bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Le Mausolée de Q. Apuleus Maxssimus à El Amrouni
Authors: Ferchiou Naidè 
Published: August 2013

IL MAUSOLEO DI Q. APULEUS MAXSSIMUS A EL AMROUNIIl mausoleo di El Amrouni (Tunisia), nel mostrare associati elementi pertinenti ad ambiti culturali tra loro differenti, fornisce una testimonianza di grande interesse per la conoscenza della “civilizzazione del limes”. Il proprietario del sepolcro e la sua famiglia, di origine indigena, sono ricordati in due iscrizioni: una in latino, l'altra in neopunico. Il monumento, in forma di torre, presenta grandi bassorilievi con scene mitologiche di ispirazione greco-latina piuttosto che non semitica od orientale (Orfeo con animali selvaggi; Orfeo agli Inferi; Ercole ed Alcesti), insieme al ritratto dei defunti. Altre scene mitologiche ornavano l'epistilio (Licurgo nell'atto di tagliare le viti; figura di un genio e rami di acanto). Agli angoli della torre si trovano pilastri di stile corinzio. Gli elementi epigrafici e la decorazione architettonica permettono di collocare il mausoleo alia fine del I sec. d.C. o nel primo terzo del II sec. Il sepolcro di questa famiglia associa dunque elementi culturali tra loro contraddittori rivelando così la propria pertinenza ad una cultura punico-libica nella lingua e greco-romana nella iconografia.
The Zeno chapel: a prayer for salvation
Authors: Mackie Gillian 
Published: August 2013

LA CAPPELLA DI S. ZENO: UNA PREGHIERA PER LA SALVEZZAIl programma decorativo del mosaico di nono secolo della cappella di S. Zeno in Santa Prassede a Roma dove è sepolta Teodora, madre di Papa Pasquale I (817–824), è analizzato nella tradizione iconografica dei suoi componenti e nel senso specifico della composizione nel suo insieme. Il significato sotteso è identificato come intimemente connesso al tema della salvezza di Teodora. Tutti gli elementi del programma decorativo fanno riferimento alia sua morte, ai riti funerari, alle intercessioni dei suoi santi protettori, ed al suo destino nel giorno del giudizio. Il programma in se' è riconosciuto come bizantino e fondato sui dettati del secondo concilio di Nicea del 787. La fattura, invece, è romana ed i moduli iconografici furono scelti nel repertorio tipico dell'arte cristiana delle origini in Italia.Il tipo di composizione scelto da Pasquale I per la decorazione mosaica che, tra quelle conservate, riveste un significato maggiormente personale, rivela un aspetto nuovo del suo mecenatismo, fino ad ora ritenuto di natura essenzialmente antiquaria ed interessato alia riproposizione delle glorie della Chiesa critstiana delle origini in Roma. Per la cappella di S. Zeno, al contrario, Pasquale I scelse una moderna composizione di stile orientale per il luogo di sepoltura della madre, unico esempio sopravvissuto di un suo mecenatismo di natura maggiormente privata che officiale.
The food refuse of an affluent urban household in the late fourteenth century: faunal and botanical remains from the Palazzo Vitelleschi, Tarquinia (Viterbo)
Authors: Clark Gillian , Costantini Lorenzo , Finetti Angelo , Giorgi John , Jones Andrew , Reese David , Sutherland Sheila , Whitehouse David 
Published: August 2013

RIFIUTI ALIMENTARI DI UNA RICCA FAMIGLIA CITTADINA NEL TARDO SECOLO QUATTORDICESIMO: RESTI FAUNISTICI E BOTANICI DAL PALAZZO VITELLESCHI, TARQUINIA (VITERBO)Gli scavi condotti dalla British School at Rome nel Palazzo Vitelleschi in Tarquinia hanno fornito una quantità considerevole di dati faunistici e botanici, molti dei quali relativi al “proto-palazzo” del tardo sec. XIV. Le analisi del materiale qui presentate permettono di ricostruire in maniera abbastanza dettagliata il regime alimentare di una ricca e privilegiata famiglia urbana: tale esempio non può dunque essere assunto come rappresentativo in generale del tenore di vita diffuso nell'Italia centrale in età medievale. Alcuni elementi testimoniano come gli abitanti del proto-palazzo siano stati colpiti da una malattia, forse peste. E' stato possibile estendere il quadro ottenuto da questo particolare contesto e mettere in relazione l'economia di questa famiglia con l'organizzazione della produzione agricola nella compagna circostante. Le conoscenze offerte dai dati faunistici e botanici sul tipo di vita condotta nel medioevo sono paragonati e messi a confronto con le testimonianze documentarie relative alia dieta ed alla agricoltura medievale in Italia, anch'esse relative in gran parte alle classi più alte della società.
Insediamenti di epoca sannitica nel territorio circostante la Valle del Torrente Tappino (Campobasso, Molise): II. Gildone: Mortalità, stress nutrizionali e da attività lavorativa in un campione di sanniti del V–IV sec. a.C.
Authors: Petrone Pier Paolo 
Published: August 2013

