bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
De los políticos a la universidad: análisis del debate sobre el cierre de #RTVV en Twitter
Authors: Ramos del Cano Fátima , González-Molina Sonia
Published: December 2017

El artículo analiza el discurso en Twitter de los principales actores implicados en el cierre de la radiotelevisión pública valenciana (RTVV). La metodología se basa en el análisis de contenido de 1.014 tuits y 904 hashtags publicados por políticos, periodistas afectados, medios y universidades públicas valencianas para determinar los temas y funciones de encuadre que emplearon en sus mensajes sobre el proceso. El análisis indica que los contenidos que más se publican son de tipo informativo y que cada actor privilegia un encuadre de acuerdo con sus intereses.
Euskarazko zinema kritikaren bilakaera, gakoak eta erronkak euskal prentsan
Authors: Lazkano Arrillaga Iñaki , Peña Fernández Simón
Published: December 2017

La evolución y renovación que ha experimentado la crítica cinematográfica en la prensa en euskera en los últimos años constituye el principal eje de este trabajo. Además de las críticas cinematográficas firmadas por Andrés Gostin en Euskaldunon Egunkaria y Gontzal Agote en Berria, se han analizado también las escritas por Koldo Mitxelena en la revista Egan. En este análisis no solo se refleja cómo se cultivan las áreas del guion, la puesta en escena, el ritmo narrativo y la interpretación en las críticas objeto de estudio, sino que también se examinan las reflexiones y referencias culturales aportadas. Tras esta panorámica precisa de la evolución de la crítica cinematográfica en euskera, se tratará de revelar sus claves más significativas e identificar sus principales retos futuros.
A possibilidade de determinação de sequestro de verbas como garantia de cumprimento de decisão judicial que compele o ente público ao fornecimento de medicamentos
Authors: Machado Marina Michels Ouriques
Published: December 2017

Para assegurar o direito à saúde, por meio da dispensação de medicamentos de forma gratuita pelo Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS), muitas vezes o cidadão precisa buscar a intervenção do Poder Judiciário, tendo em vista que as políticas públicas existentes nem sempre são aptas a cumprir o previsto no art. 196 da Constituição da República. Diante de tal realidade, busca-se verificar se é possível ao magistrado determinar a medida de sequestro de verbas públicas em caso de descumprimento de decisão que compele o Poder Público ao fornecimento de medicamentos.
MICRO-MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE OF CONCRETE USED AS RECYCLED RAW MATERIAL IN CEMENTITIOUS COMPOSITE
Authors: Hrbek Vladimír , Koudelková Veronika , Prošek Zdeněk , Tesárek Pavel
Published: December 2017

The reduction of industrial pollution is recently one of main goals over all fields. In civil engineering, re-cycling of structural waste provides wide opportunity contributing this effort. This paper focus on re-use of concrete waste, which after further processing can be used in new constructions as partial supplement to the mixture. To investigate the impact of re-cycled concrete addition, it is necessary to determine mechanical and structural parameters of individual phases in the “raw” material. For this purpose, grid indentation and scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM, EDX) are combined to determine properties of concrete sample.
DRYING CHARACTERISTIC OF RAMMED EARTH WITH ILLITIC-KAOLINITIC CLAY CONTENT
Authors: Otcovská Tereza , Mužíková Barbora , Padevět Pavel
Published: December 2017

Clay is a traditional construction material which has got to background with introduction of modern materials to building practice. There is no proper material available for clay constructions design due to lack of proper examination of its mechanical properties. This paper focuses on drying rate of rammed earth. Drying is a primary way in which clay gets its strength. It is thus essential to know a duration needed to a construction to get dry. After pass of this time the maximum strength is attained and it is possible to load a construction. Properties of unburned clay are dependent on clay mix composition. In this contribution two sets of testing bodies with different composition are presented. As a bonding agent an illitic-kaolinite clay was used. It was presupposed that amount of used clay in clay mixture has major influence on the speed of drying and a final equilibrium moisture content. This presumption was disproved.
WANG TILE SIZE IN TERMS OF CIRCULAR PARTICLE DYNAMICS
Authors: Šedlbauer David
Published: December 2017

The main advantage of the Wang tiling concept for material engineering is ability to create large material domains with a relatively small set of tiles. Such idea allows both a reduction of computational demands and preserving heterogeneity of a reconstructed media in comparison with traditional cell concepts. This work is dealing with a random heterogeneous material composed of monodisperse circular hard particles within a matrix. The Wang tile sets are generated via algorithm with molecular dynamics and adaptive boundaries approach. Even though previous works proved usefulness of the Wang tiling for material reconstruction, still plenty of questions remain unanswered. In here we would like to provide simulations with emphasis on the overall particle distribution and the ratio of hard disc number to tile size. The results and discussion should followers help with settings of both tile generations and the tiling algorithms when creating samples of various degree of heterogeneity.
Data Curation: How and Why. A Showcase with Re-use Scenarios.
Authors: Gerth Philipp , Sieverling Anne , Trognitz Martina
Published: December 2017

