bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Hoe verkrijg ik een executoriale titel?
Authors: Knigge M.W.
Published: September 2018

Hoe verkrijg ik een executoriale titel?

Indien partijen ter zitting een schikking bereiken, kunnen zij een executoriale titel verkrijgen door de schikking op grond van artikel 87 lid 3 Rv /artikel 30 m lid 1 Rv (KEI) neer te leggen in een proces-verbaal. De vraag is wat geldt indien partijen buiten de zitting tot een schikking komen. In dit artikel staan twee constructies centraal die tot doel hebben om partijen in een dergelijk geval een executoriale titel te verschaffen. De eerste constructie houdt in dat de rechter uitspraak doet conform de schikking, waarbij hij een onderhandse akte aan het vonnis of de beschikking kan hechten. In de tweede constructie maakt de rechter een proces-verbaal in executoriale vorm op, waaraan hij een door partijen opgemaakte onderhandse akte met daarin de schikking hecht. In dit artikel wordt verdedigd dat beide constructies geschikt zijn om partijen een executoriale titel te verschaffen. Wel verdient de tweede constructie duidelijk de voorkeur boven de eerste.
Międzynarodowa Federacja Pracowników Socjalnych w hołdzie Irenie Sendlerowej
Authors: Szmagalski Jerzy
Published: September 2018

Wprowadzeniem do tematu jest krótko przedstawiony zarys historii powstania Federacji, jej starania o stworzenie światowej definicji i zasad etyki pracy socjalnej oraz dążenia do stworzenia światowych ram tej pracy w obronie praw dziecka. Temat uhonorowania Ireny Sendlerowej przez Federację jako wzoru dla pracowników socjalnych, jest przedstawiony z perspektywy prof. Joachima Wielera, który został upoważniony do uzyskania jej zgody na to wyróżnienie. Samo uhonorowanie Ireny Sendlerowej tytułem Most Distinguished Social Worker of IFSW, które nastąpiło 30 lipca 2006 na Światowej Konferencji Pracowników Socjalnych w Monachium jest opisane w oparciu o laudację wygłoszoną przez Imeldę Dodds, Prezeskę Federacji oraz odpowiedź w imieniu Ireny Sendlerowej Elżbiety Ficowskiej uratowanej jako pięciomiesięczne niemowlę przed pewną śmiercią dzięki akcji ratowania dzieci z warszawskiego getta prowadzonej przez Sendlerową. Artykuł jest zakończony przeglądem wspomnień o przekazie jaki Irena Sendlerowa pozostawiła pracownikom socjalnym i wszystkim innym ludziom na świecie.
A New Dimension of Etihcs of Global Responsibility
Authors: Piątek Zdzisława
Published: September 2018

The article addresses the issue of ethics of global responsibility approached from a new and cosmocentric point of view. Philosophical considerations enriched by current natural knowledge allow us to look at the world from a cosmic perspective and at human nature from the evolutionary point of view which should be taken into account when defining the scope of our moral obligations. Questions concerning the human moral condition and the scope of human responsibility and the impact of that responsibility on human behavior in relation to the Earth and the Universe gain a distinctive meaning in the fight against various global perils and problems. The paper provides a justification of why contemporary ethics requires reformulation and such a complementing that would broaden the scope of moral responsibility so it would include not only the current and future generations and other species, but also the whole living community of the earth. Responsibility is treated here as a link that is ontic, evolutionarily shaped and characteristic for the homo sapiens species, which connects the human beings with the surrounding world. Such a conceived responsibility is the foundation of the sense of planetary solidarity and provides reasons to include the whole cosmic ecosphere into the scope of moral care.
Global digital genre-communication forms in the process of flow to local Polish memosphere: the case of Facebook art memes
Authors: Gumkowska Anna , Toczyski Piotr
Published: September 2018

We analysed the mechanisms generating specific genres in the digital network and described the phenomena which result in shaping new forms of modern communication genres. New digital genre-communication forms are exemplified by Facebook “art memes”, which should be studied from two perspectives: literary research and social studies. The art of painting remediated in digital forms of so-called “memes” illustrates the global flow from the Western centre to the Eastern semi-peripheries of digitalizing Euro-Atlantic civilization. We applied analytical framework consisting of six criteria: sender, recipient, message, code, context and contact. Our conclusion is that the process of global-local flow, as exemplified by Facebook art memes, results in local enrichment of the global medium and content.
A Multi-Objective Memetic Algorithm for a Fuzzy Parallel Blocking Flow Shop Scheduling Problem of Panel Block Assembly in Shipbuilding
Authors: Yang Zhi , Liu Cungen , Zhang Shuiming , Shi Jun
Published: September 2018

Scheduling plays an important role in improving the efficiency of panel block assembly. Because of the characteristics of the assembly lines and the imprecise and vague temporal parameters in real-world production, the scheduling of panel block assembly on parallel lines is formulated as a fuzzy parallel blocking flow shop scheduling problem with fuzzy processing time and fuzzy due date to minimize the fuzzy makespan and maximize the average agreement index. To solve this combinational optimization problem, a multiobjective memetic algorithm (MOMA) is proposed. In the MOMA, two novel heuristics are designed to generate several promising initial solutions, and a local search method is embedded to improve the exploitation capability. The performance of the MOMA is tested on the production instances of panel block assembly in shipbuilding. Computational comparisons of the MOMA with two other well-known multi-objective evolutionary algorithms demonstrate its feasibility and effectiveness in generating optimal solutions to the bi-criterion fuzzy scheduling problem of panel block assembly.

