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The Mosaic Mitral Valve Bioprosthesis: A Long-Term Clinical and Hemodynamic Follow-Up
Authors: Celiento Michele , Blasi Stefania , De Martino Andrea , Pratali Stefano , Milano Aldo D. , Bortolotti Uberto
Published: February 2016

We reviewed the cases of 100 patients (mean age, 73 ± 10 yr; 64 men) who had mitral valve replacement with a Medtronic Mosaic porcine bioprosthesis from 1995 through 2011. The mean New York Heart Association (NYHA) class was 3 ± 0.7, and 52 patients were in atrial fibrillation. Prosthetic sizes were chiefly 27 mm (50 patients) and 29 mm (40 patients). Follow-up ended in December 2012 and is 97% complete, with a cumulative duration of 611 patient-years (mean duration, 6 ± 4.6 yr; maximum, 17.7 yr).

The early mortality rate was 10% (6% in elective patients); late deaths occurred in 31 patients (5 valve-related). Actuarial survival rates at 5, 10, and 15 years were 74% ± 5%, 50% ± 6%, and 37% ± 8%. The mean NYHA class in survivors was 1.4 ± 0.6 (P <0.0001). Thromboembolic episodes occurred in 4 patients, with an actuarial freedom at 15 years of 91% ± 5%. No cases of endocarditis were observed. Four patients needed reoperation, 2 for structural failure, and 1 each for perivalvular leakage and valve thrombosis. Actuarial freedom from structural failure and from reoperation, respectively, was 93% ± 5% and 91% ± 5% at 15 years. Echocardiographic follow-up in 24 patients with 27-mm prostheses showed a mean gradient of 5 ± 1.7 mmHg and an effective orifice area of 1.57 ± 0.3 cm2; in 16 patients with 29-mm prostheses, the mean gradient was 4.5 ± 1.9 mmHg, and the effective orifice area, 1.63 ± 0.4 cm2.

During nearly 17 years of follow-up, the Mosaic bioprosthesis has shown good overall clinical and hemodynamic performance after mitral valve replacement.
Angiosarcoma Causing Cardiac Constriction Late after Radiation Therapy for Breast Carcinoma
Authors: Sharma Ashwini , DeValeria Patrick A. , Scherber Robyn M. , Sugrue Gavin , McCullough Ann E. , Panse Prasad M. , Mookadam Farouk
Published: February 2016

Therapeutic radiotherapy rarely causes sarcoma, and this occurs years after completion of the intended treatment. In treating breast carcinoma, careful planning in the application of modern radiotherapeutic techniques usually can shield the heart and pericardium.

We report a rare case of angiosarcoma of the pericardium, which presented in a 41-year-old woman as constrictive pericarditis 8 years after irradiation for cancer of the left breast. To our knowledge, this is only the 2nd report of angiosarcoma of the pericardium after radiotherapy.
Primary Pulmonary Valve Leiomyosarcoma in a 35-Year-Old Woman
Authors: Vakilian Farveh , Shabestari Mahmoud M. , Poorzand Hoorak , Teshnizi Mohammad Abbasi , Allahyari Abolghasem , Memar Bahram
Published: February 2016

Primary cardiac leiomyosarcomas are rare, with a high incidence of local recurrence. Herein, we report the case of a 35-year-old woman who was admitted with right ventricular failure and suspected pulmonary embolism. Upon echocardiography, we detected a mass in the pulmonary trunk that involved the pulmonary valve and led to valvular stenosis.

The optimal protocol for treating these tumors is as yet unclear. Complete resection can rarely be achieved. However, palliative surgery is usually undertaken because many patients present with mechanical obstruction, such as significant pulmonary stenosis.
Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Shock after Stenting Across the Device Leads
Authors: Mehra Sanjay , Chelu Mihail Gabriel
Published: February 2016

A 45-year-old man with nonischemic cardiomyopathy and end-stage renal disease had lived uneventfully with a cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRT-D) for 5 years. Less than a month before presenting at our institution, he had undergone stenting of his partially occluded subclavian vein, to relieve stenosis of the ipsilateral arteriovenous fistula that was used for his hemodialysis. The CRT-D subsequently discharged. Device interrogation revealed that electrical noise originating from leads damaged by the stent had caused the inappropriate shock and intermittent electrical discharges thereafter. The patient was highly traumatized by these events and insisted upon device removal, which deprived him of a potentially life-saving intervention. He later had a cardiac arrest that resulted in sustained profound hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy with minimal neurologic recovery: his family placed him in a long-term care facility on ventilator support, with a tracheostomy and feeding tube. This situation might have been avoided through collaboration between the interventional radiologist and the electrophysiologist. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a patient with nonischemic cardiomyopathy and end-stage renal disease who presented with inappropriate defibrillator discharge caused by lead damage secondary to stenting across the leads.
Epicardial Adipose Tissue Thickness Is an Independent Predictor of Critical and Complex Coronary Artery Disease by Gensini and Syntax Scores
Authors: Erkan Aycan Fahri , Tanindi Asli , Kocaman Sinan Altan , Ugurlu Murat , Tore Hasan Fehmi
Published: February 2016

Epicardial adipose tissue thickness is associated with the severity and extent of atherosclerotic coronary artery disease. We prospectively investigated whether epicardial adipose tissue thickness is related to coronary artery disease extent and complexity as denoted by Gensini and Syntax scores, and whether the thickness predicts critical disease.