IANUS is funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) with the objective to build up a digital archive for archaeology and ancient studies in Germany. A first three year phase of conceptual work is now being followed by a second, in which the concepts get implemented and the data centre begins its operational work.Data curation is essential for preservation of digital data and helps to detect errors, aggregate documentation, ensure the reusability of data and in some cases even add further functionality and additional files. This paper will present the workflow of data curation based on a data collection about European vertebrate fauna and will exemplify the different data processing stages at IANUS according to the OAIS model – from its initial submission until its final presentation on the recently established data portal. One aspect of this will be the discussion of the archival information package. To enable and ease the reusability of research data, it is useful to enrich the data. This includes the GIS integration of geographic informations and reutilisation of bibliography. Finally a re-use scenario of research data stored in the IANUS repository will be presented that offers researchers a unified search and discovery facilities over several distributed and heterogeneous datasets by using Semantic Web technologies.
Round Table: Target Groups, Users, Followers, Fans – The Nature and Potential of Social Data in Archaeology
Authors: Loew Carmen , Monamy Elisabeth , Poppenwimmer Fiona , Seidl da Fonseca Helena
Published: December 2017

At the 21st  Cultural Heritage and New Technologies conference (CHNT), which took place from Novembe 16th to 18th 2016 in Vienna, Austria, Carmen Löw organized a round table to discuss first experiences with social data from the use of social media in archaeology. The participants presented two Facebook accounts and one weblog owned by a UNESCO World Heritage, a research project and a private company. So far, social data has received too little attention in archaeology. Regardless of the limitations encountered with a user group with special age, sex and other regulations, social data helps us to understand at least a part of our stakeholders better and to adjust the information we offer in social media to their interests. To communicate in a professional manner, it is mandatory to understand who is on the receiving end of the information transportation process. Tools, all well-known and widely used in the world of economics, are often not affordable for scientific research in humanities and so we could mostly only guess who might be listening to us. Since archaeology is widely present in the internet, and since there are Facebook-accounts, websites and weblogs, it is now possible for us to get some reliable information about our followers and supporters. In this article, we provide basic information on communication, with a special focus on communication in the archaeological field, as well as figures on the current use of the Internet. We present data, possibilities for their interpretations and general observations on users, followers and fans in selected tools from the three examples mentioned above.
The Mausoleum of Giuseppe Tonietti on the Elba Island. From a masterpiece of Adolofo Coppedè to a compromising state of decay.
Authors: Mancuso Angela , Pasquali Andrea , Verdiani Giorgio
Published: December 2017

The study shows the results of the digital and photographic surveys operated on an architectural work of great importance: it is the Mausoleum for Tonietti family, by Adolfo Coppedè, built on the Elba Island in Tuscany-Italy at the beginning of the 20th century. The current alarming conditions of the building invite to make some reflections on the unpleasant but common fate of many architectures of the Liberty and Eclectic period in Italy. With the evolution of rationalism of the architectural form and thus the gradual purifying of decorative plastic organisms from architectural objects, architectural research, and with it the observation and conservation of cultural heritage, has increasingly focused on new rational style, omitting many examples in floral style equally deserving of attention. The alarming state of preservation of Tonietti Mausoleum, combined with the total absence of projects by local authorities, set the conditions for the dissolution of the work and the consequent loss of the cultural and territorial connotation that it creates. The processing of the surveys and the gathering of documentation wants to create the basis for the comparison of work conditions in its original state and the current form, fixing the actual conditions of decay. There is the hope that this work can create a conservative practical input that restores the integrity of the cultural property designed by the youngest of Coppedè brothers, giving to it a proper and necessary value in the study of the history of architecture and the development of the evolutionary dialogue necessarily connected to the same historical evolution.
Photogrammetry and macro photography. The experience of the MUSINT II Project in the 3D digitizing process of small size archaeological artifacts
Authors: Marziali Stefano , Dionisio Giulia
Published: December 2017

The MUSINT II project was created to publicize and promote the Minoan glyptic, a little-known archaeological heritage. Its contents were designed to involve both specialists and a general public (adults and children).The project focuses on the 3D digitalization of seventeen very small (about 15mm diameter) seals, stored in the archives of the National Archaeological Museum of Florence.The digitalization of these artifacts required a high-quality resolution technique capable of capturing their morphology and decorative motives and, at the same time, appeal to the educational targets.For this reason, the Structure from Motion (SfM) Photogrammetry was chosen. This technology makes it possible to obtain three-dimensional reproductions from random photographs made by non-dedicated devices, but the tiny-object survey required specific instruments and skills.A macrophotography technique was applied together with a specific workflow to obtain high quality photogrammetric models and to save time in acquiring and processing images. With this methodology, 3D models of high metric precision mesh and maximum color fidelity textures were obtained. This process delivers results of high level detail for low capital costs and minimal acquisition and processing time.
How Much of a Historic Town Can Be Mapped by a Terrestrial Laser Scanner within a Working Day? - A Single Touch Workflow
Authors: Fürst Christoph , Studnicka Nikolaus , Pfennigbauer Martin
Published: December 2017

