bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
New Configuration and Novel Reclosing Procedure of Distribution System for Utilization of BESS as UPS in Smart Grid
Authors: Seo Hun-Chul
Published: March 2017

This paper proposes a new configuration and novel reclosing procedure of a distribution system with a battery energy storage system (BESS) used as an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) in a smart grid. The proposed new configurations of the distribution systems are the installation of a circuit breaker (CB) on both sides of the distribution line, the replacement of the recloser with a CB and protective relay, and the requirement of a communication method. The proposed reclosing procedure performs the reclosing of the CB at the load side and then judges the fault clearance using the load current. If the fault is cleared, the synchronism checking between the main source and the BESS is performed. After completing this, the CB at the main source side is reclosed. The smart grid environment, including a new distribution system, BESS, and reclosing method are modeled with the Electromagnetic Transients Program (EMTP)/ATPDraw. To verify the proposed method, the various simulations according to the fault clearance time are performed and analyzed. The simulation results show that the BESS can be operated as a UPS and successful reclosing is possible.
From Quantum to Cosmological Regime. The Role of Forcing and Exotic 4-Smoothness
Authors: Król Jerzy , Asselmeyer-Maluga Torsten , Bielas Krzysztof , Klimasara Paweł
Published: March 2017

Recently, a cosmological model based on smooth open 4-manifolds admitting non-standard smoothness structures was proposed. The manifolds are exotic versions of R 4 and S 3 × R . The model has been developed further and proven to be capable of obtaining some realistic cosmological parameters from these exotic smoothings. The important problem of the quantum origins of the exotic smoothness of space-time is addressed here. It is shown that the algebraic structure of the quantum-mechanical lattice of projections enforces exotic smoothness on R n . Since the only possibility for such a structure is exotic R 4 , it is found to be a reasonable explanation of the large-scale four-dimensionality of space-time. This is based on our recent research indicating the role of set-theoretic forcing in quantum mechanics. In particular, it is shown that a distributive lattice of projections implies the standard smooth structure on R 4 . Two examples of models valid for cosmology are discussed. The important result that the cosmological constant can be identified with the constant curvature of the embedding ( exotic R 4 ) → R 4 is referred. . The calculations are in good agreement with the observed small value of the dark energy density.
Contribution à la connaissance des Histeridae de l'archipel du Vanuatu (Coleoptera)
Authors: Gomy Yves , Lips Josiane , Soldati Laurent
Published: March 2017

Après avoir situé géographiquement l'archipel du Vanuatu et rappelé les objectifs de la mission «Santo 2006», les auteurs font le point des connaissances actuelles sur les Coléoptères Histeridae de cette région. Deux espèces de cette famille, récoltées lors de cette expédition, sont ajoutées au «Catalogue». D'autre part Platylister (Platylister) soronensis (Marseul, 1879) est mis en synonymie de Platylister (Platylister) urvillei (Le Guillou, 1844).
La mise en sommeil de la sexualité a-t-elle préservé toutes les potentialités de cette fonction chez les populations thélytoques de Trichogrammes (Hym. : Trichogrammatidae) ?
Authors: Pintureau Bernard , Bolland Patrice
Published: March 2017

L'absence de sexualité chez les espèces à reproduction thélytoque peut conduire à une détérioration de cette fonction qui se révélerait chez le mâle et/ou la femelle après un retour à la bisexualité. Une telle réversibilité de la thélytoquie est possible lorsque celle-ci est induite par des symbiotes. C'est le cas chez les Trichogrammes, infestés par des bactéries du genre Wolbachia, que nous avons étudiés. Chez sept souches thélytoques appartenant à six espèces, le retour à la bisexualité provoqué par une antibiothérapie n'a pas permis de détecter une baisse sensible des capacités sexuelles des individus. Aucune liaison entre ces capacités et l'importance de l'infestation de l'espèce de Trichogrammes par les Wolbachia, qui pourrait être liée à l'ancienneté de la symbiose, n'a été constatée.
Contribution à l'étude des Tetragnathidae (Araneae) de la Martinique (Petites Antilles)
Authors: Dierkens Michaël
Published: March 2017

Six espèces de Tetragnathidae sont présentées de Martinique. Quatre d'entre elles (Cyrtognatha serrata, Alcimosphenus licinus, Leucauge regnyi et Chrysometa eugeni) sont signalées pour la première fois de cette île.
Coléoptères de la ville de Dijon et de sa périphérie urbaine (Côte-d'Or) - Première partie
Authors: Prost Monique , Soichot Julien
Published: March 2017

La plupart du temps délaissées par les entomologistes, les villes abritent pourtant de nombreuses espèces d'insectes. Les espaces verts (parcs, jardins, alignements d'arbres, etc.) jouent un rôle essentiel dans le maintien d'une entomofaune plus riche en espèces qu'on ne le soupçonne habituellement.

