bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Cultural Images as an Issue in the Process of Translation
Authors: Anoca Dagmar Maria 
Published: July 2014

Abstract
In this paper we present some issues that occur during the translation of literary works, especially from Slovak, but also from Slavic cultural sphere, into Romanian, as a result of differences regarding cultural images or linguistic issues. This will be followed by a more thorough systematization in the future. On the basis of Miko’s theory of style, we have analysed texts by Slovak writers such as Samo Chalupka, Ivan Štrpka and others, as translated into Romanian by professor Barborică and Ondrej Štefanko. We have highlighted the fact that in some cases the cultural images are within cultural tradition due to the grammatical gender of the word-the main groundwork for an image, analysing the instances in which they cause issues in translation, requiring the translator to resort to different solutions, including displacing the meaning either towards the iconic, or towards the operative, or finding an adequate substitution. Similar situations also occur in the case of a confrontation between two languages, two codes-the linguistic and the artistic, which involve a knowledgeable recipient, trained in the field of art and languages. The issue is also of interest in the context of comparatism.
The Representation of the Self-Concepts Within the Adventist Romani Community from Etéd
Authors: Lőrinczi Tünde 
Published: July 2014

Abstract
In this paper I will present the process of representing concepts of the self within the Adventist Romani community from Etéd (Atid, Romania). I especially draw attention to the religious and ethnic aspects of these self representations. My questions are closely related to the attitude of the Romani community towards their own tradition and culture, more specifically, to what motivated them to convert and how this fact affects their self-image and lifestyle. The starting point of this paper is the assumption that if a community that is stigmatized by society joins a religious group, then not only their religious identity changes but also their lifestyle. Through this process we can observe the changes to the old, stigmatized lifestyle that occurred through the process of conversion.
I consider the self-representations as collective representations because the members of the community (Adventists and non-Adventists alike) show the same positive shift of the Romani self-image. They regard themselves as religious Romanies. In my paper I analyze the main points of the collective representation which are close to a positive self-image. These are: 1. the changed moral figure 2. the altered image of the institiution of marriage 3. the Romani who can write and read 4. the rich Romani 5. the Romani who distances himself from other Romani communities 6. the Romani who shows a uniform image of his community.
New Hungarian Mythology Animated
Authors: Hubbes László Attila 
Published: July 2014

Abstract
Hungarian civil religion in general, and various ethno-pagan spiritualities in special are deeply unsatisfied with the canonical version(s) of ancient national history. Screening history is an act of powerful pictorial mythologization of historical discourses and also a visual expression of national characterology. In recent years two animated films were released, telling the ancient history of Hungarians, but the stories they tell are very different. Not long after Marcell Jankovics’s Song of the Miraculous Hind1 (Ének a csodaszarvasról, 2002), a long fantasy animation based on ethnographic and historical data, another similar long animation: Heaven’s Sons (Az Ég fiai, 2010) started to circulate on YouTube and other various online Hungarian video-sharing channels. It seems as if the latter, an amateur digital compilation by Tibor Molnár, would have been made in response to the first film, to correct its “errors”, by retelling the key narratives. Built mainly on two recent mythopoetic works: the Arvisura and the Yotengrit (both of them holy scriptures for some Hungarian Ethno-Pagan movements), Molnár’s animation is an excellent summary of a multi-faceted new Hungarian mythology, comprising many alternative historical theses. My paper aims to present two competing images of the Nation on the basis of several parallel scenes, plots and symbolic representations from the two animations. A close comparative investigation of these elements with the help of the Kapitány couple’s mythanalytic method will show the essential differences between the two national self-conceptions expressed through the imaginary
Approaching Literature with Linguistic Means: a Few Conclusions
Authors: Ajtony Zsuzsanna 
Published: July 2014

Abstract
This paper is a follow-up of my research carried out on the interface area of language and literature, summarizing the conclusions that can be drawn from the approach of literary works with linguistic means. In my research I have analysed the dramatic works of G. B. Shaw with the help of the latest results of interactional sociolinguistics. After a thorough examination of the Shavian characters’ verbal interaction focusing on the relevance of ethnic features (Britishness, for instance), this article discusses the legitimacy of linguistic methods in the interpretation of literary works.
Non compact boundaries of complex analytic
varieties in Hilbert spaces
Authors: Mongodi Samuele , Saracco Alberto 
Published: July 2014