Downtown Vienna with its world-famous cultural sites and architectural features is most definitely worth conservation. One way to archive at least a digital 3D imprint is laser scanning. While urban mapping with airborne or mobile laser scanning is fast and efficient, the resulting point clouds might not have the required resolution or might experience gaps due to shadowing. Terrestrial laser scanning has the potential to overcome these limitations. However, it has long been considered time-consuming and labour-intensive both while capturing and also while processing the data.In order to challenge this, we performed a field test with the new RIEGL VZ-400i terrestrial laser scanner. For eight hours, in the night from 2nd to 3rd of June 2016, one single operator employed the instrument throughout the city center of Vienna. He managed to take 514 high-resolution laser scans with approximately 9m between the scan positions.The data acquired in the course of this test impressively demonstrates the potential of state-of-the-art terrestrial laser scanning to preserve detailed 3D-information of urban environments within limited amount of time. This paper describes the complete workflow from the one touch operation in the field up to the automatic registration process of the collected laser scans.
Trace Metals Distribution in Sediment Fractions of Karimata Strait, Indonesia
Authors: Kolibongso Duaitd , Prartono Tri , Arman Ali
Published: December 2017

The profile concentration of heavy metals, organic matter and the composition of the grain sizes is determined in two sediment cores from Karimata Strait. This study aimed to estimate the distribution of sediment grain sizes and distribution of heavy metals (Pb, Cu, Zn, Ni, As, and Fe) in three sediment fractions (>250 μm, 63-250 μm and <63 m) of Karimata Strait. Sampling was conducted using box core. Graining size analysis was carried out through sieving, continue with digestion, and analyze the heavy metals using Inductively Coupled Plasma-Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP-OES). Results of the study show that the sediment grain size distribution is strongly influenced by the water hydrodynamic condition (currents). It can be seen by the dominance of finding coarse grain size in the research areas. The highest concentration of the heavy metals was found in the finest grain size (<63 m) due to the larger surface area and higher adsorption capacity. Distribution of heavy metals Cu, Pb, Zn and Ni in the upper layer of sediments is higher than in the bottom layer. Furthermore, the As and Fe concentration in the surface were lower than in the bottom layer. Statistical analysis shows an association and a source of heavy metals mainly coming from the surrounding areas. It is supported by the enrichment factor values of finding heavy metals generally has been undergone enrichment.Keyword: Grain sizes,Heavy metals, ICP-OES,Karimata strait, Sediment
Synthesis, characterization, second and third order non-linear optical properties and luminescence properties of 1,10-phenanthroline-2,9-di(carboxaldehyde phenylhydrazone) and its transition metal complexes
Authors: Prasad G. Krishna , Prashanth S.S.P. , Srivastava S. , Nageswara Rao G. , Babu D. Rajesh
Published: December 2017

The requirement for materials which exhibit good second and third order non-linear optical properties and also for materials which could sense metals in trace quantities has kindled renewed investigations. Organometallics and coordination compounds show a lot of promise as new NLO materials combining the variety of organic moieties with the strength and variable oxidation states of metals. Especially ligands which selectively detect industrial pollutants like Cd and biologically significant metals like Zn are necessary. In the current work the ligand 1,10-phenanthroline-2,9-di(carboxaldehyde phenylhydrazone) (L) and its Ni2+, Co2+, Fe2+, Zn2+, Cd2+ and Ir3+ complexes were synthesized. These were characterized by UV-Vis, FT-IR, 1H NMR, MS and CHN microanalysis techniques. The complexes were shown to have the formula [ML]2+. The second and third order NLO of the ligand and its complexes were recorded These new compounds were found to have same order of third order nonlinear optical susceptibility as that of CS2 and their second hyperpolarizability was an order of magnitude greater than that of C60. Furthermore the ligand also displays selective luminescence sensing of metals ions Fe2+ and Ir3+ even in the presence of other metal ions.
The nurse-patient communication: voices from nursing students
Authors: Chan Zenobia C.Y. , Lai Claudia K.Y.
Published: December 2017

Background:

Effective communication skills have been found to be one of the pivotal factors in building positive interpersonal relationships. Little is known about nursing undergraduates’ perspectives on communicating with patients.

Objective:

This study aimed to explore nursing students’ perspectives and experiences of nurse-patient communication in their clinical placement.

Methods:

The participants included 21 second-year undergraduates and 21 first-year master’s students. Interviews were conducted in Cantonese and then transcribed in Chinese and translated into English. A content analysis approach was adopted to analyze the data.

Results:

Five themes emerged from the interview data. ‘The necessity of nurse-patient communication’ reveals why the students valued nurse-patient communication. ‘The conversation contents’ describes the content of the conversations that students typically had with patients. The third theme is ‘self-reflection on the nurse-patient communication’. The last two themes, ‘the communication pattern in different hospital settings’ and ‘the obstacles impeding nurse-patient communication’, are about the students’ communication styles in different hospitals and the barriers they encounter.

Discussion:

To improve students’ communication skills, educators and clinical staff should listen to students, enhance students’ reflective skills and strengthen their confidence.

Conclusion:

Through understanding students’ difficulties in the nurse-patient communication experience and the skills that they lack, educators can provide them with helpful recommendations to improve their communication skills in clinical practice.

