bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Influence of Foam Rolling on Recovery From Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage
Authors: D'Amico Anthony P , Gillis Jason
Published: September 2017

D'Amico, AP and Gillis, J. Influence of foam rolling on recovery from exercise-induced muscle damage. J Strength Cond Res 33(9): 2443–2452, 2019—The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of foam rolling (FR) on recovery from exercise-induced muscle damage (EIMD). Thirty-seven male individuals performed 40 × 15-m sprints, inducing muscle damage. Immediately after sprinting and in the 4 days following, perceived muscle soreness, hip abduction range of motion (ROM), hamstring muscle length, vertical jump (VJ), and agility measures were recorded. Eighteen subjects (mean ± SD; age 22.4 ± 2.0 years; BMI [body mass index] 26.9 ± 4.2 kg·m−2) foam rolled before testing each day, whereas 19 (mean ± SD; age 23.2 ± 3.2 years; BMI 26.3 ± 4.0 kg·m−2) served as a non-FR control (CON). Measurements recorded during the 5 days of recovery from the repeated sprint protocol were compared with week 1 baseline measurements. The area under the curve (AUC) was calculated by summing all 5 scores as they changed from baseline measurement, and these data were compared by condition using a 2-tailed Mann-Whitney U-test (alpha level = 0.05). Perceived soreness, hip abduction ROM, hamstring muscle length, and VJ were not significantly different between groups (p ≥ 0.25). Agility was less impaired in the FR condition (p = 0.0049) as AUC was higher in CON (2.88 ± 2.45 seconds) than in FR (0.33 ± 2.16 seconds). Based on these data, FR appears to expedite recovery of agility after EIMD instigated by a repeated sprint protocol. Foam rolling may be useful for athletes requiring adequate agility who need to recover quickly from demanding bouts of exercise.
Off the Record: Reenactment and Intimacy in Casting JonBenet
Authors: Francis Marc , Hussein Linnéa
Published: September 2017

Kitty Green's recent Netflix documentary, Casting JonBenet (2017), has produced an overwhelming amount of criticism, both positive and negative, for its depiction of a community still grappling with the heinous murder of child pageant star JonBenet Ramsey twenty years after it occurred. Green's approach both challenges existing paradigms of documentary reenactment (and reenactment theories) and reclaims notions of gossip and public life. This article proposes that Casting JonBenet redirects attention away from the sensational trappings of the murder case to shine a light on the case's distributive impact. Triple-casting each player–as actor, character, and themselves-goes beyond the usual doubleness of reenactment documentaries to uncover the hidden intimacies of the local, in its many performative and revealing permutations.
Virtual Reality in Real Time: A Conversation
Authors: Frilot Shari , King Homay
Published: September 2017

On May 2, 2017, at the University of California at Santa Cruz, Shari Frilot, Sundance Film Festival's Senior Programmer and Chief Curator for New Frontier, spoke with Homay King, Professor of History of Art and Film Studies at Bryn Mawr College. They talked about the state of Virtual Reality today and discussed the VR and immersive media works that Frilot had curated for the 2017 edition of Sundance, as well as the platform's implications for the future of storytelling. The video of their conversation can be found on www.filmquarterly.org.
A Good Idea, in Theory: Why Mathias of Linköping's Poetria Fell Short in Practice
Authors: Camargo Martin
Published: September 2017

Although highly innovative in its blend of medieval Aristotelian with Horatian and Ciceronian doctrine, the Poetria by the fourteenth-century Swedish writer Mathias of Linköping survives in only one manuscript copy and appears to have had little or no influence outside Sweden. Likely reasons for its failure to gain traction among late medieval teachers of Latin composition are (1) its sharp separation of prose from poetry, (2) its implication that verse composition is a more advanced subject than prose composition, and (3) its disproportionate reliance on theoretical precepts rather than illustrative examples.
The Rhetoric of Ellen Terry's Alter Ego: Lessons From Nance Oldfield
Authors: Zeleny Rachael
Published: September 2017

While Ellen Terry's Shakespearean roles are commonly discussed in considerations of her work, the actress's involvement with the comic play Nance Oldfield is glossed over if not entirely overlooked. However, Terry bought the rights to this play, revised the script with Bram Stoker, performed the leading role, and invoked this semi-fictional figure across the latter part of her career. This essay examines public theatrical ephemera in conjunction with personal photographs of Terry dressed up as Oldfield at home and the extensive marginalia on Terry's copy of the script to argue that Terry's assumption of ‘Nance Oldfield’ was a rhetorical performance. Terry's alliance with this character, as an on-stage character and an off-stage alter ego, led her to speak with greater confidence about her own professional life and about women's public role in nineteenth-century England.
Analysis of Business Center Implementation in Banyumas Regency
Authors: Naufalin Lina Rifda , Dinanti Aldila , Krisnaresanti Aldila
Published: September 2017

The research aims to help the development of business center as an entrepreneurship laboratory for vocational students in order to increase the number of young entrepreneurs in Indonesia. This study is also to find out how the implementation of the existing Business Center program in SMK Banyumas District viewed from the aspects of learning, economics, organizational, and capital. Research method used qualitative method and techniques of collecting data used observation and interview. The place of research is in Vocational School 1 Purwokerto and Vocational School 2 Purwokerto. The sampling technique was purposive sampling technique. Validity of data in this research used data triangulation.The result of the research shows that the learning aspect of the implementation of the business center is effective because it becomes the student training center. Economic aspect of the business center is effective to carry out the activities of selling goods, goods production and service, business because it is supported by qualified human resources and internal audits conducted regularly. The aspect of the capital of the business center can be managed effectively.
Is there an association between ABO blood grouping and periodontal disease? A literature review
Authors: Al-Askar Mansour
Published: September 2017

Introduction

Although several studies have investigated the relationship between ABO blood group and medical diseases, few reports have explored the association with oral diseases, including periodontal disease (PD).

