bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Ulysses contracts regarding compulsory care for patients with borderline personality syndrome
Authors: Lundahl Antoinette , Helgesson Gert , Juth Niklas 
Published: December 2016

Introduction Compulsory care is controversial, since respect for the patient’s autonomy is a standard requirement in health care. Many psychiatrists have experienced that patients with borderline personality syndrome sometimes demand compulsory care for themselves in order not to exert self-harm—like Ulysses contracts. The aim of this study was to examine the possible existence and extent of borderline personality syndrome-patient demands for Ulysses contracts regarding compulsory care in acute psychiatry, and how external influences and demands could affect the caregivers’ decisions about compulsory care. Method An anonymous questionnaire, with three questions with fixed answers, was distributed to 42 licensed medical doctors on call at the psychiatric emergency unit in the city of Stockholm. Thirty-three questionnaires were answered, giving a response rate of 79%. Results Ninety-four percent of the respondents recognized the phenomenon of borderline personality syndrome patients requesting compulsory care, 21% stated that this request had affected their clinical decision, and 55% had used compulsory care for other reasons than the patient’s best interest. Discussion The results indicate that compulsory care is sometimes given in the form of Ulysses contracts for borderline personality syndrome patients. Also, compulsory care is sometimes used for other reasons than the borderline personality syndrome patient’s best interest. Psychological mechanisms affect the decisions of both patients and caregivers. More research should be done concerning to whom, why, and with what consequences compulsory care is prescribed.
“Artificial But Better Than Nothing”
Authors: Blaschke Sarah , O’Callaghan Clare C. , Schofield Penelope 
Published: December 2016

Objective: To investigate patient, staff, and carer responses to an environmental intervention in an oncology clinic waiting room and evaluate the acceptability of artificial plant materials. Design Postintervention: Cross-sectional survey study. Setting: Oncology outpatient clinic waiting room located in a metropolitan comprehensive cancer center in Australia. Main Outcome Measure: Observer ratings of perceived qualities and effects of lifelike (fake) plants while spending time in the waiting room. Participants: Convenience sample ( N = 143) consisted of 73 cancer patients, 13 staff, 52 carers, and 5 “others” aged between 24 and 89 years ( M = 56, SD = 14.5). Intervention: Artificial plant arrangements, hanging installations, two movable green walls, and one rock garden on wheels placed throughout the outpatients’ clinic waiting room. Results: Eighty-one percent (115/142) of respondents noticed the green features when first entering the waiting room and 67% (90/134) noticed they were artificial. Eighty-one percent (115/142) indicated “like/like a lot” when reporting their first reaction to the green features. Forty-eight percent (68/143) were positively affected and 23% (33/143) were very positively affected. Eighty-one percent (110/135) agreed/strongly agreed that “The greenery brightens the waiting room,” 62% (80/130) agreed/strongly agreed that they “prefer living plants,” and 76% (101/133) agreed/strongly agreed that “‘lifelike’ plants are better than no plants.” Comments included mostly positive appraisals and occasional adverse reactions to artificial plants. No significant differences were found between patients’, staff, and carers’ reactions. Conclusions: The environmental intervention positively impacted patients’, staff, and carers’ perceptions of the oncology waiting room environment. Patients, staff, and carers mostly accepted artificial plants as an alternative design solution to real plants.
Bacterial stimuli activate nitric oxide colonic mucosal production in diverticular disease. Protective effects of L. casei DG ® (Lactobacillus paracasei CNCM I‐1572)
Authors: Turco Fabio , Andreozzi Paolo , Palumbo Ilaria , Zito Francesco Paolo , Cargiolli Martina , Fiore Walter , Gennarelli Nicola , De Palma Giovanni Domenico , Sarnelli Giovanni , Cuomo Rosario 
Published: December 2016

