bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Evaluación de la cultura organizacional en empresas hoteleras sostenibles de Mazatlán
Authors: Ibarra-Michel Juan Pedro , Velarde-Valdez Mónica , Olmos-Martínez Elizabeth , Santillan-Nuñez María Aída
Published: June 2019

La presente investigación presenta los resultados de cuatro estudios de caso en empresas hoteleras ubicadas en Mazatlán, México y que se orientan hacia la sostenibilidad como forma de administrarse y hacer negocios. El objetivo fue realizar una evaluación de la cultura organizacional de estas empresas que pretenden ser identificadas como sostenibles. El estudio se realiza con la premisa de darle continuación a trabajos anteriores sobre el tema ya realizados, que utilizaron el Organization Culture Assesment Instrument (OCAI)1 para la evaluación de la cultura, con la diferencia de que aquí se utilizaron además instrumentos de corte cualitativo como la entrevista y la observación no participante. Los resultados muestran una orientación, en todos los casos de estudio, hacia una cultura organizacional de tipo clan lo cual difiere en cuanto a los que obtuvieron los autores mencionados, por lo que se infiere que el contexto geográfico, cultural e histórico juega un papel determinante en cuanto a la forma en que se puede alcanzar la sostenibilidad en una empresa.
Patrimonio cultural afro-brasileño: mapeando cuestiones en las Artes Visuales
Authors: Sardelich Maria Emilia
Published: June 2019

Este artículo tiene por objetivo mapear cuestiones relativas al reconocimiento del patrimonio cultural afro-brasileño referente a las Artes Visuales. El campo de investigación que conecta África, Brasil y el patrimonio cultural es impreciso y está abierto a múltiples enfoques. Por medio de una investigación cartográfica, el texto indica los fundamentos históricos que atraviesan la densa, y tensa, discusión en torno a la categoría ‘arte afro-brasileño’ y el reconocimiento de ese patrimonio artístico en el siglo XX. Se identifica el patrimonio afrobrasileño como un conjunto de prácticas diversas, producidas por afrodescendientes o no, que problematizan ética y estéticamente las matrices culturales africanas y la condición social de los afrodescendientes. Se concluye que ese patrimonio ha sufrido un proceso de retracción, que se perpetúa en anacrónicas prácticas discriminatorias, en función del proyecto de blanqueamiento la nación brasileña. El patrimonio cultural afro-brasileño comienza y termina en las personas y sus prácticas, en los repertorios de las comunidades de hoy y de ayer, que lo recrean aquí y ahora.
La “Hora da Gymnastica”: la radio gimnasia en el programa del gobierno de Getúlio Vargas (1930-1945)
Authors: Rocha Ariza Maria
Published: June 2019

Este texto busca reflexionar sobre la enseñanza de la gimnasia a través de la radio durante el gobierno de Getúlio Vargas (1930-1945) en Brasil. Se trata de un estudio documental, basado en la obra de Carvalho (1994) y en publicaciones del periódico O Estado de S. Paulo, con el propósito de analizar las programaciones radiofónicas, sobre todo las transmitidas por la “Hora da Gymnastica” y la “Hora da Saúde”. El fenómeno de las clases de gimnasia por la radio irrumpió en 1932, durante el gobierno del entonces presidente Getúlio Vargas, práctica pionera que conquistó muchos adeptos y audiencia radiofónica, manteniéndose hasta 1983. Su legado para los radio gimnastas y para la educación brasileña es inmenso, especialmente para la Educación Física.
A macroeconomia do governo Médici (1969-1974): uma contribuição ao debate sobre as causas do "milagre" econômico
Authors: Araujo Victor Leonardo de
Published: June 2019

Ao descrever a política macroeconômica do governo Médici (1969-1974), de cunho preponderantemente expansiva, este trabalho procura contribuir para a literatura a respeito das causas do assim chamado “milagre” econômico brasileiro. Este trabalho defende que a guinada heterodoxa – para a qual o governo Médici contribuiu dando continuidade e intensificando a política macro herdada de Costa e Silva, e aprimorando as instituições existentes para viabilizar a expansão – foi mais importante para explicar as elevadas taxas de crescimento do produto do que as reformas do governo Castello Branco.
Sociological Jurisprudence and Legal Realism as a Basis for the Development of Judicial Law-Making
Authors: ADYGEZALOVA Gyulnaz Eldarovna
Published: June 2019

The aim of the present work is to study the role of sociological jurisprudence and legal realism for the development of judicial law making in the modern legal system. During the study, the author used general scientific methods, including historical, comparative, and logical ones. An analysis of legal documents was also performed, which allowed making conclusions about trends in the Russian legal system.

The study showed that sociological jurisprudence and the realistic school of law of the United States were milestones of the development of the same socio-legal school. It was determined that the supporters of sociological trends could be attributed to the moderate direction of the American sociological legal school, and the legal realists – to the radical one. The basis of the socio-legal school is formed by the ideas of pragmatism, which are expressed in the functional and instrumental approach to the law. One of the basic tenets of the proponents of socio-legal school is the following: the law shall harmonize the interests, actually act and be implemented in the activities of the court. Views of sociologists of law contributed to the approval of the idea of judicial law making not only within the Anglo-American legal family but also in the legal systems of the Romano-Germanic legal family. They drew attention to the process of decision-making by the court, the process of setting up the rule of law by the court.

