bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
A proposito della storiografia sugli ebrei di Venezia nel cinquecentenario della fondazione del Ghetto
Authors: Voghera Gadi Luzzatto 
Published: April 2017

Zusammenfassung
Der Beitrag bemüht sich um eine Rekonstruktion der historiographischen Auseinandersetzung mit dem venezianischen Ghetto und, allgemeiner, dem Verhältnis zwischen der Lagunenstadt und den Juden, die sie besuchten bzw. in ihr lebten. Es handelt sich dabei um einen historischen Streifzug, der auch auf die Entwicklungsprozesse eingeht, die im Verlauf des 20. und zu Beginn des 21. Jh. ein stetiges Anwachsen des Interesses für die Geschichte der Juden in Venedig auslösten.
DIE KARRIERE LEON BATTISTA ALBERTIS IN DER PÄPSTLICHEN KANZLEI
Authors: Schwarz Brigide 
Published: April 2017

RIASSUNTOChe Leon Battista Alberti adempisse nella cancelleria papale ai compiti di abbreviatore e scriptor, si sa da molti anni, e dal 2008 pure che nel 1449 divenne lettore per l’Audientia litterarum contradictarum. Nel presentecontributo si precisano meglio l’arco temporale dei suoi uffici, inquadrando in questa sua carriera anche la funzione, altrettanto nota, di segretario del capo cancelliere. Riguardo ai singoli uffici, se ne analizzano da una parte le mansioni, le procedure e l’organizzazione, e dall’altra parte l’ordinamento corporativo e confraternale dei funzionari. Vengono evidenziate le possibilità di cui disponeva Alberti per cercare e curare contatti e ottenere da insider delle informazioni in anticipo, traendone vantaggio per l’allargamento e la gestione della sua personale rete di contatto. Si esaminano i fattori che determinarono la carriera di Alberti nella cancelleria, lunga 41 anni, e si valuta il successo ottenuto in confronto con le carriere dei suoi colleghi.
Chemical synthesis and densification of a novel Ag/Cr2O3-AgCrO2 nanocomposite powder
Authors: Ardestani Mohammad , Karpasand Farshid 
Published: April 2017

Abstract
Ag/Cr2O3-AgCrO2 nanocomposite powders were chemically synthesized using a chemical precipitation method. The synthesis method stages included precipitation and calcination. The initial precipitates contained Cr(OH)3·3H2O and Ag2CO3 compounds. Calcination of the initial precipitates led to thermal decomposition of the precipitates and evaporation of volatile compounds such as H2O and CO2. The calcined precipitates contained silver, chromium oxide, and silver-chromia. The crystallite size of Ag2CO3 and Ag were determined as 18.9 and 45 nm, respectively. The scanning electron microscopy investigations showed that the particle size of the initial precipitates was lower than 100 nm. The calcined powders were sintered at 550°C in air atmosphere. The sintered samples were cold-repressed under 300 and 550 MPa. It was found that by increasing the repressing compaction magnitudes, the density and hardness of the sintered samples were increased. The scanning electron microscopy evaluation of the densified samples showed nearly dense microstructure.
Perspectives in Legal English in-Service Education: Needs Analysis in Lithuanian Context
Authors: Bartnikaitė Edita , Bijeikienė Vilma 
Published: April 2017

Abstract
Legal English, being among the most complex and multifaceted areas of English for Specific Purposes (ESP), has duly received considerable attention on the part of linguists, discourse and learner needs′ analysts, sociolinguists and ESP researchers (Cheng and Cheng, 2014; Hafner, 2013; Hartig and Lu, 2014; Huhta et al, 2013; Shuy 2001). Most research has been carried out to investigate lexical, syntactic, grammatical and other communicative competences of law students in various cycles of higher education. An area that is still highly in need of examination is the development of communicative competences of Legal English among law practitioners who might have had a course of Legal English in their law studies and face with an urge of revision or might have not been introduced to Legal English whatsoever. In light of these observations, the present study examines the needs and problems regarding the use of general and legal English faced by 34 law practitioners, namely lawyers and judges working at two law companies and a district court in Kaunas, Lithuania. The study assumes qualitative methodology including a semi-structured interview and a questionnaire. The results have revealed that communicative competence of legal practitioners gained during their formal education does not meet the demands of their legal practice. While skills of general English appear not to cause many problems, skills of legal English are not developed to an adequate level. Therefore, as the study shows, it is absolutely inevitable to develop and offer in-service education of Legal English carefully attuned to the diverse levels of competences and needs of legal practitioners.
Students′ Perception of Organization Culture at a Faculty of Science and Technology
Authors: Maria Ujhelyi , Istvan Kun Andras , Julia Hanesz 
Published: April 2017

