bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Incentives in Contests with Heterogeneous Solvers
Authors: Körpeoğlu Ersin , Cho Soo-Haeng
Published: May 2017

In a contest in which solvers with heterogeneous expertise exert effort to develop solutions, a recent paper [Terwiesch C, Xu Y (2008) Innovation contests, open innovation, and multiagent problem solving. Management Sci. 54(9):1529–1543] argues that as more solvers enter the contest, every solver will reduce effort due to a lower probability of winning the contest. This paper corrects mistakes in this theory, and shows that there exist high-expertise solvers who may raise their effort in response to increased competition. This is because more entrants raise the expected best performance among other solvers, creating positive incentives for solvers to exert higher effort to win the contest. Because of this positive effect, we find that a free-entry open contest is more likely to be optimal to a contest organizer than what Terwiesch and Xu (2008) and other prior literature asserted.

The e-companion is available at https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2017.2738 .

This paper was accepted by Gad Allon, operations management.
Tests, scans and investigations, 10. Hydrogen breath test
Authors: Peate Ian
Published: May 2017

There are several procedures that are undertaken in order to help make a diagnosis or to assess a patient's response to treatment, or their disease progression. Hydrogen breath testing is one of these procedures. This test is used widely; it is a non-invasive way to assist with the diagnosis of a number of conditions. The test investigates the pathophysiology of functional gastrointestinal disorders.

This article provides the reader with an overview of the hydrogen breath, with a focus on the procedure and a discussion of the role and function the healthcare assistant and the assistant practitioner (HCA and AP) play in relation to this procedure.
Delivering real change in infection prevention
Authors: Hines John
Published: May 2017

Jeremy Hunt's new policies on infection control are welcome, but we need to get the details right and deliver real change argues John Hines, Research and Development Director, Deb Group
Mitigating perceptual error with ‘look, listen, feel’
Authors: Hamilton Duncan
Published: May 2017

Duncan Hamilton, Second Year Student, Adult Nursing, University of Surrey, shares how he came to reconsider the arguments for a hands-on approach to taking a pulse
Long-term urethral catheterisation: guidelines for community nurses
Authors: Simpson Paula
Published: May 2017

An estimated 3% of people living in the community and 12% of those living in residential care use long-term urethral catheterisation for the management of urine drainage. This article provides an overview of safe practice for catheterisation in the community setting, highlighting the need for competent and safe patient assessments. It also aims to provide a rationale for product choices.
Carers and manual handling: Survey results
Authors: James Carole L , Rusli Norsyamimi , Broady Timothy R
Published: May 2017

Background:

There is limited literature specific to manual handling practices among informal carers, with most literature relating to nurses and paid carers. This study aimed to identify the current experiences and practices of informal carers in relation to manual handling and their perceived manual handling needs for this role.

Methods:

A quantitative cross-sectional study design utilising an online questionnaire was used to survey informal carers who were members of Carers NSW—an organisation for carers in New South Wales, Australia. Seventy-five returned surveys were eligible for inclusion. The data was analysed with descriptive statistics using JMP software (version 10.0.0).

Findings:

Respondents were predominantly female (74.7%), over 45 years of age (81.1%) and were on a pension (35.8%). Respondents carried out a variety of caring tasks; however, they used limited equipment and received active/interactive training (workshop and training from health professionals) more than passive training (written materials in brochures, books, websites and posters).

Conclusions:

The study provides information on the manual handling experiences and practices of informal carers. The information can be used by health professionals to develop specific education programmes or appropriate manual handling literature to assist informal carers with this role.
Case management for return to work for individuals living with cancer: A systematic review
Authors: McQueen Jean , McFeely Gerry
Published: May 2017

Background:

Work integration and job retention can be difficult for individuals living with cancer. Individuals with cancer report that work integration is an important factor to them in their recovery, not least for reasons associated with financial security, but also as a marker related to normality. Some individuals returning to work require specific assistance from health professionals, their employers and employer agents, such as occupational health, to achieve a successful return. The matter of vocational support for individuals living with cancer, however, represents a significant social and economic issue as cancer survival rates increase. Often individuals with cancer, without appropriate support, face the stark possibility of job loss.

Objective:

To determine whether a vocational case management approach impacts on return to work for an individual living with cancer. Specific questions addressed: does an individualised case management approach reduce the length of absence from work following a cancer diagnosis? Does case management impact on sustained employment following a cancer diagnosis?

Methods:

Electronic databases were searched up to June 2015. A total of 187 articles were screened, of which three met the inclusion criteria.

Conclusions:

Two randomised controlled trials and one case controlled trial were appraised. There was some heterogeneity which made comparison between studies difficult. Overall, the sample sizes were small and there was no clear evidence of effectiveness.
Closing the gender gap
Authors: Sherwood Caroline
Published: May 2017

What should we be doing about the achievement gap between girls and boys? School leader Caroline Sherwood discusses the impact that gender stereotyping can have and the challenges faced by schools and teachers
Bizi-ziklo analisiaren irismenaren optimizazioa eraikinen birgaitze energetikoen ingurumen- eta ekonomia-analisietan
Authors: Oregi Xabat , Otaño Maitane , Hernandez Patxi , Hernandez Rufino
Published: May 2017

