bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Total Sustainability Management. Describing the Conditions, Requirements and Application of Sustainability Management
Authors: Boroń Stefan , Kosiek Tomasz
Published: June 2019

Countless people and organisations have been wrestling with the practical application of sustainability and sustainable development. Yet there is no rigorous and unequivocal template that can be followed for management because the meaning of the key concepts of sustainability and development in particular haven’t been properly identified. Although the fundamental meaning of the word sustainability is continuance, the concept has its controversies especially when it drifts into the ‘abstract’ and even becomes confused with sustainable development. For our purposes it is the ability of development and of its associated processing activities to continue that is being managed. For management effectiveness, a system framework is necessary but more importantly what goes into that system has to be rigorously and unambiguously defined. In our case, the mechanisms describing the practicalities that govern the sustainability of development have been clearly identified in this paper and called by name. The concept of development needs clarification, while the accepted popular ‘three pillar’ depiction of sustainable development is also fundamentally flawed when compared with the form of words of the ‘Brundtland’ definition. This well-known ‘Venn representation’ implies a type of ‘balance’ or ‘synergy’ at the heart of sustainability management. In fact, because of the fundamentally unsustainable nature of current development processes, the ‘balance’ turns into a trade-off amongst the three sustainability players. For real sustainable development there can be no such trade-off. Once the misunderstandings are clarified the true basics of sustainability and sustainable development are fed into a standard ISO14001 iteration loop for management to commence.
Causal homogenization of metamaterials
Authors: Yoo SeokJae , Lee Suyeon , Choe Jong-Ho , Park Q-Han
Published: June 2019

We propose a homogenization scheme for metamaterials that utilizes causality to determine their effective parameters. By requiring the Kramers-Kronig causality condition in the homogenization of metamaterials, we show that the effective parameters can be chosen uniquely, in contrast to the conventional parameter retrieval method which has unavoidable phase ambiguity arising from the multivalued logarithm function. We demonstrate that the effective thickness of metamaterials can also be determined to a specific value by saturating the minimum-error condition for the causality restriction. Our causal homogenization provides a robust and accurate characterization method for metamaterials.
Effect of defects on the motion of carbon nanotube thermal actuator
Authors: Lin Xiaotian , Han Qiang , Huang Jianzhang
Published: June 2019

Using molecular dynamics simulations, we investigate the movement behavior of double-walled carbon nanotube containing single atom vacancy defect and Stone–Wales defect. The carbon nanotube thermal actuator consists of a short outer tube and a long inner tube driven under temperature gradient. It is found that the presence of these defects introduces resistance of the nanotube systems, which affects their amplitude and speed. The oscillation motion of the outer nanotube is found possible to be produced, which can be achieved by devising proper initial position of the outer tube, the defect type and the temperature gradient. Our results demonstrate the effect of defects on the motion of carbon nanotubes and show that it is possible to control and tune the motion behavior of nanotubes through the introduction of defects.
Mollusk fauna associated withCystoseira barbata(Stockhouse) C. Agardh, 1820 in the Sea of Marmara (Turkey)
Authors: Bitlis Banu
Published: June 2019

Mollusk species associated withCystoseira barbatawere examined in the Sea of Marmara in 2012 at 14 sampling sites with a depth ranging from 0.2 to 0.5 m. A total of 18 468 specimens belonging to three classes (Polyplacophora, Gastropoda and Bivalvia) and 30 species were identified.Alvania mamillataRisso, 1826 is a new record for the marine mollusk fauna of the Sea of Marmara. The number of species at the sampling sites varied from 2 to 11 (400 cm–2), the density ranged between 758 and 63 083 ind. m–2, and wet weight between 0.4 and 34.3 g m–2. Gastropoda were the richest class, represented by 22 species and 7611 individuals. The families Rissoidae, Mytilidae and Pyramidellidae were represented by the largest number of species. The most dominant mollusk species inC. barbatafacies wereMytilaster minimus(Poli, 1795) (37.77%),Rissoa splendidaEichwald, 1830 (27.20%),Mytilaster lineatus(Gmelin, 1791) (18.69%) andBittium reticulatum(da Costa, 1778) (6.89%). However, the mollusksR. splendida(86%),M. lineatus(71%),M. minimus(69%) andSteromphala adansonii(Payraudeau, 1826) (67%) were characterized by the highest values of the frequency index. Canonical correspondence analysis showed that the main factors affecting the assemblages of mollusks were the content of total nitrogen, the maximum thallus height, algal wet weight and temperature
Impact of sampling techniques on the concentration of ammonia and sulfide in pore water of marine sediments
Authors: Brodecka-Goluch Aleksandra , Siudek Patrycja , Bolałek Jerzy
Published: June 2019

Three ex situ pore water sampling procedures (I – rhizon samplers, II – centrifugation of sediment subsamples collected from different sediment depths without core sectioning, III – core sectioning and centrifugation of sediment sections) were compared to indicate factors that may affect concentrations of pore water constituents (ammonia and sulfides). The methods were selected and modified in such a way as to determine how the concentrations are affected by different factors related to sampling procedures, e.g. contact with atmospheric air, filtration and sediment core disturbance. They were tested on nine sediment cores collected at one site in the southern Baltic Sea. The concentration of ammonia in pore water from centrifuged sediment sections was significantly higher compared to pore water extracted by rhizons – probably due to the impact of changing pH. The factor with the greatest impact on the H2S/HS–concentration in the analyzed pore water was the contact with atmospheric air and/or the extrusion of sediments from a core liner. Rhizons proved to be the best option for sampling pore waters analyzed for H2S/HS–and NH4+/NH3. In the case of H2S/HS–we noticed the smallest loss of the analyzed constituents. For ammonia, the centrifugation of the whole sediment sections was likely to cause interferences in the indophenol blue method.
The Obstinate Real: Barad, Escobar, and Object-Oriented Ontology
Authors: Feichtinger Michael
Published: June 2019