1. Introduction

The development of large ships leads to an increased demand for panel blocks. Most large shipyards have established panel block assembly lines. The scheduling of panel block assembly belongs to a class of blocking flow shop scheduling problem (BFSP) because there is no buffer between consecutive stations (machines) in an assembly line. The BFSP has received increasing attention in the literature, and most studies consider minimizing the makespan. For more than a decade, various heuristics have been proposed for the scheduling problem with a makespan criterion, including the Nawaz-Enscore-Ham (NEH) heuristic (Nawaz et al. 1983), Min-Max enumeration heuristic (Ronconi 2004), and NEH-Wang-Pan-Tasgetiren (NEH-WPT) heuristic (Wang et al. 2011). Moreover, a growing number of meta-heuristics have also been developed for this type of problem, such as the genetic algorithm (GA) (Caraffa et al. 2001), tabu search approaches (TS and TS+M) (Grabowski & Pempera 2007), iterated greedy algorithm (Ribas et al. 2011), discrete particle swarm optimization algorithm (Wang & Tang 2012), memetic algorithm (MA) (Pan et al. 2013), and modified fruit fly optimization algorithm (Han et al. 2016).
Contesting the Protestant Consensus
Authors: Forbes James
Published: September 2018

This article challenges the premise that a Protestant consensus emerged in Upper Canada by the mid-nineteenth century by examining the persistence of politically influential, dissenting evangelical voluntarists who advocated the secularization of the clergy reserves. State- Chruch efforts were strongly contested by evangelicals who had come to believe that the purity of their faith was marked by its independence from the state as well as its revivalism. Using the Toronto-based Christian Guardian, this article traces a clash between the British Wesleyans and the generally voluntarist Upper Canadian Methodists as they sought to claim the legacy of Methodism in the colony. Overall, this article seeks to highlight the persistence of an early dissenting evangelical culture, not as an exception to the rule of consensus, but as a significant influence in colonial public policy and a vital force in Upper Canadian Protestantism that calls into question the consensus model.
The Myth of Mary Mink
Authors: Petrin Guylaine
Published: September 2018

The tale of Mary Mink, the Black millionaire’s daughter sold into Southern slavery by her white husband and rescued, with great difficulty by her father, is one of the best-known tales of nineteenth-century Toronto. It appeared in contemporary newspapers, has been endlessly retold in scholarly and popular historical publications, and provided some of the subject matter for a made-for-TV movie—even though it is a complete hoax. The origins of the “Minnie” Mink legend are explored in order to understand the context that allowed this blatant falsehood to flourish, and suggest some reasons for its continued acceptance.
Kingston Hospital
Authors: Low James A.
Published: September 2018

By the mid-nineteenth century, the major population centres in Upper Canada had built the first hospitals and a small number of British trained physicians provided care. The admission and death records of the Kingston Hospital for 1853-1866 provide insight into those admitted to hospital and the nature of their ailments. Infection based on the admission diagnosis of fevers, venereal disease and inflammatory lesions in the general and organ system categories was the major illness occurring in these patients, highlighting the importance of infection at a time when there was a growing understanding of its nature and cause. The remaining patients were more frequently diagnosed with cardiac and neurological lesions and cancers that would later become more important as lifespans increased. Hospital mortality was similar to that in the established voluntary hospitals in Britain.
In Search of Ruth Home
Authors: Zankowicz Kate
Published: September 2018

Ruth Home developed the education department at the Royal Ontario Museum from 1928-1945. She was an important figure in the history of the museum, and more broadly, in the history of museum-based education in the province. She played a major role in expanding museum audiences and developed programming that was geared towards what were then considered women’s interests and worked to connect the museum to schoolchildren and teachers. This paper analyses Home’s career as a means of offering insight into the early gendered dynamics of museum education and exploring the origins of many of the programs we currently associate with museum education today.
“The New Generation”
Authors: Luby Brittany , Labelle Kathryn
Published: September 2018

Modern research into Aboriginal education focuses on the de-culturation, physical, and emotional abuse that Indigenous students experienced at school. This focus results, in part, from an emphasis on sources written by settlers, which detail little of the lived experience of Indigenous students. Using a series of interviews conducted in Kenora, Ontario, with the Anishinabek woman Matilda (Ogimaamaashiik) Martin of Dalles 38C Indian Reserve, this paper examines that lived experience and concludes that Aboriginal education was more collaborative than has been described, particularly before the enforcement of aggressive civilization. This collaboration, however, occurred in the context of ongoing colonial incursions in to Aboriginal land and life, which gradually edged out Aboriginal forms of education.
‘We Got Our Quota’
Authors: Aladejebi Funke
Published: September 2018

