bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Climate evolution during the Pleniglacial and Late Glacial as recorded in quartz grain morphoscopy of fluvial to aeolian successions of the European Sand Belt
Authors: Woronko Barbara , Zieliński Paweł , Sokołowski Robert Jan 
Published: July 2015

Abstract
We present results of research into fluvial to aeolian successions at four sites in the foreland of the Last Glacial Maximum, i.e., the central part of the “European Sand Belt”. These sites include dune fields on higher-lying river terraces and alluvial fans. Sediments were subjected to detailed lithofacies analyses and sampling for morphoscopic assessment of quartz grains. Based on these results, three units were identified in the sedimentary succession: fluvial, fluvio-aeolian and aeolian. Material with traces of aeolian origin predominate in these sediments and this enabled conclusions on the activity of aeolian processes during the Pleniglacial and Late Glacial, and the source of sediment supply to be drawn. Aeolian processes played a major role in the deposition of the lower portions of the fluvial and fluvio-aeolian units. Aeolian material in the fluvial unit stems from aeolian accumulation of fluvial sediments within the valley as well as particles transported by wind from beyond the valley. The fluvio-aeolian unit is composed mainly of fluvial sediments that were subject to multiple redeposition, and long-term, intensive processing in an aeolian environment. In spite of the asynchronous onset of deposition of the fluvio-aeolian unit, it is characterised by the greatest homogeneity of structural and textural characteristics. Although the aeolian unit was laid down simultaneously, it is typified by the widest range of variation in quartz morphoscopic traits. It reflects local factors, mainly the origin of the source material, rather than climate. The duration of dune-formation processes was too short to be reflected in the morphoscopy of quartz grains.
Transport conditions of mountain-surging glaciers as recorded in the micromorphology of quartz grains (Medvezhiy Glacier, West Pamir)
Authors: Muzińska Agnieszka 
Published: July 2015

Abstract
In order to reproduce the conditions under which sediments were transported in surging glaciers, samples were taken from the margin and foreland of the surge Medvezhiy Glacier situated in West Pamir (Tajikistan). They were subjected to an analysis of rounding and frosting of quartz sand grains (0.8-1.0 mm) and of grain surface micromorphology under scanning electron microscope (SEM). Results obtained showed intense chemical weathering occurred in the majority of quartz grain surfaces, marked in the form of etching and precipitation. Frequencies of microstructures of glacial origin were low; individual microstructures were visible on single grains. A predominance of the crushing process over abrasion in transformation of quartz grains was noted. The commonest microstructures connected with a surge-glacier environment were large and small conchoidal fractures. However, grains with primary features not connected with a glacial environment were equally common. The majority of the grains examined showed features of multiple cycles of mechanical and chemical weathering forming a microtexture under various conditions (overprinting). Common features of grains from surging glaciers are also breakage blocks of >10μm, which depend of the phase of separation of the grain from the rock or on thermal changes in the glacier’s foreland.
Coefficient Estimates and Quasi-Subordination Properties Associated with Certain Subclasses of Analytic and Bi-Univalent Functions
Authors: Goyal S. P. , Kumar Rakesh 
Published: July 2015

Abstract
In the present paper, we obtain the estimates on initial coefficients of normalized analytic function f in the open unit disk with f and its inverse g = f−1 satisfying the conditions that zf′(z)/f(z) and zg′(z)/g(z) are both quasi-subordinate to a univalent function whose range is symmetric with respect to the real axis. Several related classes of functions are also considered, and connections to earlier known results are established.
On the Existence of Solutions of Ordinary Differential Equations in Banach Spaces
Authors: Dutkiewicz Aldona 
Published: July 2015

Abstract
In this paper we prove an existence theorem for ordinary differential equations in Banach spaces. The main assumptions in our results, formulated in terms of the Kuratowski measure of noncompactness, are motivated by the paper [CONSTANTIN, A.: On Nagumo’s theorem, Proc. Japan Acad. Ser. A Math. Sci. 86 (2010), 41-44].
A Generalization of Cyclic Amenability of Banach Algebras
Authors: Shojaee Behrouz , Bodaghi Abasalt 
Published: July 2015

