Whitehead Und Russell: Perspektiven, Konvergenzen, Dissonanzen

Bis vor kurzem wurden die Namen Alfred North Whitehead und Bertrand Russell zumeist in einem Atemzug genannt. Im Anschluss an die gemeinsam verfassten Principia Mathematica gingen beide jedoch dezidiert eigene philosophische Wege. Wahrend Russell maageblich zur Entstehung der analytischen Philosophie beitrug, markiert Whiteheads spate Philosophie den Beginn der bis heute virulenten prozessmetaphysischen Tradition. Stand Whitehead dabei lange im Schatten seines langjahrigen Freundes und Kollegen, zeichnet sich spatestens seit Beginn des 21. Jahrhunderts ein bemerkenswerter Umschwung ab. Der vorliegende Band nimmt die Entwicklung zum Anlass, um Gemeinsamkeiten und Differenzen der beiden Klassiker der angelsachsischen Philosophie neu zu sondieren

Kooperativer Bericht vom 107. Deutschen Bibliothekartag: „offen & vernetzt“ (Berlin, 12.–15. Juni 2018)

Der 107. Deutsche Bibliothekartag hat von 12. bis 15. Juni 2018 in Berlin stattgefunden. Das Motto der Konferenz, an der 4.050 Personen teilgenommen haben, lautete „offen und vernetzt“. Im vorliegenden kooperativen Bericht werden folgende Themen behandelt: maschinelle Indexierung, Langzeitarchivierung, Anforderungen an zukünftige Bibliotheksmanagementsysteme, Bibliotheksausbildung, Open Access, Forschungsdaten und Forschungsdatenmanagement, NS-Provenienzforschung und Qualitätsmanagement

Cooperative Report of the 107th German Librarians’ Day: "Open & Networked" (Berlin, June 12–15 2018)

Der 107. Deutsche Bibliothekartag hat von 12. bis 15. Juni 2018 in Berlin stattgefunden. Das Motto der Konferenz, an der 4.050 Personen teilgenommen haben, lautete „offen und vernetzt“. Im vorliegenden kooperativen Bericht werden folgende Themen behandelt: maschinelle Indexierung, Langzeitarchivierung, Anforderungen an zukünftige Bibliotheksmanagementsysteme, Bibliotheksausbildung, Open Access, Forschungsdaten und Forschungsdatenmanagement, NS-Provenienzforschung und Qualitätsmanagement.The 107th German Librarians’ Day took place from 12 to 15 June 2018 in Berlin. The motto of the conference, which was attended by 4.050 people, was "open and connected". This cooperative report covers the following topics: machine indexing, long-term archiving, requirements for future library management systems, library education, open access, research data and research data management, NS provenance research and quality management

Motile microfilaria captured by fluorescent microscopy and the unmasking of eosinophilia following treatment

A 24-year-old patient from Cameroon presented to our hospital because of a foreign structure in her left eye. To our knowledge, for the first time, fluorescent microscopy revealed motile microfilariae, and the diagnosis of loiasis was established. Despite substantial microfilaremia, eosinophilia only unmasked after the initiation of antiparasitic therapy

Hyperhidrosis quality of life index (HidroQoL): further validation by applying classical test theory and item response theory using data from a phase III clinical trial

Abstract Background The Hyperhidrosis Quality of Life Index (HidroQoL ©) is a well-developed and validated patient-reported outcome measure assessing the quality-of-life impacts in hyperhidrosis with 18 items. Our aim was to extend the already existing validity evidence for the HidroQoL, especially in relation to structural validity. Especially Rasch analysis has not been applied to the final 18-item HidroQoL before. Methods Data from a phase III clinical trial were used. Confirmatory factor analysis was conducted to confirm the two a priori HidroQoL scales within classical test theory. Furthermore, the assumptions of the Rasch model (model fit, monotonicity, unidimensionality, local independence) and Differential Item Functioning (DIF) were assessed using item response theory. Results The sample included 529 patients with severe primary axillary hyperhidrosis. The two-factor structure could be confirmed by the confirmatory factor analysis (SRMR = 0.058). The item characteristic curves showed mainly optimally functioning response categories, indicating monotonicity. The overall fit to the Rasch model was adequate and unidimensionality for the HidroQoL overall scale could be confirmed, since the first factor had an eigenvalue of 2.244 and accounted for 18.7%. Local independence was below assumed thresholds (residual correlations ≤ 0.26). DIF analysis, controlling for age or gender, was critical for four and three items, respectively. However, this DIF could be explained. Conclusion Using classical test theory and item response theory/Rasch analyses, this study provided further evidence for the structural validity of the HidroQoL. This study confirmed several specific (measurement) properties of the HidroQoL questionnaire in patients with physician-confirmed severe primary axillary hyperhidrosis: the HidroQoL is a unidimensional scale allowing the summation of scores to generate a single score, and simultaneously it has a dual structure, also allowing the calculation of separate domain scores for daily activities and psychosocial impacts. With this study, we provided new evidence of the structural validity of the HidroQoL in the context of a clinical trial. Trial registration The study was registered (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT03658616, 05 September 2018, https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03658616?term=NCT03658616&draw=2&rank=1 )