bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Magnetic Field Effects on Electroless Deposition of Lead Metal—Lorentz Force Effects—
Authors: Udagawa Chikako , Ueno Mai , Hisaki Toshinari , Maeda Mina , Maki Syou , Morimoto Shotaro , Tanimoto Yoshifumi 
Published: January 2018

Abstract
The magnetic field effect (MFE) on lead metal deposition from the reaction of lead(II) acetate aqueous solution and a zinc metal plate was studied. The effect depends on the lead(II) acetate concentration. By applying a 0.38 T field, the deposition yield increased by 50% and 10%, respectively, when a 0.2 M and a 0.5 M solution was used. It decreased by about 5% when a 0.1 M solution was used. The effect is explainable by Lorentz-force-induced convection. The decrease or increase of the yield is probably attributable to the change of the rate-controlling step in this inhomogeneous reaction by the change of lead(II) ion concentration.
Danger – midwives changing shift!
Authors: Robinson Jean 
Published: January 2018

At the Association for Improvements in the Maternity Services (AIMS), we have a standard checklist we go through with families who tell us about disastrous birth outcomes. Many years experience with complaints has shown us that certain risk factors keep recurring, and often there is a combination of two or more. Did staff misinterpret or ignore the information from the fetal heart monitor? Was it night time/weekend/bank holiday? Was a junior hospital doctor/GP trainee dealing with a situation beyond his or her competence? Was it a student or newly qualified midwife? Were the midwives short staffed? Were the midwives changing shift at a crucial time?
Correspondence
Authors: van Bommel Harry 
Published: January 2018

Dear Editor, I am a founding member of the Canadian Palliative Care Association. I helped my parents (in Canada) and my grandmother (in Holland) live at home until they died. I am a writer and educator and have written 16 books, including three in the field of hospice/palliative care. I write palliative care books from the perspective of the family and the patient. I am, at present, working on a fourth palliative care book Successful Hospice Care
Multi-faith hospices
Authors: Lister Anne N 
Published: January 2018

The United Kingdom (UK) today has developed into a multi-cul-tural society. Health care professionals are called upon to care for people from cultures that are often different from their own. In order to do this effectively there has to be understanding and sensitivity to the needs of these patients. Evidence suggests that health care professionals are not alert to these needs. Hospices, in particular, need to develop an awareness and a sensitivity to other cultures in order to care for the service users in a truly holistic sense. The changes required in attitude, practice and environment take time, planning and commitment from all members of the multi-disciplinary team, and indeed from the whole organisation.
Effect of nursing check-ups on the behaviour of individuals with diabetes: A clinical trial
Authors: Teston Elen Ferraz , Peternella Fabiana Magalhães Navarro , Sales Catarina Aparecida , do Carmo Fernandez Lourenço Haddad Maria , Cubas Marcia Regina , Marcon Sonia Silva 
Published: January 2018

Aim: To verify the effect of nursing check-ups guided by assisted self-care on the health care practices of individuals with diabetes in Brazil. Method: A randomised clinical trial, involving the participation of 134 individuals with diabetes, randomly distributed into control and intervention groups. Members of the intervention group participated in three nursing check-ups every 2 months, and received two phone calls over a period of 5 months. The control group received the normal care offered at the health care unit. The data were collected via a survey. Results: The individuals in the intervention group presented a greater chance of undertaking glycemic monitoring (OR 3.5; 95% CI 1.6–7.5), dietary control (OR 3.3; 95% CI 1.5–7.4) and attending medical check-ups (OR 3.7; 95% IC 1.2–6.3) when compared with individuals from the control group. They also had a greater chance of carrying out regular physical activity (OR 3.3; 95% IC 1.98–4.56) when compared with before and after the intervention. Conclusion: The nursing check-ups and assisted self-care of the participants allowed individuals to adhere to healthy behaviors.
Model Matematika Penyebaran Penyakit Demam Chikungunya Dengan Dua Jenis Nyamuk Ades (Aedes aegepty dan Aedes albopictus)
Authors: Amanati Farida , Musthofa Muhammad Wakhid 
Published: January 2018