SAMNITE SETTLEMENT IN AND AROUND THE TAPPINO VALLEY (CAMPOBASSO, MOLISE)The first part of the paper reviews the evidence for prehistoric, Samnite and Roman settlement and land-use in the Tappino valley region, and discusses in detail two sites at Cercemaggiore-Gildone: a Samnite farmstead abandoned probably in the second century BC, and a nearby cemetery of the fifth to fourth centuries BC, which may be associated with the first phase of occupation at the farmstead.The demography, dental pathology, nutritional state and work-induced lesions of the cemetery population (23 individuals) are analysed in the second part of the paper. High frequencies of oral lesions, especially in females, can be related to a poor, high-carbohydrate diet. Diseases of the joints and bone fractures indicate heavy physical activities, particularly in men.The evidence suggests that agriculture was the most important economic activity of this population. The sample is compared with others from central-southern Italy and a number of close correspondences emerge. It would appear that socio-economic changes, including differences in territorial organisation and subsistence activities, brought about a worsening of the general health of the human population.
Le anfore di Spello nelleRegiones VIeVII
Authors: Lapadula Erminia 
Published: August 2013

AMPHORAE OF SPELLO TYPE INREGIONES VIANDVII‘Amphorae of Spello type’, produced in inland central Italy during the first and second centuries AD, form part of the Italic production of wine containers of the early and middle Imperial periods, alongside production in the central-southern tyrrhenian area (‘Falernian amphorae’) and in the central-southern adriatic area (‘Forlimpopoli amphorae’). In this paper the preliminary results of an archaeological and archaeometric study undertaken of fragments of amphorae of Spello type, found in various locations inRegiones VIandVII, are presented. This is the first phase of a research project aimed, firstly, at the morphological characterization of Spello amphorae, through the construction of a typological classification, and, secondly, at the identification, in mineralogical terms, of the vessels produced at Spello, the only certain centre of production, and in other possible production areas in the central part of peninsular Italy. The data which have emerged from this research allow us to map the areas of production and the distribution of this particular ceramic vessel, and also to create a reference database which will form an invaluable starting-point for further research in the near future.
The making of a monastic city. The architecture of San Vincenzo al Volturno in the ninth century
Authors: Hodges Richard , Gibson Sheila , Mitchell John 
Published: August 2013

LA COSTITUZIONE DI UNA CITTÀ MONASTICA. L'ARCHITETTURA DI SAN VINCENZO AL VOLTURNO NEL NONO SECOLOQuesto articolo esamina l'architettura del nono secolo del monastero alto medievale di San Vincenzo al Volturno nella regione di Molise. L'articolo prende in considerazione l'ampia gamma di costruzioni rinvenute negli ultimi quindici anni di scavo, compreso la grande chiesa abbaziale, San Vincenzo Maggiore, il palazzo degli ospiti di riguardo, il chiostro, le officine e le strutture in legno delvicusdel monastero. Il lavoro fa riferimento a un ampio numero di paralleli per queste costruzioni sia nella penisola italiana che nell'Europa continentale.
An Early Medieval Hilltop Settlement in Molise: The Plant Remains from D85
Authors: van der Veen Marijke 
Published: August 2013

