bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Global currency hierarchy and national policy space: a framework for peripheral economies
Authors: Fritz Barbara , de Paula Luiz F. , Prates Daniela Magalhães
Published: September 2018

In this paper, we develop a Keynesian–structuralist perspective on the origins and implications of the currency hierarchy in the international monetary and financial system. We show that international asymmetry in monetary affairs results in structural implications for peripheral economies. Our main hypothesis is that the international asymmetry related to the currency hierarchy, amplified by financial globalization, imposes major constraints on the adoption of Keynesian policies in these economies. These vary over time and space and depend on certain structures, such as the specific global monetary regime, as well as on domestic institutions and policy variables. For this purpose, we first develop the concept of currency hierarchy and then discuss the structural policy space limitations for the countries at the bottom of this hierarchy. Finally, we provide some brief reflections on the challenges connected to climbing this hierarchy.
Interpretation of Particle Number Size Distributions Measured across an Urban Area during the FASTER Campaign
Authors: Harrison Roy M. , Beddows David C. S. , Alam Mohammed S. , Singh Ajit , Brean James , Xu Ruixin , Kotthaus Simone , Grimmond Sue
Published: September 2018

Abstract. Particle number size distributions have been measured simultaneously by Scanning Mobility Particle Sizers (SMPS) at five sites in Central London for a one month campaign in January–February 2017. These measurements were accompanied by condensation particle counters (CPC) to measure total particle number count at four of the sites and aethalometers measuring Black Carbon (BC) at five sites. The spatial distribution and inter-relationships of the particle size distribution and SMPS total number counts with CPC total number counts and Black Carbon measurements have been analysed in detail as well as variations in the size distributions. One site (Marylebone Road) was in a heavily-trafficked street canyon, one site (Westminster University) was on a rooftop adjacent to the Marylebone Road sampler, a further sampler was located at Regent's University within a major park to the north of Marylebone Road. A fourth sampler was located nearby at 160 m above ground level on the BT tower and a fifth sampler was located 4 km to the west of the main sampling region at North Kensington. Consistent with earlier studies it was found that the mode in the size distribution had shifted to smaller sizes at the Regent's University (park) site, the mean particle shrinkage rate being 0.04 nm s−1 with slightly lower values at low wind speeds and some larger values at higher wind speeds. There was evidence of complete evaporation of the semi-volatile nucleation mode under certain conditions at the elevated BT Tower site. Whereas SMPS total count and Black Carbon showed typical traffic-dominated diurnal profiles, the CPC count data typically peaked during nighttime as did CPC/SMPS and CPC/BC ratios. This is thought to be due to the presence of high concentrations of small particles (2.5–15 nm diameter) probably arising from condensational growth from traffic emissions during the cooler nighttime conditions. Such behaviour was most marked at the Regent's University and Westminster University sites and less so at Marylebone Road, while at the elevated BT Tower site the ratio of particle number (CPC) to Black Carbon peaked during the morning rush hour and not at nighttime, unlike the other sites. An elevation in nucleation mode particles associated with winds from the West and WSW sector was concluded to result from emissions from London Heathrow Airport, despite a distance of 22 km from the Central London sites.
A methodology for optimizing probabilistic wind power forecasting
Authors: Stathopoulos Christos , Galanis George , Bartsotas Nikolaos S. , Kallos George
Published: September 2018

Abstract. Deterministic wind power forecasts enclose an inherent uncertainty due to
several sources of error. In order to counterbalance this deficiency, an
analysis of the error characteristics and construction of probabilistic
forecasts with associated confidence levels is necessary for the
quantification of the corresponding uncertainty. This work proposes a
probabilistic forecasting method using an atmospheric model, optimization
techniques for addressing the temporal error dependencies and Kalman
filtering for eliminating systematic errors and enhancing the
symmetry-normality of the shaped error distributions. The method is applied
in case studies, using real time data from four wind farms in Greece. The
performance is compared against a reference method as well as other common
methods showing an improvement in the predictive reliability.
B3010: A Boosted TSI 3010 CPC for Airborne Studies
Authors: Picard David , Attoui Michel , Sellegri Karine
Published: September 2018

Abstract. In the present paper, we expose how we boosted the performances of a commercial CPCmodel TSI 3010 to detect particles as small as 1.5 nm, while preserving the robustness and reliability of the original instrument. The TSI 3010 was selected for its wide availability on the second-hand market, our deep knowledge of its internals, and its large internal butanol reservoir that allows continuous operation for several hours without refill, which is well suited to airborne campaigns. The CPC described in this study is called B3010 hereafter, where the B stands for boosted. We provide an evaluation of its performances down to 1 nm using standard calibration methods, and comparisons with ultrafine CPCs (TSI 3025 and TSI 3776). One important application of the B3010 being high-altitude measurement stations and airborne studies, the instrument's detection efficiency was quantified for various inlet flow rates and pressures.
On estimating the gross primary productivity of Mediterranean grasslands under different fertilization regimes using vegetation indices and hyperspectral reflectance
Authors: Cerasoli Sofia , Campagnolo Manuel , Faria Joana , Nogueira Carla , Caldeira Maria da Conceição
Published: September 2018

