutions adopted concerning the survey, solid modeling and FEA from laser scanning data of the historical complex of Villa Revedin-Bolasco.
PALMYRA AS IT ONCE WAS: 3D VIRTUAL RECONSTRUCTION AND VISUALIZATION OF AN IRREPLACABLE LOST TREASURE
Authors: Denker A.
Published: May 2017

Abstract. Palmyra was a mosaic which was composed through its colourful past, by Assyrians, Parthians, Greeks and Romans. For centuries, the spectacular ruins and impressive panorama of the antique city used to captivate and inspire the visitors as the witnesses of its illustrious history. As a grim consequence of the horrific conflict that engulfed Syria, since May 2015 they are no more to be seen. Palmyra has been purposely targeted and obliterated, the ruins have been reduced to rubble. The immense beauty and rich heritage of Palmyra which has been lost forever is reconstructed here as it was once was, at the top of its glory, with the hope of preserving its memory.
DIGITAL INVESTIGATIONS OF AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SMART POINT CLOUD: A REAL TIME WEB-BASED PLATFORM TO MANAGE THE VISUALISATION OF SEMANTICAL QUERIES
Authors: Poux F. , Neuville R. , Hallot P. , Van Wersch L. , Luczfalvy Jancsó A. , Billen R.
Published: May 2017

Abstract. While virtual copies of the real world tend to be created faster than ever through point clouds and derivatives, their working proficiency by all professionals’ demands adapted tools to facilitate knowledge dissemination. Digital investigations are changing the way cultural heritage researchers, archaeologists, and curators work and collaborate to progressively aggregate expertise through one common platform. In this paper, we present a web application in a WebGL framework accessible on any HTML5-compatible browser. It allows real time point cloud exploration of the mosaics in the Oratory of Germigny-des-Prés, and emphasises the ease of use as well as performances. Our reasoning engine is constructed over a semantically rich point cloud data structure, where metadata has been injected a priori. We developed a tool that directly allows semantic extraction and visualisation of pertinent information for the end users. It leads to efficient communication between actors by proposing optimal 3D viewpoints as a basis on which interactions can grow.
VILLA STEIN-DE-MONZIE BY LE CORBUSIER (1926–1928):
CONSERVATION STRATEGIES BETWEEN RESEARCH AND EDUCATION
Authors: Balletti C. , Di Resta S. , Faccio P. , Guerra F. , Pandolfo M.
Published: May 2017

Abstract. The paper focuses on the educational experience produced during the International Workshop, organized by the IUAV University of Venice and dedicated to both the understanding and conservation of the maison Stein-de-Monzie “Les Terrasses”, an emblematic work of Le Corbusier’s early career period. The villa, located in Garches (Vaucresson), was designed and built between 1926 and 1928, the exact same years when Le Corbusier was elaborating the “Five Points of Architecture” (1927): the building is the first complete application of these principles, while it represents an evolution of the maison Dom-Ino’s structural scheme. Nowadays, both the interior spaces and the external surfaces of the maison Stein-de-Monzie show profound changes caused by problematic events leading to the present-day appearance of the building, in many cases misrepresenting the original design goals. The building’s integrated instrumental survey (laser scanning, photogrammetry, topography) allowed to document and understand the history of the villa beyond the mere and well known project phase, contributing to the definition of the actual construction characteristics and to ascertain both the material consistency and the state of conservation. The knowledge acquisition process – supported by survey data – constitutes a prerequisite to outline the design of new solutions, which could effectively express the cultural choices connected to the conservation of the Twentieth-Century built heritage.
VIRTUAL IN REAL.
INTERACTIVE SOLUTIONS FOR LEARNING AND COMMUNICATION
IN THE NATIONAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF MARCHE
Authors: Clini P. , Nespeca R. , Ruggeri L.
Published: May 2017

Abstract. Today the ICTs are favourable additions to museum exhibitions. This work aims to realize an innovative system of digital exploitation of artefacts in the National Archaeological Museum of Marche (MANaM), in order to create a shared museum that will improve the knowledge of cultural contents through the paradigm "learning by interacting" and “edutainment”. The main novelty is the implementation of stand-alone multimedia installations for digital artefacts that combine real and virtual scenarios in order to enrich the experience, the knowledge and the multi-sensory perception. A Digital Library (DL) is created using Close Range Photogrammetry (CRP) techniques applied to 21 archaeological artefacts belonging to different categories. Enriched with other data (texts, images, multimedia), all 3D models flow into the cloud data server from which are recalled in the individual exhibitions. In particular, we have chosen three types of technological solutions: VISUAL, TACTILE, SPATIAL. All the solutions take into account the possibility of group interaction, allowing the participation of the interaction to an appropriate number of users. Sharing the experience enables greater involvement, generating communicative effectiveness much higher than it would get from a lonely visit. From the “Museum Visitors Behaviour Analysis” we obtain a survey about users’ needs and efficiency of the interactive solutions. The main result of this work is the educational impact in terms of increase in visitors, specially students, learning increase of historical and cultural content, greater user involvement during the visit to the museum.
“BANCA DEL FARE” SUMMER SCHOOL IN ALTA LANGA: «THE RUINS
TO BE REBUILT WILL BE OUR CLASSROOMS». KNOWLEDGE FROM
ARTISANS TO NEW GENERATIONS, FROM ANCIENT SKILLS TO NEW
BUILDING TECHNIQUES
Authors: Villata M.
Published: May 2017