UN INSEDIAMENTO COLLINARE ALTOMEDIEVALE IN MOLISE: I RESTI BOTANICI DA D85In questo articolo si tratta dei resti botanici raccolti durante gli scavi di D85, un insediamento collinare altomedievale nella valle del Biferno in Molise. Sono state raccolte grandi quantità di resti botanici carbonizzati. Sono stati trovate le seguenti piante: frumento, orzo, miglio, avena, ceci, fave, lino, fichi, uva e coriandolo. I risultati vengono messi a confronto con i dati etnografici sulle attività relative alla lavorazione dei raccolti. L'assenza di materiale di scarto della mietitura (pula e paglia) suggerisce che i cereali non venissero trasformati sul sito ma fossero portati da altri posti. Gli altri dati archeologici (ceramica, strutture, resti di fauna, ecc.), sebbene con qualche dubbio, suggeriscono anch'essi che il sito non fosse un normale villaggio agricolo.
PKCδ as a regulator for TGF-β-stimulated connective tissue growth factor production in human hepatocarcinoma (HepG2) cells
Authors: Lee Su Jin , Kang Jeong Han , Choi Soo Young , Kwon Oh-Shin 
Published: August 2013

CTGF (connective tissue growth factor) is widely regarded as an important amplifier of the profibrogenic action of TGF-β (transforming growth factor β) in a variety of tissues, although the precise mechanism of how the TGF-β signalling pathways modulate CTGF expression remains unclear. In the present study, the role of PKCδ (protein kinase Cδ) in TGF-β1-mediated CTGF expression was investigated using HepG2 cells. TGF-β1 treatment specifically elevated PKCδ activation and CTGF expression. In contrast, blockade of PKCδ by the selective inhibitor Rottlerin or by siRNA knockdown significantly reduced TGF-β1-induced CTGF production. The regulatory mechanism was further demonstrated in HepG2 cells whereby TGF-β1-induced PKCδ activation negatively regulated the nuclear levels of PPM1A (protein phosphatase, Mg2+/Mn2+ dependent, 1A) through the RhoA/ROCK (Rho-associated kinase) pathway. Moreover, we showed that both Smad signalling and the PKCδ pathway appeared to be stimulated by TGF-β1 in parallel. Time course assessments indicated that PKCδ signalling may have a function in maintaining nuclear phospho-Smads at a maximal level. The collective results of the present study demonstrated that PKCδ-stimulated RhoA/ROCK activation resulted in a reduction in PPM1A, thereby up-regulating Smad-dependent gene induction for extended periods. These findings indicated that PKCδ plays a critical role in TGF-β1-induced CTGF production in HepG2 cells.
Why don't we just ask them – do finance practitioners read academic research?
Authors: Lundsten Lorman , Daugherty Mary , Shovein James , Sullivan Michael , Beckmann Heino , Vang David 
Published: August 2013

PurposeThe article attempts to determine whether academic research in the area of finance has a direct link to the practitioners in the field.Design/methodology/approachThis paper used a survey of over 50 finance practitioners to ask their opinion on the relevance of academic finance journals to their respective jobs.FindingsThe results suggest that most business practitioners are more interested in proprietary research than in generally distributed academic research, the academic peer‐review process seems to reduce the interest of practitioners in academic research due to the time lag between the findings of research and their publication, and the statistical significance of academic research results does not interest practitioners as much as the immediate relevance of the research findings to their respective jobs.Originality/valueA review of the literature suggests this might be one of the first papers to actually test the hypothesis that academic finance research has a direct transference to the finance industry.
Forecasting product returns in closed‐loop supply chains
Authors: Krapp Michael , Nebel Johannes , Sahamie Ramin 
Published: August 2013

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to provide a generic forecasting approach for predicting product returns in closed‐loop supply chains.Design/methodology/approachThe approach is based on Bayesian estimation techniques. It permits to forecast product returns on the basis of fewer restrictions than existing approaches in CLSC literature. A numerical example demonstrates the application of the proposed approach using return times drawn from a Poisson distribution.FindingsThe Bayesian estimation approach provides at least 50 percent higher accuracy in terms of error measures compared to traditional methods in all scenarios examined in the empirical part. Hence, more precise results can be obtained when predicting product returns.Research limitations/implicationsThe flexibility of the proposed approach allows for numerous applications in the field of CLSC research. Areas that depend on the results from a forecasting system, such as inventory management, can embed our estimation procedure in order to reduce safety stocks. Further research should address the incorporation of the quality of returned products and its impact on the actual utilizable amount of product returns.Originality/valueThe generic character of the proposed forecasting approach leaves degrees of freedom to the user when adapting it to a specific problem. This adaptability is enabled by the following features: first, an arbitrary function is allowed for capturing the customers' demand. Second, the stochastic timeframe between sale and product return may follow an arbitrary distribution. Third, by adjusting two parameters finite as well as infinite planning horizons can be incorporated. Fourth, no assumptions regarding the joint distribution of product returns are necessary.
Nutritional factors as catalyst for weight reduction
Authors: Singh Nimali , Chaturvedi Richa 
Published: August 2013