Abstract. We applied an empirical modelling approach for gross
primary productivity (GPP) estimation from hyperspectral reflectance of
Mediterranean grasslands undergoing different fertilization treatments. The
objective of the study was to identify combinations of vegetation indices
and bands that best represent GPP changes between the annual peak of growth
and senescence dry out in Mediterranean grasslands. In situ hyperspectral reflectance of vegetation and CO2 gas exchange
measurements were measured concurrently in unfertilized (C) and fertilized plots
with added nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) or the combination of N, P and
potassium (NPK). Reflectance values were aggregated according to their
similarity (r≥90 %) in 26 continuous wavelength intervals (Hyp). In
addition, the same reflectance values were resampled by reproducing the
spectral bands of both the Sentinel-2A Multispectral Instrument (S2) and Landsat
8 Operational Land Imager (L8) and simulating the signal that would be captured in
ideal conditions by either Sentinel-2A or Landsat 8. An optimal procedure for selection of the best subset of predictor variables
(LEAPS) was applied to identify the most effective set of vegetation indices
or spectral bands for GPP estimation using Hyp, S2 or L8. LEAPS selected
vegetation indices according to their explanatory power, showing their
importance as indicators of the dynamic changes occurring in community
vegetation properties such as canopy water content (NDWI) or chlorophyll
and carotenoids ∕ chlorophyll ratio (MTCI, PSRI, GNDVI) and revealing their
usefulness for grasslands GPP estimates. For Hyp and S2, bands performed as well as vegetation indices to estimate
GPP. To identify spectral bands with a potential for improving GPP estimates based on vegetation
indices, we applied a two-step procedure which clearly
indicated the short-wave infrared region of the spectra as the most relevant
for this purpose. A comparison between S2- and L8-based models showed similar
explanatory powers for the two simulated satellite sensors when both
vegetation indices and bands were included in the model. Altogether, our results describe the potential of sensors on board
Sentinel-2 and Landsat 8 satellites for monitoring grassland phenology and
improving GPP estimates in support of a sustainable agriculture management.
Significance of climate and hydrochemistry on shape variation – a case study on Neotropical cytheroidean Ostracoda
Authors: Wrozyna Claudia , Neubauer Thomas A. , Meyer Juliane , Ramos Maria Ines F. , Piller Werner E.
Published: September 2018

Abstract. How environmental change affects a species' phenotype is crucial not only for taxonomy and biodiversity assessments but also for its application as a palaeo-ecological and ecological indicator. Previous investigations addressing the impact of the climate and hydrochemical regime on ostracod valve morphology have yielded contrasting results. Frequently identified ecological factors influencing carapace shape are salinity, cation, sulfate concentrations, and alkalinity. Here, we present a thorough approach integrating data with the carapace outline and surface details of the ubiquitous Neotropical cytheroidean ostracod species Cytheridella ilosvayi, as well as several climatic and hydrochemical variables, in order to investigate a potential link between morphology and environmental conditions. A recent study previously demonstrated considerable biogeographical variation in valve morphology among Floridian, Mexican and Brazilian populations of this species. We hypothesize that the climatic differences between the regions it inhabits and associated differences in hydrochemical regimes have influenced valve morphology and eventually led to biogeographically distinctive groups. Generalized least-squares Procrustes analyses based on outline and structural features were applied to the left and right valves of adult females and males. The analyses identified relative carapace length and shape symmetry as most important morphological characteristics representing shape differences across all datasets. Two-block partial least-squares analyses and multiple regressions indicate strong relationships between morphological and environmental variables, specifically with temperature seasonality, annual precipitation and chloride and sulfate concentrations. We suggest that increased temperature seasonality slowed down growth rates during colder months, potentially triggering the development of shortened valves with well-developed brood pouches. Differences in chloride and sulfate concentrations, related to fluctuations in precipitation, are considered to affect valve development via controlling osmoregulation and carapace calcification. The factors identified by our analyses represent hitherto unknown drivers for ostracod ecophenotypy in other species and therefore suggest that environmental predictors for morphological variability are not consistent across non-marine ostracods.
Revisiting seismic hazard assessment for Peninsular Malaysia using deterministic and probabilistic approaches
Authors: Loi Daniel Weijie , Raghunandan Mavinakere Eshwaraiah , Swamy Varghese
Published: September 2018