Abstract
This paper continues the investigation of Esslamzadeh and the first author which was begun in [ESSLAMZADEH, G. H.-SHOJAEE, B.: Approximate weak amenability of Banach algebras, Bull. Belg. Math. Soc. Simon Stevin 18 (2011), 415-429]. It is shown that homomorphic image of an approximately cyclic amenable Banach algebra is again approximately cyclic amenable. Equivalence of approximate cyclic amenability of a Banach algebra A and approximate cyclic amenability of Mn(A) is proved. It is shown that under certain conditions the approximate cyclic amenability of second dual A∗∗ implies the approximate cyclic amenability of A.
Does the Lowest Bid Price Evaluation Criterion Make for a More Efficient Public Procurement Selection Criterion? (Case of the Czech Republic)
Authors: Ochrana František , Hrnčířová Kristýna 
Published: July 2015

Abstract
Through the institute of public procurement a considerable volume of financial resources is allocated. It is therefore in the interest of contracting entities to seek ways of how to achieve an efficient allocation of resources. Some public contract-awarding entities, along with some public-administration authorities in the Czech Republic, believe that the use of a single evaluation criterion (the lowest bid price) results in a more efficient tender for a public contract. It was found that contracting entities in the Czech Republic strongly prefer to use the lowest bid price criterion. Within the examined sample, 86.5 % of public procurements were evaluated this way. The analysis of the examined sample of public contracts proved that the choice of an evaluation criterion, even the preference of the lowest bid price criterion, does not have any obvious impact on the final cost of a public contract. The study concludes that it is inappropriate to prefer the criterion of the lowest bid price within the evaluation of public contracts that are characterised by their complexity (including public contracts for construction works and public service contracts). The findings of the Supreme Audit Office related to the inspection of public contracts indicate that when using the lowest bid price as an evaluation criterion, a public contract may indeed be tendered with the lowest bid price, but not necessarily the best offer in terms of supplied quality. It is therefore not appropriate to use the lowest bid price evaluation criterion to such an extent for the purpose of evaluating work and services. Any improvement to this situation requires a corresponding amendment to the Law on Public Contracts and mainly a radical change in the attitude of the Office for the Protection of Competition towards proposed changes, as indicated within the conclusions and recommendations proposed by this study.
Citizen Participation and Engagement in Urban Governance: Perception of Finnish and Polish Local Officials1
Authors: Radzik-Maruszak Katarzyna , Bátorová Michaela 
Published: July 2015

Abstract
Participation has recently received renewed attention in the context of governance. This is especially relevant in countries where democratization and decentralization have led to an increased promotion of citizen involvement into the decision-making process. This article suggests that the current debate on civic engagement would benefit from further reflection on how the concept of participation is implemented in contexts, particularly in the Nordic as well as Central and Eastern European countries, where ideas of local democracy, urban governance and involvement can be understood differently. By exploring citizen participation from the perspective of local officials in two European cities – Lublin, Poland and Tampere, Finland, the article seeks to add significant data to the on-going scholarly discussion. Based on qualitative research, it examines advantages and disadvantages of the provisions of the local citizen-participation frameworks, as perceived by the officials of the selected case cities. In the conclusion, the authors point out that although both cities have different democratic institutional systems as well as commonly accepted notions of citizen participation, their city halls frequently face similar problems related to the use of participatory tools.
Individual Consequences of Internal Marketing
Authors: Naghi Remus Ionut , Preda Gheorghe 
Published: July 2015

