bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Emerging climate signals in the Lena River catchment: a non-parametric statistical approach
Authors: Pohl Eric , Grenier Christophe , Vrac Mathieu , Kageyama Masa
Published: May 2020

Abstract. Climate change has far-reaching implications in permafrost-underlain
landscapes with respect to hydrology, ecosystems, and the population's
traditional livelihoods. In the Lena River catchment, eastern Siberia,
changing climatic conditions and the associated impacts are already
observed or expected. However, as climate change progresses the question
remains as to how far we are along this track and when these changes will
constitute a significant emergence from natural variability. Here we
present an approach to investigate temperature and precipitation time
series from observational records, reanalysis, and an ensemble of
65 climate model simulations forced by the RCP8.5 emission scenario. We
developed a novel non-parametric statistical method to identify the time of
emergence (ToE) of climate change signals, i.e. the time when a climate
signal permanently exceeds its natural variability. The method is based on
the Hellinger distance metric that measures the similarity of probability
density functions (PDFs) roughly corresponding to their geometrical
overlap. Natural variability is estimated as a PDF for the earliest period
common to all datasets used in the study (1901–1921) and is then compared
to PDFs of target periods with moving windows of 21 years at annual and
seasonal scales. The method yields dissimilarities or emergence levels
ranging from 0 % to 100 % and the direction of change as a continuous
time series itself. First, we showcase the method's advantage over the
Kolmogorov–Smirnov metric using a synthetic dataset that resembles signals
observed in the utilized climate models. Then, we focus on the Lena River
catchment, where significant environmental changes are already apparent. On
average, the emergence of temperature has a strong onset in the 1970s with
a monotonic increase thereafter for validated reanalysis data. At the end
of the reanalysis dataset (2004), temperature distributions have emerged by
50 %–60 %. Climate model projections suggest the same evolution on
average and 90 % emergence by 2040. For precipitation the analysis is
less conclusive because of high uncertainties in existing reanalysis
datasets that also impede an evaluation of the climate models. Model
projections suggest hardly any emergence by 2000 but a strong emergence
thereafter, reaching 60 % by the end of the investigated period (2089).
The presented ToE method provides more versatility than traditional
parametric approaches and allows for a detailed temporal analysis of
climate signal evolutions. An original strategy to select the most
realistic model simulations based on the available observational data
significantly reduces the uncertainties resulting from the spread in the
65 climate models used. The method comes as a toolbox available at
https://github.com/pohleric/toe_tools (last access: 19 May 2020).
Claves políticas y jurídicas de la adopción en época republicana y augustea
Authors: Castán Santiago
Published: May 2020

La adopción, una antigua institución propia del derecho de familia y sucesorio, fue un instrumento habitual utilizado con fines políticos por parte de la nobleza republicana y los primeros emperadores. El artículo intenta desvelar las claves políticas de este instituto como un mecanismo más de la política de aquellos tiempos, estudiando específicamente la adopción testamentaria de Cayo Octavio, y las realizadas posteriormente por éste con el objeto de asegurar la sucesión política del Principado.
Magia y desprestigio en la corte merovingia: el caso de Fredegunda
Authors: Jiménez Sánchez Juan Antonio , Seijo Ibáñez Elisabet
Published: May 2020

En el presente trabajo estudiamos cómo se utilizó la acusación de practicar magia para difamar a la reina Fredegunda de Neustria (545-597), una de las personalidades más carismáticas de la historia merovingia. Dicha acusación fue una de las maneras más eficaces de relegar a un individuo al ámbito de la alteridad y la marginalidad. Fredegunda fue acusada de acudir a remedios mágicos para mantenerse en el poder y deshacerse de sus rivales políticos, mientras que otras veces, paradójicamente, nos es presentada como una activa y cruenta perseguidora de la brujería. El autor de casi todas las noticias relacionadas con este tema es Gregorio de Tours, quien en sus Historiae jamás desaprovechó una oportunidad para cargar contra ella.
Sobre la identificación de dioses íberos en las inscripciones
Authors: Rodríguez Ramos Jesús
Published: May 2020

Reavivado el debate de la identificación de nombres de dioses íberos por la aparición de nuevas inscripciones latinas y los estudios de Joan Ferrer sobre inscripciones rupestres, es el momento adecuado para revisar tanto las nuevas propuestas como las antiguas, así como para plantear nuevas posibilidades. Se presta especial atención a la posibilidad de identificar la presencia de dioses extranjeros (como sucede en epigrafías similares, tales como la griega o la etrusca). Dada su rareza fonotáctica, es probable que las formas íberas -al y balkar sean préstamos, por lo que la interpretación de balkar como una adaptación del teónimo Melqart resulta especialmente interesante.
Los hijos ilegítimos en la Hispania romana a través de las fuentes epigráficas
Authors: Cidoncha Redondo Francisco
Published: May 2020

Al igual que en otras zonas del Imperio, nos encontramos con casos de hijos ilegítimos en el seno de la sociedad hispanorromana. Las fuentes epigráficas de Hispania aportan información sobre la descendencia nacida de uniones no reconocidas por el Derecho Romano. Hay una amplia variedad de casos que atestiguan su frecuencia y nos ofrecen algunas características de cómo sería la vida no solo de estos individuos, sino también la de sus progenitores.
Examining the Relation between Physical Characteristics of 10-12 Year-Old Male Tennis Players and Forehand and Backhand Stroke Speeds
Authors: Taş Büşra , Bağış Yunus Emre
Published: May 2020