PurposeWeight reduction is a complex phenomenon. Dietary intervention is the most popular approach to reduce excess body fat. In this review, it has been tried to analyze the effect of individual nutrients on the weight reduction process. The paper aims to discuss these issues.Design/methodology/approachStudies and review articles discussing role of individual nutrients on weight loss were collected for the purpose.FindingsDiet high in protein and balanced in calories exerts a positive effect on weight reduction. Micronutrients such as calcium, vitamin C, A, D are also required for an effective weight reduction program.Originality/valueThe review tries to analyze the impact of both quantity and quality of various nutrients on weight reduction.
Milk fat decreases inflammation biomarkers and ameliorates oxidative status in hypercholesterolemic rats
Authors: Benyahia‐Mostefaoui Aicha , Louala Sabrine , Lamri‐Senhadji Myriem 
Published: August 2013

PurposeThe present investigation was undertaken to study the potential effects of milk lipids compared to sardine oil on inflammation biomarkers and lipid peroxidation in hypercholesterolemic rats. The paper aims to discuss these issues.Design/methodology/approachMale Wistar rats were fed 20 percent casein combined with 5 percent milk lipids or 5 percent sardine oil and 1 percent cholesterol for 28 days. A control group was fed a standard diet.FindingsNo significant difference in serum triacylglycerol (TG) was found in the milk lipids versus sardine oil and control. However, serum TG was reduced (1.7‐fold) with sardine oil compared with the control. Serum total cholesterol (TC) was, respectively, 3.6‐ and 2.5‐fold higher in milk lipids and sardine oil, respectively, compared with control. Compared to sardine oil, TC value was 1.4‐fold higher in the milk lipid. Serum C‐reactive protein (CRP) was elevated (eight‐ and 33‐fold) in the milk lipid and sardine oil compared to control, respectively. However, CRP value was four‐fold lower in milk lipids than those in sardine oil. Compared to sardine oil, iron value was two‐fold higher in milk lipids versus sardine oil. Malondialdehyde content of red blood cell, heart and brain were decreased in milk lipids versus sardine oil (p<0.05). Hydroperoxydes contents in milk lipids were also lower in heart and aorta compared to sardine oil and control (p<0.05).Originality/valueMilk lipids compared to sardine oil does not modulate the hypercholesterolemia but decreases inflammation biomarkers and seems to protect efficiency of some tissues against the cytotoxic action and oxidative stress of cholesterol enriched diet.
Vitamin retention in vegetables submitted to heat treatment
Authors: Siqueira de Oliveira Lara , Elisabeth Machado Pinto‐e‐Silva Maria , Carolina Batista Campos von Atzingen Maria , Aparecida Manólio Soares Rosana 
Published: August 2013

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to evaluate the retention rate of vitamin C and carotenoids in vegetables submitted to heat treatment.Design/methodology/approachSamples of carrot and broccoli were submitted to conventional cooking, steaming, microwaving and autoclave. Ascorbic acid concentrations were determined according to the methodology of Zhang and Hamauzu. The extraction of carotenoids was done using the methodology of Niizu and Rodriguez‐Amaya. The formula of Murphy et al. was used to calculate the retention rate of vitamins.FindingsThe highest retention percentage of ascorbic acid, α‐carotene, β‐carotene and lutein in carrots was obtained using microwave cooking. In the case of broccoli, the best retention for α‐ and β‐carotene was by steam cooking, whereas ascorbic acid was best preserved in the autoclave and lutein by conventional cooking.Practical implicationsAscorbic acid and carotenoids are compounds present in vegetables relevant mostly from a therapeutical point of view, as they appear to be associated with the prevention of many diseases. However, these vitamins are lost during the cooking process, which is of great importance in developing countries where deficits of these nutrientes are quite common in the population.Originality/valueThe results obtained in this study indicate that the cooking technique of choice is of fundamental importance not only at home but also for the food industry, considering the increasing consumption of processed foods.
Interplay between heritability, genetic correlation and economic weighting in a selection index with and without genomic information
Authors: Haberland A.M. , Pimentel E.C.G. , Ytournel F. , Erbe M. , Simianer H. 
Published: August 2013

