bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Investigation on Economic and Ecological Impacts of Tendency to Electric Vehicles Instead of Internal Combustion Engines
Authors: AĞBULUT Ümit , BAKIR Hüseyin
Published: February 2019

Transportation is nearly entirely (<99.9) powered by internal combustion engines (ICEs) burning the fossil fuels
like oil and liquefied petroleum gas. However, the world fossil fuels’ reserves are finite, and it is foreseen it will
run out nearly 50 years for oil, 60 years for natural gas, and 80 years for coal. Thus, humankind has rapidly
started to seek new, renewable and clean energy sources for particularly powering the vehicles. In this scope, the
biggest alternative to classic internal combustion engines is undoubtedly electric vehicles (EVs) like in the past.
In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in electric vehicles, and over the past decade, there has been
a dramatic increase in EVs production of 1500%. On the other hand, Turkey has failed to keep pace with this
increase, and seen 475 EVs by end of 2017. It is thought Turkish dependence on fossil fuels, and more
greenhouse gas emissions than its undertaken in the Kyoto protocol as a country of signed Kyoto protocol,
Turkey should rapidly turn its route to the electric vehicles to reduce fossil fuel consumption and greenhouse gas
emissions. Additionally, as together with a tendency to electric vehicles, it will be useful tending to renewable
and alternative energy sources for contributing to the countries’ economies depending on decreasing on fossilbased fuels. For this scope, this paper aims not only to compare the electric vehicles and internal combustion
engines but also to give information about the influence over the ecological balance of the world, arising from
these powering methods. Finally, the nuclear energy policy of Turkey was also evaluated as an alternative to the
rapidly increasing electricity consumption of the country in this paper.
Influencia de la cobertura, pendiente y profundidad, sobre el carbono y nitrógeno del suelo
Authors: Madrigal Reyes Susana , Cristóbal Acevedo David , Hernández Acosta Elizabeth , Romo Lozano José Luis
Published: February 2019

El estudio conjunto del carbono orgánico del suelo (COS) y el nitrógeno total del suelo (Nt) es importante debido a que sus ciclos interaccionan, además de que son considerados parámetros de fertilidad, calidad e impacto. Sus contenidos en el suelo inciden en la productividad de los bosques y tienen relación con la mitigación del cambio climático cuando el suelo se conserva. Se realizó un muestreo de suelos en la Estación Forestal Experimental de Zoquiapan, con el objetivo de obtener y analizar el contenido de COS y Nt del suelo a las profundidades de 0 a 10, 10 a 20 y 20 a 30 cm, con tres grados de pendiente donde se desarrollan bosques de oyamel, pino y pino-aile. Los mayores almacenes de COS y Nt se ubicaron en los primeros 10 cm. El suelo con la cobertura de oyamel, pendiente mayor y profundidad menor presentó el mayor contenido de COS y Nt (132.20 y 14.19 Mg ha-1 respectivamente). El suelo con cobertura de pino, pendiente y profundidad mayor tuvo los contenidos más bajos de COS y Nt (30.86 y 3.37 Mg ha-1, respectivamente). Se concluye que los contenidos de COS y Nt mostraron diferencias por tipo de cobertura, por pendiente y por profundidad. Aunque fue con relación a la profundidad que los contenidos de COS y Nt tuvieron un comportamiento más regular, que disminuye a medida que la profundidad se incrementó, independientemente de la cobertura y pendiente.
Eficiencia en la cosecha manual de follaje de moté (Erythrina americana Miller)
Authors: Oliva Hernández Jorge , López Herrera María Aurelia , Velázquez Jímenez Erika , López Enríquez Giovani , Vélez Pérez Irving Ivan
Published: February 2019

El moté (Erythrina americana) es un árbol caducifolio considerado como especie multiusos de la familia Fabaceae; está ampliamente distribuido en la región tropical de México, y por su contenido de proteína cruda y carbohidratos estructurales en las hojas, se ha convertido en un recurso atractivo como complemento alimenticio para pequeños rumiantes como los ovinos. Sin embargo, existen pocos estudios relativos a la eficiencia en la cosecha manual de follaje en plantaciones que no han recibido manejo previo. Por lo tanto, se llevó a cabo un estudio durante la época climática de nortes, en el que se siguió un diseño completamente al azar, para conocer la influencia del técnico-cosechador sobre la eficiencia de cosecha de follaje de E. americana. De este material se determinaron materia seca, cenizas, materia orgánica, proteína cruda, fibra detergente neutro y fibra detergente ácido. Las variables evaluadas fueron: follaje y ramas cosechadas (kg) en una y tres h (en base húmeda y seca), relación follaje ramas-1 y proteína cruda. Los resultados indican una amplia variación en la cosecha de follaje (41 % de CV), pero el técnico-cosechador no afectó (p>0.05) ninguna de las variables estudiadas. En cercos vivos de E. americana sin manejo previo de poda, este agente no tuvo ningún efecto.
Diagrama para manejo de la densidad en rodales de Pinus patula Schiede ex Schltdl. & Cham. en Puebla, México
Authors: Tamarit-Urias Juan Carlos , Quiñonez-Barraza Gerónimo , De los Santos-Posadas Héctor Manuel , Castañeda-Mendoza Arturo , Santiago-García Wenceslao
Published: February 2019