In the present study, the purpose was to examine the effects of some physical characteristics on the stroke speed in forehand and backhand techniques in tennis. The Study Group consisted of 10-12-year-old tennis players of Isparta Süleyman Demirel University Tennis Courts (mean age 10.15±.37 (years), mean height 1.46±.06 (m) mean body weight 38.77±6.67 (kg), mean sports age 4.76±1.16 (years)). Forehand and backhand strokes were performed in a closed tennis court to control the effect of the weather in measuring ball speed. The athletes warmed up until they reached maximal forehand and backhand speed levels. Three minutes after the athletes warmed up, the tests were started. They were asked to perform forehand and backhand strokes at 8 maximal speed. Sports Radar, Power Madd was used to measure the ball speed. The measurements of the radar used to measure the speed of the ball were taken at the time of the strokes and immediately after the strokes. The strokes were made in line with the rules of tennis, towards the court, and when the ball stroke the net or when it went outside the baseline (out), these strokes were not recorded. The feedbacks of the strokes were reported to the athletes to spend maximal effort. All strokes were directed towards the parallel point of the court. The coach behind the file sent the balls to the athletes for strokes, and all strokes were evaluated by two tennis coaches. The “Descriptive Statistics” and “Correlation Analysis” in the statistical package program to analyze the data. Significance level was taken as “p < 0.05”. As a result, sports scientists and coaches must pay attention to technical development levels of athletes as well as their physical characteristics in the preparation of a training program for 10-12 year old male tennis players. It can be considered that strength development can be achieved with an accurate technique; and depending on this, the speed of the ball will increase. Since physical development is mostly at directly proportional to age, it is considered that ball speed will be affected as the age increases.
Menstrual Hygiene Practices Among Adolescent Girls in Junior High Schools in Selected Communities of Ashanti Region, Ghana
Authors: Nsemo Alberta David , Ojong Idang Neji , Agambire Ramatu , Adu Regina , Dankwah Mercy
Published: May 2020

INTRODUCTION: Menstruation is a phenomenon unique to the females and menstrual hygiene is still a problem for adolescent girls especially in low and middle income countries particularly when attending school. This issue is insufficiently acknowledged and has not received adequate attention in the reproductive health sectors in developing countries including Ghana and its relationship with the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

OBJECTIVES: This study examined the knowledge and practices of menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls, the cultural beliefs that influence menstrual hygiene practices, and the problems adolescent girls face in practicing menstrual hygiene.

METHODOLOGY: A quantitative research method using descriptive cross-sectional survey design was employed in the study. Using a multi-staged sampling technique, a sample size of 151 adolescents in Juniors High schools who had reached menarche was selected from four (4) schools located in Asamang, Sekyere south District of Ashanti region of Ghana. Data was collected through a researchers’ constructed and validated questionnaire titled “Adolescents knowledge and practice of menstrual hygiene questionnaire (AKPMHQ)”. Data was analysed using simple frequencies and percentages.

RESULTS: The study revealed that 68(45%) of the girls were in the Junior High School three (JHS3) and 88(58.5%) of them ranged between 14-15 years. Most of them (74.2%) had pre-menarche education given by their family members. Most of the parents 94(62.3%) had secondary education. Majority of the girls practiced good menstrual hygiene. Their culture does not exert much influence on their knowledge and practices of menstrual hygiene. However, there were some myths which are not scientifically based. Most of the girls experience some challenges during menstruation such as lower abdominal pain 77(51.0%) and unavailability of facility in school to change during menstruation 61(40.4%).

CONCLUSION: The adolescent girls are knowledgeable about menstrual hygiene and also have good menstrual hygiene practices. However, there exist few cultural practices in the community that may have negative effect on their knowledge and practice of menstrual hygiene in the midst of some physical and social challenges experienced by the adolescents during menstruation.
Socio-Demographic, Economic and Psychological Correlates of Risky Sexual Behaviour Among Sexually Active Young People in Nigeria
Authors: Okunlola David Aduragbemi , Alawode Oluwatobi Abel , Bolarinwa Obasanjo Afolabi , Agbeja Ifedapo Ojo , Awoyele Abayomi Folorunso
Published: May 2020

This study sought to identify the socio-demographic, economic, and psychological factors associated with risky sexual behaviour among sexually active youths in Nigeria with the view to providing more empirical information for the development of more effective interventions to improve safe-sex practices and the sexual health of the young people in Nigeria. The study analyzed the male and female datasets extracted from the 6th round of the Nigeria Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey data (MICS) (n=7,909) using descriptive statistics and multiple binary logistic regression to achieve the study objectives and test hypothesis. The results showed that 66% of the youths have had sex before reaching 18 years, 77% had unprotected sex, and 32% have had more than one-lifetime sexual partner. The significance of the association between socio-demographic (age, sex, marital status, ever fathered/mothered, awareness of AIDS, ethnicity, residence, and region), economic factors (employment status and wealth index), and risky sexual behaviour differ by the category of risky sexual behaviour. Overall psychological factor (satisfaction with life) was a significant correlate of the lifetime number of sexual partners. This study concludes that socio-demographic, economic, and psychological factors were predictive of risky sexual behaviour among young people in Nigeria. However, the significance of these predictors differs by type of risky sexual behaviour. The study recommends that more effective sexual health interventions must also address the prevalent psychological risk factors among young people in Nigeria- apart from different background characteristics- which could predispose them to risky sexual practices.
Exploration and Practice of “Embedded System” Engineering Teaching Mode Based on CDIO Engineering Education Mode
Authors: Yong LUO
Published: May 2020