After performing coronary angiography in 183 patients who had angina or acute myocardial infarction, we divided them into 3 groups: normal coronary arteries, noncritical disease (≥1 coronary lesion with <70% stenosis), and critical disease (≥1 coronary lesion with <70% stenosis). We used transthoracic echocardiography to measure epicardial adipose tissue thickness, then calculated Gensini and Syntax scores by reviewing the angiograms.

Mean thicknesses were 4.3 ± 0.9, 5.2 ± 1.5, and 7.5 ± 1.9 mm in patients with normal coronary arteries, noncritical disease, and critical disease, respectively (P <0.001). At progressive thicknesses (<5, 5–7, and >7 mm), mean Gensini scores were 4.1 ± 5.5, 19.8 ± 15.6, and 64.9 ± 32.4, and mean Syntax scores were 4.7 ± 5.9, 16.6 ± 8.5, and 31.7 ± 8.7, respectively (both P <0.001). Thickness had strong and positive correlations with both scores (Gensini, r =0.82, P <0.001; and Syntax, r =0.825, P <0.001). The cutoff thickness value to predict critical disease was 5.75 mm (area under the curve, 0.875; 95% confidence interval, 0.825–0.926; P <0.001).

Epicardial adipose tissue thickness is independently related to coronary artery disease extent and complexity as denoted by Gensini and Syntax scores, and it predicts critical coronary artery disease.
Cone Reconstruction of Atypical Ebstein Anomaly Associated with Right Ventricular Apical Hypoplasia
Authors: Reddin Gemma , Poterucha Joseph T. , Dearani Joseph A. , Warnes Carole A. , Cetta Frank
Published: February 2016

Cone reconstruction for tricuspid valve repair has revolutionized the surgical treatment of Ebstein anomaly. We present the case of a 58-year-old woman with atypical Ebstein anomaly and right ventricular apical hypoplasia who was spared from palliative shunt physiology by our use of cone reconstruction.

Compared with other techniques, cone reconstruction of the tricuspid valve more closely replicates normal valvular anatomy and function. This surgical procedure can be applied to many anatomic variations of Ebstein anomaly, as in our patient's apparently unique instance of atypical Ebstein anomaly with right ventricular apical hypoplasia.
Analysis of the State of the Accident Rate in the Construction Industry in European Union Countries
Authors: Hoła B. , Szóstak M.
Published: February 2016

The article presents an analysis and evaluation of the accident rate in selected European Union countries. On the basis of available statistical data, the analysis of accidents in various sectors of the European Union economy was carried out. Afterwards, a ranking of countries regarding accidents in the construction industry was developed. For the selected representative countries, analysis of changes in the indicators which characterize the accident rate during the period between 2008 and 2012 was carried out. Conclusions resulting from the conducted research were formulated.
Numerical Analysis of Thin-Walled Purlins Restrained by Sheeting in Elevated Temperature Conditions
Authors: Rzeszut K. , Polus Ł.
Published: February 2016

The paper presents an analysis of the influence of elevated temperature on thin-walled purlins restrained by sheeting. In the first part of the study the bearing capacity of purlins cooperating with sheeting is examined in normal and elevated temperature based on European Standards. Next, special attention is paid to creating a numerical FEM model of the restrained purlins in Abaqus program taking into account different materials properties with respect to temperature increase.
Classification of the Bid/No Bid Criteria – Factor Analysis
Authors: Leśniak A.
Published: February 2016

For the construction company, tendering is the most popular way of acquiring contracts. The decision to participate in the tender needs to be made carefully, as it affects the condition of the company and is an important aspect in its quest for success. The bid/no bid decision making is a complex process involving a number of factors. The research carried out so far has mainly concerned the identification of the various kinds of influences on contractors’ bidding decisions. The researchers, on the basis of contractors’ opinions, created rank lists in an attempt to categorize the factors. In this paper the author employs factor analysis which belongs to basic methods of multi-dimensional data analysis. The paper’s aim is first to depict an output set of observed variables, that is bid/no bid factors, in terms of a smaller set of latent variables which cannot be directly observed and then to interpret the dependencies between them.
Stability of a Micro-Heterogeneous Plate Band
Authors: Chalecki M. , Jemielita G.
Published: February 2016

The paper presents a certain way which determines the critical buckling force for a micro-heterogeneous FGM plate band. A stiffness matrix of an individual cell of such band, different for various cells, has been determined. The obtained matrix can also be treated as a variable stiffness matrix of a “superelement” in the Finite Element Method. A computational algorithm for the critical force as well as the way of testing of its correctness has also been presented. The results obtained for various support conditions have been compared to the values known from the literature. The influence of the number of cells on the critical buckling force has been investigated.
Traffic Analysis and Pavement Technology as a Tool for Urban Noise Control
Authors: Kowalski K. J. , Brzeziński A. J. , Król J. B. , Radziszewski P. , Szymański Ł.
Published: February 2016

Traffic related noise is currently considered as an environmental pollution. Paper presents results of multidirectional study attempting to serve urban traffic without the need to erect noise barriers interfering urban space. Initial concept of the road expansion included construction of 1000 m of noise barriers dividing city space. Improvement in the acoustic conditions after construction completion is possible due to the applied noise protection measures: vehicle speed limit, smooth of traffic flow, use of road pavement of reduced noise emission and the technical improvement of the tramway.
The Lateral Buckling of Simply Supported Unrestrained Bisymetric I-Shape Beams
Authors: Bijak R.
Published: February 2016