Abstract. “Banca del fare” is an ambitious project proposed by “Cultural Park Alta Langa”. It is born to hand ancient knowledges down to young people, as meeting place useful to exchange the development of new construction techniques and at the same time the traditional ones. A program of educational workshops, which constitute the summer school, was organized for increasing communication among different generations. Indeed, the last local craftsmen or artisans are coming out from their employment and there is no training process to ensure the migration of knowledge to young architects. The activities of the school took place for the first time during summer of 2016 in Alta Langa, the southern part of Langhe in Piedmont. The landscape of this area is marked by small rural architectures called “ciabòts” shed all over the countryside. Artisans and students work together to recover these buildings every year. The aim of this landscape heritage’s valorization is to relate the restored ciabòt into a network, in order to create a widespread hotels system. Therefore, the essay wants to present the results of “Banca del fare” and to suggest a GIS project that can gather information about numerous “ciabòt” widespread in this territory. The interaction between land development and networking process can ensure the optimal reuse of these rural architectures.
HARNESSING DIGITAL WORKFLOWS FOR CONSERVING HISTORIC PLACES
Authors: Santana Quintero M.
Published: May 2017

Abstract. Recording the physical characteristics of historic structures and landscapes is a cornerstone of preventive maintenance, monitoring and conservation. The information produced by such work assists the decision-making process for property owners, site managers, public officials, and conservators. Rigorous documentation may also serve a broader purpose: over time, it becomes the primary means by which scholars and the public apprehend a site that has since changed radically or disappeared. These records also serve as posterity and monitoring records in the event of catastrophic or gradual loss of the heritage resource.
The Effects of Religious-Cultural Worldviews on the Lack of Political-Economic Liberalization in Belarus over Twenty Years since rise of Lukashenko
Authors: Meadows David J.
Published: May 2017

This paper focuses on the effects of political-culture in shaping the lack of political-economic liberalization in Belarus since 1991. Specifically, this paper will elucidate the intricate interplay between historically rooted cultural worldviews, ways of life and historical memories, to explain how the historical roots of Orthodox Christianity had a central influence on the patterns of political-economic development chosen by Belarus, even long after these religious-cultural values had been secularized and taken for granted. In doing so, this paper will help understand why Belarus chose to pursue such an illiberal and authoritarian orientation, and help explain the longevity of President Lukashenko.
Evidence ladder and the Journal of the Medical Library Association
Authors: Cooper I. Diane
Published: May 2017

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Erich Meyerhoff, AHIP, FMLA, 1919–2015: a remembrance
Authors: Greenberg Stephen J.
Published: May 2017

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A journal cancellation survey and resulting impact on interlibrary loan
Authors: Nash Jacob L. , McElfresh Karen R.
Published: May 2017

Objective: The research describes an extensible method of evaluating and cancelling electronic journals during a budget shortfall and evaluates implications for interlibrary loan (ILL) and user satisfaction.Methods: We calculated cost per use for cancellable electronic journal subscriptions (n=533) from the 2013 calendar year and the first half of 2014, cancelling titles with cost per use greater than $20 and less than 100 yearly uses. For remaining titles, we issued an online survey asking respondents to rank the importance of journals to their work. Finally, we gathered ILL requests and COUNTER JR2 turnaway reports for calendar year 2015.Results: Three hundred fifty-four respondents completed the survey. Because of the level of heterogeneity of titles in the survey as well as respondents’ backgrounds, most titles were reported to be never used. We developed criteria based on average response across journals to determine which to cancel. Based on this methodology, we cancelled eight journals. Examination of ILL data revealed that none of the cancelled titles were requested with any frequency. Free-text responses indicated, however, that many value free ILL as a suitable substitute for immediate full-text access to biomedical journal literature.Conclusions: Soliciting user feedback through an electronic survey can assist collections librarians to make electronic journal cancellation decisions during slim budgetary years. This methodology can be adapted and improved upon at other health sciences libraries.
How to identify existing literature on patients’ knowledge, views, and values: the development of a validated search filter
Authors: Wessels Monique , Hielkema Lian , Van der Weijden Trudy
Published: May 2017

