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Long-term stability of glucose: glycolysis inhibitor vs. gel barrier tubes
Authors: Winter Theresa , Hannemann Anke , Suchsland Juliane , Nauck Matthias , Petersmann Astrid 
Published: April 2018

AbstractBackground:Measuring the glucose concentration in whole blood samples is critical due to unsatisfactory glycolysis inhibition. Previous studies showed that Terumo tubes were superior, but they were taken off the European market in 2016 and alternatives were required. This initiated the present evaluation of glucose stability in five available tube types.Methods:Venous blood samples were collected from 61 healthy volunteers to test tubes supplied by Terumo (two sets), Greiner FC-Mix, BD FX-Mixture and BD serum. After sampling, the contents were thoroughly mixed and centrifuged within an hour. The glucose concentrations were determined and the samples resuspended except for BD serum tubes (gel barrier). The first 30 samples were stored at room temperature and the remaining 31 at 4°C. After 24, 48, 72 and 96 h, all tubes were (re)centrifuged, and glucose concentration measurements were repeated.Results:Changes in glucose concentrations over time differed significantly between the investigated tube types and to a certain extent between the two storing conditions. Glycolysis was most evident in the BD FX-mixture tubes. Good glucose stability was observed in samples retrieved form BD serum and Greiner tubes. The stability in both Terumo tubes was comparable to that in other studies. Although Greiner and both Terumo tubes are supposed to contain the same glycolysis inhibitor, glucose stability differed between these tubes.Conclusions:We showed that Greiner is an acceptable alternative to Terumo and that glucose in serum that was rapidly separated from corpuscles by a gel barrier is stable for an extended time.
Within-subject biological variation of activated partial thromboplastin time, prothrombin time, fibrinogen, factor VIII and von Willebrand factor in pregnant women
Authors: Kristoffersen Ann Helen , Petersen Per Hyltoft , Bjørge Line , Røraas Thomas , Sandberg Sverre 
Published: April 2018

AbstractBackground:During pregnancy, interpretation of results from coagulation parameters can be difficult as the physiological changes that occur may affect the biochemical parameters. The aim of this study was to describe the normal course of five coagulation parameters in healthy pregnancies, and to estimate the within-subject biological variation (CVI).Methods:Blood samples were obtained every 4th week during pregnancy and three samples after delivery in 20 healthy women and every 4th week during a 40-week period in 19 healthy non-pregnant women. Activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT), prothrombin time (PT), PT International Normalized Ratio (INR), fibrinogen, factor VIII clot (FVIII:C) and von Willebrand factor antigen (vWF:Ag) were analyzed. The physiological changes during pregnancy were compensated by transformation into multiples of the median (MoM) and it is natural logarithm (lnMoM) in order to establish a kind of steady state, and CVIwas calculated from the standard deviation.Results:During pregnancy, APTT, PT and INR remained unchanged or decreased, depending upon the reagent used, while fibrinogen, FVIII:C and vWF:Ag increased gradually until delivery. The CVIin pregnancy were 2.2 and 3.0% for APTT, 2.3 and 2.6% for PT, 2.2 and 2.3% for INR, 7.2% for fibrinogen, 12.2% for FVIII:C and 11.3% for vWF:Ag, and corresponded with the CVIin non-pregnant women.Conclusions:Transformation of coagulation parameters in healthy pregnancies to MoM is a tool to establish a kind of steady state. Although there is a physiological change in these coagulation parameters during pregnancy, the CVIafter lnMoM transformation was comparable with the CVIof non-pregnant women.
Geschichtsphilosophie und Philosophiegeschichte
Authors: Schmidt-Biggemann Wilhelm 
Published: April 2018