Abstract
We treat the boundary problem for complex varieties with isolated singularities, of complex dimension
greater than or equal to 3, non necessarily compact, which are contained in strongly convex, open subsets
of a complex Hilbert space H.We deal with the problem by cutting with a family of complex hyperplanes
and applying the already known result for the compact case.
Syngas as a Reburning Fuel for Natural Gas Combustion
Authors: Wilk Małgorzata , Magdziarz Aneta , Zajemska Monika , Kuźnia Monika 
Published: July 2014

Abstract
The paper aims to confirm the syngas application as a reburning fuel to reduce e.g. NO emission during natural gas combustion. The main aim of this modelling work was to predict pollutants generated in the exhaust gases and to indicate the influence of the syngas on the natural gas combustion process. The effect of residence time of fuel-air mixture was also been performed. Calculations were made with CHEMIKN-PRO for reburning process using syngas. The boundary conditions of the reburning process were based on experimental investigations. The addition of 5, 10, 15 and 19% of reburning fuel into natural gas combustion was studied. The effects of 0.001 to 10 s of residence time and the addition of 5, 10, and 15% of syngas on combustion products were determined. The performed numerical tests confirmed that co-combustion of the natural gas with syngas (obtained from sewage sludge gasification) in the reburning process is an efficient method of NOx reduction by c.a. 50%. Syngas produced from sewage sludge can be utilised as a reburning fuel.
An Automatic Smoking Machine. 2nd Report: The Automatic Control of Butt Lengths and its Use as Control Device/Eine vollautomatische Rauchmaschine: II. Mitteilung: Automatische Kontrolle der Stummellänge und ihre Verwendung als Steuerprinzip
Authors: Elmenhorst H. , Hennig W. 
Published: July 2014

Abstract
A device for the automatic control of butt lengths which can be attached to the automatic smoking machine is described. The system controls the length of butts by measuring the infra-red radiation of the glowing zone of the burning cigarette and releases the automatic ejector of butts when the required length has been reached. The system is adjustable for any length of butts. It is shown that the precision of the smoking procedure of the fully automatic smoking machine is considerably improved by the described control system. Even with cigarettes of inhomogeneous quality and with difference in burning rates it should be possible to smoke these automatically and according to CORESTA standards, if this new device for the control of butt length is used.
Development and Experimental Study of Phantoms for Mapping Skin Chromophores
Authors: Silapetere A. , Spigulis J. , Saknite I. 
Published: July 2014

Abstract
Skin chromophore phantoms are widely used for better understanding of the light interaction with tissue and for calibration of skin diagnostic imaging techniques. In this work, different phantoms were examined and compared in order to find biologically equivalent substances that are the most promising for this purpose. For mimicking the skin medium and layered structure, a fibrin matrix with epidermal and dermal cell inclusion was used. Synthesized bilirubin, red blood cells and nigrosin were taken as absorbers. For spectral analysis of the developed phantoms a computer-aided multispectral imaging system Nuance 2.4 (Cambridge Research & Instrumentation, Inc., USA) was used. In this study, skin phantoms were created using such substances as bilirubin, melanin, haemoglobin and nigrosin
Trans-rectal thermo-acoustic computed tomography: An initial in silico study
Authors: Mukherjee Sovanlal , Bunting Charles , Piao Daqing 
Published: July 2014

AbstractBackground: The purpose of this in silico study is to demonstrate thermo-acoustic computed tomography (CT) based reconstruction of frequency-dependent true electrical conductivity distribution in a trans-rectal axialimaging geometry. Since cancerous tissue is expected to exhibit different conductivity profile compared to normal tissue, reconstructing conductivity based on thermoacoustic CT in a trans-rectal geometry has a potential for prostate cancer detection.Methodology: A trans-rectal axial-imaging geometry is illuminated by an electromagnetic (EM) point source at a microwave frequency. The source is located on a transrectal EM applicator close to the rectal wall. The applicator also houses a convex-array of point acoustic receivers that capture the acoustic pressure generated within the geometry as a result of EM illumination. The finite element method (FEM) along with an absorbing boundary condition is applied for solving the electric field (E-field) distribution, the power loss density and the acoustic pressure. The Levenberg-Marquardt regularization scheme is applied to reconstruct the conductivity distribution by decoupling the E-field from the power loss density.Results: For an excitation frequency of 915 MHz, various 2-D reconstructed images based on a 2:1 conductivity ratio between the background and object in a trans-rectal geometry of 40 mm radius are shown. Both single and double objects of 3 mm radius positioned at 4, 7, 10 and 15 mm depth with respect to the acoustic receiver are considered. The quality of the reconstructed image is shown to be object-depth dependent. The effect of different levels of Gaussian noise on the reconstructed images is shown. The contrast-to-noise ratios (CNRs) of the reconstructed images for the objects of different sizes and depths are also computed.Conclusions: Feasibility of recovering heterogeneous conductivity distribution in a trans-rectal axial-imaging geometry by thermo-acoustic CT is demonstrated in silico. The results implicate an alternative imaging mechanism for prostate cancer detection.
Comparison of Different Internationally Accepted Reference Standards to Measure Childhood Adiposity Rates in Latvia
Authors: Kupča Sarmīte , Sīpols Alfrēds Jānis , Daugule Ilva , Rumba-Rozenfelde Ingrīda 
Published: July 2014