Examining the oral histories of black women teachers, this article explores the ways in which black women’s workplace experiences in Ontario schools and, to a larger extent, broader Canadian society, influenced the development of their educational philosophies. Offering a critical lens towards Ontario’s education system, black female educators not only developed resistive pedagogies to cope with the isolation and discrimination they experienced as teachers, but also created strategies that allowed them to educate the children they were responsible to teach. These resistive pedagogies recognized and supported black experiences in Canada and were firmly rooted in their experiences as black women. By teaching black history within their classrooms, merging community uplift with schooling practice, and implementing strict guidelines and expectations for racialized students, black women worked to augment mainstream schooling practices to better serve students of various racial and cultural backgrounds.
The Fascist-Anti-Fascist Struggle in the Order Sons of Italy of Ontario, 1915-1946
Authors: Principe Angelo
Published: September 2018

This article examines the struggle between fascists and anti-fascists in the Order Sons of Italy of Ontario, a struggle that began with the keynote speech delivered at the order’s founding convention in 1924, and was followed by the election of a fascist as Grand Venerable ten years later, a legal confrontation between the Grand Consul of the Order and the Ontario Lodge of Toronto (that involved the entire membership and, eventually, the Supreme Court of Ontario) and anti-Semitic legislation in the homeland. Italy’s loss in the Second World War finally brought the order’s flirtation with fascism to an end in 1946.
Poetic Justice
Authors: Stott Gregory
Published: September 2018

Beginning in 1855 Lambton County merchant, postmaster, poet, Orangeman and moderate conservative Robert McBride (1811-1895) saw himself as a victim of a conspiracy launched by scheming Reform-minded politicians and their cronies. In books of poetry, particularly his hefty Poems Sentimental & Satirical On Many Subjects Connected with Canada, and drawing on his own experiences, he outlined the malfeasance of the judiciary, the ‘land jobbing’ class, and others associated with the Reform movement in Canada West who, he claimed, were undermining and corrupting the British foundations of the province. McBride’s poetry and other contemporary documentation about his legal travails help us understand the complex connections that existed among colonial administrators at the local level in Canada West in the 1850s.
Spittoon Philosophers or Radical Revolutionaries?
Authors: Beaulieu Michel S.
Published: September 2018

Historians contend that the heyday of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW or Wobblies) in the U.S. and Canada ended when it was suppressed by the authorities in the First World War because of the “foreigners” within its ranks. However, the IWW went underground and re-emerged briefly in the late 1920s and 1930s as a force in lumber and mining unions in both countries. Little is known about its organization during this period, particularly the operations of the Canadian Administration established in 1932. This article explores the activities of Canadian Wobblies and their attempts to form a Canadian Administration between 1931 and 1935 in Port Arthur, Ontario. It establishes that the Canadian leadership increasingly separated itself from an ineffectual American leadership and attempted to establish uniquely “Canadian” polices.
What Evil Felled the Duke?
Authors: Whitney Hugh
Published: September 2018

Charles Lennox, the 4th Duke of Richmond, was Governor-in-Chief of British North America from 1818-1819. His death in Richmond (Upper Canada) is usually attributed to rabies contracted from a tame fox that he had encountered two months prior to his death. Though rabies may have been the cause of his death, the sources of information for most historical writings on the subject are limited to official accounts and give no insight into the known character of the Duke. This article provides an alternative explanation for the death of His Grace.
Arts vivants et interdisciplinarité : l’interartistique en jeu
Authors: Lesage Marie-Christine
Published: September 2018

Dans cet article, l’auteure effectue une distinction conceptuelle entre l’interdisciplinarité théorique et celle relevant des pratiques artistiques. Il existe en effet deux manières d’envisager l’interdisciplinarité : du côté des savoirs théoriques et de l’épistémologie, et du point de vue des pratiques artistiques. L’interdisciplinarité au sens strict est une confrontation de disciplines constituées, de méthodologies et de théories provenant d’horizons épistémologiques différents. Aussi importe-t-il de différencier cette dernière de la rencontre de plusieurs arts à l’intérieur de la représentation théâtrale ou de la performance, qui relève de l’interartistique. La création interartistique, pour sa part, renvoie plus spécifiquement à des processus de création fondés sur des dialogues complexes entre diverses pratiques qui préservent leur autonomie, ce qui est encore à distinguer du fait que l’art du théâtre fasse appel à différents médiums. La notion d’interartistique cherche à désigner despraxisavant toute chose, lesquelles – c’est une hypothèse – tendraient à s’éloigner du modèle de la mise en scène.
Création interdisciplinaire et indiscipline de l’interprète-créateur1
Authors: Willkie Angélique
Published: September 2018