AbstractThe essay – an elaborated version of my academic farewell speech [Abschiedsvorlesung] – discusses three theses: 1. Histories and history as well as history of philosophy and philosophy of history can only be staged as narratives. “True” stories enact the past and deliver schemes for anticipating the future; insofar history and future constitute the semantics of the present. 2. “Systematic” philosophy analyses the temporal narratives which store the historical experiences and eliminates their temporality in a process of transforming narratives into arguments. The most important step in this transformation consists in isolating the key notions of the narratives and in arranging these key notions in a “timeless” systematic order. 3. History of philosophy and philosophy of history restage, however, the temporal narrative, which systematic philosophy wants to eliminate from philosophy. This operation produces an unsolvable paradox where the claim of timeless truth and that of unescapable temporality are both valid. It throws up questions such as: how can it be possible for philosophical truths to lose their credit? Do timeless truths exist, and if so what do they mean? Do these paradoxes lead to schadenfreude on the part of the historian of philosophy, who knew it all along, or should one see these unsolvable complexities as a chance to enjoy the richness of possibilities which history unfolds? The essay chooses the second alternative.
Alzheimer-Erkrankungen, Autonomie und zwei Paradigmen der Pflegeethik
Authors: Rippe Klaus-Peter 
Published: April 2018

Abstract
Family members and professional care-givers are often confronted with challenging and self-destructive behaviours of people suffering from dementia, and it is not clear at all if these situations should be regulated by principles of autonomy or by principles of care, which consider the best interests of the patients. With reference to a thought experiment, this paper argues that it is not possible to control these situations by implementing principles of autonomy. Instead, while taking into account the patients’ capacity to consent, it is better to apply principles of care in challenging situations.
Empedocles’ Mountain Path (Fr. 24): The Perils of a Metaphor
Authors: O’Brien Denis 
Published: April 2018

Abstract
Recent attempts at giving meaning to Empedocles’ enigmatic metaphor of a ‘pathway’ and ‘summits’ (fr. 24) suffer from weaknesses logical no less than philological. Contrary theses do not have to be contradictory. Does Empedocles express a preference for ‘summits’ as opposed to a ‘pathway’, or for a ‘pathway’ as opposed to ‘summits’? Very possibly neither. The context in which the two verses are quoted points rather to a graceful peroration. However many ‘summits’ there may have been on the way, the traveller has to complete his journey. However many the fascinating topics Cleombrotus has spoken of, he has to know how to bring his speech, his ‘path of words’, to a successful conclusion.
Revisiting Protagoras’ Fr. DK B 1
Authors: Zaborowski Robert 
Published: April 2018

Abstract
The paper offers an analysis of Protagoras’ fr. DK 80 B 1 and rejects the traditional reading of Protagoras as relativist. By considering the ipsissima verba that Protagoras makes use of in his passage, it is argued that alternative interpretations are possible, of which epistemological reism and psychological individualism are proposed. On a more general level, it is discussed to what extent Protagoras’ fragment contains descriptive rather than normative claim.
L’antilogicien ou l’ennemi de la philosophie véritable
Authors: Lachance Geneviève 
Published: April 2018

Abstract
One of Plato’s goal in the Phaedo is not only to define what philosophy is, but also to describe what ‘real’ or ‘authentic’ philosophy consists of. This description of ‘authentic’ philosophy reveals a tension. Indeed, if Socrates feels the need to speak of a genuine philosophy, is it not a sign that there is another type of philosophy, which is inauthentic and fake ? If Plato emphasizes the legitimacy of some philosophers, is it not because he believes that there are others, who resemble the former but are a mere imitation of them ? In fact, there is in the Phaedo an implicit description of ‘false’ philosophers, which culminates with the presentation of a precise case: the antilogician. Sometimes called a sophist, often described as an eristic, the antilogician is a perfect example of philosophy gone wrong. Criticised more than once in his dialogues, Plato condemns vivaciously the antilogician as he diverts real philosophical inquiry and immerses people in absolute relativism.
Antecedentes de algunos lineamientos de la estrategia de Aristóteles frente al negador del principio de no contradicción en elSofistade Platón
Authors: Spangenberg Pilar 
Published: April 2018

