bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Size and urban growth of Chinese cities during the era of transformation toward a market economy
Authors: Ding Chengri , Li Zhi
Published: March 2017

The paper examines the growth of Chinese cities at prefecture level or above by first applying a non-parametric method. Kernel regression of the mean of growth rate conditional on city size reveals a U-shaped relationship between city growth and size, and rejects Gibrat’s law. That is to say that large cities take the form of divergent growth while small cities are convergent to each other. This U-shaped growth–size relationship holds for the registered ( hukou) population in 1989–2012 as well as for the permanent population in 1999–2012. Furthermore, our results show that the growth of large cities becomes more divergent using the permanent population than using the hukou population, whereas the growth of small cities becomes less convergent. The permanent population counts a portion of floating population, so it is then concluded that rural–urban migrants move to large cities disproportionately, making large cities grow faster than small cities. Estimated results from rank–size OLS regression confirm the divergent growth of large cities, and, at the same time, reject the notion of random growth of Chinese cities (which is also supported by panel root tests). Our findings have profound policy implications. The national strategy of urbanization that stresses the growth control of mega and super-big cities has had no effect in the past and may continue to be ineffective in shaping the urbanization trajectory in China in the next couple of decades. Sustainable urbanization will depend largely on whether and how well big Chinese cities prepare themselves in accommodating fast growth.
Reversible Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Induced by Dasatinib in a Patient With Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
Authors: Watanabe Atai , Yokoyama Kazuaki , Ohno Nobuhiro , Uchimaru Kaoru , Yamashita Naohide , Tojo Arinobu
Published: March 2017

A case study is provided of dasatinib-induced pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in a patient with chronic myeloid leukemia. This condition resolved completely within 2 months of drug discontinuation. Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) data were obtained throughout the recovery process. After 30 months of dasatinib treatment, a woman in her 30s developed orthopnea and signs of right heart failure (leg edema, hepatomegaly, and weight gain). Transthoracic echocardiography indicated elevated mean pulmonary artery pressure, severely impaired systolic and diastolic right ventricular functions, and dilation of the right ventricle and atrium. Once dasatinib was discontinued, clinical symptoms improved rapidly, and follow-up TTE 2 months later showed normal right heart function. Treatment with an alternative tyrosine kinase inhibitor was initiated and has continued without recurrence of PAH. This case suggests that dasatinib, which inhibits a broad spectrum of tyrosine kinases, could cause reversible PAH; therefore, careful cardiopulmonary evaluation by TTE is necessary.
New methodology merging seismic, geologic, and engineering data to predict completion performance
Authors: Ruths Troy , Zawila Jeff , Fluckiger Samuel D. , Miller Nicklaus J. , Gibson R. G.
Published: March 2017

Previous work in hydraulic fracture performance identifies rock quality and completion quality as key drivers of good production; however, quantifying rock quality in a systematic method along the wellbore is a difficult task. Novel methodologies are developed for calculating rock-quality measurements along the wellbore using seismic data calibrated to geologic information encompassing petrophysical and geomechanical parameters and merging these metrics with stage-level engineering observations. Far-field wellbore seismic attributes correlate with stage completion performance and are promising predictors for improved well design. Further, these integrated attributes may contribute to the fundamental understanding of the hydraulic fracturing process and to the development of more robust and powerful computation models of overall well performance.
A scalable deep learning platform for identifying geologic features from seismic attributes
Authors: Huang Lei , Dong Xishuang , Clee T. Edward
Published: March 2017

The modern requirement for analyzing and interpreting ever-larger volumes of seismic data to identify prospective hydrocarbon prospects within stringent time deadlines represents an ongoing challenge in petroleum exploration. To provide a computer-based aid in addressing this challenge, we have developed a “big data” platform to facilitate the work of geophysicists in interpreting and analyzing large volumes of seismic data with scalable performance. We have constructed this platform on a modern distributed-memory infrastructure, providing a customized seismic analytics software development toolkit, and a Web-based graphical workflow interface along with a remote 3D visualization capability. These support the management of seismic data volumes, attributes processing, seismic analytics model development, workflow execution, and 3D volume visualization on a scalable, distributed computing platform. Early experiences show that computationally demanding deep learning methods such as convolutional neural networks (CNN) provide improved results over traditional methods such as support vector machines (SVMs) and logistic regression for identifying geologic faults in 3D seismic volumes. Our experiments show encouraging accuracy in identifying faults by combining CNN and traditional machine learning models with a variety of seismic attributes, and the platform is able to deliver scalable performance.
Three data analytics party tricks
Authors: Hall Matt
Published: March 2017

