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“Feeding the Hungry, Quenching the thirsty”: Shaping the Rights to Food and Water in Disaster Settings through Humanitarian Standards
Authors: Sommario Emanuele , Spagnuolo Francesca , Alabrese Mariagrazia 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
Natural and technological disasters have the potential to severely undermine the capacity of States to comply with their human rights obligations. Among the most vital rights of disaster victims are the rights to food and water, encapsulated in the Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. In this article, the scope of State obligations under international human rights law to secure sufficient amounts of adequate food and water in disaster settings is explored. After assessing if and to what extent the exercise of such rights can be restricted in the wake of a major disaster, the focus of the analysis shifts to the core content of State obligations, which are explored in the light of commonly accepted humanitarian standards. Lastly, the relationship between the obligation to ensure access to a minimum essential amount of food and water and the non-derogable right to life is examined.
Re-Characterization Risk and True Sale Principle within the Context of Asset Securitization
Authors: Vygovskyy Oleksandr 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
The aim of this paper is to determine the re-characterization risk inherent in a classic securitization project. The paper highlights the importance of making a more thorough investigation of the true-sale doctrine providing principal tools for minimization of such a risk. The author examines the legal consequences of re-characterization for a securitization project and outlines the basic factors which may lead to re-characterization. He explores the classic true-sale doctrine and suggests its better understanding within the securitization context. The existing literature provides no common approach which would help to distinguish between a sale and a secured loan in this context. This article fills a gap in the doctrine by establishing an efficient ‘purpose-oriented approach’, under which a court shall focus on the purpose of the principal transaction in securitization. We suggest the exhaustive list of criteria for characterization of such a deal which should include only adequacy of consideration paid for the receivables and adequacy of the subject-matter of the deal.
Molecular weight-based fractionation of lignin oils by membrane separation technology
Authors: Polizzi Viviana , Servaes Kelly , Vandezande Pieter , Kouris Panos D. , Panaite Ana M. , Jacobs Griet , Hensen Emiel J.M. , Boot Michael D. , Vanbroekhoven Karolien 
Published: November 2019

AbstractLignin is a renewable and abundant source for production of bio-based chemicals and is a valuable alternative to crude oil to obtain aromatic building blocks. It is built from aromatic units with strong chemical linkages, which need to be cleaved to enable the use of the aromatic compounds in industrial applications. In addition to depolymerizing lignin, efficient fractionation and conversion of the resulting complex mixtures is an essential step in the valorization of lignin derivatives for different applications. In this work, we studied the separation of a lignin oil obtained by catalytic cleavage in supercritical ethanol (scEtOH) of technical lignin produced by means of soda pulping of wheat straw. The use of six commercial polymeric nanofiltration (NF) membranes and one in-house developed Grignard-functionalized ceramic membrane was investigated for the fractionation of a mixture of lignin derivatives. Separation by molecular weight (MW) was observed with the polymeric NP030 membrane but not with the other membranes tested. The development of a protocol using this membrane in the diafiltration mode for fractionation of crude lignin oils (CLOs) is discussed.
Incorporation of nano lignin reverse micelles on the transparency, UV-blocking and rheological properties of high-density polyethylene films
Authors: Zhou Yijie , Qian Yong , Wu Senyi , Zhong Xiaowen , Huang Jinhao , Qiu Xueqing 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
Aiming to improve the poor miscibility between lignin and non-polar materials, alkali lignin (AL) was self-assembled into lignin reverse micelles (LRM) and blended with high-density polyethylene (HDPE) to fabricate composite films. The particle size of AL increased from 3.5 nm to 130 nm after forming LRM, showing a uniform spherical morphology. The water droplet contact angle increased from 54° to 89°. Optimal and rheological analysis revealed that composite films exhibited good transparency, ultraviolet (UV)-blocking performance and low viscoelasticity after adding the nano LRM. Under the optimal dosage of 5 wt% LRM, the composite film can screen 93% UV rays, and the apparent viscosities, complex viscosities, storage and loss modulus of the mixture were the lowest. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) was used to investigate the molecular interactions between lignin and HDPE. The average adhesion force between LRM and HDPE in dry air was 1.07 mN m−1, while that between AL and HDPE was 0.77 mN m−1. AFM experiments fundamentally demonstrated better compatibility between LRM and HDPE, which was beneficial for the improvement of UV-blocking, rheological properties, as well as their processability of LRM/HDPE films.
Using “Knowing That” and “Knowing How” to Inform Learning of Peripheral Vein Cannulation in Nursing Education
Authors: Ravik Monika 
Published: November 2019

