China in the World Economy: Dynamic Correlation Analysis of Business Cycles

We analyse the business cycles in China and in selected OECD countries between 1992 and 2006. We show that, although negative correlation dominates for nearly all countries, we can also see large differences for various frequencies of cyclical developments. On the one hand, nearly all OECD countries show positive correlations of the very short-run developments that may correspond to intensive supplier linkages. On the other hand, business cycle frequencies (cycles with periods between 1.5 and 8 years) are typically negative. Nevertheless, countries facing a comparably longer history of intensive trading links tend to show also slightly higher correlations of business cycles with China.business cycles, synchronisation, trade, FDI, dynamic correlation

Changes in speed and efficiency in the front crawl swimming technique at 100m track

The aim of our research is to show how the speed of competitive swimmers at a 100m track (4 x 25m) develops and to find out if there are any considerable changes in swimming efficiency. As for the speed, we expect its gradual decrease caused by fatigue. Efficiency of swimming is directly determined by mastering of swimming techniques. However the question is whether it is also influenced by fatigue. It expands our earlier publications and includes measurements conducted not only at the 50m swimming track (two sections /25m legs) but also those taken at the 100m track (four sections/25m legs). Thanks to our measuring device called Tachograph, we have been able to record and subsequently analyse the results of 10 male and seven female swimmers, all being between the ages of 18 and 23 / 26. Research shows that the average mean speed in male categories declines from 1.65 m*s -1 reached in the first section down to1.50m*s -1in the fourth section. The decrease seems to be linear during the first three sections while it is not so significant in the fourth swimming legs. Efficiency of swimming slightly decreases from 0.949 to 0.936. As for the female swimmers, their average mean speed decreases from 1.46m*s -1(measured in the first section) to1.34m*s -1in the fourth section. The decline is more or less linear, with a slight reduction in value. Efficiency has a subtle declining tendency (from 0.967to0.961). In both male and female categories, the speed of swimming slightly declines, whereas changes in the efficiency of swimming are not substantial

Women with congenital factor VII deficiency: clinical phenotype and treatment options from two international studies

A paucity of data exists on the incidence, diagnosis and treatment of bleeding in women with inherited factor VII (FVII) deficiency

Jewellery Headdress Finials as Signs of the Rank Hierarchy of the Trans-Baikal Buryats in the Second Half of the 19th — Еarly 20th Century

In the 17th century, the first fragmentary information about the clothing of the Buryats appeared in the reports of service men and pioneer Cossacks; in the 18th-19th centuries, more detailed descriptions of clothing were found in the diaries of travellers, diplomats, and scientists. The social and property differentiation of Buryat society in the traditional clothing of the people was established with the introduction by the tsarist authorities of the provisions “On official insignia and clothing of commanding and honourable people” recorded in the “Rules established by the Selenga and Khorin main and honorary spiritual secular authorities in 1841”. The design of the headdress and its denze finial with a jinchi ball was one of the most important distinguishing marks of the table of ranks for civil and military ranks. The purpose of the study is to analyse the specifics of the decor of headdress finials as signs of the rank hierarchy of the Trans-Baikal Buryats in the second half of the 19th — early 20th century. Jinchi finials were made of coral, lazurite, shells, and turquoise; the use of materials and techniques for denze finials also varied. The author’s research tasks also include identifying the symbolism of the denze form and ornamental motifs, male and female decor options. With regard to the origins of the regulated Buryat costume, the author considers the Qing official headdresses with a ding top and round zhu beads, which differed depending on the official’s status. It is important to mention the Mongolian analogues of headdresses during the period of Manchurian rule, to note their similarity and difference from the Buryat ones. Pictorial sources from the collections of Russian museums presented the material for this research

Replacement therapy for bleeding episodes in factor VII deficiency: A prospective evaluation

Patients with inherited factor VII (FVII) deficiency display different clinical phenotypes requiring ad hoc management. This study evaluated treatments for spontaneous and traumatic bleeding using data from the Seven Treatment Evaluation Registry (STER). One-hundred one bleeds were analysed in 75 patients (41 females; FVII coagulant activity <1-20%). Bleeds were grouped as haemarthroses (n=30), muscle/subcutaneous haematomas (n=16), epistaxis (n=12), gum bleeding (n=13), menorrhagia (n=16), central nervous system (CNS; n=9), gastrointestinal (GI; n=2) and other (n=3). Of 93 evaluable episodes, 76 were treated with recombinant, activated FVII (rFVIIa), eight with fresh frozen plasma (FFP), seven with plasma-derived FVII (pdFVII) and two with prothrombin-complex concentrates. One-day replacement therapy resulted in very favourable outcomes in haemarthroses, and was successful in muscle/subcutaneous haematomas, epistaxis and gum bleeding. For menorrhagia, single- or multiple-dose schedules led to favourable outcomes. No thrombosis occurred; two inhibitors were detected in two repeatedly treated patients (one post-rFVIIa, one post-pdFVII). In FVII deficiency, most bleeds were successfully treated with single 'intermediate' doses (median 60 µg/kg) of rFVIIa. For the most severe bleeds (CNS, GI) short- or long-term prophylaxis may be optimalPatients with inherited factor VII (FVII) deficiency display different clinical phenotypes requiring ad hoc management. This study evaluated treatments for spontaneous and traumatic bleeding using data from the Seven Treatment Evaluation Registry (STER). One-hundred one bleeds were analysed in 75 patients (41 females; FVII coagulant activity <1-20%). Bleeds were grouped as haemarthroses (n=30), muscle/subcutaneous haematomas (n=16), epistaxis (n=12), gum bleeding (n=13), menorrhagia (n=16), central nervous system (CNS; n=9), gastrointestinal (GI; n=2) and other (n=3). Of 93 evaluable episodes, 76 were treated with recombinant, activated FVII (rFVIIa), eight with fresh frozen plasma (FFP), seven with plasma-derived FVII (pdFVII) and two with prothrombin-complex concentrates. One-day replacement therapy resulted in very favourable outcomes in haemarthroses, and was successful in muscle/subcutaneous haematomas, epistaxis and gum bleeding. For menorrhagia, single- or multiple-dose schedules led to favourable outcomes. No thrombosis occurred; two inhibitors were detected in two repeatedly treated patients (one postrFVIIa, one post-pdFVII). In FVII deficiency, most bleeds were successfully treated with single 'intermediate' doses (median 60 μg/kg) of rFVIIa. For the most severe bleeds (CNS, GI) short- or long-term prophylaxis may be optimal. © Schattauer 2013