Abstract
The current study uses an adapted version of Cameron and Quinn’s OCAI questionnaire to test the organisational culture of the Faculty of Science and Technology at the University of Debrecen, Hungary, as it is perceived by its students, and also to discover what type of organisational culture the same students think would be ideal for them. An additional objective of this paper is to identify possible gaps between the perceived and the ideal cultures expressed by the students. Our sample includes 128 questionnaires completed by bachelor students from 6 different majors at the faculty. According to our results, the respondents perceive to a significant degree that the faculty’s organisational culture is at an average level of clan, market and hierarchy cultures, while it also exhibits a relatively low level of the adhocracy culture. Their ideal faculty culture would be one with average adhocracy, average hierarchy, high clan and low market features. Significant gaps are identified between the perceived and ideal cultures in all the four types: students would prefer an increase in clan and adhocracy cultures, and a decrease in the other two cultures.
Ein intuitives kamerabasiertes System zur Assistenz sehbehinderter Menschen
Authors: Schwarze Tobias , Lauer Martin , Schwaab Manuel , Romanovas Michailas , Böhm Sandra , Jürgensohn Thomas 
Published: April 2017

Zusammenfassung
Viele blinde und sehbehinderte Menschen sind stark beeinträchtigt in ihrer individuellen Mobilität. Die technischen
Fortschritte im Bereich der Umfelderfassung intelligenter Systeme könnten hier einen substantiellen Beitrag
leisten. In dieser Arbeit stellen wir ein tragbares Assistenzsystem für blinde Menschen vor, das die Umgebung mit einer
binokularen Kamera erfasst und durch intuitives akustisches Feedback an den Benutzer übermittelt. Wir beschreiben die
Algorithmen zum Szenenverstehen und zur Bestimmung der Eigenbewegung und gehen auf die Sonifikation der interpretierten
Umgebung ein. In einer experimentellen Studie zeigen wir, wie die intelligente Umgebungswahrnehmung zur Sicherheit und
Mobilität von Blinden beitragen kann.
The monoclinic superstructure of the M
2Pt6Al15 series (M=Ca, Sc, Y, La, Lu)
Authors: Radzieowski Mathis , Stegemann Frank , Hoffmann Rolf-Dieter , Janka Oliver 
Published: April 2017

Abstract
The five ternary intermetallic compounds M
2Pt6Al15 (M=Ca, Sc, Y, La, Lu) were prepared from the elements by arc-melting. The crystal structure was determined via single crystal X-ray diffraction. The title compounds crystallize in a superstructure of the RE
0.67Pt2Al5 type structure (P63/mmc) in the monoclinic crystal system with space group P121/m1 (Sc2Pt6Al15: a=734.19(2), b=1628.96(10), c=734.19(2) pm, β=119.999(3)°; wR=0.0356, 3034 F
2 values, 68 variables). The superstructure can be derived by the superspace formalism using (3+2)D or (3+1)D interpretations of the diffraction data. The structural relation to the subcell structure is discussed on the basis of a group-subgroup scheme. In the crystal structure strongly bonded [Pt2Al4]
δ− slabs are alternatingly stacked with ordered layers containing M atoms and Al3 triangles.
Fatigue and Fracture Test Planning, Test Data Acquisitions and Analysis
Authors: Wei Zhigang , Nikbin Kamran , McKeighan Peter C. , Harlow D. Gary 
Published: April 2017

Description
Get 20 peer-reviewed papers that will help you not only understand but also prevent fatigue and fracture. Access this new and diverse information regarding test planning, data acquisition and analysis, arranged into the following four sections
As materials are increasingly being stretched to their limits by extreme conditions of temperature, stress, corrosive environments, and longer service life cycles, there is a rising demand to improve testing. Critical to several industries, this research aims to accelerate the revision of the existing standards and the development of new standards.
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A second Wpl1 anti‐cohesion pathway requires dephosphorylation of fission yeast kleisin Rad21 by PP4
Authors: Birot Adrien , Eguienta Karen , Vazquez Stéphanie , Claverol Stéphane , Bonneu Marc , Ekwall Karl , Javerzat Jean‐Paul , Vaur Sabine 
Published: April 2017