Relational ontologies that postulate the primacy of relations over their relata may seem like a contrary and incompatible approach to object-oriented ontology (OOO). Therefore, this paper aims to clarify the relationship between Barad’s and Escobar’s relational ontologies and Harman’s OOO by comparing and contrasting the relative coherences between them. After outlining the central assumptions of the different accounts, I discuss the problems of relational ontologies with regard to several ethical, political, and posthumanist issues. I argue that OOO is able to avoid their pitfalls without rejecting the major benefits of relational ontologies. After a critique of the pluralization of worlds within relational ontologies, I argue for the rejection of the concept of world(s) in favor of understanding space and time as emerging from polar tensions within the quadruple objects. Consequently, this highlights the potential of OOO to encounter the Anthropocene beyond scientific realism and to account for the plurality of reality without granting any hegemonic access to it. This paper, therefore, argues for a conceptualization of ontological difference without one or many worlds.
Current and promising novel drug candidates against visceral leishmaniasis
Authors: Reguera Rosa M. , Pérez-Pertejo Yolanda , Gutiérrez-Corbo Camino , Domínguez-Asenjo Bárbara , Ordóñez César , García-Estrada Carlos , Martínez-Valladares María , Balaña-Fouce Rafael
Published: June 2019

Leishmaniasis is a group of zoonotic diseases caused by a trypanosomatid parasite mostly in impoverished populations of low-income countries. In their different forms, leishmaniasis is prevalent in more than 98 countries all over the world and approximately 360-million people are at risk. Since no vaccine is currently available to prevent any form of the disease, the control strategy of leishmaniasis mainly relies on early case detection followed by adequate pharmacological treatment that may improve the prognosis and can reduce transmission. A handful of compounds and formulations are available for the treatment of leishmaniasis in humans, but only few of them are currently in use since most of these agents are associated with toxicity problems such as nephrotoxicity and cardiotoxicity in addition to resistance problems. In recent decades, very few novel drugs, new formulations of standard drugs or combinations of them have been approved against leishmaniasis. This review highlights the current drugs and combinations that are used medical practice and recent advances in new treatments against leishmaniasis that were pointed out in the recent 2nd Conference, Global Challenges in Neglected Tropical Diseases, held in San Juan, Puerto Rico in June 2018, emphasizing the plethora of new families of molecules that are bridging the gap between preclinical and first-in-man trials in next future.
Doing autoethnography of social robots: Ethnographic reflexivity in HRI
Authors: Chun Bohkyung
Published: June 2019

Originating from anthropology, ethnographic reflexivity refers to ethnographers’ understanding and articulation of their own intervention to participants’ activities as innate study opportunities which affect quality of the ethnographic data. Despite of its methodological discordance with scientific methods which minimize researchers’ effects on the data, validity and effectiveness of reflexive ethnography have newly been claimed in technology studies. Inspired by the shift, I suggest potential ways of incorporating ethnographic reflexivity into studies of human-robot social interaction including ethnographic participant observation, collaborative autoethnography and hybrid autoethnography. I presume such approaches would facilitate roboticists’ access to human conditions where robots’ daily operation occurs. A primary aim here is to fill the field’s current methodological gap between needs for better-examining robots’ social functioning and a lack of insights from ethnography, prominent socio-technical methods. Supplementary goals are to yield a nuanced understanding of ethnography in HRI and to suggest embracement of reflexive ethnographies for future innovations.
Fragment-based drug design of nature-inspired compounds
Authors: Najjar Abdulkarim , Olğaç Abdurrahman , Ntie-Kang Fidele , Sippl Wolfgang
Published: June 2019

Natural product (NP)-derived drugs can be extracts, biological macromolecules, or purified small molecule substances. Small molecule drugs can be originally purified from NPs, can represent semisynthetic molecules, natural fragments containing small molecules, or are fully synthetic molecules that mimic natural compounds. New semisynthetic NP-like drugs are entering the pharmaceutical market almost every year and reveal growing interests in the application of fragment-based approaches for NPs. Thus, several NP databases were constructed to be implemented in the fragment-based drug design (FBDD) workflows. FBDD has been established previously as an approach for hit identification and lead generation. Several biophysical and computational methods are used for fragment screening to identify potential hits. Once the fragments within the binding pocket of the protein are identified, they can be grown, linked, or merged to design more active compounds. This work discusses applications of NPs and NP scaffolds to FBDD. Moreover, it briefly reviews NP databases containing fragments and reports on case studies where the approach has been successfully applied for the design of antimalarial and anticancer drug candidates.
Serum Neopterin in Differential Diagnosis of Bacterial Diarrhea in Pediatric Patients
Authors: Plata-Nazar Katarzyna , Łuczak Grażyna , Liberek Anna , Sznurkowska Katarzyna , Kamińska Barbara , Szlagatys-Sidorkiewicz Agnieszka
Published: June 2019

Background: Neopterin, regarded as a marker of cellular immune activation, has been used in diagnosis of infection caused by intracellular pathogens. We have aimed to evaluate the clinical usefulness of serum neopterin (NPT) in acute bacterial diarrhea caused by group C enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPECs) and group D Salmonella spp.

Methods: Serum concentration of NPT was determined by ELISA. The study group included 47 children with diagnosis of bacterial diarrhea: 32 caused by group C enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPECs) and 15 by group D Salmonella spp. 105 healthy children constituted the control group.