Artistic Metal in the Context of Epic Tales of the Buryats: The Concept of ‘Silver’

The article is devoted to the study of the multilevel structure of the concept of ‘silver’ based on the materials of Buryat epic tales. The complex method expands the boundaries of the problem field of art studies in the area of traditional art, posing and solving issues from a new perspective. Materials from related sciences were used for comparative analysis. In the artistic practice of the Buryats, the basic colours are white and black, which form the universal foundation of the colour picture of the world. The heroic epic Geser is one of the most important sources of the mythopoeic code of folk culture. The white — black opposition forms the plot of epic tales as the personification of the struggle between Good and Evil. The robes and attributes of the positive and negative characters are symbolically contrasted through iconic materials — ‘white silver’ and ‘black iron’. The concepts of ‘luminosity’ and ‘radiance’ are analogous to the category of Beauty and the characteristics of a precious metal. The article notes the frequency of the use of the epithets ‘silver’ and ‘white-silver’ in the descriptions of nature, palaces, furnishing, and household items, and studies the figurative, plastic, and technological properties of the metal used. The storyline of the epic is interpreted in the context of a symbolic reflection of the history of metalwork by Buryat blacksmiths, who mastered ferrous iron from ancient times, and later — precious metals. The concept of ‘silver’ is a key one in the national culture of the Buryats: it accumulates ideas about artistic metal with unique technical characteristics, colour and light, sound; it embodies nobility and health and expresses ethical and aesthetic categories

Женские украшения монгольских народов в собрании Кяхтинского краеведческого музея им. В. А. Обручева

This article examines the Mongolian female jewelry collection of the Kyakhta Local Museum amounting to almost a hundred and fifty items. The collection started with expeditions of the Russian Geographical Society in the early twentieth century and continued throughout the Soviet period when it was significantly enlarged with items from various regions of Buryatia. According to the museum’s documents, and most of the items are still unidentified, the collection consists of scattered items or their individual elements which need proper research and technical expertise. During their examination of the said items, the authors solve several problems, i.e. they analyse and describe the art piece, the semantics of the ornamentation, identify the scrambled elements and pieces of jewelry used in the traditional costume of the Buryat regions. The authors use the iconographic, iconological, and comparative methods. The full set of female jewelry for the Mongolian people adorns the head, the neck, the chest, the shoulders, the waist and both arms. The article only focuses on headpieces and items worn hanging from the temples all the way down to the chest. It includes the description of silver decorations used for the top of male and female hats, and techniques for their differentiation. The study attempts to attribute the jewelry to define its affiliation with a specific Buryat ethnic group, as different areas of Buryatia and Mongolia have their own variations and artistic identities expressed in the traditional costume of their tribes and families. The article describes three items of Mongolian female jewelry. The authors aim to continue the research by focusing on each group of female jewelry attire with reference to comparable material from different museums.Статья посвящена изучению коллекции женских украшений в Кяхтинском краеведческом музее, насчитывающей около ста пятидесяти предметов. Первоначальный период комплектования был связан с деятельностью Русского географического общества в начале XX в. и продолжен в советское время, когда фонд существенно пополнился предметами из различных районов Бурятии. Согласно музейным документам, большая часть вещей не атрибутирована, состоит из разрозненных предметов или их отдельных элементов, нуждается в проведении научно-исследовательских работ и технической экспертизы. Для введения музейных предметов в научный оборот поставлены следующие задачи: описание и анализ произведения искусства, семантика орнаментации, идентификация разрозненных частей и предметов украшений, входящих в традиционный костюмный комплекс районов Бурятии. В исследовании были применены следующие методы: иконографический, иконологический, сравнительно-сопоставительный. Полный комплект женских украшений монгольских народов включает головные, шейные, нагрудные, наплечные, поясные и наручные изделия. В рамках статьи исследуются только головные и височно-нагрудные украшения. Рассматриваются женские и мужские серебряные навершия головных уборов и принципы их дифференциации. В статье проводится атрибуция украшений для выявления их принадлежности к определенной этногруппе бурят, так как в различных районах Бурятии и Монголии ансамблевое решение традиционного костюма отличалось вариативностью и художественным своеобразием разных племен и родов (цонголы, хори-буряты, сартулы и т. д.). Исследуются три монгольских образца женских украшений. Ставится вопрос дальнейших работ по каждой группе атрибутов женского многосоставного украшения с привлечением сопоставительного материала из разных музеев