L'agglomération dijonnaise avec ses jardins et ses parcs, en particulier le Bois du Parc de la Colombière, le plus grand espace vert au cœur même de la ville de Dijon, avec ses combes périurbaines, offre un terrain d'étude remarquable. Jean Barbier (1913-1 980) y a récolté de nombreuses espèces de Coléoptères entre 1938 et 1980. À partir de sa collection, complétée par la collection générale du Muséum-Jardin des Sciences de la ville de Dijon et par les données recueillies par les membres de la Société Entomologique de Dijon, en particulier pour les Cerambycidae qu'il avait peu étudiés, nous avons dressé un catalogue des Coléoptères capturés depuis la fin du XIXe siècle jusqu'à nos jours dans toute l'agglomération dijonnaise. Nous y avons recensé 1150 espèces.
Différences de stratégie de ponte entre insectes fonceurs de mines et inducteurs de galles opérant sur un même hôte
Authors: Béguinot Jean
Published: March 2017

Le choix des sites de pontes est particulièrement important chez les insectes à développement larvaire sessile, comme le sont notamment les fonceurs de mines et les inducteurs de galles. Au-delà de la préférence voire de l'exclusivité au niveau de l'identité taxonomique de l'hôte végétal, la sévérité dans le choix des sites de ponte peut, chez ces catégories d'insectes, aller plus loin encore vers un choix sélectif au sein même de l'hôte végétal. Le degré sélectivité ultime peut alors s'exprimer quantitativement par le ratio d'acceptabilité 'a' parmi les unités-hôtes de même nature qui s'offrent aux mères pondeuses (par exemple les feuilles d'une même plante ou d'une même branche d'un même arbre). Cette possibilité de quantifier le degré de sélectivité ouvre la possibilité de comparaisons fines entre espèces d'insectes, en relation notamment avec le type d'habitat des larves, ici mines ou galles. On a en effet quelques raisons de penser, a priori, que la cécidogénèse pourrait requérir plus de qualités particulières de la part du support de ponte que la simple exploitation par minage des tissus végétaux. On a testé cette hypothèse en comparant les ratios d'acceptabilité des feuilles de Hêtre pour un insecte fonçeur de mine (Phyllonorycter maestingella) et deux espèces inductrices de galles (Hartigiola annulipes et Mikiola fagi) exploitant ce même type de support de ponte. L'hypothèse avancée s'est trouvée confirmée pour ce système particulier, sans qu'on soit encore en mesure, pour le moment, d'évaluer le degré de généralité de cet intéressant résultat. On manque en effet d'indications quantifiées dans ce domaine, en raison de la difficulté d'accéder à une estimation directe du ratio d'acceptabilité des supports de ponte par les mères, sauf à recourir à une approche indirecte comme celle nouvellement exploitée ici.
QTLs Associated with Crown Root Angle, Stomatal Conductance, and Maturity in Sorghum
Authors: Lopez Jose R. , Erickson John E. , Munoz Patricio , Saballos Ana , Felderhoff Terry J. , Vermerris Wilfred
Published: March 2017

Three factors that directly affect the water inputs in cropping systems are root architecture, length of the growing season, and stomatal conductance to water vapor (gs). Deeper‐rooted cultivars will perform better under water‐limited conditions because they can access water stored deeper in the soil profile. Reduced gs limits transpiration rate (E) and thus throughout the vegetative phase conserves water that may be used during grain filling in water‐limited environments. Additionally, growing early‐maturing varieties in regions that rely on soil‐stored water is a key water management strategy. To further our understanding of the genetic basis underlying root depth, growing season length, and gs we conducted a quantitative trait locus (QTL) study. A QTL for crown root angle (a proxy for root depth) new to sorghum was identified in chromosome 3. For gs, a QTL in chromosome seven was identified. In a follow‐up field study it was determined that the QTL for gs was associated with reduced E but not with net carbon assimilation rate (A) or shoot biomass. No differences in guard‐cell length or stomatal density were observed among the lines, leading to the conclusion that the observed differences in gs must be explained by partial stomatal closure. The well‐studied maturity gene Ma1 was identified in the QTL for maturity. The transgressive segregation of the population was explained by the possible interaction of Ma1 with other loci. Finally, the most probable position of the genes underlying the QTLs and candidate genes were proposed.
COUPLED THERMAL AND MECHANICAL ANALYSIS OF COMPOSITE CROSS SECTIONS USING MATHEMATICAL OPTIMIZATION STRATEGIES
Authors: TAUBE Christopher , TIMMLER Hans-Georg , HELMRICH Marcel , MORGENTHAL Guido
Published: March 2017

In the present article an alternative approach for the coupled thermal and mechanical analysis of composite cross sections under temperature effects is introduced, which uses the mathematical optimization as a consistent methodical base. By applying the principle of the virtual source energy for the thermal and the principle of the minimum of the total potential energy for the mechanical analysis, an accurate determination of temperature fields as well as residual strain and stress distributions is possible. The coupling is enabled by the thermal strains, which are determined based on the temperature field and passed to the nonlinear mechanical analysis as tension free pre-strains. The energy functional of the heat conduction problem is derived and implemented. The resulting optimization task is strictly convex and represents an implicit formulation, which does not impose any stability criteria. The performance of the introduced method is demonstrated on a principle example and an outlook is given on possible further extensions and applications.
NUMERICAL APPROACH FOR BENDING STRESS ASCERTAINMENT IN BEAM THEORY CONSIDERING EFFECTS OF ELASTIC SHEAR LAG
Authors: KRAUS Matthias
Published: March 2017

In beam theory, normal stresses due to bending moments are usually determined with regard to Bernoullis hypothesis of the cross section staying in a plane state for reasons of simplicity. As a result of this fundamental assumption, the influence of shear on the distribution of normal stresses is not taken into account. However, for cross sections showing wide flanges, as they are commonly applied in bridge engineering for instance, the effect can usually not be disregarded. For the sake of capturing, stiffness oriented numerical approaches allowing the determination of the shear deformation behaviour of cross sections are applied and the shear influence is introduced into the normal stress calculation. This is being exemplarily shown for normal stresses due to bending moments M y.
A COMPUTER METHOD FOR MOMENT-CURVATURE ANALYSIS OF COMPOSITE STEEL-CONCRETE CROSS-SECTIONS OF ARBITRARY SHAPE
Authors: CHIOREAN Cosmin G.
Published: March 2017