BackgroundMicro‐inflammation and changes in gut microbiota may play a role in the pathogenesis of diverticular disease (DD).ObjectiveThe objective of this article is to evaluate the expression of nitric oxide (NO)‐related mediators and S100B in colonic mucosa of patients with DD in an ex vivo model of bacterial infection.MethodsIntestinal biopsies obtained from patients with diverticulosis, symptomatic uncomplicated diverticular disease (SUDD) and SUDD with previous acute diverticulitis (SUDD+AD) were stimulated with the probiotic L. casei DG® (LCDG) and/or the pathogen enteroinvasive Escherichia coli (EIEC). S100B, NO release and iNOS expression were then evaluated.ResultsBasal iNOS expression was significantly increased in SUDD and SUDD+AD patients. Basal NO expression was significantly increased in SUDD+AD. No differences in S100B release were found. In all groups, iNOS expression was significantly increased by EIEC and reduced by LCDG. In all groups, except for SUDD+AD, EIEC significantly increased NO release, whereas no increase was observed when LCDG was added to biopsies. EIEC did not induce significant changes in S100B release.ConclusionsColonic mucosa of patients with DD is characterized by a different reactivity toward pathogenic stimuli. LCDG plays a role in counteracting the pro‐inflammatory effects exerted by EIEC, suggesting a beneficial role of this probiotic in DD.
Integrated interpretation of 2D ground-penetrating radar, P-, and S-wave velocity models in terms of petrophysical properties: Assessing uncertainties related to data inversion and petrophysical relations
Authors: Tronicke Jens , Paasche Hendrik 
Published: December 2016

Near-surface geophysical techniques are extensively used in a variety of engineering, environmental, geologic, and hydrologic applications. While many of these applications ask for detailed, quantitative models of selected material properties, geophysical data are increasingly used to estimate such target properties. Typically, this estimation procedure relies on a two-step workflow including (1) the inversion of geophysical data and (2) the petrophysical translation of the inverted parameter models into the target properties. Standard deterministic implementations of such a quantitative interpretation result in a single best-estimate model, often without considering and propagating the uncertainties related to the two steps. We address this problem by using a rather novel, particle-swarm-based global joint strategy for data inversion and by implementing Monte Carlo procedures for petrophysical property estimation. We apply our proposed workflow to crosshole ground-penetrating radar, P-, and S-wave data sets collected at a well-constrained test site for a detailed geotechnical characterization of unconsolidated sands. For joint traveltime inversion, the chosen global approach results in ensembles of acceptable velocity models, which are analyzed to appraise inversion-related uncertainties. Subsequently, the entire ensembles of inverted velocity models are considered to estimate selected petrophysical properties including porosity, bulk density, and elastic moduli via well-established petrophysical relations implemented in a Monte Carlo framework. Our results illustrate the potential benefit of such an advanced interpretation strategy; i.e., the proposed workflow allows to study how uncertainties propagate into the finally estimated property models, while concurrently we are able to study the impact of uncertainties in the used petrophysical relations (e.g., the influence of uncertain, user-specified parameters). We conclude that such statistical approaches for the quantitative interpretation of geophysical data can be easily extended and adapted to other applications and geophysical methods and might be an important step toward increasing the popularity and acceptance of geophysical tools in engineering practice.
Competitividade industrial brasileira e o papel das capacidades tecnológicas inovadoras: a necessidade de uma investigação criativa
Authors: Figueiredo Paulo N. , Pinheiro Maurício Canêdo 
Published: December 2016

Este documento objetiva apresentar alguns dos principais aspectos da abordagem, do desenho edos métodos do projeto de pesquisa intitulado: “Acumulação de Capacidades Tecnológicas e Fortalecimento da Competitividade Industrial no Brasil: Análise Empírica e Recomendações Práticas para Políticas Públicas e Estratégias Empresariais.”
Book review:E. TCHKOIDZE, Ένας Γεωργιανός προσκυνητής στον βυζαντινό κόσμο του 9ου αιώνα: ο Άγιος Ιλαρίων ο Γεωργιανός [A Georgian Pilgrim in the Byzantine World of the 9th Century: Saint Hilarion the Georgian], Athens 2011, 273 pp. (ISBN 978-960-6813-29
Authors: PREISER-KAPELLER Johannes 
Published: December 2016