Aim

The aim of this literature review was to assess the association between the ABO blood grouping and PD.

Methods

We searched PubMed and Google Scholar databases using the following terms in different combinations: “ABO blood group,” “periodontitis,” “aggressive periodontitis (AP),” “risk factor,” and “Rhesus factor.” Databases were searched for articles published from 1977 to August 2016. Titles and abstracts of articles were screened for English-language papers describing clinical studies, case reports, or retrospective studies of oral health status in patients with different ABO blood groups. Letters to the editor, historic reviews, and articles including unpublished data were excluded. Reference lists of included studies were reviewed for additional original and review studies.

Results

We identified eight articles describing studies of the relationship between ABO blood groups and PD. The findings suggested a possible genetic basis in the association of the blood group AB with AP. Four studies showed that chronic periodontitis was more common among patients with blood group O.

Conclusion

ABO blood subgroup and Rhesus factor could constitute risk predictors in the development of PD.
A bedside ultrasound technique for fluid therapy monitoring in severe hypovolemia: Tissue Doppler imaging of the right ventricle
Authors: Unluer Erden Erol , Evrin Togay , Katipoglu Burak , Bayata Serdar
Published: September 2017

Fluid therapy is one of the main issues for hemodynamic resuscitation. Tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) of the right ventricle (RV) with bedside ultrasound (BUS) technique is a new dynamic method to identify fluid responsiveness in patients with hypotension. Here, we present the case of a hypotensive patient monitored with TDI measurements of RV. A 75-year-old male patient was admitted to the emergency department (ED) with the complaint of diarrhea. He was in severe hypovolemia, with hypotension, tachycardia, and tachypnea. His laboratory results were normal. BUS was performed on the patient by the ED physician. The velocity of the excursion of the tricuspid valve measured at presentation was 14.47 cm/s and, together with collapsed inferior vena cava (IVC), this finding led to the decision to begin fluid therapy immediately. The patient underwent 2 L of fluid therapy with 0.9% NaCl in a 2-h period. Control BUS after fluid therapy revealed decreased TDI velocity of tricuspid annulus to 11.81 cm/s and dilated IVC not collapsing sufficiently with respiration. The patient received his maintenance therapy after admission to the internal medicine department and was discharged from the service after 3 days. TDI in fluid responsiveness may find a clinical role in the future by the clinical studies.
Toll-like receptor-4 dependent inflammatory responses following intestinal colonization of secondary abiotic IL10-deficient mice with multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Authors: Grunau Anne , Escher Ulrike , Bereswill Stefan , Heimesaat Markus M.
Published: September 2017

The rising incidences of infections with multidrug-resistant (MDR) Gram-negative bacteria including Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) have gained increasing attention in medicine, but also in the general public and global health politics. The mechanisms underlying opportunistic pathogen—host interactions are unclear, however. To address this, we challenged secondary abiotic IL10−/− mice deficient for Toll-like receptor-4 (TLR4−/− × IL10−/−), the main receptor of the Gram-negative cell wall constituent lipopolysaccharide, with a clinical MDR PA isolate. Despite higher intestinal colonization densities, apoptotic colonic epithelial cell numbers were lower in TLR4−/− × IL10−/− mice as compared to IL10−/− controls at day 14 postinfection (p.i.), whereas proliferating/regenerating cells had increased in the latter only. Furthermore, PA-colonized TLR4−/− × IL10−/− mice displayed less distinct innate and adaptive immune cell responses in the colon as compared to IL10−/− counterparts that were accompanied by lower nitric oxide concentrations in mesenteric lymph nodes in the former at day 14 p.i. Conversely, splenic NO levels were higher in both naive and PA-colonized TLR4-deficient IL10−/− mice versus IL10−/− controls. Remarkably, intestinal MDR PA was able to translocate to extra-intestinal including systemic compartments of TLR4−/− × IL10−/− mice only. Hence, MDR PA-induced intestinal and systemic immune responses observed in secondary abiotic IL10−/− mice are TLR4-dependent.
Carvedilol alkalmazása a mindennapi kardiológiai és intervenciós kardiológiai gyakorlatban
Authors: Kónyi Attila
Published: September 2017

Abstract:

The treatment of severe coronary stenoses with stent implantation is very effective nevertheless, the underlying problem of atherosclerosis remains unsolved with the implantation of a stent. Therefore, besides lifestyle changes, the adequate medication therapy is of pivotal importance. In the majority of patients scheduled for or acutely undergoing catheterisation, beta-blockers form the basis of medication therapy. Members of the group, however, show significant differences in terms of pharmacodynamics. The third-generation beta-blocker and vasodilator carvedilol possesses complex adrenerg-blocking and Ca-channel blocking effects as well. In the background of the favourable effects, a further positive property is its anti-free-radical effect which most beta-blockers do not have. Therefore, as has been proven by several studies, it provides considerable benefits in hypertension, after myocardial infarction, in diabetes and also in the treatment of patients with cardiac failure. These positive effects have been markedly observed in interventional cardiology practice, as the majority of patients undergoing cardiac catheterisation have hypertension, diabetes or hyperlipidaemia. Its anti-free-radical effect is especially beneficial together with its smooth muscle proliferation-inhibitor effect which may favourably affect in-stent restenosis (ISR) as well. To summarise, due to its vasculoprotective effect, carvedilol is an ideal drug of choice following stent implantation in routine everyday practice. Orv Hetil. 2017; 158(37): 1453–1457.
A 21 tételes Háromfaktoros Evési Kérdőívvel szerzett tapasztalatok fiatal férfiak körében
Authors: Czeglédi Edit
Published: September 2017

Abstract:

Introduction: Eating behaviours play a crucial role in the development of obesity. Aims: To conduct a psychometric analysis of the Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire–R21 and to investigate the correlates of obesogenic eating behaviours among males. Method: Participants of the cross-sectional questionnaire-based study were male university students (n = 239, mean of age: 20.3 years, SD = 2.78 years). Measures: self-reported body weight and body height, Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire–R21, Trait Anxiety Scale of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. Results: Results of confirmatory factor analysis supported the theoretical model of the Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire–R21 (χ2(186) = 366.1, p<0.001, CFI = 0.959, TLI = 0.954, RMSEA = 0.064). Internal consistency of the scales was adequate (Cronbach’s α: 0.79–0.88). Body Mass Index and trait anxiety showed significant, positive associations with eating behaviours, such as uncontrolled eating, cognitive restraint, and emotional eating. Conclusions: Results support the construct validity and reliability of the Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire–R21 among males and highlight the importance of taking psychological factors into account in the prevention of obesity. Orv Hetil. 2017; 158(37): 1469–1477.
Globalização, contrarrevolução e nova sensibilidade: leitura das palestras de Paris de 74 de Marcuse
Authors: De Oliveira Robespierre
Published: September 2017

O artigo visa apresentar e destacar aspectos essenciais das palestras que Marcuse fez em Paris em 1974. Essas palestras contribuem para o entendimento da preocupação de Marcuse com o processo de contrarrevolução e mostram sua antecipação sobre determinados fenômenos que estavam em seu início: a terceirização, a globalização, o neoliberalismo. Marcuse já havia elaborado sua perspectiva crítica ao desenvolvimento do capitalismo tardio em O homem unidimensional (1964). E continua a utilizar seu instrumental crítico em sua análise dez anos depois.
Editorial
Authors: De Aguiar Thiago Borges
Published: September 2017

Neste segundo número de 2017, a Revista Comunicações traz o dossiê “Experiência no mundo digital e os nexos teóricos-críticos sobre formação e autoritarismo”, organizado pelas professoras Deborah Cristina Antunes, Isabella Fernanda Ferreira, Marilia Mello Pisani e Roselaine Ripa. Para a compreensão do modo como o mundo digital é pensado nesse dossiê, a partir dos referenciais da Teoria Crítica, sugerimos iniciar a leitura pela apresentação que as autoras trazem do dossiê que organizaram. Sigam, então, para os dez textos oriundos de autores de diversos Estados do Brasil e dois autores estrangeiros.
Apresentação do Dossiê
Authors: Ferreira Isabella Fernanda , Antunes Deborah Christina , Pisani Marilia Mello , Ripa Roselaine
Published: September 2017

Experiência no mundo digital e os nexos teóricos-críticos sobre formação e autoritarismo
Aceleração social e cultura digital: novas formas de dominação
Authors: Severiano Maria de Fátima Vieira
Published: September 2017

O conceito iluminista de progresso encerrou, no decorrer dos últimos séculos, um otimismo quanto ao futuro da espécie humana: a crença de que os avanços da ciência, da técnica e da razão propiciariam não apenas uma melhoria nas condições objetivas de vida do homem, mas também atenderiam aos anseios por bem estar subjetivo, felicidade e emancipação. Atualmente vive-se um tempo em que o mundo digital alcançou níveis exponenciais de crescimento, produzindo uma compressão do espaço e do tempo, que possibilita a automação do trabalho e a realização de tarefas humanas de forma simultânea e sem fronteiras. Entretanto, o “progresso tecnológico” não redundou em “progresso humanitário” (Marcuse, 1980). Neste contexto, este trabalho propõe realizar uma reflexão, na perspectiva da Teoria Crítica, sobre as novas temporalidades no contexto da cultura digital, problematizando a atual experiência de aceleração temporal no ritmo de vida dos indivíduos e suas implicações para a emancipação. Privilegia uma reflexão sobre as repercussões psicossociais da atual regulação do tempo livre como forma de dominação social, a partir de duas perspectivas: a cultura do consumo, que ao transformar o tempo livre em objeto de consumo fetichizado integra-o à lógica produtivista do trabalho e o desenvolvimento e miniaturização das tecnologias digitais, que convertidas em próteses humanas, transformam o homem num receptáculo, sem mediações, de todas as demandas sociais, econômicas e culturais. Considerando-se que as facilidades auferidas pelos recursos tecnológicos deveriam dar subsídios para a emancipação do indivíduo e sua libertação do trabalho/labuta, interroga-se acerca do atual paradoxo entre a incessante inovação tecnológica e a frequente escassez de tempo, sob a égide da cultura do consumo.
Open-face tunnelling effects on non-displacement piles in clay – part 2: tunnelling beneath loaded piles and analytical modelling
Authors: Williamson M. G. , Mair R. J. , Devriendt M. D. , Elshafie M. Z. E. B.
Published: September 2017

