bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
The Impact of Sport on the Overall Standard of Satisfaction of Students with Physical Disabilities
Authors: Bergendiová Flóra , Čierna Dušana 
Published: June 2017

Summary
Life satisfaction is the main goal that people try to achieve in their lives. This study aims to broaden the knowledge of overall life satisfaction of physically handicapped students performing sports. The Satisfaction with Life scale was used to assess the overall life satisfaction SWLS and Emotional Habitual Subjective Well-Being questionnaire SEHP. The research sample consisted of 25 physically handicapped students. Based on their performance in physical education and sport they were divided into 2 groups: regularly active in sports (36 %) and occasionally active in sports (64 %). The results showed at an interesting fact, 66 % of regularly active students in sports with a physical handicap were found on the high level of life satisfaction (44 %) and extremely high level of life satisfaction (22.2 %), comparing to occasionally active students in sports, who supported only 18.8 % of the particular category. 12.5 % of occasionally active students in sports feel physical vigour, mainly after coming from physiotherapy and after getting enough sleep. Regularly active peers in sports feel physical vigour while performing physical education and sports or after finishing the activity. His spare time is devoted to fitness activities, swimming, table tennis and shooting.
Influence of Plyometrics on Jump Capabilities in Technical and Aesthetical Sports
Authors: Mlsnová Gabriela , Luptáková Jana 
Published: June 2017

SummaryThe aim of the study was to examine the effect of plyometric exercises on explosive strength of lower extremities in girls performing of technical and aesthetical sports. Experiment was carried out on three groups; artistic gymnasts (VG, n = 15; age = 12.4 ± 0.7 years), fitness girls (VF, n = 15; age = 13.8 ± 1.9 years) and dancers (VD, n = 15; age = 13.8 ± 2 years). To check, the control group of general population was involved in the study (VK, n = 15; age = 13.9 ± 1.5 years). Following tests on jump ergometer Fitro Jumper were carried out at the beginning and at the end of experimental period: countermovement jump without and with arms swing and 10- second series of repeated vertical jumps. Plyometric program consisted of two plyometric units a week during thirty weeks. The results show that higher improvement in all evaluated tests achieved the group of fitness. In the countermovement jump without arm swing was observed improvement height of the jump 3.4 ± 1.4 cm (p ˂ 0.00001), in the countermovement jump with arm swing 5.7 ± 1.5 cm (p ˂ 0.00001), in difference of height of the jump between countermovement jump with and without arms swing 2.3 ± 1 cm (p ˂ 0.00001), in ten second series of repeated vertical jumps without arms swing in the height of jump 4.2 ± 1.6 cm (p ˂ 0.00001) and in power in active take off phase 8.8 ± 2.2 W.kg-1(p ˂ 0.00001). Based on finding the study and in coherence with data from literature, we can conclude the effect of plyometric exercises was effective in combination with specific-strength training. Jumping ability is limiting factor of sport performance in technical and aesthetical sports and implementation of plyometric exercises to the training is highly recommend. The high level of jump capabilities can improve the quality and technique of performance complex acrobatic elements and dance leaps thereby increasing overall evaluation of performance in selected sports.
Cancer sniffer dogs: how can we translate this peculiarity in laboratory medicine? Results of a pilot study on gastrointestinal cancers
Authors: Panebianco Concetta , Kelman Edgar , Vene Kristel , Gioffreda Domenica , Tavano Francesca , Vilu Raivo , Terracciano Fulvia , Pata Illar , Adamberg Kaarel , Andriulli Angelo , Pazienza Valerio 
Published: June 2017

Abstract

Background:
Identification of cancer biomarkers to allow early diagnosis is an urgent need for many types of tumors, whose prognosis strongly depends on the stage of the disease. Canine olfactory testing for detecting cancer is an emerging field of investigation. As an alternative, here we propose to use GC-Olfactometry (GC/O), which enables the speeding up of targeted biomarker identification and analysis. A pilot study was conducted in order to determine odor-active compounds in urine that discriminate patients with gastrointestinal cancers from control samples (healthy people).