BOOK REVIEW::<p>E. Tchkoidze, Ένας Γεωργιανός προσκυνητής στον βυζαντινό κόσμο του 9ου αιώνα: ο Άγιος Ιλαρίων ο Γεωργιανός [A Georgian Pilgrim in the Byzantine World of the 9<sup>th</sup> Century: Saint Hilarion the Georgian], Athens 2011, 273 pp. (ISBN 978-960-6813-29-0)</p>
Ο ρόλος του κατ’ οίκον επιβλέποντα στην εξ αποστάσεως πρωτοβάθμια εκπαίδευση της Αυστραλίας. Η περίπτωση του Κέντρου εξ Αποστάσεως Εκπαίδευσης της Βικτώρια
Authors: Κοντογεωργάκου Βασιλική , Γεωργιάδη Ειρήνη 
Published: December 2016

Η παρούσα εργασία στοχεύει στην ανάδειξη του ρόλου που διαδραματίζει ο κατ’ οίκον επιβλέπων στην παροχή αποτελεσματικής εξ αποστάσεως πρωτοβάθμιας εκπαίδευσης στην Αυστραλία. Η έρευνα επικεντρώθηκε στους λόγους που καθιστούν αναγκαία την παρουσία ενός ενήλικα επιβλέποντα στην περίπτωση της εκπαίδευσης από απόσταση που απευθύνεται σε μικρούς μαθητές, αλλά και στις δυσκολίες που ο ίδιος αντιμετωπίζει κατά την εκτέλεση των καθηκόντων του. Για τη συλλογή των δεδομένων αξιοποιήθηκαν η βιβλιογραφική ανασκόπηση και η μελέτη περίπτωσης του Distance Education Centre Victoria (DECV), που είναι ένα από τα πιο αντιπροσωπευτικά σχολεία παροχής εξ αποστάσεως σχολικής εκπαίδευσης στην Αυστραλία σήμερα. Συγκεκριμένα, χρησιμοποιήθηκαν δεδομένα και πληροφορίες από την τηλεφωνική συνέντευξη που παραχωρήθηκε από διδάσκουσα στην πρωτοβάθμια εκπαίδευση του DECV. Τα αποτελέσματα έδειξαν ότι η αποτελεσματικότητα των συγκεκριμένων εκπαιδευτικών προγραμμάτων εξαρτάται κατά κύριο λόγο από το ενδιαφέρον, το μορφωτικό επίπεδο και τις ικανότητες του κατ’ οίκον επιβλέποντα σε συνδυασμό με την αλληλεπίδραση και την επικοινωνία που αναπτύσσονται ανάμεσα σε αυτόν, τον δάσκαλο και τον μικρό μαθητή.
Η ένταξη προγραμμάτων e-tutoring στην ελληνική σχολική εκπαίδευση. Το Pierce e-tutoring online program. Αποτίμηση της λειτουργίας του
Authors: Δουκάκης Σπυρίδων , Μιχαλοπούλου Γεωργία 
Published: December 2016

