bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Life Cycle Assessment of Commercial Delivery Trucks: Diesel, Plug-In Electric, and Battery-Swap Electric
Authors: Yang Lei , Hao Caixia , Chai Yina
Published: December 2018

The development of electric delivery trucks has attracted much attention in recent years. The purpose of this study is to assess the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and the total cost of ownership (TCO) of light-duty and medium-duty diesel trucks (DTs), plug-in electric trucks (ETs), and battery-swap ETs. A simplified life cycle assessment (LCA) method and a TCO assessment method are used. Numerical results show that the average GHG emission of light-duty ETs is 69% lower than that of light-duty DTs, while that of medium-duty ETs is 9.8% higher than that of medium-duty DTs. As regards TCO, those of plug-in ETs and battery-swap ETs are 37.8% lower and 21% higher than that of light-duty DTs, while for medium-duty trucks, the TCO of plug-in and battery-swap ETs are 6.7% lower and 18.9% higher than that of medium-duty DTs. The main conclusion of this paper is that light-duty plug-in ETs exhibit the best performance in terms of cost saving and GHG emission reduction. Moreover, ETs show more advantages than DTs when the frequency of use is higher or when the driving environment is more congested.
Research on an Adaptive Variational Mode Decomposition with Double Thresholds for Feature Extraction
Authors: Deng Wu , Liu Hailong , Zhang Shengjie , Liu Haodong , Zhao Huimin , Wu Jinzhao
Published: December 2018

A motor bearing system is a nonlinear dynamics system with nonlinear support stiffness. It is an asymmetry system, which plays an extremely important role in rotating machinery. In this paper, a center frequency method of double thresholds is proposed to improve the variational mode decomposition (VMD) method, then an adaptive VMD (called DTCFVMD) method is obtained to extract the fault feature. In the DTCFVMD method, a center frequency method of double thresholds is a symmetry method, which is used to determine the decomposed mode number of VMD according to the power spectrum of the signal. The proposed DTCFVMD method is used to decompose the nonlinear and non-stationary vibration signals of motor bearing in order to obtain a series of intrinsic mode functions (IMFs) under different scales. Then, the Hilbert transform is used to analyze the envelope of each mode component and calculate the power spectrum of each mode component. Finally, the power spectrum is used to extract the fault feature frequency for determining the fault type of the motor bearing. To test and verify the effectiveness of the DTCFVMD method, the actual fault vibration signal of the motor bearing is selected in here. The experimental results show that the center frequency method of double thresholds can effectively determine the mode number of the VMD method, and the proposed DTCFVMD method can accurately extract the clear time frequency characteristics of each mode component, and obtain the fault characteristics of characteristics; frequency, rotating frequency, and frequency doubling and so on.
Control Chart for Failure-Censored Reliability Tests under Uncertainty Environment
Authors: Aslam Muhammad , Khan Nasrullah , Albassam Mohammed
Published: December 2018

Existing control charts based on failure-censored (Type-II) reliability tests were designed using classical statistics. Classical statistics was applied for the monitoring of the process when observations in the sample or the population were determined. Neutrosophic statistics (NS) are applied when there is uncertainty in the sample or population. In this paper, a control chart for failure-censored (Type-II) reliability tests was designed using NS. The design of a control chart for the Weibull distribution, which is applied when there is a lack of symmetry using neutrosophic statistics, is given. The proposed control chart was used to monitor the neutrosophic mean and neutrosophic variance, which are related to the neutrosophic scale parameter. The advantages of the proposed control chart over the existing control chart are discussed.
Secure Speech Content Based on Scrambling and Adaptive Hiding
Authors: Ballesteros Dora M. , Renza Diego
Published: December 2018

This paper presents a method for speech steganography using two levels of security: The first one related to the scrambling process, the second one related to the hiding process. The scrambling block uses a technique based on the ability of adaptation of speech signals to super-Gaussian signals. The security of this block relies on the value of the seed for generating the super-Gaussian signal. Once the speech signal has been scrambled, this is hidden in a non-sensitive speech signal. The hiding process is adaptive and controlled by the value of bits to hold ( B H ). Several tests were performed in order to quantify the influence of B H in the quality of the stego signal and the recovered message. When B H is equal to six, symmetry was found between the modified bits and unchanged bits, and therefore hiding capacity is 50%. In that case, the quality of the stego signal is 99.2% and of the recovered signal is 97.4%. On the other hand, it is concluded that without knowledge of the seed an intruder cannot reverse the scrambling process because all values of the seed are likely. With the above results, it can be affirmed that the proposed algorithm symmetrically considers both the quality of the signal (stego and recovered) as well as the hiding capacity, with a very large value of the key space.
A Novel Edge Detection Method Based on the Regularized Laplacian Operation
Authors: Xu Huilin , Xiao Yuhui
Published: December 2018

In this paper, an edge detection method based on the regularized Laplacian operation is given. The Laplacian operation has been used extensively as a second-order edge detector due to its variable separability and rotation symmetry. Since the image data might contain some noises inevitably, regularization methods should be introduced to overcome the instability of Laplacian operation. By rewriting the Laplacian operation as an integral equation of the first kind, a regularization based on partial differential equation (PDE) can be used to compute the Laplacian operation approximately. We first propose a novel edge detection algorithm based on the regularized Laplacian operation. Considering the importance of the regularization parameter, an unsupervised choice strategy of the regularization parameter is introduced subsequently. Finally, the validity of the proposed edge detection algorithm is shown by some comparison experiments.
Notes on the Cultivation of Two Mixotrophic Dinophysis Species and Their Ciliate Prey Mesodinium rubrum
Authors: Hernández-Urcera Jorge , Rial Pilar , García-Portela María , Lourés Patricia , Kilcoyne Jane , Rodríguez Francisco , Fernández-Villamarín Amelia , Reguera Beatriz
Published: December 2018

