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When Power Seduces Women: Shakespeare’S Tragic (Mother) Queens in Manga
Authors: Şerban Andreea 
Published: May 2014

Abstract
Power is seductive, and fantasies of power affect both men and women, who are sometimes willing to do anything in order to achieve or retain it. The paper looks at how such a modern transmediation as manga renders powerful femininity in two of Shakespeare’s great tragedies, namely Hamlet and Macbeth. The paper aims to discuss the ways in which the emotive behaviour of both female protagonists eventually makes them inappropriate for the power roles they assume as wives, queens and mothers.
The Concept of Genre in The English Language Class: Implications for the Students’ Intercultural Competence
Authors: Cozma Mihaela 
Published: May 2014

Abstract
In order to communicate effectively with people belonging to different social or ethnic groups, any language user is supposed to have not only a good command of the language code involved, but also what is generally known as “intercultural knowledge.” As a consequence, the development of the students' cultural competence is perceived today as a major aim of the foreign language education. Starting from this hypothesis, the paper discusses the manner in which the concept of genre can provide students with insights into cultural expectations of creating a text in both spoken and written English.
Legislative basis of pedagogical education in Japan
Authors: Kuchai Tetiana 
Published: May 2014

ABSTRACT
Legal framework policy of Japan in the field of education has been analyzed. The problem of influence of legislative materials on the development of education in Japan, its legislative support has been considered. It has been defined that directive materials affect the development of education system in Japan. Legislation policy of the country is represented by the following documents on education: laws, decrees, regulations etc., which are developed in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution and the Basic Law on Education of Japan, and contribute to the high level of school education and training of highly qualified teachers. The Constitution of Japan in 1946 laid the foundation for progressive changes in society and consolidated a new approach to education. This document provides a framework for creating laws, decrees, regulations, reform education. Achievements of Japanese civilization began to express themselves in the form of military advantage and economic prosperity, which was the impetus for their further development. Important role in solving this problem belongs to education, development of which is held by the legislative materials. In particular, there was established a number of laws, decrees, regulations, etc., the implementation of which contributed to higher levels of school and higher education. It has been defined that the concept of national identity within the structure of the student’s moral consciousness should take priority position alongside with such concepts as conscience, justice, decency, kindness.
The role of professional societies in the professional formation of specialists in computer sciences: experience of Japan
Authors: Pododimenko Inna 
Published: May 2014

ABSTRACT
The most urgent problem of training competitive specialists in higher educational establishments in the conditions of socio-economical dynamics of transformation of Ukraine and its entry into the world society has been considered. On the basis of professional requirements’ analysis the row of contradictions and disparities among the specialists in computer sciences in the current conditions of swift development of informative society has been traced. It has been stated that labor market growing demands, rapid technological changes require the use of the competency-building approach to future IT specialists for improving their professional level. The process of professional formation of a specialist in the context of modern theoretical-methodological principles has been comprehensively characterized. Peculiarities of leading Japan professional associations of specialists in information technologies activities in the aspect of assisting continuity and consistency of professional formation of experts in computer sciences have been defined. Special attention has been paid to the importance of creative analysis and implementation of foreign experience in the specialists’ training for the professional activity in the sphere of information technologies on the territory of Ukraine. Directions for upgrading higher education in our country and the prospects for subsequent research of the professional training practice of specialists in computer sciences have been outlined.
Dispersion and Travel Time of Dissolved and Floating Tracers in Urban Sewers
Authors: Istók Balázs , Kristóf Gergely 
Published: May 2014