The analytical approach is used for checking the stability of laterally unrestrained bisymmetric beams. The stability equations for simply supported beams are solved approximately using the Bubnov-Galerkin method [4]. The lateral buckling moment depends on bending distribution and on the load height effect. Each of applied concentrated and distributed loads, may have arbitrary direction and optional coordinate for the applied force along the cross section’s height. Derived equations allow for simple, yet fast control of lateral buckling moment estimated by FEM [15].
Modernization of Curriculum in Construction Management Based on EU Funds
Authors: Paslawski J. , Milwicz R. , Nowotarski P.
Published: February 2016

The need for modernization of curricula is growing with the development of new technologies to support teaching, changes in business strategy of universities in Poland and European Union, and development of the society. In response to these changes, at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Poznan University of Technology, new English-language specialty master studies - Construction Technology Management was launched in March 2014. Studies are based on the cooperation between the student, the industry and the university, allowing students to get to know the specifics of the construction industry. In addition, Poznan University of Technology is involved in an MBAIC project MBA in construction aimed at common study for postgraduates. The synergy achieved through the implementation of these two projects enables the possibility to educate construction managers capable of communication in English, possessing knowledge regarding innovation in the construction industry, who are well prepared to enter the labour market and have the possibility of subsequent improvement of managerial competences.
Optimization of the Location of a Car Crane for Performing The Installation of The Structure
Authors: Marcinkowski R. , Banach M.
Published: February 2016

The paper presented the model of a problem of choosing the location of a car crane for the installation of prefabricated elements in a given assembly situation with the solution proposal. The issue relates to the situation, in which the dimensions of the shielding structure (assembled) are specified, sizes and weights of the prefabricated elements with their location on the structure. The solution seeks the best location of a crane from the point of view of the parameters of the crane, scope and height of the lift.
Disparities in Regional Economic Development in Romania
Authors: Oțil Maria Daniela , Miculescu Andra , Cismaș Laura Mariana
Published: February 2016

The issue of economic disparities within the European Union economies is not new, it is actually a topical issue. Unfortunately, the EU enlargement has determined an even stronger deepening of the regional disparities, because in the absence of adequate regional development policies, the financial instruments have proved to be ineffective. Recent studies show that the economic crisis has increased regional disparities in the European Union countries, influencing the most important regions, especially the economically less advanced ones, the significant regional differences being identified at the NUTS 3 level. Based on these issues, the present paper tries to answer the following questions: 1. How extended are the regional disparities in Romania and how did they evolve over the period 1998-2012? 2. How did the economic crisis influence disparities? Which territorial units were more affected?

In order to measure regional inequalities the Hoover index was used as well as the coefficient of variation, and the indicator for assessing the level of development as well as for highlighting regional disparities was GDP per capita. The analysis and interpretation of the results provide an overview of the situation at the regional level in Romania
Workplace Harassment: A Context Analysis for the Romanian Managers
Authors: Nestian Andrei Stefan , Tita Silviu Mihail , Arustei Carmen Claudia
Published: February 2016

The present article describes the key elements of the workplace harassment issues in general and from the Romanian official documents and regulations perspective. The divergences between these regulations and the international approaches on workplace harassment are analysed, considering the practical implications for managers and human resources departments, in order to reveal the needs for adaptation of the Romanian official framework related to this issue. Findings show that treating the harassment as discrimination, and not as form of psychological violence, creates the biggest challenges for managers
Biological methods used to assess surface water quality
Authors: Szczerbiñska Natalia , Gałczyñska Małgorzata
Published: February 2016

In accordance with the guidelines of the Water Framework Directive 2000/60 (WFD), both ecological and chemical statuses determine the assessment of surface waters. The profile of ecological status is based on the analysis of various biological components, and physicochemical and hydromorphological indicators complement this assessment. The aim of this article is to present the biological methods used in the assessment of water status with a special focus on bioassay, as well as to provide a review of methods of monitoring water status. Biological test methods include both biomonitoring and bioanalytics. Water biomonitoring is used to assess and forecast the status of water. These studies aim to collect data on water pollution and forecast its impact. Biomonitoring uses organisms which are characterized by particular vulnerability to contaminants. Bioindicator organisms are algae, fungi, bacteria, larval invertebrates, cyanobacteria, macroinvertebrates, and fish. Bioanalytics is based on the receptors of contaminants that can be biologically active substances. In bioanalytics, biosensors such as viruses, bacteria, antibodies, enzymes, and biotests are used to assess degrees of pollution.
Hematological and blood gas profiles of triploid Siberian sturgeon (Acipenser baerii Brandt)
Authors: Rożyñski Maciej , Demska-Zakęś Krystyna , Fopp-Bayat Dorota
Published: February 2016

