bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Versicherungsanlageprodukte im Fokus des EU-Rechts – Anlegerschutz im Versicherungsrecht
Authors: Poelzig Dörte 
Published: April 2015

Zusammenfassung
Versicherungen dienen herkömmlich der Absicherung von Risiken. Zunehmend werden Versicherungsverträge aber auch als Kapitalanlage angeboten. Anleger investieren beispielsweise in sog. fondsgebundene Lebensversicherungen, bei denen die Versicherungsleistung von der Wertentwicklung eines Investmentfonds abhängt. Auf den Charakter von Versicherungen als Kapitalanlage und das damit verbundene Bedürfnis nach Anlegerschutz nimmt das Versicherungsrecht bislang allerdings nur wenig Rücksicht. Deshalb hat sich der europäische Gesetzgeber dieser Produkte nun eigens angenommen und ein Reformpaket zur Regulierung von Versicherungsanlageprodukten geschnürt. Diese Entwicklung auf europäischer Ebene und ihre Folgen für den Anlegerschutz im deutschen Versicherungsrecht sind Gegenstand des nachfolgenden Beitrags.
Mobile Payment – Innovation des Zahlungsverkehrs oder unkalkulierbares Risiko?
Authors: Danwerth Christopher 
Published: April 2015

Zusammenfassung
Noch steckt das mobile Bezahlen in Deutschland in den Kinderschuhen. Doch vor dem Hintergrund der zunehmenden Digitalisierung und Allgegenwärtigkeit von Smartphones, Tablets und mobilem Internet scheint dem berührungslosen, schnellen und bequemen mobilen Bezahlen eine rasante Entwicklung bevorzustehen. Eine Entwicklung, die allerdings schon heute nicht ohne Risiken und Nebenwirkungen auskommt.
CALCULATIONS OF TIDAL CURRENTS IN BAY LAGOON (NHA TRANG BAY) USING FINITE ELEMENT METHOD
Authors: Long Bui Hong , Chung Tran Van 
Published: April 2015

At present, development activities are vigorously going on in Bay lagoon (Nha Trang bay). Therefore, investigation into the natural and environmental conditions in this area, including the study and calculations of current regime is very necessary and pressing. However, modeling the current regime in this lagoon is not simple task because of many islands located in the study area … Their existence makes the long wave transmission into the bay more complex and local-specific. Therefore, as we study the current regime here, great attention is paid to the detailization of the coastal boundaries. Using the finite element method (FEM) for calculating the tidal currents has solved difficulties which have been faced by the finite difference method (FDM) used previously. Initial research results show that the outcomes by FEM agreed well with the field data measured at random times. From the results computed by FEM, we have following remarks on the tidal current regime in this bay: At ebb tide, tidal current velocity can reach 22.9 cm/s with direction of 137.30, usually at 19.2 m in depth. At flood tide, tidal current velocity can reach 19.4 cm/s with direction of 353.80, at 1.0 m in depth. The comparison between the modeling sea levels and field measurements at the same position shows the largest deviation being 19.1 cm, the average being 10 cm, and the smallest one being 0.
José Luis Guerin; Descubriendo una Sintaxis Posible
Authors: Martínez Villegas Juan 
Published: April 2015

<p>José Luis Guerin ha denominado su trabajo como <em>cine esbozado</em>. Desde esta definición abierta, se sugieren las posibles conexiones de lenguaje entre la <em>imagen esbozada</em> en dos de sus films; <em>Unas Fotos en la Ciudad de Silvia </em>(2007) y <em>Guest</em> (2010) y la narrativa fragmentada, que experimenta en sus dos instalaciones audiovisuales hasta la fecha; <em>Las mujeres que no conocemos</em> (2007) y <em>La Dama de Corinto </em>(2011). Analizamos y contrastamos con el director la entidad de su imagen poética, en relación con su incursión en el arte contemporáneo, contextualizando su búsqueda de otra sintaxis posible, dentro de las prácticas artísticas de aquellos autores que trabajan en los espacios de confluencia entre el cine y otras artes.</p>
"Adventure Series" de Tracey Moffatt y el "TV star"
Authors: Caro Cabrera María 
Published: April 2015