Kleptoplastic mixotrophic species of the genus Dinophysis are cultured by feeding with the ciliate Mesodinium rubrum, itself a kleptoplastic mixotroph, that in turn feeds on cryptophytes of the Teleaulax/Plagioselmis/Geminigera (TPG) clade. Optimal culture media for phototrophic growth of D. acuminata and D. acuta from the Galician Rías (northwest Spain) and culture media and cryptophyte prey for M. rubrum from Huelva (southwest Spain) used to feed Dinophysis, were investigated. Phototrophic growth rates and yields were maximal when D. acuminata and D. acuta were grown in ammonia-containing K(-Si) medium versus f/2(-Si) or L1(-Si) media. Dinophysis acuminata cultures were scaled up to 18 L in a photobioreactor. Large differences in cell toxin quota were observed in the same Dinophysis strains under different experimental conditions. Yields and duration of exponential growth were maximal for M. rubrum from Huelva when fed Teleaulax amphioxeia from the same region, versus T. amphioxeia from the Galician Rías or T. minuta and Plagioselmis prolonga. Limitations for mass cultivation of northern Dinophysis strains with southern M. rubrum were overcome using more favorable (1:20) Dinophysis: Mesodinium ratios. These subtleties highlight the ciliate strain-specific response to prey and its importance to mass production of M. rubrum and Dinophysis cultures.
Infection with a Nonencapsulated Bacillus anthracis Strain in Rabbits—The Role of Bacterial Adhesion and the Potential for a Safe Live Attenuated Vaccine
Authors: Glinert Itai , Weiss Shay , Sittner Assa , Bar-David Elad , Ben-Shmuel Amir , Schlomovitz Josef , Kobiler David , Levy Haim
Published: December 2018

Nonencapsulated (∆pXO2) Bacillus anthracis strains are commonly used as vaccines and for anthrax research, mainly in the mouse model. Previously, we demonstrated that the infection of rabbits, intranasally or subcutaneously, with the spores of a fully virulent strain results in the systemic dissemination of the bacteria, meningitis, and death, whereas ∆pXO2 strains are fully attenuated in this animal model. We used the intravenous inoculation of rabbits to study the pathogenicity of the ∆pXO2 strain infection. Bacteremia, brain bacterial burden, and pathology were used as criteria to compare the Vollum∆pXO2 disease to the wild type Vollum infection. To test the role of adhesion in the virulence of Vollum∆pXO2, we deleted the major adhesion protein BslA and tested the virulence and immunogenicity of this mutant. We found that 50% of the rabbits succumb to Vollum∆pXO2 strain following i.v. infection, a death that was accompanied with significant neurological symptoms. Pathology revealed severe brain infection coupled with an atypical massive bacterial growth into the parenchyma. Contrary to the Vollum strain, deletion of the bslA gene fully attenuated the ∆pXO2 strain. Though the Vollum∆pXO2 cannot serve as a model for B. anthracis pathogenicity in rabbits, deletion of the bslA gene prevents central nervous system (CNS) infections, possibly leading to the generation of a safer vaccine.
Quantification of α-Thujone and Its Metabolites in Human Urine after Consumption of a Sage Infusion Using Stable Isotope Dilution Assays
Authors: Thamm Irene , Tiefenbacher Konrad , Rychlik Michael
Published: December 2018

The metabolism of the monoterpene α-thujone was investigated in humans after consumption of sage tea, by analyses of its metabolites 2-hydroxythujone, 4-hydroxythujone, and 7-hydroxythujone in urine. For the quantitation of α-thujone and its metabolites, stable isotope dilution assays were developed. Using d6-α-thujone as internal standard, we quantified α-thujone by solid phase microextraction GC-MS and the hydroxythujones with d6-2-hydroxythujone, d6-4-hydroxythujone, and d6-7-hydroxythujone after glucuronide/sulfate deconjugation by LC-MS/MS in urine. After the consumption of 575.0 µg α-thujone, the 4-hydroxythujone and 7-hydroxythujone were detectable in the urine of the volunteers under study, after liberation from their glucuronides/sulfates. The 2-Hydroxythujone was not present in any of the volunteer samples above its detection limit. α-Thujone was detectable in a low amount, with a maximum concentration of 94 ng/L for the volunteer with the highest dose of 14.3 µg/kg bw.
Méthode de calcul des densités électroniques dans la détermination des structures cristallines. Utilisation des machines à cartes perforées
Authors: Rimsky Alexandre , Eller G. , Rose Adolphe-Jean , Guilhaumou J.
Published: December 2018

Une méthode d'utilisation des machines à cartes perforées pour le calcul des densités électroniques dans l'analyse cristalline, est décrite.

On applique la méthode de Beevers et Lipson.

Principaux avantages :

1° Utilisation de la division centésimale de l'arête de la maille.

2° Emploi de deux cartes seulement pour l'inscription des 25 valeurs positives ou négatives de la fonction.