Results: Serum concentration of NPT in children infected with group D Salmonella spp. turned out to be higher than in the other groups. The fraction of Salmonella-infected patients with serum neopterin above 11 nmol/l proved higher as compared to children with diarrhea caused by group C EPECs or to the healthy controls. The prevalence of a C-reactive protein (CRP) to NPT ratio of greater than 1 did not differ significantly between children with diarrhea of various etiology.

Conclusions: Neopterin can be used as a non-specific marker differentiating between bacterial diarrhea of various etiology.
A brief overview on grain growth of bulk electrodeposited nanocrystalline nickel and nickel-iron alloys
Authors: Ni Haitao , Zhu Jiang , Wang Zhaodong , Lv Haiyang , Su Yongyao , Zhang Xiyan
Published: June 2019

This review focuses on grain growth behaviors and the underlying mechanisms of bulk electrodeposited nanocrystalline nickel and nickel-iron alloys. Effects of some important factors on grain growth are described. During thermal-induced grain growth process, grain boundary migration plays a key role. For similar thermal conditions, due to grain boundary mobility with solute drag, limited grain growth occurs in nanocrystalline alloys, as compared to pure metals. Nonetheless, in the case of stress-induced grain growth process, there are a variety of mechanisms in samples having various deformation histories. As an example the grain growth of nanocrystalline nickel and Ni-20%Fe alloy with nearly the same grain-size distribution and average grain size is compared in this paper. Thermal analysis indicates nanocrystalline nickel is much more prone to rapid grain growth than nanocrystalline Ni-20%Fe alloy. Nevertheless, grain growth of nanocrystalline Ni-20%Fe is found to be more pronounced than nanocrystalline nickel during rolling deformation.
Solution method for underdetermined systems of nonlinear equations
Authors: Szczepanik Ewa , Tret’yakov Alexey A. , Tyrtyshnikov Eugene E.
Published: June 2019

In this paper we present a new solution method for underdetermined systems of nonlinear equations in a neighborhood of a certain point of the variety of solutions where the Jacoby matrix has incomplete rank. Such systems are usually called degenerate. It is known that the Gauss–Newton method can be used in the degenerate case. However, the variety of solutions in a neighborhood of the considered point can have several branches in the degenerate case. Therefore, the analysis of convergence of the method requires special techniques based on the constructions of the theory of p-regularity and p-factor-operators.
Bilderzeugung von virtuellen Szenen mittels vier- und sechseckbasierter oder wahlfreier Rasterung
Authors: Manthey Robert
Published: June 2019

Aufnahmesysteme wie Kameras oder Augen zerlegen das Bild in kleinere Bereiche wie Pixel oder Sehzellen um die Weiterverarbeitung zu ermöglichen. Technische Lösungen benutzen hierfür rechteckige Formen, biologische hingegen sechseckige. Deren Vorteile wurden in verschiedenen früheren, meist theoretischen Arbeiten zwar gezeigt, aber mangels hexagonbasierter Aufnahmesysteme kaum umfassender untersucht. Mit der vorgestellten, softwaregestützten Lösung wird dies weitgehend behoben und weiterführende Evaluationen ermöglicht. Erste Ergebnisse zeigen bereits eine bessere Darstellung runder Kanten mit weniger Treppenstufenartefakten bei sechseckbasierten Bildern als bei rechteckbasierten.
A Study on Nonlinear Model Predictive Control for Helicopter/Engine with Variable Rotor Speed Based on Linear Kalman Filter
Authors: Wang Yong , Zheng Qiangang , Zhang Haibo , Gao Yuan
Published: June 2019

A novel control method combining nonlinear model predictive control (NMPC) with linear kalman filter (LKF) and adaptive notch filter (ANF) for an integrated helicopter/engine system with variable rotor speed is proposed to enhance the response ability of turboshaft engine. Firstly, based on the integrated helicopter/engine model with variable rotor speed, an ANF combined with frequency estimation is introduced. Then, in order to estimate the significant and unmeasurable performance parameters utilized in model predictive control, such as temperature before turbine, a nonlinear model predictive controller based on LKF is presented. The simulation verifications demonstrate that the fundamental frequency of torsional vibration changes from 1.30 Hz to 2.70 Hz when the rotor speed varies continuously by 50 %. In this case, compared with the notch filter, all torsional vibration amplitudes are damped below 0.1 % by ANF. Meanwhile, in comparison with the PID controller, the NMPC can reduce the overshoot and droop of the power turbine speed to less than 1 % with steady-state error no more than 0.5 % at the off-design point of NMPC based on adaptive torsional vibration suppression. The applications of LKF and similar transformation improve the control accuracy and robustness performance of the NMPC designed at a single operating point.
Light is Space
Authors: Waibel Violetta L.
Published: June 2019

The sculptor Olafur Eliasson produces works together with his team that have two main goals: first, he intends to sensitize our daily perception of the world and our surroundings, and second, Eliasson’s works are not only works of art, but they also explore nature, the physical properties of light, of energy, of water, and other elements. With the famous project Little Suns, small plastic lamps with LED light bulbs and solar cells, he contributes to the amelioration of daily life for those who do not have access to electricity even today. In other works he focuses on elementary phenomena such as the movement of elements in a vortex of water or air, on the properties of light, of mirrored light, or the fascinating world of kaleidoscopes. Some of these works are very popular and often include visitors such as the Weather Project in the Turbine Hall of the Tate Modern in London created in 2003. This work is said to have provoked spontaneous meetings, celebrations, and even episodes of civil protest. The work turned the museum into a kind of agora, the public square in Ancient Greek cities that was at the heart of daily life, of politics, of democratic practices.
An Intercultural Interpretation on Heidegger’s Poet
Authors: Tsai Wei-Ding
Published: June 2019

