bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Internal audit, certification and maturity assessment based on ISO55001 in Sendai wastewater utility, Japan
Authors: Abe Y. , Mizutani T.
Published: December 2016

Sendai Wastewater Utility acquired the first certification of ISO55001 in Japan at March 2014. ISO55001 is the international standard for asset management systems and was published in January 2014. During the process towards certification, the maturity assessment, internal audit and certification exam based on ISO55001 were all executed. It was possible, therefore, to compare the three methods, and recognize their strengths and weaknesses. The methods complement each other when implemented simultaneously.
A simplified method for estimating chemical oxygen demand (COD) fractions
Authors: Baquero-Rodríguez Gustavo Andrés , Lara-Borrero Jaime A. , Martelo Jorge
Published: December 2016

A simplified method is presented for estimating chemical oxygen demand (COD) fractions. Its effectiveness was assessed by comparing different values found in literature. This case study considered two main sanitary sewer collection systems in Bogotá, Colombia. The results showed important differences in COD fractions between the sewer collection systems and the reference data. The method presented demonstrated advantages over those currently in place, the paper provides detailed explanations of the steps required and establishes a unified interpretation of the results obtained.
Improving drowned drainage outlets with submerged orifices
Authors: Tang Evon E. W. , Mah Darrien Y. S. , Selaman Onni Suhaiza
Published: December 2016

Drowned outlets are common in riverine areas and sometimes unavoidable. Due to site restrictions, drainage discharge outlets are often submerged as the water level fluctuates during high tides or during the monsoon. As the runoff cannot be discharged through the outlet the drainage system fills up faster, leading to flash floods caused by overspill from the drains. This study is focused on the application of an on-site detention system with submerged orifice to improve the runoff delay from a drowned outlet. The application was investigated through a reduced-scale laboratory set up and then visualized with computational fluid dynamics simulations. The model was tested under different perpendicular flow velocities to analyze the workability and flow characteristics of the submerged orifice. The study showed that, with different headwater and tailwater levels, the energy level can be restored upstream of the orifice and ensure full flow of water from the submerged orifice even when hindered by perpendicular tailwater flow. Besides, the orifice jet's pattern changes with high velocity tailwater flow, although it does not slow down the discharge rate.
PEŁNIĆ SŁUŻBĘ BOGU I POLSCE. ŚWIĘTEJ PAMIĘCI PREZYDENTA RYSZARDA KACZOROWSKIEGO (1919-2010)
Authors: Godek Sławomir
Published: December 2016

PEŁNIĆ SŁUŻBĘ BOGU I POLSCE. ŚWIĘTEJ PAMIĘCI PREZYDENTA RYSZARDA KACZOROWSKIEGO (1919-2010)
MYŚL POLITYCZNO-PRAWNA I DZIAŁALNOŚĆ POLSKIEGO STRONNICTWA LUDOWEGO ZIEMI WILEŃSKIEJ W OKRESIE DWUDZIESTOLECIA MIĘDZYWOJENNEGO
Authors: Dąbrowski Przemysław
Published: December 2016

POLITICAL – LEGAL THOUGHT AND ACTIVITY OF POLISH PEOPLE’S PARTY VILNIUS LAND IN PERIOD OF INTERWAR TWO DECADESSummary Polish people’s movement on lands of former Grand Duchy of Lithuania begin forming on this area after first world war. It did not present construction from start almost homogeneous, about one program or compact organizational structure. On Vilnius’s earth acted in years 1918-1939 different groups and institutions at the nature people’s, like: People’s Advices Councils – by found Vilnius department Company of Borderland Guard, Polish People’s Association “Odrodzenie” – to Polish People’s Party “Wyzwolenie” transformed next (then in June 1922 year, organization has accepted name of Polish People’s Party “Wyzwolenie” Vilnius and Novgorod Land), Borderland Peasant Party, Independent Peasant Party or Polish Party of People’s Vilnius Land. Party has played significant and in period of functioning prominent role only Middle Lithuania. Activity of group has been limited after 1922 year, by the reason of its secession of foremost representative surely. However, meanings not crossing out, that has played this party on Vilnius Land, it belongs to ascertain, that it presented certain counterweight for other political parties many times, mainly leftist, defending same interest of Vilnius Land and take care of its fate. It concerned program of party on principle of federation solution of attitude relation Polish – Lithuanian, but next autonomy. It appeal about decentralization of state also, and as most fast conducting of rural reform and correction of condition of vital urban population, through braving abuse.
EUROPEJSKA WSPÓLNOTA WĘGLA I STALI A SUWERENNOŚĆ PAŃSTWA CZŁONKOWSKIEGO. ASPEKT INSTYTUCJONALNO-DOKTRYNALNY
Authors: Madeja Andrzej
Published: December 2016

EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY AND THE MEMBER-STATE’S SOVEREIGNTY. INSTITUTIONAL DOCTRINE ASPECTSummary Presented paper deals with the notion of sovereignty incorporated in the institutional solutions of the European Coal and Steel Community. The analysis is performed with a use of measures characteristic for institutional system research, but its main purpose is to reconstruct the vision of sovereignty born by drafters of the Treaty of Paris. Therefore author thoroughly ponders several institutional elements of the Community that are of crucial meaning for the problem posed in the title, such as: goal and scope of Community’s activity, competences and their distribution between organs, modes of taking decisions and voting procedures, character of acts adopted by organs, and financial aspects of Community. The main argument of the article is that six Member-States retained so called “competence of competences”, which is a legal counterpart of rather political term of sovereignty. Concluding and ratifying the Treaty states freely and voluntarily self-limited the scope of latitude in exercising their competences, simultaneously transferring a bundle of them to the Community. Handed over competences as well as forms of their exercise were meticulously determined in the Treaty. That’s why imprecise and inaccurate opinions of “surrender of sovereignty” are misleading. Despite similarities to federal system the first Community wasn’t in possession of entirely self-controlled competences that became once and for all detached from the national governments’ and parliaments’ powers. From perspective of the state’s sovereignty the new Community represented a peculiar form of a confederacy based on interstate bonds, sometimes called an “economic federation”.
CZYNNIKI EKONOMICZNE A POZIOM PRZESTĘPCZOŚCI – BADANIE EKONOMETRYCZNE
Authors: Bieniek Piotr , Cichocki Stanisław , Szczepaniec Maria
Published: December 2016

ECONOMIC FACTORS AND CRIME INDICATORS – AN ECONOMETRIC MODEL Summary The paper is an attempt to investigate the relationship between some economic factors and crime indicators using an econometric model. Sociological determinants i.e. the number of divorces or the number of pupils in secondary schools are also included. The model investigates the influence of some variables on crime indicators at the level of powiats. The model includes all types of crimes without differentiating between them.
PROCEDURA KONKURSOWEGO DOBORU KADR KIEROWNICZYCh. PROBLEMATYKA PRAWNA
Authors: Duraj Tomasz
Published: December 2016

THE COMPETITIVE SELECTION PROCEDURE FOR MANAGEMENT STAFF: LEGAL ISSUES Summary This analysis relates to the legal issues in the competitive selection of management staff. Under the current provisions in Poland many legal acts pertain to this issue, giving an inhomogeneous set of regulations for the principles of conducting such procedures in particular domains of public, social and economic affairs. The subject of this article is a detailed description of the stages of the procedure for the competitive selection of management staff. Good legislation to regulate the selection procedures for competitions for management appointments will have a significant influence on the effectiveness of the adopted method of selection. The author presents the successive stages of the procedures for such competitions and conducts an in-depth legal analysis, paying specific attention to legal doubts arising in connection with the application of the current law. On the basis of his analysis he formulates some proposals de lege ferenda addressed to the legislator on the introduction of requisite amendments and supplements to the legal regulations for the procedure of competitive selection of management staff.
KILKA SPOSTRZEŻEŃ NA TEMAT PRAWA LITEWSKIEGO NA PRZEŁOMIE XVIII I XIX WIEKU W ŚWIETLE KSIĄG ZIEMSKICH SZAWELSKICH
Authors: Godek Sławomir
Published: December 2016

A FEW OBSERVATIONS ON LITHUANIAN LAW AT THE TURN OF THE 18TH-19TH CENTURY FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE SZAWLE (ŠIAULIAI) LEDGERSSummaryResearch on the legal, and especially forensic, practice in Lithuania after the dismemberment of Poland-Lithuania (1795) – an area of study embarked on only recently – should make up an important aspect of enquiry on the state of the law of Lithuania following the Partitions. In particular the aim should be to show the relationship between the former Lithuanian law and the new provisions introduced by the Partitioning Power. The specific nature of this relationship is shown by the example of the land court register (księgi ziemskie) for Szawle (Lith. Šiauliai) for 1794-1803. These records clearly show evidence of the efforts of the Russian Generals Sergei F. Golitsyn and Alexander P. Tormasov to restore the Lithuanian courts after the intermission caused by the Kościuszko Insurrection of 1794. The Russians introduced new instruments to jurisprudence including the duty to submit reports on the activities of the courts to the Russian military authorities, the use of the Julian calendar, and the issue of decisions and judgements on behalf of the Empress Catherine II. Details of these new requirements were defined in the ordinances issued by Nikolai V. Repnin, and frequently invoked. A Russian provinces act and new regulations on legal representation were also resorted to in court practice. In addition to these “foreign” elements, Šiauliai court practice shows that the old law and the 16th-century Lithuanian Statute and statutory acts passed by the Parliament of pre-partitional Poland-Lithuania still continued to be used.
UZNANIE OJCOSTWA W TOKU PROCESU O USTALENIE OJCOSTWA PRZEZ MĘŻCZYZNĘ BĘDĄCEGO STRONĄ W TYM POSTĘPOWANIU
Authors: Stojanowska Wanda , Wypierowska Paulina
Published: December 2016

ADMISSION OF PATERNITY DURING A PATERNITY CASE BY THE MAN WHO IS A PARTY IN THE PROCEEDINGSSummaryThe subject of this article is the provision of the new § 2 added to Art. 72 of the Polish Family and Guardianship Code (Kodeks rodzinny i opiekuńczy) in the amendment of 6 November 2008, which came into force on 13 June 2009. Under this provision, “the admission of paternity is not possible if paternity proceedings have already started.” The provision has provoked heated argument in the juristic literature, boiling down to the question whether the admission of paternity by the man who is a party in a paternity case is admissible and possible. Most authors have considered this admissible and, moreover, they have strongly criticised the wording of the new provision, which is very unclear. In view of the controversy in the doctrine, it was highly necessary to examine data on paternity cases to establish the trend in court decisions, that is how the courts are interpreting the provision of § 2 of Art. 72 of the Family and Guardianship Code, whether they are accepting the interpretation of this provision as allowing the admission of paternity in court while a paternity case is already in progress, or whether they are treating the this provision as a prohibition on the admission of paternity in such circumstances and strictly observing it. The article contains an analysis of the research data from 50 paternity cases heard in three family courts in the district of Warsaw following the amendment. 84% of the cases concluded with the man who was the party in the case admitting paternity. Thus the court decisions show that such a solution is admissible, and the interpretation of the provision adopted by the majority of representatives of the doctrine is being implemented in forensic practice.
ZABURZENIA OSOBOWOŚCI I ICH WPŁYW NA OCENĘ POCZYTALNOŚCI SPRAWCY PRZESTĘPSTWA
Authors: Golonka Anna
Published: December 2016