The novelty of this research is that we have identified not only the influence of supporters of sociological school of law on the beginning of the new phase in the development of law, but also that the process was legitimate, and representatives of the scientific direction were able not only to recognize the pattern of ongoing legal development but also tried to steer the process in the right direction, so that the law would not lose its regulatory function and would not become a soulless mechanism in the hands of law enforcers.
Organizational and Legal Aspects of Public Services Delivery in the Republic of Kazakhstan
Authors: ZHANUZAKOVA Leila , DOSSANOVA Meruyert , TAZABEKOV Muslim , MUKHAMEJANOV Eduard
Published: June 2019

The article considers the specific features of public services delivery in the Republic of Kazakhstan and other countries where public services are provided with the involvement of different models of electronic government. Today, state provision of public services to citizens is becoming one of the most important spheres of the functioning of government authorities. The notion of public services has become an object of focused scientific research relatively recently in the Republic of Kazakhstan, while in developed countries, the relationship between the state and society, where the state is viewed as a service provider, developed in the 1980–1990s. The aim of this paper is to analyze the current state of the sphere of public services provided to the population of the Republic of Kazakhstan and to study international experience in this area. The authors view public services delivery as a process of information interaction between the state and society, which, at the current stage of IT development, is increasingly taking an electronic form. The authors explore historical and theoretical prerequisites for the creation of the modern system of public services, the current state of the corresponding organizational and legal framework in the Republic of Kazakhstan, and international experience of development and implementation of successful patterns of public services delivery. Besides, the authors study the specific features of legal regulation pertaining to handing public services over to a competitive environment. The article assesses the possibilities of further use of advanced technologies to address the tasks for which this important element of government control has been developed. The results obtained by the authors consist in the validation of the conclusions about the assessment of the public services sphere and its organizational and legal grounds, as well as the potential for its further development. The paper includes several suggestions for improvement of the organizational and legal framework of public services delivery. The novelty of this article consists in the fact that the authors suggest ways of further development of the interaction between the state and society based on thorough analysis of world practices of public services delivery
Institute of Licensing of Economic Activities in the EU Countries: Lessons for Ukraine
Authors: ZELDINA Olena R. , AVERIANOVA Yevheniia V.
Published: June 2019

The article examines the licensing systems of economic activity, which are enshrined in the national legislation of such countries of the European Union as Germany, Great Britain and Poland. The authors identify the situation inherent in licensing systems of the above-mentioned EU member states and substantiates the expediency of using these provisions in further reforming of the licensing system of economic activity in Ukraine. The legislation of the European Union aimed at regulating the implementation of certain activities across the whole of the EU, and legislation relating to rules for the mutual recognition of permits and qualifications of specialists in EU member states was analyzed.
Unjuk Kerja Separator Gas Liquid Cylindical Cyclone (GLCC Metering Loop)
Authors: Effendy Marwan
Published: June 2019

Separator siklon silinder vertikal (Gas Liquid Cylindrical Cyclones) merupakan alat pemisahan aliran multifase yang umum dipergunakan dalam industri perminyakan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengevaluasi unjuk kerja dan perilaku hidrodinamika fluida separator GLCC metering loop pada pemisahan aliran campuran udara dan air. Eksperimen dilakukan  dengan membuat separator skala uji laboratorium menggunakan pipa acrylic plexyglass diameter 6,25 cm, tinggi 140 cm dengan sistem inlet tangensial pada sudut inklinasi 30o,  serta dilengkapi 5 variasi posisi saluran keluaran. Percobaan dilakukan dengan memvariasikan debit udara dan efek posisi saluran keluaran (recombination point). Beberapa aspek penting seperti kecepatan superficial gas (Vsg), kecepatan superficial cairan (Vsl), level cairan kesetimbangan (Leq), liquid carry over (LCO) dan gas carry under (GCU) menjadi perhatian selama percobaan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa empat regim aliran yaitu aliran gelembung (bubble flow), aliran gelembung paket (packed bubble flow), aliran kantung gas atau sumbat cair (slug flow) dan aliran acak (churn flow) dipengaruhi oleh konfigurasi rasio aliran gas-cairan dan posisi rekombinasinya. Rasio kecepatan superfisial antara udara dan cairan memainkan peran penting terhadap terbentuknya regim aliran dan ketinggian level cairan kesetimbangan.
Second Order Segmented Polynomials for Syphilis and Gonorrhea Prevalence and Incidence Trends Estimation: Application to Spectrum’s Guinea-Bissau and South Africa Data
Authors: Guy Mahiane Severin , Pretorius Carel , Korenromp Eline
Published: June 2019

This paper presents two approaches to smoothing time trends in prevalence and estimating the underlying incidence of remissible infections. In the first approach, we use second order segmented polynomials to smooth a curve in a bounded domain. In the second, incidence is modeled instead and the prevalence is reconstructed using the recovery rate which is assumed to be known. In both approaches, the number of knots and their positions are estimated, resulting in non-linear regressions. Akaike Information Criterion is used for model selection. The method is illustrated with Syphilis and Gonorrhea prevalence smoothing and incidence trend estimation in Guinea-Bissau and South Africa, respectively.
Analyse von Patentdaten mittels Workflows und Big-Data-Technologien
Authors: Aras Hidir
Published: June 2019