Eraikuntza-sektorerako bizi-ziklo analisiaren metodologia estandarizatu arren, ikertzaileek sistemaren irismenaren inguruan sinplifikazio batzuk aplikatzeko joera dute bizi-zikloaren fase batzuk alde batera utziz. Birgaitze energetikoetan, erabilera-etapan jartzen da arreta bereziki, energiaren erabilera murriztea baita birgaitze horien helburu nagusia. Artikulu honek etxebizitzen birgaitze energetikoko proiektuetan, ingurumen- eta ekonomia-inpaktu orokorrarekin alderatuta, bizi-zikloko etapa bakoitzaren garrantzia ebaluatzen du. Azterketa kasuko birgaitze-estrategien analisiaren emaitzen arabera, garraio- eta deuseztatze-etapek garrantzi txikia dutela ikusten da. Eraikuntza-prozesuaren etapak ere garrantzi txikia du ingurumen-azterketan. Ekoizpen-, mantentze- eta ordezkatze-etapek, oro har, garrantzi handiagoa dute, batez ere, ebaluazio ekonomikorako. Sentsibilitate-analisi zabal batek bizi-zikloaren mugak sinplifikatzeak dakartzan zailtasunak erakusten ditu, azterketa hauek klima, eraikinaren tipologia, edo aurreikusitako erabilera-bizitza bezalako aldagaiekin duten lotura zuzena azalduz.
Una sociedad tradicional para jóvenes modernas. Juventud rural y asociacionismo femenino en la España democrática
Authors: Ortega López Teresa María
Published: May 2017

A pesar de los avances jurídicos conseguidos tras la instauración de la democracia en España, la discriminación por razones de género, la falta de oportunidades para la formación, el desempleo o la dificultad para conciliar la vida familiar y laboral continuaron afectando al colectivo de las mujeres trabajadoras. Los mencionados agravios se vieron intensificados en el medio rural. Con la llegada de la democracia, los modelos de relación tradicional que habían prevalecido en la sociedad rural, en los que el papel de la mujer había sido secundario y pasivo, se vieron crecientemente enfrentados a un mundo marcado por pautas de modernidad urbana, dando paso, a partir de los años setenta, al afloramiento de un escenario potencialmente conflictivo. Fue entonces cuando las mujeres, especialmente las más jóvenes, emergieron haciendo gala de un protagonismo que históricamente se les había negado.
RIQUEZA DE AVES EN EL PARQUE ECOLÓGICO MUNICIPAL JOSÉ GAZZANO (PARANÁ, ENTRE RÍOS, ARGENTINA)
Authors: Sovrano Lorena Vanesa
Published: May 2017

Los parques o plazas son los espacios verdes más comunes en las ciudades, resultando atractivo para aquellas especies que pueden desplazarse y dispersarse con facilidad, como las aves. El objetivo de este trabajo fue conocer la riqueza de aves del Parque Ecológico Municipal “José Gazzano” (Paraná, Entre Ríos), destacado a las especies autóctonas y a relación de este ambiente con los gremios presentes. Se observaron 46 especies, pertenecientes a 14 órdenes, 27 familias y 42 géneros. El orden Passeriformes fue el  más representado, mientras que las familias con mayor número de especies fueron Ardeidae, Tyrannidae y Columbidae. En cuanto a los gremios, según el principal alimento dominaron los carnívoros (14) y los omnívoros (13), seguidos por insectívoros (10), granívoros (8), herbívoros- nectarívoros (2). Según el sitio donde hallan el alimento, se encuentra principalmente especies terrícolas (18), arborícolas (11) y acuáticas (11) y en menor medida especies aéreas (6) y según el tamaño, predominan el mediano y grande.
Contributions of pregnancy school program, opinions of women on the education and their post-education experiences
Gebelerin, gebe okulu programı hakkındaki görüşleri ve eğitim sonrası deneyimleri
Authors: Gönenç İlknur Münevver , Çakırer Çalbayram Nazan
Published: May 2017

The purpose of finding out the opinions of pregnancy on the education given in their antenatal periods, their post-education experiences and contributions. This research was conducted retrospectively. The study was completed with 40 pregnant women who took part in the pregnancy school program and  met the study criteria. The research data were collected using a data collection form developed by the investigators. 95% of the women stated that the education that they received was helpful during their pregnancy and 72.5% stated in the process of delivery and all of them stated during their postpartum periods. 52.5% of the woman stated that they lived labour fear and all of them explained they defeated fear using education given by pregnancy school program. 70% woman found the education satisfactory, the others proposed that some topics should be detailed especially coping accidents during pregnancy and also wished husbands should participate this education. We found in the research that the pregnancy school program had contributions during pregnancy and delivery and in the postpartum period and we think that it has an important role in solving the obstetric problems.  Pregnancy school program will increase the women’s adaptation to pregnancy and decrease the workload of healthcare professionals. ÖzetAraştırma, gebelerin antenatal dönemde verilen eğitim hakkındaki görüşlerini, eğitim sonrası deneyimlerini ve katkılarını belirlemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Retrospektif olarak yürütülen araştırma gebe okulu programına katılan ve çalışma kriterlerine uyan 40 gebe ile tamamlanmıştır. Araştırmanın verileri araştırmacılar tarafından geliştirilen veri toplama formu ile toplanmıştır. Kadınların %95’i gebe okulunda aldıkları eğitimin gebelik döneminde, %72.5’i ise doğum sürecinde fayda sağladığını ifade etmiştir. Kadınların %52.5’i gebeliğinde doğum korkusu yaşadığını, korku yaşadığını ifade edenlerin tamamına yakını ise gebe okulundan aldığı bilgilerle bu korkuları ile baş edebildiğini belirtmiştir.  Kadınların %70’i eğitimi yeterli bulurken, diğerleri ise bazı konuların daha detaylı verilmesini, gebelikte görülen kazalar ve baş etme konusunun programa eklemesini, eşlerinde bu eğitime katılmalarını önermişlerdir. Araştırmada gebe okulu programının; gebelik, doğum ve doğum sonrası dönemde önemli katkıları olduğu belirlenmiş olup obstetrik problemlerin çözümünde önemli bir yere sahip olduğu düşünülmektedir. Gebe okulu programı kadınların gebeliğe adaptasyonunu arttıracak ve sağlık bakım profesyonellerinin iş yükünü azaltacaktır.
The Business Case for Sustainability Reporting: Evidence from Stock Market Reactions
Authors: Du Shuili , Yu Kun , Bhattacharya C.B. , Sen Sankar
Published: May 2017