Abstract
Childhood adiposity is increasingly affecting developed and developing countries alike. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a good first approximation of body weight, but interpretation in specific patient populations may be inconsistent. The aim of this study was to compare adiposity rates using three internationally accepted weight reference standards – World Health Organisation (WHO), International Obesity Task Force (IOTF), and US Centers for Disease Control (CDC), plus a local national scale (LV), evaluating 465, 6-to-9-year old school children in Latvia. After obtaining height and weight, BMI was calculated, and the four scales were individually applied by gender and age. Highly significant differences between LV and CDC, LV and IOTF, LV and WHO were found in all age groups (P < 0.01), and between WHO and IOTF reference standards (P < 0.01) in 7- and 8-year olds. We conclude that reference standards should be used with great caution. Reference standards for local ethnic populations are needed to avoid disagreements between scales, as this can lead to incorrect choice of therapy; reliance on any single reference standard may not consider a patient's unique set of circumstances that have resulted in excess weight and information that is vital for a good clinical outcome.
Echocardiographic Follow up After Surgical Correction of Aortic Coarctation During The First Year of Life
Authors: Ligere Elīna , Lubaua Inguna , Lāce Inga , Bergmane Inta , Knauere Vita , Ozoliņš Valts , Šmits Lauris , Sikora Normunds , Aris Lācis 
Published: July 2014

Abstract
Coarctation of the aorta (AoCo) accounts for 6–10% of congenital heart diseases in infants. We analysed echocardiographic findings of patients operated on for AoCo in the University Hospital for Children in Riga during the first year of life to evaluate the long-term findings. Fifty-nine children underwent surgical correction of AoCo at the age of 55 ± 61 days. The methods of surgical correction were anastomosis end-to-end (ETE) in 29% (n = 17), subclavian flap aortoplasty (SFA) in 64% (n = 38) and extended anastomosis end-to-end (EETE) in 7% (n = 4). Recoarctation developed in 15 patients (25%) with no difference between surgical techniques (P > 0.05). The recoarcation patients had left ventricle hypertrophy (left ventricle mass index (LVMi) 76 ± 19 g/m2.7) normalising after angioplasty (LVMi 42 ± 7 g/m2.7). Patients with recoarctation had a decreased pulsed wave (PW) Doppler systolic/diastolic ratio in abdominal aorta 2.3 ± 0.4 versus patientswithout recoarctation 5.3 ± 1.2 and the control group 6.3 ± 1.4 (P < 0.05). A high incidence of recoarctation exists in patients operated on for AoCo as small infants. Life-long surveillance is required to monitor and to intervene in a timely way. Supplementation of the echocardiographic protocol with an evaluation of PW Doppler flow pattern in abdominal aorta can provide additional information about the presence of obstruction.
Composition of Vaginal Microflora in Relation to Vaginal pH and Wet Mount Diagnostic Tests in the First Trimester of Pregnancy
Authors: Žodžika Jana , Rezeberga Dace , Donders Gilbert , Vedmedovska Natālija , Vasina Olga , Pundure Ināra , Bite Ruta , Pavlova Žanna , Zīle Oksana 
Published: July 2014