Τα προγράμματα/υπηρεσίες e-tutoring που υλοποιούνται σε πραγματικό χρόνο, προσφέρουν ευκαιρίες εκπαίδευσης και ανάπτυξης των μαθητών και μαθητριών δευτεροβάθμιας εκπαίδευσης. Στην παρούσα εργασία, αρχικά θα επιχειρηθεί μία επισκόπηση της διεθνούς βιβλιογραφίας σχετικά με την υλοποίηση προγραμμάτων etutoring. Στη συνέχεια θα παρουσιαστεί το Pierce e-tutoring online program, το οποίο ξεκίνησε την πιλοτική του λειτουργία το σχολικό έτος 2012-2013 και από το σχολικό έτος 2013-2014 μέχρι και σήμερα λειτουργεί καθημερινά σε τρία γνωστικά αντικείμενα: Αρχαία Ελληνική Γλώσσα, Μαθηματικά και Φυσική, ενώ από το σχολικό έτος 2016-2017 εντάχθηκε και στο μάθημα της Νεοελληνικής Γλώσσας. Μέσω του Pierce e-tutoring online program οι μαθητές έχουν την ευκαιρία να λάβουν υποστήριξη κατά τις απογευματινές ώρες στο γνωστικό αντικείμενο που επιθυμούν. Ακολούθως, θα επιχειρηθεί αποτίμηση της λειτουργίας του προγράμματος/υπηρεσίας, η οποία αναδεικνύει τα πολλαπλά οφέλη που αποκομίζουν οι μαθητές τόσο στο γνωστικό αντικείμενο, όσο και στην εργασία τους σε online περιβάλλοντα μιας και τους παρέχετε η ευκαιρία να επαναπροσδιορίσουν την αξία του ψηφιακού κόσμου. Τέλος, η εργασία θα ολοκληρωθεί με προτάσεις ένταξης σχετικών προγραμμάτων/υπηρεσιών στην ελληνική σχολική εκπαίδευση, οι οποίες θα συνεισφέρουν στην υποστήριξη των μαθητών και των οικογενειών τους.
Διαδικτυακά Επιμορφωτικά Σεμινάρια στο πλαίσιο του Ευρωπαϊκού Έργου MARCH: Διάχυση Καλών Πρακτικών στη Διδακτική των Θετικών Επιστημών
Authors: Παπαδημητρίου Σοφία 
Published: December 2016

Τα Διαδικτυακά Επιμορφωτικά Σεμινάρια στο πλαίσιο του ευρωπαϊκού έργου MARCH έχουν στόχο τη διάχυση των καλών πρακτικών στη διδασκαλία των Θετικών Επιστημών όπως αυτές έχουν καταγραφεί στα προηγούμενα στάδια του έργου, δηλαδή τόσο από τα συμπεράσματα της μελέτης σκοπιμότητας όσο και από την εμπειρογνωμοσύνη των εκπαιδευτικών και ειδικών στα εθνικά και διεθνή σεμινάρια και συνέδρια. Στο πλαίσιο του έργου διεξάχθηκαν πέντε διαδικτυακά σεμινάρια στην Ελλάδα, τα οποία είχαν στόχο την ενημέρωση εκπαιδευτικών και μαθητών για τις προτάσεις σχετικά με την ελκυστική διδασκαλία των πεδίων των Θετικών Επιστημών στη Δευτεροβάθμια Εκπαίδευση. Η μεθοδική διοργάνωση των διαδικτυακών σεμιναρίων σε συνεργασία με έγκριτους φορείς και παρόχους είχε θετική ανταπόκριση από τους εκπαιδευτικούς τόσο στη σύγχρονη μετάδοσή τους όσο και στην ασύγχρονη και δημιούργησε μια ενεργή κοινότητα εκπαιδευτικών με θετική στάση ως προς την υλοποίηση της επόμενης φάσης του έργου, αυτήν της πιλοτικής εφαρμογής. Τα διαδικτυακά επιμορφωτικά σεμινάρια αποτέλεσαν εικονικά περιβάλλοντα μάθησης προσφέροντας ανταλλαγή και μοίρασμα ιδεών, γνώσεων και πληροφοριών σε εκπαιδευτικούς και μαθητές, άνοιγμα στην εκπαιδευτική κοινότητα και πρόσβαση στον παγκόσμιο ανοιχτό ψηφιακό πλούτο των ιδεών και των καινοτομιών.
Assessment and Prognosis of Efficiency of the Working System When Executing the Algorithms with the Means of Displaying Information
Authors: Логвинов  , Logvinov Syergyey , Логвинов  , Logvinov Syergyey , Савина  , Savina Irina 
Published: December 2016