This paper presents a new computer method for moment-curvature analysis of arbitrary-shaped composite steel-concrete cross-sections that are subjected to biaxial bending and axial force. The complete moment-curvature diagrams are determined such that axial force and bending moment ratio is kept constant. A strain-driven algorithm has been developed, the solution of the nonlinear equilibrium equations is controlled by the assumed strain values in the most compressed point and by solving just two coupled nonlinear equations. Such an approach may be used to assess accurately the main features of the elasto-plastic behaviour of composite cross-sections: multiple yielding points associated to different materials, flexural and axial rigidity, moment-curvature relationship in pre and post-critical domain and curvature ductility detecting also unloaded regions of the cross-sections that may occur even under monotonically increasing of the total bending moment. Since the Jacobian’s of the resulted nonlinear system of equations is always positive definite the convergence stability is not sensitive to the initial/starting values of the iterative process and to the strain softening exhibited by the concrete in compression. By using a path integral technique on boundary of cross-section area, gradual spread of plasticity and residual stress distribution assumed for encased steel elements are accurately considered reducing also the computational time significantly. In order to illustrate the proposed method and its accuracy and efficiency, a computer program has been developed and used to study several representative examples. The numerical studies presented and comparisons made prove the effectiveness and time saving of the proposed method of analysis.
An Improved Analytical Model of the Local Interstellar Magnetic Field: The Extension to Compressibility
Authors: Kleimann Jens , Röken Christian , Fichtner Horst
Published: March 2017

A previously published analytical magnetohydrodynamic model for the local interstellar magnetic field in the vicinity of the heliopause (Röken et al. 2015) is extended from incompressible to compressible, yet predominantly subsonic flow, considering both isothermal and adiabatic equations of state. Exact expressions and suitable approximations for the density and the flow velocity are derived and discussed. In addition to the stationary induction equation, these expressions also satisfy the momentum balance equation along stream lines. The practical usefulness of the corresponding, still exact, analytical magnetic field solution is assessed by comparing it quantitatively to results from a fully self-consistent magnetohydrodynamic simulation of the interstellar magnetic field draping around the heliopause.
Scattering Properties of Large Irregular Cosmic Dust Particles at Visible Wavelengths
Authors: Escobar-Cerezo J. , Palmer C. , Muñoz O. , Moreno F. , Penttilä A. , Muinonen K.
Published: March 2017

The effect of internal inhomogeneities and surface roughness on the scattering behavior of large cosmic dust particles is studied by comparing model simulations with laboratory measurements. The present work shows the results of an attempt to model a dust sample measured in the laboratory with simulations performed by a ray-optics model code. We consider this dust sample as a good analogue for interplanetary and interstellar dust as it shares its refractive index with known materials in these media. Several sensitivity tests have been performed for both structural cases (internal inclusions and surface roughness). Three different samples have been selected to mimic inclusion/coating inhomogeneities: two measured scattering matrices of hematite and white clay, and a simulated matrix for water ice. These three matrices are selected to cover a wide range of imaginary refractive indices. The selection of these materials also seeks to study astrophysical environments of interest such as Mars, where hematite and clays have been detected, and comets. Based on the results of the sensitivity tests shown in this work, we perform calculations for a size distribution of a silicate-type host particle model with inclusions and surface roughness to reproduce the experimental measurements of a dust sample. The model fits the measurements quite well, proving that surface roughness and internal structure play a role in the scattering pattern of irregular cosmic dust particles.
Surface Gravities for 228 M, L, and T Dwarfs in the NIRSPEC Brown Dwarf Spectroscopic Survey∗
Authors: Martin Emily C. , Mace Gregory N. , McLean Ian S. , Logsdon Sarah E. , Rice Emily L. , Kirkpatrick J. Davy , Burgasser Adam J. , McGovern Mark R. , Prato Lisa
Published: March 2017

We combine 131 new medium-resolution (R ∼ 2000) J-band spectra of M, L, and T dwarfs from the Keck NIRSPEC Brown Dwarf Spectroscopic Survey (BDSS) with 97 previously published BDSS spectra to study surface-gravity-sensitive indices for 228 low-mass stars and brown dwarfs spanning spectral types M5–T9. Specifically, we use an established set of spectral indices to determine surface gravity classifications for all of the M6–L7 objects in our sample by measuring the equivalent widths (EW) of the K i lines at 1.1692, 1.1778, and 1.2529 μm, and the 1.2 μm FeH
J
absorption index. Our results are consistent with previous surface gravity measurements, showing a distinct double peak—at ∼L5 and T5—in K i EW as a function of spectral type. We analyze the K i EWs of 73 objects of known ages and find a linear trend between log(Age) and EW. From this relationship, we assign age ranges to the very low gravity, intermediate gravity, and field gravity designations for spectral types M6–L0. Interestingly, the ages probed by these designations remain broad, change with spectral type, and depend on the gravity-sensitive index used. Gravity designations are useful indicators of the possibility of youth, but current data sets cannot be used to provide a precise age estimate.
X-Ray Spectro-polarimetry with Photoelectric Polarimeters
Authors: Strohmayer T. E.
Published: March 2017