Methods:
Headspace solid phase microextraction (HS-SPME)-GC/MS and GC-olfactometry (GC/O) analysis were performed on urine samples obtained from gastrointestinal cancer patients and healthy controls.

Results:
In total, 91 key odor-active compounds were found in the urine samples. Although no odor-active biomarkers present were found in cancer carrier’s urine, significant differences were discovered in the odor activities of 11 compounds in the urine of healthy and diseased people. Seven of above mentioned compounds were identified: thiophene, 2-methoxythiophene, dimethyl disulphide, 3-methyl-2-pentanone, 4-(or 5-)methyl-3-hexanone, 4-ethyl guaiacol and phenylacetic acid. The other four compounds remained unknown.

Conclusions:
GC/O has a big potential to identify compounds not detectable using untargeted GC/MS approach. This paves the way for further research aimed at improving and validating the performance of this technique so that the identified cancer-associated compounds may be introduced as biomarkers in clinical practice to support early cancer diagnosis.
The EFLM strategy for harmonization of the preanalytical phase
Authors: Lippi Giuseppe , Simundic Ana-Maria 
Published: June 2017

Abstract
The Working Group for the Preanalytical Phase (WG-PRE) was officially established by the European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (EFLM) in 2013, with the aim of improving harmonization in the preanalytical phase across European member societies. Since its early birth, the WG-PRE has already completed a number of projects, including harmonizing the definition of fasting status, patient and blood tubes identification, color coding of blood collection tubes, sequence of tubes during blood drawing and participation in the development of suitable preanalytical quality indicators. The WG-PRE has also provided guidance on local validation of blood collection tubes, has performed two European surveys on blood sampling procedures and has organized four European meetings to promote the importance of quality in the preanalytical phase. The future activities entail development and validation of an external quality assessment scheme focused on preanalytical variables, development and dissemination of a survey about the local management of unsuitable samples in clinical laboratories, as well as release of EFLM phlebotomy guidelines. This article summarizes all recent achievements of the WG-PRE and illustrates future projects to promote harmonization in the preanalytical phase.
Convergence Analysis of Inverse Iterative Neural Networks with L2 Penalty
Authors: Wen Yanqing , Wang Jian , Huang Bingjia , Zurada Jacek M. 
Published: June 2017

Abstract
The iterative inversion of neural networks has been used in solving problems of adaptive control due to its good performance of information processing. In this paper an iterative inversion neural network with L2 penalty term has been presented trained by using the classical gradient descent method. We mainly focus on the theoretical analysis of this proposed algorithm such as monotonicity of error function, boundedness of input sequences and weak (strong) convergence behavior. For bounded property of inputs, we rigorously proved that the feasible solutions of input are restricted in a measurable field. The weak convergence means that the gradient of error function with respect to input tends to zero as the iterations go to infinity while the strong convergence stands for the iterative sequence of input vectors convergence to a fixed optimal point.
A Novel Word Clustering and Cluster Merging Technique for Named Entity Recognition
Authors: Patra Rakesh , Saha Sujan Kumar 
Published: June 2017

Abstract
In this paper, we present a novel word clustering technique to capture contextual similarity among the words. Related word clustering techniques in the literature rely on the statistics of the words collected from a fixed and small word window. For example, the Brown clustering algorithm is based on bigram statistics of the words. However, in the sequential labeling tasks such as named entity recognition (NER), longer context words also carry valuable information. To capture this longer context information, we propose a new word clustering algorithm, which uses parse information of the sentences and a nonfixed word window. This proposed clustering algorithm, named as variable window clustering, performs better than Brown clustering in our experiments. Additionally, to use two different clustering techniques simultaneously in a classifier, we propose a cluster merging technique that performs an output level merging of two sets of clusters. To test the effectiveness of the approaches, we use two different NER data sets, namely, Hindi and BioCreative II Gene Mention Recognition. A baseline NER system is developed using conditional random fields classifier, and then the clusters using individual techniques as well as the merged technique are incorporated to improve the classifier. Experimental results demonstrate that the cluster merging technique is quite promising.
Machine Learning-Based Robust Watermarking Technique for Medical Image Transmitted Over LTE Network
Authors: Rai Ankur , Singh Harsh Vikram 
Published: June 2017