Abstract
Since the emergence of the concept of internal marketing in the literature there have been almost 40 years. This period was marked by a constant increase of the concerns in the internal marketing area, these efforts being evidenced by the publication of a consistent number of articles (conceptual and empirical) which analyze this subject. Considering the previous empirical studies, most of them have focused on studying the relationship between internal marketing and employee satisfaction and / or organizational commitment. However, the relationship between internal marketing and its consequences has been less analyzed in the context of emergent economies. In this paper we aimed to analyze the individual consequences of the internal marketing in the Romanian economy context, focusing our attention on three constructs: employee satisfaction, organizational commitment and organizational citizenship behavior. The research was conducted on a sample of 83 medium and large companies in various sectors of the Romanian economy. In order to proceed with the statistical data analyses we followed these steps: verifying the scales reliability, determining factor loadings and research hypotheses testing. Our research results are consistent with results of previous studies showing that the adoption of internal marketing practice has a positive effect on employee satisfaction, organizational commitment and organizational citizenship behavior
Business Ethics and Integrity a Case Study on 300 U.S. Listed Companies
Authors: Tinjala Diana-Maria , Pantea Lavinia Mirela , Alexandru Buglea 
Published: July 2015

Abstract
Profit-maximizing behavior or moral integrity? Can companies have both? Our study takes a look at 300 U.S. based companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ, and their way of dealing with business ethics. The research undertaken focuses on the content analysis method, using the corporate Codes of conduct and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) reports. The study reveals the evolution of the corporate ethics policies and programs throughout the years 2010- 2014. We also take a look at the most frequent controversies concerning business integrity, by sectors of activity
The Bioeconomy Model in Future Sustainable Development
Authors: Ipate Nicolae , David Katalin Gabriela , Ipate Iudith , Bogdan Alexandru 
Published: July 2015

Abstract
The future of sustainable development is the bioeconomy with the ―global‖ solution; both global and local action for developed the renewable energy generation. When local solutions are implemented is being laid for global solutions are positive affect the national economy. The implementation of the bioeconomy strategy used by society to prevent urgent problems, such as increasing competition for natural resources, climate change, rural sustainable development. The bioeconomy is a new economic and social order and promotes systemic change from using non-renewable resources to renewables. Bioeconomy reveals that production, which involves the transformation of a limited stock of matter and energy, but respecting the same laws that govern entropy closed systems, the entropy or unavailable matter and energy in the forms tend to increase continuously. Economic growth not only increases the apparent output per unit of inputs, which is performed using finite stock of matter and energy in the world. The current economy is based on fossil fuels and other material inputs suffering entropic degradation, both in the raw material extraction and pollution. The production, even if technical progress leads to lower overall yields. The idea of a steady state as the final economic growth that perpetuated indefinitely pendulum model is an impossibility
Characterization of amniotic fluid of Dohne Merino ewes (Ovis aries) and its possible role in neonatal recognition
Authors: Viviers Marlize Z. , Bekker Jan P.I. , Burger Barend V. , le Roux Niel J. , Morris John , le Roux Maritha 
Published: July 2015

Abstract
Amniotic fluid (AF) was investigated as a possible source of the neonatal recognition cue that plays a crucial role in ewe–lamb bonding in sheep. A total of 70 of the 133 volatile organic compounds (VOCs), previously identified in the cranial wool of neonatal Dohne Merino lambs, was also identified in AF collected individually from neonatal twins. As in the case of the wool of neonatal lambs, the VOC profiles (GC-MS) of the AF of twins were remarkably similar. However, the VOC profiles of the AF differed from that of the wool VOCs of the same lambs. The VOCs that best represent the total variance in the AF and wool of neonatal lambs were not identified as ligands of the AF proteins. These observations suggest that it is unlikely that the neonatal recognition cue of sheep could be a maternal label derived from the AF in which a lamb is born, and that the neonatal recognition cue is probably produced by the lamb. Taking cognizance of the temporal changes that take place in the quantitative composition of the cranial wool VOCs, we hypothesize that components of the neonatal recognition cue are already produced by the lamb well before its birth and that the quantitative composition in which these volatiles are released into the AF does not correspond to the composition of the recognition cue of the lamb at its birth. When grooming the newborn lamb, its mother removes AF containing incorrect chemical information from her lamb’s body and this affords her enough time to learn its personal recognition cue.
Identification of Drugs and Other Toxic Compounds from Their Ultraviolet Spectra. Part II: Ultraviolet Absorption Properties of Thirteen Structural Groups
Authors: Siek TJ , Osiewicz RJ 
Published: July 2015