AbstractCohesin mediates sister chromatid cohesion which is essential for chromosome segregation and repair. Sister chromatid cohesion requires an acetyl‐transferase (Eso1 in fission yeast) counteracting Wpl1, promoting cohesin release from DNA. We report here that Wpl1 anti‐cohesion function includes an additional mechanism. A genetic screen uncovered that Protein Phosphatase 4 (PP4) mutants allowed cell survival in the complete absence of Eso1. PP4 co‐immunoprecipitated Wpl1 and cohesin and Wpl1 triggered Rad21 de‐phosphorylation in a PP4‐dependent manner. Relevant residues were identified and mapped within the central domain of Rad21. Phospho‐mimicking alleles dampened Wpl1 anti‐cohesion activity, while alanine mutants were neutral indicating that Rad21 phosphorylation would shelter cohesin from Wpl1 unless erased by PP4. Experiments in post‐replicative cells lacking Eso1 revealed two cohesin populations. Type 1 was released from DNA by Wpl1 in a PP4‐independent manner. Type 2 cohesin, however, remained DNA‐bound and lost its cohesiveness in a manner depending on Wpl1‐ and PP4‐mediated Rad21 de‐phosphorylation. These results reveal that Wpl1 antagonizes sister chromatid cohesion by a novel pathway regulated by the phosphorylation status of the cohesin kleisin subunit.
A Family-Centered Rounds Checklist, Family Engagement, and Patient Safety: A Randomized Trial
Authors: Cox Elizabeth D. , Jacobsohn Gwen C. , Rajamanickam Victoria P. , Carayon Pascale , Kelly Michelle M. , Wetterneck Tosha B. , Rathouz Paul J. , Brown Roger L. 
Published: April 2017

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Family-centered rounds (FCRs) have become standard of care, despite the limited evaluation of FCRs’ benefits or interventions to support high-quality FCR delivery. This work examines the impact of the FCR checklist intervention, a checklist and associated provider training, on performance of FCR elements, family engagement, and patient safety.METHODS:This cluster randomized trial involved 298 families. Two hospital services were randomized to use the checklist; 2 others delivered usual care. We evaluated the performance of 8 FCR checklist elements and family engagement from 673 pre- and postintervention FCR videos and assessed the safety climate with the Children’s Hospital Safety Climate Questionnaire. Random effects regression models were used to assess intervention impact.RESULTS:The intervention significantly increased the number of FCR checklist elements performed (β = 1.2, P &lt; .001). Intervention rounds were significantly more likely to include asking the family (odds ratio [OR] = 2.43, P &lt; .05) or health care team (OR = 4.28, P = .002) for questions and reading back orders (OR = 12.43, P &lt; .001). Intervention families’ engagement and reports of safety climate were no different from usual care. However, performance of specific checklist elements was associated with changes in these outcomes. For example, order read-back was associated with significantly more family engagement. Asking families for questions was associated with significantly better ratings of staff’s communication openness and safety of handoffs and transitions.CONCLUSIONS:The performance of FCR checklist elements was enhanced by checklist implementation and associated with changes in family engagement and more positive perceptions of safety climate. Implementing the checklist improves delivery of FCRs, impacting quality and safety of care.
Insecticidal effect of the ethanol extract of Baccharis dracunculifolia (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Authors: Da Silva Elizabete Maria , Roel Antonia Railda Roel Railda , Porto Karla Rejane Andrade , Falco Matheus Escobar Falco Escobar , Matias Rosemary Matias 
Published: April 2017

