bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
QUALITY OF SOME INDIAN SUNFLOWER GENOTYPES AND UTILIZATION OF CAKES IN SNACK FOODS / CALIDAD DE CIERTOS GENOTIPOS INDIOS DEL GIRASOL Y LA UTILIZACION DE TORTADAS DE GIRASOL EN LOS PRODUCTOS A MORDISCAR / QUALITÉ DE QUELQUES GÉNOTYPES DE TOURNESOL INDIEN ET UTILISATION DE GALETTES DE TOURNESOL DANS LES PETITS HORS-D’OEUVRE
Authors: Praveena B. , Srinivas C.V.S. , Nagaraj G.
Published: February 2021

Studies have been carried out on the quality and utilization of sunflower seed and cake. Sunflower hybrids have been examined for their proximate composition, micronutrients, fatty acid profile and tocopherol content. The major fatty acids namely oleic and linoleic acids, were 36-50% and 42-54%, respectively. Micronutrients like zinc, copper, manganese and iron were analyzed in various genotypes; zinc content ranged from 50 to 107.2 μg/g, copper 24.4-39.6 μg/g, manganese 28.2-89.6 μg/g and iron between 305 and 392 μg/g. Alpha, beta and gamma tocopherols ranged between 406 and 485, 35 and 56 and 4 and 10 mg/kg, respectively. MSFH 8 had high levels of tocopherols and micronutrients.

Sunflower cake flour and protein isolates were utilized in the preparation of biscuits and some snack food items like pakodi and chapati. Protein isolates added at 5% levels increased protein content of biscuits from 12 g/100g to 16 g/100g. At 10% level the protein content was 20 g/100g. Taste panel acceptability was 75-80% for the biscuits and snack foods against 100% for the control. There is thus a good opportunity for utilization of sunflower seed and cake flours and their protein isolates as food ingredients in India.
EVALUATION OF SPANISH ISOLATES OF Plasmopara halstedii FOR TOLERANCE TO METALAXYL / EVALUACIÓN DE AISLADOS ESPAÑOLES DE Plasmopara halstedii POR SU TOLERANCIA A METALAXYL / ÉVALUATION DES ISOLATS DU CHAMPIGNON Plasmopara halstedii D’ORIGINE ESPAGNOLE D’APRÈS LEURS RÉACTIONS AU MÉTALAXYL
Authors: Molinero Ruiz L. , Domínguez J. , Melero-Vara J.M.
Published: February 2021

One out of 42 Spanish isolates of P.halstedii ascribed to races 1, 2, 4, 6, 7 or 10 showed consistent tolerance to metalaxyl when seeds of sunflower ‘Peredovik’, treated with this fungicide at 2 g.a.i./kg, were inoculated by wholeseedling dipping. When this metalaxyl-tolerant isolate of P.halstedii was inoculated to sunflower seedlings by this method, the fungicide seemed to affect neither zoosporangia nor zoospores. In contrast, the incidence of seedlings with high sporulation on cotyledons after 10-12-day incubation was significantly decreased with increasing dosages of metalaxyl applied to the seeds of sunflower. EC50 of this tolerant isolate of P.halstedii was estimated at 3.5-5 g.a.i./ kg.
RESISTANCE TO DISEASES, OBTAINED THROUGH INTERSPECIFIC HYBRIDIZATION / RESISTENCIA A LAS ENFERMEDADES OBTENIDA POR LA HIBRIDIZACION INTERSPECIES / RÉSISTANCE À LA MALADIE OBTENUE PAR HYBRIDATION INTERSPECIES
Authors: Nikolova Liudmila , Shindrova Pepa , Entcheva Valentina
Published: February 2021

Two accessions of the wild species Helianthus annuus L., GT-E-112 and GT-E-126, carried genes for resistance to Plasmopara helianthi Novot., Phomopsis
helianthi Munt.-Cvet. et al. and Orobanche cumana Wallr. The material produced by interspecific hybridization with susceptible cultivated sunflower showed resistance to the three pathogens. Some progenies were resistant to two pathogens simultaneously. Self pollination helped to increase the percentage of resistance up to 100%. Accessions GT-E-112 and GT-E-126 of the wild species Helianthus annuus could be successfully used as donors for resistance to Plasmopara helianthi, Phomopsis helianthi and Orobanche
cumana.
GENETIC CHARACTERIZATION OF SUNFLOWER MUTANTS WITH HIGH CONTENT OF SATURATED FATTY ACIDS IN SEED OIL / CARACTERIZACION GENETICA DE MUTANTES DE GIRASOL CON ALTO CONTENIDO EN ACIDOS GRASOS SATURADOS / CARACTÉRISATION GÉNÉTIQUE DES MUTANTS DE TOURNESOL À HAUT CONTENU D’ACIDES GRAS SATURÉS DANS L’HUILE
Authors: Pérez-Vich Begoña , Garcés Rafael , Fernández-Martínez Jose M.
Published: February 2021