Abstract
The aim of the study was to determine the relations between vaginal culture results, elevated vaginal pH and abnormal vaginal microflora observed in microscopy, during the first trimester of pregnancy. A cross-sectional, observational study of 100 women receiving antenatal care in five outpatient clinics was carried out in Rîga from March 2010 until April 2011. Pregnant women at the first antenatal visit were submitted to a vaginal specimen collection for pH measurement, wet mount and cultures. Fifty pregnant women with vaginal pH 4.5 and 50 subsequent pregnant women with vaginal pH less than 4.5 were included. 96% of women with increased pH and 86% of women with normal vaginal pH showed positive cultures. Increased vaginal pH was significantly associated with M. hominis (P < 0.001), U. urealyticum (P = 0.017) and E. coli (P = 0.018). Abnormal vaginal microflora patterns showed similar associations with culture findings. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed the highest risk of abnormal vaginal microflora associated with M. hominis (OR 14.4, 95% CI 1.6–124.4, P = 0.015) and E. coli (OR 8.5, 95% CI 1.6–45.9, P = 0.013). Increased vaginal pH and abnormal vaginal microflora pattern in wet mounts was associated with M. hominis and E. coli in vaginal cultures.
Microthermometric and stable isotopic (O and H) characteristics of fluid inclusions in the porphyry related Çöpler (İliç - Erzincan) gold deposit, central eastern Turkey
Authors: Canbaz Oktay , Gökce Ahmet 
Published: July 2014

Abstract
The Çöpler gold deposit occurs within the stockwork of quartz hosted by the Çöpler granitoid (Eosen) and by surrounding metasediments of Keban metamorphic (Late Paleozoic - Early Mesozoic) and the Munzur limestones (Late Carboniferous - Early Cretaceous).
Native gold accompanied by small amounts of chalcopyrite, pyrite, magnetite, maghemite, hematite, fahlerz, marcasite, bornite, galena, sphalerite, specular hematite, goethite, lepidochrosite and bravoitic pyrite within the stockwork ore veinlets. In addition, epidote (pistazite - zoisite), garnet, scapolite, chlorite, tremolite/actinolite, muscovite and opaque minerals were determined within the veinlets occurred in skarn zones.
The study of fluid inclusions in quartz veinlets showed that the hydrothermal fluids contain CaCl2, MgCl2 and NaCl and the salinities of the two phases (L+V) inclusions range from 1.7 to 20.6% NaCl equivalent. Salinity values up to 44% were determined within the halite bearing three phases inclusions. Their homogenization temperature values have a wide range from 145.0 to 380.0°C, indicative of catathermal/hypothermal to epithermal conditions. The δ
18O and δD values of the fluid inclusion waters from the Çöpler granitoid correspond to those assigned to Primary Magmatic Water, those from the metasediments of Keban metamorphics fall outside of the Primary Magmatic and are within the Metamorphic Water field. A sample from a quartz vein within the skarn zone hosted by the Munzur limestones has a particularly low δD value.
The results suggest that fluids derived from the granitoids were mixed with those derived from the metasediments of Keban metamorphics and the the Munzur limestones and resulting in quartz veinlets in these lithologies and the formation of stockwork ores. In view of the occurrence, the features described and processes envisaged for this study area may be applicable in similar settings.
Pyrgotid Flies Assigned to Apyrgota. II. New Synonyms in Eupyrgota (Subgenus Taeniomastix) (Diptera, Pyrgotidae), With Key To Subgenera and Species
Authors: Korneyev V. A. 
Published: July 2014

Abstract
Pyrgotid Flies Assigned to Apyrgota. II. New Synonyms in Eupyrgota (Subgenus Taeniomastix) (Diptera, Pyrgotidae), with Key to Subgenera and Species. Korneyev V. A. - The synonymy of Taeniomastix Enderlein, 1942, syn. n. (type species: Taeniomastix sumatrana Enderlein, 1942) and Eupyrgota Coquillett. 1898 is established. The subgeneric rank of Taeniomastix is proposed; the subgenus corresponds the spinifemur group of species sensu Korneyev (2006), with minor additions to its diagnosis. Four species from the Oriental (and partly Palaearctic), and two from Afrotropical Regions are included: E. formosana (Hennig, 1938), comb. n. (Apyrgota formosana), E. griseipennis (Hendel, 1933), comb. n. (Adapsilia griseipennis) (= Taeniomastix sumatrana Enderlein, 1942, syn. n.), E. pictiventris (Hendel, 1914) (Apyrgota) (= Adapsilia facialis Hendel, 1933, syn. n., = E. tigrina Kim et Han, 2000 syn. n.), E. saegeri (Vanschuytbroeck, 1963); E. spinifemur (Hendel, 1934), and E. unicolor (Hendel, 1914), comb. n. (Apyrgota spinifemur); illustrated diagnoses of the transferred species are given. Keys to subgenera of Eupyrgota and species of the subgenus Taeniomastix are provided.
A New Species of the Genus Ormyrus (Hymenoptera, Ormyridae) from the Steppe Zone of the Ukraine
Authors: Zerova M.D. , Seryogina L. Ya. 
Published: July 2014