Abstract. Seismic hazard assessments, both deterministic and probabilistic, for
Peninsular Malaysia have been carried out using peak ground acceleration
(PGA) data recorded between 2004 and 2016 by the Malaysian Meteorological
Department using triaxial accelerometers placed at 19 seismic stations on
the peninsula. Seismicity source modelling for the deterministic seismic
hazard assessment (DSHA) used historical point sources whereas in the
probabilistic (PSHA) approach, line and areal sources were used. The
earthquake sources comprised the Sumatran subduction zone (SSZ), Sumatran
fault zone (SFZ) and local intraplate (LI) faults. Gutenberg–Richter law
b value for the various zones identified within the SSZ ranged between 0.56
and 1.06 (mean=0.82) and for the zones within the SFZ, between 0.57 and
1.03 (mean=0.89). Suitable ground motion prediction equations (GMPEs) for
Peninsular Malaysia along with other pertinent information were used for
constructing a logic tree for PSHA of the region. The DSHA “critical-worst”
scenario suggests PGAs of 0.07–0.80 ms−2 (0.7–8.2 percent g),
whilst the PSHA suggests mean PGAs of 0.11–0.55 ms−2 (0.5–5.4
percent g) and 0.20–1.02 ms−2 (1.9–10.1 percent g) at 10 % and
2 % probability of exceedance in 50 years, respectively. DSHA and
PSHA, despite using different source models and methodologies, both conclude that
the central-western cities of Peninsular Malaysia, located between
2 and 4∘ N, are most susceptible to high PGAs, due to
neighbouring active Sumatran sources, SFZ and SSZ. Of the two Sumatran
sources, surprisingly, the relatively less active SFZ source with low
magnitude seismicity appeared as the major contributor due to its proximity.
However, potential hazards due to SSZ mega-earthquakes should not be dismissed. Finally,
DSHA performed using the limited LI seismic data from the
Bukit Tinggi fault at a reasonable moment magnitude (Mw) value of 5.0
predicted a PGA of ∼0.40 ms−2 at Kuala Lumpur.
Effective surveyed area and its role in statistical landslide susceptibility assessments
Authors: Bornaetxea Txomin , Rossi Mauro , Marchesini Ivan , Alvioli Massimiliano
Published: September 2018

Abstract. Geomorphological field mapping is a conventional method used to prepare landslide inventories. The approach is typically hampered by the accessibility and visibility, during field campaigns for landslide mapping, of the different portions of the study area. Statistical significance of landslide susceptibility maps can be significantly reduced if the classification algorithm is trained in unsurveyed regions of the study area, for which landslide absence is typically assumed, while ignorance about landslide presence should actually be acknowledged. We compare different landslide susceptibility zonations obtained by training the classification model either in the entire study area or in the only portion of the area that was actually surveyed, which we name effective surveyed area. The latter was delineated by an automatic procedure specifically devised for the purpose, which uses information gathered during surveys, along with landslide locations. The method was tested in Gipuzkoa Province (Basque Country), north of the Iberian Peninsula, where digital thematic maps were available and a landslide survey was performed. We prepared the landslide susceptibility maps and the associated uncertainty within a logistic regression model, using both slope units and regular grid cells as the reference mapping unit. Results indicate that the use of effective surveyed area for landslide susceptibility zonation is a valid approach that minimises the limitations stemming from unsurveyed regions at landslide mapping time. Use of slope units as mapping units, instead of grid cells, mitigates the uncertainties introduced by training the automatic classifier within the entire study area. Our method pertains to data preparation and, as such, the relevance of our conclusions is not limited to the logistic regression but are valid for virtually all the existing multivariate landslide susceptibility models.
Black Money in India: Retrospect and Prospect
Authors: Gupta Arindam
Published: September 2018

The paper makes a review of the attempts of the earlier governments to control black money through various measures vis-à-vis those taken by the present government. The paper finds some leniency in the recently declared Electoral Bond scheme otherwise such other measures of the present government appear to be more focused and reasonably effective. Demonetization was criticized due to the fall-out on the economy in general and its failure as an economic measure to curb black money in particular. The government remains successful in signing too the long awaited Tax Information Exchange Agreement with countries known as tax havens. It is implementing the new Black Money Act. Thus, not remaining exclusively dependent upon tax amnesty schemes like that of the previous governments; the present government has taken a few stern measures in pursuit of fulfilling the ruling political party's election promise to curb the black money menace. Appointment of anticorruption authority or ombudsman following the required legislation having passed under the pressure of an apolitical social movement is the need of the hour. The already existing Prevention of Corruption Act should be suitably amended as proposed, thus not to retain the same any more as a blunt legal weapon to restrain corruption engineered black money.
Narrative Review: Technologies in Eldercare
Authors: Frennert Susanne , Östlund Britt
Published: September 2018

Background: Welfare technology is a concept that appears as one of the answers to how to meet the need for care in growing older populations. Although technology has been used for decades in eldercare, it is under-problematized and there is a lack of knowledge about how effective it really is.

 

Objectives: This paper reviews the usage of technologies in eldercare and describes determinants of successful implementation of technologies in eldercare. The review aims to summarize and critically evaluate important aspects of technology usage in eldercare.

 

Method: A narrative review method was selected for analysis of the literature. Through applying a narrative perspective to review the literature on technologies in eldercare, a broad understanding is gained of the contextual factors and main key success factors of implementing technologies in eldercare.

 

Result: The review yield 71 publications related to technologies in eldercare. Seven themes were identified: (1) curriculum of technologies in eldercare; (2) on technologies; (3) evaluation models; (4) key success factors; (5) perception – care personnel; (6) perception – older users; and (7) controversies and dilemmas

 

Discussion and Implications: The result of the review shows that technologies in eldercare are promoted to enable more seamless, efficient, patient-centered and safe care, however technologies might be contributing to making eldercare more fragmented, time-consuming, technology-centered and risky. Technologies in eldercare are only as successful and suitable as organizational culture, infrastructure and management practice allow them to be.
From First to Second Eve, or, Tiresias without Semele
Authors: Song Eric B.
Published: September 2018