For the later Heidegger, the poet is the messenger of Being, insofar as he speaks after the Saying (Sage) of Being. But only when the poet takes the risk of being mad, can he hear the message of Being and bring it out. As such, the poet does not need any human art of poetry. Heidegger calls this kind of bringing-out “techne” in its original sense – but not in the ordinary sense of human technique. This paper tries to discover how the poet in the state of madness without using any human art can still convey the message of Being. I try to answer this question at first with the help of two dialogues from Plato, i.e. Ion and Phaedrus. I then take two Chinese classical poets, Li Bai (李白) and Du Fu (杜甫), as examples to illustrate such interpretation of Heidegger’s concept of the poet.
Jehu, Horses, Camels, and Job: The Meaning of šip‘at
Authors: Eichler Raanan
Published: June 2019

Das Nomen šip’at kommt sechs Mal in der Hebräischen Bibel vor: II Reg 9,17 (2x); Jes 60,6; Ez 26,10; Hi 22,11; 38,24. Die vorherrschende Meinung gibt die Wurzel mit »Überfluss« oder »Flut« wieder und folgt damit offensichtlicherweise der Bedeutung, die die Wurzel šp‘ im Mittel-Aramäischen und im Mischnah Hebräisch hat. Diese Übersetzung wird hier abgelehnt. Stattdessen wird dafür plädiert, dass bei allen Vorkommen das Wort »Staubwolke« bedeutet und verwandt ist mit akkadischen Wörter, die zum Bedeutungsspektrum »Dunkelheit« und »Verdunkelung« gehören. Das verwandte, biblische Nomen šœpa‘ aus Dtn 33,19 wird ebenso hergeleitet.
The Sabbath as The Seventh day of the Week and a Day of Rest: Since When?
Authors: Tammuz Oded
Published: June 2019

Diese Mitteilung versucht den terminus post quem für die Vorstellung des Sabbats als letzten Tag der Woche und Tag der Ruhe neu zu evaluieren. Bisher hat die Forschung ihre Argumentation zur Lösung dieser Fragestellung allein auf biblisches Material gestützt. In dieser Mitteilung verwende ich außerbiblisches Material, das bisher noch nicht verwendet worden ist und eine neue Evaluation der Fragestellung ermöglicht.
Blood Components Management: An Analysis on the Blood Transfusion Medicine in Zabol, Sistan and Baluchistan Province of Iran
Authors: Sargazi-Aval Omolbanin , Bazi Ali , Shahraki Hojat , Jalali nezhad Ahmad Ali , Bakhshi Hanieh , Mirasghari Fatemeh , Sohrabi Ahmad , Jafari Leila
Published: June 2019

Introduction: Blood components are commonly used during surgical operations; however, limited sources are globally available in this regard. The present study aimed to assess blood product usage and wastage in Amir-Almomenin hospital, Zabol, Iran. Methods: A total of3883 ordered blood components were retrospectively analyzed in AmirAlmomenin hospital, Zabol, Iran (January) 2017-(July)2018. The data were analyzed using the SPSS software, version 18. Results: The results demonstrated that the most frequent ordered blood products included packed red blood cells (PRBCs, 2097 units, 54%), followed by fresh frozen plasma (823 units, 21.2%), platelet concentrates (757 units, 19.5%), and cryoprecipitate (206 units, 5.2%), respectively. Intensive care unit department had the highest records of orders (34.2%) and the ratio of crossmatched blood to transfused blood (C/T) was 1.73. In addition, based on the results, the total amount of component wastage was 2.03% with the highest and lowest percentage for PRBCs (59.6%) and cryoprecipitate (4.35%), respectively. The highest rate of wastage was related to the delivery ward (8.23%). There was no return from pediatrics, dialysis, pediatric critical care unit, critical care unit, and gastroenterology wards. Further, a significant difference was observed between the returned rates of D-positive and D-negative blood components with higher rates belonging to D-negative products (P=0.001). Conclusion: In general, due to the 2.03% wastage rate, there is an indispensable need regarding implementing sufficient supervision and assigning vigilant policies on the hospital-based transfusion policies in order to optimize the blood product management.
Low Prevalence of Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in Zabol, Southeast of Iran
Authors: Vaez Hamid , Rashki Ghalehnoo Zahra , Yazdanpour Zahra
Published: June 2019

Introduction: Klebsiella pneumoniae is a well-known pathogen which causes different kinds of infections including pneumoniae, urinary tract infection, and bloodstream infection. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the incidence of carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae (CRKP) in Zabol, which is located in Sistan and Baluchestan province, southeast of Iran. Methods: A total of 70 clinical specimens of K. pneumoniae were collected from patients who referred to Amiralmomenin hospital affiliated with Zabol University of Medical Sciences during (December) 2017-2018. Then, resistance to nine different antibiotics was evaluated based on the purpose of the study. Finally, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification was performed using specific primers for detecting blaAIM, blaVIM, blaNDM-1, and blaSPM genes. Results: The highest sensitivities of the isolates were related to ertapenem (n=68, 97.1%), meropenem (n=67, 95.7%), followed by gentamicin (n=65, 92.8%) and amikacin (n=65, 92.8%). In addition, 3 isolates were imipenem-resistant (4.3%), which were metallo-beta-lactamase positive as well. Eventually, based on the results of PCR, two isolates were found to be blaNDM positive. Conclusion: In general, the results of this study revealed that the prevalence of CRKP was low in the region under investigation. Therefore, continued monitoring of antibiotic resistance profile is required for hindering the emergence and spread of drug-resistant bacteria.
ACOMPANHAMENTO FARMACÊUTICO NO CONTROLE DA DOR EM PACIENTES ONCOLÓGICOS
Authors: Oliveira Glaucia Jose de , De Oliveira Vanessa Silva Machado , Chambela Mayara , Pinto Eduardo Fonseca , Vasques Luciane Barreiro Lopez , De Araujo Glauce Maria Nunes
Published: June 2019