The aim of the study was to determine the impact of triploidization on hematological and blood gas parameters in Siberian sturgeon, Acipenser baerii Brandt. The study material was comprised of juvenile Siberian sturgeon specimens with total body lengths of 22.3 ± 2.9 cm and mean body weights of 75.3 ± 40.7 g. Triploidization was confirmed to result in significant changes in the hematological profile of Siberian sturgeon. In comparison to the diploid group, the fish with higher levels of ploidy exhibited lower erythrocyte counts, increased hemoglobin concentration, and increased values of mean corpuscular hemoglobin and mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration. A significant decrease in the percentage share of lymphocytes and an increase in the percentage share of granulocytes in the peripheral blood were also observed, which indicate disturbances in the immune response (particularly in the adaptive immune system) and greater susceptibility to stress. Triploidization did not, however, cause significant differences in the blood gas profile.
On the Price of Commitment Assets in a General Equilibrium Model with Credit Constraints and Tempted Consumers
Authors: Woźny Łukasz
Published: February 2016

We analyze a three period production economy, where households exhibit problems of self-control and face credit constraints. Apart from liquid assets, a single commitment (illiquid) asset is available that allows to commit to a planned consumption path. We compare general equilibrium allocations of the two models: one, where households choices are determined using Gul and Pesendorfer (2001, “Temptation and Self-Control.”
The Compensation and Benefits System: Private Companies vs. Budgetary System
Authors: Aldea Bogdan
Published: February 2016

The economic evolution of the last decades has entailed major changes concerning the Human Resource Management practices, in both private and budgetary sector of Romania. In order to maintain efficiency and market competitivity, a company must adapt to these changes by altering its human resource strategy since managers are encountering increasingly complex challenges as to attracting, motivating and retaining employees. Such an objective might be accomplished by elaborating a competitive system of employee compensation. This article focuses on the stage reached by the Human Resource Management in the compensation and benefits system of the private and budgetary sector. For the latter, we are focusing on the romanian system of higher education. This study demonstrates that the compensation and benefits system which is implemented in romanian universities is limited and can offer few opportunities as compared to the one implemented by private companies. It is worth saying that the legal system has a negative impact in this matter.
Core drivers of change for future of healthy lives and diets
Authors: Valenta Ondřej
Published: February 2016

The complex area of food, nutrition, health and physical activity is considered to be one of the grand societal challenges at the European level. The future prospects of this area are thus of a crucial importance for future well-being of European citizens. To understand the forces driving the possible future development paths, the article brings together knowledge from various future-oriented activities in this area with the aim to summarize the key driving forces. These were clustered into eight so-called core drivers of change, further emphasizing the complexity and holistic nature of the area of food, nutrition, health and physical activity, implying that addressing the issues should be done from a truly global perspective.
Recyclable graphene-supported palladium nanocomposites for Suzuki coupling reaction
Authors: Upadhyay Praveenkumar Ramprakash , Srivastava Vivek
Published: February 2016

In the search of new materials for developing clean catalytic organic reactions, our team engineered graphene based palladium (Pd) nanocomposites and tested them as catalysts for ionic liquid mediated Suzuki cross coupling reaction. The effects of various reaction parameters, such as solvent, base, time and temperature, were investigated for the Suzuki reaction. The optimized protocol was applied to a wide range of substituted aryl/hetroaryl halides along with various aryl boronic acids and afforded the corresponding reaction products in good to excellent yield. The proposed Pd/reduced graphene oxide (rGO) catalyzed Suzuki reaction protocol was also exploited for the synthesis of unique indazole derivatives. The developed catalytic system circumvents the use of phosphine ligands, with an added advantage of easy Pd catalyst recovery up to eight times.
Self-Love and Neighbor-Love in Kierkegaard’s Ethics
Authors: Aumann Antony
Published: February 2016

Kierkegaard faces a dilemma. On the one hand, he endorses the biblical command to love our neighbors as ourselves. As such, he thinks self-love and neighbor-love should be symmetrical, similar in kind as well as degree. On the other hand, he recommends relating to others and ourselves differently. We are to be lenient, charitable and forgiving when dealing with others; the opposite when dealing with ourselves. To resolve this tension, I argue that being more stringent with ourselves is not a moral ideal for Kierkegaard. It is a gambit designed to rehabilitate us from our tendency toward the opposite extreme.
“Love” Among the Post-Socratics
Authors: Carlsson Ulrika
Published: February 2016

Victor Eremita proposes that the reader understand parts I and II of Either/Or as parties in a dialogue; most readers in fact view II as a devastating reply to I. I suggest that part I be read as a reaction or follow-up to Kierkegaard’s dissertation. Much of part I presents reflective characters who are aware of their freedom but reluctant or unable to adopt the ethical life. The modern Antigone and the Silhouettes are sisters of Alcibiades-failed students of Socrates. I articulate and defend their modes of loving, which are significantly different from Don Giovanni’s and Johannes the Seducer’s purely aesthetic approaches to love. Such feminine love, I argue, dwells in the disputed territory between passion and action, substance and freedom, the aesthetic and the ethical. Antigone’s love is a passion she both suffers and tries to appropriate. The Silhouettes’ devotion to their beloved makes them dependent on him. I defend this dependence even though it is undoubtedly a form of despair. By appealing to Sartre’s account of love, I argue moreover that this love involves a recognition and appraisal of the beloved absent in the love exemplified by Fear and Trembling’s knight of infinite resignation.
Kierkegaard and the Traditions of the Comic in Philosophy
Authors: Amir Lydia B.
Published: February 2016