The article considers the influence on efficiency of a production system,
characteristics of human capital in relation to the activities of the operators
performing the control algorithms related to the work with the means of displaying
information, an estimate of the accuracy of the setting of the set values, performed
in certain conditions of the working environment and its prognosis. The
parameters of the model are determined using the method of group account
of arguments, the study of the most important factors affecting the efficiency
of the working system.
Estimation of per capita GDP in the regions of Russia
Authors: Басовская  , Basovskaya Elena 
Published: December 2016

The purpose of the work consisted in assessment of size of per capita GDP
in regions of the country, which would be comparable to estimates of per capita
GDP in the countries of the world. For receiving assessment, the per capita GDP
during 2001-2014 was compared with the size of the gross value added of goods
and services created by residents of regions. The treated ratios are used for GDP
assessment in regions. The established sizes of per capita GDP in regions are
used for the international comparisons. The executed comparisons show that
the sizes of per capita GDP of the regions of the country are different. The level
of development of some region is comparable with the level of development
of leading economies of the world, such as Norway, Great Britain, and Denmark.
The level of development of the other regions of the country is comparable with
the level of the poorest countries of the world.
Innovative Environment and Development Prospect of NFC and In-App Payments in New Technological Way
Authors: Мартынов  , Martynov V. 
Published: December 2016

The article considers an open innovative environment in which there is NFC and
In-App Payments, their development prospects, the pros and cons of these
systems, their place in the sixth technological way, gives concepts of NFC, In-App
Payments, considers the technology of contactless payments, the principle
of operation of the device with a Secure Element NFC and Host Card Emulation
technology, sanctifies the issue of the security of NFC devices, methods
of protection against attacks on the device, the use of NFC in other electronic
media. Comparative characteristics depending on the situation, NFC and In-App
Payments are given. The article shows the global Informatization of our society
in the sixth technological way.
Analysis of Quantitative Methods of Risk Assessment and Selection of Optimal Method Using Venture Investment in Innovative Projects in Construction
Authors: Pugacheva Valeria 
Published: December 2016

Abstract
One of the main factors that constrains using of venture investment in innovative projects in the field of construction is high risk of this type of investment. Thus, the problem of risk assessment is relevant in the venture investment of innovative projects. First of all, it should be noted that the risks in the construction industry have considerable specificity and heterogeneity. Real options approach is an important tool with venture investment at all stages. It can be widely used in innovative projects in construction for accurate risk assessment.
Effect of Temperature Treatment during Development ofOsmia rufaL., on Mortality, Emergence and Longevity of Adults
Authors: Giejdasz Karol , Fliszkiewicz Monika 
Published: December 2016

AbstractThe red mason bee (Osmia rufaL.) is a univoltine solitary species of the Osmia genus. This bee is reared on a commercial scale and used as a managed alternative pollinator. We intended that the results of our study would improve the management of this bee so as to synchronise their flying period with the blooming of crops. In the spring, we moved newly occupied nests of the red mason bee to a laboratory and placed them in incubators. Immature development was examined at three constant temperatures, 20°C, 25°C, and 30°C. Selected nests were opened to monitor the subsequent developmental stages. The remaining bees were wintered in nests stored at cool temperature (4°C). In April, we removed the insects from the nests and began incubation at 25°C to establish the emergence time of adult individuals. To determine the survival rate of adult bees, we moved the emerged specimens to cages, where they were fed and kept until death. Temperature increase generally reduced immature development time. But this tendency was not observed in the prepupal stage. During ontogeny the highest mortality rate was observed in wintering adult insects at developmental temperatures of 25°C and 30°C. Bees developing at constant temperatures emerged faster during spring incubation in comparison to those developing in natural conditions. Constant developmental temperatures decreased the survival rate of females as post-emergence adult insects. The survival rate of males was lower at the developmental temperature of 30°C.
Landscape-related variation in the diet composition of the common buzzard (Buteo buteo) in Belarus
Authors: Sidorovich Anna A. , Ivanovskij Vladimir V. , Sidorovich Vadim E. , Solovej Irina A. 
Published: December 2016