Abstract
Environmental impacts of oil spills affecting urban sewage networks can be eliminated if timely intervention is taken. The design of such actions requires knowledge of the transport of surface pollutants in open channels. In this study we investigated the travel time and dispersion of pollutants by means of tracer experiments in sewage networks and a creek. The travel time of surface tracers has been found to be significantly shorter than that of a bulk flow tracer. The ratio of the travel times of a bulk flow tracer and surface tracers agreed with the known correlations obtained for rivers. An increasing tendency in the ratio of travel times has been observed for increasing bulk flow velocity. A segment-wise dispersion model was implemented in the existing hydraulic model of a sewer system. The simulation results were compared with the experimental observations. The dispersion rate of the bulk flow tracer has been found to obey Taylor’s mixing theory for long channels and was more intensive than that of surface tracers in community sewage channels.
Geospatial Information Relevant to the Flood Protection Available on The Mainstream Web
Authors: Kliment Tomáš , Gálová Linda , Ďuračiová Renata , Fencík Róbert , Kliment Marcel 
Published: May 2014

Abstract
Flood protection is one of several disciplines where geospatial data is very important and is a crucial component. Its management, processing and sharing form the foundation for their efficient use; therefore, special attention is required in the development of effective, precise, standardized, and interoperable models for the discovery and publishing of data on the Web. This paper describes the design of a methodology to discover Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) services on the Web and collect descriptive information, i.e., metadata in a geocatalogue. A pilot implementation of the proposed methodology - Geocatalogue of geospatial information provided by OGC services discovered on Google (hereinafter “Geocatalogue”) - was used to search for available resources relevant to the area of flood protection. The result is an analysis of the availability of resources discovered through their metadata collected from the OGC services (WMS, WFS, etc.) and the resources they provide (WMS layers, WFS objects, etc.) within the domain of flood protection.
Location Of Objects with a High Degree of Inner Precision
Authors: Kubáček Lubomír 
Published: May 2014

Abstract
Let us have two coordinate systems in a plane. In the first one (e.g. JTSK) the accuracy of the coordinate estimators is signicantly lower than the accuracy in the other system (the inner system of an object). The task is to determine the coordinate estimators of the characteristic points of the object in the first system (with a signicantly lower degree of accuracy) in such a way that the relative accuracy of the characteristic points is the same as the relative accuracy in the inner system.
Risk factors as a result of unhealthy nutrition in the adult population in slovenia with regard to sociodemographic variables
Authors: Koch Verena , Blenkuš Mojca Gabrijelčič , Gregorič Matej , Kostanjevec Stojan 
Published: May 2014

Abstract
Introduction: In this research, we carried out an analysis of risk factors due to precarious nutrition among the adult population in Slovenia and correlated the risks with biological and sociodemographic variables.

Methods: Descriptive and quantitative methods were applied. The data were collected by a structured interview on a sample of 1,193 adults from Slovenia. The biological and sociodemographic variables were then correlated with particular risk factors. The data was analysed using a statistical analysis program SPSS.

Results: It was found that only 4.7% of the population practice healthy nutritional diets, 22.5% can be considered as acceptable and 62.8% of the diets were classified as unhealthy. The most frequent risk factor is due to insufficient intake of grains, fish and vegetables as well as too much fried food and beverages with added sugar and red meat. In finding the correlations between biological and sociodemographic variables and risk factors, we found some correlations. The results also show that unhealthy nutrition is more frequent among the population with below average material standards and lower educational levels, people living in smaller communities, the young, people with high BMI, those living in eastern regions of Slovenia and students.

Conclusion: The results indicate that more effort should be made to target activities towards those groups where several risk factors were found and develop a complex approach to developing healthy nutritional life styles.
Evaluation of self-rated health – information on patients’ unmet needs?
Authors: Petek Davorina , Kersnik Janko 
Published: May 2014

Abstract
Background: Self-rated health (SRH) reflects a person’s experience of their own health, including the biological, sociological and psychological factors. It is frequently used in population studies but can provide primary physicians with additional information regarding patients’ needs.

Objectives: To analyse determinants of SRH according to physical health, patient demographic characteristics and frequency of practice attendance.