Un diagrama para el manejo de la densidad (DMD) es una herramienta técnica para aplicar silvicultura cuantitativa, la que contribuye a mejorar el manejo técnico de los bosques. El objetivo fue generar un diagrama para manejar la densidad con base en el índice de densidad de rodal de Reineke en bosques coetáneos de Pinus patula en Puebla, México. Se procesó una muestra compuesta por 252 sitios de muestreo para inventario seleccionados en condiciones de máxima densidad, que cubrió todas las condiciones de crecimiento y del intervalo de edades. La información de densidad y diámetro cuadrático se procesó mediante regresión estadística ajustando la relación funcional tamaño-densidad de Reineke. Se comparó la técnica de mínimos cuadrados ordinarios contra la de regresión frontera estocástica en sus modalidades de modelo semi-normal, normal truncado y normal exponencial. Una evaluación de la calidad de ajuste estadístico y gráfico evidenció que la técnica de regresión frontera estocástica en su modalidad semi-normal fue superior, por lo que se seleccionó para determinar la línea de autoaclareo. El índice de densidad máximo fue de 1 078 árboles ha-1 para un Dq de referencia de 20 cm. El DMD se generó con la definición de las diferentes zonas de crecimiento de Langsaeter. El DMD es útil para gestionar y prescribir la intensidad de aclareos como tratamientos silvícolas intermedios, en términos del número de árboles en una hectárea por remover y su equivalente en área basal por hectárea para rodales coetáneos.
Factores de expansión y sistema de partición de biomasa aérea para Pinus chiapensis (Martínez) Andresen
Authors: Martínez Ángel Luis , De los Santos Posadas Héctor Manuel , Fierros González Aurelio Manuel , Fierros Mateo Reynol , Pérez Miranda Ramiro , Ramos Adrían Hernández , Hernández Ramos Jonathan
Published: February 2019

En el presente estudio se desarrollaron factores de expansión para biomasa constante y variable, además de un sistema de partición de biomasa aérea en plantaciones forestales comerciales de Pinus chiapensis. Mediante un muestreo destructivo de 35 árboles, se obtuvo el peso fresco de fuste, ramas y follaje en el campo y se tomaron muestras para determinar su peso seco. La relación del peso seco y fresco se empleó para convertir el peso freso en biomasa. A partir de una proporción directa del volumen total del fuste multiplicada por un factor de expansión de biomasa constante se estimó la biomasa aérea. El factor de expansión de biomasa variable se determinó con base en el cociente del modelo de biomasa aérea total y del volumen total del fuste. El sistema de partición de biomasa aérea se ajustó como una función directa de la biomasa y un factor de partición, que define la proporción de la biomasa por componentes. El valor del factor de expansión de biomasa constante reveló que por cada metro cúbico existen 709 kg de biomasa. El sistema de partición de biomasa aérea indicó una distribución de biomasa mayor en el fuste con 69 %, de ramas con 21 % y de follaje con 10 %. La aplicación de los factores de expansión de biomasa y sistema de partición de biomasa aérea permiten calcular la biomasa aérea total y por componentes a partir del volumen total del fuste de los árboles medidos en los inventarios forestales.
Modelos locales altura-diámetro para Pinus montezumae Lamb. y Pinus teocote Schiede ex Schltdl. en Nanacamilpa, Tlaxcala
Authors: Guerra-De la Cruz Vidal , Islas-Gutiérrez Fabián , Flores-Ayala Eulogio , Acosta-Mireles Miguel , Buendía-Rodríguez Enrique , Carrillo-Anzures Fernando , Tamarit-Urías Juan Carlos , Pineda-Ojeda Tomas
Published: February 2019

La medición en campo de la altura total de los árboles implica dificultades prácticas que incrementan los tiempos y costos del inventario. Además, su medición está propensa a errores, en particular en sitios con sotobosques densos. Las relaciones alométricas son una alternativa viable para estimar en forma eficiente la altura en función del diámetro normal. El objetivo de este estudio fue analizar modelos de crecimiento y alométricos para determinar el de mejor ajuste en la relación altura-diámetro para árboles de Pinus montezumae y Pinus teocote de la región forestal Nanacamilpa, Tlaxcala. Para el análisis, se obtuvieron 583 pares de datos de diámetro normal-altura total para P. montezumae y 468 pares para P. teocote. La muestra abarcó un amplio intervalo de categorías diamétricas. Se evaluaron 14 modelos no lineales y uno lineal, mediante análisis de regresión con el procedimiento MODEL de SAS® para los no lineales, y REG para el lineal. La bondad de ajuste se evaluó con base en la R2adj, el sesgo, la raíz del error cuadrático medio, la suma de cuadrado del error, el cuadrado medio del error y el criterio de información de Akaike. El mejor modelo para estimar la altura de Pinus montezumae fue el propuesto por Yang (M2) con una R2adj=0.91, y para P. teocote el cuadrático (M10) con una R2adj=0.87. Ambos modelos describen con precisión la relación alométrica entre el diámetro y la altura en árboles de las especies estudiadas en la región occidental del estado de Tlaxcala.
PEMBERDAYAAN EKONOMI KELOMPOK PEREMPUAN MELALUI BUDIDAYA HORTIKULTURA SECARA ORGANIK DALAM POLYBAG DI LAHAN PEKARANGAN DESA TANAK AWU KECAMATAN PUJUT LOMBOK TENGAH
Authors: Ayu Candra , Susilawati Lolita Endang , Sudika I Wayan , Santoso Bambang Budi , Muktasam Muktasam
Published: February 2019