Results from centrifuge modelling of tunnelling beneath loaded non-displacement piles in clay are presented in this paper; the principal variables were soil strength, pile loading and pile position relative to the tunnel. The details of the experimental set-up and the importance of understanding the loading history of the soil and the piles are presented in a companion paper. The subsurface pile–soil interaction was captured through particle image velocimetry; the effects of pile loading and pile position were found to have a significant impact on pile settlements. Analysis of tunnel–pile interaction through t–z load-transfer modelling of the pile–soil interface is presented using the approach described in the companion paper. The mechanisms observed in the centrifuge tests are predicted reasonably well. A significant improvement in the prediction of the induced pile loading and settlements was achieved with the inclusion of plasticity and simple power-law non-linearity for the soil.
Estimation of specific surface area of particles based on size distribution curve
Authors: Ghasemi Yahya , Emborg Mats , Cwirzen Andrzej
Published: September 2017

Workability in the fresh state is one of the most important factors in design and production of concrete and can be related to the water demand of the mixture, which in addition to other factors is a function of the particle shape of aggregates and binders and their specific surface area. While it is known that the shape of fine particles has a significant effect on the water demand, there are uncertainties regarding how the various shape parameters would affect the specific surface area, mainly because up to now many of the shape parameters have not yet been clearly defined and there are no commonly accepted methods for their measurement and/or estimation. In this research, the actual particle shapes were replaced with regular convex polyhedrons to calculate the total specific surface area using the size distribution curves of the samples. The obtained results indicate that while, in some cases, the assumption of a spherical particle shape leads to an acceptable estimation of the specific surface area when compared with Blaine test results, the specific surface area of powders with more angular particles could be calculated more accurately with the assumption of a polyhedron shape rather than a sphere.
A simulation model for train movements in the rail network
Authors: Moeinaddini Amin , Shafahi Yousef , Hasany Reza Mohammad
Published: September 2017

In rail transportation, the process of finding the optimal movement of freight goods is considered a tactical level of rail planning. Solving this problem requires one simultaneously to address the railroad blocking problem and the train dispatching problem, which is difficult. Additionally, when these problems are represented by mathematical relations, application of the solution leads to unexpected results in the real world. The main objective of this research was to build a simulation environment to represent the key behaviours of typical and applicable constraints of a railway system. This environment provides a tool with which to evaluate different decisions among a list of candidate decisions associated with blocking and dispatching problems. Since the movement of freight trains involves conflicting measures of effectiveness that need to be optimised at the same time, comparisons among decisions must be made in the presence of trade-offs between the different measures. The proposed simulation environment was used to analyse train movement in a case study of the Iranian rail network.
Óbitos Decorrentes de Infarto Agudo do Miocárdio no Instituto Médico Legal de Belo Horizonte, 2006 – 2012
Authors: Leonardo Santos Bordoni  , Maria Fernanda Lima Nascimento  , Paulo Feliciano Sarquis Dias  , Polyanna Helena Coelho Bordoni
Published: September 2017

O infarto agudo do miocárdio (IAM) é um importante problema de saúde pública, sendo a segunda principal causa de morte no Brasil. Uma das manifestações do IAM é a morte súbita cardíaca (MSC), que apresenta grande interesse médico-legal, pois estes óbitos podem ser considerados como mortes suspeitas, particularmente quando acometem menores de 40 anos. Considerando a importância do IAM em nosso meio e sua relação com a MSC, bem como a deficiência de informações nacionais envolvendo estudos necroscópicos com esta causa de morte, esta pesquisa teve o intuito de analisar o perfil epidemiológico das mortes por IAM no Instituto Médico Legal de Belo Horizonte, em Minas Gerais, no período de 2006 a 2012. Nos 213 laudos de IAM estudados predominaram os homens, com idade igual ou maior que 40 anos, morenos, que vivam sozinhos e eram inativos do ponto de vista ocupacional. Apenas 12 casos apresentavam idade menor que 40 anos e não houve óbitos entre menores de 18 anos. A maioria das necropsias foi realizada nas terças-feiras e em junho e a maior parte dos casos não recebeu atendimento médico previamente ao óbito. Tanto no sexo masculino quanto no feminino o local anatômico mais frequente do IAM foi o ventrículo esquerdo e em 26,4% dos casos houve ruptura de alguma das câmaras cardíacas. Apesar das limitações do estudo, foi evidenciado o perfil epidemiológico dos casos de IAM necropsiados no período de 2006 a 2012, o que pode ser útil no estabelecimento de eventuais medidas de prevenção para sua ocorrência.
Computer Literacy: Sine Qua Non for Digital Age of Language Learning & Teaching
Authors: Tafazoli Dara , Parra Mª Elena Gómez , Abril Cristina A. Huertas
Published: September 2017