This article argues that Milton's rewriting of the Ovidian story of Narcissus in Paradise Lost and his brief mention of Tiresias should be understood alongside his conspicuous avoidance of the story of Semele. Milton only partly resembles Tiresias as he reorients the fate of Eve-as-Narcissus because he disavows knowledge of female sexual enjoyment. Such knowledge would trouble Milton's theological imagination by raising difficult questions about the contact between God and the second Eve, Mary.
“A Pure Language (or Lip)”: Representing Hebrew in Colonial New England
Authors: Wamsley Rachel
Published: September 2018

Judah Monis, a Sephardic émigré from Amsterdam and Livorno, was baptized in the Common Hall of Harvard College in March 1722. Following baptism, he took up the post of Hebrew instructor at Harvard, which he held until retiring forty years later. A source of fascination for Puritans of his own time as for modern historians, Monis is perhaps best known for his grammar of the Hebrew language. Printed in 1735, it was the very first of its kind in the colonies. The intensive hybridity of this book is a material instantiation of Monis’s struggle to repackage his competence in Hebrew grammar and rabbinics as a marketable commodity for his Anglophone Puritan readers and their shifting missionary aspirations. Situated at the intersection of book history, poetics, and translation studies, the present article reads Monis’s linguistic hybridity alongside earlier efforts to transliterate Algonquin languages of colonial New England as a first step toward evangelical translations such as the Eliot Indian Bible of 1663. Here, I argue that the visual poetics of Monis’s transliteration system conspire with the confessional politics of his translations—which foreignize Christian prayer as much as they Christianize Hebrew—to disclose the failure of evangelizing translation as a spiritual exercise in early colonial America.
Evangelical and Progressive Inscriptions in Mary Antin’s Autobiographical Discourse
Authors: Mindra Mihai
Published: September 2018

This article discusses Mary Antin’s autobiography The Promised Land as a cultural identity production of a performative, highly subjective author, in relation to contemporary American Protestant Evangelical and Progressive ideologies, as reflected by the text of the seven installments of the book printed in The Atlantic Monthly between October 1911 and April 1912 and by the book itself, reviewed and published in the fall of 1912. Previous scholarship engaged with the generic impact of Protestantism on Antin’s work, without paying attention to the Evangelical influences. Although her Progressivism has been generally agreed on, it was only cursorily discussed, never explained, in relation to her memoir. This article argues that, based on a cultural close reading of Antin’s life writing, of her related correspondence with Ellery Sedgwick, the editor of The Atlantic Monthly, as well as of later interviews and essays, the author’s undenominational, possibly unacknowledged, Evangelicalism and declarative Progressivism originated in a peculiarly fervent, numinous assimilationism. The all-American narrating Mary constructed a version of her younger immigrating self that spurned the native Pale of Settlement social and economic mentality for the benefit of the mainstream perception of exceptionalism and success, in its turn-of-the century New England genteel version.
Het verloop van de partnerrelaties van gedetineerden tijdens en na detentie
Authors: Brons Anne , Nieuwbeerta Paul , Dirkzwager Anja
Published: September 2018

The development of partnerships of detainees during and after detention

In the current criminological literature surprisingly little is known about the development of partnerships of detainees during and after detention. In particular, it is unknown to what extent existing differences in the relationship quality at the start of the detention period continue. Therefore, this study examined how the partnerships of detainees developed by using data from the Prison Project. This is a longitudinal study in which 747 detainees with a partner were interviewed at various moments during detention and six months after detention. The results show that bad partnerships at the beginning of detention remain in general bad or end during and/or after detention, while the average to good relationships remain the same.
Verschillen in steekproeven verkregen via offline en online afnamemodi binnen de context van zelfrapportageonderzoek naar jeugddelinquentie
Authors: Beerthuizen Marinus , Schouten Barry , Rokven Josja , Weijters Gijs , van der Laan André
Published: September 2018

Differences in samples obtained through offline and online modes in a research context concerning self-reported juvenile delinquency

This article examines whether samples obtained through offline and online modes, within the context of juvenile delinquency research, differ from one another, when in principle the same population of youths could be reached. Youths participating through a computer-assisted web interviewing mode (CAWI) report less delinquent behaviour, fewer risk factors for delinquency, and exhibit a lower prevalence in police registration, compared to youths participating through a mixed computer-assisted personal interviewing and computer-assisted self-interviewing mode (CAPI/CASI).
Fenoloftaleina – frakcja wdychalna. Metoda oznaczania w powietrzu na stanowiskach pracy
Authors: Bonczarowska Marzena , Mikołajewska Karolina , Brzeźnicki Sławomir
Published: September 2018