AbstractBackgroundPeripheral vein cannulation is one of the most common invasive practical nursing skills performed by registered nurses. However, many registered nurses lack competence in this practical skill. Learning peripheral vein cannulation associated with successful placement and maintenance is not well understood.FrameworkRyle’s ways of knowing, “knowing that” and “knowing how”, can be used during peripheral vein cannulation learning to guide development and competence in this practical skill.AimThe aim of the article was to provide an overview of Ryle’s ways of knowing and to make recommendations for best practices for nurse teachers and nurses teaching students peripheral vein cannulation.ConclusionRyle’s ways of knowing can assist nursing students in their learning and development of peripheral vein cannulation.
Students’ Time Allocation and School Performance: A Comparison between Student Jobs, Sports and Music Participation
Authors: Pfeifer Christian , Seidel Katja 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
The authors analyze the correlations between students’ time allocation and school performance in terms of grades and satisfaction with their own performance in math, German, first foreign language, and overall. They address the heterogeneity between three important extracurricular activities (student jobs, sports and music participation) and the heterogeneity within each activity by accounting for different types and participation length of an activity. The used cross-sectional survey data of 3388 students, who are about 17 years old and enrolled in a German secondary school, indeed reveal substantial heterogeneity between and within the activities. The empirical analysis is accompanied by an extensive survey of the empirical literature about the association between student jobs, sports, and music participation and school performance.
Improved cryptanalysis of the AJPS Mersenne based cryptosystem
Authors: Coron Jean-Sébastien , Gini Agnese 
Published: November 2019

AbstractAt Crypto 2018, Aggarwal, Joux, Prakash and Santha (AJPS) described a new public-key encryption scheme based on Mersenne numbers. Shortly after the publication of the cryptosystem, Beunardeau et al. described an attack with complexity 𝓞(22h). In this paper, we describe an improved attack with complexity 𝓞(21.75h).
Expected hypothetical completion probability
Authors: Deshpande Sameer K. , Evans Katherine 
Published: November 2019

AbstractUsing high-resolution player tracking data made available by the National Football League (NFL) for their 2019 Big Data Bowl competition, we introduce the Expected Hypothetical Completion Probability (EHCP), a objective framework for evaluating plays. At the heart of EHCP is the question “on a given passing play, did the quarterback throw the pass to the receiver who was most likely to catch it?” To answer this question, we first built a Bayesian non-parametric catch probability model that automatically accounts for complex interactions between inputs like the receiver’s speed and distances to the ball and nearest defender. While building such a model is, in principle, straightforward, using it to reason about a hypothetical pass is challenging because many of the model inputs corresponding to a hypothetical are necessarily unobserved. To wit, it is impossible to observe how close an un-targeted receiver would be to his nearest defender had the pass been thrown to him instead of the receiver who was actually targeted. To overcome this fundamental difficulty, we propose imputing the unobservable inputs and averaging our model predictions across these imputations to derive EHCP. In this way, EHCP can track how the completion probability evolves for each receiver over the course of a play in a way that accounts for the uncertainty about missing inputs.
From Simple to Composite Agency: On Kirk Ludwig’sFrom Individual to Plural Agency
Authors: Blomberg Olle 
Published: November 2019