In diesem Beitrag geht es um das interdisziplinäre Erlernen von Data Science u. a. im Rahmen von Aus- und Weiterbildungsmaßnahmen mittels interaktiver Lernumgebungen am Beispiel der Analyse großer Datenmengen mit Patentinformationen für neue Nutzergruppen wie z. B. den Informationsspezialisten, welche in der Regel über wenig bis keine Kenntnisse z. B. über Verfahren des maschinellen Lernens verfügen. Mittels einer interaktiven Lernumgebung auf Grundlage von Scientific Workflows und Big-Data-Technologien können dabei neue Methoden des Text und Data Mining (TDM) effizient erlernt und im Rahmen praktischer Anwendungsfälle erprobt werden.
Retractions from altmetric and bibliometric perspectives
Authors: Shema Hadas , Hahn Oliver , Mazarakis Athanasios , Peters Isabella
Published: June 2019

In the battle for better science, the research community must obliterate, at times, works from the publication record, a process known as retraction. Additionally, publications and papers accumulate an altmetric attention score, which is a complementary metric to citation-based metrics. We used the citations, Journal Impact Factor, time between publication and retraction and the reasons behind retraction in order to find determinants of the retracted papers´ altmetric attention score. To find these determinants we compared two samples, one of retractions with top altmetric attention scores and one of retractions with altmetric attention scores chosen at random. We used a binary choice model to estimate the probability of being retracted due to misconduct or error. The model shows positive effects of altmetric scores and the time between publication and retraction on the probability to be retracted due to misconduct in the top sample. We conclude that there is an association between retraction due to misconduct and higher altmetric attention scores within the top sample.
Fundamental Patents, National Intellectual Property Regimes, and the Development of New Industries in Britain and America during the Second Industrial Revolution
Authors: Scott Peter , Spadavecchia Anna
Published: June 2019

Several “new” industries of the second industrial revolution were characterised by one, or few, “fundamental” patents, without which manufacture of a viable product was not practicable. The degree of monopoly control that such patents conveyed was mediated by national socio-legal regimes, encompassing both patent law and its interpretation and enforcement. Using four case studies (two for the UK – a low anti-trust environment, and two for the USA – a high anti-trust environment) we show that fundamental patents were major determinants of monopoly power, industry structure, barriers to competition, and consumer prices. Impacts could extend beyond the life of the patents, owing to first mover advantages and path-dependent processes. Meanwhile national socio-legal environments, the nature of the fundamental patents, the strategies of the patent owners, and the nature of the specific product technology could have important (and sometimes unforeseen) consequences.
“Late dividends of the British Empire”: Language ideologies and the native/non-native question in online newspaper comments
Authors: Sewell Andrew
Published: June 2019

As the use of English as a lingua franca increases in a range of contexts, one question that has received recent media attention is that of whether native or non-native speakers are more effective communicators in these contexts. The native/non-native question resists a straightforward answer, but taking account of the views of people in the business world is a necessary step towards understanding the underlying issues. This article investigates the nature and origin of these views by analysing online newspaper comments written in response to a column in theFinancial Times. It first identifies several topics related to the native/non-native question, including perceived differences between and within the two categories. It then discusses these topics from a language-ideological perspective, aiming to identify the patterns of beliefs and assumptions that inform the comments. Although this perspective involves a critical evaluation of the binary “native/non-native” opposition, the article identifies several important effects of the native speaker concept, ranging from outright discrimination to feelings of frustration and inhibition. It portrays the comments as both reflecting and questioning the ideological premises of the native speaker concept, and it considers the implications of the approach for ELF research and for the wider study of international communication.
An inverse problem for Sturm–Liouville operators on the half-line with complex weights
Authors: Yurko Vjacheslav
Published: June 2019

Second order differential operators on the half-line with complex-valued weights are considered. Properties of spectral characteristics are established, and the inverse problem of recovering operator’s coefficients from the given Weyl-type function is studied. The uniqueness theorem is proved for this class of nonlinear inverse problems, and a number of examples are provided.
Clinical and molecular characteristics and time of diagnosis of patients with classical galactosemia in an unscreened population in Turkey
Authors: Teke Kisa Pelin , Kose Melis , Unal Ozlem , Er Esra , Hismi Burcu Ozturk , Bulbul Fatma Selda , Kose Engin , Gunduz Mehmet , Canda Ebru , Kucukcongar Aynur , Arslan Nur
Published: June 2019

Classical galactosemia is an autosomal recessive inborn error of metabolism caused by biallelic pathogenic variants in the GALT gene. With the benefit of early diagnosis by newborn screening, the acute presentation of galactosemia can be prevented. In this study, we describe the clinical phenotypes, time of diagnosis and GALT genotypes of 76 galactosemia patients from Turkey, where the disease is not yet included in the newborn screening program. The median age at first symptom was 10 days (range 5–20), while the median age at diagnosis was 30 days (range 17–53). Nearly half of the patients (36 patients, 47.4%) were diagnosed later than age 1 month. Fifty-eight individuals were found to have 18 different pathogenic variants in their 116 mutant alleles. In our sample, Q188R variant has the highest frequency with 53%, the other half of the allele frequency of the patients showed 17 different genotypes. Despite presenting with typical clinical manifestations, classical galactosemia patients are diagnosed late in Turkey. Due to the geographical location of our country, different pathogenic GALT variants may be seen in Turkish patients. In the present study, a clear genotype-phenotype correlation could not be established in patients.
Radical Immanence of Thought and the Genesis of Consciousness: Salomon Maïmon
Authors: Vermeiren Florian
Published: June 2019