Fenoloftaleina w temperaturze pokojowej występuje w postaci bezwonnych, bezbarwnych lub żółtawych kryształów. Substancja jest związkiem chemicznym powszechnie stosowanym w laboratoriach jako wskaźnik pH. Fenoloftaleina jest również stosowana do oceny stopnia nasycenia betonu ditlenkiem węgla lub podczas wytrawiania powierzchni metali przed malowaniem proszkowym. Narażenie na fenoloftaleinę może powodować podrażnienia skóry. Zgodnie z klasyfikacją Unii Europejskiej fenoloftaleina została zaklasyfikowana jako związek prawdopodobnie rakotwórczy (kategoria zagrożenia 1.B) i mutagenny (kategoria zagrożenia 2.) dla ludzi, może również wpływać negatywnie na płodność.
Celem pracy było opracowanie i walidacja metody oznaczania stężeń fenoloftaleiny w powietrzu na stanowiskach pracy w zakresie od 1/10 do 2 zaproponowanej wartości najwyższego dopuszczalnego stężenia (NDS), zgodnie z wymaganiami zawartymi w normie europejskiej PN EN 482+A1:2016-01.
Do badań wykorzystano zestaw do wysokosprawnej chromatografii cieczowej z detekcją spektrofotometryczną (UV-VIS). Rozdziałów chromatograficznych dokonywano przy zastosowaniu kolumny analitycznej Supelcosil LC-18 150 mm x 3 mm, o uziarnieniu 3 µm. Jako fazę ruchomą stosowano mieszaninę metanolu i wody z dodatkiem kwasu octowego.
Metoda polega na: zatrzymaniu obecnej w powietrzu fenoloftaleiny na filtrze z włókna szklanego, ekstrakcji filtra za pomocą mieszaniny metanolu i wody z dodatkiem kwasu octowego i chromatograficznej analizie otrzymanego roztworu. Średnia wartość wydajności odzysku fenoloftaleiny z filtrów wynosi 99,9%. Zależność wskazań detektora w funkcji stężeń fenoloftaleiny ma charakter liniowy (r = 0,9997) w zakresie stężeń 0,008 ÷ 0,4 mg/ml (0,33 ÷ 16,7 mg/m3 dla próbki powietrza 240 l). Obliczone granice wykrywalności i oznaczalności wynoszą odpowiednio 0,33 i 0,99 µg/ml.
Opisana w niniejszym artykule metoda analityczna pozwala na oznaczanie fenoloftaleiny w środowisku pracy. Metoda charakteryzuje się do brą precyzją i dokładnością, spełnia wymagania zawarte w normie europejskiej PN-EN482+A1:2016-01 dla procedur dotyczących oznaczania czynników chemicznych.
Opracowaną metodę oznaczania fenoloftaleiny w powietrzu na stanowiskach pracy zapisano w postaci procedury analitycznej, którą zamieszczono w załączniku.
Chromium(VI) compounds – inhalable fraction. Determining in workplace air with ionic chromatography
Authors: Szewczyńska Małgorzata , Pośniak Małgorzata
Published: September 2018

The metallurgical, mining and tanning industries are, among others, very important sources of chromium compounds emission to the environment. Moreover, chromium is widely used in the production of dyes, pigments, paints and wood preservatives. Welding processes are one of the sources of exposure to chromium compounds under occupational conditions. Long-term occupational exposure to Cr(VI) chromium compounds increases the risk of developing lung or nasal cancer.
The aim of the study was to develop a method for selective determination of Cr(VI) compounds in the workplace air with a combination of ion chromatography technique and post-column derivatisation.
The method is based on separating the inhalable fraction of chromium(VI) compounds on a filter using an I.O.M. type probe, extraction with 10 mL of 2% sodium hydroxide/3% sodium carbonate solution and further analysis with ionic chromatography with a post-column reaction of Cr(VI) with 1.5-diphenyl carbazide (DPC) and spectrophotometric determination of the formed Cr(VI)-DPC complex.
The measuring range for chromium (VI) compounds is 0.072–1.44 µg/mL. Precision, chromium recovery from filters, limit of detection and quantification were calculated. The overall uncertainty was 12.2 %. The expanded uncertainty for Cr(VI) was 24.3%. The developed method enables the separation and quantification of Cr(VI) compounds in the presence of Cr(III) compounds in air samples (avoiding adverse reactions of one form of chromium to another) at a level of 0.0009 mg/m3 for Cr(VI) compounds converted into Cr at 720-L intake of air. The procedure for determining chromium(VI) compounds is included in the annex.
Methods of virus detection in various work environment
Authors: Stobnicka-Kupiec Agata , Górny Rafał
Published: September 2018

Viruses are harmful biological agents, which can pose a risk for workers from different occupational groups. Information regarding the occurrence of viruses in occupational environment is still scarce, primarily due to analytical difficulty of their routine detection. Hygiene control applied for microbiological contamination are not effective in case of viruses, so the occupational risk for workers exposed to biological agents is still underestimated. Such a state of affairs fundamentally precludes a proper management of occupational safety. The effectiveness of virus detection in the environmental samples depends on methods of sampling and transport, and isolation and identification method.
The aim of this paper is an attempt to critically review the literature of the subject, determination of the best and the most effective method of virus detection and identification in the occupational environment, which could be used as a routine methodology for assessing the risk of viruses in various workplaces. The article discusses methods of viral samples collection, viral nucleic acid isolation, and, their detection based on viral activity, molecular biology and immunoenzymatic assays.
REVIEW AND CITATION STYLE IN RESEARCH ARTICLE INTRODUCTIONS: A COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ENGLISH-MEDIUM JOURNALS IN MEDICAL SCIENCES
Authors: Arsyad Safnil , Zaim Muhammad , Susyla Dian
Published: September 2018