The paper relates Kierkegaard’s body of thought on the comic, irony, and humor to ten traditions of the comic (eight dating from antiquity and two from modern and postmodern times) that represent philosophy’s complex relationship with the comic. I emphasize the ancient, medieval, and Renaissance roots in Kierkegaard’s vision of the comic and in doing so hope to fill a gap within the pertinent scholarship. In particular, I inquire into the sources of his thought in and his indebtedness to these traditions in order to determine how, if at all, his conception of the comic, irony, and humor may be deemed original.
The Soul of a Philosopher: Reply to Turnbull
Authors: Rudd Anthony , Stokes Patrick
Published: February 2016

Jamie Turnbull has argued that Kierkegaard cannot be read either as a philosopher or as someone whose work can be understood and utilised in philosophical terms. In a previous Yearbook article, he singles us out as representative of a misguided approach that sees Kierkegaard as capable of contributing to contemporary philosophical debates. In this paper, we argue that Turnbull’s position both fails in its own terms and depends upon an unduly narrow conception of philosophy.
In Defense of a Straightforward Reading of Fear and Trembling
Authors: Kemp Ryan
Published: February 2016

In this essay, I attempt to carve out interpretive space for a so-called “straightforward” reading of Fear and Trembling. Toward this end, I argue that recent attempts to challenge the reliability of Johannes de Silentio and/or emphasize the presence of a “hidden message” succeed, in large part, by (1) misconstruing the goals and method of Kierkegaard’s indirect communication and (2) relying too heavily on elements of the text that lend only circumstantial support to their interpretation. Given this, interpreters should be considerably more open to the possibility that Kierkegaard means what Fear and Trembling explicitly says.
Verführung nach Kierkegaard. Ein soziologischer Versuch
Authors: Kray Thorn-R.
Published: February 2016

Seduction is not solely a matter of literary history (anymore). In the 1980s a community has emerged that, up to the present day, developed practical methodologies applicable in any public venue and social gathering. Nonetheless, the leading figures of this PickUp community strongly acknowledge their predecessors as they can be found in literary history. Prominently, Kierkegaard, in his “Seducer’s Diary,” has introduced such a predecessor. As part of Either/Or, the diary meticulously unfolds and portrays the interactional dynamics of seduction. To analyze this process sociologically is the main objective of the present article. In order to achieve this goal, the essay comments on how fictional literature can become material for social science and, after pointing to the multiple layers of the reader/writer/editor-relation, focuses on two questions crucial to seduction as a micro-interactional procedure: (1) What is the effect of seduction, in particular for the seduced? Arguing that seduction involves a form of empowerment, the article finds an explanation for Cordelia’s letters being displayed before Johannes’ narration begins. (2) What are the concrete techniques of seduction? Isolating three of them-including the gaze-the essay concludes that Kierkegaard was not only a theologian, religious author and philosopher, but he was also a social theorist.
Going No Further: Toward an Interpretation of “Problema III” in Kierkegaard’s Fear and Trembling
Authors: Conway Daniel
Published: February 2016

The concluding paragraphs of “Problema III” in Fear and Trembling feature a narrator determined to defend the good name of Abraham. Rejuvenated by his excursion to the aesthetic-ethical confinium, Johannes de silentio endeavors to defend the ethical merit of Abraham’s notorious promise of divine providence. Along the way, however, Johannes unexpectedly arrives at the realization that his supposed bond with Abraham is little more than a fabrication on his part. As “Problema III” approaches its conclusion, Johannes suspends his quest for self-understanding. Without Abraham as his traveling companion, he will go no further
Faith in a Rational Age: A Dialogue with Climacus
Authors: van Stee Annemarie
Published: February 2016

Johannes Climacus has been invited to address a 21st century, largely secular audience on the topic of religious faith and its (ir)rationality. Climacus refuses to lecture, but in the dialogue that ensues, his views become clear. This article is my transcript of the meeting as it unfolds. Climacus finds himself confronted with contemporary theoretical positions regarding the (ir)rationality of faith as well as with real-life cases such as a touchy-feely type of spirituality and religiously inspired terrorism. In response, he clarifies his idea of faith as subjective truth, revealing the criteria he uses to distinguish faith from pseufaith. Throughout, the lively dialogue shows the enduring relevance of Climacus’ thought
Climacus and Kierkegaard on the Outward Relationship with God
Authors: Torrance Andrew B.
Published: February 2016

Overshadowed by a superficial reading of his pseudonym, Johannes Climacus’ statement “subjectivity is truth,” Søren Kierkegaard has come to be perceived in the theological world as overly individualistic and anthropocentric in his thinking. This has contributed to the perception that, for Kierkegaard, it is the individual Christian who is in charge of her Christian faith. In this essay, I endeavor to challenge this perception through an analysis of Climacus and Kierkegaard’s emphasis on the outward nature of the God-relationship
“A Swarm of Laughter!” On Kierkegaard’s Conception of Enthusiasm and Its Comedic Remedy, an Enlightenment Inheritance
Authors: Webb Carson Seabourn
Published: February 2016