Methods: Analysed data derived from the national part of the EPA-Cardio project. Several patient characteristics and SRH as an outcome measure were analysed in three groups of patients: with coronary disease, with high risk for cardiovascular disease and with low risk for cardiovascular disease, randomly chosen from the practice registers and lists of 36 practices.

Results: 2524 patients participated (response rate 70.1%). Coronary patients and those with the highest number of chronic diseases rated their health the lowest. Low SRH was found in women, older patients, the unemployed and in patients with a lower level of education. Low SRH was associated with higher body weight, lower satisfaction with the practice and a higher number of practice visits.

Conclusion: Several determinants were shown to be important for SRH. Physical health reflected by chronic disease and multimorbidity and life-style determined by body weight were shown to be important for SRH in the population of family practice. Socio-economic characteristics (employment, education level) were also reflected in SRH. Lower SRH, associated with higher frequency of attendance of the practice and lower satisfaction with the practice, points to the unmet needs of the patients.
The secular trend in the prevalence of overweight and obesity in the population of primary school children from Ljubljana (Slovenia)
Authors: Kovač Marjeta , Jurak Gregor , Kragelj Lijana Zaletel , Leskošek Bojan 
Published: May 2014

Abstract
Background: The prevalence of overweight and obesity among children has increased dramatically in recent decades. The survey examined overweight and obesity in the population of boys and girls from Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, aged seven through fourteen from 1991 to 2011.

Methods: An annually repeated cross-sectional study of data from the national SLOFIT monitoring system was used. The body mass index cut-off points of the International Obesity Task Force were used to identify the prevalence of overweight and obesity. Multinomial logistic regression was used for modelling the probability of overweight and obesity as a function of time (year of measurement), sex and age of subjects.

Results: In 1991-2011 period, the odds for overweight and obesity among primary school children (n = 376,719) increased every year by 1.7% (95% CI: 1.6-1.9) and 3.7% (3.4-4%) respectively. Boys have 1.17 (95% CI: 1.15-1.20) times higher odds of becoming overweight and 1.39 (95% CI: 1.35-1.44) times higher odds of becoming obese than girls. In comparison to the reference group (age of 14), the highest odds for overweight were found at the ages of nine and ten (1.39; 95% CI: 1.34-1.44), while for the obesity the highest odds were at the age of eight (2.01; 95% CI: 1.86-2.16).

Conclusion: From 1991 to 2011, overweight and obesity clearly became more prevalent in children from Ljubljana. This trend has been more obvious among boys than girls. In comparison to 14-year-old boys and girls, the highest odds for excessive weight were found below the age of 10.
Maneuvering with the Burden of Proof: Confrontational Strategies in Dealing with Political Accountability
Authors: Andone Corina 
Published: May 2014

Abstract
In this paper, the author examines the burden of proof in the argu- mentative confrontations taking part in practices of political accountability. She does so by explaining how politicians maneuver strategically with the burden of proof in an attempt at winning the discussion in which they are involved. After making clear the role of the burden of proof in defining the difference of opinion in argumentative confrontations, the author outlines the constraints imposed by practices of political accountability on the burden of proof. Finally, she analyzes in detail a concrete case in which a politician maneuvers in such a way that his burden of proof is significantly diminished.
Linguistic Complexity and Argumentative Unity: A Lvov-Warsaw School Supplement
Authors: Simons Peter 
Published: May 2014

Abstract
It is argued that the source of complexity in language is twofold: repetition, and syntactic embedding. The former enables us to return again and again to the same subject across many sentences, and to maintain the coherence of an argument. The latter is governed by two forms of complexification: the functor-argument structure of all languages and the operator-bound-variable mechanism of familiar formal languages. The former is most transparently represented by categorial grammar, and an extension of this can adequately describe the syntax of variable binders. Both developments have roots within the work of the Lvov-Warsaw School.
Justification and Argumentation
Authors: Szymanek Krzysztof 
Published: May 2014