Comment un performeur accède-t-il à son interdisciplinarité? Le corps – dans son contexte global, avec ses émotions, ses sensations, ce qui lui est imposé, ce qu’il provoque – est central à mon expérience d’interprète dans la création interdisciplinaire. Le chemin vers l’inconnu – caractéristique fondamentale d’un travail entre-les-disciplines – est vécu et exploré par la totalité de ma personne, bien au-delà de ma discipline de formation, la danse. Par le biais de cette corporéité, la chaosmose de Guattari et le devenir de Deleuze, j’examinerai le chemin de l’interdisciplinarité pour l’interprète et l’agentivité qu’il exerce dans un processus de création interdisciplinaire.
Parlez-en en bien, parlez-en en mal : Mademoiselle Clairon et son émancipation sociale par la scène
Authors: Blais Michaël
Published: September 2018

Mademoiselle Clairon (1723-1803) est certainement l’une des plus grandes actrices de son siècle. Peu de temps avant sa mort, elle rédige ses mémoires en réponse aux discours diffamatoires entretenus à son sujet tout au long de sa carrière. De ce nombre, on compte l’Histoire de Mademoiselle Cronel, une série de textes à caractère érotique qui nourrit l’opprobre associé à la vie de coulisse, encore répudiée par la société du xviiie siècle. Cet article propose tour à tour une lecture des libelles diffamatoires et des Mémoires attachés au parcours de Mademoiselle Clairon afin d’éclairer la montée sociale de l’actrice. Ce cas particulier tend à montrer qu’en choisissant d’embrasser la carrière théâtrale, les femmes d’origines modestes comme Clairon se plaçaient en marge de la société et que cette position marginale permettait une émancipation sociale exceptionnelle pour l’Ancien Régime.
Sur les traces de l’épithèque de Provancher au mont Yamaska (Odonata : Corduliidae : Neurocordulia yamaskanensis)
Authors: Mochon Alain , Savard Michel
Published: September 2018

L’épithèque de Provancher (Neurocordulia yamaskanensis) a fait l’objet en 2017 d’une investigation au pied du mont Yamaska, dans le cours lent et sinueux de la rivière Noire, située à Saint-Pie, en Montérégie. Il s’agit de la localité type de l’espèce, découverte il y a plus de 140 ans par l’abbé Léon Provancher, et qui n’avait pas été explorée depuis sur le plan odonatologique. La collecte d’exuvies et l’observation d’adultes ont montré qu’une population de l’espèce est toujours présente dans l’environnement du mont Yamaska. Cette libellule discrète, rarement observée au Québec, passe généralement inaperçue en raison de ses moeurs strictement crépusculaires. Ce retour aux sources de la découverte de Provancher, en 1875, se veut un clin d’oeil à son oeuvre durable qui persiste par l’intermédiaire de sa revue Le Naturaliste canadien qui souligne, en 2018, son 150e anniversaire.
La tourbière de la base de plein air de Sainte-Foy : quatre décennies de changements floristiques
Authors: Blanchard Florence , Pellerin Stéphanie , Poulin Monique
Published: September 2018

L’objectif de cette étude était de reconstituer les changements floristiques survenus dans la tourbière de la base de plein air de Sainte-Foy (ville de Québec) entre 1978 et 2015, notamment à la suite du processus de boisement qui semble s’opérer. Les objectifs spécifiques étaient d’identifier les espèces dont la fréquence et l’abondance ont le plus changé et d’évaluer comment ces changements ont modifié la composition floristique globale de la tourbière. Trente-cinq placettes échantillonnées en 1978 ont été rééchantillonnées en 2015. La flore de la tourbière est beaucoup plus riche maintenant qu’en 1978 (hausse de 152 % de la richesse spécifique) et le cortège floristique des deux années diffère fortement (indice de dissimilarité de Sørensen de 0,62). Les espèces typiques des milieux humides sont celles qui ont le plus diminué en fréquence et en abondance, alors que celles associées à des habitats forestiers ont augmenté de façon importante. Une diversification biotique (hausse de la diversité bêta) a également été observée, ce qui indique que les assemblages floristiques sont désormais plus différents d’une placette d’échantillonnage à l’autre qu’en 1978. Des actions pouvant être prises pour assurer la protection de la tourbière sont discutées.
Conservation du ciel nocturne : surveillance de l’éclairage extérieur et de la pollution lumineuse au parc national et à la Réserve internationale de ciel étoilé du Mont-Mégantic
Authors: Boucher Rémi , Knefati Sarah , Ouimet Camille-Antoine
Published: September 2018

Pourtant d’apparence immuable, le ciel étoilé est aujourd’hui menacé de disparition. La cause est la croissance généralisée de la pollution lumineuse, résultat de l’utilisation de dispositifs d’éclairage inadéquats. Nous présentons ici les résultats de la mesure de cette pollution obtenue par différentes approches méthodologiques sur le territoire de la Réserve internationale de ciel étoilé du Mont-Mégantic (RICEMM). La RICEMM a été créée en 2007 afin de protéger la qualité des observations astronomiques et de recherche de l’observatoire du mont Mégantic, ainsi que pour conserver les paysages étoilés exceptionnels du site. Deux aspects incontournables de la lumière artificielle nocturne ont été pris en compte : ses sources, ainsi que sa diffusion dans l’atmosphère. Les analyses démontrent que le niveau de pollution lumineuse est resté stable depuis 10 ans dans la RICEMM, tant au zénith que pour l’ensemble du ciel, et ce, malgré une tendance mondiale à la hausse des niveaux d’éclairement, l’augmentation de la population dans la périphérie du parc national du Mont-Mégantic et l’arrivée sur le marché de types de luminaires problématiques.
Algorithmic Mimesis: Translation, Technology, Resistance
Authors: Slessor Stephen , Voyer1 Anne Sophie
Published: September 2018