Demam Chikungunya adalah penyakit yang disebabkan oleh nyamuk Aedes Aegepty dan Aedes Albopictus. Pengobatan untuk demam Chikungunya hanya dengan pengobatan secara simptomatik yaitu hanya mengurangi gejalanya saja seperti penurun panas, gejala nyeri sendi. Dalam tulisan ini mempelajari tentang model matematika penyebaran virus Chikungunya dengan dua jenis Nyamuk Aedes pembawa virus Chikungunya berdasarkan asumsi–asumsi yang telah dibuat. Dalam model ini dihasilkan titik ekulibrium bebas penyakit dan endenik, basic reproduction ratio, dan analisis kestabilan model di sekitar titik ekuilibrium. Kestabilan titik ekuilibrium dijelaskan secaraanalisis dengan menggunakan kriteria Routh-Hurwitz. Simulasi diberikan sebagai bentuk pendekatan model terhadap nilai–nilai parameter yang diberikan.
Culture in advertising and advertising in culture: Communication, translation, representation
Authors: Gromová Edita , Müglová Daniela , Perez Emília 
Published: January 2018

Abstract
The authors of the paper focus on the intercultural dimension in the translation of advertising texts, attempting to compare and illustrate the influence of cultural elements upon advertising text-creation in American, German and Slovak cultural spaces. Reflecting the social, psychological and cultural aspects of translation transfer, they survey the tension between the domestic and the foreign and consequent choices in translation strategy. They present tendencies observed across a span of almost two decades in the translation of advertising texts into Slovak and provide possible explanations for their development.
Atomic absorption spectrometry with electrothermal atomization to determine trace amounts of arsenic
Authors: Manová A. , Beinrohr E. , Čacho F. 
Published: January 2018

Abstract
The aim of this work was to develop an on-line coupling of electrochemical preconcentration to atomic absorption spectrometry method and to apply the developed system in the determination of ultra-trace amounts of As in water samples. A flow-through electrochemical analyzer EcaFlow (Istran Ltd, Bratislava, Slovakia) was used as the preconcentration unit with a two-electrode cell. The working electrode was a reticular vitreous carbon electrode coated with gold. An atomic absorption spectrometer SP9 with a graphite furnace atomizer (Pye Unicam) was used to determine the preconcentrated As species. Preconcentration parameters were optimized for the electrochemical process.
Lower semicontinuity and relaxation of linear-growth integral functionals under PDE constraints
Authors: Arroyo-Rabasa Adolfo , De Philippis Guido , Rindler Filip 
Published: January 2018

AbstractWe show general lower semicontinuity and relaxation theorems for linear-growth integral functionals defined on vector measures that satisfy linear PDE side constraints (of arbitrary order). These results generalize several known lower semicontinuity and relaxation theorems for BV, BD, and for more general first-order linear PDE side constrains. Our proofs are based on recent progress in the understanding of singularities of measure solutions to linear PDEs and of the generalized convexity notions corresponding to these PDE constraints.
Existence of solutions for a coupled system with ∅-Laplacian operators and nonlinear coupled boundary conditions
Authors: Goli Konan Charles Etienne , Adjé Assohoun 
Published: January 2018

Abstract
We study the existence of solutions of the system submitted to nonlinear coupled boundary conditions on [0, T] where ∅1, ∅2: (-a, a) → ℝ, with 0 < a < +∞, are two increasing homeomorphisms such that ∅1(0) = ∅2(0) = 0, and fi : [0, T] × ℝ4 → ℝ, i ∈{1, 2} are two L1-Carathéodory functions. Using some new conditions and Schauder fixed point Theorem, we obtain solvability result.
Estimating the critical determinants of a class of three-dimensional star bodies
Authors: Nowak Werner Georg 
Published: January 2018