PERSONALITY DISORDERS AND THEIR EFFECT ON OFFENDERS CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY Summary Personality disorders are a relatively common subject of forensic psychiatric opinions. This generally accepted term is usually associated with the concept of psychopathy. However, despite being regarded as a manifestation of a personality disorder, in principle psychopathy precludes the use of Art. 31 § 1 or 2of the Polish Penal Code in court. From the point of view of criminal law it would seem appropriate to distinguish psychopathy from personality disorders, which are sometimes referred to as characteropathy. This distinction is highly relevant in view of its far-reaching consequences as regards the offender’s criminal responsibility. This is confirmed by the results of research on materials relating to specific cases, which warrant a set of conclusions on the effect a personality disorder may have on an offender’s criminal responsibility during the commission of the offence.
POJĘCIE INTERESU SPOŁECZNEGO JAKO PRZESŁANKI UDZIAŁU PROKURATORA W POSTĘPOWANIU
Authors: Matusiak Anna
Published: December 2016

THE CONCEPT OF PUBLIC INTEREST AS GROUNDS FOR A PROSECUTOR’S PARTICIPATION IN PROCEEDINGS Summary The term “public interest” is often treated as the equivalent of “social interest,” which is a concept derived from colloquial language. It is a common expression in the social sciences, mainly in sociology, political science, psychology and economics. However, it is certainly used in the various branches and disciplines of law. It became a legal concept as soon as it appeared in the texts of normative acts. For many years a discussion has been going on in the literature whether the concept of “public interest” does not in fact belong primarily to the political sphere, which would mean that lawyers should refrain from using it in their analyses. However, it is hard to agree with this hypothesis. The fact that the expression appears in a number of acts implies that for the rational legislator it is associated with specific values and objectives. Regardless of whether or not the interchangeability of the terms “public interest” and “social interest” is due to a lack of precision or to the fact that the difference between them is relatively small, terminology should be used accurately. Since the rational legislator uses them as different expressions, they should not be considered to have the same meaning. Public interest is not synonymous with the concept of social interest. Terminological analysis leads to the conclusion that the differences may not be fundamental, nevertheless they do exist and a precise use of the terminology is required.
DOPUSZCZALNOŚć WIELOŚCI MIEJSC ZAMIESZKANIA W PRAWIE NIEMIECKIM. WZORCE HISTORYCZNE
Authors: Jurewicz Aldona Rita
Published: December 2016

Permission for Multiple Places of Residence in German Law. Historical PatternsSummaryThe author uses a specific example, multiple residence under German law, to show the impact of Roman law on many of the modern European legal systems. The observations made by the editors of the German Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch (BGB) and the sources and literature they used show that Roman law was still relevant and universal in the 19th century, the age of the great codifications. Today, too, it is admissible under German law to have more than one residence and the issue is not controversial.
HENRYKA KUPISZEWSKIEGO WIZJA PRAWA RZYMSKIEGO
Authors: Wołodkiewicz Witold
Published: December 2016

Henryk Kupiszewski’s Vision of Roman LawSummaryThis article is an extended version of the author’s paper delivered atthe International Conference held at the University of Warsaw to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the death of Professor HenrykKupiszewski. The author presents the biography and academic developments in the life of Kupiszewski, a student of Wacław Osuchowski, Rafał Taubenschlag, and Max Kaser. He then goes on to discussKupiszewski’s main research interests. Starting with papyrology forthe legal sciences, Kupiszewski moved on to research on the internalhistory of classical Roman law and finally to the study of the impact ofRoman law on contemporary law and legal culture. The author also recalls Kupiszewski’s work in international co-operation in scholarshipand for the Polish diplomatic service as ambassador to the Vatican.
CZY KAŻDY BILET ZAWSZE MUSI BYĆ ZNAKIEM LEGITYMACYJNYM, CZYLI ROZWAŻANIA O ZASADZIE ‘NUMERUS CLAUSUS’ PAPIERÓW WARTOŚCIOWYCH W POLSKIM PORZĄDKU PRAWNYM
Authors: Ochmann Paweł
Published: December 2016