Translation technologies often figure translation as a simple process of linguistic transfer from one code to another or as a question of selecting the correct matching segments from a database. The prominence of such technologies in the digital age has thus renewed discussions of fidelity and equivalence for translators. The critical attention given to broader cultural and textual contexts that came into focus with the cultural turn seems at risk of disappearing into cyberspace. However, the ongoing proliferation of textual production and reproduction also foregrounds the possibilities of variability and difference in repetition. Using the foibles of technology as catalysts for their own creative ventures, digital-age artists such as Urayoán Noel and Malinda Kathleen Reese channel deficiencies productively in their art, revealing the unsuspected potentials of digital technologies. Such a view of translation as creation challenges the commonplace notion that translation is a scientific act of “carrying across,” a purely semantic transfer that results in the (illusion of) identicality of source and target. Echoing Lévi-Strauss’s notion of “bricolage”—the means by which people retrieve and recombine cultural materials to create new content—Reese and Noel shatter the semantic shackles of identicality by using technology to retrieve and transform the material scraps of language and culture. Their art helps us reconceptualize translation and go beyond fixed notions of what a translation should be or do in terms of fidelity and equivalence. Their playful misuse of machine translation and voice-recognition software allows for a critical analysis of the tension between the universal and the particular as it relates to the act of translation, and does so in a way that uses formal experimentation and humour to resist traditional power dynamics.
Amplitude Malformation in the IFFT Ocean Wave Rendering under the Influence of the Fourier Coefficient
Authors: Chen Lining , Jin Yicheng , Yin Yong
Published: September 2018

Although Tessendorf’s IFFT Gerstner wave model hasbeen widely used, the value of A, a constant of the Fouriercoefficient, is not given. A will strongly influence the shape of therendered ocean wave and even cause amplitude malformation.We study the algorithm of the IFFT Gerstner wave, and give themethod of A calculating. The method of the paper can guaranteethere is no amplitude malformation in rendered ocean waves. Theexpression of the IFFT Gerstner wave with the amplitude of thecosine wave is derived again. The definite integral of the wavenumber spectrum is discretized. Further, another expression ofthe IFFT Gerstner wave is gotten. The Fourier coefficient of theexpression contains the wave number spectrum and the area ofthe discrete integral domain. The method makes the shape of thegenerated wave stable. Comparing Tessdendorf’s method with themethod of the paper, we find that the expression of A shouldcontain the area of the discrete integral domain and the spectralconstant of the wave number spectrum. If A contains only thespectral constant, the amplitude malformation may occur. Byreading some well known open source codes, we find that the codeauthors adopted some factitious methods to suppress themalformed amplitude Obviously, the code authors have alreadynoticed the phenomenon of the malformation, but not probed thecause. The rendering results of the codes are close to that of themethod of the paper. Furthermore, the wave potential iscomputed using the Gerstner wave model directly, the author findit is quite close to that of the paper. The experimental results andcomparisons show that the method of the paper correctlycomputes the wave potential and effectively solves the problem ofamplitude malformation.
MEMS mirrors using sub-wavelength High- Contrast-Gratings with asymmetric unit cells
Authors: Maksimović Milan
Published: September 2018

High-contrast gratings (HCG) are ultra-thin elements operating in sub-wavelength regime with the period of the grating smaller than the wavelength and with the high-index grating material fully surrounded by low-index material. Design of MEMS mirrors made from HCG with specific reflectivity response is of great practical interest in integrated optoelectronics. We theoretically investigate design of the spectral response for HCGs with the complex unit cells. We show that the spectral response can be tailored via the unit cell perturbations and with the asymmetric unit cell perturbations may introduce completely new spectral response. Our results can serve as guidance for the design of the complex HCGs and help with the choice of the efficient initial grating topology prior to global optimization procedure.
Prototype of the Multichannel Acquisition System Developed for ICTM Pressure Transmitters
Authors: Poljak P. , Vukelić B. , Vorkapić M. , Randjelović D.V.
Published: September 2018

This paper presents a prototype of the multichannel acquisition unit AKV-100 developed for purposes of pressure and temperature measurements using proprietary ICTM pressure transmitters TPa-110 based on MEMS piezoresistive pressure sensors and thermocouples TMMU01. Details about the acquisition unit, dedicated software, measurement setup and test procedure are given. Measurements results are presented and the directions of future research activities are discussed.
Analytical modelling of the transient response of thermopile-based MEMS sensors
Authors: Randjelović D.V. , Kozlov A.G. , Jakšić O.M. , Smiljanić M.M. , Poljak P.D.
Published: September 2018