Today the term “enthusiasm” signifies little more than innocuous excitement. During the Enlightenment, however, the term was abuzz with pejorative innuendos of sub-humanity, the many nuances of which were debated in the public sphere. Its significance was more sting than substance, however, and by the middle of the nineteenth century Kierkegaard could complain that the category of enthusiasm had become hopelessly unclear. Despite this, based on The Book on Adler and on three texts in which Kierkegaard uses Socrates as a prototype of enthusiasm, I argue that Kierkegaard’s concept of enthusiasm places him in the lineage of earlier Enlightenment writers, such as Lessing, Shaftesbury, and Kant, whose conceptions and critiques of enthusiasm Kierkegaard was familiar with. By putting Kierkegaard’s use of the comic in The Book on Adler into conversation with Shaftesbury’s and Kant’s comedic remedies for enthusiasm, the extent to which Kierkegaard is an inheritor of and detractor from this tradition becomes evident
Das Problem des religiösen Akosmismus in der Kierkegaard-Rezeption von Karl Jaspers
Authors: Czakó István
Published: February 2016

Karl Jaspers’ reception of Kierkegaard has been characterized by some commentators as a largely uncritical appropriation. In my paper I argue that this view is not entirely adequate since the former’s attitude to the Danish thinker is by no means purely affirmative. By contrast, it seems to me that the punctum saliens of his criticism is the idea of a religiously motivated negation of the world (religiöse Weltverneinung), which certainly dominates the later thought of Kierkegaard. In order to justify my claim both Jaspers’ existential concept of the world and that of a world negation will be dealt with. In the main part of the article I will try to reconstruct, from a historical point of view (a) the shaping and development of Jaspers’ increasingly sharp criticism of Kierkegaard’s “acosmic” view of Christianity and (b) his late self-distancing from the Danish thinker. In my concluding remarks I will point out that although his criticism is in principal not unfounded, it is nevertheless one-sided and reductionistic, since it is based mainly on Kierkegaard’s polemical writings from the late period of his Kirchenkampf and as such ignores or at least underestimates some important aspects of Kierkegaard’s early thought
Crystal structure of 2,5-diethoxy-1,4-bis[2-(quinoline)ethenyl]benzene, C32H28N2O2
Authors: Liu Zhao-Di , Sun Fei , Wang Fan , Xu Hua-Jie
Published: February 2016

C32H28N2O2, monoclinic, P21/n (no. 14), a = 10.1291(10) Å, b = 25.7313(3) Å, c = 10.2395(10) Å, β = 106.521(1)°, V = 2558.6(4) Å3, Z = 4, R
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Theophanis the Monk and Monoimus the
Arab in a Phenomenological-Cognitive
Perspective
Authors: Louchakova-Schwartz Olga
Published: February 2016

Two brief Late Antique religious texts, respectively by the monk Theophanis and by Monoimus
the Arab, present an interesting problem of whether they embody the authors’ experience, or whether
they are merely literary constructs. Rather than approaching this issue through the lens of theory, the
article shows how phenomenological analysis and studies of living subjectivity can be engaged with
the text in order to clarify the contents of introspective experience and the genesis of its religious
connotations. The analysis uncovers a previously unnoticed form of embodied introspective religious
experience which is structured as a ladder with a distinct internal structure with the high degree of
synchronic and diachronic stability. This approach also helps one identify the specific introspective
techniques in the canonical and non-canonical literature of early Christian tradition, as related to
the concepts of “theosis” and “kenosys”, as well as to suggest some neurological correspondents of
religious cognition.
Treating a Previously Bleached Artwork on Paper
Authors: Hummert Eva , Kling Susanne , Brückle Irene , Müller Dorothea , Roller Julia
Published: February 2016

The case study describes the treatment of an etching that had been bleached in the past with 4% hydrogen peroxide and had subsequently suffered extensive colour reversion in the form of foxing and overall discolouration. Staining was most likely caused by the action of hydrogen peroxide on previously unnoticed iron particles in the paper. The print now underwent treatment to stabilize the damaged paper. The print was immersed for 50 seconds in 0.1 M hydrochloric acid HCl (pH 1.1) to extract as much as possible of the iron contamination from the paper; this was followed after rinsing steps by complexation of remaining iron ions through immersion in a calcium phytate solution (1.75 mmol/L, pH 5.3). The treatment, which included extensive rinsing, significantly diminished the foxing stains. No further bleaching treatment was conducted to diminish remaining stains so as not to risk further destabilization of the pre-damaged paper.
Potassium Permanganate Bleaching of an 18th-Century Hand-Coloured Aquatint Print
Authors: Strebel Martin
Published: February 2016

The treatment of a large-scale late 18th-century landscape view is described, focussing on a bleaching treatment. The hand-coloured aquatint Panorama de Chaumont is owned by the Bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. It had been mounted on a wooden strainer and framed without glazing; severe and uneven browning made it unsuitable for presentation. The discolouration resulted from light exposure and direct contact with a wooden strainer which released volatile organic compounds. To minimize the discolouration, the six parts of the print were dismounted and separated along the joints from each other. The pieces were deacidified in tap water. Only one segment was bleached at first with a 0.1% potassium permanganate solution. However, large areas of blue colouring were decolourized during the subsequent sodium dithionite treatment. The decolourized areas of the print recovered their previous blue tone during the following rinsing in water and drying. The unexpected effect was caused by the reduction of indigo to indigo white (leuco-indigo) and its subsequent re-oxidation to indigo in absence of the reducing agent and through impact of atmospheric oxygen. Being able to assess the variables after a first testing phase, all print segments were finally bleached with a 1% potassium permanganate solution. The sheets were deacidified aqueously, resized on the verso with a 0.8% gelatine solution and tears were repaired. The image segments were not rejoined contrary to conservation recommendations.
Teaching Conservation and Preservation at the Department of Library Science and Information Systems of the Technical Educational Institute of Athens (TEI-A)
Authors: Zervos Spiros
Published: February 2016