Practice implications:

The results of this study reveal that students’ nurse-patient communication skills need to be improved.
The Tarunya Project’s efforts to improve the quality of adolescent reproductive and sexual health services in Jharkhand state, India: a post-hoc evaluation
Authors: Barua Alka , Chandra-Mouli Venkatraman
Published: December 2017

Following the International Conference on Population and Development Adolescent Reproductive and Sexual Health (ARSH) was recognized as a top development priority in India’s National Population Policy 2000. In 2006 a separate ARSH strategy was articulated within the National Rural Health Mission. In Jharkhand, one of the poorest and least developed states in India, in 2008 the state government launched a Tarunya Project in collaboration with EngenderHealth. The project provided cascading ARSH training to government staff at secondary care facilities and strengthened outreach activities to enhance community engagement. After 5 years of implementation, the project was evaluated by a team from the World Health Organization. The evaluation found that the project provided training and ongoing backstopping support to strengthen the ARSH readiness of health facilities. The project’s intervention efforts contributed to improvement in quality and initial use of ARSH services. The performance of health facilities was appreciated by clients. But there was little correspondence between the project’s monitoring and the period of exposure of the facilities to the project’s interventions and service quality. The evaluation also showed that handholding and backstopping by the project were still very much needed.
Cooling of High Heat Flux Flat Surface with Nanofluid Assisted Convective Loop: Experimental Assessment
Authors: Arya Amir , Shahmiry Saeed , Nikkhah Vahid , Sarafraz Mohamad Mohsen
Published: December 2017

Experimental investigation was conducted on the thermal performance and pressure drop of a convective cooling loop working with ZnO aqueous nanofluids. The loop was used to cool a flat heater connected to an AC autotransformer. Influence of different operating parameters, such as fluid flow rate and mass concentration of nanofluid on surface temperature of heater, pressure drop, friction factor and overall heat transfer coefficient was investigated and briefly discussed. Results of this study showed that, despite a penalty for pressure drop, ZnO/water nanofluid was a promising coolant for cooling the micro-electronic devices and chipsets. It was also found that there is an optimum for concentration of nanofluid so that the heat transfer coefficient is maximum, which was wt. % = 0.3 for ZnO/water used in this research. In addition, presence of nanoparticles enhanced the friction factor and pressure drop as well; however, it is not very significant in comparison with those of registered for the base fluid.
Three-dimensional nanoscale imaging by plasmonic Brownian microscopy
Authors: Labno Anna , Gladden Christopher , Kim Jeongmin , Lu Dylan , Yin Xiaobo , Wang Yuan , Liu Zhaowei , Zhang Xiang
Published: December 2017

Three-dimensional (3D) imaging at the nanoscale is a key to understanding of nanomaterials and complex systems. While scanning probe microscopy (SPM) has been the workhorse of nanoscale metrology, its slow scanning speed by a single probe tip can limit the application of SPM to wide-field imaging of 3D complex nanostructures. Both electron microscopy and optical tomography allow 3D imaging, but are limited to the use in vacuum environment due to electron scattering and to optical resolution in micron scales, respectively. Here we demonstrate plasmonic Brownian microscopy (PBM) as a way to improve the imaging speed of SPM. Unlike photonic force microscopy where a single trapped particle is used for a serial scanning, PBM utilizes a massive number of plasmonic nanoparticles (NPs) under Brownian diffusion in solution to scan in parallel around the unlabeled sample object. The motion of NPs under an evanescent field is three-dimensionally localized to reconstruct the super-resolution topology of 3D dielectric objects. Our method allows high throughput imaging of complex 3D structures over a large field of view, even with internal structures such as cavities that cannot be accessed by conventional mechanical tips in SPM.
Crystal structure of catena-poly[diaqua-(μ2-tartrato-κ4
O,O′:O′′,O′′′)cobalt(II)], C4H8CoO8
Authors: Feng Sisi , Ma Haixia , Zhu Miaoli
Published: December 2017

C4H8CoO8, monoclinic, P21/c (no. 14), a = 5.7952(3) Å, b = 13.0110(7) Å, c = 10.2682(6) Å, β = 98.8320(10)°, V = 765.06(7) Å3, Z = 4, R
gt(F) = 0.0207, ωRref(F
2) = 0.0499, T = 301(2) K.
Religious Congregations and Poverty Alleviation in the Age of New Public Governance
Authors: Scott Marquisha Lawrence , Cnaan Ram A.
Published: December 2017

We discuss the implications of the new public governance and its impact on the social and economic outcomes of those experiencing poverty. As members of civil society, religious congregations are actively engaged in supporting people living in poverty with short-term responses. Addressing the societal focus on economic justice and the theological traditions of four world religions, this paper seeks to encourage religious congregations into innovative, actionable responses that help to offer long-term responses that align with poverty alleviation. We propose two approaches—community development and financial development— that serve as models for religious congregations interested in alleviating poverty.
Responsible Investment: Taxes and Paradoxes
Authors: Knuutinen Reijo , Pietiläinen Matleena
Published: December 2017