Abstract
In the problem of (simultaneous) Diophantine approximation in ℝ3 (in the spirit of Hurwitz’s theorem), lower bounds for the critical determinant of the special three-dimensional body K2 : (y2 + z2)(x2 + y2 + z2) ≤ 1 play an important role; see [1], [6]. This article deals with estimates from below for the critical determinant ∆ (Kc) of more general star bodies Kc : (y2 + z2)c/2(x2 + y2 + z2) ≤ 1 ; where c is any positive constant. These are obtained by inscribing into Kc either a double cone, or an ellipsoid, or a double paraboloid, depending on the size of c.
The Existence of a Generalized Solution of an m-Point Nonlocal Boundary Value Problem
Authors: Devadze David 
Published: January 2018

Abstract
An m-point nonlocal boundary value problem is posed for quasi- linear differential equations of first order on the plane. Nonlocal boundary value problems are investigated using the algorithm of reducing nonlocal boundary value problems to a sequence of Riemann-Hilbert problems for a generalized analytic function. The conditions for the existence and uniqueness of a generalized solution in the space are considered.
Derivational morphology in flux: a case study of word-formation change in German
Authors: Hartmann Stefan 
Published: January 2018

AbstractThe diachronic change of word-formation patterns is currently gaining increasing interest in cognitive-linguistic and constructionist approaches. This paper contributes to this line of research with a corpus-based investigation of nominalization with the suffix-ungin German. In doing so, it puts forward both theoretical and methodological considerations on morphology and morphological change from a usage-based perspective. Regarding methodology, the long-standing topic of how to measure (changes in) the productivity of a morphological pattern is discussed, and it is shown how statistical association measures can be applied to quantify the relationship between word-formation patterns and their bases. These findings are linked up with theoretical considerations on the interplay between constructional schemas and their respective instances.
Forest management and hunting in areas adjacent to national parks: the example of the Magura National Park
Authors: Wajdzik Marek , Kołodziej Zbigniew , Bilański Piotr , Szyjka Katarzyna 
Published: January 2018

Abstract
the aim of the study was to evaluate arguments for hunting and its impact on forest management and conservation in national parks as well as areas directly adjacent to them. the issue was examined using the example of the Magura national Park (MnP) for which data on the number of deer and predatory mammals included in the statistical yearbooks for 2013-2014 were available. the quality and size of the food sources provided by this type of forest habitat were evaluated using data obtained from the literature. We also included data on the dietary habits of wolves and lynxes as well as their impact on the number of large ungulates in our analysis. the maximum carrying capacity of forest stands in the Magura national Park was determined to be 789 deer units (dear unit = 1 red deer or 0.3 elk or 5 roe deer), whereas in fact in 2014, the abundance of ungulates reached a total of 1230 deer units. our analysis evaluating the impact of wolf and lynx populations on ungulates in the area showed that these predators can kill up to 212 deer per year (140 individuals by wolves and 72 by lynxes). the growth in deer population, however, varies from 25.8% to 27.7%, which in the MnP amounts to 258-277 new born individuals per year, meaning that the wolf and lynx populations in the MnP are not able to prevent the number of deer from growing. the current population of ungulates (1230 deer units ) having reached a density of 6.6 deer units/km2 exceeds the capacity of the MnP and thus poses a real threat to maintaining both, the nature of the park and the adjacent stands. this article shows that the natural maintenance of balance in the predator-prey relationship is unlikely under these conditions and failure to allow for anthropogenic interference to regulate the number of ungulates in protected areas may result in an increase in the density of their population. Potential destruction of other valuable assets such as forest habitats may consequently follow. the current population of ungulates (1,230 deer units) having reached a density of 6.6 deer units/km2 exceeds the capacity of the MnP and thus poses a real threat to maintaining the nature of both the park and the adjacent stands. this article shows that the natural maintenance of balance in the predator-prey relationship is unlikely under these conditions and failure to allow for anthropogenic interference to regulate the number of ungulates in protected areas may result in an increase in the density of their population. Potential destruction of other valuable assets such as forest habitats may consequently follow.
Influence of organic components on changes of the properties of reclaimed soils damaged by fire from coniferous dry forest
Authors: Królak Elżbieta , Kot Barbara , Sterniczuk Karol , Troć Aneta , Zychowicz Ewelina , Powalska Ewelina 
Published: January 2018