Abstract
A New Species of the Genus Ormyrus (Hymenoptera, Ormyridae) from the Steppe Zone of Ukraine. Zerova M. D., Seryogina L. Ya. - A new species (Ormyrus askanicus Zerova, sp. n.) is described from materials collected in reserve “Askania Nova” (Ukraine, Kherson Region). The new species belongs to orientalis species group (female gaster with dorsal median keel) and is near to O. novus Zerova, 2012.
Zur Festigkeitsbewertung von CFK-Strukturen unter Pkw-Betriebslasten
Authors: Hahne Clemens , Knaust Ulrich , Schürmann Helmut 
Published: July 2014

KurzfassungEs werden Teile eines Konzepts zur schichtenweisen Lebensdauerabschätzung von CFK-Laminaten unter Pkw-Betriebslasten vorgestellt. Die Methode basiert auf FEM-Analysen und der klassischen Laminattheorie sowie auf linearer Schadensakkumulation und kann somit in etablierte Prozesse integriert werden. Zur Untersuchung von Versagensmechanismen und Ermittlung der Kennwerte wurden Versuche unter Einstufen- und Kollektivlasten an Faserverbundproben durchgeführt. Die Miner-Regel wird für Zwischenfaserbruch an zwei Beispielen untersucht.
Effects of Cement Addition on Aluminum Penetration into Alumina Based Shaped Refractories
Authors: Yeprem Hosibe Aygül , Genc Yasin 
Published: July 2014

AbstractIn this study, the penetration of molten aluminum to alumina-silicate refractory brick with high alumina and cement additive was observed. Brick samples with high alumina content were tempered at 825 °C and fired up to 1350 °C. Corrosion test was applied to sintered samples in order to examine the effects of the molten aluminum containing 5 wt.-% magnesium which is thought to have a high aggression. The achieved structural characteristics were compared with similar types of commercial bricks in order to examine its industrial potential. Physical, analytical, and micro-structural tests were applied and the results are reported.
Methods to Assess the Quality of Non-Destructive Testing in Civil Engineering Using POD and GUM for Static Calculations of Existing Structures
Authors: Feistkorn Sascha , Taffe Alexander 
Published: July 2014

AbstractTo draw reliable conclusions from results gained with non-destructive testing methods in civil-engineering (NDT-CE) it is important to know about the quality of results. Since recent times, the POD (probability of detection) according to MIL-HDBK-1823A and Berens Report is established in non-destructive testing in civil engineering (NDT-CE) to assess the reliability of qualitative testing problems. For determining the uncertainty of measurements of quantitative (metric) problems the Guide (Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurements – GUM) is used in NDT-CE. Now, a new approach is to adapt both methods to get statistically secured measurement results with NDT-CE from existing structures such as prestressed bridges. This paper introduces how calculations based on stochastic models can be used together with NDT-CE results analysed with POD and the Guide.
Agir pour construire des savoirs
Authors: Rousselet Jeanne 
Published: July 2014

À partir de son expérience de professeur, l’auteur tente de décrire les évolutions de la pédagogie dans l’enseignement, et de montrer comment, depuis la toute petite enfance jusqu’à l’entrée au collège, les enfants puis les élèves bâtissent leurs apprentissages en agissant ; comment l’enseignement fonctionne mieux, quel que soit le profil des élèves, si le pédagogue tient compte des particularités de ses élèves pour proposer une démarche pédagogique active, où l’élève opère sur son propre savoir, tous âge, handicap, précocité confondus, dans un même souci éducatif de différencier ses propositions d’actions.
Du passage à l'acte au passage par l'acte. Le soin dans un hébergement thérapeutique pour adolescent
Authors: Boussion Raphaël 
Published: July 2014

L’accueil d’adolescents dans un service de soins pédopsychiatriques confronte inévitablement les soignants aux passages à l’acte, à l’expression de violences agies et au traitement des questions qu’ils soulèvent. L’institution malmenée, objet des mouvements destructeurs, doit pouvoir survivre. Si le deuil d’une institution réparatrice peut être traversé, si un vécu d’impuissance relative peut être toléré par l’équipe, le « vivre ensemble » peut offrir la possibilité d’accueillir les violences qui accompagnent les nouveaux liens. Le travail institutionnel d’élaboration collective permet l’établissement de relations nouvelles et tempérées, propices à l’investissement de la pensée et de la parole.