Salomon Maïmon argues that the formal determination of experience in Kant’s first Kritik insufficiently answers the question ‘quid juris?’. As an alternative to Kant’s theory, he develops a genetic transcendentalism in which experience is completely determined a priori. Discussing this genetic approach, I focus on how the spatiotemporal determinations of conscious experience are traced back to pure ideal relations. Relying on Leibniz and his theory of space and time, I explain how the extensive magnitudes of consciousness are founded in intensive magnitudes of what Maïmon calls ‘pure thought’. As the latter is the transcendental ground for both sensibility and the understanding, Maïmon’s theory contains a radical form of immanence, much like the philosophy of Spinoza and Gilles Deleuze.
Cracking Antiochus’ Riddle: Caracalla and Apollonius King of Tyre
Authors: Mastrocinque Attilio
Published: June 2019

The treatment of the consonant ‘T’ in the names Tharsus and Thartarus and some temporal clauses shows that theHistoria Apollonii regis Tyriwas written by a Phoenician native speaker. Comparisons with both coins and laws issued under Caracalla suggest that this work has been written at Tarsus under this emperor. The author’s major aim was that of maintaining that both the Tyche of the city (Tharsia) and its new founder (Caracalla) were Tyrians. He wanted to argue against the contemporary ambition of his fellow citizens to be Greek.
Nuove prove per la datazione di Vegezio sotto Teodosio II e la sua collocazione nell’impero romano d’Oriente
Authors: Colombo Maurizio
Published: June 2019

Riassunto

Nell’ambito degli studi su Vegezio la datazione dell’Epitoma rei militarise l’identificazione dell’anonimo imperatore sono questioni lungamente dibattute e approdate a varie soluzioni; Teodosio I ora costituisce la dottrina vulgata. Nessuno ha mai messo in dubbio la pertinenza di Vegezio all’impero romano d’Occidente. Il presente articolo parte dai risultati innovativi di un precedente studio, dove si dimostra che Vegezio scrisse l’Epitomanell’impero romano d’Oriente intorno al 435 e la dedicò a Teodosio II. Qui l’appartenenza di Vegezio all’impero romano d’Oriente e l’identificazione del destinatario con Teodosio II vengono ulteriormente corroborate, ma si propone una datazione leggermente più alta, più precisamente verso il 425.
Idioms and the syntax/semantics interface of descriptive content vs. reference
Authors: Gehrke Berit , McNally Louise
Published: June 2019

The syntactic literature on idioms contains some proposals that are surprising from a compositional perspective. For example, there are proposals that, in the case of verb-object idioms, the verb combines directly with the noun inside its DP complement, and the determiner is introduced higher up in the syntactic structure, or is late-adjoined. This seems to violate compositionality insofar as it is generally assumed that the semantic role of the determiner is to convert a noun to the appropriate semantic type to serve as the argument to the function denoted by the verb. In this paper, we establish a connection between this line of analysis and lines of work in semantics that have developed outside of the domain of idioms, particularly work on incorporation and work that combines formal and distributional semantic modelling. This semantic work separates the composition of descriptive content from that of discourse referent introducing material; our proposal shows that this separation offers a particularly promising way to handle the compositional difficulties posed by idioms, including certain patterns of variation in intervening determiners and modifiers.
On the hybrid power mean of two kind different trigonometric sums
Authors: Zhuoyu Chen , Wenpeng Zhang
Published: June 2019

The main purpose of this paper is using the analytic method, the properties of trigonometric sums and Gauss sums to study the computational problem of one kind hybrid power mean involving two different trigonometric sums, and give an interesting computational formula for it.
A third-order weak approximation of multidimensional Itô stochastic differential equations
Authors: Naito Riu , Yamada Toshihiro
Published: June 2019

This paper proposes a new third-order discretization algorithm for multidimensional Itô stochastic differential equations driven by Brownian motions.
The scheme is constructed by the Euler–Maruyama scheme with a stochastic weight given by polynomials of Brownian motions, which is simply implemented by a Monte Carlo method.
The method of Watanabe distributions on Wiener space is effectively applied in the computation of the polynomial weight of Brownian motions.
Numerical examples are shown to confirm the accuracy of the scheme.
miR-107 enhances the sensitivity of breast cancer cells to paclitaxel
Authors: Ma Changpo , Shi Xuejun , Guo Wenchao , Niu Jianxin , Wang Guangshun
Published: June 2019