With the widespread and development of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in our daily lives, technology provides numerous opportunities and challenges for language teachers and learners. The popularity of learning a foreign language and integrating technology for educational purposes showed the demand for computer or electronic literacy for both language teachers and learners. The literate teacher and learner is the one who can use different technologies as educational devices in their teaching and learning processes. This paper reviews the related literature on new literacies, as well as the relationships between computer/electronic literacy and language learning and teaching.
Research on the Effectiveness of the Confucius Institute (Classroom) Based on Linear Regression Models
Authors: Song Fei , Xu Minghui
Published: September 2017

China has invested heavily in development of the Confucius Institute (Classroom) for the going-global of Chinese language and culture. And its effectiveness evaluation is an essential reference to the reinvestment on the Confucius Institute (Classroom) development as well as to its budget reallocation. Considering that there were basically no such researches in this field ever before, linear regression models (LRMs) were employed in this paper to research the effectiveness of Confucius Institute and establish fitting function models between inputs and outputs, which could provide a tool to quantitatively evaluate the effectiveness in the future. And in this way, the conclusions could be more objective and bases of resource redistribution more scientific. Based on current data, it is found that the growth of the number of government-sponsored Chinese teachers and volunteers lags behind that of the "rigid Chinese language learners" for more than 2 years; If China invests 1,000 Yuan in the project of "the Salary and Training Fee of Chinese Deans and Teachers (including Volunteers) " , the number of the "rigid Chinese language learners" will rise by 10 to 13; if there is an additional overseas test center in the Confucius Institute (Classroom), the "rigid Chinese language learners" of this semester will rise by more than 5,927; and if there is an additional registered student in the Confucius Institute (Classroom), it will rise by more than 6.
The C-E Translation of Business Promotional Material Based on Skopostheorie
Authors: Yuan Xueying , Shi Yeli
Published: September 2017

Based on Translation Skopostheorie, the author briefly expounds the purpose of C-E translation of businesses’ promotional material. Simultaneously, the typical problems appeared in the translation process have been explored and analyzed. With practical examples, the author probes into some rules for solving these problems. The problems in such translation can be often found in the following four categories---straying away from the source text, being constrained to the source text, lacking in cultural elements, having grammatical errors and improper expressions. However, three rules of Skopostheorie---skopos rule, intratextual coherence rule, and inter-textual coherence rule may be used as guidance for solving these problems.
Acercamiento a la municipalización en la América hispana durante el período de los Austrias. Los «pueblos de indios»
Authors: Sánchez Lauro Sixto
Published: September 2017

The Spanish dominion over the vast American territories demanded a powerful repopulation action and its effective settlement in territory. In the sixteenth and the seventeenth centuries, new settlements were created, which had to be urbanized and were ruled by a local government. The birth of the municipality had clear medieval Castilian roots; its creation adapted to the differences of the territory. There were two parallel situations, because of the segregation between the Hispanic and the Indian communities. Unlike the situation in the metropolis, with a powerful royal interventionism in the town councils, the municipalization in the American territories created an active local law, characterized by the popular participation in the local government both in the Hispanic and the Indian communities. The grouping of the natives to ease their «civilization» process –through the so called reductions– started a municipality’s creation process, which allowed the settlements to acquire a legal status, with their own organization and government.
Retinamorphic color Schrödinger metamedia
Authors:   Ural State Forest Engineering University, 620100, Ekaterinburg, Russia, Labunets Valeri , Artemov Ivan ,   Ural State Forest Engineering University, 620100, Ekaterinburg, Russia, Chasovskikh Victor ,   Ural State Forest Engineering University, 620100, Ekaterinburg, Russia, Ostheimer Ekaterina ,   Capricat LLC, Pompano Beach, Florida, USA
Published: September 2017

In this work, we use quantum color cellular automata to study pattern formation and image processing in quantum-diffusion Schrödinger systems with triplet-valued (color-valued) diffusion coefficients. Triplet numbers have the real part and two imaginary parts (with two imaginary units 1  and 2  , where 3   1 ). They form 3-D triplet algebra. Discretization of the Schrödinger equation gives quantum color cellular automata with various triplet–valued physical parameters. The process of excitation in these media is described by the color Schrödinger equations with the wave functions that have values in triplet algebras. The color Schrödinger metamedia can be used for creation of the eye-prosthesis. The color metamedium suggested can serve as the prosthesis prototype for perception of the color images.
Automated pathological growths parametrization based on computed tomography layer segmentation
Authors:   Volga State University of Telecommunications and Informatics, Lev Tolstoy str. 23, 443010, Samara, Russia, Limanova Nataliia I. , Ataev Sergey G. ,   Volga State University of Telecommunications and Informatics, Lev Tolstoy str. 23, 443010, Samara, Russia
Published: September 2017