We derive a generalization of forward fitting for X-ray spectroscopy to include linear polarization of X-ray sources, appropriate for the anticipated next generation of space-based photoelectric polarimeters. We show that the inclusion of polarization sensitivity requires joint fitting to three observed spectra, one for each of the Stokes parameters, I(E), U(E), and Q(E). The equations for Stokes’ I(E) (the total intensity spectrum) are identical to the familiar case with no polarization sensitivity, and for which the model-predicted spectrum is obtained by a convolution of the source spectrum, F(E′), with the familiar energy response function, ϵ(E′) R(E′, E), where ϵ(E′) and R(E′, E) are the effective area and energy redistribution matrix, respectively. In addition to the energy spectrum, the two new relations for U(E) and Q(E) include the source polarization fraction and position angle versus energy, a(E′), and

, respectively, and the model-predicted spectra for these relations are obtained by a convolution with the “modulated” energy response function, μ(E′) ϵ (E′)R(E, E′), where μ(E′) is the energy-dependent modulation fraction that quantifies a polarimeter’s angular response to 100% polarized radiation. We present results of simulations with response parameters appropriate for the proposed PRAXyS Small Explorer observatory to illustrate the procedures and methods, and we discuss some aspects of photoelectric polarimeters with relevance to understanding their calibration and operation.
FSR 1716: A New Milky Way Globular Cluster Confirmed Using VVV RR Lyrae Stars
Authors: Minniti Dante , Palma Tali , Dékány Istvan , Hempel Maren , Rejkuba Marina , Pullen Joyce , Alonso-García Javier , Barbá Rodolfo , Barbuy Beatriz , Bica Eduardo , Bonatto Charles , Borissova Jura , Catelan Marcio , Carballo-Bello Julio A. , Chene Andre Nicolas , Clariá Juan José , Cohen Roger E. , Contreras Ramos Rodrigo , Dias Bruno , Emerson Jim , Froebrich Dirk , Buckner Anne S. M. , Geisler Douglas , Gonzalez Oscar A. , Gran Felipe , Hagdu Gergely , Irwin Mike , Ivanov Valentin D. , Kurtev Radostin , Lucas Philip W. , Majaess Daniel , Mauro Francesco , Moni-Bidin Christian , Navarrete Camila , Alegría Sebastian Ramírez , Saito Roberto K. , Valenti Elena , Zoccali Manuela
Published: March 2017

We use deep multi-epoch near-IR images of the VISTA Variables in the Vía Láctea (VVV) Survey to search for RR Lyrae stars toward the Southern Galactic plane. Here, we report the discovery of a group of RR Lyrae stars close together in VVV tile d025. Inspection of the VVV images and PSF photometry reveals that most of these stars are likely to belong to a globular cluster that matches the position of the previously known star cluster FSR 1716. The stellar density map of the field yields a >100σ detection for this candidate globular cluster that is centered at equatorial coordinates R.A.
J2000 = 16:10:30.0, decl.
J2000 = −53:44:56 and galactic coordinates l = 329.77812, b = −1.59227. The color–magnitude diagram of this object reveals a well-populated red giant branch, with a prominent red clump at K

s
= 13.35 ± 0.05, and J − K

s
= 1.30 ± 0.05. We present the cluster RR Lyrae positions, magnitudes, colors, periods, and amplitudes. The presence of RR Lyrae indicates an old globular cluster, with an age >10 Gyr. We classify this object as an Oosterhoff type I globular cluster, based on the mean period of its RR Lyrae type ab,

days, and argue that this is a relatively metal-poor cluster with [Fe/H] = −1.5 ± 0.4 dex. The mean extinction and reddening for this cluster are

and E(J − K

s
) = 0.72 ± 0.02 mag, respectively, as measured from the RR Lyrae colors and the near-IR color–magnitude diagram. We also measure the cluster distance using the RR Lyrae type ab stars. The cluster mean distance modulus is (m − M)0 = 14.38 ± 0.03 mag, implying a distance D = 7.5 ± 0.2 kpc and a Galactocentric distance R

G
= 4.3 kpc.
Discovery of the Lensed Quasar System DES J0408-5354
Authors: Lin H. , Buckley-Geer E. , Agnello A. , Ostrovski F. , McMahon R. G. , Nord B. , Kuropatkin N. , Tucker D. L. , Treu T. , Chan J. H. H. , Suyu S. H. , Diehl H. T. , Collett T. , Gill M. S. S. , More A. , Amara A. , Auger M. W. , Courbin F. , Fassnacht C. D. , Frieman J. , Marshall P. J. , Meylan G. , Rusu C. E. , Abbott T. M. C. , Abdalla F. B. , Allam S. , Banerji M. , Bechtol K. , Benoit-Lévy A. , Bertin E. , Brooks D. , Burke D. L. , Rosell A. Carnero , Kind M. Carrasco , Carretero J. , Castander F. J. , Crocce M. , D’Andrea C. B. , Costa L. N. da , Desai S. , Dietrich J. P. , Eifler T. F. , Finley D. A. , Flaugher B. , Fosalba P. , García-Bellido J. , Gaztanaga E. , Gerdes D. W. , Goldstein D. A. , Gruen D. , Gruendl R. A. , Gschwend J. , Gutierrez G. , Honscheid K. , James D. J. , Kuehn K. , Lahav O. , Li T. S. , Lima M. , Maia M. A. G. , March M. , Marshall J. L. , Martini P. , Melchior P. , Menanteau F. , Miquel R. , Ogando R. L. C. , Plazas A. A. , Romer A. K. , Sanchez E. , Schindler R. , Schubnell M. , Sevilla-Noarbe I. , Smith M. , Smith R. C. , Sobreira F. , Suchyta E. , Swanson M. E. C. , Tarle G. , Thomas D. , Walker A. R. ,   (DES Collaboration)
Published: March 2017

