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Illness and heroics: On counter-narrative and counter‑metaphor in the discourse on cancer
Authors: Hansen Per Krogh 
Published: November 2018

AbstractThis article explores the nexus between narrative and metaphor by examining a specific and widespread metaphor in the discourse on cancer, namely “the war against cancer”, and paying attention to the function it has in the narratives we tell about cancer – personally as well as culturally and politically. Of special interest is how this dominant metaphor has a negative consequence in relation to the seriously and incurably ill, who are necessarily positioned as ‘losers’. The concepts of master and counter-narrative are applied to describe this and show how the war metaphor can be generatively turned against itself and function as the basis for counter-narratives of being ill. In the final part of the article, attention is paid to Danish author Maria Gerhardt’s autofictional novelTransfervindue. Fortællinger om de raskes fejl(2017) [Transfer Window: Narratives about the flaws of the healthy] as an example of a productive extension of the war metaphor. The general aim is to argue that the ‘war against cancer’ metaphor is complex and simultaneously plays a positive and negative role in health discourse. On the one hand, it structures the general effort for treatment of and research on cancer. On the other hand, it positions the incurable as losers. It is, however, argued that we cannot eradicate this metaphor from language, and that we should instead find examples of extensions of the metaphor where e. g. ‘protection’, ‘peace-keeping’ and ‘exile’ are active.
“大华语” 概念适应汉语走向世界的需要
Authors: 陆 俭明 , Jianming Lu 
Published: November 2018

摘要
汉语/中文/华语将逐渐成为各国学习的热门语言, 今后汉语教学在全世界范围内将会有更大的发展。汉语教学, 无论是语音、词汇、语法教学, 要不折不扣地完全按普通话标准来要求, 事实上难以做到。汉语教学所教、所学的汉语/中文/华语, 在理论上可以明确规定 “要以中国本土的普通话为标准”, 但是实际教学中应允许有一定的弹性, 而不必过于死抠。“大华语” 虽然是一个抽象概括、人为设定的假想性的概念, 但是将这一概念引入汉语教学中有好处, 有助于增强世界华人的凝聚力和认同感, 有助于建立和谐的华人社会, 更有助于推进世界范围的汉语教学。
(An-)Lauttabellen und silbenbasierte Lehrwerke im Deutschunterricht der Primarstufe
Authors: Hagemann Jörg 
Published: November 2018

Abstract
Teaching materials in German lessons at primary level, which are intended to guide or support the acquisition of written language, have different concepts. As part of a nationwide survey, between 2013 and 2015, the question was asked about the textbooks used in German lessons, and especially about the use of an initial sound table. The evaluation focuses on the distribution of syllabic-oriented textbooks and the use of initial sound tables. It can be seen that the nationwide distribution shows regional tendencies. Follow-up surveys and a correlation with spelling and reading at later points in time of the cohorts collected can provide possible indications as to how learn-effective textbooks could be.
Design and Characterization of an Ultra Low Loss, Dispersion-Flattened Slotted Photonic Crystal Fiber for Terahertz Application
Authors: Islam Mohammad Rakibul , Arif Hossain Md. , Ali Syed Iftekhar , Sultana Jakeya , Saiful Islam Md. 
Published: November 2018

Abstract
A novel photonic crystal fiber (PCF) based on TOPAS, consisting only rectangular slots is presented and analyzed in this paper. The PCF promises not only an extremely low effective material loss (EML) but also a flattened dispersion over a broad frequency range. The modal characteristics of the proposed fiber have been thoroughly investigated using finite element method. The fiber confirms a low EML of 0.009 to 0.01 cm−1 in the frequency range of 0.77–1.05 THz and a flattened dispersion of 0.22±0.01 ps/THz/cm. Besides, some other significant characteristics like birefringence, single mode operation and confinement loss have also been inspected. The simplicity of the fiber makes it easily realizable using the existing fabrication technologies. Thus it is anticipated that the new fiber has the potential to ensure polarization preserving transmission of terahertz signals and to serve as an efficient medium in the terahertz frequency range.
Millimetre Waves Over Free Space Optics System for 5G Application
Authors: Murugan K H Shakthi , Sumathi M 
Published: November 2018