Breast cancer remains the most commonly diagnosed cancer in Chinese women. Paclitaxel (PTX) is a chemotherapy medication used to treat breast cancer patients. However, a side effect of paclitaxel is the severe drug resistance. Previous studies demonstrated that dysregulation of microRNAs could regulate sensitivity to paclitaxel in breast cancer. Here, the present study aimed to lucubrate the underlying mechanisms of miR-107 in regulating the sensitivity of breast cancer cells to PTX. The results demonstrated that miR-107 was down-regulated in breast cancer tumor tissues, while TPD52 was significantly up-regulated compared with the non-tumor adjacent tissues. After confirming that TPD52 may be a major target of miR-107 via a dual-luciferase reporter assay, the western blot and RT-qPCR assays further demonstrated that miR-107 may reduce the expression level of TPD52 as well. In addition, miR-107 may prominently enhance PTX induced reduction of cell viability and the promotion of cell apoptosis in breast cancer, and the variation could be reversed by co-transfected with pcDNA3.1-TPD52. Finally, miR-107 could further reduce the decreased expression of TPD52, Wnt1, β-catenin and cyclin D1 that was induced by PTX in both mRNA and protein levels, which were rescued by pcDNA3.1-TPD52 indicating that miR-107 regulated breast cancer cell sensitivity to PTX may be targeting TPD52 through Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway.
Vermummte Männer mit Brecheisen bei Nacht
Authors: Jukschat Nadine , Wollinger Gina Rosa
Published: June 2019

Ausgehend von der Annahme, dass unser Zugang zur Welt auch und ganz wesentlich über Bilder vermittelt wird, fragt der vorliegende Beitrag, auf welche Weise mediale Visualisierungen von Kriminalität durch Kriminalitäts- und Sicherheitsdiskurse geprägt sind bzw. diese prägen. Er geht dieser Frage am Beispiel des Wohnungseinbruchsdiebstahls nach und greift dabei auf die dokumentarische Bildanalyse nachBohnsackzurück, die einen sozialwissenschaftlichen Zugriff auf die spezifischen, sich visuell vermittelnden Sinnstrukturen eröffnet. Vorgeführt wird die exemplarische Analyse eines prominenten Titelbildes des Nachrichtenmagazins »Der Spiegel« zum Thema, deren Befunde im zweiten Schritt mit den kriminologischen Erkenntnissen zum Phänomen kontrastiert werden. Im Ergebnis zeigt sich, dass ein methodischer Ansatz, der Bilder als Analysegegenstand in ihrer Eigenlogik ernst nimmt, auch in der kriminologischen Forschung Potenzial entfalten kann.
Safety Management in the Age of Internet Threats
Authors: Štrbová Monika , Kuzior Paulina
Published: June 2019

Contemporary world brings people more and more dangers. Creation of the Internet made it even easier to harm other users without consequences. However we still can do something about it. We can learn how to protect ourselves in the network. That is why it is so important to disseminate the main goals of safety management while using Internet. The paper presents main dangers awaiting for network users – both the youngest and the older ones, such as cyberbullying or phishing. The authors also point to the more frequent Internet addiction. The main goal of this paper is to indicate on how the on-line safety management should look like and how people can protect themselves from the dangers, of which they are sometimes even not aware. Children and adults shall be educated about the dangers in the Internet, and how to avoid them. Only then will they know, how to properly manage their on-line safety.
The Quality and Safety of Health Care Services
Authors: Nadziakiewicz Małgorzata , Mikolajczyk Alina
Published: June 2019

This article presents the quality, safety and assessment system as the important tools to supervise the health care organization. Quality is the sum of the properties and characteristics of a product, process or service that is appropriate to meet the complex requirements. In the case of health care is difficult to valuate quality, the universal indicators become useful tool. The development of quality indicators requires collecting of data and their proper processing. The high quality of medical services requires continuous improvement and adaptation to patients’ needs. The quality indicators, for example, refer directly to the effects of therapy and are used to measure the success or failure of the applied therapeutic methods. Measuring the results of activities indicates only the level of quality of the services provided. The data helps to analyze information and improve the quality and safety of health care services.
The Economic-Mathematical Development of Buildings Construction Model Optimization on the Basis of Digital Economy
Authors: Tkachenko Volodymyr , Kwilinski Aleksy , Klymchuk Maryna , Tkachenko Iryna
Published: June 2019

The article presented the scientific research of buildings construction optimization problems on the basis of interdisciplinary approach that provides synergy of modern approaches of construction organization and technology, economic theory and political economy, as well as applied mathematics. The formation and realization of the economic-mathematical model of optimal sequence groups of construction objects are considered on the basis of a method of sequential analysis of variants, based on dynamic programming. According to the provided research results the proposals were made for acceleration of these processes in construction through the development of program complex “Optimization of object construction process by the criterion of time” on the basis of mathematical modeling methods, which provided the opportunity to further optimize and obtain consistency and reduce the construction terms of this buildings groups for almost a year (360 days or 61%).
Setting up a “good” experimentation: the case of vine varieties testing in Languedoc
Authors: Tabouret Sophie
Published: June 2019