Embedded system is an interdisciplinary, profound foundation and practice-oriented course; at present, in the traditional teaching mode, embedded systems in colleges and universities generally have problems such as disconnected theory and practice, outdated assessment methods, and low enthusiasm of students. Arming to cultivate compound embedded development talents that meet the needs of enterprises, based on CDIO engineering education mode, this paper analyzes the characteristics of the “Embedded System” course, and takes engineering project development practice as the dominant idea to discuss the course system, teaching material construction and teaching method reform of “Embedded System.” By designing a complete project teaching system, closely combines the theoretical teaching and practice of the course. Multiple rounds of teaching practices show that through the project-driven teaching method, students’ engineering practice ability can be significantly improved, so that students can deeply master the basic principles of embedded systems, and possess the engineering development ability of embedded products at the same time, thus meeting the needs of enterprises for innovative and interdisciplinary talents.
The Mediating Role of Shyness on the Relationship Between Academic Satisfaction and Flourishing among Pre-Service Music Teachers
Authors: Oğuz-Duran Nagihan , Demirbatır Rasim Erol
Published: May 2020

This study examined shyness as a potential mediator in the relationship between academic satisfaction and flourishing among Turkish music teacher education students. Using a questionnaire-based survey design, data were collected from 162 (100 female and 62 male) pre-service music teachers. The Shyness Scale, the Academic Life Satisfaction Scale and the Flourishing Scale were used for data collection. The bootstrap re-sampling method was employed using Hayes’s SPSS PROCESS macro. Results of bivariate correlations showed that, higher academic satisfaction was associated with increased flourishing as expected, whereas higher shyness was associated with decreased flourishing. The mediation model was significant for the contribution of shyness. These findings offer useful implications for the instructors of pre-service music teachers and counseling professionals in higher education.
Bridging Knowledge and Action in the Workplace: An Evaluation on Internship Learning Outcomes of Child Development Associate Degree Program Students
Authors: Acar-Ciftci Yasemin
Published: May 2020

The efficiency of the education systems fundamentally depends on the quality of teaching and learning in classrooms, workshops, laboratories, and other educational spaces. Perfect teachers, well-designed courses, and proper facilities, provision of necessary resources are required for an excellent education, but not enough. This study aims to evaluate child development associate degree program students in their learning during their summer internships the scope of Raelin’s Work-Based Learning Model. The individual level of this model takes place two types of learning (theory and practice) and four types of individual learning (conceptualization, experimentation, experience, and reflection) that arise from a matrix of two forms of knowledge (explicit and implicit). This research was designed as a case study, one of the qualitative research methods. Depending on the tradition of qualitative research, observation, semi-structured interview, and document review strategies were used to increase the reliability of this study. In the analysis of the qualitative data, the descriptive analysis technique was used to define and interpret the data in line with the predetermined themes. The findings obtained in this study revealed that although the students made various observations and practices during their internships, it has been identified that these studies did not include the learning types in the context of the model.
The Effect of Strategic Vigilance on Organizational Ambidexterity in Jordanian Commercial Banks
Authors: Alshaer Sawsan A.
Published: May 2020

The study aimed to highlight the effect of strategic vigilance on organizational ambidexterity in Jordanian Commercial Banks.  A simple random sample with a size of (217) managers was adopted. The questionnaire was distributed to the sample and (171) questionnaire was retrieved. The study found a positive effect of strategic vigilance on organizational ambidexterity. The study recommends the organizations to employ committees and teams that specialize in strategic vigilance and provide them with all necessary resources to achieve organizational goals.
Integração interfuncional no contexto de desenvolvimento de produtos: revisão da literatura e agenda de pesquisa
Authors: Pimenta Márcio Lopes , Bertan Franciele Olivo , Jugend Daniel , Hilletofth Per
Published: May 2020

O objetivo deste trabalho é revisar sistematicamente a literatura sobre a integração interfuncional no contexto de PDP. Realizou-se uma revisão sistemática da literatura para identificar e analisar as principais vertentes de pesquisa. Obteve-se uma amostra final de 87 artigos que foram considerados nesta revisão. A análise de conteúdo dos artigos permitiu identificar e caracterizar três categorias principais: Vertentes de pesquisa; Fatores de integração e fases do PDP. Além disso, também foram analisados dados descritivos relacionados a principais revistas, país da pesquisa de campo e ano. Foram desenvolvidas três proposições e indicam a necessidade de integração interfuncional para eficiência NPD em três situações: alto fluxo de projetos dentro do PDP, alto envolvimento da empresa com inovação e alta complexidade do PDP. Por fim, uma agenda de pesquisa foi desenvolvida com base na articulação entre a teoria existente e as análises bibliométricas.
Estudo bibliométrico e sistêmico da literatura sobre a integração de métodos quantitativos e qualitativos na previsão de demanda com ajuste de especialistas.
Authors: Assmann Ferro Wílian , Donizetti de Lima José , Bortoluzzi Sandro César , Avancini Schenatto Fernando José , Gonçalves Trentin Marcelo
Published: May 2020