Abstract
This paper discusses a safe and secure watermarking technique using a machine learning algorithm. In this paper, the propagation of a watermarked image is simulated over the third-generation partnership project (3GPP)/long-term evolution (LTE) downlink physical layer. The watermark data are scrambled and a transform domain-based hybrid watermarking technique is used to embed this watermark into the transform coefficients of the host image and transmitted over the orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) downlink physical layer. Support vector machine (SVM) is used as a classifier for the classification of non-region of interest (NROI) and region of interest (ROI) in a medical image. The result achieved in this experiment revealed that a 10−6 bit error rate (BER) value is realizable for a greater value of signal-to-noise ratio (SNR; i.e. more than 10.4 dB of SNR). The peak SNR (PSNR) of the received cover image is more than 35 dB, which is acceptable for clinical applications.
Identification of viruses infecting cucurbits and determination of genetic diversity of Cucumber mosaic virus in Lorestan province, Iran
Authors: Hasanvand Vahid , Shams-bakhsh Masoud 
Published: June 2017

AbstractVarious viral pathogens infect Cucurbitaceae and cause economic losses. The aim of the present study was to detect plant viral pathogens includingCucumber mosaic virus(CMV),Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus(CGMMV),Zucchini yellow mosaic virus(ZYMV),Cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus(CYSDV) andCucurbit chlorotic yellows virus(CCYV) in Lorestan province, in western Iran, and also to determine CMV genetic diversity in Iranian populations. A total of 569 symptomatic leaf samples were collected in 2013 and 2014 from cucurbits growing regions in Lorestan province. The collected samples were assessed for viral diseases by ELISA. The results showed virus incidences in most regions. Then, the infection of 40 samples to CMV was confirmed by RT-PCR. Moreover, to distinguish between the two groups (I and II) of CMV, PCR products were digested by two restriction enzymesXhoI andEcoRI. Results of the digestion showed that the isolates of Lorestan belonged to group I. The CMV-coat protein gene of eight isolates from different regions and hosts was sequenced and phylogenetic analysis was performed. Subsequent analyses showed even more genetic variation among Lorestan isolates. The phylogenetic tree revealed that Lorestan province isolates belonged to two IA and IB subgroups and could be classified together with East Azerbaijan province isolates. The results of the present study indicate a wide distribution of CMV, ZYMV, CGMMV, CYSDV and CCYV viruses in cucurbits fields of Lorestan province and for the first time subgroup IB of CMV was reported on melon from Iran.
Is Science Really What Naturalism Says it is?
Authors: Laudisa Federico 
Published: June 2017

AbstractIn spite of the relevance of a scientific representation of the world for naturalism, it is surprising that philosophy of science is less involved in the debate on naturalism than expected. Had the viewpoint of philosophy of science been duly considered, naturalism could not have overlooked the established lesson, according to which there is no well-defined recipe for what science must or must not be. In the present paper I address some implications of this lesson for (some forms of) naturalism, arguing that a radically naturalistic outlook fails to pay sufficient attention to some of the main lessons that philosophy of science has taught us concerning the nature of scientific theories. One of these lessons is that real scientific theories are far more normative than ordinary scientific naturalism is ready to accept, a circumstance that at a minimum is bound to force most naturalization strategies to re-define their significance.
Anatomia da Linguagem: Podemos Compreender Jogos de Linguagem a Partir de Redes Corticais?
Authors: Hipólito Inês 
Published: June 2017