AbstractThe purpose of this paper is to show that in theSophistPlato develops a dialectical strategy that appeals to necessary conditions of language as a fundamental step toward establishing some principles of his ontology. This strategy constitutes a clear antecedent of the elenctic refutation offered by Aristotle inMetaphysics Gamma4 against the denier of the principle of non-contradiction and could be described as transcendental because it refers to conditions without which there wouldn’t be any speech. The paper aims to show that such a strategy is used both by Plato and Aristotle to deal with radical adversaries whose refutation allows the establishment of basic theses of their own philosophies.
Aristotle on Co-causes of One’s Dispositions
Authors: Grgić Filip 
Published: April 2018

AbstractIn this paper I offer a close reading of Aristotle’s argument in theNicomachean Ethics3.5.1114a31–b25 and try to show that despite considerable interpretive difficulties, some clear structure can nevertheless be discerned. While Aristotle’s main concern in this passage is to refute the so-called asymmetry thesis – the thesis that virtue is voluntary, but vice is not – there is much more in it than just a dialectical encounter. Aristotle wants to respond to a more general objection, which has as its target the voluntariness of both virtue and vice, and which is provoked by some of his ideas inEN3.4 and 3.5. Further, I will try to show why Aristotle thinks that we are only co-causes (sunaitioi) of our dispositions. In my opinion, his reasons have nothing to do with compatibilist or incompatibilist considerations as they are commonly understood in modern philosophy. In particular, he does not want to argue that nature (as well as social environment, early educators, etc.) isaitiosof our dispositions just as ourselves are. Rather, we are co-causes of our dispositions because we are (efficient) causal origins of actions without which a certain good, which is the final cause of our actions and of our dispositions, cannot be achieved. Finally, I will try to show that Aristotle’s discussion implies that there is no more to the responsibility for dispositions than there is to the responsibility for actions.
Le Logos d’Empédocle : Reconstruction d’une lecture stoïcienne
Authors: Brémond Mathilde 
Published: April 2018

Abstract
Both Hippolytus of Rome and Sextus Empiricus attribute a concept of λόγος to Empedocles, relying on fragments that seem to have nothing to do with this claim. This article aims to show how the identification and clarification of their common Stoic source helps us to understand these texts better, and to reconstruct an interpretation of Empedocles’ epistemology that has not attracted critical attention so far.
Impact of supplier-specific investments in inter-organisational information systems on strategic electronic coordination: the moderation effect of buyer dependence
Authors: Teryokhin Sergei , Hannås Gøril 
Published: April 2018

Abstract
This paper examines the factors which influence sharing of the strategic information (in other words, electronic coordination) in a buyer–supplier dyad. The antecedents of this coordination are examined rather well in the transaction cost economics (TCE) theory and resource-dependency theory (RDT), while the supply chain management perspective is contemplated. The mentioned frameworks are used in the analysis. However, the research focus is narrowed down to the exploration of the antecedents of information exchange conducted via inter-organisational information systems (IOS). The empirical analysis is based on 198 observations of Norwegian companies operating in different types of industries. A regression model is used to test the hypotheses about the antecedents of strategic electronic coordination. The research results indicate that the direct effect of the supplier-specific investments in the IOS on the exchange of strategic information in the buyer–supplier dyad is not statistically significant. The supplier-specific investment in the IOS becomes positively associated with the strategic information exchange in the buyer–supplier dyad only when the buyer is dependent on the supplier. The buyer dependency creates a high motivation for the company to exchange the strategic information with the supplier who is more powerful in the dyad. This research concludes that the companies making substantial investments in the IOS for electronic coordination purposes may not reach their goals if relation-specific factors, such as buyer dependency, are not comprehensively considered.
Reliability Test Plans for Percentiles Based on the Harris Generalized Linear Exponential Distribution
Authors: Jose K. K. , Paul Albin 
Published: April 2018

AbstractIn this paper, a generalization of the Harris family of distributions, namely, the Harris generalized linear exponential distribution is discussed. The use of the model is established by fitting it to a real data set. Also, we derive a reliability test plan for acceptance or rejection of a lot of products submitted for inspection with lifetimes following this distribution.
One Year of Consumer Access to Payment Accounts – a New Dimension of European Anti-Discrimination Law?
Authors: Braunroth Anna 
Published: April 2018