3° Les valeurs paires sont perforées sur une première carte, les valeurs impaires sur une seconde ; ceci permet de faire les calculs en 1 /50e de maille en diminuant de moitié le nombre de cartes à extraire.

4° Les valeurs des fonctions ont été calculées avec une décimale.

5° Les calculs sont faits entièrement par les machines qui donnent directement le résultat final.

Deux méthodes de classement sont indiquées.
Cristallochimie des chromites : étude sur des produits de synthèse du système Mg(Al,Cr)2O4
Authors: Cervelle Bernard , Coutures Jean-Pierre , Malézieux Jean-Marie , Piriou Bernard
Published: December 2018

Spectrometries (Raman Laser microprobe, visible spectrometry and microreflectrometry) have been applied to the crystallochemical calibration of members of the Mg(Al,Cr)2O4 series, synthesized by melting in a solar furnace, then analyzed with an electron microprobe and by X-ray diffraction.

This study shows that octahedral sites of Cr3+ are more and more distorted when Cr replaces progressively Al, leading possibly to a lowering of the lattice symmetry from O7h, to T2d. The stabilization energy of Cr decreases and the covalent factor increases with the substitution Al → Cr.

Two spectral signatures have been shown on polished sections for Cr3+ in the chromite series. First, the reflectance at 600 nm increases linearly from 7 to 12 % with the Cr content increasing. Secondly, the location of the high frequency Raman band varies from 760 cm-1 for the Al-rich end member to 680 cm-1 for the Cr-rich end member, on synthetic members of the quaternay system (Mg,Fe) (Al,Cr)2O4 as well as on natural chromites of different compositions.
Etude à la pression ordinaire avant et après traitement sous haute pression, du système Ca3(VO4)2 - Pb3(VO4)2
Authors: Roux Paul , Bonel Gilbert , Dechambre Gérard
Published: December 2018

Ca3(VO4)2 - Pb3(VO4)2 system has been studied at standard pressure using samples previously compressed or not. Various ranges have been determined and phases identified at atmospheric pressure and at 50 kbar. Particularly, after high pressure action, Ca3(VO4)2 gives a monoclinic phase with similar unit cell to low temperature lead vanadate ones.
Gas analyses, fluid inclusions and stable isotopes of the Panasqueira W-Sn deposits, Portugal
Authors: Bussink Rudolf Willem , Kreulen Rob , Jong Arie F. M. de
Published: December 2018

Fluid pressures up to 1000 bars higher than the lithostatic pressure existed in the early stage before formation of the Panasqueira W-Sn deposits. Opening of the sub-horizontal joint system resulted in a drastic pressure drop and boiling of the ore fluids. Ore deposits were formed from 'magmatic' fluids, which contained substantial amounts of N2 and CH4 from assimilated sediments in the magma. Only in the latest stage an apparent influx of meteoric water changed the 'magmatic' composition of the fluid.
The crystal chemistry of gismondines : the non-existence of K-rich gismondines
Authors: Vezzalini Giovanna , Oberti Roberta
Published: December 2018

Gismondine samples from 17 localities have been analyzed by electron microprobe and TG analysis and their unit cell dimensions have been determined. The chemical composition varies within narrow limits from the stoichiometric formula Ca4Al8Si8O32. 18H2O. The Si/(Al+Si) ratio varies from 0.514 to 0.542, Ba, Fe and Mg are always absent and K, Na and Sr are low or absent. The chemical and X-ray data demonstrate the non-existence of K-rich gismondines. The K-rich analyses from the literature are explained by the frequent phillipsite-gismondine intergrowths. Unit-cell dimensions turned out to be rather constant, and no correlation with chemical composition has been found. The largest correlation is between two chemical parameters : Si/(Al+Si) and (Na+K)/(Na+K+Ca). The narrow field of chemical variability of this zeolite is attributed to the (Si,Al) ordered distribution.
The role of urban forest patches in maintaining isopod diversity (Oniscidea)
Authors: Hornung Elisabeth , Kásler Andrea , Tóth Zsolt
Published: December 2018

Compositional changes in natural communities associated with anthropogenic influence often lead to localised extinctions and biodiversity loss. Soil invertebrates are also threatened by urbanisation due to habitat fragmentation, vegetation changes and management, soil alteration, degradation, and disappearing shelter sites. The aim was to assess terrestrial isopod (Oniscidea) assemblages in differently degraded urban forest patches of a metropolitan area (Budapest, Hungary). Study sites were compared by their species richness, composition and the relevant background factors (soil properties, dead wood, litter characteristics, and canopy closure). The degree of urban disturbance was expressed using an urbanisation index (UI) based on built-up density and vegetation cover. The isopods were identified to species level, and were qualified by their habitat preference and naturalness index (TINI). Average Rarity Index (ARI), derived from TINIs provided information on the degree of naturalness/disturbance of each habitat. Altogether 14 isopod species were collected from 23 sample sites. Urbanisation indirectly affected on the composition of isopod assemblages through the quantity of dead wood and soil plasticity. ARIs and UIs of sample sites were negatively correlated. Urban patches harboured habitat generalist, synanthropic and established introduced species with low naturalness value of assemblages. Areas with no or low anthropogenic disturbance maintained stable native, autochthonous assemblages that were characteristic of rural sites in the region. Transitional zones between rural and urban habitats usually maintained a mixed isopod fauna consisting of both urban and rural elements.
Isopod distribution and climate change
Authors: Sfenthourakis Spyros , Hornung Elisabeth
Published: December 2018

The unique properties of terrestrial isopods regarding responses to limiting factors such as drought and temperature have led to interesting distributional patterns along climatic and other environmental gradients at both species and community level. This paper will focus on the exploration of isopod distributions in evaluating climate change effects on biodiversity at different scales, geographical regions, and environments, in view of isopods’ tolerances to environmental factors, mostly humidity and temperature.