O presente artigo visa encontrar uma possível lacuna de pesquisa dentro da temática “integração de métodos de previsão de demanda quantitativos e qualitativos com ajuste de especialistas”. Para isso, utilizou-se da análise bibliométrica e de conteúdo que foi elaborada, por meio da aplicação da metodologia Proknow-C (Knowledge Development Process – Constructivist) e análise categorial. Os principais resultados encontrados sobre a temática foram: (i) selecionou-se um portfólio bibliográfico contendo 21 artigos; (ii) o International Journal of Forecasting foi identificado como o principal periódico; (iii) os autores destaque são Armstrong Scott J.; Goodwin, Paul e Lawrence, Michael. O emprego da metodologia Proknow-C permitiu contribuir cientificamente com um processo estruturado sobre o tema integração de métodos de previsão de demanda. Já a análise de conteúdo, permitiu encontrar como oportunidade de pesquisa: a integração de métodos quantitativos e qualitativos para previsão de demanda com ajuste de especialistas via método multicritério de apoio a tomada de decisão.
Levantamento bibliométrico sobre o desenvolvimento de produtos inovadores e sustentáveis
Authors: Burin Heloísa Pereira , Butzge Caroline , Da Silva Milena Fontoura , Moraes Jorge André Ribas , Hoppe Daniel Augusto
Published: May 2020

A pesquisa teve como objetivo apurar o estado da arte no quesito inovação e sustentabilidade em projetos de produtos. Portanto, identificou-se os artigos publicados na base de dados Scopus (Elsevier) e fez-se um estudo bibliométrico sobre o tema planejamento e desenvolvimento de produtos sustentáveis. Trata-se de uma pesquisa exploratória, cujo período analisado foi de 2007 a 2017. Foram encontrados 147 artigos publicados abordando os termos innovation, project management, product development e sustainability. Através de uma análise quantitativa dos resultados, verificou-se um aumento gradativo de publicações a partir de 2012. Em relação aos países de origem dessas publicações, o Brasil encontra-se em 4º lugar, o que evidencia sua preocupação em relação ao desenvolvimento de produtos de cunho sustentável. Utilizou-se também o software VOSviewer para identificação das palavras-chave com maior ocorrência e os autores que mais publicam em relação ao conjunto de termos.
Protection of tenants' rights and enforcement of a decision on the adjudication of ownership
Authors: Dzienis Paweł , Grajewski Artur
Published: May 2020

The purchase of premises at auction as primary acquisition benefits from a simplified procedure for taking possession of the premises and vacating them without the need to file a separate lawsuit for eviction. On the other hand, there is the debtor who is the tenant. This situation requires an examination of whether the rights of both parties are adequately protected. The authors are looking for an answer to the question whether the debtor with the status of a tenant is entitled to the protection provided for in the act on the protection of tenants' rights and whether he/she has an effective tool for its implementation. They also attempt to assess whether the level of protection granted to debtors of auctioned premises granted in Article 1046(4) of the Code of Civil Procedure is sufficient.
The topicality of the problem is indicated and encouraged by the observation of practice, the pro-tenant interpretation of Article 791(3) of the Code of Civil Procedure presented by the Supreme Court in its resolution of 8 December 2017, III CZP 75/17, as well as by the amendment of the Act on the Protection of Tenants' Rights as of 21 April 2019 and by the draft amendments to the Act on the Protection of Tenants' Rights prepared by the Parliamentary Committee on Petitions.
The authors provide a linguistic, systemic and purposeful interpretation of the regulation making up Art. 791, 999, 1046 of the Code of Civil Procedure and Art. 14 and 35 of the Act on the Protection of Tenants' Rights. They make a critical analysis of the above-mentioned resolutions of the Supreme Court and analyse other statements of the judicature, including common courts, and doctrines arising on the basis of this problem. The results of the research carried out are de lege ferenda proposals, which are to encourage further reflection and discussion on the question about the need for change.
Landscape expropriation
Authors: Bąkowski Tomasz
Published: May 2020

The regulations of the so-called 2015 landscape act enabled municipal councils to pass
resolutions specifying the terms and conditions for locating small architecture objects,
bill-boards and advertising devices as well as fences, their dimensions, quality standards and
types of construction materials from which they can be made. One of the elements of the content
of such a resolution is to determine the terms and time of adjustment of the objects, fences
and advertising boards and devices existing on the day of its entry into force to the introduced
prohibitions, rules and conditions. This in turn gives the opportunity to eliminate from the legal
turnover the rights obtained in accordance with the then applicable law, resulting for example
from the decision on the building permit. Such a solution is in a way similar to the so-called
expropriation of a right that is acceptable in the current constitutional order. However, the
legal construction of the “landscape expropriation” coined for the purposes of this article raises
some fundamental reservations. Firstly, the consequences of the adopted resolutions are
in contradiction with the constitutional principle of non-retroactivity of law, of which derogation
is possible, but it must be justified by relevant reasons, such as protection of values
appreciated higher than the certainty of legal turnover or trust in public authorities. Secondly,
the abovementioned deprivation of rights acquired in accordance with the law in force occurs
without a fair compensation required by the Constitution of the Republic of Poland. Thirdly,
the mechanism of eliminating the norms derived from legal turnover, reconstructed from
the content of an administrative decision by subsequent higher-level norms, by which
in this case we mean the norms resulting from the analyzed resolutions, which are acts of local law,
is challenged by the doctrine of law, the more so that the derogation of these derived norms
has the characteristics of implied derogation.
The legal situation of real estate in the transformation process of companies of the Treasury to cultural institutions
Authors: Chałubińska - Jentkiewicz Katarzyna
Published: May 2020