Objective: The research sought to establish validated search filters for retrieval of studies on patients’ knowledge and values.Setting: Two nonprofit organizations in the Netherlands were studied for guideline development.Methods: An existing filter was adapted to three bibliographic interfaces. After defining the scope, a reference database was built for the development of the new filters. The performance of the new filters was validated in different disease categories.Results: Sensitivity, specificity, precision, negative predictive value, and accuracy were (%): 90.5/98/77/99.2/97 (MEDLINE-Ovid), 90.1/98.8/79.3/99.5/98.3 (PubMed), and 93.1/98.4/81.8/99.6/98.7 (Embase).Conclusions: The filters provide pragmatic tools for searching for patients’ issues. Further optimization and validation is recommended.
Scoping reviews: establishing the role of the librarian
Authors: Morris Martin , Boruff Jill T. , Gore Genevieve C.
Published: May 2017

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VIRTUAL PROJECTS: Tooling up to facilitate findability, virtual collaboration, and storytelling with data
Authors: Lessick Susan
Published: May 2017

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Implementing and Assessing Use-Driven Acquisitions: A Practical Guide for Librarians
Authors: Joseph Claire B.
Published: May 2017

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figshare for Institutions
Authors: Reed Robyn B.
Published: May 2017

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Virtual embedded librarianship program: a personal view
Authors: Lemley Trey
Published: May 2017

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Health sciences librarians off the radar
Authors: Espe Sue
Published: May 2017

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The ALA Guide to Information Sources in Insurance, Risk Management, and Actuarial Science
Authors: Joseph Claire B.
Published: May 2017

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The Medical Library Association Guide to Answering Questions about the Affordable Care Act
Authors: Davenport Mina
Published: May 2017

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Bloomfire, Yammer, and SharePoint
Authors: Reid Nathalie
Published: May 2017

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CORRECTION
Authors: Cooper I. Diane
Published: May 2017

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New journals for publishing medical case reports
Authors: Akers Katherine G.
Published: May 2017

Because they do not rank highly in the hierarchy of evidence and are not frequently cited, case reports describing the clinical circumstances of single patients are seldom published by medical journals. However, many clinicians argue that case reports have significant educational value, advance medical knowledge, and complement evidence-based medicine. Over the last several years, a vast number (~160) of new peer-reviewed journals have emerged that focus on publishing case reports. These journals are typically open access and have relatively high acceptance rates. However, approximately half of the publishers of case reports journals engage in questionable or ‘‘predatory’’ publishing practices. Authors of case reports may benefit from greater awareness of these new publication venues as well as an ability to discriminate between reputable and non-reputable journal publishers.
Finding alternatives when a major database is gone
Authors: Hu Estelle
Published: May 2017

Question: What to do when a major database ceases publication?Setting: An urban, academic health sciences library with four campuses serves a university health sciences system, a college of medicine, and five other health sciences colleges.Methods: Usage statistics of each e-book title in the resource were carefully analyzed. Purchase decisions were made based on the assessment of usage.Results: Sustainable resources were acquired from other vendors, with perpetual access for library users.Conclusion: This systematic process of finding alternative resources is an example of librarians’ persistence in acquiring perpetual electronic resources when a major resource is cancelled.
Provider documentation of patient education: a lean investigation
Authors: Shipman Jean P. , Lake Erica , Van Der Volgen Jessica , Doman Darrin
Published: May 2017

Purpose: The study evaluates how providers give patient education materials and identifies improvements to comply with Meaningful Use (MU) requirements.Methods: Thirty-eight patient-provider interactions in two health care outpatient clinics were observed.Results: Providers do not uniformly know MU patient education requirements. Providers have individual preferences and find gaps in what is available. Accessing and documenting patient education varies among providers. Embedded electronic health record (EHR) materials, while available, have technical access barriers.Conclusions: Providers’ EHR skills and knowledge levels contribute to non-standardized patient education delivery.
Research engagement of health sciences librarians: a survey of research-related activities and attitudes
Authors: Lessick Susan , Perryman Carol , Billman Brooke L. , Alpi Kristine M. , De Groote Sandra L. , Babin Jr. Ted D.
Published: May 2017

Introduction: The extent to which health sciences librarians are engaged in research is a little-studied question. This study assesses the research activities and attitudes of Medical Library Association (MLA) members, including the influence of work affiliation.Methods: An online survey was designed using a combination of multiple-choice and open-ended questions and distributed to MLA members. Responses were analyzed using descriptive statistics, content analysis, and significance testing. The authors used statistical tools and categorized openended question topics by the constant comparative method, also applying the broad subject categories used in a prior study. Pearson’s chi-square analysis was performed on responses to determine significant differences among respondents employed in three different institutional environments.Results: Analysis showed that 79% of respondents read research articles at least once a month; 58% applied published research studies to practice; 44% had conducted research; 62% reported acting on research had enhanced their libraries; 38% had presented findings; and 34% had authored research articles. Hospital librarians were significantly less likely than academic librarians to have participated in research activities. Highly ranked research benefits, barriers, and competencies of health sciences librarians are described.Conclusions: Findings indicate that health sciences librarians are actively engaged in research activities. Practice implications for practitioners, publishers, and stakeholders are discussed. Results suggest that practitioners can use published research results and results from their own research to affect practice decisions and improve services. Future studies are needed to confirm and extend these findings, including the need for intervention studies to increase research and writing productivity.
Take us to the beach!
Authors: Cooper I. Diane
Published: May 2017