Abstract
The main objective of the study was to analyse the influence of compost produced from urban green waste, sewage sludge from municipal treatment plants and horticultural peat on changes of selected chemical and microbiological parameters of forest soil reclaimed after a fire. Soil samples were collected one and two years after the components had been applied to the soil. The results from experimental sites were compared with those from control samples. In the soil samples the following parameters were determined: content of carbon and nitrogen, reaction, hydrolytic acidity and the total amount of alkaline cations. Also the total number of bacteria and fungi, including moulds and yeast, was analysed. A year after components application, pH and the number of yeasts and moulds in the soil increased. After two years the content of nitrogen and the total number of bacteria in the soil increased as well. The most beneficial effect on changes in soil properties had the application of sewage sludge, which manifested itself in a decrease of the C/N ratio. This indicated the suitability of sewage sludge in reclamation of poor forest habitats. Peat underwent the slowest mineralization among all the organic components applied to the soil.
How Judges Can Think: The Use of Expert’s Knowledge as Proof in Civil Proceedings
Authors: Gaboardi Marcello 
Published: January 2018

Abstract
The classic account of the role of expert in civil proceedings revolves around a crucial notion. The idea is that the role the expert plays is correlated with an evident lack of technical or scientific knowledge within the context of the judiciary. Such an approach involves several questions ranging from how to perceive the need to supplement the basic judicial knowledge to whether there is such a thing as a binding aspect in the expert evidence. For civil lawyers the expert needs to be appointed depending on judicial discretion. The appointment of expert requires judicial evaluation on a case-by-case basis. Whether or not the attorneys encourage the judge to appoint an expert, the court remains capable of recognizing that certain facts are more likely candidates to a technical or scientific assessment. If the judge is persuaded that the case can be decided regardless the opinion of an expert, the decision can be based solely on the judicial knowledge and skills. On the contrary, the common law tradition leaves the attorneys with a burden of submitting to the court the technical or scientific knowledge they deem necessary for the judgment. In this different perspective, the judge is basically called upon to evaluate the expert witnesses and select their convincing statements through the cross-examination of the parties. In both systems, the crucial question is how technical or scientific knowledge can be translated for legal decisionmaking. The judge and the expert use different languages and approach the factual questions very differently. Scientists offer empirical research studies and make general statements about natural phenomena; lawyers focus their attention on the individual decisionmaking required in the courtroom. Nonetheless, disputes involving technical or scientific issues make it inevitable that the judge and the expert face with the problem of mutual understanding. The way in which legal scholars have usually managed those differences is by adopting a structured cooperation between the judge and the expert. By construing such a relationship as a form of mutual training, they find some room for warranting an effective gatekeeping role to the judge. But such a cooperation is more a theoretical possibility than a pragmatic opportunity. Instead, reshaping the expert evidence into a lay judge can offer a concrete opportunity to entrench the scientific or technical knowledge of the court in several cases.
Russian Market Power in International Wheat Exports: Evidence from a Residual Demand Elasticity Analysis
Authors: Uhl Kerstin Marit , Perekhozhuk Oleksandr , Glauben Thomas 
Published: January 2018

Abstract
Russia has emerged as a major wheat exporter since the beginning of the 2000s, and today, it possesses high market shares in several wheat-importing countries in the Middle East and North African region. This has raised concerns that Russia might abuse its dominant market position by pricing above marginal cost. Using a novel dataset with weekly information on Russian wheat exports, we apply the residual demand elasticity method to analyze the pricing behavior of Russia in its two most important export markets, i. e. Egypt and Turkey. Our estimation results reveal that Russia behaves competitively in Egypt while it exerts market power in Turkey with an estimated mark-up of 13.5 %.
The importance of on-site evaluation for placing renewable energy in the landscape: A case study of the Búrfell wind farm (Iceland)
Authors: Frantál Bohumil , Bevk Tadej , Van Veelen Bregje , Hărmănescu Mihaela , Benediktsson Karl 
Published: January 2018