Making little software tools might seem trivial, but “party tricks” are a good way to explore a new field, find useful code libraries, and help build skills. In this spirit, it is fun and instructive to apply machine learning methods to text-mining tasks. It is especially interesting to use bibliographic data from the journal Geophysics because the results actually might be useful to those conducting geophysical research. For example, by vectorizing abstracts — using free and open-source natural-language processing tools in Python — it is possible to use the vector space to find nearby abstracts and interpret those as being similar in content. This forms the basis of a recommendation engine for geophysical papers. If not outright useful, then the party trick still might be interesting. For example, the collaboration network from the journal reveals the most prolific collaborators as George McMechan, Alan Green, and Jerry Harris, and it lets us calculate the collaboration distance between Brian Russell and Sergey Fomel (it is 4). Other party tricks are less useful and strictly silly, for example a recurrent neural network that generates random articles and authors from a parallel universe (e.g., Like-wave beam by D. J. Laniert; one imagines Like waves are a sort of attenuated Love wave).
Quetiapinev.lithium in the maintenance phase following a first episode of mania: Randomised controlled trial
Authors: Berk Michael , Daglas Rothanthi , Dandash Orwa , Yücel Murat , Henry Lisa , Hallam Karen , Macneil Craig , Hasty Melissa , Pantelis Christos , Murphy Brendan P. , Kader Linda , Damodaran Saji , Wong Michael T. H. , Conus Philippe , Ratheesh Aswin , McGorry Patrick D. , Cotton Sue M.
Published: March 2017

Background

Lithium and quetiapine are considered standard maintenance agents for bipolar disorder yet it is unclear how their efficacy compares with each other.

Aims

To investigate the differential effect of lithium and quetiapine on symptoms of depression, mania, general functioning, global illness severity and quality of life in patients with recently stabilised first-episode mania.

Method

Maintenance trial of patients with first-episode mania stabilised on a combination of lithium and quetiapine, subsequently randomised to lithium or quetiapine monotherapy (up to 800 mg/day) and followed up for 1 year. (Trial registration: Australian and New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry – ACTRN12607000639426.)

Results

In total, 61 individuals were randomised. Within mixed-model repeated measures analyses, significant omnibus treatment × visit interactions were observed for measures of overall psychopathology, psychotic symptoms and functioning. Planned andpost hoccomparisons further demonstrated the superiority of lithium treatment over quetiapine.

Conclusions

In people with first-episode mania treated with a combination of lithium and quetiapine, continuation treatment with lithium rather than quetiapine is superior in terms of mean levels of symptoms during a 1-year evolution.
Tex19 paralogs are new members of the piRNA pathway controlling retrotransposon suppression
Authors: Tarabay Yara , Achour Mayada , Teletin Marius , Ye Tao , Teissandier Aurélie , Mark Manuel , Bourc'his Déborah , Viville Stéphane
Published: March 2017

Tex19 genes are mammalian specific and duplicated to give Tex19.1 and Tex19.2 in some species, such as the mouse and rat. It has been demonstrated that mutant Tex19.1 males display a variable degree of infertility whereas they all upregulate MMERVK10C transposons in their germ line. In order to study the function of both paralogs in the mouse, we generated and studied Tex19 double knockout (Tex19DKO) mutant mice. Adult Tex19DKO males exhibited a fully penetrant phenotype, similar to the most severe phenotype observed in the single Tex19.1KO mice, with small testes and impaired spermatogenesis, defects in meiotic chromosome synapsis, persistence of DNA double-strand breaks during meiosis, lack of post-meiotic germ cells and upregulation of MMERVK10C expression. The phenotypic similarities to mice with knockouts in the Piwi family genes prompted us to check and then demonstrate, by immunoprecipitation and GST pulldown followed by mass spectrometry analyses, that TEX19 paralogs interact with PIWI proteins and the TEX19 VPTEL domain directly binds Piwi-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) in adult testes. We therefore identified two new members of the postnatal piRNA pathway.
Survival Impact of Primary Tumor Lymph Node Status and Circulating Tumor Cells in Patients with Colorectal Liver Metastases
Authors: Seeberg Lars Thomas , Brunborg Cathrine , Waage Anne , Hugenschmidt Harald , Renolen Anne , Stav Ingunn , Bjørnbeth Bjørn A. , Borgen Elin , Naume Bjørn , Brudvik Kristoffer W. , Wiedswang Gro
Published: March 2017

Objective

The aim of this study was to analyse the survival impact of primary tumor nodal status (N0/N+) in patients with resectable colorectal liver metastases (CLM), and to determine the value of circulating and disseminated tumor cells (CTCs/DTCs) in this setting.

Methods

In this prospective study of patients undergoing resection of CLM from 2008 to 2011, peripheral blood was analyzed for CTCs using the CellSearch System®, and bone marrow was sampled for DTC analyses just prior to hepatic resection. The presence of one or more tumor cells was scored as CTC/DTC-positive. Following resection of the primary tumor, the lymph nodes (LNs) were examined by routine histopathological examination.

Results

A total of 140 patients were included in this study; 38 patients (27.1%) were negative at the primary colorectal LN examination (N0). CTCs were detected in 12.1% of all patients; 5.3% of patients in the N0 group and 14.7% of patients in the LN-positive (N+) group (p = 0.156), with the LN-positive group (N+) consisting of both N1 and N2 patients. There was a significant difference in recurrence-free survival (RFS) when analysing the N0 group versus the N+ group (p = 0.007) and CTC-positive versus CTC-negative patients (p = 0.029). In multivariate analysis, CTC positivity was also significantly associated with impaired overall survival (OS) [p = 0.05], whereas DTC positivity was not associated with survival.