Isopod distribution is tightly connected to available habitats and habitat features at a fine spatial scale, even though different species may exhibit a variety of responses to environmental heterogeneity, reflecting the large interspecific variation within the group.

Furthermore, isopod distributions show some notable deviations from common global patterns, mainly as a result of their ecological features and evolutionary origins. Responses to human disturbance are not always traceable, but a trend towards community homogenisation is often found under strong global urbanisation processes.

In general, even though it is still not clear how predicted climate change will affect isopod distribution, there is evidence that mixed effects are to be expected, depending on the region under study.

We still lack robust and extensive analyses of isopod distributions at different scales and at different biomes, as well as applications of distribution models that might help evaluate future trends.
Cytomegaloviral or Pneumocystis Jiroveci Pneumonia Increases Mortality in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients with Pulmonary Hemorrhage: Evidence from Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid
Authors: Sun Yi-Syuan , Huang De-Feng , Lin Fang-Chi , Hsu Chih-Kai , Sun I-Ting , Chang Shi-Chuan , Tsai Chang-Youh , Lai Chien-Chih
Published: December 2018

Objective.

To evaluate the role of cytomegaloviral or Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (CMV/PJP) in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients with pulmonary hemorrhage (PH).

Methods.

We retrospectively examined hospital records for 27 SLE patients with PH who received bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) analyses. Clinical profile and mortality rates were compared between groups with and without CMV/PJP. Risk factors for PH-related mortality were analyzed.

Results.

Among 27 SLE patients with PH, 15 had pathogens from BALF samples, and 8 had CMV/PJP. Although CMV/PJP was treated, the RR for 90- and 180-day mortality rates of SLE patients with CMV/PJP were higher than those without these infections (5.94, 95% CI 1.44–24.48; 7.13, 95% CI 1.81–28.06, respectively). Risk factors for 90- and 180-day mortality were presence of CMV/PJP (OR 14.2, 95% CI 1.83–109.9; OR 25.5, 95% CI 2.91–223.3, respectively) and use of pulse methylprednisolone for PH treatment (OR 12.0, 95% CI 1.48–97.2; OR 8.5, 95% CI 1.13–63.9, respectively). Factors increasing the 90-day mortality rate were duration of mechanical ventilation exceeding 14 days (OR 11.1, 95% CI 1.11–112.0) and use of aggressive immunosuppression close to PH onset (OR 7.56, 95% CI 1.09–52.4). Three of the 7 patients receiving aggressive immunosuppression died with the presence of CMV/PJP.

Conclusion.

Owing to the high prevalence of CMV/PJP and its association with mortality, routine BALF analysis is recommended for all suitable SLE patients with PH. Use of aggressive immunosuppression does not benefit SLE patients with opportunistic infections during PH attack.
Smoking Is Associated with Higher Disease Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Longitudinal Study Controlling for Time-varying Covariates
Authors: Gianfrancesco Milena A. , Trupin Laura , Shiboski Stephen , van der Laan Mark , Graf Jonathan , Imboden John , Yazdany Jinoos , Schmajuk Gabriela
Published: December 2018

Objective.

Prior studies around the relationship between smoking and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity have reported inconsistent findings, which may be ascribed to heterogeneous study designs or biases in statistical analyses. We examined the association between smoking and RA outcomes using statistical methods that account for time-varying confounding and loss to followup.

Methods.

We included 282 individuals with an RA diagnosis using electronic health record data collected at a public hospital between 2013 and 2017. Current smoking status and disease activity were assessed at each visit; covariates included sex, race/ethnicity, age, obesity, and medication use. We used longitudinal targeted maximum likelihood estimation to estimate the causal effect of smoking on disease activity measures at 27 months, and compared results to conventional longitudinal methods.

Results.

Smoking was associated with an increase of 0.64 units in the patient global score compared to nonsmoking (p = 0.01), and with 2.58 more swollen joints (p < 0.001). While smoking was associated with a higher clinical disease activity score (2.11), the difference was not statistically significant (p = 0.22). We found no association between smoking and physician global score, or C-reactive protein levels, and an inverse association between smoking and tender joint count (p = 0.05). Analyses using conventional methods showed a null relationship for all outcomes.

Conclusion.