Introduction into the legal system of provisions enabling the transformation into state-owned
cultural institutions of one-person State Treasury companies operating with the use of cultural
goods was dictated by reasons of protection of the public interest. The Act of 15 January 2015
on the transformation of sole-share State-owned companies operating with the use of cultural
goods into state-owned cultural institutions introduced a legal solution resulting from the need
to secure property components in the form of national treasures owned by one-person State
Treasury companies operating in the field of culture . The legislator decided that the optimal
solution ensuring the protection of cultural goods and facilitating the activities of these entities
in the field of culture will be the process of transforming single-person State Treasury companies
operating with the use of cultural goods into state cultural institutions, which ensures
universal succession, that is, the inclusion of all rights and obligations. These goods include also
material heritage, that is, for example, real estate. However, the issue of ownership transformations
in the case of real estate is often associated with the historical nature of the ownership
change process of a given property, which in turn leads to the need for a separate individual
analysis in each situation. In the article, I attempt to present this complex topic.
Legal conditions of setting the adjacent payment by communes
Authors: Woroniecki Paweł
Published: May 2020

The goal of the article is an estimation of legal provisions regulating the adjacent payment
from the view of protection of finanacial interests of entities paying this payment. The legal
ground for consideration are provisions included in the Property Economy Act of 21st August
1997 (consolidated text: Journal of Laws of 2018 item 2204 with later amendmets).
For realization of the article’s goal, several detailed issues have been separated. In the first order
the concept of the adjacent payment has been defined on the ground of the Property Economy
Act (see article 4 point 11 of the Property Economy Act) and the essence of this payment in
doctrinal approach has been presented. Afterwards issues connected with setting the amount
of the adjacent payment and property value have been presented. In the last order procedural
problems referring to fixing and paying the adjacent payment have been discussed. In summation,
conclusions which are the evaluation of the adopted solutions have been formulated. The
intruductory thesis telling, that legal construction of the adjacent payment contains mechanisms
protecting finanacial interests of entities obligated to paying it has been confirmed. In particular
solutions consist in establishing the maximum percentage rates for the adjacent payment (see
article 98a item 1 the second sentence, article 107 item 1 the first sentence, article 146 item
2 the first sentence and item 2a of the Property Economy Act) and allowing the possibility of
instalment remitting the adjacent payment (see article 147 item 1 and article 98a item 1 the
fourth sentence of the Property Economy Act) have been recognized as accurate because they
protect interests of entities obliged to remitting the adjacent payment. Moreover, one should
stress the possibility of settlement of the adjacent payment by transferring of right to specified
parcel of land (see article 98a item 4 and article 107 item 5 of the Property Economy Act).
This solutions also has to be recognized as rational.
Warsaw’s Real Estate Reprivatisation Commission on damages
and compensation
Authors: Dalkowska Anna
Published: May 2020

The construction of compensatory liability of the Capital City of Warsaw of absolute and
guarantee character for effects of faulty reprivatisation of Warsaw’s real estate constitutes a
specific legal form. It was introduced under Articles 33 and 34 of the Act about specific rules
for removing legal effects of reprivatisation decisions concerning the real estate in Warsaw
which were issued contrary to the law . The compensatory decision of the Warsaw’s Real Estate
Reprivatisation Commission settles the civil-law and pecuniary compensatory claim concerning
damage resulting from unlawful reprivatisation decisions.
Digitale Beschäftigtenratings in der tertiären Arbeitswelt
Authors: Staab Philipp , Geschke Sascha-Christopher
Published: May 2020

Digitale Ratings sind ein zentrales Element der Herstellung von Konsumentenvertrauen im kommerziellen Internet. Im Kontext des Aufstiegs von Instrumenten des algorithmischen Managements in der Arbeitswelt werden diese Technologieanwendungen zunehmend auch als betriebliche Evaluierungs- und Kontrollinstrumente in verschiedenen Dienstleistungsbereichen eingesetzt. Am Beispiel eines besonders umfassenden Rating-Systems beleuchtet der Beitrag die mit dieser Technologie verbundenen Effekte für Leistungsvermessung, Arbeitsqualität und betriebliche Ungleichheit. Die Autoren zeigen: Digitale Ratingsysteme können zur Leistungs- und Lohnkontrolle eingesetzt werden und bergen das Risiko, im betrieblichen Kontext neue Ungleichheiten zu erzeugen.
Arbeitsrecht
Authors: Krause Rüdiger
Published: May 2020