Reviewing and citing literature are essential elements determining the quality of academic texts such as research articles (RAs); however, it is not easy to review and cite literature especially when writing in a foreign language such as Indonesians writing in English. The purpose of this study is to investigate the review and citation style in English RA introductions published in medical science journals written by Indonesian and international authors. Forty English RA introductions were analysed on the review and citation style and linguistic features such as tenses and citation type. The results show that there are more similarities than differences in the review and citation style and linguistic features of RA introductions in the two different medical journals. However, Indonesian writers in medical sciences should include negative evaluation when reviewing and citing other’s work in their English RA introductions to be successful if submitted to an international journal.
REFUSAL TO COMMUNICATE AS A POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE COMMUNICATION STRATEGY
Authors: Leontovich Olga , Gulyaeva Marianna
Published: September 2018

The paper has an overall focus on the refusal to communicate, which naïve language users would often interpret as “zero communication”. This aspect of human interaction has not yet been thoroughly investigated, which accounts for the novelty of the research. The paper analyses reasons for the refusal to communicate, its types, strategies, positive and negative effects, as well as verbal and nonverbal ways of its expression. The study uses a mixed-method research design based on observation, discourse analysis and method of introspection. The material of the research includes 389 acts of refusal to communicate selected from real-life or Internet conversations, fiction of the late 20th – early 21st centuries, and films in English and in Russian. All the communicative acts are investigated along the following lines: a) reasons; b) types; c) communication strategies; d) functions and e) forms of linguistic expression of refusal to communicate. We identify regularities and classify our data within each of the devised categories. The paper argues that refusal to communicate, which in fact manifests the intention to terminate communication, is part and parcel of human interaction possessing strong pragmatic, functional and emotional value. Though it is generally seen as a negative communication strategy, this study shows that under certain circumstances it can also have a positive effect on the outcome of interaction.
What Does St. Thomas Say Is the Matter in Aristotle’s ‘Health’?
Authors: Stackle Erin ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: September 2018

Two tasks are pursued here. One is to display the difference (and its significance) between hermeneutic commitments in commenting on Aristotle’s difficult metaphysical texts. The other is to begin rethinking an Aristotelian account of medical healing by considering in detail the connection between matter and the form of health in Metaphysics VII. This is carried out through the examination of two puzzles: one about the relation of parts to causes, the other about the relation of matter to articulation (logos).
Efficient biomass value chains for heat production from energy crops in Ukraine
Authors: Tryboi Oleksandra V.
Published: September 2018

The purpose of the paper is to identify the most energy efficient value chains using solid biomass of specially grown energy crops and the most significant parameters affecting their energy efficiency and environmental sustainability. The methodology of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) was used to determine the energy efficiency of value chains of heat production from energy crops. According to the methodology, the scope of the product system includes the raw material cycle of growing energy crops and the subsystem of transformation with production of thermal energy. Cumulative energy demand and energy yield coefficient were chosen as energy efficiency indicators. The product system was compared with a similar one using natural gas. The non-renewable energy yield coefficient was used to define how many times the energy output was bigger than the input of non-renewable energy. Assessment was conducted for two energy crops: Miscanthus as a typical representative of specially grown grassy energy crops and willow as a typical representative of specially grown woody energy crops. The growing of energy crops in Ukraine for the subsequent production of biofuel in the form of chips and their combustion in biofuel boilers are energetically effective with a maximum transportation distance of 400 km for Miscanthus chips and 180 km for willow chips.
La pédagogie féministe intersectionnelle socioconstructiviste de Relais-femmes dans son travail d’accompagnement-formation : des compétences à développer
Authors: Lafortune Louise , Gervais Lise , Lacharité Berthe , Maheu Josiane , St-Cerny Anne , Guberman Nancy , Coenga-Oliveira Danielle , Anctil Avoine Priscyll
Published: September 2018

Les auteures présentent les résultats d’une recherche réalisée en 2016-2017 par l’équipe de Relais-femmes (RF) et la chercheuse Louise Lafortune. Leurs objectifs consistaient à clarifier le sens d’une pédagogie féministe intersectionnelle socioconstructiviste (FIS) dans le travail d’accompagnement-formation de RF auprès des groupes communautaires et de femmes et à préciser les compétences pour mettre en œuvre ce type de pédagogie. Le contexte théorique aborde les concepts de féminisme intersectionnel, de socioconstructivisme, d’accompagnement-formation et de compétences. Les données recueillies à l’occasion d’une recherche collaborative sont issues d’entrevues interactives fondées sur une approche féministe et le référentiel de compétences de Lafortune publié en 2015. Les résultats obtenus comportent six énoncés de compétences et des éléments à prendre en considération dans une définition éventuelle d’une pédagogie FIS pour contribuer au débat actuel sur le sujet. Une perspective de recherche à envisager serait de revoir certains accompagnements-formations de RF, d’en critiquer les aspects intersectionnels présents ou manquants et de compléter la recherche par une analyse de cas.
La construction du parcours éducatif et professionnel des femmes paraplégiques : s’émanciper par la potentielle contribution des pédagogies féministes d’inspiration freirienne et poststructuraliste
Authors: Pont Elena
Published: September 2018