The vine breeding of varieties resistant to two major pathogens (mildew and powdery mildew) underpins the promise of a pesticide-free viticulture. Numerous questions appear while professionals try to plant these varietal innovations in their vineyard: what is a good grape variety? Can we produce good wines with these ‘new’ varieties that fit our expectations for taste, quality, their capacity to adapt to our terroirs, etc.? Going faster is a challenge for growers who want to test new production methods associated with new markets. In that context, testing these varieties is a necessity. This paper focuses on one of these specific tests conducted in the Languedoc Wine Region (France). Technicians, scientists and economic players in this sector all together organise the testing in order to distribute the first experimental plants through regional winegrowers. To analyse what qualifies a good experimentation, I follow how actors formulate their concerns and what they take into account in such situations. Using a theoretical framework derived from the Science and Technology Studies (STS), I describe how relations between professionals and objects are transformed as they face uncertainties in their efforts to achieve the promise of a more sustainable viticulture.
From imagination to political reality? The Grand Duchy of Lithuania as a successor of Rome in the early modern historiography (15th–18th centuries)
Authors: Orzeł Joanna
Published: June 2019

At the beginning of the Renaissance Lithuanians understood that to join the civilization of Western Europe, it was necessary to have an appropriate (it means: very long) tradition. Like other countries, they had to create their own myth of origin. The most prestigious tradition was Greek-Roman antiquity, so the country’s origin story was invented, claiming its people descended directly from Rome. According to subsequent chronicles, the founder of the new state was Palemon (Publius Libon, initially Vilia).

Using the theory of cultural memory of Jan and Aleida Assmann, the article presents how and why the Lithuanian myth of origin was transformed from 15th to the end of the 18th century. Particular attention was paid to the current needs of the state and the powerful noble families of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, which also found their origins in the state myth.

During the early modern period, the changes in the story were made (including the date of Palemon’s arrival in the Lithuanian lands). Nonetheless, the myth was not questioned for a long time. Even once it had already been established that it was no more than a fairy tale, the story was revived again, performing other functions in the 19th century.
Light Emitting Diodes (LED) for Aqueous Light Bleaching of Paper
Authors: Kirschner Benjamin , Brückle Irene , Henniges Ute
Published: June 2019

High performance daylight LED lamps are compared with HID lamps for light bleaching of paper. The LED can be placed in closer proximity to the object than the HID lamps, causing a significantly increased, uniform light exposure. Two commercial LED systems with 4000 K and 6500 K colour temperature were installed in a convertible test device with a polypropylene tray in default exposure distance of 10 cm and 20 cm. A HID lamp in 60 cm and 120 cm distance served as a reference. Samples of two naturally aged rag papers were bleached with both LED systems and with the HID while immersed in water. All three light sources increased brightness (CIELAB L*), though the LEDs with 4000 K colour temperature were most effective. They had no negative effect on the molar mass and the cellulose carbonyl group content while LEDs with 6500 K colour temperature caused molar mass decrease and carbonyl group increase. LEDs of a 4000 K or similar colour temperature are a promising option for improved light bleaching of paper, reducing the treatment and aqueous exposure time and eliminating UV radiation.
Can neuromodulation techniques optimally exploit cerebello-thalamo-cortical circuit properties to enhance motor learning post-stroke?
Authors: Israely Sharon , Leisman Gerry
Published: June 2019

Individuals post-stroke sustain motor deficits years after the stroke. Despite recent advancements in the applications of non-invasive brain stimulation techniques and Deep Brain Stimulation in humans, there is a lack of evidence supporting their use for rehabilitation after brain lesions. Non-invasive brain stimulation is already in use for treating motor deficits in individuals with Parkinson’s disease and post-stroke. Deep Brain Stimulation has become an established treatment for individuals with movement disorders, such as Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor, epilepsy, cerebral palsy and dystonia. It has also been utilized for the treatment of Tourette’s syndrome, Alzheimer’s disease and neuropsychiatric conditions such as obsessive-compulsive disorder, major depression and anorexia nervosa. There exists growing scientific knowledge from animal studies supporting the use of Deep Brain Stimulation to enhance motor recovery after brain damage. Nevertheless, these results are currently not applicable to humans. This review details the current literature supporting the use of these techniques to enhance motor recovery, both from human and animal studies, aiming to encourage development in this domain.
Efficient projection method for a system of differential equations of Fokker−Planck type
Authors: Noarov Alexander I.
Published: June 2019

A system of ordinary differential equations describing a stationary distribution of a Markov process with the phase space R × {1, 2, …, M} is considered. The finite element method is proposed for calculation of its solution as a probability density.
Effect of Gurney Flaps on the Aerodynamic Characteristics of NACA 0010 Cascades
Authors: Nilavarasan T. , Joshi Ganapati. N. , Chandel Sunil
Published: June 2019

Two dimensional computations were conducted to investigate the performance of NACA 0010 cascades with Gurney Flaps. The cascades with three different stagger angles (βB) viz. 45°, 90° and 135° were studied for the aerodynamic performance characteristics of the blades with and without Gurney Flaps and the results were compared. The Gurney Flap’s length is 2 % of the chord length and has a 45° inclination with respect to the chord line. A significant lift augmentation is observed in all the three blade angle configurations due to the Gurney Flap. In terms of aerodynamic efficiency, it was observed that the presence of Gurney Flap was detrimental when βB = 45°, while the same was highly advantageous when βB = 135°. The streamline visualizations indicated the existence of counter rotating vortex pairs behind the Gurney Flap and that their rate of decay with respect to the Angle of attack was affected by the stagger angle at which the blades were arranged.
Der Tempelweihspruch Salomos (I Reg 8,12–13/LXX III Bas 8,53): Ein neuer Vorschlag
Authors: Kató Szabolcs-Ferencz
Published: June 2019