A dor é um sintoma comum em pacientes oncológicos. Entretanto, a melhoria da qualidade de vida desses pacientes pode ser conseguida com a utilização de uma proposta farmacoterapêutica adequada e com o acompanhamento do farmacêutico. Nesse sentido, o objetivo desse estudo foi ressaltar a importância da farmacoterapêutica e a presença do farmacêutico no controle da dor em pacientes oncológicos. Para isso foi realizada uma revisão da literatura em diferentes bases de dados: Bireme, BVS, Lilacs, Scielo e Pubmed, com a utilização dos seguintes descritores: dor, câncer, medicamentos, farmacoterapia, oncológico e fentanil. Esta pesquisa abrangeu artigos publicados nos últimos sete anos, entre 2012 a 2018. A análise dos artigos indicou que a melhor forma de controle da dor em pacientes oncológicos está baseada na escala analgésica da OMS (Organização Mundial da Saúde), cuja principal característica é a recomendação de se prescrever analgésicos, basicamente, em função da sua potência analgésica e tipo de dor apresentada pelo paciente. Concluiu-se que as estratégias utilizadas para o alcance da qualidade da analgesia devem ser conduzidas pelos profissionais de saúde, de acordo com a intensidade da dor, que é utilizada como parâmetro norteador para a conduta clínica, evitando-se assim a tolerância medicamentosa e prevenção de efeitos colaterais. 

Palavras-chave: Farmacoterapia. Oncologia. Dor. Analgesia.
Mothering, Migration, and Im/mobility in the Age of the Muslim Ban
Authors: Cole Courtney E.
Published: June 2019

In this essay, I consider issues of migration and im/mobility through experiences as a qualitative researcher of the aftermath of mass violence. In doing so, I consider how the progression of my scholarship has occurred in tandem with the development of my identity as a mother, and contemporary geopolitics, all of which implicate questions about migration and mobility. Attending to the embodied, somatic experiences of both movement and the process of qualitative research, I engage issues of identity, particularly gender, sexuality, race, and nationality. While not re/solving the tensions of qualitative research addressing im/mobility, I illustrate the ongoing relationship between motherhood, movement, and migration.
Reading with My Mother
Authors: Medved Caryn E.
Published: June 2019

I gingerly fold open the browned and stained cover of my mother's 1962 edition of The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton. The title page rests despondently unattached. Dementia first stole my mother's ability to read and then slowly took her life. I cannot ask her about the annotations she made throughout this text. Still, I can read with my mother through its inscribed pencil-written notes. An object blurring the borders between happiness and suffering, presence and absence. In this essay, I contemplate how the physical object of a book and embedded traces of another's reading evoke emotions, memories, and selves.
The “One Percent”
Authors: Chandrashekar Santhosh
Published: June 2019

Through an analysis of the indie movie For Here or To Go? this essay argues that the rhetoric of “unfairness” articulated by Indian tech workers not only elides privileges, but also increasingly relies on the figure of the illegal immigrant to perform injury and to shore up claims of desirability and inclusion. Although constructed using juridical-legal logics of legality/illegality, the illegal immigrant mirrors racial, gender, and other anxieties that are mobilized to constitute migrant illegality. By examining how economically-privileged immigrants produce the dehumanization of less-privileged groups, this essay hopes to demystify the unequal position of groups within contemporary migration.
Average cosine coefficient and spectral distribution of the light field under sea ice: Implications for primary production
Authors: Matthes L. C. , Ehn J. K. , L.-Girard S. , Pogorzelec N. M. , Babin M. , Mundy C. J.
Published: June 2019

The Arctic spring phytoplankton bloom has been reported to commence under a melting sea ice cover as transmission of photosynthetically active radiation (PAR; 400–700 nm) suddenly increases with the formation of surface melt ponds. Spatial variability in ice surface characteristics, i.e., snow thickness or melt pond distributions, and subsequent impact on transmitted PAR makes estimating light-limited primary production difficult during this time of year. Added to this difficulty is the interpretation of data from various sensor types, including hyperspectral, multispectral, and PAR-band irradiance sensors, with either cosine-corrected (planar) or spherical (scalar) sensor heads. To quantify the impact of the heterogeneous radiation field under sea ice, spectral irradiance profiles were collected beneath landfast sea ice during the Green Edge ice-camp campaigns in May–June 2015 and June–July 2016. Differences between PAR measurements are described using the downwelling average cosine, μd, a measure of the degree of anisotropy of the downwelling underwater radiation field which, in practice, can be used to convert between downwelling scalar, E0d, and planar, Ed, irradiance. A significantly smallerμd(PAR) was measured prior to snow melt compared to after (0.6 vs. 0.7) when melt ponds covered the ice surface. The impact of the average cosine on primary production estimates, shown in the calculation of depth-integrated daily production, was 16% larger under light-limiting conditions when E0d was used instead of Ed. Under light-saturating conditions, daily production was only 3% larger. Conversion of underwater irradiance data also plays a role in the ratio of total quanta to total energy (EQ/EW, found to be 4.25), which reflects the spectral shape of the under-ice light field. We use these observations to provide factors for converting irradiance measurements between irradiance detector types and units as a function of surface type and depth under sea ice, towards improving primary production estimates.
Die steuerliche Abzugsfähigkeit von Geldbußen wegen Kartellverstößen in Deutschland und in der Schweiz
Authors: Loritz Karl-Georg , Böni Franz
Published: June 2019