Insecticides from plants have been studied as an alternative in agricultural production and in vector control of human diseases. The use of botanical insecticides may cause mortality in different stages, slow growth, infertile adults and decrease in viability of insect eggs. This study aimed to analyze the insecticidal potential of ethanol extract of Baccharis dracunculifolia DC, on Spodoptera frugiperda Smith, 1797 (Noctuidae) and Aedes aegypti L., 1762 (Culicidae). The botanical material was collected and prepared on February 8th, 2011 on the Fazenda Escola Três Barras (20°33’37.44043" S - 54°32'10.3824" W), Campo Grande, MS. The ethanol extract was prepared from dried leaves obtained of adult plants in a vegetative state at the Chemistry Laboratory of Anhanguera University-Uniderp. The experiments of biological activities were conducted at the Entomology Laboratory of the Catholic University Dom Bosco, in a controlled environment with an average temperature of 25 ºC and photoperiod 12 hr. Experiments with S. frugiperda were conducted from August to October 2014. The collection of A. aegypti eggs was made in January 2014 and the treatments were done from March 10th to 17th, 2014. In the development of S. frugiperda the extract caused effect on caterpillars subjected to treatment at one and 10 days. The larval stage proved to be longer at both ages and pupal weight reduced at 10 days, as well as increased mortality at one day, when incorporated concentration 0.2 % into diet. The variables studied were mortality, larval duration, pupal weight, number and viability of the eggs. The bioassay used A. aedes 3º (third) instar, 25 (twenty five) larvae per concentration, at four replicates. Parameters analysed for sublethal doses were pupal and larval, mortality, length larval and young (larva + pupa) the ethanol extract at concentrations 0.5 mg.mL-1 and 0.25 mg.mL-1. The extract resulted in deleterious effect on the development of caterpillars undergoing treatment in larvae of one and 10 days of age, the larval stage stretching, lower pupal weight in caterpillars 10 days and higher mortality in the group with one day of life. It did not interfere with the viability of eggs. In the life cycle of A. aegypti, the extract of B. dracuncufolia at the studied concentrations caused delay in the development of larval and pupal stages, and inhibited the emergence of adults in 85 % and 70 %. In laboratory conditions it can be said that the ethanol extract of B. dracunculifolia has a potential insecticide effect for both species of insects.
Prognostic Nomograms Stratify Survival of Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Without Portal Vein Tumor Thrombosis After Curative Resection
Authors: Fu Yi-Peng , Yi Yong , Huang Jin-Long , Jing Chu-Yu , Sun Jian , Ni Xiao-Chun , Lu Zhu-Feng , Cao Ya , Zhou Jian , Fan Jia , Qiu Shuang-Jian 
Published: April 2017

Abstract

Background
The prognosis of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) without portal vein tumor thrombosis (PVTT) after curative resection is at variance. We identified the risk factors of poor postoperative prognosis and consequently developed prognostic nomograms generating individual risk of death and recurrence for this subgroup of patients with HCC.

Methods
The risk factors were identified and nomograms were developed based on a retrospective study of 734 patients in the primary cohort who underwent curative resection for HCC from 2010 to 2012. The predictive accuracy and discriminative ability of the nomograms were determined by concordance index (C-index) and calibration curve and compared with traditional staging systems of HCC. The results were validated in an independent cohort of 349 patients operated at the same institution in 2007.

Results
All of the independent factors for survival in multivariate analysis in the primary cohort were selected into the nomograms. The calibration curve for probability of survival showed good agreement between prediction by nomograms and actual observation. The C-indices of the nomograms for predicting overall survival and recurrence-free survival were 0.755 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.752–0.758) and 0.665 (95% CI, 0.662–0.668), respectively, which were statistically higher than the C-indices of other HCC prognostic models. The results were further confirmed in the validation cohort.

Conclusion
The proposed nomograms resulted in more accurate prognostic prediction for patients with HCC without PVTT after curative resection.
The Myth of Objectivity: Implicit Racial Bias and the Law (Part 2)
Authors: Gravett Willem Hendrik 
Published: April 2017

The centrality of race to our history and the substantial racial inequalities that continue to pervade society ensure that "race" remains an extraordinarily salient and meaningful social category. Explicit racial prejudice, however, is only part of the problem. Equally important - and likely more pervasive - is the phenomenon of implicit racial prejudice: the cognitive processes whereby, despite even our best intentions, the human mind automatically classifies information in racial categories and against disfavoured social groups. Empirical research shows convincingly that these biases against socially disfavoured groups are (i) pervasive; (ii) often diverge from consciously reported attitudes and beliefs; and (iii) influence consequential behaviour towards the subjects of these biases. The existence of implicit racial prejudices poses a challenge to legal theory and practice. From the standpoint of a legal system that seeks to forbid differential treatment based upon race or other protected traits, if people are in fact treated differently, and worse, because of their race or other protected trait, then the fundamental principle of anti-discrimination has been violated. It hardly matters that the source of the differential treatment is implicit rather than conscious bias. This article investigates the relevance of this research to the law by means of an empirical account of how implicit racial bias could affect the criminal trial trajectory in the areas of policing, prosecutorial discretion and judicial decision-making. It is the author's hypothesis that this mostly American research also applies to South Africa. The empirical evidence of implicit biases in every country tested shows that people are systematically implicitly biased in favour of socially privileged groups. Even after 1994 South Africa – similar to the US – continues to be characterised by a pronounced social hierarchy in which Whites overwhelmingly have the highest social status. The author argues that the law should normatively take cognizance of this issue. After all, the mere fact that we may not be aware of, much less consciously intend, race-contingent behaviour does not magically erase the harm. The article concludes by addressing the question of the appropriate response of the law and legal role players to the problem of implicit racial bias.
Aprovechamiento de la política pública en el fomento de la empresa familiar
Authors: Santamaría Edwin J. , Moreno Klever A. , Santamaría Edwin C. 
Published: April 2017