This work presents an analytical model dedicated to study of the transient response of multipurpose MEMS devices based on thermopile sensors. In general, thermopile sensors response depends on ambient temperature, thermal conductivity of the gas inside the housing and the pressure of the gas. The presented model takes into account all these parameters. This model was sucessfully implemented for the study of transient behaviour of our multifunctional sensors with p+Si/Al thermocouples and a bulk micromachined bilayered membrane. Simulations were performed for different gases of interest and conclusions were deduced regarding the influence of relevant parameters on the thermal time constant. This analytical approach is general and flexible enough to be implemented for analysis of the transient behaviour of thermopile-based sensors when used for different applications.
Improving the methodology of main power equipment choice for the gas turbine plants
Authors: Lisin Evgeny , Strielkowski Wadim , Komarov Ivan , Garanin Ivan
Published: September 2018

Our paper considers the problem of economic substantiation of the choice of the main power equipment at the stage of functional studies of investment projects in conditions of uncertainty and incompleteness of initial data. As a solution to the designated problem we suggest using the method of the best equipment for gas turbine power plant choice. The method is based on an optimality criterion of power equipment choice which allows us to determine the best solution for the gas turbine from the perspective of capital and operating costs minimizing.
Single DD-DXCCII based quadrature oscillator with simultaneous current and voltage outputs
Authors: Chaturvedi B. , Mohan J.
Published: September 2018

In this paper, a versatile quadrature oscillator using single Differential Difference Second Generation Dual-X Current Conveyor (DD-DXCCII) as an active element, two grounded capacitors and three grounded resistors is presented. The proposed oscillator provides two current outputs and three voltage outputs in quadrature relationship simultaneously so named as versatile quadrature oscillator. The proposed versatile quadrature oscillator exhibits the feature of orthogonal control over the frequency of oscillation and condition of oscillation. Effects of non-idealities along with sensitivity analysis are also analyzed. The proposed circuit has low active and passive sensitivities. Parasitic study is further explored. The simulation results with 0.18μm CMOS process parameters using PSPICE are also given. Possible realization of proposed oscillator using AD-844 and LM13600 along with some simulation results are also given for completeness sake.
Elevator Safety Monitoring and Early Warning System Based on Directional antenna transmission technology
Authors: Huang Ying , Yu Weijia
Published: September 2018

In order to solve problems of the absence of security protection and the lack of early warning mechanism in the current elevator operation process, elevator safety monitoring and early warning system based on directional antenna transmission technology was proposed. The system includes sensor module circuit, microcontroller module circuit, display module, directional antenna transmission module, remote server and data monitoring system. Design ideas of hardware development, remote server and data monitoring system are introduced. Two version monitoring software are written, one for PC monitor, the other one for mobile phone monitoring. In order to improve data transmission distance, transmission rate and transmission quality, automatic antenna alignment system is designed, which combines the advantages of directional antennas and omnidirectional antennas transmission technique. To overcome problems such as instability of the alignment process, delay and other factors, DMC（ Dynamic Matrix Control ） algorithm should be used in the system and optimal control of the antenna angular alignment will be achieved. The system can continuously transmit real-time elevator’s working status information and environmental information, and it also send commands to notify elevator company managers once an abnormal conditions occur in the elevator, so that people can take urgent measures and maintenance measures. This system can be applied to real-time warning of all-types elevators.
Real Measurements and Evaluation of the Influence of Atmospheric Phenomena on FSO Combined with Modulation Formats
Authors: Latal Jan , Hajek Lukas , Vanderka Ales , Vitasek Jan , Koudelka Petr , Hejduk Stanislav
Published: September 2018

The influence of atmospheric environment is fundamental for Free-Space Optical link (FSO). The atmosphere can significantly degrade the communication quality of FSO up to so low received power/RSSI level that it can lead to the loss of communication. For this reason, authors used a professional weather station built on site of FSO link for measurement of real atmospheric conditions such as wind speed, temperature, relative air humidity, air pressure and solar radiation. Random changing of these atmosphere parameters creates atmospheric turbulences, absorption and dispersion centers. It is necessary to specify the value of refractive index structure parameter Cn2 because it determines the influence of atmosphere on the FSO. The first part of this article includes the theoretical calculation of Cn2, there are used two models PAMELA and Macroscale-Meteorological model. The evaluation of the atmospheric influences and the RSSI value of received power level and also simulation of different types of modulation formats OOK-RZ, OOK-NRZ and BPSK in Optiwave is in tegral part of this article.
A Novel SVPWM Algorithm Considering Neutral - Point Potential Balancing for Three - Level NPC Inverter
Authors: Yongchao Chen , Yanda Li , Ling Zhao
Published: September 2018