The ‘Numerus Clausus’ Principle for Securitiesin the Polish Legal SystemSummaryMost specialists on the doctrine of Polish private law hold that thereis a numerus clausus principle for securities in Polish law, although it hasnot been specifically put into words in any act of legislation. According tothe principle only those types of securities may be issued which are regulated by a statute. This means a prohibition on the issue of securities thathave not been legally recognised. There are only a few opinions that saythere is no numerus clausus on securities in Polish legal doctrine. Thisquestion has been the subject of a heated debate, which has attenuatedover the last years. However, many issues have neither been scrutinised  nor even noticed. There are still several points worthy of consideration.The author’s aim in this paper is to review the arguments for and againstnumerus clausus; some of them have never been examined before. Hisanalysis leads him to conclude that there is a numerus apertus (i.e. norestrictions) on some securities, such as bonds, while others such asshares, which endow their holder with special rights, are subject to legalrestrictions. The article is an offshoot of research for a dissertation onprivate law conducted on an individual research programme supervisedby Dr. M. Spyra at Collegium Invisibile in the 2013/2014 academic year.
TRANSFORMACJA USTROJOWA A CIĄGŁOŚĆ INSTYTUCJI PRAWNYCH – UWAGI TEORETYCZNE
Authors: Mańko Rafał
Published: December 2016

Systemic Transformation and the Continuity of Selected Legal InstitutionsSummaryDespite a systemic transformation a number of legal institutions servive. The existing conceptual framework does not account sufficiently for this phenomenon, hence the need to introduce and refine the concept of ‘legal survival,’ as applicable to a legal institution characterised by normative continuity, though often attended by a political, economic, social or ideological change in its social function.
ZASADA PRAWDY FORMALNEJ W POLSKIM CYWILNYM PRAWIE PROCESOWYM A ROZUMOWANIA NIEMONOTONICZNE
Authors: Trepczyński Marcin
Published: December 2016

The Principle of Formal Truth in the Polish Civil Procedural Law and Non-monotonic ReasoningSummary This paper analyses the implementation of the formal truth principle in the Polish civil procedural code in the light of non-monotonic reasoning. The author starts by presenting the concept and applications of non-monotonic reasoning, and the formal truth principle and its place in Polish civil procedure. Next he examines the conditions in which non-monotonicity is admissible in civil court reasoning. While legal reasoning may generally be regarded as non-monotonic due to the assumptions it employs and treats as defensible, the author’s observations on the basis of selected civil law cases lead him to the conclusion that the use of the formal truth principle as a viable instrument in law simply forces courts to make non-monotonic inferences. In other words, adopting this principle means accepting non-monotonic reasoning, or even more: if the court keeps to the formal truth principle it is using one of the types of non-monotonic logic.
DWUGŁOS W SPRAWIE POJĘCIA ŚWIADCZENIA W POLSKIM PRAWIE CYWILNYM – CHARAKTER PRAWNY SPEŁNIENIA ŚWIADCZENIA
Authors: Antas Marek , Łukasiewicz Jakub M.
Published: December 2016

A dialogue Concerning the Notion of Service in Polish Civil Law: the Legal Nature of Accomplishment of ServiceSummary This paper is the second part of an article constructed on the basis of a dialogue between J.M. Łukasiewicz and M. Antas. The authors attempt to answer the question whether a service is a factual action or a legal action. Next they present the problem of services against a historical background i.e. in Roman Law, in the German and Roman system, and in Polish law. Finally they discuss the question of the causality of legal actions.
UBEZPIECZENIE TYTUŁU PRAWNEGO DO NIERUCHOMOŚCI NA PRZYKŁADZIE JEZIOR WYSTĘPUJĄCYCH W OBROCIE CYWILNOPRAWNYM
Authors: Brózda Sławomir , Marszelewski Michał
Published: December 2016

Real Property Title Insurance in Civil Law Transactions Concerning Lakes Summary The article presents title insurance for civil law transactions involving lakes. The purpose of this insurance is to compensate for financial losses in the event of legal defects relating to the ownership (title) of real property coming to light after the transfer of such ownership. The paper discusses the origins of title insurance, which comes from the USA, and accounts for its rapid development. The issues discussed include the concept of title insurance, its distinguishing features, and the scope of protection it offers. The authors conduct an analysis of a model title insurance for compliance with Polish law. The result they obtain is that this type of insurance meets the requirements imposed by the Polish legal order. They then move on to the applicability of title insurance to transfer of property ownership involving lakes, and show that title insurance can be a significant advantage protecting a buyer’s interests. This is all the more important because the legal disputes which may arise from the transfer of property ownership in civil law involve many aspects, require specialist knowledge, and can be expensive.
Re-Examining the Need for Tissue Diagnosis in Pediatric Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Gliomas: A Review
Authors: Infinger Libby Kosnik , Stevenson Charles B.
Published: December 2016

Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) is a malignant brain tumor of
childhood that carries an extremely poor prognosis. There are ~200-300 new cases
diagnosed each year, [1, 2] and little progress has been made in changing the
prognosis and outcome of the tumor since it was first documented in the literature in
1926 [3]. The median overall survival is 8-11 months [4], with an overall survival
rate of 30% at 1 year, and less than 10% at 2 years [4]. This review will provide
background information on DIPGs, a historical look at the trends in caring for DIPG,
and current trends in diagnosis and treatment. By changing the way we care for these
terminal tumors, we can work towards having a better understanding of the
underlying molecular biology, and attempt to develop better chemotherapeutic tools
to combat the disease.
Novel Artemisinin-Derived Dimers: Synthesis and Evaluation of Anti-cancer Activities
Authors: Kien Vu Tuan , Binh Le Huy , Phong Phan Hai , Hien Doan Thi , My Nguyen Thi Thuy , Nam Nguyen Hai , Thao Do Thi , Baltas Michael , Vua Tran Khac
Published: December 2016

