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Is There a Linkage Between Sustainable Development and Market Access of LDCs?
Authors: Tania Sharmin Jahan 
Published: July 2013

AbstractThis article revisits the decades-long trade–sustainable development debate in the context of Rio+20 and its endorsement of green economy policy. It aims to grapple with the possible linkages between LDCs’ market access regime and the concept of sustainable development itself. Conflicting perceptions of developed and least developed country (LDC) members of the WTO as to the conceptual basis of sustainable development, this article argues, explain the challenges LDCs face in the form of impediments to their market access. By examining the specific market access issues, this article reveals how developed countries’ concerns for sustainable development turn out to be market access barriers for LDCs. As the call for transition to green economy could exacerbate some of these concerns of LDCs, the article suggests a common ground, where a balanced trading regime can be most productively envisioned through a reasoned discourse of market access for LDCs linked with a conceptual route of sustainable development.
The Inlay Technique With an Allograft Block Used for the Rehabilitation of an Atrophic Posterior Mandible: A Case Report
Authors: Checchi Vittorio , Felice Pietro 
Published: July 2013

Introduction: To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this case report is the first in the literature to describe the reconstruction of a severely atrophic poster mandible using an allograft block in the inlay technique.Case Presentation: Differently orientated osteotomic cuts were performed in order to coronally elevate the osteotomized bony segment. An allograft block was then shaped and placed between the segment and the basal bone. Only 2 months after the grafting procedure, the allograft seemed to be well integrated and two dental implants were placed.Conclusion: In this clinical case, after only 2 months, allograft block seemed to be an effective material for the reconstruction of the posterior mandible with the inlay technique.
The Incidence of Blindness Due to Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension in the UK
Authors: Best JL , Silvestri G , Burton BJ , Foot B , Acheson J 
Published: July 2013

Purpose:
To determine the incidence of blindness secondary to idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) in the United Kingdom.

Methods:
New cases of blindness occurring secondary to IIH were identified prospectively through the British Ophthalmological Surveillance Unit (BOSU) from October 2005 to November 2006. Only idiopathic cases of intracranial hypertension and those meeting the World Health Organisation`s definition of blindness were included. Cases that were already blind or had already been blind registered before the study period were excluded.

Results:
There were 24 new cases of registerable blindness secondary to IIH reported during the 12 month period. Questionnaires were completed for 19 cases. Of these 19 cases, 3 were not truly idiopathic and 3 cases did not fulfil the strict criteria for blindness. One case was a duplicate report. There were 12 definite cases of blindness secondary to IIH giving a UK incidence of blindness secondary to IIH of 0.6-2% (assuming a UK population of 63.2 million and an incidence of IIH of 1-3/100,000). If the 5 cases reported as blind but without a completed questionnaire are assumed to be true cases then the incidence of blindness would be 1-3%.

Conclusions:
The results of this study suggest that approximately 1-2% of new cases of IIH are likely to become blind in a given year. This contrasts with rates of between 4-10% reported previously in hospital-based studies, but may be a more accurate figure for the population as a whole. Under-ascertainment and improving standards of care may also have contributed to the lower figure than previously reported.
Optical Fiber Technology 2012
Authors: Romaniuk Ryszard S. , Wójcik Waldemar 
Published: July 2013

Abstract
The Conference on Optical Fibers and Their Applications, Nałȩczów 2012, in its 14th edition, which has been organized since more than 35 years, has summarized the achievements of the local optical fiber technology community, for the last year and a half. The conference specializes in developments of optical fiber technology, glass and polymer, classical and microstructured, passive and active. The event gathered around 100 participants. There were shown 60 presentations of 20 research and application groups active in fiber photonics, originating from academia and industry. Topical tracks of the Conference were: photonic materials, planar waveguides, passive and active optical fibers, propagation theory in nonstandard optical fibers, and new constructions of optical fibers. A panel discussion concerned teaching in fiber photonics. The conference was accompanied by a school on Optical Fiber Technology. The paper summarizes the chosen main topical tracks of the conference on Optical Fibers and Their Applications, Nałȩczów 2012. The papers from the conference presentations will be published in Proc. SPIE, including a conference version of this paper. The next conference of this series is scheduled for January 2014 in Białowie˙za.
A Multistage Procedure of Mobile Vehicle Acoustic Identification for Single-Sensor Embedded Device
Authors: Astapov Sergei , Riid Andri 
Published: July 2013