Abstract
With advancement in communication systems and ever increasing demand of bandwidth, research has been oriented towards 5G networks. For achieving high data rates, mm waves are employed using radio over fiber (RoF) technique. This work focus on employing mm waves in free space optics. Two independent channels are employed with each having 5 Gbps data rate and 60 GHz of radio signal. Output signal received is observed by analyzing using BER and eye diagrams.
Yoram Barzel and the Economics of Institutions
Authors: Lueck Dean 
Published: November 2018

Abstract
This article examines the relationship between the work of Yoram Barzel and Institutional Economics. Barzel has developed a property rights/transaction cost approach to economics and has written on topics ranging from car racing to slavery to Jewish lending to voting rules in condominium associations. Among his many ideas are those about racing to claim assets, multitasking, rationing by waiting, divided ownership of complex assets, measurement costs, and the economic orgins of democracy. In the process Barzel’s work unearthed the economic rationale for many institutions and offered a framework for analyzing them. Barzel holds an important place among all economists for expanding the scope of economic science in a way that focuses attention on the importance of property rights in understanding institutions and the economic logic of their variety. In this way he has been a crucial part of economic study of institutions.
Dichten an der Stelle des Denkens. Bemerkungen zur Genese des Gesangs im dritten Teil von Nietzsches Zarathustra
Authors: Christen Felix 
Published: November 2018

Abstract
Poetry in lieu of thinking. Reflections on the genesis of song in the third part of Nietzsche’s Zarathustra. The chapter Von der grossen Sehnsucht opens the final section of Nietzscheʼs Also sprach Zarathustra with a speech in which Zarathustra invites his soul to sing and in which he starts to sing himself. Based on Nietzscheʼs own late interpretation in Ecce homo, this article focuses on the narrative coherence and poetic logic of the chapter Von der grossen Sehnsucht. While the address to the soul can be understood as a soliloquy that corresponds to the definition of thinking in Platoʼs Sophistes, the chapter Von der grossen Sehnsucht also allows insight into the relationship between thinking and writing. Von der grossen Sehnsucht, after all, follows the chapter Der Genesende, in which Zarathustraʼs animals talk to him about eternal recurrence. Moreover, the invitation to sing anticipates the Dionysos-Dithyramben: the address to the soul is followed by Das andere Tanzlied and the Ja-und Amen-Lied, which Nietzsche describes as a dithyramb. As such, the chapter Von der grossen Sehnsucht introduces dithyrambic poetry.
Multi-facets of kinetic roughening of interfaces
Authors: Nath Palash , Jana Debnarayan 
Published: November 2018

Abstract
In this review, the authors are going to explore the intriguing aspects of kinetic roughening of interfaces. Interface roughness dynamics connected with various physical processes have been studied through novel microscopic models in connection with experiments. The statistical properties of such rough interfaces appearing in wide range of physical systems are observed to belong to different universality classes characterized by the scaling exponents. With the advancement of characterization techniques, the scaling exponents of thin-film surface (or the morphological evolution of amorphous surfaces eroded by ion bombardment) are easily computed even in situ during the growing (erosion) conditions. The relevant key physical parameters during the dynamics crucially control the overall scaling behaviour as well as the scaling exponents. The non-universal nature of scaling exponents is emphasized on the variations of the physical parameters in experimental studies and also in theoretical models. Overall, this review containing both theoretical and experimental results will unfold some novel features of surface morphology and its evolution and shed important directions to build an appropriate theoretical framework to explain the observations in systematic and consistent experiments.
Stability of a 50 mg/mL Ceftazidime Eye-Drops Formulation
Authors: Gautier Eric , Saillard Justine , Deshayes Caroline , Vrignaud Sandy , Lagarce Frederic , Briot Thomas 
Published: November 2018

Abstract

Background
Microbial keratitis are severe infectionsgenerally linked to risk factors. High-doses antibiotic eye-drops could be required to avoid severe complications. In such cases, hospital pharmacists are in charge of their production given the lack of such formulations on the market. The stability of these antibiotic eye-drops is generally limited to a couple of days and publications generally do not describe addition of microbial preservatives even though it is a European Pharmacopeia requirement. The aim of this study was to describe a new ceftazidime eye-drops formulation at 50 mg/mL with a antimicrobial additive, benzalkonium chloride at 0.04 mg/mL.