The genetic control of the high saturated fatty acid content in sunflower seed oil has been studied in the high palmitic acid (C16:0) mutant line CAS-5, and in the high stearic acid (C18:0) mutant line CAS-3. This review summarizes the pertinent results. The high saturated fatty acid content in sunflower seed oil is controlled by partially recessive alleles at two loci (Es1, Es2) for the high C18:0 content and at three loci (P1, P2, P3) for the high C16:0 content. The high C16:0 and the high C18:0 traits are not inherited independently. When their combined segregation was studied, the expected phenotypic expression of both high C16:0 and high C18:0 levels was not observed. This fact was attributed to the existence of an epistatic effect of the loci controlling the high C16:0 trait on the loci controlling the high C18:0 trait. The results obtained indicate that sunflower hybrids with a high saturated fatty acid content in their seed oil can be developed and will be in cultivation in a few years.
YIELD OF DIFFERENT HEAD POSITIONS OF SUNFLOWER (Helianthus annuus L.) AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH VASCULARIZATION / RENDIMIENTO EN DIFERENTES POSICIONES DEL CAPÍTULO DE GIRASOL (Helianthus annuus L.) Y SU RELACIÓN CON LA VASCULARIZACIÓN / LE RENDEMENT DES DIFFERENTS ZONES DU CAPITULES DU TOURNESOL (Helianthus annuus L.) Y SON RELATION AVEC LA VASCULARISATION
Authors: Thevenon M.A. , Dosio G.A.A. , Cardinali F.J. , Aguirrezábal L.A.N.
Published: February 2021

This work was aimed to study, under different levels of radiation intercepted by the plants during the seed filling stage, the relationship between yield and vascularization in three concentric positions of the capitulum. At the end of flowering, we applied shading (to reduce intercepted radiation) and thinning (to increase it) to three culture plots: a shaded plot, a thinned plot and a shaded and thinned plot. One additional untreated plot was used as control. We harvested heads at flowering and at physiological maturity. We delimited on them three positions: outer, middle and inner. Portions of each position were extracted from physiological maturity heads and their yield components were determined. The remaining heads were fixed in F.A.A., soaked in paraffin, and transversely cut at seed insertion to measure vascularization variables (phloem and sieve tubes area, number of tranverse and longitudinal bundles and sieve pores diameter). The head area unit was used as a base in all measurements. Shading reduced dry weight in the three positions. The middle position showed the highest yield and the inner showed the lowest in the four plots. The yield of the former was high because its lower individual seed weight (decreasing from periphery to center in all plots) was compensated by a higher number of filled seeds. However, average sieve pores radius was similar among positions, and phloem and sieve tubes areas were similar among positions and treatments, which could not account for the differences in yield per head area unit between positions. This enables us to conclude that this variation would not be produced by vascularization lack.
A Characterization for the Hot Flow Behaviors of As-extruded 7050 Aluminum Alloy
Authors: Quan Guo-zheng , Liu Jin , Mao An , Liu Bo , Zhang Jin-sheng
Published: February 2021

The deep understanding of flow behaviors of as-extruded 7050 aluminum alloy significantly contributes to the accuracy simulation for its various plastic forming processes. In order to obtain the improved Arrhenius-type equation with variable parameters for this alloy, a series of compression tests were performed at temperatures of 573 K, 623 K, 673 K, 723 K and strain rates of 0.01 s−1, 0.1 s−1, 1 s−1, 10 s−1 with a height reduction of 60% on Gleeble-1500 thermo-mechanical simulator. It is obvious that strain rate, strain and temperature all have a significant effect on the hot flow behaviors, and the true stress–true strain curves indicate three types after the peak value: decreasing gradually to a steady state with sustaining DRX softening till a balance with work hardening, decreasing continuously with sustaining increasing DRX softening beyond work hardening and maintaining higher stress level after the peak value with a balance between work hardening and DRV softening. Based on the experimental data, the improved Arrhenius-type constitutive model was established to predict the high temperature flow stress of as-extruded 7050 aluminum alloy. The accuracy and reliability of the improved Arrhenius-type model were further evaluated in terms of the correlation coefficient (R), here 0.98428, the average absolute relative error (AARE), here 3.5%. The results indicate that the improved Arrhenius-type constitutive model presents a good predictable ability.
Narratives of Constitutionalization in the European Union Court of Justice and in the European Court of Human Rights’ Case Law
Authors: Arcari Maurizio , Ninatti Stefania
Published: February 2021

Constitutionalization is a peculiar process which characterizes the whole fabric of modern international law. It may however display different levels of evolution and different implications when distinct legal sub-systems are considered: this appears to be especially true at the European level, in particular in the context of the European Union law and of the European Convention on Human Rights. This article aims at unveiling the key elements of the constitutionalization process as developed by the judges sitting in Luxembourg and Strasbourg. In their relevant case law, both the EU Court of Justice (ECJ) and the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) have identified the core concepts and elements lying behind the constitutionalization of their respective legal systems. The analysis of the ECJ and ECtHR case law will be divided into two different parts dealing with the internal dimension from one side, and external one from the other side. While presenting nuances and implications that are linked to the diverse degree of integration of the two legal systems, it may be submitted that the core elements of constitutionalization depicted by the Luxembourg and Strasbourg judges reveal some common patterns.
A Single Spark Can Start a Prairie Fire
Authors: Zuo Yilu
Published: February 2021