<p>La política de promoción de las empresas nace desde la constitución y planes de desarrollo; en Ecuador, se busca el aprovechamiento de la potencialidad del país, buscando investigar el nivel de aprovechamiento de las políticas públicas en el crecimiento de la empresa familiar. Se considera 212 empresas familiares de la Provincia de Tungurahua a las cuales se aplica un cuestionario que arroja resultados medidos por test de Kruskal Wallis.</p><p>Se encuentra que las empresas familiares participan activamente en programas de fomento auspiciados por el Estado como capacitación, financiamiento, asesoramiento en procesos y gestión administrativa. Por su parte, las empresas crean estrategias de educación especializada de la familia propietaria y contratación de personal especializado en áreas de desarrollo de la organización. </p>
Incidencia de la motivación en la producción científica institucional
Authors: Bastidas Jiménez Marcelo Javier , Benites Medina Rosa María 
Published: April 2017

Entendiendo la motivación como el principal factor para el accionar de un individuo, este artículo pretende abordar los factores motivacionales involucrados en la decisión de un docente hacia la producción científica y la conformación de grupos de investigación en la carrera de Administración de Empresas de la Universidad Politécnica Salesiana – sede Guayaquil. Así mismo se desea explorar el enfoque que tendría la producción científica de los docentes y de qué manera este enfoque se alinea con las líneas de investigación de la carrera y de la sede. El trabajo expuesto a través del presente artículo comprendió una investigación de carácter cuantitativa y una cualitativa. La primera se dirigió a los docentes de la carrera de Administración de Empresas con dedicación a tiempo completo y la segunda fue dirigida hacia directivos involucrados con las políticas de investigación en la sede y en la carrera. Los objetivos se direccionaron hacia la determinación de la situación actual de la producción científica en la carrera, así mismo se pretende examinar los factores que motivan a los docentes a involucrarse en procesos investigativos y de producción científica. Los resultados muestran que si bien es cierto hay desconocimiento de los reglamentos y procesos asociados con la producción científica, pero existe una alta motivación al respecto. Los factores de motivación son variados, pero casi un 60% de los docentes no se enfocan en asuntos monetarios, lo cual es alentador
SÍNDROME DE DOWN: O IMPACTO DO DIAGNOSTICO SOB A ÓTICA DOS PAIS EM UM PROJETO DE EXTENSÃO
Authors: Ávila Raissa Ferreira , Bittar Karin Yuriko Branquinho , Hannum Juliana Santos de Souza , Miranda Fábio Jesus 
Published: April 2017

O nascimento de uma criança com Síndrome de Down (SD) impõe o manejo de emoções conflituosas como: amor, tristeza, raiva, insegurança, medo, entre outras, pois nenhum casal deseja um filho com necessidades especiais. O objetivo desta pesquisa foi investigar o impacto desse diagnóstico. Foram entrevistados 10 pais de pessoas com SD entre 06 e 18 anos, atendidos pelo Projeto de extensão da PUC/GO. Utilizou-se um roteiro semiestruturado. Os dados obtidos passaram pela Análise de Conteúdo e os resultados apontaram para a importância do profissional de Psicologia no momento do diagnóstico, não somente como apoio aos pais, mas também aos profissionais da saúde, pois estes se mostraram despreparados quanto à postura de acolhimento aos pais e às orientações e esclarecimentos de dúvidas.
Palavras-chave: Síndrome de Down, Impacto do diagnostico, Pais.