Nowadays the multi-layer computed tomography (CT) shots with contrast dye used for detection of small pathological growths regions are widespread in medical clinics. Although, CT study with contrast dye use has contraindications and is much more expensive for patients than study without use of dye. This article proposes the algorithm based on segmentation of multi-layer CT (without dye use). The algorithm allows to automatically identify pathological growths and to detect studying object regions. Algorithm also evaluates parameters of small objects and sinuses, which occupy only small part of initial CT layers, with high accuracy.
Method of analysis of geomagnetic data based on wavelet transform and threshold functions
Authors:   Institute of Cosmophysical Research and Radio Wave Propagation FEB RAS, 684034, Paratunka, Russia, Mandrikova Oksana ,   Kamchatka State Technical University, 683003, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia, Solovev Igor ,   Institute of Cosmophysical Research and Radio Wave Propagation FEB RAS, 684034, Paratunka, Russia,   Kamchatka State Technical University, 683003, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia, Khomutov Sergey ,   Institute of Cosmophysical Research and Radio Wave Propagation FEB RAS, 684034, Paratunka, Russia, Arora Kusumita ,   CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute, 500007, Hyderabad, India, Manjula Lingala ,   CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute, 500007, Hyderabad, India, Chandrasekhar Phani ,   CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute, 500007, Hyderabad, India
Published: September 2017

The suggested method is aimed at studying the dynamics of the magnetospheric current systems during magnetic storms. The method is based on algorithmic solutions for processing of geomagnetic field variations, detection of local increases in geomagnetic disturbance intensity and estimation of their dynamic characteristics. Parameters of the algorithms allow us to evaluate the characteristics of small-scale local features emerging during geomagnetic activity slight increases and large-scale variations observed during magnetic storms. To evaluate the method, geomagnetic data from the stations located in the north-east of Russia and equatorial India were used. The method testing showed the possibility to apply it for the detection of pre-storm anomalous effects in geomagnetic data.
Large scale networks security strategy
Authors:   Samara National Research University, 34 Moskovskoe Shosse, 443086, Samara, Russia, Mostovoy Yakov , Berdnikov Valeriy ,   Samara National Research University, 34 Moskovskoe Shosse, 443086, Samara, Russia
Published: September 2017

The article deals with optimum two-phase planning of secure routs in large scale computer networks. Uncertainty of future needs is covered by extensive statistical modeling, which resulted in identification of statistical dependences and phenomena allowing for optimization of creation. To describe secure paths in random matrices the author uses programmable percolation apparatus. Tolerance of the created secure routes to failures in certain secure paths is demonstrated here.
Methods for automated vectorization of point objects on cartographic images
Authors:   Samara National Research University, 34 Moskovskoe Shosse, 443086, Samara, Russia, Rychazhkov Sergey , Fedoseev Victor ,   Samara National Research University, 34 Moskovskoe Shosse, 443086, Samara, Russia,   Image Processing Systems Institute – Branch of the Federal Scientific Research Centre “Crystallography and Photonics” of Russian Academy of Sciences, 151 Molodogvardeyskaya st., 443001, Samara, Russia, Yuzkiv Ruslan ,   Samara National Research University, 34 Moskovskoe Shosse, 443086, Samara, Russia,   Image Processing Systems Institute – Branch of the Federal Scientific Research Centre “Crystallography and Photonics” of Russian Academy of Sciences, 151 Molodogvardeyskaya st., 443001, Samara, Russia
Published: September 2017

In this paper, we propose methods designed to automate vectorization of point objects at cartographic image digitizing. These methods are based on the analysis of the skeleton-contour image representation and allow to detect point objects, estimate their parameters, and restore a regular grid of points. The experiments show high accuracy of the developed methods, which results in the possibility of using them in order to accelerate the process of digitizing cartographic images.
Complex Matrix Model for Data and Knowledge Representation for Road-Climatic Zoning of the Territories and the Results of Its Approbation
Authors:   Tomsk State University of Architecture and Building, 634003, Tomsk, Russia, Yankovskaya Anna ,   National Research Tomsk State University, 634050, Tomsk, Russia,   National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University, 634050, Tomsk, Russia,   Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics, 634050, Tomsk, Russia, Sukhorukov Alexey ,   National Research Tomsk State University, 634050, Tomsk, Russia
Published: September 2017

Complex matrix model of data and knowledge representation is proposed for solution of a road-climatic zoning of the territories problem using an intelligent system. This model consists of: 1) an extended matrix model, which includes extended description and distinguishing matrices (the extension is realized by the way of including of additional columns into the description matrix) for the territories under investigation, 2) description and distinguishing matrices of highly qualified experts’ knowledge and 3) a partial matrix model, consisting of an extended description matrix of the territories under investigation (recognition). For the first time original approbation results of intelligent data and knowledge analysis on the base of intelligent instrumental software IMSLOG are given. The system is designed and developed in intelligent systems laboratory of the Tomsk State University of Architecture and Building to solve the problem of road-climatic zoning.
Comparison of classification algorithms in the task of object recognition on radar images of the MSTAR base
Authors:   Samara National Research University, 34 Moskovskoe Shosse, 443086, Samara, Russia, Borodinov Alexander A. , Myasnikov Vladislav V. ,   Samara National Research University, 34 Moskovskoe Shosse, 443086, Samara, Russia,   Image Processing Systems Institute – Branch of the Federal Scientific Research Centre “Crystallography and Photonics” of Russian Academy of Sciences, 151 Molodogvardeyskaya st., 443001, Samara, Russia
Published: September 2017