Smoking is associated with higher levels of disease activity in RA. Causal methods may be useful for investigations of additional exposures on longitudinal outcome measures in rheumatologic disease.
Le numérique
Authors: Martinache Igor , Pelletier Marc
Published: December 2018

Les cours boursiers des sociétés du secteur des NTIC atteignent des cimes inégalées, reflétant les espérances que certains placent dans le numérique. Des espoirs à la hauteur des cauchemars des plus technophobes. Les travaux sur la question invitent à plus de nuance et montrent que ruptures et continuités ne se situent pas forcément où on le croit.
Les plateformes numériques
Authors: Perrot Anne
Published: December 2018

Les technologies numériques, présentes depuis des décennies, ont pris un virage décisif avec la combinaison de la géolocalisation et du big data . L’intelligence artificielle, nouveau développement des avancées du numérique, est en passe de pouvoir se substituer à la créativité humaine dans bon nombre de cas. Cette révolution pose de nombreuses questions pour le développement économique et social : les robots vont-ils remplacer les emplois humains, ou bien sont-ils complémentaires à ceux-ci ? Faut-il réguler les grandes plateformes numériques ? Comment protéger les données personnelles ? Cet article tente d’éclairer certaines des questions de politiques publiques posées par la transformation numérique.
Facebook, Twitter, Youtube
Authors: Theviot Anaïs
Published: December 2018

À l’ère du big data et de la télévision numérique, les candidats ne peuvent plus communiquer de la même façon qu’ils le faisaient en 1965, quand n’existait qu’une seule chaîne de télévision. En cinquante ans, les campagnes pour l’élection présidentielle française, inspirées du modèle américain, se sont clairement industrialisées, technicisées, médiatisées et numérisées. Pourtant, peut-on réellement parler d’une révolution numérique dans la participation et l’engagement politique ?
Ce que les techniques numériques font aux loisirs
Authors: Coavoux Samuel
Published: December 2018

Le « tournant numérique » des pratiques culturelles suscite espoirs et craintes. Cet article passe en revue des travaux empiriques récents pour replacer ces évolutions dans la longue durée. Il examine les fluctuations limitées de la diversité des consommations culturelles, et met en évidence des enjeux souvent inaperçus, notamment la manière dont le numérique équipe d’autres mondes de loisirs, apparemment peu susceptibles d’être virtualisés, comme le tricot.
Les Algériens à Montluc. Militarisation de la répression en France durant la guerre d’indépendance algérienne (1954-1962)
Authors: André Marc
Published: December 2018

La guerre d’indépendance algérienne est la seule guerre de décolonisation qui a eu lieu à la fois dans la colonie et sur le territoire métropolitain. Or, jusqu’à présent, les études historiques se sont principalement concentrées sur Paris et la répression policière de l’activisme algérien, laquelle culmine avec le massacre du 17 octobre 1961. La publication, depuis 1962, de plusieurs écrits autobiographiques rédigés par d’anciens militants du FLN, condamnés à mort par le Tribunal permanent des forces armées de Lyon, invite à réorienter les analyses sur la province et notamment sur Lyon. Au carrefour d’une histoire de la justice, du carcéral et du militaire, cet article propose alors, à partir du cas Montluc (une caserne, un tribunal militaire, une prison), une histoire sociale de la justice militaire et de l’incarcération des Algériens en métropole durant la guerre d’indépendance algérienne, une histoire de ceux qui la pratiquent comme de ceux qui la subissent. Il repose sur des sources très variées dont les dossiers de procédures judiciaires conservés aux archives de la justice militaire, les actes de jugements ordonnés dans des séries statistiques, des entretiens oraux menés auprès d’avocats ou d’anciens condamnés à mort algériens, des rapports ministériels conservés aux archives nationales ou départementales, des dossiers d’inhumations conservés dans les archives des cimetières lyonnais. Au fil des lectures, il apparaît que le militaire a aussi joué sa partie en métropole.
La parenté par les femmes : bâtards et affins de maîtresses royales ( xvii e - xviii e siècles)
Authors: Leroux Flavie
Published: December 2018

Lorsqu’ils retiennent l’attention des historiens, les bâtards des rois de France sont étudiés dans une perspective politique, pour éclairer la construction, le fonctionnement voire les failles de la monarchie. Ils sont ainsi regardés au travers de leur rattachement à la branche royale – donc paternelle. Cet article se propose de retourner l’approche, en examinant les bâtards royaux dans les rapports qu’ils peuvent entretenir avec leurs affins du côté maternel, sur une période s’étendant du début du XVII e siècle à la seconde moitié du XVIII e siècle. Sans pour autant négliger les aspects politiques qu’implique le positionnement particulier de ces individus dans la famille royale, l’enjeu est surtout d’interroger la manière dont ils peuvent faire parenté, malgré leur rang différencié et l’illégitimité de leurs liens. Il s’agit donc, plus généralement, d’observer des dynamiques familiales inédites, dont les fondements sont à l’opposé de ceux sur lesquels s’appuie ordinairement la noblesse lignagère. Pour les appréhender, plusieurs approches sur les liens interpersonnels, tels que l’étude du clientélisme, l’histoire sociale ou l’anthropologie, peuvent être appelées et éprouvées. À cette fin, une documentation variée a été mobilisée, en premier lieu les minutes de notaires, mais également les actes issus de la chancellerie royale et les écrits produits par les contemporains.
Repenser la Glorieuse Révolution de 1688
Authors: Ghorbal Karim
Published: December 2018