Public policy makers seek to enhance disclosure of firms’ sustainability performance, yet firms debate about whether, or to what extent, they should engage in sustainability reporting. This article seeks to advance current understanding about the business returns to sustainability reporting by examining the short- and long-term investor reactions. Through an event study, this research documents significant short-term stock market reaction to the release of sustainability reports. In particular, abnormal stock returns around the release of such reports are positively related to firm sustainability performance, and this positive link is smaller for firms in a strong information environment. The results show that over the long term, relative to nonreporting firms, firms that release sustainability reports enjoy higher value relevance of sustainability performance. These findings suggest that sustainability reports enhance information transparency and allow investors to incorporate sustainability information in stock valuation. This study provides strong evidence for the business case of sustainability reporting, and offers important implications for public policy makers in terms of devising policies and regulations to promote sustainability reporting.
Equivalence Theory and Legal Translation
Authors: Xuan Ji , Xiaobo Dong
Published: May 2017

One of the difficulties in legal English translation lies in how translators understand and convey legal terminology. For one thing, it requires functional equivalence in language; for another, legal functional equivalence is also needed. According to the Equivalence Theory of Sarcevic, and considering the different levels of language and legal functional equivalence in the corresponding words from the source language to the target language, the following measures can be taken in legal terminology translation: using the exact words when concepts are equivalent; using functionally equivalent words when concepts are nearly or partly equivalent; using paraphrase, neutral, borrowed, or neologisms when concepts are totally different.
Holy Shit: Taboo Speech Acts as Self-Consumption
Authors: Rossolatos George
Published: May 2017

This paper addresses the scarcely scrutinized topic in the consumer culture literature regarding how a social actor consumes himself through speech acts. More specifically, by introducing a new type of speech act, viz. the taboo speech act, and by effectively differentiating it from expletives, slang, and swearing words and expressions, I outline how subjectivity appropriates and individuates its systemic underpinning asotheror linguistic system (Saussure) and wall of language (Lacan) in linguistic acts of transgression. Taboo speech acts do not merely express emotions, such as anger and frustration. They also seek to contain a linguistic system as an ideational totality of acts of parole in aprimus affectivusthat is incumbent on the inverse sublimation of epithets and cultural symbols standing synecdochically in apars pro totorelationship for the limits of what is culturally/linguistically sanctioned. The subject consumes/annihilates and institutes itself at the same time in taboo speech acts whose mission may not be fully accounted for through conversational pragmatics, insofar as they perform at a more foundational level a social ontological function. The offered analysis aims at contributing to the extant literature in consumer cultural theory, applied linguistics, and social theory.
Strongly monotypic polytopes in ℝ3
Authors: Borowska D. , Grzybowski J.
Published: May 2017

McMullen et al. [
On the relationships between the graphs of multifunctions and some forms of continuity
Authors: Przemski Marian
Published: May 2017

In this paper we continue the study of the concept of graph continuity. We extend to multifunctions some results on the relationships between the graphs of functions. In addition, we introduce some generalized forms of continuity for multifunctions.
Indecomposable weak multiplication modules over Dedekind domains
Authors: Atani Shahabaddin Ebrahimi
Published: May 2017

Let
On quasi convex functions and Hadamardʼs inequality
Authors: Tseng K.-L. , Yang G.-S. , Dragomir S. S.
Published: May 2017

In this paper we establish some inequalities of Hadamardʼs type involving Godunova-Levin functions, P-functions, quasi-convex functions, J-quasi-convex functions, Wright-convex functions and Wright-quasi-convex functions.
On the Torricellian point in inner product spaces
Authors: Dragomir S. S. , Comănescu D.
Published: May 2017

The concept of Torricellian point related to a set of
Equational bases for k-normal identities
Authors: Penner P. , Wismath S. L.
Published: May 2017

The depth of a term may be used as a measurement of complexity of identities. For any natural number
Complete lift of Fa(K, 1) Structure in the tangent bundle
Authors: Upreti Jaya
Published: May 2017

Prasad and Gupta have obtained the integrability conditions of a-structure. In the present paper I have studied the complete lift of - structure in the tangent bundle.
Some results on common fixed points for weakly compatible mappings satisfying Altman integral type Contraction
Authors: Pathak H. K. , Rodríguez-López Rosana
Published: May 2017

In this paper, a common fixed point theorem for two pairs of weakly compatible mappings satisfying Altman integral type contraction in a metric space is proved. Our result extends and improves several known results.
On ε-continuity and ε-minimality of multifunctions of two variables
Authors: Strońska Ewa
Published: May 2017

In this article we formulate and prove some sufficient conditions for the
g-chordal curves
Authors: Cieślak Waldemar , Wołowik Józef
Published: May 2017

In this paper we introduce a notion of g-chordal curves which are a natural generalization of equichordal, equireciprocal and equipower curves. A Crofton-type integral formula and estimations of the area and the length of
Approximation of market valuations on the set of risk measures
Authors: Tkaliński Tomasz
Published: May 2017

In this work we introduce the problem of choice of a risk measure providing best approximation of risk estimates derived from market valuations. We begin with a brief overview of connections between pricing and risk measurement issues which reveal importance of the problem we consider and lead to the mathematical formulation. In the main result under fairly general assumptions we establish the existence of the solution. In the second part we define a problem of finding a risk measure optimal with respect to the capital requirements. We impose additional assumptions, all of which have strong practical justification and in this particular setting we show that a solution exists and is a spectral measure of risk. As an example of application we show that there is some optimal spectral measure of risk for speculative position created in a market model with CIR short rate dynamics.
On Ψ-instability of non-linear matrix Lyapunov systems
Authors: Murty M. S. N. , Kumar G. S. , Lakshmi P. N. , Anjaneyulu D.
Published: May 2017