Methods
Physico-chemical studies of this new formulation were performed by a stability indicating HPLC-UV method validated according to ICH standards, osmolality measurements, pH monitoring and visual examinations. Antimicrobial preservative efficacy was evaluated according to the method from the European Pharmacopeia.

Results
After 75 days at −20 °C followed by 7 days at 4 °C, or after 7 days at 4 °C, the eye-drops were stable. A degradation trend was finally observed at day 14 at 4 °C.

Conclusions
A new ceftazidime eye-drops formulation is proposed with a stability of 7 days. Outpatients do not need to return to the hospital pharmacy for repeat dispensing, thus possibly improving treatment compliance.
Marseille en V.O. ? La négociation des langues dans des interactions entre touristes internationaux et conseillers touristiques
Authors: Wilson Adam 
Published: November 2018

Abstract
Marseille is slowly transforming into an important international tourist destination following sustained efforts by city authorities. The influx of international tourists has led to an intensification and diversification of language contact situations in the already highly multilingual city. This chapter aims to provide an analysis of in situ language practices in one of Marseille’s key tourist contexts in order to explore the sociolinguistic changes taking place. Using interactional data taken from a long-term fieldwork project undertaken in Marseille’s Tourist Office, this chapter focuses on the negotiation and selection of the principal language of interaction in exchanges between international tourists and tourist advisers. These moments are shown to be crucial to the facilitation of communication and the co-construction of meaning and it is shown how speakers mobilise two strategies - explicit requests and tacit negotiations - in these sequences. The chapter concludes with a discussion of the wider sociolinguistic dynamics underpinning these practices.
Acting out on Twitter: Affordances for animating reported speech in written computer-mediated communication
Authors: Wikström Peter 
Published: November 2018

AbstractQuotativebelikeis a construction associated with informal spoken contexts and, especially, with various forms of embodied enactments. This study examines instances of quotativebelikein a corpus of Twitter data (1,000,000 tweets; 1,113 quotative instances). Special attention is paid to how users of Twitter employ the platform’s affordances toanimatetheir speech reports – i.e. to represent voices, enact body language, or otherwise ‘dramatize’ the speech reports. The aim is to investigate how a linguistic format which is richly embodied in face-to-face interaction gets ‘re-embodied’ on Twitter. The study finds that animation of reported speech on Twitter is visually, and predominantly typographically, afforded. In the material, oral practices are more frequently reconfigured andremediatedrather than directly reproduced. That is to say, even when users are not reproducing spoken utterances, they often employ graphical strategies that are mainly understandable by analogy to spoken and embodied face-to-face interaction. However, users also draw on emergent online repertoires with no face-to-face analogues, such as ‘pure’ typographical play and the recruitment of established online memes. Thus, the findings suggest that orality lingers as a trace, but is not a necessary component, in bringing reported speech to life in a text-based computer-mediated setting.
Synthesis, molecular, and crystal structures of 3d transition metal cyanocyclopentadienides [M(MeOH)
n
(H2O)4–

n
{C5(CN)4X}2] (M=Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn; X=H, CN, NH2, NO2)
Authors: Sünkel Karlheinz , Reimann Dietmar , Nimax Patrick 
Published: November 2018

Abstract
The reaction of the 3d transition metal dichlorides MCl2 (M=Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn) with the silver salts of substituted tetracyanocyclopentadienides Ag+ [C5(CN)4X]− (X=CN, H, NH2 NO2) gives the complexes [M(MeOH/H2O)4{C5(CN)4)X}2]. Nine of these complexes were characterized by X-ray diffraction and it shows that they all are mononuclear with an octahedral M(N)2(O)4 coordination sphere. In the structures, extensive hydrogen bonding leads to dense three-dimensional network structures.
Forum
Authors: Bauböck Rainer , Brettell Caroline , Crul Maurice , Martiniello Marco , Mukomel Vladimir , Reeves Madeleine , Tkach Olga , Van Tubergen Frank 
Published: November 2018