We report the discovery and spectroscopic confirmation of the quad-like lensed quasar system DES J0408-5354 found in the Dark Energy Survey (DES) Year 1 (Y1) data. This system was discovered during a search for DES Y1 strong lensing systems using a method that identified candidates as red galaxies with multiple blue neighbors. DES J0408-5354 consists of a central red galaxy surrounded by three bright (

) blue objects and a fourth red object. Subsequent spectroscopic observations using the Gemini South telescope confirmed that the three blue objects are indeed the lensed images of a quasar with redshift z = 2.375, and that the central red object is an early-type lensing galaxy with redshift z = 0.597. DES J0408-5354 is the first quad lensed quasar system to be found in DES and begins to demonstrate the potential of DES to discover and dramatically increase the sample size of these very rare objects.
A Unified Model for Repeating and Non-repeating Fast Radio Bursts
Authors: Bagchi Manjari
Published: March 2017

The model that fast radio bursts (FRBs) are caused by plunges of asteroids onto neutron stars can explain both repeating and non-repeating bursts. If a neutron star passes through an asteroid belt around another star, there would be a series of bursts caused by a series of asteroid impacts. Moreover, the neutron star would cross the same belt repetitively if it were in a binary with the star hosting the asteroid belt, leading to a repeated series of bursts. I explore the properties of neutron star binaries that could lead to the only known repeating FRB so far (FRB121102). In this model, the next two epochs of bursts are expected around 2017 February 27 and 2017 December 18. On the other hand, if the asteroid belt is located around the neutron star itself, then a chance fall of an asteroid from that belt onto the neutron star would lead to a non-repeating burst. Even a neutron star grazing an asteroid belt can lead to a non-repeating burst caused by just one asteroid plunge during the grazing. This is possible even when the neutron star is in a binary with the asteroid-hosting star, if the belt and the neutron star orbit are non-coplanar.
Giuseppe Tartini e la proprietà intellettuale della musica nel Settecento
Authors: Viverit Guido
Published: March 2017

This paper examines various aspects pertaining to the concept of intellectual property of music developed by Giuseppe Tartini, not only concerning his own compositions, but also the works of other musicians (including his own students).
I concerti di Giuseppe Tartini: problematiche e proposte per un nuovo catalogo tematico
Authors: Canale Degrassi Margherita
Published: March 2017

This essay examines the violin, cello and flute concertos of Giuseppe Tartini and attempts to reconstruct his compositional works from sources (manuscripts, printed scores and other documentary material). These have enabled us to resolve cases of uncertain attribution as well as to estimate the total size of his concertos output. The final section presents an examination of the concertos not included in Dounias catalogue and the problems of a new thematic catalogue of Giuseppe Tartini’s concertos.
La disseminazione della musica di Giuseppe Tartini in Francia: le edizioni settecentesche di sonate per violino e basso
Authors: Felici Candida
Published: March 2017

This article examines eighteenth-century French editions of sonatas for violin and bass by Giuseppe Tartini. Through the announcements in the Parisian journals and the catalogues of music publishers, it has been possible to establish the years of issue for op. 4 to op. 9 to the period 1747–1750. The comparison with the manuscript sources of Tartini sonatas allows to evaluate the reliability of these editions, of whom op. 6 and 7 result those with greater number of concordances, even if we have no knowledge of relations between Tartini and the French publishers.
Natura e alterità: ancora sull’Aria del Tasso di Giuseppe Tartini
Authors: Cavallini Ivano
Published: March 2017

Giuseppe Tartini based four movements of his violin sonatas on the popular theme Aria del Tasso. The term popolare in Tartini’s writings is equivalent to simple, and simplicity is the main feature of nature. Tartini defines harmony as a phenomenon of nature imbued with a universal value, on which both traditional and art music are founded. He accepts the diversity of cultural forms coexisting within the framework of a parallel second nature, thus recognizing alterity as an emerging category. This dualism implies a clash between ratio and sensus, turning their opposition almost into one of nature and nurture.
A Collection of Concertos by Giuseppe Tartini in the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preussischer Kulturbesitz
Authors: Gehann Ada Beate
Published: March 2017

The concertos by Tartini as well as several indexes to his concertos and sonatas, today preserved in the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz, are the chosen focus of this article, especial attention being given to their provenance. All the concertos (38 manuscripts) and indexes (7) seem to belong to a collection whose provenance has not yet been clarified. The manuscripts can be traced back to Padua, the heart of Tartini’s domain, and possibly also to Venice, with links to France as well as to nineteenth-century Belgium.
Violinism in the Territory of Present-Day Slovenia in Tartini’s Time
Authors: Zupančič Maruša
Published: March 2017

In view of the fact that Giuseppe Tartini was born on the territory of present-day Slovenia, the article focuses on violinistic activity in the context of the secular and sacred circles existing in Tartini’s time in the Slovenian Lands. The violin compositions and didactic works that can be linked with the Slovenian ethnic territory are discussed as well.
Praksa klavirskega improviziranja na primeru Czernyjeve razprave Systematische Anleitung zum Fantasieren auf dem Pianoforte
Authors: Vončina Ana
Published: March 2017