We prove necessary and sufficient conditions for Ψ-instability of trivial solutions of linear matrix Lyapunov systems and also sufficient conditions for Ψ-instability of trivial solutions of non-linear matrix Lyapunov systems.
Growth and approximation properties of generalized axisymmetric potentials
Authors: Kumar D. , Arora K. N.
Published: May 2017

Using a function theoretic approach, the paper deals with uniform approximation of generalized axisymmetric potentials (GASP’s) by GASP polynomials. The characterizations of order and type of entire GASP in terms of their polynomial approximation errors have been obtained.
The second jump of milnor numbers
Authors: Walewska Justyna
Published: May 2017

Let
The connectedness of arithmetic progressions in Furstenberg’s, Golomb’s, and Kirch’s topologies
Authors: Szczuka Paulina
Published: May 2017

In this paper we examine the connectedness of arithmetic progressions in the following topologies: Furstenberg’s topology on the set of integers, Golomb’s topology
Generalizations of Lagrange and Cauchy Mean-Value Theorems
Authors: Matkowski Janusz
Published: May 2017

Some generalizations of the Lagrange Mean-Value Theorem and Cauchy Mean-Value Theorem are proved and the extensions of the corresponding classes of means are presented.
Approximation by truncated Favard–Szász–Mirakjan operator of max-product kind
Authors: Bede Barnabás , Coroianu Lucian , Gal Sorin G.
Published: May 2017

Starting from the study of the Shepard nonlinear operator of max-prod type made by Bede et al. in 2006 and 2008, in the book of Gal in 2008 (Open Problem 5.5.4, pp. 324–326) the Favard–Szász–Mirakjan max-prod type operator is introduced and the question of the approximation order by this operator is raised. In the paper of Bede and Gal in 2010, an answer is given by obtaining a pointwise upper estimate of the approximation error of the form

C

ω
1

(
f
;

x

/

n

)

$C\omega _1 (f;\sqrt x /\sqrt n )$

, with C > 0 unexplicit absolute constant. The aim of this note is to obtain the order of uniform approximation

C

ω
1

(
f
;
1
/

n

)

$C\omega _1 (f;1/\sqrt n )$

(with C = 6) by another operator, much simpler and called truncated Favard–Szász–Mirakjan operator of max-product kind and to prove by a counterexample that in some sense, in general this type of order of approximation with respect to ω
1(f; ·) cannot be improved. In addition, for some subclasses of functions including, for example, the nondecreasing concave functions, the essentially better order ω
1(f; 1/n) is obtained. Finally, some shape preserving properties are proved.
Transitive modes
Authors: Nazari E. , Movsisyan Yu. M.
Published: May 2017

In this paper the connection between the right (left) invertible medial algebras and the right (left) group of binary operations is studied. As a consequence, we prove the structure results for transitive modes.
Modes, modals, and barycentric algebras: a brief survey and an additivity theorem
Authors: Smith Jonathan D. H.
Published: May 2017

Modes are idempotent and entropic algebras. Modals are both join semilattices and modes, where the mode structure distributes over the join. Barycentric algebras are equipped with binary operations from the open unit interval, satisfying idempotence, skew-commutativity, and skew-associativity. The article aims to give a brief survey of these structures and some of their applications. Special attention is devoted to hierarchical statistical mechanics and the modeling of complex systems. An additivity theorem for the entropy of independent combinations of systems is proved.
Hyper-pseudoformulas and M-solid ordered pseudovarieties
Authors: Denecke K. , Phusanga D.
Published: May 2017

In 2009 K. Denecke and J. Koppitz proved that for a monoid ℳ of hypersubstitutions
On the closedness, the self-adjointness and the normality of the product of two unbounded operators
Authors: Mortad Mohammed Hichem
Published: May 2017

Let A and B be two unbounded densely defined operators on a Hilbert space ℋ. The purpose of this work is to give simple conditions that make the product AB closed, self-adjoint and normal provided the two operators are so.
On integrability of quadratic harnesses
Authors: Bryc Włodek
Published: May 2017

We investigate integrability properties of processes with linear regressions and quadratic conditional variances. We establish the right order of dependence of which moments are finite on the parameter στ defined below, raising the question of determining the optimal constant.
The variety of all commutative BCK-algebras is generated by its finite members as a quasivariety
Authors: Pałasiński Marek
Published: May 2017

We prove the result announced by the title as well as some of its consequences.
Some classes of almost convergent paranormed sequence spaces defined by Orlicz functions
Authors: Işik Mahmut
Published: May 2017

In this paper we define ℓ∞(M, p, ϕ, q, s), c(M, p, ϕ, q, s) and c
0(M, p, ϕ, q, s), the sequence spaces on a seminormed complex linear space, using an Orlicz function. We give various properties and some inclusion relations on this space.
Lie tensor product manifolds
Authors: Sato Hajime , Yamaguchi Keizo
Published: May 2017

We study the geometric structures of parabolic geometries. A parabolic geometry is defined by a parabolic subgroup of a simple Lie group corresponding to a subset of the positive simple roots. We say that a parabolic geometry is fundamental if it is defined by a subset corresponding to a single simple root. In this paper we will be mainly concerned with such fundamental parabolic geometries.