Abstract
We examined common buzzard (Buteo buteo) feeding patterns in landscapes with different habitat structure in Belarus. A total of 561 pellets and prey remains were sampled in 1998-2012 from which 1065 prey and other food items were identified. Effects of habitat structure on buzzard diet composition were investigated using correlation analysis. The most abundant group in buzzards’ diets were small rodents (49-80% of the biomass consumed), followed by other mammals and birds. Reptiles, anurans, fish and invertebrates constituted the rest. Proportions of all food items varied greatly between landscapes. The mean-weighted body mass of vertebrate prey hunted by common buzzards in different landscapes ranged from 107 to 244 g, constituting on average 180 g. Among small rodents, voles of the genus Microtus were hunted selectively. The food niche breadth was directly proportional to the amount of forest habitat. With increasing amount of forest habitat, the proportion of Microtus voles in buzzards’ diets decreased and the proportions of other food items grew. These findings confirm the majority of previous results indicating feeding opportunism of the common buzzard. Our investigation enables better understanding of predator-prey interactions and the prey choice of the common buzzard in Belarus.
Delay discounting, risk-taking, and rejection sensitivity among individuals with Internet and Video Gaming Disorders
Authors: Weinstein Aviv , Abu Hodaya Ben , Timor Ayelet , Mama Yaniv 
Published: December 2016

Background and aims
There is a previous evidence for impulsivity in individuals with Internet and Video Gaming Disorders. The aim of this study was to examine whether Internet and video game addictions are associated with experiential delay discounting, risk-taking, and sensitivity to social rejection using computerized tasks and questionnaires.

Methods
Twenty participants (mean age 24, SD = 1.55) with high score on the Problematic Online Gaming Questionnaire (POGQ) were compared with 20 participants (mean age 24.8, SD = 1.34) with low score on the POGQ. They performed on computerized Balloon Analog Risk Task and Experiential Delay discounting Task (EDT), and filled in the sensitivity to social rejection questionnaire.

Results
Participants with high POGQ scores had lower measures of delay discounting, higher measures of risk-taking, and higher measures of sensitivity to social rejection compared with participants with low POGQ scores.

Discussion
The results of this study support the previous evidence of risk-taking and provide new evidence for difficulties in delay discounting and sensitivity to social rejection among those who score high on Internet and video games.

Conclusions
The results suggest that Internet- and video game-addicted individuals seek immediate gratification and cannot wait for later reward. Furthermore, these individuals spend time in the virtual world, where they feel safe, and avoid social interactions presumably due to fears of social rejection.
Religious Education as Accompanying: from Superficiality to Spirituality to Personal Acquaintance with God Incarnate
Authors: Osewska Elżbieta 
Published: December 2016

The dynamic social, cultural and technological changes which take place in almost all the world have a major impact on religious identity of young generation. Taking into account the crucial role of Religious Education in the process of knowing and meeting with God, the author presents, in this article, Religious Education in schools as accompany young people on their road to the “contemporary Emmaus”. It will take into consideration various stages and conditions on the way, which with the help of RE, allows youngsters to discover, recognize and acknowledge God incarnate.
Migration: Dangers and Opportunities for the Family in the Light of John Paul II’s Messages for World Migrant Day
Authors: Stolarczyk Ireneusz 
Published: December 2016

The phenomenon of migration has become a subject of numerous sociological, economic and political analyses. It has also become an issue of interest for Catholic Social Teaching. The complexity of this subject, its topicality and a need for a diagnosis in the light of ethical and social rules are contained within the consecutive messages for the World Migrant Day by the Holy Father John Paul II. A particularly interesting dimension of the discussion of the phenomenon of migration is the analysis of this problem in terms of its influence on the modern family. John Paul II notices that owing to the dignity of the family and its significant role in the process of upbringing of the young generation, the decision to migrate by members of a family or entire families must be well thought­‑out and carefully considered in the context of a necessity to undertake such steps. The necessity condition is related to a wide array of threats, which a family would have to face if they chose to take the migration path. The Pope also points out that migration is, at the same time, a justifiable opportunity for the development of a family, which should be provided ample assistance by the Church and state in a new environment.