Abstract
In her paper “Argumentation theory and the conception of epistemic justification”, Lilian Bermejo-Luque presents a critique of deductivism in argumentation theory, as well as her own concept of epistemic justification inspired by the views of Stephen Toulmin. Reading this paper induced me to reflect on the mutual relation between the notions of justification and argumentation. In this work I would like to first draw the reader’s attention to a few issues which seem debatable to me, or which I find worth presenting from a slightly different point of view than that of Lilian Bermejo-Luque. I agree that deductivism is not suitable for a general theory of evaluation of arguments although the critique of deductivism presented by the Author appears as not fully adequate to me. Then I proceed to presenting my doubts about the “conception of justification as a proper outcome of good argumentation” presented in the work. I need to emphasise that due to a broad range of topics addressed by me in this short paper, the description of some of them will be neither fully precise nor exhaustive.
Traffic Information Interface Development in Route Choice Decision
Authors: Chowdhury Saidul Azam , Haque Bashirul , Sarwar Golam 
Published: May 2014

Abstract
In this paper, a method has been developed based on historic traffic data (vehicle speed), which helps the commuters to choose routes by their intelligence knowing the traffic conditions in Google maps. Data has been collected on basis of video analysis from several segments between Tuker Bazar and Bandar Bazar route. For each of the video footage, a reference length has been recorded with measurement tape for use in video analysis. Software has been also developed based on Java language to get the traffic information from historic data, which shows the output as images consisting of traffic speed details on the available routes by giving day and time limit as inputs. The developed models provide useful insights and helpful for the policy makers that can lead to the reduction of traffic congestion and increase the scope of intelligence of the road users, at least for the underdeveloped or developing country where navigation is still unavailable.
World industry in post-industrial society: tendencies and regional shifts
Authors: Rodionova Irina A. 
Published: May 2014

Abstract
The article is devoted to the territorial organization of the manufacturing industry during its transformation from an industrial to a post-industrial phase of development - as one of the most urgent issues of economic geography at the turn of the 21st century. This period was characterized by the acceleration of human output beyond the industrial system and by the regrouping of its driving forces. Post-industrial development of developed countries in many respects determined the changes in the sectorial, institutional and spatial structures of the global industry. At the same time, industrialization acceleration occurred in developing countries, including at the expense of the “transfer” of productions in a number of industries from more developed countries. This article analyses the changes in the distribution of the manufacturing industry on a global and regional level.
Morphological and Physiological Characteristics of Reproduction of the Stone Marten, Martes Foina (Mammalia, Carnivora), in the Steppe Zone of the South of Ukraine
Authors: Steklenev E. P. 
Published: May 2014

Abstract
Morphologcal and Physiological Characteristics of Reproduction of the Stone Marten, Martes foina (Mammalia, Carnivora), in the Steppe Zone of the South of Ukraine. Steklenev, E. P. - Th e basic processes of the physiology of reproduction of the stone marten (Martes foina Erxleben, 1777) in the steppe zone of south Ukraine were investigated. They were found to occur mainly within the biological cycle of reproduction of this species, distributed in different geographical latitudes. It is characterized by a long period of gestation length (243-263 day) with a long latent period (June-July - end of February) and relatively short (15-16 months) period of actual pregnancy (late February-April). Termination of embryonic development is mainly on the stage of blastula. Implantation of embryos begins in late February, accompanied by processes of gastrulation and the formation of the amniotic membranes. Activation of spermatogenesis in adult males begins in late February and March, the formation of fullmature spermatozoa - in April. Males and females reach reproductive maturity mainly in the age of two years. A slight shift of individual processes of reproduction of the stone marten in the steppe zone of Southern Ukraine to earlier periods, compared with such of the northern latitudes, are due to more favorable climatic conditions of residence.
New Species, New Synonym, and Additional Records of Gyrophaena (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae) from the Palaearctic Region
Authors: Glotov S. V. 
Published: May 2014