L’auteure a mené une recherche sur la reconstruction de trajectoires de formation et professionnelles de personnes paraplégiques en Suisse francophone. À partir des récits de vie professionnelle de trois informatrices, elle analyse, à travers les prismes du genre et du handicap, le traitement sociostructurel de leur retour à l’emploi, les représentations qui y sont attachées ainsi que les limitations biographiques rencontrées au cours de la reconstruction de leur parcours de formation et professionnel. Sur la base de ce processus, l’auteure façonne des modèles d’expérience constitués de stratégies d’émancipation virilisantes, auxquels ses informatrices recourent pour gagner en autonomie et en autorité dans leur formation ou en emploi. Elle formule la proposition que les praxis de deux courants de la pédagogie féministe pourraient émanciper les femmes paraplégiques dans la conduite de leur parcours professionnel ou de formation par la construction de modèles de soi moins genrés et riches de toute leur expérience biographique.
De l’idéal à la pratique : le partage d’argent de parents d’enfants ayant un trouble du spectre de l’autisme1
Authors: Brien-Bérard Marie , des Rivières-Pigeon Catherine , Belleau Hélène
Published: September 2018

Les familles d’enfants ayant un trouble du spectre de l’autisme (TSA) vivent des difficultés financières importantes en raison des besoins de services spécialisés de ces enfants et du faible taux d’emploi des mères. À la lumière du contexte actuel où l’indépendance financière et l’autonomie entre partenaires sont valorisés, les auteures veulent circonscrire les dynamiques économiques entre les parents d’enfant ayant un TSA. L’analyse qualitative réalisée à partir de 18 entretiens auprès de ces parents démontre que les inégalités financières dans le ménage sont courantes et que les mères sont susceptibles de s’appauvrir à court, à moyen et à long terme.
La violence obstétricale dans les soins de santé : une analyse conceptuelle1
Authors: Lévesque Sylvie , Bergeron Manon , Fontaine Lorraine , Rousseau Catherine
Published: September 2018

La littérature empirique et militante de même que certaines lois dans le domaine de la périnatalité démontrent des faits éloquents : plusieurs femmes vivent des expériences de violence lorsqu’elles accouchent dans des établissements de soins de santé. Cependant, un survol de la littérature permet de constater l’emploi de termes différents pour désigner ces violences. Dans le but de définir les attributs liés au concept de la violence obstétricale, d’en améliorer la compréhension et de contribuer à son opérationnalisation dans les domaines de la recherche et de la pratique clinique, les auteures ont réalisé une analyse conceptuelle inspirée par la démarche méthodologique de Lorraine Olszewski Walker et Kay Coalson Avant et éclairée par l’approche féministe proposée par Judith Wuest. Leur démarche d’analyse permet d’abord d’exposer les différentes utilisations du concept de la violence obstétricale, les attributs qui le définissent, ses antécédents et ses conséquences. Les auteures proposent, par la suite, un cas modèle pour l’illustration de ce concept et une définition s’appuyant sur les éléments centraux qui le composent.
Who Should Care About Responsible Conduct of Research in Research-Creation ?
Authors: St.Hilaire Emilie
Published: September 2018

Cet article explore les débats actuels concernant les pratiques responsables en recherche-création (RC), et les tensions qu’ils soulèvent par rapport au statut de la RC en tant qu’activité de recherche légitime. Cinq profils de chercheurs-créateurs y sont présentés afin d’exemplifier la diversité des pratiques en RC et de démontrer que les modèles de subventions actuellement disponibles pour la RC favorisent les projets orientés vers la recherche académique plutôt que ceux qui cherchent à révéler des connaissances à travers l’expérimentation et l’interprétation artistique. L’auteure invite les chercheurs et les créateurs concernés par les politiques et lignes de conduite responsable en RC à s’engager dans les discussions s’ils veulent que les valeurs de leurs communautés soient représentées.
ANALYTICAL INDICATORS OF PLUM FRUIT SENSORY CHARACTERISTIC CHANGES AFTER SEVEN-DAY STORAGE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE
Authors: POPOVIĆ Branko , TEŠEVIĆ Vele , MITROVIĆ Olga , KANDIĆ Miodrag , LEPOSAVIĆ Aleksandar , GLIŠIĆ Ivana , MILOŠEVIĆ Nebojša
Published: September 2018

Consumer acceptance of plum is based, primarily, on the corresponding sensorycharacteristics of the fruits: appearance, colour, firmness, taste and aroma. If notconsumed immediately after harvesting, the aforementioned characteristics of plumwill change. Still, those changes are less expressed when fruits are kept in coldstorage, at low temperatures. However, during the transport and storage of plum atroom temperature, which is often the case in local market plum sale, intensechanges of certain characteristics of the fruit happens as well as a significantshortening of shelf life. The most expressive is firmness change where fruitsbecome completely soft after seven days. Appearance and colour of the fruit areless susceptible to change. Since plum taste and odour depend on sugar and acidcontent, i.e., sugar-acid ratio and the content of certain volatile aromaticcomponents, changes of their contents have been examined in some importantplum cultivars in Serbia after seven-day storage at the temperature 20±1 °C. Sugaracidratio that determines sweetness, i.e., fruit acidity, has not significantly changedduring thе storage period. Among 10 examined aromatic components, the mostsignificant changes have been observed in 2-E-hexenal, which gives a distinctivegreen note aroma and nonanal, characteristic plum-like scent. During the seven-daystorage of picked plums, the content of 2-E-hexenal decreased while the content ofnonanal increased.
VARIABILITY, AMMI AND CLUSTER ANALYSIS FOR QUALITY COMPONENTS OF DIFFERENT WHEAT GENOTYPES
Authors: MATKOVIĆ STOJŠIN Mirela , ZEČEVIĆ Veselinka , KNEŽEVIĆ Desimir , BOŠKOVIĆ Jelena , MIĆANOVIĆ Danica
Published: September 2018