The objectives, the learning outcomes and the curriculum of the course “Conservation and Preservation”, taught in the Department of Library Science and Information Systems of TEI of Athens are presented.
Salvage and Treatment for the Archives in Beichuan Earthquake
Authors: Zhang Meifang , Sun Ying
Published: February 2016

In 2008, Beichuan Archives were severely damaged by a massive earthquake. Immediate rescue work was followed by elaborate treatment of damaged documents. In the first stage, archival documents were rescued from the immediate earthquake zone. They were classified into two groups roughly according to their degree of damage. Severely damaged archival documents were stored in a cold storage warehouse and those with a less extensive degree of damage could be stored in a temporary repository. The second stage involved three treatment measures for the severely damaged archival documents: vacuum freeze drying, disinfection by means of ethylene oxide and finally conservation measures involving surface cleaning, mechanical stabilization, mounting and binding. Finally, all treated documents were digitalized.
Hidden Text Detection by Infrared Thermography / Anwendung der aktiven Infrarotthermographie (IRT) zur Erfassung von verdeckten Texten / Utilisation de la thermographie infrarouge (IRT) pour détecter des textes cachés
Authors: Mercuri Fulvio , Gnoli Roberta , Paoloni Stefano , Orazi Noemi , Cicero Cristina , Zammit Ugo , Marinelli Massimo , Scudieri Folco
Published: February 2016

We present an opto-thermal approach based on the use of active infrared thermography (IRT) for the study of texts hidden inside the bookbinding structure of ancient books. In particular we focus our investigation on the detection and characterization of texts on paper scraps, belonging to earlier handwritten or printed leaves, used for the making of bookbindings and lying between the end papers and the cover. A qualitative description of the physical mechanisms allowing the identification of texts is proposed and a comparative analysis of the results obtained by means of different IRT experimental configurations is presented. The results show that active IRT can be a very useful tool for the detection and the identification of underlying texts whose reading can provide useful information on the specific history of ancient books.
Technical Note: A Rubber Stamp for Micro-Dot Hinging
Authors: Niehus Lena
Published: February 2016

Micro-dot hinging is a mounting technique for moisture-sensitive paper consisting of Japanese paper strips with small dots of wheat starch paste. The rubber stamp applicator represents an alternative the known paste applicator tools. Three stamps with custom-designed patterns are compared with the Velcro
Ideas for Mounting and Framing of Large-Scale Works on Paper
Authors: Masson Olivier , Strasser Véronique , Ritter Michaela
Published: February 2016

When mounting large-sized objects on paper, there is often a risk that the work, if handled carelessly, touches the glass. This can result in damage to the paint layer. One way to prevent this is to mount with cross-shaped hinges made of Japanese paper attached to the centre of the verso of the object. In order to minimize tensions in the paper, the wheat starch paste can be applied by means of a stencilled-dot method or the “micro-dot” method. After mounting the work on a backing board by means of the presented hinges the object is enclosed dustproof. The so-called package consists of glazing, spacer, mat, work of art and backboard. The additional framing is done with a mounting frame which gives particularly large-format framing sufficient stability.
Die 3. Sg. Prät. im Mittelkymrischen: ein Wechsel im Paradigma
Authors: Busse Peter
Published: February 2016

Die Entwicklung vom Gemeinkeltischen zu den inselkeltischen Sprachen verlief, wie allgemein bekannt, keinesfalls geradlinig. Bestehen in den keltischen Sprachen von altersher dialektale Unterschiede (Irisch einerseits, Kymrisch als westbritannischer Dialekt, Kornisch und Bretonisch als südwestbritannische Dialekte andererseits), so zeigen sich im Formenbau anfangs noch Gemeinsamkeiten, die im Laufe der Zeit abgebaut bzw. durch Neuentwicklungen verdrängt werden. Alle vier Sprachen bilden z. B. aus dem indogermanischen

In der 3. Person Singular wird anstelle der angestammten
On the origin of Celtic first and second person plural personal pronouns in *-s
Authors: Shields Kenneth
Published: February 2016

Among the etymological puzzles presented to Indo-Europeanists by the Celtic languages is the origin of the first and second person plural independent (or absolute) personal pronouns (1 pl. OIr.
Juncture features in Literary Modern Welsh: cohesion and delimitation – Problematik, typology of exponents and features
Authors: Shisha-Halevy Ariel
Published: February 2016

In the following pages, I wish to present some preliminary reflections and some relevant documentation, upon attempting to understand the grammatical phenomenology of cohesion or linkage. This, I believe, is of the most fascinating, perhaps
Nachruf auf Hans Hartmann (1909–2000)
Authors: Wigger Arndt
Published: February 2016

Einer der eigenwilligsten Köpfe der deutschen Keltologie des 20. Jahrhunderts ist tot: Hans Hartmann, Mitherausgeber dieser Zeitschrift von 1972–79, ist am 11. Dezember 2000 aus unermüdlicher schöpferischer Arbeit heraus nach langer Krankheit verstorben. Als zeitweiliger Schüler und Mitarbeiter, ebenso als sein ‘Juniorpartner’ im Generationenkonflikt unseres Faches, möchte ich gern der Einladung der Herausgeber folgen und an dieser Stelle ein Bild dieses Mannes entwerfen.
Die sprachliche Analyse keltischer Theonyme (“Fontes Epigraphici Religionis Celticae Antiquae” = F.E.R.C.AN.)
Authors: de Bernardo Stempel Patrizia
Published: February 2016