Abstract
Mobile vehicle identification has a wide application field for both civilian and military uses. Vehicle identification may be achieved by incorporating single or multiple sensor solutions and through data fusion. This paper considers a single-sensor multistage hierarchical algorithm of acoustic signal analysis and pattern recognition for the identification of mobile vehicles in an open environment. The algorithm applies several standalone techniques to enable complex decision-making during event identification. Computationally inexpensive procedures are specifically chosen in order to provide real-time operation capability. The algorithm is tested on pre-recorded audio signals of civilian vehicles passing the measurement point and shows promising classification accuracy. Implementation on a specific embedded device is also presented and the capability of real-time operation on this device is demonstrated.
Laser Technology and Applications 2012
Authors: Romaniuk Ryszard S. , Gajda Jerzy 
Published: July 2013

Abstract
The research and technical achievements in the area of lasers are summarized every three years by the National Symposium on Laser Technology held in the Baltic See Resort ś winoujście near Szczecin, Poland. The paper presents a review of the main symposium subjects tracks debated during this key national laser event in September 2012. There are shown development tendencies of laser materials and technologies and laser associated branches of optoelectronics in this country, including the efforts of academia, governmental institutes, research businesses and industry. The symposium work are divided to two branches: development of lasers and laser applications, where the laser systems operators and laser users present their achievements. Topical tracks of the meeting are presented, as well as the keynote and invited subjects delivered by key representatives of the laser industry. The STL 2012 was a jubilee meeting held for the Xth time.
A Study on Modelling the Plane Strain Behaviour of Sand and its Stability
Authors: Sawicki Andrzej , Sławinska Justyna 
Published: July 2013

Abstract
The plane strain behaviour of sand is studied using, previously proposed, incremental model describing its pre-failure deformations. Original model has been formulated for the tri-axial configuration, and then generalized for 3D conditions. This 3D model was subsequently adapted to study deformations of sand in the plane strain conditions, in the x1; x3 plane. There are three unknowns in such a configuration, namely the principal strains "1; "3 and the principal stress σ2. Respective equations were derived, and then applied to study deformations of sand for chosen stress paths. The governing incremental equations were integrated numerically, and it was shown, for some loading paths, that σ2 epends linearly on the other principal stresses, so introduction of apparent Poisson’s ratio is justified, as a kind of approximation. Subsequent analysis of deformations of sand was performed using this concept, as well as using full system of governing equations.
Effects of vertical and horizontal plyometric exercises on running speed
Authors: Singh Dalwinder , Singh Sukhwinder 
Published: July 2013

PurposeThe aim of the present study was to compare the effects of vertical, horizontal and a combination of both vertical and horizontal plyometric exercises (depth jumping) on running speed.MethodsA purposively selected sample of 80 male students were randomly assigned into either a control group or groups training the vertical depth jump, horizontal depth jump or a combination of both. The experimental groups trained twice weekly for 10 weeks, performing 6 sets of 10 repetitions per session. Drop height was increased from 20 to 40 cm according to the step method. Running speed was measured by a 45.72 m dash test before and after the 10-week period.ResultsAnalysis of covariance was applied to compare scores. A pair-wise comparison was performed using Scheffe’s post-hoc test at a 0.05 level of confidence. The results showed significant improvements among the three experimental groups as compared with the control group, whereas a comparison between the three experimental groups was found to be insignificant. The percentage of performance increase from pre-test to post-test running speed was 2.23%, 2.96% and 3.57% for the groups training vertical, horizontal and both vertical and horizontal depth jumps, respectively.ConclusionsA combination of both vertical and horizontal depth jumping, with a slightly larger emphasis on horizontal plyometric training, can aid sprinters’ performance.
The Message of The Damascus Sermon for Muslim-Christian Relations
Authors: Vries Marten de 
Published: July 2013

AbstractThe context in which Bediüzzaman Said Nursi wrote the first version of his now famous Damascus sermon was a meeting on a continent and in an age in which Muslims were being forced to reflect on their identity due to negative interaction with non-Muslims.Meanwhile, the relationships between Muslims and non-Muslims have changed drastically. Nonetheless, not only Muslims but also Christians and even Muslims and Christians together in dialogue now have more rather than fewer reasons to be concerned about the question of how they, based on their authentic religious values, can contribute to a good society.Even the mid-20th century Turkish revision of the Damascus sermon is dated. The document does, however, offer a clarifying template that can still be highly beneficial for Muslims and Christians a century later in striving for what is beneficial for themselves and their environment while keeping their own identities in mind.Christians could also acknowledge a great deal in the six ailments and remedies the healer identifies in the “Six Words.” At the same time, it suits the spirit of the age to proceed not only via a set of major resemblances between both religions but also mutatis mutandis in connection with what is typical for each religion. As a Christian, I would like to flesh this out with “hope,” “faithfulness,” “love,” “unity,” “dignity,” and “consultation,” based on my faith, of which Jesus Christ is the centre.The challenge of today’s and tomorrow’s globalised reality that Muslims and Christians have to cope with is, for instance, to formulate a new Purifying paradigm based on the concepts listed by Nursi, designed to be fully respective of the well understood uniqueness of the other. Christian acceptance of Muslims should not depend on the extent to which they are integrated into Western society, nor should Christians be viewed by Muslims as pre-Muslims.This challenge goes further and is more difficult than striving to come to “a common word”: in fact, we will need to understand a variety of words. But if the efforts are crowned with success, this is a more valid way for Muslims and Christians - who together make up the majority of the world’s population - to be a good example for society.From a Christian point of view and that of the 20th century’s disenchantment, Nursi is overly optimistic when he suggests society can be affected by implementing religious values. Religious people and non-religious people alike in the current demographic will continue to co-exist and individually suffer from the cited and notcited maladies, and this was no different in the golden eras of yore.Nevertheless, we can point to signs of hope when we succeed together in resolving the dilemma of right-wing capitalism and liberalism on the one hand and left-wing communism and socialism on the other by means of our own religiously motivated values to allow Christians, Muslims, and others to sample a bit of the future heaven on earth.
Nâmah Al-Saadah (Blessed Letter) Sent To the Malik (Ruler) of Ghassan and Transfer to the Ottoman State of the Copy of Surah Al-Qadr (Chapter on Power in the Holy Qur’an) Written by Caliph Ali
Authors: Şenturk Abdülmecit 
Published: July 2013