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Research protocols
Authors: Wallace Rick
Published: May 2017

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Tableau (version. 9.1)
Authors: Deardorff Ariel
Published: May 2017

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Influence of essential oils on the growth of aspergillus flavus
Authors: Foltinová Denisa , Tančinová Dana , Cí­sarová Miroslava
Published: May 2017

This paper was focused on the determination of the inhibitory effect of selected essential oils on growth of ten isolates of Aspergillus flavus and their potential ability to produce mycotoxins in vitro by TLC method. The isolates were obtained from moldy bread of domestic origin. We followed the impact of five essential oils at 100% concentration - lemon, eucalyptus, oregano, sage and thyme. The effect of the essential oils we tested the gaseous diffusion method. We isolates grown on CYA (Czapek yeast extract agar), in the dark at 25 ±1 °C, 14 days. The diameter of colonies grown we continuously measured on the 3rd, 7th, 11th, and 14th day of cultivation. The results of the paper suggest that oregano and thyme essential oil had 100% inhibited the growth of all tested isolates of Aspergillus flavus. Lemon, eucalyptus and sage essential oil had not significant inhibitory effects on tested isolates Aspergillus flavus, but affected the growth of colonies throughout the cultivation. In addition to the inhibitory effect we witnessed the stimulative effect of lemon, eucalyptus and sage essential oil to some isolates. Together with the antifungal effect of essential oils, we monitored the ability of Aspergillus flavus isolates to produce mycotoxins - aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) and cyclopiazonic acid (CPA) in the presence of essential oils. Production mycotoxins we have seen in the last (14th) day of cultivation. Lemon and eucalyptus essential oil did not affect the production of mycotoxins. In the case of sage essential oil we were recorded cyclopiazonic acid production in three of the ten isolates from the all three repetitions, while neither isolate did not produced aflatoxin B1. The production of secondary metabolites was detected in all control samples. From the results we can say that oregano and thyme essential oil could be used as a natural preservative useful in the food industry.
Quantitative Real-time PCR detection of putrescine-producing Gram-negative bacteria
Authors: Maršálková Kristýna , Purevdorj Khatantuul , Jančová Petra , Pištěková Hana , Buňková Leona
Published: May 2017

Biogenic amines are indispensable components of living cells; nevertheless these compounds could be toxic for human health in higher concentrations. Putrescine is supposed to be the major biogenic amine associated with microbial food spoilage. Development of reliable, fast and culture-independent molecular methods to detect bacteria producing biogenic amines deserves the attention, especially of the food industry in purpose to protect health. The objective of this study was to verify the newly designed primer sets for detection of two inducible genes adiA and speF together in Salmonella enterica and Escherichia coli genome by Real-time PCR. These forenamed genes encode enzymes in the metabolic pathway which leads to production of putrescine in Gram-negative bacteria. Moreover, relative expression of these genes was studied in E. coli CCM 3954 strain using Real-time PCR. In this study, sets of new primers for the detection two inducible genes (speF and adiA) in Salmonella enterica and E. coli by Real-time PCR were designed and tested. Amplification efficiency of a Real-time PCR was calculated from the slope of the standard curves (adiA, speF, gapA). An efficiency in a range from 95 to 105 % for all tested reactions was achieved. The gene expression (R) of adiA and speF genes in E. coli was varied depending on culture conditions. The highest gene expression of adiA and speF was observed at 6, 24 and 36 h (RadiA ~ 3, 5, 9; RspeF ~11, 10, 9; respectively) after initiation of growth of this bacteria in nutrient broth medium enchired with amino acids. The results show that these primers could be used for relative quantification analysis of E. coli.
Effect of apricot seeds on renal structure of rabbits
Authors: Kolesárová Anna , Pivko Juraj , Halenár Marek , Zbyňovská Katarí­na , Chrastinová Ľubica , Ondruška Ľubomí­r , Jurčí­k Rastislav , Kopčeková Jana , Valuch Jozef , Kolesárová Adriana
Published: May 2017