AbstractThis article analyses a consumer rights approach to protection against discrimination in EU law that has been established with the adoption of the so-called Payment Accounts Directive 2014/92/EU of 23 July 2014 (PAD). The approach has potential to sustainably transform the legal coexistence of, on the one side, EU consumer law and, on the other side, EU anti-discrimination law. In form of a so far unprecedented regulation, it directly links the non-discrimination principle of Article 21 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights with consumer protection. At the same time, the approach ties in with traditional concepts in consumer law relating to vulnerable consumers and to services of general economic interest. Following the year which has passed since the transposition deadline of 18 September 2016, this article argues that the PAD constitutes a first step towards a consumer-specific anti-discrimination protection of its own kind, the key features of which it seeks to outline.
Breach of Contract: Automatic and Unilateral Price Reduction
Authors: Bertino Lorenzo 
Published: April 2018

AbstractThe recent reforms of the French Civil Code have also regulated remedies for breach of contract, by introducing price reduction as a general instrument that can be applied to all contractual types.
Firstly, the article analyses the harmonisation projects and regulations on which the French reform claims to be based, for the purposes of verifying whether the French legal framework only reproduces solutions already tested or whether it is innovative with respect to such models. This study highlights the introduction of innovative solutions through which price reduction is achieved. Whilst price reduction is usually ordered by the court, following a claim by the non-breaching creditor, under the French model the price reduction remedy does not require the court’s intervention as it can be performed directly by the creditor: this is an automatic and not a court-based remedy.
Secondly, the article also analyses whether the same outcome that is obtained through the automatic price reduction can also be achieved through the use of other legal instruments. This article focuses on a comparative law analysis with the common law system with respect to compensation for damages under English law. With respect to the civil law models, the article examines the Italian model in which parties generally resort to actions for compensation and the exception of partial breach.
Medical care and clinical practice for disabled elderly
Authors: Zhu Rui-Fang , Han Shi-Fan 
Published: April 2018

Abstract
At present, with the continuous development of the trend of population aging worldwide, more elderly people are increasingly facing serious life disorders caused by physical and mental disability. In this study, the common symptoms and the nursing practice related to diseases of the disabled elderly are reviewed with reference to the basic concepts of disability care and the current situation of domestic and foreign research, which is expected to provide the basis for the construction of a new model of disability nursing.
Study on the quality of life and the factors influencing it in elderly patients
Authors: Zhang Mei-Yan , Bi Huai-Mei , Wang Tao , Zhang Gui-Lan 
Published: April 2018

Abstract
A society of advanced age is arriving with the increasing number of elderly patients. Little attention has been paid to the quality of life of elderly patients, which is decreasing gradually. This article aims to study the quality of life among elderly patients and explore the factors influencing it, in addition to exploring effective ways to improve the quality of life of elderly patients.
The historical evolution of the regulations for the Florence Nightingale Medal
Authors: Wang Qian , Zhu Rui-Fang , Duan Zhi-Guang 
Published: April 2018

Abstract

Objective
This study aimed to explore the 100-year changes in regulations for the Florence Nightingale Medal.

Methods
We used the announcements of the Florence Nightingale Medal awards as the research object to analyze – via historical and inductive methods – the regulations for receiving the Florence Nightingale Medal.

Results
In the award years, the greatest number of winners per award year was 71 and the lowest was 12. The medal was initially exclusively awarded to living people but evolved to include both living and deceased people. The recipients were balanced among all countries. The gender of the winners showed a changing trend from being limited to only females to including both males and females. There was also a shift from emphasis on only dedication of the recipient to equal emphasis on both dedication and innovation.