Conclusion

In this cohort of resectable CLM patients, 27% had primary N0 colorectal cancer. Assessment of CTC in addition to nodal status may contribute to improved classification of patients into high- and low-risk groups, which has the potential to guide and improve treatment strategies.
Interrater variability for CT angiography evaluation between neurologists and neuroradiologist in acute stroke patients
Authors: Bar Michal , Kral Jiri , Jonszta Tomas , Marcian Vaclav , Kuliha Martin , Mikulik Robert
Published: March 2017

Objective:

The diagnosis of arterial occlusion has a considerable impact on the indication of mechanical thrombectomy, and CT angiography (CTA) is recommended in the management of acute stroke. The goal of the present study is to assess the interrater agreement in the diagnosis of occlusion of intracranial arteries on CTA between a neuroradiologist and neurologists.

Methods:

CTA images of 75 acute stroke patients were evaluated for occlusion of intracranial arteries by an experienced interventional neuroradiologist, and stroke and general neurologists.

Results:

75 patients who were treated by intravenous thrombolysis were enrolled in the study. CTA images were available for all 75 patients (34 females; mean age ± SD, 72 ± 14 years; National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale 10; median 8–14; and Alberta Stroke Program Early CT mean 9.7). The agreement between the neuroradiologist and neurologists in evaluation of intracranial artery occlusion was as follows: occlusion of the middle cerebral artery segment M1: observer agreement 77%, kappa (κ) = 0.61 and middle cerebral artery M2: observer agreement 77%, κ 0.48; internal carotid artery: observer agreement 92%, κ 0.84; T occlusion: observer agreement 90.0%, κ 0.33; posterior cerebral artery segments P1 and P2: observer agreement 98%, κ 0.97; basilar artery: observer agreement 96%, κ 0.92; and vertebral artery segment V4: observer agreement 88%, κ 0.48.

Conclusion:

Interrater agreement of CTA evaluation of occlusion between the neurologists and the neuroradiologist was very strong. The ability of the trained neurologists to read an intracranial large vessel occlusion correctly may improve the door-to-needle times in acute stroke.

Advances in knowledge:

In this study, the neurologists were able to recognize occlusion of intracranial arteries. This could accelerate the management of acute stroke care.
Formation of functionally-directed technology of the second order at cog-wheel working
Authors: Лагутин Сергей , Lagutin Sergey , Сандлер Александр , Sandler Aleksandr
Published: March 2017

It is shown in the paper that the functionally-directed technologies of tooth working in spur gears should be supplemented with the technologies of the second order which ensure machining quality increase and an efficient operation of gear-milling tools. In particular, there is investigated the producing surface distortion of a hob caused by regrinding its front surface. It is shown that for the compensation of this distortion at wheel machining it is expedient to correct an installation angle of the axis in a miller regrinded repeatedly. The conditions are determined (types and grades of accuracy for millers) at which such a correction is necessary.
COMPUTATION OF PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE FIELDS IN LUBRICATING LAYER OF TAPERED HYDROSTATIC DYNAMIC BEARINGS
Authors: Корнеев Андрей , Korneev Andrey , Ли Шенбо , Li Shenbo
Published: March 2017

The paper reports the consideration of the procedure for the computation of pressure and temperature fields in a lubricating layer of a tapered hydrostatic dynamic bearing based on a joint solution of Reynolds equations, a balance of energies and a balance of expenses and also additional correlations for thermal-physical properties of lubricating material taking into account turbulence and a thermal effect. The solution of this system was carried out through a numerical method of finite differences. The theoretical and experimental investigations show that lubricating material in a tapered hydrostatic dynamic bearing ensures a sufficient carrying capacity. This work offers the use of results shown for the analysis of rotor systems on tapered bearings and it will be useful for scientific workers and engineers dealing with the problems of computation and design of slider bearings in highspeed systems.
STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF ROBOT MACHINE MECHANISMS WITH PARALLEL KINEMATICS
Authors: Толстошеев Андрей , Tolstosheev Andrey , Татаринцев Вячеслав , Tatarincev Vyacheslav
Published: March 2017

Robot machines with parallel kinematics belong to a new generation of machine-tools. The properties of these mechatronic machines are defined to a greater extent by a structure of their actuating lever mechanisms of a parallel structure (MPS). The purpose of this work is a development of the procedure for a structural analysis of MPS and the assessment of its efficiency. The following problems are under solution: a critical analysis of a problem state; a procedure development and check of its operational capability; a procedure application for certain structures of robot machines. By means of a critical analysis of literary sources there are emphasized three different approaches to the structural analysis of MPS: on the basis of the application of structural formulae, theory of closed groups of screws, test lists of mechanism functioning principles. All known procedures have a common drawback – onesided view upon a mechanism structure. A procedure for the structural analysis of MPS based on the presentation of the mechanism by a machine subsystem, on the one hand, and, on the other hand, - by a system with a hierarchical structure is developed. From a great number of known descriptions of mechanism structures there is formed a totality of structural models adapted to MPS different in the level of decomposition and a principle of formation. The algorithm of a structural analysis consists in the choice from this totality most suitable structural models for the synthesis and, accordingly, for the analysis of the mechanism under consideration and the fulfillment for them the following actions: a) system decomposition and the definition of the properties of components; b) system composition with the definition of mechanism properties as a whole. The authenticity of research results is confirmed by their adequate coincidence with known solutions obtained for existing mechanisms.
IMPROVEMENT OF HARD-ALLOY END COMPOUND MILLER
Authors: Морозова Анна , Morozova Anna , Мокрицкий Борис , Mokritskiy Boris , Подойницын Максим , Podoynitsyn Maksim , Мокрицкая Елена , Mokritskaya Elena
Published: March 2017