Amygdalin is the major cyanogenic glycoside present in apricot seeds and is degraded to cyanide by chewing or grinding. The animal data available did not provide a suitable basis for acute human health hazard. The apricot seeds are potentially useful in human nutrition and for treatment of several diseases especially cancer. The present study demonstrates the potential effect of short-term oral application of apricot seeds on renal structure of rabbit as a biological model. Meat line P91 Californian rabbits from the experimental farm of the Animal Production Research Centre Nitra (Slovak Republic) were used in the experiments. The animals were randomly divided into the three groups (C-control, P1, P2 - experimental groups) leading to 8 rabbits in each group. The control group received no apricot seeds while the experimental groups P1 and P2 received a daily dose 60 and 300 mg.kg-1 b.w. of crushed apricot seeds mixed with feed during 28 days, respectively. After 28 days all animals were slaughtered and kidney tissue was processed by standard histopathological techniques. Tissue sections were observed under an optical microscope with camera Olympus CX41 (Olympus, Japan) at a magnification of 10 x 0.40. The basic morphometric criteria of the preparations were quantified using image program MeasurIT (Olympus, Japan). From each sample (n = 24) three histological sections with five different fields of view in each section were analysed and followed parameters were analysed: diameter of renal corpuscles (RC), diameter of glomeruli (G), diameter of tubules (T) and the height of epithelial tubules (E). In our study, we observed a slight increase in the most frequent occurrence parenchyma dystrophy experimental animals. These changes were more pronounced in the experimental group (P2) rabbits received a daily dose of 300 mg.kg-1 of body weight of apricot seeds. Most often, we have found enlarged glomeruli filling the entire space of the capsule, and also glomerular basement membrane thickening. The most frequent alterations of tubular organs manifested by thickening and dilatation of proximal tubules and in the lumen of the occurrence fuchsinophilic mass, grains and hyaline cylinders. The occurrence of the vacuole and parenchymal atrophy was mostly balanced groups. Changes in P2 group are also reflected in morphometric evaluation structures. We have found significant decrease (p <0.001) in the average of all renal structures (diameter of renal corpuscles, diameter of glomeruli, diameter of tubules, and the height of epithelial tubules). Inversely, oral administration a daily dose of 60 mg.kg-1 of body weight of apricot seeds had no significant impact on these parameters. The change displays only the increase of renal tubule diameter. Our data may provide more specific evidence of oral application of apricot seeds on renal structure but further detailed studies are also required.
The influence of some selected variables from accounting system on profit or loss of agricultural companies in the Slovak republic
Authors: Ferenczi Vaňová Alexandra , Krajčí­rová Renáta , Munk Michal , Košovská Iveta , Váryová Ivana
Published: May 2017

The article presents the influence assessment of significance of some selected variables from the entrepreneurs' accounting system on the achieved profit or loss of the agricultural companies in the Slovak Republic. Accounting information serves as an active tool for internal users for operational as well as strategic company management, and for external users the information is determined as legally binding output information which is a subject to disclosure. Individual financial statements of assessed agricultural companies are considered to be the relevant source of information. Agricultural companies are represented by commercial companies and agricultural cooperatives. Profit or loss after income tax presents the final complex effect of economic company's performance. The existence and development of companies is conditioned by assets which amount and structure depend on focus and the range of subject activity but as well as on specific factors set by the production process in the agricultural primary production. The increase in liabilities is notable by the influence of unsufficient amount of own company funding sources, mainly the increase in trade payables. The continuance of company reproduction process is secured by a bank loan drawdown. The income situation of companies of agricultural primary production is favourably influenced by the subsidies of non-investment character. During the observed period of years 2004 - 2014 the examined variables were assessed by means of statistical methods. The obtained results of rate determination of statistical correlation between selected variables by means of classical canonical analysis and non-parametric correlation analysis secured that in the assessed group of companies all analysed variables influenced statistically significantly profit or loss after income tax, mainly the total value of assets and non-investment subsidies, except for years 2010, 2012 a 2013, when the statistically insignificant correlations was determined between profit or loss and especially short-term trade payables and current bank loans. As regards the existence point of view it is recommended to companies to maintain the optimal assets and capital structure as well as the achievement of suitable profitability of company's activity. Only the complex attitude towards the subject issue can be the assumption of sustainability for companies of agricultural primary production in the Slovak Republic and the increase in their performance.
Eight Caloplaca species newly recorded from Bolivia, including C. crocina comb. nov.
Authors: Wilk Karina , Flakus Adam
Published: May 2017

Eight species of Caloplaca s. lat. are reported as new to Bolivia: Caloplaca baueri, C. cinnabarina, C. crocina, C. darbishirei, C. ochraceofulva, C squamosa, C. subsoluta, and C. texana. Caloplaca texana is also
reported as new for Peru and the Southern Hemisphere. The new combination Caloplaca crocina is proposed and compared with other Caloplaca spp. producing hourglass-shaped ascospores. Taxonomic notes and data on the distribution and habitat preferences are presented for all treated
species.
Three species of wood-decaying fungi in Polyporales new to China
Authors: Zhao Chang-lin , Liu Shi-liang , Ren Guang-juan , Ji Xiao-hong , He Shuanghui
Published: May 2017