Die 4. Auflage dieses Lehrbuchs bringt das Werk durchgängig auf den Stand vom 1.5.2020, vereinzelt auch darüber hinaus. Das Buch führt in die spezifischen Fragen des Arbeitsrechts in einer von den lösungsbedürftigen sozialen Problemen als Regelungskontext ausgehenden Weise ein und verdeutlicht dabei vor allem die Vorstellungen, Prinzipien und Zusammenhänge, von denen sich der Gesetzgeber und die Rechtsprechung sowohl auf der nationalen als auch auf der europäischen Ebene leiten lassen. Zudem wird den Studierenden die praktische Bedeutung der einzelnen Bereiche des Arbeitsrechts in der Arbeitswelt und damit ihr „Sitz im Leben“ anschaulich vor Augen geführt. Die 4. Auflage geht noch einmal ausführlich auf den Mindestlohn (§ 11 Rn. 7), den neuen Beschäftigtendatenschutz (§ 12 Rn. 5), das nicht unerheblich veränderte Urlaubsrecht (§ 13 Rn. 2 ff.) sowie neuere Entwicklungen bei der Befristungskontrolle (§ 19 Rn. 6 und 10) ein. Zudem wird an verschiedenen Stellen bereits auf arbeitsrechtliche Folgefragen der aktuellen Corona-Pandemie eingegangen (§ 9 Rn. 27, § 11 Rn. 46 und § 12 Rn. 20).
Civil Society as Public Space and Democratic Participation
Authors: Dy Manuel B. ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: May 2020

This paper attempts to show how civil society has served as public space and democratic participation in a society, in particular in Philippine society. It consists of three parts. The first part tries to delineate what constitutes civil society. The second part discusses the antinomies of elite democracy and participatory democracy, of rights-oriented liberalism and communitarianism, of welfare state and free market, and how civil society answers these antinomies. The third part surveys the role of civil society as public space and democratic participation in Philippine society. The paper concludes with the challenges in the context of the new dictatorial regime of President Rodrigo Duterte.
A Companion to the History of the Book, 2nd edition. Simon Eliot and Jonathan Rose, eds.
Authors: Sherwood Jessie
Published: May 2020

When he declared, “the physical book really has had a 500-year run” in a 2009 interview, Jeff Bezos might well be forgiven for thinking that the book began with Gutenberg. Histories of the book have tended to give the impression that it emerged with movable type and existed largely, if not exclusively, in Mainz, New York, London, Paris, Venice, and environs. The first edition to A Companion to the History of the Book, first published in 2007, was a welcome, albeit modest, corrective to this narrow focus. While the bulk of its attention was on print in Western Europe and the United States, it incorporated chapters on manuscripts, books in Asia and Latin America, and the Hebraic and Islamic traditions, broadening the scope of book history both chronologically and geographically.
Peter Botticelli, Martha R. Mahard, and Michèle V. Cloonan. Libraries, Archives, and Museums Today: Insights from the Field.
Authors: Browning Greta Reisel
Published: May 2020

For more than a decade, libraries, archives, and museums (LAM) have been discussing digital access to collections and digital asset management. Coordinating successful interfaces for users, who also may be internal to an organization, requires multiple areas of expertise: vision from administrators; content and context from archivists, librarians, and curators; and technical skills from catalogers, specialists in digital curation, and web developers. Rarely can effective systems be developed by just one of these specialties. It takes collaboration, resources, and navigation of the “languages” of each separate, but related, discipline. Practitioners in these fields know that working together for such projects can be challenging, despite similar goals of preserving and providing access to historical materials. In Libraries, Archives, and Museums Today: Insights from the Field, authors Peter Botticelli, Martha R. Mahard, and Michèle V. Cloonan present 14 case studies that document the current issues, successes, and failures related to collaboration around technology at a number of diverse cultural institutions, as well as overall challenges in the digital age.
Mujeres estudiantes en Programación: entre la reproducción y las nuevas construcciones de género. El caso de la formación en el nivel medio técnico en la Ciudad de Buenos Aires
Authors: Jacinto Claudia , Millenaar Verónica , Roberti Eugenia , Burgos Alejandro , Sosa Mariana
Published: May 2020

El artículo busca contribuir a los debates sobre la (des)igualdad de género desde las voces de los estudiantes de nivel medio técnico. Con esta finalidad, analiza la persistencia (o no) de estereotipos de género y las tensiones vinculadas a ellos, focalizándose en las siguientes dimensiones: a) pertinencia de la educación técnica para varones y mujeres; b) razones de elección de la especialidad atribuidas a unos y otras; c) tratos diferenciados de parte de docentes y compañeros; d) división sexual del trabajo y e) expectativas a futuro. La estrategia metodológica adoptada fue triangulación de datos cuantitativos y cualitativos, recogidos en base a en una muestra de tres escuelas técnico-profesionales estratégicamente elegidas.
La profusa bibliografía sobre el tema señala la persistencia de las desigualdades de género en la educación y el empleo. Sin embargo, estos procesos no son inmutables, como lo muestra la amplia instalación de agendas de género en las sociedades occidentales durante las últimas décadas. Inmutabilidad y transformaciones coexisten y se retroalimentan. Para develar las formas en que se reproducen y se resisten los sesgos de género, en el marco de una sociedad sensibilizada con cuestiones de género, se ha investigado acerca de la especialidad de Programación en la Ciudad de Buenos Aires (Argentina).
Desigualdades de género y formación profesional: elecciones, abandono y expectativas.
Authors: Vidal Lagé Laia , Merino Rafael
Published: May 2020