AbstractAccording to Kirk Ludwig, only primitive actions are actions in a primary and non-derivative sense of the term ‘action’. Ludwig takes this to imply that the notion of collective action is afaçon de parler– useful perhaps, but secondary and derivative. I argue that, on the contrary, collective actions are actions in the primary and non-derivative sense. First, this is because some primitive actions are collective actions. Secondly, individual and collective composites of primitive actions are also actions in the primary and non-derivative sense. Hence, individual action and collective action are ontologically on a par. Ludwig also exaggerates the contrast between individual and collective action by introducing a “sole agency requirement” in his account of the semantics of singular action sentences. However, sole agency is merely typically pragmatically implicated by singular action sentences, not entailed by them. If I say, “I turned on the light”, after we each flipped one of two switches that together turned on the light, then I might be misleading the audience, but what I say is true. Finally, I argue that, contra Ludwig, individuals often have “I-intentions” to bring about an event that can be satisfied even if there are co-agents who bring about the event in the same way.
From Hesiod’s Tripod to ThespianMouseia. Archaeological Evidence and Cultural Contexts
Authors: Mojsik Tomasz 
Published: November 2019

SummaryThis contribution contains a critical re-assessment of the earliest archaeological material originating from the Valley of the Muses, i.e. archaic vessels and figurines, two examples of hydriai allegedly linked with the Muses, and an iconographic testimony. In the current historiography, these sources are still considered to confirm the archaic, or even earlier, origin of the cult of the Muses at the foot of Mount Helicon. An analysis of testimonies is complemented with an overview of a broader cultural context (i.e. the musicalagones, the Muses and nymphs and the emergence of the cult of poets/intellectuals); this enables us to assess the sources and chronological considerations. Conclusions drawn from the re-assessment of testimonies are of key importance not only to the dating of the cult of the Muses at this site, but also to our assessment of the phenomenon of the cult of these goddesses in the Greek world in general.
„Geld macht den Mann“: Reichtum als Distinktionsmerkmal antiker Eliten
Authors: Stein-Hölkeskamp Elke 
Published: November 2019

ZusammenfassungDer Beitrag ordnet Herodots Erzählung von der fürstlichen Belohnung des Atheners Alkmeon durch den Lyderkönig Kroisos in die allgemeine Debatte über die Konstitution der griechischen Eliten in archaischer Zeit ein. Dabei steht die Frage nach den materiellen Ressourcen im Vordergrund, die als Basis des distinktiven exklusiven Lebensstils Gegenstand einer intensiven Konkurrenz zwischen den Aristokraten waren. Dieser Wettbewerb produzierte notwendig Gewinner und Verlierer. Sozialer Aufstieg bzw. Abstieg führten zu einer erheblichen Instabilität der Zusammensetzung der Gruppe an der Spitze der gesellschaftlichen Pyramide.
The Inserted Document at Dem. 24.20–23. Response to Mirko Canevaro
Authors: Hansen Mogens Herman 
Published: November 2019

SummaryAt the beginning of this century most scholars believed that the document inserted in Dem. 24.20–23 was authentic. It regulated the legislative procedure practiced by the Athenians in the fourth century B.C. which was introduced shortly after the restoration of the democracy in 404/403 B.C. But in his monograph “The Documents in the Attic Orators” (Oxford 2013), 80–102, Mirko Canevaro rejected the document at Dem. 24.20–23 as a late forgery. I responded with the article “The Authenticity of the Law aboutnomothesiaInserted in Demosthenes Against Timokrates 20–23”, Greek Roman and Byzantine Studies 56 (2016), 438–476. In Klio 100 (1) (2018), “The Authenticity of the Document at Demosth. or. 24.20–3, the Procedures of nomothesia and the so-called ἐπιχɛιροτονία τῶν νόμων”, 70–124, Canevaro contested my arguments and restated his view that the document must be a late forgery. This article is my response to Canevaro’s article.
Pliny’s Presses: the True Story of the First Century Wine Press
Authors: Burton Paul , Lewit Tamara 
Published: November 2019