Seit vielen Jahren ist streitig, ob und in welchen Fällen von der Europäischen Kommission und nationalen Kartellbehörden verhängte Geldbußen und Bußgelder von den betroffenen Unternehmen als den steuerlichen Gewinn mindernder Aufwand angesetzt werden können. Die folgende Darstellung untersucht die Rechtslage in Deutschland und in der Schweiz. Sie kommt zum Ergebnis, dass ein Ansatz des Teils der Geldbußen und Bußgelder, die die Gewinne abschöpfen, systematisch und in Deutschland auch verfassungsrechtlich geboten ist.
Braucht es mehr materielles Kartellrecht für digitale Plattformen?
Authors: Louven Sebastian
Published: June 2019

Sollte es (weitere) Änderungen des Kartellrechts im Zusammenhang mit der Digitalwirtschaft geben und wie könnten diese konkret aussehen? In der letzten Zeit wurden verschiedene Vorschläge für gesetzliche Neuerungen vorgebracht, die sich mit Phänomenen im digitalen Bereich befassen. Nachdem in Deutschland 2017 mit der 9. GWB-Novelle mehrere klarstellende Regelungen aufgenommen wurden, ist nunmehr eine weitere Debatte entfacht, die sich vor allem mit Fragen der Marktmachtkontrolle befasst. Zahlreiche Vorschläge wurden dabei in der jüngeren Zeit sowohl auf der europäischen wie auch deutschen Ebene vorgebracht. Parallel dazu läuft jedoch weiterhin die Diskussion, wie unter dem geltenden materiellen Kartellrecht „digitale“ Sachverhalte erfasst werden können. Dieser Beitrag soll vor dem Hintergrund einiger prominenter Vorschläge und Stellungnahmen für die Weiterentwicklung des positiven Kartellrechts sowie der aktuellen dogmatischen Diskussion über das geltende Recht eine Einordnung vornehmen.
Das neue Geschäftsgeheimnisgesetz, Schutz für Private vor Privaten – und Behörden?
Authors: Schlack Ulrich
Published: June 2019

Seit kurzem ist das Geschäftsgeheimnisgesetz in Kraft. Es definiert den geschützten Bereich und enthält Vorschriften, wie Geschäftsgeheimnisse erlaubterweise erlangt werden können und wie nicht. Ferner gewährt das Gesetz Ansprüche bei Verletzung von Geschäftsgeheimnissen und regelt deren Durchsetzung in sog. Geschäftsgeheimnisstreitsachen. Vor dem Hintergrund der fortschreitenden Entwicklung in der Datenökonomie kommt einem neuen Gesetz zur Vertraulichkeit von Daten besondere Bedeutung zu. Der Beitrag beschreibt deshalb diese Neuregelung, greift einen kritischen Punkt bezüglich der Definition des Geschäftsgeheimnisses heraus und beleuchtet die Auswirkungen des neuen Gesetzes auf das Verwaltungsverfahren und die Verwaltungsrechtsdogmatik am Beispiel der Netzregulierung im Energiebereich.
A Simpler Prediction Rule for Rebound Hyperbilirubinemia
Authors: Chang Pearl W. , Newman Thomas B.
Published: June 2019

OBJECTIVES:

We previously reported a clinical prediction rule to estimate the probability of rebound hyperbilirubinemia using gestational age (GA), age at phototherapy initiation, and total serum bilirubin (TSB) relative to the treatment threshold at phototherapy termination. We investigated (1) how a simpler 2-variable model would perform and (2) the absolute rebound risk if phototherapy were stopped at 2 mg/dL below the threshold for treatment initiation.

METHODS:

Subjects for this retrospective cohort study were infants born 2012–2014 at ≥35 weeks’ gestation at 1 of 17 Kaiser Permanente hospitals who underwent inpatient phototherapy before age 14 days. TSB reaching the phototherapy threshold within 72 hours of phototherapy termination was considered rebound. We simplified by using the difference between the TSB level at the time of phototherapy termination and the treatment threshold at the time of phototherapy initiation as 1 predictor, and kept GA as the other predictor.

RESULTS:

Of the 7048 infants treated with phototherapy, 4.6% had rebound hyperbilirubinemia. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve was 0.876 (95% confidence interval, 0.854 to 0.899) for the 2-variable model versus 0.881 (95% confidence interval, 0.859 to 0.903) for the 3-variable model. The rebound probability after stopping phototherapy at 2 mg/dL below the starting threshold was 2.5% for infants ≥38 weeks’ GA and 10.2% for infants <38 weeks’ GA.