In continuation of our study on anticancer compounds, a series of novel artemisinin dimers have been synthesized and evaluated for their cytotoxic effects against three human cancer cell lines, including HepG2 (liver cancer), MCF-7(breast cancer) and HL-60 (leukemia cancer). The assay results showed that most of the compounds displayed inhibitory effects against all three human cancer cell lines tested, and seemed to be more cytotoxic toward the blood cancer cells (HL-60) than liver (HepG2), and breast (MCF-7) cancer cells. Among the synthesized artemisinin dimers, the compound 10d with a double bond bridge exhibited the most potent cytotoxicity with IC50 values of 5.08, 4.82 and 1.32 µg/mL against the HepG2, MCF-7, and HL-60 cell lines, respectively.
Itâ€™s How Many Terabytes?! A Case Study on Managing Large Born Digital Audio-visual Acquisitions
Authors: Uglean Jackson Laura , McKinley Matthew
Published: December 2016

In October 2014, the University of California Irvine (UCI) Special Collections and Archives acquired a born digital collection of 2.5 terabytes â€“ the largest born digital collection acquired by the department to date. This case study describes the challenges we encountered when applying existing archival procedures to appraise, store, and provide access to a large born digital collection. It discusses solutions when they could be found and ideas for solutions when they could not, lessons learned from the experience, and the impact on born-digital policy and procedure at UCI Libraries. Working with a team of archivists, librarians, IT, and California Digital Library (CDL) staff, we discovered issues and determined solutions that will guide our procedures for future acquisitions of large and unwieldy born digital collections.Â
¿Es posible conciliar al hombre con la muerte? .
Authors: Reyes Gacitua Eva Pamela
Published: December 2016

This paper attempts to re?ect on the experience of grief in humans. The proposal is to announce the experience of the loss in the key of ‘sense’.
Democratizar la democracia. Democratizar la ciudadanía.
Authors: Camus Galleguillos Pablo
Published: December 2016

The present work aims to re?ect on Higher Education in Spain and Chile, in a comparative perspective. The re?ection develops from an analysis based on speculation and interpretation that make pressure to different educational systems from various political, economic and social contexts. The totality explains how educational spaces face the current democratic paradigm and the construction of the citizenship. Approaches are developed that contain one of the most obvious crossroads facing the Higher Education, and refers to the complex needs of citizenship by responding directly and specifically to growing progress in knowledge and in a knowledge of also, i.e., the pursuit of knowledge without partiality or dependence, including research and cultivation of apparently worthless plots.
“A implacável surdez das autoridades do império”: as súplicas dos veteranos da “Guerra do Paraguai” (1870-1889)
Authors: Souza Maria Regina
Published: December 2016

Depois da Guerra do Paraguai, o governo brasileiro não se importou com os direitos concedidos aos ex-militares, tais como pensões, empregos públicos, terras e compensação financeira. Isso se tornou um problema sério para os veteranos. A maioria deles enfrentou a desorganização e a falta de conhecimento jurídico da burocracia do Estado, que lhes negou acesso aos benefícios que lhes eram de direito. Este artigo aborda a luta dos veteranos do Ceará pelos direitos de guerra.
Práticas docentes em Recife e Olinda na segunda metade do século XIX
Authors: Santos Yan Soares , Lima Dayana
Published: December 2016

A leitura, transcrição e sistematização das fontes governamentais relativas ao trabalho e associações docentes em Recife e Olinda, no século XIX, desvelaram práticas vinculadas, majoritariamente, a benesses individuais e ganhos políticos em suas relações com os poderes públicos. Ao rastrearmos, especificamente, as trajetórias e demandas dos membros da Sociedade Propagadora da Instrução Pública de 1872, bem como as petições feitas pelos professores aos poderes públicos dos principais expedientes práticos do trabalho docente - salários, gratificações, permutas, licenças médicas, transferências, materiais didáticos etc - argumentaremos que a docência como categoria profissional foi marcada por práticas individuais de cidadania, isto é, embora houvesse a existência de associações, de “interesse comuns” e um “desconforto” de professores públicos, estes desenvolviam estratégias pessoais, de acordo com privilégios conquistados ao longo da carreira, as quais, na prática, afastavam-se de constituírem uma identidade docente.
A política de acesso à terra no Brasil Imperial e a compra de terras devolutas no planalto da província de Santa Catarina
Authors: Darossi Flávia Paula , Pinheiro Machado Paulo
Published: December 2016

Este trabalho trata da política fundiária do Império do Brasil. Objetivou apresentar uma breve discussão historiográfica sobre a política de terras e propriedade no Brasil Imperial e o estudo relacionado à aplicação da Lei de Terras de 1850 na província de Santa Catarina, com ênfase na região do termo de Lages e dasfreguesias de Curitibanos e Campos Novos (emancipadas da jurisdição lageana durante as últimas décadas do século XIX). O estudo foi realizado com base em requerimentos de compra de terras devolutas e de legitimação de posses, lavrados entre 1850 e 1889, e na legislação de acesso à terra (Lei de Terras Nº. 601 de 18 de Setembro de 1850 e Decreto Nº. 1318 de 30 de Janeiro de 1854 que regulamentou a execução da Lei). A questão nodal a ser ressaltada é que, por tratar-se de uma fronteira agrícola e de povoamento em expansão, nos anos oitocentos, o planalto catarinense foi ocupado de diferentes maneiras, o que repercutiu em complexas estratégias de regulamentação da propriedade, haja vista que o caráter das unidades produtivas requisitadas por via de compra na documentação estudada não refletia totalmente o perfil dos latifundiários pastoris existentes na região, consagrado na historiografia.
How can effective governance build business opportunities between Australia and the Visegrád countries?
Authors: Perényi Áron , Esposto Alexis S.
Published: December 2016