SummaryIn a much-quoted passage of the “Natural History”, Pliny describes several wine press mechanisms. This description is of great historical importance, since it is the only such textual description of a vitally important class of technologies used for the production throughout the Roman Empire of both wine and olive oil, dietary staples in the ancient Mediterranean. Pliny’s text has been quoted and used as the basis for discussions of Roman farming and technological history for many decades. Yet it has never been properly understood in the light of related and recently published archaeological evidence, and close attention has never been paid to developing a precise translation, or to Pliny’s painstaking grammatical construction and word choices. A thorough and critical re-examination of the text reveals that modern scholars have routinely misinterpreted Pliny’s account of ancient press technology. In this paper, a new translation is offered, which more accurately aligns with archaeological and ethnographic evidence and which attempts to strip away the layers of modern interpretation, to rediscover previously ignored or misunderstood elements, and to restore the original sense of Pliny’s passage.
Accommodating Political Change under the Tetrarchy (293–306)
Authors: Hekster Olivier , Betjes Sven , Heijnen Sam , Iannantuono Ketty , Jussen Dennis , Manders Erika , Syrbe Daniel 
Published: November 2019

SummaryThis article seeks to address the question how the Tetrarchic system of four rulers could be presented as legitimate in a society that had never seen this political constellation before. What were the different modes of presenting Tetrarchic rule and how did they help in making the new system acceptable? The article argues that new power structures needed to be formulated in familiar terms, not only for the rulers to legitimate their position, but also for the ruled to understand such new systems. As a result, imperial messages during the Tetrarchic period were strongly influenced by traditional modes of representation from earlier periods. Traditions which were inherent in specific media and locations were determining factors for the way in which a new political system could be presented. The result was a much less coherent ideological Tetrarchic message than is often assumed. The image of group identity was regularly lost in a more complex and messy mode of formulating power. The new and innovative aspects of a collegiate rule by four emperors was less important than linking the power of those rulers to what was traditionally expected of the portrayal of Roman emperorship.
Zu der umstrittenen Inschrift aus Silvan/Μαρτυρόπολις
Authors: Niehoff-Panagiotidis Johannes 
Published: November 2019

ZusammenfassungDer vorliegende Beitrag untersucht eine Grenzregion zwischen dem Römisch/Byzantinischen Reich und dem parthischen/sasanidischen Iran. Ausgangspunkt ist eine in fragmentierten Blöcken unvollständig erhaltene Inschrift, welche Anfang des 20. Jahrhunderts in der Stadt Mayyāfāriqīn/Mayperqat/Martyropolis aufgenommen und veröffentlicht wurde. Abweichend von Mango, wird eine neue Deutung vorgeschlagen; dazu auch eine frühere Datierung. Die Stadt, heute Silvan genannt, lag im Übergangsgebiet zwischen dem armenischen Königreich und der Geltung des Syrischen als Kirchensprache; der Kirchenvater Maruthas wirkte dort Anfang des 5. Jahrhunderts.Der Aufsatz zieht topographische Berichte wie den des Prokopios heran, um abschließend die Frage nach den Trägern historischermemoriaüber diesen Ort nach der islamischen Eroberung im 7. Jahrhundert zu stellen. Als diese erweisen sich die orientalischen Christen; es findet sich aber auch eine Reminiszenz im mittelbyzantinischen Digenis-Lied.
C. Helvidius Priscusarbiter ex compromisso
Authors: Israelowich Ido 
Published: November 2019

SummaryThis article concerns the identity and role of the C. Helvidius Priscus who is named in CIL IX, 2827 as anarbiter ex compromissoin a boundary dispute. After examining the inscription itself, I proceed to examine the implications of the mechanism ofarbiter ex compromissoin the Roman judicatory system, and the possibility of a high-ranking Roman serving in such a role. The seemingly discrepancy between a high-ranking Roman and the role of a land surveyor is resolved hereby by juxtaposing it twice: once with the precedent of high-ranking surveyors in the agrarian bill of Rullus; and secondly, by reading it in the context oflocatio conductio operiscontracts.
Expression and role of microRNA-663b in childhood acute lymphocytic leukemia and its mechanism
Authors: Liu Xuehua , Zhang Haixia , Zhang Baorong , Zhang Xiaohong 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
Recent studies have shown that microRNAs (miRNAs) play a key role in various malignant tumors. MiR-663b has been found to have important roles in several cancers, however, the role of miR-663b in T cell acute lymphocytic leukemia (T-ALL) remains unclear. Therefore, we speculated that miR-663b might also play a crucial role in the development and process of T-ALL. In the present study, we found that miR-663b was up-regulated in the blood of children with T-ALL and T-ALL cell lines. TargetScan and dual luciferase reporter assay results showed that CD99 was a direct target of miR-663b. In order to further study the biological function of miR-663b in the development of T-ALL and to clarify its potential molecular mechanism, we detected the changes in proliferation, apoptosis, migration, and invasion of T-ALL cell line Jurkat before and after miR-663b inhibitor transfection. We found that miR-663b inhibitor inhibited Jurkat cell proliferation and induced apoptosis. In addition, miR-663b inhibitor repressed Jurkat cell migration and invasion. All these effects of miR-663b inhibitor on Jurkat cells were eliminated by CD99-silencing. These results have provided a new theoretical basis and strategy for the diagnosis and treatment of T-ALL.
Further Evidence on Export-Led Growth in the United Arab Emirates: Are Non-Oil Exports or Re-Exports the Key to Economic Growth?
Authors: Kalaitzi Athanasia S. , Chamberlain Trevor W. 
Published: November 2019