Three wood-decaying fungi, Ceriporiopsis lagerheimii, Sebipora aquosa, and Tyromyces xuchilensis, are newly recorded in China. The identifications were based on morphological and molecular evidence. The phylogenetic tree inferred from ITS+nLSU sequences of 49 species
of Polyporales nests C. lagerheimii within the phlebioid clade, S. aquosa within the gelatoporia clade, and T. xuchilensis within the residual polyporoid clade. The three species are described and illustrated based on Chinese material.
Circinella (Mucorales, Mucoromycotina) from China
Authors: Zheng Ru-yong , Liu Xiao-yong , Wang Ya-ning
Published: May 2017

Nine taxa representing the genus Circinella—C. angarensis, C. minor var. minor, C. minor var. asperior, C. mucoroides, C. muscae, C. nodulosa sp. nov., C. ramosa sp. nov., C. simplex, C. umbellata—were
recorded and described or redescribed from twenty-four different localities in seventeen cities of fifteen provinces in China. A key is provided to the nine taxa recorded from China. No zygosporic state was formed between any pair of the isolates studied.
Scutellospora tepuiensis sp. nov. from the highland tepuis of Venezuela
Authors: De Andrade Zita , Furrazola Eduardo , Cuenca Gisela
Published: May 2017

Examination of soil samples collected from the summit of Sororopán-tepui at La Gran Sabana, Venezuela, revealed an undescribed species of Scutellospora whose spores have an unusual and very complex ornamentation. The new species, named Scutellospora tepuiensis,
is the fourth ornamented Scutellospora species described from La Gran Sabana and represents the first report of a glomeromycotan fungus for highland tepuis in the Venezuelan Guayana.
The Emergency Manager: Strategic Racism, Technocracy, and the Poisoning of Flint's Children
Authors: Stanley Jason
Published: May 2017

In April 2014, the city of Flint, Michigan, began using water from the Flint River. The official reason to break Flint's long time contract with the Detroit Water and Sewage Department was financial efficiency; it was presented as a cost-cutting measure. Flint residents began immediately complaining about their water, complaints that were ignored. Thanks to the local activists, it was eventually discovered that the water was indeed corrosive, the city failed to treat it, and lead leached from the pipes into the water drunk by the city's children and families. By September 2015, the city was acknowledging the size of the health crisis this entailed, and in October 2015, Flint switched back to Detroit water. It was too late: the damage was done, and Flint's children have shown persistently high levels of lead—poisoned by a series of decisions that would never have been made in a majority white city. It is also now clear that relevant officials knew that the switch to the Flint River was in fact more expensive, both in the short term and the long term, than remaining with the Detroit Water and Sewage Department. Using Vesla Weaver's concept of frontlash, I argue that a technocratic ideology combined with a certain version of racism, resembling settler colonialism, is the cause of the tragedy.
50 Aniversario de fundación de la UPOLI
Authors: García Sergio Denis
Published: May 2017

50 Aniversario de fundación de la UPOLI. Medio siglo de testimonio cristiano, y de servicio educativo con calidad, talento y compromiso (1967-2017).
Cultura de Paz, integración latinoamericana y universidades
Authors: Silva Erwin
Published: May 2017

El presente artículo contiene una justifi cación para establecer una línea de investigación interdisciplinaria sobre “Cultura de paz, integración latinoamericana y las universidades” que podría efectuarse por medio de una articulación entre universidades y centros de investigación de nuestro país, con el propósito de conocer y actualizar la información sobre las diversas instancias del proceso histórico de la integración de América Latina y de Centroamérica y en particular, capacitar a los futuros profesionales de las universidades para prever las alternativas de solución a los desafíos y problemas de estas realidades.
Renacido
Authors: Ampié Marcelo
Published: May 2017

“Mis pinturas reflejan parte de mi entorno, lo que veo, lo que toco, lo simple, lo complicado, muchas veces lo extraño para mí, son cosas que todos ya conocemos, pero las plasmo con un lenguaje particular. Plátanos, frutas, máquinas y paisajes son los temas que pueden ver en mis obras. Esto de ser pintor no ha sido fácil, se requiere paciencia y perseverancia, pero el placer que me da pintar ni con todo el oro del mundo lo podría pagar, es como una adicción que cuando empiezo a dar las primeras pinceladas me doy cuenta que ya no puedo parar. He pasado muchas horas frente a un lienzo y sé que cada minuto que pasa es menos tiempo de mi vida. El tiempo tampoco tiene precio, pero si lo gasto pintando, ha valido la pena vivir, no me arrepiento de nada, es apenas el comienzo, tengo muchas metas que seguir y creo ir por el rumbo correcto, agradezco a la vida por esta oportunidad”.Marcelo AmpiéArtista plástico nicaragüense(Palabras ofrecidas en su primera exposición personal, julio 2016).
Memorias de un ciudadano, desde una triangulación de la autobiografía nicaragüense
Authors: Rodríguez Silva Isidro
Published: May 2017