Fundamental geometries for the Lie algebra of
Unification of almost regular, almost normal and mildly normal topological spaces
Authors: Roy Bishwambhar
Published: May 2017

In this paper, a new kind of sets called regular
The Darboux property for polynomials in Golomb’s and Kirch’s topologies
Authors: Szczuka Paulina
Published: May 2017

In this paper, we present conditions which are equivalent to the Darboux property for non-constant polynomials in Golomb’s and Kirch’s topologies on the set of positive integers.
Laplace transforms of the logarithmic functions and their applications
Authors: Pathan M. A. , Daman O. A.
Published: May 2017

This paper deals with theorems and formulas using the technique of Laplace and Steiltjes transforms expressed in terms of interesting alternative logarithmic and related integral representations. The advantage of the proposed technique is illustrated by logarithms of integrals of importance in certain physical and statistical problems.
Long-term preservation of α-amylase activity in highly concentrated aqueous solutions of imidazolium ionic liquid
Authors: Tonova Konstantza
Published: May 2017

The activity of the α-amylase enzyme incubated in aqueous solutions with a high concentration (80.2% w/v) of imidazolium ionic liquid, [C4C1im]Br, has been studied. Contrary to the complete deactivation hitherto reported in the literature, a way is found to preserve the enzyme, by adding the appropriate salt, so that the activity is saved for a long grace period. Different salts are studied and the concentration is optimized in view of the enzyme hydration. Due to the limited amount of free water available to the enzyme at higher salt concentrations, the activity decreases. The best results are obtained by adding potassium acetate, 0.200 mol dm−3. Some 90% of the activity is saved in a 2-week incubation, and a half activity remains in a month. Precipitates are observed in the samples of the solution without salt. No precipitation is noticed when acetate is present. Regardless of the fluorescence quenching, the activity is saved. The effect of the acetate on the α-amylase preservation is probably related to the ability of the acetate anion to interact with the imidazolium cation thus shielding the enzyme from being salted out and precipitated. Compared with potassium bromide, which does not interact with [C4C1im]Br, precipitation and fast inactivation are observed.
Complete Controllability of Fractional Impulsive Multivalued Stochastic Partial Integrodifferential Equations with State-Dependent Delay
Authors: Yan Zuomao , Lu Fangxia
Published: May 2017

In this article, we consider a class of fractional impulsive multivalued stochastic partial integrodifferential equations with state-dependent delay in a real separable Hilbert space. Sufficient conditions for the complete controllability of impulsive fractional stochastic evolution systems are established by means of the fixed-point theorem for discontinuous multivalued operators due to Dhage and properties of the

α

$\alpha$

-resolvent operator combined with approximation techniques. Two examples are also given to illustrate the obtained theorem.
Lernerbeobachtungen zur Nutzung von Feedback bei einem videogestützten Online-Sprachkurs für Deutsch als Fremdsprache
Authors: Bayerlein Oliver
Published: May 2017

In dem Aufsatz wird eine Untersuchung referiert, die im Rahmen eines Online-Sprachkurses für Deutsch als Fremdsprache das Ziel hatte, das Verhalten von Lernern in Bezug zu einem von dem Programm ausgegebenen Feedback zu untersuchen. Ausgehend von der in der Literatur bereits geäußerten Vermutung, dass nicht immer ein elaboriertes Feedback auch ein gutes Feedback sein muss, wurden die Lernwege von japanischen Studenten und Studentinnen aufgezeichnet und ausgewertet.

Der Autor stellt zunächst die möglichen Arten von Feedback vor, um danach die Lernwirksamkeit von Feedback zu diskutieren. Dabei vergleicht der Autor seine eigenen Untersuchungen mit denen in der Literatur referierten Studien. Er zieht aufgrund der Beobachtungen des Lernerverhaltens seiner Studenten den Schluss, dass die häufig in der Literatur geäußerte Gleichung »einfaches Feedback = schlechtes Feedback« in dieser absoluten Form nicht richtig ist. Der Autor kommt vielmehr zu einer eigenen Schlussfolgerung, bei welcher er das notwendige Feedback zur Dynamik der Übung in Beziehung setzt. Der Link auf zwei kurze Videos, in denen die Schlussfolgerungen des Autors illustriert werden, runden den Aufsatz ab.
Der Einsatz des Spielfilms Erleuchtung garantiert im DaF-Unterricht in Japan – dargestellt am Beispiel zweier Lernergruppen
Authors: Beier-Taguchi Diana , Niewalda Katrin
Published: May 2017

Der Artikel beschreibt den Einsatz des Films Erleuchtung garantiert (Dörrie 2000) in zwei universitären Sprachkursen in Japan. Spielfilme sind nicht nur zur Vermittlung von landeskundlichem Wissen geeignet, sondern haben auch Potential bei der Förderung sprachlicher Fertigkeiten. Zudem kommen sie den heutigen Rezeptionsgewohnheiten gerade junger Studierender entgegen, die durch eine starke Orientierung an Bildlichkeit und audiovisuellen Medien im Allgemeinen geprägt sind. Im Artikel werden Unterrichtsvorschläge für eine Anfänger- und eine Fortgeschrittenengruppe vorgestellt, wodurch die Flexibilität des Mediums Film verdeutlicht werden soll. Es geht dabei um die Frage, wie der Film systematisch und sinnvoll in die Konzepte der jeweiligen Kurse integriert werden kann. Nach der Beschreibung der Unterrichtsreihen erfolgt eine Reflexion des Filmeinsatzes.
Was suchen und finden Lerner des Deutschen als Fremdsprache in aktuellen Wörterbüchern? Auswertung einer Umfrage und Anforderungen an eine aktuelle DaF-Lernerlexikographie
Authors: Meliss Meike
Published: May 2017