1688. The First Modern Revolution , ouvrage de Steven Pincus paru en 2009, réinterprète d’une manière nouvelle et ambitieuse les évènements qui constituèrent la Glorieuse Révolution anglaise de 1688-1689. Ouvrage remarqué et commenté par les historiens anglo-saxons, il est néanmoins passé inaperçu au sein de la communauté historique française, alors même que la thèse qu’il présente rapproche l’histoire révolutionnaire de l’Angleterre de celle de la France. Selon lui, loin d’être pacifique, raisonnable ou conservatrice, la Glorieuse Révolution fut violente, populaire et radicale, et le conflit entre Jacques II et Guillaume d’Orange opposa non pas les réactionnaires aux progressistes ou les catholiques aux protestants, mais bien plutôt deux projets modernisateurs antagonistes. Celui de Jacques II épousait celui des tories, et souhaitait créer un État absolutiste catholique moderne, fondé sur un empire terrestre étendu, un armée forte, une administration efficace et une agriculture développée. Celui de Guillaume d’Orange et de ses partisans whigs préconisait au contraire la création d’un empire commercial et maritime s’appuyant sur la production manufacturière. S. Pincus rompt dès lors avec la vision exceptionnaliste de la Glorieuse Révolution qui a longtemps prévalu en Angleterre et aux États-Unis. Pour lui, cette révolution doit être en réalité comprise comme la première révolution moderne, comparable à bien des égards aux révolutions ultérieures, française, russe, chinoise ou iranienne.
Bedside Nurse Acceptance of Intensive Care Unit Telemedicine Presence
Authors: Canfield Christina , Galvin Sandra
Published: December 2018

Since 2010, health care organizations have rapidly adopted telemedicine as part of their health care delivery system to inpatients and outpatients. The application of telemedicine in the intensive care unit is often referred to as tele-ICU. In telemedicine, nurses, nurse practitioners, physicians, and other health care professionals provide patient monitoring and intervention from a remote location. Tele-ICU presence has demonstrated positive outcomes such as increased adherence to evidence-based care and improved perception of support at the bedside. Despite the successes, acceptance of tele-ICU varies. Known barriers to acceptance include perceptions of intrusiveness and invasion of privacy.
Understanding Patient Safety and Quality Outcome Data
Authors: Easter Kathy , Tamburri Linda M.
Published: December 2018

The need for nurses to understand patient safety and quality outcome data is pressing in the current era of data transparency. Health care outcomes data are now publicly reported and readily accessible to consumers, are necessary for performance-based reimbursement, and are required by government and regulatory agencies. In order for nurses at all levels of practice to own their outcomes and be accountable for making improvements, they must possess skills in collecting, analyzing, evaluating, and acting on outcome data. This article provides basic tools and clinical examples for nurses to use in a focused application of outcome data and a structured process for improving nursing care outcomes.
NLRP10 Affects the Stability of Abin-1 To Control Inflammatory Responses
Authors: Mirza Nora , Sowa Anna S. , Lautz Katja , Kufer Thomas A.
Published: December 2018

NOD-like receptors (NLR) are critical regulators of innate immune signaling. The NLR family consists of 22 human proteins with a conserved structure containing a central oligomerization NACHT domain, an N-terminal interaction domain, and a variable number of C-terminal leucine-rich repeats. Most NLR proteins function as cytosolic pattern recognition receptors with activation of downstream inflammasome signaling, NF-κB, or MAPK activation. Although NLRP10 is the only NLR protein lacking the leucine rich repeats, it has been implicated in multiple immune pathways, including the regulation of inflammatory responses toward Leishmania major and Shigella flexneri infection. In this study, we identify Abin-1, a negative regulator of NF-κB, as an interaction partner of NLRP10 that binds to the NACHT domain of NLRP10. Using S. flexneri as an infection model in human epithelial cells, our work reveals a novel function of NLRP10 in destabilizing Abin-1, resulting in enhanced proinflammatory signaling. Our data give insight into the molecular mechanism underlying the function of NLRP10 in innate immune responses.
Improved Multiplex Immunohistochemistry for Immune Microenvironment Evaluation of Mouse Formalin-Fixed, Paraffin-Embedded Tissues
Authors: Sorrelle Noah , Ganguly Debolina , Dominguez Adrian T. A. , Zhang Yuqing , Huang Huocong , Dahal Lekh N. , Burton Natalie , Ziemys Arturas , Brekken Rolf A.
Published: December 2018

Immune profiling of tissue through multiplex immunohistochemistry is important for the investigation of immune cell dynamics, and it can contribute to disease prognosis and evaluation of treatment response in cancer patients. However, protocols for mouse formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue have been less successful. Given that formalin fixation and paraffin embedding remains the most common preparation method for processing mouse tissue, this has limited the options to study the immune system and the impact of novel therapeutics in preclinical models. In an attempt to address this, we developed an improved immunohistochemistry protocol with a more effective Ag-retrieval buffer. We also validated 22 Abs specific for mouse immune cell markers to distinguish B cells, T cells, NK cells, macrophages, dendritic cells, and neutrophils. In addition, we designed and tested novel strategies to identify immune cells for which unique Abs are currently not available. Last, in the 4T1 model of breast cancer, we demonstrate the utility of our protocol and Ab panels in the quantitation and spatial distribution of immune cells.
Effects of radiation pressure and earth’s oblatness on high altitude artificial satellite orbit
Authors: Khalil Khalil I. , Ismail Mohamed N.S.
Published: December 2018

This paper is devoted to study the effects of radiation pressure together with tesseral and zonal harmonics on the high altitude artificial satellites orbits. The equations of motion were regularized by using the KS variables and the problem was solved numerically using the fourth order of Runge Kutta method. A numerical testing was performed on Lageos-1 satellite in order to analyze its orbital changes due to effects of both radiation pressure and Earth's oblateness.
Voci zingare nei gerghi padani
Authors: Cortelazzo Manlio
Published: December 2018