For three-level inverter, complexity of control strategy and neutral-point potential imbalance problem of DC side is the bottleneck restricting its application. In order to solve the problem, a simplified implementation of three- level space vector pulse width modulation (SVPWM) considering neutral-point potential balancing is proposed in this paper. The proposed SVPWM algorithm is based on judging of three phase voltages and voltage-second balance principle, which does not need to perform the sine and cosine c alculations, and thus it is more convenient and effective than traditional SVPWM algorithm. Also, the neutral-point potential balancing can be realized conveniently and effectively. The proposed algorithm can not only effectively simplify the calculation and reduce calculation time greatly, but also achieve the same control effect as traditional SVPWM. It has certain reference significance and can be used to shorten sampling time and improve the inverter performance. Finally, the proposed SVPWM algorithm is verified by simulation and experimental results.
An improved implementation of hierarchy array multiplier using CslA adder and full swing GDI logic
Authors: Mohan Shoba , Rangaswamy Nakkeeran
Published: September 2018

In this paper, an efficient implementation of a 16 bit array hierarchy multiplier using full swing Gate Diffusion Input (GDI) logic is discussed. Hierarchy multiplier is attractive because of its ability to carry the multiplication operation withi one clock cycle. The existing hierarchical multipliers occupy more area and suffer from accumulation delay of base multiplier output bits. These issues can be addressed by incorporating carry select adder based addition and the multiplier implementation using full swing GDI logic. The basic computation blocks involved in the multiplier are AND gate and carry propagate adder. They are implemented with using full swing GDI logic. Due to their reduced transistor count and less power consumption, this multiplier implementation leads to significant improvement compared with the existing implementations. The designed and existing array multipliers are simulated at 45 nm technology model and their power consumption and delay are calculated from the simulation results. It is validated that the proposed hierarchy array multiplier based on full swing GDI logic has 27% less energy consumption than the existing design. The results confirmed that implemented multiplier has shown better performance and can be used for signal and im age processing.
Bode Plots Revisited: a Software System for Automated Generation of Piecewise Linear Frequency Response Plots
Authors: Pejović Predrag , Zeković Amela
Published: September 2018

The paper presents an algorithm for automatic generation of piecewise linear Bode plots. The algorithm is complete in the sense it covers for all posible locations of poles and zeros of transfer functions, including unstable poles and poles and zeroes at the imaginary axis. The starting transfer function is factored into a canonical form, and thirteen elementary transfer function types are defined by their canonical forms. The thirteen elementary transfer function types are shown to be derived from just five generic transfer function types, and piecewise linear Bode plots are defined and depicted for all five of the generic types. For all thirteen elementary transfer function types the nodes they introduce in the piecewise linear plots are specified, as well as the algorithms how they affect the node altitudes. Finally, a three stage algorithm that produces both the Bode plots and the exact numerically computed frequency response plots is described. The algorithm is implemented in a command line based program, illustrated in a filter example, and future work directions are indicated, aiming a graphical user interface and integration of the program to a linear system symbolic analysis software suite.
Application of Artificial Neural Networks in Electronics
Authors: Andrejević Stošović Miona , Litovski Vančo
Published: September 2018

In this paper we will give short overview of different applications of artificial neural networks in electronics. Artificial neural networks are shown to be universal approximators, so they were successfully used in applications in modelling of electronic circuits, as well as in fault diagnosis and classification.
Simulation of a Pick-and-Place Cube Robot by Means of the Simulation Software Kuka Sim Pro
Authors: Lukač Duško , Milić Miljana
Published: September 2018

In this work the creation of the program code for industrial robot and the simulation of a robot cell by means of the simulation software KUKA Sim Pro in version 2.2.2, is presented. Simulated and programmed is, in reality existing KUKA-robot cell with industrial robot of the type KR6 R900 sixx (Agilus) with signal connected conveyor belt. The software KUKA Sim Pro is a program for design of 3D-layouts of a plant components including KUKA-robots. On this occasion, any layouts and concept designs can be simulated and be analysed. The used components were taken from the integrated library or were partly newly created. The industrial robot KUKA KR6 R900 sixx counts to the quickest robots of the world. In this work, the simulation of the robot cell and periphery is elaborated, as well as with it, connected practical circumstances and issues with the programming of the abovementioned robot.
An Intelligent Hybrid Protocol for Effective Load Balancing and Energy Efficient Routing for MANETs
Authors: Kalaiselvi C. , Palaniammal S.
Published: September 2018

MANET (Mobile ad hoc network) is an autonomous decentralised network. And it is a collection of wireless mobile nodes that dynamically form a temporary network without the reliance of any infrastructure or central administration. Routing is a challenging task in manet. When the size and complexity increases the important challenge in manet is to avoid congestion with effective load balancing and improve energy, QoS parameters inside the network. In this work we propose a new hybrid protocol by combining ACO and Predator prey (LV) model which known as ACRRCC (Ant colony based rate regulating congestion control) method, which works efficiently in two phases. The efficient and optimal routing strategy is done by phase I using ant colony optimization. In phase II the congestion is majorly controlled by employing a mathematical model named predator-prey model which regulates the rate of the traffic flow in the network path. Performance of our proposed hybrid model ACRRCC yields good results under simulation study when compared with simple ACO.
Epilepsy Detecting and Halting Mechanism Using Wireless Sensor Networks
Authors: Basu Sayantani , Kumar S. Ananda , Shanmugam Bhuvana
Published: September 2018