The paper reports the concept, the methodology and results of the investigation of possibilities in the application of compound hard-alloy end millers equally with monolithic ones. It is shown that in the majority of operation conditions for general mechanical engineering the compound millers ensure the reduction of tool costs in the cost price of a product at the expense of tool hard alloy saving through manufacturing a miller shank with the use of cheaper material and a place of joining a shank and a cutting element ensures miller operation on high performance modes of cutting without detriment to productivity and machining quality. Material costs at the expense of the reduction of tool hard alloy used are decreased by 30-70% depending on material of a shank and a miller length. The example of compound miller design is presented. The method and results of the deformation computer simulation of such a miller under different operation conditions, error values in machining with a compound miller are illustrated.
Choosing the Pond: On-the-Job Experience and Long-Run Career Outcomes
Authors: Gong Jie , Sun Ang , Wei Zhichao
Published: March 2017

This paper investigates the value of on-the-job experience for workers’ long-run career outcomes. We exploit the effects of team relegation in professional soccer by contrasting players on teams just below and just above the cutoff point of relegation. We find that players on teams relegated to a lower division have more match appearances in the short run, and they play in better leagues and earn higher wages in the long run. This gain is concentrated among individuals who are young or less experienced at the time of relegation. Because other consequences of relegation would tend to work against individuals’ long-run success, the positive net gain is most likely to be the result of greater on-the-job experience. The findings have implications for firms on job assignment and for workers on managing their careers.

Data are available at https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2016.2609 .

This paper was accepted by Sendil Ethiraj, organizations.
Testosterone and Tendency to Engage in Self-Employment
Authors: Nicolaou Nicos , Patel Pankaj C. , Wolfe Marcus T.
Published: March 2017

Does testosterone increase the tendency to engage in self-employment? The results presented to date have been mixed. Using three different studies, we provide additional evidence on the relationship between testosterone and self-employment. Drawing on a cross section of 2,146 individuals (1,178 males and 968 females) from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys’ 2011–2012 sample, and controlling for endogeneity (with red blood cell count, percentage hematocrit, and zinc supplement intake in the past 30 days as instruments), we find that serum testosterone levels are positively associated with self-employment for males (marginally significant, two-tailed test). As testosterone levels could be affected by social, economic, and biological factors during one’s life course, we draw more robust inferences by assessing whether the 2D:4D digit ratio, a marker of prenatal testosterone exposure, influences the likelihood of self-employment. From Understanding Society’s Innovation Panel Wave 6, we tested separate models for 449 males and 525 females, and our results indicate that males (respectively, females) with a lower 2D:4D ratio in their left hand, or higher prenatal testosterone exposure, have a significantly greater (respectively, marginally significant) likelihood of self-employment (two-tailed test). Finally, we examine the twin testosterone transfer effect in a sample of opposite-sex and same-sex twins from the National Survey of Midlife Development in the United States and provide additional support for the marginally significant (two-tailed test) positive association between testosterone and self-employment.

Data are available at https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2016.2664 .

This paper was accepted by Toby Stuart, entrepreneurship and innovation.
A new subgenus of the weevil genus Otiorhynchus Germar, 1822 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae) for a new species from Mediterranean Turkey associated with the carob tree, Ceratonia siliqua L. (Fabaceae)
Authors: Davidian Genrik E. , Gültekin Levent , Korotyaev Boris A.
Published: March 2017

A new species Otiorhynchus ceratoniae Davidian, Gültekin & Korotyaev sp. nov. is described from eastern Mediterranean Turkey. A new monotypic subgenus Arnoldinus Davidian, Gültekin & Korotyaev subgen. nov. is erected for this species. The new species was found only under Ceratonia siliqua L. trees with lower leaves damaged by adults.
Systemic practice and workplace as community: alternatives to managerialism
Authors: Goh Patrick C.H.
Published: March 2017

Managerialism is now commonplace in the voluntary sector. While its adoption has helped nonprofit organisations to survive severe economic turbulence, critics contend that its neoliberalist assumptions have caused ‘values incongruence’, which in turn has led to mission drift, a loss of idealism and disillusionment among staff, volunteers and supporters. This paper introduces systemic practice and workplace as community as alternative narratives, which appear more congruent with the values of many voluntary organisations.
The Intellectual Disability Mortality Disadvantage: Diminishing With Age?
Authors: Landes Scott D.
Published: March 2017