CONCLUSIONS:

Rebound hyperbilirubinemia can be predicted by a simpler 2-variable model consisting of GA and the starting threshold–ending TSB difference. Infants <38 weeks’ gestation may need longer phototherapy because of their higher rebound risk.
Na-Alginate Utilization of Brown Algae (Sargassum sp.) as A Halal Edible Film Basic Materials
Authors: Khasanah Nisa Nur , Amalia Vina , El Viera Baiq Vera , Sawitri Asti
Published: June 2019

Edible films made of Na-alginate from brown algae have great potential to be developed as brown algae have a fairly high abundance in Indonesia but have not been widely used. Therefore, in this study conducted by making edible films made from Na-alginate modified by the addition of hydrocolloids carrageenan and glycerol plasticizier. The addition of carrageenan biopolymers is the property of the produced Edible film. The use of glycerol as a plasticizer aims to improve the properties of elasticity Edible films. This research method consists of two stages. First, the isolation and characterization of Na-alginate. Both the preparation and characterization of making edible films. Na-alginate characterization results in yield of 25.68%, 10.84% moisture content, ash content of 23.79%. The carrageenan on the formula Edible films affect the characterization of the resulting films. The value of water absorption from 333.13% to 335.45% and the elongation of 26.26% to 33.34%, and the declining value of tensile strength of 8.93 MPa to 4.17 MPa and young's modulus values of 0.34 MPa to 0.22 MPa with the addition of carrageenan on an Edible film formula.
Changes in the representation of buildings in databases of the land and property register (EGIB) in Poland, in 1955–2018
Authors: Głowacka Agnieszka
Published: June 2019

The article presents changes in the manner of representing buildings in the Land and Property Register (EGIB) database based on seven documents constituting the legal foundation for keeping Land and Property Register in Poland in the period of 1955–2018. The scope of the graphic part, the descriptive part including distinguishing the building status, the definitions of the contour and the built-up area, as well as attention to the types of buildings and building registration data were subjected to comparison. For the guidelines as to the building’s contour included in descriptive part, the numerical image of three selected buildings for the 5 analysed time periods has been presented in order to illustrate the changes that have occurred, relating to the graphic part.
Selected aspects of practical projects for property delimitation and resumption of boundary marks, in view of the current legislation in Poland
Authors: Kotlarz Paweł
Published: June 2019

The aim of this publication is to present, discuss and compare two geodetic-legal procedures
in the scope of drawing up a survey report (basic trig data) on two particular geodetic tasks,
namely the delimitation (demarcation) of a real estate property, and the resumption (restora-
tion) of boundary marks. The analyses were carried out, based on the current applicable le-
gal acts and relevant implementing rules regarding the surveying activities in question and on
the basis of geodetic basic trig data surveys, accepted by the State Geodetic and Cartographic
Documentation Centre. The publication presents selected aspects of the discussed works from
the point of view of geodetic practice in the field. The author indicates the responsibilities of the
authorized (certified) surveyor, and the surveyor’s role in these two different geodesic proce-
dures. The effect of the study is to point to the main differences between the two procedures, the
effects of which – both in the field and on the map – are similar. The analysis shows the varied
level of difficulty of the discussed surveying tasks in the context of formal and legal stipulations
currently existing in Poland. Due to the nature of the subject of this study, the conclusions are of
local (Poland-specific) nature, without reference to global solutions.
A comparative analysis of real estate property markets in the cities of Cieszyn and Český Těšín
Authors: Bitner Agnieszka , Litwin Urszula , Biłko Wiktoria
Published: June 2019

The article presents a comparative analysis of real estate markets in the cities of Cieszyn and Český Těšín. For almost 100 years these two cities have been divided by interstate borders, currently between Poland and the Czech Republic. Previously, they constituted one city. Due to the difficulties in obtaining transactional data from Český Těšín, the analysis was carried out for real estate properties offered on the market. The research covered real estate developed with singlefamily houses and undeveloped land designated for development. The analysis showed that in terms of real estate prices, Český Těšín is more attractive for a potential buyer.
El libro de Tobías. Rituales de sanación. Entre vida-muerte, ángeles-demonios
Authors: López Maricel Mena , Rodríguez Andrea Puentes
Published: June 2019

Los intereses de aproximación a este libro deuterocanónico, por algunos exégetas, en los últimos tiempos, se debe en parte al descubrimiento y publicación de cuatro fragmentos de este libro en la cueva de Qumram (4Q196-200), a su importancia como producción literaria de la época del Segundo Templo y sobre todo, porque en busca de un modelo de familia iluminador para los tiempos modernos, los hombres de fe ven este libro como  edificante para entender la vida conyugal en los tiempos modernos.  Con el intuito de ir un poco más allá de estos intereses literarios, históricos y catequéticos, este estudio analizará los rituales de sanación que se evidencian en el libro desde la antropología cultural.   [1] La edición oficial de fragmentos de este libro, datados entre el 100 a.C y el 50 d.C., en arameo y hebreo, hallados en la cueva 4 de Qumrán se dio en 1995. Cf. Vílchez Líndez, José, Tobías y Judit (2000), Verbo Divino, Estella.[2] Geoffrey Miller, David (2011), Marriage in the Book of Tobit (Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature Studies 10). Berlin - New York, Walter de Gruyter.
A sabedoria e a lei que subsiste para sempre (Br 1,4)
Authors: Gallazzi Sandro
Published: June 2019

O livro de Baruc traz até nós o pensamento das comunidades judaicas da diáspora. De maneira especial reflete sua preocupação de conviver em paz com os impérios nos quais as comunidades estavam espalhadas e nos aproxima do elemento universal e catalisador, capaz de identificar e de unificar este povo disperso entre as nações. O templo permanece como realidade simbólica. O livro, porém, aparece como a presença entre nós da sabedoria de Deus.
A escavação de Megiddo e a descoberta da tumba real
Authors: Kaefer José Ademar , Sales de Mendonça Elcio Valmiro
Published: June 2019