AbstractThe letter of the Exalted Prophet Muhammad to the King of Ghassan, Harith bin Abi Shamir, to invite him to convert to Islam and the copy of the Surah Al-Qadr (Chapter on Power in the Holy Qur’an) made by Caliph Ali, was bought by a Frenchman called François Perpinyan in Paris in 1866 and brought to Istanbul. The Office of Sheikh Al- Islam examined the copies twice in 1866 and 1876, judging them to be authentic in the second examination. The documents were then purchased from the Frenchman in return for 4,000 Ottoman liras. But although an edict was issued by Sultan Abd Al- Hamid II for payment to be made in 1876, Perpinyan did not receive his money for 17 years. In this article, we will study the examination of these documents by Maqam Al- Mashihah (Directorate of Religious Afffairs), their purchase, and the period of delay in the payment for them in respect of the Ottoman bureaucracy.
Reforms Concerning Women Rights in the Family Act of 1917 in the Ottoman Empire
Authors: Belkiz Akgunduz Saime 
Published: July 2013

AbstractIn this paper, we will discuss the reforms concerning family life that started with Tanzimat finished with the Family Act of 1917 (HAK=Hukuk-i Aile Kararnamesi). Women’s rights and the value given to women in Islam have always been on the world’s agenda. The Family Act that was prepared in the final years of the Ottoman Empire is the most important legal work in the Islamic world with respect to women’s rights.
The Operationalization of the Concept of Participation from the Islamic Perspective in Community Development Research Methodology
Authors: Amir Zal W. A. 
Published: July 2013

AbstractThe operationalization of a concept is an important issue within social science research because it has to do with the content validity of the research concept and the accuracy of the variable. Nevertheless, the operating concept has been emphasized in the Western perspective on research, but it is not discussed much from an Islamic perspective. This is due to the fact that many Islamic perspectives emphasize the practical aspects of human life as seen through the revelatory source. To assess the situation, this paper reviews a comparative study that uses content analysis design and applied methods for comparing various dimensions of library methods. These methods operationalize both Western and Islamic perspectives in the area of community development. The data was coordinated and analyzed by QSR NVivo computer software. Overall, the study shows that the Islamic perspective has its own explanations with respect to the concept of participation, its own operationalization, and integral multiple-dimensions. Thus, this paper illustrates that the Islamic perspective has successfully proven its ability to conduct scientific research through its own ontology and epistemology of areas of community development
Reflections of Design-Oriented Pedagogy for Sustainable Learning: an International Perspective
Authors: Vartiainen Henriikka , Enkenberg Jorma 
Published: July 2013

Abstract
This paper focuses on the expansion of design-oriented pedagogy that encourages approaching global phenomena such as sustainable development from the perspective of local environments, cultures and associated ways of doing things. It aims to determine how project members and teachers from eight different European countries (n = 221) who had participated in the project ìCase Forest ñ pedagogy towards sustainable developmentî experienced the pedagogical model and evaluated its usability from the perspectives of their own educational cultures. The main sources of both theory and data-driven qualitative content analysis are the reports obtained from each country and transcripts of the oral presentations and collaborative discussions. The results indicate that the teachers find current school practices, belief systems and traditional teaching models problematic and see the model as one way to change their schoolsí practices towards sustainable learning.
Global φ-attractor for a modified 3D Bénard system on channel-like domains
Authors: Kapustyan O.V. , Pankov A.V. 
Published: July 2013