Desa Tanak Awu  adalah salah satu desa di Kecamatan Pujut-Kabupaten Lombok Tengah dan merupakan tempat Bandara Internasional Lombok. Sumber mata pencaharian penduduk Desa Tanak Awu adalah sebagai petani lahan kering meskipun produktivitas dan pendapatan dari sistem pertanian ini rendah sehingga mengakibatkan kemiskinan. Kemiskinan dan rendahnya produktivitas pertanian di desa ini mengakibatkan kurangnya kemampuan pengadaan modal untuk aplikasi input pertanian secara optimal dan untuk pengupahan tenaga kerja. Namun,  berdasarkan hasil penelitian yang terkait dengan model pemberdaayaan kelompok perempuan  yang disuluhkan pada kegiatan ini ditemukan kondisi kontra-produktif tradisi patriarhi yang dianut masyarakat. Kelompok perempuan tidak bekerja di lahan pertaniannya, partisipasinya sebatas penyedia makanan untuk pekerja liar keluarga. Secara kultural peran mencari nafkah terbeban mutlak di kelompok laki-laki dan potensi produktif perempuan terpendam meskipun kekurangan tenaga kerja untuk mengelola usahataninya. Untuk itu, kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini bertujuan memberdayakan potensi kerja kelompok perempuan melalui pengembangan kegiatan produktif-ekonomi yang selaras tradisi.  Tradisi tersebut memilik potensi positip yakni tersedianya banyak waktu luang kelompok perempuan diantara aktivitas domestikasi dan disuluhkan untuk pengembangan sistem pertanian organik tanaman hortikultura dalam wadah polybag di halaman pekarangan. Sistem binaan ini selaras tradisi serta hemat lahan dan waktu pengelolaan sehingga lebih optimal perolehan produksi dan pendapatannya. Implikasinya adalah kelompok perempuan dapat berkontribusi secara ekonomi untuk membebaskan keluarganya dari kemiskinan.
Letter on a Leaden Lamella from Berezan
Authors: Boffa Giovanni
Published: February 2019

The Berezan lead letter is a document of paramount importance with regard to several epigraphic questions (first of all, the writing on lead platters) and to many historical issues too (the Greek presence, mainly Milesian, within ancient Scythia and the diffusion of writing in this area; the ionic dialect; the relationship between literacy and commerce; archaic Greek prose; Greek epistolography; the right of seizure and the regulation of syle); moreover, it is a human life story that vividly shows us the dramatic situation of Achillodoros who, harassed by Matasys, sends a heartfelt letter to two recipients, his son Protagoras and Anaxagoras.
Thasos’ Law on Wine and Vinegar
Authors: Valente Marcello
Published: February 2019

This fragmentary inscription found at Thasos and dated approximately to the second quarter of the 5th century preserves the most ancient law about wine and vinegar trade in the Greek world. Since the inscription is mutilated, the prohibition prescribed in it is unknown, but if someone violated the law his wares were confiscated, whereas a fine worth of a sixth of their value was to be paid to Athena Poliouchos and Apollos Pythios and another fine of the same amount was to be paid to the delator. These measures show the public interest in wine trade in classical Thasos, allowing to compare this inscription to several contemporary documents concerning other rules about wine trade. Among the rules referred to by this inscription, there is one that forbade the use of the oath of non-involvement with the disputed facts, like similar judicial tools attested elsewhere. The Three Hundred in charge of collecting bails paid to bring a case to court was not an arm of an oligarchic government with judicial powers, but more likely a mere judicial body.
Milesian Decree Relating to Political Banishments
Authors: Facella Margherita
Published: February 2019

The excavations conducted at Miletus in the North agora at the beginning of the last century have brought to light a marble base preserving an important document. It is a banishment decree by the city for a group of inhabitants of Miletus, together with their children and descendants. The initial part of the decree was engraved on a stele, which has never been found; hence, we cannot determine the number of offenders. The severity of the punishment and its extension to the descendants suggests, however, that it was a political crime, possibly treason. The officers who had to enforce the decree are the epimenioi. This term is attested in many Greek poleis to mean officers who had to fulfil monthly duties, for example sacrifices; at Miletus though, as it is implied by the present text, this board had wider duties. The mention of the epimenioi gives us 437-436 BC as a terminus ante quem: after this date the Milesian council was presided by a committee of prytaneis (hence substituting the epimenioi), which suggests a constitutional change based on the Athenian model. The historical context is obscure: the traditional interpretation sees these banishments as an evidence of the imposition of the democratic faction over the oligarchic faction at the middle of the fifth century, but it cannot be excluded that the decree was rather a measure against other groups (supporters of tyranny or supporters of the Persians).
Alliance Decree Between Athens and Thebes
Authors: Occhipinti Egidia
Published: February 2019

This paper offers a new edition of the alliance decree between Athens and Thebes that was signed in the first quarter of the fourth century BC. It is accompanied by an epigraphical and historiographical commentary. The text lacks several parts, nevertheless thanks to a careful palaeographic examination it is possible to propose new supplements (ll. 3, 11, 14, 16-18). Presumably the text refers to Thebes’ entrance into the Synedros of Athenian allies; this happened at some point in 378 BC.
Honorary Athenian Decree for Tenedos
Authors: Fogagnolo Marta
Published: February 2019