This article examines the human flesh search (Ren Rou Sou Suo), which may be the most salient and controversial phenomenon in the Chinese cyberspace. Unlike the conventional view that treats the human flesh search as illegal or trivial, this article argues that: first, the human flesh search may indeed have some ‘bad’ aspects (eg libel and privacy infringement), but the laws we have so far are sufficient in regulating these ‘bad’ aspects without scapegoating the entire human flesh search; second, and more importantly, every human flesh search is an online free speech mass movement. It gives millions of ordinary Chinese citizens a chance to express themselves in various forms and on wide-ranging topics, and allows them to create a new and more democratic culture. For the first time, activating the long dormant Article 47 of the Chinese Constitution and creating a culture ‘of the people, by the people, for the people’ may become possible in China.
Austrian Constitutional Court: Vegan Landowner Must Tolerate Hunting on his Property
Authors: Palmstorfer Nina
Published: February 2021

It follows from the settled case-law of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) that the legal obligation of landowners to tolerate hunting on their property, although they oppose hunting on ethical grounds, may constitute a violation of the right to the peaceful enjoyment of one’s possessions. On the occasion of a landowner’s constitutional complaint the Austrian Constitutional Court assessed such obligation under the Carinthian Hunting Act and came to a different conclusion. In Austria there was a particular public interest in the comprehensive management of game which justifies the obligation to tolerate hunting despite of one’s beliefs. The landowner’s possibility to have the hunt suspended on land that is fully enclosed by a stable fence provided for in the provision was considered appropriate in order to protect the owners’ ethical interests. The Austrian Constitutional Court thus found that the compulsory hunting on one’s land in Carinthia does not violate Article 1 of Protocol No 1 to the ECHR.
Austrian Constitutional Court: Presidential Election – Analysis in the Light of the previous Jurisdiction of the Constitutional Court
Authors: Dorner Julia , Volgger Anna
Published: February 2021

The decision of the Austrian Constitutional Court to annul the run-off election of the Federal President in 2016 has caused a broad (and overdue) discussion in the field of voting regulations. The important task of electoral jurisdiction conferred to the Constitutional Court is highly delicate, linking the political and democratic process to the competence of the Constitutional Court to safeguard the rule of law and the constitutionality of elections.
Hungarian Constitutional Court: The Limits of EU Law in the Hungarian Legal System
Authors: Drinóczi Tímea
Published: February 2021

The Constitutional Court declared in its ruling 22/2016 (XII 5) that by exercising its competences, it can examine whether the joint exercise of competences under Article E) (2) of the Fundamental Law of Hungary infringes human dignity, other fundamental rights, the sovereignty of Hungary, or Hungary’s self-identity based on its historical constitution.
Structural, electrical and magnetic properties of glucose-capped CdS nanoparticles
Authors: Kumar S. , Sharma J. K. , Sharma S. K. , Dhupar A. , Sharma V. , Gaur A.
Published: February 2021

CdS nanoparticles are synthesized by a simple chemical coprecipitation technique using glucose as a capping/complexing agent and their structural, morphological, electrical and magnetic properties are studied. X-ray diffraction results reveal the pure phase formation of CdS nanoparticles along with a wurtzite structure. The interaction of the glucose with CdS nanoparticles is evident from the distinct absorption bands and peaks in the Fourier transform infrared spectra. Field effect scanning electron microscope and high resolution transmission electron microscope images depict weakly aggregated spherical nanoparticles of size ~2- 20 nm. The selective area electron diffraction pattern exhibits well-resolved diffraction rings representing the polycrystalline nature of the nanoparticles. The optical band gap has been calculated using Tauc’s plot and found to be 2.58 eV, which is higher than the band gap of the bulk phase wurtzite CdS. The existence of the excitonic peak and the blue-shift in the absorption threshold confirm the quantum confinement in the synthesized nanoparticles. The temperature dependence of d. c. conductivity is studied and observed a linear response through current-voltage characteristics. Weak ferromagnetism is also observed in the synthesized CdS nanoparticles irrespective of the diamagnetic nature of CdS in bulk form. The observation of weak ferromagnetism in the synthesized nanoparticles proposes them as a potential candidate for diluted magnetic semiconductors.
Microstructure and texture of Ti-6Al-4V alloy deformed by rotary forging at elevated temperatures
Authors: Jiang Shan
Published: February 2021

Ti-6Al-4V alloy cylinder samples were subjected to rotary forging at temperatures ranging from room temperature to 1 473 K. The microstructure and texture were examined by means of electron back-scatter diffraction and X-ray diffraction. The results indicated that the rotary forging could remarkably promote formability at elevated temperatures but not room temperature. For the 1 073 K and 1173 K samples, dynamic recrystallization led to a notable grain refinement effect and produced a typical basal texture. With the further increase of deforming temperature to 1 473 K, dislocation slip contributed the main deformation and the effect of grain refinement was weakened. The martensitic transformation took place during the cooling process of the 1 473 K sample, forming a strip type microstructure and a special texture different from basal texture.
Borocarbide coarsening and the effect of borocarbide particle size on Charpy V-notch impact properties of medium-carbon boron-containing steel
Authors: Gomes Antunes Costa João Paulo , Ribeiro Barboza Miguel Justino , Goldenstein Helio , Vasconcellos da Costa e Silva André Luiz , Nunes Carlos Angelo
Published: February 2021