Epilepsy is a condition that affects thousands of people worldwide. In the laboratory setting, it becomes difficult to monitor patients and analyze when the next seizure would recur. Although algorithms have been proposed for deriving when the next seizure is probable, it is difficult to generalize such models for the various types of epilepsy that are occurring every day. A more promising solution is the use of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) that is proposed to simulate small electrodes used in EEG that will be placed on the scalp of the patient as a wearable device along with a portable kit that is capable of monitoring the patient in both ambulatory and resting condition. As much as a detection system is required for epilepsy, a halting mechanism is also needed to prevent such high flow of bio-electrical signals in the brain during seizures. It is estimated that millions of brain cells die during epileptic seizures, which can prove detrimental or even fatal in some cases. In order to overcome this, an IoTbased epilepsy detection and halting system with wireless sensor networks and focal cooling mechanism has been proposed in order to regionally cool the regions of the brain when a seizure is probable or suddenly occurs.
A Collaborative Framework for Avoiding Interference Between Zigbee and WiFi for Effective Smart Metering Applications
Authors: K. Vikram , Kumar Sahoo Sarat
Published: September 2018

Energy management is one of the foremost priorities of research in many countries across the world. The introduction of modern information and communication technologies (ICT) are transforming the existing power grid, towards a more distributed and flexible “Smart Grid” (SG). The wireless sensor networks (WSN) are considered for data communication and are generally, incorporated with actuators to implement the control actions remotely. The wireless technologies like ZigBee (for automation), WiFi (for internet) and Bluetooth (entertainment) work in the 2.4GHz band. The coexistence of different wireless technologies working in the common area is unavoidable. Hence, this phenomenon degrades the performance of each other, due to the interference phenomenon. The wireless nodes with high energy had a great influence on the performance of the nodes working with low energy. Under the influence of interference, the low-power nodes experience the uncertain sleep-wake scheduling and increased delays in channel occupation. Interference also results in, high packet error rates (PER), decreased throughput, and high energy consumption. Hence for overcoming the above problems, A collaborative framework for an effective interference management and its avoidance is proposed in this paper. The framework proposed assures the effective ZigBee communication by systematic channel scheduling operating even under the influence of Wi-Fi. The work proposed performs better even under extreme interference conditions and the results obtained shows enriched performance.
Characteristics of the complete mitochondrial genome of Suhpalacsalongialata (Neuroptera, Ascalaphidae) and its phylogenetic implications
Authors: Gao Xin-Yan , Cai Yin-Yin , Yu Dan-Na , Storey Kenneth B. , Zhang Jia-Yong
Published: September 2018

The owlflies (Family Ascalaphidae) belong to the Neuroptera but are often mistaken as dragonflies because of morphological characters. To date, only three mitochondrial genomes of Ascalaphidae, namely Libelloides macaronius; Ascaloptynx appendiculatus; Ascalohybris subjacens, are published in GenBank, meaning that they are greatly under-represented in comparison with the 430 described species reported in this family. In this study, we sequenced and described the complete mitochondrial genome of Suhpalacsalongialata (Neuroptera, Ascalaphidae). The total length of the S.longialata mitogenome was 15,911 bp, which is the longest known to date among the available family members of Ascalaphidae. However, the size of each gene was similar to the other three Ascalaphidae species. The S. longialata mitogenome included a transposition of tRNACys and tRNATrp genes and formed an unusual gene arrangement tRNACys-tRNATrp-tRNATyr(CWY). It is likely that the transposition occurred by a duplication of both genes followed by random loss of partial duplicated genes. The nucleotide composition of the S.longialata mitogenome was as follows: A=41.0%, T=33.8%, C=15.5%, G=9.7%. Both BI and ML analyse strongly supported S. longialata as a sister clade to (Ascalohybris subjacens + L. macaronius), and indicated that Ascalaphidae is not monophyletic.
Leveraging heterogeneous Cultural Heritage data to promote tourism
Authors: Bessagnet Marie-Noelle , Etcheverry Patrick , Lacayrelle Anning , Marquesuzaà Christophe , Rajaonarivo Landy , Roose Philippe , Sales Fonteles Andre , Sallaberry Christian
Published: September 2018

This paper presents part of the European FEDER Project TCVPYR, which aims to promote tourism in the French Pyrenees region by leveraging elements of its cultural heritage. The TCVPYR is a multidisciplinary project involving scientists from various domains, including: computers scientists, geographers, historians and anthropologists. In order to achieve its goal, some of the TCVPYR researchers are currently collecting georeferenced cultural heritage data in different areas of the Pyrenees. This data, together with data from the local governments and the Open Data, is intended to feed a mobile application that promotes the tourism in the region. The mobile application will allow tourists, but also scientists, to access cultural heritage data in the form of points of interest (POI). Moreover, these POI are to be presented according to the user profile and the environmental context, including spatiotemporal aspects such as his current location. For example, the application may suggest to a tourist an itinerary with several POI taking into account his interests, means of locomotion, available time and mobile features (battery level, internet connexion…). All data collected in this project as well as the final application will be published as open data and open source.