Der Tempelweihspruch (I Reg 8,12–13) ist in einer längeren Version in der LXX (III Bas 8,53) überliefert. Wie verhalten sich die beiden Fassungen zueinander? Dieser Artikel argumentiert dafür, dass sowohl der MT als auch die LXX auf eine gemeinsame fehlerhafte Quelle zurückgehen, die der Herausgeber des MT dahingehend korrigierte, dass er Sätze des ursprünglichen Spruches wegließ, während der Übersetzer der LXX den Spruch möglichst wörtlich zu übersetzen versuchte. Dies wirft auch ein Licht auf die rätselhafte Aussage über die Sonne, die nach dieser Hypothese wie folgt gelautet haben dürfte: שֶׁמֶשׁ הוֹדִיעַ לָשֶׁבֶת בַשָּׁמַיִם.
Verificationism and (Some of) its Discontents
Authors: Uebel Thomas
Published: June 2019

Verificationism has had a bad press for many years. The view that the meaning of our words is bound up with the discernible difference it would make if what we say, think or write were true or false, nowadays is scorned as “positivist” though it was shared by eminent empiricists and pragmatists. This paper seeks to sort through some of the complexities of what is often portrayed as an unduly simplistic conception. I begin with an overview of its main logical empiricist varieties before considering which aspects of it fall victim to which of the three major types of objection that have been raised against it. I will conclude that what is left standing is a modest proposal that seems worth further investigation.
Rheological Deformation Behavior of Soft Rocks under Combination of Compressive Pressure and Water-Softening Effects
Authors: Liu Zhen , Zhou Cuiying , Su Dingli , Du Zichun , Zhu Fengxian , Zhang Lihai
Published: June 2019

The purpose of this article is to investigate the rheological deformation behavior of soft rocks subject to the combination of externally applied compressive pressure and water-softening effects. To achieve this goal, a series of mechanical tests on soft rocks were performed by using a customized meso-mechanical triaxial test system consisting of a bidirectional servo confining pressure loading subsystem and a water pressure chamber. The system has the capability of simulating the actual compressive stress and water environment of soft rocks in engineering practice. The experimental results show that, under compressive stresses, water-softening effects could significantly increase the deformation rate of the soft rocks, ultimately lead to a larger deformation of the rocks. To further understand the combination of compressive pressure and water-softening effects on the deformation behavior of the soft rocks, an elastoplastic damage model was developed. It shows that the model can reproduce the experimentally observed deformation behavior of soft rocks. In addition, it reveals that, with the rock–water interaction, the deformation process of the compressed soft rocks can be described as the change from the attenuation state to the steady state of rheological deformation.
Migration as “Home”
Authors: Halaulani Rona Tamiko
Published: June 2019

Across the continental United States, Hawaiians have migrated from Hawai'i, or the ancestral homeland of Hawaiians, and have created a burgeoning diaspora. More Hawaiians are also born on the continent in between the defining (and dominating) memory of Hawai'i and the everyday contexts of the mainland. In this essay, I speak from the vantage point as a member of the diasporic Hawaiian generation (mainland Hawaiian generation) and the daughter of a Native Hawaiian father who migrated for work. Here I narrate how the notion of “migration” itself has become a type of “home” for me after years of frenetic searching, nostalgic longing, and a quest to find my cultural “center” or “whole” as a Native Hawaiian born and raised off island. I share my own diasporic narratives of identity and belonging as a mainland Hawaiian and how being in the diaspora—in between and in connection to but away from my ancestral homeland—has become “home” for me.
The Right Stuff: Priming Students to Focus on Pertinent Information During Clinical Encounters
Authors: Stuart Elizabeth , Hanson Janice L. , Dudas Robert Arthur
Published: June 2019

In this article, we offer a framework for coaching students to understand clinical relevance and increase efficiency in patient care.
Update in Cardiac Pacing
Authors: Verma Nishant , Knight Bradley P
Published: June 2019

Initial efforts to artificially stimulate the heart were borne out of a necessity to prevent catastrophic bradycardic events. The initial pacemaker systems were large, bulky external devices. However, advancements in technology allowed for the development of internally powered, fully implantable devices. Further advancements resulted in more complex, programmable devices, but the overall systems have remained largely unchanged for more than 50 years. The most recent advancements in the field have represented fundamental paradigm shifts in both pacemaker design and the approach to cardiac pacing. These efforts have focused on reducing and eliminating hardware to reduce the risk of complications and to focus on improving cardiac efficiency to improve clinical outcomes. In this article, the authors explore these advances including leadless pacemaker systems, permanent His bundle pacing and advances in the field of cardiac resynchronisation therapy.
Daniel 14 Un pintoresco desenmascaramiento de la fraudulenta religión politeísta imperial
Authors: Krüger René
Published: June 2019