Este artículo tiene como objectivo analizar las desigualdades de género en relación a las motivaciones escolares a la hora de escoger un ciclo formativo de grado medio. En relación, también se hace referencia al fenómeno del abandono femenino y las expectativas de para después de la formación profesional. Se parte del marco teórico de los efectos secundarios de Boudon y de la perspectiva de género en la segregación laboral y educativa. A través del análisis del discurso de 12 jóvenes entrevistados se ha podido comprobar la persistencia de las desigualdades de género en la formación profesional. Aun así, hay casos en los que el beneficio esperado puede superar las barreras sociales establecidas.
A Forgotten Letter to Mrs Thrale
Authors: Savoia Francesca
Published: May 2020

This article annotates and publishes a previously overlooked letter in the Thrale-Piozzi collection of the John Rylands Library. The letter dates from the summer of 1774, and was addressed to Mrs Hester Thrale by Giuseppe Baretti, a member of Samuel Johnson’s circle, who had been teaching Italian to the Thrale eldest daughter for almost a year. The discovery of this forgotten document has offered an opportunity to reconsider the relationship that this Italian intellectual entertained with the Thrale family. The reassessment of the role Baretti played in their household, in the course of his three-year tutorage, is conducted also in light of a reappraisal of the Easy Phraseology, a collection of Italian-English dialogues created for and with his pupil, and therefore affording important insights into the writer’s domestic and educational experience at Streatham Park.
Cutting and Pasting the Popular Press
Authors: Kinsley ZoË
Published: May 2020

This article offers a survey of the recently discovered scrapbooks collated over a number of decades by the Yorkshirewoman Dorothy Richardson (1748–1819). The large set of thirty-five volumes presents an important collection of press cuttings relating to the history and consequences of the French Revolution, and also contains ‘historical and miscellaneous’ material of a more eclectic nature. I argue that the texts significantly improve our understanding of Dorothy Richardson’s position as a reader, writer and researcher working in the North of England at the turn of the nineteenth century. Furthermore, her set of albums raises important questions about the relationship between commonplacing and scrapbooking practices, and the capacity of such textual curatorship to function as a form of both political engagement and autobiographical expression.
Uncovering the species diversity of subterranean rodents at the end of the World: three new species of Patagonian tuco-tucos (Rodentia, Hystricomorpha,Ctenomys)
Authors: Teta Pablo , D’Elía Guillermo
Published: May 2020

CtenomysBlainville 1826 is one of the most diverse genera of South American caviomorph rodents. Currently, six species of this genus are reported from Patagonia, south of 42°S. In this contribution, we assessed the taxonomic status of several populations from eastern and central Chubut province, northern Patagonia. Based on phylogenetic analyses of DNA sequences, morphology assessment (qualitative and quantitative), and previously published karyological data, we describe three new species of this genus, one formed by two subspecies, endemic to northern Patagonia. In addition, we includeC. coyhaiquensisKelt and Gallardo 1994 into the synonymy ofC. sericeusJ.A. Allen 1903. Finally, we discussed the need for additional integrative approaches, including field collection of specimens, to better understand the diversity of this highly speciose rodent genus.
Effect of Auricular Acupressure on Sleep and Pruritus in Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis
Authors: Bang Yun Yi , Park Hyojung
Published: May 2020

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of auricular acupressure on sleep quality and pruritus in patients undergoing hemodialysis and to propose an effective and evidence-based nursing intervention.Methods: This was a single-blind, nonequivalent, group comparison study with 42 participants. The experimental period was a total of 8 weeks, and five different acupressure sites were applied in each group. Dependent variables were measured before the intervention, at the 4th week of the intervention, and at the 8th week of the intervention.Results: There were significant differences in the Pittsburgh sleep quality index, total sleep time, sleep efficiency, sleep onset latency, light sleep, deep sleep, number of awakenings, serum melatonin levels, subjective pruritus and skin hydration. No significant difference was found in skin pH between the two groups. Conclusion: Auricular acupressure was found to be an effective nursing intervention to improve sleep quality and to reduce pruritus in patients undergoing hemodialysis.
Structural Investigation and Antibacterial Activity of Cu(II), Co(II), Ni(II) and Zn(II) Complexes of a Schiff Base Derived from Salicylaldehyde and Thiosemicarbazide
Authors: Paul Tuly , Hossen Md. Faruk , Zahan Md. Kudrat-E- , Haque Md. Masuqul , Zamir Rausan , Asraf Md. Ali
Published: May 2020

The metal (II) complexes, Na2[ML2] [M = Cu, Co, Ni, and Zn], of salicylaldehyde thiosemicarbazone (L) containing a trifunctional ONS-donor system have been synthesized and characterized on the basis of physicochemical data by elemental analysis, magnetic moment, molar conductance, and spectroscopic (electronic, IR and ESI-MS). The ligand functions as ONS tridentates producing octahedral complexes. All compounds showed significant antibacterial activity in different ranges against gram positive (Bacillus subtillus) and gram negative (Escherichia coli) bacteria.
Improving Maize Productivity under Rain-Fed Conditions through the Combined Use of Inorganic and Organic Fertilizer in Malawi
Authors: Phiri Austin T. , Malola Kate , Mwafulirwa Samuel , Simwaka Pacsu
Published: May 2020