AbstractIn this paper we prove the existence of a global '-attractor in the weak topology of the natural phase space for the family of multi-valued processes generated by solutions of a nonautonomous modified 3D Bénard system in unbounded domains for which Poincaré inequality takes place
Physical Culture Patterns in the Lifestyle of the Polish Society
Authors: Nowak Maria Alicja 
Published: July 2013

Abstract
Society's lifestyles, influenced by the evolving preferences of values of subsequent generations, are subject to gradual changes. This variation in lifestyles requires a reflection on the patterns of physical culture and values amongst the youth, adults and the elderly. Patterns of physical culture shaped in the European tradition are also present in the contemporary lifestyles of all generations. People's choices concerning physical culture depend on the type and level of their physical activity, attitudes towards of the body, age, gender and education. In the classic physical types distinguished by Polish sociologists we can identify positive traits conducive to human development, traits inducing controversial attitude, and clearly negative ones that are health-threatening.
In conclusion the paper puts forward a question about the direction of the development of physical culture patterns in future and the level of recognition of particular values by different generations. Some of the contemporary lifestyles arouse concerns of educators.
Comparative analysis of the theoretical models of ideal propulsor, ideal fluid brake, ideal screw propeller and ideal axial wind turbine
Authors: Koronowicz Tadeusz , Szantyr Jan A. 
Published: July 2013

Abstract
The article presents a detailed discussion of the theoretical models of four different fluid dynamic devices: an ideal propulsor, an ideal fluid brake, an ideal screw propeller and an ideal turbine. The four models are presented with all relevant mathematical formulae regarding the forces, the power and the efficiency. It is demonstrated that the application of the model of an ideal optimum fluid brake according to the Betz theorem for determination of the maximum effectiveness coefficient of an axial wind turbine is not correct. In the case of a turbine the inclusion of important rotational flow losses may increase the maximum value of the turbine effectiveness coefficient above the level defined by Betz. Therefore the model of an ideal turbine should be an inversion of the model of an ideal screw propeller. This conclusion is supported by numerical calculations. It may influence the design procedures of wind turbines and may lead to increase in their efficiency.
Numerical calculations of the hydrodynamic performance of the contra-rotating propeller (CRP) for high speed vehicle
Authors: Ghassemi Hassan , Taherinasab Mohsen 
Published: July 2013

AbstractSeveral different methods have been used to analyze the marine propellers. In this paper a boundary element method (BEM) for modelling steady hydrodynamic performance of a contra-rotating propeller (CRP) has been developed. The potential flow across the front and rear propellers have been considered. By calculating the induced flow, the interaction between two propellers is studied. This method has been applied to a typical CRP. The results are included in the form of the hydrodynamic performance coefficients, total thrust and torques. Numerical calculations indicate that the predicted hydrodynamic performance shows good conformity with experimental results.
Study of the state a Francis turbine
Authors: Żółtowski Mariusz , Żółtowski Bogdan , Castaneda Leonel 
Published: July 2013

Abstract
This paper presents a methodology to evaluate the technical state of a Francis turbine by shaft rotor dynamic simulation. There are several rotor dynamic criteria that define the technical state of a turbo-machine. To feed the shaft rotor dynamic model this delivers the required information to accomplish the technical assessment. The numerical rotor dynamic model uses as input, the field forces obtained by the fluid-solid interaction analysis undertaken over the blades of the runner.
The rotor dynamic numerical simulations allow to determinate the record-in-time of the displacements of any point along the shaft. This information is relevant for diagnosis tasks, because it is possible to decompose it spectrally and to estimate the severity of the vibrations. Comparing the results of the numerical model against those obtained from machines that operates under normal conditions, it is possible to determinate the technical state of the turbo-machine. This allows studying the stability of the turbine working on several operation ranges.
A Francis turbine is a very complex machine that involves many physical phenomena of different nature. In this way, the hydraulic input forces needed by the rotor dynamic model should not be assumed but calculated directly from the fluid interaction over the turbine structure.
Design analysis of ORC micro-turbines making use of thermal energy of oceans
Authors: Piwowarski Marian 
Published: July 2013

Abstract
The article presents the results of the analysis of energy conversion cycles making use of thermal energy of oceans. The objects of analysis were two cases of closed Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) power plants, which were: the cycle in which the vapour of the working medium was produced by warm oceanic water in the circum-equatorial zone, and the so-called “arctic” cycle in which this vapour was produced by non-frozen water in the circumpolar zone. Between ten and twenty low-boiling media were examined for which operating parameters were optimised to obtain the highest cycle efficiency. A preliminary design of an ORC turbine which was obtained by optimising basic design parameters is included. It has been proved that realisation of the Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) cycle is possible both in the warm and permanently frozen regions. The results of the calculations have also revealed that the efficiency of the OTEC cycle is higher in the circumpolar zone. Selecting a low-boiling medium and designing a highly efficient turbine operating in both abovementioned regimes is technically realisable.