Australia’s economic ties to Europe relatively weakened over the past decades, the Asian Century opened up new opportunities, and diverted attention from a Euro-centric political and economic view. This paper does not challenge the merit of Australia’s current global orientation. However, it does take the opportunity to a possibility for diversification, using effective leadership in raising business opportunities with the emerging region of Europe: the Visegrád Countries. This group of nations have been earmarked as the best performing, latest additions to the EU. Outcomes of a round table discussion with key stakeholders of the Australia – Central Europe business relations are documented and cross-referenced with extant literature to highlight the main areas in which effective leadership can build business opportunities
Empirical test of Fama French three factor model and illiquidity premium in Indonesia
Authors: Amanda Citra , Husodo Zaäfri Ananto
Published: December 2016

This study, using more than 10 years of monthly time-series data and controlling for the non-crisis as well as crisis period, investigates the existence of Fama-French three factors and liquidity to the excess return of stock portfolio in Indonesia. The results show that market beta is consistently positive and significant in each portfolios, when sorted by size-illiquidity and book-to-market (BM)-illiquidity. SMB could explain ILLIQ and vice versa, and in general the hypothesis in this research are accepted, also there are consistency in SMB when sorted by size-illiquidity and also BM-illiquidity which are two out of six are not significant. Subprime mortgage crisis statistically has no effect in all portfolios. The results supported Fama and French (1992, 1993) and the results of Lam and Tam (2011).
Corporate social responsibility and financial performance: An empirical study on Egyptian banks
Authors: Hafez Hassan M.
Published: December 2016

Due to the significance of the banking sector in the stability and welfare of any economy; it is important to constantly monitor and evaluate its performance. Most banks have incorporated social practices in their business operations regardless of the managers’ real intentions of whether it is for the corporate image that might lead to better performance; or it is for the well being of the environment or society overall. Consequently, the purpose of this study is to check if the concept of the CSR is widely applied to local, international and Islamic banks operating in Egypt over the interim period from 2005 to 2013 and if there is a difference in the application. Moreover does CSR really matters and affect banks’ financial performance. Descriptive statistics will be used. The difference in performance will be tested for statistical significance using one way ANOVA tests. The statistical study conducted on 34 banks categorized under Local commercial, International and Islamic banks are operating in Egypt. The relationship is neutral when it is looked at from the ROA measure. The banks’ Corporate Social Responsibility did not have any impact on the financial performance of the banks. However, the relationship was positive when the financial performance perspective was looked from the estimated ROE and NIM; it implies that banks’ corporate social responsibility practices not act as costs to shareholders as they do not reduce the returns. Whether the relationship is positive or neutral, the coefficient for both models are rather small as well as the model that resulted in Neutral relationship had lower standard of error which indicates that it is a better model compared to the model using ROE and NIM as the dependent variable. Therefore relationship is Neutral
PERUBAHAN STRUKTUR AGRARIA DAN IMPLIKASINYA TERHADAP GERAKAN PETANI PEDESAAN (Analisis Karakter Forum Paguyuban Petani Jasinga Pasca PPAN)
Authors: Lestari Sari , Purwandari Heru
Published: December 2016

Masyarakat Curug dan Tegal Wangi memiliki masalah yang berkaitan dengan pendudukan lahan. Dua
aspek yang berubah setelah penurunan pendudukan lahan adalah penurunan kepemilikan lahan dan tingkat pendapatan. Munculnya Forum Paguyuban Petani Jasinga merupakan bagian dari strategi mereka untuk menanggulangi masalah di atas. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis pengaruh agraria terhadap perubahan struktur karakter organisasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan tidak ada pengaruh perubahan status sosial ekonomi dengan dimensi gerakan petani. Di sisi lain, dimensi gerakan petani memiliki pengaruh dalam karakter petani gerakan.
Kata kunci: perubahan struktur agraria, pergerakan petani, Petani paguyuban
KONTESTASI AKSES SUMBER AGRARIA DI KAWASAN HUTAN DODO JARAN PUSANG, KABUPATEN SUMBAWA, NTB -- Contestations Access to Agrarian Resources in Forest Area of Dodo Jaran Pusang, Sumbawa District, NTB
Authors: . Fahrunnisa , Soetarto Endriatmo
Published: December 2016

ABSTRACT
Control and management of forests by the Government often gives rise to conflicts with communities, especially those that still utilize forest resources for their lives. This condition also occurs in forest area of Dodo, Jaran Pusang (RTK. 64) in Sumbawa, West Nusa Tenggara. Conflicts in forest area of Dodo involve community in Lawin village and Lebangkar village, sub-district Ropang, local government and the PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara who gained the concession of mining around forest area of Dodo. This research was qualitative research with a descriptive case study strategy. This research explains that the Lebangkar and Lawin community still can access forest of Dodo, indicated by a pattern of economic relations, socio-cultural and ecological of the communities with forest. The community also is constantly working to build power through FKDEL, YEP, SPPT, and SKPT movement to maintain access in the forest of Dodo. On the other hand, the Government of Indonesia, Newmont Nusa Tenggara, Society Ropang, Ranan, Lebin and Johnny wanted to access the forest of Dodo. Every actor has a different way to get access. The difference in the strength of the actor causing relationship tension between concerned actors.
Keywords: agrarian contestations, access, Forest of Dodo, Lebangkar, Lawin