Boron-added steel has been used in several automotive components in which the energy absorbed in impact testing is an important requirement. Previous thermodynamic studies have shown that boron addition promotes significant change in equilibrium phases, increasing the volume fraction of precipitated phases, mostly due to increased carbide stability and formation of borocarbides. As volume fraction, size and distribution of precipitates influence the absorbed energy in impact testing of steels, it is important to study M23(B,C)6 borocarbide precipitation and coarsening kinetics and its effects on Charpy V-notch absorbed energy of boron steels. In the present work, borocarbide coarsening kinetics were evaluated using optical microscopy in samples heat-treated at 880 0C for different times. The borocarbide coarsening kinetics data suggest that growth is controlled by an interfacial reaction mechanism. The Charpy V-notch absorbed energy decreases with increasing borocarbide section size and the embrittlement was successfully described by an empirical equation.
Study of the crystallization kinetics of a Zr57Cu15.4Ni12.6Al10Nb5 amorphous alloy
Authors: Hu Hui E. , Lu Zhou , Hong Su Xiao , Xin Deng Jing
Published: February 2021

The non-isothermal crystallization kinetics with heating rates ranging from 10 K s-1to 80 K s-1and the isothermal crystallization kinetics during annealing from the glass transition temperature to the crystallization onset temperature of a Zr57Cu15.4Ni12.6Al10Nb5 amorphous alloy were studied in detail using X-ray diffraction and differential scanning calorimetry. During non-isothermal crystallization, it is more difficult to nucleate than to grow, and the crystallization resistance increases first and then decreases. During isothermal crystallization of the alloy from 713- 728 K, there are two exothermic peaks corresponding to a diffusion-controlled growth process with decreasing nucleation rate and increasing nucleation rate. From 733- 748 K, only one exothermic peak appears, and the growth process is controlled by the interface with decreasing nucleation rate. Isothermal crystallization is a process in which the crystallization resistance increases. The resistance of isothermal crystallization is less than that of non-isothermal crystallization.
Accelerated degradation rate of high-strength Mg-4Y-1Zn alloy by Cu addition for degradable bridge-plug applications
Authors: Liu Baosheng , Dong Gehang , Ren Xiaoxia , Zhang Yuezhong , Wei Yinghui
Published: February 2021

To find good candidate materials for degradable bridgeplugs used in shale oil or gas exploitation, a novel hot extruded Mg-4Y-1Zn-1Cu alloy with long period stacking order (LPSO) phase and excellent mechanical properties and rapid degradation rate was fabricated. Compared with the Mg-4Y-1Zn alloy, the compressive properties of Mg-4Y- 1Zn-1Cu alloy are dramatically enhanced by adding Cu, with a compressive strength of 480 MPa, which can be attributed to the formation of fine-grains and the strengthening LPSO phase distributed within the substrate. Furthermore, Mg-4Y-1Zn-1Cu alloy shows a rapid degradation rate as demonstrated by immersion tests and polarization curves, with about 30 times higher corrosion rate than Mg- 4Y-1Zn alloy, which can be attributed to the 14H-type LPSO phase containing Cu with high corrosion potential and high fraction grain boundaries.
Existence of positive periodic solutions for a class of second-order neutral functional differential equations
Authors: Yang He , Zhang Lu
Published: February 2021

In this paper, under some ordered conditions, we investigate the existence of positive ω-periodic solutions for a class of second-order neutral functional differential equations with delayed derivative in nonlinearity of the form (x(t) − cx(t − δ))″ + a(t)g(x(t))x(t) = λb(t)f(t, x(t), x(t − τ
1(t)), x′(t − τ
2(t))). By utilizing the perturbation method of a positive operator and the fixed point index theory in cones, some sufficient conditions are established for the existence as well as the non-existence of positive ω-periodic solutions.
Spirituality, Administration, and Normativity in Current Church Organization
Authors: Ershova Maria , Hermelink Jan
Published: February 2021

The paper addresses issues regarding the current balance between spirituality and administration in different church denominations using an interdisciplinary approach which combines management science and theology. It presents a comparative study of organizational culture of the Roman Catholic Church, a Lutheran church, and a Reformed church with the use of the questionnaire based on the Competing Values Framework (Cameron/Quinn) and qualitative interviews with leading persons in church.

The authors discuss the findings from two different but complementary perspectives: in relation to the four types of organizational cultures in the Cameron/Quinn framework, and as a result of the specific denominational semantics represented in the questionnaire used for the study. The results show how the question of modernity is reflected in organizational culture of churches, and how deeply the respondents’ perception of church is influenced by inherent normativity. One of the central conclusions is that religiously rooted normativity serves as an instrument of balancing the administrative and the spiritual in church.
Christian Mission and Ministry in the Context of Contemporary Migration
Authors: Cruz Gemma Tulud
Published: February 2021

The twenty-first-century saw the considerable rise of the movement of peoples largely due to the structures and processes of globalization. The gifts and challenges associated with the massive flow of people on the move, almost half of whom are Christians, constitute a locus for exploring Christian mission and ministry. The following text explores some of the faces of Christian mission and ministry as a result of, or in response to, the gifts and challenges posed by contemporary human mobility. The text shows how an authentically inclusive church that works for justice, particularly for the most vulnerable migrants, constitutes the key expression of Christian mission and ministry in the context of global migration.
Polysemy and the Semantic-pragmatic Interface: The Case ofUpin a Context-based Model
Authors: Lu Wei-Lun
Published: February 2021