Zur Gestaltung künftiger Lernerwörterbücher im DaF-Bereich ist es notwendig, die Bedürfnisse und Recherchegewohnheiten der potenziellen Benutzerinnen und Benutzer zu kennen. Seit dem virtuellen Medienwechsel erfährt die Wörterbuchbenutzungsforschung wichtige neue Impulse. Speziell im DaF-Bereich liegen aber bis jetzt nur vereinzelt aktuelle empirische Daten über die unterschiedlichen Benutzergewohnheiten der Lernerinnen und Lerner vor, die für zukünftige lexikographische Konsultationssysteme ausgewertet und berücksichtigt werden könnten. Aus diesem Grunde wurde im Rahmen des Forschungsprojekts DICONALE, welches die Erstellung eines konzeptuellonomasiologisch orientierten zweisprachig bilateralen online-Produktionslernerwörterbuches für Verben und deverbale Wortarten des Deutschen und Spanischen anvisiert, eine Umfrage konzipiert, die von Lernenden des Deutschen als Fremdsprache in Spanien, Portugal und Deutschland beantwortet wurde. Im Mittelpunkt dieser Umfrage steht sowohl das Ziel, die Benutzergewohnheiten der DaF-Lernenden unterschiedlicher Sprachstufen im universitären und außeruniversitären Bereich kennenzulernen, als auch die Gründe für mögliche fehlgeschlagene Recherchen zu erforschen und Hinweise auf die Wünsche und Bedürfnisse der Lernenden entsprechend zu interpretieren. Ziel des Beitrages ist es daher, einerseits die wichtigsten Ergebnisse der Umfrage vorzustellen und andererseits sowohl allgemeine Rückschlüsse auf die Konzipierung zukünftiger Lernerwörterbücher für den DaF-Bereich zu ziehen als auch konkrete Anforderungen an DICONALE herauszuarbeiten.
Erstkontakt: Behandlung einer kommunikativen Gattung im DaF-Unterricht anhand von Transkripten
Authors: Bies Andrea
Published: May 2017

Der vorliegende Beitrag ist ein Plädoyer für die Behandlung von Erstkontakten im DaF-Unterricht jenseits der Kennenlern-Dialoge des ersten Kapitels. Gleichzeitig kommt er der oft geforderten Authentizität der Darstellung gesprochener Sprache nach, indem er Transkriptauszüge natürlicher Gespräche enthält. Kommunikative Übungen zur Gattung »Erstkontakt« zeigen konkret, wie Daten und Ergebnisse einer gesprächsanalytischen Studie für den DaF-Unterricht verwendet werden können.
Blattdolmetschen als Möglichkeit zur Integration von Dolmetschertraining in den Mittelstufenunterricht
Authors: Odendahl Wolfgang
Published: May 2017

An den meisten taiwanischen Universitäten mit einem Hauptfachstudium DaF werden in dessen Rahmen auch chinesisch-deutsche Dolmetschkurse angeboten. Ausgehend von diesem Phänomen wird hier die sinnvolle Kombination von Sprachdidaktik und grundlegenden Techniken des Dolmetscher-Trainings untersucht. Es wird gezeigt, wie diese Techniken Lernenden auch schon auf mittlerem sprachlichen Niveau erlauben, sich von der muttersprachigen Wortwahl und Morphosyntax zu lösen und sich der Fremdsprache in deren eigenem Regelwerk zu bedienen. Dieser Beitrag ist damit im Überschneidungsbereich der Disziplinen Fremdsprachenunterricht und Didaktik des Dolmetschens angesiedelt. Als Schwerpunkt wurde die Didaktik des Blattdolmetschens gewählt, weil dies eine Art des Dolmetschens ist, bei der grundlegende Fertigkeiten für alle anderen Arten der mündlichen Sprachmittlung zum Einsatz kommen. Blattdolmetschen schlägt nicht nur die Brücke zwischen Übersetzen und Dolmetschen, sondern ist auch vielseitig genug, um nutzbringend und zielführend zur Verbesserung der Kompetenzen Lesen und Sprechen in der Fremdsprache Deutsch eingesetzt zu werden.
Anliegensklärung in der Schreibberatung internationaler Studierender
Authors: Burow Nadejda
Published: May 2017

Dieser Beitrag hat zum Ziel, erste exemplarische Ergebnisse einer Dissertation zur konversationsanalytischen Erforschung von Schreibberatungsgesprächen mit nicht-muttersprachlichen Studierenden vorzustellen. Im Wesentlichen werden hier Interaktionen von Ratgebenden und Ratsuchenden in der Beratungsphase der Anliegensklärung diskutiert. Dafür wird zunächst der Forschungsgegenstand »Interaktionen in der Schreibberatung« anhand existierender konversations- bzw. gesprächsanalytischer Studien umrissen. Schreibberatung mit nicht-muttersprachlichen Studierenden als Form der institutionellen Kommunikation wurde im deutschen Kontext bisher nicht umfassend untersucht. Vorhandene punktuelle Einsichten in Schreibberatungsgespräche lassen keine Aussagen über Entwicklungsprozesse in der Beratungsinteraktion in mehreren aufeinanderfolgenden Gesprächen zu. Auf der Basis authentischer Beratungsgespräche in der Phase der Anliegensklärung werden Beispielanalysen durchgeführt, um die charakteristischen Phänomene für den Kommunikationstyp Schreibberatung mit nicht-muttersprachlichen Studierenden zu identifizieren und den Entwicklungen in Bezug auf diese Phänomene im Beratungsprozess nachzugehen.
Materialeinsatz in tandembasierten Fremdsprachenlernszenarien. Bericht aus einem laufenden Forschungsprojekt
Authors: Funk Hermann , Gerlach Manja , Spaniel Dorothea
Published: May 2017