The honorary decree for Tenedos attests the importance of the small island in the context of the Second Athenian League, immediately after the failed siege to Byzantium by Philip II. The military operation of the Macedonian king could have endangered the Athenian control of Bosporus, but also the autonomy of the allied Tenedos, so that the island may have been interested to pay contributions in order to receive Athens’ protection and, at the same time, Athens itself may have appreciated the help of Tenedos in a difficult moment for the League. Even if the decree has gaps and it is difficult to determine the amount of the Athenian compensation, nevertheless it has an important historical value, since it is the last official document about the relations between Athens and the allies of the Second Athenian League
Dedication by Alexander the Great in the Temple of Atena Polias in Priene
Authors: Squillace Giuseppe
Published: February 2019

The inscription, dated 334 or later and placed on Athena Polias’ temple in Priene, testifies to Alexander’s pity for the Goddess, but also his desire to show himself as champion of freedom and avenger of the Greek against the Persians.
Treaty for the Foundation of the League of Cities and Federal States Promoted by Antigonus and Demetrius
Authors: Paganoni Eloisa
Published: February 2019

This inscription, found in Epidaurus, preserves a treaty for the foundation of a league of poleis and ethne promoted by Antigonus Monophthalmus and Demetrius Poliorcetes. The league formally was a symmachia and its administrative body included a synedrion, i.e. an assembly of league members, five proedri, and a strategos representing Antigonus and Demetrius. It is impossible to list all the members of this league, but it is known that the coalition included Epidaurus, Achaia and Aelis, and possibly those areas of the Peloponnese which Demetrius freed in 303 BC, and Athens. Antigonus and Demetrius organised the league to gather a force against Cassander and to establish their hegemony over Greece. However, the league was short-lived. It was founded in 302 BC and it ceased to exist the year after when Antigonus died at Ipsus (301 BC).
Pergamon Decree for Athenaios the Clergyman
Authors: Melloni Maria Francesca
Published: February 2019

The decree of Pergamon, dated between the 8th October 135 BC and the spring of the 133 BC, contains three royal letters: the first letter (A) is addressed by the king Attalos II to Athenaios (I), his cousin; the second (B) is addressed by the king Attalos III to the city of Kyzikos; the third (C) is addressed by the king Attalos III to the city of Pergamon. The three letters deal with religious affairs: the letter (A) refers to the election of Athenaios (II), nephew of Athenaios (I), to the position of priest of Dionysos Kathegemon after the death of his father, Sosandros, which held this role, and is addressed to the grandfather of Athenaios (II), i.e. Athenaios (I). The second (B) relates to the privileges which the city of Kyzikos has to grant to Athenaios (II), citizen of Kyzikos, priest of Dionysos Kathegemon and of Zeus Sabazios, according to the will of Attalus III. The third letter (C), which the city has to enter into the sacred laws, ἱεροὶ νόμοι, states the reform of the cult of Zeus Sabazios, achieved by Attalus III: Zeus Sabazios becomes σύνναος θεός of Athena Nikephoros and the Athenaios (II) is confirmed as hereditary priest of Zeus Sabazios in the reformed cult.
SCIENTIFICALLY AND EXPERIMENTAL SAFETY SUBSTITUTION OF BIOTECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS FOR THE FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY
Authors: Rimareva L. V. , Serba Е. М. , Overchenko М. B. , Tadzhibova P. Yu. , Serba Е. V. , Krivova А. Yu. , Каlininа А. G. , Zorin S. N.
Published: February 2019

Investigated the possibility of obtaining, on the basis of microorganisms safe biotechnology products for the food industry: a complex enzyme preparation (CEP) and fermentolysis residual biomass of the mycelial fungus is a promising substrate to obtain functional ingredients. Animal testing revealed non-pathogenicity of mutant strain Aspergillus oryzae 01134 - producer of CEP. The results of studies of CEP obtained from the filtrate of the culture fluid of micromycetes, on the infusoria of Tetrahymena pyrioformis and by feeding feed with the addition of the drug on white mice, showed the absence of its toxicity. Based on the conducted studies, CEP, possessing proteolytic (680 units PS/g), β-glucanase (143 units β-GcS/g) and mannanase (57 units MS/g), is recognized as non-toxic and possible for use in food industry. To obtain fermentolysates, a technology has been developed that includes the initial treatment of residual biomass with the own enzymes of the fungus and the subsequent destruction of polymers under the action of CEP. The main accumulation of amine nitrogen and amino acids in free form was observed by 12 hours of fermentolysis; 27% of polysaccharides were converted into reducing carbohydrates. The protein fraction of the fermentolisate presented mainly fractions with a molecular weight below 1.6 kDa As a result of biocatalytic conversion, 42% of proteinaceous substances passed hydrolysis to form free amino acids. Conducted toxicology studies of fermentolysis residual biomass – a biological product "Aminoferm" containing 31% carbohydrates, of which 8.4% are soluble; 20.7% of protein substances; 8.4% of free form amino acids, of which essential – 4.42% and 2.8 % amine nitrogen. It was shown that the biopreparation did not show a negative effect on the experimental animals, contributed to an increase in body weight relative to the control group by 1.3 times and an increase in their motor activity by 1.5 times. The possibility of obtaining safe biotechnological products for the food industry on the basis of the new mutant strain of the fungus Aspergillus oryzae has been confirmed.
Atypical presentation of rhabdomyolysis due to hypokalaemia induced by diuretics abuse: Case report from Sierra Leone.
Authors: Berdaguer Ferrari Fernando Daniel , Jalloh Hassanatu Bashiru , Barrie Abdul Rahman , Mansaray Abdul Karim , Song Kyungah , Molina García Alexandra
Published: February 2019