Abstract
There is today much interest in research of neuronal substrata in metaphor processing. It has been suggested that the right hemisphere yields a key role in the comprehension of figurative language (non-literal) and, particularly, in metaphors. Figurative language is included in pragmatics, a branch of linguistics that researches the use of language, in opposition to the study of the system of language. There lingers, though, an open debate in respect to the identification of the specific aspects concerning semantics, as opposed to those dominated by pragmatics. Can studies from neuronal correlates clarify questions that relate to semantics/pragmatics representation? I shall analyze neuroscientific developments about implicit language to attempt to understand, in section 2, scientific techniques available and more suitable to the phenomenology of the act of understanding an implicit, figurative or implicated message in a certain language game. To do so, I shall start by reviewing the studies in philosophy of language, and accommodate the development of the research in pragmatics underlying metaphor, particularly, in Philosophical Investigations by Wittgenstein. Finally, I discuss the possibility of interpretative capabilities being socioculturally grounded. I expect this methodological analysis to contribute to the enlightenment of the problem of phenomenology of intersubjective pragmatics, and to its future experimental paradigms.
Some results in local Hilbert algebras
Authors: Soleimani Nasab Ali , Borumand Saeid Arsham 
Published: June 2017

Abstract
In this paper, we study local Hilbert algebras and give some theorems that characterize local Hilbert algebras. Also, we prove that, (i) H is a local Hilbert algebra if and only if the set of all dense elements of H is H ∖ {0}. (ii) H is a local Hilbert algebra if and only if the set of all regular elements of H is a local Boolean algebra. In a local Hilbert algebra H with supremum, we prove that: (i) If F is a Boolean filter of H, then F is a prime filter. (ii) F is a Boolean filter iff F is a maximal filter iff F = H ∖ {0}.
The co-rank of the fundamental group: The direct product, the first Betti number, and the topology of foliations
Authors: Gelbukh Irina 
Published: June 2017

Abstract
We study

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1

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$b_{1}'$

(M), the co-rank of the fundamental group of a smooth closed connected manifold M. We calculate this value for the direct product of manifolds. We characterize the set of all possible combinations of

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1

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$b_{1}'$

(M) and the first Betti number b
1(M) by explicitly constructing manifolds with any possible combination of

b

1

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$b_{1}'$

(M) and b
1(M) in any given dimension. Finally, we apply our results to the topology of Morse form foliations. In particular, we construct a manifold M and a Morse form ω on it for any possible combination of

b

1

′

$b_{1}'$

(M), b
1(M), m(ω), and c(ω), where m(ω) is the number of minimal components and c(ω) is the maximum number of homologically independent compact leaves of ω.
A comparison of two tests in multivariate models
Authors: Machalová Jitka , Kubáček Lubomír 
Published: June 2017

Abstract
In multivariate models the test usually used for a linear hypothesis is the Wilks lambda test. There does not seem to be a need for any alternative. However, if the covariance matrix is parameterized by a few parameters only, and the parameters can be estimated, the problem arises whether a “plug-in” test, which approximates the test in a situation where the covariance matrix is totally known, is more suitable. A partial answer to this question is given in the paper. The sensitivity approach is used in order to check how this principle works in a situation where a plug-in procedure can be compared with another, already established, procedure.
Harps Made by Franz Brunner in the Collection of the Czech Museum of Music
Authors: Kotašová Daniela 
Published: June 2017

Abstract
The collection of the National Museum – Czech Museum of Music contains the largest set of harps built by Franz Brunner. This instrument maker was one of the most important builders of pedal harps in Vienna in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Brunner’s harps use a single-action pedal design, the fourchette mechanism, decorations in the Empire style, and in a few cases, the application of a new design principle with the use of an eighth pedal. This documents an important stage in the instrument’s development, in which the single-action pedal harp was gaining ground in competition with the double-action harp. In the course of research, the maker was identified for another two instruments that had previously been listed as harps by anonymous makers. The comparisons include another three specimens of harps made by Brunner from other music collections abroad.
Musical Events at the Prague Convent of Elizabethan Nuns in 1776
Authors: Michl Jakub 
Published: June 2017