The present work is devoted to the analysis of local objects on radar images. In comparison, the following algorithms are used: decision tree; Bayesian classifier for normal distribution; Nearest neighbor method; Support Vector Method (SVM). As preliminary processing of images provided by a synthetic aperture radar. The research is carried out on the objects from the base of radar images MSTAR. The paper presents the results of the conducted studies.
Spatio-temporal analysis through remote sensing and GIS in Moscow region, Russia
Authors:   Samara National Research University, 34 Moskovskoe Shosse, 443086, Samara, Russia, Choudhary Komal , Boori Mukesh S. ,   Samara National Research University, 34 Moskovskoe Shosse, 443086, Samara, Russia,   American Sentinel University, 2260 South Xanadu Way, Suite 310, Aurora, Colorado 80014, USA,   Bonn University, Meckenheimer Allee 166, D-53115 Bonn, Germany, Kupriyanov Alexander V. ,   Samara National Research University, 34 Moskovskoe Shosse, 443086, Samara, Russia,   Image Processing Systems Institute – Branch of the Federal Scientific Research Centre “Crystallography and Photonics” of Russian Academy of Sciences, 151 Molodogvardeyskaya st., 443001, Samara, Russia
Published: September 2017

Spatio-temporal analysis is a process for city development with growing population and economy for better implementation of planning policies with advance technology. In this research work, three dates (1995, 2005 & 2016) satellite images were used to mapping and monitoring of Moscow region, Russia. This study focuses on the further classification of the study area into different categories on the basis of use and association by implementing a rule-based classification system on remotely sensed data. This research provides useful and up-to-date information to local land use planners, managers and policy-makers to step up towards sustainable development in Moscow region, Russia.
A model for data hiding system description
Authors:   Samara National Research University, 34 Moskovskoe Shosse, 443086, Samara, Russia, Fedoseev Victor ,   Image Processing Systems Institute – Branch of the Federal Scientific Research Centre “Crystallography and Photonics” of Russian Academy of Sciences, 151 Molodogvardeyskaya st., 443001, Samara, Russia
Published: September 2017

The paper presents a new model for unified description of any information hiding systems which include both stegographic and watermarking systems. The model is based on considering three possible representations of information being embedded: a binary vector, a digital signal, and a feature matrix. Also we introduce a parametric description for information hiding systems according to the proposed model which completely defines all valuable algorithms used at the embedding and the extraction stages, as well as its parameters. Some examples of such descriptions a number of existing systems are presented.
Analiza strukturalna procesów dekonwersji w okresie dojrzewania – konstrukcja Skali Dekonwersji Adolescentów
Authors: Nowosielski Mirosław , Bartczuk Rafał P.
Published: September 2017

The presence of spiritual and religious changes in adolescence is strongly supported by the existing theory and research. In the present article we propose to apply a deconversion-based approach to the exploration of religious crisis in adolescence. Streib developed the theory of deconversion in the context of the growing interest in atheism and apostasy. In the proposed approach, deconversion processes comprise all changes in personal religiosity that involve a departure from the current ways of manifesting religiosity. Drawing on Streib’s theory, on the basis of research conducted on 323 people, we constructed the Adolescent Deconversion Scale. Analyses revealed the existence of four dimensions, which we interpreted as: (1) abandoning faith, (2) withdrawal from the community, (3) experiencing transcendental emptiness, and (4) moral criticism. The reliability and validity of the new method were assessed and found to be acceptable.
Gut health and susceptibility to enteric bacterial diseases in poultry
Authors:   University of Arkansas, USA, Hargis B. M. , Tellez G. ,   University of Arkansas, USA, Bielke L. R. ,   Ohio State University, USA
Published: September 2017

Most pathogens of poultry and other vertebrates enter the body via a mucosal portal of entry, and for the vast majority, this means either the respiratory or gastrointestinal tract (GIT). This chapter surveys the main bacterial pathogens found in the GIT of poultry, and examines the process of symbiosis between prokaryotes and the host in the gut. The chapter analyses the impact of these bacterial pathogens on the biology of the host and the effect of dysbiosis in poultry. It examines the effects of inflammation of the GIT on anaerobiosis, assesses the role of mucins, and addresses the effect of gut infections on dietary disruption as well as the impact of airborne infections of enteric bacteria on poultry.
Understanding poultry behaviour
Authors:   University of California-Davis, USA, Makagon M. M. , Blatchford R. A. ,   University of California-Davis, USA
Published: September 2017

In the context of poultry production, behavioural studies have been particularly useful for optimizing management strategies and understanding the welfare of commercially raised poultry. This chapter aims to provide an overview of the contributions that the study of animal behaviour has made to poultry science, and to provide general guidance on the design, execution and interpretation of behavioural research. We begin with an overview of commonly used research methods and methodological challenges that should be considered before behavioural data is collected. Next, we provide specific examples of how behavioural approaches have been used to explore the importance and consequences (positive and negative) of perch access. We offer some thoughts on current and future trends in applied ethology and conclude with a list of resources on the topics covered here.
Ensuring the welfare of broilers: an overview
Authors:   Wageningen University, The Netherlands, Rodenburg T. B.
Published: September 2017