Rhabdomyolysis results from acute necrosis of skeletal muscle fibres and consequent leakage of muscle constituents into the circulation. Its association with anything different than trauma in the Emergency Room is not that frequent. We present the case of a 47-year-old male, hypertensive, that developed weakness and incapability to walk without help, finding on the blood biochemistry that he had developed a rhabdomyolysis due to hipokalemia after abusing of diuretics.
Cáncer Medular de Tiroides familiar: reporte de un caso y revisión de la literatura
Authors: Barletta Carrillo Claudia Fiorella , Poterico Rojas Julio Antonio , Barrionuevo Cornejo Carlos , Casavilca Zambrano Sandro , Pinedo Cárdenas Alcides , Quispe Santibañez Isela , Castro Mujica María del Carmen
Published: February 2019

Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) is a malignant tumour of the calcitonin-secreting parafollicular C cells of the thyroid gland. Up to 25% of MTC are associated to pathogenic germinal variants on the proto-oncogene RET (locus 10q11.2), which cause Familial Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma (FMTC) or Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia type 2 (MEN2); genetic conditions inherited with autosomal dominant pattern. We present the first report of a Peruvian family with FMTC and a germinal pathogenic variant on RET proto-oncogene, identified with Sanger sequencing. This manuscript also shows a literature review of this hereditary cancer syndrome, where we highlight the relevance of primary prevention and the potential effect on public health in healthy carriers of germinal pathogenic variants.
Getting Your Game On: Using Virtual Reality to Improve Real Table Tennis Skills
Authors: Michalski Stefan Carlo , Szpak Ancret , Saredakis Dimitrios , Ross Tyler , Billinghurst Mark , Loetscher Tobias
Published: February 2019

Objective: The present study investigates skill transfer from Virtual Reality (VR) sports training to the real world, using the fast-paced sport of table tennis.Background: A key assumption of VR training is that the learned skills and experiences transfer to the real world. Yet, in certain application areas, such as VR sports training, the research testing this assumption is sparse.Design: Real-world table tennis performance was assessed using a mixed-model analysis of variance. The analysis comprised a between-subjects (VR training group vs control group) and a within-subjects (pre- and post-training) factor. Method: Fifty-seven participants (23 females) were either assigned to a VR training group (n = 29) or no-training control group (n = 28). During VR training, participants were immersed in competitive table tennis matches against an artificial intelligence opponent. An expert table tennis coach evaluated participants on real-world table tennis playing before and after the training phase. Blinded regarding participant's group assignment, the expert assessed participants’ backhand, forehand and serving on quantitative aspects (e.g. count of rallies without errors) and quality of skill aspects (e.g. technique and consistency).Results: VR training significantly improved participants’ real-world table tennis performance compared to a no-training control group in both quantitative (p<.001, partial eta2 = .301) and quality of skill assessments (p<.001, Cohen’s d = 1.10).Conclusions: This study adds to a sparse yet expanding literature, demonstrating real-world skill transfer from Virtual Reality in an athletic task.
The Schön case: Analyzing in-text citations to papers before and after retraction
Authors: Luwel Marc , van Eck Nees Jan , van Leeuwen Thed N
Published: February 2019

Although only a small fraction of all scientific publications is retracted for misconduct, it has a profound impact on the research community, policy makers and the public at large. Indeed, over the last decades scientific integrity became a hot issue in science policy (Tchao, 2014). Moreover, papers retracted for fraud or other reasons should not be cited or used anymore. Although in most cases they are earmarked as retracted in bibliographic databases and in the electronic version of journals, they often remain cited a long time after the retraction notice is published. The misconduct case of Jan Hendrik Schön is a well know example. It attracted a lot of attention due to the renown of the researcher’s institute, the claims and the sheer number of publications involved. This researcher co-authored more than 100 papers and rose through prominence at the turn of the century with a number of apparent ground breaking discoveries in materials science. This study analyzes the context in which the papers from Schön, retracted or not, were referred to, and in which connotation using a full-text based citation analysis.
Balancing continuity and novelty: The practical relevance of management research from the practitioners' perspective
Authors: Splitter Violetta
Published: February 2019

In management research, the literature on practical relevance holds that practitioners actively construct practical relevance. However, the practitioners' perspective on relevance has received very little scholarly attention to date. This paper puts forward a theoretical model for examining how practitioners construct academic knowledge as practically relevant based on interviews with practitioners enrolled on executive MBA (EMBA) courses. The model shows that practitioners construct academic knowledge as relevant by (1) perceiving it as congruent with their context, experiences and intuition, (2) extending their knowledge by new instruments, constructs, and means of scientific framing and (3) reconnecting it to their contexts and professional practices. This model extends the literature by showing that, in order to be considered practically relevant, academic knowledge needs to balance novelty and continuity. Additionally, the paper shows that practitioners are unlikely to perceive as relevant ambiguous academic knowledge that is 'action expansive', i.e. that presents them with an overwhelming range of possible actions.
Biomedical porous Ti-16Nb-10Zr-(0–15)Ta alloys
Authors: Yılmaz Eren , Gökçe Azim , Findik Fehim , Gülsoy Hamit Özkan
Published: February 2019