Taxes have become an issue of corporate social responsibility (CSR), but the role of taxation is to some extent an ambiguous and controversial issue in the CSR framework. Similarly, another unclear question is what role investors who are committed to sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) see taxes as having on their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) agenda. Corporate taxes have an inverse relationship with the return of the investors: taxes paid directly affect what is left on the bottom line, reducing the return of investors. However, investors are now more aware of tax-related risks, which can include different forms of reputation risk. Corporate tax planning may increase the returns, but those increased returns are riskier. This study focuses particularly on the relationship between SRI and taxation. We find that tax matters are considered to be on the ESG agenda, but their role and significance in the ESG analysis is unclear.
Dicranodontium Schwabei (Bryophyta, Dicranaceae) Revisited: Some Taxonomic and Nomenclatural Considerations
Authors: Bednarek-Ochyra Halina , Plášek Vítězslav , Ochyra Ryszard
Published: December 2017

Dicranodontium schwabei Thér. & Herzog, a poorly known species from Western Patagonia in Chile, is briefly assessed taxonomically. Some morphological and anatomical details of the species are illustrated and the problems associated with the typification of its name are discussed. The conspecificity of this species and Chorisodontium aciphyllum (Hook.f. & Wilson) Broth. is confirmed and the geographical distribution and ecology of the latter species is briefly reviewed.
Nomenclatural Novelties in the Bryaceae (Bryophyta)
Authors: Ochyra Ryszard , Bednarek-Ochyra Halina
Published: December 2017

The taxonomic and nomenclatural history of the broadly conceived genus Bryum Hedw. is briefly outlined. Twenty-one species, originating mostly from the Southern Hemisphere and traditionally classified in this genus, have been transferred to the widely accepted segregates of Bryum, including six in Imbribryum N. Pedersen, three in Leptostomopsis (Broth.) J. R. Spence & H. P. Ramsay, one in Plagiobryoides J. R. Spence, nine in Ptychostomum Hornsch. and two in Rosulabryum J. R. Spence.
Bryophyte Records from the Eastern Nigerian Highlands
Authors: Ezukanma Izuchuk O. , Ogundipe Oluwatoyin T. , Nodza George I. , Pócs Tamás
Published: December 2017

A preliminary inventory of the eastern Nigerian highlands yielded 27 bryophyte species (5 liverworts, 22 mosses), including 13 species new for the country (2 liverworts and 11 mosses). The large percentage of new national records (ca 52%) indicates that the eastern Nigerian highland has rich bryophyte diversity and is undercollected. A more detailed inventory of the region using more rigorous sampling protocols is recommended.
Sprachaufgabe, Sprachwechsel und „Sprachnischen“. Einige Überlegungen zum Sprachtod am Beispiel des Sassaresischen
Authors: Linzmeier Laura
Published: December 2017

The following contribution deals with the research field of language death, that is, language abandonment, language shift, and “niches of language use”. It proposes a number of important theoretical and empirical clarifications, resulting from an extended fieldwork- and corpus-based analysis of the ethnolinguistic situation of Sassarese, a transitional variety between Sardinian and Corsican in the North-West of Sardinia. Sassarese is nowadays considered to be “definitely endangered” (Moseley 32010), as its domains are limited to a few social and situational ‘niches’. This contribution intends to demonstrate the extent to which external setting and speech behaviour are interrelated and how this interaction influences the vitality of the idiom.
Lust, Desire, Hope. Dante and the Problem of Love (Inf. V; Purg. XVII–XVIII; Purg. XXVI)
Authors: Gubbini Gaia
Published: December 2017

The article reconstructs the ‘strategy’ used by Dante in the Commedia for solving the problem of love: moving from lust (Inf. V), to the possibility of controlling natural desire through free choice (Purg. XVII-XVIII), to the role of hope in the pursuit of divine love, abandoning cupiditas and embracing caritas (Purg. XXVI). This trajectory is identified through lexical, rhyme-related, and thematic connections. It begins and ends with the first and the last sinners Dante encounters during his journey: Francesca and Arnaut Daniel - both condemned for their lust. The article also explores the reflections of Dante on the previous romance literature dealing with love, providing in particular a more convincing explanation of the presence of Arnaut Daniel - whose courtly love poetry was grounded on the theme of hope - at the end of Purgatory, the supernatural realm of Hope. Moreover, the investigation is set in the context of Dante’s philosophical and theological background - confirming with new elements the coexistence of his Augustinian imagery with the Thomist moral structure of the Commedia.
Uma poética da arqueologia no romance Céu subterrâneo, de Paulo Rosenbaum
Authors: Nascimento Lyslei
Published: December 2017

Paulo Rosenbaum’s novel Céu Subterrâneo is narrated by Adam Mondale, a writer, psychologist, animal behaviorist, and collector of cameras. His journey to Israel in search of a particular negative turns into an encounter with a mythical and mystical past, in the process of which Mondale becomes a researcher of himself and his origins, while making the reader his accomplice. As Walter Benjamin has argued, memory itself is not an instrument for exploring the past, but rather represents various strata through which one must pass: anyonewho wishes to approach previous experiences must carefully uncover, almost archeologically unearth it. Employing a Benjaminian strategy in his multi-layered text, Rosenbaum has his protagonist face his multifaceted self in an excavation of his past, straining to meticulously inventory and arrange his findings. At the metalevel, Rosenbaum’s archeological poetics inscribe his novel into a contemporary tradition of encyclopedic narratives.
»Es soll aufgabe der vorliegenden arbeit sein …«
Authors: Pichler Simone
Published: December 2017