Na temelju analize Czernyjeve razprave Systematische Anleitung zum Fantasieren auf dem Pianoforte članek opisuje prakso klavirskega improviziranja v 19. stoletju in podaja vpogled v veščine in vrednote profesionalnih pianistov tistega časa. Analiza razkriva, da so bile za klavirskega improvizatorja 19. stoletja najpomembnejše naslednje lastnosti: tehnična izurjenost in virtuoznost, sposobnost oblikovanja improvizacij v skladu s kompozicijsko tradicijo ter družbena inteligenca, potrebna za sporazumevanje in povezovanje s publiko.
Frančiškanske korne knjige v Novem mestu iz 18. stoletja
Authors: Škrjanc Radovan
Published: March 2017

Prispevek predstavlja nekatera osnovna dejstva o glasbeni in liturgični vsebini ter izvoru osmih kornih knjig iz 18. stoletja v Knjižnici Frančiškanskega samostana v Novem mestu. Knjige so rokopisi z značilnim repertoarjem frančiškanskih glasbenikov tistega obdobja, namenjenim za bogoslužno rabo. Njegova podrobnejša analiza in primerjava s sočasno frančiškansko glasbo v drugih deželah srednje Evrope še nista bili opravljeni; tudi pomen, ki ga je imel ta repertoar za razvoj cerkvene glasbe na Slovenskem v 18. stoletju, še ni bil ovrednoten.
Janez Krstnik Dolar in Janez Vajkard Valvasor. Desetletno znanstvo, Valvasorjeve zasluge za Dolarjevo promocijo in njegova »krivda« za skladateljevo neprepoznavnost
Authors: Golec Boris
Published: March 2017

Kranjski polihistor Janez Vajkard Valvasor ima zasluge, da je širšo javnost že leta 1689 kot prvi kratko seznanil s pomenom skladatelja Janeza Krstnika Dolarja (ok. 1620–1673). A obenem je Dolarjeva identiteta tudi po Valvasorjevi krivdi dolgo ostala nejasna. Polihistor je rojaka in skladatelja vsekakor spoznal še kot dijak na ljubljanski jezuitski gimnaziji, kjer je Dolar poučeval v letih 1656–1658. Več kot verjetno je njuno ponovno srečanje oziroma srečevanje na Dunaju okoli leta 1666. Obstaja precejšnja verjetnost, da je Valvasor iz prve roke izvedel za natis Dolarjevih skladb in da je tiske, ki jih do danes še niso odkrili, tudi videl na lastne oči.
Routes to the Düben Collection: The Acquisition of Music by Gustav Düben and his Sons
Authors: Berglund Lars
Published: March 2017

The article describes the practices of acquisition of music behind the üben Collection. Music was copied into manuscripts from prints, but was also obtained in the form of groups of manuscripts from different regions of Europe. Close personal contacts and networks seem to have been more important than traditional trade routes.
The Reception of the Motet Elisabeth Zachariae by Jacobus Handl-Gallus in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries
Authors: Motnik Marko
Published: March 2017

Elisabeth Zachariae, a six-part motet of Jacobus Handl-Gallus can be considered as one of his most successful works. In this article the motet’s text, structure, and use are briefly discussed, and the history of its reception from its first appearance to its last printed editions and manuscripts in the mid seventeenth century is examined.
Two Unknown Cases of Printed Incidental Music in the Sixteenth- and Seventeenth-Century Italian Theatre
Authors: Cavallini Ivano
Published: March 2017

Francesco Contarini published his pastoral La finta Fiammetta, staged in Padua with a set of intermedi in carnival 1610, under the patronage of Cardinal Scipione Borghese. A second edition (1611) – likewise dedicated to the cardinal – is accompanied by a separate libretto containing intermedi dedicated to Giovanni Mocenigo, Venetian ambassador at the Holy See in Rome. Against the background of the “War of the Interdiction” between Rome and Venice (1606–1607) the political role of these books is evident. The second of the four Intermedi rappresentati nella finta Fiammetta (1611), entitled La lotta di Hercole con la Morte, was set to music in 1624 by Innocentio Vivarino (Madrigali concertati a due e tre voci et a voce con violini e sinfonie) as a monodic composition for Alcestis and Apollo with an accompaniment of two violins.
A Busy Copyist and a Shy Composer: Two Sides of Francesco Barsanti (ca. 1690–1775)
Authors: Talbot Michael
Published: March 2017

Francesco Barsanti, an Italian immigrant musician in Britain, worked as a copyist to supplement his income from orchestral playing and teaching. Whereas his instrumental music was published, his vocal music survives almost entirely in manuscript, being interspersed, often
anonymously, among music by other composers that he himself copied.
In Search of the Operatic Archives of Giuseppe Bustelli
Authors: Niubo Marc
Published: March 2017

The exceptional activities of the impresario Giuseppe Bustelli, who performed operas in Dresden and Prague from 1764/65 to 1777/78, brought about the formation of large music collections and the circulation of materials within Central Europe. New identification of some of Bustelli’s scores opens up further possibilities for research on eighteenth-century opera in Prague and Dresden.
Copying Strategies in the Manuscript Dissemination of Luigi Boccherini’s Trios Opus 1
Authors: Rasch Rudolf
Published: March 2017