AbstractUsing a case study of the Búrfell wind farm project, a large wind farm proposed in the Central Highlands of Iceland, the authors attempt to provide new insights into the factors shaping subjective landscape perceptions and attitudes to renewable energy developments, and into alternative methods that may be used for their assessment. The research was based on an on-site visit and actual experience of the place, investigated using a combination of mental mapping, the technique of the semantic differential and a questionnaire survey. The results show that participants visiting a landscape and using all sensory organs in combination with mental mapping, can reveal more important information than using only ‘laboratory’ methods with static photographs. The results suggest that the perception of landscape is highly subjective. Those perceiving the landscape as more open, homogenous, industrial, unfamiliar and resilient also consider it more compatible with wind turbines. The perception of the landscape’s compatibility with wind turbines proved to be a dominant factor shaping attitudes towards the project. The acceptance of wind turbines is not, however, inconsistent with the perception of landscape as beautiful, wild and unique. Participants from more densely populated countries and countries with a developed wind energy industry were more tolerant of wind turbines in the Icelandic landscape.
Wind farms and rural tourism: A Portuguese case study of residents’ and visitors’ perceptions and attitudes
Authors: Silva Luís , Delicado Ana 
Published: January 2018

AbstractResidents’ and visitors’ perceptions of and attitudes towards existing wind farms, as well as the perceived impact of wind farms on tourism, are examined in this article with reference to a built heritage site in the Portuguese countryside. Based on a set of semi-structured interviews, the paper sheds light on the positive impact that the community’s or local actors’ involvement in the constitution, management and decision-making processes has on the residents’ perceptions and attitudes regarding wind farms, and also on the trade-off with the perceived effect of wind farms on local tourism. Moreover, it shows that although most visitors criticised the proximity of wind turbines to medieval architecture, a clear majority of them accepted their presence and virtually all of them stated that these facilities had no impact on their choice of destination.
Landscape degradation at different spatial scales caused by aridification
Authors: Meyer Burghard Christian , Mezősi Gábor , Kovács Ferenc 
Published: January 2018

Abstract
Landscape responses to degradation caused by aridification bring the landscape system into a new equilibrium state. The system transformation may entail irreversible changes to its constituting parameters. This paper analyses the impact of aridification on landscape degradation processes in the sand-covered landscapes of the Hungarian Danube-Tisza Interfluve region at the regional, landscape, and local site scales. Changes in groundwater level (well data), lake surface area (Modified Normalized Difference Water Index) and vegetation cover (Enhanced Vegetation Index) were analysed over time periods of 12–60 years. Significant regional variation in decreasing groundwater levels is observed and limits the regional applicability of this indicator. Applying the lake surface area parameter from remote sensing data demonstrated greater utility, identifying several local lakes in the landscapes which have dried out. Analysis of the vegetation response indicated minor changes over the 2000–2014 time period and did not indicate a landscape system change. Landscape degradation as a result of changes in groundwater, vegetation, land cover and land use is clearly identified exclusively in local lake areas, but at the landscape scale, changes in the water balance are found in phases of system stability and transformation. Thresholds are identified to support policy and management towards landscape degradation neutrality.
A comparison study of steady-state vibrations with single fractional-order and distributed-order derivatives
Authors: Duan Jun-Sheng , Cheng Cui-Ping , Chen Lian 
Published: January 2018

Abstract
We conduct a detailed study and comparison for the one-degree-of-freedom steady-state vibrations under harmonic driving with a single fractional-order derivative and a distributed-order derivative. For each of the two vibration systems, we consider the stiffness contribution factor and damping contribution factor of the term of fractional derivatives, the amplitude and the phase difference for the response. The effects of driving frequency on these response quantities are discussed. Also the influences of the order α of the fractional derivative and the parameter γ parameterizing the weight function in the distributed-order derivative are analyzed. Two cases display similar response behaviors, but the stiffness contribution factor and damping contribution factor of the distributed-order derivative are almost monotonic change with the parameter γ, not exactly like the case of single fractional-order derivative for the order α. The case of the distributed-order derivative provides us more options for the weight function and parameters.