This article aims to provide an initial insight into the practical philological work of seminary students around 1900 who study German language and literature. Within a historical-praxeological case study I want to discuss one specific text, a so-called ›Seminararbeit‹, submitted by a student in 1884. Johann Zmölnig writes about Paul Fleming, a German- and Latin-writing author from the 17th century, who becomes popular for his poems in the decades after his young death. But also later on, he is seen as a figure for German-language writing in questions of language-policy - and during the 19th century in particular for philologists and their editorial work. In more than a hundred handwritten pages the student shows several aspects of philological writing-practice: studies of language and style, linguistic criticism, biographical writing as well as the ability to enhance the prevailing perception of Fleming’s poetry.
Interpreting ›Unreliable Interpreting‹
Authors: Jacke Janina
Published: December 2017

To enable a clear and detailed description of narrative features, narratological concepts should be well-defined and unambiguous. My paper aims to contribute to this by analyzing, reworking, and relabeling two models of ›unreliable interpreting‹. I show how these two models developed by Phelan/Martin and Margolin are based on relevant intuitions yet have problematic aspects. Building upon these approaches, it is reasonable to integrate two concepts into our theory of unreliable narration: that of ›unreliable belief‹, which, like unreliable reporting, concerns the realm of facts but affects the narrator’s cognition instead of his utterances, and that of ›inference-related unreliability‹, which is concerned with the validity of the narrator’s reasoning on both the utterance and cognitive level. By integrating these two concepts, this approach makes the theory of unreliability more robust and helps provide better answers to common questions in the field of unreliable narration.
Genetic Variation in Abies religiosa for Quantitative Traits and Delineation of Elevational and Climatic Zoning for Maintaining Monarch Butterfly Overwintering Sites in Mexico, considering Climatic Change
Authors: Ortiz-Bibian M. A. , Blanco-García A. , Lindig-Cisneros R. A. , Gómez-Romero M. , Castellanos-Acuña D. , Herrerías-Diego Y. , Sánchez-Vargas N. M. , Sáenz-Romero C.
Published: December 2017

Conservation of Abies religiosa (sacred fir) within the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve (MBBR) in Mexico requires adaptive management to cope with expected climatic change, in order to have healthy trees for Danaus plexippus overwintering sites in the future. Open pollinated seeds from fifteen A. religiosa populations were collected along an elevational gradient (2850-3550 masl; one sampled population every 50 m of elevational difference). Seedlings were evaluated in a common garden test over a period of 30 months. We found significant differences (P < 0.03) among populations in total elongation, final height, date of growth cessation, foliage, stem and total dry weight, as well as frost damage. These differences were strongly associated with the Mean Temperature of the Coldest Month (MTCM; r2 = 0.6222, P = 0.0005). Seedlings originating from lower elevation populations grew more but suffered more frost damage than those from higher elevations. Populations differentiate genetically when they are separated by 364 m in elevation. Such differentiation was used to delineate three elevational/climatic zones for seed collection, with limits defined at: 2650 masl or 9.7 °C of MTCM; 3000 masl or 8.5 °C; 3350 masl or 7.3 °C; and 3700 masl or 6.1 °C. Zonification for seedling deployment aiming to match a suitable climate in year 2030 (after projections using an ensemble of 18 General Circulation Models and a Representative Concentration Pathway 6.0 watts/ m2), would have the same MTCM zone limits, but shifted 350 m upwards in elevation. This shift would exceed the highest elevations within the MBBR, necessitating the establishment of A. religiosa stands outside the MBBR, to serve as potential future overwintering sites.
Why is Micah similar to Isaiah?
Authors: Zapff Burkard Maria
Published: December 2017

Die Frage, warum das Buch Micha zahlreiche Berührungen mit dem Buch Jesaja aufweist, kann nicht biographisch mit der Annahme erklärt werden, Micha sei ein Zeitgenosse Jesajas oder ein Mitglied seiner prophetischen Schule gewesen. Vielmehr wurde das Buch Micha durch Redaktoren einerseits der Prophetie Jesajas und andererseits der Prophetie von Hosea und Amos angenähert. Da diese Berührungen unauflöslich miteinander verbunden sind und einen beträchtlichen Teil des Buches ausmachen, ist anzunehmen, dass es ein unabhängiges Buch Micha nie gab. Es wurde vielmehr als Fortsetzung der Prophetie von Hosea und Amos sowie als Repräsentant zentraler Inhalte der Botschaft Jesajas im Zwölfprophetenbuch verfasst.
Comparative Oligo-FISH Mapping: An Efficient and Powerful Methodology To Reveal Karyotypic and Chromosomal Evolution
Authors: Braz Guilherme T , He Li , Zhao Hainan , Zhang Tao , Semrau Kassandra , Rouillard Jean-Marie , Torres Giovana A , Jiang Jiming
Published: December 2017

Development of a eukaryotic karyotype relies on identification of individual chromosomes in the species, which has been accomplished only in a limited...