The present study was carried out to investigate the variability and heritability ofwheat quality components and to evaluate the stability of ten wheat genotypes indifferent environmental conditions. The experiment was conducted in the Centerfor Small Grains in Kragujevac, Serbia during two growing seasons (2010 and2011). Thousand grain weight had the highest value of GCV and PCV (7.13 and7.7%), while test weight had the lowest PCV (3.24%) and protein content had thelowest GCV (1.82%). The highest heritability was observed for thousand grainweight (H2=85.37%), while the lowest one was found for protein content(H2=19.56%). The AMMI analysis showed significant effect of the G×Einteraction, where first main component was significant for all components.Genotypes KG-56, Arsenal and Osječanka are close to the average values for allcomponents and expressed the highest stability. Genotypes with the highest orlowest average values for analyzed traits, such as Norin 10, Mironovskaya 808,Gruža and Spartanka, showed moderate to high instability. Cluster analysiscategorized the genotypes into four groups. The genotype Norin 10 showed thehighest distance from other genotypes, whereas the stable genotypes grouped together.
CARBON STORAGE IN SHELTERBELTS IN THE AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS OF THE BAČKA PALANKA AREA (SERBIA)
Authors: LUKIĆ Sara , BELANOVIĆ SIMIĆ Snežana , PANTIĆ Damjan , BELOICA Jelena , BAUMGERTEL Aleksandar , MILJKOVIĆ Predrag , BOROTA Dragan , KADOVIĆ Ratko
Published: September 2018

Field shelterbelts as agroforestry practice provides numerous ecosystem services.Carbon capture and storage potential in biomass and soil is among regulatingservices shelterbelts provide. Designing shelterbelts to address the various demandsand provide services, requests special attention to choosing structural and spatialcharacteristics of shelterbelts, and species selection for shelterbelts. This paperpresents the research results of C storage in 20-years old shelterbelts established onGleyic Phaeozem in the area of Bačka Palanka (Serbia). Investigated shelterbeltswere consisted of the most commonly used species for shelterbelt establishment inSerbia: Siberian elm (Ulmus pumila L.), poplar (Populus x euramericana (Dode)Guin. cv. „Serotina“) and black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.). The diameter atbreast height (d) and the height (h) of all trees in studied shelterbelts weremeasured. Carbon stock in biomass was estimated according to IPCC (2003)methodology. Soil profiles were opened in studied shelterbelts with soil samplingcarried out at fixed depths of 0-10 cm, 10-20 cm and 20-40 cm. Assessment ofcarbon storage in soil was performed according to IPCC (2003). According to theresearch results, living biomass C stock in 20-years old Siberian elm and poplarshelterbelts per tree is almost the same 0.333 t per tree and 0.300 t per tree,respectively. In black locust shelterbelt carbon stock is considerable less 0.111 t pertree. However, in species selection for shelterbelts some characteristics should takeinto account such as adaptability and suitability to the environmental conditions,longevity and their impact on crops that are grown in the sheltered fields, as well asthe natural potential vegetation communities of the area. The results of this studyindicate that the poplar is preferred species than the Siberian elm in givenenvironmental conditions. The average carbon stock in the soil of studiedshelterbelts in a layer 0-40 cm is 9.33 kg m-2 C.
BARRIERS TO FARMERS’ PARTICIPATION IN ESTABLISHING WATER USER ASSOCIATIONS: THE CASE OF IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE NETWORK OF NORTHEAST AHWAZ, IRAN
Authors: FOROUZANI Masoumeh , NOROUZI Zeinab
Published: September 2018

Concern about water resources in semi-arid areas of the world has led to theintroduction of a participatory management system of water, which potentiallychallenges farmers’ willingness to involvement. Establishing water userassociations has altered the water management system in irrigation and drainagenetworks. Undoubtedly, promoting these changes in rural areas, where the newsocial changes are slowly accepted, is encountered with various obstacles. As such,this study was conducted to recognize the impediments of establishing water userassociations through the eyes of those working in an irrigation and drainagenetwork. Data were collected through a questionnaire which consisted of questionsregarding social, financial, cultural, organizational, management and attitudebarriers. Analysis of data revealed that management barriers were ranked at thefirst place followed by the cultural, attitude and social ones. However, lack ofmotives to stimulate users into participatory system of water management, farmers’inabilities to combat with those who illegally extract water, inability to equal andjustice-based allocation of water to different users, farmers’ preferences to instantindividual advantages instead of future common advantages, negative attitude offarmers toward efficacy of local associations, lack of informative opportunities formaking farmers aware of the WUAs’ benefits were recognized as the strongestbarriers, respectively. The results also showed that there was significantly positivecorrelation among four categories of barriers including social, cultural,management and attitude. This means that they were interrelated and anyintervention to change one could affect the others. Hence, to initiate involvement ofthe local people into decentralized systems of water resources management, salientattempts are needed to empower farmers for removing the barriers, mainlymanagement and social.