Abstract
New Species, New Synonym, and Additional Records of Gyrophaena (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae) from the Palaearctic Region. Glotov S. V. - Gyrophaena plutenkoi Glotov, sp. n. is described from Russia (Primorskiy Kray). New synonymy are proposed: Gyrophaena orientalis A. Strand, 1938 = = Gyrophaena transsylvanica Adam, 2008, syn. n. Lectotypes are designated for Gyrophaena fusicornis Eppelsheim, 1887 and Gyrophaena orientalis A. Strand, 1938. Gyrophaena cultellata Assing, 2009 is recorded from Ukraine and Gyrophaena taiwaspinosa Pace, 2007 from Russia (Primorskiy Kray) for the first time.
Hyperactivated Signaling Pathways of Chemokine RANTES/CCL5 in Osteopathies of Jawbone in Breast Cancer Patients–-Case Report and Research
Authors: Lechner Johann , Von Baehr Volker 
Published: May 2014

Background Hollow spaces in the jawbone have been defined as fatty degenerative osteonecrosis of jawbone (FDOJ) and have been linked with a dysregulated immune system. Little is known about the underlying relationship. Objectives Samples of FDOJ were analyzed to assess expression of cytokines which can play a role in the pathogenesis of breast cancer (MaCa). Material and Methods Samples of FDOJ extracted from 23 patients with MaCa and 19 healthy control jawbone samples were analyzed for 7 immune messengers. Results RANTES was found to be highly overexpressed in disease samples. No change was observed in expression levels of the other immune mediators. Discussion This data provides a compelling confirmation that FDOJ produces high levels of RANTES, a cytokine implicated in MaCa and metastasis. Levels detected in FDOJ are five-fold higher than that previously reported for MaCa tissue suggesting its role as a cytokine source in MaCa. Conclusion We thus hypothesize that FDOJ may serve as an expeditor of MaCa progression, through RANTES production.
Financial Stress, Regime Switching and Macrodynamics: Theory and Empirics for the US, the EU and Non-EU Countries
Authors: Semmler Willi , Chen Pu 
Published: May 2014

Abstract
Over-borrowing and financial stress has recently become an important issue in macroeconomic and policy discussions in the US as well as in the EU. In this paper the authors study two regimes of financial stress. In a regime of high financial stress, stress shocks can have large and persistent impacts on the real side of the economy whereas in regimes of low stress, shocks can easily dissipate having no lasting effects. In order to study the macroeconomic dynamics, with alternative paths resulting from financial stress shocks, the authors introduce a macromodel with a finance-macro link which uses a multi-period decision framework of economic agents. The agents can, in a finite horizon context, borrow and accumulate assets where however the above two scenarios may occur. The model is solved through nonlinear model predictive control (NMPC). Empirically the authors use a multi-regime VAR (MRVAR) to study the impact of financial stress shocks on the macroeconomy in a large number of countries.
Analyzing the Economic Costs of Corruption Using a Basic Keynesian Framework: Part 1
Authors: Aliño, Jr. Juanito B. 
Published: May 2014

This study attempts to analyze the impact of corruption on the economy by adopting the Keynesian Framework. Current studies show that corruption has adverse effects on GDP, GDP growth rate, and investment, among others. Such studies, however, used the “economic cost-corruption perception index” model. An alternative model is to adopt a Keynesian framework incorporating corruption as a factor in the model. Utilizing the concepts of investment and government multipliers, the comparative analysis between the “with”-and“without” corruption is used in analyzing the economic cost of corruption. The results show that government multiplier is less than the investment multiplier when there is corruption. Based on the theses/arguments, this study concludes that (a) when there is corruption, the impact of government expenditure on the economy is less than the impact of investment expenditure on the economy, (b) the Keynesian model can enhance the explanatory power of the existing “economic cost-corruption perception index” model of analyzing the economic cost of corruption, and (c) the results of integrating corruption into the Keynesian model reveal that GDP and GDP growth rate are overestimated for countries with a certain proportion of government expenditure that go to corruption.