Developing the karyotype of a eukaryotic species relies on identification of individual chromosomes, which has been a major challenge for most nonmodel plant and animal species. We developed a novel chromosome identification system by selecting and labeling oligonucleotides (oligos) located in specific regions on every chromosome. We selected a set of 54,672 oligos (45 nt) based on single copy DNA sequences in the potato genome. These oligos generated 26 distinct FISH signals that can be used as a “bar code” or “banding pattern” to uniquely label each of the 12 chromosomes from both diploid and polyploid (4× and 6×) potato species. Remarkably, the same bar code can be used to identify the 12 homeologous chromosomes among distantly related Solanum species, including tomato and eggplant. Accurate karyotypes based on individually identified chromosomes were established in six Solanum species that have diverged for >15 MY. These six species have maintained a similar karyotype; however, modifications to the FISH signal bar code led to the discovery of two reciprocal chromosomal translocations in Solanum etuberosum and S. caripense. We also validated these translocations by oligo-based chromosome painting. We demonstrate that the oligo-based FISH techniques are powerful new tools for chromosome identification and karyotyping research, especially for nonmodel plant species.
Institutsvergütungsverordnung 2017 und gruppenangehörige Verwaltungsgesellschaften: Betragsmäßige Deckelung der variablen Vergütung durch die Hintertür?
Authors: Ulrich Niklas
Published: December 2017

Die Bankenregulierung kennt in § 25a Abs. 5 KWG eine Obergrenze für die variable Vergütung der Mitarbeiter und Geschäftsleiter der Institute. Der Fondsbranche ist eine derartige Deckelung fremd. Ein Konflikt zwischen diesen beiden Regelungssystemen ist in Gruppensachverhalten vorprogrammiert. Dieses Spannungsverhältnis wird von der neuen, am 4. 8. 2017 in Kraft getretenen Institutsvergütungsverordnung 2017 (InstitutsVergV 2017) aufgegriffen. In ihrem § 27 InstitutsVergV 2017 sieht sie gruppenweite Regeln für die Vergütung vor, deren Berechtigung und Reichweite in diesem Beitrag erhellt werden sollen.
NESĄŽININGŲ SĄLYGŲ PREKIAUTOJŲ TARPUSAVIO (B2B) SUTARTYSE KONTROLĖ PAGAL LIETUVOS TEISĘ
Authors: Balčiūnė Aurelija
Published: December 2017

So far, the review of unfair terms has been harmonized in terms of contracts between traders and consumers (B2C), whereas the protection from unfair terms in contracts between traders (B2B) varies from country to country. This article is a contribution to the discussion of other authors related to the regulation of unfair terms in B2B contracts with a Lithuanian perspective taking into account the current Lithuanian legislation, foreign practice, “soft law” instruments, and unfair terms regulation in B2B contracts proposed by the draft Common European Sales Law (CESL).
Results of Fertility-Sparing Surgery for Expansile and Infiltrative Mucinous Ovarian Cancers
Authors: Gouy Sebastien , Saidani Marine , Maulard Amandine , Bach-Hamba Slim , Bentivegna Enrica , Leary Alexandra , Pautier Patricia , Devouassoux-Shisheboran Mojgan , Genestie Catherine , Morice Philippe
Published: December 2017

Background

No series had been reported focusing on the results of fertility-sparing surgery in stage I mucinous ovarian cancers according to histotype (infiltrative vs. expansile). Investigating such outcomes was the aim of the present study.

Materials and Methods

The present study was a retrospective analysis of patients treated conservatively with preservation of the uterus and contralateral ovary from 1976 to 2016. The pathology of the tumors was reviewed by two expert pathologists according to the 2014 World Health Organization (WHO) classification criteria. Oncologic and fertility results were analyzed.

Results

Twenty-one patients fulfilled the inclusion criteria, twelve with expansile and nine with infiltrative cancer. All patients had a unilateral tumor and underwent unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy in one-step (n = 6) or two-step (n = 15) surgeries. All but one had complete peritoneal staging surgery based on cytology, omentectomy, and random peritoneal biopsies. Ten had nodal staging surgery. The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics stages were IA (n = 9), IC1 (n = 6), and IC2 (n = 6); the nuclear grades were grade 1 (n = 9), grade 2 (n = 5), and grade 3 (n = 1). Two patients recurred (one expansile and one infiltrative type) 19 and 160 months after surgery, respectively. One stage IA, nuclear grade 2 expansile tumor recurred on the spared ovary; the patient remains alive. The other stage IA infiltrative tumor recurred as peritoneal spread; the patient is alive with disease. Six patients became pregnant; four with expansile tumors and two with infiltrative tumors.

Conclusion

The type of mucinous cancer has no impact on the oncologic outcome in this series of patients treated conservatively. Fertility-sparing surgery should be considered for early-stage infiltrative-type tumors.