<p>Esta investigación se realiza en torno a la obra de Tracey Moffatt, <em>Adventure Series</em> (2004) y a los vínculos estructurales, conceptuales y estéticos que le unen al serial televisivo. Deducimos de sus conexiones tres principios básicos: primero, que la secuenciación de sus imágenes aporta una dimensión temporal, episódica, al argumento que de ellas se supone; segundo, que el protagonista de ambas obras –del serial y de <em>Adventure Series</em>- es un prototipo que se mantiene claro, sin las distorsiones que pudiera acarrearle el acontecer; y tercero, que este tipo sostiene, junto a la estructura serial, la redundancia y la anticipación, tanto el relato de la obra como el discurso estético y plástico que de esta obra se desprende.</p>
More Than A Regular Job
Authors: Minyard Michael A. 
Published: April 2015

YEPP PerSPEctive - Michael A. Minyard comments on his career experiences.
How on Earth did I get here? Normally this is a question posed in the figurative sense, but on this occasion, I mean it quite literally. I am swinging 80 ft above the choppy waters of the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of west Africa, holding tightly to the outside of the rope mesh of the personnel basket, a 4-ft-wide doughnut-shaped object with a canvas tarp across the bottom and rope webbing coming from the sides. The webbing meets at a point a few feet above my head and is attached to a longer rope that is then attached to the moving end of a crane. The crane arm swings toward the workboat and with it, the personnel basket, my duffel bag (safely sitting inside the mesh), and me. I am not a member of an elite military squadron, nor am I the host of an extreme-sports reality show. In fact, this is all part of my work in the oil industry. Yes, that oil industry.
Deepwater Drilling: Driven by Culture?
Authors: Zafar Asif , Soltani Amir 
Published: April 2015

Soft Skills - To what extent is deepwater drilling driven by culture?
Deepwater drilling is a high-risk operation. It involves going below water depths of 500 ft to explore for oil and gas. If there are any issues with the subsurface equipment, divers cannot intervene because human beings are physically incapable of tolerating such depths. But water pressure is not the only thing a person working in deep water needs to worry about. There will also be significant challenges to maintaining a work/life balance. The extent of these challenges could depend on one’s culture and roots.
What, then, is culture? Culture is based on the cumulated beliefs and behaviors characteristic of a particular group. Such a group could be as small as a family or as large as a country. Geert Hofstede, a Dutch sociologist, conducted extensive surveys of employees of different nationalities working for multinational companies and published his findings in a book in 1980.
He identified the following five key dimensions of culture:
Uncertainty avoidance
Power distance
Masculinity
Individualism
Long-term orientation
He developed an index for each of these dimensions. Let’s see how deepwater operations rank according to these indices.
Would You Know a Good Decision if You Saw One?
Authors: Bratvold Reidar B. , Begg Steve 
Published: April 2015

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Decision analysis is not a cookbook or series of boxes that must be checked before a project is approved, argue professors Reidar Bratvold and Steve Begg, who share some pointers on how to map out the likely consequences of decisions, assess the importance of individual factors, and choose the best course of action.
Antarctica: Recording and Experiencing Climate Change
Authors: Levy Joseph 
Published: April 2015

Tech 101 - Interpreting climate change in Antarctica.
Antarctica, the “harsh continent,” is the highest, driest, coldest, and windiest place on Earth. A continent-spanning ice cap belies cold desert conditions under which climate records accumulate with glacial slowness. Antarctica is the storehouse of the world’s oldest iceborne climate records, preserved in the Antarctic deep freeze for millions of years. But Antarctica is also a living laboratory in which the decadal effects of climate change can be directly observed. Accordingly, Antarctica serves as a valuable scientific resource for understanding past climate conditions as well as for gauging the current trajectory of climate change (Fig 1).
A Lens for Climate Change
Climate information from Antarctica comes from three major sources: the land ice record, the marine (sedimentary) record, and the ecosystem record. Because marine sedimentary records exist at all latitudes, only the Antarctic land ice and ecosystem records will be discussed. Ice cores from interior Antarctica provide a long and continuous record of atmospheric conditions in the southern hemisphere, while ecosystem records give us insight into the response of the Earth’s biosphere, hydrosphere, and cryosphere to ongoing and future changes.
Independents: Who Art Thou?
Authors: Medina Max 
Published: April 2015