La historia literaria nicaragüense desconoce la autobiografía como género literario cultivado en nuestro país; por consiguiente, se manifiesta una carencia crítica que la valore y la coloque en nuestra república literaria. Esto se debe que para escribir una autobiografía se debe de ser una personalidad que haya impactado, de una manera extraordinaria, en la vida de una nación, o en el ámbito del saber humano.En Nicaragua tres personalidades, en diferentes épocas, vidas y estilos, han escrito sus autobiografías, que muestran la calidad narrativa de este género, que la podemos triangular en Autobiografía (1915) de Rubén Dario, Vida Perdida (1999) de Ernesto Cardenal y Memorias de un ciudadano (2016) de Carlos Tünnermann Bernheim. Todas ellas diferenciadas por contextos históricos y culturales, pero unidas por un hilo conductor vivencial y humano.
Repensando la paz, la seguridad y la democracia en Nicaragua. 25 años después de la guerra
Authors: Editor El
Published: May 2017

Las interrogantes sobre el rumbo de la paz y la democracia en el país están tan vivas como a inicios de la década de los 90, entre ellas: ¿qué tan fi rme y duradera es la paz que hemos construido?, ¿qué cambios, en términos culturales y políticos, hemos experimentado como sociedad de posguerra?, ¿cuáles son los logros más importantes de este proceso?, ¿cuáles son las grandes difi cultades?, ¿qué perspectivas se vislumbran para el futuro?, ¿qué retos están pendientes?
The Mediating Effect of Organizational Commitment on the Relationship between Work-life Balance and Intention to Leave: Evidence from Working Women in Jordan
Authors: Al Momani Hanan M.
Published: May 2017

The aim of this study is to examine the mediating effect of organizational commitment on the relationship between work-life balance and intention to leave. The study population consists of (800) working women in King Abdullah University Hospital (KAUH). To collect the primary data a questionnaire survey was distributed to (200) working women, from them (144) questionnaires were returned. The study used linear regression and path analyses to test hypotheses. The study findings revealed that; there is a significant relationship between work-life balance and intention to leave, there is a significant relationship between work-life balance and (affective, continuance and normative) commitment, but not with continuous commitment, there is a significant relationship between (affective, continuance and normative) commitment and intention to leave. Finally, affective commitment fully mediates the relationship between work-life balance and intention to leave, while normative commitment partially mediates the relation. In light of these findings, the study recommends; adoption of the work-life balance program in Jordanian hospitals to improve the commitment of working women, and encourages Jordanian organizations to enhance the participation of employee in decision making and locus of control to improve organizational commitment.
Reviewer Acknowledgements for Journal of Education and Learning, Vol. 6, No. 2
Authors: Sun Barbara
Published: May 2017

Reviewer Acknowledgements for Journal of Education and Learning, Vol. 6, No. 2, 2017
An Addendum on Postoptimality of Maximally Reliable Path
Authors: Hosseini Ahmad , Kabir Baiki Bita
Published: May 2017

This paper studies one aspect of the robustness of optimal solutions to the \textit{maximally reliable path} and investigates the infimum and supremum multiplicative perturbations each individual arc can tolerate preserving the optimality of a given optimal path. When such marginal values are to be determined simultaneously for all arcs in a network, considerable duplication of effort can be avoided through the use of our proposed approach.
THE UFFIZI GALLERY IN THE LIGHT
OF MEMOIRS OF TRAVELLERS IN THE POLISH
REPUBLIC IN THE 18TH CENTURY
Authors: Wrześniak Małgorzata
Published: May 2017

The article briefly studies the way of perceiving
of the Uffizi Gallery in Florence by Polish travellers during
the period when the museum was subject to the so-called
Enlightenment order. The analysis of memoirs from diaries
of the Polish Grand Tour indicates that they were considerably
influenced by Italian guidebooks and texts by French
travellers, among which the most popular was Voyage d’un
français en Italie fait dans années 1765–1766 by Joseph-
Jérôme Lalande, who was eagerly referred to and his passages
quoted. Realising the scheme of the Uffizi Gallery’s
descriptions by Polish travellers, one should not hastily assume
they lacked the sense of observation, taste or aesthetic
sensitivity, and finally the ability to assess a work of art. An
in-depth analysis of Polish notes indicated that enlightened
arrivals from the Vistula River could critically relate not only
to the text of the guide or the French description mentioned,
directly ascertaining: You were not right, Mr Lalande!,
but also that they came to Florence prepared for the reception
of an artwork and the museum itself. They were
primarily interested in newly acquired objects or changes in
the exhibition. The picture of a Polish traveller, as it is seen
through Polish 18th-century accounts, who notes – frequently
remotely – fleeting impressions, but without a doubt,
they are perfectly aware of what they are looking at.
Current Incidence of Different Morphological Types of Malignant Metastases to the Spine Based on Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Authors: Guzik Grzegorz
Published: May 2017