The present study adopts a context-based approach to the meaning ofup. The analysis draws on the notion of “context” defined as a composite of surrounding linguistic cues, world knowledge and physical environment of the utterance, and on a parsimonious criterion of sense establishment. I demonstrate that the proposed model is capable of distinguishing context-sensitive implicatures and senses, with only two separate senses listed: “vertically higher” and “completive”. I propose a developmental hierarchy in the meaning network that refines Hampe’s (2005. Whendownis not bad, andupnot good enough: A usage-based assessment of the plus-minus parameter in image-schema theory.Cognitive Linguistics16(1). 81–112) challenge to the axiological parameter by unhooking “completive” from “good”. The proposed model finally addresses cases of seeming oxymora to explicate the context-sensitivity of interpretations. The paper concludes with a two-fold implication: first, the context-oriented methodology is capable of distinguishing context-induced implicatures and context-insensitive senses. Second, it captures the details of lexical meaning as contextualization patterns by explicating how the prototypical sense of a spatial particle, undergoing the fine-tuning of linguistic, encyclopedic and physical context, derives diverse contextual implicatures in real use.
The PRO-VOC method: Combining pronunciation and vocabulary teaching
Authors: Nicolaidis Katerina , Mattheoudakis Marina
Published: February 2021

This paper proposes a new method for the combined teaching of pronunciation and vocabulary to learners of English as a foreign language (EFL). While there is commonly strong emphasis on the teaching of vocabulary, pronunciation teaching is frequently neglected in the EFL classroom. The proposed method aims to address such imbalance which may affect learners' general fluency skills, degree of intelligibility and communicative competence. The paper provides a detailed account of the new method which argues in favour of organising new vocabulary according to some aspect of the phonological form of the word. It discusses the major principles the method is founded upon (i.e., categorisation and selected learning strategies) and presents two examples to illustrate its application. Finally, it elaborates on the potential advantages this method may have for the acquisition of pronunciation and vocabulary and presents the major procedural steps the teacher can follow when implementing this method.
An investigation into the relationship of foreign language learning motivation and sign language use among Deaf and hard of hearing Hungarians
Authors: Kontra Edit H. , Csizér Kata
Published: February 2021

The aim of this study is to point out the relationship between foreign language learning motivation and sign language use among hearing impaired Hungarians. In the article we concentrate on two main issues: first, to what extent hearing impaired people are motivated to learn foreign languages in a European context; second, to what extent sign language use in the classroom as well as outside school shapes their level of motivation. The participants in our research were 331 Deaf and hard of hearing people from all over Hungary. The instrument of data collection was a standardized questionnaire. Our results support the notion that sign language use helps foreign language learning. Based on the findings, we can conclude that there is indeed no justification for further neglecting the needs of Deaf and hard of hearing people as foreign language learners and that their claim for equal opportunities in language learning is substantiated.
Investitionsverhalten und Liquiditätsrestringiertheit. Eine Sensitivitätsanalyse / Investment Behaviour and Liquidity Constraints. A Sensitivity Analysis
Authors: Behr Andreas , Bellgardt Egon
Published: February 2021

In verschiedenen empirischen Arbeiten wird für a priori als nicht liquiditätsrestringiert klassifizierte Unternehmen ein signifikant geringerer Einfluß des Cash Flow auf die Investitionstätigkeit festgestellt. In diesem Artikel wird der Frage nach der Sensitivität dieser Befunde in verschiedener Hinsicht nachgegangen. Es werden drei unterschiedliche Operationalisierungen von Tobins Q vorgenommen sowie vier alternative a priori-Klassifikationsvariablen als Indikatoren zur Messung der Liquiditätsrestringiertheit berücksichtigt. Zudem wird die Sensitivität der Ergebnisse bezüglich der verwendeten Klassengrenzen untersucht. Für drei der vier untersuchten Klassifikationsvariablen zeigt sich, daß die als a priori nicht liquiditätsrestringiert eingestuften Sektorjahre einen signifikant geringeren Einfluß des Cash Flow auf die Investitionstätigkeit aufweisen. Zudem zeigt sich eine relativ geringe Sensitivität der Ergebnisse bezüglich der gewählten Klassifikationsgrenzen. Die Operationalisierung von Tobins Q als Renditequotient führt - im Vergleich zu der auf Bestandsgrößen beruhenden - zu weniger signifikanten Ergebnissen.
Henry James’s “The Jolly Corner”1: Revisiting the Parable of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11–32)
Authors: Jack Alison
Published: February 2021

In this article, various reception-historical analyses of Henry James’s short story “The Jolly Corner” and its use of the Bible are subjected to critique. The parable of the Prodigal Son is offered as a convincing and significant intertext which is clearly signalled in the story. Reading this parable in the narrative yields useful insights into the dynamics between the characters, and suggests a psychological rather than supernatural interpretation of events.
“Gar nicht biblisch!” [Not biblical at all!]: Ephesians, Marriage, and Radical Pietism in Eighteenth-Century Germany
Authors: Petterson Christina
Published: February 2021

This article explores the use of Ephesians 5 and the church as the bride of Christ within a set of 18th-century speeches to the married couples in a radical pietist community known as the Moravian Brethren. I will show how the text is used to undergird a novel ideology of marriage and community structure, both of which are connected with socio-economic change.
Distribution of DVB-C Channels over an Externally Modulated Optical Link
Authors: Andrade Paulo , Lima Mário , Teixeira António
Published: February 2021

In this paper, we will study, via
simulation, the transmission of DVB-C channels
over an external modulated optical link using
a Mach-Zehnder modulator (MZM). We will also
observe the consequences of biasing the MZM
near its transmission minimum point, which
allows higher carrier to noise ratio at the
transmitter, but increases second-order
distortion at the receiver.
Thyroid dysfunction in children with leukemia over the first year after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Authors: Lee Yoon-ji , Lee Hyun Young , Ahn Moon Bae , Kim Seong-koo , Cho Won Kyoung , Lee Jae-Wook , Chung Nack-Gyun , Cho Bin , Suh Byung-Kyu
Published: February 2021

Background

Thyroid function in children with leukemia during the first year after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) was investigated.