Implications for Practice

According to the most recently updated World Health Organization classification guidelines, mucinous cancers should be classified as either expansile or infiltrative. The infiltrative type has a poorer prognosis, but there are no data about the safety of fertility-sparing surgery (FSS) in this context. A collection of 21 cases reviewed by two expert pathologists this study is the first devoted to the conservative treatment of mucinous tumors according to both subtypes. The key result was that the type of mucinous cancer has no impact on the oncologic outcome; thus, FSS may be considered in both subtypes.
Patient-Reported Comorbidity and Survival in Older Adults with Cancer
Authors: Williams Grant R. , Deal Allison M. , Lund Jennifer L. , Chang YunKyung , Muss Hyman B. , Pergolotti Mackenzi , Guerard Emily J. , Shachar Shlomit Strulov , Wang Yue , Kenzik Kelly , Sanoff Hanna K.
Published: December 2017

Background

Our ability to optimize the care of older adults with cancer and comorbid illnesses is insufficient because most clinical trials lack systematic measurement. The primary purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between patient-reported comorbidity and all-cause mortality using various comorbidity scoring algorithms.

Materials and Methods

The Carolina Senior Registry was linked with the North Carolina Central Cancer Registry to obtain mortality data. Comorbidity was assessed using the patient-reported Older Americans Resources and Services Questionnaire subscale that assesses 13 specific conditions and the degree to which each impairs activities. Multivariable Cox proportional hazard regression models were used to evaluate the association between comorbidities and all-cause mortality.

Results

The study sample included 539 patients; the median age was 72 years, 72% were female, and 47% had breast cancer. Overall, 92% reported ≥1 comorbid condition, with a mean of 2.7 conditions (range 0–10), with arthritis and hypertension the most common (52% and 50%, respectively). Approximately 60% reported a functional limitation related to comorbidity. After adjusting for time from diagnosis to geriatric assessment, age, cancer type, and stage, the risk of death increased by 5% for each unit increase in comorbidity burden score (adjusted hazard ratio [HR] = 1.05, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.01–1.10) and 12% for each comorbid condition impacting function (HR = 1.12, 95% CI: 1.02–1.23).

Conclusion

Comorbid conditions in older adults with cancer are highly prevalent and associated with all-cause mortality, particularly those conditions that impair function. Routine comorbidity assessment should be included in clinical trials and can be measured via a simple one-page patient-reported questionnaire.

Implications for Practice

In order to optimize and personalize the care of older adults with cancer, systematic measurement of comorbidities is necessary in both clinical trials and routine practice. Patient-reported comorbid conditions in older adults with cancer are highly prevalent and are associated with increased risk of all-cause mortality, particularly for those conditions that impair function. Comorbidity can be systematically measured via a one-page patient-reported questionnaire and should be incorporated into future clinical trials and considered for use in oncology clinics to aid in assessing older adults with cancer.
Acidosis and Deafness in Patients with Recessive Mutations in FOXI1
Authors: Enerbäck Sven , Nilsson Daniel , Edwards Noel , Heglind Mikael , Alkanderi Sumaya , Ashton Emma , Deeb Asma , Kokash Feras E.B. , Bakhsh Abdul R.A. , van’t Hoff William , Walsh Stephen B. , D’Arco Felice , Daryadel Arezoo , Bourgeois Soline , Wagner Carsten A. , Kleta Robert , Bockenhauer Detlef , Sayer John A.
Published: December 2017

Maintenance of the composition of inner ear fluid and regulation of electrolytes and acid-base homeostasis in the collecting duct system of the kidney require an overlapping set of membrane transport proteins regulated by the forkhead transcription factor FOXI1. In two unrelated consanguineous families, we identified three patients with novel homozygous missense mutations in FOXI1 (p.L146F and p.R213P) predicted to affect the highly conserved DNA binding domain. Patients presented with early-onset sensorineural deafness and distal renal tubular acidosis. In cultured cells, the mutations reduced the DNA binding affinity of FOXI1, which hence, failed to adequately activate genes crucial for normal inner ear function and acid-base regulation in the kidney. A substantial proportion of patients with a clinical diagnosis of inherited distal renal tubular acidosis has no identified causative mutations in currently known disease genes. Our data suggest that recessive mutations in FOXI1 can explain the disease in a subset of these patients.
Perspectiva de la Formación Científica de Docentes en Instituciones de Educación Básica y Media – Barranquilla
Authors: Corredor Gómez Oscar Miguel , Saker García Janeth
Published: December 2017

Objetivo: En este trabajo  se busca indagar sobre la apropiación de los métodos científicos por parte de los docentes de educación básica y media de las Instituciones de Educación Pública del distrito de Barranquilla. Método: La investigación se desarrolló bajo el enfoque cuantitativo siguiendo el método prospectivo analítico. La muestra del estudio fueron 251 docentes de 51 Instituciones Educativas, sobre los cuales se aplicó una encuesta.Resultados: Se encontró  que los docentes no cuentan con competencias científicas sólidas, lo que no favorece la comprensión del entorno del joven, generación de nuevo conocimiento y soluciones a los problemas reales de la sociedad desde las escuelas.Conclusiones: Es necesario que desde las Instituciones de Educación Superior - IES, principalmente aquellas donde se forman docentes, se comiencen a implementar proyectos de investigación que impacten en el ámbito escolar y su contexto, encaminados principalmente al desarrollo de competencias científicas de los futuros maestros y maestras, esto con el fin de que los estudiantes que se están formando reciban una formación integral.