Abstract
This paper continues an effort which was initiated [1] to simplify the identification of drugs and common organic poisons from their ultraviolet (UV) spectra. To accomplish this end, compounds have been placed in groups according to similarities in the molecular structure. More specifically, compounds with the same unsaturated, conjugated parts of the molecule have been placed in the same group. Compounds in each group therefore have similar UV absorption characteristics and show similar pH and solvent effects. Sixteen groups were studied in Part I [1]. This paper will deal with 13 structural groups consisting primarily of drugs and drug precursors presently available legally or illegally in the United States. Practical reviews dealing with approaches to interpretation of UV data are found in Refs 1-6. Theoretical aspects of spectrophotometry are covered in Refs 7–10. References containing a substantial number of illustrated spectra include 11–16.
Experience in the Identification of Abuse Drugs in Urines Collected Under Treatment Alternatives to Street Crime
Authors: Cordova VF , Banford TA 
Published: July 2015

Abstract
Treatment Alternatives to Street Crime (TASC) is a program through which the federal government has supplied grant funds to local governments to assist them in their efforts to control the criminal activity of drug-dependent individuals. The Special Action Office for Drug Abuse Prevention (SAODAP), the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA), and the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) are presently sponsoring 24 of these programs throughout the country.
A Comparative Study of the Applicability of the Scanning Electron Microscope and the Light Microscope in the Examination of Vehicle Light Filaments
Authors: Haas MA , Camp MJ , Dragen RF 
Published: July 2015

Abstract
It is generally conceded that, under ideal circumstances, the best source of information regarding the sequence of events surrounding a vehicular accident lies in accurate, complete, and absolutely reliable eyewitness accounts. When, however, as is most often the case, eyewitnesses are missing or the information which they provide is incomplete or conflicting, it is necessary to rely upon data derived from the evaluation of physical evidence recovered from the accident scene and from the vehicles themselves. Evidence of this kind is likely to include glass, paint, soil, fractured metal surfaces, and, frequently overlooked, headlight and taillight filaments, the microscopic examination of which provides information relating to the operating condition of the vehicles' headlights and taillights before, during, and after the accident.
Psychiatric Screening of Civil Service Candidates with Particular Reference to Police Applicants
Authors: Perr IN 
Published: July 2015

Abstract
As a reaction to the tradition of corruption and reward (“to the victor belongs the spoils”) in the distribution of governmental jobs, a civil service system has developed which regulates the granting of millions of such jobs. Basic qualifications are established for positions (age, education, physical size, special skills). Those eligible then take a written examination; a common practice is to allow a hiring authority to pick among the top three candidates on the basis of the test scores, allowing for some flexibility. In some jurisdictions, veterans are given an arbitrary number of points to add to test scores so that in some cases, the veteran applicant automatically will outscore the nonveteran. In the state of New Jersey [1], applicants are placed on eligible lists in the following order: (1) disabled veterans, (2) veterans, and (3) others.
Sexual Asphyxia in the Female
Authors: Sass FA 
Published: July 2015

Abstract
For many years an interpretation of the strange group of fatalities due to sexual asphyxia has been the cause of investigative difficulty for the police investigator, as well as for the forensic pathologist. We are aware that from a medical standpoint this phenomenon is termed “sexual asphyxia.” The police community has long referred to these situations, particularly when the deceased is suspended by the neck, as “masochistic hangings.” It should be understood, however, that asphyxia may also be a mode of death in other sexual cases, such as with the use of ropes, belts, plastic bags, and other varied accouterments.
A Review of “Arrest, Search, and Seizure”
Authors: Geer JJ 
Published: July 2015