To improve the properties of compact Ti alloys for biomedical applications, porous Ti-16Nb-10Zr-(0–15)Ta (wt.%) alloys were produced by the space-holding method using an ammonium hydrogen carbonate space holder. The pore size distribution, porosity ratio and mechanical properties of the obtained porous alloys were investigated. Also, the effect of Ta addition on the microstructure and mechanical properties was investigated. It has been determined that the sintered porous Ti–Nb–Zr–Ta alloys have suitable mechanical properties (elastic modulus: 36.32–38 GPa, transverse rupture strength: 154–281 MPa) for hard tissue implants.
Microstructural evolution and strain hardening behavior of AISI 316L type austenitic stainless steel
Authors: Ho Hsin Shen , Sun LingLi , Liu KunKun , Niu PengHui , Zhang ErLiang
Published: February 2019

The microstructural evolution of AISI 316L austenitic stainless steel subjected to interrupted uniaxial tensile testing is investigated in relation to the strain hardening behavior. The microstructural evolution is characterized by means of scanning electron microscopy equipped with electron backscattered diffraction, optical profilometry and atomic force microscopy. The experimental results show that the increase in level of deformation causes increased surface roughness, extrusion height, plastic strain value, fraction of low-angle grain boundaries and geometrically necessary dislocations. The tensile work hardening analysis reveals a three-stage behavior, where the deformation mechanism is dominated by localization of plastic strain in slip bands due to dislocation–dislocation interactions in stage II and by rotation of austenite grains and dynamic recovery which is due to dislocation annihilations in stage III.
The Turanian Basin in the Eocene: the new data on the fossil sharks and rays from the Kyzylkum Desert (Uzbekistan)
Authors: Malyshkina T.P. , Ward D.J.
Published: February 2019

Geological fieldwork to investigate the stratigraphic context of Dzheroy-2, fossil shark and ray location in the Kyzylkum desert (Case et al. 1996), resulted at the discovery of the new location, Dzheroy-3, consisting of three fossiliferous horizons, at different stratigraphic levels: in the base of Suzak Formation, in the middle of the Alay and at the base of Turkestan Formation. A total of over 450 shark and ray teeth were collected by a combination of surface prospecting and bulk sampling. From the lithology and the faunal composition of the individual assemblages it was possible to deduce the age and depositional environments of the new fossil fish-bearing horizons. Faunal analysis indicated full marine conditions of the including sediments with bottom-anoxic conditions of the two lower levels and more oxygenated in the upper one. All sequence of beds with fossil elasmobranches including Dzheroy-2 demonstrates a succession of sea shallowing. The vertebrate locality Dzheroy-2 has been placed in a stratigraphic context with its maximum age as NP16 – Late Middle Eocene, upper Lutetian or Bartonian. Lithostratigraphic description of the Dzheroy Sand Member is given.
Repenser les soins au post-partum : mise en perspective d’un véritable plan périnatal
Authors: Benzonana P. , Epiney M. , Razurel C.
Published: February 2019

La naissance entraîne des bouleversements pouvant impacter la santé psychique de la mère et le processus d’attachement avec l’enfant. La prise en charge faite lors de la période post-partum peut grandement influencer ces issues. Une approche centrée sur les besoins particuliers des mères, et s’appuyant sur des entretiens psychoéducatifs pour mobiliser leurs ressources, a été menée à la maternité des HUG (Genève). Cette action a montré une augmentation du sentiment de compétence des mères. Cela vient s’intégrer dans un véritable plan périnatal fondé sur l’empowermentdes femmes.
‘Does Anthropology Matter to Law?’
Authors: Comaroff John
Published: February 2019

Does anthropology matter to law? As phrased, this provocation, worthy
of address though it certainly is, may ultimately be unanswerable.
The reason? Because, like all questions of this sort, it harbours others
within it. Precisely which ‘anthropology’? ‘Law’ as what? As everyday
practice, as theorised praxis, as pedagogy, as politics by other means?
What, moreover, counts as mattering? And from where, in particular,
is the provocation being posed? All these questions, patently, make
a difference.
FIRE SEVERITY ASSESSMENT USING NDVI DERIVED FROM LANDSAT TM/ETM IMAGES AND TERRAIN DATA
Authors: Molla Ibrahim , Velizarova Emiliya , Zaharinova Mariana
Published: February 2019

The forest fires influence on the plants and soil depends on the fire severity and time of exposure. Fire severity integrates physical, chemical and biological changes occurring in ecosystems on the area as a consequence of fire influence. The purpose of the current investigation was to examine the role of the forest fire severity on the vegetation cover of the area of Svilengrad Municipality, using NDVI (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index) before fire and after fire, derived from LANDSAT 8 TM/ETM images. The comparison of the data from NDVI and that observed on the terrain data was also targeted. The results show that NDVI are changed significantly in fire affected area depending on vegetation cover and type of fire. This index also is very sensitive to changes during time after fire occurrence. One year after fire occurrence the NDVI values increased to +0.305 (0.048) for whole studied area. Through dNDVI could be distinguish the recovery rates of the fire affected areas with different tree species.
SPACE MONITORING OF ANTHROPOGENIC IMPACTS ON SOILS AND THE WATER ENVIRONMENT ASSOCIATED WITH SOLID DOMESTIC WASTE: SCIENTIFIC AND EDUCATIONAL ASPECTS (SPACE ENVIRONMENTAL WATCH)
Authors: Shakhramanyan Mihail , Kazaryan Maretta , Richter Andrey
Published: February 2019