The nexus between migration and urban studies is dynamic, and one that produces new research on a daily basis. And yet little is providing us with a general picture that allows us to see the main regular patterns in the field, as well as the gaps and methodological hindrances requiring attention.
So what’s been done? And what needs to be done? To facilitate a discussion, we formulated three broad questions that we then asked eight prominent scholars. Their responses in turn give us the perspectives of varied disciplines, geographical vantage points (North America, Western Europe, and Russia), and points of view. In what follows, each scholar addresses these three questions:
Question 1. More than a century ago, Ernst Georg Ravenstein formulated a set of “laws” about migration. Created within the social and economic context of nineteenth-century Europe and inspired by the positivist spirit of the time, they were abandoned, however, in the twentieth century. But since Ravenstein’s times, thousands of studies on migration and integration have been produced within academia, and it is likely that the time for new generalizations has come. Are there any patterns or laws that can be inferred from the existing body of research on migration and integration?
Question 2. Research on migration and integration is embedded in institutions that produce their own rules and norms to structure topics, approaches, and methodologies used by researchers.Are you generally satisfied with how the research on migration and integration is currently carried out? What are the most promising topics, approaches, and methodologies? Are there any that should be treated more cautiously? What topics, approaches, and methodologies would you recommend to young scholars in the field who are now considering their paths for researching migration and integration?
Question 3. Research on migration and integration is generally conducted within the urban context, which is taken for granted and seldom reflected upon. However, urban structures are not stable and cities have substantially changed since the beginning of the twentieth century. Should the knot binding migration and the urban processes be untied? And if yes, what are the ways to do it in terms of both theoretical agendas and empirical research?
Nyugat és Kelet határán: Sopron a belföldi migrációban
Authors: Kiss Éva , Jankó Ferenc , Bertalan Laura , Mikó Eszter 
Published: November 2018

A rendszerváltozás után a belföldi migrációban jelentős változások következtek be, amit több tényező (pl. gazdasági átalakulás, a szuburbanizáció felerősödése, a közlekedés fejlődése) indukált. Az egyes településeket különbözőképp érintette a belső vándorlás intenzívebbé válása, aminek demográfiai szempontból is vannak „nyertesei” és „vesztesei”. Az előbbiekhez sorolható az osztrák határ közelében fekvő, mintegy 63 ezer fős város, Sopron is, amely az egyik legnépszerűbb célpont az országon belül vándorlók körében. Tanulmányunkban egyrészt Sopron szerepét értékeljük a belföldi migrációban, bemutatva azt, hogy a belső vándorlás különböző típusai hogyan járultak hozzá a város vándorlási nyereségéhez. Empirikus kutatásra alapozva arra keresünk választ, hogy kik a Sopronba bevándorlók, és hogy van-e lényeges különbség a bevándorlók jellemzőiben attól függően, hogy a legutóbbi gazdasági válság előtt vagy után érkeztek a városba.
Az elmúlt évtizedekben folyamatosan gyarapodott a népesség Sopronban, miközben az ország egészében és sok városában fogyott. A növekedés legfőbb forrása a vándorlási többlet volt, különösen az ezredforduló után. 1990 és 2016 között közel 13 ezer fős vándorlási nyereségre tett szert a város, elsődlegesen az ideiglenes bevándorlásból. A nagyarányú bevándorlás számos okra vezethető vissza (pl. a nyugati határ menti fekvés felértékelődése 1990 után, kedvezőbbé vált közlekedési kapcsolatok, relatíve közeli fekvés az osztrák fővároshoz és Burgenland északi fejlettebb településeihez, az osztrák munkavállalási korlátozás feloldása). A felmérés tapasztalatai igazolták, hogy a gazdasági válság markáns fordulatot hozott az ezredforduló után Sopronba bevándorlók összetételében, munkapiaci ismérveiben és térkapcsolataiban. A 2009 után megfigyelhető új, kedvezőtlen trendek a helyi társadalomban is mélyreható változásokhoz vezethetnek.
Aplicación de la gestión por procesos en la participación ciudadana Cubana
Authors: Salvador Hernández Yudith , Llanes Font Mariluz , Moreno Pino Maira Rosario 
Published: November 2018

La gestión por proceso es una herramienta de carácter universal aplicable a todos los sectores. En este artículo se muestra una parte de los resultados de una investigación desarrollada en los gobiernos locales de la provincia Holguín con motivo a la necesidad manifestada de perfeccionamiento de los órganos locales del poder popular. Se plantea la inclusión de la gestión por proceso como herramienta de gestión, aplicada a la participación ciudadana. Como principal resultado se muestran los subprocesos claves de participación ciudadana y el flujograma del subproceso de rendición de cuenta del delegado a sus electores, uno de sus principales subprocesos, por constituir un principio esencial de la democracia socialista y poseer una vital importancia para el funcionamiento de la sociedad.
HPV vaccine knowledge and coverage among female students in a medical college, Kerala
Authors: Das E. Niveditha , Francis Paul T. 
Published: November 2018