Nearly sixty extant manuscripts contain one or more of Boccherini’s six Trios op. 1 composed in 1760. It appears that copyists could follow different procedures when copying a work: they could create variants and errors, but also corrections, improvements, revisions and even arrangements.
From Graz to Ljubljana? Towards Discovery of the Origin of the Hren Choirbooks
Authors: Grabnar Klemen
Published: March 2017

There are five scribal hands evident in the Hren choirbooks. The main scribe for these choirbooks was Georg Kuglmann; the others are unknown. Three scribes (among them, Kuglmann) worked closely together and formed part of a scribal workshop at Graz. The presence of two other scribal hands suggests that not all the repertory was copied in Graz. The Missa L’homme armé of Palestrina was probably copied in Innsbruck in the late sixteenth century (given the paper type), and a few responses in falsobordone style were added in later years, perhaps in Ljubljana.
P. Mauritius Pöhm and his Contribution to Musical Life in Novo mesto During the Second Half of the Eighteenth Century
Authors: Škrjanc Radovan
Published: March 2017

The paper presents some of the most significant results of research on the so-called Pöhm music collections in Novo mesto (Ger. Rudolfswerth, Lat. Neostadium). P. Mauritius Pöhm, born in Bohemia in 1745, was a Franciscan friar and organist. He was later active in several monasteries in the Slovenian and Croatian regions of the former Franciscan province of the Holy Cross, where he died in 1803. His Bohemian roots and his high reputation as a musician have led some scholars in the past to assume, first, that Pöhm played a decisive role in the formation of the musical repertory in Novo mesto during the second half of the eighteenth century, and, second, that he personally obtained numerous music manuscripts preserved in Novo mesto from Bohemia. Both conjectures have been re-examined in the course of the present research – with a view to discerning the real extent of the music in this repertory that can convincingly be linked to Pöhm personally, and also to establishing its geographical origin through a study of the paper on which the manuscripts were written.
Tracing the Origins of Early Symphonic Repertoire in the Slovenian Lands
Authors: Venišnik Vesna
Published: March 2017

In the eighteenth century the symphonic repertoire in the Slovenian Lands consisted mainly of works that were performed throughout Europe and were written by famous composers. While the composers of the earliest examples of the genre, dating from as late as the 1730s, lived in various nations, at the end of the eighteenth century the symphonic repertoire consisted almost exclusively of works by composers working in the Habsburg monarchy.
The Journeys of Violin Handbooks to the Slovenian Lands and their Interactions in the Eighteenth Century
Authors: Zupančič Maruša
Published: March 2017

Violin treatises solely devoted to violin technique first appeared at the end of the seventeenth century. Up to 1750, at least, most of them were intended for amateurs. In the Slovenian lands they started to appear in the second half of the eighteenth century and were used primarily by orchestral performers.
Cultural Paradigm and Popular Canon: The Discourse on Nation in Nineteenth-century Music of Slavic Mitteleuropa
Authors: Cavallini Ivano
Published: March 2017

The national identity of Slavic Mitteleuropa is examined by means of a new approach to different cultural paradigms, namely the historical events out of which the popular canon in music flourished at the end of eighteenth-century Poland and in nineteenth-century Bohemia, Slovenia and Croatia. This phenomenon must be analysed within a framework in which cosmopolitism and nationalism co-existed in a mix of functional and autonomous music, superseding the boundaries of subordination, adaptation and autonomy.
Popolo, nazione e patria nelle prime opere polacche (1778–1794)
Authors: Żóravska-Witkowska Alina
Published: March 2017

At the end of the eighteenth century, the concepts of people, nation and homeland influenced the first Polish operas, whose topics were set in the countryside. Librettos and music incorporated authentic elements drawn from the speech and folk songs of different regions. In particular, King Stanisław August Poniatowski promoted the Enlightenment ideals of “rural opera”, connected with the improvement of the wretched social conditions of the peasantry (i.e., the people or nation). Moreover, the concept of the fatherland is recognizable in Kantata w dzień inauguracji statui króla Jana III (Warsaw 1788).
Musica, identità e mitografie nazionali dei Cechi nel diciannovesimo secolo
Authors: Slavický Tomáš
Published: March 2017

The nineteenth-century Czech national revival had various cultural layers. The evolution of today’s national identity derived from two cultural traditions, Catholic and Protestant, which influenced both the idea of Austro-Slavism and the Pan-Slavic nationalism. Each of these movements’ politics left a mark in Czech popular and art music.
The Invention of Musical Illyrism
Authors: Tuksar Stanislav
Published: March 2017

The ancient Roman term “Illyricum”, reintroduced by the Catholic Church in the seventeenth century to denote the provinces of Dalmatia, Croatia, Bosnia and Slavonia, was “re-invented” by the ideologists of the Croatian National Revival movement in the 1830s as a supra-national construct. It was also used in music by many composers, performers and musicologists, as well as broader audiences and public media in nineteenth-century Croatia.
Macpherson, Ossian and the Bardic Ideal: Some Irish Reflections on a German Phenomenon
Authors: White Harry
Published: March 2017