Daniel 14 es un texto poco conocido en ambientes protestantes y evangélicos, pues pertenece a los llamados textos deuterocanónicos (así en terminología católica) o apócrifos (así en terminología protestante). Con tres episodios muy breves, el desconocido autor, redactor o compilador final realiza un desenmascaramiento radical de los fraudes en los que se basa la religión politeísta e idólatra del imperio babilónico, afirmando por su parte la fe en el Dios de Israel, Dios vivo, creador de todo y señor de cuanto existe. El texto contiene interesantes reservas de sentido que pueden colaborar con la reflexión actual sobre nuestra identidad y nuestra manera de vivir.
El libro de Judit
Authors: Riva Pinky
Published: June 2019

El libro de Judit hace parte de los libros deuterocanónicos. Como obra, este libro no cuenta una historia real, sino una serie de eventos ficciosos basada en datos históricos, para enseñar la fe en Dios, el poder de la oración y el seguimiento a la Ley de Moisés. Describe el poder de Dios que libera a su pueblo. Con esta mirada, nos acercamos a un libro que vislumbra la lucha de una mujer, Judit, para que el plan liberador de Dios se consuma; ella es capaz de trasformar la situación con inteligencia, valor y belleza, pese a no tener poder. Toda la trama se desarrolla en la ciudad de Betulia, desconocida fuera del libro de Judit. Según algunos críticos, Betulia es la antigua Betel.
Apresentação do Dossiê
Authors: Santos João Batista Ribeiro , Kaefer José Ademar , Sebastião dos Santos Altierez
Published: June 2019

As Escrituras Sagradas têm seus segredos e seus ensinamentos. E revela sua sabedoria àquelas e àqueles que se dispuserem a caminhar e meditar por suas vastidões, sabendo que pisam sobre muitos estratos históricos, preservados por meio de muitas memórias artefactuais, tradições orais e escriturações.
Energy-efficiency improvements in polyester production
Authors: Mihelić-Bogdanić Alka , Budin Rajka , Špelić Ivana
Published: June 2019

The demand for polyester production has doubled in recent years. This paper describes energy-efficiency improvements in industrial polyester production through process optimisation, which includes the possibility of fuel savings for dry saturated steam production. Decreasing fuel consumption in processes with condensate, as well as flue-gas heat recovery, offers process efficiency growth and thermal pollution reduction. Also, the use of solar energy as an energy source is proposed. A solarised process without condensate and flue-gas heat recovery results in a natural gas saving of 61%. Using feed-water preheating together with condensate recovery reduces gas consumption by 66%. Fuel savings of 72% are shown using a solar field collector combined with a feed-water tank and economiser (ECO) for boiler-feed-water preheating, with a positive side effect of flue gases cooling from 204°C to 95°C. With an air preheater for combustion-air preheating together with a solar field and feed-water tank, the fuel saving becomes 71%, while the flue gas temperature diminishes from 204 to 64°C. The hybrid system, which includes a solar collector, boiler feed tank, ECO and air preheater, achieves natural gas saving up to 73% and a flue gas exhaust temperature of just 41°C.
Ethanol precipitation of RNA from small or large volumes v1
Authors: Floor Stephen
Published: June 2019

How to precipitate RNA with ethanol and resuspend it! Two separate protocols - one for small and one for large volumes. The procedure for large volume precipitation is similar, but begins with an initial precipitation and transfers to a small tube for the final steps to avoid loss in the large tube. Strongly recommended to move to a smaller tube. Recommended reading: Walker & Lorsch RNA purification--precipitation methods.
RbCl Uber-Competent Cells v1
Authors: Kadimi Sricharan
Published: June 2019

A protocol kindly provided to our team by the advisor to the 2018 MIT iGEM team (Dr. Brian Teague). It is modified slightly from that version (made by Stefan Maas in 1997) to fit our needs. Stefan Maas' protocol is similar to the Hanahan, D. protocol from 1983. It worked pretty well to make good competent cells in Summer 2018 and we just used it again in Summer 2019.
LB Media v1
Authors: Brydon William , Kadimi Sricharan
Published: June 2019

LB (Luria-Bertani) media is commonly used for bacterial culture. We use it for overnight cultures after transformations.
THE RUSSIAN NATIONAL SECURITY THROUGH THE PRISM OF “WEST EAST” DICHOTOMY
Authors: GRIGORIEV Oleg V.
Published: June 2019

Introduction. The article is devoted to the study of problematic issues of ensuring the Russian national security. The view is expressed that historically emerging challenges and threats came to a different, qualitatively new level, which became a serious factor threatening the national security of the Russian Federation.Methods. The individual issues of national security, which for Russia were actualized at the turn of the XX-XXI centuries, were largely due to the change in the geopolitical picture of the world, and in particular the transition from bipolar to a multipolar world system.Results. The causes of military-political conflicts of the post-war period, which were reduced to the political-ideological and geopolitical rivalry of superpowers and their allies in separate regions of the world, as well as the desire to extend their influence to individual countries or their groups, were determined. At the same time, military force became a special tool of politics. The brief description of the threat of international terrorism, which is united under the flags of various religious-political formations, is in fact represented by the Third World War, acquiring the form of a structurally organized phenomenon aimed at escalating the confrontation between the West and the East. The norms and principles of international law, as well as the responsibility of the world community, the United Nations for the prevention, localization and cessation of conflicts through peacemaking, are considered.Conclusions. It is concluded that it is necessary to stop the division of countries into blocs and to join efforts to make adequate political and legal decisions that ensure a “balance of interests”.