Bevor man sich mit keltischen Gottheiten überhaupt beschäftigt, muß man sich erst einmal darüber bewußt werden, daß wir von Unmengen unzuverlässigen Materials umgeben sind. So zirkuliert z. B. im Internet eine zwar ausführliche Liste von Theonymen, bei der uns aber auf Schritt und Tritt nicht nur irrige Interpretationen (wie ein rätselhaftes “Beautiful goddess” [!] für die Göttin
Obituary of Proinsias Mac Cana
Authors: Macmathúnaw Séamus
Published: February 2016

The sudden death of Professor Proinsias Mac Cana at his home in Dublin on 21 May 2004 came as a shock to his friends and acquaintances. He appeared to have been in good health and excellent spirits. My last close contact with him had been at the Twelfth International Congress for Celtic Studies at Aberystwyth in the summer of 2003 when I had the pleasure of spending some time in the company of himself and his wife Réiltín. He felt relaxed and at home in Aberystwyth and the conference gave him the opportunity to visit many of his favourite places and meet old friends. He was in splendid form and he recounted many interesting and enjoyable anecdotes of his time in Aberystwyth when he was lecturer there in the 1950s.
On the origin of Old Irish teidm
Authors: Lindeman Fredrik Otto
Published: February 2016

Der Verfasser sucht den Ursprung des altir. Neutrums teidm in einem idg. Kompositum mit der (schwundstufigen Form) der Präposition */h2ed-/ (> lat. ad-) als Vorderglied und einem Nomen verbale */h1éd-men-/ (von der Wurzel */h1ed-/ ‚essen‘) als Hinterglied. Die entsprechende verbale Verbindung */h2ed + h1ed-/ ist in lat. ad-edō belegt. Der Verfasser hebt hervor, dass Ableitungen von der Verbalwurzel */h1ed-/ auch ausserkeltischem Material mit der Bedeutung ‚Krankheit, Schwindsucht‘ zugrunde liegen.
Ab initio studies of the structural, electronic, and optical properties of quaternary BxAlyGa1–x–yN compounds
Authors: Larbi M’hamed , Riane Rabah , Matar Samir F. , Abdiche Ahmed , Djermouni Mustapha , Ameri Mohammed , Merabet Nacera , Oualdine Allel
Published: February 2016

Original first-principles calculations were performed to study the structural and electronic properties of quaternary BxAlyGa1–x–yN compounds, using the non-relativistic full-potential linearized augmented plane wave method as employed in the Wien2k code. For the exchange-correlation potential, local density approximation and generalized gradient approximation have been used to calculate theoretical lattice parameters, bulk modulus, and their pressure derivatives. Non-linear variation with compositionsxandyof the lattice parameter, bulk modulus, and direct and indirect band gaps have been found. The calculated bowing of the fundamental band gaps is in good agreement with the available experimental and theoretical values.
The first pseudo-ternary thiocyanate containing two alkali metals – synthesis and single-crystal structure of LiK2[SCN]3
Authors: Reckeweg Olaf , DiSalvo Francis J.
Published: February 2016

A procedure was empirically developed to prepare the compound LiK2[SCN]3, which forms colorless, transparent, very fragile, and extremely hygroscopic thin rectangular plates. Its unique crystal structure was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. LiK2[SCN]3 adopts the orthorhombic space group Pna21 (no. 33, Z = 4) with the cell parameters a = 1209.32(9), b = 950.85(9), and c = 849.95(6) pm.
Determining Specimen Geometry of Cylindrical Specimens for Direct Tension Fatigue Testing of Asphalt Concrete
Authors: Lee Jong-Sub , Norouzi Amirhossein , Kim Y. Richard
Published: February 2016

This paper presented a specimen geometry study of cylindrical specimens used in the direct tension cyclic (DTC) fatigue testing of asphalt concrete using an asphalt mixture performance tester. The current specimen geometry for DTC fatigue testing is 100 mm in diameter and 150 mm in height with a linear variable differential transducer (LVDT) gauge length of 70 mm in the middle of the specimen. In order to use the displacement data for mechanistic fatigue performance modeling, specimen failure must occur within the length of the LVDT gauge. However, recent experiments using stiff mixtures have shown that failure often occurs outside the LVDT gauge length. This specimen geometry study was conducted to determine the specimen geometry that enhances the propensity of the failure inside the gauge length without sacrificing the advantage of the DTC testing that provides uniform stresses and strains in the middle of the specimen. Laboratory experiments were performed on cylindrical specimens of different geometries (i.e., different diameters and lengths). Test specimen diameters of 75 mm and 100 mm and specimen heights of 130 mm and 150 mm were used in this study. The specimen geometry effects on damage characteristic curves and failure criteria were identified through ANOVA tests and layered viscoelastic pavement analysis for critical distresses (LVECD) program. Based on analysis results and experimental verification tests, the specimen geometry recommended for the DTC testing is 100 mm in diameter and 130 mm in height with a 70-mm gauge length. The recommended specimen geometry is applicable when the gyratory-compacted specimen geometry is 150 mm in diameter and more than 178 mm in height.