ABSTRAK
Kontrol dan pengelolaan hutan oleh pemerintah sering menimbulkan pertentangan dengan masyarakat, terutama yang masih memanfaatkan sumber daya hutan untuk kehidupan mereka. Kondisi ini juga terjadi di Kawasan Hutan Dodo, Jaran Pusang (RTK.64) di Sumbawa, Nusa Tenggara Barat. Konflik di Kawasan Hutan Dodo melibatkan masyarakat di desa Lawin dan desa Lebangkar, kecamatan Ropang, pemerintah daerah dan PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara yang memperoleh konsesi pertambangan sekitar Kawasan Hutan Dodo. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian kualitatif dengan startegi studi kasus deskriptif. Penelitian ini menjelaskan bahwa masyarakat Lawin dan Lebangkar masih dapat mengkases hutan Dodo yang ditunjukkan dengan pola hubungan ekonomi, sosial-budaya dan ekologi masyarakat dengan hutan. Masyarakat juga terus berupaya membangunpower melalui gerakan FKDEL, YEP, SPPT, dan SKPT untuk mempertahankan akses di hutan Dodo. Di sisi lain, pemerintah Indonesia, Newmont Nusa Tenggara, masyarakat Ropang, Ranan, Lebin dan Lantung ingin mengakses hutan dodo. Setiap aktor memiliki cara yang berbeda untuk mendapatkan akses. Perbedaan kekuatan aktor menyebabkan ketegangan hubungan antara aktor-aktor berkepentingan.
Kata kunci: kontestasi graria, akses, Hutan Dodo, Lebangkar, Lawin
Modification of functional quality of beer by using microencapsulated green tea (Camellia sinensis L.) and Ganoderma mushroom (Ganoderma lucidum L.) bioactive compounds
Authors: Belscak-Cvitanovic Ana , Nedovic Viktor , Salevic Ana , Despotovic Sasa , Komes Drazenka , Niksic Miomir , Bugarski Branko , Leskosek-Cukalovic Ida
Published: December 2016

Increasing interest in production of frequently consumed functional food products has focused the present study on implementation of microencapsulated Ganoderma mushroom and green tea bioactive compounds in beer production. Electrostatic extrusion assisted microencapsulation of green tea and Ganoderma extracts enabled production of particles ranging from 490 to 1000 ?m in size, with up to 75% of entrapped total polyphenols. Dried, powdered extracts, as well as microparticles encapsulating Ganoderma and green tea extracts that exhibited the best morphological properties and retarded release of polyphenols (alginate and alginate-chitosan coated, as well as chitosan coated pectin microbeads) were implemented in beer production. The addition of Ganoderma microbeads to pilsner beer did not augment its polyphenolic concentration (TPC), as opposed to the addition of green tea encapsulating microbeads to radler, while adding dried Ganoderma and spray dried green tea extracts enabled to increase the TPC for up to 3-fold higher values. Ganoderma dried extract-enriched pilsner beer and spray dried green tea extract-enriched radler were preferred in terms of sensory properties, due to the lowest bitterness intensity and most pronounced herbal aroma of the added adjuncts. Refrigerated storage of Ganoderma hydrogel microbeads-enriched pilsner beer revealed fluctuations of TPC, while green tea hydrogel microbeads-enriched radler exhibited better stability. The established methodology provides a procedure suitable for microencapsulate-enrichment of drink and food products, thus setting a reliable basis for future functional food production by microencapsulate implementation strategies.
Estimating phosphate capacities of multi-component slags by mass triangle model
Authors: Sun Y. , Wang L. , Xu J. , Chou K.
Published: December 2016

Considering the importance of dephosphorization process in ironmaking and
steelmaking, this paper attempted to estimate the phosphate capacities of
different systems. Mass triangle model could approach the properties of
multi-component systems without the parameter for every component. This
present work also extended the mass triangle model to multicomponent systems
application to three systems containing as much as seven components proved
the feasibility and accuracy of this model. The calculated contour lines
revealed the reasonable trend as experimental results, and calculation
results for fixed compositions showed a low error rate. Scattered points
calculation obtained more accurate results. Since this model can also
evaluate other properties of slag, such as density, viscosity, sulphide
capacity etc., this model might shoot light on the understanding of various
properties of multi-component slags accurately, and thus offer insight on
optimization of ironmaking and steelmaking process.
A general theory of macrofinance: Towards a new paradigm
Authors: Chen Yulu , Hou Jack , Yong MA. , Zhang Chengsi
Published: December 2016

The 2008 international financial crisis triggered retrospection on both theory and policy, reaching a macroeconomic consensus that the financial system plays an important role in the macro economy and macroeconomic theory must be restructured to incorporate endogenous financial factors. Reflecting on the inherent flaws of traditional mainstream economics, this paper puts forward a ?macrofinance? proposition as a new paradigm for macro financial analysis. As a scientific methodology based on systematic logic, the major feature of the macrofinance framework is that we must analyze the financial system as a core part of a complete and endogenous analytical framework, instead of only focusing on the money or credit. The goal of ?macrofinance? is to return to scientific economic methodologies by analyzing the inherent laws of modern financial systems to set up a comprehensive theoretical framework that unifies the financial sector with the real economy and combines theory and policy practice.
A simple HPLC Method for the Determination of Caffeine Content in Tea and Coffee
Authors: Pokhrel Prashanta , Shrestha Suraj , Rijal Som Kanta , Rai Krishna Prasad
Published: December 2016