Im vorliegenden Aufsatz werden Qualitätsstandards der Aufgaben- und Übungsgestaltung in Hinblick auf Fremdsprachenlernszenarien in online-Tandems diskutiert. Im EUgeförderten Forschungsprojekt zum Drittsprachenlernen L3TaSk, das seit 2014 an der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena zusammen mit fünf weiteren europäischen Partnerhochschulen durchgeführt wird, steht die Evaluation tandembasierter Interaktionsdaten im Fokus. Ein Aspekt der Begleitforschung beinhaltet die Bereitstellung und Entwicklung von Lernmaterial, da davon ausgegangen wird, dass für diese Kommunikationsform existierende Aufgabenangebote den online-Tandems zugrunde liegenden Charakteristika (multimodal, autonom, auf Distanz) nur eingeschränkt gerecht werden. Fragen nach Gestaltungsprinzipien des im Rahmen des Projektes den Sprachlernenden zur Verfügung gestellten Lernmaterials (Aufbau, Grad der Steuerung, Visualisierung) sollen daher zum einen dargelegt und zum anderen mit Hilfe erster Antworten aus Teilnehmerbefragungen evaluiert werden. Der Aufsatz liefert damit einen Beitrag zum Thema aufgabenbasierte Gestaltung von Lern- und Arbeitsmaterialien unter Berücksichtigung der Bedeutung digitaler Medien für das Fremdsprachenlernen.
The Product Line Strategy of a Company Selling Seed with a Licensed GM Trait
Authors: Lemarié Stéphane , Baghdasaryan Delia , Campens Etienne
Published: May 2017

The economic impact of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) depends heavily on the product line supplied by the seed companies. In this paper, we analyze the interlinking between seed product line and license contract signed between the seed company and the upstream agbiotech firm which owns the Genetically Modified (GM) trait. We show that if the farmers are sufficiently heterogeneous, the seed company prefers to price discriminate by supplying both GM and conventional seeds. In those circumstances, despite higher efficiency of the GM seed, the price increase is such that the farmer’s surplus decreases. This loss may even outweigh the aggregate gains of the seed and the agbiotech companies, thereby leading to a total welfare loss.
Opioid-induced hyponatremia in a patient with central diabetes insipidus: independence from ADH
Authors: Bhat Nandini , Balliu Erjola , Osipoff Jennifer , Lane Andrew , Wilson Thomas
Published: May 2017

Hyponatremia can be a complication of opioid therapy, which has been postulated to occur secondary to inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion [SIADH]). We report severe hyponatremia following wisdom teeth extraction with opioid analgesia in a 19-year-old female with diabetes insipidus (DI) and acquired panhypopituitarism that challenges this theory. As this patient has DI, we believe opioid treatment caused severe hyponatremia by the following mechanisms: (1) Opioids have a direct antidiuretic effect independent of changes in ADH, as demonstrated in Brattleboro rats with central DI. (2) Hydrocodone may have stimulated this patient’s thirst center contributing to hyponatremia, as demonstrated in animal studies. Opioid use can cause hyponatremia in patients independent of ADH. It is important for clinicians to be aware of this so that patients can be appropriately counseled.
Some new trends in the design of single molecule magnets
Authors: Aldoshin Sergey M. , Korchagin Denis V. , Palii Andrew V. , Tsukerblat Boris S.
Published: May 2017

In this review we briefly discuss some new trends in the design of single molecule magnets based on transition (3d, 4d, 5d) and rare-earth (4f) metal ions. Within this broad theme the emphasis of the present review is placed on the molecules which exhibit strong magnetic anisotropy originating from the unquenched orbital angular momenta in the ground orbitally degenerate (or quasi-degenerate) states. Along with the general concepts we consider selected examples of the systems comprising orbitally-degenerate metal ions and demonstrate how one can benefit from strong single-ion anisotropy arising from the first-order orbital angular momentum. The role of crystal fields, spin-orbit coupling and structural factors is discussed. Some observation stemming from the analysis of the isotropic exchange interactions, magnetic anisotropy and strongly anisotropic orbitally-dependent superexchange are summarized as guiding rules for the controlled design of single molecule magnets exhibiting high barriers for magnetization reversal and, consequently, high blocking temperatures.
Synergy of cashew nut shell filler on tribological behaviors of natural-fiber-reinforced epoxy composite
Authors: Sathishkumar T.Palanisamy , Kumar Shanmugam Arun , Navaneethakrishnan Palanisamy , Siva Irulappasamy , Rajini Nagarajan
Published: May 2017

The aim of this work is to investigate the adhesive dry sliding wear and friction performance of biodegradable cashew nut shell (CNS)-filler-reinforced epoxy composite. The composites are prepared with 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, and 40 weight content of CNS filler. Experiments were conducted to perform the required measurements. The results show that the specific wear rates and frictional coefficients are found lower at 30% untreated and treated CNS-containing composites. The NaOH-treated CNS filler composites showed low wear and frictional performance compared to raw CNS. The back film formation was associated with the predominant wear mechanics with the formation of fine debris on the worn surface and counterface.
Morphometrical Analysis and Peak Runoff Estimation for the Sub-Lower Niger River Basin, Nigeria
Authors: Salami Adebayo Wahab , Amoo Oseni Taiwo , Adeyemo Joshiah Adetayo , Mohammed Abdulrasaq Apalando , Adeogun Adeniyi Ganiyu
Published: May 2017