Methods

The medical records of 186 subjects [111 boys and 75 girls; lymphoid=75, myeloid=111; median age at HSCT was 10.7 (0.8–21.8) years old] were reviewed retrospectively.

Results

In children with leukemia, T3 decreased at 1 month (p<0.001) and recovered 9 months to the levels before HSCT. TSH decreased at 1 month (p<0.001), recovered at 3 months and increased at 12 months (p<0.001) to the levels before HSCT. The incidence of euthyroid sick syndrome (ESS, 23.2%, 15.5%, 5.9%, 5.2%, 3.9%, p for trend <0.001) decreased and subclinical hypothyroidism (SH, 0%, 3.9%, 14.8%, 22.1%, 21.3%, p for trend <0.001) increased at 1, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after HSCT. Out of 55 patients developing ESS during 3 months after HSCT, 54 recovered to normal thyroid function within 5 months without medication. Among the total 186 subjects, 21 patients have been treated with levothyroxine. Both height and weight standard deviation scores continued to decrease over 1 year after HSCT.

Conclusions

In children with leukemia, one-quarter had ESS at 1 month and one-fifth had SH at 12 months and continued growth impairments were observed during 1 year after HSCT. Most of the ESS patients recovered to normal within 5 months without medication. More long-term follow-up of thyroid function and growth in children with leukemia after HSCT is crucial.
On the Latin Transcription of Hebrew and Aramaic Proper Names in the Latin Talmud (Tractate Sanhedrin). Phonetic Features of the Translation
Authors: Vernet i Pons Eulàlia
Published: February 2021

The aim of this paper is to provide a linguistic and onomastic description of the proper names and other Hebrew biblical realia transcribed and translated into Latin in the Talmudic tractate of Sanhedrin (thirteenth century). The Latin translation of Sanhedrin is a part of the Talmudic corpus known as Extractiones de Talmud; it is the largest Latin translation of the Talmud and was produced in Paris by Christian theologians in the 1240s. While the Extractiones are a quite exhaustive translation of the Talmud, they are not complete, but offer a selection of different Talmudic tractates that were of theological interest in order to strengthen the Christian faith in a context of anti-Jewish polemic. An onomastic approach to the Latin Sanhedrin will allow us to describe philologically the Hebrew words underlying the Latin transcription. It will also give us information about the criteria of transcription followed by the Latin translators of the Talmud.
Saracens and Turks in William Caxton’s The Golden Legend
Authors: Ford Judy A.
Published: February 2021

In the late fifteenth century, William Caxton translated into English and published a version of the best-known collection of saints’ lives in medieval Europe, the Legenda aurea. It was the longest and most expensive book he ever produced. Caxton used various sources, including Latin and French versions of the Legenda, to create a collection accessible to the book-buying public who were literate in the vernacular in late-fifteenth and early sixteenth-century England. The Golden Legend includes fifteen lives that incorporate Saracens or Turks into their narratives. It describes their interactions with Christians, both peaceful and violent, as well as their capacity for conversion. The depiction of Muslims in this popular sermon collection would have formed part of the cultural construction of Islamic people in England at the turn of the sixteenth century.
Transcendental Paralogisms as Formal Fallacies - Kant’s Refutation of Pure Rational Psychology
Authors: Kannisto Toni
Published: February 2021

According to Kant, the arguments of rational psychology are formal fallacies that he calls transcendental paralogisms. It remains heavily debated whether there actually is any formal error in the inferences Kant presents: according to Grier and Allison, they are deductively invalid syllogisms, whereas Bennett, Ameriks, and Van Cleve deny that they are formal fallacies. I advance an interpretation that reconciles these extremes: transcendental paralogisms are sound in general logic but constitute formal fallacies in transcendental logic. By formalising the paralogistic inference, I will pinpoint the error as an illegitimate existential presupposition. Since - unlike transcendental logic - general logic abstracts from all objects, this error can only be detected in transcendental logic.
Der Grund der Verbindlichkeit. Mendelssohn und Kant über Evidenz in der Moralphilosophie (1762/64)
Authors: Klemme Heiner F.
Published: February 2021

The paper discusses the concepts of obligation and moral evidence in Mendelssohn’s and Kant’s prize essays. I argue that Mendelssohn departs in significant ways from Christian Wolff’s position, and that Kant intends to overcome Wolffian philosophy with Newtonian methodology while still owing a lot to Wolff and to the project of an ethics within the limits of metaphysics. Although quite akin to Francis Hutcheson’s philosophy, it becomes clear that Kant intended to lay the foundation of an innovative concept of obligation, which shares some similarities with Christian August Crusius’s interpretation of it.
Beautiful Perception and its Object. Mendelssohn’s theory of mixed sentiments reconsidered
Authors: Pollok Anne
Published: February 2021