SummaryThe availability of genomic information demands proper evaluation on how the kind (phenotypic versus genomic) and the amount of information influences the interplay of heritability (h2), genetic correlation () and economic weighting of traits with regard to the standard deviation of the index (σI). As σI is directly proportional to response to selection, it was the chosen parameter for comparing the indices. Three selection indices incorporating conventional and genomic information for a two trait (i and j) breeding goal were compared. Information sources were chosen corresponding to pig breeding applications. Index I incorporating an own performance in trait j served as reference scenario. In index II, additional information in both traits was contributed by a varying number of full‐sibs (2, 7, 50). In index III, the conventional own performance in trait j was combined with genomic information for both traits. The number of animals in the reference population (NP = 1000, 5000, 10 000) and thus the accuracy of GBVs were varied. With more information included in the index, σI became more independent of , and relative economic weighting. This applied for index II (more full‐sibs) and for index III (more accurate GBVs). Standard deviations of index II with seven full‐sibs and index III with NP = 1000 were similar when both traits had the same heritability. If the heritability of trait j was reduced ( = 0.1), σI of index III with NP = 1000 was clearly higher than for index II with seven full‐sibs. When enhancing the relative economic weight of trait j, the decrease in σI of the conventional full‐sib index was much stronger than for index III. Our results imply that NP = 1000 can be considered a minimum size for a reference population in pig breeding. These conclusions also hold for comparing the accuracies of the indices.
Nation‐building in contemporary Germany: the strange conversion of Hitler's ‘word made of stone’
Authors: Beckstein Martin 
Published: August 2013

AbstractThis article examines the contending redefinitions of national identity in contemporary Germany's memorial culture, focusing particularly on the ensemble of monuments and parade fields known as the former Nazi Party rally grounds in Nuremberg. In a detailed case study, I analyse the recent conversion of one of the physical remnants of National Socialism – Albert Speer's transformer station – into a fast‐food restaurant and interpret this conversion as a novel contribution to the discourse on German nationhood. I argue that the provocative commercial reutilisation of the former Nazi monument gives expression to a renewed self‐confidence that Germany has gained from displaying a willingness to face up to its past as perpetrator nation. While the intervention thus deviates from the self‐indicting spirit that had been characteristic for Germany's memorial culture after World War II, an ironic note is conspicuous in this act of commemorative politics that indicates a way of dealing with the fascist legacy that is, surprisingly in some respects, superior to more conventional memory strategies.
Complete Genome Sequence of a Thermophilic Hydrogenotrophic Methanogen,
Methanothermobacter
sp. Strain CaT2
Authors: Kosaka Tomoyuki , Toh Hidehiro , Toyoda Atsushi 
Published: August 2013

ABSTRACT

We isolated a thermophilic hydrogenotrophic methanogen,
Methanothermobacter
sp. strain CaT2, which is able to aggregate and utilize formate. Here, we report the complete genome sequence of this organism.
Dynamic Approach to the Shariʿah: A Case Study of Ijtihād and its Application in Contemporary Society
Authors: Bello Abdulmajeed Hassan 
Published: August 2013

Abstract
This article argues that the Shariʿah is not entirely fixed and immutable although the Qurʾān and Sunnah, which are two of its three sources, are unalterable. Ijtihād or independent reasoning, which is the third source, is mutable however. The Shariʿah delineates the areas within which a Muslim’s life may develop and flourish as well as concedes to the Muslim community an ‘open road’ for temporal legislation which would cover the contingencies deliberately left untouched by texts in the Qurʾān and Sunnah. This article concludes that, while jurists or fuqahāʾ have provided various legal theories in light of the social reality of their respective eras, the continuing process of social change always necessitates re-adjustment.