A simple HPLC-UV method was developed and validated for the determination of Caffeine content in tea and coffee samples of different local brands commercially available at Kathmandu and Kaski, Nepal. Water extracted caffeine was separated through c-18 column (ODS 5 μm, internal diameter 4.6 nm and length 150 mm) using methanol and water (40:60) as a mobile phase. The peak response time for caffeine was observed at 2.66 minutes using UV detector set at 275 nm. Method validation parameters viz. linearity, sensitivity (LOD & LOQ), repeatability and recovery were assessed for the detection of caffeine. Linear dynamic range was 2-10μg/ml with correlation coeffi cient (R2) of 0.9928. The LOQ and LOD were found to be 0.7 and 0.2μg/ml respectively. Relative standard deviation for retention time for intraday repeatability was 0.9 and for inter-day 1.63%. Recovery was measured by spiking blank tea samples and the results of recovery were greater than 97%. The validated method was fi nally adapted to determinate caffeine content in Nepalese tea and coffee samples. The average caffeine contents in tea and coffee were found in the range of (2.5-3.53) % and (1.17-1.34) % on dry basis respectively.
In vitro neutralization of Eachis carinatus and Naja naja venom by Canthium parviflorum and its GC-MS analysis
Authors: Shrikanth Vineetha M. , Janardhan Bhavya , More Sunil S.
Published: December 2016

Canthium parviflorum is used in the traditional therapy to treat snakebite victims. In the present study, partially purified methanol root extract of C. parviflorum was used for the neutralization of Eachis carinatus and Naja naja venom. The extract inhibited in vitro phosphomonoesterase, phosphodiesterase, acetylcholinesterase, hyaluronidase, protease, phospholipase A2 and 5’nucleotidase activities of both venoms. One of the promising band exhibited neutralization of all the in vitro enzyme activities and was further subjected to GC-MS analysis which revealed the presence of eight active phytocompounds. These phytochemicals might be responsible for in vitro enzyme neutralization. Methanol extract possesses potent active phytochemicals against the site specific toxins and hydrolytic enzymes analyzed.

Video Clip of Methodology:

Phospholipase A2 assay: 1 min 36 sec
Morphological Freedom and the Question of Responsibility and Representation in Transhumanism
Authors: Fuller Steve
Published: December 2016

Abstract not available.
The grand narratives of democratic and libertarian transhumanism
Authors: Mazarakis John
Published: December 2016

Abstract not available.
Sur la position sytématique des genres Xenomela Weise et Oreomela Jacobson (Col. Chrysomelidae)
Authors: Jolivet Pierre
Published: December 2016

The exact systematic position of the oriental genera Xenomela and Oreomela of which distribution is mainly located to the mountainous or submountainous areas of central Asia, between Kashmir, Tibet and Turkestan, is difficult to find out when looking only at the external morphology. The genitalia give almost full evidence to the separation between two distinct genera, and also to their separation from the genus Timarcha. Anyhow, some other anatomical and morphological criteria put the two genera in close relationship with Entomoscelis (winged) Cyrtonastes (apterous) and not too far from the subalpine group Metallotimarcha, itself subgenus of Timarcha. The dilatation of the abdomen of the females of the Oreomela species locate them, at least biologically speaking, in close relationship with Gastrophysa. Unfortunately, nothing is known about the larval morphology and the host-plants. Oreomela is strictly an alpine genus, but Xenomela is only subalpine and inhabits foothills and lowlands.
The digital code driven autonomous synthesis of ibuprofen automated in a 3D-printer-based robot
Authors: Kitson Philip J , Glatzel Stefan , Cronin Leroy
Published: December 2016

An automated synthesis robot was constructed by modifying an open source 3D printing platform. The resulting automated system was used to 3D print reaction vessels (reactionware) of differing internal volumes using polypropylene feedstock via a fused deposition modeling 3D printing approach and subsequently make use of these fabricated vessels to synthesize the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug ibuprofen via a consecutive one-pot three-step approach. The synthesis of ibuprofen could be achieved on different scales simply by adjusting the parameters in the robot control software. The software for controlling the synthesis robot was written in the python programming language and hard-coded for the synthesis of ibuprofen by the method described, opening possibilities for the sharing of validated synthetic ‘programs’ which can run on similar low cost, user-constructed robotic platforms towards an ‘open-source’ regime in the area of chemical synthesis.
UNDERSTANDING THE PERFORMANCE OF IRRIGATION SYSTEMS AROUND HOMES
Authors: MAHESHWARI Basant
Published: December 2016

This study examines factors that affect the efficiency of outdoor home irrigation in the Sydney Metropolitan Area (SMA). The irrigation systems of 50 home sites were monitored, over a five-month period for flow rate, start time, duration and irrigation date. The monitoring was for quantification of the water use for lawn, garden and other garden areas, understanding of the issues and factors that affect the performance of irrigation. Results show that hand watering was the most common method, accounting for 35% of the areas irrigated by homeowners. Both portable sprinklers and microjets accounted for 20% and fixed sprinklers and drip irrigation accounting for 11% and 8% respectively. The study has implications for developing suitable urban water management strategies, and significant opportunities exist for water conservation through appropriately designed educational programs and the installation of improved irrigation systems, especially for the areas that are smaller or used for home gardens.