What's Ahead - What defines independent operators in the oil and gas industry?
What exactly defi nes independent operators in the oil and gas industry? TWA staff members gave many suggestions about how to answer this question. Most thought they are companies that lack something, such as integrated upstream and downstream operations, market capitalization, or total booked reserves. One good analog is our own magazine, The Way Ahead, where we consider ourselves the ’independent’ of oil and gas publications. We are much smaller than our “major” sister SPE publication, the Journal of Petroleum Technology. We target readers who are in the early stages of their careers and who might be able to relate more to our content. And we make the most out of the limited amount of resources we have at our disposal.
Personally, I have always been curious about the complementary value of the independents. I was born and grew up in a developing country in South America, Venezuela. My country is blessed with one of the biggest hydrocarbon reserves in the world. However, despite the immense amount of resources, our oil and gas industry has always been dominated by the majors and the country’s national oil company (NOC). I have always believed that the oil industry in my country is missing a critical element due to its lack of independent companies, which excel at targeting overlooked hydrocarbon exploitation opportunities and making them profi table when larger companies cannot. In this context, the independents are the perfect complement to majors and NOCs.
Job Satisfaction and Security in the Oil and Gas Industry: Through the Eyes of Professionals
Authors: Munisteri Islin , Taha Muhammad 
Published: April 2015

Forum - Results of TWA survey on job satisfaction and job security in oil and gas.
The reach of the oil and gas industry is vast and global. According to IBISWorld, the industry generated revenue of around USD 5 trillion in 2013 and employed roughly 1.34 million individuals worldwide. Yet the average global discovery drilling success-to-failure ratio is 1:10. If a company experiences repeated failures, it might end up cutting overhead by downsizing.
Human resources have become a large focus for management in the oil and gas industry since the 1980s. During the 1980s and 1990s, the industry did far less university recruitment than it does today. In “Benchmarking Industry Talent Needs” (Journal of Petroleum Technology, July 2010), author Olivier Soupa noted that during the boom from 2004 to 2008, the demand for petrotechnical professionals substantially increased recruitment targets for oil and gas companies. Though there was an economic collapse in 2008 and oil prices entered a period of high volatility, the industry still continues to recruit actively on campuses around the world.
So what does this mean for the job security of young professionals entering the industry and those already established within the industry?
Future Technologies of the Oil Field
Authors: Rajan Surya 
Published: April 2015

Technical Leaders Interview - A discussion of future technologies of the oil field.
If all technological innovations produced by the oil and gas industry were added up, they would probably rival NASA’s space program or the Industrial Revolution. Driving these innovations have been the increasing challenges of locating, accessing, and exploiting hydrocarbon reserves. As oil and gas gets harder to find and extract, the costs of extraction escalate, and this drives innovation that makes the process more efficient and cost-effective. Before we speculate on the technological future of the oil field, let us look at some fundamental questions, such as what drives innovation, what does it cost, who pays for it, and who performs it?
What Drives Innovation?
In general, innovation relates to the application of new ideas, products, or techniques. In oil fields, it pertains to anything that extends our ability to access resources that are harder to reach, or to do so more efficiently, effectively, cleanly, and safely. We would not be talking about technology and innovation if we could take a bucket to a bubbling stream or a pond of crude and gather at will. Recent oil and gas finds and major developments have been a result of pushing the limits of existing technologies. The oil and gas industry has responded with innovative solutions to meet its business needs, bringing together exploration and production (E&P) operators, service companies, and academia (Table 1).
Ethics and Integrity Matter in the Workplace, Parts I and II
Authors: Howes Susan , Arnold Ken 
Published: April 2015

Soft Skills - A two-part discussion of how ethics and integrity matter in the workplace.
For many engineers, it helps to discuss ethical dilemmas with their colleagues and seek guidance for the appropriate application of a code of ethics. Many professional and technical societies have ethical guidelines for their members. SPE’s Guide for Professional Conduct for SPE members includes a Preamble, The Fundamental Principle, and 12 Canons of Professional Conduct. The canons (see next page) detail the expectations of SPE professionals in the areas of competency, societal and work consequences, honesty in presenting information, ethics, conflicts of interest, nonbiased actions, personal responsibility, impact on public health and safety, environmental impact, multidisciplinary work, and observation of the law. Registration as a professional will often have an ethics component to the testing for licensure (that is, the granting of a license which gives permission to practice) and an annual requirement for continuing education in ethics.
Some Design Aspects for Venturi Gas Lift Valves
Authors: Almeida A. R. 
Published: April 2015