Despite the immense influence of James Macpherson’s Ossian poems on the formation of German romanticism (through the agency of Herder and Goethe), the extent to which Bardendichtung and an awareness of Scottish and Irish melodies existed independently in the German musical imagination has been insufficiently addressed. Notwithstanding Beethoven’s encounter with Irish traditional music, it was the ideal of “ folk music” – an imaginary construct – rather than the music itself which inspired the work of most German composers after Beethoven.
Distribución y crecimiento de inclusiones en la solidificación de barras de acero para rodamientos con cromo y alto contenido de carbono
Authors: Gu Chao , Bao Yan-ping , Lin Lu
Published: March 2017

La distribución de inclusiones en las secciones transversales y longitudinales de barras de acero para rodamientos al cromo con alto contenido de carbono se ha estudiado determinando el contenido total de nitrógeno y oxígeno y mediante SEM/EDS. El crecimiento de inclusiones durante la solidificación se estudió con la ayuda del modelo de solidificación. La zona con contenido total de oxígeno relativamente alto en la sección transversal de las barras, es entre el arco interior de 3/16 y el exterior 1/4; entre el borde izquierdo 5/16 y el derecho 5/16. La secuencia de formación de las inclusiones es MgO-Al2O3 > TiN > MnS. El MnS podría envolver a los óxidos de magnesio y aluminio (MgO-Al2O3) y reducir el daño causado al acero, pero generalmente no podría envolver al TiN. Aparte, el TiN podría envolver a los óxidos de magnesio y aluminio (MgO-Al2O3) antes que al MnS, debilitando de este modo la capacidad protectora del MnS. Además, en comparación con las inclusiones de MgO-Al2O3, las inclusiones de TiN son generalmente más grandes, por lo que es necesario controlar la formación de estas inclusiones. En la sección longitudinal, el tamaño máximo de las inclusiones de TiN y MnS son arco interno 1/3 y exterior 1/3; en la dirección del ancho, las regiones son borde 1/3. Estas regiones y las aquellas con altos contenido de oxígeno deben evitarse en el procesado de rodamientos.
Analysing the Outcome of a Learning Process Conducted Within the System ALS_CORR[LP]
Authors: Nihad Elghouch , El Mokhtar En-naimi , Seghroucheni Yassine Zaoui
Published: March 2017

This paper presents the results of an experiment, conducted on a sample of computer science students, using the adaptive learning system called ALS_CORR[LP] 1. Indeed, unlike the traditional LMS, the adaptive learning systems provide a personalized learning experience based on the objectives, the prerequisites or even the learning styles generating thereafter a specific learning path. However their main issue remains the fact, that they assume that the generated learning path is necessarily the leading one, which is far from being true, since we can always detect some failure cases during the evaluation phase. In this paper we conduct a learning experience using the system ALS_CORR[LP] which has the ability to correct the generated learning path by recommending the most relevant learning objects, and update the learner model based on a calculation of similarity in behavior between the struggling learner and the succeeding ones. We analyze later the results of behavior tracking within the system.
Internationalisation and Identity
Authors: Arden Mila , Manathunga Catherine , Bottrell Dorothy
Published: March 2017

This chapter begins with exploring the concept of student mobility historically. Very few studies seek to address students' existing identities and to trace the colonial impulses contained within discourses of internationalisation. Instead, much of the literature is premised on assumptions of the benefits of these programs. In particular, there is an oversimplification of student identities in explorations of student mobility programs. The authors critically synthesise the literature on discourses of internationalisation and develop a conceptual framework to extend present understandings of the impact of student mobility programs on student identity (re)formation. Also, the present New Colombo Plan will be analysed with particular focus on their construction of student identity. The chapter concludes with the argument that the acknowledgement of students' already existing diverse identities could be utilized in internationalisation programs on home campuses and provides a possible roadmap for future directions for outbound student mobility programs.
Mirrors of Opportunity
Authors: Banks Sachie
Published: March 2017

This study examined how Japanese students' perspectives changed after participating in joint presentations with international students at a university in Tokyo. The students created short videos utilizing their target languages (the Japanese students used English and the international students used Japanese) and presented them to each other to exchange feedback. Data were collected through ethnographic techniques including classroom observations, a record of class discussions, informal interviews and students' reflective essays. Significant changes emerged in identity as a foreign language learner, how they perceive their relationships to the world, and how to prepare for future intercultural encounters.
Identity, Power, and Discomfort
Authors: Hart Andrew , Lantz Caprice , Montague Jane
Published: March 2017

The development of intercultural competence in higher education students is widely seen as desirable yet the processes involved in this development are not fully understood. This chapter sets out the position that the development of intercultural competence in students is dependent upon their undergoing some shift in their identity by actively engaging in ‘transformative learning'. Focusing on the UK context, the authors contend that this transformational process is fraught with challenges and involves several key psychological and interpersonal factors which are not widely acknowledged (including positioning, cultural voyeurism and repressive tolerance). These can involve acute discomfort for the student as s/he develops a critical awareness of power relations and of their place within them. The chapter concludes that ongoing dialogue and dispute in the context of criticality embedded in the curriculum are necessary to support the student in this transformative learning experience.
Challenges and Changing Attitudes for Chinese Women Seeking PhDs
Authors: Lin Xi , Baker Barbara A.
Published: March 2017

Despite ongoing challenges that hinder educational improvement and professional promotion, highly educated women are making significant contributions in China. Chinese women often experience discrimination and pressures during their educations and within university settings. They are sometimes overlooked for training opportunities and promotion, and they are frequently denied the same funding allocations as their male counterparts. The purpose of this discussion is to explore enduring attitudes that have historically led to these challenges and to enlighten those who are interested in the struggles, successes, and contributions of highly educated Chinese women.