Abstract
In 1776, the convent of Elizabethan Nuns in Prague’s New Town was commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of two events: the profession of the former Mother Superior M. Deodata a Presentatione B. V. Mariae OSE (née Anna Justina von Klausniz) and the laying of the foundation stone of the convent building. The celebrations of this dual anniversary were also reflected in the institution’s musical life. There was a performance at the convent of a congratulatory cantata with a libretto by the ex-Jesuit Rochus Elinger, and music was composed for it by the local choirmaster M. Juliana a Septem BB. Patribus OSE. On Holy Saturday, there was a performance of the sepolcro Der verlorne Sohn (The Prodigal Son), composed by Emilián Rickert OCist. from the monastery in Zbraslav. That same year, Jáchym Štěpanovský, the cantor from České Budějovice, also dedicated his works to the Mother Superior.
The Culture of Unity and Some of the Great Challenges of Humankind Today
Authors: Cepedano Jesús Morán 
Published: June 2017

Abstract
This text explores some of the great challenges present in the cultural landscape of today, such as globalization and its associated phenomena – (internationalisation and ultra-contemporaneousness); exasperated economism with its outcome in the scrap culture; the “piecemeal third world war”, according to Pope Francis’ effective expression, which is connected with a widespread and still poorly understood post-humanism and transhumanism; nihilism and the eclipse of religion as an institution. It considers the light that might be shed by the culture arising from the Focolare’s charism of unity, in order to address these challenges rigorously and without hasty demonizing. The overall picture is not intended to be negative but, without being naive, to offer an interpretation that is able to discern the work of the Spirit in the dramatic scenario of present times.
Christian Spiritual Experience as a Model of a Culture of Dialogue
Authors: Rybicki Adam 
Published: June 2017

Abstract
A space for dialogue between people and the cultures is a focus of this article. To start with, the biblical basis for analysing spiritual experience is presented, followed by the components of Christian spiritual-religious experience. It is also explored whether it is possible to cross-reference the said components with the culture of dialogue. A particular focus is made on the spirituality of encounter and mysticism that leads to a conclusion that a reliable and continuously deepening reflection on Christian spirituality shows its value not only on a “vertical” (upright) plane, i.e. a dialogue with God, but also on a horizontal, flat plane. It shapes the overall attitude of a person, both towards other people and towards themselves, as well as towards the world around them. Certain elements may play a major role in shaping the culture of dialogue between people and the communities of people. These elements are: relational character, desire of getting to know “the other you”, emphasizing the dignity of “the other you”, mutual respect, shared search for and acceptance of the truth and a communal dimension (communion). The ethical aspects of spiritual experience – including a mystical experience – such as conscience, virtue or value, have also been regarded because the ethical elements play a very important role in the dialogue of people and communities.
The Meaning of Meeting as an Existential Event in the Perspective of the Unity Paradigm
Authors: Wąsiński Arkadiusz 
Published: June 2017

Abstract
The article discusses the key meaning of meeting, understood as an existential event and considered in the perspective of the paradigm of unity. The two mentioned categories: meeting and paradigm of unity are not presented in the literature in the context of their direct relation to each other. Therefore, the main problem presented in the paper is: how far they are cognitively relevant. The starting point for reflections is the recognition of a meeting situation in the perspective of human spiritual development which happens through turning towards the other. This development is experienced in overcoming the tension between the declarative attitude towards the mutual love and the real act expressing the actual openness to this gift. According to Chiara Lubich, the gift of love is the central category of the paradigm of unity. If we follow Thomas Kuhn and define the paradigm as a worldview that unites a community in their holistic vision of the world, then it is the meeting that is an integral and necessary element of this paradigm. Experiencing a meeting, in this context, is the condition for reaching the spiritual unity in a community of people who are led by mutual love and out of that love bear with one another in their otherness.
The University in a Fragmented World. A Contribution from Sophia University Institute
Authors: Callebaut Bernhard 
Published: June 2017

Abstract
The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin (KUL) was the very first University to honor the Italian religious leader Chiara Lubich, with a honorary degree. In 2007, Chiara Lubich who shared with Henry cardinal Newman some very similar intuitions on the task of a University, founded on the basis of the charism the Church recognized in her the University Institute Sophia (IUS) in Tuscany (Italy). This was to be the very last initiative of her long life as the foundress of the Focolare Movement, Chiara Lubich wanted it to be an interdisciplinary institute bringing together life and studies in harmony. Now, after more than eight years of life, the author dresses a ‘state of the union’ of this University Institute, in the context of the crisis of the universitarian world today.