On average, adults with intellectual disability (ID) have higher mortality risk than their peers in the general population. However, the effect of age on this mortality disadvantage has received minimal attention. Using data from the 1986–2011 National Health Interview Survey–Linked Mortality Files (NHIS–LMF), discrete time hazard models were used to compare mortality risk for adults with and without ID by age and gender. Increased mortality risk was present for all adults with ID, but was most pronounced among younger age females. The mortality differential between those with and without ID diminished with increased age for both females and males. Findings support the argument that heterogeneity of frailty may explain differences in mortality risk between those with and without ID.
Presidential Power and National Violence: James K. Polk’s Rhetorical Transfer of Savagery
Authors: Heidt Stephen J.
Published: March 2017

President James Knox Polk is often lauded for his achievements as president, including the territorial acquisition of the western portion of the nation. Critical attention to this legacy mostly focuses on his rhetorical strategy for putting the nation into war with Mexico. To date, no studies focus on Polk’s rhetorical strategy for ending the war. In this article, I examine Polk’s end-of-war rhetoric, attending to his rationalizations for exiting the war, his justification for resuming diplomatic relations with Mexico, and his identification of a new enemy requiring presidential and national attention. I argue that Polk’s pivot from Mexicans to Indians rhetorically transferred tropes of savagery to Indians, reenergized violence against Indians, and facilitated the institutionalization of management of Indian affairs via the creation of the Department of the Interior. I conclude that rhetorical critics should closely attend to the ways end-of-war rhetoric enables presidents to transition from one enemy to another while reaping institutional benefits.
“Sacred fire of liberty”: The Constitutional Origins of Washington’s First Inaugural Address
Authors: Browne Stephen Howard
Published: March 2017

The nation’s first presidential inaugural address embodies key tensions shaping the origins and development of republican government. A close reading of the text suggests how Washington sought their resolution by reasserting the importance of virtue to the American experiment.
Spectral Soldiers: Domestic Propaganda, Visual Culture, and Images of Death on the World War II Home Front
Authors: Kimble James J.
Published: March 2017

This essay argues against the prevailing historical conception that George Strock’s graphic photograph of three lifeless Marines—published by Life magazine on September 20, 1943—was the definitive point when domestic U.S. propaganda began to portray increasingly grisly images of dead American soldiers. After considering how the visual culture of the home front made the photo’s publication a dubious prospect for the government, I examine a series of predecessor images that arguably helped construct a rhetorical space in which such graphic depictions could gradually gain public acceptance and that, ultimately, ushered in a transformation of the home front’s visual culture.
The effects of socio-demographic factors and work-life balance on employees’ emotional exhaustion
Authors: Tuğsal Türker
Published: March 2017

The object of the research is observing the effects of socio-demographic factors and work-life balance on employees’ emotional exhaustion. The sample of the research consists of 261 participants in retailing, education, service, industry and logistics sectors. In line with the theoretical background, proper methods that are hierarchical regression analysis and analysis of variance (ANOVA) are implemented. The contribution of the research to the existing literature is exploring the relationship between socio-demographic factors, work-life balance and burnout by carrying out the implementation in organizations. Findings of the research demonstrate that the predictor with the highest effect on emotional exhaustion is the variable named taking time for oneself. The predictor with the lowest effect is variable named life is just working. Briefly we can say, it could be argued that emotional exhaustion declines by .398 units should taking time for oneself increases 1 unit. Emotional exhaustion decreases by .223 units whether work-life accordance is changed by 1 unit. Emotional exhaustion drops .196 units should life is just working increases 1 unit. By contrast, when you change neglecting life 1 unit, emotional exhaustion decreases by .202 units. Should carrying work to home changes 1 unit, emotional exhaustion increases by .313 units. To sum up, regarding to marital status, monthly total income and sector; there are significant differences between the groups in the levels of emotional exhaustion of employees. It appears that there is no significant difference between other groups.
Physical and Chemical Conditions of Bayur Bay Waters On the East and West Season
Authors: Wisha Ulung Jantama , Tanto Try Al , Ilham Ilham
Published: March 2017

Physical construction of Bayur bay coastal area as a port was followed by a variety of environmental issues, both physical degradation of the natural environment, biology reduction and an increase in social problems, directly affect to water quality decreasing in the coastal Bayur Bay. This study aims to determine the concentration distribution of physical and chemical parameters and their influence to water conditions on the east and west season. The method used is descriptive method (data taken by in situ and laboratory analysis), determining the location of sampling points based on purposive sampling method and tide prediction by NAOtide software. The results of field survey and laboratory measurements analysed using statistical method. The speed of sea currents on the east season ranged from 3,48 to 24,9 cm.s-1, while in the West season flow rate ranged from 1,4 to 57,7 cm.s-1. Rainfall in East Season ranged from 0-45 mm and The intensity of rainfall in West Season ranged from 0-30 mm. Sea-surface temperatures in the Eastern season range between 26,2- 31.5 °C, while in the west season SST range from 24,3 to 30,5°C. Dissolve oxygen concentration in the east season range from 4,3 to 6,1 mg.L-1, while the west monsoon conditions range from 4,1 to 6,4 mg.L-1. The pH values ranged from 7,4 to 8,1 in the Eastern season and ranged from 7,12 to 8,27 in the West season. Bayur Bay water quality conditions is not much different from its value range on the west and east season and influencing each other. Keywords: Bayur Bay, Seasons, SST, Statistical method
Abundance of Phytoplankton In The Coastal Waters of South Sumatera
Authors: Aryawati Riris , Bengen Dietriech G. , Prartono Tri , Zulkifli Hilda
Published: March 2017