Summary
The Venturi valve represents a significant advancement in the technology of gas lift in petroleum wells. Its use is expanding, and an understanding of the theoretical and practical aspects is fundamental to maximize the benefits of its application. The application-related aspects are reasonably well-covered in the literature; however, to achieve good performance and promote the expected benefits, some valve-design aspects have to be taken into account. This paper describes key points, including a recommended Venturi geometry, the influence of several Venturi design parameters on performance, and an analysis of the role of the check valve. The design guidelines provided in this work are supported by experimental tests performed at Petrobras’ Gas Lift Valves Test Unit and by sizable experience with Venturi valves after more than 600 valves run in wells or tested.
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Never-Smoking Dairy Farmers
Authors: Stoleski Saso , Minov Jordan , Karadzinska-Bislimovska Jovanka , Mijakoski Dragan 
Published: April 2015

Introduction :Work-related chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) represents a considerable part of the disease burden globally.Objective :To assess the COPD prevalence and characteristics in never-smoking dairy farmers.Materials and Methodology :We have conducted a cross-sectional study with 75 male dairy farmers aged 26 to 59 years, and compared them with equivalent number of male office workers similar by age, and duration of employment. Data on chronic respiratory symptoms, job history and daily activities were obtained by questionnaire. Lung functional testing of the examined subjects included baseline spirometry, and bronchodilator reversibility measurement.Results :Dairy farmers showed higher prevalence of overall respiratory symptoms, but significant difference was noticed for cough, phlegm, and dyspnea. Dairy farmers had more prevalent work-related respiratory symptoms, being significant for overall symptoms, cough, and phlegm. The mean baseline values of spirometric parameters were lower in dairy farmers, but significance was reported for FEV1/FVC%, MEF50,MEF75, and MEF25-75. Dairy farmers had significantly higher COPD prevalence than office controls (10.7%vs2.7%,P= 0,049). Dairy farmers and office controls showed significant association between COPD and age over 45 years. Dairy farmers had a significant association between COPD and employment duration of over 20 years (P= 0.023), but also between COPD and work-related chronic respiratory symptoms (P= 0.041).Conclusion :The study findings favor the cause-effect association between job exposure to respiratory hazards, and development of persistent airway obstruction among dairy farmers.
Bouquet
Authors: Borsato Diane 
Published: April 2015

Abstract: In response to instructions by the Critical Art Ensemble to “commit a crime with a humanitarian outcome,” Toronto-based artist Diane Borsato decided to steal flowers from neighbours’ gardens and give the bouquet as a surprise gift to her mother. This photo-essay follows her through this and other acts of floral repurposing, collectively titled Bouquet (2006–ongoing), as an aesthetic act.
A Sufficiently Advanced Racket: Performance on the Margins of Art and Commerce
Authors: Schotzko T. Nikki Cesare 
Published: April 2015

Abstract: In 2014, the indie house band Vulfpeck released the album Sleepify on the digital music-streaming service Spotify. The album consists of ten tracks, the first titled “z,” the second “zz,” the third “zzz,” and so on. Each track is just over thirty seconds long, and each is composed of absolute digital silence. Not to be confused with John Cage’s only allegedly “silent” composition 4′33″ (1952), as Vulfpeck’s Jack Stratton is quick to clarify, Sleepify is actually, definitively silent: “It’s not a recording of a still environment; it’s an actual digital file full of zeroes.” The catch: via each listen the album accrued on Spotify, the band was that much closer to funding its 2014 tour—which, should all go according to plan, Vulfpeck’s fans would be able to attend for free. Putting Sleepify in conversation with producer Mike Batt’s alleged plagiarism of 4′33″ and performance artist Marina Abramović’s 512 Hours of doing nothing, I interrogate the aesthetic and economic dynamics of the performer-audience relationship in work in which it is only through the audience’s willingness to do something that the artist’s goal toward doing nothing might be realized.
« Mourir ! Ça, c’est une aventure ! »
Authors: Ben Soussan Patrick 
Published: April 2015