Complex aesthetic perception, according to Mendelssohn’s writings between 1755 and 1771, is most alluring if it showcases a breach in the order of perfection. With this, Mendelssohn introduces a shift in our understanding of the artistic act of imitation: Artistic semblance is always lacking, and a painting that does not point to this fact is, in fact, displeasing. This is also the main reason why we enjoy non-beautiful art: in the artistic rendering of an unpleasant ‘object’ we focus on the artistic act itself, on its formal features, and its effects on us as the perceiver. Thus, a representation that evokes the mixed feelings of pleasure, appreciation, and rejection is superior to ‘pure’ beauty, in that it better refers us to higher forms of perfection: the perfection of the perceiving and creative subject (hence, including both artist and audience). It is the nagging, near-painful impression of mixed sentiments that, according to Mendelssohn, guides our self-perfection, the highest aim of all human endeavors.
Dative shift in a language without dative? The (allative) case of Finnish
Authors: Kittilä Seppo
Published: February 2021

Dative shift is a two-fold process that affects both the morphological coding and the order of T and R arguments of a three-participant construction, as in the teacher gave a book to the student vs. the teacher gave the student a book. Across languages, dative shift tends to express similar functions including differences in animacy, definiteness, semantic role of arguments, affectedness of recipient and permanence of transfer. This is understandable, since dative shift increases the formal transitivity of the affected clauses, and all the expressed functions are somehow related to transitivity. The goal of this paper is to study whether, and to what extent, mere changes in word order suffice to express the functions of dative shift. The examined language is Finnish, which suits very well for this purpose due to its relatively free word order and inherently different coding of Theme and Recipient. It can be hypothesized that mere word order changes readily express features related to definiteness and animacy, while they are less capable of expressing features such as affectedness of the recipient.
Bare classifier/noun alternations in the Jinyun (Wu) variety of Chinese and the encoding of definiteness
Authors: Simpson Andrew
Published: February 2021

Certain numeral classifier languages allow for the combination of a classifier and a noun to represent a definite individual/entity when no numeral accompanies the classifier (Vietnamese, Bangla, Oriya, Hmong, varieties of Chinese). In many instances, such a patterning alternates with the use of a bare noun to reference definite individuals/entities, but there has been little systematic study of such alternations, and whether the “bare classifier” and “bare noun” patterns are in free variation or encode different aspects of definite reference. The current paper argues for the latter conclusion with a detailed study of the Jinyun variety of Chinese, showing that bare classifier and bare noun patterns are used to highlight different aspects of “definiteness.” The bare classifier pattern dominates cases of anaphoric definite reference, bridging cross-reference, reference to salient visible entities and non-speaker kin terms and personal relations, while bare nouns are used predominantly for individuals and entities perceived to be specifically unique or directly connected to the speaker. This distribution interestingly shows strong parallels to the way that languages with more than one definite article use such elements for definite reference.
Der Kaiser als Kitt der Gesellschaft
Authors: Kollatz Anna
Published: February 2021

Rooted in the Turco-Iranian Islamicate context of Transoxania, the Mughal dynasty met different experiences of contingency when establishing a new dominion on the subcontinent. This contribution focusses on the strategies to legitimize domination developed by the Mughals in a context of contingency, examining both the bureaucratic and the ideological sphere. Particular emphasis will be placed on a narratological examination of the ‚Maǧālis-i Ǧahāngīrī‘ by ʿAbd al-Sattār b. Qāsim Lāhōrī and the text‘s narrative strategies to represent the emperor as a kind of ‚insurance against contingencies‘.
Law of inertia for the factorization of cubic polynomials – the case of primes 2 and 3
Authors: Klaška Jiří , Skula Ladislav
Published: February 2021

Let D ∈ ℤ and let C

D
be the set of all monic cubic polynomials x
3 + ax
2 + bx + c ∈ ℤ[x] with the discriminant equal to D. Along the line of our preceding papers, the following Theorem has been proved: If D is square-free and 3 ∤ h(−3D) where h(−3D) is the class number of

Q

(

−
3
D

)
,

$\mathbb Q(\sqrt {-3D}),$

then all polynomials in C

D
have the same type of factorization over the Galois field 𝔽
p
where p is a prime, p > 3. In this paper, we prove the validity of the above implication also for primes 2 and 3.
On a conjecture of Y. H. Cao and X. B. Zhang
Authors: Majumder Sujoy
Published: February 2021

In this paper we investigate the possible relation between two meromorphic functions f

n

f
(k) and g

n

g
(

k

) that share a nonzero polynomial and obtain two results which are related to a conjecture of X. Y. Cao and B. X. Zhang [Uniqueness of meromorphic functions sharing two values, J. Ineq. Appl., 1(100) (2012)]
Does a Foreign Accent Sell? The Effect of Foreign Accents in Radio Commercials for Congruent and Non-Congruent Products
Authors: Hendriks Berna , van Meurs Frank , van der Meij Els
Published: February 2021

Commercials regularly feature foreign accents. This paper aims to investigate whether the use of foreign accents in radio commercials is more effective for congruent than incongruent products, and whether foreign-accented commercials are evaluated differently than non-accented commercials. In an experiment, a group of 228 Dutch participants rated non-accented and accented commercials for four different products in a between-subject design. The products were either congruent or incongruent with the foreign accent in the commercial (e.g. a German-accented commercial for sausage vs. olive oil). Foreign-accented commercials for congruent products were assessed more positively on a number of variables than foreign-accented commercials for incongruent products. Foreign-accented commercials were rated more negatively than commercials without a foreign accent.
Noise score rating models for Q-Zones and
embedded parks
Authors: Vogiatzis Konstantinos , Petz Markus
Published: February 2021