Abstract
According to its preface, Arrest, Search, and Seizure was written for the threefold purpose of providing a basic text for the teacher, student, or police officer on the job; a source of reference materials to facilitate quick research; and a compilation of more complex legal problems for the serious student. All things considered, the author has done a fairably creditable job of meeting his stated goals.
A Review of “Narcotics and Narcotic Addiction”
Authors: Irey NS 
Published: July 2015

Abstract
For the many persons who have an interest in current drug abuse problems, this fourth edition of Narcotics and Narcotic Addiction, by Maurer and Vogel, is a clearly written and comprehensive presentation of this vitally important problem in our modern times and society. The treatment of the multifaceted subject of drug abuse in this book is sufficiently broad that a wide variety of interested persons may gainfully turn to it.
A Review of “Handbook for Dental Identification”
Authors: Sopher IM 
Published: July 2015

Abstract
This book represents the first American-authored text on the rapidly emerging forensic specialty of forensic dentistry, The primary author is Dr. Lester Luntz, a man eminently qualified in the field, one regarded by his professional peers as a pioneer of forensic dentistry, and a gentleman dedicated to the advancement of forensic dentistry in this country.
Quantitative Differential Thermal Analysis of Nitrocellulose Propellants
Authors: DeHaan JD 
Published: July 2015

Abstract
Gunpowder residues have long been important as evidence in the investigation of firearms cases, particularly in the reconstruction of crime scene events. Early work was based solely on the spatial distribution of unburned powder and its relationship to the distance between the target material and the weapon's muzzle. Current refinements have included mathematical analysis of these patterns and the identification of patterns of trace metal transfers of bullet lead, copper, and zinc, or primer lead, barium, and antimony by neutron activation, atomic absorption, or X-ray fluorescence.
Ballistic Studies and Lethal Potential of Tear Gas Pen Guns Firing Fixed Metallic Ammunition
Authors: Jones SR , Stahl CJ , Harriman JJ 
Published: July 2015

Abstract
Contemporary conventional tear gas pen guns that expel a mist or vapor of chloroacetophenone (CN) or orthochlorobenzalmalononitrile (CS) are simple, inexpensive devices designed for noninjurious self-protection. These pen guns are not presently classified as firearms by Federal statutes if they have not been modified to accommodate fixed metallic cartridges or shotgun shells [1]. Victims as well as persons firing pen guns, however, have sustained serious injuries, including permanent blindness, from the intentional or accidental discharge of these devices at close range [2–5]. Injurious components include the wadding and, especially, the incompletely vaporized powder of the chemical agent. Nonlethal and lethal wounds caused by firing conventional threaded tear gas cartridges reloaded to simulate miniature shotgun shells have been described [6]. Suicide, homicide, and nonlethal accidental injury caused by illegal older model and foreign-made pen guns firing fixed metallic ammunition have also been reported [7]. Recently a law enforcement officer wounded another officer by accidentally discharging a caliber .38 bullet from a pen gun seized during a routine stop and search. Even more recently a bizarre fatal injury occurred while a man was test-firing a caliber .45 cartridge from a tear gas pen gun. Recoil from the discharge propelled the pen gun backward, out of the operator's hand, through his eye, and into the center of his brain.
The Interpretation of Impact Fractures in Glassy Polymers
Authors: Rhodes EF , Thornton JI 
Published: July 2015

Abstract
The behavior of glass under stress in connection with impact fractures has been the subject of considerable forensic interest. The interpretation of direction of force in impact fractures has found conspicuous application in criminal investigations. The matter has been reviewed by Matwejeff [1], Tryhorn [2], and more recently by McJunkins and Thornton [3].
Automotive Body Primers: Their Application in Vehicle Identification
Authors: Deaken D 
Published: July 2015

Abstract
Investigations involving automotive paints have become a major portion of the cases handled by the Chemistry Section at the Centre of Forensic Sciences. The accelerating trend to imported cars has made the task of automotive paint examination and identification more demanding. The identification of domestic vehicles by their paint has been based on finish coat colors, chemistry, and the primer color combinations. The latter has been somewhat haphazard and undocumented. A more expedient approach is needed.