AbstractThis study investigates the relationships between exports and economic growth in the United Arab Emirates. Understanding these relationships is important for purposes of establishing appropriate growth and development policies and strategies. The study uses an augmented Cobb–Douglas production function to examine the causality between non-oil exports, re-exports and economic growth over the period 1981–2012. To investigate the existence of a long-run relationship between the variables, the study performs the Johansen cointegration test, while the direction of the short-run causality is examined by applying the Granger causality test in a vector error correction model framework. A modified Wald test in an augmented vector autoregressive model is applied in order to find the direction of the long-run causality. This research provides evidence in support of an indirect short-run uni-directional causality from economic growth to re-exports, through physical capital accumulation and imports. As for long-run causality, the results show that a bi-directional causality exists between re-exports and economic growth in the UAE.
EBADIMEX: an empirical Bayes approach to detect joint differential expression and methylation and to classify samples
Authors: Madsen Tobias , Świtnicki Michał , Juul Malene , Pedersen Jakob Skou 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
DNA methylation and gene expression are interdependent and both implicated in cancer development and progression, with many individual biomarkers discovered. A joint analysis of the two data types can potentially lead to biological insights that are not discoverable with separate analyses. To optimally leverage the joint data for identifying perturbed genes and classifying clinical cancer samples, it is important to accurately model the interactions between the two data types. Here, we present EBADIMEX for jointly identifying differential expression and methylation and classifying samples. The moderated t-test widely used with empirical Bayes priors in current differential expression methods is generalised to a multivariate setting by developing: (1) a moderated Welch t-test for equality of means with unequal variances; (2) a moderated F-test for equality of variances; and (3) a multivariate test for equality of means with equal variances. This leads to parametric models with prior distributions for the parameters, which allow fast evaluation and robust analysis of small data sets. EBADIMEX is demonstrated on simulated data as well as a large breast cancer (BRCA) cohort from TCGA. We show that the use of empirical Bayes priors and moderated tests works particularly well on small data sets.
The low-velocity impact and compression after impact (CAI) behavior of foam core sandwich panels with shape memory alloy hybrid face-sheets
Authors: Wu Ye , Wan Yun 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
Due to the properties of shape memory effect and super-elasticity, shape memory alloy (SMA) is added into glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) face-sheets of foam core sandwich panels to improve the impact resistence performance by many researchers. This paper tries to discuss the failure mechanism of sandwich panels with GF/ epoxy face-sheets embedded with SMA wires and conventional 304 SS wire nets under low-velocity impact and compression after impact (CAI) tests. The histories of contact force, absorbed energy and deflection during the impact process are obtained by experiment. Besides, the failure modes of sandwich panels with different ply modes are compared by visual inspection and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). CAI tests are conducted with the help of digital image correlation (DIC) technology. Based on the results, the sandwich panels embedded with SMA wires can absorb more impact energy, and show relatively excellent CAI performance. This is because the SMA wires can absorb and transmit the energy to the outer region of GFRP face-sheet due to the super-elasticity-behavior. The failure process and mechanism of the CAI test is also discussed.