Integrated soil fertility management was promoted on-farm during the 2018/2019 cropping season in Thyolo, Phalombe, Mulanje and Zomba districts of southern Malawi, in purposively selected extension planning areas (EPAs). Sixty farmers, fifteen from each district were involved. Trials were established in farmers’ fields with smallholder farms as replicates and extension EPAs as blocks. The following were the treatments; Maize + 92 kg N ha-1 + 46 kg of P ha-1; Maize + 3 tons of compost manure ha-1; and Maize + 46 kg N ha-1 + 23 kg P ha-1 + 1.5 tons of compost manure. Grain yield data were collected at harvest. The data were analyzed in Genstat Discovery Edition 4 and were subjected to ANOVA at 95% level of confidence. Means were separated by the least significant difference (LSD0.05). No significant differences (>0.05) in Maize grain yields were observed between the treatment with Maize + 46 kg N ha-1 + 23 kg P ha-1 + 1.5 tons of compost manure and the treatment with Maize + 92 kg N ha-1 + 46 kg of P ha-1 in all the districts. Maize grain yields were significantly lower in plots treated with the full rate of manure (3 tons of compost manure ha-1) in Thyolo, Mulanje and Zomba district. Higher maize grain yields were registered in Phalombe (3,867-4,838 kg ha-1), followed by Thyolo (1,764-2,374 kg ha-1) and Zomba (740-1,120 kg ha-1). The trials confirmed that applying a combination of organic and inorganic fertilizer to maize, increase grain yields.
Checklist of the Flora of Tutti Island, Khartoum Province, Sudan
Authors: Hamad Mubarak Siddig , Ali Fatima Salaheldin Mohammed , Mohammed Safia Abdullahi Abdulmageed , Kordofani Maha Ahmed
Published: May 2020

The current study was aimed to inventory and document the flora of Tutti Island (the study area) During a field survey conducted between August 2016 to December 2018. A total of 155 species belong to 120 genera and 41 families were inventoried. A number of 135 species were Dicotyledonous belong to 115 genera and 37 families. However, 20 species were monocotyledonous belong to 17 genera and 4 families. The most representative families were Fabaceace (23 species), Poaceae (14 species), Amaranthaceae (13 species), Asteraceae (10 species), Malvaceae (9 species) and Euphorbiaceae (8 species) respectively. Herbs comprise the predominant type of growth habit (52.34%) followed by shrubs (30.87%), vines (10.06%) and trees (6.71%) respectively. Botanical names of species and families were updated.

The study resulted in a number of species not previously recorded in the flora of the study area. The inventory led to a new generic record to the flora of Sudan; that is Macroptilium lathyroides (L.) Urb. Despite flora of the study area is rich, the study noticed that, there are some negative impact factors can affect this richness over time, these factors represented in human activities including overgrazing, agriculture and population expansion that beside to the annual flood.
The Effects of Enrichment Nutrients on the Growth of Indigenous Bacteria Species in Spent Lubricating Oil Contaminated Water
Authors: Laurelta Tudararo-Aherobo
Published: May 2020

Aim: This study was conducted to compare the effects of enrichment nutrients, NPK (Nitrogen, Posphorus, Potassium) and organic wastes on the growth of indigenous bacterial species in spent lubricating oil contaminated water. Six bacterial species which were isolated from spent lubricating oil impacted soils (Pseudomonas sp., Bacillus sp., Actinomyces sp., Acinetobacter sp., Enterobacter sp., and Micrococcus sp.,) and showed profuse utilization of spent lubricating oil on screening, were used for this study.

Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted in the laboratory of the Department of Environmental Management and Toxicology, Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun, between 2018 and 2019.

Methodology: The study and was conducted using Mineral Salts Medium broth, spent lubricating oil substrate and NPK (20:10:10), Chicken droppings and Cow dung as nutrient sources (biostimulants). The effect of the biostimulants on the growth of the bacterial isolates was assessed weekly for 14 days by measuring the turbidity, bacterial counts and pH.

Results: Pseudomonas sp. recorded the highest count of 1.16E+19 CFU/ml, 2.53E+17 CFU/ml and 1.74E+14 CFU/ml for biostimulation with NPK, Chicken droppings and Cow dungs respectively. The treatment with NPK enhanced the bacterial isolates most, of the three treatments used at the end of the test period. The pH values obtained for the test cultures at the end of the study, ranged from 6.52±0.02 for Enterobacter sp. in Cow dung treated cultures to7.85±0.03 for Pseudomonas sp.in NPK treated cultures. The values were within the optimum biodegradation range of 6.50 -8.50. There was significant difference between the bacterial counts obtained with the cultures treated with NPK and Chicken droppings (P=0.006), between NPK and cow dungs (P = 0.031) and between NPK and the control (P = 0.033). The study affirms the benefits of using organic wastes in the bioremediation process of hydrocarbon contaminated sites; it enhances the nutrients required by the bacteria for the remediation process and it’s a waste management strategy for disposing these organic wastes at very minimal costs and in an ecofriendly manner.