CITYHUSH project supports city administrations
in the implementation of noise action plans according
to the EU directive 2002/49/EC. The action “Noise and
vibration control at source – Acoustically green vehicles”
validates noise score rating models in a case in the
Athens area, including Q-Zones (Quiet zones) and embedded
parks, identifying perceived benefits on noise. Annoyance
for PTW (powered two-wheeler) is masked in general
traffic annoyance. However, a PTW pass may become recognizable
and clearly distinct within the traffic noise environment
formed by the road traffic flow and synthesis.
Several strategic noise mapping scenarios with high noise
levels from PTWs, as well as low frequency noise annoyance
events, were evaluated proving that the noise levels
in a Q-Zone and embedded parks may be reduced with
an increased park capacity. Measures with a special focus
on the reduction of conventionally powered motorbikes
and scooters (PTWs) were evaluated. PTW’s emission values
were derived, from known values and past measurements,
in the form of a correction function as a function
of speed to perform simulation analysis for various analogies
of conventionally versus electrically driven PTWs. Relevant
noise difference maps indicate noise reductions, especially
when additional measures are included, such as
speed limits.
Towards the integration of urban sound planning
in urban development processes: the study of four
test sites within the SONORUS project
Authors: Alves Sonia , Estévez-Mauriz Laura , Aletta Francesco , Echevarria-Sanchez Gemma M. , Romero Virginia Puyana
Published: February 2021

Noise pollution in urban environments is today
a major problem affecting inhabitants of many European
cities. Reducing noise is therefore a necessity. As a result,
many cities now have noise action plans comprising concrete
actions to tackle noise issues in affected areas. Nevertheless,
these often isolated documents only address existing
problems. In order to change this practice an integrated
strategy is necessary. A new approach to urban
sound planning, a holistic approach, is being developed
and tested within the SONORUS project and it is described
in this paper. SONORUS, the Urban Sound Planner project,
is an initial training network (ITN) that is educating researchers
in a whole range of acoustic disciplines, as well
as in advanced urban planning processes. An essential
part of this training is the application of the holistic approach
to real test sites. Although this is an ongoing work,
a few innovative techniques were already developed and
its application to the test sites resulted in improved urban
sound planning tools. This paper promotes the discussion
about the implications that the holistic approach might
have in urban sound planning policies and how it can be a
driving force for changing the noise pollution situation in
urban environments.
Moving Further Beyond Secularism: A “Lutheran” Reading of the Cosmology of Thomas Nagel
Authors: Fehige Yiftach
Published: February 2021

Thomas Nagel has proposed a highly speculative metaphysical theory to account for the cosmological significance that he claims the human mind to have. Nagel argues that the mind cannot be fully explained by Darwinian evolutionary theory, nor should theological accounts be accepted. What he proposes instead is an explanation in terms of cosmological non-purposive teleological principles. Our universe awakens to itself in each and every individual consciousness. What comes to light in a pronounced manner when consciousness arises, are the mental aspects of the stuff that the universe is made of. These mental aspects are always concurrently present with the physical aspects of the basic elements that constitute the universe. This paper situates Nagel’s cosmology in the context of discussions of the relationship between modern science and Christian theology. It focuses on the history of modern science’s efforts to locate the origins of humanity. The aim of the paper is to present a qualified “Lutheran” reading of Nagel’s theory of the cosmological significance of the human mind. This will unearth strong reasons to think that Nagel’s cosmology is less secular than it claims to be.
Phenomenology of Religion in Russia as an Example of Phenomenological Incomprehension?
Authors: Kirsberg Igor W.
Published: February 2021

This article outlines the possibility of phenomenology of religion as a strictly cognitive, non-theological and namely phenomenological discipline in the structure of the study of religion, based on the cognitive-value demarcation, for which the Russian variant of phenomenology of religion has been criticized. The irreducible difference between cognition and value is grounded in the specificity of thought and feeling; possible attempts to represent cognition and value as a mixture are rejected. Phenomenology of religion as recomprehended is characterized by a prevailing cognitive tendency and is thus separated as a discipline from theology, which features a prevailing orientation towards value (the theological part of the phenomenology of religion can clearly be included in theology itself). By specifying the phenomenological quality of phenomenology of religion, this article shows how religion can be represented in pure consciousness, reducing it to the effects of interactions within structures of consciousness. These disciplinary clarifications are founded on the general distinction between the study of religion and theology – cognitive and non-cognitive (valuable) and, thus, incomparable disciplines.
The Historical Mediation of God and Man: Vermittlungstheologie’s use of Hegelianism for Constructing a Theological System
Authors: Smits Johan
Published: February 2021

Despite criticism, the thought of G. W. F. Hegel has been highly influential in theology. This article contributes to the debate on the heritage of Hegel from a historical perspective, by studying the theological movement of Vermittlungstheologie. It is demonstrated how Hegelianism provided these theologians with the tools to transform insights from confessional and “Schleiermacherian” theology into a comprehensive worldview. Special attention is paid to the construction of a system of theology with the incarnation at its heart.