This study utilized Spatial Information Technology (SIT) such as Remote Sensing (RS), a Geographical Information System (GIS), the Global Positioning System (GPS) and a high-resolution Digital Elevation Model (DEM) for a morphometrical analysis of five sub-basins within the Lower Niger River Basin, Nigeria. Morpho-metrical parameters, such as the total relief, relative relief, relief ratio, ruggedness number, texture ratio, elongation ratio, circularity ratio, form factor ratio, drainage density, stream frequency, sinuosity factor and bifurcation ratio, have been computed and analyzed. The study revealed that the contribution of the morphometric parameters to flooding suggest catchment No. 1 has the least concentration time and the highest runoff depth. Catchment No. 4 has the highest circularity ratio (0.35) as the most hazardous site where floods could reach a great volume over a small area.
Statistical Literacy in the Classroom: Should Introductory Statistics Courses Rethink their Goals?
Authors: McLauchlan Cynthia , Schonlau Matthias
Published: May 2017

Many undergraduate degrees require the completion of an introductory statistics course, but it is unclear to what extent taking a statistics course improves statistical literacy. We conducted an online survey with a simple random sample of undergraduate students at the University of Waterloo, Canada. We then compared students who have completed at least one statistics course to those who have completed none and found that taking a statistics course did not improve statistical literacy on the questions asked (causation versus correlation, margin of error, and others). Introductory statistics courses may want to address statistical literacy as a learning outcome more explicitly for a better understanding of public policies.
MicroRNA-101 downregulation increases C-Fos expression and contributes to the pathogenesis of non-small cell lung cancer
Authors: Wang Hai-jiang , Li Guo-bao , Chen Xin-chun , Deng Guo-fang , Xia Zhao-hua , Li Jian , Fu Jia-peng , Zheng Yi-jie
Published: May 2017

Background

The molecular mechanisms involved in tumorigenesis of lung cancer remain to be further elucidated. MicroRNA (miRNA) is a class of non-coding RNAs associated with carcinogenesis. The present study aims to investigate the role of miRNA-101 (miR-101) in lung cancer.

Methods

MiR-101 was measured in human non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) tissues compared with the matched adjacent tissues. MiR-101 was transfected into NSCLC A549 cells. Bioinformatics predictions revealed a potential binding site of miR-101 on the 3′UTR of C-Fos, which was further confirmed by the luciferase assay. Western blot analysis and knockdown method were used to detect the expression and function of C-Fos

Results

The expression of miR-101 was downregulated in NSCLC. Overexpression of miR-101 suppressed cell proliferation of NSCLC A549 cells, and induced cell apoptosis. C-Fos was downregulated by miR-101 at the protein level. In addition, knockdown of C-Fos induced similar effects as overexpression of miR-101 in NSCLC cells.

Conclusion

These findings indicate that miR-101 regulate NSCLC cells growth through targeting C-Fos. Thus, strategies on C-Fos and/or miR-101 may be a potential molecular therapy for NSCLC.
Patellar Tendinopathy in Team Sports: Preventive Exercises
Authors: Peña Javier , Moreno-Doutres Daniel , Borràs Xantal , Altarriba Albert , Baiget Ernest , Caparrós Antoni , Buscà Bernat
Published: May 2017

PATELLAR TENDINOPATHY IS AN OVERUSE INJURY COMMONLY KNOWN AS “JUMPER'S KNEE” THAT CAUSES PAIN IN THE INFERIOR REGION OF THE PATELLA. THIS PATHOLOGY IS RECURRENT IN TEAM SPORTS AND HAS MORE IMPACT ON MALE ATHLETES. SOME ANATOMICAL INTRINSIC FACTORS AND SEVERAL EXTRINSIC FACTORS SEEM TO BE KEY IN TRIGGERING THIS CONDITION THAT IS ALSO INCREASINGLY APPEARING IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS. THE AIM OF THIS ARTICLE IS TO PROVIDE COACHES AND PRACTITIONERS WITH SOME USEFUL PRACTICE-BASED EXERCISES THAT CAN BE HELPFUL IN PREVENTING THESE DISABLING TENDON INJURIES IN SPORTS SUCH AS VOLLEYBALL, BASKETBALL, SOCCER, AMERICAN FOOTBALL, AND TEAM HANDBALL.
Ten Thousand Needles
Authors: Casey Mary F.
Published: May 2017

An arresting entry for 10,000 needles in a 1781 requisition from the Santa Barbara Presidio leads to an exploration of the purposes they would serve on the remote Alta California frontier, illuminating issues of power relationships between the Chumash and the Spanish colonizers, adaptation and dependency by both sides, effects on the Native economy, and cultural persistence.
Pulsatile Drug Delivery System – A Novel Approach for Time and Spatial Controlled Drug Delivery
Authors:   Amar Shaheed Baba Ajit Singh Jujhar Singh Memorial College of Pharmacy, Ropar, Punjab, India, SHARMA PRASHANT ,   Amar Shaheed Baba Ajit Singh Jujhar Singh Memorial College of Pharmacy, Ropar, Punjab, India, CHOPRA HITESH ,   Amar Shaheed Baba Ajit Singh Jujhar Singh Memorial College of Pharmacy, Ropar, Punjab, India, KUMAR SANDEEP ,   Amar Shaheed Baba Ajit Singh Jujhar Singh Memorial College of Pharmacy, Ropar, Punjab, India
Published: May 2017

The area of pharmaceutical research is broadened with the invention of new pharmaceutical drug delivery system. The traditional drug deliveries systems have not the way to treat or cure special disease or as well as the common disease with less side effects and maximized efficacy. ODDS have various advantages and disadvantages but their disadvantages are overcome by the CDDS. CDDS although they overcome the disadvantages of ODDS but do not handle the special pharmacological disease requirements. To overcome this PDDS is established to overcome the disadvantages of CDDS. PDDS has gained importance in the drug delivery system because of improved patient compliance, therapeutic efficacy and having fewer side effects. PDDS uses lag time for delivery of drug in body. Various systems are there in PDDS to overcome the patient’s special chronopharmacological needs.