Conclusions
The selection criteria for recipients of the Florence Nightingale Medal evolved from consideration of those showing only dedication to equal consideration of both dedication and innovation.
An empirical study on evaluation indexes of scientific research achievements in nursing
Authors: Cheng Jin-Lian , Tan Xi 
Published: April 2018

Abstract

Objective
The purpose of this empirical study was to investigate the evaluation indexes of nursing research results and to provide references for the optimization of nursing research results and their clinical applications.

Methods
A total of 150 clinical nursing studies were randomly selected, the clinical applications of their results were investigated, and the results were evaluated using the evaluation indexes of nursing research achievements.

Results
The results of 101 clinical nursing studies were promoted through their application, accounting for 82.79%, but they were mostly promoted and applied in small areas. When the evaluation indexes of nursing research results were used to evaluate the results, the scores for the applied results were higher than those of unapplied results, and the difference was statistically significant (P< 0.05). Considering the levels of the results, the scores of the results of studies at the national level were higher than those of studies at the municipal and hospital levels; the scores of the results of studies at the provincial level were higher than those at the hospital level; and the scores of the results of originally innovative studies were higher than those of partially innovative studies. The differences were statistically significant (P < 0.05). In terms of overall scores, the scores of the results at the provincial level were higher than those at the hospital level, and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05).

Conclusions
The evaluation indexes of nursing research results in this study can scientifically and effectively evaluate the level, value, and effectiveness of the nursing research results and can promote the clinical application of the optimized results.
Effect of a new health education model on continuous nursing in elderly patients with
diabetes mellitus
Authors: Chao Jing-Jing , Xue Ya-Zhuo 
Published: April 2018

Abstract

Objective
We aimed to explore the effect of a new health education model on continuous nursing care in elderly patients with diabetes mellitus who had undergone an operation for fracture.

Methods
Convenience sampling was used to select 59 elderly patients with diabetes mellitus and fracture. New health education methods were used, and patient parameters were evaluated before and after the intervention.

Results
Evaluation of medication, reasonable diet, regular exercise, blood glucose monitoring, and regular follow-up compliance were significantly improved in the experimental group compared to the control group (P < 0.05). There were also significant differences between groups in fasting blood glucose, 2-hour postprandial blood glucose, triglyceride, high-density lipoprotein, and low-density lipoprotein levels (P < 0.05); however, the differences between groups in terms of glycosylated hemoglobin and total cholesterol levels were not statistically significant (P > 0.05). Finally, the functional recovery and mental health of the experimental group were significantly better than those of the control group (P < 0.05).

Conclusions
The implementation of a menu of voluntary services in community-based continuous nursing provided standardized nursing care for elderly patients with fracture and diabetes mellitus and improved their quality of life.
Role of academic self-efficacy in the relationship between self-directed learning readiness and problem-solving ability among nursing students
Authors: Zhang Xiao-Hong , Meng Li-Na , Liu Hui-Hui , Luo Ru-Zhen , Zhang Chun-Mei , Zhang Pei-Pei , Liu Yan-Hui 
Published: April 2018

Abstract

Objective
Problem-solving should be a fundamental component of nursing education because it is a core ability for professional nurses. For more effective learning, nursing students must understand the relationship between self-directed learning readiness and problem-solving ability. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships among self-directed learning readiness, problem-solving ability, and academic self-efficacy among undergraduate nursing students.

Methods
From November to December 2016, research was conducted among 500 nursing undergraduate students in Tianjin, China, using a self-directed learning readiness scale, an academic self-efficacy scale, a questionnaire related to problem-solving, and self-designed demographics. The response rate was 85.8%.

Results
For Chinese nursing students, self-directed learning readiness and academic self-efficacy reached a medium-to-high level, while problem-solving abilities were at a low level. There were significant positive correlations among the students’ self-directed learning readiness, academic self-efficacy, and problem-solving ability. Furthermore, academic self-efficacy demonstrated a mediating effect on the relationship between the students’ self-directed learning readiness and problem-solving ability.

Conclusions
To enhance students’ problem-solving ability, nursing educators should pay more attention to the positive impact of self-directed learning readiness and self-efficacy in nursing students’ education.