Phytoplankton in the ocean has an important role in forming the base of food chain,  responsible in primary production. Its abundance and number of phytoplankton species will indirectly affect the level of water’s fertility. This study aimed to determine the presence of phytoplankton as bio-indicators of water quality in terms of abundance, diversity index, uniformity index, and saprobic coefficient in coastal waters of South Sumatera. The study was conducted on May 2013 - February 2014, at ten stations during high and low tides. Phytoplankton samples were taken vertically using plankton nets,  cone-shaped with a diameter of 30 cm, length 100 cm and mesh size 30 μm. The study found 41 genera of phytoplankton, consisted of family Bacillariophyceae (26 genera), Dinophyceae (7 genera) Cyanophyceae (7 genera) and Chlorophyceae (1 genus). The highest number of genera was recorded while low tides in November (24 genera), and the lowest was on May while high tides (16 genera). The highest abundance of phytoplankton was recorded in August during high tides (2,68 x 107 cell.m-3), and the lowest was in May during high tides (6,59 x 105cell.m-3). The diversity index (H'),  the uniformity index (E), and the dominance index (D) ranged between 0,64–3; 0,15–0,71 and 0,15–0,83 respectively.  Keywords: phytoplankton, abundance, diversity index, South Sumatera coast.
Characterizing the Three Different Alginate Type of Sargassum siliquosum
Authors: Yudiati Ervia , Isnansetyo Alim
Published: March 2017

This research was aimed to identify the brown seaweed, to characterize the acid, sodium and calcium alginate, and to examine the alginate yield. The identification was done phaenotypically. The extraction method was pretreated by ethanol depigmentation, followed by the extraction of Na2CO3/EDTA and CaCl2  and presipitated with absolute ethanol. The characterization of alginate was done by FT-IR spectroscopy and Thin Layer Chromatography by comparing the samples with standard alginate (Sigma, USA). The key of identification  showed that the species was Sargassum siliquosum. There are similarities in signal vibration and TLC spots among the samples and the standard. The TLC test was also showed that those alginates contain mannuronic and guluronic acid. The highest yield was produced by Sodium alginate (40,34% + 0,21), followed by Acid alginate (11,51% + 0,15) and Calcium alginate (4,8% + 0,09). Keywords: alginate, characterization, Sargassum siliquosum, yield
Polacy i Węgrzy – meandry zbiorowej pamięci
Authors: Czyżak Agnieszka
Published: March 2017

Review: Janos Tischler, I do szabli… Polska i Węgry. Punkty zwrotne w dziejach obu narodów w latach 1956 oraz 1980-1981, trans. Botond H.jj, Warszawa 2001.
Poetyckie formy pamięci o Czerwcu ’56
Authors: Dabert Dobrochna
Published: March 2017

The article is devoted to occasional poetry related to the Poznań 1956 protests. The survery was conducted within the framework of memory studies, assuming that this type of verse is mostly involved in the literary discourse of memory, and can be treated as one of the forms of forgetting. This approach is supported by theory of collective memory, with notions proposed by Pierre Nora, Jan Assmann, Marcin Kula, Andrzej Szpociński and Michel Foucault.
I use it but will Tell you that I Don't: Consumers’ Country-of-Origin Cue usage Denial
Authors: Herz Marc , Diamantopoulos Adamantios
Published: March 2017

Despite extensive evidence that a brand's country-of-origin (COO) affects consumers’ brand evaluations and behavioral intentions, consumers are often reluctant to admit this influence. Challenging the proclaimed irrelevance of the COO concept, the present study assesses the phenomenon of COO cue usage denial, an unconscious defense mechanism that consumers apply to maintain an acceptable self-image. Drawing on self-affirmation theory and based on two experimental studies (combined N = 462), the authors demonstrate that a substantial proportion of consumers are influenced by the COO cue when assessing brands, despite claims to the contrary. Such consumers not only differ from consumers who do not know a brand's COO but also modify their brand assessments and behavioral intentions when exposed to a COO change. This study also develops a consumer typology based on both the stated (self-reported) and actual influence of a brand's COO, thus highlighting the importance of segmenting consumers according to their susceptibility to COO influences. The authors discuss several theoretical and managerial implications and identify directions for further research.
On the importance of the probabilistic model in identifying the most decisive games in a tournament
Authors: Corona Francisco , Horrillo Juan de Dios Tena , Wiper Michael Peter
Published: March 2017