Background: Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer among women in developing countries including India. Human papilloma virus (HPV) infection of the cervix is the most common risk factor for cervical cancer. HPV infection is widespread and occurs soon after becoming sexually active. Lack of hygiene and multiple sexual partners increases the risk of chronic HPV infection. HPV vaccine offers protection against cervical cancer. However the knowledge about HPV and vaccine is very limited among the general public. Knowledge among doctors is essential to provide timely advice to the target population. This study aims to measure the awareness among female medical students in a medical college in Kerala.Methods: 1st to 4th year female medical students of Amrita School of Medicine were administered an anonymous, validated self-administered pretested questionnaire. Only students who had volunteered and given consent were included in the study. 165 students participated in the study.Results: The overall knowledge about cervical cancer its causation and prevention was good only in about 40%. However 83% had a positive attitude towards HPV vaccine and were willing to take the vaccine. Only 6% had been vaccinated against HPV.Conclusions: There is a need to emphasize the aetiology and preventive measures of cervical cancer in the curriculum of MBBS students. In-depth knowledge among future doctors is essential for dissemination of knowledge to general public and timely preventive intervention.
Drone in NBC disaster
Authors: Kim Yong Han 
Published: November 2018

Nuclear, Biological and chemical disasters are tragic and should never happen. Unavoidably occurred, access and reach are difficult because rescue personnel are exposed to hazards. Drone is an unmanned aerial vehicle that can be operated by remote control or autonomous aviation. It has some advantages in NBC disaster as followings:First, drone can take a picture and record the scene in contaminated zone. Communication with injured is also possible without exposure to rescue team. Triage can be performed by analysis of movement, breathing and responsiveness, etc.Second, atropine and oxime are essential to nerve agent poisoning. It can be delivered by drone only inside contaminated zone for survivors.Third, drone can collect specimen without human exposure. Investigator can analyze the extent of pollution in remote laboratory with this specimen.Fourth, survivor can be evacuated from disaster area by drone itself. This operation needs heavy capability that would lift patients.I hope that NBC disaster could be overcome with this useful modern convenience.
Multifocal Motor Neuropathy: A clinical case study
Authors: Bone Madeline A 
Published: November 2018

Abstract
Multifocal motor neuropathy is a rare and chronic movement disorder associated with the progressive weakening of the patient’s limbs. This case study examines the clinical presentation, findings, treatment, and outcome of a female patient treated with intravenous immunoglobulin therapy. The case study illustrates the important role the neuroscience nurse plays in the care and treatment of a patient with a complex disorder.
Humidity Effect on the Photocatalytic Activity of Sustainable Cement-Based Composites
Authors: Mahdi Ayat H. , Al Anbari Riyad H. , Hassan Maan S. 
Published: November 2018

Introduction:In this study, a side-by-side comparison was performed to examine the effects of nano-TiO2(nT) on the photocatalytic activity of Portland cement (PC) mixtures and its effectiveness compared to similar replacement percentages of micro-TiO2(mT), both of which were 100% anatase.Methods:Cement paste specimens were prepared by progressive cement replacement with nT or mT. To simulate the effect of humidity in different seasons, the PC specimens were subjected to different moisture conditions, including normal conditions with 50% Relative Humidity (RH), saturated conditions with 100% RH, and oven-drying conditions with 0% RH. Their photochemical reaction (i.e., gas removal ability) with TiO2was evaluated and compared with the control specimens. Furthermore, the self-cleaning ability of the mixtures was examined by applying a drop of methylene blue dye to the specimen surface; differences in dye discolouration with time under different illuminations were noticed.Results and Conclusion:This paper describes the results of an attempt to understand the effect of humidity on the photocatalytic performance of PC composites that incorporate TiO2. The results show that PC mixtures modified with nano titanium are more effective in hot and dry conditions. In contrast, micro titanium mixtures appear to be favourable for wet conditions. Furthermore, the particle size (microversusnano), matrix voids and absorption values of the cement-TiO2composite were identified as the key factors affecting the photocatalytic performance.