A new technology of monitoring and control of solid waste, based on the reception and processing of the Earth remote sensing data with different spatial resolution and spectral resolution is proposed. The technology is based on the processing of multispectral and hyperspectral images from space in special software products, the identification and analysis of solid waste from small (suburban, road clutter) to large (industrial and urban landfills), depending on the spatial and spectral resolution of the space image. At present, software complexes for processing (deciphering) of space images of solid domestic waste and their adjacent territories have been developed.
With the help of these software complexes, it became possible to identify unauthorized landfills, to determine the correctness of operation of existing landfills in accordance with existing regulatory documents, to determine the sequence of liquidation of various landfills, depending on the degree of their negative impact on the environment and human health.
The introduction of the proposed technology can provide substantial assistance to various ministries, departments and the public in detecting at an early stage the places of clutter, the so-called pre-landfills, which, if not to take preventive measures, can become real garbage dumps with all the ensuing environmental problems.
It is important that schools and universities, for which this work will be attractive both in terms of planning and implementation of research activities, education of young people with an active life position in terms of ecology and environmental protection, be included in the implementation of the "Space Ecological Watch" project.
It should be borne in mind that SHW landfills are basically "the reactors" in which various physical-chemical reactions (combustion, oxidation, etc.) are rapidly occurring; besides SWLs are of considerable interest for educational and research processes both in secondary and higher schools. Moreover, many parameters of these physical-chemical reactions in the time-mode, close to the real one, can be controlled by methods of remote sensing of the Earth from space.
We propose to organize the International Competition "Space Environmental Watch" with the participation of students and schoolchildren from different countries of the world. This Competition will be based on the technology described above, will have the following nominations: - identification of unauthorized landfills; - landfills Information validity check; - assessment of the impact of solid waste landfills on the environment. According to the results of the competition, a digital map with identified unauthorized garbage dumps and an assessment of their impact on the environment can be made on the Internet.
MONITORING OF SHORT-LIVED SNOW COVERAGE BY RADAR AND OPTICAL DATA FROM SENTINEL-1 AND SENTINEL-2 SATELLITES
Authors: Spasova Temenuzhka , Nedkov Roumen
Published: February 2019

Snow cover monitoring shows the great importance of this rainfall, the time-lines of the data from this event, and the spatial range and area of the observed object.
The main aim of the presented research is to trace the use of different satellite data and approaches to track the dynamics of the development of the short-lived snow coverage.
The subject of the study is short-lived snow coverage and its dynamics for 12 and 13 March 13, 2017 for Sofia city area, Bulgaria. The objects were analyzed and mapped according to ESA data, acquired by sensors Sentinel-1 SAR and Sentinel-2 MSI.
Results have been obtained for quantitative changes of wet snow cover and its dynamics. The data used are with a high time-spatial resolution, which is imperative when it is need to study a short-lived event such as the wet snow coverage.
The importance of this monitoring is that the remote sensing and reliable data required calculating models of climate, natural disasters and crashes have been obtained.
Service-innovation capability founded on knowledge from customers
Authors: Yasmeen Humaira , Wang Ying , Zameer Hashim , Waheed Abdul
Published: February 2019

This article expands current knowledge by assessing how customer knowledge management influence services innovation capability and what is the reciprocal effect of innovation capability on particular dimensions of customer knowledge management. Unexplored in earlier studies, the article has developed a list of hypothesis through an extensive literature survey, hypothesis were empirically tested, with survey data collected from 319 managerial employees. The results show that knowledge about customers, knowledge for customers, knowledge from customers and knowledge co-created with customers significantly influences service-innovation capability. Yet knowledge from customers appears to have a most powerful effect on innovation capability. The results from reciprocal causation show that innovation capability has significant impact upon all selected dimensions of customer knowledge management. But, the most power influence is found upon knowledge for customers. The article concludes with the study’s qualifications, plus it offers pivotal recommendations for both practitioners and future-research directions.
How useful is a single measurement of patellar mobility in the assessment of patients with patellofemoral pain?
Authors: Janssen Jessie , Dey Paola , Celik Canpolat , Richards Jim , Selfe James
Published: February 2019

INTRODUCTION:

Patellar mobility is often routinely assessed in people with patellofemoral pain (PFP) in clinical practice. This study assessed the stability of the data when measuring patellar mobility using the total medial-lateral patellar glide test across multiple repetitions. It also compared patellar mobility of people with healthy knees to people with PFP and within subgroups of PFP.

METHODS:

Twenty-two people without knee problems underwent five repetitions of the total medial-lateral patellar glide test. Differences in mean value for each repetition and the intra-class correlations (ICC) between the first assessment and the average values of additional repetitions were calculated. Mean patellar mobility was compared with 127 participants with PFP who took part in a previously published subgrouping study. Differences between the healthy knee group and PFP subgroups were also explored using a one-way ANOVA with pairwise comparisons.