Temos poucas informações a respeito do contexto cananeu prévio a Israel. A maior fonte são as cartas de Tell el-Amarna, que revelam que no século XIV AEC e, provavelmente, nos séculos subsequentes, Canaã se encontrava organizada em cidades-Estado (MORAN, 1992; RAINEY, 2015; KAEFER, 2018, p. 121-140). Contudo, qual a origem da população que vivia nas cidades-Estado, quem governava estas cidades, se a população das planícies e a população das montanhas eram da mesma etnia, são perguntas que ainda carecem de resposta. De maneira que, o presente artigo pretende ser uma pequena contribuição na busca destas respostas. Ele terá como centro de sua apresentação o histórico das escavações do sítio arqueológico de Megiddo (Tel Megiddo), a tumba real ali descoberta em 2016 e a possível contribuição dessa descoberta para o estudo de Canaã prévio a Israel.
O culto imperial e o Apocalipse de João
Authors: Filho José Adriano , Nogueira Paulo Augusto de Souza
Published: June 2019

O culto imperial teve um papel importante na produção do Apocalipse de João. O livro contém várias imagens extraídas do seu âmbito, mas a descrição das realidades celestiais e mobilização da igreja na terra que apresenta são transformadas por meio da construção de uma realidade contra cultural. Esta contracultura assume os valores da cultura da greco-romana, mas os inverte. O livro cria sua própria estrutura de referência, um tipo de imagem que espelha a cultura original, a partir da qual aquele que habita esta reconstrução da realidade social encontra o status de autoestima que a cultura de origem lhes nega. Sua crítica ao poder vigente transcende sua localização histórica particular e questiona suas pretensões de universalidade e eternidade, tornando o Apocalipse uma voz importante do Cânon cristão e uma testemunha das lutas da humanidade no estabelecimento de uma comunidade justa e fraterna.
Martírio e resistência em 2 Macabeus
Authors: Ruppenthal Neto Willibaldo
Published: June 2019

ResumoO presente artigo visa apresentar como o livro de 2 Macabeus se constrói a partir de uma teologia do martírio, vinculada à crença na ressurreição, e uma ideologia da resistência, a qual busca enfatizar a bravura de Judas Macabeu e seus soldados no enfrentamento das tropas selêucidas. Objetiva-se explicitar o caráter judaico do livro, que recorre a elementos próprios da Bíblia Hebraica e da tradição judaica, a despeito de seu caráter literário ser próprio do estilo helenístico.AbstractThe present article aims to present how the book of 2 Maccabees are built on a theology of martyrdom, linked to the belief in resurrection, and on an ideology of resistance, which seeks to emphasize the bravery of Judas Macabeu and his soldiers in confronting the Seleucid troops. It aims to make explicit the Jewish character of the book, which uses elements of the Hebrew Bible and the Jewish tradition, despite its literary character in Hellenistic style.ResumenEl presente artículo pretende presentar cómo el libro de 2 Macabeos se construye a partir de una teología del martirio, vinculada a la creencia en la resurrección, y una ideología de la resistencia, la cual busca enfatizar la bravura de Judas Macabeo y sus soldados en el enfrentamiento de las tropas seléucidas. Se pretende explicitar el carácter judío del libro, que recurre a elementos propios de la Biblia hebrea y de la tradición judía, a pesar de su carácter literario ser propio del estilo helenístico.
Novos olhares sobre o Cristianismo Primitivo
Authors: Carneiro Marcelo Da Silva
Published: June 2019

Resenha do livro de NOGUEIRA, P. Narrativa e Cultura Popular no Cristianismo Primitivo. São Paulo: Paulus, 2018. 152p. Coleção Academia Bíblica.
Considerações acerca do campo religioso atual: diálogo ecumênico e inter-religioso
Authors: Veliq Fabrício
Published: June 2019

O presente artigo tem o intuito de abordar as temáticas do diálogo ecumênico e do diálogo inter-religioso no campo religioso atual, apresentando perspectivas teológicas para a compreensão dessas duas abordagens. Para o diálogo ecumênico, apresentamos um panorama histórico de sua evolução, a fim de entendermos os avanços e identificarmos algumas lacunas que ainda se mostram na atualidade cristã. Para o diálogo inter-religioso, focamos em trabalhar a temática da pluralidade religiosa presente no mundo atual como fruto da Modernidade e apresentar brevemente a tentativa de Amos Yong para se trabalhar essa temática pelo viés pneumatológico, em resposta ao que considera um impasse na abordagem cristológica do diálogo inter-religioso.
Religião: limites e horizontes de um conceito
Authors: Pieper Frederico
Published: June 2019

No contexto brasileiro, há certo consenso de que o campo de estudos Ciências da religião é composto por vários métodos, que se articulam tendo em vista seu objeto: a religião. Para alguns autores nacionais, se há debate quanto aos métodos, haveria relativo acordo no que concerne ao objeto.  Esse artigo busca justamente tematizar esse último aspecto, problematizando o conceito de religião. Isso será feito a partir de uma leitura crítica dessa noção, argumentando-se, inicialmente, que se trata de uma categoria moderna e não nativa. A partir do caráter situado do termo, alguns autores propuseram seu abandono, uma vez que não encontra correspondente na realidade. Desse modo, na segunda parte, o artigo apresenta e discute os limites dessa proposta, especialmente mostrando a sua falta de coerência. Por fim, o artigo busca responder à seguinte indagação: se não se pode tomar o conceito de religião de maneira naturalizada, o outro extremo, de propor seu abandono ou trocar por outras noções, também se depara com consideráveis limites. Então, para onde nos conduz a consideração crítica do conceito religião? O encaminhamento que o artigo propõe leva a pensar os conceitos, dentre eles o de religião, como aquilo que possibilita pensar certos fenômenos. Por mais que tenham limitações e sejam situados, são eles que abrem o horizonte para o entendimento de certos fenômenos. Portanto, sem deixar de reconhecer seu caráter situado, argumenta-se que o conceito de religião tem sua pertinência.