Genetic selection for highly efficient, fast-growing broilers has had negative effects on broiler welfare, and the high stocking densities used in some broiler production systems also have a negative impact on welfare. This chapter examines the welfare problems arising from these two factors, and reviews how both factors have been addressed within the European Union. Two case studies are then provided, examining the welfare effects of hatching environment and early feeding, and of alternative broiler production systems
The Making of China's Foreign Policy Towards Vietnam in the South China Sea Dispute: The Analysis of the Idiosyncratic Factors of Xi Jinping in Considering China's Strategic Environment (2012-2016)
Authors: Perwita Agung Banyu , Putri Marella
Published: September 2017

The South China Sea dispute has its roots decades ago, but tensions have been increasing among the six claimants in recent years, based on each claimants own foreign policy claiming overlapping territory with each other and claimants conducting military activities in the area. Xi Jinping, the leader of the People’s Republic of China, takes a major role in making China’s foreign policy, including the territorial dispute in the South China Sea. Since his leadership, reportedly, more assertive measures had been taken by China, especially with Vietnam as one of the most vocal claimants. This paper explains China’s strategic environment focusing on China's foreign policy planks and U.S. Rebalance Policy in the Asia-Pacific, China’s foreign policy purpose in the South China Sea dispute, and finally analyzes how they are processed by Xi Jinping’s idiosyncratic factors in making the most rational decision of foreign policy towards Vietnam regarding the South China Sea dispute (2012–2016). This research finds that the influence of external parties in the region has resulted in Xi Jinping resorting to making foreign policy – from being assertive to more cooperative – which has the purpose of maintaining its bilateral relations with Vietnam as it is a rational decision to maintain China’s status quo in the dispute.

Bahasa Abstrak: Perselisihan di Laut Tiongkok Selatan telah berakar sejak beberapa dekade yang lalu, namun ketegangan telah semakin meningkat  dalam beberapa tahun terakhir ini, dimana masing negara ‘claimants’ memiliki kebijakan luar negerinya sendiri untuk mengklaim wilayah yang saling tumpang tindih dan di saat bersamaan juga melakukan aktivitas  militer di daerah tersebut. Xi Jinping, Presiden RRT, memiliki peran yang sangat  besar dalam pembuatan kebijakan luar negeri Tiongkok, termasuk dalam perselisihan teritorial di Laut Tiongkok Selatan. Sejak kepemimpinannya, tindakan yang lebih tegas telah dilakukan oleh Tiongkok, terutama terhadap Vietnam sebagai salah satu penggugat yang paling vokal. Tulisan ini menjelaskan lingkungan strategis Tiongkok yang memfokuskan pada  kebijakan luar negeri Tiongkok dan Kebijakan “Rebalance” AS di Asia Pasifik, tujuan kebijakan luar negeri Tiongkok dalam perselisihan Laut Tiongkok Selatan, dan akhirnya menganalisis bagaimana faktor-faktor tersebut dipertimbangkan oleh Xi Jinping dalam pembuatan rasionalitas kebijakan luar negerinya terhadap Vietnam dalam perselisihan Laut Tiongkok Selatan (2012 - 2016). Tulisan ini menyimpulkan bahwa pengaruh pihak luar di wilayah tersebut telah mengakibatkan Xi Jinping beralih untuk membuat kebijakan luar negeri - dari bersikap asertif hingga lebih kooperatif - yang bertujuan untuk mempertahankan hubungan bilateralnya dengan Vietnam yang menjadi keputusan paling rasional untuk mempertahankan status quo Tiongkok dalam perselisihan tersebut.

 
Análise estatística como suporte ao processo decisório sobre o funcionamento aos sábados de uma biblioteca universitária
Authors: Nadal Lisandra Maria Kovaliczn , Picinin Claudia Tania , Madruga Maria Lúcia Cazarin Beserra
Published: September 2017

A preocupação com o bem-estar dos funcionários e a redução significativa na demanda de empréstimo de livros aos sábados por alunos da pós-graduação levou à alteração dos dias de funcionamento das unidades de informação da Biblioteca Central Professor Faris Michaele (BICEN) da Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa (UEPG), no município de Ponta Grossa – PR. Logo, o estudo buscou suportar a decisão de fechamento da biblioteca universitária aos sábados em 2016. Verificou-se se há significância estatística na relação entre o tipo de usuário da biblioteca e a quantidade de exemplares emprestados aos sábados, e se o empréstimo de livros por alunos de pós-graduação era relevante em relação aos demais. Determinou-se, com base nos dados de empréstimo entre fevereiro de 2014 e dezembro de 2015, que há significância na relação entre o tipo de usuário da biblioteca e a quantidade de exemplares emprestados, e que o empréstimo de livros por alunos da graduação tem maior relevância em relação aos demais. Considerando ainda a economia de recursos como luz e horas extras e a manutenção do atendimento às normas do Ministério da Educação (MEC) para aprovação de cursos de graduação, o fechamento aos sábados durante o ano letivo de 2016 foi a decisão correta.