RESULTS:

The mean patellar mobility in healthy individuals was 16.4 mm (SD 5.3), difference in mean patellar mobility across repetitions was minimal and the ICC ranged between 0.93 and 0.95. People with PFP had significantly lower patellar mobility than the healthy knee group. Two of three PFP subgroups had statistically significantly lower mean patellar mobility (difference in mean –5.6 mm and –6.5 mm; P < 0.001).

DISCUSSION:

A single medial-lateral patellar glide test appears as informative as repeated tests in practice. One off measures of patellar mobility using the total medial-lateral patellar glide test may identify subgroups of PFP to help guide treatment in clinical practice. Further work is needed to assess other reliability parameters for this measure.
Some Issues in the Testing of Computer Simulation Models
Authors: Murray-Smith David
Published: February 2019

The testing of simulation models has much in common with testing processes in other types of application involving software development. However, there are also important differences associated with the fact that simulation model testing involves two distinct aspects, which are known as verification and validation. Model validation is concerned with investigation of modelling errors and model limitations while verification involves checking that the simulation program is an accurate representation of the mathematical and logical structure of the underlying model. Success in model validation depends upon the availability of detailed information about all aspects of the system being modelled. It also may depend on the availability of high quality data from the system which can be used to compare its behaviour with that of the corresponding simulation model. Transparency, high standards of documentation and good management of simulation models and data sets are basic requirements in simulation model testing. Unlike most other areas of software testing, model validation often has subjective elements, with potentially important contributions from face- validation procedures in which experts give a subjective assessment of the fidelity of the model. Verification and validation processes are not simply applied once but must be used repeatedly throughout the model development process, with regressive testing principles being applied. Decisions about when a model is acceptable for the intended application inevitably involve some form of risk assessment. A case study concerned with the development and application of a simulation model of a hydro-turbine and electrical generator system is used to illustrate some of the issues arising in a typical control engineering application. Results from the case study suggest that it is important to bring together objective aspects of simulation model testing and the more subjective face- validation aspects in a coherent fashion. Suggestions are also made about the need for changes in approach in the teaching of simulation techniques to engineering students to give more emphasis to issues of model quality, testing and validation.
Assessment of Reinforced Concrete Half Joint According to EN-1992-1-1
Authors: Mulliqi Xhemishir
Published: February 2019

A half-joint is a particular type of RC structure .When using precast beams in reinforced concrete frame structures, dapped beams ends are often required in the bearing area to keep the floor structure as thin as possible. The arrangement and detailing of the reinforcement is an important factor in the performance of a half-joint. For pre-tensioned members, the prestressing force and tendons should be ignored, but for post-tensioned members the prestressing force should be considered as an external force acting on the half-joint. This paper aims to calculate dapped beam ends according to the EN 1992-1-1.
Can a new railway track be used to foster smart urban and regional development?
Authors: Dillinger Thomas , Neuhas Markus
Published: February 2019

The future Smart City Ebreichsdorf (SMCE) is a fast growing municipality in the area of the metropolitan region of Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland. The expansion to a double track railroad of the „Pottendorfer Linie“and the thereby even better connexion to Ebreichsdorf will strengthen this growing process even more. A new train station is built, located on a greenfield site, between the city districts Ebreichsdorf and Unterwaltersdorf. The existing railway track is going to be abandoned. In spatial planning approaches, it’s goal leading to locate future growth in the area of the new train station. Action options, how such an innovative growth process around the railway station could be formed, are absent up to now. The state Lower Austria and the city Ebreichsdorf are aware of this problem. So the idea of planning and implementing a „Smart City“ or a „Smart Urban Region“ at this certain area has moved in focus of considerations. An urban transformation towards a future smart city is necessary. The Smart City concept gets more and more important in the course of urban and regional development. Thereby, new technologies are used to create a sustainable environment and economy in order to ensure the quality of life for the further generations. The participation and awareness of the citizens are of fundamental importance. With a focus on Ebreichsdorf this paper demonstrates how such an impulse can be used for a smart urban and regional development. First results of the ongoing project show, that it is advantageous to involve citizens and main stakeholders as well as all political parties in an early stage. This increases the acceptance and facilitates the further process. Furthermore, the complexity of Smart City is best handled by a team of researchers from various disciplines. In the course of a scenario workshop, it became clear that all different disciplines have different accesses to the same topic. Through this a stimulating discussion and exchange of experiences has been started.
Security Analysis of Wireless BAN in e-Health
Authors: Muka Romina , Yildrim-Yayilgan Sule , Sevrani Kozeta
Published: February 2019

The Wireless Body Area Network (WBAN) has gained popularity as a new technology for e-Health, and is considered as one of the key research areas in computer science and healthcare applications. WBAN collects patients’ data, monitors constantly their physiological parameters, using small implantable or wearable sensors, and communicates these data using wireless communication techniques in short range. WBAN is playing a huge role in improving the quality of healthcare. Still, due to sensitive and concurrent nature of e-Heath systems, current research has showed that designers must take into considerations the security and privacy protection of the data collected by a WBAN to safeguard patients from different exploits or malicious attacks, since e-Health technologies are increasingly connected to the Internet via wireless communications. In this paper we outline the most important security requirements for WBANs. Furthermore, we discuss key security threats to avoid. Finally, we conclude with a summary of security mechanisms to follow that address security and privacy concerns of WBANs, and need to be explored in an increasingly connected healthcare world.