Identifying the decisive matches in international football tournaments is of great relevance for a variety of decision makers such as organizers, team coaches and/or media managers. This paper addresses this issue by analyzing the role of the statistical approach used to estimate the outcome of the game on the identification of decisive matches on international tournaments for national football teams. We extend the measure of decisiveness proposed by Geenens (2014) in order to allow us to predict or evaluate the decisive matches before, during and after a particular game on the tournament. Using information from the 2014 FIFA World Cup, our results suggest that Poisson and kernel regressions significantly outperform the forecasts of ordered probit models. Moreover, we find that although the identification of the most decisive matches is independent of the model considered, the identification of other key matches is model dependent. We also apply this methodology to identify the favorite teams and to predict the most decisive matches in 2015 Copa America before the start of the competition. Furthermore, we compare our forecast approach with respect to the original measure during the knockout stage.
Archaeological Site Vulnerability Modelling: The Influence of High Impact Storm Events on Models of Shoreline Erosion in the Western Canadian Arctic
Authors: O’Rourke Michael J. E.
Published: March 2017

Much of the Inuvialuit archaeological record is situated along shorelines of the western Canadian Arctic. These coastal sites are at substantial risk of damage due to a number of geomorphological processes at work in the region. The identification of threatened heritage remains is critical in the Mackenzie Delta, where landscape changes are taking place at an increasingly rapid pace. This paper outlines some preliminary observations from a research program directed toward identifying vulnerable archaeological remains within the Inuvialuit Settlement Region. Coastal erosion rates have been calculated for over 280 km of the Kugmallit Bay shoreline, extending along the eastern extent of Richards Island and neighbouring areas of the Tuktoyaktuk Peninsula. Helicopter surveys conducted during the 2014 field season confirmed that areas exposed to heavy erosive forces in the past continue to erode at alarming rates. Some of the calculated rates, however, have proven far too conservative. An extreme period of erosion at Toker Point in the autumn of 2013 has yielded a prime example of how increasingly volatile weather patterns can influence shoreline erosion models. It has also provided a case with which to demonstrate the value of using more recent, shorter time-interval imagery in assessing impacts to cultural landscapes.
Pluractional marking in Bunia Swahili (Ituri Kingwana)
Authors: Nassenstein Nico
Published: March 2017

The concept of pluractionality is less common in Bantu languages than in other language families, such as Chadic (Afro-Asiatic) and various Nilo-Saharan languages. Yet many Bantu languages reveal patterns of habituals, combinations of verbal extensions and reduplication patterns that can function in pluractional-like ways in order to mark “plurality or multiplicity of the verb’s action” (Nurse 2008,Tense and aspect in Bantu. Oxford: Oxford University Press: 314). Bunia Swahili, an un(der)documented variety of Swahili spoken in Eastern DR Congo, has undergone contact-induced change that can be traced back to Central Sudanic languages, and has developed fluid registers of socially motivated realization. It contains different habitual markers expressing deviating semantic concepts, while habitual markers can also be combined in order to express evidentiality. Reduplication patterns as markers for pluractionality and their co-occurrence with habituals as gradual semantic continua are both taken into account in this preliminary overview. It is therefore proposed that ‘semantic aspect’ plays a predominant role in pluractional constructions in Bunia Swahili.
Valorization of de-oiled cakes for xylanase production and optimization using central composite design by Trichoderma koeningi isolate
Authors: Bandikari Ramesh , Katike Umamahesh , Seelam Naga Sivudu , Obulam Vijaya Sarathi Reddy
Published: March 2017

Aim

Evaluation of the medium components and conditions for the optimization of xylanase production in submerged fermentation by Trichoderma koeningi isolate (KT006533).

Methods

Trichoderma koeningi was identified by the 18s rRNA. NaOH pre-treated corn cobs were used in order to reduce the crystallinity of corn cobs. De-oiled cakes proximate composition was analyzed according to AOAC. Plackett-Burman design (PBD) was used to screen the 19 media variables that affect xylanase production and optimized the media by central composite design (CCD).

Results

The isolate was identified as Trichoderma koeningi. Among the 19 variables more effective variables on xylanase production was mustard cake, xylose, FeSO4·7H2O, ZnSO4·7H2O and pH. The optimization of xylanase and protein were quantified as 74.84 U/mL and 2.94 mg/mL, respectively, owing to the influence of the above components at g/L 3.5, 6.0, 0.06, 0.04 at levels respectively and pH 6.5, by using a CCD. The coefficient of determination (R2) is 0.92%. The correlations between the actual and coded results are found to be good.