In quale misura la lingua zingara ha contribuito a costituire ed ali­ mentare l'eterogeneo lessico gergale? Piuttosto scarsa; verrebbe d'arguire, scorrendo l'unico studio rigoroso e sistematico sull'argomento: delle cen· tinaia di voci (1400) attinte direttamente da A. Menarini aile parlate degli emarginati bolognesi, solo diciannove sono di sicura o molto pro· babile origine zingara (di cui nove, le prime dell'elenco, mai segnalate prima). II reperimento, condotto con rara competenza ed abbondanza di riscontri da C. Tagliavini e dallo stesso Menarini, riguarda le seguenti parole.
The inventory of Manninni (Cth 504)
Authors: Košak Silvin
Published: December 2018

During a wider study on the Hittite inventory texts (CTH 240-250)* it was seen that a comparatively large number of lexical references pointed towards the "Inventory of Manninni". Because this text is relatively well preserved and contains a high concentration of difficult and only half-understood terms, it seemed to be an apt ground for a lexical exercise before carrying on with large groups of various fragments.
‘Do You Really Want to Live Forever?’: Animism, Death, and the Trouble of Digital Images
Authors: Bollmer Grant , Guinness Katherine
Published: December 2018

This essay examines two works of video art to think through the apparent ‘immortality’ of recorded data and digital images, along with the use of ‘animism’ as a framework to describe the ‘liveliness’ of objects in recent cultural theory. In discussing Cécile B. Evans’ Hyperlinks or it Didn’t Happen (2014) and Korakrit Arunanondchai’s Painting with history in a room filled with people with funny names 3 (2016), we highlight how framings of death and digital images are not uniform, and are often articulated to other cultural beliefs. Yet these beliefs cannot be temporally or spatially opposed in any rigid fashion (as ‘modern’ or ‘premodern’, ‘Western’ or ‘Eastern’), in spite of attempts to suggest a ‘return’ to animism to theorise the agency of objects is an embrace of premodern, non-Western epistemologies and ontologies. The ‘troubled images’ we discuss here should be thought through a sense of ‘trouble’ derived from Donna Haraway: as stirring up, or making cloudy. We aim to further complicate and ‘trouble’ the ethical imperatives of animism (in the work of those like Haraway) given the role of digital media in sustaining or putting into practice the animisms of our present. In doing this, we also advance an ontological argument about data and its relationality, suggesting that data be theorised through tropes of metonymy and synecdoche.
The importance of cylinder passivation for preparation and long-term stability of multicomponent monoterpene primary reference materials
Authors: Allen Nicholas D. C. , Worton David R. , Brewer Paul J. , Pascale Celine , Niederhauser Bernhard
Published: December 2018

Abstract. Monoterpenes play an important role in atmospheric chemistry due
to their large anthropogenic and biogenic emission sources and high chemical
reactivity. As a consequence, measurements are required to assess how changes
in emissions of monoterpenes impact air quality. Accurate and comparable
measurements of monoterpenes in indoor and outdoor environments require
gaseous primary reference materials (PRMs) that are traceable to the
international system of units (SI). PRMs of monoterpenes are challenging to
produce due to the high chemical reactivity and low vapour pressures of
monoterpenes and also their propensity to convert into other compounds,
including other terpenes. In this paper, the long-term stability of
gravimetrically prepared static monoterpene PRMs produced in differently
passivated cylinders, including sampling canisters, was assessed. We
demonstrate that static PRMs of multiple monoterpenes can be prepared and
used as a suitable long-term standard. For the first time the effect of
cylinder pressure and decanting from one cylinder to another on the chemical
composition and amount fraction of monoterpenes was also studied.
Gravimetrically prepared PRMs of limonene in high pressure cylinders were
compared to a novel portable dynamic reference gas generator based on
dilution of pure limonene vapour emitted from a permeation tube.
Dating Hiatuses: A Statistical Model of the Recent Slowdown in Global Warming – and the Next One
Authors: Miller J. Isaac , Nam Kyungsik
Published: December 2018

Abstract. Much has been written about the so-called hiatus or pause in global warming, also known as the stasis period, the start of which is typically dated to 1998. HadCRUT4 global mean temperatures slightly decreased over 1998–2013, though a simple statistical model predicts that they should have grown by 0.016 °C/yr, in proportion to the increases in concentrations of well-mixed greenhouse gases and ozone. We employ a statistical approach to assess the contributions of model forcings and natural variability to the hiatus. We find that none of the model forcings explain more than a fifth of the missing heat and that the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) explains at least half and possibly more than four fifths of the missing heat. Looking forward, the simple model also fails to explain the large increases since then (0.087 °C/year over 2013–2016). This period coincides with another El Niño, but the ENSO fails to satisfactorily account for the increase. We propose instead a semiparametric cointegrating statistical model that augments an energy balance model with a novel multibasin measure of the oceans' multidecadal temperatures cycles. The model partially explains the recent slowdown and explains nearly all of the subsequent warming. The natural cycle suggests the possibility of a much longer hiatus over roughly 2023–2061, with rather important policy implications.
Numerical and remote techniques for operational beach management under storm group forcing
Authors: Morales-Márquez Verónica , Orfila Alejandro , Simarro Gonzalo , Gómez-Pujol Lluís , Álvarez-Ellacuría Amaya , Conti Daniel , Galán Álvaro , Osorio Andrés F. , Marcos Marta
Published: December 2018