Background. Malignant tumours particularly often metastasise to the spine, causing considerable pain and limiting the patient’s physical function. Standard therapy consists in surgical treatment with adjuvant radiotherapy. The qualification for surgery is a multifaceted process and detailed analysis of the morphology of the metastasis is a key factor. Numerous types of classification of metastatic lesions exist, among which the Tomita system, based on MRI findings, appears to be the most practical. The aim of this paper is to present the current incidence of different morphological types of metastases as classified by the Tomita system.
Materials and methods. This work was based on cases treated at the Department of Oncological Orthopaedics of the Specialist Hospital in Brzozów – Podkarpacie Oncological Centre from 2010–2015. A total of 854 patients with spinal metastases were hospitalised at the department. All patients underwent a CT and MRI of the spine and their metastatic lesions were classified as one of the 7 types described by Tomita. The incidence of different morphological types of metastases per type of the primary tumour was also determined.
Results. Most patients treated at the department had advanced disease as a result of diagnostic delays. Types T3–T7 were found in 91% of the patients and T7 in 44%. The highest incidence of advanced disease was seen among patients with breast cancer and myeloma. Higher pain severity and incidence of neurological complications were noted in patients with multisite lesions. Neurological deficits were diagnosed in 228 patients, of whom 68% were classified as Type T6 or T7. Most of the T6/T7 patients were unable to walk unassisted and required constant help from their family or medical staff.
Conclusions. The Tomita system allows for easy and clear classification of the morphology of malignant metastases. 66% of patients treated at our department had multisite T6 or T7 metastases.
A Comparison of Outcomes of Treatment with Resection Prosthesis of the Hip in Revision and Oncological Surgery
Authors: Kamiński Paweł , Szmyd Jakub , Ambroży Jarosław , Jaworski Jerzy , Frańczuk Bogusław
Published: May 2017

Introduction. The introduction of resection prostheses paved the way for the development of limb-sparing surgery in patients with primary or metastatic bone tumours. After some time, the developing possibilities of treatment of extensive bone defects allowed for the use of resection prostheses as an emergency procedure in patients undergoing revision surgery due to hip implant loosening. The aim of this paper is to compare treatment outcomes in patients receiving the Modular Universal Tumour and Revision System (MUTARS) resection prosthesis during arthroplasty performed for different indications: treatment of a tumour metastasis and revision surgery in cases of implant loosening.
Material and methods. A total of 34 MUTARS femoral resection prostheses were implanted in 34 patients at the Cracow Centre of Rehabilitation and Orthopaedics between December 2008 and January 2016. The procedure was indicated due to the presence of a tumour metastasis (in 13 cases) or due to implant loosening that required revision arthroplasty with a resection prosthesis (in 21 cases). Femoral bone defects were classified according to Paprosky and Katthagen in all operated patients. Clinical assessment was conducted with the modified Harris Hip Score before the surgery and at one year after the procedure. In addition, pain intensity was assessed with a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS).
Results. No statistically significant differences were observed between the groups with respect to the length of the femoral bone resected, perioperative blood loss and the number of packed red blood cell (PRBC) units required. A statistically significant difference was found in duration of the surgery and hospital stay, which were longer in the revision arthroplasty group. No statistically significant differences were observed between the groups in the post-operative HHS scores and pain assessment in the VAS scale. The revision arthroplasty group showed significantly more dislocations (8 vs. 2) and cases of surgical site infection.
Conclusions. 1.The use of the MUTARS modular resection prosthesis allows for fast clinical improvement that meets the patient’s expectations both in oncological treatment and in revision arthroplasty. 2. The extent of bone resection, procedure duration and perioperative blood loss associated with the surgical placement of a resection prosthesis are similar in oncological treatment and in revision arthroplasty. 3. The use of a resection prosthesis in revision arthroplasty is associated with a high risk of implant dislocation.
Romuald Węgłowski (1876-1935) – Orthopaedic Surgeon, Forgotten Pioneer of Limb Saving Tumour Surgery
Authors: Durakiewicz Marek , Jabłoński Mirosław , Zarębska Aneta
Published: May 2017

On May 16, 1914, The Lancet Journal published a paper by Romuald Węgłowski, a Polish-born professor of Moscow University, entitled „Malignant tumours of bones: a new method in conservative operative treatment.” The idea of biological resection presented in the paper consisted in thermocoagulation of the apparently cancerous part of a bone with a jet of steam. According to the author, dead bone rid of live malignant cells reconstructed itself quickly, which helped to preserve the functionality of the organ without considerable limitations. The events of the First World War, political changes in tsarist Russia and the recovery of independence by Poland greatly complicated Węgłowski’s professional career. We thought it would be interesting to present the life story of the great Polish surgeon in the context of his own method of bone cancer treatment, which without doubt marked the beginning of Polish orthopaedic oncology aimed at limb-saving surgery.
Amy-Jill Levine. Short Stories by Jesus: The Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi
Authors: Johnson Luke Timothy
Published: May 2017

No abstract is available.
Amy-Jill Levine. Short Stories by Jesus: The Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi
Authors: Sandmel David
Published: May 2017

No abstract is available.