Conclusion

NaOH pre-treated corn cobs were used with mustard cake powder as fermentation medium constituent to induce the xylanase production. From the results we conclude that mustard cake induced the xylanase production.
Michel Foucault's Considerable Sway on International Relations Theory
Authors: Fournier Philippe
Published: March 2017

The purpose of this article is to demonstrate the considerable influence that Michel Foucault has had on International Relations theory. To do this, I will present a selection of important contributions to the discipline that have been inspired by his work. Firstly, I will show that the critique of rationalist and scientific paradigms in International Relations was in great part led by commentators who displayed strong foucaultian inspirations. Second, I will introduce a series of scholars who have made cogent uses of discourse analysis, which Foucault developed in philosophical and genealogical works. Lastly, I discuss the uses and interpretations of governmentality, biopolitics and sovereign power in the analysis of emerging networks of power at the international level. In this article, my central argument is that the application of Foucault’s thought to International Relations has given way to a rich and ever-evolving research program and has had considerable impact on the opening and redefinition of the discipline.
Conversations on the Regime and the Institution: The Copenhagen Accord and Global Environmental Governance
Authors: Williams Mark S. , Rorison Julie
Published: March 2017

This paper presents an inquiry into the state of conversations in international politics on the prospects for the global environmental governance of climate change. The essay reviews the literature on regime theory and its discontents to provide a working understanding of the authors’ conception of global environmental governance for climate change as a regime. The most recent cases of global environmental governance on climate change are discussed, focusing on the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change as the primary arena for governance-building discussions, leading up to the 2009 Copenhagen Summit. The paper then considers the conversations that posit the failures of Copenhagen and question a current existential crisis facing global environmental governance on climate change. Finally, it is suggested that these failures of the Copenhagen round can be understood within the context of regime theory and its limitations in International Relations. The experience of Copenhagen is representative of continuity with both regime theory and the recent history of global environmental governance on climate change. While the Copenhagen Accord may represent a failure as an international institution on climate change it is perhaps not a failure if interpreted more broadly as part of a governing global climate change regime.
Pragmaticist explorations: C.S. Peirce, the logic of inquiry and international relations
Authors: Zaiotti Ruben
Published: March 2017

The philosophical tradition of Pragmatism has recently entered the fray of international relations (IR) debates. Pragmatism has so far been mainly employed in meta-theoretical discussions over the foundations of the discipline, and to address normative and methodological questions characterizing this field of studies. The main sources of inspiration in these discussions have been classic pragmatist writers such as John Dewey and William James. The work of one of the major figures of this tradition, Charles Sanders Peirce, has been by and large neglected in the literature. The claim advanced in this paper is that the application of some of the American philosopher’s key insights, especially those regarding the logic of inquiry, to first order issues in world politics can enrich the current ‘pragmatist turn’ in IR and contribute to the expansion of the theoretical horizons of the discipline.
Zentralvermarktung der Fußball-Bundesliga im Lichte neuer kartellrechtlicher Kriterien wie „No-Single-Buyer-Rule“ und alternative Modelle der Rechteverwertung
Authors: Dück Hermann , Terhorst Gerrit
Published: March 2017

Die Diskussion um Einnahmensteigerungen im Rahmen der Rechtevergabe für die Fußball-Bundesliga hat die Zentralvermarktung erneut in die öffentliche Wahrnehmung gerückt. Medial begleitet wurde die vom Bundeskartellamt (BKartA) durchgeführte Prüfung der Zentralvermarktung ab der Saison 2017/18 nicht zuletzt durch den lukrativen TV-Vertrag der englischen Premier League, aber auch durch das Bestreben einzelner Bundesligavereine an einer (stärkeren) Einzelvermarktung oder durch das Plädoyer für einen Ausschluss von Werksclubs bzw. Mäzenvereinen von den gemeinsamen Einnahmen der Zentralvermarktung. Relevant ist die Prüfung durch das BKartA insofern, als die Zentralvermarktung an sich als kartellrechtswidrige Wettbewerbsbeschränkung gem. Art. 101 Abs. 1 AEUV bzw. § 1 GWB eingestuft wird. Dabei stellt sich nicht zuletzt die Frage, wie die Neuerung des Alleinerwerbsverbots kartellrechtlich zu beurteilen ist, so z. B. im Hinblick auf die Möglichkeiten einer Freistellung vom Kartellverbot (Art. 101 Abs. 3 AEUV bzw. § 2 GWB).
Die Sonderkartellverordnungen der Europäischen Kommission vom April 2016 zur Planung der Milcherzeugung
Authors: Busse Christian
Published: March 2017

Mit den beiden Verordnungen (EU) 2016/558 und 2016/559 vom 11. 4. 2016 hat die Europäische Kommission agrarkartellrechtliches Neuland betreten. Denn durch diese Verordnungen werden im Milchbereich anerkannte Agrarorganisationen und nicht anerkannte Erzeugerorganisationen über die schon vorhandenen agrarbezogenen Kartellausnahmen hinaus von Art. 101 AEUV freigestellt, um Vereinbarungen über die Planung der Milcherzeugung treffen zu können. Den Anlass für einen solch außergewöhnlichen Schritt bildete die äußerst schwierige Situation auf dem EU-Milchmarkt. Der vorliegende Beitrag stellt vor dem Hintergrund dieser Situation die erstmals von der Europäischen Kommission genutzte Ermächtigung des Art. 222 VO (EU) Nr. 1308/2013 dar, um anschließend auf Entstehung und Inhalt der beiden Sonderkartellverordnungen, einige Auslegungsfragen und das deutsche Durchführungsrecht einzugehen.