Les soins palliatifs ont connu un développement important en France au cours des vingt dernières années. Ils ont fait l’objet d’une conceptualisation consensuelle, ont acquis une assise juridique et, de nécessité sanitaire et sociale, ont été consacrés droit et règlements. L’éthique du care s’est emparée de la fin de vie et nous consentons tous, éclairés, à ces dispositifs de soins terminaux qui nous aideront à traverser le Styx. « Mourez, nous ferons le reste », proclamait le titre de ce film français de 1953 où l’on pouvait suivre les pérégrinations d’un joyeux luron à l’origine de la création d’un cimetière ultra-chic baptisé du doux nom de « Champ du divin repos ». Cette contribution interroge la conception contemporaine de la prise en charge de la fin de vie, la psychologisation de la mort et le travail du trépas.
La mort et le droit
Authors: Froger Bérengère 
Published: April 2015

Le droit ne définit pas la mort ; il la constate, pour mieux en déterminer les effets et dépouiller le cadavre de toute personnalité juridique. Mais sous une apparente rigidité, le droit a su modeler certains de ses principes, par la prolongation de la protection juridique au-delà de la mort, par le décalage de l’instant de la mort, ou encore par la dépénalisation de l’abstention thérapeutique, démontrant ainsi une réelle adaptation aux évolutions techniques comme aux réflexions contemporaines qui parcourent notre société.
Une mort si particulière : mort cérébrale et don d’organes
Authors: Boileau Claire 
Published: April 2015

Cet article propose de parcourir dans leurs grandes lignes quelques-unes des problématiques anthropologiques qui se posent dès lors qu’un prélèvement d’organes est envisagé sur une personne en état de mort encéphalique. Cette mort, récente dans l’histoire médicale des sociétés dites « industrialisées », soulève en effet plusieurs questions qui intéressent tout autant les familles que les soignants, ceux-là mêmes qui ont en charge la mission d’obtenir, puis de transférer les organes d’un individu à un autre. Le propos ne sera pas ici de discuter du bien-fondé et des prolongements de cette option thérapeutique qui consiste à utiliser les éléments corporels d’un donneur pour pallier la défaillance organique d’un receveur, mais d’identifier, d’un point de vue socioculturel, la façon dont la vie et la mort s’articulent dans un tel contexte.
Le neurochirurgien, le coma, la mort
Authors: Bousigue Jean-Yves 
Published: April 2015

La possibilité et parfois l’imminence de la mort font partie de la culture et de la pratique neurochirurgicale à l’hôpital. Le coma y tient une place particulière, entre la possibilité d’obtenir des transplants dans certaines formes « dépassées » et les aléas d’une survie qui tient la personne aux confins entre la vie et la mort. Les progrès des techniques de soins libèrent un espace mouvant, indéfini, exigeant une prise en charge ouverte, au-delà des hypothèses pronostiques et des généralités formelles.
Un profil spirituel de Mgr Christophe Munzihirwa Mwene Ngabu
Authors: Malulu-Lock Gauthier 
Published: April 2015

À travers sa vie et sa mort tragique (1996), Mgr Christophe Munzihirwa sj, archevêque de Bukavu (R.D. Congo) a marqué les gens. Ceux qui l’ont connu témoignent que sa vie était un signe visible de l’amour propre aux disciples du Christ : être au milieu des frères comme celui qui sert (Lc 22,27). Cette étude voudrait justement faire connaître son « profil spirituel » qui comprend trois grandes composantes, à savoir la prière, la simplicité de vie et la promotion des valeurs libératrices de l’homme.
Civic Engagement, Religion, and Health: Older Black Lesbians in the Social Justice Sexuality (SJS) Survey
Authors: Battle Juan , Daniels Jessie , Pastrana Antonio (Jay) 
Published: April 2015

Abstract
Intersections of age, race, gender, sexuality, and aging keep older, black lesbians hidden from public consciousness and from researchers. While previous research has documented a relationship between religion, civic engagement, and health for black women, there is little known about these for older black lesbians. This paper offers a quantitative analysis of the relationship between religion, health, and civic engagement for a sample (N=149) of older (fifty years and above) black lesbians. The sample is drawn from the Social Justice Sexuality (SJS) data set. Findings indicate that the variables measuring religious and/or spirituality expression had no impact on perceived overall health, nor did the overall measure of civic engagement; yet a specific portion--participating in civic activities--did have a significant, positive effect on overall self-reported health.