Abstract. The morphodynamic response of a microtidal beach under a storm group is
analyzed, and the effects of each individual event are inferred from a numerical
model, in situ measurements and video imaging. The combination of these
approaches represents a multiplatform tool for beach management, especially
during adverse conditions. Here, the morphodynamic response is examined
during a period with a group of three storms. The first storm, with moderate
conditions (Hs∼1 m during 6 h), eroded the aerial beach and
generated a submerged sandbar in the breaking zone. The bar was further
directed offshore during the more energetic second event (Hs=3.5 m and 53 h). The third storm, similar to the first one, hardly
affected the beach morphology, which stresses the importance of the beach
configuration previous to a storm. The volume of sand mobilized during the
storm group is around 17.65 m3 m−1. During the following months,
which are characterized by mild wave conditions, the aerial beach recovered
half of the volume of sand that is transported offshore during the storm
group (∼9.27m3m-1). The analysis of beach evolution shows
two different characteristic timescales for the erosion and recovery
processes associated with the storm and mild conditions, respectively.
In addition, the response depends largely on the previous beach morphological
state. The work also stresses the importance of using different tools
(video monitoring, modeling, and field campaign) to analyze beach
morphodynamics.
Seasonal to decadal variability in ice discharge from the Greenland Ice Sheet
Authors: King Michalea D. , Howat Ian M. , Jeong Seongsu , Noh Myoung J. , Wouters Bert , Noël Brice , van den Broeke Michiel R.
Published: December 2018

Abstract. Rapid changes in thickness and velocity have been
observed at many marine-terminating glaciers in Greenland, impacting the
volume of ice they export, or discharge, from the ice sheet. While annual
estimates of ice-sheet-wide discharge have been previously derived,
higher-resolution records are required to fully constrain the temporal
response of these glaciers to various climatic and mechanical drivers that
vary in sub-annual scales. Here we sample outlet glaciers wider than 1 km
(N=230) to derive the first continuous, ice-sheet-wide record of total ice
sheet discharge for the 2000–2016 period, resolving a seasonal variability
of 6 %. The amplitude of seasonality varies spatially across the ice
sheet from 5 % in the southeastern region to 9 % in the northwest
region. We analyze seasonal to annual variability in the discharge time
series with respect to both modeled meltwater runoff, obtained from
RACMO2.3p2, and glacier front position changes over the same period. We find
that year-to-year changes in total ice sheet discharge are related to annual
front changes (r2=0.59, p=10-4) and that the annual
magnitude of discharge is closely related to cumulative front position
changes (r2=0.79), which show a net retreat of >400 km,
or an average retreat of >2 km, at each surveyed glacier. Neither
maximum seasonal runoff or annual runoff totals are correlated to annual
discharge, which suggests that larger annual quantities of runoff do not
relate to increased annual discharge. Discharge and runoff, however, follow
similar patterns of seasonal variability with near-coincident periods of
acceleration and seasonal maxima. These results suggest that changes in
glacier front position drive secular trends in discharge, whereas the impact
of runoff is likely limited to the summer months when observed seasonal
variations are substantially controlled by the timing of meltwater input.
An active power control approach for wake-induced load alleviation in a fully developed wind farm boundary layer
Authors: Vali Mehdi , Petrović Vlaho , Steinfeld Gerald , Pao Lucy Y. , Kühn Martin
Published: December 2018

Abstract. This paper studies a closed-loop wind farm control framework for active power control (APC) with a simultaneous reduction of wake-induced structural loads within a fully developed wind farm flow interacting with the atmospheric boundary layer. The main focus is on a classical feedback control, which features a simple control architecture and a practical measurement system that are realizable for real-time control of large wind farms. We demonstrate that the wake-induced structural loadings of the downstream turbines can be alleviated, while the wind farm power production follows a reference signal. A closed-loop APC is designed first to improve the power tracking performance against wake-induced power losses of the downwind turbines. Then, the non-unique solution of APC for the wind farm is exploited for aggregated structural load alleviation. The axial induction factors of the individual wind turbines are considered as control inputs to limit the power production of the wind farm or to switch to greedy control when the demand exceeds the power available in the wind. Furthermore, the APC solution domain is enlarged by an adjustment of the power set-points according to the locally available power at the waked wind turbines. Therefore, the controllability of the wind turbines is improved for rejecting the intensified load fluctuations inside the wake. A large-eddy simulation model is employed for resolving the turbulent flow, the wake structures and its interaction with the atmospheric boundary layer. The applicability and key features of the controller are discussed with a wind farm example consisting of 3 × 4 turbines with different wake interactions at each row. The performance of the proposed APC is evaluated using the accuracy of the wind farm power tracking and the wake-induced damage equivalent fatigue loads of the towers of the individual wind turbines.
Abjeção, Afetos e Desejos no Mundo Globalizado: construindo sentidos a partir de shortbus, de John Cameron Mitchell (2006)
Authors: Sousa Neto Miguel Rodrigues de , Gomes Aguinaldo Rodrigues
Published: December 2018

Distintos realizadores, geralmente independentes, têm lançado desde a última década do século passado uma cinematografia na qual são positivadas personagens e experiências marcadas por sua corporeidade, seu erotismo e/ou por suas performances de gênero. Assim, tomamos Shortbus, de J. C. Mitchell (2006), como representante desse conjunto mais amplo de trabalhos e buscamos compreender como afetos e desejos são os elementos definidores das personagens e conflitos ali elaborados, tomando a produção artística em seus aspectos históricos e políticos.